Storm and Tide

"Stay away from the Faunus."

That's what Teal was told to do.

The spiky blonde haired boy sat on the rooftops of Kuo Kuana, deep in thought.

He wore a blue jacket to keep himself warm from the cold as he peered towards the ocean, thinking about the instruction.

"Stay away from the Faunus."

It was more of an advice and less of an instruction, but it was a good advice. Menagerie was the land of the faunus, not humans. It would be a very tiring process to explain what a human was doing in Menagerie.

He was an orphan, no more, no less; a human who happened to grow up in Menagerie.

Teal looked towards the house of the Chieftain, Ghira. Ghira seemed to be a kind man but Teal was too scared to ever go near him.

The sky flashed with light, followed by a loud clash of thunder. Heavy rain followed, falling on the rooftops.

"Stay away from the Faunus."

That was what Teal did... mostly. But once in a while he wanted to leave his small isolated place and see the big city.

Kuo Kuana. The place where he felt most at home even though he was an outsider.

It was dangerous to be in plain sight like he was currently, but Teal thought that the open location on the roofs made him feel free.

Then Teal spotted two people emerging on the roof, suspiciously carrying a heavy looking bag. Teal squinted to get a better look. One of the people seemed to have a pair of goat horns and another one who carried the bag had a wolf tail.

Thieves.

Teal thought about chasing them and risking his safety and decided against it until a woman's cry of burglars was heard.

Teal grabbed his Cyclone Gush (Metal plated dust infused fan) and charged at the thieves. When the thieves saw him they let out a yelp of surprise and brandished their knives. The Goat faunus leaped forward to stab Teal. Teal opened his fan to block the knife, pushing both the knife and the faunus on the floor.

The Wolf faunus dropped the bag and started to jab at Teal, but Teal avoided the attack with ease. Just when Teal began to attack the Goat got up and swiped at Teal's feet. Teal back-flipped behind the Goat, hammering the fan down his neck, closing the fan and knocking the Goat out in the process.

Teal then focused on the Wolf, who already began charging at him. Teal swung the fan and opening it, causing an energy slash. The Wolf blocked it with his knofe but was soon disarmed. The Wolf looked at Teal with anger, performing a roundhouse kick, taking Teal by surprise. Teal grunted as the kick knocked the Cyclone Gush out of his hands. He tried to pick it up but was kicked in the face again by the Wolf. Teal stood up to face his opponent before throwing a punch at the Wolf. The Wolf blocked the attack with ease, while aimed another kick at Teal. Teal jumped into the air and launched himself back with his semblance. He bent down to grab the fan as the Wolf charged again. Teal opened the fan and swiped it, creating a strong gust blowing on the Wolf, knocking off the roof.

Just when Teal though that the fight was over, a scream underneath interrupted him.

Teal jumped down from the roof to see the Wolf holding another knife on the neck of a middle aged woman. The Wolf grinned.

"Drop the weapon if you want her to live."

Teal froze. He thought for a moment and dropped the fan.

"Good, now step away," said the Wolf.

Teal looked at the Wolf's smirking face and the woman's terrified eyes, and held up his hands.

"Okay..."

Teal moved back a few steps before suddenly pushing his right hand forward, activating his semblance, creating a stinging gust and knocked the Wolf over. Teal dashed forward, punching the Wolf in the face, knocking him out.

The woman stared at Teal, shocked, "You... are... a human?"