Yavinus here, this is the last chapther introducing the last member of ABRN, Nadir Shiko. Hope you enjoy it! Reviews and constructive criticism is always welcomed.

As always, RWBY belongs to Rooster Teeth

"Who are you, who are you

You aren't yourself, only others

Carried by the tides, without direction

Being only others, not yourself"

Nadir Shiko was in the cold metal ground, sweating a lot and the Ursa that was in front of him was about to kill him. He saw all of his short seventeen tears of life flash through his eyes. He heard the screams of his friend, Reese, trying to encourage him. However, it was the end, and nothing could change that.

Maybe if he could have been more decided, things could have changed for the better…

Then he remembered that first, well, it wasn't a Grimm that it was in front of him, but rather a robot that simulated to be one.

Second, the robot couldn't kill him, it was against the rules.

Third and last, his Aura was still on good levels and he wasn't going to give up so easily.

However, his weapon was knock out of his hands; he had to retrieve if he wanted to win the final test. The fake Ursa tried to attack him with his metal claws but he managed to dodge by rolling to his right. He jumped up and stood on his feet, now running towards his ticket to victory, feeling the metal imitation of a monster following him. He grabbed his rifle-sword and pointed to his enemy, now closer to him.

But he didn't shoot, instead, he waited.

And waited…

And waited…

He saw the fake Grimm now a few meters of him, his artificial red eyes shining with a controlled ill intend while his friend was screaming something. But he wans't paying not much attention about. His hands were trembling, trying not to panic.

"You can do it, you can do it, you can do it" he repeated those words inside of his head many times.

The mechanical monster stopped only to stand up on its hind legs, preparing his strongest attack.

Nadir Shiko, by instinct and desperation, pulled the trigger and a barrage of bullets hit the vulnerable chest and neck of the machine, provoking heavy damage. The fake Ursa only stood there for a moment, before falling on its own back to the ground, like a puppet whose strings were cut.

There was thunderous cheer from the people watching the match, and a green haired girl in particular was very enthusiastic about his victory.

He couldn't believe that he managed to pass the entrance exam. Rather than smile and laugh, he was still sweating and trembling, until Reese literally jumped to the arena and hug him tightly.

"Dammit, don't do that, you're going to break my bone!" Nadir yelled to his friend.

"Bah, you always says that, and besides, you still have enough Aura" Reese said with a smirk

"But it's still hurts," Nadir complained "and besides, we both need to take a shower"

Reese blinked twice before let him out of her hug and raised her left arm to smell her armpit. Her face formed an expression of disgust and nodded.

"Yep, you're right," Reese raised an open hand and rushed towards the women's bathrooms "See you later"

Nadir simple sighed and went to the men's sections; he undressed himself, ignoring the commentaries of the others students that managed to pass. While he was in the shower, he thought about his particular friendship with Reese. He met her in primary school and they both maintained their platonic relationship, always following her.

Heck, she was reason that he dyed his own hair to pink, a choice that she always supported it even if some people gave him weird looks. It was natural that their decision to choose the Hunter's career was simultaneous…

"She decided first, you only follow her" a strange voice suddenly said that in his head.

Strange, he didn't think in that way. It was always about friendship and mutual admiration, nothing more, nothing else.

"But you are always undecided, only following another one's steps…"

He shook his head, setting aside that voice and ignoring it completely. After he finished and went outside, he saw Reese waiting for him. All doubts disappeared when he saw her smile, and for that reason, he smiled at her.

"Hey, did you take your time in the showers, eh?" she said with a playful tone.

"Nah, it just I wanted to relax a little, you are the one who always rushes things," Nadir responded without losing his calm "And besides, I think we deserve a little rest of all of this"

"Yeah…" Reese said thoughtfully before her eyes shined with excitement "Hey, maybe later we could go the arcade, I think that today were going to premiere the new "Igma" machine, I read some reviews in the Net and they say it's super awesome!"

Nadir simple sighed and smiled at her enthusiasm.

"I think it's a good idea, so, in the afternoon at the same place?" Nadir asked.

Reese nodded and, with a final wink, she departed towards her home. Nadir watched her while thinking about the future.

Yeah, it would be great.

Author Notes: Some may have noted the fast paced way that I posted the last chapters. Well, that's because of the lenght, of them plus the next one will be longer and more detailed, some you will have to wait some time before I post again. As always, reviews and constructive criticism are always welcomed.