Summary: Jaune Arc wasn't exactly the bravest guy out there, in fact he was pretty cowardly. He only had 3 friends, and all three of them couldn't really spend time with him outside of school because they were busy. One day, he stumbled upon a card shop and his life changed. And it changed with the help of a single deck. "Naru...kami?" Psyqualia! Jaune

Disclaimer: I do not own RWBY or Cardfight Vanguard. Rated M for foul language and possible lemons

There is no Kai, no Aichi, none of that. The entire fanfic is consisted with RWBY characters, OCs, and important figures from the CFV anime, like Takuto and stuff, no more and no less. Clear? Good.

Pairing: It will be a small harem for Jaune, between his three friends: Ruby, Yang and Blake. NO! There will be no Pyrrha pairing, she will be his friend EVENTUALLY, but he will NEVER harbour romantic feelings for her. Yes, I AM open to suggestions on additions to the harem, and may make a poll if I like some of the ideas, but god damn it there will be no Arkos! Don't get me wrong, I love the pairing, but I'm a fan of pairings that do not have a good chance to become canon, with the exception being Jaune/Ruby since I think it's cute.

This fanfic has been put in both the regular RWBY and Crossover RWBY because otherwise NOBODY will find it. Like, not even kidding, a brand new one takes forever to find. So this is being put in two different ones to make it more findable.

Also, not so much in the beginning, but later in the series it will feature fan-made cards that will be treated as actual cards for the sake of the story. So if anybody has any cards they have created, PM me the details of the card, including a link to a picture of what it looks like if possible.

One last thing. It might be a little confusing, but it is set in the CFV world, so there is no Beacon or anything like that, or robots, or criminal underworld, etc. There ARE underground fighters, so that's where Cinder and the others will be.

Without further ado, let's go! Stand Up! Vanguard!


Chapter 1: Vanguard?

Jaune Arc honestly didn't know what he was doing any longer.

He was 15 years old, and a student at Hitsue Junior High School. He lived with his mother, father, and his seven sisters. He got decent grades, and he wasn't tremendously out of shape. In fact he was actually rather good looking, with his shaggy blonde hair and blue eyes, it wasn't hard to like his looks. But despite this, he was often picked on at school by bullies. The reason for this? Because of his personality.

He was quite cowardly.

It was because of his cowardly personality that a lot of students laughed at or picked on him. Even some of the teachers picked on him, he got almost no piece. But he did have three friends, who he wouldn't trade for anything.

First, there was Ruby Rose. She was 13, but she was quite clever so she had been able to skip 2 grades and was in Jaune's class. She had short black hair with a red tint, and silver eyes. She wore the standard academy uniform whenever he saw her; a gray skirt, a shirt of her choice (she usually opted for a red one with black text on it that said 'Red Like Roses' and had a silver rose on it) and a gray jacket. She was pretty short, but that was to be expected given her age, so you were unable to fault her for that. She was a very sweet girl, and always very kind to Jaune since the day they met. But whenever someone pissed her off, she was incredibly scary.

After her, there was Yang Xiao Long, who was actually Ruby's older sister. Well, half sister, which was why they didn't look very alike. She was 15, and she was okay with her grades, but she did her best when it came to physical exercise. She was very beautiful and ranked within the top 10 girls at school because of that. She had rather large breasts for her age, and a curvy figure. She had long blonde hair she was very protective of, and lilac eyes, though sometimes when she got mad people saw them as red. As expected, she also wore the school uniform, but instead of a red shirt like Ruby's, she had a yellow shirt with a orange sort of fire symbol.

And last, but certainly not least, was Blake Belladonna. 15, obviously, and she was a beauty just like Yang. While she was lacking in the breast department, she made up for it with her curves and her ass. She had long black hair, and often had a black bow in her hair. When asked about it, she would say it was sentimental. She had golden eyes that could almost stare into the soul. Out of the four of them, she was the one with the best grades, and she was almost always reading a book, even when she was with the three of them.

They were, without a doubt, his best friends. But that didn't mean he felt there weren't...issues with their friendship.

Whenever he asked them if they wanted to go somewhere after school, the girls would hesitate, before apologizing and turning him down, promising to make it up to him somehow. But they never did, and that really hurt Jaune. It made him think they were only being his friends because he amused them...

The blonde sighed as those thoughts ran through his head before he heard the bell ring and they were dismissed again for the end of the day. He grabbed his bag and stood before he walked to the girls. "Hey," he said with a smile, though it was slightly forced.

Ruby gave him a bright smile. "Hey Jaune!" she said a little loudly. "Boring day huh?"

He nodded. "Tell me about it Rubes..." he groaned. "Still reeling from that pop quiz earlier..."

"I'm sure you did fine lady killer!" Yang told him as she pat him on the back, laughing.

"Your only saying that because you probably failed it Yang," Blake quipped as she flipped to the next page of her book, a small grin on her lips.

Yang grumbled, "Hey shut up! Sorry we can't all get good grades like you miss 'always gets at least a B on every kind of quiz'!"

Jaune chuckled at that before he grew nervous. "Hey um...I was wondering if we could all head to that new restaurant that opened last week together? You know, friends day out?"

They all gave him bright smiles, and for once Jaune though they'd actually agree, but they suddenly hesitated and gave him apologetic looks. "We're REALLY sorry Jaune," Ruby told him. "But we've got...stuff to do, so we can't make it."

"Oh..." Jaune mumbled softly.

"We really are sorry Jaune," Blake said to him as well. "We'll make it up to you, promise."

He nodded numbly. "Yeah...I uh...I gotta head out now...see ya..."

"Jaune-" Yang began, but Jaune was already out the door.


He walked down the street, kicking a can angrily as he did so. "Damn it, damn it, damn it!" he growled to himself. "Every single time I try to head somewhere with them, they just turn me down! Are they even actually my friends?!" he sighed as he felt his anger drain and he became miserable. "Maybe I should just stop...I can't exactly blame them...nobody wants to spend time with me..."

He glanced to his left and he suddenly stopped. Looking into the shop, he saw someone was having difficulty carrying a lot of boxes, and looked like they were about to fall over. Panicking, Jaune ran in and dropped his bag. "Hey um...do you need any help?"

"Please," a calm male voice said. He quickly took two boxes from the four he was carrying and held them in his arms. "Please put them down behind the counter." Jaune complied, putting them down behind the counter, as the man put them down just beside his. "Thank you for the help," he said kindly.

"No problem," Jaune said as he looked over, now getting a good look of him. He had short and unkempt silver hair, along with a pair of brown eyes. He was rather pale, but by no means an ill looking pale. On his nose was a pair of small round glasses, that seemed to be mostly for appearance. He was dressed in a white shirt and blue jeans, along with wearing a blue apron. "Sorry about just barging in, but you looked like you were about to fall over."

"It is quite alright," he said kindly. "Those were heavy, but I wanted them all moved at once to save time. If you had not come, I may have been injured."

Jaune nodded, "So uh...what kind of store do you run?" he said a little awkwardly. "I wasn't exactly paying attention since I ran in to help you."

The man chuckled lightly. "I run a card shop. This store is called Card Capital. I'm closed right now, but I'll be opening in a few minutes. Could you perhaps help me out a little bit in unpacking these boxes? I have no qualms about paying you."

"You don't need to do that," Jaune told him quickly. "I'm fine with helping out...though you will need to direct me on where to unpack stuff...um sorry, I don't know your name."

"Ah, right," the man chuckled again, though this time it was slightly sheepish. "Forgive me, I do tend to forget to do that at times. My name is Ozpin. May I ask your name?"

"Jaune Arc," the blonde responded as he picked up one of the boxes and began to unpack, with Ozpin giving him directions on where to unpack. With the two of them doing it, they quickly unpacked within only five minutes. As they unpacked, Jaune saw one name constantly on everything. 'Cardfight Vanguard'.

When they finished, Ozpin and Jaune both sat on chairs. "Thank you for the help," Ozpin said kindly.

Jaune just flashed a smile. "It was nothing. Always happy to help out when I can."

The man nodded and he studied Jaune. "You say you don't want to be paid, but I would still like to thank you...so I'd like to give you a trial deck of your choice, if you please?"

The blonde blinked. "Wha- but are you sure? I mean...I'm sure I could pay for it, I don't want you to be losing any mone-"

Ozpin put his hand up. "As I said, think of it as a thank you. Had you not helped I would have been unpacking another 15 minutes. You saved me a great amount of time. So please, by all means pick a trial deck and take it. It will be all yours."

"O-oh," Jaune said in surprise. "W-well um...thank you..." he stood up and walked behind the counter as he looked at all of the trial decks, not really understanding the game well enough to pick one.

But then his eyes fell on one that almost seemed to...call out to him. Reaching out, he slowly grabbed it and took it off the wall. "Naru...kami?" he mumbled softly as he looked at it, and he just knew. This was the deck for him. He turned to Ozpin and held it up, "If it isn't too much trouble, I'd like this deck."

Ozpin glanced over, and raised an eyebrow at the deck. Resonance of Thunder Dragon. "Without even looking?"

Jaune nodded hesitantly. "Y-yeah, I don't know what it is about this deck but its almost as if it...called out to me, ya know?"

The silver haired man nodded, almost in understanding. "Yes, I believe I do. But before you take it, would you like to try using that deck?"

"Huh?" Jaune blinked. "But...who would I play against?"

Ozpin smiled, "Why me, of course. I may not look it, but I have played vanguard before. And while I do have my own deck, I shall use another of the trial decks to be fair since you are a beginner." Standing up, Ozpin grabbed another of the trial decks off the wall, Slash of Silver Wolf, and handed Jaune the rule book. "Here. Read through it to understand the game. If you have a little trouble sometimes while we play, do not hesitate to ask."

With a nod, Jaune sat down and began to read the rulebook. While he did, Ozpin walked to the doors and turned the sign, showing the store was now open, and smiled as people began to enter.


A few minutes later, Jaune was finally done reading and he looked at Ozpin, who was just finishing selling a booster pack to a young boy. "I think I've got the rules down."

Ozpin nodded and stood up and put a small sign on the desk that said 'busy, will be back to serve soon', before he walked over to Jaune and set his starting card face down on the vanguard circle, before he began to shuffle his deck.

Jaune did the same, and both put their decks down before they both drew five cards. Jaune looked over his hand before he picked two cards and put them back in his deck, shuffling again. Ozpin himself only returned a single card, shuffling before they both drew the amount of cards they put back. Jaune was about to begin, but Ozpin spoke. "Picture it."

The blonde blinked. "Huh?"

Ozpin gave a mysterious smile. "In your mind, picture it. The two of us have appeared as spirits on the planet similar to earth known as Cray."

Jaune blinked but suddenly his eyes widened as he found himself standing opposite a ghostly version of Ozpin in a mountain like area with a clear blue sky. Ozpin smiled at him. "Stand up! Vanguard!" Ozpin turned over the card and, before Jaune's eyes, form changed on Cray. Standing there was now a young boy wearing hunter like clothing and a silver wolf hat of some kind. "Grassland Breeze, Sagramore."

Grassland Breeze, Sagramore

Grade: 0

Power: 6000

Shield: 10000

"S-Stand up! Vanguard!" Jaune said as he turned over his card, his form changing on Cray to a red skinned lizard man wearing black armour and wielding a black pole, with a scythe of lightning at the top of it. "Lizard Soldier, Sishin!"

Lizard Soldier, Sishin

Grade: 0

Power: 6000

Shield: 10000

"I suggest I go first to help you understand how a standard turn works. Is that alright?" Ozpin asked him. Jaune simply nodded. "Good. Then I draw," he drew a card and added it to his hand. "I ride Knight of Elegant Skills, Gareth," he placed the card on the vanguard circle, and his form changed on cray to a young man with a sword wearing golden armour. "Then I shall call Precipice Whirlwind, Sagramore to rear-guard," he placed the card behind his vanguard, and it appeared on Cray as well. It was the same boy from before, but older and using a bow, and wearing golden clothing. "That shall be my turn."

Knight of Elegant Skills, Gareth

Grade: 1

Power: 8000

Shield: 5000

Precipice Whirlwind, Sagramore

Grade: 1

Power: 6000

Shield: 5000

Jaune nodded and drew. "I draw...and then I ride Djinn of the Lightning Spark!" he placed the card on his vanguard circle, a blue skinned boy wearing a purple turban and with purple cloth covering his face. "And uh...then I call Red River Dragoon!" he placed it to the right of his vanguard as a red armoured teen appeared. "Then I attack your vanguard with Red River Dragoon!" he turned the card on its side, initiating the attack.

Djinn of the Lightning Spark

Grade: 1

Power: 6000

Shield: 5000

Red River Dragoon

Grade: 1

Power: 8000

Shield: 5000

Ozpin hummed for a moment before glancing at his hand, "I shall guard with Weapons Dealer, Gwydion." He placed the Draw Trigger in the guardian circle, and as Jaune's unit attacked, the blue armoured man appeared between Ozpin's Vanguard and Jaune's unit. Jaune's unit jumped back and Ozpin's guardian vanished as he put it into the drop zone.

Weapons Dealer, Gwydion

Grade: 0 (Draw Trigger)

Power: 5000

Shield: 5000

8000+5000=13000

"Um...then I attack with Djinn of the Lightning Spark," Jaune said, turning the card on its side. "And with his skill, while he's on the Vanguard circle and he attacks my opponent's vanguard, he gets an additional 4000 power." The blue skinned boy began to summon lightning.

6000+4000=10000

"I will not guard that attack," Ozpin told him, and Djinn fired lightning towards Ozpin's vanguard.

Jaune nodded. "Then um...I check the drive trigger," he turned over the top card to reveal a Thunderstorm Dragoon. The lightning hit Gareth, and Ozpin looked to his deck.

Thunderstorm Dragoon

Grade: 2

Power: 10000

Shield: 5000

"I check for a damage trigger," he said as he turned over the top card, but only succeeded in revealing another Gareth. He placed it into his damage zone.

Jaune looked over the field before nodding and looking to Ozpin. "That will be the end of my turn," he told him.

Ozpin:

None, Gareth, None

None, Sagramore, None

Hand: 3

Damage: 1

Jaune:

None, Djinn, Red River

None, None, None

Hand: 5

Damage: 0

"Then it is my turn," Ozpin said. "I draw...then I shall ride Knight of Superior Skills, Beaumains." He placed it on his vanguard circle, and the silver haired warrior with head armour and shield appeared, a golden sword gleaming in his hand. "Then I shall call Charging Chariot Knight to the rear-guard," he placed it beside his vanguard as a silver armoured warrior on a chariot appeared on the battle field, standing ready.

Knight of Superior Skills, Beaumains

Grade: 2

Power: 10000

Shield: 5000

Charging Chariot Knight

Grade: 2

Power: 8000

Shield: 5000

"Now, my Chariot Knight attacks," Ozpin turned the card on its side. "And with its skill, since I hold less cards in my hand than you do, his power goes up by 3000."

8000+3000=11000

"I uh...won't guard," Jaune said, wincing a little as the knight ran his blue warrior through with his spear, and he turned over the top card of the deck, his eyes lighting up. "A draw trigger! I give 5000 power to Djinn, and then I draw one card!" he put the card into his damage zone before he drew a card from his deck.

Ozpin turned his two cards on their side, "With a boost from Sagramore, Beaumains shall attack Djinn." Beaumains charged towards Djinn with a loud battle cry.

"I won't guard," Jaune said, his voice sounding a bit more confident. Ozpin was forced to suppress a smile, and he turned over the top card of his deck.

"A draw trigger," Ozpin announced. "The power shall go to Beaumains and I draw a card." The golden warrior slashed Djinn, and Jaune winced again.

"Damage trigger check," he said as he turned over the card, revealing a Red River Dragoon.

Ozpin smiled at him. "That shall end my turn," he told the blonde.

Ozpin:

Chariot Knight, Beaumains, None

None, Sagramore, None

Hand: 4

Damage: 1

Jaune:

None, Djinn, Red River

None, None, None

Hand: 6

Damage: 2

A nod was all he received in reply as he stood his units and drew a card. "I stand and draw," he glanced over his hand before he picked his card. "I ride Thunderstorm Dragoon!" he placed the card on top of Djinn, his Vanguard now being a red armoured warrior standing atop a dragon. "Then I move Red River back and call Shieldblade Dragoon," Red River jumped back as a shirtless warrior with a strange red sword appeared where he once stood.

Shieldblade Dragoon

Grade: 2

Power: 8000

Shield: 5000

Ozpin smiled. He may not even realize, but he is quickly assembling a powerful formation. If he is able to draw the deck's ace card, then I believe I will be losing on his next turn.

"With a boost from Red River, Shieldblade will attack Beaumains!" Jaune declared as he turned the two cards on their sides, and Ozpin noticed his voice was far more confident than it was when he first entered the store.

8000+8000=16000

"I will not guard that attack," Ozpin told him. Shieldblade slammed into Beaumains and the warrior stumbled back from the impact. "Damage Trigger check," Ozpin turned over the top card, and frowned just slightly at the lack of a trigger, only revealing his other Charging Chariot Knight. He placed the card into his damage zone.

"Then Thunderstorm Dragoon will attack your vanguard!" Jaune said as he turned the card on its side. The warrior threw his lance.

"Once more," Ozpin said. "I do not guard."

Jaune smiled and turned over the top card of his deck, revealing a Grade 3 unit, Plasmabite Dragon. Ozpin did not even flinch as his vanguard was knocked back again on Cray, turning over another card, and once more frowning, though this time at the appearance of the best card of the deck, Great Silver Wolf, Garmore. He reluctantly put the card in the damage zone.

Plasmabite Dragon

Grade: 3

Power: 10000

Great Silver Wolf, Garmore

Grade: 3

Power: 10000

"And I'll end my turn there," Jaune told Ozpin.

Ozpin:

Chariot Knight, Beaumains, None

None, Sagramore, None

Hand: 4

Damage: 3

Jaune:

None, Thunderstorm, Shieldblade

None, None, Red River

Hand: 5

Damage: 2

"In that case it is my turn," Ozpin stood his units and drew a card. "I ride Battlefield Storm, Sagramore." He placed the unit onto the vanguard circle, and a silver armoured warrior wielding twin blades appeared, a grin on his face. "Then I shall call Sleygal Double Edge, Gareth, and Evil Slaying Swordsman, Haugan." He placed the three cards onto the field, Gareth appearing behind Chariot Knight and Sleygal and Haugan appearing on the formerly empty right side.

Battlefield Storm, Sagramore

Grade: 3

Power: 10000

Sleygal Double Edge

Grade: 3

Power: 10000

Evil Slaying Swordsman, Haugan

Grade: 1

Power: 7000

Shield: 5000

"I shall activate Sleygal's skill," Ozpin told Jaune, flipping a card in his damage zone face down. "I counter blast, and now Sleygal's power shall increase by 2000," Sleygal howled as it's power increased. "And I shall do this one more time," he flipped over another card and Sleygal grew stronger.

10000+2000+2000=14000

"Now with a boost from Gareth, Chariot Knight shall attack your vanguard," Ozpin said as he turned the two cards on their sides. "And with its skill, Chariot Knight gets an additional 3000 power."

8000+8000+3000=19000

"I don't guard!" Jaune told Ozpin, turning over a card from the top of his deck as the attack hit, but only succeeded in revealing another Plasmabite Dragon. He put it into his damage zone, bringing his damage up to 4.

"Now with a boost from Sagramore, Sagramore will attack," the silver haired man turned the two cards on their sides. "And now my vanguard's skill activates. When he attacks, I counter blast," he turned over the last remaining face up card in his damage zone. "And his power shall increase by another 3000."

10000+6000+3000=19000

Jaune gulped and he grabbed two cards from his hand. "I guard with Red River Dragoon and Zephyr Kid, Hayate!" he put the two cards down in the guardian circle, trying to stop Ozpin's attack.

Zephyr Kid, Hayate

Grade: 0 (Stand Trigger)

Power: 5000

Shield: 10000

10000+5000+10000=24000

"I shall check my twin drive then," Ozpin said. He turned over the first card, revealing his Charjgal. "That's the first check, and now for the second," he mumbled as he turned over his second card, this time smiling slightly. "Silent Punisher. A critical trigger," the man said and he looked over his field. "I shall give all of the effects to Sleygal."

Charjgal

Grade: 1

Power: 6000

Shield: 5000

Silent Punisher

Grade: 0 (Critical Trigger)

Power: 5000

Shield: 10000

Jaune sighed in relief as he picked up his guardians and put them into the drop zone. "You aren't out of the woods yet," Ozpin warned, turning his remaining two cards on their sides. "With a boost, Sleygal Double Edge shall attack your vanguard." A howl erupted as Sleygal charged.

14000+7000+5000=26000, Critical=2

"I guard with Zephyr Kid, Hayate!" Jaune said, putting another stand trigger into the guardian circle. "Then I intercept with Shieldblade Dragoon!" he moved the card from the rear-guard to the guardian circle. "And with his skill, when I have a Narukami vanguard and he intercepts, his shield goes up by 5000!"

10000+10000+5000+5000=30000

Sleygal stopped as the guardians appeared and then jumped back. Ozpin smiled and nodded in approval. "Very well. I shall end my turn here."

Ozpin:

Chariot Knight, Sagramore, Sleygal

Gareth, Sagramore, Haugan

Hand: 3

Damage: 3

Jaune:

None, Thunderstorm, None

None, None, Red River

Hand: 2

Damage: 4

Jaune sighed in relief as he put his two cards into the drop zone. "I stand and draw," Jaune stood his two units before he drew a card and his eyes widened just slightly, and he took a breath, and the air seemed to shift around him. Ozpin's eyes widened as he felt Jaune's personality change. "I ride Thunder Break Dragon!" he slammed the card he just drew onto his Vanguard circle, and the red dragon of lightning roared loudly as it appeared on the battlefield.

Thunder Break Dragon

Grade: 3

Power: 10000

"Counter Blast!" Jaune turned over two cards in his damage zone. "With that, I'm able to retire one of your Grade 2 or less rear-guards! And I pick your Chariot Knight!" Lightning surged and Ozpin's unit yelled as it disappeared, Ozpin putting the card in the drop zone. "Then I call! Plasmabite Dragon, and Dragon Dancer, RaiRai!" he put the two cards in his hand on the rear-guard circles.

Dragon Dancer, RaiRai

Grade: 1

Power: 6000

Shield: 5000

"Here goes!" Jaune breathed out. "With a boost from Red River, Plasmabite Dragon attacks your vanguard!" he turned the two cards on their side. "And with its skill, I counter blast!" he turned over one of the face-up cards in his damage zone. "Plasmabite gets 3000 power!" The dragon roared and fired lightning towards Sagramore.

10000+8000+3000=21000

Ozpin hummed as he looked at his hand. "I will not guard your attack," the attack hit, and Ozpin turned over a card from his deck, only to reveal another Beaumains. He put it into his damage zone, bringing up his damage to 4.

"And now, with a boost from RaiRai, Thunder Break Dragon attacks!" he turned RaiRai on its side. "RaiRai's skill!" He pulled Lizard Soldier, Sishin out from underneath his vanguard and put it in the drop zone. "When boosting Thunder Break Dragon, I can soul blast to give him an extra 5000 power!" he looked down at his vanguard before putting his hand on it and turning it on it's side. "I Limit Break! Since I have 4 damage, a special skill is activated! Since I'm attacking your vanguard, Thunder Break Dragon gets an extra 5000 power!" It let out a menacing roar as began to swing it's sword down at Sagramore.

10000+6000+5000+5000=26000

"Not so fast," Ozpin put the remaining three cards in his hand into the guardian circle. "I guard with Silent Punisher, Weapons Dealer, Gwydion, and Charjgal," all three units appeared on the field, blocking the way of the sword.

10000+10000+5000+5000=30000

Jaune took a breath again and looked to his deck. "Checking the twin drive! First check..." he turned over the first card, revealing a Brightjet Dragon. He grimaced, "Dang it, not what I wanted..."

Brightjet Dragon

Grade: 2

Power: 8000

Shield: 5000

"One last chance Mr Arc," Ozpin told him. "Will you remain a shy boy? Or will you become confident? It will all be determined by this draw."

Jaune's eyes widened at that, and he clenched his fist. Loser...weak...why the hell are you even alive? Memories echoed in Jaune's mind. You aren't anything but a coward, Arc!

"I...I won't run away anymore!" Jaune told Ozpin as he grabbed the top card of his deck. "I won't let myself be shy! I will win!" he turned over the top card, and his eyes widened as he stared at it.

Yellow Gem Carbuncle

Grade: 0

Power: 5000

Shield: 10000

But more importantly than that...it was a critical trigger.

Slowly, a grin split on Jaune's face, and a small smile came onto Ozpin's lips. "I got a critical trigger!" Jaune said with glee. "I'll give all of the effects to my Thunder Break Dragon!" The dragon roared loudly as it's power grew to even more intense levels.

26000+5000=31000

It swung its lightning covered sword down, easily taking out the three units guarding Sagramore,before it's blade struck even Ozpin's Vanguard and the silver armoured warrior let out a yell.

Ozpin simply smiled. "Checking for Damage Triggers," Ozpin said, the tension still there as he turned over his first card. Charjgal. He put it into his damage zone. "And the second check..." he turned over his second card, and Jaune's smile grew wide, and Ozpin's became resigned. Battlefield Storm, Sagramore.

"I'm at six damage," Ozpin said. "I have lost. Well done, Jaune."

Jaune's grinned just grew wider before it vanished and a look of realization came over his face. "I...I won?"

Ozpin nodded. "Yes. It appears you were right about that deck calling out to you. As I said, you may have it."

The blonde just looked bewildered, even as Ozpin gathered up the cards from the trial deck he had just used and returned them to the shelf, and then he returned to the counter. Jaune looked at his deck before gathering up all his cards and rushing over to Ozpin. "U-um...can I buy a booster box please?"

His smile just grew a bit more. "For what set?" Ozpin asked.

Looking over, Jaune quickly decided. "Um, BT-06, since it's the most recent."

Ozpin nodded and pulled out the box. "That will be 6000 yen," Ozpin told him. (100 Yen = 1 US Dollar)

"Do you take card?" Jaune asked as he quickly pulled out his wallet. He often saved up money, so he had quite a lot of money in his account. Ozpin nodded and handed him the card reader, and the transaction was quickly done.

Ozpin gave Jaune the booster box, "Thank you for your purchase."

Jaune nodded and checked the time. "Oh no! I need to get home! I'm usually back by now and my parents and siblings are probably worried!" he bowed to Ozpin. "Thank you for the help sir! I'll be sure to come by tomorrow!" he quickly turned and ran out of the store, missing Ozpin's soft smile.


A few moments before...

Ruby, Blake, and Yang were all walking down the street, heading towards Card Capital. The honest truth was the three of them were card fighters, and rather good ones at that. They had come in the top 5 in the last national tournament, and only just barely lost that last match they had.

"You know, I feel kind of bad for doing that to Jaune every time..." Ruby said to her sister and friend sadly. Honestly, she really liked Jaune. He was a funny guy and really sweet. But they didn't want him to think of them differently for being card fighters, which is why they never told him.

"I do too," Yang mumbled sadly. "We really have got to tell him at some point, at this rate I think he might start to really hate us..."

Blake nodded. "Yeah...okay how about this? We'll tell him on Monday, okay? We need to stop hiding it from him and be honest. And who knows?" Blake's smile began wistful. "Maybe he'll actually decide to become a card fighter too."

Yang laughed at that as Card Capital came into sight. "Sorry Blake, but I find it highly unlikely that Jaune would ever become a cardfigthe-"

"Thank you for the help sir!" a loud and rather familiar voice interrupted them. "I'll be sure to come by tomorrow!" a figure ran out of the store, and all three of their jaws dropped to see it was Jaune holding...was that a deck? AND a booster box?

There was silence before all three walked into the store to see Ozpin smiling at them. "Hello you three, how can I help you?"

"Ozpin," Yang spoke. "Was...was that Jaune?"

The man raised an eyebrow before nodding. "Indeed it was Mr Arc. He was kind enough to help me unpack some boxes for me, so as a thank you I gave him a deck, and after a cardfight he bought a booster box. But he then left in a hurry since he felt his family might be worried about him. Why do you ask?"

The three all looked to each other with slack jaws. Their friend...Jaune Arc...was a card fighter now?

"Hey uh, Ozpin?" his gaze fell on Ruby. "What deck did he pick?"

Ozpin smiled and leaned back slightly, "He chose the Narukami Clan."

They all blinked. "Narukami? That's one of the clans that's starting to get a lot more support, isn't it?" Blake asked him, and Ozpin nodded.

"Indeed it is, Miss Belladonna," Ozpin smiled. "Much like Miss Rose's Gold Paladins are. And might I recommend you not confront him about this?"

"What?!" Yang yelled out. "But why not?!"

Ozpin smiled. "If you confront him about it, he may take it the wrong way. You should wait for him to talk to you about it, yes?"

They hesitated before nodding reluctantly. But despite this, they couldn't help but keep themselves from grinning.

Their best friend, Jaune Arc...was a card fighter now! Just like them!