Well, this is apparently what happens when I forget to take my anti-depressants. It's not well written which isn't a surprise considering I've never written something like this, and a bit on the darker side , at least I think so. So go ahead and read it, and tell me what you think if you like.

Jaune grunted as he landed on his ass, his sword scraping the ground as it skidded away from him, knocked away by his partner and friend Pyrrha.

She smiled and held her hand out, and he took it without thinking, allowing her to pull him to his feet. "That was much better than last time Jaune, you managed to parry my strike, you just need to follow through with your shield next time." She said, watching him retrieve his sword. "Shall we go again?" she asked.

The blonde shook his head. "I think three hours is enough for tonight. We still have Port's assignment to work on anyway." He responded, sheathing his sword and hooking it to his belt.

Pyrrha nodded and moved toward the door leading back into the building. Her hand was on the knob before she realized he wasn't close behind her. "Are you coming Jaune?" she asked in a concerned tone when she saw he was still standing near the edge of the roof.

He turned and smiled at her, which calmed her a bit. "I will in a bit, it's nice out tonight. You can go on ahead." He said.

Placated but still a bit worried, the red head went inside, leaving her leader on the roof alone.

When he heard the door shut Jaune let out a long sigh. 'Another night of training, another night of getting my butt kicked.' He thought to himself as he unclipped his sword from his belt and laid it on the ground before sitting on the edge of the roof, his feet dangling as he stared at the shattered moon.

Despite how much progress Pyrrha said he was making, it still felt like he'd made none at all. His grades had barely improved. He still had an impressive streak of losses in combat class.

He sighed again. 'Maybe my sisters were right. Maybe I really don't have what it takes.' He thought to himself.

He began to remember all the times he'd tried to spar with them, convinced he could change their minds about him, show them he wasn't a failure. But every time he tried he would end up sprawled in the dirt, and his sisters would have something to say.

"Give up Jaune, you're not gonna win."

"You don't have what it takes."

"You can't even hold a sword properly."

His father hadn't done much to help. "Jaune," he'd said, "There's no shame in not being a warrior. Our family has enough of them I think."

Despite his words Jaune could always see the glint of disappointment in his fathers' eyes. He'd wanted his only son to be a warrior.

'Guess I really am a disappointment huh?' he thought as he continued to stare at the moon.

Before he could get a grip on his emotions he thought about the times Cardin and his team had talked down to him, insulted him, and made him feel worthless.

"How did a chump like you even make it into Beacon, let alone be made a team leader.", Cardin said.

"Yeah, and on a team with Pyrrha Nikos of all people. Can't wait to see how badly he fucks things up with her." Russel added.

Dove scoffed. "As if she'd ever give him the time of day. Besides this dumbass is all over that Schnee girl like a fly on shit."

That made Sky laugh. "Yeah, and every time the dipshit asks her out or even talks to her she shuts him down hard. It's painful to watch."

That of course made him think of Weiss, and every horrible thing she'd ever said to him.

"You don't deserve to be on the same team as Pyrrha. You didn't even know who she was, how would you possibly be able to take advantage of her skills when you don't even know about them."

"How could she think an imbecile like you has any kind of potential? It's obvious that you're inept and will mostly likely get your team killed because of your incompetence."

"They would quite simply be better off without you."

He felt like he was trapped in his own mind, his emotions a downward spiral making him plummet even deeper into depression. Suddenly it wasn't team CRDL and Weiss saying those things, it was his own team mates. They appeared around him like phantoms. Pyrrhas' smile wasn't warm and friendly anymore, it was mocking and condescending. Nora looked at him as if he were dirt to be scraped off her shoes. Ren wouldn't even look at him.

"You're weak Jaune. Even with my help you're still a loser and a failure." Pyrrha said.

"You're also pretty stupid, your grades prove that. I don't know why I'm surprised. You couldn't even earn your way into Beacon like us. You faked your way in." Ren said.

"We don't want you on our team Jaune, we'll tell Ozpin what you did and then get a replacement that's actually worth our time." Nora said.

"Shut up shut up SHUT UP!" he screamed, rising to his feet and clutching at his ears as if it would keep him from thinking these things. "What is it gonna take to make you stop." He said, falling to his knees, tears spilling down his cheeks.

He looked up, and saw the phantoms of his team standing by the edge of the roof.

"You know what you have to do." Ren said.

Jaune stared at them, unable to truly comprehend what they were asking him to do.

Suddenly Phantom Pyrrha was there, her smile genuine and soft. She reached out and Jaune thought he could actually feel her hand on his cheek.

"It's okay Jaune. If you do this, you won't have to worry about being a leader, about being weak." She said.

Phantom Ren kneeled next to her and placed a hand on his shoulder.

"You won't have to worry about Cardin and his team bullying you anymore. Or that you're always letting your team down because of your poor grades or lack of combat ability." He said.

Then Phantom Nora came over and slapped him on the back.

"You also won't have to deal with Weiss always putting you down and rejecting you." She said. "Besides, if you off yourself, Pyrrha can be our leader, and she's way more qualified right? You must think so."

Jaune nodded. Everything made sense. If he wasn't around, Pyrrha wouldn't have to waste her evenings training him. Weiss could enjoy some peace without him always pestering her to get a date.

His family would probably be better off too. He was the shame of the Arc family, he knew. The townsfolk always laughed at him and made fun of him when they thought he couldn't hear them. Without him around his parents would be able to go places without feeling ashamed or ridiculed by the people they called friends and neighbors.

This was for the best.

With that thought firmly rooted in his mind he rose once more, walked to the edge of the roof, and leaned forward.

Gravity did its work.

The ground rushed up to greet him.

Everything went black.

Omake

Cardin Winchester sat at his desk in his teams dorm, doing his best to focus on Professor Ports assignment and barely managing to do so. His team mates were all lounging around the room, having already finished the assignment earlier that day. His partner Russel was sharpening his daggers at his own desk while Dove and Sky sat on the floor playing a video game.

"The more you keep looking at stuff that isn't your assignment the longer it's gonna take." Russel said without looking up from his task. Cardin flipped the bird at his partner and glanced out the window, just in time to see a shadow fly past it. "What the hell?" Cardin muttered as he got up and moved to the window.

He pushed it open and looked down, seeing a familiar shape laying on the ground in a pool of blood.

"Holy crap." he said as he turned to face his team. "I think Arc fell off our roof." he told his team mates, making all of them turn and look at him in disbelief.

"Are you serious?" Russel asked, pushing past Cardin and looking out the window. "Holy crap it really is Arc." he said as he backed away from the window. Sky and Dove shared a look before being snapped out of it by Cardin.

"Dove, go get Goodwitch and let her know what happened. Sky, head down to the infirmary and let them know too so they're ready when he gets there. Russel, you're with me, we gotta make sure he's still alive or his friends will literally kill us." he said.

Sky and Dove immediately left the room, Russel and Cardin soon following. The all split off to do their job as Cardin and Russel headed outside and around to where Jaune lay.

Cardin dropped to his knees and skidded the last foot and a half, rolling Jaune over and checking his pulse. "He's still alive." he said, eliciting a sigh of relief from Russel. "Let's straighten him out and get him ready for his trip to the infirmary." Russel said, kneeling down next to his leader and helping lay Jaune out.

After that all that was left was to wait for Goodwitch, who appeared about a minute later alongside Dove and Sky and some members of the infirmary staff carrying a stretcher.

"Be very careful with him, from that high up he'll be lucky if any of his bones aren't broken." the blonde woman said as she waved her riding crop and carefully lifting Jaune onto the stretcher, which was then carried away by the infirmary staff.

As they left Glynda turned to team CRDL. "Thank you for acting so quickly and informing me and the medical staff." she said.

Cardin nodded. "I may not like him but I don't want him dead. I owed him anyway, and a Winchester always settles his debts." he said.