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Ruby groaned as they entered combat class. Looking over at the unsuspecting white haired girl she winced. Yang was going to kill her.

"You don't have to fight her," Pyrrha said sensing her partner's distress, "we can take care of ourselves."

Ruby smiled lightly of course they would give her an out. Seeing the other two nod in agreement she felt herself relax.

"I'll be fine," she said trying to reassure them. She easily saw that they disagreed. Knowing nothing would change their minds she sighed. When she saw Glynda she made her escape, "I'm going to go set up my match now."

"Be careful," Cardin told the girl as she passed him causing her to stop. He didn't know why but he didn't want her hurt by the heiress, "and don't hold back."

Ruby scoffed she was never planning on holding back. Weiss was too good a fighter to hold back against. Although she wouldn't use Thorn unless she had to.

"Too bad it's not you I'm fighting," she said and he smirked. They both knew that a fight between them would be explosive.

"Maybe next time," he told her and was delighted to see her smile before she could hide it. Turning away from the confusing boy she almost ran to the stage. Watching her go he never saw the glares aimed at her back from his teammates. How dare she speak to their leader that way? It didn't help that after their talk he'd made the girl and her team off limits to them.

When she'd told Glynda she wanted to have a duel with Weiss the woman had seemed almost ecstatic. Apparently, the blonde had planned on having them fight all along, but Ruby had sped up her plans. Now the heiress was waiting for her and Yang was sending a hate filled look at her back.

As their professor talked about having an honorable fight Ruby wanted to laugh. In the real world, there was no such thing as an honorable fight. Weiss lunged first not giving the younger girl a chance to draw her scythe. She'd seen Ruby's fights before and she knew that she had to end this quickly.

Ruby dodged Myrtenaster easy and caught the girls arm. Kicking Weiss away she unfolded Crescent Rose. Then she shot forward like a bullet. The white haired girl was fragile so she would aim for taking her out quickly and gently. A golden glyph appeared on the floor in front of her and she felt her body slow down. Weiss smirked as she surrounded her enemy in black glyphs and ricocheted forward. Her rapier nipped pieces of the other girl's aura.

Feeling her eye twitch Ruby grabbed Weiss by the back of her jacket during her next pass and activated her semblance. Grinning as they appeared outside the glyph barrier she released the girl and kicked her away. Weiss growled before using a glyph to increase her speed and she went shooting at the reapers chest.

Spinning Crescent Rose she knocked the rapier to the side and hit Weiss in the back. The girl stumbled but spun around fast enough to duck under the scythe blade. Suddenly the white haired heiress stabbed her weapon into the ground and Ruby had to jump away. The summoned ice created a sharp shield around its mistress and she was impressed at the girl's speed. It wouldn't help though. Jumping back she aimed Crescent Rose behind her and pulled the trigger. Adding the recoil to her own speed she bounced off the ice dome leaving a wide crack down the side. Her feet skidded as she landed before taking off again.

Weiss paled even further as her defense was torn to shreds. Was this what Yang warned her about, a cyclone of destruction just waiting to be unleashed. As her shield began to splinter she shook her head. She would win this fight one way or another. Spinning the chamber on Myrtenaster she stopped on fire dust and got ready.

When the dome finally fell Ruby had no time to dodge the fireball. Weiss grinned as the smaller girl flew back. Checking her aura she found it just above the red. She only had enough for one last attack. Ruby rolled over and tried to stand she went to pick up her scythe but found it too heavy. Looking down and seeing the gavitation glyph she had to congratulate the heiress. Taking Crescent Rose out for even a second could win the girl their duel.

Seeing the girl lunge at her hand went to Thorn she could win this. Meeting the older girls light blue eyes she stilled. Weiss's determination was the only emotion she could see. Cardin had said she had to fight he never told her to win. Letting of Thorn's hilt she allowed the heiress to win.

"You let me win," Weiss accused from where she was putting up her rapier. At Ruby's innocent look she glared, "I saw you grab your dagger."

Not saying anything ruby sat down on one of the benches in the locker room. As Weiss took her silence as admission and began to get annoyed, Ruby simply waited. After all, it wouldn't be long until Cardin showed up. He'd sent her an angered look before the two girls had gone to change clothes.

"Are you listening to me," she heard the heiress shout. Looking up she found the girl inches away from her.

"You deserved to win," she finally said and was pleased when the girls angered look washed away, "that ice dome was impressive and you looked so determined I couldn't bring myself to steal your victory."

"That's no reason to let me win," Weiss tried to scold but her heart wasn't in it. She was actually happy she'd won against the reaper. Pouting she stepped back, "next time your not allowed to let me win."

"Okay," Ruby said she was looking forward to their rematch almost as much as Weiss was. As Weiss left to go meet her team and assure her partner that she was fine she couldn't' help but compare the two sisters. Yang would never have allowed her enemy to win. It was what she loved about her blonde partner.

Laying down on the bench Ruby finally let herself show the exhaustion that had seeped into her bones. The continued use of her semblance had taken a lot of energy. Yawning the girl shut her eyes.

Cardin stared down at the younger girl his anger at her throwing the match was fading slowly. He'd come in here to yell at her for daring to lose and now he found he didn't want to. She'd still kept up her end of the deal and outsmarted him in the process. He didn't know what he was feeling but he knew she was the cause of it. He couldn't bring himself to wake her up either.

She looked peaceful as she lay sleeping on the bench her hair was unfolded from its braid and forming a cushion for her head, although not a very good one. Shrugging off his uniform jacket he folded it into an improvised pillow. Lifting her head up slowly so she wouldn't wake he slipped the jacket under.

Turning quickly he left the girl to her nap. It was strange that he felt so protective over the silver eyed girl. The only person allowed to hurt her was him and he would kill anyone who tried. Deciding to take his mind off the girl he returned to his dorm.