Sorry for my bad English.


The scene could be compared to the climax of a western movie

Elihas suddenly got violent and started to beat up one of his classmates. While Copper is a student of Beacon and have his aura, it proved not be enough to deal with Elihas' strength. The boy quickly was reduced to a harmless child after Elihas attacked him.

Who thought that was the end, the tiger decide to try use a chair as a weapon and use against his tormentor. While don't seems too much for a Beacon student, some of them remember that Copper already was out of aura. A swing with that chair in Elihas's hand could be dangerous.

While most of the students around did their best to ignore what was about to happen, the faunus stopped when heard a voice of someone demanding him to stop. Imagine everyone surprise when they notice that the owner of the voice was none than Jaune Arc.

Elihas slowly turn around to see his blonde "friend" standing in the entrance with a nervous expression on his face.

- There must be something wrong with my ears. –Elihas spoke while cleaning the non-existent dirt from his ear. –Did you just told me to stop? –He asked with the chair still lifted above his head.

-Y-yes, I did. –Jaune said shaking a little.

He knew how his "friend" would be when he is angry, so stand between him and his punching bag would not be a good idea for Jaune's physical health. Everyone on the library stare at him like he was crazy.

He could do nothing against Cardin in their first sparring match and he is trying to stop someone who not only defeated Yatsuhashi, but also send the samurai to the infirmary. While some were whispering and watching the scene with hope of something interesting happen, Velvet look at the blonde in shock. She was caught by surprise by the fact that he would stand up against Elihas to defend someone like Copper.

Copper stands out for be an unbearable person. Not even his teammates want him around. The worst is that Copper knew about that fact very well. However, preferred act like was the king of the school, even if are some student who can easily wipe the floor with him.

Of course she didn't know about what happened in the Forever Fall Forest.

Copper tried to take advantage that Elihas was with his eyes looking at Jaune to try crawl away from the place, but a tail had tied in his leg, pushing him back to where he was.

-Where did you think you are going? –Elihas asked, still with the chair above his head. –We not done here yet.

-Yes! You done! –Jaune shouted. –He already is on the floor. You don't need to continue attack him.

-Perhaps not. But he annoyed me so I'm just calming my nerves.

-This not different from the people who think that can treat you like garbage.

- And when did I say I was better than them? –Elihas asked finally lowering the chair.

-W-what? B-but you…

-When did I said I was superior than those who mistreat the faunus so much? And don't come with that "It is only logical sense" bullshit.

Jaune wanted to give him a answer, but truth to be told, Elihas never did nothing that could show he is actually better than those who mistreated him for him be a faunus. It was like he said, it is logical sense. Or what he thought be logical sense.

For those who stand by the faunus side, just the fact that he is mistreated by someone is logic enough to make the faunus a superior life being than a human who is racist against faunus. Anyone would say that any faunus is a superior being than Cardin just because how the bully is, without actually know the faunus or never change two words with him.

Jaune had just done that. He thought that Elihas was someone good. Well, more good than someone who is racist, but he decided that without foundation. When he said that Eihas attacking a human would make him no different than those who dislike faunus, he expected to him to see how wrong is the action he took.

-Yes. You right. –Jaune said, confusing Velvet. –I only know you for a couple of days, and you even come closer to finish me off some days ago, but if there is a thing I know, it that you may not be better than those who mistreat you in the past, but I know that you are a better person than him. –Jaune pointed to Cooper who was still trembling in fear. Praying to whatever Jaune was talking would convince Elihas to leave him alone. –So please, just stop already, or else this will leave a bad taste on your mouth.

For a moment, Elihas spoke nothing. Just stared at the blonde with nothingness in his eyes. Then he finally put the chair back on the floor and walked closer to the knight. Velvet felt some sweat run down her forehead. Elihas would probably just change his target is somehow Jaune angered him.

She swallowed once the tiger was in front of Jaune. Then he did the unthinkable. Elihas smiled.

-You know Jaune? –Elihas asked. –This is the first sign you show to me that why you can be a student from this place.

Then he walked past him, leaving the library with what Velvet thought to be a satisfied smile. She turns to Copper who was doing his best to stand in his feet.

-I… could have took him down. –He said trying to look more cool as possible, even after everyone witnessing his beatdown.

Velvet ignored her classmate and walked to see Jaune. He didn't moved a muscle from where he stood after Elihas left.

-Jaune. –She called, but came no answer. –Jaune, are you alright? –Velvet asked shaking his shoulder a bit, resulting with the knight falling on his back. His mind in pure shock after survive after defy someone who could take down a upperclassmate. –Jaune! You okay?! Jaune!


*Flashback*

Elihas was looking into a old family photo album while alone in his basement. Looking to picture after picture, he spotted one who have not only his mother, but his older brother and sister, and someone he never meet but knew who was.

To put bundly, Elihas actually was a sibling from his brother and sister for his mother's side only. They once had a father before Elihas father appeared in their life, then not so long after his parents engaged, Elihas was among the family. The tiger was actually the last of a line of childs his father put on the world.

It was not something Elihas liked to think about.

His thoughts were interrupted by the sound of the door opening and the faunus see his sister sneaking into the basement. Don't seems that she actually noticed his presence as she look around for something on the boxes. Elihas slowly approached her, without her still not noticing.

-What are you doing? –He simplyasked.

But his sister squealed in surprise and frowned when recognize the voice of her little brother from another father.

-Elihas! –She called in a small voice. –Get the hell out of here!

-What are you doing?

-Nothing of your business! Now get out! –She said as turn around and keep looking for something. –Where I saw last time? –She looked from box to box and smiled when opened a certain box hidden below the stairs. Elihas knew the content inside of that box in special. –Aha!

-This is Castor's weapon? –Elihas asked pointing at the 1887 Winchester Shotgun.

-So what?

-You shouldn't be taking this.

-Why not? –She asked while inspecting the weapon. –It belonged to my father, so is only fair that I, as his older daughter, take from him since he passed away.

-So why he hid the weapon if suppose to be yours?

-Because is none of your Damn business, your tailed freak. –That was the first time his sister ever called him freak. –Now get out!

Elihas run as fast he could from the basement leaving his sister alone there. He only hoped that she would follow her father's footsteps and use the weapons against who deserve.

He was wrong.


Corridors

Once Elihas was out of the view from the library, he stopped his walk and turn around to meet who was following him for a while now.

-What do you want now Winchester? –Elias asked.

Yes. It was him. One of the worst bullies from the first year and the only person who Elihas actually is in good terms since he made no harm against his classmate.

-It is just my curiosity again. –Cardin answered while shrugging. –I think that is a bit awkward for you to beat someone who is bothering you. Since was the first time he ever talked to you.

-Your point being?

-What he did to make you lost your calm like that? –Elihas didn't answered. He remained silent for Cardin to continue. –I know that was something more than a simple bully. You was acting different from when you fought against Yatsuhashi. And don't come at me with that "Bad Channeled Rage" bullshit.

Elihas found ironic that the bully used almost the same line he used some minutes ago.

-Yes. It was. –Elihas now was facing Cardin who was sweating a little. Elihas could see that he was nervous and yet, he come alone to Elihas to get some answers. –Someone who I hate used to call me by a name. And hear that name again made me feel like I wanted to kill something only to get rid of that wrath.

It was interesting how come simple words can mass so much with someone. Verbal aggression could be worse than physical aggression.

-Who was that person? –Cardin asked.

-I don't have to tell you.

-Can at least tell me where he is now?

Elihas turn around before answer the question.

-I don't know and I don't care. –Was all Elihas said before leave Cardin alone.

Now, Cardin may not be the smartest guy on the first year of the academy, but he could tell that Elihas was someone who resembles a bomb. Press the wrong buttons and his wrath will blow up in your face. Yet, some of his behaviors still confused team leader.

While he defied those who see him as a freak, he did nothing with the other faunus. He did nothing against him, a bully and someone who tried to make fun of him for how he born, but he almost attacked Jaune, someone who supposedly was his friend. He even bumped in Cardin and apologized to him for, as Elihas claimed, know that was his fault for not pay attention to where he was going. Someone else would put the blame on him or even use the bump as a excuse to finish him off, but is not like he would not do something to defend himself.

His vision about everything and everyone was very different from the rest of the faunus Cardin ever meet in his life, and something about him make Cardin very confused. He couldn't understand what was going on in Elihas' mind, not matter how hard he would try. The worst is that he didn't know why he wanted to understand him.

It was time for a different approach on the matter. He would have to talk with some faunus he knew and talk about Elihas to try understand the tiger, and he knew one faunus who could do some har against him, and yet she did nothing.


End of the chapter. And some of you may know who was mentioned in the last words of this chapter.

The question everybody wants to hear. If Velvet could kick some grimm asses, why she not did the same with Cardin?

I will try explore this situation on the next chapter and of course, try come with something different from the other fics around this site, and at least give to her a reason to do it. Some fics I see her stand by herself, good part of the times is always from nothing that decide to do that. Not motivational speech, not someone precious in danger, nothing. I know that have some fans who like her and want to see Cardin suffer but at least give her a reason to attack him.

I know that I should stop complain about the other author's ideas like that, but when someone actually pay attention in what I have to say different from my family who never listen to me is hard not wanting to have a lot of people paying attention to my words, reading or talking.

I complained enough about my family for one paragraph. See you next time.