The classroom was quiet as they watched on. Four teenagers standing in front, their weapons were drawn, waiting for the fight to begin.
"Go, Team RWBY." Ruby sat on the edge of her chair, shouting her support to the bumblebee pair, while Weiss rolled her eyes at the actions of her leader.
"Your team has nothing on Pyrrha," Nora shouted back to the younger girl.
"You know, Jaune is also down there." Ren reminded his partner.
"Yeah, but it's Jaune." The redhead responded. Ren let out a sigh, shaking his head.
"To be fair, Nora has a point, fighting Blake and Yang is hard enough, but throwing Jaune into the mix is a slight handicap for Pyrrha," Weiss commented. Ruby turned her head to look at her partner.
"Oh, come on, Jaune has improved over the last couple of months," Ruby said, trying to defend her friend.
"That is true." The raven-haired boy spoke up. "Even on the training missions, his Grimm kill count has gone up massively."
Combat area
"We should go straight after Pyrrha, then take Jaune out." Blake loaded Gambol Shroud, gripping it tightly.
"Hmm," Yang hummed in acknowledgment, it was short and to the point, something that Blake and the rest of team RWBY had become accustomed to with the blonde, lately.
"The rules are simple." Professor Goodwitch's voice echoed through the classroom. "All semblances are allowed. The fight will end when one team's aura is completely depleted." The lights dimmed down, leaving the spotlight on the training area.
Yang slammed her fist together, throwing a few loose punches and waiting for the buzz, to signify the beginning of the fight. "I'll go in first, you just back me up." The blonde stepped in front of her partner. Blake made a face at how predictable and straightforward the plan was.
"isn't that a bit predictable?" Blake eyed the girl in front of her. "If you wanted to make this a quick fight, we might just give up right now." Blake raised an eyebrow, she wasn't sure, but she thought she could hear Yang growling.
"Yeah, well, if you back me up properly, that shouldn't be the case." Yang ignored the glare her partner was giving her.
"I'll do my part. Just try and keep a cool head, we don't want to lose in the first few minutes, because you can't keep your temper under control." Blake shot back, The blonde span around, her mouth was already open to speak, but was interrupted by the sound of the buzzer.
"Forget it, just follow my lead," Yang instructed the raven-haired girl. The blonde threw her arms behind her, firing herself forward towards the two. As Yang approached she lifted her leg, aiming a kick to Jaune's head, the boy quickly raised his shield, stopping the girl in her tracks, but the force of the blow sent him flying backward onto his back.
As Yang landed on her feet, she rolled out of the way, seeing Pyrrha's spear coming straight to her chest. The redhead followed this up with a swing of her weapon, catching the blonde on her temple, causing the blonde to stumble forward. Yang's eyes saw another strike coming her way. Bringing up her gauntlets, she managed to block the hit.
The two girls were clashing, trying to fight for the upper hand. Pyrrha turned her head to the left, before pushing Yang away from her, doing a backflip to avoid the oncoming blow from Blake. Who landed right next to her partner.
"You almost had me with that one, Blake." The redhead praised the girl.
"I knew it was a long shot but had to give it a try." Blake's lips tug upwards. The banter was stopped when they heard Jaune running from behind them. Blake and Yang both turned their head to see the knight charging at them, his weapon in the air.
While the bumblebee pair were distracted, Pyrrha threw her shield, hitting Yang in the back of the head. Then charging at Blake, who was trying to dodge the swings from Jaune's sword. The redhead swiped at the Faunus's legs. Blake managed to flip over her in time, as she did this. Jaune launched himself forward; however, as he struck what he thought was Blake, her clone exploded, sending him back once again.
Blake and Pyrrha traded blows, the redhead being able to land more than what the Faunus was able to. Yang slowly pushed herself off the ground, watching the pair. She raised her Gauntlets, taking aim and firing. Pyrrha heard the shots coming, flinging herself backward to get some distance between herself and Blake. Pyrrha used her semblance to call upon her shield to protect herself from the oncoming shots. While Yang was distracting the redhead, Blake unwrapped her ribbon.
"Yang." The Faunus called to her partner. The blonde looked over to Blake, seeing the ribbon in her hand, she knew precisely what Blake was planning, giving her a quick nod of acknowledgment. Blake threw it towards her partner, which was easily caught by the blonde, with one sharp tug, with all her might she launched Yang towards the redhead. Yang fired a few shots behind her, increasing her speed.
Pyrrha raised her shield, tensing her muscles and preparing herself for the impact. Bone hitting metal echoed through the class, Pyrrha's body screamed at her, as the pressure from the blow pushed her back. Yang fired Ember Celica once again, adding more power to her hit. This forced Pyrrha backward when Yang's feet hit the ground, she tightened her grip, this time launching Blake towards the spartan. Blake flipped over the redhead, swiping her legs away from her, causing her to fall on her back.
Blake brought down Gamble shroud towards the girl, but not fast enough. Pyrrha rolled out of the way. The redhead leaped to her feet, smashing her shield into Blake's face, stunning the girl. Pyrrha then turned her attention to Yang, throwing her shield ones again at Yang, hitting her square in the head, the blonde fell back, dazed by the blow.
Yang lay on her back, her head was spinning, and her ears were ringing. A burning sensation in her chest was letting her know that her semblance was activated, this was also accompanied by tightness in her throat, along with a pounding headache. The feeling of dread building in the back of her mind, like the last time her semblance was activated. She felt like she was suffocating, the fear of losing control building within her.
`You are pathetic. Imagine, even with the blonde guy on her team, you two can't finish this fight.` Yang felt her body start to move on its own, pushing itself off the ground. She looked around watching as the class cheered, as Blake and Pyrrha continued to fight. `The girl is showing you up, maybe we should teach her why that is a mistake.` Yang's heart sped up, her hands were sweating.
Yang's eyes slowly scanned around the training area, spotting her target. `There it is, exactly what I am looking for.` The words darkened as Yang looked over to Jaune, who was slowly pushing himself up. Yang's stomach turned, she knew the intention of the voice. Yang did everything in her power, trying to fight against her body's movement. Still, she couldn't stop herself from going towards Jaune.
`Don't, whatever your planning don't, not here, not in front of everyone.` Yang pleaded but was only met with a laugh.
"Why don't you stop me." The blonde felt her fist clench. "Oh, that's right, you can't." It continued to laugh at her.
Jaune pushed himself up on his hands and knees, looking up to see Blake and Pyrrha still in combat. "Wait, where is Yang?" his headshot to the side in search of the blonde. His eyes landed straight on the girl in question. She was walking towards him, a scowl plastered on her face, her eyes were red, indicating her semblance was activated, and Jaune could only presume this was during the fight with his partner. However, as Yang continued to walk forward, Jaune couldn't help but notice how her eyes were glazed over as if she was in some sort of trance. "Um, Yang?" He said though his voice came out worried.
The girl didn't answer, she raised her fist in the air bringing it down on the boy, Jaune only having seconds to react, he raised his shield blocking the punch. Jaune gritted his teeth as the blow vibrated through his bones. Suddenly he landed on his side as an unexpected kick hit its mark. Slightly dazed, he reached for his sword, he had dropped earlier on, his fingers graced the handle. "Ah!" He cried out as he felt a snap, Yang's foot-stomping down on the boy's hand, trapping it underneath. He tried to pull away, but with every attempt, she would put more weight down.
Jaune looked up to his attacker. But was rewarded with another kick to the head, making him land on his back. He cradled his arm, backing away. Yang continued towards him, there was something about her demeanor that was off. "Yang, What's wrong?" He questioned her, as he moved back, he knew his friend all too well, and she would never usually attack while someone was down during training, semblance, or not.
The blonde grabbed him by his hoody's collar, picking him off the ground before slamming him back down. Jaune coughed as the air escaped his lungs. While Jaune was balled up on the ground, Yang pulled back her arm, readying herself for another hit to the injured boy. "Finish him off."
IN THE CROWD
"You know, I'm actually surprised to see how well Blake is holding her own against Pyrrha," Weiss commented, As the group watch on, captivated by Blake and Pyrrha.
"Yeah, those two are putting on a real show for everyone," Nora said as she sat on the edge of her seat. "In fact, I'm glad Yang's taking a back seat," Ruby had to agree with the ginger girl. However, something about that statement didn't sit right.
"Guys, what is Yang doing?" Ren questioned the group, who turned their heads in the direction he was pointing. Their eyes landing on Yang, in time to see the girl crush Jaune's hand. Their faces fell as they witnessed the brutal action of their friend.
Blake and Pyrrha
Pyrrha heard the cry of her partner before she saw the reason. Yang was putting all her weight on his hand. Anger and confusion were building within her. This allowed Blake to take advantage, kicking the other girl hard in the chest, causing her to fall back.
It was clear to see that Blake had not noticed the scene going on behind her. Pyrrha did the only thing she could think of. She pushed herself up off the ground. Using her semblance, the redhead yanked the weapon from Blake's hand, before rushing her. Blake lifted her fist, preparing herself for close combat. However, her fist fell as Pyrrha sprinted past the girl.
Blake looked over her shoulder, dumbfounded by the change of strategy from her friend. That is until she saw Yang towering over Jaune, her fist ready to come down on him.
Yang
Yang could feel herself shake. She fought against her body. Having an internal battle with herself. `Why are you fighting me, just do it already.` The voice hissed at her.
`I can't, he's my friend,` Yang shot back.
"You want to win this fight, don't you?" Yang could feel the sweat dripping down her forehead, the burning in her chest getting stronger.
`I'm not going to hurt him.` Yang clenched her teeth together. Yang felt a hand grab her shoulder, being forced to turn around. Before she could even register that Pyrrha was in front of her, she felt the redhead fist land on her jaw. Yang stumbled back, rubbing her jaw, red eyes glaring into green eyes.
"I don't know what you are playing at, Yang, but you can clearly see he's injured." Pyrrha returned the glare, she didn't know why, but the intensity Yang was given off rubbed the spartan the wrong way.
"Why does it bother you so much?" Yang started to slowly walk towards the spartan, who tensed. "how can you not hate him." She pointed to the boy on the ground. "He was picked to be team leader, while the school's golden girl has to follow some poor excuse of a hunter."
"That's not true. Jaune is more than capable of leading our team." Pyrrha clenched her fist.
"More so than a champion?" Yang was now in the redheads face. "Or does little miss perfect like to give someone else the limelight for once, after all, it must be hard to keep up that act all of the time. Must be really tiring to be called the invincible girl." Pyrrha stared at her friend with suspicion, Pyrrha didn't miss the twitch on Yang's lips. However, she didn't react in time to block the fist coming for her face.
Pyrrha was pushed back, holding her cheek. "I guess you can't call yourself invincible anymore, now can you?" The blonde let out a laugh.
"I don't care what people call me, but Yang, if you're not careful the way you are going, you'll only be known as a monster." Pyrrha turned away, bending down to help her teammate, Yang was speechless, her eyes widening at the Spartans words. Finally, Yang pulled herself together.
"We're not done." The blonde growled at her, grabbing Pyrrha's shoulder.
"Yes, we are. Just look around, you've proved it, you bet me, is that what you wanted?" Yang clenched her fist, ready to attack.
"That is enough, Miss Xiao Long." A voice called over to them. Goodwitch storming over to the pair, the teacher looked over her glasses at Jaune, who was still clutching his arm. "Miss Nikos, could you take Mr. Ark to the infirmary." Pyrrha nodded, helping him up, she then looked at Yang. "I didn't expect that brutal attack, even from you. Perhaps we should give your father a call." Yang's scarlet eyes sharpened as the teacher mentioned her dad.
"I did what you told me to do, I fought, and it looks like I won, no need to get my dad involved." The girl tried to defend herself.
"That might be the case, but the way you did it was unnecessary, especially for training. Now go get ready." Yang wanted to argue more, but she knew it was pointless, her lips tightened into a straight line. Yang walks towards the changing room, ignoring the looks from her team and the class.
Yang enters the changing room, locking the door behind her. She took a deep breath, anger bubbling up in her chest. She needed to let it out, anyway, she could. The blonde walked towards a row of lockers, pulling them down, causing it to crash on the floor. The blonde tipped over the bench, even breaking one in half. Once she was done, she looked around the destroyed room, breathing heavily as her body shook.
"Well, that was something, can't wait for the next time to play." The voice laughed, as Yang let out a frustrated scream, she just wanted things to go back to normal. Pyrrha was right, she was becoming a monster, and there was nothing she could do about it.
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