Nora usually liked people, it was rare for her to not get along with others. She could only really remember a few that caught her ire, however, when her ire was earned it was hard to get rid of.

Turquoise eyes stared across towards emerald ones, ones that had recently caught the attention of her precious sapphires. She didn't like those yes, she didn't like them in the slightest! This girl, she suddenly barged into their lives, into something she had no right to barge into and decided that she'd be part of it? She wouldn't allow this, she wouldn't let any of that happen.

Despite this though, she knew she was being unfair, Pyrrha wasn't her no matter how much they looked alike. She knew that this girl hadn't hurt her Jauney, she knew that she wasn't that bi… that monster who broke his heart and used him to elevate herself. But still, still she couldn't let it go. She didn't want to see her brother hurt, she didn't want him to go through the pain that he'd been put through once more.

She would play nice for now, fist clenched she'd grit her teeth and bare with it, for now. She wished that the orientation wasn't as boring as it was, she wished that it would hurry up so this day could be over. She hoped they would attend different classes, that they wouldn't run into one another.

So, with all her fury and anger, with all her hate she volunteered when they had asked if anyone wanted to show what they were made of. They were giving her a chance, a chance to vent, and when they were asking for volunteers to be her opponent well Nora couldnt' help but volunteer little miss red.

They were given standard training gear, nothing special, she was able to find a standard metal mallet. At least she'd have something familiar to use when she squashed that annoying girl. She ignored the oos and awes of the crowd around her, for some reason they had given her the dumbest look when she challenged Red. They must have thought she was crazy or something, apparently little Red was special. She didn't care, that wasn't going to cut it against her, Nora's fought special. She's fought a monster over and over, but this girl in front of her wasn't Rouge, they may both have been Red's but one of them wasn't nearly as terrifying as the other.

She readied herself, little red had gathered a sword and shield. Now she felt that she was just copying Jaune at this point. Speaking of the doof, she felt her anger grow as her brother stared at the red head with awe. Apparently the use of similar weapons really got him excited.

She rolled her eyes, her brother should only be looking this way, not… not at that… that thief!

"FIGHT!"

Nora wasted no time, her body crackled with lightning, she was going to finish this in one blow! Dashing forward lightning surged around her, the sounds of well shock were snuffed out by her adrenaline. Moving forward she slammed her hammer down, however something was off. She missed her mark, Red moved away slightly and avoided the blow entirely.

The ground beneath Nora splintered as sparks radiated front he base of the hammer head.

Instinctively she moved back, the shield nearly butting her across the face. As she did though a blade came swiping downwards to cut off her escape. Nora let go of her hammer for just a moment, her aura flared and sparks jolted from her being.

The red head instantly jumped backwards to avoid the current shock and awe tactic. Once more Nora moved, grabbing the hammer again she did a horizontal swipe, trying to blow her away with a golfswing. However, once more something was off, the hammer didn't move as she wanted, there was some kind of resistance. So she did what she did best, she muscled it. Sparks ignited on the hammer as she added more force, breaking through whatever it was that was holding her back.

However, it hadn't been enough, the redhead dodged once more. She was so infuriatingly slippery. She felt a shield crash into her face, but a wicked smile bloomed. Instead of backing away she gave the shield a good ol fashion headbutt. Her sparks flowed through the metallic shield and the redhead backed away wincing in pain as she dropped the shield for now.

Then something happened, instead of continuing with her weapons the redhead dropped her sword too. Opting instead to bring up her fists, so that's how she wanted to play. Nora felt the same actually, the hammer wasn't going to cut it, the girl was doing something to it and she wasn't going to make any headway whatsoever. Nora growled as she tossed the hammer away, she didn't miss the look of shock in the red… no Pyrrha… Pyrrha's face.

"Right then, we'll settle this the old fashioned way! Try not to get pulverized princess!"

To her surprise, the red head smiled, a huge beaming smile. "Yes! I agree! And I'm not just a princess! I'm a warrior Princess!"

Okay… okay so Nora got a chuckle out of that one. Dashing forward sparks flowed freely from her body. Her hands coming down in a makeshift hammer blow, she watched as Pyrrha dove into her electrical field, this surprised her.

For her efforts though, she received a rather impressive upper cut, one that would have thrown most people off balance. But Nora wasn't most people, despite the heavy blow to her aura, and the constant use of her semblance she did what she did best, she used her head.

Clenching her jaw, trying to keep her brain in place she shifted forward, and with a heavy blow she met Pyrrha's head with her own. A loud thunk resonated through the room as surprisingly Pyrrha did the same.

Thankfully she was outright stronger, able to push Pyrrha back, however, she was soon grabbed. Her sleeves were pulled on as Pyrrha grabbed her bearings, pulling back and rolling over using her arched back as a pivot she sent Nora sailing through the air. Having used her momentum from the initial attack Nora hit the ground with a loud thud.

"Okay, that hurt…" Getting up she turned around towards the girl, and still she had the biggest smile on her face! What was wrong with her! Though, if she were to look in a mirror herself she'd have her own massive smile.

Off to the side she missed her brothers talking.

"Lie?"

"Yes Jaune?"

"I'm scared… but also really impressed!"

"...Me too."

As the two boys did their own thing, the girls continued to battle. Everytime Nora thought she'd land a solid hit, Pyrrha would slightly dodge it. It was infuriating but fun, she was amazed that the little warrior Princess was able to dodge her blows so well. She hadn't expected anyone their age to keep up with her! This was thrilling, a thrill she couldn't get from anyone else.

Not even when she fought Rouge, with Rouge it wasn't about winning, it was about trying not to get splattered, but here she was on equal footing with this girl she'd just moments ago hated.

"COME ON! MORE MORE MORE!" Nora was having the time of her life! "BRING IT ON PRINCESS!" Her fist made solid contact with Pyrrha's gut, or at least it should have, but she felt her move with the blow again, thus dampening it.

"Anytime!" Pyrrha's blow came from a jab to her jaw, one that would have disabled any normal person. But Nora was anything but normal! She grabbed Pyrrha and attempted to pin her to the ground, but was surprised when she was thrown again.

This time she caught herself in a basic roll, flipping back up, though to her surprise the redhead was already upon her, her eyes glowing in sheer joy!

Nora felt her stomach buckle as Pyrrha's knee landed against her. Her response was simple, once again use her head. Once more she gave the girl a good solid headbutt, which again Pyrrha returned.

By this point both of them were getting fatigued, sweat dripped from their brows as they jumped away staring one another down. They were able to launch at one another again when the signal was called.

Both girls stopped centimeters away from one another, their fists already clenched.

"That's enough! Nora Valkyrie Arc's Aura has dipped into the red!" Both girls eyed the monitor, Pyrrha's aura was only a percent higher than Nora's, if the battle had raged even a little longer there was no telling how it could have gone.

Silence filled the room as they stared each other down. Jaune and Lie both gave anxious looks, at least till the two girls turned towards one another. Nora extended her hand first and Pyrrha took it. "THAT WAS AWESOME!"

"Indeed it was!"

Both boys felt relief hit them as the girls suddenly beamed with glee, it looks like Nora found a new friend.