Man I feel stupid. The reason the announcement about Pyrrha's chapter not showing up was because I was replacing a chapter duh. I need to delete the thing first, I'm currently banging my head against a wall. Well self-deprecation aside here is the Velvet/Cardin chapter. Hope you enjoy this one.

Chapter 11- A Bunny and Bully Chat.

Velvet's POV

Six months.

Six months since Jaune died. It's been hard on me, I had a pretty big crush on him. He was so kind to me despite my faunus status. He didn't care about all that stuff, he simply cared that I was a girl being picked on. I became a tutor for him in history and he was actually a quick study. Those were some of the best times I've had at Beacon. Coco and the rest of my team have tried to cheer me up and I've slowly gotten better but it still hurts.

I'm currently walking back to Beacon after picking up some groceries from the store. Before I can react a man has grabbed me and pushed me against an alley wall. My shopping bag falls from my hands. I don't move as I can feel a knife pushing into stomach while the man's arm is up against my throat. Over the ringing in my ears from hitting the wall I can hear the man speaking, more like screaming.

"YOU FILTHY ANIMAL! BECAUSE OF OU MY DAUGHTER DIED IN THAT ATTACK. ALL BECAUSE ANIMALS LIKE YOU COULDN'T ACCEPT YOUR PLACE IN THE WORLD!" the pressure on my throat loosens some and I try to get air back in my lungs. Once I have oxygen I try to calm the man down, I should have brought my weapon with me. "I'm sorry about your daughter Mr but I wasn't a part of that, I go to Beacon." That was apparently the wrong thing to say as the pressure is back on my throat.

"AN ANIMAL LIKE YOU DOESN'T DESERVE THAT, MY DAUGHTER DREAMED OF GOING TO BEACON BUT THAT WILL NEVER HAPPEN NOW!" The knife is now being waved up close in front of my eye and the man brings his knife back and a mad look is in his eyes. "I'm going to cut you to pieces nice and slow animal. I wonder if your feet will bring me some luck." Is this how I die, some random attack in an alley. To my surprise a hand grasps the knife and pulls it away before a mace slams down on the man's head. He collapses to the ground instantly. I turn to thank my helper only for it to catch in my throat as Cardin Winchester is standing there.

"I don't blame you." What is he…? "That look on your face, I don't blame you for being shocked. I like to think I wasn't as bad as that guy but I know that I was probably was." A sad smile comes onto his face. "Make sure you keep your weapon on you, guys like him are common right now." He moves to leave but I stop him.

"Wait, thank you Cardin." A chuckle escapes his lips. "You shouldn't be thanking me, if it wasn't for Jaune I might have helped that guy." The look of self-loathing in his eyes scares me slightly. "I don't think you would have done that Cardin. You might have been a bully but a murderer? I don't think so." Anger appears on Cardin's face. "You don't know that, hell I don't even get how you can say that. I bullied you relentlessly for what, some extra appendages and DNA differences. I'm scum, no more than trash. I don't have the right to be a Hunter." I have to admit I've never seen Cardin like this.

"Cardin what's really bothering you." Cardin punches the wall suddenly and I jump back in fright. "What did you just see then." I'm confused by this but I'll bite. "I see a display of strength and frustration." A hollow laugh escapes Cardin. "Yep, that's all I got. Strength, and even then it's pathetic compared to most others in my grade, let alone the older students like you. You could have kicked me and my teams' asses anytime you wanted." He's not wrong, I merely abhor violence between humans and faunus. "And in the end I'll never go anywhere as a Hunter, I can't plan, I can barely do teamwork, I'm lazy, cruel, and a whole lot of other things. People like me don't go on to do good things yet we still live." So that's what this is about.

"You miss Jaune don't you?" a look of shock appears on his face. "I understand, I miss him as well. I miss the boy that would hang out with me and not care about species, I miss the boy that would brighten up my day, I miss the boy that I could complain to about all the crap I had to put up with, and most of all I miss the boy that saw the good in everyone." Cardin shakes his head at that bit about crap I put up with.

"And I was part of that. I felt my name made me better, that others should respect and fear me for my strength, and that as a human I was superior to faunus. All I've done since I came to Beacon is act like an ass or bully others. While I acted like big man on campus Jaune was striving to improve and grow. He was succeeding as well. Now he's dead." Tears have actually started to well up in his eyes.

"I owe him my team, they would have died if he hadn't have chased off the Grimm." Cardin leans up against the wall and the sits down with his back against it. "How do you get through it? How do you continue to be strong?" How do I continue to be strong?" I sit down next to him, never thought I'd see the day I'm consoling Cardin Winchester of all people, and address him. "I wouldn't say I've continued to be strong. If it wasn't for my team I don't think I'd be anywhere near as composed as I am now. What keeps me going is my friends, the thought they need me, and the fact that I have a duty to live." Seeing the questioning look on his face at that last bit I elaborate.

"To waste my life or to throw it away would be spitting on Jaune's sacrifice. He gave up everything to protect people, the least we can do is make sure our lives are worth living." Granted it took me months to realize that. A contemplative look appears on Cardin's face, yet another thing I never thought would happen, and he stands up, grabs the still unconscious man, throws him over his shoulder, and turns to look at me.

"I'll think on what you said…. Thank you." Without another word Cardin walks out of the alley leaving me alone. I gather my things and head back to Beacon, thinking on my conversation with Cardin. When I land I head to the main courtyard and stop at the statue of Juane. Placing a flower in front of it I then head on thinking more about the day's events. Jaune you truly have no idea how much you changed people.

Hope you all like this one. And for those you are Arkos fans A Spartan's Final Fight is up.