*Author's Note**Hey guys. This chapter is going to be a little more on Pyrrha and her new partner in crime. This arc together will be about Pyrrha trying one of her schemes to mess with Ruby and try to break her and Jaune up, how it goes awry (sorta), and the fallout from it. I may also introduce one weird ass shipping that will leave some of you wanting my head on a pike. But, baby steps. And also, this will be the last arc before I go on hiatus. I'll be gone for a couple of months, no access to internet or anything. But once I am able to, I plan to pick the series right back up. Well, enough of this depressing stuff. Time to get to the main show. Here's chapter 19.*

It was a few weeks later, and everyone had thoroughly learned their lesson. After Ruby had put together two and two, and figured out that Ren, Yang, Blake, Weiss, Nora, and Pyrrha had spied on her and Jaune during their date, she had decided to get even with them. And by even, I mean performing acts like causing physical, mental, or emotional pain. And unfortunately for them, she had the skill and means to do so. Nobody was spared, not even her big sister Yang. After that, they had been noticeably wary of her, but eventually all went back to normal.

Which brings us to the current situation. In her team's dorm, alone, Pyrrha was currently considering what she normally was; what was the best possible way to get Ruby out of the picture, or break her and Jaune up? Pyrrha had fallen for the awkward and nerd-like fellow almost immediately. Unlike most guys who spoke with her, he didn't care much for her fame (though he did know she was the Pumpkin Pete's mascot), was genuinely kind, and actually kept his eyes level with hers, and not her chest.

But Pyrrha may have fallen a bit too hard for him. She felt herself wanting him, to make him hers. She wanted him to want her. But no, he had wanted Ruby instead. And this made Pyrrha angry. Angry that Jaune would choose an unknown girl over her, a famous warrior. Why he would choose a younger girl over a more mature one. Why he would choose an undeveloped little girl, over her and her nice figure. She had everything on Ruby; fame, maturity, and sex appeal. And yet he still chose Ruby over her. And Pyrrha could not stand it.

Pyrrha had absolutely nothing against Ruby herself though. Ruby was affable, adorable, and easy to get along with. She had an infectious attitude and smile that could make the people around her become her friends in a heartbeat. Or at least want to become her friend. If only she could get along with people a little better. But aside from that, she was also an excellent fighter, which was something Pyrrha could respect from the bottom of her heart. Yes, Pyrrha did respect and like Ruby, for all intents and purposes. She just simply hated the fact that Ruby and Jaune were a couple.

But to Pyrrha, there was a fine line between hating that Ruby was in a relationship with the guy that Pyrrha herself liked, and hating Ruby herself. A very fine line. This has caused her to sometimes even try to outright cause Ruby harm, though usually to no avail. She was fast and willy, like that one guy who calls himself a minority on that Achieve Men show that was popular nowadays. Somehow, someway, she always seemed to get away unharmed, making it seem easy in the process. Anyway, getting a little restless, Pyrrha decided to head into the cafeteria and grab some lunch, despite her friends and teammates all being out for the day.

The cafeteria was mostly empty; just a few scattered students around. She took a seat at the table she and the rest normally sat at, and just began to eat her sandwich. Not really paying attention to any one thing in particular, she focused her hearing and began to pick at the different conversations going around the cafeteria.

"-about Port's lecture on..."

"So did you hear about the..."

"-do about that couple from team RAYR?" At this, Pyrrha's ears perked up. Looking towards the source of the conversation, Pyrrha saw Cardin Winchester talking with his buddies. Straining her ears, Pyrrha tried to listen in on their conversation more.

"Yeah, those two are seriously annoying. I mean, have you seen them? Practically flaunting their relationship in front of people."

"Yeah. It makes me so mad that that nerd could get a girl before we did."

"Makes this like some sort of bad anime or something."

"Well, what do you say to us trying to break the stupid couple up?"

"But Cardin, didn't Jaune warn us to not go near his team again? Especially Ruby!"

"Tch, you think that pathetic loser could do anything about it? It's not like we'd be caught doing anything, and of push came to shove we could so kick his butt."

Despite not liking the part about threatening Jaune, Pyrrha found herself growing more and more interested in their conversation. So, team CRDL's out to break Ruby and Jaune up too? Maybe... Getting up, Pyrrha began to walk towards their table, idea in mind. Standing behind Cardin, Pyrrha cleared her throat and began.

"So, you guys are out to break up my friends?"

Startled, the four guys at the table turned and looked to the recently arrived Pyrrha. Looking at her, Cardin couldn't help but wonder something.

"If we are, then what is it to you? You didn't sound so upset."

"Who said I was? I may be interested in hearing the details of this little plan of yours. You do have a plan, right?" Pyrrha said this to a table full of rather puzzled guys. They weren't sure if they had just heard what she'd said. It almost sounded like she was offering to help them.

"And what would you do with the details of our plan?"

"What do you think I would do?"

To the casual onlooker, the scene would be odd. Five students gathered at a table, all with faces that would cause chills to go up and down one's spine. Whispering to each other, plotting something. And none of it sounded good. For the next hour or so, the group continued to whisper amongst themselves, arguing and debating the pros and cons to various ideas and plans.

As it were, while these five were making up their scheme to interfere with Ruby and Jaune, the couple just happened to be eating lunch in the courtyard. Ruby had prepared a lunchbox for the two, consisting of sandwiches, stew, and strawberry cookies. The two were eating peacefully, blissfully unaware of the storm brewing on the horizon.

"So, Ruby. How exactly do you make these cookies?" Jaune had been wondering this for a while. Ruby's sweets were amazing, but her strawberry cookies were on an entirely different level.

"That is a secret, Jaune."

Joking around, laughing, and just having a good time in general, the two continued their little picnic. From the cafeteria window a story above, neither of them saw a red haired girl and her four cohorts looking down on look down on them, malevolence in their gaze.

*Afterword**This one was shorter than the last few because I plan to release this arc as a three parter. As you can tell, Pyrrha has teamed up with the jerk-offs from CRDL to try and mess with Ruby and Jaune. This is going to work for and against her. How? I don't wanna spoil anything just yet. Also, I'm going to make a lot of Pyrrha fanboys cry with what I have planned (and no, it doesn't involve direct harm to Pyrrha, nor does it involve me killing, maiming, leaving her mentally scarred, etc.), maybe. Anyhow, again this will likely be my last arc for a while, so I hope to have it completed, and I do hope you all enjoy it. Once my hiatus is finished, I'll come back with more Love is a Knight-mare. Count on it.*