A/N: I have to admit, the last chapter's feedback pleased me greatly. Thanks for getting me to 18 favorites and 34 follows! I don't own RWBY, sadly that still belongs to Monty Oum and Rooster Teeth. Now, it is time for CASL's first day as an official team. I'll try to cover all the classes, but I won't be sure. Let's start it off!

*Chapter 5*

Cardin woke up, and he was slightly used to the fact that he was reliving his past life. He then remembered the previous day, and his new team.

'That's right; I'm a leader again,' he thought. He saw that the other members were still not fully awake, save for Cardin's partner, "So, you're up too?"

"Yeah, I just woke," Cardin answered.

Adam yawned, readjusting his mask. He saw the still sleeping forms of Sky and Velvet, and smirked, "What do you think we should do about the Sleeping Beauties?" Cardin spotted a whistle on his bedside table, along with a note.

Thought that this might come in handy

-Ozpin-

Cardin smirked, an amusing plan formulating in his head. Adam followed his gaze, and he smiled, "Don't tell me we're thinking the same thing."

Cardin put the whistle to his lips, and Adam counted, "Three, two, one!" On one, Cardin blew the whistle, with entertaining results.

Sky leaped up and fell out of bed, and Velvet sat up, looking for the source of the disturbance. Her eyes rested on the two males howling with laughter, and she narrowed her eyes playfully, "Really guys? A simple 'Wake up' would've done the job."

Sky had gotten up off of the floor, "That was so not funny."

Cardin looked at the clock, and saw that they had a few hours to kill before classes.

"So, what do we do to pass time by?" he asked. Velvet raised her hand, "Well, maybe we should decorate our dorm. You know, make it different from the others."

Cardin thought over the rabbit Faunas' suggestion, "That's not a bad idea. I like it."

Adam hefted his trunk, "Yeah, I need to get my stuff out of this bloody thing."

"Now that you mention it, that should be our first order of business," Sky said, stretching. Cardin clapped his hands together, "Then it's settled. Our first order of business is to decorate and unpack."

Velvet pulled her trunk on her bed, opened her dresser drawers, and began to sort her clothes. Everything was put in neatly, just how she liked it.

Sky put up a poster of the Achieve Men, and Adam chuckled as he saw it, "Wow, I would have never guessed that you would be a fan of them."

Sky laughed back, "Yeah, they are pretty funny." The blue-haired boy continued to unpack, hanging up his clothes. On outfit consisted of a white and blue suit with the shoulders painted black. Cardin looked over, "That's a nice one. Where'd you get that?"

"I got it from my dad when we went out in Vale a week ago," Sky answered. Cardin took out his black suit and hung it up in the closet, along with his dress shoes. Adam seemed to have multiple copies of the same outfit; black slacks, a black trench coat, black gloves, and his red and black shoes.

When they were done unpacking, they saw that they had to wear their school uniforms.

"Ah well. It could be worse," Adam sighed as he picked up his uniform, heading to the bathroom to change. Ten minutes later, he exited, wearing the mask along with the uniform.

"It's way less constricting than I thought," he mused. Velvet changed next, and Cardin had to admit it looked good on her, not something that could be said for everyone.

Sky entered the bathroom, and while he changed, Cardin thought of a way to get him back. Back in the days of team CRDL, they had always joked that Sky had no facial hair whatsoever, and thus never needed to shave.

Cardin, however, always shaved every other week, and he had quite the stock on shaving cream.

'When he goes in for a shower tonight, I'll get him with a handful of shaving cream after he's done,' Cardin thought, smirking at the visualized results. Sky exited and waved the bathroom over to Cardin, "It's all yours big man."

Cardin grabbed his uniform and strolled into the bathroom. He locked the door, and stripped down. He put on his uniform, and was thankful it fit him. As he was much taller than the average 17 year-old, it was a bit hard finding clothing that fit. He made sure the tie was straight, picked up his clothes from the other day, and exited, throwing them in a laundry basket.

"Okay, we still have a good thirty minutes to go before we have class. What do we do until then?" Cardin asked, dodging another towel from Sky.

"Sorry mate, but you can't get me with the same trick twice," Cardin said. Sky looked away, "Dammit, I thought I would get you again."

"Does anyone have a deck of cards on them?" Adam asked. Sky shook his head, "Sorry, but Dove stole mine before we got here."

"By stole, don't you mean 'borrowed without permission'?" Cardin laughed.

"Nah, he'll give them back eventually, but until then I'm beat," Sky said. Adam slouched on his bed, "Well, I'm out of ideas then." Velvet looked up, and Cardin saw that she was drawing something in her sketchbook. It was a picture of the four of them, labeled 'CASL'.

"Wow Velvet, you have some really good drawing skills," Cardin complimented. Velvet flushed red a bit, "Th-thanks." That gave the orange-haired boy an idea.

"Guys, why don't we draw ourselves and post it on the dorm door? That way everyone can see that this is team CASL's dorm," Cardin suggested. Adam raised a hand to his face, readjusting his mask, "That's not a bad one. I like it." Velvet and Sky nodded in agreement.

"Let's get started then." The group sprang into action, drawing themselves.

When they were done, they stepped back to admire their work.

"Now that is a masterpiece," Sky breathed. It was certainly well drawn. Cardin was holding his mace; Adam was standing to the side with his sword in hand; Velvet was twirling her pistol whip; Sky was holding his double bladed sword backwards. On top there was the label of 'Team CASL'.

Cardin looked at his watch, "Oh damn! We have twenty minutes to get to class!" They ran out of their dorm, grabbing the materials they would need. As they ran across the courtyard, Cardin saw Professor Ozpin and Professor Goodwitch standing outside. Ozpin held a mug of coffee in his hand, while Goodwitch looked at her scroll.

They burst into the classroom, which happened to be Grimm Studies. Taught by Professor Port, it was one of the subjects Cardin enjoyed, as the tales Port always told were amusing.

They saw that they were not the first class to arrive. Teams ARKD and FLME were there already. Dove held up a small package, "Hey Sky! Here's your bloody cards." He tossed them, and Sky caught them, "You know, I needed these about thirty minutes ago."

Cardin didn't know much about FLME, but he had heard that they were one of the best fourth year teams Beacon had. He was unfamiliar with two of ARKD's members, but he knew that they had to be good fighters.

Just before the bell rang, teams began pouring in. He identified JNPR and RWBY, and to his annoyance, POWR. His displeasure at seeing POWR must have been obvious, as Adam leaned over, "I take it you don't like them?"

"Yeah, I hate those that bully those who are weaker," Cardin answered. To his relief, POWR went to the other side of the class, with ARKD and FLME. Adam put a hand on his shoulder, "Don't waste your energy on them. They're not worth the effort." Cardin nodded and got ready for class, pulling out his pen and notebook.

Professor Port was someone who thought a lot of himself, and it was obvious to see why. The man had a gold bust of himself on his desk, and his stories always said he was made Grimm his prey. And this story was no different.

"Demons. Monsters. Creatures of darkness. Yes, Grimm have many names. But I call them prey," Port said, winking in the direction of Yang. Cardin chuckled as he saw the brawler look away.

"Anyway, here's a tale from my youth, when I was a very handsome man. I was walking through the forest, casually strolling, when a pair of Beowolves attacked me. I showed them my massive Blunderaxe, and I saw the fear in their eyes. They charged me, and I killed them with ease, walking away with their pelts," Port began to drone. He pointed his Blunderaxe to pictures of different types of Grimm on the wall.

"You have Beowolves, Ursi, Nevermores, King Taijitu, Boarbatusks, Death Stalkers, and several new breeds, including the Gyarhino. This beast has one short temper, and its horns can easily impale a human," he informed. Cardin jotted down the notes on it, making sure he had all the necessary information.

Port pointed to a cage that Cardin had not noticed until now, "In that cage is a Grimm, and if someone answers the next question correctly, they'll have the chance to fight it. Now, what separates Nevermores from the other species of Grimm?"

Adam and Cardin raised their hands. They looked at each other, and Cardin put his hand down, "You can have first shot at it."

"The Nevermore is, so far, the only type of Grimm that can fly. This gives it a massive advantage in battle," Adam answered confidently. Port clapped his hands together, "Precisely! Well done Mr.…"

"Taurus, sir."

"Well then Mr. Taurus, that was correct. Please, step to the front of the class."

Adam walked down into the front of the class and faced the cage. Whatever was in it was extremely cross, as it was shaking all over the place.

"Let's see how well you fare against this!" Port yelled, unlocking the cage. A black blur rushed at Adam, and he rolled to the left, trying to get a better look at his attacker. It was a Beowolf Alpha, and it was furious.

The Grimm let out a fury filled roar before lunging at the bull Faunas again. Adam jumped, and the Grimm dashed under him. His body began to glow red, and when the Beowolf came at him he swung his sword, the body of the Grimm disappearing. He sheathed his sword, not appearing to have even broken a sweat.

Port clapped, "Bravo, bravo. Ladies and gentlemen, we are in the true presence on a hunter in training. Remember, stay vigilant." After he had finished speaking, the bell rang to signal the end of this class. Cardin went to congratulate his teammate, along with the rest of CASL.

"Nice job man. That thing didn't stand a chance," Cardin praised, giving the Faunas a friendly tap on the back. Adam grinned, "Yeah, the only thing it did to me was ruffle my uniform up a bit."

Adam turned around, and he saw team POWR staring at him.

"What, do you want some too?" he growled. He hated when people stared, especially when he wasn't fond of them. POWR's leader sucked his teeth and looked away, "What a show-off." Adam wanted to lunge forward and punch him, but a reassuring hand from Cardin prevented him from doing so. He visibly relaxed, "Sorry, but those guys really piss me off."

The last thing they needed was for one of their members to do something reckless like get in a fight with another student. As much as Cardin would love to see POWR get shot back down to Remnant, now was not the time or place.

"Don't bother with them. Anyways, we have about two minutes before we're late to History," Cardin pointed out. Adam looked up, "You're right!" CASL ran out of Professor Port's now deserted class, and barely made it to History on time.

History was taught by Professor Oobleck, and he had a talent for zooming around the class so fast that no one could keep up. He looked up as CASL burst in, panting and holding their sides.

"You're barely on time. I hope this does not happen frequently," Oobleck lightly reprimanded. Cardin shook his head, "Of course not sir."

Oobleck began his lecture, "The Human-Faunas War was one fought because of inhumane practices against Faunas'. Now, does anyone know what most people consider to be the major turning point in the war?"

Weiss raised her hand, "The Battle of Fort Castle." Oobleck stopped running around the class, and for once Cardin could rest his eyes. He was exhausted from trying to keep track of the teacher.

"Precisely! Now, can anyone tell me how did the Faunas win that key battle?" Oobleck asked. Cardin raised his hand, "Didn't the General try to attack the Faunas at night, only to find that Faunas have near perfect vision in the dark?" Oobleck clapped gleefully, "Well done, Mr. Winchester! That's it! Good job."

Cardin wiped his brow, surprised at how much he had been sweating.

'I'd never thought that the teachers would be so proud to see me participating,' he thought. He saw that a majority of the class, save for CASL, were looking at him in shock, and it took a minute for Cardin to understand why.

'It's because of my family. Oh, how much I hate my father right now. My family has abused Faunas' for centuries,' he realized. His father was particularly cruel; he had a Faunas worker tortured to death for not working fast enough. Cardin was sickened by the memory, and it made him hate his father even more.

"Now, have any of you been discriminated against because of your Faunas heritage?" Oobleck asked. Adam and Velvet were among those who raised their hands. Cardin felt a pang of pity. He had an easy life; Faunas were always looked down upon, no matter what.

Cardin raised his hand, "Professor, how can humans be so cruel towards Faunas?"

Oobleck dropped his papers, "Mr. Winchester, that is a question I have been asking myself for years. I don't know why." Cardin put his hand down, not sure as what to say.

"It isn't right. If anything, humanity is the lesser kind for being so cruel," he whispered. Adam heard him, and he offered a consoling pat on the back, "Don't worry about it too much. Discrimination will always be around. There isn't anything you can do about it."

Cardin slammed his fist on the desk, "That's why I'm frustrated! Knowing I can't do anything, knowing I can't stop it, it makes me hate humans. Especially my father."

Adam jumped, "Your father?" Cardin nodded, "Yes. My father is a twisted man, and he had a Faunas worker tortured to death because he didn't work fast enough." Adam didn't know what to say. Cardin Winchester just admitted to his father committing a horrible crime.

"Did you tell anyone?" Adam asked slowly.

"Of course I did. The authorities brushed it off and I was beaten for it. That sight was so horrible. Treating them like animals; it makes me sick to my stomach," Cardin answered. His indigo eyes began to water, and he stood up, "Excuse me for a moment Professor."

Cardin left the class, aware that all eyes were on him. He stopped until he was in the fighting ring. He got out his mace, and began to practice.

Practicing his techniques was always something Cardin did to regain his composure. It helped to take his mind off of things. Finally, he walked to the simulator and started it up.

"Choose which battle you wish to fight," the automated voice said. Cardin pressed a random button on the screen, not caring as long as he had a fight.

"Grimm selected: Death Stalker. Please prepare yourself," the cold robot voice said. Cardin got into a stance, ready. A virtual reality of the forest took place of the fighting ring, and Cardin went head to head with a Death Stalker. The giant scorpion was fast and deadly, as it had two huge pinchers and a poisonous stinger on its tail.

The Grimm stopped just in front of him, screeching. Cardin swung his mace, catching the beast in the underbelly. There was no armor there, and he took full use of that knowledge. Before it could right itself, Cardin used his semblance. He picked the Death Stalker up and ripped it in two. The blood of the Grimm splashed on him.

"New Grimm selected: Beowolf pack," the computer said. Cardin saw as the bushes began to crawl with Beowolves.

"Which one of you is first?" Cardin asked, trying to taunt them into making a stupid move. A Beowolf rushed him; it was young, and Cardin took full use of its inexperience. He hit it square in the chest with his mace, sending it flying. He heard the bones break on impact.

"Who's next then?" Cardin asked, holding his mace on his shoulder casually. The entire pack looked at the pack leader and charged all at once. Cardin ran forward to meet them. He swung his mace in a circle, hitting them as they came to close for comfort. The pack leader swiped at him, and the blow caught him in the arm.

Pain lanced up and down his body, and Cardin fell to one knee, "Dammit that really hurt." The Beowolf Alpha loomed over him and struck.

"Battle Simulation over. Fighter is dead," the computer said, and the virtual reality ended. Cardin wasn't wounded, but he was extremely tired, as if he really had fought all of those Grimm.

"Cardin," a soft voice behind him said. The orange-haired teen turned around to see Velvet standing, lightly twirling her rabbit ears.

"A-are y-you okay?" she asked timidly. Cardin nodded, "Yeah, I'm okay now." He walked over to her and gave her a hug, "Thank you for worrying."

"Adam is out looking for you. So is Sky. After you left class, Professor Oobleck sent them after you," Velvet told him.

"Well, I guess I better find them to tell them I'm alright," Cardin said, straightening up. He wiped his eyes and followed Velvet to the dorm. He opened the door, and was greeted by Adam and Sky.

"Are you okay?" Adam asked, putting a hand on his shoulder. Cardin nodded, "Yeah, I'm sorry for leaving like that." Adam shook his head, "Don't be. We're your teammates. I had no idea Faunas Rights was such a sensitive subject for you."

Sky walked over, and gave Cardin a bone-crushing hug, "Don't ever pull a disappearing act on us again." Cardin couldn't answer, and he tapped on Sky's arms. Adam smirked, "Um, Sky? I don't think he'll be able to answer you if you cut off his air supply. Just saying."

Sky released Cardin, who began gasping for air. The blue-haired teen's eyes were a tad watery themselves, "When you walked off like that, you had no idea how much we were worried. Adam and I and went looking for you."

"Sorry about this. It's just that Faunas Rights is a very touchy subject for me. I promise I'll try to not react like that again," Cardin replied, feeling ashamed. He looked at his scroll.

"Well, we're free for the rest of the day. Do you guys want to get some food somewhere?" he asked. They all nodded, happy to see that their leader was back to his old self.

"I can drive us to our destination," Adam offered. Cardin nodded, "Okay, it's settled then. Just gimme a couple of minutes to get ready, then we'll head out." He went to the bathroom, and splashed some of the cold water on his face.

As the water dripped down his face, he looked at his reflection in the mirror.

'I will not become like my father. I swear it,' he thought. He exited, ready to leave and get some food.

A/N: Yes, I know this chapter was a bit more emotional than the others. It's also a bit longer than the last one by a couple of hundred words. This is turning out to be quite fun. The little challenge from last chapter is still up if anyone wants a crack at it. Please don't cheat by looking at the reviews. Anyways, review please?

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