Hey you guys like I had promised I was going to work on Musical RWBY and A Beast Am I. Now before you read not all the one shots are going to follow the song directly but I'm sure you guys know how this works i just thought I would tell you again anyway. The stories are going to be written by what I feel is described in the song and what I feel fits the situation and saying that I think this is the most depressing thing I wrote so far.

Bully

Glancing up at the clock Drake sighed seeing it was just turning eight am meaning he still had several hours to be stuck in this hellhole of a school. He turned slightly seeing the smirking face of Cardin and just seeing it pissed him off, he frowned before wincing his cheek still sore from their earlier encounter a soft sigh bringing his attention to the man behind the desk. Professor Ozpin looked through papers most likely Drake's permanent record before setting the papers down rubbing his forehead slightly leaning back on the chair, "This is the fifth time you've come to my office Mr. Maxwell and each time has been for fighting with Mr. Winchester." Drake frowned, "You mean defending myself! I only fight back because I never have any choice." Again Professor Ozpin sighed looking towards Cardin whose smirk was now gone and replaced with a fake look of fear, "Not true sir my friends can tell you he just ran up to me and started swinging if anything I was the one defending myself." Anger coursed through Drake as he stood up fuming, "Bull shit! If he was defending himself how come I'm the one who got fucked up and not him." Professor Ozpin looked up at Drake his eyes hard warning him to settle down without even having to speak a single word, "Mr. Maxwell. Sit. Down." Drake was shaking out of anger and fear angry that Cardin was going to get off yet again with nothing more than a slap on the wrist and scared of what Ozpin would do to him if he managed to piss him off enough, "That is an interesting point I will say, care to explain Mr. Winchester?" He looked to Cardin smirking this time knowing he wouldn't be able to weasel his way out of this now, but his smirk was wiped away when he saw Cardin shrug so nonchalantly, "What can I say he's a terrible fighter, still I didn't want to take any chances that he could surprise me." Drake was speechless there was no way Ozpin could actually buy this crap, Cardin turned to smirk at him before the sigh of the Professor took his attention seeing the man lean back in his chair his head tilted back as he rubbed his eyes, "Drake...I expect a written apology to Mr. Winchester by the end of the day-" "Oh this is such bull shit..." "and please don't make me write you up again...you're both dismissed." They both stood though Drake was more than dejected it was the same shit every day at this school and he couldn't take it it was affecting him every way he could think of, the only reason he was still here was because of the few friends he had and his mother's insistence that 'it'll get better.' his response was always 'when...'

He closed the door to the principals office and made his way to his class, Professor Port learned by now to not bother asking where he was as it had become a common occurrence for him to be sent to the office for all kinds of stuff, all of it lies and blame pinned on him by Cardin of course. He was pulled from his thoughts when he was thrown against the lockers lining the wall the loud ringing echoing through the hallway his back aching from the impact. He looked up just as he felt something slam into the side of his face knocking him to the ground, he didn't have time to react as he felt a strong force collide with his stomach causing him to curl in on himself coughing out for the air that had been knocked from his lungs. His ears were ringing from the impact to his face but he managed to hear Cardin's voice his mocking laugh, "Snitch, I know it was you don't fuck with me Drake...it never ends well for you." Another impact to his stomach followed by that fucking laugh as he laid there hearing Cardin's footsteps fading into the distance, Drake slowly pushed himself to his feet shaking ever so slightly leaning against the lockers for support as he took shaky breaths feeling tears burning at his eyes, he shook his head clenching his fists until they began to ache, I will not cry because of him. With a shaky breath he calmed himself down and made his way back to class. He could feel his cheek starting to swell up now, it added to the pain of his busted lip and his still recovering injuries from the past few days, his stomach started to throb knowing that there was going to be a large bruise there as well. He stood at the door to Professor Port's class seeing he was engrossed in another lecture he wondered if he should just skip, he quickly shot that idea down it would just show he was weak and that Cardin had broken him and he wasn't going to let it happen. He opened the door stepping in as the lecture slowly died off all eyes falling on him as he stared at the ground and almost instantly the whispering started, "Class settle down...Thank you for joining us Mr. Maxwell get out your book and turn to page 167." Just those few words and he was back to teaching he had learned not to take it personally but the teachers just didn't care or rather they stopped caring since it always seemed to be something with him.

Sitting in his chair the teacher had left them for a moment to their own devices, again he could hear whispering around him and that laugh he hated so much, looking up he saw Cardin sitting with his friends laughing no doubt telling them how he beat his ass. "Hey.." He looked over seeing one of his friends, Blake, sitting there her book surprisingly face down as she held out a small bottle of what looked like lotion, "This'll help." He reached out taking it looking it over before looking back at her, her nose now buried in her book, "What is it?" Without looking up she gave a soft sight, "My boyfri-" Her cheeks flushed slightly, "Adam gets into fights a lot and I came up with this cream to keep the swelling down, it helps." Drake looked down at the bottle nodding slightly as he popped it open pouring a bit into his hand tentatively rubbing it onto his sore cheek flinching slightly when he pressed a bit hard, almost instantly a cold sensation rushed over his cheek as he sighed well it felt nice to say the least, handing the bottle back to her he thanked her to which her Faunus ears twitched slightly a small smile on her face, "It's what friends are for." He nodded as he looked back at his table, yeah it was true Blake had been the one who kept him afloat to say the least always having a inspirational quote or just a simple, 'he's not worth it' it was safe to say he relied on her for a lot of things support was one of the major things. The teacher soon returned a stack of papers under his arm as he set them on his desk before opening a book flipping a few pages, "Ms. Belladonna please read from page 189 to page 192." She nodded standing up holding her textbook her ears twitching a bit before she began, "In the hearts of men there is fear, but there is strength that comes from fear for strength is not measured in accomplishments but on how one overcomes their fears. Facing down what frightens us most is true strength in my eyes for it shows..." Drake zoned out looking down at the book the words jumbling together as he thought about everything his situation and what he could do about it, he knew Cardin bullied other people but they never did anything about it they tried to stay clear or they would ask for a school transfer to get away from him or some took more drastic measures. He frowned clenching his fists remembering his friend Jaune he was bullied way worse than Drake was, he didn't know how he dealt with it he always looked like nothing was wrong and then...he did miss him, his girlfriend Pyrrha took it the hardest. That was when he started to get into fights with Cardin or at least tried to he would always end up getting beat up he just couldn't stand listening to him talk about Jaune like that, he jumped slightly when the bell rang loudly signaling the end of class.

"Are you alright Drake?" He looked over at Blake and nodded, "Yeah just bad memories." Blake didn't say much the rest of the walk to the next class, Combat History with Ms. Goodwitch, he had to many reasons to live for his friends were the biggest reason he didn't want them to go through another loss, and too he had to much pride to end it like that even if he wanted to. Once again he was pulled from his thoughts when he was slammed against the lockers that mocking laugh filling his ears, "Watch where your going dumb ass." Drake groaned his shoulder aching from slamming into the metal door as he leaned against it for a moment trying to gather himself, he didn't need to lose it right now he just had to calm down and relax though it was hard to do with someone like Cardin walking around, "You ok?" He nodded slowly pushing himself off the locker and starting back towards the class, "Why do you deal with it?" He turned looking towards Blake a little surprised by her question as he shrugged slightly, "Just have to I guess I mean it's not like anyone else is going to do anything and anything I do just ends up with me and me alone getting in trouble." Blake sighed shaking her head her cat ears flattening against her head, "How do you deal with it." It was more of a demand to know and less of a question, though it caused Drake to instantly become defensive as he crossed his arms gripping the ends of his long sleeves in his fists looking away from her, "I...I have my music to listen to." Blake stepped forward and held her hand out for him, "Let me see them." He clenched his fists tighter making sure to keep a grip on his sleeves, "T-They're all at-" "Let. Me. See. Them." She demanded in a firm voice that could rival Ms. Goodwitch, "Blake please just drop it I don't want to do this." She dropped her hand and gave a firm nod and started to walk past him making Drake sigh with relief as he dropped his arms glad that she wasn't going to push the issue at least that was until she turned around almost in an instant grabbing his arm and sliding his sleeve up in one motion, he felt her grip on his wrist tighten, "I can only deal with so much Blake...I just need an outlet." He felt her trembling slightly as she glared up at him pointing to his arm which was covered in new and fading scars that ran up the entire length of his arm, "This isn't how you do it though Drake." He slowly pulled his arm from her hand as it dropped to her side, "I'm fine I'm not going to leave anytime soon you don't have to worry about me." He slid his sleeve down and gave her a strong hug, "Thank you for worrying about me though." He quickly let go of her knowing her boyfriend could be walking around somewhere as he motioned for her to get moving to the next class.

Combat History being the only class he was free from Cardin meant that it was the only class he passed with flying colors and because of that Ms. Goodwitch begrugingly allowed him, Blake and Pyrrha to talk in her class so long as it wasn't loud enough to disturb the others, though every since they lost Jaune Pyrrha wasn't talkative anymore they were lucky if they could even get a 'hello' from her. So now it was just him and Blake that spoke though Blake tended to write notes while they did he was just glad there was a class they could talk freely in, "So does your mom know?" though he wished that wasn't the case right now. "Blake please..." "No I need to know how long this has been going on Drake." She hissed in response causing a few students to look at them before returning to their work, "Okay look she doesn't know but she's so busy with work all the time I don't want to make her worry." He sighed heavily as he watched her movements she didn't look upset or worried but since he's been friends with her he knew that only meant she was very upset, "Why is this so important to you Blake?" Her pencil stopped moving almost instantly as she turned to look at him a sad look had come over her face, it was one of those rare moments when Blake showed genuine emotion but he wished it wasn't a painful one that he could see in her eyes, "Because...I can't go through another loss again I can't go to another friends funeral I can't lose another friend to that asshole." Her voice had began to rise causing some of the other students to look over at them making Drake quickly grip her arm to calm her down as she shuddered slightly quickly turning back to her notes mumbling a soft but shaky, "I'm sorry..." He sighed softly rubbing her arm a bit, "I'm not going anywhere Blake I promise."

The rest of the class was uneventful though he did do a lot of thinking in his downtime wondering what he could possibly do about the Cardin situation he had, because obviously the fighting was getting him nowhere except very hurt, he couldn't keep lying to his mom about gym injuries she could only buy it for so long and she had begun to look at him in a way that told him, 'bullshit' though she didn't push for an answer which he did thank he didn't want her worrying. He scratched his head groaning in frustration, if only some of the other students who were bullied took the chance to stand up against him he knew they could make some progress but he knew they were scared stiff of Cardin and his goons so they would never help him, sure he could make a good argument but the moment he would mention Cardin's name they would split mid sentence. Sure Blake and her boyfriend would help him out but what would three people do, though he had no problems with them both of them were Faunus and they weren't very popular in society the moment the three of them would come forward with something like this they would be blatantly ignored. These were the thoughts that constantly swam in Drakes mind it was frustrating and it consumed a lot of his time because he desperately wanted to make a change in this school to help his fellow students feel safe they way they were meant to feel in a place like this, he yawned softly as the bell rang signaling the end of class as well as his break period. He said a goodbye to Blake and Pyrrha who only nodded in response before he went off to the library where he usually spent his break periods, though it wasn't to study that would be a lie it's where the person of his secret affection lied.

As he slowly pushed the door open to the library open the person behind the desk, a student helper looked up jerking his head slightly, "Hey Ren how's it going." The boy behind the desk leaned forward on his elbow his hand reaching up to absentmindedly stroke the pink streak in his hair, "Oh you know, same as always...quiet." This caused Drake to chuckle slightly, "I'm guessing Nora hasn't been through yet then?" Ren sighed softly shaking his head, "Sadly she has detention right about now so I won't see her till next period." Drake hadn't heard exactly what was said as he looked over Ren's shoulder not so discreetly searching the large library, "Huh, she's in the sci-fi section don't go making an idiot of yourself again." Drake frowned at that but made his way over to the large sci-fi section the library contained and sitting at a large table in the center of the tall stacks was the girl he very much fancied. Velvet Scarlatina was perhaps the most beautiful Faunus he ever laid eyes on, her long brown hair reached down to the center of her back, her chocolate colored eyes were absolutely beautiful and her large rabbit ears were adorable. Though he would never say things like this to her not even if he could talk to her because honestly Drake was scared to talk to her, she was beautiful he had a crush on her since 8th grade but he could never gather enough courage to tell her anything, and even more so since all this stuff with Cardin became an everyday thing he didn't want her to feel sorry for him he just wanted to be himself and get her without any pity or something of the like and till now he still couldn't even approach her. As stalker-ish as it might sound he spent the free period...watching her, just looking at the way her eyes skimmed over the words of those sci-fi books the way she completely lost herself to those stories and characters was just to beautiful to watch, he hadn't even heard the bell ring until he saw Velvet walking towards him which shocked him from his stupor causing him to jump out of his seat and practically bolt out of the library, Ren's laughter and echoing words, "Better luck next time" followed him out the library.

Shaking his head Drake made his way out to the courtyard sighing heavily going to the normal spot where he met with his friends, he felt like crap now his heart was still racing from almost being caught by Velvet. He looked up and jumped slightly Velvet looked right at him and smiled before waving he felt his face flush as he awkwardly waved back to her and quickly made his way over to the table his friends had secured. He groaned as he flopped down on the seat Blake and Adam looked at each other before turning back to him, "So struck out again lady killer?" He frowned looking up at Adam who had a small smirk on his face before he groaned putting his forehead on the table, "Shut up." The two of them laughed at his expense as he groaned again before feeling the table move ever so slightly as the new person sat down, "W-What's so funny?" The laughter stopped as Drake looked up slowly seeing Pyrrha sitting across from him looking slightly confused, "W-What?" Drake could only scoff before chuckling slightly, "Just that it's the first time in a long time since any of us heard you talk." A sad looked passed over her face as she nodded, "I-I'm sorry I still hurt over what happened but I think it finally sank in that I can't let it hold onto me like this." Drake felt his throat tighten slightly as he bit his lip before smiling at her, "It's ok Pyrrha we were always going to stick with you I'm sure Jaune is happy knowing that you-" "Jaune?" The group looked up from the table seeing Cardin with his friends standing a little away from them a large smirk on his face, "I haven't heard that name in a long time whatever happened to that loser huh? Russel you know?" One of the boys that was behind Cardin smirked, "I don't know I thought he transferred, you know what happened Sky?" The boy with the dark blue almost black hair spoke up next, "Dunno I heard something like he had offed himself or something, fucking pathetic if he did."

The group laughed as Drake could only stare on, they didn't just do that they didn't insult Jaune in front of him, "Well whatever happened to the loser good riddance one less pathetic punk to deal with right?" The group laughed again as he turned to Pyrrha who had her face buried in her hands her shoulders shaking as she cried silently Blake trying her best to comfort her though she had tears flowing down her face as well which only seemed to make Adam grow angry as he slipped off his sunglasses glaring at them. Drake couldn't take it anymore, "What the hell is wrong with you Cardin?!" The laughing abruptly stopped as Cardin and his friends glared at him, "You say something punk?" Drake was shaking he never felt more angry in his life he was shaking so bad he confused anger for fear and vice verse he didn't know which it was but he was feeling a lot of it and he was feeling really brave as well as really stupid but from the look on Adam's face he wasn't going in this alone. "I said what the FUCK is wrong with you I'm tired of listening to your shit day in and day out, you picking on me was one thing but what you just did crossed the line." Cardin opened his mouth to speak but was cut off by Drake, "SHUT THE FUCK UP!" Cardin actually jumped with surprise and that only fueled Drake even more as he stood up and moved around the table to get right in Cardin's face, "I'm used to you picking on me and that I can fucking deal with but what you just did was way beyond the line. It's been so long since we have heard Pyrrha say a single thing and you came and just fucked it all up who knows how long it'll be before she decides to speak again." By now the courtyard had grown silent people were focused on them and watching, Adam had stood as well in case he needed to jump in and help, "You think your so big Cardin you're nothing but a bitch!" The silence in the courtyard seemed to thicken as Cardin's face grew red with rage, "You think I'm scared of you Cardin you think I'm just going to lie down and give up while you and your stupid ass friends destroy people's lives like you already did!" He turned and looked towards Pyrrha who was staring at him in shock but there was a glint of happiness behind her eyes as he turned to Cardin, "You should feel ashamed and sickened with yourself for what you did to Jaune, no one, not even you should have to go through what you put him through I'm not going to let you do that to anyone else because Jaune was like a brother to me and you took him from me...from us and I'm done letting you-" He didn't see it, he didn't feel it till he was already on the ground the world spinning and everything hazy the only thing he felt was himself being lifted up by the collar of his shirt before being slammed back into the ground, "Listen up Drake I told you once not to fuck with me, now I don't give a damn about your sorry group of animals or that little punk but I'm going to deal with you here and now." Cardin raised his fist as Drake closed his eyes waiting for the blow to be delivered.

He heard a loud grunt and quickly opened his eyes Cardin was gone he quickly sat up and looked around seeing Adam fighting off Cardin's friends as he panted heavily before turning to Blake who, with a knowing look, nodded and tossed a rather large book towards him as he caught it standing up and making his way to the fight. Adam could handle the other three they were nothing but talk but when it came down to action they were nothing he couldn't handle, Cardin on the other hand was something he wanted to deal with personally. When Cardin exposed his back to him he took his chance and ran up slamming the book into the back of his head sending him to the ground where he quickly took the opportunity and proceeded to kick him in the stomach. Each time he kicked Cardin he felt pain flood through him memories came flooding back things he though he had forgotten about things that hurt to remember. Getting the call, seeing Jaune lie on the hospital bed, watching as the life slipped from his eyes, hearing Pyrrha cry out in pure agony, watching as they buried him. He felt the deep pain radiate through his body until he was completely numb as he dropped to his knees feeling tears sting at his eyes before spilling over and flowing down his face, he flipped Cardin over looking down at him watching the blood spill from his mouth, "Remember this Cardin I gave you a mercy you don't deserve I will never turn into something like you no matter how much you fucking...don't ever hurt someone like that again you put a group of people through a pain no one should know." He panted heavily and punched Cardin across the face hearing the crack of his nose as he cried out in pain but Drake forced his back onto the ground and looked at him, "That pain you feel, that is nothing compared to what you put a family though because you thought you could." Drake sat back chocking back the pain as he looked down at Cardin, "Look around you Cardin we are not going to stand for this anymore you're nothing but a bully you not going to be remembered for anything except the life you stole." Drake stood up as the crowd pushed past him to deal out their own justice to Cardin as Blake walked over to him and gave him a firm hug, "It's over right?" Drake shook his head, "No not yet." He moved away from Blake and made his way over to the rabbit Faunus, "Velvet?" She looked at him before speaking, "Y-Yes?"

Three months later...

Drake sighed the cold air blowing against him as he pulled his jacket tighter against him as he laughed softly, "You would have loved it Cardin finally gave up and told the headmaster what he did and what he caused and he got expelled I don't know if anything happened after that but..." He let out a shaky breath as he felt tears threatening to spill over, he looked up when he felt a hand slip into his as he smiled softly, "Sorry Velvet." She shook her head and placed a soft kiss on his cheek, "Jaune would have been proud to see what you did." He nodded and looked towards the headstone and sighed as he placed his hand on it as he smiled a quiver in his voice, "I'll see you around buddy." He stood at the grave for a moment longer before giving the stone a soft pat before turning around and heading back towards their car.

...I just want to say I hate bullies with a passion as someone who was bullied throughout out my school life I hated going to school and it really made me distrust people but I made it through and you can too just tell someone anyone tell them whats going on if you are being bullied never take your own life that is a permanent solution to a temporary problem never take that route you are and will always be better than them never let them push you to that choice.

Song - Bully

Artist - Shinedown