Hey guys I am back with a new chapter so please enjoy. I don't own RWBY.
Chapter 6: No-one Likes a Bully
A month has passed since the first day of school. Nero and his team were known as some of the best first years in Beacon Academy only rivaled by RWBY and JNPR. The snake faunas was currently sitting in the bleachers of combat class watching a match between Jaune and a guy named Cardin Winchester who turned out to be a grade A douchebag. Jaune was hit once more before the buzzer sounded off ending the match. Cardin smirked at Jaune as Goodwitch was telling him about how he needs to watch his aura meter during fights and needs to think of a defensive strategy.
The bell rung signaling class ended and it was time for lunch. Nero walked with Terra hand in hand to the cafeteria. After getting there food they sat down next to teams RWBY and JNPR. NACT met JNPR when Ruby decided to have a team get together at the One Armed Bandit while Nero and Terra were working. She was hired the second time she came with Nero. He had already known Jaune and fought against Nora, but when he met Pyrrha he was surprised to find out not all celebrities flaunt their fame around looking down on other people. The one member of JNPR that Nero instantly respected was Lie Ren. The only time he had ever seen someone deal with so much hyperactivity and keep a straight face not being bothered by it at all.
While they were eating Nora was telling us about this dream she had and Ren corrected what she was saying, he noticed Jaune playing with his food and not eating. Pyrrha and Ruby also noticed.
"Jaune are you okay?" His partner asked getting his attention. He just turned to her saying he was fine which Nero could already tell was a lie.
"You kinda seem not okay." Ruby said. He said that he was fine again and looked past Nero at something. Turning around Nero saw what Jaune was looking at seeing team CRDL picking on a rabbit faunas he didn't hear what else they were saying, except for Nora saying break his legs before Jaune left.
Nero's eyes narrowed when he saw Cardin grab the girl's ear as she was leaving. Nero then stood up and walked over and grabbed Winchester's wrist in a crushing grip causing him to let go. Turning to the girl.
"Are you okay?" he asked to which she nodded. "Well that's good go ahead and go he won't follow you." When she left he turned back to Cardin just in time to get punched in the face. The lunchroom was silent when this happened. Putting more pressure on his wrist making him take a knee in pain.
"You want to throw punches, eh?" Nero said with a sinister grin lifting his fist he scaled over his knuckles. He struck Cardin in the jaw hard enough to hear a loud pop of it dislocated. "Oh that looks back here let me help." he said bring his knee up into his chin. Another pop sound out as his jaw was put back into place followed by pain screaming. Before he could do anything else Goodwitch came in and pulled Nero away from Cardin.
"HEADMASTER'S OFFICE NOW!" she yelled as she led both of them to Ozpin's. On the way out he told his friends he will catch up with them before following the professor. The whole way there she was ranting about how this kind of behavior will not be tolerated. When they reached their destination Goodwitch had them sit in front of Ozpin as he turned around.
"Quite the show you two put on in the lunchroom." Ozpin said taking a sip of coffee. "What would the people who trained you saw this."
"To be completely honest Argo and Qrow would probably agree with why I did it." Nero said with honesty in his voice. "You and Miss Goodwitch should know how they are." Ozpin was chuckling while Glynda facepalmed.
"Good point Mister Krell." The headmaster said. "They probably would." Turning to Cardin "And what about you Mister Winchester how do you think your trainers would feel about you picking on a student who did nothing to you." Cardin just laughed.
"They would have joined in." He said with a cruel smirk. "I mean come on it's just a faunas what could any do to me?" His smirk dropped when Nero started laughing and Ozpin chuckled while Glynda put a hand over her mouth to suppress a laugh. "What is so funny?" Ozpin looked at him.
"Apparently dislocate and relocate your jaw with two hits." The headmaster said and chuckled when Cardin's eyes widened looking at Nero who was still laughing. "Mister Krell here is a snake faunas to be more specific he is a King Cobra if I am correct?" he asked looking to Nero who gave him a nod. "Now what I think is you two have a match the loser gets a weeks detention while the winner is off the hook, do you both accept?" He asked looking at the two of them.
They both looked at eachother and nodded. Ozpin had Glynda set up the match for after school since Nero doesn't work tonight. And sent them both to class. While walking towards the class Cardin glared at the back of Nero's head. When they got to class Nero sat with Terra and Jaune, while Cardin sat with his team telling them about the fight.
After all the classes were finished everybody heard about the match that was set up between Nero and Cardin. The bleachers were full of first years including their teams. While Good witch was in the arena telling both of them the match rules.
"Cardin is gonna win this for sure." Russell said and his teammates nodded in agreement. "This time that faunas won't get the drop on him."
"Wouldn't be to sure of that Nero is a talented fighter trained by two of the best huntsmen that graduated Beacon." Ruby said while Yang agreed with her. "Plus he is one person besides our uncle that Yang can't beat, mostly because of his semblance." The rest of Nero's team nodded remembering initiation when Nero stopped the stinger of the death staler with his scaled hand.
"Are the combatants ready?" Goodwitch announced as Nero drew his sword getting into a fighting stance while Cardin put his mace on his shoulder. Both nodded to the professor. "BEGIN!"
As she said that Nero sped towards Cardin who swung his mace at him. Nero then scaled over his left arm and caught the mace before yanking Cardin towards him. He stuck his foot out tripping he mace wielder to land face first on the ground. When Winchester rolled onto his back to get up his eyes widened when he saw a scaled foot stomp on his chest with enough force to deplete his remaining aura to zero and bruise a rib. The buzzer sounded and the people rooting for Nero cheered.
When everyone started quieting down Nero heard Yang say something about Calling Cardin Winchest'hurt' causing everyone in the arena to groan at the bad pun.
When they all got back to the dorms Nero decided to study a little bit with Terra before going to bed. While he was laying down he thought he heard Jaune, but thought it was just his imagination and went to sleep.
Over the next week he noticed Jaune hanging out with Cardin and not his team or friends. He could tell by the look on Jaune's face that he was being blackmailed with something big. He just didn't know what could they have to blackmail him. He was talking to Atorious about the field trip to forever falls the next day. Nero decided to take a walk before bed. As he was walking down the hall he overheard a call between Cardin and Jaune about catching a box of Rapier Wasps. He followed Jaune to where he could get the wasps and decided to corner him.
"Jaune." Nero said making the blonde jump and turn towards him. "Why are you hanging out with Cardin last I checked you didn't see eye to eye with him?"
"I don't know what your talking about were buds." He said with a nervous laugh.
"I know you're lying, so what is he doing to blackmail you embarrassing pictures or something." The snake faunas asked. Jaune just sighed looking around.
"Can you keep a secret?" the blonde asked and Nero nodded. "Huh, I forged my transcripts to get into Beacon." he said looking to the ground, "Cardin threatened to tell Goodwitch if I don't do what he says, so please don't get involved Nero?"
"Alright I won't get involved unless I absolutely have too." Nero said. "But come get me or one of or friends if you need help, alright?" he asked getting a nod and smile from Jaune. "Goodnight Jaune." was what he said before going to bed.
During the ride to Forever Falls Nero was glancing at Jaune the whole time. When they landed Goodwitch told them to collect one jar full of sap per person. When everyone, but CRDL and Jaune went the same way. A little bit after they started collecting Nero thought he heard glass breaking and about a minute and a half later a roar. He turned around to see Russell, Dove and Sky running toward them yelling Ursa. Yang grabbed Russell asked him what he was talking about.
"It's a big Ursa and it's got Cardin." He yelled frantically. 'Cowards running away while your leader is in trouble.' Nero thought. He heard Pyrrha gasp.
"Jaune!" she said. Ruby pulled out he scythe telling Blake and Yang to go get Goodwitch. Nero and Pyrrha sent the rest of their teams with them, before they ran to the edge of a clearing where Jaune was taking on an Ursa Major by himself. Cardin was holding his stomach. Nero stepped on something looking down he saw Winchester's mace. Turning back to the fight he saw Jaune and the Ursa swinging at each other. Seeing Pyrrha lift her hand a black energy field covered Jaune's shield lifting it to block the claws and decapitate the Ursa. Weiss questioned what Pyrrha just did.
"Well you have your glyphs, Ruby has her speed and Nero has his scales." she said. "My semblance is Polarity."
"Wow, you can control poles." Ruby said as Weiss scoffed.
"No you dunce she can control magnets." Ice Queen announced. Nero turned to Weiss.
"Technically she is not wrong the North and South poles of the planet have a magnetic pull how else do you think compass knows which way is North. He said causing all three to look at him. "What it's true."
"Okay then, besides that we should tell someone." Weiss announced.
"Or we can keep this our little secret?" Pyrrha said smiling.
Later that night Nero went to talk to Jaune and Ren told him the blonde was on the roof. When he got up there he heard Jaune talking to Pyrrha about how he has no training. Stepping out he nodded to both of them.
"So, I take it she knows?" Nero asked as the blonde nodded. "Okay, I take you want her to help train you considering you brought up you not having any training?" They both nodded. "Care if I help I can teach Jaune how to counter fast opponents and teach him a little hand to hand fighting."
"Wait, hand to hand fighting I thought you were just a blademan?" Jaune said.
"I will have you know Yang has never beaten my Krav Maga fighting style." Nero said proudly. "It's a mix of boxing and martial arts, so I'll teach him boxing." He offered.
"I can agree to that you never know when you get into trouble without your weapon." Pyrrha said.
With that arrangement set Nero said good night and went to his team's dorm to get a shower and go to bed.
Well that was the new chapter hope you guys like it thanks and if you don't please be nice about it, thank you. -Ark Out.