Ruby finds some unintended consequences to the cloak ban that was issued.

Honestly, Ruby was surprised this hadn't happened sooner. Kind of depressing considering the situation at hand, but it was just a fact of her life by now.

Being the one kid who wouldn't say a word, it tended to draw attention, and not the good kind. The never ending teasing from her peers became a background noise to her ears, ever present but not something she focused on. Things never really went past that though, usually none dared to face Yang's wrath.

Ruby could hide hurt feelings, but she couldn't hide a bruise. And Yang always sought compensation, going far beyond just 'making it even.'

Cardin, unfortunately, had no idea of this when he shoved Ruby down in the hallway. Him and his buddies found her on her own between classes, and had taken the opportunity accordingly.

Her head hit the wall with an uncomfortable thump, even with her aura. Although she was honestly just glad that none of her papers had spilled out from her notebook as she had fallen. She's been through that before, and it was not enjoyable to try and snatched her precious schoolwork back from unwilling fingers.

"What's wrong loser?" Cardin jeered, smirking down at her.

"Does the little baby miss her blanket?" One of his friends, Ruby never bothered to learn any of their names besides Cardin's, jabbed, pointing to her now cloak-less shoulders.

Ah, that was what initiated this. They'd taken her restriction as the perfect reason to find someone else to try and torment.

Ruby didn't rise to the challenge though, simply collecting her things as she stood. Fights never ended well, and she was not dragging her team into this.

"Don't be rude guys. Not like she can answer you." Another one sneered, a haughty glint in his eyes. That comment got a laugh out of them, the whole group chortling in malicious glee.

Ruby opened her mouth to retort, what she wanted to say ringing clear in her mind, but she couldn't make out the sounds. Her body once again refused to make even the simplest of syllables. She slammed her mouth shut, burning as she slinked her way past Cardin's group to keep walking to her next class, trying to shut out the laughter that rang in her receding ears

A hand grabbed her shoulder, it's iron grip turning her around to face her pursuers.

"Come on wimp, why don't you show us your big scary attack?" Cardin taunted, not noticing the smirk that crept onto Ruby's face.

Ruby wrenched herself out of Cardin's grip, twisting around the team before they could do anything in response. She then sped off towards her next class, leaving the now dazed bullies sitting in the hallway to try and clear their heads.

Ruby found the rest of her teammates waiting for her when she arrived. She didn't miss the shadow that crossed Yang's face when they met each others eyes though, the older sibling looking at where the cloak had sat with a grimace.

"Sorry. I forgot something in Oobleck's room." Ruby passed the note along, keeping her face passive even as Yang gave her a second look over, eyes narrowed.

She was fine. She could handle a couple of stereotypical bullies, it's not like the ever went for something original anways. She's already seen everything that could be thrown her way by now. She just had to avoid them for the next four years somehow.

She had her speed on her side, making for a simple, but effective plan. Ignore and run until they lose interest. Problem solved! She'll have to leave her team out of this though, or at the very least Yang.

It was stupid, really. She could handle something as small as this on her own.