Chapter 14: Extracurricular

After a good old rousing round of beating up Team CRDL, Pyrrha Nikos stood victorious.

"And that's the match," Glynda said.

"Lucky shot..." Cardin muttered before passing out.

"Well done, Miss Nikos," Glynda commended, "You should have no problem qualifying for the tournament."

"Thank you, professor," Pyrrha nodded.

"Atta girl, P-Money!" she heard Skyler cheer.

Glynda, tapped her scroll, "Alright, now I know that's a tough act to follow, but we have time for one more sparring match."

Glynda looked around at the observing students, ignoring Weiss and Hazel's outstretched hands (those two seemed way too eager), "Any volunteers? Ms. Belladonna?"

Blake slammed her book shut and stared wide-eyed at Glynda, who said, "You've been rather docile for the past few classes. Why don't you-"

"I'll do it."

Everyone turned to see Mercury with his hand up.

"Mercury, was it?" Glynda asked, "Well, let's find you an opponent."

"Actually," Mercury cut in, "I wanna fight..."

He pointed at Pyrrha, "Her."

"Me?" Pyrrha asked, surprised.

"I'm afraid Ms. Nikos has just finished the match," Glynda stated, "I recommend you choose another partner."

"No, it's fine!" Pyrrha put in, "I'll be happy to oblige."

Mercury strutted into the arena, visibly sizing up Pyrrha. Their spar began when he made the first attack and was knocked down. Recovering quickly, he deflected an attack and began trading blows with Pyrrha until she knocked him back with her shield.

Ruby turned toward Emerald sitting behind her.

"Hey, your friend's doing pretty good," Ruby complimented.

Emerald gave a fake smile and then rolled her eyes as Ruby turned her back. Skyler, meanwhile, watched the fight with curiosity. It was clear to him that Mercury was not giving it his all. More like he was trying to find out how Pyrrha fought. Then he would go in for the real attack.

But to everyone's surprise, he didn't. Mercury just turned to Glynda as Pyrrha charged at him.

"I forfeit."

Pyrrha gasped and stumbled to a stop, "You... don't even want to try?"

"What's the point?" Mercury shrugged, "You're a world-renowned fighter. We're obviously leagues apart."

That wasn't the reason and Skyler knew that. He was testing her. He was waiting for the tournament to show her how he fought. He was learning.

"In that case..." Glynda said, "Pyrrha Nikos is the victor of the match... again."

Emerald smirked and Mercury smiled smugly. Pyrrha had a annoyed and disappointed look on her face, and placed her left hand on her hip. The Aura displays for Pyrrha and Mercury were shown as Mercury's was changed from green to red, indicating his loss.

"Next time you might want to think a little harder before choosing an opponent," Glynda advised a bit harshly.

"I'll be sure to do that," and Mercury returned to his seat.

"Because of that rather short battle," Goodwitch said, "We still have time for one more match. Any volunteers?"

Weiss and Hazel immediately raised their hands. Glynda sighed.

"Very well," she said, "Ms. Schnee, Ms. Tikal, you've been patiently waiting, so why not? Next up, Ms. Weiss Schnee vs. Ms. Hazel Tikal."

Weiss and Hazel went to prepare for the most likely intense battle. It was the longest thirty seconds of the students' lives. You could cut the tension with a knife when the two stepped into the arena.

"How much do you want to bet that one of them gets killed?" Yang joked.

"Are you kidding?" Dante replied, "I hope one of us doesn't die just by watching!"

"Okay, I'm a bit new at this whole Weiss and Hazel thing," Jaune brought up, "So, can anyone explain it to me?"

"Oh yeah," Skyler said, "Hazel lived in a poor neighborhood in Mistral that was demolished a few years back because the Schnee Dust Company wanted to build a new factory. And one day, after the whole docks incident, Hazel confronted her about it. Let's just say Weiss' response was the opposite of apologetic."

"The two have been at it since," Walker finished, "And something tells me this is where it'll all come to a head."

"Match begin!" Glynda announced.

Weiss made the first move. Using a glyph, she zoomed forward, ready to stab. Hazel sidestepped it, using her spear to parry Weiss' rapier down. The was a second of silence with the two girls glaring daggers at each other.

Finally, the two began moving again. They stabbed furiously at one another, but when both weapons were more meant for stabs, it was hard to get a hit. Though Hazel did get more hits on Weiss simply because her spear had a longer reach. When the two stopped, they skidding back, still glaring.

The hilt on the rapier rotated and Weiss stabbed the ground, ice crystals sprouting from the ground in front of her. Able to predict it, Hazel pointed her spear at the ceiling and fired her tip at it. She flew up before the shards could even reach her. Weiss looked up in surprise to see Hazel hanging from the ceiling.

Hazel then planted her feet on the ceiling and pushed off. Redirecting her spear at Weiss, she flew straight at the Ice Queen. Weiss reacted quickly, jumping back before Hazel hit. Hazel stabbed the ground where Weiss once was, creating a small crater.

Hazel looked up and unlodged her spear from the floor. Weiss slid towards her, but Hazel pointed her tip at Weiss and fired. Weiss dodged, smirking, but then realized what Hazel was then doing. She was swinging her spear to Weiss' right, causing the rope to wrap around the Schnee heiress.

Weiss struggled to get free, but Hazel then stopped and began to swing Weiss through the air and, finally, into the wall, creating a dust cloud. Weiss stumbled out, struggling to stand.

"Is that all Ice Queen?" Hazel smirked, "I expected a bit more."

Weiss sneered, a glyph appearing behind her. Her rapier glowed white as the hilt rotated. Weiss flew at Hazel at top speed, ready to stab. But Hazel's smirk didn't fade. Using her Semblance, she saw what Weiss was going to do. And she acted upon it.

Just before Weiss got to her, Hazel stepped away, holding her spear perpendicular to Weiss. Weiss' eyes widened but it was too late to stop. Weiss was clotheslined by the spear and fell to the ground, her aura going into the red.

"And that's the match," Glynda announced.

SHDW cheered while Ruby and Yang clapped, the last two a bit bummed that Weiss lost, but still got to see an awesome fight. Weiss shook her head and looked up to see Hazel.

Hazel sighed, but nevertheless reached her hand out. Weiss stared at her, a bit confused, but took the hand. Hazel helped her up.

"Don't get me wrong," Hazel told her with a bit of a grin, "I still don't like you."

Weiss smirked back, "Likewise."

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As everyone walked out of the arena, Skyler saw Sun run up to Blake. Skyler flinched a bit at what he asked.

"So I hear that there's this dance going on this weekend," he asked, "And it sounds pretty lame, but you and me, I'm thinking, not as lame, huh?"

"What?" Blake replied.

"The dance! This weekend! You wanna go, or what?"

Oh crap. Too late now. Skyler figured he'd lost his chance. But to everyone's surprise...

"I don't have time for a stupid dance," Blake growled, "I thought you of all people would get that."

Skyler stared at her as she walked away. He should've felt happy, but... he didn't. Instead, he was worried. Sun had a better chance with Blake than Skyler did, but he was still rejected. It was at that point he realized just how obsessed she was.

He ran into Blake again when he was going back to his room. She was heading towards the library and he just happened to pass by.

"Hey Blake," he greeted.

"Back off," Blake snapped, not even glancing at him.

It was at that moment Skyler realized that she needed serious help. He hadn't seen someone so obsessed with something since... well, Yang. He remembered that incident when they were kids and shivered. Good thing Qrow had followed them.

Then he turned the corner and saw Jaune at RWBY's door. Skyler face-palmed. That freaking idiot. He had a guitar and was singing, asking Weiss to the dance.

"Are you done?" Weiss asked.

"Yes?" Jaune shrugged.

"No," and Weiss shut the door.

Skyler walked by Jaune, grabbing him by the back of his shirt, "You. Me. Talk. Now."

They turned a corner and Jaune asked, "Okay... What's up?"

"Serious question here," Skyler asked, "Why do you bother? With Weiss?"

"Because... well, because..."

"Exactly. Weiss is not interested. Your smooth talk and guitar playing ain't gonna win her over. And since you've done it so many times, I doubt she's gonna say yes even if you acted like yourself."

"But, Weiss... she's..."

"I get it. You have a crush on her. That's something I understand. But there's also something called 'other options'. She's not the only girl in the school. Heck, I wouldn't be surprised if there's a girl with a crush on you right now."

"Wait, really?"

Skyler smirked, though he was not going to give away Pyrrha's secret, "Jaune, you may be thick-headed, but your heart is in the right place. You're a good guy Jaune. Don't waste your effort on Weiss."

Jaune looked down, a bit crestfallen, but also a bit hopeful, "Okay...I'll try."

"That's the way!" Skyler clapped him on the back, "Now get up to the roof. You have a training session to get to."

"Wait, you know about that?!"

"Dude, it's impossible not to know. See you later Jaune!"

Skyler was not going to go into the rumors that had started because people had seen the two go to the rooftop... together... at night... or how some students already have a ship name for the two.

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Okay, that's done! I hope you guys liked the Hazel and Weiss fight, because I had fun with it! Other than that, not very eventful chapter. And the next chapter will be even less eventful! Till next time guys!