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Before BWGE and GART left for lunch, Ben, Gray, Gogo, and Gerard were stopped. "You four young men are to report to Professor Ozpin immediately," Commanded Professor Goodwitch. "Um, okay. Let's go, guys. I hope it's quick because I'm hungry," said Ben with a growling stomach.
Reaching Ozpin's office, the boys feel slightly uneasy speaking with the headmaster on the second day of class. Ozpin began speaking. "Please have a seat, gentleman. You're not in trouble. Though it is a bit concerning that the four of you have been involved in some altercations already," he then looked directly towards Gray, "some more than others," afterward he looked towards everyone again and continued, "I merely wish to discuss yesterday's events. I've heard from other students that you were involved in a fight yesterday. Is that right?" said Ozpin calmly, sitting at his desk. Gerard answered him, "It's true we got in a fight yesterday, but it was because they started harassing Gray." "Why were they there then? From what I understand, they were waiting for someone?" asked Ozpin. "Honestly, they were there for me, and Gray got caught up in it by accident when one of their own decided to harass him. And afterward, we all jumped in after Gogo and the group leader started fighting," answered Ben. "As the headmaster of this academy, it concerns me that a gang of hooligans decided to harass and attack my students. So answer me this, Mr Park. Why were they after you?" asked Ozpin, clasping his hands together and looking Ben straight in the eyes. Ben suddenly felt uneasy as Ozpin looked at him, 'Why? Why does it feel? Why is he reminding me of Him?' Ben calmed himself as he answered Ozpin, "They were after me because about a year ago, I got caught up in a fight with their leader, Jimmy Bae. The fight never finished, but it was seen as my win for those who witnessed it. Since then, I guess he never got over it and decided now was the time to get revenge on me. Which was why his gang was there." Ozpin asked him another question, "I see. And there's no risk of them attacking again?" Ben answered him truthfully, "Honestly, no. But what I know for a fact is that Jimmy will come after me himself this time." "Beacon staff can never be everywhere, and there will be times when you must take action yourself. I hate the thought of this, but I must ask, are you capable of beating him again?" Ben answered with conviction and a smile, "You don't have to worry about a thing, professor. When he shows himself again, I'll win sin problema." Ozpin gave a warm smile, 'Such confidence this one,' "Well, that will be all, and one more thing, Mr Yeon, the next time you fight for self-defense, please be less brutal to your opponent. That will be all boys. You're free to go back to lunch."
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Phillip Kim decided to act up in the cafeteria, seeing that Ben Park was nowhere to be found. The perfect victim then showed himself when he unknowingly left his table to go to the restroom. "Eddie, Chad, Teddy. Follow me. We have some hunting to do," said Phillip with his signature wicked smile. The rest stayed at the table while the four followed Jaune. "Teddy, I want you to go first. I want to see what you can do to this loser." "No problem," deviously smiled Teddy. Like a cat stalking its prey, Teddy wagged his smooth, fluffy dog tail, silently stalking behind Jaune before making himself known. "Yo! You're Jaune, right?" sarcastically said Teddy as he heavily slapped Jaune's back, making Jaune tumble down. "Huh, oh, you're Teddy. I guess this is the first time we've officially met…" said Jaune as he awkwardly stood up when he trailed off, noticing Phillip Kim and his small posse, 'right Teddy hangs out with them. I think Ben overreacted when he said that Phillip Kim is no good,' "Oh, hi, I'm Jaune Arc," he said, putting out his hand to give a handshake. Phillip dismissed him with a sneer. Jaune awkwardly kept his hand out when Teddy began to speak again, "Hey, Jaune, you seem like a nice guy. And you know, it looks like I'm running low on money. Can you spare some change, friend?"
Teddy pulled Jaune into a headlock. Jaune, being naive, pulled out his wallet but started to feel uncomfortable, "Um, so how much lien do you need? If it is not that much, I can give you some money." Teddy let go of Jaune and snatched his wallet away, taking all his money. "WOW! 200 lien! Thanks, buddy, you're a real pal," mischievously said Teddy as he threw aside Jaune" s wallet without care, "Oh, and Jaune if I hear you talking about this, I will fucking destroy you. Okay, well, I'll be seeing you around, buddy," promised Teddy with his threat getting to Jaune. Satisfied with Teddy's work, Phillip had everyone return to lunch, leaving Jaune humiliated and fearful in the hallway alone.
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"Wonder what's taking Jaune so long? *Gasp* Do you guys think he fell in the toilet!" exclaimed Nora as her imagination began racing. "He's probably gone number 2 instead. So he'll probably be back later," said Ruby. "Can we not talk about that while eating, please," begged Wiess, annoyed at the potty talk. Ben, Gogo, Gerard, and Gray walked towards them, back from their talk with Ozpin, with their food trays. "Who's gone number 2? Was it Jaune? I don't see him here," asked Ben as he sat next to Weiss for an empty seat. "Urgh. We're eating. Please refrain from talking about that. It's poor table manners." chastised Weiss towards Ben. All he did was laugh in response while beginning to ravish his meal. "So, are you guys in trouble or what?" asked Yang. "Nah, we're fine. Professor Ozpin just had questions about the fight. Like why it started and who the people involved were," answered Gerard. Afterward, lunch continued with minor chatter until Jaune returned feeling down. "Jaune, is everything alright?" asked Pyrrha. "Huh, oh, no, everything is fine. Just an upset stomach, probably something I ate in the morning," lied Jaune, though he wasn't that convincing. "Oh, well, I hope your stomach feels better," Pyrrha was unconvinced but lacked the courage to continue. Everyone else had the understanding that it was something personal that Jaune wanted to deal with alone, so almost everyone asked nothing else. "Hey, Jaune, if someone's picking on you, you should let me know. I'll give them a lesson they'll never forget," said Ben as he flexed his right arm. "Thanks, Ben, but no one is doing that to me," said Jaune, but on the inside, he said something else, 'I can't let them get involved, and as strong as Ben is, I need to handle this myself. I need to prove myself.'
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"Ozpin, what did those boys say about the fight?" asked Gylnda as Ozpin sat at his desk doing paperwork. Ozpin stopped to look at her and answered her question, "They confirmed that they didn't start the fight and that it was self-defense. Mr Park answered why he was specifically targeted. Apparently, during high school, he fought with the leader of those ruffians and won, which led to the leader holding a grudge still to this day. And that led to those boys getting into that fight yesterday. However, the leader was not involved in the battle, choosing to have others fight. Mr Park gave us the name of the person who ordered the attack. However, Mr Park believes another attack may happen again, targeting him again, this time with Jimmy Bae attacking him directly. From what I learned about him, Jimmy Bae, the leader, is currently a student at Yoosun Private University and a member of a student-led organization called The Union. From what I found, the organization is nothing out of the ordinary. Just a popular organization that popped up recently and is a part of multiple other universities and colleges here on the Yeuondpgo side of Vale." "And are we going to do anything with this information? Have him expelled from his university, have the police intervene, or do we have to intervene?" "No, Gylnda, I think we should leave this matter alone. This is not something we should get involved with directly. As much as I hate it, we sometimes must let our students handle problems themselves. We must be able to trust them to overcome any obstacle that comes their way because the time will come when we can no longer guide them and hope they'll be ready." "*Sigh* Honestly, Ozpin, I don't like this. But I trust your judgment. If you believe they can overcome this, then there will be no interventions from Beacon staff."
As Glynda left, Ozpin sat in his office, thinking about everything so far, 'By pure chance, I have been blessed with two silver-eyed warriors. It seems that both have a penchant for helping others. However, it appears that Mr Park might get himself into trouble more often than not because of this. If his arrival and yesterday are anything to go by, so will Mr Yeon. I hope Miss Rose will be easier to deal with.'
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Jimmy Bae sat in his armchair in the abandoned warehouse, putting his legs on a barrel and smoking a cigarette. He was giving orders for his plan to crush Ben to his posse, "Like I said, we're going to crush Ben Park. Since that ass Phillip has been ghosting us since the incident, we'll have to make an opening ourselves," his face then became angry with veins popping out from his forehead looking towards Helmet, "But what's still nagging me is how fucking pathetically embarrassed Helmet was when he lost to that fucking no name." Helmet shrunk from his gaze in fear and shame, 'There he goes again, that fucking douche.' "Honestly, real talk, aren't you embarrassed at all, Helmet?" Jimmy said as he leaned forward, directing his body towards Helmet, "That's why I want to give a chance of redemption. It'll look better if we get them to make the first move, don't you think?" Helmet timidly spoke, "What kind of chance are you talking about?" "A chance to make things right by cleaning up the spilled milk you fucking dropped. I want you to do the same to the guy who made you like that," said Jimmy while taking a puff from his cigarette.
Helmet responded in absolute panic, "What! Me Alone!" "Listen, you fucking lard-ass. I'm being generous more than that even. Considering all the talk being spread from getting shown up by those Beacon fuckers. What's wrong? Can't you do it? So that's it? You're okay with being shown up by some fucking no-name little bitch?" said Jimmy baring his teeth to Helmet. Helmet began sweating and biting his lip as he responded, "Well, no, but… Okay, I'll do it. I'll take him on myself," and in his mind he was cursing out, 'FUCK. FUCK. FUCK.' Jimmy gave out an annoyed smirk, "That's more like it. I'll be looking forward to that," his annoyance came from Helmet's attitude, 'Can't even fucking hide your attitude.'
"All right, that's about it for now. We'll talk more later. Everyone else can leave except for you, Jack. I need to speak to you about one more thing," said Jimmy as he flicked away his cigarette. Jack responded with an okay. As the others began leaving, Helmet stayed in place, fidgeting. Noticing this, Jimmy replied, "What are you still doing here? Leave." As Helmet then left in a hurry, he thought, 'Fuck! Fuck! You would be saying that if you saw what that fucking demon did,' his broken pinky then throbbed in pain from remembrance, 'How the hell do I beat him?'
Helmet returned to Yoosun U to devise a plan. Even though he lost, Helmet was still a feared and respected delinquent of Yoosun, one of its strongest fighters. Everyone knows he was one of the few people not to be messed with, especially since he's a member of The Union, though he's not that high-ranking. He sat at a table, frustrated at his inability to think of a plan. Noticing his frustrations was Hugo, who sat at a table away from Helmet, trying to avoid him, 'What's Helmet's deal today? He looks pissed.' Then Helmet's phone rang. He answered the phone, still annoyed, but the call further angered him, "What? ... So you're starting a Union conference without me? How the fuck am I supposed to find and beat that Beacon fucker in one day? It's all just a sick joke against me ... I don't fucking know. I'll find a way. Yeah, okay ... Alright, gone." Helmet then leaned back into his chair, sighing in distress. Hugo then asked, "Um, hey." "What?" "Is there someone you're looking for at Beacon?"
"Yeah, what about it?" "Oh, it's just that a few Beacon students are at my cram school. I could help look for him. Maybe?" Helmet then began to laugh evilly and manically, "Look at this goofy ass motherfucker! Your cram school? Craaaam Schoooooool? Are you joking with me now?" Hugo then cringed back in fear, 'I lost my senses for a moment,' an image of Helmet looking like a rabid dog with his tongue out flashed through his head, 'I forgot that this guy is the demon Helmet.' Helmet then stopped laughing and got a serious look on his face, "Ah, wait for a second, actually," he thought to himself, 'To be honest, for me to infiltrate Beacon alone and try to identify that one fucker is pretty reckless. If I want to have at least proof that I tried, then it might not be wrong to have this pushover check out his cram school. To show that I made an effort and nothing more,' he then spoke, "Hey, seaweed brain, so where's this cram school of yours?"
Hugo began smirking as he thought, 'Is this the beginning? The beginning of Hugo Yoon and Helmet's Domination of the academy streets?' Helmet got pissed by seeing Hugo smirk, "Stop flailing your nostrils, and get talking." "Oh, it's called Hero Cram School near Noryangjin. There are college and university students from all around Yeongdeungpo." Helmet reached out his scroll to give to Hugo, "Hmm, alright. Send me a screencap of the location on maps later." Helmet sighed as he thought, 'I guess this is the least I could do to make it look like a genuine attempt. So that manic Jimmy Bae doesn't harass me over it. If I can get out of this disgraceful situation, then... I'll see Jimmy Bae have a bad time,' he began to smirk, 'More than that hard-headed freak, Jack Kang is a much easier connection for me to obtain.' Helmet's scroll beeping made him look at Hugo, "Huh? You had my number the entire time?" "Huh, oh Yeah," replied Hugo. "Whatever, I'll contact you when I have business there, so be ready to run your ass over." "Ah yeah, sure."
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Classes for the day ended, and once again, Gray walked alone, heading to his cram school, thinking about breakfast, Weiss's rant, and Professor Ozpin's talk, 'It's different now. It's not like back then. Every action is now calculated and planned. I'll fight in any way possible, whether using mind games, my surroundings, semblance, or anything else possible. Even if others call my actions too much, I'll do whatever it takes to win.
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With Team RWBY, they were talking about the day's combat class in their dorm. "Yang, how's your cheek?" asked Ruby. Eh, it'll be better by tomorrow, and luckily, it no longer hurts unless I touch it," answered Yang as she continued, "Ben is really something else. Honestly, it was unnerving that he stood there when the fight began. Like every fiber in my body was screaming that he was dangerous even with his laid-back attitude." "I noticed that too. You never got serious in fights before when back at Signal. You were always laid back. It's honestly a first," said Ruby. "I didn't expect Ben to be that good at fighting or that strong. Seriously, back in Signal, I never faced someone that strong." "I guess the claims the guys made about Ben are true. Heh, I think I haven't gone far enough in Vale to hear of Ben before," said Yang; then, in her head, she thought, 'I guess there are people better than me here at Beacon. I mean, I expected it. I just didn't expect the gap to be so wide.' "What claims?" asked Weiss. "During the morning of initiation, Gerard and Gogo talked about how Ben has quite a reputation in Vale while Ben dragged away Phillip Kim and scared the guys hanging around him when they tried to intimidate Gray," Ruby answered. Yang asked, "By the way, are you two related? You both look quite similar." Weiss answered slightly annoyedly, "Yes, we're both related; as it happens, he's my cousin, as his mother is my aunt and my father's sister." Blake asked, "I've been noticing tension between you and Gray. What's that about? I mean, you practically blew up on him during breakfast."
"None of your concerns. And I refuse to answer any more questions regarding Gray," said Weiss with an irritated huff. "Oh, come on, Weiss, I thought we were getting on better terms now," pouted Ruby. With an exhausted look, Weiss responded, "It has nothing to do with how our team is. It's just," she then looked sad, "it's personal, Ruby. And while I agree that we are on better terms, we still don't know each other. And I'd rather not talk about it." The mood in the room became quite awkward as they all became quiet.
Team JNPR was talking in their own dorm. "Congrats on your victory, our glorious leader!" said Nora in a loud tone that bordered on screaming. Jaune sheepishly responded, "Thanks, Nora." Ren stayed quiet while reading a book, sitting beside Nora but giving him a respected nod. Pyrrha saw a chance to get closer to Jaune and spoke, "You know, Jaune, if you want, we could train together. I'll be glad to help you so that you can make your subsequent victory even easier." "Oh, I'm all right, Pyrrha, but thanks for the offer," responded Jaune as he thought, 'I have to get better by myself. I can't have others help me. I have to be the one to lift myself,' while laughing awkwardly. Jaune told Pyrrha, hoping to change the topic away from him, "Your fight against Gerard was something else. You completely controlled the entire fight, even after he went berserk for a moment." "Yeah! He was terrifying when he went berserk. But you were cool kicking his butt," said Nora loudly. Pyrrha grew bashfully and said, "Thanks for the compliments, but I wasn't that cool." They then fell silent as they relaxed in their room.
Author's Endnote: From volume 1, ch1-ch10 happened within three days of the official RWBY canon. My fic accidentally followed that up till after the beginning parts of chapter 10. So, everything else in my fic currently is happening before the events of Jaundice, as that occurs within a minimum of 1-2 weeks after volume 1, ch10 of RWBY.