Cardin Winchester

As we get to combat class me and team RWBY separate to go to our respective locker rooms to retrieve our combat gear. I get to my locker open I remove my uniform to put on my Pumpkin Pete's hoodie, jeans, a pair of converse, and finally I dawn my armor. Looking down I take notice of a matching bright yellow and black bra and panties bringing back good memories.

"Hey there Jauney-boy." Cardin calls from behind me throwing an arm around me almost **** me

"I just wanted to check up- oh ho! What are these?"

He snatches up the bra inspecting it.

"Well either you're a cross dresser, you stole these, or you're actually getting some action. And judging from the size I think this narrows it down a bit." Cardin deduces

"I'm no crossdresser." I tell him

As I am still mentally and physically boosted it took little effort to quickly snatch it out if his hands. I toss it back in my locker and slammed it shut. As strong as he was without my code he wasn't getting in and without a weapon he wasn't busting in especially not without news of this getting to Ozpin or worse Goodwitch. Given the other male students still in the locker room word will spread through anyone of them.

"Someone's fast today, did I hit a nerve you doing something you trying to hide." Cardin says as he grabs me by the hem of my hoodie holding me against my locker.

I have my hands clenched boosting them slowly ready to react until his team and Ren came around.

"Let it go Cardin we don't got time for this." Sky reasons

"Sparring match I'll ruin you." Cardin threatens pushing my against my locker as he

*Inhale*

*Exhale*

I unclench my fist upset but satisfied I didn't go through a violent approach. I walk to class with Ren in tow. We enter the class and take our seats grouped with the rest of our inner circle. In the start of class I couldn't be bothered and was was just watching the spars fly by with a few interesting exceptions I saw.

Ren was less tactful his skills weren't showing as usual he barely moved to dodge and showed little care for any attack thrown whether if they hit him or not. He was relentlessly attacking getting close slicing and point blank shooting. In the end he won against another one of Cardin's lackey Dove.

"Mr. Bronzewing though your opponent didn't give you time to think you need to be capable of adapting to any situation and work on your close quarter combat." Ms. Goodwitch criticized

She then looked at Ren "Mr. Ren while I commend you on you're victory you fought with too much reckless abandon throwing caution to the wind. I expect you to fix what ever problem you have brought with you today."

Then there was Yang and Nora. Yang was show boating a lot more than usual and if I remember right she's trying to fight like me. She's staying loose and trying to be very flexible making her strikes more smooth and her gauntlets made this style require battlefield awareness that Nora was lacking now. Letting her opponent move first so she can react then counter.

"Ms. Valkyrie although I have never seen you more serious on your opponent or your fighting you were too narrow sighted and failed to take in your surroundings losing your footing on debris and craters led to openings and mis swings that your opponent exploited taking away your victory." Goodwitch really pointed out what she was not gonna fix on her own.

"Ms. Xiao Long I am impressed at your new development in hand to hand combat along with your planning, but I doubt it's effectiveness against opponents more aware of their surroundings that said well done." Goodwitch finished finally praising someone

"Next match up we have-"

"Right here!" Cardin called out

*sigh*

"Yes Mr. Winchester you are up and your opponent is-"

"I wanna fight Jaune Arc."

"You do not just choose your opponent nor do you have the right to interrupt me." She Glared shutting up Cardin

"That will be fine I am more than ready to win a fight today I am also the last person to not fight." I say aloud

"Very well then, will both fighters come to the ring!" Goodwitch called out

I get up to the fight area Cardin a few feet away from me I draw my sword and open my shield staring my opponent down. He has that shit eating cocky grin on his face. I bring my hands down awkwardly boosting my legs as I take a sprinting stance hoping my strength and mental boost are enough. I put my shield up and sword back waiting for Goodwitch to give the signal.

"Both fighters ready...BEGIN!"

In no time at all I am behind Cardin and he is bleeding from a sizable cut across his right cheek. The entire class in silence that I could even hear the drops of Cardin's blood hit the floor. I wanted to go further if Goodwitch didn't stop the fight to check on Cardin, but I relished the blank stare on his face and his aura according to the board was nearly full so getting over it he got back in the ring.

He was in the ring on shakier feet but if anything more on guard losing 4% of aura to heal. This time I took a regular sword and shield stance, shield forward and sword raised behind me. Goodwich gives the signal again this time I wait for him to make the first move.

He runs at me mace raised and giving a battle cry. Seeing this simple attack I side step and kick his ankle up behind him watching him face plant then getting up for another charge. This time he stopped short a few steps, his mace raised high glowing red as he slammed it down. I jumped back watching debris grazing me and hitting my shield. When I land my eyes are on his exposed face, then I jump forward slamming my shield in his face the satisfying smack I feel on contact gave me goose bumps and the sounds that followed was music.

"AAARGH!" Cardin cried as he dropped his weapon bringing his hands to his face

Not stopping I use his stunned moment to repeat the shield bashing. I steady my arm line up my shield then on my back leg I push forward over and over whittling away his aura while keeping him off balance. It took five hits for him to get his balance back and hold his ground then another two before he grabbed my shield with both of his hands. I wiggle my shield arm to get him to tighten up on his grip.

"You're dead asshole." He said in hushed anger

"I was, but now I've never felt more alive." I responded in kind

I then detach myself to my shield jump up and drop kick my shield in his grip sending him stumbling as I land he tosses my shield out of bounds. His focus on me as I raise my sword his eyes on it I toss it up high with boosted strength and his eyes followed it's movement for a second. Using this I rush him full **** grabbing his mace as I make my way towards him.

"HEY CARDIN!" I shout

He is barely setting his eyes back on me as I am in front of him running into a turn swing going up catching his bottom jaw lifting him up a bit falling on his back. He groaned trying to get back up then grunted as I slammed my foot down on his chestplate. I released his mace as I raised my hand catching my sword then aimed it at his neck. I leaned down holding him in place putting my hand on my knee casually and boosting my leg.

"This is the part where YOU lose." I tell him the same words from our first spar.

Then in that moment I kick off of his chest putting his aura in the red ending the one sided fight.

Goodwitch came back to review my fighting and Cardin.

"Mr.Arc while I can not condone the behavior I must applaud your strategy and your skill growth as this was your most successful battle. However, your unsportsman like behavior is nothing short of abysmal not to mention you coming in to class with less than your full amount of aura." Goodwitch pretty much balances my good by saying something bad.

"Excuse me?" I asked "This was a fight there is no such thing as "unsportsman like" not when a huntsmen has to fight."

"Huntsmen fight grimm only when they need to and do not rely on dirty tricks." Goodwitch scolded

But I did not back down, "There's no such thing as a dirty fight when there's no such thing as a clean battlefield."

"I am not having this conversation is this understood Mr. Arc. She glared

This time I relax and give a gruff in acknowledgement.

"As for you Mr.Winchester"