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Chapter 1: A Day With an Amazon

Within a rocky mountain, a lone decayed temple stood. Fissures and vines ebbed all throughout its form. Erosion had decayed much of its elegance and beauty. Within the lone temple was a room caked in dust, grime, and soot. Scattered around the room were riches of all sort diamonds, rubies, gold, silver and a number of other treasures.

Out of thin air, a body appeared and fell face first into the ancient ground.

"Why me?", the boy groaned from the ground.

It's your own fault Jaune. If you didn't always look for trouble.

"You know that isn't true, Crocea Mors, I am a very cautious individual.", Jaune returned indignantly, as he jumped to his feet and dusted himself off.

Jaune Arc was a boy in his late teens, dressed in a fine white ceremonial oriental robe. A pristine red slash was firmly tied around his thin waist. His rich blonde hair flowed to his feet as his curious blue eyes surveyed the room around him. Despite his training, his body was lithe and delicate looking. Combined with his soft facial appearance, he very much looked like a budding young woman.

Self delusion isn't healthy Jaune~.

The statement made the beautiful male puff up his cheeks in denial of Crocea Mors' statement. Crocea Mors physical form was a longsword with a blue handle and a gold cross-guard. It was part of a set with a sheath that had a upper gold border and two gold arcs in the middle. It shared a connection with its wielder that allowed it to communicate.

"You don't know what you're talking about. I'll have you know I am very much grounded to real- oh yeah! I'm rich!" Jaune exclaimed upon noticing a plethora of riches in the room. Giggling madly, he jumped up and down and began collecting as many jewels as he could into a leather bag that he kept tied to his sash. A good number of stones he couldn't really identify, but he recognized a strong power within them. It didn't matter, he could figure it out some other time.

"See Mors you have to look on the bright side. And you say I attract trouble.", he boasted proudly. His yelling had awoken the beings that had occupied the room before him. Due to their pitch black fur, they blended into the shadows of the vast room.

The figures were bipedal wolves that each had a mask like structure on their face that contained red markings. One by one, they rose and began to surround the source of their irritation. All the while Jaune was far too occupied with his newly acquired wealth.

Ah, Jaune? Maybe we should leave.

"Are you kidding me? I need to stash as much of this as I can. I may never have a chance like this again! I'll be set for life.", the blonde argued stubbornly. His collecting ended when a furry claw grabbed his shoulder. Alarmed he slowly turned his head around. A pair of red eyes met his blue. The wolf opened its mouth and expelled air out of its mouth that blew his hair back. From its mouth, Jaune could see the sharp white fangs.

Laughing nervously he glared at his sword. "Why didn't you say anything?"

Hmph. Jaune never listens, what's a girl to do.

Jaune saw even more of the same creature rise from the darkness of the cave. Sighing tiredly, he slowly took the claw from his shoulder and smiled again. "See ya." He dashed out the room, up some stairs, and out a door to reach the outdoors.

The dark creatures didn't wait long to make chase.

How could he make such a mistake? He knew for a fact, that he had scanned for Ki and had found nothing. Without much struggle, he kept a good 2 meters from the pack of obviously man-eating creatures.

Jaune's flat shoes weren't exactly made for long distance running. The further he ran, the more frustrated he became. Those creatures weren't fast per say, but they were persistent. Rocky terrain soon became a wide field and still he ran.

He flipped over boulders, swerved around the occasion pillar, and leaped over small hills. From above, one could see a yellow speck fleeing from a close knit line, never wavering and never resting. From ahead, he could make out a figure.

It was a red haired girl in gold colored armor, with a sword and shield in each hand. Squinting his eyes, he saw her slaying a black boar that held a slight resemblance to the wolves that were following him.

She turned around and looked surprised by the sheer number of them following Jaune. Not wasting a moment, the girl took her circular shield and swung it in a wide arc. It flew just behind Jaune and cut through a whole row of the wolves that had been chasing him.

Following the girl's example, Jaune decided to start getting serious. Pulling out his sword, he performed a backflip and swooped upon his foes. With minimal movement he brought his blade down and cut down three of the creatures at once.

The girl took her sword and shifted it into a gun and rained bullet behind him. As their brethren fell, the wolves walked over their corpses in their bloodlust. Claws raised they roared and continued their charge, their reward were more bullets to the face.

Jaune dashed and broke their formation, tossing the forerunners aside like twigs, his sword easily cutting its way through their numbers. It was art in violence, each masterful stroke fell an enemy. Calm, even in the heat of battle, Jaune never stayed still for long, jumping and dashing.

From the back, the girl returned her weapon into a sword and ran up to offer close range support. She pulled up her shield and ram into the wolf creatures. She shifted her weight and brought her sword down diagonally, without missing a beat, she continued her path and stabbed the sword into the abdomen of a wolf that was just behind her. Flicking some gore off her blade, she continued her extermination of the dark creatures. Her blade work was meticulous, precise, and deadly.

"Gordian Knot Slash!", Jaune vocalized his technique. Energy surrounded his longsword as he raised far above his head, before slamming it to the ground. The resulting burst of energy tore straight through the remaining forces before him. To the girl's astonishment, the energy of the attack was far reaching, making the wolves a collection of body parts. Arms were ripped from sockets, legs were left behinds, chest were skewed, and heads were rolling. As the energy finally died down, a deep fissure was left of prove of the attack.

The remaining wolves seemed to have understood that they were outmatched. Those that had circled around the girl had begun to walk backwards. As Jaune turned around and looked at them, the sharp look in his eyes made them flinch. Somewhere in their psyche they understood that the boy stood far above them. Despite him running earlier, they were never a true threat to him. Like a beaten puppy, each wolf made a noise that was almost a whimper and attempted to retreat.

The keyword was attempted.

Jaune sped towards the girl, she nodded in understanding and prepped her shield. He jumped onto the angled shield and using sheer arm strength, the girl heaved him far above ground. With his excellent vantage point, he knew what technique to use, "Torrent of Blades!"

As he brought down Crocea Mors, chains of Ki blades were released from its metal form. Like a stoning, the remaining forces of the wolves were painfully brought down. Most of them being bisected by the merciless blades. Jaune landed lightly on one bended knee. Oddly enough, the bodies evaporated. The makeshift duo smiled to each other.

A sigh escaping him, he sheathed his blade and turned to the girl, taking a good look at her. She had her hair down in a ponytail that reached her waist. Her eyes were a vivid green with a lighter shade of eyeshadow around her eyes. The girl was fairly tall for a female. Her upper body was protected by bronze armor that looked similar to a corset. Within the bronze was a brown, maybe leather, strapless top that had a vertical split. She wore a bright red miniskirt. Each of her arms had bracers and each leg had greaves that went down to her boots.

Interestingly, she had a circlet headpiece that rested above her ear and under her bangs. A couple of tear-shaped emeralds hung from each side of the circlet. A large bronze gorget rested around her neck.

He thought she looked absolutely stunning. She came up to him with a cheery smile. His smile got wider.

So Jaune is a guy after all. Smiling stupidly at any pretty girl, huh?

'That's not it at all!', Jaune denied to his partner and weapon. As she came up to him, he coughed into his hands, trying to not fail to nerves to speak to the red-haired warrior. He introduced himself, "Thanks for the help. The name's Jaune Arc. Short, sweet, rolls off the tongue, ladies love it."

He could hear Mors laughing off.

The girl followed suit and laughed into her balled fist. "Do they really?", she asked curiously.

"Well, my sister said so.", he stated weakly, face flushing from his perceived failure.

Her warm smile dispelled his fears. "I'm Pyrrha Nikos, it's nice meeting you Jaune. May I ask, why were you being chased by a large pack of beowolves?"

Jaune rubbed his hand behind his head and laughed nervously. "I may have disturbed a den of them in an abandoned ruin a mile or so from here. I was trying to lose them, that is until I ran into you. Thanks again.", he admitted.

"It was no problem. I must say your sword skill was quite high. I can't imagine how long you trained to get so skilled.", she complimented.

He blushed at the praise. "I've been training in a temple for all my life. I learned a lot there. What were you doing out here anyway?", he questioned as the pair began to walk towards the city.

"I wanted to squeeze some light training before my big test coming up. I'm applying for Beacon Academy to become an official huntress." she answered.

"Wow. You're still a student? With your skill, I thought you were a teacher or something. You're so awesome. I know you'll do great.", he said honestly. Pyrrha had been quite impressing during the whole ordeal. She had have been training for years, at least.

"Thank you. I really appreciate it." She really did. It was always nice to get some honest approval. "Can I ask a question?"

"Shoot."

"You are male, correct?", she asked politely, in hopes she didn't offend her new friend. He just looked so beautiful. With his hair, stature, and face.

She found herself in a bone crushing hug and being spun around. "Yes, yes, yes. I knew you were a good person! I'm totally male, everyone I meet always thinks I'm a girl. What gave it away, my mainly frame, or was my deep voice?", he asked excitably.

"Something like that." Truth be told, she was basing her guess on that goofy pick up line that he used. She thought it was cute how nervous he was. it was also a breath of fresh air to meet a genuinely sweet guy.

He returned her to her feet and snapped his fingers as though he remembered something. "When I was in the ruins, I loaded up on jewels. Since you helped me with the extermination, I'll split the rewards with you. How about it?"

Just as he was about to reach into his pouch, she held unto his arms and shook her head. "Why don't you keep it? You're the one that got chased then had to fight. Helping you was reward enough.", she said gently but firmly, leaving no room for argument.

"If you're sure.", he replied shortly, hoping he hadn't implied anything. A grin formed on his face. "Then let me treat you to lunch. It's the least I can do, come on it'll be fun.", he tried to say in a suave, seductive voice, that ended up sounding more whiney than entrancing.

"I would like that." He was just as sweet as she thought he was. Even if he was failing to be subtle. Jaune was just so excitable. She pretended to not see him pump his fist in victory.

Sees one pretty girl and Jaune loses his head. Try not to embarrass yourself.

"Bah, what do you know. I'm Mr. Smooth and In Control.", Jaune said, brushing Mors aside. She was always being such a downer. Pyrrha was going along with it, so he had to be doing something right.

Right?

No

'THANK YOU, MORS.' Jaune pouted all the way to the city.

...

Jaune was absolutely amazed by the city. It was far more advanced than any city he had encountered. A lot of the buildings were made of metal! Amazing. Ever passing moment, he became more and more jittery at exploring the city.

Fortunately, Pyrrha was there to keep him moderately focused. She had to drag him away from buildings at least five or six times. She thought it was amusing.

'He must be from a pretty rural area to be so excited about a city.', she thought lightly.

Along the way, he noticed a number of people with distinct Ki readings. They weren't void like the black creatures, but they didn't feel like humans.

'There must be an explanation...OH MY GOD!', all these peoples had animal features! That was so cool! He had to ask about them. "Pyrrha, Pyrrha, look there are some people with cool animal ears, tails, or both. Are they spirits?"

She looked around and shook her head. With a maternal voice she answered, "No Jaune, those are Faunus. They're just like you or me, but they have body parts similar to animals."

Pyrrha swore his eyes got three times bigger. He was getting jittery again, "Do you think, they would let me touch their tails or ears if I asked really nicely? I'll be gentle.", he pleaded.

"Let's not bother, okay? We really should hurry to breakfast.", although she kind of felt bad for disappointing him, she wasn't too sure if they would appreciate his attention. But that kicked puppy look he had right now was making it difficult to say no. "That shop looks nice, why don't we go there?"

She pointed to a quaint little cafe. On the top of the cafe was a sign that read 'Ever After'. Since it was still the early morning hours, the breakfast menu was out. In tune to Pyrrha's expectations, Jaune was quite happy to look through the menu. She had settled for some orange juice, toast and eggs. Jaune had opted for pancakes, waffles, hash brown, eggs and orange juice. She was a bit concerned if he could actually eat all of that.

Her concerns were dispelled in seconds. Somehow with what she could see as practiced ease and grace, he swiftly devoured his meal. Even in his ravenous behavior, he still was able to act better mannered than her.

"Hello ladies.", a gruff voice called out. Pyrrha turned around and saw two guys stroll up to them as though they owned the place. With great restraint, she stopped herself from rolling her eyes, this was going to get annoying fast. And she was having such a good time too.

"Yeah, you gals look like you need the company of some good men.", the second guy said in conjunction. "Why don't we hang out for the day?"

"No thank you.", Pyrrha said with a saccharine tone. It was best not to encourage violence in these situations, or things could get out of hand fast.

"Didn't you hear her, Pyrrha said leave her alone.", Jaune said in a cool voice. He was not in the mood for the garbage, he swore if they laid a finger on her.

Pigs the lot of them. Desperation is just a frightening thing.

It seemed even Jaune's sword was put off from the intrusion.

"Come on babe, you don't mean that. I can show you a good time.", the first guy said, cupping Jaune's chin in his hands.

"I'm sure you will.", the blonde swordsman rebutted in heavy sarcasm. He clenched his fist and he wore a devilish smile. Taking his words as an invitation, the flirter went in for a kiss, his face became acquainted with Jaune's fist. His body than slammed to the back of the cafe and flew right through the wall.

The whole cafe got silent.

"Would you like a go too, big boy? I can keep you company all day long~." the feminine male teen asked sweetly. Shaking his head, the other guy ran after his friend.

Thankfully, with a single jewel, the pair were able to pair for the meal and the damages. As they walked out, he had a frown. "Stinking creeps, mistaking me for a girl. I'm very manly. A man among men, I would say."

"Yes you are Jaune. Thank you for standing up for me back there. It can be very uncomfortable when approached by those kind of men.", Pyrrha thanked honestly. Though a bit more violent than necessary, he got rid of the flirters quickly. For all the lack of visible muscle, her new friend really could pack a punch.

A blush colored his face at the sincere thanks he got from Pyrrha. Rubbing his head in embarrassment he replied, "It was nothing. You could've taken those guys out easy. I'm just glad I was able to help." Pyrrha was too kind.

She chuckled at his humility.

"Hey Pyrrha, do you know any clothes stores in this area? I think I need a change in wardrobe before I go anywhere else.", replied the swordsman. His robe had little nicks around the legs and arms from earlier. The slash looked a little worn out, with some of its red color fading. These clothes weren't exactly tailored for heavy combat, he needed a more resistant material.

The red haired teen took a moment to think about it. If she recalled correctly there was a nice affordable clothing store up ahead. It focused on hunter equipment. That would be a good place to go. "I know a place, they have some pretty durable equipment, I'm sure you can find something to your taste."

"Great, lead the way."

The two walked in an amicable atmosphere. As the pair walked, Pyrrha would point out interesting places and facts about the area. Her companion ate it all up. Not long after, the duo reached a broad storefront, sets of armors and battle skirts were in the front window. Pyrrha could almost see the stars in Jaune's eyes as he eyed the bigger armors. Privately, she had no small amount of doubt that he could wear such large armor. Not from a lack of strength, but from a lack of mass on his part. The armors he seemed most amazed by were four or five sizes too large for him. She thought better than to spoil his fun.

"What do we have here?", an excited voice came from the door front. Turning around, the pair saw the speaker. It was a young woman in her 20's. The woman was dark skinned with matching eyes. She wore fitting green pants, a white shirt and a blue jacket on top. Her hair was in a bun. A dainty hand was underneath her chin as she looked over the two.

"You two are perfect!", she grabbed both of them by the arms and dragged them into the store. "I'm Tiana and this here is my shop Iron Henry's.", she proclaimed proudly, puffing out her chest as she pointed out the busy area.

"It's a very nice store Ms. Tiana, but did you need us for something?", Pyrrha asked politely.

"Tiana is fine sweetie, the Ms. sounds too stuffy. Raise your arms up.", she commanded, pointing at Jaune.

Confused, he complied to the demand and lifted both arms above his head. She took out a measuring tape and began taking measurements and looking Jaune over. She took out a notebook and began writing some numbers. She then turned over to Pyrrha and wasted no time taking the girl's measurements.

"You two are so beautiful. I know that she's Pyrrha Nikos, but what's your name.", she said pointing towards Jaune.

"Jaune, Jaune Arc. What are you doing?", he replied, still confused at the woman's manhandling. A piece of cloth was being wrapped around his waist. It was a tight fit.

Hearing the question, she put away her cloths and measuring tape. "Sorry, but you two are just too gorgeous. When I get inspiration, I just got to run with it. Well Jaune you properly need some clothing right? Why don't you help yourself to an outfit and then let me take some pictures for further inspiration. I may even use them for promotional reasons. So, deal?"

Jaune and Pyrrha agreed. The next hour was filled with Jaune and Pyrrha becoming Tiana's personal models. More than one occasion, she forced feminine clothes on Jaune, despite his claims of being male. Pyrrha was stripped of her personal armor was adorned with all matter of metals and leather. This attracted many of the customers around the store. Each of the males were gawking on how magnificent and professional the duo looked. Pyrrha, with much experience, merely waved and smiled. Jaune, on the other hand, was becoming annoyed with all the shuffling and staring.

"I know the perfect outfit for you.", Tiana grabbed Jaune and went into the changing room, ignoring all forms of protest from the feminine Arc.

Pyrrha was left outside to hear the sounds of commands and protests from Tiana and Jaune respectively. Soon after, she saw pieces of the combat dress he had been wearing being thrown out the fitting room. More indignant protests later, a dazed Jaune walked out. He now wore a vastly different outfit.

He wore fitting jeans and a black hoodie with calve high brown boots. On his arms, chest, stomach, knees, upper back, the side of his thighs, and on top of his boots were white armor plates. The chest plate had a yellow crescent moon with the opening pointing to the lower right. A pair of leather belts were crisscrossed on his waists, each holding a pouch. His gloves stretched to his biceps, the hand portion was brown, and arm portion was orange. Each of his fingers were left uncovered from the gloves.

"You look really dashing Jaune.", she complimented. She couldn't stop herself from laughing at how much he puffed his chest in pride.

"I know right! You know, for awhile I taught she was crazy, but she has some good tastes."

You look very nice Jaune. It's a lot more practical than your robes. Good for you.

'Thanks Mors.', Jaune thought in return. Mors was finally starting to talk some sense.

"I'm glad we've established my sanity.", the store owner said in amusement. Her comment startled Jaune, causing him to squeak in shock.

With a blush covering his face, he coughed into his hand, "Hahaha. Of course you're sane. Hahaha. I'm keeping the clothes."

"Go ahead, it's free of charge for letting me run you ragged. Do come again."

With their business done, the two said their goodbyes to the wayward store owner.

"Well as much as I've enjoyed this morning, I have to get going, I need to catch plane to Beacon Academy for the entrance exam.", she brought up sadly. It was the truth that the day had been fun. She got in far more practice than she had expected, met a nice guy, got treated to breakfast, and shopped for a bit. Not once had Jaune been overly amazed by her. He admired her skills, but hadn't placed her on any pedestal. It was a shame he wasn't attending Beacon himself.

Jaune was looked sad at Pyrrha having to go. The girl was really pleasant to be with. He was aware that he tended to get a bit too excited about things and cause problems in the progress. But she had been really helpful and kind.

"W-Well would you mind if I walked you to your ride?" He hoped he sounded a lot more confident than he felt. His big sister always said that ladies loved a man with confidence, or maybe that was just for her. At least this time he stopped his voice from cracking under the pressure. He was better than this, he faced criminals, beasts, monsters and came on top. Yet talking to a girl his age was taking a toll on him. Sure she was pretty, nice, polite and had really tender eyes...

You're losing focus again Jaune. You'll like a lovesick puppy. This is painful to listen to. Maybe you should serenade her with some music while you at it.

'That's a great idea! I'll have to try that one day. Musicians are popular right?'

You're hopeless.

Mors insults sled off him like water. She seemed to be on a roll, today.

"If you don't mind, I wouldn't mind the company.", she said as she tucked a strain of hair behind her ears.

Smiling, Jaune walked closer to Pyrrha and they set off to the plane.

Author's Note

Hey guys and welcome to my newest story. This idea just wouldn't leave my head, so I had to type it up. This is actually a bit of a crossover with Id: Fusion Fantasy. I love Id's character and strength and decided to give it to Jaune. Jaune in this fanfiction is a bit of mix of his and Id's canon personality. My main inspiration is the thought of Cardin trying to bully Id, that's just a beat down waiting to happen.

I can't wait to play around with Ki and aura mechanics. I've even figured out what Jaune's semblance will be. Hopefully I can write an interesting story with an OP!Jaune.

Whether you like it or hate it, please review. Helpful feedback is always appreciated.