Their third year of Beacon has just begun, team RWBY and LVN (leviathan) have grown and have become stronger; though saddened by the departure of their "adorkable" knight so soon in their first year. But now he's back, stronger, smarter... sexier? Watch as Jaune returns and soon finds himself a critical mission... teaching Blake how to swim.

There will be the hardcore shipping of midknight (JaunexBlake) will be some lemon stuff down the line and some slight harem but my ship will stay strong. the characters will be changed but due to the passage of time not my will (kinda my will but you know what I mean) will be some hints towards other ships but that will depend on where I decide to take the story as well as feedback from readers. This is my first ever fanfic so constructive criticism always welcome or you can just compliment me (smiley face) I'm rating it PG cause I'm gonna add swears and blood, may change if a go smutty but, if you have any requests or thoughts I will do my best to satisfy. this will be a small harem but will focus and end in midknight, because there isn't a ton of it and I ship it forever.

Team RWBY was in the locker room grabbing whatever gear they needed. The air was tense and for good reason, it was traditional in Beacon for all third-year teams to hold an inner year tournament, and they were preparing for the final fight against JNPR. Ruby was standing near the entrance already tapping her foot and watching as the rest of her team prepared. Of all of them she had made the least amount of changes, she had certainly developed both mentally and physically. she let her hair grow out to the point it went past her shoulders. she kept a toned figure and her bust had become much more prominent, about Blake during their second year but unfortunately, Blake developed even more much to her and Weiss misfortune. other than that she hadn't made any changes to her baby crescent rose but had added additional armor to her shoulders and chest. speaking of chests she gave a small glare of envy as she looked at her teammates.

Weiss had developed quite a bit since coming to Beacon she was still about a half head taller than Ruby and her bust had gone from ... what it was to something Blake was almost insecure about. she had cut her hair and now kept it in a back ponytail instead of off to the side. she had made a few changes to Myrtenmaster, it was able to hold a second reserve of dust so she rarely had to reload, it also had a small spear and hook at the end allowing for a bit more damage with her thrusts. like Ruby she also added more armor but still kept her usual attire.

Blake had as Ruby was painfully aware had a bust that was starting to rival her sisters. Blake had added more armor, even more than Weiss and herself Gambol Shroud had stayed the same and Blake kept her bow wrapped around her arm instead of her head letting her Faunus feature show. She dismissed her old clothes for something similar to Ren, it was a little awkward because Nora thought she was trying to come on to him and that turned into another food fight. she had a mix of eastern and modern clothes as she wore a yukata style top that trailed a bit down her legs with a pair of white leggings and her usual shoes.

Yang had become one of the most beautiful women ever to set foot in Beacon her hair still fell down to just over the small of her back, it took a while for the team to convince her to let them cut it since they were afraid it would interfere with her fighting. She somewhat increased the amount of skin she covered since was starting to get tired of all the reports saying none of the guys were paying attention in class. so she wore a similar top that only showed her midriff and she had on jeans, they were torn and still showed plenty of her figure. She also showed the most improvement on her weapon now sporting Ember Cecilia on her feet as well as her fists.

she kept her stare going until her partner walked up with a smirk. "you're looking all insecure again." she let out a huff and made her way down the corridor. the four of them walking lost in thought, till Yang broke the silence. "you know I didn't really think that JNPR would actually make it all the way." Weiss leaned forward a bit and turned to her. "don't you mean LVN." everyone gave a small frown as they continued in silence till Ruby spoke up. "He will come back, he promised he would and an arc never goes back on his word." the group gave a small smile as images of the adorkable knight flash into their heads. "He left nearly two years ago I don't see him just popping up in the middle of the stage," Blake said, her ears twitching as they began to hear the roar of the crowd, squinting their eyes as a dozen lights fell on them. "there they are, hunters and huntresses, your favored to win this tournament." they heard Dr. Oobleck say through the speakers. "TEAM RWBY." the crowd erupted in applause, Yang pumping her fist as Blake and Weiss gave a bow, Ruby still never really broke out of her shell and just gave a meek smile and wave. "and here to introduce our opposing team we have a special guest, headmaster Ozpin himself." the arena went silent as the Headmaster made is way to the center of the arena. " Good day, I assume that you are all enjoying yourselves, but before we begin I would like to introduce the new team JNPR."

RWBY just sort of stared at him but he paid them no mind as he turned to the other side of the ring. "first the invincible woman, the Goddess of victory she das proved time and time again that she as earned those titles, Ms. Pyrrha Nikos." the crowd roared as she walked out Pyrrha had become much more confident, she walked with pride in her step more freely like it wasn't rehearsed. other than that she had changed very little though her physique still rivaled Yangs.

"Next is the forever loved and feared Nora valkyrie," he said with more flourish, people were starting to think he was enjoying this. Nora had become nearly fully armored staying true to her namesake. she had increased her arsenal with a wider range of explosives, she kept her bubbly personality and it seemed to have only increased after she and Ren had finally decided to be together. she gave everyone a giggle and wave as she zoomed towards the center of the stage. giving Pyrrha a quick hug as she stood at mock attention.

"Next, a man of few words, he has kept a level head throughout his stay here and has served as an incredible leader, the martial artist Lie Ren.," Ozpin had a smile on his face at this point, he really was enjoying this. Ren entered the field with one hand in his pocket and the other raised in the air. the crowd went nuts as he approached the center . He had gotten a lot more muscle and even improved Stormflowers stomping power he kept the same attire but now had one sleeve torn and kept his fists wrapped in white bandages. Nora gave him a quick peck on the cheek and the seven met in the ring.

"hey guys, it's been a while sorry you had to do this right after a two-week mission." Ruby greeted. Pyrrha gave her smile. "It wasn't so much a mission as it was getting... reacquainted with an old friend." the rest of her team gave them a smirk, leaving RWBY a little puzzled. "and finally, the last and long-missing member of JNPR." everyone was set abuzz and started to murmur. Ruby started squealing " See? I told you he would come back, I totally told you." "Ladies and gentlemen, Jaune Arc." everyone was silent as the footsteps began to echo through the hall.

Ruby was happily jumping in place at the thought of finally seeing her first Beacon friend again. when he told everyone the truth after the grimm breach he was forced to leave; she was sad to hear he lied but she could understand why he did it. He wanted to protect people just like she did, but for whatever reason wasn't able to train. still, he faked his transcripts and risked his life to protect people. The fact she had a small crush on the knight also made it a plus. She started to stand a little taller and did a quick once over to make sure she wasn't looking too messy.

Weiss was shocked, annoyed and furious this was the dunce that constantly hit on her, made a mockery of the huntsman and made it so someone with real potential couldn't fulfill their dreams just because he had a stupid fantasy. though he did seem really nice and she guesses she couldn't say he was ugly or anything... no this was someone who didn't deserve a chance at Beacon she was gonna get rid of this guy. But, she supposed she didn't have to embarrass him completely.

Blake wasn't too sure how to feel, he did lie his way into Beacon then again she was an ex-terrorist. He also seemed to have a really good heart and was one of the only people that didn't think Faunus were beneath them. she gave a small smile as she remembered all the times his team held him back from trying to help Velvet. So she decided to simply see what would happen and let him show her how he has changed.

Yang was grinning like a maniac she admits she missed the knight because of how cute his reactions were when she teased him and he didn't treat her like a person rather than focusing on her looks. But, this was also the guy that made her little sister sad; so she was gonna break him before she started the teasing again. she grew a very wicked grin as he stepped up on the stage. That's when everyone thought the exact same thing. "THATS JAUNE"

he was wearing a complete set of black armor and still had a hoodie underneath with a gauntlet on his left hand and a white glove on his right. He had two quivers alongside a longsword that definitely wasn't Crocea Mors strapped to his back. He had grown taller and let his hair grow a little longer and his eyes seemed even bluer than last time. everyone just stared as he made his way to the middle of the arena. after a moment or two of complete silence, Oobleck came back over the speaker. "Well, now that we have gotten over the shock of all that let's begin." the dials over each section began to spin (just like during the tournament.) oddly enough it split evenly into 4 pieces. part earth part fire part ice and part green. everyone got into position, "you guys ready?" Ruby asked everyone nodded and drew their weapons. "sorry vomit boy but I'm not letting you off easily for making my sister cry." Jaune looked at her and started to laugh. "good thing we're gonna win then, you guys good to go." Nora gave a mock salute as Ren and Pyrrha gave him a nod. this actually threw the rest of them off, Jaune seemed really different already. "alright everyone, let the fight begin."

Jaune made the first move, by blindly running at them. Yang couldn't resist, as Jaune threw a stupid punch, she stepped in caught it and threw him away. Everyone just stared, was he serious? This guy comes back looking all cool but still sucks. " You dunce, what kind of move was that?" Weiss said angrily, Jaune just smiled as he stood up brushing himself off and held up his hand showing a small detonator. They paled and looked down, right by Yang's feet was one of Nora's grenades . All they could do was stare in shock as the grenade went off, throwing them all to different parts of the arena. Yang landed in the earth, Ruby got thrown into the ice, Weiss got the fire spot and Blake flew into the trees.

BLAKES POV

Blake stood up shaking off whatever dizziness and leaves she could. She couldn't help but admire Jaune at this, he was able to separate the entire team in a minute, he really did get stronger. "hey guys, can you hear me? are you all okay?" she couldn't help but smile after hearing her team leaders voice, she tapped her intercom before speaking. "Ruby it's Blake, don't worry that blast was mostly just to separate us I doubt it was meant to do any damage." "I guess, I'm just nervous I didn't think we would be separated so quickly, Weiss and Yang you guys good to go?" there was some static until both started screaming into Blakes' ear. "I'm gonna kill that guy!" they both shrieked. Blake Winced. "guys, extra sensitive hearing remember?" there was a moment of silence before Ruby started talking again. "alright guys so remember all our old fights, Ren will be going after Blake while Nora and Yang will probably try to kill each other I think Pyrrha will go after me so I guess Weiss will be handling Jaune. The heiress gave a very creepy chuckle. "Good, I'll show that dunce what a real hunter can do." suddenly the ground began to shake. "uh, Rubes? I gotta feeling you may have been wrong about who got who." Yang said over the comm. blake was confused so she took a look at the monitor. what she saw she couldn't believe Nora had shown up in front of Weiss standing in a large crater, Ren was standing in front of Ruby with his arms crossed and Pyrrha was with Yang. So, if they were with the rest of her team that meant...? There was a rustling in the bushes and Jaune entered the small field from the other side. "Hey Blake, how ya been?"

this doesn't make any sense the match up were terrible, the only one that made sense was Pyrrha since she could handle pretty much anything. "uh. Blake, you feeling alright you're just sorta staring." she turned her attention to Jaune and couldn't help but smirk. "I could say the same to you." he immediately started to blush and stutter, "well, it has been a while and you look really nice, I mean you always looked nice but I never got to see your ears which are really cute by the way I mean (sigh) I'm just gonna stop talking," he said slumping his head, the smallest tint of a blush appeared on her face, she had never heard anyone say her ears were cute. except for Yang, Ruby, and Nora. they just stood there with the sounds of cheering and explosions. "so Jaune. shouldn't we be fighting?"

Jaune just looked at me before he realized what was going on. he started getting into his battle stance and drew his sword. I chuckled and drew Gambol Shroud. he looked into my eyes and I couldn't help but look into his. "his eyes are so blue, how did I not notice before..." I shook my head, not entirely sure where that came from and I look back just in time to see Jaunes gauntlet flying towards me. I blocked but the punch still threw me back into a tree, my aura took the hit but I still struggled to get up shaking of the leaves and dizziness. Jaune just looked at me with a grin and I couldn't help but smile back. Taking aim I fired at him, as he blocked with his sword I came in giving him a kick to the side. we spent the next few minutes striking and blocking before I finally decided to get out of his comfort zone, I Jumped but Jaune was once again in front of me, this time, forcing me to guard until I was able to push him back.

we stood there taking a few deep breaths as Ooblecks' voice came back through the arena. "Incredible looks like Mr. Arc is actually able to keep up with Ms. Belladonna." I could see the vein on his head nearly explode, "No need to sound that surprised about it," he mumbled, I couldn't help but chuckle again. this time, I moved in deciding to be a bit more offensive, I slipped out my magazine and loaded a round of fire dust. I went in for a straight charge, Jaune went over me and gave a strong overhead swing. At the last second, I fired a shot and used my semblance leaving a red clone of me I could only smile as I heard the explosion behind me but frowned once I heard the laughter.

I turned and saw Jaune standing there like nothing happened, when he turned to me I saw his eyes were now red. He chuckled as he charged right in, faster than I could react he was right in my face. "nice try Blake but Ren already told me about your new trick, so thanks for the boost." he pulled back his fist and I was stunned again to see it burst into flames. the force shook the ground and I felt a burst of heat as I was sent back to the other side of the clearing. I fell to the ground holding my stomach my armor and aura had taken the most of it but I knew there was at least a bruise. I groaned as I held onto my side noticing my side had reddened a bit from the heat. That's when Ruby came In through the comm.

"Guys I'm not doing so good, I can't deal with the Ice and it looks like Ren is a secret figure skater. Yang how about you?" "Not too good, this terrain is as plain as it gets I can't hold up much longer in a straight up fight." Ruby cursed silently under her breath, something she started to do whenever things started to annoy her. Suddenly there was a loud boom, an evil laugh, and Weiss' voice came in through with ragged breaths. "this is ridiculous the unstable ground is increasing her attacks aftershocks and making my footing almost impossible, Blake haven't you beaten Arc yet? we could all use a little support." I took a look at Jaune who seemed to have simply decided to let me talk to my team. He gave me a smile and I turned my attention back to my friends. "not yet, he really has gotten stronger, his keeping up, I've done next to no damage and the trees here are making it hard for me to use gambols ribbons.." I paused once it hit me, they didn't move to their opponent they went to.. she turned to Jaune who was now giving a cocky smirk. "So you figure it out yet?" he chuckled and I looked up at the monitor watching the fights for a brief moment before I started to panic. "Guys we need to regroup, now before we lose."

OMNIPOTENT POV

Blakes words confused the group. "What are you talking about Kitty?" Blake just rolled her eyes at her partner's idea of a nickname. "Nora's power, Rens new mobility, Yang having nowhere to hide and Jaune being able to keep me, at his range of choice." Weiss jumped back as she let a volley of wind dust send Nora back. "They weren't moving because of us," she said using a glyph to move in giving Nora a series of deadly thrusts. Yang cross guarded an overhead strike before using her shotgun boots to send Pyrrha back, but it only hit her shield. "he sent them here because of the terrain. Ruby blocked a vicious aura infused palm sending her flying back, she put Crescent Rose into the ground and started firing a few shots while screaming. "HE SENT THEM HERE TO GIVE THEM A HOMEFIELD ADVANTAGE." All of JNPR heard and couldn't help but smirk. "so you did figure it out."Pyrrha said with a smirk, "that's our fearless leader for ya." Nora gave a wicked grin. "he told us where to go the moment he saw the terrain." Ren explained with pride in his voice. Ruby was flustered, she knew he was smart but to have figured it out so soon... "Guys meet up in the middle now." they all took out a gray capsule and threw it down, the fog began to fill the arena,

Ren sighed and tapped in comm."Jaune, Ruby told them to meet up." "stay with them don't let them rest long we still got an edge and we're keeping it." after a minute or two the Fog cleared allowing the audience a look back into the arena. they saw both groups standing in the center, staring each other down. "how you are guys holding, up?" Jaune turned to his team, Ren cracked his shoulders and gave him a nod, "I'm a-ok, fearless leader, and that fire was super fun." she said with a face covered in soot. "Pyr, how are you, outta all of us I think you got the short end facing yang straight up," Ren just mumbled something about Ruby now having armor piercing bullets and stronger arms. she turned to him and gave him a small smile. "she certainly is not an easy opponent but I'll be fine." He turned back to RWBY and gave a small smile, "Two years, I hardly recognize them but they're still so strong." Pyr but a hand on his shoulder and gave him an encouraging smile. he took a deep breath and turned to his team, the determination burning in his eyes. "alright so Blake tried a fire dust clone on me but I absorbed it, I've got a new plan so listen up."

Back with RWBY...

"Well, that was a thing," Yang said. "That was humiliating, he comes back after two years and already has us on the run. And, apparently, he his now also strong enough to give Blake a run for her money, are you gonna be ok you seem to be struggling." Weiss said her voice now laced with concern. Blake gave her a simple nod, "yeah, and if we're going like this I don't think we should use any fire against him either." she said as she told her what a happened with her clone. Ruby took a moment before talking. " Alright, no moving into the terrain we stay here in the middle, our only chance now is to finish it as a group." Yang smiled and loaded up her weapons, Weiss reloaded and Blake gave her a quick nod. Ruby turned and charged with the help of her semblance, as she came in Pyrrha fired a few shots but ended up being pushed back by the reaper as they began to fight. Yang rushed Nora and Weiss put a glyph under Ren sending him flying. Blake came up behind Jaune giving him a kick to the back, he gained his footing and blocked her next strike. and an all-out brawl began. the audience was silent as they watched, this had soon turned into a very tense fight and was now more so as only two people stood in the ring.

Wiess and Jaune stared at each other both breathing heavily. they both had only 27% of their aura one more hit decided it. Weiss gave a smirk "Sorry Arc, but I'm ending this now and since you love fire so much I think its time you chilled out." everyone groaned except for Yang who gave an approving nod; she let loose a volley of ice shards thinking she had won. "Well ladies and gentlemen it looks like team RWBY is the win...ner" Jaune appeared absolutely unaffected by that attack as he stood there, this time, his eyes a light blue. "sorry Weiss but this is checkmate," he held out his hand as a single shard of ice flew out and send the heiress flying back dropping her aura into the red at 19%. There was a long pause until the crowd roared in cheer. "The winner is team JNPR" Ozpin declared, now sitting where Port was supposed to be. Jaune smiled before falling over barely being caught by his team as they and team RWBY made their way into the infirmary.

And that is the first chapter, all types of criticism are welcome so feel free to tell me to kill myself as long as you tell me why, feel free to compliment me to if you want. will try to update every week or so.