*I know I should be working on Arc of the Wild but I just haven't had any ideas for that in a while, so I hope this two-shot makes the wait a little more tolerable. This fic is basically if Jaune's semblance was Ultra Instinct from Dragon Ball Super. I know it's not the most original idea out there but it's been in my head for a while and this is the only way to get it out. So I hope you like it and I'll see you at the end. ~Ya boi*
Ever since he was little, he always knew something was off about him. From the weird stares he got to the harsh insults he faced, he always wondered what people were angry at him for. He would never suspect that what they said would have such a huge impact on his life.
Jaune Arc was born as a usual baby was born. He was raised as a usual baby was raised. Everything had been normal until he first got to preschool. After a couple of days adjusting to the new environment, a group of young second graders had started to bully him every day after class. He never knew why they were doing it. Always shouting, "My father doesn't like you being here" or "Your sister's so cool. What happened to you to make you this uncool?" He tried to ignore it, until one day they began to become more aggressive than usual.
It was after class and they had backed him up against the corner of the alley next to the cafeteria. After they had thrown their usual insults, one of the bullies punched him out of the blue. He hadn't been expecting that, so he crumpled to the floor clutching his bloody nose in his hands. The bullies quickly ran away after seeing he was bleeding, but they knew he was too scared of them to tell anyone of what had happened. While he laid on the concrete with his broken nose between his fingers, a single strand of his golden blond hair became a platinum silver for only a second.
He had been quite the big target for bullies and he never knew why. What's worse than that were that his sisters never did anything to help him. Not standing up to the bullies, not asking if he was okay, not even a glance in his general direction. Nothing. Radio silence. When he went to his parents about all of this, they simply brushed it off as being playful fifth grade playing, and that he needed to grow tougher skin to be able to survive in this world. This advice didn't really help his confidence much more than the punches he had to take. He also learned that ever since that first punch from his preschool bully, more of his hair would go silver and for longer periods of time. Say he was dealing with his 58th punch to the face, 58 of his hairs would go silver for 58 seconds. Currently, he had counted 1458 seconds.
The problem had only increased when he went into highschool. His sisters had stepped it up a notch. From doing nothing whenever he was bullied, to joining those bullies in throwing insults and papers at him. After finally building enough courage to go up to them and ask them, his twin flipped him off and told him that he "wouldn't understand". What did that mean? Were they doing it to be popular or was it because they actually hated him? Currently, five of his seven sisters were older than him and three of them were in high school. The older two ignored his calls and put it off as "having too much to deal with being a huntress and all" and the other three who were with him in high school would just flat out not talk to him. He also suspected that they were also teaching his two little sisters to secretly hate him as well. All of this hate and stress directed toward him made it very hard for him to count. He believed he was somewhere around 60,000 seconds. The "edgy white haired kid" comments were odd for him since even he didn't know why it happened.
Home life had become too much for him. All the comments of "Why do you even try?" from his sisters, "I don't see one field that could work for him." from his father, and the heartbreaking "I should have aborted him when I had the chance." from his mother caused him to finally realise that his home was a toxic environment for him to live in. So he left. Becoming a huntsman had been his dream since childhood, and the only person to actually care about him being his grandfather before he passed away, he stole his father's retired sword and shield that had been above the fireplace since he was a child, about 1,000 lien from his mother's purse, and some of his old clothes and ran off to the airport to head to Vale.
Once in Vale, it had turned out that his intuition had been correct. After looking around the town, he found a job listing about being a grunt for a bar in the more shady part of town that was looking for people. He immediately knew it was against his moral code, but had no place to stay and 1,000 lien would only cover so much, so he took it. He worked there for about two months and he learned a few things. First, that the job also offered housing to those who didn't have much, so he didn't have to go looking for an apartment. Secondly, that it was more of a nightclub than a bar and that they did many things that were… probably illegal. And Finally, that Roman Torchwick had been a regular customer there. At first he was weirded out by him, but once Roman had talked to him for a bit, he learned that Jaune wanted to become a huntsman and would do anything to reach that goal. After showing him a guy that knew how to do a decent forgery job for a Beacon transcript, Jaune Arc was on his way to Beacon Academy.
It had been going great for the few weeks there. He made a bunch of new friends, learned a lot about being a huntsman, unlocked his aura, and even became a team leader. For him, this was the top of the world. Sure, he still had to deal with Cardin, but he was super tame compared to what he faced back home. Not even a tenth. But the universe could sense that he was happy and made sure to put an end to it. After losing against Cardin for about the 20th time that week, his partner Pyrrha pulled him aside and onto the roofs. She explained that she wanted to help him train and help him become a stronger asset on the battlefield. She worded it pretty badly and Jaune took it the wrong way. She sounded like she was degrading him, like "you aren't anything but a dead weight on our team, so I guess I'll take time out of my schedule to help you" and so Jaune had an outburst of emotion. He told her most of everything. How he stole his father's weapons and his mother's money, how he worked at an underground nightclub that he hated, how he got his hands on forged transcripts. He let out 17 years of emotional anguish on that roof, and what did he get for it? A sympathy hug? A sad look? A disappointed sigh? The thing he didn't expect was a right hook across the face and a threat to not come back to the dorms. He sat on the asphalt and stared into the stars as he quickly fell asleep. What he didn't notice was the pushing of a send button and quiet laughter as Cardin put away his scroll and peacefully fell asleep.
Everything had gone from peaceful and happy to dark and unwelcoming overnight. The next week was hell for Jaune as everyone in the entire school was out for his blood. Gone were the days of anonymity and privacy, now death threats and beatings were once again normal for the blond haired boy. What broke his heart most of all was the anger directed to him by his former friends.
Ruby had taken it the worst of all. That fairytale reality she had been living had been completely shattered and in its place was a furious and angry justice seeking mindset. She had thought of Jaune was the underdog, the guy who was weak at first but tried his hardest and eventually ended up as the strongest one. Now all she could see was another Torchwick, another criminal who had to pay for his crimes.
Yang had instantly turned on him. Now that she saw Jaune as a liar and a cheat, she made sure to get Ruby as far away from him, unless she was attacking him. She had dealt with enough liars to know that all they do is bring anguish and sadness to those who stand with them. So she made sure his life was a living hell for every second he stepped foot on the campus.
Ren and Nora just completely abandoned him. After having to start from ground zero from escaping their homes and family being destroyed by grimm, they know how hard it can be to trust people you just met. Especially when those who do deceive and lie try to take advantage of them. They also had the same gripe as most of the other students. They worked from the ground up to hone their skills, and this joker thinks he can just pay to get in. Nora constantly pestered Ren for her to be able to break his legs while Ren just said it wasn't worth the energy.
Blake surprised him though. She was more neutral than he thought. Since she had been in the Fang, she knows that she had done much worse and if she was exposed, she would be facing the same hell as him. So she stayed silent. Not participating in the beatings, but not helping to stop them either.
Weiss wasn't all that surprising to him. She was happy to know that she had been right all along and was happy to help his life become even more miserable. She used her influence to get the bullies whatever they needed and told the shops around town what he did so they wouldn't serve him anymore.
Pyrrha wasn't that different. She also used her influence to slowly chip away at his psyche. She was furious at him for being able to get where she had by means of lying and deception. Sure, she didn't like being recognized for it, but she worked her ass off to be able to get where she was, and he thinks he can be so arrogant as to just pay his way there? She, Weiss, and a couple of other students were the ones to inform the staff of his crime.
Once the staff knew, things only got worse. He was practically ignored in all his classes except combat class, the class where everyone got to beat the crap out of him without getting punished. Every time he was in a fight, his classmates cheered as another student put his aura down lower and lower. Things were at breaking point once the media found out. Newspaper articles and protests against Beacon for letting a fraud in.
What surprised him though was Ozpin's lack of action. He wasn't expelled, he wasn't suspended, hell, he wasn't even given detention! He could tell this was Ozpin's work though, cause whenever he entered any of his classes, the teachers would glare him down until they had to start the lesson. So the question was, why? Why would he keep a student that created so much controversy? A student that could possibly have the school shut down by the government? Jaune was about to get his answer.
It was a Friday afternoon and the tension in the air was so thick, hardly anyone could breathe. Today was the day that the student body would band together to throw Jaune Arc out of the campus. They had organized in secret and planned out his whole schedule. They didn't care if it might go against school policy, even most of the teachers wanted him gone! Cardin's thought process was cut off by the opening of the classroom door he had been waiting outside of. He knew that Jaune was always the first one to get out the door to avoid the crowd, so finding him was a cinch.
"Hey there Jauney-boy! Could you come outside with me? There's something that I urgently need to tell you." Cardin's smugness radiated off of him as Jaune cringed as he turned around to face him. Knowing that if he declined, the rest of the students in the area would only throw him outside to face Cardin's punishment, he sighed and looked down. "A… Alright Cardin. Just... make it quick." He said with a dejected tone.
Jaune's hair faded back to a blond mop as the silver faded away. 'Damn, it just went away and now its just gonna come right back.' Jaune thought as he followed Cardin to the courtyard. From where he stood, he immediately noticed that something was off. It seemed so barren, like no one had been there for an hour or so. He turned back to Cardin, facing him and Beacon Tower behind him. "So… What's so urgent?" Jaune said as monotone as possible. He knew what was coming. A beating. Same as usual. So when a mass of students exited the building with fiery glares at him, he became a bit worried.
"Well you see Jauney…" Cardin started as he pulled his mace off his back. "We've all been sick of your existence on this campus and the awful reputation you give to this school. So we, as a student body, have decided to cut off the tumor on this otherwise, perfect body we call a academy." Jaune started to step backwards. Many students in the crowd nodded at one another, agreeing with Cardin's statement, then focused their anger back at Jaune. They noticed that he was retreating, and moved forward to match his speed.
"Guys… Please-" "No! This has gone on long enough!" Jaune was cut off by a yell from the front. His eyes matching the ones who had made the noise was not a good idea as he was faced with the full anger of his former group of friends. The one who had made the yell was Weiss, who continued on. "Jaune Arc, you are nothing but a stain on the otherwise beautiful, polished floor of this academy. Your presence brings nothing but shame on everyone who has, is, or ever will train at this academy!" She finished as she pulled out her rapier. "Now Jaune… We can do this the easy way or we can do it the hard way. All you need to to is leave this campus and never return. If not, we will force you." Ren said as Stormflower emerged from his sleeves.
Jaune hadn't noticed it, but had had backed up a substantial bit from the fountain. He noticed it when he heard the sound of a bullhead leading on the port right next to him. He turned around to look at the bullhead, and what he saw made his heart drop. The bullhead doors opened and out of the mist, all seven of his sisters, his father, and his mother approached. "N… N-No… Please God no…" Out of all of them, his oldest sister, Emma, and his father seemed the angriest.
Jaune began to back up again before he realised that he was stuck. Behind him was the student body that wants to throw him out of the academy, in front of him was his family who probably wanted to throw him out of the bloodline. His father, Jackson Arc put his arm in front of his sisters, signaling for them to wait, and walked forward towards his son. "Jaune Arc… I cannot believe what I'm seeing. So the rumors were correct, you did actually fake your way into Beacon Academy. I would say I'm impressed if not for all the blinding rage clouding my vision." He said it calmly, like he didn't want to shout. Many in the crowd were confused. He said it so calmly, when he clearly meant it to shame him. But Jaune knew exactly what his father was doing, he was saving his energy.
In the Arc family, they take honor and responsibility very seriously. If you are caught committing any crime that has a prison sentence of over five years, the rest of the family will, well… Jaune's uncle's body was never found after the family landed in Vacuo. Every child of Arc lineage is taught this lesson. Him, his sisters Amy, Jane, Joan, Lisa, Olivia, Mia, and Emma, and everyone else that shares the bloodline. They weren't here to take him home… well, they were, but in a bodybag. The sweat collected at his neck, his arms shivering at the sight. Everyone of his family knew what he did and were ready to execute him for it. He audibly gulped as he reached for Crocea Mors as his father did the same for his own weapon. But before anything even happened, Jaune felt a heavy impact on the back of his head that shot him down in the pavement.
"Well then, even your family is out for your blood. I guess the saying 'the enemy of my enemy is my friend' applies here right?" Cardin said as he placed his mace over his shoulder as he looked to Jaune's father. Jaune's father nodded quickly as they looked down to see jaune getting up. While everyone was focused on Cardin and his comment, no one noticed that while Jaune was down, all of his hair flashed silver for a second and quickly disappeared. Jaune slowly got up, not even looking up to face anyone. Everything hurt. It felt like someone had just opened the barrier. Like if his 100% bar had just been 1% of his total power and someone opened the floodgates to the rest of it.
He looked to the sky and yelled, and everything became white.
*Alright, so down to the details. Yes I get that some of the arguments for his friends hating him are a little weak and that the Arc family tradition is a little extreme, but I didn't really think of any other way for him to break his limit without a life or death situation. Also, the ending part, the 'his 100% was actually 1% of his total power and now his has access to his total power' is Jaune breaking his limit. Think of it as like the ending of Avatar : The Last Airbender. Also, these are Jaune's sisters. Amy is 7, Jane is 14, Joan is 17 (Jaune's twin), Lisa is 19, Olivia is 21, Mia is 23, and Emma is 27. Jaune's Father is Jackson and he is 49. Jaune's Mother is Isabella and she is 47. Yes, all/most of those names are just googled off of "Girls Names" or "Boys Names". Yes, I'm lazy, I know. So that's all and thanks for reading! See ya!*
*P.S. : If you see a YouTuber with the same name as me posting bad let's plays, tell him he is the big gay.*