This chapter has been edited by Maestro of Madness! All credits for better spelling and grammar went to him!
Chapter 1. The Shining Beacon!
"My name is Jeanne Arc; it is nice to meet you." Jeanne said kindly while extending her hand.
"Yang Xiao Long." Yang grasped it, giving a small grin to the girl "It's nice to see Ruby found a new friend."
"Yes! A New Friend!" Ruby gave a grin that was too big for some reason as her eyes were saying anything but sweet "A New Friend that is NOT DITCHING ME, and also GUIDED me here, a place that I didn't know since SOMEONE had not even bothered to tell me where the Amphitheater was!"
Yang grinned sheepishly at that, hand rubbing the back of her head "Hey, at least you met Jeanne here right? Nothing bad happened!"
"Nothing bad?! Yang, I exploded! Exploded!" Ruby nearly shrieking now as she was glaring at her sister.
"Yikes! Meltdown already?" Yang asked with a small grimace.
"No, I literally exploded a hole in front of the school! And there was some fire, and I think some ice...?" Ruby trailed as she tried to remember further.
"Ice and lightning." Jeanne pointed out as she saw the whole thing from far.
"Lighting too?!" Ruby groaned, no wonder she felt dizzy moment ago!
"Wow..." Yang glanced between Ruby and Jeanne " Are you two being sarcastic?"
"No, Ms. Xiao Long." Jeanne shaking her head "Ruby really exploded. She sneezed at some Dust and, well causing it to react." She explained.
"Really?" Yang blinked, sending a small glance toward Ruby who blanched at the memory. "That... Certainly was a bad start." She murmured with grimace before shifting back her gaze to Jeanne "And call me Yang, Ms. Xiao Long is too formal for my taste."
"Ah, okay." Jeanne nodded before she noticed Weiss standing behind Ruby now.
"YOU!"
Hearing familiar yelling, Ruby let out a shriek and jumped into Yang's arm in an instant who caught her on reflex "Oh, God, it's happening again!"
"You're lucky we weren't blown off the side of the cliff!" Weiss growled while glaring at Ruby.
"It was an accident!" Ruby defended herself as she got down from Yang, giving a meek look to the snow haired girl "I didn't mean to-what is this?" She blinked when the Heiress holds up a pamphlet titled "DUST for dummies and other Inadequate Individuals" to her.
"The Schnee Dust Company is not responsible for any injuries or damages sustained while operating a Schnee Dust Company product. Although not mandatory, the Schnee Family highly encourages customers to read and familiarize themselves with this easy to follow guide to Dust applications and practices in the field."
"Uuhhh...?" Ruby could only stare at the Heiress in a clueless manner, in her ears the older woman voice become faster and higher-pitched with each word.
"You really want to start making things up to me?" Weiss asked.
"Absolutely?" Ruby answered meekly, a bit nervous from her glare.
In response, Weiss handed the pamphlet to Ruby "Read this, and don't ever speak to me again."
"Excuse me." Jeanne interjected as she stood by Ruby's side "But if I recall you yourself had not sealed that Dust properly in the first place." She said, defending her new friend, prompting the Heiress to growl at her.
"Excuse me!" Weiss snapped "Do you have any idea who are you talking to?!"
"Someone that is training to be a Huntress." Jeanne replied simply, eyes narrowed in small margin. "If you had sealed the Dust correctly then none of it would have spread to the air and make Ruby sneeze. Sure it was maybe Ruby's fault because she crashed into it, but the luggage was not damaged which means the Dust was closed incorrectly in the first place and if not careful it will blow up." She said making a gesture with one hand. "Along with the entire Dust inside it, together with your other luggage." She crossed her arms and noticed the Heiress fuming a bit but one can tell there was a hint of embarrassment and small shame in there. "And an Heiress of the Schnee Dust Company would surely be aware of just how big the damage it will cause if that happens, you were carrying more than four pieces of luggage that were filled with Dust after all."
"I... I... Fine!" Weiss growled, face red slightly from anger. "But it doesn't change the fact it already happened and had she been more careful all those things would have never happened!"
"These things would have never happened if you had sealed the Dust properly, if you were waving the tube filled with Dust that was sealed correctly an explosion would not have occurred."
"Okay, okay, enough." Yang interfered, it was clear now these two will fight sooner or later seeing the way the conversation was heading. While she was glad that Jeanne was defending Ruby, this thing was only going to make her sister's situation worse, an enemy is something that Ruby did not need before she even entered Beacon. "Look, uh, it sounds like you and Ruby just got off on the wrong foot. Why don't you start over and try to be friends, okay?"
"Yeah! Great idea, sis!" Ruby instantly put the pamphlet away and spoke a bit louder, she doesn't want people to fight because of her after all. "Hello, Weiss! I'm Ruby! Wanna hang out? We can go shopping for school supplies!" She asked with a big grin and extend her hand.
Before Weiss was able to reply, the sound of a microphone being fixed echoed in the amphitheater, making them turn to the stage and see Ozpin readying the microphone with Glynda beside him.
"I'll... keep this brief. You have traveled here today in search of knowledge, to hone your craft and acquire new skills, and when you have finished, you plan to dedicate your life to the protection of the people. But I look amongst you, and all I see is wasted energy, in need of purpose, direction." Ozpin paused as he allowed his words to sink in, making the students whisper among themselves. "You assume knowledge will free you of this, but your time at this school will prove that knowledge can only carry you so far. It is up to you to take the first step." He shifted his glasses, observing the students around further before resuming. "And as for why all the senior students are here as well, it is because today our school got a new staff member and I wish to introduce him."
He then made a gesture with one hand to the left, prompting everyone to follow the direction, wishing to see the new member of their school.
And oh boy, were all of them clearly surprised.
He is young... Younger than the senior students clearly. Having clean shaggy style blonde colored hair, a face that can be considered almost feminine, and silver eyes. He was clad in a black tuxedo that was unbuttoned to reveal a dark red formal shirt and black tie, followed by long formal black pants and shoes.
"Everyone, I want you to meet the person who is going to be the Assistant for all Professors in here, Mr. Jaune Arc." Ozpin introduced.
Said young man raised his hand in a greeting manner, he also offered a gentleman's smile to them all.
"Jaune Arc..." Ruby muttered with wide eyes before she turned to Jeanne. "Didn't you say you had a brother in here?!" She asked aloud, making a few people glance to the armored blonde girl.
"Yep. That's him." Jeanne confirmed with a nod, her eyes glued to her brother as a proud smile crossed her face. "That's my big bro." She said with small grin.
"Mr. Jaune Arc here already toke the test to become a full-fledged Hunter." Ozpin continued. "And he passed." He said, making the entire student body surprised as they began to whispering to each other and staring at Jaune who seemed unfazed by the crowd. "However, the Hunter's Association decided that Mr. Arc was lacking in experience despite possessing skill that can consider him as a full-fledged Hunter. So they decided to give him experience by placing him in this academy for two years so he can get as many tales and tips from the Professors in here."
"Regardless, you all are still going to call him with formality. Mr. Arc... Professor Arc is a Hunter in all but license, however he has an emergency license in case thing happens and that allows him to be considered as a full-fledged Hunter."
Most students were now staring at Jaune with awe, many also with displeasure for some reason. Ozpin paid no attention to them and merely turned to Jaune. "Is there something you wish to say, Professor Arc?"
Jaune gave a nod to him and Ozpin stepped aside, allowing the young man to use the microphone. "As assistant teacher, I am going to help most professors in here, however I'm sure I am still going to have some... free time quite a lot, in that free time you all can visit me if you wish, I am able to repair weapons if yours have been damaged, I also can give help in fixing things. So if you wish for help don't hesitate to ask." He said with smile, he took one step back and gave a nod to Ozpin and Glynda who nodded back to him.
Seeing this Ozpin immediately left, not bothering to give anymore speech's, he gave a look to Jaune who caught it and began to follow him, Glynda then steps up to talk.
"You will gather in the ballroom tonight; tomorrow, your initiation begins. Be ready. You are dismissed."
As students begin to break into murmurs and whispers about Jaune's presence, a certain group looked to the sister of the man with awe.
"Your brother... How old is he?" Weiss asked.
Jeanne quirked her eyebrow at the Heiress, while she disliked the girl a bit due to her attitude, but that doesn't mean she can't be polite. "We are twins." She said simply.
"Wow, so he is our age?" Yang whistled impressively, Ruby also had sparkles in her eyes. "Man he must be pretty strong."
"He is." Jeanne nodded, pride evident in her voice.
"He's the one that made Levem Ferventis right?" Ruby gushed and Jeanne nodded. "And he's a Hunter as well! It means he is even cooler! Can you introduce me to him? I want to talk to the guy who can create weapons and also perhaps I can ask him to improve Crescent Rose!" She said eagerly.
Jeanne could only giggle a bit at Ruby's childish antics, she really was quite a... Dork? No, a geek perhaps? A geek when talking about weapons, she was about to responsed but for the first time she realized something about the girl that was similar to her brother.
"You... You have silver eyes." Jeanne commented as she leaned a bit to the girl, making Ruby blink at the familiar sentence.
"Uhh, yeah?" She replied in an unsure tone.
"My brother also has silver eyes like yours." Jeanne smiled at the familiar sight, but then her smile dimmed 'But yours are more bright.' Ruby Rose's eyes can be said to be gleaming with pure light and innocence, her brother's however were not, despite their being kindness and warmth existing within them, but somehow Jeanne can tell there was something beneath his eyes, something that was not good obviously.
"Really? Wow, that's unexpected." Ruby commented. She doesn't know how to respond properly, few people talked to her about her silver eyes but never once had she found one that had the same color eyes like hers, save for her mother of course.
"Introduce him to me too!" Yang added with a grin. "He was kinda hot! Maybe I can ask him for some help with my weapons." She said, with a bit of a seductive tone laced in her voice.
"Yang!" Ruby smacked her sister on the shoulder, face flushed slightly as she was glaring at her. "Professor Arc is a teacher!"
"So?"
"It's inappropriate! Besides Jeanne is here! She's his sister!"
"Well I won't mind if you try to be... intimate with my brother in that way, however please get to know him by yourself." Jeanne said with small scowl before her eyes narrowed and she gave a look to Yang. "And if you try to play with his feelings we WILL have a very PLEASANT chat Ms. Xiao Long." She told her fellow blonde with a very polite and sweet voice. 'Though I doubt he is going to response to you.' She added in her mind.
Yang had the decency to look slightly intimidated at the shorter girl glaring at her with a sweet voice as she rose her hands in a placating manner. "Relax, I just kidding." She said. "Though I wouldn't mind getting to know him." She joked a bit.
Jeanne response was only to quirk an eyebrow. She briefly glanced behind Ruby and found the Heiress of the Schnee company had already left without any more words. And judging by the few people who were staring at her now... Oh yeah, she can tell this will be a common thing in the next few months, people were obviously going to ask her about her brother.
Slowly she let out a sigh, great... While true she didn't have a problem with attention but this is something else.
'Big Brother, you owe me for this.'
"You did pretty well in their young man." Port patted Jaune on the back.
"Really?" Jaune asked politely. "I don't think I did much." He was being honest in here, all he did was give a few words in here and there.
"Nonsense! You were pretty much telling them to come to you if they had a problem! That is a good thing Professor Arc! A bit of confidence and willing to extend a hand to one who needs it!"
Ah... So it was about that, well, he does want to help people around him if he could. But the confidence remark... Well, it's not like he is confident actually, but he was just stating a fact, if someone needs help then why not?
"Port is right Jaune."
A familiar voice made Jaune and Port turn to see their Headmaster approaching them with his mug in his hand as usual.
"Ozpin!"
"Headmaster Ozpin."
"Hello to you two as well." Ozpin gave a small nod in a greeting manner. "So how has Beacon been so far for you Jaune?" He asked the young man.
"It is good Sir. The other professors help me like Professor Port here. Professor Goodwitch also gave a few pointers to me on how to handle the students." Jaune answered as he recalled this morning's conversation with the Witch.
"Really? What is it?"
"Well... she said I should appear confident and try not to be too modest with myself too much. It would only make students treat me as their inferior seeing as I am younger or in same age group with them. But she also said to not give them too much since it can give them the wrong impression."
"Glynda was right about that." Ozpin grunted. "You are very young, and while your ability in fighting and experience taking down Grimm speak otherwise that doesn't change your age. It goes without doubt that many students will look down on you despite your skill being superior to them, and if you act meek and too modest, they won't respect you at all." He gave a slight strict look to the young man who nodded.
"I understand; I will be more... Strict on them if something happens then." Jaune replied.
"Good, now, why don't you take watch of the First Year students in the ballroom? Peter here will accompany you in case things get out from hand."
"Of course I will!" Port exclaimed loudly with a grin. "Though I doubt Jaune here will need it!" He shot a look to Jaune who only smiled in a polite manner "Come on lad, we have rookies to watch over!"
Jaune gave one last bow to Ozpin who merely nodded and watched them leave, Port boasting about a few tales when he was younger and Jaune listening to him, though if he only faked it or not the Headmaster can't tell.
The man rose his mug and took a sip of it before walking away, while doing this he can't help but think about his conversation with the young Professor's Father one month before Beacon started again.
"So Ozpin..." Uther Arc, the current Head of the Arc family staring at the man behind his desk, his blue eyes peering at the Headmaster of the Beacon Academy like a hawk. "What reason have you called me here today?"
Ozpin took a sip of his mug once, despite the man in front of him appearing to be intimidating with a giant sword strapped onto his back and armor he wore, he did not feel any amount of fear to him.
"It's about your son and daughter." Ozpin informed him making the man narrow his eyes.
"And what is wrong with them? Jeanne and Jaune can be considered more than enough, we both know that." Uther responded. "As a matter of fact, I dare you to try to get one of your senior student's to win against my Son, I'm sure Jaune will beat them. And Jeanne while not as good as her brother, she can face against a pack of Beowolves and Ursa by herself without having a hard time." He said.
"It's not like that." Ozpin rose one hand in a placating manner. "Judging by the description from your transcript about them I knew they will be good; you are not one who would lie if you are about to send your children to Combat School after all." Despite his rough attitude and appearance, Ozpin was aware the man is very caring to his children, he loved them all with passion and won't even hesitate to kill for their sake. "There is nothing wrong with them, judging by how you described them I sure they will do well in this academy. But your son..." Here Ozpin rose one paper, the transcript about Jaune. "Taking down a mature Death stalker and pack of Beowolves that were led by an Alpha by himself?"
Uther was only silent after hearing that, his two-meter-tall figure not budging even slightly under the Headmaster of Beacon's analyzing gaze. Then, he crossed his arms and gave a steel look to Ozpin.
"Jaune is very skilled." Uther said firmly. "I have nothing to say other than he is very capable to taking care of himself."
Ozpin eyebrow quirked at that, he glanced back to Jaune's transcript for a moment before sparing another look to the man before him. "Coming from you that is a high praise." Ozpin remarked, he knew how strong Uther actually was, but unlike most Hunters, Uther and his family lived in a Hermit style. They only go out to kill Grimm and never involved themselves much in society. "If you are confident he can take care of himself then why register him to the Academy? Why not go to the Hunter Association and register him as full-fledged Hunter?"
"He needs experience." Uther answered.
"Oh come now Uther." Ozpin allow himself to sigh as he pinched the bridge of his nose, knowing the man was clearly hiding something. "We both know just how dangerous an Alpha Beowolf. Unlike other Beowolves, Alpha's are at least five years older than its peers and has survived many battles against Hunters." He narrowed his eyes in here. "It led its pack in a more refined way, more dangerous and more cunning. A group of Hunters could even be killed by it..." He rose the paper he held "I can understand if he won against a mature Death Stalker by himself since it is not as smart as a Beowolf and also a lonely Grimm type despite its massive size and strength, but an Alpha Beowolf? In this transcript you said your son not only survived an encounter with one but also come out as the victor... That pretty much can consider him as a B-rank bordering to A-rank Hunter already."
Uther only remained silent as he stared at Ozpin. Seeing this Ozpin shook his head and placed the transcript into the table with a bemused face.
"Uther, if you want to register him in here at least you must tell me the reason WHY? If there is something wrong, it could possibly bring danger to my students."
"My son of no danger to your students Ozpin!" Uther growled, his stern look broke into small anger as he glared at the Headmaster.
"Then by all means explain." Ozpin replied calmly, not even bothered by the man's anger. "You know if Jaune is really this good then he doesn't need any more education. It is going to make the people that are teamed with him to feel uncomfortable seeing as how he stands out from his peers."
Uther once again did not give any reply, he only remained silent as he continued glaring at the man in front of him who appeared unfazed by his look. Ozpin himself was aware that Uther is one of the most stubborn people he knew, so once again he allowed himself to sigh, this time his demeanor seems softened as he gives a small concerned look to Uther.
"Uther, you do know you can tell me right? We are friends, I was there when Jaune was born and I even held him in my arms! Heck, I even visited your place and spent time with him when he ten years old." Ozpin said softly.
The man in armor did not even show any sign of a response to that. For a moment Ozpin thought Uther wouldn't say anything but it ceased to exist when he sees the man slump a bit, letting out a small sigh as if he was tired.
"Do you remember the time when we found out Daphne was pregnant with the twins?" He asked.
"Of course." Ozpin nodded, he gave a small smile in here. "You were very glad that you finally got a male child after having three daughters." He raises his mug and takes a sip of his drink. "You always blabbered about how strong your son will be in future and how he will be a great Hunter."
"Yes..." Uther voice was filled with softness as he recalled the times back then as he let out a sigh. "And see how it turned out..." He muttered.
When he had a male child, Uther was very excited and happy. After having three daughters in a row, he finally he had a boy! Don't get him wrong, he loved all of his daughters very much but he does want a boy! He doesn't want to be the only male in his family!
"What do you mean?" Ozpin asked, a bit confused why Uther showed such displeasure.
Uther gave a look to Ozpin, his arms crossed as he sighed. "Do you remember what I told you about him?"
"That Jaune is ordinary compared to his sisters?" Ozpin responded.
"Yes." Uther nodded. "Unlike Medea and Martha, who started their training at the age of twelve, I began to train Jaune when he was nine. And while true Jaune wasn't bad, but compared to Medea and Martha, he was simply... Normal." He put on a thoughtful face. "He doesn't have talent, that would be the right thing to say. He can use sword, can handle a shield properly but to get that he had to train, hard, very hard. In fact, Jeanne, who appeared to be the same age as him, showed more talent than him and she is a GIRL, no offense to females of course."
"But this transcript of yours says otherwise." Ozpin said as he rose Jaune's data before placing it on the table once again.
"Yes... the transcript says otherwise..." Uther muttered dryly before he shook his head "Lets... Not talk about it..."
"Uther."
"No Ozpin, I do not want to talk about it now, later perhaps, but not now. This isn't something you can easily share Ozpin. I will get to the point on why I want to send Jaune here, it's because I want him to enjoy his life."
"Enjoy his life?" Ozpin repeated the words dumbly.
"Yeah, enjoy his life. Spending time with teenagers, talking, gossiping, and getting a girlfriend hopefully." Uther said while waving his hands in a gesturing manner.
Ozpin face turned blank.
"This is not the place for that, send him to a normal school."
"And he will run away the next day, going somewhere and begin to hunt Grimm and saving people." Uther deadpanned as well. "But in here, this is a Combat School, even if it used to train students it is still a school, filled with teenagers. So this is my best choice..."
"There is Atlas academy."
"I want Jaune to enjoy his life, not be trained under a General and molded to be a soldier. And Beacon is the best place for that."
Ozpin look to the man in armor with an emotionless face, and Uther also had the same expression, both of them glaring at each other as if fighting just by looking.
"I can't register him as a student..." Ozpin said, breaking the glaring contest. "If what your transcript's say about him is true then making him into a student is going to waste his talent."
"He already has enough talent, right now I trying to waste it Ozpin."
"Well what a shame for you. I'm not agreeing on that part, however!" He rose a hand to cut the man from speaking. "I do have a plan on how to make Jaune have... Fun. If I did this you are going to owe me one, how about it?"
"... ... Fine. Tell me your idea."
"I will give Jaune a test and the test would be observed by me directly and personally since I am also curious on how Jaune is now." He spared a glance to Jaune's picture in his transcript "And if I recall, Jaune had your blue eyes. Why now does he have silver ones?"
"His Semblance change it."
"Ah, I see..."
After that, Ozpin registered Jaune as a Hunter to the association and the man passed with flying colors. He actually had all the things that can consider him as a full-fledged Hunter already. He had the right mindset, he had the skills, he had the brains and he had a good personality!
All in all, he is someone that can be considered as a model for a Huntsman.
And that was what made Ozpin wary of him...
Jaune is good... Too good. Like what Uther said, Jaune is a prodigy that had worked and improved on his own. All prodigies are all like that. What others need to be taught they figure out on their own, if they don't then give them a small hint and they will get it, but not it ends just in there, they will improve it and make it better!
"It's not about his skill! I can tolerate if maybe it is true that Jaune needed to reach a more mature age so his skills could begin to bloom. But that is not the problem!"
Uther words reverberated in Ozpin's mind as he recalled the conversation after Jaune registered as a supporting teacher for Beacon. And the man is right, absolutely right.
Jaune... is too experienced for someone at his age...
He trained in his home, and would only go out from Vale three times. And yet, he already had the experience of a mature warrior, it was as if the boy himself has lived through the battlefield. If there is one thing prodigies can't get easily, it is experience, because no matter what that thing will come slow and it takes time for people to learn! And yet... Jaune somehow got it without doing such a thing.
Of course there is the possibility that Jaune actually got out and did things by himself but Uther has said that Jaune would never go out to a murky place such as a bar or street club where some kind of gang resides.
At least not without Uther's knowledge, however Ozpin was also aware it was not just Uther who loved his children so much. There was Daphne as well and by the Gods... That woman could be compared to Glynda or worse in some cases, despite her not being shy to shower her children with love and affection but she was also not afraid to punish them... As hard as possible to keep them safe.
So while it was true perhaps that Jaune would go outside and would have dealings a with few murky things but it can't be much worse and enough to give him that much experience, not with Daphne and Uther keeping an eye of him.
...
There was something Uther was hiding... But he gave a hint to him so he can put it together. The man was probably too hurt or afraid to admit it to other people that there was something wrong with his son, so he gave hint for Ozpin so the Headmaster can break it and possibly fix Jaune's condition.
'Power like this always comes with a price.' Ozpin thought grimly. 'Whatever it was, it terrified Uther.' And that means something in Ozpins book. Uther was by no means a coward. Only a few were able to make the old Knight feel fear... He had faced a pack of Alpha Beowolves and had not even flinched, he was also one of the few man who dared to oppose Glynda openly if the woman was try to intimidate him!
And if he was terrified like this...
Ozpin just hoped whatever it is it won't bloom prematurely. They were right now already on the verge of war and if another big event happens...
"So, Boy, what do you think about the students?" Port asked as he take a look to the First Years that had gathered and were now laying in their own sleeping bags.
"They are... Students, I think?" Jaune offered in an unsure tone as he was also keeping an eye on them, noticing many females clad in their sleeping room attire that were showing a bit... more skin, along with their underwear while most males wore only long pant pajama or gym ones.
"Hahaha! No need to be nervous." Port chuckled while he gave a pat to Jaune's back. "I know they are all at your age, and many of them are beautiful. Especially the blonde one over there." He pointed.
Jaune followed his finger, gazing at the direction and his face turned to deadpan "That is my sister."
Jeanne herself was wearing a simple black tank top that was topped by a violet short sleeves coat that reached only to her stomach, she was also wearing short pajama pants that showed part of her thighs, her long braided hair undone and allowed to flow down.
And to say she was beautiful was an understatement, Jaune himself was aware Jeanne is a beauty, all his sisters are, they all have their own charming moments. He viewed them as sisters but that doesn't mean he does not appreciate beauty, he is a male after all and it was only normal.
But seeing as someone that was twice as old than her or more ogling her? Yeah, Jaune was clearly not amused.
Port had the decency to look abashed at that as he let out a nervous chuckle. "Hahaha, you have a beautiful sister my Boy. If only I was at your age, I would have courted her!"
"Uh-huh, I can see that." Jaune nodded, giving another unamused look to Port who gave another nervous laugh. The young Professor shook his head, he glanced to his sister who was sleeping near... a red haired woman and... that woman looks familiar, where had he seen her? They were both appearing to be getting to know each other and it seems they were pleased with each other's own company.
Well, Jeanne always was good at making friends, the girl treated everyone mostly as equals and judged person from their actions rather than hearing from gossip. Her kind nature was also a plus point to everyone who interacted with her.
It was then he heard a small commotion and turned his head to where it came from, he found there was a blonde haired girl arguing with a white haired one, on their side there was a petite dark red haired girl who seems to be trying to tune down the situation and a black haired one who was laying by the wall and reading her book.
"Well, it seems there is some commotion over there." Port noted, gaze shifting to the direction where Jaune eyes locked. "Why don't you handle them lad? I will give help if things get out of control."
That actually was not a bad thing... The first step to showing the students that despite their age being almost the same and he was perhaps younger than a few of them but they were different.
They were only children...
'Then again, I'm one as well...' A part of Jaune's mind bitterly pointed out.
He walked toward them, a few students staring at him when they realized he was coming, he can feel Jeanne also looking at him but he ignored them all, eyes solely focused on the three girls that were debating to each other until the one with the black hair noticed him coming but did nothing and kept reading her book.
"Alright ladies, that is enough." Jaune interjected, slipping himself between the three arguing students, they appeared to be surprised when they see him suddenly coming. "I don't know what happened, and I clearly don't want to know but right now you girls are to go back to your beds and stop making noise, people want to sleep." He said, looking at them with a strict look.
The white haired girl appeared to narrow her eyes at him but gave a reluctant nod before turning around and stomping on her way, he spared a glance to the blonde haired woman and the dark red one, the first gave a small grin and shifted her feet a bit while the latter showed clear discomfort as she was looking down with shame.
"There is no rule that you must sleep." He told them. "But make sure you do not bother the others while staying awake, understood?"
"Yes Professor."
"Y-Yes."
Seeing the last girl's expression made Jaune inwardly cringe, she just looked like a puppy got kicked! It wasn't fair, how did she make such an expression?! Luckily he had four younger sisters so now he would not succumb to the cute pout attack!
Steeling himself, outwardly Jaune merely gave nod before turning to the black haired woman, his eyes narrowed at the bow on her head for a second before he resumed to the girl, seeing as she didn't do anything but read he decided to not make any comment and turned away, leaving the scene.
As he walked away, he caught Jeanne staring at him, seeing this he turned to her and gave him warm smile and nod, his sister returned the gesture and gave a thumbs up to him, making him chuckle inwardly.
"Well done lad!" Port congratulated Jaune as he came back to his side. "I knew you could do it!"
"Thank you Professor Port."
"Please call me Peter when we are not in class, I am not as strict as Glynda so there is no need to worry I will not chew you out."
"If you say so then, call me Jaune. Peter, why don't you take a rest now? I will get the first shift and I will wake you in the next two hours."
"Ohoho, quite fired up aren't you? Fine then, take care Jaune and if something happens don't hesitate to awake me!"
Jaune watched as the round professor turned away, the veteran Hunter rested himself against the wall before slowly sliding down to the floor and falling asleep while still sitting. The young professor turned his gaze back to the students, he allowed himself to relax a bit as he leaned in his chair, he pulled out his scroll and began to text.
My first day becoming an assistant teacher and I am still alive without a scratch! There was a small commotion and I was able to handle it! If things keep up like this, then you are going to pay me!
He smirked a bit as he hit the 'send' word on the pad, he still remembered she said that he won't even live through the first two weeks without get chewed out by the students since he was too modest for his own good. Well she was wrong about that! He can become strict too if he wanted!
A sound of a 'ding' alerted him and he opened his scroll to read his friends reply.
Aww, cute. Don't get to overconfident, there is still thirteen days to go, you just started the first one. If I win the bet remember what you have to do for me. ;D
Jaune merely chuckled as he began to type his Scroll to reply again, as he put down his Scroll, the young Professor stared to the sky where the broken Moon was hovering above them.
'Two years like this... Well, at least it's not four years. Gods know I can't wait that long. This was clearly better than being a student.'
One day in the future he will look back at this night and let out a deadpan laugh for thinking such a thing.
Another chapter done, and no action, not yet.
Well I won't say much since there is nothing in this chapter save for Jaune interaction and introducing him to the story. There were a few reactions about Jaune as a Professor as well albeit not much but make no mistake it is only outside; we will dig into what they are thinking in future when they interact with Jaune personally.
We also get to see how Jaune can become a support teacher rather than a student. Like I said in the prologue, Jaune is strong in here and while true he is not OP and going to beat all his opponent with one hit and easily, but at least he can be categorized as a strong Hunter.
And there is Jaune's mysterious friend as well! Wanna make a guess as to who is it?!
Next chapter will be more interactions and the initiation! We will focus briefly on Jeanne before resuming to our favorite Professor Arc! XD
P.S.: I need a Beta Reader! For this story and God Among Fairies! X.X. Anyone who interested please PM me!