Oh my god, we actually did it. I'm surprised. Well, time to answer some reviews.

Jack Lycan (chapter 1): Thank you! It's good to hear you're still with us.

Zexs (chapter 1): Crazy good or crazy bad? She was the most resembling character, in my opinion. But if you know me, you know that I'm already working on another picture. Always improving... or at least trying to.

Laughingman202 (chapter 1): Thank you!

96hanzo (chapter 2): I'm glad you like him, I tried my best to do what you've pointed out. As for the pairing, well, I don't know why but it came more naturally to write in the previous story. Plus, allow a guy some secrets.

hirshja (chapter 2): You've got a point, but I'm used to referring to John as Jaune in my point of view (author's). I think it's a way of remembering that the character is still there, not making it completely OC. In other points of view, however, he will be referred to as John. I hope that's not a problem.

I Want To Die69 (chapter 2): I'm glad you're enjoying it. Now that I finally fixed the plot, I'm not planning to stop writing this at all.

Beta: Hedgehog of Time.

Author's POV

Jaune couldn't help but overhear the conversation between the two sisters besides him. Yang, the oldest sister, had long blonde hair, lilac eyes, and a very... revealing outfit. Her sister Ruby, who had apparently skipped two years earlier, had short dark hair, but red on the bottom. She wore a red cloak, a dark dress with red details and black boots. A silver rose crest decorated her waist, matching her unique silver eyes. Suddenly he turned his attention to the screen, another Faunus protest. The White Fang had intervened again... He wasn't fond of the organization in its current state, but when he found out that they helped to take over Arkend, he started to really despise the once peaceful organization. The image changed to a holographic Glynda.

"Hello, and welcome to Beacon." Jaune walked towards the two sisters, trying to get a better vision.

"Who's that?" Yang asked for no one, in particular, turning her eyes suddenly at Jaune and grinning playfully. "And who are you, handsome?"

"Yang! Stop embarrassing me!" Ruby was as red as her cape as she looked at Jaune. "I apologize for my sister." Jaune answered with a reassuring smile, point to the screen and pressing his finger against his mouth. Ruby got the message and nodded, turning around quickly.

"My name is Glynda Goodwitch." The hologram continued speaking. Yang exclaimed a quick "Oh" with her question being answered that quickly.

'No you're not' a treasonous part of Jaune's mind spoke out. 'You're a liar. A dirty, filthy liar' Jaune shook his head and set his jaw. He reminded himself of what his mother... what Glynda had done for him and tried to push back his anger.

"You are among a privileged few who have received the honor of being selected to attend this prestigious academy! Our world is experiencing an incredible time of peace, and as future Huntsmen and Huntresses, it is your duty to uphold it. You have demonstrated the courage needed for such a task, and now it is our turn to provide you with the knowledge and the training to protect our world." Her image disappeared and the students started to walk towards the windows.

"Oh, wow! Look, you can see Signal from up here!" Ruby exclaimed. She looked like a kid on a Christmas morning. "I guess home isn't too far after all!"Jaune felt a small smile tug at his lips from the adorable expression on the little girl's face. It was perhaps the cutest thing he'd ever seen, and he'd seen a kitten cuddling with a puppy.

"Beacon's our home, now." Yang told her, placing a hand on her shoulder. Jaune took the opportunity to properly introduce himself to the sisters.

"Hey." He said, gaining their attention. He decided to go with his fake name, to be honest with himself, he was used to being called John. He extended a hand towards the sisters. "Jonathan Beauregard, but you can call me John."

"Yang Xiao Long." The blonde grabbed his hand. "But you can call me interested." Jaune snorted, Ruby just groaned.

"You're the worst!" She punched her sister on in her arm, making she let go of Jaune's hand. "I'm Ruby, by the way." She said, a little bit embarrassed. "I'm sorry for earlier."

"No problem." He looked behind her. "Looks like we're arriving." The sisters turned around, appreciating the view of the school.

School...

The school was as pretty from close as from the distance. Jaune got separated from the sisters and was walking by the courtyard, appreciating his surroundings. Suddenly a loud explosion caught his attention. He ran towards the noise, finding Ruby and a girl covered in ashes. As the explosion clears up, Jaune finally got a good look of the girl.

She wore a pale blue bolero jacket over a similarly colored thigh-length dress with a piece of black lace making up the neckline of the dress. The inside of the bolero was red and the sleeves turned blue as they got closer to her wrists. Her long white hair is pulled back in an off-center ponytail, at the base of which was a small tiara that resembled icicles. Her eyes were ice blue, a scar crossing her left eye. She was a bit taller than Ruby, but it could be because of her heels. He ran towards Ruby to make sure that she was okay.

"Ruby, are you alright?" He asked, earning a silent and cowed nod. He walked towards the other girl. "Are you okay miss..."

"I'm not...!" She looked at Jaune and stopped talking. She composed herself and looked him in the eyes. Her voice was a lot more calm and warm. "I was perfectly fine until this... girl stumbled into my luggage and then caused an explosion!"

"Hey! That explosion was an accident! Plus, you were shaking that dust vial around like crazy!" Ruby tried to defend herself, but Jaune held a hand out for her to stop it.

"I get it. It seems like it was an accident indeed. Ruby, apologize to Miss..." He looked at the girl, trying to get her name. The answer came from another person, a familiar face.

"Weiss Schnee, heiress to the Schnee's Dust Company, one of the largest producer of energy propellant in the world." She said, looking down from her book and handing over the dust vial to Jaune, who smiled at her.

"Good to see you again, Blake." He smiled, receiving a nod and a smile from the girl, who turned around. "As I was saying, apologize to Miss Schnee for stumbling on her belongings."

"I-I'm sorry." She said.

"And while I agree that her actions may have disturbed you, you of all people should've known to be careful with dust. Letting this amount on a opened place, I'm surprised that you had only one accident." He handed her the vial, she looked down trying to hide her embarrassment. The Schnee girl inhaled deeply, clearly trying to reconcile her own pride and temper with Jaune's logic.

"You're right. I'm sorry to have been hard with you, Ruby." She bowed slightly. "I'll try to be less careless next time." She turned around and headed to the main building, but then she turned around. "I don't think I've got your name."

"Jonathan Beauregard, but you can call me John." She nodded.

"I'll look forward to work with you in the future, John." She turned around again, not looking back this time. Ruby let out a sigh of relief.

"Thank you, John. I didn't think it was even possible to make her stop yelling at me." She scratched the back of her head awkwardly.

"Don't worry about it. That's what friends are for, right?" She looked at him with a big smile on her face. She nodded energetically, making Jaune laugh at her cuteness. "Let's go, Ruby, the auditorium is that way."

"Okay." They walked towards the auditorium. "I like your cloak, it goes well with your armor. It makes you look like a centurion!"

"Thanks, I guess. I like your cloak as well. Red matches you." He said, earning a smile from the girl.

"So... I've got this thing." She pulled her weapon, a big red scythe with sniper attachments.

"Is that scythe also a sniper rifle? How can you handle the recoil, it wouldn't be sensible to shoot it unless..." Jaune's eyes widened slightly. "You use the blade as an anchor point?"

"Yup. Crescent Rose here can pierce through a Deathstalker armor with the right ammunition!" She folded the scythe into it's less lethal form and put it on her back. "What about your weapon? Can I see it?"

"Sure." He grabbed the sword and the circular shield. "The sword doesn't use dust but can cut through almost anything. The shield can retract to a sheath and also has a hidden gun, that I can use if I press this button right here..." He pressed the button on the shield's metal strap, opening the secret compartment.

"So cool!" Ruby exclaims. "Does it uses dust? What's its name?"

"Yup, the gun can use dust. Its name is Aurum Mortem. It means Golden Death in an old dead language." He answered back.

"It's so beautiful." She traced her fingers around the blade. "The pommel of the sword, it's so detailed and majestic. Did you make it?"

"No." He said coldly. "It was my father's." Ruby widened her eyes and looked down. Jaune sighed, knowing that he had ruined the mood. "Sorry, I just..."

"It's okay." She said, her voice sounding more mature. "I've lost one of my parents as well. I know what is like to not want to talk about it." The blonde nodded with a sad smile. "At least I have my father, sister, and uncle. They're the most important people in my life."

"I have my mother and my grandmother." He said instinctively, regretting that immediately. "I guess you have already heard of, at least, one of them."

"Who?" She asked out of pure curiosity.

"Do you promise to keep it a secret?" She extended her little finger.

"Pinky promise!" Jaune smiled at her cuteness and locked his finger with hers.

"Glynda Goodwitch." He said shortly. Ruby squealed.

"T-the combat teacher and super cool huntress?!" He smiled again, nodding.

"Yup. And my grandmother is Katherine Beauregard." The words slipped so easily past his lips he almost believed them for a moment. Then bitter reality came crashing back, and he remembered the truth. He clenched one fist for a moment before unfurling it again. Dangerous thoughts. They needed to be pushed back.

"The war hero?!" She squealed again. "No wonder you're super cool and awesome! Did she trained you?"

"Everything I know." He confessed, looking at the big building in front of them. He opened the door and waited. "Shall we enter?" He gave an exaggerated bow towards Ruby, who giggled.

"Sure! Now please stand up, Sir Knight." Jaune grinned, getting up and following her. He heard someone screaming Ruby's name, and was surprised when the little girl dragged him with her. "Come on! Yang saved us a spot!" For such a petite girl, she had a strong grip. He followed her without complaining, apologizing for the people who he bumped into.

"Hey, Ruby! I see you brought Mr. Hot Stuff over here. I think your first day was very good then." She smirks at Ruby, who sighs.

"Uh, I wish! After you dumped me on the courtyard I ended up falling over some girl's luggage and then she started yelling at me and I exploded!" Yang snorted.

"You and that temper of yours..." Ruby frowned at her sister.

"No, I literally exploded a hole in the courtyard! I was lucky that John was there to keep things from getting worse." Jaune nodded, Yang's attention now on him.

"Though the girl overreacted a little, she was quick to apologize. I think she was just nervous about her stuff. Dust can be very volatile, something really bad could have happened." He said.

"At least someone gets my point." Weiss said uncomfortably, behind Jaune. "You were lucky we weren't on the side of a cliff."

"Oh my Oum, you really exploded." Yang said.

"It was an accident! And I apologized, I swear!" Yang sighed.

"I guess you two just started on the wrong foot. Just make things right and try to be friends, alright?" Ruby held a hand.

"Okay. Hello, Weiss, I'm Ruby. Wanna hang out? We can go shopping for school supplies." Weiss rolled her eyes and spoke using a sarcastic, not serious voice.

"Yeah, and we can paint our nails, try on clothes and talk about cute boys like..." She hesitated for a moment. "...Tall, blonde and... peacemaker over here." She pointed at Jaune, who now had a slight blush on his face.

"Wow, really?" Ruby asked with excitement. Weiss sighed but wasn't able to give the girl a proper answer since the headmaster started speaking.

"I'll... keep this brief." As the headmaster spoke, Jaune and the others found it odd that his speech seemed so... disinterested. Like Yang pointed out, it was like he wasn't even there. When he finishes his speech, everybody inside the room clapped their hands, ones with more reluctance than others. A girl with orange hair was screaming and trying to jump on the back of a boy with black, with a magenta stripe, of hair and eyes of the same color. Glynda guided some students through the school grounds. As Jaune passed Glynda by she looked like she wanted to say something, but when she saw her son's face she was silent. He passed her in icy silence, and she could feel the shards of that ice piercing her heart.

Jaune decided to stay inside the auditorium and find a good place for him to sleep before heading to the rocket lockers to store his weapons. Ruby and Yang followed him, Weiss had left with the first group.

"So... Found yourself a good place?" Yang asked Jaune.

"I guess there isn't a good place, I mean, we're still going to sleep on the floor." He remarked.

"If you'd like to sleep somewhere more comfortable, you can always lay down next to me and Ruby..." Jaune rolled his eyes as Ruby furiously blushed and slapped her sister. "Ruby! I was just joking!"The smaller girl stopped. "Geez, I didn't know you were the jealous type."

"Yang!" The brawler just laughed at her sister's attempt to make her shut up. Jaune sighed softly and walked past the girls. He wondered if this was a normal thing for these siblings. Ruby just groaned and followed him. Yang did the same with an innocent smile on her face.

"Each one of you will be assigned to a locker..." The three arrived just in time for the explanation, spreading through the room. Jaune stood next to the big guy with orange hair he saw during the entrance exams. He caught the smirk on his face and knew what he was going to do. When he tried to push him, he stepped aside and the brute tripped on his feet. "I hope that you know, Mr. Winchester, that this kind of childish behavior won't be tolerated here at Beacon." Glynda said, glaring at the boy with a stern look.

Both Jaune and Ruby noticed her hand closing in a hard grip around her riding crop. The Winchester guy got up and frowned to Jaune, but he didn't say a word. "Now, please leave your weapons here. I'll put them inside their respective lockers and send their numbers and passwords to your scroll. The password may be changed later." Jaune was one of the first to do as he was told, avoiding eye contact with Glynda as he took off his shoulder plates and arm protectors as well. He turned around and saw Ruby hugging her scythe.

"Don't worry about it, Ruby." Jaune said. "You can use your weapon tomorrow at initiation."

"I know." She sighed, handing her weapon to Glynda, but refusing to let it go. Yang rolled her eyes, taking off her bracelets and handing them to Glynda. Then she grabbed Ruby and threw the girl over her shoulder. "YANG NOOOO, DON'T LET THEM TAKE MY BABY!"

"Sorry Rubes, you can get it back tomorrow." Yang said, earning a cry from her sister. She gave a soft sigh. "What about we head to the cafeteria? I bet they have some cookies!"

"COOKIES!" Before Yang or Jaune could say a thing, Ruby disappeared in a blur of rose petals. Jaune crossed his now bare arms, glancing at Yang with a curious look.

"I guess that means Ruby is a cookie person..."

"Yup." Yang walked towards the door and Jaune followed her. "Too bad she doesn't know the way to the cafeteria." Jaune snickered.

"Oops." He looked down at the floor, which was covered in rose petals. "What's with the rose petals? The janitor crewmembers are going to be furious." Yang laughed at his remark.

"I guess we can say that her speed rose." The brawler joked with a grin. Jaune rolled his eyes but smiled.

"That was a flowerless pun." He joked. Yang's grin got bigger.

"That's it. We're going to get along pretty well."

Well...

"It's like a big slumber party!" Yang jumped to the bed next to Ruby's. Jaune had gone to the bathroom to change into his sleeping clothes, leaving the two sisters alone.

"I don't know if dad would approve all the boys, though." Ruby said as Yang rolled her eyes.

"I know I do." Yang purred. "Awn, I was expecting more. Wait, actually, I was expecting less." Ruby frowned, not understanding her sister. She looked up to where her sister was looking and saw Jaune walking towards them. He was wearing black flannel pants and a white sleeveless shirt.

"I'm not your eye candy, Yang." He smirked. "What are you up to?" He asked Ruby, sitting next to her.

"I'm writing a letter to my friends at Signal." She said, waiting for the outcome. Jaune just nodded as Yang...

"That's so cute!" Ruby threw a pillow at her.

"Shut up! I wasn't lucky enough to have all my friends in here!"

"You made a lot of friends! Like John! I know I want to get friendly with him." She said in a suggestive tone, earning another pillow at her face.

"Plus, you met Weiss." Jaune said while ignoring Yang. "She may not be on the friendliest terms with you, but she's an acquaintance. You're not expected to be friends with everyone you meet."

"Did you met nobody else?" Yang asked.

"Well... There was a girl with a black bow, but I didn't get her name." Ruby answered as Jaune's face lit up.

"Oh, you mean Blake? Amber eyes, black hair?" Jaune asked her, earning a nod from Ruby. "She's my friend. Not the most talkative individual, I admit, but she's a great person. Likes books a lot too."

"That girl reading over there?" Yang asked Jaune looked to where she was referring to and saw Blake.

"Yeah. I wouldn't bother her, though. She really dislikes being interrupted while she's..." Jaune sighed when he saw Yang dragging Ruby through the room. "...reading." He finished, getting up and following the sisters.

"Hello!" Yang said with a melodic tone. Ruby seemed as uncomfortable as Blake. "I'm Yang and this is my sister Ruby. What's your name?" Yang asked, probably as a formality since she already knew her name.

"Blake." She said, dryly. There were a few embarrassing seconds of silence. She looked at Jaune and then her features softened.

"Hey, Blake." Jaune smiled at her. "Still engaged in Jekyll and Hyde?" He earned a nod and a smile from the girl.

"Yes. I was." She glanced at the sisters. Jaune muttered an 'Oh'.

"What's it about?" Ruby asked. Blake raised an eyebrow.

"It's about a man with two souls, each fighting for control of his body." Blake answered.

"It sounds... nice." Yang said albeit reluctantly.

"It's a classic!" Jaune exclaims.

"I love books." Ruby continued, ignoring her sister and Jaune. "Ever since I was a little girl I dreamt of being like the heroes on the books, saving people and not wanting anything in return."

"That's a lovely thought for a child." Blake said. "Unfortunately the real world isn't like that." She stated dryly.

"Well, that's why we're here. To make it better." Jaune smiled at Ruby's wise words. She could sound so mature and... now she's fighting Yang in the middle of the auditorium. He looked at Blake with an apologetic smile. The raven haired girl just rolled her eyes and signed him to do something about the girls. Before he could say a word, someone else did.

"Can you please be quiet?! Some of us are trying to sleep!" Jaune sighed softly when he recognized the voice. Weiss Schnee stood in front of them once again and he had to play the role of a peacemaker again.

"I'm sorry." He said. "I was about to interrupt them as well." He said while simultaneously grabbing Ruby's foot and Yang's fist. "Girls, this isn't time or place to do that. How about we get to our spots and rest? We'll need it for our initiation tomorrow."

"You're no fun, John." Yang said while freeing her hand from his grip. He also released Ruby's foot. Weiss and Blake seemed thankful for his intervention.

"Good night John!" Ruby exclaims while leaving, Jaune answered with a smile and a nod. Weiss shot a cold glare towards the sisters as they left, which didn't go unnoticed by the others in the room, but her eyes softened a little as she looked at Jaune.

"Thank you, John." She said with a cordial voice. "Have a good night."

"Likewise." The girl turned around and left. Jaune looked at Blake. "Night, Blake."

"Night." She said, not taking her eyes away from her book. Jaune decided not to push in. She deserved some time alone after all. Now all he had to do is wait for tomorrow to come. At least he had met some nice people who would make great teammates.

Next chapter: December 24th.