RWBYond Sisters
AN: Half way through this story. Make sure you're keeping an eye on my profile for future stories and chapters. Let me take this time to say, I don't like when other fanfictions use Jaune's sisters as huntresses. It makes no sense. If any of them had any kind of combat training, then Jaune wouldn't have gone into Beacon blind as a bat. You're getting a lot of that this chapter as well as the upcoming next chapter of my STRQ story (hint, hint).
Chapter 4: Bleu
Jaune ran through the house, he skillfully turned down a hallway and ran as fast as he could. This was a game and he was going to make the most of it. He turned again and ran down the steps. The patter of smaller feet closing in on him signified his danger.
"Stop! In the name of the law!" Bleu said from the top of the steps.
"You'll never catch me alive coppers!" Jaune called back. Sheriff Bleu and deputy Violeta were closing in on him. Bleu stood in the hall above him and fired her water gun at him. Meanwhile, six-year-old Violeta gave chase down the stairs. Jaune's way deeper in the house was closed off and it would take too long to open the door. He ran towards Amery's room directly in front of him.
Violeta hit him in the arm with her water gun. Jaune acted like he had actually been shot. Bleu. Having lost line of sight, ran down the stairs. Jaune pivoted around with a water gun of his own and shot Violeta in the stomach. Violeta went to the ground, hamming it up and giving some hammy final speech as Jaune burst into Amery's room and closed the door.
"Officer down, officer down." Bleu called out. "Suspect is armed and dangerous and escaped into b-room 8. I repeat, suspect is in the divine bedroom."
Jaune had to hurry. He opened the window and climbed out. As soon as his feet hit the ground, Bleu burst into the room. Jaune dodged her gunfire and continued running around the house. He eyed the storm cellar, the perfect escape. He quickly opened it and climbed down the stone stairs into the basement.
"Which way did he go?" Amery said having joined the chase.
"He went down stairs." Bleu said. "You go cut him off, I'll pursue this way."
Jaune hid behind a pillar in the cellar. He could see Bleu's flashlight shining on the other side. He had to think of something. And he had to do it fast. Or else Amery would be waiting for him at the top of the stairs. He took some coins out of his pocket and threw them across the room. When Bleu moved to investigate, he made a run for it.
He managed to get back up the stairs and shut the door. He heard Amery running around the hallway. He hid behind the corner. As soon as the four-year-old turned the corner, he grabbed her. Bleu opened the door easily to see Jaune holding the water gun to Amery's head.
"Looks like I have a hostage." He said.
"Let her go scum." Bleu said with a stern look.
"I'll let her go." Jaune said. "If only to get rid of you!" He tossed Amery into Bleu's arms and fired. The small trail of water missed Bleu as she ducked down but it gave him plenty of time to escape. He went the way Amery had come. He only had one more corner to turn and he was home free. All he had to do was get to his room and he won. But then, just as he turned the corner, he came face to face with Aliquam, holding what appeared to be a canon.
"Hey buddy." She said firing the canon. Jaune was knocked on his but as confetti blasted into his chest. The blast had stunned him, but he thought he'd be alright.
"Jaune Gelb Arc…you are under arrest." Bleu said walking up to him and handcuffing him. "Thank you, citizen."
"No problem Bleu." Ali said with a salute.
"No fair." Jaune groaned.
"You are under arrest for burglary, resisting arrest, and the attempted murder of deputy Violeta Lila Arc." She forced him up. "You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law." She took his stolen good, a simple teddy-bear he had taken from Bleu's room.
"Ok, games over." Jaune said.
"No it isn't." Verta said as she came down the hall. "You still have to be put on trial. Don't worry, I'll be defending you." She handed a notepad to Indigo who followed closely behind her. "Write this down Indigo, civilian made the arrest possible. She used excessive force to…"
"I plead guilty." Jaune said.
"That's not how this works." Verta said.
"I did it…might as well put me in prison now." Jaune shrugged his shoulders.
"Besides…I'm here now and I want to hang out with you guys." Ali said. "And last time I was in court it didn't go so well."
"What are you doing here anyway Ali?" Verta asked.
"What, I can't hang out with my adorable little siblings?" Ali pinched Verta's cheek causing her to blush. "I wanted to show you guys this awesome confetti launcher I made for when I reopen the club."
"Cool!" Bleu said with wide eyes. "How close are you to being able to open it?"
"I've still got a year or two." Ali said.
"Can we come?" Indigo asked.
"Not until you're older. But when you are, you'll all get the V.I.P. treatment."
"Yippee!" Bleu said. "What's V.I.P?"
"I'll explain it some other time Bleu. You still have ten years before you're ready."
"But that's longer than I've even been alive." She pouted.
"Don't worry Bleu, I'll still visit." Aliquam picked the younger girl up and cradled her. Bleu started playing with the streak of orange dyed hair Aliquam sported.
"Ali!" Father's voice called out as he turned the corner.
"Hey Pops!" She said. He gave her a casual hug and a kiss on the cheek.
"I wasn't expecting you today." He said.
"Yeah, but I had to show the kiddos this beauty." She tapped the canon on her side. Father raised an eyebrow.
"Indeed. Will you be staying for dinner?"
"Of course." Aliquam said bouncing Bleu on her hip. "I'm taking my time before I have to see Bleu's pouty face again."
"I am not pouty." Bleu said crossing her arms.
"You're eight-years-old and still want to be held by me every waking second." Ali laughed. "I swear I've spoiled you the most."
"So any word from Rouge?" Father asked.
"Ahh." Ali grunted. "She never calls me anymore. She just keeps hanging out with that boyfriend of hers." Ali said. "She still hasn't seen my house, she hasn't seen me since I dyed that bit of my hair, I bet she's barely even spent any time with you, kiddos." Amery's confusion confirmed it. She was only two when Rouge moved out.
"Rouge is her own woman now." Father said. They took the conversation into the living room where they could all sit. Jaune sat in between Ali and Verta. Amery sat at his feet, leaning her head back into Jaune's knee. Bleu stayed in Ali's lap. Violeta climbed into the chair with father. Indigo sat at his feet.
"So, we finally got the new windows installed." Ali reported. "So it doesn't look like an absolute dump on the outside anymore."
"Glad to hear it sweetie." Father said. "I'm so proud of you…and Rouge."
"What do you mean?" Bleu said. "I thought Rouge was a meanie for never visiting us."
"Bleu, I know it's been hard on you, particularly the older among you." Father said. "But I wanted nothing in this life except for each and every one of you to follow your dream and for your mother and I to see it through. When I was your age Bleu, my father died fighting the Grimm."
"He did?" Bleu said shocked even though that was literally the only thing any of them knew about their grandfather.
"Kids, I've given this speech to Rouge and to Ali before. And I've hinted at it with the rest of you. But our family is old, ancient even. For a thousand years, probably longer, the Arcs have stood as the shield of Vale. For as long as history cares to remember we have fought and died to protect the people of this kingdom. I was told my entire life how great my father was. When I got to be about Ali's age, I felt like I had everything to prove. So I became a huntsman. But you want to know what it got me?"
"You were a hero." Verta said.
"Yes, you could say that. Anyone who fights outside the kingdoms, against the creatures of Grimm, are worthy of that title. But all it got me was heartache. I became a huntsman because I wasn't allowed to be anything else. After Ali was born, I volunteered to help in the Faunas War."
"That's why there's such an age gap between us." Jaune said in revelation. He knew he had been born shortly after the war.
"I nearly lost everything." Father lamented. "I put my family's reputation above all of you and it nearly got me killed. I didn't go there to fight Grimm. I went there to fight my fellow man to prove the Arc legacy. But that legacy means absolutely nothing. If any of you become huntresses, I would be proud of you. But I would be anyway, so long as you are happy. I want you to do it for the right reasons. Because you feel driven to do it, to make the world a safer place. Because the Grimm don't care for our legacy."
"I think I understand." Bleu said. "I want to be a police officer when I grow up. That way I can be the good guy right here in the city."
"That would be great." Father said. "Ali, you are already a bright ray of light everywhere you go. But when I see you dancing or even talking about dancing, I swear you burn brighter than the sun. Verta, when you talk about school, especially your science class you are just as bright. The rest of you, there is no shame in not knowing what you want in life. It will undoubtedly change as you get older anyway." He looked directly at Jaune. "Just don't worry about family legacies, and worry about what you want."
An: And there's my reasoning for Jaune having no combat prowess upon entering Beacon. Because he didn't really know what he wanted to do until then. But as you hopefully saw with last chapter, the drive to protect people is already there. Next chapter, maybe he'll tap into those feelings.