Manipulation Ch4

Something had woken him up…

Sitting up, he took a moment to survey the room, but saw that it was still unoccupied. Glancing down to his side he sees the sleeping form of Ruby, with a peaceful expression as she nuzzles up to him.

'Man, she's really cute.'

*buzz buzz*

The buzzing noise of his scroll had brought him out of his thoughts. Reaching over, he picked up the device off the table. Opening it, he discovered he had 5 missed messages, and began to quickly read through them…

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Pyrrha: Hello Jaune, I just wanted to let you know that Ren, Nora and I are heading to the library to study and do our homework along with the rest of team RWBY. You are more than welcomed to come and join us at anytime. If you want that is.

Yang: Hey lover boy, P-money mentioned you went to your room early, can you do me a favor and keep an eye out for Ruby? I haven't seen her since class ended. And if you do find her, remember no funny business, you hear. ;)

Pyrrha: Hey Jaune It's me again. Yang told me that she hasn't seen Ruby in a while. So I just wanted to ask if you had seen her. Ummm so yeah, just let me know if you do see her. Bye.

Nora: Come on fearless leader, you're missing out on the party. :P

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* it was a picture of Nora hugging Ren closely, pressing her cheek to his. Ren with a look of resignation, allowing the bubbly girl to have her fun for the time being. In the background he could see a blushing Weiss shouting at a grinning Yang, the blonde was standing tall and was puffing out her sizable chest. Meanwhile his partner was in the middle of the two, trying to separate them. All with an awkward smile on her face. And finally Blake's face came into view. She was sat in the corner of their table glaring at her teammates, the look on her face could be described as positively murderous.*

Pyrrha: Hey Jaune, It's me. Again. I just wanted to let you know not to worry and that between me and Ren, we are keeping Nora out of trouble. But if you wanna come over, I'll be saving you a seat. If you want that is. Or if you haven't fallen asleep. Ok, I'll let you go now. Bye. :)

Ps Yang and Nora showed me how to make these cute smiley faces. Bye again.

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He chuckled at his friends antics.

Closing his scroll he checked the time, it had only been about and hour since he got back to his dorm. He could feel the telltale sign that Ruby was beginning to wake up. She was shuffling closer to him. Trying, and failing, to fall back asleep.

'I should probably wake Ruby up and talk to her about my semblance, maybe afterwards we can go get some dinner.'

Jaune began to light stroke Ruby's hair. "Come on Ruby, it's time to wake up."

"I don't wanna." She mumbled sleepily. "Let's go back to bed"

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"JAUNE WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN MY BED." Gasped the little reaper as sat up instantaneously.

Jaune couldn't help it, he bursted out in laughter.

It took him a few minutes to regain control of his breathing.

"Ha ha. Sorry about that. Just to let you know Ruby, you're actually in my room." He pointed out.

"What happened? Why were we sleeping together? Last thing I remember was you carrying me inside and talking about how Weiss being a big meanie."

"Well we did talk, but then you began too… kiss me.

"I d-did what?" Stuttered Ruby. Face lighting up like a Christmas Tree. "How did that even happen? There is no way I-"

Her memories came rushing back to her. Jaune's hand sliding underneath her skirt, the kisses she left along his neck, and the wonderful orgasm he had brought her to.

She looked horrified, like she was about to actually explode.

"Well that's more of my fault you see." A guilty look coming across his face. "I accidentally marked you, when I saved you from Torchwick."

Ruby blinked, and tilted her head cutely. "What do you mean by marked me?"

"It's a part of my semblance." Waving his hand in front of her, she saw his hand shimmering in golden aura.

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Suddenly, Ruby began to reminisce of her mother, the woman who she loved with all her heart. She would tuck Ruby into bed, much like how Jaune had. She would read her bedtime stories about heros protecting people and saving the day. She would fall asleep cuddling in her mother's warmth. Her clothes would smell like fresh baked cookies. Her silver eyes would shine, gently and lovingly. It all felt so vivid. Ruby missed her mother…

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"What. was. that." Ruby asked in awe. A single tear rolling down her cheek.

"Its a part of my semblance, and it's a bit complicated to explain."

"Please try?" She asked eagerly.

He took a deep breath as he began to explain his crazy semblance. "My semblance revolves around manipulation. Everything in life has a balance, like a Yin and Yang, or a push and pull. I have the ability to mark someone with my aura and in return, I can manipulate their bodies, their emotions, and even their very memories."

Taking a breath he continued on.

"But like a bucket of water balanced off an edge, if I push someone too far, that person could end up breaking and then they would stop being themselves. I can do other things as well, but some of it gets too complicated to explain.

"That, sounds a little… intense." Licking her lips nervously before she continued. "It's like you can completely control someone, and take over their free will. That sounds kinda… wrong."

"This is why I don't like telling people my semblance." Jaune sighed and shook his head. "Theoretically yes, I could do that. But come on Ruby, you know me. You know I would never do that to someone, right?"

After a long,and tense pause, she finally nodded and looked up at him. Giving him a cheerful smile.

"Yeah, I believe you. I know you're a good person Jaune and I know you would never go that far." She said as she leand over to his side of the bed and gave him a tight hug. Before letting go. Face turning red once again. "So ummm, why was that I kept having… dirty thoughts of you?"

'Oh, this was gonna be fun to explain.'

"Well, you see…" He began to rub the back of his head, looking away, not being able to meet her eyes. "When I marked you, I accidentally set your mind to… arousal."

"WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT?" Chocked out the little reaper.

"I'm sorry, I just did it instinctively." Jaune tried to defend.

"And why is THAT something you instinctively do?" Questioned the little reaper frantically. Eyes going wide.

"Ummm I usually use my semblance to mark a pretty girl I find interesting. I can leave a sort of, alluring thought of myself." Jaune tried to explain. "That way, whenever she thinks of me, those thoughts begin to slide to the front of her mind."

Ruby just started at him as she sat slumped over, her mouth opening and closing, but no words came out.

'He could have ANY woman he ever wanted!'

"How many." She mumbled

"What?" Jaune has been caught off guard.

"How many girls have you, marked so far?" She asked, sitting a little straighter, her eyes filled with curiosity.

"Ummm, well including you, there's Yang, Weiss, and Goodwitch."

"Y-you tagged my s-sister, m-my partner, and our t-teacher?" Ruby asked in a horrified tone. "Have you done a-anything to them? Anything like what we d-did?"

"No, I just marked them to get them warmed up to the idea of me." Jaune hurriedly explained "I haven't forced anyone's to do anything. While I am selfish and want alot pretty girls to myself, I would force anyone. You on the other hand were starting to lose it, so I didn't really have a choice. Once your mind was relaxed enough, I was able to tone down the effect of my mark."

"C-can we continue some time, I really l-liked it." Asked a blushing Ruby as she fidgeted with the hem of her skirt.

"I dont know Ruby, I never intended to mark you." Jaune stood up, getting off the bed before facing her again. "I turned the effects as low as possible, but my mark is permanent. I can't remove it once it's set. While I do like you I can't help and feel like I have taken advantage of you. You're too young for this."

Ruby bolted to her feet and growled. "I'm NOT a child. I'm a huntress. I know what I want. I don't need to be coddled or babied."

The room was quite, Jaune hadn't seen this side of Ruby before. She was right of course. She wasn't a child or a baby. She was a warrior, like him.

'Maybe it would be ok to have her as a lover?'

And after a few moments she let out a deep breath.

"Ok." She answered with a reluctant sigh. "What about your teammates or even Blake? Are you gonna add them to your list?"

"Ummm, I'm still thing about Blake. She does seem like she would be receptive to the idea if I planted the idea in her mind." Jaune thought out loud.

"As for Nora, that's a hard no. While she is cute and bubbly, I can tell how much she caress about Ren and it would break my heart to rip them apart from each other. Besides we're a team now. And teams are like family, I want her to be happy. she's also a lot like a little sister to me, she acts like that already anyways." He smiled

"And what about Pyrrha?" Ruby asks in a serious voice.

His smile falters a bit.

"Pyrrha is beautiful" he sighs once again. "She's kind and smart and strong and Honest. She also my partner and trusts me impeccably." He sighs as he rubs his face. "I would feel guilty at being trusted so much and then marking her behind her back."

Ruby nods "you care about her don't you? At least you have some type of feelings for her, right?"

"I don't know, I've never felt like this for someone before. It's usually just a physical thing, but something about Pyrrha is different, but I don't deserve her." Jaune gaze falls to the ground. "I don't think of myself as a bad person, I would never hurt someone on purpose or force them into something they didn't want to, but i am VERY selfish. I mean I have the ability to get multiple girls to fall for me. Who would even want someone like that?"

"I would." Ruby responded, as she looks him in the eyes, hers are filled with determination. "Pyrrha would to. When you really want something, you have reach out and take it before it's gone, before it's too late. And if Pyrrha really wants you as well, she would accept you, faults and all."

Ruby stands up on her tippy toes and plants a kiss on his cheek. "Just like me."

Jaune is left cemented to the floor, speechless.

'Was Ruby, flirting with him?'

"Come on Jaune it's getting late, let's go get some dinner and some cookies!" She laughed as she took his arm and began leading home out the door. "And since you accepted a date with Yang, it's only fair I get one too."

He couldn't smiling back at her.

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A/N quick update guys, I had to change the title and tweak the story. My original idea for Jaune's power was not allowing me to move the story how I wanted. Now it lets me have a bit more freedom and it should flow better.

So I decided to have Jaune not use his semblance on Pyrrha, but like in the canon, Pyrrha is not gonna know how to talk to him about her feelings.

I'm also gonna have Ruby play Jaune's wingman/conscience/lover.

Now for this chapters poll-

Who should I have Jaune get with next? ANYONE is open, so have at it guys.

I really love reading all you comments, you guys have so many great ideas!

Cheers!