After ending the meeting the two teams decided to split up for second period and then meet back up in the cafeteria at lunch time. Janne wanted to give a bit more time to her team to get to know her better and make sure that they could still work well with her as team leader and team RWBY wanted to just simply hang around for a while. Said team was currently sitting in garden area thinking about the reveal of the other blonde in their group of friends. Yang had originally wanted to sit somewhere where other students could see them, so she could laugh at them, but she had been out voted.
Said busty blonde was currently sitting in one of the trees in the garden area. She took a quick look down to see her partner Blake sitting against the tree reading one of her many books. Ruby, who had stopped by their dorm to get Zwei, was currently playing with the pup. And finally Weiss was sitting on the bench nearby, seeming to be deep in thought about something. Noting a small blush on the heiress' face meant that it could be something mildly embarrassing, therefore logic demanded she make her talk about it. "So, Ice Queen," She smirked seeing the heiress glare at her for the nickname, "our little surprise guest really caught you off guard today." Yang let out a giggle as the blush on Weiss' face grew, though from anger or embarrassment, she couldn't actually tell.
"S-she did not, you oaf!" The heiress' voice gave way to a slight stutter as she tried in vain to cover up her thoughts. "She just... Just lied to us. I'm trying to figure out if I should forgive her or not." She stated with a huff as she looked away from the blonde.
Blake smirked from behind her book. "Do you really mean that, or are you still confused by that kiss she gave you before going after Pyrrha?" She didn't need to look up to know that the heiress was currently trying to set her on fire with a glare. "I'm just saying, I don't recall ever seeing you blush that hard when you were with Neptune." Knowing that she was going to be more entertained by the conversation at this point she placed down her book and met Weiss' surprised eyes.
"I...Well I mean... She!" Weiss sighed slumping slightly in the bench seat and keeping her eyes closed. "I don't know... She really did catch me off guard with this whole thing... I mean, the idiot Jaune Arc of all people, turns out to be The Golden Paladin! Who was actually prepared for that?" It was more a statement then a question, one she was still embarrassed by her own reaction of. Standing there staring at her brain dead for so long. It was so against her normal demeanor she felt a bit sick for acting in that manner in front of someone she looked up too.
Yang, who was now laying across the branch she was on, stuck a hand in the air. "I gotta admit, it came so far out of left field that I think she beaned a Nevermore five miles from here." She let her arms dangle down beside her as she chuckled slightly at her own bad joke. "Do you think there were any real signs?"
It was something that had them all curious, baring Ruby who had taken the whole thing in stride after the huntress' breakdown. Had there been anything that could have tipped them off? Maybe the way she acted as Jaune? A certain way she had carried herself? They were already beating themselves up for missing that Jaune carried the exact same weapon as Janne. How many times did they see a picture with the exact same sheath hanging from the Paladin's waist?
"Honestly, we never really took the time to look. We took Jaune at face value and didn't really try to go further than that." Blake was actually a bit disappointed in herself for even acting like that. Sure, at a glance there didn't seem to be much to Jaune, but Janne certainly let her good qualities shine in him. He was accepting of nearly anyone and, even as Janne, she didn't look at Blake with any kind of contempt. Though as she thought on it that should have been obvious. The girl was basically sisters with a Faunus, if what Velvet said was true. "But I have to ask Weiss, how did you feel when she said that to you?" Blake knew that the heiress was conflicted over what had happened not only today, but the feelings she had been trying to hide from them for the blonde knight.
Weiss sighed softly as she looked over to Ruby, who was still playing with Zwei. "I honestly don't know... You have to understand, so many boys have said something along the lines of what she said to me today. But I don't know... Her words felt so genuine, like she really meant every word that she said." She softly pulled her legs up onto the bench so she could hold them. "Those kind of words have always been so hollow to me with almost everyone. I guess like with her they all seemed to want something. Money, fame, power. Having me could come with those perks and that's what they aimed for." Her voice was soft as she stared at her knees unable or unwilling to look her teammates in the eyes.
"Was Neptune like that?" Yang was surprised by what the heiress was revealing to them. Today must have been stressful if she was opening up like this.
The heiress shook her head softly. "No, Neptune was great, he really was." She gave a light chuckle thinking back to the blue haired exchange student. "He was just a bit well, into himself." She hazarded a glance to the others to see their confused looks. "A lot of our conversations consisted of what he had done that day to look cool." She emphasized her point by making air quotes causing Yang to snort. "It just got kind of tiresome. I'll admit that I don't run into a lot of guys like him, but if I'm going to be with someone I want to like them, not just settle." She sighed banging her head on her knees.
"And you think Janne could be that kind of person?"
Weiss stared at Blake with a bit of shock at her question. Could she see a girl like that? It didn't seem right but then why was she so embarrassed by the huntress' action rather than being mad at her for it? She quickly shook her head to clear it out. "I don't know... Maybe..." her statement shocked the other two girls before her. "I mean, I've never felt the way I did today when any other guy was that forward. Like you said Blake, I didn't react that way even around Neptune, one of the few guys that wasn't after my name and really did just want to be with me. But she's a girl." She buried her face into her knees again. "I'm not supposed to like other girls. I'm an heiress and a huntress, I shouldn't be looking at other girls... It could-"
"Cause problems with your family?" Blake finished for her frowning as the heiress nodded into her legs. "Well, aren't you looking to go against your father anyway? She could be your first step to doing so."
"And what just use her to rebel against him? Don't you think that would be worse?" Weiss couldn't believe what it seemed Blake was suggesting.
The cat Faunus shook her head and laughed. "I'm not saying anything like that. What I mean is, if you start to have only eyes for girls rather than boys, don't let it become a hindrance to you, but rather a strength." She got up and moved to sit beside her teammate on the bench smiling softly. "You've always got us on your side for this."
Weiss gave a small sigh as she looked from Blake to Yang who were both giving her comforting smiles. She hesitantly gave a smile back and nodded. "Okay, I can live with that. But I still don't really know if I feel that way about girls." Her voice was soft and a bit unsure at what seemed to be this new portion of her life.
"It is a bit of a hard thing to fully come to terms with." A soft accented voice rang out, catching the three girls“ attention as she walked up to them. Well, walked would have been a bit too generous as she seemed to more stumble into a sitting place across from Blake and Weiss, as well as underneath Yang, who laughed at her.
"She worked you that hard, Bunbun?" Yang teased the brown haired Faunus with the nickname she had heard Janne use on her before. She, of course, had expected the normally timid bunny to stutter and shy away from such teasing but the smirk said girl was wearing started to scare her.
"I'm quite surprised I could walk at all to be honest. Oh, the things Coco can do with her-"
"Velvet!" Came the shocked exclamation of Weiss, as Yang fell out of the tree in surprise.
Velvet couldn't help but laugh as she even noted Blake's embarrassed blush that she was trying to hide. "Hey, don't blame me, it was Yang that asked." Her tone was highly amused as she watched the three compose themselves. "But seriously Weiss, I know what you're going through isn't easy at all." She gave the white haired girl a small smile. "I want you to know that you can come to me to ask any questions while you're trying to figure it out."
Weiss let a small grateful smile cross her lips as she nodded to the bunny Faunus. "If I may Velvet, how did you and Janne come to terms with it? Was it this confusing for you two?" She had always wondered what had made Velvet see girls the way most of them see boys. She of course didn't think any less of her or anyone of a same sex orientation. It was actually something that had come to be a bit more widely accepted, at least in the kingdom of Vale.
They watched as Velvet contemplated the right answer for her. "Well, it was more confusing for us at first because it happened at such a young age. We didn't realize it at first but, while all the other girls in school were talking about the boys around them, we just found ourselves watching the girls. For a while we thought something was wrong with us." She gave a slight shrug as she thought back on the memories of their early combat school days. "It wasn't till one of our teachers actually explained to us why we thought the way we did that we got it. I was really nervous at first but Janne wouldn't let me seclude myself saying things on long the lines that she was going to be right there with me." A fond smile fell across her lips. "And she was. Through all the teasing and jokes made at our expense, the people that would scream some stupid hate at us, she never left my side or made me feel alone on it. Though she was a bit more of a dumb lesbian." She giggled softly at their confused looks. "Janne by all standards is a flirt. If they're of the same age or older and female she will make a pass at them."
Weiss sighed as her head hit her knees again. "Great... I might be falling for a player..." She slowly started slowly banging her head on them.
Velvet smiled at Weiss and shook her head. "Well, that's not necessarily true either. You see, she had a few girlfriends over the time that we figured ourselves out. And I never once heard any of them complain about her flirting with other girls. It was because she doesn't do it when she's in a relationship with someone." She took a quick pause to stretch out her legs and lean back more on the tree. "The only time she would look at another girl is if her current girlfriend was ogling that girl first."
"Whoa, wait!" Yang interrupted waiving her hands that had just finished picking leaves and grass out of her hair. "So she didn't get mad when the one she's with starts looking at others? Why wouldn't she?" Yang knew that if the guy she was with even looked at another girl for too long she would at least be a bit mad.
"Nope, because it always gave them the opportunity to talk about how a threesome would go with the girl." She couldn't help but laugh as the three girls jaws dropped to the ground at her statement. "Janne is a bold woman, ladies. It's something you're going to have to get used to." She said with a slight shrug.
Yang picked her jaw up and shook her head softly. "Man this is gonna be a long adjustment period... So, did she ever try anything with you? I mean, you and her are really close after all. I kinda find it hard to believe that you two didn't end up together at some point or another."
"I was actually going to ask that myself." Blake admitted cocking her head to the side slightly.
Velvet smiled to them and nodded. "Yeah, we gave it a shot when we were 15, the relationship lasted about a week. It was mostly due to the fact that it just felt weird to both of us. For the longest time we had been sisters and, while we both do love each other, it's not the 'serious relationship' kind of love that I feel for Coco." She let herself drop into a laying position on the grass as she watched the wind sway the branches. "And she felt the same, so we agreed to just staying sisters." Giving off a tired sigh she chuckled. "Though that hasn't stopped her from still making moves on me in jest." She then looked over to Weiss and smiled. "So if she does flirt with me if you two end up together, just remember that she's just trying to get a rise out of me."
Weiss blushed deeply at the implication and nodded slowly. At that moment the bell signaling the end of the second period went off telling them it was time for lunch.
"Well, as enlightening as this conversation has been..." Weiss stood smoothing out her combat skirt and sighed. "I really could use the distraction of lunch right now. Ruby, come on!" She yelled to their leader who replied "Okay!" and followed after her partner as she made her way to the cafeteria. The other girls looked to each other and shrugged before standing to follow after them.
Earlier with Team JNPR
It had been a slightly uneasy trip for the members of team JNPR as they had tried to find a place to relax till lunch. Many students had excitedly stopped them when they recognized Janne. The students would start swarming her for autographs and asking questions, shoving her teammates out of the way. The only reprieve had come when the second period late bell rang and the students had to leave to get to their respective classes. After the hall had cleared out they retreated back to their dorm room to avoid further contact with the student body till lunch, and so Janne could get her much needed shower.
After a few minutes she came out of the bathroom wearing a large black shirt with a blue bunny icon that hung just slightly off her left shoulder and a pair of basketball shorts. "Ah! So much better now that I feel clean..." She sighed contently and fell on to Pyrrha's bed causing said girl to bounce slightly. "Did ya miss me, beautiful?" She smirked, wiggling her eyebrows at the slightly blushing red-head, who jokingly dropped the book she was reading on her face.
Ren looked over to the blonde, who hadn't removed the book from her face ("Didn't know you liked Shakespeare Pyr..."), and raised a slightly curious eyebrow at her. Though she was now going to remain female for the rest of her time here at Beacon, he found it curious that she was still wearing such baggy clothing. He could only assume that it was because she didn't have anything her size to wear at the moment. A small sweat drop formed as he watched Pyrrha, who was being held back by a grinning Nora, try to take the book from Janne. Said blonde had moved to her bed grinning like a fool as she dramatically read off exerts from the book to the red-headed spartan that was trying to get said book back.
"My bounty is as boundless as the sea, my love as deep; the more I give to thee, the more I have, for both are infinite."
"Give me the book Janne!" A deeply blushing Pyrrha cried as she tried to pull from the iron grip of Nora. This was not the way she ever expected her crush to read Shakespeare to her. Finally, she was able to break from Nora's grasp and jump at the blonde, only for said blonde to jump over her tackle with the help of the bed and back onto her's.
Janne grinned as she turned the pages of the book to find another line. Seeing Pyrrha make another lunge at her she smirked and spun, catching her in a one-armed romantic dip and dramatically read. "It is my lady, O, it is my love! Oh, that she knew she were!" The line earned an embarrassed "Eep!" from the red-head who clapped her hands over her blushing face to hide from the exaggerated kissing face Janne was making.
"Ah! I'm starting to miss the 'you' without confidence!" Came the muffled cry of Pyrrha as she had her hands covering her blushing face, though underneath she did have a goofy smile from the situation. She slowly parted her hands to look at the blonde that was still holding her only to receive a shock as said girl gave her a quick peck on the nose.
Janne giggled at the wide eyed shock of her partner as she continued to hold her in the dip. "Peek-a-boo." She gave a slight smirk before a sudden impact hit then from the back. Nora had decided to tackle the two from behind causing all three to fall onto Pyrrha's bed in a disgruntled pile.
Ren shook his head amusingly as he watched the three girls try to untangle themselves from each other while laughing. "Janne, I was wondering if I could ask you something?"
"Like how I'm somehow the one that ended up on the bottom of this beautiful pile?" Came the giggling reply of said blonde.
Ren gave a quick chuckle and shook his head at her. "No, I'm sure Nora planned that somehow. It was more to the effect of what happened before coming in our dorm room." He watched her as she nodded for him to continue. "Is that more like what you expected to happen upon coming here?" He already knew she wasn't very fond of her fame and the earlier interaction helped to prove that statement. Unlike now she was much more withheld, while she didn't out right look annoyed she did seem to have a sorry glint in her eyes when she looked over at them.
"Sadly yes. I like that a lot of people look up to me, don't get me wrong on that, but I'm a huntress, not a celebrity." She sighed as the three pulled themselves apart and she sat cross legged on the bed. "My job is to make sure that people are safe, not pose for pictures..."
"Yeah but you're a super cool huntress that's already got her license!" Nora pointed out smiling, "A lot of us want to be like you because you've been doing it for so long, you know?"
"Yeah, I can appreciate that view, but really I haven't done anything that much bigger then you guys. I mean we had to face a Death Stalker and a Nevermore on our first day! I can't even take one of those by myself." She proclaimed throwing her hands in the air and falling back on the bed. "You guys are just as good as me, both you and team RWBY." She smiled to all of them. "Really, the only advantage I have over you is more experience with the creatures of Grimm."
"You make it sound like any one of us could take you in a fight." Pyrrha looked confused at the huntress as she basically down played herself.
"I honestly believe you can," She shrugged off the shocked looks of her team "I'm not a perfect fighter guys. I make mistakes and all of you have been fighting long enough to be able capitalize on an opening." She gave them a quick smile. "It's really just a matter of if you can before I noticed that it's even there."
They nodded understanding her logic on the situation. That where experience was the key to a fight. If you notice that you have an opening before your opponent does then you can quickly close it. Even veterans can let their guard down, they just have the knowhow to survive it better than a rookie does.
Any further conversation on the matter was immediately stop by a sharp knock on the door.
They all blinked in surprise as Pyrrha walked over to the door and opened it. "Professor Goodwitch!" Came her shocked voice. "How are you doing today?" she asked politely still somewhat confused by the teachers visit.
"I'm doing just find Ms. Nikos, thank you. Is Ms. Arc in the room with you today?" She asked with a stern smile to the red-head who nodded stepping out of her way to show a confused Janne. "Ah, there you are Ms. Arc," She started adjusting her glasses slightly. "Now that you have finally decided to drop this farce, it's time that we get you fitted for a proper uniform." She said smirking slightly as her glasses caught the light.
Janne's eyes widened in fear. "What... No... You can't!" She was quivering as she crab-walked to the very end of Pyrrha's bed. "I'm not wearing a skirt! I don't care about the rules!" Her protests were cut short as Goodwitch gave a quick twirl of her riding crop Janne's shirt was latched by a small dust glyph and dragged her out of the bed.
"I will not have you posturing around this academy in a boy's uniform young lady. Now come along so that we can get you fitted for a proper uniform." She stated as she walked out of the room dragging a kicking and screaming Janne along with her.
The others blinked as the door closed behind the two of them.
"Okay, what just happened...?" Ren wasn't sure how much more craziness he could take for one day. He looked over to a shrugging Pyrrha and also saw that Nora was currently busy laughing at the situation. He heaved a quick sigh and shook his head. "I guess we'll see her at lunch..."
Present time Cafeteria
The members of team JNPR, currently down their leader, entered into the cafeteria just a little while after the bell rang. The room was as loud as it always was but, instead of the random story here and there, they could hear that the news of Janne being at the school had made it through the rumor mill. They could hear people talking about the pictures they had gotten or denying them saying that they were doctored photos. The three looked to each other as they made their way over to team RWBY and Velvet.
"It's really amazing how fast word can get around here..." Ren sighed as he took his seat across from Blake.
Blake nodded to him as she took a sip from her cup. "Yes, I take it you guys got caught by the others after the meeting." She had an amused smirk on her face. "Some of them came over waiving around their scroll with pictures of her."
"Yeah, they kinda swarmed us when we were looking for somewhere to spend second period. She looked so uncomfortable when they were throwing questions and asking for pictures. It was kind of weird to see her so uneasy." Pyrrha replied as she took her own seat.
"Wait, where is Janne anyway?" Ruby blinked, looking between the members of team JNPR.
"Professor Goodwitch came and took her out of the dorm room a while before lunch." Nora giggled at the memory. "She said that she was going to get Janne fitted for a girl's uniform."
A slight snort caught their attention as they looked to Velvet who was covering her mouth. "Sorry, just the thought of Janne being force into a skirt is always a funny image." She gave a soft giggle at the continued thought.
Weiss looked to Velvet blinking slightly. "Why? Does she look bad in a skirt or something?" She couldn't quite understand why the huntress would have an aversion to the garment. Not that she would admit this out loud, but she did get a good look at her figure back in the classroom. A small blush developed when she realized she had been admiring her after she came back.
"I most certainly do not look bad in a skirt, Snow Angel." The voice snapped Weiss out of her thoughts as she turned around to see Janne standing behind her. She stood there with a fake scowl in a girl's school uniform. "I just don't happen to like the feeling of exposure that a skirt provides." She pouted looking off to the side as she crossed her arms under her chest and cocked her hips to the side slightly.
A light blush developed on the heiress' face as she took in the sight of Janne in less baggy clothing. God did she have to be beautiful too? The huntress' golden locks were currently framing her shoulders as a small part of her bangs hung before them, giving a nice frame for the cute pout she held down to where the top hugged her chest. Weiss felt a slight amount of jealousy as she looked upon the blonde's chest as even the once doofus had a bigger chest then her. The rest of the top seemed to hug her curves as well as did the skirt. She let her eyes travel along the exposed milky white skin of the girl's legs before they were hugged by the calf high black socks. Weiss blushed as she found herself admiring the girl's form more before turning away quickly hiding her deepening blush with her hands as she laid her head on the table. 'Damn it! Get a hold of yourself Weiss!'
Janne raised an eyebrow at the actions of the heiress before looking to Velvet who gave a smiling shrug as an answer. "Well, I think Glynda only did this because she wanted to see me in a skirt." She pouted sitting down next to the heiress without a second thought.
Velvet reached across the table and flicked Janne's nose with a mock glare. "That couldn't be further from the truth and you know it."
"I firmly stand by my opinion, Bunbun, and there is no way to convince me otherwise."
The others at the table laughed at the interaction between the two. They became thankful that it seemed the others in the cafeteria were too distracted to notice that Janne was there as well. Lunch had started passing well. As they ate, Janne told them stories of some of the hunts she had been on, enrapturing Nora, Ruby, and Yang mostly with the tales. Of course, not everything could remain perfect when the two teams were involved as they were interrupted by a voice from behind Janne.
"So it's true, The Golden Paladin really is here at Beacon." Turning they saw that Cardin Winchester and his little group were standing behind Janne. "Hey there, why don't you ditch these losers and join a real group of hunters for lunch?" He said in what he felt was a smooth tone and a slight smirk on his face grew.
Janne quirked an eyebrow at the brown haired boy. She seemed to give him a once over before turning away and waiving him off. "Sorry tough guy, you're not quite my type." She held a small smirk as she could feel the slight glare from Cardin at her comment. She cut him off quickly as she knew he was going to try something again. "But tell you what big guy..." She turned in her seat leaning against the table as she placed a finger on his chest and started to trace along it causing a slight blush to appear on his face. "If you close your eyes for me, I'll see if I can make you my type..." She gave a sweet smile. "What do you say~?"
Cardin stared at her with wide eyes and a dumbfounded expression before he quickly nodded and closed his eyes.
The others watched her in shock as she slowly stood up to the much taller boy. She slowly reached into the pocket of her top and pulled out a very familiar bottle. With a quick pop of the top she coated her finger in the remains of the dust and slowly started to spread it on the blushing Cardin's cheek.
"There's a good boy~ Now don't move~" She said sweetly before holder up her hand and pumping some aura into it until it started to glow with a white light. Quickly, she formed it into a fist and cocked it back. With a swift motion and a shit-eating grin she released the punch directly into his marked cheek sending him flying to the other end of the cafeteria and crashing into the pillar at the end of it.
The jaws of every person in the room dropped in shock. Not only at the fact of what Janne had just done with one hit and no weapon but also at the soft coughing that was coming from the spot where Cardin had hit.
"What the hell!?" The voice that came from the dust was clearly female confusing everyone but the ones closest to Janne. As the dust from the impact cleared standing there coughing into her hand was not the intimidating form of Cardin Winchester, but rather a petite looking female version of him. Her hair fell to about her to her mid back, she had lost much of her height now standing at a 5'6", and her armor was now form fitting to her much thinner body and, from the looks of the chest portion of the armor, she only had an A-cup size.
The room stared at her in surprise and shock for what seemed like forever until finally someone started to laugh. This started the tide of laughter at brunette who looked at them all in shock before noticing that something was off. A quick look at herself and she did the only natural thing she could: she screamed. "What!? What did you do to me!?" She yelled blushing in shock and looking at the huntress in fear.
"I -ha Ha I MADE you MY TYPE!" Janne called out through her own laughter. "You look-Ha ha! So much better like this Winchester!" She fell back in her seat holding her stomach as she laughed harder at the girl.
She looked ready to charge but stopped as everyone's laughter was getting louder. She gave off another scream, filled with curses this time, and ran out of the room. Her team followed after her looking back at Janne in fear.
After some minutes the cafeteria finally calmed down as people started going back to what they had been doing before. The members of team JNPR and RWBY went back to enjoying the stories of Janne and laughing about the incident that just happened.
And with that the day off will come to a close! I wanted to get the remains of the day off past and done with so I did my best to crank it out all in one chapter.
Once again thanks to my Beta Natzo for taking a look at the chapter and helping me to improve it!
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