AN: Another day another chapter of the Apprentice! In this one, Jaune has to deal with therapy, watchful friends and the madness of parents day! Weiss learns to be nice Sapphire and Winter meet and we learn of a very important person in Jaunes past! All this and more in the Apprentice!

Blue eyes flashed open, a pair of perfect crystalline blue eyes locked on to themselves as a frown crossed a face. Twin arms both perfectly captured and both smooth pearly white rose up, nails immaculately manicured and the color of rich blue. The hands rolled to the perfect oval shaper pearl colored face as the twin blue eyes blinked.

The hands made their way up past the chest the hands cupped the breasts falling up to the long silky silver hair that flowed down to the person's waist. The hands moved up taking the long silver hair forcing it into a simple ponytail as the person prepared for the day.

"Pants? Check. Makeup? Check. Lipgloss? Check. Eyeliner? Check. Bra? Check. Mascara? Check. Combat knife? Check. Shock collar linked to my scroll? Check. Swords? Check. Pistols? Check. Rope? Check. Assault rifle? Check. Combat boots? Check. Hair Clip? Check. Adrenaline needle? Check. Ok, I'm ready." The calm collect voice of Winter Schnee said as she looked at herself in the mirror. Winter had spent four hours preparing for this moment she got up far before the crack of light and well before anyone on her base was up.

She had spent her time cleaning caring and doing all the self-prep that one needed to do before going out on a romantic date.

Winter had a date tonight, she had gotten married over the last few weeks, not told Weiss yet she wanted to do so in person and did not want to interrupt her Beacon training. Winter sighed she needed this interview to go well. While she was married technically ther husband was not one to be tied down. Not in the fidelity of all of his many, many flaws loyalty was never one no the man who had earned Winter's heart much to her own surprise was many things.

A world-renowned hunter, a savior to many, an ex-bandit a horrible alcoholic a man with the literal worst luck in all of existence and the only man she found so attractive that she allowed to share in her own sleeping chamber.

Winter was old fashioned once she found a man she held onto him a hard task when said man did not always want to settle down and needed some creative persuasion to be brought under control

"Alright, Winter just make your speech he is not a fool you have talked to Qrow many times before. He is willing to listen you just have to be clear.' Winter said once to her bathroom mirror, putting away the last can of lip gloss the same color of her eyes, putting the container next to her dust holster that was slung under her assault rifle.

Normally Winter would have dressed much heavier for a date night but Qrow was coming home from a long mission and she doubted that he could get in any more trouble than he already could…

"I just have to be honest if I do that then Qrow will be under the thumb of common sense for once," Winter said closing her eyes taking a deep breath before getting ready to go out...

He's late. Winter thought not surprised in the slightest Qrow did not believe in conventional travel he said if I can flap my wings then why the hell am I paying for a bullhead ticket? An opinion that while not without its own merit did make planning date far more difficult than it had any right to be.

"Ma'am? Will you be having another glass of wine?" A waitress a squirrel faunus with fluffy red ear and black hair asked as WInter nodded.

"Yes, bring me the bottle now that I think about it."

"Yes, ma'am." The waitress bowed once as there was a clatter of glass and screams from the staff.

"A bird!?"

"Where did it come from!?"

"Get it out before it- becomes a man!?" Why can't you just come in normally? WInter thought as she ignored the screams of the staff as-

"Sorry, I'm a late babe! Got a bit caught up in hunting!" The harsh tired voice of Winter's husband said as she winced.

Qrow was... Qrow was a mess, he came in his shirt ripped torn and smudged, his hair was a mess and covered in snow, his chest was on wide display making several staff members look away gasping. He smelled a pungent mix of alcohol and blood. His blood red eyes locked onto Winter as he held out his hand where a small blue ring on one finger. Out of his destroyed and in some cases literally on fire outfit the wedding ring that WInter gave him was in immaculate condition a fact that made Winter fly and od amount of love for the man as she let out a low sigh.

"Qrow you are looking well today tell me how did you last hung go?"

"Great! There was a minor pack of Death Stalkers but I got them dead before they put up much of a fight!"

"Really? Then why do you smell like dust powder and blood?"

"AH! I ran into a group of White Fang on the way back and I decided to take them on! It was one helluva fight but I pulled out on top.

"You say that but why do you smell like blood?"

"Oh? probably because I got stabbed bunch but I think that's a guess." Qrow said opening the bottom of his shirt where a knife was jammed into his gut. The handle stuck out of Qrow's side like a sore thumb as he nodded.

"Ah, I was stabbed! That explains the pain." Qrow said yanking his knife out of his side a wet sucking sound filled the air as he winced in pain. he tore the knife out placing the bloodied blade right on the table making Winter wretch a bit as he flashed her a lazy smile.

"Qrow!? You were stabbed!?"

"It looks like it but doesn't worry I'll be ok!" Qrow said his aura flashed the wound began to close up as Winter fought the urge to wring his neck.

"Qrow we talked about this if you are injured on a hunt what do you do?"

"I come back for medical treatment."

"Good, then tell me why you did not go get treated for a stab wound?"

"AH, I didn't need to do that for something like this! I have a lot worse wounds than this so I'm good!"

"You are not good! You are bleeding out!"

"I have been bleeding out before don't worry babe I'm A-ok!"

"I! Well, as much as I love you hanging out with me Weiss is this really necessary?" Jaune asked blushing as Weiss nodded the girl followed her partner the rest of Sapphire and Ribbon followed with varying degrees of interest.

"Yes, Jaune I as your partner will know where you work there is nothing to discuss.' Weiss said her crystal blue eyes locking onto Jaune as he groaned.

"You don't have to follow me to work you know? I'm fine by myself."

"Do not think of it as following you, more of..." Weiss trailed off her eyes looking for the right word.

"Inspection?" Jaune offered not trying to make this go on longer than it needed to.

"Don't think of it like that Jaune! Don't think of it as us following you think of it like us going out for a meal! You said the place has good food right? So why not get some grub?" Yang asked flashing Jaune a winning smile Jaune moaned rolling his eyes.

"That is a weak excuse Yang. If you wanted to follow me just say so, our business is on the up and up." Jaune said as Ren raised a lone eyebrow, he clearly had something to say but thankfully kept it to himself. The two of them had agreed to not lie to their teams again or through deception mislead, however, Ren was not above simply saying nothing. The quiet boy would not lie to his team but if they never asked?

"Jaune this is a good chance for us all to relax, and your place of work is specialized in making people relax!" Pyrrha said wincing once she also wanted to see where Jaune worked, not just because she still did not approve of a man working so far from Beacon and then having to walk home in the later hours of the day. Pyrrha was fine with Jaune working but he was her teammate and she would be damned if he got harmed or accosted on his way home by some less than scrupulous women.

"I can't wait to have some food! Reny, you said that the place has good food right?"

"They do but the do not serve pancakes."

"What you are saying is that you will make me some pancakes right?" Nora asked elbowing her partner who blinked owlishly at her.

"No, I do not cook Nora, I bring the food out with Jaune and we entertain the guests." Jaune winced he felt Weiss pause her eyes locked onto him and he felt her gaze begin to bore into the back of his skull.

"Entertain them? Jaune?" Weiss asked her tone clearly stating that she wanted a direct answer to a possible unpalatable question.

Did you have to say that? Jaune thought as he gulped.

"We often have to talk to the guests! It's not that bad Weiss! We talk pour drinks show them a good time!"

"You said they drink? What if they get a bit loose with the drinks?"

"We have two bouncers, they have huntress training and are armed with their aura unlocked. We are well protected from most customers." Ren said coming to Jaune's aid, Weiss fixed him a long hard look searching for any traces of deceit before nodding.

"I see. Now let's see if we can have a meal for once that is not going to end in anarchy. I would like to have one normal meal in my Beacon life." Weiss said fixing her team a withering glare all of them not willing to have another incident like the cafeteria.

"Please try to put up a good show in public this is the area of Jaune and Rens' work act presentable for once."

"What will you have little lady?" A massive or a man bartender asked he was tall five-nine with large arms and a thick black beard.

"I will have the wings," Weiss said as gently as possible the man nodded once before looking to Yang.

"And you blondie? You going to eat something or break my damn club again?"

"Hey! I didn't mean that!"

"It was a damn mess! Be glad your mom paid for that or else you would have been in jail."

"In jail? Yang?" Weiss asked as yang coughed once.

"It was a misunderstanding!"

"You broke half of our club."

"Yang? That does not sound like a simple misunderstanding." Weis chided as Yang blushed to look an away from her friend and leader as Junior rolled his eyes.

"She broke half the club assaulted our employees and di this all cause she had a bit too much to drink."

"Yang!"

"It was nothing!"

"That did not sound like nothing! It sounded like you almost became a felon!"

"IT's fine, we got paid no one died and overall it was just another night in Vale so blondie what are you having?"

"Ummm wings and beer please," Yang said as Junior nodded as Weiss paused.

"Drinking in the middle of the day Yang? Really?"

"Hey, you took me to a damn bar what the hell do you expect out of me?"

"To not break the law after a sip."

"I! That was a one-time thing!"

"You? Red?"

"Oh! Can I have the fish and chips please?" Pyrrha asked as he nodded.

"Got it, Jaune! We got orders!"

"On it boss!" Jaune yelled he was busy serving two middle-aged office women at a side table dropping off an order of friend and beer for the two office workers.

"Here you go! Thank you for choosing Juniors!" Jaune said smiling wide the two office workers dressed in grey skirts and tops nodded.

"Thanks for the food cutie."

"Here have a tip and my number call me." The one with a nice head of brunette hair sadi giving Jaune a decent Lien tip and scratching his hands with a card.

"Call me after hours K? I think I can make your night a lot better." She said winking her green eyes Jaune blushed nodded once and walked off.

"T-thank you, ma'am!" Jaune said blushing as Weiss heard the counter crack.

"I'll kill her!"

"No. No, you will not kill her Yang.'

"Did you see that!?"

"She gave Jaune a card."

"She touched him!"

"He did not complain and it was just her nails, I do not like it either but that is no crime," Weiss said as Yang growled.

"Still! He should not just let her touch him! And she should not flirt with some guy without permission!"

"Pot. Meet Kettle. I will have the fish and chips as well with an extra helping of fish." Blake said not even looking up as she ordered from a menu unlike every other girl in the Sapphire Ribbon scouting expedition Blake had little to no interest in what the boys did on their free time.

They were their own people and could do as they please so long as they did not break any laws or cause her any problems.

"Pot? Kettle? What the hell are you talking about Blake?" Yang asked Blake rolled her eyes the irony lost on her as she sighed taking out a book.

"Nevermind you don't get it."

"Don't get it? What the hell is a pot and kettle got to do with anything?"

"She might be saying that you should look at yourself before talking about others?" Weiss raised her eyebrow a single crystalline eye looked over at the most unlikely source of common sense Ruby Rose who was looking oddly mature for her age.

Did her eyes always glow like that? She looks nice...

"What do you mean sis? How do I act? I act like I always act." Yang said as oblivious as Weiss would expect.

"Um, maybe she is saying that you should look at your own behavior! Like when you first met Jaune how did you treat him?"

"Huh? Like I always do, you know this P-money." Yang said as Pyrrha sighed wishing that Jaune had a less aggressive and dense Paramore. Mainly so she could zero in on him and not upset her partner and ruin the first real friendship she had ever had.

"Yang what Pyrrha is tiring to say is that Jaune is not always as... open to others. And that you and he have a special relationship that while useful can often be construed from those looking in as rather aggressive." Weiss said as diplomatic as possible making Yang scratch her head.

"I don't get it, me and Jaune get along great."

"I know that what I am saying is that you are also aggressive."

"But he likes it when I do that! You saw his face when that hag-

"Excuse me."

"Do not insult other customers while you are dining in our establishment."

"If you continue to do so we will be forced to kick you out." The calm but irritated beyond belfie voices of the twins said the two bouncers that had been glaring at Yang with a look that could kill since they arrived approached seemingly out of thin air.

"Hey! I'm not insulting anyone!"

"Calling someone hag is insulting please stop."

"Or don't I've been meaning to pay you back." The twin in ted said making Yang's eyes flash crimson.

"If you want to fight you got it peppermint!"

"What did you just say!?"

"You heard me you and snowflake can see me-

"Stop! Please, I apologize for my friend we will not cause any more trouble!" Weiss hissed Pyrrha clamped her hand on Yang's mouth making the brawler rage at her partner.

"Fine."

"See to it that she does not." The twins said walking away once they got a safe distance Pyrrha release Yang who snarled.

"The hell was that for!?"

"The hell is wrong with you!?" Weiss hissed using a rare swear Yang paused Weiss looked pissed, no she looked livid. Her fists were balled and she looked ready to hit someone.

"With me? What-

"What did you do!? Were you really going to ask that!? You almost started a fight!"

"So? They were asking for it!"

"I don't care! You don't get to punch people you disagree with!"

"Hey, I don't take shit from people-

"Stop being selfish!" Weiss slammed her fist again as Yang paused her eyes returned to lilac as Weiss growled.

"This is not about you! This is the place that Jaune works! This is his job a job he needs to pay for his weapons in Beacon that let him attend! If you fight here and get him fired!? What would you do then? How would Jaune pay for his dust to fight?"

"Well, he could just ask you-

"That's not the point! He's too proud to do that! And if you keep this up you might cost him his spot on our team! So sit down be quiet and eat your damn food before I toss you out myself!" Weiss hissed making Yang flinch Yang nodded once as-

"OUT!" A voice yelled as all heads turned.

"What!? I didn't do anything!"

"The hell tot hat I saw your ass go! Now out!" Melanie yelled tossing out a tall raven haired blue eyed woman. She hauled her out as Ren looked on more confused than anything.

"The hell happened?"

"She tried to take a fell off of him. The bouncer saw and stopped her now she's kicking her out of the bar." Blake added as she read her book in peace.

'What!? I'll break her legs-

"No, you won't! Nora sit!" Ruby yelled as Nora sat, her turquoise eyes looked like dinner plated as Ruby snarled.

"You too! You will not cause problems for our friends at their job!"

"But Ruby! She-

"Was kicked out! Now sit and wait for your chicken fingers!"

"But you ordered the chicken fingers, I had the-

"I Don't care! Our whole team is eating chicken fingers!"

"I wanted tacos..."

"Too bad!" Ruby yelled as Weiss paused she might have underestimated Ruby.

"Ruby..."

"Yes?"

"Good job." Weiss's praise was as curt as ever Ruby let out a blush sitting down as she nodded.

"Thanks... you to..." Ruby said as the bartend came back with their food.

"Here is your chicken, and thank you two. I did not need to rebuild my bar again."

"It won't you have my word."

"And mine!" Ruby added as Weiss felt something she never thought she would ever fell coming out of her chest towards Ruby. Weiss took a second to let the odd emotion that did not belong on the reaper flow through her as Weiss felt respect...

"So I hope that you think I did well!" Jaune said as Weiss blinked owlishly at him.

"Good? Good at what?" Weiss asked getting ready for sleep. The team as had returned without causing any property damage thank Oum.

"Good at my job! Do you approve?"

"What would I have to approve? Jaune you do not need my approval to work, I was just making sure my partner was in a safe area at night. I was never going to ban you from working. Not that I could even I wanted to." Weiss added as Jaune paused his mouthfeel for a moment in a rare time of him being made speechless.

"I..."

"Did you think I would try to make you not work? Why would you ever think that?"

"Well, I just... I did not expect you to be so open?"

"Well, you know what people say of those who make assumptions. I Trust your Jaune I am your partner now get ready for bed and change out of your armor! If you do not were appropriate sleepwear I swear I will freeze your limbs to Yang's bed and leave you in the room with her!"

"Really!?"

"No! But that's not the point Jaune change now. Either take off your clothes or I will do it for you."

"Ok! Ok! I'll do it!" Jaune finally gave in as Weiss sighed. She loved her partner but he was too stubborn for his own good! Really why could he not be more like Ren? That boy was at least calm.

"Night! I need my beauty sleep!"

"That's a lie," Jaune smirked Yang winked at him as he entered the bathroom as she pumped her fist high.

"He totally likes me! I'm going to be on that ass before he can even say take him!"

"Yang... while I do like that you are being more passive with Jaune, please. He is my partner do not speak of him like that."

"He's a guy Weiss! And I'm a girl! We click!" Yang said flicking her had back put her pillow under her ankles a habit Weiss detested with her being.

Can she not sleep right!?

"While I do accept and appreciate that Jaune is also our teammate if you do get physical do not do that in our room while we are in it and do not even think of doing it on my bed!"

"I won't ok! And before you ask yes I will get his consent!"

"I was not going to ask as much as you may grate my nerves you are not that kind of person. If I thought you were I would have you off my team in a second. For all your bluster Yang you are not that kind of woman and I am happy to admit that."

"I... Thanks?"

"Do not mention it now go to sleep Tomorrow is a big day."

"What's tomorrow?"

"Parents day Yang did you not know?"

"Oh shit! I forgot! My pops will be here! Hell yeah!"

"I'm back!" The sole male said clad in far too large black pajamas he smiled once and hoped to bed.

"So cute," Yang said as Weiss rolled her eyes.

"Bed. All of you now." Weiss said closing her eyes and knocking out in a moment as her brain clicked off like a light.

"So Jaune how are you today?" The collected voice of Oobleck asked as Jaune sighed. He was in his weekly therapy session and was already bord.

"Fine doctor as I was the last two times I was here."

"Oh? Really? No problems with your team?"

"Not that I can think of ma'am but thanks for asking." Jaune did not try to hide his sarcasm Oobleck paid him no mind shuffling a small stack of notes.

Antisocial behavior seems to be at an end, desire to be needed by others in full effect. Subject lacks self-worth needs constant reassurance that he is wanted and value or will face intense emotional turmoil. Will suggest a more open approach to him.

"Do you think you will receive a visitor today?"

" A visitor? Who would be visiting me?" Jaune asked a look of honest confusion on his face.

"Do you think one of your surviving friends from your band may visit? Or maybe another one of your family? A sister maybe? Or your father for instance?" Oobleck asked her green eyes blinked in curiosity as Jaune froze.

"I... I would like for one of the survivors to come visit me."

"Providing that she does not come to visit you."

"Yes... but my dad? I highly doubt he would be here he thinks I'm dead and I can't see him making the trip for Catherine she's a grown woman and is more than a bit old for parent's day."

"So you say, but do you not miss them?"

"No."

He means that his eyes show more than anything he does not miss his family...

"Do you love your family?"

"Yes."

"But you do not miss them?"

"I... I do not want them to know I am here ma'am."

"You think they would drag you home?"

"No... I just... I don't want to see them for a while or again."

"You wish to cut all ties with them? Mister Arc I know that you do not think very highly of my opinion on any matter but please listen to me. You do not want to burn bridges when you can build. Your family loves you do not let relationships fall to the wayside, or else you will regret it."

"I.." Jaune paused he saw it there on Oobleck's right hand was a small silver ring?

The hell did she get that? Did she always have that? Jaune wondered blinking at the large silver ring with a small clear diamond on it.

"Ma'am, may I ask you a question?"

"Of course please feel free to ask me anything I am here to help you knowing about me can only help."

"Why do you have a ring on your finger?" Jaune's words hit hard Oobleck took a sharp intake of air her hand flew under the table.

"That is a long story Jaune one that we simply do not have time to discuss."

"Is it a bad story?"

it is one that I would rather not talk about."

"I see... well I'm sorry I asked you."

"Don't be! I said you could ask anything that is my fault, you did nothing wrong! To change the subject what was the last contact you had with your band?" The doctor shifted the optic as Jaune nodded.

"Before I left for Beacon I was able to guarantee that if one of them did survive and I believe that some did that I would be notified of it soon,"

"Really? How so?"

"When we split up before the event... one of our group went to a small town called Solinus. A small town near the Atlas Mistral border near Argus really, she was going there for eye treatment. The town has a mail system that she said she would have mail Beacon around this time. If I am alive I will send her a message back. If I am not I would not and Beacon would tell her. Same wither her if she is alive I will know and if not the town will tell me."

"What if she is not alive?"

"She's alive doc, trust me nothing could kill her. I once saw her kill deathstalker nearly barehanded!"

"That is something but do remember Jaune none of us are immortal death comes for us all in the end."

"Doc she is fine to trust me..."

"Aunt Raven!" Ruby yelled blurring up to her aunt's arms Ruby leaped into her aunt arms who sighed.

"Ruby you act like you could not see me on a day to day basis."

"I know but I love hugging you!" Ruby said wrapping her arms around Raven as Weiss paused.

"Ruby? The head of security is your aunt?"

"And my mom, hey Raven what's up?" Yang asked as Raven's eyes narrowed she lost the small smile she had as she sighed.

"Yang to what do I owe your disrespect this day?" Ravena asked already ready to deal with her daughter's attitude.

"Nothing much but you know me! When my own mother missed half of my childhood I tend to have mommy issues!" Yang chirped her face held in an awkward angle as Raven let out a low sigh.

"For the last time Yang I did not miss your childhood. I was there for you every step of the way."

"Watching from the shadows?"

"It is the Branwen way."

"You could have helped me cross the street!"

"I stopped the cars from hitting you didn't I?"

"After I almost pissed my pants from being nearly run over!"

"I am neither surprised nor shocked by this turn of events," Weiss said in a monotone voice several aspects of Yang's personality became clearer to her.

Yang and Raven looked like odd mirrors of one another two nearly carbon copies the only difference hair color blonde to raven black and eyes one light lilac the other blood red.

"Raven!" Jaune said coming from nowhere the partner of Weiss had a nasty habit of vanishing when she wanted him to be in her sight. He skipped up to Raven who was still allowing Ruby to cling to her stomach like some kind of baby kangaroo. She is adorable when she does that. Weiss thought a small smile crept up on her face as Raven grinned.

"Jaune to what do I owe the pleasure?"

"I'm just saying hi to the best head of security ever!" Jaune said giving her a light hug on her free side Raven returned the gesture rubbing his head making him croon his neck into her palm and croon.

"Hey! Why do you hug her and not me!?"

"She's soft!" Jaune said letting Raven pet him Yang's eyes flashed red as Raven sighed.

"Maybe if you would learn to control your temper he would be eating out of the palm of your hand, or knowing you, you would want him eating something else entirely." Weiss almost gagged the bluntness of the teacher combined with the blush on Yang's face and the natural look on Jaune's like Raven had told him he was a natural blonde and not a possible insult.

"Mom! Don't say that around him!"

"Why not? If you don't make it clear what you want how can you get it?"

"You don't know anything you old hag!"

WHAP! A whap filled the air a hand stuck Yang's head.

"Who the fuck!?"

"Me the fuck and don't talk to your mother like that. And watch your mouth." An irritated masculine voice said a man a half foot shorter than Yang with short blonde hair, blue eyes and an impossible for a man muscled chest arms and legs stood. He wore brown combat boon tan shorts and a yellow-brown shirt that did nothing to hide his barrel chest.

"Daddy!" Ruby blurred off Raven hitting the man like a comet. He stood his ground Ruby's attack on him not moving him an inch!

"Hey, there Rosebud! How's daddy's favorite girl?" The man who Weiss now knew as Ruby and Yang's father said smiling a warm grin that hurt to look at.

Father never smiles like that. Weiss thought emotion that she did not have the time nor the patience to deal with welled up in her chest.

Her father smiled often but they were forced painful things born of and an iron will keep his children happy.

Never calm or carefree like this, this man had such a natural grin that it looked like his face might just burst!

"What's up pops! How's it Yanging?" Yang asked slapping her father on the shoulder Ruby swung on his waist holding on to him for dear life as he grinned.

"Not much firecracker but don't talk to your mother like that I don't want to hear that again ok?" The man asked glaring at Yang who rolled her eyes.

"Fine! I'll let the edgy bird get her way not that she gets anything but that."

"Yang..."

"Ok! I'm sorry... mom..."

"Was that so hard daughter of mine?"

"Yes. Yes, it was."

"Why do I try?"

"I mean I like her," Jaune said letting go of Raven as Tai smirked.

"What's this babe? Getting a younger man? I'm jealous!" If Jaune knew Tai was joking he did not show it.

"It's not like that! I was-

"I'm meeting with you kid! Calm down! Tai Yang Xiao-long! Nice to meet you!" He said shaking Jaune's hand-

"Don't think I would ever cheat on you," Raven said stalking up to Tai and sealed their lips together in a brutal kiss that took him off the ground.

Weiss blushed her cheeks turned the color of Ruby's cloak as Raven kissed what she hoped was her husband, Weiss had never seen a kiss like this before.

When her mother still paid attention to her father she gave him a peck on the cheek at best quick fleeting things that happened so quick and so brief that Weiss would not fault you for doubting their existence altogether.

But this? This was different, Raven yanked Tai up by the back of his head pulling him into her mouth.

Her lips melded to his own, she kissed him so hard that his legs kicked out Weiss saw her tongue force its way deep into his mouth as-

"EWW! Mom! Come on! Not in public!" And just like that whatever spell was cast was broken as Raven shot her daughter and annoyed look she took her free hand and gripped her husband read making Weiss choked, Pyrrha looked very uncomfortable and only Blake seemed intrigued…

Writing something down in her scroll as Raven broke the kiss with a wet plop!

"Yang, you are such a contradiction as much as you like sex you don't wish to see it?"

"I don't want to see my parents!"

"Yang, how do you think you got here? It's not like a stork brought you if your father was not on his back-

"Mom. Please. Stop.'

"IT's like you are a child! Really you do know you were conceived in Beacon right? I mean it was the last week of senior year-

"I'm going to hurl." Yang looked ready to be violently ill as she started to make her way to a trash can.

"Not on my shoes!" Weiss screamed as Jaune pulled? Weiss paused once again Jaune pulled Yang out of the way, sparing her feet the indignity of Yang's bile.

The room seemed to pause even Yang got her composure back as Jaune somehow pulled? He pulled Yang with some difficulty but he pulled her none the same dragging someone he should not have been able to across several feet-

"How the hell did you do that?" Yang asked ignoring the boy wrapped around her waist.

"Do what?" Jaune asked like he had not pulled someone who was several tiers out of his weight and muscle class like it was a minor inconvenience.

"Catch," Yang said as soon as Jaune let go she punched him dead in the chest. Her fist flew a decent punch not full on break his skull but enough of a punch to let him know that she would and could hurt him.

"Hey! Watch out!" Jaune caught the fist literally, twin hands shot up his legs bent and his arms flexed he was pushed back several feet but he held firm.

That's impossible. Weiss thought her eyes narrowing in on her partner. That was not possible Yang was much, much stronger than Jaune. Weiss did not mean that in a sexist way it was a fact.

One she was a woman she was naturally stronger than any male, two she trained to be physically fit. Jaune trained to be lean, he ran sprinted jumped he put his life for trails of drudgery. He was not physically strong but he could last. Yet here he was blocking the punch even a half punch of someone far out of his weight league.

I could not do that, I am stronger than him. Weiss reasoned something was wrong with Jaune very, very wrong or not wrong but different he was keeping a secret from her something important.

"Damn! You hit hard!" Jaune winced the only one apparently oblivious to his feat of strength was of course himself.

"You... you are strong," Raven said her eyes half wide half narrowed, she seemed to be somewhere stuck between impressed and deeply suspicious. Like she did not believe what she had just seen and was about to interrogate Jaune over his new strength.

"Thanks! I work out!" Jaune said smiling ear to ear as-

Ding! Weiss's scroll rang as she gasped.

"Jaune we must go now!"

"On it best partner! See you, Yang! Raven, Tai, girls Ren!" Jaune said as Weiss dragged him away from the kitchen to a very important meeting.

"Feet straight!"

"Yes, ma'am!"

"Back upright!"

"Yes!"

"keep your eyes locked!" Weiss said as the special bullhead touched down. Winter was dropping in, Winter was here!

"So this is your sister's craft? She's part of the Atlas military right?"

"She is an Atlas specialist under James Ironwood! The first and only male general in history!"

"That sounds nice?"

"It is now here she comes!" Weiss hissed as the craft touched down engines flared and a ramp was lowered. On the ramp tip were two people a man and a woman.

The woman looked well if Weiss had breasts. Was Jaunes first thought before he wiped it away. If Weiss had bigger breasts there we go Weiss's chest was perfect the way it was.

The woman who Jaune was not calling Weiss with breasts smiled her face a dead ringer for her sisters-

"Why are you wearing that goddess awful armor!?"

"I thought you said look professional!"

"I did! I did not say look like you are about to start a riot!"

"I like my armor!"

"If you put that mask on so help me, goddess..."

"Weiss!" The woman said as Weiss went from intimidating to passive in a heartbeat.

"Sister!" She said the two hugged as the other person a man with a tall lanky build blood red eyes black hair a half off cross on his chest and a tired look on his eyes drew a flask.

"Qrow Branwen Schnee, you must be my niece's partner, drink?" The man offered Jaune the flask an offer he quickly took.

"Thanks!" Jaune said taking a deep swig of the liquor much to the man's approval.

"Well look at that the kid can drink, good on you kid what's your name?"

"Jaune Arc! Nice to meet you!"

"You too since you like the drink want to hit up a bar?"

"Sure I know a great one!"

"Nice where are we going?" Qrow asked putting an arm around the kid the two began walking off arm in arm sharing the flask as Jaune grinned.

"I work at a great one really!"

"Oh, you work there? Hell, we are about to drink till we die!"

"No, you are not." A glacial voice said instantly four glyphs appeared under ther feet freezing them in place.

"Weiss!"

"Winter!"

"Qrow!"

"Jaune!" The four said an odd mimicry of the other as Winter glared.

"Qrow I will not have the first thing you do here be the corruption of a minor!"

"He's legal! You can drink right?"

"Just turned legal!"

"See!"

"You don't even know that! What if he was not legal!?"

"But he was!"

"What if he was not?"

"But he was!" Qrow said winking at his wife as she facepalmed.

"I don't know I put up with you."

"Because you love me?"

"Do I?"

"Enough to put a ring on my finger and tie me to your bed at night," Qrow said without a hint of emotion Winter's face lit up lit a fireworks display as Weiss seemed to suddenly become very interested in the tip of her shoe.

"Qrow! Not in front of the children!"

"Children? Winter, they go to a hunter school I'm sure they have at least kissed."

"I have done no such thing Uncle Qrow! But it is nice to see you... how are you?" Weiss asked half blushing as Qrow sighed.

"Doing great snowflake hey that rhymed. What about you kind any girl tie you to a bed or claim her favorite place to sit?"

"Not yet but I have one in mind."

"Oh? Has my little princess claimed a runaway prince?"

"What? No! Weiss is beautiful but she's my partner! I was thinking my template she's blonde!"

"I fell in, I dated my partner once did not end up well bad times," Qrow said as Winter sighed.

"Jaune Arc I am Winter Schnee a pleasure to meet you.'

"And you older Weiss!" Jaune said as he shoos Weiss with breasts he meant Winter's hand.

"Since we are all so acquainted! Qrow do you want to see your own nieces?"

"Sure why not? I could use some rugrat time, see you, kids, later." Qrow said taking another sip of his flask as he awkward stumble walked away.

"Is he drunk?" Jaune asked as Winter and Weiss sighed.

"He's always drunk." They replied as Jaune grinned.

"So! This is my team! Sapphire!" Weiss said hoping against hope that her team would be in tip-top shape!

"I see, Yang, Pyrrha it is nice to see such lovely people on my sister's team."

"It is a pleasure."

"Weiss is a bit high strung but she's a great gal! Once you get past her pointy bits." Yang said as Jaune could hear Weiss grind her teeth.

"She is a bit hard to handle I will admit but thank you for taking such good care of her."

"Winter!"

"No problem!"

"It is our pleasure."

"Easy Weiss! Think happy thoughts!" Jaune said massaging her shoulders as Winter looked at his bed looking at his odd satchels on his bed.

"Jaune I do not mean to pry but what kind of dust do your weapons use?"

"Corrupted, I need to find high-quality dust agitate it to the point of instability than pack it into the satchels why?"

"I do not mean to be rude but that violates several Atlas safety codes of dust use. Weiss you allow, partner, to put himself and your team in danger?"

"I! It's not like that! Jaune is an expert at dust Winter! As I have said before!" Weiss said as Jaune frowned.

"It's not safe but it is the best I can do."

"Nonsense. I know of several ways you can deliver your dust in a similar manner far safer. Weiss, why have you not said something? He uses sacks of... are those made of flour sacks?"

"Cloth why?"

"You use a simple piece of cloth to handle dust that can melt the flesh off bones?"

"Yes, why?" Jaune's answer made the whole team wince as-

Ding! Jaune's scroll rang as he gasped.

"Yes! Mail is here!"

"Mail? Who is calling?" Weiss asked desperately for a way to get out of this conversation as-

"My old friend! She was going to call me today!"

"She? Don't make me jealous there!"

"I'm not and she's not my type you on the other hand?"

"Too hot to handle?"

"I could cool you off."

"I'd make you scream."

"So- Jaune paused he looked at his scroll and froze his eyes widened to the point of dinner plates and he shook he trembled like a live wire was placed in him as tears? Jaune began crying all of a sudden as-

"Jaune?" Weiss asked Winter walked forward stepping behind Jaune and gasping.

"Oh..." Winter's voice fell as Weiss rushed to her crying!? Jaune never cried, never! Why is he crying!? Weiss pane as went to his scroll and-

"Dear Jaune Arc we regret to inform you that as of this time your associate M.C. has passed away from illness associated with dust. She died in her sleep we wish you the best Argus medical." The note said as for the first time since Weiss knew him Jaune began to weep...

AN: And there it is! Another chapter of The Apprentice! This one is a bit shorter but hey! I got a surprise coming soon! Later on tonight new fic from the Discord I run! Anyway, Winter is here not coming but here! Jaune and his team are gelling Weiss trusts him Yang respects him and Pyrrha is too shy for her own good! Also a good friend of Jaune bit the dust. Maria was old and well life happens! Next chapter is a bit of a toss up! Action fighting and we get to see why Jaune is so damnstrongg. Up next! Dragon Slayer.