AN: We are here! The new chapter of Brave Sir Robinson! It's been a while but we are back! Jaune is back in the Guild the group is debating the dungeon raid, and well Jaune and Blake have a meeting with his aunt, Blake stops half-assing things, Knim goes dark and Jaune gets a new skill and learns the up and downs of following instructions from a literal demon.


Weiss was not in a good mood.
"The decision is final Ruby, I will not hear any more on this matter." My partner said as she glared at the Reaper, Ruby fumed, pouting slamming her foot down on the wooden floors of our guild hall as she balled up her fists.

"That's not fair!" Ruby said her voice sharp and angry, like the end of her weapon, the freshly leveled scythe that she never went more than a step without. Ruby glared daggers at Weiss who was wholly unfazed and had an irritated expression like she was being yelled at by a petulant child unwilling to go to bed.

"Ruby-"

"You saw it Jaune! That dungeon is perfect! We can take it, it's only a level one!"
"It is indeed a level one Ruby, it is a level one Cove which makes it a level three in all but name. If we were to go into that dungeon now? We would be dangerously under leveled and I will not take that responsibility for Jaune's safety." Weiss said giving Ruby a downright glacial look as she ground her teeth.

"But-"

"No buts. We are not ready for the Cove yet. We will wait and level up and go back when we are all properly leveled up."
"But it might be gone by then! What if someone, another guild comes and takes it out!?"
"Then that is just life Ruby there was nothing we could do to change that." Weiss finished her sentence, putting down a stack of papers she was shuffling.
"Now if you are done complaining me and Jaune have to go meet with his aunt-"
"I mean the dean for his monthly review. I need to show her that I have kept Jaune in good condition during his time in my care. And if he almost dies, again, I will have a harder time keeping the head on my body."
"But that's not fair!"

"Life is rarely so, now unless you have something legitimate to ask me we are done here," Weiss said with a glacial chill as I sighed.
"Weiss can you be-"

"This is not fair! We can do this! We can take this dungeon!"

"Ruby. I am not going to argue with you about this. We are not ready for that fight."
"We are ready! Jaune is ready! I am ready!" Ruby said stomping her foot on the ground her thick boots made a thud on the wooden floor the slightly breaking apart wood groaned under her pressure I gulped thinking that she might just kick a hole in the floor.

"Ruby, you are not acting like a friend! You need to know Jaune's limits! Your life is not on the line, first and foremost! And second, how do you even plan to go into the dungeon? What is your plan of attack? How do you think we will deal with the various dangerous Grimm that live there?"
"I… I don't' know but we can do it!" Ruby said her fists balled her eyes shimmering with pure passion as I gulped.
"Ruby-"

"That is not good enough! You need to have a plan! If you take Jaune and he dies you are not going to be hung! This is my life Ruby, not just your dream! I am not saying that we will not do this dungeon, I am saying that we can not do it now as we are! We need to train, level up, then we can consider doing a dungeon, probably not a Cove maybe the Warrens, or Forest?" Weiss was Weiss she offered Ruby a compromise that should appease her.

Good, now with this Ruby will probably back off-
"But this is a Cove! A Cove Weiss! Think of the loot in it! Think of all the things we could find! All the weapons, the treasure!"

"Ruby. While that is a tempting offer we are just not ready for that challenge at this time." Weiss said a resigned look in her eyes as Ruby whimpered.

"But we-"

"No buts, we will fight them together after but for now, we wait."
"That's not fair!" Ruby yelled before blurring out of the door making it bang on the wall as-

"AHH! Watch where you're going!" Velvet hissed at the top of her lungs as Ruby blurred past her, our very own Maid who was not a Maid. Really I knew better than to call her a Maid she might be an NPC like me but she was a dangerous one according to Roman.

"What the hell?" A voice I knew all too well said as Velvet hissed.

"Do not run in the house! You might fall through the floors!" Velvet hissed before grunting lifting up a heavy bucket full of cleaning supplies cursing about fast Reapers and walking down the steps. A second later Blake appeared her amber eyes wide in confusion as she blinked owlishly.

"What's up with her?" The Assassin lover of mine and I did use the term lover lightly. Blake and I had grown closer over the past few weeks and I was now even able to get a hug! A literal hug from her every now and then if I was a good boy which I did my very best to become.

"She is just having a bad day," I said as Blake frowned, she saw through my half-truth in less than a second but not being very close with Ruby she shrugged her shoulders, not caring for the Reaper that much as she walked in. Her loose fitting house clothes that looked like blue robes wrapped around each other, covering her top in a loose blue top that had a layer of fabric loosely wrapped around it and baggy blue pants that seemed inhumanly comfortable on her thin body.

"Ready to go?" Blake asked as I gulped, this was a big day not only was I meeting with Aunt Glynda to show her that Weiss was taking good care of me, today was also the day I would introduce my girlfriend to my family! Or my aunt.

Be cool you can do this just be cool I thought as I nodded.

"Sure am! Babe?" I took the risk hoping Blake would not put me through the wall something she could easily do or laugh in my face, she just nodded nonplussed a response that somehow made me feel worse as Weiss sighed.

"Come on Casanova, impress your lover on your own time, let's see if your aunt will have me hung ok?" Weiss asked standing up straightening up her dress as I nodded and followed her out as I held out my arm.

"Blake? Would you-"

"Sure." She shrugged taking my arm in hers making me want to do a backflip.
Mission success! I thought as we walked out of the room and began the trek to Glynda's office.

/ / /

"And as you can see Jaune is in perfect health, has gone up several levels, and is in good shape physically, mentally and spiritually." Weiss finished her report as I gulped I was sitting by her as my aunt gave her a penetrating look that threatened to break apart Weiss's forehead as she narrowed her eyes.

"You say that but it says that Jaune almost died under your care?"
"He did. But he did that of his own volition, he wandered out and went into the forest."
"And you let him? Why were you not watching him?" Glynda asked giving Weiss a look that made me want to crawl under the table and hide behind Weiss.
"I was busy attending personal matters in regards to me in Atlas. I could not bring Jaune to them as they were an Atlas matter and-"
"I thought that you were no longer associated with Atlas?" Glynda interrupted Weiss making her pause, she gripped her hands into small balls as I gulped. She took a deep breath before continuing.

"I still have some connections in Atlas, people that I talk to-"

"I did not think you were allowed to talk to anyone. Is that not a violation of your banishment?"

"It is not. I know my banishment details very well ma'am. And I am well aware of what I can and cannot do thank you very much. Talking to… to whom I wish from Atlas is not against any rules that exist. Please, do not try to say that it is." Weiss finished glaring at Glynda with a look that could freeze a barn blaze.
"I see… well, go on." Glynda said rolling her eyes as Weiss gave her a beatific grin.

"As I was. I have been a good handler of Jaune. He is fed, leveled and happy. He has even found a relationship."
Weiss! You were not supposed to say that! I thought as I felt my aunt's penetrating glare hit my body, it felt like I was punched by a blow from Yang. I felt the amulet on my wrist go off, she was using some type of spell on me but I gulped, thanking the dense stat in my list that was protecting me.

Glynda paused a frown over her face apparently whatever spell she had cast had failed to do what she intended as she pinched the bridge of her nose and tilted her head back.

"Very well, it appears that you are taking good care of my nephew, and I am glad that even if he seems willing to die for some idiotic, self-centered, asinine downright suicidal! Ideas of glory then yes. I am fine and see no major improprieties in your behavior with him. I thank you for your efforts."
"You are welcome, ma'am. May I leave? I believe that you and Jaune have a meeting?"
"Yes… we do have that." Glynda said giving me a glacial look as I gulped.

"Weiss do you want to stay? You know to make sure she does not kill me?" I asked already feeling her gaze start to peel my skin.

"Oh no, I'm sure she would love to see how you explain your new… confidant." Weiss said flashing me an evil look before leaning in to whisper into my ear.

"Consider this payback for letting me think that you were going to die." Weiss hissed into my ear standing up and stalking out of the room as she shook her hips making my eyes fall as my amulet burned. She's hexing me?! I thought as Weiss opened the door to the Beacon hall the Mage called out.

"Blake, he's waiting for you!" Weiss said as I heard a mute response. As I saw the word Assassin fall into place as Blake walked into view her amber eyes locked onto mind as-

"An Assassin?" Glynda asked as I felt her raise her brows to me. She did not approve of Blake.
Well, I knew that she would not like her or at least not yet! I'm sure she will come around in the end!

"Thank you," Blake said walking in she changed outfits to her day one. The light purple cloak wrapped around a light purple top and a downed hood revealing her black cat ears. Her pants wrapped in a tight pair of purple pants that flowed as she walked in, her feet not making a sound of the carpeted floor as she sauntered in.

"Hello, Jaune. Miss Goodwitch." Blake said locking eyes with my aunt I felt the animosity Glynda looked ready to toss Blake out of a window and Blake's hands never left her daggers on her waist.

"Please do not attack my aunt." I hissed as I took Blake's hand and I swore! That Glynda looked ready to rip off my very arm. Or Blake from the fierce glare on her face I could not tell who she would attack as she growled.

"Jaune. You did not say that your… partner was an Assassin." Glynda hissed as I saw Blake growl, twin fangs popped out of her face as she glared straight daggers at my adopted family member.
"Have fun!" Weiss said once before walking out of the room closing the door leaving me in between two very dangerous heroes.

"She is my girlfriend Aunt! I just wanted you to meet…" I said weakly hoping that I could make her see that Blake was a good person! Her being an assassin was not a direct call to her character. She was Blake! And I cared deeply-

"You have an interesting taste in lovers, I can not say that I approve."
"I'm glad he was not asking you for approval," Blake said a second later as I froze she was glaring death at Glynda and I knew that this was not going to end very well.
"I mean! I don't need approval but I want you two to get along!"
"Jaune how did you meet Blake?" Glynda asked as I fought to not pump my fist. Great! Now I can tell her how Blake saved my life! She will surely like her for that! She just has to!
"She saved my life! In the beginning, she stopped and Alpha Beowulf form killing me-"

"And she used that to guilt trip you to helping her. Wonderful." Glynda said as Blake rolled her eyes.
"I did not do that. I saved your nephew's life, thank you very much."
"Oh, I do doubt that altruism guides you, Blake, if you can even understand the concept of helping others without personal gain factored it," Glynda added a hiss in her voice as Blake stiffened, her cat ears going straight up as I felt her hand grip mine in a crushing grip.

"Oh I would not know, my kind is used to just killing recklessly without whom or care. I wonder if you would like to anger someone whose job it is to end lives?"
"Is that a threat?"
"Not if you don't think it is."
"Why-"

"Me and Blake are close! We hang out every day! And we are already great friends and lovers!" I said gripping her hand and squeezing! Both of them ignored me acting as if I was not in the room as they continued their stare down.

"You know that I always disliked Villains. You are a smear on our name as Heroes."

"Oh, I'm sorry for being born. Would you like me to stab my parents for that?"
"If you have not killed them already, I might pay you to do so."

"You really are big on judging me for what I am without knowing me? A wonder Jaune is so balanced. With such an aunt as you, I'm surprised he is not just a hateful ignorant busybody who judges people based on the word over their head and not their actual personality."
"What did you say!?"
"Did I stutter?" Blake asked cocking her head, her fangs bared out as she growled.
"You know nothing about me!"

"And you know anything about me?" Blake countered her yellow eyes never leaving Glynda's green ones as she slammed her wand the level three weapon down hard with a heavy whack! On the table.
"I will not sit by and let a damn Villain threaten me!" Glynda shouted leaning over her desk as Blake hissed.
"And I will not sit here and let a Hero try to treat me like I'm less than her!" Blake yelled taking two steps forward her face inches from my Aunt's and-
"You are! You are a murderer-"

"STOP!" I yelled I stood up faster than I thought I could, my fist balled my anger rising my temper was flaring and I could not hear, blood poured into my ears and it sounded like the beating of drums a steady rush of power filled them as I glared at my aunt.
"Aunt Glynda!" I shouted for what might have been the first time in my life Glynda took a step back stunned by my words as the Witch froze.
"Jaune? What are you doing-"

"I am stopping your from insulting my lover!" I was screaming I had never done that before, my head was heated my blood was pumping. I glared at my aunt using all my Charisma to fuel my anger and hoping, praying, that if the Luck stat existed it was on my side.

"Aunt Glynda! This is the girl that saved my life! She has been nothing but good to me since I got to Beacon and I won't let you insult her!"
"Jaune!?"
"Jaune?" Glynda and Blake both said in quick session one with fury in her tone the other shock and awe, and something close to pride? Blake's eyes shot open as a small gasp left her thin, bee-stung lips.

"Jaune! You do not know what you are saying!"
"I think I do know what I am saying! I am not going to let anyone even you… someone I love insult someone else that-"

"That you love!? Jaune you barely know her!"
"So what!? Maybe I do love her! Maybe she has done more for me in this school than you ever did! At least she cares!" Fuck me, I just told Aunt Glyn that she doesn't care about me!? She's going to tan my hide! Or worse tell my mom and-

"Jaune Arc! How dare you say that! I love you! I respect you-"

"Not enough to let him make his own decisions," Blake said standing gripping my hand tightly a look of vindication in her eyes.

"He wants to be with me, he cares for me. I care for him. We are going to date whether you like it or not." Blake almost hissed, a smile so sickly and smug on her face it made me want to vomit just by looking at her.

"You do not know who you are talking to!"
"I am talking to a bigot who judges based on class and not on character."
"You! Jaune!"
"Jaune!"
"I! Blake! You… you are right. Aunt Glynda. Blake is a good person! Even if she is an Assassin! She is a good person, can't you see that?"

"Jaune, she is a villain! She is using you! She doesn't care about you in the slightest! She is using you!"

"You don't even know me. You have not spoken to me before today, how can you make a judgment about my character like that?" Blake asked cocking her head, her eyes glaring holes into my aunt her warm, soft, strong hand that felt like it was going to crush mine made me wince in pain.

"Jaune are you sure-"

"Yes. I know that Blake is the best for me, I'm sorry Aunt Glyn. But if you do not approve of our relationship? Well… I don't need your or anyone else's approval, who I date, who I decided to love is no one's business but my own and as long as Blake is willing? There is no one else that I would rather be with. And if you don't like that? Well too bad." I said glaring at my aunt turning away on one foot.
"Come on Blake we are leaving."
"Jaune?"
"Jaune wait!"
"If you want to apologize to Blake, Auntie then you can but if you are not going to apologize? And are just going to insult her? We have nothing more to say to you."
"Jaune! Please! Listen to me! She is using you! She is not your friend!"
"Goodbye Aunt. I had hoped this would be better." I said walking away dragging a stunned Blake as-

"Jaune!"
"No. I am done half-assing things. I'm committed. I won't back down." I said pulling Blake who was still trying to pull her jaw off the floor and wiping that shit eating grin from her lips as we walked outside leaving a stunned Witch as the door closed with a heavy thud!

/ / /

I knew that my outburst in front of my Aunt I knew that I would face consequences for it, I knew that there would be some repercussions for it but I did not think that the repercussions would come from Blake the woman I may or may not have declared my love for in front of my aunt-

"AH! Blake! Please! My neck!" I hissed the faunus Assassin held me up on a wall her far superior strength on full display her fingers locking crushing my neck as she hoisted me up off the floor pushing me against a cool marble wall as I gagged!

"What you said! Back there, what were you thinking!?" Blake hissed, glaring at me, a truly unreadable look in her flickering golden eyes as I gulped.
"I was defending you!"
"I did not ask for your defense! I can defend myself!" Blake hissed her already iron grip doubling as I gasped! Black spots appeared in my eyes I felt my head go fuzzy and I saw my hp start to dip….

"Please! I was just-"

"Defending me? Do you pity me?"
"No! I-"
"What? Are you going to say that you love me?"
"I don't know!"
"So you lied!?"
"No! I don't know if I love you! But I can see it! I care for you! Please!"
"You… you don't know me, I am an Assassin! Why did you stand up for me!?" Blake hissed her eyes looking scanning judging me looking for any excuse to bash my brains out as I froze.

"I… I did it for someone I care for, I did it for someone that I might love!" I hissed the blood leaving my head as Blake paused her grip failing as she began to slide me down the wall her amber eyes flickered as she gulped.

"You… you really don't care that I am a Villain?" Blake asked cat ears flickering as I gagged.
"No! Why would I? You are a person just like me!"
"I'm a Villain! I kill people! It is literally what I was born to do!"
"I don't care! You are just another person!"
"I! I'm nothing like you!"
"Yes, you are! You are just like me! But attractive!" I hissed as despite everything her choking me my eyes rolling up into the back of my head as Blake froze her grip lessened as I felt the air rush back to my head.

"You… you really don't care?"
"No! I don't care that you are an Assassin! You are Blake first! Like Ruby, is Ruby first! You are my friend! My girlfriend! What else matters!?"
"I… I knew I should not have picked you." Blake groaned shaking her head as she finally! Let me go as I gasped.
"Thank the Light!" I gagged as I finally breathed air!

"I… no one has ever said that about me…"
"Well, maybe they should?" I gagged hoping that she would not choke me out again. My throat could not take another hit like that and I was already down HP.

"I… fine. You'll do." Blake said as I paused her eyes for once not glaring me dead in my own boring holes into them. She looked down an almost subdued look on her face, I would have said that Blake looked submissive but that was not an emotion to go to her.
Blake was calm, confident almost cocky but she was always in full control. She never let anyone even Weiss get the edge on her but now? Now she was blushing!? She was blushing her ears flat on her head as she took a deep breath.
"You said no more half ass right?"
"I… yes?"
"Well… I guess that this can kill two birds with one stone, I did not pick you for a mate but you will do."
"I, good?"
Did she just say, mate?
"I… did you say, mate?"
"You will do. I guess this serves two goals. I guess… Jaune." Blake said her arms gripping my arms I felt my bones crack as I gulped.
"Yes!?"
"I'm done half-assing things. I'm in this."
"I… good?"

"You are right. I'm done half-assing things. If I'm going to do things I'll follow my mother's advice."
"And that is?"
"If you want something you go for it, you don't do half measure you do or you don't. And I'm tired of doing half things from now on you are mine." Blake said her words cutting into me as I gulped.
"Y- yours? What does that mean?" I asked suddenly feeling very hot, I felt like I was cornered by a predator and was a mere field mouse-

"Let me show you.' Blake said her face darted forward and-

Soft. Something soft pressed into my lips, something soft wet and warm pressed into my lips as I froze. Red? I thought my brain froze stuttered and broke, like a wagon falling from a long trolley cart. My heart jumped into the back of my throat.
I felt my legs freeze my body shook and froze as I felt my limbs tremble in anxiety.
She's kissing me, Blake's kissing me, Blakes kissing me!? My world froze Blake pressed her ting small impossibly soft lips onto mine, I felt my breath leave my lungs and my world ground to a sudden, powerful and overpowering stop.

"There. No more half measures you belong to me, you are my Partisan." Blake said purring as I felt myself almost faint.

/ / /

"What the hell happened to you?" Weiss asked as I hummed to myself the day was good, the week was good, life! Life was amazing!
"Oh, nothing beautiful partner of mine! Did I tell you that you are looking beautiful today? Not that you ever look anything but!" I said smiling widely to Weiss who raised an eyebrow to me, we were seated at our Guildhall for dinner Velvet had made dinner, as usual, preparing a mix of stew, beef and some minor smattering of vegetables mainly because Ren demanded Nora eat a balanced diet and that care rubbed off on the rest of us.

"You… did you get a curse?" Weiss asked taking a bit of a tomato eyeing me as if I was speaking another language.

Not that, I can do that, there is only one. I thought before shaking my head, no use thinking of sad things today is a happy day!
"Don't worry about me, partner! I did not get a curse! If anything I got a blessing!"
"Of what? Naivety?" Weiss asked rolling her eyes as-

"Nah, he looks like he finally got some," Yang said taking a large bite of a raw chunk of red meat. Enjoying the rare piece chomping loudly as she swallowed the glistening meat blood dribbling down her lips flowing like rivers over her plate.

Like a predator looking over her kill. I thought before shaking my head, smiling even as Yang inhaled her meat.

"I did get something!" I said smiling ear to ear a low sigh was heard from my left as the single most beautiful creature in all of existence who blessed me from the depths of my heart by simply allowing me to breathe the air around her. Blake pushed her head into my shoulder the slightly shorter Assassin love of my life and the single most attractive being that Oum had blessed me with the ability to see sighed.

Blake rested her head onto my shoulder her eyes that shimmered like pools of gold. Blake pushed her head into my shoulder picking up a piece of tuna and-

"OHHH! He got a kiss! He kissed her Renny! He got a smooch!" Nora said eyeing me like she had figured it all out and well she had, Blake's one kiss had flipped my enter world view, suddenly the feeling that I was kidnapped, forced to fight, and basically set out to die didn't seem to bad!

In fact, if I knew I would get a girlfriend from the get go maybe I should have been less apprehensive about the whole thing? Hell! Being a Partisan was not half bad! Especially if I got another kiss. I felt my face heat up my cheeks heated up as my licks became locked onto the soft supple bee-stung lips of my lover-

"Jaune. I can feel you staring, you want a kiss you have to earn it." Blake said somehow putting a fair amount of sympathy and feeling into her dry comment as I gulped.
"I! I'll do it! I promise! I swear I'll earn that, Arc's promise!" I blurted making Blake pause rolling her eyes.
"Jaune. You do know that was a joke right? If you want a kiss just ask." Blake said as I gulped my breath caught in my lungs as I gulped.
"I-"

"SO! Jaune! What else did you do today!? I killed some Grimm by myself! I was pretty cool!" Ruby suddenly said putting down a drumstick smirking pointing to herself in a heroic fashion ignoring the large piece of chicken skin flapping off her lips like some kind of awkward turkey.
"Um… Ruby? Your face." Yang said rolling her eyes as Ruby froze silver eyes blinking.

"What? What about my face? Does it look ok? I did that thing you told me to mphhhh!" Ruby moaned Yang covering her mouth as she smiled awkwardly stopping her sister as she laughed awkwardly.

"Hah! Ignore her! Not at the table Ruby!" Yang hissed keeping Ruby moaning as I shrugged. Ruby was always a bit odd, but now? Now I had a girlfriend! Blake was mine! And hell even my compass! That was normally stubbornly pointing to Ruby was now dead set to Blake an action that Blake had not overlooked and made her purr in appreciation.

But for some reason, Ruby had looked downtrodden as the first time the compass turned away from her she looked like she had just lost a fresh blade.

"I! So Jaune! What are you doing tomorrow!? IF you want we can hang out!" Ruby said blinking rapidly and-

"He is hanging out with me," Blake said addressing Ruby for the first time that night something changed, at that moment the atmosphere of the table had changed. Something seemed to snap! Like some kind of twig as the conversation died down.

"I-"

"He's hanging out with me Ruby s-"
"What about after? You won't hang out with her all day right?"

"Ruby…" Yang warned her eyes dancing between Ruby and Blake who was now eyeing Ruby like she had just tried to swipe a piece of her tuna from her plate.

"I will be hanging out with Jaune for most of the day, and after that, we will probably walk back to the Guild together and relax in one of our rooms alone." Blake almost hissed as Ruby grimaced but gulped.

"I! Well before that! We don't have class so I know you are working with Roman! So how about we hang our right after?"
"Ruby!" Yang hissed knocking her on her shoulder the Reaper ignored the gesture as I smiled.

"Well sure, that sounds like a good-"

"No," Blake said this time with a hint of irritation as she growled?
Why is she growling?
"Jaune is going to be with me all day. We will go out together, I will pick him up and spend the rest of the day until rest with him. Ok?"
"I! Then tomorrow! We can hand out then right?"
"Ruby!" Yang was not hissing but almost yelling at her younger sister.
"That's fine-"

"No. Jaune is taking me out to town after class."
"I am?"
"Yes. Yes, you are."
"I don't remember-

"I said that I want to go into town with my boyfriend. Is that an issue?" Blake asked glittering pools of gold locking onto me as I gulped.
"Not at all! Let's hang out all day!" I said, happy to find a new excuse to hang out and maybe get another kiss!

"Good. Then me and you can be together alone." Blake said looking Ruby dead in her eyes as she growled her eyes flicked something was cast, I tasted the magic, it was not weak but not powerful blunt was the way I would describe it. Like someone had taken an ax handle to the base of a lock.

"Thank you for offering Ruby but Jaune is busy," Blake said before tilting her head up and pushing up for the second time in my life I felt my brain give out.

My eyes shot open soft lips pressing into my own as I felt my toes curl up in my boots. My body melted almost as Blake kissed me in front of the table-

"I'm done!" Ruby said slamming her fist on the table a hurt look in her eyes before she blurred off.
What's wrong with her? I thought as Blake had a very smug look on her lips as she stared Ruby's retreating form down. She broke our kiss and I was already hungry for another, I debated pressing our lips but I decided against it.

What if she doesn't want to kiss? I thought shaking my head Blake was back to eating and it felt like someone had been shot by an arrow at the table.
"Why did everyone get so quiet?" Something hard hit my chin as Weiss kicked my chin.

"A! Weiss!?"
"Idiot! Have some Perfection!" Weiss hissed as I groaned.

"What did I do?"

/ / /

"You really need to learn how to talk to a woman," Weiss said as she walked me to my room, Blake was still not quite as bringing me to bed but Weiss wanted to speak to me.
"What do you mean? I can talk to women, I'm talking to you right?" Weiss rolled her eyes the same way my sisters or mom did when I messed up.
"You are not the brightest bulb in the shed I mean I see your stats but that is frivolous!"
"What did I do?"
"You… later on, I'll tell you but until then? Please do not get our Guild to kill each other? Please? For me?" Weiss asked as I shrugged.
"Sure. But I don't know what I did."
Maybe my friendly demon will know? I thought I had not spoken to Knim for some time and I needed to get-

"I… just go to bed ok?"
"Ok? Night?"
"Night," Weiss said as she walked out of my room and I went to bed.

/ / /

"What did I do?" I hissed into the rock hidden under my pillow as a sigh came from the other side.

"Look, Jaune. I know that you are not the sharpest sword in the armory but come on. I'm not even a mortal and I know what the hell just happened."
"And? What happened?" I asked as the demon groaned.
"It was a territorial squabble. Another was going in for your owner's territory and that was not acceptable."
"I… my owner? Who owns me?" I asked as the demon gave another long exasperated sigh.
"You need to make yourself some greater charms of Charisma you know? That or some Wisdom ones."
"You taught me how to make those! Thanks!"
"Think nothing of it, how has your guide been? Has it almost had you eaten alive yet?"

"Not yet… but I'm thinking that me fighting the Grimm in the forest was a fluke, I mean why would I need to fight that thing?"
"Hell if I know but I know what type of item that compass it is, that thing does not mess up. That thing always hits its mark." Knim said as I sighed sitting back into my bed.
"I-"

"Watch your mouth."

"What?"
"Repeat after me. What? Love. You. Cat. Pretty. Tuna." Knim said making me pause eyes wide in pure confusion.
"Wha-"

"Don't finish that sentence! Repeat what I just said now! Word per word!"

"But-"

"Just do it!" The demon screamed as I gulped.

"What? Love. You. Cat. Pretty. Tuna?"

"Warm. Love. Happy. Cat. Please. Love. Back."
"Warm. Love. Happy. Cat. Please. Love. Back." I said as I heard it? Something that sounded like the crack of a board filled my ears and-

"Your lover is listening in. She is outside the door, she is worried about you being paranoid or cursed. From now on we discuss things in private away from the hall. I will give you some Rune scripts. Jot them down and you can learn how to do something useful."
"Jaune?"
"Go to sleep!"
I hit the pillow head on my side my pocket full of the rock that linked me to the demon my door creaked open and I felt Blake enter.

"Warm, love, cat, Blake, love, tuna you," I said doing my best to sound asleep Blake froze I heard her breathing as I gulped. Crap! Can she hear me!? Should I say something!? Does she-
"I… you are a fool you know?" Blake said as I felt her smile. I felt her look down as I gulped.
What? She called me simple?
My stone grew heated as I felt it heat up as if Knim was confirming my suspicion.

"I… I don't deserve you."
What?
"I don't deserve someone like you… you don't see me for what I am, be it ignorance, arrogance or some general need to save others but… I'm sorry." Blake said as I felt my heart leap into my mouth.
NO! She can't break up with me! Not so soon! I have to tell her-

The stone in my pocket glowed so hot that it threatened to burn a hole in my pants. I fought back a wince of pain and-

"Still. I don't deserve you, that is a fact. But that does not mean that you are not mine." Blake hissed she was in front of my face, my eyes so fully shut that I did not see her approach. I gulped not sure what to think, Blake was there!

She moved so fast and so swift that I did not even hear her! She was right in front of my face her nose a mere scant inches from my face and her breath tickled my nose.

She smells like peaches.
"You belong to me. You are my Partisan better or worse, you said you cared for me that you wanted to be with me. So better or worse you are mine and no pint-sized murderer is going to take what belongs to me." Blake hissed she ran a hand over my neck I fought to keep still as she began to mumble.

"Levitita, rexrium, ferarti, markiuos." Blake hissed as I felt as something burned into my neck she was casting a spell!? It hurt like a hot coal was placed on my neck but I dared not move, I endure the pain watching my HP did as she sighed.
"Good. Now you are mine, body, and soul." Blake whispered before walking out of the room making me gulp….

/ / /

"Levitita, rexrium, ferarti, markiuos? My boy! Someone has found a lucky lady!" Oobleck said giving me a wink as I gulped, I came to Oobleck as soon as class was out to ask him just what the hell Blake did to me.
"Lucky lady?"
"Of course! Jaune that is the spell of the twin loves!"
"The what?" I asked my cheeks heating up as Oobleck sighed pushing up his glasses as he gave me a wide grin that seemed to indicate I was missing some kind of joke.

"That spell my boy means that someone has really fallen for you!"
"What does it do?"
"Well, it basically if performed correctly and assuming you do not know the appropriate counterspell?" Oobleck asked as I hung my head.
"I do not."
"Well, then it allows Blake?"
"Yes…"
"She knows your exact location where you are what you are feeling hell she even can know what you are thinking to some degree."
"She can read my mind!?"
"No, but she is in tune with you. Your wants and desires are now laid open to her what you want she will know and be able to provide for you!"
"That… that seems like she's going a bit too far, I mean what about my privacy?"
"Privacy is overrated Jaune! You have love! Enjoy that! You might not live long enough to if you don't." The man said his tone instantly growing dark as I gulped.
"I see, yes sir."
"Good lad! Now get out there and kill some Grimm! I heard you were doing some experimental runes from Velvet?"
"I! Yes sir! I found some runes that I am at the appropriate level for."
"Tell me what happens! I must know for knowledge!

/ / /

"Ok. Here goes nothing. Nemo, Gradum, Retrorsum." I said drawing the rune on my arms.

The Rune began to etch itself to the charm on my table I glared down at it making sure that the awkward eye shaped rune with several long feathers in it was finally and fully crafted.
"Ok. That's something let's see what you do." I asked as I put the charm on my neck instantly I gasped I felt a fist punch my stomach bursting through my gut and making me scream. I gagged as knowledge pure and simple was forced into me, I felt the power, flowing and-

"Not one step to the end." I gasped as I saw it a new ability forced into me as I read it.
Not one step. You will never run in fear of an enemy. Your will is stout, and your first step in combat is always towards the enemy. As I read the description I saw something that made my heart freeze.

"Curse?" The new ability was marked under a curse? I had cursed myself!?
"What the hell!?" I gulped this was bad! I was in my guild hall alone unsupervised, I had told Velvet that I could handle this! I told Weiss! I promised Weiss that I would not mess up and now I was cursed!?
"Ok. Calm down, calm down Jaune you got this! Just think a bit, what can you do to improve your self? Knim! She did not just give you them for nothing!" I paused I needed to think clearly, I just had to think about my situation. I was cursed but it didn't sound too bad! I just would not run away! How was that a curse!?

"It's not that bad… I hope…" I said gulping as I looked down Knim and given me seven Rune's to script, Blake had been keeping me on a tight leash, even after our dates which I loved more than life itself. Even if she and Ruby were arguing that was no reason for me to not be friends with both of them!
But for some reason the more I tried to bond with both of them the more they both seemed to get pissed off!

"I don't know what's going on." I sighed before working on a new Rune.
"I scribbled down another Rune patch finishing the awkward rune sketch that while it had no level I had not burst into flames the moment it was finished so I assumed it was done.

"Let's see what you do?" I asked as I put the Rune on my arm, rubbing it onto a piece of toss away armor. I used this armor just in case something like the last Rune happened.

Even if I was cursed the curse was applied to the armor. Not necessarily to me. As long as I took off the armor the curse would not be applied.

"Not like I put the damn thing on my arm," I said mumbling as I applied the Rune to a piece of toss away armor.
"And they said that you had no use? Shows what they know." I mumbled applying the rune as-

"AHHH!" I screamed I felt like I had been branded, I felt my skin burn like someone had pressed a brand down on it. I hollered in pain screaming out as I yelped!

"Shit!" I cursed tossing the armor to the ground it clattered onto it as I saw it… my flesh had a mark. The Rune had gone through my armor and was branded on my flesh. I looked on in abject terror as-

"Know no fear. Nullum timorem." I spoke as I heard the words this was a curse. I saw it flash in my eyes as-

Fear is the mind killer you will know none of it. As long as you are sound of mind the concept of fear is as foreign to you as flight to a serpent. You will fear nothing. The words played across my mind as I gulped.

/ / /

"You, did, what?" Weiss hissed her voice damn near glacial the room's temperature had dropped so far that it was now able to form small pillars of ice falling from the ceiling, the chilling glare of my handler would have had me running behind a tree before but now? Now I didn't really care. Sure I knew Weiss was angry at me but I was oddly not bothered by it.

"I gave myself a curse," I said repeating myself again, Weiss looked ready to beat me to death with her own staff. She stifled a growl-
"What is wrong with you!?" Even if I knew no fear I was not a fool. Blake did not even bother to hide her displeasure growling at me as her amber eyes glared deep down into me as I gulped.

"I… I made a mistake-"

"A mistake!? You got cursed! One that does not come off! I mean how foolish! How stupid can you be!? I-"

"Blake. Calm. Down. I am just as infuriated about this as you but Velvet? What can you say?" Weiss asked as Velvet was oddly calm looking over her notes as she shrugged.

"Well there is good news and there is bad new, what do you want to hear first?" Velvet asked a thin smile on her lips. She seemed nonplussed about this whole curse fiasco and seemed more amused than anything, her flowing white robe that was still full of dripping bleeding roses shook as she looked down.

"The bad news, let's get this over with," Weiss said rubbing her head she was already cursing as Velvet nodded.

"Well, the bad news is that this curse is very hard to remove and I don't think we can remove it."
"I'm going to kill you," Blake growled putting a hand and squeezing my shoulder making me groan.

"It hurts!" I said as Blake growled.

"And? The good news?" Weiss asked rolling her eyes as she growled at me looking ready to assault me the moment I spoke up.

"As far as curses that don't go anywhere and are hard to remove go? This is an oddly benign one it does not cause severe negative effects and is ironically useful. As long as Jaune is sound of mind he is well… he is fearless." Velvet said shrugging her chocolate eyes shimmered as Weiss paused a confused look on her face as she paused.

"Well, go on. Tell me more."
"Well as long as he is mentally fit, fear will not rule his actions. He is not swayed by fear and will not run from an enemy out of terror. It's not a terrible thing to be cursed with really."

"Mentally fit?" Weiss asked as Velvet nodded.

"So long as his stress is low? I believe it will have little negative effects on him."
"That does not sound like a curse," Blake said her eyes still glaring at me but slightly less deadly.
"So he is not in danger from it?"
"I did not say that, fear is an important part of life and if Jaune is unable to be afraid?"
"He won't run away from danger. He'll just fight!" Blake hissed and-

"Well that is true, he will not run away from fear but that does not say he is foolish. He will be able to retreat if a situation reaches an unfavorable angle he just will not be able to run away due to fear. Besides that, he is still his own person."

"That… that is not so bad." Weiss said finally calmed down the fact that I had not made myself a walking lake of bad luck seemed to go over well with her and-

"Wait how did you even make this Rune?" Blake asked as I gulped saying hey guys! A demon I was secretly talking to in my spare time told me about them! Sounds great right? That would not fly.

"I… I had a vision?" I said not a lie but not the truth either. Knim did show me something so technically it was a vision. But not the type that I wanted to tell them.

"You had a vision and you just scrawled down whatever the hell you did and made it a Rune!?" Blake hissed not buying it for a second.

"If you expect me to sit here and believe that-"

"Actually that makes perfect sense." Velvet my guardian angel with a long pair of brown rabbit ears and a criminal record as long as I was tall said as she nodded a hungry look in her eyes.

"What most people do not know about Runes is that the vast majority of Runes that we use are not made on purpose!"
"What?" Blake asked as Velvet gave her a warm smile as she was finally able to lecture again!

"Well most Runes that we use are not made on purpose, many times Partisan's simply scrolled down what they felt would be interesting and created a Rune from that! Most Runes are made by accident and Jaune having a vision before creating one is not only well within the realm of possibility it is almost a guarantee to happen sooner or later!"

"So he might have actually seen something in a dream or something scribbled it down and it was a Rune?" Blake asked skepticism clear in her voice as Velvet nodded.

"Yes! Exactly! When you or a Partisan, Jaune, scribble anything with the intent to create he has the chance for putting together the right combinations of lines and sigils to create a Rune! It might be rare, it might be common or it might be an entirely new Rune that was not even known to exist!"
"That… that is amazing! Why is this not done more?!" Weiss asked hey eyes shining no doubt seeing a possible way to help her dead family that I was still there to bring back one I have level past seventy.

"Well, the main issue is that when you create a Rune you have no idea what the level cap is it might be your level, below it…"
"Or many levels above, he could make a Rune that ends up killing him!" Blake gasped her eyes full of worry an expression that made me feel better as Velvet nodded.

"Yes, it is a bit of a risk to have a Partisan just start drawing and hoping what comes up! We do not have a hard level cap as humans so there is a possibility that levels simply do not stop but we run out of XP to keep going. But the more he does this…"
"The more chance of him dying in the process," Blake growled as Velvet nodded.

"Exactly. It's a risky option but one that has the potential to unlock rewards that would be otherwise impossible or very rare to"

"Enough. I have heard all I need to know. Jaune you will stop experimenting with Runes. No more, after this, you will only do Runes that Velvet has pre-authorized if you have another… vision then you will tell Velvet exactly what you say in excruciating detail. After that and a thorough investigation you will then draw the safe Rune do I make myself clear?" Weiss's tone made it clear that this was not an option.

"Yes. I understand."
"Good. Now that we have this unpleasantness to deal with let's take some time to get ready, we will go Grimm hunting soon, if we all are at level thirty I believe that we can launch our first dungeon raid if our leader is up for it." Weiss said the danger gone allowing a more playful look to come across her face.

"I do, I think it would be good to get our feet wet sooner or later," I said nodding a smile on my lips as Blake bent down to whisper into my ear.

"I don't know what you did but I know you are hiding things. I know that you did not like but you are keeping things from them. If this is serious tell me, you can trust me." Blake hissed Velvet's ears twitched as she gave Blake a bewildered look before shrugging.

"Anyway, that is all that I have Jaune is going to be ok, as long as he keeps in good mental health-"

"What happens if he is not in good health?" Blake asked as Velvet pause a curious look coming over her eyes.

"I do not know the records never said what happens if your mental health deteriorates but maybe Jaune will show us? It should not be that bad right? " Velvet asked as I had an odd sinking feeling as I thought that maybe I should stop doing what a demon no matter how friendly that demon might have been…

/ / /

"Forge," I said as the armor melted and formed I had decided to use my now apparently maxed level Armor smithing skill, I was now in the process of making myself my own full armored suit. I had had enough of near-death encounters and having a full suit of metal around me seemed a rather decent way of keeping me alive.

"Shift." I hissed as the armor shimmered turning a bright teal color as I narrowed my eyes.
"Bend." I hissed again the chest plate coming into form, the armor was meant for me a full suit of thick armor, even if I did not have affinity like a hero I could, in my opinion, make up for that with defense.

The armor might not do much but was stronger than my flesh and it would be a good first line of defense when a claw, tooth, fang or talon broke past my guard.

The suit would cover almost every inch of my body but even making it the flaws in my craft were evident and glaring.

The joints will get me killed, the armpits, back of the knees and the neck. Those were the structural weaknesses of the armor I don't know how they came about but it made sense every part of the armor that needed to bend to flex to allow my movement of motion was weaker than the ones that were solid, I would need to watch for that in battle.

"Form," I said running my hands over the chest finally finishing the centerpiece of the armor as- It happened I felt it that punch to my gut, the feeling of a solid fist slamming into my gut the sudden shock of ice water forcing itself down over my head. I felt a wave of knowledge as my fingers moved on their own.
I saw my fingers dance carving and forcing a complicated sigil on the armor, I want to stop to scream that my life was in danger but in the end, it was enough the armor was formed but something was on it a good symbol like a twisted broken S was on it as-

Reactive plating. I said the word before I knew that was what I did, Reactive plating. The words dance on my tongue as I glared down at the armor in my hand I had no idea what the hell this was but I knew that whatever it was I knew that it was important…

/ / /

I did not remember a time when Ozpin was surprised but now? Looking down at my armor that I made? He looked ready to hug me.
"Fascinating, you say that this is called Reactive Plating?" Ozpin asked looking over my arm piece as I nodded.

"Yes sir, I was just making armor and I…"
"You learned it? It was like moving your arm you do not know how you did it but you just did?" Ozpin asked the wide grin on his lips told me more than I needed to know he knew that I did it by accident and the fact that I had made a new Rune was not a quiet fact. The whole school was in a uproarcOobleck had to be literally pried off me with my Aunt's powers, Port thought I was a gift to Heroes and Ozpin…

"Tell me Jaune what does this do?"
"I… well sir put it like this when you have armor that gives you a level of protection from harm correct?"
"Yes, I know how that works go on," Ozpin said giving me a hurry up and get on with it look.

"Well with reactive plating the armor is stronger than most and grants two perfect affinity-

"It grants you affinity!?" Ozpin interrupted looking at me like I had just found the holy grail.
"I... yes it grants you plus two percent per armor piece."
"Fascinating... do go on."
"Very well sir, when the armor is reduced to nothing when the blow that would have struck clean through the armor and done damage to the wearer is dealt instead of striking them owner the plate will… well, it will react."

"And that means?"
"It means that it will nullify the damage sir, that attack no matter what it is. Physical magical or other that one attack will be met with a force and power equal to its own and be nullified. Think of it as a one time shield that will guarantee you a block from any source of damage. Once it's done the armor is destroyed-

"Can you reforge it?"
"No. I would have to make a whole new piece, once the armor is made it can not be repaired or maintained it can only be used until its destruction."
"I see… not perfect but Mister Arc? You have done more than enough to make you worth my time as such? Sit back relax and tell me what I Ozpin headmaster of Beacon can do for you? The man said leaning forward his grey eyes glistening as I gulped.

"Sir? What do you mean?" I asked as Ozpin gave a short laugh as he cracked his knuckles.
"Jaune we had a deal you gain levels make powerful Runes, and then I in return help you out, really this is an even exchange and what did I say about my name? It's Ozpin when we are in private no need to be so formal, you make me feel old!" He said laughing loudly a genuine laugh but slightly forced as I gulped.

"You want to help me?"
"Want? Jaune I feel obligated to after you have done so much for me! It is only right that I repay you in kind. Tell me what would your heart desire?"To go home? I thought before shaking my head that was asking too much.

"I want to be stronger sir. I need to be stronger." I said as Ozpin paused a smug look on his face as he grinned. "Very well, to do that I will do things two-fold. One, I will grant you access to the Beacon Armory the one you say when I tested you."
"The one with Knim sir?"
"The very same. You will get to pick one trinket, weapon, or piece of armor for yourself and yourself alone. After that? I am not only upgrading your annual quest I am offering you a special one. A quest that I do not give out free just so you know."
"Special how sir?"
"You said you want to grow stronger correct?"
"Yes, sir it's the only way to make sure I stay alive."

"And you do know the quickest way to level up?" Ozpin asked as I suddenly felt a sickening feeling in my gut.
"To kill people, sir?"
"To kill Hero's specifically but you get my drift. There is a rare first-year mission usually only reserved for second years but! When I see a promising Guild like your own with a young man so very… capable as yourself I can not help but offer them a chance at well proving their mettle so to speak."
"What is the mission?"
"Simple, you and your guild will be hunting bandits."
"Bandits?"
"Not literally Bandits well maybe some of them are Bandits but rogue Heroes' that are acting as vagabonds and pirates in the detriment of NPCs you are to go there find them and kill them. Do this and not only is the financial reward beyond any that a first year could dream of the experience you will get is almost nothing to scoff at. I expect five maybe ten levels for you and your guild does that sound good?"
"It does… but do you think we are ready for that?"
"On the contrary, I know, no, I insist that you are. And there you go, consider this a thank you to you for all you have done, you and your's are now going bandit hunting."
"I… but where? Were will he hunt them? Will we be staying in Vale? Beacon? Or will we have to travel to the rural lands of the hills?" I asked already thinking humans, I was going to fight other humans people with lives, dreams families?

Well, maybe they did not have that Bandits were Bandits after all what did I expect? But that logic was wrong Blake was an Assassin and she was a good person. I did not give my own Aunt a dressing down just for the fun times and awkward glares I was getting for the rest of the week that had thankfully gone on without either Glynda or Blake killing one another and-

"Well to what you are going Mister Arc the answer is simple."
"And that is?" I asked not wanting to play games with him. The man could speak around me for hours and given the what must be an inhuman gap in all of our stats mind games were not one that I could even begin to hope to win.

Hell even Ruby ran circles around me in every matter besides pure Strength and Constitution my two largest stats now sitting at near fifty, one at 44 the other 46, my level in them boosted by Runes was already granting me more power than I once thought possible and I was now able to almost go toe to toe with Yang in a fight, well almost as in I was not knocked flat in one hit. Something that was still going to happen...

"You should ask your whole guild to buy some warmer clothes then any that they have at this moment you will also do good to go into Vale or check out the Beacon canteens to Aquire you food that will not go bad in severe low temperatures and more than your share of socks as in having one or two pairs will more than likely not be enough, because you Jaune, you and your guild are going to Atlas."


AN: There we go! Another chapter of Brave Sir done! Jaune has a legit love! Blake has made her choice, the guild is getting ready for a hunt and Jaune has some new toys and a new skill that will be pivotal in the upcoming story! The climax for the first part is close! And after that? Well, who knows? They have to go to Atlas and that will be... interesting... Anyways! Thanks for reading! Dragon Slayer is next! So until then? Stats.


Stats

Name Jaune Arc

Level 32

Health 240/240

Strength 53 +8 Rune

Charisma 9

Intelligence 12

Perception 21+2

Constitution 60 + 20 Runes and trinket

Dexterity 16+1

Intelligence 11

Wisdom 9

Lien 2,635

MP NA

Skills.

Stroke the fire. Creates heat to conduct Blacksmithing warning only your hands are immune to said heat.

Armorsmithing level four. You can create armor for almost all people once you have the material.

Rune smithing. You can mow create moderate Runes of any type.

Blunt force. Your attacks with strength based weapons will now scale up to .75

Metallurgy. You can now forge any object that you can imagine of with metal. Requires resources.

Armorsmithing level 4. You can now make suits of armor custom tailored to your own design.

Reactive Plating level 1. Ability to create a type of special armor that is not only much stronger than normal will block the first attack that would harm the wearer, no matter how powerful the attack is. This armor cannot be repaired or maintained, any damage done to it is permanent and can not be altered.

Common spells.

Passive Guts. Ignores all but debilitating attacks to your person.

Passive Hardy. Most poisons are less effective, you get sick fare less often and you will take a small amount of reduced damage from all attacks.

Passive Cold dead hands. Your weapon will never be forced from your hands. So long as you do not willingly let go the only way you can be disarmed is through magical means or if your hands are amputated.

Passive Thick skulled. Due to your lack of Intelligence and high strength any attempts to charm, hex, seduce, trick, or curse you takes double the effort on the aggressor and all effects are halved. You lack the Intelligence to allow these abilities to fully manifest. You also will take slightly reduced damage from magic attacks.

Curses.

Know no fear. You will know no fear, you will never run from a fight out of fear and will not let your decisions be ruled by fear as long as you are of sound mental health.

Items.

Amulet of Revelation. Informs you when you are being hexed, cursed or charmed. Does not stop said abilities but will lessen effects.

Compass. A cursed compass of demonic origin points you where you need to go.

Charm of Constitution plus five Constitution

Demonic sigil. Allowing you to communicate with denizens of the twelfth plane of torment and more.

Unknown script. A strange script on your weapons hilt what it means is unknown it appears to be demonic in origin...

Cursed plate. No step back. If applied you will not run from the first enemy you see, your first motion is always towards danger no matter how severe said danger.