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Hello everyone, Ira's back with another chapter!


-Beacon Docking Bay-

"Good-bye Jaune! We'll see you tomorrow!" Casey called out before the airship lifted away from the ground and made its way back to Vale. Jaune could only weakly smile at the airship and give it a half-hearted wave as he watched it grow smaller in the evening sky.

"So…Joan of Arc huh?" A voice asked, getting Jaune to jump and turn around to see Blake standing a few feet behind him.

-Flashback (Club Room)-

"What!?" The girls, minus Ruby, shouted when they heard what Jenette said.

"You mean…Jaune is Joan of Arc? THE Joan of Arc?" Nora asked, pointing a finger at the blonde.

"Of course. Unless you know of another Arc attending Beacon." Jenette said, her words getting the girls to widen their eyes in realization. Before any of the girls could explode in another freak-out, Jaune held his hand and started moving them around.

"Before any of you start to freak out, let me say something!" Jaune said, quickly. The girls had thankfully nodded and stood still while Jaune dropped from the stage. "Please, don't tell anyone! I'm begging you!" Jaune said, getting the girls to look at him with confusion written on their faces.

"Why? Jaune, don't you realize that your music is really popular?" Velvet asked, getting Blake and Nora to nod. "You'd skyrocket through the popularity charts when people find out!"

"And that's what I don't want." Jaune said, getting the girls to stare at him. "As stupid as it sounds, I like my school life as mundane as possible. I don't care about being popular…not anymore at least." Jaune said, his face lowering a bit. "Please…don't tell anyone! If you do…I might be able to let you hear a few sneak peaks at my newest songs." Jaune said, smiling a bit. Blake narrowed her eyes at him before she took a step forward and raised an eyebrow.

"Jaune, are you…bribing us?" The cat Faunus asked, getting Velvet and Nora to look at one another.

"What you call bribing, I call a favor for favor." Jaune said, raising his hands. "You don't tell anyone that I'm Joan of Arc and I let you hear my newest songs." Jaune explained before Ruby let out a sigh and stepped up.

"Don't worry Jaune," The short girl said, "we won't tell anyone. You don't have to do that." Ruby said, smiling at the blonde.

"Well~…" Nora said, tilting her head a bit.

"NORA!" Ruby shouted, glaring at the ginger before she raised her hands in surrender.

"What? I'm just joking!" Nora defended before she smiled and walked up to Jaune and punched his shoulder lightly. "Don't worry Jaune-y, you're secrets safe with us!" Velvet and Blake nodded at that before they stepped up. Jaune let out a sigh of relief before he smiled.

"Thank you. You have no idea how much this means to me." Jaune said, getting a thumbs up from Ruby and Nora while Blake and Velvet nodded.

"Well, since you're not accepting bribes~" Casey said, getting everyone to look at her and see that she had a hand behind her back. When she saw she had everyone's attention, she removed her hand from her back. "Then I guess you won't be needing these VIP passes to our concerts." The musician said, getting the girls to widen their eyes before they looked at Jaune.

"Case!" Jaune shouted, his face a little red before Casey started laughing.

-Flashback End-

"I'll admit, I should've figured out that you were Joan of Arc." Blake said before she saw Jaune freak out.

"Ssshh! Don't say that out loud!" Jaune said, lifting a finger up to his lips before he looked around. Blake at least had the decency to widen her eyes and flatten her ears a bit as also she looked around. "I don't mind that you call me that, but only when it's just us."

"Just us?" Blake asked, raising an eyebrow before Jaune started waving his arms around.

"You know what I mean!" Jaune said, his actions stopping immediately when Blake started giggling at him. Turning red, Jaune quickly straightened himself out before he coughed in his hand. "S-so, what are you doing here?" The blonde asked, raising an eyebrow when it was Blake's turn to change red.

"Well, I was on my way back to my apartment and I saw you seeing your sister and cousin off. Since our apartments are near each other, I figured you'd like the company." Blake said, the Faunus glad that it was evening and made it a bit harder to tell that she was blushing.

"Oh yeah, Ruby said you knew where I live." Jaune said, getting Blake to stiffen out. "She said something about a view you like to go to." At that, Blake nodded before Jaune turned and started walking away. "Well, I don't mind having someone to talk, and it's been a long time since we even talked to one another." Balke lowered her ears at that before she noticed Jaune stop. "I always wondered why you suddenly stopped talking to me." Blake looked away from Jaune for a few seconds before she looked back.

"It's…complicated." Blake said, getting a shrug from Jaune.

"Alright then," The blonde responded before he continued walking. Blake could only gawk at him before she jogged after him.

"You're not going to ask?" Blake asked, getting Jaune to shake his head. "But I thought you wanted to know."

"I don't want to know, it's just something that's on my mind." Jaune said, looking back with a smile. "And unlike most people here, I prefer my school life the least amount of drama as possible. I can tell that the reason might bring some up drama so I'm not going to bother with it." Blake nodded numbly at that. "If you want to talk about it…you can."

"It's kinda personal…" Blake said, looking away.

"Then why don't you come over to my place?" Jaune said, his smile shrinking when he saw Blake looking at him with a cat-like smirk and a raise eyebrow.

"Look at you, only talking to me for a few minutes and already inviting me back to your place." Blake teased, getting Jaune to turn a rich red before the Faunus started laughing. "I'm just joking Jaune. I…" Blake started before she froze for a moment, "…wouldn't mind seeing where you live." Jaune gave Blake a questioning look before he nodded and led her back to apartment.

-Apartment 117-

"Here we are, my home away from home." Jaune said as he opened the door to this apartment. Blake didn't say anything as she stepped in and looked around; compared to what she was used to seeing, Jaune's apartment was certainly different. Immediately to her left was a small kitchen that had a small island that separated it from the living room. To her right was a short hallway that had three doors at the end, which she guessed led to Jaune's bedroom, his bathroom and a hallway closet. What caught her attention though was the small bookcase, gaming set-up and various instruments that were displayed through the living room. "You okay?"

"Huh? Oh, I'm fine." Blake said, waving her hand as she stepped further into the apartment. "I was just thinking about why you're living like this when your sister and cousin seem more than willing help you upgrade." Blake said, getting Jaune to sigh.

"I know that Jen and Case want to help me, but sometimes they go overboard." Jaune said before he moved into the kitchen. "Since it's late, how about I cook something for you?"

"Oh, you don't have to." Blake said, raising her hand when she saw Jaune place a pan on his stove. "I'm sure Adam's already got something cooking." Jaune simply nodded at her before he motioned to the living room.

"Well, feel free to have a seat. I'm going to make something real quick." Blake nodded at that before she looked at the bookcase. Walking over, the Faunus raised a finger and let it slide over the spines of the various books, sometimes stopping on a book Blake took note of.

'The Man with Two Souls, Swords and Shields Vol. 1-5, My Swordhand is Singing, The Old Willis Place…Ninja's of Love!?' Blake thought before her finger stopped on the familiar book spine. Rubbing her eyes, Blake quickly focused on the book again before her face started to heat up. 'Why does Jaune have this!? Does he like reading this kind of stuff?' Blake thought before she jumped at the tap she felt on her finger.

"You okay?" Jaune asked, backing up a bit when he saw Blake jump.

"Y-yeah! I-I'm fine!" Blake said, her voice slightly higher than usual. "I was jus-just looking at the books you have." Blake said motioning to the bookshelf. "I-I didn't know you liked to read. You have some interesting titles." The Faunus said, her voice lowering as her heart-rate calmed down. Jaune simply looked past her before he smiled at her.

"You're probably wondering why I have 'Ninja's of Love' right?" Jaune asked, getting Blake to stiffen up before her face started turning red again. Walking up to her, Jaune reached past Blake and pulled the aforementioned book from its place, "Truth is, my sister sent it to me." Jaune said before he opened the book and walked away. "Jean isn't into this kind of stuff so when her friend, the one who wrote it, sent her one, she just forwarded it to me." Jaune said before he returned to the kitchen and continued to cook. Blake only nodded at that as her blush slowly died. "I gotta say though, the steamy parts are a bit much. The plots really good though, you know, when there isn't a sex scene involved."

"So, you're not bothered by it?" Blake asked, getting Jaune to shake his head before closed the book.

"Not really. If you can ignore the sex, then you'd see that it's a story about star-crossed lovers who accept that they can never be together." Jaune said, smiling at Blake before he focused on his stove. If he looked up, the blonde would've seen Blake's blush return ten-fold.

-15 Minutes Later-

"You sure you don't want any?" Jaune asked as he took a seat on the couch and placed a plate of fish and fries down. Blake stared at the meal for a good ten seconds before she shook her head and looked away.

"No thanks. Like I said, Adam probably made something for me already." Blake said, getting Jaune to nod before he started pulling the fish apart. After taking a few bites, Jaune looked back at Blake and raised an eyebrow while Blake blinked at him. "Oh! I guess you want my start now?"

"Whenever you feel like it." Jaune said, getting Blake to smile before she looked at the floor. Thinking over everything, Blake still couldn't believe the situation she was in; her! Blake Belladonna was currently sitting next to her longtime crush in his apartment. Sure, it was to talk about why she just suddenly abandoned him back in their Freshman year, but this gave her an opportunity. If she explained everything she needed to…they two of them could become friends again and maybe, down the line, something more. "If you're wondering what to say, then focus on everything that might help me see the picture. The more background there is, the better I'll understand." The blonde added, getting Blake to look at him and nod before she smiled.

"Then I guess I'll start from Menagerie…" Blake said, getting Jaune to smile.


First off, I'd like to say thank you to everyone who wished Sagistic a quick recovery, it means so much. Second, I'm going to Austin to see Sagistic, so the next chapter will have an update on his condition. Thirdly, I'm going to let you know now that the next chapter will be set from Blake's Point of View. Also, please note that I am basing Jaune off both me and Sagistic when we were both in school. If things start turning OOC, I think that's what it called, then keep in mind who Jaune based on.