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Unwinnable

Chapter 8: Integrity? What Kind Of An Author Do You Think I Am?


The walk back was, thankfully, a calm one. It was as though the defeat of the two massive Grimm had terrified all of their comrades, which allowed everyone to jovially chat with one another. Jaune and Ruby had been chatting back and forth about the battle, Ruby regaling him with a slightly over-exaggerated version of their fight versus the Giant Nevermore. "...And then Yang punched it so hard, that the creature couldn't fly right, scrambling it's brains!"

"She was barely effective." Weiss muttered from behind the two. Jaune frowned, but deigned to respond, instead fixing Ruby with a smile.

"That's awesome. Sounds a lot more stylish than how we killed ours. I just got smacked around a while and then I had Nora use Crocea Mors like a giant nail." Jaune scratched the back of his head sheepishly.

Pyrrha suddenly appeared next to Jaune, smiling warmly. "Jaune, you're not giving yourself enough credit. You did wonderful! Your plan worked flawlessly...well, almost flawlessly."

"True, but did you hear what Ruby here came up with? I mean that slingshot maneuver you had Blake do sounded absolutely genius!" Jaune exclaimed, reaching to rub Ruby's head. The smaller girl practically glowed under his touch, smiling from ear to ear. She even pushed her head up against his hand like an affectionate puppy receiving attention. After a few moments, however, her eyes shot open and she suddenly recoiled, her face going as red as her hood, which was promptly pulled over her head. Jaune missed the distressed glance that his own red-haired partner affixed his action with.

"T-t-thank you…" Ruby murmured, turning away from Jaune, stammering nervously.

[Ruby Rose's interest has increased!]

Jaune gave a small, but rueful chuckle when he saw the new message pop up before his very eyes.. "Sorry Rubes. You just reminded me of my younger sisters, and I'm used to doing that to them. I won't do it again."

Ruby's gaze quickly shot up to his from under her hood. "N-no! It's fine, really! I-I...just wasn't prepared is all."

"How about I warn you next time?"

Ruby smiled. "Sure!"

[Yang Xiao Long's interest has increased!]

Jaune froze in surprise as the new message popped up, causing him to cock an eye in confusion. Wait, why on earth did Yang's interest- His train of thought was suddenly and violently derailed when the young Huntsman-in-training found himself in a headlock, courtesy of the buxom blonde brawler herself. "Wha-hey! Yang! Leggo!"

"What?" Yang playfully responded. "I just wanted to have a little chat with you Vomit Boy."

Jaune blinked, trying to look up at Yang, but really only getting an eyeful of her sizable chest. "Look, if it's about Ruby, I told her I was sorry, it was just a habit."

"Hm? Oh, come on Vomit Boy, I'm not upset about that. Actually, I kinda wanted to thank you. Ruby's always had trouble making friends, and it's nice to see someone so nice sticking by her. So you're all good in my book." Yang explained, releasing her grip just a hair.

Jaune tried pulling away, unable to see Yang's expression as she grinned down at him. "You don't...have to thank...me!" Eventually he gave up and hung from Yang's headlock with a sigh. "Ruby is good people. I'm happy to have her as a friend."

"Awww, you're just so sweet!" Yang mockingly teased.

Jaune blew a raspberry in irritation. "Veeeeery funny." He fell silent for a moment, then, "I also got to admit, you seem like a pretty great big sister."

Yang was visibly taken aback, not that Jaune could see. Her expression softened and she smiled down at the back of Jaune's head. "Come on, Vomit Boy, now you're just flattering me."

"Am not. I've got seven sisters, I should know." Jaune retorted, once again trying to free himself from Yang's grasp. Much to his surprise, her grip completely loosened and Jaune stumbled forward. He managed to catch himself before falling and turned around to see Yang with a much softer smile on her face, actually causing his breath to catch in his throat. It was an incredibly beautiful smile and he was struck speechless for a few moments.

"That...that means a lot, Jaune. Thanks." Yang responded.

Jaune cleared his throat nervously. "Ahem. R-right. Don't mention it."

"You know, it's kind of funny…" she began, looking up into the forest canopy, the sunlight shining through, throwing light all over her golden locks.

"What is?"

"Well...I've kinda mostly been the one who raised Ruby. I don't really want to get into details, but Ruby's always been the most important person to me in my life. I'm happy to see her finally breaking out of her shell and making friends, but I'm also worried for her. I mean, she's here two years early, and I keep wondering if that's a good decision. Not that I'm not saying she isn't skilled enough, it's just that…" Yang trailed off, her expression falling into a look that seemed to say that even she wasn't sure what she was trying to get at. Her internal musing was interrupted by the sound of Jaune warmly chuckling. "Hey! I'm being serious here!" Yang growled, glaring at Jaune.

Her fellow blond waved his hands before his face disarmingly. "I'm not making fun of you Yang. It's just...well...not only are you a great big sister, but I think you'd make a great mother as well."

For one of the few times in her life, Yang was taken aback, and her cheeks took on a reddish hue that they so rarely displayed, her lilac gaze widening in shock. "W-w-what?!"

"Well, you said you raised Ruby. Ruby is a sweet, well meaning girl. Anyone who met her could tell she was raised well. So, by that reasoning, you're gonna be a great mom." Jaune explained, smiling back at Yang. He paused when finishing, then added with a rueful grin, "Assuming you want to actually have kids at some point."

Jaune was met with a long silence, watching as Yang blinked in shock at Jaune's admittance. Then, slowly, she smiled once more, brushing a lock of hair behind her ear with a soft blush across her cheeks. Once again, Jaune found himself struck speechless at the gorgeous girl's warm smile. "Arc, that might be the sweetest thing anyone has ever said to me. If I didn't know any better, I'd say you were trying to flirt with me."

"W-what?!" Jaune panicked, eyes widening. "No! No, no, no, no, it was just a compliment!"

Yang's blush vanished and she narrowed her eyes at him. "Are you saying I'm not good enough to flirt with?"

"What? No!"

"So you are flirting?"

"Yes-no-gah!" Jaune screamed, clutching his head. His panic was broken at the sound of Yang's laughter.

"Oh, calm down Vomit Boy." Yang replied, walking forward. "I'm just teasing you. Seriously though, you're good people too." The blond actually hugged her male companion, who returned the gesture after a few moments of registering the gesture.

[Yang Xiao Long's interest has sharply increased!]

[You are now Best Friends with Yang Xiao Long!]

Before Jaune could say another word, the sound of a clearing throat behind him alerted him to another person's presence. Yang released him and tilted her head, looking over his shoulder. "What's up, P-money?"

Pyrrha gave a strange look for a brief moment. "I-I was just seeing why you two had fallen behind…"

"Jealous, P-money?"

"What-no! I-I was just, I mean-" Pyrrha stammered nervously.

"Ignore her, Pyrrha." Jaune murmured, rolling his eyes. "Sorry, we just got caught up in conversation about family."

"Oh?" Pyrrha turned her attention to her partner. "Could I...I mean, would you tell me about your…"

Jaune chuckled. "Sure. Let's head back, I'll give you the skinny along the way. As you know, I'm from the Arc family, and everyone always seems surprised since we've got such a big family…" Jaune's voice trailed off as he and Pyrrha walked ahead, Yang staying behind. The buxom blond smiled softly to herself, shaking her head.

"Wait a minute…" Yang murmured, "Where the hell is my partner?"

A voice from the treetops caused Yang to jump in surprise as said partner responded back, "Waiting for you two to finish having your moment."

"We were not 'having a moment!'" Yang shouted, catching her partner's nimble form amidst the branches above.

"Great. I hope you're not going to be this touchy feely with me then." Blake murmured with a teasing edge to her voice.

"Oh, that's it. Just for that, I'm hugging you extra!"

"What? Hey, stay back! Yang! No!"


[Later…]

"...And of course, that's when I told Cerise that it would either be short hair, or we were going to have to shove her head into the nitrogen bath."

Pyrrha laughed melodiously at Jaune's tale, covering her mouth with her hand. "I can only imagine how upset that must have made her!"

"She got pissy at first, but it was really Lily's fault that the gum got in her hair in the first place." Jaune finished. The two of them had been pretty much uninterrupted the entire way back. Jaune had regaled Pyrrha about tales of his childhood, letting her know about his family. She seemed quite fascinated by the information, absorbing it all like a sponge. Everyone else was either up ahead of them, or in the case of Yang and Blake, catching up. Eventually Yang and Blake passed them, Yang chasing her partner and threatening to, 'snuggle her.'

Eventually everyone found their way back to the cliffside, and it was the keen eyes of Ren who managed to find the incredibly steep stone staircase that lead up it. It was more a ladder than anything. "So…" Jaune began. "Who goes first?"

"Ooh! Me! Me! I'm the Queen of climbing stuff!" Nora excitedly proclaimed before rushing off to go climb the stone ladder. Ren just sighed and shrugged, as if to ask, 'what can you do?' He followed close behind her, making sure to help her up when she stumbled upon a particularly loose piece of stone. Jaune turned to his own partner and motioned forward.

"Ladies first?"

Pyrrha smiled. "Thank you Jaune." The spartan moved forward to start climbing up, reaching for some stone outcropping to begin.

"Need a boost up, Pyrrha?" Jaune offered, kneeling down to help lift her up.

The young woman began to negate the offer, but stopped. "Actually...yes, if you wouldn't mind?"

Jaune smiled and used his hands to help give her a boost, lifting her up. Pyrrha smiled down at him as he did so, and once lifted, she began her climb. "Thank you, Jaune."

"Don't mention it." He grinned, but didn't look up. Tempting though it was, he knew it would look bad in the eyes of everyone if he decided to grab an upskirt peek. Instead, the blond boy turned to the other girls and tilted his head. "Rubes, you need a hoist up?"

"Uh-huh!" Ruby replied and ran at Jaune, who knelt down, and once Ruby's boot touched down on his hands, he heaved and with proper application of Aura, launched her into the air, helping her catch a higher 'rung' on the stone ladder. "Woo! Thanks Jaune!"

"Yang? Blake? W-" Jaune's comment was interrupted when the world suddenly shifted to monochrome, and he groaned. "What now?!"

Another window opened up before him, although this one didn't have the choices as most did, causing him to scratch his head in confusion. "Huh. Odd…" He leaned forward and began to read.

[Tsundere]

Weiss is an example of a 'Tsundere' type! To properly capture her heart, caution must be exercised! A Tsundere's pride is their most prized trait, and any wounds inflicted upon it, either intentional or unintentional will sharply lower interest! As a word of advice, offering help might be seen as believing her to be weak, or incapable of performing the action…

Jaune blinked. "Tsundere...what? Okay, I suppose that's good to know. If I need to lower her interest, I'll just offer to help with her homework. Then again, I suppose since we aren't even really friends yet, it might be in my best interests not to help her up here. I mean, she seems a bit stuck up, but who knows? She might make a good friend."

The colors of the world washed back into normalcy, and Jaune found himself silent. Yang walked up and grinned at him. "Getting kinda handsy, aren't we, Vomit Boy?"

With a huff and a roll of his eyes, Jaune's response was a muttered, "See if I ever do anything nice for you again."

Yang stuck out her tongue. "Don't be like that! What about that special moment we shared back in the forest?"

"Special moment?!" Pyrrha's voice could be heard from much further up the cliff, causing Jaune to blink in confusion.

How the hell did she hear...He shook his head and shouted back up (making sure not to look up lest he get an eyeful of upskirts), "Ignore her! Yang's just being Yang!"

"Oh god, you're starting to sound like Ruby…" Yang huffed.

"Yang! Stop being Yang!" Ruby shouted down, seconds later, earning a smirk from Jaune.

Said older sister rolled her eyes and put her arms akimbo. "Veeeery funny. You gonna help me up or what?"

Jaune sighed in mock resignation. "Fiiiiiine." He smiled, making sure to let Yang he was only joking, earning a grin in return. With a grunt of effort and even more application of Aura, he proceeded to help Yang with a boost to her jump. She landed, gripping the rock wall and began her own ascent up the stone ladder. By that point, Pyrrha had made it up all the way and was helping Ruby up. Jaune stood up and cracked his neck, turning to Blake. "Need a hand?"

Blake smiled and shook her head. "No, but thanks for offering. I can get it from here." She then proceeded to walk past Jaune and started climbing up, her figure quickly scaling the sheer rock wall with almost unnatural grace and agility.

Jaune nodded, and at last turned to Weiss. "I'd offer to help, but how you're looking at things, I'm certain you've got this."

Weiss gave a self-assured smirk. "Of course. Something like this is nothing." With a wave of Myrtenaster, a series of white glyphs appeared in mid air, and with nimble movements, Weiss began to leap from one to the other, using the boosts from them to very quickly make her way up the side of the cliff. Jaune leaned against the side of the wall, and kept an eye out for any potential approaching Grimm. One hand rested gently on the hilt of Crocea Mors and he began to whistle tunelessly.

"Jaune? Are you coming up?" Pyrrha's voice shouted down.

"Is everyone else already up?" Jaune shouted back, praying that no Grimm would show up at the last second for a Jaune sandwich.

"Why would that affect you climbing-" Pyrrha began, then stopped. Silence fell over the cliffside.

[Pyrrha Nikos' interest has increased!]

[Yang Xiao Long's interest has increased!]

[Blake Belladona's interest has increased!]

[Ruby Rose's interest has increased!]

[Weiss Schnee's interest has sharply increased!]

[You are now friends with Weiss Schnee!]

Jaune smirked to himself at the sudden rush of windows popping up before him. "Yeah! So, is everyone up already!"

"Indeed!" Weiss' voice yelled down. "You're free to join us, Jaune!"

With a sigh, Jaune turned around and gazed up the cliffside. "This...this is not going to be fun…"


[Sometime later…]

"Ow…" Jaune's hand managed to grasp the very top of the cliffside. It had been a slow slog up the cliff, and even with being able to recover a good portion of his Aura from the relatively casual walk back, the climb had brought it back down again to its post Deathstalker state. He tried to pull himself up, only for his grasp to slip, and his eyes bulged out of his head as he began to fall backwards. He didn't get very far though, before his partner's face flashed into view and she grasped his hand, affixing him with a soft smile. Jaune let out a breath of relief. "Thanks Pyrrha, I owe you one."

She shook her head. "Nonsense. It's what partners are for, right?"

Jaune smiled and Pyrrha helped him up to the top of the cliff. Standing a few feet behind her was Ozpin, smiling slightly at Jaune. "And with you finally joining us, Mr. Arc, the Initiation is now complete."

"Wait," Jaune started, his face blanching, "I don't fail for being last, do I?"

"Did you get a relic?" Ozpin queried.

Jaune reached into his hoodie and pulled out the rook that Pyrrha had given him. "Yep!"

"Then pass, you did. By the way, excellent work on the Deathstalker. I can see that Oswald's glowing recommendation of yours wasn't all talk." Ozpin continued.

Scratching the back of his head nervously, Jaune gave a sheepish smile. "T-thanks, sir."

"Now, I believe it's time for us to get back onto the Bullhead and go back to Beacon. We have some teams to announce." With that, Ozpin proceeded to walk off, cane in one hand and coffee in the other.

"Right...the Bullhead…" Jaune grimaced. "As a word of warning, Pyrrha, you might not want to sit next to me on the ride back...flying and I do not agree with one another." Pyrrha remained silent, but sympathetically rubbed his back, and the two of them proceeded to follow the Headmaster…


A/N: Whelp, another chapter down! Sorry this one was a bit late, but I was distracted by things like work, video games (I got a new GPU, yay!) and my own stupid OC ideas. Oh and Neo diddling. Can't forget that. Anywho, hope this will tide you over, and with any luck, the next chapter won't take so long. Next chapter is going to be interesting, as you'll finally get to see a part of the writing process that goes into Unwinnable! (Namely Spooky and I arguing about how far Jaune should go with his unwanted, but more than likely unavoidable harem…) Signing off for now, this is Mr. Jester himself, LaughingLefou.


B/N: Orgies for everyone! Okay, probably not orgies...maybe a threesome at most. But yes, my stance and belief is that Jaune should end up sleeping with all of PRWBY, and Lefou and I regularly argue about that, sometimes teasingly, sometimes not.

The Yang interaction in this chapter is Lefou's little gift to me, since he knows I love Icarus the best out out of the Jaune ships. There's a lot more fun stuff coming, so make sure to Follow and Favorite! See you all soon!