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Arc 2 - Chapter 1: Skeptical

(Forever Fall)

"Hey, Jaune Jaune." Nora called out to her fearless leader.

"Yeah?" Jaune replied as he tries not to drop any of the empty jars.

"It has been months now. Have you and Pyrrha done the deed yet?" Nora wiggles her eyebrows at Jaune, while some don't know what Nora meant, making them very curious and look at both Jaune and Pyrrha with curiosity.

"What do you mean if they have done the deed yet?" Ruby asks in a confused look on her face as she and the others continue to search for a good spot to collect the red sap.

Jaune opens his mouth to explain in a way that won't cause too much problem for him.

Sadly, for Jaune, Nora beat him to it.

"Why if they have done IT as a couple, duh!" Nora smile at everyone.

For those that didn't know what IT is, had different reactions. But, every one of team RWBY and JNPR stops walking.

Ruby looks at Jaune, then at Pyrrha, and then back Jaune. Repeating this multiple times with a confused look still.

Weiss looks at both Pyrrha and Jaune with shock and disbelief. Then, let out a tired sigh that she should have expected this with how things been over the months by now.

Blake looks at Jaune's outfit, then at Pyrrha's as well and a certain memory about a book she had read popped into her mind, causing her to blush a little.

"So, have you two kissed yet?" Yang teases both Pyrrha and Jaune, then smirk when she sees both are blushing.

"Wait, does that mean Jaune and Pyrrha are boyfriend and girlfriend now?" Ruby asked in an unusual emotionless voice, which sends a chill down Jaune's back.

"You bet!" Nora replied, causing Pyrrha to blush again and glancing at Jaune from the corner of her eyes before quickly looking away, trying her best to look like whatever Nora said didn't phase her. Which would be true if she didn't blush and glance at Jaune like a lovestruck girl, which she is.

"Yeah..." Jaune said dryly like he could deny it at this point. And Pyrrha giving Jaune a happy smile once more after hearing him accepting the fact that she, Pyrrha Nikos, is the girlfriend of Jaune Arc.

Jaune has two reasons for not rejecting Pyrrha, uh, love for him.

One: Pyrrha would give him this 'look' that would cause the words to be stuck in his throat.

Two: His mom would have his hide if he dares treat Pyrrha in any way that's disrespectful after have a good talk with his partner over the few past months and if he dares break up with Pyrrha. Well, let's just say Jaune has another reason why not to get his mom mad at him if he could help it.

Jaune has faced; well, technically true since he does have the 'experiences' of facing powerful people, monsters, even an army of Grimm at some point.

However, Jaune feels like facing his mom would lead to his defeat, no matter what he says. Sure, he could technically defeat his mom in a battle of combat, but the battle of arguments seems like the unknown swordmaster doesn't have much experience with. Because in every situation similar to the one he in. The answers the unknown swordmaster use? Fight with his sword. Until the problems are solved or it no longer stays as a problem afterward.

Yeah, Jaune can't really attack his own mom. Just because he 'dating' Pyrrha. At this point, Pyrrha has only held his hand and a kiss on the cheek and rarely on the lips, because Pyrrha would shake her head in embarrassment whenever she hears someone nearby and was forced to give up on kissing on the lip. Not that he didn't like it.

Oh, Jaune love kissing Pyrrha, but he wished that he did it first and with a girl, he actually asked out, which he never did with Pyrrha, thanks to a misunderstanding which he can no longer be fixed at this point.

Due to the fact that the Arc family is waiting for Pyrrha to tag along and visit the entire family, to finally meet his first girlfriend and one that hasn't dumped him a few days afterward. Like most of the family members expected to happen the moment he finally got a girlfriend and by the times he in his 30s or so.

'Why does my life have to be so complicated?' Jaune wonder if it was best not becoming a Huntsman like he dreamed to be without realizing there is always a downside to everything in life.

'No! I can still do this! I can become a Hero!' Jaune almost slaps himself in the face, but stop himself or risk others looking at him for doing such a thing to himself for no reason.

"So did you two kiss yet or what? Wait, don't tell me you did the dirty in bed!" Yang cried out in shock after finally figure out what Nora truly meant by IT, causing the others to look at both Pyrrha and Jaune, to see if they did.

Pyrrha was used to being under pressure, but this feels a bit different from the one she used to. Making it somewhat hard for Pyrrha in this condition.

"No, we did not do the dirty in bed." Jaune tried to make it didn't bother him, but with his cheeks red betraying him and to make it worse. Pyrrha moving a bit closer to him.

"Wait, you didn't say no to kissing." Ruby said in shock, causing team RWBY to stare at Jaune and Pyrrha in disbelief.

"Well, let's just say that Pyrrha isn't just a pretty face and know how to persuade others when needed." Jaune looks up at the sky, not wanting to see the others looking at him.

"Oh, Jaune. Such a kidder." Pyrrha punch Jaune's right shoulder in a joking manner, but Jaune easily moved out of the way without looking. This caused Pyrrha's eyebrow to twitch at this. However, she stops herself before making a fool out of herself.

"When did this happen?!" Weiss cried out, finally got the words stuck in her throat to come out.

"I caught them kissing last week when they thought no one was looking while they were hanging out on the roof. If I didn't know any better, they would have gone to the next stage right there and then if the bell for lunchtime, to be over hadn't rung." Nora grin at both Jaune and Pyrrha, causing them to blush at this.

Pyrrha nervously rubs her right forearm, with her left hand, trying to not notice the look she getting from the others.

While Jaune continues to look up at the sky with his face red. Knowing that Nora saw him and Pyrrha kissing. He doesn't know where Nora was at, to spy on them, but she wasn't far from the truth about him and Pyrrha close to going at it.

After all, having someone like Pyrrha really made his hormone go crazy whenever they kiss.

However, Jaune felt that it would be better to have their first time somewhere more private and special, more with the former than the latter. But, he got the feeling Pyrrha didn't care either way and would gladly do it out in the open. As long there no one nearby, that is. And it looks like it was Nora, who was nearby because Pyrrha stops kissing him instantly, whenever Pyrrha felt that someone was watching her kissing him.

However, it looks like Nora managed to sneak up on them before Pyrrha could even detect her.

If Jaune were to guess. Pyrrha must have used her Semblance in a way to detect anyone nearby if they have anything metal related on their person for her to sense them. And with almost everyone carrying a Scroll. Not many would be able to sneak up on Pyrrha unless someone has zero metal on them. So, it looks like Nora didn't have her scroll on her at the time or whatever she did to make it so Pyrrha can't detect her or maybe Nora was just out of Pyrrha's detected range.

"Hey, Jaune." Ren decided to rescue his leader, "Did you finally get the chance to ask your family if your Semblance is a family thing like Weiss'?"

This caught Weiss' attention and quietly listen to their conversation, with some of the others doing the same.

"Not really, even after months so far. Something stopped me from asking this question. At this point, I feel like some unknown force is preventing me or others from asking my family. I even had Pyrrha here tried to ask my mom at one point after multiple fruitless efforts on my part." Jaune said with frustration, causing Pyrrha to pat his should in comfort.

"It's true. The moment I tried to ask in Jaune's place. Something stops me as well. A few examples I can easily remember. One of them is that the moment either Jaune or I even start with the first word of the question. The scroll's call disconnects due to either on our side or Jaune's family side forgot to charge their scroll. Mostly, Jaune's mom or his family would forget and the call end." Pyrrha shook her head in disbelief after experiencing the whole thing herself. "I'll have to agree with Jaune. Something is preventing Jaune and me, maybe even others from asking his family about his Semblance."

"What does Jaune's Semblance have anything to do with his family?" Yang asked.

"Ren has this theory, that Jaune's Semblance is similar to Weiss here." Pyrrha replied for her team, "That maybe Jaune's Semblance is a family thing, but with something that makes it different from the other family members."

"I see. That's what you mean by if Jaune's Semblance is like mine. All the people born as a Schnee would have the same Semblance, with a few things that make it different. Could be something small or something big." Weiss nods her head after finding out what Ren's question meant now.

"So, Jaune's Semblance should be having the memories of someone else life in the past or something and his family have something similar as well, like having a different person and gaining that person's lifetime experience and maybe the Semblance belong to that person as well?" Ruby tried her best to think this through without causing her to become too confused.

"Exactly. I wanted to know if maybe my family has a Semblance like mine or it just me." Jaune replied to Ruby's question. "Sadly, over these past months. Nothing is working. I even sent a letter once already and still waiting for my family to get it. However, none of my family said anything about my letter. Luckily, I can mention about the letter, but not what is on it and even if I tried to. The same thing happens." Jaune let out a tired sigh as he started walking again, making the others resume walking again into the forest to collect red sap.

"Maybe trying to visit them, to ask the question in person?" Blake asks Jaune, who let out a bitter chuckle.

"I would like to, but that kind of not a good idea right now." Jaune gives everyone a smile of bitterness. Even Pyrrha's smile became a bit strained.

"Why won't that be a good idea? Plus, it is almost close to the date for the first year students to visit their family." Yang said to Jaune, as she would like to visit home for a few days before returning back to Beacon.

Jaune and Pyrrha shared a look, something that everyone saw.

"Because my family doesn't know that Pyrrha and I are Huntsman/Huntress-in-training." Jaune let out another bitter chuckle. "Not to mention how we mention that we're kind of busy and would take some time to visit them. Neither Pyrrha or I have figured a way to visit them without giving out anything away. Furthermore, there is a high chance of my family finding a way to force me to stay with them and not return back to Beacon Academy by the time they find out about the lies."

"Also, I didn't want to cause Jaune any problem and had to lie as well." Pyrrha had this guilty look on her face, that she had to lie to her own partner's family, but within good reasons of course.

"Why would you lie about that?" Ruby asks with a frown on her face, "I bet they would be proud that you made it into Beacon Academy, Jaune!" Ruby look like she spoke out the truth and all family would love to have their kids growing up as Huntsmen and Huntresses.

Jaune gives Ruby a wry smile, "They don't even know I applied to Beacon Academy and actually don't want me to become a Hunstman and instead get a civilian job. Not to mention, to date only non-Huntress girls as well. Not wanting my own date to bully me since they have their Aura unlocked while I don't."

"Does your family hate Hunters or something?" Blake asks Jaune because even her own parents are happy for her to become a Huntress, if they knew that is, but she knows her parents would rather have her as a Huntress than stick with the White Fang like before.

"Guess my family isn't the only one." Weiss mumble to herself, but only Blake and Jaune heard her while the rest couldn't hear her due to how quiet she whispered to herself.

This made Blake curious on what Weiss meant, but decided to ask when she thinks it is right.

"Well, technically... no." Jaune let out a depressed sigh, "Actually, my family would be happy for me to become a Huntsman."

Ruby cut Jaune off before he could continue explaining why, "Then, what is so wrong with telling them then?"

"Honestly, Ruby. He was about to get there before you interrupted him." Weiss shook her head at how impatient her partner is.

"Sorry." Ruby giggle awkwardly.

"As I was saying, they would be glad. If I was like 10 or something, where at the point. It was discovered that I had no talent in fighting at all. Making my whole family started to become more concerned for my safety, to the point they wanted to keep me from becoming a Huntsman any more after a few accidents." Jaune looks ahead with eyes of sorrow.

Pyrrha notices this and pats her partner/lover's shoulder, to cheer him up as she smiles at him when Jaune look at her.

"Uh, Jaune, if you haven't realized yet. But, you're literally the strongest student in the first year. No clue on the students in the second, third, and fourth year here in Beacon, but you're definitely the number one in the first year." Ruby said to Jaune, which some of the other making a few comments in agreement with Ruby.

"And you forget that is due to unlocking my own Semblance, that I'm so strong right now. If I had a different Semblance than the one I have. I'm pretty sure I would be the weakest student among the first year and have a very hard time catching up with everyone else due to the fact that I literally just got my Aura unlocked a few months ago." Jaune knew his limit and easily could tell he would have countless problems during his time in Beacon Academy if it wasn't for his unique Semblance.

Ruby frown and wonder if this is true. Same with everyone else; well, team RWBY still have doubts while team JNPR believes their leader.

Jaune noticed right away that only his team believed him while team RWBY just doesn't. Not that he could blame them since even he would find this unbelievable. Nevertheless, he is happy to have a great team like his, who would believe and trust him.

Plus, with all, he went through. Detecting the way people look at him came very easy. Who knew that a swordmaster would include body language reading. Because he sure didn't until this whole gaining another person's lifetime for him to use.

Even someone like Nora could see that team RWBY didn't completely believe him at all.

"Anyway, if I ever talk with on my scroll and with my family. Please. Please don't talk about anything related to Hunter related stuff. They tend to call me when the least I expect it." Jaune said to Ruby and her team, causing Yang to smirk in his direction.

Jaune narrows his eyes at Yang, but didn't say anything. If she wanted to mess with him, then he will get his payback and by that, he was thinking about sending Nora at her. Because everything he could think of would mostly lead to crippling her or killed. Something he has no desire to cause on a fellow student.

"By the way, what did you say to your family, if you're not a Huntsman-in-training?" Weiss asks Jaune with curiosity, with the rest of team RWBY also curious as well.

"Jaune here had to say he is a chef." Pyrrha replied to Weiss' question in her partner's place. "And I'm just a fellow co-worker, where we started dating after a month working together."

"You can cook?" Weiss looks at Jaune doubtfully.

"Oh, Jaune Jaune is a great cook! He makes the team's dinner every day! It's soooo good! Not to mention the dessert! Mmm, hey, Jaune Jaune! Can we have pancake as a dessert?!" Nora starting begging her fearless leader on what tonight's dessert would be.

"I guess. As long as you don't eat the red sap we're going to collect." Jaune knew how Nora is and easily know that Nora would bound to eat all the red saps they would collect. Better make Nora pick between the two options.

"Hm." Nora started to think about this very seriously. Since she did had the thought of having a... taste of the red saps, to check their quality. But, now she had two choices. To either have pancakes for dessert tonight or having a taste of red sap now?

"So, wait. You lied to your family that you're a chef, along with Pyrrha being your co-worker. Then, what happens if your family decided to visit?" Yang asks both Jaune and Pyrrha, wondering if this was the case and she can see countless problems with this.

"Well, both Pyrrha and I are going to find a small restaurant to work at in spare time and make it somewhat believable. But, if things come to worse. I was planning to bribe a restaurant owner to make it look like I work there." Jaune said weakly, as he felt like he should have picked something else as his fake job in Vale.

"You do realize how much trouble you're going to be in if they find out how you lied to them and even tried to make it look like your lies are true, right?" Weiss said to Jaune, who just nod weakly.

Even Pyrrha found this a bit of a problem, but she will treat this as a challenge, something she loves to do and will learn how to cook from her partner. Something they have already started a week ago. Just to be prepared for the future.

"Well, good luck. You're going to need it." Weiss wonder how long it takes before things become complicated and everything crumbles down. Of course, she would help out if needed.

"Okay, fearless leader! I'll promise not to taste the red sap!" Nora shouted as she looks at Jaune with a grin on her face.

"Taste?" Jaune asked with confusion, then look at Ren for an answer whenever he is confused and it Nora related.

As team RWBY and JNPR head deeper into the forest to collect red sap, where some of them not noticing that they are being followed from behind.