The halls of Beacon were silent before Jaune decided to run, his footsteps were loud but the usual occupants during the day wouldn't complain. For Jaune Arc though, well, he was glad there was no one there to stop him. He wouldn't even if he could. He just wanted to be as far away from Ruby as possible at the time.

He ran, no matter how tired he felt he kept running. It wasn't until he opened the door to his safe haven that Jaune finally stopped to take a breath.

He looked around while he labored his on. It was Goodwitch's room, their shared room, he thought and he was gladder than ever to have a room he can be far away from others. He collapsed on his knees before he even knew it. The sound causing Goodwitch to turn to the door in shock. She just got out of the bathroom, she changed into her nightwear. Jaune has gotten used to seeing her in such clothing; the see-through gown not doing him any good during some days, but he has gotten semi-used to it.

When she finally reached Jaune, she noticed he was completely drenched from head to toe. This greatly worried her as she kneels beside him.

"Jaune!?" She said as Jaune was doing his best to return oxygen into his body. With her help, she manages to lift him by wrapping his arm around her shoulders and holding his side to carry him to his bed. Jaune was grateful and blushing, he breast felt weird with his drenched attire but his mind was more occupied with filling the air and stopping the drumming in his ears as the sound of his heart kept on pounding hard.

While Jaune was concentrating his breathing, Glynda noticed the look on his face. It was filled with tears causing him to have a splash of red filling the corner of his eyes. The more she looked the more things clicked into place. Jaune was crying and something happened while they were separated. A heavy filling of guilt wormed its way through her heart. She shouldn't have left him alone.

As soon as she was able to have Jaune rest in the bed she was able to go back into the bathroom to grab a small face towel. Jaune lay collapsed on his bed as his breathing finally gave way to small pants. But Glynda was on his side the minute she got the small towel to wash his face clean. In her honest opinion, Jaune looked miserable. There was no denying that Jaune went through a traumatic experience.

"Jaune..." She called as Jaune lay there. His consciousness was fading but he heard her. "Jaune, speak to me. It is going to be okay. I'm here for you," Her gentle tone was like a gentle breeze one spring morning. It caused him to open his eyes and look at her. Green eyes met Blue, and Jaune can tell that Glynda was worried for him the moment their eyes met. He guiltily looked away despite Glynda holding her gaze.

"Jaune..." Glynda said sadly. She raised her hand, Jaune flinched slightly causing her to freeze for a second before resting her hand on his. A few awkward moments pass before there was a silent hum.

Glynda was humming a soft and gentle tune. It reminded him of the times his mother would calm him down whenever he cried. Slowly but surely, Jaune started to calm down and talk to her.

"Miss Goodwitch?" The sound of his voice was small. Smaller than what Glynda knew of the boy as her humming slowed to a stop.

"Yes Jaune, it's me." She answered, equally a small whisper.

"I-" Jaune tried to remember what happened. But all that came out was static. "What happened? I am... so tired..."

True to his words, Jaune was completely exhausted. More so than he usually was when the two trained.

"Jaune, I don't know what I don't know." Jaune's hand shivered slightly as Glynda held his hand and rubbed his knuckles. "Tell me, what was the last thing that you remember? Perhaps, that could help us."

There was a short moment of hesitance, but Jaune managed to calm himself and nodded.

"Okay, I'll try..." Jaune closed his eyes and looked through the static fog that was his memories. Jaune wouldn't know at the time, but the moment he tried to peer into the static he held onto Glynda's hand tightly.

"The last thing I remember... is going to get my scroll from the training room." At this time, the memory was much clearer and Jaune went on, not knowing the rest of his memories won't hold the same clarity. "When I left... I was looking at the news on my scroll. I wasn't really paying attention for a while... until I heard footsteps."

His hold on Glynda tightened. Glynda, herself, felt slight discomfort but decided not to stop him at the moment.

"When I looked up... I saw... I... saw..." Jaune couldn't finish his sentence as the static began buzzing more in his ears. But he remembered looking at a black skirt and a-

"Jaune," Glynda called out to him. Jaune opened his eyes and saw her hand placed on his shoulder. Looking down, he noticed his grip on her other hand and he instinctively let go.

"Jaune, I know it may be painful for you... but please, for my sake and yours, finish what you were saying. I can't help you if you don't tell me what happened."

There was a beat of silence the reigned the room before Jaune gulped and nodded.

"Good. Now tell me, who was it you saw?"

Jaune was unknowingly fighting off tears at this point. But, with a look of determination set in his eyes, Jaune dove back into his memories. When he did, he was greeted with a jumbled mess of cries and heavy panting. A voice calling out to him, desperately crying out for his attention but he couldn't... he wouldn't...

Then, the image cleared and the haze in his mind faded. He recalls looking at his scroll before looking up.

He gasped as he now knew who it was he met that moment.

It was Ruby Rose. His first friend... the one who betrayed him...

The rest of the memory played out and this time his tears flowed freely from his eyes. With a shaky breath, Jaune told Glynda everything. Everything that happened that night and what happened after. He was having difficulty at first until she placed her hand behind him and rubbed his back. It filled him with comfort and Jaune was glad she was there.

He tried to continue but ending up exhaling empty air. But he persevered and told her.

"Ruby... the two of us bumped into each other on that hall. We made eye contact... she wanted to say something and got closer to me. I... I was afraid and backed away. But, when I did, she moved towards me again... then, I started running."

The memories were coming back to him more smoothly now. But it was painful for him, for some reason, to recall what happened.

"S-She chased me... all the way into the courtyard. I was slowing down and then she... she... she tackled me..."

Jaune shivered and there were goosebumps all the way to his arms. Glynda held him close, urging him to continue and that it will be fine.

Everything was not fine. Jaune concluded as his shivers barely stopped.

"She held me down... straddled me. I struggled to break free. She was trying to tell me something... but, I just wasn't listening. I didn't want to hear what she wanted to say." At that time, Jaune felt fear. It was already too much to see her but having her corner him like that. He wasn't taking it very well. "She yelled at me to stop... and that's when I screamed at her to let me go."

The silence that followed was nearly suffocating but Glynda managed to speak as soon as Jaune decided he didn't want to continue.

"You screamed at her?" She asked with a raised brow. It took Jaune a moment but he did give her an answer.

"Yes... I did. And somehow... it worked." There was a hitch to his tone that Glynda caught. But, Jaune continued before she could even ask. "She stopped for all but a second and that's when I shoved her away from me."

Jaune wrapped his hands around Glynda and this time she returned the gesture. It was obvious to her now what happened.

"I slowly started to crawl away... then I remembered turning... and the running. I ran until I got here. That's all that I remembered."

Glynda spent her time contemplating, what she just heard... it confirmed her fears for Jaune. Despite herself, Glynda began to talk about what she learned from him, "Jaune... well, Jaune I don't know how to say this. I don't want you to be too startled when I say this but... I believe that you may be suffering a form of Post-traumatic stress..."

"W-Wh-What?" Jaune stuttered, completely stunned by the revelation. "Post-traumatic stress...? H-how could I have Post-traumatic stress?"

Jaune couldn't believe it. He didn't want to believe it. But by the look Glynda gave to him, this was very much was the truth.

"Jaune, you experienced things that, frankly, some of us don't want others to experience their whole life." Glynda held him close to her and Jaune couldn't help but look on completely dazed. He couldn't believe this was happening. "You experienced something so traumatizing that... you refused to acknowledge it without even know that you were. It can happen sometimes, to people who experience traumatic events."

Jaune shook. No, it wasn't possible. Most hunters don't go through any post-traumatic stress. The call to duty, the reason why they became hunters was so that they can face Grimm without fear. Yet, here he was, in a world where pain and fear were close by and he didn't even know it.

"Jaune, you were betrayed by those closest to you. It caused you emotional harm and then the bullying started," At the mention of bullying, Glynda felt Jaune shift beneath her. If she looked down, she would have seen Jaune gripping his arm in distress. "You were cutting yourself, Jaune. To cope with the stress... and then, there was the spar... and your suicide attempt."

"But," Jaune tried to argue. Really he wanted to deny all of this. "Why haven't I showed any signs? If I had PTSD for so long, as you said, why hasn't been there obvious signs until now?"

"Jaune," Glynda called, taking a deep breath. There were many things she wanted to say but now wasn't the time. First, she wanted Jaune to realize and accept the fact that he was suffering far longer than he realized. "Think, what was different from those times to what happened recently? What caused you to go over the edge? To make you think that it was better to just... let go?"

Jaune didn't need to think. He knew who exactly she was referring to.

"It's them... isn't it." Jaune took a sharp breath as his heart beats rapidly. "It is because of them that I... have this?"

Shaking, if Jaune were to ask Glynda she would say they were just small tremors. But really, the shaking was caused by the heartbreaking conclusion that he came to. His old friends, the ones he trusted and now distant acquaintances, the people that made him cut his wrist and nearly cost him his life... are the reason for his condition.

For his Post-traumatic stress disorder.

It didn't help that Glynda agreed with his conclusion. "Yes... unfortunately, they are. You cared for them, Jaune. There is no denying that but when they left you... a part of you broke. And it let you down a dark path."

Broken and defeated, this time the tears in his eyes continued to flow without stop and Jaune could not deny the pain he felt for so long. Not anymore.

"Why... why did they leave me...? I... I was in so much pain... I... I just wanted to be a hero..."

Jaune clung to Glynda as she held onto him. Her own arms were shaking and if he looked up Jaune would have found her nearly breaking down as well.

And so, they cried, Glynda was silently weeping while Jaune was openly bawling. The pain in his heart wouldn't subside until later in the night. Glynda held onto him for as long as possible.

Jaune was exhausted, both physically and emotionally. The stress was taking its toll on him and he finally collapsed in the bed. Glynda wiped her eyes before turning back to Jaune. A sad smile would have greeted him if opened his eyes as she held onto his hand for a while longer.

A few moments would pass and Glynda finally let go. She moved Jaune a bit and rested a blanket over his body. He needed to sleep; both of them do.

It was with these thoughts that Glynda moved to her desk across the room where her scroll was waiting. She took it up and sent a small message to Ozpin. It detailed that she wanted to speak with him first thing in the morning.

It was with a sober mood that she put her scroll back down on the counter, where a charger waited to be used, and went outside to the hallway and closed the door behind her. She knew that if she stayed then Jaune would wake up. She pressed her forehead against the door for a moment and brought her fist up to pound on it lightly.

If she stayed inside then Jaune would have heard her cry. And try as she might, she didn't want him to grow worried. Her legs felt weak as she slowly slid to her knees and bent down in a praying position. Her hands hid her face as she continued to cry.

It was late into the night when she finally opened the door to her room. If anyone saw her at that moment they would have seen a different Glynda from the one they grew to know. She closed the door behind her and went to her bed. Any emotion that she felt right now was forgotten as her face slid into an apathetic state. She slid into her covers and turned off the lights. The room was silent as Glynda let sleep take over.

She knew in the morning that there would be a lot to talk about concerning the young man.

Ruby

Ruby walked down the hall with her arm still clutching the part where Jaune had hit her. The pain never left so she went about staggering back towards her dorm.

She was tired. Both physically and emotionally.

But even when the pain was gone she still felt an immense stinging in her heart. It was from the guilt that she felt when she saw Jaune's fear and tear ridden face. Any hope she had to talk with Jaune was gone that day. And, if anything, she felt that it would be impossible to even try if they met again.

We hurt him so much...

Why? Why did we leave him? Why did I betray his trust?

I knew his reasons for coming to Beacon. To become a Huntsman.

He wanted to be a hero... a hero who wanted to protect the people who never wanted anything in return. To him, the act of saving people fills him with happiness.

To protect his family,

His loved ones,

His... his friends.

So... so...

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Ruby staggered into her room, small tears falling from her face of what little she had left. She looked around and noticed that no one was awake. Or so she hoped. All she wanted to do right now was get into bed and sleep. Her gaze turned to a wall, the wall shared by another team they were neighbors with. Team NPR's dorm.

Jaune's old dorm room. The place he would call home and where I would always find him whenever I wanted to talk with him. Where I would always find him reading comics and talk about superheroes. To ask him if he wanted to hang out. To be there with advice or encouragement when I needed it when I was feeling upset.

And now, she thought bitterly, a reminder of the things I took for granted.

She remembered the fun times they used to have together. He was always there when she needed him. His smile would always brighten her day and they would laugh and talk about things that came into mind. It all came crashing down as she realized that those times were now over.

She took it for granted. His kindness. If she wanted to talk or hang out, Jaune would always be there and make time for her. It made her happy.

Now... now it no longer holds his presence. Now it is just a room with one less person inside. A room that used to be the place I could find him. The place I could always find my best friend.

It was with these thoughts in mind that she finally changed into her pajamas and climbed into her bed. Sleep seemed to allude her before she started nodding off. However, as she slowly closed her eyes, the only thought that came to mind was Jaune... and how she slowly crawled away from her.

The next morning

The sun shines brightly outside as the rays hit Ruby as she started to stir. She blinked away the sunlight for a bit before turning to her scroll.

Six thirty, Friday, October 11th … plenty of time before the others should start to wake up. I should take a shower while I can since I know I'm not going back to sleep.

Lazily, she climbed out of bed and dropped towards the floor. The jolt caused her to remember vivid details of what happened the night before. Her heart was filled with guilt once more but she couldn't cry. The pain was she felt was no longer there.

All she felt was a numbing sensation in her chest that just didn't feel right.

Ruby ignored it at the moment and went to take a shower. She grabbed her uniform and went inside. She noticed her reflection in the mirror and when she looked at it she wasn't surprised to see what she found.

Her face had tear marks leading down her face. Her hair was in terrible shape and her eyes were slightly red from the crying. But, even with all of this, Ruby's face remained the same from when she woke up; completely apathetic with a slightly paler complexion than normal.

She didn't really care about it as she turned on the water so it would be at the right temperature. Checking with her hand, she felt the water was at the acceptable range of heat and began discarding her clothes.

Throughout the entire shower, her face remained the same. She finished and stepped out of the shower with a towel in hand. Drying herself and putting on her uniform, she checked the mirror and found no difference to when she woke up.

She picks up her dirty clothes and puts them in a hamper for washing later and stepped outside to check the time on her scroll.

It's seven o'clock, they should start waking up about now.

True to her words, Ruby saw that Weiss was slowly starting to rise from her slumber.

"Ruby?" Weiss called as she slowly rose from her bed and stretch a bit. She turned to focus on her when she noticed Ruby come out of the bathroom. "What are you doing up so early? How long have you been awake?" It was then panic overwhelmed her as she fell from her bed. "Wait! What time is it!? Are we late?"

She asked fully awake and ready to head into the bathroom in a moments notice. The resulting noise caused the others to wake up as well.

"What happened!? What's going on!?" Yang shouted, jumping out of bed and looking ready to fight.

"Nothing's happened Yang, Weiss was just surprised that I'm up so early," Ruby informed them in monotone. That seemed to do the trick as Yang, at least, calmed down. Ruby was about to continue but was interrupted by Blake.

"Ruby," She called from her covers as her head slowly popped out. "I know I am not the only one thinking this but... why are you up so early and dressed for the day?"

Blake was getting out of bed when Weiss looked ready to comment but was stopped by Yang. "Yeah Rubes, you are usually the last one up or at least you would wake us up with only an hour to get ready."

Ruby shrugged, not really caring at the moment.

"I just woke up early. I knew how long it would take you all to get ready so I went in first. Besides, it is not like its the end of the world if it happens so let us just move to pass this and get ready for the day." The tone she used was different compared to the other times she spoke to them. Frankly, it was strange to everyone but Ruby. They decided to drop it for now and went to get ready for class.

"Ok Ruby, we'll get ready. Why don't you go over to Team JNPR's room and see if they are awake? You can go ahead and get some breakfast without us." Weiss said before she entered the bathroom to brush her teeth.

"Okay…" was all Ruby said before she turned towards the door and left. As soon as Ruby closed the door, Weiss came out of the bathroom and turned to the others.

"Okay, we all know something is going on with Ruby. She seemed really off just now." Weiss said as her gaze lingered to the door to their dorm.

"Yeah, and did you see her face?" Yang asked while wondering what was going on with her little sister. She knew something must be up as Ruby usually was so cheerful. Her intuition was telling her that something bad happened and this worried her. She remembered the only time Ruby acted like this... and it was after she learned that Summer was dead.

I hope she isn't like this because of that faker. I know she still cares for him but she has to learn that he is not good for her. He lied to us. Lied about what he did and what he got away with. That is something that we can not forgive.

"It was completely devoid of emotion. Usually, I'd call it morning grogginess but it hasn't changed the entire time we talked." Blake pointed out. She knew that there was something going on with Ruby and thinks what could have possibly caused for Ruby to act like that. "She was completely apathetic towards us and woke up before any of us did. If it was us, waking up early wouldn't have been too strange. But, the fact that it was Ruby gave me warning signals. That and she didn't seem to care at all about anything."

Yang agreed despite her growing concerns. "You're right, Blake. I know my sister better than anyone and I know that something must have gone wrong if she is acting like this with us."

Weiss sighed. This wasn't something she wanted to deal with this early in the day. "Well, there is not much we can do for now. We need to get ready and have breakfast. Perhaps during lunch or after classes are over we can ask her about it."

Lunch

Lunch was a different affair and was getting stranger and more worrisome for the three. Ruby, so far, has been acting the same since this morning. Throughout the classes she had, Ruby wouldn't goof off or not pay attention like she usually would. Instead, she was completely focused on everything that was taught. She was even awake the whole time during Port's lessons!

What was even more concerning was the fact that she hadn't spoken to them at all.

Now at the lunch table, where everyone was seated as normal and team NPR was looking on in worry to the side, Ruby was staring at the empty space in front of her... the spot where an awkward blond man would usually chat with her. Everyone else was eating, or as normal as they could as they had noticed Ruby was acting differently. Ruby had her plate of cookies and milk like she usually has but when she ate, she would eat slowly and in small amounts. She was also not brimming with happiness when she takes a bite that even Nora grew silent as she played with her food at Ruby's change. Team NPR turned to the rest of Ruby's team with a looking asking what was going on. In response, they shook their heads and told them they didn't know.

The atmosphere was near suffocating that Yang couldn't take it any longer. Yang decided to ask her a question, concerning her behavior since she was seated next to her.

"Hey, uh, Rubes," Ruby didn't seem to hear her and so didn't respond. She tried again. "Hey, Ruby, you there?"

Again, no response. Yang had enough and shook her shoulder to get her attention. It worked as Ruby snapped from whatever daze she was on.

"What is it, Yang?" Ruby's voice was a plain monotone like before. Everyone was concerned, as she wasn't usually like this.

"Well... uh, well I wanted to know if you were okay? You've been acting weird since this morning and it is kind of worrying us."

"Nothing's wrong," A lie yet Ruby didn't say anymore and went back to quietly eating. There was a look in her eyes that made Yang look on in slight frustration. She tried pushing the issue to get a better response from her.

"Ruby, you are not alright and you know it. Tell us what's wrong so that we can help," Ruby stopped eating and dropped her cookie. It was an obvious sign and nobody said a word. She turned to Yang, looking miffed.

"Nothing's wrong, Yang. And I would appreciate it if you would stop asking me about it." Her tone was angry yet lacked the enthusiasm of a sister annoyed by her pestering sibling. "I'm okay, and that should be enough. Now, be a good sister and kindly leave me alone so I can eat."

Ruby was never one to elaborate much on her words. But when she does people find themselves surprised that the young reaper can, in fact, be pointedly annoyed. Yang sat there stunned by what Ruby said. She returned to her food and said nothing, clearly, she was a bit shaken by her words. Ruby, for her part, silently continued eating while occasionally looking at the empty spot in front of her. She still looked upset.

"I've lost my appetite," She declared as she stood from her seat, her plate of cookies and glass of milk forgotten. "I am going for a walk," Was all she said as she left them in her seats and walked away.

As she was about to head for the exit, to her left she saw Velvet. She was holding two trays of food and this time Ruby knew she was heading to where he is.

At least you get to see him.

Velvet

Exiting the cafeteria with two trays in hand isn't a hard thing to do. She hummed to herself as she began heading towards Glynda and Jaune's shared room.

Training has been going good so far and his studies have bumped up a bit. It's strange that he didn't text me this morning though. Hmm, maybe Miss Goodwitch pushed him again last night? Well, it's not like its important since I can just ask him about yesterday's progress.

Velvet continued to head towards her destination as she slowly started thinking of the time she spent with him. If someone were to look closely at her face, they would clearly see a very bright blush painting her cheeks. They were good friends, Velvet and Jaune, before the betrayal but haven't talked to each other as often since he spent most of his time with Team RWBY and his own team. That changed, however, when fate decided to screw him over. It was a like a tide, with Jaune cast adrift in the sea of hatred that is trying to drown him in pain and sorrow for his revealed transcripts.

Velvet's recollection of this terrible event brought anger clear in her features. Jaune, to her at least, was never a bad guy. He didn't deserve what happened to him. She knew his dreams and aspirations. He wanted to become a hero who protects people. He doesn't want to be judged by his intentions and actions but it instead led him to nearly killing himself.

They were his friends and spent more time with him than she ever did. In a way, I envied them. But now, I pity them. They let him go because he was weak... that he didn't deserve to be one of us. He gave them everything. His kindness, his friendship... and they just threw it all away. In a heartbeat. When his secrets were revealed.

They must've never truly have been his friends...

If they left him to himself so quickly.

"Hey! Velvet!"

Velvet stopped in her tracks and brought out of her thoughts by someone calling out to her. She turned and her frown turned into a smile as her friend and teammate, Coco, joined her.

Shoot! It just had to be her that sees me around here! I can't let her know where I am going!

Coco was one of Velvet's best friends beside Jaune. When his transcripts were revealed to the school, at first, she wanted to know why since she didn't know anything about Jaune until recently. All she knew was that she was a good friend to her. She would talk about how much fun spending time around him was and that he was generally, a great guy. Overall to Coco, Jaune sounded like a nice guy so she wanted to know why he would do what he did. Sadly, she never had the chance to ask since almost the entire student body was shunning him. That, and he was working around to try and evade everyone, which included Velvet.

She heard rumors about how his friends have dumped him when they found out. After which, they became his biggest bullies. Now, if you asked Coco how she felt about it, she would first like to learn their reasons. Until then, the only things she thought about them is that their jerks for what they did to him.

"Uh, hey Coco," She called to her nervously. "What are you doing here?" With her quick reflexes, Velvet tried to hide the two lunch trays she was holding behind her. And was utterly failing as a result if the slight smirk in Coco's face was any indication.

"I've been doing some last-minute training. Came to grab lunch but saw you. What are you doing with two trays by the way?"

"I was... uh, extra hungry!" Velvet declared, much to her embarrassment. "So I asked for an extra tray and a set of food. I wanted to eat in peace so I decided to eat in the courtyard."

Coco didn't buy the reason for the two trays. She did, however, understand why she wanted to eat at the courtyard. Being a Faunus isn't easy even if you are studying in Beacon.

"Okay... that makes sense. Except, the way to the courtyard is like in the opposite direction you know? Definitely not the place where you are heading,"

"Um... uh..."

As Velvet was stuttering and trying to come up with an excuse, Coco took a deep breath and sighed. She moved closer to Velvet and gave the Faunus a hug. Once she let go, she placed both of her hands on Velvet's shoulders. Her grip was strong as she lowered her sunglasses and looked Velvet directly in the eyes.

"Look, Velvet, I know that you've been spending a lot of time alone. And I don't know why. But, if it has anything to do with Jaune and how he mysteriously vanished from the face of Beacon... then you know you can talk to me, right?"

"Uh..."

"I just want to let you know, since the others are beginning to worry. That and I've been missing my best friend," With that done, Coco let her go and began walking away. It took a few minutes but Velvet managed to take deep breaths and calm herself down. But the guilty feeling in her chest said otherwise. She didn't like keeping secrets to her team but at the same time, she couldn't leave the blond knight alone.

I knew what I was signing up for when I decided to help Jaune.

But... it still doesn't make it any easier lying to them.

She looked back to where Coco disappeared before continuing heading her way back to her destination.

I can't worry about that right now though. I still need to give Jaune his lunch.

With her mind made she continued walking towards Glynda's room to see Jaune. It was a safe venture, with no one really stopping her and no bullies to deter her as she got there. She placed one tray on top of the other carefully before knocking. Nobody answered. She tried again and still no response. Jaune must be sleeping in. It was no surprise to her as Jaune usually tends to sleep after an intense bout of training. So, she used her scroll to get in. Glynda gave her scroll access so she could enter and visit Jaune whenever something like this happens. Skipping lunch, or in his case breakfast, isn't something they were keen on him skipping.

Opening the door, there was still no response. This prompted her to get inside and look around. Her ears perked up when she heard a noise to her right.

"Get... away..."

Upon looking at the source, she saw a terrible sight. Jaune was in the corner of the room, curled into a ball, with tears leaking from his eyes.

Somewhere...

"I don't like this," A voice said somewhere in Beacon. "Look at Ruby, she is barely hanging on from the stress..."

"I don't think we can do anything to help," Another replied. "Jaune seemed to have found her, or in this case, she has found him."

"I know, it isn't that hard to locate him once you have the time. I mean, have you seen the routine the three of them are using?"

"I think it is a good thing. The three of them have made time to both studies, teach, and train just for Jaune. If anything, I am almost proud of him."

"Really? I guess we can be. Fearless Leader has come a long way."

"Is it enough to forgive him though? If anything, we can forgive him. The others just... aren't so accepting."

"Nothing we can do until Jaune decides to show himself again. Hopefully, it will be soon. I really miss having him on our side. I don't really care that he faked his way in or that he is pretty much a civilian. It just makes his title as fearless that much more defining."

"I am not arguing that. When the time comes, I will support him. If we can have Ruby and Jaune talk it out, then things can go back to normal... or as normal as we can be even if divided."

"Speaking off, did we ever find out why Pyrrha seemingly just... outed him?"

"No... and she refuses to talk about it... or Jaune,"

"Guess it can't be helped. We'll have to wait for a miracle to happen."

"Have you heard anything from them?"

"No, though last I heard they were in Vacuo."

"You think they'll come?"

"They better! We haven't seen them in months!"

"Okay. Hopefully, things will calm down before then."

Beta Corner:

If you have received this soon. Then it came out during my Birthday. Happy birthday to me. So here is my gift to you all. That and all the revisions I made to all the previous chapters.

It took a while but I managed to do it all. There is a bit of retconning in a few of them. But, I did that to give other characters more defining moments. Can't have Jaune hog all the spotlight. This chapter is not something I really put my all in editing. There isn't much to work on and I just went ahead with what the author wants. The last bit is something I added because I think they needed screen time. Till then,

Alewar Warinot.

Cur Sombre

Hey everyone sorry for being gone so long and taking forever to update but I was in the hospital for a while and was being treated for about 4 weeks and wasn't allowed to have my phone or technology so I couldn't update or anything but that's no excuse. Anyways good news is that all the chapters have been revised and updated and should hopefully not take as long to get the next chapter up. Go ahead and review or leave me PMs, I love hearing your thoughts and questions.

Ok, Bye!