The lights turned on and the dark figure in the center of the stage moved her head just slightly to stare at the twenty drones around her. The helmet she was wearing didn't show her expression, but if her body posture was anything to go by she wasn't fazed, despite being surrounded. The drones lighted up and pulled assault rifles from their backs, signalizing them to start.
The first one was cut in half mere second after pointing its gun.
The woman, visible by the body tight outfit showing her curves, moved in a speed many would call unnatural. Her long black sword, curved and single edged, cut the second drone in half as if they were made of butter and not military grade alloy. The first drone to fire tried to get her from behind only to see its target to dodge elegantly. All of them started firing, but were cut into pieces with precision and determination. After one minute the last drone fell down.
She didn't sheathed her sword as a giant robot took place to the arena, not wasting time and attacking, forcing the woman to dodge its several weapons and powered limbs trying to end her. As the robot kept attacking she dodged, until an attempt to crush her with its iron fist allowed her to jump into it and cut it off before jumping on its 'head' and piercing it with the blade. A few more piercing and the robot convulsed before shutting down.
"I must say, James, they lasted more than I expected against her." Ozpin commented as he, Ironwood and Glynda watched the battle. The woman in black battle attire left the underground testing facility under Beacon. Ironwood didn't seem pleased with the results.
"The new generation of synthetic soldiers is supposed to save lives, Ozpin. By sending them into the field, we can avoid losing our children to Grimm… and things worse than that."
"I understand your reasoning, old friend, but I also have reservations over this technology. They don't feel pain, so how can they understand the pain they might cause? How they can show mercy if they aren't able to ask for it? And of course, if you were able to do it, to create a machine able to feel pain and show mercy, feelings, in what way they will be different from you and me?" Ozpin finished and Ironwood stared at him for a second.
"That's just a philosophical question without purpose. They're machines created to serve us, to protect us." Ironwood defended his intentions, and while Ozpin showed no reaction, Glynda was less pleased.
"In the same way in the past people said the same about the Faunus? That 'they aren't Humans, they are just animals'? Besides, how easy is to convince people of going to war when you say you're just sending those… things?"
"They were made to protect. Atlas has no intention of using them against our allies."
"This sword was made to fight Grimm, but I can use it to cut your head off, Jimmy." The woman who fought the drones said as she removed her helmet, revealing to be Orimura Chifuyu. "That's the problems with tools; they can be used in many ways depending on the people using it."
"There are safeguards that will prevent that. I promise you all that those will protect us." James said with certainty.
"I'd be not so sure about it, Jimmy. They are nice toys, but not substitutes for a true Hunter. As you could see, I dealt with them easily. They don't have instincts or the capacity to be creative, so even our students could defeat a dozen of them. And great part of it is simply the lack of Aura." She stated as she served herself of coffee.
"There's no such a thing like magic. We just don't fully understand Aura yet, but I don't see why we can't replicate it."
"Aura is said to be a reflection of our souls. So I wonder… would a machine with Aura also possess a soul?"Ozpin wondered over Ironwood's words. "While I'd love to keep this discussion, I have my students to tend. Today they choose their first mission tailing a professional Hunter, so excuse me."
With that both Ozpin and Glynda left, leaving Ironwood and Chifuyu behind. The tall man groaned and returned to the panel before him, while the woman enjoyed her coffee. He pressed a few buttons and some drones came to remove the destroyed ones from the test arena.
"Would you rather send your nephew out there or one of my drones?" He asked the teacher and she opened her eyes.
"If you ask me like this, of course I'd rather send a tin can with a gun than him. But then my question would be who would be the one giving them orders? Who would be the talking cricket on their shoulders?" She said as she dropped her empty coffee cup in the trash.
"You can trust me."
"You won't live forever, Jimmy. None of us will. My question then becomes what the next generation will learn from us?" Ironwood sighed and held his arm for a second.
"You know, you never really told me why you left Atlas. I know you followed your brother, but you had a brilliant future ahead of you."
"I had a future chosen for me, you mean. Become an officer; maybe be in your shoes. But the most important thing for me is my family. I don't regret my decision."
"If you ever want to go back, I can restore your citizenship, give your old rank back." James offered and Chifuyu smiled sadly.
"Funny." She spoke and walked to the door. "Considering I had to literally run away from Atlas just to do what I wanted."
The door closed behind her, and Ironwood returned to the panel.
…
"How about this one? Security over the construction of a railroad?" Ren asked as Jaune flipped the missions available for their field assignment.
"I would not survive the flight." Jaune pointed as they saw the long distance to the construction site.
"I like this one. Clean an old dust mine of Grimm." Pyrrha suggested.
"Dark, damp and in the middle of the forest, meaning no pancakes." Nora vetoed.
"This one sounds perfect then. Seaside village dealing with a pack of Beowulfs. They offer accommodation and food. It does look pretty and calm too." Ren suggested and Nora already supported it.
"Well, we have our mission." Jaune stated as he used his scroll to select it. "It was worth coming early to choose. I bet it won't have many missions like this later."
As he moved to go back inside Beacon he stumbled at someone and instinctively held the person by the arms. When he realized who he was holding, he gulped as her eyes sat on his face. Cinder had a small grin on her face, but made no motion of separate from him. In fact, she motioned to get closer.
"Hello, Jaune." She said with a melodic voice.
"H-Hi, C-Cinder…" He stuttered and swallowed as she tilted her head just slightly, and he could smell the perfume from her. It was fierce but pleasant at the same time.
"We need to stop meeting like this. In fact, maybe we should meet for a coffee… or would you prefer dinner?" She suggested, one finger touching his chest.
"I… uhhhh…" He was speechless, which angered a certain redhead.
"Actually, I believe we need to prepare for our field mission." Pyrrha said in a polite tone, but her anger sipped slight on her voice. Cinder noticed it and made a mental note, but her own smile didn't faltered.
"Ah, Pyrrha Nikos. Jaune is really lucky to have you as his partner."
"That I am…" Jaune admitted and Pyrrha smile got more honest. "And she's right. We don't really know how long the mission will take, so, uh…."
"I'll wait for your return then. I'm really interested in you." She affirmed and Jaune gulped again, while Pyrrha expression hardened. "After all, it's not every day you get a chance to meet someone like you."
She left but made sure to swing her hips more than usual towards Jaune, who once again gulped loud and tried to not stare. He was then tugged by Pyrrha and she dragged him with her, while Ren and Nora followed, the bubbly girl chuckling knowingly at the scene. Pyrrha only stopped dragging him when they met with team RWBY along the way.
"Hey guys." Ruby cheered.
"Bold of you to walk hand on hand." Weiss commented and pointed at the fact the champion and the knight were indeed holding hands, and the redhead girl immediately let go with a few 'sorrys' out.
"That isn't bold…" Yang said as she grabbed Jaune's arm and put it between her breasts. "This is bold."
"Stop this indecency right now!" An angry heiress demanded as she pulled the brawler from the boy, who was fuming from his head. Pyrrha immediately thought of trying it too when alone, but overheated at the thought. Blake wondered if she could use her 'bellabooty' as Yang called it to get a reaction from him.
"Have you guys chosen your mission?" Ruby asked while ignoring whatever her friends where trying to do with the blonde boy.
"Yes, we'll help hunt some Grimm in a small village." Ren said, showing a little more happiness than usual, not to say he was actually showing emotions.
"It'll be so much fun! Oh, I even will take my swimsuit if we got a chance for a dip! Do you have one, Pyrrha? I bet you do, and I bet you'll look great with it!" Nora babbled and the champion smiled a little.
"We'll see, Nora. We're going on a mission, after all. So, how about you girls? Any idea what kind of mission you want?" Jaune asked them.
"Oh, something on the southeast so we can invest…" Ruby's mouth was covered by Weiss hand.
"We are thinking of some investigation mission and the southeast have a lovely weather this time of the year." The white haired girl affirmed and her team nodded.
"Riiiight… But you promised to call me if you ran into problems… though I think its problems that run into you." Jaune commented and team RWBY squirmed nervously.
"I promise to call you first if we find trouble." Ruby said offering her pink finger to the boy, and he smiled and hooked it with his own, and they shook making it official.
"We might get going or else someone might take the mission we want." Blake said and the two groups walked in opposite directions.
…
"Did someone hear barking?" Ren asked as he checked their equipment for the mission.
"Oh, maybe team RWBY got a dog!" Nora said excitedly as she jumped on her bed.
"I don't think animals are allowed. Besides, doesn't Blake dislike dogs?" Jaune inquired and they shrugged. The boy checked his armor one more time and groaned a little. Apparently he had a growth surge since it wasn't fitting as nicely as before.
"Maybe we will need to ask the forge to refit it." Pyrrha suggested noticing his concern, and he nodded in agreement.
"Yeah, but I'll have to do it back home when we go to visit. It's a special alloy developed back there." He said as he checked it once again, a habit Pyrrha embedded in his brain.
"Oh yeah! We will go to the beach and then to Jaune-Jaune home! I want to meet all of your sisters! And your mommy and daddy! I bet your daddy is just an older version of you! Oh, and eat secret Arc pancakes! Is there sloths there?"
"My dad looks like Chifuyu-nee, Nora. With the exception of my younger sister, all of my siblings and I got more in common with mom. There's no secret Arc pancakes, but we do have a secret chocolate cake." The mention of chocolate cake made Pyrrha give a small happy jump when nobody was staring. "And I never actually saw a sloth before."
"Blasphemy! We'll take you to the zoo next opportunity!" Nora declared.
"By the way, we don't really know much about your home." Ren asked as he finished his checks. Nora and Pyrrha also turned a curious gaze at the boy.
"Why ruin the surprise now?" Jaune dodged the question with a smile while he grabbed his scroll. "I promise you all will enjoy it and that my family is eager to meet you all. And since we are talking about it, I'll go call them."
Jaune grabbed his scroll and walked out of the room. Calling his family was always a chaotic affair with everyone wanted to talk with him at the same time. As he walked the corridors he saw the students commenting on their missions and what they planned to do in the next break. He always found it odd that despite them all being different most of them got excited by the same things.
With that thought in mind he walked to the best place to call his family without disturbing anyone, the back garden. It was a nice place, with many benches and trees and almost no living soul around most of the time. He wondered why no one used that spot for a 'date' but considering many dorm windows pointed in that direction maybe it wasn't that much of a good idea. He was walking to his favorite tree when he saw the unmistakable flow of golden hair.
"Yang?"
"Oh, hi Jaune. Going to call home?" She asked as she pointed to the scroll in his hand.
"Yeah. Weren't you guys going to your mission today?"
"We are. I just decided to get some fresh air before meeting them in the airfield. I'm eager to go back, actually, so we can see Aunt Charlotte and your sisters again."
"I can tell you everyone back home is eager to see you and Rubes again. Anya in especial is really excited." Jaune commented and Yang smiled, before she frowned a little and got closer to him.
"You'll be careful too, right?" She asked unusually shyly and looking at him in an almost pleading manner.
"Of course. An Arc never goes back in his word." He answered with his goofy smile and Yang couldn't help but smile back, before grabbing his hands and holding then tightly.
"You're important to me. I'd be really sad if something happened to you."
"Yang?" he asked as he rubbed her hands with his thumbs, and she tightened her grip slightly.
"Did you know you're the first person I ever kissed… I mean a real kiss?"
"Oh… you mean that one?" She nodded and Jaune smiled a little more nervously. "It was my first too."
"I have to go now before a certain ice queen calls me yelling. But when we get back, I'll tell you something I should've said long ago. So promise me, Jaune Arc, that you will be careful."
Jaune didn't know why she was asking him that, but he could see her eyes were begging him for that. She looked even prettier with that expression, and his heart beat faster than before, making him confused. He knew Yang for so long but that was the first time he ever saw that side of her. And he knew another thing.
She was important to him.
"I promise." He said with a smile and a gentle hand on her cheek. She smiled back, then gave him a quick peck on his lips before running away, leaving a shocked Jaune behind. He stood there for a long time before his brain rebooted. He had no idea what just happened, but he decided maybe he needed to really talk with his mother, so he called home. As soon as someone took the call he smiled, as several female voices started fighting for the phone.
…
Jaune sat on his bed and stared at his scroll. In the screen the missed call from Ruby stayed and he tried to contact her back, but she was out of range. He was growing worried when he felt a hand on his shoulder and saw that Pyrrha sneaked on his bed, staring worriedly at him.
"She's probably fine. Remember they have a professional Huntsman with them…"
"Oobleck."
"…which I'm sure is as good enough as any other professional Hunter." She added with just enough conviction to that doesn't sound like a lie. "I'm sure she's fine, maybe she just wanted to talk. The sun is going out, so she might have lost notion of time. Come on, since we're awake, we better get ready for our own mission."
Jaune nodded and grabbed his clothes from under the bed, deciding to let Ren and Nora to sleep as long as they could.
…
"What was that?" Glynda questioned as she saw the dark clouds billowing from the city.
"Trouble." Chifuyu stated as she saw it too. Then she saw a bullhead already moving on towards the city and grabbed her scroll and checked the news. "Grimm invading the city and… I think I'm seeing my nephew's friends there. Meaning Jaune is going there."
"What? Inside the city? How?"
"I think we'll ask about that later. We better get as many students possible and contain this breach." Chifuyu suggested as she started walking, while Glynda called the other teachers. "I'll get the bullheads ready."
…
"Sorry kiddos, but I ain't getting any closer than this. Too much Nevermores to fly safely. You'll have to walk."
"Thanks Cid, this is enough." Jaune declared as him and the rest of the team jumped off the bullhead and they started running towards the enemy. "Nora, can you get there faster with your hammer?"
"Sure thing!" She declared as she converted her weapon to hammer mode and fired a round against the ground, flying away.
"We need to keep the Grimm contained in one place!" Jaune declared as he readied his shield and sword.
"I don't think we have enough people to do so." Ren declared calmly, despite being actually worried.
"You're right… We kill any Grimm on the way, prioritize any threatened civilians! Saving people is the most important thing right now!"
The three of them arrived at the square where they saw Grimm coming from a hole in the ground. Nora was already blowing them up (or would it be down?) and crackling like a maniac while doing it, something Jaune was sure it was done to terrify the Grimm (he was terrified alright). Pyrrha took the charge to his chagrin, the girl and Ren engaging the beasts. The knight groaned and called the Grim out while evaluating the situation.
A big Ursa answered his call and Jaune swung his sword against it, the several cuts killing the creature before he moved to the next target. As he moved he heard familiar fighting sounds and saw team RWBY fighting them. He decided that the question as how they appeared there would be better answered a next time.
"Everyone, team RWBY is surrounded! Let's open a path to them!" Jaune called his team and they moved, slicing and smashing Grimm along the way. After a few moments they reached their 'sister' team as Ruby called them.
"Jaune! I called, I swear!" Ruby shouted as she sliced a Beowulf in three with her scythe.
"I know; it was a missed call!" Jaune answered as he skewered a Creep. "How you even accomplished this?"
"It wasn't us you dunce!" Weiss protested as she fought an Ursa. "It was Roman and the White Fang!"
"How you even keep running on them?" Pyrrha asked while defeating three Boarbatusks at the same time, then tossing her shield to get down some small Nevermores.
"I think we should wait to ask questions for AFTER we took care of this mess!" Blake shouted while dodging a Beowulf.
"Right! We can't stay here or we will be surrounded!" Ruby shouted over the sound of her gun firing.
"OK! Pyrrha, you and I will protect the flanks! Nora and Yang open the path while the rest cover our back!" Jaune declared and everyone agreed… until a giant Creep came from the hole and ran towards them, his thick tail whipping the smaller Grimm as it moved.
"I think we need a change of plans… NOW!" Yang yelled as they started firing at the thing coming roaring at them.
The Creep was mere meters from them when the roar stopped and its head fell to the ground, the body going after as the teenagers dodge it before it fully stopped. They all stared shocked at it when they saw Chifuyu standing atop of it with her sword drawn.
"I knew you girls were involved on this. I swear you do it on purpose just to annoy us teachers." She declared calmly. "Arc, Rose, get your teams to the edges and keep the Grimm inside this square. Reinforcements will arrive soon."
"Reinforcements?" Weiss asked when they heard some shouting.
"Nobody move! Junior detectives!" Sun declared proudly while waving his badge.
"We have badges so you know this is official!" Neptune added and they fist bumped.
"If those are the reinforcements, we are doomed." Blake sighed. Then they heard bullheads approaching and dropping several students and teachers. Coco made a big show of herself as she kicked a Grimm in the middle of its legs before showing her Gatling gun.
"How she even put that inside that box?" Jaune screeched in surprise.
"You have your own orders to follow, Arc." Chifuyu declared as she jumped to slice a King Taijitu in half.
"She's right! Let's move to the edges of the battle!" Ruby shouted and they all followed.
The battle took a long half hour before being contained. Thanks to the arrival of the students and the intervention of the Atlas airships they were able to contain the Breach on the few blocks that composed the square, and most of the damage was done to the buildings, with very little casualties. As the battle ended the students reunited in the middle of the square, happily nodding to each other with the sense of a mission accomplished. The feeling only got bigger as Roman Torchwick was dragged by the Atlas soldiers in handcuffs.
"So, how exactly this happened?" Glynda asked as she approached team Ruby with Chifuyu. The four girls started talking at the same time, giving both women a headache.
"I'll explain back at Beacon, Glynda." Oobleck offered as he drank coffee from his weapon/thermos, which made some students question exactly what he was drinking. "I think our students deserve rest for now."
"Very well. You will be questioned no matter what, but I think you can rest first. And Mr. Arc, you acted like a true Huntsman by taking your team here at the first sign of danger. I'll be sure your team receives a commendation." Glynda concluded as she started walking towards the Atlas soldiers.
"But you still need to work with your blade arm. Too stiff. I'll be sure to correct it." Chifuyu added making the boy pale a little before she walked away. Jaune turned to his friends and started petting Ruby.
"You gave me a scare."
"Sorry, 'dad'." Ruby answered jokingly.
"I'm glad you all are OK. I know we all fought Grimm before, but this was…"
"Scary. The people screaming really put this all in perspective." Yang added sadly.
"We all fight them fearlessly most of the time, but that's because we can. The common people…" Blake added.
"We won and we should be happy about it. Sure this was a planned attack, but we are Huntsmen and Huntresses in training so when things like this happen we can protect the people." Weiss proudly said and they all smiled again.
"This was indeed a victory to be proud of." They turned to see Cinder approaching with her team, smiling at them.
"And I was thinking our time in beacon would be boring." Emerald added with a smirk.
"I honestly can pass with another Grimm invasion for a while." Jaune said as he sat on the ground with Pyrrha by his side.
"Tell me, how you girls even discovered this was going to happen?" Cinder asked Ruby.
"We kinda stumbled upon it?" She said nervously. Cinder stared at her for a moment before nodding and smiling again.
"I think Roman got careless then." Cinder murmured and grabbed her scroll and started walking away. "I'll see you all again later."
As she moved away they all sat around to catch their breath and relax a little. The clouds moved unassuming, and the occasional Atlesian airship gave them a darker shade to relax on, but that didn't worked to dispel the biggest fear they all ah dint he back of their minds.
How frail was the safety they had.
…
Ozpin knew what was going to happen. The Council was made of elected officials, and they were more concerned with their voters' feelings than with reality. Of course they would jump at James Ironwood promises of safety, and James would comply with their requests if it meant doing things his way. But the headmaster knew in his bones that this was a mistake that would sooner than later come to bite them back. He at least could be proud that his students were willing to fight for the people.
He was taken from his thoughts when he heard the sound of the elevator arriving.
"Ms. Orimura, how can I help you?" He asked as the brunette woman walked to his table, still wearing her battle attire and had her sword on her side.
"Let me guess, Jimmy and the Council decided to take matters out of your hands." She stated as a matter of fact as she sat in front of him.
"They did, indeed, but that was expected. They are afraid and believe power will protect them." Ozpin accepted as he served them coffee. "With the Festival nearby, they would rather try to pretend nothing of this happened or can happen again."
"It wasn't your fault, Ozzie. Not this at least." Chifuyu stated as she took the coffee being offered. "But this means there are people actively trying to sow chaos, and we won't stay put."
"I see Charlotte decided about that matter."
"She decided it long ago. In fact, you can say the decision was just about when, and now we need to shake things up a little bit." She said with a small smirk that Ozpin gave back.
"So, what exactly I can expect?" he asked, but then his terminal rang, and he saw who was calling before trading stares with Chifuyu. "Good afternoon, Charlotte."
"Good afternoon, Ozpin. I saw the news. I suppose today wasn't being a good day for you."
"I had better days, yes. But any day get better when an old friend call."
"Indeed. I was wondering if you could give my son and his friends an extended leave, considering they fought in the Breach as your press is calling it. I want to send an airship to take them here as soon as possible."
"I believe that can be arranged. But I also believe this is not the only reason you called me."
"Perceptive as always. Yes, I'm inviting you and other important figures from Remnant to our festivities next week. I was hoping you and Glyn would come."
"Of course, I'll make sure to keep the date free. I suppose it'll be a good opportunity to talk about recent events and maybe come to an agreement."
"Hm. I'll be waiting then. I hope my sister-in-law can escort my son."
"I'll give her the same leave. But tell me, have you called James yet? I think he won't be as happy as me." Ozpin wondered and he heard a small chuckle from the woman on the other side of the line.
"James is a good man, but I'm not really worried about his feelings. I'll see you soon."
…
"I don't know if I want dinner… I barely want a bath… I just want to sleep." Ruby complained as she rode on Jaune's back.
"No one will skip bath." Weiss demanded weakly, looking at her partner and wishing to be in her place. Being carried would feel nice at that moment.
"I'll see if I can bring some food to our rooms." Ren offered, knowing he wouldn't have peace with Nora if he didn't provide food.
"Pancakes!" She demanded as she snored on his back. Apparently she had an auto mode for her favorite food.
"I hate when the adrenaline stops and all the tiredness kicks in." Yang complained as she stretched herself. She was happy everything ended up well, but her mind drifted to the mysterious woman that saved her in the train. Her thoughts were interrupted when they heard a scroll ringing.
"Sorry, it's mine." Jaune said as he grabbed his scroll. "Mom? Hey, how are you? And before you ask, we're all fine and unhurt."
"Hey Aunt Charl! I'm really excited to go visit next week!" Ruby said as she waved from Jaune's back.
"Hello, Ruby. Look how much you grew! You're a young woman now." Ruby smiled brightly as she stared from Jaune's shoulder at his mother. The rest of the group moved closer towards them. "Actually, I already talked with your headmaster, and he agreed in giving you all a bigger rest, so how about coming here after tomorrow? I hope it doesn't become a problem."
"Oh, I mean, will it be, people?" Jaune asked his friends and all gave mixed signs towards him. "OK, raise your hands everyone that can go after tomorrow." All of them raised their hands, even the sleeping Nora. "We are all good, mom."
"That's perfect! Your sisters will love the news. You must be tired now so I'll send the details tomorrow. Your sister will pick you up with our private airship. See you all soon, au revoir!"
"WAIT! Which sister?" The call ended before Jaune could question her. "Oh please tell me it won't be Nero…"
They all started talking at the same time now, the tiredness almost forgotten. It was then that Yang's scroll beeped, signalizing a message. Since everyone was talking loudly only her noticed the beep and took it, imagining was some friend asking about details of the Breach. But as she took it she stopped walking altogether.
If you want information on your mother, meet me at midnight in front of Beacon's fountain.
OMAKE
A few months after Jaune first met then, eleven and thirteen respectively Ruby and Yang had been invited to come to the Arc family's farm home for a while. Both were excited to see Jaune again but something was clearly up. One of his sisters, Nero, had locked herself with her brother in Jaune's room. His family, bar his father and couple of sisters who were out dealing with other matters, were gathered outside to receive Taiyang and his daughters.
"Hey Charl." Taiyang greeted the Arc matriarch as they approached the group staring at Jaune's bedroom door with worried faces.
"Hello Taiyang." Charlotte returned the greeting with a smile before returning her gaze to the window.
"What's going on?" Ruby asked looking at everyone gathered.
"Jaune's in his room." Chifuyu explained not taking her eyes off the door. "He's refusing to leave."
"Jaune, sweetie come on at least have some breakfast." His mother pleaded to the window.
"I'm not, coming out!" Jaune yelled back stubbornly, his voice cracking like that of a girl.
"Jaune, what's wrong?" Yang asked, being slightly pissed that after being so eager to see him again he locked himself on his room. The family start walking inside and stood at his door, where they could hear muffled sounds of clothes.
"Yang and Ruby are here already?" Jaune groaned. "This is all your fault, Nero!"
"I only tried to help you get dressed! Umu! You look definitely beautiful like this!" Nero answered trying to hold in her laughter.
"Nero, what have you done this time?" Charlotte asked her daughter, raising an eyebrow but already knowing what to expect.
"My brother lacked the proper clothes to receive our guests, so I just helped him dressing up." Nero tried to explain and laughing proudly.
"Because you dumped paint over all of my clothes!" Jaune yelled indignantly.
"Umu! I said I was sorry, besides that was an accident!" Nero protested not sounding very sorry at all.
"Why did you force me into your underwear though?" Jaune demanded causing everyone else widen their eyes.
"The outfit wouldn't be complete using your boy's underwear." Nero replied with an evil laugh.
"Chifuyu could you..." Charlotte motioned her head towards the door.
"Alright. Jaune, I'm coming in." Chifuyu stated as she made for the door. "And you're coming out like it or not."
"NO!" Jaune yelled in horror as Chifuyu forced her way in.
It didn't take long before the Orimura woman came out, dragging Jaune with her, the boy dressed strikingly like Nero. He was wearing a frilly-styled red dress with a translucent portion in the front of the lower skirt, just like his sister the difference was that it was colored blue instead of red.
Upon seeing him, everyone bar Ruby and Chifuyu burst out into laughter at the sight, although Chifuyu had a hidden smirk on her face.
Jaune's face immediately went red as he tried to hide him behind his aunt.
"I'll get you back for this Nero." Jaune vowed glaring at his younger sister who was laughing harder than anyone else.
"You are welcome to try little brother." Nero answered as she started taking pictures.
"Don't worry Jaune, I think you look pretty." Ruby told her friend giving him a comforting hug even as every kept laughing and taking pictures.