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Note: Hnnnnnnnnng, I want to write so badly but am finding it harder and harder to do so due to time constraints. For example, this would've come out yesterday, but I only had time to write the battle scene, since I had to end up completely planning out two essays for some classes of mine today.
This is getting a bit ridiculous, and I think I'll be trying to figure out how to balance all this time better. (Figured it all out. I'm just a bitch and not realizing it'all fine and I'm just overreacting for no reason. By the way, this is me from two days after writing this note! The end note is me after just finishing it, about ten minutes before uploading it.)
Anyways, just as a note…. For some reason everyone assumes that I am nerfing, or I have nerfed, or will nerf Jaune into oblivion. Let's get this clear: I'm not. The patch was me making things more balanced. Will he still be quite as over-powered as before? No, but before he could've gotten way too strong way too quickly. Now he'll remain well leveled and powerful, while at the same time not being too powerful too quick.
Welp, off we go. Man, I hope I get this out in time.
The Woman Whisperer
Chapter X
The riding crop smacked her hand harshly but she didn't even appear to feel it as she glared down at them. Despite the fact that she was only two inches taller than Jaune while wearing heels, Glynda seemed like a giant from her position, and from his position on the floor kneeling, head bowed.
"Do you boys care to tell me how this happened?" She spoke the harshness in her voice making him wince before opening his mouth and feeling nothing come out. "I am very doubtful that you managed to cause all of… This. At least, doing whatever it was I found you doing when I walked in."
Jaune shook his head glancing briefly to the side where Cardin too was knelt head down. They may be enemies, and they may not like one another, but against a common terror, the common man accepts whoever he can as an ally.
They would tell her nothing. Their one moment of alliance, agreement. This would go down into the unwritten book, for a new unwritten rule of being a man. 'Never spill what happened to Glynda lest you wish for a riding crop against your bottom, and your face in the dirt.'
She must never know what truly occurred that day. She must never know that on that day, the world went crazy… She must never know of the five minute war within the walls of Beacon.
~o0o~ The Woman Whisperer ~o0o~
Six Minutes Previous
Time slowed as his fist went flying through the air and Jaune noticed the ripple effect behind his fist as reality rippled as though a stone was thrown into the pond of space. Knuckles nearing the bully's face as he saw his eyes widening ever so slowly, Jaune almost could imagine the room behind him.
Back and to his left, there would be a tray flying into the air as someone stood up abruptly knocking it away from the table. Back and to the right there would be someone already halfway across the table as the rest of them dove for cover, the lettuce in the salad spilling out over them covering them in it's tasty goodness.
His own table would likely be flipping as Yang's hands flew into the air. Food would fly towards Weiss and Blake, both of which would have their hands held out in front of them, ready to deflect or at least stop the food from staining their clothing which were unfortunately white.
Nora would already be standing up, bench in hand, yes the entire bench as she prepared to leap into action to take out five innocent bystanders with one blow, while Ren himself would remain serene, about to take a step forwards into the mess in the air as though calculating every trajectory so as to walk through unscathed.
Pyrrha would likely be standing, her hands outstretched as the silverware behind her crashed and remained still in the air ready to release an infinite amount of firepower at their opponents. Already he could hear the swirling and clashing of harsh silverware upon silverware, and he couldn't help but to imagine a cloud of whirling spoons grinding someone to pieces.
That. That was what his team was like. That's what they'd always be like. They were going to help no matter what. All it took was one little push.
In the amount of time it took for Jaune to blink, the world came crashing to reality and he felt his knuckles pop as they rammed into the side of Cardin's jaw sending spittle flying before they engaged truly.
You've gained +5 closeness with Blake!
Leaping up from behind their leader, the rest of Team Cardinal were already in action with Russel already wielding two spoons rather than his usual dual daggers. Seeing as there was no halberd or short sword lying around the rest of them went unarmed.
Exploding into chaos of shouting as people began wading towards them, and screams as some select few were knocked over by the ones fleeing or the few food plates flying through the air, more and more people began getting up until everyone was up and fighting.
Pushing over Cardin while the rest of his team attacked, Jaune grabbed onto a tray stopping one of the spoons inside if before twisting it and moving his body to block a high kick from Sky as he flew into the fray.
He was doing well blocking their combined assault and good teamwork until one of them slid underneath him attempting to kick Jaune's legs out from under him. Jumping upwards, Jaune threw down the tray landing on it on the way back down, he crushed the boy's leg underneath it hearing a crunch before he jumped following a set of projectiles hurled in his direction.
Flipping through the air, he landed on a table with his arms out before looking down and seeing that for the most part, this table still had its trays on it. Rushing towards him, the still standing members of Cardinal who weren't working on resurrecting their recently knocked over leader, continued onwards unleashing an onslaught of devastating attacks were they to hit.
Ducking underneath one and smacking his palm into Sky's elbow, he sent his arm further on its course, but this time faster as it swished through the air a blue blur. Leaning back Jaune avoided the straight punch coming from his left only to catch the leg before it hit him in the chest and twist sending Russel spiralling towards the ground.
Letting out a groan as he landed, Russel clenched his fist before rolling back to his feet and engaging once more, makeshift weaponry in hand. Coming forwards with a constant barrage of weaponry, Russel's spoons constantly pushing him back as he blocked them as well as he could with his tray.
Constantly being forced back by the rapid onslaught, Jaune turned backhanding Sky across the face with the tray as he attempted to sneak up on him with a series of plates in hand. Russel, seeing this opportunity rammed his shoulder into Jaune before throwing the spoons in his direction.
Feeling the spoons slice into his uniform despite their rounded edges, Jaune gulped as he was sent sprawling onto a table. Laying on his back while the team came up upon him, makeshift weapons in hand, Jaune took that single moment to look around the room.
Unofficially, the people of Beacon had taken sides… Or at least, fought for survival.
Blake was wielding some sort of extremely long chain of sausages as though it's a whip of some kind while wielding a baguette in the other like a longsword. Watching as she jumped smashing one of her fantastic knees into the chin of a third year, Jaune briefly questioned why the chain of sausages was so long but shook that off.
No time for that.
Across the room Pyrrha went and moved quickly and efficiently surrounded by a silver cloud of death which enveloped and destroyed all of those around her as she sliced their clothing and skin, the silverware spoons propelled onwards by her polarity.
Ren had somehow gotten hold of a pair of leeks and was using those to beat back several of the other first years hankering to get towards a group of sobbing women likely attempting to 'rescue' them from this madness and get them to be their girlfriends as rewards.
Yang was fisting someone- Wow, out of context that could sound odd… Yang was punching someone with turkeys on her fists rather than the usual gauntlet, while Ruby sliced in and out finishing them off with a long turkey drumstick.
Looking upwards at his impending doom, Jaune saw that Cardin had gotten up and now they were coming towards him. Groaning again and ignoring the pain in his back as he attempted to stand before feeling a kick to his shin. Crumpling back against the table, he felt a foot press into his shoulder as Cardin stood partially on the bench.
Russel jerked his head upwards, a single one of his retrieved spoons under his throat and another pressing into his back, while Sky and Dove held his arms at his sides. Retrieving their team leader, he couldn't help but notice a large watermelon somehow made into a makeshift mace with the creative use of a salami was gracing his large hands.
Raising the huge mace above his head in victory and grinning, Cardin looked down at him. "You really shouldn't have screwed with us Jauney-boy… Let me tell you what…" Cardin said while his grin somehow broadened.
"If you admit that I am the best and most powerful hunter in training, beating you by huge leaps and strides, I won't knock you out here and make you look like an idiot who picked a fight he couldn't win for some animal." Cardin spat out that last part at the word animal making Jaune clench his teeth and buck against the hold of Team Cardinal. He'd use his skills, but seeing as nobody else was that would just be unethical.
So instead, he decided to talk his way out. "Cardin, the second that mace comes do- Look out!"
Jaune's eyes closed before there was a sickening crunch and a few screams from around him suspiciously all sounding like a childhood friend named Wilhelm. Standing where Cardin used to be was Nora wielding the very same mace which Cardin had been using previously. Across the room lay the bully himself rubbing his back as he picked himself up out of the pile of wooden debris which used to be a table.
"Thanks for the save Nora!" He said giving her a thumbs up before looking around. The entire room was a mess, food being everywhere, covering people and walls alike. Tables were smashed, and Jaune was pretty sure at least one person had a bench crushing their legs.
She gave him a mock salute before laughing and smacking her hammer into the groin of another unfortunate bystander attempting to make a run past her to the exit. "At your command Fearless Leader!"
Nodding towards her, Jaune pointed in the general direction of the rest of Team Cardinal. "Hold them off until Pyrrha gets to you as backup!"
Saluting him with a terrifying and violent grin Nora went bounding through the battlefield knocking away things in her path. It disturbed him how easily she crushed people's legs and continued onwards as though she hadn't noticed.
Looking towards where Cardin had fallen, Jaune raised his fist moving his foot back as he got into position. Having seen Naruto enough times to know the proper form, Cardin emulated him perfectly.
Both of them looked each other in the eyes and there was a brief lull over the battlefield as everyone wondered what would happen next. Eyes narrowing together, they unleashed their battle cries and flew forwards fists screaming through the air heading towards their apex!
Time slowed and Jaune knew that this would be it! This would make or break him! Jaune's very fate would be decided by the outcome of thi-
"MS GOODWITCH'S ON THE WAY!"
A terrified scream appeared in union as survivors and those who were destroyed scrambled to their feet panicking like headless chickens. Somewhere Jaune heard a window break and saw a flash of blonde hair but that was only his imagination.
He skid to a stop on the stone blocks of the cafeteria floor mere feet away from Cardin as they both began sweating. Looking at their fists, around the room, and then back at each other, he and Cardin nodded. "We'll finish this some other time. For now, survival is the most important thing."
He nodded dropping his cocked arm before walking slightly closer within advising range. "We need a way out."
Jaune rubbed his forehead. More and more people were beginning to pile tables and the odd chair against the door. Not that that would stop her long. They had mere moments before she bust in that door.
'We can't pretend somebody like Yang did it… She'd find a way out or snitch on us if it meant she got out of trouble… Or maybe not I suppose, but that would still get me out of her goodbooks, and I'd like to very much stay in those. Blame it on Nora? No, not even Nora could inspire this kind of pandemonium around the room… Perhaps we could create a distraction using a large pile of chairs to cover our escape? No that would also not work…' Jaune's fist clenched. Surely! Surely there must be some sort of way to get out of this. Bending over and running his hands through his golden locks he pulled on them feeling the brief pain before he bent back upwards with a shout.
He could see his entire life flash before his eyes, every second going as quickly as a mere flicker before everything rotated to a single stop on one skill that could save him. The one skill which could save them all from the depths of hell which lingered within the Goodwitch's magic.
Your WIS has gone up by +1!
Your INT has gone up by +1!
Jaune began dancing. It was a beautiful and slow thing in the start, and all eyes soon wandered over to him, eyes pulled by an impossible to resist force. Equipping his dancing titles and perk, Jaune danced and did his work, the entire world feeling the temptation, the tingling sensation in their arms and legs urging them to do something except sit still.
He could feel it, as he turned, moved his head back, and danced like the madman he was, the entire room could feel it, the intense power the unsurmountable energy being exuded by the man's dancing.
His body flowed like water, and in mere moments, his fifty-fifty percent chance became reality.
So You Think You Can Dance?: Due to your multiple prestiges and end maxing out of the 'Dancing' skill tree, you've gained this perk!
There is a 50% chance a flashmob will start if you start dancing.
Any dancing you do with others is perfectly in sync without practicing.
You are able to dance even without music since there's always a song in your heart!
As one the army moved. All of them heard the same song, the same calling he did. They found themselves without knowing why, and those that had an idea soon lost themselves to the very notion that it didn't matter.
Nothing mattered except the dance.
Matching their moves to his exactly, the entire mob had turned into a flash mob, in perfect sync. They would all be surviving, as they too gained the grace of Jaune Arc, who would very soon be known as the dancer in Beacon.
It's very own 'Twinkletoes'.
Twinkletoes: You have become a dancer of the likes Beacon has never before seen! Congratulations and may your dancing only make you more and more popular with the ladies!
Any dance routine you do allows for +1 closeness to any girl up to once per day.
Any dance routine you do allows for stat gain if done with enough rigorous energy.
Dancing takes 300% less effort.
Jaune grinned to himself not realizing that because he was everyone else was. Maybe his maxed out 'Dancing' skill wasn't useless after all!
Suddenly, so as to stop the silent dancing, music blasted over the Beacon PA, and things came to a full swing. Backed by the lads from Team Cardinal, Jaune danced forwards surrounded by them as the skill partially allowed him his solo only for him to back off when finished to be replaced.
And so it went on.
In that brief thirty seconds of dancing, nobody except for Jaune had noticed the tables flying away from the door bouncing back into position while the food launched itself out the window and the plates reassembled themselves.
Lifted into the air by purple aura, Jaune stopped and gulped.
His future was highly uncertain. But on the brightside, 'Twinkletoes' had done it's thing.
Your closeness with Pyrrha has gone up by +1!
Your closeness with Ruby has gone up by +1!
Your closeness with Weiss has gone up by +1!
Your closeness with Blake has gone up by +1!
Your closeness with Yang has gone up by +1!
Your closeness with Glynda has gone up by +1!
Your closeness with Velvet has gone up by +1!
~o0o~ The Woman Whisperer ~o0o~
"So…" Glynda's foot tapped against the repaired flooring of the cafeteria. "Will you tell me freely? Or shall I simply give you the harshest possible punishment without a fair trial?"
Jaune gulped. "We were just dancin-"
"Don't dare lie to me Mr Arc! Simple 'dancing' no matter how coordinated or well done could cause such a ruckus, and would definitely not cause the cafeteria to be in such a sorry state.." She pushed up her glasses. Thankfully she'd figured that Cardin and Jaune were behind it and let everyone else go pending further investigation. "Now, care to tell me what you were doing?"
Jaune looked over to Cardin. Cardin felt his eyes on him and briefly glanced over. United they stand…
"W-we were just dancing-" Jaune began to get out cursing himself internally for stuttering. He may have briefly bought them time, but soon the clock would strike twelve and the party would be over. Soon they'd be in real trouble.
"Now Glynda… I'm sure that Mr. Arc is telling nothing but the truth when he says they were simply dancing." Came a voice from over his shoulder. Still too terrified to turn around, Jaune sat there trying to recognize the voice.
As the man walked towards them, he heard not two, but three clacks against the stone as he approached. Ah, must be Ozpin and his cane.
"Let the children be children Glynda. We both know that they will not be able to act that way forever." Now within his line of sight, Ozpin took a sip of coffee from his mug. "Feel free to leave boys, but know that this kindness will not be extended twice."
Both of them nodded and rose before turning and walking towards the doors of the cafeteria while Ozpin turned to Glynda.
Doors swinging shut between the duo, Jaune was about to go his own separate way before he heard Cardin stop walking, his feet silent against the pavement. Turning back around, Jaune raised an eyebrow. "We're free Cardin, we should take the opening and go very, very far away from here."
Sighing, Cardin stopped for a second looking at him. Standing taller than Jaune by one, maybe two inches, there wasn't really a huge difference. "Arc, I don't like you."
Jaune nodded. "I've kind of gotten that vibe, yes."
Cardin stepped forwards again and Jaune prepared to cast his black lightning on his ass.
"No, the previous vibe was pure hatred." Cardin said grinding his teeth together before swallowing and continuing. "But I don't hate you anymore. If anything, it's… It's…"
The bigger man stopped, breathing for a second before noticing Jaune's obnoxious hand waving him on to get this show on the road, continue talking. Man, without realizing it Jaune could be really impatient sometimes.
"I still don't like you, but you grew some balls Arc. So, I grudgingly respect you." He said raising a pair of fingers and holding them a fingernail apart. "But only by that much."
With that, Cardin walked off his footsteps echoing around the empty courtyard of Beacon. Jaune couldn't help but raise an eyebrow at the next pop-ups.
Cardin's previous relationship status has gone from: 'Unable To Be Described Using Mortal Languages' to 'Grudging Respect, Strong Dislike'!
Nodding to himself, Jaune turned towards his dorm-rooms. It's time to take a shower, go over his stats, and maybe get some homework done in the meantime before bed. Hopefully nothing else exciting would happen that day.
~o0o~ The Woman Whisperer ~o0o~
Jaune sat on his bed, legs crossed with his eyes as well as mouth closed as he meditated on the bed. Or at least, seemed to meditate to the expert in the residence Ren who'd long since stopped trying to break him out of it.
According to Ren, Jaune was better at staying focused than even he could! Which was quite the incredible feat considering that Ren's semblance was literally emotional control. But of course, jaune wasn't being focused on his inner self or inner being, he was focusing on the important things in life.
No… Not boobs. While those were important and drifted in there every once and awhile, they were not at the forefront of his mind whenever he did this. His stats were there, inside his mindscape where he was currently looking over and managing them.
Name: Jaune Arc
Level: 24
Title: Twinkletoes
Nickname: Fearless Leader
Perk: So You Think you Can Dance?
HP: 1000/1000
AP: 8600/8600
Basic Stats:
STR : 55
DEX : 57
VIT : 50
INT : 43
WIS : 42
LUK : 21
Romance Stats:
Charm: 25
Looks: 26
Wit: 23
Stat Points: 73
Lien: 17,400
His stats have gone up immensely from the actual combat he's done over the day. He'd turned off notifications for stat gains if only so that he wasn't told about his raising luck whenever there was a gust of wind and someone's skirt flew up.
Though, he did appreciate that part of having a higher luck.
With his strength being higher, Jaune could now benchpress Yang! Or at least, the amount he assumed Yang weighed. Now that he thought about it in depth some more, Jaune realized that maybe it would be better for his health if he didn't ever mention, or even think of what Yang might weigh again.
Weight is just one of those things you can't mention.
With his dexterity Jaune was almost fast enough to outrun the slowest person in class if he really tried now! Of course, in battle he was decent enough due to his increased reaction time gifted to him by the game, but he could always be faster!
Jaune's vitality was actually surprisingly low. Jaune personally believed that it could be his highest stat, but it seems as though since he wasn't taking damage all the time that it wouldn't be going up. Though, after his fights with Yang and Cardin, it's gone up by two or three points, so it seems as though his thought was correct.
Jaune's intelligence and wisdom were lower than most stats, if only because he would rather be having fun than sitting in the library surrounded by dusty tomes. Though, through study imposed upon him by Weiss during their dual Team study sessions, his intelligence and wisdom have gone up a fair bit.
Luck… That was still quite tricky. For some reason, while he was gambling it rose a bit, but then stopped rising as fast one he figured out a good efficient way to do it. It seems as though once he knows how to make it go up, that way becomes obsolete for a set amount of time.
All throughout this, Jaune's been separating some of those skill points from when he's leveled up into his various skills keeping them more or less even enough. Looking at his current amount of seventy three, Jaune looked at his increased level.
Ah yes… Throughout the month Jaune had done various little odd quests here and there. Some of these of course being things like: "Go get Ruby more shampoo!" or "Get a A on the history quiz!". While they were oddly silly sometimes, there were lots of them during the peaceful days so that he basically went out looking for people to help.
Not something he'd truly done before, even if he always was one to lend a helping hand.
Along with doing these little quests, Jaune's romance stats like charm and wit have gone up. Charm whenever he was particularly charming in his completion or doing of them, and wit went up almost whenever he went to do something for Yang. Of course, that was mainly because she teased him, and Jaune somehow managed to think through the flustered feeling over taking him and shoot a tease back.
So, most of his romance stats went up as well. His looks going up when he got more buff of course. Though, if Jaune were to look into a mirror, he felt as though he could say with complete confidence that nothing has really changed.
Well, his fingernails and hair grew back a bit faster, which made him use a razor blade extra over the month, but really there's no point nitpicking about something so tiny.
Opening his eyes, Jaune finished. His stats were in over, he felt no need to change up his current set up for titles, perks or nicknames since the dancing ones had served him faithfully and well. Skills? Those were also sorted out, though some of them weren't quite as high as he thought they should be. But oh well, they worked.
Sword Proficiency (Level 28)
Shield Proficiency (Level 33)
Aura (Level 29)
Aura Shield (Level 23)
Spinning Aura Arrow (Level 22)
Aura Chains (Level 21)
Black Lightning (Level 14)
Style Of The Phoenix! (Level 12)
Grimm Anatomy (Level 23)
Grimm anatomy was an interesting skill which had brought him some more insight into the game. All of a sudden in the middle of Professor Port's class, it had gone up from 'Grimm Anatomy (Basic)' to simply 'Grimm Anatomy'. Which meant of course that he'd prestiged it away from what was basically 'Civilian Understanding' to 'Hunter-In-Training Understanding'. While it hadn't done a whole lot, Jaune was pretty sure if he were to come up upon some grimm anytime soon he'd be able to manage them alone as long as there weren't too many, and they weren't too high leveled.
Standing up from his bed, Jaune looked around the room. After his shower and doing some homework, he'd taken that small break to look at his stats, and now his room was apparently empty.
Had his team up and abandoned him!?
Sighing, Jaune looked at the clock. It was about seven now, so time for dinner. Oh, they must've left him an hour or so ago… Meaning that they'd probably be coming back to the room soon… Would they have brought him sustenance though? Shaking his head, Jaune slipped on his shoes and began walking towards the door.
With Nora around, it's likely they already have enough on their plate.
Get it?
We get it. Your WIT has gone up by +1!
Never make that terrible a pun again or we will not hesitate to smite you.
Jaune shuddered. Sure, the game had given him an extra point for his wit, but then they threatened to smite him? Who was 'we' in that sentence!? So many questions and so little time! Opening the door, Jaune stepped out into the hallway before feeling his scroll buzz.
Opening it with a quick slide of his thumb over the diamond shaped scanner in the bottom, Jaune noticed he had a message. That's odd! Who would message Jaune at seven PM on a Tuesday?
Yang: I don't know why, but I feel the need to say: That was a pretty good one Jaune! I don't know why I feel like I need to say that, but it needs to be said…
Jaune raised his eyebrow. Good one? She wouldn't be referring to the pun is she?
Yang: I'm not sure, but I think I could just be delirious from missing lunch earlier. You sorry for that yet lady killer? Making a wonderful gal like me starve for no real reason?
Looking down at his scroll, he raised it upwards slightly fingers tapping across the screen.
Jaune: Oh sorry. But to be fair, I think we can both agree that punch I landed on Cardin at the beginning there was pretty awesome! Heading to the cafeteria now for dinner. If you want anything just ask.
The response came a second later with a picture attached. It was just her and Team RWBY sitting around a table. With her leaning into the picture smiling, it was hard to see but behind Blake looking at the camera with obvious distaste, he was pretty sure Nora was being scolded for setting that pot on fire.
Yang: Already eating dinner, don't worry about it. Though, I am kind of wondering what happened earlier… I don't think anyone really cares too much, but it's odd how we all started dancing in perfect sync isn't it? Also, there's something I want to ask you tomorrow morning!
Jaune gave a 'phew' of relief. While sure, Nora may have set something on fire, at least it wasn't the entire table this time. Not knowing what to say to her comment about the dancing, Jaune simply went to the last bit.
Jaune: Oh god!? Have I somehow failed you!? Have mercy Yang! Mercy!
Laughing at his own lame response he leant against the wall of the hallway looking into his phone while the little 'typing something' bubble popped up on her side.
Yang: Stop being such a drama queen lol. Don't worry you're not in trouble though ;) See you tomorrow morning!
Well, good to know he hasn't failed one of the most terrifying and wonderful women he's ever met. That would've really sucked.
Jaune: Okay. Goodnight.
Yang: Night.
Looking upwards from his scroll, he tucked it into his pocket and began walking down the hall. Turning left instead of right this time, Jaune decided he would take the long way to the cafeteria so as to avoid them. From the picture, he gathered they were about done… It just wouldn't do for him to have ended the conversation there to then see her moments later!
Walking down the hallway, he realized he was in the territory of the second years now.
'I haven't met any second years yet I don't think. Well, okay maybe that's a stretch, but I can't really say I'm friends with any of them. I'd approach that Yatsuhashi guy, but he's a bit huge and intimidating even for me! I mean, jeez his sword is just huge!'
Getting lost in that train of thought for a brief moment, Jaune nearly bumped into the person who just stepped out of the room to his right shutting the door with a soft click behind them. Stopping himself in time with his hands out in front of him, Jaune teetered for a second before moving back and looking at the near victim of his careless walking.
Looking her up and down, he caught a bit of ankle flesh but the rest was hidden by a light brown robe except for her neck and hands. Well, those body parts and her face of course. Looking downwards at the shorter person, Jaune noticed the deep brown eyes, cute brown haircut and adorable brown rabbit ears atop her head!
Jaune snapped his fingers startling her for a second before he looked at her. "It's you!"
The girl coughed awkwardly for a second. "I-I guess it is."
Reaching his hand out forwards, Jaune smiled at her and noticed her visibly relaxing. "The name's Jaune Arc, pleasure to meet you!"
Looking him up and down for a second while her ears slightly twitched, she extended her hand taking his in a weak grip which he tightened up for them seconds later. While giving the handshake he marveled at how soft her hand was.
"Velvet Scarlatina. It's nice to finally meet you properly!" She said far more open now. Hopping back from him for a second, he realized that her hand felt velvety soft back there. An appropriate name indeed. "Thanks for hitting that guy earlier…"
She stuck up her fingers, pressing the two index finger points against each other for a few moments looking a bit bashful. "I-I would've done it myself, but I didn't really want to hurt anyone. A-after all, we're here to fight grimm, not each other right?"
Jaune laughed and she tensed again, now looking at his face while he talked rather than before how she just kind of looked at his neck. Yes, he could tell when she did that! "Don't worry about it Velvet! My dad would've never let me forget it if I left a girl as adorable as you to the cruelty of Cardin!"
She stuttered for a second and blushed before looking at him. "Y-you think I'm adorable?"
He nodded. What kind of question is that? "Of course! Whoever doesn't needs to go grab a dictionary and look up adorable. It would literally be a picture of you for the definition!"
She punched him lightly in the chest getting an exaggerated reaction from him. "Stop! You're making me blush!"
Jaune reached up scratching the back of his head a bit. "Well, don't worry I'll be leaving real soon for dinner anyways."
She pouted at that and he instantly felt like destroying whatever just made her pout. A woman like that should be completely protected by everything! To the death! Anything that hurts her should be obliterated! Have you heard that accent!? Too cute for the mortal realm… Too cute!
"I didn't mean that you should go!" Velvet said for a second ears slightly drooping before she looked back up at him. "Just- Ah… I-I just want to say that I really appreciate what you did earlier Jaune… T-to be honest, I stuck around afterwards just to talk to you and say thanks, but you were already gone."
Jaune frowned. "I'm sorry! Man… Really it's my fault, I should've gone to seek you out earlier and see how you were feeling. Speaking of which, are your…" Jaune just kind of trailed off. Would it be rude to mention her ears?
Dawning appeared on her face and Velvet gave a little smile bouncing in place once. "Don't worry! I'm totally fine! They're sensitive, but don't really get damaged all that much you know?"
Jaune smiled at the adorable bunny girl. That's good to hear. Get it? "Well, I'm glad to know you're feeling okay Velvet."
Stepping to the side, he gestured in the direction he assumed she was heading. "Care to head to wherever you're heading together? I'm going to the cafeteria myself, and if you're going I'd be glad to accompany you!"
Velvet gave a little giggle before hefting up her hand showing off a shiny bucket in her hand. "I'm heading to the vending machines just down the hall to grab some ice for the room. But sure, I suppose you can accompany me!" She said.
So, there they went, down the hallway and to the vending machine. Once done there, he said goodbye and went on his way to the cafeteria to grab some food. That was a pleasant conversation, but he still would like for a bit of nutrients to enter his system.
Not to mention of course that he had the oddest craving for red velvet cake.
~o0o~ The Woman Whisperer ~o0o~
Note: Done! Damn, I wrote a lot today! Five thousand or so words. I mean wow. Just wow. But, it turned out much nicer than I thought even if I didn't quite get everything I wanted! Though it's about eleven right now, so I took an hour longer than usual… But to be fair, I did this in four hours, which I think is a new record for me. But being fair once again, this story is currently the most fun to write, and is the only thing I'm actually managing to get out.
You guys should get a 'Criminal Mastermind!' chapter on Tuesday. Weird right? Well, I've got an essay due Tuesday, so I can't work on 'Criminal Mastermind!' Monday… Sorry about that. But on the bright side, I'll have like four hours over Sunday and Monday to write just a bit of smut… (Raven smut currently!~)
Anyways, please. Leave a review and have a wonderful day! I'm going to answer these reviews, then put in the stats and relationship points before going to bed. (I hope you loved the puns you bastards. It physically pained me writing some of them despite the fact that they came so naturally.)
Review Responses:
djmix12: Why thank you! I liked that line too :)
zen-aku the spirit of the wolf: Haha, not quite like that, but pretty close.
Frank Horrigan: Nice! Yeah, there are some nice older cars for cheap though.
: That's a bit too brutal for this story!
rwby1989: Nah. Jaune get's closeness with Glynda whenever he fights basically. Also, yes: Coco is coming soon. .
AgentDraakis: 10 as you'll soon see in the stats. He got +1 more because of the dance though.
Random O'Panda: If anything, you're my senpai!
DeadLyokoBrony: Thank you!
SilverIceRing: Haha, yeah it's a go alright! Not quite yet, but soon.
SonAwesome: I blue balled you?! Is my writing accidentally erotic all of a sudden!?
desdelor97: Thanks man! Still consistent I see!
Benthino: Hell yeah!
Sertry: Thanks for the review :)
X3runner: True enough. Also, imagine how romantic the rose petals could be under the right circumstances eh?
Flare Dart: What? Why are you reminded of Google Or Gavin?
AmythystProne: Thanks for the advice mate!
Josh Spicer: Eventually using chaos one can create order.
Guam: Thanks!
runelt99: No, but I hope this was satisfactory!
lordrednight: My god. My eyes, how they burn. Your puns hurt man. I'm literally trembling.
SeaZZor: Isn't everything I do gold though?
Mysterious Mr. E: More interactions with CFVY very soon, more with Blake very soon, more with Glynda very soon, more with everyone really!
PasiveNox: Yup!
MaverickHunter13: I ship them too! I actually ship Jaune x Every girl. Yes, even Cinder.
TalonIbnLaAhad: Haha, not quite, but still a good battle I think.
LS14: Yes indeed!
SEEMS L3GIT: What does: "Hmm... More potatoes needed for maximum effort." mean?
Doria The StoryTeller: Thank you! I won't be nerfing it anymore I don't think. Also, yeah we'll be getting skill trees more soon. As for description, the title cover has: 'The Gamer' on it, so I think it's fairly obvious.
Yifto: Thanks man!
dragongen13: Just a matter of time, but don't worry I've got it planned out. As for Cinder and Emerald, I like them quite a lot actually and they will be apart of this story.
Done. Holy shit, I'm so sick of typing. Just want to sleep. Goodnight everybody! Hopefully my schedule re-normalizes itself soon! (It will don't worry. Also, I went back and added some points for Blake which I forgot to put in when I originally updated. Don't worry, it's all good.)
-DragonManMax
~o0o~ Stat Shit ~o0o~
Name: Jaune Arc
Level: 24
Title: Twinkletoes
Nickname: Fearless Leader
Perk: So You Think you Can Dance?
HP: 1000/1000
AP: 8600/8600
Basic Stats:
STR : 55
DEX : 57
VIT : 50
INT : 43
WIS : 42
LUK : 21
Romance Stats:
Charm: 25
Looks: 26
Wit: 24
Stat Points: 73
Lien: 17,400
Name: Pyrrha Nikos
Closeness: 33/100
Relationship Status: Crush
Gifts Received: Mood Understand
Name: Yang Xiao-Long
Closeness: 23/100
Relationship Status: Good Friend
Gifts Received: Mood Understand
Name: Ruby Rose
Closeness: 35/100
Relationship Status: Tingly Feeling Friend?
Gifts Received: Mood Understand
Name: Blake Belladonna
Closeness: 19/100
Relationship Status: Friend.
Gifts Received:
Name: Weiss Schnee
Closeness: 16/100
Relationship Status: Friend.
Gifts Received:
Name: Glynda Goodwitch
Closeness: 10/100
Relationship Status: Student
Gifts Received:
Name: Velvet Scarlatina
Closeness: 11/100
Relationship Status: Friend
Gifts Received: