Hey guys, sorry its been awhile, and sorry its a short chapter, but I finally got some motivation to write this again, because awhile ago I got to meet some of the original paratroopers who jumped into Normandy during WW2. One of them was even from my company in my battallion, and it was an honor to meet them and shake their hands.
So I got a surge of motivation, I don't know how long it will last, but until then, enjoy.
Jaune couldn't remember the last time he had been this happy. Back in Remnant, back at Beacon. The war was over. And he was dancing with Pyrrha again, only this time he had his pinks and greens on and he knew he was getting all the attentiont his time. He knew because he saw a few of the guys glaring at him while their women were looking over in awe.
"I don't think I've ever seen you this relaxed." Pyrrha said as Jaune dipped her close to the ground.
"What can I say, the weight of the world has been lifted off my shoulders." He said as he pulled her back up.
"Surprisingly your dance moves are still good." Pyrrha thought they would have diminished.
"Well, lets just say there were a lot of military balls in Paris when we got sent back for R and R." He said as he danced the soles off of his shoes.
Sadly it was never with a girl.
"What can you tell me about this other world? You know, besides…the obvious…" She said not wanting to remind him of the war.
"Well, when things weren't going to hell, it was great, I got sent back to Paris for a 48 hour pass, the people were friendly to us paratroopers, I ate for free wherever I went, but the best part was the sights of the city." He said reaching into his jacket and pulling out some photographs.
"Heres a picture of the eiffel tower." He said as Pyrrha looked at it.
"Amazing…." She said as she had seen tall buildings before, but she found this one aesthetically pleasing.
"Yeah I don't know why, but the French Culture really appealed to me, so when I had the time, I tried to visit all the landmarks and any possible museums they had.
"What else did you see?" Pyrrha asked as she saw a picture of Jaune in front of what looked like an old castle.
"Well, that there is the Louvre, a famous art museum, sadly that was something I was looking forward to that didn't end up being as fun." When he said this, Pyrha looked at him.
"Why not?"
"Well, despite the fact the city had been liberated, Art was still being moved back to the Louvre, after the germans invaded, and of course even before war had been officially declared, art was being moved to a safer location in order to avoid them being destroyed, it was the right decision, but at the same time, there were a lot of things I didn't get to see, but hey, what's important is that they survived." He said as he remembered not to be selfish about it.
"Well, maybe we can visit an art museum together? Get your mind off of it." She said with a smile as he chuckled.
"As grand as that sounds Pyr, I don't know if it will compare to being able to see works of art from another world, but thank you." Pyrrha blushed in response.
Its true, while the world of remnant had different continents and culture, it would be hard to compare to a whole new world with new cultures he had never seen before. Then again, she imagined he was still glad to be back home, yet as he talked more and more about the world he had been in for the past year or so, she couldn't help but find herself getting curious about it.
"Where else have you been?" She asked as they sat down at a table where punch was served.
"Uhm, first off, I guess it would be wrong to ask if they had beer here?" He asked as Pyrrha gave him a look.
"Jaune….this is still a school." She said as he scratched the back of his head.
"Yeah, sorry, just, usually at a party there would be beer or whiskey, so guess I got to get used to technically being in school again." He chuckled as he remembered how drunk he used to get.
Not out of misery, simply because his buddies were dicks and never let him stop drinking.
"And to answer your question, well, before we went to Europe, I did whatever work I could find around the states, worked in the oil business in texas, worked as a dock worker in New York, mostly stayed in New York, it was hard to live there, but it was easier to find food and work there. Especially since the great depression was in full swing…" He said as Pyrrha raised an eyebrow.
"Lets just say I arrived in the US when the country was hard to find work in, unemployment was high, and people were running low on hope, and then of course, after the Japs attacked pearl harbor, that was the war started, Germany declared war on us for declaring war on their ally, and then I ended up being sent to the european theater as a Paratrooper with Easy company." He said as he remembered how people got fired up after Pearl Harbor.
"And after that?"
"Well, we got sent to England for a bit pre jump. Waited for a bit, and then we jumped into Normandy in France, and well, you know the story from then."
"Is there…..anything you miss about that world?" Jaune went quiet for a bit.
"Well, you might find me crazy, but yeah, I do miss the US sometimes, I didn't live there long, but I grew to like the people, especially when you fight alongside them, but, I'm home now, and that's all that matters." He said as he would never complain about being back in Remnant.
"So what now?" She asked as he dusted a piece of dust off his uniform.
"Well, to be honest, I'll come back to Beacon, as much as I wanted to get away from the fighting, at least I'll be killing monsters this time." At this Pyrrha flashed back to when she saw him stab that Nazi soldier in the eye.
She cringed a bit at the memory, but steeled herself before he saw her.
"But, I suppose I'll be a bit busy these next coming weeks." He said as she raised a brow.
"Why?"
"Well, a guy comes back from another world, that's bound to get some attention no matter what cover story they come up with."
"Oh…right….are you ready?"
"If I'm honest….I would rather jump into Normandy again."
