Note: This was discontinued but reuploaded for those who still liked it
Disclaimer: The following song is not owned by me. Credit goes to the Original Artist
It's me, Ira! And I'm back with another chapter! Now before I let you continue, I'd like to make a few things clear…well, as clear as I can make it.
First: Again, this is based on both a mixture of the real world and Remnant. Faunus do exist, and while there is a bit of racism, it's not that severe. This is why I mention Blake's ears, she's not wearing her bow.
Second: For those of you sending request for songs…please stop. It's not really visible in the reviews, but the PM box, and probably Sagistic's e-mail, is blowing up. The music I choose is based off music I like and are chosen because I believe they fit the situation.
Thirdly: There is no real 'plot' but it's basically going to follow points in Jaune's school life. I'm debating adding a College section or not.
Fourthly: All the songs I use are linked our profile.
Lastly: I'm sorry if the chapters are short. 'One Crazy Night' was written out of boredom and thus kinda long. As it is, I'm kinda struggling to write even 2,000 words, my average per chapter.
-Food Court-
Jaune let out a sigh as he placed his tray of food down and took a seat. Today was noticeably less problematic than usual, which was something the blonde tried his best to take advantage of. First, almost all the electricity in the main building had gone out; Jaune didn't question and just accepted it, leading to every class becoming a study hall. Second, Oobleck had allowed him an extra day to finish his essay! Thirdly, he had just gotten his monthly check for his music! And lastly, Blake, Ruby, Nora and Ren were making their way towards him-wait…what?
"Hey Jaune!" Nora greeted before her trayed was slammed onto the table, spilling a little bit of applesauce. "Can we sit here?" The short girl asked as the others took their seat, aside from Ren.
"Uh…sure?" Jaune said before he motioned for Ren to sit. Once he did, Jaune took a moment to look around before he focused back on the four that were sitting with him, the table was round and easily say six people so the four students filled what they could. "So…" Jaune said, getting everyone to stop and look at him. "…why?" Was all Jaune said before he moved his arms towards them.
"What? We can't sit next to a friend during lunch?" Ruby asked, getting Jaune to stare at her for a few seconds. Letting out a sigh, Ruby waved her hand dramatically. "Yang's in a bad mood and Weiss got her to go on a rant about how unfair it is. Pyrrha decided to go with Velvet and Coco for lunch today." The short girl said before she started digging into her food.
"We didn't want to be included." Blake said before she took a bite of her sandwich. Jaune looked at Blake for a few seconds before he shifted his attention to Ruby and raised an eyebrow. The girl seemed to squirm under his gaze before she placed her hands on the table.
"Okay, fine! Yang's mad because our parents are coming to Beacon in a week." Ruby said, getting Jaune to jump back at the outburst. "When Goodwitch found out what Yang did, she called our parents…well Yang's parents." Ruby said before she slummed in her seat.
"I thought you two were half-sisters." Jaune said, getting Ruby to nod.
"Yeah, through our dad." Ruby said, before she let out a sigh. "When Yang was born, her mom and dad weren't married. Three months after Yang was born, her mom was called into the military…leaving dad alone with Yang. Then my mom and dad got together, got married and had me." Ruby said, getting everyone to look down. "Mom died during childbirth, leaving dad and uncle Qrow with two baby girls. When I turned one, Yang's mom came back from the military and promptly took over." Ruby finished before she started eating again, a small smile on her face. "She's not so bad, and I practically grew up calling her mom…heck I even believed she was my real mom. It's just…" Ruby said, her voice trailing off as it raised in pitch.
"Just what?"
"You know how hard it is to live with a mother who spent three years in the military?" Ruby asked, getting everyone else to raise an eyebrow before she slumped a bit. "Don't get me wrong! Mom's awesome! It's just that…her punishments are a bit…tiring…" Everyone shared a look with one another before Ruby straightened herself a bit. "Whenever we got in trouble, we were told to do a set of drills: Push-ups, sit-ups, squats, jumping-jacks, you name it. If we got grounded…it was waking up at the crack of dawn, hour long jogging, bland and tasteless breakfast and more drills." Ruby said, shivering a bit when she finished up. "And Yang inherited mom's anger streak…" Everyone opened their mouths in realization.
"So Jaune," Ren said, making the blonde look up from his food. "I noticed you had guitar." At that, everyone looked at Jaune before they saw the guitar case leaning next to the table. "I'm assuming that you're going to play, later?" The teen asked, getting the girls to lean in a bit. Jaune simply rubbed the back of his head before laughing nervously.
"Kinda, my dad sent me his old guitar." Jaune said before he reached for the guitar case. "I told him how I…dropped, mine and that I was going to get a new one. He didn't exactly agree with that and sent his over, along with a note saying that I needed to get new strings for it." Jaune said before he pulled it out. Admittedly, when the four heard Jaune's explanation, they expected a withered old guitar…so they were surprised to see a sleek white guitar with gold highlights and a symbol of two arcs on it. "I'll admit, it's not the most appealing thing…" Jaune said, getting everyone to the stare at him. "…but it's something dad said even his grandfather used."
"That's so cool!" Ruby said before she leaned over and looked over the instrument. "What's that?" Ruby said, getting everyone to look where her finger was pointing. On the neck of the guitar were two words that were blocked by the strings. "Co-cro…croca More?"
"It's Crocea Mors, it means 'Yellow Death'." Jaune said, shifting the guitar a bit to look at the words. "Dad never explained why it was named that…I figured he was never told himself." Jaune said, getting the others to look at one another before Nora nodded.
"So, Jaune-y," the ginger said, getting Jaune to look up. "You gonna play for us?" At that, Ruby's attention snapped to Jaune at he stared back at Nora.
"W-well…this really isn't the best time-"
"Come on Jaune! Pleeease!" Ruby said, clasping her hands together. "I know you can sing, but I've never seen you play guitar!"
"Ruby, you hear it everything I record something." Jaune said, lifting a hand to rustle Ruby's hair. "And besides…I don't like playing in public." Jaune said, moving his head to the left. The four looked over and saw a group of girls laughing with one another before they looked at Jaune and saw him nudge his head in the opposite direction, where more tables were filled with various groups of students.
"You don't look like the one to have stage freight." Ren said, getting the others to nod.
"I don't! It's just…look at me." Jaune said, getting the four to look him up and down. "I'm Jaune Arc! The wallflower! That one kid you can't remember ever being there." Jaune said, quickly putting the guitar back in its case. "There's a certain assumption that comes with that title." He added before he stood up. "And I gotta hurry too."
"Wait! Where are you going?" Ruby asked, a little afraid she pissed off Jaune.
"I'm going to Vale." Jaune said, getting everyone to look at him in surprise.
"Isn't that called 'ditching'?" Blake asked, getting the others to nod.
"No, I cleared it with Goodwitch." Jaune said, with a shrug.
"But that-"
"I cleared it, with Goodwitch." Jaune repeated, getting Blake and Ren to nod. "Like I said, I gotta get some new strings for this. Plus, that new violin I ordered a while back is finally in." Jaune said, before he motioned his head behind them. "If you want to come, then you should let Goodwitch know before lunch's over." At that, the four turned around to see the blonde disciplinary walking away from them with a cup in her hands. Ruby and Nora took a moment to stare at one another before they jumped up from their seats, Nora grapping Ren before they chased after the blonde.
"You know she's not going to let them, right?" Blake asked, turning to Jaune to see him smile.
"Yeah, but it should give us time to get out of here." Jaune said, getting Blake to look at him for a second.
"Us?"
"Yeah, I figured you'd want to come along. I already asked Goodwitch for you so your cleared." Jaune said, giving the Faunus another smile before he turned and walked away. Blake took a second before she smiled and got up to chase after Jaune.
-Courtyard-
"So, know anywhere interesting in Vale?" Jaune asked as he and Blake made their way down the path to the airship that was currently leaving.
"Not really," Blake said before her ears twitched, "but, there's a book store I like go to. It's been a while since I went there and I do need to get some new books." Jaune nodded at that before he stopped and took a seat, Blake took a moment before she joined him. "So, that's your fathers?" Blake asked, pointing the guitar case.
"Yeah, it's the same one he used when he out playing professionally." Jaune said before he opened the case and took out the guitar. "Wanna hear me play something?" At that, Blake blinked before she arched an eyebrow.
"I thought you didn't like playing in public?" Jaune shrugged at the question.
"I don't, but I don't see anyone else…do you?" At that, Blake looked around and realized that there was no one around them. "Everyone must have gotten on that ship that left when we got here." Jaune offered, getting Blake to nod slowly. "So? Want a private concert?" Blake took a moment before a smile appeared on her face.
"Sure, I'd like that." Jaune nodded at Blake before he shifted his body around.
"Just a heads up, I don't feel like singing." Jaune said before his fingers moved across the neck and got into position.
Royals (Guitar Ver.) By Lorde
As Jaune finished the playing, the two snapped their attention towards the clapping that erupted in front of them. As they looked up, Jaune's eyes widened when he saw Pyrrha, Velvet and Coco standing in front of him and Blake. Coco was clapping slowly while Pyrrha's was a bit faster and Velvet was hiding behind the beret wearing girl.
"What do know Vel? You weren't lying, Arc does know how to play." Coco said, getting the Faunus to sink even further behind her. When Coco looked back, she lowered her shades when she saw that Jaune was still staring at her with wide-eyes. "You okay there?" That seemed to snap Jaune out of it, his body reacting on instinct as he quickly got up from his seat, Blake catching his guitar before it hit the floor. "Whoa, take it easy! Where's the fire?" Coco said, raising her hand slowly when she saw Jaune back away from her and others, his hand raised lightly in surrender.
"I-it's not what it looks like!" Jaune said, getting the girls to raise an eyebrow in confusion. "I was just leaving Blake alone." Jaune added, his hands still raised as he took a few steps away. Coco's eyebrow twitched in realization, something Jaune's eyes caught before he turned to run. He managed to get four strides away before Coco managed to grab his hood and pull him back, causing the two to fall to the ground. Despite being yanked off her feet, Jaune had to give the ROTC girl credit, she had a strong grip.
"Ooph! I gotta give you credit Arc, you've got a large stride." Coco groaned out before she slowly got to her feet and proceeded to drag Jaune back to her friends. Once she was back, Coco let go of Jaune's hood before placing her hands on her hips and leaned over him. "Now, how about we start over? Run again…and I'll keep chasing you." Coco said, getting Jaune to nod vigorously. "C'mon, get up." Coco said before she extended a hand. Jaune simply scooted away from her before stumbling to his feet, looking at the beret wearer before he looked at Blake and saw that she was still holding his guitar. "Now then…" Coco said before she tilted her head down and lowered her shades. "…when did you two start dating?"
And so it seems that Jaune and Blake are on a date! Don't worry, things might work out for them…probably. Anyway, the song this time was taken from Sungha Jung on Youtube, a link will be provided.
