AN: OK! We are back! Another day another chapter of Branwen! This one has Jaune meet up with all his old families! He makes amends the groups are mended and a challenger approaches! The story is reaching its conclusion and soon a poll will be up on the profile to see what story will replace this one! Will it be the comedy? The Action drama? Or the insane? Let's find out! All this and more on Branwen!
When Jaune got out of bed the next day life was going better than he thought it would. His tearful reunion with his first family had ended with a bit of pain on his part. His rear was still sore from the spankings of Summer.
"Why did she have to hit so hard?" Jaune moaned sitting up in his bed, the door to the JNPR door had not been repaired Summer had broken down the door when she broke into his room and so far they had been unable to effect repairs. She never did know when to hold back. Jaune thought to shake his head as a bird called.
He looked out of the window as there was a raven sat staring at him.
"Hey Aunt Raven, good morning," Jaune said as the Ravne gave one last caw jumping off the window sill.
Three, two, one. Jaune thought as a sound of tearing sile filled his ears as reality was torn apart in front of him as Raven stepped out of a portal, the first thing Raven had done after their reunion was removed the necklace around his neck. She kept it in her hands for the night and had refused to even entertain the idea of giving it back to him.
"Good morning Jaune," Raven said seemingly happy that her portal worked, she had spent the night doing this. Portals to Jaune's side opened and closed at least three times. Raven exited checking to make sure he was still in his bed and making sure that he was still able to be reached by her powers.
"How are you aunt?" Jaune was still a bit awkward with his aunt he did run away from her and while he and Summer were like mother and son he and Raven were family. They were related by blood and they shared a bond that Summer and Jaune would never have.
"Good, it is glad to be able to portal another part of my family, the men in my family are so stubborn." Raven's words had an edge to them that made Jaune gulp.
"I'm-
"OH! IT's the blood lady!" Nora said jumping out of her bed smiling widely as Raven paused. Regarding Nora with curious eyes.
"Nora was it?"
"Yup! That's me! I'm Nora Valkyrie! And that is the best little brother in the world! Him and Ren! Say good morning to the bird lady Ren!"
Ren grumbled something incoherent in his bed turning over on his side as Raven never the best at social interactions that did not involve beating someone half to death gave a forced smile.
"Good morning?" Raven offered not wanting to often her nephew's friends and apart fourth? Adopted family in the process of it.
"Good morning! We are team JNPR! But you know this! Your friend broke down our door yesterday! Who is going to fix that by the way?"
Nora asked her turquoise eyes narrowed onto Raven who gave a shy laugh and looked away from her.
"Well, I am sure Glynda will fix it that is part of her job you know?"
"Oh! Using Glynda huh? I like it! Jaune I give your aunt my personal seal of approval!"
"Your what?"
"It means she likes you, aunt Raven."
"I... that is good?"
"It's better than if she doesn't like you. Good morning, by the way, I am Lie Ren. Jaunes' honorary brother." Ren said finally waking up he looked at the woman who was an older more muscled version of the blonde sibling of his brother who the bested yesterday in an arena fight.
"Good morning Ren," Ravne said glad for a more calm person to wake up the so-called champion and she lived up to her name was out like a light it seemed that only death itself would wake her.
"That's my partner she sleeps like a rock."
"I can see that, Jaune what are your plans today?"
"I... I need to meet some people..." Jaune said his eyes falling as Raven nodded she knew Jaune had made allies in his journey and she knew what it meant to have to pay back debts to those whom you owed.
"I see I wish you the best of luck."
"Same here, I hope it goes well and they don't kill me."
'The most you can do is try, and if they harm you?" Raven's eyes began to glow as she felt out a hint of power.
"They will not make the mistake twice. "
"Jaune!" The smooth soft rich voice of his second mother Kali Belladonna said as she wrapped him in a tight hug.
"H-hello Kali..." Jaune stuttered Kali did not look like she aged a single day since he last saw her over four years ago. She looked like an older Blake with a bigger chest gold earing and a curvier waist.
Kali swung Jaune into her chest smothered his face into her breast Jaune blushed it had been so long since he had one of the infamous Kali hugs, the kind of hug that made him want to softly mewl and melt into butter.
"I am so glad to see you safe." She whispered one hand slowly petting his head she purred softly into his ear making his knees buckle tears began to form in his eyes as emotions of guilt anger frustration shame boiled up form years of repression.
"I! I'm s-
"Shhh... no complaining no apologizing I missed you, we all missed you." Kali said her voice calm and level not a hint of anger or frustration in it. she held him gently but firmly Jaune felt her arms tense around him as if they were locking him in place.
Sure he could run away from her and be free but her hug melted his legs making him fell as if he was little more than putty.
After a long minute she realized him they were in the Beacon cafeteria in a private area and Kalie had brought the rest of his second family.
"Son..." Ghira said the man did not know what to think he thought Jaune had died on the fool's mission with Adam. The only good thing to come from that day was the fool changed his mind and worked for peace for once.
"Ghira..." Jaune said the man awkwardly but caringly give Jaune alight hug that tow broke off before-
"You idiot!" Blake hissed gripping Jaune like she would a piece of tune Jaune yelped! His sister's claws dug into his flesh as she pulled him into a back breaking hug.
"Blake! That hurts!"
"You idiot! What the hell is wrong with you!? What were you thinking?!" Blake hissed tear in her eyes. Jaune whimpered.
"I! It was my fault!" Jaune yelped as Blake hissed.
"You are damn right it is your fault! Everything is your fault! You stupid! Selfish! Retard-
"Blake! Enough!" Kali hissed Blake paused tears in her golden eyes her claws digging itno Jaune's flesh. Jaune whimpered his aura flared up trying to defend him the razor-sharp claws dug deep into his skin as Kali shook her head.
"All of you calm down."
"Mom! He left us!"
"I know that Blake but there will be no arguing on an empty stomach. We will all have a nice full meal then we will have a lengthy conversation about our wayward family member." Kali said her voice strained as Jaune gulped.
"I... that was a good breakfast Kali's-
"I mean mom!" Jaune said as Kali's eyes flashed murderous fury, for a moment Jaune swore he was staring down the face of an alpha predator as he gulped pure fear ran down his spine before Kalia changed back in a moment her eyes went back to the natural kind and loving self as she smiled.
"Good, now that we are all well fed let's have a talk," Kali said her eyes narrowed Jaune felt himself get stabbed by them as he whimpered.
"Jaune, why did you leave?" Kali's tone had an odd void to it, she carried to emotion in that phrase her smile never left but Jaune felt like there was a knife jabbed into his gut.
"I... I wanted to protect Blake-
"Bull shit! Don't you try to shift this to me!" Blake hissed her claws had sunk into Jaune's side her claws digging into Jaune's flesh hooking him to the angry faunus step-sibling who had refused to leave his side. Blake had gripped onto Jaune's shoulder and not let go, it was surprisingly cute or it would have been if not for the claws sinking into his skin. Treating him like an ironic cat post.
"I... I did not want you getting hurt."
"Then why go!? Why not tell mom or dad!? They would have stopped you and Adam! What the hell were you thinking!?"
"That I was trying to help!"
"By getting killed!? Who does that help!?"
"You!"
"Me?!"
"If you are not put in danger than I would always do that."
"I don't need your protection Jaune! If anyone needs help it is you!"
"I don't need you to guard me, Blake!"
"Evidently that is not true! I let you go for one! One night and you go out to fight with Adam! Almost get killed and leave me worried sick!"
"I did not want that to happen!"
"Then why go? Jaune why did you really go?" Kali asked her eyes shut tight, Jaune could not get a read on her eyes but he felt a murderous aura from her body. Like Kali was barely holding back the ur to bend him over her knees Summer style-
"I... I was scared..." Jaune's words made Kali pause her murderous aura that terrified Jaune seemed to melt away as she opened her amber eyes, they flickered in confusion as Kali cocked her head.
"Scared? Of what?"
"I... that you were tired of me..."
"Tired of you? How? What do you mean?"
"I... I'm not your kid mom... you found me saved my life and adopted me... I'm not your real son... I... I thought that you were getting tired of me and you would not want me around..."
"What?! Why the hell-
"Blake. Let your brother talk." Ghira spoke for the first time in a long time his voice firm but not unyielding a rare level of affection in his tone as he frowned.
"Tire? Jaune why would you ever say that? I would never be tired of my own child-
"But I'm not your son!" Jaune yelled at Kali for the first time in his life. Kali gasped Jaune had never raised his voice in her years knocking him even after he left Jaune in her mind was a calm shy boy but now.
"Jaune Belladonna! I don't know what has gotten into you over the years but you are my son! You do not get to say that you are anything but!" Kali yelled? She had never yelled at Jaune besides teasingly when Blake was flirting with him and he had no idea why.
"That's not true!"
"What do you mean?!"
"I! You were getting tired of me... soon you would not want me in your house..." A flash of brown came as Kali's hand struck out her hand moved like lighting claws flashed out as Jaune winced gritting his teeth preparing for a slap that never came.
"Come here," Kali said pulling Jaune into her chest. Jaune paused Kali pulled him into her breasts. Jaune froze he expected an attack to be spanked like Summer but Kali only pulled him close and began stroking his head, giving him the same gentle pur that she had for when he was upset had a bad dream of had gotten hurt playing with Blake.
"Jaune. You are my son, I would never get tired of you."
"I... but why?"
"Why would I not get tired of my child? Jaune what parent would ever get tired of their kid?"
"My dad did...' Jaune said as Kali froze she had never broached the topic of Jaune biological father much. She believed in live and let live, Jaune would tell he of his did in due time and she did not want to push him.
"Jaune your father did not get tired of you! He... he..." Kali's words died on her lips, she did not have an answer to him. She wanted to tell Jaune that his father did not abandon him. That he was just…
Waiting? Is that what I say? Tell him that his father is just on an extended trip? I told him that he was a hunter on a mission one night but that was a lie... Kali thought shaking her head once.
"Jaune your dad did not abandon or forget about you."
"Then where is he?!" Jaune demanded doors holding back long surpassed emotions burst open by Summer swung open and-
"He might be dead?" Ghira offered he saw no reason to coddle Jaune he was his son and a man he needed to hear the truth of the-
"Ghira!" Kalie's hiss made the man shirk even if he towered over his wife he was beyond wary of an angry Kali.
"Don't tell him that! You don't know he is dead!"
"You don't know if he is alive either." Ghira countered as much as he wanted to tell Jaune he was going to be ok but the truth needed to be said. Lying did no good to Jaune.
"Jaune... your father might not have abandoned you he might be dead."
"Ghira!"
"Dad!"
"You think he died?"
"I don't know but if he did die that would be a reason why he never came back."
"He died and I wasn't there?" Jaune's voice shook a low tremor filled him like he was being electrocuted as he began to stutter.
"He... he died? Without me? He needed me and I wasn't there?"
"Jaune listen to me you did nothing wrong, you could not have known what he was doing or what he was dealing with."
"I could not have known because I was not there! I left Patch! If he needed my help how would he find me!? I might as well have killed him myself-
"No. No, you didn't kill him." Blake said for the first time her voice dipped her tone lowered as she almost let her claws leave her brothers flesh.
"You didn't get him killed, even if he didn't die you are too good for him."
"Blake, that's my dad!"
"No. Ghira is you, dad, Ruby's dad is your day. Hell Port is more of a dad than your own! People have cared for you, loved you stood by you. He raised you till you were incontinent then dumped you as soon as he could."
"That... that's not true.."
"I know it hurts, I know it might not feel good now but you are better than him, you are Jaune Belladonna and you deserve much better," Blake said smiling softly to her red-eyed brother who sniffled once and-
"Blake... you and Jaune have a lot of catching up to do why don't you go somewhere to catch up?" Kali asked a small grin on her lip as Ghiara gave his wife a confused look before shaking his head.
"Kali there are better times-
"Ok... I'll do that." Jaune said as Kali grinned clapping her hands.
"Good! Blake take him somewhere isolated and quite! Like a library, yes that will do!" Kali said as Blake nodded taking Jaune by the hand and leading him off as Ghira shook his head.
"Dear is getting grandchildren really that important?"
"Did you see that!? Blake has not one! Not two! But four competitors! One a blonde that could be on the cover of one of your magazine! An adorable red girl, that damned Mistral and a Schnee!? A Schnee Ghira! Do you want to lose your grandkids to a Schnee!?" Kali hissed her fangs popping out at the Schnee part as Ghira sighed.
"I just want Blake and Jaune to find the person they are meant to be with-
"And that person is one another! They are brother and sister!"
"Kali that is not a good thing!" Ghira groaned even if his kids were not there the Beacon students were looking at them with suspicious eyes wondering if there was some kind of incestuous arranged marriage being planned no doubt.
"Well, then they are Mistress and pet! There better than brother and sister! A faunus owner and a human pet!" Kali huffed as Ghira gagged begging praying that none of the humans or faunus that were not adamant White fang members or supporters had scrolls out for recording as his wife attempted to set back human faunus relations back to the great war.
"Dear! You can't say that in public!"
"Why not!? Jaune is her human! He is her fiance and pet!"
"Dear Blake can not just go around making human's her pet! That's not how it works!"
"Why not?!"
"There are laws against that! We can't just turn people in our pets!"
"Well, then we can change the laws to be fit!"
"That would cause an international incident!"
"Then just for Jaune and Blake! He can be the only human pet in Menagerie deal?" Kali asked like she was some expert businesswoman ironing out a massive contract with an international cooperation and not a grandbaby crazy woman who's motherly instincts were making her a bit off... to say the least...
"Kali Jaune is our son! He is not the family pet!" Ghira said now knowing that they were being recorded. A number of students human and faunus had taken their scrolls out and were recording what might be the incident to set back human and faunus relations to active war.
"And? Why can't he be both? A loving grandson father of my grandkids and the family pet? He can be like a dog! But a human and having sex with Blake to make us grandbabies!"
"Did she just call human's dogs?"
"Did she just say her daughter wants to have sex with a dog!?"
"Is it because she's a cat?" The whirlwind of voices around them picked up as Ghira dragged a hand down his face this was going to be a long day…
"So, tell me how was life in the world?" Blake asked a tone so dry and humorless Jaune had the distinct feeling that he was going to be cut.
"It was ok?"
"Ok? I would say that your life was better than ok Jaune I would say you were having a great time!" Blake hissed she and Jaune stood in an isolated corner of the Beacon library, alone in the back of the area by a small window overlooking the campus. The cat girl glared daggers at Jaune but not out of rage more out of disappointment and irritation?
"Blake? What is-
"You got a lot of guts you know that? You have a lot of moxy to just walk into Vytal act like the last time you saw me was the other day not when you almost got blown up!"
"Blake-
"So what's her name?"
"Who?"
"The girl you are hooked up with? You know the gold digging broad who kissed you on tv!"
"My partner?"
"Oh, she's your partner now? Really since when?"
"Since initiation?"
"So you have known her for a long time typical!"
"Blake you seem mad, and I don't know why-
"Of course I am mad! Jaune you are mine! You are my human! My human does not get to go around kissing and damn skank he sees! Or let himself be kissed!"
"Wait are you jealous?" Jaune asked Blake punched him in the gut. Thud! Jaune doubled in pain as-
"NO!" Blake hissed her voice sharp and angry a dangerous growl filled her mouth as her cat ears stuck bolt upright. Her fist just slammed into Jaune's gut Jaune grunted his eyes watered as Blake sucker punched him.
"What was that for!?"
"You idiot! I am not jealous! Why would I be jealous!?" Blake said her cheeks a rosy red her claws still extending and falling back as Jaune let a sigh leave his mouth.
"Are you mad that I was kissed?"
"What?! Mad!? Me!? Why would I be mad if my human doesn't know the first thing of loyalty!? Why should I be mad if my stupid, ignorant, dense, foolish ass of a human lets another woman touch what belongs to me!?"
"You know that makes you sound jealous right?"
"I am not jealous!" Blake hissed her amber eyes inches from Jaunes face her hand slid up his waist Bale gently raking her claws up and down his side as Jaune gulped.
Blake's hands were far too close to his crotch her claws a bit too close to the most important part of his anatomy.
"Blake? Your claws are a bit low!" Jaune hissed not willing to test his aura's powers that much and-
"I know, but I think my human needs to be taught who he belongs to again." Blake almost spat as Jaune gulped.
"What-
Soft. Jaune paused his third kiss since coming to Beacon came as quick and as sudden as the first two. Blake pressed her lips to Jaune's her arms wrapped around his neck, her eyes flickered like molten amber as Jaune acted on instinct.
His hands wrapped around her waist his hands gripped down feeling the surprisingly toned ass that he had totally not been glaring at during his fight.
To his surprise instead of biting his tongue off Blake purred bringing her wast into his deepening her kiss of him making Jaune go weak in his legs as Blake nibbled his lips her teeth chewed Jaune's lower mouth making him shudder as she broke the kiss with a wet plop!
"You have been a bad, bad human." Blake purred her eyes alight with something, Jaune saw something in heresy, not anger, not irritation but something powerful and starving.
Whatever flickered behind her eyes made him go weak in the knees as a low feeling of disquiet began to form in his gut, the hairs stood on end his back went rigid and he suddenly dearly wished he was surrounded by Grimm.
"B-bad human?" Jaune asked his legs shaking as Blake licked her lips like a predator looking up and down its prey. A cougar cornered a mouse as Jaune-
"Sit!" Blake shouted as Jaune paused his eyes blinked owlishly as he froze.
"What?"
"I said sit!" Blake shouted slamming her foot down as Jaune whimpered falling to the floor as-
"Down!" Blake hissed as Jane sat flat on his ass-
"On your back!" Blake growled as jaune fall back instincts kicking in years of being told what to do by women overriding common sense as Blake grinned a manic smile plant a heavy foot right on his chest pushing down hard making Jaune gag as she licked her lips and grinned an evil smile.
"You have been a bad, bad human Jaune! I think it's time for me to train you..." Blake said a truly terrify smile split her lips as Jaune saw her fangs come out of her jaw.
"Balke!? What are you doing?" Jaune asked a wave of fear coursed in his veins he had no idea what Blake meant by training him but he knew that he would much rather not be trained.
"What am I doing? I am going to train you Jaune! I'm going to make sure that by the time I am done with you my human is good and obedient, I'll make sure he knows who his owner is! And will not be tempted by some redhead skank who like to touch things that don't belong to her!"
"I'm feeling a bit of jealousy here."
"And I was feeling you stare at my ass!"
"Can you blame me? It's your second best feature."
"And my first?"
"Tie between your eyes or personality. Your eyes make me think of molten gold and your personality is easily one of the best I have ever known and I have literally traveled the world, I've met more than a few people and you are still one of the better ones." Jaune said with a genuine tone of affection Blake paused her cheeks become rosy and she lost some of her predatory look.
"I... what? I don't..." Blake asked her face blushing as jaune nodded.
"Seriously you found me dying on the ground brought me to your home saved my life, gave me a home and place to sleep for years, became my first love gave my first kiss you are great Blake! Anyone with half a brain can see that I know I can." Jaune said as Blake pushed again her face redder than Ruby's cloak as she stuttered.
"I... I... stop that!"
"Stop what?"
"T-that! Doing that!"
"Doing what?"
"Talking!"
"You don't want me to talk to you? I... I should have guessed you are still mad you probably don't want to see-
"Idiot! This is why I need to train you! To keep these stupid thoughts out of your mind! Now sit!" Blake hissed slamming her hand on her knee Jaune rolled his eyes he knew Blake could get intense at times and he knew it was best to just play along…
"Fine. I'll do it." Jaune said sitting up as Blake nodded the control coming back into her spot as she gulped.
"Now beg!"
"Beg?"
"Beg!" Blake hissed as Jaune sighed holding up his arms in a begging motion-
"Roll over!"
"Roll over?!"
"Now!"
"Fine," Jaune said falling flat on his back her rolled over once as Blake nodded.
"Sit!" Jaune sat.
"Shake!"
"Realy?" Jaune asked holding out his hand Blake shook it once as she grinned.
"Feel!"
"What?" Jaune asked before she growled.
"Feel!" Blake hissed as Jaune sighed taking his hand and reaching hind her feeling her ass as-
"My hand!"
"Oh, sorry?"
"Bad human!" Blake hissed her glare not all evil but a bit hungry.
"Present!"
"The fuck does that mean!?"
"Present!"
"Present what!?"
"Present or I will get the stick!"
The fuck is the stick!?
"Uh... this!?" Jaune asked holding out his arms spreading his leg in an awkward motion and-
"AHH!" Jaune hissed Blake kicked him to the floor her foot slamming into his chest as she licked her lips.
"Stay still!" Blake growled running her smooth hand over Jaune's neck he thought for one moment he would be strangled to death by the faunus before she ran her fingers all around his neck.
"Blake there a reason you are choking me!?"
"Oh I'm not choking you I'm just checking your measurements."
"Checking my measurements for what?"
"I need to let other people know that you belong to me, and to make them know you are my human Jaune."
"Blake I think we are taking this a bit far don't you think so?"
"I don't think it's far enough! You are my human and I don't share..."
"Specialist Branwen. You are over nine hundred and twelve days and five hours overdue for your reports, please explain your considerable delay." A cold voice seethed as Jaune felt his spine snap!
"Winter! Ma'am!" Jaune said flashing his eldest stepsister a sharp salute she gave Jaune a disparaging look her icy blue eyes looked ready to split him down his middle.
"You are looking quite well for yourself Jaune, you can drop the salute by the way."
"I can't do that ma'am! I can't drop until you say at ease!"
"That makes sense but only if you were still part of the Atlas military a job you deserted, you might be considered AWOL you know that? The punishment for that is still dead." Winter said her words felt like daggers of ice as Jaune gulped.
"Ma'am I can explain..."
"Explain what? Abandoning your post? Leavin me and Weiss your sisters in critical condition? Leaving your team having Penny look over ever literal inch of the Atlas wastes for you? Having Whitley wonder what he did to drive his only positive male influence away?
Or the look on Ciel's face when she blamed herself for all of this mess? Hmm? Which one of the incidents do you wish to explain Jaune Branwen Schnee please do tell me your answer I'm waiting." Winter said her voice slicked into Jaune's chest making him feel like he had been stabbed.
He had decided to come to Winter before Winter found him, he hoped to take some advantage from the older version of Weiss who looked almost exactly how Jaune remembered her minus the bloody marks and near death state when he left her.
Winter had fully healed thankfully her body a picture of elegance her crystal blue eyes pierced his chest her long flowing hair just like Weiss's was neat and tind as ever. Her body compressed into a tight silver red military outfit her ample chest that Weiss would probably not catch up with fought against its confines.
"I... all of it?"
"You wish to explain all of it? Do go on Jaune you know how high my standards are do not let me down." Winter added her eyes glared spears into Jaune as he gulped.
"I... I in no condition to stay at your side! My physical and mental state was not fit for service in the Atlas military less do by your side so I left to correct them!" Jaune snapped Winter cocked her head her eyes blinked once.
"You are saying that you left on an extended sabbatical?"
"I! Not exactly."
"Then what exactly are you saying Jaune? Do not make me ask you again you know I loathe to repeat myself."
"I left because I was scared... I saw you and Weiss-
'You thought that leaving us would protect us from the danger of having your semblance stealing our aura."
"Yes. My semblance is a hindrance to those around me."
"That... that is not wrong. Your unique power is a threat to those around you and presents a genuine danger to friend and foe alike."
"I know! And..." Jaune paused the light left his eyes as Winter narrowed hers crystals met crimson as Jaune backed down.
"And? Finish that sentence Jaune what I will do next hinges in the balance."
Jaune acted he walked up and hugged Winter. For the first time in a long time, the specialist was surprised.
She expected an excuse from her subordinate sibling a string of excuse she had spent the years since he ran away preparing to cut down with lethal, not a hug?
"Jaune?" Winter asked as he wrapped his arms around her. He locked his arms around her waist and put his face into her chest.
"Jaune?" Winter asked her voice lost some of its edge as he wrapped his arms tighter.
"It's my fault."
"What is your fault?"
"I left, I was scared I was not thinking right. It was my fault and I am sorry."
"I see, so you are going to admit it?"
"I am."
"No excuses?"
"They never do you any good."
"I see... I am pleased to hear you have remembered something of my teachings." Winter's voice had a hint of pleasure in it. She rubbed the top of Jaune's head affectionately like she would do a small animal or Whiteley during a nightmare.
"You have not talked yourself into my good graces specialist."
"I am not a specialist ma'am you are," Jaune replied backing off from the hug his eyes now locked on Winters.
"You are looking good for yourself Jaune. I took the liberty of going over your personal records. Number one in combat, winner of they Mistral tournament partner to Pyrrha Nikos, leader of your own team, a key member in defending the breach. You held off dozen of Grimm for a brief moment before your team arrived to save your hide. I must say that is a lot of accomplishments. " Winter said as a hint of a smile crossed her face.
"Well, I don't want to brag-
"And you shouldn't. These are all adequate." Winter's smile left as soon as it came to a gust of water in the desert as she narrowed her eyes.
"You have performed to lowest expectations you meet the bare minimum of requirements that I would have set for you. Congratulations on doing just enough to make me think you have what it takes to be a hunter and not a single thing more." Winter snapped making Jaune balk.
"I did a lot ma'am!"
"You did what I had expected if you stopped training with your real partner, took up drinking and refused to leave your room for the next two years. You have done the minimal that Atlas would require of you, are you proud?" Winter's voice left nothing to hide already telling him what he needed to say to avoid a beating.
"Ma'am! I did my best!"
"You did your best when you had other choices. You left your post abandoned your team and did the bare minimum to gain notice. Jaune I am not impressed, not in the slightest." Winter's voice might as well have slashed as Jaune felt his armor get dented he gulped once as he took a deep breath.
"Ma'am as much as I respect you I did the best I could. I am an accomplished team leader, I have the loyalty and respect of my team and I have earned my place in Beacon. I believe that I am due some praise."
"Yes, prise, praise for running away in what you admit was a moment of weakness. Praise for earning your place in Beacon thousands of miles from the academy that you had already earned your place in and where you need not fight twice as hard for no reason. Yes, let me praise the loyalty of our team that came at the abandonment of your old team. Yes, Jaune you are indeed due for some praise for running away and making a mess that you then cleaned up if for nothing else." Winter said her tone absolutely glacial making Jaune whimper in fear. He felt her eyes bore down into him making him shudder in fear before he found himself. He was Jaune Branwen he would not be intimidated. Not over his friends.
"I made a mistake, no I did not make a mistake ma'am."
"You did not leave your team your family behind to galavant across all the known world?" Winter asked her eyes locked onto Jaune as he held her glare.
"No ma'am I did not make a mistake. You were not the first family I left you were not even the second. I have made mistakes in life, I have made bad decisions and I know that but meeting the people I know making the relationships that I have now will not be one of them. I know I left you but before that, I was left. I thought that you would one day leave me-
"I never abandon the people under my charge."
"I know that and I respect you for that. But I was younger I did what I thought was best. I removed a danger from my team as I promised. I told you when you made me a leader that I would keep my team safe no matter the cost.
If that meant training them then I did. If that meant keeping Grimm and terrorist away I would do that and if it meant removing myself when my semblance became too dangerous or unknown then I would do that. Was it the right decision? Maybe not but it was the best that I thought I could do at the time and I do not regret it. Ma'am."
Jaune finished his speech his eyes not one leaving Winter. She glared at him the full fury of an
Atlesian winter behind her eyes she narrowed her glare looking for the slightest sign of weakness in his face as she inched her face close going nose to nose with him before-
"Good. You do have a spine."
"I never left home without it, ma'am," Jaune said as a small smile split Winter's face.
"You are a fool Jaune but I made you a leader because you are one. I did not know how this talk would go when it began but I can say I am pleased with the outcome."
"I thought ti better for me to come to see you than you me."
"Thank Oum you did that. If I have to find you I would have been far less forgiving." Winter said as Jaune once aging felt fear come down his spine.
"Less forgiving? Are you forgiving me?"
"Oh, I always forgave you Jaune, like I said you are not a coward you are just an idiot," Winter said as if it was a compliment. Jaune let a minor frown cross his lips before remembering that Winter could put him into the dam ceiling with literally no effort in the process.
"Ma'am?" Jaune asked his feeling of trepidation only grew as Winter gained a demonic look in her eyes.
"You have done well Jaune and I am proud of you, I truly wish you the best in your Beacon studies."
"I... thank you, ma'am?"
"But I do have a question, am I still your commanding officer?"
"Yes, you will always be my superior ma'am."
"Good! Then you don't mind if I oversee your personal fitness?"
"I? Ma'am what do you mean by that?"
"I mean do you mind if I test your fitness?"
"How?"
"Simple a basic routine for any personal protege of mine, you will do twenty laps around Beacon, five hundred jumping jacks, four hundred squats, three hundred crunches, and two hundred pushups with me on your back for a warm up."
"I! Ma'am that is a bit much!"
"Oh do not worry Jaune I'm only getting started..." Winter said licking her lips sadistic glee in her eyes as Jaune whimpered...
The first reunion lunch of Jaune and his families did not go as he had planned.
"HAH! AH! I'm back!" Jaune said his face fully drenched in sweat. He looked like he had been dipped in a lake, his armor was covered in mud and grass stains, his red eyes were bright and puffy pink. He was sweating like he had been in a sauna and was shaking!
He ran into the cafeteria with Winter literally strapped to his back in some kind of backpack sipping a cup of tea Jaune calmly let her down at the table before falling into the waiting arms of Pyrrha who looked rather worried.
"Jaune!?"
"Bro!? The hell happened to you? You stink!" Yang said plugging her nose shaking her head Jaune smelled like her dad after an hours workout. Jaune gagged choking once as-
"I was simply testing his endurance." The Weiss doppelganger with bigger breasts said giving Jaune an approving glance as he gagged.
"He has been out of shape since leaving Atlas, but! He's been kept in decent shape." Winter said taking a sip of a teacup she had kept with her if Jaune made her spill or had somehow not allowed her to sip he would have to start his whole workout all over again from the beginning.
"Jaune!? Are you ok!?" Summer asked her silver eyes widening in a panic her son looked ready to drop! His limbs sagged and his head looked on its side.
"I! I'm fine mom! Just a bit tired!"
"You look more than a bit tired," Ren said cocking an eye at his brother taking out a small thermos.
"Have some tea, this will help," Ren said as Jaune balked.
"I'd rather die! But thanks, bro!" Jaune said-
"Oh! Introductions hello! My name is Kali I'm Jaune mother!" The faunus said as there was a moment of silent a brief tension filled the air as silver met gold, mom looked at mon as two mothers shared a silent glare.
"Hello. My name is Lie Rin, a pleasure to meet you."
"And you! I am glad my son has such a dependable friend!"
"I'm Pyrrha-
"Oh hello you Mistral homewrecker! How are you?" Kalie asked cocking her head as Pyrrha balked her cheeks blushing as she stuttered.
"What?!"
"Dear! Please do not insult the students! Especially the human ones! We already have enough problems without another incident!" Ghira hissed already feeling the problems of having to deal with dozens of scroll videos of a faunus diplomat advocating for slavery.
"Well, I'm Nora! I'm Jaunes big sister and I am the greatest!" Nora said slamming the table as Yang cocked her head.
"You? You're his last sister?"
"Damn right! And I'm the best right Jaune?"
"You are definitely the only Nora I need in my life!"
"Damn right!" Nora said as Jaube smiled.
"Heh, you know I never thought that everyone would be together like this, most of you all look the same."
"You saying I look the same bro?"
"Pretty much besides your chest getting bigger you are more or less the same," Jaune said in a pure deadpan voice, Yang's cheeks went bring red her hands crossed her chest on instinct as she blushed.
"H-hey bro! You can't just talk about a girls chest! You'll make her blush!"
"But why not? I mean it's not like it's something I haven't seen before." Jaune said taking a long sip of a mug of water as Yang as well as everyone at the table choked. Yang's eyes went wide as scorers as-
"What!? Jaune you are sleeping with her? I approve." Nora said nodding her head sagely.
"Large breasts! Long hair! Childbearing hips? I approve of this one!" Nora said slapping her knee making Jaune and Yang blush.
"What?! You approve?! Wait no Jaune! What do you mean!?"
"Jaune you are making it sound bad!" Ruby hissed as Jaune blinked owlishly.
"WHat's the big deal? I've seen you both naked before, it's not like it's something new." Jaune said as Ruby eeped her face went red as her cape as she blushed.
"Jaune Rose! What are you talking about!?" Summer asked finally stepping into the fray not knowing what her fool of a son was starting-
"Same thing as normal mom Summer."
"Just mother dear!" Summer hissed as Kali's gaze narrowed imperceptibly a silent challenge being tossed between them. A gauntle was tossed as two mothers began to vie for dominance over one child.
"Mom, I took baths with them. I've seen them naked and they have seen me."
"That was years ago!"
"We were kids, bro! Things are totally different!"
"Really how?"
"We are adults!"
"Children more like," Raven said shaking her head not willing to get involved in this can of worms. Preferring to sit back and watch her family argue.
"So what? You are still my sister to me, does it matter if I see you naked?" Jaune asked for a moment Yang's eyes flashed red a tick appeared in her face ass he cracked her knuckles.
"You want to say that again bro? It sounded like you don't see me as a woman!"
"You are a woman but you are also my sister. What's the problem with that? Not like we are going to date right?" Jaune asked another tick appeared on her face.
"You saying I'm not pretty Jaune?" Yang asked fire beginning to form on her face as-
"Not at all you are beautiful but I can't date you I mean we are family and you have never shown any interest and that would be weird-
He never saw the punch coming.
"What did I do!?" Jaune groaned bursting a black eye sas he and his families walked as one awkward group.
"Jaune... I know I never taught you some things about the fairer sex but that was sad." Winter said not feeling a bit guilty of her own man being harmed.
"Son... you need to learn more about women..." Tai said wincing Yang looked ready to punch Jaune's lights out as he sighed.
"Well at least it could be worse," Jaune said during a corner before-
Thud!
"Ahh!"
"AH!"
"Watch where you are going!" A rough feminine voice said as Jaune groaned he bumped into some raven-haired woman who looked really, really familiar.
Do I know her? Jaune thought as the woman stood up-
"I- Jaune?" The woman asked as Jaune felt his blood chill his body froze as his jaw dropped open his fingers began to twitch and shake as a low tremor filled his body as he tried to slowly back away fear and terror in his face as-
"Jaune Branwen? Is that you?" A smooth rich haunting voice that seemed to burn the air around it said, a woman with sparkling golden eyes stood before Jaune she was tall almost six feet with perfect a figure, flawless milky skin, eyes that glowed yellow hair as black as night and-
"Jaune?" Summer asked her instincts kicked in Jaune looked terrified his limbs were shaking like a live wire was forced into them and-
"Cinder?!" Jaune shouted terror in his tone as the woman clapped her hands reaching out a hand and yanking Jaune up!
"Jaune Branwen! It's been so long! I'm so happy to see you again!" Cinder said as she saw a friend...
AN: A wild Cinder is here! And she knows Jaune! How the hell do the two know each other? What's thier back story? When will Kali and Summer come to a head and who will win the mom of the year award!? Find out next chapter of Branwen! Until then Bastion is next! So thanks for reading and as always Omake...
Omake R pool, part 12 Cookout End.
Jame's Ironwood wanted to commit murder, no he wanted to commit aggravated assault, battery and them murder, with a sprinkle of child abuse tossed in for good measure.
"Hey! Hey! Mister your arm is all weird!" The irritating blonde haired faunus child with amber eyes and yellow cat ears said as James sighed, wishing that just once he could break his moral code of ethics and pop the child's head like a grape with his bionic arm.
"This is what happens when you grow a heat, forget your mission and join a group of mercenaries on a trip to save the world." James groaned as-
Poke! Poke! The child poked at his side her clawed finger digging into his metallic body as he wished for nothing more than a blunt object to beat her to death.
I do have the grill, with my augmented arm I could bash her into pulp. James thought as-
"Sarah! Stop bothering the man!" A buxom blonde said as the child groaned.
"Yes, mom!" She said running past the woman James vaguely and he did mean vaguely remember being called Yang? He never heard of her in the future but Weiss did make a brief note of a blonde dead teammate of hers with far too much chest fat.
Is this that blonde bimbo?
"Sorry about that man! kids you know?"
"I do not, but thank you." James said as he flipped what had to be his fiftieth burger he was for some reason the dedicated chef at someone else's cook out.
"Ah, no bigged! like I said names Yang! You are James right?"
"Yes, Gen- James Ironwood at your service." He said offering her his real hand to shake she took it with hers, he noticed on of her arms was missing and a prosthetic was implemented instead.
"You lost your arm?"
"Same to you! What got you?"
"An explosion, and you?"
"Bastard terrorist stalker of my wife."
"I apologize."
"No probe! We killed his ass in Argus! Tossed him into a river after stabbing him in the lungs! His ass is grass!"
"Did you see the body?"
"What?"
"Did you see his dead body after you attacked him?"
"I... no why?"
"If you do not see the body you can not confirm the death. How can you be at ease when he might still be alive?"
"You worry too much! Take a chill pill!" Yang said slamming her robot arm down she slammed into a skewered and sent it flying up.
"Oh SHIT! LOOK OUT!"
"What!?"
"Dear!?'
"Incoming!'
"YANG!"
"Hey, guys! We are back and AHH!"
"Jaune!?" Pyrrha shouted as the skewer ht Jaune as his aura blocked it his aura blocked?! Everyone froze, you were not supposed to have aura if not a hunter... If you left Beacon like Jaune you had yours sealed and only a trained huntress could unseal it and-
"Jaune!? You have your aura back!?"
"Oh! I forgot to say! Em unlocked it for me! Thanks, em!"
"No problem but look out man! You almost got hurt ok?" Emerald as stalked up to Jaune her far too wide ass making Pyrrha fume as she harlot touched her, HER man! Em rubbed Jauen face where the aura blocked the blade.
"Thanks, Em! I don't know what I would do without you!"
"Die. You would die without me."
"OH! Yeah, you are right..."
"What kind of work do you do?" Ren asked the man with orange hair Roman gave a slight laugh as he gulped.
"We offer consulting for various people!"
"And that means you have your aura unlocked?" The ninja sked as-
"WHo!? WHo unlocked your aura again!?"
"Em did Pyr! I owe her everything!" Jaune said pulling Emerald into a bear hug as she blushed as Pyrrha fumed her palms glowed black and she began to growl...
"Well, there goes the neighborhood," Nora said as Pyrrha began to rage...