Note: This was discontinued but reuploaded for those who still liked it
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And we're back, yay! I gotta say, I'm happy to those of you who had reviewed. I'll will admit, the end of the last chapter felt a bit rushed, so I might go back and change it. On another note, I'm trying my best to upload this at least every three days, but don't hold me to that. Anyway, let's get this chapter going.
-Ozpin's Office-
Jaune let out a quiet sigh as he listened to Coco's mother chat with Ozpin. Despite the electricity still being out, Ozpin's elevator still functioned as normal; though Jaune also knew that the man likely made preparation in case something like this happened. He knew something was up when Goodwitch had called him and Cardin into the headmaster's office this morning. The towering senior only growled as he crossed his arms and stared at the two adults while Jaune leaned forward and hung his head a bit.
"-harassment and disturbing the peace." Myrtle listed off before she pushed herself off the wall. "As for the Arc? Well, the best I can put down is disturbing the peace." Myrtle said, getting Ozpin to nod before he took a sip from his coffee mug. "Now if you excuse me Ozpin, there's the matter of me having a talk with my daughter, and I'll also be letting Sepia know about her daughter, their punishments will be taken care off."
"Thank you, officer Adel. I'll take it from here." Ozpin said, getting the woman to nod at him before she left the three in the office. Once she was gone, Ozpin simply clasped his hands together and leaned back in his chair as he looked at Cardin and Jaune, both not bothering to meet his gaze. "Now boys," Ozpin said, getting the two to finally look at him. "What's this all about? I am well aware that you two do not have the best…synergy, but this the first time you two have fought. Care to explain?" At that, Jaune lowered his head with another sigh while Cardin sneered at the blonde. "Very well, since the two of you do not wish to plead a case, then I think it's best that you are both punished." At that, Jaune nodded while Cardin got up from his chair.
"What? How is that fair? He's the one who attacked me!" Cardin accused, pointing to Jaune. Ozpin simply stared at Cardin before he shifted forwards to lean on his desk.
"While that may be true, Mr. Winchester, I do recall Officer Adel's report on your harassment towards Ms. Scarlatina prior to the 'attack'." Ozpin said, getting Cardin to stiffen up. "Even if Jaune had attacked you, officer Adel's report states that it was done in the defense of a fellow student. You should count yourself lucky that you, in this instance, are considered a juvenile and thus this issue is being handled by Beacon." Ozpin said before he opened a drawer in his desk and pulled out two pieces of paper.
"But- he- I-" Cardin sputtered out before Ozpin cut him off.
"-were in Vale without faculty permission along with your friends, Mr. Thrush, Mr. Bronzewing and Mr. Lark." At that, Ozpin look up from his desk and adjusted his glasses. "You are not alone as Ms. Adel, Ms. Nikos and Ms. Scarlatina were also there without faculty permission, however, they have all accepted their punishments." Ozpin said before he moved the paper he was writing on and worked on the other. "You will not be given too strict a punishment; however, you will not be leaving this room with a mere slap on your wrists either."
"What's the punishment?" Jaune asked, getting the two to look at him. "What? I know what I did and I'm not denying it. Even if this goes on my permanent record, I don't regret standing up for Velvet." Jaune said, getting Ozpin to smile slightly before he nodded.
"It seems Mr. Arc has accepted his actions, will you be doing the same, Mr. Winchester?" Ozpin said, getting Cardin to look back at Jaune before he huffed and sat back in his seat. "Mr. Winchester, you are to report to Professor Port after classes have concluded and help him with clean up and maintenance concerning the training fields for the next month." At that, Cardin's jaw dropped before he was handed a paper. "Your punishment will start this evening so I expect to hear from Professor Port by four o'clock, you are dismissed." At that, Cardin grabbed the paper before he got up and walked away. "Also, I should mention…if you had bought tickets for our annual Mid-terms concert then consider giving them away, you will not be attending." Both teens looked at Ozpin with raised eyebrows before Cardin continued walking away.
"What's my punishment?" Jaune asked once the door closed. The blonde wasn't too worried about his punishment, mainly because he had a feeling Goodwitch had discussed it with Ozpin before they were called to the man's office. Ozpin merely smiled at Jaune before he removed his glasses and started to clean them.
"Your punishment is quite simple; you are to assist Glynda in her office for the next month." Jaune didn't bat an eyelash and simply nodded as Ozpin put his glasses on. "And I must say Jaune, you are a very interesting student, not unlike your mother when she attended Beacon." Seeing Jaune's attention shift to him, Ozpin continued. "I assume that Professor Oobleck has mentioned the phrase, 'That events in history tend to repeat themselves despite our attempts'?" Jaune nodded at that. "You are not the first Arc to be punished for fighting. Your mother had an incident similar to this…and was given a similar punishment." Jaune couldn't help but smile at that, he knew his mom was a bit of a stay-at-home mom now, but he saw pictures of her when she practiced MMA and her time as his dad's musician manager.
"Is that all?" Jaune asked, getting Ozpin to close his eyes.
"There is another matter I would like to discuss with you." Ozpin said, getting Jaune to sit down again. "It concerns the matter of your grades." At that, Jaune's body stiffened a bit, something Ozpin caught. "I am aware that professor Oobleck had brought up a few days ago. I will spare you a lecture like Oobleck had, and instead, I would like to ask, why?" Jaune lowered his head, letting only the tick of the clock fill the room. "I am not blind Jaune, I've seen your grades. When it comes to tests you have no problem, in fact your scores are up there with Ms. Belladonna and Ms. Schnee. However, the issue comes from your homework, despite your test grades, it seems as though you don't put as much effort into them."
"I don't…" Jaune said, getting Ozpin to nod.
"At least this explains your overall low grades." Ozpin said as he stared at Jaune. "As you know Jaune, classroom tests only make up roughly thirty-five percent of your overall class grades while twenty-five percent goes to classroom projects and the remaining percentage going to homework." Jaune nodded at that, getting Ozpin to close his eyes. "You must understand Jaune, that your actions are being watched. Your professors were not born yesterday, they've likely noticed your drop in grades are accredited to your poor effort in your homework. That said, it falls to me to push you to try harder." Jaune started at Ozpin before the man opened his eyes. "There are two months left until the mid-term exams…if your grades to no improve, then I'll be forced to disband your club. Am I clear?"
"…"
"Mr. Arc, am I clear?" Ozpin asked, his eyes hiding his displeasure at seeing Jaune stiffen up even more.
"Of course." Jaune said, his voice letting Ozpin know his shock and fear. The man couldn't blame Jaune, due to his father's life as a musician as well as his mother's encouragement, music was the boy's life. "If you don't mind…I need to start studying." Ozpin nodded at that before he watched Jaune get up and leave. It wasn't until the door closed that Ozpin let out a heavy sigh, he didn't take pleasure in what he did, but it was his duty as headmaster to push his students to strive.
"If Bart if correct, then Jaune should have nothing to fear." Ozpin said before he went back to looking over the papers on his desk. "And I should see to it that the power is restored."
-Library-
Jaune let out another sigh as he pulled his eyes away from the textbook opened in front of him. The blonde knew Ozpin wasn't one to use hollow threats and, more often than not, the man went through with his word. And so, the blonde found himself sitting in the library with a textbook on The Faunus Rights Revolution, particularly the battle at Fort Castle.
"Jaune?" As soon as he heard his name, the blonde looked up to see Blake and Weiss walking over, the two of them carrying the same textbook as him. "What are you doing here?" Blake asked, getting Jaune to raise an eyebrow.
"Studying?" Jaune said, getting the two to stare at him. "Ozpin said that if my grades don't go up…my club will be shut down. So, I asked Professor Oobleck if I can redo last week's assignment." The blonde explained, getting the two to nod.
"Then you wouldn't mind if we joined, right?" Blake asked, getting Jaune and Weiss to look at her. Not waiting for an answer, Blake dropped her backpack and took a seat across from Jaune before Weiss reluctantly joined her. Quickly breaking eye contact, Jaune's eyes focused back on the textbook as Blake and Weiss opened theirs. It was nice for a few minutes, before Jaune brought out his scroll and plug in his headphones. The two girls' attention were quickly drawn to him as the blonde quickly cycled through the songs he had and picked one at random before placing his scroll on the table. As soon as Jaune placed the device down, he focused back on textbook, but his fingers were moving as he kept reading.
"That's Moonlight Sonata…" Weiss whispered, getting Blake to look at her before she noticed that Weiss was looking at Jaune's finger instead of his scroll. "…the First Movement." The two watched in silence as Jaune's fingers danced across the table, only stopping when Jaune used them to turn the page. Each finger seemed like they had a mind of their own as Jaune's eyes were still glued to the textbook. "Jaune?" Weiss called out, twitching an eyebrow as Jaune ignored her in favor of reading, his finger stopping before he finally looked up. Immediately, the two averted their eyes as Jaune removed his headphones.
"You say something?" Jaune asked, getting the two girls to stiffen. After a few minutes, Weiss cleared her throat, getting Jaune to look at her.
"I have to ask, were you playing Moonlight Sonata?" The Heiress asked, getting Jaune to raise an eyebrow before he nodded. "Where did you learn to play that? Even I have to admit that I have trouble playing that particular song."
"Really? I had to learn it so I could teach my younger sister, Amaranth. She's into classical music like Ruby's into cookies." Jaune said, getting the two to giggle. "Really, I think Jean is the only one out of my sisters who can play a lot of instruments like me." Jaune finished getting Weiss to tilt her head.
"Sisters? So you have more than one?" At that, Blake tried to hide her smile as she looked to Jaune and saw him nod.
"Yeah, seven in fact." Jaune said, not fazed by Weiss' jaw dropping to the table while Blake had successfully not laughed when she saw Weiss' face.
"How old is she? Amaranth, I mean." Blake asked, getting Jaune to look at her before he put a finger to his chin.
"She should be turning eleven next week." Jaune said. "That reminds me…I should get her something. But she already has a lot of instruments…"
"Seven sisters…" Weiss mumbled as she picked up her jaw. "…have your parents even tried to use a contraceptive?" Jaune looked up and simply shrugged before shook his head.
"I'm getting off track, I should be reading this." Jaune said before he lifted his textbook up. While the blonde focused on the words, Weiss and Blake had a silent conversation with one another before Weiss cleared her throat again.
"Jaune, how about we make a deal?" Weiss asked, getting Jaune to stop and look up. "If we agree to help tutor you, would you be willing to play a few songs for us?" Jaune raised an eyebrow at that before he started rubbing the back of his head.
"I don't know…" The blonde said before Blake jumped in.
"We'll also help you study for the next test." Jaune stopped rubbing the back of his head, but still held an indecisive look. After a few seconds, Jaune's hand slowly extended to Blake before Jaune let out a sigh.
"Sure. I guess a few songs won't hurt." Jaune said before Blake grabbed his hand. "You can come by when clubs start." Jaune said before Weiss and Blake reached behind them and pulled out two notebooks.
"Then let's get started." Blake said before she got up and sat next to Jaune.
And we're done, with the chapter I mean. Anyway, I get the feeling that a lot of you are going to question why things aren't as tension filled or dramatic…to which I will state that I don't like drama and thus don't really know how to write it. There is a reason why Jaune is acting so causally towards Weiss when he was somewhat hostile to her last chapter. I hope to cover issue that in the next chapter or so, so stay with me on that. In fact, I intent for Jaune to settle things with everyone in some way. Also, if you want to know, this story is moving rather quickly; by which I mean that the story 'started' in August and is roughly October.
I'm not doing this on a day-to-day basis and will be skipping days, weeks or even a month every now and then; so even though it's not October in real life, it is in the story.