-~~ KBTS ~~-

They had adopted a standard prisoner escort formation, trapping her and leaving no avenue for escape. Two in front, two flanking either side of the condemned, and a guard trailing to box her in. Blake's ears drooped a bit in resignation. She had run away too many times, now that was no longer an option for her. Karma had caught up to her and her life as she had known it was soon to be over. Whatever her immediate future held she was sure it was going to mainly involve some sort of fresh new type of torture. If she managed to survive, things would be forever changed. Whether it be for the better or worse only time could tell. But Blake was betting it would be the latter.

"Blake don't be such a sour puss. Your parents are going to love us." Yang grinned from her right.

"That's what I'm afraid of." Blake murmured.

"I hope so, but what if they don't? And aren't your parents like Faunus royalty? Do I need to courtesy? I don't know how to courtesy! Weiss! Weiss! Quick teach me how to courtesy." Ruby was panicking on her left, the prospect of meeting new people in a noncombat situation beginning to get to her.

Surprisingly it was Nora who answered, turning around and walking backwards. "It's easy. Grab the hem of your skirt. Cross your legs at the calf, and bow your head a bit. Then just bend your knees a little." Nora then demonstrated performing a textbook perfect courtesy. Before spinning back around and skipping up ahead.

"Why is Nora leading? Does she even know where she is going?" Weiss grumbled from the back.

"No. But she is very excited. Excuse me I'll go get her." Ren bowed his head to Weiss and Blake before running off to catch Nora.

As Nora continued to skip off up the street with Ren in dogged pursuit. Blake directed the remaining group through a narrow gate and up a well-manicured garden path to a lovely little estate house. It looked like all the other homes in the row, except this one had two guards standing on the porch. One with rabbit ears and the other with the bushy tail of a dog or wolf.

With a sigh, Blake stepped forward while the rest of the group held back slightly. Nora joining in the back bouncing on her heels, while Ren panted beside her.

"Morning guys. I'm here to introduce my friends to Mom and Dad."

"Oh. Of course, Miss Belladonna. Let me just announce your presence." The rabbit Faunus darted off into the house.

The wolf Faunus looked over the group with vague interest until he got to Weiss, then his eyes widened and he took a ready stance, arm reaching for his weapon. Blake stepped between them and held his wrist.

"She is my friend. She is nothing like her father." Blake turned smiling at Weiss. The guard released his weapon but did not look convinced. Weiss though smiled back. Seeing smiles on both girl's faces was so unusual it had Yang and Ruby sharing a look before simultaneously shrugging.

The tension was broken by the 'Squee' from the house. "Look at all your little friends!"

Kali was held back by Ghira's grip on her shoulder. "Why don't we let your mother embarrass you in private. The Dinning room should be large enough for all your friends. We will have some lunch brought out shortly."

The gang filed into the house and took seats around the large table. Blake was seated at the foot of the table with her father at the head, and Kali on his right hugging his massive arm. Her friends filling in the middle.

Blake stood up to introduce everyone. "Alright Mom, I'll start the introductions. This is Yang, my partner."

"Sup." Yang gave a two fingered solute.

"And This is Ruby our team leader and Yang's sister."

"The pleasure to make your acquaintance is all mine. I mean… Ghah! It's nice to pleased you. Errr… Hi?" Ruby gave a sheepish and embarrassed wave.

"Oh! you are just adorable!" Kali couldn't help but gush at the shy pout on Ruby's face.

"And finally, Ruby's partner Weiss Schnee." Blake gestured to Weiss.

"Thanks Blake." Ruby whispered thankful to have the spotlight off her for the time being.

Weiss stood and clasped her hands and bowed her head. "I wish to offer my humblest apologies for the hardships my family… rather, my Father, has heaped upon your people. I will endeavor to continue trying to right these grievous wrongs. To help facilitate a greater cooperation between the humans and Faunus. And return the Schnee name to its former glory instead of the travesty that it has become." Weiss bowed even deeper to the Belladonna's while Ghira smiled and Kali covered her mouth in surprise. Illia, who had just entered from the kitchen almost dropped a platter of finger sandwiches and was just stood frozen and slack jawed.

With a bit of a chuckle Ghira stood as well. "Young lady, if you truly believe what you say, then I have great hope for the future of this world. I too apologize for the actions of my people; you have been dragged into a battle not of your making and have suffered because of it. If someone of your upbringing can not only befriend my daughter but embrace her for who she is and forgive what she has done in the past, then there is great cause for optimism that a peaceful resolution to this ongoing problem can be found. I don't know if your father would share this sentiment but I think you should be very proud of the young lady you have become."

There was a long awkward pause as Weiss seemed to lock up. Everyone had time to look around at one another sharing their collective confusion. Ruby leaned over and shook Weiss a bit causing the girl to look up almost in a daze. "What was that last part?" She turned towards Ghira, her voice was barely audible, she looked like she could burst into tears at any moment, and was shaking slightly.

Ghira looked to his wife, then to Blake and even Yang, but only got a shrug from each. Ruby was gently patting Weiss's shoulder trying to figure out what was wrong while Nora looked to Ren in confusion. Not receiving any help Ghira tried to salvage the situation. "I… ahhh. I said that if I were your father, I would be extremely proud of you?" Ghira's normally deep voice was several octaves higher making it sound more like a question than a statement. He looked a bit lost, his eyes roaming over the room in desperate confusion.

"That's what I thought… Thank you." Weiss abruptly sat down, her eyes looking at her lap, but with the biggest of smiles on her face.

"Okay… well that was a thing." Yang muttered, unintentionally breaking the tension. As everybody relaxed and a still slightly puzzled Ghira slowly sat back down, receiving a pat from Kali and a shrug from Blake.

"Alright then, that is team RWBY."

"Ruby?" Kali looked to the girl in question who slid down in her chair trying to use the table to hide."

"No RWBY. R. W. B. Y. it gets confusing sometimes." Blake gave a little smile to Ruby who sat a little straighter. "And these are Jaune's teammates. Ren and…"

"Nora!" Nora popped up between Blakes's parents causing Kali to pull back in surprise, Ghira would have as well except he was trapped as Nora had begun to shake Ghira's hand vigorously. "Howdy!"

"Nora please sit back down." Ren commanded in his typical understated way.

"Yes Renny." Nora teleported back to her chair almost quivering in place.

"Where is Jaune? I was hoping to have a nice chat with him." Kali's eyes sparkled with mischief, as she looked to her daughter with ears perking.

Blake just frowned as she looked to Ren for help. "I'm not sure I thought he was going to meet us here. I couldn't find him this morning."

"Jaune sends his apologies but he had to take care of something in Mistral this morning." Ren supplied diplomatically. Blake's frown only deepened.

"Ohhh." The disappointment clear in her voice and the flattening of her ears.

"Well that just means we can talk about him behind his back, ehh Mrs. B?" Yang winked at Kali whose eyes glinted in reply. Blake's frown morphed into a look of horror.

"Yang, no."

"Yang, Yes! Right Nora?"

"You know it sister." Nora practically leapt over the table to return the high five. Before turning back and giving a relatively gentle high five to an amused Kali as well.

"Okay that certainly does not bode well for… anybody really." Blake couldn't have hidden her apprehension even if she wanted too. Shaking her head, she turned to where Ilia was actually rather successfully blending into the background, quite literally in fact, her semblance subconsciously activating.

"Guys you've met my parents, and this is my friend Illia." Illia quickly turned back to her regular colors before turning a bit scarlet as the room focused in on her. She gave a bit of a shrug in lieu of a wave since her hands were still full of the sandwiches. She hurried to set the tray down and slipped into a seat beside Ghira. She looked around noting all the friendly smiles being sent her way. Even, to her surprise, from the Schnee as well. She relaxed into her seat as Blake gave her a subtle little thumbs up.

"Kali dear why don't you and Illia make some tea while I bring out some plates, cups, and glasses." Ghira stood and moved to help Kali up.

"We'll help too, right Weiss." Yang stood as did an oddly shy but smiling Weiss. Ruby scampered after them determined to hide behind Yang as much as possible.

Ren turned to Kali, "Would you care for any assistance preparing the tea Mrs. Belladonna?" Ren bowed slightly while Nora gripped his arm.

"It would be a pleasure, and please call me Kali." She walked off to the kitchen with Ren and Illia following, Ren giving the shy girl a smile as she relaxed a bit more.

Nora made to follow but was stopped by Blake. "Nora I was wondering if I could have a word?"

"Sure Blakey. Whatcha' need?"

Blake huffed. "So, I'm just going to cut to the chase. Am I crazy or is Jaune deliberately avoiding me for some reason? We talked after the battle but for most of yesterday and all today he seems to be actively trying to hide from me. You don't think he is mad at me, do you?"

"Naw, Blakey. I don't think he is mad, and you're not crazy."

"Thanks Nora."

"I know crazy when I see it. You are as sane as I am." Nora blinked at Blake, smiling with all the surety in the world.

"Thanks?" Blake's body language clearly conveying that she most definitely did not share Nora's conviction.

"But you are right. Jaune is being squirrelly and skittish. Even more so than usual. We need to fix this."

"Oookkaayyyy. I'm almost afraid to ask this, but… How do we fix it?"

"Don't worry I have a plan. Meet me in classroom 12B at 9:30."

"Nora, please don't do anything too insane." Blake's eyes pleaded for Nora to be not so… Noraish.

"Don't worry so much Blakey. Trust me I know insane almost as much as crazy, and this plan is totally foolproof." Blake's raised eyebrows would have told anybody not named Nora that she was not at all reassured. Nora however just continued to grin.

-~~ KBTS ~~-

The afternoon tea went along quite well. If you were not named Blake that is.

Nora behaved herself far better than Blake had anticipated and seemed to really get along unexpectedly well with Illia. Of course that was after Illia agreed to show off how many colors she could change into and how quickly she could cycle between them. As well as answering about a million questions that often strayed into some very personal territory.

Illia and Ren also got on swimmingly. It turns out they had a similar childhood upbringing, both before and after having been struck by tragedy. And Blake had watched them having the longest conversation she had ever seen either of them engage in. Nora hanging on quietly on the periphery.

Yang and Kali were like two peas in a pod going through photos on each other's scrolls. Photos that Blake assumed were of her, and probably not ones she wanted either party to see. Ruby hovered behind Yang giggling at both her and Yang and occasionally sending smirks and / or glances of apology Blake's way.

Blake was avoiding that whole area of the room and instead had occupied an arm chair in the corner where she could look over as her two worlds of friends and family collided apocalyptically before her.

Lastly Weiss and her Father were occupying the dining room table. The girl sitting a little too close for Blake's taste. She was practically hugging his arm as they talked about some sort of strategy. The heiress practically floating on air when her father ruffled her hair.

Blake frowned, when Weiss looked over at her, expression joyful. But Blake new better. Weiss was planning out how to replace her and claim her father as her own. You could see it in her eyes.

Maybe she was just being paranoid. She had gone to Yang for advice but she said she was being stupid. She glanced back at Weiss just in time to see her smile turn into a smirk. She knew it! That was totally a "I'm going to replace you as a daughter" smirk! No one would believe her but she could tell. Gods she wished Jaune was here. He'd believe her. Or at least take her seriously.

Blake pulled out her Scroll and checked the time. Four O'clock. Man, it has been a long day, how was no one else fed up and ready to leave? Wait, where did Weiss take my dad?

Blake jumped up and ran towards the kitchen. She pulled open the door to find her father tying an apron around Weiss's petite frame. It was far too long and the strings had to go around her twice to not drag on the floor. Next the hulking mass of her father she looked like a child being taught how to cook.

"Hey Blake! Would you care to join us? Papa B is going to teach me how to make beef roast for dinner."

"Papa B?" Blake blinked in bewilderment.

"Mmmm Hmmm." Weiss just beamed a megawatt smile as she hummed back. Looking very much like a bleached version of her partner.

Blake just slowly closed the door as she backed out of the room.

Returning to her chair cocoon of safety she pulled out her scroll. The CCT was still spotty even within the city, but Text Messaging generally still worked.

'Jaune where are you?'

'I'm in Mistral I needed to mail a letter… or 8.'

'Are you coming for dinner with my parents? You missed lunch.'

'Yeah… Sorry I got some things I needed to work through. I don't think I'm going to make it.'

Blake frowned. It was around this point that Ren and Nora got up and started making their goodbyes. Illia thankfully went into the kitchen to help, hopefully she could prevent Weiss from stealing her Dad.

Blake intercepted the couple as they were heading for the door.

"Please tell me you are going to get Jaune, and not leaving me here alone? With only my team, Illia, and my Parents?" Blake looked slightly haggard and more than a bit desperate as she pleaded with Ren.

"Unfortunately, no. We are um..." Ren faded out unsure how to continue.

"We have a date." Nora filled in with typical exuberance.

"Well about Jaune…" Blake trailed off.

"Don't worry Blakey. Remember the plan. You know when and where. Wink. Wink."

"Ahhh…. should I be worried? And you don't say Wink Wink. You just wink." Ren looked moderately concerned.

"Nahhhhh. Now come on. We got a date to go on!" Nora pulled Reb through the door and left the guards spinning in her wake as she tore off.

"Blake dear. What was that about a date and your friend Jaune?" Kali sing-songed from across the room as Yang grinned evilly and Ruby giggled.

"Curse your enhanced hearing." Blake muttered and mentally shook her fist at her mother's dangerous smile. "It's nothing Mom. Nora and Ren are going on a date. I was just asking if they could talk to Jaune for me."

"Ohhh? Trouble in paradise? Come join us dear, us girls would be happy to help sort out your boy problems."

"Yeah Blake. Come on let's talk about you and your Noodle Knight. Or is it your Canoodle Knight?" Yang waggled her eyebrows smirk set to maximum.

"Actually, he's been training really hard. He's not very noodley at all. He has more of a swimmers bod…."

"Up. Up. Up. Ruby. Less talking more teasing." Yang put a finger over Ruby's lips cutting her off.

"So, Blake about you and Jaune?" Ruby smiled sweetly at her, although the glint in her eyes proved she and Yang were indeed sisters.

"Et tu, Ruby?" Blake sat with a sigh. Receiving an unapologetic, and somewhat confused, shrug from the girl in reply.

"How often do I need to say it. We are nothing more than friends."

"Me thinks the girl doth protest too much." Yang stage whispered. Kali and Ruby nodding sagely.

"Fine. So it's going to be like that. Okay let's talk."

The rest of the evening consisted of Blake making well-reasoned and adamant denials of her relationship status, which were all summarily rejected by her inquisitors. Her Dad, Illia, and Weiss came in to pile on once the roast was in the oven only adding to her misery.

After weighing the pros and cons of Sun versus Jaune for an hour. Weiss's weighted table calculations proved Jaune was 43% better suited as her future paramour.

The rest of the group was more or less unanimous in their agreement. With Illia abstaining from the official vote, on account of her not knowing Jaune at all.

Blake's motion to drop the subject had been resoundingly rejected. She was then forced to recuse herself from all future parliamentary procedures for having a vested interest in the subject under debate.

Her only reprieve had come during dinner. The topic had shifted to Jaune himself and the girls began regaling her parents with various tales from Beacon. Some sweet, some humorous, all of them in some way embarrassing for the droop eared feline, but at least they were no longer discussing her love life. Or as Yang had stated, the lack of one.

The end of the night was even worse, as Kali and Ghira had hooked up a giant monitor to their scrolls and started a slide show of baby pictures. Blake learned that despite her wishing for sweet relief, it was not actually possible to die from pure mortification.

-~~ KBTS ~~-

Blake stood outside the darkened classroom. It had taken most of her considerable stealth skills to escape the team RWBY dorm room and make it here unobserved.

She checked her scroll again. Nine thirty on the dot.

"Why did I agree to this?" Blake asked herself for the umpteenth time, speaking out loud to the ceiling of the empty hallway.

"Hey Blake. There you are I've been looking everywhere for you!" Nora came bounding up and grabbed the confused Faunus by the shoulders.

"But you told me to meet you here?"

"Right. I did. Well ladies first." With one arm she spun Blake around and with the other flung the door wide. Nora then proceeded to shove Blake in and slam the door behind her.

"Nora? What is going on? Nora?"

The only response was a click as the door was locked. Followed by the scrape of furniture as something heavy was placed in front of the door.

"Nora! Let me out!"

"Not until you talk it out. Or… one of you gets pregnant."

"What? Nora this isn't funny."

Blake spun around at the sound of a groan coming from across the room. Her eyes quickly adjusting she could make out Jaune in his pumpkin Pete hoodie. He was slumped in a chair with his head drooping.

Hurrying over she shook him gently. "Jaune? Jaune? Are you alright?"

She turned on the nearby desk lamp to get a better look at him. A closer inspection revealed he was also bound ankle and wrist to the arms and legs of the chair. She shook him again as he began to stir.

"I don't smell anything." Blake tilted her head in confusion at the groggy reply.

"Jaune, come on. Wake up." She shook him a bit harder.

"Blake? Is that you? What's wrong? What's going on?"

"Nora locked us in a classroom. How did you get in here?"

"Last thing I remember is Nora asking if her washcloth smelled like chloroform."

"And you fell for that?"

"Not immediately, but she was very insistent." Jaune shook his head trying to clear the fog in his mind. "It's ok though, you can just call Ren and he'll put a stop to whatever she's planning, and hopefully get us out of here."

Blake nodded, quickly retrieving her scroll. But she paused before opening it. "I could do that. Or…. Since you are trapped here and can't dodge me anymore, we could talk about why you've been avoiding me all day."

"I wasn't avoidi…"

"Jaune." Blake cut him off with eyebrows raised in a stern expression of disbelief and rebuke.

"Fine I was. But it's not a big deal. Just something I need to work through." Jaune folded immediately.

"Are you mad at me? Did I do something to upset you?" Blake's mind raced trying to think of everything she had said or done to, or around, Jaune.

"No. Yes… Maybe? It's complicated. It's not your fault though. Like I said it's just something I need to figure out." Jaune tried to back pedal at the crestfallen look on Blake's face. It was particularly hard to ignore the fallen ears that gave her a sad kitty look.

"It's not you it's me? Really Jaune? Come on why can't you talk to me about this?"

"Look, it's just… your back. And that means things are changing again. It's mostly a good thing. But not so much for me."

Blake's look of sad confusion crushed Jaune's budding annoyance before it could change to anger.

"Blake, I'm happy you're back. Really, I am. Seeing you after the battle alive and well was literally an answer to my prayers. But you being back has complications. One's that affect me more than the others. I just figured you should spend time rebuilding your team and repairing your friendship with Yang. You don't need to worry about me as well."

"Jaune, of course I'm going to worry about you. I care about you a lot. I'm not going to just ignore that you are hurting. Now tell me what's wrong." Blake stood before him expectantly, her arms crossed resolutely.

"Please, can we not? I don't want to upset you. I just… I'm conflicted, okay? Can we please not do this. Untie me, call Ren, and we can talk about it in a couple days."

"No. We are going to talk this out. I'm not going anywhere until you tell me. And you are stuck in that chair until we settle things." Blake's stubborn streak was starting to shine.

"Fine you want to know? The reason I'm upset is entirely because you're back, okay. It's not your fault, but it means I'm left out in the cold now." Jaune huffed and looked away as Blake pulled back.

"I don't understand." Blake's voice came out small and with a little waver to it.

"Team RWBY is back together. And that is great! But it means team RNJR is being destroyed. I was on a team with Ruby for even longer than I was on a team with Pyrrha. Now that's going away, and I'm sad, disappointed, and a little… lonely I guess."

"Jaune do you have feelings for Ruby?" Blake sounded depressed and she couldn't even look at him for fear of her eyes overflowing.

"What? No! She's like my little sister!"

"Oh... well that's good I guess." Blake perked up a little but was now even more confused and was in emotional turmoil.

"It's just… I was one of the heroes, Blake. Now I feel like I'm being demoted back to being a sidekick. Team RWBY's faithful companions, the remains of team JNPR. Even when Yang and Weiss showed up it was team RNJR plus WY. Now that's broken. At least Ren and Nora still have each other. But I don't have anyone, I'm all on my own. I can be either the third or the fifth wheel. Either way I'm on the outside looking in." Jaune looked down sadly, his tone bitter and forlorn.

"Oh Jaune. You shouldn't think like that. We are all a team. You won't be alone; I won't let that happen. Especially after all you've done for me. If nothing else you will always have me. Please, please don't push me out of your life." Blake softly aproached and sat down in his lap so she could wrap her arms around him. Trying to give a comforting hug, but realizing midway through that the positioning was a bit awkward to say the least. Especially with her legs having to drape over not just the arm of the chair but his arm as well.

"Thanks Blake. I promise not to avoid you anymore. I'd, uhhh, hug you back, but I'm still a little tied up right now." Jaune struggled a bit for show.

Any retort was prevented by a pounding on the door and Yang's face squishing up against Nora's as they competed to share the small window.

"Wooo! Hooo! You go Blake! You seem to be having yourself a good knight!"

Blake, still sitting in Jaune's lap, just buried her face into his shoulder as she shook her head side to side.

"Gods kill me. Kill me now."

"Sorry can't do that. Still tied to the chair." Jaune smirked at Blake.

Ren opened the door as the girls piled in.

"Ooooooh. Got him tied up and everything. Kinky. We can come back later if you need to finish." Yang looked fit to burst as she desperately tried to maintain a straight face.

"Nora tied him up." Blake pointed accusingly at Nora, who didn't look at all sorry.

"Well you could have untied him. Besides I didn't put you in his lap." Nora crossed her arms and tilted her head in that expression she did that made you just know you had lost the argument before it started.

Blake leapt up and stormed off to the corner of the room, her back to the other girls, as Ren slipped in and cut Jaune loose.

"Thanks buddy. I'm going to need a minute before I get up." Jaune was rubbing his wrists and jiggling his feet.

"Ahhh. Pitching a tent from the beauty in your lap." Yang teased with her shit eating grin.

"Can't feel my feet. Nora tied the knots really tight." Jaune complained as Yang pouted. Blake quickly smothered her disappointment, flat out refusing to go there.

"Ren take Nora out of here. Nora no pancakes for the rest of the week. Don't look at me like that! It's the standard punishment for drugging someone, and you know it. Also grab Yang and take her back to the dorms."

"HEY! Put me down!"

"Sorry Yang, leaders orders."

"Oi! Watch the hair."

Nora took off running with Yang in something resembling a bridal carry. Yang's head barely missing the doorframe on the way out. Ren gave Jaune a little smile and a nod before closing the door and giving chase. Blake just shook her head at their antics as Jaune hobbled up to her.

"Blake I'm sorry about today. It was childish and selfish of me, and I should have just talked to you this morning. I'll make it up to you latter." He gave her a brief hug as she melted into his side. "I really am glad to have you back."

Blake just nodded as the two headed back to the dorm. Neither even noticing how close they were standing to one another, how wide they were smiling, how they only had eyes for one another, or how Jaune still had his arm wrapped around her shoulders.

If anyone were to ask, and no one did, I'm sure they would say Blake was helping Jaune walk. But it certainly didn't look that way.

-~~ KBTS ~~-

AN: So I got a bunch of comments about the time skip between chapter 22 and 23. I'm sorry if there was any confusion, I tired to make it clear in the Authors Notes at the end of ch22 that the next chapter was going to be after the events of the attack on Haven (Final episode of season 5) but I can see how that could be jarring. I also received several reviews expressing their hopes to see how Blake and Saffron interacted (not going to happen the way you probably want, sorry). I realized I had never actually stated the rules governing this story. So here they are:

1: The chapters of this story take place between the volumes of Ruby. First chapter immediately after the end of Volume 1 which is the fight at the docks. The only exception to this rule is the events of post season 3 take place between the fall of beacon and the little blurb at the end where it teases RNJR and their trip to mistral.

2: I will not rehash the cannon events of the show. What happens in the show happened in this story. All my chapters have an arc that picks up after the last episode of a volume and ends before the next starts. Anything that takes place during a season of RWBY might be referenced flashback style but will be told within the confines of a chapter that is set outside the events of the show.

3: I do not plan to go back, once we have gone into a new volume, I will not be adding scenes from earlier ones, even if I get some really good ideas for what I should have done.

4: Once I've concluded my version of events for what happens between volumes 6 and 7 the story will go on hiatus until volume 8 starts (it will take a few months for me to write all the chapters to catch up to that point so don't worry too much.)

5: I don't know what I'll do if Roosterteeth (True owners of all things RWBY, BTW) make an official pairing with Jaune or Blake. I hope they don't but if they do, I'll probably just write a distant future sort of chapter to tie up any loose ends and end the story. The whole point is I'm trying to work within the cannon events, going into an AU is not something I want to do, but I may be forced to for my happy ending wrap up.

6: I'm going to try and do an Omake for all the girls, in a way. I don't know of any other story like this, where you keep it fully cannon compliant, but explore a relationship outside the events of the show. I wanted to show that it is possible for any ship and I hope others try it. It is pretty hard to do so, good luck if you pick up the torch.

7: I try to address and explain as many plot holes as I can, and explain some of the more extreme character reactions. Hopefully you see some logic and potential direction to what I've written that may drive some discussion. I'm all for that, if you want to chat about something PM me. I'm slow to respond but I will respond.

8: If cannon conflicts with what I've written in some future reveal (i.e. Jaune's family is fully revealed) I will try and rewrite to fix it, provided it's not to much of a pain in the neck. If it's minor, I may leave it, unless I get a lot of demand to do so.

I'll go back and add some chapter references to make it clearer when we are moving into a new arc of the story and transitioning from, for example, just before the start of volume five episode 1 to right after the season finale. Generally, if the time skip messes you up, just watch the last episode of the previous season to refresh what happened, I will always tend to pick up my first chapter of a new arc immediately after the finale.

TLDNR: Sorry if the time skips bothered you.

P.S. Thank you for reading this long AN, assuming you did :-)