I made it! YES!

Okay so I only had a week to write these so I hope there at least halfway decent but I did what I promised and uploaded on the first day of the new year! And I'm starting with Father Arc's third chapter! Let's go hope you enjoy it!

-1 Week Later-

"Come on Jaune let go out!" Sun all but whined at his fellow blonde and sole friend at the academy currently. In response to his pleas Jaune chuckled while shaking his head as he struggled to change Stella's diaper.

"Sorry man can't do that." Sun groaned.

"Come on man, you've been cooped up in here all week you have gotta be getting tired of this plce by now right?" Jaune shrugged at that and immediately regretted it as a few waves of pain shot through his still recovering muscles.

Damn you would think I'd be good as new by now.

"Nah, I'm still recovering so alcohol and dancing are way out of the question and bedsides." Jaune felt his adopted daughters tail wrap around his wrist as he begun to pull it away. A smile crossed the Arc's face at the action.

"I can hardly leave these two alone." Jaune looked over to the bed to see Aster still playing with the ball of yarn Kali had given him. Though he did notice that a few pieces of it were singed.

"Also don't forget I'm a dad now wouldn't want me there to cramp your style." Sun waved his hand at that.

"Please chicks dig the whole material thing. Not to mention your practically a hero for saving those little guys." Jaune's expression grew sad at that.

"No… their alive because of Jean, not me… they only thing I did was fai-" A hand clamped down on his shoulder and Jaune looked back to see Sun with an uncharacteristically serious look on his face.

"We both know that's not true. You did all you could and probably even more then I could manage." Slowly and reluctantly Jaune nodded to his words thankful to have gotten the kind words form such an honest guy.

"Thanks Sun." placing his hands behind his head Sun let loose a toothy grin.

"No prob bro." Jaune smiled then.

"Now then let me ask why ware you so insistent on going downtown to see chicks aren't you and Blake you know?" The monkey Faunus slumped at the blonde's words.

"I wish… honestly, I think that ship sunk a while back." Jaune could only give a reassuring pat on the back to the Faunus.

"There, there. You know what they say plenty of fish in the sea and all that." Sun looked up to the Arc an annoyed look in his eyes.

"Why do you seem so chipper at my misery." Jaune rose his hands in mock surrender not noticing Stella who lifted alongside her tail that was wrapped around his wrist.

"Oh, you know just glad I'm not the only on whose not with his dream girl, I swear I love Nora and Ren like family but that doesn't me they don't trigger my jealousy every once in a while." Sun nodded in appreciation of the boy's words.

"Yeah, at least I don't have to see my crush flirting with Neptune I guess." The words stabbed like a dagger at the Arc heart.

"Yeah… 'sigh' well have fun man…" Sun rolled his eyes.

"Fine, whatever bro, next time you're coming with me though we clear." Chuckling Jaune lifted up Stella who stared back him her eyes seeing nothing else. Jaune smiled and poked her nose causing her to scrunch up her face. Jaunes face paled as he knew what was coming next he quickly lifted his left arm in an attempt to shield himself and no sooner did the infant let loose a blast of ice.

Hearing the blast Aster woke up scared and begun crying, unaware that his stress was causing the temperature around him to raise. Not wanting the entire house to burn down Jaune quickly ran to the tiny brunette swiping him up as quickly as he could. Jaune managed to bare the heat despite the fact that it felt like he was cradling a heater. Truly aura was a miraculous thing.

"There, little guy, everything's alright don't worry." Aster to his credit calmed down by a notable margin, making it feel as though Jaune was merely holding a boiling pot instead now. However, his otherside begun to grow chilling and when he turned he saw Stella beginning to sniffle.

No…

As soon as she let out her cry a wave of ice burst forth, seeing this of coursed upset Aster making him do the same releasing a torrent of flames.

Why!

"Well, now that was certainly surprising." Illia leaned into the stroller to see the sleeping Stella and Aster.

"'sigh' I'll say, thank Oum miss Kali had ice dust on hand for fire." Illia smirked.

"Don't you mean thank the gods I had fire dust to thaw you out before you became a popsicle?" Jaune rubbed the back of his head.

"Yeah… thanks for that." She merely responded with a wry smile at her friend.

Hm, being friends with a human, who'd thought?

Illia had seen the errors of her ways however, that didn't mean her prejudice just magically disappeared. The members of team RWBY where an exception as were their three former classmates… yes even Wiess Schnee, though that one was still a bit awkward. However even among the six human Jaune was an enigma to her.

Honestly, she was surprised by how cheerfully everyone just accepted her but Jaune went a step closer almost immediately calling her a friend. The weirder part was he actually meant it, he accepted her fully almost instantly even offering the free spot in his team's room to her. Needless to say she was suspicious at first, after all humans weren't that nice normally.

Or so she thought. Jaune had been nothing if not considerate and after seeing him being eaten alive by those Grimm she'd admit to feel quite bad about ever questioning him.

"Honestly though thank you, if not for you I pretty sure I'd be a goner. 'heheh' I may have not have had kids before but somehow I get the feeling that it shouldn't be this life-threatening." A smile emerged on the Faunus face.

"True, but then again most children don't spew fire and ice, or a the very least Faunus." Jaune sighed.

"Yeah your probably right. Thanks for coming out with me." Illia shrugged.

"Why not my other options were to stay at Haven or go with Sun and be hit up by Neptune again." Jaune chuckled at that.

"You'd think the fact that he's dating Weiss would factor in somewhere. Or you know that you play for the same team meant something." Illia groaned.

"I swear it's like he wants to convert me for bragging rights or something." Jaune shook his head.

"I know he can be… mentally taxing but I swear he really not as bad as you think. If nothing else take it as a compliment after all he's flirted with all my friends and each of them is at least a 9."

"'sigh' If you say so… So, how's your body doing?"

"Well I didn't wake up from the pills wearing off this morning, so I'd like to think I'm getting better."

"I wanna shove you for being a smartass but I'm scared I'll open up some wounds."

"Haha, yeah thanks for that." Jaune smiled at her and Illia was sure if she was into guys she'd be blushing like a schoolgirl. Thinking about Jaune and then Neptune Illia sighed.

Seriously even if I don't hate her anymore I can't fathom that' Schnee taste.

Finally, the stroller begun to stop in front of the marketplace.

"Man having kids is a real drain on your wallet isn't it?"

"It is when your kids destroy their cloths and blankets by sneezing." The two begun to walk through the marketplace with Illia noting quite a high number of stares directed her way. Jaune leaned down to play peek-a-boo with the twins, Illia would admit the actions painted the arc a perfect husband. Which sucked considering that she desired a wife.

The Arc stepped up to a nearby stall looking through the good, more specifically the formulas and diapers. From behind a man stepped up to Illia his face flushed while his body stumbled, The man reached out a hand to grab her to which she deftly evaded. The man begun to fall forward but Illia pushed him back, so he wouldn't hit the stroller.

"B, 'hic' bitch…" Illia's eyes narrowed.

"What do you want?" The man looked up to her and she could make out the drunks attempt at a sneer.

"We don't want yer kind here! 'hic' Damn animal…" Illia felt her blood boil a bit at that but she tried to be the bigger man. Illia put her hand on her face as she took a deep breathe.

"Please leave… I don't want any trouble." The man let loose an annoying smile.

"Oh, I see… yer scared ain't ya you filthy bitch. Heheh, ya shud by ner get!" Illia clenched her fist but ultimately kept to her stance.

"No… You're the one who should leave…" The sneer returned to the man's face before he finally seemed to notice the stroller.

"Damn, animals infesting our streets. Imma gonna teach your lot a lesson." The man lifted his fist and begun to through a punch only for a disfigured hand to thrust out and grab it from behind Illia. Turning she saw Jaune step forward feeling a chill begin to radiate from his hand.

"Ah!" The man tried to pull his fist away from Jaune's tightening grip.

"Let mi go yer furry fux!" Jaune's eyes narrowed and he increased his grip strength making the man scream out in pain.

"Ahh! Dammit let me go!"

"Apologize to my friend!" The man looked to the Arc and froze as he found a look of utter anger. Slowly the man nodded before looking to Illia.

"I-I'm sorry…" Jaune nodded while smiling but no warmth was behind it.

"Good no apologize to my kids for calling them pest." The man nerviosuly nodded.

"I sorry, so sorry! Ah! Now. let. go. Please!"

"One last thing?" Jaune looked to Illia.

"He tried to punch you right?" Illia tilted her head curiously.

"Yeah… why?" Almost immediately Jaune let loose a fierce punch that struck the drunks face launching him back by a few feet.

"'hiss' Son of a bitch that stings." Jaune pulled back his right hand, his knuckles cracked and bleeding.

"Are you serious I can't even throw a punch without getting hurt." Illia stepped forward and grabbing the blondes hand and begun to wrap it with some medical supplies she had on her person.

"Why'd you do that? I was trying to get him to leave peacefully."

"Well, it's easier to endure someone bullying you but its hard when its happening to your friends." Illia smiled at that.

"Yeah I guess so... Thanks." Jaune smiled to her.

"Of course anyone who messes with my family has to go through me, heheh." Jaune immediately scanned the area finding the many who were staring now desperately looking away. Illia smiled at that but it quickly turned to a smirk.

"Family?" Jaune blushed before looking away himself.

"Well you know you've been a lot of help with my kids… so it like you're their aunt." Illia goodness to honest went wide-eyed at that.

"You… you trust me that much?" Jaune looked to her and smiled.

"Well of course I do. So, will you be their aunt." Illia looked down a tint of guilt on her face.

"Even though I was a member of the Fang." She felt a reassuring pat on her back.

"Of course, besides you came back from the wrong and I'm sure it's made you stronger, just like with Blake." Illia teared up a bit before she turned to Jaune with a huge smile and nodded.

"Yes then and Jaune."

"Yeah?"

"Thankyou." Jaune rubbed the back of his head embarrassed speeding up in hopes of hiding his face. Looking at her back Illia could only smile. The two walked around together shopping and talking with some mean looking enviously to Jaune and surprisingly some girl giving to same stares to Illia. Illia looked to the Arc and noting his strong features alongside his kinder disposition.

He really is a good-looking guy isn't he, heh my loss I guess.

She noticed as the Arc begun to slow his pace before completely stopping. Illia traced his line of sight and understood, before them was a bronze statue of a woman that had been erected before the largest stadium of Mistral. The woman was beautiful, so much so one might believe that it was glamorized beyond the person who it was modelled after.

But she wasn't Illia at least knew that much after all this girls face was everywhere throughout the four kingdoms. Pyrrha Nikos, the invincible girl, the goddess of victory, the paragon of Mistral but most importantly to her Jaune's former partner. She looked to Jaune again and say a tear run down his cheek, Illia placed a hand on his shoulder Jaune looked to her. Despite no words passing she understood and did the only thing she could think of and hugged him.

Jaune didn't wail out or burst into tears but she could feel him tremble and the two could feel a few eyes on them. Finally, the cry of Aster stirred the two from the moment of consolation with both immediately rushing down to them. Jaune went to cradle the small boy who begun to cry with Jaune noticing how he seemed even more upset to be picked up by him.

The raven-haired child saw Illia through the corner of his eye and reached out to her. Illia to her credit she at least tried to act guilty that the infant wanted her instead of him, upon being in her embrace the child almost immediately calmed much to Jaune's annoyance.

Please don't let my son be like Neptune, I can take a lot of things but that's not one of them…

"Maybe we should head back?" At Illia's words Jaune slowly nodded before looking to the statue.

Pyrrha?

As the Arc turned around he felt an odd pressure on his chest.

You can bring her back… All you need is to serve her…

Jaune shook his head as he was already forgetting the voice but in his heart the essence of the words remained.

late in the night a single Bullhead ran through the sky holding seven individuals sat near each other the members of RWBY and the NR of JNPR Ren and Nora were in high spirits while a very tired Oscar slept. The six were happy to be heading back to Mistral, after all they had spent more than two weeks in the wilds.

"Renny look its Mistral, its Mistral! YAY!" Ren tried to calm her, but the others could see the smile on his face. The four team members couldn't blame either though, the final member of their group Jaune had chosen to stay behind under the pretence of training with his new-found semblance. Ruby looked through the window and smiled.

She was excited to see Jaune as well, after all he was her first friend and after everything that had happened the idea of all seven of them not being together was hard for her. Ruby was worried about Jaune as well… She still remembered what she saw that night. She knew Jaune was suffering from losing Pyrrha, but actually was that ever even questioned.

After they had saved Haven Jaune had slowly been distancing himself from her team something she couldn't help but notice even if the others didn't. In truth she was hoping this mission could help her pry a bit and hopefully get Jaune to talk to her. So when he objected to going it dampened her mood a fair bit. She wanted Jaune to cheer up, they had won! Cinder was gone and they even stopped the traitor who worked for Salem.

Yet she Jaune didn't seem to take solace in their victory instead he did quite the opposite, he spent nearly all his time training. She was sure he was spending his nights swing Crocea Mors to that video still… it was funny when she thought about it, when Vale fell it was her team who all made it out that had her back it was Jaune's. He never cried or mourned at least not in front of others as she looked to the city she focused on Haven.

Jaune…

"Hey sis… sis?" Ruby suddenly jumped up in surprise as Yang ran a finger down her spine, turning with a blushing face she was met by her sister's shit eating smile.

"Your thinking about Vomitboy aren't you?" A slight blush grew on the young reapers face at the blonde's words.

"No! I mean yeah… but not like how you think I am!"

"Right…" Ruby looked down her sisters words and teammates stares not helping to dampen her embarrassment.

"I just… I'm wondering if he okay?" At the words of the petite reaper the surrounding people quieted before Weiss surprisingly spoke up.

"I'm sure that dun-… Jaune is fine, after all he went alongside you to Mistral didn't he? I'm sure he just wanted to practice furthering his control of his aura."

"Y-Yeah, I'm sure loverboy just wanted to try flirting up some girls. After all Neptune and Sun had been dragging him around the bar scene last time I heard, Isn't that right Blake?"

"… I'm sure he's fine. He's like you Ruby, he doesn't let anything stop him…" None of the four could convince themselves of their words. Ren and Nora looked to the four each happy to see they held concern for their leader.

"Renny…"

"Yes, Nora?" The usually cheerful Valkyrie leaned against her partner as she stared to the floor.

"Is Jauney gonna be okay?" Ren wanted to tell her there was nothing to worry about, but he couldn't. Truth be told he was concerned for him, He had the fortune of his semblance which helped him moderate his emotions. Jaune didn't and yet while their leader did show sorrow it was never much the worse he had seen is when they finally reached Haven.

Jaune hadn't even shown resentment true towards Qrow nor Ozpin like any normal person would. Instead their leader smiled and remained as cheerful as possible for them as he could manage but they could see it. what kind of teammates would they be if they couldn't, but at the same time what could either of them tell him. Everything would be okay, that she would want you to keep moving, he already knew that. Jaune had never gave in when she died he somehow managed to stand up on his own, he didn't have a semblance like himself nor did he even have his partner.

Yet by some miracle he stood back up, despite blaming himself, despite knowing she couldn't rely on him he managed to put on a smile and ask them to come alongside him and Ruby. When Ren saw that he had no doubt that was why Ozpin choose him to be their leader.

If Ruby had the ability to inspire others even in the darkest times, then Jaune had the capacity to move forward even when in utter ruin. The fact that he was willing to face Salem was proof of that. And that was exactly what scared Ren most.

'If I die buying them time, then it's worth it. They're the ones that matter.'

Ren clenched his fist, remembering those words, Jaune could certainly move forward but that wasn't the same as moving on. Jaune was always forcing himself harder then most even at Beacon, it was something Pyrrha worried about constantly and now with her gone he was sure Jaune would keep on till he had nothing to give.

"Renny?" Snapping out of his thoughts Ren looked to Nora who gave a somber smile and rose a hand to his face. He felt her hand brush her cheek and he realized he was crying.

"Thanks Nora." The ginger smiled to him, before she leaned back into him.

"Jaune-Jaune's really strong, isn't he?" Ren looked to her curiously.

"In what way?" The Valkyrie looked down and he could tell by her trembling shoulders.

"When I found out… When I realized she was gone, Jaune-Jaune hugged me…" Ren smiled.

"He needed that Nora…" His partner shook her head.

"No… Renny, I did… and Jaune-Jaune knew that… Even then he was trying to keep us together." Hearing that he understood and nodded as he remembered the Arc beckoning him to his partner to comfort her. He had thought it was for him to mourn by himself… but it wasn't was it, he knew who she needed most then was her partner.

Even then you were trying to keep us together…

"I'm sorry I didn't notice…" Were as before he hadn't noticed now the ninja found himself clenching his teeth and forcing his eyes shut as tears ran down them.

You are one of my best friends. These past few months, I feel like we really bonded... even though you don't say much. I mean, you're really quiet. To be perfectly honest, I don't know that much about you personally; but, darn it, I consider you to be the brother I never had!

He really meant that didn't he… Ren didn't have any sibling but he'd imagine that if he saw his little sisters or brother crying he'd force a smile on and play happy for them wouldn't he.

heh looks like I can be pretty dense to sometimes can't I.

The members of RWBY watched as the two partners of JNPR cried silently but failed to hide their sorrow. You didn't need to be a genius to understand what they were talking about, Yang looked to her little sister.

He did have her back didn't he? When I had lost Blake and my arm… Even though he lost his partner and team.

The thought made her eyes radiated the faintest hint of red before they returned to their calm lilac as another thought occurred to her.

Did he have anyone to console him, after all I had dad and Weiss…

Weiss looked to the two crying members of JNPR and found a trace of irritation.

You dunce what kind of leader doesn't come with him members on a mission.

'You're looking at him. You got some good friends looking out for you.'

It's nearly as bad as a friend who only notices when one blonde is hurting and not the other.

"You okay Weiss?" Turning the heiress was met by the sight of the usually quiet Blake.

"I'm fine… just curious why that dunce didn't come to lead his team." Blake looked to Nora and Ren and Weiss could detect minuscule of understanding in the Faunus's eyes.

'I told you, I'm not here to fight the White Fang, I'm not here to fight anyone. I'm here to rest, to figure things out, and to see my family.'

"Maybe… he needs time to gather his thought, to take a step back."

I certainly did but at least he waited.

'Shut up! Do you think I like being alone? Every day... every day I think about them! Ruby, Weiss, Yang... they were my friends! I loved them like I never thought I could love anybody. And I hope they hate me for leaving.'

"Or maybe… he thinks he's a burden." Thoughts of the blonde she saw changed by what he lost, who he lost came to her mind. Of someone as cheerful as Sun now reduced to acting as if that were still true. Like a white knight stained from loss. She could certainly see how losing the sole person who believed in him could do that.

Ruby got up walking to the duo and hugging them from behind surprising them, she gave the biggest grin she could manage.

"Come on you two crying won't help make Jaune feel better, but…. Maybe pancakes will, right Nora?" The suggestion earned a chuckle from the pink eye boy.

"Jaune's more of a chicken nuggets kind of guy." Ruby's smile grew at the playful joke.

"Then we'll pick up some on the way to Haven. We can even grab some cookies." Ren smiled to the leader of RNJR.

"I don't see why not." Nora looked up shyly.

"But we can still get pancakes, right?" Ruby and Ren laughed at that and Yang smiled at the mood picking up. While secretly Weiss and Blake felt much the same.

"Hey look I can already see Mistral." Ruby smiled as she looked to the pilot.

"Great!" Ruby looked to the six.

"I'll see you guys there."

"What?" No sooner then that did the reaper leap out of the bullhead firing Crescent Rose to propel her towards the city alongside her semblance she managed to even outpace the Bullhead.

"What is that moron thinking!" Weis sighed at seeing her partner still as impulsive as ever. It both made her equal parts happy and irritated.

"Heheh that's sis of mine." Yang smiled having a pretty good guess where she was heading.

"Hm, maybe she's the one most worried about him." Blake could only wonder how she stayed aboard the bullhead this long.

As the wind rushed around her, the small reaper focused on the city ahead of her, but to be more accurate a certain individual… a friend and fellow leader. The first to have her back when everything came crashing down.

'You didn't drag us along. You gave us the courage to follow you.'

"Liar you didn't need anyone to go, just like me."

'I'm just tired of losing everything.'

A frown formed on the reaper's face as a single tear ran down her cheek. Ruby pushed her semblance as hard as she could even if it would only get her there a moment earlier.

'We lost Pyrrha. You lost her, too.'

You never said how you missed her… was it because you couldn't bare to.

'And Penny, and your team.'

What about yours your team would never be the same again. But once again you just focused on cheering me up… you couldn't even bring yourself to lead them. Was it because you were scared it'd cost you to lose someone else?

'But you're still here, despite everything you've lost, and everything you could still lose, you Chose to come out here. '

And you chose to follow me even when Yang didn't.

'If I die buying them time then it's worth it. They're the ones that matter.'

Is that what you feel like… that you don't even matter… that you're some kind of failure.

Memories of that hand reaching out to her on that first day when she was at her lowest flashed in her mind. And how he was to first to rush to her uncle against the Nuckelavee despite his involvement in what happened to Pyrrha.

Because you're not, even if we've never said it before. I already lost Pyrrha, Penny and even Beacon…

Memories of when he gripped her shoulder in Kuroyuri and encouraged her came to mind again. When he gave her strength when she needed it most.

I'm not losing you too...

And there, first fic story in two more to go, yep only managed to do three but then again I only had a week so give me a break. Now unto reviews.

Siegnir = Thanks for always leaving a review there very much appreciated, I'm thinking of doing the Betrayal chapters second chapters next so don't worry though I am gonna take the first month of the new year off as my head feels like its gonna semblance sound cool I sorta incorporated it into what I'd do, but Aces is too much like her mothers and Summers. decided to go in a different direction with it. But thanks for the suggestion. Happy New Year to you too.

Orca Twoshot = Honestly, its cause I wanna do a mass upload but I instead to add some more parodies to it, All I have left is the Sekiro (Maybe?) and My hero Ch 2 to finish before I go back to it and maybe a smut react for Pyrrha, Feel bad for cucking her :(

bren6767 = Glad you noticed it, my little brother suggested that :)

Okay two more and then I get to rest... LETS DO THIS!