Hello, world!

Another week, another journey. I hope everyone had an enjoyable holiday experience as we wait for the year twenty nineteen to come around! I just wanted to say thank you for the support of so many and that I will continue this story into the future!

Also, note a quick thank you to my beta. Who has been pestering me about keeping at least a decent release schedule? Also for keeping me up to date on what you guys want and need! So a big shout out to him! Also, they really came through with the team names. So again! Shout out to my Beta! Seriously pulling through!

So I noticed some people have been keeping track of the whole mess that is Jaune's family, so I thought I would lend a helping hand in the official Jaune harem! Hooray! A little key though, (LI=Love interest), (LI?=Possible Love interest? Let me know if that's a go or a no for them.) and (Bio=Biological family member)

Fathers:

Qrow Branwen (Bio)

Jacques Schnee

Ghira Belladonna

Tai Xiao Long

Mothers:

Maria Arc (Bio)

Raven Branwen (LI?)

Glynda Goodwitch (LI?)

Kali Belladonna

Summer Rose

? (LI?)

Aunts:

Sienna Khan (LI?)

Uncles:

Peter Port

Bartholomew Oobleck

Ozpin

Japhetto Polendina

Brothers:

Whitley Schnee

Sisters: (Oh lord is right!)

The Arc sisters (LI's?) (Bio)

Ruby Rose (LI)

Weiss Schnee (LI)

Neapolitan Goodwitch (LI)

Emerald Goodwitch (LI)

Cinder Schnee (LI)

Winter Schnee (LI)

Blake Belladonna (LI)

Yang Xiao Long (LI)

? (LI)

? (LI)

? (LI)

Cousins:

Penny Polendina (LI)

Ilia Khan (LI)

Grandmothers:

? (LI)

? (LI)

As one can see, There are two mystery grandmothers! Oooooooh! Who could they be and what do they want? The world may never know! This chapter will be following a lot of different points of view just for a build-up of what's to come in the near future at Beacon. Now let's get this train wreck of a story on the road shall we?

I hope you enjoy reading this chapter as much as I did writing it!


Beta by:

TheMischieviousPuppyDog


/Previously, on Family Ties\

Nora looked down, not in deep thought, but more so that she was making a decision. A terrible decision. She looked up at Jaune, a fierce look in her eyes.

"It's the anniversary…"

Jaune leaned in closer, "Anniversary of what?"

With one last look of thought, she nodded her head and looked at Jaune. "It was ten years ago when Kuroyuri fell…"

/Also previously\

"Where….where did you find this!?" Sienna leaped over the desk to look at Penny.

Taking a step back Penny swallowed, even if she physically couldn't. "I shut down so I could look for anything related to Jaune. A-And I found this. What are we going to do Auntie Sienna?"

With a look of pure and unrivaled determination, "Get Ilia and Blake, and meet me at the front door. I'll be waiting for you there." The tigress said with a small growl.

With a tilt of her head, Penny looked on in confusion. "What then Auntie Sienna?"

Sienna's eyes narrowed as a grim smile slowly appeared on her face. "Then we go to Beacon."

With a bright grin, Penny gave a salute and ran off. As the robot girl went to wake up her cousins. Sienna walked back to her desk as she stretched her fingers. She had an application to finish...

/Now, JNPR team dorm\

"What...Do you mean?"

Pyrrha's question. Had broken the second long silence. In no other case was the silence this deafening in Jaune's entire life. It felt like he had sobered up in mere seconds, even if he wasn't drunk, to begin with. When Jaune realized that Nora was going to 'spill the beans' so to say, Jaune immediately threw his hands over her mouth.

"It all started twelve years ago a week before Kuroyuri fell- MGHHFHMHFGHGmmhhgf…" After a few seconds of struggle, Nora calmed down to look at the blond Branwen in confusion. Pyrrha smacked Jaune upside the head when Jaune removed his hands.

"What the hell Jaune! Nora was going to share her past!" The Crimsonnette exclaimed as she huffed in annoyance.

"No, Pyrrha it isn't just Nora's story it's clearly Nora and Rin's story. We can't leave out our lovable smoothie maker on some wonderful team building, now can we?" Jaune gave both girls a Cheshire grin as he ran towards the door. "C'mon we gotta go find Rin!" He said.

Now a normal person should have been annoyed, angry even. For who they thought was their friend interrupted them and ran out the door. But team JNPR has Jaune Branwen as their leader, and as most can agree, Jaune Branwen is not a normal person. And with some odd mix of charisma and pure luck, he was followed with both of his teammates, a large and bright smile plastered on their faces.

Both girls chased after the blond thatch of hair through the maze that was the Beacon dormitories. Even though curfew had fallen over the rest of the building. The sound of thumping footsteps was heard all throughout the silent structure.

Jaune skidded to a stop, only to take a sharp right, running up a set of stairs with a door on top of the staircase with big bold letters reading 'Maintenance'. Not even going for a key, Jaune opened the door to reveal the roof of the building. When Jaune slammed open the door it had broken the silence of the groups quick run through the dorms. The starry night reflected on Jaune's blood red eyes as Nora and Pyrrha ran up behind him.

"Wooooooow…" Nora cried out. "How did you find this place Jaune? Why haven't you told us about this place?" The ginger valkyrie berated her leader with questions as he chuckled.

"Welcome to the meeting place of the annual leader's meeting. Coco and I had found this place around the same time a week after we got here." Jaune explained. What he hadn't noticed was that Pyrrha had gained a twitch in her eyebrows when Jaune mentioned Coco.

"Jaune…?" a voice asked. All three pairs of eyes widened and turned to their right and down. To see a still crying Lily Rin. Tear marks down her puffy, red face. "N-Nora? Why are you guys here?"

Rin's question broke the three of them out of their stupor. Nora jumped Rin, rubbing her cheek to Rin's. Jaune slid next to Rin against the wall. Pyrrha gave a bright yet small smile standing in front of the three. "We were worried where our teammate had run off to. It doesn't look good for the best team in Beacon to lose a member." Jaune said.

Rin didn't expect herself to laugh out loud when Jaune busted through that door. Not seconds ago she was crying to the heavens, asking why was she left alive and not her family. But now, she's sitting on a roof with her leader, her friend, laughing aloud about just a little of his dorkiness. Jaune Branwen was a strange man.

"I'm glad you're okay Rinny. You've never done this before…" Nora said with a sad tint to her usual pep.

Using her sleeve to rub away the rest of the tears. Rin looked at her friend and smiled. "Yeah, maybe it was just the stress of moving from school to school. I… I'm not sure if I'll ever get over Kuroyuri." The woman said. A small, sad smile across her face.

Jaune stood up, spreading his arms out. Making the three girls look at him in confusion. "Let's talk about it then. It's always problems, problems, problems. But we always bottle it up! Why can't we talk about them instead of crying on a roof and having a pity party! C'mon Rin, we're all friends here," Jaune stepped forward and leaned towards the silent kunoichi. "Tell us how you feel…"

Rin looked up at the crimson eyes of her leader. Taking a deep breath and exhaling through her mouth, "It all started twelve years ago."

/Kuroyuri, twelve years ago\

I had been born into a family of nobles. The Rin family was known throughout the area, we were respected and held the largest house in the center of the town. I had always been groomed to be a lady of the court like my mother but in secret, my father, a huntsman at the time, trained me in the art of combat.

"Hah!" A tiny RIn kicked far above her head. Her tiny body and leg barely reached her chest. The man in front of her had greying hair as he smiled at his daughter's confidence in their family's form of martial arts.

"You are doing much better Lily, I believe it's time I reward you for your efforts that you have put into your training." Li Ren kneeled down his hand moved to his daughter's shoulder. A bright smile adorning her face. He reached behind for the gift only to stop suddenly.

"Li! Lily! Where are you? Dinner is being served, and I swear to the lords above Li, if your making Lily train again I'll send you sky high!" Ann Rin shouted. Stomping footsteps could be heard as Li's eyes nearly popped from his skull.

Scrambling, madly. Li grabbed his daughter's collar and dragged her and himself into the nearest bush. His eyes barely peeking over, just as Ann Rin quite literally smashed through the door. An angry scowl marred her face as she looked left and right. Her eyes seemed to stop at the bush, making both sweat as she walked closer and closer to her prey. Her eyes narrowed in on the bush, before stopping mere feet before the shrub.

Ann Rin quickly turned on her heel to continue searching. "I could've sworn I heard them fighting in here." The magenta haired beauty muttered as she stomped off to continue in her search.

Li looked at Lily as Lily looked at Li. Their eyes met. Staring before Lily's face broke into a smile "Snrk" She coughed out as Li smiled. They started to giggle, then laugh. And by then they had blown into a full blown cackle. The hilarity of the situation just seemed to bring both Rin family members into a good mood.

Those were the days. I didn't have a care in the world back then. I had never expected the next day would be the last I see of my mother and father. It just seemed like another day in the manor. Everything was normal. I had always asked myself why the monsters chose that day to attack? What was the occasion that made them destroy Kuroyuri? Whatever or whoever it was, I don't think I could ever forgive them.

A young Lily busted through her manor's front door and ran through the road leading to the marketplace. Today was very important, it was the first time her mother had let her go out without an escort. Ann Rin had made a mistake that day though, Rin was so excited that she forgot to put on her dress!

I don't know what got me so excited that day. I was just tasked to buy some bread and vegetables for dinner that night. Even though I had lived my entire life from that point in Kuroyuri it still felt like a whole new world. But the day just seemed to go by so fast, by the time I started heading home, the sun was already setting. But that's when I found Nora…

Lily was running back home as fast as her little legs could take her! She was late for dinner after all. Rushing down the street Lily booked it past alleyways on a straight path to the Rin family manner. However, something caught her eye…

Three boys were standing over a shaking and shivering girl. Bruises and cuts adorning her body as the pink rags she wore seem like they were going to fall apart into strings at any second. The ginger girl's eyes were hollow as she held onto a loaf of moldy bread. When one of the boys raised his fist towards the girl, Rin dropped her bags and ran towards them. As if on instinct she punched the boy in the gut.

For whatever reason, RIn looked at the boys in a glare that could freeze the sun. Her pink eyes were narrowed as she practically growled. "Get out of here. Or I break you." Rin's voice was cold. Deadly even.

Without a second thought, the boys picked up their downed friend and ran as fast as their little legs could carry them. "Are you okay?" Rin asked. Her hand stretched out her slender hand. Which the young girl took.

"LILY!" Li rin yelled. Immediately the young ginger's hand shuddered away as Li stomped over.

"F-Father!" Rin yelped in surprise.

"I am…" Li looked down at the two young girls. His presence was daunting. Both girls looked scared. One for the punishment by their father. The other terrified as the leader of their village was looking at her.

"Extremely proud of you," Li said with a large smile. A toothy grin spread across his face as he kneeled down to look at his daughter. Lily didn't have to say anything. It was her eyes that asked, 'Why?' for whatever reason Li Rin laughed out loud. With a look of accomplishment, he spoke. "One lesson that I cannot teach you is the one you learned today. You could have continued walking past those boys. But instead, you took action. And that is what you learned,"

"Sometimes, the worst action you can take… Is taking no action at all."

With a look of amazement coming from both girls Li gave another large smile. "Now come along girls. I believe we have enough food to make an extra plate for dinner tonight. Don't you think so Lily?"

With a face of pure bewilderment, Nora looked at the two Rin family in pure confusion. Lily's face, however, brightened as she beamed. "Yeah! Let's get going-"

*BOOOOOOOOM*

/Beacon roof, present day\

"And the rest is history. Kuroyuri fell by the hands of that, that monster. Nora and I only escaped because of my semblance that had manifested. We lived on the road. Taking odd jobs to keep moving forward. Until we found ourselves here…" Rin's eyes had dried up as she told her story.

"...Sheesh… I uh, don't really know what to say to that." Jaune joked. A nervous chuckle escaped his lips as he almost shuddered.

Pyrrha didn't really respond as she looked at Rin not with pity but maybe understanding? Jaune couldn't tell. She looked up at Rin and Nora. "Well, at least you're here now. I hope Beacon can treat you well. I guess you could say this is your home now…" Pyrrha tried to uplift the two orphans only for Jaune's eyes to light up.

"Oh my god, OH MY GOD! I've got it!" Jaune stood up quite abruptly as he started pacing. "So if we're on the topic of homes and families. I've got kind of an idea, but first, a story." Jaune stopped to look at his three teammates who looked back as if he was a mad man. "How much do you guys know. About a boy named John Schnee?..."

/Half of a backstory later\

"And then Adam was all like 'I've got you now Schnee! You'll never escape muahahaha!' But I was all like 'Nuh uh dude I already broke free!' And using my amazing smarts and brain power I escaped from the white fang's base of operations."

As Jaune continued his story. Faces of shock, awe, enjoyment and pure misbelief were mixed all together into one part of the story. Rin raised her hand. "Uh, Jaune? Question. are you saying you're not only THE John Schnee but also the headmistress' adopted a son who fell out of a plane crash? And you expect us to believe that?"

Jaune paused. Then smiled."Oh, we haven't even gotten to the part where I caused a train crash- er, bombing I guess. But just hang tight I'll answer questions afterward."

Rin was about to raise her hand again. But Nora slapped her hand over Rin's mouth. The ginger had stars in her eyes and a bright smile on her face. "Shhhhh! Rinny! Let him get to the train explosion first!"

Jaune mirrored Nora's smile as he continued.

/A few minutes later\

"And then the train went all like BOOM! And I get sky rocketed off into the forest below. The forest is infested with Grimm! Now after just surviving the point blank explosion I had to fend off like a thousand beowolves… Alright, maybe not a thousand but at least in the triple digits!" Jaune continued as Nora continued to look at Jaune like a god.

Rin just shook her head. Jaune's story sounded like one of Nora's dreams on crack and steroids at the same time. Pyrrha couldn't even comprehend what Jaune was saying anymore. His story was out of this world, it's not like all of this could be real, right?

"And so, after three months of trekking, and I kid you not. Carrying Adam Taurus' rotting head in a sack I hobbled my way to the Schnee manor. Disguised of course. After turning in Adam's bounty I was able to acquire a letter of recommendation to Haven, because duh. I have family everywhere else that I definitely want to avoid. And that's where I met you guys!" Jaune wrapped up his story by throwing his arms out with a bright smile on his face. "Now do you have any questions?"

But it only seemed that Nora believed all of the blond bastard's words. Rin had her lips pressed into a fine line as she looked at Jaune like he was some sort of maniac. Pyrrha only held a look of bewilderment at the abrupt ending. Rin raised her hand. "So if I'm getting this right. Your whole 'bad boy' personality was a farce?"

Sitting back down onto the hard floor Jaune leaned back with his arms to support him. "Pretty much. Some of the stuff was the truth. I am really into some fashion and you guys are like my family. Hell, I don't even like leather! But I've pretty got the entirety of Beacon thinking I'm some punk bully that they should boo when I enter a fight you know?" The blond bastard said unassumingly. If only he could recognize the signs of his hundreds of thousands of fans all around him…

Pyrrha raised her hand next. "B-But why? It's not like they would hunt you down. Jaune, we've known you for a full year and now is the time you tell us?"

Jaune pondered for a second. "I've always been on the run. My mom, Raven could take all four of us out in a second. And if my other mom, Glynda. If she ever found out I was here and didn't you know. Give her a hug or say hi or something. I think you would find me indented into the wall… Multiple times. And don't even get me started on my sisters!" The blond bastard exasperated.

"That still doesn't answer Pyrrha's question. Why did you decide to tell us now?" Rin deadpanned.

Scratching the back of his neck the blond Branwen gave a nervous chuckle. "Well, you see… I couldn't really trust you. Leo would have sold me out the second you said something. The guy is cool and all but he's kind of a coward. But you understand right? It's not that I didn't want to trust you but I couldn't take the chance." Jaune felt proud of his answer as he gave another smile.

"I don't believe you."

"Wh-What?"

Rin looked up into Jaune's crimson eyes. "I said, I don't believe you. How are you supposed to expect us to believe that all of this happened? I mean half of this is just insane! Who do you think you are telling us lies like this." Rin growled.

"But I have Adam's sword right here! Its name is wilt and-"

"That could be a replica, a scare tactic you use."

"Please, Rin! You have to believe me, why would I lie to you?!" The blond bastard exclaimed.

"I thought I could trust you. I thought you were my friend! Our Leader! And-and you tell these stories to us expecting them to be true!? I spilled my life's story to you! And this is what you have to say!? I'm done, Nora let's go- UMPH!"

Before Rin could leave with a distraught Nora in hand, the silent kunoichi walked into something. That something being the headmaster himself. Ozpin.

"If you cannot take my nephew's word for it. I would hope you can take mine." The immortal stated. A small frown adorning his lips.

"H-Headmaster when did you get here? And what do you mean?" Pyrrha practically jumped when she saw the headmaster, she didn't even hear the door open.

"Well, Miss Goodwitch had reported that a certain team was not in their dorms by curfew. And after checking our security system, what do I find but the lost team JNPR sitting and talking on the roof of our school. The one meant for maintenance staff and maintenance staff alone." The man sternly stated.

"But you can't be serious Headmaster! Are you saying that Jaune's story is true!?" Rin cried aloud.

"It is, Jaune's story is one hundred percent accurate. And I should know. After searching for my nephew or at least his body for years. I picked up a few interesting tidbits. Such as Jaune over here is quite the playboy." Ozpin smirked watching Pyrrha's face contort.

"What do you mean by that Headmaster?" Pyrrha stated rather calmly.

"Well I wouldn't want to ruin the surprise now would I?" Ozpin said. And with a hop, skip and a jump, the immortal troll he was made like a library and booked it.

Before Pyrrha could interrogate the blond bastard Rin bowed to Jaune. "I'm sorry Jaune! I-I just didn't know! I was very emotional and I-I didn't mean it! I mean I spilled out my whole life story and you just kind of rush past it with what seems to be your own fairy tale of a story saying what seemed to be only lies and fantasies! Please accept my apologies." With another bow, Rin was on the verge of bawling her eyes out.

A smile graced Jaune's lips as he patted Rin's head. The kunoichi looked up like Jaune was some sort of forgiving messiah. "Please don't cry, I mean… I would hate to have my sister be crying because of me."

Three sets of wide eyes looked at Jaune. Rin's breath seemed to have frozen solid. The air grew silent as Nora suddenly grew a rather large smile. "You don't mean…"

Scratching the back of his head. "Well, yeah. That was the idea in the first place. I mean, if I don't have anywhere to go. And you don't have anywhere to go. What if we put our heads together and maybe we can. Uh, you know. Become a family? I-I understand if you don't want to or anything-"

"YES!" Nora screeched. Rushing over she wrapped her arms around the blond bastard's torso. "Yes yes yes yes yes yes! Oh my gosh yes! I always wanted a big brother and now I have one! Oooh, you can beat up boys who hit on me. Or, or Rin and I can dote on you when you come back in the dorm-"

"Nora! Don't put words in my mouth!" Rin yelped aloud.

Nora looked over at her sister with a Cheshire grin. "Awwwww, I know you want to! Well, at least I know Pyrrha would love to! Isn't that right Pyrrha?" Nora smiled. The crimson goddess's face became more of a big red balloon than a working face. Our blond bastard, however, tilted his head in confusion.

"I think it's always nice to return to a warm meal but I don't understand what did you mean by Pyrrha loving to dote. Does that mean Pyrrha wants to be my family?" Jaune said. His eyes showing clear confusion.

Pyrrha gave a small "eep!" at Jaune's question. Was Nora right on the mark or was Pyrrha just shy? The world may never know. Before Nora could talk any further, Pyrrha slapped a hand over Nora's mouth. "I-I think Nora's a little on a sugar rush right now." With that said. The gorgeous redhead picked up the ginger Valkyrie who was trying to struggle out of her already tightening grip. She then bolted out the door. Leaving Jaune to deal with Rin herself.

"So… I think I got my answer from Nora. But I know you two are kind of a pair and everything-" Jaune was interrupted by a swift hug from Rin. She looked up at Jaune and gave a very large smile.

"Yes, Jaune. O-Or should I say, big brother? Thank you. Nora and I will be the best sisters in all of Remnant. Just promise me one thing?" Rin said.

"What do you need?"

"You said that through your story you left your family because they would be happy. Promise me you won't just leave us to some other family. Promise me you won't leave me." Rin pleaded.

Jaune raised his hand to pat Rin's head again. "Never. I won't run away anymore. And I promise I'll be the best big brother you could ask for." With a little nudge from Rin to let go. "Why don't you go on ahead. I'll be right behind you."

"Yes, Bi-Big brother." As Rin ran off Jaune turned back to the sky.

"Why are you still here uncle Ozpin?"

"There's something I need to discuss." The headmaster said the smirk never

"What?" Jaune breathed out the reply.

"I got a very interesting application for a professor here at Beacon…" Ozpin finally handed a folder to Jaune, only with one person on it.

[Khan, Sienna] Professor of social studies and Faunus history.


Boom Shacklaka!

Holy crap! What a twist! Sienna is going to be a professor at Beacon?

A lot was revealed this chapter, so yes that means our poor blonde bastard is going to have quite a few problems to deal with in the future!

Including three genderbends! Ren is now a female! You can literally look up Genderbent [Insert Character name here] and you'll get a good description of what we're looking at design wise.

Jaune has been found out as well! That news article sure was something! It was as if someone made up the article just so all the girls could come flocking to Beacon! Hmmm. I wonder who that mystery person is?

Next time, Jaune gets to Beacon and we find out who's going to bro-con academy… I mean Beacon Academy. Sorry, typo.

Until next time!

-Nate


Omake: Wrong directions

/When Jaune ran to the roof\

"No, Pyrrha it isn't just Nora's story it's clearly Nora and Rin's story. We can't leave out our lovable smoothie maker on some wonderful team building, now can we?" Jaune gave both girls a Cheshire grin as he ran towards the door. "C'mon we gotta go find Rin!" He said.

Now a normal person should have been annoyed, angry even. For who they thought was their friend interrupted them and ran out the door. But team JNPR has Jaune Branwen as their leader, and as most can agree, Jaune Branwen is not a normal person. And with some odd mix of charisma and pure luck, he was followed with both of his teammates, a large and bright smile plastered on their faces.

Both girls chased after the blond thatch of hair through the maze that was the Beacon dormitories. Even though curfew had fallen over the rest of the building. The sound of thumping footsteps was heard all throughout the silent structure.

Taking turns left and right, Jaune seemed to be going in random directions but for some odd reason, Pyrrha and Nora felt like Jaune knew where he was going-

*SLAM*

Or at least they thought. For it seems that Jaune had slammed face-first into a dead end. The blond bastard fell on his butt as he looked up at his teammates who looked down upon their leader in disbelief.

"B-But you looked so confident when running," Nora said it sounded as if she was heartbroken.

Jaune started to chuckle nervously. "Yeah… I have no idea where I'm going."