Why hello my dear readers! I am sorry for being late on my updates. i will try to keep up from now on. But anyways, i am back with another chapter of To Create Ones Path. As for the Poll i put up, the results have deducted that i will be writing the 'Screaming' option. and the story is...a Dragon Ball Cross-over! Yay! I will have a lot of fun with this. the schedule will go like this: one month i update this story, then the next month i update the other story. it will go like that until i finish one of the stories. from there i'll focus on the other story. So that's that. I recently felt a small bit of pain when i accidentally hit my funny bone. hurt like a bitch. Now, i want people to know that i am currently working on remaking a certain one-shot. i don't even want to talk about it right now. But in other news, i want all of you to know that i am open for discussion. Now let's get to the part you all have come here for.
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It's been an hour since the trio met each other and the girls decided that they wanted to play with Jaune, so Ruby and Yang took him to their own personal playground that Tai built for them. Jaune was looking at the two cousins with an interested look on his face.
'So this is how "kids my age" act. Hmm, how...interesting. They seem nice enough. Yang seems to be pretty carefree like Tai, and Ruby looks a lot like Summer. Though her Faunus traits are a hazard to my heart. I can only take so much cute at a time dang It!' Jaune thought, smiling a small bit. He could admit, he felt comfortable around them. Though, it felt a bit different than when he spent time with Summer. With Summer, he felt safe. And now...well, he couldn't pinpoint what was different, but he could feel a sort of connection to them. 'Hmm, it might be because i have friends now. That can explain it. But...this connection feels...deeper.' Jaune thought, but was broken out of his thought process when he heard one of the girls call to him.
"Hey, Jaune! you there? You kind of spaced out." Yang said, waving her hand in front of his eyes. He shook his head before nodding. He didn't say much, mostly because he had problems talking with them. So he opted to give them nods, smiles, shakes of the head, and grunts. The girls found this a bit odd, but thought nothing of it. Yang then giggled before taking his hand and tried to catch up to Ruby who was eagerly climbing atop 'The Steel Dome' they called it. it was just some climbing bars that curved into a roundish shape.
"I'm the Queen of the Dome!" Ruby exclaimed, raiding her arms in victory. And as Jaune took notice of very quickly, her tail seemed to be wagging damn near constantly. And her demeanor in general was upbeat and happy all the time. It was almost stereotypical how she acted like an actual puppy.
"Hey! No fair! You had a head start! Come on Jaune, we gotta go take the throne back!" Yang said, running up to the climbing contraption and started scaling it. Jaune meanwhile was still looking on with mild amusement.
'it would seem that people are more layed back than what i thought. it...it's nice to know. But,' Jaune thought, face turning a tad bit more somber. 'if that Tyrian guy was anything to go by, then there are people that want to take all of this away.' Jaune's face then changed to a more concerned look. 'But if he was hired to kill Summer, then that would mean someone must have contracted him. Who would want her dead? And why?' Jaune pondered, but before he could delve any deeper, he felt something hit him upside the head. When he inspected what hit him, he saw that there was a small squeaky toy. He tilted his head to the side in confusion. 'A...squeaky toy? why would-' Jaune was once again broken out of his train of thought when Ruby called out to him/
"Jaune! you are now dubbed 'The Beast Tamer'. Now tame the beast of legends!" Ruby yelled out, somehow manifesting a tinfoil crown and placing it on her head. Though the ears kind of got in the way, so it would teeter to one side, causing her to try and fix it every few seconds. He found the sight adorable, but was still a bit confused at what she said.
'Beast Tamer? What kind of animal could these people have?' Jaune said confused. He couldn't really think of any legendary beasts that could possibly be anywhere near here. 'well, i guess there's the Htoer'kater from Kater, but i highly doubt they could withstand it's highly toxic gas that it secretes. Or it's VERY violent tendencies. But then again it could be-'
*Arf!*
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A dog.
*Arf!*
A very adorable dog.
*Arf!*
"Hey there little guy, are you the 'Legendary Beast' they were talking about? Aw, look at you. you're not a beast, you're just an adorable little puppy aren't you? you're almost as adorable as Ru-" Jaune started to say, but stopped once he realized what he was saying. But he didn't stop rubbing the little Corgi's underside.
"Jauuuuuune! Don't talk to him like that! He's supposed to be the unstoppable beast!" Ruby cried, pouting over the fact that 'The Beat Tamer' and 'The Beast' were currently playing around like...well, like a kid and his dog. her ears flopping down onto her head as the crown fell off fully. Yang however, was more focused on what Jaune tried to say before stopping himself. She wasn't so suspicious as she was curious. Why was he talking to the dog so normally but not them? why did he stop himself mid sentence? What was he saying last?
Before she could ponder any more on the subject, she heard the back door open.
"Hey kids, guess who came home?" Summer said, looking at the three children look at each other before a yellow blur flew past her. She giggled to herself before gesturing the other two to come inside.
Jaune gave her a confused look in which she just gestured him to come inside again. Jaune just shrugged and complied along with Ruby. As he was inside however, he noticed that there was another presence that he didn't recognize. So he was curious.
'I wonder who that could be. Someone else in their family perhaps? possibly. But the only other person i can think of that Summer mentioned was-' Jaune was once again broken from his thoughts when he heard some commotion from further inside the house.
"Mom!" Yang exclaimed as she hugged another woman Jaune hasn't seen before. She had long flowing ebony hair that seemed pristine and untouched...but, he could have sworn he saw a small trace of pink in there. She had shining crimson eyes that could cut through your soul. Skin almost as smooth and beautiful as the moonlight. A black dress that went down to her mid thighs, only covered by armor just as red as her eyes. On her hip has a sheath to a sword that almost radiated menace. She looked down at Yang for a moment before giving a small smile and hugged her back.
"Hello Yang. Mommies home." The woman said as she stroked the small girls hair gently. Yang just giggled and hugged her a bit more tightly. They stayed like that for a bit longer before Tai came into the room and looked at the scene for a little while.
"Welcome home Raven. How are you doing? You get back from your mission already?" Tai asked after waiting for Yang to let go of Raven. They both came together and gave each other a small chaste kiss. Raven then let out a small hum, nodding in confirmation.
"Yes Tai. I'm fine. The mission went by easier than i thought it would. I came across a small snag along the way, but it was dealt with in the end. Nothing to worry about." Raven said, putting her weapon next to the door and picking up her daughter. Tai just smiled warmly and let out a sigh.
"That's good to hear. We can talk about specifics later, but right now, I..." He started, but paused mid-sentence and contemplated something before smiling again. "Summer has something to tell you. i'll be in the room if you need me for anything. i just got up to greet you. I really need to catch some Z's after all that work from today. Those damn kids just don't know the meaning of respect." Tai grimaced as he walked into another room. Raven just smiled warmly before nodding slightly.
"Okay then, rest. Now what was it that you wanted to tell me Summer?" Raven asked as she set Yang back on the ground to let her join Ruby on the couch. Summer looked at her confused before getting a look of realization. She then started to walk over to Jaune. And it was then that Raven finally noticed the little boy. She slightly tensed and raised an eyebrow.
"Well Raven, you know how i was on a mission that sent me out to the Grimlands?" Summer asked, getting a nod in return from Raven after a brief moment. "As it turns out, this little guy right here has been out there his entire life. And i found him!" Summer said, smiling, before she saddened slightly. "He was alone out there. Turns out his both his parents and their settlement were killed by the Grim. But he survived. Do you know how? Because he's got one of the most powerful Semblances I've ever seen! And he's got a whole lot of Aura. In fact, he saved my life while we were out there." Summer said, and all sound ceased to be. Raven immediately went serious. Qrow stopped what he was doing in the kitchen and Tai practically teleported into the room.
"Care to elaborate Shortstack? I think you forgot to include that in your little rundown of your mission." Qrow said, being dead serious. Summer was not by any means a bad Huntress. In fact, she was one of the best of their generation. So for something, or even someone to be able to challenge her like that was concerning to say the least. Worse yet, she said this child was the one to save her. Summer was also a firm believer in the truth. so she only ever lied when she had to. So they knew she was telling the truth. Summer blinked before panicking a small bit.
"Wait wait wait wait wait! Before any more questions are asked, he is perfectly peaceful. There is no need to worry. We can do all that another time, but right now, i just wanted to introduce you to him. his name is Jaune Noir. Jaune, this is Raven. She's Yang's mother." Summer said, gently nudging Jaune towards Raven who was still eyeing him with a similar look to...
"Hello Raven. Your staring looks an awful lot like when Qrow was looking at me earlier. You also have very similar eyes. Are you two brother and sister by chance?" Jaune asked. He was completely unperturbed by the atmosphere. Raven eyed him for a bit longer before looking to Summer who was giving her a look that she could read was saying 'Just do this one thing for me please?' Raven gave her a deadpan look before sighing and looking at Jaune who was still giving her awaiting eyes.
"Actually, yes, we are siblings. And i must say, you are quite literate for a boy of your age." Raven said, confirming his suspicions and then shifted her eyes to Tai and Qrow, quietly gesturing that she has the situation under control. She turned her sights back to Jaune and saw him eyeing her with a sort of childish wonder and curiosity.
"Oh. That's because before my parents were...before they went away, they thought that even though we lived out in the Grimlands, we didn't have to be dumb. In fact they though that it was especially the fact that we lived on the Grimlands that we should try to learn as much as we can to be smarter. So they taught me a lot of things in between training and their guard shifts." Jaune said. Raven nodded and looked him over again. She could sense that he did indeed have a lot of Aura. She was also curious to know what he had as a Semblance that allowed him to not only survive out in the Grimlands for that long, but also stop whatever it was that almost killed Summer. She was playing it safe for now though. Never know what to expect from people out there. mostly because there weren't supposed to be people out there. But in any case, she was going to wait before really acting on anything. Plus, if Summer was willing to trust him, then she might as well give her the benefit of the doubt that she trusted him too.
"Very well. Are you planning to have him stay here, Summer?" Raven asked. Summer nodded, and Raven nodded back. "Okay then, i hope you know the rules. I will be going to my room to change and take a shower. Call me when you need help with supper, okay?" Raven asked as she passed her sister-in-law. Summer gave her a bright smile and nodded.
"Yeah, okay. Now, Jaune, how about you go into the guest room and get washed up? It's down the hall two doors to the right. I need to have a talk with Tai and Qrow." Summer said, pointing him in the direction of the hall. He complied and was soon out of earshot. "Now i know you two are wondering what exactly happened during the mission, so listen carefully."
From there, she explained how she found him after slaying a horde of Grim that exhausted her. And how a Scorpion Faunus tried to assassinate her before Jaune came in and knocked him away. She also explained how Jaune dodged every strike that the assassin threw at him before delivering two blows that not only tore off the mans left arm and tail, but also most of the Forest behind him.
that was a shocker to them. but so was the fact that he said that it was his semblance to amplify all of his physical abilities and mental processing. What worried them however was that the man had disappeared after threatening that he would be back to kill them.
"And you said he wants to be a Hunter?" Qrow asked, Raising a brow. Summer just nodded. He looked away as if thinking about something before slowly nodding himself. "Alright. that's...good. Does he want to go to school? He could go to the one over near the town." Qrow suggested, but Summer shook her head.
"No, He doesn't want to go to a school any time soon. He said that he doesn't know how to control his power yet. Doesn't want to accidentally cause a serious injury." Summer said, getting an understanding grunt from the two men.
"Makes sense. Out there, you don't hold back. If you do...well, you won't have another chance to make that same mistake. So what should we do?" Tai asked, briefly imagining Jaune accidentally harming on of the students in a sparring match. Grimacing, he shook his head.
"Well, i was thinking, since you teach over at the school, you could teach him here. train him a bit. have him learn how to control himself. I know it's asking a bit much, but just do this one for me, please?" Summer asked the blonde man. He thought about it a bit. going over the implications of that.
'Well. if i do this, i could keep an eye on him. And i can keep him from causing too much damage. But on the other hand, this could be dangerous if i'm not careful...Eh, why the hell not. I've been itching for a challenge anyway.' Tai thought, before letting out a breath.
"Alright, i'll do it." Tai finally said. Summer smiled at him
"Thank you." Summer shifted her gaze to her husband who was currently walking away from the two. "Qrow." He froze on the spot and threw his head back.
"Ugh! WHY DO I HAVE TO!?" He whined.
"Qrow."
"Ugh!
"Qrow."
"UGH!"
"QROW."
"AHHHHHHHHHHH, fine i'll help!"
"Thank you, i'll give you my 'thanks' later." Summer said, winking at him and giving a small giggle. Qrow stayed still for a moment before responding.
"...Maybe this won't be so bad." Qrow said, smirking with a bit of a blush on his face. Tai looked between the two, eyes squinted as if almost disgusted by what he was looking at.
"...Guys. Maybe not right in front of me? I really don't want to hear about how you 'thank' each other right now." Tai said, cringing at how the two were flirting with each other.
"Hey, don't pretend you don't do the same thing with my sister." Qrow said, walking down the hall. Tai just scrunched up his eyebrows before calling back.
"At least i don't talk about it when you two are right in front of me." Tai said.
(Time Skip Brought To You By A Chibi Summer And Qrow Hugging One Another)
After another hour of relaxation, Summer called out to Raven to have her help with supper. Jaune was currently watching in fascination. Summer looked away from what she was doing and saw him staring. She smiled and whispered something to Raven and turned to him.
"What's up Jaune? Do you need something?" Summer asked, walking over to him while wiping her hands on the apron she was wearing. Jaune relaxed more in his seat as he looked from his hands and back to Summer before requesting something.
"Well...i was wondering if i could help?" Jaune asked after a brief moment. Summer looked at him confused.
"Help with what?" Summer questioned, tilting her head.
"With the...the cooking." Jaune clarified. Summer looked at him a bit longer before smiling at him.
"Sure. i could teach you a thing or two if you'd like. come." Summer said, taking his hand and bringing him into the kitchen. Raven looked over to them briefly before seeing the look of assurance Summer was giving her and went back to dicing the vegetables.
"Now, what do you want to help me do? Were going to have steak with mash potatoes and vegetables." Summer said. Jaune just thought about it a bit before snapping his fingers at the end of his thought process.
"I got it." was all Jaune said before he started moving. Summer looked confused. What did he get?
"Um, Jaune, what are you doing?" Summer asked, but he didn't respond. He was already at work, first washing his hands with soap, then he started taking different ingredients from the drawers and combining different herbs. He was moving like he had practiced this a thousand times. He started with the steak, seasoning it with different spices. then he put some sort of cooking liquid in the cooking pan before he put a layer of seasoning on the bottom of the pan, placing the steak on top and then moving over to where Raven was, slightly tugging at her clothing to get her attention and gestured if he could take over. She looked at him intrigued before moving aside. When he got the knife in his hands and used a stepping ladder to reach the counter, he was dicing the vegetables at a record pace. After he was done with that, he dipped it all in some oil, placed them all in the pan, placed the steak on top, and moved on to the potatoes. Taking a different knife, he cut it up carefully. Afterwards, he took some cheese sauce that the found and coated them all in the dairy product, spreading the entirety of it alongside the steak before finally placing the pan into the oven.
Jaune wiped the small amount of sweat that accumulated in his brow. He then turned to a surprised Summer and an intrigued Raven. He looked at the two for a moment.
"What?" Jaune asked, not knowing what they were looking at him like that for. He then proceeded to rewash his hands. He was whistling a small tune while doing it.
"Jaune, where did you learn all of that?" Summer questioned. Jaune just looked back at her with his own confused expression.
"Learn what?" He asked, drying his hands with a cloth.
"Those-those things you did with the food! where did you learn to do that?" Summer asked. she was baffled. He wasn't even ten yet! How was he that Talented. She watched as he set the egg timer. After that, he tuned to her. And looked her in the eye.
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He shrugged.
"I dunno."
Raven just suppressed a giggle watching a completely done Summer just standing there while Jaune walked up to her and kept poking Summer, asking if she was okay.
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After Summer recovered her brain crash, she noticed that she was in her bed, and that someone was knocking on her door.
"Yes?" she asked as she got up. She also noticed that there was a glass of water on the night stand which she gladly drank. She also noticed that her cloak was hanging on the hook by the door.
"Hey Shortstack. Dinners ready. Little brat knew what he was doing. don't really know how he did it, or even if i care. But i don't want you going to bed hungry." Qrow said as he entered the room. Summer just looked at him with a look that said 'What's the other reason?' Qrow just chuckled a bit. "Come on, i can't just check on my wife? The woman i love?" Qrow inquired. She just gave him a deadpan expression. "Okay, Raven wont let anyone eat until you come sit at the table." He admitted.
"Mmhm." Summer hummed. They both laughed a bit before they stayed silent.
"I worry about you, you know?" Qrow said, immediately getting her attention. "While i'm out on a mission for Oz, when i'm at the school, or even when you're out on a mission. I worry. And what you told me happened on your most recent mission isn't helping." Qrow said, closing his eyes. "I don't like to think about it, but if the kid wan't there to get you out of that situation, you could have...could have..." Qrow hesitated, tears threatening to leak out. Summer put her hand on his and leaned her forehead on his, smiling.
"Hey. I'm okay now, alright? I'm home. You can worry. That's natural when you're a Hunter. But as long as you know i'm here and breathing, you shouldn't worry as much. And guess what? i worry about you too. Whenever you go out, i worry. But i have one thing that keeps me thinking-...knowing, that you're okay. I not only have trust in your abilities as a Hunter. But i also have faith in you as a husband and a father. i know you wouldn't go away knowing you had a daughter and me to come home to. Just like i can't die knowing i have the same daughter to come home to." Summer said, looking into his red eyes. she smirked a bit after that. "And i guess i have a husband too. Not too sure about that one though." Summer teased, getting a laugh from the both of them.
"I love you."
"I love you too."
They stayed like that for a small bit, enjoying the serene atmosphere.
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*Rumble*
"Do you want to go get dinner now?" Qrow asked, Summer smiled.
*Rumble*
"Yeah."
"Hey there you two. You okay? you were in your room for a good second." Tai asked, worry clearly in his voice. Summer and Qrow just looked at each other, and smiled lovingly at each other while simultaneously squeezing each others hands.
"Yeah, we're good." Qrow said, still looking into Summers Silver orbs. He then turned to the rest of the room and smiled brightly. It caught Raven and Tai off guard seeing this, but smiled themselves. It wasn't often when he smiled like that, but it was always for a reason. Summer was almost always that reason.
"Now let's eat! Hey brat, what exactly are you feeding us?" Qrow asked jokingly. Jaune just gave him a side glance before smiling brightly.
"Well, it's just steak with a side of cheesy scalloped potatoes and baked vegetables. Simple." Jaune said happily. The adults at the table agreed that it sounded simple, but the way it was presented...it looked mouthwatering. and the aroma wasn't helping. But the two children present were slightly confused.
"'Scalped' potatoes? Like your head scalp? Ew." Yang said, disgusted by the thought of eating the scalp of a potato. She didn't even know potatoes had scalps!
"No Yang. Not potato scalps. scalloped potatoes. It's a way of cooking a potato. it's good you should try it." Raven assured her daughter. Yang just looked at her mother and back at the food. looking slightly afraid. Raven just softened her features and talked in a more motherly tone. "Hey, it's okay, trust me." Raven said. Yang looked back at her for a second before nodding in acceptance.
"Alright mommy. I'll try." Yang said, before taking a fork full of the potatoes and hesitantly putting it in her mouth. All was silent as they saw her freeze in place. They were waiting for her reaction. Mostly because they wanted to know if Jaune's cooking was as good as it looked.
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Yang Immediately started devouring the potatoes on her plate. And when she was finished with that, she moved onto the vegetables, plowing through that as well, she was in the middle of tearing into the steak when everyone snapped out of their shock.
"Yang!" Raven exclaimed. Yang stopped in her tracks, the steak being stretched between her teeth and her hand, completely forgoing the fork. She moved her eyes from one direction or the other before looking at her mother.
"What?"
"What do you mean 'What?' i did not teach you to be a savage. slow down and use a fork and knife. But wash your hands and face first, your filthy." Raven scolded. Yang looked guilty, before looking at the steak with growing sadness.
"B-b-but...IT'S SO GOOOOOOD!" Yang cried as she once again torn into the steak in front of her. Raven, along with everyone else was shocked at this. It couldn't be that good...right? Either way, Raven quickly snapped out of her shock before speaking to Yang in a more authoritative voice that only a mother could pull off.
"I don't care if it's good. You young lady will go to the bathroom and wash up. Now." Raven claimed. Yang tried to give her best puppy eyes, but Raven was not having any of it. She already lost to that stare too many times when she and Summer were on the same team. "Now." Raven said absolutely. Yang pouted before complying and getting up to leave. but before she left, she quickly turned around, took the remainder of the steak, stuffed it in her mouth, and ran away. Raven just smirked in an irritated mood. "That girl." Raven said before eating her own food. "It can't be that good." She took her fork, stabbed some vegetables and put them in her mouth before she started chewing.
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Surprisingly, she started speeding up her cycle of stabbing a piece of food and shoving it in her mouth. It even got to the point where she was tempted to just forgo the silverware and tare into it with her bare fingers.
Everyone else was shocked. Raven never did this when she was eating. She always ate at a moderate pace. no matter who made it.
So this caused the rest of the adults to look between themselves before they started to bring their own fork-full of food to their mouths. And i think you can guess what happened next. if you guessed the same as Raven, then you were right. the room quickly devolved into a room of starving animals devouring whatever was in front of them.
Jaune looked between them and he honestly didn't know what to think. He then looked to Ruby. She was happily, and calmly he must add, eating her meal. He smiled at the girl, in which she smiled back at him when she noticed his attention was on her, the ever present wag of her tail speeding up a tiny bit as she did so. He then directed his attention to his own plate before taking his fork and stabbing one of the dices carrots and taking a sniff of it to see if it really smelled that good. He thought to himself for a small bit before shrugging and just putting it in his mouth to try and see what all the hubbub was about.
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"Meh."
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Well, that was tiring. I started this at around four and ended at eleven. But i think i did well. I added a sweet little Qrow and Summer moment. And surprise! Raven is still around. And she is a loving mother. So that'a a thing. Anyways, i will be posting the first chapter of the new story next month, so expect that. Another thing, if any of you have any questions about this story, you can PM me and i will try to answer your questions to the best of my abilities. That's all for now. Tootles~!