Jaune was having fun. A drink in his hand, team BRNZ around having fun, and people actually congratulating him on fighting the drunk. He was happy and enjoying himself. Of course, fate wasn't on his side. In the middle of the party, Jaune heard a scream come from behind. He turns around to see the room had gone totally dark except for one place that seemed to hold a spotlight. In the spotlight was one person lying on the ground. Jaune runs over to them to see what's wrong. He turns her body over to get a better look at it. His heart stopped when he realized who it was.

It was a female who had a face that looked like it had been used as a punching bag. She was wearing bandit clothes. Jaune barely hear a whisper as he stared in horror at the mangled face. "Why…" was what the wind said. Jaune dropped the body and crawled away. However his back hit another body.

He turned around to see another bandit girl that was lying in a pool of blood. The source came from her face as it looked as if the blood was overflowing from her mouth. Jaune's eyes shrunk in fear as she made horrible choking noises. With every cough a little bit of blood splattered out of her mouth. Parts of the blood came onto his face, almost causing Jaune to throw up. Jaune could feel the slight taste of copper in his mouth, he felt a little bit of spit come out and tried to wipe it off. What he saw on his sleeve wasn't saliva, it was fresh blood. Jaune tried to look away but when he did the only thing he saw was the tongue he had bitten off, wriggling around on the floor. It was pale but still had traces of blood coming out of it.

Jaune was able to pull himself away but as he turned around, the only thing he saw was a giant fire. A giant fire, and people burning. Some were on the ground, rolling around trying to get the flames off of them. Some of them were running, hoping the air would extinguish them. No matter what, there were corpses and bodies, and Jaune could hear the cries and screams, and he could smell the charred flesh that had taken over their bodies. Jaune felt a hand grab his ankle, which made him recoil backwards. The hand had a good grip on his leg though. Jaune followed the charred hand to the body that was covered completely in ash, soot and burned flesh. It croaked out one final word. "Help…"

Jaune began to shiver in fear. Everywhere he looked death and destruction awaited him. Just as it felt like he was going to lose his mind everything went dark. Jaune tried to call for something, someone, anything! Nothing came out.

All of a sudden there was a huge flash of light. Jaune's eyes tried to adjust to the sudden change. As they did a picture slowly came into view. There seemed to be words written in red paint across some kind of wall. Jaune had no idea where it came from. As he blinked any blurriness away, the words came into focus. They read out "You caused this" all across the wall. Below the words was a portrait of Jaune drawn with the same red paint. Only in this portrait, Jaune looked as if he was smiling. And it was no ordinary smile, it was a smile filled with evil. Jaune puts his hands to his head, and let out a scream.

Jaune let out a scream as he rose from the ground. It took him a few seconds to recognize the room he was in was a dorm room. His heart was beating wildly, which made him clutch his chest and take a few deep breaths in order to calm himself down a bit. After a few deep breaths Jaune could feel his heartbeat was returning to normal. As he remembered the nightmare once more his body started shivering involuntarily. Perhaps washing his face would help?

As he crawls to his feet he could feel his joints aching from soreness, even his face fell sore. His head hurts, yet he couldn't recall drinking all that much. Jaune was certain that he had followed Mason's advice of only having two drinks tops.

When he rises he sees all four members of team BRNZ in beds. Jaune's eyes widened in surprise, wondering what he was doing in their dorm. Jaune looks around and notices the dorm had almost no kind of furniture. He found it weird that they would keep their dorm so empty. However he remembered last night they were all too drunk to try and get into their own dorm.

Jaune would have helped them into their dorm, but by the time he reached his own door, he just wanted to go to sleep, and he knew that leaving BRNZ on their own would have been a horrible mistake, as they would have probably done something stupid. So he gave a half assed lie saying that his dorm was actually their dorm. surprisingly they believed him.

Jaune remembered trying to coax them to sleep. It took a while but eventually they all fell asleep. Jaune let them use all of his beds while he slept on the floor. He didn't feel right letting one of them sleep on the floor.

He was about to go inside the bathroom to wash his face, but he figured he might as well get everything done in there that needs to be done. He grabs a towel, a pair of pants, a black T-shirt with the Tv design on it. It had the word "Bewarb" with a picture of the person who said it underneath it. Finally, he of course grabbed underwear.

Jaune entered the bathroom and wasted no time. He immediately took off all of his clothes and hopped in the shower. As the water slowly went from cool to hot Jaune let out a pleasured sigh. Feeling the warm water cleanse all the dirt and sweat he gathered up yesterday was so satisfying. Jaune usually takes quick five minute showers. He often had to growing up with his sisters, and then sharing a room with his team. Now however, since he didn't expect team BRNZ to wake up anytime soon and he had the entire shower to himself, he was going to just relax for a little bit.

His mind was blank the entire time he was showering. It was so relaxing he could have sworn he would fall asleep standing up. He knew he had to get out eventually but even so he wished he could stay in here forever. After what he assumed was twenty minutes passed by he got done showering and grabbed the towel he brought in.

As he dried himself off he saw his figure in the mirror, but it was covered by the steam the hot water created. He wiped off some of the steam to get a better look at himself, seeing if he needed to shave, or to comb his hair.

When Jaune removed the hand form the mirror, the one thing his eyes turned to was the burn scar he got from Junkrat. The handprint that burned Jaune's belly was hideous. The slight orange and reddish discoloration was the only thing Jaune could see. He puts his own hand to the scar and flinches slightly at the rough touch of it. He can remember every vivid detail of how he got that scar. From being hooked by Roadhog, to the punch to the stomach, to Junkrat's palm explosion. Jaune looked down at his hand to see it was slightly shaking. He grabs his hand and tries to calm himself down.

That's when he remembered why he got that scar in the first place. Jaune asked himself this question: Would he have been okay if it was May who got the scar? Would he have been okay if it was anyone but him who had gotten the scar? Or possibly worse? Jaune already knew that answer. Sure, he may not like looking at the scar, but he'd rather have millions of disfigurations on his body then let anyone, especially his friends, get hurt.

After that little incident, Jaune brushed his teeth, combs his hair, put on deodorant, and got dressed. As he walked out of the bathroom steam came out into his room. He looked around to see none of team BRNZ has awoken. Something told Jaune that he was going to be babysitting for the first few hours of the day. So he decided to get anything BRNZ might need to cure a hangover, or at the very least make it feel less painful. That included a breakfast with toast, eggs and bacon, and a lot of water or orange juice.

He wrote a note to anyone who woke up before he got back saying he would be back and for them to not do anything drastic. With a plan set Jaune put on his shoes and left his dorm.

Down in the cafeteria:

Despite it being a little late for breakfast, as it was ten-thrity, the cafeteria still had a few people hanging around. Jaune assumed that people always ate at weird times so the kitchen staff must always be working. Jaune walked up to the lunch staff that was serving food. The kitchen staff greeted him and he asked for his breakfast. As he did, he asked if he could get his in a box and boxes for team BRNZ.

"What do you need four boxes of food for?" the lunch lady asked with a quirked eyebrow. As Jaune explained it was for team BRNZ the lunch lady shrugged. She went to the back and grabbed some decent sized boxes for the food. She asked what they would all be having and Jaune answered her. As she filled the boxes with food Jaune asked if he could also get a gallon or two of water and OJ. The lunch lady said it would cost a bit of lien. Knowing he didn't have any he cancelled the drinks. Guess they'll have to drink sink water.

Jaune grabbed all the boxes, grabbed some silverware and napkins, and began to head back to his dorm. Since he did not have a bag he had to carry the boxes in a stack which made balancing all five of them very hard. He passed by what looked to be a teacher, as she had a clipboard that reminded him Goodwitch, and she looked a little too old to be a student.

"Excuse me, ma'am?" he asked. The teacher looked up from her clipboard and Saw Jaune. "Can you help me out please?" Jaune had a weak smile as he asked that. However, the teacher just squinted at Jaune and frowned for a second. She then continued to look at her clipboard and walk straight pass Jaune. he tried to call out for her help but she didn't even look back at him.

When she turned the corner Jaune sighed. "Guess people are still a little mad about me being here," Jaune thought. With a sigh he continued the hike to his dorm.

Jaune's Dorm:

Jaune opened his dorm to see that BRNZ was still asleep. Knowing they all had to get up eventually, Jaune slowly turned on the lights. He kept them somewhat dim since he knew that people with hangovers can be sensitive to light. He sets the food down and goes over to the nearest bed, which was occupied by Roy.

He shakes Roy a little bit to see if he would wake up. Roy let out a soft groan but didn't even open his eyes. Jaune shakes him a little harder and Jaune flinches a little, quickly opening his eyes. "Sorry," Jaune said as he took a step back. "Didn't mean to startle you." Roy groans as he sits up.

"My head feels like it's on fire," Roy complained. "What time is it?"

"About ten-forty, give or take." Roy let out yet another low groan.

"Oh god, it's that late already?" Jaune hummed a yes and Roy let out a sigh. Jaune went over and grabbed a bottle and went into the bathroom to fill it up with water. When he came back he gave it to Roy, who took a giant swig out of it. As he was done he exhaled loudly. "Thanks."

"No problem," Jaune replied. "Now if you'll excuse me I have to try and wake up the rest of your team." Jaune handed him a box of food and the silverware. "In the meantime have some breakfast." Jaune went over to the next bed, which was the one Brawnz was sleeping in. As he shook Brawnz the leader let out a confused grunt. He didn't open his eyes but when Jaune shook him he stopped snoring. "Brawnz?" Brawnz let out another grunt. "Dude get up, it's almost eleven."

"Ah fuck…" Brawnz moaned out. He smacked his lips and called out to Jaune. "Can I get some water or something?" Jaune hands him the water bottle and Brawnz chugs down the rest of the water. He hands it back to Jaune. "Thanks man."

Jaune smiled as he handed him his food. "Here, eat up." Brawnz looked down at the food and realized how hungry he was. As he dug in his food he saw Jaune go to the bathroom to fill up the water bottle. When he came back, Brawnz asked him a question.

"Jaune did you get all of us food?"

"Of course I did," Jaune said. "What kind of a friend would I be if I got food for myself and didn't get you guys anything?" Brawnz looked down at the food and smiled. Jaune was such a sap, and yet he couldn't hate him for that.

"Will you guys shut up?!" Nolan nearly yelled. "I have a major headache and you guys talking is making it worst."

Jaune let out a chuckle as he went over to hand Nolan the water bottle. "Yeah yeah suck it up." He said. As Jaune shook the water bottle, Nolan looked at it and then at Jaune and then took a drink from it. He downed the entire bottle. Nolan tosses it back to Jaune but still has a scowl on his face. "Well someone's in a bad mood."

"Fuck off." Jaune rolls his eyes but still goes into the bathroom to fill up the water bottle. "Why do you only have one water bottle anyway?"

"I only need one for myself, seeing as how I'm living here alone."

"Oh right," Brawnz said as he swallowed some of his food. "We aren't in our dorm. No wonder it looked so empty."

The comment made Jaune's heart sink a little bit, but he knew it was true. He was hoping his furniture would be here soon. He finished filling up the water bottle and handed it back to Nolan who took a couple of big gulps. As he did so Jaune handed him his food and silverwear. Nolan let out a low thanks and returned the water bottle to him. That left one last person of team BRNZ to wake up.

He goes over to May and began to shake her. "Hey May, you awake?"

"What?" May moaned out. Jaune asked the question again and May groaned. "I am now, what is it?"

"I'm just waking you up since it's almost eleven."

"Cool, wake me up when it's two." She had an annoyed tone that told Jaune to back off, which he gladly did. With that, May shifted and Jaune assumed that she went back to sleep. He shrugged, grabbed his food and went over to the three guys of BRNZ.

Jaune and the three of them continued to chat about last night's events. Of course, team BRNZ were angry that they got drunk before seeing Jaune drunk and for putting him through the hell that is taking care of them. At least, Brawnz and Roy did, Nolan was just angry because of the horrible headache and didn't really talk. Jaune said he enjoyed the night out despite that and thanked them for taking him out and getting used to the streets of Shade.

As they recalled all of the events, they all had smiles on their faces, despite three fourths of them having hangovers. After enough time passed, Brawnz suggested they get out of Jaune's hair and decided to head back to their room.

The three guys did a few matches of rock-paper-scissors to see who had to carry May back to their dorm room. The role went to Roy who sighed in annoyance. Brawnz was in charge of May's food. Roy grabbed May and carried her bridal style as the others gathered at the door.

"Are you sure you guys don't need any help?" Jaune asked making sure they were okay. Brawnz put his hands up.

"Jaune," he said. "You've done enough for us. We're good."

"But maybe I can-"

"No Jaune," Brawnz said a little more firmly. "We're good. We don't need a baby sitter." Jaune recoiled a bit but nodded his head. "We'll see you around." Brawnz held out his fist. Jaune fist bumps it and said goodbye to the team.

As they left Jaune went back into his room and let out a big sigh. Again, not much to do, and this was the last day before the classes actually started. That was when Jaune recollected the nightmare he had before he woke up. He planned on talking to Leonardo about something help with those but got busy the day before. He figured now would be as good a time as any. He grabbed his scroll and key to his dorm, double checked to make sure he had clothes on, and headed for the infirmary.

At the infirmary:

Jaune followed the red crosses around the academy to find the infirmary. While he tried to remember where the infirmary was from Nolan's tour this place was still new to Jaune. Luckily he was able to locate it in ten minutes. He was glad he didn't have to go looking for the infirmary for an hour.

He opens the door and looks around the room. A couple of people were in the beds despite looking normal. Some seemed to be gripping their sides or heads, most likely nursing their own wounds. Jaune could see a couple of nurses helping the students as they lied in bed. One of the nurses saw Jaune and said something to the student next to her. He looked at Jaune and burrowed his eyes a little but nodded at her. The nurse gets up and walks over to Jaune.

"Hello there," She greeted. "Do you need an ice pack?" Jaune subconsciously touched his face and winced a little at the bruises he got from last night's brawl.

"Nah that's okay," Jaune answered. "I'm actually looking for Leonardo."

"Follow me please," The nurse instructed. She walked further into the infirmary with Jaune close behind. "Doctor Leo is currently with another student for some medication. May I ask why you need to see him?"

"I've been having some nightmares and I was hoping he would help." They reached a door and Jaune could hear a few voices from inside.

"Well this is his office. I'm assuming he'll have you assign to a counselor for a therapy session." Jaune nodded in understanding. It made sense since Leonardo was a doctor, and not a therapist. "All right I'll get paperwork for you while you wait." Jaune thanked the nurse. As she left he leaned against the wall and took out his scroll. He was scrolling through some comedy app he downloaded and looking at some of the stupid pictures people posted. After a few minutes of scrolling the door opened up and he turned, hoping to see the doctor. It wasn't him. It was Malcolm, the bull faunus that nearly bashed his face in when he first arrived here. He was still wearing the grey cargo pants with the "RIP" belt buckle and black shoes. He even wore the black t-shirt with the red skull and white dagger. The only thing missing was the grey hoody. His hair also looked somewhat disheveled, almost as if he just woke up.

"Thank you doctor," The bull faunus called back inside. "I'll talk with the nurses next time." With that Malcolm closed the doors and pocketed what looked to be some kind of pill bottle. He turned around to see Jaune leaning against the wall. He lets out a low growl. "What are you doing here?" Malcolm took note of Jaune's bruises and let out a tiny scoff. "What can't take a little hit so you're asking for meds already?"

Normally, Jaune would have backed away and try to laugh it off to make himself less of a target. No point in poking the bear right? For some reason though, Jaune didn't feel right doing that. Something made him want to be a little more aggressive in his approach. So, he frowned a little bit and glared back at Malcolm.

"What I'm doing here is none of your business," Jaune challenged. Malcolm looked a little surprised at Jaune's confidence but merely perked an eyebrow. Jaune didn't even know where this confidence from. Maybe it was from being pushed around for too long, or maybe it's because he didn't want another Cardin. Either way, he stood his ground.

"Good thing we're in the infirmary." Malcolm made a fist which in the process cracked his knuckles. "When I'm done with you, you'll be hooked up to life support." Jaune stopped leaning against the wall and pocketed his scroll. Jaune put his right fist into his left hand and cracked it. Again, Malcolm looked a little surprised at the confidence. The two of them look around to see people looking at them, wondering if they will begin brawling. Malcolm backed away and shook his head. "No, not here. I'll beat you in combat class. There, everyone will realize how much of a fake you are."

With that Malcolm turned and left Jaune alone. Jaune let out a breath he didn't realize he was holding. The nurse came back with a couple of papers and handed them to Jaune. "Thanks for not fighting in here," She said. "Anyway, fill these out and then hand them to the doctor."

"Thank you," Jaune thanked. "Do you happen to have a pen?" The nurse nodded and handed Jaune the pen ahe had hidden in her pocket. She left him alone as he filled out the form. It was the usual stuff. Name, dorm room number, what was his problem, stuff like that. When he was done filling it out, he walked up to the door. He put his hand up and took a deep breath. He knocked lightly on the door and heard the doctor's voice call back.

"Enter!" Jaune opened the door to see the doctor sitting in his chair writing down a note of some kind. Without looking up he greeted Jaune. "How are you doing today Mr. Arc?"

"Uhh... how did you know it was me?"

The doc opened a drawer and put the paper in a folder. He looked at Jaune with a small smile. "Just because I can't see you, doesn't mean I couldn't hear you." Jaune let out a small chuckle and scratched the back of his head.

"So you heard that huh?"

"I did. So I'm hoping the two of you will settle whatever it is between the two of you on your own. Don't bring others into it."

"I can't help it if he hates me!" Jaune replied. The doctor shrugs. He noticed the papers in Jaune's hands and pointed at it.

"What's that?" Jaune handed the papers over to Leo. He takes them and reads over them. Jaune takes a seat across from the doctor's desk and takes a look around the room. It had the normal stuff in a doctor's office. Boxes filled with gloves, a sink to wash his hands, various tools to check a patient, all sorts of stuff. Jaune also saw a couple of personal touches in the room. For instance, in the corner was a small fern bush in a pot. Hanging on the walls was various artworks of woods. It gave the room a more comfortable feeling. On the desk were various papers, a computer, and a couple of pictures in frames.

"Ah… nightmares," Leo commented. Jaune turned his attention back to Leo. The doctor looked up at the blonde with a quizzical look. "How often are these nightmares?"

"I mean… I only got them recently."

"After the initiation?" Jaune nodded.

"However I didn't have one the night before, if that changes anything." Leo looked a little conflicted about something. He took a minute to think and Jaune began to worry. Was he going to say its normal and to suck it up? Or worse, to tell him that he's being too much of a coward about it? Jaune didn't want to suffer through those nightmares again. Yeah he had one night away from them, but that doesn't mean the nights he does have them are going to be fun.

"All right," Leo said, breaking Jaune from his thoughts. "I will sign you up for a counselor, but I figure we should at least give them something to work with." Leo grabs a notebook, a pen, and then motions towards Jaune. "So, how about we have a small impromptu therapy session?"

At first Jaune didn't want to take Leo's time away from him, but part of him said he needed to do it. Besides, he wouldn't have suggested it if he didn't mean it, right? Jaune gave a curt nod, and Leo began the session.

To be continued.

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