AN: Hello and welcome to the third chapter of 'The Assassin Known as Paladin'! This chapter will only be based around the night before Initiation, so the final chapter will be the Initiation afterwards, and then Arc of Warfare is up next.

Anyways, thanks for your support, and I still need some improvement when it comes to the small details of the plot. So yeah, I still expect some really great things from this story, and I really wonder what direction this story will go. In this chapter, Jaune will meet all of Team RWBY, before they even become Team RWBY, not only that, but he will also meet his future team; Team JNPR! He will make friends, potential enemies.

I have nothing else to say, so time to start this chapter.

HERE WE GO!

In the Airship -

Back when Jaune was a kid, he used to get motion-sickness all the time, oddly enough, his family also used to get motion-sickness as well. Luckily, Jaune was able to get some medication for that motion-sickness, otherwise he'd be vomiting everywhere. Last night at Junior's Club was practically a massive headache, due to how both Malachite twins and Sylvia had constantly tried to get in his room, and in his bed as well, needless to say Jaune kept on waking up to the sound of fighting. And the morning of him leaving was also a massive headache, as the three girls also fought for kissing him goodbye, not noticing that Jaune immediately went to his car, already modified to run on Dust.

With his car stored in the cargo-area, the blonde was among the other soon-to-be students of the academy. Needless to say, he felt like he was the only normal looking individual in this entire airship, which kinda shocked him when he got on it. He was looking at people with different colored hair and unique eye colors, and there was the occasional person with animal appendages. As it turns out, this planet had beings, called Faunus, who live alongside Humans, and they all follow this weird tradition were they're named after colors.

It was kinda interesting, but still, it made Jaune feel out of place.

Right now, the young assassin was leaning against one of the walls, trying to get some sleep before they landed. However, just because Jaune was asleep, doesn't make him any less dangerous than he already is. He suddenly snapped his eyes open, and saw someone with one of his pistols. He kicked the gun into the air, and grabbed when it came back down, aiming it at the person that tried to steal from him. However, as he got a clearer look at the thief, his eyes widened.

It was Ruby!

She was currently standing in front of him, eyes wide, and her hands were in the air, surrendering when Jaune aimed his gun at her. He holstered his pistol, and asked her,

"Ruby, why were you trying to steal from me?"

"I wasn't stealing! I was just...curious."

"Elaborate, please."

"It's like this..."

Few minutes prior -

"Oh I can't believe my baby sister coming to Beacon with me! This is the best day ever!"

"Please stop..."

Ever since Ruby told her family that she would be moved to study at Beacon Academy, she was given two different reactions. Her father, seemed to be concerned, saying to her if studying there was a good idea. Beacon was an elite Academy, so he thought it may seem a little too much for his youngest daughter, but he was the only one that though of it like that. Her sister, on the other hand, was ecstatic, telling her that it was a good idea for her to study at Beacon.

Ruby was currently being smothered by her half-sister, Yang Xiao Long. She was buxom blonde with lilac eyes, dressed in a puffy jacket, black short-shorts, and golden bracelets on her wrists. It was needless to say that she was stunning, even for her age. She tried to cheer Ruby up, saying,

"You're going to be the bee's-knees!"

"I don't want to be the bee's-knees. I don't want to be any kind of knees! I just want to be a normal girl, with normal knees..."

"What's wrong sis? I thought you were excited to be here."

"I am...it's just, I moved TWO years ahead. I don't want people to think that I'm special..."

"But you are special..."

Just as the two sisters were about to have a touching moment, a hologram appeared behind them, the figure was Glynda Goodwitch. Confused by who she was, Yang asked,

"Who's that?"

"My name is Glynda Goodwitch."

"Oh."

"You are among the privileged few, who have received the honor of being selected to attend this prestigious academy. Our world is experiencing an incredible time of peace, and as future Huntsmen and Huntresses, it is your duty to uphold it. You have demonstrated the courage needed for such a task, and now it is our turn to provide you with the knowledge and training to protect our world."

The hologram disappeared, letting Ruby and Yang get a clear view of Beacon Academy. The giant academy was grande, and a sight to behold, as it was on the cliff-side of the Emerald Forest. Ruby smiled warmly, as her sister wrapped an arm around her shoulder. She said,

"I guess home's not too far after all..."

"Beacon's our home now."

The two sisters then heard snoring coming behind them, making them turn around to the source of it. Yang saw a blonde boy her age, sleeping with a fedora on his head, and she had a smile on her face, seeing at how well-dressed this boy seemed to be, reminding her of a gangster. She was about to move, but Ruby said,

"Oh, it's Jaune."

"Wait. You know that guy?"

"Yeah, he and I met back when Torchwick tried to rob the shop."

She then moved towards him, with Yang internally cheering her sister on for her boldness, but then noticed that Ruby was gawking at his pistols instead. She could only sigh, knowing that some things never change, then she saw it. As Ruby cautiously pulled out one of his pistols, gawking at how it was designed, Jaune opened his eyes, kicking the gun out of her hands, grabbed it in mid-air, and aimed it at her, getting a startled yelp from the Rose.

That was when Yang went into 'big-sister' mode.

Third P.O.V -

As Jaune comprehended what he just heard, he mentally scolded himself for nearly killing his only 'acquaintance' on this planet. He wanted to say 'friend', but he really wondered if their first meet was exceptional. His mind then wandered about, wondering what would've happened if he was somehow apart of that heist, but then he realized something from her story. He said,

"Wait, you have a - "

"DON'T YOU DARE HURT HER!"

At that moment, a hand came up to Jaune's throat, choking the life out of him, as he was now face to face with Yang. He was at first confused, hearing that somehow these two, Goldilocks if she was a tomboy and Gothic Lolita Red Hiding Hood, were related. But the rational side of his brain was telling him that they could be half-siblings, but he wasn't able to ponder deeper on the thought as he still being choked. He could hear the two shouting,

"I'M GONNA - "

"YANG! STOP, HE'S A FRIEND!"

After a few moments, Yang dropped Jaune, who slowly breathed in and out, slightly coughing as he did so. Ruby was hitting her sister in the arm, telling her to apologize to him, but Jaune rose his hand up, silencing Ruby as her attention went to Jaune. She was saying,

"Oh man, I am SO sorry, Jaune! I didn't know that - "

"Ruby, it's okay."

He then stood up, fixing himself, and returned his gaze to the female blonde, who was still glaring at him, her eyes for reason red, even though they were supposed to be lilac. Then, he bowed in front of the girl, surprising both girls. True, while Ruby was the one that took his gun, it was Jaune that reacted as so. His grandfather told him that he must be courteous to those, men and women, adult or child, even those that were at fault. He began to apologize,

"I would like to apologize for my actions. It's just...I was surprised, that's all. I would like for us to start over again, as friends, not enemies."

His small speech surprised the girls even more, but Ruby nudged her sister a bit, telling her to introduce herself. Yang, who somehow seemed to lose all anger in her, and her eyes back to original color, held out her hand, introducing herself,

"Nice to meet ya! Name's Yang Xiao Long."

Jaune grabbed her hand, but he did not shake it. Instead, he kissed it, shocking the buxom blonde, making her go red in the face. He said,

"C'est sympa de vous rencontrer, I am Jaune Arc, Madame Xiao Long."

"O-oh well, i-it's nice to meet o-one of Ruby's - "

"Wait a minute! Why do you sound different then we spoke?"

As Ruby was asking Jaune why he is speaking differently, more so when they last spoke, Yang was having a meltdown inside her head. She couldn't understand why she was acting as such. When it came to affection and things like that, it was always Yang that made people flustered. Yet somehow, Jaune, a guy she only knew for a few minutes, has been able to get her to blush faster than her sister's speed Semblance. Then, she heard Jaune ask Ruby in a teasing tone,

"Oh? Do you miss calling you mia Rosa?"

"W-what?! N-no, I was just - "

"It's okay, Ruby, let;s get going now."

After that, the three individuals then left the airship, looking at their new school.

Jaune's P.O.V -

As we got off the airship, I began to notice something about each of the people here, apart from their appearances. I noticed the weapons they had, how each one seemed to be different, complicated, yet it complimented their user as well. I somewhat felt inadequate, due to how my weapons might not be enough when I finally encounter the 'Grimm'. As I was training to be an assassin, I was told by my grandfather that our equipment must be maintained at all times, because they are like us.

At first, I didn't knew what he meant that day. But, as my reputation as the 'Paladin' grew, the more I began to understand. Both Vita and Morte was something of a wedding gift for my parents, but since their death, I used them as a form of poetic justice. I treated those two weapons as if they were actual people, so I have grown quite attached to them.

But still, I couldn't help but be impressed by these weapons.

Ruby however...

"Oh my gosh! Guys, that guy has a collapsible staff, and she has a fire sword!"

Both me and Yang had to pull on her cape to bring her back to reality. I'm still surprised at how much love, or desire, Ruby has when it comes to weaponry. Then again, I saw her use a scythe that was somehow an anti-material rifle as well. So I figured that she would be contempt with her own weapon, but as it turns out, she's just really into weapons. Then I heard her say,

"I like Crescent Rose, but seeing new weapons is like meeting people...only better."

First, she named the weapon? True, my pistols have names, but they were more of a representation of how I literally hold both 'Life' and 'Death' in my hands. Then I heard Yang ask,

"But what would you do when meeting new people?"

"Why would I meet people when I have you guys?"

Yang seemed to nervous, and then she ran off with people, I believe were to be her friends that went to Beacon as well. As she ran, she left Ruby to be dazed, stumbling about before she accidentally tripped over a bunch of white suitcases. As I was about to help her, I see another girl our age, this time she was dressed in a white dress, white heels, with a rapier was strapped to her side, walking towards Ruby. The more I gazed at her, I noticed that everything about her was white.

Pale skin. Pale-blue eyes. White hair, that is tied into a sideways ponytail. I then noticed that she had a scar over one of her eyes. She shouted,

"What are you doing?!"

"Uh...I'm sorry."

"Sorry? Do you have any idea of the damage you could've caused?"

As I heard her say that, the gears in my head started to turn, so I proceeded to look over the pale girl's shoulder, seeing that Dust, the crystals I had, was inside that suitcase. She then stated,

"This Dust is mined and purified from the Schnee Quarry."

Then I realized who was talking right now. This was Weiss Schnee, from my Scroll, I began to read up on Dust, where the largest supplier of it was none other than the Schnee Dust Company. She was the heiress, despite being the middle-child in the family. I didn't need info, or evidence, to know that she is one of 'those' people.

The rich and arrogant.

But, if she wanted to be a Huntress, why did she go to Beacon, rather than Atlas? Out of the four kingdoms: Vale, Vacuo, Mistral, and Atlas, why choose here; rather than her home Kingdom.

She then grabbed a tube of powdered Dust, and began to shake it in front of Ruby, whose nose began to twitch.

"Are you brain-dead? Dust! Fire, Water, Lightning, Energy!"

"Uhhh..."

"Are you even - "

But, as Ruby was about to sneeze, I suddenly tackled Weiss to the ground, just in time before an explosion of elements went off. The vial of Dust was thrown out of her hands, being thrown somewhere else as I tackled the heiress. At that moment, I looked at Weiss, only to get slapped across the face, only to be yelled at,

"Get off of me you brute! This is what I was talking about!"

"I am really sorry!"

"You dolt! Why are you even here? Aren't you a little young? This isn't your ordinary combat school, this is more than just sparring and practice! We're here to fight monsters, so watch where you're going!"

Okay. I had enough with this -

"Bitch! I saved your life, yet you dare to hit ME!? Not only that, but if you're going on and on about proper Dust handling, than you better practice what you're preaching!"

Her anger shifted from Ruby, to me, her face contorted into that of offense and anger. She sputtered,

"W-what did you call me?!"

"You heard me!"

"Do you have any idea who you're talking to?!"

Before any of us could do something, a new voice spoke to us. We turned around, and saw a black-haired girl with amber eyes, dressed in a mixture of black, white, and the occasional purple. What truly stood out for me, was the bow, every now and then, that piece of cloth would twitch, something that seemed impossible. She spoke,

"She's Weiss Schnee, heiress to the Schnee Dust Company, one of the largest producers of energy propellant."

And then I saw her eyes. While they showed interest, I saw something beyond them.

Hostility. Fear. Change.

Who was she?

"Finally! Some recognition!"

"The same company infamous for its controversial labor forces and questionable business partners."

Wait. How does she know that kind of information?

Weiss simply sputtered in anger and shock, at how another stranger was insulting her family and business. Unable to speak, she angrily walked away from the three people there. Ruby stood there, before saying,

"I'll make this up to you!"

"Don't Ruby, she's not worth it..."

"Jaune...Anyway, what's your - "

The girl in black then walked away from the two as well, only leaving me and Ruby there. I could only look at her still with mild interest, while Ruby sighed in defeat and landed flat on her back. She laid there for a few moments before I grabbed her by the hand, and picked her up, saying,

"You can't give up, after one mistake."

"So far, I only have you, that rich girl pretty much hates me, and that other girl just blew me off!"

"Then who cares about those two? There are other people in this academy! You just have to find them."

I then added,

"So let's go...Crater-Face."

"Jaune!"

Third P.O.V -

The two then walked around campus, hoping that they would find the amphitheater, but hardly spoke. This was technically there second time meeting each other, but after the night they had, it was hard trying to think of a conversation starter. However, Ruby thought of something that might be a good conversation. She unfolded Crescent Rose, stabbing it into the ground, and told Jaune,

"So...I have this."

"Oh yeah, this is your scythe from last night, right?"

"That's right! Her name is Crescent Rose, and it's also a gun. So what do you have?"

Jaune looked at her, ended up to regret doing so from the look she was giving him. It was hard not to say 'no' to her, so he sighed and pulled out his HK416, and handed it to Ruby, who was already examining the weapon, aiming down the sights and what not. He said,

"That there is my rifle, and probably my only weapon for mid-range combat. Then there's my revolver."

He went down on one knee, and pulled out his 38 Special, also handing it to Ruby, who returned the rifle and began to spin the cylinder of his hidden weapon. As he given back his revolver, he pulled out the dagger, and told the young reaper,

"The dagger is kinda like a heirloom from my family."

"Is that why there's an insignia on the hilt?"

"Exactly."

Finally, Jaune pulled out his dual 1911's, the weapons that Ruby only seen him use. Out of all the weapons he had, his pistols were the only ones that interested him the most. She both aimed down the sights of each pistol, examining them, and looked at the engravings on the slides. She asked him,

"What do these words mean?"

"The black gun is 'Death' and the white gun is 'Life'. Dark meanings, true, but that was how they were made."

"Also, is there anything else your weapons can do?"

"Sorry, but their only able to shoot and stab. That's all."

"But isn't that a lot of weight to carry?"

"Says the girl that has a giant scythe on her lower-back."

Said-girl simply stuck her tongue out at the blonde, who laughed a bit. As they continued to walk, Jaune realized something, and asked Ruby,

"Do you know where we're going?"

"Wait. I was following you!"

"Merda!"

At the Amphitheater -

After a few minutes of running in a random direction, the duo finally made it to their destination. Jaune made a mental note to get a map of this academy later on. Surprisingly, the two haven't missed anything, even the presentation hasn't started yet. Ruby noticed her sister was waving at her, saving a seat for her, she was about to bring Jaune with her, but the blonde stopped her. He wanted to meet others around here, telling her not to wait for him. She seemed skeptical at first, asking him,

"Are you sure, Jaune?"

"Yes, I'll just go around, talk to people, then I'll join you later on."

"Okay then, see ya later then!"

As she left to join her sister, he began to look around the room, noticing that there were a few people were looking at him, most of them being girls. The others were guys, but they were belittling him instead. He noticed that some of the guys there were dressed as if they were in knights, soldiers, some even had armor over normal clothing. He looked down on his own attire, and began to understand why they were looking at him like that, and agreed to what they were thinking. Jaune was trained to kill other people, so he had to dress normally, or in his case, formal, so he wouldn't give himself away instantly, so that made people think he wasn't ready to take on Grimm.

But he ignored those looks, and noticed someone looking at him discreetly. He turned around, and saw a girl with vibrant red hair, emerald eyes, dressed as if she was a female Spartan. She realized that she was caught staring at him, making her to blush violently, and hid herself among the crowd. He had a small interest in her, but continued to look at other people.

Four guys, or in this case three, were all dressed similarly.

A boy, that seemed to have a Chinese heritage, had a ginger-haired girl clinging onto his arm.

The Schnee heiress pointing at him -

Wait. What was that?

Jaune noticed was pointing at him, saying in a sarcastic tone,

"...like tall, blonde, and scraggly over there!"

The last Arc was offended by that, walking over there, and said with a shit-eating grin,

"Did you miss me, small, bland, and flat?"

"Excuse me?!"

The blonde and platinum-haired people stared at one another, the former still grinning while the latter was glaring at him. The two sisters were both watching in what would end up being a fight between the two. Ruby wanted to break the two apart, but Yang wanted to see where this would go. However, before the two would do anything, they all heard someone clearing their voice, and realized that it was none other than Ozpin, about to give his speech. He said,

"I'll...keep this brief. You have traveled here today in search of knowledge-to hone your craft and acquire new skills. And when you have finished, you plan to dedicate your life to the protection of the people. But I look amongst you, and all I see is wasted energy, in need of purpose – direction. You assume knowledge will free you of this, but your time at this school will prove that knowledge can only carry you so far. It is up to you to take the first step."

As the headmaster finished his speech, Jaune noticed that Yang had a frown on her face, mostly due to the 'wasted energy' portion of the speech. But, some of the people around him had a look similar to the female blonde, and he mentally sighed. Even though he isn't from this world, he at least tries to understand what the Headmaster is trying to say. And he was agreeing with what Ozpin told them all, even if he might be the only person that understood his message.

It is up to them to take the knowledge they gain from this Academy, and make something out of it.

When he stepped down from the stage, the Headmistress went on stage, telling them,

"You will gather in the ballroom tonight. Tomorrow your initiation begins. Be ready. Your dismissed."

As everyone began to disperse, Yang looked at her sister, telling her what was in her mind,

"He seemed kind of...off."

"It's almost like he wasn't even there."

"He may seem like that to you, but he was just telling us it as it is."

In the Ballroom -

Jaune entered the Ballroom, dressed in navy-blue sweatpants and a simple white shirt. Believe it or not, he used to wear a blue onesie, he still remembered being smother by his older sisters and mother, all the while his younger sisters and dad were silently laughing in the background. However, he began to regret wearing a short-sleeved shirt, mainly because it showed off his muscles, and half of the tattoos he had on his arms, which made some people look at him oddly.

He then moved to where the boy and girl he saw earlier that day, and asked them,

"Is it okay if I sleep here?"

"Sure."

"Okay! Nice to meet you! I'm Nora, and this Ren! And we've been together for a long time. And when I mean together, not like together-together, I mean - "

"It's okay, Nora, right? I'm not trying to pry into your personal lives, just wanted to greet myself. It's what my mom used to say: Les étrangers ne sont que des amis que vous ne connaissez pas encore."

He stated mother's infamous quote, the same quote she said when she first met her husband. Oddly enough, the two were friends for a really long time, so when they suddenly slept together one night, it seemed out of the blue to be suddenly in love.

He sometimes questioned what his parents were thinking.

But, he noticed the odd looks he got from the two, and realized that he spoke in French suddenly. He explained,

"It means; 'Strangers are just friends you haven't met yet'."

"Oh. That's a nice saying. Though, there is something that's bothering - "

"What was that weird language?"

"Nora! You can't just - "

"It's okay, and to answer your question, it's French."

"I apologize, but I never heard a language like that."

"If we meet again, then I'll explain it to you. So is there anything else you want to talk about?"

"What about your tattoos? And where can I - "

"No tattoos, Nora..."

Anyways, those two and others around him were all looking at him, wondering what the tattoos he had look like. Knowing that people won't stop pestering about it, he decided to remove his shirt, and revealed his tattoos. Apart from the tattoos on his arms, he had one on his back as well, and he had the Arc insignia over where his heart should be. The tattoo on his right arm was a very detailed Paladin, with his sword in front of him. His other arm had the Grim Reaper, the scythe behind his head, standing over multiple skulls. The one on his back was a phrase, was in a different language, it read;

Semper Ad Meliora.

"The Paladin, he who holds up the law and defends people. The Grim Reaper, he who takes the souls of humans. And 'Semper Ad Meliora'; it means ''Always Towards Better Things."

He then placed his shirt back on, telling both Ren and Nora that he was going to sleep. As he did, he did not see the looks of Ruby, Weiss, the girl they met earlier, Blake, and Yang. The sisters were both red in the face, with Yang having a slight nosebleed from seeing him shirtless. Weiss found him nothing more but more of a criminal now, and she was suspicious of his speech, and the phrase on his back. She turned to Blake, thinking that she would agree with her, but face-palmed as she was very red, thinking 'impure' thoughts about Jaune.

However, there was also the girl that was caught looking at Jaune.

She had become very interested in him.

AN: And that was the third chapter of the story.

I have nothing to say, just prepare for the Initiation.

See ya later!