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Chapter 9: Jaune Belladonna Arc 1
Concept: Kali and Ghira adopts Jaune.
Appearance: None
"Damn those humans!" Ghira and Kali could overhear the newest members of their group, Ghira understood they're annoyance. After all it was rather unfortunate that the SDC's new leader and head quickly gained the ire of the faunus people after his reform. The White Fang had gone in hopes of rectifying the injustices of the SDC however, they had found it impossible to even enter the building and were forced to do little more than protest. Needless to say things hadn't gone as planned, worse yet was how Sienna had actually started a fight.
Sienna had apparently caught a faunus child being attacked by some thugs and decided to intervene putting two teenagers in the hospital and another in the morgue. Needless to say this information was questionable at best. What's more headmaster Lionheart had personally shown him and his wife a video evidence of a far different story. Knowing that if the Schnee got their hands on it Ghira had directed his people to leave before the SDC started looking around for things to blackmail them with. As the group passed through Anima Ghira couldn't help but note the vast expanse of habitable land.
"If only Menagerie had lush forest like this instead of the deserts."
"Now, now dear it couldn't be helped." Looking to his wife Ghira saw her holding Blake to her chest.
"I really don't think bringing Blake here was a good idea." Kali smiled to him.
"Now we already agreed that with so many of our brothers coming to Mistral it would be perfectly safe for Blake to come with us. After all I couldn't imagine coming without her."
"You could've stayed at the hous-." Before he could even finish his sentence he felt a very cold aura coming from his wife as she gripped his shoulder.
"Now dear I think we both know that wasn't going to happen… Besides." Kali leaned against her husband in her embrace Ghira could see little Blake looking up to her father. He knew his child was quiet in fact he was quite happy about that, however it wouldn't hurt to hear giggle or cry every once in a while.
"Hmm?" Looking to his wife Ghira saw how both she and Blake's ears hiked up as if hearing something, turning the two faced the forest.
"What is it Kali."
"I think I can hear a baby." While Ghira couldn't hear them, he could smell smoke. Before he could speak any further Kali had already begun to make way to where she heard the supposed baby with only Sienna and a few other sister fang members. Ghira quickly followed behind however once we reached her he found his wife kneeling before a tree but that not what concerned him instead it's the scent of blood. Running to her in a panic Ghira froze as he saw his wife perfectly fine but before her was a woman who looked to have long since perish.
"There, there." Looking down to his wife Ghira saw another child in her arms by Blake, his hair was blond like the woman against the tree. Looking to her Ghira could tell she had died from a Nevermore pinon that had gone straight through her waist. She had died from the injury, Ghira looked around for any traces of Grimm. Looking to the dead mother he could guess how the boy had survived the night, in his mothers embrace he must have been calmed with no fear and as a result the Grimm hadn't detected him. The large man stepped towards the woman and kneeled before her.
"You did a good job protecting your son to the last second." Raising his hand to her face he forced her eyes closed.
"Kali stay close, understood?" he rose his head and tracked her scent, finally breaking from the forest Ghira was saddened to see a burnt down village before her. He could pick up the thick scent of blood and burnt flesh in the air.
"Kali stay here with the child while me and Sienna investigate." His wife frowned but he could tell she wasn't about to take two babies into the ruins. Ghira was actually surprised to see how attached she was becoming to the infant.
"The rest of you stay here and watch for any Grimm activity." After entering the village Ghira found a great number of dead people, searching the houses he was able to deduce at least the name and identities of most of the residence of the village. The place seemed not to hold prejudice towards faunus from what he could find which only made the fact that it had suffered this fate that much more tragic.
"For this many faunus to suffer." Ghira frowned at Sienna.
"For this many 'people' to suffer this is a tragedy." Ghira looked around managing to follow the scent of the women to seven other female corpses. He could tell they were her children ranging from toddlers to early teens. Sienna showed little concern, but he could hardly hold back his rage, he could hardly imagine how the woman must have felt losing each of her children. After finally reaching the center of the village he managed to find the man he assumed was the boys father.
"My word…" Ghira looked as a man stood still amongst the burnt village, he couldn't hear a heartbeat. Sienna stepped forward towards the man seeing his body completely worn and yet there was a content smile upon his face.
This man even against the horde of Grimm he was content with making a way for his wife to escape.
"Sienna go back to the group inform them to prepare some graves, while I investigate." After a few hours all the graves had been made along the tree line, while the newer recruits complained about helping the people of Mistral. The vast majority were more then happy to after seeing the equality of the village established. Kali stood before nine graves in specific, the little boy reached out to them as if knowing who they were. She was sure that somehow the boy knew they were his parents, she was reluctant to bring him here but she felt it only right.
"May you all know peace… Forgive me I don't even know your names but in the end, both of you died for your son and didn't even give up after losing your other children."
"Julius and Aria Arc." Kali turned to see her husband holding some files that seemed to be a list of the current residences of the now destroyed village.
"They were in charge of this place and enforced the practice of having faunus and human stand on equal ground… and because of that they weren't granted funds and had to manage on their own." Ghira felt his fist shake… Mistral had really become quite a sickening place. Kali looked back to her husband.
"Ghira dear aren't the Arcs a group with political standing among Mistral."
"Yes… it only stands to reason that once they learn the Arc clan had been reduced to a single heir they will quickly rush to integrate the boy." Kali looked to her husband shocked before she looked to Jaune.
"You can't be serious? Wasn't the reason this place fell because mistral refused to help? If the Arc's had any value surely that wouldn't have been the case." Ghira sighed.
"Unfortunately they aren't as politically powerful as the SDC, however it's a long line of heroes tracing through the great war." Ghira stepped forward patting the boys head and smiled.
"They're family is also a notable ally who sided with the faunus people during the Faunus Rights Revolution." Kali looked to the boy and saw how he rubbed Blakes head with his pudgy little hand earning a purr from the other infant.
"Dear I don't want this boy to become a commodity for some politician."
"Neither do I however there's nothing we can do." Kali looked away from Ghira a nervous smirk on her face.
"I mean there is something…"
"And what would that be?"
"Well… I believe Blake being an only child would be saddening don't you agree?" For several seconds he was confused before he saw her hold the boy just the slightest bit tighter to her chest.
"….! Surely you don't mean taking him with us?"
"And why not." Kali held both infants to her chest.
"Look at him, he's all alone… You can't really expect me to just leave him to those terrible people."
"Kali…" Kali looked up to her husband.
"What if it was Blake?" He found himself utterly silenced by the question.
"If it were me I wouldn't care who found me as long as they could take care of her. I know his mother would want that for him as well. After all she died protecting him." Ghira saw as his kindhearted wife begun to tremble.
"'sigh' I understand." Ghira pulled his wife close, before looking down to his daughter and the boy… his… son. Poking the boys nose the infant grabbed his finger with both his tiny hands seeing that Ghira let out a small chuckle.
"Well then." He looked over to the graves and bowed.
"I promise I will treat him as my very own, so rest in ease." Turning away from the destroyed village Ghira and his wife left with a sword, a file and one infant more then they came with. As they were leaving Ghira looked to the boy noticing how content he was, after a whole night surely, he'd be hungry… wait?
"Kali why isn't he hungry?" The woman looked to her husband nervously.
"Well… He was hungry."
"Was? Wait… Kali I hope you didn't do what I think you did." Kali eyes narrowed.
"You expected me to just let the poor thing starve… I know you so I'm sure you looked for formula in there right?" Kali looked down to see her daughter's head nestled against the boy sleeping more comfortably then she ever had, she was even purring.
"Yes."
"And did you fine any?" Ghira sighed.
"No…"
"Well then I don't think there was any other choice… and besides." Kali lifted the two-sleeping babies up high enough to rub her face against them both.
"For a mother it's a bonding experience."
