Here's chapter 2
Chapter 23: Betrayal of A Frostburnt Knight (Jaune X Yang X Weiss) 2
Concept: Jaune's cheated on gets a better deal later.
Appearance: None as of yet
There were many things that eluded Jaune when he woke up and was greeted by the sadly familiar white ceiling of Beacons medical ward. What had happened, why was he aching all over but as he sat up and looked around him the question most concerning was where his team was. It was only once he paused to look down did he noticed the wraps over his chest, shoulders and arms with specs of red, curiously he gingerly touched them and winced when a pinching pain was race through him. Drawing his hand away from his shoulder he regarded his wrapped chest and noticed a faint flicker.
He looked to the monitor to see his heartrate and vitals but was surprised when he saw his aura readings. They were below zero constantly shifting between .1 and absolute zero, was his body not even waiting to manifest aura and just draining what it could to heal him. He had to wonder what kind of condition he was in before. It was then sound of the door sliding open got his attention.
"Jaune-Jaune." Jaune turned to see Nora hauling herself his away and tackling him out of his bed and sending both to the ground.
"Ow Nora?" The ginger bomber ignored her fearless leader's pleas as she rubbed her face against his chest earning a slight wince from the action. Jaune however pushed through the pain and patted his smiling teammate's head.
"Your awake! I knew miss Peach was wrong!"
"'sigh' Nora, please be gentle with our leader, just because he heals fast doesn't mean we should actively try to keep him here longer." Jaune smiled.
"Its fine Ren I can take a hug or two… probably. Do you mine telling what happened everything's a bit hazy to be honest." Ren nodded.
"So you don't remember then, I suppose that makes sense you did take quite a bit of damage, so I'd imagine your recollection wouldn't be at its best." Ren nodded to himself.
"Jaune-Jaune you don't remember saving Yangarang and Weissy."
"I did what?" Nora grinned widely shaking her head.
"Yay Ruby was saying how you totally saved their butts, but when we saw you, you looked like a quill cushion." Jaune paused at the words before looking back to his body and begun to recall the pain.
"So that's what happened… yeah I think I might remember that a bit." Jaune looked to his palm and begun to focus on it, as he did his aura reader ceased its repeated change between ones and zeroes and slowly rose. Knitting his brow, the smallest flicker lit at the center of his palm, seeing it Ren looked a bit surprised.
"Jaune since when could you focus your aura?" Jaune shook his head.
"I can't, or couldn't… but when Yang and Snow Angel were in danger, I used this to, heal them? No, I don't think that's quite it though. Even before that I remember shielding them with my aura, kinda like when Cardin tried to deck me in Forever Falls." Ren cupped his chin in thought.
"So then could that be your semblance?" Jaune looked up to his fellow male.
"Really?" Nora grinned.
"Duh, what else would it be silly?" Jaune looked back to the tiny sparkle in his palm and smiled.
"My semblance?" He grinned happily, even if he didn't understand it too well, he'd finally got his semblance. No matter how often he heard he was progressing it only meant so much when he had to compare himself to the others. But a semblance was different, it was something that could help and make a difference regardless of his lax of skill.
"I can't wait to tell Pyrrha." The expression on his teammates took an abrupt shift that didn't go unnoticed by the knight.
"Ren, Nora? What's wrong?" Nora looked down and in her turned away face he felt a level of guilt present, Ren spoke up his face unusually stiff.
"Jaune… do you not remember what Pyrrha did?" He looked to Ren curious.
"What do you…" His aura shone a tinge brighter and with that he recalled when he manifested his aura, when he went into a rage but most of all when he saw her in his room…
Nora felt her fearless leader tremble as tears ran down his face, and in response to his pitiful visage the bomber hugged him that much tighter. Ren looked away from Jaune.
"We, we heard what happened… She explained everything to us..." Jaune looked up to Ren a gaze the ninja wanted desperately not to meet but despite the urge he did meeting a pair of saddened eyes but surprisingly not accusing ones like he'd expected.
"Is she okay?" Ren blinked confused.
"What?"
"Is Pyrrha okay? Did Cardin and his team reach you in time?" Ren nodded still surprised.
"Your, you're not mad? That we talked to her?" Jaune forced a somber smile to his teammate.
"I don't have that right, I'm your leader but that doesn't automatically mean you have to side with me. And I can't expect you or Nora to choose sides when we've only been friends half a year." He could tell Jaune was forcing the words out and if Nora frown was any indication she felt as torn as he did but his leader deserved to hear his answer, especially when he was trying hard to play the role of a good leader so he lowered his head.
"We're sorry…" Jaune looked to ren and then noticed Nora tearing up like she'd done something wrong.
"We know she hurt you Jaune-Jaune, but, but Pyrrha's our friend too and we love her…" To the Valkyrie's surprise Jaune didn't push her away or yell but instead hugged her comfortably probably like he would one of his siblings.
"I know Nora, I couldn't ask you to do that." He looked up to Ren.
"Don't apologize for refusing to abandon a friend… I'd never ask you to do something like that and I pray Pyrrha wouldn't either. Just please tell me this isn't you two leaving me behind in some ultimatum given by her or Neptune." Ren shook his head.
"Never, if Pyrrha had asked us something like that I'd never be able to look at her, as for Vasilias." Ren looked like he'd bitten something bitter as he scoffed.
"I've been indifferent to him, however now he and Cardin have switched places." Nora in his hug shook as angry tears ran down her face and her grip became a tad too strong, Ren shook his slight irritation off before looking back to his leader.
"Jaune, Pyrrha, she wanted to see you…" Jaune bristled at her name but didn't interrupt his teammate.
"She'd originally been by your side the entire time… until she told team RWBY what she'd done, as it turned out Ruby and Yang weren't as conflicted as us." A slight shame came to him at the memories of how furious the blonde brawler became and the accusations she threw his and Nora's ways. Ren shook the memory away.
"After a while we'd convinced her to wait in our room until you woke up and gave your consent for her to see you." Jaune nodded slightly calming at knowing he wouldn't have to see the girl who'd hurt him just yet.
"I-I don't think I could face her right now?" When it had all happened the Breach had followed, there was no time to cry to feel humiliated and inadequate but now those self-depreciating thoughts begun to fester. Perhaps seeing that Ren sighed but smiled sadly none the less.
"I understand… I'll tell her." Ren walked up to his leader, to his friend and kneeled placing a hand on the taller boy's shoulder.
"And Jaune, if there's anything we can do all you need is ask." Jaune looked down feeling slightly shamed in speaking up.
"I have some saved up lien and our vacations coming up… I, I think I'll spend some time in Vale away from the team. Might even go see my family, is that okay with you two?" It was an earnest question and Ren and Nora could tell that if they spoke against it, he'd listen but they also saw the want in his eyes to be nowhere near the object of his current pain.
"Its fine, you don't need to feel bad about it. we'll give you some time by yourself and tell team RWBY and CRDL you're okay, they've been worried as well." Ren made his way to his feet while Nora gave one final tight hug.
"I know what she did was wrong Jaune-Jaune but please don't hate Pyrrha, I know I'm being selfish, but I don't wanna have to choose." Jaune looked to the hiccupping ginger, he knew this must be hard on her, after all Nora never knew her family and only ever had Ren. He was sure to her their team meant everything and the idea of what was happening between him and Pyrrha must be like a mother and father divorcing. He hugged her comfortingly.
"It's okay Nora I'd never ask you to do that, things might be bad for a while but I promise we're all still a team." He didn't know what made him say that but somewhere inside he knew those were his true thoughts. Wiping her eyes Nora looked to him one more time sniffling.
"You mean it?" He smiled and to his credit there was a bit of sincerity in it.
"Of course I give you my word." Nora smiled glumly and nodded before walking beside Ren the oriental teen stopped just before closing the door.
"Jaune, take as much time as you need." Once he closed the door Jaune just sat there in the now silent room, he didn't roar in anger or cry out in sorrow but instead merely sat there letting heated tears run down his face. He felt joy that he'd managed to save his fellow students and even iota of pride but it was overshadowed by what he'd lost.
Do you have any spots left on your team?
Come on! I know you get frustrated, but you must keep trying.
You can't get it wrong if it's the truth.
"Pyrrha… why?" Unaware to the knight the team about to enter stopped, the lone faunus hearing his near silent words while the leader and brawler shook.
-One Week Later-
Jaune had never seen the appeal in drinking, he knew how to mix a few his oldest sister insured that and Saphron had certainly tricked a dolled up him into going to a girl's bar once or twice as a fun birthday prank. So, it wasn't like he was foreign to alcohol itself, but he'd never really taken to the idea of drinking. However, in the last week he'd taken a near one-eighty to the inebriating beverages, they'd just made it so damn easy to forget or ignore the bitter thoughts let alone how much he was blowing up on social media sites.
And wasn't that a kick in the pants too, you'd think the Breach would be the only thing worthy of note throughout Remnant at the moment. But know apparently even in its darkest moments the lives of celebrities still held a good deal of the people of the kingdom's attention. Pyrrha's recent scandal had been published through any half decent paper and across the net, there wasn't a person this side of the world who didn't know the Invincible girl had been caught with another man.
Worse yet was that Pyrrha had garnered an image over the course of her four year reign as Mistral's champion fighter. She was the Invincible Girl, the sweet as sugar face of countless brands and charities and idol to thousands of civilians and aspiring huntresses alike. So, when it all came to light of course many would speak in her defense, claiming she had to have a reason, that this was somehow his comeuppance. Of course, Mistral's media leapt at such opportunities to clear their stars name and reputation and managed to pull up the prize gem that was his false transcripts.
And like that the people's opinion were set on him like a shark drawn to water, thankfully Ozpin and the rest of the staff to Beacon were adamantly against any complaints about his enrollment in the school. Even if Ozpin seemed unusually more favorable towards Jaune after his Semblance had been manifested, to his surprise everyone he knew hadn't changed their opinions towards him when it came to light. He'd at least expected Snow Angel to lose it and bite his head off.
However despite Ozpins denial toward expelling him there were no shortage of people against him, half the school shared no love towards him and he couldn't really blame them to an extent. Students from Atlas hated a criminal element being in the same school as them, Vacuo disliked how weak he was, but Mistral's transfer students were a whole different breed of hate. Honestly, he was lucky their school break started when it did now all he had to deal with was his phone blowing up with hate mail.
With so much shit could he really be blamed for enjoying the nice bite of intoxication that alcohol provided. Hell Craterface's uncle was apparently the greatest huntsman she and Yang knew, and he was nearly always on the sauce. Jaune looked up to the barkeep as he cleaned his glass a fourth of which Jaune was sure were his alone since aura unfortunately helped against inebriation meaning with his goliath amount, he had to pay triple what the regular huntsmen did.
"Hey can I get another…" The man looked over to him and sighed flicking his finger against a pale crystal of dust triggering it to activate and produce a single large ball of ice that he expertly tossed into a glass before pulling out a bottle of Vale's best Rum pouring the drink till half way up before sliding it his way. Jaune took the glass and nodded.
"My thanks to the chef 'hic'…" Was that right? Were Bartender's chefs? He'd have to look that up when he could see straight, the man shook his head but showed no signs of bad will towards the blonde. Jaune forced himself to sit up straight like his mother taught him, proceeding to down the cup in a single quick go like his eldest sister had taught, though she preferred Atlas Vodka that could knock out a Ursa. With a bit of strength Jaune slammed the glass down glad he hadn't shattered it he looked up to the screen to see that bitch Lavender who he was almost certain was the one who dug up his transcripts reporting on a team that made him nearly chunk the glass its way.
"And here we are today with Team SSSN of Mistral, the favored team of their kingdom and highly recommended of Haven's own Leonardo Lionheart. Tell us how are you four adjusting to Vale." Sun smiled to the woman still having a shiner over his left eye that made Jaune feel a lump of guilt.
"Eh, not bad Lisa, it's a pretty neat place and seeing how the only capital I haven't been at is Atlas I can comfortably say I'm loving it. I mean it's no Mistral, but the locals are nice enough especially some of the students back in Beacon." Jaune smirked, knowing the chipper blond must be thinking of Blake.
"And was it true your team valiantly assisted in the Breach incident?" Sun's smile stiffened at that.
"Uh, kinda, Sage and Scarlet were really the all-stars of that whole mess among us, we were lucky they'd just arrived in Vale and that Nep here was already at the station for our first mission." Lisa rose a brow at that.
"Then where were you mister Wukong?" Sun rubbed the back of his head.
"Well… I was taking a bit of a nap I guess wrong place, wrong time." The reporter gained a glimmer in her eye Jaune didn't quite care for.
"Could this involve your teammates affair with the Invincible Girl? I'm afraid I'd have to ask you to go into more details if at all possible?" The faunus boy winced as much as Jaune sneered.
"Yeah no, sorry but not sorry. What Nep does in his free time is his business even if I don't like it." There was a clear tone of disappointment in the faunus's words, but he didn't show it after as he immediately turned all smiles again.
"I see, then mister Vasilias could I possibly ask you to go into more details about the rumors surrounding your intimate relationship with the Invincible Girl?" Jaune clenched his fist at the question, in response Neptune smiled cheerfully.
"Well I'm not one to kiss and tell but for you 'Lisa' I can certainly make an exception, and please my friends call me Neptune, Vasilias is my old man's name." He gave the woman a wink and smile that to Jaune's disgust made the reporter blush, he had to wonder if he'd used that same move on Pyrrha a thought that certainly didn't help with his anger.
'Oh my. 'ahem' I mean thank you, could I ask you to confirm that rumors spreading about your relationship with Mistral's most desired are as intimate as my sources claim." Neptune nodded a slight smile forming.
"Me and Pyrrha have been under wraps about the whole thing for the better half of a month now, though I doubt she'd be happy to hear me so brazenly talk about us." Sun folded his arms and frowned his blue haired teammate's way.
"That's an understatement… don't expect me to cover your ass once 'they' get a hold of you." Sun's mumbles were only acknowledged by Sage and Scarlet who nodded beside him left unnoticed by the two others.
"Oh my so this wasn't a onetime fling like many had suspected." Neptune nodded.
"I admit, it was our first time sharing the sheets, but I assure you we'd been close plenty before the dance." Jaune felt a lump in his throat.
"I see, then what about the rumors about the SDC's heiress and your budding romance." Neptune stiffened at that before shaking his head.
"That? Pfft, nothing but rumors, I mean Weiss is great and all but she's no Pyrrha Nikos, we're just friends I swear." Lisa smiled sweetly, while Jaune wanted to draw Crocea Mors, how dare he so arbitrarily cast aside Weiss.
"It would seem your quite taken with you girlfriend?" To that Neptune smiled a bit more confidence showing at the question.
"'Lover' Lisa, and yes, I am, I attended Sanctum and have always been enamored with Pyrrha throughout all four years in Argus. So, when I came to Vale, I could hardly help myself and apparently neither could she."
"Well how romantic, though surely there had to be some friction with her partner, leader and supposed boyfriend right?"
"Who the fake? Yeah what about him? Look the guy seemed like he wasn't a complete ass but in the end, I think somebody who lied their way into the number one school would hardly have any problems with using his position as leader to gain some 'benefits'. Hell, I think her team not entering the Vytal Festival Tournament is enough proof of that and besides criminals are criminals after all and Snow Angel certainly had no shortage of stories for me about his constant attempts to woo her."
The two shared a laugh at that only for a trembling Sun to launch up and grab his partner by the collar of his shirt.
"That's it! The hell are you doing!?" Neptune rose his hands.
"Nothing dude just saying how things are you know, chill."
"Na-ah, look your business is yours but don't go dragging other's names down that's where I draw the line! If I hear any more of that crap I got some dirt I'm sure our reporter here would love to hear."
Neptune's mouth shut as the faunus looked over to Lisa.
"This interview is over! Thanks, I guess but hope we really don't meet again." Scarlet and Sage stood up nodding however just before Sun and his team could leave Lisa spoke up.
"Mister Wukong could I take it you and your partner have different opinions towards Jaune Arc and his falsified transcripts." Sun stopped letting out a tired breath.
"Look I'm not about to act like I have all the answers but Jaune's a good dude, he wasn't thrown off by my tail or that I stole away to get here. And yeah maybe he faked his way into Beacon but a friend told me he saved someone he had every reason not too, when it came down to it he was one of the first at the Breach and the worst injured to boot so no I don't care about some papers that say he doesn't belong there cause I know some people who'd say he does." Jaune watched as the interview cut off Lisa clearly displeased to not have gotten what she'd expected.
He smiled despite himself now feeling even more like an ass for what he'd done to the guy, he'd have to give the man an honest apology once he could stomach Neptune that is. Jaune looked to the glass debating if he should get another drink but ultimately decided against it, he still had to make his way back to the hotel after all. With no reluctance he pulled out his wallet determined to pay this time only for the bartender to grab up his cup and shake his head the blond's way.
"Nope, on the house brat." Jaune frowned.
"Come on Raye, I've been here the entire week, you can't seriously afford to cover my tab everyday especially with how much I drink?" the man shrugged as he wiped the glass.
"Can and will, that's the beauty of the Vytal festival, plenty of customers especially during the tournament when some poor schmucks lose their bets on which teams lose." He stuck out his index pointing it Jaune's way.
"And besides you and those girlies are the only reason those damn monsters didn't wreck my little slice of alcoholic heaven while me and my lil girl where curled up upstairs. During that whole damn nightmare come true so like it or not you and those four are free to come down whenever ya feel like it." Jaune smiled weakly nodding before getting out of his seat.
"Thanks, I'll be sure to tell them that and I hope lil Mell's okay." The man laughed.
"'haha' You shitting me boy? She broke another brats nose yesterday for calling you a faker, I swear you and those girls might as well be her role models she hasn't stopped bugging me to let her go to Combat school next year." Jaune smiled embarrassed.
"'heh' Can't say I'm glad to hear she's been fighting but at least it's nice to know somebody believes in me." The faunus nodded.
"Eh, she's had to deal with little shits her whole life come with the dog nose, at least now when she hits them, she can say it's for someone else which sound a bit better than that she wanted to shut them up." Jaune smiled before making his way out the bar only to feel a hand on his shoulder when he turned Raye shot him a serious look.
"Seriously though, don't be a stranger I get things are pretty shitty but just remember you at least got two people cheering for ya. Even if were just some yahoos from Menagerie." Jaune shook his head his smile a bit more genuine.
"Are you kidding me, I'd take a faunus who can make a mean Margarita and his adorable tomboy of a daughter over some hate spewing racist any day of the week." Raye nodded letting him go noting how the blonde stood the slightest bit taller.
"Don't forget that if Mell somehow convinces you to let her attend Combat school you don't need to pay some professional to unlock her aura, just call got it." Raye smiled.
"Aye, I'll hold you to that you spoiled drunk." As the old dog turned away he didn't notice the small group leaving the bar after the bumbling knight. Jaune focused on the side walk ahead of him cursing himself for that last cup sure it was the one leaving him a stumbling mess.
Just focus on the sidewalk, focus!
It was once he'd reached one of the more private streets that he heard a voice.
"Yo Faker!" Jaune turned to see a group of four standing there with a faunus male at the front with a literal mane of hair and golden ears to match telling Jaune of his breed.
"That's right Arc I'm talking to you!" The boy and his team didn't waste a moment stepping up towards him the young lion being the most clearly displeased with seeing him. Behind him his teammates gave different levels of dislike but none seemed even mildly tolerable of him.
"Um? Can I help you…?" The lion knitted his brow.
"Leo, Leo Lazu and as a matter of fact you can, how about you start by quit bugging that old man at the bar. Then we can talk about the shit show that's you as a student in Beacon." Jaune sighed honestly a bit refreshed by how blunt the student was.
"Are you from Vacuo?"
"What cause I'm faunus, you a raciest now too? No shit for brains I'm Mistralian through and through." That was a bit surprising based on all three of his teammates who were from the kingdom he'd never thought a Mistralian would be so blunt and rude.
"My bad, maybe I could've worded that better, but I'm afraid I'm gonna have to deny staying away from Raye place, he's a friend and I'd really rather not have Mell come and scold me for being a stranger."
She may only be 10 but she's got a mouth on her like a sailor and that nose of hers makes it impossible to get away from.
Leo however didn't take the Arc's words kindly and reached out grabbing him by the collar of his torn up hoodie.
"That wasn't a request." With some effort he managed to lift up the boy obviously not expecting his spaulders, chest piece and weapon to weigh as much as they did judging by the wince on his face.
"I'll say it again keep away from the old man faker." The nickname that had become notorious with his revealed credentials, however why he didn't like it he wouldn't deny it. He'd earned that resentment at least however Raye and Mell were different.
"Look they don't have a problem with me so why don't you give me one reason why I shouldn't go there to let loose."
"Oh I'll give your punk ass more than one faker, you're an eyesore to start off with a waste of a seat and drain on the old man's lien." Jaune had the sense to wince at that not actually arguing, he'd certainly thought the same despite the old man's protest.
"But you know I might be able to forgive all that if it weren't for the shit I heard yesterday, when that lil angel came home from her school and rushed to your sorry ass like you were Oum himself." Leo shook anger clear in his eyes.
"I can't even begin to express how sick it made me when that brat called a fake shit like you a hero." The lion threw the Arc back making him slam on his butt.
"Someone who forced a woman like Pyrrha Nikos into being his gal isn't a hero, you're a sick fuck who should've been run out of this city a long time ago." Now he got it, he was one of those types who believed by some herculean leap in logic that somehow Pyrrha Nikos who could arguably match with an actual huntsman had been manipulated and threaten into dating him. Like him being leader gave him absolute authority, honestly it was kinda admirable how imaginative some of her more loyal fans were.
"So here's the deal you gonna stop bugging that nice old man so that some actual huntsman-in-training can enjoy a good drink after a hard day's work without getting the urge to vomit got it?" Jaune looked up to the faunus for a good moment before he did something, he'd honestly not thought himself capable of in such a situation. He begun to chuckle at first slowly and barely audible but then it turned into uproarious laughter surprising the four. Leo looked to the down but laughing Arc sneering as he clenched his fist.
"What's so funny?" Jaune struggled to stop waving his hands up to ask for a moment as he struggled desperately to quiet himself.
"'snicker' I-I'm sorry, it's just, I was expecting so much worse I guess its kinda of cool how much my expectations have gone up when it comes to you fanboys. It makes anything you guys actually say cute by comparison." Maybe it was the alcohol that had cut any restraint or semblance of a filter from the blond's words, but regardless Leo didn't seem to appreciate being laughed at.
"You better quit laughing faker! Otherwise I'll be more than happy to teach you your place! First you abuse Pyrrha and now you dare to laugh. Don't think we'll be as kind as Vasilias was." Any laughter from the Arc died the moment he heard hers and Neptune's names uttered in the same sentence. For a moment Leo thought his threat had shaken the coward but when Jaune's aura flared to life boosted to increase its defensive properties the man flinched despite himself.
"Shut up…" The lion male struggled to look to the Arc despite the blinding light.
"What'd you say?" He was surprised when Jaune stomped in front of him only then realizing they stood at the same height before Jaune grabbed the faunus's mane yanking it down so the second year was force to look up at him.
"Don't say his name to me…" For a moment Leo didn't see a faker in the Arc's eyes but a man of the warrior house, however that ended when a knee slammed into Jaune's face. The Arc let go of the faunus and stepped back but not from any pain but instead surprise, the confused Leo then cringed when he heard his teammate Ciane rolling on the ground clenching her knee as she cried like a child.
"Ciane!"
"It's broke! Ahh my Knee!" Leo looked back to Jaune rage filling his mind so much he didn't notice the Arc's shock and horror at the sight of the downed girl.
"I-I didn't mean to." Jaune's radiance retreated back into his form as he forced his semblance off, however Leo didn't hear him as he struck the blond's face with all his power sending Jaune crashing into the wall and bouncing off it. Jaune coughed up blood and teeth but was then grabbed by the neck by Leo who rose his other fist.
"You son of a bitch!" His fist glowed as the knuckle duster crackled with lightening before he punched Jaune's stomach who writhed as blood spewed out his mouth. Trying desperately to endure the currents of electricity running through his form he tried to look to Leo managing to catch the sight of him pulling back his fist which switched from crackling lighting to an artic mist. Raising his arms Jaune blocked his stomach that begun to glow with his aura but despite that Leo grinned.
"You dumb fuck what kind of idiot-" His fist swerved to the side striking at Jaune's left side just under the ribs.
"Attacks the same spot twice." Jaune roared in pain as he felt like he'd been hit by a jackhammer before the side begun to numb from the early signs of frostbite.
"You think someone like you deserves to go to Beacon! Deserves to know Pyrrha Nikos and lead a team!" Jaune gritted his teeth as he spoke.
"What did I do that was so wrong?" Leo paused for a moment when the Arc pleading eyes looked to him.
"I-I'd give anything to be a huntsman, a hero like my ancestors, I tried, I struggled, I even saved them… so why do you all hate me so much?" For a moment pity was in the lion's eyes before it morphed to an all too familiar expression.
"You wanna know what you did wrong?" Leo looked to him with disdain and ridicule.
"You cheated your way into Beacon." The lion faunus pulled back his fist again.
"You abused your partners kindness." He clenched his fist letting the chilly mist die out.
"You dared to lead a team probably riding on their coattails." Slowly the clinging ice begun to melt as a slight sizzle begun.
"And to top it all off you act like you belong here, like your anything but garbage." The metal of the knuckle duster sparked to life as the fire dust inside heated the metal bright red.
"Let's see you laugh once your face looks like cook ground beef…" He struck forward.
"This is for Ciane you fake fuck!" Jaune winced readying for the blow, however just as the knuckle duster burnt the end of his messy bangs a snow white glyph manifested between them blocking and repelling the faunus's blow. Leo's arm was thrown back and his body soon followed as he nearly fell on his back barely managing to right himself. Jaune fell down to his knees coughing and gagging.
"You Bastard!" A roar caught the faunus's attention and before he could even turn one of his teammates was sent flying into a wall by a trail of white glyphs only to be pinned harshly by a black one that buried him slightly in the brick. When the leader looked to the direction of the glyphs origin though he froze as the visage of his partner being held by the throat by an enraged and on fire blonde caught his sight.
"The fuck are you bastards doing to Vomitboy!?" The fiery brawler's fist slammed once again into the teen shattering his already flickering aura.
"Please! I'm sorr-" The man never got to finish his sentence as the blonde struck him dead center in his stomach sending the brat flying into a trash bins side denting it as a series of cracks rang out from his now unconscious body.
"Jet!" Leo struggled to rise only rage in his eyes towards the brawler despite his fear however as he tried three black glyphs manifested above him sending him slamming into the ground. The sound of heels hitting cement rang in his ears as the one Weiss Schnee walked up to the man an artic stare in her eyes.
"Your Weiss Schnee, then that madwoman has to be! Why are you doing thi-" Before he could finish the heiress kicked the faunus's face with a look of anger Jaune never saw before. Without hesitation she directed Myrtenaster above the man's head and manifested a forth ebony Glyph that flung the males' head down face first into the floor.
"Ah! Why are you doing this?!"
"Why… You're actually asking that!" From behind the heiress a blazing brawler appeared stomping down her boot on to the Mistralian's left hand shattering his knuckle duster beneath his heel and by the sound of it bypassing his aura and doing much the same to his hand. The faunus screamed but all Yang did in response was grind her boot on the shatter hand.
"After what you just did to Vomitboy your actually asking that!" the heiress turned her gaze Jaune's way and in complete opposition to everything he'd come to expect from his frigid yet noble hearted friend an expression of worry washed over her face as she made her way to him the glyphs cutting off Leo leaving him to Yang's mercy.
"Jaune!" The heiress kneeled before him looking him over with concern her expression turned pale upon seeing his hoodie burnt open to reveal his burnt stomach from the electric strike and pale left side that showed clear signs of frostbite. She covered her mouth when she looked up to the blond's face only to be greeted by the sight of his bloodied mouth and broken nose.
"J-Jaune your face! Are you okay!?" He was startled and touched alike by her clear concern and despite his bodies insistence he forced a smile.
"I'm fine Weiss, just a bit banged up." Jaune forced his semblance into action directing his aura to only utilize its healing properties the heiress looked in slight awe as his wounds slowly but surely mended before her very eyes in minutes. After several long minutes and a meaty crunch as he forced his nose back in place with a whimper the Arc smiled back to her.
"See, one or two lost teeth but nothing too big." It was then Jaune finally noted the roar of anger behind him and looked behind Weiss. Yang roared as she struck the faunus in the throat forcing the muscular man to grab at his Adams apple. Not giving him a second to breathe she slammed Ember Celica into the side of his head sending him skidding across the floor and into a pile of garbage. However even after he was down on his side the brawler didn't stop and begun to make her way toward him again her eyes glowing brighter then before as she looked to the faunus keeled over form. Desperately the lion rose a pleading hand before her fear clear in his eyes.
"Mercy 'hack, cough' Mercy please! 'cough'" The man struggled to look her way his vision blurry, Yang however didn't care as she gritted her teeth.
"Mercy?" She grabbed the faunus by his mane, lifting him up with a single arm a clear contrast to his feat earlier with her fellow blonde.
"Where was that when you were saying all the shit to Ladykiller earlier huh?!" She punched the man in his gut earning him coughing up some blood despite his aura shielding him.
"Where was that when your lil goons surrounded him while you beat him!?" She punched his side like he had Jaune unloading a round into it making the faunus's roar in pain.
"WHERE WAS YOUR MERCY WHEN YOU WERE GONNA DISFIGURE MY FRIEND!" Giving a heavy strike Yang slammed into his jaw with a brutal left hook, the faunus spewed out blood and teeth as his head buckled to the side before she let him go to fall on his knees. The man quickly covered his bleeding mouth and backed away from the still blazing blonde.
"You're a fucking psycho!" Yang sneered and stomped forward.
"Oh you think that was me going nuts on you, let me show you what I really outta do to your ass Pussycat!"
"Yang stop!" Weiss's voice was stern and without room for negotiation and for a moment Yang turned on her glare crimson and burning but when she saw Jaune the hateful scarlet dimmed for a moment before waking again with new vigor as she looked back to Leo.
"You shit! Were you and your team trying to kill him!" She nearly leapt at the cowering man but before she could Jaune spoke up.
"Yang!" The brawler froze at the voice, before looking Jaune's way to see her friend panicked.
"But Jaune he-"
"That doesn't matter! If you go any further you might get expelled!" Maybe he was a bastard for it but Jaune couldn't care less about the faunus but Yang was a different story. Leo however broke into a still fearful smile.
"Y-Yeah, what the faker said!" Yang shot the man a glare at the nickname but despite flinching he spoke.
"I-If you keep this up I'll tell the headmaster! So, you better."
"That won't be necessary." Weiss's icy tone cut the faunus's threat off short as she walked over arms crossed and eyes downcast filled with disdain for the waste of a Haven student before her.
"We have special permission from Beacon's headmaster to act as we see fit to protect the dol- 'ahem' Arc as his temporary body guards over the course of the Vytal Festival." Leo looked to her shocked.
"You can't be serious."
"Oh I am mister Lazu of Leader of Team LVDR (Lavender) After a disturbing amount of threatening letters and mail towards Jaune Arc by not only civilians but even fellow students over this whole scandal the headmaster saw it fit to assign a escort mission to ensure his student safety over the course of the Vytal festival which he was kind enough to allow the two of us to accept. As such we've been given rights and authority on par with licensed huntresses in regard to mister Arc's safety, including but not limited to assault and apprehension of criminal elements with bad intent toward his safety. "
"A-apprehension! Y-You can't arrest us!"
"Oh, on the contrary I must. After all assault, intimidation and attempted disfigurement not to mention your following him are all clear indicators of quite the number of criminal activities. Neither you or your team have license to utilize your aura or skills outside of missions like a huntsman let alone outside of your kingdom. I'd imagine headmaster Ozpin will have quite enough evidence to expel you and your team after all you're not even first years." Leo looked to the ice princess at a loss for words before he spotted Jaune and his expression morphed into that of complete rage.
"You, this is all your fault!" Leo made way to rush Jaune but a fist slammed down on the back of his head sending him plummeting face first to kiss cement stopped any chance of his little attack. Yang pulled back her knuckle and spat on the unconscious man.
"If Jaunes a fake then you're trash." Washing her hands of the matter Yang turned to Weiss and Jaune exhaling before looking the two way to reveal her usual pair of lilac eyes and a toothy smile.
"Well now that the peanut gallery is clear wanna head out Weisscream, Vomitboy?" Jaune just stared while Weiss tapped through her scroll before nodding and drawing Myrtenaster and waving it in front of the four unconscious Haven Student. On top of each a glyph formed and no sooner did a cage of ice sprout.
"There that should hold them till the authorities arrive." Yang nodded smiling as she worked out a few creaks in her neck.
"Okay let's go have some fun since we're already in Vale." Weiss rolled her eyes.
"Yang, we're on a mission remember."
"Duh, why do you think I wanna go do something fun, look at him Vomitboy could really use a good time after this shit and I'd hardly think he'd complain to finally get that date with you especially with the hottest third wheel this side of Remnant." Weiss rolled her eyes but smiled.
"Your insufferable."
"That's the weirdest way to say 'the best' I've ever heard, is that like Atlesian or something?" Weiss smiled despite herself before looking Jaune's way more than a bit shocked.
"Your already healed." Jaune looked down to where her eyes trailed and noticed his abs bare to see through the now completely destroyed hoodie.
"'Whistle' damn VB Mama likes and judging by Weisscreams red face she ain't complaining either." Weiss sputtered her face flushed.
"Yang!" The brawler rose her hands.
"Chill Ice queen just saying no need to blow a fuse, but seriously come on he's better now, but he needs some threads." Jaune looked down to his hoodie and frowned it was in ruins.
"I suppose he does look rather unprofessional this way, very well, let's go." Before Jaune could ask a single question, the brawler cheered and grabbed her fellow blond by the hoodie.
"Come on blond stuff don't keep a lady waiting." Jaune conceded supposing there were certainly worst ways then to spend time with friends especially Weiss who he'd thought such a chance was all but lost. Besides, what's the worst that could happen?
MeteorElDrago: Yeah it was just fucking amazing I love everything about Escanor. I'll probably upload more Seven deadly Sin Parody chapters soon, so hope you enjoy.
RustKnight: Yeah, come from a military family so I've always like Ironwood, it clear he'd make the tough decisions but also would be willing to suffer if he had to. Originally Jaune was gonna be adopted by a Schnee to complete the whole Team RWBY siblings dynamic but honestly, I couldn't see it. The I thought of Ironwood and it was like magic.
