Forlorn Knight (Rewrite) Chapter 3


Heres the second one hope you enjoy.


The Rift opened in a old abandoned shack in the woods, Jaune recalled Raven mentioning it as a place she'd regularly lived in back in the day. One Nolan turned towards the rift not a trace of fear nor nervousness present even as four figures made their way out. Jaune stepped out already guarded looking for any Grimm.

"Seriously bossman, you think Nolan would let a Grimm anywhere near this place." Jaune paused before rubbing his head at May's remark.

"Heh, guess not, sorry still a bit guarded after taking on those mongrels." Vernal rolled her eyes.

"Really? They were just White Fang, might as well be fish in a barrel for anyone at least halfway decent… Oh right forgot your about as menacing as a wet blanket without us." Vernal smirked while Neo herself puffed up her cheeks starring up at the bandit, Only she was allowed to shit on her accomplice and Vernal knew Jaune though sighed.

"Yeah, kinda hard to deny it, without you or Neo I'd been toast a long time ago." Neo primed at the praise stepping right beside him while Vernal shot a cocky smile.

"Well as long as you know it blondie, so firecrotch how's the boss's brat doing, still an emo wannabe's wet dream or what?" Nolan visibly locked up under Vernal's gaze, nobody would blame him, after all she was no pushover her only matches being Neo and Raven herself, the former being the reason Jaune didn't have to watch his back in the tribe.

"Xiao-Longs doing fine, still a bit of a mope but she's gone out more often, heck she even started fitting on her prosthetic." Jaune blinked sighing in relief, hey some progress was better than nothing, Vernal though rolled her eyes shaking her head.

"'tch' Pathetic, can't believe she's Raven's daughter." Jaune rolled his eyes.

"Well at least she didn't go running towards a band of murderers over her family, so she has that going for her." Vernal shot him a glare but there wasn't a bite behind it, in fact a small smirk begun to play on her face. She'd never admit it but a someone willing to face her even when they knew he wouldn't win was positive a in her book. Funner to dominate someone with a bit of bit in them.

"Mind repeating that."

"You heard me, anyways Nolan you're on brake May will cover watch duty of Patch so rest up." Nolan nodded before making his way to the rift already anticipating a fresh drink and a warm bed. He looked to May then nodding before making his way in, May sighed readying for her shit of a shift turning to the one who'd offered them a spot in the Branwen Tribe.

"Hey Jaune, so what's the order, we heading there now?" Jaune was about to nod affirmative before Vernal cut him off.

"Your heading out Eye-Patch, bitch boy here's got another job." May eyes narrowed never appreciating the Nickname.

"Like what…" Vernal smirked.

"Well killing some Fang bitches for free and making myself a mark the Goodbitch of Beacon getting her ire has put me in a hell of a mood. So Blondie here's gonna help me unwind and make up for the trouble one lick at a time." May blinked while Jaune himself blushed, Neo however hugged him from behind informing him of her stance on the matter. Why, why was this the one fucking thing they agreed on. A blushing May turned then.

"I get it, go ahead and do whatever you want, damn bitches in heat." Without a word she made her way out, Jaune turned to Vernal, his face red and flustered.

"R-really? No-Eep!" Jaune yelped when Neo leaped up arms wrapping around his neck as she bit down to bruise him with every intention on following the dykes lead. Vernal sneered.

"For the last fucking time I'm not a Dyke."

Anymore…

"'Tch' You talk some real crap for a bitch at cunt munching level." Neo grinned.

I didn't hear a no.

"Um, Neo, Vernal? Can you two stop fighting?" Vernal deadpanned.

"Talking like a real bitch their blondie."

Pin him…

With a smile Neo complied pulling herself back unbalancing her blonde and making him hit the floor, before he could complain still hissing from the pain Neo took her rightful seat. Vernal clicked her tongue at the sight of the tiny bruiser riding blondie's face already writhing about from his tongue lashing but first come first served after all. She looked down at her own ride still restrained behind his pants making a fucking tent a bandit could live in.

Not one for playing seductress and slowly sensually undressing, teasing and whispering sweet nothings in their ears. No, Vernal was aggressive, she'd be taking the blonde like she did every bitch she'd had before him. With little care for delicacy she drew Rudra and used the curved blade to cut the belt off before yanking off his pants and boxers alike, a muffled scream could be heard from beneath the tiny bitch on 'her' face throne.

But the fuck did she care if it hurt him a bit in a fucking minute she sure as hell knew he wouldn't be complaining.

After all…

She didn't waste anytime on fanfare, she lined him up and brought herself over the Arc of flesh before crashing her hips down. She threw her head back as she felt his fucker spread her.

He's the only guy in the world who could say he was fucking Vernal, Raven's second and eater of bitches.

She grounded her cunt on his cock, fucking herself as her diamond breaker went to work on his meat stick clamping down on him with all the greed of the bandit she was. She rutted on his cock hissing in delight as she worked him against each and every of her favorite spots. Reaching out she pulled open his shirt tearing apart the article of fabric as she looked over his chest and abdominals. Reaching out she raked her nails against his flesh scarring him drawing blood and loving the implications.

He could stop her, his boosted barriers would brake her nails and even now he could heal himself, the fact that he wasn't meant either he was trying desperately not to drown against the half-pint or he was giving her the reigns. Either way made her smile, lifting herself up she quickly slammed herself back down and repeated the action, pumping herself at 'her' pace on him clenching her nails in his abdomen then he bucked his hips into her making her curse silently, of course he'd take a jab at her when she got comfortable damn blonde and his sneak attacks.

She felt his body begun to increase its pace, as she felt her stress begin to diminish and hopefully so was his. After all she knew who she was, a tough as nails bitch but him, the blondie was a pussy. Even now she could feel the weight of his actions on him, an annoying trait of her semblance Hiving. Infecting others mind to read emotion and thoughts. Though where her and the Malachite bitch differed was once planted she could either give them control and communicate or it wouldn't turn off usually resulting in her killing the fuckwit.

She'd connected to Jaune, it made it easier to trust him after all and even helped the little shit not be hopeless in a fight when he could draw on some of her talents and memories of combat. Didn't exactly hurt that he almost immediately connected the squirt to them as well. And now even Eye-patch and her two limp dick pals were connected too. Honestly the guy was insane only Raven had been connected to herself. It was a huge deal to entrust someone with access to your mind and yet blondie gave it to four different people… Well five if you counted that 'thing' as a person.

This however was also why she and the mini-bitch knew how much he needed this because of said connection. She buried him then hilting the arc of meat and letting it unload. If this fucker got her pregnant like he did one of those other bitches at the camp… Neo frowned at her looking to her crotch.

"Oh grow the fuck up." She pulled him out letting his cum coat his cock while standing with a cruel smirk.

"And come here and do your job and I'll let you have at him alone." Neo glared but that was the beauty of her semblance, after all she knew she wasn't lying but also that she wouldn't let her get a good dickin' until she'd done her job. Neo silently snarled but moved forward finally freeing Jaune to breath his face soaked before a hiss caught his attention.

"Fuck how are you better than the girls back at the camp?" Turning Jaune froze as standing there was Vernal with but south of her face was the oh so familiar locks of pink, brown and ivory locked between her legs. He didn't need to see her face to know Neo was smirking or would be if not for her current task which she was ironically doing very loudly. Jaune knew that Neo knew that he was watching her even without the connection, her tail was simple as he stared at her perky little ass as it swung side to side almost hypnotically, her criminally tight pussy drooling.

Vernal smiled as she saw Jaune get up, his eyes trained on the midget as she worked her little mouth where it best belonged. Some people might think she hated Politan, fuck that. Why would she hate somebody who could fight her to a draw? The Tribe needed powerful people, unfortunately Jaune had made that quite clear a few months back when he beat their third strongest Shae to a draw, him a person with less than a year of training and fresh out of her and Raven's torturing. if anything the tiny bitch was her second favorite person after the boss herself. She was a realist like herself a bitch not to be fucked with and one of the best lays she'd ever had. Speaking of good lays she suppose that was a good point to Segway to her third favorite who was currently following Neo's silent pleas as he walked up to her hands reaching out to take hold of her hips.

What did she think about blondie, well unfortunately he had been their third strongest for a while, him Beacons former weakest. Wasn't that a hit in the metaphorical dick, and then there was his semblance, she still recalled when he first activated it on the 'Real Doll' up in Amity. Of course Raven wasn't a dumbass and recruited him then and there after all Aura Amplification was a hell of a semblance verging on straight up bullshit levels of useful. Healing the tribe, boosting members aura and semblances to near invincible levels or even awakening aura's with a multiplier.

And that shit was just what he could do to others, the fucker could boost any aspect of his aura by as much as fifty fold last time she checked. He'd even tanked a fucking Paladin when they were in Atlas, of course Raven wanted him in the tribe and wanted her to 'infect' him to know his thoughts. That… was a mistake.

Anger, hate, rage and so many more vibrant and powerful emotions festered in him. You'd think they'd be directed towards her or Raven, or the tribe. Sure he made it a habit of shitting on Raven even before they released him, hell even after they took his left hand he wouldn't shut up about her being nothing more than a coward using her own semblance to prove it. Weak as shit and as menacing as a crippled toddler he might be but she'd never say the blonde didn't have a pair of stones on him speaking of which were currently slapping against the runt's ass as he fucked her like a madman.

He gave her a command and as pissed as she wanted to be for him being cocky enough to do so it was as good an idea as most of his. No sooner was he lifting up Neo then she was grabbing her face and shoving the little slut face in her crotch drowning her for her sly remarks. At times like this she wished she could feel what her connected individuals felt like with the Malachite bitch. Instead all she could feel was his emotions as he groaned and gave to his want unloading into the lil assassin. She dug into his psyche then hoping he'd been relieved enough but only growing more frustrated.

Oum dammit blondie fucking learn how to let go of shit.

Vernal was abruptly shoved away by Neo to her surprise as the tiny hitgirl shot her a knowing look, she looked to Jaune then her eyes and hair shifting colors to emerald and red for only a moment before returning to her own. She conveyed something then that only the two could hear. Apparently, it was enough as no sooner did his eyes adopt a anger and his grip tightened on the micro killer before shoving his way back in with abandon. Vernal watched as the tiny slut gave in, blondie towering over her as he rutted inside her his hands leaving her bruised hips to grope her breast making Neo give a silent gasp as he didn't stop his bucking.

She could hear the runts mental cries pleading, no demanding he go deeper, harder and rougher with her to which he happily complied. Lust for her body, anger at her slight against him and greed for release flooded him, she felt the guilt shame and sympathy diminish the hate and anger of those waste of mongrels memories die out as Jaune gave to far more pleasant wants. He demanded Neo then take shape of what he wanted, most, who he wanted most at that moment and she saw how she shifted, her eyes icy blue and hair deep black the majority shattering off leaving short brown hair in a boyish cut.

She watched as he griped by the shoulders before lifting her off the ground with his bitch breaker, she had to give blondie credit he knew how to work her up seeing a mini-her get fucked like a slut made her a little tempted to give him control. Knowing her eyes were on him a level of guilt hit then before he looked down to his little fleshlight and his eyes glimmered with the same softness she loved to mocked.

"Neo, turn back, I want you to be the one I cum in." The tiny bruiser complied shifting back to her normal state and no sooner did his arms release her shoulders and wrap around her in a backwards embrace before he thrusted in Cumming, filling the midget tiny baby room with his hot spunk. Finally he leaned over her looking her in the eyes before planting a kiss on the tiny menace. It'd almost be sweet if not for the fact that he'd just sorta edged her. Slowly he pulled out of Neo then his 'sword' glistening from her need being filled time and again.

The two stayed their kissing, lips locked and wanting she could feel his volatile emotions give and die out… all thanks to the runt. And that pissed her off, she stomped over to the two taking his fuck stick in her hand and squeezing just hard enough to warrant his attention. He hissed before shooting a light glare her way but if the pipsqueak's sly smirk was any indication she was more then okay with it.

"Vernal, the fuc-?" He didn't get to bitch, not when he'd made her watch him fuck her, a smaller her given but her none the less. A hand reached out grabbing his stupid mop of hair before pulling him down to her level and crashing her lips into his. Oh she could fucking kiss, nothing got them little bitches at camp wetter then a deep hungry kiss and blondie was no different as her free hand left his fuck stick and felt up his stone like abs. Finally pulling back her tongue having covered every inch she could she looked at the blondes dumb fucking mug and glared.

"You ain't done till you leave me looking like you made that embarrassing copy of the runt of me look." His smile then was telling, the fucker had planned it, of course he did, he either got to play top or she'd back off… Vernal didn't do backing off, and he knew this so when he shoved down on her back against a old dust table she smirked like the badass she was even as he spread her legs.

"I better get off blondie." He buried in not bothering to work her over with his mouth and her head shot back before he leaned over his eyes locked with hers.

"I swear by the end of this I'm making you use my real name." She smirked at the challenge before her legs locked around his waist.

"Then you better give me one hell of a fucking 'blondie'." He smiled then.

"Arc's word…" He wasn't a fucking Arc anymore but she knew he would keep his word like one.

-Patch-

through a scope May kept aim on a pair of blonde's sparring, she was a bit happy now that she had to watch over the dumb blonde. After all it seemed like Xiao-Long was at least starting to get her shit together, something that she liked seeing and knew Jaunes would to. After all, just like Jaune had lost the Invincible girl she'd lost Roy. So, to know some other bitch was giving up because her very alive partner ran away was infuriating. Say what they wanted when push came to shove her team was still together and if not for his circumstance she had no doubt Jaune's would've been too. But blondie, she just gave up and left her sister to go off and die…

He didn't speak when he showed, content with just leaning against the tree she was posted on sharing his senses with her to show he was there so she returned the gesture in kind. She didn't need to look at him to see the smile grow on his face, how he could feel so much goodwill towards the one who sold him out she'd never no and apparently by the bloodlust Neo was giving as she glared at the blonde neither could she.

A flash of anger showed when he focused on the metallic arm, she knew why, hell he had Raven deliver it after he'd gotten the old man to make it. He sighs seeming content with his checkup before he turned to leave only to freeze when he notes something, the familiar caw of a Nevermore followed by the cry of a woman. Turning her aim away from the two blondes who turned in response to the noise she saw it a Nevermore the size of a horse carrying off a boy no older then six.

Flashes of Roy being taken by one of those things came to mind then and anger bloomed as she readied to fire before her brain rattled from a roar.

DON'T THE KIDS TOO HIGH UP!

He didn't waste time telling her what to do instead bolting forward with Neo the tiny bitch already riding his sword as it burned a intense white.

NOW!

And so she complied with his orders.

Yang hadn't known what to expect today, maybe some nervousness from training with her father after so long, perhaps some fear form from combat even if only training. What she hadn't expected though was a child's scream, turning she saw the boy up over a dozen feet in the air and rising by a Nevermore the size of bumblebee.

She readied to move only to pause, after all she wasn't using Ember Celica anymore and she hadn't gotten use to her new limb either. Her father had no such hang-ups though as he rushed off towards the kidnapped boy rushing his way but without a ranged option they both knew how things would end. Or should have as from the tree-line a radiance shone and a figure was propelled through the air not far behind her a arc of white shot forth slamming into the big bird killing it.

The figure reached out nabbing the child with a spin before they pulled out a… umbrella? And floated down child in arm. The woman rushed to her child and she and her dad weren't far behind, finally when she reached them she saw it, the boy deep in her sobbing mother's embrace. However she froize when she looked up and saw a very familiar face there over the woman, a innocent smile that fit much 'too' well on the short woman.

Hair the theme of ice cream, and different colored eyes just as outstandish, Yang recognized the girl and the moment she turned to meet her gaze she smiled making it quite clear she did as well. She glared, eyes flashing red.

"You!" She stomped forward crashing her fist into the midget only for her to shatter and the mother and child to scream as amber and auric glass broke apart with a roar like thunder. She blinked looking back toi the mother and kid panicked from… her? They begun to back away fear clear in their eyes.

"Wait, I'm the good gu- Agh!" Abruptly a heel appeared out of nowhere as it hammered down on her head, before she could recover the figure sent another kick into her stomach shooting her back. Tai roared and went to help only to dodge at the last minute as a beam of energy shot out towards him. Quickly raising his hands in a X-guard he blocked a pair of unorthodox crescent blades with his aura.

"'tch' So you're the standard for Raven? Huh, guess me and her have taste in common at least."

"Who are you! And why are you here?"

"None of your business and to keep you from helping Raven's bastard there gang up on the runt." He glared but Vernal had no problem returning it as she rose her guns to level with him.

"Better watch yourself I'm here to beat you, Raven would kill me for that, I'm just here to keep an eye on you two." Tai blinked.

"Raven has eyes on us?"

"Raven? Like hell, if she wanted to keep notes on you she'd do it herself." Taiyang, blinked again confused.

"Then who?" As if in answer to the question a bright light enveloped Vernal then and Tai could physically see the auric barrier surround and reinforce around the bandit. From the tree line a third figure emerged eyes locked on Neo was she danced around an out of practice Yang. Said brawler was currently on the defensive unable to take the runts blows after being out of practice for so long.

Neo that's enough.

He could feel her discontent but she obeyed none the less before smiling the brawler's way a sly smirk on her features that hit home and made Yang take a swing shattering her. Yang felt irritated at the brats disappearance before the figure behind the shattered illusion was revealed stepping forward. Hair like gold a bit longer then last she'd seen with a healthy stubble yet his outfit was a mismatched thing of armors and the like. For several long seconds she stared at the impossibility, he couldn't be here, after all he died, even before The Fall.

"J-Jaune…" the calm smile he showed made her all but sure.

"Long time no see Yang…" She froze at his voice, it really was him and just like her he looked her over as well, well… one part in particular.

"Good to see your wearing Polendina work, Its about time you did too." She paused before looking to the arm and then back to him.

"Did you?" Jaunes scratched his head a playing smile on his face.

"Come on Yang we both know I'm not that smart… I just had it delivered a bit faster is all, not that it helped." Yang stepped forward not believing it, it really was him, but just as she was the small figure of Neo manifested over him wrapping her arms around his neck from behind.

"'sigh' Neo can't you read the mood." Yang stared as it hit her then.

"What are you doing with her, or that girl attacking my dad, Jaune do you even know who that is?" Jaune looked to Neo who fluttered her eyes playfully which made him roll his.

"Um, a friend?" Neo glared.

"With benefits." Neo tilted her head, not quite there but better.

"For now let's just say she's my 'Accomplice'." Neo nodded in agreement while Yang stared horrified before her eyes turned utterly red.

"She was part The Fall!" What she hadn't expected was for Jaunes to face her then eyes burning azure, literally burning like blue flames as his aura erupted into a flash of white light.

"And as far as the council was concerned so was I and whose fault was that!" Yang froze her semblance cutting off as anger turned to confusion, shock and then guilt. Neo looked to Jaunes frowning while Vernal clicked her tongue having realized they hadn't calmed him down enough earlier.

Memoires of the mines came, of faunus dying, of their anger and rage, and then joy as they implanted the same cruelty on man during that dark day in Vale. He experienced the White Fang's vile acts and the surviving victim's terror and despair. He gripped his head as it begun to throb from the rebound of so many memories.

He was ready to fall then but stopped when Neo tightened her hold desperate to convey her support as much physically as she was mentally. Finally a sigh escaped as his mind calmed before looked to Yang still confused of the whole event. She was alive and that was enough, currently he couldn't restrain his pettier feelings that were welling up a side effect of the rebound of Vernal's semblance. She was alive and well, and for now that was enough.

"Vernal! We're heading out!" Said bandit looked back.

"Seriously? Just like that? We haven't even busted any head yet." Jaune shook his head.

"We're not here to fight, now come on contact Raven." Finally, the girl groaned but complied.

"Fine." Not far from her a rift opened leaving Tai speechless and Yang far too confused and overwhelmed by the plethora of information. But as Jaune turned away all she could do was remember that day, where he'd been taken away. She reached out and the form shattered revealing Neo delivering a roundhouse to her, the blonde brawler hit the floor hard on her back before freezing at a spine chilling sound of iron scraped along a sheath as the tiny hitwoman drew Hush.

Yang looked towards the micro-killer as she advanced her Dolon blade in hand and a cruel smile as she looked down to her. Yet Yang didn't see the ice Cream themed killer but instead 'him' red and black behind a horrid mask parody the soulless beast she'd swear he was. His blade glowing with a disturbing scarlet, she hyperventilated her legs shaking alongside her clattering metallic arm. The numb throbbing at the image before her.

"Neo!" The figure stopped and slowly the image of Adam shattered leaving her to wonder if it was in her head or if the pint had created it. All she did know was that she turned away then sheathing her blade as she looked to Jaune who leveled his gaze on Neo.

"That all you'll be doing to her, remember their off limits."

"Tch." Jaune didn't turn away keeping his eyes set on her before finally the tiny killer caved and his features visibly softened in response.

"'exhale' That's enough, I'll make it up to you later kay, now let's go before we're late for the party." Neo visibly brightened at that before 'skipping to the rift ignoring Taiyang as if he wasn't even there while Vernal smirked.

"Nice going getting on his nerves like that runt." Neo turned a with a fierce glare but nothing more content with letting her face off against Tai. She looked to Raven's man then a smiled.

"You sure you wanna focus on me old man, your brat there seems a bit fidgety around weapons and last time I checked she fucked over our bitch there pretty hard, who knows he might show some of that Branwen spirit I've been trying to put in him and kill the righty there on principle alone." Tai sneered but Vernal said her piece leaving an opening that she knew he'd take. With a gritting of the teeth he turned leaping towards the two blondes while she took aim ready to fire if he tried anything.

Yang looked to him, it really was Jaune sure he looked a bit different outside of his hoodie and with some stubble but still… Her mouth went dry at the sight of him as he regarded her as if he was analyzing her. And then she realized, it wasn't her whole body just her right Arc, a frown grew on his features at the sight as he spoke.

"Was that Adam's doing?" The name made her tense and that proved answer enough as his eyes narrowed as a anger came to his face. One she'd never associate with the kind blonde she'd formally knew.

"I see… Well then I believe that's enough." He made to turn again and she so desperately wanted to reach out then, to grab his wrist and demand he stay. But as he turned the sword strapped to his side caught her gaze. It was a familiar blade yet different now, on she knew he'd never use against her and yet seeing it all she felt was terror because it was a whole lot closer to Wilt then Hush had ever been.

Before she could get past her phobia though Jaune shone a intense pallor as his barrier expanded and no sooner did a fist crash into it. He turned then azure boring into one another as the forlorn knight regarded the veteran brawler.

"So your Yang's father?" The man looked to the blonde confused to have his fist blocked but wincing from the pain of striking and failing to break his barrier before it flahs3ed and expanded throwing him back. From behind two beams of light struck square at his back's center as Vernal took the shot before Neo jumped with a spin in her step above the man before delivering a cruel axe kick to him sending Tai crashing into the ground.

"Dad!" Jaune sighed.

"I'd hope I'd be welcomed back or at least not attacked the next time you saw me, though I guess it was your father who threw the first punch." Raising his hands Jaune willed his aura into the man, restoring his reserves and healing his wounds.

"Wha, this is…" Jaune smiled.

"My semblance."

"What happened to you?" He stood still pondering it for a moment.

"The same as you… I lost a lot, my dignity, my friends and even a hand curtesy of your ma." With a smile Jaune showed her his left hand now a Atlesian Knights robotic palm. But the smile fell then as his eyes grew cold and listless.

"And just like you I lost my partner, but 'she's' gone forever, and I sure as hell didn't give up, just grew up?" His eyes were accusing their message clear before he made way to the void.

"Your sisters being hunted, by the same people who killed Pyrrha, by someone who'd make Adam look like any other of those mongrels. And you left her to them all because some coward away. I guess you are raven's daughter, after all you abandoned your team. Just. Like. Her." Each word was spoken with venom, but why shouldn't it, after all wasn't Blake the reason she turned him in.

"I guess I should've known you'd turn your back on your team for that cat, just like you did me." She gritted her teeth and readied to raise but the sound was swift as the air whistled and no sooner was Crocea Mor's edge facing her, its end right between her eyes the blade an enchanting white.

"Don't move…" His eyes lightened then a plea in them, she swallowed as fear begun to take hold of her heart.

"I-I wasn't going to do anything J-Jaune." A tear ran down his cheek as he read her emotions, her anger towards the slight against Blake… Her, hate.

"…You're a terrible liar." He pulled back his blade and no sooner did she fall back letting go the breath she'd held. She saw Jaune's back then, it looked heavy, like one burden far beyond compare as he stepped into the rift. Seeing it all she could do was stare as a tear ran down her cheek, and then he was gone.

-Mantle-

The rift opened to reveal a rather dim looking city, not in any physical sense, instead it was its atmosphere. Vernal looked around annoyed before spotting her on a street light her form that of her namesake as she cawed from the hold. Jaune looked up meeting the beady eyes of the bird.

"Glad you kept your word Raven, Heck I can even feel the twins around here, so is Penny her-"

"Salutations!" Jaune was abruptly lifted off his feet as Penny slammed into him at a bullets speed and both crashed into the wall making it crack.

"I am so happy you came boyfriend Jaune!" Said blonde groaned his head spinning from the concussion.

"Agh… Y-yeah…" Before the fembot could go further though Neo cut between them pushing the ginger away with a slight scowl.

"Oh friend Neo hello!" Said girl didn't smile instead her gaze focused on the entirely too touchy gynoid currently all over 'her' blonde.

He's not 'your' boyfriend tin girl.

Penny blinked before nodding.

"Yes, boyfriend Jaune, my only male friend."

"Penny that's not what that means…"

"Oh, then what is the pretense boyfriend Jaune."

"Well… You see it means, um…" Vernal groaned.

"It means your fucking like rabbits and spouting that gushy goodie bullshit." Neo's glare seemed to grow on the ginger bot. Penny however took Vernals meaning entirely to innocently as well as literally.

"Oh, I see, I have never invested much interest into the reproductive activities of organics but if such interactions are to be expected with my boyfriend then I will comply." Neo shook in place.

Not fucking happening!

Neo turned the fiercest glare on Penny but as always said ginger seemed little concerned by the action. Knowing this could go on in a loop Jaune sighed deciding to skip this and hopefully any further such understandings with Penny.

"Penny, its getting a bit late, if we don't hurry we might be late for snow Angel's show." Penny stopped before looking top Jaune.

"Oh that is correct, but first allow me to check if father is truly okay with this." Jaune grabbed her shoulder.

"If he said it was okay the first seven dozen times I'm sure he'll be just as okay with it today. Besides Mel and Mil picked your outfit right, wouldn't want to make them cross with you right?" Penny paused before nodding.

"I have not asked father 84 times Boyfriend Jaune merely 52, and besides, I am the guardian of Mantle, it is my job to watch over the city, to ignore that for-" Jaune placed a rough hand on her top.

"Its fine, misses protector of Mantle, like I said we'd cover for you, Ironwood already okayed it and everything. So just leave this place to the Branwens." Vernal snorted.

"'tch' yeah right, how the fuck did you convince the iron general of Atlas to let the Branwen tribe care for Mantle anyways?" Jaune chuckled before flashing Vernal his huntsman license.

"Cause the generals a good man and he sorta owed me a favor and was out of options." Vernal snorted.

"Whatever, take the real doll two, heh, between the runt, twins and her I don't know how you'll manage." Jaune rose a brow.

"You coming to you know?"

"Wait what?"

"That was sensational!" Jaune chuckled at the girl beside him as Penny hopped around in joy, it was uncanny sometimes how much like Rubes she could be. He looked her over then seeing her in a modest short, green, sleeveless dress similar to the on she'd donned back during prom all the way to the black sash around her waist and her green heels. The only notable difference being the darker shade to it and her long orange locks.

he was a bit surprised the twins hadn't tried to fit her in a cock tail dress. The moment the thought of the fembot in such an outfit came to him all five girls turned to him.

Shit… forgot all of you are linked.

"Heh, what fucking me, the runt and the walking clichés there wasn't enough? You checking out robot ass now too?" Jaune groaned again but quickly Miltia slapped the back of his head.

"Ow!"

"Oh quit your whining? And stop fidgeting around, can't believe you don't know how to work a tie, and… there." Jaune sighed.

"Thanks Mil." Said red clad brunette looked up to him.

"Cocktail dress really?"

"Well I mean, you're in one." Said girl rolled her eyes.

"Cause we can pull it off." Melanie nodded a sly smirk on her lips as she crossed her arms in the white high cut dress while Miltia did the same in her own scarlet variation.

"At least it's better than 'that'." Both girls looked over to the mute of their group who ignored their words in favor for wrapping her arms around Jaune's right arm. Her attire just like the twins had said was incredibly risqué.

A Mistralian (Chinese) dress white as her ivory locks but with pink sakura detailing that ran down to her ankles but with slits that ran up to just under her waistline leaving her hips and upper thighs quite visible and eye drawing while a long pair of black stocking only added to her effect as they led to her high heels. Said girl knew the effect she had and wiggled her sides seeing Jaune blush earning a silent snicker while the twins grumbled before looking over to their resident bandit.

Whereas Jaune's outfit was black and proper Vernal wore a suit a bit more form fitting, red detailing along the dark grey suit.

"What?" Jaune just shook his head.

"Nothing, I guess I'm just curious what you'd look like in a dress is all." Vernal snorted.

"I don't do dresses." Melanie smirked.

"Seriously, but you'd be such a cute wife in a big old white dress." The glare the bandit sent the twin made her flinch.

"First off, blondie there would be in a dress before I would, and secondly wife, making a lot of assumptions there, seems more the runts speed." Neo affirmation took the form of increasing her hold on Jaune's arm. No sooner did a second pair of arms wrap around Jaune left sigh as Penny leaned in close.

"Oh if you are talking of the Symbiotic relationships between humans then I would like a nominate myself." Neo glared while Jaune begun to fluster.

"Wha? But, I thought you liked Rubes." Penny tilted her head.

"Oh, is that not allowed, I believe the legally there should be no problem Mantlian law is quite open to such things." Jaune struggled for a response towards the happy bot, while Vernal looked around noting a quite a few hard gazes on Jaune filled with envy. She supposed it made sense, after all a young men surrounded by babes, who wouldn't be jealous. Especially considering this was just a glorified dick measuring contest for the devil of Atlas himself. Speaking of which. Vernal jabbed the blonde's abdomen.

"Look there." She didn't need to look back to know he was listening, not different then how she knew the expression he held upon seeing the old coot. However she then felt a wave of content and… joy?

Oh, her…

Vernal and she was sure the other connected girls looked out seeing a certain heiress make her way into the party. Her dress was a elegant blue complimenting her snow white hair and icy blue eyes.

"Huh, so that's her huh, you first crush the living payday there?" He smiled.

"Yeah, I'd recognize Snow Angel anywhere." The way Neo's grip tightened on the blonde left no one but Jaune chuckled.

"Don't worry, I never had a chance with her." Miltia was the first to take a shot.

"Oh, good to know where your consolations prizes then…"

"Wha, No! I didn't mean it like that!"

"Didn't sound that way to me." Jauyne begun to panic his mind a mix of guilt, shock and shame, finally Melanie giggled.

"It's alright Jaune, my sister is merely playing a prank on you." Jaune sighed or at least begun to before Melanie leaned in close.

"However we would like to have you show us some affections from time to time."

"Yeah, just cause the runt and lesbo there travel with you they get all the attention, could show us some of that from time to time." Jaune sighed seeing there point.

"Yeah, your right. How about a date, one for each of you anywhere you want we can even do it up here in Mantle or Atlas." Melanie and Miltia smiled.

"Oh, you don't have to take us separately, after all we intend to be together after the date…" The way Melanie licked her lips was telling earning a blush from the blonde that made them chuckle. It was then Penny noticed something.

"Oh, it would appear miss Schnee is being courted." Looking his old friends way he spotted her before a incredible painting of Beacon so realistic he could almost believe her was there. Beside her was a boy who reminded him of Neptune. Vernal smiled viciously knowing enough about said girl via Jaune's memories.

Oh this is gonna be a show.

Jaune fully agreed which was why he had to stop it as he made his way forward. The tiniest part of him hoped he'd be too late.

Weiss looked to the boy beside her, to say he was handsome would be a understatement and yet any desire to share company with a man was lost to her given her circumstances. The last thing she'd want was to give her father any ideas seeing her here with some heir to a house of Atlas's elite.

"So you thinking about buying it?" She gazed to him soberly, memories of her days among Beacon coming to her, of spending time alongside her team. Alongside her friends… Before The Fall… No before The Breach.

"No… I don't think so." She didn't want a reminder of her merely standing by while they took him away.

"Yeah, Kind of pricy for a painting." Weiss stilled.

What?

She bothered herself to actually look his way for once, he smiled slightly at that only further irritating her.

"It's to raise money." He proved much more incompetent then she initially thought, after all he didn't even seem to detect a hint of the venom she forced into each syllable.

"Oh really, for what?"

Does this idiot seriously not know?

She felt genuine anger at the question, had he'd honestly come here not knowing, actually how many of these fools did know, or better yet cared…

"For what!"

"'heh' I'll admit, I only come to these things for the food and drinks, and the extraordinary company of course. So what is it another Mantle fundraiser or something." Fury, cold chilling fury shot through her veins, she was thankful Myrtenaster wasn't in her grasp. Because if it was she couldn't be held responsible for what she'd do.

As she readied to commit to the herculean act that was speaking to the fool before her without shouting a interloper interfered gripping the blue hair flirt's shoulder. Both turned to meet the new party but froze, or at least she did as calm cobalt regarded the two. It couldn't be…

"H-hey, let go of me!" Henry tried to shove the man away only for himself to be pushed back by his actions as Jaune stood there curiously. Weiss then noted the figures beside him, one was a form that made her hair stand on end, her body in a very suggestive outfit and hair the theme of ice cream. Neo, Roman's lacky and a participant in The Fall.

And yet somehow she paled in comparison to the one to his left her arms wrapped around his as vibrant green looked to her excitably. It couldn't be, the girl Pyrrha had killed, Ruby's friend Penny was standing there a smile on her face as she seemed to copy the killer on Jaune's right. Henry though couldn't figure this out, nor did he try as he spoke up envy clear.

"What's your problem?" Jaune smiled then, but that kindness clearly didn't travel to his eyes as they regarded the teen as his grip tightened wrinkling Marigold's suit.

"Your ignorance mostly… After all you came her not even knowing why this charity exist beyond stroking Jacque's ego… What the girl your talking to has suffered." Henry begun to cringe as he felt Jaune's grip increase.

"Coming here to hit on girls, eat and drink your fill ignorant to the lives lost, insulting their sacrifice with you neglect to even acknowledge it. That… is my problem. And if you don't leave I'll make it yours." He let the boy go then patting said shoulder and smiling kindly, Henry wanted to glare, that much was clear but he was all to quick to turn tail and run while Jaune sighed at the man's vanishing act. Her heart raced as she looked at him, searching for even a hint that he was some kind of cruel illusion, Weiss Schnee was no coward and so she took a single step forward as she forced voice to her trembling lips.

"J-Jaune is that you?" He looked to her with an observing gaze, one she was not use to, one far from his usually warm gaze he'd direct to her in those days that felt so long ago. It wasn't cold, not in the least as it was filled with concern, it brought heat to her pale cheeks as she wished for nothing more then to turn away. But she wouldn't, what would she do if he were to disappear when she looked back.

"You've been slacking off Weiss, heh never thought I see the day." She blinked confused, whether it was at his words, the playful tone to it or the casualty he said it in was anyone's guess.

D-did he just call me by name?

"Wha, how dare you." He smiled at her voice, even if she did have some of that all too Weissy chill to her tone she had nothing on Vernal.

"When you decide to leave this place it'll be hard with your skills all rusty like that was all I was saying." She paused then.

"Have you… Seen Ruby, my team?" Jaune smiled at the clear concern in her tone.

"Yeah, I've… 'talked' to Yang, but I've seen Ruby, she's with Nora and Ren actually."

"I see… And Blake?" Jaune sighed.

"No clue, we had eyes on her for a while in Vale… but she left after a week, caught a boat but we couldn't figure out where."

"We?"

"That would be me princess." Weiss turned meeting the gaze of Vernal who smiled cockily back the twins around each of her arms. Seeing her Weiss's eyes narrowed.

"And who would you be?" Vernal smirked.

"One of the people responsible for why blondie there is alive and breathing." Weiss stilled before looking to Jaune for confirmation which he gave with a nod.

"Weiss, this is Vernal, Melanie and Miltia." The two twins didn't bother responding to the heiress instead letting go of Vernal to make their way to Jaune.

"Hey, why don't you give us some attention Blonde Stuff."

"Yeah, instead of wasting your time on the princess here." Weiss gawked as Jaune blushed around the twins throwing themselves at him despite having Penny on one arm and the menace on the other! Vernal snorted then earning Weiss's attention.

"So princess, guess it's nice we finally meet after how long I've kept my eyes on you." Weiss froze.

"Wha-what?" Vernal rolled her eyes.

"Chill, I'm not some stalker or shit, it was part of blondie there's terms for joining the Branwens, we keep an eye on you lot and he sticks with us."

"Branwens? Wait, you mean the bandit tribe Branwen!" Vernal smirked again.

"Always neat to meet a fan."

"You're a criminal!"

"Hey hey, not so loud, or are you trying to get blondie arrested again?" Weiss froze at her accusation her smile certainly not helping.

"Quit it Vernal, your hardly one to talk after what you two did to my hand." Vernal clicked her tongue while curious Weiss looked to Jaune then spotting his mechanical hand and gasping before glaring at the woman making Jaune smile at her actually getting mad on his account. However like all things Weiss could only stay calm for so long within the craziness that was his presence before Remnant decided to throw a curve ball.

That curve ball took the form of a shrewd trophy wife speaking out against Vale quite haughtily, Jaune would've glared her way if his spine hadn't frozen when he saw Weiss's glare on the woman.

"Shut up!" Jaune flinched at the venomous tone Weiss gave not the lady seemed to register it.

"Excuse me?"

"Your all just standing around talking about nothing! Worrying about your hair, your money, your stupid problems that don't mean anything!" Jaune winced at the display.

Note to self, do not piss off Weiss.

As Jaune noted this he saw a man advance, a rather familiar man at that, the faunus's devil himself Jacques Schnee.

Neo.

Jacques stormed forward reaching out to take his daughter by the wrist.

"Weiss that's en-"

'Shatter'

Jacques blinked confused as his daughter seemingly vanished as in her place a petite girl at level with just above his waist appeared.

"What the, who are you!?" He regarded the girl until he heard his daughter continue her rant against Mrs. Redgrave releasing the girl he went forward or should've. However a hand took hold of his wrist then and applied strength to force him to release her.

"Release me!" Jaune gave a very unimpressed look to the irate man but instead of complying he tightened his hold.

"Is that anyway to apologize for hurting my accomplice there?" Jacques winced at the tightening hold and made to pull back his hand but to no avail.

"You, how dare you! Unhand me!"

"Sure, once you apologize to Neo." Said girl made a show of grabbing her poor injured wrist miming a fit of sniffles. Around the man three others closed in, Vernal, Mil and Mel made their way around Neo almost taking a protective stance. Jaune smirked then as he furthered the pressure until an all too satisfying pop was heard and Jacques yelped pulling back his hand with a growl.

"You ruffian, I will have you kicked out and blacklisted, if not arrested!" He never noticed how the world shattered around him, how Vernal, Melanie and Miltia appeared beside Weiss alongside a very concerned Penny who looked between the heiress and the woman. Had he'd seen it, perhaps he'd realized the true reason why the Arc boy backed away, feigning shock and worry.

"I will have you locked up and to never see the light of day!" The crowd shifted, even Weiss herself turning to watch not noticing the glyph that had begun to manifest at her emotions only to pause. Vernal crossed her arms with a cocky smirk.

"Yeah, like anyone you hire could actually manage that." Deciding to have some fun Melanie mocking terror.

"Like, that old do's been eyeing us all night, I feel so violated."

"'tch' old perv what, being a racist wasn't enough for you? Gotta go after girls as old as you daughter, oh wait last time I checks, Ice Queen was older than us… gross." A few of the onlookers begun to chuckle while others whispered.

"Friends Malachites I do not belie-Mmm?" Jaune covered the gyroid's mouth conveying what was happening and no sooner did she comply quieting. Unfortunately, someone else misinterpreted this.

"Well now, Mister Arc I would think Mr. Polendina didn't entrust you with his daughter so you could silence her." Jaune froze at the familiar tone and turned having his fears confirmed as he saw the all too familiar form of one James Ironwood.

"General…. Well, um you see theirs a good explanation for this… Tell him Neo." Said girl looked at him with a deadpan. Seeing this all Ironwood could do was sigh.

"Mister Arc, I didn't allow you to attend here with the intent of causing trouble with Mr. Schnee. "

"'sigh' Yeah… sorry." James nodded before he turned to face Jacques.

"Apologizies Jacques, Jaune and his subordinate are… 'unfamiliar' with the social ques of Atlas." Jacques breathed back forcing a calm.

"Then he is your subordinate?"

"'Jaune' Is a licensed Huntsman and leader of an organization of trained individuals." Vernal snorted.

"Third in command…" Neo jabbed her making her sneer but ironwood chose to ignore him.

"Currently he is contracted by myself for his men's services." Weiss stared in shock at the words said before looking to Jaune in disbelief who shrugged a nervous smile on his face. Ironwood turned to Jaune.

"Jaune it would seem mister Schnee has issues with your being here?"

"He attacked me!"

"After you attacked one of his subordinates, a child as well." Neo sneered but Jaune shot the girl an apologetic look however the glare Neo shot him promised that he would be making this up to her.

"I… that's!"

"Enough Jacques, let's just let bygones be bygones." The older Schnee snarled but did not rebut him while Jaune smirked, a tinge of satisfaction from seeing the old man's red face before Ironwood shot him a look making him wince.

"Jaune, perhaps you should vacate this event prematurely." The blonde nodded supposing he'd give the man a break as much as he didn't deserve it. But first he had business to do and made his way to the very painting Weiss and that wannabe Neptune had been before. With a almost practiced ease he took the picture of his former school just as Jacques readied to speak up though Jaune threw a stack before Jacques. From it dozens and dozens of lien cards spilled out capturing the attention of the entire surrounding.

"300K… going once, twice… guess it's mine, or… 'hers', any arguments." Nobody answered and upon seeing that Jaune turned to Ironwood as if asking when the general nodded Jaune smiled relieved before he begun to make his way out picture in hand. He stepped towards Weiss each footfall might as well being a drum of thunder, she looked to him as he passed her.

And to her surprise Jaune smiled back, a genuine smile as much as the very one he gave her that day when they'd abandoned him. It was only for a moment but she heard him, not with her ears though.

It was nice seeing you Weiss…

Perhaps that was all he intended to say to her but in that moment she received much more as a stray thought came to her. Of Ruby, Yang, Nora and Ren… of her friends and… danger! She turned then towards him and acted far before her mind could catch up. She rushed after him, through the halls in a panic, she didn't know what it was he faced but whatever it was it was dangerous, and she'd not do that again… Not leave him to fend for himself, nor her friends.

Finally turning the corner she saw it the last visage of Jaune's back as it entered a rift, she had nethier dust nor her weapon, gowned in a outfit much to unfit for combat. And yet the idea of standing there and letting this chance slip by. So much was happening, to her friends who were apparently in danger, to the world that Atlas seemingly didn't care about.

But most of all, she'd been given a small miracle, a person she thought gone came back and it was with that spurring thought that she stepped into the rift, unsure of what would come but hopeful.


Yeah so doesn't feel like my best work, sorry about that but was still fun to write, honestly will probably wait till Volume 7 is finished before exploring Atlas any further.