Chapter 8: Live your life.
"Qrow!" He hurried to get up and go welcome the man.
"Hey, Jaune." Qrow stares at him, then at the Titan Grimm crawling on the ground beneath them.
"Meeting with a titan Grimm was the jackpot of the year for you." Qrow laughs.
Smirk "I'm not sure, my sister always thought I had a knack for luck."
"Then you've had terrible luck like mine because this only happens every ten years."
Qrow shook his head.
"I see you took it this time."
Jaune's skeptical.
"I'm not sure if it's typical to have Titan Grimm attack you every ten years?"
"We're not sure why Grimm acts like that, but IT's the reason many villages have been destroyed, Jaune. And it's not going to stop." Qrow shrugged.
"We can talk about it later, but can you help us kill that thing?" Jaune asked his master.
"Don't worry, Jaune, I killed Titan Grimm before I even killed two of them, and this will be my third," he says with a smirk and a playful tone.
"And we'll talk about it later as well."
"What are you talking about?"
Qrow gestured to Vento that they were riding on her back the entire time.
"Oh, don't worry, we'll talk after this," Jaune promises him.
Qrow nods and leaps at the titan Grimm.
Jaune can only watch his master leap from the skies and directly attack the Grimm. The titan Nevermore used to fight in the sky, but now that its wing has been blown up by Jaune and severed by Qrow, it can only fight with its one left-wing by thrashing on the ground and swinging its wing to release its gigantic feather in the hope that it would hit Qrow.
Qrow is a huntsman, but he is a master huntsman, soon to be a grandmaster if the huntsman council grants him a position in the next ten years or so. The huntsman's status is determined only by their talent, not by their age.
Master huntsman level can easily wipe out a horde on their own, but while fighting the tian level, they still need support from others, except they fight with their minds rather than their muscles.
Qrow demonstrates his level of mastery by using aura skills that he learned to develop by himself around the Grimm, such as body aura enchancement, which helps human bodies to the point where humans can perform inhuman things.
Qrow may now pick up a tree by its roots and swing it around to kill Grimm with that as well. Aura bursts by gathering Aura at one place to save power and bursting it when needed. Qrow utilizes this ability to jump around the titan's body and tear its skin.
Qrow is steadily exterminating it. Only time will tell when it will die.
Titan Grimm could only howl in pain as Qrow evades every assault from it.
As a result, it realized that attacking Qrow was futile and set out to locate other prey.
Jaune, who is observing from above, notices Grimm crawling back toward the village he left from.
"Qrow! It's heading for town! "How should I proceed?" Qrow is called by Jaune through the scroll.
"Warn everyone to move, and have everyone ready to battle. We'll throw them a party soon." Qrow responds.
"Okay." Jaune then rode Vento toward town, attempting to call his force inside the town.
"Are you trying to ignore me? Big guy. I'm an annoying boyfriend type, you know?" Qrow concludes his statement by leaping to the titan's head and plunging his blade into the titan's eye. Releasing a black liquid to spew out. And it roared agony.
"And you only complicate things." Qrow disgust by the black liquid.
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Jaune descends towards to Coco group.
"Did you get my message?"
"About Titan Grimm? Yes, we are already evacuating every civilian and gathering everyone who can fight."
Jaune gives a pleased nod.
"All right, here's the plan. When my master arrives with the Grimm and enters town, we will attack it with caution. We'll shoot it from a safe distance. Focus on staying alive. First and foremost, save yourself. My master can manage things on his own, but he needs time to kill it."
Then everyone fanned out in preparation for the titan Grimm's assault.
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May and I are in a similar situation. May can utilize her sniper efficiently from the high building, and I can see everything on the battleground. And command the counterattack.
"Would you mind giving me one of your dust bullets?" I make a polite request to May.
"Sure, and could you tell me what you plan to do with it?" May is confused.
"I'm just experimenting with something I came up with recently when practicing aura technique. I discovered something when I first started practicing controlling aura to enchant weapons."
"And that is?"
"Aura," I nonchalantly stated.
"Of course..." She rolls one visible eye.
"No, that was not my intent." "What I mean is..." Jaune pauses and gives a puzzled expression.
"Well, to be honest, I'm not sure about what I'm noticing either. But, if I have to, I just feel that instinctively, like it's natural, you know?"
May remain silent and wait for him to continue.
"Perhaps it's just my imagination, but I discovered an aura particle," he explained.
May eye widen!
"WHAT! That is not possible! You can't put it like that! Aura isn't a science! Jaune, it's our heart and soul. It's spiritual." In a panic, May, speak very quickly.
"But isn't it because we humans have only recently discovered about the aura that has to lead us to believe it comes from our soul?" I said zealously.
"Perhaps if I can continue to research the aura and learn more about it. I will finally have proof and will be able to put it into scientific terms. As an example, modern exercise science that improves our bodies with exercise from research proves what is good for the human body and what is best for the human body."
May and I exchange long looks.
"Sigh... fine."
I take a step forward to express my thanks to her.
"But!" May's index finger pressed against my lips, shutting my mouth.
"Don't say I didn't warn you about this. I know I can't stop you, but please be careful." She pleads to him.
My mouth curves into a smile.
"I understand. Don't be worried."
May lets go of her fingers and smiles back.
"You love Aura, don't you?" May's eye seems to be different, but I say nothing about it.
"Well, when it comes to aura, I can get a little crazy." chuckled and rubbed the back of my head sheepishly.
"Just don't bring it up in Vauco unless you want a knife through your heart or a bullet through your brain. Okay?" It's okay to speak casually.
"What!" my face becomes pale.
"Aura is regarded as a holy thing in Vacuo. For some tribes, it is even their religion. If they hear you say it that way, they will label you a heretic and pursue you." May smile.
My face becomes paler.
"That is ridiculous!" I'd heard of the Vacuo stereotype before, but this? This is absolutely ridiculous!"
May laugh at him. "You will be amazed at how much stupid stuff exist in our world, such as in the Mistral cartoon." May mention to me.
"They are not absurd! And it's called anime rather than a cartoon! It comes from a Mistral language, which is ancient. I believe it's called Japun? Japang? Whatever it may be. Anime is a form of art." Jaune firmly stated.
"Yeah, and hentai is also a normal part of life." After saying that, May burst out laughing.
"What exactly is hentai?" I inquire, having no idea what it is.
May laughter come to an end. Her face turns a bright red, like a ripe tomato.
She shifted her gaze away from me. I'm not sure if it was just my imagination, but I think I saw smoke coming out of her ears.
"I... I do not know what you're referring to!" She speaks with a stutter.
"I want to know what you know about hentai," I say, demanding an answer from her.
"I said I didn't know!" I'm completely clueless!" By covering her ears with her palm, she tried to ignore me.
I grab her hand and pull it away from her ears, turning her to face me so she can hear what I'm saying.
I lean in close to her.
"Pay attention. Okay?" I spoke slowly.
May nods her head slowly.
"What exactly is hentai, and how did you learn about it?" I inquire.
When May looks into Jaune's eyes, all she sees is the desire to find an answer.
Gray-blue eyes met deep blue eyes like the ocean.
May body tremble.
"I... I just want to..." She mumbles something.
"You just want to do what?" I lean in closer to her to hear her more clearly.
"IJUSTWANTTOSEEWHATITABOUTBECAUSEMYFRIENDALWAYSSAIDTHATMYBOOBISBIGLIKESINTHEHENTAI!"
"You what?" She talks too quickly. I'm not sure what she's saying.
May scowls at me. I noticed a tear forming in the corner of her eye.
My heart rate went up. "Hey, hey, don't start crying, I'm sorry, okay?" If it's a sensitive subject, just tell me to shut up. I'm sorry if that was too much. I'll stop talking now that you don't have to answer to me." I reassure her.
"Really?" May cast a side glance at me.
"I promise I'll never ask you about it again."
"You're not going to look for it or look it up on scroll network?" May question.
"I promise you I will never look for it or check it up on the scroll network," I stated confidently.
"How can I put my trust in you with something like that?" May have doubts about me.
"Because an Arc has never gone back on their word. Including myself, so you can have trust that I will keep my word!"
May and I exchange a few more stares as if she's looking for a lie in my eyes but can't find it. Because I'm not going to break my promise to her.
"Mu mu Muha haha haha hahaha." She burst into laughter. And all I can do is stare at her, deadpan.
"I promise! Because an Arc has never broken their word! Hahahahahaha." She keeps laughing.
"What exactly is this! This is one of the most ridiculous things I've ever heard! Hahahahaha."
That comment makes me smile. "Well, it appears that my family code is one of the more ridiculous things in this world, eh?" I make a joke to her.
"Are you some kind of fairy-tale knight?" May asks as she wipes a tear from her eye.
"Well, my family is descended from a long line of knights and heroes, so perhaps I can be as well?"
"Oh wait, aren't you already a rogue knight that has been raiding SDC mines in the north of Vale for the past month?" she said.
"It's nothing," I said, despite the fact that I had spent the previous month going around and rescuing everyone I could find from the SDC mine. To save them from a life of slavery. I am proud that I saved them, but I am not proud of how I saved them or of the experience that I had.
"I may look and dress like a knight, but I am not and do not act like one. A knight would never do the thing the way I do it."
"That's why they call you a rogue; you don't follow the rules." May smirk.
I ponder that for a moment and smile.
"How about I become your knight?" I suggest trying joking with her.
"Wha what?" she exclaims, perplexed. That means it's effective.
I get down on my knees in front of her.
"I, Jaune Arc, swear on my faith that I will be true to Lady May Zedong in the future, never hurt her, and observe my homage to her completely against all persons in good faith and without deception!" I recite the oath I learned from a book about knights in my family library.
"Will you accept me, my lady?" I extend my hand to her.
She stares at me with that odd eye once more. I can't get my hands on it. What's up with that look?
She extended her hand to take mine. Pull me up to join her.
"I accept you, sir Jaune Arc, as the knight who will guard me from all harm and remain at my side at all times," she said. with a sweet voice.
I smile, and she smiles back. We both burst out laughing at that point.
We laugh for a good minute before coming to a stop. I wiped a tear away from my eyes. May then lean forward and raise herself to kiss me on the cheek.
My heart must have skipped a beat right there.
"What is that for?" I ask, blushing.
May just scratching her cheek and blushing.
"I'm not sure, I just feel like it. I suppose?"
I look at her for clarification.
"Well, thank you for speaking with me and assisting me in calming down from all this stress over Titan Grimm? Because I've never fought a titan Grimm before, I've only known about it through its legend or story before sleep since I was a child. Many stories about Titan Grimm are intended to be something that the main character fights at the end of the story because it is so powerful. And I don't feel like the main character, and I don't think I'll be able to live if I have to face it."
She begins to explain why it bothers her so much and how she is now feeling. She is pleased that she has a chance to speak with me.
"That explains it. Thank you so much for doing this for me." She says this while bowing to me.
I give her a friendly smile and place my hand on her shoulder.
"Hey, it's good to be afraid, but don't stress about it, okay? We have a plan, and even if it fails, we can still get away from it. I bet that we can easily outrun a cripple bird, Grimm."
That gives her a little chuckle.
"And I will stay by your side to protect you. remember? I am your knight?" I flash a witty grin.
May just look at me blankly and with those strange eyes again.
"Jaune I... perhaps I'd like you to be my knight for rea-."
"Yo! Bird of love I apologize for interrupting your mating ceremony, but I see the titan Grimm approaching the wall now." Coco's voice can be heard through the scroll.
May and I were both blushing a mess.
"Coco! Did you spy on us the whole time?" I shout at the scroll in my hand.
"I'm not spying. Remember how we opened communication channels? We are always connected to one another."
"That implies..." 'EVERYONE CAN HEAR ME!'
"Yes, boss, we all know you're flirting with that cute girl."
"I apologize, boss, but it's just too cute to hear you talk like a cute boy."
"Plus it's only for my enjoyment while we wait, and I enjoy teen love stories as well!" I even record it." Coco continues.
"Sorry, Jaune." I try to put a stop to her. But she is my leader, and she is far too stubborn." The scroll emits Velvet's voice.
"You will delete that record right away! Coco." I respond to the scroll with a yell.
"I won't, or what will you do?" Coco said in a humorous tone.
"I swear I'm going to spank you till you cry and beg me to stop!"
And then the scroll went quiet.
Coco responded with a single word.
"Kinky." And what exactly is kinky? I'm not sure what you're talking about.
"I apologize for disappointing you, Jaune, but I only like girls."
"Don't worry, if you didn't delete that record, it won't stop me from spanking you.
"You have no idea what lesbians are, do you?" Coco berates me.
"Of course, I'm aware of lesbians. One of my sisters is a lesbian who has married and moved out to live with her wife." I'll react.
"Then you won't try to spank me."
"Of course I can spank a naughty girl; I never hesitate to spank my sister if she becomes naughty, even though she is a lesbian; I don't see a lesson for not spanking her."
Coco has become deafeningly quiet once more. However, I can hear a whoop and whistle sound coming from my forces connections.
"I think we should talk about it after this situation, Jaune," Coco replied, a little perplexed.
"Of course, we will talk about your un-ladylike behavior, young lady," I stated sternly.
"I am not." Coco is attempting to converse with me. But I interrupted her.
"Stop! I can now see the titan Grimm. Remember to stick to the plan, okay?"
I get a reply of agreement from everyone, even Coco, despite her swearing. Rude…
BOOOMMMMM!
The titan Grimm has gone through the town wall as if it were a piece of paper. With Qrow around it, the head continues to tear open as many wounds as possible in order for it to die and vanish as quickly as possible.
"Left-wing, get ready for my signal," I say.
The titan Grimm looks around for its new prey, but all it sees are two people on a building far away from it.
It began crawling to me.
"The left-wing fires at will."
Coco voice from comm. "Eat this you son of a bit-."
Following my command. A hail of shots was fired from the left side of mine to the titan Grimm, causing it to lurch to the right and lose its balance.
'It's now or never! Time for me to put my theory to the test!' My palm holds on to the sniper dust that May rend it to me. By enveloping it with my aura and focusing my aura on it, I can create a change.
'Recall the feeling, Remember, how she does it, Jaune!' Jaune tries to remember a time when Coco used her semblance to enchant his explosive.
Slowly, Jaune Aura finds its way into sniper dust round and from a circuit creates a symbol. Engrave it into the bullet.
When I opened my eyes, I noticed some kind of symbol on the sniper round.
"It actually works!" I exclaim in a cheerful tone.
"I know Jaune, your plan is working, but we're not done yet, Jaune."
"No, I didn't mean my plan. Load this into your sniper rifle." I hand her the sniper dust round that I've just enchanted.
The titan Grimm raises its left wings in an attempt to swipe at the attacker. This is our great opportunity!
"May, shoot it up the middle of the left-wing!" In a hurry, I call out to May.
May simply nod at my instruction and proceed to aim at the Grimm.
If my theory is correct. Aura should be some kind of energy that will transform into something if it is exposed to the appropriate stimulus. For example, when we utilize aura to wrap ourselves in order to defend ourselves from injury, does it mean the aura just transforms into a shield? No, we must provide the necessary input for Aura to form a protective shield around our bodies.
So, when it comes to the power of our own semblance, only one person can have an original semblance.
If you want to use your semblance, you must first obtain Aura for Aura is the only source of power for semblance. Because, why not? Since semblance is created on Aura. Semblance is simply an output of the input that Aura receives. So, when Coco enchants my explosive with her semblance, I can feel her aura flow into her, into the input that so calls her semblance has, and out into my explosion.
That is my theory on how semblance works and if my theory is correct. I believe I am the first man in history to grasp how the Aura works in a simple way. And possibly the first to attempt to replicate the other person's resemblance.
BANG! The bullet erupts from the chamber with greater force than a standard sniper bullet and travels directly to Grimm's left-wing.
ZOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!
To collide with the wing mid-swing as it attempts to hurl its massive feather at the Coco group.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMM!
The feather that should have flown directly to the Coco group has now flown over their heads and landed in the forest outside of town.
ROOOOOAAAAAAARRRRRRRR!
The Grimm roar in agony.
Grimm's left wing was also injured as a result of that shot.
"Fantastic shot, May!" I tap her on the shoulder. However, she simply slips down and crashes to the ground.
My eyes widen in fear.
"May!"
"The shot was too strong..." May tell me softly.
Stupid me, I never consider the consequences! Of course, she won't be able to handle it. If you use an enchant sniper round, it bursts more violently than usual, which means you take the recoil more harshly as well.
I turn to face her sniper. The chamber appears to be red hot and ready to melt.
"Don't worry, I'll fix you up right away." My aura enters the circuit as I touch her shoulder. I've already made plans to deal with this problem. I name it "Rune" since it combines numerous inputs into a single circuit. What the Rune does is derived from the input I provide. This is called Rune healing. I engrave it on my hand and from my hand, it transfers my aura into other individuals without their Aura's resistance. For others to benefit from my aura in addition to their own. My Aura also strengthens the Aura of others. In this case, make them faster, stronger, and heal faster. I can already do this with my aura control and semblance, but using this Rune allowed me to do it better.
I make May changes from a weakling grandma on a death bed to a young lively girl in the blink of an eye.
May get up from the ground using only one hand to push up.
"Wow, Jaune, is that your semblance? You have the power to provide energy drinks to others?"
"Wow, I really like how you thank other people for saving you." I deadpan at her.
"Wha- I am really grateful for your help. I just say what I think the first feeling from this." May hurried said.
"I kno-."
RRRROOOOAAAARRRRR!
The titan Grimm stares at me once more and tries to crawl toward me.
"Open fire! right-wing!" I order another round of bullets.
"Yes, sir!" says their Boss.
A barrage of missiles and cannon rounds launched from my right side hit the Grimm's body and left-wing. Make it lose its balance and collapse again.
"Does your gang own a cannon?" "Where the hell did they get that, Jaune?" My forces' demonstration of our weaponry made May confused.
"We borrow it from the SDC?"
'We obviously borrow from them, considering how we blow up their gate and enter their armory.'
"It's time to move." I hold out my hand for May to take. She then grabs my hand in hers and climbs up on Vento's back to take flight.
We're doing this to flee the titan Grimm, who is after me. Because I am its prey.
As a result, I just use my kite skill from a game that I enjoy playing.
By flying around the Grimm, it can only try to launch its gigantic feather at us, but it will fail due to Vento's flying ability and speed.
"May, Can I ask how long it will take until your sniper can shoot again?"
"Is that a pun?" She deadpan at me.
"May, How long it will take until your sniper can shoot again?" I ignore it.
She sigh.
"I'm not certain. I fire the bullet that enchants at Grimm. I already use my aura to strengthen it. My sniper was still nearly broken as a result of it."
"Allow me to look into it."
I take the sniper from her hands and start to check it. I learned how to maintain every type of gun during my time in the militia forces.
After a little inspection, I realize that my enchanted bullet causes significant damage to this sniper rifle. But I'll attempt to keep it intact till the battle is over.
I begin to gather my Aura and shape it in my hand. Make input and arrange it in the correct order to create a circuit. After that, all that was left on my palm was a symbol in the shape of a square. It even has a circuit inside which I can see. Hundreds of inputs were placed into a single Rune. White, much like my aura. This is the Rune I've chosen. I'm not sure what to call it yet, but this Rune will strengthen May's sniper rifle enough that it can withstand my enchant bullet.
"Wow, what is this? It looks like some type of alphabet," May said as she stared at the symbol on my hand.
"This is what I refer to as Rune. It's just one of the Aura skills I created on my own!" I say this with pride.
"You developed your own Aura technique?"
"Yeah, and with this Rune. My enchant bullet will not damage your sniper weapon. I'm hoping..."
I take a step back and engrave the Rune on the sniper weapon. This is the first time I've used Rune in this way. Is it necessary to first pour my Aura into Rune for it to work? Or is it already usable?
I return the sniper to her. She began aiming her sniper at Titan Grimm. The Rune on the shooter begins to shine white light and warps the light around it, giving the impression that it is a heavenly sniper bestowed by God. Then she started shooting. It is good! But this is just a regular dust bullet. Now I hand her an enchanted bullet. And she takes another shot at Grimm!
BANG!
The bullets fired from the sniper at the speed that I doubt any huntsman could catch a bullet like this.
BOOOOOMMMMMMMMM!
ROOOOOAAAARRRRRRRRR!
The shot hit Grimm. Make a hole in its back. Black liquid flow out from the wound.
But what matters is that THE SNIPER IS STILL ALIVE!
"WHOOO HOOO!" IT WORKED!" I celebrate.
"Wow, Jaune, your Rune is a work of miracles. "Are you certain this isn't your semblance?"
"Would you like me to teach you? I can be your master. However, I must tell you that learning this skill will not be easy." With playful smiles, I warn her.
"Yeah, I'd like to bow down to the great master Jaune arc right now and worship him until the day I die," May said in a dramatic tone.
"Be mindful of what you say. Young padawan, I'll take that as what you actually want to do with me." With a wise tone, I say.
We had another good laugh for a few seconds before resuming our focus on dealing damage to the titan Grimm.
I also have a Rune engraved on my Hand-cannon. Iron light is the name I gave it so that I can tell other people about it if they ask.
I enchant May and my bullet. As a result, we are a highly strong damage dealer, comparable to a band of huntsmen.
Qrow, master huntsman, Team CFVY, my Rogue Knight Forces. And there's me with May. We all attack Grimm with weapons and a blade capable of taking down a town.
With the final shot from May's sniper rifle into the hole wound made by Qrow with his sword. The bullet went through the Grimm skull and into the area that should have been the brain. Make the Grimm's head explode like a fireworks display. Its body falls to the ground. And begin to disintegrate into nothingness.
Everyone makes a cheering sound or some faunus roars. Celebrate their victory over Grimm.
I sit back down on Vento's back and facing the sun.
"It's really beautiful, you know?" May say sitting next to me.
The sunset is stunning, especially from this angle.
"Yeah…"
"But not as beautiful as you," I add.
May's face turns red as fast as an enchanted bullet. I crack a grin. It's a lot of fun to turn her face red like this.
She then punched me in the shoulder.
"It's not funny, Jaune, to toy with women's hearts like that." She explains.
"Even so, I've never played with other people's hearts before. I'm just being truthful with you." I grin.
"Oh sure, I am a gentleman, I am a dumb gorgeous young man ready to seduce any woman." She said this while making a goofy motion with her hands. "Do you believe yourself to be that? Jaune."
She gave me a knowing smile.
I return with a chuckle.
"Well, I thank you for thinking I'm handsome. But I shall only accept your appreciation, my lady."
We chuckle and return our eyes to the sunset. The wind chills the air. Bring May and me closer together for warmth.
"Hey, what do you think is still missing in this situation?" May ask me.
"What exactly do you mean?" I'm perplexed.
"Well, in my stories that I read, the main character always finds their own happiness at the end." May ramble.
"Some are to return to their parents. Some will become wealthy. However, someone... someone found their love." May turn to face me. She had strange look in her eyes.
But this time, I know what the strange look is.
"I'll be honest with you." I take my time expressing what I want to say.
May nod for me to continue.
"I appreciate you thinking about me in this way." I give her a kind smile.
"But," May objected. Her expression is gloomy.
"But I don't have the confidence to take care of you." Sigh.
"I flee from my home into the wilderness to convince myself that I can be a huntsman, that I can be a hero." I shook my head.
"And it turns out I'm not a hero. I've killed more people in the last month than I have in my entire life. I can't imagine myself being able to offer you the love you deserve." In shame, I turn my head away from her.
For a few seconds, there is silence.
"Who are the people you kill?" May asks whispered.
"I kill those who deserve it and some who don't," I explain.
"Why did you kill them?"
"In order to save the people, I rescue from the SDC mine. And people I helped on the way here."
"Then that's fine," May said.
My eyes widen.
"How is that acceptable!? I take the lives of others? I kill them! How can I give you what you deserve? How can you still be interested in someone like me? I don't get it. Even I didn't like myself."
"Does that mean you hate me as well?" May said.
She cupped my cheek with her palm and turned my face to her.
"Do you realize you're not the only one who has a life like that? I'm from Vacuo, a place where the law is survival. I've had my fair share of experiences. And then there was the event that almost took my life."
May grabs her black beanie and pulls it off her head with her other hand.
I gasp.
"It's quite ugly, isn't it?"
What's hidden beneath her beanie is her scarred face, which appears to be some kind of explosive. The eye is now white, as opposed to her grey-blue eye.
My hand reaches out to cup her cheek.
"Oh, God, May, Who did this to you?"
"It's just me going with the flow of my life, Jaune. I may be one of the fortunate to have a family, but we still struggle with ourselves, so I run around doing odd jobs here and there. I was kidnapped once but was lucky enough to escape; however, I had to kill the person who kidnapped me; as a result, I began to be more cautious around myself; I always keep a dagger hidden in my shirt so that I can kill anyone who tries to mess with me again."
She pulls out a blade from her hoodie to show me.
"When I'm old enough and have saved enough money, I'll build my own sniper rifle and go to work either hunting down dangerous Grimm or guarding the wall. Even with an honest job, however, money is still scarce. My family did not have enough money when my grandmother became ill. As a result, I became a bounty hunter."
"Do you go hunting people?"
"Yes, I hunt people, and I think it's a great profession. Go after some wicked guys and put them in jail. I even save enough money not only to save my grandmother but also to improve the financial situation of my family. Back then, everything was good." Her expression is filled with joy as she recalls an old memory.
"But," I offer.
May smile. "Yes, but I am overly greedy. I didn't stop at the low bounty that provided enough money for my family; instead, I went higher. I hunt them all. Until one day, that is. "I scored my second kill." She rests her head on my chest.
"I was quite naive back then to believe that everything would stay the same. It starts with the first kill, then the second, and so on. After many years, I take on life for the second time. It's either them or me, so I have to kill them." She gestures to her blind eye.
"So, Jaune arc, I'll tell you that I accept you even if you take other people's life. Because this is how life is in this bloody world, and I have no control over it. So I'll ask you now if you'll accept me?"
I'm hesitant.
She noticed this and shifted her eyes.
"It's all right, I know that handsome man like you always find prettier women than me." She takes a deep breath.
I cup her cheek and return her eyes to me.
"What I'm worried about is whether I'll be able to offer you the love you deserve, May. You are one of the most beautiful persons, I've ever met. You deserve better than me. I don't have much to give you. I don't have a job, only a small lien from helping others. Enough for just me. I don't have a house because I ran away from the one. I don't have a car or anything valuable for you. All I have is my heart to love and cherish you. Are you willing to accept that?"
"What?" May asked.
"Well, as a result of- MFFF." May's kiss cut me off in the middle of my sentence.
With her warm lips. She kisses make me feel something I never think I have felt before.
We kiss for a few seconds before parting ways.
"Huff... Huff... why..." I attempt to ask her.
"What makes you think your heart isn't good enough for me?" She cracks a smile. Right now, her smile is brighter than the setting sun.
"Because-." My sentence was cut short once more by her kiss.
This time, she kisses me longer. Simply add a few seconds.
"Huff... Huff..." I take a deep breath and look into both of her lovely eyes.
"What makes you think your heart isn't good enough for me?" She asked once more, this time with a smirk.
"Beca-." She kisses me again, this time for a longer time than the first and second times. She kisses me for a half minute.
Our lips split, yet our heads connect and lean against one other.
"Huff... huff... what...makes…You… think your heart isn't good enough for me." May spoke her words as she gasped for air.
I take a pause and ponder for a while. Leaning down to make eye contact with her. My body is warmed by the kisses she gives me. My heartbeats are faster than I can keep track of.
"I think how you and I will live together, as well as how I will provide for the family. How our house will look. How I wish to raise my children. Will they be ok as they grow up? Having a father like me."
I slowly expressed my feelings.
"Wait a minute, Jaune, what do you think we're doing right now?" May ask me. lean back her head.
I'm puzzled.
"Well, don't you want me to accept you?" I inquire.
"Jaune, my dear, what I do right now is asking you to accept me and try something to see if we can find one another enough to be boyfriend and girlfriend." May smile.
"But I thought you..." I stutter. begin to feel embarrassed
"What? Do you think I'm going to ask you to marry me?" May ask smile wider.
"Ye... yes?" I respond.
She widens her smile and laughs.
"Hahaha, Jaune, this is the first time we've met, and I've only known you for a day! There's no way a girl will propose to you this fast. "I'm not some kind of Vacuo desert female tribe, you know?" May tease.
By how embarrassed I am right now, my face has become even warmer.
"I... I... just thought..." My head bowed. "This is my first time dealing with something like this, so please be gentle." I'm giving up.
"Well, that makes two of us. I've never had a moment like this before. When I show my face to them, they immediately turn away." May openly admit.
"Huh, they don't realize they're just missing Vacuo's treasure." I make her laugh.
"Cringe!" She lightly poked my chest with her hand.
I wrap both of my arms over her back and hug her closer to me.
"But that isn't true." I give her a kind smile.
May wrap her arm around my neck. She hugs me and pulls herself up.
"So…" May ask with a small grin.
"So...?" I inquire.
"What makes you think your heart isn't good enough for me?" She asked again.
She chuckles as I groan.
I'm shaking my head. But this time I know what to say.
"I don't know what it is anymore." She nodded, satisfied with my answer.
I lean in closer this time, more passionately seizing her lips.
And we cuddled while watching the sunset.
Jaune fights and shows skills he has learned over the last month, as well as how he uses his Aura. Yes, it pretty much sums up the entire chapter.
AN: Aura in my fiction will change slightly from canon. However, if you have any suggestions, please leave them in the comments section.
AN: Jaune, I promise you, will have experience with ladies.
Confess: At first, I intended to skip the battle with the Grimm and instead go straight to Jaune to meet with Qrow and the other girls. But I'm kind of just writing this?
AN: Jaune and May are adorable together. I'll be sad if something bad happens to them.
PS: I'm sure you have never guessed what my OTP ships are.