Jaune Arc, 10-years-old, currently playing with a girl of similar age. While their parents were watching Tv as they relaxed from their exhausting mission.
Jaune looked at his best friend and saw her staring at him. This made Jaune blush due to what he had watched the other day. Jaune blushed more so due to her staring at him. When the girl realised that Jaune had seen her, she blushed and looked away.
"Hey, Arslan," Jaune called. The girl beside him pretended to concentrate on beating him in their game. "Why were you staring at me? Not that I mind, just curious".
"I-I…I watched a movie the other day where two best friends got married in the future," Arslan said. She blushed as she thought of the movie actor as her and Jaune. "They looked very happy with each other".
Jaune, being Jaune, did not realise what Arslan was implying. Then again, he was 10-years-old.
"Hey! I watched a similar one!" Jaune said with excitement. "Was it the one where they're separated for a while before they met each other again? It was quite an awesome movie. I normally don't watch movies like that, but I made an exception when I heard it was about two best friends".
"Yeah, that's the one," Arslan said. She blushed at the implication of what Jaune said. He made an exception of watching a movie he usually doesn't because it involved two best friends, just like her and Jaune. "So, I had a dream last night".
"Hmm…" Jaune said. He then looked at Arslan, whose blush became redder than it already was. Arslan was a mocha-skinned girl who didn't show blush easily. "So, what's the dream?".
"I dreamed of us getting married in the future," Arslan said with a blush. Jaune blushed since he was thinking the same thing a few moments ago. "And we have two kids".
In the other room where Jaune and Arslan's parents were resting, Jaune's father Arthur and Arslan's father Daniel were drinking some alcohol and watching the news. Just a few metres away from them were the mothers of Jaune and Arslan. June is the name of Jaune's mother, and Aurora is Arslan's mother.
"Hey, Daniel," Arthur called. "What do you say we engage Arslan and Jaune in the future, but only if they are okay with it".
"Sure," Daniel said. "I've never seen Arslan this happy with anybody else. Most of the time, she would push people away due to her obsession with training".
Aurora, who heard her husband, voiced her opinion.
"That's a great idea!" Aurora said. She was happy to make Jaune her baby girl's fiancé. "The other day when I saw Arslan watch a movie about two best friends and saw her looking at her picture with Jaune, and then later that night, I heard her have a dream about marrying Jaune".
"Hmm…" June was thinking about Jaune and Arslan. "I can see them together in the future when they're older".
The parents looked at their children and saw them playing.
"In the future, when we get older, we'll get married and be with each other for the rest of our lives," Arslan said. Her blush was still evident, making it hard for Jaune to take her seriously. But he could tell she was serious. "Will you promise that?".
"I promise," Jaune said with determination. He was happy to make such a promise to someone he liked a lot. "And an Arc never goes back on his words".
Arslan hugged him, and he hugged her back. They were both smiling at each other, and then they went back to playing their game, which Arslan was losing badly.
For years, Jaune and Arslan would train in different martial arts together. In the beginning, Jaune was doing it because he wanted to spend more time with Arslan since she was interested in Martial Arts. But soon after, he started enjoying it as well. As it turns out, Jaune was a prodigy at close quarters combat. Arslan would also turn out to be a prodigy in Mistralian Martial Arts.
Jaune's great-grandfather would see his talent for hand-to-hand combat in no time. Noah knew that his grandson didn't want Jaune to become a Huntsman as he had no talent for wielding a Sword and Shield, which was something that all Arc used as a weapon. Nonetheless, Noah gave Jaune a gift that he believed would propel his fighting capability.
You see, years ago, Noah was a guard to a historian that was researching old ruins in Mistral. They found an old book about Martial Arts, which the historian took no interest in. The book was about a fighting style known as Re-Taekwondo.
Noah tried to see if there was anyone in his family that would be able to learn the contents of the book, but Arc was just not built for hand-to-hand combat. However, Jaune was a different story. It was like the Martial Arts book was created for him.
"Jaune, I know that your dream is to be a Huntsman," Noah said to his great-grandson. "I also know that your father refuses to awaken your Aura since he believes that you aren't fit to be a Huntsman for your lack of talent with the Sword and Shield, which our family trains in. However, I believe otherwise. I've seen your talent for hand-to-hand combat. That's why I want you to have this book".
Noah handed Jaune the book for Re-Taekwondo. Jaune read the book and saw its contents. The move set in the book seems normal at first, but there is a part that says something about recoilless, which is superior to their regular counterpart.
"Uhm…Pops, where did you get this thing?" Jaune said. While holding the book, Jaune knew it was old. "This doesn't seem like any Martial Arts I've heard of".
"I don't know about the book itself," Noah said. "I only know that it's old. And I mean old. This book was found in an old ruin in Mistral".
"Can I keep it?" Jaune said. He was interested in the contents of the book. "I would really like to train Re-Taekwondo".
"Re-Taekwondo?" Noah asked. "Is that what the name of the Martial Arts is?".
"Yeah… It's written right here," Jaune said. He then showed the book to his great-grandfather, but he couldn't read it. "See? Re-Taekwondo…Not that hard to see".
"Jaune? I can't read that," Noah said. "All I can see are a bunch of lines, nothing more".
"Seriously? How is that possible? Jaune said. He then inspected the book. Jaune didn't know what to make of the situation. "That's very weird…Admittedly, it's also very cool".
'It seems like Jaune is destined for this book,' Noah thought. He looked at his great-grandson, reading the book, with interest. "You asked me earlier if you can keep the book, right? Then go ahead and keep it. Everyone in the family has tried to learn Re-Taekwondo, but none of them succeeded for lack of hand-to-hand combat talent".
"Thanks, pops!" Jaune said. He then hugged his great-grandfather. "This is an awesome Martial Arts. I wonder how strong I can be when I master it?".
Jaune would train every day with Arslan until they were fifteen. He tried teaching Re-Taekwondo to Arslan, but she said that the move set felt weird whenever she attempted to execute them. Jaune didn't know why that was, but he stopped teaching Re-Taekwondo to Arslan as he didn't like her being uncomfortable.
After that, Jaune's family would move to Vale due to his father being relocated for his job. His father told him that they would be moving in about a month.
Jaune decided to spend most of his time with Arslan, and Arslan would be happy about their time together, but eventually, Jaune told Arslan that his family would be moving. She was saddened by this fact, but like Jaune, she wanted to spend it with him.
A week before Jaune and his family were leaving for Vale, his parents bought him a scroll so that he could stay in contact with Arslan. Jaune was so happy that as soon as he set up the scroll, he dashed toward Arslan's home and asked her if she had a scroll of her own.
It would turn out that Arslan's parents have also recently bought her a scroll. This caused Jaune to have a gigawatt smile. He was so happy that he could contact her anytime when he left for Vale, and when Arslan saw the way Jaune was delighted at being able to contact her, she was glad that she made a promise to marry him in the future.
Eventually, Jaune and his family had to leave for Vale. Jaune said goodbye to Arslan and her family.
"I guess this is goodbye," Arslan said. She was nearly in tears since she would not be able to meet with her best friend and future husband for a while. "I'll miss you, Jaune".
"Come on, Arslan," Jaune said. He then gave her one of his best smiles, which got Arslan to stop her tears from falling. "This is not a goodbye; this is just a see you later. After all, I still have a promise to fulfil in the future".
"Okay," Arslan said. "Promise me that you will call me every day you can, alright".
"I promise, and-," Jaune said but was cut off by Arslan.
"An Arc never goes back on his word," Arslan said. She knew that Jaune wasn't someone to break his promise. Since they were younger, not once has Jaune broken his word when he gave it. "I know Jaune, you were always proud of your family motto".
A year later, Jaune continued to train in Martial Arts, but he stopped when his great-grandfather passed away when he was sixteen. Before Jaune's great-grandfather died, he would tell stories of the Arc legacy, how they were heroes in the war, and how they would take Crocea Mors and lead the soldiers to victory.
Jaune's great-grandfather's stories were the precursor to Jaune taking Crocea Mors and heading to Beacon. It was always Jaune's dream to be a Huntsman, but his father was afraid that he would get killed during a mission. It was not because he did not believe in Jaune, Arthur was just worried that he would lose his son, and this was why he had never unlocked his Aura or even told him what Aura was, not knowing that Jaune already knew of it.
It was why Arthur was shocked when Jaune one day came home and told him that he got accepted at Beacon. This got him thinking maybe they accepted him without knowing that he does not have Aura and would be asked to leave.
So, the day before Jaune left for Beacon, Arthur would say the words that Jaune would hate the most, 'Do not worry if you ended having to move back home, Jaune.' Those words, coupled with his father not allowing him to attend combat school for huntsman or not supporting him being a Huntsman, would lead him to believe that he would fail right away.
This caused Jaune to take Crocea Mors from the storage at night and pack it with his clothes. He wanted to prove to his dad and family that he had what it took to continue the family legacy.
The next day Jaune would leave Beacon without his family knowing that he had taken the Crocea Mors with him. It was quite unfortunate Noah died months after Jaune's sixteen birthday due to previous health complications. Otherwise, Jaune would have gone to Beacon with an unlock Aura.
