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Jaune leaned on the railing of the ship, watching the vast expanse of the ocean pass by. He watched dolphins leap alongside the boat as they cruised along the waves. The wind blew through his hair, giving him a sense of peace. Peace was what Jaune desperately needed right now after what had just occurred a few days prior.
"Are you still shaken up by what happened?"
Jaune glanced over his shoulder and saw Maria walking over to him. She placed a hand on the railing and watched as the dolphins swam without a care in the world. Without any care or notice to the inner turmoil, Jaune had bubbled up inside him.
"Yeah," Jaune said, sighing and wishing to be free of worries like the marine mammals before him.
"...," Maria looked out over the ocean. "Have I ever told you about the tragedy that occurred when I was younger?"
"No… what does that have to do with what I'm dealing with?" Jaune asked.
"It has everything to do with what you're dealing with… and besides, it's about my first kill," Maria said, looking wistfully out at the ocean.
Jaune quirked an eyebrow at her words.
"Your first kill?" Jaune asked.
"Yes," Maria said. "You see back when I was a much younger woman after the War ended, I traveled. I was eleven when I lost my parents to a battle between the forces of Vale and the forces of Mantle so what was stopping me from doing it. Besides, I wanted an escape and traveling seemed to be a great way to do it. One day when I was traveling, I came across an old hunter. A veteran of the war. He didn't do much but he had saved me from being torn apart by the grimm. I was so enthralled and captivated by the strength he possessed that I asked him to train me."
"What was his name?" Jaune asked.
"Gehrman," Maria said.
"That doesn't sound like a name that makes color come to mind," Jaune said.
"It doesn't… his name was a reference to an old Mantle Ritual meant to ward off evil spirits. He was born prior to the Great War so the color naming rule didn't exist yet. Anyway, I begged him, followed him around and such and he eventually gave in and began training me. My weapon of choice was similar to his. A scythe," Maria said.
"What happened?" Jaune asked.
"War does things to people and I lost my master not two years after I met him," Maria said.
A young woman with pitch-black hair and sparkling silver eyes walked with a hop in her step. Her blue cloak over a dark blue tunic with a laced cincher that wrapped around the waist. The tunic opened at the top to reveal a white button-up shirt. She had a teal skirt and dark brown boots. She turned around and grinned as a middle-aged man with greying hair and a top-hat walked behind her with a slight smile on his face.
He wore a black leather coat with a brown vest and white shirt underneath. His trousers were black and had a brown combat boot on his right leg. His left leg was nothing more than a metal peg leg which made him hobble slightly as he walked. Around his shoulder was a tattered mantle.
"Slow down there Maria," he said.
"But Gehrman! I'm hungry and you said that we can eat when we get to the next town so we better hurry it along!" Maria said.
"Kids these days," Gehrman muttered as he walked behind her. His dull gold eyes twinkled in amusement as he watched his protege run ahead of him.
"What's this town like?" Maria said, glancing over her shoulder.
"Hmmm… the town is called Season of Yearning," Gehrman said as he caught up to Maria. "It's where I grew up."
"Oooohhh, so this is your hometown huh?" Maria grinned. "Got anyone special here?"
"I did once. Long ago," Gehrman said. "But war is a cruel thing. We fought side by side together and in the end, she ended up dying in my arms."
"What was her name?" Maria asked, feeling her master's sullen mood.
"Mary. Her name was Mary," Gehrman said.
"Kind of like my name except different," she said, noticing the similarities. "Is that why you accepted?"
"No, I accepted because I saw myself in you. We were both shaped by loss and that pushed us to become stronger," Gehrman said.
"Hmm, so how much further?" Maria asked, placing her hands behind her head.
"Not much further...," Gehrman stopped and his hand flew towards his weapon of choice. A collapsible scythe that doubled as a scimitar. His golden eyes scanned the surroundings.
"Maria," he said. Maria noticed the sudden change in her master's voice. That voice meant there was danger. Her hands drifted down to her kamas, readying them for combat.
"Well, well, well, if it isn't the Black Reaper of Vale," a voice said from the shrubbery.
"That voice… have we met?" Gehrman said, drawing his scimitar.
"Have we met? Do you hear this guy?" a man walked out of the bushes, wearing a white uniform with the symbol of Mantle embroidered on his left sleeve. He had black hair with grey streaks, showing his age. On his left eye was an eye patch and there was a jagged scar running down the left side of his face. He grinned as his lone eye stared at Gehrman.
"I'm sorry… have we met?" Gehrman asked.
"Tch! Battle of Vacuo Dessert. The final battle of the Great War," he said.
"... Heinrich Schwarz," Gehrman said.
"Ah, so you do remember me. Do you remember what you did to my face?" Heinrich asked.
"Of course, I do. I cut it open after you killed Mary," Gehrman said.
"Hehehe, well, I'm going to pay you back for my eye hundred-fold by starting with that girl over there," Heinrich said, licking his lips as he eyed Maria.
Maria felt nothing but disgust as the man practically licked her body in its entirety with his eyes. Her eyes glowed as she glared at him.
"Come on out boys!" Heinrich called as a bunch of men in white and blue uniforms all walked out and surrounded them.
"You need a bunch of Mistrali and Atlesian thugs to deal with an old man and his teenage student?" Gehrman asked.
"KILL HIM AND GET ME THE GIRL!" Heinrich said. The men charged at them. Maria lazily tilted her head and kicked one of the thugs away. She parried a blow from a sword and flipped over him, hooking his collar with her kama and threw him into a tree. She activated the gravity dust bracelets on her arm and threw one of her kamas, using its blunt end to knock another one out.
Over on Gehrman's end, the men were reduced to bloody ribbons as his scythe sliced through aura. One of the men snuck up behind him and tried to slice his head off but was met with nothing but air as Gehrman appeared behind him.
"You're but a novice. You can't even control your aura properly," Gehrman whispered as his scimitar went through the man's chest. He pulled it out and quickly dodged as Heinrich drew a rapier and attempted to impale him. Gehrman easily batted the sword aside, showing quick speed despite his leg injury.
"RAAAH!" Heinrich unleashed a hail of lightning from his rapier, causing Gehrman to dodge. He slammed his peg leg into Heinrich's chest, sending him stumbling back. Channeling aura into his legs, Gehrman became a blur as he shot past Heinrich, and rested his scimitar next to his side.
Heinrich's aura shattered in that instant as blood sprayed from his shoulder.
"Damn you!" Heinrich said as he gripped his shoulder.
"It's over. Go home. Hasn't the war done enough?" Gehrman asked.
"No! I will kill you-!" Heinrich was silenced as Maria slammed the butt of her kama into the side of his head.
She looked down at him in distaste. Maria turned over to Gehrman and saw him on one knee, panting.
"Gehrman!" she said.
"Hehe, I'm getting too old for this," he said. "I used up too much aura in that final strike to shatter Heinrich's."
"Are you sure you'll be okay?" Maria asked.
"Yeah, let's go before the Grimm get here," Gehrman said.
Neither of them noticed as they walked past Heinrich's supposedly unconscious body as he reached for a pistol at his side. He pulled it and aimed the gun at Maria. He grinned as his fingers made to pull the trigger.
At that moment, every hair on Gehrman's body stood on end. His eyes narrowed as he suddenly shoved Maria out of the way. Maria's eyes widened as a gunshot rang throughout the clearing. She looked up horrified as a bullet passed through her teacher's chest, collapsing his left lung. Gehrman coughed as blood came out of his mouth and fell to the ground. He didn't move as blood poured from his chest.
"Ma...r…," she looked at him and saw Gehrman's hand moving.
"GEHRMAN!" Maria ran over to him, lifting his body and placing him on his back.
"Mar..ia," he wheezed as blood poured out of his mouth.
"Come on, Gehrman! You gotta tell me what to do!" Maria said as she frantically applied pressure on his chest wound. "Come on, wake up!"
Gehrman's eyes weakly opened as he smiled, grabbing her hand weakly.
"Gehrman?" Maria asked as tears began to pour down her face. He kept smiling at her as his eyes finally closed and he stopped breathing.
"Gehrman?" Maria shook him slightly. "Wake up… please… wake up. Dad… please don't leave me… you're all I have left…"
"HAHAHA! This is better!"
Maria turned her gaze to Heinrich, who was gripping his pistol with his uninjured arm.
Her vision turned red as she grabbed her kama and screamed. She ran towards Heinrich, who now turned to her and emptied his clip at Maria. Maria, in a blind rage, dodged the bullets using her semblance and stood before Heinrich with her kama raised.
Heinrich pissed himself when he saw her rage-filled silver eyes. She stared at him in a manner similar to a predator looking down at its prey moments before it went in for the killing blow. Maria raised her kama with the intent of decapitating him
"Wait! Please no! Spare me-!" his ramblings were cut short as Maria brought her sickle down on his skull. She pulled the blade out with a sickening squelch as her bloodlust wore off.
Jaune looked at Maria sadly as she finished.
"What happened after?" Jaune asked.
"I killed the rest in cold blood. The worst part was I enjoyed it. They took the man who taught me everything and was the closest thing I had to a second father," Maria said. "Was I disgusted with myself afterward? I was. Had recurring nightmares of Gehrman's death and the faces of those men that I killed. I can't tell you that it will ever go away because it doesn't. Nearly seven decades later and I still remember them. But," Maria said, turning to him. "Killing will get easier… that's the harsh truth about it. At one point, you won't even bat an eyelash."
"...," Jaune remained silent as she spoke those words.
"However," Maria said. Jaune raised an eyebrow at that.
"What separates us from the monsters is that we regret every life we take. Tell me Jaune, when you killed that bandit, did you enjoy it?" Maria asked.
"No, it felt horrible," Jaune said.
"Then you're already on the right track. So long as you regret what you've done and you never drew any pleasure from it, you'll be fine. Remember, killing should always remain as a last resort," Maria said.
Jaune, Maria, and Mae stepped off the boat. Jaune sighed as he walked onto the docks, stretching.
"Finally, weeks on the road. No change of clothes. Bathing in a river the entire time we're not in a town! I'm ready for a shower and everything!" Jaune said as he walked out of the docks.
Arcadia was a small island, located outside of Vale and west of the island of Patch where Signal Academy was located. The island was sparsely populated, containing more wildlife than people or Grimm. The low number of terrestrial grimm made Arcadia a relatively safe place to live. The only threats here were bears, nevermore, and the occasional Megalodon that the resident hunters would fight during fishing trips.
Domremy, itself, wasn't a very large town to begin with. It was a town where everyone knew your name and word traveled fast depending on what happened. With a small population of 1250 people, secrets were hard to keep. The town was rather modern for a town so far out to sea. They had their own CCT tower that they used to communicate with other towns and the mainland, several new buildings, and even a large mall located in Domremy's center.
Jaune's home of a tavern was located in the more outer portions of the town. Their family lived a life of simplicity, running a business on top of raising several children. But it was a life Jaune would not give up anything for and rather enjoyed. He could only imagine the amount of stress that came with living like a Schnee and the mere thought of it made him shiver in discomfort.
As Jaune walked through the town with Maria and Mae, several of the townsfolk waved as they passed by. Kids ran past them, all greeting Jaune.
"Quite popular aren't ya?" Maria said.
"Popular? No, I was a loser if anything," Jaune said. "I guess it's probably the fact that I'm one of the only people from the island that left to become a hunter and came back."
"Hmm. Do hunters usually not come back to Arcadia?" Maria asked.
"No, most of them stay out on the mainland except for a few which include Mom and Dad," Jaune said.
After a few more minutes of walking with Mae's eyes sparkling as they passed several stands for what Jaune assumed was for the festival, they arrived. The Fleur De Lis Tavern was, in Jaune's opinion, a pretty humble dive bar. Nothing like the ones he had seen back in Vale. It was a simple three-story brick building located on the outskirts of Domremy that had once been an apartment until his parents sunk their life savings into it. The first floor was a bar that served customers during the day and the upper floors were the living areas for the Arcs. Walking up the steps, Jaune opened the doors and was immediately greeted.
"ARC!"
"Look who's home!"
"Ey Jaune! Serve us up a cold one will ya?"
Jaune smiled sheepishly as the bar patrons all got up and swarmed him.
"Hey, guys! Long time no see," he said.
"ENOUGH!"
Heat washed over the entire room as a potent aura forced all the patrons, Jaune, Maria, and Mae to freeze.
"Get back to drinking," the voice said. The crowd parted to reveal Jeanne, who was smiling and shaking her head. Her eyes turned to Jaune, Maria, and Mae.
"You made it!" Jeanne said, walking over and giving Jaune a hug.
"I'm home, Mom," Jaune said.
Jeanne smiled as she pulled away.
"And in time for the festival too," Sieg walked out of the kitchen, carrying several trays of food and placing them on the tables.
"JAUNE! I MISSED YOU~!" a brunette missile crashed into Jaune's stomach as he stumbled back a few steps and saw a girl about as old as Ruby hugging him tightly.
"Catherine," Jaune said, stroking her hair softly.
"I haven't seen you since you crashed your funeral Big Brother!" she said, smiling brightly. Her red eyes sparkled to the brim with joy as she looked up at him.
"Mhm! Have you been doing well in school, Kitty Cat?" Jaune asked.
"Yeah! I'm at the top of my class in terms of grades! And mom and dad decided to sign me up for Signal Academy!" Catherine said, her yellow and green hair ties jingling as she shook with excitement.
"Signal?" Jaune asked, eyeing his parents.
"Yeah, they decided that since you and Alice became hunters, there was no stopping us if me, Petra, Jacinthe, and Jade wanted to be hunters too," Catherine said.
"I see," Jaune said.
"Catherine, why don't you go help your father with our guests?" Jeanne said.
"But mom!" Catherine pouted.
"You can talk with your brother later. Right now, I need to show him where his friends are going to be staying for the time being," she said. Jeanne glanced at her son and beckoned for them to follow. Jaune nodded and ruffled Catherine's hair.
"I'll see you later then," Jaune said as he, Maria, and Mae followed Jeanne through a door. The four ascended a set of stairs and onto the second floor. The second floor of the Fleur De Lis was quite inviting. Upon entering, the four found themselves inside a living room with a TV and a couch with two armchairs next to them. There was a small fireplace that wasn't lit.
"This way," Jeanne said as she led them up another set of stairs.
"Hey, Mom, where are Petra and the others?" Jaune asked.
"Petra is out at her friend's house while Jade and Jacinthe are taking naps. Ah, here," Jeanne opened a door, revealing a rather large room with a bed and a desk. There was a set of chairs inside and a bathroom.
"Since this used to be an apartment, my husband and I had to modify the rooms a bit. They're larger than what you would have for your standard bedroom but we removed all the oddities like a kitchen and stuff," Jeanne said.
"I take it this room is for me?" Maria asked. Jeanne smiled and nodded. Maria walked in and immediately walked over to the bed where she sat down.
"Jaune, can you show Mae where she'll be staying while I get Maria comfortable here?" Jeanne asked.
"Sure mom. Come on Mae," Jaune said, taking her hand. Mae nodded and followed. Jaune led her down the hallway to another room that was next to a door with the words Petra on it. Jaune opened the door to reveal a similar room.
"This is where you'll be staying while we're here," Jaune said.
"It's big!" Mae said, walking inside.
Jaune smiled as she explored the room.
"Hey, Jaune?" Mae asked.
"Hmm?" Jaune looked down at her.
"You have a nice family," Mae said.
"Thanks, Mae," Jaune said, ruffling her hair. "But you want to know something?"
"What is it?" Mae asked.
"You and Maria have become my family too," Jaune said.
"Really?" Mae asked with wide eyes.
"Yup! You're like my little sister and Maria's the annoying grandma," Jaune said, poking her forehead. Mae giggled, rubbing the spot on her head that Jaune poked.
"Well, get some rest cause we're going to go head out later for the Festival," Jaune said, smiling.
Mae nodded, yawning and Jaune left the room to let the little fox faunus get a much-needed nap.
Pyrrha stood at the railing of the ship, smiling as the fresh ocean breeze hit her face. She looked down and saw dolphins occasionally jumping alongside the boat as they cruised along the waves with the cries of seagulls above them.
"Ready to get to my home island?"
Pyrrha turned around and saw Alice walking up to her.
"Yeah. I… want to see where you and Jaune grew up," Pyrrha said.
"There's not much to tell about Arcadia and its lone town of Domremy," Alice said, looking out towards the sea.
"NORA PUT THAT DOWN!"
The two glanced over their shoulders and saw Ren chasing after Nora, who had managed to steal a large bottle of syrup from the kitchen ship. Alice chuckled at their antics, having grown used to the shenanigans of her brother's team. She smiled wistfully.
"Hey, was it really a good idea to bring her?" Alice asked, her eyes drifting over to Blake. "It's not that I don't trust her. I'm just worried that… she might tell the others about Jaune when we get back."
"Blake… you don't have to worry about. She's good at keeping secrets," Pyrrha said.
"I hope you're right about that," Alice said, focusing on the small piece of land that was slowly getting closer and closer.
"Is that?" Pyrrha asked as she spotted the island.
"Yup, that's the island of Arcadia. Home to the lone seaside town of Domremy," Alice said.
"It kind of reminds me of my home."
The two turned to see Blake walking up next to them. She gave the two a smile that Pyrrha returned. Alice was a bit more hesitant and preferred to give her one back. Blake slightly deflated on the inside at Alice's reaction but completely understood why. She was part of the team that made her brother's life a living hell and she had to live with that. The best Blake could do was try and make up for what her team did.
"You're from Menagerie right?" Alice asked.
"Y- yeah," Blake said. "The sea breeze reminds me of it."
An awkward silence passed between the three as Blake tried to think of something to say to Alice.
"Hey," Alice began. Blake looked at her. "I know that I haven't been treating you in a friendly manner due to the fact that you're associated with the team that killed my brother but… I… want to know if you were involved in anything they did to him right now."
Blake looked down at the white caps created by the boat's movement.
"I wish… I could have done more to help him…," Blake said.
"What do you mean by that?" Alice asked, her gaze making Blake feel extremely uncomfortable. Her stare wasn't normal. Blake could see a faint golden light inside Alice's eyes.
Blake gulped as she continued. "I was a coward. I… I couldn't stand up to my teammates until… until it was too late just like I am with everything in my life."
Alice remained silent, tearing her gaze off Blake and towards the docks.
"What would you do… if you had a second chance?" Alice asked.
"What do you mean?" Blake asked.
"Suppose my brother survived his ordeal and was waiting for us at my house, what would you do?" Alice asked. Pyrrha glanced at Blake, sending her a reassuring smile to at least try and put the cat faunus's nerves at ease.
"I would hug him and beg for his forgiveness. And after that, I'll… I'll...," Blake said.
"You'll what?" Alice asked, quirking an eyebrow.
"I'll tell him how I feel! I'll confess my feelings to Jaune!" Blake said, her cheeks turning red.
Blake had said this last bit loudly. Louder than she intended to. Everyone on the deck froze. Nora stopped running and looked at Blake with an open mouth. Her partner, Ren, was equally as shocked but did much better at hiding his surprise. Alice looked at Blake with wide eyes as she tried to comprehend what she just said.
Pyrrha, however, had a much different reaction. She smiled but it wasn't like her usual smiles. This smile was hollow and filled with murderous intent that began to leak off the red-headed spartan.
"That sounds… grand," Pyrrha forced the words out of her mouth like bile. "I'm… happy that you're able to come forth and confront your feelings… Blake!"
"I know that you have feelings for Jaune, Pyrrha and I respect them but I can't stand around! If Jaune was alive, I would confess how I feel because I have feelings for him too!" Blake said, placing a hand on her chest. "That's why I answered the way I did. If given a chance, I will try and win Jaune's heart!"
Alice began to back away as Pyrrha's eyes darkened, glaring at Blake. Blake, who had been in more than enough life-and-death situations, ignored the danger before her and stared defiantly back at Pyrrha. She was nothing to Blake.
Adam and Alice definitely have worse glares than Pyrrha, Blake said, glaring back at Pyrrha.
"Um, guys?" Alice got in between them.
"No Alice… I want to hear what else Blake has to say," Pyrrha said.
"What else do I have to say? I like Jaune… no, I think it's more than that and besides what does it matter? Jaune's dead remember?" Blake said.
Pyrrha clenched her fists, holding in her rage and constantly reminding herself that she had Jaune all to herself. No one would come in between them, not even Blake. A part of her wanted to scream at Blake, revealing Jaune's existence and declaring their relationship in front of the entire world so that they would know that Pyrrha Nikos had marked her territory but… she bit her tongue and kept silent.
"Um, Alice, we've docked," Ren said, tapping her shoulder. Alice sighed in relief.
"Look, let's get our luggage and head into the docks. Mom and Dad are waiting for us to get off so let's not keep them waiting," Alice said.
Pyrrha and Blake huffed before nodding and following Alice back into the rooms.
Team PRAN plus Blake all got off the ship and headed into the docks. Alice looked around for her parents, looking for any sign of them among the crowd.
"BIG SISTER!"
Alice stumbles forward as she feels a weight crash into her spine. She turns around and sees the familiar brown hair of her younger sister Catherine.
"Kitty Cat! How have you been?" Alice hugged her tightly.
"Mom and Dad enrolled me in Signal! They said that since you and Jaune both left to be hunters that… me and the others would eventually follow so they enrolled me!" Catherine said. "Now I can run a bar and hunt!"
"That's great!" Alice said, ruffling her hair.
"Alice!"
The group turned to see Jeanne and Sieg walking in their direction with a luggage cart. Sieg smiled as he offered to help place their bags on the cart. Ren nodded and picked up his and Nora's bags, placing them inside the cart. Pyrrha and Blake thanked Alice as she used her semblance to place their bags on top of Nora's and Ren's.
"Hey… Alice?" Catherine asked.
"Yes?" Alice glanced over at her.
"Why are those two glaring at each other?" she asked, glancing back at Pyrrha and Blake, who were sending each other not-so subtle glares.
"It's what girls do when they're in love with the same boy," Alice answered with a sigh.
The ride to the Fleur De Lis was a short one as Pyrrha marveled at the simplicity of life on this island. Sitting in the bed of the Arc Pickup Truck, Pyrrha looked out onto the streets. There were no worries here. Everyone seemed completely carefree and had freedom that she lacked. Back on the mainland and on Anima, Pyrrha's celebrity status had followed her everywhere she went. Going to Beacon, she thought she could escape but her first steps onto the campus destroyed those very thoughts. But ever since she stepped foot on the Island of Arcadia and rode into the sleepy town of Domremy, no one mentioned Pyrrha's celebrity status. There was no nervous air whenever she passed by someone on the docks. Everyone said hi to her whenever she greeted them like a normal person greeting someone else and she was elated. Pyrrha could definitely see herself retiring here after she married Jaune. Possibly even take over the family business.
Wait.. Nikos, what are you thinking? You aren't even past the handholding and kissing stage and you're already thinking of marriage! Pyrrha slapped her cheeks to calm herself down and opted to look at her teammates. Alice was happily chatting with her sister which was no surprise there.
Nora and Ren were looking at the island and its inhabitants with some… sadness in their eyes. Being in a place that reminded them of Jaune brought good memories to the forefront of their minds. Unfortunately, those nostalgic memories with their goofball of a team leader only served to torture them instead.
"We're here!" Jeanne said, looking at them through the window. The three-story brick building that was located on the outskirts of town. Pyrrha noticed a few vehicles parked outside of the building.
"Is it a slow day for you guys?" Pyrrha asked.
"Yes, everyone would rather be at home preparing for the festival and we close later at 5 so that we can get ready too," Jeanne said, helping them off the truck. Alice used her semblance and grabbed everyone's bags and placed them on the ground.
"Welp… Welcome to the Fleur De Lis!" Alice said. "This is where you'll be staying for the foreseeable future of one week!"
"Wow, it's so big," Blake said.
"It used to be an apartment complex until Mom and Dad sunk the majority of their life savings into it and turned it into a bar after they retired," Alice said. "Come on! I'll show you to your rooms."
"So you guys run a business on the first floor?" Blake asked as they entered the house and ascended to the third floor.
"Yeah, grew up seeing these faces for the past seventeen years," Alice said.
"So you must be really close," Ren deduced.
"Yup!" Alice smiled. "Here we go!"
Alice opened the door.
"Ren, Nora, this is your room!" Alice said.
"REN! BEDS!" Nora said, running inside.
"Excuse me," Ren said as he dragged his and Nora's luggage into the room.
Alice led them down the hall to another door and opened it.
"Blake, you'll be sleeping here," Alice said. Blake noticed writing on the door next to her room.
"Whose room is that?" Blake asked.
"That's Jade's room," Alice said. "Hey, get some rest. We're going to be out all night later."
Blake nodded with a smile as she entered the room.
"And last but not least!" Alice opened a door and shoved Pyrrha inside.
"Huh! Alice wait!"
It was too late. Alice had already slammed the door shut behind her.
"Alice!" Pyrrha said, banging her fist on the door.
"Sorry Pyrrha but you two need some alone time," Alice's voice said through the door.
"Pyrrha?"
Pyrrha froze and turned. There, sitting on the bed was her boyfriend.
"Jaune?"
"Long time no see," Jaune said.
Pyrrha nodded and ran over to him, embracing him as the couple kissed for the first time in weeks.
So I decided to split the Festival Chapter up into two parts. This first part is just them arriving on the island and the aftermath of Jaune's first kill while the second will be the Festival itself. Blake will meet Jaune again in the next chapter, don't you worry your pretty little heads over it. Also, once this Arc is over, there will be a rapid shift in the story. It will get progressively darker as we go on with some light comedic moments sprinkled here and there to give you all a relief from the slightly dark undertones that'll start appearing. I say slightly because I don't know what qualifies as dark for most of you. Anyway, that was me. I hope you're all safe and healthy! Have a great day/night or not! The choice is yours~!