Crazy trouble with love part 9

Alter Pyrrha and Alter Jaune

Series: RWBY

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-Remnant, Sanus, Vale, Beacon Academy-

Chaos!

It was complete chaos in the Kingdom as a wave of black energy raced across the planet, turning everything into dust and ash in the process.

The reason? Salem had just used the Relic of Destruction to destroy everything, and now the only place free of the growing corruption was Beacon Academy.

Students, teachers, anything living was being reduced to nothing. And with their passing, no one was left to stop the destruction of the world.

No one but the former leader of Team PJRW, Pyrrha Nikos.

SLASH!

"AH!" roared a tall muscular fair skinned young woman with long red hair that went to her knees and curled a little into several loose ringlets, green eyes with bright green eyeshadow that curved near the sides and curled up to the far upper corners, a E cup chest and wide ass, wearing a light brown overbust corset with a vertical strip of darker brown in the center, a gold lining going down the sides of her hips, a long elastic black A-line skirt that went to her knees, red opera-length gloves with white lining and gold steel points on the knuckles, a red ankle-length sash that wrapped around her skirt and seemed to have a white bunny logo stitched to the end, a black belt with two pouches on either side of it, a small circular bronze plate with a spear emblem in it's center on her right hip, a brown circlet adorned with a pair of small green teardrop-shaped emeralds on thin chains underneath her hair, a large bronze gorget around her neck, a gold bracelet on the upper half of her left arm, a gold bracer on her sleeve of her left arm, a long red hooded cloak that trailed down her legs and covered her entire body, bronze greaves that went from below her mid-thigh downwards into her boots, a pair of gold cuisses that went from the mid-thigh and ended slightly above her knees, brown bronze trimmed high-heeled boots that reached up to her mid-calf area, and had a single red, white, gold and bronze shield attached to her arm as a red and brown spear rested in her right hand, as she slashed at a jagged pillar of black energy with her spear, cutting it in half as her eyes gained a orange flame. "Damn it!"

The woman looked around quickly before running deeper into the castle, the very stained glass windows and red carpeted floors breaking apart at the atomic level in the process.

'Damn it! Did Salem really destroy the world!? She had to, Ozpin told me she HAD that relic!' she thought while dodging a pillar and ran down a flight of stairs. 'I need to get to the Relic of Choice! Maybe it has something that can...no! It won't work! It's far too late, I need to get in the vault before I disappear like everyone else!'

With each step, more and more of the foundation was reduced to nothing, the girl nearly tripping over her own feet and falling down. But she was able to escape, barely, to the vault itself, however to her horror...

The entrance way was already destroyed, leaving a black void where a massive gateway used to be.

"Shit!" She yelled while the black energy began to come at her from all sides. She looked around wildly with her weapon at the ready. "Is this really how I go out?"

As the blackness began to envelop the room, Pyrrha glared defiantly at the blackness and growled.

"If it is, then I welcome it! I have failed once, but not again!" she bellowed while pointing her weapon at the blackness, the point becoming covered with red hot flames. "I shall meet them once more, after I slay this blackness made by the Queen!"

The blackness moved closer and closer to the woman, however, fate...had other plans.

Crack.

Pyrrha blinked as a small crack in reality appeared under her feet, widening outwards to reveal an endless expanse of red before she was pulled under, just in time for her world to return to the oblivion that spawned it. "AHH-"

(Elsewhere)

-Remnant, Sanus, Vale, Beacon Academy, Professor's Dorms-

It was a calm quiet morning as the camera zoomed into a small dorm, one with a single large bed, several sword based weaponry hanging on the walls, several stacks of books haphazardly placed on the table and its adjacent bookcases, and three sets of guests beds, all unused and still cleaned.

ZOOP!

Well it WAS a calm day until a figure, Pyrrha Nikos to be exact, crash landed onto the bed as the tear vanished from existence, the sounds of hot water being heard from the adjacent bathroom door.

"Ugh..." She groaned before looking around. "Huh...Beacon? What?"

That was when she heard the shower turn off in the other room and moved her spear outwards.

'It must be a trick! It has to be!' she thought before hearing someone getting dressed within it.

"Yawn." yawned a gruff yet tired tone that seemed familiar. "Another day, another practice test to watch. Really, Team YAMI really needs to stop sucking, especially when they are glory hogs."

Pyrrha blinked in confusion, as if she just heard a ghost from long ago. 'No, it...couldn't be. He died that day, he shouldn't even be alive much less...rugged sounding!'

Creak.

The door opened up, the steam evaporating from the collision of cold and warm air, as a tall semi muscular man with fair skin, short blond hair with a trail of hair going down his back, a small blond stubble on her chin, dark blue eyes, wearing a black long sleeved vest shirt with two white bunny head shaped buttons on the ends of his cuffs, a white diamond shaped chest plate sporting golden lining that covered his upper abdomen, white bracers with gold lining, white spaulders with rerebraces on his shoulders, white fingerless gloves with gold colored metal plates on the wrists, a single gold ring on his ring finger with a green emerald with JNPR engraved into it within the center, a light gray belt with a sword sheath attached to the right hip, light blue jeans, black socks, black gold laced boots, and a small yellow pocket handkerchief in his left jean pocket sporting two downwards cressents on the upper portion of it, walked out, his hair still a little wet as he seemed very tired.

"Yawn...eh?" he blinked while seeing something surprising for him, but also made him a little suspicious. "Pyrrha? Wait, how did...why are you in my room?" 'And why is she...so young!? I know she still looked good from the pictures she sent me but...how!? Wait, it might be anti-aging cream...no no. That's stupid, wait, why is she wearing a cloak?'

"J...J...Jaune?" Pyrrha stuttered before frowning. "N-No...this isn't possible."

Jaune looked at her up and down, the girl getting nervous in the process as she pointed her spear at him. "My gods."

"Stay back! I'm armed-"

"You look so young." he muttered, making the girl blush and stiffen. "Wow, it's like looking at a mirror into the past. I mean, you look like you haven't aged in thirty years."

'Thirty years!?' she thought with wide eyes. "What are you talking about?!"

Jaune coughed and stood up straight. "Look, this might be a shock for you, younger Pyrrha, but it's been thirty years since I and...my team graduated. You are looking at Professor Jaune Arc, combat expert and Combat Teacher for Beacon Academy."

"Wait wait, graduate? That's impossible, you died. You and the rest of Team PJRW."

"...PJRW? What? There isn't a team like that here, besides we worked together as Team JNPR..." he stopped himself while seeing the very confused expression of 'Pyrrha's' face. "But I think I know what's going on."

She frowned. "What then?"

"You, and bear with me since this is going to be in the realm of comics, aren't from this reality." he said in a professional tone that surprised the redhead. "You are from a different timeline, one that is extremely different from my own."

"...eh!?"

"And from the dirty look on your face." he said while pointing to the dust on Pyrrha's left cheek. "You might have had an event that caused you to pop into this timeline."

"Ah! Yes, I...remember now." she said before clamming up.

"What?"

"...it's confidential." she said with a frown. "Ozpin told me-"

"Pyrrha. I already have an inkling to Ozpin's schemes. I mean I am part of his staff now, I know about the Fall Maiden hidden under the school and how everything is a big war, I can handle it." he said with a sigh. 'Which made me REALLY hate Ozpin a lot more than normal.'

"...my timeline...was destroyed." she said sadly. "Annihilated by the Relic of Destruction."

"I see, but that doesn't answer why you came here."

"I just...fell through a crack at the last minute." she said while her normally ironclad tongue kept on spilling secrets. "But it doesn't matter, I didn't want to be saved."

Jaune blinked before sitting next to her. "You wanted to see the rest of your team, after falling in battle?"

She nodded.

"...well, since we are talking. Why not tell me who were the other two members of PJRW?"

"Ruby Rose and Weiss Schnee."

"...wow. That's actually an interesting team, but how-"

"Mountain Glenn."

"...oh." he said while recalling that mission. "This won't help much but they are alive and well here, married even."

"Married? To whom?"

"Each other."

"What?!"

"I'll take that as a no." He sweatdropped. "If they weren't in a relationship in your timeline, then I wouldn't be surprised by your reaction."

Pyrrha looked at the man in befuddlement before shaking her head. "I answered your questions-"

"Mostly."

"But what about you, what makes this place so different from my timeline?"

"Well, there was an attempt to sabotage the CTT Nework but Ruby stopped her by 'accidentally' shooting the culprit, a Cinder Fall if I recall, off the school's roof. Messy but it did stop an invasion."

"Same here, I was able to keep Beacon Academy safe from her." she said while producing a flame from her right hand. "But I just burned her in her already iron tomb."

"Polarity?"

"Yep." she smirked before frowning. "But what else?"

"..." he sighed heavily while Pyrrha felt something click in her mind. "Well...let's just say that fame, Grimm hunting and time can do wonders breaking a team."

"...oh." she said with a sympathetic tone. "So you...lost your team?"

"Yeah, but unlike Ruby's family, where everyone either died or went into different forms of coping, we just...lost touch. Ren and Nora went off somewhere on the Anima continent to do some hunting and Pyrrha, the other one, well, her fame caught up to her."

Pyrrha nodded in sad agreement as she also had a similar problem with fame, but she just pushed the paparazzi away while this version of her embraced it, for whatever reason.

"But I make do with what I currently have." Jaune sighed. "That is grading tests, making sure the new Hunters and Huntresses aren't screwballs and...well hoping my team is doing well without me."

She patted his back with sympathy.

"Thanks." he said with a faint smile. "But I just recalled something. Since you are technically still a Huntress In Training, and you never graduated. You're still a student here."

"Wait, what?" she said with wide eyes.

"It's a simple observation but given that you just came from a timeline where Beacon was destroyed and everyone, including me, had grown up. Well...I'm sorry but I have to tell Ozpin about this meeting." he said with a stern face. "Especially if you want to stay here, with me."

"But Ozpin-"

"He will be stern, yes, he will understand your predicament." he smiled, making Pyrrha lightly blush at his seemingly benevolent aura. "Trust me on this."

"...I understand." She said with a blush. "But where do I live?"

"Mmmmm, I can pull some strings and let you bunk with me. Professionally that is." He smiled as Pyrrha blinked in surprise. "But let's go meet the Headmaster."

"R-R-Right." She stuttered before mentally slapping herself. 'No! No stuttering!'

(Later)

-Ozpin's Office-

"I have no problem with it." Ozpin said while drinking his coffee, making Pyrrha's jaw drop. "It would be impossible for me to let her run around Remnant and make our version of Pyrrha Nikos' social life a train wreck. So having her stay here would be the only viable option."

"Thank you."

"No problem. Besides, Mister Arc needs the company." Ozpin said while eyeing the blonde. "After what happened to his team it would help him, mentally that is. I don't know if you could possibly help regain his youth."

"Oh ha ha. Really funny." Jaune deadpanned.

Pyrrha chuckled a little while Ozpin smirked behind his cup.

"However, you need to either alter your name or become a mute."

"Oh, um…." she looked at Jaune, who nodded at her, before turning back to the ancient man. "Well….I don't mind being mute."

"Good, you will attend Professor Arc's class first thing in the morning. I expect you to be right on time, but knowing you, that's part of your normal routine." he said while taking a sip of his coffee. "And try not to use the Fall Maiden's power too much, we might have better security now but you can never be too careful."

"Consider it done." she saluted while Jaune sweatdropped.

'What is she? Ironwood's daughter?' he joked in his head while noticing her smile. 'Huh, looking back….was Pyrrha always this cute?'

(A few months later)

The students of Beacon, all the children of the older generation, whispered about something interesting in the cafeteria.

The rumor? That new student, a mute one to be exact, was the daughter of world famous Huntress, Pyrrha Nikos of Team JNPR. Which DID seem to have merit given how similar the two looked.

Especially when the girl was a redhead, hot, had green eyes and seemingly had Pyrrha's semblance. But there was another rumor going about.

That being that Professor Jaune was her father, or at least a family relative.

The reason? She was always near him, she showed off her prowess as a Huntress right in front of him, and she seemed to be attached to him, like a lot. This was strange as the older man was a recluse and while openly eager to train students, didn't seem to enjoy the company of others for one reason or another.

And said rumor happened to reach the redhead's ears.

'Me? Jaune's daughter? Odd.' she thought while sitting by herself at the far off table, eating a simple sandwich. 'And making me out to be the daughter of myself...strange. But it is necessary for my role as Beacon's protector.'

That was when she noticed Jaune walking past her and she used this opportunity to tug at his shirt and point to the free chair next to her.

"Oh, sorry. I have to get back to the room. A lot of midterm tests to finish up." he said while Pyrrha kept on tugging at his shirt. "Wish I could, but maybe next time."

She pouted before getting an idea and pulled him closer as she hugged him with affection, a cheshire grin forming from her lips. 'He will fall for this, I practiced all night.'

'Damn it!' he thought, turning light pink. "R-Really, let's try and reschedule."

She smiled more before pushing him onto the chair and gave him a piece of her sandwich.

He grumbled while knowing she is as stubborn as….his own Pyrrha as he resigned to his fate and sighed. "Fine, but after this I have to grade some tests, including yours."

She smiled at this while the students, including a white haired silver eyed girl watching the screen from a few tables away, looked on and began to speculate the entire situation in their heads.

'Wait….why is Uncle Jaune with a student?' the girl thought while playing with a white scythe, her blue hood covering most of her face. 'That's never happened before.'

(Later)

Jaune grumbled as he looked at his Scroll, Pyrrha sitting right next to him as he felt a sense of dread overtake him.

"What's wrong?"

"..."

"You can tell me."

"...my team is coming next week to Beacon."

"What's wrong with that?"

"..." he sighed. "I'm...not ready to face them. They might not realize my distress but I….I can't face them with a straight face. Not after they left me behind."

She looked at his face and saw the unshed tears, making her hug him tightly.

"..."

"Jaune." she said with a sad smile. "You don't have to do this alone, I'll be right next to you when they come."

"..."

She turned her head to face his. "I won't abandon you, I promise as your roommate."

Jaune looked at her and felt a memory enter his mind, one where Pyrrha and her copy's face intersected. '...just like old times….' he hugged her back, tighter than her as she rubbed his back.

'I might have failed my Jaune, but I will not fail him.' she thought while letting a single tear fall from her left eye. 'I promise on my life.'

(One week later)

The bullhead slowly rose up as Ozpin stood there, looking at three of his former students.

The first one was a tall pale skinned man with long black hair that went to his ass and was styled in a high ponytail, a magenta stripe on the left side of his hair, magenta eyes, a thick burn like scar over his left eye, wearing a forest green diagonally-buttoned sleeveless tailcoat with dark gold cuffs, silver trimming that went down the left and right sides of his torso, a black high collar that went downwards and formed pointed triangular points on his shoulders, a white long sleeved shirt, thick red tasseled ropes over his hips, gray arm guards that went from his elbows to his hands, white fingerless gloves, light tanned pants with several lotus flower emblems on the sides, black calf high leather boots and a single gold ring hanging from his neck by a silver chain with a green emerald with JNPR engraved into it within the center, with his signature weapons placed on his hips.

The second one was a tall fair skinned young woman with long wavy shoulder length orange hair, turquoise eyes, pink eyeshadow, thick dark red zigzagging lines going down her arms and cheeks, a H cup chest and wide ass, wearing a collarless white sleeveless vest with a black accents on the sides and shoulders, two heart shaped cutout near the sides that exposed her waist, black detachable sleeves that were connected to the shoulders by pink strings, a black sleeveless t-shirt with a large heart shaped cutout that exposed her black bra, deep pink fingerless gloves with silver metal struts on the knuckles, two pink bows on her arms with a turquoise line going down the middle, a thick silver chest plate that covered the top of her breasts, silver armbands that went below her elbows, two silver metal wings on her back with a circular metal circle in the center, a long white skirt with four layered pink and black tulles, two metal pink thunderbolt emblems on her black belt, long thigh high black stockings, gold socks, knee length white high heeled boots with a pink sole and laces, and a single semi burnt gold ring on her ring finger with a green emerald with JNPR engraved into it within the center, who had her hammer strapped to her shoulder by a red string.

And finally, the third one was a tall muscular pale skinned woman with green eyes, long red hair that went down to her feet in a braided ponytail held together by bronze chains and was curled into a single ringlet, light-green eyeshadow around the far upper corners of her eyes, a G cup chest and wide ass, wearing a brown overbust corset with a vertical strip of lighter brown in the center, elastic black skirt that went down to her knees with deep red trimming on the sides, short black detachable sleeves that were attached to her corset by bronze colored strings, long brown opera-length gloves, a red knee-length sash wrapped around her skirt and trailed downwards to her knees, two small diamond shaped bronze plates on her left and right hips connected to each other by small bronze straps with a spear shaped emblem in their center, a brown circlet with pointed protrusions on the sides and adorned with a pair of small green teardrop-shaped emeralds on thin chains, a large bronze diamond shaped gorget around her neck, two bronze bracelets on the lower portions of her arms, elaborate bronze greaves that went below her mid-thigh towards her boots, mid-thigh cuisses that went to above the knees, brown bronze trimmed mid-calf high-heeled boots and a single gold ring on her index finger with a green emerald with JNPR engraved into it within the center, who seemed a little melancholy for some reason as she played with her weapons by spinning it around with her semblance.

This was the NPR of JNPR, the famous Invincible Woman, The Goddess of Thunder and the Tranquil Slayer, heroes of Remnant and exterminators of Grimm. But for the old wizard, he knew what they were, students who unintentionally broke a team by being themselves.

'Just like Team STRQ, but without the death.' "Welcome back. I hope Anima and Atlas didn't worry you too much."

"Nope." Nora smirked. "Me and Renny had a great time bashing Grimm heads, right Renny?"

All he did was give a nod.

"What about you Miss Nikos?"

"...it was ok." she shrugged. "General Winter really wanted me to stay and sponsor the next Atlesian Games."

Ozpin nodded while admitting that Atlas had a long way to go before making a tournament worthy of the Vytal Festival. "Well, you know your way around Beacon, I hope you enjoy your stay."

"We will." Nora smirked. "After all, we are here to visit."

Pyrrha looked around, hoping to see someone familiar, as she felt something making turmoil in her very soul. '...he's not here.'

(The hallways)

The group of three walked down the halls while letting nostalgia take over, having been away for years at this point.

"I wonder where our room is?" Nora muttered while on top of Ren's back. "Oh! Maybe my secret stash of pancakes are still hidden!"

"They spoiled." Ren deadpanned. "Pancakes are perishable foods."

"AW! That's not fair!" she pouted while Pyrrha seemed to be a little out of it.

"That's on you for not thinking ahead."

'This place….it's like old times…' Pyrrha thought before seeing a door labeled 'Professor Arc's Room. Please mind the Watch 'Dog'.'

"Found it!" Nora grinned while pouting to the door. "Charge my noble steed!"

Ren sighed before opening the door.

Only to find a young girl with her arms crossed and looking exactly like a younger Pyrrha glaring at them with a false smile.

"..." she glared at them before pointing to the room behind her and stepped aside. 'Better let them get comfortable before I confront them.'

All three looked at her in shock and a little confusion as the girl nudged her head towards the bedroom.

'What...' Pyrrha thought as she and her team walked inside, and saw Jaune working at his desk, making sure the last of the midterms were graded. 'What? Just what is with her appearance?'

"JAUNE!" Nora cried out before jumping off Ren and onto Jaune's back.

"Gah!"

"It's been a long time!"

He groaned while Nora kept on patting his head, as Ren and Pyrrha shook at her antics. "Nora."

"Ahem." coughed the younger redhead as Jaune sighed and moved his back a little, letting the ginger fall off his back.

"Oh...um…."

"Who's the girl?" Ren asked while a little confused.

"Oh, she's…." he coughed as the younger redhead gave a thumbs up. "Well to make a long story short, she's Pyrrha, from another timeline that's thirty years in the past. She's my roommate due to not wanting a team." 'Among other things.'

"..."

"..."

"...have you been drinking coffee?" Nora asked with interest.

"He's telling the truth." the other Pyrrha said while crossing her arms. "I'm Pyrrha Nikos, former leader of PJRW and Jaune's roommate. And you must be his team?"

"Yes." Pyrrha said while still in a state of surprise.

"..." the alternative Pyrrha frowned. "I see."

"Did the Headmaster approve of this?"

"Yes Ren." Jaune grumbled, looking very uncomfortable at the moment.

"Still." Nora deadpanned. "This is crazy, even for me. Like are you trying to relive the past or something?"

"Well-"

"And she looks like Pyrrha, but without the wrinkles!"

"Hey!" the older Pyrrha yelled in anger as her copy seemed to be very much on edge. "I don't have that many wrinkles!"

"Well tell that to the mirror." She giggled playfully while the copy had enough and hit the wall hard with her left hand, breaking it a little.

"Ok that's it! I had enough to hear from you bastards!" She growled while moving in front of Jaune. "You all don't deserve to be near him, not after you fucking abandoned him!"

That caught everyone off guard, Jaune more so.

"W-What?" Nora said in confusion.

"Oh don't act like you didn't know, you left Jaune, YOUR leader to the dogs. And for what?" She pointed to Nora and Ren. "Hunting Grimm?" She then pointed to Pyrrha. "And your fame?! You all left him for your own selfish actions, never calling back to make sure he was ok! You literally forgot about him! The one that gave you your fame and honor! And that makes me sick to my stomach!" she fumed. "Calling yourselves a team, let alone friends is a joke!"

"Woah woah woah, back up there." frowned Nora. "Who are you to criticize us?"

"One that literally saw Jaune, MY Jaune get shot by the White Fang!" She growled in rage. "At least I made an effort to keep their memories alive, both when they were alive and dead. YOU on the other hand chose to neglect him!"

"In what way?"

She crossed her arms. "You and your boyfriend became fucking mercinaries, I read the articles. Both of you kill Grimm twenty four seven! It's always Grimm in your heads! No time for love, friends or even fucking Jaune! You spent ten years hunting Grimm and for what? A few lien? I spit in your direction, you greedy failures!"

"Don't push it." warned Ren with a glare. "We do it because it's part of our jobs."

"Yet you let your jobs take over your lives." She narrowed her eyes before pointing to Pyrrha. "Take the Invincible Woman for example. She's a celebrity that constantly does photo shoots, contract killings and so much more it could take all day to finish listing. And does she ever mention her leader, her fucking partner? NO! She just hogs the limelight while Jaune is treated like a simple stepping stool! You disgust me, and I hate to break the bad news more but did you FUCKING know that you actually made Jaune suffer depression?! Well DID YOU?!"

"Pyrrha, calm down." Jaune said while the alter frowned.

"How can I?! These three are complete idiots! They are the Neo Team STRQ!" She yelled as the other three blinked in horror at the concept thrusted upon them.

"Still….they are my team." Jaune sighed, letting some grumbled out in the process. "I'm their leader."

"But they treat you like shit!"

"Still, I can't fault them for having careers better than my own occupation." He said as his team flitched. "I mean I'm a Combat Instructor, their famous Hunters, how can I beat that?"

"That's still no reason to not point out the issues." She frowned while glaring at the three former students. "And since they want out of your life, why not evict them? I don't see why you should even let them hurt you more? Especially my other self, who I find unworthy of being in the same spot as MY Jaune."

"Wait what?" Pyrrha said in confusion as she and her two companions allowed the information to sink into their skulls.

The alternative Pyrrha smirked. "Oh don't think I have forgotten about your crush on Jaune. I found it disturbing that in the thirty years since you graduated Beacon that you NEVER confessed to him at all, but that changes today." she said while moving closer to Jaune and held his right arm. "Because starting now, he's MINE!"

The room became deadly silent as Jaune looked at the copy in shock and Pyrrha….well, she was in shock, which turned to sadness, and then pure anger.

"I've known him the longest, and you think you can slide in and stake your claim? FUCK THAT!" Pyrrha snapped, making Jaune and the copy blink in surprise.

"Wait." the copy said in surprise. "You STILL like him?"

"Hell yeah I do! And to answer you accusations, I spent all that time, all those hours playing the 'nice girl' to all those pathetic companies CEOS and their irk, trying to get enough lien to get MY Jaune a nice house, a wedding ring AND get enough insurance to live out my life with MY partner in peace! I didn't forget Jaune, I was trying to help him!"

"...huh." the copy said in surprise before frowning. "Still, not giving him up. You had your chance and you blew it when you forgot to spend time with YOUR Jaune!"

"You don't even have the same level of affection as I do! You're just a version of me that lacks any grace!"

"Oh that's it!" the copy growled before her eyes glowed orange. "You want to rumble, COME AT ME BITCH!"

"Gladly!"

"Catfight!" Nora yelled while Ren facepalmed and Jaune groaned while the girls began to punch and pull at each other's hair.

Ren looked at Jaune, he had a single tear going down his left cheek, and moved closer to him. "Jaune...sigh. Look, neither of us meant to hurt you in any shape or form. But….it doesn't excuse the fact you suffered because we forgot about our bonds, and maybe you have the right to...well do the same to us."

"Look Ren, trying to get on your case about it now after all this time won't change anything, it'll just bring in anger that I've learned to keep under control to the surface, and I don't want that." Jaune sighed. "I just really….want to try and repair what we already have."

"A tough idea."

"Yes….but I want this to work."

"..." Ren sighed as Nora kept on egging the redheads on. "Perhaps me and Nora should take a break from hunting Grimm. Spend some time as a team. I mean this was the reason we came back, to see you."

"Really?"

"Pyrrha called us from Mistral and wanted us to spend some time in Argus, see the sights and...reconnect." Ren said with a faint smile. "But I didn't see the logic behind it until your roommate chastised us, made me realize that we were to blame, partly in some aspects."

"Go Pyrrha A! Kick Pyrrha B's ass!" Nora yelled with glee.

"Gah!"

"AH!"

"So Jaune." Ren said while patting his leader's back. "Will you somehow….forgive us? For being neglectful and not being the friends you needed?"

"Let's just say it'll be a slow experience, but I think we can make it work." Jaune said while placing an arm on Ren's left shoulder.

He nodded before letting his semblance loose, making the two Pyrrha's calm down. "Ahem. Nora, Pyrrhas. While it is fun to see a catfight, I highly suggest you stop so that Jaune here can show us around the school. A personal tour made by our leader, right Jaune?"

He nodded. "Yep, and I'm willing to show you all the best spots in Beacon, even a secret room where Ozpin collects his special brand of hot chocolate."

"Wait, hot chocolate. But Ozpin doesn't drink that." Nora said in surprise.

"He drinks the stuff, he just wants people to think he drinks coffee. And from what I heard, he also keeps coffee beans in that room as well."

"So this whole time he's been fooling us?"

"Yep."

"Oooooooh!" Nora frowned. "I'll make him pay for masquerading as a coffee lover! Jaune, let's go smash his hot chocolate supply!"

Pyrrha sweatdropped at this while Nora, Ren and Jaune left the room, leaving her copy alone in the room.

"This isn't over." the alternative Pyrrha frowned. "I still love Jaune and I'll be damned if I see you take him back, you prideful homewrecker."

"Funny, I was about to say the same thing to you." Pyrrha smirked.

She glared. "Enjoy this while it lasts, but you still have jobs to do-"

"Actually." Pyrrha said while tapping the tip of her chin with her left index finger. "We aren't going to leave just yet."

"...what?"

"Me, Ren and Nora are going to take the next few years off to teach here at Beacon. Nora's the Heavy Weapons Instructor, Ren's the Long Range Weapons Instructor, and me?" she smirked. "I'm the Assistant Combat Instructor, meaning I'm going to be near Jaune, every single day of the year."

"Oh you conniving little bi-"

"See you." She smirked while walking by the door, her copy glaring as she ran after the older woman.

"We AREN'T finished here!" She yelled while not seeing Jaune behind the door as he seemed to be smiling a little.

'Huh…..maybe having this version of Pyrrha was a sign that my life would change...or get ruined ever more?' He thought while seeing the twin versions of his crush fighting again. 'Oh well. Best make the most of it.'