Ch.5 : the heiress and the soldier
A raven sat at the top of a building looking at a group of kids walking behind the man of its ire.
Jet walked with his teammates, Dragons maw decided that hanging with a bunch of kids and their boss was a little awkward so they went to a nearby bar.
"Jet can I ask you something?" Jaune asked while waving the smoke of jet's cigarette from his face.
"Shoot." Jet said as he blew out a puff of smoke from his mouth.
"Why do you smoke?"
"Well it's something to help with the amount of stress in my life you know running a company even with the help that I have with Bishop and my board of directors it's still very stressful." Jet said as he took another drag.
"Stress like what?" Ren asked.
"Let's see I have have the council breathing down my neck to make sure the farm lands of Mistral are protected then policing the middle district of the city, oh and don't forget protecting the outer villages that confederated into Mistral proper, so yeah I got a lot to worry and stress over." Jet said as he finished off his cigarette.
"That's a lot." Jaune said rubbing the back of his head.
"Don't even get me started on the logistics of everything seriously it's just so fuckin irritating even though I'm really good at it Bishop called me a logistics power house." Jet ranted but soon stopped when they made it to the dinner they had planned to go to.
"Hello welcome to Tom's dinner how many will be eating today." the hostess asked.
"Five." Jet said the lady took them to a booth and they sat down.
"A waiter will be with you in just a moment." the hostess said then walked off leaving menus for everyone.
"Since I asked you all to come I'll be paying so get whatever you want." Jet said as he scanned the menu.
"Ren they have all you can eat pancakes." Nora said hyperactivity just rolled off of her.
"hmmm oh they have chicken nuggets." Jaune said as it seemed he was given a kids menu.
"hmm steak or chicken." Pyrrha couldn't decide while she looked at her menu.
"Hello can I start us off with some drinks?" waiter A asked.
"sweet tea please." Pyrrha said.
"unsweetened tea if you will." Ren said.
"hmm I will have some OJ please." Nora beamed.
"Can I have a Coke please." Jaune said.
"Coffee, Orange juice, and water please and thank you." Jet said.
"Okay I'll be out with those in just a minute." Waiter A said as he walked off.
"Water, orange juice, and coffee?" Jaune asked.
"Water gives hydration, Orange juice gives vitamin C and coffee gives me caffeine everything I need day to day." Jet said as he looked over the menu.
"hmmm that's a good idea but why not just get water or orange juice?" Ren asked.
Jet simply shrugged his shoulders.
"My younger sister usually gets the juice It's been a force of habit now in days." Jet said as he put down the menu and looked off in the distance.
"Wait you have a younger sister." Nora asked with stars in her eyes.
"Yeah she's just the cutest thing in the world but sadly she was born very sickly due to our mother being addicted to less than desireable things." Jet said with a sad smile on his face.
"Can we see a picture." Jaune asked.
"Sure let me pull up the picture." Jet said as he fished out his scroll and got the picture of his little sister.
"Wow did she get bigger than the last time?" Pyrrha asked, the picture was a small girl no bigger than 5'2 with curly short hair that frames her face in a very colorful outfit standing next to jet she had a cane in one hand and holding onto jet with the other they were flanked by two German shepherds one on each side of them.
"she did oh she is twelve now by the way." jet said
"What's her name." Nora asked.
"Laila her name is Laila." jet said with a smile.
Jet put away his scroll and the waiter came back to take their order and left to give their order to the cooks.
"Do you have any other family?" Jaune asked.
"Well yes and no, dad died when I was ten mom left when Laila was one, but Bishop adopted me and Laila so we have family but we don't." Jet said with a shrug.
"I understand my friend." Ren said while nodding.
"Hey jet why did you want to become a huntsman." Pyrrha asked.
"I want to deputize my company so we can fight grim and try to make it safer for people." jet said
"wait so you can't go out in the field and kill grim?" Pyrrha asked.
"Nope the huntsman are the only ones, anyone else they can only attack grim if they are in danger or are defending a village or a city state."
"huh that's kinda dumb." Jaune said.
"it's because of special contracts that the kingdoms have that force people to hire huntsman and huntresses to get the job done at a marked up price so the council makes their money and so people get jobs it's as simple or complex as you make it, once I get my license I will do the work for a much lower price and they don't have to pay the price of the council." jet said.
"how would you do that?" Nora asked confused.
"Put it this way you guys know that you got in for free and didn't pay a lien right?" jet asked the team nodded.
"Okay the council paid the tuition for you that means they take a cut of your profits when you take on missions, for me no one had to pay for me since I run a multi-million lien company so I'll be in charge of how much I can charge people instead of the council I think I'll have to ask Bishop to look over the contract I sighed after I got my acceptance letter." Jet said.
"Can I ask something." Ren asked.
"Fire away."
"What is your company about."
"Oh that's simple we are a para military company we accept contracts from villages to defend them or rich people to act as security, but after I took control and sighed a contract with the Minister of defense You can practically call us the military arm of the council we still hold our autonomy as a PMC and still take contracts if we want and get high paying jobs from the government or act as diplomatic parties for Mistral like recently with Argus we set up a military alliance with Atlas that was when my great grandfather was in charge of the company anything other than that is classified." Jet finished off as the food came and they started to eat.
"One more question Jet, do you have a crush on anyone." Jaune asked.
"Not really Pyrrha and I are friends, but if someone asked I'll think about it maybe." Jet shrugged.
"You know Jet your being very open with everyone." Pyrrha said.
"meh I'm in a good mood and most of the questions were about me or things that are well known and the fact that we will be spending the next four years with each other I want you guys to know who is sleeping close courters to you."
They soon ate their meals and jet paid for it and gave a tip to the hostess and waiter. They left and walked for a bit the rest of the team wanted to leave and head back to beacon.
"Go on and head back imma walk around for a bit." Jet said not seeing a raven fly ahead and land on a lamppost near them.
Jet walked around the market place of vale lost in his thoughts mainly his PTSD acting up and memories of what he did coming back to the fore front of his mind soon bumping into someone.
"Watch it you dunce." Weiss said in a very angry tone.
"Oh sorry Weiss didn't see you there I was lost in thought." Jet said in an apologetic tone.
"Well as long as you know that, um can you help me pick my bags up." Weiss said as about a dozen bags were all over the place.
"yeah sure." Jet said as he started to pick up the bags with Weiss.
"Shopping trip?" Jet asked.
"Yes, yang thought it would be funny to put a dye bomb in my closet and it ruined my clothes so I'm out and about buying new clothes." Weiss said.
"You know I might need new clothes soon my pants and shirts are getting a little tight on me so do you mind if I tagged along." Jet asked.
"Why not the more the merrier right and you do fill out those clothes rather well." weiss said as she looked at Jet and blushed, his tight black long sleeve shirt that showed off his lean body with a small amount of bulk and broad shoulders his light grey jeans and combat boots.
"Thanks, oh by the way I saw you checking me out." Jet laughed as Weiss with her free hand - since jet was holding half of her bags- slapped his bicep.
"ugh you're just as bad as Jaune." she said but with no heat behind her word.
"Nah I'm not and here is why number one if someone tells me no I don't continue to pester the person I leave it at no, number two if someone is interested in a guy who can only sleep four hours a day and has to take meds because he needs them to deal with his demons then I have no problem though they might need to get checked out." jet joked as they began to walk to the next clothing store.
"wait you take meds as well." Weiss asked
"Yep I have what the psychiatrist says is PTSD or something like that but I take antidepressants and stuff like that." Jet said as he turned his head in shame.
"well so do I my father was quite the opposite of what a parent should be let's leave it at that." Weiss said trying to cheer jet up.
They continued to walk for a little bit until Jet spoke up.
"um hey sorry for the other day when I went off on Blake it's just we don't really see eye too eye on certain things."
"Honestly I'm curious what type of past do you two have?" weiss asked.
"Well I can't tell you it's not my secret to spill but let's just say I'm not the only one with blood on their hands."
"You know if you told me all of us could be on common ground and find a way to fix the problem." Weiss said as jet held the door open for her.
"It's not that simple look I'll sit the teams down and lay my cards down then and only then okay I just don't want to be the cause of something that will bring Ozpin hardship." jet said as he walked around with Weiss looking at clothes.
"Okay I will respect that when do you plan on addressing this?" Weiss asked looking at a night gown.
"Most likely after the forever falls trip." Jet said.
"Hey jet I'm curious I saw a news paper article slandering the H.C it said that you stomp on baby heads and harm innocent people."
"Let me guess they also said that I kill anyone who looks at me wrong." Jet said with mirth.
"Um yes." weiss said.
"It's propaganda from people who think that they are the one's who know how the world works and slander anyone who ruins that picture in their head." Jet said.
"huh you know they do the same thing to the SDC."
"Doesn't the SDC pay their workers who are of faunus heritage less like barley legal?" Jet asked.
"No we pay our workers a fair wage Atlas despite what most people will say about it has laws in place to stop that sort of thing and has government officials who come constantly to check the safety and we'll being of the works who work in the mines, this stupid terrorist cult that formed doesn't know the amount of lien that we put into making the mines safer, but I will say the peaceful protest where founded on the right cause when Jacques first took the family company he did nothing to keep the mines safe even to go as low to do horrible things to keep his workers working." Weiss vented quiet enough not to be heard by the shoppers but loud enough for jet to hear her.
"Oh trust me I know how that feels Grandpa Holiday would go out of his way to charge faunus families an arm and a leg just to send one squad to assist them when he died due to a heart attack my father took over and we needed good PR bad so we helped keep the faunus of the white fang when they would protest peacefully - I might add - safe from rocks and other things thrown at them after that contract ended we left and worked on our image but then the white fang turned into a bunch of murder happy terrorists who will target a boy and his father when they were out hunting on a family trip." Jet said as he seethed while picking up a third shirt.
"anyways let's get to a much more happier subject a little birdie told me your sister turned twelve." Weiss said.
"That she did honestly I didn't get the chance to thank the man who your family sent to give her a gift but thanks, you know she still reads the books you guys got her." Jet said with a smile.
"I would have thought she would like dolls or something like that."
"Not Laila all she does is read and draw you should see the drawing of me and my men she made its just so cute." Jet said with a smile.
"I would like that, hey I was wondering if you would like to go to a cafe with me just for some coffee?" weiss asked.
"sure it's a date." Jet said he soon got a call from his little sister.
"hey you little munchkin what can I do for you." jet said in a bright tone.
"big brother some of my friends from the hospital want to come over and hang out I was wondering if that would be ok?" Laila asked in a somewhat weak voice.
"of course just make sure it's ok with their parents and make arrangements with the security detail I have at the house ok?" Jet said with warmth in his tone and a smile.
"Thanks big brother you're the best in the whole wide world." she said with a smile.
"you're the best in the whole wide galaxy." jet said.
"oh I gotta go and make sure everything is set up bye for now big brother." Laila said.
"Bye for now Laila and be safe and make sure not to over do it ok we don't want another scare like last time."
"I won't I promise but I gotta go so have fun and come back soon." Laila said as she hung up.
"I don't think I heard you talk with so much warmth and love Jet." weiss teased Jet.
"The night is still young." Jet said they paid for their items Jet bought a total of six items three black long sleeve shirts and three grey pants all one size bigger than what he was wearing.
they began to make their way to a cafe the sun was setting in the distance leaving the sky a mixture of reds, oranges, and purples.
"well I had a fun time Weiss I was able to vent to you and you do the same." jet said as he ordered a coffee for himself and Weiss.
"And we got to get to know each other and I have to say you're not as bad as everyone says." weiss sip from the coffee that was placed in front of her.
"Hey can I ask you something?" Jet asked.
"Sure." weiss said.
"Jaune is having trouble with a bully his name is Cardin, usually if one of my people are in trouble I would go in and handle it but when I brought it up to Jaune he waved me off and told me they were messing around." Jet said.
"when did this all start?" weiss asked.
"about a week ago at first I paid no mind but after Jaune tried to stop Cardin from pulling that bunny girl's ears he just has been getting worse."
At the beacon dorms on a roof.
"So Pyrrha why did you bring me up here?" Jaune asked.
"Well Jet and I noticed that you have been having a hard time in combat class and I came up with the idea to help train you." Pyrrha said.
"umm Pyrrha thanks and all but this is something I am going to do on my own and you think I'm the weakest don't you." Jaune said with a slight amount of heat to his words.
"Jaune there is no shame in receiving help from others you made it to beacon that speak volumes of what you are capable of."
"You're wrong I didn't make it to beacon I lied to get my way here my transcripts are fakes I have no traning what so ever my father was a farmer my mother was a stay at home mom while me and my dad worked the fields to make money." Jaune said as he looked over the edge of the roof.
"But with my help you could make it and graduate and make a name for yourself Jaune."
"Pyrrha this is a pipe dream I don't belong here I'm not like you and the others I'll just hold us back." Jaune said as he turned and left Pyrrha alone on the roof.
walking back into the dorm building Jaune was stopped by Cardin.
"Hey bud I heard what you said to Pyrrha."
"Cardin please don't I don't want any trouble." Jaune pleaded to Cardin.
"Why would I do anything to you we are friends and friends help each other right jauney boy." Cardin said with a twisted smile.
"yeah friends."
"good I need that easy for port done tomorrow so get on it friend."
Back in vale with Weiss and Jet.
"So the soldier walked into the council chambers half drunk and said 'you lazy bitches need to get up and see what real men and women are made of' he then turned threw up on the floor and passed out." jet said.
Weiss giggled into her palm, they were making their way to the bullhead docks to get to beacon.
"So what happened after all of that." weiss asked looking at jet dreamily.
"He had to pay off a ticket and had to do community service and for me since he was under my command I had to pay a ticket as well but the look on their faces was priceless." jet said as he looked to Weiss.
Jet soon raised his right hand to grab Weiss's hand but when he did he heard a thump and Weiss screaming, he looked down only to see his right arm above the elbow was cut off blood rushing out of his wound.
"Well look what I found the man who murdered my family." a woman wearing a nevermore mask said.
Jet got his aura up in time to take the next hit, said hit flung him into a brick wall.
"Weiss get out of here and get help I'll hold her off as long as I can!" Jet yelled tying his belt around his injured arm.
Weiss for the most part snapped out of her shock of seeing someone lose their arm and bleed all over her and made a break for it calling her team and Jets.
"huh didn't want the ice bitch to see you die." Raven spat.
"Well if I'm going to die allow a man a final smoke." jet said as he pulled out a cigarette and zippo lighter and lit his cigarette.
"you are going to die slowly." raven said.
Before the attack.
"Raven you can't just kill a kid, especially if he has an army behind him." tai said.
"I don't care he killed them all and I am done resting he is going to die slowly and painfully I'll make sure of it." Raven said as she cut open a portal before tai could grab her or try to stop her.
"damn it, fuck I gotta do something." Tai said as he picked up his scroll and called a dusty old Qrow.
Back in vale present time.
Raven had just broken jets aura his legs shaking his body swaying and his head light from blood loss he fell to the ground legs out and his remaining arm extended.
"well it seems that you're just weak can't even stand on your own two feet pathetic." Raven seethed as she cut off Jets left leg. He let out a loud scream of pain then passed out from blood loss and shock.
Qrow came barreling in kicking Raven in her side and picked Jet up and ran, Qrow soon made it to an ally way and set jet down.
"Ok kid this is going to hurt." Qrow said as he applied fire dust to Jets stumps and activated his aura, All that can be heard was Jets screams of pain and agony echoing off of the walls Soon the screams stop Qrow looked to Jet he was pale and looked half dead.
Qrow then picked him up and made his way to beacon calling ozpin.
"Oz jet's seriously injured right arm and left leg are missing from his body." Qrow stated with a grimace.
"Who did it Qrow?" Ozpin asked deadly serious.
"Raven, I cauterized the wounds we will be in beacon in a couple of minutes." Qrow said as he hung up the scroll.
"Hang in their kid, even though I don't like you and you don't like me I'll get you to safety." Qrow said as he ran to a bullhead and board making his way to beacon.
Hey Noir industries here just wanted to say a couple of things.
#1) Raven in the show in my opinion had a lot of potential so in this story she is going to be more active as you can see up above there is a lot I have planned for her but that will be later in the storyline.
#2) Jet lost his arm and leg and might start developing feelings for our resident ice queen, but yeah you guys and gals just got to see the first pairing yay.
#3) the whole Jaune thing in my opinion is basically Jet wants to help but if not asked to he won't but will ask for others opinion on the matter and come up with a plan to help in a way.
#4) my update schedule is going to be fucked for a while since I am moving and when I get back into the swing of things the first thing I want to do is fix that so until the I'll try to get more chapters out.
#5) Jets personality is simple Mistral first in this context it's anima, Jet can care for people who are close to him and can act like a civilized human being. Jets a simple man he likes big guns, beautiful women and fast cars.
Like always have a good day or don't it's your choice - Noir