Welp I'm back and delivering another chapter to all the patient people still sticking around. Honestly I really appreciate you all for reading my story and for the little reviews you leave for me. If I'm being honest I've actually read all 106 of the reviews left for me even the private messages so thank you.

Silence reigned as cinder and her entourage returned to their hideout. The door to the living quarters clicked shut and Roman was the first to speak "so everything's going according to plan I'd say". Cinder smiled viciously, her plan was coming together and soon enough she would have the proof she needed to label jaune a traitor to their cause.

Cinder turned to Adam "I trust you'll keep your cool when your handling the mission in three days"? Adam huffed "assuming your hunch is correct, I'll do what I need to". That was about what she expected "good, then I'm looking forward to a good result when you return". The raven haired woman departed with her followers leaving Roman, adam, neo and Ren alone in the room.

Ren looked from side to side "has anyone seen where vernal wondered off to"? Roman shrugged his shoulders as he pulled a cigar from his pocket "beats me kid you know how she does her own thing when she wants to". The thief put the cigar in his mouth before reaching into his pocket for his lighter only to find a whole lot of nothing.

Roman began to frantically search through every pocket on his person before cursing to the heavens in anger.

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Juniors bar/ VIP lounge

Vernal tossed Romans lighter into the air before catching it and placing it back on the table. "I guess even a master thief has there bad days" jaune said before taking another shot. Vernal chuckled "yeah well I guess he's been having a poor few months since this is like the thousandth lighter I jacked from him".

After a few hours jaune picked up his glass of water and downed the rest cause obviously he wanted to balance out the alcohol running through his system. Vernal on the other hand had not taken that kind of consideration and was leaning heavily against his side for support. "Alright I think you had enough of this" jaune said as he moved the (juniors special) drink away from his drunk friend.

Vernal took jaunes action as a sort of challenge and tried to reach for the drink but was inevitably denied as jaune continued to move it out of her reach. The brunette eventually got angry enough that she tried to swing at jaune for his games but the blonde caught her hand.

"Ok time to rest" jaune said as he pulled vernal off her seat and over his shoulder into a firemen's carry. Vernal groaned and tried to struggle for freedom but with all the moving around she began to feel ill and eventually slumped to stop the world from spinning. "Jaune I don't feel so good" she grumbled from his back as jaune opened the door to the lounge.

Jaune chuckled and decided a little revenge was in order so he quickly readjusted the brunette with a little bounce that caused her to groan even more. The walk to the backroom where he usually spent the night was short and after using a carefully unique maneuver to get vernal through the door without banging her head against the wall was done he placed her in bed. "I'm not tired" vernal complained but that didn't stop jaune from pulling the covers over her.

Once she was properly tucked in jaune took a seat on the edge of the bed. There was a grumble from under the covers that brought a smile to the blondes face "this takes me back to the days when you first came to Salems castle".

Vernal remembered those days as well because cinder always teased her about being afraid of the dark. It wasn't really her fault that she woke up one day with no memories and was stuck in a castle surrounded by giant monsters. Those days were nightmarish and she didn't believe anyone would care about her situation, that was until jaune took notice.

Vernal was older now so she didn't need anyone to keep her safe at night anymore but even still. Her hand came out from under the covers and took hold of jaunes. The blonde looked a little surprised at first before his features softened and his fingers laced together with hers.

Vernal looked at their hands for a long moment "jaune I've missed you" she whispered gently. Drunk people often have a easier time laying out their feelings then sober people is what he remembered. That being the case he knew she really meant it and would have responded if the subtle sound of snoring hadn't caught his attention.

"Always so quick to fall asleep" he whispered before leaning over the bed and gently kissed her forehead. She was definitely older than him but at times she would act so much younger that he couldn't help but worry about her. "I've missed you too" he whispered near her ear before leaving the bedroom.

The door clicked shut before jaune fished out the slip of paper junior had given him earlier that day. On the paper were only a few words that he quickly read off "dust, docks and Roman at night in three days". The slip of paper was crumpled up and tossed away when jaune returned to junior at the front bar.

"So, there's someone sleeping in my room in the back and I'm hoping you'll treat her as one of my special guest for the day". Junior nodded to the blonde "don't worry I'll take care of things here, you on the other hand need to inform the cat about the next job". Jaune nodded "any words you want me to relay to our traitorous thief"?

Junior had a small smile as he spoke "just tell him...it's just business".

Jaune couldn't help but roll his eyes at the obviously cliche line a movie villain would use "gotcha boss". The blonde turn and left juniors establishment to return to Beacon where he was sure his fellow teammates and friends were going to be. The halls of Beacon were bustling more than usual and that probably had something to do with the new student standing in his way.

"Hey man there's enough space here for you to just pass me without starten nothin" the blonde haired monkey faunus tried to explain. The hulking mass of moron that stood before him looked to his teammates "you hear that guys, he said there's enough space for us here". The giant mass of ass jabbed his finger into the monkey faunus's chest "trust me, there won't ever be enough space with animals like you roaming about".

Jaune came up beside Cardin winchester and took hold of the boys wrist before squeezing it tightly

"that's enough cardin"! Cardin looked to him before slapping his hand away "heh, should've known you'd stand up for these things since you've been fucking that cat". Not another word was said before the larger boy crashed into the wall hard enough to leave cracks.

The rest of Russel's team took a step back when jaune stood over their fallen teammate and grabbed his collar. Cardin opened his mouth to say something but couldn't speak on account of a fist colliding with his face. Jaune pulled his fist back and was ready to deliver another blow when the monkey faunus grabbed him in a full Nelson "easy there pal, we ain't trying to hurt him until the festival begins".

Jaune took a moment to calm himself down "I'm good" he said so the faunus could let him go. Cardin massaged his jaw but kept his eye's on the blondes when jaune stepped towards him "her names Blake and if you ever speak like that about her again I'll make sure you'll become unfit to ever serve as a huntsmen". The giant mass of ego turned his head and walked back to his team leaving the two blondes in the hallway.

Jaune turned to the monkey faunus once more "thanks for that...umm"?

"Sun wukong and you"?

"Jaune arc" jaune replied before shaking the faunus's hand. "So, Blake the name of your girlfriend or something" sun asked with genuine interest that brought a sigh from jaunes lips. "It's nothing like that she's just a good friend" jaune replied.

Sun chuckled "Hey I'm not judging but I'm guessing she's a cat faunus right"? Jaunes eye's narrowed on the monkey faunus "she is but how do you know that"? Sun smiled "well that cardin guy said something about a cat right so I kinda put two and two together".

That did make sense he had to admit "anyway I'm kinda in a hurry so sorry to cut and run but we'll talk later"? Sun didn't seem bothered "It's cool man I'll talk to you later but make sure you say hi when you see me cause you know I don't really know anyone here". Jaune gave a quick wave before rushing up to his dorm room where he heard a loud thud come from the room in front of his.

Truthfully he planned to ignore Blake's team shenanigans but before he could open his door the other door opened. Blake rushed out, saw him and decided he would make the best human shield possible. The cat faunus rushed behind him and before jaune could get a word in a loud bark came from Blake's room.

A dog flew through the air with the speed of a missile and struck with the force of a cannon ball. Jaunes aura around his arm crackled as he used one hand to catch the small bundle of fluff before diverting it upward into the air. The corgi unwound itself in the air before diving down on his target with it's teeth bare and ready.

Jaune lifted his forearm and let the corgi chomp down on him to avoid letting the little beast get away. He couldn't help but wince as the teeth of the corgi bit into his aura but while the dog tried to make a meal of his aura jaune grabbed the back of his collar and yanked him off. The little beast dangled helplessly in the air but continued to growl angrily in his direction.

"Good to see you too zwei".

Growl!

Jaune looked back to the cat faunus behind him "I know you don't like dogs but to actually run from one like this is pretty sad" he said as he jiggled zwei around. A second later and ruby came out of her room to collect her precious dog and to scold jaune for handling him roughly. The blonde sighed angrily "one day I'll expose that mutt for the vicious monster he really is".

All joking aside jaune stopped blake from leaving to impart some rather useful info. The blonde motioned for her to follow and the two made their way to the roof where they could speak in private. Blake closed the door behind them and turned to the blonde "is this another job"?

Jaune looked towards the shattered moon before turning to the cat faunus waiting for his answer. It caught him by surprise since he never noticed but her amber eye's shined in the moonlight and were pretty mesmerizing if he was being honest. Jaune closed his eyes and mentally pushed such foolish thoughts aside so he could focus on a more important things.

"Yeah it's another job but this one's going to be really important because we'll be dealing with Roman personally".

Oh yeah things are gonna get real pretty soon...as soon as I can think up the next chapter. Speaking of chapters I got to introduce two new characters in this one, sun and zwei. I mean who doesn't love that tiny ball of fur and sun is like that bro you always wanted.