A/N: Oi yall probably don't remember this fanfic, but after a while I thought why not post a new chapter.
What is god? What is life? What is meaning? These thoughts went through Jaune's head as he gulped another glass of water with his fried egg. The morning was rough, Neo was locked in her room as always, his eye was black from said locked girl's punch, and the throbbing pain from the hangover wouldn't go away.. Who knew I was such a fucking light weight. Another egg goes down his throat, the taste is as good as usual but it could use some ketchup. Guess another thing he needs to buy, but he's only going to be here for a week or so. Man life sure is complicated. Of course Jaune wouldn't be this down, but the headache and sore face didn't raise his spirit.
BANG! The loud sound came from Neo's room, startled Jaune jumped out of his chair, almost spilling his breakfast. "Neo?" His brain went through some quick ideas of what to happen only to be pushed aside by the loudest voice, "We have to make sure she's ok". Rushing to the door he turned the knob, surprised that the door was unlocked. Opening it up he saw Neo sitting on the bed, the dresser must have fallen. "Neo, you okay?!" Even though he yelled it didn't seem like Neo seemed to care. As he looked around he saw all the mess that was in the room. Cans, tubs of ice cream, silverware, clean cloves throne around. Just what in the world could someone do in 3 days? Then the sound of his scroll went off.
I couldn't find my scroll so I kinda tore the place up, not my fault it fell behind the dresser. For some reason. Oh, so that's why her room was such a mess, but what about the mountain of empty ice cream tubs and cans? Either way it doesn't matter, Jaune looked at the little girl, curled up with her face in her scroll. Is… Is she embarrassed because she accidently made me worried about her? For some reason he could feel a flag being raised, uh oh. "Hey Neo, it's ok about making a mess, ya know? If you want, do you want to go out and get breakfast?" Even though he was half full, he knew Neo hadn't eaten anything all looked behind her at Jaune and nodded, getting up and heading towards the bathroom.
About 15 minutes later she came out, her hair fixed, her simple makeup on, and her usual outfit all on. With a sly smile she gave Jaune a text, hey, even though what you did was all sweet and all I'm still pretty pissed off from last night. Jaune still didn't remember a thing about what happened, curious he asked, "What exactly did I do?" Neo gave a sigh and started texting. Well first you were drunk and fucking around, then you started harrassing some girls, saying how you were a master seducer and what ever. Either way one of them spat on you, then you finally crossed the line by groping me when I wasn't paying attention. Then I socked you so hard that you went down like a log. As he read the message he could feel the blood going to his head, he… he… he groped her?! What!? The pressure of his disappointed mother was already kicking his head in, but his other head also kicked him for not remembering how it felt. Damn it Jaune, why you have to fuck up in both ways? A hand went to his forehead, not even able to look Neo in the eye, all he could say was, "let's go and eat".
Even though they were eating at some random diner, him having a chicken and bacon sandwich while Neo had a sundae, all he could think about was that text. Listen man, the text means nothing, right now you gotta figure out how to apologize to Neo, you groped her! Then another voice came out, his own mother, I can't believe I raised such a perverted young boy, thank god your sisters knew how to beat you up before you turned 10, who knows what would have happened with you. Of course his mother wouldn't have ever said that in real life, but the idea just pushed more guilt onto himself. Keep it together Jaune, you can figure a way to make up for it!
"So… Neo…. Do you want to do anything in particular?" The question seemed to pop the awkward bubble as Neo looked up at Jaune with a smile. She nodded yes making Jaune feel a sense of accomplishment when really he didn't do much for the self praise. "Is that so? Where exactly do you want to go?" While his curiosity was there, he was just pleased that Neo didn't seem to have any anger towards her. Neo just kept quiet and happily ate her sundae. I guess silence can be an answer.
With that settled, Jaune could then focus more on his lingering headache. Even after eating the eggs, what seemed like a gallon of water, and his sandwich, his hangover wouldn't subside. This being his first time ever getting a hangover, he didn't truly know how to deal with it. All he could do is wait it out, hoping something would pop up that would fix it. At one point he thought of asking Neo for help but when he learned that he groped, the thought went away almost immediately.
Eventually they finished and headed towards wherever Neo wanted to go, with her leading the way and Jaune a foot behind.
At first Jaune thought this would lead to some sort of treat shop, or maybe some clothes. But as the walk became longer, and the streets becoming more deserted, Jaune felt a bit of suspicion creep towards him. Of course he had asked Neo multiple times of what they were going to do, every time he was shot down with silence. Speaking of silence, Jaune couldn't put his finger on why Neo was always silent. Was it a medical reason? Personal? The question started when he would get text messages instead of a vocal answer. Perhaps she just doesn't think of Jaune worthy of being talked to? That idea alone made him want to curl up into a ball, is this the silent treatment that his sisters talked about? No, that would mean she had feelings towards him, and he could tell she had none of that.
With Jaune's head in the sky, he didn't notice that they arrived at their destination until it was right in front of him. A fenced off area that had a small opening in it, what? This was all that came to Jaune's head.
Neo easily went through the hole with her small size but Jaune couldn't fit quite as well, needing to get on his hands and knees to crawl through.
Once he got up he saw Neo sitting in an over large chair with 2 men in white masks greeting him. One was at least a foot taller than Jaune which that alone was amazement seeing that he was 6 feet tall, but he was also very muscular, almost like he was some famous actor or a bodybuilder. The other was carrying his sword and shield Crocea Mors and what looked like a sparring sword. The area around them was a barely built building, with only the foundation and pillars being made.
"What are we doing here Neo?" Neo in response snapped her fingers and the smaller masked man through his weapons at him. Jaune jumped when Crocea Mors hit near his foot, then the masked man gave the sparring sword to the bigger masked man. Jaune had an idea of what was going on but was scared nevertheless.
Then the masked man charged, he was too quick for Jaune to react and a huge smash sent Jaune flying. "Get up! This is your training!" The masked man chanted as he pulled Jaune back up and pushed him farther away. Now finally understanding what was going on, Jaune pulled out his sword and extended his shield, but by the time he did the masked man had already smashed into Jaune again, this time with his sparring sword. The pain shot through his body and he couldn't tell if he broke something or not. "Come on! Get up!" Using his arms to push him up, he could see Neo smiling as she watched him struggle. So she just wanted to see me get beat up, I guess this is a well enough punishment.
Sword and shield in hand, he got into one of the few stances he knew from his father. Though it barely helped when the masked man charged again, this time going for his legs. Jaune jumped back but that just gave the masked man an opening and he took it. Pushing forward, he used his sword to keep his shield busy and punched Jaune in the face. Falling down, Jaune could taste the blood in his mouth. Damn, how the hell am I supposed to win this?
"You leave yourself too open, you reaction is average yet you don't think a single step ahead. You have a sword and shield while I only have this sword, use that as an advantage." While the information sounded easy, it was hard for Jaune to figure out how to put that into practice. Another punch, another fall, another kick, another fall, the cycle kept going with a couple of notes that the masked man gave, most of them being that Jaune was a horrible fighter. Even though Jaune was beaten to a pulp, he got up once again.
"I gotta give you props kid, your aura is huge and you can take a beating." The compliment stung as some blood came out of his mouth. It was 1 AM when they started and it was night when they ended. Jaune's pretty boy face was now black and blue, his clothes dirty, and his legs limping. What was the worst part though was that he was to do that again tomorrow, for 4 days in total and the rest of the week to let him rest for school. His eyesight was poor but he could still see Neo walking with a smile. Do I really deserve this? Jaune was told that this was an order from Roman but he still didn't like how Neo got pleasure from him getting beaten up. Yeah he messed up by groping Neo, but does she really take so much joy in seeing him get hurt?
The long walk didn't help, especially with his hurt leg, how am I supposed to get back to that training with so many injuries? The question kept popping up in his head until he fell over, blacking out.
The next thing he knew he was on a fluffy bed, how did I get here? His pain while sore, was somewhat gone. How long have I been out? Looking to his left he saw Neo watching him. "N… N…" His mouth felt dry and he couldn't really say anything. As he mumbled, Neo got up and brought him a glass of water. Lifting his head to help him drink it. Once he finished the glass of water, a screen was put in his face.
I'm sorry for letting you get so beat up. I was still mad at what you did so I let Henry push you to your limits. Tomorrow's training won't be as bad as before. So just rest up on the bed, I'm sleeping on the couch. And with that Neo left the room, closing the door.
Really, what in the hell did I get myself into?
A/N: Ironic how in my last chapter I said I'd try updating more, guess I lied. Well whatever, here is a new chapter so who cares?