A/N: I might do 2 more chapters before this gets to Beacon. Anyway, enjoy.
Jessica sighed as she leaned back into the living room couch, snug under a blanket while she watched a late night show.
Being the oldest sibling was tiring work, especially when mom and dad were still gone for work all night. But she did her absolute best to help take care of her younger siblings and was proud of it.
Jaune, currently being the little puffball that he was, made it a hell of a lot easier to get the younger ones to bed, and allowed her to have this rare moment of peace.
She soon heard the pitter patter of footsteps coming down the stairs. She turned and saw Jaune walking up towards her. "You make a lot of noise for such a little thing."
"Arf," Jaune responded as he hopped on the couch. He then walked up to Jessica and collapsed on her lap.
"Long day?" She asked. Jaune gave her a huff and snuggled closer. She started scratching the back of his head, and let out a chuckle as she got the desired result.
Jaune closed his eyes and panted happily, leaning his head closer to Jessica's hand. Even after all this time, it was lost to her how her dorky younger brother could be so adorable.
Jessica sat there smiling, petting her brother's head while enjoying her tv show. All was nice. But after a few minutes have passed, she noticed something.
"Hey Jaune," she said, "how come you were so willing to be petted?" Jaune perked up and looked at her. "Well, I mean you usually are but you always put up a little fight before succumbing. What changed?"
Jaune just tilted his head and licked her chin.
"Good enough." She went back to scratching his ears and watching tv.
Soon, she thought she heard a faint noise coming from the kitchen. She glanced over but couldn't see because it was dark, so she paid no mind. She then thought she heard something again seconds later. "Hey Jaune, you hear anything?"
Jaune wiggled his ears and shook his head. Jessica shrugged and went back to her show. But then she thought she heard it again. It was irritating her.
"Jaune, off." Jaune did as commanded and looked at his older sister. "I'll be right back." She then got up and started walking towards the kitchen. Jaune whimpered, making Jessica looked back for a moment to see his pleading eyes.
"Oh don't be a drama queen, I'll just be a minute and scratch your ears again in no time," she said. Jaune whined again but Jessica ignored him.
Suddenly, Jaune emitted four rapid barks.
"We've been compromised! Flee!" June shouted from the kitchen, immediately followed by two other familiar screams. Three pairs of footsteps started running for the exit in the dark but Jessica reacted fast.
She crouched and held her arms out, immediately capturing the three youngest Arc sisters and lifted them up in a tight bear hug.
"Alright, what are you three doing up this late? It's waaaay past your bedtimes."
"Nothing," the trio quickly simultaneously answered. Not believing them, Jessica used one foot to turn on the light. The tipped over cookie jar and stolen cookies in the younger sister's hands were now visible.
"Come on girls, you know you're not allowed sugar this late at night. Mom would flip if she found out," Jessica said.
"Well, yeah," Jane said, "that's why we sent Jaune to distract yo-"
"Jane you idiot!" Jade shouted as she slapped a hand over her twin's mouth.
Jessica looked back at Jaune. He was hiding under the couch, but his tail was sticking out.
"Please don't tell mom," June pleaded with watery eyes and a quivering lip.
Not even the oldest sibling was immune to the sad looks of her younger siblings. Jessica took a moment to think of a compromise. "Ok, clean up the mess you made, and I won't tell mom. I'll even allow you guys to take up one cookie each."
"Thank you!" The younger sister's eyes sparkled as they hopped off and cleaned the mess they made and then ran off back upstairs, except for June.
"June, I said only one cookie," Jessica asserted.
"We promised Jaune a sugar cookie if he helped us," she then placed a cookie on the floor. Jaune's head poked out of the couch, and he then ate the cookie after sniffing it first. June patted his head before running back upstairs.
With a soft smile, Jessica got back on the couch and under her blanket. Jaune hoped back on and cuddled with her a moment later. She was tempted to deny him for trying to trick her, but she knew he'd pull the puppy eyes on her so she gave in and patted his head, much to his joy.
However, Jessica did the mental math. Jaune was still human just under an hour ago, so he'd still be a dog well through the next morning. She smiled evilly as she texted her other sisters.
The following morning, Jessica carried an awake and happy Jaune to her room, and he became confused to why Jemima and Joan were already there. Jaune looked at them confused until he saw what was in their hands.
He frantically tried to escape, but Jessica's grip was too strong. "Now now Jaune. I love you, but I didn't appreciate you trying to use your cuteness to trick me last night. So now you must be punished."
Jaune whimpered.
An hour later, Juniper and Nicholas Arc, proud parents of the Arc family, returned home and were met with an interesting sight.
Little puppy Jaune was dressed in some of his old sister's baby clothes and had a sign hung around him.
"This is what I get for trying to use my cuteness to trick my sisters."
Juniper daww'ed at this and took a picture. Nicholas facepalmed before helping Jaune out of the predicament.
A/N: Thanks for reading, and have a great day :)