(A/N: Damn! 2000 words! And RWBYP isn't in this one too much! Maybe I am improving… But actually, they were gonna show up again, but, as usual, things ran a little over. Consider yourself lucky.)
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Glynda is tired.
After using her semblance at least 15 too many times to make sure Jaune was ok, AND having to carry him over a mile to get to the bullhead, AND not getting any help from anyone whatsoever to check on him, she's just about at the end of her rope.
"And he's stable?"
"Yes Headmistress. His Aura stopped the poison from causing any lasting damage. It's a blessing he has so much of it."
"How long until he wakes?"
"Could be an hour, could be a day. It all depends on how fast he recovers from the shock."
"Alright. I pray to Oum that he awakens quickly."
*knock knock knock*
Glynda raises her brow. Who could that be?
The nurse unlocks the door. The new guest steps through the door and- Yatsuhashi?
That's an interesting person to visit. How did he get here so early? Jaune was only checked into here 45 minutes ago!
"I'm sorry Yatsuhashi, but he's not allowed to have visitors yet. Please wait until he awakens."
He looks a little sad, but stays respectful.
"Okay. I hope he gets well soon."
He puts two things on the table next to Jaune: A small piece of vanilla cake, and a note, then leaves.
A good sign?
Glynda sure thinks so. Maybe Oum is watching over him. Certainly not RWBY, that's for sure.
Time to go for the next stop on the Glynda Express: Ozpin!
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Ozpin is in his office looking through yet more papers.
Glynda opens the door and immediately goes through behind him.
"Please explain why one of my students almost died today!"
"Was it Cardin?"
"Wha- No it was not him! It was Jaune! The one you are training!"
"What happened to him?"
"He almost died getting stung by Rapier Wasps."
"That's unfortunate. Do you know why?"
"No! I was really hoping you would know."
"I wish I did…" He does. He remembers the RWBY scene from earlier.
He was really hoping not to have to go down this path...
Glynda sees his facial expression change to one of discontent.
"You do know, don't you."
Ozpin wants to lie. He really, really, really wants to. But it doesn't work with Glynda.
Her face is getting more and more disgruntled with each passing second…
"...*sigh* I do know."
"What is it?"
"It's Team RWBY. It has to be."
"You are saying that…!"
"It's the most likely possibility."
"So what do we do about this?"
"We can't prove anything right now. There's no choice but to just kick this down the road and wait. I expect you to train him again tomorrow."
Who would Ozpin and Glynda have to prove to? Also, Why does Ozpin apparently have a hate boner for Cardin? Yeah he's a bully, but why just casting him off? How this fic ended up not straight up killing anyone is honestly a miracle.
"You are insane! He can't do that!"
"Oh but he will. The faster he gets up to speed, the faster this will be over. And the less damage will be done."
Glynda does not like this one bit, but Ozpin is right. There's no way Ozpin will let him go, and there is no way to avoid whatever will come. It just has to pass.
They both leave it off there, but the mood has become quite gloomy now...
This is just weird. I can't even explain this, as any attempt would likely be wrong.
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Rare pre-interruption to say that this entire scene is what Celestial Interlacing is a remaster of. Check that fic out, by the way (Yes, I'm a self-promoting little weenie). I won't put any of these author interruptions in the rest of this chapter, so have fun reading undisturbed.
Jaune is back at home in Arcadia. It's four years from now, right after he has graduated from Beacon as one of the top huntsmen.
He still has his trusty Crocea Mors, his reliable white armor, and even still has the Pumpkin Pete hoodie, after all this time. Too bad it no longer fits due to his muscular frame.
He even got a girlfriend! Who? Well, it's obviously Pyrr-
ERROR 781E1E
GIRLFRIEND.HMN HAS BEEN CORRUPTED. REPLACE WITH GENERIC MODEL?
Y(es)/N(o) [NOTE: CHOOSING NO WILL LIKELY CAUSE DREAMSCAPE TO CRASH!]
That's weird, this never happened in previous versions of this dream!
Uhhhhhhhhhhh, I guess we can do that, sure… [Y]
REPLACEMENT COMPLETE! REWINDING TO LAST SAFE POSITION…
He even got a girlfriend! Who? Well, it's obviously Moon!
She stands at about 5 foot 7, with shimmering purple hair, dark green eyes,
an interesting off-white complexion, 34B size boobs, equally muscular arms, long, graceful legs… How descriptive is this thing?
Whatever. She looks beautiful, and Jaune loves her. Let's just stop questioning this and carry on...
"Who is thi- son?! I'm so glad you're back!"
That's Jaune's father. He holds his arms out for a hug, but before Jaune can close the gap he is intercepted by a ball of pure happiness.
Then two.
Then three.
Then four.
It becomes a massive pileup at the front door as Jaune can now barely breathe.
Moon uses her strength to drag the sisters away as Jaune finally gets a chance to breathe again.
"Thanks for the save babe."
"No problem! I'll always be there for you!"
Another pileup is about to commence, but Moon expertly dives out of the way, leaving all seven sisters in a heap just outside.
Moon starts laughing, but not in a cruel "you suck' way, more of a "you people are insane and I love it" way. She holds out her hand and helps them all out of the pile.
Saphron flies over to Jaune like a falcon diving towards its prey.
"Who is she?! Please you have to tell me!"
"Yeah please!"
A massive blush dawns over Moon's face.
Jaune breaks out into a smile, but he realizes Moon seems to have crashed.
Quick, gotta step in!
"Her name is Moon, last name Woot."
"...What?" Moon is still recovering, so Jaune continues on.
"She got the name from something called "college football". No idea what that is. But anyway, that's her! And it's her birthday today too! She's 23 now."
Moon finishes recovering and gives him a pouty look.
"I can't believe you! You better buy me pizza after this!"
"Don't worry babe, I ordered some here for you. Now let's go!"
He intertwines her hand with his and gently pulls her to the couch to sit.
Terra, who was wise enough to stay away from the pile-up earlier, is on another couch.
"You get used to it. The same thing happened when Saphron showed me off for the first time. But I didn't have the muscles."
"YOU KNOW YOU LIKED BEING PINNED LIKE THAT!"
"SAPH!" Terra jumps on her and they roll around into a room with the door magically shutting behind them.
"Is that what I think it is?"
"Yep. It happens a lot. They'll be back with us eventually."
"Anyway… congrats son! Now come give your father a real hug!"
Jaune goes and this time is not intercepted by anyone. The hug lasts for a few seconds and then ends.
"I always knew you would make it! You are a blessing to this family!"
The mom rolls her eyes at that one. She doesn't have enough fingers or toes to count how many times Jaune's dad was scared for him during the past four years.
"I'm so happy my Jaune is home!" She hugs Jaune, and after an almost absurd amount of time, releases him and hugs Moon as well.
"Is this family that addicted to hugs?!"
"Yep!" Everyone else in the house says.
"I'm not complaining!" Moon adds on as she almost melts into the hug.
So much so that it takes significant effort to push Moon away.
"So who is this family?" Moon asks.
"Well, I'm Jaune, that's my dad Gary, mom Lisa, and my sisters, Violet, Talia, Lexi, Taylor, Lily, and Felicity. And of course you've seen Saphron and her wife, Terra."
Just then a MMMMMMMM sound comes from the room those last two are in.
"They're just fumbling around." Gary says to prevent more laughter at their expense.
"Your family has such great names! Especially yours. They sure are lovely."
"Thanks babe. Let me fix you something to go with that pizza."
"Is it strawberry ice cream? Please be strawberry ice cream!"
Jaune gets up and checks the fridge, but there is no milk. He checks in the freezer and there is no ice cream of any kind, certainly not strawberry. He pouts.
Probably no "fun" with Moon tonight…
He does see a vanilla cake mix though! And it's milk-free! Redemption!
"No ice cream! But we do have some cake I can make real fast!"
"Do it babe!"
That's all the encouragement he needs as he whips up the cake mix faster than he chugs a Pumpkin Pete cereal box!
He shoves the cake batter in a pan and closes the oven. This better be good!
Jaune gets no time to relax before the doorbell is rung.
It must be the pizza.
Moon uses her speed to get to the door before Jaune can even move a muscle.
"Pizza for one Jaune Arc?"
"I'll take it! Babe, throw me the cash!"
Jaune takes out his wallet and throws a perfect deep ball of 35 lien to Moon, who catches it casually and hands it to the driver.
"Thankyoukeepthechangehaveaniceday!" Moon slams the door behind her and sets the three pizza boxes on the table.
Jaune quickly swipes one while she is distracted.
"IS THAT THE PIZZA!" Saphron sticks her head out of the room, clearly "glazed" over like a fresh donut.
"I WASN'T READY YET!" A nearly unrecognizable voice screams out.
"Eep!" And just like that, the door is shut again.
"Oum dammit this fucking family." Gary muses, already tired of this shit.
And then he looks over to the table…
Moon is ravenously diving into the two pizza boxes that remain, eating like a vulture as pepperoni after pepperoni get forced into their untimely death-by-chewing.
"You see why I took this box?"
"Yep…" Both Gary and the sisters say.
Jaune knows 8 measly pieces are not enough for everyone. He has to fight the celestial body herself…
He goes over and whispers in her ear;
"Babe! I'm gonna take some of that pizza for my family. Please don't be mad."
"MMMMMMPH!" [NOOOOOO!]
"I'm so sorry, but I have to do this…"
He takes the second box away, but not before Moon attempts to drag half of the pizza out of it.
Luckily she is a little incapacitated right now. Jaune easily wins the battle and delivers the 6/8 uneaten slices to his family, more than enough to satisfy. Moon on the other hand is "only" left with 10 pieces to eat.
"Thanks Jaune, you are a lifesaver!" Taylor, Violet, and Lexi say before eating a slice.
The rest are still staring at Moon. They can see her seem to slow down in real time as her chewing slows. The pizza slices start to be left half-eaten. She finally collapses into a happy, presumably Italian-themed dream.
Jaune looks over at her. She looks so beautiful like this. He walks over and sits down next to her, carefully leaning her over onto his shoulder.
He feels a grip on his arm tighten. That's Moon's hand, feeling around before landing on a groove in between muscles. A smile appears on her face.
Jaune's forgotten about everything else at this point. Now it's just he and Moon.
He puts one of the half-eaten pizza slices up near her mouth, and then gently taps it against her closed lips. They open up like the gates of heaven and accept the gift.
She swallows it before leaning in even closer with that smile turning into a really bright grin.
Jaune just accepts it. There is no need to distract from this moment.
A camera shutter is heard. Someone didn't get that message, now did they?It's Terra, now out of the room with Saphron right behind her.
"YOU TWO LOOK SO GODDAMN CUTE TOGETHER!"
The peace is shattered. Moon jumps several inches in her chair. Jaune is frozen in shock.
Moon looks around. She sees the pizza in Jaune's hand. The handprint in Jaune's arm. The scroll sticking out from Terra's pocket. The rest of the family trying and failing to stifle their laughter.
Her mind puts it all together…
"YOU RUINED MY ROMANTIC MOMENT!" She jumps toward Terra, who can not bolt away fast enough and gets tackled for a 2 yard loss.
"No one touches my fair lady like that except me!" Saphron attempts to push Moon away, but the muscles win out.
Jaune snaps back to reality after hearing the takedown. He looks and sees the "situation" in the hallway.
"Babe please! Don't kill her!"
And the chaos spills through the entire house for the rest of the day.
In all of this, a vanilla cake was left forgotten. Good thing Jaune forgot to turn the oven on!
(A/N: Needed a generic character for the dream, so I stole it from my first fic. [INSERT SHAMELESS PLUG HERE] You can probably tell I am in my element making shit up from basically nowhere. But this fic is going surprisingly well for having to fit it in the RWBYsphere. Even if I am reeeeeeeeeally pushing it sometimes.)
