Chapter 11: Heartache Tonight.
Disclaimer: *Goes to RT with a Mexican mustache* Hello, my name is Lone Juanderer.
*Comes back an hour later* Damn, they saw through my brilliant charade. Don't own RWBY.
AN: Okay, One thing has been pointed out to me. For a Lancaster Fic, I really have kinda been not delivering on the main shipping in this. That's because truth be told, I'm as socially awkward as Jaune Arc in real life. But I can promise you that I will take this into consideration. Now that Jaune is being snuck back into Beacon, he and Ruby now can actually have a relationship…now for Yang and Tai…well…let's just say shit is going to hit the fan in this chapter.
Now onto the votes!
One: 8
Twins: 33
Triplets: 38
and on a side note, GRIFAbyte101: DAMN IT GRIFF! 17 IS A NORA NUMBER! NOT A REALITY
Votes will be finalized by the next chapter, so just a little warning to get your vote in. The genders for each vote are as following
One: Girl. Majority want a girl
Twins: Boy and girl
Triplets: 2 girls and a boy.
Now onto the chapter! (Song used for the dance is "Kingdom Come" by Coldplay, great song btw)
Blake checked her scroll. Both the Rose and Knight were in position, at the dance, and Yang was still none the wiser. Planning with Sun was difficult while entertaining Yang was difficult, but it was done! Nothing could go wrong-
"Let's see what you've been reading this whole time" Yang said as she snatched up Blake's scroll.
Aw crap baskets.
Yang's eyes slowly turned from their regular lavender to a furious red.
"We are going to Beacon, Blakey"
Double crap baskets…
Ruby looked at her reflection and fixed her dress nervously. The dress still had all the grace as before, but Ruby still felt anxious about the whole thing. She was never a social person, and if the plan worked, she would get her first dance…The whole thing was just new to Ruby. Usually in dances she would just stand near the punch bowl with Jaune till he lost his bet and had to wear a dress.
"Come on Ruby, you can come out now! We're gonna be late!" Weiss called from outside the bathroom. Neptune had asked Weiss out to this dance, and she did not want to miss dancing with the blue haired man.
"Alright" Ruby said, taking a deep breath. Okay, yeah she was pregnant, but still, the student body didn't know, and would never know before it was after the fact. Plus, she would get to see a certain blonde haired knight, and she really hoped that she could actually get the courage to talk to Jaune about something she been meaning to tell him for about two years now…
Jaune fixed his tie nervously. He felt horrible, sweating terribly, his knees shaking, and this thoughts racing over what could go wrong. "Yang could show up, Ruby could hate me, her team could want to kill me, the Beacon campus found out and wants my head on a platter…"
Jaune was cut off by a sting on his left cheek. He looked up to see that Sun had slapped him.
"Pull yourself together man. I checked with Blake, Yang still has no idea where you are, Ice Queen doesn't want to kill you, and the campus still are clueless about this whole mess. As far as I know, they think you did something with Yang's hair. Now if you screw this up, I WILL hurt you!" Sun groaned as he pushed open the doors to Beacon, putting a golden mask up on his face. "Now cut back Jauney boy. We got the whole night to relax. Cut loose and enjoy time with Ruby. You might just get lucky and get a kiss from the little lady"
Jaune looked at the hall. The entire hall was decorated with a theme of legends, people dressed with all sorts of flowing gowns and wearing masquerade masks of all sorts of variety. Jaune looked all over for the familiar red hood but much to his demise, he couldn't find her. Of course…his luck.
Feeling the dance ultimately lost upon him, Jaune went to the punch bowl to wallow in his self-pity. Might as well stand there with all the rest of the people who couldn't get a date or just too awkward to interact with the crowd. Getting himself a cup, Jaune began to drink his worries away with the cheap fruity beverage. Might not be spiked, Glynda had sent a student wishing they never did the one year it did happen, but damn, he could try.
"So…I see you're standing awkwardly by the punch bowl too"
Jaune turned around to see a beautiful woman in a flowing gown of dark crimson, black frills covering the ends. She wore a black and red mask, and had a familiar black hair with red tips…
"Ah, I'm just waiting for someone" Jaune answered smoothly, trying to keep his nerves under control.
"Oh really?"
"Yup"
"…"
"…"
"So…can I ask the lady for a dance?"
"..."
"..."
"OH JUST DANCE ALREADY" Sun called out halfway arose the hall, breaking the awkward tension between the two.
"Well?" Ruby asked Jaune as they headed to the dance floor
"Well what?" Jaune said in a panicked tone. Did he screw this up all ready? If so, new record, but still!
"You gonna ask me if I wanna dance?"
Jaune slapped his head. Damn nerves "Oh yeah... Ruby Rose, would like to take this dance with me?"
Ruby's eyes lit up "I would so kindly, Sir Jaune" She replied, giving a exaggerated bow as Jaune took her hand.
The dance floor began to start the slow dance, a song Jaune recognized, but forgot the artist, but mostly because all thoughts where focused on the most wonderful person he knew dancing with him.
For you, I'd wait 'til kingdom come.
Jaune and Ruby began to dance, taking a slow shuffle of feet. Several times, Ruby stepped on Jaune's feet, but honestly the Arc could have cared less
Until my day, my day is done.
"Well, I have to say, standing awkwardly with someone is a whole lot better than standing awkwardly alone" Ruby chuckled lightly as they continued their dance
Jaune let out a soft laugh "Yeah, and who would have know that I would actually get to stay in a suit the whole time?"
"Hmp. Vomit Boy"
"Crater face"
And say you'll come, and set me free,
"Ruby?"
"Yeah Jaune?"
"I want to apologize. The past month and a half I should have been there for you. I couldn't even get the courage to talk down Yang, but ran. I will never abandon you again. Whatever next, I will be there."
"Jaune..." Ruby said, tears in the corners of her eyes
"Nope, no crying tonight. God knows how long it takes for a woman to get their makeup right. 7 sisters drilled that into me" Jaune said, soothing Ruby
"YOUR FAMI-"
"Will know in all good time. For now, its just me, you, and no worries.
Just say you'll wait, you'll wait for me.
Jaune began to focus in on Ruby's lips, as red as her namesake. Bringing his face closer to hers, Jaune looked Ruby deeply into her silver eyes
"Ruby Rose, I think I'm in lo-"
KABOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM
The music cut off as red lights began to fill the once lively hall. Students looked around in confusion, all wondering the source of explosion. Sun, Neptune, Weiss, Pyrrha, and Scarlet quickly ran up to Jaune and Ruby, Sun having a panicked expression on his face
"You need to hide." Sun said in a somber tone "Now"
"What, why? Is it a grimm attack? White Fang?" Jaune asked
"No, even worse"
"Torchwick? Mercury and Emerald? Cinder?" Ruby rattled off
"NO! Code: Yellow Fury, YANG KNOWS YOU'RE HERE! Jaune, GTFO!" Sun said, gesturing towards the exit.
"No."
The entire gang looked at Jaune with wide eyes "ARE YOU INSANE!?"
"Look, I got a plan. I'm having my weapons sent in from my locker, Sun, Pyrrha, take Ruby out of here. This could get messy and I don't want you anywhere near it."
"What you can't make me do that, Jaune this is suci-"
Ruby never got to finish her sentence, as Jaune gave her a full blown kiss, taking Ruby by surprise.
"Cookies..." Jaune said as he pulled away "Your lips taste like strawberries and cookies."
Ruby was blushing a furious crimson. "Well...I do like cookies..."
"Welp, now I die happy. Sun!"
"Hey wait!" But Ruby was cut off as the monkey faunus picked her up and slung her over his shoulder. "Let me go!"
"No can do, Jauney boy has a plan, and I have faith in that. Plus, he has a few more tricks up his sleeve than you think"
Jaune quickly began to unload his locker of his gear. Taking off his suit jacket, Jaune braced his armor back into place over his dress shirt, and buckled up Croceas Mor around his hip. Grabbing his newly built weapon, Jaune holstered it onto his hip, hanging it from a leather loop on the other belt. He hadn't even had a chance to field test it, let alone name it. Oh well, no time like the present.
"JAUNE"
There, standing in the entry way, was Yang. Her hair was glowing a furious gold, her eyes so red you swore that they were blood, her gauntlets seeming to glow white hot in anticipation. Jaune could only hope his planing worked out.
Jaune and Yang stood at opposite sides of the room, facing one another. The student body could almost feel the tension, the pressure in the room nearly enough to kill a man. Yang's eyes burned a solid red, her hair seemed to glow gold with her rage.
"Now, Yang, why don't we talk this out like civilized people-" Jaune stated calmly, trying to defuse the situation before it got any worse.
However, his plea fell on deaf ears
"YOU BASTARD!"
In a flash of fire, Yang bolted towards the knight at breakneck speeds, a fist raised to deal pain. Knowing the power to great to be blocked, Jaune made a quick side step, dodging the punch by the skin of his teeth. Jaune kept his shield out, but left his sword and pistol sheathed. Even though it wasn't the smartest move, he hoped he could still reason with Yang.
However, Yang ferocity was quickly gaining the upper hand. Jaune had never been much of an agile fighter, and his training with Sun was pretty much the only reason Jaune was alive right now. The monkey faunus had been one of the most mobile fighters Jaune knew, and he picked up on some of his styles during their duels. However, Jaune's refusal towards violence just seemed to anger Yang even more, adding more fuel to the already raging inferno.
"FIGHT ME YOU COWARD!" Yang growled as she gave a furious uppercut, making solid contact on Jaune, making contact for the first time. The punch was so powerful that even with his aura, Jaune still felt like he was getting hit with the side of a sledgehammer. Spitting out blood, Jaune stood up and unsheathed Croceas Mor. She wanted to fight?
Let's give her a fight.
Gritting his teeth, Jaune willed his semblance. Croceas Mor erupted in a brilliant white light, his aura encasing the ancient blade. Let's show Yang how much trouble she caused him, Ruby, and so many others in her blind rage.
Any shock of the Arc's semblance was lost on Yang, either being too consumed in her rage or the battle. She charged head first at Jaune, only for her gauntlet to be met by a metal shield, a river of energy slowly corroding at her aura as her arm was covered in white energy. To make matters worse, this wasn't a kinetic attack. Yang couldn't use this later. Normally, Yang would have took notice of this, but in her rage, it just seemed to add to her anger that her attack was futile. Picking up a table, Yang threw it directly at him, with enough force to kill a grimm with ease. Acting quickly, Jaune sliced the table in two, sending the halves spiraling into the wall, where the shattered. And with that, the fight truly began.
Jaune began to slowly focus on counters, using Yang's own momentum against her, knowing that any physical attacks of his own would bite him in the ass later. He needed to defeat Yang in one swoop, after wearing her down. Any attack she could get up from was a tip in her favor. So Jaune focused on defense, maintaining his semblance on his shield.
Finally seeing Yang slow down for a second, Jaune made a quickdraw for his revolver. Rotating the chamber to one of the special dust rounds he designed, Jaune aimed the large. Pulling the trigger, his shot missed Yang, landing right in front of her. All the students watching thought the Arc screwed up his shot, but was proved wrong as a burst of light bursted from the bullet, causing everyone looking at to lose their vision from the sudden burst.
Yang, blinded by the flashbang shot, swung her fists blindly in rage, taking luck shots into the white, breaking everything around her. Jaune's voice cut through her blindness, a focus for her anger.
"Yang, you need to calm down and listen"
Yang dashed towards the voice, only to be greeted by nothingness, stumbling over something she couldn't see. Grasping at straws, Yang thrashed on the floor with rage, attacking anything within her range.
"Yang. I need you to hear me out. Your party you threw, all those months ago… Me and Ruby woke up naked in the same bed, with as much memory of that night as any of you. And whatever of that night doesn't change the reality, that one way or another, we did do it, and both willingly, and now Ruby is pregnant, and I'm the father. I hope to be the best father I can to my child, and be the best one to help
Ruby raise it. But Yang, in your rage, you forgot about Ruby, and even forgot that you were the one who forced us into that party. Rather than be a kind supporting sister and hear the problem out, you left on a manhunt to kill and/or castrate me. So I beg you, Yang Xiao Long, don't let your rage control you."
"Yang, please listen." Ruby's voice called out. She had finally managed to get away from Sun, and to the main fight, and just in time too.
Jaune's words finally seemed to make an impact, as Yang's eyes slowly faded to back to their regular violet, as her sight returned. In front of her, she saw Ruby, nearly in tears, Beacon's hall in rumble, and Jaune beaten and bruised. Did she cause this? Did she let her rage control her so much? She always wanted to protect Ruby, but all she did in the end was abandon her just like her mother did to her…. What she did was unacceptable. Tears began to fill Yang's eyes. She was truly a horrible sister.
"Ruby...Jaune..." Yang choked out as she broke down in tears, bringing the two into a bone crushing "I'm so, so, so sorry. What I did was inexcusable. I was a horrible friend, a horrible student, a terrible huntress, and worst of all, a god awful sister. I cared more about getting my rage satisfied than actually caring for you. Do what you will. I deserve no part in your child's life"
Ruby let out a sniffle "You know...hic...Yang, I could never... hic...do that. You're my hot heated sister, and soon to be a hot heated aunt."
"It would be more of a crime to not inculde you in this child's life" Jaune said as he helped Ruby and Yang up "You are one of the most eccentric people I know. 2nd to Nora"
"Is that a challenge I hear Jauney Boy?" Yang said with a grin, her usual self returning full force.
"Wait I mean-"
"Too late! Nora! ME! YOU! CONTEST! NOW!"
"I'LL BREAK YOUR LEGS!"
Ruby and Jaune let out a sigh as Yang and Nora began to compete. Both at this point lost their care for the state of the gym, for in their eyes, it was home. Because the whole family was there with them. With that, Jaune and Ruby fell into each others embrace, and fell asleep on the gym floor to the sound their teammates.
AN: Yang ex Cockblock machina
Omake: Semblance ideas
Jaune began to concentrate on his aura. Feeling it begin to boil up, the pressure reaching its breaking point, Jaune let it flow out…
And immediately felt his left shoulder explode in pain as Jaune slammed into a tree.
"SON OF A BITCH!"
"Holy cow, Jaune I think you did it!" Sun called out, jumping down from the tree he had been watching Jaune from. "Try doing it again!"
Rubbing his aching arm, Jaune began to channel his aura again, letting it gather, than releasing it in a burst, only to find himself slamming into the same tree again, just as painful as the first time
"SON OF A BITCH!"
"Hmm…You appear to have some sort of side dash…" Sun said, deep in thought "but you see to keep going to the left. Try focusing on the right"
Jaune groaned, focused his aura, concentrated on the right, and released it…
"SON OF A MOTHERF******* ***** ***** ** *** BITCH!" Jaune yowled as he slammed into the same tree again, his entire left arm consumed in pain.
"It appears your semblance is move a super speeds only to the left…though my question is how far?" Sun said, his eyes filled with curiosity.
Jaune let this own need to know get the better of him. Forgetting his pain temporarily, Jaune took a couple steps away, and called his aura…and slammed into the tree once again
"You know, in hindsight, it might have been a better idea for Jaune to face the opposite side" Sun said as Jaune cursed rapidly on the floor in pain.
After finally getting Jaune's arm treated, Sun and Jaune finally began to come to a conclusion
"Well, it appears your semblance is to be able to move 3ft to the left very quickly" Sun said as the two viewed over their data.
"Why only the left?"
Sun replied with a shit eating grin, his teeth sparkling "Well, as a reflection of your soul, it's only fair that your semblance is never right"
"I hate you sometimes, you know that?"
"Eh, I'm your lovable monkey wingman"
"Keep telling yourself that"
Now by popular demand, here's an actual canon omake to the plot
"Oh Jauney Boy!"
Jaune lurched up from his small nap, sending Runy awake from her using him as a pillow. Looking in front of him, Jaune saw Nora and Yang holding what appeared to be... No, for once in his time at Beacon, NO!
"I'm not doing it! I didn't make any stupid bet to lose this year, I'm not wearing a dress and you can't make me!" Jaune stated, but it fell on deaf ears.
Yang gave her trademark grin and Nora cracked her knuckles. Jaune quickly began to realize how small his chances actually are. Turning to his only hope, Jaune looked to Ruby with a face begging for help.
"Please tell them no"
Ruby gave a small smile and shrugged "You look cute in a dress"
"You traitor..."
Standing in the dance floor, Jaune did what he did best. Lead..true, he would perfer an actual combat situation, but hey, Leading the squad in an epic dance while in a knee length dress that had a way too low neckline (Damn it Yang) was something he could live with
Now if only Yang didn't leave in the near the end. Something about Vale needing it's hero.