Obligatory Author note:Hello! New chapter! Funnily enough I'm writing this in the middle of exams... Screw em ammirite? Anyway, here's a new chapter, Enjoy!

-Guard Duty-

"So, this will be your team's quarters! " Andrew Nikos told Jaune as Ren laid their pack near a couch.

They were in the house of Andrew Nikos, beside the guards' Barracks. "Is there a reason we aren't with the other guards, sir?" Jaune curiously asked

"You complaining? " The older man asked.

"No, just curious"

"Think about it son, Pyrrha Nikos. Sleep in a Barracks full of men who spend too much time guarding the walls. Add them up" Andrew told Jaune with a sigh

Jaune grit his teeth Hm? Why'd I do that?

"You still want to sleep there? " Andrew asked "No sir" was the answer. Andrew laughed a hearty laugh

"Don't worry son, you don't have to be too formal" The man said "Either way, you'll be leaving quickly. We're going to go to post, we'll be in the west watchtower, get ready and pack up your guns...or blades...or gun blades" Andrew said as he looked at his niece as she giggled.

After putting their stuff in their bunk, Team JNPR with Andrew went to the watchtower.

"Hey Joker! " Andrew shouted tocatch the attention of a frail-looking huntsman.

"What? "

"Where's Thief? " Andrew asked as he slapped 'Joker's back.

"Oh he's fixing the traps all along the other watchtower. Who're the kids?" Joker said

"Ah yes, team JNPR meet Joker. Real name Johan Verti" Andrew introduced Jaune and his team.

"Nice to meet you, sir" Jaune said as he held out his hand, Johan shook it with a smirk "Don't call me sir, boy, we're all equal here"

"Hello mister Verti! " Pyrrha piped up as Johan's eyes widened "Pyrrha? Why, you've grown so big! You should go to Molly, she'll love ya!"

"Aww thanks mister Johan, I'll go visit miss Verti later" She said as Joker grinned, but it soon faded as he looked over into the distance.

"What is it Joker? " Andrew asked.

"A small herd, we should be able to deal with it easily. " Johan put his Joker mask on.

"Kids, this'll be your first time against a herd, will you be fine? " Andrew asked team JNPR

"Uhm, guys do you all want to go? " Jaune asked and his team nodded.

"Great, Mister Nikos we are fine"

"Good, Joker what's the herd looking like?" Andrew shouted as he pulled out his mecha-shift mace and shield.

"You kids are pretty unlucky, first few seconds here and you have to deal with a Herd. Whatever though, beowolves and ursai, this shouldn't be hard" Joker answered.

"Good, okay, JNPR what are your weapons? "

Nora answered first " A mecha-shift giant warhammer and granade launcher" Ren answered next "Twin bladed Smg's " Pyrrha was about to answer but stopped, knowing her uncle was one of the people who helped polish her weapon.

"What about you son? Got any special mecha-shift weapon?" Andrew asked.

"Meh, I think a normal sword would do just fine" Jaune brought out his sword from his aether and Andrew was stunned.

"You aren't connected to Thorin, by any chance are you? " Andrew asked and Jaune nodded "He was my master"

"Tell your master he owes me a rematch! " Andrew told Jaune merrily.

"Either way, get ready. Those with ranged weapons please start firing" Joker said through the line that connects the watchtowers.

"Roger that! " the others answered as a barrage of missiles, bullets and arrows flew toward the grimm.

Joker may have called it small but the grimm at least numbered in the 400-500.

However the number was whittled down after the barrage of ranged attacks. Jaune, Pyrrha, Nora and Ren along with Andrew and several other vanguard knights went to the front gate.

"If anybody dies! I won't treat you to dinner! " Andrew shouted, the guards roared. "Get out there. and murder those MotherF-"

The sound of the gate opening was loud as a few hundred warcries were heard as the guards, along with Pyrrha and Jaune rushed toward the Grimm. Jaune was ahead of the pack, being able to use his aether one again, he leapt into the air and slammed his sword down. Taking down a few Ursai as some beowolves were thrown into the air. Whilst in the air Ren shot them and he even leapt and stabbed some.

"Nice one Ren! Nora next!" Jaune shouted as Nora then slammed her hammer into multiple staggered Ursai, killing them in the process.

Pyrrha was a beast on her own, but Jaune could see she was very slowly getting overwhelmed. As a Beowolf was sneaking behind her Jaune quickly changed his weapon into his Sai and pulled himself toward Pyrrha's exposed flank and guarded it.

Effectively protecting eachother. Jaune swapped to Crocea Mors since he needed a shield to not get overwhelmed.

"Pyrrha how are you holding up, Jaune asks as he bashes and stabs a beowolf.

"Pretty okay, what about you Jaune" Pyrrha grunts as she pulls her spear out from an Ursa. "Meh these guys are pretty boring" Jaune said as he rapidly changed to his hammer and smashed the ground knocking multiple Grimm into the air, as Pyrrha finished them off with her magnetically controlled Javelin.

"Help! " A woman shouted as Jaune heard this he looked at Pyrrha and she nodded.

"Please! " the girl shouted omce more as Jaune ran over to see a girl about his age, guard's Armour, a broadsword stuck in the ground, and a Grimm approaching her.

Jaune leapt into action bashing it's skull in with his shield then splitting it's throat. "Are you okay? " Jaune asked as he cut down a few more with his party and slash combo. Protecting this girl right now was his top priority but he wanted to make sure.

"Yeah, I'm alright now" the girl said as she took her broadsword and helped Jaune out. She cleaved the head of an Ursa off its body,an impressive feat for an auraless. "Nice" Jaune said as he kept fighting.

Thus in give or take, 4 hours and 35 minutes the entire herd was cleared. Jaune was tired but there were no casualties.A few were seriously injured, not gravely injured.Sone had light bruises and cuts and others were pretty much untouched.

Andrew approached Jaune "You did great out there, great to see my niece's leader is actually pretty strong"

Jaune smiled at the compliment "Thanks sir, I practice hard"

"It sure shows, anyway theres someone here who wants to talk to you" Andrew gestured behind him as the girl Jaune helped earlier stepped forward.

Pyrrha was running up to Jaune and saw this and decided to wait a bit. She watched the girl with a feeling she hasn't felt in a while, it was a bad gut feeling.

"Uhm, oh I never got your name" Jaune joked as he scratched the bback of his head.

"Oh, uhm I'm Christie Lavender" the girl said "Jaune Arc". She was like Blake, though slightly taller at around 5'8

"I'll leave you two to socialize, I bet it's awkward for this old man to be in your way hahaha! " Andrew left and went to Pyrrha.

"So uhm, Christie... You mind taking off your helmet? " Jaune asked as Christie said "Oh... Sure"

"Why do you have it on still anyway? " Jaune asked

Christie responded "Well, I'm insecure about my looks so..." But she started removing it anyway. Her long, soft looking blonde hair fell down messily, a few bits of soot could be seen on her cheek but it just added to the allure of her dark hazelnut coloured eyes. Her skin was a healthy colour and her lips we rosy. She's HOT! Jaune thought.

"Uhm, I bet my face is dirty isn't it? " Christie said as Jaune was kind of flustered.

"I mean... here" Jaune said as he pointed to his right cheek.

"Here? " Christie wiper her left. Jaune went automatic and wiped the soot with his handkerchief "T-there" Jaune instantly backed off when he realised what he did.

"Thank you" Christie also said nervously as she breathed out "I can do this" she whispered as she straightened her hair.

"Uhm, Christie what are you- HMPH!?" Christie without warning cupped Jaune's cheeks and kissed him on the lips.

It was only short though as she backed off really quickly "I-It's a t-thanks for saving me... " Christie said as she twiddeled her fingers.

"I mean... I'm not complaining but-"

"JAUNE! " Pyrrha looked furious. She pulled Jaune away from Christie as fast as possible "B-Bye Jaune! " Christie squeaked as Pyrrha gave her a cold gaze.

"Uhm, Pyr are you ok?" Jaune asked, confused on why she might be mad.

"Don't just go around kissing girls like that Jaune... " Pyrrha told him as she got to Andrew's house.

"I didn't!!! She kissed me herself! " Jaune defended but Pyrrha persisted "Then why didn't you stop her? " Pyrrha asked.

"Why should I? She wanted to thank meme-Hmph!?... " Pyrrha put her lips on his. It was a magical moment, different from the cheek or the other girl, this one was like... When you find Diamons and Mineblade or get a pentakill in any MOBA, but 100 times sweeter.

Pyrrha then pulled back, the kiss was cut and Pyrrha was breathing heavily, half to catch her breath and the other because her heart was pumping too much "Do... you get it now Jaune?"

Jaune was in a daze but smiled "Yeah, I got it"

Author note: Anotha chapter done! I'm garbage at writing romance and sappy stuff, sorry if it's ceinge and shoehorned as all heck but hell, experience is the greatest master. Hope you enjoyed the chapter, the breach will be covered soon so stay tuned!