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"Ugh… my aching head."
Those words were the first things out of Jaune Arc's mouth as he awoke from a long night's sleep. He was holding his forehead as he gazed lazily around the room he shared with the remainder of Team JNPR.
Ren was still tucked under the covers of his own bed, and Jaune just rolled his eyes as he saw the extra bump that could easily be made out as the missing Nora latching onto his side. The sound of running water signified that his own partner was showering at the moment.
Laying back, he thought back onto what might have caused this headache.
Nothing abnormal happened yesterday to his memory.
Classes happened as usual, he even got an extra hour of sleep during one of Professor Port's more tedious lectures. Lunch was the normal arguments between the powerhouses of each team and some light teasing thrown his way once that was settled down. The last thing he did was his normal Tuesday training session with Pyrrha on the roof, and that was mostly just working on his shield form.
His musings were broken as the bathroom door opened and a wet-haired Pyrrha walked out in her battle attire, ready for their free-day. Locking eyes with each other, she smiled.
"Morning Jaune. Ready for another wonderful day?" she asked with a teasing edge to her voice.
He groaned and rolled out of bed on his own, knowing full well that he needed to shower before he and his team could leave for whatever it was they were likely doing that involved their sister team.
"Nope. I just want to sleep the day away. But I highly doubt you would let me do that no would you oh dearest partner of mine?" he responded cheekily as he grabbed his clothes and made his way to the bathroom.
She whistled innocently as he passed her and he chuckled, closing the door behind him and getting ready for what today will bring.
After a quick shower and dressing in his jeans, hoodie and armor set, he stepped out into the room… only to be swept up into the crushing embrace of Nora Valkyrie.
"Gooooooood morning fearless leader!" She cheered as she tried her best to crush his bones.
"Nora, put him down." The ever-calm voice of Lie Ren commented as he placed a hand on the excitable girl's shoulder.
Pouting, the hammer-wielder set down the blonde, allowing him to intake air again. He shot a thankful look to the only other male in their immediate friend group.
He thought all was right in the world. His aura flared to heal the partially damaged spine he just received curtesy of Nora, but the glow didn't fade. Instead it only got brighter until it completely engulfed the tall teen.
"Jaune!" Pyrrha cried as the light reached its apex and blinded them all.
The bright light slowly receded, allowing Pyrrha and Ren to uncover their eyes and blink the spots out of their vision. Nora just removed a pair of sunglasses from her face and looked at the two of them.
"Wow, that was bright." She said casually.
"Ugh… I should have shut my eyes faster…" the redheaded spartan groaned, rubbing her eyes, getting a grunt of agreement from her green clad teammate.
"That was really bright… but at least my headache is gone now. Hey… why does my voice sound so diff-" a high-pitched voice said, bringing the dazed attention of NPR back to where their leader once was.
"Everything is so big!" exclaimed a short, blonde boy. He was wearing the same armor as Jaune, even holding the seemingly enlarged Crocea Mors in his arms as he gazed around the room with worried eyes.
"J-Jaune?" Pyrrha asked with wide eyes that were fully focused on the nervous little boy in front of her. Her brain unable to completely handle the thought that this adorable little boy was her normally lanky, yet to her, adorable leader.
"…P-Pyrrha?"
That was the last straw for the girl as her mouth dropped and her hand pointed at him. Her eyes glazed over and a small line of drool escaped her lips.
"Little Jaune… so cute…" she mumbled quietly while her brain tried to make sense of the situation and recover from cuteness overload.
Both Ren and Nora took a step back from the troubled redhead and gazed down at the younger version of their leader.
"So, what happened to you Jaune-Jaune?" Nora was the first to speak, crouching down to be face-to-face with her dramatically shortened friend. She poked his cheek and smiled at the childish pout that came over his face when he shoved her away.
"I don't know! I woke up with a headache, took a shower and then after you hugged me my aura did the normal healing thing and then poof! I'm a midget!" he pouts even harder, throwing his hand up into the air, causing Nora to squeal and pull him into a hug.
"I don't know what happened, but I like it! Ren can we keep him this way? He is so cute!" she spun around the room with a panicking Jaune in her arms.
"It sounds like this is your Semblance Jaune, or at least part of it. I am not sure of the explanation for why, but it is the only sound reasoning we have to go off for now and no Nora. We can't keep him. He is still our leader, we need him to be back to normal for us to get anything done. Especially if Pyrrha does this every time." He gestures to the stuttering champion.
Nora pouts back but nods in agreement, setting her object of affection for the moment down and looking to Ren for the plan.
"Nora and I will head to the library to research and see if there is any information about this type of Semblance in the records. We will take Pyrrha with us to make sure she doesn't need medical attention after this…" he said, gesturing for Nora to lift up their broken teammate.
She did just that, making Jaune a little confused.
"What am I supposed to do?" he asks, unintentionally making Pyrrha's condition worse.
"Stay here and do not let anyone in." the ninja said simply before exiting the room. Nora followed him, waving her free arm back in farewell.
This left the small Arc all alone and standing in the room with nothing to do on their day off.
Grabbing his scroll, he laid back against his bed and booted up one of the games on it, sighing to himself as he started playing.
"Might as well pass the time…"
He played various games for around an hour, when a noise emanated from the hall. At first, he ignored it, until it became louder and… closer?
Next thing the small boy new, his team's door was flung open and a head of golden hair like his own, but much longer took up the entrance.
"Hey Vomit-boy! I saw your team earlier and they were without their fearless leader! I came by to see what was up!" Yang Xiao Long declared, stepping fully into the room and closing the door much softer than she opened it.
Wide blue eyes met shocked lilac ones as the shrunken teen gave his best imitation of a deer caught in headlights. The smirk that graced the blonde bombshell's lips following the sight of him on the bed was positively predatory.
"When I came to see what you were up to, I didn't expect this! You are adorable, come to Yang!" she said with unfiltered glee as she approached her classmate.
With the months of practice dodging Nora's hugs, he rolled off the bed as she tried to grab him, and with a second movement slid under the bed.
"Come on Jauney~ I won't hurt you! I just want to give your cute little body a big hug!" the sing-song voice came from above him as she perched on his bed.
"No Yang!" his voice came out much higher than he wanted it to and she just squealed in what he assumed was happiness.
He was so preoccupied with his own embarrassment, that he failed to notice the gloved hand snake under the bed and grip his arm.
"Gotcha!" the brawler declared triumphantly as she reeled in her catch. Bringing the squirming boy into her arms at an elevated height, enough so that she had to look up to meet his eyes.
Jaune looked down at his captor, she was smirking and leaning back on his bed's headrest.
"Enjoying the view Jauney-boy?" she teased.
Raising an eyebrow, the boy looked down from his position to where Yang was gesturing. Her smirk grew even bigger as he gazed upon her breasts.
"I'm kiddi-" her jest was silenced when her breath hitched at the cute scene of the once dorky leader scratching his cheek and looking very confused.
"It's like I can tell you're really, really pretty… but I don't care? Maybe by hormones turned off? I feel like I'm missing out…" the longer he talked the more confused he got and the more Yang was smiling.
The boy in her arms perked up and pointed to her.
"Especially your hair! It's super pretty!" that took the girl by surprise, and pushed her over the edge.
Squealing, she clutched the boy tightly and brought her face up to his and began rubbing her cheek against his.
"It's too much!" she cried, hugging the boy, whose face was a mix between uncomfortable and happy that he made his friend happy.
They sat there, talking about a few things here and there, but mostly it was just Yang cuddling the adorable kid. Looking at one of the clocks in the room, she gasped.
"Welp, come on Jauney. Time to go!" the blonde said to her small companion as she stood up, bringing the unprepared boy back into her arms as she stood up.
"Um… I'm not supposed to leave the room. Ren said so." The boy told her as he was easily hoisted into the air and towards the door.
"Think of it like this Jauney. Isn't it better if you go to a room with people in it so you can be supervised?" she said, opening the door and closing it again once they were outside.
Pondering, the child-knight nodded. "I guess that makes sense when you say it like that…" he added as within a few strides of Yang's long legs, they stood in front of Team RWBY's dorm.
"Exactly. You can trust big sis Yang to take care of you. Plus, Blake and Rubes will absolutely adore you like this…" she added the last bit under her breath. Mentally preparing herself for all the incredibly cute pictures she was about to take and lord over her sister team's leader.
The door to the other room opened and the duo stepped in. Garnering the attention of the other two occupants… okay well just the one. Weiss looked at the pair, rolled her eyes and went back to working at her desk.
Blake on the other hand raised one of her delicate eyebrows from behind her book.
"Yang… why do have a kid that looks like Jaune in your arms?" she asked, sounding both confused and amused at the two blondes. Jaune squirmed a little under her gaze.
Of course, the squirming meant he was uncomfortable, making Yang's grin return.
"Jauney here had a little accident and I, being the wonderful person, I am, couldn't just leave him all alone next door. So now we are babysitting, here you go Blakey." The boisterous blonde walked over and unceremoniously deposited the boy onto her lap.
Jaune thought she would be annoyed, but instead, he was ensnared in the Faunus' arms as she relaxed again and started reading.
"Um… Blake?" his tiny voice asked, trying to ignore the pictures Yang was taking, undoubtedly to use as blackmail later.
A small hum was his que to continue. At this point, even Weiss was giving some of her attention towards the display.
"Why are you cuddling me?"
Her amber eyes lazily fell onto his upturned face and she gave him a weak smirk.
"You are small, warm and adorable. All things that made me want to do this… so get comfy. I plan on finishing this book today."
Her words left no room for argument and it was clear neither of the other girls were going to give him any help in his current situation. With a sigh, the small boy got comfortable and let himself drift off into sleep.
A/N: This actually turned out a little shorter than intended because I liked the ending. This is based of my friend Danny's comic "Semblance of Jaune" which you can find on DeviantArt.
Originally, this was so supposed to be the NPR, Yang and Blake portions in this story, but I cut Blake's short because I liked the cuddle and read scene as an ending. If you do want a follow up, it will likely be the continued Blake scene, Weiss and Ruby to finish the story up.
I enjoyed writing this a lot, and actually finished a much different chapter alongside this that will likely be out next week if I get it typed up and proofread before then. The change is pretty clear too.
Now to address some reviews!
C'est Sheik: You are technically correct, however, I don't think I will take that story any further than her continuing her teasing of him because I don't really want to write any romance out at the moment.
I am glad so many of you are enjoying it so far, and I will likely continue the is a cousin story later with another chapter. Not sure when, but it will happen eventually.
There were a few people who asked about future plans for characters, and my response was simple...
"Hell if I know."
This is a collection of independent stories or one-shots that I get the urge to write, so don't expect a cohesive plot throughout all of the stories. Like Jaune won't be Ruby and Yang's cousin in every story and in some cases canon will be changed.
I also have not planned out any characters for this story specifically, including Jaune's sisters. I will make up names and personalities for them once I decide to include some of them in a chapter.
Anyways, I have rambled on long enough and will let you get back to your reading.
Thanks,
- CP