RWBYond Sisters
AN: With school, and the new game plan of having some overlap between the end of this story and the start of the final stretch of STRQ to have that end at the end of the month, I'm a busy camper. Lucky for me, I only have class on two days, Monday and Friday. But I'm still not sure about how this will effect the work load when it comes time for RWBYond Hope and RWBYond War.
Chapter 3: Verta
"Jaune! Come here look at this!" Verta called out. Jaune ran outside to the garden. Verta was lying in the grass transfixed on something in the rectangular area of soil. Her green jacket was wrapped around her waist. She wore a simple red t-shirt and blue jeans. Jaune walked over to her and tried seeing what she was staring at.
"What is it Verta?" He asked. She reached her hand up and pulled him down. She put her fingers through his hair and adjusted his gaze so that he could see a small green stem protruding from the dirt.
"Do you see it?" She whispered in amazement.
"It's…a plant." Jaune said confused.
"Not just any plant. It's the beginning of the flower I planted. It's a nasturtium, it means victory."
"You're such a nerd." Jaune jabbed.
"Shut up you, jerk." She huffed punching him in the arms. "They grow really fast. But soon enough, this whole flower bed is going to look like a rainbow." She stood up dragging him up as well. She guided her finger on the outer arc. She started talking about flowers her and mom had planted, and what they mean. Jaune wasn't really paying attention. He did catch that the yellow flowers were primrose and how the meaning matched him.
"Verta, Jaune, sweetie what are you doing?"
"Mama!" Verta called. Their mother was wearing a flowery skirt that matched her light red hair. She had bags under her emerald eyes and strapped to her side was a two-year-old Amery. Yep, even after having a kid for every color of the rainbow she had to squeeze one more out. Just to have a daughter named for her favorite story.
"Hey kiddos." She said as Verta clutched her leg. This prompted a four-year-old Violeta to come out from behind her leg. She had a purple dinosaur pacifier lodged in her mouth making squeaking noises.
"I was showing Jaune the garden we had planned! The nasturtiums are already coming in!" Verta said excitedly. Their mother passed Amery to Jaune and picked Violeta up. Jaune started fiddling with Amery's nose. She was so small. Jaune had a lot of younger sisters, but Amery looked so helpless. He felt a small tug on his pants and looked down to see Violeta looking up at him.
"Hey there Violeta." He said with a smile.
"Jaune, let me hold her." Verta ordered. Jaune hesitated, looking down at Amery's cooing face. Verta gave him a stern look as he slowly handed the baby to her. "Come on Amery, wouldn't want you getting cooties." She joked. She set Amery down to play in the grass.
Jaune dropped to his knees in front of Violeta. He started poking her pudgy stomach and she started jabbing him back. Mother laughed as the siblings went back and forth like this.
"Where's Indigo and Bleu?" Jaune asked picking Violeta up and setting her to the ground, thus putting her in perfect tickle range. Verta and Amery were in the middle of making miniature grass huts, much to the babies amusement.
"They're with Rouge." Mother answered. "She's looking for her own place you know?"
"What? Why?" Jaune was flabbergasted.
"She's seventeen now, basically an adult. Soon enough Ali will be going off on her own too." Mother said.
"No, I don't want them to leave." Jaune nearly cried.
"You can't all stay here forever." Mother leaned down and cupped his cheeks. "It makes me sad too. My babies are getting so big." She kissed him on the forehead and pressed it against hers. "Besides, she's going to stay close. She promised Bleu that much. And Ali already has a place in mind and has been saving the money for it for a very long time."
"Still…I don't like it." Jaune pouted. Mother picked Violeta back up. "The house is empty enough as it is. I don't want it getting emptier."
"I'm with Jaune." Verta said as she showed Amery a grasshopper.
"Well what do you two want to do when you're old enough?" She gave them a soft smile.
"I want to be a scientist." Verta said with resolve. "There's so much about life that we don't know and I want to help figure those secrets out." Jaune could almost see a green flame in her eyes.
"That's a bold dream. And what about you Jaune?"
"I…I never really thought about it." Jaune grabbed his arm and held it close. He softly bit his lower lip. "I guess…I don't know…a farmer or something."
"Farmers are some of the most important people in Remnant." Mother said.
"If you become a farmer, I'll be your assistant." Verta mused. She reached around and gave him a hug. "We're only a year apart so we can stick together more than the rest." Verta rubbed her cheeks against Jaune's causing him to blush and Mother to giggle. Jaune felt a tug on his leg. A crawling Amery was staring up at him curiously. Jaune carefully picked her up as if holding a fully setup glass chess set. He held Amery close to his chest as she nuzzled his neck, soliciting a sigh from Mother.
"Do you know why our house is so big?" She asked.
"Isn't it old?" Jaune said.
"Papa said that it's for if the town has an emergency." Verta answered.
"That's right Verta." Mother rubbed the girl's blonde locks. "The Arcs have always been important in this part of the kingdom. I can see it in your eyes Jaune, especially when you play with Amery."
"So you think I should be a warrior like grandfather?"
"That's entirely up to you my dear." Their father's car started rolling up the driveway. Mother leaned down. "Your father is bringing pizza." She whispered in Verta and Jaune's ears. The two got extremely excited. "And after wards, since the others aren't going to be here for a while, what do you say we make some cookies."
"YES!" Verta hissed with a fist pump.
"Now go and help him." Mother took Amery. Jaune raced Verta to the door where they were greeted by their father. They helped him carry in the groceries.
"Iris." Father said kissing his wife.
"Blanche." She cupped his cheek and slipped him another kiss only to pass Amery to him while she scooped up Violeta. "Verta's flowers are growing in."
"Good." He bounced Amery in his arms. "Are Rouge and the others joining us?"
"I doubt it." Iris gave Violeta a kiss and cooed to her. "Rouge will probably take them out." She gave him a sad look, quickly gazing at Jaune for a second. "Blanche…when did we get so old?"
"You're still as vibrant and beautiful as the day I met you." He clutched her free hand and kissed it.
"Oh you're such a charmer. But I'm twenty-seven years older than when you first met me. And now Rouge is going away, Aliquam is going soon and Jaune…he looks so much like you did at that age."
"He's got good genes." Father said. Jaune looked at his jeans confused. What does his outfit have to do with anything?
"You should see him play with Amery." Mother said. "He treats her like some fragile little thing. It's so adorable."
"You can tell me all about it later tonight." He looked over at Verta and Jaune. "Wash up and get yourselves a plate."
An: I really wanted to show the beginnings of what Jaune would become here. And I wanted to show his parents since they aren't going to be in many chapters. As for Verta, other than chapter 2, she's in every chapter so not much need to emphasize her so much. Please leave a review, follow, favorite, I really want your feed back.
