Author's Note: I know, I know, it's been a long ass time since this story has been updated. I originally wanted to rewrite this story, but my original notes are gone and I feel like you guys deserve an ending to this story. It's a short chapter, but I hope you guys enjoy.
Jaune wiped away the beads of sweat forming on his forehead before pulling the crucible from the furnace. The carbon mithril alloy boiled as he added the cannister of dust to the molten metal before returning it to what he could only describe as hellfire. He walked over to the workbench to review the blueprints for any flaws or revisions needed to be made while comparing it to Ruby's original schematics. After finishing the final revisions, he turned to the check on the metal he had previously been smelting before running over to a second burning furnace to remove a different crucible. Jaune smirked to himself as he poured the contents of this crucible into multiple molds of weapon parts, proud of his own handiwork. As morning peeked through the blinds of Beacon's forge, Jaune excitedly clipped Crocea Mors to his belt along with an additional weapon before holstering the third.
Ruby woke to the sound of her scroll buzzing. Wiping the remnants of her slumber from the corner of her eyes, Ruby groggily reached for her scroll to read the message she had received.
'Meet me at our usual training room for some sparring. -Jaune'
'Oh, please don't get mad. -Jaune'
Ruby leapt out of bed, quickly getting dressed before rushing off ecstatically. Aching to show off how much she'd improve since they last sparred, she arrived at the training facility bursting through the door, rose petals scattering in a trail behind her.
"That was quick," Jaune said as he put away his scroll, "you sure know how to make an entrance, huh?"
"I have been known for my dramatic flair," Ruby responded as she placed her hands on her hips and confidently stuck her chest out, striking a pose.
Jaune chuckled in response, "Anyway, let's get started with training," Jaune said as he unsheathed his sword, "something big is coming so I need to make sure we're all ready. I want you to hit me with everything you have."
"You sure about that?" Ruby smirked, "Don't think that I've just been crying over you when I thought you were dead."
"But Yang told me-"
"Well, Yang lies and pads her bra sometimes!" Ruby childishly screamed before launching herself at Jaune.
"Whoa, that was pretty uncalled for," Jaune said as he parried Ruby's first strike.
"You couldn't let me look cool for once?" Ruby shot back, blocking Jaune's swing with the shaft of her weapon before bringing the scythe head down and firing a round point blank in Jaune's face.
"I'm just saying, we both know that's exactly what you were doing," Jaune responded, swinging his shield knocking both Crescent Rose and the smoke away from his face, "and seriously? The thing about your sister's bra?"
"Well I'm sorry for being jealous of her assets," Ruby said as she swung Crescent Rose around, using the momentum from Jaune's blow to increase the force of her attack, "I mean, have you seen all the other guys ogling at her?"
Jaune flew from the force of Ruby's swing but managed to get upright before feeling his back slamming against the wall. Ruby lunged right after Jaune, Crescent Rose unfolded to its war scythe position. Jaune raised his shield, catching Ruby's strike by her scythe's joint, "Well, I can't really speak for Ren since he has Nora and it doesn't really distract me, I have lived with seven sisters."
"Dammit, Jaune," Ruby swore after seeing sparks fly from her weapon. Bringing her weapon back, she tried folding up Crescent Rose only to find the folding mechanism completely destroyed. Not wanting to be defeated she attempted to fire a dust round causing it to explode at the end of the barrel.
"Yup, I knew this would happen eventually, I just hoped it didn't happen today," Jaune sheepishly admitted, "I told you not to get mad."
"Do you have any idea how long it's going to take to repair my baby?" Ruby's face contorted in anger, "I poured my heart and soul into him, you know how important it is to me."
"Actually, yes, I know, I know, and I'm sorry," Jaune said before unclipping the weapon attached to the small of his back, "I was going to give this to you after we finished training for today, but I guess you now would be a good time."
Ruby looked up, her anger quickly turning from mild anger to curiosity. Taking the newly made weapon from Jaune's hands and she unfolded it, revealing an unpainted black and silver scythe, similar in appearance to Crescent Rose. Eyeing her sparring partner, a mischievous smirk crept on her face before taking a test swing at him, "You are such a jackass, you know that?"
"This is the thanks I get?" Jaune complained in midair as he was sent flying into another
"You've taken worse hits before," Ruby stood satisfied with the feel of her new scythe, "and that's for breaking Crescent Rose mk. I."
"I take it you like Crescent Rose mk. II?" Jaune replied as he picked himself up after sliding down the wall.
"A lot," Ruby lovingly cradled in her hand, "maybe a little more than a like you right now."
"You're not seriously going to break up with me to marry that weapon, right?" Jaune nervously laughed.
"Now you're just being silly," Ruby let out a short giggle, "I'd probably leave you for breaking my weapon again."
"Well, luckily for you I used a lighter and stronger metal in this build," Jaune explained while dusting himself off, "I know how you like that bolt-action feel, but I decided to go with semi-auto for higher fire rate. I based it off your original design, so it's not a completely new weapon, I just added a few tweaks, so you don't run into the same problem again. This new design is pretty bare-bones because I know how you love your mods and attachments."
"Now I have to get that new scope," Ruby let out an ecstatic giggle, "the new paint job is going to look awesome."
"Jeez, Ruby, are you going to make out with it or are you going test it out?" Jaune lightly teased, unholstering his new blade, "You're not the only one with a new toy."
"Ooh, is it also a gun?" Ruby inquired.
Jaune confidently smirked while adopting a new fighting stance, amused by Ruby's fascination with weapons, "You'll just have to find out."