Jaune heard the rumors going around the school, and he had to say, Winchester had outdone himself. Really, if this was his idea of revenage, he knew what hit home. Its been a while since he received such looks from his peers. Even his friends were giving sad little looks. Reby didn't, though. He loved her for that.

That, and a lot of other things.

He walked to the kitchen, pushing the door open, and walking inside.

"Jaune," the head of the kitchen, Martha, said, walking towards him.

"Hey, Martha," Jaune said. "What do you need me to do?"

"You're out already?" she asked, head crocked to the side. "That was enough to get you through the week. What, did you have a party?" Jaune shook his head. Martha had a son like him. She knew what to do. Of course, he son died a few years ago. Maybe that's why she took care of Jaune.

"I'm sorry, it's just I was really tired, and what's been going around school-" Jaune's voice faded, he didn't want to spill all of his problems to her.

She signed and went to go and get a bag from the kitchen's fridge. Martha handed it to him, but before he could take it, she pulled back.

"I expect extra work from you, and don't expect this every week," Jaune nodded. "Yes, ma'am." She handed it to him. Jaune carefully placed the sack into his wasteband, not wanting to everyone to see what he had.

"Thank yo, Martha," he said, before leaving. Before he was out of earshot, Jaune heard her yell, "Stay out of danger, don't end up dead."

Thank you Martha, as if he wasn't already trying to do that. He just managed to get in harm's way.

Jaune walked up the stairs and down the hall that lead to the dorm. He opened the door and went to the corner where his bed was. Underneath it was a small suitcase. He pulled the suitcase out from under the bed and opened it. Jaune gingerly placed the blood into the suitcase, closed it, and pushed it back under his bed.

"What was that?" Ren asked, coming into the room.

"Oh, that. Nothing," Jaune said, pushing his sandy hair out of his face.

"Really, because it looked like-"

"It was nothing."

Ren sat on the bed, no longer looking at Jaune. He got he needed space, and for that, Jaune greatful. He didn't need someone constently asking him questions, like Nora. Juane loved her, but still, some quiet is nice.

Speaking of Nora…

"Ren, come on. You have got to come see this," she said, pulling in Ren's arm.

"Alright, alright," he said, getting up and following Nora, all the while as she pulled his arm. Jaune set him a small smile, which he nodded in return.

Finally, some long needed quiet, which, at Beacon, was rare. There was always a professor talking, or kids laughing and talking. Right now it was quiet, whick, in owns way, set Jaune's nerves on end.

Jaune decided to take his mind off things and to do something with his time. His friends would laugh at that. His teachers today, he sweares, met up and planned to give all their homework today. This was one of the times that Jaune didn't have to do Winchester's homework anymore.

He pulled out the first thing out of his bag. Great, history. The subject he knew the least about. Jaune started at his paper, reading and rereading the first question.

Nope, he had no idea. Maybe Ruby would know. Yeah, fat chance. She, quite possibly, knew less about history than he did. Still, it was worth a chance.

He went a couple of doors down and knocked on Ruby's door. Yang opened it.

"Hey, vomit-boy," she said.

"Can you please stop calling me that? Really, I threw up once, and that was mostly motion sickness," Jaune replied, blushing slightly. He wasn't proud of being called vomit-boy.

"Ruby's here, if that's why your here," Yang continued, as if Jaune never opened his mouth at all.

"Maybe I was here to see you," Jaune suggested, shrugging. Yang rolled her eyes, sweeping her blond hair over her shoulder.

"Well, that's too bad, 'cause I'm of to see some friends," she gave him a little wave. "See ya'." She pushed past Jaune and walked down the hall.

Jaune looked around and saw Ruby in her bunk. Jaune hopped up into it with her.

"Hey you. As much as I'm enjoying this, I think we should get off before this things collapses," Jaune nodded in agreement and hopped off the bed.

They sat next to eachother on Weiss's bed, shoulders touching.

"So why did you come in?" she asked. Jaune shook his head.

"I don't know, its the rumors, and the history homework," Jaune said, the last part said lightly.

"Nobody believes the rumors, Jaune," Ruby said.

"You don't know that, Carden's convencing. I had Ren, Nora, and Pyrrah giving me weird looks since the compation, speaking of which, what did you win?"

"First of all, don't change the subject," Ruby said, but got a look from Jaune, his verison of the puppy dog eyes. She signed. "Fine, the school doesn't believe in prizes, so nothing."

Jaune suck in a breath through clenched teeth. "Ooo, harsh."

"Yeah whatever, but I'm very sure your team isn't giving you weird looks. If anything, they're looks of aw." Ruby said, nodding her head.

"If nodding your head is you trying to get me to agree, its not working," he said.

"It is too, and you know it." Jaune rolled his eyes.

"Yeah, sure, whatever you say."

"Exactly, whatever I ever say, I'm the supreme leader," she said, pumping a fist into the air.

"But anyways, your the leader of the team, I pretty sure they won't believe a silly little rumor about you," she said,. Jaune shook his head.

"That rumor's true, Ruby, you know it," Jaune said.

"No, it's not. Just because your different doesn't make you a monster," she said. Jaune felt tears staring to well up in the cornor of his eyes. No, he couldn't cry in frount of Ruby.

"Thank you, that's one of the nicest things anybodies ever said to me," Jaune said, watching her eyes well up.

"Really?"

"Yeah, my life sucked," Jaune said, so much for no self-pity.

"Well its my job to make sure it doesn't," Ruby said. She stared at him for a few seconds before Jaune asked, "Is everything alright?"

"Yeah, I just want to try something."

"What?" Ruby leaned in close and pressed her lips against his. Jaune sucked in a breath, suprised. He quickly closed his eyes and pulled her in closer. Ruby made a suprised noise against his life, and kissed him faster. He couldn't believe this, he was actually kissing Ruby! Jaune's mind swirled around that one thought, over and over. She smiled against his mouth, causing his too.

"Well, this is a suprise," Blake said, standing in the doorway. Jaune and Ruby flew apart. Both faces were a dark shade of red. She walked aver to her bed and sat down, opening a book.

Not looking up, she said, "By all means, carry on."

"I'm going to leave now," Jaune said.

"Yeah, okay," Ruby said, still ready. Jaune hurried out. As he left, he heard Blake say, "God, you would think I was your dad, they way he left."


Well, that was a chapater, in my opinion, was a chapter full of randomness. I hope the kissing sence wasn't too bad, I never had a talent for writing that. Remeber to review.