I am sorry for the delay, but i got a new game that I am playing and between that and school I don't always udpate these as fast as I should. thank you for understanding

-Noruas.

Jaune awoke first, though to say he was awake was slightly untrue as he was merely no longer asleep. It would be several minutes until he was fully aware. But until then he was going to stay here and hold onto the nice smelling thing that was next to him. It was odd, his bed never smelled like this before. When he opened his eyes he saw Suzanna was asleep and that she was the thing that he was smelling. It made sense to him she always smelled nice.

Even though he wasn't trying to when Jaune got out of his bed he woke Suzanna up as well. Her hair was a mess and like she always did the first thing she tried to do was brush her hair. This plan failed when she realized that she wasn't in her bedroom and as a result didn't have her hairbrush were she left it. Looking around she realized that she had slept over at Jaune's house and that this time she had slept in Jaune's bed instead of wherever they collapsed from exhaustion.

Jaune noticed her confusion and quickly walked out of his room and into the bathroom. There he found a hairbrush laying on the sink. Taking it in hand he made his way back to his room and on his way, he saw Catherine looking at him with a big smile. He smiled back and walked back in.

Walking up behind Suzanna he began to brush her hair for her. This wasn't the first time he had done this. After all his sisters had made sure to teach him all about how to treat Suzanna. "Always hold the doors and pull out her chair for her." Catherine would say.

"Never be afraid to hold her hand or brush her hair for her." Jacqueline would always echo. As they spent hours beforehand teaching Jaune how to be a perfect Gentleman. They had sunk a lot of effort into that so Jaune listened and learned. And now he had begun to braid her hair for her. After he had finished they both went out to the kitchen to see about breakfast.

In the kitchen, Jaune's mother was standing at the stove with Romerean reading to her in the corner. Walking over to his mother's leg Jaune said "mommy, wats for breakfest.?"

Looking down from the stove top to see her son standing at her foot she said. "Oatmeal sweety. And it is almost done so why don't you and Suzanna go sit at the table."

Following the orders they were given the two children sat in the chairs that were meant for children. Soon enough Isabao brought them both bowls of oatmeal with a slice of buttered toast. The children began to devour the porridge and after a moment Romerean noticed something odd. Suzanna was eating with her left hand. And after finding Jaune's left hand Romerean saw that it was intertwined with Suzanna's right hand.

It may have seemed odd at first that he would make her eat with her left hand but this was actually a modern adaptation of an ancient gentlemen's act. When a man was walking with his beloved and they held his arm they held his right arm as his sword would hang on his left hip. As a result of where the woman was the man could easily pull his arm free of her grasp and draw his sword without fear of accidentally maiming the woman with him.

The modern adaptation of this is to have the loved one stand on your left in order to facilitate easier drawing of a concealed pistol which is commonly carried on the shooter's right side. It seemed simple but it was actually a very nuanced thing that Romerean had taught to Jaune by example. Even though Romerean carried a sword Jaune was smart, extremely so for a child of his age and as a result, he had decided on his own that since he would use a gun because his father used the family sword that he needed to keep Suzanna on his left.

"How did you guys sleep?" asked the two youngsters as they eat their breakfast. He saw the look that Catherine had and the smirk that grew across her face.

"We slept very well, but I think that Suzanna snores," Jaune said. This earned him a heart tearing pout from Suzanna. Sure she was the better fighter than him but she didn't need to use her hands to make him regret saying or doing something. She would just put on this sad pout and every time he would basically melt into putty and sure enough less than a second after she set her face upon him. He was hanging his head low in shame for being "mean" to her.

"I'm sorry, that was mean," Jaune said. As he spoke his voice showed that he was indeed sorry for his actions.

As she answered she leaned over and wrapped an arm around Jaune "It is okay I forgive"

Jaune perked up in less than a heartbeat, this brought a smile to Romerean's. Even now that girl had him wrapped around her finger and she knew it. He would jump if she said the word and if she told him to jump off of a bridge. Then he would. It really was adorable to see. "Jaune, Suzanna needs to go home after breakfast okay."

A brief moment of sadness fell over Jaune's face after he heard what his father said. Then his face lit up like a Christmas tree. "Dad, can I walk Suzanna home?"

The question was an obvious one that Romerean saw coming from a mile away. And he had already thought it over. Seeing no problem with it as long as they stayed on the road that he and Galmaron had cleared. He said. " as long as you stay on the path then yes you may."

The two kids quickly wolfed the rest of their breakfast down and headed for the door. Romerean almost told them to change out of the clothes they were wearing the night before but they just seemed so happy that he couldn't bring himself to stop them. He knew that the summer would end in a few months and that the sleepovers would end with it so he wanted them to enjoy this as much as they could.

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Jaune and Suzanna were almost halfway home when Jaune noticed that something seemed a little off with Suzanna. She was being more quiet than usual. And she also held onto his hand with more force than usual. "Is something wrong Suzanna? Is it about the snoring thing, I said I was sorry."

Suzanna seemed to pale when he spoke like she didn't want him to notice the change in her behavior. "Well Jaune," she said looking at her shoe's very intently. "You see. …." the rest of her sentence was unhearable as she mumbled it so low.

"What did you say?" Jaune asked still confused by his friend's odd actions. He leaned in closer to look at her face. "What is wrong?"

All at once she blurted out "IthinkILikeyou."

It took Jaune a second to decipher her words and then a smile on his face caused her to think that he felt the same. Then he opened his mouth and said. "Of course you like me I am your best friend."

His words brought up new levels of frustration in Suzanna. She had been trying to work up the courage to tell Jaune that she liked him for a long time now and when she did he had the nerve to not understand... No, she wasn't playing this game, if words wouldn't get through to him then actions would. Lurching forward she closed the inches between their faces and pressed her lips against his cheek. It was a swift kiss but she hoped that it would get the point across.

When she leaned back she saw that Jaune seemed to have frozen where he was. A part of her wished she had kept her eyes open so she could see his face when he realized what she had done. Jaune stared at her for a little while longer and then stared for a little longer still.

Worried that she had messed something up Suzanna began to run the rest of the way home on her own leaving Jaune where he stood. In less than a second, she had made it around the bend in the path and was out of sight.

Jaune remained there for a second as his hand ghosted over the spot on his cheek she had kissed. Then all at once, it made sense. And Jaune took off running after Suzanna. He had always known that they were close but now that he thought about her as more than a friend it made sense. They liked the same things and they liked each other, so why shouldn't they be more than friends. Jaune didn't really know what follows more than friends but he didn't care he was more intent on catching Suzanna than thinking deeply.

He had just made it to the bend when he heard a loud BANG! Jaune stopped for a moment and clutched at his chest as he felt something within him suddenly seem to vanish. Running even faster down the path Jaune saw Suzanna laying on the ground and a bunch of Faunus standing around her. One of whom had a gun in his hands.

Running past them Jaune fell to his knees when he saw Suzanna. There was a small hole in her head about the size of a pea. She was dead.

"No, No, No" as he spoke Jaune felt a dark power build within him. And the longer he stared at Suzanna's body the more power he felt. It was invasive, penetrating. It filled every inch of him and seemed to flow through his veins. " , No" he continued, the power was building and building and it wanted out.

In one final cry he screamed "NNOOO" and all at once the power erupted from his body in a wave of lightning. The blast overtook and tossed the Faunus' through the air. The lifeless bodies hit the ground with an unceremonious THUD.

Even after the power was cast out from him Jaune still cried. He felt as though a part of him was gone now. He kept on sobbing when his mother and father found them. His father instantly went to work check if any of the Faunus were still alive while Isabao tried to get Jaune to let go of Suzanna. But no matter how hard she pried at his arms they never moved it was like they were being held in place by a force beyond this world. Finally, she managed to coax him into letting go of Suzanna by talking into his ear and telling him that mommy was there and that she was going to take care of him now. Once she got him to release Suzanna he turned around and clung to her with all the strength he had left.