A.N: Okay so here is the next chapter for this series.
I really like the way this is coming together (not to toot my own horn) and I hope you guys are enjoying it too.
Enjoy
Dear Ruby
As you read this the items you requested are on the way to you. The mailing system in Vale for hunters is sent in bulk due to the amount of hunters currently on assignment, so expect them within the next couple days.
Mistral sounds like a paradise, maybe I can take a vacation there in a couple of months when the shop evens itself out and the workload eases up.
Speaking of shop I have some good news. The new term at Beacon has started up and I have had a fresh surplus of new customers looking for custom work to give them a little edge at the academy. I made a trident that shot the head out of the shaft, it was an interesting request. Don't worry about yourself, I will always process your requests first and get them to you before getting back to the others.
Ozpin offered me the resident armorer position at beacon a couple of weeks ago, it would be basically be the same job but with an unlimited budget for supplies. I'm not sure what to do about it though, I started my shop to get away from Beacon but with the influx of students ordering parts and custom work it seems like I couldn't escape it anyway.
Sometimes I wonder if not coming with you guys was a mistake. I sometimes lay awake and wonder what you are doing right at that moment and it takes me back to our late night talks over the fire, we could get lost in our own little world for hours and fall asleep when the sun rises. I miss those days.
Tell me more about what Mistral is like, I want to know every detail.
Stay safe
Jaune
Dear Jaune
Thanks for the heads up with the mailing mishap, I was wondering where my items were until I read your letter and I'm pleased to tell you that they arrived the next day so the Vale mail system isn't that out of whack yet.
Jaune any words I write down on paper would do this place no justice, you have to be here to get the full scope of what I am seeing day after day. The light just makes everything stand out much more vibrantly than anything at Vale would. Yesterday I managed to find a little market in the shopping district and found myself easting so much free food that I had to sit down and let it digest before walking back home. The people here are so friendly too, imagine Pyrrah but with a permanent smile and loud laughter and you pretty much have the entire Mistrilian population.
I miss you too Jaune. Sometimes I wake up in the night expecting to see you drooling on yourself before waking yourself up by snoring too loudly. It would have been so easy to try and get on with it but knowing you aren't here with us makes it a little harder to adjust to. A part of me desperately wants you go get you and bring you back with me so we could be a giant team again but I know that would be selfish of me to do that.
Do you remember when we had to visit the old armorer in our second year? Remember having to basically repair our weapons ourselves because the old guy was sleeping off a hangover? If that is the legacy the school has than I think you need to show everybody what a armorer look like. Go back to Beacon and show them just who Jaune Tiberius Arc really is.
I know you have it in you to do great things Jaune and I'm glad to be able to say I was there to see it come true.
I'm moving to a new location soon, so I will give you the new address below.
Write back soon
Ruby
Dear Ruby
You are now officially talking to Beacons Master Armorer.
I took your advice and kind words and asked them when they wanted me there, the look on the old man's face when they told him he was being replaced by me was priceless. He was blabbering about how he wasn't even finished with the orders yet before they packed him up and sent him away.
I sort of feel sorry for the old guy, but the state he left the armory in was appalling, it took nearly two days to figure out what orders were completed and which ones weren't. I ended up scrapping the whole workshop and refitting it with new tools and cleaning out the old storage cupboards. Now I have roughly the same workload from before but I have the funds I need to be able to start experimenting with different metal combinations and dust mixtures.
I'm going to send you a new scythe blade with the letter for you to try out, tell me what you think.
Today I got word from Goodwitch that Ozpin was traveling out to Vacou for a conference, she didn't tell me what it was about but she mentioned it being about hunter assignments in the coming months, so look out for anything coming your way.
We also got word from Mistral that there have been a decrease in Grimm activity around the main city hub and the surrounding towns. I guess you and the other hunters went all out when you were there huh? It's good to know that you are actually making a difference out there.
I dreamt about you the other night. Nothing creepy and weird but something actually nice for a change. Not to say I normally have creepy dreams about you but you hopefully catch my drift.
We were just sitting on Beacon cliff watching the sunset, it was perfect. The sun was still in the air and we just sat there letting the cool breeze pass over us. Your head was rested on my shoulder and you were sleeping and i felt happy in that moment. I knew it was a dream but I really didn't want to wake up from it, just a few more minutes would have been heavenly.
I hope this letter gets to you before you move on from Mistral.
Stay safe
Jaune
A.N: So what did you think?
So now I'm starting to ease into the romance aspect (I hope it is a little clear) of the story. It's going to be interesting to see how I can get the feeling of longing and love across without them actually being near each other, but I'm willing to give it a go.
Jaune's middle name is 'Tiberius' because he seems like the sort of guy to have a name of a warrior, even though he isn't one.
I have some other ideas in store for this story so check back soon for more updates.