"Okay?" Jason asked. "What happened?"
That one question sent everyone talking at once.
"One at a time!" Coral snapped. "We'll start with Saphron and Terra and go from there."
"Actually..." Saphron said. "You can start with the youngest and work up to us."
"Okay." Coral said. "Oscar. What happened to Ruby?"
"She ate a cookie and now she's acting weird."
Jason sniffed their air. "Oh. The cookie was so good that it put her into a sugar coma and also caused a foodgasm."
"What?"
"The cookie was so good that it aroused her."
"Oh. I didn't know that was possible... shut up Ozpin!" He snapped.
"Next?" Coral asked.
"Well..." Whitley began. "I interrogated the man who used his Semblance on Gabby and Onyx."
"I'm such a horrible girlfriend!" Gabby sobbed.
"I failed you both." Onyx said. "I'm a terrible girlfriend."
"No!" Whitley said, pulling Gabby and Onyx into a tight hug. "I'm a terrible boyfriend! I should have struck sooner! You two shouldn't have needed to get involved."
"This sounds like something you need to work out together." Coral said. "Was there anything of importance?"
"He said that he was traveling Remnant to find the person who killed his father."
"For fucks sake!" Logan, Creed, Loki, Coral, and Jason swore.
"He said that his father was killed by a woman, and that his mom brought him to Argus after they were kicked out of Vale."
"What was his dads name?" Coral asked.
"Mahogany."
Coral began hyperventilating at the name.
"Coral!" Loki shouted. "He can't hurt you! He's dead! We killed him! He's dead! You're safe!"
"I know." Coral took a deep breath. "I know I am. I know he's dead. I know."
"Do you want a hug?" Loki asked.
Coral nodded, and Loki hugged Coral.
Jason could hear how tightly Coral was holding onto Loki and took over. "Was that it?" He asked Whitley.
"Yeah." Whitley looked at Coral. "Sorry."
Jason nodded and looked at Emerald. "What is it that you have to say?"
"I'm staying in Argus when you guys leave. I'll be helping keep the peace."
Jason looked at Emerald. She wasn't lying, but could they trust her?
"I'm not working for Cinder anymore!" She snapped. "Cinder didn't care about me! She used me and abused me! How is that any different than you using your dead girlfriend as a reason to do half the shit you did!"
"The only people I Hurt." Jason said coolly, "Were the people who deserved it."
"So, because you said someone was bad meant they were bad!? You let Torchwick and Neo live!"
The people I killed!" Jason bit out. "Were the scum of Remnant. The people who hurt other people for their own gain."
"You're so hypocritical! You're acting just like the people you killed. The ends justify YOUR means, so they're holy!?"
"No! The people I took down tortured and killed and raped other people! Humans, Faunus, Children! You used your abilities to attack and cripple and eventually kill a Maiden all because Cinder was power hungry! I used my abilities to save people!"
"People YOU deemed worthy of saving."
"I NEVER ATTACKED AN INNOCENT!" Jason snapped. "Or did you forget about what happened at Beacon?"
"Cinder used My need for love and validation as a way to control me." Emerald explained. "So long as I did what she said, she would love me, but whenever I didn't or failed a mission, she withheld it. Hasn't there ever been anything that you wanted more than anything else? Anything that you would do to get the one thing that you wanted more than anything else in the world? The one thing that you would even kill for it?"
"Yes." Jason said. "And I have it. If anyone threatens it..." He let out an Alpha pulse so precise that it only effected Emerald. "...I will make them regret their parents even meeting."
"I already do!" Emerald snapped. "I also regret your parents meeting!"
Weiss grabbed Jason and Loki grabbed Emerald.
"ENOUGH!" Coral yelled. "You're both more alike than you think."
"LIKE HER!" Jason snapped at the same time that Emerald yelled: "LIKE HIM!"
"Yes! Now! Stop it! Jaune. Tell us how you got your shield and found the scrap book."
Jaune and Pyrrha were walking through the forest to Jaune's village.
The forest floor was covered in fallen leaves and the air was crisp.
"So." Pyrrha said. "What was your village like?"
"It was... good." Jaune said. "I have a lot of bitter memories that I created because I thought my family were trying to keep me from being a Huntsman. I was so bitter that I wasn't able to be a Huntsman that I didn't think about what my family was going through, and it wasn't fair to them."
"I'm sorry Jaune." Pyrrha tried comforting. "That must have been rough."
"I just wish that they would have said something. Ya know."
"I'm sorry, I don't know. My parents tried to do what was best, but even when they messed up I knew that they loved me. I mean, not when they were under Augustina's control, but when I was a tournament champion. I knew that they were trying their best."
"Why am I so stupid?" Jaune asked.
"You Aren't. You were just a child who didn't understand."
They walked in silence for an hour before they saw a post.
Welcome to Arbor Village
They walked through the village and Jaune was filled with dread at the sight of his childhood home in ruins.
They came to what was once a farmhouse near the end of the village and saw that it was mostly standing.
Jaune walked in and saw the dirt and grime covering the floor. Any food that wasn't taken had rotted away leaving the house smelling of rotten food. Anything of value was taken from the kitchen and it had been stripped down to nearly nothing.
Jaune felt an even greater anguish that his home had been violated in such a way.
He walked to the front room and found a scrapbook on the floor. He grabbed it and looked through it.
Tears hit the protective sleeves, leaving tear tracks in the dust.
Jaune fell to the floor, hitting his knees hard enough to cause him to cry out in physical pain. His Aura not activating Because he didn't want it to. He deserved all the pain.
"Oh gods!" He sobbed, causing Pyrrha to tear up at the sheer agony in his words. She knelt down and hugged him while he sobbed. "Oh gods!" Jaune yelled again. "Please! Take me! Give my family back and take me instead!" Pyrrha began crying as Jaune begged gods he didn't believe in to give his family back.
Jaune cried and begged for what felt like an hour but couldn't have been more than twenty minutes.
Pyrrha blinked tears away and looked around. Under the couch was something that glittered when the sunlight hit it just right. She used her Semblance to grab it and pull it out from under the couch.
A blue and gold scabbard appeared from the couch, and she realized what must have happened.
When the Grimm came no one was prepared for it and Jaune's father in a desperate bid to keep his family safe must have tossed his Scabbard anywhere and ran to face then head on... like a Huntsman.
Jaune was Now laying in the fetal position, with the scrapbook pressing into his chest.
There was a growl from the door and Pyrrha saw an Ursa sticking its head inside the house. She grabbed Milō and Akoúo and charged the Grimm and threw Akoúo at it cutting across its face before she brought Milō down on its head, slicing through the thick neck.
Dust filled the house, and if not for her highly trained danger sense Pyrrha would have been gravely injured. She dodged out of the way with only a papers width between her and the claw that nearly tore her arm off.
She jumped out of the way and looked at Jaune. Jaune was mourning and he needed to mourn, and he deserved to mourn, but they should have been back in Argus when he mourned.
She landed on something that rolled out from under her foot and she fell to the floor.
The claw of a Beowulf came crashing towards her.
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Pyrrha looked up to see Jaune pulling the trigger in twin pistols that she wasn't sure where he'd gotten them from. "Jaune!" She called. "Jaune! They're empty. They're empty Jaune."
Jaune looked at Pyrrha with a dead eyed look that shattered her heart.
'Jaune should never look this broken.' "Where did you get those?"
Jaune held up the shield that had two sections missing from it. "M' dad's shield has two guns in it." He mumbled.
"Okay. We should go before any more Grimm show up."
"I need to grab something." Jaune ran through the house and came back with a backpack. He put the empty magazines in the bag and loaded two new magazines in before placing them in the shield. He slid the 'Silent Fury' out of his sheath and slid it into his dad's Shield and slid it over his head and shoulder before slipping the scrapbook into the backpack and slid it onto his back.
They walked outside and walked around back where they saw a graveyard.
Jaune ran to the graves and placed his old Scabbard in front of a tombstone that said:
Torc Arc
Pyrrha looked and saw the other graves.
Vita Arc
Ice Arc
Pol Arc
Lem Arc
Lilly Arc
Petunia Arc
Rose Arc
She held her hand to her mouth and gasped. The majority of Jaune's family had been killed. He only had Saphron, Terra, Adrian, and her now.
"Mom." Jaune said. "Dad. I just wanted to apologize for being such a pain in the ass when I was younger. I had no idea that the farm was that much of a hassle. I wouldn't have been such a little shit if I'd known."
"Jaune." Pyrrha reminded.
"Right, right. I just wanted to say thank you for putting up with me, and this is Pyrrha!" He moved out of the way to show Pyrrha the tombstones. "She's my girlfriend and Fiancée! I know that this is a really bad time to tell you guys, but Saphron and Terra approve. I'm sorry that I didn't get a chance to introduce you in person, but I think you guys would have really liked her."
"Um..." Pyrrha said. "Hello." She waved at the tombstones. "Your son is amazing; I know you would have been proud of the Huntsman he's become. He's an excellent leader and partner and I know he'll make an excellent husband, and father."
Jaune blushed crimson. "You, you want to have kids?" He asked.
"Of course, I do. Even if it Wasn't requested of each couple to have as large a family as possible, I would still want to have a family, at least four children. I want to be a mother."
Jaune blushed and felt tears sting the corner of his eyes. "H-how many kids were you thinking?"
"At least four, but ideally... eight or ten."
Jaune was about to gasp when a Beowulf jumped at him, ruining the moment. He put his dad's Shield on his arm and activated it before pulling the gun on the side and standing in front of Pyrrha. "I'll watch our backs. You clear our front and lead the way out."
Pyrrha got ready and led them out of the village while Jaune aimed and shot at the Beowulf.
Jaune aimed and shot at the Beowulf hitting it in the eye, killing it. Sniping had definitely improved his accuracy.
Pyrrha led them out of the village while Jaune kept killing Grimm on their way out.
"I need to reload." Jaune said.
They Switched places and Jaune reloaded before he looked up and saw an Alpha Beowulf. "Shit." He swore as he pulled 'Silent Fury' from its sheath and swung at the Alpha.
"After that we ran back here as fast as we could." Jaune explained.
"I see." Coral said. "So, the shield is your dad's?"
"Yeah. It has twin .40 Caliber pistols on either side, so you have a weapon whichever arm you're using. My dad was ambidextrous."
"And the scrapbook?" Scott asked.
"It has a lot of memories in it. I grabbed a change of clothes and all the spare magazines and ammo my dad had lying around. I've got like ten extra magazines in here."
"Thank you for grabbing the Scrapbook Jaune." Saphron Said through puffy eyes.
"You're welcome Saph." Jaune said.
"Was there anything else?" Coral asked.
"Not Really, no." Jaune said. "Pyrrha?"
"I don't have anything to report." Pyrrha said.
"Then, Saphron, Terra. Did you have something?"
Saphron and Terra looked at each other before Saphron took in a shuddering breath.
"We wanted to ask you something, and we want you to know that we're not asking you out of compensation for letting you stay here. We're asking because we don't want to ask Teal because we don't want to be a burden or feel like we're using him."
"Okay." Coral said. "What do you want to ask?"
It was Terra's turn to take in a shuddering breath. "We want to have another child, and we want to ask one of you to be the surrogate."
Qrow and Tai immediately stepped back.
"No offense." Qrow said. "But you don't want me as a surrogate. I'm surprised Ruby turned out as good as she did."
"I'm going to bow out too." Tai said. "No offense."
Weiss nudged Jason and whispered so low only he could hear. "You can help them if you want. I'm okay with it."
"I'll do it." Jason and Creed said in unison.
"Um..." Saphron blushed. "...if you don't mind, we would be willing to accept both of you as surrogates. We want a large family."
Jason looked at Weiss. "I'm not opposed to you helping. It's what we do."
"Okay." Creed said. "So Long As you don't expect me to help raise the kid or help with bills or anything. You want this kid you're on your own."
"We are willing to accept that." Saphron said.
"Then if you don't mind." Terra blushed. "Are you willing to do it now, so it's done before you leave?"
"Yeah." Jason said. "Before it gets any crazier around here."
"Thank you." Saphron Said.
"Are you trying to craft Semblances, or do you not care?"
"Actually." Saphron Said. "Would you be willing to be a surrogate for Terra? I think that your Semblances would mesh well."
"What is your Semblance?" Creed asked Saphron.
"It's called Hawk. I can enhance my Strength and it makes me more durable."
"Yeah. Your Semblance would work best with mine anyways. Should we do this here or at the inn?"
"we'll leave." Coral said, ushering em the others outside.
"Have you two been checked for STD's and STI's?" Terra asked.
"My Semblance would kill any Creed said, but I do get an annual Physical and I didn't have any then. I've been abstinent since then."
"I haven't been checked Jason said. Though I'm in a similar position as Creed. If you want, I can check with Healer Brown."
"When was the last time you were checked by a healer?" Terra asked.
"About four months ago. They said I was physically healthy. I have been sexually active for the last few months though."
Terra and Saphron looked at each other. "I'd feel better if they checked with Healer Brown or another healer." Terra said. "It wouldn't take long, maybe an hour to get the results back if Healer Chi is there."
"Then we'll be back." Jason said.
"We'll just get ready then." Terra said.
Jason and Creed made their way to the healers.
"First time with a woman other than Weiss?" Creed asked.
"Physically, yes." Jason Said.
"What's that mean?"
"Last year I was so fucked up that I was living in this world and a Mindscape that I'd created. It got... weird."
"Oh. I'll bet, but besides that."
"Yeah. Weiss is the only other person I've slept with and had sex with."
"We're just Surrogates." Creed explained. "This isn't you and Weiss; this is you and someone else creating a life for them. You have no say in the child's life unless all other kin die. You got that?"
"Yeah. I won't bother them asking for updates. It's not my kid. It's theirs."
"Good. Now, let's see if that healer Chi is in so we can get this done. No need dragging it out any more than it needs to be."
"Right."
They walked into the healers.
"Is there a healer Chi in today?" Creed asked.
"Yes." The on-Duty nurse said. "Can I help you?"
"We need to get tested." Creed said. "We've been asked to be surrogates so long as we're clean."
"I see. I'll ask Healer Chi if he has time today."
"Thanks." Creed said.
They waited and a tall man with long dark hair, bronze skin, and the brightest yellow eyes Jason had ever seen.
"I am Healer Chi. I was told That you need to get tested to be surrogates?"
"That's right." Creed said.
"Very well. Follow me."
They followed Healer Chi to a room where he sent Jason two files to his Scroll. "These Are the medical records for you and your fiancée. Healer Brown had physicals and labs done for both of you. He wanted to make sure you were both healthy and that the baby was safe."
"Thank you, Healer Chi.", Jason Said.
"You're Welcome. Both you and Weiss are clean, and other than following Healer Brown's advice all I can say is that I wish you and Miss Schnee good luck with your marriage and good luck with your baby."
"Thank you, Healer Chi.",
"You're Most Welcome." Healer Chi Said before looking at Creed. "Now. Let's get started with you."
An hour later Creed and Jason were walking back to Saphron and Terra's house with clean bills of health.
Jason had sent Weiss a copy of their records and had gotten a quick "Thank you." To which he replied, "Your welcome." With kissing emoji.
They walked back into Saphron and Terra's house and weren't heard from again for a few hours.
The others were sitting in the tavern.
"Hey Weiss." Yang asked. "Why We're you so cool with Jason being a surrogate for Terra and Saphron?"
"Because." Weiss explained. "We agreed that we would help people. Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't tell Jason to be Surrogates for everyone we meet, but for Saphron and Terra? Sure."
"That's pretty gutsy." Qrow said. "I don't think I could let Summer be a Surrogate."
"Jason is responsible." Weiss explained. "I trust him."
"That's the first mistake all women make." A tan skinned women with green hair, blue eyes, and a crooked nose said in an oily tone. She was wearing a lime green and hot pink suit. She wore an ungodly amount of makeup and jewelry, and gave off creeper vibes, like rapey vibes. Like, she would take Oscar and Whitley at the same time even though they aren't legal, vibes.
"My name is Medusa Mim. I'm a marriage counselor." She handed Weiss a card.
Weiss took it and looked at it before placing it on the table and wiped her hands as if she'd just touched something vile.
"The best thing for you to do is leave this trash heap before he does something reprehensible like propose or get you pregnant."
"Too late." Weiss sniffed.
"Oh. You poor thing. Now you'll have to raise a baby AND take care of a house AND be a slave to that man's every whim."
"Actually no." Weiss said. "We talked it over and we already have a game plan for how we're going to take care of and raise our child."
"You think you do, but eventually you'll be doing more work as he goes off to get drunk with friends and have sex with other women. Oh, I've seen it a million times." She gasped in revulsion.
"Hey bitch!" Loki said. "That's my brother you're insulting!"
"I'm so sorry that you had to grow up with such a revolting creature."
"Hey!" Jaune said. "You don't know a thing about Jason!"
"It speaks!" Medusa patted Jaune's head condescendingly. "Now, which one of these lovely ladies trained you?" She cooed.
Pyrrha put her cup down a little more loudly than was considered polite, but for Pyrrha it was the most impolite thing she could have done.
Medusa walked over to Neptune and ran her fingers through his hair before she groped his ass. "So firm." She purred.
"Hey!" He yelled.
"I don't know who the fuck you think you are." Coral said. "But I suggest you stop."
"Oop. I'm sorry for touching your things." Medusa said, moving to Scott who chest she groped.
"HEY!" Yang yelled, grabbing her wrist, and slamming it on the table. "Stay the fuck away from my man!"
"You don't want to share?" Medusa asked. "You can tell me. It's not like it can hear us."
"I think you should leave." Qrow said. "We've been more than polite."
Medusa slipped and fell but caught herself on Whitley and Oscar. Her hands slipped and she "accidentally" grabbed them, causing them to flinch.
Everyone grabbed their weapons and pointed them at her.
"Remove your hands from my brother's crotch." Weiss threatened.
"Or else I'll rip it off of my boyfriend's crotch." Gabby growled.
"And I won't stop her." Onyx snarled.
"Hey!" The bartender yelled. "Take it outside."
Coral, Loki, Emerald, Gabby, Onyx, Weiss, Summer, Yang, Ruby, Pardus, Nora, and Pyrrha led Medusa outside.
"Oh good. You realize the truth about the men in your life." Medusa said as they led her outside.
"Sorry about that." The Bartender Said. "Drinks on the House."
"Why didn't you stop her?" Tai asked.
"She thinks that since she went and got a degree in psychiatry that means that she can do whatever she wants." The bartender said.
"Let's just be glad that Jason wasn't here." Scott said. "He probably would have killed her."
"He could try." The Bartender Said. "But her Semblance would stop him."
"What is her Semblance."
"The reason why we let her do whatever the fuck she wants. If we let her, it's better than what she does once she's activated her Semblance."
"What is her Semblance?" Gale asked.
"Petrification." The bartender shuddered. "It causes whoever is in her Semblances grasp to freeze in terror until she releases it. She won't release it until she's had her fun. She once used it on a child who was barely legal and forced him to kiss her."
"And you guys didn't do anything about it!" Scott demanded.
"And do what? She practically runs Argus. The only people she leaves alone are the women."
"Then maybe she's too dangerous to be kept alive." Ebon said. "Hele would have killed this bitch at least three times over."
"Then let's leave Coral to her work." Qrow said.
"Hey guys." Sun said. "Why are the girls beating the shit out of a lady outside? And why did they tell me to get inside and tell Blake to join them?"
"She deserved it." Scott said. "Fucking creep."
"Are the girls winning?"
In response the door opened, and the girls walked back in.
"What did you do to her?" Logan asked.
The girls led Medusa outside.
"So, are you going to thank me for getting you away from those awful men?" Medusa asked. "You really should."
Coral cracked her knuckles and flicked out her claws.
"OH!" Medusa yelled in disgust. "You're a filthy Faunus!"
"THAT'S IT!" Loki yelled, kicking at Medusa who gazed at her, freezing her in place.
Nora's eyes glowed electric white with rage and she grabbed Medusa before she slammed her into the ground, freeing Loki, who kicked and spun, turning the kick into an axe kick that Medusa barely rolled out of the way of.
Medusa tried gazing all of them but was able to freeze Pyrrha and Ruby in place. Yang punched her in the face, freeing Pyrrha and Ruby, and sending Medusa into Gabby and Onyx who picked her up and slammed her into the ground.
"Hey guys." Sun said, landing next to them. "What's going on?"
"Get inside the tavern Sun!" Coral said.
"Blake!" Yang yelled. "Help us kick her ass!"
Summer grabbed Medusa and looked at her with pale blue eyes before she slammed her face into the cobblestone and kicked her at Pardus who ran her into a light pole and tossed her at Ruby who caught her.
"You shouldn't have talked about my brother like that." She spoke. "Or sexually assaulted my boyfriend."
"Or talked to my Fiancé like that." Pyrrha walked up and Spartan kicked Medusa towards Onyx and Gabby who glared at her with disturbing smiles.
"You really shouldn't have sexually assaulted our boyfriend." Gabby said before they threw Medusa to the floor.
"Ya know." Emerald Said. "I don't like Jason, but you REALLY shouldn't have talked all that shit."
Medusa was just about ready to pass out when Emerald grabbed her face and made her look at Loki who glowed black.
"Yikes." Scott shuddered. "What did you make her see?"
"Her worst nightmare was having her counseling license revoked."
"Which reminds me." Weiss said. "What are the guidelines for a hostile takeover?"
"Do you want the long version or short version?" Whitley asked.
"Short."
"I'm taking over, goodbye."
"Thank you." Weiss said as she walked outside and shrieked in outrage.
The group ran outside and watched as Medusa used her Semblance to freeze Jason and Creed in place before she tried stabbing them.
Weiss grabbed 'Myrtenaster' and stabbed it into the ground, creating a glyph that a King Taijitu slithered out of and bit down on her, killing her.
Jason and Creed dropped to a knee.
"What happened?" Coral asked.
"We asked her if she needed help." Jason said.
"Never doing that again." Creed said. "Crazy Bitch hit us with her Semblance before we knew there was danger. Then she stabbed us."
"Good thing we have faster than normal healing."
"Right?!"
"You Two look like you could use a drink." Logan said.
"You guys go on." Jason said. "I need to talk to Weiss first."
"And we need to talk to Sun." Neptune said before Team SSSN walked Sun away.
"What did you want to talk about?" Weiss asked when they were alone.
"Helping Terra and Saphron made me realize something."
"Oh, what's that?"
"I only want you. I don't mind helping people who need our help, I'll be a surrogate for people so long as you're okay with it, but I only want to love you. I honestly didn't like the thought of sleeping with anyone else. In fact. That was why it took so long. As Loki would call it, I was dealing with Performance issues."
Weiss tried to hide a smile but couldn't. Her smile turned to snort, which turned to a laugh.
"Why are you laughing."
"I'm sorry." Weiss wheezed. "I thought you were going to tell me something like you wanted to have a more open relationship or we were done after you got to experience sex with an older woman, but nope. You're telling me the exact opposite of what that bitch said. You're telling me that you hate the idea of sleeping with anyone other than me that you couldn't get it up..." Weiss stopped abruptly, horrified at what she'd said, and blushed. "Oh. I am so Sorry."
"You've been hanging around us less civilized people too long." Jason smirked. "Oh no. My fiancée has such a dirty mouth. How scandalous. Whatever shall I do?"
"I think you'll have to find some creative way to..."
"UGGHHH!" Loki sighed. "Just fuck already! Oops. Uh. No one is here! Just a bush!"
"Why are you like this?" Coral asked Loki.
"Did you know that they were here?" Weiss asked, putting her hands on her hips.
"Uh? Everyone is here." Jason said, pointing around to show that everyone had been eavesdropping.
"Why didn't you say anything?" Weiss blushed.
"Please." Coral said. "You guys aren't as obvious as Scott and Yang, but you guys are still pretty obvious. Plus. This was training. You need to work on your situational awareness."
Weiss blushed and put her hands in her face.
"Don't be mad at Jason." Loki said. "We whispered to him to let him know that it was situational awareness."
Weiss buried her face in Jason's chest and her ear burned pink with embarrassment.
"Come on." Jason placed an arm around her shoulders. "Let's Go get something to eat, and you can tell me all about how you kicked that bitch's ass."
"Okay." Weiss smiled as they walked away. "So, this crazy bitch just..."
"Ya know." Coral said. "I'm really glad that they found each other. They seem to build each other up and strengthen each other."
"There's a reason their combo name is called Cold Steel." Whitley explained. "Jason can be cold and heartless while Weiss can be as unwavering as steel, and Weiss can be as cold as ice and Jason can be as tough as steel. They build off each other in a never-ending loop of strength and passion. That's what makes their love so special."
Everyone just looked at Whitley.
"What?" Whitley asked.
"You Just, you have an interesting way of reading people." Fred said. "Have you done that for all combo names?"
"No. Just Jason and Weiss. I've been around them for roughly three and a half months now."
"Oh. Okay."
"Hey guys." Sun said, coming up to them completely soaked.
"How did it go?" Blake asked.
"Well..."
Team SSN led Sun to a secluded area with a fountain.
"What's up guys?" Sun asked.
"You need to choose which side you're on." Neptune said. "You pretty much abandoned us after Beacon fell, you were traveling with Blake for the past like five months, and even when you were at Haven, you were with Blake, not us. You can either be our leader or stay with Blake."
"Whoa. Whoa. Guys." Sun said. "I wasn't trying to..."
"Well, you did." Neptune said. "So, what's it going to be. Blake, or us."
"Why aren't you guys saying this to Jason and Weiss or Scott and Yang or Ruby and Oscar."
"Because!" Neptune said. "They didn't abandon their teams for five months without even saying goodbye! You did! Jason lost his team at Beacon and was trying to make amends with their families! Damian's family killed his sister and took his eyes! Weiss was taken home to Atlas and almost forced to marry someone she didn't want to marry until Jason came along! Ruby headed for Haven after Beacon fell! Pyrrha and Geoff were taken to Atlas after the fall! CFVY headed for Shade after the fall! Scott stayed with Yang and helped clear Beacon and Vale!"
"I Followed Blake. She wasn't in a good place."
"WITHOUT TELLING US!" Neptune shouted. "Gods! I'm so sick of you using Blake as an excuse to Abandon us! We're your team! You should have at least told us where you were going! You coddle Blake as if she's a delicate flower instead of a Huntress!"
"She lost her parents!"
"That doesn't mean you get to Coddle her." Sage said. "She'll never grow if she's not allowed to experience life."
"If you put a tenth of the time in with us that you give to Blake!" Neptune yelled. "We might not be having this discussion, but no! You spend every waking moment with Blake. So, you either choose Blake or your team!"
"That was poorly worded." Sage said. "What Neptune means is that you should apologize to us for abandoning us without even telling us, and then when we get to Haven you need to focus on being our leader again."
"When are we going back to Haven?" Sun asked.
"When it reopens." Scarlet offered. "Next Year. You need to figure out your relationship with Blake by then."
"Guys. I'm sorry. I didn't realize..."
"Of course not!" Neptune yelled. "You didn't think! That's your problem!"
"You're right, and I'll be joining you at Haven next year, but I do have one question."
"What?" Sage asked.
"Are you saying that Blake and I can't have a relationship?"
"Of course, you can." Sage and Scarlet said in unison. "But we need you to be our leader. So, either lead us, or let someone else take over so you can spend more time with Blake."
"Fine." Sun said. "I'm sorry."
"Thank you." Sage and Scarlett said.
Neptune just huffed and turned away from Sun.
"Neptune. I'm really sorry." Sun said.
"That's not good enough." Neptune huffed.
"Then what do I need to do to make it up to you?"
Neptune blushed and mumbled something.
"What was that? I couldn't hear you."
"Stop being such an idiot." Neptune said.
"Okay. I will stop being an idiot. Now, let's go back to the others."
"First things first." Neptune said touching the water in the fountain and throwing it at Sun before dropping him into the fountain. "That's for being an idiotic leader." The others left Sun in the fountain.
"And that's what happened." Sun said, shaking himself off.
"Huh." Creed Said. "What, are you guys some sort of boy band or something?"
"No." Sun said. "We're Hunters in Training."
"Coulda fooled me."
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"Sun." Blake said. "I love you, but you are dense sometimes. Everyone at Beacon thought you guys were part of a Boy Band in your free time."
"Yeah." Loki said. "If Hunting Grimm doesn't pan out you could always start a Boy Band as a backup plan."
"Hey!" Sun pouted.
"Hey." Blake ran her hand over Sun's shoulder. "Did I ever tell you that you look cute when you pout?"
"Don't say that!" Sun blushed.
The group laughed and walked back to the tavern for dinner.