:AN Here we go! A brand new Game on! This time with a controlled chapter length and plot! We get to see what our favorite kids got up to nothg great I'll tell you that much. And what the hell happened to a damn bird, as well as our favoite master thief. This fic is actually fairly easy to write despite it being long. Hence the easy to write part but anyway! Here you go, and as always enjoy.
Ps. Please when you go out to eat please observe basic table manners. People have to clean up after you you know?
"What the hell do you mean by that's not supposed to happen?"
Jaune asked the demon who had the first genuinely concerned look on its face since Jaune had ever known it.
"It's just like what I said! I don't know! This has never happened before!"
"Well can you fix it?'
"Fix!? I don't know what's wrong! How can I begin to fix something like that!?"
"Mink!"
"Looks flesh rag this is a first for me too! And you are out of time! You are waking up, but before you go, I need to say one last thing while I fix this thing."
"And that is?"
"The tutorial for the Gamer is over. After this meeting, I will no longer give you any advice. From this point on I will be... think of me as a shopkeeper in game. I will explain and answer every one of your questions, but I will do nothing else. From here on out you are on your own."
"Oh! One more thing! It looks like there is a bit of a problem here so we can skip our next save point K?"
Mink said as Jaune went to protest, the incredulity of her words but found his mouth going dry as his world turned white.
"Owww...
Jaune said meekly as his eyelids fluttered open revealing a blank white ceiling that stared impassively down at him. As he opened his eyes to hear the sharp beeping of machinery and a dull throbbing sensation in his head as he shifted his head.
"Where-
"AHH!"
Jaune whined as he felt his head was exploding as he felt sharp knives dig into his flesh as a wall of memories came back to him. As memories from the docks the bar, the club Neo. They all rushed back into his brain as his pain filled mind tired to make sense of things.
Where am I? What happened?! What's going on and-
"Mister Arc! You are awake!"
The voice of the nurse Sandra said as the brunet woman walked inside the area that Jaune now knew as the Beacon infirmary.
"Nurse Sandra? What's going on? Where am I? What happened-
"The docs! Is Ruby ok!? Is Ren-
"They are fine Mister Arc. Ruby's left lung was severely damaged and while it will never fully recover she is more or less in one piece."
"And Ren?"
"He was quite badly injured but is stable. He's been in and out of consciousness for the past day or so."
"Day or so?"
"Ah! You don't know. You have been in the infirmary for around a full day and a half. You should be cleared for leave in two days time."
The nurse said as Jaune nodded his head as fresh pain surged through him making him grimace as the nurse sighed. As she went to a monitor connected to one of the many Iv's that ran into his body and pressed a button.
"There we go. How's that?"
The nurse said as a wave of bliss ran over him as he felt a sooth, calm feeling wash over his body.
"Heavenly...
Jaune said as his eyes rolled and his head dropped as the nurse chuckled.
"Morphine will do that for you now get some rest your team and friends are worried sick about you."
Sandra said as a terrified expression broke Jaune's face only for her to wave him off.
"Fear not Mister Arc you are safe from their wrath. For now."
"For now?"
"Yes for now. They were almost breaking down the doors to get to you during your initial internment here but have since been sent on Grimm extermination mission. They will be back in less than three days so if I were you I would begin working on my apology speech."
Sandra said as Jaune went to nod only for his mind to slip as his vision went white.
"I... I don't feel so good...
Jaune slurred as the nurse sighed.
"That's fine Mister Arc. Get some rest you've' earned it."
The nurse said once as Jaune nodded feebly as he fell into unconsciousness...
When Jaune awoke again an hour later night had fallen, and there was a new figure sitting on the side of his bed. Waiting calmly for him to awaken.
"Felling better Mister Arc? That was quite the ordeal you went through."
The smooth calming voice of the headmistress Opal said sipping her mug of whatever mysterious beverage was steaming in it as her calm grey eyes regarded him curiously.
"Miss Headmistress!"
"Oh please! Just call me Opal. After all, you seem to sound better. How are you felling Mister Arc?"
The woman asked as Jaune winced.
"Like hell. My head hurts, my leg hurts, I can't even breathe right let alone move with my body feeling like it's going to collapse at any moment."
"I'm not surprised it's a minor miracle that you can even keep your leg. It was nearly taken off at its knee. You should thank your youthful vigor I suppose. Anyways with that pleasantry aside, you will tell me exactly what things transpire during your sojourn from my school. And please for your sake don't skimp on the details." The woman asked as Jaune began to recall his nights away from Beacon.
So Jaune spoke. He told her off the guy's night, the bar, being rescued by Neo. Though he casually left out the name of his rescuer and the sex as he went on to the doc fight with Roman and the time after. As Opal watched him with a sad look as he mentioned Roman's name.
"So he's still alive...
"Mam?"
"Roman. He's still alive...
The woman said in a despondent tone as Jaune cocked an eyebrow.
"Mam do you know Roman?"
" I suppose so, or at least I use to. Roman was a former Beacon student. One of our best actually. He graduated with top honors over four years ago only for his life to change...
The woman said before Jaune could press on the door to the room flung itself open as Miss GoodWitch walked in.
"Mam! I came as soon as I was called. Are they awake yet?"
The dean asked as Jaune gulped as the green eyes locked with his.
"Hello... Miss GoodWitch... Mam. How are you."
"Mister Arc! You are awake! How are you feeling?"
The dean stalked over to him heels clicking on the floor before putting a hand on the top of his head and checking it making Jaune blushed.
"Fine mam I-
"He was just about to answer my questions. If you don't mine Glynda? You can punish him later on."
"Punish?"
Jaune asked as Opal raised her eyelids.
"Mister Arc you not only played hooky for two days but you went drinking knowing full well that you were below the legal limit. And engaged in a battle against someone that was leagues above your skill grade putting not only yourself but the lives of others at risk. Surely some punishment is needed is it not? I would be failing my role as an educator if I let you go Scott free."
The woman said as Jaune felt the dean grip his shoulder with an iron-like grip.
"Mister Arc. As soon as you can walk report of my office after class for tutoring...
The dean said in an icy tone as Jaune gulped and Opal sighed.
"Anyways go-
"Excuse me, mam."
The voice of the Beacon nurse asked timidly from behind them emerging from behind a pure white curtain as Opal turned her head, to face her, her long grey hair shifting elegantly as she did.
"Yes, Sandra? What is wrong?"
The woman asked as the nurse held up a clipboard and had a worried look in her brown eyes.
"I have a question for Mister Arc. That is of a personal matter that I need to ask him."
"Then ask him. I can guarantee you that he is not going anywhere."
Glynda said as Jaune felt an odd force around him as his body glowed purple.
"Well, the thing is...
"Yes, Sandra? You can tell me what is wrong.'
"Well, headmistress Mam. The doctor's oath requires me to ask mister Arc this question in confidence. That or only around people he has permitted for me to ask it around."
The dean said as the two adults gained an intrigued look on their faces as Glynda spoke up.
"Sandra? What's wrong with Mister Arc? Is it serious? Does he needs more surgery!?"
"No... it's not that it's just...Mister Arc. Do I have your permission to carry on with a sensitive line of questioning in front of these two?"
"Umm... Yes?"
Jaune said as the nurse noted and took a deep breath.
"Mister Arc. As you may or may not know your blood work came in recently...
"And?"
"Well aside from the copious amounts of alcohol in your system. Seriously I can already spot potential liver damage in you. I also detected large amounts of something else...
"Something else? Like what?"
Jaune asked the nurse as he shuffled in his bed grimacing in pain as the nurse's face dropped and he gained a sympathetic look form, Glynda, as she ran another hand through his hair making him croon his neck into her palm instinctively.
"Mister Arc as strange as this will sound when you went out did you happen to engage in sexual intercourse with anyone?"
The nurse asked as Opal raised an eyebrow to her and Glynda fumed.
"Sandra! You can't ask a man that! Especially a student! What's wrong with you!?"
"Glynda. Calm down. I am sure Sandra has a reason for asking that question, but it better be a good one. Sandra? Why is Mister Arc's romantic life of any interest to you?"
"Becuase mam I need to have a yes or no answer. Jaune did you have sex in the last week after leaving Beacon and before now?"
"This is ridiculous! The answer is sure-
"Yes. Yes, I did."
Jaune admitted as Glynda gasped as Opal raised an eyebrow.
"Mister Arc-
"I was afraid of this. How old was said woman?'
The nurse asked as Jaune blushed.
"Older than me...
"By how much?'
"Maybe seven? Ten years why?"
Jaune asked as the nurse blinked once and started to write down the words on a notepad.
"How tall was she? What was she wearing? What were you wearing? Did you provoke her? Did she approach you? Did you approach her? Do you know where she lives?"
"Sandra? Why are you asking these questions? You sound like you are interrogating my student."
Opal said her voice steadily rising as Glynda's green eyes flashed in anger.
" I agree Sandra why are you asking my student such invasive questions? His love life is none of your concern."
"Because I am trying to file out the police report that must now be sent out to the VPD."
The nurse said as the three pairs of eyes went wide in shock.
"Police report?"
"Sandra?"
"Why do I need a police report?"
Jaune asked as the nurse gritted her teeth coughing once before continuing to speak.
"Jaune Arc you are a victim of sexual assault and possible rape. I must file a police report at the earliest opportunity."
The woman said as the room nearly broke.
"What?! What is the meaning of this? Why would you say that?"
Glynda asked before a sharp near deathly quiet voice that while barely above a whisper was still carrying the weight of a mountain spoke.
"Sandra. Explain now."
Opal said as a minute hairline fracture appeared in her cup as the woman gulped.
"As I said. Mister Arc is a victim of sexual assault, and I believe full-on rape. His blood work came back positive for a rare type of flunitrazepam more commonly known as-
"Date Rape.'
Opal said coldly as Glynda's eyes flashed.
"Mister Arc! What bar did you give patronage to? Wher is it located?! Tell me at once!"
"Miss I-
"Mister Arc. Anser her question. Now."
The headmistress said in a disturbingly quiet tone as the hairline fractures grew in size.
"It was called Juniors an-
"I know of it. Glynda?"
"It's first on my priority list. I will go there after I deal with the police.'
"No. Call the police tell them to meet you there. I must have a word with mister Arc in private."
Opal said as her mind raced at over a thousand thoughts per second.
Not good. This was decidedly not good! Sexual assault? In Beacon?! This had never happened before and for it to happen now!? Of all the times?! Right before Vytal and right when the council already wanted to dispose of her, this could not come at a more inopportune time. Opal thought as she ruminated her situation.
The council already wanted to dispose of her and they were merely lacking an excuse before they could place some blind sycophant in her place. A loyal lap dog to do their damned bidding and that was something the Opal refused to let happen. Calm down, Opal. This is fine, Mister Arc will file his police report. I will deal the cops. Personally, I can smooth this matter out nice and smoothly. As long as life does not get any more complicated, I am fine-
"Ummm... Excuse me, Miss Sandra? Miss GoodWitch?"
Jaune aksed as deans once frightening visage became calm and they as looked down at the boy with pity filled eyes.
"What is it Mister Arc? I know this is a traumatic time for you and I just want to let you know that I am here to help you. You can tell me anything alright?"
"That's nice, thank you mam, but I need to say something."
The boy said as Opal felt a sinking feeling growing in her stomach as she had a distinct feeling life was going to get complicated.
"Yes, Jaune? If it's a statement, please wait for the police to arrive, but if you need to talk before then, you can ask me.'
The woman said as Jaune nodded before continuing to speak.
"Well, that's the thing. I wasn't raped. Nor was I sexually assaulted. I didn't do anything against my will."
Jaune said as Opal grimaced as life just got complicated.
Glynda gagged as her mouth fluttered open as Sandra intervened.
"Mister Arc. I know that you may not think you were assaulted but you were. The drugs ingested by you robbed you of your cognitive functioning making you very susceptible to suggestions and outside influences. The dosage that was found was so severe that for the next four days you could not consent to any sexual acts making any taken an assault on your person."
The nurse explained in a calm clinical manner as Jaune frowned.
"But I was not assaulted."
Jaune protested as the cracks in her mug grew.
Why me?
Opal thought pitifully as life once again became complicated.
"Jaune! I know this I hard for you, and you think that covering it up will make it go away but, please!"
Glynda said already starting her routine. Opal knew that would happen. For all her stern looks and iron like exterior Glynda was quite possibly one of the kindest and most nurturing people she had ever had the privilege to know. And she cared for each and every one of her students greatly. And right now that care was going to cause problems. Glynda was a bloodhound for justice. Once she saw any perceived injustice she would do whatever it took to right it.
"Listen to me. You have nothing to be ashamed of, you were taken advantage of by a vile woman, and you should feel no shame. Just let the police have their report alright? I know this is difficult now, but it will get better! This I promise."
Glynda asked in her best motherly voice as Jaune blinked owlishly at her. "But I was not assaulted. She did not force me to anything. I don't think so."
"That's the thing Mister Arc. Even if you say you wanted it, you can't consent to it. In the eyes of the law, it was assault if not actually rape. So I must file a full police report on this matter."
"Then I won't press charges."
Jaune said as Opal felt her cup begin to split in two. This was not good. This situation was beginning to spiral out of control. If Jaune refused to act then Glynda would act and Glynda and subtle were not the best of acquaintances. Which meant that sooner or later, although knowing her luck sooner if not right now. As Opal was not sure the council was already printing their papers. She could see the headline already.
: EXTRA! Male Beacon student assaulted! The school attempts sketchy cover up! Sources indicate controversial figure headmistress Opal as implicated in the scandal!: Printed in bright bold letters as the hounds would come baying for blood. Opal needed to put a lid in this incident and make sure all parties had their needs met, and the sooner she did the better. For everyone.
"For the greater good."
The woman said quitely as Glynda continued to persuade the boy.
"Jaune! You need to-
"Enough. Mister Arc. The police will come. We will file a report, and then you will choose or if you wish to press charges or not."
Opal said giving a final long sigh of life just become complicated...
"So can I leave?"
Jaune asked Sandra as she shook her head.
"Mister Arc your leg has just barely healed. While you can leave, I must suggest that you stay at least another day for recovery."
"Nah I'm fine." The boy said standing on his crutches as Sandra sighed.
"Boys... You never know what's in your best interest, fine. If you insist. Miss Rose will help you to your room. Your team comes back today, so I suggest you get some rest beforehand as I doubt they will let you sleep once the return."
"Don't remind me. How is Ren?"
"He's still recovering. His body was more damaged then we previously thought. He will be in here for another week at the least. Barring some miracle recovery that is. But he is sleeping well, so that's good."
"Can you call me if he wakes up? I want to talk to him."
"Sure. Now, will you be taking your crutches or will you utilizing your wheelchair?"
"Crutches thanks."
Jaune said as he took the thin metal supports putting them under his arms and hobbling futiely as he angled his cast above the ground before sighing and shambled his way out of the infirmary.
"Jaune!"
A sharp voice yelled from his left as the moment he walked outside the infirmary he was slammed by a red tidal wave.
"Ruby?"
Jaune asked as the slightly taller than he reaper wrapped him in bear hug choking him as he gaped for air.
"Ruby! That hurts! Please let go!"
Jaune begged as the girl's face broke into tears.
"I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm so sorry! I didn't mean for you to get hurt! You shouldn't have jumped in front of that shot! It's my fault and-
"Stop. Ruby, you did fine. I did what I did because you re my friend and I did not want to see you get hurt. you have nothing to worry about."
"But you got hurt! Look at your leg! Is Ren ok!? What's wrong with you two? Why did the police come back twice for you? And why was Miss GoodWitch shouting at you!?"
"I... We weren't really shouting...
Jaune said as Ruby's silver eyes glared through him making him shiver.
"We disagreed...
"About what?"
"I... I don't want to talk about it right now. Can we just go back to our dorms?"
The boy asked as Ruby frowned her adorable face becoming a pout as she glared at him.
"Jaune if you need to talk you know I'm here for you right?'
Ruby asked putting a supportive hand on his shoulder as Jaune smiled in a self-deprecating manner to her.
"Sure thing Rubes. You're my friend I know that."
Jaune said as the two began walking up the long flight of steps to their dorms.
"There we go! Two hundred and thirty-eight steps! We made it! And we did it in less than three hours!"
Ruby said as she helped the now badly panting Jaune up the final steps to their dorms as the apparent lack of elevators in Beacon got to her.
Seriously! Beacon only had one elevator! What if that broke? How were the injured students supposed to get to and from places?! Not that it mattered because it only went to the teacher's offices!
Ruby thought as she walked arm over should wit Jaune taking her time making sure he got to his room where he unlocked his door and was let inside.
"Home sweet home."
The blonde boy said his face now slick with sweat as Ruby began to worry.
"Jaune are you ok? You have a fever!"
Ruby said as Jaune coughed twice.
"I just need some rest...
Jaune said as was led to his bed by the corner by Ruby who gently laid him down and deftly tucked him under his covers where he went fast to sleep.
"Be safe. Please." Ruby thought wincing in pain as her own lung began to act up. As a grimace formed on her face as a sharp burning feeling entered her chest. Her left lung was severely damaged, and would never fully recover. The fire dust had worked it's way into her flesh searing it from the inside out and making her once efficient organ now max out at out around seventy percent efficiency.
Not enough to stop her from being a huntress but enough so that walking up the Beacon stairs had winded her. And with her semblance being what it was that could only get worse, the girl though grimacing. As she sighed once and left the sleeping Blonde to his rest and she put him to bed.
"Night Jaune. I'll see you later on when our teams come back."
Ruby said rubbing the boys head as she left the room.
Pyrrha was running, not just running but sprinting across Beacon. She didn't even wait for the bullhead to touch down as she jumped off the craft ignoring the cries of her friends to sprint forward. The news of her partner's recovery was like the bells of an angel as her partner was severely hurt but still alive. He was alive!
And now that she had returned from her mission she would let nothing get in the way of her seeing him again. She had been stopped once due to his surgery that was successful! Thank Oum, and twice with a mission but now? Now nothing would get in the champions path.
Now she was sprinting as fast as her legs could carry her as she traveled nearly the entirety of Beacon in five-minutes flat breaking past hallways, bounding up staircases taking the steps two at a time and dashing past stunned students and teachers alike. As she finally rather her destination flinging open her dorm and leaping inside.
"Jaune!"
Pyrrha gasped jumping into the room as her eyes scanned the area to see a tuff of yellow hair rolled up in a bed.
"Jaune?!"
Pyrrha gasped sprinting up to the no longer empty bed of her partner who was rolled up in a ball of red covers as he shifted soundly, sword and shield resting to his left side mumbling in his sleep.
"You're safe...
Pyrrha said as she rubbed a hand over his scared now sweat covered face, wincing internally as she felt the warm temperature of it as she saw the faces of several new scars on his face, and what was more than likely a plethora of new injuries on his chest that was only covered by the thin red covers that he was rolled up in.
"What happened to you?!'
Pyrrha whispered softly as she saw several fresh burn marks on his face as his right leg was wrapped in a heavy cast as she rubbed a hand over his face.
"Ren!"
Nora yelled barreling into the room and locking her teal eyes with her.
"Where is Ren!?"
" I don't know."
Pyrrha admitted as Nora looked ready to break, as her teal eyes locked onto Jaune who was now sitting up in his bed.
"Pyrrha? Is that you? Why are yelling? What's happen-
"Jaune! You're ok!"
The read head yelled wrapping Jauen in a bone-crunching hug making him gasp in pain.
"Pyrrha! Air! Please!"
Jaune gasped as a pair of teal eyes appeared in his face.
"Jaune! Where is Ren!? Where is-
"He's in the infirmary-
Jaune said not getting out his full sentence as the girl broke out of the room in a blur of motion leaving Jaune and his partner alone.
"Jaune! You're ok! Are you ok?! Why is Ren in the infirmary and not you!? Should you even be here right now?!"
Pyrrha asked emerald eyes become narrow daggers into Jaune as he saw her mood shift.
"The nurse said I should have spent another day or two but I was cleared to go as long I used my crutches. I Should be healed in a week."
Jaune said as the girl's eyes became daggers as she glared at the boy as her hands moved from his sides to his neck as Pyrrha started to throttle the blonde.
"Here it comes. She's done worrying and now that you are ok? Now she' s getting angry."
His reflection in her shield said as Jaune gulped.
"What were you thinking!? Going out like that!? Do you know how worried we were about you!? Do you have any idea how worried I was!? Or team RWBY or Nora, Coco or Velvet!? We were all worried sick!"
"Pyrrha I-
"Don't you Pyrrha me! You have no idea how distraught I was! I stayed up all night waiting for you! And when you never came back!? Do you have any idea how terrified I was? Do you!?"
"This is not going well."
Jaune's reflection said as he began to answer.
Pyrrha's grip on his collarbone had become a death grip, and he swore he heard bones cracking as he began to sweat-
Ok! Ok! I need to get her to calm down! She's angry! She's not thinking strength how do I calm her down?
Jaune thought before Ren spoke in his ear.
Woman are simple Jaune! All you got to do is bat your eyes, show your hand and they melt!
Ren said his mind as Jaune took a deep breath and gulped.
"I'm sorry Pyrrha-
"Sorry doesn't cut it! What were you thinking!?"
"I wasn't thinking...
"That's right! You were not thinking!"
"I... I just didn't want to disappoint you."
Jaune said raising his face to Pyrrha as tears formed in his eyes digging his nails into Pyrrha arms flesh making the girl freeze as her furious glare vanished in an instant replaced by a one of naked concern.
"Dammit Pyrrha! What were you thinking?! He's just been through a lot and now look at this! You mad a boy cry! What are you doing!?"
Her thoughts filled his head as Jaune began to plan. Jaune did not want to be lectured by Pyrrha for an hour but he needed to make sure she left him alone without necessarily lying to her. He needed to be subtle.
"I know that I messed up. I know that I should not have stayed out, but I just wanted to relax! Beacon is stressful, and I wanted to relax for a night you know?"
Jaune asked not necessarily lying, Beacon was stressful and a night out was a good idea in him minds as Pyrrha nodded some of the anger melting off her face as the girl nodded as his reflection cocked its head.
"Lying now? Interesting I thought we never told a lie."
"Yes. I know that it's not easy being a hunter but still!"
Pyrrha stated as Jaune worked his eyes, fluttering them rapidly.
"I know. I know you are mad and ashamed. You probably don't even want me to be your partner -
"What!? Why would you ever think that?! Jaune you are my partner nothing will ever change that!"
"Oh? What's this? Are we taking the low road? I'm impressed."
Quiet! I'm not doing anything wrong!"
"Really? We are not lying?"
We are... manipulating... that's different! It's much better than lying!
"Sure...
The reflection said unconvinced as Jaune locked eyes with Pyrrha keeping her vision on her.
"But! Even after all of this?! I made you worry; I made everyone suffer! I'm sorry... I know you are probably disgusted-
"Stop. Jaune I am not ashamed of you. Nor am I mad at you. I was just worried. You... you mean a lot to me, more so than I once thought."
The tall girl admitted blushing brightly as Jaune cocked his head.
"Pyrrha? What do you mean?"
"I mean... I want to make a relationship with you. Even if my initial intentions towards you were not fully genuine, I want to make them so."
"Not genuine?"
"I...
"I wanted you for a trophy husband. A nice submissive man who did not know me and would treat me as an equal."
"I was more interested in what you were than who. And I apologize. Please forgive me. And if you would like... I want to see if my feelings for you go somewhere with you."
Pyrrha said gripping his hand and intertwining their fingers making Jaune flush.
"Sure... that sounds nice."
Jaune said smiling as a wave of heat overcame him as the hear another door break open as twin voices yelled RUBY! As the other team came home.
"Ahh, another day another cookie!"
Ruby thought as she laid on her Beacon bed. It was a rare day that she got the Beacon dorms all to her self to do as she pleased, and it was a nice feeling as well. As she often had to share with Weiss, who was usually busy being Weiss. And even if she had gotten better she was still Weiss...
Or Yang who while she grew up with was still challenging, taking all of the room's hot water and usually arguing with Weiss, and the other member of her team didn't count mainly because Ruby never noticed if Blake was actually there or not. As she laid on her bed plate of cookies in one hand comic in the other with a content smile on her face.
"It's not every day I can just sit back enjoy my comics and-
WHAM!
"RUBY!"
Twin voices yelled as the door to the room was slammed open making Ruby gak spilling her precious cookies and dropping her comic to the floor.
"My cookies!?"
Ruby shouted crying gout for her spilled treats before her voice was cut off by a familiar soft and in her opinion excessive chest as her sister wrapper her in a purely bone breaking hug making her cry out.
"Yang! I can't breath!"
Ruby gakked as her sister wrapper her smaller body in a neck cracking embrace making Ruby gasp.
"What were you thinking!? What the hell is wrong with you!? Do you know how worried I was!?'
Yang shouted wrapping her much smaller sister in a bone-breaking hug lifting the protesting girl off of her bed causing her legs to kick out futilely as she began to choke.
"Yang! AIR! PLEASE!"
Ruby gakked as Weiss stepped in.
"Stop that Xiao-Long! You are going to choke her to death! Let her go!"
Weiss yelled as Yang let go of her sister making Ruby give a dry cough.
"Thank you, Weiss! I knew you cared!"
"Do not mistake me, Rose! The only reason I had her to drop you were so I could kill you my self! What in the hell is wrong with you!?"
Weiss shouted making Ruby eep! Loudly as she was backed into the top bunk of her bed. Causing both Yang and Weiss to jump on her improvised home improvement project causing the already structurally unsound bed to groan from the extra weight placed on it as the sounds of tested physics entered her ears as the ropes holding it up began to fail.
'Guys! Get down! This thing is not meant for the extra weight!"
Ruby begged as the sounds of groaning ropes filled the air.
"What were you thinking!? Do you know how worried I was !? Do you know how worried dad was!? I don't even want to know what' going to happen when mom hears about this!"
"Mine or-
"Either! Raven might not care because you are still alive but if you think for one second! That Summer isn't going to burst out of a red portal any damned second and pull your ear all the way back to Patch or put you over her knee you are out of your damned mind!"
Yang shouted making Ruby quake in fear as her hands shot up to her head wrapping it up in her cloak as she preemptively attempted to shield her ears. Even though it was a futile gesture, as Ruby knew from bitter experience that when Summer Rose as nice as she was decided to punish you. You got punished.
Ruby thought making her shiver in fear as memories of her sprinting away futilely from a silver-eyed demon rushing at her in a blur of white came to her mind causing her to shake. Before Weiss shook her out of it.
"Ruby! You are our leader! You can not go out and selfishly put your life in danger like that! You are our leader! If you go out and get shot-
"You got shot! What is mom going to say?! Wait! You got shot!? How bad is it!? Let me see!"
Yang yelled leaping forward making Ruby eep! As she ripped off her shirt making the girl flush as her nasty scar on her left breast where the bullet impacted her was laid bare.
"Oh, my god-
"Ruby!?"
Yang yelled wrapping her sister in a bear hut tears falling from her face as in typical Yang fashion her emotions went from full blow furry and rage to concern as she wrapped her young sister in a tight hug.
"I'm sorry! I'm so sorry! I didn't mean for this to happen! I should have been there! I should have protected you-
"Yang. I'm not a kid anymore. I can take care of my self."
"Apparently not! I can't believe you wnt and got hurt like this! Be glad Blake vouched for your actions, or I would have ripped your ears off!"
Weiss said as Ruby sighed.
"Guys please, I am your leader. I saw my friends in danger. I saw people in danger. I did what I thought was best and I will not apologize for that."
The girl stated as her team balked.
"Rose...
"Ruby...
"I did what I thought was right. I saw my goal, and I went for it."
Ruby state as Weiss gave a sigh.
"But why did you do it alone? Why didn't you call us? We could have helped! We were worried."
Weiss claimed as she reached out her hand and taking Ruby's in it as she sighed.
"Aww. You do care."
"Of course, I do you dolt! Why do you think I'm so furious!? If I did not care, I would not be here. So why? Why did you go out by your self?"
"I didn't have the time. If I did I would have called you! I would! But people needed saving, and I was the only one there. I'm sorry I didn't call you, but I did what I had to."
Ruby claimed to pacify Weiss as Yang stepped in.
"Ruby-
"Yang I'm a big girl. I don't need your protection all the time ok?"
"I know... but I'm your sister. Your big sister and I will always worry about you ok?'
Yang said putting a supportive hand on her shoulder as Ruby smiled.
'I know. But a little less bear hugs ok?"
"Sure. But only if Weiss lets me use puns."
"Not in this lifetime. Don't think that because we have are having a moment that I will tolerate sub-par humor in my team."
Weiss said with a sly smirk as Weiss as Yang sighed.
"Wow wait to kill a moment Schnee."
"Way to be your usual brute of a self Xiao-Long."
"I love you two." Ruby as the girl smiled happily before a voice spoke up.
"That bed is going to fall."
Blake said as Ruby saw the faunus girl staring at the bed with worried amber eyes on the other side of the room keeping a safe distance from the death trap.
"Blake! Come and join us!"
"Yeah Blakey pop a squat-
Yang started to say before the cracking of ropes became not much, and the bed collapsed done in a wall of, covers, cookies, books, Screaming girl and various hair care items as physics won the day and the girls plummeted...
"My face hurts...
"I know mister Ren. But please take your time."
"I know... Where is Jaune? Did he get to go home?'
'Yes, Mister Arc is currently in your dorms."
"Oh. Ok then."
Ren said sighing heavily as he laid back on his bed.
His face hurt, his legs hurt, his chest hurt and worst Ren was alone. He hated being alone. Jaune was let go early, and Ruby was out within a day so Ren found himself alone with the nurse rolling around lazily in his hospital bed, with twin needles in his arm as he sighed heavily.
"Well, at least I can catch some sleep. Nora would-
"Ren!"
"Nora?"
Ren asked as his best friend in the whole wide world burst into the room panting near out of breath as her teal eyes locked onto his.
"Nora! I-
Ren was cut off by a familliar soft pair of breasts or as he called them front bumpers. Pushed against his face as Nora wrapped him in constrictor hug making his spine crack.
"Ren! What happened to you!? Where were you!? What were you-
"Your face! What happened to you!?'
Nora asked her voice breaking as she ran a hand along the long scar's end as her soft than rubbed Ren forehead making him twist it away.
"I got hurt. I-
"I can see that! What happened?!"
Nora asked as the nursed walked over.
"In detail? One perforated lung, one long slicing wound beginning at his lower waist and ending at his scalp going approximately two inches deep into his flesh. Along with some broken ribs, damaged kidneys and over eighty smaller cuts along the entirety of his body. Combined with the alcohol and drugs? He had one helluva night."
The nurse said in a calm clinical manner as Nora growled.
"Who did this?'
Nora asked her voice taking on a grave tone as Ren felt her arms began to quake in anger.
"I don't know...
Ren admitted happily refusing to look Nora in the eye. Not that he had a choice as the Valkyrie suddenly gripped his shoulders forcing him to face her as she gripped him.
"Ren! Don't play games! Who did this to you? Tell me so-
"Nora! You're hurting me!"
Ren cried as her grip on his shoulder become painful as the girl drop him gaps loudly as her hand shot to her face.
"Ren I'm sorry! I didn't mean to-
"It's ok. Just don't do that again. It hurt."
Ren said rubbing his should as Nora grew very still for a long time before speaking.
"What happened to you? And don't even try to lie to me."
Nora said as Ren looked down to his bed refusing to talk.
"Ren?"
"..."
Ren held his tongue as Nora sighed changing her tune as she let her anger drop and placed a calm reassuring hand on his head. Tilting it up making his shaking magenta eyes lock onto hers."
"Ren you know how I fell about not answering people when they ask you a question. Now, what happened? Tell me. Now."
"You're mad at me."
Ren said petulantly as Nora rubbed her head.
"I am not mad at you."
"Yes, you are! I can always tell!"
"Ren I am not mad. I am worried. There's a difference, I am concerned. I'm not angry with you."
Nora said calming her partner, best friend and crush in one sentence as his voice wavered.
"Promise?"
"I promise. So please tell me what happened to you."
"I...
"You?"
"I went out drinking with Jaune."
"The whole school knows that Ren. That's not the problem. I mean why didn't you come back? Why did you stay out with Jaune and not come to class? Why didn't you at least text me?"
"I...
"Ren was the victim of a possible molester."
The nurse said as Ren froze as Nora's mouth dropped.
"What did you just say?"
Nora asked voice barely above a whisper as Ren began to panic.
"N-No! Nora, it's what you think!"
"Ren. Quiet. What happened nurse?"
Nora asked silencing Ren as the nurse sighed.
"Ren was found with large amounts of Flunitrazepam along with several other drugs in his system making him the likely victim of a failed attack at the club he visited. We say possibly because unlike...
"Unlike?"
"That's confidential but Ren claims he was not so I have no reason to believe he was."
The nurse said as Nora glared at Ren, teal eyes boring into pink as he squirmed.
"Ren...
"Yes, Nora?"
"Did anything happen to you?"
"N-No."
"Ren. Do not lie to me. Did anyone touch you?"
"I said NO! Nora! Please stop asking me!"
Ren said shouting at Nora in what was real anger for the first time in... Well, ever. Ren never yelled at her. Not now not ever. Not when Nora found him starving to death on the side of the streets getting beat to death by a group of children while he ate a piece of moldy bread on the cold stone streets in her hometown.
Not when she brought him home to live with her family and giving him the first real home since who knew how long, where he was fed loved and cared for. And not when he decided to follow her on her travels to be a hunter when she disagreed with her parents deciding to leave her home, he came with her without hesitation leaving behind the best home he had ever had for her. The fact that he was yelling and doing so in real anger bothered the girl to no end as put a hand on his shoulder.
"Ren. You know you can tell me anything right? I'm your best friend-
"And only friend...
Ren mutter dark as Nora winced, as she knew the next words that would come out of his mouth.
"Ren... Now isn't the time...
"Then when is Nora!? I asked you over a year ago, and you still have to give me a solid answer!"
"I said no."
"But then you don't act like it! You don't want me to date you; you don't want me to date anyone else! What do you want from me!?"
Ren yelled as the nurse left the two some privacy as Nora grimaced.
"I want what's best for you!"
"What does that mean?"
"It means I want you to find the perfect woman for you. One who will love you respect you and make you the happiest person in the world."
"But you are that person."
Ren said as he gripped her hand tightly as the girl frowned.
"No Ren. No, I'm not. You deserve better than me."
Nora said removing his hand only for his other to clasp over it.
"But what if I don't want better?"
"Then you should."
"I... I only want you. No one else comes close to you Nora. I-
"No, you don't."
Nora said bitterly as Ren frowned looking down on his bed.
"Nora-
"Ren, please. I'm no good for you. This won't end well."
Nora said making tears fall from his face before standing up and walking out the door.
"I'm glad you are safe."
Nora said before leaving her best friend who she wanted to be together-together with alone with tears in his eyes as Nora felt like she made the worst decision of her life.
"So what do you mean by relationship?"
Jaune asked as the spartan partner of his gripped his hands intertwining their fingers as she gulped.
"I want a serious relationship with you."
"Are you asking to become my girlfriend?"
"Y-Yes. I am. Jaune will you be my boyfriend?"
Pyrrha asked as Jaune gulped once blushing a shade of crimson on outclassing her hair as he nodded this head.
"Yes. I'd love to be your boyfriend-
Wet. Jaune felt something damp and soft press inot his face as Pyrrha planted a lightning fast kiss on his lips making the boy's perfect cerulean eyes fluttered violently as she locked their lips.
"I'm sorry!"
Pyrrha said ripping their lips apart with a wet pop! Leaving a thin line of droll connecting their faces as Jaune blushed.
"I didn't mean to! I never asked if you wanted that and-
"It's ok... I like it...
"Then can I do it again?'
Pyrrha asked as Jaune blushed.
"Yes-
Soft. Once again a pair of soft kip met him as Pyrrha kissed his lips making his heart flutters out of his chest.
This time her kiss lasted longer. Not too long but at least, thirty seconds past before Pyrrha let their lip apr with a sharp pop!
As a long line of spit connect ed their lips making Jaune, and he flushed heavily.
"Jaune-
"Again."
Jaune said as the girl reached a hand under his chin placing one behind his head left it up and brought their faces together.
Pyrrha was in heaven. As she kissed the bone leader of her team. The boy was butter in her hands as she felt his guard break. She let her hands roam over his body, tenderly at first. Not wanting to upset him or overstep her bounds.
She already did that with her first kiss and was still beating her self over the head about that.
"Stupid! Stupid! Stupid! What if he didn't want to kiss you!? What if he was just looking to hug? You could have ruined everything!"
Pyrrha thought as her one brushed his teeth making her gasp as his mouth opened up in a welcome manner as she felt his resistance ebb and flow as she explored his mouth with her tongue.
This was paradise! A boy in her bed and a place to call her own! Beacon had given Pyrrha everything she had hoped for and more! It gave her friends, a goal and now a partner and she could not have been happier.
At first, Pyrrha had no idea what to expect when enjoying Beacon and her first day was not helping. There were the usual fans asking for autographs, some paparazzi, and then there was Weiss...
Pyrhha did not hate the girl, but she was clearly using her for her own benefit. Weiss saw her as a chess piece, to be used for political and social gain with little to no care for herself and that was something she hated. Although that thought was more than a bit hypocritical as less than a minute from condemning the Schnee, she was doing the same thing.
When she first saw Jaune, she wanted to scream. His face alone was horrifying, a messy patchwork of scars and burns that told a tale of a life roughly lived. A life full of long days and painful years. His face alone told a horror story that, made her want to cry out. But then she was on him. Once she learned, he was a single man and a famous one at that? Who not only looked submissive but did not know who she was? He was perfect.
Pyrrha planned on taking him forcing him if need be to become her partner and spend the rest of her days with a trophy husband. What he wanted was largely irrelevant, he would learn to care for her and his overall opinion on the matter was irrelevant. She was no better than Weiss...
"No more. I want what' best for you. I don't want to lose something I don't even know what it is yet. I am going to make you happy."
Pyrrha thought as she felt Jaune visibly relax as the last of his guard left, and she pushed him down onto the bed. And held his back.
The two had spent well over half an hour together, cuddled on the bed, in the end, Jaune had settled comfortably in her lap is legs pushed behind her as she made sure to watch for his cast, as she gripped his body to hers as she thoroughly explored it. No longer where her hand shy and nervous now they were bold and aggressive.
She felt every inch of his body, for his scarred chest, to his deceptively and delightfully in her opinion muscled core and legs to the growing bulge in his shorts.
Pyrrha blushed when she first felt it's size and felt her growing arousal as she felt her own breathing hitch.
That's a fine thing. Pyrrha thought as the boy caved. Luckily he seemed to want this as much as she did. His hands once shy and bashful had now begun to explore her body an act Pyrrha encouraged with her full heart.
If they were to be lovers Jaune needed to know all of her. She was already reaching the limits of what could be done with his clothes on as she let go of his mouth with a wet plop!
Before plant a string of kisses along his collarbone before sinking her teeth into his neck making him gasp.
"AH!"
Jaune gasped as Pyrrha bit him lightly not too roughly leaving teeth marks on his skin as he whimpered.
"More?"
Jaune asked pittfully as Pyrrha grinned.
"Not yet. Sleep for now. You are tired and need your rest. We can finish this-
Pyrrha said as she gripped his bugle making him cry out in pleasure as she squeezed his member through his shorts.
"Pyrhha I-
"Shhh... Wait. I want our first time to be special."
"But!
"No buts. Be calm good boys get rewards."
Pyrrha said seductively she bit his inner ear as the boy whimpered before he spoke up.
"Pyrrha."
"Yes, Jaune."
The girl asked taking another bite of his neck before she felt Jaune go stiff.
"Pyrrha stop."
Jaune said as the girl froze.
"Jaune? What's wrong?"
Pyrrha asked as her emerald eyes began to shake with worry.
"What did I do!? Did I mess up!? Dammit Pyrrha, why are you like this!? You were so close! He trusts you, and you ruined it!"
"Can I ask you a question?"
"Anything."
"Question? What' do you want to know?"
"Pyrrha when you said the relationship did you mean that?"
"Of course. Why would I not?"
"What's wrong? Did something happen?"
"I want to be a hunter. It's been my dream. I want to know if you support me becoming a hunter."
Jaune said taking a risk. He knew most women did not support his choice, and he needed to see if Pyrrha would as well. He hoped she would but-
"No. No, I do not. I do not think that you should be a hunter."
Pyrrha said as Jaune's jaw dropped.
"You don't?"
"No. I am a traditionalist; you are a man. I believe your place is in the house, not the battlefield."
Pyrrha said as Jaune's face dropped and a frown came on his face before she smiled.
"But! Be that as it may! I also am a firm believer in self-determination. I believe that everyone man or woman should be able to pursue the dream of their choosing. And even if I do not approve of it as your partner, as long as it is what you truly want to do I will fully support you."
The girl said as Jaune smiled.
"Thanks, Pyrrha I needed to hear that...
"But! I need something from you!"
"And that is?"
"Jaune I will be honest. In a relationship, I value honesty above all things. If you are to be my boyfriend, I must demand one thing from you."
"And that is?"
"I demand the truth. I will never lie to you nor will you lie to me. I will not keep secrets from you, nor you form me. Lies and secrets serve no other purpose but to cause division and sow dissonance in a relationship. We can't have a successful relationship with them. As long as we are together, I must say that we are to be completely honest with one another."
"Is that acceptable to you?"
" Yes... But...
"But?"
"I... I've had a difficult life.. there are things that I would rather not talk to you about. At least not yet. So...
"Jaune I do not like secrets...
"I know but! Can we just not talk about something?"
Jaune asked as Pyrrha sighed as she put a hand on his head and rubbed.
"If you do not feel comfortable telling me at first that is fine. But just promise that you will tell me everything when the time comes alright?"
Pyrrha asked as Jaune nodded.
"Deal," Jaune said as the two smiled.
"Oum dammit! Why me?!"
Roman asked all as he finally got to the back end of his own warehouse. Hungry, tired and covered in soot. Why did shit always have to hit the fan when he was having a nice night!? Why didn't it hit the fan when his day was already going to hell and it wouldn't make a difference!? Why was it always when life was going well? And not when it was already shitty enough for a change?!
He just wanted to go out enjoy some drinks, steal some dust and enjoy his night! But no! Now not only had he lost most if not all of the dust he worked his ass off to steal! He had lost over a quarter of the fang in Vale! And to put a cherry on top of this ever-growing number of a cluster fuck it was kids! Not adult, not hunters in training but kids that screwed him over and kill all those Fang!
Now, normally the later part Roman didn't give two shits about. Genocidal extremist could go to hell as far as Roman was concerned.
Thier deaths were as insignificant as sand on the beach as he brushed off his tux, now what did matter! What actually mattered was how he was going to explain to his employer why their manpower was down over twenty-five percent, and why he had lost the dust that he was already running behind on!
"Why me?"
Roman asked a loud sighing heavily before suddenly there was a large object shoved into his open mouth followed by the click!
Of a lighter flicking on as he instinctively inhaled as the cigar filled his throat.
"Thanks, Neo. I needed that."
Roman said to his partner and only friend as she appeared in front of him twirling her open parasol in one hand and giggling at him in her own bashful way before showing her scroll.
"Don't worry Roman; you'll be ok. I won't let her lay a finger on you."
Neo said drawing out her sword and flashing a maniacal grin that sent shivers down Roman's spine.
No matter how long he knew Neo her more assertive habits still bothered him, as the normally petite woman let her mask drop and Roman fought the urge to scream. Whenever Neo let the facade that she called a face drop and Roman got a glimpse at what was behind it he had to fight the urge to scream, beneath Neo's face there was something horrifying beneath those multi-colored eyes.
Even if he called her friend, and even if he meant it! A fact that surprised Roman to no end as the woman smiled broadly at him as he sighed. "I know. But try not to fight her tonight K? I don't need to break up another brawl between you two again? I still have burn marks from the last damn time."
Roman said wincing as he felt the remains from the second-degree burns from Neo's last disagreement with her management.
"That's all up to her. If she touches you she get's hurt. Simple as that!"
Neo typed as Roman sighed as he opened the door to the warehouse and stepped inside.
"Honey! I'm home! Roman shouted as a pair of smoldering golden eyes shot up to him, and a basic laugh filled his ears.
"Roman dear. How nice to see you. I'm assuming you have a good reason for me not to turn you inot a pile of soot tonight?"
A pair of shimmering golden eyes asked as Roman began to sweat.
"Of course I do! Now let me tell you a story!" Roman said as he began to talk for his life.
Jaune had seen death. He had seen monsters, both human and Grimm. He had been chased by Ursa the size of busses and had killed Beowulfs the size of min-vans. He had been shot stabbed and poisoned more times then he could count, and was over ninety-nine percent sure that his body had a higher lead to blood cell ratio than any other type. As such the fear of death was no longer an emotion he recognized anymore. Or so he thought.
But now? Now Jaune knew the true meaning of fear as his body shivered as a cold hand gripped his chest a pair of gleaming brown eyes glared down at him.
He had the day off form class and was told to stay in his bed by his partner. But just like him Jaune was never very good at following orders, as he left the room for the literal embodiment of death to meet him though unlike all the other times death had found him this time in lieu of its usual claws, knives or fang it had donned a pair of brown bunny ears and was thumping its foot in irritation.
"Jaune. I am not happy with you. Do you know why?" Velvet asked glaring at Jaune as he gulped.
"Becuase you want me to take you out to dinner?"
"What?! No! I mean yes but no! It's because of you are an idiot!"
Velvet cried taking an aggressive step forward as Jaune gulped. Ok, she's mad I can see that.
Jaune thought as he saw the girls usually tranquil and place features overturn to anger an irritation s her right foot thumped in irritation against the Beacon rugs.
"I guess you could say that she's hopping mad?"
His reflection said as Jaune broke a small grin as Velvet's usually adorable face was nor one of fury and irritation s she glared at Jaune.
"Jaune! This is no laughing matter!"
Velvet state as her intimidating features still failed to make Jaune cow-tow to as her adorable bunny ears killed her once menacing features.
"Sorry Vel. I-
"Sorry isn't; good enough! I was worried about you! Coco was worried about you! What happened to you?"
"I got a bit too drunk at a club and passed out?"
"And!? Did you just lay out in a ditch for a day?"
"More like half of a night."
Jaune said flippantly as the bunny girl glared at him.
"Be lucky I think you're cute."
Velvet said petulantly before giving him one last baleful glare before sighing and letting her anger go.
"I'm just glad you're safe. I was worried."
Velvet said wrapping the younger human in a tight hug lifting him off the ground effortlessly pressing his face into her soft chest as Jaune blushed.
This is nice... Jaune thought as Velvet picked him up. He had no idea what it was about the girl, but something about Velvet just felt right.
She was the seemingly the perfect combination o kindness and empathy. She made him feel at ease, whenever he was around her. His stress some dot melts away, and he felt like they were in harmony. For lack of a better term as the girl hugged him softly.
"I'm sorry Vel I won't do that again."
"Promise?"
"Promise."
Jaune promised with a bright smile as her creamy brown eyes shimmered.
"Give your word?"
The older faunus asked raising one eyebrow and staring down at the young human.
"Of course! And an Arc never breaks their word!"
Jaune said as Velvet giggled once putting him down before a stern for Velvet glare came to her face.
"Jaune? Why are you outside? Pyrrha told me to check on you to see if you wanted some food but she insisted that you should be resting and not up and about."
The girl said folding her arms on her ample chest and harumphing! Loudly as Jaune giggled at the cute girl's supposed intimidating stance.
"I was getting a bit restless, and I decided to take a quick walk."
"Quick!? Jaune you are hurt! You should not even be out of bed! Let alone going on a quick walk."
"Vel-
"No don't Vel me! Now get back to bed and-
Velvet was interrupted by the sound of boulders dropping as a loud growl escaping from Jaune's stomach and making the boy blush.
"I was hungry...
Jaune admitted as Velvet's face broke into a wild smile.
"Really!? If you are hungry, I might have something for you...
Velvet said reaching back into her school bag so open it up for Jaune to see a small plastic bag with a small brown and blue cupcake inside.
"Is that a cupcake?"
Jaune asked as the bunny girl nodded her head.
"Yes! I was thinking about you over the weekend ever since you got back... And I thought you might like it! I made it myself...
Velt said her faunus ears going flat against her head as a bright blush came to her face as Jaune smiled.
"Thanks, Vel! I'd-
"DON'T TAKE HER FOOD! IF VELVET EVER OFFERS YOU FOOD, YOU SAY NO!"
The voice of Coco Adel ripped into his head as Jaune remembered the strange warning from the well-dressed girl about Velvet's food. What was so wrong with Velvet's food? Can she not cook well? Either way, I said I would take it...
"Thanks, Vel. I'm starving!"
Jaune said as he took the pastry from the bag ignoring Coco's warning to do the contrary and holding it in his hand. Upon closer inspection, it was a unique piece of dessert. It was an adorably cute thing, as Jaune saw the small brown snack. It was topped with a smidge of yellow frosting and blue and white cream in a painting form of his own armor.
"Is this... me?"
Jaune asked as he saw that the food item was decorated to look like a miniature version of himself.
"Yeah... I thought you'd like it...
Velvet said as Jaune blushed.
"Thanks, Vel. I'll eat up."
Jaune said as he opened his mouth and bit into the treat.
Jaune froze. Time stopped and ground to a screeching, howling halt as Jaunes eyes exploded, and he died.
I'm dead. I died. Jaune thought as he took his first bite of the cupcake and died.
"Jaune? Are you ok?"
Velvet asked the human boy who was once resting on his crutches was now frozen and standing up as his body having grown ramrod strang and his eyes began to gloss over.
"Jaune? Are you-
"Jaune! You're crying!?"
Velvet asked as tears streamed down his face as Jaune mouth began to move.
"Velvet...
"Jaune! Are you ok!?"
"Velvet...
"Jaune! What's happening?"
"Velvet.. this... this cupcake...
"Yes... What about it...
Velvet asked her voice barely above a whisper as Jaune swallowed the pastry and began to weep.
"Velvet! This is so good!"
Jaune yelled as he began to hastily devour the cupcake taking two massive bites devouring it as the human practically inhaled the dessert as Velvet's face lit up.
"You like it?"
"Like it?! No! I love it! Velvet that was the best food I have ever tasted! Did you really make that yourself!?"
Jaune asked as his brain went inot overdrive. I'm dead! I died and went to heaven! What is this!? Jaune thought as he finished consuming the most delicious pastry of his life.
It was like biting into a chunk of Elysium itself! Its thick, rich, gooey core, tasted like chocolatey heaven, and it was like he had bitten into a molten lave vain of ecstasy! Its thick creamy topping was softer than a cloud and tasted like literal tears of an angel!
As he finished the divine treat in less than a moment before he began to aggressively lick his fingers in a desperate last-ditch attempt to take some more of the immaculate frosting into his body before it vanished from his grasp denying himself a taste of the divine forever.
"You liked it?"
"Velvet I'd eat your cupcakes every day of my life!"
Jaune admitted as the faunus girl blushed.
"If you like it so much... I could make you some... you know like if you wanted...
"Really!? Velvet I love you!"
Jaune said wrapping the taller girl in a hug causing her to stutter and flush and finally crash. As her brain was forced to do a hard reboot as she attempts to recover.
As the faunus girl's brain forced itself back into operational capacity as she blushed.
"You mean.. you want me to cook your meals for you?"
"Velvet I would do anything for your cooking."
Jaune said in a firm tone as the girl flushed.
" I could do that. I mean I can make your lunches for you... If you'd like maybe we could even go on a picnic together? I know a good place in the Beacon courtyard... if you'd like...
"I would love to."
Jaune said as the girl blushed once letting her animal ears flutter in happiness.
"Thanks...
"Vel I need to ask! How did you make these things and why are they so good!"
"Well, I'm in home ec class right now actually.
"Really? You take home ec?"
"Yeah, I know its a bit odd for a girl to do cooking and Coco teases me for it all the time, that's how I got the name Honey Buns, but I like it!"
The girl said smile broadly as she put the plastic bag back in her school bag.
"I like watching people eat my cooking. It's like I'm making them a part of my soul for their consumption. It's like they are eating a part of me...
Velvet said as her voice took an odd tone as Jaune felt something wrong with the girl.
"Vel... what exactly was in that cupcake?"
Jaune asked as he found himself chewing on something strange. Whatever it was, was long but firm. It had the texture of a string? But was oddly soft and tastes like dough mixed with shampoo?
What the hell is this? Jaune thought before feeling the hairs on his neck rise up as he suddenly felt a cold hand gripping his chest as Velvet began to speak.
"Oh, you know the usual... Flour, butter, sugar, salt, cream, hair."
"W-
DANGER! Every last instinct in Jaune's extensive survival senses kicked into overdrive as he fought to throw himself on the floor. The only reason he didn't was the fact that his casted leg kept him up if as he began panicking.
Ther was danger in this room! There was some terrible and monstrous near him, and he needed to find out what it was and-
"Velvet! We need-
Jaune froze as he saw it. For one second. One terrible, horrific and downright terrifying second he saw it.
Velvet was wrong... Her neck was cracked at a perfect ninety-degree angle as her entire face tilted to a perfect right angle.
Her bunny ears had gone ramrod straight and her body was stiff as a board. Her chest was no longer moving as her skin lost all color to it.
And her eyes! Her one once beautiful brown eyes were gone! They had gone dim and lost all color ass the one shin pupils where now dar swirl massed of an abysmal black.
No longer where the light and simmering eyes, now they were swirling and whirling male storms pooling into each other and acting as some type of gateways to antediluvian madness!
As Jaune found himself staring right into the depths of chaos a crazy madness that intended to drag his mind into themselves and threatened to rip his soul screaming from his-
'Velvet! Where are you?'
And just like that, it was over. No longer was Velvet's face at an impossibly straight right angle. No longer where here eyes portals to a realm of chaos and death, now they were back to their usual brown and happy ones as Jaune blinked.
The hell was that?
Jaune thought as Velvet turned away to the voice.
"Coco! I'm over here with Jaune! He's back!"
"I see! And not only is he back! But he is outside of his room! Got anything to say about that Goldilocks? Or do I need to tie you to bed to keep you safe? Or do you want me to tie you to a bed for other reasons?"
Coco asked swaying her hips and making Jaune blush.
"N-NO! I was just talking to Vel-
"Outside of your bed?"
"I-
"Look Jaune I get it. I know Vel's cute. I know you want a taste those Honey buns just as much as me."
"Coco! Stop that!"
Velvet said timidly blushing fiercely as the fashionista gave a hearty laugh.
"Easy there Vel! Just because you want to be the boy's bun-bun waifu doesn't mean you need to get flushed about it!"
Coco smirked as Velvet choked and looked ready to die from shock as Jaune cocked his head.
"Bun-Bun waifu? What's that?"
The boy asked as Velvet face became the shade of Ruby's cape as she looked ready to strangle her leader.
"Coco! Jaune!"
"Easy there girl I'm joking! I'm joking! But Jaune. Seriously get back in your bed, and if you resist and are unlucky I will force you into it."
Coco said her voice losing all joy as she lowered her designer sunglassed level a deadly glare to the boy making him shiver.
"And if I am lucky?"
"I'll force you into mine."
Coco said licking her lips and ruining a hand on his inner thigh making him blush.
"Coco! I-
"What you want to say no? Your mouth says that but you other you? He seems quite happy to see me. Why don't we let the not so little you out to play? He must be awfully cramped in those shorts an-
"Coco stop that! He's nervous!"
"Oh calm down Honey Buns! I'm just joking. Not. Anyways get back to bed now. I'm serious. Unless you have a damned good reason not to be that is."
The girl said losing all traces of her former good humor as Jaune's stomach growled.
As Coco cocked her head before a manic grin came to her face.
"I was actually hungry and-
"Oh? Hungry are you well I can help you with that!"
Coco said grinning wickedly before stepping forward making the boy shout before reaching out her hands and picking the boy up bridal style as his crutches crashed to the floor and he squeaked.
"Coco?!"
"Breakfast is already finished downstairs so let's got out for a bite lover boy!"
"Go out? Where are we going!?"
"We! My adorable friend is going to go a very special place for breakfast since you are clearly feeling better. Now let's go out before we go to see our friends!"
Coco said as Jaune blushed as she called out to Velvet.
"Vel! You coming or what?"
"Later Coco! I'll catch up with you later!"
"Sure thing Honey Buns! I'll just have some fun with Goldilocks over here!" Coco said rolled her hands and making Jaune blush.
"Coco!"
The boy protested loudly as the two of them went down the hallway leaving Velvet alone...
As the bunny girl was left to her own devices as a disturbing off-kilter smile came to her face as her mouth twisted into a crooked off-kilter smile as her eyes lost their light and the girl began to tremble...
"He ate it... He ate my love... Now I'm apart of him...We'll never be apart...
Velvet gasped as her considerably dense legs lost their strength as they shook, quaked and buckled and fell tot he floor as she gasped out loud.
As the girl fell to the floor, her dim dark eyes caught several strands of gold on to the floor as her hands flew to her face.
"Hair! He left some of his hair! Ow how lucky! I can bake even more things for him... Don't' you worry Jaune we'll be together. Forever."
Velvet said as her eyes shot open as her hands gripped the stray strand of hair as she sniffed them...
'Coco? This isn't' Beacon. Where are we."
"We! My charming new boyfriend are going to the Adel diner!'
"Boyfriend!? Dinner!?"
Jaune asked still blushing fiercely as the girl had proceeded to carry him from his dorms to the dockyards. Onto a bullhead and was only just putting him down in the chair of an admittedly fancy dinner not as fancy as Weiss's restaurant but it was infinitely more stylish. As instead of the sharp white and blacks, it had a familiar brown and gold style as Jaune relaxed into his chair resting his hurt leg.
"You said Adel dinner? Do you own this place too?'
Jaune asked as they were sat in a secluded curtained both far away from prying eyes in a lavish dining are that Jaune already knew he was far underdressed for.
"Sure do! My family while doing fashion also dabbles in the culinary arts as well!"
Coco said as Jaune blushed as a waitress brought him a menu.
"Ahh! Miss Adel! What a pleasure to see you again."
The waitress said as Jaune flushed. She was a tall woman in a starkly fashionable dress. That radiate gold and dark orange and seemed to bend and trap the light of the room as Jaune found himself becoming entranced by it.
"Mary! My favorite employee! How are you today?"
"Excellent. Better now that I have this to look at, who is your new friend?"
"That! Are my boyfriend and future husband if I play my cards right Jaune Arc! Say hi to my good friend and number one manager in Vale Maredeth, Lazipul!"
"Hi...
"Oh, he's adorable! Don't let him get away from you!"
"The waiter said laughing in a bright melodic tone as she laughed loudly as Coco gave her a hand gesture.
"Oh don't worry he's not going anywhere."
Coco said as the waitress laughed once and bowed.
"I will be back with your orders in a moment until then enjoy."
The woman said bowing once before drawing a curtain around their table leaving the two alone.
"Order? But we didn't order anything?"
"Jaune! Jaune! You got to relax! You are with me, Coco Adel! You don't got to worry about little things like ordering food! I got that covered for you."
Coco said flashing the boy an easy smile as Jaune settled back into his char.
"Ok... but why did you bring me out to eat? I mean we could have just gotten leftovers in the cafeteria you know?"
"Jaune! You are starting to sound like Velvet! I Coco Adel do not eat leftovers, and neither will you! We will only consume the finest and freshest quality of foods!"
"But they are just as good."
"Jeez are you and the bunny connected in the brain? You sound just alike.'
Coco said shaking her head before snapping her fingers.
"Oh, that's right! I forgot!"
"Forgot what?"
"I forgot how pissed off I am with you!"
Coco said flashing Jaune a small smile before she laid into him.
Once again Jaune was on the end of an angry woman telling him how foolish his decision making was. How he could have gotten hurt. How he did, in fact, get hurt.
How she was worried sick, how Velvet was worried sick and how he was an overall dick. As she droned on Jaune found himself enjoying g the food that the waitress Mary? Brought over.
It was served in big steaming platters, of greasy, fatty bacon full of hash browns and toast as he dug in between muttering apologize and nodding his head.
This is the life. I wish I could eat like this every day. Jaune said to relish the finest foods the world had to offer as his reflection shook his head.
"Hey in case you forgot we did eat like this every day!"
But that was back home.
"Yeah, yeah. I know the story, it might have use having the piss beat out of us one day to day basis, but your mom never skimped with food I'll give her that much. Beaten battered where we but! We never once feared for our belly!"
The reflections said as Jaune noded as Coco finally finished her speech.
"So! That being said what do you have to say for yourself Jaune of Arc?"
"I say I'm sorry. I was a jerk."
"Why yes, you were! What else do you want to say to your worried sick girlfriend?" The girl asked making Jaune flush.
"G-Girlfriend? When did we-
"You did give me your number, and you have agreed I'd say that we are already as good as a couple!"
"But! I'm kind of dating my partner...
"You mean Pyrrha?"
"Yeah, she asked me out yesterday and-
"Funny. You say you're dating her, but I don't see her with your crest."
Coco said as Jaune froze as his mouth dropped.
"How do you know about that?!"
"Jaune! I'm a huntress after all! And you are my prey. Just like Grimm and me! But sexier! And with more role play! I know all about your families tradition. Took me a fair bit of research but I know about you. Now is there anything else you want to tell me?"
"I... I didn't mean to worry you, and I owe you big time."
Jaune said instantly regretting his word as coach's eyes lit up as a shine came to them.
"So you owe me huh? Like you'll do me a favor?"
"Ummm Yes?"
Jaune asked as Coco grinned.
"Wel then how about you stand up...
"Miss Adel. Your check is here."
Mary said walking calmly through the dinner she managed on a hefty salary form her more than generous employer as she noticed the curtain around their secluded booth had been drawn closed and there were several wet slicking sounds came from behind it along with what sounded like muffled moans and harsh curses.
"Miss Adel? I have you check-
Mary said as she opens the curtain as the woman walked into their private table, before coughing once as an irritated frown crossed her face and she sighed heavily.
"Really Coco? You couldn't wait till you go back to Beacon?"
Mary asked as she saw the sight in front of her and sighed.
Coco had the blond boy Jaune? Was it slammed onto the table and was busily furiously making out with the boy who was reduced to a moaning mess as she forced their lips together, one of her and gripped his ass the other furiously stroking his now exposed and erect cock as she whispered into his ear.
"You like that? I bet you do. When I get you back to Beacon, I'm going to fuck you so hard-
"Coco. Really?'
Mary asked putting a hand on her hip as Coco noticed her arrival and smiled at her.
"Oh! Hey Mary! One second her I'm just about there!"
Coco said as the boy's back arched as he gave a low moan as he climbed over her shirt and what was left of their breakfast as Mary gave a tired sight.
"You do realize that I have to clean this up right?"
"Don't sweat it, Mary! You know I love you!"
"And you pay me."
"That too."
Coco said taking a story fork stabbing it into her hashbrown and wiping it on the still warm fluid on her shirt before putting it in he mouth and crunching loudly.
"Now that's what I call an Adel special!" Coco said winking heavily at Jaune who blushed heaily as Mary sighed.
On the way back to Beacon Coco laughed heartily as Jaune refused to look her in the eyes.
"Aw come on Goldilocks! Don't be like that! I know you loved it!
Coco said as the boy huffed on her lap blushing fiercely as he refused to look Coco in the eye.
"Coco! We were in public!'
"And you told me you wanted it."
Coco said as she bit his ear making him whimper before she took a more serious tone.
"Jaune you did want it right? I mean you wanted me to do that right?"
Coco asked as Jaune blushed.
"I didn't want you to not do it."
"Boys... Jaune look. I'm not a mind reader. I don't know anyone who is."
"You say that now."
"So if you don't want me to do something just tell me ok? If you don't want to just say no. Ik? If you say no I'll listen to you. Promise"
Coco said in an honest tone as Jaune sighed.
"Sure Coco. I'll do that."
Jaune said as the girl smiled and rubbed his head as the ship took them back home.
"So I am assuming you have a somewhat decent explanation for me Roman dearest."
A smooth melodic voice that while sounding sweet and gentle, almost like a warm spring carried beneath it an unrelenting tide of malice and anger that was expertly concealed by a calm and aloof tone said as Roman coughed.
"Sure do boss! Now if you would just listen for a second, I'm sure that you would see-
"No Roman. I will not just listen for a second. I want you to tell me why and how you lost over a quarter of our faunus supporters along with almost eighty percent of our dust! That is what I want to know."
The pair of burning golden eyes said as a hand shot out from the darkness and placed itself delicately on Roman's chest as he began to sweat.
"It's not what you think! Really! It's not!"
"Really? From what I see you got cocky and let children of all things steal our dust. That is unacceptable Roman."
The voice said clicking its teeth as Roman waved his hands.
"It's not like that! I was ambushed!"
"Realy? By a child? You will forgive me finding that unlikely."
"This was no kid! She was ex-fang!"
"Really? A traitor in our midst? How intriguing."
The clam voice said as the smooth hand wrap in blood satin slowly seductively making it's way to Roman's throat where it gripped his neck cutting off his airway and making him freeze.
"You are afraid. Why is that Roman? Surely you know that you are around friends right? There is no reason for such trepidation."
The voice said as Roman sweated.
"Afraid? Why would you say that? I'm perfectly calm!"
"Roman dear. You are good at lying, but I'm better. Don't be scared; fear is not a good look for you. Although you do look good. I must say with that nice slim figure, fiery hair, and pretty eyes. I can see why your mother decided to sell you. Or tried to anyway. How much lien did she want for you? Two hundred thousand? Three?"
The woman asked as Roman's eyes hardened to diamonds as he clenched his fist.
"It wasn't like that."
Roman said checking his anger refusing to rise to the bait she had so lazily laid out for him.
"Oh really? Are you saying that your mother did not try to sell her only son to a palace so that she could afford a new house? That you are nothing but the bastardized orphan of a once powerful house that could care less for its male sons?"
"No. I am saying that it was complicated."
Roman said through gritted teeth as the hacks turned into a vice-like grip around his neck as her hand began to burn.
Instantly Roman felt the palm burning his neck as the heat rose steadily as the faint smell of burning flesh filled his nose.
"I did everything I could!"
"It was not good enough."
"Listen!-
"No. You listen Roman. I trusted you to get me dust. And for a time you did. And you did better than anyone else. That impressed me; you showed yourself to be not only strong but intuitive, charming and rather intelligent. For a man, that is."
The eyes said as Roman glared at her.
He knew he had to keep his voice calm, he knew that he could afford to show no emotion no hint of pain or discomfort. He knew that the moment he spoke up the room would devolve into a bloodbath.
Neo was somewhere. Watching, waiting judging. Watching the situation for the slightest showing of discomfort to appear on his face before she intervened. And as long as Roman had a calm voice Neo would stay calm, but the moment Roman show a hint of pain or stress a gleaming silver sword would come from nowhere, and the room would become a swirling realm of chaos and death as Neo defended her possession.
That fact made Roman's face wince. As Neo was a rare example of a friend in his life. Well, she was his only friend in his life. She had been his partner for years, and she was the closest thing, not family he had, and to him, she was everything but to her?
Neo was different, while Neo cared for Roman just as strongly, as he did for her. But unlike the sister well not his sister Roman hated them but like a real sister! It was a sibling-like relationship he had with her, to her Roman, was her's.
Neo didn't really see people as people. She saw them as either uninterest things little better than animals that unamusing enough and for the most part, could be safely ignored.
Then came the annoyances that were scheduled to be removed from her life at the earliest possible convenience. And lastly, the most prized people were her possessions, and he meant that in the most literal term possible. For Neo, she saw them as things to make her life better but things none the less. And to Neo was Roman was a prime totem.
"Just hear me out. Please."
"I'm listening."
The eyes said as Roman felt the first hint of his aura flare as it tried to black the heat coming from her palm. As his neck was drenched with sweat.
"I messed up! But it can be fixed!"
"How?"
"I think I found something that you are gonna like!"
Roman said as the eyes cocked their head.
"Oh? And what would that be Roman? And do not wast my time. I am in no mood for games."
"I'm not joking! I even have a picture!"
Roman said as he fished out his scroll as she showed the dock fight to the eyes.
"Oh? A photo why would I-
The eye's stopped as they paused and widened to saucer-like levels of interest as a grin came on Romans face.
"Is that?"
"Sure is."
Roman said as the heat suddenly left his throat as he felt his aura die off.
" I'd thought you'd like it."
"My Roman you have outdone yourself."
The eyes said as they let Roman go removing the heat from his neck as he showed her a picture of a skinny blonde boy with several scars was display prominently on it.
"Jaune. Do you remember what I said back in the dorm?"
"Yes, Pyrhha...
Jaune said averting his partner eyes as he stared down at his tray.
"And what pray tell was that?"
"To stay in my bed...
"And what did you do instead?"
"I went out for breakfast...
"And why is that a problem?"
"Because I should be getting my rest."
"And what do you think you should say about that?"
"I'm sorry Pyr...
Jaune said as he sat in the Beacon cafeteria as Pyrrha glared at her partner sighing once before rubbing her head.
"Jaune I know that you are doing better but please! Do not push yourself ok?"
Pyrrha asked as Jaune nodded.
"I'm sorry Pyr. I won't do it again."
"Promise?"
"Promise."
"Good! Now eat your lunch! I made sure to pick it so it would be both tasty and balance!"
The girl said as she fought back her grimace. Pyrrha had thought that JNPR would be back to normal once Jaune Ren came back but that was not the case.
Now while Jaune and her were on good terms, Ren and Nora where on thin ice. The two barely acknowledging each other even after his return to their room as Ren looked anywhere but her direction and was pointedly ignoring her.
No matter what Nora did, Ren ignored her, never talking to her, never acknowledging her and not even glancing in her general direction.
Pyrrha had no idea what was wrong with the two but-
"So Goldilocks you have a good breakfast? I gotta say I wish I had someone taking me out for free food."
Yang said leaning over onto the table making sure to flash her cleavage to the boy making him blush, and gaining two glares form Pyrrha and Weiss as the shot her a harsh look.
"It was fine! I wished I could have eaten more though."
"Oh, you still hungry? Eat up Goldilocks! We got all the food you can take!"
"Xiao-Long. Let Jaune eat at his own pace. Jaune fell free to eat at your own pace and do not let this brute influence you ok?"
Weiss asked as Jaune nodded.
"Sure thing Weiss."
Jaune said as the girl smiled.
"There we go! Now you are a good boy."
Weiss said making Jaune blush as Blake growled.
"There's no more tuna...
"Blake they will have more for dinner K?"
Yang calmed down her partner who was giving her pasta a longing look.
"I wanted Tuna...
Balke said petulantly as Jaune stepped in.
"If you really like tuna that much I can cook you some. If you want."
Jaune said as the table stopped as Blakes' head snapped up.
"You can cook!?"
"Actually yeah. I'm pretty good at it as long as I have ingredients that is."
Jaune said as Yang grinned.
"So what you are saying is that you would be good in the kitchen?"
Yang asked as Jaune nodded.
'I could, I guess. I can cook pretty well, and I know how to bake as well."
Jaune said before a pair of silver eyes filled his vision.
"Can you make cookies!?"
Ruby asked as Jaune nodded.
"Sure, why not? Do you want some?"
"Yes! Please!"
Ruby said nodding her head rapidly as a familiar voice coughed.
"Children I am sorry, but you must let me borrow Mister Arc."
The voice of Glynda said as walked into the cafeteria as Jaune sighed.
"Is it time?"
"Yes, Mister Arc. Please come with me the police are waiting."
The dean said as the teens gakked.
"Police!? Why are they here?!'
Pyrrha shouted as the dean sighed.
"Calm yourself, Miss Nikos. Mister Arc is in no danger. Nor is he in any kind of trouble. He just needs to answer some questions about his incident."
"You mean the dock fight? I thought they cops already got everything from him?"
Yang asked as the dean grimaced.
"It's not about the docks, but that could be one of the lines of inquiry," Glynda said as Jaune sighed.
"I'm still not going to press charges."
Jaune said as all heads turned to him except for Ren's who kept his head down.
"Mister Arc... Please don't fight us on this. It does not have to be difficult."
"She did nothing wrong. And while I will come with you I won't make any changes."
Jaune said as he got up Pyrrha helping him up with his crutches.
"Miss Goodwitch? What happened to Jaune?"
Weiss asked as the Dean looked at the blonde.
"Mister Arc was... well it is a private thing, If he want's to discuss it with you that is his business, not mine, but his incident did not end at the docks, and there is a very particular manner that Jaune needs to talk about." The dead asked as Jaune nodded.
"Sorry guys. I'll be back later."
Jaune said as the dean help him out of the school.
"So! Anything you need to say? Anything new that you want to tell us Mister Arc?"
The brown-haired woman in the blue uniform asked him as Jaune sighed.
"For the tenth time no. "
Jaune said as the cop sighed heavily, putting down her notepad and rubbing her forehead. It had been two hours of him sitting in the bland interrogation room as they routinely asked him for help identifying Neo, and he continually refused giving them nothing and trying the patience of Vale's finest.
"So you still refuse to press charges?"
The officer asked her pretty green eyes falling as a long sigh was heard from the corner of the room.
"Listen, kid; I know that this is hard for you and I know that you must be traumatized but listen! You did nothing wrong, and you got nothing to be ashamed for ok?"
The other office who Jaune now deemed bad cop by Jaune asked as her long blue hair flowed down past her light tan skin as she eyed the blond.e
"I'll repeat it. I don't feel like I was attacked so I won't press charges."
"Jaune. I know that you don't feel like you were attacked but please listen to me. In the eyes of the law, you are the victim of an assault. And the test shows that not only did you have sex you were under the influence of drugs at the time."
"Meaning-
"Meaning that you could not consent. Jane, please. Listen to us. I know this is hard but just file a report. Let us help you."
The bad cop said as Jaune sighed heavily.
"I'm still not pressing charges unless I fell like I was attacked. And I don't."
Jaune said as the bad cop sighed as Jaune but his wallet on the table wondering if he could apply for a job with a Beacon ID. As he places his wallet on the table, the good cop looked at it and gasped.
"Jaune do you know somebody with the last name Adel?'
The good cop asked as Jaune nodded.
"You mean Coco? Yeah, I know her. She's my friend why?"
Jaune asked as the cops shared a look before grinning.
"Wait right here all right? We have someone you should meet."
The cops said as Jaune frowned.
"I'm still not pressing charges."
Jaune stated as the cops nodded before walking out of the room and left Jaune alone in the bland interrogation room as he sighed heavily.
As he sat at the plane interrogation table waiting for whatever the hell the cops were doing as the drooling fluorescent droning of the light filled the room making his teeth itch. As he heard the sound of clicking heels filled the room as the door slammed open as a tall woman in a white uniform walked in.
"Ok who the hell are you and why should I care?"
The tall woman asked stalking into the room making Jaune gulp.
Once again she was tall easily past seven feet, she wore a white detective uniform with a bright golden badge of the V.P.D. displayed proudly on her right breast as she stalked over to Jaune taking the metal folding chair and sitting on it backward as she glared at him.
Ther was something familiar about the woman. She had short cropped brown hair, creamy brown eyes and her face looked so familiar as Jaune's mouth opened by itself.
"Coco?"
Jaune asked as the woman once irritated snarl became a look of mild interest instead of vague disdain.
"Coco? You know my sister?"
The woman asked as Jaune nodded.
"Yeah... I think me and here go to Beacon together."
Jaune asked as the once angry brown eyes lit up before her face took on a familiar grin.
"My oh my! My baby sister has good taste! I'm Seraphin Adel! But call me Sera! Nice to meet you!"
The woman said holding out a luckily ungloved hand as Jane shook it.
"Short hair, good build face looks like shit. Yup cut and dry domestic abuse clear as day. I just got to get a name, and I'll get this sorted out. Why the hell they called me in here I don't know, this seems a pretty standard domestic if you ask me."
The woman thought as she smiled at Jaune warmly as she removed her hand breaking Jaune's connection with her as she smiled.
"So hut stuff! I hope that you don't mind me calling you that do you?"
The woman asked as Jaune smiled.
"Call me crazy but I have a distinct feeling that if you really are Coco's sister, my answer will have absolutely zero effect on whether you do or do not call me hot stuff."
Jaune said as the woman let out a roar of raucous laughter in an all too familiar manner as the detective slapped the table.
"So you do know my sister! That's Coco for you! I know she's a bit aggressive but who can blame her right? If I saw you on the street, there's no way I'd let you go! You'd be in my bed in a heartbeat!"
The detective said putting a hand on his shoulder making Jaune hear her.
"After I took you to the station and had whoever the hell did that to you behind bars. Sweet Monty, what happened to you? Malnourished, beaten, assaulted? No one deserves that."
The detective thought as Jaune sighed. He hated pity. No matter how much come one meant good Jaune despise being pitied more than anything as Serahin removed her and sighed.
"So you mind telling me the name of sisters crush? She told me there was some cute young thing at her school that caught her eye but she never told me you look so... delicious."
Sera said putting a hand on Jaune as he blushed.
"Now we'll see who you are. I mean I could have asked Ash but-
"My name's Jaune Arc." He said as the woman's face froze and she recoiled.
"Jaune Arc... Not the Jaune Arc right?"
"No way! NO way! NO Fucking way! There's no way that I'm that lucky!"
"Ummm yes? I'm Jaune Arc. The only male Arc and your sister's boyfriend? I think? Nice to meet you?"
Jaune asked as the woman thoughts exploded.
"Yes! YES! This is it! I've been waiting to crack the Arc case for over a decade! All those charges of domestic abuse, assault, child endangerment! This could be it! Thank you, Coco! I'll buy you all the purses and barres that you want!"
The detective thought before inhaling once as she began firing questions to Jaune.
"What happened to you? Why is your face the way it is? How long have you been on the road? How the hell did you get into Beacon?"
"I got hurt?"
Jaune answered one of the questions as the woman glared.
"Who hurt you? Do you have a name? A face? A time or location?"
"Come on! Give me something!"
Sera thought gripping his hand as Jaune gulped.
"That's a big question. I think telling you all the names of the people who didn't beat me would be easier."
Jaune said trying to make light as the woman's eye became as sharp as daggers.
"That's not ok. I want names, faces and times."
"Don't feel guilty. I'm here to help."
"I mean I got some in the wilds-
"You were in the wilds? For how long?"
"That explains the knife marks. But what about the burns? Where the hell did you get those?"
"Ever since I was young. Well around marrying age that is."
"So thirteen?"
"Roughly...
"I can't imagine what he went through."
"Did you sustain any wounds at your home?"
"Yes...
"This is it. Play this cool Adel. You need him to open up to you. Don't rush this."
"Jaune. Did you mother ever hit you?"
"What part of don't rush this do you not understand!? That was the definition of rushing it! If he clamps up we lose our chance to put that Juniper bitch behind bars for good!"
The detective asked as Jaune gulped.
"An Arc can never tell a lie."
His reflection said from her badge as Jaune grimaced before sighing.
"Yes...
Jaune admitted as he felt a surge of anger and joy spill out the woman as gripped his hand.
"Can I get that in writing? Can you tell me when and where she hit you? Can you tell me if she hit your siblings? Did any of your siblings hit you?"
"I never suspected that. Maybe the siblings were in on it too. I've seen it before, sister hating brothers... It gets really messy then...
"I... I don't want to talk about it."
Jaune said as the women face softened a considerable amount. As she placed a second hand on his arm and rubbed it reassuringly.
"Easy Adel. Don't lose him; he's been through enough already. Try a change of pace. Ask him why he's in tonight."
"That's fine with me. You don't have to say anything you do not want. But! You're a fine young man why are you in the station today?"
"Your colleagues think I got raped."
Jaune said as she balked.
"WHAT!?"
"Why do they think that? Why do you say they think that?"
The woman said as Jaune found himself impressed. Once again she was able to expertly switch between her thoughts and her words. Rarely letting her true emotions out as they talked.
"Assault too? Does life ever give you a break?"
Jaune sighed as he reaped his for what was now going on the seventh time to woman making her face drop as she fed him the same response as everybody else.
"Jaune. File a report. Now."
Sera as she said to be called said as Jaune sighed.
"But-
"No buts. You got assaulted. I don't care what you say. That was a crime. Whoever did it was a criminal. Clear cut and simple."
"She didn't do it! She was not tall enough!"
Jaune said cover in his mouth as Sera brought out a notepad.
"Not tall enough? Why do you say that? Do you have some recollection of your attacker? If so, please tell me."
The woman asked as he saw his reflection open its mouth.
"I know already ok?"
"Jaune?"
"Who's he talking to?"
"She was tall... I know that."
"Why do you say tall? I know this sounds silly but why do you say she was a she?"
"I... I was at a bar?"
"Which one?"
"Juniors."
"That hell hole. What were you thinking going to that dump? I know it looks good but damn. Now I need to bust some heads."
"And you have some idea of her figure?"
"I was sitting on a stool when it happened, and she was at eye level with me. I remember she ordered me a drink and then...
"And then?"
"Go one. Take your time."
"I didn't want the drink...
"Then why did you drink it?"
"She forced me...
"Bitch."
"Forced you? Why do you say forced?"
"She...
"She what?"
"Don't be scared. You're safe. I won't let anything get to you."
"I... I remember her forcing the drink of my mouth and making me swallow."
"Will you testify?'
"What?"
"Will you put that in writing? Can you give me a written statement of everything you remember?"
"Yes...
"Good."
"That's excellent Jaune. You are doing great."
"Just hang in there I'm almost done with you."
"I don't remember much so I don't know if I can help you."
"It's ok Jaune whatever you say is helpful."
"Well not really. You were far too drunk for any testimony to hold water but getting it out there is good for you. It might make it easier for you to discuss what happened."
"Is there anything else you would like to say? You said that the woman who-
"Assaulted."
"Who you had intercourse with did not drug you? Why do you say that?"
"Becuase she was to short."
Jaune said as Sera cocked her head.
"Too short?"
"I was at least six feet off the ground in the chair. And I remember my head being held up. So she could not have been the one."
"That makes sense. Does not mean she was not an accomplice."
"I see. Do you think she knew about the woman drugging you?"
"I don't think so."
"Why do you say that?"
"I was in an alley.
"Outside of Juniors?"
"Yes. And there was more woman outside...
"Did he get attacked thrice?"
"And? Go on."
"I think she scared them off me. I remember her telling me she scare of some woman who found me on the ground."
"Or she wants you to think that. She might be in cahoots with, but that's neither here nor there I have to let him go soon. Opal will come if I don't or worse Glynda."
"Alright, Jaune I know this is a lot, but I want you to write something down for me...
"Mister Arc. I do apologize for this. Keeping you away from your team all day."
Glynda said as the ship touched down at the Beacon docks. As the two exited the ship. It was seven twenty pm, and dusk had finally settled over the city covering Vale in an odd turquoise as Jaune stepped out of the craft.
"It's no problem Miss Goodwitch. I'm just tired."
Jaune said yawning loudly as the dean smiled at him.
"Get some rest Jaune. If you are feeling better, that is. Do you need help coming back to your dorm?"
"No. I'm fine. I'm going home alone anyway."
Jaune said as Glynda gave an uncharacteristic smile.
"Somehow I doubt that."
The dean said as Jaune looked behind her to see a certain heiress waiting for him.
"Do you need help?"
"No! I'm! Fine!"
Jaune panted coming up the last of the Beacon steps. A new record! Now it was only half an hour to walk up the steps as Weiss helped him along.
"Are you sure? You look tired."
"Weiss I'm fine. Thank you though."
Jaune said as the girl smiled.
"Of course, I am happy to!"
Weiss said as Jaune got to the top of the steps panting heavily before Weiss tugged on his shirt.
"Jaune... Can I tell you something?"
"Sure Weiss just give me a second ok?'
Jaune asked panting as Weiss took a deep breath.
"Jaune I wanted to say thank you. Honestly and truthfully thank you."
"For what?"
Jaune asked the heiress as she sighed.
"For saving Ruby. I heard how you took a bullet for her and I wanted to say thanks. With all of my heart."
The girl said as Jaune grinned.
"No problem. I'm sure you would have done the same thing."
"I would have but I was not there. So I am thanking you for saving my leaders life. I will repay you in kind."
"Weiss you don't have to do that. Ruby is my friend you know?"
"A Schnee never forgets a debt. No matter how small or in this case how large."
"Aww, you do care."
"I will push you down these stairs."
Weiss threatened drawing her rapier as a glyph formed and her scroll rang.
Bring!
Her scroll rang as she paused putting away her rapier as Jaune sighed in relief.
"Got a text?"
"Why yes, I do it's my sister."
"Winter right?"
"Yes let me see-
"OH, MY OUM! YES!"
Weiss yelled at the top of her lungs suddenly wrapping her arms around Jaune in a hug making the boy flush.
"Weiss!? What's wrong?!"
Jaune asked as he was almost pushed down the stairs by the jubilant herries.
"Jaune! It's my sister! She just got married!"
Weiss said happily as she practically leaped into the air.
"Really? That's great! To who?"
Jaune asked as Weiss blushed.
"To the best man in the world! Did I tell ever you about my uncle!?"
Weiss asked eyes shining with joy as Jaune smiled.
"I didn't think you had one. You never mention him at our date."
"No, I suppose I did not but! At the time I didn't have one! They have been dating for several years, and they fianlly got married!"
"Did she marry just him?"
"Yes, she did! She found herself as a lone bride! Just like I hope to be."
Weiss said as she gave a light blush as Jaune gulped.
"What kind of man is he?'
"He is simply the best! In fact, he is the very reason why I became a huntress!"
"Really? Why is that?"
Jaune asked as the girl frowned for a moment as she bit her tongue.
"Jaune I know this may seem obvious, but I am a bit of a traditionalist."
"I can see...
"Well, one day when I was younger I was kidnapped by members of a radical cell of the white fang."
"That sounds terrible."
"It was. I don't remember much of the event, luckily except being scared, hungry and alone for two days before he came."
"He rescued you?"
"He sure did. He saved my life fighting through a mob of terrorist to free me and taking a near mortal blow for me in the process that left him grievously injured and me with my scar."
Weiss said point to the long line that ran down the left side of her face as Jaune grimaced.
"Looks painful."
"It was... After that, I came out with my scar, and he personally delivered me back to my manner. As he didn't rest until I was with Winter and he bleeding out on the snow."
"Sounds painful.'
Jaune said grimacing as Weiss nodded.
"He was in agony. Winter rushed both of us to my family's personal hospital where I was held for overnight treatment, and he stayed a week."
"She has her own hospital? Not even we were that rich!"
His reflection said glittering on his crutches as Jaune agreed.
"How did he take it?"
"Like a true hunter. Even half dead, and bleeding into the snow he fought himself back to my manner, all the way to the hospital and in less than a week he was back on his feet grinning wildly. And already waiting to go back out to the world!"
"He seems like a nice guy. When did Winter propose?"
"The very day he woke up. She went to one knee and asked for his hand in marriage! It was so Romantic..."
"Really? And he said yes?"
Jaune said as Weiss took on a slightly worried expression as she chuckled in an off-kilter manner.
"Well, no not at first. At first, he was quite adamant about refusing the idea, and he needed some rather extensive convincing first... He was not as enthusiastic about the idea, but he came around! In the end...
"Extensive convincing? What does that mean?'
Jaune asked as Weiss blushed.
"Well let's just say that he was a bit of a free spirit! Especially in the beginning their relationship. He was not overly excited about the idea of marriage and my sister was a bit forceful in her courtship of him but it all worked out in the end!"
"Stockholm syndrome is a wonderful thing after all."
Weiss muttered that last part under her breath as Jaune nodded.
"What was that?"
"Nothing! Nothing at all!"
"She definitely said something. I heard Stockholm."
That's the thing with kidnapping right?
"Sure is."
But that means...
"Jaune how about this time for once we don't ask a follow-up question and just go to bed huh? Cause I'm not up for almost dying again. At least not so soon K?"
"What's his name?"
"His name is Qrow Brawnren! And he is the reason I am different!"
Qrow Brawnren!? No way can't be my Qrow. No way he got married. Jaune thought laughing darkly at the thought of Qrow in a dress made a smile break his lips.
"He did look good in a skirt."
We look good in a skirt in case you didn't remember.
"GAH! Why did you have to remind me!? I can't believe we wore that dress! Why the hell did we do that again?"
Girls of course.
"Dammit. Woman! Why the hell do they all seem to want us to wear dresses?! It doesn't make sense! Sure if one or two wanted us to dress up maybe but when everyone we meet wants us to crossdress there is something is very, very wrong with that equation!"
Maybe it's our destiny?
"Maybe Monty has a sense of humor."
His reflection said as Jaune chuckled before going back to his conversation with Weiss.
"Different?"
"Yes. While most traditionalists do not believe men can be hunters I disagree. The greatest hunter I've ever know was a man, and without him, I would be dead. That's why I support you Jaune."
"You support me?"
"I do. I want you to become a hunter. I want you to be the best hunter you can. And more than anything I want you to be happy with whatever you do."
"Thanks, Weiss...
Jaune said as they reach her dorm as Weiss grinned.
"Is this where I get my end of date Kiss?"
"Date!? We just came back from the bullhead!'
"That was a date! We spent time together did we not?"
Weiss asked mockingly hoping to get a rise out of the boy as she saw him blushing brightly as she leaned her face forward relish his blush as she closed her eyes.
"I'm waiting...
Weiss said laughing her head off internally before she felt something soft touch her cheeks as her eyes shot open.
"That's for being a friend."
Jaune said as he left a frozen solid heiress in the hallway inspire into his room as Weiss cracked a will smile and skipped back to her room.
"Jaune! I'm home!"
Neo typed into her scroll as she flung open her apartment door already taking off her shoes and putting her parasol away. After making sure Roman was safe and sound and secure. In his warehouse, Neo had left him and rushed home to her boyfriend.
She couldn't wait to see him again! She was already thinking of all the naughty and barely things they would get up to over the weekend!
Her right hand was already down the front of her pants taking off her already thoroughly soaked panties as she entered the apartment and found it to be pitch black.
"Jaune? Where are you?"
Neo asked holding up her scroll before flicking on the lights to reveal an empty apartment, no food, waiting, no tv on and no blonde lover on the couch or most important not at her crotch.
"Jaune?" Neo typed before notice note on the table.
"Neo. Went back to Beacon. I'll be back. Call me."
Jaune said as Neo felt her eyes twitch as she balled her knuckles and ground her teeth.
"I don't have your number!"
Neo cried as her lover got away.
"Why are you so happy?"
Yang asked as Weiss was especially non-Weiss. She came into the room practically giddy as she slipped inside the room blush brightly and was now on her bed in the process of religion back and forth kicking her feet and slamming her fist inot her bed.
"Weiss? Are you ok?"
Ruby asked as Weiss looked more like well her partner then herself as She raised her head.
"Ruby I am better than ok! I am great!'
Weiss said as Blake sighed.
"What happened you get laid?"
Blake asked sarcasitcally as she didn't' even bother to look up from her questionable literature.
"What?!"
"Lewd!"
"Nice one kitty kat!"
The voice of Ruby shouted as Weiss glared at the faunus girl before thing.
"No, I did not get laid! But I did get a kiss!"
"Really? Did you get some tongue?"
Yang asked grinning ear to ear as Weiss fumed.
"For your information not that it's any of your business! No, I did not! I am a lady!'
"I am a lady!"
"That's childish!"
"You're childish."
"It's just a kiss. Don't make a big deal out of it."
Blake said as Weiss glared at her.
"Well, it was my first kiss thank you very much!"
Weiss said with a grin as Ruby gasped.
"Really! From who!? From who!? Tell me! Tell me!"
Ruby said jumping up and down as Weiss grinned.
"From Jaune of course."
Weiss sad as Ruby's smile crashed at the ground as Yang burst into fire making Blake sigh and Weiss grinned as she went back to her bed.
It was Thursday, and she had studying to do...
"FUCK ME!"
Roman yelled at the top of his lungs as he was finally left alone in his warehouse. He was finally able to relax after the near debacle with his boss and only after Neo had triple checked his warehouse before allowing him inside.
"Why!? Why!? Why me!? Why does all the shit happen to me!?"
Romans muttered darkly as he fell onto one of the plush couches that line his warehouse. It was pitch black, but he knew the place like the back of his hand. As he rested on the couch, he saw his life flash before his eyes.
"Why me... What did I ever do to deserve this?"
Roman thought as he took out a cigar and lit it.
"Why does all the shit happen to me?" Roman thought a the took a hit form his cigar giving the dull were house a lone red light.
"Look at you Roman. What happened to the real you? The one that was going to change the world! To be the first real male hunter! The yo who was going to make a mark in history! Now, look at us.
"Alone. Depressed. And out of fucking time. It's only a matter of time before Cinder kills you. Or you kill her which is worse. Knowing whatever the hell she calls boss sends its reprisal...
Roman thought out loud as he fianlly came to a realization.
"This is it. This is how I die... This is how Roman goes out! I'm going to either be burnt to a crisp or spend the rest of life living in a bungalow in Mistral... I hope Neo likes a good pina colada...
Roman said bitterly as he fell on his couch.
"Jaune how about we go get some air?"
Pyrrha asked as Jaune nodded.
"That's a great idea Pyr! Let me get my crutches!"
Jaune said as he reached for his crutches as he and Pyrrha bout hastily left the room where the brooding team of there were glaring at one another.
"Nora! Ren! Play nice!"
"Well be back later!"
Jaune and Pyrrha said as the left the tense room in a rush slamming the door with a wham! As Nora spat.
"Could you be any more obvious?"
Nora spat as Ren glared at her...
"So what now?"
Jaune asked as he and Pyrrha walked along the Beacon hallway. As he moved with his crutches as Pyrra walked slowly with him.
"I don't know I think we should give them a good half hour that should work out."
Pyrrha said as Jaune nodded.
"So what do you want to do for half an hour?"
"We can talk? I still have a question about you I would like answered and I'm sure you have some for me. "
"Fair enough. Whoa re you? People seem to know you from somewhere."
Jaune asked as Pyrrha giggled.
"I am Pyrrha Nikos. Daughter of Athena and Isanov Nikos. Middle child of four and current first year of Beacon. Now, who are you?"
"I am Jaune Arc. The youngest child of Juniper and Nicholas Arc. Youngest of seven and first year at Beacon just like you."
"Really then? You have seven siblings? What was that like."
"Stressful. It was bad enough being the youngest, but seven sister was a bit of a rush. What about you what are your siblings like?"
"Well, I have my elder sister, Xera. She's a lawyer; then I have my younger sister Xyliphon and finally my little brother Asteroth. He's adorable and I'm sure you will love him when you meet!"
"When I meet him? Are they coming to Beacon?"
"Well yes and no. Parents day is in a few days so my parents will be here. Along with others in the school. But I doubt that my siblings will come. They are either working or are in school right now so I highly doubt if they will make the trip."
"Do you think that any of your siblings will come?"
"I doubt it. I was never especially close with any of my siblings. Well maybe I was with two but that was about it."
Jaune admitted as Pyrrha frowned.
"What about your father? How is-
"He's dead."
Jaune said bitterly and far too quickly as Pyrrha flinched.
"I'm sorry to hear that."
"Don't be. He died when I was four so I was young. I didn't really get to know him so it's not so bad."
"I can't imagine that. I love my father. A life where he died? I don't know what I let alone my mother would do. She loves that man with all her heart and would die for him a thousand times over."
"Sounds romantic."
"She is a bit of a classical romantic I will admit'
Pyrrha said as the two made a slow looping lap along the school. Learning more about each other as they did. Jaune learned that Pyrrha was a champion of some sorts and people thought she was apparently a big deal or something.
Jaune didn't see it to him she was just Pyrhha. Nothing more and nothing less, and when he told her that she looked like anyone else. And besides her beauty, she was just a normal person. A response she practically beamed at.
Pyrrha on her part learned Jaune had a good relationship with two of his seven siblings. And the other relationships were either apathetic at best or borderline hatred at their worst.
A fact that made Pyrrha grimace. Family's should not hate one another. Pyrrha was a staunch traditionalist in that matter. A house divided could not stand. And if the Arc's where shattered that was a problem.
She also learned a bit more about his home life and none of that was good. It looked like from what he divulged mainly by accident was that his abuse did not happen until his father died and his mother's training of him increased...
As what started out as genuine and honest combat lessons became an excuse to beat her own son. Pyrrha grimaced at the thought as until the Jaune had had an ordinary if not somewhat sheltered life. With a loving pair of parents and a large number of dotting elder siblings. And it seemed to be a good one until his dad left...
"Grief can make you do some cruel things. It's no excuse but still."
Pyrrha thought as the two finally made it back to the dorm Pyrrha chuckled.
"You think they made up?'
"One way to find out."
Jaune said opening the door to get his answer as he saw Ren wrapped up in Nora's arms as the two shared a long kiss.
"I'd say yes."
Jaune said as Pyrrha snapped a picture...
"And now geography!"
Oobleck said as she zipped around the room. Jaune and already lost track of the lecture as Velvet were already taking notes for her friend as the two sat removed from teams JNPR and RWBY as the teaching went off.
"As most if not all of you know! Or I dearly hope you all do! Remnant is split into four major powers! In the north is Atlas! To the west Vacuo! To the far east Mistral and here Vale!'
"These powers have been around as recorded history and no one is quite sure as to when or how they were raised! But what we do now is that they are hundreds if not thousands of years old!"
The woman's aid as Jaune nodded his head as she went on.
"Now does anybody know about the minor powers of Remnant?"
"I do!"
"Ah! Miss Schnee! Go on!"
"There are several smaller powers in the unincorporated area in Remnant know as the Free Cities."
Weiss said with a voice that spoke of sheer confidence as the doctor, not professor nodded.
"Excellent Miss Schnee! She is correct! In remnant aside from the major powers, there are the Free Cities! They are smaller enclaves of humanity that live outside of the law and jurisdiction of the kingdoms! They are usually, for the most part, made up of tight-knit groups of humans and faunus that started off as usually well organized and skilled bandits or raiders! And now have their own minor empires!"
"Sounds cool huh?"
Velvet whispered into Jaune's ear as he grimaced.
"They aren't that great Vel Trust-
"Ah! Mister Arc! Finally contributing! How wonderful! Please tell me what you were saying as it pertains to the Free Cities!"
"I was saying that they are not all their cracked up to be."
Jaune said as the woman gasped.
"Have... Have you been in a free city Mister Arc!?"
Oobleck asked as stunned expression came over her face as Jane nodded.
"Once or twice. Why?"
"My word! What was it like!? How did you get there!? Why were you not shot on sight!? They are notoriously hostile to outsiders and getting is neigh impossible! Having a student with actual first-hand knowledge of one is a rare gem indeed! Please tell me how you got in!"
"We blew down their doors after I assassinated their democratically elected leader to impose our own despot over them so we could steal their hard earned resources."
His relation said sarcastically on Velvet's pencil box as Jaune grimaced.
"I was able to get in on a diplomatic mission."
"Diplomatic... Right... Keep telling yourself that. Don't make any difference they died we lived! That's life!"
"Diplomatic? How so?'
Oobleck asked pressing for knowledge as his reflection grinned.
"An Arc never tells a lie do remember that."
His reflection said as Jaune glared at it.
"I was part of a group of businessman! And we were negotiating terms with them."
"Smell that? Smells like horse shit to me. Businessmen? What the hell were we selling? Unless you count death and Grimm then we were having a fire sale!"
"Businessmen? What would a free city have that a group of traveling men would want?"
The doctor asked as Jaune grimaced.
"We were in a bad place. Harsh strains had come and we were all starving. We needed to negotiate a passage into the city for resources."
"Clever. But not really. Seven out ten. Next!"
Jaune said as the woman nodded
"I see! It must be difficult anyways! The free cites are notoriously hostile to all others! They will however occasionally hire hunters for Grimm extermination missions but aside from that? Communciiot with them is minimal and what goes on behind their walls I unknown to the word!"
"Excuse me, doctor?"
"Yes miss Schnee! Go on!"
"What do you mean hire hunters? I thought hunters were paid by the kingdom or limited to private contract work. I didn't know they were used as mercenaries as well."
"An excellent point indeed! You see the free cites despite their size boast some of the best equipped and highly trained armies on the planet! They would need to be in order to live in the wilds as they do! And occasionally when Grimm gets too severe they will hire a huntress. And since they are technically unincorporated there is no rule saying a huntress has to say no."
The woman spoke as Jaune sighed as he began to write in his own battered notebook as he finally had an ordinary day...
No explosions, no death just Jaune in school trying to be a male hunter in a woman ran world. All in all? Life was good. Jaune thought as Oobleck talked on.
AN: That's it! The latest chapter of Game on done and done! This time we got some much-needed recovery team bonding, nice table manners, and lessons on why death has many faces and why it is often the ones that look the least dangerous that turn out to be the most deadly. Until next time thanks for reading.
PS. I think I worked out the chapter length to about this much per addition. So yeah! Until then Omake!
Pss. Never eat the cupcake.
Omake. Darkest Remnant part three. The first triumph
"Stay behind me!" Velvet had ordered while Oscar sighed heavily. Ever since his near injury, the Vestal Had been acting like his own personal bodyguard keeping him in her sights and refusing to let him go.
Now while having a hero guarding you sounds like a good thing and it indeed was, except this time it was a bit of a hindrance. As now Oscar was forbidden from gather loot from the dungeon. And while some may call it pilfering he owned the place! So it was really reallocating as far as he was concerned.
As they heroes fought the cold damp corridor was filled with ancient portraits, and dustcover archaic books shelves were filled with the sounds of battle as Jaune, Ren and Ciel Fought from the front. The cruse slashed forward cleaving bone soldiers in two, while Ren picked off their accursed archers with his pistol.
All the while Ciel kept in the middle lobbing satchel after satchel of thick emerald caustic powder that melted the undead back to whence they came.
As the battle raged Ozpin saw it. There was a gold trinket laying on the corpse of a fallen bone Noble that had been felt by gunfire and had not melted.
As they walked past it Ozpn saw that it was a small coffee mug it called to him. It spoke as he reached outa questing had and touched it.
"Why hello there."
A voice said as Oscar looked up to see the floating figure of a man in long black and green robes. He was a shimmering astral projection of floating robes, with pale as chalk skin, grey hair, and eyes and was sipping slowly out of a steaming ethereal mug. He also had no legs and was cleary a gohst as Oscar screamed.
"What the hell!?'
The boy yelled as Velvet turned to him.
"Oscar!? What's wrong-
VITHUM!
A archers' arrow struck Velvet right in her breastplate as it tore clean through her plate armor and right into her flesh making her howl with anger as the man spoke.
"A telling blow to body and mind! Such an audacious attack cannot be left unanswered!"
The gohst yelled Oscar panicked.
"Velvet?! Are you ok!?"
He asked as the faunus hero gritted her teet grabbing her mace point and pointing it at the sky and yelling at the top of her lungs.
"The light is my torch with it I destroy the shadows!'
She yelled as a flash of lightning struck down breaking apart a bone archer and making her body glow green as she healed.
"A great impact! Send these things back into the muck!"
The gohst yelled Jauen killed the last enemy, a great bone shield bearer, his battered longsword cutting the thing in half as it sliced it in half shield and all.
"A decisive strike!"
The gohst yelled as Oscar paled.
"Men! And lady! We did it! Our first raid into the ruins was a stunning success and now we drink!"
Oscar yelled as the tavern cheered raucously as they all toasted the success of the first and now definitely not last expedition into the ruins. as the crowd cheered Jaune and Ren raise their own glasses. Ren was with Ciel talking about toxins and tonics, and Jaune was busy helping the still injured Velvet as they prayed over her wound. Chanting in a slow rhythm as a low green light appeared on her chest as they heald her with their prayers.
"I don't know what you are demon. But You will be put to rest."
Oscar vowed silently to the specter that only he could see as it chuckled in an enigmatic fashion.
"I am no demon, my friend."
the thins said as it casually sipped its mug making Oscar growl
"Then what are you?! Why do you haunt me so!?"
"I. Am the one who sent the letter...
