:AN. Well, That happened! We got a hundred followers! Thanks for everyone reading this story and it's going strong! In this chapter, we get to see a tad more of a back story with a slight showing of the future! Until then sit back and enjoy every young student's worst nightmare! Parents day!
PS This story will take a few swing from the main plot but it'll follow the overall story. Until then? Game on.
PSS! This is the first and only chapter with no Gamer elements to it! Don't get used to this it's a gamer fic for a reason!
"~Said a scarecrow swinging on a pole!~"
"~To a blackbird sitting on a fence!~"
"~Oh Oum gave me as soul, but forgot to give me common sense!~"
"~Said the blackbird. Well, well, well. What in thunder would you do with common sense?~"
"~Said the scarecrow t'would be pleasin. Just to reason out the reason. Of the whichness and the whyness of the whence!~"
"~If I had an ounce of common sense...~."
"~If I had an ounce of common sense...~."
"~I could while away the hours. Conferrin with the flower.~"
"~Consultin with the rain. And my head I'd be scratchin. While my thoughts where busy hatching if I only had a brain!~"
"~I'd unravel every riddle For any individ'al In trouble or in pain~."
~"Oh, I could tell you why the ocean's near the shore.~"
"~I could think of things I never thunk before.~"
"~And then I'd sit and think some more!~"
"~I would not! Be just a-nothin'~"
"~My head all full of stuffin'~."
"~My heart all full of pain~.'
"~I would dance and be merry!~"
"~Life would be a ding-a-derry!~"
"~If I only had a brain!"
Jaune finished his song as he opened the door letting the steam out of the JNPR bathroom as he stepped out to a bemused spartan who giggled at him in a melodic tone.
"My my Jaune. When on earth did you hear that song?"
Pyrrha asked her partner now boyfriend Jaune Arc who smiled back at his partner fresh Beacon uniform on and blonde hair still wet from his shower.
"One of my old teachers taught it to me. He said it was meant to help you out when things got bad. So whenever I'm feeling bad, I sing it."
Jaune said regretting his choice of words as Pyrrha's face dropped.
"Jaune. Are you feeling bad? Is something wrong? You know you can tell me if it is right?" Pyrrha asked giving Jaune a warm smiled as he returned it.
"No. I just felt like singing it this time."
The boy said walking past Pyrrha who sighed.
"Boys. They think they are so clever."
She said aloud as she walked into the shower and began to get ready for her day.
"Listen I'll tell you the same thing I told the rest of them! We don't know what happened and we have no idea what the hell went on ok?"
Melanie Malachite said to the intimidating figure of Glynda GoodWitch as she stared down at the young girl. It was already the middle of the damned day and Melanie desperately wanted to go back to sleep. Ever since the damned debacle at the docs, the cops had been breathing down her and her sister's neck and she was sick of it! Now, this Beacon type had come over waking her up when it was her time to rest? Now she was pissed.
"Miss Malachite-
"It's Melanie. Calling me Miss makes me feel old. Miss GoodWitch."
The younger girl said flippantly as Glynda ground her teeth at her.
"Melanie-
"That's better."
"Don't! Try my patience girl!"
The dean snarled as Melanie blew her a puff of air glaring at her as Glynda reached for her wand.
"Melanie a student of mine was assaulted at your establishment and-
"Allegedly assaulted! Get your facts, straight Miss. You've' seen the videotapes! We only have him and his friend on tape for two hours! Where they were drinking with my sister and me, and we did no funny business!"
The girl argued as Glynda seethed. She was currently being rather effectively stonewalled by this trollop and was not happy about it. Not at all.
"Melanie. A student was drugged attack and possibly raped. Do you not want to help us catch the perpetrator or perpetrators behind this vile action?"
"Of course I do! I want the person or persons apprehended just as much as you! I just don't want to be mixed up in something that I had nothing to do with! I didn't assault him my sister did not assault him! All the screens where he was on from his arrival until he left shows him having a good time!"
"But when he leaves... There is no tape of him leaving. He is only seen entering the building and not exiting. How do you explain that?"
"Simple... He... He must have found another way out."
Melanie said weakly as Glynda narrowed her eyes.
"Melanie if you are not telling me something that means you are interfering with a police investigation. This will count as obstruction of justice and-
"Save it! The cop Sera already gave me that speech. Tried to get in before a warrant. Speaking of which where is your warrant, Glynda?"
The girl asked placing her hands on her hips and snarling at the dean who fought the urge to break her wand in two.
"I don't have one as I'm not a police officer-
"Good! Then get the hell out!"
Melanie yelled slamming the door to Juniors shut right in the deans face making her fume as the younger girl walked away after successfully stopping her investigation and leaving her high and dry. As the dean stood denied entry in the warm day sun already fuming.
"See you guys later! Me and Nora are going to go get breakfast!"
Ren said grabbing Nora's hand as the now together-together friends walked away. As they did Nora shot Pyrrha a knowing look that she returned as Pyrrha prepared to take a risk.
"Jaune! Can we talk for a moment?"
Pyrrha asked her now fully healed boyfriend who looked over to her questioningly.
"Sure Pyr. About what?"
Jaune asked as the boy walked over to his girlfriend's bed as she gestured to for him to sit down. Jaune grimaced as the height difference between them was once again made apparent.
Even sitting down Pyrrha had a good two inches over him, and when he sat down with her? It was well over a foot of height Jaune sight sitting cross-legged on Pyrrha's bed as she smiled warmly at him.
"Jaune we need to talk."
Pyrrha said flashing Jaune a nervous smile as he blinked once.
"About?"
"Jaune we are in a relationship together. And as such, I think it would be good if we established some ground rules! You know see what the other expects or wants from this relationship and try to make accommodations to better suit the both of us!"
Pyrrha said nervously folding and unfolding her hands as Jaune nodded.
"Sure. So you want to tell me what you expect of me then me to you?"
"Exactly! But I want you to go first. If that's ok?"
"It's fine. I guess."
Jaune said as Pyrrha grimaced.
This was it! Pyrrha needed to play her cool. She needed to take this slowly, delicately. She needed to tell Jaune straight up and honest what she expected of him without scaring him away!
You see Pyrrha knew that she was not what you would call a conventional lover. And Pyrrha knew that some of her more intense fetishes might scare Jaune off! If not appropriately introduced under a safe and secure environment.
So she neede to be transparent and honest with him. Lying and obfuscation would do her no good here. And nothing less than complete totally honesty would suffice. And maybe just maybe, she could have him open up to her.
"Well, I guess I would want you to love me and be kind to me for starters."
"I agree. I will also ask for that."
Pyrrha replied with a natural and real smile that came over her face.
"I'd like if you did things with me. You know like hanging out being better partners."
"That's grand."
"Also! I would like us to be equals! I want to sand on equal footing with you Pyrrha. As a partner and a boyfriend!"
Jaune said happily only for his smile to drop as he saw Pyrrha grimace.
"Pyrrha? Is something wrong?"
"Jaune... Relationships are about give and take. You will provide things for me, and I will take things from you. And vice versa! Don't get me wrong I am no prude! It's just...
"It's just?"
"Jaune I will be honest as I always am. I have no problems treating you like an equal."
Pyrrha said as Jaune face lit up.
"In public."
And crashed, as she broke his spirit and his good mood went down in flames.
"Pyrrha?"
"I mean! I will treat you well! Don't get me wrong! I will never abuse you hit, you or do anything to you against your will!"
"I hope not...
"I won't! I truly and honestly will not! But. I need to make one thing abundantly clear."
"And that is?"
"While I have no problem being an... equal with you in a relationship there are some parts of our relationship where I must be the predominant one."
Pyrrha said as Jaune blinked owlishly at her.
"Like what?"
"In the romance part. Jaune I want no I need to be dominant in our more romantic moments. That is a must for me. Is that ok with you?"
Pyrrha asked emerald eyes shining as Jaune gain a confused frown.
"I guess. Sure?"
Jaune asked as Pyrrha looked like a weight was lifted from her shoulders. As she put her hand on his.
"Thank Oum! You won't regret this! You just need to lay back and let me do the work, and I'll make you the happiest man on Rmenat!"
Pyrrha though as Jaune smiled.
"That sounds-
Jaune never got out his sentence as his girlfriend attacked him. In an instant, he was pinned against the bed as she forcer her lips onto his in a rough, passionate kiss, which stole the breath from his lungs as she intertwined one hand to his own while the other zipped open his shorts and shot inside them.
"Pyrrha?!"
"Shh. Let me work."She said groping a making him bush as she bit his ear stealing all energy from his body as he quaked and whimpered.
"There, there. That isn't so bad huh? You just need to submit, and I'll make this great."
Pyrrha thought as she bit her lovers ear tenderly as her free hand massaged his now fully erect genitals.
"Hmm? Bigger then I thought now that is a plus."
Pyrrha thought as she put a bit of extra force into her bite making Jaune gaps and cry out as she left marks on he inner earlobe.
Pyrrha was in a precarious state as she assaulted her lover. She needed to train Jauen early on, to ease him into the way their relationship would work or their relationship would not be a success. As Pyrrha's more... unusual quirks began to manifest themselves.
As she assaulted Jaune, she moved like the warrior she was, her very touch her every stroke and every kiss was a well-paced attack that served to crumple her boyfriend's will making him moan and cry as he was soon begging for release. Just like her mother said he would. As Pyrrha grinned wickedly already thanking her mother for her advice on how to placate a male as Jaune whined in her grasp.
"Not yet. A little more."
Pyrrha thought as she began to alter speed and movement with her hand and long as she brought the boys' guard down low before she felt him shake.
"Pyrrha! I'm-
Jaune said before yelping out loud as a sharp pain filled his chest as Pyrrha bit his nipple right at the point of his climax as she overloaded his brain in pain and pleasure as the boy collapsed into her arms.
The two stayed like that for a time before Pyrrha spoke up.
"Jaune. Do you remember when I said that a relationship was a give and take?"
"Yes... Why?"
Jaune asked panting as Pyrrha flashed a nervous smile.
"Well, I must be honest. I have certain... interest that you might not find... acceptable."
"Like what?"
Jaune asked some breath coming back to his lungs as Pyrrha grimaced.
"Well, you know how relationships are about showing love to one another?"
"Yes...
"Well... I show my love differently...
"Differently? How so?"
"Jaune when I show you my love it might not seem like love... at first! In fact, it might seem like the quite the opposite...
Pyrrha admitted as Jaune blinked owlishly at her.
"Pyr?"
"Jaune I'll be honest I want to hurt you."
She said as his jaw dropped.
"What?!"
"No! No! No! Not like that! I meant romantically!"
"Romantically?"
"Yes! I mean... AH! This is hard to explain but hear me out, please! I am a firm believer that relationships are complicated things and now and then they can get a bit different!"
"Different?"
"Yes! Different! What I mean is I well dose the term sadomasochism mean anything to you?"
The girl asked as he caught his reflection in her tiara which was busy frantically signal to Jaune.
"RUN! Now! Out of this room! Out of this school! Back to Neo's! Or the wilds! Get us out of here!"
"No why?"
Jaune asked ignoring his reflection's pleas as Pyrrha steadied herself.
"Well, it is a type of unique! Yes, that's the word! It is a unique relationship based on mutual trust, shared understanding and absolute respect for your partner! And I would be wondering if you would be interested in learning about it... Together?"
Pyr asked as Jaune cocked his head.
" YOU IDIOT!"
"I don't know? What makes it so unique?"Jaune asked as she steadied herself.
"Well. It is a bit different. I am a dominant. And while there are many kinds of us, I like to...
"You like to?"
"I like to...
"Pyr?"
"I like to hurt people ok! It's what I like, and I wanted to know if you would be ok with it! If not that's completely fine! And I put you under no pressure to say yes!"
"Say it! Please say yes! I'll be gentle! I'll be so gentle with you! At first! There is so much I can teach you! The joys of a paddle! The sharp kiss of a whip! Just let me in and I will make your flesh sing with a pleasure you don't even know exists! You won't regret it I know it! Just submit!"
"I don't know... Why do you want to hurt me? I haven't done anything to you have I?"
Jaune asked as the girl recoiled.
"N-NO! Of course not! I don't want to do it because I'm mad at you! I want to do it because I like you! A lot... And this is how I show my affection...
Pyrrha said meekly as Jaune grimaced.
"Pyr... I'm going, being honest... I have a bad history getting hit by a woman... It's not that I don't want to try I don't know if I'm ok with that.
"Fuck me! Why did you ask him!? He's been beaten!? Pyrrha the hell is wrong with you!?"
"That's fine! I don't want pressure you as I said! But know this. If you do want to try, I am always willing to teach."
Pyrrha said as she kissed him on the nose making him blush as she grinned.
"Now let's get to class. And hope Ren didn't eat all the breakfast again."
She said as the got up and left the bed.
Jaune was having a bizarre day, well bizarre few days really. As for once in his life, he seemed to have gone a full twenty-four hour period with nothing trying to kill him.
This was strange for the boy as he ate lunch in the Beacon cafeteria with his friends.
"I don't like it. Something's terrible is about to happen. You watch."
His reflection said as Jaune nodded. He had a point. In his life when things seemed to be getting better, it was usually a prelude for it to get much, much worse. As he ate his pizza.
"The red one is unusually hyper today, I don't like it. Ask her what's wrong before I lose it."
He said as Jaune turned to see Ruby nearly shaking with joy and strangely enough she was not alone.
Both her Weiss and Yang were all unusually excited, as was Pyrrha. They all seemed to be buzzing with excitement about something that Jaune had no idea what it was about.
As only Nora, Ren and Blake seemed like everything was fine. Well, that was not true Ren looked less Ren. Even if he was talking at the same spitfire speed, it seemed forced. Reluctant like he did not want to be his usual happy go lucky self.
Hell, even Nora was well more herself even as she ate her pancakes in her usual slow and methodic manner while Ren chatted to her she seemed sluggish acting more and more like the sloths on her pajamas as something was not quite right.
Even Blake was like that! She read her book slower than normal and seemed like she was not even paying attention to it as she did.
"The fact that she's reading it upside down lends credence to this theory."
His reflection said as it was true. Blake was indeed reading a book upside down. Making any knowledge gained from it questionable at best. As Jaune frowned as something was wrong, or if not wrong just off and he was going to find out just what it was.
"Hey, Ruby."
"Yeah Jaune! What's up!"
"Why is everybody so... happy?"
Jaune asked the slightly older girl who's face lit up in surprise.
"Jaune! Don't you know!"
"Know what?"
"Today! Today silly! Don't you know about today?"
"No... But I'm guessing it's going to be a good day?"
Jaune asked meekly as Ruby nodded.
"Jaune today is parents day! It's the day all of our parents come to visit us! They get to stay for a week! It's going to be great!"
Ruby said as a light switched on.
"Oh, that makes sense. Right?"
His reflection asked as Jaune shrugged.
Hell if I know as long as mine does not show I'm good.
"That would be awkward. By the way are we still her kid or...
No idea. I think we are a ward of the state?
Jaune answered as Yang spoke.
"Hell yeah! I can't wait to see dad again! I haven't seen him in months and Summer has the best cooking you have ever tasted!"
Yang said happily as Ruby nodded.
"Yeah! I can't want to see him Summer, Auntie Raven-
"Blah! Don't remind me of that edgy bird!"
Yang huffed as Ruby frowned.
"Yang! That's your mom! Be nice to her!"
"You try living with her and her Oum damned training regiments...
Yang said as she shuddered violently before Weiss spoke up.
"While my father cannot come, unfortunately, my sister is coming! And she might even bring her husband! Oh, I can't wait for you all to meet my uncle! He's amazing! I'm sure you will all love him!"
Weiss gushed as Pyrrha nodded.
"My mother and father will also be arriving later on. I can't wait to introduce you."
Pyrrha said taking Jaune's hand in her own as half the table gaked.
"Hey!"
"Hands off P-money."
"Miss Nikos why are you touching my boyfriend?"
Weiss asked as Pyrrha glared at her.
"Excuse me, Schnee? What did you say?"
"Yeah Weiss cream. What did you just say? Cause last time I checked, I didn't see your mark on him, so he's fair game."
Yang retorted as Weiss glared at her.
"Jaune and I have already been on two dates! He is clearly my boyfriend!"Weiss huffed twirling her ponytails making Yang burn and Pyrrha glare as Ruby middle.
"Ummm guys?"
Jaune asked trying to gain his teams attention as Yang growled.
"That's what you say! But he clearly has the hots for me! Get it? Hots?"
"Really puns Xiao-long? Is that the best you can do?"
"It's a lot better than taking people places where they can't even read the menu so that you can buy them food and then guilt trip them about it!"
"Why I never!"
"Enough! Jaune is none of yours. He is mine. And he will meet my parents today where I will introduce him as my lover."
Pyrrha said sternly as Yang growled as Weiss seethed as even Ruby glared well she Ruby glared at Pyrrha.
"Hey, guys!"
Jaune shouted as the table suddenly turned their focus to him.
"Yes dear. Is something the matter?"
Pyrrha as empathetically as the girls glared at her.
"Umm yes, there is. You see I can date you all, but as of right now, it can't be anything serious."
Jaune said as the table froze as Pyrrha's grip became iron like as she glared at him.
"And. Why. Not?"
She said in a menacing tone as Jaune gulped.
"I-
WHAM!
"It's not his fault!"
The confident voice of Coco said as she appeared from somewhere as she tossed a large book with twin golden moons onto the table making the teens pause.
"Adel right? The hell is that?"
"That! Xiao-long! Is the reason why none of you can get your hooks into the blonde wonder over here! I present you the code of Arc!"
Coco said tossing the book open as Velvet appeared behind her blushing and out of breath.
"I'm hah! So hah! Sorry! I couldn't stop her!"
Velvet apologized as Coco flipped open the book.
"Stop her form what? Jaune was just about to tell us what will surely be a fascinating story."Yang said as she glared at him as Wess nodded.
"Yes, Arc. Tell us a story."
"I-
"No need to! let me explain!"
Coco said as she began to read...
" I can't believe she found a copy... And a brand new one too!"
His reflection said as Jaune nodded.
Coco through some unknown means had somehow found a brand new edition of the Code of Arc. The literal rules of his life that he was raised and faithfully lived and abided by and was to his great horror as he watched as Coco turned the pages to the middle of the book to read the section of courtship or how the Arc men always chose their mates. Well not always as this addition thankfully left out some key points that would make his life interesting.
"If you want to marry an Arc man three steps are necessary first! One! You must mark him with your symbol for fair placement. How you do this up to you by all mean far or foul but! Be warned! He may or may not resist you."
Coco read covering the first rule of the Arc courtship as Jaune nodded.
"She's not wrong. But I don't think she knows how one is allowed to mark."
His reflection said in his tray as he nodded.
"Two! You must openly challenge him for a marriage ceremony. That means challenging him to a duel for his crest. If you beat him in the duel. And take said crest before another duel is done you are his legal fiance."
"Bullseye! She's missing the approval condition! As long as she ignores that we are scot-free from any challenge!"
It said as Jaune smiled as he saw a bit of good news.
"Three! You must now commit the entire Arc marriage ceremony. Which boils down to a trial by combat where you must beat your husband to be in a fight and make him say I do."
"That's a problem."
Coco said as she finished reading the book. Giver her accurate if not a bit simplistic explanation of the Arc courtship rituals. Not naming all of them thank Oum, and leaving out one or two crucial details. But sill revealing enough about them to make Jaune nervous as he began to sweat.
Crap. Crap. Crap. Crap. CRAP!
I didn't want them to know this! Even if they don't know everything this is bull shit! If she knows that they can start challenging me! And if she doses-
"Wait! Wait! Wait! Jaune! So you are saying that if we want to marry you, we have to mark you. Steal your crest. And then beat you in a fight for a marriage ceremony, before beating you until you say you do?"
Yang asked in what seemed to be equal parts horror or arousal Jaune could not tell as he nodded.
"Yes. That's it. And you need to do the steps in order! You can't skip out on one!"
Jaune said as Coco took a deep breath.
"Jaune Arc! I Coco Adel challenge you for your crest and hand in marriage!"
Coco claimed as Jaune glared at her.
"I accept."
Jaune said as the table gasped as she grinned.
"Good. Where do-
"Hold on! You haven't' even marked him yet!"
Yang demanded of the girl as Coco laughed.
"Oh, silly Xiao-long! I did mark him! Look at him! He's practically covered in my family symbol and crest! Hell, even his boxers have my name on them! I claimed him a long time ago, and now I am on to step two!"Coco said grinning ear to ear as she turned to Jaune.
"Now lover bo-
"Jaune? Where did you go?'
Coco asked as the teens turned to see a now empty seat as Jaune was now gone disappeared from his place, and so was Velvet...
"Velvet! I can walk!"
Jaune shouted as the bunny girl carried him effortlessly through the Beacon hallways.
"Sorry! But I need your help please!"
The bunny faunus said sharply before putting down the smaller human. Setting Jaune down after carrying him away from the cafeteria table.
"Sure. Vel you don't need to be so secretive. But what do you need?"
Jaune asked as the girl gulped. Her faunus ears running flat on her head as she blushed.
"Jaune today is parents day...
"I just learned that,"Jaune admitted shaking his neck as Velvet blushed. "Well! You see! The thing is... Jaune I like you! A lot... And you like me to right?"
"Yeah. You are nice funny and cute."
Jaune said as Velvet blushed.
"Jaune! Guy's are cute! But anyway! You would not mind dating me? Right? You wouldn't mind dating or marrying me and having thirteen kids either right!?"
Velvet asked as Jaune deadpanned her.
"How did you know how many kids I want? Who told you!?"
Jaune demanded of Velvet as she jumped with glee.
"Perfect! So you would not mind dating me!"
"Ummm no why? You know about my crest right?"
"I do! But that's what I need your help for! Jaune promise me! Please say you will help me pretty please!"Velvet begged as she held Jaune to a wall pinning his arm and blocking his semblance.
"Sure. What do you need."
"I need you to play along with me! Just for the week ok!"
"Ok? But why? What am I playing?"
"Well, the thing is! I kind of told them that you where my boyfriend and I need to mark you now ok?! Stay still!"
Velvet said pulling out a pink plastic egg reaching forward as the pink egg sprung open as she tugged down Jaune's shirt.
"Jaune she just pulled out an egg... A bunny girl just reached behind her and pulled out a dame egg. Do I need to say it?"
We have more important things to worry about! Jaune thought as he looked at the egg. It seemed like an ordinary pink plastic egg.
Its surface was a sharp hot pink and looked to be covered with slight silver embroidery along its sides as it had an odd gaudy air to it.
That will seeming innocuous enough Jaune's instincts flared up and told him to stay the hell away from that egg. As he began to sweat.
"Velvet!?"
Jaune squeaked as the girl suddenly ripped down his shirt exposing his upper shoulder to the air as and brought her egg to his shoulder, as it sprung open, revealing its inside making Jaune's face lose all color.
"Velvet! The hell is that thing!?"
Jaune asked as he redoubled his efforts to escape but to no avail as the stronger girl held him down with the strength of a hydraulic press.
"Sorry Jaune! But this is going to hurt!"
Velvet said as she ignored the boy's protest before pressing the opened egg to his skin as Jaune screamed...
As the screams of a terrified boy filled the Beacon hallways across the campus and to the bullhead loading dock, a lone bullhead landed as several figures stepped out.
"Damn. We're back at Beacon huh? It's been awhile huh?"
"Tai! Language!"A soft sweet voice said as the other chuckled "Sorry, Sweetie. Just old habit. I mean you can excuse me right beautiful?"
"I guess... Be lucky I think you're cute!'
"And I think you are gorgeous. Sum-Sum."
"...
Red eyes glared as blue gave a tired sigh.
"Yes, Yes. You also look beautiful Raven. No need to be jealous."
" I was not getting jealous! I'm better than that!"
"Sure you are. That's why you're blushing now right?"
"I am not blushing!"
"Right."
"I am not!"
"Ok! Ok! You are totally not blushing and averting your eyes! Now let's go see our kids right?"
The man asked as he and his two companions, one blushing fiercely and one giggling sweetly left the craft as another pair exited it.
"So this is Beacon? A fine school if I ever did see one myself! What do you say?"
"I think it looks lovely Anetha. But even so, it's still not half as lovely as you."
The man said as the woman smiled heartily.
"You always did know how to make a woman feel good. I am proud to call you mine! Now let us go! Our daughter has claimed to have found herself a man of her own! Let us go and see if we judge him worthy."
"Yes dear."
The two said as a towering figure lead a much smaller thinner figure off to Beacon as another pair stepped off the bullhead.
"This is Beacon? It still looks the same. I hope they changed their discrimination policies. If my daughter is getting bullied again, I swear-
"Easy there dear, remember what we said right? No suing the school again ok?'
"You are far too relaxed! In case you have forgotten the last time we were her out daughter was bullied for being a faunus! Don't you remember!"
"I do. And I also remember Coco putting the bullies through a plate glass window with her shoe. So I think we can say that she is resting safely with good hands. Okay?"
A soft voice said as a brown pair of bunny ears relaxed and drooped down.
"Fine. You are lucky you are cute. For a human...
"I'm not just any human am I?'
"No... You are mine, and I love you. Now come on let's meet our daughter and that boyfriend that she loves so much...
"Mister Arc. Please come with me."
Glynda said as she found Jaune and Velvet walking together hand in taller faunus girl was blushing heavily with a delighted look on her face. While Jaune frowned. Rubbing his left chest with a pained expression on his face.
"If it's about the incident you know my answer."
Jaune said as the dean sighed heavily.
"No. Mister Arc it's not about your incident. Jaune, your sister, is here."
The dean said as Jaune balked...
"My sister is here?"
Jaune asked as he and the dean walked through the now rapidly filling hallways as the sound of student reunite with their parents filled the air. The dean had dragged him away from a desperate Velvet as two passed through the rapidly filling hallways.
As Jaune saw mothers greeting daughters, and the rare sight of a father getting swamped by happy children as Jaune felt a pang of guilt enter his heart.
"Lucky...
Jaune said under his breath but not enough for the dean to miss.
"Mister Arc? Did you say something?"
Glynda asked with a concerned expression as Jaune sighed.
"Not really...
"Jaune?"
"I just said I was jealous...
"Jealous? Of what?"
"Them."
Jaune said gesturing to the happy families reunited, giggling and laughing as Glynda sighed.
"Why would that make you-
"I apologize."
The dean said quickly putting a hand on his should.
"I just wish mine could be like that... Happy you know?"
Jaune asked as the woman grimaced.
"Jaune... Life is not always fair."
"I know that. Trust you me."
"I know you do but listen, sometimes you need to learn to move one. You can't stay in the past if you do the future might just be lost too."
The dean said as she gestured Jaune into the headmistresses office as Jaune walked in where Opal was busy looking up at a towering figure that was waiting for him.
She was a tall woman clad in iridescent blue armor that was master crafted and shone under a deep cerulean polish. As she turned her entire chest decorated with thousands of tiny masterful carvings. She also had a lone twin bladed long sword at her waist that had a familiar golden moon on it with more fanciful tapestries.
All of them painstaking crafted and labored over as they were to fault all graceful showings of past battles or the Arc clan symbol. As the prominent twin golden moons where proudly displayed on her chest the woman's, was littered with masterful artifice tapestries as she turned to face him. As her mouth fell.
"Jaune? Is that you?"
The woman asked her voice barely above a whisper causing Jaune's heart to freeze and break as she took a step forward. Her massive armored boots clunked against the carpet as her perfect blue eyes and long blonde hair shimmered.
"Caitlin?"
Jaune asked not believing his eyes as the woman gasped as her hands flew to her face as tears began to form in her eyes.
"Jaune!"
The woman yelled crossing the office in a distant as the next thing Jaune knew he was lifted off the ground and placed into a bone-shattering hug.
"Jaune! It's you! It's you!"The woman yelled gripping Jauen on her chest as the boy's heart fluttered.
Caitlin was here... Caitlin was here! In Beacon! Jaune thought as he felt a swirling painful male storm of emotions run inside of him. Caitlin his eldest sister, the person who was more of a mother to him than his real one was at Beacon?!
As the woman held him close her massive armored hand gripping the back of his head and neck with the force of an industrial press forcing his face into her armored chest as refuse to let him go.
"Cait?! Is that-
"Jaune! What happened to you? I was so worried about you!"
His sister said as Jaune felt the first wet drops fall on his head as the first teardrops landed on his head as Caitlin began to cry.
"Jaune! What happened to you? Where did you go?"
Caitlin asked as Jaune felt the first stab of guilt enter his chest about leaving his family. As his sister held him, Jaune found himself actually regretting leaving his home the way that he did.
He knows realized no he knew that burning down his own house, while a wedding his wedding was going on with most if not all of his family in attending and disappearing for over four years with no contact or communication to her or his sisters.
"Cait-
"What happened!? I came home from hunting only to hear my brother went missing on the day of his own wedding after our manor burned to the ground!? Do you know what I've been through?"Caitlin yelled shaking his body like he was a tin can making his eyes spin.
"I looked for you! Every day for years. I turned over every rock every stone looking for you! I didn't' eat; I barely slept trying to find you was all I did! We were worried about! Everyone is worried about you! I was worried about you! We thought you were dead...
Caitlin said as her voice took on a softer tone as Jaune grimaced.
Catilin was his closest sister and for all intents and purposes his mother. And seeing her cry tugged at the boy's heartstrings.
Cait was one of the few siblings not at his wedding. She wished him well before the big day but since she was the eldest of the Arc sibling and the only one with a hunter license she was often away on hunts saving people from the monsters of the night!
Or that's what she said. Cait was almost never home and had not seen her younger brother in well over half of a decade.
As she hugged him, Jaune felt his guilt worsening. Caitlin was worried about him. She had probably spent the last six year losing her mind wondering about what happened to him. Agonizing over the fate of her younger brother that was assumed dead and-
"Your face...
Caitlin asked suddenly as Jaune gulped
"Jaune? Ever since I came home... I"ve heard rumors... Are what they say true? Did mom...
"It's not that simple...
"Jaune. Listen to me. I know that mom was always harsh on you. Especially after dad died. But this?"
She asked cocking his head up making Jaune want to do little more than curl up in a small ball and die. As the tear streak face of his sister looked own to him.
Seeing what was in his opinion the most powerful kind person on Remnant reduced to tears was far too much for the boy as his own tears began to fall.
"Jaune did mom do all this?"
"Not all of it... A lot of it was Grimm-
"Grim!? You fought Grimm?! Why?! You have no training! You don't even have your aura unlocked and-
"Actually I do. My partner unlocked it for me."
Jaune admitted bashfully as Caitlin's face blanked.
"Partner!? You are actually on a team?"
"A leader actually..."Wait! Someone unlocked your aura!? And it wasn't your fiance!?"
Caitlin asked aghast as Jaune gulped once.
"Yes?"
Jaune said before Caitlin finally put him down as her cerulean eyes gasped before she reached inot her armor. Procuring a small golden moon and slamming it into Jaune's chest.
Cha-chink!
A clicking sound was heard as Catilin forced Jaune's lost crest back into his armor making him gasp.
"My crest...
"Jaune! Why are you not earing your crest!? What happened to you!? Where did you go? Why didn't you call me? I can understand why you didn't call mom or Crystal or Saph. But not me? Not me or Star? Jaune? Why didn't you call text of anything! Hell even a smoke signal!"
She demanded of her brother as he sighed.
"Cait it's a long story can I tell you alter I think my team is calling for me."
"You are on a team with Pyrrha Nikos correct?"
"Yes?"
"Is she your partner?"
Caitlin asked in a dangerous one as Jaune gulped.
"She is...
"And I'm assuming she unlocked your aura, and you allowed her to?"
"I did...
"Good. I wish to meet the girl with the impertinence of proposing to my brother without taking his crest first."
Caitlin said with a fierce look as a small cough interrupted her.
"Miss Arc. I must ask you to refrain from harming any of my students. If you do, I may have to ask you to leave."
Opal said to Caitlin from the back of her office as she had been watching the whole Arc reunion quietly from her chair.
"Headmistress...
"Opal. I have several things that I need to discuss with you."
"I assume that some of them are about your brother?"
"You assume correctly."
"You have my attention."
"Good."
Caitlin said in her usual calm clipped tone she used for dealing with anyone outside their family circle as Opal sighed.
"Fine. Vey well. Mister Arc go back to your team. Caitlin has your dorm number and more importantly your scroll number as well. She will meet up with you in due time."
Opal said as Caitlin nodded.
"Go on Jaune. I will return to you in a moment. I have things I need to discuss with your headmistress."
"Ok... Cait?"
"Yes?"
"It's good to see you. Really good...
Jaune said as his sister's face dropped inot a small smile as she gave him a loving glare.
"You too baby brother. Wait for me with your team ok? I promise not to skin your partner. Yet."
Caitlin said with a wink as Jaune smiled and stepped outside.
"What is so important Opal? You know I want to see my brother. Why keep me?"
The woman asked as Opal grinned.
"Miss Arc I will not mince words. I run a school for huntresses. And in this school, I often find myself shorthanded."
"And? Why does that concern me?"
"Because I want to offer you a job. Will you consider being a teacher?"
"Are you crying? Really? I know we love her and all but seriously?"
His reflection asked as Jaune felt his tears keep falling from his face. Seeing Caitlin was too much as he cried on the Beacon carpet.
"I-
"Jaune! There you are!"
A sharp voice said as a blur of red rush inot him as he looked to see Ruby using her semblance to catch up to him only for her eyes to widen in shock as she came to a halt on her heels.
"Jaune!? Why are you crying!?"
Ruby asked naked concern in her voice as Jaune wiped the tears from his face.
"I... I'm not really crying."
"Yes, you are! What's wrong? Did something happen? Are you getting bullied again?! I'll tell Miss GoodWitch right away and-
"Ruby. It's fine. I just met someone from a long time ago."
Jaune said as Ruby looked concerned for a moment before nodding her head as a bright blush came over her face.
"Jaune. Can I ask you something?"
"Sure Rubes. What's up?"
Jaune asked as the girl blushed heavily as she fidgeted in place.
"Me and you... we are friends right?"
"Best friends."
"Great! I was wondering if...
"If?"
"If you ever... you know wanted to be more then best friends?"
Ruby asked blushing brightly as Jaune felt his cheeks heat up before a blur of whit came from the far end of the hallway. Stopped once as it seemed to decide direction before turning to Jaune and Ruby gasping once before dashing towards them.
"Ruby what are you-
"Jaune will you go on a date with me! Please!"
Ruby asked bowing her head forward as the blur of white that was rocketing forward skidded to a grinding halt in an eerily familiar way as Jaune saw what had to be Ruby's sister behind her. Stop and gasp as her hands went to her face.
"I-
Jaune began to speak before he felt like cold chains were wrapping around his limbs as his mouth moved on its own.
"Of course Ruby. I would love to go on a date with you."
Jaune said as Ruby and the woman behind her who Jaune knew to be her sister both froze and eeped! At the same time, as Ruby's face becomes the shade of her cloak as she rushed him.
"Oh thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I know this was a hard decision, but I'm so happy!"
Ruby said wrapping Jaune in a tight hug causing the young boy to blush before she came to a stop.
"Jaune... Can I kiss you?"
Ruby asked her face redder the cold chains wrapped around his body once again as his mouth opened.
"Yes," Jaune said in a neutral voice as Ruby gulped once as she gripped his cheeks with both hands as no words enter his head only a stern sense of determination and milk? Jaune swore he could taste milk in her mind as she reached her face forward planting a soft kiss on his lips and-
FISHT!
A scroll flashed as the two split apart as Jaune saw Ruby's sister holding up her scroll and grinning wickedly as her silver eyes shone with happiness as she squealed with joy.
"AHHH! I Just got my baby first kiss on photo!"
A certain familiar voice said as Ruby turned to see her sister had a camera as she balked ad her face went blood red.
"Mom!? What are you doing?!
Ruby squealed as Jaune froze.
"Mom?"
"That's what she said. Must have been a young birth. Or she's a secret clone. You know?"
His reflection said as the woman gave him a beautiful smile.
"Ruby! I just got your first kiss on camera! My daughter has a boyfriend! I am so proud!"The woman said holding up her scroll proudly as Ruby blushed furiously as she squawked at her.
"Mom! Stop it! You are embarrassing me in front of Jaune!"
"Jaune? Is that the name of the handsome-
"Oh my god! Your face!"
The woman shouted before clasping a hand over her mouth as she gained a mollified look as Jaune grimaced.
"My face? What happened to my face?"
Jaune asked still not comfortable to be talking about let alone acknowledging his scars to those he perceives as strangers as Ruby glared.
"Mom!"
"I'm sorry! I'm Summe Rose! And you are?'
The woman said recovering quickly as Jaune's frown left a bit. She was a literal carbon copy of Ruby. She had the same hair, skin tone, voice. Everything down to her silver eyes was a mirror image of her daughter.
"My name is Jaune Arc. Nice to meet you."
"Jaune Arc? Jaune Arc!? Not the Jaune Arc?!"
Summer gasped as Jaune's frown came back.
"Yeah... That's me... Why?'
"I'm so sorry...
Summer said putting a hand on his shoulder as Jaune felt himself melt.
Summer oozed empathy and compassion on such levels that Jaune felt like he was going to melt from his inside. As he felt a strong level of disquiet from the woman who seemed to be the physical embodiment of empathy.
"Don't be. I'm not."
Jaune said making Summer grimace as Ruby stepped in.
"Mom! Don't ask about that!"
Ruby whined before Summer gulped before turned her attention to her daughter?
No way in hell, they can't be mother-daughter...Jaune thought as Summer gasped.
"Ruby!"
"Mom!"
The girl yelled running into her mother's arms as the two embrace in a tight hug before Summer? Gained a downright terrifying look in her eyes as a hand shot out from her and into Ruby's hood as she gripped her daughter's ear.
'Ruby Rose! What is wrong with you!"The woman yelled at her daughter as she eeped! In pain as Summer gripped one of her ears and pulled her to her knees making her whined pitifully.
"My ear! Mom!? What's wrong?"
"What's wrong!? What's wrong is that my daughter is off fighting terrorist on school nights when she would be in class studying! That's what wrong!"
Summer yelled as Ruby yelped.
"Mom! I'm sorry! But I need to help people!"
"You needed to come back to your dorm!"
"Umm Summer? I was there with her. I saved her life and she mine-
"You got him involved too!"
"I can explain mom!"
"Nope!"
Summer yelled as she suddenly put Ruby over her knew raised her hand and spanked her...
"Jaune! Over here!"
Ren yelled as Jaune Ruby and Summer. Walked into the now crowded cafeteria as families all reunited.
Summer had a happy smile on her lips as Ruby was whining still covering her now undoubted sore bottom as Jaune blushed.
She really spanked her daughter. In public! Jaune thought as they made their way to the team tables.
There were three new figures surrounding the JNPR, and RWBY table as a tall woman in dark black, red armor that looked dead on Yang stood behind her as the two simply refused to make contact with one another as they glared away from one another.
Between them was a short young man with golden hair and blue eyes. He wore a pair of tan shorts and jacket as he sighed into his palm. As Jaune looked at him he noticed there was something off about the man. Especially on his neck.
As Jaune looked at him he noticed that on one part of his neck there was a long red tattoo of a bright scarlet rose surrounded by bloody thorns, on the other was a strange red and black wing symbol that looked less of a tattoo and more like a brand was pressed into his flesh searing it as the man laughed and Joked with Yang and a woman in red and black.
On the other side was what had to be Pyrrha's parents.
There was a tall woman clad in flowing red and black armor. That cut a tall and imposing figure. She had blood red hair and penetrating green eyes that allowed her to cast an indomitable aura around her like the world was hers.
Next to her stood a thin, unassuming man. Who like the other had a strange marking on his neck, as it looked like the symbol of a spear penetrating a shield that looked to be carved into his flesh.
He was dressed in a white shirt and khaki pants who also had red hair and green eyes. Although despite looking well there was something sickly about him. Like he had one foot in the grave the other on a hand grenade.
As his otherwise clean shirt was covered in what looked like soot, and his pure white shirt was stained with several black smears, on it is as Pyrrha locked her eyes on him and smiled.
All in all, this was going all right. Pyrrha thought as her mother talked to Ren. Anetha took to the boy like a fish to water as Ren's natural happy nature and kind personality won her over in a second.
As she was overjoyed to meet such a delightful boy. As she put it. Who she fawned over while Pyrrha, on the other hand, gushed at seeing her father again. Despite her age and appearance as a champion of Mistral! Pyrrha was like almost all other girls, a daddy's girl at heart. And seeing her father made her gush.
She loved her father with all her being and loved being spoiled rotten by him, a habit he encouraged and her mother did not, as she fawned over him, she heard Ren call out as Jaune as he walked in with what looked to be Ruby and her elder sister as Pyrrha spoke up.
"Jaune!"
She said stalking over to the boy and taking his hand in hers and dragging him away from Ruby who was massaging her bottom for some reason?
As she pulled him, Pyrrha ignored Ruby's awkward squawk of protest at having her best friend taken from her as her sister shot Pyrrha a deadly glare that made her shiver as those piercing silver eyes shot right through her core making her gulp as she dragged Jaune away.
"Mother! Father! This is Jaune Arc. My partner leader and boyfriend!"
Pyrrha said much to the irritation of Yang and Weiss. As the two activated their elemental effects as Yang burned and Weiss chilled. Making Raven? Yang's mother sigh as she rolled her head as her father Tai rubbed his hand on his face.
"So. This is the boy my-
"Dear Oum! Your face!"
Athena shouted before gasping as she chastised herself as Jaune's face dropped.
"What's wrong with my face? Why do people keep saying that?"
Jaune asked in a truly hurt tone as Athena crumbled.
"It's nothing! No-
"It's not nothing! Pyrrha what happen to your mans' face? Surely you did not let this happen on your watch?"
Her mother said in a warning tone s Pyrrha gulped.
"No! I found him like this!"
"Found me like this?"
Jaune asked as Pyrrha flushed.
"He was hurt form long before Beacon."
"I'm sorry. What is your name son?'
The woman asked as Jaune gulped.
"My name is Jaune Arc."
He said as the adults gasped.
"No way." The man with the tattoo and what Jaune was now positive was a brand on his neck said as his wife? Raised a lone eyebrow at him.
"Jaune Arc! That explains it... I am truly sorry for you young man. I wish life were better for you."
Anetha said as she glared pitifully at him.
He looks horrible. Those scars and burn mark do not come naturally. It looks like torture. No wonder Pyrrh chose him. To survive those injuries and come out stronger? With a desire to help others? That takes character. He must be strong.
She thought as Jaune sat down next to her daughter as a silver-eyed girl along with her sister? Who was giving her a sharp death glare sat next to them.
Jaune Arc, meet my dear friend, subtly. Subtly meet my future son in law Jaune Arc. You two need to get better acquainted with each other.
Summer thought as the boy Jaune who was many things in the world. Strong, resourceful kind. If even half of what Ruby said was true as her daughter was clearly head over heels for the boy.
As that thought of her daughters first loves made her heart well, with joy as the image of future silver eyed blonde haired grandchildren entered her brain, it was overcast by the stark redhead next to her who Summer was giving her, her famous evil eye.
The champion Mistal as a rival for love? Ruby had her work cut out for her if she wanted to win his heart but if she could take Tai! Then Ruby could take Jaune!
Now if Jaune would just make up his mind! Summer thought as well the whole table thought as Jaune shook his head back and forth. He was trying to decide something and whatever it heavily involved her daughter and the champion.
As he looked hard at Ruby before grimacing and turning to Pyrrha only to repeat the same process, before looking up to the ceiling in what seemed like an attempt at stealth. But it was just that an attempt. And the whole table was now actually downright curious to know just what the hell Jaune was going to ask them. As only Pyrrha and Ruby where blushing out of their seats as Jaune sweated before he finally spoke.
"Ruby-
"Yes!? I'm here!"
Ruby shouted in the most unsubtle way as Summer sighed. Subtly after you get done thoroughly introducing yourself to Jaune Arc, please take time to meet my daughter Ruby Rose. She needs you. Badly.
Summer thought as Jaune glanced at her daughter's yelling before fixing his face.
"Ruby, can I ask you a question?"
"S-Sure thing! You know you can ask me anything Jaune! You're my best friend!"
Ruby said shooting a glare at Pyrhha only to eep! Away as the Spartan girl angrily glared her down.
No! Bad Ruby! You can't back away from a challenge! If I did that, then you wouldn't be born!
Summer though as memories of Ravne's legendary Branwenn stare came inot her mind. Making her shudder. The only reason she could overcome those looks was her old partner Qrow teaching her to stand up for herself!
As he called it, or he used to... Summer thought as the memory of her long ago deceased partner came to her mind making her frown.
"What's up Jaune? You need me for something cool huh?"
Ruby asked sliding her shoulder to the table and resting her head on her hand before turning her hands into finger guns and firing them in a direct imitation of Yang. That while done correctly, at least physically speaking that is. Lacked any of Yang's natural... Yangness!
And in the end came off forced and completely awkward, as Ruby attempt to hide her embarrassment by down her cup of water, luckily Jaune seemed to somehow be denser then Tai, and it washed right over his head.
"Well, what are you doing later on today?"
"Ummm nothing. Why?"
Ruby asked a curious look in her eyes as Jaune smiled.
"Then would you want to go out with me?"
Jaune asked as Ruby gagged. The girl coughed on her water beating her chest several times before dry heaving, once gasping and slamming her cup on the table.
Wham!
"W-what?! You want to go out with me?! I mean! Of course, you do! I mean we are already going on a date."
Ruby asked shooting another glare at Pyrrha who was once again struck down by her spartan stare.
I'll need to work on that. Summer thought as Jaune nodded.
"Yeah. You see it's about what happened at the docs."
The boy said as the reaper lost all joy as Ruby grimaced.
"What about the docs?"
"Ruby... I almost died. I would have died. But I got lucky. When I was fighting there, Roman told me something. He said that while I was good, I was not reaching my true potential."
"Potential?"
"Yeah. Inbtween beating the crap out of me, and smoking his cigar he said that my sword and shield would only ever take me so far. And that if I wanted to excel really. I would need a gun."
Jaune said as Ruby nodded and Pyrrha frowned? Summer thought as the Spartan, and her mother both gained an oddly despondent looked as good as he said the word gun as Jaune went on.
"Ok... I guess that makes sense but why are you asking me?"
"Well here's the thing. I don't want to die. Not yet. And Roman was right. I can't limit my self to one type of combat. After all a jack of all trades but master of none-
"Is always better than a master of none."
Pyrrha finished the axiom as Jaune nodded happily.
"Exactly. If I'm going to fight to compete, I need a gun. And well. I want your help in building it!"
Jaune said as Ruby blinked once, twice before the single most massive gin split her face as she eeked.
"You want to me to take you on a gun date?!"
"Ummm. Yes? I guess you could call it that? I-
"Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Oh, I cant' wait! What type of gun do you want? Do you want a sidearm or a rifle? Shotgun or sniper? Explosive or penetrating? Do you want a single shot or rapid fire? Oh, who am I kidding!?
"Of course you want rapid fire!"
Ruby said as her mother cheered internally.
Yes! You go, girl! Summer thought as Ruby just landed a hole in one.
Summer was always worried about her daughter's social anxiety, and lack of social skill combine with niche interest meant Ruby had a lonely childhood and few friends. And seeing how she would never use a palace Summer was getting worried about her future!
I want my grandkids! Summer thought as Ruby finally laned a perfect date!
A cute boy about her age just as awkward and talking about weapons! That was perfect! Summer squealed as Raven sighed.
"Calm down Summer. You are gushing."
"Shh! You!"
Summer replied as Jaune kept on.
"I was going to ask you or Pyrrha, but you seem to know more about guns and-
"I know a fair bit!"
Pyrrha suddenly piped up as Jaune cocked his head.
"Really? You do? I mean I've never seen you reading about them every day like Ruby does. I mean sure you use a gun but it's more of a spear sword with a gun built in. Unlike Ruby's Crescent Rose which is a half gun and she needs it to fight with it. I mean do you even know them? Like how to build or craft one?"
Jaune asked as Pyrrha blushed.
"I don't read about them every day"
Ruby said under her breath as Summer hissed.
Shhh! Be quiet Ruby! Let her sink her own ship!
Summer thought as Raven sighed.
"I mean relatively so what do you want to know specifically."
Pyrhha asked awkardly as Ruby grinned.
"Oh? So you know about weapons do you? Tell me Pyrrha if Jaune wanted a rifle which cartridge should he choose? The .25 or the .47?"
Ruby asked with a shit eating grin as Pyrrha glared at the pint-sized reaper.
"The .47?"
Pyrrha asked thinking to herself bigger number bigger gun. But regretted it as Ruby grinned.
"Well, that would work! If you wanted to blow his hands off that is. The .47 is handgun ammunition! They would jam potentially causing breaks or worse a rifle explosion!"
"Then the .25!"
"Pyrrha! They are both handgun ammunition! Neither one would work! You would just get Jaune hurt or worse!"
Ruby claimed as Jaune grimaced.
"See Pyrrha Ruby knows what's she's talking about here. It doesn't mean that you don't know anything but Ruby's better."
Jaune said entirely missing the despondent look that flashed over Pyrrha's face as Ruby spoke up.
"Sure am! So what type of gun do you want Jaune? Handgun or rifle? Do you want it custom or prebuilt?"
"Both. I think I would be versatile in my weapons."
Jaune admitted as Ruby nodded.
"Good choice! Now, do you want to build it yourself or do you want but it pre-manufactured?'
"Well I want to build my own gun, but I don't know how. That's actually why I came to you, I was hoping you could help me with that?"
Jaune asked as Ruby's smile grew three times wider.
"You bet I can! I can already see it! It's going to be amazing! I'll start drawing up plans right away! I won't lie! Designing a weapon is a long, time-consuming process! It would mean me and you spending hours alone together."
Ruby said giving Pyrrha another lookt that she actually held!
Good girl! You just earned yourself some cookies!
Sumer thought as Ruby fought her rival.
"That's fine. I love hanging out with you."
Jaune said as Pyrrha snaped.
"Jaune! You said that a jack of all trades but master of one is still better than a master of one correct?"
The girl demanded making Jaune flinch and scoot back.
"Yeah? Why?"
"Well then! If you truly want to improve while increasing your combat length is good! I think you should also focus on your swordsmanship."
"I'm pretty good with my sword.'
Jaune said smiling lightly before Pyrrha's glare struck him down.
"Pretty good is not good enough. Pretty good almost got you killed at the docs. Pretty good almost got you eaten in the wilds. Jaune you swordsmanship is barely acceptable of Beacon standards nothing more."
Pyrrha said glaring down at her partner making him squirm uncomfortably.
"Pyrhha!"
Her mother hissed at her, but Pyrrha ignored it.
"Your swings are shallow, your stance is all over the place, and your balance is off! You need to correct all of those if you want a chance of being decent."
Pyrrha said in a blatant attack on her partner as he fidgeted.
"I'm sorry... I want to get better- no I will get better! I just need someone who knows swordsmanship to teach me though."
Jaune said as Summer's eyes narrowed to slits as Pyrrha smiled.
" I can do that for you. I am quite proficient with a blade you know?"
Pyrrha said running a hand down his neck making him shiver in a way that Summer had made Tai shiver on a daily basis since their marriage, and in a way that had nothing to do with the cold as she glared at the rival to her grandchildren.
Hands off my son in law! He's giving me grandbabies! Not you!
Summer thought ignoring the fact that he would most likely give them both grandchildren. As the odds of Jaune marrying just one woman alone where incredibly low. Especially given his easy personality and the rather assertive one's around him.
"Really? You'd; teach me? I mean I'm already sparring with Weiss but I'dl love another tutor!"
Jaune said as Ruby grimaced as Pyrrha glared at her.
"Jaune I would be delighted to teach you. Le'ts say after school at night? I know a good spot on the rooftop that would be perfect for us! It's fairly alone and secluded. No one can hear you scream-
"What was that?"
"Nothing!"
Pyrrha said blushing slightly as Yang chipped in.
"So blondie you want to get better at fighting huh? Not bad but unless you get some real training behind you, you aren't going to last Xiao-long."
Yang asked with a shit eating grin as her mother shot her a warning look. As Ruby and Summer sighed.
"Yang...
Raven said not liking the look in her daughter's eyes, and honestly, neither was Summer. That was the look Raven had when she first met Tai! And that meant-
"Well, then you are going to need some help you along the way! And I am just the one to do it."
Yand declared happily as Jaune cocked his head.
"You? Help? How?"
"Simple! You need some muscle to back up your sword swings, now don't you? You can't be that scrawny! I mean you're thin as a pole, and you can't expect to kick ass looking like a damned zombie now can you!-
"Language!"
Summer hissed as Yang balked.
"Sorry, mom... but still! You need someone to whip you into shape! You need muscles! And I can help you get those. As in case you haven't noticed not sure how you could miss it, but I am something of an expert in the field of weightlifting."
Yang said flashing him a wink and lick her lips at him making him blush.
"Yang...
"Really? You want to help me work out?"
"Course I do! I mean look at me! Check out these girls! Impressive huh?"
Yang said flashing her impressive biceps at Jaune while showing off her impressive muscle and giving him a clear shot to her chest as the boy blushed and avert his eyes.
"S- Sure! I'd love to work out with you. When?"
"Sooner the better! How about right after lunch huh?"
"But he's going out with me!"
Ruby whined as Yang grimaced."
Don't you have a makeup test with GoodWitch? You failed the last exam didn't; you?"
Yang says Summer gasped.
"Ruby!"
"Traitor!"
Ruby hissed as Yang shrugged. No favors in love or war.
"So Jaune! Right after lunch? Me and you in the weight room alone? Give your word?"
Yang asked as Jaune went to say no, but once again chains wrapped around his body as he blushed and nodded.
"Sure?"
He said looking down as Pyrrha shot her a death glare one she ate and gave back as Ruby whined to her.
As the siblings argued with one another. Pyrrha noticed that her partner looked off. Like he was uncomfortable or just no very happy. Either was not acceptable to her as she went to intervene.
"Jaune. You seem nervous what's wrong. Is it me or-
"No Pyr. It's just parents day and...
"Did you family come here!?"'
Pyrrha asked as the entire table grew silent at the implication of his family coming over as Jaune gulped
"Yeah... My eldest sister came...
"Really? where is she-
"I am right here. And I am not impressed."
Caitl sais at behind Jauen as he blushed.
"Cait!?"
Jaune asked suddenly stand up as all eyes turned to the new woman in front of them.
She was tall. Even for a woman, she was tall. She stood well over seven feet, with an impressive muscle physique and had an imperious glare in her cerulean eyes.
Her hair flowed long past her shoulders in perfect straight line as it's pure blond waves caught and bent the light as it went all the way down to her waist.
She was clad in all ornate blue armor with a massive sword on her side as she gave the table a discerning glare.
"Cait!"
Jaune said jumping up hugging the woman as her ordinarily impassive smile softened as she rubbed her younger brothers hair.
"Hello, Jaune. I see my favorite brother has missed me. I missed you too."
She said warmly while not taking her eyes of the gathering at the table.
"Caitlin Arc! I am P-
"You are Pyrrha Nikos. My brother's partner."
She said in a neutral tone that made Pyrrha flinch as she glared at her.
What did I do!? I just wanted to say hi! Pyrrha thought as she shivered under the blonde woman's whitening icy glare.
Pyrrha like every other girl at the table knew that appealing to a close family member was a sure way to win a boy's heart. And seeing as he had a positive relationship with his sister?
Pyrrha jump at the chance to introduce herself to his sister only to be shot down as apparent his sister did not approve of her...
"I am-
"You are impudent."
Cailin said as Pyrhha blanked.
"Impudent? Why?"
"You have placed my brother in an awkward situation, and I am not happy about it."
She said glaring down at the making her shiver before her mother stood up.
"Caitlin Arc. I've heard about you."
"Anetha Nikos. Your reputation precedes you."
Caitlin said as Pyrrha flinched as her mother glared at her possible? Sister in law.
"As does your's. What may I ask has caused you to have such animosity to my child? What has she done to you?"
Anetha asked in a calm manner that had a grown sense of irritation as Caitlin glared at her.
"Me and my brother are Arcs. We have a rigorous sense of honor code. And she has placed him in a very awkward position. One that I am as his closest female sibling I am honor bound to rectify."Caitlin said as she glared at her.
"Oh? And what would that be? Surely they are just children an-
"Your daughter unlocked my brother's aura...
Caitlin growled as she put Jaune who was now glancing nervously up at her then at Pyrrha's head under her hand in a comforting manner.
"What?! Why was his aura not unlocked beforehand? And why was my daughter doing that such a problem?"
"Because. When you unlock an Arc's aura that is essentially a marriage proposal. And you daughter! In her apparent hubris has decided to propose to my brother...
"And? Just because they are engaged now does not make it official now does it?"
She asked as Jaune's sister sighed.
"You do not get it! We Arc's keep our word! In our family, it is to be his wife's privilege to unlock his aura after she had completed all of the marriage steps. And since Jaune's aura was already promised to his fiancee! And yes Jaune I have been talking to her and she is looking for you. She was quite displeased with your exodus from your nuptials. And now that Pyrrha has taken that honor from her we Arc's are now liars. And that is not acceptable."
Caitlin said making Jaune blush as she glared at the Spartan.
Elsewhere.
A lone transport ship touched down on the private Beacon docs as a graceful ship filled with long streams, and the symbol of Atlas landed as twin figures step out.
"Beacon... I can't believe I've never been here."
"Hell, it's not like I'd ever go here. Way to fancy for my taste. I mean I haven't even seen a bar! And I've been here for at least three minutes!"
A dry raspy voice said as another calmer elegant one sighed heavily.
"A drink? in this heat? It's too hot to drink. What is wrong with you?"
"What? Can't take the heat ice queen?"
"No my dear husband. I just did not think I would travel south of Atlas."
"Live a little! The worlds a big place! Let's have some fun!"
"I do hope you are sober for this, and that your version of fun includes proper table manners and a professional attitude. Weiss is dying to see her uncle, and I will not have you make an ass of us! Not again."
"Oh calm down! You love me when I'm drunk!"
"I love you regardless of your state of intoxication but please! Be somewhat sober. For Weiss?"
"For Weiss... Fine...
"Thank you Qrow. Now let's be off."
"As you say, your highness."
"Watch it Branwen."
"Watch it, Schnee!"
"That last time I checked you are a Schnee as well."
The figures argued as the walked their way into Beacon.
Pyrrha was in a slightly awkward spot as she sat alone in the team JNPR dorm. Well alone as in no other member of her team was in there with her. Nora had been taken away by her mother as for some reason Nora and her own father knew each other?
Pyrrha had no idea how or why the two knew one another, but it was a close enough relationship for her father to hug Nora form their first meeting and for Nora to hug back. This added with Jaune being away on weight training with Yang alone. Something Pyrrha despised, along with Ren being... Ren...
Had wandered off into Beacon doing Oum knows what he got into when left to his own devices when cut off from Nora's usually ubiquitous supervision and leaving Pyrrha alone with a slightly irritated looking Catilin Arc who was glaring imperiously at her as the girl gulped.
"You are getting into shape!"
Yang said as she ushered Jaune inot the weight room, as the boy paced into the pristine Beacon weight room, as Yang closed the door and locked it behind her with a loud click!
"There we go! So what are you looking to start first?"
Yang asked walked over to Jaune making him flush.
"I... I don't know... I'd think I like to work on my arms?"
Jaune asked unable to meet Yang's eyes. She had shunned her usual Beacon uniform going for instead a short yellow crop top and a pair of ridiculous short, work out short's that did absolutely nothing to hid her rather plump figure.
As Jaune felt his cheeks heating up as he got glimpses of rock-hard abs, bulging arm and leg muscles and more than enough curves for his eyes to not only wonder but become lost in as he gulped.
"See something you like?"
Yang asked as Jaune had momentarily lost track of time as she whispered into his ear making him jump."N-no! I was just-
"Just what?"
"Just looking!"
"At what?" Yang asked said holding her hand over her chest pushing it up as Jaune saw that she was indeed without a brawl and his face blushed.
"I didn't see anything I like ok!"
"Well, I did."
Yang said gripping his back making him blush before she took her work out bag and tossed it on the floor.
"Ok! enough of that! Time to start out. I think you need a full core work out so let's get started."
Yang said as Jaune nodded his head and began to stretch out.
"Eighteen! Nineteen! Twenty!"
Yang yelled as Jaune finish his second set of squats as the boy squatted in front of the Beacon weight room mirror.
Yang had to admit the boy was stronger than she first thought. Even for a boy, he was surprisingly strong. He was pressing a bar with a weight that totaled over a hundred pounds as he pushed up and down grunting and sweaty as Yang nodded.
Dear Oum that ass... She thought to bite her tongue s Jaune fins his set. Putting the bar on the ground panting heavily as he turned back to Yang.
"There! Done! What now?"
Jaune asked panting heavily as he wiped sweat from his brow as he already thoroughly stained white T-shirt and all dark and two sizes two small work out shorts as Yang nodded.
"Good. Now it's time for some arms. Your core is better than I thought. So that's nice. Let's see your arms ok?"
Yang asked as Jaune walk to the press machine one of three of the device in the well-stocked Beacon weight rooms. As he sat down setting the weight to ninety and being to push.
"Nineteen! Twenty!"
Jaune said as he finished his work out set felling especially good for himself. He had just finished forty reps of a ninety pound with his arms. And even if his limbs burned, and felt like little more than churned butter he was feeling great!
As he finished this work out a loud grunting voice echoed in the air.
"Forty-eight! Forty-nine! Fifty!"
Yang shouted to the room as Jaune looked over at her. The blonde girl was sitting next to him working on her own arm press as she finished her third rep of sixty. As she slammed down, her weights which were set to-
"One eighty!?"
Jaune asked out loud as the sweating girl finished her work out set taking a bottle of water and taking aloud swig as she seated prfusely as she gave Jaune a wink.
"See something you like?"
"No!"
Jaune said to quickly to be considered a severe rejection she laughed once tossing her head back before sauntering over to him.
"Let's see now. Ninety pounds? And you did what two sets of twenty?'
"Yeah."
Jaune said averting his eyes from the woman's chest that was positioned dangerously close to his face as he blushed at her presence.
"Not bad! For a boy. I did one eighty pounds my self with there sets of sixty, but you are doing great!"
Yang said flashing him a sarcastic smile that made him glare.
"Show off."
Jaune said petulantly as Yang laughed.
"Don't sweat the small stuff Goldilocks! Girls are stronger than guys so don't worry about not keeping up!"
Yang said with a girn as she went over to her gym bag bending over to retrieve a set of jump ropes as Jaune's mouth fell from its hinges.
"Camel toe and a whale tale? Sweet Oum."
Jaune's reflection said as Jaune this time failed to tear his eyes away from the dight in front of him as his reflection spoke up.
"Not going to lie. When she first brought us here, I thought we were going to get raped. Now? I just don't care."
She's not like that.
"That's what you always say."
She's not!
"Sure she's not. Let's just see I guarantee this does not end without her trying to break our pelvis."
He said as Yang brought back her jump ropes as she handed him one rope to him and grinned.
For the next two hours, Jaune's world was nothing but sweat, steam, and pain. As he and Yang both worked out on every machine in the well-stocked weight room.
And despite his earlier trepidations, Yang was true to her word was an excellent trainer and kept her hands to herself restrict herself to leering glares and lip licking during the entirety of the workout.
She taught him how to use machines he didn't know; she trained him to use better the ones he did. And she instructed him on how to use proper form on devices without hurting himself in the process.
They alternated on leg presses, crunches, core strengthening and even free weights. As Yang gave him a thorough and comprehensive work out on every machine not letting him skip one and always pushing his limits.
Jaune did everything twice as per Yang's instruction, and he could feel his muscles all burning with pain as he spotted for Yang.
"Twenty-seven! Twenty-eight! You can do it!"
Jaune yelled as Yang grunted pushing the bar up that was well over two hundred pounds and bending to its sides as she grunted in exertion.
"Too heavy...
The girl said through gritted teeth as Jaune yelled again.
"Come on Xialong! You can do this! What are you a coward! Are you weak?"
Jaune asked as Yang became well herself. As fire came from her eyes as she fired out the rest of her set.
"Twenty-nine! Thirty!"
Yang yelled letting Jaune spotted the wight back into its place as she collapsed.
"That's it! I'm done!"
Yang gasped as she let her now fully drenched body fall onto the workout bench, as Jaune was forced to once again to admire her not only beautiful but ridiculously powerful form.
Even though or maybe despite the work out gear, Jaune got glimpses of Yangs well-muscled form and was forced to admit that even on a woman Yang was different.
He swore that her biceps were the size of his head, and her leg muscles looked like they were made of coiled steel. As she moved he entire body radiated power strength and unshakable confidence.
As she panted heavily her left arm flailed imputently as Jaune moved in an instant handing her, her water bottle that she took instantly and drained in one swig.
"Thanks! I owe you one!"
Yang said gasping as she stood up. Jaune's earlier animosity for the girl died down, as Jaune was sure that Yang was purposefully seeing whatever wight Jaune was doing and doubling it.
Seriously! When Jaune tried to push one hundred, Yang did two. When he did a set of thirty reps Yang had to do one for sixty!
She was purposefully doing double his own weights and sets number making Jaune actually fell inadequate as they finished up.
Well, Yang did. Jaune went to do one last set of arm presses as he sat down and set the wight a shadow fell over him as Yang stood above him.
"Here comes the rape."
Shut up.
"Yang? What's up?"
"That was a helluva work out their Goldilocks! You sure know who to keep up with a girl!"
Yang said dryly as Jaune grinned.
"You don't make it easy. You are one tough coach."
"Blondie I am never easy. But I am worth it. Keep this up, and you'll be swinging that sword through iron!"
"Thanks. I'll keep that in mind."
Jaune said pressing up on his armbars twice before on his third rep Yang put a hand on them stopping his arms scenario as she grinned at him."While finishing it is good. How about your set for me and you to have some one on one training huh?"
She said winking at the boy as Jaune blinked owlishly.
"Sure? I guess? I have to finish my set first, and then I'll get up-
"Or!"
Yang said as Jaune suddenly felt something rough and coarse wrap around his wrists as Yang tied his wrist to the machine with her jump rope as Jaune squawked.
"Yang? What are you doing!?"He asked as he was now tied roughly onto the armbands of the chair as Yang grinned.
"You could get up... Or! You could sit back, relax and let me fuck your brains out."Yang said with a grin as before Jaune could speak she slammed her lips against his as she straddled the boy making him moan.
"Pyrrha."
"Yes! Caitlin... Mam...
"Don't be so formal. We are sisters in law after all...
Caitlin said through gritted teeth as Pyrrha blushed.
"Sorry! Sister-
"Don't get too friendly! Not yet you have yet to earn that right just like you have not earned my brother."
Caitlin said as Pyrhha grimaced as her champion spirit came back to her.
"Caitlin. Your brother likes me and I like him. There is nothing wrong with us dating or being engaged."
Pyrhha said not backing down from the icy blue eyes that held her emerald ones in naked contempt.
"Pyrrha. You are not worthy of my brother."
"I think Jaune is the best one to decide that."
"No, he is not! Jaune would love anybody who shows the slightest inkling of affection to him! He is the worst person to decide for himself!"
"And you are the best?"
Pyrrha asked flippantly as she glared down at her."I am his sister. His elder sister! I raised him from a child! I know what he wants what he needs, and you are not it."
"How can you say that! I have been with him since Beacon! I've seen him suffer bleed and almost die! I have had my life saved and saved his in return on multiple occasions! Who are you to tell me I am not worthy of him?"
"I know what you are. And I do not trust you. Not at all."
"You know me?"
"I know your type. You don't care about my brother. You want a nice submissive man who does what you say when you say. "
"Who will let you mount him when you had a stressful day and will eat you out when you snap your fingers."
"You want a trophy that walks and talks, with a dick that will give your children. You don't care about him. To you, he's a toy at best and a burden at worst. He'll jump when you snap your fingers; you'll order him to do what you want and beat him when he resists-
"I would never! I would never hit your brother!"
"Funny. From what I saw you hit him off his feet in initiation. During a fight with a deathstalker no less. If all it takes is him saving your life to make you slap the crap out of him, I don't want to think you do on your anniversary."
"How do you know that?"
"Opal showed me his initiation video when I asked. I am his family after all. That and the fact that you not only let him get lost! On your first field trip mind you. You also allowed him to be drugged, assault nearly shot to death and potentially raped all in less than one month? You're looking less and less like an ideal wife and sister to me."
"Wait what?! Drugged, assault rape!? When did that happen!?"
"Ah. So you didn't know that. Shame."
"I didn't know because that did not happen! I would never let someone assault my partner! Ever!"
"Really? That just show's that Jaune does not trust you enough with the truth. If you hit him over something simple like saving a life what would you do if he was sullied-
The hit came so fast that it made Caitlin blink.
Whap!"
Pyrrha slapped her full force in the face with enough power to make her aura flare as it turned out that she was not a champion for nothing.
"How dare you! He is my partner if anything like that happened to him and I was made aware I would not rest until I set things right!"
"If you had known. But you didn't. Good hit by the way. I know Jaune felt that one."
Cait said rubbing her cheek with one hand as cracked her neck.
"Pyrrha you are a child. You do not know what you want. You do not even know Jaune. You have known him for less than three months, and all you have done is drag him around like you own him."
"That's not-
"I'm not blaming you! Far from it. He's a cute young man and in that uniform? I mean you are just a girl after all. Tell me be honest how many times did you press him to a wall while he begged for you to stop as you reached your had to his-
"One! Is all you get.'
Cait said gripping Pyrrha's fist this time in mid-air with her arm catching her blow and glaring at her.
"Pyrrha. Woman to woman. I do not know you. I do not trust you. Jaune is important to me. More so that you even know. And the fact that he is partners with an emotional, uncertain girl like you is worrying to me in the extreme."
"I-
"Wait. I do not hate you. Not at all. I am simply worried for my brother's safety. I can't stop him from being in Beacon or enrolling here. But I want to protect him. From others and himself. And I want to leave him with a woman who can do that. And you are not it."
"Yes. Yes, I am. He is my partner. And I will not let nothing happen."
"Really? I know that you take your word seriously. What I like about you but honestly? Do you think you can protect him from everything?"
"Can you back every bullet, her swipe of claws and fangs, ever stray piece of shrapnel every blue stirk? You can't be everywhere, and you should not be expected to be."
"I.. I can't defend him form everything...
"Good, you admit defeat then-
"Never. I said I could not defend him form everything. And that is true but-
"But?"
"I can try. I can't live his life for him. Nor will I stop him from living it himself. All I can do id be by his said and make his life as pleasurable and honorable s possible. And no one, not Opal, not my mother and especially not some overprotective sibling with an Oum damned brother complex is going to stand in my way. Catilin."
Pyrrha glared at her as the woman sighed in an irritated manner as she shook her head.
"Good. That's what I wanted to hear. You'll do."
Cait said as Pyrrha blinked.
"What?"
"I said you'll do. Are you deaf as well as dumb?"
"No! I- what do you mean I'll do?"
"I mean for Jaune. I was not going to leave him in the hand of some coward of a partner! You showed resolve. Not many people can stand up to me like that. I liked it,"
"So you like me?"
Pyrhha asked hopeuflly as Caitl glared at her.
"No. My past criticism of you still stand. You are arrogant, entitled and more than willing to force others to do what you want regardless of their consent. But! You have shown to do that due to immaturity and ignorance and not cruelty or hubris."
"And that means...
"That means you have room to grow and I can still teach."
Caitlin said as she grinned at Pyrrha making the girl shiver a true of tremor of terror entered her body.
"Jaune Arc! Versus! Weiss Schnee!"
Glynda called out the names of the combatants as Weiss got up form her sat as Ruby cheered for her partner and teammate.
"Yeah go, Weiss! Kick some but!"
"Go, team. Yay."
Ruby and Blake said as Ruby waved there completely ridiculous, but admirably cool team RWBY flag as her mom and dad both clapped for the time mate.
"Stab her in the kneecaps Jaune! No mercy!"
"Go, leader. Break her legs."
Ren and Nora cheered as for some reason Jaune did not show up in the arena as Weiss entered it alone looking perplexed. As she looked for her fiance slash combatant.
"I said! Weiss Schnee! Versus Jaune Arc!"
GoodWitch said as no blonde boy emerged to the arena as she scanned the room.
"Jaune Arc? Mister Arc? Are you in here?"
The dean asked as Pyrrha looked all over as Caitlin grimaced as her partner was nowhere to be found and-
"Sorry, we're late!"
Jaune said as he and Yang both broke into the weight room as they arrived still clad in their drenched work out clothing both sweating profusely and panting at the top of their lungs.
"Late again are we? Mister Arc do not make a habit out of this and-
The dean began before cocking her head at Jaune in a quizzical manner.
"Mister Arc? Why are you limping?"
The dean asked as both Jaune and Yang blushed as Yang smiled.
"Sorry about us being late! Our work out got a bit heated."
Jaune said as Yang grinned.
"Yeah sorry about that teach! It turns out I'm a bit too hot to handle!"
Yang said slapping Jaune on the back as he gasped in pain as he stumbled forward as Miss GoodWitch narrowed her eyes.
"Mister Arc. Miss Xiao-Long. While I commend you for improving your physique, please note that doing so before combat class is ill-advised. Mister Arc I am giving you the option of backing down from this fight. Seeing as you are winded-
"I'm fine."
Jaune said walking firmly into the arena ignoring the pain in his loins and his now surely fractured pelvis.
"I told you that she was going to try to shatter our pelvis? But does anybody listens to me? No! No, they do not!"
His reflection said as Jaune was forced to concede on this point. Yang had indeed tried to shatter his pelvis and he was not sure that he failed.
As each step, he took sent fresh waves of pain up his body as he grimaced. As it turned out when Yang said she would be gentle that was a relative term, a very relative term. As Yang was well, Yang was not a gentle person.
She did everything rough. She talked rough, she fought rough and she fucked rough as well. She had tied him to that damn machine for over half an hour and proceeded to attempt to break his pelvis with her own. As Yang was well it was rude to say but she was heavy!
Jaune was used to Neo who was close to his own weight of around one hundred something pounds, but Yang was easily double that number and had muscles made from marble. And she had nearly broken him.
As he walked further painfilled memories of his time with Yang entered his mind as the differences between her and Neo became clearer. For one Neo was soft, tight and silky. Her insides felt like a smooth glove that was custom made for him and doubled as a miniature slice of heaven. Yang on the other hand?
Yang was rough, it felt like there was a literal hand gripping his dick as her muscular walls threatened to break his dick in half, and don't even get him started on the heat! He knew it would be warm but that was insane! It felt like he was inside of a damned furnace and there were multiple times where he thought he was going to melt!
As another pain fille cramp entered his body as he walked forward he missed the concerned looks form Glynda and Summer, as well as the impressed one's from Pyrrha, Yang, Raven, and Anetha. As they all nodded their heads at his resolve.
As he walked Jauen froze as he suddenly felt a cold hand stab into his back as he gaked.
"The hell is that!? Who wants to put a knife in our back!?'
His reflection asked as Jaune felt a murderous glare lock onto him as he entered the arena floor.
I don't know... Jaune thought as he scanned the arena for threats.
"Very well Mister Arc I-
"Mister Arc!? What is that on your neck!?"
The dean suddenly shouted as Jaune gaked, and Yang froze as she suddenly felt a pair of murderous red eyes on her own back as she began to sweat.
"Oh fuck."
"It's nothing-
"Did somebody brand you!? Oh, my Oum! Who would do this!?"Glydaid asked as Jauen blushed and Yang began discreetly whistling as she put her hands over her head as a deadly pair of red eyes tracked her and cracked their fist.
"Why is Miss Xiao-long's mark burned onto your skin?!"
She demanded as Jaune looked at a now halfway across the area Yang who was doing her best to ignore the death glare from her mother as her father put a consoling hand on his wives back.
"I mean it's not like she tied us to a work out bench then proceeded to have rough semi-consensual sex with use for twenty or so minutes before she literally! Not figuratively pulled out a cigar lighter and branded us with it! Because that did not happen at all!"
"Work out?
"Why do I even try?"
Jaune replied before Glynda balked before shaking her head.
"As long as you are not complaining about it-
"He sure wasn't!"
Yang yelled only for what looked like a glowing red portal to appear behind her head as a black armored fist slammed into the back of her skull.
"Ow! God dammit you edgy bird!"
Yang yelled as Raven glared at her. Putting her sword away as she locked eyes with her daughter.
"Enough! Fighters are you ready?"
"Yes, Mam!"
"Born ready!"
The two teens replied as she nodded.
"Very well then begin!"
The dean announced as the two began to clash.
Stay focused! I can do that! Don't let her take you at ranged and-
"Down!"
His reflection yelled as Jaune ducked to his left as Weiss sent a long shard of glass at him she ducked to the side only for the girl to appear over him in an instant.
"Up!"
Jaune raised his shield without thinking as he felt Weiss's rapier slash across it with a force that seemed impossible for her small body to produce.
As she hit him with the speed and weight of a freight train, before her rapier glanced off his shield and went skittering off the end in a shower of yellow sparks, as Jaune took his sword and stuck a glancing hit on the heiress's shoulder making her grimace as she shot back across the room in an instant.
"That was close. She almost had us."
His reflection said as Jaune raised his shield. His attack only took about five percent away from her aura. And how was-
"Seventy percent!? Miss GoodWitch!"
Weiss shouted point out Jaune's enormous lack of Aura as the dean glared at him.
"Mister Arc! What is the meaning of this? Why is your aura so low?"
The woman asked as Jaune felt the burning gaze of Pyrrha, and what he assumed to be Anetha on him as he gulped.
"I must have worked out a bit too hard!"
"You mean you got fucked into submission. That's what you mean."
Jaune said as she grimaced.
"Mister Arc. This match is already against you and I can not in good faith allow you to continue!"
"I am calling the match as a-
"No! Profesor, please! Let me fight!"
Jaune said as his eyes begged for a chance. Glynda frowned normally she would say no but...
"Is Miss Schnee ok with this?"
"I don't like it... but if he wishes to fight then so do I!" Weiss said as the dean sighed.
"Very well. Continue!"
She shouted as the fight began anew.
"Left!"
I know!
Jaune though as he dodged the massive fireball that slammed into the ground as he rolled to his left ignoring the growing cataclysm only for a rain of ice shards to fall onto his back.
"Roll!"
I know!
Jaune thought as he rolled out of the way as a thousand razor tipped shards of ice slammed into where he once was as he evaded the attacks. As the fusillade of icicles crashed into the ground where he was just laying moments ago, penetrating deep into the arena floor and filling the air with the sounds of shattering glass as he narrowly avoided being minced.
"Run!"
Jaune did not need to be told twice as more fire rained down from up high as he sprinted towards Weiss.
Jaune knew this fight was going to be tough. Even with full aura, Weiss was a formidable opponent. With almost every conceivable advantage going in her favor. Her ranged attacks were not only far superior to almost all other girls regarding accuracy, variety and sheer destructive potential but!
What made her truly deadly was the fact that she could control the flow of combat making her decisions from afar and making it difficult if not downright impossible for Jaune to simply rush in and stab her. Which given that his only weapons where a sword and shield render almost all of his attack plans null and void. A fact his reflection was quick to comment on.
"This is why we need a gun!"
Jaune hissed jumping forward narrowly avoiding being skewered like a shishkebab as a lance of ice shot out from the girl's feet at a breakneck speed.
Almost running him through as he leaped past it his reflection appeared on the ice.
I need to end this!
"I'll drink to that now punish this princess! This is getting old fast."
It said as Jaune smiled as Jaune laned with a combat role, leaping up toward the girl as she sighed heavily as Weiss called down the fire.
She expected Jaune to roll to the left or right as she called down three separate columns of flames.
Two swirling infernos of burning chaos fell on the boy. One on his left and right and one chaser twister up front.
Now be a good boy and dodge that one so I can put you out of your misery. You should not even be fighting let alone walking.
Weiss thought as Jaune jumped forward and-
"What?"
Weiss asked aloud as Jaune jumped forward instead of sideways taking the fireball fully to his chest grimacing in pain as he leaped forward eating her attack and swinging his full sword force taking her squarely in the neck.
"Yes!'
Jaune thought as he connected Crocea Mors to Weiss's neck on only to scream in agony as her rapier fon his chest. In a fencers strike that nearly made him stumble as his aura plummeted. As Jaune and Weiss lost all composure and stumbled into one another.
The two combatants bereft of their usual agility and freedom where far to close for Weiss to use her glyphs and Jaune had managed to strike at the heiress, but that attack was costly as-
I took Weiss down to the seventies?!
Did I get strong that quickly? Jaune thought as he saw her aura dip into the low yellow, while his own aura was in deep orange.
"Great job lady killer! We are getting stronger! Now stop daydreaming, we got a fight to win!"
His reflection said as Jaune nodded.
Now or never! Jaune thought as he put his plan into action.
The plan to fight Weiss was the same as it always was when Jaune fought those with a ranged advantage over him. Get in close, get in fast. Don't let her use her glyphs and be ready to improvise.
Jaune thought as he already saw Weiss ready her rapier to cast a speed glyph on her feet so she could flee from his reach and rain death on him.
"Not today!"
Jaune hissed as he stomped down on her foot with his shoe. Making her grimace before he slammed his shield down on her sword knocking it out of her grasp only for her to gasp as a balled fist came to mee her face as Jaune punched her in the face.
Whap!
Jaune punched Weiss squarely in her face. Making her head spin but not with enough force to knock her floor, but certainly enough to stun her for one second too long as Jaune tackled her sending them both to the ground.
In a second Jaune was on her. He started bashing her face in with his shield again and again. He rained blow down on to her face, refusing to let the girl up or give her one second or relief as hard hammer blows down on her.
WHAP!
WHAP!
WHAP!
Jaune put all strength behind those desperate, angry attacks stink down the series until a familiar buzzer rang out in the arena.
"Winner! Arc!"
The dean announced as Jaune claimed his first victory against the heiress leaving him tired panting out of breath and absolutely cover in sweat as he rolled off the stunned girl to his side and letting his lungs catch up with the reso of his as he turned to the aura screens.
Weiss's aura was all the way in the red and his in deep orange as he lay panting on the side of the girl as he grunted swinging his legs up and taking a leaping stand as he walked over to the girl and held out a hand.
"Good fight."
Jaune said as Weiss took it weekly as she stood up.
"He beat me... A boy beat me... What?"
Weiss thought as Jaune saw her usually crystal blue eyes open wide in fear and surprise as she squeaked.
"What?! Winter is here?! When did she get here?! Oh no! Oh no! She just saw me lose! And to a male of all things?! What will she say!?"
Weiss thought as Jaune frowned as the girl caught her self.
Winter? Her sister? Jaune thought as he looked up to the stands to see a taller more developed version of Weiss standing by herself in the stands with a furious look in her eyes. And for some reason, Jaune felt that her sisters arena performance had nothing to do with her bad mood.
"Be polite. You already embarrassed yourself enough for one day. Don't add rude to the list as well. He won fair and square after all. He did nothing wrong."
"Good fight Arc."
"I can't believe I lost. And to think I insulted Ruby...
"Thanks...
.Jaune said in a half-hearted tone as the dean approached them smiling ear to ear.
"Splendid! Both of you!"
"Mister Arc! I am most impressed! You came into this fight tired lacking over thirty percent of your aura and you still won! You improvised and used tactics that were unconventional to claim your victory! Good work!"
"Thank you, mam,"
Jaune said downtroddenly as Glynda spared him a concerned look, once as she turned to Weiss.
"And you Miss Schnee! I hope that was a lesson in hubris for you! Even when facing a far weaker opponent if you look down on them or start expecting them to act conventionally as you did they will surprise you!"
"Yes Man! I am sorry mam!"
"Don't be sorry be smart. Jaune is your friend what if he was your enemy? What then?"
"I-
"Either way. Remember variety is the spice of life! Jaune knew what attack you were going to do and took a hit on a risky but overall efficient move. That caught you off guard and won the fight for himself!"
"Besides that? You did excellently. I have no critiques to your from your use of glyphs or combat style. You simply need not let your opponent surprise you. Otherwise? Good work both of you!"
The dean said as they walked away.
"I'm so proud!"
Pyrrha said wrapping Jaune in a hug that was surprisingly warm. Though whatever warm spirts she had were instantly crushed as Jaune felt a tidal wave of fear, loathing, and worry. Come from the girl as her thoughts entered his mind.
"Oh my god! Oh my god! Oh my god! I'm so sorry! I'm so sorry Jaune!"
Pyrrha's thoughts entered his head as a literal tsunami of guilt washed over him.
"I'm such a bad partner! I know it! I can't believe it! You got attacked, attacked! And you can't tell me... That means you don't trust me and I have not earned your trust!"
The hell? Attacked what is she-
"Jaune. She knows about Neo. Well not her specifically but you know."
His reflection in her armor said as Jaune balked.
But how!?
"Me thinks our sister dearest has been running her mouth. That or Opal spilled the beans. My lien is on the later."
It said as Jaune heard her thoughts.
"I know it was traumatic! And I know that you don't feel comfortable talking about it now but I'm here for you. Always and the moment you do feel like talking about it I'll be right here!"
"What did you expect Pyrrha? He is my brother and Arc. And most importantly he is strong.'
His sister said as the three of them walked out of the arena as something even stranger happened as the woman Raven? Walked up to Jaune sighing heavily but with a content look on her face as she held out her hand to him.
"Jaune Arc. My name is Raven Branwen. It is a pleasure to meet you."
Raven said extending her hand with a small smile as Jaune shook it happily.
"You too."
Jaune said finally happy to meet someone who did not ask about his scars. As the woman, Raven was doing what was perhaps the rarest thing ever to Jaune as she fixed him with a true smile.
Not a pitying one like Summer, Pyrrha or Ruby. Or a shocked one like he was a half dead dog somehow staying alive like he would get from Weiss or Glynda. But a simple true smiled as she let go of his hand.
"I was more than impressed by your fight with the Schnee. Most could not have pulled that off. Let alone a man. But you did. That mean's you are strong and it will serve you well to have that strength."
The woman said in a firm voice as Jaune nodded.
"Thanks, Raven. I mean Miss Branwen? Wait if your name is Branwen why is Yang Xiao-Long?"
Jaune asked as Raven's smile dropped as she grimaced.
"Becuase my daughter is in her rebellious phase. And she is using her father's last name and not mine. Despite how much it spites me for her to do so."
Raven said grinding her teeth menacingly as the seven-foot woman glared death to Yang who was conveniently hiding behind her father using him as a shield while he smiled and waved weakly at his wife.
"She loves her dad huh?"
"He spoils her! I wish he would stop but that is not my place. Raising a child is his responsibly and not mine, as such I have no business critiquing him on how he goes about it. So I will not question how he does it. Speaking of raising children. I hope you are good at it as you are at fighting. I believe Yang would like quite a few children for herself. I hope you are ready for fatherhood."
Raven said calmly as Jaune froze as Caitlin raised an eyebrow at the woman as Pyrhha put a protective hand on his shoulder as Jaune coughed.
"Ummm, Raven? What do you mean by that? You make it sound like I'm going to be rasing Yang's kids and-
"But you are going to be raising her children and my grandchildren now that I think about it."
Raven said in a casual manner like she was saying the sky was blue, or her hair black as pitch. And not deciding Jaune' life for him.
"Why do you say that... Miss Branwen."
Pyrrha asked through gritted teeth as Raven shrugged before shooting out her hand gripping Jaune's neck with it making him gag as she forced it up.
"See for yourself.. My daughter has marked this one as her own. That is her brand on his flesh. That makes him hers. I have done the same to my husband and she did the same to her future one. He is a part of my family now and that is all there is to it."
Raven said as she dropped the boy who gasped from the air as she frowned.
'I do wish she would tell me about this sooner though. I have yet to prepare wedding gifts-
"Wait! My partner will not be marrying your daughter-
"Calm down Nikos. You can still be his second wife. I'm sure Yang will be more than happy to give you... How do you kids say it? Oh! That's right, she'll be happy to give you her sloppy seconds."
Raven said as Pyrrha glared at her as Anetha stepped in.
"Mister Arc has not said he wants to marry your daughter so how about you let him decide his own fate ok?"
Anetha asked as Raven frowned.
"What are you talking about? He let her brand him! He has more than consented to anything that my daughter does to him."
Raven said as his sister stepped in.
"Miss Branwen. While I do agree that your daughter has somehow marked my brother that is still only one of-
"Four steps needed for him to chose her as his own. I know this. I know of you code Catilin. And I am well versed in it. I fully expect Yang to complete the entire process before the wedding. A feat I am sure she is capable of."
Raven said as Yang was now literally holding her father up like a shield as she sighed.
"Or she better be."
Raven said through gritted teeth as they walked on.
"Now let's see if this nightmare is any different."
Caitlin said from behind the rows of Beacon students as the parents took seats in the far back of the classroom of Professor Peach's biology class to let the students learn uninhibited by them as Jaune sat next to his teammates.
It was strange for Jaune to be the center of the approving glares from the parents as well as friends Usually he was used to quite the opposite glares from people he knew. As Anetha and Raven, both approved of his performance. Though Anetha did lightly scold him for taking that hit, Raven seemed proud of it.
And was happy that her son in law was as strong as he. A comment that made Jaune blink as both Pyrrha and Catilin shot withering glares at Yang who made it a point to ignore them as the class began. As Peach introduced herself as the biology teacher a needles gesture as Jaune and about everyone else including most parents being Beacon graduates or attended, before dragging a large brown chair, with a large metal helmet on it into the room. As the faunus smiled happily.
"For this, I need a volunteer! Who would like to go first!"
The small raccoon woman asked searching the class for test subject her shimmer green eyes and sandy brown hair glittering in the light as Ruby raised her hand.
"I'll go!"
"Yes! Miss Rose! Come up now!"
The woman said as Ruby walked to the front of the class where the woman had set up a small chair with several wires, knobs, and dials. All linked to a metal helmet next to it, as she called down an overhead projector.
It was projection day in class. The time of the week when the professor would call upon one student to share a memory with the class. Literally.
The teacher had found a way to tap into one's brain and show them a random memory from there past on screen for the class's enjoyment. And once a week three students volunteered to share.
"Because this power cannot be abused. The ability to literally yank memories out and put them on display is completely benign and will never bite us in the ass."
The showings were only ten minutes long at most. And the memory delivered was completely random. And usually mostly mundane things. Like a student eating lunch or watching television at home. But every now and then they switched it up and they got to see family event picnics even vacations got shown every now and then.
"Now class you know the drill! Sit back relax and let's get a glimpse of Miss Rose's past!"
The woman said putting the helmet on Ruby as her eyes went white as the screen started to flicker...
"Shoo! FWOOOM! FOP!"
"Back! Back foul beast! You shan't steal from me twice!"
Ruby said angrily glaring at the squirrels that jumped through the tree. She eyed them with an evil glare that while nowhere near as potent as her mothers, at least not yet was still threating enough to scatter the small mammals.
Ruby still had animosity with the creatures who she was sure had stolen one of her precious cookies earlier this week. A mistake they would soon come to rue!
As no one! Steals cookies form Ruby Rose and lives to tell the tale! Ruby thought striking a heroic pose as she twirled her rake around making fighting noises as she broke apart a mound of dried up leaves sending then up into the air.
"Take that! And that! And-
"Ruby? What are you doing?"
The calm voice of her mother asked as she turned her head to see the taller woman who she loved with all her hear staring down at her.
Silver eyes wide with curiosity and mischief as Ruby giggled.
"I'm training to become a huntress! Just like you!"
Ruby said proudly as Summer giggled. The long straw hat on her head shaking softly as she adjusted her heavy blue overalls.
"Really now? You want to be a huntress is that right?"
Summer asked her child as the warm Patch sun beat down on them covering their foreheads with a thin layer of sweat.
"More than anything!"
Ruby said eyes shining as Summer sighed.
"And I suppose that your rake is your weapon?"
"Nope! It's practice for my real weapon!"
"Really? And what is your real weapon going to be?"
"A scythe! Just like uncle Qrows! It's going to be big and red and also a sniper rifle!"
Ruby said eyes filled with glee as Summer sighed.
"I see that you have been spending time with your Uncle. Oh well. At least he's being sober."
"Sober? What's that?"
"That's when your uncle has not drunk any of his adult water."
'But he loves that!"
"I know he dose trust me. Now get back to raking those left. We need to finish the yard work today you know?"
Summer asked lightly scolding her child who pouted.
"But why are we doing yard work? It's no fun!"
"Ruby. Not everything in life is fun. You need to do work sometimes you know? I mean look at your sister and aunt. They are working without complaining right?"
Summer asked as Ruby turned her head across their cozy wooden house on the small green hill on Patch as she saw her elder sister and aunt who she also loved.
Sitting on their knees in similar matched grimy blue overalls picking weeds. As both of them looked equally disinterested and unsatisfied with the project.
"See? Even your father is helping out."
Summer said as Ruby scratched her head.
"No, he's not."
Ruby said as Summer blinked.
"Ruby, your father, is pulling weeds with Raven and-
"No, he's not! He's fighting the squirrels!"
Ruby said with glee as Summer blinked owlishly at her.
"What? Fighting the squirrels? What do you mean by-
Summer got her answer as she looked to the left, to the entrance to the trees that made up the forest surrounding the little paradise of her home. Where her husband Tai-Yang Rose Branwen was indeed in the middle of the clearing fighting off a small horde of squirrels...
"Obey me! I am your king Now!"
Tai yelled at the top of his lungs punching one squirrel into the ground with a loud eep! From the creature as he swatted down the small mammals that threatened to overwhelm his position as he held one of their number captive and in mid-air.
"Yeah! Wait to go, dad! Let me in!"
Yang yelled ditching her mother in an instant to go help her father.
"Yang Branwen! Get back here this instant!"
Raven yelled only to sigh as her daughter began helping her father in beating up the small mammals jumping into the fray as Tai shouted again.
"Fear me, mortals! For I am your god! And I am Mighty!"
"Yeah! You tell them, dad!"
The two blondes yelled as they began assaulting the wildlife of Patch driving them back to the forest as Summer gained an irritated tick on her eye.
"Mom can I go and-
"Stay here Ruby. Mommy has to go talk some sense into your father ok?"
Summer asked with an incredibly violent twitch in her eye as she stalked over to Tai...
"Ahhh!
Ruby said as her world went white as she came back into the classroom.
"Thank you for that Miss Rose! A wholesome experience!"
Peach said helping Ruby off of the chair.
"I forget about that. I never did get my mascot."
Tai said ruefully Raven sighed and Summer glared at him.
"Tai! don't be a bad example!"
"What how was that being a bad example?"
"You attacked the wildlife with weapons!"
"They mocked me."
Tai said as Summer gained another tick in her eyes as Raven sighed.
"Now who would like to go next? How about you Mister Arc! You have never shared a memory before! Would you like to go next?"
Peach asked as Jaune shrugged.
"Sure? I guess?"
Jaune said as ht go up way to ht recent of the class ignored the remarks about his scars and sat down in the chai.
"Now remember! This is only a ten-minute long procedure so you will be back in a jiffy!"
The woman said as she lowered the helmet onto Jaune'head flipped a number of dials as Jaune saw to his surprise the face of Opal standing in the far corner of the room smiling at him as his world went blue...
"Jaune. Get up."
A firm voice said as Jaune panicked. His eyes shot open as his lungs flared with pain as he tasted the bland flavor of dirt. I hate the taste of dirt. Jaune thought as he began to squirm.
Sun beat down on his flesh as he felt the cool grass underneath his hands.
He was currently outside laying on the frim soft grass of his home in the deep woods of Ansel as the hot summer sun beat down on him.
"Jaune-
"Yes, mother!"
Jaune shouted leaping to his feet grimacing at his legs threatened to give out on him. As soon as he stood a fresh wave of nausea overtook him as his vision swam with pain and blood rushed to his face, as his body protested the sudden movement.
He was already tired, hungry and sore. As he picked up Crocea Mors. His child body struggled to hold the weapon properly as his current arms lacked the muscles to wield the weapon properly as he looked forward.
There in front of him was the one person he loved and feared in equal measure. His mother, Juniper Arc. She was dressed in a light blue combat armor and her claymore Judgment was held out lazily in one hand.
Her sharp blue eyes glared at him, as her blonde hair flowed in the wind as she narrowed her eyes to slits and spoke.
"Again."
Was all she said as Jaune focused taking a deep breath beating down the screaming pain in his legs and ignoring his burning lungs as he began to sprint.
His mother was training him to become a hunter. And currently, Jaune was failing to live up to her decisively low expectations. As he sprinted at her from the side attempting to bring his sword down in a horizontal swing. The woman did nothing to prevent his attack. She did not raise her sword nor did she shift her feet as her cold blue eyes eyed him with naked contempt and disappointment, as her mouth turned into a frown.
Jaune held nothing back. He couldn't afford to. Not again his mother and she would punish him if he did. If Jaune wanted to have a snowball's chance of victory he needed to strike with everything he had. Nothing less would suffice.
As he ran, he leaped up at the woman, ready to strike her down in one blow only for the pommel of her sword to fly out catching him in the face and sending him spiraling backward across the grass with a sickening crunch!
Sound filled the air, as the unmistakable sound of steel meeting flesh filled the clearing as he cried out in pain as he felt hot blood fall from his nose.
"Again."
Juniper said in a dispassionate voice wiping her son's blood from her sword as he cried.
"My nose! Mom-
"Again."
"I'm bleeding! M-
"Again!"
"But mo-
"Jaune. You need to be strong. In a battle, the enemy will not hesitate because you hurt your nose. Pain is temporary, but pride is forever. Now get up."
"But it hurts!"
Jaune cried out trying to keep his grip on his weapon from slipping as more and more blood came from his nose as his mother sighed.
"Jaune if you do not come to me I will come for you. Now again! With actually effort this time!"
Juniper yelled as Jaune sniffed once, fighting back the screaming agony of his nose as every breath from it brought out fresh clumps of red as it squirted out blood and covered his already tatter combat shirt, staining it and the grass a bright crimson color.
"Come at me again. Plant your feet this time. You looked a fool with that last attack. Now again! I will not be as easy on you this time."
She said as Jaune grimaced and ran at her again. This time he went dead for her. No fancy moves no feints or tricks. Just him going dead for his mother as he raised his sword up planting his feet into the grass and-
"OOF!"
Jaune gasped as knee connected with his stomach lifting him off the ground before an aura infused punch slammed into his face sent him careening back as his world went white as he crashed into the grass.
"Are you even trying? You haven't even scratched me yet! Are you even taking this seriously?"
His mother asked as Jaune cried out attempting to nurst not only his stomach but his now firmly broken nose and lips.
As not only was his nose gushing profusely now both of his lips were busted wide open as even more fresh crimson spilled out as Juniper sighed heavily.
"Again."
She said as the boy rolled in pain.
"Mom! It hurts!"
Jaune yelled as she glared at him.
"Again."
"M-
"Jaune either you come to me or I come to you."
"But!"
"Ten."
The woman began counting as Jaune rolled in the grass.
His face exploded in agony as he cried out, the broken nose and lips filled his body with white-hot agony as he cried out.
"Nine."
Get up! Get up dammit!
Jaune thought as he rolled in the grass taking a knee.
"Eight."
Jaune cried out once taking a defensive stance ignoring the blood pouring freely from his face as Juniper nodded.
"At least you have a strong will. That's something at least. Now again."
Juniper said as Jaune took a defensive stance glaring at her before he let out a feral growl as he charged her.
"Oh? A direct attack again? Not bad but-
Juniper said taking one step back allowing her son's attack to miss her completely as she swung her sword pommel outward as she cracked her sons face open as he fell back and went still.
"Not good enough. Again."
Juniper sighed as Jaune froze.
He did not get up. He did not cry out pathetically he just laid there.
"Again."
She said as Jaune sniffled once as he curled up in a ball.
"Jaune if you do not come for me I will come for you."
Juniper said as Jaune laid on the grass painting it crimson.
"Fine have it your way then."
Juniper said as she twirled her sword.
"Ten."
Juniper began as Jaune curled up.
Jaune. Get up!
"Nine."
Jaune!
His inner voice yelled as he curled up tightly.
"Eight."
Jaune! She's coming for us!
His voice said as Jaune froze.
It was too much. The pain in his face the horrible stabbing in his lungs was too much for his childlike body as Juniper sighed.
"Seven."
Jaune!
I don't care! I don't care anymore!
"Six."
Jaune! If you don't get up we are dead!
She won't kill us. We're here kid. She loves us!
"Five."
Are you sure about that?
"Four."
Dammit. Jaune grimaced as he stabbed his sword into the ground.
"Three."
"Come on!"
Jaune hissed as he attempted to raise himself up.
"Two."
"Come on!"
He hissed as he got one knee up.
"One."
Jaune finally stood up straight as a blue boot came flying to his face.
Jaune blacked out. The boot that struck his face came so fast that his mind went black as he spun backward.
When he opened his eyes next, his mouth was filled with the taste of copper. As he blinked.
The next thing that attacked him was the pain. It assaulted him from all sides. Blinding and overpowering. His body was on fire! Every last nerve was crying out in pain as he mostly jerked in shock.
His face exploded, as lances of white-hot agony lanced through him as he looked forward seeing the blood-stained grass where a lone white rock stood staring at him. As Jaune's pain filled mind focused on it he saw it was his tooth.
As he began to cry out a shadow fell over him.
"Jaune you are pathetic. Do you know that? Do you know how much it hurts to look at my own child and see weakness in them? Do you know how you make me feel?"
Juniper asked her crying youngest child as he tried to stand up.
"I'm sorry mother! I'll do better next time! I promise!"
Jaune said trying to hold his hand to his broken nose as Juniper sighed.
"It's always the same with you Jaune. Excuses. I'll get better next time. I'll do it later! What if there is no next time Jaune? What if you are going to die?"
Juniper asked before finally having enough of his cries as she bent down.
"Hold still."
She said as held out her hand to his nose and forced it back int place.
Ther was a loud crack!
In the air as Jaune cried out in pain as she aligned his broken nose and somewhat better position.
"There that will heal. Now come on Jaune its time."
Juniper said as Jaune nodded once picking up his sword and shield biting down his pain and agony as following his mother back to their home.
Arc Manor was less than a minute away from their training grounds by foot. As Jaune soon found himself in the shadow of his home. Tall loomings shadows fell over him as Jaune looked up at the massive stone walls and firms bastion of Arc Manor as he and his mother went inside.
They crossed the threshold as one. Leaving the outside grass and stepping onto the cold stone floor of the house.
They entered a den of antiquity, as the walked inot the cold damp stone filled house. Passing great hanging paintings, large stained glass windows, and other archaic design choices. The walked over animal skin rugs, and lush carpets and passing antiquated stone hallways that looked like something you would see in a medieval castle and not a modern dwelling.
Let alone a manner of all things. Of one of the most influential and wealthy families, on the planet as Juniper lead her son down the winding spiraling hallways, of their home to a small in-house elevator buried deeply into one of the stone walls.
She paused as she looked back to Jaune her eyes full of pity and disdain.
"Jaune this is it. If you really want to be a hunter follow me. If not stay here. In this case, there is no wrong decision. Go and become strong or stay and be weak. The choice is yours."
The woman said as Jaune fixed her a firm stare.
"I want to be strong."
Jaune said defiantly as for the first time that day his mother smiled at him. It was a rare thing for Juniper Arc to smile. Especially when it came to her son. As a quick smile came to her lips.
"At least you have some of his spirits. Maybe you are not completely useless after all. Come on then. It's time for the boy to meet the wolf."
Juniper said as Jaune stepped into the small metallic elevator as he and his mother were lowered into the earth.
I'm not useless. Jaune thought to himself as the door closed and they where lowered into the depths of the manor.
The metallic shaft rumbled and groaned as it passed hollowed out earth and clay as Jaune grimaced.
His face hurt, his lips hurt, his legs were bruised and sore. His chest was dotted with purple-brown west from the training, but still, he stood.
Jaune cold is not let pain break him. Not now, the only thing he had going for him was his will. Besides that, he was just as his mother said useless...
The word was like a knife to his heart as his mother made sure to remind him of his shortcomings every day. He was always too weak, or too slow or not smart enough or more often then not we was just plain useless...
As the shaft lowed them all that ended today. One way or another. Jaune was about to face his last training trial.
The boy and the wolf. Should he emerge victoriously? Then his dream would be in reach, and he would no longer be useless. Even his mother would say so. And if he failed? He would die and have the glory of meeting his ancestors with his head held high. Saying he died in battle. It was a win-win.
"Jaune we are here."
Juniper as the elevator came to a grinding halt of screeching gears as the metallic entry doors swung open and the two walked outside.
They stopped in front of a large sand arena. It was about twenty feet down fifty feet around over a hundred feet across. With no way in our out without outside help it seemed. As Jaune looked down, he saw that there was another elevator shaft at the bottom of the pit as he looked down at it.
"Mother, how do I get down?"
Jaune asked Juniper sighed.
"You really are useless you know?"
Juniper asked as Jaune turned around only for a fist to meet his face cracking his neck back as he fell...
He cried out in pain as he slammed into the hard cold sand of the pit drenching it with blood as his mother called out.
"Jaune Arc! My youngest child and only son! You are now nine years of age! And are officially old enough to take place in the boy and the wolf! Your siblings have all passed this test before you when they were much younger and you shall pass it as well. Or you will die."
Juniper said in a cold tone as she pushed a button on her scroll as the whining sound of gears turning filled the air as Jaune fought past his pain with grim determination as he raised his sword and shield as the elevator on the other end of the arena dinged!
As the elevator came to a half Jaune saw them. Twin beady red eyes filled with hatred glared out of the dark room as glistening white teeth showed themselves. The thing growled in a low tone as the monster let one massive foot out of the cage sniffing the air as Jaune gulped.
This was his first time seeing an up-close Griim. An Alpha Beowulf at that, Jaune thought as the monster stepped out of the elevator, it's massive snout twitching violently as its legs each thicker then a tree trunk and full of dark coarse muscles walked slowly outside.
"Jaune! You must prevail if you are to be an Arc. I wish you well."
His mother cried as the Grimm snapped up at her attempting to scale the wall only to fall flat on its hindquarters as it glared at her its nose twitched as it's beady red eyes turned to latch onto Jaune as he swore the thing smiled.
The Grimm grinned a savage grin as Jaune swallowed in fear, as the monster tossed back it's head in ear-splitting howl before it snarled once snapping its jaw before growling and running at him in a wall of muscle and death as the Grimm charged...
"Ok! There it is! The latest chapter in Game on! I tried a brand new editing technique on this one to cut back on the errors! I basically decided that every chapter is going to be about twenty thousand words, so I decided to write it in blocks of ten thousand each. Writing one block spell checking it individually the checking the other. I think it went well but tell me if not! Don't be afraid, to be honest! I am trying to improve.
Any ways I always wanted to do something like a shared memory for the school. That way the characters could gain some random insight into each other's lives and I think I can make this work for the story! Anyways thank for reading and once again.
100 followers! The first and hopefully not last milestone! Here's to 200 and more Game on!"
PS. Do remember that this fic is technically not going to have a good ending. And the world building will reflect this. Until then? Omake.
Darkest Remnant part five. Best laid plans.
"I'll say in again. These are the legitimate portraits of my ancestor. Now take them and fix it!"
Oscar hissed as the black smith an old man with pale skin and a stubby cigarette glared at him.
Before grumbling once as he took the papers and nodded his head as Oscar sighed in relief.
"Thank you for your understanding. I must be off."
The NPC Noble replied as he left the forge.
"I must say that that went remarkably well. I thought he was going to refuse us for a moment but you pulled through. You are my relative and you do have the charm."
The specter said as Oscar ignored him.
" Oscar? Oscar? Ignoring me huh? Ah well. Youth! What can you do?"
The thing said as Oscar sighed as he prepared to meet with the heroes.
"Ok! We are on a streak here. Ten successful raids into the ruins, two in the wield and one in the cove has lead us here!"
Oscar said pointing to the map that was laid bare on the bar table as Ren, Jaune, Velvet, and Ciel stared at it.
"The ruins are becoming easier and easier to raid. But as I am sure that you have noticed that the number of undead is steadily increasing. That should be impossible. I have been doing some research and have come to a disturbing solution. There are rumors of a small but powerful group of potent necromances living in the ruins. If this proves true we must kill them if want to have any hope of slaying the infestation of the walking dead."
Oscar said as the heroes nodded.
"When do we attack?"
Jaune asked as the crusader looked over the maps as Oscar nodded.
"After out next raid. I have successfully negotiated with the local smith for better weapons and armor for all of you. We only need some coin to lose his wheels and you will all have better equipment by the end of the month."
"Good job you highness. So what's the plan for the damned things? How do we kill something that's already dead, or that just keeps brining back the dead. I mean if there are three of them that means that we should kill all three no?"
'Yes. But not yet. Apparently, according to legends the three ar bitter rivals and are nowhere near on another. They are isolationist so we can attack before the can respond!"
"Sounds like a plan!"
Jaune said as Velvet nodded.
"I will pray for our safety after I polish my mace."
"I have several new coctions waiting to be tested. I will use this trip well..."
"It's about time we go back. I'm getting stir crazy."
Ren said as Jaune nodded.
"So Oscar you ready to roo."
The crusader asked as the boy nodded.
"Of course. I am the lord of thies estate. Not theses things, they have been trespassing on my land so much they forget who it belongs to. Let's remind them of that shall we?'
The NPC asked as the heroes walked out of the bar and off to the ruins...
