Hi guys i'm back. Thanks a ton for all the views on the last chapter, hope you like this one to. These next few chapters should act as a "frame" for the major plot of the story that will, hopefully, become apparent soon.
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"And the knights come down on them, faceless men clad in all steel, and the iron thunder of their charge seems to fill the world."
Jaune clenched his fist, beating his pillow before waking up with a start. He was covered in sweat and light still danced before his eyes. Sitting up he groaned and glanced around his room. Ren's bed was empty and the sheets were folded nicely, but Pyrrha and Nora slept soundly.
He let out another mighty groan and leapt to his feet, nearly tripping over his own armor. Dancing around the items he had left strewn about the floor, he made his way out into the hall, down towards the North Wing and out onto the balcony. The sun was beginning to rise and a crisp beam of light poked out above the rooftops, shining rays down on the few students awake.
Jaune closed his eyes and let his mind wander. It wasn't one of those life-examining moments, just a time to imagine and think. There was, however, something tugging at him. It was his dream or nightmare, or whatever that was. The exact aspects of it had escaped his mind, but the crushing sadness he had felt just after waking up was fresh. He struggled to piece it together, but whatever had happened was no longer accessible to him.
He shook his head and didn't dwell on the thoughts any longer. He looked back down into the courtyard and saw Ren making his way back towards their dorm building. Smiling he left the warm balcony. Ren was already in the room when he returned and was curled up on his bed with a book. While most would have greeted him with a "morning" or a "hey" Ren merely nodded and looked back down at the novel.
The armor was still strewn about the ground and Jaune nearly tripped over it again, inciting a small snort from Ren. Jaune glared at him and then gave a little snort of his own. It was a Saturday and classes had been suspended for the weekend, so the usually filled schedule Jaune maintained was all but clear.
Nora let out a mighty yawn and sat up with a lazy burp. Ren snorted again, much to Nora's happiness, who jumped on top of him and began laughing as she tried to see what he was reading. Jaune joined in on her laughing, finding Ren's obvious discomfort humorous. The two friend's antics continued for a few more moments before Jaune saw Pyrrha had woken up.
"Sorry, for the noise, we should have let you sleep."
She sat up and stretched her arms. "It's fine, I needed to get up anyway."
Nora looked up from her perch atop Ren and squealed. In a moment she was above Pyrrha smiling. "Good morning sleepyhead, I hope you had a wonderful snooze."
Pyrrha smiled and stood up.
Breakfast was served from 9 to 12 regardless of the day. Students could eat there on the weekends before going about their day at their own leisure. The only drawback of the eating arrangement was the procurement of lunch and dinner was a challenge left to the students. Though Beacon boasted a variety of smaller shops strewn about the campus.
Nora had already found the pancakes and her face, along with almost the rest of her, was strewn with maple syrup. Jaune picked at his french toast and took a swig of his chocolate milk. Jaune looked up and met Pyrrha's eyes, she was looking at him quizzically, and Jaune put on a smile, which seemed to appease her curiosity enough.
He looked back down at his food and felt the tug again. There was something about his dream that he was supposed to remember, but whatever it was, was still lost to him.
There was a clang as someone threw down their lunch tray next to him, and Jaune saw team RWBY had joined them for breakfast. Nora's face broke into an ever wider smile and she ran to Ruby, pulling her into a sticky, syrupy hug. Ruby giggled and took her seat next to Jaune.
"Morning everyone", Ruby greeted, the rest of JNPR waved or smiled a greeting. The rest of the morning went by uneventfully, and the two teams found themselves free to do what they wanted. While most were going into the nearest town to shop or to generally hang out, Jaune found himself being pulled onto the roof by Pyrrha.
They had reached an agreement a few days before, and these training sessions had become common. Jaune didn't feel himself improving, but Pyrrha reassured him that his skills were sharpening.
Upon steeping onto the concrete, Pyrrha taped him on the back with the butt of her spear and Jaune whirled around to meet her, sword at the ready. Her blows were light but she came at him viciously, bopping him on the arms with her weapons. He groaned and rushed at her, swinging his sword at her in long lazy arcs. She parried him easily and swept his feet out from under him.
Groaning he sat up, rubbing his aching back. Pyrrha helped him to his feet and smiled. "Jaune you need to watch your stance, you left your legs open to attack."
Jaune nodded and rushed at her again and she turned to meet him. His eyes met her face, and something clicked inside of him. An image of a flat stone pressed into the ground erupted in front of his eyes and he lowered his sword, confused.
Taking advantage of his momentary drop in defense, Pyrrha knocked his sword from his hand and held the tip of the spear to his neck. Jaune focused back on reality, a frown on his face. Pyrrha put her hand on his shoulder and peered at his face, worry in her eyes. "Jaune, you stopped attacking, is everything all right?"
"Don't know", was all he could say, a headache had started behind his eyes and the sky seemed to darken, taking on a sick, blue hue. A cold began to creep into his arms and he rubbed them, obviously feeling discomfort. "I don't know..."
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