"Thanks for watching over Tia, Velvet. I'll reward you somehow when we come back." Pyrrha stated as the three girls walked towards the airfield. Teams JNPR and RWBY had a joint mission together under Glynda's supervision, so they had to appeal to Velvet to watch over the dragonet. Apparently the bunny girl used to babysit to get some extra money.

"But mommy, I want to go too! I can fight!" Tia complained as this was going to be the first time since her birth that she wouldn't have her parents nearby.

"I know, sweetheart, but you don't have the experience needed yet and this is an important mission. Next time we go into a less pressing trip I'll take you with us. So, do you remember the rules?" Pyrrha asked as she petted her daughter.

"Obey auntie Vel, don't go near Dr. Oobleck, don't accept things from strangers, don't enter windowless vans, don't trust what you hear on the internet, don't eat things you found around, if anyone tries to harm auntie Vel, break their legses." Tia enumerated the rules and Pyrrha left a sigh but smiled while the bunny girl stood agape.

"Last rule was your aunt Nora, right?"

"Yep. Dad also added I can gouge the eyes of anyone trying to peek under my skirt and auntie Weiss said I can't be charged if I make sure there are only ashes left and no witnesses." Tia said proudly and Pyrrha face palmed. Velvet just wondered why she was so shocked.

"OK, no breaking anyone legs or gouging eyes… a few painful cuts will be enough. Second, you won't do anything that would warrant a 'no witness' policy. In doubt, ask your aunt Velvet."

"OK, mommy. Please be safe and get back soon!" The dragonet hugged her mother tightly and Pyrrha was almost not going away when such precious cinnamon roll was left behind.

"I promise."

"Don't worry, Pyrrha, I'll be sure she is safe and don't get in trouble." Velvet said with a big, charming smile as she put her hands on Tia's shoulders. Pyrrha nodded and left for the bullhead, and Tia held the bunny girl's hand, sad to see her family going away.

"Come on, honey, let's grab some breakfast first. Then I'll introduce you to my partner."

"…'k…"

…

Velvet rarely had a peaceful breakfast. Most anti-Faunus students loved to target her because she wouldn't fight back. Not that she couldn't kick many of them asses, she just disliked the cycle of retribution that would create. But that was not a problem when you're with a dragonet. Tia happily ate her meat, using her tail to impale the delicious treat and putting it on her mouth. She stopped using her hands as Weiss said, but no one said anything about tails.

Of course, the other students already knew the girl's reputation and wouldn't dare to bother her. Some of the more open minded would come to ask questions, and many left a piece of bacon or sausage for Tia, making the girl smile and thanks them with the most heartwarming smile she could make. People like team CRDL kept their distance, as Cardin served as a good example of what to expect if someone tried anything.

"Hey, chocobunny!" Coco approached and sat with the two other girls. "So this is the Arc and the Champion's daughter? Wow, she really is cute!"

"Tia, this is my partner Coco." Velvet introduced, and the dragonet shook hands with the fashionista.

"Oh, strong grip. I can see you took that from your mother. So, what you think of Beacon?"

"I like it! So many aunties! There's also uncle Sun, he's cool, but his boyfriend's a nerd." Tia explained and Coco left an amused laugh. "Oh, and tasty, tasty meat!"

"I like you, kid. So, what's the plan for today?"

"I want to go to the Forever Fall Forest!" Tia asked and Coco wondered about it for a minute.

"Sure."

"Coco!" Velvet eyed her friend. She didn't want to anger Pyrrha if anything happens to her daughter. Or team JNPR. Or team RWBY. Or Glynda. Or the Arc family.

"Come on, we will stay at the borders. Besides, Arc told me she is quite capable of fighting and we are second years! We can protect the little girl. Think of it as a picnic." Coco defended her idea, and Tia sided with her.

"I'm the one responsible for her; I don't want to risk her getting hurt!" Velvet protested.

"Please, auntie Vel!"

The big eyes were super effective!

…

"So, that damn lizard will be on the Forever Fall Forest?" Cardin smiled as his ears captured the conversation between the girls. "Boys, we are going there too for a little revenge."

"Uh, Cardin, are you sure this is a good idea? She won't be alone." Dove questioned.

"Of course it is! The only ones who will be there are those two second years, and one of them is the long eared freak! Look, we can't let people think a freaking Faunus can defeat us! Especially when she's a little girl!" Cardin shout whispered.

"Yeah, let's get her!" Russell agreed as his shiny bald head reflect the sunlight.

"Besides, we have that thing we were working to use on Jauney boy! All we need is make a few changes and it will be a lizard trap! Now, let's go, we need to get there first!"

…

Dr. Oobleck, in a different table, also listened to the conversation. Of course, we would not risk to get caught again, so he decided he needed a different approach, a more observational one instead of a more hands on. So he was happy he still had his cameras and guillie suit. And Glynda wasn't there to stop him. She took her job as an aunt way to seriously, according to Oobleck, and was getting in the way of SCIENCE!

…

"Ground! Sweet, lovely ground!" Tia celebrated as she sprawled herself on the grass. She really hated flying inside the airships and bullheads. Coco laughed a little but Velvet helped the little girl.

"I can't believe you have motion sickness. You're really Arc's Daughter." Coco said as she approached.

"Of course I am! Mommy says I also got my cuteness from him. Daddy says I got mommy's beauty, and then mommy got really red and nervous, for some reason…"

"I can't believe those two are still like that. It's so obvious! Anyway, we have a big picnic basket, a beautiful autumn day and the most beautiful forest nearby. Come on, you two!" Coco led the way with Tia just after and Velvet closing the line.

They walked for half an hour before arriving to a place full of berries and other wild fruits, a place Velvet discovered a while ago. The bunny girl was more than happy to gather as many as she could, but had to keep Tia from hunting the wild animals all the time. Unfortunately three birds and a squirrel fall victims of the dragonet's appetite. Coco found all of that hilarious.

"At least feeding you won't be that expensive."

"Please, Coco, don't enable her!" Velvet protested as she removed the feathers from Tia's teeth.

"Come on, Vel, at least she didn't ate bunnies." Coco laughed at the face her partner gave back.

"Well, I would, but then I remember auntie Vel and feel sorry for them." Tia confessed, and Velvet hugged the little girl.

"It's OK, honey. Look, why don't you try some berries? They taste very good too." The bunny girl suggested and the dragonet ate some.

"Well, not bad… But bacon still better." Tia said to Velvet's defeat and Coco's delight.

…

Dr. Oobleck's diary:

The dragonet shows a great affection towards her companions, and they show the same reaction towards her. It might be a mechanism for the newborn to get the protection of those older than her. But while her level of intelligence is high, it shows it will act on her predator instincts without hesitance and a clear predilection for meat than plants. More observations are necessary.

…

"Tia, be careful!" Velvet asked as the dragonet flew higher than the trees.

"OK, auntie!" The girl yelled back as she did several revolutions in the air.

"You'll be a great mommy yourself, Vel." Coco commented as they sat lazily on the grass.

"I just hope everything goes alright with her. She's a sweetheart and Pyrrha kinda scared me with how protective she was."

"All we need to do is to keep an eye on our little dragon fairy."

"Yeah… Coco… Where's she?" Coco lowered her sunglasses and looked around. "COCO!"

…

"Oh, a Dust crystal!" Tia grabbed the purple energy crystal and eating it. "Oh, a Dust crystal!"

Tia followed the trail of small purple crystals, happily eating them on the way as her horns changed to purple. She was so distracted by them that she didn't noticed she wandered deeper in the forest. Her eyes shot open in glee when she saw a big Crystal on the ground and tried to pull it. As soon as she did is shot a cloud of gas at her, and she fell down with a silly smile on her face.

"See, I told you the book was right! Catnip mixed with vodka does have a sedative effect on dragons!" Sky said as he and his team approached a clearly barely conscious Tia.

"Yeah, yeah, you nerd. Now we have revenge!" Cardin said as he grabbed Tia from behind.

"Cardin, are you sure we should do it? Her parents won't believe it wasn't us!" Dove fearfully commented.

"First, she has no parents! And one of them is Jauney boy, we can kick his ass anytime!"

"That doesn't make sense… And Pyrrha…"

"Shut up! Now get the trimmer! Let's bald this monster!" Dove gave the trimmer to Cardin and they laughed as the buzzing sound started and the device inched towards Tia's platinum hair. Luck for the girl, there was someone with a great hearing nearby.

"L-l-let go of her!" Velvet appeared, and after a second of silence, team CRDL started laughing.

"Get out of here, freak, before we decide to cut your ears too! Today we have a score to settle with this little monster!" Cardin once again threatened cutting Tia's hair.

"She's not a monster; she's a person like you and me!" Velvet shouted and team CRDL laughed again.

"You're not a person, you're an animal. Dove, get her! We'll have fun with the bunny after I shave this one."

"Velvet… PUNCH!"

And that was how Dove learned that Velvet wasn't a second year for nothing, as she punched him in the face so hard that he started spinning around as he flew through the forest and through a three… and then his hair catch on fire. The rest of the boys stared at Velvet as she struck a pose.

"Your evil ways ends now!" She threatened, and Sky rushed at her, but was quickly defeated with a series of power kicks. Now Velvet stared at Russell and Cardin.

"Russell! Do something! Throw a Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch at her!" Cardin howled.

"But I don't have one of those!" The smaller boy said as he hid behind his team leader.

"Stay away or I'll cut her hair!" Cardin threatened, only to stare down and discover Tia munched and destroyed the trimmer, and was about to bite his hand in her altered state. He jumped back and let the still drank girl on the grassy ground. It was all Velvet needed before she jumped in the air.

"Velvet KICK!"

She kicked the duo and sent them flying, somehow catching Sky in the way and landing on a now bald Dove. Then they explode and were launched high in the air, disappearing in the clouds above.

"Tia!" Velvet shook the small girl slightly and the dragonet stretched and smile.

"Hi, auntie Vel. Hmm, you smell like chocolate…" Tia licked Velvet's cheek, making the bunny girl blush but left out a relieved sigh.

"Come on, little one, let's go back to Coco before… OH SHIT!"

Apparently all the commotion and negativity attracted a pack of Beowulfs. Velvet hugged the still unaware dragonet and gritted her teeth as the monsters growled at them. As her mind tried to find a way to escape with Tia, something landed on the closest Grimm and smashed its skull.

"My name is Coco Adel. You scared my partner. Prepare to die!"

Velvet ducked with Tia and Coco armed her machine gun, and started firing against the pack, the cases falling around as she mowed down the monsters. It took her just a minute to dispatch the whole pack. As soon as she did it she approached the other two girls.

"Stupid Beowulfs. Are you alright? I heard yelling, especially something about 'hair on fire'." Coco asked as she helped Velvet up, and Tia started blinking as the effect of the vodka catnip started passing.

"Just a run down with some idiots. Can we go back now?" Velvet asked and Coco was about to answer, when an alpha Beowulf jumped from a bush, aiming at the short haired brunette. Tia, finally ridden of the effect of the catnip, acted fast and pushed Coco away of the danger, but the Beowulf closed its jaws on the dragonet's arm.

Coco and Velvet stared in shock.

Tia blinked, then smirked… and pulled her arm off the Grimm's mouth, breaking its teeth and pulling its tongue out with her claws. The dragonet finished it by blasting the alpha with her dragon breath, now a pulse of pure purple energy, pulverizing its skull.

"Auntie Coco, are you alright?" Tia asked as she returned to her friends.

"Tia! How's your arm!?" Velvet hurried to check it, and aside the Grimm blood, it was undamaged.

"Don't worry, auntie Vel, my scales are as resistant as armor." The dragonet said proudly, but Velvet just hugged the girl.

"Wow, you can kick some serious butt, kid. I wonder what you'll be able to do when they unlock your Aura." Coco commented and Tia smiled.

"My Aura is already unlocked. Aunt Glyn said I was born with it unlocked."

"That's explain so much. But now, you need a bath, little one." Velvet state as she saw how much dirt was covering the dragonet at that moment.

…

"Tia! Stop eating the fish raw!" Velvet complained as the dragonet indeed used her tail to spear fish from the stream they were using to clean themselves up and eating them alive.

"But auntie Vel, they taste good and auntie Blake says I won't be a big girl like auntie Yang if I don't eat fish." Tia justified as she bit the head of a fish off and ate it.

"Oh, I see, you want to have some big fun bags eh?" Coco said as she stripped down and started washing herself on the stream.

"COCO!" Velvet yelled, and Tia and the short haired brunette laughed, making the bunny girl puff her cheeks.

"Come on, Vel, relax. Now, let's take a good bath before going back to Beacon so we can return our precious cinnamon roll here back to Arc and the champs." Velvet sighed and stripped down, joining the other already naked girls.

"I swear, Coco, I won't speak with you ever again if Jaune and Pyrrha don't allow me to babysit Tia again."

"Don't worry auntie Vel, I love you already and will tell daddy and mommy to let me hang out with you." Velvet almost cried of happiness as she smothered the dragonet in a hug. "By the way, what's a cinnamon roll?"

"Something you'll bother you father till he make some for everyone, little one." Coco said with an evil smile.

…

The dragonet showed a great appreciation for fish, and while reports are inconclusive on this area, it's clear she likes water. Apparently the similarities between her and wild cats is closer to those with a fishing habit like jaguars and tigers. She also proved to be a formidable opponent before, using her superior resilience and strength to defeat an alpha Beowulf. More observations are needed.

…

"Daddy! Mommy!" Tia jumped on her parents' arms as the sun was setting and they all returned back to Beacon. Jaune and Pyrrha clearly missed their little girl as they kept the hug a little longer than usual… Well, actually they weren't let her go. "Daddy, mommy, air!"

"Sorry…" They said at the same time before Pyrrha turned to Velvet and Coco. "I hope our little girl hasn't given you too much trouble."

"She was an angel, Pyrrha. Aside her curiosity and appetite, she's probably the most well behaved child I ever took care of." Velvet said and the Arkos couple nodded in happiness.

"So, Tia, how was your day?" Jaune asked and could see her eyes sparkling.

"Oh, they took me to the forest, I ate a few birds, a squirrel, then I fought big bad Grimm and killed it, then we fished, took a bath on the river, came back and played games! It was so much fun!" Tia said, and Coco was about to run if Velvet didn't held her back. Pyrrha eyed the chocolate colored duo with a serious look.

"She fought Grimm?" Pyrrha asked coldly.

"Don't be angry, mommy! I'm alright and they were always nearby." Tia pleaded, and Pyrrha calmed down.

"I just worry about you, sweetheart."

"I know, mommy, but I'm strong! When I grow up, I want to be a Huntress like you and daddy!" Jaune and Pyrrha melted over her decision.

"Well… When you're a bit older…" Jaune conceded and rested a hand over Pyrrha's shoulder.

"Yay! Auntie Glyn, do you think I'll be able to study here and have a team?"

"Of course, dear. I see much potential on you." Glynda said as she petted the dragon girl. That was when team CRDL finally fell from sky, making the teacher stares at their sorry state. "Mr. Winchester, what is the meaning of this?"

"It was…" Cardin started, and then stared at the threatening look Coco gave them, while Tia showed her tongue to them, and gave up. "…it was a team exercise that didn't work as expected.

"I see. Next time try to not cause your team to fall from the sky, Mr. Winchester. Now go back inside and fix yourselves." Glynda ordered and team CRDL left before someone decided they weren't punished enough. And they ran when they heard a roar.

"Again? How much you need to eat, Tia?" Jaune asked his daughter, and she scratched the back of her head like he does often.

"Can I have cinnamon rolls? Auntie Coco said they are tasty."

"I'll see what I can find, honey. But now I'm worried about what more your aunt Coco told you." Jaune eyed Coco. The brunette just whistled away.

"She said if I eat plenty of fish I'll have fun bags as big as auntie Yang. What are fun bags?" They all eyed Coco at this, most in reprove, but Yang was laughing out loud.

"Hey, don't look at me! It was Belladonna that said she needed fish to grow up!" Coco defended herself.

"Blake!" Jaune and Pyrrha turned to their Faunus friend.

"I said nothing about fun bags!"

"Do you wanna have fun with my bags, Jauney?" Yang teased.

"He doesn't!" Pyrrha answered in his place.

"So he can play with yours, cereal girl?" Yang wiggle her eyebrows, making both Jaune and Pyrrha blush madly.

"I want to play with fun bags!" Tia declared, making everyone blush this time.

"Let's get you cinnamon rolls, sweetheart, then Coco, Blake and Yang will explain a few things to you… or they'll discover why I'm four times champion." Pyrrha menaced her friends, and the three girls in question left nervous laughs out.

The group left while laughing and talking, and Glynda smiled at them before returning to the teacher's room. There she found Dr. Oobleck messing with some papers and files with energetic determination. She stared at him with worry.

"Dr. Oobleck." She greeted, and the professor didn't stopped working.

"Glynda! Good evening! How was the mission?" The man asked as he kept moving around his table and messing with papers.

"It was performed well. Mr. Arc in special showed great improvement. How about you?" She stared at the papers, but Oobleck hid them.

"Nothing exceptional, just observed a wild Beowulf pack at the forest." He said, and Glynda nodded before returning to her desk. On the way, she found a picture on the floor.

"Dr. Oobleck, was your observations near the stream on the outskirts of the forest?" She asked with the picture on her hands.

"Yes, surprising how that pack came so close to us this time."

"I see. That's why you have pictures of Ms. Adel, Ms. Scarlatina and Ms. Arc Nikos naked?" Glynda asked with a soft tone and the picture on her hand. Dr. Oobleck fainted in self-defense.

…

"She looks like an angel when she's sleeping." Jaune commented as he nested his daughter on her hammock with the help of Pyrrha. It was late in the night and they all were tired, Tia being sleeping for some time now.

"What are you talking about, Jaune. She's an angel."

"Our angel." Jaune answered Pyrrha, and she blushed a little. "Now, better we go to sleep too, tomorrow we start helping preparing for the festival. You look especially tired, Pyr."

"It's just your impression, Jaune." Because she certainly wasn't worrying about the possibility of seeing the blonde boy marrying someone that wasn't her and that was keeping her awake at night. No, sir. Jaune answered by gently caressing the side of her neck, making her mind go in overdrive.

"Pyr, you're human, no matter how much others see you as invincible or a goddess. If something is bothering you…"

"I'm OK." She reassured, but slapped herself mentally for not taking the chance.

"Well, I'll always be by your side if you need me."

"Even after your marriage?" She almost slapped herself physically for that slip.

"Of course!" Jaune reassured her as he got on his own bed. "Pyr, you're my friend, my partner and now we have a daughter together. We have an unbreakable bond, and even if we don't marry each other, I want you always close to me."

Wait… did he just insinuated he would marry me?

She turned around just to discover he was already sleeping and left a sigh, but smiled all the same. She approached him and kissed his cheek, staring at his peaceful face. She wanted to marry that boy so badly right now, but the opportunity of confessing once again eluded her.

"I love you…" she whispered before returning to her own bed, finally being able to sleep soundly.

Unaware to them both, a certain girl wasn't sleeping and heard everything they said, and plans started to run on her head. Evil plans that would finally get those two together… And some pancakes.

…

"I told you it wasn't with that intention!" Oobleck defended himself.

"I know, and that's why I didn't call the police. For fucks sake, Bart, why would you even take those pictures?!" Glynda shouted as she kept a vigilante eye on her co-worker.

"For…" She whacked the back of his head.

"Now you should write an extra ten thousand!"

Oobleck sighed and resumed writing 'For Science is no excuse to break the law and peep at my students' at the blackboard.