Well I fucked up (But first things first WhOOOOOOOOOO Chapter done... Sorry.) so I forgot I had midterm this week and barley made it past them, good news I got spring Break and with loads of free time. Also as I post this I am trucking through and working on the next chapter cause I am so hyped about this Arc. Will talk more down below But thanks for reading and I hope you enjoy it!
A New Oath
"What?"
The room was silent, he looked at each of their faces only to see them all wearing the same serious expression.
"You mean I'm…" Jaune began before he was cut off by Weiss.
"A slave, yes you imbecile. As unappealing as you seem, after your lost to Pyrrha she claimed you and as we are all part of the same unit we all own you." She finished with a cold stare directed at him.
Jaune could feel his body drop a few degrees, but refused to look weak in front of them, especially the cold bitch staring him down. About to retort he stopped as a dull thump came from the back of the room.
Book closed and in hand Blake walked over to Weiss facing her with an irritated look. Weiss replied with a neutral expression waiting for her to start.
"I thought we agreed to not call him a slave." Blake began staring down Weiss.
"Well normally we agreed to never claim an outsider, but apparently someone felt the need to pick one up." Weiss shot a look to Pyrrha who was avoiding the gaze, taking her time inspecting Jaune's injured body.
Weiss continued speaking as Pyrrha checked the bandages around his body. Seeing one of the cuts reopened she leaned over Jaune to grab fresh wrappings giving him a pleasant view in front of his face. With a slight blush he tried to look at anything else. With her face covered he could not read her, if he did not know better he would think she was doing it on purpose.
Luckly the other did not caught them as the two girls start to speak in harsher tones to one another.
"In spite of what we agreed in the past when one is claimed they are not a slave, we do not take away their rights or their identity. You should know the pain of such cruelty." Blake finished with the others giving a shocked looked before turning to Weiss now glaring at Blake with anger for a moment before returning to her icy state.
"I know of its pain as well as you or any other here. I also remember when to stand together and not run away. " Blake guilty looked to the floor, holding the book to her chest, she turned to the door and walked away. She stopped at the door and spoke not showing her face.
"I just don't want to see that type of cruelty again." With that she walked out.
Jaune was expecting Weiss to have a smug look but instead saw confusion and guilt. She soon left as well turning in the opposite direction that Blake took.
Ruby and Yang moved to the door to chase after the two girls but, Yang stopped the younger girl.
"Where do you think you're going?" Yang asked.
"After Weiss, aren't you going after Blake?" She replied.
"O no you're not, your going right back to bed and rest till you're healed." Yang gave a stern look.
"But…" Ruby gave a pleading look, that made the Blonde almost crack but seeing the wrapping stood firm.
"Ruby, could you please stay here and watch Jaune for me. I'll go talk to Weiss and tell her you're worried and I'll bring you a plate of the cookies." Pyrrha asked placing a hand on the young girls shoulder. Though the word cookie seemed to win her over.
Yang sighed but none the less was happy to see Ruby stay in bed and rest. Though she quickly turned and walked over to Jaune.
Leaning down Jaune was treated to a glimpse but kept eye contact. He froze as he felt a hand slide down to his waist.
"Jaune right? I like you. You got this white knight, older sibling vibe, so I know you won't do anything but if for whatever reason you do something to my sister that I don't like."
Her hand tightened slightly as Jaune face went as white as Weiss's hair.
"I will do something that you defiantly will not like. So play nice and I will be nice too okay?"
Releasing her grip she smile and walked back to ruby and Pyrrha both a little shocked as to what the saw.
Before leaving she turned back to Jaune, "By the way not bad." Making a groping motion with her hand, she winked and left.
Leaving a now red faced Ruby, tense Pyrrha and confused Jaune
Taking a deep breath Pyrrha calmed what seemed to be a dark aura around her.
"Anyway, Ruby here (placing a hand on the younger girl) will stay and watch you, I got an errand to run. Expect another talk when I get back."
When Pyrrha left an awkward silence filled the room, Ruby quickly grabbed one of the books off the shelves to read, and Jaune was not going anywhere so he tried to fall back a sleep.
As much as he wanted too he did not feel tired, and now was starting to get bored staring at the same ceiling. The girl sitting across from him kept glancing over to him a few times but hide behind her book whenever Jaune meet looked back.
He let out a sigh. "So your name is Ruby right? Was that you in the red hood and scythe?"
The girl perked up at the question reaching under her bed she pulled out a red metallic rectangle, placing it in her lap stroking it almost like a cat.
With a smile rivaled only by one of his sisters. "This here is my sweetheart, Crescent Rose!" Before Jaune's eyes the box transformed in her hands into its intimating form.
His jaw dropped, he had never seen something like it before. To think such a weapon could be stored and open in such a manor was unheard off. Everything about the weapon was intimidating yet such a cute looking girl used it.
"So that really was you back in the cave fighting me." She looked at him smiling nodding to him.
"Scary, too scary haha. Though it would be more terrifying if you were actually trying back there." He said scratching the back of his head.
"How did you know we were holding back?" She asked giving a shocked look.
"The way you killed those Grimm showed how skilled you all were, but during our fight you could have killed me plenty of time yet you only hit me with the dull side of your weapons. Though Blake seemed to attack more violently." He pointed to his bruised chest.
"You guessed it, guess you were the leader for a reason them haha." She looked at the busied side of his chest, though a bit of red was on her face.
Jaune did not notice the blush. "Funny thing is that was my first time leading so many people. I never done it before."
"So what was it like for your first time?" Jaune gave a confused look at the girl as she stuttered a bit more asking the question. "I mean leading so many people!"
He chuckled at the blushing girl and asked. "Why do you want to know?"
She looked at her weapon moving her hand over it slowly. "I might not look like it but I'm second in command in our group. I was chosen by our leader but was told to study under Pyrrha first for experience. The others might say they trust me but I can still see them and hear them talking about how I'm too young and can't do it."
Jaune looked at the girl reminding him of his friend Alice when she was insulted by Cardin. "Well honesty I was scared, I had this pressure on me and even will my friends backing me up I wounded if I was doing the right thing." He scratched his head looking off to the side.
He paused for a moment before turning back to her with a warm smile. "But something just told me to do it, I had to trust myself and have confidence in myself first so others could too."
She thought, looking down at her weapon again. She smiled, "You're right, if I'm not confident with myself how could the others." Standing proud she transformed her weapon striking the ground with a brighter aura around her.
He was happy to see the girl smile like that and gain confidence. But as he looked at the weapon it dawned on Jaune.
She was the enemy.
She killed his comrades.
They killed his comrades.
"Ruby, who lives here with you?" Jaune asked. His smile was fake but he tried to seem as normal as possible.
Ruby looked at Jaune with confusion with his change in tone but it struck her too what the reality of the situation was.
Her smile faded, and Jaune could feel a familiar pressure one that he fought against in the cave.
He was looking at the Red Reaper.
"Ruby, Weiss and Yang wanted to remind you to wash up before going to bed." Pyrrha still with the helmet said breaking the tension.
"I also brought this with me." She extended a tray full of cookies. The moment cookies were in sight the Reaper changed back grabbing a hand full with glee.
"No wonder the others see her as a kid still." Jaune thought to himself, also looking with hunger at the sweet smelling treat.
In a flash the girl and tray were gone, with rose petals on the floor and bed.
Pyrrha laughed a little before turning to Jaune and closing the door.
Jaune blushed a little seeing the girl with her nightgown, thought her helmet was weird.
"Sorry to step in like that but things were getting a little tense." She said walking over to Jaune.
"So you were at the door the whole time? Or only for the end?" He asked
"The whole time, I really liked the little pep talk you gave Ruby thanks for that." She said tilting her head as one would smile.
"But you probably have more on your mind right now, so let's cut to the chase shall we?" She continued becoming more serious.
"Since we both have a lot of questions how about we take turn asking and answering?" Jaune said. He needed to get as much information as he could, he had to know what happened to the other.
Think for a moments she grabbed a chair and sat crossing her legs as she lend on her arm. "No. I will tell you want you need to know and you will tell me everything or your friend will have a more uncomfortable stay."
"shit, Fine what do you want to know?" Jaune glared at the girl.
She begin asking a list of question at Jaune some a little strange. "What Kingdom are you from, how old are you, what is your rank, why where you in the mine, where did you learn to fight, how many warriors does your city have, what is your favorite food, do you have any family, and what will be the response from your city, what are you interests, and Who is in charge in your Kingdom?
Confused but none the less Ren was in danger so he answered. "Kingdom of Atlas, 18 years old, I am a knight, we were sent to clear out the local Grimm for a noble, my sisters trained me, the city has a garrison of 10,000 warriors, Crepes, I'm adopted but have seven sister that treat me like a brother in Vale, normal routine would be to send two other units to search the area. Uhh reading, games, cooking, (Cough) Dancing (Cough). And General Ironwood is leading the military which pretty much means he is leading the kingdom."
Interesting Pyrrha thought, "Now comes the troubling part, we can't have you going off on your own so I need you to take an oath that you will stay and not be a slave but work under us here. I hate using hostages but I will not allow you to hurt my friends or family here." She spoke with conviction and Jaune knew he was beat.
Jaune clenched his fist but placed it over his heart. "Fine, I swear on my honor as a knight, (Pyrrha coughed) Aaannd my name as an Arc that I will be in your service and those with you till you free me."
He lowered his head, as Pyrrha extend her hand to him. He kissed it and looked up at her.
She was shocked. She was not expecting to see obedience but the fire in his eyes showed he was not broken with plenty of fight.
"Welcome to the Broken Fang, Jaune Arc."
So the oath is made and Jaune is now tied to the Fang. And I know Pyrrha keeping her helmet on is weird but there is a reason for it. I read some of the review and in the next few chapters I will go into the relationship Jaune will have with the girls. And some back story to why the girls act the way they do and what happened in the past. And Why this story is so big on promises and Oaths... maybe, I don't know it's late when i'm writing this.
But Thank you all for reading and sticking with me, I promise to make it up to you all this week my goal is to make another 2... 3... yea three chapters by next week. Please review and comment, or just talk. Thank you all again And I hope you enjoy the story!