HEEEEYYYYYYY! Anybody remember me? If not, I don't blame you... enjoy!

(Earlier) Emerald Forest - 4:00PM

Evie and Pyrrha were running through the tree branches. Jaune was running as well, but was having some difficulty. "How are you so good at this Evie?" Jaune asked.

"I spend a lot of my time outside surrounded by things to climb." She said. She hopped over to another tree that had a V in it. Jaune lost his balance and fell. Pyrrha heard him scream and looked back. "Jaune!" She jumped down and grabbed him. She turned and hit the ground with him on top of her.

Jaune panted and looked down at her. "Thanks Pyrrha" He said and smiled. Pyrrha smiled back. the two of them didn't move from there spot.

Evie smiled from on top of the tree. 'Do it Pyrrha. Make a move...' She thought. She noticed a pair of red glowing eyes looking at Jane and Pyrrha on the ground.

"J-Jaune... I-"

Pyrrha was interupted by a large roar and a beowolf jumping out of the bushes. "Jaune! Duck!" Evie yelled. she pulled out a knife and threw it at the beowolf. The knife hit its skull and dropped dead on the floor. Just a foot away from the two.

"Woah!" Jaune got up and helped Pyrrha up. "That was close... Thanks Evie" He said and smiled at her.

Pyrrha smiled and nodded. Though she was bummed out she lost her chance to tell Jaune, she's still glad the beowolf didn't get near her or Jaune

(Present) Vale Swarm Hideout, Simons office - 4:30PM

"So what exactly is your plan Jacob? Why does it involve one of the guys we put a hit on?" Simon asked and poured another glass.

"Alright... forget the whole relic thing. Instead of helping me out with that, why don't I help you out by killing Aiden for you?" Jacob asked.

"Hm... so we dress you up as a Faunus and you go in this warehouse to kill this snitch for us?" He asked starring him down.

"Well... I can go in and kill him while at the same time-"

Simon laughed. "You don't gotta explain it to me boy... I like this plan! And I like you." Simon said and drank his glass. "You seem capable of taking someone out, so I don't have to worry about you bitching out at the last minute- which I won't have in my gang."

"Well... that's good!" Jacob said.

"You'll still have to pay double for them however" Simon said and smirked.

Jacob shrugged. "Ok" He said and didn't have a problem with it.

"Really?! Wow, I was expecting you to complain... I'm kinda used to that kind of stuff" He said. "Whatever. Just come back on the day of the meeting and we'll get you set up" he said.

Jacob nodded and left the Swarm hideout with David.

Vale Docks - 4:50PM

Jacob and David walked down the dock and looked at the water. "You know something David... I don't quite understand how a guy like you ends up a member of the Swarm" Jacob said.

"A guy like me?" he asked.

"Yeah. Your a Huntsman who's in his first few months in Shade Academy"

David sighed. "There's more to me than that..." he said and looked away. Jacob put a hand on Davids shoulder, he looked back at the water. "I was only 7 years old… a few guys broke into my house, held me down, and murdered my parents in front of me. After that, they burned the house down. I managed to escape in time thankfully…" David said.

"Damn David… I'm sorry to hear" Jacob said.

"Don't be" He slapped his hand away. "I got over it a while back… Anyway, after all that stuff, I was taken in by a woman... who I eventually came to calling her my new mother. And during that time, I got a job at the Swarm. A little change in my pocket doesn't hurt anyone, right?" he asked and smirked.

"Your not wrong" Jacob said and nodded.

"Besides, I'm probably the first and only person who'll ever get out of the gang and do something more in life than 'structure order in a broken world'" He said quoting the leaders words.

"All this stuff I'm learning about you… it's just bizarre to think that this is you" Jacob said.

"There's just more to people than what meets the eye" David said and looked at Jacob. "You gotta always be careful who you tell your secrets to… otherwise it'll come back and bite you… when you least expect it" He said.

"You got that right" He muttered since he knows what it's like. "But why me? Why are you telling ME your secrets?"

"There's something about you Jacob. It reminds me of me…" David said. "But enogh about me. Let's talk about you... You're really going after Gods Relic"

"That's right" He said and figured there was no reason of lying to David now. "Roman and the White Fang know where the map to the relic is, and are trying to break open its vault... And I won't give any of those psychos the chance to get it" He said.

"Oh yeah? It sounds to me like you just want this power for yourself" David said.

"Is that really what you think of me?" He asked back.

"I wouldn't know. You never told me you were after a fairy tail to begin with" He said then sat on a bench. "How about this Jacob... Lets say that Gods Relic is even real to begin with, OK? And lets say that you do manage to get your hands on this thing before these guys can... What are you gonna do with it?" He asked.

"Simple. Nobody deserves such power... So the only logical thing to do is dispose of it" Jacob said.

David laughed and rolled his eyes. "You mean to stand there and tell me that you don't want a piece of incredible power?" He asked.

Jacob shrugged. "I have enough already"

"Yeah... Whatever you say Jacob. Just try not to get killed" He said.

"I'll do my best"

Beacon Courtyard - 5:30PM

Jacob walked to the mess hall when he saw Evie sitting on the fountain ledge. "I thought you were training with Jaune all day" He said.

"I am... I sent him on a scavenger hunt in Forever Fall" She said.

Jacob raised a brow. "Dare I ask..."

"Hes looking for Pyrrhas scarf" Evie said.

"Wait. The guys looking for one RED scarf in an entire RED forest?" Jacob asked.

"It's to work on his eye sight in large areas" She said.

Jacob sighed. "He shouldn't be working on eye sight, he should be working on his fears first" He said.

"Not to insult him... but he has a lot of fears..." Evie said.

Jacob smirked. "I know a way he can handle his fears better in life..." He said.

[next day] Beacon bell tower - 12:00AM (3 days until meeting)

Jaune and Jacob were at the ledge of the bell tower, Just a floor above Ozpins office. Jacob snuck in with Jaune while Ozpin was away from his office.

Jaune looked down all the way to the ground. "Uh... Oh god..." Jaune mumbled and kept himself from throwing up. "Are you guh... s-s-sure this is a good idea? W-What are we even doing again..."

"It's called a leap of faith" Jacob said and patted Jaunes back. "You want to overcome all your fears, don't you?"

"Well yeah... but-"

"And the best way to do that is jumping off a building and knowing you'll be safe at the bottom! If you can do that, then everything else scary to you will feel dull" He said.

"Uuuuhhhhhh..." Jaune mumbled and looked down again. He couldn't even see the bottom from the clouds. "Don't you think theres any other way?"

"Nope" He said which there easily are other ways. He got the text from Evie.

'The hays all set up down here' She texted.

Jacob smiled and put his scroll away. Theres more to performing a leap of faith than just jumping off a building and hoping for the best. It take precision, tradgectory, and force oof impact to land safely into something like a big pile of leaves or bale of hay...

The problem with Jacob is that he doesn't even know what any of those words mean.

"You know what... I thought about it, and maybe this isn't the best idea for MEEEEEEEEEEE!" Jaune screamed as Jacob ran up to him and shoved hom off the cliff.

Jacob looked down and list Jaune in the clouds.

"Oh dear... for your sake, I do hope he lives" Ozpin said as he walked up to Jacob who he just saw push Jaune.