So far, muse is good. I'm probably going to set it up that I do weekly posts unless I need breaks. So next one will be up on Saturday morning PCT from what I see myself. Oh well, on with the chapter!
"Can I change my mind?"
The semester was officially declared over, and students were returning back to their home. Much to Dory's displeasure and Leo's glee, team JNPR were to head to Haven Academy for the next semester. Blake was riding a boat to Menagerie with Jaune so she could introduce her family to her boyfriend as well as to finally be reunited with them after running away six years ago. Pyrrha had gone back to Mistral with her family to spend time with them while Ren and Nora were staying at Vale to help out with the construction, and they were staying with Junior while doing so. The group had arranged to meet up at Mistral at an appointed date before setting off to Kuroyuri village. As for the rest of team RWBY, they were all also going back to their respective homes. Yang had a fake arm she had to use for a bit, while Ruby was already going over her designs for said limb. For once, Raven would be going with them, as well as Qrow for some needed R&R.
Jaune had gotten lucky and found Vibranium and some Mithril in his bag before handing it over to Weiss. She promised to make sure the materials made it over to Vulcan.
"We're already on the boat," replied Blake, "I don't see why you don't want to meet my parents again. From what you've told me and what they wrote, they like you well enough."
Blake had changed her usual style, opting for a white coat while wearing a black halter top. Her stomach was unprotected, but it showed off her slim waist, just as she wanted to let Jaune know what to expect.
"That was before I started dating you," snapped Jaune back, "Now, I'm just terrified what they'll say once they know I'm dating you and other girls at the same time, one of which is basically my wife now."
He was already getting ready to spread his wings and fly away when Blake grabbed him and hugged him from behind tightly, pushing her sizeable assets forward. "Don't worry. They'll understand if you just explain it to them." she told him gently, before she leaned up and kissed him on the cheek. Jaune sighed and relaxed before adjusting himself and moving Blake so he was hugging her from behind now. The two of them relaxed and enjoyed each other's company. Jaune tilted his head down and captured Blake's lips, both enjoying the feeling. Around them, the day was slowly turning to dusk.
"Jaune?"
"Yeah Blake?"
"Pyrrha has her Mate Mark. Does that mean… that you'll… I mean... could you mark me too?" Blake blushed at her own boldness, "And perhaps... take this further?"
"Blake," said Jaune softly, "I don't want to push this further than necessary, especially if you don't want to. Pyrrha and I did it, but there were... quite some extenuating circumstances. If you're worried that I might only want Pyrrha, don't. I love all of you equally. I'm willing to go to a pace that you're comfortable with."
"Thank you," whispered Blake as she gave her hero a rewarding kiss, "But I'm ready. I know for a fact that I've fallen deeply in love with you, and that there would be nobody else I want to be with."
The two of them entered a steamy kiss before watching the sun slowly set. Blake had already been preparing for her night, as she had been taking birth control pills and controlling her period. She wouldn't get pregnant, but she wanted what Pyrrha said, and do it without anything in between them. Including the cervical cap.
Suddenly, the sea exploded, causing water to spray upon the ship. From the depths arose a Grimm Sea Dragon, roaring its lungs out.
"Really?" sighed Jaune as he looked at the Grimm. The people labeled it as a Sea Dragon, but to him, it looked more like a Sea Serpent. Ryo-Wo was the true definition of a Sea Dragon. This one must've tried to copy off him.
"Well, I suppose we should take care of this," deadpanned Blake as she drew out her weapon. Jaune nodded and drew his out.
"All passengers, get to the safe room and prepare for immediate evacuation to lifeboats if needed!" shouted the Sea Captain in the intercom, "All hands to Battlestations! Get the cannons loaded!"
"Sir, we've never fought something this big!" cried out a female crew member in worry.
"We've never seen anything this big," muttered the captain in reply, "But we'll-"
"Sir, a huntsman and a huntress are already getting ready to fight!" interrupted another male crewmember, "The male one seems very familiar, though. I know I've seen him somewhere."
The captain took a look to see the female already running towards the Grimm while the male was standing there with his shield on his right arm and sword in an upright position as if meditating.
"Aye, the boy looks familiar," mumbled the captain, "But where have I seen him?"
"You run a distraction for me for a little," told Jaune, "I'm going to use full immersion with Ryo-Wo and Alaerth. I'm sure Ryo-Wo would be interested in this battle."
"Got it," replied Blake as she started to run, doing a few flips before launching herself towards the Grimm.
'Ready to fight?' asked Jaune.
"A Grimm Sea Dragon? Look more like a small serpent to me," snorted Ryo-Wo, "I'll show it who's truly the Sea Dragon, King of the Water."
Blake had made a clone to continue her momentum before hurling her Gambol Shroud into the Grimm's mask, allowing her to swing up into the air before detaching it and firing her bullets at its face. The Grimm roared in annoyance as Blake landed back on the ship and dived for her. The Captain quickly moved the ship to the right, barely dodging the attack. Jaune didn't even look bothered at the sudden movement.
The Grimm roared in annoyance, having miss its prey when it froze. It looked at Jaune in fear. It could feel the Aura of the true dragons leaking from this boy. And it could tell he was linking with Ryo-Wo, the true Sea Dragon of Water, who once roamed the seas. It roared and tried to dive at Jaune, but Blake was already on it before it could get that chance, slashing at its face while the ships opened its port cannons and fired. Blake was unable to hold on and fell towards the ship at a bad angle. Luckily, Jaune had finished his link and caught her before she could hit the deck. Ever since the Grimm Dragon fight back at Beacon, his link up speed had increased.
"Get the heavy cannon!" shouted the captain, worried about this fight.
Jaune placed Blake down gently before giving her a confident smile, "This won't take long. I got this." As soon as he said that, Jaune ran towards the edge of the ship and jumped into the water.
"Is that man crazy!?" shouted a crew member, "There's no way he can win an underwater battle!"
The Grimm Sea Dragon dove down into the water, hoping to fight the human in its domain.
The crew and Blake waited with baited breath as they couldn't see what was going on. A few minutes later, the Grimm popped out, roaring in pain. They could see it was covered in gashes everywhere. The Grimm folded its dorsal fins on the back before spreading its red leathery wings, taking flight into the air.
"Where's the-" began the female crew member when Jaune came bursting out of the water, with yellow-scaled wings.
In the water, the Grimm had found itself hopelessly outmatched. Jaune swam too fast for it, cutting into the Grimm and damaging it while the Grimm could do nothing but flail. It hoped it could have the advantage in the sky, even if it did move better in the water. Jaune proved that theory to be faulty as he zoomed across, slashing at it in high speeds. He shifted to hand cannon mode on Dragonscales and fired into its face.
"Whoa..."
The passengers had stepped out to see what was happening just to witness Jaune slicing the edge of the Grimm's wing off.
"He's flying!"
"Think he's a Faunus?"
"I wouldn't mind dating him. He looks hot. And he looks like he could take me on romantic flights."
"Wait, isn't that Jaune Ryu-Long, the Hero of Vale!? What's he doing here?"
"Really? That's the hero? Oh my Oum, I need to get his autograph!"
"I'll throw my knickers at him! Maybe he'll be interested in me!"
Blake's ears twitched at the last statement before jumping up into the air to help Jaune, slashing at the Grimm's nose. The Grimm roared in pain before flying up into the sky, channeling its lightning attack in its mouth.
"Aw, how cute," teased Alaerth, "It wants to compete in voltage against us. Show it why that's a mistake!"
Jaune nodded before charging Alaerth's power into Crocea Mors. The blade itself started to glow and give off stray lightning every now and then.
"Watch out!" shouted a passenger afraid that Jaune would be hit.
The Grimm fired its lightning breath, only to see it defeated by a even bigger blast of lightning from Jaune, hitting it full on. The Grimm Sea Dragon screamed in pain as it fell down towards the ocean. Jaune wasn't done with it yet, though. He flew down towards Blake, who jumped into the air to meet him. He swiftly rose up into the air, high above the Grimm before folding his wings in. The two of them started their descent towards the Grimm. It roared and fired another blast, but Jaune and Blake dodged it easily. Both of them held their blades as they approached the body and yelled as they slashed. The Grimm Sea Dragon found itself lacking wings and fell right towards the sea, right in front of the ship.
The captain grinned and knew that they had their chance. He had his ship ram right into the Grimm, keeping it still before yelling to his weapons crew to fire the heavy cannon. A second later, and the Grimm Sea Dragon's upper body was forcefully detached from its body.
Jaune opened his wings again, catching Blake in his arms before landing back on the ship.
"The captain really didn't need to do that," smiled Blake, "I'm sure we could've ended it."
"Eh, he probably wanted to have done something," replied Jaune.
Suddenly, they found themselves surrounded by the passengers, all begging for an autograph from Jaune or praising both of them. Quite a few girls were flirting with him, causing Blake to growl.
"Alright, make way, make way! Let them have some room!"
The captain had walked in and had his crew members dispersed the crowd.
"Thanks be to ya," smiled the captain before staring at Jaune, "I swear, I saw you before. And not from the news."
Jaune tilted his head, thinking about it before he snapped his finger, "That's right! You were the captain of the ship that went from Menagerie to the nearest port of Anima!"
The captain's eyes opened wide, "You're the boy Ghira helped out! It's good to see you're still doing well. Ha, I can brag that my ship has carried Jaune Ryu-Long, the Hero of Vale, twice! Still, thanks for taking care of that serpent. Gotta thank you somehow."
"That's not necessary," smiled Jaune, "Just doing our jobs as future Huntsmen and Huntresses."
The captain laughed at that before waving it off, "Still gotta do something. Tell you what, the next ship you board is free, wherever you go! Since you two are Huntsman and Huntress, you'll need a ride back to the main continents after your done here, right? Consider that my thanks."
The two of them shrugged before accepting the offer.
"Six years... It's been that long since I've been here. Since I've seen my parents. We didn't exactly part on good terms..." Blake said nervously as she looked out over the village of Kuo Kuana. They had finally arrived at daybreak.
"Cmon, let's get going to your house. I'm sure your parents would love to see you again." Jaune said encouragingly as he began to pull Blake towards her home town. At first, she was confused at how Jaune knew where her house was when she remembered that Jaune had been here before, and actually met them. Hell, they even entrusted the locket and letter to him. She touched the locket she was wearing around her neck. She never took it off after Jaune had given it to her.
As they were walking, some of the Faunus were giving Jaune a curious gaze, others with distrust. It wasn't often that a non-faunus person would be so willing to walk on their lands. As they walked through, a young Faunus boy came up to them and held up his cup silently, begging for some Lien. Jaune merely smiled before grabbing his wallet and dropping a white Lien card in his cup. The boy's eyes widened at this generosity. When he begged from others, even the kindest of people could only spare at most a 20 yellow Lien card, and yet this person just gave him a 100. Bowing in thanks, he ran off to his family, hoping that this unexpected windfall would help his hungry family.
"That was nice of you," grinned Blake as she snuggled into him.
"Just helping in any way I can," said Jaune softly as he kissed Blake on the cheek.
This didn't go unnoticed by the population. They had just witnessed a human selflessly giving a Faunus Lien and kiss another Faunus. In the shadows, a girl with freckles watched them in curiosity and hate while wearing a horned Grimm mask.
Jaune and Blake found themselves and the Belladonna home, looking at the door. Blake reached for the door hesitantly, but Jaune gently grabbed her hand, and together, they swung the door knocker. After waiting for the loud noise to die down, the door opened to reveal Kali Belladonna.
Kali had been making tea for her husband when she heard the door knocker. Sighing, she put the hot water down and walked to the door. If it was the White Fang representatives again, she had half a mind to just slam the door shut on their face. When she opened it, her heart almost stopped. For in front of her was her daughter, Blake, all grown up. Six years had passed since she last saw her, and now here she was, in front of her again, turning from a little girl into a beautiful maiden.
"Blake?" Kali questioned.
"Hi mom," replied Blake slowly, afraid that her family wouldn't accept her for all the things she had said.
Kali immediately closed the gap and hugged her daughter tightly
"My baby girl," said Kali softly. Blake was stunned for a bit before smiling and hugging her back.
"Kali? Who is it?"
Ghira stepped to the entrance to see Kali slowly unwrap herself to reveal Blake. Ghira's face split into a smile, seeing her daughter safe and sound, back at home. He looked to his left to see Jaune Ryu-Long, waving at him. His smile grew bigger at the sight of the boy. He had certainly grown and seemed much stronger now. And he kept his promise to them and even brought Blake home. Kali looked to her left and just noticed Jaune was also standing there. She went over and gave him a crushing hug.
"You kept your promise. Thank heavens you're also alright," whispered Kali.
"I'd never go back on my word," replied Jaune.
"Come, come in," said Kali, quickly heading back to the kitchen, "I have tea brewing and I can get some snacks. You can tell me all about what happened to you in the past few years, including the recent battle at Beacon."
A few minutes later, they were all sitting around a table, getting ready for tea.
"So, Jaune. Tell me. What happened after you gave Blake that letter?" smiled Kali innocently. Blake had been ready to sip her tea when she stopped, almost spilling her tea.
"Mom!"
"What? I'm just interested in what you did. If you're anything like me, you'd have done the same thing as I did to Ghira."
Ghira coughed in embarrassment while Jaune blushed.
"We did nothing!" hissed Blake.
"Really? Even though I scented the letter with a little bit of catnip like my mother did?" asked Kali innocently.
"I knew it! I knew something was wrong with that letter while I was reading it," shouted Blake, "Otherwise, I wouldn't have tried to jump him and make outrageous demands from him like wanting his seed after all that emotional stuff that happened, including breaking up with the White Fang and Adam right there on the train!"
Jaune and Ghira had been sipping their tea while the two was shouting and had varying reactions. Ghira spat his tea out while Jaune choked on it as it went down the wrong hole in his throat.
"Tried to?" growled Ghira at Jaune.
"To be fair, I had no idea your wife had done that," replied Jaune, "Plus, we didn't do anything, like your daughter said." As Jaune explained that, he had a flashback of Blake in a wet white shirt back at the incident, and blushed.
"There was something," eyed Ghira.
"I... may have splashed water on your daughter to stop her, and ….. well she was wearing a rather tight white shirt when I did that," confessed Jaune, "But I swear, we did nothing."
While Ghira was trying to decide whether to keep giving Jaune the evil eye or strangle him, Kali leaned over to Blake, whispering, "So. Are you two dating? Because you do have our blessing. Your father just has a problem showing it."
Blake sighed when the door knocker could be heard from in the room.
"Damn it, I completely forgot about the meeting!" growled Ghira as he slammed his fist on the table. Kali quickly put her hand over his.
"Ghira..."
"Give me a moment," grunted Ghira as he stood up to answer the door.
"Is everything ok?" asked Blake gently.
"Yes, dear," sighed Kali as she picked up her tea, "Just poor timing. He can reschedule. It's just been hard dealing with them lately."
"With whom?" asked Jaune
Kali had just took a sip of her tea before she looked over to Jaune and looked a little worried, "The White Fang. Jaune, it might be better if you just hid in the room for now."
"WHAT!?" shouted Jaune and Blake, standing up and running towards the door. Jaune ignored Kali's warning, causing her to stand up in worry and walk after them.
Jaune and Blake managed to see Ghira talking with two fox Faunus, one with orange fuzzy fox ears and the other with a gray fox tail. Both had dark skin colors and were maintaining a respectful, formal posture while keeping their hands clasped before them.
"Dad!" yelled out Blake as they approached them.
The two fox Faunus saw Blake and respectfully greeted her before they saw Jaune. Their eyebrows raised in surprise, and a flash of anger could be seen through their eyes before they hid it. Jaune managed to catch it, though.
"What are you doing talking to these people?" asked Blake in anger.
"This is Corsac and Fennec Albain. They represent the White Fang here in Menagerie now," explained Ghira as he introduced them. Corsac was the one with the tail while Fennec had the ears.
"So, the terrorist organization is here too?" growled Jaune.
"Young man," growled Fennec back, "You are clearly biased, just like so many of your kind. The White Fang are not ferocious wild animals that the media paint us to be. Then again, I can't really believe that you would-"
He didn't get a chance to say anything more as Jaune had suddenly drawn his Crocea Mors, pointing it at Fennec's throat.
"I stand by my word. Terrorist group. Your 'innocent' White Fang members in Vale attacked and slaughtered people. They willing released Grimm into the city to cause chaos. One of my precious people lost her arm, another almost died in front of my eyes, and Blake was stabbed by the leader of your Vale group, Adam Taurus! The same man who cut Yang's arm off without even feeling guilty!"
Silence pervaded between them, and Ghira slowly looked at the Albain brothers, his face with fury.
"Is this true?" growled Ghira slowly, his hands slowly cracking, muscles tense.
Fennec's eyes were still focused on the sword, so Corsac decided to answer, "It... is sadly true. The Vale branch has spun out of control under the leadership of Adam Taurus. They decided to break off from the White Fang's orders of High Leader Khan and adopted the philosophies of Taurus, and I believe you are familiar with him and his... rather extreme philosophies."
"And how can we trust that Adam Taurus wasn't acting on the orders of the White Fang themselves?" growled Jaune.
"Your grace and friends," gulped Fennec, noticing Jaune's blade was getting awfully close to to his throat, "we can assure you that Brother Taurus and his followers do not represent the will of the whole White Fang organization."
"We know that it is hard to believe," continued Corsac quickly, "and understand if you bear skepticism towards these claims. It is true that ever since you stepped down as High Leader of the White Fang that our tactics are... more aggressive."
"If needed, we have ample documentation from the council meetings to show proof we, as the White Fang as a whole, were not part of Adam's attack, and we will show it to the various councils of the Kingdoms." finished Fennec. "Do you wish to see the proof?"
Jaune glared at them as did the whole Belladonna family before he slowly sheathed Crocea Mors.
"I will, but another day," said Ghira, "I'd like some time to reconnect with my daughter and my family friend."
Fennec and Corsac glanced at each other nervously before bowing down in respect.
"It was a pleasure to see you again, young Blake," said Fennec.
"We were saddened when we heard of your departure from the White Fang, but understand if you can no longer support our cause," continued Corsac.
"It is a wearying fight," finished Fennec.
"I'm not done fighting," replied Blake coldly, "But not as part of your group. I can no longer condone what the White Fang has done. Not after what Adam tried to do after the train incident, and especially not after what happened in Beacon. And I'm pretty sure that Adam raided the train with the White Fang approving his actions. It was only thanks to Jaune that innocent civilians didn't die."
"Whom?" asked Fennec and Corsac in confusion. Kali and Ghira were looking at Jaune now in interest.
"Me," replied Jaune, "Your little buddies on the train hijacked a train and tried to kill two innocent children in front of their own mother. Even Faunus civilians were beaten up just for disagreeing with their views."
Kali gasped in horror while Ghira was exercising self-control, trying to prevent himself from throwing the Albain brothers into the streets.
"That... is unfortunate," replied Corsac glumly, "It's true there were orders to raid the train, but the orders strictly said to only take the Dust shipments. Nothing about killing civilians. Although we have heard about how an 'angel' saved the civilians. Of course, this would lead us to believe that it was another Faunus that stopped Adam's plot, but to say it was your friend..."
Jaune linked up with Aryz and spread his green feathery wings, surprising them all except Blake.
"You...Y-ouu.. You're the angel of the train?" flabbergasted Fennec.
"It's where I met Blake, and where she cut off her ties," replied Jaune.
"Were you the one who also caught Adam Taurus?" asked Corsac.
"No. Yang's mother had that pleasure," grunted Jaune, "I would've loved to deal with him, but I was busy dealing with Cinder and the stupid Grimm dragon."
"Dealing with..." paused Kali.
"A Grimm dragon?" finished Ghira.
"You're the one people are calling the 'Hero of Vale'?" they both asked.
Fennec and Corsac paled even more as they realized they had almost threatened the 'Hero of Vale'. The one who summoned the dragon and annihilated the Grimm.
"Well, it was good to see you," blabbed Corsac, "But we must be off. Much to do"
"Sister Ilia would be elated to see you," said Fennec just as fast, "Just find us, and you can find her."
"Goodbye, gentlemen," ended Ghira, closing the door. Fennec and Corsac walked away as fast as they could away from them.
"I can't believe that was him," gulped Corsac.
"And to think, I almost insulted him," shivered Fennec, "But I stand by my stance that the White Fang is not a terrorist organization, even if our methods are more radical than before. Brother Adam had the right idea, but the wrong approach."
"Shall we try to contact with Brother Adam somehow?" asked Fennec.
"We shall, and perhaps somehow contact with the alliance he was previously in," grinned Corsac, to which Fennec grinned back.
"I don't like or trust them," stated Jaune as the door close.
"You noticed, too?" Followed Ghira, glaring at the door.
"What do you mean?" asked Kali.
"I can't shake the feeling something's wrong, but what did you two notice?" Blake was the last one to ask her question.
"Notice how they always called Adam 'Brother'? If they truly believed he had gone rogue, then they wouldn't have called him brother, they'd refer to him as a traitor. I also noticed that they didn't call Blake a sister, even if she did leave the White Fang. Adam could be considered a traitor, but they still insist on calling him that title, while they don't show the same to you," explained Jaune.
"Which means, the splinter cell within the White Fang is still there," growled Ghira, "Or that my appointment with Sienna Khan, High Leader of the White Fang was a big mistake."
"Let's not talk about this anymore," pleaded Kali, "and I'm more interested about this 'Hero of Vale' that people are apparently calling you. I'm afraid we don't get the latest information over here. All we know is that there was a big battle at Beacon, and a hero came forth, which is apparently you."
"You might wanna sit down for this. And what we have to tell you after," sighed Jaune. Blake smiled, sitting next to Jaune while putting her hand on his back to comfort him before giving him a peck on the cheek.
Kali saw this and gasped, pointing at the two of them, switching off from Blake and Jaune before yelling out, "You two are dating!"
"Yes, mom," said Blake as she rolled her eyes, "We are dating. But we have more to say."
"Do I have grand babies on the way?" asked Kali in excitement, causing Ghira to cough and choke on his spit.
"NO!" shouted Blake and Jaune at once, both blushing madly.
"Kali," sighed Ghira while he facepalmed as soon as his airways cleared, "Please. Don't do that. She's too young to even be a mother right now. Let's just get through the beginning of how you two met and start from there."
About an hour later, Jaune and Blake told their story of how they met and how they got through Beacon, minus the fact that Jaune was dating several girls at once. Kali was horrified to hear Jaune had been blasted off the Amity Colosseum without Aura. Ghira broke the cup he had been holding when he heard Adam stab Blake. Both were amazed that Jaune had been the 'angel' at both incidents with the train and the breach of Vale.
"So that roar was your summon?" asked Kali, "We could feel it all the way down here. Why I think all of Remnant heard it."
"Anyone could feel its power," shivered Ghira, "It's not something I would even want pointing at me."
Blake and Jaune looked at each other before nodding. Now was the moment of truth.
"There's something more... I want everyone to put their hands in the middle now. I'll explain more."
Intrigued, Kali and Ghira obeyed while Blake merely hugged Jaune, knowing what was going to happen next. At one point, they were looking at each other in the room. In the next second, they found themselves in an empty void while standing on a grassy plain.
"What just happened?" asked Ghira in caution, slowly maneuvering himself in front of Kali and trying to get Blake next to him.
"Us."
Othim materialized into view in front of them, shocking both parents.
"Muhahaha! I am Othim, the Dragon of Shadow, King of that element! And I shall demand that your daughter be dressed in clothes that will barely cover her-."
Othim didn't get to finish as Lung Wang and Ryo-Wo appeared behind Othim and smacked his head into the ground.
"Our apologies," apologized Lung Wang, "Out of all of us, Othim has the tendency to be dramatic… and immature. It doesn't help that Othim has been excited to introduce himself to you all, as well as the one to keep on making rather lewd remarks."
"Great. I forgot I'm getting the perverted dragon," groaned Blake, "If it wasn't for Jaune, I would be debating on this."
"I thought you'd like it," replied Othim, "Considering you have a tendency to read that artistic erotic fiction of yours quite often. I believe it was called Ninjas of Love?"
Blake blushed at that before stammering, trying to deny it. Ghira was eyeing at Blake while Kali was snickering before she had something to say.
"Now I know what happened to my old book when you left," giggled Kali.
"Honey," sighed Ghira, "I told you to hide that book well, and not to read it too often, especially in front of Blake. It's much too impressionable for children."
"Ah, but dear, I believe you also enjoyed the benefits of it," purred Kali, causing Ghira to blush
"I'm just going to go straight to the point before we get sidetracked too much or that Blake gets mentally scarred," began Jaune, "As you heard Blake earlier, Othim is to be our … 'patron' of our bond, for a lack of a better term." At this point, all seven dragons revealed themselves to Kali and Ghira.
"I am part of the Dragon Clan of long past. And for the first time in a rare event, I have been chosen to have seven contracts with 7 Dragon Kings. However, because of that, I have to take... more than one mate."
Ghira and Kali stared at Jaune as he dropped the bomb. Blake quickly took over, saying Jaune had already explained everything to her and added some more details, such as how his other mates already knew about this, and how most of the parents were ok with it.
"And so, this meeting was not only for me to come see you after so long, but to also introduce you to my boyfriend and future mate, as well as get used to the fact I will be having sister-wives," finished Blake.
Ghira and Kali remained silent for a bit, taking the time to process this information. Ghira then sat down on his bottom, looking sad.
"Do we even have a choice?" sighed Ghira, "You would do it even if we disagreed."
"Ghira, dear," comforted Kali.
"It's just... I missed out on so many years of your life. I only had you for your childhood, and most of it was filled with us all in those rallies for the White Fang. When I retired, I was hoping to spend time with all my family, only for you to continue the fight," lamented Ghira tears beginning to flow, "And now, you're telling me you're planning on marrying someone. Where did all those years go? My only daughter is already going off with a man, whom granted I actually know and slightly approve. Just a much higher than your ex, Adam Taurus."
Kali had a few tears in her eyes, "I have to agree. I may have approved of Jaune as a boyfriend, but we didn't get to spend any time with either one of you long enough."
Blake immediately hugged them both before sniffing, her eyes also with tears, "I'm so sorry, I should've listened to you both. To not go with the White Fang. But I wanted to believe that we were fighting for a better future, to not be treated as second class citizens."
As the three family members were crying together, Jaune slowly took them out of his mindscape.
They all found themselves back on back to reality, but the Belladonna family all had tears in their eyes. They quickly closed in together for a hug while Jaune slowly stood up. This was a precious family time he didn't want to disturb, so with a quick wave and word, he went back outside.
"Well, that was intense," sighed Jaune, "I half expected Ghira to strangle me."
"Well, he seemed relatively in control," soothed Aryz, "Give it some time. They haven't been in contact for six years and out of nowhere their daughter is dating someone with five other girls."
"In the meantime, go walk around and explore a little. See what you can do to help out," instructed Lung Wang.
Jaune nodded and walked around the market area, a bit interested to see what they had. As he walked around, a shadowy figure wearing a horned Grimm mask followed him.
Blake and her family took this time to reconnect, to laugh, and to have small disputes with each other as if making for lost time. Kali was the first one to notice that time had flown by and that it was nearly 7 pm.
"Goodness, I haven't prepared dinner! I'll go whip up something for us all to eat, why don't you go find your boyfriend. Honey, you go and try to do some of your paperwork."
Ghira groaned about the paperwork while Blake nodded, leaving the house to find Jaune. It shouldn't be hard to find basically the only human on Menagerie.
"Well, this is new."
Jaune had been looking around, shopping for some items that he could store in his bag for future use. A few of the Faunus shop owners refused to sell anything to him or tried to overcharge it. Those he avoided like the plague. A few other owners grudgingly sold him items at a fair price, while it was rare for one of them to treat him like a person. Most others were just neutral, not acknowledging Jaune too much.
"Wonder if I had wings on my back, they would treat me better," muttered Jaune.
Luckily he managed to find one that was treating him fairly. The reason for that was the owner's son was on the boat earlier and thanked him for driving the Grimm away. After shopping, he took the time to wander around, occasionally helping others on any minor tasks. Jaune looked at the time to discover it was nearly seven, and decided to head back to the manor in case the Belladonna went looking for him. Oh, and not to mention he could feel the stalker looking at him for the whole day. Jaune just decided to ignore the person until they chose to reveal themselves on purpose. Jaune had been walking towards the manor when he saw Blake running up to him. He smiled as he opened his arms for Blake to jump to him, hugging him before giving him a passionate kiss.
"My family is making dinner. And they approve of our relationship," whispered Blake as she finished her kiss.
"Good to hear," replied Jaune warmly, "Now let's get going. Although I'm hoping the person who has been stalking me for about the entire day would stop it!"
At that, the figure meeped before jumping away, revealing to them the person was female and was wearing a Grimm mask, signifying her possible alliance to Adam's group. They looked at each other before nodding, and jumped to give chase. They ran through several rooftops before finally trapping her when Jaune flew up into the air and cut her off. When he did so, he linked up with Othim to fade into the night before reappearing right in front her with her wings spread out, scaring her. She grabbed her weapon, pointing it at Jaune. From a close look, it looked like some sort of drill rapier with an handle shaped like a gun.
"Explain why you were following me all day," asked Jaune slowly. Blake appeared behind the stalker, surrounding her. Seeing that she had no choice, she slowly took off her mask to reveal a freckled face that seemed to have absolutely no Faunus characteristics.
"Ilia," gasped Blake.
"You shouldn't have come, and you definitely shouldn't have brought him here," growled Ilia before swinging her weapon at Jaune, making it extend at a surprising rate. She had expected to catch Jaune off guard when Jaune blocked it with his forearm guard before charging in towards her. Her skin color and hair changed colors, causing Jaune to raise his eyebrow mentally. So she was a chameleon Faunus. Ilia growled and swung her weapon down, but Jaune dodged it once more before tackling her into the ground.
"Let go of me," grunted Ilia, but Blake kicked her weapon out of her hand. Ilia tried to grab her Scroll, but Jaune noticed and took it off her hand.
"Give that back!" shouted Ilia with no luck.
Jaune looked at it for a second before jumping off Ilia. A second later, two figures had jumped right through where Jaune had been, wearing Grimm masks.
"So, there were more who followed that bastard," scoffed Jaune, causing all three Adam loyalists to twitch in anger.
"Ilia, why are you following them?" shouted Blake, "Don't you see Adam's way would only lead to destruction!"
Ilia looked sad for a second, her skin turning green while her hair turned blue, before looking back up, "His way was the only way we can ever achieve our goals. The humans are lower than us. They are beneath us! We have the superior skills, and yet they think they can walk all over us! No more. I will take his mantle, and when the time comes, free Adam from his unjust imprisonment! Now, give me back my Scroll."
"Not happening," replied Jaune, causing Ilia to turn red and yellow in anger. She tried to attack when one of her agents caught her arm, whispering into her ears. Her eyes widened at the news she received, looking at Jaune with interest before stepping back. The two agents threw smoke bombs down, hoping to mask their escape.
"Should we chase?" asked Jaune. Blake shook her head.
"We could catch up to them, but we might be lured into a trap. Best let them go for today. I doubt they'll stay here after tonight. We should get home. My mom should have food ready for us and might get worried if we don't get back home soon."
Jaune nodded, scooping Blake up bridal style and flew towards her manor. While flying, Blake sighed, thinking about Ilia. She was her friend back in the White Fang, and now they stood at separate ends.
Dinner was a rather pleasant affair. Ghira and Kali got to know Jaune more while talking over Blake's favorite fish dish. It was also her favorite dish, too. Kali had made it in celebration of her return and getting a boyfriend. Soon, it was time to head to sleep. Jaune took the couch as Ghira didn't want Jaune near her daughter's bed, even if they were dating.
As Blake was getting ready for sleep in her old room that hadn't changed at all, she heard a knock, and Kali came walking in with a book in her hand.
"You truly are my daughter," smiled Kali, "I know you must've finished the book Ninja's of Love Volume 1-5 by now."
Blake blushed at this but nodded in reply.
"I just recently got this today. I got two copies, and I figured I might as well give it to you instead of selling it to someone."
Blake looked down and gasped. It was Ninja's of Love: Kisuke and dual wielding Narukami Sisters.
It was the 6th volume of the story, and it shouldn't have been released yet at all. She opened it slowly, gasping as she found out she also had a collector's edition with the author's signature and 7 bonus... erotic scenes.
"I became friends with the author a few years ago," smiled Kali, "Sometimes, she comes to me for advice on the story, and in return, she sends me two copies. If you want, I still have my extra copy of vol 1-5 with me. I never ended up selling it, and knowing you're a fan, too, I am willing to give you your own set. All with those special bonus scenes you'd never see in the regular copy. I'm just glad you took my regular copy of Vol 1 when I was looking through it to compare something."
Blake numbly nodded, causing Kali to laugh as she walked out the door before pointing to the right. Blake looked to see on the bookshelf in her room was her own personal collection. She almost squealed in delight. Not only was it a collector's edition, it was the ultimate platinum deluxe version.
"One last advice," grinned Kali, "You might want to stretch a bit before you think about doing it."
Blake blushed at this, knowing what Kali meant before she closed the door.
The next day went by, and Jaune was helping Ghira out with some heavy lifting around town. Kali and Blake spent time together, enjoying the mother daughter bonding experience.
"So, are you planning to.." asked Kali curiously.
"Yes," replied Blake, "I want to bring him to a special place, though. It's where I always imagined I'd have my true first time."
"Oooh how daring," teased Kali, "Outdoors, under the stars. I remember when I did it to Ghira that day like that. Poor dear was red as a tomato the rest of the day. In fact, we haven't done it for a bit."
Outside, Ghira felt a familiar shiver crawling through his spine.
"You okay?" asked Jaune.
"Just... fine," replied Ghira, "It's nothing. Come, old man Roric needs some help with community center. Some of the wood is starting to fall off."
As Jaune helped Ghira with some tasks, the people of Menagerie were starting to warm up to Jaune. He was here helping them out, with their beloved Mayor. That was enough to give him a second chance.
"So, did the Lien help out?" asked Jaune curiously.
"Yea. Managed to expand a little more into the desert thanks to your donation," grunted Ghira as he lifted some timber. "Still, it would be better if we could somehow get a CCT built here. We wouldn't be so out of it from the other Kingdoms. Menagerie doesn't get up to date news that easily. We have to hear it from others, word of mouth. And information can be skewed because of that. The only thing we got is a wireless tower for our Scrolls, and all it does is allow us to download some basic books or call someone. Even then, both are slow."
Jaune nodded at that. He had noticed that there was low reception here with his Scroll now and when he had been here 5 years ago. Downloading some books for his education had been a hassle.
"Is there nothing you can do?" asked Jaune.
"With the White Fang hanging around like it is now, not many kingdoms are willing to help us, especially after what happened in Vale." sighed Ghira, "Sometimes, I wonder if me stepping down was the right decision. But I couldn't abandon my hometown without anyone guiding them."
Jaune adopted a thinking pose for a bit before having an idea, "What if I used my new-found reputation to help out? I'm sure Vale would pitch in, along with the other kingdoms if I asked. I can say I'm doing you a favor for taking care of me at an early age."
"It could work," mused Ghira, "But I wouldn't want you to use your fame like that. Not to mention Vale is most likely trying to recover from its invasion."
"I'm friends with the Schnee family," continued Jaune, "I'm sure that Jacques would help pitch in. Weiss could even participate in a fund-raiser to help raise Lien. Not to mention I have a few friends that are doing splendid in their business and could send some Lien, materials, and men to help construct one."
"That would benefit us immensely," smiled Ghira before frowning, "But I don't think Jacques Schnee would be so willing to help us out. His company doesn't exactly have a friendly relation with the Faunus and a lot of folks around here would never accept help from a Schnee, considering their history with us."
"He's planning to change that," answered Jaune, "Apparently the White Fang trying to kill his daughters made him change his mind about the things, made him look at it from a different perspective. Not to mention I'm also dating his daughter Weiss, who is in line to be the future heiress, and he knows after the battle that anything with horrible Faunus relations wouldn't be good."
"So he's more of doing it to keep his company going than growing conscious," growled Ghira, "I suppose it's better than nothing. And Blake is ok with you dating a Schnee?"
"Weiss and Blake are on the same team, and they trust each other," replied Jaune.
Ghira thought about Jaune's plan and swore he could see the light coming closer and closer. It was possible for it to happen! Of course, it was unlikely for it to happen within the year, but maybe down the road in 3-4 years, Menagerie could get its own CCT, allowing them to remain in close contact with all other Faunus around Remnant.
"It's a good start," smiled Ghira, "I could see it happening. And it would all be thanks to you."
At this, he got Jaune into a headlock, to which Jaune fruitlessly tried to get out of it.
"I guess I better get used to calling you son," smirked Ghira as he gave Jaune a noogie, to which Jaune winced in pain before smiling.
Then Jaune frowned before remembering the Scroll he had taken from Ilia. He gave it to Ghira and explained how he got it, who frowned but nodded. He would take a look at it, as there were White Fang encryption codes on it. Jaune and Blake didn't know how to get through it without risking deleting everything.
Jaune was laying on the couch reading a book when Blake called out for him.
"Jaune? Can we go outside? I want to take a night time stroll with you."
Jaune nodded before grabbing his bag and walking out with Blake, who seemed to be wearing a long coat with her buttons up. They walked out into the streets, with Blake guiding them to where she wanted them to go. They were soon out of the village and walking along a river. They arrived at their destination when Blake frowned and made a tsk sound. It was a small waterfall going into a pond, where the land around it was grassy. However, several Faunus couples were already there, just sitting and relaxing while cuddling.
Jaune admired the scene before he noticed the troubled look on her face. "Something wrong?"
Blake turned to Jaune before smiling sadly, "Yes, I was hoping for this place to be empty for my plan, but there are too many people here. Should've known that this place would be a popular romantic spot after all these years."
Jaune eyed the place before thinking about it. It reminded him of the waterfall at the nesting grounds in right here in Menagerie, except his was on a grander scale.
"I have a place in mind if you wanted to cuddle near a waterfall under the night sky. Just give me a few minutes to fully link up with Alaerth and Othim."
Blake nodded and leaned on some trees while Jaune closed his eyes. Afterward, he picked up Blake bridal style and shot towards the nesting grounds, flying in the night sky. It was about an hour and a half later that they arrived. Blake watched in amazement when the seemingly empty desert turned into an oasis when they went through. She turned her head everywhere, trying to see if it was just an illusion. Her senses told her it wasn't. When Jaune stopped, her eyes grew as she saw a waterfall much bigger than the one back in the village, with a clear blue lake underneath it. The grass around it was green with life, unlike the one back at home. This place was perfect.
"Welcome to the nesting ground of the dragons in Menagerie," grinned Jaune, "This is where I lived and trained when I was 10 for three years before I set out. Oobleck's going to be so jealous of you. Luckily, this nesting ground doesn't really have any artifacts or drawings that would interest him. Do you like the view?"
"I love it," gazed Blake breathlessly as she got off Jaune. She leaned down to touch the water, enjoying the cold feeling before cupping her hands together to take a sip of the cool crystal clear water. She turned around to see Jaune laying a blanket down for them to lie on to watch the stars. She smiled as she slowly unbuttoned her coat.
Jaune was busy just laying a blanket for them to lie on and grabbing another one to use if they got cold when he heard clothes drop onto the floor. He turned around in time to see Blake clad in just her lingerie. She was wearing a black lace bra that just barely covered her nipples while her panties were black and of a G-String variety.
"Do you like what you … see?" said Blake seductively. Jaune nodded his head quickly, admiring the alabaster skin that she was revealing.
Blake smiled flirtatiously as she walked towards Jaune slowly, emphasizing her every move as she drew nearer. She sat on Jaune's lap before giving him a passionate kiss, to which Jaune eagerly replied.
"Make me yours. Mark me from the inside," whispered Blake. With that, she reached back behind her and unclipped her bra, letting it fall to the ground.
Jaune was unable to resist any longer and took action. He grabbed her and gave her a passionate kiss while his hands wandered around. Together, they slowly fell onto the blanket.
"Honey, where's Blake and Jaune?"
Ghira looked around the manor in the dining room, unable to find them. He wanted to talk to them about the Scroll Jaune had given him earlier.
"They went out, dear, about 30 minutes ago." replied Kali from their bedroom, "And I don't think they'll be back tonight."
"What!? They can't do that yet! She's too young! I'm too young to be a grandfather!" wailed Ghira.
"You're over reacting. Blake is old enough to make her decision, and I know they'll both be responsible people and take the necessary precautions. Meanwhile, I need your help here," scolded Kali.
"But! But..." trailed off Ghira as he stepped into the bedroom just to see Kali wearing his favorite costume, a revealing Feli_ia costume, customized in black instead of the usual white, with a black tail waving about. Usually, most Faunus would be aghast at any Faunus wearing such demeaning clothes. But it had a rather compelling effect on Ghira, as he loved it. Kali didn't mind the costume either, as it made her feel sexy, and of course, it was for her husband's eyes only.
"There's my big boy," cooed Kali as she slowly walked towards Ghira, "Does my big panther want to tame this naughty cat tonight? I'm feeling like I'm in heat, and need someone to help me."
Without saying anything, Ghira lifted Kali up in his arms, causing her to squeal in delight. He shut the door before tossing Kali into their bed, making sure all their windows were shut tight before diving for his wife. His last thought was just how lucky he was with Kali, and that Jaune would probably just be as lucky as he was, since Blake was Kali's daughter.
Ta daa! And now, for an Omake!
Omake:
Ilia didn't leave Menagerie yet. There was still her Scroll she needed to retrieve. She snuck into the Belladonna manor just to see Blake and Jaune leaving. She kneeled at the bottom of the stairs, letting them pass her. She grinned at her luck while watching them go up the stairs again from the other side when the wind blew at them, lifting up Blake's coat from behind. There, Ilia saw that Blake wasn't wearing anything but her underwear underneath that coat. Her face turned literally red with her hair in embarrassment before quickly turning back to black to hide.
"Guess she's going to have a busy night," murmured Ilia before jumping up to the roof of the manor. It took her 30 minutes to finally get in the house without being noticed. She had looked through Blake's room to find nothing and was sneaking into the dining room when she heard Ghira calling for his wife. She snickered at seeing the big tough man wailing at the fact her little daughter was growing up. She decided to follow Ghira in hopes of finding the Scroll when they arrived at the bedroom. She saw Ghira standing at the doorway, frozen, and wondered what was happening when she heard Kali's voice in a seductive tone. Curious, she took a peek and almost lost her composure at the sight. She was lucky Ghira slammed the door in front of her just as she lost her colors of disguise. A few seconds later, she could hear moans and grunts, followed by a slapping noise. Ilia quickly decided it wasn't worth her sanity and left.
A few minutes later, Ilia landed on a roof, where Fennec and Corsac were waiting.
"Did you get your Scroll back?" asked Fennec.
Ilia didn't seem to respond at all, causing Corsac to snap his fingers in front of her to grab her attention.
"Sister Ilia, are you alright? Did you get caught?"
Ilia shook her head.
The Albion brothers looked confused and were about to ask when Ilia held up her hand, "Please. Just... not tonight. I didn't get to find my Scroll, but rather saw something I wish I didn't have to see. I'm just going to go to sleep right now. Set sail for tonight. I better wake up to see us at somewhere far from here."
And done! Next chapter will be up Saturday! Review if you can! They help inspire me to continue writing. As the special lemon scenes, they will be uploaded into my alternate chapter. I have to think of two, as I'm doing both Blake and Kali. Probably upload them on Saturday, too. Hope you've enjoyed the Omake.
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Special thanks once again to my beta readers, UGX7, TheMischievousPuppy, and Jauneforever.