AN: How about a bit of Jaune, Ruby, and hopefully some Weiss(Not 100% sure yet)? Gotta have a few slice-of-life chapters between significant events since I'd say there was probably a month or two between the breach and the start of volume 3. No excuse for being late this time it's just me being lazy or so I want to say. My keyboard also broke, now I have a new one.

Chapter 27

Jaune sat at his desk making sketches for mobile suits trying to decide on how fast they should push the world. If they knew how to leave the planet he'd have suggested Colonies to save humanity and Faunus kind should the Grimm ever push against the kingdoms but since they can't at the moment he stuck to suits. There was a rustling from behind him and he saw Ruby getting out of bed, her black and red hair was splayed all over the place looking like she just got shocked. He couldn't help but smile. Sometimes Jaune felt older than he should have, but whenever he was with his best friend and girlfriend all his worries didn't bother him.

"Finally decide to get out of bed sleepyhead?" He joked.

"Well, I'd still be asleep if my pillow didn't decide to wake up early," Ruby said with a yawn.

"I thought we had something special?" Jaune gasped in mock horror.

"I'm just using you for your body and mind," Ruby smirked. They stared at each other before bursting out laughing. Jaune hugged Ruby placing his forehead against hers.

"Sorry for waking you up so early. How about I make it up to you with a lunch date?" He gave her a quick kiss.

"Hmmm," She put on her best thinking face and nodded. "Toss in a bag of cookies and we have a deal."

"Alrighty, then we have a deal." Jaune smiled. Ruby went to the bathroom and Jaune sat down thinking. They had planned to go to the forge and work on some ideas for the festival but everyone needs a break now and then. Jaune looked at his email and Sini had yet to reply. He sighed, he had sent Sini the designs for the 'Bits' he and Ruby had worked on hoping she could solve the power issue. Either she couldn't or she was still trying, either way, they wouldn't be ready for the fights. Ruby skipped out of the bathroom and ended her skip with a twirl.

"Well, let's go! Cookies wait for no woman." Ruby grabbed his hand.

"Wait but…" Jaune didn't have time as Ruby pulled him from the room.


"Finally they're gone." Blake sighed looking toward Nora before burying her head into her pillow. "If you and Ren start acting like that I'm going to ask for my own room."

"It's not that bad. I think it's cute." Nora yawned getting up. "Whelp I'm not getting back to sleep see ya, Blake." Blake watched as Nora slipped on a pair of slippers and left. She started falling asleep again till a loud bang woke her up again.

"REN! PANCAKES! NOW!" Nora's cheery voice echoed through the hall.

"What the fuck Nora it's 6 am!?" Yang's angry growl answered back.


Weiss walked through the halls in the early morning taking in the fresh air. She was woken up by a screaming Yang and decided to get ready for the day while leaving that sleeping dragon where it lay. Was Yang a bad partner? No, but two things she learned early on are you do mess with her hair/hair products and you don't wake her up early on weekends. She still had nightmares from the first time she tried that. She decided to go to the CCT and contact her mother to see how she was. The floor was empty and she let out a sigh of relief. She could say whatever she needed without issue. The call started and rang three times before it was answered.

"Schnee residence how may I help you? Oh hello, sister why are you calling?" Whitley smiled. Weiss frowned, whenever her brother was kind he was up to something.

"I was trying to reach mother," Weiss informed him.

"Ah, that won't be possible at the moment I'm afraid, she is 'unavailable' at the moment." The way he said it meant one thing.

"Already? But it's so early in the day…" Weiss was worried.

"Well, you see Jac…er father just returned from an early morning meeting with Richard Arc of Arcineering 'god that name' and he wasn't happy. Something about a disappointment?" Whitley shrugged. Weiss felt her stomach drop and fear rose in her chest.

"Oh, I guess I'll call again another time." Weiss wanted to run.

"Alright. then I'll be rooting for you in Vytal. 'It'd be better if you didn't he's very angry.' Wouldn't be surprised if your team won considering who your leader is." Weiss caught her brother's mumbled message.

"We shall see. Arc is no pushover. Have a pleasant day brother." She shut off the call. 'How did father know? What's going to happen to me now? Why did Whitley warn me?' Those thoughts filled her head as she left the tower and bumped into someone.

"Oh, I'm sorry I didn't see you there." A familiar chipper voice said. Weiss looked up and Penny was standing there but something was off.

"I'm sorry Penny I wasn't watching where I was going." Weiss shook her head. She remembered Pyrrha has some kind of issue with Penny but Weiss found the girl pleasant company whenever they ran into each other in the library.

"I must apologize as well I'm having trouble seeing where I'm going at the moment." Penny rubbed her eye. Weiss looked at her and saw tears.

"Are you ok?" Weiss asked.

"Why yes, I am. My friend told me this is a natural response when a relationship ends." Penny smiled. 'Relationship? The only people I see her talk to are Jaune, Ruby, the students from atlas, and… Sun' Weiss remembered now Sun and her were pretty close since the dance but there's no way.

"You and Sun?" Weiss asked.

"Indeed. I decided to tell him something… personal and he… didn't take it well." Penny paused as she spoke. 'Whatever she told him must have been something big.'

"Penny."

"Yes?"

"Sometimes things don't work out. I should know, Jaune rejected me earlier this year. If you want we could talk about it I guess." Weiss wasn't an expert with this stuff, but she had experienced similar pain.

"Is this where we go get ice cream and eat it to feel better?" Penny asked in her odd way of speaking.

"Only if you want to." Weiss nodded.

"Sensational!"

AN:

Well, this chapter is done. What kind of weapon should Jaunes sister Olivia have? Do you want Penny's fate to be the same?