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Aftermath: Jaune
Jaune "applied" to Beacon because he wanted to be a hero.
He wanted to carry the legacy of the Arcs and become a great huntsman.
He didn't care if he didn't have the training…or the courage…or a powerful mechashift weapon.
When he finally entered Beacon, he realized how underprepared he was, how naïve he had been to assume it would be easy.
He started to lose hope, and almost gave up when Cardin revealed he knew about his fake transcripts.
But then everything started to look up to him. He confronted Cardin, his partner, Pyrrha Nikos, helped him improve by training him and he thought Weiss might've been opening herself more to him (since now she denied his every attempt to ask her out instead of just outright ignoring him).
But most importantly, his dream of becoming a Hero who would save villages and protect the innocent didn't seem so farfetched anymore.
But that day, he wasn't a hero, he wasn't a huntsman, he was just another student watching his partner turn into dust right in front of his eyes.
In that moment he didn't feel like a hero.
And so he did the best thing someone does when someone close to them dies. He cried. He didn't know for how long he cried all he knows is that Ren and Nora were there for him, crying by his side. When the following day came, he was sure he couldn't shed another tear.
Until his Scroll rang.
He and his (remaining) teammates were just sitting in their beds when his scroll started to going off.
It startled all of them, but he quickly grabbed it and looked at the ID caller. He felt his throat tighten when he saw who it was.
It was his father. Nicholas Arc.
With trembling hands he answered and saw an older looking version of himself although with a beard and short hair "Father?" he stuttered a little.
"JAUNE OH! Thank the gods, you're alive!" he sounded relieved, but he could tell it would be short-lived "Are you ok? Where are you? Who are you with?"
"Dad, DAD!" he raised his voice a little to make him stop "I'm ok, I'm in my dorm at Beacon with my tea…" he chocked on his words, he saw Nora clench her fists and Ren look at her with worry "…with my remaining teammates"
His father paused and I could see when the words "remaining" dawned on him "Oh, son, I'm so sorry".
He tried to say not o worry about, but he would also be lying, because he too still cared so he tried to change the subject "ow are the girls?" and he instantly knew that was the wrong thing to say.
He saw his father look down. "Father?" he saw his mouth move but couldn't make anything out of it "Father?"
"They're gone Jaune"
He almost dropped the scroll when he heard that. His body was numb. His thoughts in disarray. He could already feel the tears forming in his eyes.
"W-Who?" was the only word he choked out.
His father didn't say anything, he stayed quiet.
"WHO?" he cried, but could be considered a shout, Ren and Nora were looking at him with worry, but a that moment he didn't care.
"Jade" Jaune shut his eyes tightly "Coral" a sob escapes him "Saphron" he hears his father sob "Lavender" 'please don't say another name "and your m-m-mother" his father holds it together.
He doesn't, "AAAAHHHHH" he drops to the floor, and screams, while tears run down his face.
He feels Nora and Ren at his sides each trying to console him, it kind of works and he is only reduced to a sobbing mess.
Minutes pass and soon he is feeling better, but tired. Too tired. He looks at his scroll and can see that his father is still in the call, he grabs it back.
"Jaune" his father starts slowly "please come home" he sounds so desperate, Jaune understands, his dad just wants to hold his only son and make sure he is there. But he can also feel his teammates tense.
They don't want him to go. They just lost Pyrrha, they couldn't afford to lose another friend. To lose another family.
"Ok" Jaune responded, and it hurt to see the betrayed look in their faces "but I'm bringing my teammates with me"
His dad looked at him wide eyed before giving him a knowing look "They can come" he wasn't fast enough to stop the ball of joy that was Nora from tackling him to the ground while shedding tears of joy.
"I knew you wouldn't abandon us fearless leader! You're the best leader we could ask for!" she continued to crush his bones while swinging him around, before dropping him and picking up his scroll "And fearless leader dad we promise to be the best guests we can possibly be, we can help with anything you ask!"
Nicholas Arc couldn't help himself but laugh at the antics his son's team was displaying, it almost reminded him of his own team "I'll look forward to meeting you, and I look forward to see you again Jaune"
Jaune managed a small smile "And I look forward to see you again, dad" and with that Nicholas hung up.
Nora was giving him the biggest smile she had ever given; and Ren too was smiling, more than…'he ever does actually'. It was a good sign of positivity taking in consideration what happened the day before.
Remembering that brought down his mood, but he couldn't appear sad in front of his now happy team "Alright guys let's get packing"
A month later
It had been rough for his team to adapt living in the big house they had in Ansel. When they first arrived, his three remaining sisters tackled him to the ground and hugged him without letting go, as if he would disappear if they did.
He thought it must've been traumatizing for them, possibly seeing their mother and other three siblings suddenly disappear. 'And now I'm the oldest sibling' with Saphron, Coral and Jade gone, he was now indeed the oldest sibling. Julie and Cerene were just 2 years younger than him.
It was a relief when he saw that accompanying his father was Saphron's wife Terra and their three-year-old son Adrian, they were family and he was glad they had come with them to pass those hard times.
His remaining sisters, Sapphire, Julie and Cerene, were skeptical of Ren and Nora the first days, until Nora revealed her prankster and joyous attitude which instantly won over the girls, and he was dragged most of the time to any of their antics, the majority he gladly would since he wanted to spend time with them, although there were some times he was the target for some pranks.
Ren would often be talking with Terra and his dad, asking if there was anything he could help around in the house, which they would gladly accept the help.
All in all, they were healing, everyone in their own way.
Everyone except him. And they shouldn't et him wrong, he to was feeling a lo better now that he was home.
He was with his family, his friends, and his father had agreed to help continue training Ren, Nora and him. But there was one thing he couldn't get out of his head.
Pyrrha's last words. He didn't want to think about them, but he did anyway. Because he knew what she was trying to say, it was clear as day.
Anyone who had seen any action movies, or any movie at all, knew that when someone was in their last moment, they would use it to reveal something important.
And Pyrrha had revealed enough with just saying "I lo-"
She had loved him. And he had been dense or to interested in Weiss to notice. He tried to blame himself but knew it wasn't his fault, for all his faults he knew that if he had known, he wouldn't have left her alone.
He was thinking about that while looking at the sundown in the perch "Fearless leader!" he smiled a little hearing Nora quickly approach, he turned around slowly, to say hi, but was quickly hit with a mudball to the face.
"Mud War!" she shouted, while grabbing him, lifting him up above her head and… "wait Nora, DON'T!"… throwing him to the front yard, where he could see his sisters preparing to launch an attack "ATTACK!" Sapphire shouted.
His mind going into override he quickly landed with a roll, quickly evaded as much mud as possible, with a few hits in his armor and sweater, before grabbing a chunk himself, and hurling it at Nora.
She appeared to haven't expect the quick recovery for she just saw the mudball, get closer to her real fast, before it collided with her face.
She stood there standing still, for a second before she wiped her face and gave a huge grin "OHHH fearless leader you just declared war on the Mighty Queen of the Castle! My loyal followers" Sapphire, Cerene and Julie appeared by her sides "ATTACK!"
Jaune couldn't help but smile as he ran, 'A month ago, we lost s much, more than anyone before had ever, but I can see that maybe, just maybe, we can overcome this'.
He knew that his family would never get over it completely, but that shouldn't stop them from building another family.
Because he knew, his father knew, his sisters knew, that that is what his mother, Saphron, Coral, Jade and Lavender would've wanted.
'What Pyrrha would've wanted'.
You are not required to read this. I wrote this little part because it helps me to have somewhere to express myself.
These past few days have been hard, not just for me, for everyone. While I haven't been affected as much by the quarantine as others (I'm used to not going outside or hanging out a lot) it doesn't change the fact that I have less time for writing as you can see by this short chapter, and the date I did it. I don't have any video classes like others do, but my teachers just send me homework in the middle of the night and expect me to do it for the next day by 23:59. My parents are working tooth and nail so that the quarantine doesn't hit us as hard and as such I have to help in around the house whenever is required. But I try to stay positive, hoping that this will end, hopefully by the end of July.
And remember STAY HOME. But if you NEED to go outside because it is essential for yourself or your family, BE CAREFUL, COVER YOURSELF, and KEEP A HEALTHY DISTANCE.
- The knight in Dark Flames