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Several days had passed since Azul's visit without much excitement. Customers came and went, keeping Jaune busy as usual. Soon, it was already June, signifying that summer break was coming. Velvet had turned in her two-week notice as she would be significantly busier in the upcoming semester as well as the small summer break. Jaune had accepted it with a smile, knowing it had been coming. He also half-expected Ren to turn his in, too, only for Ren to shake his head. Due to the fact that the renamed team PLN wouldn't be attending the Vytal Festival, Pyrrha wasn't making them go through extra training.

With both Clementine and Arvo being very hardworking, Jaune was relatively happy with his massage clinic. It had been roughly four months since he opened up this clinic since he came to Vale to live by himself. Not many could claim such success, striking out on their own. Then again, not many had Jaune's luck or connections that he had or made. Having a famous celebrity help spread his company, two good friends who helped establish his clinic despite being infamous, having a landlord as well as loaner who didn't try to screw him over despite ruling underground Vale, as well as being protected certainly helped. Best of all... half of them he had no idea that it was true.

"Hmmm, interesting," murmured Jaune as he scrolled through the news, "The other massage clinic down several blocks seems to have gotten into some trouble."

It wasn't clear how or what they were in trouble for as the topic didn't go into detail, but it was serious enough to involve the police. Jaune shrugged as he sipped his drink. As long as it didn't affect his shop, he would be fine.

Speaking of the month... Jaune looked outside to see several streets preparing for the Vytal Festival. From the local grapevine, he heard that the students of Vacuo would be coming today, this Friday afternoon to be exact. People from all over Remnant would be arriving at Vale soon. More people visiting meant a bigger population, and a bigger population meant... more chances to earn more Lien! Although Jaune was doing well for his shop, some extra income wouldn't hurt.

"Well, better get ready for the day," smiled Jaune as he finished his breakfast.

"Urg, I need to stretch," yawned Jaune as he leaned back, having just finished a full body massage as well as a foot massage for a patient.

Jaune had just received a text from Ren earlier in the week that he wouldn't be coming due to the school preparing to welcome students from the other Academies while readying up for finals. Clementine had a family emergency that she had to go. Arvo had the day off, and while Velvet volunteered to come in for the day, Jaune pushed that offer away, stating that it wasn't needed. Due to preparation for the new arrivals, Jaune's schedule for the day was actually light compared from before.

"Let's see... guess I could check DustBook," muttered Jaune as he logged into the social media network. This was something relatively new that Roman had made for Jaune, telling him that it would be good for the business. Jaune wasn't exactly sure how it worked but nonetheless went on it anyways.

'Hmm, should I do a summer special?' pondered Jaune, twirling his pen as he went through his bankroll at the same time. He looked at the hand of bananas he had left on the side

Suddenly, he heard the door ring open and looked up to see a male, more specifically, a blonde male Faunus with a yellow monkey tail and an open-collared shirt, most likely to show off his abs. What was also noticeable was that the Faunus was breathing rather raggedly and had slammed the door hard, quietly peeking outside before pulling his head back in.

"Ummm... Can I help you?" asked Jaune curiously.

The Faunus froze for a second before slowly turning his head to Jaune.

"Ehehe, ummm... I'm here... for an appointment! Yea that!" exclaimed the Faunus, "For..."

"Massage clinic," deadpanned Jaune.

"Yea a massage?" blinked the Faunus, "You know, a massage does sound good right now. Got any available times now? Name's Sun, by the way. Sun Wukong."

"Well we have an opening now," suggested Jaune, taking a look at the computer.

"Yea, sure let's go with that," nodded Sun as he leaned forward onto the counter.

Jaune stood up, ready to walk to the door to let him in when the phone rang. Giving him the wait sign, Jaune quickly picked up the call.

"Hello, this is Elysium Oasis, how can I help you today?"

"... Yes I can help you with that."

"...Yes that day and time are available... Booking your appointment... and done. Was there anything else I can do? …... Thank you, and have a nice day."

Jaune hung up the phone before turning back to Sun, "Sorry about the wait."

"No problem," smiled Sun as he peeled a banana.

"Just go ahead and follow me," waved Jaune, wondering where Sun had hidden a banana.

As the two left, Jaune never noticed his hand of bananas was missing.

"Ahh, this feels nice," moaned Sun as Jaune began pressing on his back, "Next time, I'm bringing my whole team here."

"That would be nice," nodded Jaune as he began the massage, "More references means more business."

"Yea, totally," groaned Sun as he felt Jaune press down on knot he didn't even know.

A few minutes later went on when Sun felt Jaune suddenly stop.

"Uhh, what's wrong?" asked Sun.

"Your tail," replied Jaune.

Sun blinked before he realized that his tail was currently wrapped around one of Jaune's arms.

"Oh, sorry," blushed Sun, quickly untangling his tail around the arm.

"No worries, it happens," shrugged Jaune, "I've had plenty of Faunus with prehensile tail attributes that have done this before."

"Oh, you've had this experience before?" blinked Sun.

"Yep. For some reason, almost all Faunus with prehensile tails keeps wrapping their tails around my arms when I massage them. Don't know why, but they don't explain it to me," said Jaune.

'More like embarrassed to say anything,' thought Sun, knowing just why they wouldn't explain it. It only happened out of their control if they were amorous, excited, or something similar. Not that Sun was going to explain it either, though.

"I'm surprised you had an opening," admitted Sun as he sat up, taking a bite of his banana as Jaune focused on his calf.

"Probably because all the residents are preparing for the Vytal Festival as well as welcoming the travelers who come. I've also heard the students from the other three Academies are arriving today," shrugged Jaune.

"Ah, right," nodded Sun before falling silent once more. He was definitely enjoying this massage.

"Alright, that was a massage for one hour and a hot stone treatment for another hour, so the price today comes out to be... 140 Lien," stated Jaune as he totaled up the price.

"Ah, right... price," laughed Sun weakly.

Before Jaune could decipher that laugh and face, another phone rang in the office.

"Give me a second, you can pay up after I finish this call," suggested Jaune as he turned away to get the phone.

"Hello, this is Elysium Oasis, how can I help you?"

"... No, this is not Mama Joan's pizza. Yes, I'm sure."

"... Have a nice day."

Jaune hung up the phone and turned back around, "Sorry about that, wrong number. So anyways, your total is..."

Jaune was left hanging there as Sun had suddenly disappeared. He leaned forward to see if he was ducking or something, but saw nobody in the waiting room. Jaune looked back down on his desk and saw no Lien waiting for him either. Sadly, this leads to one conclusion.

"Dammit a massage and dash," groaned Jaune as he reached out for some bananas. At least having some food in his stomach as well as chomping down on something would calm his misery.

Jaune blinked as he felt his hand touch only air, trying to grab hold of bananas he knew he left near him. After the fourth attempt at grasping nothing but air, Jaune turned his head just to see an empty bowl where he had left his bananas.

"What the... where did...?" muttered Jaune before his mind flashed back to Sun eating bananas.

"Dammit... he stole my food too," sighed Jaune before putting an open balance on Sun's file. He took a quick peek just to notice the address and phone number Sun typed in were random letters, such as his address being oiahfoehohj.

"Well, if he comes here next time, I'll just have to catch him," shrugged Jaune before preparing for the next patient.

It was well past 8 at night when Jaune finished up mopping the rooms. Stretching his back, he looked towards the calendar. It was rare, but he would actually be having the clinic closed on account of a national holiday for Vale. It was the day the Warrior King of Vale was born, a legendary figure that ended the Great War with an overwhelming victory, and yet chose not to rule all of Remnant like a tyrant. Instead, he willingly gave up sovereignty over all the nations, dividing his power among the kingdom for the sake of equality and peace.

Jaune looked at the old blade, Crocea Mors, as he reminisced about history. He remembers his family telling him that, that specific blade had been used by his great-great-grandfather in the Great War, fighting among side the king.

"Wish I knew how to fight well," sighed Jaune as he gazed at the old blade. It seemed so... dull compared to modern-day weapons. Even those without those awesome transforming weapons that could be used for close combat as well as distance, most fighters opted to use a gun. Even with Pyrrha's tutoring every now and then, he knew he was far behind from any trainee.

Still, something drew him about Crocea Mors, which was why he took it with him. It wasn't as if any of his family members would be using the weapon anytime soon, as it just sat on a mantle in a corner, gathering dust.

"Whoops, can't get too distracted," muttered Jaune as he began to clean up his tools. He hadn't had dinner yet, working through it as he was eager to finish up faster. He had recently acquired some fresh salmon that he was eager to cook up. The preparation and the seasoning had already been prepared, so all he needed to do was saute the salmon, and it was done. Then Jaune heard someone knocking on his door.

"Who could that be?" pondered Jaune as he went towards the entrance. He was closed for the day, Roman and Neo had their own keys to the place, so it wasn't them as they would just walk in. Ren wasn't coming for the week. So taking caution, he slowly opened the door, ready to slam it shut if it was dangerous.

So much to his surprise, he saw Blake standing there, and more so without her bow, revealing her cat ears.

"Blake? What can I help you with so late at night?" asked Jaune in surprise, "Aren't you supposed to be back at the dorms?"

"I... I don't know," confessed Blake, "Something happened back at my dorms... something I'm not comfortable talking about. I wanted to stay the night in Vale but most of the rooms were full. And somehow, my feet led me here for some reason."

Jaune sighed as he opened the door, "Come on in then. I can't turn away one of my favorite teams and also can't let you sleep in the streets tonight. I have some food I was cooking, and it would be better to eat with someone."

"Ah... thanks," whispered Blake.

"No problem, it's not the first time I've had someone sleep over," shrugged Jaune as he let Blake in.

"I'm sorry for barging in like this," apologized Blake as she walked in.

As did another figure, who didn't seem to be paying attention to his surroundings.

"Sweet place you got," said Sun, distracted as he walked in, "Looks familiar though. Nice of your friend to let us spend a night here."

Then he walked right into an angry faced Jaune.

"You!" shouted both boys, pointing to each other.

"You two know each other?" asked Blake suspiciously.

"Ehehehe yea!" shouted Sun nervously while hooking his arm around Jaune's shoulder, "We're long-time friends. We go back quite some time, don't we?"

Sun had planned to drag Jaune to a corner and whisper up a plan so as not to mess up his chances with Blake. That plan flew out the window when Jaune managed to wrench his arm off him and judo flip him into the ground, catching Sun completely off guard.

"Huh, all that training with Pyrrha as well as Velvet's advice on grappling did work," muttered Jaune as he miraculously pinned down Sun.

"Owowow, geez I'm sorry dude," winced Sun as Jaune arm barred him.

"Jaune, what's going on?" hissed Blake, looking down from Sun and then back to Jaune.

"This person owes me 140 Lien for two hours of massage and a hand of bananas that he stole," growled Jaune.

"Can't we talk about this?" asked Sun from his position.

"Why shouldn't I just turn you over to the police?" replied Jaune.

"Oh c'mon, not that! I just got here after visiting my family members at Vacuo! I'm part of Haven Academy, I just came with Shade Academy because it'd be easier to meet my team here instead of going back to Haven just to come back to Beacon! Not my fault the damn ticket taker wouldn't look at my friggin ticket and just say I was a stowaway! I had to leave my wallet at the storage area! " defended Sun.

"Then why did you brag about being a great stowaway?" questioned Blake, her eyes narrowed.

"Mostly to piss off the sailors chasing me," replied Sun with an innocent voice, "Hopefully they'll put my luggage at Beacon. I left it with the Shade students, so it should arrive at Beacon."

"You still owe me Lien," growled Jaune, "Why bother getting a massage if you're not going to pay?"

"I'll bring... publicity? I was tired and a massage sounded great," whined Sun.

Blake sighed as she pulled out her wallet and tossed 150 Lien onto Jaune's desk.

"Here, for his massage and bananas," sighed Blake.

Jaune slowly let Sun go as he stood up, taking the Lien and dropping it into the register.

"Ow, you got a mean grip," winced Sun before looking towards Blake, "Thanks for covering for me."

"You owe me a favor," replied Blake with a glare, "We'll talk more about this tomorrow."

Jaune opened the door leading to the stairs, where Blake began to walk towards it. Sun made to follow, only for Blake to stop him cold.

"Uhh...," started Sun, but Blake interrupted him.

"You're not sleeping here tonight," declared Blake.

"Aww c'mon! Everywhere is full!" Sun whimpered.

"And I don't trust you enough not to steal out of Jaune's house! I've only just met you. Jaune is a ….. good friend of mine as well as my team and team PNR. So go find somewhere else to sleep. I'll speak to you tomorrow," said Blake sternly.

"But.. but-" stuttered Sun, only for Blake to push him out of the building, closing the door and locking it.

"Sorry about that whole mess," apologized Blake, "If I knew Sun had skipped the bill, I would've never brought him here."

"Good thing you did," chuckled Jaune, "Now at least I know where he goes if you need help chasing him down for Lien that he owes you."

Blake gave a small smile before her stomach growled. She quickly covered her stomach in embarrassment before peaking over to Jaune.

"Come on up. As I said, I have dinner almost ready. Just need to saute the salmon and it's good to go. Hope you like pan-seared salmon fillet with a lemony garlic glaze," chuckled Jaune as he walked up the stairs. As he did so, he missed the sudden appearance of a puddle that was created from Blake's drool pooling around her feet.

"Wow, you must've been hungry," teased Jaune as he looked at Blake while taking a bite of his salmon. He was only half done with his salmon fillet while Blake had already consumed her whole, skin included.

"Not my fault it tasted so good," muttered Blake as she licked her fork clean. She swore she could taste the remains of the salmon still lingering on her fork. Then she decided to dive into the salad that the two had made as a side dish.

"Mmm, thanks for the compliment," smiled Jaune as he took another bite.

"I just hope Ruby and the others don't find out I had another Jaune-made meal," whispered Blake to herself.

"Hmm, you say something?" asked Jaune, not having heard what Blake just muttered.

"Nope! Just... I'll wash the plates as thanks for the meal... and a place to sleep at night." said Blake lamely, knowing that this wasn't even a remotely fair deal.

"Ah thanks, that would help," smiled Jaune before frowning, "Do you have spare clothes to change?"

Blake shook her head in reply, "Don't worry. I've gone without a shower while wearing the same clothes for a week while I was out in the wilds with... friends."

Indeed, being in the White Fang while Sienna held the power meant organized raids, which meant camping out in the woods without any real showers and having only the clothes on your back.

"I can't let you do that," frowned Jaune before walking into his room, digging through his closet before pulling out a shirt, boxers, and... onesies. The one Pyrrha had worn before.

"Here, you can use either the shirt and boxers or the onesies. Both are clean, haven't worn them yet. Also, go take a shower. I'm sure wandering around in Vale at night will raise a stench much stronger than living out in the wild for a week," said Jaune, tossing the clothes to her.

Blake was about to refuse before she took a quick whiff of her clothes, and she had to admit, Jaune had a point. Despite not bathing in the wild for a week, at least the air was fresh. Here in Vale, the smell of oily food, Dust emissions, and a lot of other stenches clung onto her clothes and skin.

"I'll be fine with the shirt and boxers," said Blake wryly as she looked at the onesies.

"Hey, don't knock them out until you've tried them! Those onesies are comfortable!" pouted Jaune, "Even Pyrrha used them when she slept over and admitted they were comfortable."

'So that's why we saw some onesies in Pyrrha's laundry basket,' thought Blake, her mind flashing back to laundry day.

Flashback

They had taken their laundry baskets to the laundry room to wash their clothes. Weiss, being the typical rich girl fashion, had no idea how to operate a washing machine. Her first attempt caused said machine to explode because she thought sprinkling a little fire dust on her clothes while putting it into the machine would dry-clean her clothes. So she mainly left washing clothes to the others, opting to be the one to buy the detergent for them all to use.

"Hey, Pyrrha, fancy meeting you here!" chirped Ruby as they walked in with baskets full of dirty clothes.

"Hello," smiled Pyrrha, holding her own basket, "Just finished washing my clothes."

"Don't you wash it with Nora?" asked Yang, "Would save time and Lien if you wash your clothes and maybe your underwear together. Your sizes are roughly the same, aren't they?"

"Yang!?" hissed Ruby in embarrassment at such a blunt question.

"Don't worry sis, you'll get there soon," teased Yang as she ruffled Ruby's hair. Ruby squawked at this treatment before managing to push Yang's hand away.

"As plausible as that sounds, Ren is the one that actually takes care of Nora's clothes along with his," smiled Pyrrha.

"And Nora is okay with that?" questioned Blake with a raised eyebrow.

"He doesn't even seem fazed," admitted Pyrrha with a small blush, "I've seen him fold up Nora's bra and underwear with his usual stoic stare, not even giving off a blush."

Yang whistled, quite impressed at that willpower. Nora's bust size wasn't something to scoff off, but to maintain a stoic impression while folding underwear? That was an achievement in itself.

"Pyrrha, what's this?" asked Blake, noticing a red long sleeve sticking out from the basket. Looking closer, she could see the Pumpkin Pete logo at the center of the clothes, along with a zipper that seemed to extend down. Yang and Ruby turned their heads to look at what Blake was staring, only for Pyrrha to hastily stuff it further into her basket, blocking out the view.

"Oh nothing, just a shirt my sponsors sent me," blurted Pyrrha, "It's comfortable to wear at night when I go to sleep if it's cold."

Yang and Ruby may not have seen all of it, but Blake was sure that it was a red onesie, and from the looks of it, came with detachable sleeves and leggings. She chose not to comment on that.

Flashback ends

Blake took a shower at the downstairs showers and headed to one of the private rooms to sleep, only to find Jaune there waiting with massage oils next to him.

"You seem really tense, so I figured you could use a quick massage," offered Jaune before Blake could ask, "Don't worry about the cost, it's what friends do."

Blake hesitated for only a second before nodding in agreement. The thought of getting a massage was just too tempting. That, and thanks to Weiss she did feel quite tense.

Blake quickly sat down, and while facing away from Jaune, pulled off his shirt and quickly laid down onto the massage bed. Luckily Jaune had turned away to grab some towels, and by the time he turned back, Blake was laying on the massage bed. It didn't take too long before Blake started to moan in satisfaction and pleasure.

"Wow, you really are tense," commented Jaune as he tackled another knot.

"Umm, Jaune?" asked Blake meekly, "Could you do... you know, the same thing you did last time you massaged me?"

"What, use my Aura?" blinked Jaune, "Uhh sure, if you don't mind."

Jaune lifted his hands up, rubbing them together before streaming Aura into his hands. Thanks to Professor Goodwitch's quick lecture of Aura, he wasn't pouring obscene amounts of Aura into his hands now. Still, due to his Aura reserves, there was still quite a bit poured into them. Jaune gently but firmly pressed down onto Blake's back with no hesitation. The effect was instantaneous and rather vocal.

"NYYAAaaaaaa," moaned Blake, trailing off as Jaune continued to attack the knots. It didn't take very long for Blake to drift off to sleep.

Despite Blake falling asleep, Jaune dutifully continued to massage Blake's back, arms, and legs, though never going close to the rear end. All while streaming Aura into his hands.

'Least I'm getting some sort of training with this,' thought Jaune as he pushed forward.

Soon, Jaune had finished massaging Blake, watching her snooze with a smile. He grabbed a warm towel and gently wiped off any oil left on the skin while wiping his hands. While doing so, he couldn't help but scratch Blake behind her cat ears. Much to his surprise, Blake seemed to enjoy it, pushing her head a little closer.

Jaune took some blankets and lifted it over Blake's body before somehow sneaking a pillow under her head when she turned her whole body to lay on her back. He placed the onesies and extra shirt next to her, dimming the lights as he left.

Alright we're finally nearing the end of volume 1! Only took me 26 chapters to get there. I already have planned who's getting the next massage!

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