Curse of Time.

I became the fearless leader you always said I am

Nora Valkyrie was scared.

Since the funeral, she has never stepped foot there, now it's been a week since then.

Nora made her way and stood in front of her fearless leader's grave.

On it, it read

Jaune Arc.

Leader of team JNPR and the legendary Rusted knight .

A hero who put others before himself.

A friend who couldn't but help others.

And a Huntsman who knew the risks and took them for the greater good.

Nora's tears started to fall, she couldn't control herself.

Everyone dealt with grief differently, Ruby Disappeared for hours, Weiss tried to put on a brave face, Renny stood strong for her, Yang was always in the arena, Blake had never been spotted, and Oscar just drowned himself in work.

She fell to her knees in front of the tombstone and pulled the letter, it had a pink seal with the Arc family symbol, but it was already open.

This wasn't the first time she read it, and it won't be the last.

She bit her lips and opened it again.

Hey there Nora.

If you're reading this, then please return the letter to the box and don't read the rest.

If you didn't find it, but Oscar gave it to you then…

Nora, you're like a sister to me, you always been there for me, cheering me on no matter what.

Even when you all knew I was a fake and a loser, you stuck by my side and called me your fearless leader.

Well, I want to make you proud, so I became the fearless leader you always said I am.

Nora, no matter what happens, no matter what hardships you face, you will always be like a sister to me.

You were always the heart of our team, and I can't thank you enough.

You were always there to lift us up when we were down. I'm sorry I couldn't do that for you know.

I'm sorry I did this to you all. I know we had a plan, but that plan sucked, even though I was one of the people who made it haha.

I couldn't see another friend die while I could do something about it.

So I'm sorry I left first.

I'm sure my family is also grieving, I don't know if I ever told you guys this, but I always send letters to my family back home.

I always talked about you, Pyrrha, and Ren to them, and they always wanted to meet you guys.

so if you aren't that busy, maybe pay them a visit, I'm sure my mom would like to add you to the family.

she always wanted to meet you, and I'm sure she would like to hear all about our stories, I couldn't send a letter since we reached Mistral, so you guys should have a lot of stories for her.

You guys are my everything in this world, and I will do everything to make sure you all are safe.

If I may ask for a favor Nora, can you look after Ren for me.

You know how he is, I just want to make sure you guys stay safe.

I hope you guys get the happy ending that you always wanted. I mean, I've been waiting for you two to get together since Beacon.

I even had a bet with Pyrrha on when you two would get together.

I said at the end of the year, and she said at the end of the second to third year.

Guess she was right about that one huh.

On a side note, I took the Relic Weapon, which has Ruby's weapon, if you and Ren agree, can you give her mine?

I know she loved her weapon, but hey, some people appreciate the classics.

Anyway, Nora, I know it's a lot to ask, but please be safe.

I know how we all fell down when Pyrrha died, and you probably grieve about me even more .

So I just want you to move on, the world needs Heroes, and you're one.

Other people need your help, so I want you guys to help them like you helped me back at Beacon.

With Love.

Your brother Jaune.

Nora's tears kept going since she arrived.

"So what, You just left us? Even after everything, you just go without even saying goodbye" Nora said aloud, her voice shaking.

"You just go and be the hero while we just mourn another friend, I already lost you goddammit, and now again" her head hung low.

"why? why does it always has to b one of my family?, first Pyrrha and now Jaune TWICE, we could have done something, we could have saved you, but we just left you behind and moved on"

"It's funny, it always seemed like we were unbreakable, team JNPR, but after losing Pyrrha I was sacred of losing you and Renny, and here I am, at your grave" she looked at the stone waiting for a reply.

"I should have connected with you again after your return, I knew things were different, but I could have done something, not just stand there and pretend like nothing happened"

"We acted like you weren't there and kept moving on, and now… now" her word trailed off, not about to say the words.

Instead she just started crying there.

For hours, she just sat on the ground crying, not about to even say goodbye to her leader.

When she opened her eyes, she was met by the back of Ren, he noticed her waking up.

"Nora, I know it's hard for us to lose him again, but think, how would he feel if he saw you like this?" Ren said, he was carrying Nora on his back.

"It was my fault, I should've tried to connect us again, but I was so scared, he wasn't the same, he… He helped Penny sacrifice herself, he was the rusted knight, and I was scared he wasn't himself anymore" Nora buried her face in Ren's back.

"I was scared that he isn't the jaune we knew, and because of that we lost him again forever" her tears started to fall again.

"No Nora, Jaune was already like this, always putting others before himself, never asking for help, do you remember when Cardin was bullying him, and he acted like nothing happened?" Ren chuckled at that, and Nora did too.

"You know our fearless leader is watching us now, keeping an eye on us, and I'm sure he isn't happy seeing you like this, so try to cheer up a little." Ren gave her a smile, and she returned it.

Up there, somewhere, her fearless leader was watching them, to keep them safe, to laugh at their antics, and to be proud of the people he sacrificed himself for.