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It all happened so fast.
They managed to pass through the one lookout guarding the entrance by looking like a couple interested in the White Fang.
They then followed a group of people wearing civilian clothing looking a bit lost like them before being led to a large warehouse by two uniformed White Fang Members.
The next moment, they were ushered into a line to receive masks. Grimm masks to be exact.
That was when everything went wrong.
Because the one who was distributing the masks and greeting the new recruits was the same guy who kicked his ass back at the docks.
The moment they locked eyes, Jaune knew he was fucked. Something must have shown on his face because the next thing he knows the large dude was already stomping towards him.
THUMP!
He saw the ground cracked.
THUMP!
And his Aura broke.
THUMP!
And his chest caved i-!
"Jau-!"
Pyrrha's half formed scream snaps him out of it but it is already too late. He was already being lifted up by the collar of his shirt. The roughness of the move dislodges his fake ears atop his head.
The world slows down as everyone sees his fake horse ears tilt backward and drop away from his head. Eyes follow it before snapping back towards Jaune with hate.
"Explain yourself."
It takes him a moment to process everything. It wasn't real. The ground wasn't cracked. His Aura wasn't broken. A foot wasn't caving his chest in. He just has a hand lifting him up by the collar of his shirt ready to choke the life out of him in a matter of moments.
His mouth was dry and his body was still shaking from the ordeal he just went through. Even if he wanted to, he doubts he would have been able to reply. Luckily for him, he doesn't have to. Someone answers for him.
"He's my boyfriend!" Pyrrha answers from beside him.
Truth.
"I'm her boyfriend." He repeats shakily as he is barely able to gather his wits.
"A human?" The large Faunus holding him growls.
If Jaune's memory is right, Blake called this guy LT. And LT is not amused. Before he could reply saying that he was showing his girlfriend some support however, Pyrrha answered for him again.
"He's a Faunus!"
Now that was a lie.
"I'm a Faunus?"
"He's a Faunus?"
Both Jaune and LT turn to look incredulously at Pyrrha.
Jaune, because he was going for something else. Like maybe saying they're an interracial couple here to bridge the gap between human and faunuskind, not that he isn't already doing that with Blake.
LT, for his part, obviously does not believe Jaune could be a Faunus without any visible trait. But that doesn't stop Pyrrha from continuing to defend Jaune.
"He's a Horse Faunus!"
Now that statement gets everyone to look at Jaune. Silence ensues all around them and it is only now that he has noticed the crowd gathering to watch their commotion.
The silence doesn't last long because mutters already break out with a few women pointing at Jaune and Pyrrha with a blush.
It doesn't take a genius to know what they're talking about. Jaune blushes but it does not last long.
Because unknown to him, there was another important reason for LT to be suspicious of Jaune. The same reason that got him in this situation in the first place.
"Then why do you have a gun?"
"What?"
"If you're really a Faunus and here as a friend, then why bring a gun to this place?"
In a series of quick experienced motions, LT manages to snake his arm over Jaune's waist and manages to fish Argent Rose off of him all the while keeping his hold on Jaune.
Silver light glints through the warehouse and everyone turns to see the silver barrel of Argent Rose pointed straight at him.
Everything snaps into place for Jaune. He wasn't caught because of his fake ears or any reaction he had to seeing LT. He was caught because of his gun. Mind thinking quickly, he settles on a response.
"It's for protection!" He shouts back, struggling to pull away from LT's grip.
There, a simple and honest answer, something common enough that shouldn't be suspicious. Unluckily for him, he's also suspicious for wearing a pair of fake ears to a White Fang meeting.
"I would have believed you if you really are a Faunus, human." LT growls back with a smirk.
Desperate to take care of the situation, he struggles even more.
"I really am a Faunus!"
"Then why were you wearing fake ears."
And as usual, Jaune Arc does what Jaune Arc does when cornered. He bluffs, he lies, he cheats. In essence, he doubles down.
"...because they took my ears off."
He started slow. Saying his words slowly and with feeling. It works because LT's grip on him loosens as he looks at him with wide eyes.
"What?" LT whispers in what Jaune could obviously see as shock and surprise.
Well damn, Jaune should have gone for an acting career because he could already see LT's eyes getting wet...which gives him an idea.
Pulling every scrap of experience he has playing innocence against his older siblings while channeling Ruby Rose's pout and general adorability, Jaune wets his own eyes.
"They cut my ears off so I have to wear fake ones just so I don't forget I'm a Faunus." He finishes with a hitch in his voice all the while throwing out sniffles hear and there.
LT's reaction goes beyond the unexpected. He flinches backward so hard that he almost throws Jaune into Pyrrha. Jaune sees LT's hands shake, his gaze turning to his hands then to the top of Jaune's head.
"I-I'm sorry. I didn't know."
Holy shit it worked. It's actually working. That fact stuns Jaune into a stupor. He thought it would at least get them to hear Jaune and Pyrrha out but this exceeds expectations.
"I-it's okay. How could you have known?" He answers back dazedly, trading a surprised glance with Pyrrha at the corner of his eyes.
Just like that, the tense atmosphere changes into that one of pity and understanding. Jaune sees LT hesitate for a moment before taking a deep breath. The large Faunus then slowly walks toward them again without any hostile intent.
Jaune is tense, he knows his gambit might have worked but it would only take LT recognizing him as the one from the docks for everything to fall apart again. He waits until LT flips Argent Rose in his hand and offers it to Jaune handle first.
Jaune was just about to grab it back when LT speaks again.
"For what it's worth, I'm sorry. We still have to check if you are a Faunus."
The words echo throughout the crowd and Jaune has the weird feeling everyone's eyes drop toward his pants. In fact, he could see LT's eyes do just that before snapping back towards his eyes. His hand freezes in midair and his eyes grow wide while his skin goes pale.
"Oh hell no, I'm not gonna drop my pants for you!" Jaune yells out as both his hands move quickly to cover his crotch in mortification.
"No! No! Oh hell no! I'm not gonna look at your dick!" LT shouts in equal mortification which causes Jaune to let out a sigh of relief.
"Thank the Go-!"
"Deery will. There's a room over there. She can check you there." LT interrupts, pointing to a small room on what could have been their lounge when taking a break from their posts.
Whatever words that were in Jaune's mouth died a sudden death as he takes a moment to process what LT just said. A squeak from behind LT causes Jaune to look past the large Faunus. He sees a young girl wearing a White Fang mask with orange-brown hair and small deer antlers on her head.
He blinks. She blinks. But Pyrrha does not blink. Pyrrha glowers.
"No." Pyrrha growls from behind Jaune and he has the presence of mind to put his hands up as placatingly and defensively as possible to avoid any fallout.
"Excuse me?" LT asks with a raised eyebrow.
"You are excused. If you think I'm gonna let a hussy just get access to my boyfriend's dick then you are dead wrong."
"Hey! I'm not a hussy!"
Deery's input is summarily ignored as everyone sees Pyrrha quickly swipe Jaune's gun from LT's hands in a single motion.
In hindsight, maybe Jaune should have given the gun to Pyrrha in the first place. She's the one with the training, not him. Hell, he's never even fired a gun before.
Though it might as well have been good that he was holding onto it first because Pyrrha raises the tension again by pointing the gun at LT. This causes the guards to raise their guns at them as the civilians step back in alarm.
"Listen, lady. It's either this or you leave." LT, for his part, is unbothered and only impatient to be done with all of this.
Jaune sees Pyrrha grind her teeth, he tries to catch her eyes but she refuses to even look at him. Jaune's heart breaks at the obvious pain his girlfriend is experiencing right now.
"Fine, but I want to be there." Pyrrha lets out a harsh breath as she lowers the gun slowly.
Cold sweat appears on Jaune's forehead at that and yet the tension is slowly calming down as LT nods in assent and understanding. He was just about to object that they don't have to do this if it would hurt Pyrrha when someone inserts themself in the middle of things.
The air breaks like glass and white, brown, and pink colors pop into existence between Jaune and LT. Neapolitan appears with a grin aimed at him. There was no warning, she takes Jaune's surprise as a chance to grab a hold of him and pull the two of them towards the room LT just pointed to.
It doesn't take long for Pyrrha to follow hastily when he hears LT sigh out in exasperation.
"Deery, go with them. Make sure Neo isn't outnumbered and the guy's a Faunus."
"Y-yes, sir!"
Deery's stuttering reply was the last thing Jaune hears before he enters the room. And it was at that moment that everything really came crashing down on him.
The fate of their mission now lies on the size of his dick.
He hopes he is up to the task.
-TRIGGER WARNING STARTS HERE-
Deery was just a new recruit herself. Not even one week inside the White Fang. She was only supposed to hand out flyers for today's meeting, maybe soothe a few nerves, talk to new recruits herself, that kind of stuff.
So how in the name of the Brother Gods did she get pulled into checking a stranger's dick?!
Not only that! She's about to check it out with the guy's boyfriend and Roman's supposed right hand! She tries to give the girlfriend an apologetic smile, conveying her thoughts that she doesn't want this to happen herself as they enter the room.
Yet the reply she receives is a growl not unlike that of a beast.
Deery gulps nervously at that and closes the door to give them privacy.
Inside the room, they find a couch, a table, and a tv against the wall, yet none of those holds her attention. She turns to the guy only to see Roman's right hand pushing him to sit on the couch with a smirk. She must have had no fear of repercussions because she kneels down in front of him and puts her hand on the guy's crotch while looking at the girlfriend.
Before anything else can happen however, Roman's right hand suddenly turns into international celebrity and four-time tournament champion Pyrrha Nikos. She might hate humans for what they did to her kind but even she can't deny that Pyrrha Nikos is hot, sexy, and beautiful.
Deery freezes, the girlfriend freezes, and even the boyfriend freezes. Not that Deery could blame him because what else can you do when Pyrrha Nikos cups you by the balls.
Slowly and surely, the Pyrrha Nikos wannabe maneuvers her hand to open the guy's zipper. Deery doesn't notice it but her breathing was already coming in deep and fast. She noticed it however when her temperature was slowly rising. Heat pooling on in her cheeks and somewhere in her belly. And she wasn't the only one.
Deery hears the girlfriend beside her give out a loud breath and she takes a moment to glance at her only to see blushing red cheeks and squirming thighs. Looking back at the action in front of her, Deery's heart leaps to her throat.
Fake Pyrrha pokes the boyfriend to lift his ass up, causing him to gasp in surprise and still do the action. And in one swift motion, she pulls his pants down to his ankles.
What they see surprises all of them except perhaps the girlfriend who gets to see it everyday. Lucky bitch, because what Deery sees is pure hard man meat outlining through his underwear with the tip poking out of the garter.
They should stop now. They don't need to go further. What they've seen is already enough to prove that he's a Horse Faunus. But Deery doesn't have it in her to prevent what happens next.
Deery licks her lips in anticipation as she sees Fake Pyrrha shakily put her hands on the garter. The boyfriend gulping nervously while looking at his girlfriend. And then…
BAM!
The door slams open just as Fake Pyrrha pulls the underwear down, exposing inches of man-meat enough to choke even a dedicated woman.
Deery flinches and turns her head just in time to see Roman Torchwick about to yell something only to choke on it as he sees the scene that greets him. She pales. She knows what this looks like yet before she can say anything, Roman says something that stops her in her tracks.
"Red?" Roman chokes out in a breathless whisper that causes Deery to look at where he is looking at.
There she sees Fake Pyrrha has been replaced by someone else. Black hair with red tips frame silver eyes as the woman gives a long lick from base to head while looking at them.
Deery's already hot body heats up even more and she doesn't know what to do. Should she run? Should she kneel? What even is happening? Taking in the scene, she finally locks eyes with the guy and to her surprise he is staring straight at them.
She couldn't take it. She runs. She bumps past Roman at the door. She bumps past into her colleagues trying to peek into the door. She only stops when the Lieutenant manages to grab her hand. She doesn't even let him speak when she blurts out her next words with a blush.
"He's a Horse Faunus alright."
Neo and Roman had a plan.
They picked a Faunus in random from the White Fang's kill list and let him loose just to fuck with the White Fang and Fire Bitch at first.
After that, Roman had a bright idea. They could weaken the White Fang's power base for their inevitable confrontation with them when she and Roman break away.
It then turned into publicizing that the White Fang were targeting even the Faunus now to reduce support.
They even left the guy they let loose, Tuskon or Tukson or whatever, at Junior's Club as a plant so he could tell everyone that she and Roman were going to the White Fang's meetings in hopes of getting someone to crash the party.
Nowhere in that plan did it say that she had to suck a hunk's dick but when Neo saw Blondie's cat partner from that date in a Dust Shop that they ruined, she knew the black-haired guy pretending to be a Faunus was Blondie, Jaune Arc himself. After that, she knew she just had to tease them.
She just didn't expect the guy to be packing. She felt it harden when she used her Semblance to turn herself into Pyrrha Nikos to let him know his gig was up and by then she was intrigued. When she pulled his pants down, that's when she knew her curiosity had been rewarded.
It was a simple matter for her Semblance to let the White Fang chick see it as bigger than it is but Neo feels like she didn't have to exaggerate it too much to make it seem like a Horse Faunus' cock, not that she'd seen one of course. The real size wasn't Horse Faunus big but it was still big compared to Neo's past experiences.
Staring at the outline of his dick under his underwear, Neo licks her lips excitedly. She chances a glance at Jaune's face and she is not disappointed.
He looks at her nervously and something about his expression excites Neo even more. She gives him a reassuring grin using Pyrrha Nikos' face and it makes him give her a smile of his own.
Yet for all her enjoyment of wearing this face, disguising herself as someone larger than her has always taxed her Aura greatly. There's a reason why most her disguises only has to do with changing the color of her hair, eyes, clothes, or the shape of her face, not with size.
Still, she's not done with teasing Jaune yet. As she grabs a hold of his underwear, she prepares her Semblance to change her appearance into someone with more similar proportions to her real body.
At the moment she pulls down the underwear, she changes her appearance.
BAM!
Which also happens to be the same moment the door slams open and Roman pokes through to call her out just as a prime specimen of man meat smacks her in the face.
"Red?" Roman whispers incredulously.
That's right. She turned into Roman's currently most annoying adversary. The jailbait named Ruby Rose.
Just for the fun of it, she teases him too by licking Jaune's cock from base to head. The taste and smell invades her senses and she almost loses sense. That seemed to be too much to their White Fang audience however because she runs through Roman just to get out of the room.
It succesfully snaps her out of it and Neo chuckles to herself at that. She turns her eyes to their original color for a moment and it is enough to slap Roman out of his shock.
"Neo! Meeting now!" Roman shouts as he scrambles to leave while closing the door in a panic.
Finally, some privacy. She turned back her focus to Jaune and was just about to gobble delicious inches of his man-meat when she felt it. The barrel of a gun pushing from the back of her head slightly.
Holy shit.
As an experienced and hardened criminal, Neo always gave her best to know how many people are in a room with her and who was the biggest threat.
She wasn't surprised that Jaune's cat partner would interfere. She was just surprised how quickly and decisive she's doing it. She expected to be pulled away instantly, not get a gun shoving the back of her head into a dick.
Her eyes go wide for a moment and her heart skips a beat in panic before Neo wrestles it back down to calmness. She feels the gun leave the back of her head and sees movement from the corner of her eyes.
She turns to look and there she is. The girlfriend still pointing a gun at Neo. Not willing her surprise to show, she gives one last lick from base to tip before swirling her tongue on the head.
Jaune whimpers. The girlfriend freezes. And Neo? Neo smirks.
"Give me one good reason I shouldn't blow your brains out." Ms. Girlfriend glowers down at her.
Jaune moans out at the same time because Neo has just started to use her hands to rub him up and down. The name he utters though blows her mind.
"Pyrrha~"
Holy shit. Neo isn't able to contain her reaction at that and Ms. Girlfriend who is actually Pyrrha in disguise sees her eyes widen in surprise and revelation.
"Jaune, are you enjoying yourself?" Pyrrha Nikos replies with a complicated expression.
Neo, still in her Ruby Rose disguise, smiles at that and proceeds to put his dick in her mouth. Warm firm meat makes contact with her tongue and she swirls it around the head while sucking and giving light tugs with her hand.
This causes Jaune to whimper pathetically, but Neo isn't done fucking with them just yet.
For one last prank, she seperates herself from his dick with a pop before taking a deep breath. Feeling all eyes on her, she prepares her Semblance and gives them one last cheeky smile. She looks into Jaune's pleading eyes and gobbles as much as she can right in front of his girlfriend. That wasn't the prank though. The prank was she turned into Jaune Arc himself just before she chokes herself on his dick.
-TRIGGER WARNING ENDS-
"Kyaaaaaa!"
Roman Torchwick flinched as he heard the girly scream echo past through the closed door.
Everyone looked at the door and wondered what could make a girl scream like that.
"What was that?" LT asks, glancing at a pale Roman and a blushing Deery.
"That was probably just Neo playing a prank on them." Roman mutters, shaking himself out of his stupor.
"...If you're sure."
"I'm sure, mutt. Now is everything ready?"
"Just about. We're only waiting for you now." LT snarks back.
"Well, when Neo's do-"
It was at that moment that the air beside him breaks like glass and out comes Neo. Breathing hard and blushing Neo.
A moment of silence overtakes them as both Roman and LT watch Neo look away from them and rub the drool away from her mouth her sleeve.
"I'll get the couple." LT mutters as he does an about face and leaves Roman alone with Neo.
"...Did you really have to do that?" Roman sighs as he looks accusingly at Neo.
Neo for her part just smiles cheekily at him and gives him a thumbs up as a reply.
"Whatever, you sure they're the real deal?" Roman rolls his eyes at that.
Neo pauses for a moment before shrugging her shoulders and twisting one of her hands from left to right.
"Alright, that's a maybe. As long as they could take this on however, we're good." Opting to put everything behind him, he turns around and looks at the large object covered by a large sheet.
"Still remember the plan?" He adds as he begins to walk backstage with Neo beside him.
Neo only replies to him with a nod and her signature cheeky smile.
"That's good. Ready? Then, let's do this."
And so begins Roman's first major step in loosening the Fire Bitch's hold on him.
Jaune was in trouble.
He also happens to be traumatized.
Seeing a person looking like himself do...stuff in front of his girlfriend will do that to anyone.
"Pyrrha?" He asks tentatively as he puts his pants up.
Awkward, he knows. But it's better to address this now before anything else.
"Are you okay? Are we okay?" He continues nervously once he has properly secured his pants.
Instead of answering his question, Pyrrha queries back her own.
"So, Neo huh? Do you think we should leave?"
Jaune winces again at the mention of Neo's name and the other problem they currently have. Still he'd have to think about it logically.
"I don't think Neo means to cause us trouble. She'd have exposed us outside already if she did."
"But why? Why would she do this?"
Jaine has to actively think that Pyrrha wasn't referring to the blowjob but Neo's actions at that.
"Maybe she and Roman aren't as close to the White Fang as we thought? Maybe she's backstabbing them?" Jaune hypothesizes nervously, really hoping Pyrrha wasn't referring to the blowjob.
His girlfriend remains silent at that and that makes Jaune even more nervous. It takes some time before Pyrrha speaks to him again
"Jaune...Did you enjoy it?" She asks back with a flat tone of voice and an impecabble poker face.
Now she's definitely referring to the blowjob.
He winces at that. He knows what it looks like. He let someone else disguised as her suck his dick. He even let it continue when Neo changed into Ruby. And boy did that almost give him a heart attack. He is ashamed to say that he will now remember what it looks like for his best friend to give him a blowjob.
He feels like shit. In fact, he's a piece of shit. He let nervousness and the surrealness of the moment be excuses to let things escalate that far. He only snapped out of it when...when Neo...turned into him.
Jaune almost pukes at that, he barely manages to get his body under control before he shivers and quails under Pyrrha's gaze. He could say a lot of things but he would never lie to Pyrrha. Not about this.
"I-I'm sorry."
Was all he could say and he sees Pyrrha scrunch her face at that. She is silent for a moment and Jaune could do nothing but wait in misery as his girlfriend takes on a pondering expression.
Just when he think she's finally about to answer him, someone knocks on the door.
"The meeting is starting now. Come on." A muffled voice passes through and both Jaune and Pyrrha freeze for a moment before sighing at the same time.
"We're coming!" He shouts back as he pinches the bridge of his nose in frustration.
He jumps in surprise when Pyrrha lands a comforting hand on his shoulder.
"Jaune...It's okay. I'm not gonna say I'm completely fine but we're okay. We're definitely okay and I love you still." Pyrrha says to him comfortingly, smiling at him even though there's a complicated expression on her face.
"I..thank you, Pyrrha. I'm just so sorry and I love you too." He replies back with a small sad smile of his own.
"Don't worry about it right now. We still need to gather information on the White Fang. Now come on, lets go before they barge in here again." Pyrrha continues more assuredly, handing him his own gun.
Looking at it however, Jaune makes a decision.
"Keep it for now, I haven't even fired it." He replies, handing Pyrrha the rest of his ammunition.
"Are you sure?" Pyrrha asks even as she smoothly clips the ammo to her pants.
"Yes. Ruby was supposed to teach me how to shoot and care for it but we didn't get the time." He answers as they prepare to leave the room.
"Oh? Do I need to chaperone the two of you?" Pyrrha replies with a raised eyebrow that causes him to blush as she holsters the gun.
"No! No, I'm sorry... I knew it wasn't Ruby but..." He trails off only for Pyrrha to complete his sentence.
"But it was just too good to stop." She finishes as matter of factly.
"No! No, it wa-" He starts to reply panickedly only for Pyrrha to silence him with a finger to his mouth.
"Shhh, you don't have to explain it to me Jaune." She continues with a small smile.
He only blushes even more at that. Wanting to finally put all of this behind them, he turns to open the door only for Pyrrha to fire one more shot.
"Just make sure not to do it with Ruby until she's older." Pyrrha finishes with a smirk on her voice that even Jaune could hear.
He stumbles right into LT outside the room because of that.
"I-"
"Look, I'm sorry for whatever happened in that room but you are here, you passed. Welcome to the White Fang, comrade." LT blurts out, cutting off whatever else Jaune was going to say while presenting him with White Fang masks.
Jaune stares at the masks for a moment before looking at LT's face. Even behind the mask, Jaune could tell LT was excited. For whatever reason, Jaune does not know but he takes the masks quickly to avoid any suspicion.
"Thank you." Jaune mutters weakly, surprised and still reeling from Pyrrha's words from earlier.
"Say no more, comrade. Come, lets go to the meeting." LT replies with something Jaune would swear was a cheery tone.
Sharing a glance with Pyrrha, the both of them shrug at the incredulousness of the situation. Seeing that there's nothing for it, they follow LT into the meeting.
It only takes a few moments before they are led to a line full of new recruits wearing civilian clothing like them. The elevated stage in front of them contains a large object larger than a man covered by a sheet backdropped by a curtain containing the symbol of the White Fang.
"Stay here. I'm supposed to start this meeting." LT whispers and Jaune could only nod as LT finally leaves them alone.
The crowd around them mutters in surprise as LT pushes through to reach the side of the stage.
"He likes you." Pyrrha suddenly whispers by his ear and he flinches in surprise.
"What are you talking about?"
"He kept his eyes on you. He didn't even look at me."
Now that Pyrrha has mentioned it, it did feel like LT had his full attention aimed at Jaune earlier. Before he could reply however, Pyrrha does something that makes him freeze in alarm.
She grabs his crotch and leans nearer towards his ear. He could hardly be blamed from how hard he just became considering his girlfriend was now rubbing his crotch in circles and it was just a few moments ago Neo had her hot wet mouth servicing him.
That all goes away however with what Pyrrha says next.
"Maybe he likes this dick as much as I do." Pyrrha whispers hotly, her breath tickling his ear.
Arc Junior immediately committed suicide and died a pathetic death, its corpse now lies limply inside Jaune's pants.
"Don't even joke about that." Jaune shudders as his skin suddenly goes pale at Pyrrha's words.
"Maybe I'm not joking about that. After all, even Neo seems to like your dick so much." Pyrrha continues.
Jaune's head quickly snaps toward her. He was just about to deny everything when he sees the glint in Pyrrha's eyes. It takes him a moment to realize what it means and he deflates when it does
"This is your payback, isn't it?" Jaune sighs defeatedly.
Pyrrha giggles at that, the sound is music to his ears and his sigh of defeat turns into a sigh of relief. He now knows they are going to be okay and he gives his girlfriend a grateful smile.
"I love you. You know that, right?" He says, bumping shoulders with her and staring right into her eyes.
Her eyes widen and Jaune could see a blush form under her cheeks. Before she could reply however, LT steps onto the stage with a loud announcement.
"Thank you all for coming! For those of you who are joining us tonight, allow me to introduce a very special comrade of ours!" LT says as he glances at Jaune for a quick moment before gazing all throughout the crowd.
That quick glance however was enough to send shivers down Jaune's spine as he recalls her words earlier.
"Well, he's certainly enthusiastic." He says nervously just to break himself out of the awkwardness.
"I wonder why." Pyrrha replies, still looking at him with a smile.
He barely stops the shudder that threatens to break out of his skin but he manages it just as LT continues his speech.
"I can assure you, he is the key to obtaining to what we have for so long!" LT finishes passionately, hiding his distaste for Roman by thinking of their coming victory over the humans.
And just like that, Roman swaggers onto the stage towards the large object in the middle of it with a confident grin even as the crowd starts protesting.
"Thank you! Thank you! Please hold your applause." Roman greets all of them unfazed.
Jaune furrows his brows as he sees Neo pop out from behind the object to wink at him and wave at the crowd.
"What are a couple of humans doing here?!"
Jaune's heart stops for a second as a voice shouts out loudly from the crowd. For a moment, he thought that the gig was up. That he and Pyrrha were now exposed. That their covers were blown. But he breathes a sigh of relief as he sees the Faunus pointing at the stage towards Roman and Neo.
"I'm glad you asked, Deery! Now, I'll be the first to admit, humans are the worst! Case in point!" Roman replies, gathering the crowd's attention by pointing at himself before continuing.
"So I understand why you would like to see us all locked away, or better yet, killed!"
Jaune winces at that as the crowd renews their jeers.
"Just die already, loser!" A voive loudly shouts out from the crowd and Jaune has the feeling that an angry tick just appeared at Roman's head before he manages to take the initiative again.
"But! Before the claws come out, I'd like to mention the fact that you and I all have a common enemy! A larger enemy in fact!" Roman shouts enthusiastically.
Say what you will about Roman, but he's a showman and he knows how to work a crowd. Suddenly dropping his voice into a more serious tone, he forces the crowd to listen intently.
"The enemy are the ones in control, the people pulling the strings, the dirty rotten humans that run our kingdoms! Government, military, even the schools! They're all to blame with your lot in life!"
And just like that, Roman Torchwick has won over the crowd. He bathes in their adulation as jeers turn into cheers but he isn't done quite yet. Fear was already creeping at Jaune's chest at what he was seeing but it was nothing to what Roman does next.
"They're all pests that need to be dealt with. Fortunately for all you, with this baby around, I'm the best exterminator of them all!" Roman announces with a flourish as with a snap of his fingers, the sheets covering the large object falls the floor and reveals an Atlesian Paladin-290 covered in White Fang symbols towering above the crowd.
"That's a very big robot." Jaune mutters in cold fear as Pyrrha grabs his hand to reassure him or seek comfort himself.
Roman Torchwick lets the crowd cheer for a while before his eyes roam all over them. The moment they lock eyes, Jaune knows that he knows. Roman winking at him confirms it and Jaune has the presence of mind to focus on what comes next.
"As some of you may have heard, this right here is Atlas' newest defense against all the scary things in the world. And thanks to my employer, we've managed to snag a few before they go out in public!" Roman announces while still looking at Jaune's general direction.
He and Pyrrha look at each at that. Employer. Roman Torchwick is working for someone. Precious information freely given. The question is, is it real?
"Now, many of your brothers and sisters have moved down to our new operation in the southeast outside the city."
Southeast outside the city. Another nugget of precious information. This time, it's something that they can check if its authentic or not. Which just makes all of this even more confusing. Why in the world is Roman doing this? And if he really is working for someone, what is their ultimate plan?
"If you'd rather stay inside the city, that's fine. But if you're truly ready to fight for what you believe in, this is the arsenal I could provide you. Any questions?"
Jaune's heart finally relaxes at that. They managed to gather valuable information, but each piece just led to more questions. Still, those questions are for another time.
For now, they just need to slip out of the meeting once it's over and then they're home free. And with Roman and Neo not breaking their cover by now, there's a high chance that they'd get out of here safely. In fact, it practically assures it.
Now that Jaune thinks about it, with his identity as a Faunus vouched for and two of the three who might recognize him not saying anything, nothing could go wrong.
He should have known better than to tempt fate because it was at that moment that everything goes wrong.
"Freeze! Nobody move!" Blake Belladonna and Lie Ren bursts into the building with weapons drawn.
Notes:
So we have a bit of mischief from Neo. Take note that while I do not particularly like to portray her as a slut, I feel like she has her moments like this as a way to destress from the pressures of hard criminal life. This will definitely have an impact on her future interactions with Jaune but those are for the next arcs yet.
Let me know what you think and I'll definitely be open to suggestions.
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