Been a bit since I wrote this. Anyway, here comes the Parent-Teacher Conference day and Jaune's long-planned revenge. By the way, I also mentioned beforehand that I'm thinking of writing a horror fic about a twisted Lancaster where Ruby takes a lot after Summer and decides to go after her own blonde dork. Except this time she decides that she likes Jaune being sad because she can comfort him out of said sadness...and it escalates from there:

- Sees Jaune sad during Jaunedice. She doesn't actually do anything bad to him, but her first comforting him is treated like the first hit of a drug.
- Experiments by making comments that tear away at his self-esteem. Gets a thrill whenever she sees him sad and can comfort him out of it. Weiss is really good for this.
- Finds Summer's diary that reveals she drove away Raven deliberately and the two had a happy marriage until Summer involved herself. Took Yang and Tai for herself. Ruby feels invigorated with this knowledge.
- First big plan comes when she sees Pyrrha about to lose to Cinder. Almost steps in...before realizing what her death would do to Jaune and then hangs back. Watches Pyrrha die while thinking of Jaune.
- Sees Jaune practicing with Pyrrha's video during the V4 trip. Eventually finds a way to delete the video and watches when Jaune has a freakout the next training session. Plays off like she heard him screaming and comforts him.
- Practically creams herself when she sees Jaune's absolute despair at seeing Cinder in Haven. Changes her mind when she sees that Cinder is yandere for him and kills her right then and there with Silver Eyes. May or may not become the new Fall Maiden.
- May or may not do something to Terra, Saphron, and Adrian when they meet in Argus. Might burn down their house while they're inside with her fancy new Maiden powers. She and Jaune can make their own family.
- Jaune POV showing how he's so grateful for Ruby always being there and comforting him when he's facing so many unexplained tragedies.
- Meets Rusted Knight Jaune in the Ever After and is eagerly anticipating all those years of comfort she can dole out. Gets massively annoyed when Weiss indicates she finds him hot. Begins scheming her downfall.
- Deliberately lets the Paper Pleasers die then finds a way to pin it on Weiss. White Knight is ruined and Lancaster reigns supreme.

So yeah, we'll see if this pans out.

The day had finally come.

Parent-Teacher conference day. A day many students had come to dread. Beacon was a time of liberty for many students, some more so than others, and yet this one day acted as a stark reminder that they were not as independent as they thought. Ruby admitted just a couple of days ago that Yang had been panicking and doing her utter best to leave no trace of her alcohol stash in her room for when her dad came to visit.

Jaune didn't know how to respond when Ruby then added that her uncle would've approved of her having a secret stash of booze.

But more importantly, it was the time for his revenge. The student counselor of Beacon woke up bright and early to prepare to make one of said students under his care suffer horribly. Hey, an eye for an eye and all that.

He did his daily morning ritual and walked around campus to get a feel for things once the parents started milling in. There was a mixed feeling spread all across campus. While some were excited to show off their accomplishments to their parents, most were nervous about their teachers spilling some sordid detail that would leave their families looking over their shoulders. Oh, those poor fools, not realizing how their suffering would be nothing compared to Blake's.

No, he didn't have a problem.

Jaune kept his head held high as he walked through the halls. His own family would be coming later, but he didn't worry. They all knew about his circumstances and they also knew that, as much as they might've wanted it, embarrassing him by talking about his sordid past was strictly off the table. The students here had to respect him, after all, and so both Mom and Dad had issued a ban on every single one of his sisters talking about any family tales that could undermine said respect. An order he knew each of his sisters would follow lest they invoke his parents' wrath.

So yeah, he felt pretty good about himself today. Not only was he about to take his revenge on Blake but he was also going to be immune to any sort of embarrassment. He was sure that many of the students here would kill to be in his position. Too bad for them.

His eyes trailed lazily over the groups of parents and students. Most of them he at least recognized at a glance. There was team CFVY, who looked relatively lax, all things considered. He chalked that up to the fact that they were second-years. Most of the nervousness came from the first years, the ones still trying to prove themselves as the new blood in this body of insanity they lived in.

Speaking of...

Jaune stopped to look at the all-too-familiar sight of team RWBY, except this time they had a couple of additions. The first one was Qrow, bar none the snarkiest and most irreverent tabletop player he'd seen in his life. You wouldn't think someone like him went to weekly lore planning meetings but looks could be deceiving. Glynda, Ozpin, and General Ironwood weren't exactly the stereotype either.

The other one was a stranger. An older man with tanned blonde skin and a sandy shade of blonde hair. Similar to Qrow, it was hard to tell his age at a glance, especially with his outfit. The heart tattoo on his right bicep and sweet cargo shorts spoke of someone younger, but he'd learned not to judge by appearances now. No one in Beacon ever seemed to look their age once they got past 21. Well, everyone except Port.

Judging by the look of embarrassment on both Ruby and Yang's faces, he had a good idea of just who the blonde man was.

"Morning," Jaune said as he walked close by. He made sure to keep his posture straight and expression level. The teachers and Qrow knew exactly how old he was, but they all agreed it'd help if the students didn't and made their own assumptions. Better for both sides, really. Technically it wasn't a lie since there wasn't a single student who just point-blank asked his age. Probably for the same reason no one was dumb enough to ask Glynda.

"Hey, doc!" Yang said with just a bit too much cheer. Her eyes told the tale of someone who was desperate for a lifeboat, "Uh, this is me and Ruby's dad, Taiyang!" She silently pleaded for him to say nothing about any alcoholic stashes or trouble they got up to. Hah, like it was a secret, "Dad, this is Jaune. He's, uh, the one who-"

"The one who's been dealing with your four when ya got in trouble," Qrow said without a care. Ruby gasped and slapped his shoulder like he'd spilled some big secret. The alcoholic B&B player just scoffed, "What? Wasn't like it was a secret or anything."

"Yeah, I heard all about that." Taiyang pursed his lips and crossed his arms. Ooh, the grimace of doom™. Still, it was pretty mild, all things considered. At least he didn't use the nostril flare of total rejection™. That was enough to make grown men weep at the sight, "You know, I thought that you'd calm down when you got over here."

"I-It's not my fault!" Yang shot back, far less fierce than how she usually was. Off to the side, Blake and Weiss watched silently in morbid fascination as the golden dragon of Vale was reduced to being just another teenager caught with her hand in the cookie jar, "Hey, Ruby's fine, and she learned a ton of stuff! And don't act like you guys never got into trouble back when you were students!"

"Do as I say, not as I do," Taiyang said shamelessly. It was a phrase he'd heard many times before, "I heard all about your team's stunts in the docks and the highway. You're lucky none of you got expelled." Ruby squirmed at the reminder, as did Blake. Amber eyes flicked towards him for a moment and he saw the silent gratitude she sent his way for allowing her to stay.

It wouldn't save her.

"Are your parents coming?" he asked Blake and Weiss as they all watched the two sisters try to downplay their actions over the past few months.

"Regrettably, both my mother and father are indisposed at the moment." Despite her words, Weiss sounded neutral at worst about her parents' lack of presence. No surprise there. He'd heard hours of rants about how isolated she was from them after her tenth birthday. That was the day her father stopped pretending he cared about them and her mother fell to deep alcoholism.

It was sad just how many aspiring had so much tragedy in their life...

"My parents are...they didn't say anything." Blake looked away guiltily, refusing to meet his gaze. Kali and Ghira knew where she was now, but so far every attempt to call her had been met with no response. She didn't block their numbers, but she also didn't take their calls. Guilt refused to let her commit.

"I see." He looked at Yang desperately trying to pull her dad back from walking to their dorm room while Qrow gently patted Ruby's back, "Well, I have to go meet someone. I'll see you all later, maybe."

"Farewell, Mr. Arc."

"See you, Jaune."

Jaune raised a slight brow at Blake's informal form of address but didn't say anything. He left without another word and made his way to where Mint would be waiting. The rest of team PRMN and had gone to meet Pyrrha's parents, Alexios and Kassandra Nikos, down at the docks. If he thought team RWBY's family situations were sad, it was nothing compared to that team. Three out of the four of them were orphans and even Nora seemed in a lower mood once Parent-Teacher Day drew closer and closer. Ren as well had been quieter than normal.

Mint didn't seem to care, though. According to her, parents were a drag and just kept her from having fun.

Speaking of Mint. The pigtailed girl was leaning with her back against the wall and typing something on her scroll. They agreed to meet up close to her dorm and that was where the piggyback ride would begin. He wasn't exactly keen on doing it where so many people could see, but apparently, Beacon was pretty lax about that sort of thing. It was probably how Port got away with his rambling lectures or how he got away with flirting with Yang during the first day of classes. Yeah, yeah, it was all part of the old adventurer hat and he didn't really mean it, but back home there was no way he'd get away with that.

The younger(?) girl looked up at him and grinned maniacally when he arrived. You're doing this for the revenge, he told himself. It would all be worth it to see the look on Blake's face.

"..." She reached both her arms out as if to hug him. He knew better.

"Not so fast." He crossed his arms. He might not have been a dad, but he was still a big brother to three sisters, "Remember the rules, okay? I'm giving you a piggyback ride and that's it. You don't do anything else during or afterward. Got it?"

"..." She rolled her eyes at him then stuck her arms out again, hands wiggling impatiently. Jaune sighed and turned around, exposing his back to her. He didn't even need to kneel down. She hopped up on his back and wrapped her arms around his neck. His own hands grabbed hold of her thighs and he did his best to ignore how soft her skin felt under his fingers. Bad, Jaune, bad! Yes, he was about the same age as her, but he was gonna get fired if even thought about it!

Mint giggled and slapped his shoulder as if he was a horse, "...!" She pointed straight ahead and he sighed again. At least people wouldn't think he was doing something inappropriate. After all, if he was having some kind of illicit affair, why would he openly give her a piggyback ride? Surely that meant he was confident that he wasn't doing anything wrong that he had to be subtle about.

Sure enough, while a few students turned to look at the odd sight, none of them actually said anything or gave it a second glance. He just really hoped Team RWBY wouldn't catch wind of it. The last thing he needed was Yang's teasing or, Brothers forbid, Ruby asking for a piggyback ride of her own. Mostly because he was afraid he couldn't say no to those big silver eyes.

The odd pair made their way to the docks with Mint constantly teasing him. He couldn't hear her, of course, but he could feel the pure, unadulterated smugness radiating from the little gremlin. And probably more than a bit of pride at how she was now literally looking down on everyone. It was one of the benefits of being one of the Tall. A benefit that he abused time and again in his daily life.

It wasn't hard to see the rest of the team PRMN. Even among Huntsmen-to-be, they stuck out. The three were meeting with an older man and woman he assumed were Kassandra and Alexios Nikos. The two appeared to be complete opposites. Kassandra Nikos was relatively short with neck-length crimson hair and a pair of glasses atop her green eyes. By contrast, Alexios Nikos was a bear of a man with a face carved from granite and not a hair atop his head. Despite that, he was boisterously laughing and proudly patting Pyrrha's shoulder while his wife hung back with a far softer smile.

Mint's grip around his neck tightened in excitement. Jaune shuddered and reminded himself it was all for the greater good of making Blake suffer. And so, with a deep breath, Jaune kept his head held high and walked towards the group.

Nora was the first to notice them. The orange-haired Valkyrie was about to wave happily when she stopped and saw the position he and Mint were in. Her eyes widened in horror and her greeting died in her throat. He'd never seen her so scared in his life...though admittedly he could count the number of meetings they had with one hand so that really didn't say a lot.

Her eyes snapped to Pyrrha just in time as the taller girl turned to him. Just like Nora, her happy, beaming smile was immediately replaced by a look of shock when she saw him and Mint. Ren looked at his two female compatriots and, for some reason, decided to take a step back. Meanwhile, Mr. and Mrs. Nikos just looked confused at their daughter's sudden shift in mood.

"Morning," Jaune nodded, completely ignoring the fact that he was carrying a gremlin on his back.

"M-Morning..." Pyrrha said back, eyes flicking between him and his passenger. An awkward silence settled over the group for a moment before Pyrrha coughed and asked, "Um...you have...Mint on your back."

"I'm well aware." Jaune nodded, forcing himself to feel calmer than he did.

"...Why is she on your back?" He blinked at the sudden restrained hostility in her voice. She was smiling again, but the gesture was obviously forced and he almost took a step back from the aura of rage emanating from her.

"She likes to feel tall." It was a dumb excuse, but it was the first thing that came to mind. His youngest sister, Lily, was often the same. He'd lost count of how many times he'd given her piggyback rides just because she was tired of looking up to everyone.

"I see..." Pyrrha hummed. There was a dangerous edge to the sound.

"Um...dear, who is this?" Mrs. Nikos asked.

"Oh, this is Jau- er, Mr. Arc. He's Beacon's student counselor." Pyrrha's words were clipped and she didn't look away from Mint when she replied.

"Ah. We heard good things about you, Mr. Arc." Mr. Nikos offered his hand and Jaune took it. The handshake was firm but friendly, though there was an underlying air of awkwardness given the way their daughter was staring and Mint continuing to hang off his back, "Thank you for helping Pyrrha when we couldn't."

"I didn't really do much. It's her friends that really did the heavy lifting."

"And, um...is the girl you're carrying one of her friends?" Mrs. Nikos asked.

"Of course she is," Pyrrha said, still with that razor-thin smile.

"Y-Yep! Super best friends! Right, Ren?" Nora laughed in an obviously forced way.

"Indeed." Ren nodded, taking another step away.

"Yes, Mint is well aware of how I feel about things." The champion's eyes narrowed.

Jaune blinked. Alright, clearly Pyrrha was mad about something, what did she...oh! How could he not see it? It was so obvious!

She wanted a piggyback ride too.

Jaune internally nodded in sympathy. As one of the Tall, he too knew the pain of no longer being given piggyback rides. He still remembered being hoisted up on Saphron or Rebecca's shoulders when he was younger. Then puberty hit and he went from a small, noodly little boy to a tall, noodly, not-so-little man. It was when the roles were switched and he had to give the piggybacks instead of getting it.

Pyrrha was also one of the Tall, almost matching him in height even without her heels, so she was out of luck unless she wanted to try asking General Ironwood for a lift. Obviously, she was jealous of what Mint could have while she was forced to stand, and Mint knew it. She knew that rubbing her partner's face in what she could never have would make her mad. Devious.

"...!"

Mint laughed under her breath and, without any warning, she leaned forward and kissed his right cheek. Jaune's eyes widened and he let go of her in shock. Without missing a beat, she tightened her grip around his neck to keep herself from falling. Jaune found himself choking at the sudden weight and he grabbed at Mint's legs to haul her back up again and relieve the pressure from his throat.

The sound of screeching metal echoed all around. Jaune looked around and winced at the sight of the docked Bullheads bending unnaturally, a dark Aura covering their hulls. Nora was hugging Ren tight in fear while Mr. and Mrs. Nikos looked similarly afraid. Outside of their group, many of the milling students and visiting parents looked warily at the pair. The only ones who managed to look calm were Pyrrha and Mint. The champion still had that dangerous smile on her face and Mint, though he couldn't see her, Jaune knew was grinning like a maniac.

"Oh, that's how you want to play this, hm? Fine then. This means war."

Pyrrha's declaration was met with another kiss on his cheek - and he hated how he didn't feel as guilty as he should have - before Mint laughed again and launched herself off his back, running away from her partner. Pyrrha was quick to chase after her, grabbing a nearby empty trashcan and brandishing it like a weapon. Jaune and the rest of them could only watch in silence as the two ran out of sight.

"...She better remember that favor she owes me."

Blake released a shaky breath and looked down at her scroll. Parent-Teacher day was here and she was expecting her parents to call. It was possible that they didn't know, but she doubted that. Jaune had managed to contact them somehow and he'd likely told them about what today was. Just because they made peace didn't mean that he still wouldn't do his job.

She closed her eyes and leaned back on her bed. It wasn't that she didn't want to see her parents again, she just...she didn't know what to say. She ran away from them when she was twelve and joined the White Fang. She'd called them cowards who wouldn't stand up for the Faunus. It was only years later that she realized that she'd made a mistake, and by then she didn't feel worthy of just crawling back home with her tail between her legs.

Sighing once more, she set the scroll down and stood up, stretching her arms above her head. Look on the bright side, she told herself. At least with her parents absent she wouldn't have to break her flawless disguise. Team RWBY knew all about her status as a Faunus, but no one else in the school did. The last thing she needed was to expose herself to people who wouldn't understand.

She picked up her scroll and headed out of the room. Ruby and Yang were with their dad and uncle while Weiss had gone to talk to her older sister. All of them had someone to talk to except her. She didn't resent them for it. She knew that it was her fault. While she still didn't think she did anything wrong fighting the White Fang, her family life was her own mistake.

At least the Parent-Teacher conference would only last the next three days. She was sure she could deal with it for that long.

She walked over to her favorite tree and contemplated just climbing up on a branch and taking a nap in the shade (and possibly murdering Yang if she made another cat stuck in a tree joke) when an all-too-familiar voice called out.

"Blake?"

Blake froze and slowly turned around, both dreading and hoping that it would be who she assumed she was. Mom and Dad were right there just a few feet in front of her. As soon as she laid eyes on them, she froze. What could she say? What could she do? A part of her wanted to go on her knees and beg for forgiveness while another wanted to run away like she did all those years ago.

"Blake..." Mom said, eyes filled with warmth and understanding. Blake almost cried at the sight.

"Mom...Dad..." She swallowed heavily as her parents walked straight toward her...

...then passed her by without a look.

...

What?

Blake turned to see her Mom, Dad...and her. No, she wasn't imagining it. There was an exact copy of herself that her parents were hugging. Well, an exact copy except she didn't have her ingenious disguise, letting her cat ears out for the world to see. She knew they weren't alone - there were groups of students and some parents milling around - but the shock had overrun caution and she screamed.

"What the fuck?!"

The 'happy family' turned to look at her with pure confusion. Well, Mom and Dad did. Her clone just gave her the biggest, smuggest smile that looked wrong on her face, "Hm? What's wrong, young lady?" Dad asked.

"What's wrong?! I- Dad! What the hell?!" Many of the students were looking at her now, but she didn't care.

"Excuse me," Mom cut in, "We're having a reunion with our daughter. Could you please not interrupt?"

"What...? B-But...But I'm your daughter!"

"You are?" Mom blinked in confusion then looked above her head, "Oh, don't be silly. Our daughter's name is Blake-"

"I'm Blake!"

"-and she's a Faunus," Mom continued, shutting Blake up, "You clearly aren't a Faunus, so how could you be our daughter?" She sighed and shook her head. It hurt more than any lecture.

"B-But I-"

"Oh, there you three are," Jaune suddenly cut in. He walked past her also without a second look and shook both Mom and Dad's hands, "Ghira, Kali, so nice to finally see you both in the flesh. I trust everything's going well?"

"Yes, we've just been talking with our daughter." Dad pulled her clone close and Blake felt a painful pang in her chest, "Hower, this girl just suddenly came up to us and started saying she was our daughter. We're rather confused by the whole affair."

"I am your daughter!" Blake shouted and stomped her foot.

"There she goes again." Mom sighed, "We told her that our daughter was a Faunus, not a Human, and yet here she is making that claim."

Jaune turned to look back at her and for just a moment she thought he'd clear up this insanity. Instead, he put on a placid smile and shook his head, "Oh, sorry. That's Blake, one of my students. No relation to your Blake, of course. She made that very clear." His words were dripping with false sincerity, "She said, and I quote, that 'she's never heard of you two' and that any similarities to your daughter 'must be a coincidence'. What was that you said again, Blake? Something about how someone out there is your identical clone?"

"Th-That isn't-"

"Oh, and you also said you're Human," he said, hammering that final nail in her coffin, "So you can't be their daughter, right?" He shook his head, "Come on, you three, let's go somewhere else so you can have some privacy."

"Wait!" Blake ran in front of them before they could walk away, "I am their daughter and you know it!"

"Blake, this prank was funny at first, but now you're just being offensive. How can a Human be the daughter of two Faunus? I'm hoping you didn't skip science class cause I don't really want to have to explain it to you."

"You...!" Blake wanted to reach out and strangle the smug smile off his face. Instead, she looked around at the staring students. They could all see her, but she knew that neither of her parents would agree to follow her out for a more controlled exposure. And so, with a heavy heart, she raised a shaky hand and pulled the bow covering her ears, exposing her Faunus trait for all to see.

"Blake, how could you do that? I thought that was a keepsake from your parents." Jaune was full-on grinning now.

"Shut it!" Blake hissed. She turned back to her parents, "Mom, Dad, I-" She stopped at the realization that her clone wasn't there. Blake looked around frantically, but there was no sight of her or any sign she'd been there at all.

...Oh, that son of a bitch.

"You did this." Blake rounded on Jaune again with murder in her eyes, "You wanted to expose me as a Faunus! You sick bastard!"

Jaune crossed his arms and gave her a very unimpressed look, "Blake...everyone knew you were a Faunus."

"You're lying! My team didn't!"

"Point, but I'm pretty sure that's because they didn't wanna make assumptions a week in. Everyone else figured it out."

"There's no-"

"Um, it's true." Velvet Scarlatina cut in, cringing from second-hand embarrassment, "Pretty much every other Faunus student figured it out a couple of days in. We just didn't say anything because we thought it'd be rude and that you had to have a reason for hiding it."

And then, as if to add insult to injury, Cardin Winchester spoke up, "Wait, she was hiding it? I thought it was just like earplugs or something so she wouldn't hear so much." The rest of his team and scores of other students muttered their own agreements, others commenting that they thought it was obvious. Blake looked around her in shock and, unable to take the pitying looks, fell down to her knees and curled up in a fetal position. She was too weak to even run away properly.

Unfortunately, that wasn't the end.

"What were you thinking running away from home?" Mom tutted, each sound feeling like a stab straight to her soul. And as if that wasn't enough, her dad picked her up off the floor and pulled her into a hug, "Do you have any idea how worried we were, young lady? We tried to call you for weeks! The only reason we knew you were okay was because we've been talking with Jaune here!"

"Mom, Dad!" She tried to push her dad off, but he only tightened the embrace. And then Mom started hugging her too, "Not like this! People are watching!"

"Oh, hush you! We haven't hugged you in five years," Mom scolded.

"And consider this payback for all the sleepless nights we had." Dad chuckled, "In the future, you're going to be taking our calls or else we're going to come straight back here and this again!"

"No, anything but that!" Blake squirmed in the embrace. The last thing she wanted was for the rest of her team to see this.

"...Oh, there's the rest of team RWBY. Over here, you three!" Jaune called suddenly.

Blake's eyes widened and she tried to escape the tight hold, but her parents refused to budge. All she could do was watch in quiet horror as Ruby, Weiss, and Yang stared at the scene in front of them. Ruby was smiling sweetly, Yang was grinning at the potential teasing material, and Weiss just had a blank look on her face. A moment of pregnant silence passed before Weiss, without a word said, raised her scroll and began recording.

"Weiss, don't you- ugh, Mom, Dad, leggo of me! I need to-"

"No." Mom nuzzled her cheek, "I'm seeing my baby again and I'm not letting go! Oh, are these your friends? Hi! How would you three like to see Blake's baby photos? I brought albums!"

"That sounds awesome!" Yang's grin threatened to split her face in half.

"Oooh, I bet she looked so cute!" Ruby cheered.

Weiss just kept recording.

"NOOOOOOOOOOO!"

Jaune felt an extreme sense of satisfaction as Blake was dragged away by her parents with the rest of her friends following. Oh yes, revenge was sweet. People talked about vices. Drugs, alcohol, sex...but those were nothing compared to seeing the look of abject horror and despair on Blake's face at that moment. It satisfied him more than a thirsty man in Vacuo feeling his first drop of water.

Mint appeared next to him heralded by the sound of shattered glass. The diminutive Huntress-in-training looked up at him with a satisfied smile, "..."

"Yeah, I'm pretty impressed with myself too." He walked away with her following. Now that the show was done he'd prefer to go back to the privacy of his room, "I just hope you know that you made Pyrrha really mad. Hope it was worth it."

"..."

"I know you're not scared of her. Just like I'm pretty sure all those people whose butts she kicked in those tournaments weren't scared either." Mint rolled her eyes and he put his hands up, "Hey, I'm just saying. You might have started this little prank war, but you're both still my students and I don't want either of you to kill each other. Especially not because she's jealous you can get piggyback rides and she can't."

"...?" Mint raised a brow.

"I mean, why else would she be so mad that I gave you a piggyback ride?"

"..." Mint sighed and walked off.

"Hey, what do you mean you feel sorry for Pyrrha? It was your idea!" She just kept walking and rounded the corner out of sight. Jaune shook his head and continued the walk back to his office. If Mint wanted to be confusing then that was her problem.

He was almost back when he caught sight of someone that drew his attention. A woman obviously older than the students. Another parent. That by itself wouldn't have been out of the ordinary, but her appearance was. Snow white hair tied in a loose side bun, pale skin, and blue eyes. In all his time in Beacon, there were only two people he knew who had that combination of features.

The woman looked around and muttered something under her breath, "...Do you need help?" Jaune asked before he could stop himself.

"Hm? Oh, yes, I'm just sort of...lost." She sighed, "I've been trying to find my way around here for the past hour. I tried calling my daughters too, but I guess they changed their numbers and I forgot to ask them for the new ones."

"Maybe I could help with that? I'm the student counselor here at Beacon and I can show you around."

"Oh, that would be grand." She nodded gratefully, "My name is Willow Schnee and my daughters are Weiss and Winter. Well, Winter isn't a student here, I think, but she is around."

"I know them both. I can take you to them."

"Yes, thank you, Mr...?"

"Uh, Jaune Arc. Nice to meet you, Ms. Schnee." Wow, she definitely didn't look like someone who had an adult daughter. Those Schnee genes must've been something else. Either that or she was a Huntress.

"Please, call me Willow."

Revenge has been achieved. I'm sure Jaune feels satisfied with that. Oh, and Willow Schnee arrives. Let's see if Jaune somehow manages to make this already tense relationship worse. Then we smash cut to Whitley back to Schnee manor asking if anyone remembers his existence.

I'll see if I can write the twisted Lancaster fic. Be a good pure horror fic, especially with Ruby still acting at her normal chipper self while breaking Jaune down to be dependent on her.

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Questions:

1. So what did you guys think of Jaune's revenge? He hyped it up a lot across the past few chapters but some people might think it's not enough since he just kinda embarrassed her in response to her giving him constant migraines and kidnapping him.

2. Would you guys be interested in Blake becoming Jaune's unofficial assistant? It could add some funny segments of her being forced to deal with everyone else's insanity as karma for her own craziness, but it might be a bad idea to involve her. Especially in stuff like the Cardin and Velvet thing.