Chapter 3

Warm Welcome

Author's Note: Hello everyone I am back again! Thank you everyone for liking and following my first story, thank you for the comments, and positive criticism. I am not sure how well my take on world building will go but I do hope that it will turn out well for future use. And, I will add some scenes inspired from different movies, and series(majority anime), so see if you can find it! And, I read a comment about how Jaune gets expelled and goes somewhere else, becomes a mercenary, or goes to Junior etc. so I am going on a different take, where he goes home, and things go different. And, it will not be a disownment story, but it will be lonely for him for a while, think of Shield Hero but less accused of rape, and Jaune not being hateful towards everyone around him. I personally found that a little messed up, hating everyone around you, because the world hates you, you became the product of what you hate without you noticing, sorry rambling but here we go!

As Jaune sat on the bullhead, he looked down feeling the pain in his gut for throwing up. Good thing is he had a water bottle to keep himself hydrated. He wasn't going to eat anything while flying, he doesn't want a repeat of that. He was on the ship for a while now, about an hour flying from Vale/ Beacon to Ansel if the weather is good, and if there is no grim, would take about an hour and a half. He has a good 30 minutes until they touch down, so he was going to close his eyes, for a while since he managed to get his motion sickness under control for the time being, he decided to see if he could rest his eyes for a while.

But he was also thinking of what will happen now, what will his future hold, he is going back home. But, home didn't feel like a good comfort at the moment going back home to his family, that made sure he couldn't train, or protect himself properly. They, had naïve thinking that they can keep him, and each other safe all the time. A shortsighted mindset, you can't be there all the time, and they will need to be somewhere on their own. And in this world with soulless evil beings wanting nothing but to destroy all of humanity, and Faunus to all extinction, at least teaching them self-defense, and how to use the basics of a gun, a grapple, and a spear(Spears are the most effective for an average trooper realistically, a sword is only good when your close and personal, even then, you need a good skill set to swing it essentially). At least fight off a thug but no, stay out of trouble, avoid everything and everyone, and you will be safe, true, but you will need to move on eventually.

When Saphron told her family she was moving out, her parents were very adamant for her and Tera to stay near them so they can be safe, i.e. keep an eye out so I could protect you. This was more of their father's paranoia of wanting to keep his family safe, and tried his hardest to keep his daughter in Ansel, and no more than a mile away from them. It got so bad that he bought materials to start building a home from the ground up for them. Yeah, their father was near borderline crazy to keep his family close and safe.

But, when he heard where his daughter was moving to, he agreed, only because how secure it was with the Atlas Military, even though as a huntsman, he didn't really trust Atlas, selfish with their high society, with a lot of them prejudice, to both Faunus, and the poor, he didn't really trust them, but would admit their protection, and army was good in his eyes.

So coming home now, Jaune might not be able to even leave the house for what he did. He might not be able to even socialize, even though he is somewhat at level 1 with socializing with others, bullying of course. He fears that he will even choose what to do for a living, now his father has told him, be an accountant, sell goods, and other stuff people like from home, he could get in contact with others to make it happen, his connections to being a famous huntsman will really help him in that regard. Jaune hated it, he wanted him to either have a desk job, or just be a stay at home dad/ husband, it infuriated Jaune at a deep level.

His thought process was disturbed when he felt the Bullhead shake, it was making it's decent back to the ground. This was weird, he still had a while before they land close to Ansel.

"Hey what's going on, we landing early?" Jaune asked the pilot seeing the bullhead going towards the ground about to land. "Ansel's air dock is down for maintenance, and I am forced to put down right here, only good spot that won't have a complicated landing, and liftoff, sorry sir." Replied the pilot not taking her eyes off the area.

"But, we are three miles away from Ansel, there is nothing we can do?" Jaune asked, trying to get at least a little closer, he wasn't mentally ready yet. "Hey this is the best I can do, I got to get back to Beacon to report in person, and it takes up fuel, and power, just to get into the air." The pilot explained to him, with some sass. "Alight I gotcha, thank you so much for this be safe ok?" Jaune thanked with a sigh, but it was genuine thanks. The pilot just nodded with a small smile on her face, and gave a quick 'you welcome', before she opened the back hatch to let him out. As he got out of bullhead he felt his stomach and body relax getting back on land. He looked back and waved the pilot, and she gave a short wave, before closing the hatch and lifting off.

As Jaune looked at the leaving bullhead, he still isn't feeling really good, now he has to walk two miles just to get to Ansel. Where he was dropped off at was a place where cars can park, not a parking lot, there was no parking lots, but people would probably camp out here, since it's almost a very wide open plain with beautiful greenery, and a great place to look at the stars, with signs telling him the directions, and path where to go to. He sighed and started to walk to Ansel, it was going to be a long walk due to his own inner turmoil, and hopefully he can figure everything out as he walks back.

As Jaune walks down the grassy path/ road, thinking how is he going to confront his family on this. His only little sisters Jen, and Jes, the twins of the family, will dog pile him question him where he went, and yell at him asking/ demanding what was he thinking. His Older sister by two years, the one all of the boys were obsessed with Isabella, will call him an idiot, and tell him, she told him so. The next the brains of the family Candice, will just say you knew you were going to fail, so why try it at all. The next the adventurous one, Klara, she is always eager to go out, be it camping, hiking, even fighting, professionally of course.

Wait, his sister was allowed to fight in some way, but not him! What?!

But anyway, she will say, you don't have the muscle on you to go and do that, and I am jealous of you for fighting! Yeah she is really eager for a lot of things physical. Saphron, always had his support in secret, to not tick off mom, and dad. But the oldest, Calliope, will just look at him in disappointment, like having a mother's look. She was like the sudo-mother when their actual mom wasn't around. The thought of them saying various of things to him, essentially saying, I told you so, really hurt, and he felt extremely sad at that. But, from his mother and father filled him with dread, he still feels that he will be kicked out, and with nowhere to go really, he was petrified at that. He knew about camping and housekeeping but that's about it, he doesn't know much about anything else. He was pretty much sheltered, and his sisters were too but, they seem to be ok with their lives, guess, when you have so many sisters together, you can become complacent. On top of that, they are always there to pick each other up.

Well, when it came to him, sure they were there, especially with how people started to use him to get to them, but after a while, that has stopped for some time, as he got older, when he was getting into his teens, and mid-teens, bullying started to really get crazy. From being beaten up, called names, humiliation, etc. it was a crazy time, still to this day. But, while that happened to him his sisters essentially said to 'man up' perse. His sisters never really went through bullying, so they didn't know the pain he went through.

Telling him to man up, doesn't help, telling him just to take the hits and move on, is a good thing, but it's different when you have no one in your corner to lift you back up, relying on yourself can only go so far realistically. So to have no one to believe in you, won't give you the extra edge that someone needs. True wanting to prove everyone wrong, that is a big motivator and it almost worked. But, fighting for someone else, can give you a power you never knew you had.

Cliché as it is, fighting for someone else more than yourself, is a real motivator, and it does work.

As Jaune was walking towards his destination, he had those sad thoughts, and feelings in his head, he still had a mile or two to go, he lost himself in his own head of what might will happen. But, the main rule of being in a country side by yourself is not to feel too sad or else you will attract unwanted company, and that is what happened!

Jaune heard rustling from the bushes and trees to his left, and started to pullout his shield and try to extend it, then a dark figure pounced at him, without anytime to bring the shield out, he jumped away, and went to extend it, but then noticed his sword fell out, the shield dislodges Crocea Mors when the shield is extended but can kept in by holding down the button for sometime.

Jaune looked at the beowolf, but didn't have a lot of bone armor, it was young so it wasn't that protected. But in between them was his sword, and Jaune made the first move fast due to said grim about to leap at him again, Jaune had his shield this time, he felt the claws hit his shield, and now made a desperate move to throw it off behind him. He managed to grab his sword and turned around to see the beowolf getting up, Jaune kept his shield up, but was shaking, even though he fought a deathstalker, he was still afraid, that was his first fight with a grim, even though he managed to defeat it with help, doesn't mean he has that courage yet, you need to train for it more.

But, he had to swallow his fear, because it was coming towards him! Thankfully, it was inexperienced as he was, it charged at him, stood on its hind legs, and swung one of its claws down on Jaune. But Jaune lifted his shield up, to block it, the beowolf staggered back thanks to the deflected blow, then Jaune swung upward, and decapitated the creature, it felt like cutting through butter, well harder butter, aura really helped out with the strength department.

Jaune was huffing, and looked his sword, and the dissolving creature. "I-I did it. I did it!" Jaune yelled at the top of his lungs, for defeating his first grim by himself! "I beat a grim by myself, it felt amazing to fight back like that, and I did something good, that grim could of taken someone without aura, or a weapon, this is crazy." Jaune was smiling widely, and started walking away, and feeling his adrenaline fade away, he started to pant, and put his hands on his knees, slouching a little. He did something like this on his own, he really did it, he did have what it took, he just needed the chance, that he never had.

He started to cry in tears of joy, and sadness that, he could do what a Hunter can, but for not being able to do more. No training, no knowledge nothing. But he was able to fight, sloppy sure, but it was something right?!

He kept walking towards Ansel with his head held high proud of what he did to that creature. He was able to be something better, more. After an hour of walking he was half a mile away from Ansel. He could see the settlement, about 12,000 people probably alittle bit more. A lot of it was usually for farming, and fishing port since the town is by a river, and stretches to the ocean if you go far enough. It was around 7:00.P.M when he was getting closer to his home, the sun hasn't set yet, but it was beginning it's decent.

As Jaune walked to the main gate, he seen some of the militia guarding the gates. They looked down as noticed Jaune, they weren't surprised, but seem to expect him back.

"Well if it isn't Jaune Arc, you gave quite a scare to some people when you left. Your mother and father ventured out to find you, but was sure you were long gone, let me tell you your mother was worried son. And your father, just looked tired and annoyed." Said the first guard. Jaune looked down upset that he worried his mother. And, that his father didn't show much worry more like 'oh here we go again' type of attitude. Jaune just sighed and looked up tired, his previously good mood evaporated right there and then.

"Yeah I'm home, can I come back in please?" Jaune asked in exasperation, the guards just nodded and opened the gates. As Jaune walked in he could see many houses up, and the beginning signs of night showing with the street lamps, lighting up. Stores, kids running around, it was peaceful, it was good to be home.

But, that is sarcastic in Jaune's case, he knows his treatment is going to be painful from the people around him, and his family. He was dreading what will come next, and just prays that, things will come out ok in the end. As he walking back to where he lives, he heard the group that tormented him for years laughing, and walking around the corner soon, Jaune panicked and hid behind a dumpster until they passed, but he could hear their conversation.

"Did you that Arc went to Beacon, but he ran away from home!"

"Seriously that is ballsy, but very desperate, that is all he had haha!" "He probably ran away as soon he saw other Hunters, thinking that 'oh crap, I do not stand a chance.'" One of them teased, making an impression of his voice.

"Yeah, or he probably ran away due to initiation wussed out and just ran like a little bitch!" One of the females laughed and suggested. "Yeah, or even better, he was killed Just like how Jeffery said to do, go off in the wilds and let the grim have him! It will do the world some good, not having losers like him around!" Catherine, Jeffery's girlfriend said in comedic hatred.

The rest of the group giggled, "Man Cath that is harsh, still sore for when Jeffery got expelled huh?" One of the boys asked. "Damn right I am, if that little twig just sit back and let Jeffery do what he always did, none of that would have happened. It would have been nice, we would rule the school, fall further in love, and kept Arc as our Punching bag whenever we got angry or felt like it!" She ended with an angry huff. "Seriously, a loser like that should have never been born, just seeing him, or hearing about him just pisses me off. The way he walks, talks, everything about him, just makes me angry, gods I hate that shrimped dicked jerk." Catherine said in such hatred, the others agreed and kept moving forward.

Jaune on the other hand just sat at the ground behind the dumpster, hearing them say that hurts, especially when it was your ex crush. He drank water from a water bottle that he had, and was crying silently, such hatred towards him, why, all because things didn't go their way, and since they think they have the power they can do whatever they want to someone weaker than them.

He was about to get up when his hand touched pouch with his scroll in it. Then he remembered, he had to text Ruby and Pyrrha! He quickly got out his scroll and went to one of the contacts and chose Ruby.

'Hey Ruby just got back to Ansel, I would have texted earlier but the bullhead had to land somewhere else. But get this though, I was attacked by a grim, it looked like a wolf, I believe they were called a beowolf, if I'm right managed to kill it, and didn't hurt me. It was the first grim I have taken down all by myself."

Jaune texted Ruby with anticipation, hoping she is awake, or at least aware the text. He needs a friendly, face to help him out with the pain in his heart he is feeling right now.

Ten seconds later, he got a message from both Ruby, and Pyrrha, it was in their group chat

'Ruby: You fought one by yourself, and I'm glad your not hurt, and safe and sound.

Pyrrha: I agree, good job for taking one down by yourself. Not even most students who got their aura's unlocked recently, fight a single grim on their own!"

Jaune: Thank you both of you. I'm glad I made it home ok, and I am so glad you two are talking to me still, having good friends like you two comes a long way.

Jaune finished, he was truly grateful for these two. They immediately texted back, and was worried about his well being, and kind behavior.

He received a text from both Ruby and Pyrrha, with smiling blushing face emoji. He laughed that gotten his mood up. And finished texting them, that he will text them tomorrow after their classes. They all agreed and Jaune got up and made his way towards his home.

The Arc residents, home to 9 people who all love each other. But, with the fear of 8 loving each other, and the rest hating one. He had so much anxiety, and fear now, he could throw up right now, but he didn't want to throw up, he just wants to get this over with. He went to the front door, and ranged the door bell, it took all of his strength to stand there, and not collapse.

The door peaked open and to see the twins peaking through, and eventually swung open and yelled their brother's name. "Jaune!" They yelled at the same time and tackled hugged him. To their surprise he didn't fall over, he was pushed back slightly, but, thanks to aura, he is much stronger now.

These two are Jennifer 'Jen' Arc, long haired goofy blonde who likes to make others smile. And Janice 'Jan' Arc, short haired, usual tsundere like girl at times. Over time she learned how to be more kinder. Jaune kind of saw Weiss as his sister, and felt he can make it work knowing how to handle a tsundere, but things were not meant to be.

They both looked up, with tears in their eyes, they are 15 years old, and opposites in a way. "Why did you leave?!" they both looked up to him but one had tears of joy, and glad to see her brother, glad that he is back home safe and sound. The other Janice, looked up, with tears in her eyes, glad to see him home, but was angry that he left like he did. She was pissed at him, she thought she would never see him again. She like everyone else was against Jaune being a huntsman, but she was brutal saying that he was too weak, and wouldn't be able to keep up with others, since he couldn't keep up with others around him.

Jaune looked down, and gave a tired awkward smiled, "Heh, I-I'm sorry you two but it was something I wanted to do, something I needed to do." Jaune said with guilt. He was slapped by Jan, he looked at her and saw her anger, and tears. "You Idiot!" Jan yelled at Jaune. "We all told you that you can't be a huntsman, you could have been killed, do you care about how we felt?! We were worried sick, Mom and Dad were looking for you for hours, but came home, knowing that you weren't in Ansel anymore!" Jan yelled at him with tears streaming down her face looking down on the ground now.

"Why couldn't you just listen to us, why couldn't you just stay home, and not make us worry?!" Jan finished now trying to hit him weakly over, and over with weak hammer fists.

Jaune then hugged her, and a shocked Jen, she was surprised how her sister acted right there. "I'm so sorry that I made you all worried, I am so sorry that, but, this was my dream and it was something I always wanted to do. I wanted to prove all of you wrong, to show that I can do this, that I could be something, someone more than your laughing stock of a brother. I went to Beacon, gave it my best, and I made some real friends for once, I don't regret it one bit, and I hope that someday you two, and everyone will understand." Jaune told them as increased his grip through his speech, they both looked up to him with shock, that their goofy, and dorky big brother said something actually cool, and stood his ground. It was shocking, they didn't like it at first, since they are not used to it, but it turned to happiness, and pride in there brother, so they gave him a good hug, and welcomed him home.

He knew that things will get harder going forward, especially with what he is going to tell them, but he felt that he was going push forward better.

Author's Note: Thank you all for reading this chapter, I am still getting used to being creative when it comes to writing which is why it takes so long. That with work, and laziness, it's terrible.

Again I'm sorry for ramblings in the story, and words being used over, and over, I do it so I can get longer chapters, I usually hate it when some story chapters are short, but I can see the advantages, but I will make the chapters shorter for the most part, so it will be inconsistent on the chapter lengths. And, I will try to do some world building, but I can do that when I become better at writing. Things will be different at Beacon since Jaune is not there, but, things that happened in canon will happen like in the beginning of the series, but I will try to put Ilia's perspective into things.

The bullying may seem unrealistic and petty, but most bullies do that, it's messed up, I was never bullied to this extreme personally, but I try to put it in perspective like how some people have been through, and how anime is done.

But I truly do hope you continue to follow my story, I have an idea for a few short stories, just got to plan out how to do them. Everyone please stay safe and blessed

May God continue to Bless You and look after you!