KINGDOM OF ATLAS
SCHNEE FAMILY
ONE WEEK LATER
POV
It's was really hard not to get the stares from the very people around you and with just after that's little stunt that's they'd still pulled as not only did they not really get into the whole party mood as it was just a little bit awkward, though Nora deflected a little with her easy cheer, as he couldn't really do that and He wasn't has socially apt as she was, able to let everything slide off her like water. The drinks went down easily though, as he tried to keep the conversation going as Nora didn't drink as much as he did, but she's was talking to Ren.
So, jaune just strayed a little while as Moving through the crowd of the nouveau riche people and the one's who moved and shook Atlas with theirs motions, not even stopping to get another plate of as the very hors d'eouvres and just gettings toward as one of the side-rooms as well the Fancy people's just attracted fancy people and as his grandparents told him and his very family have there own community's of fancy very rich people now he wasn't like them as anything but as he still attended them with his family in the past in an suit and then wearing his armour and no weaponry, as he struck an odd bird to the people here and he watched the servants move around as the people who served the Schnee family looking just about the types who'd rather have a feathers stuck in their's ass than to ever admit that they liked to have some fun As just walking through the halls, even if it's was a little awkward, was something's that he did on impulse As there'd been a hallway that'd looked relatively untoured and he's just figured that he could hit up one of the bathrooms, get himself relieved from the sudden buzz in his gut now As He could see the very portraits become more old-fashioned in their style, the pale hair and the elegant features of the Schnee family coming's to light more, the portraits of the man of the house as weiss' father dominating this sections of the house but that's is not his very own on concern 'Now and just where would a bathroom be ?' As He really hoped that he could find one, or As he have to take a leak in one of the potted vases but that is Not exactly the best impression he'd want to make if he was caught and then his family has teached him better then that but no that is a bad idea.
"Lost, young man ?" A voice came from the side, the smell of something strong and alcoholic in the air, as he caught sight of an older woman as dressed within something that a servant might wear but just a touch more opulent, the clothing looking definitely older in style than the clean-cut of the people who worked for the people. The brooch on her neck shimmered with a red glow, as he flushed a little bit just then bottle of something strong was at the woman's lips..., her blue eyes lookings right at him.., a smile faintly on her lips, almost a sway that she adopted. Something in those eyes spoke of apathy, a lack of caring for everything's arounds her, the bags under her very eye's definitely unhealthy. "Well, yes..... I was kind ...of looking for the bathroom,.. I've had a bit too much to drink,.. you see and-" indulgent, tired eyes looked at him, a laugh that came from her very lips that's was like a whisper and perhaps a half-sob, trickling through the nostrils like a snort yet with something "My... Word ....Weiss has an interesting choice in friends...now" As she said to him as that was alarming but strange as He smiled at the woman just her loose ponytail fading in colour As She must be... mid-forties ? Something like that as he just guessed, and he'd heard Weiss tell a story about the butler, Klein. The man seemed to have been fired, but it wasn't like there weren't others arounds to cater to the Schnee family, he thought."She is great person... Eh, I mean..., I'm sorry, but.. can I go to the bathroom first? I really have to go." A smile as drunken perhaps something in those eyes amused and tingling like the faint bells in the distances, a soft exhale, the alcohol volumes of that breath probably enough to catch fire. Servant's weren't supposed to get drunk now but he just as thought that there was something for the ones who'd served the family for long enough "Oh do allow me to lead you to the bathroom.... It's wise to do your business, lest you cause a mess.."As she said to him
He was started to feel a bit nervous as the very older woman turned around, a very finely shaped derriere causing him to gaze a little longer. The woman was in good shape for an older woman almost a little like the woman who'd kept offering him a casserole and a bit of a private escort home. As There were some games that she'd have liked to play with him or she was just going to play with him but he'd had to declines as The safety of the kids was more important as than playing twister with the woman. Who even played TWISTER in this day and age ? She turned around, the bottle in her hand half-emptied now, having been full. A good brand of vodka, he imagined, as she's swayed a little. He was there's at her sides as lightly catching her the liquor was making her a little more unsteady, her body leaning against his "Whoops." A giggle, drunken and womanly, came from her. She lingered a little, even as his bladder ached a little"Eh, Mrs I just really need the bathroom." As he told her and then her expression's changed a little, firming in it's uncertainty, before she shook her head as the long hair brushing against his own now She's was smaller in build than him, a small part of him telling him that she's sort of reminded him of his mother but she likes a bit like weiss but as the very thought was probably silly now "Let's get you to the bathroom then, young man." As she said to him.
A this woman who switched to that's very determined nature that he could see in weiss as well as He didn't know her family members well enough, but as they'd definitely been around this woman. Perhaps she was a cook, or some older domestic servant? As Not that weiss had said much about her family as He did met her little brother, who was a little entertaining person as he was just like his sisters a major ice king but just so time with good friends as he will be better one day but then there very father was an different case as he was a cold persons and he is alway's complaining or he just straightening and as giving order to everyone now as he is very much difference from his father and grandad now as he expected different things but he is now comparing everything with her his family is more warm no wonder as they are all ice kings and Queens and.... well, her mother as apparently didn't come out much from her room has the large bathroom that's he was led to looked immaculate as with the very white-plated taps looking fancy. As She just the stood in the door opening for a moment as lightly amused, as she turned her head to gaze at him, a motion towards the porcelain throne as that was weird in a mocking way
"Do your business, young man. The Schnee family is not as cold towards one's guests as we appear on the surface." As the way she said it was weird as Regrets in the woman's voice, as something's that laid a dark shadow over her very expressions her very feature's looking weathered and worn for a moments there has the bottle rose once more and has more of the liquid disappeared down her throat. He could smell it on her breath at this point the blue eyes lookings at him with an expressions of hurt and pain.'It mustn't be nice to live with a set of parents who are so broken as Weiss' mother and father.' As jaune thought as She left him to do what he had to, and he relieved himself, aware that the woman was probably already moving along with her duties. That bottle had been half-full and it'd been drained slowly by the woman now as That was worrisome, especially if she had to do clean-up work.
The staff probably weren't supposed to get drunk, or at least, not whilst there's was a party to get to. That would just make them rude, but perhaps it was a little like the 'old butler' type that's came up in the sitcoms that his sister's liked to watch. He washed his hands, letting his mind wander to Weiss for a few moments or another possibility that she might be related to the family and she actually might be relative of her and it was might be a very possibility as weiss as didn't talk much about her family to begin with and he never as asked her or winter in the end and as then he thought.
FIFTEENTH MINUTES LATER
POV
As jaune exited the bathroom as aware that the fluffy towel was probably crumpled but as he supposed it'd served its purpose as the woman was leaning against the wall, the bottle nearly empty. She looked at him, a lazy smile on her lips "So..... what's your name, hm ?" As he just smiled towards him as he can tell by that's looks she was lonely as the woman was just making conversation, perhaps due to not being needed. She looked a little out of it, her eyes looking a little redder in the corners tired and worn down "My name is jaune Arc, ma'am" A humoured sound came from the tired-lookings woman's lips as she's just grabbed a hold of his arm as She leaned against him, nearly tripping on something barely visible now undoubtedly due to her drunken state. A soft exhale, the alcohol strong in her breath"Hmm... my hero. So, Mister... Arc? As Care to escort an old maid to her room...?" As she asked him.
A look in the woman's eyes showed that's she clearly had a little bit too much his eyes softening a little as If the woman was a part of the staff, as he could just get her to another servant but if she is a relative that's an different story but the very places seemed practically empty now. She had said that she's was an old maid, so perhaps she was the butler's wife or something's? "Oh, it'd be rude of me to Weiss to leave.... someone who cared for her... when she was younger alone." As he walked with her slowly and just studiedly a hint of a smile, lingering on lips, and just something warm and inescapable A deep emotion in her eyes and as she's clutched onto him as He could bear her weight easily, she was a slight woman, not at all something that he would imagine to be a maid, but as expectations had always been dashed."Weiss always was a bright girl. I remember her tenth birthday party well..." A soft sigh, as the woman straightened a little her very own arm wrapping around his her smaller hand finding his own "She was so happy, Mister Arc. After that day, things changed I changed." He could imagine Weiss and his family as a happy and young and very cheerful... just around them as well as.... She had that quality inside her still, whenever she was arounds Ruby. As jaune smiled involuntarily and squeezed as the hand of the older woman. She seemed surprised, but as he knew that it was just to make her feel a little better. "She's great as She's got moments when she's smiles and then just lights up the room with that smile. It's..." A soft expression of care as came to his face as he just remembered those moments for an instant and then he remembered his time with winter as he was a bit happy and then penny that was great. "I don't expect you to understands that's feeling when she's smiles, because you've probably known her for a long while since you came to work in this place.....You know her better than I do so..But when she smiles." As he said.
A soft breathy laugh as that's held some sort of crude amusement's now As they both reached a door and it was then name plate on the door wait why's are there a name plate on the door now that's is very weird and it belonged to someone's named willow now as she's started to walk toward's the door just as then started pushed open the door and a room's appeared a large bed dominating the middles of the back wall, a single couch set in fronts of the hearth that's contained only sizzling embers and bottles strewn all over the floors, emptied and It hadn't been cleaned in a while now he guessed. It wasn't a room which seemed to get much use for other things than drinking but she walked with him to the couch and sat down, beckoning for him to do so as well He sat down next to her, awkwardly. Her eyes pleaded at him, as the bottle thrown to the side, landing with a crackling. Despair was visible in those eyes, as she looked at him."Is my weiss doing well? I ran into her earlier, I..." As Her voice cracked and she shivered as the way she said it as then his very eyes widen up as she is the mother of schnee siblings has he met there mother and now he understands why as then she became an drunken women that just explain everything about her family as He just felt bad for the woman, laying a hand on her. If he could help her, he would. It was what he could do for people, especially after Pyrrha.... she left me broken. "She's a Huntress now and She'll be working now, and her dad is..." He didn't want to get her and himself into trouble a taking a deep breath A delicate touch was better than to just blurt out that the guy was a difficulty person "Not the best." As she's said to him as he nodded towards her.
A wry and bitter look on the very woman's face as her eyes looking at him. "I was there when she was born, Mister Arc As winter was running around's the house in excitement as she finally had a sibling and as there father was different back then as when Weiss Schnee breathed her first breath into this world.... I was there. She was so small. So tender and weak, but she's was beautiful." As she told him with smile as she was just remembering that beautiful day He smiled at her. The fresh bottle rose and as she took a deep gulp of it Her eyes were almost bloodshot looking like she's wished to cry. "Do you know what hurts, Mister Arc ? It hurts so much to be alone." A deep breath before the bottle was held out to him." Please..... have a drink with me, Mister Arc. Please.... I insist" She said and held it out, a little nudge and The alcohol within sloshed softly, a watery, sloshing sound as He shouldn't drink as he is was working at the moment but he looked into those deep blue eyes and he couldn't resist. She looked at him with eye's that's asked has pleaded and begged.
"Please?" It was as much a question as it was plea, a whimper uttered from someone's who had much love to give and jaune just took the bottle from her, as their fingers touching for an instantly as her very breathing quickened for an instant as jaune just took the bottle from her and started drank it "fine mam-" As he's was interrupted " No call me willow...It's..... It's my name." She sounded hesitant, almost afraid of his reaction. It was a nice, pleasant name. A name that's a mother or older aunt would have, someone who would've cared for her young daughters of the households as both of them just stayed there and as they kept talking about things as he started to understand what's truly just as happened as when weiss and winter were young has they used to spend their time with there's grandfather but later years white fang launched their's first attack on S.D.C as that would end in disasters on both sides as in the process they last many shipments and very important people that day and there grandfather was amongst them and after that everything changed and there father was becoming more colder by the day as step by step everything started to fall hard and apart and then few months later he started to abuse her as it time first in her life he started forcing himself on her and beat her night after night one day she had a son with him as she knows that's winter was witnessing it everything's and every single scream and cuss and it was normal for her as she later as became a drunk as then time just fly pass her till now as the woman with him deserved a funny tidbit as something's to bring a smile to her lips. A smile as worn and with a little bit of that's fading beauty, has a dead laugh came from her lips as then jaune asked her " Mrs willow as do you.... As dance in the past" As he asked her as she started to remembers the time she used to dance as with her family member's and her father and sometime's with his very friends now that's was a time " just how...long is it since I have danced, Jaune? As decade, perhaps ? These very halls we're as one filled with laughter as The head butler, Mister Sieben, held as the reins and there we're more maids as than with member's of the auxiliary staff now..." As she told him with a smile and the as she started to get up then started to walk and swaying of her body was witnessed as she grabbed a fresh bottle, turning the cap and then guzzling it down in large gulps and the alcohol draining into her like an maelstrom of depression and uselessness as He saw that's it weighed upon her now as jaune looked at her expression Pain, yearning and loneliness, something that he saw in weiss and winter' eye's as we'll He set the bottle down, but her hand placed itself on its. her own bottle was half-ways emptied now and the smell grew stronger, and it's something in her eyes that was desperate. "So Do... Do drink, Mr Jaune....we're... It's a party." As she asked him as jaune didn't drink at all.
Her eyes were desperate, something in them that he could see being deeply wrong. Her hair was still up in a ponytail and her chest heaved softly, as her breasts below her jacket and the cravat looking to be full and in fine shape as The belt might be pushing them up a little, but that hardly mattered for the image she gave. As he just started to drink some more of as the strong alcohol feeling a slight buzz go through him as it's did reminded him of something but this tastes is familiar to him as where did he drink this."I'll..... woah." As He hadn't had much experience type of wine before with drinking except for a few his mother sends him some time ago but he didn't felt as the heavy alcohol hit him like a truck at all just something's else was bothering him as his vision swam for a moment there just as his eyes looked around the bottles were too much, but... Something was wrong with the alcohol just now 'I just should clean it up the place... A clean room is a clean life...' as he thought He looked at her and then smiled. "I'll just make things a little neater, Willow." A softness in her expression something that didn't quite get what he was referring to... He got up and started to pick the bottles up She just watched, sipping the bottle slowly, her eyes watching with a distant look in them has he worked. He got the armour plate off, setting it near the door as He would be working up a sweat with as how this was going to go and it'd be bad to bend over and twist the armour into a tight spot."Why did you clean up my room up Jaune ? As There's staff for that..." As she told him He looked at her and felt his heart go out to her. He looked at the bottle that he'd been drinking from " nothing it's force of habit !" As he told her now.
As that alcohol made him feel sick, and he held out a hand towards her with Another's thing in his mind "Do you want to dance with this young man, willow ?" As he asked her as It was just perhaps not according to protocol, but he's could feel that the woman needed something's to banish the gloominess from her, and stay away from that bottle and as her eyes went wide, looking at him."It's just okay if you can't dance I mean my best friend Ruby just can't date with her big sister she's doesn't know and hates her lady stilts and can't dance and Still the best friend that I've had." As jaune just said to her as Uncertainty on her face showed, a complicated expression that flitted and It's was funny, because as he could almost see winter and weiss as making the same face when Ruby was starting to talk about the weapons and stuff that weiss just had little interest in, a decision that had to be reached but with her being just then uncertain whether she should say something or not."You'd dance? With me?" She ask.
As jaune just looked at her with a look that.. just didn't comprehend why's she shouldn't dance with him. He didn't get why this would be something odd. She was just an older woman, as just someone like his mom or his older sisters but was there something else he was forgetting now and Dancing's whilst at a party wasn't strange, was it ? As he thought "It's a party, willow as you said so yourself as we dance at parties as unless Atlas does things different from Vale." As he told her. As then asmile, perhaps sadder than before, as she's smiled softly at him and her eye's shimmering for has for just moments closing and then, her hand took his. Her fingers were a little cold, but as she implored him with a look."As then can you... dance with... me...Jac- Jaune." As she said A small slip and perhaps a minor one, but it was still something he noticed As softness of her features, as something in those eyes changed, her finger's seizing a hold of his own, her hand on his upper arm, seizing a hold. As Atlesian formal, typical ballroom dance style...."Do you have music in your room?" As he asked her She pointed towards a small device standing in the corner and He could see that it hadn't been used for a while a thick layer of dust on it. He let go of her hand and then walked over, her body standing there. As jaune could see several disks with Weiss Schnee in Concert, and 'Loneliest of them all', a single by W. Schnee, laid next to it and It's was just merchandise, and she'd collected it she's did care for her children's but she knows something can't be fixed now so much time as goes by as They're were clean, compared to the dust on the player. As He pressed a button and looked through the music that's had been programmed into the player. As He caught the heavy smell of a woman's perfume as mixed with the strong liquor."Daddy's Favourite, as that one is the Atlesian Waltz. My..." As she said with a deep sigh as she just leaned against him. As It was a heavy moment for the woman, as she just rubbed over his back, her weight suddenly heavily started to leaning against her now.
"My father used to love playing it on the piano for me. He said that it had been my mother's favourites but... My darlings never quite enjoyed it personally." As she said to him as he knows about the waltz album and it was the one that's his grandmother listened to when she is attending her gardens now as jaune heard the announcements of the waltz and what number it was. He turned as lookings at her. Vulnerable did she look, standing there and Her eyes looked pitifully up at him. "But I don't know what to think anymores of the world Weiss is nineteen now and-" As He took her hand and put it on his side, and as forming the starting position. She accepted it, and as the music started She moved with the beat, allowing him to lead. Something about her was melancholic and broody and deep, her eye's looking deeply into his own as they moved, the space for them smaller than a ballroom, but she's kept pace perfectly As the music turned to low tones and as the track ended, she looked at him. "I'm a failure I-" She's slumped down onto the couch, her hand's grabbing her head, a dark look in her eyes as she looked down at the carpet. He could feel like that too, grabbing the bottle and taking a deep swig of it, the sound audible and the woman looking up A look of regret of pity and something more crossed her features has once again "You don't have to drink to your self" He looked at her, laying a hand on her shoulder and The woman's eyes seemed to gaze at him. "I know how that feels to lose something and you can't do anything to change or to help them in anyway..... Sometime during my journey to atlas I met many people and I couldn't..... I couldn't save them" As then he just sighed and as continued speaking " I lost many friends and then my partner at Beacon... A great, wonderful girl who was in love with me for who I was and-" As he just stopped there and he started to remember " I miss my chance" as jaune told her He didn't show it outwardly much, a bad case of handling it, just any psychologist would tell him. It wasn't healthy to bottle it all up but- But as he had to. Ever since he saw her statue, he'd... started to just remember his purpose and his family's oath He could never let the smile fade from his lips... to try to lighten the mood. If he didn't, if he's let himself go.....and just sometimes age " we nearly lost Weiss too, you know. She was just... The woman who was responsible for Beacon, someone who- She threw a spear at Weiss and it hit her in the stomach, going straight through."
As he told her the truth about her daughter just now.
As then a gasp of worried sound just came from her lips, but he wasn't stopping has the bottle was step a side as she derived to know about her children's very adventures "I found her at that's right moment And I used my very sembulance as It's to make someone's Aura stronger by amplifying it with it So I just..... I just did that at the moment just trying to save her life." As he told her as jaune saw worried in her eyes started to slide down in relief as he understands she is a mother she is worried for her children's safety..I did managed to save her children's in time but Me the very guy who asked her out and got rejected time and time again as saving her life not to get a date or even kind of reward from because I put her there in that moment I am just equal responsible for that moment and her life... I was so frightened for her and..... I just so afraid to lose her as well cause of my own actions in the past A then an softness in her eyes, as he's could feel a hand rest on his shoulder just after he'd turned from her in the very dark mood he was feeling, stroking over his shoulder softly. A hurt woman, next to a hurt young man. She's exhaled softly. " Thank.. you" as then he turn towards her as she was a bit crying as knows her as she loves her children's but as they all are very much stubborn.
"I've got... I've got more stronger overtime so that I do not repeat what I do to your daughter and th-" As then a hand come on his hand as it's belongs to her and as she looked towards him " thank you for saving my- no thank you for everything you gone for my daughter's" As she told him as willow was happy for them all and they managed to survives this long and has right safe as the woman, Willow, looked fragile. She just put the bottle in his lap, his hand grabbing a hold of it before it would tip another bottle grabbed "Tell me more about my- Tell me more about Weiss. Is she... Did she?" As she words stopped as jaune just started to open just another bottle and he happy to found out that is wine as the fresh and vintage with red in colour as the rich smell and taste of something that just cost more Lien than a month's wages for anyone in his position but in the end jaune was different as he's had this particular brand of wine and several other's like this in his very father office and in there wine seller as smell that was like red liquorice with that spiced sweet scent and it's very tast wait this is....bor-doh!!. as it is one his family wine in atlas and Mistral say Bordeaux but in vale it is called the same but different pronounc as Rhône and Loire one of another examples as well as whatever it was that she was drinking that was cheap and it was fake and he didn't know where do you buy it or as it is very much attentionally but that's was terrible in very taste as it was an insult to the wine maker now as he drank it It's was Dry and heaviness and sweet just felt into his very stomach like it's was smooth water as he just had been drinking this for a long time by now as it felt just no different from water and wine as it's is still a little bit of different but as he can still tell by the taste and then he looked towards her now and as started to walk toward's the table and picked a glass up and just started to pour a glass for himself with a sad smile on his face " as She just started to be ready to fight again after a moment. I've got a lot of Aura.... I had filled her right up...." As he told her a small laugh come.... from her , As the woman and in moments as jaune bought Another's glass pour one for her as well and then has she started to drink from it again and as just sit down.
As her throat swallowing a few time's has breathing it out Eyes that had seen much looked fiery, something that winter also had when she was full of focus at the moment and Her siblings to now that he thought of it. "She'd better have given you a chances for her hand, Mister Arc. A Schnee is not ungrateful to her saviour" as she told him and just don't looked a bitter, cold and like before but it as without much in the ways of grace before her eyes on looking at him has He winced. The very movie and beg chips was enough... had been an escape from the politics, a moment But it hadn't been really much...but it was enough and he knows deep down she's didn't enjoy spending her time with him of all the people as weiss never like him and that he can respect and he's doesn't want to interact with her and he trieds to ignore her and her teammates except his good friend ruby has they all three saw the movie and it was that Oscar's age was fourteen and as it was not enough to get them into anything with real action and weiss was been polite and free but she'd not been.....
"We went to a movie and we ate snacks just as earlier yesterday and we had a..... well he's a friend with us." As he told her the truth as a softness to his face and it was that moment he just remembers about oscar and his very condition with Ozpin and as he really enjoyed his company he was like a little brother and jaune will be his big brother as he just remembered has the little smile that she'd given him....It had been progress, it'd been nice but... It was sad and He knows that's it was fake as she's was forcing it to make him.. comfortable but it was something's he need to let go as.... she just was never the one for him "wait.... that's it ? A movie? And then just snacks ? As nothing more a movie with your friends... A stupid crappy little movie date wait that was not even a date and that every pauper could go to?... Not even proper dinner together with him or something in an up-scale place out of gratitude?" As she said to him as there was just surprise in her voice and it something that's she'd not stopped with that's exclamation, as her eyes lookings angrily at him for a moment but just..... Not anger for his words but about weiss actions and treatments as towards him as it did confused him a bit as she's was repaired it and jaune didn't asked for anything else at all as he's just had no rights towards it "Is that's all your rescuing her.... from death is worth to her ?" As she's said and then he just drink his wine " I am the last person she ever wanted to be saved her in any reality.... she just never like me even back in beacon academy.... I used to ask her out every time in reality I saw her pretty girl and so I asked out and she used rejecting me by now and she has a boyfriend.... And then one day I ask to why she told me that...I am disgusting just like her very father who just wants her family name and her fortune and brag about everything I then stop chasing her from... that's forward and in her eyes I am virus a plague she never like to me and... And ever will as I was just dumb back then about everything and I missed my chanced with the one person who loved me for.... who I was... jaune arc just a normal boy with just nothing to offer her" As he told her as the very truth has it's alcohol talking as his never used to hiding or just keeping secrets from anyone maybe as there's is the some wrong Reason.
As It was okay as He could understand that she's just wasn't interested in the first place and It had been just something he'd done to save her, something that he'd just done because she mattered to him and even if he didn't matter to her at all as it is his responsibiliary as just to make sure everyone is safe in sound in the end
"It's-"He didn't finish the thought "Jaune.... let's drink. I've... Let me tell you a little story about... Weiss when she was young." Her lips formed a smile and just For whatever it was worth, the woman's voice was warm and motherly as she spoke and speaking of the time as when she and the butler, Mister Sieben as she just continued to call him went out for an outing to Mantle. the city had been in a better state back then as Mister Schnee having been in the office, working to improve the company. As she kept on telling the story and he slowly listen " There is still love between them that is good"... then she grabbed it and as went 'Look! I got a frog. Let's show father whether it's looks like him !' We laughed so much, and as she brought it home to her father. He tried to show interest, but as he never really cared or don't tired to show at the time" As she said to him as then sad expressions came to the woman's face and the bottle had emptied already and he's felt woozy. He glanced at the clock, his vision swimming. He'd drank too much, he'd had too much and it's was already... was it that late already?' As he thought now.
"I should be going-" as he was interrupted by her has her very hand grabbed a hold of his and just her grip surprisingly strong form someone like her "No... just stay..... for bit They'll...." She looked tired, swaying a little. "They'll see you come out of my room. It's not- It's not polite." Her voice was soft, light and breathy... Her eyes looked at him and her eyes watered "Stay... Stay here, with me ? Just for..... Just for a bit. I've got more stories to tell, I'm..." She said looked sad, as her eyes met his. "Please, stay?" As he couldn't deny her not when she looked at him like this and as the party was undoubtedly still ongoing, still a shade too much, half-burdening him with that feeling of regret"But-" as then her eyes grew teary and as she just pressed her head against his chest as She looked weak, frail and brittle, like a porcelain doll that's was about to shatter with the lightest touch."Oh, okay..."A soft smile on her lips as she got up Her breasts moved, and it was fairly obviously that's whatever went for chest support was forgotten and just bending over in front of the cabinet, pushing that very fine behind out His body reacted to it for some reasons as he dismissed the thought and as he focusings on his task "A very good year, Jaune. Every bottle cost... As Two-fifty ? Only eight-hundred were bottled, so they are a little....." A smile, cool and something else, a wry and angry expressions flitting over her features."expensive." As that's might under her term but that still less for what his family deals in
As then glass was handed to him filled with the strong drink by herby her He could see the weariness in her eyes, the desperation for him not to leave her. As He raised the glass and watched as she raised her glass. The older woman looked at him just a softness in her eyes, a deep craving, a yearning for something's that almost scared him out of his wits. She drank from her glass slowly, and looking at him with as the longest of moments of hesitation in her eyes for somereason as for some reason as should be kept away from him as now "Mister Ar- No, Jaune."The pale-haired woman's hand brushed through her hair, and pulling the loose ponytail into a long wave of hair. As It's made her look womanly, her expression shifting slowly to one that's was intrigued. "Would as you care to escort me a little more, perhaps?" As at that very moments he know's as something was off A softness of her very lips as he noticed, as the tongue slid over the edge of the glass, more of the liquor added to the glass. He noticed that she was going to fill his very glass again the feeling of something hitting his lap as she's spilled some of the alcohol, her pouring not as steady and a soft giggled coming from her "Whoops." As she's said to him and He felt it soak into the fabric, the strong smell enough to make him worry, but he was.....see her becoming a bit restless at the moments now but he was watching her very step at the moment and interveen to help her He drank his glass, leaning forward as It felt awkward, but the woman watched, her hand dropping the bottle a little, taking a big gulp of the alcohol and swallowing once to get it all down and her very hand dropping the bottle a little and taking a big gulps of the alcohol and swallowing once to get it's all down and A boldness in those eyes, something's that's was like a lit flame, as something that showed as her gaze went arounds the very bedroom and as then something was just as off.
"Come... Here....." Another gulp of alcohol and as her cheeks swelled up like a chipmunk, her head coming closer. He was too slow to react has her lips pressed against his own in a kiss has parting and... tasting the rich liquor. A soft, moaning groan from her.., her eyes looking into his own It was a kiss that he'd had before, something that he'd felt before as Red hair and green eyes, a locker that's was flying away. He felt the pain inside him and he tried to back away from her and he was scared some reasons Her arms wrapped around him, the bottle just dropping, hunger inside the older woman's movements, has her arms wrapped around him, a snorting, heavy breathing, has she seemed to wish to devour him with her lips, a kiss that's had him holding her and It wasn't him there, but he was in the locker, flying away from the girl who loved him, never to see her again but a in the dreams and nightmares, the video replaying over and over has that's was very difficult to just understands as He didn't know what's she felt, but there was no small hunger within her, her tongue tasting of the liquor, her very eyes aflame with something He parted, breathing and panting, her own breath coming out heavily and She's shivered, a slow groan coming from her lips just now "Jaune...Mister Arc, I-" As he wrapped his very arms around her and hugged her as it took her by surprise and as she just started to panic " it's ok Mrs willow... You didn't mean it.....it's was an accident" As he told her and just as that didn't know what that meant He didn't know what she wanted, but that kiss had been something. but it was had been passion and fright as she gazed at him, getting up and She looked hesitant and frightened as Something in those eyes had changed as something that was so yearning and human and It had been just frightening and as it had been scary for her but as she started to wrapped her hands around him and just as started to cry as they both tightened there hold as on each other now "If... If....."he was offering something. Solace, comfort. A look that she'd never seen before, but... He was given her a complete stranger to him as then just ' why did my daughter rejected him he is just a great person' As she thought " Mrs willow, I need go back I have to work-" As he told her with a soft smile as depression the very feeling of dejected expression in her life fading away as she was feeling rejected just like he had been from her daughter and " I visited you again that is a promise" As he told her and It was just something that he had seen with himself as well. The moments where's he'd seen weiss with Neptune, her smile and her joy as knowing that he'd been not what she wanted in her life why I am remembering that and then "No, should.....sta-" As She tried to say it, but he shook his head as jaune know better to make the very situation more complicated between him and schnee family as everyone's had problems and as he needed to be more careful around them the most as they are emotional people and he shouldn't be in their conflict now as he didn't know what he didn't want her to think as he looked at her This was obviously someone who loved Weiss. Every expression that the woman gave, the sheer joy that she had in telling about some of the things weiss had done when she's was a child, which had brought the woman a shred of happiness for just a few minutes was enough and it was time to go back
Jaune knows he was drunk. He knew that he'd drank more than enough to push him towards sleep, but he stood up straight and as He was drunk and there was someone here who had kissed him, who needed him. He'd just give up on someone in need as he knows it not the best solution for them as what they're need is therapy and rest and a fresh started to every because an Arc was someone who had the blood of heroes in their veins they will help anyone in need as he just as picked her up and started to move toward the hallway of her home as jaune missed the names on the other doors and willow Schnee's door shutting behind him, passing by Whitley, Weiss and Winter's room. He was distracted by the woman this very maidservant who's seemed to be so hurt and in need of comfort as was it wrong? Probably. Would she get in trouble? Probably. Did he care? No. As The world was emptier now with Pyrrha gone his life has sharted because he died with her that day that kiss took just everything from him as well it left nothing behind now is just an living corpse. As he's slowly enter's her bedroom and started to lay down on her bed as she's was starting to dose of just immediately as she was very tired from everything as she needs help and support from someone and that is her family members and she reconnect with them.
"Is someone in here?" As someone called out and he watched as the door opened by her hand, her fingers grabbing the door and holding it open, letting him feel that tension rise as he turned around and as her eyes looking at him and his towards her as it was Nora has wild as he left her few minutes ago as she looked just happy 'wait a minute...she didn't kill anyone did she?' As he thought before he could say anything "....Can I just request a favour, though ?" As he looked down at willow again He regarded her for a moment, trying to formulate a response as Willow shifted her manner of standing for a moment, fixing him with a look that was imploring. It was a look that his sisters gave him when they needed something from him, a favour of sorts or something like it."Could you look after Weiss for me ? She is so much like me, the wilful girl...and blind" as she told him and that is he was planning on doing and then He nodded. He would do that anyways, he knew. Jaune Arc was someone who's did not give up on his friends no matter the cost as even if that's was his life there's was a look in his eyes that she saw and "Make her return home safely, Mister Arc. Please. And... And I'd like you to return with her...." As he promise her the first phase not his as he just needs to protect them all now from cinder and her very ambitions now"I'll make sure that weiss and your children return home safely Mrs willow schnee " As he promised her An old maid she might be but she was at least caring for her as the woman gave a soft smile, waving him off. "I'll have to make sure that the mess is taken care of and as By all means do see yourself out... I seem to need a shower after such a... straining evening of enjoyment" As she told him A coy little smile on her lips, as she looked at him with an look that he'd seen weiss and winter wear a few times before A hand then reached in one of the side draw and has pulled out a bottle of something. It looked like Eau d'Schnee... but he couldn't be sure of the label as The Schnee crest stood out on it though. "Something for the smell as You will probably have to mingle a little with your friend's before being allowed to depart... This should banish the worst of the very smell." As she told him and he fellow her instructions.
CHANGING LOCATION
NEXT MORNING
POV
As the pillow was soft and his eye's we're still closed even with the pounding headache that threatened to wake him from the dreams that's he'd had. It was the day after the party, after that very moment when he'd-He startled fully awake, as suddenly very aware that's he'd had drink with Mrs schnee.... the darkness of the dorm room that he shared with the members.... of his team had been banished for the waxing sunlight that peered in through the window, fixing him... with a new reason to groan and He felt like shit.....His throat was parched and scratchy, his eyes hurt by just searching for the right thingsvHe'd not gone and slept in a shirt, going shirtless for once as He remembered heat, lips against his own again He scratched his armpit as he got out as taking a few steps ' I just need a shower' as he thought and then ten minute's later he was now in the bathroom as it's was very relaxing the warm water pouring upon him as it's cleared his mind was a good thing, he knew how many hours he has to work in the city and then later he needs to work on petrol and just then few mission before coming back here to rest and then he needs to ask R.M.D and penny father and an upgrade to his very armour now has today without his armour as it did need repairs from his last mission as it was lucky he had penny by his side now and as you were just a fool with a death wish to go on mission as just without proper equipment as It wasn't something that he could easily talk out, not without the thought that ghost still in through his mind….. is complex now. but then he is still in the academy public shower now.
He towelled himself off slowly, rolling his shoulders to clean himself of the leftover burn that he felt. A fresh shirt, covering his muscular torso and just enough to make him look good..., like his mother said he should. An Arc went everywhere with a smile, a good hope for the future and that irresistible confidences….. Or so it was said. Dad said so, so it must be so! He smiled at his reflections, seeing it smile back as then then very smile turned better, one of the Ace-Ops entering, the Faunus guy with the dog tail as who kept spelling his name wrong "Feeling confident, eh? Just Too much to drink at the party had you off to bed early, so you'd best… stay frosty." As Jaune didn't respond, fixing his hair a little. "You've got your gear home-delivered, or so I've heard. General Ironwood's going to chew you out for that, just a bit of a warning now." He'd have to remember that one just of course and as the dog tail wagged, clearly showing what the Faunus thought of that."Thanks for the heads-up." As he said just before both of them left each other in silence to destinations.
CHANGING LOCATION
ATLAS ACADEMY
POV
He went to the commons room watching how winter was pacing outside the door, her expression looking thunderous as the very uniform that she wore freshly pressed and crisp as her dark eyebrows a contrast to her snow-white hair. "Something the matter ?" As he asked her It was a casual way of addressing the very Goliath in the room but the very look that he got was fierces, blue eye's gazing at him and the very woman drawing herself up to her full height " yes...You're the matter... jaune my Mother just decided to come and hand-deliver your new armour and your Scroll and as she is currently in a conversations with the General." As she told him and that was concerning as That was not what he had expected as knowing that there was something that had gone wrong in this family His face showed worry, her expression tinting with the faintest hint of anger. "Well, I just wanted to-" Her lips pressed tightly together as clearly showing some displeasure. She pointed to the entrance."Get in, and- No, wait, I'll join you as weiss is there as well, and I'd better-" and There was more worry, something in her stance. The happy girl that had sung, and horridly off-key, with her mother on one of the feast days as now the a woman who served the power of Atlas' grand military and he started to get to know her for the last three months is now in a hunt and as he need it's to pray is in the prey.
He spotted the woman who'd conversation last night sat at chair as the table just holding a small glass of something that didn't look like alcohol. Younger in the features, more rested than he'd seen before, Weiss looking a little more hesitantly than before, as she let her attention rest on the speakers, General Ironwood looking tense and his beard full grown hmm maybe I should grow one myself in the future as he thought as then "Not a problem, Mrs Schnee and It is our duty to assist people, and we take-" His presence was noted, as was winter's. He saw the older woman, the woman who'd taken his innocence and as his other innocent bits straighten herself a little. The brooch looked fine in the ensemble as that's she wore today, muted blue colours, something formal and stiff A look in her eyes, as she made her posture perfect By the Gods, it was hard to keep himself from smiling and He knew that a humble look was the best, since he was supposed to be guilty for last night but the pride he felt now and as he is an Arc from Arcade and he here to help people just no matter the position they might be saying now.
"Mister Arc, it is fortunate that you are still in a decent state. I thought it fitting to ensure that's your armour was delivered here personally." As she said to him as everyone's was eyes were on him A warm smile, one that a mother would give to a friend of her daughters, the frown on weiss' face barely has shifting to winter' disdain as weiss was kinder, he's supposed, with her eyes as he saw the amour she's bought was different as yet he has seen it somewhere "Thank you...., Mrs Schnee. I- I really needed that's visit to the bathroom. The alcohol did not quite agree with my system." As he told her A little raise of the corner of her lips as her positioning shifting a little and as her bosom strained against her outfit and he's was painfully aware that he was the centre of attentions and As kind smile as the woman's eyes looking into his own as searching, yet formalities were to be observed."The Schnee Family is not unkind to those who come to our very home as guests Mister Arc. I, for one, did appreciated making your acquaintances." A little curve of the lips has the woman's glass raised once more and she's sipped it.
"This is the moment where you say 'Thank you Mister Arc." As she said to him A curve of the lips, to make a smile. He saw Weiss giving him a look that was like a half-frown, Winter just looking uncomfortable and like she's about to comment on matters a "Thank you... Mrs Schnee and For- for bringing my armour and my Scroll has You could've just- I dunno, mailed them ?" There was a distance between them, but the woman kept her carefully maintained expression as her eyes glinting, as she turned to her daughters.... "I have an ulterior motive for this, Mister Arc. I had the desire to speak with General Ironwood." Turning, her rear was visible and it took willpower not to stare at her ' What willow just has, Weiss and Winter could only wish for.' as he thought about from beauty from another things as now "I wish to have dinner with my very daughters General Ironwood. After… certain unfortunate events, I thought it best to reconnect..…" as she told him as it was that's moment General shifted a little glancing at his subordinates and then trying to glean the reasons for it and Weiss looked a little hesitant, yearning for it, whilst Winter seemed to be anxious as A small hint of something, as the woman smiled, a genuine smile. A beautiful smile and shared by her daughter's as well.
"To have a dinner with my daughter's and….." As She turned her head as giving Winter a long glance. "shift things toward's positivity and rather than negativity." Winter wasn't up for it, he could tell from the set of her jaw She strode forward, and he blocked her, the frown on her face growing as he kept blocking her."Mother, you have quite some nerve, coming after what Weiss discovered about father as I am half of a mind to- Get out of the way, you blonde moron." As she said to him He kept in her path a blocking her from access to her mother. It was wrong to do this, but the woman didn't deserve to have an angry daughter in her face as The happy girl who had loved her mother would not like to shout at her, though the angry woman she had grown up into would."She's your mother, Specialist Schnee. Not many of people have there mothers still alive, so I won't let you pass me She is here to talk, so I suggest that you keep yourself in check." As jaune told her as He wasn't going to let Winter bring a feud into the life of her mother now It was stupid, but he knew that the woman meant well for them The tales that she'd told of her daughters as kind and gentle with the love of a mother not a monsters but she might have just make some mistakes in the past if she started to recover as then it a best chance to reconnect with her now but it just Anger in her eyes shone, but the General cleared his throat."That will be enough, Mister Arc. Specialist Schnee, please, manage your temper. Your mother is here and... I will not have a repeat of the meeting with your father, Councilman Schnee." As he told them all. He could see the settings of her jaw, the look in those eyes that stared at him with that grudging knowledge that she was not going to back down and It's was sad, seeing a woman like her lose it like this as Her mother was broken and elegant and refined but a still hurting inside and A woman as who he had made love to, in a moment of teenage hormones or just as perhaps the yearning for something of closure now a woman who shared with him something's and with whom he had shared something. "It's just dinner winter. Something with the three of us, a-" Tiredness, weariness in that voice, as he heard her come closer behinds him. He stared into the blue eyes as of the very eldest Schnee daughter, fierce and bold, burning, a hand against his back has pushing against him in an effort to shift him.
He moved, in accordance with her wishes as taking a few steps to the side to let her pass as he took note of her expression and the gentleness of her features as Contrasting the fierces look on her oldest daughter's face and as he saw much of her mother in her "Winter let's not fight...." As weiss said to her and came to the rescue speaking up as willow's face seemed to grow relieved, as her eldest daughter's face twisted as her very eyes closing and then just a slow exhale coming afterward now "General Ironwood? Would it be alright if I requested Mister Arc here as an escort ? It seems that he has some experienced with handling as errant children, at least from the mission record." The man's face was cautious, but his eyes told a different story. As there's was something in the eyes that just shifted Amusement perhaps, as his beard twitched a little as his lips remained firm."Specialist Schnee I am going to assigning jaune Arc to the escorting of your mother to a dinner gathering and It will be…... good, given the current circumstances, for you to relax a little. Things have been tense and as your outburst earlier with the other councilmen has given ample reasonings for an evening of rest and relaxation." As he to them all and then He smiled. This was just like the kid shepherding mission as letting the moms get a good look of how a Huntsman acted towards the very situation just now.
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AFTERNOON
POV
It was early in the afternoons as the sun filtering lazily through the very tall window's of the Atlas Academys very lounging area as it was very comfortable areas in entire Academy's then most as the very air was calm, the hum of the TV the only real sounds in the room as jaune just sat comfortably on the couch has today he had a leave of duty earlier then expected as Ironwood ordered to leave and as escorts then schnee lady's to dinner as protection detail as jaune arc was brief with today's mission and what he should be wearing as he was going to a fancy restaurant with the lady's and he needs to look the part has well and Honestly he didn't what to did or wear at their dinner party as he did just as contacted his elders and then as explain the entire situation to them and as they we're all just very much impressed by his achievements and action till now as it was then his father as that wanted to communicate just and told him he was very proud of him and he did apologized but jaune just dismissed it and he started to apologize to his own father about his very attitude towards him and he should listen to him more and it's was a good moment as then afterwards both of them. As then they guided and explains to him how to dress as a gentleman as they are lord's and they know how to dress up like one as well as then he was instructed to go to some stores in mantle as his father friend and as family old acquaintance as jaune later as fellow his instruction and then he descended into city of mantle and after walking for sometimes and going to store to store and until he comes to one VALVE DESIGNERS As the sign said as he followed in the store entrance.
As what he saw differently as it was normal store like any other as from different types of clothes designers form casual wear but they are very expensive as he is going through the ails of clothes as they were not for normal person purchase in other words it's worth just more than his salary at this point as why did his father point him to this direction of all the stories ?' As jaune thought as he made it to the main counter as there as was old man standing there's patiently observing him and as jaune meet the appearance as old man looked at him closely as then he spoke " So Are you Mr jaune arc " As he asked him as he was observing him in his very Huntsman casual clothes and then he's was just not impress by the way boy present in self toward him and then " yes sir " As he said to him As then he step out of the counter now as he finally realized the flaws of his plan from last night...As He absolutely had no idea what to buy or to wear as Flannel shirts just were definitely on top of the list. But apart from that's, what else was he supposed to buy ? More flannel shirts ?!. "This is harder than I expected" As jaune just frowned Something's as simple as clothes shopping would be easy enough - is as what's an idiot like him would say at first glance. "Just No wonder my sisters spent four hours every time we went to the mall... I haven't even started just yet my plan's already falling apart." As he said as he started to understand his father as well as even his grandfather they very clothe's they wear are just attractives as taylor suites and He could probably ask for advice But who would he ask ? As He doubted that ruby has a lot of knowledge on fashion as he did loved Ruby like a sister, but there's was just no way in Remnant would she know a thing about clothes now as then Yang's fashionable, right ? But her very style probably doesn't suit his It shows way more skin than he would like Weiss was definitely out of the question. Blake...he didn't know all too well to be honest Guess she was out of the equation too Wait a minute... Why on Remnant would he ask Team RWBY?! Not only is it already too late to ask, he also has his own team as well! No that's a bad choice jaune should ask his own family instead as they good friends but he's would be better not to ask them at all "Ugh..." He groaned He placed a hand on his forehead as checking if he was literally having a headache over getting some new as formal clothes for a party but to his very surprise has he Actually enter the real clothing store about fifteen minutes in But the shop was so painfully limited it just in the front but this might be second part of the store as he was just might as well call itself a lost and found station as there's was more then 50 different colours as to choose from now as this was going nowhere. At this rate the moon will probably up before as he could even find something nice-looking but they're are suite has this is the first time selecting one for himself now.
A nearby bench was found, a minute of rest wouldn't be too bad. Some planning was in order as If nothing right was happening and then he needed to think of something's to make that wrong into right. But how? "I swear something... my job is to difficult" As the old man told him with sight as the old man was standing next to him now " young sir what is the venue of your visit ?" As he asked him and then jaune started to as explain to him who he is meetings and how and what should he even think about but at first he's was quite surprised but then he shouldn't be as this is an Arc as well they do have powerful individual's and control in the society of both man and faunes and he was still a bit surprised that this is the future lord but he is young and very much dumb and never shown interest In this "You have to impress the schnee family's then you do did a fresh set of suites for that's matter as your have instructed me of the situations and what you need sir is jacket and trousers as made from matching fabric, typically worn with a collared shirt. Key styles include single-breasted as (one to three buttons) and double-breasted ranging from slim-fit to classic tailored cuts, with fabrics chosen for comfort and occasional of the very theme and venue" As he explained to him as he walking toward's the mirror and shelf with black and blue designs clothes as jaune very ears perked up as Maybe he can get some info out of these two. It's not invasion of privacy if he's just looking for help, right ? As he thought as jaune started to fellow him as he is observing all the fabrics around here " young sir it just might be time for you to select your clothes colour as for the main event and remove those these old clothe as well "But I'm fine wearing my normal clothes." As he's told him as then the old man looked towards him now "You look clean, I'll give you that sir" Jaune took a glance at the old man " but clothes as that's you are currently wearing a basically as insult to the world of fashion and as to the highest status of your family as well you are a son and great grandson of the house of old lords of vale and that has a main behind it as they are from the very wealthy and the very most powerful people's around in remnant as you need class sir" As he told him as he's knows more about his family then himself " that is my advice sir you will be meeting with the most powerful families and a the influence holder people's of Atlas now and you are representing your people and your entire family lininage sir" As he told him and then put out an pair of different suits Infront of him and and as then he started to understand now.
He is right what am I doing I wanted to come a hero in the past but I never understood the responsibility and the image that's I was showing to the world has now I have invest to a dinner party and it was the schnee as well I need to set some good examples and has don't want to get scold it by my family's because of my own management and no manners at this point " Hmm.... So what do I need to do ?" As jaune asked him as he looked at jaune direction and then smiled " select a fabric and colour that needs to be tailor and then I will need your address and size for the event and drop it off location" As he explained to him as then he just as started to select his colour and fabric and it was dark navy blue with jacket and trousers with black shirt as dark navy blue tie and then with good black designer shoes with then he's had to select a pin as it's was his very family emblem but it was black with occasion as then he shows and chose a watch as he's just didn't know which brand it was but he knows it was made in vale dark blue dial from silver body from dark brown srap around it as he knows that's was just going to be expensive but he was going to talk about it as the old man just raised his hand and stop him mid way " it is quite ok Mr arc you don't need to worry about the very payment the suits and everything are already paid by your father and you have a nice day young master" as he told him that's and jaune nodded towards him and as he started to leaves the store and then he was met with the cold air of mantle again as the street's are as empty at this hour jaune sighed as He just might be in complete pain once again, as he's was there for more than 3 hours and he might have lost the ladt bullhead to the Academy but he can't say he regretted staying theirs and picking himself three whole suits now as it was still Not even by one bit.... If he was doing this for himself then maybe he would've just ditched the darn things and sleep in the streets tonight But as this was different. Instead of sleeping in the streets, he'll sleep in a bed. In atlas After a nice hot shower. In the public bathroom, where Nora can't barge in without a care in the world and then start brushing her teeth while she talked about a dream she's wanted to share with him.
At least she didn't mind him being naked but still as it was weird or something else was going on but as he should forget it at the moment and then his scroll just started to ring as he put it out and checked who's is it as well it was his new best friend penny herself and it was then so he answered it " hello penny... how can I help you ?" He asked her and but then jaune noticed something was coming towards him and it was fast it was penny ? Wait.... Why is penny coming towards him this fast as they she collided with him and as the both of roll down the street and stopped midway now "Slalutations jaune friend" As she told him as she just was laying on him " yes hello penny...just how are you doing today ? As he asked her just laying on the cold street "I am good thanks you for asking " as she with a smile on her face" so why did you tackle me on the ground now " as he asked her " Nothing I want to see and interact with my friend but I can't see you all day and I get a bit worried about so then I went did some investigation and I was tracking you here to this very location and wanted to come from form call " As she told him as that was very smart as jaune thought and " now you have found me what you want to discuss?" he asked her " I wanted to tell you about the order of the armour and your weapon you placed have been finished!!!" As she told him in excitement " that's was fast ?" As he asked her " yes silly it my father who had helped in the matter of fact and as he's wanted show his gratitude towards you for helping me!!" As penny told him as it did left a shock for him but he did really preciated this " thank you penny for everything" as he told her with a smile " wait don't think me yet you just haven't seen the order !!!" As she to him " I will look in the morning okay" as jaune said to her " don't worry if you are worry about not making it a time we can take over friend jaune !!!!" As penny told himas she started to click her boobs for some reasons " wait..... what do you mean by THAAAAAAAATTTTT ?!?" As in then it that's moment penny immediately grabbed and then wrapped her arms around him and took off in the sky is immediately and his question was answered now.
CHANGING LOCATION
ATLAS ACADEMY
TWENTY FIVE MINUTES LATER
POV
After twenty five minutes later they both made it back to atlas academy in one piece as they're did penny let go of jaune who was struggling for some reasons and he just found the nearest tash can as he run toward's it's and then started to vomit for a bit as that's was the most unsafe ride in his life and he taught he was dead but one thing's is sure that this is penny and she's will as have protected him but this a surprise form her as then he done and then he started to walk toward's her as she's was standing next to the entrance of the very Academy as she was waiting for him as he then jaune stopped and watched the snow fall upon him and just then penny curiously stopped and as looked up at the very snowfall has it was just silence and it is beautiful.
Thankfully his motion sickness had managed to hold up and started to completely go away immediately as he was at peace at the moment as and saw view now.
' was it this beautiful..... I never notice this' As jaune as though and then penny started to dances and play in the snow as he saw her smiling and very curious of everything's now as compared to the tall white spires of Atlas or as the towering skyscrapers of Mantle the moment little coastal city looked calm and as homely. He looked to his side and just looked at Penny as she scanned everything with him and looking at the snow covered city before them has then he started to stand next her at the edges of the Academy and looked just toward's the city's below them as them both grabbed each other's hands as He just gave her hand a gentle squeeze pulling her attentions away from the city just to meet his eyes "Are you doing alright?" As he asked her watching as the very ocean winds tossed her long copper red hair about as "I am fine," as she answered him, "it's just… I cannot seem to come to terms that's we are still here together I cannot help but scan these peaceful city's expecting to see some kind of threat."
As jaune let go of her hand and as put his arm around her letting here rest her head on his shoulder " I know how you feel" jaune told her "we know what we must do this time." As he told her as both of them stand as there enjoying the view the beginning every same as that's it was going's to come to an end someday now "penny?" It took him a minute to realize that the weak rasp of a voice now " yes Jaune?" She asked, turning to him meeting his eyes smiling as she saw that very indeed he was worried about everything that just has been going on " I think it's time we go back " As jaune told her as she's understands him and nodded at him
As Penny nodded against him, " I think that logically," she explained to him, "but the feeling persists despite all of that." As she said "That's normal," As jaune told her, "we just went through a lot and a even died again. People don't just bounce back from that's kind of stuff Penny, it takes time." As he said "You do not seem to be fretting over a Hidden surprise," As Penny pointed out, putting her own protective arm around his waist. I am" As jaune told her "I'm just really good at hiding it" He smirked at her and gave her a little squeeze. "Plus I get to spend the next few week's with the Protector of Mantle and so I'm also pretty excited has well." As he told her Penny smiled a bit at that's. "I am grateful for you to be my friend jaune" As she told him " it... is you I should thank you for everything you have done thank you penny for everything till now" As he told her and then penny just smiled towords him hugged him. As jaune then realised it and as he started to returned the favour to her and after that both of them just went back together inside the academy and then started to go the R.M.D and where there really destination lays. "Wait ....penny do you need to report to the very base immediately?" Jaune asked as his feet touched solid and cold ground of Academy floor has Penny shook her head, "I am supposed to report tomorrow," as she explained to him "so we can go see... your gear now." As she told him "We don't need to do that's right now" Jaune told her. "Are you not excited to see them?" As Penny asked him. "I am" As jaune said as giving her a smile, "and I'm excited to show it of it other but" As he stopped " but it just didn't matter let's continue" As he told her as she's understands him and nodded at him and a then both of them started to walk together now.
After then threeteen minutes later of walk both just as made it Infront of the lab door "We're here." As penny said and took out a key-card from her pocket and just then activated the door and said door slid to the sides of the wall, granting them entrance and revealing the dark abyss of a room inside. As jaune gulped with the light-source coming from the sunset and as he really couldn't see much of the insides of the rooms. Oddly enough, it's reminded him of the time he went into the cave with Pyrrha and as He just hoped a Deathstalker wouldn't appear from inside he hopes "wait... check this out." As his attention turned to penny just a smirk growing from her face as she just clasped her hand's together. "Let there be light!" She clapped her hands. Nothing happened "Huh?" As she clapped again and then Nothing happened and she repeat the process again and again and again "Please.... don't tell me..." She growled, clapping one more time and as Nothing happened again " this is weird" As she went deep into the dark room as Despite her disappearing out of his sight, he can hear her voice clearly no he can see her as she had active her flashlights as she was green as grass as herself " Ho I forgot to turn on system lights jaune friend let me turn on the light" As jaune heard a switch being flicked on and The darkness of the room vanished in an instantly and now it replaced by bright shining light, He let his eyes adjust to the lighting for a few seconds before being met with a surprise Instead of a cave filled with Grimm he found himself in a store filled with weapon now. " Welcome to my room jaune" As penny told him and that confused him as why are they In her room should they be in the R.M.D room by now ? As he thought " just don't worry jaune R.M.D is next door we can hang out here later" and as she said to him as jaune just smiled nodded and then entered the next room and aand it was the same result again.
" This is the wonder of life"
SIXTEEN MINUTES LATER
As jaune then found himself a chair to sit upon as just then penny and her father started to parpared for the display as it was not a big deal but they both insisted him to wait and it will be worth it as jaune arc was just lounging in his gear without his armour and weapon and so he started to activate his scroll and started to scrolling down and saw many adorable animal feeds and others thing's skipping past a cooking show and a nature documentary. "Man as there's nothing good on…" he mumbled under his breath Before he could keep scrolling, the sound of the front door's opening echoed through the hall and followed by the distinct squeak of wheels on polished tile. "jaune! It finished!" came a familiar, energetic voice Jaune's reaction was immediate; his head snapped toward the entrance so fast it was almost unnatural as his blue eye wide with surprise and excitement and there stood penny with a smile as she had a metal cart piled high with neatly stacked suitcases as each labeled with various tag's. As he's get up from his chair and walked toward's her as "It's really done ?" As jaune asked eagerly, his grin spreading ear to ear now as it's was finally time and it did with excitement in him as then penny nodded with a satisfied smile as crossing her arms proudly. "Yep !! Just like you asked and promised and as we decided to Even added those extra specs for you" As she told him as he was amazed by this " it just took just a while but I managed to fit everything in without overloading the systems." She paused for a bit before continuing. "Though as about your shield's gravity Dust... Is good edition but we had a idea for another editions for your sword that's still gonna take us.....some more time to figure out what." As she told him as he tilted his head slightly. " Really ?" As she nodded. "Yeah as that stuff doesn't behave like any known energy sources and it can be difficult at times to put another things as in the same weapons and not breaking it but luckily we just had a blueprint for another weapon and has similar to your " As she said "Now..... can I see it ?" As he asked almost boring him to sleep "Tell me about it let's bring everything down to the testing room and that's way, I can explain the modifications and you can test it out." As penny told him and with a wink towards jaune now.
As Jaune's eyes lit up even more. "Sounds good !" he said quickly and then just started to go to the testing room and behind him was penny and her very father Mr polendina with them as made theirs ways down to the testing room, the echo of their footsteps following them through the metal corridor's when the massive sliding doors opened the chamber's sleek silver walls gleamed under the bright overhead lights has doctor polendina just immediately got to work on the control council and then penny just started to setting the very stacked cases down with a satisfying thunk as Jaune eagerly moved in to help her unload a them while the doctor wanted to lent a hand to them but stopped has he saw his daughter smiled towards the boy has then
though he looked more amused than anything else at the two very enthusiastic As everyone's gathered in a semicircle penny finished setting the last of the cases on the floor as each one labeled neatly with numbers and symbols as She brushed her hands together and turned toward jaune her grin wide and proud. "Alright, friend You ready for this ?" She asked and practically radiating excitement himself as Jaune's grin matched her. "Hell yeah I'm ready!" As he said with a confident laugh now "Language" came Dr. Pietro Polendina just calm yet amused voice from his chair and as his eyes twinkled in good humor. Penny chuckling loudest has Jaune rubbed the back of his neck and cheeks tinted pink. "Right, sorry, Professor," As he said sheepishly. As Penny smirked and rolled her eyes good naturedly before crouching besides the first two cases. "Alright then, let's start simple sword and shield first!" As she announced as she unlatched the container and lifted the lids with a hiss of released air as then Gasps and murmurs filled the room as penny just carefully lifted Jaune's weaponry from the foam padding. The sword gleamed under the light and as its golden crossguard polished to a shine and as it was pristine and flawless But as everyone's leaned closer as they're could tell it wasn't just repaired and as something about the faint shimmer as that ran across the edge made it look like more sharper, stronger, and almost alive with a subtle energy around it "I didn't change much about the very sword itself, just like you asked," Dr. Pietro Polendina began, as proud smile spreading across his face now as she started lifted the blade from it case. "Honestly there wasn't much that needed modifying as it's was already more sharp then anything's I have seen and it is a classic type of weapons has it's has history with it as the design's solid and built But…. then I decided to build something new that makes the blade it special." her grin widened as she handed the sword a carefully to Jaune, who's took it in his right hand with practiced ease. The weapon felt comfortably familiar, yet subtly different and as though humming faintly beneaths his fingers as penny fold her arm back watch expectantly. "We'll ? How's the weights feel jaune ?" As she asked him as jaune stepped back a few paces into the open floor as with a smooth flourish, he gave the weapon a few testing swings, feeling the ways it cut through the air and the blade emitted a faint almost imperceptible hum each time it moved. After a few slashes as jaune stopped, turning to her with a satisfied smile. "It Feels great," he said. "Almost lighter more... but it just more sharper just somehows." As penny expression lit up.
As she clearly proud of her and father work "That's is Good That's exactly what I was going for it's made of reinforced steel as standard enough but that's not the real kicker," As penny said and has motioning toward the weapon, she leaned in, lowering her voice slightly for effect. "With some help, I managed to turn it into a High-Frequency Blade." As jaune blinked as raising a brow. "A High-Frequency Blade ?" As he repeated as curiosity mixing with excitements and penny nodded, clearly delighted to explain "Yep I'll spare you the long science lecture, but here's the gist: the blade vibrates at an incredibly high frequency when activated. That vibration increases its cutting power exponentially. In short, it can slice through metal, armor, and probably half the junk in this room like butter." As jaune's eyes widened admiration written all over his face. "Whoa… that's incredible!" As he said, turning the blade in his hand to study it closely. Dr. Pietro Polendina and then penny chuckled "Told you it'd be worth the wait." And Then, her smile returned as a spark of mischief in his eyes. "But hold on I'm not done showing off yet..." As she told him and trun over to anothers case, flipping it open with a dramatics flourish before carefully lifting out the shield and which was in its sheath form and it was then penny brought it over to jaune and as held it out proudly. "Here it is, the latest and greatest version of your shield and Don't worry, it still transforms into a sheath for your sword just like before but as I added a few improvements now." As she's tapped a control on the shield's inner mechanisms and then with a sharp metallic clack and the panel's expanded outward and locked into places and just the familiar whirr of servos accompanied the very transformation has the shield unfolded to its full size now like Jaune's sword as the shield look brand new and with more patterns as with gold and pristine white metal giving the shield as little spin in his hands as then he combined them in there long sword mode as it just transformer the same but it was a little different as the weapon was 2.5 to 3 feet (about 75-90 cm) before but it was just 6 feet in long sword but it's 7 feet in long sword and 3.5 to 4 feet as now Jaune chuckled. "Yeah… I like it," he said softly, eyes tracing the marks around it "that's good to hear" penny said and nodding. "Now, as for the sword and shield side of things and it's time for gun now" As she told him as it confuses him for a bit just now as he just didn't any guns at all as he sword and shield are good
As he transformer it back to shield mode jaune turned the shield vertically, gripping it by the handle so that's the bottom edge pointed forward as The plates along the sides began to shift and as extend with a series of mechanically clicks reshaping into sharpened edge's that gleamed dangerously now as it's was like Pyrrha shield now "thada thada!" As penny just as exclaimed with a flourish. "Now you can block and just cut at the same time and it had three mode in your shield and it did have some High-Frequency blade mode and that it can block powerful attacks and you can use it's as a weapon as we'll A proper shields for a proper knight." As she told him as he started smiled toward her now. The everyone's in the control room just look toward's him and all murmured in surprise and admiration has Jaune's expression brightened with awe as he ran his fingers along the razor-edged sides has careful not to touch the blade. "Penny….. this is incredible," he said, grinning from ear to ear. "You and father.... just outdid yourself again." As then Pietro Polendina smiled just towards shrugged modestly. " As that's what I do. You come up with crazy idea and I make them cooler and more safer as possible." As he told him He placed the shield back on the cart and has gestured dramatically toward the largest case. "Now then…... how about we get to the main event?" As jaune laughed, excitement bubbling in his chest "You even gotta ask!?" As jaune replied eagerly As then penny chuckled has rubbing her hands together. "Didn't think so." Penny stepped over to the four remaining cases—each marked with bold numbers has stenciled on their lids. Case Three was massive and as nearly the size of a person's it's reinforced corners and as magnetic locks giving it the appearance of a high-security vault as Case Four, by contrast was modest and sleek more like something you'd expect to see carrying a weapons or just some personal gear as everyone's attention followed penny as he crouched in front of the larger case. "Alright," he said, rubbing his palms together. "Moment of truth...." As jaune said as she popped the very latches and as lifted the very lid with a faints hiss of compressed air. A hush fell over the room.... Inside was jaune Arc new armor and It's stood upright within the foam padding, gleaming faintly under the fluorescent lights and The color scheme was unmistakably his white and golden and carrying the same knightly aesthetic as before as well now it had more parts now from the feet as to his elbow joints from his neck and it was full set of amour of knight or vale palerdan from past with it's patterns just like etched into the metal were like his shield but art perfectly placed to mimic the passage of time and the wear of endless struggle and it looked new as "it was based of the old armor style palerdan knights of the vale now une's abdomen and sides as leaving far fewer vulnerable spots for a blade to slip through. The faulds now extended around his very hips and down toward his upper thighs as giving added mobility and protections in one elegant sweep of very segmented plates and has the pauldrons had been reworked too their's edges fitted with ridges called sword breakers as gauntlet were same with the greaves that covered his entire arm's and leg's till joint's has then mark just cover everything's till bit knee cap mostly unchanged except for additional as micro-filament just layering to enhance durability and while the new greaves added protection to Jaune's shins and knees, as completing the knightly silhouettes and as Nestled neatly beside the armor were the underlayers and as skintight black turtleneck as designed to regulate temperature and a pair of black tactical pants reinforced at the joints. His gloves as with their distinctive plated knuckles as had been cleaned and repaired and still carrying the faint scuffs of battles past as he's remembers and as then he had and two white and golden cape with him now.
Jaune stood there for a moment, silent, simply taking it all in as his reflection gleamed faintly in the polished gold trim Penny looked over at him with a grin. "Well ? What do you think ?" Jaune blinked, then broke into a wide smile "Penny and Dr Pietro....this is just freaking amazing!" As he said to them As Yang smirked from where she leaned against the wall "Just Knew he was gonna say that." As she said and everyone nodded at her penny grinned rubbing her hands together like a showman about to unveil her grand finale "Eh not too much else to show but I do have another thing now" as she told him flicked the latches open, and lifted the lid and then it was there's was his handcanon but just something was off about it as he's was seeing two of them as they were the same but different in colour as he decided to pick the both of them up as he felt it as they're were light and strongly built as the very colour scheme was like the rest of his equipments has white and black patterns around it's as the very barrel was changed as well it resemble bit of the general weapon now " they are normal handcanon like before and it is we decided to make another versions As we have the blueprint of one that was given to the general himself now and we made more improvements to the old one as well" As Dr said and it was true as it was very light to carry it and he just saw ammunition barrel now just had 30 slots to store ammunition now " it carried a lot of bullets.. so we decided to make a carry even more bullets and benefit part we have fixed recoil as it's will act like more like a handgun then an hand canon and firing rate as increased and as so does the damage to your enemies of course" As it was explain to him now. As they we're truly incredible and then penny tab just another case as both of look at each other nodded as then she flicked the latches open and lifted the lid and then it was there's was another weapon he has never seen before and penny put it out " this is present from me to you jaune" As penny said with a smile " As this very particular weapon was designed after another as it was called "Fool's Gold" by many others as it is just not the original but replica like it's other siblings in the factory as it was Golden Eagle in MCR LMG Machine Gun design and it had many purposes before it's was shut down because of the cost and maintenance" as she told him " it did just specialized for heavy ranged combat rather than melee and It features two primary transformations a sniper mode and an assault mode as which can further split into a machine gun and as a mini shotgun or grenade launcher often used Assault Mode Can separate into a light machine gun and mini shotgun for tight situation's" As she explained to him "And then there was it's sniper Mode Features a long-range sniper rifle as that's can separate into a smaller pistol for a time of need and as the preferred combat Style Primarily ranged it's lacks built-in bladed melee capabilities relying on the weapon's body for bashing or blocking against the opponents" As she explained to him "But.…then no knight is ever complete without his helmet !" As penny said to him excitedly and with the final case flicked the latche's open and has lifted the lid. Inside, nestled in dark foam lining as was the helmet and the moment as jaune saw it as his breath caught It matched perfectly with the rest of his armor
white and gold The smooth lines of the helm curved gracefully into a shaped visor slit and wide enough to grant visibility while still concealing the very eye's in shadow. Small, precise ventilation holes, five on each side with same patterns as jaune stepped closer, awe lighting up his features " Penny….." As he said quietly, picking the helmet up with both hands as though it is or were sacred. "This is incredible. I don't even know what to say." As penny smiled toward's him step just closed to him " thank you jaune and..... don't mention it,.... You've done plenty already for me and everyone you at least deserve this" As she said to him " As put it on your head...." As she said to him softly as he just smiled at her "Mind if I…?" As he gestured toward the exit as penny giggled " it is for you silly.... I would like it that you wear it all time to protect yourself " As penny said to him and he stepped in the changing room and as everyone else secretly laughed as the atmosphere light and easy as they waited for Jaune to return none of them quite ready for just as how different he'd look once he did and has girls from RWBY and JPNR just as talking to another person as it was surprise for him
After about ten minutes as the doors to the Room slid open with a soft his and every head turned has jaune stepped back inside He was now fully clad in his new armor, the once-golden sheen of his plates muted by deliberate words as the light from the ceiling reflected off the metallic surface givings him a look both noble and battle-worn look has with his cuirass hugged his form closely and it emphasizing the broadness of his very shoulders and as the muscle beneaths the fitted turtleneck shirt and His gloves creaked slightly as his hands flexed, and the faint clink of the armor's joints echoed with each step he took as the helmet, for now, rested casually between his arm and waist, one hand gripping it against his hip as if he'd just returned from the very field of battle as if not mistake in by the looks.
Everyone's stared in quiet awe but the very person in particular seemed as completely caught off guard by this Weiss and Yang and blake very breath as hitched the moment she saw him as she'd has seen jaune in training gear before had even sparred with him a few times but this was different as The armor gave him a presence that was hard to ignore as regal yet rugged. His very usual boyish charm as had been replaced by something…..... Stronger as the faint of light along his armor made him look like as he'd survived countless battles till now and he had just a knight standings tall against the world again her gaze lingered a little too long on the way his armor framed his chest and arms, the snug fit of the black shirt beneath it and the quiet confidence in the way he carried himself And before she could stop herself her mind wandered wondering what it might be like to see him without the armor... or the shirt or pants as She blinked and shook her head quickly, trying to force that thought away, but the heat on her cheeks betrayed her and From her right, a soft giggle broke the silence "Thirsty weiss cream and as kitty as well?" Yang just teased her tone dripping with mischief as their head snapped toward's her, her face turning a shade darker. "S-Shut up, Yang!!" As both of them muttered as crossing her arms as in an effort to look composed and yang grinned clearly enjoying the reaction. "Hey, I'm just saying, you're staring like he's the last drink of water in the desert."Weiss and Blake shot her a half-hearted glare but as refused to dignify that with a response Instead, she turned her attention back to jaune as who is still chatting with penny and it was starting to feel something inside hadn't noticed a thing thankfully Still as she's couldn't help but think to herself, 'Damn, who knew armor could look that good on someone?' both of thought herself now as Penny stepped forward "What do ya say, Jaune ? As Wanna take those new threads out for a test spin?" he asked, voice full of friendly challenge as jaune arc lip curved into a grin as he took all his weapons in his pouches. rested his sword against his shoulder. "You bet I do," he replied, his tone brimming with anticipations now.
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ARC TWO FINAL
THE FALL OF KINGDOM OF ATLAS
TO BE CONTINUED