Jaune's Pineapple Jam Part 2 Ch 4

Jaune felt like he was going to puke as the airship cut through the sky. 

Despite taking a whole night and then some to travel to Vale, the anxiety Jaune felt since yesterday didn’t disappear. He could only tap his foot impatiently as he worried about what was going to happen.

Jaune Arc was about to meet his parents. He was about to see them after almost a year of leaving Ansel. 

It was a disaster, a crisis, a catastrophe of the highest proportions. 

At most, he could delay it for a few days but it was inevitable. The only silver lining was that the airship they were in was currently headed straight to Beacon’s landing docks instead of Vale’s airport. 

Jaune breathed at that, it was the perks of having a chartered airship courtesy of Pyrrha. It was spacious, it was luxurious, and it was definitely expensive.

It boggled his mind just how rich his girlfriend was but dominating a regional tournament four times in a row and being the face of various brands should have told him his girlfriend was loaded. 

While not Weiss Schnee loaded, Pyrrha Nikos was still loaded enough to rent out a private airship when she needed it. 

His eyes flicked to Pyrrha sitting across him, and sympathy immediately rushed through him at the amused but queasy look in her face. 

“Need some help, dear?”

Jaune blinked as he saw Athena sit down beside her daughter. She stretched out a paper bag as her other hand rubbed circles on Pyrrha’s back.

“Thanks, mom.” Pyrrha grimaced, reaching out for the paper bag before taking deep breaths with it to Athena’s smug amusement.

“Not so upset that I’m coming with you now, are you?”

It was a surprise to learn that Athena Nikos was coming with them but in her own words, other than taking care of her family, she was about to meet her in-laws. 

Whether she meant it as her meeting his parents or Blake and Weiss, Jaune was both supremely mortified and embarrassed. Despite any protests, however, neither he nor Pyrrha could actually give her a valid reason to stop her from seeing Weiss and Blake.

And with that thought in mind, Jaune’s worry was immediately derailed from worrying about his parents to something much more panic inducing. 

Athena Nikos was going to meet his other girlfriends.

While he had a relatively easy and fun time getting to know Pyrrha’s mother, he had no idea how she would truly react to both Blake and Weiss. He hoped she would be understanding but everyone knows their relationship was not the most conventional of sorts. 

Jaune had no illusions that more traditional parents would have hated his guts for dating two more women with their daughter. And if Pyrrha’s father was still alive, he was sure his guts would be speared to the wall.

Jaune shuddered, paling as his imagination began to take him towards the worst routes possible. 

While he hasn’t met anyone from Blake’s side of the family yet, he has met someone from Weiss’.

The stalwart Winter Schnee, Atlas’ finest, General Ironwood’s right-hand woman, and Weiss’ sister. Jaune’s heart immediately sped up at the thought of her, not because of any kind of attraction or whatever but because Weiss’ sister already tried to kill him! 

If she wanted to kill him, what the hell were her parents willing to do?!

Dread immediately rushed through him as he thought about the prospect of speaking to the owners of the SDC, the richest company in Remnant. 

Was he going to be bribed to stay away from Weiss? Kidnapped by some corporate mercenaries when he refuses? Tortured until he agrees to break up with their rich daughter?! Killed when he does not?!

No, no, surely not, right? No, those were just the telenovelas talking. 

And even if they truly were like that, Weiss wouldn’t let it happen, right?! 

Pyrrha and Blake would surely be there to save him, right?!

Jaune closed his eyes and breathed deeply at that. The thought only brought up another set of problems. 

Weiss’ parents were probably at odds with Blake’s own parents who were the founders of the White Fang!

His head hurt at the headache that started to creep up on him. 

He hadn’t even met them yet but Jaune was already sure things were going to be a mess!

It was only now did the consequences of having three girlfriends with high standing begin to dawn on him. 

As much as he wanted to avoid it, however, he had no doubt that eventually, sooner or later, he would have to meet their parents. 

“Stop frowning.”

Jaune jolted, looking up in surprise to see a makeup artist glaring at him.

“Stop moving!” The woman snapped and Jaune couldn’t help but reel back at her annoyance.

“Sorry.” He replied instinctively to her immediate displeasure.

“Stop talking either!”

At that point, he could only freeze before relaxing as the woman started putting foundation on him. It would have been embarrassing but at this point in his life, he’s had enough experience being his sisters’ guinea pig that he wasn’t even fazed at something like this.

As for why he had to have a makeup artist work on him? 

According to Athena, it was to make an impression. For some strange reason, the woman has appointed herself to be Jaune and Pyrrha’s public relations manager. He didn’t think he needed a public relations manager but considering the woman raised someone as good as Pyrrha and was there for her whole career, Jaune was inclined to acquiesce.

And acquiesce he did because by every single metric, this was going to be his first public appearance since leaving Vale. His disastrous chase yesterday in Argus notwithstanding, this was going to be the first time other people would see him and he wanted to look his best.

No way was he going to let anyone think that he wasn’t worthy of Pyrrha, Weiss, and Blake. While he was still striving to prove it to himself, he would be damned if he let himself be judged based on looks. 

“Don’t worry, Jaune. You look pretty. Pearl does good work for me when I’ve needed to model a few times.” Pyrrha chuckled and Jaune resisted the urge to pout lest he attract Pearl’s displeasure again.

Pearl only clicked her tongue at that, signalling for silence as she continued to work on him.

Eventually however, everything must end. 

Pearl finished prettying him and the pilot’s voice echoed across the airship.

“Good morning, everyone. This is your captain speaking, it is my pleasure to announce that we will be arriving in Beacon soon. Please stay in your seats as we make our final approach.”

The ship shook and Jaune gripped the armrests beside him.

“Look, Renny! It’s Beacon! And they have fairgrounds near the forest! Do you think we could go there sometime?!” Nora shouted excitedly from the seat across the aisle from him and he couldn’t help but smile as Ren answered beside her.

“I don’t see why we can’t. We certainly have the time to go on a date before the tournament begins.”

Ren caught his eye then, asking for permission to which Jaune only nodded with a smile.

A fairgrounds, that would certainly be a nice place to have a date.

He looked expectantly at Pyrrha then and Jaune watched as she giggled straight at him.

“We should go with Blake and Weiss.”

He grinned widely at that.

Ahhh, Blake and Weiss. Despite being physically separated for months, Jaune’s feelings for them did not waver. In fact, they only grew stronger in a different way compared to Pyrrha’s. 

While he and Pyrrha spent so much time together, his heart missed them as well and he was sure Pyrrha was feeling the same way. The daily pictures and videos they sent each other was proof enough that they were all feeling the same way and as he felt the airship finally touched down, Jaune grinned at the prospect of seeing them again.

“Hello again, everyone. This is your captain speaking and it is my pleasure to announce that we have safely arrived at our destination. On behalf of Argus International, thank you for choosing to ride with us.”

No, thank you, Captain. Jaune thought, standing up as the airship finally settled.

He grinned as he moved to grab their bags. He knew Pyrrha sent a message to Blake and Weiss that they were about to arrive today, he saw it in the group chat. He was sure they were probably waiting for them now

Yet as the door opened and Jaune was just about to step out, he froze. It was not Blake and Weiss who were waiting for them.

“Oof!” Pyrrha bumped into his back and he could hear Nora already complaining behind her.

“Hey, what’s the hold up, fearless leader?!”

Fearless leader, heh. 

If only he was fearless now. Jaune Arc could only laugh lifelessly because right there in front of him were his parents and five of his sisters.

They stood there for a moment, a family reunited but did not know what to say to each other.

As Jaune nervously opened his mouth however, another voice called out from behind him.

“You must be the Arcs! It’s so nice to finally meet you in person!” Athena Nikos shouted, wiggling past him even as Jaune’s eyes widened when his mother walked forward.

“Hello, Athena! Thank you for telling us you would be arriving today.” Juniper Arc greeted with a grin and Jaune immediately paled even as Pyrrha yelled out incredulously from behind him.

“Mom?!”

Athena Nikos however only turned to grin at them widely.

“Didn’t I tell you, dear? I’m here to meet the in-laws!”

…Shit.

—--

“I don’t understand why we need to sneak around. We’re in Beacon. We shouldn’t be sneaking around our own school.” Blake asked even as she crouched behind Weiss.

Weiss only whirled towards her with a shush however before cautiously looking around the corner.

“Hush, you. I don’t want to see my sister just yet and with all the Atlesian soldiers around, it’s only a matter of time before she gets a report about my location once we’re spotted.”

They all knew why there were Atlesian soldiers around, they were for security. With more students continuing to arrive today, it was actually important that the soldiers verified their identities together with their escorts and hanger-ons if they had them.

Already, Team RWBY could see more and more students arriving into the dorms together with their families and friends. 

For some strange reason, things sort of became something like an open-dorm event wherein visitors with relations to students could take a quick peek to a Hunstman and Huntress-in-training’s daily life.

It gave everything a light festive air that Weiss couldn’t help but think it was a prelude for the festival. Inevitably however, at least one of her teammates would be taken in by the atmosphere.

“Look at that! That’s a grenade launcher crossbred with a pike!” Ruby shouted as her eyes sparkled when more people bearing weapons passed by. “Oh, oh and those are wolverine claws made up of Dust-conductive metal! Do you think they could shoot out lightning or fire?!”

“Alright, pipsqueak, it’s nothing you haven’t seen before. At most, people just gave their weapons some minor upgrades.” Yang laughed, pulling her sister back even as Weiss hissed at them to be quiet.

“They’re upgrades, Yang! There’s nothing minor about them! Besides, I’m just scoping out the competition. Right, Weiss?!” Ruby looked smugly at her and Weiss could only groan as her hand met her face.

How could they sneak around when her friends were so loud? Already, she could see a couple of soldiers looking at heir direction and talking to their earpiece.

Welp, there was nothing to it then. Sooner or later, her sister was going to find her and she would rather that happen after she finally reunited with Jaune.

She stood tall, discarding every single thought of sneaking around and walked proudly in front of her team. Her team gawked at the sudden change in attitude but followed her forward. People looked, pointed, and whispered with wide eyes as they caught sight of them.

Weiss Schnee was no stranger to such attention but even she would admit that the gazes she were currently feeling felt different from the usual adoration of her fans. 

There was awe, confusion, curiousity, and a little bit of incredulousness in the eyes of those who were currently looking at her and she was sure Blake was feeling the same thing.

There was no doubt as to why they were currently being stared at in that particular way. No words were needed between them and Weiss only moved to entwine her hand with Blake’s.

Immediately after her action however, whispers abounded but whatever apprehension they were feeling melted away as they slowly approached the docks.

Excitement rushed through Weiss’ body just as Team RWBY reached the docks in time to see a luxurious airship arrive.

“Look! That must be them!” Weiss pointed excitedly even as Yang tilted her head.

“How do you figure that? All we know is that they're arriving today and I don’t know if you’ve noticed but there are a lot of ships arriving today.”

Yang would be right that there were a lot of ships arriving today considering more students were just coming in but while other students had to prepare their own transportation if their schools were not able to, only Pyrrha had the means other than Weiss to arrive in something more respectable. The rest had to satisfy themselves with the basic bullheads or average airship loaned to them by their various kingdoms.

Valean, Mistralian, Vacuoan, and Atlesian ships kept arriving but only one was coming in from Argus

Weiss pointed at the airship smugly, looking at Yang as she opened her mouth.

“Look at the Atlesian tech, the Mistralian design, that one’s from Argus.”

“Okay, yeah? So who are those guys waiting for them too?” Yang shrugged and Weiss faltered as her gaze lowered to see a group of blondes already beside the docks.

Blake immediately gripped her arm and Weiss winced as she looked toward her fellow lover and teammate.

“Is that….Jaune’s family?” Blake asked with a pale face and immediately, their whole team fell silent as they looked at the figures. Even Ruby did not seem to know what to do despite feeling curious herself to meet her bestie’s family.

None knew how to react to the situation in front of them but as the airship finally touched down and the door opened to reveal a blonde head, the group could only do one thing.

Walk forward into the fray.

Now if only Weiss knew what she would be walking into then perhaps she would have had reservations. Oh, she still would’ve walked forward if only to lay eyes on her lover but she would’ve immediately planned an escape route then and there because the next few moments would define the rest of her life.

—----

Nicholas Arc stood stoically as he watched the airship land.

“This should be them.” Juniper whispered beside him as she looked at her Scroll.

He didn’t know how she knew but Nicholas trusted her completely. Despite that though, all he could think about was his son.

His son who stole the family sword, ran away from home, snuck into Beacon, and then seduced three women all the while becoming the Hero of Vale in the process.

Truth be told, he didn’t know how to feel. 

Should he feel furious at Jaune for running away with the family sword? 

Disappointed with his son for forging his transcripts and sneaking into Beacon? 

Relieved that Jaune was alive and Nicholas was about to see him? 

Proud that he managed to make something of himself in the process? 

Nicholas decided to feel all of the above and yet as the airship finally landed and opened its door, Nicholas could not help but be worried.

There he was, his errant son, standing gobsmacked in front of them.

For a moment none of them moved. Not him, not his wife, not his son, and none of his daughters.

No, the first move came from deeper in the airship.

A red-haired woman wiggled herself away from Jaune and walked in front of them with a smile on her face.

“You must be the Arcs! It’s so nice to finally meet you in person!” Athena Nikos shouted, wiggling past him even as Jaune’s eyes widened when his mother walked forward.

“Hello, Athena! Thank you for telling us you would be arriving today.” Juniper Arc greeted with a grin and Jaune immediately paled even as Pyrrha yelled out incredulously from behind him.

“Mom?!”

Athena Nikos however only turned to grin at them widely.

“Didn’t I tell you, dear? I’m here to meet the in-laws!”

In-laws, now those were words that Nicholas was sure to get under a man’s skin. 

He watched as Jaune paled and Nicholas crossed his arms as slowly and surely however, his son walked out of the airship.

He turned towards his daughters then, nodding as they looked at him eagerly. 

His firstborn, Rouge, wasn’t here and Saphron was all the way in Argus so that left only Merigold, Jade, Bleu, Mauve, and Violet. His third oldest to the youngest. Of the five, only Merigold was older than Jaune at 19 while the rest were younger. Jade was 16, Bleu was 15, and his twins Mauve and Violet were both 13.

They looked at him like hounds ready for the hunt and as Nicholas nodded, squeals rang out around them.

His children rushed forward, avoiding their mother even as Jaune screamed in horror at the onslaught. 

Some crashed into Jaune but others went past him and straight into another person.

“Jaune! Little brother! I can’t believe you’re a man now!” Merigold shouted as she crushed Jaune with a flying tackle.

“Oh my gods! You’re Pyrrha Nikos! I can’t believe you're dating our brother!” Jade cried out, holding the poor woman’s hands even as Bleu poked out from behind her while Mauve and Violet chanted around them.

“Quick! Blink if you need help!”

“”Pumpkin Pete! Pumpkin Pete! Pumpkin Pete!””

The young woman looked overwhelmed at the sudden chaos around her and Nicholas finally decided to take pity at the poor thing as she nervously held her tummy.

“Girls, give her some space. They might still be tired from their trip.” He reminded, getting various versions of agreement from his daughters. To their credit, they lowered down their energy even if they still excitedly crowded around Pyrrha Nikos.

Nicholas sighed, looking at Jaune who was finally released from Merigold’s tender mercies. His son looked pale, ruffled, and haggard but that was only the beginning of his problems.

Nicholas walked forward, looming above him even as his wife looked on intensely. 

“Dad?” Jaune gulped but Nicholas only stayed silent for a moment as he let his thoughts settle in his mind.

There were a lot of things he wanted to say to his son but before he could even open his mouth, another voice called out from behind them.

“Jaune?!”

The voice sent him back to troubled memories but as Nicholas whirled around, it was a wholly different woman standing there.

Weiss Schnee stood there breathlessly, looking at their group with wide eyes as her team followed behind her.

The voice that rang out after her however, sent tingles from the tip of his toes through the top of his head.

“Weiss?”

Nicholas Arc stood stiffly as his eyes tracked the source.

And yes, there she was, Willow Schnee in the flesh.

A gasp left his mouth and immediately, he felt a flash of danger. 

From the corner of his eyes, he already knew his wife was staring holes at him and Nicholas Arc could only think one thing.

….Shit. 


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[OMAKE]

The first time Athena Nikos met Jaune Arc, she did not like the boy.

After all, how could she like him when he publicly kissed two other women?

Even as her darling Pyrrha tried to extoll his virtues, Athena remained distant but polite and he should be thankful that was all she did.

If her husband Leonidas was still alive, she was sure he would already be spearing Jaune Arc's guts to the wall.

As it was, Athena had to satisfy herself with subtle frowns and disapproving glances aimed at her own daughter.

Try as she might however, she could never truly be disappointed with her daughter. Athena loved her too much to do so.

Jaune Arc however was a whole different person.

It was easy to unsettle the boy. He was like a cute puppy that was starved for her approval and as long as Athena did not explicitly give it, he walked on eggshells around her.

And at the beginning, Athena made it a point that whatever their relationship was, she did not approve. A narrowed stare here, a frown there, anytime Jaune looked at her direction, she showed him her displeasure.

It got to the point that Pyrrha tried to intervene but in this, Athena was adamant.

She was not about to let her daughter's heart be broken by a womanizer.

Credit where credit was due however, Jaune was persistent and stuck to his guns. Instead of letting Pyrrha defend him, he pushed her out and faced Athena on her own.

The contents of the heart to heart between just the two of them would be something that Athena would take to her grave because as resolute and serious as he was, Athena couldn't help but feel heat rush to her face at the secondhand embarrassment.

It would not be a lie to say that slowly but surely, Jaune Arc grew on her.

Yet that only gave him a foot on the door so to speak, a chance to prove his worth if you will.

No, what started to win her over was nothing he did for her, instead, it was what he did for Pyrrha.

Jaune Arc did not make it a point to treat Pyrrha as a goddess or a trophy, instead, in the many times Athena saw them interact as a team, they were friendly, professional, and caring towards one another. It was as if Pyrrha was just another part of the group, albeit, his girlfriend.

That, more than anything, told Athena that Jaune's intentions with her daughter was genuine.

Any other man would've lorded their relationship by now, but no, Jaune Arc was not just any other man it seemed.

He was humble enough to admit his faults, asking for her daughter's advise when it came to fighting and was firm when he needed to be when practicing as a team. Kind to his friends and caring for his family whenever he visited his sister with Pyrrha.

It was throughout those months did Athena watch transfixed as her daughter smiled, laughed, and joked with not only Jaune, but her whole team.

At that point, what else could she do but accept their relationship?

Pyrrha was already adamant on staying with Jaune and really, Athena could already see how happy she was.

There was nothing else to do but nod her head silently.

She did not say the words explicitly but there were signs of her approval. A few smiles here, and some extra snacks there.

For a moment, Jaune got nervous and Athena giggled as she heard him ask her daughter once if she was secretly trying to poison him by getting him to let his guard down.

For Athena, however, it was all just in good fun. It got to the point of instead of needling Jaune to upset him, she teased him just to see his embarrassment. It took some time, but Jaune finally got the message that she wasn't being malicious at all.

Still, it would not do for Jaune to be complacent and so the teasing continued even as she kept on giving him extra snacks as peace offerings.

The joke was on her though because everything changed when she walked in on them.

She knew Pyrrha and Jaune were sleeping together, the fact that Jaune slept under her roof beside Pyrrha's room was enough to tell her their relationship had progressed to that point. If they really weren't sleeping together, then Pyrrha never would have insisted Jaune be assigned there.

She didn't mind, not really since she implicitly gave them her blessing as long as they used protection. Athena was a teenager once, for crying out loud, she had needs as well. If Pyrrha was anything like her mother then she would've been passionate as well, perhaps moreso considering she reached levels of atheleticism Athena never did.

No, what shocked Athena the most however was the fact they were willing to do it outside the privacy of their own rooms.

What was supposed to be a normal snack delivery to the training room turned into an embarrassing situation as Athena found herself transfixed watching from a gap through the door.

She was just supposed to deliver them food and rib him for losing to her daughter once again but as Jaune bent her daughter over the training mat, Athena was sure he was not losing.

Despite holding her hands over her mouth, Pyrrha's muffled moans reverberated enough that Athena could hear them past Jaune's grunts.

Athena didn't have a perfect view of the action but she could see enough of what they were doing.

At first, mortification and dread numbed her body but as Pyrrha's moans grew louder, shame filled her instead.

Her breath came heavy as heat coursed through her body and Athena couldn't help herself, her thighs squirmed against each other as she lowered the tray of food down the floor. Whatever happened next was something she would keep to herself but at the end of it, she carried the tray of food back with wet fingers.

Athena breathed deeply then. Vowing to control herself next time as she patted the heat away from her cheeks.

It was embarrassing and mortifying that she did such shameful things, but hey, she had needs too, you know?! Leonidas has been dead for almost 10 years after all.

Still, it would not do if she was the only one embarrassed. No, Athena Nikos will find her revenge in her own way and she had just the perfect plan in mind.

Her hands fished for her Scroll and immediately, she sent a message to one particular person.

'Hello, Saphron. Can you please give me your parents' contact information?'
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Sorry for the delay! I accompanied my parents' during my mother's surgery three days ago! The surgery was successful and shewas good enough to be discharged early this morning. Had to spend my free time hanging out with them though so I wasn't able to write much. Anyways, I hope you liked the chapter!

CHOICES FOR THE NEXT OMAKE:

1. Nick and Willow (Setting: Atlas)
2. Toys4us (Setting: Patch)
3. The Woes of Tai (Setting: Patch)