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Nora's Arc

"Nora…"

"Yes Ren?"

"…What exactly did you make him eat?"

We find NPR of team JNPR, dressed in their signature outfits, standing outside their bathroom, currently occupied by the J of the team. Unflattering sounds of their team leader ejecting the contents of his stomach into the toilet could be heard every so often.

"Pancakes…?" Nora answered unsure and nervous, revealing the plate to Ren. Ren examine the alien looking substance that occupied the plate with a deadpan expression.

"Pancakes?" Pyrrha repeated questioningly with a sweat drop, also examining the plate. She was pretty sure one of those "pancakes" was looking back at her.

"And what recipe did you use Nora?" Ren pressed, messaging his temples, already knowing what the answer was.

"...none" Nora answered, her tone like that of a child being caught red handed doing something they weren't supposed to.

Ren and Pyrrha both sighed. They wanted to be surprised by her answer, they really did, but they weren't. The sound of the toilet flushing brought their attention back to the bathroom. A few seconds later the bathroom door slowly opened revealing a pale looking Jaune clutching his stomach, wearing his usual attire minus the armor. Pyrrha quickly rushed to the side of her ailing partner, assisting him back to his bed.

"Ohhh my stomach…" The knight moaned as he laid down on his bed with the assistance of his partner.

"Can't we take him to the infirmary?" Pyrrha asked worryingly.

"It's the weekend. The Head Nurse won't be back until Monday" Ren informed. "On the bright side, it's the weekend, so Jaune won't have to go to, or miss classes"

"Hurray…" Jaune sarcastically and weakly cheered, raising a fist.

"Well in that case, since I'm his partner, I guess I'll-"

"I'LL take care of our fearless leader!" Nora declared, cutting off Pyrrha. Her declaration caused the R and P of the team to stare at her in shock before Pyrrha recovered and tried her best to smile.

"T-t-that's ok Nora. You don't need to force yourself to take care of him. I AM his partner. So I think I should be the one to-"

"Nonsense Pyrrha!" Nora interrupted again with a large, beaming, innocent smile "I'm the one who caused our fearless leader to get sick, so I should be the one to fix my mistake!"

Ren placed a hand on his face and sighed. Judging by Pyrrha's now visibly twitching eye and obvious forced smile; he could guess that the champion didn't particularly enjoy his partner's idea. But Ren could also sense the tone in Nora's voice that meant her mind was set and nothing was going to change it.

What was that saying again? Stuck between a rock and a hard place?

"I say we give her a chance" a weak voice spoke up. Everyone turned to the knight in bed.

Nora's face broke into an ecstatic grin. "Thank you Jaune-Jaune! I promise I'll take amazing care of you!"

Nora zoomed in and out of the closet before anyone could blink.

"Nurse Nora at your service fearless leader!" Nora cheered, fist in the air triumphantly and still smiling brightly. The rest of the team just stared and blinked repeatedly at the hammer wielder's sudden wardrobe change into a pink nurse's outfit.

"Nora…why do you have that?" Ren asked carefully; fearful of the answer.

"No reason" Nora quickly replied. "Now out, out, out! I can't have you guys interfering with my treatment or have you guys getting sick as well!" Nora ordered, pushing the P and R of the team toward the door. Once Ren and Pyrrha found themselves in the hallway, they heard the door quickly shut behind them. The two were then enveloped in silence as they stood there and let their brains try and process everything.

"What…just happened?" Pyrrha asked outloud; her brain not wanting to accept reality for her own sanity.

Ren just sighed once again, hoping that Jaune would survive the day.

Jaune watched Nora push his other teammate out the door, leaving just him and the bubbly hammer wielder. He was beginning to wonder if his decision was the wisest.

"Ok Jaune-Jaune, I'm going to make sure I cure you of your stomach problems in no time flat!" Nora cheered happily as she skipped over to her bed. She pulled a doctor's bag from somewhere under her bed, and began to rummage through it.

"Uh Nora, I appreciate your concern, but I think all I need is some tea and some rest…" Jaune tried to reason, watching a seeming endless variety of medical supplies get tossed out of the bag.

"Psh I know that Jaune! But who's the nurse here?" Nora replied, still rummaging. "Now you just lay back and relax! Nurse Nora will have you feeling like yourself in a jiffy. Found it!" Nora skipped over to the bed ridden knight and stuck a thermometer into his mouth.

"Now fearless leader of mine, are you ready for your treatment?" She asked excitedly; beaming down at Jaune.

The ailing knight sighed in defeat and nodded; resigning himself to his inevitable fate.

:Treatment 1:

"Ok Jaune! First I'll place a warm rag on your stomach to help relieve the pain!" Nora said pulling out the thermometer and returning to the doctor's bag. A few seconds of rummaging and Nora pulled out a folded rag. She went into the bathroom and Jaune could hear the faucet running. A few moments later and Nora returned with a now damp looking rag.

"Now fearless leader, I need you to lift your shirt up just enough so your stomach is showing." Nora ordered pseudo-seriously. Jaune hesitated, but complied and lifted his shirt just enough for his stomach to be exposed. When she placed the rag on his stomach, Jaune was expecting it to be comfortably warm. Instead…

"YEOW! HOT! HOT! THAT'S BURNING HOT!"

…It was scalding hot. Jaune tried to sit up and take off the burning rag to save his skin but was restrained by Nora.

"Now, now Jaune, You need to leave the rag on for it to work" Nora lightly chided.

"You said WARM rag Nora! Why is it boiling hot!?" Jaune demanded struggling against the orange haired girl's monstrous strength.

"Don't worry about the minor details Jaune! Just lay back down and try and relax!" Nora brushed his question off smiling.

:Treatment 2:

Jaune eventually stopped struggling, realizing the futility of it, and thankfully, the rag eventually cooled off enough where it was bearable against his now reddened skin.

"Ok Jaune!" Jaune turned his head to his bubbly teammate "You lost a bunch of fluid and nutrients when you were hurling in the bathroom! Therefore, Nurse Nora's next treatment is to get some fluids and nutrients back into you!" Nora informed, once again rummaging through her doctor's bag.

"Uh Nora, I don't think I'll be able to eat or drink much quite yet besides water…" Jaune said, fearful that Nora might COOK something for him again.

"Silly Jaune! I'm not talking about food- food! I'm going to make you a nice, delicious, and nutritious fruit smoothie!" Nora turned to face him and was now holding a blender, a tray of ice and a bowl of fruit.

'Just how big is that bag?' Jaune thought with a sweat drop.

"Oh…well that sounds great Nora" Jaune sighed in slight relief. After all, how could anyone mess up a smoothie? Choosing to have faith in that line of thought, Jaune closed his eyes and relaxed, listening to the tell-tale signs of a smoothie being made.

"Done!" Nora's voice cheered. Jaune opened his eyes to see the bubbly girl bounce to his side, holding a tall cup with a straw in it.

"Thanks Nora" Jaune sat up and took the cup from her with a smile. His smile faltered however as he took a look into the cup. Inside was a green and purple mixture of some sort of smoothie like substance. It bubbled every so often and emitted a fog that Jaune swore formed into a skull.

"Uh Nora… I thought you said you were making a fruit smoothie…" Jaune slowly said, still staring into the cup.

"It IS a fruit smoothie silly! It not only has whole fruits in it, but I also added some of Ren's ingredients that he puts into his health smoothies as well! On top of that, I added raw eggs for protein and nails for toughness! Its jam packed with minerals and vitamins!" Nora explained her food science; beaming with self-pride at her job well done.

"I…see…" Jaune muttered out, the feeling of dread washing over him.

"Well? What're you waiting for? Drink up fearless leader!" Nora encouraged.

Jaune stared at the questionable substance and back to the innocent, smiling face of Nora, and then back to the "smoothie". He repeated this process a couple of times before shutting his eyes, ignoring his body's natural instinct of self-preservation, and chugged the beverage.

"Well? How is it? Feel revitalized yet?" Nora questioned eagerly. She watched as Jaune seemed to sit there, completely still for a few seconds, before his face took a nauseating, greenish hue. He bolted to the bathroom, slamming the door behind him. Nora could hear the definite sounds of her patient once again emptying the contents of his stomach behind the closed door. She shook her head.

"He shouldn't have chugged it…"

:Treatment 3:

After his body expunged the pois-… "smoothie" and he re-hydrated his body with some safe liquids, Jaune waited in fear and trepidation on his bed, behind his blanket, as Nora was back in her tortur-… doctor's bag.

"Ok fearless leader! This time the treatment will work for sure." Nora declared confidently. She turned to look at her vict-… patient.

"Uh…Nora… what's that in your hands?" Jaune asked nervously.

"It's a Ginger root!" Nora stated, holding it up for Jaune to clearly see.

"Uh huh…and why do you have a ginger root?" Jaune asked further.

"Well fearless leader; since you decided to chug the smoothie I made against medical advice with an already upset stomach and make yourself even sicker; I heard that ginger could help settle upset stomachs as a natural remedy" Nora explained handing the ginger root to the knight.

"I get it! " Jaune didn't get it.

"Yup! Now fearless leader, take a bite!" Nora ordered, once again smiling.

"Uhm… I think you're supposed to grind this up and put it in tea or something for it to work." Jaune suggested examining the lumpy root.

"But then you wouldn't get all of its benefits Jaune! Eating it in its pure form will naturally ensure that you get one hundred percent of the benefits!" Nora countered, using a scholarly tone that didn't allow Jaune to argue.

Jaune sighed, once again resigning himself to his fate yet again. Taking a look at his teammate's innocent smile melted away any protest he had and he bit down on the root. The strong taste of ginger was medicinal as he could feel the slight burning sensation instantly clear his sense. He swallowed it as fast as he could without causing himself to choke; feeling the burning sensation spread all the way down his throat and into his stomach. To his surprise, the root seemed to work like Nora stated, feeling his stomach slowly settle already.

"Wow Nora… it actually worked!" Jaune awed.

"Of course it worked Jaune-Jaune! Have I ever been wrong?" Nora smugly replied, smiling triumphantly.

Jaune lifted a finger and opened his mouth to retort, until Nora silenced him by placing a finger over his mouth.

"No need to answer that!" Nora stated, wearing a smile that was somehow a mixture of innocence and intimidating.

Jaune wordlessly nodded seeing the smile and sighed when she removed her finger.

"Now Jaune-Jaune, you need to finish the entire root." Nora revealed, placing her hands on her hip.

"What?" Jaune gaped at her "It's an entire ginger root!"

"Exactly! You need to finish the entire thing to get its entire benefits!" Nora explained like it was the most obvious thing in the world.

"I don't think that's how this works Nora!" Jaune countered.

"Who's the Nurse here?" Nora pouted

"I want to see credentials!" Jaune demanded

"Done" Nora replied without missing a beat. Out of seemingly nowhere, Nora procured a framed Nursing certificate.

"Doesn't that say 'not actual certificate' in the cor-"

"ANYWAY!" Nora threw the certificate over her shoulder before Jaune could finish. "Finish that Ginger root Jaune! Nurses order! Or do I have to feed you?" Nora's eyes gleamed dangerously.

Jaune gulped and took another, larger bite out of the root.

"Good boy" Nora smiled.

After a few more "treatments" were conducted, Jaune was thoroughly exhausted. He managed to survive his teammate's attempts of "curing" his ailments and somehow convinced Nora that he was feeling really hungry and could use some soup from the cafeteria. That left him alone, lying in his bed, to briefly collect his strength for the next wave of "treatments".

"Still alive I see" A monotone voice came from the doorway. Jaune weakly lifted his head to the source to see Ren leaning against the doorway.

"Just barely Ren." Jaune tiredly agreed, laying his head back down. "Where's Pyrrha?"

"She went into Vale I think. Something about 'if she could wear one, so could she' or something" Ren attempted to quote, not entirely sure.

"I see" Jaune mindlessly replied, not really paying attention.

"So Jaune, help me understand something." Ren sat on his bed. "Why are you allowing Nora to take care of you? Aren't you upset at her for poisoning you? And I know these treatments aren't working either. So, why?" Ren questioned genuinely. Growing up with Nora, Ren was used to the orange haired girl's wild antics, but he had yet to meet someone to match that patience so quickly or willingly.

"I don't know myself Ren" Jaune smiled tiredly, staring at the ceiling. "Any normal person would probably be furious with what happened. Being poisoned, have a boiling rag put on their stomachs, forced to drink and eat some interesting things as a cure, and other various events that would probably cause even Pyrrha to snap."

Ren nodded, agreeing with the assessment of his overzealous childhood friend.

"But, when I remember that she is going out of her way, and trying her hardest to take care of me and doing these things because she genuinely cares about me; it feels worth all the hardship it brings. Like the reward of seeing her smile outweighs anything bad that happens. I know her heart is in the right place; just her execution is off" Jaune explained, chuckling near the end.

"Do you know what I mean?" Jaune asked, turning his head toward Ren.

Ren sat there for a moment, processing everything Jaune explained. For as long as he and Nora had been together, Ren had seen her overzealous and overbearing personality turn away potential friends, one after the other. But Nora continued to wear a bright smile on the outside, letting people think that it didn't faze her. But when they were alone, Ren still remembered her silent tears of rejection. Hearing Jaune be so accepting of Nora and all her quirks was genuinely heartwarming.

He smiled toward his team leader "I know what you mean Jaune."

Jaune turned his head back to the ceiling and closed his eyes, smiling. "I appreciate Nora a lot. I appreciate everything she does, good and bad, because she does everything with all her heart".

Nora was skipping happily back to her team's dorm, careful to not spill any of the soup she collected from the Cafeteria. As she neared the room, she stopped just before the door, out of view of its occupants inside, as she heard voices in the middle of an interesting conversation.

"Why are you allowing Nora to take care of you? Aren't you upset at her for poisoning you? And I know these treatments aren't…" She heard the voice of Ren question.

"I don't know myself Ren. Any normal person would probably be furious with what happened. Being poisoned, have a boiling rag put on their stomachs, forced to drink and eat some interesting things as a cure…" She felt her shoulders slump and her mood slightly fall at Jaune's criticism; painful, lonely memories of her past beginning to resurface.

"But…" She perked up.

"…When I remember that she is going out of her way, and trying her hardest to take care of me and doing these things because she genuinely cares about me; it feels worth all the hardship it brings. Like the reward of seeing her smile outweighs anything bad that happens. I know her heart is in the right place; just her execution is off…" Jaune's voice explained.

"…I appreciate Nora a lot. I appreciate everything she does, good and bad, because she does everything with all her heart"

That was the final nail. Nora could feel her face burning as she couldn't stop a blush creep its way onto her face. But what's more, Nora could feel a tear slowly run down her cheek at hearing her leader's genuine feelings. Quickly wiping her eyes before any more tears could fall, Nora quickly made her way back to the cafeteria, mind set on her next course of action.

:Later with Jaune:

Jaune was beginning to worry. It's been a couple of hours since Nora left to grab some soup from the cafeteria. On one hand, he was glad to be able to get some calm, uninterrupted rest and let his stomach relax and feel better; on the other hand, he was worried of what Nora could possibly be up to. His scroll wasn't ringing so she wasn't causing public trouble; however, no news was bad news in Nora's case.

The door suddenly opened, bringing Jaune out of his musings. He looked up to see a slightly dejected looking Pyrrha enter the room, shoulders slumped.

"Hey Pyrrha! How was your trip to Vale?" Jaune greeted his partner with a smile.

Pyrrha returned a smile to her (not) secret crush "It was ok. Not as productive as I wanted it to be… stupid costume department and not having the correct size in stock…" Pyrrha complained the last part quietly to herself.

"What was that Pyrrha?" Jaune asked innocently, tilting his head.

"Nothing!" Pyrrha quickly laughed it off, taking a seat on her bed. "How are you feeling Jaune? Was Nora able to help cure you're upset stomach?"

"My stomach is feeling better. Nora's treatments were definitely unique, but they helped" Jaune answered, chuckling lightly.

"I'm glad to hear it" Pyrrha replied smiling.

The door suddenly opened, interrupting the two, revealing Nora holding a steaming bowl, still wearing her nurse's outfit.

"I'm back!" Nora loudly greeted, beaming like usual.

"Nora! I was beginning to worry there! What took so long?" Jaune questioned.

"I was making soup" Nora replied, skipping over to his side.

Jaune , Ren and Pyrrha froze. 'Did she just say, MAKE?'

"You made the soup?" Pyrrha questioned suspiciously.

"Yup! Look!" Nora handed the steaming bowl to the blonde knight.

He took the bowl cautiously and looked into it. To his surprise, it actually looked like soup…

It even smelled like soup…

Taking an audible gulp, he took one last glance to Ren and Pyrrha; both staring back at him in suspense. Jaune sighed and lifted to spoon to his mouth, mentally prepared for another trip to the bathroom…

…But nothing happened!

Jaune eye's widened in visible surprise as a delicious flavor of a chicken and vegetable soup cascaded over his taste buds.

"This is amazing!" Jaune exclaimed in awe, looking at the now beaming hammer wielder.

"Thanks! I can't take ALL the credit though" Nora admitted, rubbing the back of her head bashfully "I asked Professor GoodWitch for assistance and she agreed after explaining the situation to her!"

"I see" Jaune was still in awe by the delicious soup. He looked at Nora's hands and noticed there were a couple of bandages on her fingers that weren't there before; a testament to the effort and labor she put into it.

"Thank you for this Nora. And for taking care of me. It means a lot" Jaune expressed genuinely, smiling softly at her.

"Anytime fearless leader!" Nora replied, smile becoming soft as well. "Oh there's one last treatment I have to administer!"

Jaune tilted his head in confusion. "One last treatment? What is-"

His words were cut off as he felt a soft sensation suddenly on his cheek. As she slowly pulled away, Jaune brought a hand up to his now reddening cheeks, and looked at the equally blushing Nora.

"Thank you Jaune. I hope you feel better" Nora softly expressed, smiling a genuine smile to her leader. The two stared at each other, lost in the heartwarming moment until…

*Thud*

The two turned their heads to the sudden sound to see Pyrrha on the ground motionless. If one looked closely, they could see her soul soul slowly escaping her mouth.

"Pyrrha!? Are you ok!?" Jaune exclaimed rushing to his partner's side.

"Looks like I have another patient!" Nora happily exclaimed, grabbing her doctor's bag.

Ren just sighed and shook his head at his team's antics, before smiling; noticing his partner smiling a lot brighter than before.

Hey Guys! Asian Here!

And that's another one done! Nora is fun to write because of her quirks, antics and bubbly personality.

Anyway, next is Pyrrha!

Thank YOU, for checking this out! Feel free to leave a review and let me know what you liked or what I can improve on! Every review helps, good and bad!

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-Asian!