Legacy Unbound

Chapter 5 - Arrival

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Jaune watched as the silhouette of Beacon Academy appeared just over the horizon as they approached it in their Bullhead.

He couldn't believe it, he—they were almost there… his dream was coming true.

A smile came upon his face as they approached Beacon Academy, and he looked down to his side, seeing the white-haired beauty sleeping in his arms.

… he still couldn't believe this either.

Weiss Schnee. If one were to tell him that he would be engaged to a beautiful woman such as her—not to mention one as loving as her—he wouldn't have believed them. Even if it were his father telling him that.

He softly hugged her and kissed her hair, he loved doing that. He knew that she loved it too, if her small giggle was any indication.

He smiled and softly shook her awake. "Come on snow angel, it's almost time for school…" he whispered, smiling as she made a small groaning noise.

"I want to be in your arms a little longer, arc angel…" she mumbled as she attempted to snuggle into him further.

He just laughed, "Come on Weiss, we're almost at Beacon, don't want to be late in getting out, now do we?"

"I'd gladly do it if I could stay in your loving arms longer." she mumbled again, and he chuckled again even as he felt his heart skip a beat.

Very loving indeed, if not dangerously so. "Come on. We'll have time for this later on, we're almost at Beacon." he said, and finally, she sighed, opening her eyes to pout at him. He just chuckled and kissed her hair again, feeling her wrap her hands around the back of his neck, when he pulled away, she pulled him down close to her face and he saw her blushing. He knew he was blushing as well, but he just smiled. "Does our little snow angel require a kiss?" he teased, already knowing the answer to his question.

She pouted at him, before closing her eyes expectantly, "Yes… please." she whispered, and he smiled at her, closing his eyes as well, before he proceeded to kiss her softly.

Weiss was… well, she was very deprived of a lot of love. It's why he had her spend a lot of time with his sisters in the time she had stayed with them back in the Arc Manor. They filled that hole in her heart, and apparently, he most especially filled that hole. He wasn't complaining, he loved her a lot as well, and it would be much better in the long run if things were this way for their marriage to go smoothly.

Their first kiss… it was spontaneous, certainly, but it was not unwanted. They needed it in the moment, and, well, at the time, at least for Jaune, he was desperate to find something meaningful in their relationship. Maybe she did as well, he wouldn't know completely, but that may have been the case considering how she had cried in joy afterwards. Hugging him for a good five minutes as he whispered loving words to her ears.

He loved her. Both at that time and now, but he could feel that love grow stronger everyday he was with her—heck, even when he wasn't with her. In the few weeks that had passed with them separating as she went back to Atlas after their introductions and first few dates, he found that he couldn't stop thinking about her. He could focus on other things at that time, yes, he focused especially hard on his training, but he just couldn't bring himself to not think about her constantly.

They still talked through their scrolls in that time, for the most part foregoing their initial method of sending each other text messages and going straight towards calling each other.

It strengthened that affirmation within him. He truly did love her, and, as far as he knew, she loved him just as much, if not more so.

As they separated from the kiss, they just laid their foreheads together and looked into each other's eyes.

"I love you." they both said at the same time, and he could feel his heart soar in… in joy? He didn't know, it was… it was such a weird feeling to him. He didn't even think there was a word to describe this feeling.

They kissed once again, this time much more briefly, and after Weiss stole a kiss from him again, they both separated.

He was still unfamiliar with this, and he could tell she was as well, but… so far they were both satisfied. At least, for now. He hoped he could do more for her later—truly show how deep his love reached for her, but… he didn't know. He could only hope for his love to be enough.

Weiss turned to watch their Bullhead approach Beacon Academy, and Jaune stared at her.

He still didn't know how he was enough for her. Still couldn't understand just how she could love someone like him, but… if there was anything he could do though, he could return that love, to the best of his ability.

His ancestors—and father—was right. Love was a very tricky and weird feeling.

But he felt it.

For her.

Weiss Schnee.

He loved her.

Beacon Academy itself was a lot bigger than he'd expected—and he was expecting it to be quite big already. Jaune walked beside Weiss as they went down from their private Bullhead, watching as a number of other students went out of the Bullhead beside them.

As they set foot on the ground he heard the sound of wheels rolling on the ground and he looked behind him to see their supplies—mainly Weiss' Dust supply—get pushed on a roller bed by one of the SDC personnel. He smiled and nodded at the man, who smiled and nodded back at him in turn.

Weiss then directed the personnel and the man nodded, before nodding at the two of them. "Good luck to the two of you. Mr. Arc, Ms. Schnee." the personnel said and they both nodded at him as he went towards the inside of the Beacon Academy buildings.

"Jaune?" Jaune blinked, turning to Weiss as she held out her right hand towards him.

"Of course." he said with a chuckle, holding her hand and interlocking their fingers. He felt a bit guilty for having to wear his fingerless gloves, but it didn't seem like she minded all that much, content to feel the warm touch of his hand.

People were watching them again. He had to bite back a sigh as he noticed a number of students watching them, some of whom were whispering with each other. Probably gossiping, he didn't know.

it's not that he wasn't used to the attention—several parties in which he had to attend as the Arc scion in Mistral certainly got him used to it—it was more that it was something he had to live with now as he was engaged with Weiss that made him annoyed. "Is it really that surprising…?" he muttered to himself, turning as he heard Weiss chuckle.

"Oh come now. Let them watch. Better for them to know now than later." she said, patting his arm with her other hand,

"Oh? What is it that they need to know anyways?" he asked, curious as he leaned down towards her.

Weiss grinned at him, "That you're mine," she said, before giving him a chaste kiss, as his eyes went wide. "And mine alone."

Jaune stood there for a moment, blinking before laughing and shaking his head. "Oh Weiss, you know that I'm yours for as long as you need me." he said, chuckling as they walked forward, this time ignoring the gasps of a few students as they witnessed their kiss.

Weiss hummed, "Then I need you forever." she said with a smile, leaning on his arm.

Jaune raised a brow in turn, "Quite a hard bargain, Ms. Schnee, but not one I'm willing to back down upon." he grinned, before kissing her hand. "I shall be yours forevermore, I say this in the name of Arc."

"Hmm, perhaps, an Arc does not go back against their word after all…" she muttered with a devious smile. "But it is not enough."

"Oh?" he asked, raising a brow again, suddenly feeling worried. "Then what is it I must do, snow angel?"

Weiss smiled, hands going around the back of his neck as she leaned towards him. "I think you already know, arc angel."

He rolled his eyes, leaning forward to kiss her, trying not to grin as he heard a number of people around them squeal.

Before Jaune could say anything however, he heard someone groan behind him. "Oh my god, could the two of you just get a room already?!" They both turned to the source of the voice and saw a blonde haired girl who stood beside a black haired girl in a red cloak. "You're corrupting my baby sister here!"

They both laughed, separating slightly and facing the two sisters. "Sorry, snow angel here is quite needy." Jaune said, smiling sheepishly at them as he scratched the back of his head.

Weiss rolled her eyes, and held onto his arm, raising a brow at the sisters. "I suppose we'll have to find a room later—"

"Weiss!"

"—but regardless of that, I suppose we're acting far too intimate in public." she muttered, putting a hand to her chin, before raising a brow at the two sisters—who looked far too different from each other to be considered actual sisters, but then she supposed it made sense if they were half-sisters instead. "Oh, forgive me, I'm Weiss Schnee, and this is my fiancé, Jaune Arc, I believe we haven't met before."

"Yeah, first time we actually saw you guys here, duh." Yang rolled her eyes, "Regardless, I'm Yang Xiao Long, and this is my sister, Ruby Rose! You can say after so Long we Rose to the challenge and finally went to Beacon. Eh? Eh?"

Weiss just blinked, frowning at her, before glaring at Jaune as he snickered, "What? It was pretty punny." he said, and she punched him in the arm slightly, "Ow! Sorry, I just really found it funny!"

Yang gasped at this while Ruby groaned, "Oh my god! A fellow blond who understands my sense of humor! I thought I'd never find the day…" Yang said dramatically, wiping a fake tear in her eye.

"Are all blonds like this…?" Ruby muttered, her face in her hands.

Weiss, however, just glared at Yang. "I'm sorry, but he's taken. He's mine."

Yang just rolled her eyes, "Sheesh, Ice Queen, no need to protect your man. I'm not taking him away from you, I just want to hang out with him!"

Weiss narrowed her eyes at Yang and pulled Jaune closer towards her, who gulped at what was happening, "Mine."

"Okay, okay, geez. I just wanted to talk to someone who could understand my sense of humor for once! Still though, good taste in guys, gotta give him a ten out of ten." Yang grinned, waggling her brows at Jaune, who just chuckled nervously.

"Y-Yeah… thanks…?" he said nervously, unsure of how to diffuse the situation at hand.

"Yang…" Ruby muttered, pulling Yang backwards as Weiss continued to glare at her. "I think we should go…" she said nervously as she looked around at the people who were watching them.

Yang rolled her eyes, "Fine. Anyways, if you wanna hang out, you can just look for me." she said, winking at Jaune who just sighed and shook his head, watching as they walked away.

He turned to Weiss and saw her glare turn into a frown as she sighed and looked down.

Jaune frowned at this and kneeled in front of her, smiling softly. "Hey… it's okay. I'm not going to leave you." he whispered, hugging her.

Weiss hugged back almost immediately, tears staining his shoulder as she sobbed silently, "Promise?"

He chuckled at that, "I promise. I love you, how could I ever leave you?" he whispered, rubbing her back. "Come on, we're going to be late." he said, urging her slightly.

After a few seconds, she nodded, and let go of him, letting him stand up.

He took her hand in his and she gripped it tightly, as if never wanting to let go. He just squeezed back softly. "I won't ever go away." he whispered to her, and she smiled, nodding at him as she wiped her tears.

"Of course." she said, and they walked towards the Beacon Auditorium.

Jaune let out a silent sigh.

If only he could promise that last part.

Replying to Reviews:

Rapticon sr. the Goldenhearted - Eh, that chapter just happened to be pretty long, and all that. I also got pretty bored after writing this one so I decided I might as well post it and get it over with. Not sure if it's all that good compared to the previous chapters, but I'll take what I can get lol.

Turquoise Leaf - Maybe... if I could understand what you're saying there XD

Guest - Maybe Jacques dies? Maybe he doesn't? Who knows at this point, lol. Besides, someone has to be running the company while Willow or the other Schnee's are away. And, like my Beta said, he needs to be beaten at his own game to make things more satisfying.

A/N: Still trying to find a good schedule for myself, I'm not very sure. I can probably try doing 8AM/8PM EST next time, but... we'll see.