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Location: North-West of Vale, a coast town: Orleans.
High upon a hill over looking Orleans stood a huge house that housed the Arc family. And if you listen closely you could hear the sound of wood hitting flesh and the panting of a child. And if you look closely at the child you would recognize the child as Jaune Arc, The only son of the Arc family.
Jaune Arc, a child of 7 years old is standing wielding a wooden sword against a 6'5 behemoth. his father Miles Arc, The Sword of Orleans.
Jaune stand gripping his sword with both hand tightly, while being covered in scratches and a quite few bruise.
his father look upon him with disapointment and resignment on his face.
"Jaune...." Miles called out to his only son with dissappointment dripping from his words. "Let stop the training for today..."
"No dad....i can still train a more..." Jaune plead toward his father, his face is frowning in frustration when he look at the disappointed expression that had bee place upon his father's face.
"No jaune. Its enough for today..." Miles sigh as he look at his only son determination to continue his fruitless training.
"Just one more time dad please!" Jaune begged his father, trying to convince his father to give him one more chance.
Miles let out a tired sigh as he gave his son one more chance for sparring today. "Just one more jaune.. only one, After that you are going to get patch up by your mother." Miles shivered a bit at the thought of his wife scolding him for being a little bit too hard on Jaune.
"Thank you, Dad!" Jaune smiles brightly at his father for giving him another opportunity.
Jaune put on a stance that is so sloppy that it is an understatement to call it horrible, he grip his sword too tightly and his leg is frankly too close with each other that if he was to get hit by a gust of wind he would tumble and fall.
Miles look at his son stance in disappointment because no matter what he do, his lesson never stick with jaune. 'Jaune my son.... what else could i do... not even an hour ago i told you to fix your stance... hell, i even guide you how... its been the same things for years now..' Miles does not even bother to put on a stance and he hold his own wooden sword lazily at his side.
With a push with his right foot Jaune jumped to his father and swing his sword down with as much force as he could muster, only for it to be stopped easily with his father's sword.
Jaune's grip on his sword gives away and it fly out of his own hands and smacking him right on his forehead, knocking him down while his father sigh at the sight of it.
"Thats enough, now go back inside and let your mother look at your wound Jaune." Miles orders Jaune who is still sprawled on the ground.
Jaune eyes moisten with unshed tears when he hears his father's order, Jaune looks away not wanting to dissappoint his father even more, Jaune then quickly nod his head and walk into the house without looking at his father's face fearing the look of disappointment that he surely has.
Miles look at his son's back as he walk into the house, he then lean down to pick Jaune's sword and walk to put the weapon's rack, his second oldest child walk to him from behind a tree where she had hidden herself to watch him training her brother.
"He has not improved a single bit, father... it even feels like he had become more unrefined compared to where he was when he started his training." His second oldest Artoria Arc told him calmly.
"I know Artoria.. i have been training him for 3 years now and his skills had not improved not one bit.. in fact it actually looks like it had detiorate." Miles look at her and start to areange the weapon's rack. "I'm planning to stop training him from now ownwards... and focus on training jeanne, Jaune.... he is just not suited to be a hunter..."
Artoria eyes widen a bit while she processed her father's word. "He is going to hate you for that you know.." she warned him after a few seconds of contemplation.
Miles sigh and he palm his face. "I know. But i rather he hate me than him dying fighting some grimm foolishly chasing his dream of becoming a hunter... i just dont want my boy to die."
Artoria look at him and she think of what would happen when he announce the news to her little brother of what would be a huge disaster waiting to happen.
"When will you tell him the news?" Artoria asked him calmly, Miles know that his daughter would be sad at the thought of Jaune being devastated even if her face doesn't show it.
Miles couldn't help but feel a little bit of pride at how his 11 year old daughter is taking this as best as she could even if she is sad. "Tomorrow at breakfast."
Artoria looks at him for a few second before she start walking to the house without giving him another reply.
Miles sighs as he think about the decision he is going to make and how it would affect his relationship with his son onwards.
As Jaune walk into the house his mother Luna Arc, The Saint of Orleans, sees him walking through the kitchen and is headed straight to the stairs she stops him by calling out his name.
"Jaune!"
Luna called out to him making Jaune stop in his track and is trying to blink away the tears that are residing in his eyes.
"Y-yeah mom? Do you need anything?" He stuttered to his mother hoping that it would fool his mother to think that he is not crying.
Luna walks up to him and she crouch in front of him. The worry on her face is clear as she looks at her son who is covered in scratches and a few bruise.
she then put her hand on her son's cheeks and white glow surround her hand, slowly healing her son's face that have a few scratches and a bruise.
"Did you finish your training for today jaune? Did you do well?" She asked him hoping it would cheer him up.
"Y-yeah... i finished my training for today.."
Jaune's eyes is looking down at the floor, he cannot bear to see the look of sadness in his mother's eyes knowing that he failed his training for today again.. like the past 3 years of his life.
Luna looks at him before she sigh and kiss his forehead. "Its alright jaune... you did your best today and that is enough." She told him gently and give him a bright smile hoping that it would cheer her downttroden son up.
Jaune wanted to argue with his mother about that his best is not enough and his best is going to get someone killed, but he couldn't do that to his mother who was only trying to cheer him up.
"Yes mom..."
Luna then got an idea. "Jaune how about you dance with saphron again! She is in her room right now upstairs." She suggested to her most beloved son knowing how much he loves dancing as a whole.
Jaune's face start to relax and a smile start to appear on his face "Yeah that would be great mom!" He told her cheerfully before he run up to his sister's room.
Artoria walks in to see her little brother running up the stairs cheerfully with his ever loving smile.
"Is he going to dance with saphron again, mom?" She asked her mother with a small smile knowing that her little brother is not being sad anymore.
"Yes he is..." Luna look at the stairs and let out a sigh. "How i wish he doesn't dream of becoming a huntsman.."
Artoria look at her mother with a sad glint in her eyes thinking about how hard Jaune tried to train and how it never shows any result.
"Jaune... he is too loving to not fight against the grimm, mom... he is too caring of others to let the people get hurt... he would rather get himself get hurt rather than those he loves." She told her mother with a resigned gaze when she think about how her 7 year old brother have too much love in his heart to let a person get hurt.
Luna sigh to herself thinking about how loving her only son is. "I just cant help but worry Artoria..."
"I know mom... lets just hope that he find a better dream to show his love to the people... like a doctor... didn't saphron planned on to become a doctor mom? maybe she could help jaune if he chooses to be a doctor" Artoria suggested to her mother knowing how much saphron love to help the people and how she plans to be a doctor in the future.
"Maybe... but saphron is only 13 years old now.. she could guide jaune on planning to be one but she can't help him all the way through.. she needs to study and learn to get into medical school first and foremost before she can help Jaune as much as she can.. and even then she will get busy with her work..." Luna couldn't help but feel love towards her second oldest with how well articulate she is compared to her other children.
While jaune run up the stairs to his sister's room he first checked on his 2 years old twin baby sibling's room to see if they are asleep or not.
When jaune open the door to Blanchuer and Noir Arc room's he saw the both of them cuddle up together with their blankets on the floor.
He walk over and put the blankets over them and kiss their foreheads lovingly.
While he leave them, he couldn't help but give a another loving look at his sisters before closing the door gently to not wake them up.
Jaune then walk away to check his other sister's room he first goes to Jeanne his younger sister but he hear the sound of wooden clacking against each other and stop himself to hear where the sound is coming from.
While he follow the sound, he walk over to the window to see where the sound was and what he saw is his 5 years old sister Jeanne a girl sparring with his father.
He saw the loving and prideful gaze that his father wear while he spar with jeanne, He couldnt help but feel a little resentment and disappointment at himself knowing that he could not make his father look at him like that.
Jaune watched his younger sister move and swing her sword better than he eber could, but he couldn't help but look upon his sister with love and pride on how she is so talented at being a hunstman regardless of his own lack of skills.
He let out a sighs before he walk over to his third oldest sister, 9 years old Mordred 'the rebellious' Arc's room, He hear the sound of rock music blaring out of her room.
And as he open the door the sound of the harsh music assault his ears and he saw his sister admire her sword that has been given by his father a few days prior as a gift for being accepted on a combat school.
He sighs lovingly at how she gazes upon the huge sword that is too big for her to carry now.
He then close the door gently not wanting to disturb his sister and making her give his head anothee noogie.
he continue to walk to his 13 years old sister Saphron's room, he then grab the door handle and open it gently and see that his sister is currently doing her homework.
he then tried his best to close gently the door discarding his plan to dance with her but she had heard the sound of the door creaking and calls out to him.
"Jaune... what brings you here?" She puts down her pen and walk over to open the door for him.
As she open the door, Jaune couldn't help but feel regret for disturbing her study. "N-nothing... i was... just checking up on you."
Saphron looks at Jaune and she couldnt help but sigh as she know her brother is supposed to be still training at this time of the day.
"Did you finish your training for today Jaune?"
She asked Jaune with her soft voice as she always had done whenever Jaune would come to her looking for comfor.
"Yeah... i did." Jaune looks down and can't help but think that the floor looks more intriguing than the thought of the dissappointment in his sister's eyes that would surely be there.
Saphron looks at him sadly before she offered him something that she knows he loves even more than training. "Do you want to dance jaune?" She asked him gently and looks at the light that has filled her brother's eyes whenever she offered him to have a dance with her.
Jaune eyes shine brightly with love for his sister on how she always offer to dance with him.
"Yeah! I want to!" Jaune exclaimed at her before he remembered that she was studying. "B-but only after you finish your homework first Saphron... i dont want to make you fail your exam later."
Saphron let out a few chuckles at how caring her cute little brother is. "Its okay Jaune.. i can study later after we dance!"
Jaune tried to hide the happiness that has filled his eyes. "W-well only if you want to Saphron."
He then walks inside her room and wait for her to play the music as she is scrolling through her scroll searching for a music.
"What kind of music do you want jaune? Classical or something a little bit more upbeat? Salsa?" She asked brother while she looks at the eyes of pure happines and love that her brother has.
"Classical would be great Saph!"
"Classical it is then." Saphron then search for a classical music that they danced through often and found it before she press play on it.
(Play this for the music and reference for the dance : https://youtu.be/2cBH8zWVfsg )
Jaune then took Saphron hand in his and start to waltz around the room with her.
While Saphron hold her brother's hands she couldn't help but think of how graceful Jaune's movement is as they waltz around the room.
"You become better at this Jaune." she complimented Jaune before she hold jaune shoulder and with her other hand she is holding his left hand while his other hand is on her waist.
"I'm only this good because you danced with me Saph" he smiled at her brightly before he spins her.
Saphron look at her brother's bright and loveful smile before she sherself smile and crouch down to compensate for her brother's height and spins around.
they waltz and dance through the music for the next 20 or so minute, Saphron is exhausted while her brother is still full of energy and she couldnt help but look at her brother lovingly with how happy he is. Feeling a little bit of pride at herself for helping her little brother taking his minds of his training and how it must be as bad as usual.
"Jaune.. can we take a break for now? Im kinda tired." She wiped a sweat from her brow while jaune is still smiling brightly.
"Its okay Saph! I dont want to take anymore of your time!" Jaune told her as he walk up to her and hug her tightly.
As she hugs her brother back she told him. "Its okay Jaune i can study later."
"No its okay, Lets stop today." Jaune felt a little bit of disappointment at how quick the dance ended but he truly doesn't want to take anymore of her time.
Saphron let out a tired sigh at how caring her brother is.
"Well if you say so Jaune... do you want to stay here while i study?" Saphron asked her knowing that Jaune need something to get his mind of training and feeling down.
"No its okay Saph! Im going to help mom cook lunch!" Jaune told her as he smiles brightly filled with his love begore he walk out of her room.
Saphron looks at Jaune's back wishing that she could help Jaune achieve his dream, But she herself couldn't fight and her dream is to become a doctor.
As the day goes by and it had turned unto midnight where everyone was already fast asleep, One Jaune Arc is coming back from the toilet after he woke up and rush to it.
While he walks back to his room he hears the sound of people arguing and he got curious before he decided to walk to the sound and investigate, he then reaches his parent's room and while he walk closer to the room and put his ear on the door, he listen closer and could hear them arguing.
"What do you mean by stopping his training miles!" His mother sounded angry and he get this feelings that they are talking about him because who else would make his father stop training them.
"I'm stopping his training for his own good luna." His father tried to make her mother calm down but it only make it worse.
"You are stopping his dreams!" His mother sounds even more angry by that.
"I know i am stopping his dreams luna.. but its for the best." Miles father tried to convince Luna but it doesn't work.
"YOU ARE DESTROYING HIS DREAM MILES ARC!" His mother sounds extremely furious now and jaune flinch at the sound of her voice. This is the first time that he had heard his gentle and kind mother yell.
"I KNOW OKAY I KNOW! I JUST DONT WANT HIM TO DIE A FOOLISH DEATH BECAUSE OF HIS STUPID DREAM, LUNA!" Jaune step backs a little at how loud the voice is.
The room was silent for a few second before his father continue speaking but with a much calmer voice.
"I just dont want him to die luna... i cant bear the thought of me burying my son because i let him continue to pursue his dream on becoming a hunter, luna... i've been training him for 3 years now... and his skills has gotten worse.. he did not improve his skill not one bit luna... not in the 3 years that i've been training him..." the disappointment in his father's is so deep that Jaune could drown in it.
"Im planning to tell him the news later at breakfast... im going to focus training jeanne.. even with only 6 months of training... she is leaps and bounds better than Jaune is now..." jaune could feel the pride in his father's voice when he talked about jeanne, But he can also feel the palpable dissappointment when his father was talking about him.
Jaune couldn't stand the feeling of stabbing in his heart any longer and so before he could shed a tear and make a sound that would alert his parents, he sneak his way into his room and lay on the bed.
On that night alone in his bed with only shattered dreams as his company, Jaune Arc cry himself to sleep.
[AN: Give me all of your power stone muahahahhahaha]