Greetings everyone!

Welcome to a a short story that appeared in my head after watching an episode of "Fate/Zero", great show that I recommend you watch. In it it showed the unhealthy obsession that Caster, AKA Gilles de Rais (He was an actual figure in French Army, who fought alongside Joan of Arc and gave rise to the fictional tale of "Bluebeard"), had on Saber, AKA Artorias/King Arthur, simply because she just so happened to look similar to the object of his affection, Joan Of Arc. But seeing as Jaune is the genderbent version of Joan Of Arc, I decided to make the OC into a female.

Also note that since this is a short story it will not be added to the main scheduling system and will only be updated once a new chapter has been added on.

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Chapter One

"You had a girlfriend!?" shouted a very wide eyed Ruby, slamming her open handed palms down onto the table with a mighty slam, alerting almost everyone in the cafeteria to their current ongoing conversation. That is until a frantic and panicky Jaune quickly silenced her by covering her open mouth with his palm before searching around the cafeteria like prey searching for a predator.

Satisfied that most everyone had decided to ignore Ruby's outburst, Jaune pulled his hand away from her mouth before ducking his head as low as it could go down onto the cafeteria lunch table. The strange looks he was receiving from his friends only continued to fuel his growing anxiety, especially the look his own partner, Pyrrha, was giving him. Which seemed to be a mixture of shock and jealousy, though he couldn't understand as to why that was before choosing to address Ruby's sudden outburst.

"Ok, yeah, I HAD a girlfriend. Back before I decided to come to Beacon to be a Huntsman, I met this girl and we decided to date for a while but in the end it just didn't work out so we ended it. OK? Now cane we PLEASE drop this?" he ended his explanation with a plea but the very impish look he was getting from Yang only seemed to give him his answer, making his sigh in agony.

"Sooooo, Vomit Boy had a mysterious girlfriend? Did you two do that twisty tango? The horizontal wrestle? The-"

But thanks to the intervention of Weiss, who quickly silenced her rambunctious teammate with a palm over her mouth, that is until Yang gained a Cheshire grin behind the hand and straight up, licked the inside of Weiss's hand. The ensuing lick from Yang causing Weiss to scream out, pulling her hand away from Yang's mouth before shaking it frantically in the air and sending Yang's saliva everywhere while muttering "Gross" multiple times.

Yang, seeing this, began to laugh aloud as tears of joy streamed drown her cheeks while Weiss, cleaning her hand with a glob of hand sanitizer, glared at her with a vengeance.

"You are such a child, Xiao Long." said Weiss, still cleaning her hand of Yang's disgusting germs as Yang playfully shook her chest in Weiss's face.

"Oh really? Does a kid have bazookas like these, Weiss Cream?" asked Yang, egging her furious teammate while the rest of the table watched in silence and Jaune silently thanked the much needed distraction.

"So, did you guys do it?" asked Nora, her mouth filled with pancakes before scarfing them down like a human vacuum cleaner and causing Jaune to curse the world in silence.

"No, Nora. We didn't "do it"." said Jaune, unaware of the look of utter relief plastered on his partner's face before hiding it when he turned to look at her. "Thankfully..." he said silently to himself as Blake's bow twitched.

But before anyone could ask anything more about the mysterious ex-girlfriend the sound of a bell rang throughout the cafeteria, alerting the students to the end of the lunch period and giving Jaune ample time to make his escape as he stood abruptly with his empty tray in hand.

"So sad I couldn't answer anything else but you heard the bell, sooooo...BYE!" shouted Jaune, zooming his way through the crowded cafeteria that could put Ruby's own speedy semblance to shame. All the while the rest of Jaune's friends watched as their scraggly, blonde knight zip away from their ever-growing questions about his mysterious ex-girlfriend.

It was only after a moment of silence that someone was finally able to make a comment on Jaune's strange behavior.

Unfortunately, that comment came from the mouth of a fellow blonde.

"Well, that was a thing." said Yang, taking one last bite of her food.

Throughout the rest of school's day it had slowly started to become painfully obvious that Jaune was avoiding them. This became evident because every time any of them attempted to start another conversation about his mysterious ex-girlfriend he'd either come up with an excuse or just run at the sight of them. And all it was doing was making them more and more curious about his mysterious ex-girlfriend.

Finally, after the end of the school's final bell, signalling the end of the school day and the start to the weekend, it came time for Ruby and the gang to corner Jaune into answering their questions.

Whether he wanted to or not.

In the empty hallways of Beacon Academy, behind one of the far back corners was Jaune Arc, hiding from the inevitability that was his friends. Deep down he knew it was a mistake telling them about his ex but they had pushed his pride into it. Only now it had opened the can of worms that just refused to be kept shut and now he was on the run from his pursuers. Thankfully, he had long since came up with a foolproof plan as he placed his disguise on his face; a fake pair of glasses and a taped on mustache.

Foolproof.

After inching his head from behind the corner, where he was hiding, a sigh of relief escaped between his lips as he saw no one in sight. Stepping from behind his hidden sanctuary, Jaune began to plot out his course of escape. First, he knew that his friends would undoubtedly place themselves at the school's entrances and would no doubt enlist the help of their allies. Second, they'd most likely be led by Ruby, who was an excellent leader but it was her naivete reckless abandonment that would throw their group into chaos. Third, his most likely enemy would be Pyrrha, what with her polarity and everything, which would mean Jaune couldn't bring anything of metal with him. This would place him as an underdog but it would also grant him some inkling of an advantage against her. Fourth, if the entrances and exits were being blocked off then that would mean his last resort would be to sneak out using the teacher's lounge's back exit. Thank brothers above he was able to manage to memorize the school's layout in such a short amount of time. The problem was only a faculty member had access to the lounge at all times. Professor Ozpin and Glynda were an obvious no-go and Dr. oobleck was no doubt in a stupor over his latest historical discovery and Professor Peach was nowhere to be found...Which meant there was only one option left and unfortunately it was the last option Jaune ever wanted.

His last resort was...Professor Peter Port.

Slowly, making his way towards the Grimm Anatomy classroom, where Professor Port was most likely located, always making sure to check his surroundings for any semblance of his allies-turned-enemies. Blake and Ren would be his smallest concerns just due to their stealth-like tactics while Nora and Yang would only cause his trouble should he attempt the more direct approach. But overall, it was Weiss, Ruby, and Pyrrha that would be his great concerns, mainly due to Pyrrha's experience, Ruby's semblance, and Weiss's Dust.

Overall, Jaune had his works cut out for him.

But that only make victory all the more sweeter should his plan work out in the end.

As he neared the entrance to Professor Port's classroom, a feeling of foreboding crossed his mind at the sight of the slightly ajar door. Was Professor Port away from the room or was this a trap set by his friends?

There was only one way to find out as he crouch walked closer to the opened door. Sliding his head to where he could view through the opening, Jaune noticed the silhouette of Professor Port standing in front of his desk with the teacher's lounge punch card hanging loosely off his back pocket.

But despite his otherwise quirky demeanor, Jaune was anything but completely stupid. He knew that sneaking up on an expert huntsman would only spell his doom. That left him one option left as he slowly opened the door only for a bucket filled with ice to come crashing down on his head. Knocking him unconscious as the rest of his friends came out of hiding and the "real" Professor Port to turn around to reveal Nora and Yang wearing an oversize trench coat.

Seeing their unconscious friend lying on the ground, the group began to crowd around him with Ruby glaring at her partner, Weiss, as the bucket of ice was clearly her idea. But seeing as arguing wouldn't get them to where they desired to be, the group of friends decided the tie their target up and deliver him to the extraction zone...Team RWBY's dorm room.

Along the way, Sun and Neptune suddenly showed up in their path and the sight of Jaune's being carried by Nora only seemed to make them back away in fear, only to follow them towards the dorm rooms.

Hell, not even Ozpin wanted a part in their mischievous givings as he regarded the group with a solemn nod and a sip of his coffee mug before moving about his business.

Finally, the group was able to make their way into Team RWBY's dorm room, where they quickly tied the young knight to a chair and placed him in the middle of the room with a single dangling light bulb to light up the otherwise dark room. Their murmurs eventually waking the sleeping knight from his forcible slumber to find himself with an ice pack strapped to his head and his friends in the darkness of Team RWBY's dorm room.

"Um, guys? What's going on?" he asked, though already knowing the answer to his question while simultaneously hoping for an alternate one. Suddenly, Ruby stepped forward into the light, his head kept covered by her red hood, giving her a murderous appearance.

"Jaune Arc, you have been brought to our secret lair to answer our questions..." she said in an echoey voice thanks to an app on her scroll.

"Ruby, I'm going to tell you guys anything and this isn't a lair, it's your dorm room." Jaue argued making Ruby drop her hood and switch on her puppy dog eyes.

Unfortunately, this did little to Jaune's psyche due to growing up with seven sisters. Throughout his years of living Jaune had grown immune to the dreaded "Puppy Eyed Stare" thanks to his training and multiple sisters, who would force you do whatever it was they wanted should you show any sign of weakness.

"Sorry, Crater Face, but I grew up with seven sisters, you'll have to try harder than that." Jaune egged on when suddenly he felt his chair tip backward and found himself staring into the terrifying red eyes of Team RWBY's explosive brawler, Yang.

"Then how about we use some hardcore interrogation practices, eh Vomit Boy?" threatened Yang, cocking her shotgun gauntlets.

But no sooner had the words left her mouth, Yang soon found herself being berated by her own little sister as they whispered in the darkness. Then reappearing in the light with a sheet of paper as the life drained from Jaune's face at the horrible sight of the paper's title.

"Yang's Crime & PUNishment Volume 45."

"No, please. Anything but that." he pleaded as Ruby's smile slowly shifted into one of torturous indifference.

"I'm sorry Jaune, but you left us no other choice." said Ruby, opening the massive sheet of paper to it's first page. "What do you call a crumbled-up piece of paper?" she asked, watching with hidden glee as Jaune shook his head while shaking in his tied-up chair. "A piece of SHEET." she finally said as Jaune groaned and cringed at the terrible joke while Yang snickered at it. "I'd say another paper-related joke but..." she stopped just to watched Jaune squirm about. "I'm afraid it's pretty TEAR-A-BLE." said Ruby as Jaune groaned louder and Yang snickered ever more. "I once challenged a farmer to a sheep shearing contest. When he asked if I could do it, do you know what I said?" she asked as she watched her best male friend squirm in his seat. "I SHEAR can!" she said as Jaune released a final groan of agony.

"ALRIGHT! I'll tell you just please no more awful puns!" he pleaded as Ruby handed Yang her pamphlet of puns, ignoring her older sister's murmurs about her great puns before walking over to the wall and flipping on the switch to reveal everyone else was wearing ear muffs to save themselves from Yang's terrible puns.

After the others removed their protective ear wear they all took their placements around Jaune, who was kept tied to the chair as to keep him from escaping though there was very little chance of that happening considering who he was surrounded by but it pays to be prepared, even with unassuming people like Jaune.

"OK, Jaune. I know this may be rude but I have to ask...Is your ex real?" asked Ruby, flinching at Jaune's angry glare only to be silenced by Weiss's own glare.

"Come off it, Arc. Is it really so wrong that we would be the least bit suspicious over your "girlfriend"?" asked Weiss, her words causing Jaune to release a sigh and shake his head in understanding.

"Yes, Ruby. She's real." he answered when Pyrrha stuck her hand up, calling for her partner's attention. "Yes, Pyrrha?" he asked.

"What is her name?" she asked, keeping her true feelings hidden by masking them as simple curiosity.

"Bella...Bella Bleu." said Jaune, frowning at the mentioing of her name before shaking from a sudden chill.

"Bella Bleu? Wait, the actress?" asked Neptune, causing everyone to turn and look at him in confusion. "What? She's an actress back in Mistral. Does a lot of romantic dramas and stuff like that." said Neptune before turning to look at Sun. "Come on, Sun, you remember her. She was in that romantic comedy with Spruce Willis." though at the hearing of his words Sun merely had a bored expression on his face as he dug into his ear with his tail.

"Man, Nep, you know I don't pay attention to boring stuff like that." said Sun as his partner sighed in annoyance over his leader's uncultured attitude while Weiss turned to look at Jaune with mild annoyance.

"I thought you said she was REAL, Arc?" asked Weiss, crossing her arms and turning her nose up in disgust over Jaune's blatant lie.

But Jaune was not one to be called a liar, especially when said person calling him such was someone like Weiss.

"She IS real, Ice Queen. Like I said, this was before I came to Beacon. She left to go to Mistral and become an actress while I stayed behind to start training for Beacon." said Jaune, frowning over his friends not believing him though even he had to admit that if he hadn't been the one to date Bella then odds were he wouldn't believe it either. "We lived in the same town out in the outskirts and she always said her dream was to be an actress. So when she finally got an audition and got the part she knew it mean she'd have to leave to go to Mistral and we decided to end our relationship there to spare each other of the long distance thing." said Jaune, ending it with a lie that Weiss luckily picked up on.

"Okay, let's say we do believe you. Why on Remnant would you break up with someone like Bella Bleu?" asked Weiss, still having her arms crossed over one another.

It was here that everyone noticed a quick shift in Jaune's demeanor as he began to sweat ever so slightly while taking quick looks around him as if he was searching for something or rather someone.

"We just didn't want to deal with the long distance thing, OK?" he asked almost trying to make himself believe his own lie.

"That's a lie." accused Weiss, standing from her spot as she stomped towards Jaune, placing her hands on the chair's back and getting near his face. "The truth, Arc. Now." she commanded as Jaune began squirming in his chair.

"NEVER!" shouted Jaune, his sudden outburst causing Weiss to jump away from him with a yelp as Jaune managed to break free of his bondage. Reaching into his pocket, he pulled out one of the smoke bombs that Blake often used in her "hunts". "Ninja vanish!" shouted Jaune as he threw the smoke bomb onto the ground, filling the room with smoke and temporarily stunning his friends as the sound the breaking glass rang through their ears.

"Pyrrha!" shouted Ruby, signalling for Pyrrha to use her semblance.

But it was already too late. In the ensuing chaos, Jaune had just barely managed to slip his armor off of his body, keeping him safe from his partner's polarity and allowing to escape relatively unscathed as the smoke cleared from Team RWBY's dorm room.

"Man, I didn't think Jaune had it in him." said Sun, commenting of Jaune's sudden prowess in tactical planning and execution.

Silence filled the dorm room as they all watched their friend run through the courtyard of the school and away from them into sweet, sweet freedom. It wasn't until Ruby looked down at her feet that she noticed a very peculiar sight on the carpeted dorm room floor.

It was a scroll.

But not just any ordinary scroll.

It was Jaune's scroll.

Plucking the miniature electronic device from the ground, the red reaper twisted her gaze onto her fellow allies, each of the contemplating on what to do about their very recent discovery. As Ruby held the scroll in her pale white palms, feeling the smoothness of the casing, the sudden sound of the scroll's ring and subsequent picture appeared on his screen, spooking Ruby into throwing the phone which then landed on Neptune's lap. The blank caller ID on the screen throwing him for a loop as he began wondering if the person calling him was a salesman but at the behest of his fellow partners-in-crime, Neptune quickly swiped yes on the holographic screen. His eyes widened at the sight of a beautiful girl on the other side of the screen, one with flowing blue hair with light blue highlights and bright orange eyes.

And unlike his partner, Neptune knew exactly who this girl was. From her first debut as a princess to her latest film as a kickass huntress. Oh, yes sir, there was absolutely no doubt in his mind who this magnificent woman was.

It was none other than Bella Bleu.

Jaune's "fake" ex-girlfriend.