Greetings everyone,

Welcome back to the tenth chapter of "Operation: Jaune's Ex-Girlfriend."

Whoa, was this a freaking doozy of a time to write! I mean I was up most of the nights writing this chapter up and I DID NOT expect it would go this long. Thank you all so much for following this story and watching it birth into a story that I am so proud to have worked on.

Now onto the main event, put your hands together for...Who is Jaune's fake girlfriend!?

Pyrrha: 3x Votes. I feel your pain fellow Arkos shippers but one day we will have our day!

Ruby: 3x Votes. Well, if Arkos wasn't fated to be that I'm at least glad my favorite weapons otaku got her spot.

Ren: 2x Votes, surprisingly. Guess we've got some Yaoi lovers out there. Not judging. You do you.

Glynda: 2x Votes. Seriously? Would've thought she'd skyrocket to the top of the voting list after that last stunt.

Harem: 2x Votes. An interesting concept though I'm not sure how it would've worked out in the end.

Weiss: 1x Vote. I like Weiss, so, sorry to the White Knight shippers.

Nora: 1x Vote. Yeeeah...I'm pretty sure I don't need to explain why this one fell shorter than the others, huh?

Yang and Blake: No Votes. Yeesh. Harsh. Maybe next time girls. Maybe next time.

After several very stressful evenings, multiple bottles of flavored liquor, and many, many, many, MANY coin flips, I've decided to name Ruby Rose as Jaune's fake girlfriend! And now without further a due lets get this operation underway and finally see how our unlikely heroes will rid themselves of Bella's psychotic fury!

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Chapter Ten

This was it.

The moment of truth.

All of their careful planning was about to come to fruition.

Jaune stood just outside the academy's exterior, in front of the massive carved statue of Beacon's courtyard, waiting for the arrival of his former girlfriend, Bella Bleu. Standing beside him, hands clasped together and twiddling her thumbs as she gently kicked dirt with her boots, was his best friend and fellow awkward dork, Ruby Rose, his "current" girlfriend. After many heated debating, the group finally decided that it was best to draw straws and unfortunately, this now put poor little Ruby in Bella's crosshairs. But their plan wasn't to convince Bella of Jaune's new "love" but to stall her until their real plan was ready to spring.

But for now, they had to play the parts of a lovey-dovey couple, or they would if not for the death glares he was receiving from Ruby's older sister, Yang, who was hiding with the others in a bush nearby. Jaune could even swear that Yang was trying to set him on fire with her mind for dragging her innocent little sister into his relationship problems. A fact that Jaune was quick to retaliate by reminding her that it was their fault this was their only option. Course, it did nothing to stop her from glaring a hole into the back of his head. He couldn't rightfully blame her either. He had sisters as well and every time one of them brought home a new date he and his father were all too prepared to grill them for information and thinly veiled threats of what would happen should their precious little girl be harmed in any way.

It was getting close to Bella's arrival time and Ruby's fidgeting was not helping with Jaune's growing anxiety as she demonstrated by fiddling with the corners of he cloak. A sigh barely escaped between his parted lips as he brought a palm to his face, rubbing his eyelids with his index finger and his thumb. An action that Ruby was quick to take notice of. But before she could speak a word the double doors to Beacon Academy swung open and there, standing in a white sundress, her make up done up, and her blue hair stylized, was the Jaune's ex-girlfriend and psycho-stalker, Bella Bleu.

And as the Mistralian actress sashayed down the marbled steps, the wind blowing against her wavy hair and flowing sundress as the soft glows of the sun danced across her skin, Ruby realized a frightening truth. Even if she was a crazy, psychotic, stalker, Bella Bleu was nothing if not beautiful. Heck, she was so close to blushing just from looking at her, it took Jaune pinching her exposed arm skin to snap her out of it.

Finally, she stood before them, staring into Jaune's eyes like a love-sick puppy while Jaune remained stone-faced with his arms crossed over his chest and Ruby stood meekly behind him. The others watched from afar at the silent interaction as both Jaune and Bella seemed to stare into each other's eyes while Ruby stood off to the side glancing at her surroundings in hopes of avoiding meeting Bella's eyes. Though, that would be incredibly difficult to achieve considering she was entierly focused on Jaune's form.

A sigh of annoyance escaped Yang's mouth as she ducked her head back into the bush to rejoin her fellow comrades in secrecy. Weiss was currently writing down notes in her notepad as she received information from Blake and Ren via a wireless earphone and Pyrrha was pouting over not having a chance to be Jaune's "fake" girlfriend. She knew she should've picking the pink straw but no, she just had to pick her favorite color. She was honestly hoping this could be her opportunity to actually confess her feelings to the blonde knight.

"How are we looking Weiss-Cream?" asked Yang, smirking as Weiss glare at her teammate with a burning fury. She always did hate it when Yang used her insufferable nicknames for her. She always hated nicknames, well except when it was her butler Klein.

"I've received word that Ren and Blake are ready for phase two of the operation but I haven't gotten word back from Nora." said Weiss, sighing as she closed her notepad, trapping the pen inside before crawling over to watch her plan come to life through her binoculars. "I can only pray that she wasn't distracted by something idiotic."

"I'm sure Nora won't be so easily-" Pyrrha attempted to say only to see both Weiss's and Yang's deadpanned expressions, causing her to remember that this was her own teammate she was talking about. And as much as she loved her fellow teammate, it was no surprise that the girl had the attention span of a gnat. "Nevermind." she said softly, turning her attention back to her crush's dilemma.

Meanwhile, both Jaune and Bella seemed content with remaining silent as they continued to stare into each other's eyes while Ruby's nervousness only seemed to grow. It grew and grew until it felt like if she didn't do something, anything, then their hardwork would be in vain. So, by some unknowing reason, the weapons-loving nervous wreck, wrapped her arms around Jaune's arm and placed a chaste peck on his exposed cheek, snapping him out of his trance and granting her the ire of Bella Bleu.

But, rather than express her distaste for Ruby's hasty action, Bella was quick to replace her sour expression with her classic actress smile, a technique she had developed in her early days as a growing actress. It was often used to hide her stress as she knew that the moment she caught not acting like the "sweet and innocent angel" many thought her as then her career would be over.

"Hello again, Ruby." Bella said sweetly, with an undertone of barely hidden venom, as Ruby looked away in what could be confused with shyness was in actuality fear. "I'm so glad that you and your friends are alright. It'd be such a shame if you all were injured in some way." she said in that same innocent tone though both Jaune and Ruby could immediately tell that she meant the opposite of what she had said.

"Bella." Jaune interrupted, still remaining stone-faced as Bella quickly turned her attention on Jaune, her eyes practically sparkling with love as she stared into Jaune's cerulean blue eyes. "I invited you out because I wanted to put our past behind us. I need you to understand that I've moved on and I need you to respect that." said Jaune, maintaining his serious expression that very nearly caused Bella's own expression to falter before managing to retain her usual sweet and innocent angel smile in order to mask her growing anger towards the red-hooded huntress.

But with a smile that hid her venomous words at bay, the actress merely smiled at the two before pulling Ruby's hand towards her, bringing her into a hug that, to an outsider, looked like two friends in platonic embrace, when in actuality Ruby's face clearly showcased her fear towards the civilian actress. Ending the sudden embrace, Bella wrapped a single arm around Ruby's waist, making sure to dig her freshly sharpened nails into her side, causing her to grimace while maintaining a fearful smile. "Then this calls for a celebration!" she happily announced, removing her arm from Ruby's waist and pulling out her scroll. "And to make up for my behavior, I'm taking you both to a private screening of...X-Ray & Vav: Dr. Diabolical & The Army of Doom!" she announced outwardly, breaking Jaune's serious expression and Ruby's trepidation as both of them shared a similar look of confusion.

"But that movie isn't out until next summer." said Ruby, pointing out that the trailer for said movie mentioned that it's release was for May of next year. "How can we see it if it's not even out yet?" she asked when Bella turned to flash her a smile and heated glare.

"Oh, Ruby." she said, hiding her disdain for the girl behind a thin veil of joy. "Everyone knows that movies are given a year to go through private screenings in order to gauge audience reactions and make any last minute changes. Besides, it also helps if you're close friends with the actors and the director. There are perks to being close with a girl with connections." said Bella, flashing a flirtatious grin at Jaune, who merely rolled his eyes at it. "Now, the screening will begin in an hour, so how about I buy us lunch?" she asked, turning away to walk towards the platforms, not even bothering to get their reply.

Releasing a heavy sight from her lungs, Ruby sneakily pulled out her scroll and made contact with Weiss. "Did you get all of that Super-Bestie-Best-Best-Friend?" she whispered into her device's speaker, hearing the tell-tale sound of Weiss's sigh of irritation through the other end.

"Yes, Ruby, I got it. I'll be sure to notify Ren, Blake, and Nora of the proceedings. Be sure to remain in Ms. Bleu's company until the signal, understand?" she asked before adding on. "This could be our ONLY chance to be rid of that...girl and I will NOT tolerate any mistakes." said Weiss, glaring through their hideaway bush. "And next time, I'm deciding on the code-names!" she shouted, ending the conversation before Ruby could even reply.

With a heavy sigh of remorse, Ruby kicked at the ground with her boots, feeling as if the weight of the world was riding upon her shoulders. But she knew that she and her friends were the sole reason for Bella's being here and as her dad would often say, they had made their bed and it was time to lay in it. Feeling the soft but calloused hand of her sacrificial partner on her shoulder, Ruby looked up into the endless blue eyes of her friend, Jaune, who smiled like an elder brother before walking off to join Bella at the platforms. And as she, too, went to join them she felt a powerful feeling deep in the pit of her stomach as she invoked the curse that cursed many a soul before her. "What could go wrong?" she muttered to herself as she rushed to join them in the transport ship.

After several minutes aboard the transport ship, with Bella sitting dangerously close to a stone-faced Jaune, the three disembarked and heading into the city via a limo that Bella had hired earlier that day. And all through the long ride, Ruby could feel Bella glaring a hole into the back of her head. But she held strong, for now, as she continued to openly flirt with her former boyfriend while glaring at her when Jaune's vision was occupied by something else.

Finally, the limo pulled in front of a very fashionable restaurant, the kind that she'd often see in the bad romantic movies she'd watch as a kid. And as they all gracefully stepped out of the limo, several flashes from various cameras' flashes caught her vision, almost causing her to trip over her own foot. Luckily, Jaune was there to catch her but unfortunately, it gained her the hidden ire of Bella and more blinding flashes from the cameras around her.

But the flashes eventually died down and they were able to enter the restaurant but it was here that Ruby had realized just how different her world was from Bella's own. Where she'd enjoy eating cookies and watching cartoons, Bella would eat only the juiciest of prime steak and watch the opera, whatever that was. But while she was currently feeling overwhelmed by the many sights beyond her imagination, Jaune seemed almost bored of it all, as if it was nothing new to him. She'd have to remind herself to ask him of this at a later date. But for now, they had taken their seats at an elegantly dressed table with a smorgasbord of delectable food. And as much as it pained her to admit it...IT WAS SO GOOD!

Though, it was embarrassing to admit that she was not the most graceful of eaters as she had practically scarfed down the various dishes at a rapid pace. Jaune paid it no mind as he was more than used to her sporadic eating habits though Bella did not hide her disgusted outlook towards her. After satisfying her bottomless pit of a stomach, Ruby turned to scan her surroundings. It was like she'd entered a completely different world, from the classy suits the men wore to the extravagant dresses the women wore in order to one-up one another. It wasn't until she had turned her head that she saw two unknown people were chatting with Bella while Jaune watched on with boredom.

"Oh Bella, my dear, had I'd known you'd be here in Vale, I would've happily given you everything on the house!" the well-dressed man announced with boisterous laugh until his eyes met Jaune's own and his smile extended even further. "And is that young Jaune?" he asked, placing his larger calloused hand on Jaune's shoulder. Ruby watched as Jaune's bored expression changed into his natural happy-go-lucky-goofball-self as he looked up at the man with a kind smile.

"It's nice to see you again, too, Mr. and Mrs. Bloom." he said, shaking Mr. Bloom's hand and bowing his head towards Mrs. Bloom.

"My boy, do you remember what it is I said to you all those moons ago?" he asked, raising his bushy eyebrow as he crossed his massive arms over his chest.

With a smile, Jaune pushed his chair away from the table and stood before the man. To Ruby, it looked as if Jaune was about to face against a Goliath. That is, until she saw Jaune smile once again and extend his arms outward, inviting the massive man into an embrace.

"It's good to see you Uncle Wallace." he said, smiling until the man pulled him into a tight bear hug before releasing him when Mrs. Bloom 's eyes met Ruby's own.

"And who is this?" she asked aloud as the woman moved to join at her side, pulling at her arms and checking her outward appearance like a person playing with a doll while her husband watched on with mild amusement and Jaune watched with a teasing grin.

"This is Ruby, a friend of mine from Beacon. She's also the leader of Team RWBY as well." said Jaune, smiling at his first friend. "We met on our first day when she blew a crater in the school with a sneeze." he reminded, smirking as Ruby rose above her chair , slamming her palms onto the table with added force.

"I told you that was not fault!" she whinned, pouting as Jaune just laughed her complaint off. "Weiss was the one who was shaking that Dust stuff in my face in the first place!"

"Sorry, Rose, but to me you'll always be Crater Face." said Jaune, smiling as Ruby rushed to his side in an attempt to hit him with a flurry of attacks from her dainty, flailing arms.

"Say that to my face, Vomit Boy!" she shouted as Jaune took her flails with laughter.

But all the while the portly man was in deep thought. "Rose?" he asked aloud. "My dear, you wouldn't happen to be related to Summer Rose, would you?" he asked, ending the two friends' rough-housing as they both turned to look at the massive man.

"Um, yeah? She's my mom." said Ruby, watching with nervousness as Mr. Bloom smiled wider than the entirety of Mt. Glenn as he bellowed out a boisterous laugh.

"In all my years, I'd never would've imagined I'd be able to meet Summer's own daughter. And here I thought she'd be too preoccupied saving the world than settling down. Tell me, how is Summer? Is she still trying to keep Raven and Qrow from killing one another?" he asked, smiling. But upon seeing Ruby's frown and slumped shoulders, his smile faded away as a frown of remorse took it's place. "Oh...I'm so sorry, my dear..." he apologized, bowing his head as Ruby wiped away a tear from her eye as she attempted to smile despite the feelings welling up in her chest. It wasn't until she felt the arms of Mrs. Bloom wrap around her that Ruby felt a familiar feeling taking it's place in her chest.

After settling down, Ruby began to tell the two couple of her days as a huntress in training. How she and her team had taken down a Nevermore during their initiation. How she was made into a team leader and how she and her friends had almost beaten the criminal, Roman Torchwick. "Why, my dear, you must have nerves of steel to willing endanger your life on the field of battle." said the man, smiling as he twirled his mustache and beard. "Why, I remember my first time in battle." he said with a smile on his face before placing a hand on his round stomach. "Ah, I was a much more different man back in those days..." he said, sounding almost mopey until Mrs. Bloom wrapped her arms around his belly, smiling like a lovesick puppy.

"Oh, don't be so dramatic, Wally." she said with a smile. "I love your big belly and no matter how big you get, you'll always be my big wallflower." she said, smiling as she rose on the tips of her toes to place a peck on his round red nose.

"And I will love you forever more, my sweet cup of butter." said Mr. Bloom as he leaned down to give his wife a romantic kiss.

"Um, excuse me?" asked Ruby, raising her hand before lowering it when everyone turned to look at her. "Um, how is it that you know Jaune? I didn't know he even had an uncle." she said when Jaune turned to look at her with a smile.

"Uncle Wallace isn't really my uncle, Rubes. He and my dad used to be brothers-in-arms when they were younger." said Jaune as Mr. Bloom placed his hand on his shoulder, towering over Jaune's form like an obelisk.

"Quite right, my boy. Orville and I used to get into quite a bit of trouble back in our youth." said Mr. Bloom. "But after we had chosen to settle down, my wife and I opened this restaurant while Orville went off on more adventures. And when he called one day saying his son was going to be attending the very same academy we had once attended, I thought he was pulling my leg. And yet, here you are, as dashing as your father was when he was a young lad. Tell me, boy, is it everything you'd hoped for?" he asked, his eyes showcasing a familiar care towards Jaune that went away when Ruby spoke up, pressing her palms against the table.

"You bet he is!" she exclaimed, nearly shocking the elderly man with her rise in volume. "He's not just attending Beacon, he's the leader of Team JNPR too!"

Upon hearing Ruby mentioning the word "leader" that goliath of a man pulled Jaune into another bear hug, rubbing his mess of blonde hair with his massive hand. His boisterous laughter reverberated throughout the restaurant. After a few minutes, Mr. Bloom released his hold upon him where Mrs. Bloom came in, grabbing his head and pulling him into another tight embrace as she placed light kisses upon his soft head of hair.

"A leader, eh? You must take more after your mother than your old man." said Mr. Bloom, smiling as he patted Jaune's shoulder with his hand.

"Why do you say that?" asked Ruby when Mr. Bloom turned to smile at her, motioning for more chairs to be brought to their table. Upon one of the severs doing so, the two restaurant owners took their seats at their table as Mr. Bloom began weaving his tale of his youth with Jaune's dad.

"Believe me when I say that ole Orville was not what one might call the sharpest tack in the box but let never be unheard that what he lacked in tactical prowess, he more than made up for in loyalty and honor. Course, loyalty meant very little to him whenever we'd play those blasted drinking games Qrow always dragged us to. Why, I'm pretty sure most of this is from all of the drinks we consumed in our youth!" said Mr. Bloom, laughing aloud as he held his massive belly that jiggled with each laughter that escaped from his mouth.

And if someone had told her that Professor Port could spin a yarn longer than a King Taijitu, she would gladly hit them over the head with her glorious baby, Crescent Rose. And as much as she absolutely despised Bella with a burning passion, she was eternally grateful when she heard the psychopathic stalker's alarm going off. Silencing the man's story as they all turned to look at Bella as she reached into her purse for her scroll.

"Oh, we'd better hurry to the theater if we don't want to miss the screening." she said, pushing her chair away from the table as she readied herself. "Mr. and Mrs. Bloom, it's been such a pleasure to speak you once again. And I hope we're able to do this again soon, though hopefully with less of an entourage." said Bella, gesturing to the paparazzi that just so happened to be standing with their cameras still flashing behind Ruby's back. The gesture would make it appear that she was speaking of the paparazzi but to Jaune and Ruby, they knew that she had meant her.

Let it never be known that Bella Bleu was not someone that was so easily beaten when it came to psychological warfare. As evident when she flashed Ruby an innocent smile fit for a puppy but with an aura befitting a Beowolf.

After saying their goodbyes to the couple and paying for their bill, which Mr. Bloom quite adamantly insisted that it be on the house before reluctantly allowing Bella to pay for the meal. The three of them reentered the stretched limo where Bella was once again, attempting to openly flirt with Jaune, who continued to ignore her in favor of gazing out the window in silence. All the while, Ruby watched on in silence at the one-sided conversation before noticing Jaune's fingers were twitching with anticipation. But as much as she wanted to clock Bella in the jaw, just like Jaune, they both knew that they had to play their roles until Weiss gave them the signal. Which meant having to power through their anger towards the stalker and put on a facade for the world, just like Bella did on a daily basis.

Once their vehicle was parked in front of the movie theater, the three of them exited their limo where they were once again swarmed by various paparazzi as they attempted to blind them with their flashes. But, like before, they were able to enter the theater with little problem. But before Ruby could say a word, Bella quickly wrapped her arms around Ruby's left arm, pulling it in between her breasts as she smiled innocently at Jaune.

"Jauney-bear, would you be a sweetheart and get our refreshments? Ruby and I are going to powder our noses. We won't be but a minute." she said, pulling Ruby towards the restrooms. But when Ruby turned to stare at Jaune for help, all she saw was a smirk and a wave from the boy before he turned towards the concessions stand.

"You traitor!" she yelled within her head before resigning herself to whatever torture Bella would subjugate her with.

Upon entering the women's restroom and checking to see if there was any current occupants, Bella's angelic facade dramatically dropped like a sack of bricks off of a cliff into a boiling pit of tar as she turned to face down her target with a snarl. Ruby meekly took a step backward, yelling at herself for being frighten by a civilian when she gladly faced against a massive Nevermore just months prior. But unlike the Grimm, Bella was not something she could just decapitate and that be the end of it. If anything were to come to Bella's safety, she would kiss her dream of becoming a huntress like her mother goodbye. She could only hope that she'd live long enough for Weiss's plan to come to fruition. Though with how menacing Bella was becoming with each step she made towards Ruby, she was beginning to seriously doubt those hopes.

"Alright, spill it, twerp." Bella commanded, furrowing her trimmed eyebrows at Ruby's cowering form as she placed her right palm against the wall behind Ruby's back, making sure that it blocked her only exit point. "Why are you so intent on ruining what could possibly be my last chance to get Jaune back?" she demanded of her.

"R-R-Ruining?" Ruby asked, stuttering, as her eyes looked from side to side in order to avoid meeting Bella's own. "I don't know what you mean..." she attempted to say when Bella slammed her palm against the tiled wall, causing Ruby to flinch at the force of the sound.

"I'm only going to say this once so you'd better take every word to heart." she demanded, snarling as she moved her head closer to Ruby's own until their noses were just milometers apart from one another. "Stay out of my way or I do everything in my power to ruin not just your future but all of your miserable little minions' lives as well. Got it?" she demanded, watching with hidden glee as Ruby silently replied with rapid head movements. "Good." she said, removing her hand from the wall just as the restroom's door opened to reveal two pre-teenage girls. Upon seeing Bella's form, the two girls screeched before rushing to her side in a flurry of squeals and cheers.

"OMG! You're like totally Bella Bleu!" one of the girls exclaimed, holding her scroll as if it was a holy scripture while her friend hopped in place in an effort to channel her growing fangirlism.

"Totes! You're like my freakin' idol!" her friend readily agreed, holding her scroll much like her friend as she hopped in place.

"I'm so pleased to hear you say that!" Bella agreed, smiling as Ruby watched Bella's personality flip like a light switch.

"So, we know this is like totes annoying to ask but can we, like, get a selfie with you?" asked one of the girls as her friend agreed with an rapid but affirmative nodding of her head.

"Why, I'd be honored." said Bella, smiling that same innocent and angelic smile that had been dropped just moments earlier as she and the two girls quickly got into position and proceeded to take multiple selfies of each other.

After the three were done taking their pictures and the girls left the restroom, leaving only Bella and Ruby alone. Bella took one final glare at Ruby before turning and exiting out the very same door, leaving Ruby alone to quietly contact Weiss.

"Weiss, how much longer?" she asked, clutching her right had over her rapidly thumping heart as Weiss quickly assured her that their plan needed only a few moments longer.

"You're doing fine, Ruby. Just be sure to keep a watchful eye on Ms. Bleu's activity. I have a sinking suspicion that she might try something very soon." said Weiss as the sound of murmuring pulled her attention away from her conversation with Ruby. "I have to go but I'll call you back when everything is ready. Just hold out for a few moments longer, I promise." said Weiss, abruptly ending the call before Ruby had a chance to argue against her.

Seeing the end call sign flash on her scroll just before it's screen went dark, Ruby released a massive sigh as she leaned against the tiled wall with a dramatic slump. Her eyes casted upward as she stared into the mesh of ceiling tiles and a flickering light bulb. "You can do this, Ruby. Just remember why you're doing this." she muttered to herself. Pushing herself off of the tiled wall, Ruby made her way towards the exit and swung it open. Upon seeing Jaune was still waiting in the theater's lobby was enough to settle her rising nerves. So much so that literally ran into his arms, clutching his hoodie with aggression as she leaned closer against his chest. Almost as if she was trying to melt into his skin in hopes that she'd be able to escape from his psychotic ex-girlfriend. Feeling his own arm around her was enough to satisfy her nerves as she looked up into his eyes. And seeing his caring smile was enough to settle her fears. Even if she was his fake girlfriend for this day, she'd happily admit that any girl, sans Bella, would be lucky to have Jaune.

After calming down enough to seeming almost passable in public, the two of them quietly made their way towards screening room. Where, upon entering, they noticed one key feature. That they, including Bella, were the only occupants in the entire theater room. Seeing Bella waving at them with that fake smile and facade of happiness was almost enough to make Ruby want to call it quits and run away as far as she could with her Semblance. But she held strong as she and Jaune made their way towards Bella's choice of seating.

Afterwards, the room's light dimmed and the holographic projection came to life as flashing of images were projected onto the screen before them. No previews, no trailers for upcoming movies. Just the title "X-Ray & Vav: Dr. Diabolical & The Army of Doom!" before the title exploded in a 3D-like effect as the titular heroes, X-Ray and Vav came through the explosion wearing their trademark superhero costumes. If there was one benefit to having to act as Jaune's fake girlfriend in order to trick his former girlfriend it was this, being famous definitely had it's perks.

Though the movie was entertaining, and both she and Jaune would've loved nothing more than to witness this movie in all of it's entirety, there was one key feature that was hanging over their heads like a King Taijitu prepared to strike should they drop their guards. Though this snake had less scales and more skin, it didn't mean that it didn't have the same meaning. One head to distract while the one remained hidden, waiting for it's moment to strike.

As evident by Bella trying to get closer to Jaune, though she had tried to pass it off as the theater room was getting too cold. But unfortunately for her, Jaune was smarter than that, at least in this scenario. Say what you want but Jaune had the ability to go from the sharpest to the densest of minds. Luckily, the switch was flipped for their mission and Bella quickly found herself pouting and glaring at Ruby's frame behind Jaune's back.

Throughout the movie, both she and Jaune had repeatedly laughed louder than they'd ever laughed before. Her favorite moment was definitely watching X-Ray and Vav argue with each other after Vav turned everything slow motion while Dr. Diabolical's volcano base was exploding. She was so happy that the creators decided to make a movie.

What she wasn't happy with was Bella trying to flirt with Jaune in the middle of the freaking movie! Seriously, can this girl not control herself for a single minute!? She was practically ready to bash this girl into the wall just so she and Jaune could enjoy their movie. But, once again, she knew that she couldn't and that she just needed to hold her frustrations in until Weiss gave them the signal. Course, it didn't help quell Ruby's anger with Bella constantly making comments on Jaune's muscles. But for now, she'd hold her tongue and try to enjoy the movie with her best friend slash fake boyfriend.

As the movie ended and the credits began to roll, Bella rose from her seat, stretching her arms over her head, causing her pristine white sundress to rise just above her milky white thighs. She was obviously trying to flaunt herself for Jaune but much like before he was too preoccupied with chatting with Ruby over what had happened in the movie. Feeling frustrated, the actress quietly huffed and made her way towards the exit, no even bothering to speak up and leaving the both of them alone in the theater room. But their peace in silence was then interrupted by the chimes of Ruby's scroll. Plucking the electronic device from her pocket, Ruby smiled slightly at the picture of her partner, Weiss, on it's screen. Upon answering it, the red reaper placed it's speaker near her left ear.

"Everything is in place. Bring Ms. Bleu to the Vale City Park. We'll be waiting and make sure you push Ms. Bleu over the edge." said Weiss, ending the call before either of them could ask for more details.

Powering down her scroll, Ruby turned to look at her fellow sacrificial partner in crime. Neither spoke but both instinctively knew what the other had meant. This was their moment and it could not...would not...be wasted. So, they followed suit, plucking themselves from their comfortable theater chairs, making sure to dispose of their trash into the proper bins and made their exit.

Upon exiting the theater, they found yet another crowd of paparazzi swarming their vehicle, most likely in an attempt to gain an audience with the esteemed Mistralian actress. Once they had entered the vehicle and the blinding flashes of the crowd's cameras faded into the distance, Ruby promised to remind herself to offer her condolences to Pyrrha. Now she could see why she wasn't such a fan of being famous. Only goes to show that the life of a celebrity was a double-edged sword. You may get plenty of perks but it all came at a cost in itself. The life of a celebrity was not for everyone and Ruby was certainly sure that she was one of them.

Their ride was ridden in silence as they weaved their way through the city's traffic. And from Ruby's point of view, it was looking like Bella was only getting more and more furious with her lack of progress with Jaune. But if their plan went without fault then this would be as far as her progress would go and all it would take was the right bait.

"Bella." Jaune said, bring Bella's undivided attention to him as her eyes sparkled with hope. "Would it be alright if we, say, visited the park? I heard there's going to be a local band performing and I've been meaning to check them out." he finished saying, hiding a prideful smirk as Bella immediately notified her driver of their chance in destination before deciding to cuddle up to Jaune's side. And though he maintained an expression of content, Ruby could still tell that it was taking everything in his power not to jump out of the moving vehicle.

Talk about nerves of steel, huh?

But their mission was far from finished as their limo pulled into the park's parking area, where, upon exiting, soon found themselves being swarmed by many of Bella's fans. Some were as young as five years old, dreaming of becoming an actress much like her, while others were as old as adults. But throughout it all, Bella never released her hold on Jaune's arm, tugging at him to press them further away from Ruby's position as she tried to hurry after them.

However after few moments, the crowd reluctantly faded away from the actress and her friends, whether it was out of respect or something else was left to debate but Ruby wouldn't bother questioning it for now. So, the group made their way towards a small gazebo where several teens where preparing their set up. But it was upon closer inspection that both Ruby and Jaune realized that it was in fact the members of Team SSSN, all in different outfits.

A portion of Ruby was terrified that Bella would recognize them but upon seeing that Jaune was the object of her focus, those fears were quickly dispelled and she then resigned herself to witnessing her friend's concert and she just had one thing to say about their performance overall. It was the most awesomely, epic concrt she'd ever seen. Smoke screens! Sun shredding the electric guitar while Scarlet followed on the keytar, Neptune on the electric bass, and Sage on the drums. She had no idea her friends were such talented musicians. Though, she was definitely sure that it was Sun who had the idea and Neptune who made it possible while Scarlet and Sage just went along with their leader's crazy plans. Though she'd readily admit that their band name still needed some work and judging by the number of band names scratched out on Sage's main drum, so did they. Their current name was "A Touch Of SSSN."

Very creative, guys.

But needless to say, their time was coming and so was the ending of Team SSSN's current song. She had only been paying a little bit of attention as her focus was on Bella trying to to gain Jaune's attention though with little results. It was only after their song had ended that Sun grabbed the microphone to make an announcement, gesturing to the crowd with a flash of his adonis-like abs and a sparkle to his mischievous smile.

"Alright! We'd like to thank you guys for coming to get a touch of SSSN." said Sun, snickering as several of the crowd gave out little chuckles at the joke. "But, it's time that we made way for another. Our good friend, Jaune, has something he'd like to say to a very special girl." said Sun, smiling as Jaune untangled himself from Bella's grasp as he made his way onto the gazebo, taking the microphone from Sun's grasp and turning to face the crowd and by extent Bella.

"Um, hey, everyone...' he struggled to say, scratching the back of his head out of embarrassment before taking a deep breath and faced the crowd again. "My name is Jaune and I...I have something that I've been meaning to say to a very special girl." said Jaune, silencing himself as the crowd began murmuring to themselves while Ruby and Bella kept their eyes trained on Jaune's figure. "Every since the day I met this girl, I'd felt this strange feeling in my chest. She was everything I ever wanted to be. Brave enough to chase after her dream, no matter the difficulties she might've faced. Kind to those around her, no matter their race. Idealistic to the point of reminding me that there was more to life than just myself. And though she is different than most, I won't deny that if not for her, I wouldn't be here before you today." said Jaune, when out of the corner of his eye he spotted Nora, who was talking to Ren and Blake. He knew that this was his moment to bring it home. "I owe everything I am to her and I can only hope that she sees me in the same light. Which is why, I'd like to ask that girl a very special question." said Jaune as he took his steps down the gazebo's stairs and stood before Bella, who watched Jaune with starry eyes filled with hope. But as he turned away from her to face the girl, who had stuck with him throughout this whole ordeal, all hope dashed from Bella's eyes. "Ruby." said Jaune, smiling as Ruby looked up into his cerulean blue eyes, blushing despite knowing that this was all a ploy. Though, it certainly didn't help ease her embarrassment over it all, she still held strong even as the crowd watched her with interest and Bella glared at her with fiery rage. "I known I'm not the sharpest blade in the forge but I know with you beside me, I can take on even the toughest of Grimm. And I know without a shadow of a doubt that you are what I aspire to be and I hope that you will have me." said Jaune, smiling at his friend as tears streamed down her cheeks before she leaped into his arms, throwing her own arms around his neck as the two embraced in the middle of the park as the crowd cheered for them.

Though, one particular park resident was not all too thrilled over the couple's happiness. Bella was practically fuming at the sight of Jaune and Ruby being cheered on by the crowd. But as much as she tried to will herself to put on that innocent facade something snapped within her as she witnessed Ruby place a kiss on his cheek.

"You...You...BITCH!" she shouted at the top of her lungs, silencing the crowd's cheers as they all turned to witness the very same actress they'd just moments ago were trying to interact with, shouting slurs at this young couple. "Jaune is MINE! And if you think that I'm just going to let some whore take what's rightfully mine then you've got another thing coming!" she continued to shout when Jaune stepped in front of Ruby in order to protect her from Bella's wrath.

"I don't appreciate you talking that way to my girlfriend." said Jaune, springing the bait and beginning their plan. And to Ruby, it looked as if someone had just dropped a Goliath on Bella's house as she momentarily dropped her innocent facade. Her arms dropped to her sides as she stared, open-mouth, at her ex-boyfriend before turning to glare at Ruby's face, who was trying to hide behind his back for protection

But then the crazed actress began to laugh. But not just any kind of laughter, the kind a maniacal super-villain did before launching a surprise attack on the heroes. Then, without warning, she shoved the young huntress away from Jaune's side, gripping his collar before pulling him into a one-sided passionate kiss. Ruby reacted quickly as she appeared between the two of them, pulling them apart and saving Jaune from Bella craziness. Now, she stood before them, her eyes red from the tears that were now streaming down her face as she glare at them in anger.

"WHY!?" she shouted at the two, unaware that a crowd was watching the altercation from afar. "Why does it have to be her!? What makes this brat so much better than me!?" she shouted louder, drawing more unwanted attention to herself.

"Well for one, I'm not some crazy stalker!" Ruby shouted back, gaining Bella's tear-filled glare. "You've done nothing but hurt Jaune for years!" Ruby shouted outwardly, stepping in front of Jaune as she glare up into Bella's orange irises.

"You know nothing, you infantile twerp!" Bella insulted, clenching her teeth together. "Jaune and I were soulmates! Ever since he saved me from those bullies I knew that he was meant to be my knight in shining armor! But then DADDY said we needed to move to Mistral, all because of some stupid scandal!" Bella shouted, pointing her finger at Ruby's nose. "I tried to make our last night memorable but once again it was ruined by everyone else!"

"You tried to rape me!" Jaune argued back, shocking Bella enough that she took a step backward. "You've done nothing but harass, rattle, and stalk me for the better part of my childhood! I wanted to believe that there was nothing wrong with you. That you were just different from everybody else but my sisters were all right! You're nothing by a psychotic stalker! And its time that everyone saw you for what you really are!" shouted Jaune, his veins visible due to his immense levels of anger.

The crowd around them remained silent out of shock at Jaune's words. Never had they ever seen Jaune this furious with anyone, sans Cardin. But then the sound of multiple chimes rang throughout the park, causing everyone to reach into their respected pockets and pull out their scrolls. What met their visions was a collage of images that would most certainly haunt their nightmares for years to come. Various images of a child Jaune in a multitude of scenery flashed on their screens, each one with various scribbles of writing. Some reading out as innocently as "Jaune eating his favorite ice cream" to some reading out like, well a psychotic stalker, "Jaune's stained underwear". The images were almost too much for some people, heck one guy was currently vomiting into a nearby trash can. But it was the last image that had people questioning the Mistralian actress's sanity as their scrolls flashed a final image of Bella dressed in a scantily wedding dress standing in front of a passed out Jaune, who was tied to a chair in nothing but a t-shirt and a pair of boxers. The caption for the disturbing image read out "Mr. and Mrs. Arc! Wedding night!"

Suddenly, an audio track came through the speakers of every person's scroll. It was looking like their plan was working far better than they had imagined as the conversation Ruby and Bella had had in the theater's restroom echoed throughout the city of Vale. "I'm only going to say this once so you'd better take every word to heart." the audio track began, it's words having an adverse effect on Bella's emotions as her eyes widened to astronomical levels. "Stay out of my way or I do everything in my power to ruin not just your future but all of your miserable little minions' lives as well. Got it?" said the audio track before the imagine shifted into more images of Bella's sick little journal.

That was the straw that broke the Goliath's back as Bella's clawed nails dug into her palms, puncturing the skin and causing droplets of blood to spill out, when she suddenly leaped forward like a Beowolf at the object of her fury, Ruby. But the tiny huntress was more than ready as she dodge to the side before delivering a swift back kick that landed squarely on Bella's left cheek. The force was enough to send Bella to the ground but surprisingly the actress had a bit more fight in her as she stood back up before pulling out a stun gun from her purse and aim it at Ruby. But when she went to pull the trigger a familiar golden yellow bracelet flashed in the side of her vision before a tremendous force clocked her in jaw and the psychotic stalker once again found herself on the ground with a busted jaw.

Standing above her as the sun's glows radiated off of her fiery hair was Ruby's own older sister, Yang Xiao Long. Her eyes flashed red as she towered over the crying Bella, who held her jaw with her hands as tears streamed down her face and splashed on the concrete below. The crowd were stunned as they continued to look over the feeds on their scroll before another picture took it's place. It was the profile of Bella's father and herself with the same "wanted" sign beneath both of their names. Bella lookup as Jaune's other friends gathered around, all with prideful smirks.

"W-Why?" she stuttered as more tears fell to the ground.

"Simple, Ms. Bleu." Weiss spoke, standing before her with a smirk. "You messed with our friend."

"It was easy to get enough evidence to prosecute both you and your father after P-Money called in a favor with her mother back in Mistral. Turns out being on the council has a lot more perks than being a celebrity." said Yang, who crossed her arms over each other.

"And with Renny and Blakey getting access to your scroll it was a breeze getting all of your "cherished" pictures of our fearless leader onto the internet." said Nora, who stuck out her tongue and blew a raspberry at her.

"And now, the world will see you for what you truly are, Ms. Bleu." said Pyrrha frowning at the pathetic slump that was before her.

Suddenly, the crowd began booing at the actress as well, some throwing pieces of merchandise while others threw slurs at her crying form. But as the police came and placed their cuffs onto Bella's wrists, Jaune stepped forward, his goofy expression was gone, replaced by calm fury. And through the tears Bella smiled at her love, even though snot was threatening to fall from her right nostril.

"I love you, my knight in shining armor." said Bella, smiling even after the police pushed her form into the squad car. And still she smiled as she pressed her face against the vehicle's window, laughing all the way. "I'll see you again, my love! Nothing will separate us!" she shouted from the back of the police car as it drove off into the distance, leaving Jaune and his friends alone in the park.

The group remained in silence, even after the crowd had dispersed and the park was no longer inhabited by the crowds. There was no doubt that news of Bella's history and of her father's involvement in it's being swept under the rug would be known throughout Remnant. But to Jaune it meant more than just seeing a criminal put away. It meant that a dark part of his past was washed away. From now on, Bella would just be another bad memory that would be replaced by a good one. One that showed him that his choice to attend Beacon was the right choice. And though they were the cause of his strife, he wouldn't lie and say that if not for them then his past would still be there, looming over his shoulder. But it was when Jaune felt a tap on his shoulder that he was pulled away from his daze. He turned to face the friends he'd made at Beacon and helped rid him of a terrifying nightmare. Standing before him was little Ruby, who smiled up at him.

"Jaune." she said aloud, still smiling up at him despite what had happened. "We've been talking and we've been wanting to tell you this ever since we got Bella involved in your life." she said as she and the others all bowed their heads before him.

"We're sorry!" they all said at once before raising their heads as one to face their friend.

"We understand that what we did was beyond wrong and that we had allowed our curiosity to stand before our friendship with you. But we promise to make it up to you, no matter what! Just name it and consider it done!" she said, smiling with her chest puffed out and her arms arched on her hips.

"Ruby is correct in that, Jaune." said Ren, smiling as Nora hopped onto his back with a hyperactive smile. "We've done you a great wrong and we are willing to go through even the Grimmlands, itself, to earn back your forgiveness."

"Yeah! What Renny said! What's Team JNPR without it's fearless leader!" Nora readily agreed.

"Heck, if you want I'll even let you take bumblebee out for a joyride. I'll bet you'd make a pretty sweet daredevil, Vomit Boy...Eh, on second thought...Maybe something else." said Yang, as she quickly remembered why it was that Jaune was playfully called Vomit Boy in the first place.

"What I did was unbecoming of a Schnee and I was raised to settle me debts to those I owe. And I owe no one a bigger debt than you, Jaune." said Weiss, smiling at the boy despite their rough history together. She was rough around the edges but she was someone you could count on in life.

"You know where I stand, Jaune." Blake said simply, smiling as her bow twitched in the wind.

But then it was Pyrrha who stepped forward, facing the object of her affections. Her heart thumping a mile a minute. She had faced opponents far beyond Jaune's capabilities. But where then she felt nothing but adrenaline coursing through her veins, here she felt nervousness beyond her imagination. she would gladly fight off an army of Grimm if it meant regaining her crush's forgiveness. She'd scream her feelings to the highest peak in Remnant if he asked for it. He was quite possibly the scariest thing she'd ever face in her entire life.

"Jaune." she said, taking a deep breath as she faced her partner. "I'm scared of very little things...But what terrifies me more than anything is losing you. Both as a leader and as a cherished friend. I will gladly do anything to make what I've done up to you, even if it means losing all that I have. Bella saw you for what she thought of you but we see you for what you truly are. You are more than anything in this world. And I swear on my honor as a Nikos that I will endure even the harshest of punishments if that is what you desire."

It was here that Jaune slowly begun to realize a simple truth. Sure they had their problems and sure there were times he'd wish for them to be thrown off of a cliff. But what friends didn't have their fair share of problems? Why, if he had a penny for the number of arguments he often had with his own siblings he'd have enough to practically buy the entirety of the SDC. But they were right about one thing...It was going to take alot of effort to gain back his forgiveness. But saving him from Bella was a definite step on the right track. And so with a smile on his face and a sparkle in his eye, Jaune faced his friends head on. "Then I guess it's time I start my own operation." said Jaune, smiling at his friends...and future targets.

It was time to begin "Operation: Jaune's Dastardly Revenge".

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Now, now, I know what you're thinking; "Was this the final chapter!? But Jaune hasn't gotten his revenge on his asshole friends! What a blueballer! This story sucks now!" And first off, harsh. Second off, there's no need to worry as I plan to enact Jaune's revenge in the sequel story "Operation: Jaune's Dastardly Revenge" which will be released in October alongside the long awaited "The Knight and The Wizard".

For some background information on the story; it follows the traditional Volume 5 storyline but with a twist. Jaune is now the current host for Ozpin. Imagine having someone you hate stuck inside your head for hours on end. I decided to let it be on the shelf until Volume 6 rolled out because I wanted to plan around the story with some minor, and some major, changes. If you'd like to know more and get caught up then please check it out.

As for the sequel story, "Operation: Jaune's Dastardly Revenge" will function a wee bit differently. Each chapter, sans the first and last, will focus on Jaune hunting and punishing one of his targets or friends, if you prefer the latter. And I've decided to allow you guys to pick out the targets order and their punishments. Don't worry, any and all credit will go to the person, or people, who made the idea. I figure this would be a better option as many people have been hating on Jaune's friends in this story and this would be like getting revenge via proxy. But once again, this will not be released until October as September will be the month of "Don't Mess With An Arc" & "The Arcful Dodger", both of which I recommend you all check out.

So, make sure to check back when "Operation: Jaune's Dastardly Revenge" begins it's debut in October!

Till next time!