One Good Turn Deserves Another

Chapter 1

Heya and welcome to my first fic, and also my first Rwby fic... well... um.. obviously. So I don't want to talk much in this Author's note. This will be a Jaune x Blake pairing but I'm aiming to make it a realistic pairing. What I mean by that is I read a lot of fics on here which have pairings and "romance" that seems incredibly convenient and forced. I.e. "I meet you, I'm in love! You love me too? Awesome!" Whenever I read them I always cringe and have to stop... and I always perhaps unfairly wonder to myself - have they ever dated a girl before? Case in point, Snow Angel. No woman likes nicknames like that, ever. Rooster Teeth know that, they've used it as a comedy piece and nickname that stuck to tease Weiss with, but some ff writers genuinely seem to think it is romantic. That's fine if you're like 10-12, but I'm kind of a 26 year old Company Director who has been around a bit and am active on the dating scene... so... yeah. More reality.

So expect hormones, complications, frustration and self-denial. Not to mention drama, jealousy and candid looks. That said I'll also be looking to not change Jaune or Blake's characters either, so don't expect Jaune to suddenly become a suave ladykiller, or Blake to take the lead.

I also realised while writing this, that Blake doesn't have all that great a relationship with Jnpr. She is more of a "friend of a friend" and while she acts polite with them, she never really seems to have the same level of intimacy that Ruby does with them, or the teasing friendship Yang does. Weiss has her unwanted flirtations with jaune, and past friendship with Pyrrha.

Anyway! Here we goooo!

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Chapter 1

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Blake grunted to herself as a Beowolf flew past her, claws slashing furiously at where she had been just a few seconds before. One of the faster varieties of Grim in the forest - they still seemed to move so slowly in comparison to her feline grace.

Then again speed wasn't their main weapon, she considered to herself as she flipped over another, her faithful weapon scoring a deep line across the back of its neck as she arced over it. Letting her ribbon bound arm swing free she propelled the second blade of gambol shroud in a violent arc, spinning it around her body and causing the blade to lodge deep into the bottom of the Beowolf's jaw. The beast fell with a sickening crunch, dislodging her blade as she swung it back to her hand.

A brief twitch of her concealed ears showed that there was no enemy in her immediate vicinity, taking the brief moments rest to recover her bearings her yellow eyes surveyed the scene about them.

Grim corpses littered the floor of the forest like black leaves fallen from the trees. Weiss and Ruby were stood together at one side, the latter providing long range support while the Schnee heiress provided a dead zone, incapacitating and dispatching any Grimm that tried to approach them.

She supposed the change in their tactics might have something to do with their exhaustion. Ruby's high speed fighting style probably took a grievous toll on her physical stamina. The girl so used to ending fights quickly that she struggled against herds of weaker foes. Whether Weiss was defending their leader, or was herself running out of steam – or dust – was unknown.

Blake's own partner of course, seemed as filled with energy as ever. Diving under the swinging arms of a Beowolf to deliver a devastating blow to its chin. Blake rolled her eyes internally at the huge grin on her face.

She was beginning to tire herself, and considering she was actively minimising her movements to conserve energy that was saying something. This whole training trip had proven to be a poor idea.

"Boom! Got it!" A voice that sounded far too ecstatic called out, as the dust from another explosion whistled past her. There was another one with entirely too much energy, especially considering how heavy that hammer was. She didn't care what anyone said. Limitless energy had to be a facet of her semblance...