Silver Belladonna (Jaune Arc x oc)

9 - "Well that's just great"

"Come on in" she moves out of the way allowing us entrance "you weren't kidding, there is a lot of you" she makes note as we all pass her.

We all congregate in the living area, Saffron and Jaune sitting on one sofa, Little Rose and Blondie on another as the rest of us scatter around the room some sitting on the floor some standing. I sit next to the table opposite Nora
We all watch as Blondie and Weiss fawn over the baby who is called Adrian according to Jaune.
Blake, who's standing next to the bookcase, picks up a picture of the Arc family
"So you're the only Arc living here?" She asks Saffron who is currently ruffling Jaune's fluffy hair
"Hmmm, oh yes, me and Jaune are the only ones living away from home" Jaune nods "I guess he just wanted to be like his big sister" she ruffles his hair again and his cheeks turn an adorable pink as he swats her hand away "aww baby bro didn't deny it" she sings her eyes glistening with mischief
"I am not a baby, that" he points at Adrian "is a baby" Saffron goes to mess with his hair again and he resumes swatting her hand away as the front door opening grabs our attention.

A brown haired girl wearing glasses is revealed carrying two very large bags of shopping
"Wow you weren't kidding, there is a lot of you" the girl chuckles
"Everyone this is my wife Terra" Saffron introduces
"Darling could you give me a hand" Terra heads into the kitchen
"Of course, excuse me" Saffron follows her wife as Weiss and Blondie play peekaboo with Adrian whose little laughs are adorable I can't lie.

Nora, Ren, Coral and (after being poked by Coral) I decide to volunteer helping make sandwiches for us all. I find myself on buttering bread duty with Saffron who seemed a little too keen in buttering bread, odd.

"I see what my brother was saying in his letters" Saffron quickly starts a conversation
"What?" I lift my head curious
"You are very pretty and mysterious" I drop the knife on the counter in shock
"What?" Saffron grins
"Hmm, he sent me a letter a while after starting Beacon to tell me about everyone he'd met and that's how he described you" I say nothing simply turning my attention back to the bread that still needs buttering, Saffron grins wider I notice from the corner of my eye but she says nothing to my relief.

Once we have finished making up an abundance of sandwiches we re-enter the living room taking our places once again before helping ourselves to sandwiches. After Saffrons comments I try to avoid eye contact with Jaune.
I didn't realise how hungry I actually was until I take that first bite, by the time I'm finished I'm sure I've eaten five sandwiches at least.

Terra gets a call and she eyes Saffron looking frustrated
"Is everything okay?" Ash asks as Terra excuses herself.
"Oh yes, Terra's a technician for the towns relay tower and unfortunately the military radar also falls under that jurisdiction. After the fall of Beacon guess who's getting falsely blamed for the security breach issue...."
"Me" Terra pokes her head into the room to point at herself

Silence falls upon us as others continue to eat.

Eventually little Rose speaks up
"Are you sure you have the space for us all tonight?"
"Of course, we're happy to house huntsman and huntresses as yourselves and someone of such high calibre" she gestures to Qrow "it's an honour, though it did shock me that you are taking so many students with you, is that even allowed?" Saffron asks curious
Qrow unsurprisingly isn't paying attention so Little Rose nudges him to alert him to the question.
"Yeah, yeah, think of it as an extended training mission, trust me I was a professor once and these kids are a lot more experienced than we were at their age, well my teams maybe not me. I mean I was one of the best or....." He starts babbling incoherently

"What's the plan for tomorrow?" Ren asks
"I suppose we should start with the military gates, speak to them and try to get access to Atlas" Little Rose suggests
"So we kind of already tried to do that" Jaune admits sheepishly
"What happened?" I question finally meeting Jaune's eyes
"They wouldn't let us through and told us never to come back" he runs his neck
"Well that's just great" I lean my head back exasperated
"We should still try perhaps we can get them to listen" Little Rose proposes
"Besides perhaps they will listen more if we arrive with Maria and Qrow" Coral offers
"Hopefully" we fall into silent contemplation.