Reunion

5

'Are you kidding me? Is this a joke?' Jaune thought with irritation on his face. He found himself tied up to a wooden chair in a fairly dark room, with the only source of light being a light bulb that was dimly lit. "Guys...What are you trying to do?"

He was surrounded by his friends, predicting that they are hellbent on finding out about his relations with Fu Hua. 'Oh boy...' After his intimate moment with his childhood friend, the blonde decided to go back to his dorm to pick up some books before heading to his next class, but just when he stepped into the room, the boy felt something hard hit his head and got knocked out. And now, here he is.

"Alright then, Vomit Boy. Just tell us something and we'll let you go." Yang started up the interrogation with a low tone. "What is it....?" He gulped, looking at the brawler. Suddenly, Nora slammed her fist on the table in front of him. "Who is your girlfriend?!" She demanded to know.

Jaune lets out a sigh. 'Knew it.' He thought before looking at them. "Alright then. I'll tell you guys. It's quite inevitable anyway." The students' ears perked up, all of them hushed down and listened to the blonde's tale. "You've...seen her already, right?" Seven nods confirmed that for him.

"Okay. That girl..." He closed his eyes and sighed before reopening them and continuing, "That's...my childhood friend, Fu Hua." "Your childhood friend, eh? I gotta say, she's quite the looker. I'm rootin for ya if you wanna get it on with her-" Yang's ramblings were thankfully cut off with a swift palm over the brawler's mouth from Weiss. "Go on." She urged.

"Well, she was kinda like Blake when we first met back in elementary school. No offense." The cat girl nodded. "Quiet, preferring to keep things to herselves, and not the type who likes to socialize. Fu Hua... She was one of the best. No, THE best of the best in my class back then. All the teachers praised her, telling her she was destined to have an amazing life."

"But it all felt like nothing to her. Dull. Boring. All Fu Hua wanted was a friend. Someone who cared. Someone who never set expectations on her. In her life, the only ones who cared for who she is...was her parents. So I decided that I'll try and break that shell of hers. She was kinda quiet and a bit cold at first, but then she warmed up and started to talk more. Started to smile more. She was happy." Jaune continued, unaware that a smile was slowly forming on his face.

The room fell quiet for a few moments, with everyone processing this new information from the knight of team JNPR. Unbeknownst to them, the very girl they were discussing about was also currently getting drilled and interrogated by her own teammates.

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"Really..? Really?" Fu Hua questioned before sighing and looked at them with a look of disappointment. Like Jaune, she was tied up to a chair, with her teammates and teacher in front of her. "I can understand that Kiana would do this, but Bronya, Mei, and Miss Himeko. You're all helping her? Why?" She looked at them in disbelief.

The combat instructor just smiled and nodded. "I'm quite curious over this boy Kiana has been rambling about. Plus, I don't have any work to do and I'm bored." "This male has the possibility to pose a threat to our team, and could be capable of abducting class monitor from us." Bronya replied in her usual monotone voice.

The martial artist turned to Mei with a pleading look, only to be met with a shrug. "I'm just curious." Fu Hua leaned back on her chair and sighed. "Fine... I'll tell you about how we met." They all looked at the girl and paid attention." She closed her eyes, recalling about the past, the history of their friendship, their bond. How it all began.

"It all started back then.."

Flashback

At the playground of Ansel's elementary school, dozens of children were having fun with their fellow friends and classmates. All except for one. A lone girl with blue grey hair was sitting down on one of the benches near the playground, with her mind solely focused on doing the maths homework she was given earlier today, rather than, in her words, wasting her time doing something stupid. This girl, was Fu Hua. The Prodigy. The perfect student. The one who always gets perfect grades. The Teacher's Pet.

Normally, if it were anyone else, they would probably get picked on, but in Fu Hua's case, this is not a problem at all. The girl had been training is several ancient mistralean martial arts, and she also has an amazing body build. As a result, she was capable of fending for herself, being the most feared student on the school. Make her mad, and she will end your life.

This meant that she did not have any friends. But it does not matter to her. She did not mind. The peace and quiet was something that really soothed her mind, and she thought that this would go on and last forever. But today, was the day that made her change her mind.

After working on several algebraic questions for about an hour, Fu Hua felt a hand tapping on her shoulder. "Huh..?" She looked up to see who it was, seeing a boy with sun kissed mop blonde hair and deep blue eyes. "Hey." The boy greeted with a warm smile.

"Err...Hi." She awkwardly replied before going back to her maths book. "What are you doing?" "Doing homework." The boy groaned at the sound of homework. "Why? The thing is due next week, right? Can't you just do it tomorrow or something?" He complained, making Fu Hua sigh.

"It's better to do it earlier. That way, you can have more time doing something else." Fu Hua lectured. He groaned and sat next to her, before turning to the girl."...So uh... You're...Fu Hua right?" Earning a nod, the boy extended out his hand. "I'm Jaune. Jaune Arc."

She sighed and sets the thick book down on her lap, before giving him the handshake he wanted. "So... I've heard some stuff about you from my classmates and  the other students. Do you... beat up kids from other schools for lunch money?" Jaune asked, making her eyes twitch. "What?! That is obnoxious and stupid! Why would I do that?!" She shouted, making the blonde back away from her a bit.

Fu Hua immediately realized what she had done and looked down on the ground, sighing. "I'm sorry. I'm just... infuriated about those rumours." Jaune just shook his head and grinned. "It's fine! I should be apologizing here!" He waved it off, before the two of them fell into silence.

"Fu Hua..?" "Yes?" She looked back at him. "Do you have any friends..?" The girl shook her head, making Jaune blink. "Really? Why?"

She slammed her book shut and placed it to the side, making the boy sweat a bit. "Because... They're scared of me." Fu Hua looked up to the clear blue sky. "I've always studied earlier than everyone else. I've trained and practiced martial arts, and did everything perfectly. Everyone thinks I would criticize them for their mistakes, and the fact that I can fight just makes them back away from me in fear. I don't mind if I don't have any friends. But.." Her voice wavered, unable to complete what she was about to say.

"If that's the case... Would you like me to be your friend?" Fu Hua immediately turned to him. "You...You want to?" She asked in disbelief, her eyes met with a grin from him. "Yep! From what I've seen, you're not scary or the type who would criticize! And besides, strangers are just friends you haven't met yet!"

Fu Hua couldn't reply, as she felt Jaune's hand grabbing onto her right wrist. "Come with me! I'll teach you how to play my favourite board game in the library!" "Jaune! S-Slow down a bit!"

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Once again, sorry if this chapter is terrible! P.S : I'll be having exams soon, so I probably won't be able to upload any new chapters until the end of the month! I'm really sorry!