Chapter-36

When Jaune met with General Ironwood, the first thing he noticed was that the Relic of Knowledge was sitting on his desk looking innocent amongst the stacks of paper piled high on either side. A quick glance showed that Oscar was nowhere to be seen, meaning that the young boy had left it with the General purposefully. Seeing as how Ironwood wanted to see him, Jaune figured that whatever plan the man had come up with involved him and the relic.

"Jaune," Ironwood greeted warmly. "Come – please."

Winter Schnee walked beside him as he approached the General's desk, her boots clicking against the floor. Ironwood picked up the relic and met him halfway, holding out the magical device. Jaune stared at it for a moment before hesitantly reaching out, Ironwood nodding encouragingly.

It was his first time holding it, his fingers closing around the loop and holding it aloft. It was light, much lighter than something of its size and material dictated. Gold was typically rather heavy due to its dense nature but the lamp weighed less than a glass of water, easily handled. It made sense, he supposed. He had seen it change shape, shrinking so someone smaller like Oscar could manage it easier. Magic really was something. 

Jaune gazed at its center and for a brief second, he thought he saw something swirling within the blue depths. Then he blinked and there was nothing, just a natural shine as if the lamp had been recently polished.

"Don't look so nervous," Ironwood joked.

He couldn't help it. Holding such a powerful object made him slightly fearful that if he made the wrong move, he may break it. He knew there was no danger of that here; he could dash it against the floor with all his strength and he doubted it would even leave a scratch, but the feeling remained. A little like holding a newborn baby for the first time.

It may look like a simple lamp but this was created by a God. It had the ability to answer any question, so long as it was not about future events. Jaune could see the allure of such an object, of harnessing such a power. He could already feel a desire to call upon the genie that resided within so he could fulfill a selfish desire for knowledge. A desire he squashed in an instant.

He would rather not know the answer to such, not truly. Not if it wasn't to his liking.

"Why are you giving this to me?"

"Cinder Fall has yet to make a move," Ironwood began, hands clasped behind his back. Jaune watched as the tall, powerful General of the Atlas military and Headmaster of the academy in which they stood began to pace. "And with the way things are, I doubt she will anytime soon. With the capture of Tyrian Callows and Arthur Watts, we have removed valuable pieces from the board – and have returned Atlas, and Mantle, to a semblance of calm. Calm is not what we need, however. Not if we wish to trap a snake."

Jaune lowered the relic, holding it by his side. "What do you suggest?"

"Chaos," Winter spoke up, drawing his attention. "We wish to sow chaos – or, give the impression of it."

"How does a prison break sound to you?" Ironwood asked with a smirk.

Jaune put the pieces together. "A fake prison break, you mean? A ruse?"

"So long as so many huntsmen are at the ready, she will never show herself. She will lay in wait until the perfect time to strike, and if we let her, she will be successful. We need to force her hand and create a situation that she believes is beneficial to her. If she thinks that Arthur or Tyrian, or both, have escaped – if we react accordingly to such a situation, I am confident that she will take the bait."

It was no Grimm invasion but Jaune thought it might be the next best thing. He'd thought it before; Cinder was predictable. She wanted the Winter Maiden's power. If she thought she could take it, she would try. It was her one weak spot that they knew of; her obsession.

"So where do I come in?"

Winter took over. "Neopolitan is to retrieve the relic, is she not? The plan here is simple; draw her in and relay to her crucial information, in return for her cooperation. From what we know of her semblance, there is a good chance that she may already be within the academy. Seeing you with the relic, we hope, will prompt her into action."

"She might just steal it," he said. "Are we really going to trust her with this?"

Ironwood shook his head. "We don't believe she will – but you are right. She cannot be trusted with something as valuable as the relic and so we created a decoy, indistinguishable from the real thing. You are holding it right now."

Jaune looked down at the lamp, startled. "What?"

Jaune stared at the lamp, lifting it up to inspect it more closely. No matter what angle he looked at it, it really was indistinguishable from the original. He had seen the real one enough to know, even if he hadn't held it himself. Ruby and Oscar hadn't been shy in showing the rest of them. He had fallen for it completely.

"The real relic has been hidden away for the time being," Ironwood smiled. "If Neo does decide to steal it from you – well, she and Cinder will be in for a nasty surprise."

A back-up then, if things should not go as intended. If Neopolitan was playing them instead of Cinder, they had accounted for that possibility. That made Jaune breathe a little easier.

"What is it that you want me to pass onto Neo, then?"

"The identity of the next Winter Maiden," Winter said grimly. "Me."

When Jaune left Ironwood's office, it was with the fake relic hanging from his belt. The plan was simple; paint a target on Winter Schnee's back and then fabricate a prison break. It was to take place during a routine transport of prisoners and they would lock down Atlas and Mantle while all available personnel were sent on a manhunt through the lower city, searching for the escaped fugitives. To make it more believable, their 'escape' would be broadcasted across the kingdom and beamed into every living room, their mug shots placed on every billboard. Not only would they be deceiving the public, even the soldiers and huntsmen involved were to be told nothing to eliminate leaks. Only those closest to Ironwood knew the truth, that the entire thing was staged. With everyone busy attempting to recapture the escapees, it was hoped that Cinder would take the bait.

In reality, Tyrian and Arthur would remain in their cells and would never even see a transport ship for the foreseeable future. Meanwhile, Neo was the key to everything. The plan wouldn't be triggered until the small woman made contact with him and he passed on the information they wished for Cinder to know. With Cinder's eyes on Winter, the eldest Schnee sibling would lead her to what the Fall Maiden believed to be the location of her counterpart.

That was where they would strike.

Now it was just a waiting game.

How long would it take for Neo to make a move? Jaune didn't know. He just hoped everything went smoothly.

Ruby was waiting by their rooms, leaning against the wall casually as she tapped away at her scroll. When she spotted him, she grinned, stowing the device away in her pocket.

"I see you've got it," Ruby gestured to the fake lamp. "Want to talk?"

"Yeah."

According to Ruby, Blake and Yang were sleeping in her room and Jaune wanted to give Nora a bit of space, so they simply wandered around the academy making small talk. While they walked, Jaune couldn't help but admire the slender column of her neck, and the pale, tender expanse of her nape. His eyes lingered on the thin black collar she wore. Ruby grinned at him happily when she caught him looking and took his hand, lacing their fingers.

They passed by classrooms, all of which were currently empty on account of what happened in Mantle. Not only were the fully qualified huntsmen on standby, but even the trainees were put to work in helping anyway they could. Many of them were down in the lower city, clearing rubble and debris, while others helped soldiers patrol the wall, keeping an eye out for any more Grimm. Picking at random, Ruby pulled him into one of these empty classrooms and locked the door.

Jaune stared at his friend.

"So," she skipped over to one of the desks and sat upon the flat surface, smoothing out her combat skirt. "Ironwood told you everything?"

Jaune nodded. "Yeah."

"What do you think?" she queried curiously. "Think it'll work?"

Jaune glanced around the room as he thought about his answer. As expected of Atlas, it was cold and efficient without much in the way of personality. The front wall was dominated by a holo-screen while each desk was equipped with its own personal terminal. The walls were a barren white resembling the arctic wasteland of Solitas; simple, uninspired. It was nothing like the classrooms at Beacon, filled with character and little pieces of their professors; the chaotic storm that was Oobleck or the past exploits of the proud Port.

He approached the teacher's podium and ran his fingers across the cold, lifeless metal.

"It's a good plan," he answered. "But it only really works if Neo plays ball."

"Do you think she will?"

"I honestly don't know," he said truthfully. "She helped Cinder take down Beacon and Vale. They've been working together since the very start. But she says she wants revenge – that she blames Cinder for what happened to Roman Torchwick."

He glanced Ruby's way and saw her troubled expression.

"I want to trust her," he continued. "That even though she is a criminal and not a good person at heart our goals align here. She wants what we want. I just can't think of another reason why she would approach me. If not to take down Cinder, what would be the point of telling us that she was still alive? It only puts us on guard."

"She's dangerous," Ruby said seriously. "So be careful."

"I will."

"Don't just go walking off with her again," Ruby demanded, though there was a smile on her face. "You keep doing that, you know?"

Jaune grimaced. "I guess I do."

"And it's always women," she shook her head, shooting him an amused look. "You sure are popular now, aren't you?"

Her fingers drifted down and began teasing the hem of her skirt. Jaune watched as she pulled it up her thighs, giving him a small peek at her creamy skin. She parted her legs slightly, just enough to tease at something more while keeping her crotch shrouded in shadow.

"Ruby?"

"I can't stop thinking about what we did," she admitted, pulling her skirt up a fraction more. Jaune stared. "I'm still a little sore. Do you think you can kiss it better?"

Silver eyes peered up at him innocently, her pink tongue swiping out along her lips. He had just spent the night and morning fucking two beautiful, insatiable women and yet within moments, his cock was swelling with arousal.

"Wait, Ruby," he tried to reason with her.

"You were with Blake last night, weren't you?" she accused lightly. "…and my sister?"

She knew.

He could see it written on her face, plain as day. She knew. How?

"I could see it all over them," Ruby giggled, squeezing the inside of her plump thighs and wiggling her hips. "They were both so happy, they didn't notice I was in the room when they started gushing about you. Did you have sex with both of them at the same time?"

What could he say?

She rolled up her skirt further until at last, his eyes were greeted by a simple sheet of black material covering her mound. It looked so inconspicuous, nestled neatly between her lovely legs. When Ruby pressed one of her slender fingers against it, her entire body shivered.

"Were you as rough with them as you were with me?" she asked, biting her lip. "Yang was limping a little bit. Did you put your cock in deep?"

Her finger dipped down further, almost curling under her body. Jaune watched as the material of her panties slid in between her lips, outlining her young, tight pussy. His cock throbbed in excitement, full of vigor and desire.

"I think you need to make it up to me," she ordered cutely, tilting her head. "I want you to put your mouth right here," she tapped her covered clit before stroking it lightly, gaze smoldering as she looked at him. "Well?"

He walked over to her slowly until he towered above her, her head thrown back so she could look him in the eye. Placing both of his hands on her smooth, soft thighs, he rubbed them soothingly, squeezing her warm flesh. White teeth clamped around her bottom lip, worrying it as his fingers crept higher.

"You aren't mad?" he asked.

She shook her head, black-red locks swaying.

"Ruby – do you like me?"

She nodded quickly.

"For how long?"

Slender shoulders rose in a shrug, "I'm not sure. I – I've never been good at this sort of thing. I was never really interested in boys back at school but... when we were traveling across Anima and we came upon that town, destroyed by the Nuckelavee, things began to change. I was more aware of you; aware that you were a boy, a man . I didn't really understand what I was feeling, though. You were just my best friend."

"And then...?"

"And then I heard you with Blake," she panted as his fingers bumped against her underwear. "I was already starting to feel different. When you got hurt, I was – I was so scared. I wanted to be near you all the time but I held back. I didn't want you to think I was being weird or – or annoying. But that night – the sounds you made her make... I wanted you to make me make those sounds too."

So like Blake, Ruby also had feelings for him before everything, she just didn't understand them or know how to deal with them properly. The wave of relief that he felt was almost crippling. Did that mean the others also had feelings for him? That it was more than just a bit of fun? Or were Blake and Ruby just different from the rest?

Those thoughts could wait. He had pussy to eat.

"Lift your butt," he ordered. Ruby smiled, giddy as she complied with his request. Grabbing hold of the waistband, Jaune peeled her panties down over her moist vulva and down her slender legs. Her wonderful musk ignited his senses, his balls tightening in want.

She had such a pretty pussy. He seized her hips and pulled her to the edge of the desk, Ruby yelping in surprise. Kneeling between her spread legs, he tossed her knees over his shoulders. He nuzzled her inner thighs, kissing the warm skin. Her legs trembled as he teased her legs open further, nipping at her with soft bites until she was mewling and squirming. Clear sticky arousal dripped from her slit, smearing on the desktop as he moved in closer, nestling his nose in the seam where her thigh met pelvis.

"That tickles," Ruby whined, giggling as one of her hands gripped his hair, the other falling back for balance. Her thighs opened wider still, inviting him in. He could feel the heat radiating off her dripping core, molten hot and ready for his attention.

He kissed her puffy vulva and relished her sweet moan of encouragement. Sucking on her engorged lips, he ran his tongue up the tight seam of her slit. Her legs twitched upon his shoulders and he did it again, this time continuing until he flicked her clit.

"Ooouh~!" she cried out softly. "Mmm, yeah. Jaune – kiss me there more. Ahn~! Yeah, make me feel good. Kiss me better."

Jaune took his time savoring her deep, musky taste. He lapped at her with long, slow swipes of his tongue from the clenching entrance of her pussy, up across her cute labia and spongy urethra to her hard, throbbing clitoris. He teased it out from under its hood until it stood proudly, begging for more. When he closed his lips around it and sucked lightly, her hips nearly bucked up off the desk, her feet kicking out behind his head.

"Oooooh~!" she moaned deeply. "Yessss~!"

Ruby started to roll her hips against his mouth, grinding her cunt against his face aggressively. Jaune met her enthusiasm with equal vigor, squeezing her clit between his lips and shaking his head, tugging at the sensitive bundle until her body quaked. Fresh girl cum gushed from her twitching hole and he slurped it up, kissing her little quim messily.

"Damn, Ruby," he said between slurping licks. "You're so wet. So fucking wet."

"I-Inside," she pleaded, thrusting against his face harder. "It feels tight inside. Mmm~! Can you touch me inside?"

When he wiggled his tongue inside her weeping pussy, her walls clamped down around the wriggling muscle. Jaune moaned into her, eating her out until his jaw ached and his cock pounded, threatening to tear straight through his jeans. He palmed his straining erection to find some relief, adjusting his length as slurped up her juices.

"F-Finger," she begged and he complied, Ruby's voice rising in pitch as he released her hip and slipped a finger inside her. Thrusting it in and out, he quickly added a second and curled them until he rubbed against her g-spot.

"UhhnN~!" Ruby sobbed, falling back on the desk and nearly tumbling off. If not for her legs hooking around his body, she would have, her boots digging into his spine. "Uuhnn! Jaune~!"

Her sticky discharge gushed across his pistoning fingers, drenching his palm and wrist in her essence. Hurriedly unzipping his pants, he freed his swollen cock. His shaft was hard and hot, and the cool air gave him little relief from the building lust in his loins. Her folds coiled tightly around his fingers, attempting to stroke and milk them of something they couldn't give.

"Is this where you were sore?" he asked, biting her thigh harshly. Ruby gave a startled shout, muscles pulled taut. "Or was it deeper? Come on, Ruby – tell me where you want me to touch."

"D-Deeper," she gasped brokenly, shivering uncontrollably. The way her cunt spasmed around his fingers told him she was close. "It was de-eeeeper~! Ohhh, uhn~! C-Can you rub it better? I-I want you to rub it be-eeetter~!"

She wanted his cock – and he was more than happy to give it to her.

Jaune pried her legs off him and stood, gripping her belt for leverage as he tugged her towards his side of the desk. She slid across the surface easily, pussy wide, wet and waiting. He admired her feverish face and glassy eyes before focusing on her flushed vulva, pressing the head of his cock against her.

He rubbed it up and down, wetting the head in her juices before tapping her clit with harsh smacks. Ruby jerked at each impact, face twisting in pleasure as he teased her with his cock. Leaning down over her, he claimed her lips hungrily. She moaned into his mouth, tasting her musky flavor on his tongue as it glided into her mouth. Before she knew what was happening, he lined up his long, thick cock with her weeping hole and slipped inside her.

"Hnnnnn," she seethed, tearing her lips away as he claimed her pussy with his steel hard shaft. Her walls clamped down eagerly, tightening as she swallowed him to the hilt. "Uuuuh – oh, oh, oh~! It's so biiiig."

Jaune rested inside her, buried all the way. Every time she gasped for breath, he felt her insides compress around his glans, squeezing his cock in a wet hot vice. Her cervix was tight against the tip of his dick, unyielding as he pressed on it firmly.

"Is this the spot?" he asked as she whined. "Is this where it hurt?"

She nodded, eyes wet with tears of pleasure. She grabbed his face and pulled him into another searing kiss, pouring all of her emotions into it. Jaune grunted as he rocked his hips lightly, her teeth clamping down on his lip roughly.

This time he endeavored to take his time, slowly rolling his pelvis against her. He had fucked her hard and fast her first time, so now he wanted to savor the feeling of her tight heat, to let her feel more than just the pounding of his hard cock on her deepest parts. They were both still fully clothed but it didn't matter, his hands pawing at her corset-covered breasts and giving them a tender squeeze.

Ruby sighed in bliss, releasing his lips as her eyes rolled. Every time he rolled his hips, she responded in kind, tilting her pelvis so he alternated between grinding her clit and on her womb. It wasn't long until her body shook and her vagina pulsed in orgasm, contracting wildly around his girth. Jaune groaned at the feeling, swallowing her cries of pleasure as he continued to fuck her gently through her orgasm.

"Ohhh," Ruby embraced him as her climax waned, cooing at the feeling of his rock hard cock continuing to slide in and out of her sensitive quim. "Mm, that felt so gooood."

"Do you like it like this?" he asked, keeping his pace steady.

"Mm, yeah, I do," she smiled at him, completely fuck drunk. Her pretty eyes seemed brighter. "But I also liked when you were rough with me. It hurt but it felt good as well, deep in my belly."

He flexed his cock inside her, relishing the way she squeaked. Pulling his cock out a little further, he found the rough patch that signaled her g-spot and angled his hips, rubbing against it insistently. Ruby's mouth fell open in bliss, eyes wide.

"Oh, right there," she whispered, eyes growing wider by the second. "Oh my god, Jaune~!"

This part of her pussy felt different on his tip, rougher and invoking a different type of pleasure that curled his toes and ignited his blood. Gripping her hips tightly, he had a full unobstructed view of her pussy, split wide around his dick. Every time he pulled back, it gripped his shaft wetly, her flesh pulling out, unwilling to release him. When he drove back in, the curve of his cock drove the air from Ruby's lungs as he raked the inside of her belly.

"Fuck, Ruby," he couldn't look away from her tiny little cunt, his balls lifting in excitement. "You feel so good."

"I love your cock," she exclaimed passionately, writhing under his targeted assault. "Oh, I love your cock sooo muuuch. Do you like my pussy? Does my pussy feel good?"

"I do," he moved faster, his blood roaring in his ears. "It does."

"Do you like my pussy more than my sister's?"

Jaune groaned. "What?"

"Do I fuck better than Yang?" she cried out, arching her back. Her fingers scrambled down her belly and touched her clit, her pussy throbbing around him. "Mmm~! D-Do you like fucking me more?"

Hearing such filthy words fall from her lips only hardened his cock further. He matched the rapid strumming of her fingers upon her clit, thrusting faster. Something inside of him snapped and it came pouring out.

"I love fucking both of you," he growled. "Two little slutty sisters – how does it feel, knowing I fucked her last night and now I'm fucking you?"

Her head tossed side to side as she rolled her pearl between thumb and finger, stomach quaking from the incredible pleasure. Jaune could feel her insides twitching around him faster, coiling tightly around his crown. That familiar ice cold chill of ecstasy raced up his cock and settled deep in his balls, letting him know the end was close.

"I fucked Yang and Blake together," he hissed in Ruby's ear, enveloping her small frame with his larger body. "Both at the same time. It felt so good, messing them up and filling them with my cum. Are you jealous?"

"I am," she gasped as the new angle sent his cock deeper again, meeting her womb. The sudden change sent her reeling. "I-I am!"

"What if I fuck you and Yang together next time?" he asked darkly, grunting as her tunnel collapsed completely around him. It was a struggle to move, her folds sticky and tight. "What if I fucked those little sister pussies at the same time?"

"Hnnng~! Mmm~!" Ruby shook, face crumpling as her body undulated in a second orgasm. Jaune drove into her faster, gently bumping her uterus until with a broken swear, his cock jerked and spat several long, fat streaks of semen into her womb.

"Ah~!" Ruby choked. "Oh – so warm, mmmnn~!"

Over and over, Jaune sawed into her clutching depths as he unloaded all of his pent up lust. Silky hot cum splashed into her, a seemingly never ending tide attempting to get her pregnant. Ruby could do nothing but shiver and groan, her hand stilling on her clit and simply pressing against it, keeping the incredible high alive. Jaune's hips jerked with every shot, his balls jumping as they drained of their contents. When it was done, he lay against her, breathing deeply as Ruby panted beneath him.

The silence stretched as they basked in the afterglow, neither one wanting to break it. Crystal blue eyes met quicksilver, a look full of heat and passion. Lips molded together as they kissed sweetly, void of hunger but full of so much more. When they parted, Ruby graced him with a brilliant smile.

"Ow," she said happily. Jaune snorted.

"Did I hurt you?"

She shook her head. "No. I was still a little tender from last time, that's all. It felt really good, Jaune. I – I really like doing this with you."

Jaune pecked her on the nose, causing her face to scrunch up cutely.

"I like doing this with you too," he said. "But... I don't want to hurt you."

"You didn't."

"No, I mean," Jaune sighed. "You really don't mind? That I was with Blake and... and with your sister?"

Ruby shrugged. "You like me, right?"

He nodded. "Yeah, I do. I really do."

"And you like them?" she pressed.

"Yeah," he answered without hesitation. "I like them. I like Yang, I like Blake. And they like me too."

Ruby gazed up at him for a moment, mulling things over. "And... do you like someone else?"

Jaune huffed. "Now why would you ask that?"

Her smile was cheeky.

He rested his forehead against hers. "You're asking me if I like Weiss, right?"

"Mhm."

There was no hiding it at this point. "Yeah. You – uh, know how I've always felt about her."

"Yeah," her tone was warm. "I know. She deserves someone like you, Jaune. Someone who will treat her right," Ruby reached up to cup his cheek before running her fingers through his hair. "Have you – have you had sex with her too?"

He nodded.

"Geez, you really are popular now, aren't you?"

Jaune laughed.

"I guess I am, though I don't really understand why."

He made a decision.

"Ruby – I need to tell you something. It's important."

Ruby's face became serious.

"Okay," she said. "But maybe we should move – um, your cock is still hard and it's distracting me a little."