This is the Rewrite of this chapter because honestly?, I didn't like the original that much. Cause it felt sloppy. I hope that this will be a better attempt.
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When Jaune heard Belle that her parents would have guests he wouldn't have a full blown ballroom gala, as he walked behind her he could feel people watching and murmuring something towards him and Belle as they strode through the hallway. Catching to her Jaune whispered something to Belle, "Is this what you meant by 'guests'? This is an entire gala." He whispered at her ear.
Belle just continued to walk silently as she kept her gaze on front of her, Jaune pouted at her response or rather the lack thereof. "Ok silent treatment, that's nice..." He said backing off slightly. Continuing to walk behind her now his eyes studying his surroundings, trying to ignore the murmuring around him.
Not paying attention to what's in front of him he bumped into Belle who now stopped, and was talking to a maid now turing her attention to him "Jaune follow this maid, she'll lead you to a room where you'll stay for a moment while I take care of something." She said and left before Jaune could even protest, sighing in annoyance "Fine" he grumbled out before turning around and grabbed a glass of champagne from a passing waiter.
Taking a few sips from the champagne Jaune followed the maid, but before they could go any further a waiter carrying a tray full of glasses of champagne bumped on her. Spilling it's contents both and the floor and on the maid, Jaune taking this as his cue to explore the place. Slipped passed blended in with the crowd whistling a marry toon.
As if nothing happened in front of him, while the maid meanwhile finally got her bearings and was unovertly panicking. As her bosses guest suddenly disappeared.
...... Meanwhile with Belle.
Belle felt nervous, afraid even. As to what her parents and sisters reactions to the news, she mulled over the thoughts and possibilities as she walked up a large stair case. Ignoring the greetings given to her by guests and servers alike. Stopping momentarily to ask a servant where her parents and siblings are at the moment.
"They're at the tea room at the moment young miss, entertaining a list suitors I'm afraid." The servant replied, "I see thank you." Belle said before dismissing the server to return back to their work. Taking a deep breath she marched towards the tea room, once more ignoring greetings.
Why the tea room she doesn't know, other than the fact that it was the most far away room from the ballroom. Away from guests and prying eyes and ears, 'Makes sense I suppose.' she thought to herself after a whole 10 minutes of walking she stops at a pair of large ornate looking oak doors, grasping the handles 'Ok this is it' she thought before taking a deep breath and pushing the door open.
"Mother, father, Jeanne. I have something important to discuss." Belle said everyone's heads turned towards her, "Oh Belle sweetie you've arrived Splendid!, You're just in time for us to pick Jeanne's fiancé!" Her mother Aurelia Arc said gleeful tone which made Belle flinch. "Mother please I have-!" But before she could continue her father Nero Arc, raised a hand "Now now Belle, don't be rude to our guests" he said gesturing to the two people sitting on the opposite side.
A well dressed man in a suit in his late 40's sat alongside a teenager that's probably the same age as Jeanne, who's as well dressed as the older man sitting beside him. Said teenager sat there with a smug if not conceited look as he looks at Jeanne while he sips his tea, Jeanne however just glared at him with hatred and disgust. Belle noticing this gave her sister an approving glance.
"I see well in that case, she won't need a fiancé. And especially not him." Belle said glaring at the young teenager in question, an action that not everyone in the room expected. "What?! You dare insult me girl!?, Looks like being a Queen's chosen has gotten into your head. Without my son your family will end with you!!" The older man exploded in range, slamming his hand in the chairs arm rest. "Duke Riley, my apologies my daughter did not mean any of-" Nero tried to apologise. But Belle protested by stomping her foot.
"No I mean what I said, remember when I entered this room and said I had something urgent to say?." Belle said glaring both at her parents and their guests, "So urgent in fact that it pertains to our families legacy." She said in an ice cold tone. "A legacy that will be tarnished and dragged down the mud, if we associate ourselves with the likes of them!" She added. Pointing at the guest and his son.
"You dare-!" The man tried to say but Belle cut him off, "I dare!!!, If you think I'd let my sister, my own flesh and blood to be wed to that bastard son of yours!!!. I would rather kill her than see her in that altar with your son!, and you" she said coldly and spitefully. Now turning her glare to the son "I know who you are Benjamin Riley, a name infamous in the criminal underworld for their habits of drugging and raping women. A name despised even by the lowest level of criminal scum in that level of society." She finished. "Jeanne follow me, I have someone for you to meet. And no he is not someone you will be wed into, rather he is.... An old acquaintance of sorts." She said before leaving with Jeanne in tow.
As they walked in the hallway towards the room Belle sent Jaune to, Jeanne couldn't help but wonder about the person her elder sister wanted her to meet. But arriving near the end of the hallway entering the ballroom they heard shouting. Or rather cheering from the female guests, Jeanne looked at her sister who in turn looked confused as her.
As they continued to walk they heard the music change, from the traditional pop jazz genre of music to aggressive rock 'n roll. A genre that wasn't supposed to be popular with nobility, yet here Jeanne and Belle see a jarring scene where the young women of nobility cheer and crowd the stage, like moths to a flame. While the older ones chattered and whispered amongst themselves while giggling like children who's just been handed candy, while the young men of nobility were scandalized, and the older men were flat out amused laughing at each other and talking about their younger days.
"... I'm evil, evil, evil as can be I'm evil, evil, as can be!..."
The Arc sisters both heard from the stage, now tearing their attention from the crowd and on to the stage Jeanne blushed while Belle grumbled something before face palming. In the stage was Jaune singing and dancing shaking his pelvis.
"...So don't mess around, don't mess around with me!..." Jaune sang as he danced scandalously in stage, fueling the cheers of the female audience. "... I'm evil, I'm evil, I'm evil, so don't mess around with me!..." He sang as he roughly thrusted his pelvis in the air, making the young women cheer harder and some even whistle and cat call him , the older ones whisper faster, the young men scream and shout about his scandalous behavior, while the older men laughed harder or if not giggle like little children.
"... Don't mess around with me!." He sang the last part as he suddenly kneeled on the stage, and leaned on the female crowd cupping one of the girls cheeks, causing her to scream in delight and other girls jealous. Seeing the effect he had on the crowd Jaune stood up and waved the crowd goodbye and thank you, as the walked down from the stage leaving the cheering crowd of women and the angered shouts of young men. Possibly angry about the fact that he may have stolen their fiancé's and potential paramours.
Belle's mouth was wide agape her brain trying to reboot itself because of the scene in front of her, while Jeanne was blushing mad. A million thoughts ran through her head, 'Is this the man sister wants me to meet?!, A devious sex fiend!. Sister I thought you were on my side!." Jeanne thought, both not noticing Jaune smiling in front of them. "Sooooo...... How's it going?" He casually greeted snapping them back to reality, Belle let go of Jeanne's hand and roughly planted both her hands on Jaune's shoulders and shook him aggressively.
"I thought I told you to wait in that room!, What in those simple words can't you understand!?." She said shaking him, "Well I decided not to do what I was told, and besides the people seems to like me." Jaune said looks at the female crowd and giving them a wink and a smirk, making them swoon and more rowdy. Jeanne watched the interaction between her sister and her guest in front of her with intrigue, after all she's never seen her sister this active when in comes to strangers.
As Jeanne continued to watch them argue an angered voice stepped in, "You really don't know your place do you!" All three looked at the owner of the Voice, Cardin Winchester, the heir of the noble house of Winchester. Jeanne recognized, "And you really thought that you could embarrass me did you?" Jaune snapped back. "Like seriously your mother is a military leader, she must have thought you to never mess with an unknown variable. In an unfamiliar location." Jaune added smiling at him
Which infuriates Cardin even more, "Listen here you little shit, that little act you did in that stage earlier ain't mean jack shit. I'm holding all the cards here you better watch your back." He told Jaune poking him with his finger. "Well I see someone is a tad bit of a sore loser, if it's any consolation your sister seemed to like my performance." Jaune said before nodding towards Cardin's older sister who's passed out on the floor with a red face with a smile on it. "Why you-?! That's it I challenge you to a duel!" Shouted Cardin taking if a glove and tossing it to Jaune's face, who grinned.
He tried to open his mouth to respond but Belle tightened her grip on him, looking towards her Jaune's grin dropped and he felt the color in his face drain as he saw her glaring at him. "Jaune this is why I told you to wait in a guest room," she told him before turning her gaze at Cardin. While ignoring Jeanne's look of surprise, "And yes Winchester he will accept your duel. Meet him at the manors training grounds 15 minutes from now," she told them as she dragged Jaune away while Jeanne meekly bowed at Cardin before hurriedly following Belle.
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I just wanna say again I rewrote this because I simply didn't like the original version, and I hope you guys/gals? Like this better. See next time!!, Oh and uh updates aren't going to be as frequent as it was before. Because of school and shit.