It was a surprisingly normal Sunday morning for team JNPR given the events of the last two days. Jaune woke up early and began reading while the other members of his team began waking up. After Pyrrha and Nora woke up and left for the showers Jaune and Ran headed out.
"So I'm going to need your help with some stuff." Jaune said as the two left the room.
"With?" Ren asked in his usual tone.
"Well I – AH!?" Jaune shouted suddenly as he began falling to the ground.
"Owe! What the hell!?" Yang shouted as she and Jaune tried to untangle themselves from each other, Jaune apologising profusely.
Ren stepped in to help them as Ruby woke up. "Yang," the girl moaned still tired.
"Watch where you're walking vomit-boy!" Yang shouted angrily.
"Watch where you're sleeping then," Jaune countered irritably.
"Why you-," She began, but she was cut off by their dorm door swinging wide open nearly collecting Ruby in the process, were it not for Ren's reflexes.
"You just can't keep it down can you!?" Weiss asked irritably as she stormed out of her room.
"Hey he fell on me." Yang said defensively.
"Well do it quietly!" Weiss retorted.
Jaune sighed as they began arguing again, Ruby trying to get in-between them. "Will all of you just shut up!" He snapped angrily. The three girls stopped instantly at the sudden outburst. He had a mean look on his face which only made the three of them pause all the more. Jaune wasn't what any of them would consider intimidating but right at this very moment there were few words more appropriate to describe the irate blond. "It's early, it's Sunday and other teams are still sleeping so shut up or take it outside."
There was a stunned silence as the blond walked off, Ren following behind hm.
"What the hell was that?" Yang asked after the blond had rounded the corridor.
"That was Jaune," Ruby said in a manner of fact voice as she walked into her room and grabbed her stuff. "Anyway, see ya, I'm gonna have a shower." She said as she began walking to the showers, Blake right behind her.
Breakfast was again a normal a fair for the team as they sat and ate with team RWBY talking about this and that.
In the hour or so that the group sat down and ate everything felt completely normal once again. Jaune and Pyrrha laughed and joked like nothing had happened.
They sat there talking; Weiss rambling on about the best ways to refine and utilise different types of dust when Jaune stood up to put his plate away, Ruby and Ren joining him.
They had been gone nearly an hour before any of them noticed.
"So Ruby what would you…Where is she?" Weiss asked only just noticing that her hyperactive partner wasn't there.
The others began looking about before Nora spoke up. "She left with Ren and Jaune about an hour ago."
"What?" The others burst out in unison.
"She left with Ren and Jaune," Nora repeated tentatively.
"I heard you the first time!" Weiss said forcefully.
"Did they say where they were going?" Pyrrha asked.
Nora shook her head. "They just said bye and left."
"Well then what do we do now?" Yang asked.
Nora shrugged. "It's Sunday, whatever we want."
The day dragged on somewhat slowly for Pyrrha as she spent the rest of the day with her friends. They spared for a little bit, before working on their various assignments.
It was nearing sundown when she returned to her dorm room. Nora waved to her as she walked in. "Hello," She said in her usual up beat demeanour as he friend walked in the door.
"Where did you run off too?" Yang asked.
Pyrrha shrugged. "I had some ernes to run in the city." She replied as she sprawled out on her bed. She wasn't tired just board. Her day had dragged on so painfully slowly after breakfast and her mind had kept drifting back to Jaune and his sudden disappearance.
She sighed to herself yet again as her blond leader started running rampant through her mind, making her chest tighten and her body tingle.
The door opened and Pyrrha cast a lazy eye towards the newcomer, when she realised it as Jaune she sat up suddenly.
Nora greeted him with her usual gusto and Jaune replied like nothing was amiss. She had the sudden urge to ask him where he had been all day but bit it back.
If he wanted her to know he would have said something to her earlier.
He put his stuff away and turned to Pyrrha. "Come on." He said as he began walking to the door.
"Huh, what?" She asked a little confused and slightly nervous. Jaune pointed to the clock.
"Time to train," He said in a matter of fact voice.
"Oh, of course," She said as she stood up.
"Later," They said to Nora and the others as they walked out of the door. Pyrrha eyed Jaune curiously as they walked down the hallway towards their usual training spot. Something about him was different, his nervousness and awkward manor were all but gone and he walked there was nothing wrong.
Pyrrha felt an odd sensation as they walked in silence. What had he been doing all day? Why did he need Ruby and Ren? Why was he acting so confident?
These and many other thoughts ran amuck in her mind as she walked, distracting her so much that she didn't notice Jaune had stopped until she walked into the back of him.
After the usual 'I'm sorry's' were passed around Pyrrha reached for the door handle but Jaune put his hand over hers stopping her.
Here heart skipped a beat at the contact and as she looked up at Jaune it went into over drive.
Jaune took a deep breath as he looked into Pyrrha's green eyes. He could tote confidence and smiles all he wanted but it wasn't going to make it any easier. His heart began beating faster and faster as he drank in her beauty. He'd never met a woman quite like Pyrrha; she was strong, confident, smart, beautiful and caring.
As he looked into those deep beautiful eyes he felt his fears fade. He realised he'd be silent for quite a while and hurriedly took a deep breathed. "Look, uh, before we begin I just wanted to um, apologies for the other night." Jaune began nervously.
Pyrrha blushed and looked away from Jaune as he spoke. "Oh uh, that, well we don't have to." She began but Jaune cut in.
"Well, no, I think I should at least,"
"Jaune really it's okay I don't blame you,"
"Well that's not really the issue you see I,"
"Jaune its okay I,"
"Look I just really need to get this off my chest,"
"It's okay Jaune I understand the truth is,"
"I really like you!" They blurted out in unison. There was a moment of silence as they waited for the other to react. The moment passed as both of them realised what the other had said.
Jaune smiled as he brought a hand to Pyrrha's chin brining her eyes up to meet his. The blush on her cheeks was as deep as her hair. She smiled weakly at him as he held her gaze. Jaune slowly inched his face towards hers thankful that she wasn't trying to pull away from him. She just stood there her heart beating in her chest so loudly it blocked out the sound of anything else.
She could do nothing but stare at him, into his deep blue eyes. Her knees felt weak and her stomach was alive with butterflies as Jaune's face inched ever closer to hers. She held her breath unknowingly as she began to panic on the inside.
It wasn't that she didn't want this to happen, she really did, but Pyrrha much like Jaune was new to this sort of thing, she'd spent her whole life training to become a huntress that she'd never really thought of anything like this before, she'd been aware of it, but no one had left enough of an impression on her to make her act on her feelings.
No one until Jaune that is.
They closed their eyes in the last few moments before their lips finally touched.
Intentionally this time.
And in that one brief moment where Pyrrha felt Jaune's lips press against her own everything stopped.
Her heart stilled.
Her knees held firm.
Her stomach eased and all of her worries just melted away. Her hand moved up to his as he pulled her closer to him, kissing her passionately.
Time seemed to stand still for the two of them as they stood there sharing their first real moment of intimacy together.
Eventually Pyrrha broke away, the desperate need for oxygen over powering her desire for making out.
As they broke away Jaune smiled at her a look of relief and joy in his enchanting blue eyes. She blushed slightly and dropped her gaze again but Jaune put a hand to her cheek bringing her face to meet his.
She smiled as she held her hand over his, enjoying the soft yet warm touch of his hand on her bare skin.
He smiled at her before he turned to the door and knocked three times. Pyrrha raised an eyebrow in confusion as he did this. Not knowing why Jaune would need to knock before opening the door to the roof.
He smiled at her as he opened the door, stepping aside to allow Pyrrha out first. She gasped silently as she was what Jaune had prepared for them.
All she was able to do was stand there and stare, after a moment Jaune shuffled up next to her. "So, uh, do you like it?" He asked a little nervous.
Pyrrha smiled as she turned to him, bringing him in for another passionate kiss.
"I love it." She said as they broke away.
Jaune smiled as he led her by the hand to the small table he had set up earlier that day. Ever the gentlemen he held her seat for her before he took his own at the other end.
"Jaune when did you?" Pyrrha began.
Jaune offered her a smile as he poured her a drink. "Well I was gone all day." He told her. "I had plenty of time to set this up."
She smiled at him, "So what's for dinner?" She asked, looking down at the empty table in front of them.
"Well…" With a cocky smile Jaune raised his hands and clapped twice. There was a faint breeze and shower of rose petals as two dishes appeared before them.
Pyrrha let out a delighted laugh as she looked around for Ruby but the hooded huntress was nowhere to be seen. Jaune's smile broadened as he lifted up the silver plate covers to reveal their meal.
Pyrrha turned back to the table and her eyes lit up with delight. "Jaune this is…" She began breathlessly.
"Sure is." He said in his confident voice.
"How did you?" She began.
"Ren can cook more than just pancakes." Jaune replied. "Though getting him to do all of this for us has got me up to my eyes in favours." He said with a light chuckle.
Pyrrha smiled at him. "Thank you Jaune." She said as she took a sip of her drink.
He just smiled at her. "For you Pyrrha, it will only ever be the best."
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand overly cheesy ending HO!
What's happenin' frendlies?
So this is it, last chapter, the end, fin, 'insert your own ending line here'.
Simple story, short and sweet, they got together, not a lot of complications along the way and they got a romantic candle lit dinner on the roof.
thanks for your support and I hope you enjoyed this little Arkos adventure.
Until next time I wish you all the best.
Yours truly.
Nicolai Grey.