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By: athrunzala

Chapter 8: Date Night

Subtitle: Volume 1 Finale

Saturday dawned bright as ever. Of course, Jaune woke with his stomache in a knot. He wasn't exactly sure how well it would go that night on his date with Pyrrha. Despite him having been told by Ruby that he'd be fine, he was still shaking slightly.

"Jaune, are you alright?"

Pyrrha startled him slightly as they sat at the cafeteria table. She had seen him nervous before, so she wanted to make sure he was alright.

"Y-yeah. W-Why do you ask?"

"It's about tonight, isn't it?"

He relaxed, seeing that she was blushing slightly.

"Yeah," his shoulders drooped as he said this. "I just don't want to let you down."

"Jaune, you could never do that. Trust me."

He perked up slightly at this. This was why he had fallen for her in the first place. She was always so kind, even to those who probably didn't deserve it.

"Alright. So, I have the movie tickets, and those are for 9. I also made reservations at a restaurant for dinner before that. I didn't even think to ask what kind of food you like. So I made a guess. And then there were the arrangements for the airship, and…"

"Sounds like fun. I'll meet you at the dock at 5 then?"

The blonde swallowed hard. "Yeah. See you then."

Pyrrha then got up and left to meet up with Blake. They were going to practice for the day. Jaune looked over at Ren.

"Help."

"You didn't mention casual dress, did you?"

The swordsman shook his head.

"Alright. I'll give you a hand. Let's get you into a suit."

The two then got up and headed towards their dorm room, where Ren would spend the next few hours helping Jaune prepare mentally for the date. At one point, Yang showed up, and she was immediately drafted to stand in for Pyrrha.

"Jaune, just be yourself. She isn't in this for an act."

"I know, I just…"

"Listen, Jaune, from a woman's perspective, honesty is better than a lie. No offense, Ren."

Ren crossed his arms. "Very funny, Yang."

"Seriously though. Just be you."

"Alright. But what if I make a…"

"Mistake? Jaune, you'll be fine. Just don't vomit."

"You aren't gonna let that one go, are you?"

"Sorry, Captain Upchuck, but no."

Ren then walked away, leaving the two blondes to their conversation. As he wandered the halls, he ran into Nora.

"So, seeing as how it is Saturday, I thought that you, Jaune, Pyrrha, and I could…"

"Nora…"

"…go out on the town and do stuff…"

"Nora…"

"…you know, like being mallrats!"

"Nora!"

"Yes, Ren?"

"Jaune and Pyrrha have plans for tonight."

The pink haired fighter's eyes widened.

"And they didn't invite us?! How rude!"

"Nora, I'm pretty sure that this is a date."

"Oooooooooh. Gotcha. Should we let them have their time then?"

"That was why I was coming to find you. Team RWBY asked me to join them for a movie night. Figured you might like their choices as well, so…"

"Sure thing, Ren. It's a date! Well, not a date date, even though we'll be going together, but not together together."

Ren chuckled slightly at this. Deep down, he had feelings for Nora, but he wasn't sure how to tell her exactly. He was shocked Jaune had worked up the courage to ask Pyrrha out. For the longest time, he had seen the two of them look at each other as if they wanted to ask that one question but were never sure how to do it. Now that was done and over with, it was only a matter of him asking Nora out on a date. But he didn't want to hurt her feelings by asking the wrong way. He knew that her independence meant the world to her.

"Alright. Meet me by their room around 6. They are starting early. Something about pizza being delivered."

Down on the training field, Blake and Pyrrha were in a heated sparring session. For every shot that one would get off, the other would match it. After about 4 hours of training, they decided to call it for the night so that Pyrrha could have time to wind down a little and Blake could head up and help Weiss set up for the movie night. As they approached the dorms, they saw something that they thought they would never see: Yang, holding Jaune upside down, running all over his suit with a lint roller.

The blonde male was slightly uncomfortable about it, but he was tolerating it to make sure everything was perfect for his date.

"Yang, are you sure that…"

"Oh yeah, Vomit Boy. It is. Also," she put him down. "Take one of these 30 minutes before you get on the airship."

She handed him a couple of pills.

"What are these?"

"They're for airsickness. They'll help. Trust me."

"Thanks," he said sheepishly.

Deciding to take the back way, Blake and Pyrrha took their time to laugh at what they had just seen. As they reached their rooms, they nodded and entered.

Blake was shocked to see that their room had been turned into a pseudo movie theater. Weiss had moved a couple chairs in, and had even managed to rearrange the desks to get them out of the way for the projector. There was a stack of DVDs and BluRays on the desk with it.

"Weiss, I thought that…"

"Sorry. Ruby was here so we got started early. No offense."

"None taken. I invited Ren earlier. He's probably bringing Nora. Just to keep her out of the Pyrrha's hair."

"Those two are finally going to go out? It's about time."

"Yeah. I'm just happy for them. They need this after the hellish week they just went through."

The gunblade slinger could tell something was wrong with her team mate.

"Weiss, what's wrong?"

"I just wanted to be able to talk to you for a bit."

"Okay."

"Alone."

"Weiss, we are alone. I saw Ruby leave to go find Yang."

"Oh good. Blake, I think I…"

"You think you what?"

"I'm thinking about asking Ruby…"

Blake's eyes grew wide. She knew that the one thing Yang was more protective of than her hair was her sister. Anybody who had previously tried to ask Ruby out had been met with a knuckle crack and an evil grin. And she had no reason to believe that Weiss would be any different.

"Just be careful how you do it. You know how Yang is about her sister. Especially after Thursday."

"I know. I just…"

"It's alright. I think that Yang asked Neptune the other day. Or was it he asked her? Either way. I just hope for the best for you. As a friend."

"Thanks, Blake. Now. When are you going to ask Sun?"

"When I'm good and ready. That's when."

Weiss backed off of that line of questioning at this point. She knew it was touchy for Blake. After the incident at the docks, Blake had confided in her about the last person she had dated, Adam. It had been because of him that she quit the White Fang, having believed him dead after a raid. She didn't want to help any more after that.

"Just when you do, please let me know. I was thinking about a double date."

"Sure thing. They should be here soon."

Outside, at the airship dock, Jaune was sitting on a bench nervously twiddling his thumbs. What if he made a mistake? No. Yang and Ren had told him just to live in the moment for tonight. Which made him wonder about when Ren was going to come clean to Nora. He knew that his friend was stoic, but this was taking on a new level of ridiculousness. It was almost like Ren was defeated every time he heard Nora say "but not together". In a way, it hurt him to see and hear that.

He was so lost in thought, that he didn't even hear Pyrrha walk up.

"Jaune?"

He jumped slightly, having been shaken out of his thoughts. As he looked up, his eyes grew wide. He had seen Pyrrha in a dress before, but he still couldn't get over how gorgeous she was. He looked down at his own, plain black suit and then back up at his date's stunning green dress, which matched her eyes. In the dimming light, he noticed that the fabric shimmered slightly. Her hair, which was normally held up in a ponytail and a headpiece was clipped back and hanging down in back, where it was held in by a looser ponytail at the base of her head.

"A-Are… Y-you…"

As he stammered to get the right words, she giggled slightly. She knew it had taken a lot of courage for him to ask her out. But the stammering was one of the qualities that she had found endearing about him.

"You look gorgeous," he finally managed to choke out.

"Thank you. We don't want to miss the airship."

"R-right. Shall we?"

Jaune nervously extended his arm towards Pyrrha who wrapped her own arm around it.

"Yes."

They boarded the airship and headed into town. Mentally, the sword fighter made a note to thank Yang for the pills, as the medication was working. Upon their arrival in town, he led the way to the restaurant he had made the reservations for.

Throughout their meal, the two made small talk and generally had a good time. After they finished, Jaune paid their bill, tipped the waiter and they left for the movie. As they approached the theater, they were stopped by a man in a hooded jacket.

"Which way to Beacon?"

"The next airship leaves in a couple hours. East Pad."

"Any reason you want to know?"

"Ozpin is expecting me."

"Oh. Alright. See you then."

As they watched him walk away, the noticed that had had an oddly shaped item wrapped up and slung over his shoulder. And he walked in a way that would have indicated a prior injury. Or he was just tired. They couldn't exactly tell.

Shrugging it off, they went back to their night.

"So, Jaune, what movie are we seeing?"

"I wasn't sure, so I asked Ruby for help."

"And she chose?"

"That new vampire movie."

"I have wanted to see that."

"Really? I wasn't sure you'd like it."

"It looks to be different than the typical fare."

"Oh. Okay."

They entered the theater, and Jaune handed their tickets over to the guy at the front. They bought their popcorn and headed to the auditorium. As they sat down, they were shocked to see so few people in the room. He had heard good things about the film from other students, so he had assumed it would be more popular.

"Kinda empty in here…"

"Yes. But it is Saturday. Many of the people who would normally be in here are re-stocking their stores or taking care of things at home."

"Oh yeah. You're right."

The film started and they were both transfixed. The shared popcorn was soon forgotten as neither one could take their eyes off the film. Of course, there were moments where Jaune got slightly queasy, but that was only during long, arching aerial shots. He held it in for Pyrrha's sake.

As the film finished, the two walked out, their conversation resuming about the film.

"And then when he…"

"And the way he got the powers!"

"And his wife at the end!"

"Jaune, this was an amazing night. Thank you."

The leader of Team JNPR blushed at the compliment.

"Y-you made it amazing, Pyrrha."

The couple made their way towards the airship. As they neared the dock, they saw the man from earlier, but his hood was down. A wild head of hair blew in the breeze and he reached up every now and again to brush an errant strand out of his face.

As he turned around, he recognized them.

"Well now! If it isn't two from Beacon. A little late to be out, isn't it?"

"It's Saturday night. We don't have class in the morning. We're fine."

Pyrrha's comment was sudden and initially came off as slightly rude.

"Alright. I didn't mean any offense by it."

"I-it's alright. So, you said you were coming to talk to Ozpin about stuff, right?"

"Yup. What he wants from me, I don't know."

"In any case, welcome to Beacon. I'm Jaune."

"A pleasure."

"And I'm Pyrrha."

"Ah yes. The local celebrity."

"And you are?"

Jaune looked at the man with a quizzical expression.

"An old friend of Doctor Oobleck. And that is all I'll say for now."

They boarded the airship and it took off for the school.

Across town, a small group was meeting in a warehouse. It looked to be two women and a man.

"What do you mean the plants didn't get it right?"

The first woman was slightly upset at the news of Cardin's arrest and expulsion from Beacon.

"They decided it was better to attack Qrow's niece than follow the plan," the man answered.

"Why did we even bother with those four?"

"We needed a distraction. I figured that they would work," the third person said, the confidence in her voice wavering.

"Well," the first said, "we will need to re-think our plans."

Volume 1 End

See you all in Volume 2! I do want to take this moment to thank my pre-reader for this fic, as she took a LOT of time out of her schedule to do this. So, thank you, Minaqu for that.

I know that I touted this as a JaunexPyrrha fic, and it didn't exactly read as such. I so apologize for that. I had the idea bouncing around in my head. Also, I know I introduced a new character within the last two chapters. But hey! They did that in the series as well! So I think that I can do that here, right? In any case, thanks to all who read the story and gave a review.