What If Jaune Could Notice Things?
Just a place for my stray RWBY Plot bunnies and ideas to go.
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"Pyrrha. We need to talk."
It had come out of the blue. Jaune had looked uncharacteristically serious one afternoon after classes. He had taken her aside as they stood out of the way of the other students shuffling out of the classroom.
"We do?" Pyrrha asked quietly.
Jaune nodded.
"We do. Roof. Ten minutes."
It was so surprising, and for that reason it's why Pyrrha found herself on the roof where they trained. Jaune stood there, looking a bit awkward but very serious. He crossed his arms over his chest, looking very serious. Far from the usual goofball he presented himself.
She had to admit, it was very handsome on his usually goofy, handsome face.
"What is it, Jaune?" Pyrrha asked politely.
Jaune took a deep breath and hesitated… But he pushed through that to speak seriously.
"... For days now, you've been acting like you've got the fate of the world on your shoulders. Normally, I'd let it pass... But you're my friend, Pyrrha. My partner. I can tell it's bothering you."
He looked at her gently.
"So... Are you going to tell me what it is?"
Pyrrha, remembering Ozpin's words of secrecy, tried to deflect.
"It's... just the tournament and everything involved with it, there's a lot of expectations and-"
Jaune shook his head.
"Pyrrha. I know I can be dense... But I know when you're hurting from a deadly secret. I've carried one myself. We're partners. If you're compromised in some way, it might get both of us killed. So please... Tell me."
Pyrrha was still reluctant. Again, Ozpin's words to keep this secret flashed through her mind.
She was strong. She could handle this on her own.
That is why she was chosen, wasn't it?
"I... I can't really say it. Ozpin, everyone... it's something very sensitive..."
Jaune walked up, and rested his hands on her bare shoulders. He looked her right in the eyes, and she flushed at how close he was.
"Pyrrha. This isn't some copyright dispute with your cereal company. This is life or death."
Pyrrha breathed in deeply. Her feelings warred with her duty. Having Jaune this close made the decision much harder.
Yet… What should she choose in this situation?
The man who put this weight on her shoulders… Or the man offering to share it with her? Her partner?
Pyrrha very slowly nodded.
"... Okay... but I'm only telling this because... you have a right to know. You're my teammate, my partner."
She sat down on a crate they'd dragged up to the roof as a chair. Jaune sat down with her on a matching crate. He left one hand on her shoulder, and leaned forward.
"So?" Jaune prompted.
Pyrrha looked aside, awkwardly, before she slowly looked back at him.
"Professor Ozpin is trusting me with the powers of a woman named Amber. She's dying, and the person who put her in a bad way already has half her power. They're hoping that if they can give me what power she has left, I can get the rest of it back."
Jaune blinked.
"What kind of power?" Jaune asked.
Pyrrha shook her head.
"I don't know exactly, but they're incredible. Powerful enough to kill people over. To work with Roman Torchwick and the White Fang to get at."
Jaune's jaw dropped. His eyes looked back and forth, processing this. The keen mind that vanished behind his goofy antics was hard at work behind his eyes.
"It seems like... A lot of things are happening. All these Grim attacks. These powers... White Fang..."
He shook his head.
"I don't know what it all adds up to. But... You're involved in it now. And I want to help you, however I can."
He took her hand, and squeezed it tightly.
"So... How do you feel about all this? I mean... It's obviously a lot, I uh... What I mean is, how are you handling this?"
Pyrrha smiled softly. He could still be a goober, but his was so sincere.
"Honestly? I'm scared."
Jaune stared at her, and pulled her back into a hug.
"... I'd be scared too. Hell... I'd be crying. Like a baby."
"I feel like doing that sometimes," Pyrrha admitted softly. Jaune tightened his hug, and she breathed out a soft, happy sigh.
She would have killed to have him this close before! But now… It was cast in this melancholy shadow.
"So, uh… Have you been training your new powers?" Jaune asked.
Pyrrha shook her head.
"I haven't even gotten them yet."
Jaune blinked.
"... Did Ozpin tell you what they actually are? Or how to use them?"
"No, and... there's a huge risk in even transferring the powers."
Jaune's eyes narrowed.
"What kind of risk?"
"... That I might lose myself," Pyrrha admitted, with some difficulty, "That I might stop being Pyrrha. I-I might just… Become someone else."
Jaune stood up, furious. Pyrrha leaned back in shock as he got up and swore.
"What the fuck... What the hell is he playing at?!"
He stomped around angrily.
"Who does he think he is, some wizard in a children's book?! This is life or death and he's-What, playing fucking games?!"
Honestly, she'd never seen him so furious before... On her behalf! Her heart fluttered.
"J-Jaune..."
He turned back to her, and took her hand. She rose up back onto her feet as he held her palms between his. He was so… Empathic. It made her head feel light, how intense he was!
"Damnit... Pyrrha? Tomorrow we are going right to Ozpin, and we're getting some damn answers! Nora and Ren too! You shouldn't have to carry this burden all on your own, without knowing all the details! We're a team! And we support eachother!"
Pyrrha smiled warmly, fighting back some tears. She'd felt so alone, so worried, and yet… Her partner was there for her. Like he always had been.
"Thank you. Thank you so much Jaune."
Jaune was angrily muttering, distracted.
"Goddamnit he's so... Urgh... I'd... If he doesn't tell us all the details, I'm gonna sic Nora on him! I'll tell her he's gonna ban pancakes from the school! I'll let her break his LEGS! Erasing you, what does he think he's doing putting this all on you?! I'll!"
She hugged him tightly.
"Thank you," she said, much more firmly. She smiled lovingly into his eyes. He stuttered, and then flushed.
"I... Oh… Well... You're my partner, Pyrrha. I'd do anything for you. Because you'd do anything for me."
He was so close to her... He was warm... And well... Given her emotional state… She pressed forward with pursed lips.
They met together. With the setting sun, the stars peeking out of the twilight overhead, the silence, and the warmth of his skin and body… It was magical.
Everything was perfect… Then Jaune jerked back with a start.
"Ah... Sorry-!"
"N-No, no, I'm sorry," Pyrrha said quickly, shaking her head. "I-I just couldn't-!"
"It was my bad and I'm… I didn't mean to-"
"I wanted it!"
Jaune stared at her. She had never felt more terrified in her life than at this moment. She felt like she was holding onto him for dear life.
"I wanted it," she repeated firmly.
Jaune stared at her in silence for a long time. He blinked. He blinked again.
"Pyrrha, I…"
He coughed.
"Do… Do you want to kiss some more?"
Pyrrha laughed.
"Y-Yes! YES!"
He pressed his lips to hers, and everything was perfect again.
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Feel free to post your own, as I've got a lot more coming.
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"Pyrrha. We need to talk."
It had come out of the blue. Jaune had looked uncharacteristically serious one afternoon after classes. He had taken her aside as they stood out of the way of the other students shuffling out of the classroom.
"We do?" Pyrrha asked quietly.
Jaune nodded.
"We do. Roof. Ten minutes."
It was so surprising, and for that reason it's why Pyrrha found herself on the roof where they trained. Jaune stood there, looking a bit awkward but very serious. He crossed his arms over his chest, looking very serious. Far from the usual goofball he presented himself.
She had to admit, it was very handsome on his usually goofy, handsome face.
"What is it, Jaune?" Pyrrha asked politely.
Jaune took a deep breath and hesitated… But he pushed through that to speak seriously.
"... For days now, you've been acting like you've got the fate of the world on your shoulders. Normally, I'd let it pass... But you're my friend, Pyrrha. My partner. I can tell it's bothering you."
He looked at her gently.
"So... Are you going to tell me what it is?"
Pyrrha, remembering Ozpin's words of secrecy, tried to deflect.
"It's... just the tournament and everything involved with it, there's a lot of expectations and-"
Jaune shook his head.
"Pyrrha. I know I can be dense... But I know when you're hurting from a deadly secret. I've carried one myself. We're partners. If you're compromised in some way, it might get both of us killed. So please... Tell me."
Pyrrha was still reluctant. Again, Ozpin's words to keep this secret flashed through her mind.
She was strong. She could handle this on her own.
That is why she was chosen, wasn't it?
"I... I can't really say it. Ozpin, everyone... it's something very sensitive..."
Jaune walked up, and rested his hands on her bare shoulders. He looked her right in the eyes, and she flushed at how close he was.
"Pyrrha. This isn't some copyright dispute with your cereal company. This is life or death."
Pyrrha breathed in deeply. Her feelings warred with her duty. Having Jaune this close made the decision much harder.
Yet… What should she choose in this situation?
The man who put this weight on her shoulders… Or the man offering to share it with her? Her partner?
Pyrrha very slowly nodded.
"... Okay... but I'm only telling this because... you have a right to know. You're my teammate, my partner."
She sat down on a crate they'd dragged up to the roof as a chair. Jaune sat down with her on a matching crate. He left one hand on her shoulder, and leaned forward.
"So?" Jaune prompted.
Pyrrha looked aside, awkwardly, before she slowly looked back at him.
"Professor Ozpin is trusting me with the powers of a woman named Amber. She's dying, and the person who put her in a bad way already has half her power. They're hoping that if they can give me what power she has left, I can get the rest of it back."
Jaune blinked.
"What kind of power?" Jaune asked.
Pyrrha shook her head.
"I don't know exactly, but they're incredible. Powerful enough to kill people over. To work with Roman Torchwick and the White Fang to get at."
Jaune's jaw dropped. His eyes looked back and forth, processing this. The keen mind that vanished behind his goofy antics was hard at work behind his eyes.
"It seems like... A lot of things are happening. All these Grim attacks. These powers... White Fang..."
He shook his head.
"I don't know what it all adds up to. But... You're involved in it now. And I want to help you, however I can."
He took her hand, and squeezed it tightly.
"So... How do you feel about all this? I mean... It's obviously a lot, I uh... What I mean is, how are you handling this?"
Pyrrha smiled softly. He could still be a goober, but his was so sincere.
"Honestly? I'm scared."
Jaune stared at her, and pulled her back into a hug.
"... I'd be scared too. Hell... I'd be crying. Like a baby."
"I feel like doing that sometimes," Pyrrha admitted softly. Jaune tightened his hug, and she breathed out a soft, happy sigh.
She would have killed to have him this close before! But now… It was cast in this melancholy shadow.
"So, uh… Have you been training your new powers?" Jaune asked.
Pyrrha shook her head.
"I haven't even gotten them yet."
Jaune blinked.
"... Did Ozpin tell you what they actually are? Or how to use them?"
"No, and... there's a huge risk in even transferring the powers."
Jaune's eyes narrowed.
"What kind of risk?"
"... That I might lose myself," Pyrrha admitted, with some difficulty, "That I might stop being Pyrrha. I-I might just… Become someone else."
Jaune stood up, furious. Pyrrha leaned back in shock as he got up and swore.
"What the fuck... What the hell is he playing at?!"
He stomped around angrily.
"Who does he think he is, some wizard in a children's book?! This is life or death and he's-What, playing fucking games?!"
Honestly, she'd never seen him so furious before... On her behalf! Her heart fluttered.
"J-Jaune..."
He turned back to her, and took her hand. She rose up back onto her feet as he held her palms between his. He was so… Empathic. It made her head feel light, how intense he was!
"Damnit... Pyrrha? Tomorrow we are going right to Ozpin, and we're getting some damn answers! Nora and Ren too! You shouldn't have to carry this burden all on your own, without knowing all the details! We're a team! And we support eachother!"
Pyrrha smiled warmly, fighting back some tears. She'd felt so alone, so worried, and yet… Her partner was there for her. Like he always had been.
"Thank you. Thank you so much Jaune."
Jaune was angrily muttering, distracted.
"Goddamnit he's so... Urgh... I'd... If he doesn't tell us all the details, I'm gonna sic Nora on him! I'll tell her he's gonna ban pancakes from the school! I'll let her break his LEGS! Erasing you, what does he think he's doing putting this all on you?! I'll!"
She hugged him tightly.
"Thank you," she said, much more firmly. She smiled lovingly into his eyes. He stuttered, and then flushed.
"I... Oh… Well... You're my partner, Pyrrha. I'd do anything for you. Because you'd do anything for me."
He was so close to her... He was warm... And well... Given her emotional state… She pressed forward with pursed lips.
They met together. With the setting sun, the stars peeking out of the twilight overhead, the silence, and the warmth of his skin and body… It was magical.
Everything was perfect… Then Jaune jerked back with a start.
"Ah... Sorry-!"
"N-No, no, I'm sorry," Pyrrha said quickly, shaking her head. "I-I just couldn't-!"
"It was my bad and I'm… I didn't mean to-"
"I wanted it!"
Jaune stared at her. She had never felt more terrified in her life than at this moment. She felt like she was holding onto him for dear life.
"I wanted it," she repeated firmly.
Jaune stared at her in silence for a long time. He blinked. He blinked again.
"Pyrrha, I…"
He coughed.
"Do… Do you want to kiss some more?"
Pyrrha laughed.
"Y-Yes! YES!"
He pressed his lips to hers, and everything was perfect again.
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Feel free to post your own, as I've got a lot more coming.