There's an old saying: "Shoot for the stars and you'll at least hit something worthwhile." Problem is... you might also miss the bullseye.

Jaune learned this the hard way.

He saw Weiss Schnee and gave her all of his attention. He showered her with compliments, gifts, and his affection. Even if that affection was in the form of cheesy pick up lines, and fake bravado, it was still very, very real.

Still, she didn't reciprocate. She became enamoured with the blue-haired idol of Team SSSN, and he watched as his angel slowly drifted away, lost to him. Swallowing his pride, and letting out some steam at the same time, he convinced Neptune to talk to Weiss and they became a couple not long after.

Jaune watched as they grew closer and felt a strange sense of accomplishment. He had helped his angel, his star, find happiness.

He wasn't the only one watching though.

Pyrrha had been watching him since day one, when he had confidently sauntered up to her, talking of teams in an attempt to impress Weiss. She had thought he was funny, someone she could get along with. And she had.

A little too well.

After learning of Jaune's transcripts, she had begun to realize her feelings for him. She wanted to desperately talk with him, but her stubborness to spite him had been stonger than her crush.

When Jaune killed the Ursa, and stood up to Cardin, she felt nothing but respect for her leader. That respect soon turned to a complicated mix of admiration and fear. She could wholeheartedly say she had strong feelings, maybe even love, for him, but couldn't actually admit it to him lest he reject her.

Then he started asking Ren for advice with Weiss.

That had been the breaking point for her. She told him to go out and tell Weiss exactly how he felt. It wasn't in her to yell in anger, so she just left him with that advice and held a small amount of hope that he would realize her feelings and ask her to the a dance.

He didn't.

She entered the dance alone, and expected to leave alone too. She didn't, though, as Jaune had showed up in his dress after learning of her datelessness. She began to feel hope for her possible romantic relationship with him again. So she waited.

...

And waited...

...

And waited...

Until she couldn't anymore.

In her second year at Beacon, Pyrrha Nikos decided that she had waited long enough and finally gave up on the blonde fool. It wasn't immedite, but her feelings for him finally settled on 'brother'. Of course, Jaune Arc never could tell how someone really felt.

"Will you go out with me?"

He had rehearsed that one simple line over and over again so he wouldn't be so nervous when he said it, and, to his credit, he didn't stutter. Pyrrha's mouth hung open, unable to comprehend that he had finally, FINALLY, asked her out. A part of her wanted to say yes, to scream and squeal and hug him and kiss him in a long awaited moment of pure merriment.

But she didn't.

That was the past her. The piece of her that clung to her old feelings in an attempt to find happiness, but if she accepted that happiness now she knew... it would all be fake. It was a long dead dream, and there was no denying that.

"I'm sorry."

She whispered those words as she shook her head, quickly making her way off the rooftop. And all Jaune could think was: 'How did I go wrong?' Luckily he had Ren to confide in.

Ren nodded understandingly as he told his story. Ren knew what had happened, watched it happen. From Jaune's neglect of Pyrrha's feelings to her waning emotions for their clumsy leader to his growing feelings for the spartan. It was the sick cycle of romance. Ren could only offer one sentiment.

"You messed up. When you had the chance you didn't take it. And now..."

He trailed off, deciding to let Jaune fill in the blanks. Jaune stared at the stars from the roof, and Ren left, feeling that his leader wanted to be alone.

That was Jaune's second year at Beacon.

He had come a long way since then, and he had learned a lot from those years. Both as a Huntsman and as a person. He knew now to strike when the iron his hot, and to not dwell on the past. And he didn't regret his past at all. It was what helped him find such a beautiful wife, after all.

To most outsiders, she was only the "good enough" between Pyrrha and Weiss. But as Jaune watched Ruby rub her stomach, smiling fondly at the thought of their first child, he knew she was perfect.

He didn't reach the stars.

He missed the bullseye.

But he found the most precious gem the world could have offered him.

AN: So... I decided to make this little thing for the random ideas I have. All of these will be unedited (Sorry Max) because I just want to get them out there with minimal fuss. If you see any mistakes please let me know and I'll try to fix them.

Update: For any and all who are wondering about Night and Day, I'm still working on it. In fact, I have around six pages of notes done, and the first chapter is planned out. Unless, you know, I change something... again.

The plot for Night and Day has changed (like ALOT) and so have the characters. I originally planned on having it be a bit more comedic, but it's definetly more focused on the plot than comedy. I hope to still squeak in a few funny moments though.

It won't come out for a while, mainly because I'm a bit lost on organizing the story. I have the general ideas, but linking them together is surprsingly hard. Writing is hard.

I don't think I'll ever judge a book by it's cover again. Literally.

That's about all I have to say today. Thank you for reading. Please leave a review, or PM me if you have any questions or concerns. I hope you have a wonderful existence!

Oh, and wish me luck on my finals. *shudders*