Disclaimer: I do not own RWBY or any of the characters, they are owned by Rooster Teeth.
Despite his efforts, Jaune didn't even rest for one moment that night, only giving up at the break of dawn.
Sighing in defeat, he once again climbed out of bed and made his way to the kitchen.
Instead of Yang, this time Jaune was met with a content looking Raven, who was sipping the coffee from her cup.
"I take it that you had a rough night?" Raven asked him.
Jaune didn't answer her question, pouring the already made coffee into his own cup.
Raven raised an eyebrow as Jaune quickly drank down the whole cup within seconds.
"He's starting to lose his mind." Raven thought.
Jaune finished the coffee, slamming the cup down onto the counter and wiping the remainder off of his lips with his arm.
"What's the job?" Jaune asked.
Jaune looked at her with a stern expression on his face, hoping that Raven would cut her taunting ways for the moment and allow him to get straight to the point.
"Just cleaning up, there's a waste pile nearby, it's basically just the garbage that people leave here and whatever washes up on the beach." Raven explained.
"Alright." Jaune said, before heading for the door.
"Shouldn't you wait for your friends?" Raven asked.
Jaune stopped and looked at Raven with an almost pleading expression.
Despite this, Jaune's attitude didn't change, as he remained determined.
"No, let them rest and relax for the day, I'll handle it on my own." Jaune told her.
Raven looked at him with slight surprise, not expecting it to sound so much like a demand rather than a request.
"Considerate, foolish, but considerate." Raven thought.
"Very well, I'll tell them after they wake up." Raven said.
With that, Jaune left, going to perform a task which he hoped would distract him enough.
"I just need to put my focus on something else for now." Jaune thought.
As Jaune walked down along the beach, the crashing of waves slightly comforting him, he wondered whether or not this was the best choice.
The sight of the huge pile of garbage didn't exactly help.
Later, that morning.
As Yang awoke, she was surprised to see the bright shine of the sun, as her mother would've woken her and everyone else up before them.
Yang carefully maneuvered out of her bed in order to not wake anyone else up.
As Yang made her way to the living room, she saw her mother, staring out the window.
"Sorry about sleeping in." Yang apologized.
"It's alright, your friend asked me to let all of you rest." Raven told her.
"Friend?" Yang asked.
"Take a look." Raven said.
Raven moved a way from the window, letting Yang take her place.
Yang looked out the window, not sure of what to look for, until she spotted a figure in the distance.
Yang focused her vision, realizing that it was Jaune, carrying huge pieces of scrap metal.
"It was going to be your job for the day, but he insisted that he do it on his own and let me give you all a day off." Raven told her.
Yang turned to her gaze to Raven, slightly in disbelief that she would even allow that.
"Enjoy your day, I would for his sake, you wouldn't want his good intentions to go to waste." Raven said.
As Raven left the room, Yang's gaze wandered back to Jaune.
As Yang watched Jaune struggle in his endeavor, she had one thought on her mind.
"Why?" Yang thought.
Later.
Soon enough, everyone had woken up and were informed of what Jaune had done for them.
Nora and Ruby were ecstatic about not having to work, Weiss was relieved that she didn't have to handle what she described as filth, Blake and Ren simply nodded in approval and Pyrrha accepted it, still looking concerned for the blonde.
As the day wore on, the group seemed to enjoy their time, save for Yang, who would glance over at Jaune every few minutes.
"Should I go over there and help him?" Yang thought.
"He's only halfway done, it would take the rest of the day for him to finish." Yang thought.
"But he did want us to have the day to ourselves." Yang countered her own thoughts.
"I can at least go over there and talk to him." Yang thought.
Yang made her way over to Jaune, who was so preoccupied with his work, he didn't notice that she was there.
Or so she thought.
"Just keep working, don't be nervous, just focus!" Jaune mentally screamed.
"Jaune?" Yang said, speaking up to get his attention.
Jaune continued to work, but acknowledged her.
"Yes, Yang?" Jaune responded.
Yang went to speak, stopping herself when she realized that she wasn't sure on what to talk about.
Awkward silence took over for a few minutes before Yang blurted out the first thing that came to her mind.
"What was wrong with you, last night?" Yang questioned.
Yang instantly regretted speaking, despite actually wanting to know.
"Yang, I told you, nothing is wrong." Jaune lied.
Yang saw right through the lie, taking a page from Raven's book and changing her demeanor.
"Jaune, look at me." Yang basically ordered him.
Jaune sighed and turned around, momentarily forgetting what had happened the last time until it was too late.
Jaune once again saw her in her swimsuit, however, this time he was able to remain calm and more importantly, conscious.
"What's wrong?" Yang asked, once more.
Yang looked at him, staring into his eyes.
Jaune couldn't handle it and as a result, averted his gaze elsewhere to no avail.
Jaune quickly circled around her, awkwardly walking around her and looking down.
"Jaune?" Yang asked.
Jaune did it once more, only realizing something after the fact.
"Wait, it looks like I'm looking at her." Jaune thought.
Jaune's eyes widened, fearful of a possibility.
"I hope she doesn't think I'm checking her out." Jaune thought.
Unknown to him, Yang was slightly blushing.
"Is he checking me out?" Yang thought.