It was before the celebration, before it even began to start setting up. It was the night before, where two certain people had a quick chat. Perhaps not a chat, more of a...discussion.

Jaune Arc quietly opened the door to him and his team's dorm. Fortunately for him, Ren and Nora weren't there. They were probably somewhere else playing a game or maybe Ren was just going along with more of Nora's 'noranigans', a term frequently used by team JNPR to refer to Nora's silly acts.

So the Valkyrie and the Jade Dragon were no where to be found. What the Arc did find, however, was...

"Pyrrha!" The redhead was studying her notes. She always did try to be the best she could in class, and here she was making a perfect example of that fact.

Looking up, green orbs met blue, and Pyrrha stood up. "Oh, Jaune! Is...Is something wrong?" Pyrrha sensed the distress in his voice, and when that happened, she knew to always take Jaune's words seriously. And this time, the worry was showing on his face.

"I..." The blonde gave a sigh, looking away. "I think we should...Have a talk." Pyrrha gave him a strange look. You didn't need an expert to tell you that Pyrrha was confused from Jaune's words. "A talk? Alright. What's it about?" Carefully moving her notes to under her pillow, she set her hands on her lap. She knew better than to ask for another time, having known Jaune for so long. Best to confront the issue now than later.

Jaune held his breath, and let out a sigh. He sat down on his bed, and looked down at his lap as he twiddled his thumbs. Pyrrha allowed him ten seconds of silence to himself before finally making her move. "Jaune? You said you wanted to talk..."

Jaune was starting to have second thoughts about this. Maybe it was best to forget about this, maybe he should just move this to a different time...But he knew he couldn't, otherwise all he'd learn through the years of working together with his friend-with his team, would of been a waste. "Pyrrha, I think it's time to...It's not easy to say-" He shook his head, resting his elbows on his knees and his head on his hands.

Pyrrha stood up and made her way to Jaune, then sat down next to him. She gave him a small pat on the back. "Take as much time as you want, I'm listening." Jaune gave her a small but visible smile. Of course she was gentle with him in this time of anxiety, but he wondered if she'd still feel the same after this day.

"I think it's time we talk about...Our relationship." Pyrrha frowned at his chosen words. Relationship? What was there to talk about? It seemed rather clear to her. "What do you mean? We're friends, right?" She was slowly starting to become afraid of what Jaune would say. Would he just reject her and consider her as nothing more than a team mate? She knew better, of course not. Friends they were, and always will be, just like with the rest of their team. Obviously, this had to do with something else.

And sure enough, Jaune proved her thoughts true. But it did more than that, Pyrrha's heart gave a little jump at those first words. "Of course, best friends, just like Ren and Nora, but..." She thought of herself as a mentor, teammate and friend, but best friend? An irresistible smile showed on her face, and Jaune took notice, and he gave her his own smile. It lasted no more than about a minute, both eyes staring at the other, memories of past experiences flushing through their mind. But Jaune knew he had to let it out now, no more time to waste.

Now or never.

"But...We've done-" He sighed, and stood up, walking away from Pyrrha and towards the window. He stared up at the torn moon. "We've been...acted...more than best friends. We've even nearly been caught doing...Well-" He looked back at the redhead to see that her hair wasn't the only part of her that was red anymore. Soon, he felt his face burn, but he shook it away. "Kissing...That's not exactly stuff that best friends would do, so..." Pyrrha was getting a hold of where this was going. Did Jaune really think of her that way? Pyrrha had a thought or two now and then about possibly being Jaune's boyfriend, but...He had so many other choices! All the women in the world, and he would choose Pyrrha?

It was a lingering thought, one that never really went away every time Pyrrha's eyes caught Jaune's. "So you're wondering if we should just...Do it? Just announce that we're-" She chose the wrong words.

"No-No, not announce! Just-Ugh!" Jaune groaned and sat down on the desk, ruffling the hair on his head and leaving an embarrassed Pyrrha. He knew he should be doing it now, but he was so tempted to cut off the conversation and pretend that it never happened. Maybe he should do it, but if he did cut it off he would have to restart it again.

"I think...I've been having some feelings for you, Pyrrha, that's not exactly secret, and who knows? Maybe you feel the same for me." She nodded in agreement. True, she did sometimes feel that way. "But is it really for the best? I mean-I'm just Jaune Ar-" He didn't have enough time to finish that sentence because there were three knocks on their door. Jaune stood up, and took a quick glance at Pyrrha, who had just looked over at the door.

Who was it?

"Hold on-Sorry-" Jaune quickly made his way over to the door, to which Pyrrha replied,"It's fine, it's not your fault." Opening it slightly, he took a step outside and shut the door behind him, leaving Pyrrha alone.

She wasn't counting, but she suspected that it must have been more than just a few minutes. Not near an hour, not that long, but not exactly short, either. In fact, it sounded as if Jaune had left her, as she heard the sound of multiple footsteps leading away from the room.

She zoned out, but when the door had finally opened, she heard Jaune call out, "-Ruby, just a second-" Ruby Rose? Why was Jaune talking to her? Dark thoughts started bubbling in her head, but she knew better. Jaune wouldn't do that to Pyrrha...

...Right?

The door closed, and Jaune sighed. "Pyrrha, I'm really sorry, but something came up. I gotta go-" And just like that, Jaune left again, leaving Pyrrha alone.

What happened outside? Where was Jaune going? Why now, of all times?

Pyrrha found herself leaving her notes under the pillow, not bothering to take them out again. Soon, she was lying down on her bed, letting her thoughts roam freely.

"Jaune..." She muttered, eyes gazing at the ceiling.