Chapter IV – Spring In Bloom
Pyrrha groaned as the sunlight streamed through the blinds and into her eyes, effectively waking her up. She was sore, so she went to stretch, as to avoid the stiffness that would accompany the pain that she had been accustomed to. However, as she went to sit up, she noticed some things. First that she was naked. Second and more alarmingly that she was in the embrace of Jaune, who was also naked in bed. Her sleep fogged mind was slow to come to the memory of what had transpired last night. Her ribs ached, bringing the memory back of her foolish plan to win over Jaune. However successful it had been, the cost was almost too great.
No, I can't think like that, he is my entire world, and I would have gladly given my life. Pyrrha curbed herself and the self wallowing train of thought. Instead of getting up like she usually would, she settled into Jaune's chest. She breathed in his heady scent, relaxed into his strong arms, and let out a sigh of content. Jaune stirred as she nuzzled into his chest.
Jaune woke to find himself holding one of the most beautiful women he had ever laid eyes on. This was a relief to him, as he had subconsciously worried that this had all been a dream and that he would wake up alone once again, agonizing over Pyrrha. He noticed that what had woken him had been a sigh from the girl, who was unintentionally favoring her injured ribs. He slowly adjusted so that she would not have to do so and she visibly relaxed.
Man, I hope she's ok. Last night was...Rigorous. Where do we go from here though? Jaune fretted for a few more minutes internally, while he stroked the sleeping girls hair. Then he came to a realization – Ren and Nora would be in the room and seeing all of this. What would he do? How would they respond? Jaune craned his neck around slowly as not to wake Pyrrha, to inspect his team members, who would undoubtedly be cackling soon. Instead, what he saw was something closer to a doting look, like something that parents would give their children coming from the already woken and ready RenNora.
"Hey, their awake. Should we leave them be while they get dressed?" Ren whispered as he noticed Jaune stirring to look over at them. He knew the answer before he got it.
"Naw! Everybody already knew that they were head over heels for each other. Let 'em simmer as they wake up. Ha!" Nora was jumping with excitement at her plan to embarrass the two who were still in bed.
Jaune moaned in exasperation and just pointed to the door – a silent instruction to leave so they could get ready for the day without being embarrassed more than they already were. "Go get some breakfast. We may or may not be there soon. I'll talk to Pyrrha about it when she wakes up." Jaune whispered, not bothering to look at the two, the orange haired girl slumped as she was pushed out of the dorm. The sound of the door opening woke Pyrrha, who put a soft slender hand on her lover's face while she kissed his chest.
"Did they finally leave?"
"Yea. How about a shower, beautiful?" Jaune asked in his usual quirky demeanor, which resulted in a playful slap on his chest. Pyrrha let out a sharp gasp of pain with the motion, bringing both of their attention to her injuries. "Do you want to have the first shower?"
"Sure." Pyrrha steeled herself as she felt pang after pang of pain as she worked her way out of bed and toward the bathroom. She silently debated whether or not to tease him a bit on her way. She decided against it as the next step she took wracked her ribs like a switch. Pyrrha stepped into the shower and closed the glass door. She turned on the hot water and let the soothing heat wash over her sore body. She noticed that she was also sore somewhere that she had not been when she had first returned to the dorm. Her face flushed deep red and she hugged herself and quietly squealed with delight, despite the pain it caused.
She realized that she was in quite the predicament when she went to reach for the body wash and slipped – her core muscles would not allow her to bend in most directions due to the pain. She went to stand, and couldn't. Oh no! What am I going to do?! She fretted for only a moment more until she realized that she had one option, and that was a very sexy option that was currently waiting for the shower anyway in the dorm.
"Jaune! Help!" Pyrrha allowed her worry to be accented with sensuality, ensuring that the boy would come running. Sure enough, he poked his head in without looking directly at her – always the chivalrous knight.
"What happened? What do you need me to do?" Jaune's fear for her condition served only to endear him to Pyrrha, who was sitting against the shower wall, not bothering to cover up, as she would have done normally. She drunk in the sight of her worry ridden lover, before she pointed a finger and bid him come.
"I fell trying to get the soap, and I can't reach it. Also, I can't get up. W-w-would you please join me?" The response that Pyrrha got from her blonde boy was exactly what she had wanted, she watched as he flushed, pulled himself the rest of the way in the room, led by his sizable member. Jaune joined her in the shower, and with a kiss on her forehead, picked her up by the elbows. Pyrrha fell into his arms, and they stayed like this for a while, letting the water soak them.
After what seemed like an eternity, Jaune pulled softly away so that he could stare into the emerald eyes of his lover, and to ask her a question.
"Do you want me to take care of washing you?" Jaune asked it so sweetly and so gently, that even if she wanted to, there was no chance she could have said no. Pyrrha just nodded as the man she loved gently lathered her body. This was no sexual thing, but something done with reverence, and an almost worship. Jaune finished slowly, taking his time, and enjoying the closeness they shared.
"Do you think you can reach your hair, or would you like me to wash that as well?" Pyrrha thought for a moment, giggled and responded as she recovered from the pain of the laugh.
"Jaune women don't usually wash their hair every day. It dries it out too much. I washed it yesterday, so it will be fine. Can I stay here while you take care of yourself?" Pyrrha's question was loaded with meaning, but Jaune had other plans for the day, and did not want to waste the energy on that this morning.
"Sure. I'll be quick, because I plan on making sure you stay in bed today, and maybe we can go for a walk tonight or tomorrow morning..." Jaune hesitated as he thought about how he wanted to say what he felt for her. "...I'm not ever leaving your side, until you tell me to go. I'm madly in love with you Pyrrha. Stay with me?" Jaune said it slowly, so as not to trip over his own words.
"Jaune.. I couldn't have said it better myself. Just make sure you protect me, okay?" The request was something that she knew was out of the ordinary, as she could very well take care of herself, but there was something about Jaune standing watch over her that made her feel loved in a way that she had never felt before. Jaune nodded and they shared the sweetest of kisses before Jaune quickly washed himself.
He stepped out of the shower and said "Stay here, I'll be back before you know it." Jaune raced over to grab two towels, and returned. He held Pyrrha's out to her open, so that she could step into it, and he deftly tied it into a knot around her good side. This completed, he gently swept her up into a princess carry. With his Pyrrha in Jaune's arms, he quietly padded over to the bed, and set her down, sitting up. When she was settled, Pyrrha pointed to her dresser.
"Would you grab me my underwear, so I can put it on?" Jaune nodded as he flushed, he had never ventured into the depths of womens clothes, and was thoroughly dumbfounded by the sheer number they had. Jaune quickly returned with a matching set of bra and panties for his love. As Pyrrha went to put on the bra, her body recoiled from the movement, and she let out a squeak of pain so quiet that Jaune almost missed it.
In dismay, Pyhhra let her bra drop to her lap, and began to cry. Jaune could sense her feeling of helplessness, and quietly sat behind her on the edge of the bed. He straddled her, and picked up the bra, and slid it on. When he had figured out the clasps on the back, he turned Pyrrha to face him. Pyrrha noticed a gentle finger wiping away her tears, and looked up to see her caretaker doting on her like she was the most precious gem in the world.
"Thank you so much. I guess I really do need someone to take care of me."
"Like I said, I'm never leaving your side, Pyrrha." With his confirmation of love, Jaune pulled Pyrrha into a gentle hug. As they sat, Pyrrha began to shiver. Jaune grabbed her towel from the floor, and wrapped the crimson hair into it with skill that no man had ever done before.
"Where did you learn to do that?" Pyrrha tilted her head quizzically.
"Seven sisters, remember?" Jaune's signature crooked smile warmed Pyrrhas heart as he grabbed her panties, and slid them up, with much less prowess as he had with her hair. It was apparent that this was his first time doing this for a woman. As he did, he left quick pecks on her perfectly toned legs. A new kind of shiver ran up Pyrrha's spine. She pulled him up for a hungry kiss. When they separated, Jaune booped her on the nose.
"Later, my beautiful warrior." Jaune whispered into her ear. " I'll call Ren and have him bring some breakfast up for us, your not in the best shape." Jaune had noticed that Pyrrha's pallor had become whiter as they had finished their shower and gotten dressed. A quick scroll call later, Jaune dressed himself and sat at the desk to finish an essay that was due next week while Pyrrha admired his form from the bed.
Is he really all mine? No, it's not a dream, and Jaune and I will be together forever. The whimsical thought was unlike Pyrrha, but Jaune had that effect on her. She liked it. As she doted on her lover, she felt her self slip into a restful sleep.
The next few days passed as the new lovers passed the information on to team RWBY. Who congratulated them heartily. Later that day, teams RWBY and JNPR celebrated in the latter's dorm, with a feast and their favorite board game, Battle of Remnant. When everything was cleaned and the Ruby and Weiss left hand in hand, team JNPR readied themselves for bed.
Pulling the quickly healing Pyrrha closer as they lay in bed, Jaune remembered Blake saying something about Professor Ozpin replacing the four small beds in their dorm with 2 larger ones, and smiled. He didn't mind the small bed because it allowed him to be closer to Pyrrha. But, I guess a bigger bed would mean more space for...THAT. Jaune allowed his mind to wander as Pyrrha quickly fell asleep in his arms.
The next day, as the newly found couple walked hand in hand to the on campus doctors office, Jaune was hesitant about something.
"What is it? Something's on your mind, Jaune." Pyrrha gripped his hand just a little tighter, worried about what had Jaune concerned.
"Pyrrha, if this goes well, would you like to go on a date with me?" Jaune spluttered out the question, embarrassed at how hard it was to ask his newly found love. They had been taking walks among the gardens of Beacon for the last few days, but a true to form date? That seemed like a whole new world. One that he wanted so deperately go to.
" Of course, don't forget that I made you a promise, my knight." Pyrrha leaned up on her tip toes to kiss Jaune on the cheek. Jaune flushed a deep red at the affirmation to his question.
15 minutes later and a clean bill of health, the two headed back to the dorm, where the rest of their team and Team RWBY waited for Jaune and Pyrrha.
"I'm 100% guys. I'm really okay." Pyrrha scratched her head in embarrassment at the eager looks on the faces in front of her. Cheers erupted from them all, as the White Rose, Bumblebee, and RenNora couples hugged and hugged Jaune and Pyrrha. It was the leader of team RWBY who spoke first.
"I'm so happy for you guys. I'm so happy that your okay Pyrrha!" the now grown Ruby spoke so fast that her lover Weiss had to translate for her. After all the excitement, Jaune now had a very serious task in front of him. That night, before bed, Jaune did research on how he should go about this date. First asking Ren, then Nora. They were no real help so he reached out to the White Rose. He texted Ruby and Weiss replied first via her lovers scroll.
"I took Ruby to Vale on our first date. Make sure that your taking her places she likes. It's the most important thing to make sure that you make her happy. Weiss**"
"Oh one other thing, get flowers! She loves those! Ruby :)"
The quick fire response from his friends helped him to cement in his mind what had already taken form there. Jaune slipped into bed with his already sleeping lover. Pyrrha sighed in her sleep, and pulled him into her arms – she was cold without him in bed with her. Jaune quickly fell asleep, as he would need rest for tomorrows fun. He did not dream that night.