It had been a few days since Ruby was introduced to the training, and now she was addicted, too. It was slowly starting to worry her older sister, but Yang knew that Jaune would never intentionally harm Ruby, even without the subtle, underlying threats in her tone whenever she spoke to Jaune about the cloaked huntress in training. Besides, Ruby seemed to be having an easier time than Jaune. They'd both come back, and Ruby always seemed more stable and balanced, while the poor blonde knight looked like he was on the verge of collapse. Fortunately, he'd improved his stamina enough to not slam his head down on the table in the cafeteria whenever he returned, and in a rather short amount of time.

Not everyone was having as much of an easy time as Yang, however. In spite of her previous decisions to let Jaune do what he wanted, Pyrrha's worries continued to grow until she could barely stand it. And not just the thought of his leader hurting himself. She, too, was curious about this new training. What was it? She'd seen it's effects. Perhaps she wouldn't really need it, since she was already so skilled, but it wouldn't hurt too badly to try, right?

Weiss had been helping Ruby in her studies. She stood true to her word, promising to be the best teammate she could be, and thus, although with slight reluctance now and then and sometimes outright refusal because of the sheer ignorance and childish stupidity of her leader, she'd helped Ruby with classwork, homework, projects, and more. She didn't regret it, she'd seen how much Ruby was improving, although it was a bit slow.

Lately during their study sessions, Weiss had noticed how much faster Ruby had become, and she could tell that it wasn't because she wanted to get the studying itself over with. There was something else after the sessions she wanted to do, and Weiss knew that it was that special 'training'. After continuous observance of the young leader, and how she always seemed eager to leave for where ever it was she was heading, Weiss couldn't help but realize how curious she'd become. Truth be told, she wanted to see the training too. But she'd also saw how far Ruby had to go just to convince Jaune to show her. Would she have to go that far?

The topic had piqued Blake's interest now and then, but she eventually decided to put it off for now. Besides, Jaune never explicitly stated what it was. He'd even said that it was a secret, so she'd respect it. Though, she couldn't help but wonder...What kind of training was it that would need to be hidden from the others?


"I beat you," proclaimed Jaune.

"You totally did not!" Ruby yelled.

"Ohoh, yes I did, craterface!" Jaune now had a cocky smile on his face.

"Craterface?" Ruby sputtered. "Really?! And it was only by twenty points!"

"I still b-"

Ruby interrupted him, quickly telling him, "If my cloak didn't get snagged on to that stranger, then I would've gotten you by more than a hundred!"

"Then it seems that luck favors me today, Ruby Rose!" Jaune said, his trademark cheeky grin on his face as he placed his hands on to his hips and entered a heroic pose.

Ruby was about to do the same. "Mark my words, I will defeat you next time, Ja-"

"Yoohoo, lovebirds!" Yang called, eliciting an immediate blush on the blonde and redhead.

"YANG, STOP IT!" Ruby shrieked, angrily stomping her way towards the table as Jaune stood there, his hand glued to his face to hide the red on his cheeks.

It was a rather amusing situation, and although the conversation between the two couldn't be heard over the loud noises of the cafeteria by the two teams, Yang's actions caused enough amusement to make them all smile in some way.

Once Jaune finally joined them, with just a small amount of pink still tainting his cheeks, Yang frowned. They seemed rather happy when they came in...They obviously just came back from training, but what ever training it was that would make them THAT happy…Perhaps it wouldn't hurt to ask.

Coincidentally, Weiss and Pyrrha, at the same time, were having the same thoughts.

"Jaune-" All three girls called out, and they stared at each other, confused and perplexed.

"Uhh-What?" Jaune asked, looking from one girl to the other, with the same reaction.

"Wow...That was weird," Yang finally said, breaking the awkward, tense aura that had settled in. "Uhh...Who goes first?"

Weiss and Pyrrha looked at each other, and Weiss nodded. "Go ahead, he's your team mate." Pyrrha smiled in gratitude, and faced her leader.

"Jaune, I've noticed how much you've left. Almost all the free time you get, you'd use it to spend on that special training that Ren introduced to you,"

Weiss and Yang stared at the amazon, and then at each other, realizing that they all really did have the same thoughts about Jaune's training.

Jaune, meanwhile, was starting to get anxious. He wasn't going to have to show everyone, did he?

"So...I'm curious. What training, exactly, are you doing?" Pyrrha finally asked, Jaune staying silent as he tried to come up with an answer.

Ruby, meanwhile, watched the events unfold with blatant interest etched on her widened eyes. When Pyrrha asked the question, however, she was starting to worry for the poor boy. She couldn't say anything, she made a promise! But she didn't want to leave poor Jaune alone in this situation, either.

Nora and Ren were watching silently, which was surprising for the usually bubbly girl. But she also found great amusement in the utter discomfort that Jaune faced when asked that question. Staying silent was definitely worth the enjoyment.

Blake looked up from her book, and decided to listen in. Who knows? She was rather curious, too, and what better time to find out than now?

Jaune looked nervously towards Ren. Truth be told, he wanted to tell them, not just to alleviate some stress off his shoulders, but also because he truly believed that it could be beneficial for them, too. Plus, it could turn into a weekly activity/hobby for them. A bit more fun in the life of a hunter in training never hurt anyone, right?

It was up to Ren, though, and what ever decision he made, no matter how much Jaune would disagree with it, he'd go along with it. His training, his rules, after all.

It seemed that a silent conversation passed between the two as their eyes met. Ren closed his eyes, and shrugged. "...Alright. I'm fine with it. Go ahead, Jaune."

The blonde groaned in relief, slamming his head down on to the table. "Right...right…" It did feel as if a massive weight had been lifted off of his shoulders.

"Okay...After we finish lunch, I'll show you guys, but we're all going to Vale."

"Why?" Almost everyone asked immediately.

"Oh, you'll know why…" Jaune gave a tired look at Ren, and the lotus gave back an apologetic smile. Meanwhile, those that had no knowledge of their secret activities had just a confused expression on their face.


"Here it is."

"A D.D.R. MACHINE?" They all yelled at once.

"Deja vu…" Ren muttered towards Jaune, who snorted as the lotus chuckled.


Hope you guys enjoyed that chapter! Things are about to step up. The rest of JNPR and RWBY find out what kind of secret training Jaune has been doing, and their predictable reactions all but show their surprise! But then what will happen? They've all finally found out. Where will the story go after that? Not even I know, and I'm the author!

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