Jaune was sitting in his dorm room. Peacefully reading a comic as he enjoyed the quiet, for once. Nora and Ren had gone out to Vale for a 'non-date', so he didn't have to worry about her personal brand of crazy. Ruby and her team were also out, probably on one of their world winning adventures. He wouldn't be dragged into any of their usual shenanigans. Meanwhile, Pyrrha was out for her usual training routine before bed. So, he'd be alone for quite some time.
Jaune sighed when he thought about his partner. There weren't any serious issues between the two of them, in fact, they were getting along better than ever. You see Jaune had come to the realization that he had feelings for his partner.
It made a lot of sense. It wasn't uncommon for teammates, especially partners, to become romantically involved with each other. He wasn't blind. Pyrrha was absolutely gorgeous. He knew that from the moment he met her but he was just too obsessed with chasing Weiss. She had always been there for him, even when he was less than deserving of it. She helped him train, study and just looked out for his well being. She was his rock, plain and simple.
But that was the problem. Pyrrha would never see him like that. She was THE Pyrrha Nikos. And he was just plain old Jaune Arc. What could he ever have to offer her? The answer was simple: nothing. It was better off for him to just bury these feelings and not rock the boat.
He sighed in resignation as he put down his comic and rested the back of his head against his bed's headboard. He glanced over to his left and saw his guitar resting against the wall. He stared at it for a while and shrugged. He moved to sit on the edge on his bed as he placed his comic on his nightstand. He picked up the guitar and just started to strum it randomly.
He kept this up for several minutes before he realized he was playing a very familiar tune. He stopped for a second before he remembered he'd be alone for a while. "Might as well." He said out loud with a sad smile.
(Play Say You Won't Let Go by James Arthur.)
He started to play the intro as his foot tapped along with the beat. He then cleared his throat to sing, "Pyrrha." he said quietly.
I met you in the dark, you lit me up
You made me feel as though I was enough
We danced the night away, we drank too much
I held your hair back when
You were throwing up
Then you smiled over your shoulder
For a minute, I was stone-cold sober
I pulled you closer to my chest
And you asked me to stay over
I said, I already told ya
I think that you should get some rest
I knew I loved you then
But you'd never know
'Cause I played it cool when I was scared of letting go
I know I needed you
But I never showed
But I wanna stay with you until we're grey and old
Just say you won't let go
Just say you won't let go
He stood up and started to pace around the room as he continued.
I'll wake you up with some breakfast in bed
I'll bring you coffee with a kiss on your head
And I'll take the kids to school
Wave them goodbye
And I'll thank my lucky stars for that night
When you looked over your shoulder
For a minute, I forget that I'm older
I wanna dance with you right now
Oh, and you look as beautiful as ever
And I swear that everyday'll get better
You make me feel this way somehow
I'm so in love with you
And I hope you know
Darling your love is more than worth its weight in gold
We've come so far my dear
Look how we've grown
And I wanna stay with you until we're grey and old
Just say you won't let go
Just say you won't let go
I wanna live with you
Even when we're ghosts
'Cause you were always there for me when I needed you most
He closed his eyes and put as much conviction into the lyrics as he could.
I'm gonna love you till
My lungs give out
I promise till death we part like in our vows
So I wrote this song for you, now everybody knows
Finally it's just you and me till we're grey and old
Just say you won't let go
Just say you won't let go
Just say you won't let go
Oh, just say you won't let go
His hand slowly came to a stop. He opened his eyes with a sigh as he placed his guitar against the wall again. That was when he heard a slight creaking sound. On reflex, he turned to the door and what he saw made him freeze. The door was cracked open and he could see a very familiar emerald eye looking at him. "P-P-Pyrrha?" he managed to get out.
The door slowly opened to show his partner still in her combat attire. She slowly walked in with a shocked look on her face before she closed the door behind her. She just looked at him for a while before he found his voice again. "Um, how much…did you hear?"
She just kept staring, "All of it." She answered simply.
Jaune swallowed the lump in his throat and looked down in shame. He didn't know what to say or do. He tensed when he heard the sound of her heels getting closer to him. Her hands found his cheeks and he let her move his face to look at her. He saw her face for all of a second before she kissed him lovingly. His eyes went wide at that. 'This can't be happening!' he thought to himself.
After a few seconds she pulled away with a smile and a gleam in her eyes, "I won't let go." She replied simply as she moved her arms to his neck and hugged him close. Jaune's mind finally caught up and he smiled brightly. He wrapped his arms around her and held his partner, now girlfriend, close as his heart soared.
A/N- Silver IceFox Guardian suggested this song a while ago and here it finally is! I hope I did it justice and you all enjoyed!
