Ren looked at Jaune, Jaune looked at Ren before looking to Pyrrha, Pyrrha looked at Ren before looking to Jaune and then to Nora, and Nora looked to Jaune and then Ren, and finally to Pyrrha before turning back to Jaune. No one had expected this to happen, but Jaune had blurted it out before it was too late, and now, red-faced and sputtering, he wished desperately for a way out of the room. Preferably one that wouldn't break shatter his bones after his aura depleted from fall damage. Which meant the window was certainly out of the question.

Saying "I love all you guys" was something Jaune hadn't done since he left home for Beacon, and saying it again now felt a little more awkward than when he did it with his sisters. Saying it back home also didn't reward Jaune with three giant, shocked question marks taking the place of his teammates…

"Jaune," started Ren slowly, "What exactly do you mean by that?"

The problem, Jaune knew, was in the way he said it. When he told his sisters it was in a way that sounded and felt platonic, but when he said it his team just now he knew sounded blissful and... just maybe a bit wanting. Ren's face slowly returned to its normal position, calm and stoic, but with a small bit of happiness showing in his expression.

Pyrrha's too eventually returned to normal, while Nora's smile seemed to grow extremely wide, even by her standards.

"Well... you know..." like Ruby climbing towards cookies Jaune felt one of his hands make its way to the back of his head, scratching in the nervous habit of his as he continued to fumble for the right words. "I... don't really mean anything by it, I've just really wanted to say it for some time now and it kinda slipped out." He was lying slightly about it not meaning anything, but he had no idea how to phrase himself in a way that didn't result in him having to live in the hallway from now on.

"I see," Pyrrha said in a low, hushed mumble that was completely unlike her, and the smile on Nora's face fell slightly. Ren just continued to remain indifferent in terms of expression, and suddenly Jaune wished he were easier to read. "Jaune, if you did mean something by it, you know we, or at least I, wouldn't mind." Pyrrha felt Nora's look of surprise immediately, followed by proudness radiating from her general direction. Pyrrha focused on keeping her expression neutral.

"Yeah Jaune-y, we wouldn't mind~!" Nora sang.

Jaune looked towards Ren and the small smile on his face told him that he felt the same. "Wow... heh... um..." words once again failed him and Jaune wondered if this was some sort of genetic trait of his considering how often it happened. "I guess... I did mean something by it then, now that I think about it." He finally said with a chuckle, his cheeks once again red as Pyrrha's hair but it was a comfortable heat within them this time.

In what seemed like a split second he was glomped by a very excited Nora and embraced by two very calm auras. In the middle of a loving group hug was not where he thought he would end up today, but it certainly wasn't bad. He felt a surge of happiness took a deep breath as he tried to imagine what the coming days would have in store for them all. Drawing nothing but blanks, he laughed. "Come on guys, you're making this so sappy."

"Would you really have it any other way though?" Pyrrha asked as she rested her head on his right shoulder.

Jaune couldn't help but laugh again. "I guess not."

"Guys," said Ren, "I don't think I would mind staying in this position all day, but I would much rather we continue this on a bed or something."

"Ren, our beds are too small," Jaune said, making Ren sigh in disappointment.

"Let's push them all together! All four of them!" Nora shouted excitedly.