Authors Notes:


A quick stop off at their room and the group were off towards Vale. It took a few minutes for the Bullhead to get ready and in that time team JNPR had been able to catch up to them. The flight to Vale itself was short but the walk would be a rather long one.

Ruby had pointedly not told anybody where exactly they were going, though knowing her sister Yang could wager a fair guess. Ruby's idea of fun was drastically different than Yang's or probably even most of Remnant. A weapon shop, maybe an arcade, or maybe a movie.

Despite that Yang was just happy to be out with her friends. Nora occupied their time by filling in team RWBY on what happened at Mountain Glenn after they had left on the train. Ren stepping in to offer corrections nearly every other word.

"The mechs pushed Qrow back and for a moment it looked like they were gonna finish him before suddenly Winter Schnee threw an entire horde of grimm at it!" Nora's voice was full of energy as she spoke.

"They were white doves" Ren said in a deadpan voice. "and there were maybe twenty of them."

Nora ignored him. "The first mech was thrown back under the tide but the second one used the distraction to attack Winter!"

"He tried to split off from us and attack her, but he didn't get far."

"There we were, desperately trying to figure out how to keep it distracted when all of a sudden it freezes in place!" Nora threw her arms out. "And there's just this faint black glow around it as it crumbles to the ground!"

The group was surprised and listened intently to hear what happened next, even if most people could probably take a guess. Even if they didn't know about her semblance, Pyrrha's face was red from embarrassment which gave the 'secret' away.

"Pyrrha froze it in place long enough for us to get some hits to its legs. I think we managed to break something important because it's legs seemed to stop responding."

"A second later and the entire thing exploded in a giant fireball of pink cloud!"

"She shot it with her grenade launcher."

Nora didn't seem to mind her partners constant corrections, if only because the rest of the group found it all the better. Port could really serve to learn a thing or two from them when it came to storytelling.

As they weaved their way through Vale she couldn't help but notice the small signs of everyday life having gone back to normal. Just a couple days ago the entire city had been in lockdown and under a grimm invasion. People hadn't forgotten yet, the streets were a little less crowded than usual and those that did come out had a nervous look about them, but in the end the Breach didn't stop them from living their everyday lives.

The people of Vale would go on with their lives. Yang felt proud of that fact. Proud that her team had been able to help prevent it from getting any worse and saved who knew how many lives. She was proud of her sister, who despite all that had been thrown at her, had remained the ever energetic girl she was.

Yang smiled at the group as she felt somebody nudge her arm. Jaune tried for a smirk but it failed since he didn't really give it a chance.

"You started falling behind." He spoke softly. "Is something wrong?"

Yang looked forward and noticed that he was telling the truth,. She had fallen to the back of their group while she had been thinking.

"Nothings wrong, though I appreciate the concern, lover boy." Yang smirked as his cheeks turned red. "I was just thinking about… well everything, I guess."

"Oh, so nothing important." Jaune smiled and though he still blushed he managed to gain some confidence. "Anything specific?"

"The Breach, my team, my sister." The two of them looked ahead towards the aforementioned girl who was currently holding a conversation with Weiss. "We managed to avert a disaster, thanks to Ruby's leadership." Yang couldn't quite hide the surprise in her voice. "I knew she had it in her, it's just…"

"You didn't expect to see it so soon?"

"Yeah," Yang said. "She's growing up a little faster than I expected… but I couldn't be more proud of her." She looked back towards Jaune. "We also owe a lot of that success to you and your team as well."

This time Jaune's blush was far deeper. "All I did was get captured." He brought a hand up to scratch the back of his neck. "I didn't really need to be there"

Yang scowled at him, cutting him off before he could go on. "I seem to recall telling you to stop putting yourself down, you did amazing."

"Yang… I got captured." Jaune's voice was calm and measured, it didn't fit him at all. "I was a damsel in distress that needed saving. Some hero I am, right?"

He didn't believe her, she wasn't sure why that surprised her so much. Jaune had always had confidence problems, that being one of the main things she had focused on in their training, but he had gotten a lot better. Hadn't he?

"Your team saved us after the crash." Yang felt her cheeks warm up. "You saved me… Did anybody ever thank you for that?"

Jaune seemed caught off guard by the question but answered anyways. "There isn't anything to thank me for, you would have done the same for us."

So that was a no, or at the very least he hadn't accepted their thanks. Yang growled softly under her breath. She would need to find a way to force that self hatred out of him, sadly she didn't know how to go about that.

"Well, I suppose it's my job to thank you then." With lack of a better plan Yang defaulted to what she knew worked, if only temporarily.

"You dont ha-" Yang cut Jaune's response off with a kiss.

Jaune's eyes were closed thankfully, meaning he wouldn't see how red her cheeks must have been. It was different than some of the kisses they had shared in the past, it was far from the most passionnant or heated but there was still a level of familiarity to it.

Yang broke it off after a few seconds, knowing that her point had been proven. She wanted to hold it longer, to pull him in and see what happened, but Vale was far to public a place for something like that and they had places to be.

Instead she winked at him, hoping her blush didn't ruin the image, and spoke with a soft heated voice. "I can't kiss you every time you feel down you know." She turned back towards the group, which had stopped to watch them a few feet ahead.

Yang ignored their looks, and the smirks that grew when they saw her deepening blush. Instead, she continued in the direction they had been going. Everyone else followed a moment later.


Yang sighed. "Really Ruby?" She knew Ruby was bad at planning things, and she hadn't really had high hopes for any changes there, but she had expected better.

The younger girl clearly didn't see the problem. "What?"

Yang gestured to the building they stood in front of. "An arcade?"

Ruby looked to the building then back to her sister several times before speaking. "What? Arcades are fun…"

Yang sighed again.

Nora practically threw herself at the younger girl, wrapping her arms around her middle. "You. Are. Brilliant!" Ruby tried to pry herself free but made the fatal mistake of allowing Nora to get a hold on her, nobody could save her now… at least until Nora eventually got bored and moved on.

Yang smiled at the display before her attention was drawn by Weiss.

"This isn't the only place we planned on going." The heiress explained. "We knew that our group is large enough to have starkly different interests when it comes to entertainment. That's why we have come to this arcade, its attached to the Vale Central Mall"

Yang nodded along as she explained.

"I, for one, plan on going to a few stores in search of some new clothes to replace the ones that were ruined during the Breach, after which-" Weiss rattled on a list of what sounded more like chores than anything else and Yang pretended to listen. Only once the heiress was done did anybody else speak.

"So that sounds boring, anybody got anything fun planned?" Yang ignored the muffled 'hey' and sharp glare from her friend.

Blake's response was predictable. "I was going to look for a nice book store." She seemed unfazed by Yang's utterly unimpressed look.

"Pyrrha and I were gonna see if any movies were showing." Jaune said. "There was a new Spruce Willis movie that was supposed to come out."

"That could be kinda fun, so long as it isn't a romcom." Yang shrugged. "So long as you don't mind me tagging along."

Jaune replied with a quick "no problem." but the question hadn't really been directed at him.

"I don't mind." Pyrrha looked behind Yang to Nora and Ren, the former of which was still holding Ruby in a vice-like grip. Everybody ignored the small team leaders cries for help. "Besides, it wouldn't be fair to force anybody to go through that… at least not for multiple hours." The redhead smiled and from what Yang could tell it was genuine.

"All right, lead the way." The last thing Yang wanted to do was intrude on Pyrrha's time with Jaune, they were partners after all and it wouldn't have been fair for her to take all of his attention, but as far as she could tell Pyrrha looked okay with it. If anything she looked a little more happy than normal.

There was no champion fighter smiler, or invincible girl, there was simply Pyrrha Nikos.

Yang shook her head, she was probably just over thinking things. She was likely happy to be out with Jaune, regardless of who tagged along.

The movie theater, possibly the largest in Vale, was packed full of people all waiting in lines for tickets or food. The three split up to grab tickets and food. Pyrrha and Yang went after the more important one, that being the food.

While the two waited in line for their overpriced popcorn they chatted quietly. Not about anything specific, just Beacon, some of the other students in their year and what they might be up to on their missions. It was nice and served as more relaxation then the movie probably would.

By the time they had finished getting food and drinks, Jaune had managed to get three tickets for what had been advertised as the best action movie of the year. The three of them would be the judge of that.


The small group left the dark room, Jaune blinking rapidly to help his eyes readjust to the light.

"That movie was... " Pyrrha struggled to find the word. "Unique."

"Pyrrha, you don't have to be nice about it." Yang said. "That movie sucked… so much."

Jauen couldn't help but agree. "I've seen better stories told by Nora… and Port." The first wasn't really an insult, the bubbly girl being one of the best storytellers Jaune had ever gotten to know, but the latter? That review alone would stop any and all Beacon students from watching that movie.

The redhead held back her laughter as they left the movie theater. They saw the rest of the group meeting up around a small restaurant in the food court and they decided to do the same.

Jaune stopped a few feet behind, grabbing Yang by the shoulder.

"Um, Yang, would you mind… I need to talk with you." She looked confused but nodded. "We'll catch up Pyr." His partner nodded and joined the rest of their friends. Jaune stepped off to the side, out of direct eyesite. Yang followed.

"Is something wrong?" Yang's confusion had turned into a bit of worry, something that made Jaune wince.

"No no… well, sort of, but it isn't your fault!." Jaune answered. "You see, I've been thinking a lot about stuff over the whole mission and how Beacon has gone so far."

Yang nodded when his pause dragged on, helping him to the next point.

"And I… well I've put a lot of thought into things and…" Jaune took a deep breath, forcing the words out with more for than was probably necessary. "Would you like to go to dinner tomorrow?"

Yang seemed surprised for a moment before a smirk hid it away, her smirk slowly turned into a smile, before laughter finally began to slip from her lips.

"That's… not the response I was hoping for." Jaune rubbed the back of his neck awkwardly before a pair of hands grabbed his collar, pulling him down slightly. He felt the warmth on his lips and his eye's closed on instinct. A moment later they parted.

"You are an idiot, you know that?" Her smile said she didn't mean it… or at least not in a cruel way. She rolled her eyes at his no doubt goofy smile. "Yes Jaune, I would love to go on a date with you."

Jaune could feel his smile grow. "I-I'll send you some of the details later, but tomorrow works for you?"

"Yes it does." Yang siad. "But even if it didn't I would make room for you." There was a moment of silence as her cheeks grew slowly pink, before intensifying into a dark red.

"That… you stole that from the movie." Jaune tried to fight back his laughter, for her sake.

"S-shut up." Yang whispered. "That was… an accident." She released his collar and turned away from him, desperate to hide her face no doubt. Even if he could still see the red on her neck, he pretended to ignore it as the two of them rejoined their friends.

It was only then that the panic began to set in. He had a date to plan…


Authors Note: Oh hey, look at that. A romance focused story actually showing some romance... about time.

Hope yall enjoyed and as always please review.

Sincerely SE