"C'mon, husband! Don't miss a spot!"
Yang directs her new toy with the politeness of a sergeant. Jaune dusts the frame of Ruby's bed for the second time. After a good 2 hours of spraying, scrubbing, washing and dusting, the Team RWBY dorm looks cleaner than a science lab, with not a single bit of dust fluttering around anywhere, not even inside any books thanks to the relentless badgering of one Blake Belladonna.
"Am I done yet?!" Please…
Yang gestures to ringleader Blake, who uses her enhanced senses to scan every single possible place for the slightest imperfection.
"Up there."
"What? How can dust even g-"
"I see what I see, husband. Now clean it."
As he goes to clean up in the corner, standing on several books to do so, the Faunus begins to smile. That idea sure was worth it, first to see Yang collapse into hysterics, then to see Jaune's face when he realized just how little control he has over his life, and then to have the room be cleaned to perfection without having to lift a finger.
Her eyes fall back into her book, the third one she has been able to read during this binge, with a feeling of pure satisfaction.
"Weiss would sure love to see this. I wish she would come back already." Yang is already laughing at bit on the inside at the reaction she would have.
"Haven't you tried texting her?"
"No response."
"There. All done. Now can I please go?"
Blake looks up again, and sees absolutely nothing. Damn, he is good.
"Okay husband, you can leave. But do not be gone for too long!"
Blake only got to the word "can" before Jaune and all his accessories teleport out of the room.
"Alright, that was worth the show. But this still isn't over!"
"Why not? I'm taking a real liking to this new Jaune."
"Yeah! He's gonna be so cool while he's getting me- I mean everything clean!"
"Even I can't say that I dislike this change of character."
Yang's expression still does not change. Blake takes this opportunity to attempt to figure out just what's going through her mind.
"So what are you thinking about next, director?"
"Me? Thinking? Ha! I got Ren to do that for me, remember! Let's hear what he has in mind, huh Ren?"
He reads the opening line from the list that he was forced to make earlier. "First thing I got is to have Ruby take a stab at it."
"WHAT?! Let me see that list!"
The piece of paper is swiped from Ren's hands faster than he can blink, with a wind gust so strong that the pencil flies straight out of his mouth.
"ᵍᵉᵗ ᴿᵘᵇʸ ᵗᵒ ᵗᵉˣᵗ ᴶᵃᵘⁿᵉ ᵃ ᶠˡᶦʳᵗʸ ᵐᵉˢˢᵃᵍᵉ and then Jaune will come over to the dorm and make sweet, sweet love with her?! THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS!️!️!️!️!"
Despite the lowered whispering, the small huntress in question still heard all of that, and has turned redder than a firetruck.
"You wanted another option."
"NOT THAT!"
"What did you expect me to write?"
"Something that does not involve my sister! Why not have Weiss do something, hell I'll even take another crack at it! Anything is better than soiling Rubes' innocent mind like this!"
"Pfft! She's already c-"
"NORA! HOW DARE YOU! She is most certainly not corrupted!"
"I'm pretty sure she is, considering she saw-"
"No! She didn't see a thing, right Rubes? You haven't seen anything that's gone on here, right?" Yang's eyes focus so hard on her that they almost pop out of their sockets.
"Uuuuuuhh.. of-of course not, sis! I haven't seen anything!"
Yang expresses her satisfaction as everyone else exchanges knowing looks. Ruby is still as red as ever, desperately trying to force the blood out of her cheeks. Of course, the current topic of conversation isn't doing her any favors.
"See! There's no way I'm gonna let you try anything with her!"
"What else is there then?"
"That's what you were for!"
"Well I say see what she can do."
"Are you kidding? What is she gonna do, put lollipops on her tits?"
"Yang ple-" Blake is completely ignored, her voice not even registering to either of the hunters caught up in this argument.
"Of course not! I was only making a suggestion. It is up to her to decide what to do."
"She isn't going to do anything! I doubt she knows a single thing about trying to seduce him!"
"You want to bet on that?"
"You prepared to lose everything?"
Just at the end of that sentence, the scythe-wielder speeds out of the room with her semblance, completely halting the conversation.
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"Everyone! Go after her before she makes a mistake!"
No one moves.
"Well! C'mon guys!"
Not a single muscle is exerted.
"Fine! I'll go do it myself!"
Everyone suddenly moves to block the door at top speed, making sure Yang can't open it.
"Out of my way!"
The four brave holdouts, Pyrrha, Nora, Blake, and a now free Ren, hold down the gates, not letting Yang go.
"Why aren't you letting me help her!"
"She needs to do this on her own!"
"She's gonna look stupi-"
"She won't learn what is stupid if you don't let her try!"
Every sentence triggers another push to break her containment, but there's simply not enough power in her legs.
"I know you want to protect her, but, just this once, please let her go."
"Yeah don't be such a party-pooper! She's gonna get her man and that's that!"
Just then another *ZOOM* is heard, signifying Ruby's return. She is smart enough to avoid the circus that is the current state of the RWBY dorm, going into JNPR's instead.
That realization makes Yang's breakout efforts even stronger.
"Please, Yang, just let her be."
"Come on, don't do anything stupid. If you barge your way in it'll be even more embarrassing for her."
She makes one last effort to force them aside, but they stay strong. Yang finally gives up the effort, but she is still very annoyed.
"Fine! But I don't want any of you near me when she comes to me crying!"
"Hey, don't shut us out like that! We're all worried about her!"
A certain someone has their mouth covered before she can voice a powerful dissent at that statement.
"Yeah, all of us sure are worried, aren't we?"
"Hey! I am worried!"
"Yeah! We're all a little worried!"
Yang is beginning to calm down a little bit now.
"Alright Yang, let's just see what will happen, okay? For all you know, this move is gonna be the one that really brightens her future."
She holds Yang close in her arms, slowly stroking her body to get her cooled down.
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Yang is not the only one cooling down. A short distance away, Jaune is cooling off in yet another nice, relaxing bath. This one is off just a little past the library, in one of the many rooms that split off from it. It took two tries, (the first one being an accidental trip into an unused classroom) but now he's got a nice place to relax and actually get completely clean. It's been 10 minutes, but thanks to some quick work with the sprayer and soap, he is 100% fresh. God knows he doesn't want to get interrupted again. But is that gonna happen this time? Maybe this whole adventure is fiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinally-
A red blur interrupts his thought, zooming through the room in only half a second before leaving. The only evidence that it was ever there was a small note that seems to want to defy gravity, as it takes the absolute slowest possible path down to the floor. His interest is piqued. What the hell is this note?
Only one way to find out…
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Dear jaune
I have a surprise for you! It's right back at your dorm, so hurry up!
~❤
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"Is that from who I think it is?"
He finishes drying himself off and puts up the note, keeping it in his pocket. A quick stretch and a shortened yawn are all that is left to do before he opens the door to reveal… a ton of rose petals. Hundreds of them line a winding path all throughout the library, and out the door to what he can only assume is his dorm. And they are all bright red.
"Well… guess I'm on this road again."
But his voice hides some interest in this idea. It might not be something absurd this time! Hell, anything is better than the crazy shenanigans that have been plaguing his life today.
He begins to trace over the path with an insane amount of tenacity, continuing on no matter how much meandering it takes. He gets looks from several of the students who saw the creation of this road as he walks on through, but his mind is too focused on the prize.
Now out of the library, the rose petals continue down the hallway. Although it is already mangled by other students passing through and kicking them up, Jaune has no problem with that. It makes an unexpected right turn only a few dozen feet out, but the surprise fades as he realizes just where this is going…
He follows along and yep, it's the cafeteria. The path bends just rightward enough to graze by the cookie shelf, where there is one cookie removed.
"Classic Ruby... Eh, why not." Jaune grabs two, one for now and one for the road, and begins to chow down as he makes his way out. The petals swiftly make it back to the perfect line as the JNPR dorm begins to come into view.
He eats the last bite of one. As the bits of cookie fall down his throat, his eyes finally reach the door, which the petals crawl under without a care in the world.
"Alright… here goes."
He gently opens the door…
What his eyes see is the form of Ruby Rose, but instead of the usual hood surrounding her body, she is wearing a special dark red one-piece outfit that does nothing but accentuate her curves, which fill the dress perfectly. The pose she is in too, screams volumes about her intentions, with her laying on the bed, raised just enough to give Jaune an eyeful of her cleavage. One part of his brain goes into shock, but there is enough working cells for him to continue on the quest.
"Uh… hey Ruby! What's with all the getup?"
"Oh, it's n-n-nothing… Come over here with me please!"
Jaune reluctantly walks over and sits down next to her as she returns to a normal pose. As he waits for her to reveal the surprise, her arms fly into the air like a wacky waving inflatable arm-flailing tube-woman.
"*deep breath* I've got your surprise right here Jaune!"
"Great! Can-"
His field of vision suddenly darkens as her face catches his, sealed together by a kiss so rich that even the most divine strawberry cakes can not compare. Her arms wrap around the knight's torso feeling up every little curve as the two slowly fall onto the bed, stuck together like two peas in a pod. After 15 seconds of bliss, she finally releases, letting both of them take a much needed breath of air.
"Oh- oh gods- haaa…"
Jaune's brain finishes rebooting surprisingly fast, in time to see Ruby's face mere millimeters away from him, still drunk on the passion that was shared between them both, and redder than a tomato to boot.
The red color begins to slowly drain away as she returns to reality. Only to continue draining below zero as another significantly less fun emotion begins to cloud her thoughts.
"W-wait.. I- I'm so s-s-s-s-"
She's about to bolt but Jaune grabs her body tight with both hands.
"Ple-"
"Shhhhhhhhh…." He brings her in tight, rubbing circles on her back in a desperate hope to calm her down. It's some help, but not enough to stop the tears from spilling out of her eyes.
"D-don't you hate me? For *sniff* taking advantage of you like-" That's all she can say before Jaune nips that train of thought right in the bud.
"No. And you know why I don't? Because I know how much it took for you to do this. You didn't just attack me as some quick idea. It took conviction, and those feelings came straight from your little heart right there." He points with one finger for extra emphasis.
"I-I don't know what came over me! I heard Yang talk about me coming on to you and my mind just- just couldn't stop thinking about it! Please Jaune, I'm so so so so sorry for rushing you like that. I promise I'll… leave you alone from now on."
"You don't have to! I promise you didn't do anything wrong. I'll be here to help you get better, OK?" He gives her a crushing hug, but only for a few seconds before relaxing to a more normal strength.
"You.. you really mean-"
"I do. You're still my best friend, Ruby."
"I… I-I-I-"
Jaune's hands are like a sponge, not only sucking up the sad emotions and whisking them away into an endless void, but also picking up the tears that have spilled onto her dress.
Ruby's arms coil around Jaune's exposed neck, the huntress having no intentions of letting go anytime soon. But neither of the two seem to mind…
With one last smooch of her forehead, both parties settle into the bed, completely dead to the outside world…
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"They'll be screwing by Tuesday."
"You give them that long?"
"Will you two please stop that?!"
The door was gently pulled open long ago, but only now do the voyeurs begin to speak.
"Guess you're gonna be an aunt soon, eh Yang?! Yang?"
Yang is unmoving, but surprisingly not on fire. Nora snaps fingers in front of her, trying to get her to stop being a statue.
"Yang! I know you're in there!"
"Nora…" The others help Ren out, dragging Nora's hand back down out of her face.
"So… what now?"
"Uhh…. Oh Ren, let's get that weapon attachment you promised me!"
"Weapon Attachment?" Blake expresses some surprise, as she was not around to hear of this.
"Yeah! They break people's legs automatically! It's so awesome! I can't wait to smash some Grimm with it! And I won't even have to move! Then I can save my energy for arcades! And eating contests! It's gonna be so much fun! Then Renny is gonna have to-"
Has Ruby really left this crew? One can be mistaken for not believing…
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45 minutes later…
*bzzt*
A scroll vibrates, breaking what had been a blissful silence for the pair. Ruby has fallen asleep by now, with her arms still completely wrapped around Jaune's neck. Jaune was really close to sleeping too, but the vibration erases any chance of that. But something tells me he's not complaining too much…
She looks so cute like this...
His eyes rest on her, and a smile cracks onto his face from ear-to-ear. The only word that can really be used to describe her right now is breathtaking. She's got a smile almost as good on her face, clearly having fun inside a very, very interesting dream…
"Jaune… that one that one! Please!"
The tiny movements only add to the delightful experience. But what was on that scroll?
He brings it up to eye-level and reads the notification. Saphron? Why is she texting now?
He taps it faster than he can blink.
Hey bro!
The whole family has heard all about your bathtub being broken. We got one right here!
C'mon over bro! You wouldn't pass up a chance to visit your family, right?
He wants to scream. Scream loudly at the gods above for cursing him with this horrible fate. He's this close, this close to breaking a goddamn wi-
"No don't grab him there! You'll break it!"
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...I guess the screaming can wait...
See why I don't really write love stories? Just don't have the SmuT gene. This is the best I could do. Practice is the only way to improve but... *cringe*
*background whistling*
Jaune's adventure is over! Except, probably going against what is regarded as good writing conventions, it's not over. but that doesn't mean it isn't gonna be a fun time. And now we have a sub-plot for the future because my mind said to put one. I know, that's not a good explanation, but my brain just does these kind of things.
Speaking of my mind doing things, this is the chapter I have had to edit by far the most, not only to remove the reliance on AO3's color for story guidance but also to just touch things up in general. There were a lot of small grammar errors I caught in this one. But they should be gone. Mostly.