Team JNPR were sitting in a small nightclub in Vale. It was a pretty nice one at that. It served quality food and drinks and played live music from a band on the front stage. They were currently sitting in a booth close to the stage. They were listening to the music and enjoying their drinks, non-alcoholic of course.
The band just finished a song and were sitting on stage drinking water and discussing what they were going to play next. Nora was going a mile a minute while the other three just listened to her in varying degrees. They really needed this, especially Jaune. A night just for them, away from Beacon. No classes, homework, training. And especially away from a certain someone. That was until they walked through the door.
Jaune froze as he saw his ex just walk in with her team. Weiss Schnee. After the Vytal Festival was over and Neptune went back to Mistral, she decided to try and give Jaune a chance. It was good for the first few months but with her father breathing down her neck, she became more and more controlling. She tried to change mostly everything about him, just to please her father. Jaune became more and more stressed with trying to be someone he wasn't. When he told this to Weiss, she practically begged him to keep up this charade for just a bit longer then things would get better. He agreed every time. That lasted for six months.
With that, Jaune finally told her he was done with pretending to be this fake person. Weiss begged him to reconsider but he refused, adamantly. The two eventually got into an argument that devolved fully into a shouting match. Their teams tried their best to calm them down but by then it was too late. The two broke up that night.
Since then there has been a tension between the two teams. RBY and NPR had no idea on what to do. Weiss would just get angry every time she saw Jaune. And Jaune would look broken every time he saw her.
He was pulled from his thoughts when Pyrrha laid a hand on his shoulder. He turned to her and saw the concerned look in her eyes, "Do you want to go, Jaune?" she asked him.
He looked from her to Nora and Ren who were giving him the same look. He looked back to see that RWBY was sitting at a booth, none had noticed them yet. Jaune still had a lot on his mind and heart since that night. He had so many things he had left to say but he kept running away. He then turned to the stage and saw the piano and his eyes hardened with determination. "No. I have something I have to do."
He got up and walked over to the stage. His team saw him talking to the band. After a minute or two they nodded at him. Jaune then jumped up on the stage and sat down at the piano as the other band members got onto their instruments, ready to play back up. Jaune's hands hovered over the keys. He froze before he looked at his team, giving him support. He took a deep breath as he closed his eyes.
(Play I'm Still Standing by Elton John. Original or SING version is fine.)
He played a single key and the whole club stopped talking and turned to the stage. That's when he slid his hand across all the keys before he started playing. The members of Team RWBY just stared in shock as Jaune started to play skillfully, bobbing to the beats before he started to sing.
You could never know what it's like
Your blood like winter freezes just like ice
And there's a cold lonely light that shines from you
You'll wind up like the wreck you hide behind that mask you use
And did you think this fool could never win
Well look at me, I'm coming back again
I got a taste of love in a simple way
And if you need to know while I'm still standing you just fade away
Don't you know I'm still standing better than I ever did
Looking like a true survivor, feeling like a little kid
I'm still standing after all this time
Picking up the pieces of my life without you on my mind
I'm still standing yeah yeah yeah
I'm still standing yeah yeah yeah
Most of the entire club were clapping along to the beat at this point, led by NPR.
Once I never could hope to win
You starting down the road leaving me again
The threats you made were meant to cut me down
And if our love was just a circus you'd be a clown by now
He made eye contact with Weiss with that one before he resumed playing.
You know I'm still standing better than I ever did
Looking like a true survivor, feeling like a little kid
I'm still standing after all this time
Picking up the pieces of my life without you on my mind
I'm still standing yeah yeah yeah
I'm still standing yeah yeah yeah
The guitarist started to play with just as much energy as Jaune was at this point. When he started to sing again he stood up, sending the bench crashing to the ground. As he got even further into the song.
Don't you know I'm still standing better than I ever did
Looking like a true survivor, feeling like a little kid
I'm still standing after all this time
Picking up the pieces of my life without you on my mind
I'm still standing yeah yeah yeah
I'm still standing yeah yeah yeah
I'm still standing yeah yeah yeah
I'm still standing yeah yeah yeah
He pushed back from the piano with that, breathing raggedly. He quickly heard people applauding. He turned to see the entire club on there feet and a few whistling to him. Nora was screaming, "Way to go, Jauney!" He finally shook himself of the shock and bowed slightly.
He felt the band clapping him on the back and shoulder and congratulating him on an amazing performance. He looked past them to see Weiss storming out of the club with her Team chasing after her. He probably should've felt bad. She was probably embarrassed and maybe hurt. But all he did was smile. He had said everything he needed to in that one song. He had his closure.
A/N- Well, finally did it. Wrote a music/singing fic. Now as the summary said, these will not be linked together in anyway. They are just a series of one-shots that are under the same title. Not sure how popular this will be but that really isn't the point here. These are supposed to help me with my writers block and have a little fun here and there. So, feel free to leave songs in the reviews and maybe I'll think of a chapter to put them in. See ya in the next update!
