Authors Note: Here we are, actual romance and date style stuff in a story that is meant to be a romance… about time.

One of my main concerns when doing the Mountain Glenn arc was that it may have dragged on too long. Let me know your thoughts on that in the reviews.

Enjoy in the meantime.

He had a date. An actual, real, date. With a real girl. He could already see his mother's reaction, as horrifying as it would be, no doubt she would start planning the wedding by the weekend. He only wished he could feel as excited about the whole thing.

Jaune was happy Yang had said yes, even if it had been practically guaranteed. They each knew how the other felt and had been planning to do something about it for a short time now, but that hadn't stopped his glee the moment she had said yes. A part of him had been worried she would say no or that she had changed her mind.

It was silly of him and he knew that but the concern had been there nonetheless. The moment she said yes had been a relief, sadly that relief hadn't lasted very long once the group had made their way back to Beacon.

Jaune had a date with Yang, only now did he realize he had no plan. It hadn't taken long for his happiness to turn into nervousness. He had a date in less than twenty-four hours and no actual ideas on how to make it anything special. This was going to be Yang and his first date, something that could set the precedence for their entire relationship.

Ok, might be putting too much pressure on this. Jaune thought. Still, it needs to be special.

His team had noticed his sudden mood switch the second they had reached their dorm, and it hadn't taken long before they asked what was wrong. It had only taken a few minutes for him to explain as they listened quietly as Jaune rambled about his problems.

"You really didn't have anything in mind when you asked her?" Nora had been the first to speak after he had finished.

"I... didn't really think it through." Jaune winced at the thought, as well as the indignant glares form the female half of his team. "I thought maybe we could see a movie but then I realized that wouldn't really be anything different from what we normally do. We agreed to go on a date together once we got back from the mission but... well, it felt wrong to keep waiting to ask her."

"You were afraid she might think you changed your mind?" Ren asked.

"More that she might change hers if I didn't act." Jaune sighed. "I never thought I'd get this far, especially not with somebody like Yang. I... I just want it to be special."

The room was silent for a moment and Jaune feared they might not have had any ideas.

"Jaune, she likes you. More than I think you realize." Pyrrha was the one to break the silence. "She isn't about to change her mind that easily."

Jaune sighed, speaking in a whisper. "That's why I want the date to be special, I don't want her to feel like she made a mistake. Like she regrets saying yes."

"Stop putting yourself down, she wants this just as much, if not more than, you." Pyrrha's face softened. "She won't regret it, even if it goes poorly it will just be something to look back on and laugh at."

"Thanks, Pyr." Jaune said. "I still need ideas though. Regardless of how Yang and I feel about each other it probably wouldn't be a good idea to just go for a walk around the Beacon."

"If you did I'd have to beat you up after Yang got done with you." Nora giggled. "Probably Pyrrha as well."

The redhead rolled her eyes but turned to him, those same eyes taking on a slightly threatening edge. "You will have a plan." Jaune felt himself sweat slightly. "And we're going to help you." Pyrrha turned to Ren and Nora, both giving nods of approval.

Jaune sighed, for once in relief. "Thank you, any ideas you have would help."

"Welllllll, you co-" Nora started but was cut off by Ren.

"You know Yang better than the rest of us, though Pyrrha might have something to add." Ren nodded to her. "She and Yang have become closer since they were able to bridge their... differences."

Jaune's confusion must have been evident as he looked towards his partner. The two had been arguing? When was that?

"It's nothing to worry about now, we've made up and are closer than we used to be." Pyrrha looked a little awkward deflecting the question but was quick to turn back to their reason for bringing it up. "However, Ren has a point. We'll help you set it up but if something sounds like it won't be fun for her let us know."

Jaune nodded to show he understood but said nothing, allowing her to go on.

"Now, why don't you tell us what you've been able to come up with so far."

Jaune winced. "I... I already have. The movie was all I could think of."

They stared at him for a moment before letting loose a collective sigh as if to say they had their work cut out for them.

In truth, they probably did. Jaune didn't take any offence to it as they set off to make the best date possible on such short notice.

Yang took a deep breath, straightening her dress and smoothing out her dress slightly. The white dress she had worn for the dance had originally seemed like a good idea, something that both looked good and was ready since she hadn't really had time to go into town and get one.

Weiss had been quick to shoot that idea down, insisting that she get something new that Jaune hadn't seen already. Ruby had been quick to support the idea until yang brought up the fact she didn't have the money for a new dress, at least not one so suddenly.

That had stopped her younger sister for a time, until Weiss offered to pay and thus launched the younger girl into a flurry of compliments on her partner before turning back to Yang. Even Blake had sided against her, the traitor.

The team had left for Vale the second the Bullheads had been available the next day, and for once nobody had complained about being up so early. Well, nobody besides Yang that was.

The heiress apparently knew a place that specialized in last minute things such as this, though even then she said it might be a little too late for anything perfect. Yang had insisted it wouldn't be necessary but she was out voted three to one.

The place they had gone to wasn't what Yang had been expecting really. It wasn't some large grand clothes store filled with fancily clad attendants and customers needing a bank account larger than some kingdoms to even get through the door. Instead Weiss led them to an out of the way shop a little off the main road.

It might not have been a grand building but it was still clearly built for the upper class, even if it hadn't been fully opened at the time. The second they saw who was at their counter they made an exception to their standard hours, no doubt recognizing the heiress to the SDC as a very important customer.

Over three hours, several discarded dresses, and one reasonably annoyed store clerk later, they had her new dress in hands. Weiss had been true to her word, not that she had ever been put into question, and paid for the whole thing. Yang had offered to pay her back but she had only scoffed at the idea, seeming more insulted than anything else.

At the time she had thought the dress was a good choice. They had decided to stick with the white colour scheme from the dance and went for something that had seemed conservative at the time. The dress went a little lower than the one she wore to the dance but hugged her body tight, helping to show off her curves while not being too revealing.

It seemed like a good idea at the time and usually Yang had no problem with that kind of clothing. Now though, she hated it. She loved the dress, and even the way it felt. She wasn't used to such expensive clothing and the fabric felt soft against her skin but she still felt nervous. She lacked that typical confidence she had grown used to.

For not the first time she wished she still had her longer hair, just so she could hide behind it. It had taken a little more effort than it should have to make her hair look nice. When it came to her hair, she normally knew exactly how she wanted it, this was no normal occasion though.

The last time she had hair so short she had been a child, she didn't have any experience with how to style it when it was so short. She had been forced to admit defeat and call in Blake to help. In the end they had decided simple was best and focused more on getting it to shine than any actual style.

It was a strange feeling for her but she had started to expect it from Jaune. Her team was quick to notice her mood and did what they could to try and calm her down. Yang appreciated it, she really did, but it didn't help nearly as much as she wished it to.

Her eyes kept coming back to the mirror and her own found herself wondering if it were too late to cancel, maybe just say she had become sick. Jaune would no doubt feel a little betrayed or upset. The image of him standing at the door as one of her teammates told him drove such thoughts away however. She was nervous, yes, but she was the one who wanted this originally. She only hoped Jaune felt the same.

Before long there was a soft knock on the door and Yang froze, looking at it with wide eyes. She pulled up her scroll, checking the time. Eight o'clock, right on the dot. The room was silent for a moment, her teammates looking to her to see what she'd do.

"I can send him away if you want." Blake spoke softly, keeping her voice low enough so as to not be heard beyond the door despite the complete silence. "I can make it s-"

"N-no, I'm fine. I just…" Yang took a deep breath before calling out. "I'll be right there." She spared one last glance towards her reflection before moving to the door. She took a deep breath once more and opened the door. "Sorry about that I…" Words froze in her mouth as her brain failed to process the man that stood before her.

Jaune Arc looked good in a real suit, very good. His jacket and pants were a dark black, while the shirt underneath was a crimson red as opposed to the typical white shirt she had expected.

His hair was as untamed as ever but it was brighter than it normally was, a fact that contrasted with the dark theme of his suit.

She finally looked towards his eyes with a blush.

"Y-you look." Jaune stuttered. "You look amazing."

"Yeah, you too." It was weak and Yang wished she could say more but her mouth felt dry and speaking became difficult.

"I um, I got you these." Jaune brought his hand from behind his back, bringing with it a number of flowers.

Yang felt her cheeks burn. "T-thank you." She took the flowers and turned. "Let me just get something to put them in and I'll be good to go." She didn't get two steps before Weiss stopped her.

"I can take care of those for you." The heiress nudged her back towards the door as she lowered her voice to a whisper. "Just try to enjoy yourself."

Yang finally turned and stepped outside, the door softly clicking shut behind her. "So…" The air between them was beyond awkward. "Where to?" It was a weak excuse for conversation but thankfully a genuine one.

Jaune had sent her a message letting her know to dress nice, he had also asked to make sure she had the time to do so. Thankfully she had Weiss to help her. The real question to her was where he had gotten the suit, it was far better than the worn he had worn to the dance.

"First we have to catch the bullhead going towards Vale." Jaune said. "From there… Well, it's a surprise." He looked a little embarrassed as he said it. "That sounded a little cooler in my head."

"I don't know, sounds kinda mysterious to me." Yang smirked despite her own blush. "Girls dig mysterious."

Jaune smiled a bit, even as his blush intensified. "Well, there's only one girl I'm trying to impress."

Yang couldn't say for certain but she knew her blush had to have gone a shade darker than Ruby's cloak. "That… that was a little sappy."

"Heh heh." Jaune laughed nervously. "Sorry."

Despite that fact, Yang didn't resist when he wrapped his arm around hers, nor did she resist when he pulled her in a little closer.

Authors Note: Nothing fancy this chapter, just your basic set up and display of their thoughts. I tried to give Yang and Jaune different clothes than we saw in canon and describe it but I'm not sure how well that went. Let me know if I need to do better on the descriptions of their clothes in the future.

Hope y'all enjoyed and like always I encourage all reviews, both positive and negative.

Sincerely SE