Hey Ya'll! I'm still alive, I promise! I've just been busy, I had some vacation time where I wanted to write but well it happened to be during that entire snow storm debacle! Either way, I promise I"m still here, working on this, Arc House, and a new thing! Two new things... right yeah that.
Despite her rather muted nature she couldn't help the giggles that escaped her throat as she entered her house. This of course had the effect of drawing odd looks from her parents, of whom she failed to notice. "Pyrrha?" And now her face was burning a deep crimson. Pulling her loose hair in front of her she did her best to hide her new shame. Peeking her emerald eyes from her crimson strands she found both of her parents staring at her. Quizzical looks placed upon their faces as they simply smiled in her direction.
"Oh uhm…" She was at a loss for words, then it occurred to her! She'd agreed to the sleepover without actually asking her parents first. Her already red face had somehow become even redder, if that was even humanly possible. Her parents were probably going to say yes, but she couldn't help but wilt under their gazes. She didn't know how to ask this, she'd never had to ask it before. Having friends was something new to her and well, she hadn't even gone 'out' with them yet. She'd been over to their house, but that was only for a few hours at most. But now she was asking her parents if she could spend the night, spend the night at a boy's home… at Jaune's home.
Her mother apparently caught the self doubts in her daughter. "Are you alright sweety?" Her eyes glanced upwards, emerald catching onto emerald.
"I uhm… yes. I just have a question…" Both her parents glanced at one another, neither of the two saying anything. She ALMOST missed the small smiles on their faces, she felt herself freeze once more at the odd gesture.
When Pyrrha didn't continue her statement, her dad chose to speak up instead. "You're not asking for dating advice are you? I like Jaune, but I'm not sure if you're ready to start dating dear."
"Wh..wah?! Date Jaune?!" Pyrrha swore that she could feel her brain short circuiting, she swore that she could smell iron and burning circuitry. She swore she could feel smoke coming out of her ears as she quickly pressed her hands in front of her face, her long crimson hair flopped over covering her vision even further.
"Hahahah! I'm joking sweety…" Though, the tone in his voice seemed to be telling another story all together. "Though… if you're going to date him, please at least wait a bit longer. Like I said I like the boy, and I think you're cute together. But, I really don't think either of you are ready just yet."
Seeing her daughter currently sinking, Pyrrha's mom decided to chip in. "That's enough darling. I think she's had enough teasing… but really though. It's easy to see you like the boy. Just take things at your own pace."
Pyrrha wanted to deny it, wanted to say she didn't. But… well Jaune was really sweet, and possibly the person she liked most out of the sibling trio. Still…
"Right, well you had a question for us did you not?"
"Ye...yes! Uhm." Oh gosh she was at a loss for words again, the moment her parents decided to embarrass her was the moment her thoughts were forced out of her head. Now with everything in disarray she decided to take a moment.
"Honey, breath." Her father's words helped calm her, always the man of patience. She took the time to really relax, this was important, possibly the most important moment of her life!
Sucking in some air, she turned back to her parents, clearing her hair from her face. "May I please stay at the Arc's tonight? I was invited to a slumber party."
"So you want to sleep with Jaune?" Her father took one more snipe at her, and once again she swore that she was smelling burning metal.
"Dear that's enough!" Despite her mother's intervention, Pyrrha didn't quite believe that they were on the same side as she was giggling wildly.
"Fine fine… but again…" Pyrrha fumed once more, her dad really did like Jaune. Even if the first time the two of them met, he'd stared down the poor boy for what seemed like an hour. Eventually he found that he quite liked his more docile nature, and how he seemed to gravitate towards Pyrrha in a rather protective way. When the two of them talked, it had surprised Pyrrha and her parents, that he had 8 sisters, and 1 brother. So he was big on the family thing, which was evident by the way he always stood in front of Nora and Ren. It was a small gesture, and one could easily miss it. But he always acted on the defensive, as a just in case, even if in his own words that he was the weakest of the trio.
"Right, I think that's fine." Her mom answered, turning to her dad who simply nodded. "Do you need help packing, or do you think you'll be able to get everything you need on your own?"
Pyrrha paused, she wasn't sure, what exactly did she need for a sleepover? Extra clothing, her pajamas, toothbrush maybe? Did she need to bring a gift? Anything special? What room were they going to sleep in? Were they going to hate her because she had no idea what she was doing? Were they going to laugh at her? She shook her head at the last part, there was no way they'd laugh at her. But the thought of having them hate her for not knowing what a sleepover was all about was a serious concern.
"Honey… honey…" Her mother called out to her, snapping her attention back towards her. "You're over thinking things again. I'll help you pack alright?"
Pyrrha nodded, "Yes please." This didn't have to be as hard as she was making it. She knew that everything would be alright, but she couldn't help but feel as if there was something… odd or rather something was going to happen. Still, she didn't want to overthink things, at least not yet.
When her mother followed her up the stairs and into her room she caught a glance out of the window. She could make out Jaune's figure as he hurriedly ran around, probably preparing things. Though… there was something else there, something she could feel. A sense of trepidation, she paled hoping she wasn't the cause of that.
Biting her lip she began to gather a bit of clothing, though her mother's words caught her offguard once more. "You do like him don't you?" Once more Pyrrha froze, though… this time it wasn't because she'd locked up. The question hit her, and she knew her mom wasn't joking this time.
"I uhm… I'm not sure." This was her honest answer, she wasn't sure WHAT she should be feeling. Jaune, also Ren and Nora, were a huge part of her life now. She didn't have friends before, and then they came in and took her by storm. She loved hanging out with Ren and Nora, but there was something sweet and gentle about being with Jaune. He was always attentive of her, and she couldn't pretend that he didn't stutter or cast small glances in her direction from time to time.
Though… there were times when he had this odd look of sorrow, one that she didn't or couldn't understand. It was as if he was looking at someone else instead of her. Still… he… he made her stomach tumble from time to time. His clear blue eyes had this astonishing power to draw her in.
"That's alright. You take your time with that okay? You're dad and I are just playing around. But… it's really up to you to decide. Though, if you do find out you like him, I don't think you'll have to worry about him turning you down." And now she was back to being red-faced, and just when she thought everything had calmed down too.
"I… I know…" She really did, but she knew there was something else to it. For now though, she was content with things as they were. If, and maybe when, they finally decided to push things forward then well she'd see.
"Alright, looks like we got everything." It had taken them only a few minutes to get everything together. But now that they had, she began to feel the jitters. This was her first time staying away from home, and she… this was a new feeling! Pyrrha was a lot of things, and unfortunately, an anxious pre-teen girl was one of those things.
She bit her lip as she stared back into her room, "Uhm, maybe I'm missing something?"
Thankfully, her mother knew what to do, she always did. Pyrrha's demeanor softened when she felt gentle arms wrap around her. "Pyrrha, it's alright sweety. Everything is going to be fine. They already like you for who you are. You don't have to worry about anything? And we're always right here. Just a few steps away."
Pyrrha nodded into her mothers touch, she felt her heart calm as she decided to make her way over.
The pleasantries were nice enough, when she got downstairs she made sure to give both her parents long strong hugs. They had offered to take her over, but she didn't need them too. They'd already met Saphron before, and they liked her. So this wasn't going to be a problem, besides there was thankfully still light out.
As she made her way out of her house she took a deep long breath, steeling herself for her first real outing.
Once she reached the door she brought her finger up to the doorbell. Pressing her finger against it she waited for the melody to finish. What followed was seconds of crippling silence, she felt as if her world was about to spill over when all of a sudden the door opened.
To her surprise it wasn't Saphron, or Jaune, Ren, Nora. It was a lady, one who looked an awful lot like Saphron. Except she was taller, and Pyrrha could feel it right from the start, incredibly strong.
"Oh? And who might you be?" It didn't take long for Pyrrha to figure out who was in front of her. It was their mother, and just like that she froze once more.