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Alright ladies!

I've edited chapter 4 to adjust for this chapter. It's how Jaune revealed his feelings. Instead of him deliberately telling Weiss how he felt, Jaune let it slip out. That's all.

Now onto other news. Edits are going slow for You've got to use silver. I've rewritten all of chapter one (haven't posted it yet.) Now I'm working on chapter two. I'm actually reconstructing everything and starting from the ground up.

For the other plans I had. The first chapter for To Those Who Survived The Fall is also going slow. I've finished up most of it, I just need to write out the fight scene between Jaune and his first enemies Black Swordsman style.

This next week, I'm planning on finishing both goals and getting everything up to date with those two stories.

For this chapter, I've drawn from the general RWBY fandom for reasons why Weiss would do what she does in this chapter. Then I constructed everything from the ground up. I've decided to get to the root of Jaune and Weiss' issues with this chapter, so we don't fuck around with the reason why they are not liking each other now. There's no point in revealing the truth in ten chapters as a climax, its just exposition.

So, enjoy Weiss feeling like shit for 5,420 words!

[Flashback: Several weeks prior to present]

Weiss was angry. No, it would be better to say she was downright furious at this moment. More than she had been in a long time. Actually, few things ever came close to this. A single instance in her memory could be an apt comparison. At least from what she could remember.

And there was a lot that any lesser man or woman would blow out of proportion as the, 'worst moment of their lives.' This was just something else one could add to the bonfire. Another railcar to add to this 'train wreck.'

It felt as though her heart had been ripped out of her chest and thrown back at her face. The person responsible made no attempt to hide what he did, trying to give a half-arsed apology instead. That betrayal hurt the most out of everything. Just a dagger to be skewered into her heart and then twisted as the organ writhed on the floor. Then came the present feeling of disgust for herself and contempt for her stupidity, causing Weiss' stomach to churn violently as if it were a ship in the middle of a hurricane.

A part of her wanted to cry until her eyes could no longer produce tears. She wanted to scream until her voice became hoarse. If she had a baseball bat and an entire shop of china, Weiss would gleefully have destroyed every last cup. No cheap porcelain dish would survive her wrath. Anybody who got in her way would be given no quarter.

That's what she really wanted to do. However, the rational part of her mind. The part that remained in control. Decided to reign in these feelings. Weiss Schnee, after all, was always in control of her emotions.

Before Weiss' thoughts took her any farther, they were cut off by a sudden gust of wind blowing her hair into her face. The girl quickly brushed it away and back into its always pristine shape. A sharp breath through her nose and Weiss focused on the task at hand, burying her anger in favour of completing it. Dainty fingers grasped a nearby piece of metal and positioned it between her thumb and index finger.

She poked at a small container sitting in her lap. The contents of the plastic bowl was a diced chicken breast, rice, and various vegetables topped off with a creamy mushroom sauce. Only a few mouthfuls were taken out of her lunch, which she suddenly had no urge to eat any more of. Another bite and she would have become sick.

Snapping the lid of the tray on, Weiss glanced at some of the hundred or so nearby students. They were randomly dispersed about the rooftop, sitting where ever they wished. With their friends or on their own like Weiss was. None paid any mind to each other and especially to her.

Weiss did not want to be bothered by any of these people. She wanted to be left alone and was perfectly content to do whatever was necessary to keep it that way. It was the most natural option for her, after all.

If she was left alone, then Weiss could sort everything out on her own. She could never rely on anybody else to assist her in matters of the heart. To think there was someone with a magical solution to it all was a joke.

Ruby would complicate things unnecessarily and probably make her mood worse than it was now. But she could help take her mind off of things. The rest of her friends wouldn't know what to do. Not even Winter would be able to manage it for all her virtues. She was far too aggressive and would possibly string the boy in question up by his feet. A reaction Weiss did want but would not make her feel any better.

As for right now, Weiss would be able to get over him in time.

Get over Neptune Vasilias...

This boy had been one of Weiss' many suitors. The only one of which became her boyfriend. Her first 'real' romantic relationship. Something that went beyond casual/business dinners or meeting someone at a ball. None of which managed to impress her as much as he did. After some time, she gave him a chance and found herself falling hard for the boy.

Things were great after they had gotten together. Nothing had changed aside from the status of their relationship, mainly doing the same things they had before. He and Weiss went out on dates to some of the best venues in Vale (all of which were his recommendations), had the most profound intelligent conversations imaginable, and he treated Weiss like she was the only thing that mattered in this world. It was almost everything she could have hoped for. Neptune had metaphorically swept the girl off her feet.

It wasn't until a week ago that Weiss had learned their entire relationship was a farce.

A girl from another school had contacted Weiss, explaining how Neptune was going behind their backs and seeing other people. Not with their consent nor their knowledge. He just decided to date several women for whatever reason. The girl even presented enough evidence worthy of a slam dunk in any legal trial.

At that moment, Weiss didn't know what to think. She didn't know how to react to this bomb that had been dropped on her. The Heiress couldn't be angry at the other girl for this. Both were the victims in this case.

Upon digesting this news, Weiss locked herself inside her room and cried for what seemed like hours. Before she knew it, the next day had arrived as did school. Going to Beacon was the last thing Weiss had looked forward to but went anyway.

Neptune, when confronted with this truth, tried his hardest to say everything was a lie. Yet, there was no sincerity in his voice or anything to show remorse for his actions. Not even an ounce of shame. For all intents and purposes, paraphrasing Ruby, he looked like a young child who had been caught digging around inside a cookie jar when he shouldn't have been. Everything was just a poorly acted script trying to convince Weiss he wasn't what she thought he was. Then promises to make up for his actions followed soon after.

However, it all fell on deaf ears as Weiss gave him a hard slap to his right cheek and then proceeded to storm off to anywhere but where Neptune was. Her friends followed and tried their best to comfort Weiss to no avail.

The funniest thing about this situation was how is reminded Weiss of other men she knew. Men who were members of the upper echelon of society. People who had the power to weave the very fabric of the economy to whatever they wanted it to be. A ruthless bunch who took advantage of others to achieve their goals regardless of whoever would be harmed.

Most notably, Weiss' father came to mind.

Neptune was nowhere nearly as morally bankrupt as Jacques. Few could reach that level of depravity. One would not have any morals, to begin with, and then proceed to go lower if they wanted to.

Weiss found herself being taken advantage of due to her naivety when it came to romance. Which is likely the reason for her current pain as she never experienced something like this before. It led to her own manipulation as she didn't see through this facade. Then Neptune's reaction was just like her father's or any other elites. He either didn't expect to be caught, trying to backpedal with promises or just didn't care. If Neptune had cared in the first place, then he wouldn't have been a two-timing pig.

Every boy that had ever attempted to woo Weiss was just another rodent trying to use someone else for their own gains. Some attempted to do it to gain better standing between their family's business and the Schnee's. Others were on a quest to join the family and ascend to the highest point within the hierarchy. Weiss already knew this was blatantly obvious with some suitors, but Neptune was something else. Weiss knew what he wanted, it disgusted her to know it.

And Weiss thought Neptune really liked her. Maybe he did... but it didn't excuse his actions.

With another heavy sigh, Weiss collected her things and made ready to go back inside. The chill from the wind was beginning to become uncomfortable for her. Not that going back inside was more comfortable. Just trading out one displeasure for another.

"Hey, Weiss..."

The voice behind her was familiar. Although she hadn't heard it in some time. However, it brought an annoying presence with it that Weiss really didn't want to deal with right now.

She turned around to see Jaune Arc standing two or three metres behind her. The boy had a stupid looking grin on his face. One that could be described as cheerful bordering on nervous. It almost resembled Ruby's everpresent smile in some way. Other than that, everything else was the same with his scraggly haircut and poorly fitted uniform.

This boy had been a thorn in her side for several months now. He seemed to carry some torch for Weiss. Asking her on dates repeatedly, using cheap tricks to impress her, or even his lacklustre charm in an attempt to woo the Heiress. Generally being annoying to put it simply. Weiss would only give him the recognition of being courteous when she was dating someone else. He at least left her alone and didn't once try to ask her out. Jaune, instead, hung around with Ruby and the rest of her friends.

"What..." Weiss asked harshly, not wanting to continue this conversation for very long. She was doing her damndest to keep her emotions in control. "What do you want?" Frankly, she sounded as vulnerable as she felt.

Jaune's smile vanished for a second. He probably realised that her mood wasn't the best right now. However, it soon reappeared along with a minute squint of his eyes. He then rubbed the back of his head in a blatant display of his nerves.

"Well... umm," Jaune began hesitantly. He glanced off to his right, not meeting her eyes. "I was wondering if you wanted to go out some time?" His expression changed to a more neutral one, still holding its lively look. "Do something fun... Can be anything really?"

What...

Weiss stared up at Jaune in a confused state for several moments. She needed time to register what just happened. Her mind was too clouded by previous thoughts to come to a conclusion.

He's asking me out again... Why?

Why now?

There had to be a reason for it. Jaune coming up to her out of the blue was normal early in the school year. Almost unexpected at times, but regular. Why now of all times? Didn't he know what happened?

The entire school learned about it within minutes. Jaune had to have heard from someone. He wouldn't have pulled this stunt if he thought Weiss was still taken. Would he?

Jaune didn't even come to her aid when she was nearly bawling her eyes out, having her heart broken in the middle of the school day. Hell, he hadn't said a word to her in the past week. Weiss had not seen him. It was like he vanished off the face of the earth.

The feeling of dread crept up from some dark pit inside her stomach. A lump formed in her throat as the wheels in her head began turning. She then realised what was going on.

Just like every other boy...

There was no reason for Jaune to be here unless he wanted something from her. It was simple, really. He was only here for selfish reasons. Not the girl in front of him barely holding it together. Or, more accurately, the boy was here for the girl. Not the person inside the vessel.

Why would Jaune come crawling out of the woodworks unless he had some sort of plan to capitalise on Weiss' misfortune? With what happened between her and Neptune, it couldn't have been a coincidence. Especially with it being so soon after.

Weiss Schnee was in a vulnerable place right now. It showed, and she knew it; however much as she wished that wasn't the case. Then Jaune would come along and cheer her up, acting like the good guy. He might end up as the rebound, having devised a plan to be there as a shoulder to cry on, initially. A few weeks later, after getting over her awful mood, Jaune would do it again. Then he would sink his teeth into the girl.

It was merely taking advantage of the situation and making the most of it. Every Schnee understood this concept from birth and applied it to their lives. She wouldn't be the fool again.

This made it clear that Jaune was nothing more than a vulture. A bird ready to swoop in and feast upon Weiss in her weakened state. The girl in question was not some piece of carrion to be devoured. Weiss was not going to be the fool.

Weiss' blood began to boil even hotter as the seconds ran by. Her heart screamed out in pain once again as the deep wound scoring the muscle opened up once again. The girl's teeth clenched together as she tried to choke back a sob.

"Do you... do you even care," Weiss questioned in a low tone, looking towards the ground. Something akin to a harsh whisper in an attempt to keep her emotions in check. There was almost a glimmer of hope in her voice.

She felt the boy take a step closer.

"Uh... yeah," Jaune replied nervously, having heard the girl. Weiss looked back up to see his expression shift to a more uncomfortable one. "I-I care... But it doesn't have anything to do with me liking you!" His face turned beet red for a few seconds, having let that slip by some careless mistake. "It's just me! Why wouldn't I!" Jaune changed tones quickly in an attempt to backpedal, flashing her a nervous smile and rubbing the back of his head. Everything sounded like he knew what Weiss meant.

And Weiss wanted to believe him. There was a part of her that really did. The part about him liking her too. But she already knew these were honeyed words. False declarations used to draw an unsuspecting individual in. For that, Weiss was going to tell Jaune exactly what she thought of him. He had his chance. No innocent smile of his would hide what Weiss saw underneath.

"Heh..." Weiss let out a snort, almost bordering on outright laughter. "No, you don't..." She could feel the tension inside of her stomach growing tighter. "You don't even like me!" Weiss saw the last of his smile disappear. "You just like Weiss Schnee."

Weiss' words were loud enough to draw the attention of every other student on the roof. She didn't care. Actually, she did, because everybody here was going to learn about what kind of person Jaune was. Weiss wasn't going to hold back.

"If you liked me," she started out harshly, making sure Jaune would always remember this. "You would have left me alone!" She took a step closer. "If you cared, then you would not have boldly asked me out after having my heart broken! Which you didn't even take the time to make sure I was fine! To show that you could care about my feelings!" She took another step to Jaune. The boy wore a stunned expression, showing Weiss that his little rouse was seen through immediately. "But no... You didn't care about me! You, Jaune Arc, thought you could take advantage of me like every boy I've ever known who has tried to court me in the past!" She took one last step towards him, poking him in the chest. "How could anyone bear feelings for someone if they were going stab them in the back?!"

"Weiss, that's..." Jaune tried to speak up but was cut off by Weiss. She wouldn't allow him to weasel his way out of this with another lie.

"Shut up," Weiss growled. The boy clenched his jaw, keeping him from saying another word. Weiss didn't waste any time, getting to her point. "Because, Jaune Arc, you are just another dim-witted, filthy, reprobate that is just trying to use me for their own gain. Whether or not it is for increasing your social or financial standing! Maybe you just wanted something to entertain yourself for a while before you set your eyes on another girl! One of those reasons must have been why you were so persistent about trying to woo me earlier in the semester. This time, you made me realise what you really are."

Turning to her left, Weiss left the rooftop, walking past Jaune without another word. She could hear a few other students speaking in whispers, but she did not care for what they had to say. The only sound that mattered was the click of her heels against the concrete below them. The sound of Weiss Schnee ridding herself of another pest.

[Weiss: Present]

Weiss sat idly at the lunch table, propping her head up with her right arm. Not really caring about what was going on around her. Weiss drowned everything out, staring off into the distance. The food in front of her had been ignored entirely.

To her left, Yang and Blake were chatting about something. On the other side of the table, Nora was talking to Ren with the latter only listening, occasionally nodding to show his understanding. Ruby and Pyrrha were both missing at the moment.

Her eyes eventually found themselves glancing towards the main door of the cafeteria. A few students were coming and going for some unknown reason. Weiss couldn't care less. None of them had any importance to her.

After what seemed like hours, Ruby crossed through the threshold. The younger girl carried a bright smile on her face, radiating her usual lively aura. A wave towards her friends garnered a similar reply from its current occupants. Weiss, herself, only gave a half-hearted salute, not feeling up to it.

Weiss didn't feel like doing anything. She was only going through the motions to drag herself through school every day. Of course, she couldn't let her grades slip, keeping them perfect as always. However, it took every scrap of willpower and all of her effort to maintain them. That meant everything else suffered.

She wasn't dense enough to not understand why her mood was so poor. Yang had declared it to be 'Weissier' than usual. An obvious pun using what was her icy, closeted, and almost standoffish behaviour plus her name. Which was funny to the other blonde, but Weiss found it to be the perfect description.

Watching Ruby enter the cafeteria, Weiss saw her turn around and say something to a person behind her. They were concealed by a wall due to the angle at which Weiss sat from the entrance. Yet, a pit began to form in her stomach without warning anyways. A deathly chill crept along her spine and out towards her fingertips.

The identity of the other person was obvious. Weiss instinctively knew who it was.

Slowly, he entered through the same door, following Ruby's lead. A wild mop of blond hair was the first thing to draw Weiss' eyes, giving her confirmation. Following it down, she caught a glimpse of his face. Seemingly okay, but she knew better. The underlying despondent expression was only suppressed. He was concealing his true feelings as a master would, showing her the truth through his eyes.

Everything else spoke to her through his body language. Jaune was uncomfortable to be here. As if he knew he may have a run-in with her. Or it may have been something else. That part was unknown to Weiss. However, prior experience told her it was definitely the former.

As Jaune lingered in her sight, Weiss felt her heart rate begin to climb. Its beat echoed within her ears. The girl's weak stomach tied itself into knots as her adrenal glands dumped hormones into her bloodstream. A small droplet of sweat formed on her brow.

The boy only paid attention to his friend. Weiss' friend. He didn't seem to acknowledge the presence of anything else on this planet. It was insignificant to him.

Until he looked away and towards the table where Weiss was sitting. She wanted to duck out of the way and conceal herself from his gaze. As she attempted to do so, Weiss felt her body stiffen up as Jaune had already locked eyes with her.

No... No... No-no-no-no...

Weiss couldn't stand it. She couldn't break eye contact. Her heart began racing even faster than it had before. The poor girl trembled. Both of her hands shook uncontrollably.

His eyes carried that same dull look to them. That same look Weiss had seen a few days ago when she last encountered them. The dejected appearance inside Jaune's eyes whenever he caught a glimpse of her. It made Weiss want to disappear from his sight permanently so she could never see that face again. Because she caused this.

Just please talk to me... Don't stare at me like that.

Because Weiss called Jaune those awful things.

When she compared him to another one of her suitors who did not care about her. When Weiss had taken her frustration out on the one boy who only showed her genuine kindness. She thought of him as no less than a leech at the time. Weiss screamed at the boy, thinking he deserved her ire.

Weiss made a mistake. The worst one she has ever made. Even more disastrous than Neptune. That was quickly abandoned in favour of this new beast she created.

Jaune Arc was just another victim of the calamity they were both caught up in. Weiss was the one who delivered the blow, but out of a misguided assumption where Jaune was trying to take advantage of her.

It proved Weiss was once again the fool.

Had she let Jaune explain himself, Weiss would have found out he was only trying to take her out to do something fun. No date or even a romantic undertone. Just friends going out to some random venue to blow off steam. To cheer Weiss up.

Ruby divulged this information to the Heiress. The former was understandably angry at Weiss when confronted after the disaster on the rooftop. She only calmed when the latter explained her half of the story.

Jaune was only giving Weiss space before he came to talk to her. He knew how a broken heart affected people. Apparently, one of his sisters went through something similar with a girlfriend, which is where Jaune found experience on the matter. He planned on coming to Weiss as a friendly face with something entertaining to distract her mind for a while.

He was trying to help.

The sudden reveal as to his intentions made Weiss want to vomit. She had hurt somebody who came to her as a friend. Not someone trying to claim her heart.

Weiss' condition worsened when she found out Jaune was going to fall on his sword. He was going to do help Weiss as much as he could, and then leave her alone, giving up on his feelings for her. Which could be a done thing now as Weiss had seen to it herself. She had ripped Jaune's own heart out, leaving them both at a loss.

Now Jaune was convinced this was all his fault. Because he had not taken the hint before, he caused Weiss to grow annoyed with him. That being himself in Weiss' time of need was the final straw.

Weiss didn't want that. She couldn't stand the thought of Jaune chastising himself over this. However, everything sounded precisely like Jaune. It didn't matter if he lost. Only if his friends or the girl he liked were the ones to come out on top. And if he failed, then Jaune was going to beat himself up over it.

When Jaune turned his gaze away and towards the ground, Weiss felt her heart crack just a little more. She winched, feeling how tight her chest became. Tears began welling up from beneath her eyelids, threatening to spill over onto her cheeks.

She wanted to sprint over to Jaune - drag him out of the cafeteria, wrapping him up in the biggest hug she could manage and just scream about how sorry she was. How Weiss should not have said any of those things and just beg for his forgiveness. Then? Just talk for a while and try to mend what was left of their relationship.

Weiss didn't care if Jaune wanted nothing to do with her afterwards. She would at least show Jaune the same measure of kindness that he showed her. To show how terrible she felt for hurting someone who had done nothing to wrong her.

But she couldn't move from where she sat. Weiss' legs were paralysed by some unseen force. She was forced to watch as Jaune turned around, said something to Ruby and then leave before the ravenette could reply. The smile on the girl's face vanished as the boy disappeared from the cafeteria. Only a scarlet streak followed the boy out, dipping just behind Ruby and then out the door.

Don't leave...

Ruby flat lips morphed into a downtrodden expression, showing her disappointment. The girl had been trying her hardest to get Jaune to cheer up. Weiss followed every minute of it, hoping she could do the same or at least assist.

"Weiss," a voice spoke up from her side in a comically loud whisper. "You know if you stare at him long enough, he might turn to - OW!" Yang reached down and rubbed her leg vigorously. Weiss hadn't seen it, but she assumed Blake had decided to pinch her leg, saving the girl from her teasing. Not that Weiss felt especially bothered by it. She just didn't have the energy to.

"Not the time for this, Yang," Blake reprimanded in a flat tone. The faunus stuck her head back inside her book, ignoring Yang entirely now.

As the blonde settled down, her younger sister finally reached the table. Ruby plopping down harshly on the wooden bench in a manner lacking any enthusiasm. Before anybody could say anything, she fell forward, slamming her head into the table with enough force to shake every utensil and plate for ten feet.

Weiss felt like slamming her head into the table some days too.

"Ruby..."

The girl did not respond, burying her face in her arms and screaming into her sleaves. Just loud enough to draw everyone's attention at the table. Shouts of frustration or extreme annoyance at her current situation. Every ounce of Ruby's vocal cords were utilised in creating her bellow.

Ren and Nora stared, wearing a mix between confusion and genuine concern. Yang looked shocked at seeing her baby sister in a poor mood. Blake kept her default look of indifference, eyes narrowing to show she was thinking about something.

"Um... Ruby," Yang called out to her sister in, bearing a cautious tone. Her expression shifted from shock to worried as any elder sibling would.

Ruby's screams died down a bit to where she became silent. Yet, she did not reply to any call or request given to her. Yang began to look even more worried, tentatively reaching over to give a light shake to the younger girl's shoulder. As her hand neared the girl, Ruby's screams suddenly returned but much louder than before, causing Yang to snatch her hand back out of surprise.

The blonde looked around at her friends with an expression threatening to burst into full-on laughter. She could only just keep a smile from forming as her cheeks instinctively pulled back. Blake had already failed, covering her mouth as to not reveal her entertainment at the scene playing out before her. Weiss silently agreed since it was not supposed to be funny, somehow it was.

"Oooookay, I'm done," Ruby said, transitioning from screaming to talking while suddenly jerking upwards. A red mark remained on her forehead from where she slammed it into the table. She shifted to a posture mimicking Weiss'

"So, what was that about," Yang asked, cocking her head slightly to the side. A smirk appeared on the corner of her lip.

She's taking a page out of your book, Xiao Long! You of all people should know how to vent your anger...

"What do you think," Ruby spat, obviously not attempting to hide her poor mood. A direct contrast to how Weiss behaved for the past two weeks.

"Ooo, a little feisty today," Yang pointed out the obvious. "Boy problems?"

Both Ruby and Weiss bristled up slightly. One out of annoyance and the other out of shame. The Heiress suddenly had the urge to be anywhere, but here.

"Yang," Ren cut in tersely. "You're not helping." The boy didn't seem annoyed, but rather, he was directing the conversation elsewhere.

"Just trying to get her to admit it," Yang shot back. "Not good to keep stuff like that to yourself!" She glanced over at the Heiress for a half-second.

Yang was very annoyed with Weiss because of what she said to Jaune. She tried her best to assist with the matter but consistently expressed her annoyance. So, the blonde was not sparing in her methods, practically wringing out the information from the poor girl like a damp cloth.

"I know," Ruby mumbled, not being able to speak correctly in her position. She shifted, dropping her arm and freeing up her jaw. "Jaune was fine earlier. Then he said he wasn't hungry and left..."

Because he saw me, you dunce! I know everybody knows it, but this... this is painful!

"We saw," Blake finally spoke up, showing Ruby they understood. "Jaune looked like a dead fish."

"He looked sick," Nora added on, showing her serious side.

Of course, he did. That's what having a broken heart feels like!

"So, we know he's not really getting any better," Yang concluded. "He might, if a certain someone, went to talk to him..."

All eyes turned to Weiss. She was now under the microscope once again.

"I-I," Weiss stumbled over her words. She didn't know what to say.

"Yang," Blake chided the blonde, saving Weiss from this painful topic. "I don't know if you noticed, but Jaune is actively avoiding Weiss. Clearly, he has reason to do so. Why not respect his decision?"

Why wouldn't he avoid me?

Blake was more critical and defensive of Weiss actions than her blonde counterpart. Much like Ruby, but expressed her desire for Weiss to have heard Jaune out.

"Jaune is also not in the mood to see Weiss right now," Ren declared, giving his insight. "It won't go well for anybody if she approaches him."

Ren had to reign in Nora from snapping Weiss into two pieces. After getting her to calm down, both realised how badly everything got messed up. Those two were actually the most forgiving aside from Ruby.

"He won't talk to her right now," Nora said with absolute certainty.

Weiss couldn't help but agree with the two. Even she wasn't ready to go seek out Jaune right now. Weiss would end up becoming a bumbling mess and probably make it even worse for them both.

"Alright, alright," Yang conceded, collapsing onto her arms. "I'm just getting angry about seeing everybody so glum! I like things to get shaken up every once in a while, but this is too much."

Weiss would have liked things to go back to normal as well. Maybe not with Jaune relentlessly pursuing her heart as she didn't have any desire for a relationship right now. Neither did he most likely. However, if they could find something between themselves like Jaune and Ruby's friendship, then Weiss would wholeheartedly accept.

"I got it," Ruby announced loudly, standing up while planting her hands on the table. She seemed to have come to a decision. "Ladies... and Weiss." The Heiress rolled her eyes at the jab. "I think we should begin formulating, 'Operation: Make Jaune feel better again!' Any objections?!"

Next chapter will be Jaune plus our final girl.

Stay thirsty my friends!