Jaune slowly came to consciousness the next morning. That was the most peaceful and well rested sleep he had since before the Fall of Beacon. And he knew without a doubt why that was. With a small grin, he looked down from the ceiling to the head of blonde hair that was resting on his chest.
The grin quickly shifted to a small but heartfelt smile as he gazed down at the sleeping Yang with a just as content smile on her lips. He had to actively fight the urge to run his fingers through her unbelievably soft hair. Every time he had down so previously, it would wake her up. She looked too peaceful for him to do that to her. Especially, considering how tired she was from the previous night. So he settled for leaning down slowly and left a gentle kiss on the top of her head.
It wasn't a too strange sight to those who really knew the two blondes, that was how the two usually slept together in the same bed. Yang on top of him with her arms around his neck, legs on either side of his and her using his chest as a pillow. Meanwhile, Jaune's own arms were wrapped around her waist, holding her close. The only real difference was the fact that both were devoid of all clothing. The only thing hiding their dignity was the sheet that was pulled halfway up Yang's back, hiding everything below from view.
He was still trying to come to terms with everything that happened the night before. The two had given themselves to each other, heart and body. They had trusted each other in the most intimate of ways. All of it still fresh in his mind: the tender, love filled kisses, the intimate touches, the pleasure and passion of every action either of them did. Above all else, the act of making love with someone he loved with all his heart.
But for now, he would just lay there in peace while holding his Sun Fire close as she slept and just basked in their combined warmth. As he was laying there, he then realized that neither of them had called Yang's team and told them she'd be staying for the night. He gave a quiet sigh as he thought to himself, 'Hopefully, they weren't too worried and just assumed she did stay over. Would hate for them to have stayed up all night.'
When thinking of that, he felt Yang shift slightly on top of him and her arms grip on him a bit tighter, pulling herself closer to him. He couldn't help but feel her ample assets push even further into him from the action. He tried to not move in case she was just readjusting herself and not waking up completely. He heard a tiny hum before her eyes slowly blinked open to stare across his bare chest to the far wall. She took a deep breath before she sighed and slowly looked up to him. When lilac met blue, the content smile on her face grew just a bit. "Morning, Jaune."
He returned the smile, "Morning, Yang. Did you sleep well?"
She nodded, "Very well. You?"
Jaune just kept smiling, "The best I can remember."
With an unspoken agreement, the two came together for a kiss. Both gave a hum as they enjoyed the embrace and lip contact. They pulled apart but not for long, as soon as they took a breath, they came back together. After a few more seconds, they separated again before going in for a third kiss. Followed by a fourth, fifth and sixth, with that last one being significantly longer. Neither tried to deepen it, just enjoying the kiss for what it was.
As they finally pull away to regain their breath, both just looking at each other with eyes shining with bliss and love. Yang just smiled up at him before she laid her head on his chest again but at an angle so she could look up at him, "So, considering our lack of clothes, the smell in the room and the slight soreness I feel, I'm guessing that wasn't the best wet dream of my life." She said with a teasing smirk.
That got a chuckle out of him, "Yeah, it really happened. Still trying to believe it myself, if I'm frank."
Her smirk didn't waver, "Wow. I was that amazing?"
He just grinned and his hand gently caressed her cheek. She closed her eyes and hummed in content. "Yes. Yes you were, my Sun Fire. Although, I wish you told me you were on the pill sooner. Was nervous I was going to get you pregnant."
She let out a small giggle with a mischievous smile, "Didn't think I needed to tell you. I'm blonde, not stupid." She then closed her eyes and tried to look down, "Besides, I don't think I'm ready for kids." The downtrodden tone she said that in had Jaune worried though.
"Hey." He said gently and guided her to look him in the eyes, "What's wrong?"
Yang just looked at him for a bit before sighing. It wasn't like she wanted to hide anything from Jaune of all people, "For the longest time, I wanted to be a Huntress to help my thrill seeking side. That's changed now, mostly. But because of that, I've never really given too much thought to having kids." She was quiet for a few seconds, "And, if I'm being honest, I'm kinda worried about having them?"
"Okay. That makes sense. Most people are worried but why exactly are you though?" Jaune pressed.
She was quite for a while and Jaune was worried he pushed too far. That was until she spoke up quietly, "I haven't had the best motherly figures growing up, Jaune. My mom left out of nowhere. And Summer… Summer was amazing. She is my mother… But she left me and Ruby." She sniffled slightly, "I don't want to abandon my child, Jaune. Whether it's my choice or not."
Jaune's heart felt like it cracked. He hated seeing any of the women he loved cry, but when Yang cried, it felt infinitely more wrong. She was like the sun, bright and full of boundless energy. To see her like this was everything Yang wasn't. He wanted to help reassure her that she would never do that but both knew that would be a lie. They both knew very well that many Hunters didn't come back but there was one thing he could reassure her of.
He gently rubbed her cheek with his thumb to get her attention, "Hey, in my opinion, you'll be a fantastic mother." She looked at him in shock, "Why so surprised? Yang, you helped raise Ruby since she was little and look just how amazing she turned out. You are practically a second mother to her. That's why I have no doubt you'd be an amazing mother; you have already proven that."
She just stared at him for a bit before she placed her face onto his chest and tightened her grip on his neck a bit more. He could feel a few tears land on his bare chest but before he could worry, he heard her say in a grateful voice, "Thank you. That means a lot."
He just smiled, "Any time, Sun Fire. Any time." His hand then moved to the back of her head, where his fingers slowly and carefully ran through her long blonde hair. That caused Yang to shiver at the regular movement of his hand through her curly locks. Trying to do what little he could to make Yang feel better and try to put her doubts to rest, even if it's only for a little bit.
She just hummed slightly, "You know, you're still one of the only people I let do this." He didn't say anything in return but as she peaked up at him, she saw a grateful smile on his lips. That also reminded her of something that she always wondered, "By the way, are you so gentle with my hair because you know I take so much care of it or because you like it that much?"
Jaune just tilted his head slightly as his hand stopped. "Hmmm, little bit of both really. I mean, it's gorgeous and I know how much you care for it, so I'd feel terrible if I damaged it. Or hurt you by pulling it." There was a second of silence before he continued, "Plus, you would knock my block off if I did that, so…" he added jokingly.
That earned a chuckle from her, "Nah, I wouldn't want to break you. I love you after all. Maybe just a love tap." Which was still painful by normal standards.
Jaune then resumed running his hand through her hair as she closed her eyes again and relaxed more on top of him. Eventually, Jaune decided to ask her a question of his own, "So you usually smell like lilacs, is that from your shampoo, conditioner or body wash?"
"Body wash." She answered instantly. "I use some high quality hair supplies and I've found the unscented ones work much better, at least in my opinion. Really like the smell of lilacs though."
"I'm not complaining. Was just curious was all." He hummed, "You mentioned soreness, is it bad?"
She shook her head as she kept it on his chest. "Not too bad. Makes sense after everything that happened last night."
"So, you'll be able to walk today?" He asked with a tiny smirk.
She snorted, remembering what she had said last night, "I don't know, hold on." She then stretched her legs out to work out the cramps and test to see if there was any soreness in them. But that also doubled to rest her entire body on top of Jaune since her legs were no longer supporting her. She could feel Jaune's hand stop and him freeze underneath her. She smirked at that, payback for him trying to tease her. "Nope, they feel just fine." She said innocently as she moved her legs into another relaxing position but kept her full weight on top of her lover, so he could feel her entire form much clearer.
After a few seconds of him still not moving, she opened her eyes to look up at him again. She saw he was blushing and was just staring wide eyed at her. She smirked up at him, "Aw, after everything, you can still get flustered over me? I'm flattered." She teased.
He shook his head to rid himself of his blush before he sighed, "You're still trouble." He told her as he started to play with her hair again. She just closed her eyes and relaxed again as he did this. "Is that a thing though? Having sex so much, you can't walk the next day?"
Yang just shrugged, "No idea. Not like I would know either since I don't have much actual experience."
Jaune nodded, "Guess you have a point. I don't have any more experience than you do so it's not like I know either." That caused Yang to snap her eyes open and look up at him in shock. "What?" he asked in confusion.
"What do you mean you don't have anymore experience?" she asked still shocked.
He raised an eyebrow at that, "Yang, last night was my first time."
Yang's eyes went wider and her mouth fell open, "What? But… What about Amber?"
Jaune just shook his head, "We were together for a while, yeah, but she was kinda old fashioned. She wanted to wait until she was married. I respected her decision and we didn't go too far beyond making out but I had no problem with that."
Yang just kept staring at him as she tried to take in everything he had just told her. "So… I was your first?"
Jaune just nodded and before he knew it, Yang buried her face into his chest again and she started to shake. "Yang, what's wrong?" He asked in concern as his arms wrapped around her back.
It was then that she looked back up at him, with a wide smile on her lips and her eyes filled with unshed tears. Before he could say anything further, she crashed her lips onto his own. His wide eyes stared into her half-lidded ones. Her arms unwrapped themselves from his neck and her hands held either side of his face, she closed her eyes and deepened it. Jaune decided to not question it and closed his eyes before returning the kiss in full. He pulled her closer and the two just resumed kissing each other, their tongues becoming acquainted yet again in their practiced dance.
They eventually pulled apart and looked into each other's eyes as they tried to get the air back into their lungs. "That was unexpected but great. But why though?"
She just gave a quiet giggle, "Just really happy you gave me that honor." He eyes widened just the slightest amount, like she just realized something. She then gave him a sultry smile, "And if I'm feeling that right, you wouldn't mind having that experience again."
Jaune chuckled slightly with a mild blush, "Well, it's morning. Plus I have a gorgeous woman completely on top of me, one that I love deeply, and she just gave me a literal breathtaking kiss. So, it's not that strange."
"Well, what are we waiting for?" she whispered to him and kissed him again. Jaune's hands moved from her back at that time, one to the side and rested against her ribs, the side of his index finger barely grazing her breast, and the other slowly moved down her back, stopping right above her rear. As he was doing that, he felt Yang move one of her hands from his face, down his neck and chest, going lower and lower.
That was when his bedroom door was thrown open and a familiar voice to the two, since it was the voice of one's sister and another of the other's loves, speak very loudly, "Good morning, Jaun-ahhh!"
The two pulled apart with a pop and Yang held the sheet to her chest before she turned around to look at Ruby standing in the doorway. Who both could now see she was staring wide eyed, open mouthed and with the mother of all blushes on her face, "Ruby, ever heard of knocking?!" her sister nearly yelled at.
That made Ruby come back to reality, "Y-yang, were y-you and J-jaune just…" she stuttered out.
"Yes, we were but you kinda ruined the mood. Now, can you shut the door so we can get changed." She responded in an annoyed tone. That seemed to be all it took for her to slam the door shut. Yang then gave an annoyed huff before she turned back to look at Jaune, who looked like he was trying not to chuckle. Soon the two devolved into laughter. It took a while before they finally calmed down.
"Well, that was a thing." Jaune spoke up when they were done. "Well, I think the two of us should get cleaned up and get out there. If Ruby is here, the others are either not far behind or already out there."
Yang just stared at him and sighed, "True. I call dibs on first shower!" she quickly scrambled out of the bed and towards his bathroom.
Jaune quickly realized what she was doing, "Yang, come on, you take for…"
He stopped talking as he saw that Yang was now standing in the doorway and giving him a look over her shoulder while still completely naked, "You could easily join me. It is your bathroom after all. And I'm yours as well." She gave him a wink as she sashayed into the bathroom with a very noticeable swing to her hips. It took Jaune less than a second to clear the distance from the bed to the bathroom and closed the door behind him.
A while later, clearly longer than a normal shower would take, Jaune and Yang exited the bathroom wearing only towels. Both had smiles on their faces and felt better after cleaning the sweat and dirt from the day and night before. Jaune started to walk over to his closet to grab his usual outfit he wore but he noticed Yang was standing near his bed, "Well, I didn't think that through."
"What?" Jaune asked.
She turned to him and started to scratch the back of her neck, "I have no clothes to change into."
He looked down to see his and her clothes thrown around the room and felt like a moron for not realizing that sooner. He pointed his finger back to the bathroom, "You can use the washer and dryer. Then you can wear your clothes again when they're done."
With that he started to get changed. After everything they did last night, it didn't bother him in the slightest to change in front of Yang. She had seen it all last night, after all. He also saw her stare at him for a bit before she continued their conversation, "Okay but what until then? As much as I pull off the towel look, I don't want to sit in one for that long."
Jaune just finished pulling his long-sleeve shirt over his head, "You can borrow some of mine until they're done. They might be a bit big but they're better than nothing. The lack of underwear is a problem though."
Yang thought about it before she shrugged, "That works. I can deal with going commando for a while and it's good to let the 'girls' breathe." She ended with a smirk as she cupped her assets with a wink.
Jaune just rolled his eyes goodheartedly, "Alright, then I'll deal with Ruby and get out of your hair." He started to walk by her but her hand gently grabbed his and he stopped. He turned back to her and she gave him a light kiss. "I love you." She said simply.
He just smiled and gently placed his forehead against her's, "I love you too." They stayed like that for a few more seconds before Jaune pulled away. He then walked out of his bedroom, closing the door behind him, to see something he wasn't completely expecting to see: Ruby was sitting on one of the couches and was just staring at the coffee table in front of her blankly. Weiss and Blake were on either side of their leader, trying to get through to her but the younger woman was unresponsive to what they were saying. He decided to make himself known to them. "Morning, Weiss, Blake, Ruby."
The three looked up at him but Ruby quickly blushed and looked down while pulling her hood up to hide her face further. The heiress and Faunus looked at her in growing confusion before looking back at him with matching raised eyebrows. Before he could say anything or possibly explain, the front door was thrown open with a familiar ginger shouting, "JNPR is in the house!" Her other three teammates were standing behind her with smiles at their teammate's usual antics.
Jaune snorted, "Quite literally."
"Jaune!" Nora shouted before she kicked off her shoes and proceeded to clear the distance between them to give him a bear hug. Jaune just smiled and wrapped one arm around her to return the embrace and to help support her weight.
Eventually, the other three members of JNPR walked into his home. So when Ren was close enough, he easily plucked Nora off of himself. She gave him a pout until he handed her to Ren, who hugged her from behind. The pout morphed instantly into a mega-watt grin. "Well, I was about to make coffee, any of you want any?" Most of their hands went up, "Okay, anyone want breakfast?"
They all just gave him a look but Pyrrha was the one to speak up, "Jaune, it's ten. We all ate already."
Jaune raised an eyebrow before he checked his scroll, "Damn, overslept." He said surprised.
"Well, I could imagine that training Yang to manipulate fire was both a physically and mentally exhausting endeavor, so that would make sense." Weiss said with a small smile on her lips. Although, her words had the unintended effect of making Ruby squeak slightly. Jaune was so happy Yang was still preoccupied and wasn't fanning the flames.
He scratched the back of his head, "That's one way to describe it. Also, sorry for not telling you three that Yang was staying over. After… Everything, we were exhausted and just crashed. I only realized this morning."
Blake shrugged, "No big deal, Jaune. We all knew she was here and when curfew came around and she didn't come back to the dorm, we knew exactly where she was." She gave him a joking smile, "Good to know she didn't keep you up all night." That got another squeak out of Ruby. Blake looked at her with a raised eyebrow.
"By the way, Jaune." Pyrrha started, "Where is Yang? Is she still sleeping?"
He was about to answer when the door behind him opened. Out stepped Yang: bare foot, wearing a pair of black sweatpants and a black t-shirt too big for her that it was almost hanging off her shoulder and she resorted to tying the bottom of it into a knot. No one missed the still damp hair and the radiant look she had in her eyes. She smiled at everyone, "I'm right here."
Ruby looked up at that and her eyes went so wide, they were surprised they didn't pop out of her head. And the blush she had was so deep, it was a miracle the poor girl didn't pass out. Her reaction and the way Yang was dressed was all they needed to know. They all had a good idea just what the two blondes had done and turned to the pair with their own variety of shocked expressions.
Yang instantly got a Cheshire grin and wrapped her arm around one of his arms, pushing it tightly against her breasts. "To answer your question, Weiss, what we did was very exhausting. But mostly physical." With that the Heiress blushed just as deep as her partner and her speech devolved into stutters. Yang then looked to her own partner, "And, Blake, I didn't keep him up all night. Just most of it." That made the Faunus have a slight nosebleed and blush a bit. "Plus, it was absolutely amazing." She then gave Jaune a lingering kiss on his cheek.
Jaune just sighed and looked at his blonde lover, "Really?"
"You two had sex!?" shouted three women in sync. The two looked to see Weiss, Blake and Pyrrha on their feet with shock and envy all over their faces. Meanwhile, Ruby was still frozen, Ren and Nora were still gaping at them and Neo was giving Jaune a thumbs up with her usual mischievous smirk.
Jaune sighed, "Yes, yes we did. Now let's all calm down and I'll make some coffee." He then turned back to Yang, "Please, behave."
She smirked at him, "I'll try."
With that, Jaune went into the kitchen to make a pot of coffee and two mugs of hot cocoa for Nora and Ruby. It took a few minutes but eventually, he walked back into the living room with nine mugs on a tray. Everyone either stared at him or Yang as he handed out the mugs with Yang being the last. She gave him a smile and peck on the lips as thanks before she gently pulled him down to sit next to her. He didn't fight against her and she snuggled up to him while drinking her coffee.
Jaune took a sip from his own mug and when he put his mug down, saw the very clearly jealous looks on Blake and Pyrrha's faces. Ruby was still recuperating as she nursed her cocoa and Weiss looked like she was trying to pretend that the two blondes just didn't exist at the current moment. Ren and Nora seemed to have gotten over it and were just enjoying their beverages. And Neo was still giving him that smirk of hers in between taking sips of her coffee.
They all sat in a silence for a while and Jaune wasn't going to be the one to break it. There was a conversation there that Jaune did not want to have. Not that he was ashamed of what he and Yang had done, more like he didn't want to go into detail about such an intimate affair. Eventually, it was Weiss who broke the silence as she cleared her throat. Jaune turned to her and she tried to have her professional mask on but Jaune could see the cracks in it easily, "Did you two actually get any training in or did you two just used that time to indulge yourselves?" There was a bit of an envious bite to her tone at the end that Jaune picked up on.
Yang was the one to respond. She opened her eyes and gave her a smirk, "We actually did both." She then looked up at her lover, "Jaune?" He knew what she was asking and just nodded, he closed his eyes for a second to tap into his fire Semblance before reaching his aura out to connect with Yang. Once it was established, his eyes shifted to red with the left gaining the red flames and Yang's turned the same color and her right mirrored the flame effect. She raised her left hand before closing her eyes to focus. She took a deep breath and a second later there was a flame floating in her open palm.
It was a shock for all of them to see Yang do that almost casually. They were used to Jaune doing it but that was it. "I'll take it you're impressed." Yang said with a proud smile on her lips.
Ruby nodded quickly, seemingly coming out of her blush induced coma, "That is so cool! Still can't believe you can do that."
Yang just smiled more and Jaune chuckled, "She's gotten a good grasp on creating and extinguishing fire. She is also starting to work on amplifying or reducing the intensity of them, as well. Once she has a better understanding of that and it starts to become more natural, it shouldn't take her long to use fire easily." After his words, Yang closed her fist to extinguish the fire and the two blondes eyes reverted back to their usual colors.
"And since you brought it up, Weiss. There was a good reason why me and Jaune did the deed." That caused Ruby to blush again. She ignored her blushing sister to then look at Jaune with a serious expression on her face as she let him go. "Jaune, is there something you want to share with them?"
Jaune just looked at her for a bit before he sighed and nodded. He placed his coffee on the table and looked at Ruby, Weiss, Blake and Pyrrha, "I want to apologize to you four." That made them all confused. "Ever since you helped to free me of Void, I've been more… Receptive to your feelings towards me, again. But I've been less than willing to return them and that isn't fair to any of you."
He took a deep breath before continuing, "My disappointment in myself and the feeling of betraying you has been holding me back for a while. But yesterday, Yang all but said I was being a moron. She is willing to be with me despite everything and I want to return her feelings again. To love her and all you again. So, if you all can forgive me for being a dense sad sack… I'd be willing to try to be the person you deserve to-oomph!"
Jaune was cut off when Ruby used her Semblance to clear the table and land hard in his lap. That was when she wrapped her arms and legs around him and kissed him with everything she had. Jaune's wide eyes closed and he held the reaper close as he returned the kiss. They pulled apart and Ruby gave him a beaming smile, "I forgive you for being a dummy, Jaune. As long as you keep giving me love, kisses and cookies."
Jaune chuckled and nodded his head. He felt a hand on his right shoulder and turned to see Blake's amber eyes staring into his with love and understanding. "I forgave you long ago, Jaune." she said simply. That was when she leant in and gave him her own kiss.
As they pulled apart, he felt Yang get up from his left and a new weight settle into her place. He looked at his left and his lips were instantly taken by his old partner. She pulled away after several second and looked at him with a radiant smile, "Jaune, you're still the first and only man I've ever loved. I'm here for you with open arms."
Jaune smiled at her and nodded, "Thank you." He said gratefully. With that Pyrrha gave him a side hug and Jaune wrapped his left arm around her to pull her close with her resting her head on his shoulder. Ruby just sat in his lap and held him tightly as her head was tucked into the crook of his neck. She smiled as she felt his other arm settled around her lower back. Blake settled down onto the arm of the couch and put her arm around Jaune's shoulders and laid her head on top of his. Her other hand then went to lay on top of his own that was holding Ruby. Jaune just sat there and basked in the warmth, letting himself open his heart completely to the women he loved most. And enjoying the feeling with every passing second. No one commenting on the few tears that fell down his cheeks in those moments.
Behind them was Yang with her arms crossed and a happy smile on her lips. Glad to see not only Jaune being happy but her closest friends and sister. She looked over at Weiss, who was still sat on the couch and was staring at the other four. Yang noticed her hands were holding the mug so tightly, she wouldn't be surprised if she broke it on accident.
Weiss must have felt her teammate's eyes on her because she looked up to meet Yang's gaze. The brawler just raised an eyebrow, just asking her the question. They looked at each other for a while before Weiss bit her lip as she looked down. Yang exhaled through her nose in a quiet sigh. She knew it wouldn't be that simple but there was nothing she could do about it. But the only ones that could try to fix this would be Jaune and Weiss themselves. The brawler just hoped they would sort this out sooner than later.