Epilogue


"Come on Nora, it's time to go" Ren pleaded "We have class in the morning, and Doctor Oobleck wasn't too happy the last time he caught you sleeping on the desk."

"I'll be fine, karaoke is far more important than class, besides I can just have an extra coffee in the morning" Nora quipped back.

"NOOOOO" Ren, Weiss, Blake and Ruby all yelled in chorus, Nora looked slightly taken aback by the strength of the reaction she had received.

She pouted, "Make you a deal, let me sing one more song, then we can go back to our dorm?"

"You already made that deal 4 songs ago, yet we are still here" Ren was imitating Zwei's innocent puppy face, Nora hated that it was kind of working.

"Fine, but you owe me a cup of your delicious honey vanilla tea when we get back."

Nora begrudgingly gave Yang back the microphone and they said their goodbyes to team RWBY. As they stepped out into the hallway Ren was the first to speak, "I haven't heard from Jaune or Pyrrha since the 'incident' this afternoon, I hope they managed to work things out".

Nora knew Ren was mostly trying to change the subject from them leaving RWBY's party, but his concern for their friends was amiable. "I just wish they could both see what was right in front of them, it's so obvious that they both like each other, I don't understand why they can't see it" Ren continued.

"Sometimes people aren't good at seeing the obvious things that are right in front of them" Nora smirked back mischievously, "No matter how perfect that thing may be." Ren's face was deep in concentration pondering, he had clearly missed the hint. Nora rolled her eyes, "Boys really are the worst" she thought.

Ren carefully opened the door to their dorm to avoid making too much noise in case the others were already home and sleeping. He stuck his head in and looked around then quickly pulled it back, a look of uncontained excitement bursting through his usually guarded expression.

"What is it, what did you see" Nora burst out in a mixture of concern and curiosity.

"They're... Home, they're on the couch... Together" Ren finally elaborated.

"What?" Nora barged passed Ren and through the door, curiosity clearly winning out.

There they both were, asleep on the couch behind a pile of haphazardly stripped off armour and weapons. Jaune was asleep sitting up, Pyrrha laying across the couch with her head on his lap, his hand on the back of her neck, woven through a mane of crimson hair.

They looked so blissfully unaware of the world around them, it was one of the sweetest scenes Nora had ever seen. She turned her head between the couch and Ren several times in disbelief before doing a silent little happy dance whilst mouthing "Oh my God." Rens face was broken with a wide grin, it was rare to see him express raw emotion like this but she had no time to deal with that right now.

"It's finally happened, and... It's so much more wholesome than even I imagined" Nora was visibly gushing.

"Alright I know you're excited, but it looks like they've had a long day, let's leave them be" Ren whispered as he nudged her in the direction of the girl's bedroom.

"But but but... I have so many questions... And I need answers right now" she stammered back.

"Well I'm sure they'll tell us what happened when they're ready, but until then, we should respect their privacy." Ren was right, Nora pouted, she both loved and hated that he was both so wise, and always so caring and respectful of his friends.

"Fine" she conceded, "but don't think I've forgotten about the tea you owe me. And if the two of them are sleeping out here, I'm coming to sleep in yours and Jaune's room" she added almost daring Ren to object. He rolled his eyes in a practiced manner but she could tell he had no objections to that, even if he wasn't ready to admit it. All in all, this had been a great day for team JNPR, Nora smiled to herself and let out a contented sigh.


I wrote this short Epilogue as set up for what I'd like to be my follow on story, namely Jaune and Pyrrha are dating, they think they've managed to keep it a secret from the group but Nora knows and cant keep a secret so obviously the whole group knows. Also because I love Renora and team JNPR in general.

If you've made it this far, thanks for sticking with it and I hope you enjoyed my first attempt at writing fiction