So I just wanna say before you read, relax. It's still a WhiteKnight story. You'll know why when you read it.
Chapter 2: I want a Date (2/4) – Pyrrha
Pyrrha was sitting at her desk cleaning her weapon. She always made sure Miló and Akoúo̱ were in tip top shape. However while she was shining the edge of it's javelin form Nora appeared, grabbed her by the arm, and hoisted her away- "We have to talk." were the only words she heard before being dragged across the room.
"... Nora, is this really necessary?" Pyrrha questioned while Nora pulled her by the arm to seat her down on her bed.
The girl nodded. "Of course it is! If you're gonna snag a date with Jaune you'll need a plan of action!" she declared and rolled over a whiteboard with a lot of writing and diagrams on it.
Pyrrha was going to protest further, but upon seeing the whiteboard she was actually surprised Nora spent so much time on this.
Nora pulled out an extract-able pointer from her pocket and slammed the tip against the board, pointing it towards the first diagram. "Now, our first goal is to get you and him alone so yo-" She didn't get to finish as Pyrrha interjected.
"But me and him are alone together almost everyday for training already." she argued however Nora lifted the pointer up and slapped it against Pyrrha's head for the champion to lift her hand up and rub the sore spot.
"FOOL!" she declared and brought it back, slowly tapping it against her opposite palm. "Training alone is nice and all, but you've done nothing to advance your relationship!" she then aimed the pointer towards her. "While you're dilly dallying, he's slowly being coerced by the Wicked Witch of the North!" the pointer poked her on the forehead and the champion flinched.
"So tell me, is the Pyrrha Nikos okay with that?!" she'd ask and Pyrrha herself frowned while looking down.
"Well?!" Nora coaxed.
Pyrrha shook her head. "... No."
"Again!"
"No."
"Louder!"
"No!"
"Because who are you?!"
Pyrrha stood up off the bed. "I'm Pyrrha Nikos!" she'd declare.
"And what are you?!"
"The Invincible Girl!"
Nora grinned. "That's right!" she'd yell then point towards the door. "Now get out there and- Go. Get. Your. Man!"
Pyrrha, filled with more determination than ever nodded her head. "Yes!" she answered and began marching across the room for the door. She passed Ren who was currently meditating on the couch.
Nora approached her partner and crossed her arms. "She's gonna do great things, that girl!" she said and looked over to Ren. "Thanks for the assist, Renny!"
He just nodded.
Pyrrha gripped the doorknob and pulled the door open feeling nothing but pure conviction. The moment her path was open she got ready to take a step forward- and Jaune was right in front of her.
Determination faltered.
Conviction shattered.
All boldness was abandoned.
Her knight was but a foot away from her when she was just on her way to ask him out! Red alert! What does she say?! This wasn't part of the plan! Wait, was it?! What was the plan?! Nora just yelled a pep talk in her face, they didn't actually go over anything on the whiteboard!
Pyrrha being panic struck did nothing but mumble mindless gibberish while staring wide-eyed at her crush. Which left Jaune rather... Concerned? ... Confused? …... Conferned?
Conferned.
"Uhm... Pyrrha are you oka-" He was cut off.
"Never better, partner!" she'd grin and lift her fist up to lightly slug him on the side of his shoulder.
Her right eye twitched.
"Wait, no! That's what 'pals' do, not lovers! I messed up!"
Nora face palmed and let out a groan. This was going just perfectly. She rolled her eyes sarcastically.
Jaune rubbed his shoulder while walking in the room and closing the door. Pyrrha stepped out of his way. Far out of his way. "... Right... Well uhm... Weiss said she was too busy to see the new Alien vs Grimm 3 movie, so I was wondering if you guys wanted to go."
Nora's eyes brightened. This was it, a perfect play!
Pyrrha seemed to settle down a bit. This was much easier than asking him out! "Oh, we would gladl-"
Nora interjected. "Sorry, me and Ren are busy." she said and was casually filing her nails with a filer she got out of nowhere.
Pyrrha blinked "What?"
Ren looked over at her questioningly but she just shot him a look and he sighed, realizing it was part of some plan.
Jaune shrugged. "Oh... Well, I guess we could go tomorrow night."
Nora shook her head. "Can't. Busy then, too."
Jaune was about to say more but Nora spoke over him before he could even start- "And the next night." she went on. "And the next." then she smiled a bit, lowering the nail file and glared at him. "... And the next."
Confusion struck Jaune. He started to think- never mind- know this was some weird ploy by Nora... But he couldn't fathom what for. She loved the first two movies. However before he thought about it too long Nora stepped forward and placed both hands on Pyrrha's shoulders, pushing her closer to Jaune a bit.
"But Pyrrha's free. Isn't that right?"
The champions eyes widened, turning towards the Valkyrie. "What?!"
Pyrrha looked...- Confused? ... Embarrassed? …... Confarrassed...?
Confarrased.
-Confarrased for a moment. "H- h- huh? I, uhm..." a blush adorned her cheek but it looked like she caught on. "Y- yes!" she turned towards Jaune and grinned. "Perfectly free for all your... Alien... Watching needs! … Hehe."
Jaune glanced at a grinning Nora then towards Ren who just shrugged.
"... Well, alright." he said. "It's in a couple hours, I'm gonna go take a shower." he said and walked into their bathroom.
Once he was inside Pyrrha released a heavy breath and was then promptly slapped in the back by Nora. "There ya' go, girl!" she said in which Pyrrha stumbled forward, catching herself on a desk while looking more panicked than ever before.
They approached the theater. Nora wanted Pyrrha to show off her body more, wear some... Scandalous outfit, but the champion refused and settled for some simple casual wear. A red long sleeved shirt and some black pants. She did keep her armor's headpiece though. Jaune was just wearing that Pumpkin Pete's hoodie and jeans after all.
Jaune turned towards her. "C'mon, I got two tickets already. Let's just head inside." he said. She wasn't sure to be happy to not stand in line, or upset that she was using what would be Weiss' ticket. But she nodded. "Perfect, lead the way."
He did so and they took their seats. As the movie began, the instructions Nora told her flooded her mind.
'Now Jaune's never gonna make the first move, so you have to! Drop your scroll to bend over and give him a sight! Lean in close to have him smell your perfume! You're watchin' a horror movie so let out a screech and grab his arm! Anything! Literally anything will do!'
Nothing.
None of that happened.
Every time she thought of doing any of the things Nora suggested nervousness took over and she just ended up staring forward, frozen.
She even screwed up when Jaune accidentally placed his hand on hers and she flinched it away for him to apologize.
Apologize! Can you believe it?! The word hurt her heart!
Ugh, why couldn't she just be braver?! Grab his hand, lean her head against his shoulder, and watch this Grimm eat an alien's face like all the other couples in the theater!
If only.
The two left the theater, walking towards the bullhead station for Beacon. Jaune was going on about how the movie wasn't as good as the last two while Pyrrha just faced forward feeling like she missed her opportunity. Again.
"I mean, why have the alien spend over an hour trying to get to the hull if they're just going to die before they reach it? They wasted all that time, you know?"
He turned towards her and noticed she was kind of spacing out. "... Pyrrha?" she blinked upon hearing her name and looked up at him. "O- oh. Yeah. I- I know, right?" she grinned nervously. "Totally ridiculous."
The two continued to walk a few more moments in silence before Jaune stopped. Pyrrha took a few steps forward before turning around. "Hm? Jaune is everything alright?" she asked him.
The knight wasn't facing her and just took a deep breath. "Look, uhm.. Pyrrha.. I just.." he sighed. "I want to tell you something." he said and looked up at her.
The spartan's eyes widened. W- was this what she thought it was? No, no. It couldn't be. Not this soon at least, he was head over heels for Weiss after all. Nothing she did tonight warranted his affection, but she couldn't help but hope...
"I.. I know I've been spending more time with Weiss, I even skipped out on two or three training sessions with you..." he scratched the back of his head. It looked like he felt a bit nervous.
Pyrrha sighed and nodded afterwards. She began to understand where this was going. "It's okay Jaune. This is... New for all of us." she spoke and there was another moment of silence. Jaune shook his head.
"No... L- look. It's embarrassing to say but, I mean." he sighed and locked eye with her. "I just want you to know that... I might be dating Weiss, but I'm taking my training just as seriously. And- ... And You're my partner." he smiled, putting emphasis on it.
Her eyes widened in surprise by his words. Even more so by his next action. Her knight lifted his hand up to place it on her shoulder. She felt warm at his touch. "You'll always come first, so don't worry."
Pyrrha was almost stunned.
Almost.
She brought her own hand up and placed it on his. She smiled affectionately towards him though doubted that told him her feelings. "Thank you Jaune... That means a lot."
Feelings of pure joy spread across her chest at the words and touch Jaune committed towards her. Honestly, she didn't think she felt this good since winning her first couple tournaments!
FLASH
The two staggered away from each other upon being hit was a bright flash. They spun around, looking for it's source to see nothing and no one in sight.
Jaune spoke up first. "Uh... What was that?"
Pyrrha looked confused as well. She's usually good on sensing another person's arrival, however due to the... Intimacy of this moment it seemed that sense was clouded briefly.
"... I'm not sure." she answered and looked back up towards him. "Anyway, we should get back. The bullheads don't go all night after all."
He nodded and the two walked back towards Beacon.
The following day Team RWBY woke up early in the mourning for class. Weiss claimed the bathroom first, like always and upon her exit she saw he three teammates huddling over Yang's scroll.
The Heiress walked over. "What are you three looking at?" she pondered and leaned in. Blake flinched backwards and Yang pulled the scroll closer to her chest while Ruby actually stepped forward, trying to get in her way and talk her out of looking.
"Oh, pfft, you know. Just... Boring stuff. Stuff that doesn't concern you at all." she smiled proudly at her words. "Yeah, that kind of stuff."
Weiss stared at Ruby unimpressed and pushed her partner aside to look at Yang. "Show me." it was almost an order.
Yang seemed hesitant at first but shrugged. "Alright, if you insist." she said and presented Weiss the scroll.
She took it and looked. "Huh? It's just some news artic...le..."
Ruby, Yang, and Blake all took a step back. It was pretty obvious what was going to happen. Especially from the expression on her face. It just screamed 'Ice Queen.'
Weiss was looking at an article titled 'The Invincible Girl's Secret lover?!' with a picture of Jaune, her boyfri- boy... Interest placing his hand affectionately on none other than Pyrrha Nikos' shoulder. With said spartan's own hand on his!
It was the perfect picture for a couple. Plain as day and couldn't be misinterpreted!
The Ice Queen's grip tightened around Yang's scroll. "That... That..." she grumbled the incomplete sentence. Shoulder's physically shaking in what could only be seen as anger.
Yang seemed worried for her scroll. "Hey, Weiss be careful." it fell on deaf ears.
Ruby on the other hand looked rather concerned for her partner and collected all her courage to step towards them. "U- uhm Weiss it's probab-"
"That cheat!" she growled, snapping the scroll in two. A white glyph spun under her for just a moment, sending a gust of cold air in every direction. Papers and small object flew off their desks and some posters scattered off the walls.
So after thinking about it I concluded that a WhiteKnight story which follows canon between Volumes 1-3 should either contain Pyrrha moments that end in weird indecision/heartbreak or not include her at all if the author doesn't want to write them. Anything else feels too unrealistic towards her feelings for Jaune.
Next Chapter:
Chapter 3: I want a Date (3/4) – Ruby?!