Standing out in front of the restaurant, Weiss was impressed by the selection of their choice of dining. The decorations were at acceptable level to be considered fancy, the layout was nicely spread out to accommodate a wide number of guests and the staff members were polite and polished finely.
"Hello, how may I help you tonight?" The host asked as they both walked up to the front door.
"Ah hello, the table for Arc?"
"Arc, Arc, Arc. Ahh there it is, hello Mr Arc and Miss Schnee! What a pleasant surprise."
"Greetings."
"Well if you two please follow me, I will guide you to your tables for tonight." Gathering a set of menus, the host ushered them inside the building.
Once inside, they were both impressed by the sheer amount of decoration the owner of this establishment had set up.
"As by your request Mr Arc, we have reserved a table on the second floor for your pleasure. It has a much more elegant style than we currently have on the first floor but I ensure you. You will find it very unique as the owner has spent the last year on that project." Providing a brief summary of the second floor. Jaune and Weiss were listening very intently to their host, that they failed to sense the pair of eyes that seemed to follow them as they went upstairs.
"Hahahaha, and here I thought tonight was going to be boring." Laughing loudly, Qrow couldn't help it as he watched the shocked expression on Winter's face.
"If you don't hold your tongue than I will gladly remove it for you." Angered beyond words, she was at a complete loss for words at seeing her sister and the Arc boy all dressed up nicely for the evening.
Yes, Weiss did mention that she was pursuing a relationship with the Arc boy. Jaune to be more specified, but to see them together, hand in hand was something else entirely.
"You already tried that back at Beacon and you lost if I recall and if I recall, you're the one who helped them get that floor." Checking his fingertips, Qrow was aware of the murderous intent radiating off the Atlas specialist but he didn't care.
"Nevertheless, I unfortunately have about two more hours left of this supposed 'bonding' with you and I do wish you will stop being a pain, Qrow."
"Sure, I don't care."
Gritting her teeth was all she managed to do, before she completely lost control.
"I must inquire Weiss about how Jaune is treating and ensure that he is treating my sister with the proper respect she deserves."
The upstairs accommodation was a sight to behold, despite going to many restaurants in her lifetime. The host wasn't wrong as this must've cost them a fortune to renovate. Long beautiful blue curtains grace the windows, sleek marble floor and to top it all off; the centre piece for the entire room. There stood a statue of Remnant with the two Brothers on either side.
"Wow."
"Impressive isn't it, when we first revealed this to the public. We had an influx of customers of never before. We were booked out for weeks and we're still receiving reservations till this day."
"Wait, if you were receiving reservations then, how did we manage to get one in than. Surely there must've been a long list of people." Curiously looking at the host, Weiss was surprised to say the least that the both of them had managed to book a table on this floor.
Smiling, the host ushered them into their seats. One near the window showcasing a spectacular view of the street below them. "Why yes Miss Schnee, you are correct with your assumption. However as it had turned out, one of the guests who had booked for this evening was sadly caught up in their business and canceled their reservation."
"Then how did I manage to book this floor for tonight?" Furrowing his brows together, Jaune looked over to the host and then to Weiss.
"As it turned out, we already have another Miss Schnee gracing our fine establishment tonight and she had overheard the phone call with another one of our hosts attending for Mr Arc. She questioned about it and in the end, she managed to provide some funding for our fine establishment, if we had allowed Mr Arc the second floor." Bowing his head, he set out the table as required of him.
"Very well I shall leave you two at it, another member will facilitate your order." He said, bowing once again and leaving the two in total silence.
"Huh, I would have never guessed we were that lucky, aye Weiss. Weiss?" Titling his head slightly, he had noticed the scrunched up look his girlfriend was pulling off. "Is everything okay?"
"...He said another Miss Schnee..."
"Is that a bad thing?" Drawing out the last word, he was starting to get nervous by how Weiss was acting.
"That can't be right, how could she be here tonight. There is no proper explanation of how we both have chosen the same restaurant."
"Okay, this is getting bad. The last time she was mumbling to herself, was the morning after everyone had walked on us. What did she mean by another Schnee? The only other Schnee I know…Oh."
It finally dawned on him, that it was Winter who their host had referred to. The only person who Weiss desperately looked up to for approval and she apparently got them this booking for the night.
"So...Winter. A lovely season if I do say so myself. Hehehe."
"Oh shut up you, this is no time for joking around." Never has he felt even more terrified of Weiss than he did now. "Sorry, that was out of line, even for me."
"Hey hey, there is nothing to apologise for, come on now. What's troubling your mind?" Reaching across the table, he took her hands in his and gently stroked them with his thumbs
"It's just that, I'm afraid of how Winter truly feels about the both of us. Does she think I'm ready for this sort of commitment or does she think you're not up to her standards for a man. A man that wishes to court your younger sister."
Weiss was slowly descending into madness with her over evaluation, Jaune tried squeezing her hand to get her to stop but it was to no avail. Never had he seen Weiss this stressed before when it came to her family. Sure she had briefly mentioned them, both at Beacon and Haven. There, the whole team learnt of her difficulties growing up in a household like that and it broke their hearts to finally hear the truth.
He knew that he didn't want Weiss didn't want to be locked into that lifestyle ever again but because they travelled to Atlas, it had really opened a fresh can of worms for Weiss. Team RWBY had told them to keep a close eye on her, ever since meeting her father face to face for the first time. Everything she had described of the man was true; a vile, vicious and heartless father.
"Winter is the only person in my family that I stay in contact with, oh Oum. How is she going to react now that she knows about us?" Weiss was full on panicking and it didn't help that their waiter had chosen the exact time to ask for selection.
Said waiter had beaten a hasty retreat after dodging a cup thrown at him.
"Weiss, look at me." She stared right into his eyes. "I already think Winter knew of us, I think that was why she used her influence to help set this up as well. Besides, I highly doubt I'll have any chances against your sister if she decided to make a move against me."
Hopefully he thought that would be enough to crack through the barrier she placed up.
"I hate this game of emotions we play." Sniffling, she managed to crack a coy smile, before leaning in and planting a quick kiss on him.
"I know."
Staring into each other's eyes longingly, they didn't sense the additional presence on the same floor as them. A woman with short white hair and a smug looking hunter.
"See Winter, I told you there was nothing to be worried about."
"Be quiet, Qrow." She hissed, never did ever think she would succumb to childish actions, like spying on her little sister.
"So what do you think? Is Jaune up to your standards now?" Crossing his arms together, Qrow still had a smug look on his face. She wondered what goes through his mind at times.
"I will admit, Jaune has exceeded every aspect of my expectations." Her demeanor broke down as a hint of a smile cracked. It didn't last long however as her cold attitude replaced it soon after. "However, I must judge him face to face if he is the right one for Weiss."
"Chill down Ice Queen, let the kids have their fun for the night. Besides I don't like how Ruby and Yang put me up to this."
She was about to reply about his absurd comment, when all of a sudden.
"Winter?"
"Qrow?"
Eyes widened, they both turned around to the couple to see they had mirrored their own expression.
"Shit, I don't have enough energy to deal with this. All yours Winter." Flabbergasted, Winter watched as Qrow sulked downstairs. Leaving her all alone with her sister who was too shocked to utter a single word.
"Greetings Weiss and hello to you Jaune." With no other choice, Winter strided up towards them with her head held up high. "I hope you're enjoying the evening so far."
"W-Winter I-I."
"We are loving every single second of it." Jaune replied. He was secretly grateful by learning that the woman in front of him, had helped with the final arrangement.
"I see, well I do hope to hear more about it tomorrow Weiss." He couldn't help but squirmed in his seat as she made eye contact with him. "If you excuse me."
Once he was sure Winter was out of eyeshot, he exhaled a deep breath. Mentally exhausted as he felt the overbearing presence descend upon him. He couldn't comprehend how anyone could still bear it at all, then he thought about it and remembered how Terra sort of looked exhausted after meeting his parents and siblings.
A set of footprints rang across the room, as their waiter returned with a rather timid expression. "Ummm, have you decided on your order for the night?"
"I'll take the Creamy Parmesan Garlic Mushroom Chicken dish please." He said as he untangled their hands together so they ordered their meals for the night.
"And I'll take the Seafood Linguine, plus a bottle of champagne to accompany them please."
Quickly scribbling their order on his notepad. The waiter then took both of their menus once he had finished. "Your order won't take too long." Bowing his head, he then descended down the stairs.
"Whew, I think that went rather well. Don't you think Weiss?" Placing his right hand upon his forehead, Jaune was utterly exhausted for the night and yet he still had three more hours until the night was officially over.
"Mmmm, I suppose so. I just wish Winter had arrived when she did." He could tell his girlfriend was annoyed by the sudden appearance of her sister spying on them. Well her and Qrow.
"It's okay Weiss, come on. I promised on an Arc's word that after dinner we'll continue where we left off."
That got a pleasant reaction from her. Smiling back at him, she started to play around the top bit of her dress. Revealing bits of her pale neck at him, a playful expression on her face.
It was at that moment their waiter had chosen the exact time to return with two wine glasses and the bottle of champagne. He had almost dropped one of the glasses when a powerful shirek from Weiss interrupted his concentration.
"Miss, are you alright?" Luckily for her, he was oblivious to the events that had just transpired.
"Y-Yes, I'm perfectly fine, thank you for asking." Ignoring the snicker from across the table, she hastily rearranged her outfit. Thanking the Brothers that the waiter didn't notice anything of the unusual.
Nodding his head, he poured the bottle. Filling both glasses to the brim. "Enjoy the champagne."
"Thanks, we will." Jaune replied for her, sensing the embarrassment stemming from her body.
"I can't believe I did that and in such a public place." She muttered, her eyes staring at the plate in front of her. Blinking her eyes rapidly as she lost all sense of the surrounding around her.
"Weiss, don't worry about it too much. I kinda liked it when you did that."
Her eyes widened, he liked how crude she was behaving. Were all boys like that when their girlfriends did stuff like that?
"Well Jaune Arc." He straightened his posture when he heard his name. The serious tone of her voice alerted him that he was entering dangerous water.
"Yes Weiss?" He nervously stuttered out.
"Just you wait later, I don't think I want to spend the night in my dorm after this."
has shut down. Rebooting system.
Biting down on her bottom lip, she struggled not to let out a snicker as he watched his face crumble. His eyes blinked rapidly just as she did earlier, his head tilted down as his brain rebooted.
Taking a sip from her glass, her face beams as he greedily had a swig from his glass.
"W-What...Just happened."
"Hehehehe, you dunce." Giggling uncontrollably, Weiss couldn't help but feel proud of being the teasing one in the relationship again.
"I-I don't know what to say." He said, being caught off guard like that. Jaune had no idea what the proper reaction or answer would satisfy her. He didn't have to wait long, as her eyes seemingly told him to stop talking.
"Shush. I want to enjoy the rest of this dinner if you don't mind. We'll continue this after finishing."
He was about to reply, however it seems like the waiter had other ideas as he brought out their food.
"Here we are, one Creamy Parmesan Garlic Mushroom Chicken and a Seafood Linguine. I hope you enjoy your meal for this evening."
Politely smiling, Weiss nodded her head to him. Jaune on the other hand just stared at the waiter, shaking his head to clear his thoughts as well. Smiling back at them both, the waiter left the young couple as they enjoyed their meal.
Time passed quickly as they engaged in light conversation, most of them were Jaune explaining how he managed to live with seven sisters. Weiss listened intensively, wishing for a family where there was happiness and love spread around them unlike hers; cold, dismissive and lonely.
By the time they had finished their meal, it was already ten o'clock. Only two more hours until the date officially came to end.
The more time they have spent together, the sadder it got when their free time was coming to end. Hunters and huntresses like them, have a duty to uphold and sacrificing time with each other, was evidently the price they had to pay.
Returning once again, their waiter collected their finished plates and glasses but, not before placing the check for their check of their meal. "Payment is done by the front door."
Reaching over for the check, his right hand bumped against another hand. Looking up, he saw the same baffled emotion evident on her face. Laughing nervously, they both pulled back their hands.
Weiss looked down at the ground, tucking a loose strand behind her ear. A nervous smile on her face.
Jaune was looking off into the window, whistling softly with one of his hands behind his head.
"Hehe, I thought we agreed that you didn't have to pay for everything tonight."
"Well I wasn't but I didn't expect your hand reaching for the check as well."
Silence occurred between the couple before a brief giggle erupted from their mouths. Brightening up the once awkward atmosphere.
"Well then my knight, how much does the check say?"
Receiving permission to handle the check, he reached over to the side of the table where it laid. Carrying it back over to him, he skimmed through and saw that the total equalled up to 1,456 lien.
Eyes widened as he quickly remembered that he only had about 600 lien, not even enough to cover half of the total.
"Jaune is everything okay?"
This was bad he thought to himself, if he couldn't even cover half the check. Then what kind of a man is Jaune Arc, a striving protector of the innocent or a struggling hunter that was dating Weiss Schnee.
"Jaune." His shoulders ached as Weiss emphasized his name. "Exactly how much is the check?"
With a sheepish grin on display, he turned back around to see an annoyed Weiss. One of her eyebrows were arched up and her arms were crossed.
"Oh the check, pffff, it's nothing to worry about."
"I won't ask nicely again Jaune Arc." He felt literal chills down his spine as a glyph was spinning on her hand. Creating a small ice field upon it, with the cold air directed towards his body.
"Okay okay, fine you win." With a smug look, she disable the glyph and held her hands on top of each other with a smile he no doubt was useful when dealing with would be suitors. "The check comes to a total of 1,456 lien."
"I see and why exactly were you afraid to show me?" Another question after another, he sure wishes he wouldn't have to deal with this when the time finally came where he would have confrontation with Winter.
"Well the trouble you see….I only have around 600 lien on me currently. Not even enough to cover half of the expenses of the night."
"Oh." Her features soften up, now understanding the reason behind his fears. Taking out on a date...Well it was actually their teammates who arranged this but that wasn't important at the moment.
Even if they had agreed to not worry about having to cover all the expenses for tonight, it had severely damaged his pride as he didn't have enough funds.
"Pay what you can and I'll pay the rest."
"What?"
"You heard me Jaune, I'll handle the rest of the expenses for the both of us. Just pay off what you can and we'll worry about it the next time we go out."
He couldn't believe it, he knew that Weiss was fine with the money side of things but to hear straight from her mouth was something else entirely.
"Wait are you sure?"
"Oh my Oum, how are you so dense? Yes it's fine, as your girlfriend it's okay." How he could so be dense at times was unbelievable, she thought. She had no problem with paying for their dinner for the night. "Come on, let's get going before I change my mind."
He didn't even have the chance to stand as he was violently dragged out of his seat. A tight grip on his arm as Weiss hung onto his body, creating quite an amusing scene for the staff members closing up the venue.
Fumbling around the floor, he wondered if this was the reason why his sisters chased away any potential girls back when he was younger. All for the sake that he wouldn't embarrass himself in front of everyone but here he was. Practically being dragged by an annoyed Weiss, across the floor, giving awkward smiles to any passing staff.
"Hello again Mr Arc, Miss Schnee." The same host from before greeted them on the way out. "Paying the check for the night?"
"Yes." Exhausted from taking the lead. Well if you could say that the ex-heiress of the SDC had used all her strength to drag a giant of a man, then yes you could say she was the leading one. "We'll be paying the check together."
"Excellent news then. Will you be paying first or shall Mr Arc?" Holding out the device, the total amount flashed repeatedly on the screen.
"I'll be paying with the current amount in my card." Hovering his card over the screen, it took only a second for a beep to indicated, money had just been transferred over. Watching the screen, they both saw that the amount was now reduced to 843 lien.
Following suit, Weiss held her card over the screen. The same beep noises accompanied it and the device showed that the check was fully paid off.
"On the behalf of the staff here tonight. We hope that you have enjoyed the evening and we hope to see you again soon."
"Thank you." Jaune said. Weiss on his side just nodded her head as she lent onto his body for support.
Upon exiting the building, the sudden cold Atlas air tickled their skin. Goosebumps formed along their skins. This only brought their bodies even closer than ever, attempting to warm each by the heat radiating from them.
"Brrrr, why is it so cold. Every single day I'm here, I start to understand why you left in the first place."
"Shuushhh yoouuuu." Shivering, she suddenly felt a warm jacket surround her petite body. Gently caressing the jacket, she noticed how Jaune was now out in the open with a long white sleeve shirt.
"You didn't h-have to do that you dunnnceee!"
"It's too late to argue Weiss, come on we better get back to the academy before the rest of them start to form a search party for us."
With a yelp, Weiss found herself in his arms as he carried her down the main street. Giving a quick prayer to the Brothers as the streets were deserted, saving her dignity intact but that still didn't mean she was embarrassed. Burying her head in his chest, she shook her head side to side. Muttering how much of a dunce he was.
Jaune took in the sight of his girlfriend complaining how much she despised him for his actions but made no effort to back down. Lifting his arms higher, he heard another yelp as she was surprised by the height shift. Looking down on her face, she was about to say something but his lips beat her to it.
Surprised at first but she melted into the moment. Wrapping her arms around his neck, they both greedily fought with dominance with their lips.
Jaune was the first one to break away, with great difficulties as Weiss wouldn't let up if he hadn't pushed a finger in her way.
"Wait until we get back, I have an Arc's word to keep up after all."
"Mmmm, of course my knight." She giggled. Weiss couldn't care less about the surroundings as she lost in those ocean blue eyes of his.
"Come on, we're not too far now. Hold off and then I'll be yours for the night."
Softly mewling into his neck, she restrained herself from going any further as they had finally arrived at the entrance of the academy.
Reaching for the door, with a Weiss in his arms. He was not expecting it to actually open and reveal every single member of their team.
"Ahhhh!"
"Ahhh!"
Dropping Weiss onto the ground, he shut the door back on them. Breathing heavily as the jump scare had taken all the breath from him.
"You dunce! Why did you drop me!" Weiss yelled at him as she got back up on her feet.
"Sorry, I panicked in the moment."
"Oi kids open the door, come on. I want to see your faces again because that was too funny to watch." Laughing from the other side of the door, Yang pounded the doors .
"Yang Xiao Long! I should've known that you would be behind this. Why can't you just leave us alone for at least two seconds."
"Why dear Ice Queen, my senses were tingling and I had to make sure that you two didn't have any funny ideas to end the night." She responded. "Wait why have you gone silent….Oh my Oum."
"I-It's nothing like that!"
"Weiss, as your partner I can't believe you would think like that."
"R-Ruby w-what, no that wasn't at all I was thinking of." Mortified how Ruby thought she had ulterior motives for the night.
"Oh my, fearless leader. You're so naughty." The doors barged opened as Nora marched her way to Jaune, pointing her finger at his chest. "But, don't worry. As a sacrifice Ren, Oscar and myself will stay at team RWBY's dorm and let you two have your fun."
Weiss wanted the ground to swallow her whole, Jaune just wanted the night to end already.
"Sorry Weiss, they're the ones who dragged me along with their shennagains." Offering a heartfelt apology, Weiss really appreciates Blake's neutral stance in all of this. "Don't forget to use protection if you are actually planning on doing that." And it was gone.
"Guys wait, that's not what we were planning...Guys! Jaune shouted out as they all started to leave. They all turned back to him, offering a massive grin and a thumbs up.
Feeling a weight wrapping around his body, he held onto her body as they stood outside in the cold. "Weiss, we get inside. Otherwise we'll get a cold by standing outside here."
"No."
"No?"
"Carry me, I don't feel like I can walk you dunce." Muttering to herself, she wasn't expecting to be lifted up from the ground and carried all the way to team ORNJ's dorm room. "I was kidding, you dolt, let me down this instant."
"Huh, I was upgraded from dunce to dolt. I'll take that." Slowly lowering her so she could jump out of his arms. He was caught off guard as she rammed her lips against his.
"Mmuuhhhmm."
Pushed back down on the bed, Weiss trapped his body as she hungrily kissed him. Breaking the contact, both teens were gasping for air.
"Weiss, wait stop. Are you sure you want this?" He asked. Even though he was excited, he didn't want to force her into doing something she wasn't ready for.
"I-I...I just want to make you happy."
"Shhhh, it's okay Weiss. There is nothing to prove, being with you is all I need to be happy."
Stroking her left cheek, the sight before him was magnificent. Weiss was shimming in the moon's light that had crept into the room.
"We don't have to do anything tonight, I will be waiting for when you think the time is right, Weiss." He said.
"Thank you Jaune." She smiled, tucking her head on top of his chest. "I love you dolt."
"Love you too Snow Angel." He replied. He thought she would have some snappy remark prepared but when he looked down. Weiss had drifted off to sleep.
Wrapping his arms around her body, he stayed awake for a couple more minutes before the fatigue kicked in. Letting his body drift into the realm of sleep.
Author note: Well here is the conclusion to the first date. Now before the face down with Winter and Jaune, the whole gang is going to have a wholesome moment with each other, as a one big happy family.