Part two.

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A couple of days later. Daytime. Their bedroom.

Jaune and Yang were sitting on the edge of their bed, their expressions serious, but especially Jaune's.

"Yang?"

"What is it?"

He pursed his lips, blinked his eyes down to the floor, and then back to her lilac. "I was…I was wondering, are you happy with the way things are right now?"

She blinked, her expression speaking of confusion and growing worry. "What? Why? Of course, I'm happy Jaune. Why wouldn't I be?" She inquired, and after he didn't say anything, she started to guess herself. "Jaune…could it be that you think we rushed our engagement?" She asked with as neutral a voice she could muster, but worry and a sliver of sadness was still clearly audible.

He snapped, and got hold of her other, prosthetic hand. "No! Absolutely not! I love you, Yang, and I'm one hundred percent sure about our engagement!" He said in a loud voice, and for a moment, she even found herself startled by it.

He lowered his head, his look apologetic. "Sorry. I, I didn't mean to raise my voice like that."

She quickly composed herself, and gave him a tiny smile. "It's okay," She said, pressed her lips to his, and then gave his hands a gentle squeeze. "Just tell me then. What's bothering you right now?" She inquired, but then nodded sideways. "No. In fact, you've been thinking hard about something these last couple of days, haven't you?"

He nodded.

"I want to know what. Maybe I could help you if you'd just tell me what's weighing on your mind," She said, and then, as he continued to stare into those caring, supportive eyes of hers, his reluctance started to fade, and he could feel himself ease up.

"You're right. I mean, I was going to tell you anyways, but I just hesitated is all. Now I don't, anymore," He said, and then they shared a brief smile.

"I'm all ears, blondie."

He heard her say, and a moment later, he started.

"The thing is that lately, I've been wondering if maybe we should go and look for them," He said, and it took her just a few moments before she realized who he was talking about.

"You mean Ruby, Nora and Ren, don't you?"

"I do."

"…"

For a moment, she didn't say anything. She simply averted her eyes from his, and some moments later, let out a quiet breath. And then gazed back to his eyes.

"It's the right thing to do, isn't it?"

He lightly shook his head. "It isn't really about that, but rather-"

She cut him short by pressing her fingers to his lips. Thereafter, she removed them, and then put her hand to his cheek, and didn't utter a word for a while.

"Yang?" He uttered her name, his eyes ever so slightly dilated.

It took him a few moments, but he noticed her lilac spoke of several emotions at once. Or rather, they passed before her eyes one after another, and some even mixed together to create a new one. Before eventually, only one settled in firmly, and it was…he couldn't tell.

"It's what we should do, right?" She finally spoke, and it took him a moment to fully snap back to his senses. Also, he figured he saw courage into her eyes. Or at least something akin to it.

"I think we should," He said, and only now realized the hand which she still held to his face was ever so slightly shaking.

He put his own over hers. "I just need you to answer me one thing. And please, be completely honest about it because no matter what you'll say, I won't think any less of you, okay?"

"Okay."

"Do you think we should do it?"

"Yes…I mean, I'm scared to do it, but I believe we should."

He cracked a knowing smile. "Honestly, I feel very much the same way."

"So, you're afraid as well?"

"I am. I'm afraid to leave behind this good life that we have here. And…" He hesitated for a moment, and she saw fear in his eyes she couldn't recognize. "And I'm afraid that something might happen to you if we will. N-no, I'm actually terrified of that." He even started to stutter a bit, and his blue fell down to the floor. His eyebrows scrunched, and his lips a singular, ever so slightly shaking line.

She wrapped one arm around his shoulders, the other one around his neck, and then pulled him close to her chest. "Even so, we should still do it," She said with a quieter, soothing voice, and continued so too. "Besides, Ruby's my sister, while Nora and Ren are some of the best friends that you have, so if there's anything we could do to help them, we should. We couldn't before, but now we can, right?"

He nodded.

She kissed his hair, and then gently stroke it. "Let's do it, then. Even if we're afraid, or even terrified," She said, and he then placed his hand on her forearm.

"Yea." He quietly uttered, and then closed his eyes. And let himself be engulfed by her wonderful presence, as well as her warmth.

She kissed his hair once again, and then rested her head atop of his. "I also might add that we've only been engaged for now. There's no way I'm gonna kick the bucket before we get married. And there's no way I'm gonna let you kick yours."

He heard her say, and they then shared a brief, tiny chuckle.

"Okay. Oh, and by the way, I'm not gonna let you kick yours as well."

She smiled. "So basically, you're saying that you are now strong enough to protect me?"

"Yes," He said, and she could hear that he truly meant that.

Her smile widened and then, for a few moments to come, it almost felt like she was coated by something incredibly warm and gentle. As if his warmth became something seemingly tangible, and it covered her, making her feel as if nothing at all in this world could hurt her.

"Jaune?"

"Yea?"

"I'm counting on you to protect me."

"I will," He answered without hesitation or doubt, and then both of them fell silent.

"…"

She didn't let go of him for a very long time.

Don't worry, Jaune. I'll always be by your side.

She made a promise, and didn't let go of him still.