When Jett awoke, he was laying flat on his back, looking up at the sky. His head was swimming, and he felt nauseous. A tall, dark figure stood over Jett. He focused and saw Qrow standing there, taking a sip out of his flask. "You lost, kid." he said simply. Jett tried pushing himself up into a sitting position, until his head started spinning more, so he laid back down. "Why do I always get hurt at this school?" Jett whined. "Just part of being a Hunter." Qrow added. "Speaking of which, I believe you lost our bet." Qrow offered Jett a hand up, which he reluctantly accepted. Once he was back on his feet, Jett gave the drunk a sideways look. "You cheated, didn't you?" Jett asked, looking suspicious. Qrow shook his head. "Bullshit." Qrow shrugged. "Believe it, or not. Doesn't make a difference to me. You still lost." he explained. Jett grumbled, but he nodded his head.
"Fine. What exactly did you want to teach me?" Jett sighed. Qrow shook his head. "Not something that can be done in a single session. You're going to be seeing me ALOT more throughout the school year." he said cryptically. The drunk turned on his heel, picked his scythe off the ground, transforming it back as he walked. Qrow stopped suddenly, and looked back at Jett from over his shoulder. "Oh! And I know about you and Ruby." he stated. Jett gave the drunk a very confused look. "H-how do you kno-I mean, what are you talking about?" Jett stuttered, looking very embarrassed suddenly. Qrow smiled. "Don't worry, I approve." He started to walk away again. "If you tell my niece about this, or break her heart, I will end you." he finished with a wave back to Jett. Niece?!
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Jett opened the door to his door with his Scroll. He just wanted to lie down and rest for the rest of the night. "Jeeeeeetttt!" a voice exclaimed. ...and that's not going to happen, will it? Jett was met by an excited Ruby giving him a hug as soon as he opened the door. "Whoa, ease it down. I just walked in, Ruby." he said with a chuckle. "But I was soo excited when I heard that your team completed your mission for Ms. Goodwitch!" Jett walked further in, and saw the rest of Team RWBY sitting on their beds, conversing with the rest of team JEMM. Matilda was no longer unconscious. She was talking in depth with Weiss, both looking very interested about what they were talking about. Eccon was going over fighting stanzas with Yang in the corner, mimicking each other's moves. Miranda stood over the stove in the kitchen, talking to Blake about different recipes for fish.
"What's the occasion?" Jett asked Ruby next to him. Ruby smiled. "Well, what Ms. Goodwitch assigned you was an official Hunter mission. A Rank. And you're the only ones to do it so far, so we wanted to celebrate with a little party." "Well, at least we don't have classes tomorrow." Jett laughed, stopping short when he felt a sharp pain in his stomach. Ruby noticed his change in expression quickly. "Are you okay?" she asked worriedly. Jett waved her down. "Yeah, I'm good. Ran into Cardin before I came back." Ruby lowered her gaze. "Yeah, he can be quite a bully." she said wistfully. "Oh, I whooped his butt. I didn't get injured by him." Jett responded sharply. Ruby gave him a confused look. "Then, who did?" she asked. "Well it was-" Jett stopped as Qrow's words flashed in his mind. "If you tell my niece about this, or break her heart, I will end you." "Jett?" Jett looked Ruby in her eyes. "It was one of Cardin's team, don't remember his name." Jett lied, giving a big smile. If the black-haired girl was aware of the lie or not, she didn't show it. She nodded, and hugged Jett's side tighter before letting go. "Well, let's enjoy ourselves then, Ruby!" Jett exclaimed, walking further into the room.
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"So, you're telling me that you cut off the Nevermore's head?" Miranda asked skeptically. "Yup!" Ruby answered, giving a chipper response. "All because of Crescent Rose!" *Ahem* Weiss cleared her throat, and crossed her arms across her chest, glaring at Ruby. She gave a sheepish grin. "And a little help from the rest of the team.." she said quietly. "'Little'?" Yang asked, laughing. "Fine! A lot of help from the rest of the team!" Ruby said, exasperated and pouting. Jett laughed. The two teams sat on the beds, and had started swapping stories of the things that had happened in their lives. "There was this one time," Yang started. "where I stopped a thief who stole from a shop keep in Vale." Oooooooh! I hadn't heard that one, sis!" Ruby said excitedly.
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"So, why do you love Tuna so much, Blake?" Matilda asked, cocking her head to the side. Blake suddenly flushed red, and tried looking off to the side. Weiss zeroed in on the black-haired beauty. "Yeah, why do you like it so much?" she asked, giving her a suspicious look. Jett noticed how uncomfortable the girl was getting, and quickly intervened. "Well, she probably needs a lot of iron to do all the acrobatics that she does!" Jett blurted out, giving a sheepish grin to Weiss. The heiress glared at Blake, but dropped her gaze and sighed. "Fine.." she grumbled. Blake looked sideways at Jett and mouthed: Thank you. He gave a nod, and continued to listen to the conversation between Matilda and Blake about different fishing spots around Vale.
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"So which one of us is stronger, M-girl?" Yang asked, smirking. The two girls of team JEMM looked at each other, then looked at her confused. "Umm, which one are you talking to?" Matilda asked. Yang smiled. "You, girl!" she exclaimed, pointing to Miranda. "We did team up, after all!" Miranda gave the blonde a curious look. "Hell, now I want to know, too." Jett chuckled. A fire lit from behind Miranda's eyes. "You're on, Xiao-Long." she said excitedly. The two girls began to grab night tables from around the beds to make a makeshift table to arm wrestle on. Jett pushed himself off the bed, and headed for the door for the balcony on the opposite side of the room. "Leaving?" Ruby asked. "Nah, just want to get some fresh air. Plus, we're on the fourth floor. You really think that I'd leave this way?" Jett laughed, giving her a wink. "Well, who knows if you're like my uncle and can turn into a crow, and fly away. Besides, can't you teleport?" she smiled. Jett laughed, blushing slightly. "See you in a minute, Rubes." He opened the sliding door, closing it as he walked outside.
Such a peaceful night. The sky's clear tonight, not a single cloud hanging above in the night air. The shattered moon hung low, it's light reflecting down on the world in waves of brilliance. A crow flew from a tree in the distance and streaked across the sky, it's form casting a shadow across the moon. Jett turned around and saw a wicker chair resting in the corner behind him, a blue pillow resting on it's back. He sat down on it, and reclined back. He took in the relaxing night around him in a passive sense, vaguely aware of his surroundings. He closed his slightly, resting them. His ears pricked up when he heard the sound of the sliding door opening. Soft footsteps walked out, and closed the door. He opened his eyes, and he saw Ruby standing with her back to him, looking up at the moon above.
Jett stretched his muscles, and got himself to his feet as quietly as possible. He tiptoed behind Ruby, stooped down, and hugged her by her waist. She yelped as Jett surprised her. "Hey there." he whispered. "I-I thought you fell asleep!" she squeaked. "Nah, just resting a bit." he responded. "Why are you out here, though?" Jett let go, and she turned to face him, her silver eyes reflecting against the moonlight as she turned. "Well, Yang won the bet between her and Miranda. So, she was trying to make everyone in the room do training exercises. I slipped out as soon as I could." "Don't you think that she'll come out here, then?" Jett asked, chuckling slightly. "Nooo...It's strange, but she's been acting weird since we came back from our...date." she trailed off. "Maybe it's because she's been trying to give us some privacy?" he suggested. "Maybe..." Ruby sighed.
A cold gust of wind chilled Ruby, who visibly shivered from the wind's touch. "Oh! Here, take this." Jett said, quickly taking his jacket off and draping it around Ruby's shoulders. "There. Is that better?" he asked. "Hmmm, almost..." she said in a playful tone. Ruby moved closer to Jett, and placed her head on his chest, smiling slightly. "Boop." she said. Jett smiled, and wrapped his arms around the black and red-haired girl, holding her tight. They swayed in place, moving in synch to an unseen rhythm only they could hear. Ruby lifted her head, and looked at Jett with those big, silver pools that threatened to swallowed him up.
"Jett..." she started, trailing off. "Yes?" "T-Thank you." "For what?" Jett asked, confused. "For putting up with my childish behavior." Jett started laughing. "What's the big idea? What's so funny, mister?" she asked, poking him in the chest with her index finger. "It's just funny that you think you're a burden." he explained, looking back down at her, and smiling. "You're anything but, Ruby Rose." Her face flushed red, and she dropped her gaze, suddenly finding his t-shirt interesting. A crow cawed in the back ground. Jett looked towards the moon, and he saw that same crow from earlier streak across the moon. "Beautiful, isn't it?" Ruby asked. Jett looked down and saw that she was looking at the shattered moon. "Nah, I think you look better." he added. She blushed again. "Are you just going to compliment me the whole night?" she smiled, pushing her bang behind her ear. Jett lifted a hand, and ran it down the side of her face. "Only if you don't stop me." Ruby turned her attention back to Jett. "Hmmm, I might be able to think of one way to shut you up..." "Oh? Well, why don't you show me, Ms. Rose?" "Just might have to..." The two inched closer and closer together until they were a hair's breath away from each other's faces. They smiled together, and embraced, the moonlight illuminating their faces from behind.