Moving Forward

The date went well…..well it went well for a date that had both her sister and her teammates were there for. They all went out shopping and grabbed a bite to eat, all the while Yang would give him sly little smiles. And when they were in the back of the group, she would lace their fingers together when they hold their hand.

Jake felt on cloud nine then. But right now he felt like he was thrown back down onto earth over and over again.

The Huntsmen in training sat in his seat with a frown on his face. Looking down as professor Port talked about the Jackal Grimm, honestly they looked a lot like Beowolves to him but the mask was just different.

But his mind just wasn't in it. His heart wasn't in any of it.

As the bell rang, he sat up and made his way out of the row and out the doors, feeling a small amount of relief. When he first started going to Beacon his first fear was that the classes would be difficult, but then again Signal wasn't exactly a walk in the part either. And if he can get through that, than Beacon shouldn't be too much harder.

As Jake walked down the halls, he felt like he was in some sort of danger….Yang. Stopping abruptly, he felt someone bump into his back. Smirking to himself, he turned to see Yang grinning. "Haaay." she greeted.

He smiled sadly, "Hey…" he greeted back. The blonde noticed his demeanor was….halfhearted.

"You ok? You look like you flunked a test." she observed. Jake was, as she put it, a worrier about his grades. He once got a D on a pop quiz and he moped about it for the rest of the day. Though to be fair no one faired much better.

Jake sighed, "I'm fine…..just a rough day." he explained, the two walking down the hall towards the dormitory. Beacon was a lot like college, only a few classes a day with a lot of time in between them. Why people compare it to high school he has no idea.

But unfortunately, Jake wasn't a pro at hiding his emotions, he was a open book all the way. "Liar." Yang stated, poking his arm with her finger. Jake stopped in his tracks, letting out a sigh. "Come on, tell me what's wrong." she urged slightly.

Jake couldn't stop staring at her eyes, how could he lie to those lilac orbs. "It's…..well you ever have a hero?" he asked, making Yang quirk a eyebrow. "Ok not hero, someone who inspired you?" he rephrased. Yang let out a 'oh' as she nodded, "Well…..I didn't personally know him but this guy I admired, he died last year today and…..I'm just taking it hard." he explained.

Yang gave him a sympathetic look, "You're sad about it?" she asked.

"I feel a bunch of things but….sad just about covers it." he agreed. He was a inspiration to Jake, honestly it still felt fresh, like he wanted to cry but at the same time didn't. "It'll get better tomorrow but…...it's like I gotta find something to do until then." he explained.

Yang thought for a moment, "Well what do you do for fun in your downtime?" she asked. "Whenever I get angry or sad or something else I go somewhere and punch stuff." she explained bluntly, making Jake gulp.

"I'm…...I'm a little scared for my life the next time you're angry." Jake admitted, making Yang chuckle. Thinking for a moment, he thought of everything he did in his down time that he enjoyed. "Well I usually just watch some TV or a movie I guess." he explained.

"Alright then! Come on!" Yang said cheerfully, taking him by the hand and pulling him towards the dorms again.

"Wait what?!" He asked, clearly confused by her intentions.

"Let's head to your room, put in a movie, and relax." she explained, a few students giving them a strange look. Jake in response gavethem a casual wave. The couple hadn't been public with their relationship, mainly because they hadn't done anything publicly, closest thing they've done is hold hands and that wasn't even at school.

Well that and Jake wasn't exactly sure when it was appropriate to his hands on a lady. He thought of calling his sister and asking her, but that plan went right out the window when he realized she wouldn't stop until she found out why he was asking.

Besides, the way he figured he'd know when the time was right. And worst case scenario was that Yang did it first…...which by all accounts was a very probable outcome.

As they entered the dormitory building he headed for his room as Yang did the same to change into her normal clothes. Personally Jake didn't mind the uniform, just another set of clothes to wear, plus he didn't need to even pay for them.

Taking off the jacket and pulling his tie loose, he rolled up his sleeves and set them in his dresser before changing into a tee shirt and sweatpants. Or as he liked to put it, his loungewear. Pulling out his scroll, he expanded it to fullscreen mode the size of a tablet.

There weren't TV's in the dorms, mainly because this was a school first and foremost. But if you had money you could have one installed, RWBY had a projector put in to display TV and movies.

The knock at the door called Jake's attention as he finished setting everything up for them. Opening the door, he found Yang standing in the hall in her usual outfit. "Hey there handsome." she said with a playful wink, causing him to blush. Looking over his shoulder, Yang smiled, "Oh wow. You put that altogether?" she asked.

The side of Jake's bed had a blanket laid out on the floor with pillows against the bed itself. At the end of the blanket was the expanded scroll with the TV app brought up. Walking over, the couple laid down with their heads on the pillows as Jake worked on the screen, "You don't need to do this you know. I already feel better." he said.

Yang smiled, "You set this all up already, least I can do is sit with my boyfriend and enjoy it." she said as the blonde got herself in a comfortable position on the floor, Jake's clerks turning pink at the word 'boyfriend'.

The past few weeks, things had been great. Clearly they hadn't told anyone about their relationship, though Jake explained that Blake may already know about them on account of her confronting him days prior to their talk.

They would tell everyone in time, but until then, they were ok with keeping it a secret. Yang especially, mainly because…...her dad. In the short time he had truly gotten to know Yang, Jake found out that her and Ruby's father was very protective of his daughters.

Honestly he understood, but it didn't mean he was anxious to meet the man. Jake pushed those thoughts aside as he felt a hand lay on top of his, turning his hand over he smiled as he gave Yang's hand a squeeze.

The blonde smiled, "Well look who finally comes out of his shell." she said approvingly. Jake blushed but let himself smile nonetheless.

"Thanks for this Yang. This really cheered me up." he said gratefully. The blonde smirked, shrugging her shoulders nonchalantly before turning her attention back to the scroll. As the movie played, the young man blushed as the man and woman on screen began to passionately, as Jake puts it, suck face.

"That's pretty hot." Yang stated, stealing a glance at her boyfriend, grinning when she saw just how red his cheeks were. Post apocalypse movie with the couple in a shed with one bed making out? She couldn't wait to see Jake's reaction to what came up.

Jake glanced over to Yang, his face becoming flushed with Crimson. His mind was thinking of one thing, him and Yang in that situation, and if he was being completely honest? It was hot, it was so goddamn hot it was making him think of doing something bold. Stupid, but bold nonetheless.

Jake thought it over, best case scenario they sit in silence but they still sit and hold hands. But then the worst case…...he gets slapped…..possibly out the window. But the question was would it be worth it?

Wait how do you even kiss? Jake wondered, taking a glance down at the screen as the couple woke up the morning after, Jaje being too caught up in his thoughts to notice. Do you just, press your lips together and suck? Or what?

He glanced over at Yang. Maybe a few cuts and broken window was worth it.

Quickly leaning over, he pressed his lips to Yang's cheek. Her skin was warm, but she second realized what was happening her skin temperature flared up. Not so much that it burned, but enough to startle him, "I-I-I'm so sorry I-I-" Jake started, feeling he made a mhuge mistake.

Yang's face was pink with embarrassment, "No! It's fine, it's just…..if anyone was going to pull a little stunt like that I thought it'd be me." she admitted with a small smile. "But…..that was a little out there for you."

"Would it help if I really considered whether or not I should do it?" Jake asked, not wanting her to feel guilty for reacting the way she did.

The blonde smirked, "Why? How'd you expect me to ready?" she asked with simple curiosity. She didn't exactly blame him for the assumption, she was impulsive at times and she will be the first to admit that.

"Well either I was going out the window, or I was somehow not gonna die." he said honestly, making them both laugh.

The blonde smiled, "You know you don't have to be so nervous." she said encouragingly. She knew Jake was shy, anxious, and all around just stressed about the littlest things. But he was also kind, understanding, and once she got him to come out of his shell, she found that he had a little humor too.

Jake sighed, "I know…...I just…..I worry. I worry about stupid things. I worry about my future, my life, everything." he explained

Yang gave him a sympathetic look. She took whatever came at her with open arms because she accepted it, fate wasn't set in stone for her, well that and she didn't think about it, it was pointless to worry about something you have no idea about. But she also knew that it can be scary to think about if you let it. "How did you get over it?"

Jake shrugged, "I'm still working on it. But I just try not to worry about it now." His hand ran back through his hair, it wasn't like he was stressing about talking about stress, it actually helps. "But like, if I start worrying about something little i'll just keep thinking about it until I solve it. But if it's something big, I just keep thinking about it until I'm still stressed." he explained.

Yang's face scrunched up in concern, "You don't need medicine or anything do you?" she asked, wanting to make sure he was ok.

He smiled, "I'm not that desperate. I get over it eventually but it just takes a while." he explained, his hand tightening around her's slightly. "And besides…...you help out more than you think." he said, making her smile. Just having someone around, especially when it's Yang.

The blonde smiled before leaning over and laying her head on his shoulder. "You're a sweet talker now? Wow I wonder what you'll be like when we start making out?" she asked jokingly, making the young man beside her laugh as his cheeks turned a tinge of pink.

"...hey…...would you…..mind if we….tried that again?" Jake asked nervously, his face turning a shade more red. Yang looked up at him, surprised with the suggestion.

"You know you don't need to ask if you can kiss your girlfriend." she stated obviously.

"I know, but there's not exactly a guidebook for this, I don't know when it's appropriate to kiss you given how long our relationship has been going on." Jake said back with a smile as she lifted her head off his shoulder.

"Well I can't tell you. Just go with your gut." Yang stated. The blonde hasn't exactly been in a relationship before as well, though she wasn't afraid to use her looks to tease anyone who gawked at her, which she was no stranger to, just to get a rise out of them.

But so far she just went with what her instincts told her to do. And honestly up until now she thought Jake would have a stroke if she kissed him.

"Maybe we can make a signal to tell one another." Jake joked as he watched the show at their feet.

"You've been listening to Nora again haven't you?" Yang asked, thinking back to how on the first day the orange haired girl was talking about sloth noises.

Jake have her a surprising look, "You mean it's a option not to listen?" he asked, making them both break out in laughter before they went back to watching the TV show.

(000)

Jake strode through the school with a smile on his face as he made his way towards the mess hall. He and Yang watched his crop together for a few hours before she decided to call it a night and head to bed.

Jake had felt much better by just being in Yang's presence made him feel better. The blond's personality always brightened his day, "It's going to freaking suck when this semester is over." he muttered. He hoped that he and her could stay in contact, though to be honest that may not be a problem, he lives in Vale with his sister, and Patch is a short ride away via boat.

They could make it work.

As Jake entered the hall, he stopped when he saw his least favorite people. Team CRDL. After what happened with Jaune, he didn't trust the team as far as he could throw them. Even though they cleaned up their act somewhat, he knew that people can't change their nature right away.

But he was willing to give them a chance. Besides Yang have him a chance, and so far, things had been great. Well…...that was until he saw what Cardin and his buddies were up to.

The four males were all trailing behind her like lost puppies. Each of them trying their hardest to try and win over her affection. "Oh yeah, she'll dump me for the big, buff jock who picks on Faunus, sure." he muttered to himself.

Jake walked over towards the table where the rest of Yang's team sat.

Sitting down between Blake and Ruby, the young man put his elbows down on the table as his hands supported his head. "You look like you're enjoying yourself." Blake bigoted, offering him a apple from her plate, noticing he didn't have one himself.

He accepted the food and bit into it before speaking. "No classes, no work, no problem on my end." he said simply before taking another bite. Looking around the table, he saw that Ruby was busy listening to music with her headphones, and Weiss was filing her nails diligently. He leaned over to Blake, "You hear there's a new volume coming out soon?" he asked in a whisper so only Blake would hear him.

The Raven haired girl's eyes widened as she smiled, the newest volume of Ninjas of Love had been announced and the release was going to be in a few days. "I know! But with classes…."

"We can't get out copies…...unless…." He trailed off.

"Unless one of us ditches and gets two for both of us." Blake finished, Jake have her a look, "Woah why me? I have Oobleck's class that day. Unless you can take notes at super speed, I am not leaving." she said adamantly.

"But can't you like….send a clone or something?" he asked, thinking to when he saw her fight with her semblance. His semblance…...well he hadn't exactly discovered it yet, although he wasn't in the same boat as Jaune, he knew how to use his aura.

His combat style mainly consisted of, to put it simply, bashing people with his shield. Though he does like a little finesse with his fighting style. Jake also knew hand to hand combat, though he wasn't sure if he could go up against Yang in a straight up fight, or someone of her caliber.

"Come on hot stuff, it's the weekend, a night out on vale? You and me?" Cardin persisted as Yang sat down across from Jake, a ignored look on her face. The young man gave her a sympathetic smile, this had to be more annoying for her than anything.

"Sorry boys, I already got plans." she said, casting a glance at Jake. The young man smirked, her plans were to hang out with him on a actual date, just the two of them, they talked about it last night and they decided to go on their first real date that weekend.

"What do you mean? We're not doing anything today." Weiss said, poking a hole in Yang's excuse accidentally. The blonde sent the heiress a glare that made her realize her error, "Oh…..sorry." she apologized.

Jake could tell Yang was ready to start banging her head on the table. Looking around at everyone, he thought of what Yang said to him last night, about how he shouldn't be so nervous around her.

You know what? Screw it. Jake thought as Cardin was about to ask again.

Leaning over the table, he planted a kiss right on Yang's mouth, making her eyes go wide and her skin flare up again in temperature. Everyone around them fell dead silent, Jake kept his lips pressed to her's for a few more seconds before pulling away and sitting back down, taking a bite of his Apple like nothing had happened.

Well that's what he was pretending anyway.

Everyone had different reactions of course. Cardin, being able to take a hint, walked away with disappointment. Blake had stopped mid-bite in her food to stare, she personally wouldn't do something like that in Jake's position. This wasn't exactly the best way to announce a relationship.

Weiss and Ruby both had their jaws dropped on the table. Blindsided by the move Jake just pulled. But it was when Jake saw Yang's expression that he felt a sense of both accomplishment and amusement wash over him. Yang's face was beat red and her jaw was also hitting the table.

Everyone stared at him before his cheeks turned a shade of pink. "Yeah…...so…..yeah." he said before taking another bite of his food.

(000)

"-and you gotta promise to take care of her, look after her, and be super nice to her, otherwise I'll get Blake and Weiss to make you pay." Ruby said to Jake, the youngest of team RWBY having given her version of the ground rules to Jake. Looking over her shoulder, Jake saw Weiss and Blake wave the young girl off.

"So to recap, no being late back to school, make sure Yang gets enough to eat and of she seems tired then bring her back, take care of and be nice to her-Ruby you're making sound like I'm pet sitting." he said, making the redhead let out a matter of something sounding like, 'Am not'.

Jake say up from Weiss's bed that he had been dragged to and told to sit down in. "Ruby I promise I won't let anything happen to Yang. Ever." he said reassuringly.

"No man can protect me from me!" Yang shouted from the bathroom.

Ruby turned to the door, "Yang! Sink running!" she demanded. The blonde let out a groan before turning on the sink, Ruby's idea was that it drowned out what the person inside can hear on the outside….it didn't work but no one had the heart to tell her.

Ruby turned her attention back to Jake, "And of your going to be late you call one of us." she stated before leaning over close to Jake. "You've seen Cresent Rose. Be glad you don't know how sharp it really is." she threatened, actually causing the young man to gulp down air.

Apparently rage is a family trait of the Yang/Ruby family.

The young man nodded diligently, "Ok Yang you can come on out." Ruby said. Yang didn't respond, keeping up the little charade for Ruby's sake. "Oh! Right." she said in realization before knocking on the door. The water turned off and seconds later Yang stepped out.

She quickly grabbed Jake by the hand and led him to the hallway door, "Ok guys I'll see you later." she says quickly as the door closed behind the couple on their way out. They made it to the first corner of the hall before Yang stopped them both.

Grabbing Jake by his shirt, Yang pulled him in close and smashed his lips against hers. Jake's eyes widened before he gave in, moving his lips against her's slowly, drawing out the kiss and enjoying the sensations of her lips against his. When Yang pulled away, the two both breathed in air, "Sorry I did that I just knew Cardin wasn't going to-" he started before she kissed him again.

It was this time that through the shock Jake noticed the sweet taste to Yang's lips. It was…..hard to describe at first, they were soft lips, his were not as lucky though, bad habit of biting his lip when he was nervous led to that.

But Yang liked it, the texture. It was unique, it was different from hissing someone on the cheek or anything else. When Jake pulled away, he spoke, "So I'm kinda confused right now, aren't you mad?" he asked, using whatever air he had left to speak before breathing air into his lungs.

Yang smiled, "No, I'm not mad I'm…...I'm excited." she admitted.

"Strange choice of words…" Jake muttered.

"No I mean…..I'm happy you did what you did…...and I'm kinda surprised. Like I don't know what to expect from you right now." she explained. Between his planting one on her without warning last night, and now him kissing her in front of everyone without regret, she didn't know what to expect.

And honestly? She loved that.

"Um…...well first off I am sorry I pulled that." he said apologetically. "You said that I shouldn't be nervous and…..well that was the last thing I thought of before I kissed you." he explained, Yang's grip on his shirt releasing but her smile not wavering.

"Don't apologize. I'm glad you did it, it shut up Cardin and you managed to take all the blame for me not telling Ruby or Weiss." she said, reaching over and taking her hand in his. "Now come on, we got a date to enjoy." she said, Jake smiled as he gripped her hand tightly.

Like the old saying goes, Keep Moving Forward.

AN: Ok I saw the episode and honestly?

I don't believe for a second that Yang's arm won't be reattached. I read a few posts about it and one of the big flaws with the idea is that they are in the middle of a war Zone!

They can not get her to a hospital because vale is on fire (not literally, but metaphorically) and all the ships have pulled out and like Sun said and even then Yang would die from blood loss on a trip to another kingdom.

Plus there is that Volume 2 scene in the credits that has to be a flash forward where yang has her arms.

Look that's my opinion and I'm sticking to it.

Now I originally wanted to post this on February 1st but I got caught up, then the episode came out and…..yeah you get the idea. Well until next time guys.

NOTE! I MADE THOS BEFORE EPISODE TWELVE.