Hey guys! Thanks for joining again for Chapter 2! Pyrrha's POV in this chapter is a little short but Chapter 3 will make up for that!

Jaune POV

In an empty area of Beacon Academy rested a moderately-sized hall which lead to a small foyer. The corridor walls were evenly lined with the door frames of vacant dormitories, while the meager lobby was merely a concave in the wall. In the corner of this antechamber, a vending machine rested, emitting an ominously dim glow that lit the dark hallway. However, the peaceful silence was broken by pounding footsteps.

Heavily panting, Jaune dashed into the foyer and plopped himself down next to the vending machine. He often came here when faced with a controversy that could be solved with thought. To say the least, this small, abandoned lobby was his egress from the issues of reality and threshold to a world of scrutiny and apprehension.

My God, Jaune thought, I had never run so fast in my life! At this point, I might actually need water!

Jaune was relieved to be out of that situation, but at the same time, he felt ashamed. Dirty even. I mean, it wasn't his fault he was a coward, right? He got embarrassed and couldn't stand to look at Pyrrha. What if she thought Jaune was a loser, crying over nightmares? Never-the-less, Jaune was extremely irritated with himself. He thought back to the look on Pyrrha's face as he bolted out of the room. It was a look of pain, pain he had inflicted.

Wait, did he?

Now slumped against the wall, he thought about this with dismay. Pyrrha was obviously upset, but that couldn't have been because of him running away. No, no. It was because he woke her up so early in the morning. Yeah, yeah, that was it.

Jaune let out a heaving sigh.

"Girl troubles?", questioned a familiar voice.

Ren approached Jaune, receding from the shadowy corridor.

Jaune let out a nervous chuckle. "How could you tell?".

"Why else would you be in a dark dormitory hallway at 3 in the morning?"

"Uh... sight-seeing?", Jaune laughed nervously again.

"Um-hm", was the only response from Ren. An awkward silence filled the air following his remark.

"So," Ren contemplated, breaking the silence between them. "Was it you or Pyrrha?"

After a long pause, Jaune, with uncertainty, replied.

"Me. A-At least I think so. I mean, it was probably me."

Ren sat down next to Jaune. "Tell me about it."

"Well I fell out of bed after... well, after dreaming about Pyrrha."

"Oh?"

"Y-Yeah, um... Anyway, when looked up, Pyrrha was right there waiting to help me to my feet."

"And so?"

"So I ran away."

"Um-hm", Ren replied nonchalantly.

"What should I do?", cried Jaune.

Ren stood up, pulled 2 Lin from his pant pocket, and deposited them into the vending machine. He pressed a button on the machine's interface and in response, two soda cans marked "People Like Grapes" tumbled into the bin at the bottom of the vending machine. Ren handed Jaune a can.

"Thanks", said Jaune, popping the can open.

"Listen, Jaune. You need to man up. It's been almost a month since you pulled that stunt at the school dance. You've made it obvious you have feelings for her, and I'm hoping you're not too dense to realize that she has feelings for you too. You need to do something about it. Just do something."

Jaune thought about this. 'Just do something'.

"You know what?", Jaune said full of confidence,"Maybe I will do something!"

Jaune sprung out of his restful state, looking ready for any barricade. With his chest full of pride and pep in his step, Jaune took off down the hallway.

"Thanks Ren!", he called back to him.

Ren simply took another sip of his soda.

Pyrrha POV

Pyrrha was awaken by the closing of a door.

Jaune?

Quietly, Pyrrha rolled towards the door and peered though her bed sheets. She spotted Jaune tip-toeing through the room towards his bunk. Nora is still asleep, Pyrrha thought, I can do this! No distractions and no onlookers!

Pyrrha heard Jaune flop onto his bunk.

Okay, okay. Think, Pyrrha, think! I could... ask him where he went. No, no. Too condescending, Pyrrha though. Oh! I know! I'll just ask him what was wrong before. But Pyrrha knew this that wasn't what she wanted to talk about with Jaune. No. She wanted to address her feelings, she wanted him to acknowledge her feelings. But she couldn't do that. Not now. However, Nora's words rang in Pyrrha's head. 'Be more assertive'!

Yes. This was it. She was going to be assertive. She wasn't about to waste such a golden opportunity! And she certainly wasn't about to let Jaune dodge her proclamation!

Pyrrha threw off her covers and bounced onto her feet. "Jaune!", She resonated," I... I..."

Bum bum baaaa! Cliffhanger! As always be sure to tell me what you guys think in the review section! See ya in Chapter 3!