Hey guys I'm so sorry this chapter took so long; I've been really busy with school and other such nonsense. On the contrary, I made this chapter extra long in apology. Also there is a splendid introduction to a new protagonist. Well, without further delay, Chapter 5!
Pyrrha POV
The rest of the day was a haze. Pyrrha hardly partook in class lectures that day, although she was often devoted to the interesting topics such as Human-Faunus tensions or the origin of the Grimm. But today... today was different. From her seat near the top of the room everything was grey. All around her she was surrounded by a plaguing grey. An all-consuming, saturation-less monotone. Even Nora. Ol' Nora, in all her eccentricity, was colorless. Only one, only He, could light up her day; no one else mattered. She looked to Jaune, almost drooling, for her unending source for happiness. Not to say that he was her only source of happiness. No, no, that would be like saying the sun was the only light source. It was not, it was simply the brightest.
"-rrha. Pyrrha. Pyrrha!". Nora's voice slowly made its way into Pyrrha's delusive contentment. "Pyrrha class is over", Nora chimed, flailing her arms in front of Pyrrha.
"Oh my! I'm so sorry Nora!" I must have dozed off", Pyrrha said, finally coming to.
"'Must have'? The only other time I've ever seen anyone so dazed was when Weiss discovered her reflection."
Pyrrha giggled. It was true. The only thing Weiss loved more than Weiss was Ruby.
At this point in the day classes had ceased for lunchtime. A two hour intermission was administered for all students between Periods Two and Three in which all of the Beacon Campus was open. However, due to the fact that the following week was April Break and that the day was Friday, classes were to end after the Afternoon Bell. On regular weekdays, more often than not, the clique, Teams JNPR and RWBY as well as Sun and Neptune, would gather in the library to chat and other such small-scale shenanigans.
On her way to the library with Nora, Pyrrha thought about the morning again. Were Jaune and her... a thing now? She brushed the thought off though. She'd ask him later.
Nora and Pyrrha arrived at the library and made their way to the corner in which resided the group's Afternoon Spirit. They passed by Velvet who was checking out multiple textbook-sized books. She was spruced up in a particularly cute outfit. She was attired in a clean, white button-up shirt which was over-laced by a pure-indigo denim jacket. The button-up was condensed into her skirt, an 8-panel, multi-layered black skirt with images of flowers enticingly cascaded onto the nebulous black background. Her overall appearance was what one would call "eye candy". The "weekend" version of society was truly something to behold. In front of Pyrrha and Nora sitting at the table behind the cartel of bookshelves was Weiss and Ren, already engaged in a passionate game of Chess. Sitting on a nearby bench was Blake and Yang. Blake was sitting with proper posture reading a thick book of poetry. Yang, however, was laying recumbent, head in the lap of Blake, reading a manga which appeared to be a BL, or "Boys' Love". Ruby was standing adjacent, leaning on a bookshelf, and eating out of a sandwich bag of chocolate chip cookies. The entire scene was generally tranquil. However, Jaune was nowhere in sight.
Nora ran up and threw her arms around Ren's neck, simultaneously kissing his cheek. "Hello Nora", he replied nonchalantly. "Hey guys", Pyrrha called out. "Hey-o", Yang reciprocated. Weiss and Ren simply continued their game. Blake nodded. And Ruby attempted to say something, but the jumble of cookies in her mouth caused her to choke.
Pyrrha took a seat at the gaming table. The Chess match unfolding in front of her was heated. "Checkmate!", Weiss shouted moving her queen piece. In the background, Ruby continued coughing and sputtering. "I don't think so", Ren retorted calmly. He took hold of a pawn and knocked over the nearby queen. "Ugh!", Weiss crooned flopping back into her chair. Ruby having recover from her "accident", approached Weiss and offered her one of the cookies from the sandwich bag, the last cookie to be exact. The whole area fell silent. "When ever I'm upset I eat eat cookies, so maybe it will help you too!". All eyes were on Ruby and Weiss. Weiss, dumbfounded, gazed at the cookie before her. Was this real life? She reached out and took it. "Thanks", she said, still staring at Ruby skeptically. "What's next", Yang questioned."Jaune getting a girlfriend?" Everyone laughed. Pyrrha on the other hand, smiled nervously as both Ren and Nora looked to her, their faces contorted by overly smug expressions.
The group's laughing subsided back into the usual chatter. Ren and Weiss started a new game of Chess and Yang and Blake began to converse on the differences between night-vision goggles and binoculars. Ruby hovered respectfully over Weiss, while Nora, on the other side of the table, clung to her partner. Looking around, Pyrrha realized, all of her friends were with their partners, but where was her's. Where was Jaune?
Jaune POV
Oh crap! Oh crap! Oh crap! I'm so late! Jaune was in a full sprint down the narrow dormitory corridor. Initially, he had stayed after class to finish writing down the notes from recent lecture but before he knew it fifteen minutes had already passed. What would Pyrrha think of me if I missed our first downtime as a couple. Wait. Jaune had to think about that again. Couple? Were Jaune and Pyrrha a couple? I mean, we kissed right? That means something doesn't it? Head still in the clouds, Jaune haphazardly rounded the corner to the hall that lead to the library and collided head-on into... Velvet?
Both characters slammed into each other. Jaune careened backwards, ultimately tripping on his own feet, then tumbled to the floor. Velvet was sent reeling, simultaneously dropping her recently obtained library books. Her back hit the wall with a loud thump and a yelp. Fortuitously, the wall also sheltered her from losing her balance yet again. Jaune looked up at her from the floor. My God, she looks... beautiful. Velvet pushed off the wall and moved to help Jaune up, reaching out her arm to him. Her took her arm, still flustered by her unexpected allurement. She was indeed beautiful. Exquisite even. Yet there was also a conventional, almost lackluster, side to her as well. It was if her beauty, her essence, was a simple elegance.
Jaune, still holding Velvet's hand, was in cloud nine, however weight-wise, he was still on Earth. Velvet could no longer hold deluded Jaune's weight and fell on top of him, letting out a cry.
The narrow corridor was deathly silent save Velvet and Jaune's nearly inaudible breathing. No one, no thing, stirred. Velvet's body looming over Jaune's, her lavish breasts reclining on his chest, and her hair tickled his cheeks as it fell upon him. Her chocolate eyes sparkled with intensity as if morally conflicted and it seemed as if all the blood in Velvet's body had flooded into her face. Jaune was also blushing, just not as substantially. A sheet of silence filled the air, engulfing everything that was discordant.
"J-Jaune... I... It... I'm so sorry!", Velvet stammered, "I didn't mean to!"
"N-No! It's my fault!", cried Jaune," I shouldn't have been running in the halls!" Although he didn't know why, Jaune's heart was racing. "H-H-Here. Let me help you up", Jaune said, caressing Velvet to a sitting up position. "Here. Give me your hand." Velvet skeptically lowered her hand into Jaune's palm like a frightened bunny. Then, she lifted her gaze from his hand to his eyes. They locked. For what seemed like an eternity. Jaune's heart trembled. She... was absolutely stunning. They continued to stare into each other's eyes. Jaune felt like he was losing himself in an ocean of stars. Every twinkle was like a star exploding.
"O-Okay, up we go." Jaune finally averted his gaze, now as red as Velvet. Together they rose up from the ground. "Oh! My library books!", Velvet cried out suddenly remembering that there was a world that existed around them. The books were scattered on the carpet floor around them. "Hey don't worry I'll get them!", Jaune blurted, suddenly surfeited by impudence. "I mean, I did make you drop them." Velvet radiated jubilance. "Thank you so much!" "It's nothing", Jaune insisted as he gathered the books. As he did this his hand came to rest on a rather interesting book. The book appeared to be a reference book of some kind. The title read "How to Get Senpai to Notice You For Dummies". On the cover was a pink-haired girl, most likely a highschooler, with a piece of toast in her mouth. The girl was draw the the "anime" art style. What's a 'senpai'?, Jaune thought. He dismissed it and shoved the book into the pile of other books in his arms.
"See?", Jaune proclaimed,"We're so much easier as a pair!" Velvet blushed at the mentioning of them being a "pair".
"So, where do you want me to take these?", Jaune asked.
"W-W-Well, you see, actually I was going to go to a café not too far off of the campus. It's a modest place. Quiet and never cramped. I often go there to read my books." Velvet mustered up all the courage she could. "I-I would be delighted if you'd come and join me!"
Jaune was taken aback. Nobody had ever asked him out to somewhere. This meant a lot to him, even if it was just to read some books in a meager coffee café. "Y-Yeah, of course I'll go." Velvet beamed. She was incredibly happy. And with that the two set off, growing farther away from the library with each step. Growing away from Pyrrha with each step.
Hey guys so tell me, was it worth the wait? Also I knew you guys wanted some comedy so I tried my best. Again, sorry for the long wait! Be sure to come back for Chapter 6! Peace.