Pyrrha shielded her eyes as the sun shone through the window. She sat up and looked to the clock on the side. "9:30am." She read aloud. She got out of the bed and looked at herself in the mirror. Her usually neat, red hair was messy and let down. Her clothes were creased and dirty from being on the forest floor. Turning around and the red haired girl made her way to the door.
As she was making her way through the house, a soft noise caught her attention. "What's that sound?" She asked, her head turning towards the noise. She curiously made her way down the hallway into a living room. Lying on the couch was Jaune Arc, the boy who had saved her yesterday.
She observed the boy while he was sleeping, his chest slowly rose up and down as soft snores escaped him. She noticed that a strand of his blonde hair was in his face, so she leant down and slowly lowered her hand to his face and gently moved the the hair out of his, dare she think it, handsome face.
"Wha!" Jaune jumped up in surprise at the sudden touch and fell off the couch, grabbing the nearest thing to him as to steady himself
Nora sat up and noticed Ren wasn't next to her, a frown making its way to her face. She sat up and picked up her clothes before making her way to the shower.
The orange haired girl stepped into the shower and turned the tap on, letting water run down her body. 'I hope Pyrrha is okay…' She thought, grabbing the shampoo and washing her hair 'I can't just go to this Jaune Arc's house alone. He could be a creep...' She shuddered at the thought of Pyrrha being stuck with a weirdo "I'll drag Ren to go to that boys address with me!" She smiled, happy with her plan.
Once she was done she turned the water off and grabbed a towel before running back into Ren's room "Ren!" She shouted, causing the male to turn around.
"N..Nora! Put on some clothes." Ren stuttered with a blush on his face.
Nora smiled and struck a pose "But Ren, don't you like seeing my body?" She playfully teased.
"Of course I do." Ren answered honestly "But I thought I would see if you wanted to go get Pyrrha?"
"That's why I called your name." She giggled "Let's go!" She shouted, sprinting for the door.
"Clothes, Nora!" Ren shouted after her.
"Oww…" Jaune whined, feeling a pain in his head. He looked up to see what he dragged down with him in an attempt to prevent him from falling. His eyes widened as he saw perfect red locks shrouding around him. "Ah, I'm sorry!" He quickly apologised, noticing a pair of green eyes staring at him.
"Don't worry about it." Pyrrha flashed him a smile as she sat up and flung her hair over her shoulders.
Jaune stared in awe as he looked into the girls emerald orbs, mesmerised by the girls eyes "You know what?" Jaune started to move his face towards Pyrrha's.
"What's that?" She uncontrollably moved her face to his.
"You are very pretty." He said shyly.
Before anything could go any further a knock on the door interrupted the two teens. Pyrrha was as red as a tomato where as Jaune just let out a sigh. The blonde boy got to his feet and went to answer the door.
Pyrrha sat on the floor pondering what had just overcome her that she didn't notice the ginger girl pull her into a hug.
"Thank god you are alright!" Nora squealed in joy at her friends well being "I hope he didn't do anything to you." She pointed an accusing finger at the innocent blonde.
"He did nothing of the sort." Pyrrha came to his defence "He has been nothing but generous and caring." She explained.
Nora gave the boy a look "Is this true, Blondie?"
"Y..Yes!" He answered with a stutter "I would never dream of hurting her."
"Listen blondie." Nora began "If you ever lay a finger on Pyrrha, I will kill you."
"His name is Jaune Arc, Nora." Ren said while walking into the room "He told us that on the phone."
"Phone?" Pyrrha asked, confused.
"Well, you couldn't answ..." Jaune started to explain himself.
"Thank you Jaune." Pyrrha cut him off with a smile.
"Eh?" Jaune put a hand on the back of his head not really sure why she would thank him for such a small thing "It was nothing."
"So, what happened yesterday?" Ren asked Pyrrha "One minute you were there with us but the next you were gone?"
Pyrrha looked to the floor and nervously twiddles her thumbs "Umm, It is sort of a long story."
"That's fine, we have a lot of time." Nora laughed taking a seat where Jaune was previously sleeping.
"Okay, This is what happened." Pyrrha started to explain the events of the previous day.
"And that is how I ended up staying the night here." Pyrrha finished, nodding towards Jaune.
"I told you so." Jaune said to Nora who frowned.
"Thanks for looking after her, I guess." Nora said quietly.
Jaune gave a winning smile "Anyway, it's nice to meet you two."
"Likewise." Ren smiled.
Jaune was beginning to like the black haired teen, more than he liked the orange haired girl. He was neat, polite and seemed to be down to earth whereas Nora seemed loud, rude and quick to judge. 'Who are you to judge? If it was one of your friends you would have been worried.'
"So Pyrrha, I think we should go out for lunch, me, you and Ren." Nora beamed happily.
"Can Jaune come?" She asked which resulted in a small chuckle from the Raven haired boy and a knowing smile from the orange.
"Of course he can." Ren replied "I think we should all get to know him a bit more." His smile was now directed to the blonde "You in?"
"Sure I am." Jaune grinned.
"Great! But first I need to go home and get ready." Pyrrha beamed happily.
"I guess I'll meet you guys later then?" Jaune smiled.
"How about 1, outside the new pizza place in town?" Ren suggested.
"Sounds good." Jaune agreed.
Pyrrha, Nora and Ren stood up. "I guess we will see you then." Pyrrha smiled.
Jaune nodded "Can't wait." He smiled, walking his guests to the door.
Pyrrha opened up her front door and cautiously took a step inside, shutting the door quietly behind her.
"Where the hell were you?!" Screamed a tall woman.
"I stayed at my friend's house…" Pyrrha spoke quietly.
The tall woman had short red hair and was wearing a long green dress. "Hah, you have friends? Don't make me laugh Pyrrha." She spoke with venom.
"Well it's not like you tried to get in contact with me, mum." Pyrrha spat back with just as much force in her voice.
"How dare you talk to me like that!" Her mum shouted.
Pyrrha took a step back and flinched knowing what was coming next. Her mother grabbed her wrist and pulled Pyrrha towards her. She raised her hand and slapped her daughter on the cheek. Tears started welling up in the corner of the teen's eyes as her mother threw her to the floor.
"You are a disgrace to the Nikos name. Never talk back to me, child." Her mum said sternly, leaving Pyrrha on the floor crying.
Jaune stood awkwardly waiting for the others to arrive. Pulling out his phone to check the time "1:12…" He frowned "I hope they haven't forgotten."
The thought left as quick as it popped into his head as he spotted Pyrrha walking over with her head down.
"Wow…" Jaune muttered in amazement as he saw the red head. She was wearing a black dress that came up to her knees. Her hair was now neat and in a long ponytail making its way to the bottom of her back. "Beautiful…" He whispered, making his way over to greet her.
"Hey Pyrrha." Jaune greeted, giving a small wave.
Pyrrha looked up "Hey Jaune…" She said quietly.
Jaune only saw her face for a second but that was long enough to see the red mark on her cheek. "What happened to your cheek?" He asked curiously, raising a hand to her face to get a better look.
"Nothing…" She replied fast taking a quick step back "I just fell over earlier…" Her sad eyes looking into Jaune's blue orbs, sending a quiet cry for help.
"Pyrrha…" Jaune said quietly "I know we only met yesterday but I trust you and I hope you trust me. You don't have to tell me what happened…but if you ever need to talk I will be there." He finished with a smile.
That was the breaking point for the broken down redhead. 'How could a complete stranger be more caring than my own damn mother!' She screamed in her mind. Pyrrha wrapped her arms around his chest and started to cry "I… I do not want to go home tonight…" She muttered.
Jaune put a hand on her head "That's fine." He smiled again, rubbing the girls back, comfortingly "You can just stay at my house again."
"You mean it?" She looked up at him with a small smile on her face.
"Sure, What are friends for?" He laughed which caused Pyrrha to smile.