There was celebration at the Round Table that night. Everyone celebrated teams JNPRS and RWBY getting all the spots on the first qualifier. Team CFVY would try the second year qualifiers the next day. The second phase of the qualifier for the first years would be the day after that, so they would have a day to recover their energies.

Something that one Jaune Arc craved for.

He was in a beanbag, eating the biggest sandwich Pyrrha could make for him, with Saber sitting in another one by his side, also eating a monster sized sub, and Pyrrha one another, still basking in the afterglow of her partner's victories. She couldn't take her eyes of her silly knight, nor calm down on how proud she was. Jaune fought more than anyone else, and even if Saber helped, no one there considered that he passed to the next phase without deserving it.

"Ugh, every muscle hurts… Even the ones I never knew I had." He complained as he gulped another bite of his sandwich. He was glad he could just lazy around now.

"Well, you fought so much today that it was expected. Probably as your Aura recharges, you will feel better." Pyrrha reassured him, and Jaune smiled to her. That smile was all Pyrrha needed to smile back and blush, now completely unable to hide her crush on her blonde team leader.

"If we cross paths next time, I promise to give my all." Jaune said, remembering that no one dared to challenge Pyrrha. He felt a bit sorry for her, knowing she actually enjoyed the competition despite all the pressure and the feeling of being put in a different level than most people.

"As my Master said, I am also eager to try my skills against such valuable opponent as thee, Pyrrha." Saber chimed in, making Pyrrha give her an appreciative smile. Also, a small chuckle as she noticed Saber had sauce all over her mouth.

"Thanks. It is not very fun to just sit and wait." She said with a sad smile soon after, and then she brightened as Jaune wrapped his hand on her shoulder and pushed her closer.

"Don't worry, no one here will forfeit. We all will take our Invincible Girl head on." His words made her blush once again, but his gesture comforted her more than she expected. If she was alone with him right at that moment…

"It is as our Jauney said, cereal girl. I am, for one, eager to try my hand against you." Yang affirmed as she sat with them. Yang punched the air to show how serious she was. "So, Saber, what you think of Beacon students so far?"

"Well, some of thy held true talent. Others are overconfident of their abilities, and blinded by their own arrogance." Saber said as she ate a potato chip. Nobody knew how the small girl could eat that much. Some even wondered how exactly a being made of Aura took nutrition of food.

"True enough. Aww, Jauney boy slept." They turned to see that Jaune succumbed to exhaustion after finishing his sandwich. The qualifiers really took a toll on him, as he rested his head in Pyrrha's shoulder. "So, P-money, will you carry him back to your room or should I ask someone to do so. Maybe you can carry him like a princess?"

"YANG!" Pyrrha shouted and blushed. That made Jaune slips into her lap, making her blush hard. Yet she gentle caressed his hair and ignored Yang taking a picture of the duo. A sole thought crossed her head as she smiled towards the blond boy.

It is me that wants to be carried like a princess by him.

…

The next day was a free day, and they all slept as long as they wanted.

Well, Jaune would have if Saber didn't insist they should get up and eat breakfast. Jaune didn't had time to question how he got back to his room, so he just took a shower and put some casual clothes, as did Saber, that wore a white blouse shirt and blue skirt. They got out of the room to stumble upon Emerald. Jaune saw her a few times before, but never did more than exchange a greeting, so he found weird to meet the green-haired girl there.

"Hey there." She started, and Jaune looked around to be sure she was talking to him. "Cut it, I am talking to you, blonde. Well, blondes."

"Us? Why?" He questioned and Emerald rolled her eyes. That was going to be harder than she expected, and she wasn't someone whose patience was in good amount.

"I am going to participate in the tournament, and from all competitors, you surprised me the most. It is true that this girl is your Semblance?" She questioned looking at Saber, which frowned over the rude attitude. Saber was sure the dark-skinned girl was hiding something from them, some kind of second intention.

"You can refer to me as Saber." The knight girl affirmed, making Emerald laugh.

"I like her, she have personality. Most people here are so boring." Emerald said before setting her eyes on Jaune. Jaune gulped nervously at the predatory look Emerald was giving towards him. "So, do you mind eating breakfast together? I want to know how you improved so much in such short time. I am Emerald, by the way."

"Actually, he will have breakfast with his team." Pyrrha said as she got out of the room, standing by Jaune's side as close as possible and glaring challenging at Emerald, who could only laugh at the scene.

"Wow, your girlfriend gets really jealous, lover boy. I will talk to you again when my life is not in danger." Emerald said with a wink and she got away, leaving an angry Pyrrha and a confused Jaune. Saber, on the other hand, scoffed as the girl walked away.

"Master, do not let thy mind wander over a fair face. She will be an opponent at the tournament and might as well be trying to get some advantage over thou." Saber counseled, and Pyrrha nodded in agreement.

"Even if that is not the case Jaune, I know firsthand how people with second intentions approach you over your achievements." Pyrrha reinforced, and Jaune sighed and agreed. Of course his lucky with girls would not change just because of one victory.

"Ah well, let's eat breakfast then. I just want to relax. By the way, my jacket fits you really well, Pyr. You should wear it more often."

Pyrrha finally noticed she put his yellow jacket over herself instead of her own, and blushed hard at that. She was just glad Jaune made nothing more out of it, because in her mind she could only be happy on how nice his jacket felt.

…

Relaxing at breakfast in Beacon was no easy task.

Not when your friends were the power of chaos incarnated.

Saber and Nora somehow got in a pancake eating contest, while Yang and Ruby cheered on them, and Ren just kept Nora from drenching the pancakes in syrup… And the table and everyone around. Soon that competition descended to Sun and Neptune challenging each other to each the weirdest food combinations possible, like cereal in orange juice and syrup with bits of bacon. And soon Weiss and Blake challenged each other to eat the breakfast foods they disliked the most. Now the heiress was eating a bow of Pumpkin Pete's Cereal and Blake was trying to swallow the porridge. Jaune and Pyrrha just watched amused by their friends' determination in punishing themselves.

"Why we are all friends again?" Jaune asked Pyrrha as he drunk his orange juice.

"I am pretty sure being chased around by a giant Nevermore and an angry Deathstalker work wonders in bonding people." Pyrrha answered and Jaune laughed. Those turned to be dear memories for everyone there.

"Well, I think pinning me to a three worked better for us." His answer made Pyrrha blush shyly, and then she became incredible red as she felt his hand over hers. She looked at Jaune's eyes and got lost on his ocean blue eyes for a few seconds before the moment was ruined by both Sun and Neptune gagging on their last concoction, mashed bananas with bacon, chocolate syrup and beans.

The duo started laughing at them heartily, but Pyrrha desired nothing more than spending time alone with Jaune.

…

Pyrrha tapped her javelin, wondering if Jaune would be mad if she pinned him once again in a tree. Maybe that would make him realize how she felt. Since his victory during the qualifiers, it seemed that many of the opinions around him changed, and now some girls were openly flirting with him. She was happy that he was dismissing those advances, but feared any of them would dare to make a more forward move on him.

You all don't know him as I do. You are just over him know that he show you what he can do. I am with him since the beginning and I know the kind, sweet knight he is.

"Don't worry, Master will not succumb to these women." Saber said to Pyrrha, breaking her line of thought.

"S-Saber?" Pyrrha blushed madly as Saber smiled. For some reason the girl knight knew how to read the Spartan easily.

"Pyrrha, thou have nothing to worry. Master does not seek a passing pleasure. The way he looks at thee he does not to anyone else." The affirmation made Pyrrha blush even harder, as she never noticed any hint that Jaune felt for her how she feels for him. Maybe it was time for her to stop waiting him to take the initiative and for her to jump in action.

"Wait, where is Jaune?"

…

Jaune was taken away by Emerald while Saber and Pyrrha talked to each other; the girl held his arm and took him into one of the empty classrooms. She forcefully made him sit in one of the chairs and sat in front of him, smiling mischievously. Jaune looked around certain that he was in one of those pranks people do on TV. The green haired girl snapped his fingers to get his attention.

"So, now that I got you away of your body guards, we can get to know each other better." She said in a sultry voice that made Jaune blush. He could be oblivious, but Emerald was being very clear about her intentions.

"Well, uh, why don't you start?" Jaune's question confused Emerald a bit. Nobody ever showed any interest in knowing her. Even Cinder and Mercury just took her at face value. But she had no time to waste into chit-chat, nor did she want to share anything with the dork in front of her. She had a mission to accomplish.

"No, no. You start. How about we start with how you defeated that Winchester boy the other day. Did you use your Semblance?" She whispered in his ear, making Jaune wiggle a bit. The reaction made Emerald smile.

"Saber? No, she waited as I fought." He answered, now relaxing a bit. Apparently Emerald was just curious about his performance, though even he admitted that when looking at it again wasn't that impressive. He just wished she used more normal ways to talk with him.

"How that works? Is she like a marionette of sorts?" Jaune disliked hearing someone referring to Saber like that, especially when she could laugh; get angry and even a bit sad from time to time.

"No, Saber is completely independent of my will. She has her own feelings and desires." He answered, surprising Emerald on how he let his annoyance over it clear. She grinned, realizing the boy had a bit of spine.

"Woah, it seems you too are really close, eh?" She questioned, trying to get her composure back. "Are you and cereal girl as close too?"

"We are friends, after all. And teammates and partners."

"Just that? Cereal girl got pretty jealous of you."

Jaune thought about that more than expected. Certainly he considered Pyrrha a friend, but just friends? He wondered about it. She did for him more than any friend, even Ruby, and he was forever grateful for it. She always made his day better doing little things like a smile, a gentle pat, a word of encouragement. He remembered how happy she was after his victory against Cardin, to the point of crying in his chest. He knew Pyrrha was more than a friend to him, but now he wondered if she felt the same.

"Hey, blondie!" Emerald snapped him from his thoughts and he looked at her eyes. Red eyes looked deeply into blue eyes and Emerald wondered why she felt weird. There was certain innocence in Jaune's eyes that she didn't expect from someone her age. She shook it off and decided to tease him a little. So she sat on his lap and embraced his neck, making him blush and put his own hands back. "If you and cereal girl aren't an item, how about you took me to a date?

"Uh?" Jaune couldn't wrap his mind over how all that talk ended up with him getting invited to a date. Emerald had an evil grin in her face.

"I suggest you let go of my Master."

Jaune saw Saber and Pyrrha at the door, both looking unhappy at them, and the boy realized the compromising position he was, with Emerald still in his lap. He suddenly got up, sending Emerald to the ground, than he tried to help her back at her feet. After a few awkward touches and stares they were back up and looking at Pyrrha and Saber.

"Glad to see you got an admirer, Jaune." Pyrrha said before storming off the room, Jaune stood there perplexed for a second.

"Wait, Pyrrha!" He ran after her. Emerald laughed and walked to the door, but Saber blocked her.

"I warn thee, do not toy with my Master and his friends if thou value thee health." Emerald just showed her tongue to Saber.

"You are no boss of me, pretty face." Emerald said as she left. Saber sighed and decided to be extra careful with that girl. Something was really fish about her.

…

"Pyrrha!"

The Spartan knew exactly why she was angry. She was jealous, and she felt in the right to be. She knew that sooner or later other girls would realize the great person Jaune was, but even so she expected to finally be dating him when that happened. Now it was clear she was taking too long, too slowly. She knew Jaune was no skirt chaser, but she feared one girl would take her knight from her if she just waited for him.

"Pyrrha, wait!" She stopped as he held her gently by her arm and turned around. He was taking his breath and she waited. She smiled at the irony of waiting now. "Pyr, I know what that looked like, and I am sorry, I should have resisted. I swear there is nothing between Emerald and me."

"And why not go for it, she is pretty." Pyrrha answered in a tone even she disapproved. That was not like her at all. But she needed to be reassured by Jaune right now.

"Pyr, please. Don't be like that. I barely know anything about Emerald. You know being pretty is not enough to sway me. I am not even thinking about such stuff with all that is happening. First Saber, now the tournament. All I know is that I can't have you angry at me. You are too important to me."

Pyrrha felt all her jealousy and anger slip away as she heard those words. Of course she could count with Jaune to make her feel silly. Emerald was all over him, but she could see how uncomfortable she made him. And he didn't hesitate to go after her despite her show of jealousy. He didn't put the blame on Emerald either; he assumed the fault of something wasn't his fault. Pyrrha felt herself blushing as she stared into his blue eyes. She finally sighed and smiled again.

"Sorry Jaune, I don't know why I did that." She finally spoke, and he smiled before gently hugging her, Pyrrha seeing fireworks on her mind as she hugged him back.

"Thank heavens. I can't live without you, Pyr."

Pyrrha squeezed him hard as he told her that, her face hot and red. She could only try to get around that sentence and its meaning. She was about to ask what he meant by that when someone coughed to get their attention. They separated to see Ms. Goodwitch staring at the duo with a stern gaze.

"I would like to remind you two to avoid certain acts of affection in the halls." She said, and both blushed madly, soon to be joined by Saber, that wondered why the duo was so flustered. "Now excuse me."

Pyrrha and Jaune waited to the teacher to be out of sight before laughing together. The redhead lamented they weren't somewhere more private so she could confess her true feelings for Jaune. Soon Saber joined them, and looked curiously at the duo, not understanding why they were in such good mood. Then all of sudden Jaune locked his arms with hers and Pyrrha, surprising both.

"Jaune!"

"Master?"

"Come on, let's go to the club and relax a little. I will make you girls a sundae." He said, and Pyrrha relaxed and smiled, hugging his arm. She would have another chance to confess. Now all she wanted was to enjoy his company.

"That sounds grand, Jaune."

"Hm! Thy talents as a cook is unrivaled, Master!" Saber agreed, and as the trio walked towards their club, many stared at them enviously.

…

Blake was relaxing in the secluded spot she created in the club's library, using the shelves arrangement to create a secret space behind one of them that only someone with agility similar to her could reach. She sat at the beanbag she snuck there and happily read Ninjas of Love: Shurikens of Passion as a way to get her mind off the tournament. She didn't care much who she would fight the next day, she would just do her best.

As she was reading, she saw a cockroach in the wall, and slowly reached for her weapon. Blake didn't have any particular fear or get grossed out about bugs. No sir, that didn't affect at all, she just would make sure to make that particular bug an example to all of its kind to never get closer her ever again.

Blake slashed Gambol Shroud against the bug, cutting the bug and the wall behind it in two parts. As the two thin stone slabs felt, she found an old book hidden behind it. Carefully she took it on her hands and blew the dust off, revealing its title. She arched her eyebrows in surprise and had to suppress a squeal out of her mouth.

The Holy Grail and Summoning Heroic Spirits.

…

"I am telling you, that guy is probably the most naïve guy I ever met. I was all over him and he didn't even take a feel!" Emerald was complaining to Mercury, which was laughing at his partner misfortune.

"Maybe he is into guys? Maybe I should try next time?"

"Oh, the hard thing he had in his pants tells me he likes girls alright. He is either too cowardly or too nice to actually do something." Emerald said, and Mercury laughed. She was way too angry for something so trivial.

"You are just unhappy you got rejected."

"Oh shut up, I didn't get rejected! His bodyguards take him away!" Mercury laughed harder at this. It was precious to him seeing Emerald, which rejected her mission so vehemently at first getting so worked up. "You will see, I will make that Arc boy spill all his dirty secrets to me in no time!"

"I think the only dirty secret you will get from him is that he peed his bed till he was eleven." Emerald growled against Mercury and stomped away, giving his partner another fit of laughing.

…

"So, when you will get me a Servant so I can show to Jauney boy what happens to those that mess up with me?" Cardin questioned the man that offered him a chance to exact revenge.

"Patience, Mr. Winchester. Summoning a Servant involves the right place and the right time. You don't want to be stuck with a weak Servant, and I am sure I can provide you the best one possible in the due time.

"You better be, Kotomine. It is your butt that I will kick if you are lying to me." Cardin said before leaving, Kotomine Kirei laughing at to himself.

"There are always a power hungry fool. This shall provide some entertainment for you, Archer." The hidden Servant only smiled for himself, seeing how foolish lowly people could be, like children getting into a mess over their favorite dessert.