A/N: Hey guys. I'll be honest, I'd say I've had a day from Hell but compared to my day, that would be amazing. So yeah let's start the chapter.
"B - but James. I love you".
"I know Sarah, I love you too but I have to go. I have to do this on my own".
Of course Ruby would put a Romance movie on. It was getting to the point where the main character confesses his love for the female lead but has to leave her for X reason. To then only complete what he left for, return, pick her up and ride off into the sunset or whatever. R,Y, N, P of teams RWBY and JNPR were crying. Ruby and Yang were hugging each other. Ren was patting Nora's head and Jaune had his arm around Pyrrha, and if is eyes didn't deceive him, it was more than a 'comforting' hug. 'Jaune Arc, You may not be the ladies man you say you are but hell, you can be good sometimes' Connor thought, wondering if Jaune knew he was doing it himself. Looking up slightly he could see a teary eyed Velvet. He lifted up is arm and pulled her close to him, Velvet let out a small "Ack" as she fell back. Connor let Velvet re - adjust herself on the bed. She took the same position as him while Connor put his arms around her and pulled her close.
"Thanks" Velvet whispered through her sobs. Connor thought it best not to reply fully so he just held her tighter.
30 minutes later the film ended with the couple walking along a beach, ironically, at sunset. All girls went into the bathroom to wipe their eyes, leaving the 3 boys to talk amongst themselves for a moment.
"Better movie than I thought it would be" Ren proclaimed after coming to the same conclusion as Connor about the trio being the only ones in the room.
"Yeah it was okay. Romances aren't my thing but this one wasn't too bad" Jaune added looking as if he was slightly holding back a tear.
"From where I was, it looked like you were focusing on something slightly 'redder' than the movie" Connor said mockingly.
"You weren't any better at hiding it with Velvet" Jaune retorted. Not picking up on the joking nature of Connor's statement.
"Yeah, but neither was someone else, wouldn't you agree Ren?" Connor had called Ren out. He didn't care much, he was only noticing an attractive female with an amazing personality. The latter detail Connor cared for most.
"I, I, uh..." Ren was busted and he knew it.
"Haha calm down bud. Anyway I'm surprised we're all still alive after the look Nora give you" Connor said, remembering the killing intent in Nora's eyes. He could only imagine Ren's next 'boop' would be slightly harder.
"Yeah I'm going to get my balls busted for that later" Ren sighed.
"Hey about that, when Nora mentioned it earlier. Was she joking about the whole 'tying up' thing?" Connor asked.
"What? Oh that. Uhh yeah might as well admit it. That's why I freak out when you go under my bed Jaune" Ren answered with a blush.
"Ohh I wondered why, I'll stop going under there now. So are you guys boy and girlfriend or what?" Jaune asked. Looked like it was turning into question Ren night.
"Uhh kinda, we aren't actually girlfriend and boyfriend but we always end up acting like we are. And as I've mentioned we do have our 'encounters' if you will" Ren said, fully thinking about his answer.
"I'll admit it, Nora does seem cute in her own way" Jaune replied.
"Yeah I agree with ladies man over there" Connor added "Speaking of which, Jaune do you actually like Pyrrha?"
"Yeah I do. A lot kinda" Jaune answered in a surprisingly honest voice.
"So then ask her out" Ren said, using his simple and effective logic as always.
"I wish I had the courage to. I kinda get scared at the thought of her kicking my ass if I ask and she says no" Jaune replied with a genuine hint of fear.
"She wouldn't do that, its obvious she likes you back. Look I'm going to do something tomorrow and you can come with. I'll send you the details on your scroll but it from what I can guess will happen we'll be good" Connor said, hatching what is actually clever plan that required deception and acting skills. Although it was for a good reason.
[POV switch - Bathroom with the girls]
"So what movie next?" Ruby asked everyone. Yang being, well, Yang shouted up first
"Well Pyrrha and Velvet want it to be another Romance so they get a chance to snuggle with their boyfriends". Yangs giggling was cut short by two sharp jabs to each rib from two blushing teens.
"Pyrrha, you like Jaune?" Weiss asked in a shocked voice.
"Umm yeah maybe. A little I guess..." Pyrrha replied in a quiet voice.
"Okay, why is my next question" Weiss asked another question.
"Well he's sweet, funny, cute and he's just generally a good person. Most of the time he's his good innocent self but can also be serious when he needs to be" Pyrrha responded "Plus he's the only person I've met that likes me for me. Not my looks or my body or my fighting skills. I just wish he would notice the hints I've been dropping".
"Well I'll give him that, he is kind of cute but he seems to be..." Weiss thought about it, she only didn't like him because of their first encounter when he acted way too forward. Now that they have had a chance to properly talk and get to know each other, she realised Jaune wasn't that bad. "Fair enough I see your point Pyrrha" Weiss finally finished her sentence.
"What about you Velvet? I seen you and Mr Mystery Boy on my bed. I'm just glad you didn't go too far, you can do that in your bed all day long for all I care but not in mine" Yang joked, to be met with a sharp jab in the ribs. Again.
"We weren't doing that!" Velvet practically shouted.
"Yeah yeah yeah" Yang replied, rubbing her rib that will definitely come out in a bruise tomorrow.
"I'll say this, you did look like a cute couple" Nora chipped in.
"So do you and Ren" Ruby chimed.
"Its not like that!" Nora protested.
"What is it like? I've never seen you apart and you always act like your dating. Plus you mentioned earlier on about your 'private life'" Blake asked, she often wondered what was going on between them as it was quite unusual. Plus Ren was quite... she hated to admit it, attractive.
"Its weird. I like him and I think he likes me but we've known each other for ages and it would be kind of awkward. And yeah we do kind of do 'stuff'". This was rare. Nora was being serious. All their faces held an expression of shock, this was the first time they haven't seen Nora hyped up. The momentary silence was broken by the sound of muffled laughter, 3 of the girls picking out each of their hope to be boyfriends laughter.
"Sounds like the boys are getting along well" Blake said, hoping their conversation wasn't heard through the bathroom door.
"Is everyone done? Let's get back in there. Can't be letting the boys have all the fun!" Ruby exclaimed in her usual cheery manner.
[POV change - Back to Connor]
The trio laughed. As much as they didn't like looking into other peoples private life, Blake shouldn't have made her diary so easy to find. Jaune fought through his laughter so he could form a sentence
"Wow, I didn't think that Blake was like that. It looks like you've got another admirer Renny boy". Ren chuckled and read further on.
"Looks like I've got some competition if I want Blake's attention. And I don't mean Nora either" Ren said, showing Connor and Jaune a line slightly further on. They read it and a few seconds later their jaws practically dropped.
"Wha..." was all the two could form. They didn't know Blake was like that.
"Should we tell her or let Blake do it?" Connor asked, he rarely had to deal with women liking him, never mind women liking other women.
"I'd say let Blake decide, things like this can be confusing so let her work it out" Ren answered using his classic wisdom.
A second passed and Jaune piped up with a grin on his face "Do you think that would be fun to watch?"
"Watch what? Oh oh wait I get you. You pervert" Connor said jokingly. Ren realising the same thing a second later, giving him a playful punch in the arm.
"And yeah, I think it would be okay" Connor finished his sentence. He had to admit to himself, he did think they were good looking. To think of it, they were all kinda hot, which only reminded him of his first thought when he came in to the dorm. Plus the fact they all had the best part, a personality. Even Weiss wasn't that bad, but Velvet was just perfect. He couldn't explain it but something about her was just better than anyone he had ever met. At that, the girls trooped out of the bathroom with Velvet heading the charge wielding her psychic abilities.
"So what next? How about an Action Comedy for the boys?" Ruby asked in a sarcastic voice. She knew that 4 of a body favourite things were Cars, Comedy, Explosions and Women. Although she decided to keep the last one out of mind while choosing the next movie. All the girls returned to their places. Nora even waited for Pyrrha to sit down so that she could lie across them and Velvet lied back next to Connor. Ruby had chosen the movie Hard Death. Connor smirked as he remembered what had happened the other night.
The second movie had just finished and the clock had hit exactly 2:00 am. Everyone was either really tired or already asleep. The ones asleep were Weiss, Yang, Nora and Velvet with Pyrrha fighting what seemed to be a losing battle with sleep. Ren picked the sleeping ginger up to let the other two stand. Jaune, being a gentlemen, helped Pyrrha up and supported her on his shoulder.
"Hey Connor, still doing that thing tomorrow?" Jaune whispered as not to wake the sleeping girls. Connor gave a slight nod
"just check your scroll in the morning. The details will be on there". Jaune smiled and gestured at Ren to leave. As they waved their goodbyes Ruby got up and turned the TV off.
"Looks like Blake is asleep too" Ruby said with caring smile.
"Just us two then?" Connor joked.
"Yeah" Ruby yawned "I going to sleep anyway. Goodnight".
"Ruby, before you go to sleep, can I just thank you" Connor quickly said before Ruby could climb into bed.
"What for?" This had piqued Ruby's interest.
"For everything, in the past two days you've made me feel accepted. I just randomly turn up to your door one day and you treat me like a good friend. You are truly one of the best people I've met" Connor replied, clearly meaning every one of his words. Ruby smiled as a single tear formed in her right eye. She had definitely taken those words to heart.
"I don't know what to say..." Ruby said, failing to come up with a better response.
"Don't say anything and go to sleep" Connor answered with his usual smile.
"Thanks" Ruby whispered as she climbed into bed. Connor was happy with himself, not only had he made proper friends with Ruby and the two other boys, he had properly thanked Ruby for what she had done. Connor was drawn from his reflection by a slight pulling sensation on his chest. Looking down he saw the Velvet had rolled over in his sleep and had pulled herself towards Connor. He chuckled as he saw her nuzzle into his chest. Connor couldn't help but notice how sweet Velvet looked like this. Wrapping his arms around her, he pulled Velvet closer to him. Only now did he notice how tired he actually felt. Connor placed a soft kiss onto Velvets forehead, closed his eyes and drifted off into what was the best nights sleep ever...
A/N: Enjoyed that? I hope you did. Anyway about the pairing draw, what can only be described as an "interesting" pair came out. I'd be genuinely surprised if someone has done these two together, and instead of telling you outright I want to see if you guys can guess it. So yeah guys hope you enjoyed this chapter. Catch you on the flip - side - TMF