A/N: Hey guys! I've returned after almost giving myself a concussion by being generally dumb (Its okay I'm fine). Yeah so I'm sorry to say that this is the last chapter for EFTF, but fear not! I will be writing more fics. I originally posted this as a short fanfic to get a general response of how you guys liked my writing and it looks like you guys want more of my works. I have got two more fics in the work. One is a similar to this narrative that ships Pyrrha and Penny together (which sounds hard but fun to write) while the other is a continuation from this which follows Connor's life in school and stuff which shares a similar structure to Weiss Reacts (with each chapter being a separate thing). Tell me which one you'd like to see first and I'll get to work on it. Anyway without further ado, let the finale chapter begin!
"Right let's just make sure I get the plan. We get 2 coffees plus whatever we want. What are those called? The ones with all the froth on the top?" Jaune pondered. They had made there way down to the cafe that Velvet worked at. Connor thought it would be the best place since it was the most suited for this kind of thing.
"I have no idea. I hoped you would know" Connor replied.
"Well anyway, we get them and put our little messages in the foam. Then I invite Pyrrha to wait with me as she is my 'best friend' and I need her for a 'confidence boost'"
"Correct, then I tell Velvet I need 'confidence boost' as well. We wait about half an hour then I hand her the coffee with the message in" Connor finished Jaune's sentence.
"Won't they feel a bit sad at first because they think its not them?" The blond knight realised.
"Yes but it will make them happier when we tell them it was them we were waiting for" Connor answered. Connor did feel bad about making the girls sad but it was a necessary evil.
"You sly son of a" Jaune deliberately cut his sentence short, missing out the profanity.
"Language Jauney boy" Connor replied in a mocking voice. Jaune remembered the last person that called him 'Jauney boy' was almost eaten by an Ursa. If it wasn't for Jaune killing it.
'I still wonder how I did that' Jaune questioned himself.
Pyrrha sneezed. "Grrr. Mr Rex doesn't like sneezes" Nora growled.
5 minutes and a quick search on the Dustnet later, Connor and Jaune had discovered that a Latte was the closest match to what they were talking about.
"Hey you two. What are we having today?" A cheery Velvet asked. Jaune was first to answer
"Could I get a coke and an apple please?"
"Yup no problem. And you Connor?"
"I'll go the same but can I have two latte's as well?"
"Yeah okay, why the two latte's though?" This made Jaune get slightly nervous.
"We're meeting others here" Connor answered, calmly brushing the question aside. The answer seemed to satisfy Velvet so she just nodded and walked off. The fact that Connor managed to lie so convincingly calmed Jaune down a bit.
After a few minutes of idle chit chat Connor's scroll beeped, signalling that he had a new email. Opening it up he found that Blake had sent him a message, it read:
"Connor you do know you sent that message to me AND Jaune? I have to admit you are a smart person. You fiend. Don't worry I haven't told Pyrrha or Velvet and I take it this is why you asked me about 'us' last night. I hope it works for you two."
'Blake, thank Dust we're friends' Was Connor's only thought as he read the message. If it was any other person he'd be in more trouble that shaved Yang's hair in her sleep. During Connor nearly fainting, Jaune had sent a message to Pyrrha asking her to meet him their. He hadn't explained what it was for just in case she didn't come.
"Hello Jaune, Connor. So why did you invite me here?" Pyrrha asked, she had came down wearing a similar outfit to yesterday only they were grey shorts and a sky blue t shirt.
"Well uhh its kind of awkward. You see there's this girl I've wanted to ask out for a while and I finally decided to do it today, we've been good friends for so long and you make me feel so confident. I wanted you here as a good friend and to support me while I do it".
When Jaune said this Pyrrha's face clearly turned to an expression of hurt.
'How can he do this to me? Really? How could he lead me on like that? Even then he invited me here to practically watch it!' Pyrrha was angry, she felt as if she was ready to destroy an army of Beowolf's single handedly. Or a bald Yang on her monthly alternatively.
"Yeah sure, anything for a friend" Pyrrha managed to say through her teeth, holding back from spearing Jaune through the neck. Jaune shot an extremely nervous look towards Connor and Connor returned a look of reassurance. Before the silence between the three could get awkward, Velvet returned with their food/drinks. The two boys thanked her.
"Hey Velvet, can I ask you something?" Connor said, proceeding to repeat a similar speech to Jaune's. Velvets reaction was practically the same as Pyrrha's only the feeling was replaced with upset instead of anger. Both males felt really bad about making their counterparts angry and/or upset. Connor and Jaune took turns getting up and put their messages into the tops of their latte's, leaving the other in awkward silence.
Blake sat on the rooftop, looking down at the group. "Connor. Jaune. You are both good people. I hope this works out well for you." She thought about how lucky Pyrrha and Velvet actually were, especially Velvet. Maybe she was wrong about Connor yesterday, she might not have had noticed her feelings before but they were becoming more prominent. "Ahh well, its my mistake. I had my chance yesterday". Blake was slightly upset but felt happy for the 4 she was watching. "Still got a chance with two others" She chuckled, remembering what she wrote in her dairy. She would be in deep, deep trouble if anyone else had read that.
An hour passed, Connor had decided to double the wait time to make it more believable, he started the hardest part of the plan. If he messed this up now, then he could wave goodbye to Velvet and Jaune could do the same with Pyrrha. Putting on his most depressed face and voice Connor said
"looks like they aren't turning up".
"Yeah, today was a complete waste" Jaune replied, managing to put on a slightly better act than Connor. Upon seeing this, Pyrrha's rage dissipated and she felt sorry for Jaune. As much as she hated him for inviting her here for what might as well be a taunt, Pyrrha also hated seeing the one she loved in any kind of pain. Emotional or Physical.
"Here, take this. Its not like I need it anymore..." Jaune trailed off as he pushed his latte towards Pyrrha. Connor did the same to Velvet without words. Both of the girls looked at each other with concern. Connor and Jaune looked heartbroken. As much as they wanted to comfort the boys, neither of them had any words to say. To buy them a minute to think of something, both girls went to take a sip from the still slightly warm latte. Removing the lid, both Velvet and Pyrrha gazed down at the froth on the top. Connor and Jaune had moved their heads down but moved their eyes up so they could see the girls reactions. Cracking grins, they watched the girls faces as 'the penny dropped' when they read the messages.
In Pyrrha's cup: 'I wanted you here as more than a "good friend"' with a small heart underneath.
In Velvet's cup: 'You were the girl I was "waiting" for'.
There was 2 seconds of dead silence. This shook the males as for the moment they thought their, well Connor's, plan had failed. Velvet looked up from her cup and stared at Pyrrha. Pyrrha looked up from her cup and stared at Velvet.
'Was this their plan? Those motherfu-' was the only thing running through the girls minds. They broke their gaze and turned It towards the boys. The two pairs locked eyes. The dynamic duo looked at the feminine pair eyes that simply said 'I'm sorry' and 'I love you'. Velvet and Pyrrha returned a look of 'please don't do that again' and 'I love you too'.
The plan had worked.
Connor and Jaune fist bumped under the table. After all four stood up, Velvet and Pyrrha gave the new guy and the blond knight standing glomps. Connor was able to support the weight of the surprisingly light Velvet. The same couldn't be said for Jaune with Pyrrha. They collapsed into a heap of hugging and passionate kissing. Connor and Velvet were doing the same but in a slightly more 'standing' position. He was laughing inside his head, in the two and a half days he had been at Beacon: he'd pissed off a Heiress to an extremely large company, put the school asshole in his place, became public hero number one, shared his very dark and sensitive past with someone he could trust, fallen asleep on the couch with a super hot chick, learnt about his friends' bedroom kinks, found out his other male friend was also a bit of a pervert (in all honesty he was a little perverted too), fell asleep with the girl he loved in his arms, had three girls dumbstruck by his abs, almost got Jaune killed and gotten him and Jaune with their true loves. Ozpin was right to bring him here. Opening his right eye, Connor could see behind Velvet and could just about make out Blake giving him a thumbs up. This only made Connor laugh even more. Past the laughter, there was one clear and obvious thought present in Connor's mind.
'My time here is going to be awesome'
A/N: That's all folks! For now anyway. Sorry if the ending was slightly corny, feel free to set a bald Yang on me on her monthly (I seriously have no idea how I came up with that line). So apart from that I hope you guys enjoyed every moment of this as much as I enjoyed writing it. Oh if you guys want to know exactly were I stand on ships, I don't mind the normal stuff (Whiterose, Bumblebee, ect) but I like seeing weird and unusual pairings. Apart from that I don't think there's anything else to say other than I can't thank you guys enough for all the support and compliments, I'll keep up the work for you guys. Thank you - TMF