Pyrrha sat before Cinder, who had an arrow nocked and aimed straight for her. Pyrrha closed her eyes, having already accepted her fate. A flood of memories rushed to her mind: the first time she ever held a sword. The day she won her first championship and seeing her mother's glowing pride. Graduating top of her class at Sanctum. Meeting Jaune for the first time and taking a liking to him. When she became a member of Team JNPR. The many nights she spent training Jaune, whom quickly became her best friend. Finally, her latest memory with Jaune, where she kissed him to convey how much she loved him, and she could vividly remember his hands around her waist and how he pulled her closer; it told her all she needed to know about how he felt about her. Jaune… she thought as tears came to her closed eyes.
"PYRRHA!" screamed a voice from nowhere, and suddenly, everything went white and she knew nothing.
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All Pyrrha could see was absolute darkness. She felt as if she was floating in a sea of nothing. Am I dead? she wondered. As if to answer her question, a ray of light appeared.
Her eyes opened and she was met with a wooden ceiling. She blinked and she felt energy in her body. I'm alive… She lifted herself up and realized she was in a bed, and through a nearby window she could see autumn trees outside. "What…?" Pyrrha weakly muttered before realizing there was a heavy weight on her, which turned out to be Jaune, who was sprawled over on top of her legs with the lower half of his body draping onto the floor. "…Jaune…" Tears rushed to her eyes as she suddenly remembered what happened that night.
I left him…I left him knowing that I loved him…and I almost died with him knowing it… Her hand reached for him and dug into his scraggily blond hair. Tears flooded her eyes and she broke into sobs, where she threw herself upon Jaune, who was harshly awakened, and the two fell onto the floor with Jaune groaning as he hit.
Jaune did not say anything, but when he realized who was on top of him, he was quick to put his arms around her and just hug her while she cried her eyes out. "It's okay, it's okay," he whispered in her ear on repeat.
"I…I…" Pyrrha mumbled. "…I'm so sorry…I shouldn't have left you the way I did…I shouldn't have tried fighting her…"
"Pyrrha, it's okay. You did what you thought was right, and I'm just happy that you're okay," Jaune assured her.
"B-But I failed! I couldn't stop Cinder, and I hurt you in the end!" she cried, pulling herself away to look at him.
Jaune gave her a small smile and wiped at her eyes. "Then I'm glad you failed and lived, because that's what's important." He pulled her into another hug. "You're not truly invincible, and there's no shame in admitting it, so please remember that the next time you need help, okay?" He moved closer to her and pressed his lips to hers, catching her by surprise. "I love you, Pyrrha," he whispered in between his kiss. Pyrrha felt her body relax and she closed her eyes and melted into the kiss, wrapping her arms around him and deepening it, just as he had in front of Beacon.
"I'm sorry…" she whispered. Jaune hushed her and kissed her again. She relished in the moment, enjoying the time she now has with the man she loved.
"C'mon, let's go see everyone. You're probably starving right about now," Jaune told her. As if on cue, her stomach started rumbling loud enough for him to hear, making him chuckle. He lifted her up and seated her in a wheelchair that was in the room, wherein he wheeled her out into the living room, where the rest of their team, Qrow, and Taiyang were. Ren and Nora were ecstatic to see that Pyrrha was okay, even if she could not walk on her own anymore. Nora herself exploded in a fountain of tears and smiles as she gave Pyrrha a massive bear hug while excitingly expressing how happy she was to see her best friend okay.
While Pyrrha conversed with her friends again and spoke with Qrow with everything that happened (he would tell her to not worry about failing to receive the Fall magic, claiming that they should not have burdened her with the responsibility), Jaune went into the kitchen and fixed up a sandwich of ham, cheese and mayonnaise for Pyrrha, which she happily chowed down on.
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In the days that followed, Jaune, Nora, and Ren helped Pyrrha steadily recover from the Fall of Vale, though with her now wheelchair-bound forever, it proved to be difficult. She became extremely depressed after everything that had happened and it seemed like having her friends, Jaune especially, close to her was the only thing that helped. Jaune himself took on the role as her personal caretaker, from wheeling her around, helping her in the bathroom, cooking her meals, and, most importantly, being by her side for everything, especially when she seemed to have lost her will to do anything on her own, even refusing to try to stand up on her own without support.
"Pyrrha, how are you feeling?" Jaune asked her a couple weeks later as he sat upon the couch with her tucked under his arm.
"I dunno…" she mumbled as she stared into space.
"You'll get through this, I promise, and I'll here for you every step of the way." He gave her a smile and embraced her in a loving hug, which warmed her spirits.
Later that night, Jaune took Pyrrha to bed and was about to lift her into bed when she told him she wanted to try doing it on her own, so he stood back. Pyrrha wearily lifted herself off of her wheelchair and applied weight onto her left foot, but just as soon as she did, she suddenly lurched off to the side, forcing Jaune to catch her in his arms. "I've got you!…I've got you…" he assured her. He was about to lay her down when he realized that she was crying. He held her close and let her cry on his shoulder.
"I'm so worthless…I can't do anything anymore…I can never be the Pyrrha I was again…" she sobbed.
"You're wrong," he whispered to her, holding her close in his arms. "You haven't changed one bit, you just can't walk on your own." He lifted her crying body up and laid her into her bed, but before he could walk away, he felt her hand tighten around his wrist.
"Please…don't leave me tonight…" Jaune looked upon her for a moment before he nodded. He undressed and crawled under the covers with her, where she huddled close to him.
Is this what becomes of Pyrrha after such a loss? Failing as a Huntress, killing Penny, and whatever was going on with Ozpin? He wondered as she shivered in bed. He ran an arm around her and pulled her close, where she finally went still. "I'm here," he whispered to her. Pyrrha's response was to tighten her embrace on him.
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Autumn continued on until Winter poked its head into the world and the autumn leaves began to disappear, and during that time, Jaune, Ren, and Nora have been helping Pyrrha learn to walk with a steady cane, and while she continued to wobble and fall, she soon gained control over her balance and could now walk, albeit at a slow and staggering pace. However, with this development came news: General Ironwood will be sending a small medical airship to Patch to deliver Pyrrha home to her family in Argus, as a token of appreciation for her efforts and sacrifice in the Fall of Vale, which is expected to arrive the next day.
Jaune packed up what little Pyrrha could take with her, from extra clothes and her personal belongings that she had on her person, including her shield and broken siphons, but Pyrrha insisted on leaving them behind. "They're useless to a cripple who can't fight anymore," she told him with sorrow in her eyes. Jaune let out a low sigh and put the weapons back into the dresser and they continued on with their day, but there was a heavy air of sadness among JNPR, knowing that they will be parting ways with one of them in less than a day.
By nighttime, Pyrrha wished Ren and Nora good night, receiving loving hugs from them both, and retreated to her bedroom, where Jaune soon came in afterwards. Pyrrha lifted herself into her bed by herself and settled herself under the blankets. "Will you be okay for tonight?" Jaune asked her.
"I don't know…" she mumbled.
Jaune chose to get in bed with her, however. They snuggled close to each other and remained still, letting the moonlight illuminate the room while the night kept everything silent. "I'm going to miss you when you leave," he whispered to her.
"Promise that you'll come visit me in Argus sometime?"
"Of course. I'll be sure to bring Ren and Nora too." They both fell silent again, but Jaune soon spoke up again. "It might be sooner than you think, though. Now that Ruby has awakened, Qrow has told us that the woman who attacked Vale originally came from Mistral, but with all the Huntsmen stationed in Vale trying to clean up the city, no one is able to go track her down."
"You're going to go after her?" Pyrrha asked.
"We don't expect to find her there, but it's a start. Cinder needs to be brought to justice, one way or another," Jaune pulled Pyrrha close to himself. "but I promise you I won't do anything reckless. I won't die, and I will come back to you, I promise."
Pyrrha gazed up at him and saw that he was smiling. She knew that he was being serious, and deep down, she knew that he would keep his word. She looked upon the man she loved and admired and saw the hero she had glimpsed when they first met. She reached up and kissed his lips, and Jaune returned it, and instantly Pyrrha's body grew hot and heavy. She pulled away with a "mwah" before gazing upon him, her mind swirling with many thoughts, but one was at the forefront, and it was one that made blush a deep red.
"Jaune, may I do something?" she whispered to him in the dark.
"What is it?"
Pyrrha grabbed his waist and hoisted herself on top of him, sitting straight up on his lap. Her long red hair hung around her clothed body, hiding her blushing face. I want to show him how much I truly love him…I want to connect with him on this last night together… "This…" she finally said before unbuttoning her pajama shirt and letting it fall, exposing her naked body to him, making his eyes bulge wide.
Having lived together in a co-ed dorm, seeing each other naked was a probable sight, though both the boys and girls of JNPR did their best to avoid such embarrassing encounters by establishing dorm rules and such, but despite that, Jaune and Pyrrha both would end up accidentally walking in on one another half-naked a couple times, prompting them both to cover their eyes with screams of quips like "I'm sorry! I didn't know you were in here!" before one would scurry out.
"Pyr…Pyrrha…what are you…?" Jaune fumbled.
"I want to…to make love with you, Jaune…" Pyrrha lowered herself down and pressed her forehead to his. Her red hair fell around his face, tickling his skin, as she put her hands on his cheeks. "I don't want us to leave with any more regrets between us, not now, or ever."
Jaune's hands moved on their own around her waist, where his fingers dug into her skin. "Pyrrha, is that what this is? Regrets? My only regret was not realizing how much I loved you before I almost lost you." He pulled her close, making her breasts squish against his shirt. "And Pyrrha, I won't make love to you because of regrets, I will do it because of how much I love you." With that, he pressed his lips to her with a soft moan, and she returned it, but Jaune soon felt something wet and realized, even with his eyes closed, he knew that Pyrrha was crying.
He lifted himself up with her in his arms. "It's okay, I'm here…" he whispered to her as he wiped at her eyes. "I'm staying right here with you tonight, and I'll be with you until you leave tomorrow, but right now, we have the entire night to ourselves."
"Oh…Jaune!" Pyrrha cried before kissing him again, now more passionately than before. As they kissed, Pyrrha undid Jaune's shirt and peeled it off of him, but neither of them stopped in their passionate embrace. Jaune ran his hands through Pyrrha's red hair before his fingers curled around her back, making her let out a long moan of pleasure. "Jaune…I'm ready to go further if you are…"
"I'm ready too…" They both separated for a moment to remove the rest of their clothing before coming back together again, both of them blushing like crazy now. Their hands explored each other's bodies before Pyrrha pushed Jaune down onto the bed and crawled on top of him.
"I'll start…" she whispered as she hovered herself over his cock with her hand guiding it for her entrance. …I'll cease being a virgin when this enters me… Pyrrha thought while she bit her smiling lip before lowering herself down and Jaune's penis grazed her pussy's lips, making her wince. She rubbed herself on him a few times before finally going back down, making his cock disappear inside of her, sparking a loud cry from the girl. The sensation was so incredible for her that she fell forward onto her lover, forcing him to catch her. "I'm sorry!"
Jaune kissed her cheek. "It's fine." They both looked down and realized that they were still connected, and they smiled at each other. Pyrrha began to bop up and down with repeated moans as Jaune held her tight. "This feels so amazing, Pyrrha!"
"It feels so good for me too, Jaune! I feel…I'm close! I didn't think my first time would make me cum so quickly!" she cried out.
"Me too!" Jaune cried back, already reaching his climax.
"Cum inside me, Jaune! Please!" They closed together in a loving kiss while Pyrrha kept pistoning up and down on Jaune, until he suddenly grabbed her hips and pushed her down all the way, where he then came, his hot semen bursting inside of her womb and filling her up. Pyrrha let out a pleasurable cry before her voice cut off, followed by small gasps.
Both Jaune and Pyrrha went still as they took in the moment, both of them now connected with each other in body and soul. They gazed upon each other and smiled; in that moment, they knew that they will be together forever, for all their days, and Jaune realized this very well when he said what he was thinking of.
"Pyrrha, will you marry me one day?"
Tears rushed to Pyrrha's eyes as she embraced Jaune in a tight hug. "YES! OH, YES, JAUNE!"
They spent the remainder of the night in each other's arms, both of them feeling as if they were in heaven when with each other, and for Pyrrha, the dread that she would be separated from her friends the next day had vanished.
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Tomorrow came quickly without warning, and with it, an Atlesian medical bullhead with an Atlesian nurse tasked with taking care of Pyrrha for not only the trip, but also for her well-being at home to ensure a speedy and exceptional recovery, a gift courtesy of General Ironwood. Team JNPR packed Pyrrha's belongings, save for her broken weapons, which she chose to leave behind, and they each gave her a parting gift: a good-good-luck charm from Ren, a boop from Nora, and from Jaune, he gave her his Pumpkin Pete hoodie, of which Pyrrha slipped on as soon as she received it.
"Hey, Jaune, aren't you gonna kiss your girlfriend before she leaves?" Nora teased them. She gave them a wink, and that was all that she needed to say for them to know that she knew what they did the night before. With blushing cheeks, Jaune and Pyrrha shared one last kiss before the nurse loaded her into the bullhead and it took off, with Pyrrha waving to them from the window.
It would be over a year, from their journey to Mistral as Team RNJR, discovering the truth of the world they live in, stopping Salem's plans to steal the Relic of Knowledge, and fighting Cinder and her minions, before Team JNPR would eventually head to Argus, where they reunited with Pyrrha again.
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When Team JNPR knocked on the Nikos' house door, they were greeted by Pyrrha's mother, Pandora Nikos. "Oh, I recognize you three. C'mon in." She lead the three to the living room, where she got them glasses of iced tea. "I imagine you're here to see Pyrrha. She's up in her room, but I'd like Jaune to go visit her first; I imagine you two have a lot of catching up to do."
"Thank you, Miss Nikos," said Jaune. With that, he headed upstairs and disappeared behind a door at the end of the hall.
"I swear, it's hard raising two kids," Pandora grumbled.
"Wait, I thought Pyrrha was an only child?" went Ren
"She is." The three were silent for a moment, but then Nora suddenly gasped and drew the biggest smile she could muster, her clenched hands waving in front of her face.
Upstairs, Jaune entered Pyrrha's room, which was decorated in red wallpaper and adorned with medals and pictures. Across the room and past her bed, Pyrrha sat in a rocking chair facing the window with her back to Jaune. "Pyrrha…" he began.
Pyrrha cranked her head around and smiled. "Jaune! You finally came! I'm so happy to see you!" She spun around in her seat, and tucked in her arms was a baby girl with red hair wrapped in a red blanket.
Jaune came around and knelt down to see the baby girl. "Who's this, your baby sister?"
"Her name is Aurelia, and she is our daughter," Pyrrha told him, making him gasp. He looked up at her, his face riddled with confusion. "That night at Patch, it was enough. I found out I was pregnant a few months later. I was shocked, scared too, but most of all, I was happy that the love we had together resulted in her, and despite how difficult my pregnancy was on my own, I never regretted the decision we made that night." With that, she handed Aurelia over to Jaune, who cradled her in his arms.
"Hello, Aurelia, I'm your daddy. Sorry I wasn't here to see you come into this world," Jaune cooed. Aurelia opened her eyes, and Jaune found his own blue eyes staring back at him. "She has my eyes…"
"How long will you be staying?"
"We need to regroup with Team RWBY and head to Atlas; turns out that there's more to this world than we thought and we've got a powerful enemy to defeat…but we can stay for maybe a week or so, just long enough to wait for them to catch up to us," he answered.
"And then?"
"And then, I dunno, but I promise both you and Aurelia that no matter how long this adventure takes, I will come back to you both, and when I do, we'll finally get married."
Pyrrha gave him a warm smile and stood up, balancing on her cane. She leaned herself against him and kissed his lips. "I know that you'll keep your promise, as you always have. I love you, Jaune."
"I love you too, Pyrrha."
For as long as she could recall, Pyrrha never felt happier in her life. Never before has she ever felt so grateful for being alive and having the love and friends that exist in her life. The horrors of the Fall of Vale and the night she almost died have long since faded away like a bad nightmare, now replaced with a wonderful dream come true, one where she survived that horrible night and continued living.