RWBY: Destiny of Remnant

by UGX7

In the wake of the fall Team RNJR sets out to bring Cinder Fall to justice while the new Fall Maiden overlooks her master's plan in Haven City. Meanwhile Weiss tries to help a friend, Yang struggles with the loss of her arm, and Blake deals with guilt over the White Fang. Meanwhile someone from Cinder's past returns and Salem's newest pawn rises. Arkos, WhiteRose, SunnyBees, Renora

49. Love in the Air

WARNING: This chapter contains smut... and fluff.

RWBY: Destiny of Remnant

Chapter 49: Love In the Air

Blake opened her eyes, while her vision was blurry she could tell that they were still in the Resolute. She felt much better after a good night's, or day's as she didn't know how long she had been out, sleep. Feeling lazy, and like she deserved some more rest after the madness she had just endured, she snuggled deeper into the covers and the pillows of the room she and her team had been given. She nuzzled her head into a pillow and mentally noticed that the pillow felt weird but incredibly comfy and soft. It felt so good against her head that she decided she'd take it with her, as this was an unusually good pillow.

As she snuggled her head deeper into the pillow she heard a familiar voice say "So, you like this bed and these 'pillows'?"

Blake's eyes snapped fully open as she realized that she wasn't lying her head on a pillow, but on Yang's breasts.

She bolted up, with a shocked and apologetic look on her face as her partner sat up as well.

"Yang I am so sorry! I didn't realize..."

"Hey, relax." Yang said before gently, lovingly, caressing her face. "After that kiss it's only fair that you get to enjoy my assets."

Blake blushed a bit before she before stretching out her body as far as she could and opening her mouth wide enough to give a big, powerful yawn.

"Hey, a sleepy cat." Yang joked with a smile as Blake groaned while rolling her eyes.

"Yang, seriously... what about that kiss we shared with Sun? Did you... did you really mean that?" Blake asked.

Yang was quiet for a moment, a serious and thoughtful look upon her face before she answered "Yes. I started to have... feelings for you during the school year, around the time you became so obsessed with the White Fang. When we shared that dance it was... like magic to me. When I saw you in danger during the fall I was so afraid I'd lose you and never get to tell you how I really felt. When I lost my arm and you ran I became so depressed and bitter I began to repress my feelings but when we got back together they started to... well come back, but I didn't want to do anything because I didn't want to hurt you and Sun, even though I started to feel something for him too."

Blake nodded, touched by what Yang was telling her. "I... I know how you feel. I love Sun, but there's been a... a part of me that feels attracted to you."

"R-really?" Yang asked hopefully.

Blake nodded, "For a long time now, ever since you told me about how you wanted to find your mom so badly... I knew that you and I were more alike than I thought. I still had those feelings for you when I ran, I ran so I wouldn't hurt you anymore, because I thought you hated me... and then you came to rescue me..." She said as she looked into the blonde's beautiful lilac eyes.

"So... you find me... sexy?" Yang asked, using the word she thought suited her best.

"I... yes. Anyone would. When all three of us kissed on the ship it was... wonderful." Blake confessed as Yang scooted closer to her. "Do you think... do you think it could work? The three of us?"

"Well I do find Sun pretty hot with those pecs and abs... but you, your eyes, hair, your face..." Yang said as she caressed Blake's cheek lovingly. "You're beautiful."

Blake, blushing, asked "So, what do we do?"

"We can talk to Sun about it when he gets back, but personally I don't think he can turn down the offer to join two gorgeous girls like us. For now... come here." Yang said before she placed her robotic hand behind Blake's head and closed the distance between them, their lips uniting in a kiss that had been waiting so long to happen.

Blake's face was blushing blood red as she kept kissing Yang back, grabbing onto her partner's strong body while Yang grabbed her and began rubbing her affectionately. It felt... it felt amazing to finally get it out, feeling Yang's face and lips against hers was utterly fantastic, and the gentle caresses Yang was giving her body felt wonderful after the trying ordeal they had shared.

Blake, feeling nervous but daring, had her tongue gently prod Yang's lips, asking for entrance which the blonde quickly granted. Their tongues intertwined as the make out session between the two became more heated, Yang reached behind Blake and brought both of her hands down to the Cat Faunus' rear and brought her closer, making Blake let out a small yelp of surprise before Yang intensified their kiss, but Blake wasn't one to be undone, as she used one hand to reach around Yang's head and bring her closer while she gently placed the other atop her one of partner's large, lovely breasts.

Yang mentally grinned and drew back from the kiss to say "Oh, getting frisky, eh kitty?"

"Am I... am I going to far?" Blake asked, unsure of what she was really doing.

"Not far enough." Yang joked before she captured Blake in another passionate kiss, bringing her body close so their attractive bodies pressed together as the heated series of kisses continued.

Before long they parted for air, they looked deep into each other's eyes, with loving and yearning gazes.

"I... that was... good." Blake panted as she breathed in and out.

"Sure was." Yang said with a smirk before she pecked Blake on the cheek. "Let's go meet up with Ruby and JNPR and get some chow, I'm starving."

"Let's... let's just rest for a minute, don't want to see us blushing like this." Blake pointed out.

Yang nodded and said "Good idea, so you want to just wait here for a minute?"

The blushing Blake nodded before she turned around to get up and stretch some more, still stiff from her long sleep. Suddenly Yang wrapped her arms around Blake's waist and pulled her down on her lap before kissing her on the cheek.

"I love you Blake." Yang voiced, finally saying something she had wanted to say for a long time.

Blake smiled and as she leaned into Yang she said "I love you too."

---

In the week following the success of Operation Fracture, the heavy push by the Remnant Knights against the White Fang order, crippling their numbers severely, Sharp Strike had made his way to the place the knights called home, a large hidden fortress that served as their headquarters known as Tintagel.

Currently the knight was giving his report on the events of what happened to someone he knew very very well, as he had practically been family to the warrior over the years.

"...and after completing all available mission objectives for my part in Operation: Fracture, I parted company with Ruby Rose and the rest of Team Beacon, returning back to the Order as soon as I am able, while following standard eclipse protocol to ensure that I wasn't followed or tracked by anyone. That concludes my report."

The sort yet firm voice of Sharp Strike echoed around the massive chamber like the deepest thunder, and silence accompanied the echoes of his voice which reverberated into the depths of the corridors leading to the other adjacent halls. The cathedral-like hall he was presently in had a barrel-vaulted roof which extended high above his head, held up by huge pillars made of stone and masonry with exquisite carvings of ancient armored warriors imprinted on them. The ground beneath his armored boots was smooth concrete and stone, with grey and white tiles placed in complex patterns that run into one another until they form a huge version of the Order's emblem, which he was presently kneeling with one greave on the ground, and one gauntleted hand on his chest .

Flickering illumination came in the form of flaring baskets of fire mounted in iron-wrought brackets mounted on the pillars themselves. Between the pillars were plinths on which various stone statues of renowned Remnant Knights who had served the Order in the past stood in various stances, with their Knight names and epitaphs engraved into the hardened material of the stone slabs that were mounted at the base of those plinths. Sharp Strike can recall almost all of their names and heroic deeds, although there were a still a couple of scattered knight statues with no names nor words, their secrets forever unknown to him until such a time his master or superiors deemed it necessary for him to know. Long banners of past campaigns inlaid with ancient script hung from long poles of polished steel, emblazoned proudly with the emblems of the various Knight Legions of the Order who have undertaken them and won significant victories during those past battles.

He kept his head low in respect to the silent individual who he had immediately reported to once he returned back to the Knight Order, his tone carefully controlled and deferential in the exchange of formalities and throughout his comprehensive verbal report given to the aforementioned veteran knight, only pausing when the armored entity standing in front of him gestured for him to pause and pose any questions of importance. Clad in expertly crafted armor plates of far more elaborate design and decked in silver-grey colors with black highlights with a cloak of silver with gold trim, his master was truly a majestic sight to behold. This was Argentius.

Throughout his debrief, Sharp Strike had dutifully recounted his travels throughout the continents of Remnant as a Knight Errant, and made mention of his actions which included his careful interventions in saving the inhabitants of outlying villages from the Grimm, as well as a particular incident in which he fought a sea dragon Grimm during his journey to Vacuo on a passenger transport ship with assistance from the captain and his crew. He also detailed how he had tracked down Team Beacon's whereabouts after receiving Shadow Reaper's message, following their journey discreetly throughout the deserts of Vacuo until they reached the White Fang-held village of Oro. He made mentions of his rescue of Ruby Rose and her fellow teammates from the White Fang, the sending of a distress call and his eventual role in the attack on the White Fang headquarters which tied in to the overall mass assault on White Fang bases around Remnant in Operation Fracture by the Remnant Knight Order.

The master of Sharp Strike had remained silent even when he heard the mention of the Grimm Commander with the ability to command Beowolves from the former's account, his stern gaze unflinching. He gave a slight nod of his helmeted head after the younger knight mentioned he had managed to subdue the Grimm Commander and told the agent of Salem to deliver a message to her that the Remnant Knight Order still lives, and they are joining in the battle once more to save Remnant from her sinister machinations. The senior knight did not seem surprised to learn that Adam Taurus had died in the ensuing battle, instead paying more attention to the details of Team Beacon's role during the conflict with the White Fang, especially those of Teams RWBY and JNPR. However, he did show a little amusement when Sharp Strike mentioned he managed to acquire one of Ruby Rose's special bullets through a small bet with her, and acknowledged the younger knight's explanation that he made a detour to fulfill the final wish of a young White Fang member to his family during his journey back to the Knight Order.

"That was a very kind thing to do, my apprentice. And an honorable choice on your part; delaying your return just to fulfill a promise to a dying enemy? That is the kind of nobility all the Knights of our Order should have." Argentius said before he silently regarded Sharp Strike with his helmet lenses, as though searching for anything else his protege had not mentioned to him. After a few moments he took a breath and nodded, gesturing Sharp Strike to be at ease while he absorbed and mentally noted the gist of the events that had happened in the past week or so.

The youthful Remnant Knight had remained stoic, his facial expression never changing from its serious outlook throughout his recounting, and his piercing deep blue eyes continued to return his master's stern gaze once he had removed his helmet and held it under one arm. Few individuals, including the Remnant Knights themselves, could hold their own gaze against Argentius, and it was rumored that despite his master's incredible combat skills with the latter's personal hybrid weapon, the veteran knight had more than one occasion single-handedly wiped out entire mass swarms of Grimm with nothing but a single glaring look from his un-helmeted face. That alone spoke volumes of Argentius's combat prowess.

"I see you have obtained a new trinket for your personal collection." Argentius observed as he noticed the small compass clipped to Sharp Strike's belt, a bronze-coloured hexagon-shaped measuring tool made of brass and smooth metal, its dial and needle moving in different directions, "I take it that's a memento of your battle with the Grimm sea dragon?"

"Yes master." Sharp Strike replied, "It was given to me by the captain of the passenger ship as a sign of his gratitude after I saved the his ship and all the crew and passengers aboard from the Grimm sea dragon during my journey from Mistral to Vacuo." There was a pause, and he asked, "Does this personal habit of mine displease you, master?"

Each Remnant Knight had their own unique personality quirks which had remained with them despite the induction and stringent training into the Knight Order, and apparently Sharp Strike's own peculiarity was that he collects small items throughout his various journeys on Remnant. Each unique object or token holds some significance to the young knight, either representing one of his hard-won victories or memorable experiences that he had seen when serving his duty as a Knight Errant of the Order.

"I don't see any problem with that particular habit of yours, Sharp Strike..." Argentius waved a dismissive gauntleted hand slowly, "...as long as it doesn't compromise your sense of duty or have any adverse effects on your overall combat effectiveness."

"I understand your concern, master." Sharp Strike answered earnestly, "My duty to the Knight Order always come first, of that you can be assured."

"And the bullet given to you by Ruby Rose?" Argentius questioned, and watched as Sharp Strike reached down into one of the pouches on his belt slung at his waist and unlocked the bronze buckle there. He then reached in and removed something with one of his gauntleted hands, before presenting it to Argentius reverently and respectfully, opening his closed gauntlet to reveal the single bullet round he had obtained from Ruby Rose which gleamed in the illumination cast by the two rows of baskets of fire on either side the massive hall.

"I take it that you have spoken to no one since your return from your mission?" The master of Sharp Strike inquired in a strict tone, picking up Ruby's bullet from the other knight's open hand. "I reported directly to this hall once I received your summons, and other than the usual formalities with the other senior knights I have encountered along the way here, I did not so much as speak a single word to anyone else."

"I see you have at least understood the value of discretion, Sharp Strike." Argentius nodded as he held up Ruby Rose's bullet and turned it slowly within his own gauntleted fingers, scrutinizing the special projectile that the red-hooded huntress used in her weapon. He regarded it at length, marveling at the perfect skill in the general craft-work of the bullet, the smoothness of its surface and especially the way the engraving of the silver-colored rose emblem gleam with tarnished light as he continued to examine it through his own helmet's lenses.

"The amount of skill put into making these bullets seemed to be quite meticulous." The elder knight remarked as he examined the aforementioned bullet with clear approval in his voice, "It's as though I am seeing Summer Rose reborn in another individual. Few people I have personally known have the skill of crafting such exquisite ammunition for their weapons, and I presume Ruby Rose uses a scythe?"

"Yes, Master." Sharp Strike gave a nod of his raven-haired head. Thin streaks of flaming red colour could be glimpsed among the predominantly black strands of his hair as he did so, "Although her weapon can transform into high impact velocity sniper rifle, complete with customizable bullet cartridges."

"Fitting for such a young Huntress. Since you have witnessed her in battle and have also spoken with her at length, what do you personally think of her, Sharp Strike?" Argentius lowered the bullet and regarded the young knight he had mentored ever since the latter had been recruited into the Knight Order.

"Master Argentius." The young knight's civil tone attracted his master's attention once more, "May I humbly request permission to speak freely?"

Gesturing with a gauntleted hand, Argentius gave his assent, "You have my permission, but speak with reason within your own words."

"From my interactions with her, I have noticed that Ruby Rose has a benevolent and caring personality, especially towards her teammates. She cares about them, but her emotions can sometimes get the better of her and cause her to slip into panic easily. She has the tendency to speak out whatever was in her mind at the moment, and she also has a certain streak of impulsiveness and battle-eagerness when it comes to combat situations." Sharp Strike said slowly.

"And her combat skill?" His master posed a question, which the Knight Errant promptly answered, "She has shown remarkable skill in using Crescent Rose, which is the name of her high-caliber sniper-scythe hybrid weapon. Her strength, agility and adaptability when wielding her weapon is pretty impressive, and from what I have witnessed her talent with her semblance is quite noteworthy too. In fact, I could say her semblance is similar to yours, Master Argentius."

"I see." Argentius considered Sharp Strike's words for a few moments before posing his next question, "You also mentioned that you came into contact with the two new guardians of the Aura Crystal, Jaune Arc and Pyrrha Nikos, briefly during the battle taking place at the White Fang headquarters. What kind of first impression have they both given you?"

"With Pyrrha Nikos, I can see why the Aura Crystal has chosen her." Sharp Strike answered, "She displays not only strong combat abilities but also quick-thinking skills when it comes to a battle. She's quite powerful in her own right, and she works well with her other teammates. Jaune Arc has shown some considerable leadership qualities in his actions during battle, and cares for those under his command, and while he's still has some rough edges to iron out, I believe with the proper training and field experience he has the potential to become a strong warrior in his own right."

The elder knight gave a nod as he acknowledged Sharp Strike's opinions with regards to those physical encounters and said, "Your candor precedes you, Sharp Strike. Ruby Rose has indeed proven herself to be an interesting Huntress, and I am certain Soul Seer and I would look forward to meeting her and her team once we meet with Ozpin and the rest of his organisation. The same goes for the two new guardians of the Aura Crystal, and it seems Ashe Kasai has indeed chosen well." The master-crafted helmet regarded Sharp Strike with its emotionless gaze once more, "You have once again served the Knight Order well, brother. Your dauntless valor and diligent actions in assisting Team Beacon during Operation Fracture have been noted, and would not go without a reward."

Argentius slipped Ruby's bullet into a pouch at the side of his waist, and gestured for Sharp Strike to rise. The master of Sharp Strike brought his gauntleted fist to his chest in the iconic salute of the Knight Order, a gesture in which the young knight mirrored.

"I will bring up your encounter with the so-called Grimm Commander agent of Salem to the Grand Knight Master's attention once I manage to get an audience with him. In the meantime, report to the apothecarium to get yourself a clean bill of health before getting yourself some much-needed rest. Speak nothing of our conversation here and none of the Order's warriors would inquire about your whereabouts, nor of the service you have done for the Knight Order. Am I understood?" Argentius spoke softly, although the implications were clearly visible in his tone.

"Yes master Argentius, I understand." Sharp Strike bowed his head in respect, "Protect the innocent, Survive the trials, Serve Remnant."

"Protect the innocent, Survive the trials, Serve Remnant." Argentius intoned the Order's creed as he watched the young knight turn on his armored boots and walked to the end of the giant hall, putting on his helmet which locked onto his Aegis armor with a soft click even as a colossal pair of ornate doors with magnificent frescoes depicting the Remnant Knights fighting in the Three Great Wars slowly groaned open to grant him an exit.

Sharp Strike was about to step out of the hall and into the endless corridors beyond when Argentius's voice spoke again, "And one more thing, Sharp Strike..."

The Knight Errant paused at the doors and turned back, his azure lenses meeting those of his master, "Yes, Master Argentius?"

"It might be prudent for you to pay a visit to Forge Smith in the Order's weapon forges. It seems that he has finally accepted your petition...and has crafted both Hong Long and Lan Feng for you. Be sure to thank him for his commendable efforts, so that at least you are on good terms with the current forge master of the Knight Order." Argentius mentioned slowly, and Sharp Strike nodded his head in response, a small smirk appearing behind his helmet's face-plate.

"You have my sincere gratitude, Master Argentius." Sharp Strike replied with clear appreciation in his voice before the huge ornate doors closed behind him with a loud echoing boom, cutting off his view of his master.

A few long moments passed as Argentius waited for the echoes of the doors' closure to fade into the background. As silence descended once more in the massive empty hall, he produced Ruby Rose's bullet from his waist pouch, contemplating about what to say when he finally met the Silver-Eyed daughter of Summer Rose as he turned the projectile over and over between the fingers of one gauntlet-clad hand.

"It seems that your clairvoyance has come through once more, Soul Seer." He spoke as an individual clad in a white hooded cloak with gold trim appeared out of the surrounding darkness and strode to his side, the eyes of gold within the hood glinting as she regarded the bullet crafted by the daughter of Summer Rose. In one hand she held a long highly-wrought staff inlaid with gently glowing arcane symbols, as benefiting her status as a skilled mage of the Remnant Knight Order. The opening at the front of the cloak revealed a little of her own customized Aegis armor and robes, both also showing tiny intricate script carved into the surface of those plates and woven into the silken cloth. She wore no helmet at the moment except during the various missions she undertook in the field, unlike Argentius who tend to keep his face covered behind an impassive face-plate most of the time.

"Of course, Argentius. Have they ever been otherwise?" The female prognosticator spoke in a whisper, tucking a few wayward strands of platinum blonde hair back into the depths of her hood. They both stood in silence for a few moments, admiring the craftsmanship of the bullet Sharp Strike had obtained for them, before Soul Seer spoke again, "I see your young apprentice has brought you a little something from his little adventure in Vacuo. A gift from the daughter of Summer Rose and..."

She trailed off upon seeing Argentius's helmet face-plate moved from the bullet to regard her in one swift motion. She managed a small shrug of her cloaked shoulders and raised an eyebrow on her face, "Certainly a unique gesture, and fitting considering what Sharp Strike tends to collect while on his missions. So, does she use a scythe-like weapon?" Argentius gave a nod in return and the ends of Soul Seer's lips curled upwards a little.

The female knight's face turned slightly more serious as she looked at Argentius in the eyes, "There is another thing that concerns me at the moment. You do know that by sending Sharp Strike out there on various missions as a Knight Errant operative, the risk of him dying to either the Grimm or facing imminent capture by the Dark Queen's agents increases significantly? And should his true identity be compromised, Salem will send her various subordinates to capture him...which is an outcome we must avoid at all costs."

"A significant risk, yes... but as Remnant Knights, we have to cope with that kind of risk when performing our duty to protect Remnant." Argentius said calmly, his helmet lenses meeting the other knight's golden eyes, which were narrowed a little at him as he spoke, "The entire Promethean Tribe has already been wiped out quite some time ago, Soul Seer...but at least they managed to complete their end of the agreement they have made with the Knight Order. What I am doing now...is merely honoring an sacred oath I made to the Chieftain of that tribe a long time ago, nothing more."

The taller male knight considered for a moment and replied, "I know your concerns will be alleviated if I re-task him to an active knight team once more, but we both know Sharp Strike can do the most amount of good on his own outside the Order, since he excels as one of our best Knight Errant operatives." The prognosticator instead slowly gestured with a robed, clearly feminine hand with smooth, supple skin which emerged out of her white cloak, "I can only see so far in the future with my semblance, honored warrior. But are you sure what you are doing right now will eventually work out when the time comes?"

"I have already consulted with the other prognosticators of the Knight Order, and from what divinations they have managed to obtain up to now...it corresponds with what you have personally gleamed when you used your own semblance, Soul Seer. We will be undoubtedly making some hard choices ahead, and some of which will concern Sharp Strike. But when the time comes, I trust that he would do what needs to be done, whether or not his true identity matters by that time." Argentius remarked, "Because I know he has already chosen the path he now willingly walks on ever since the fateful day I recruited him, and as long as there's a single breath left in him, he would continue on till the end."

"I certainly hope so, Argentius...because if you are wrong, our trump card might be in serious jeopardy in the crucial battles we may need to fight in the future." Soul Seer said as she fixed the elder knight with a stern look.

"Your concern is noted, chief prognosticator. I shall keep it in mind." The exceptionally skilled warrior agreed, "By the way, I heard Shadow Reaper and Eagle Eye have also both returned from their respective assignments in Vale and Mistral. Now, shall we both stop the conversation here and report to the chambers of the Grand Knight Master? I heard he's a hard taskmaster when it comes to punctuality."

"Yes, but you and I are going to have a long, excruciating talk about your own actions once the report is given." Soul Seer replied and Argentius gave a faint chuckle in return, "Of course, I would be disappointed if you didn't furnish me with one such intelligent conversation."

The chief prognosticator sighed and rolled her golden eyes at Argentius's somewhat rare display of grim humor, before both of them walked down another hallway leading from the current hall, the sounds of their armored boots echoing into the distance.

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One Week Later

It had been a couple of weeks since the defeat of the White Fang and the members of Team Beacon were recovering quite nicely. After a week or so to rest and spend some time with their families the group returned to Beacon, which was almost fully school rooms were repaired and cleaned, as were the buildings where the students lived. The main tower and a few other buildings had yet to be finished but it looked way better than it had for the last nine months.

The Grimm were now keeping their distance, knowing the had been officially pushed out but Hunters still patrolled the area just to make sure they didn't try anything against Beacon or Vale.

As for Vale, the town itself was now once again a beautiful place to behold as people, human and Faunus alike, went about their lives among the rebuilt city, enjoying the efforts of the workers who had worked so hard to repair the city which served as their home.

Everyone still resided in the hotel for the time being, until Beacon was ready to serve as living quarters for everyone again, and Team Beacon was spending the day to themselves as they didn't need to join the patrols today.

It was early in the morning, so most of them were either relaxing, or getting breakfast in Ren and Nora's case, but the other half of Team JNPR had already eaten and were attending to something much more important. Jaune and Pyrrha sat around the case that contained the Aura Crystal, which was floating in the air as the two meditated in peace.

Meditating with the Aura Crystal came a bit more natural to Pyrrha than for Jaune, as she had learned meditation to relax her body and mind back when she was a tournament fighter, but she had taught him how to do it and while he struggled with it at first he eventually got much better at it and found meditation to be quite relaxing.

The two sat and breathed in and out together, synced up as their minds became open to the power within the crystal. Slowly and patiently the couple reached out with their aura and connected to the crystal in another attempt to communicate with it. The two shuddered a bit as their own auras connected to the aura within the crystal, as they felt a subtle but noticeable rush of power in their own aura.

Jaune grunted but stayed focus, Pyrrha smiled, proud that he was doing well on his own but she remained silent as they began to use their aura together to reach out into the crystal.

'Hello? Is... is anyone there? Is the Avatar there?' Jaune mentally asked.

'Jaune?'

'Pyrrha? Are you talking?'

'Yes, but... not really, mentally. I think we're communicating via our aura.' Pyrrha explained.

They used their senses to look around the place and could see strange crystallized shapes and odd but beautiful dances of light that looked and moved as though they were alive. One of the smaller shapes flew in front of the them, hovering about the couple playfully before it nuzzled up to Pyrrha in a friendly manner.

'Well aren't you nice.' Pyrrha 'said' in kindly before the small thing flew away to join the other flying shapes of light.

'What are those things?' Jaune mentally asked.

'I think they're the aura of the people who died in the shattering, pure aura itself. Just like in the books Ashe gave us.' Pyrrha said, remembering what she had read in the notebooks and journals.

Jaune nodded and moved forward closer to the lights of aura. 'Hey there, I'm Jaune Arc, that's Pyrrha Nikos. We're the new Guardians for the Aura Crystal... I was wondering if we could talk to somebody?' He 'said' to them.

The beings of aura all seemed to look to each other before moving together, forming one big orb of aura before breaking back apart into separate pieces.

'Uh... okay...'

'Jaune, I think they're trying to tell us what to do. We need to combine our aura together, to become one.' Pyrrha said to him as her form offered her hands out to him and he accepted them without hesitance.

Then something happened. Jaune could see visions; visions of an adorable little girl with green eyes and red hair playing, then getting older and beginning to train, and then the heart-wrenching sight of that girl being alone while the other kids played. He quickly realized the girl was Pyrrha, as he saw her win tournaments, become a celebrity, suffering even more loneliness, entering a school, developing a crush on an all-too familiar dopey blond that she couldn't being herself to confess her true feelings too... and then he saw her fighting an evil, powerful woman clad in red, being teleported and brainwashed, flying with a magnificent dragon, being forced to fight the boy she loved to the death before he freed he and restored her mind. He could see Pyrrha looking to Jaune, Ren, Nora, Ruby and the rest of her friends as they were formed into Team Beacon... but he also saw something rather disturbing; he could see Pyrrha isolated and alone, begging for someone to be with her but everyone looked at her like she was too good for them. He saw her weeping over his broken body. He saw Fotia standing in a ruined, burning city with Grimm rallying around her. He saw visions of things that hadn't happened; the two standing in a temple, with her in a beautiful dress and he in a fashionable tuxedo with all of their friends and family before them, he saw them dancing, he saw them in bed... naked, and saw them sitting by a tree with several adorable children.

Pyrrha had visions as well; she could see a cute little boy she instantly knew was Jaune playing with his sisters, going through life watching action and adventure cartoons and films wanting to be one of the heroes, hearing about the Grimm attacks, getting picked on at school for his aspirations, getting bluntly rejected by every girl he ever had a crush on, faking his way into Beacon, meeting up with Ruby, getting flung into the air and being saved by her, left behind by Weiss before she got him down, unlocking his Aura, becoming the leader of Team JNPR, Cardin blackmailing him, trying to court Weiss, being shoved into the locker, thinking she had been killed, watching the video she made, going with Ruby, Ren, and Nora, meeting Ashe and telling him his tale, being captured by Ante, the torture, fighting her when she was Fotia, freeing her, shoving her out of the way of the arrow, being revived and kissing her passionately... and then she saw things that made her heart ache: She saw him fail to save her, Ren, Nora, Ruby, Velvet, and the others over and over again. She saw him hold her glowing body slowly breaking apart. She saw words that described the things he feared he was: loser, failure, parasite, undeserving, pathetic, idiotic, blind, never good enough... but then she saw something that made her heard glow as she saw an image of the two in bed, moving quickly under the covers, she saw them fighting back to back, taking out a legion of Grimm together, she saw them getting married in a gorgeous temple with all of their friends and family in attendance, and she finally saw herself in a hospital with happy tears in her eyes as she held a newborn infant and Jaune was kneeling next to her, crying tears of joy.

In the real world, unbeknownst to them, their bodies had moved and were making physical contact via holding hands to strengthen their connection.

Within the Aura Crystal, Jaune and Pyrrha became separate once again, both a bit put off by what had just happened.

'Did you... see anything?' Jaune asked her.

'Yes, I saw you... your childhood, your time at Beacon, meeting Ashe... I saw your fears and your...' she blushed slightly, 'desires.'

'Same here, but it was yours instead of mine.' He told her, 'I think when we shared our aura we shared our minds, and we saw our pasts, fears, desires, everything.'

She nodded, 'You're right, I must admit it felt... strange but nice.' She confessed.

Jaune blushed as well, remembering the vision of them in bed without clothes. 'Yeah.' He agreed. 'Really nice...'

'Well done.' A voice said to them. The two looked over and saw another figure of light forming into a humanoid shape, transforming into a woman with hazel eyes and pale skin with long black hair.

'Uh... who are you?' Jaune asked.

'I don't think it's anyone in particular Jaune, I think this is the avatar of the Aura Crystal, the books Ashe gave us said it could take many forms.' Pyrrha reminded him.

'Correct, Pyrrha. We've noticed your effort to connect with the essence of the crystal, and your efforts are not in vain. When you combined your auras into one it allowed us to fully asses you both at once, and to see that your auras blend together quite naturally. We can now fully trust that we are all safe in your hands, and despite the doubts you may have, Jaune, we assure you that you are quite worthy. Ashe Kasai made the right choice giving the crystal to you.' The avatar said.

'Thanks... speaking of which, is Ashe here? Didn't a piece of his soul get taken in here?' Jaune pointed out.

'Correct, but you may speak to him later. The first merging of aura and probing of the crystal will often leave new Guardians drained and tired. We'd suggest you'd both relax for a while and talk, as merging auras will often reveal things; wants and desires, fears and secrets... but we trust you two to handle it. Have a good day.' The avatar said to them before their auras were flung out of the crystal and back into their bodies, where their eyes opened in a shot.

"Whoa!" Jaune cried as he shivered, he hoped the feeling of leaving his body and being brought back wasn't one he'd have to do many more times.

"Ah! What... a feeling..." Pyrrha said as her inner-most aura returned to her body.

"You alright?" he asked her.

"Oh, yes Jaune, I'm okay..." Pyrrha said, fading off when she realized they were clutching each others' hands. They released each other, both blushing a bit as they began to feel tired.

"Man, that avatar thing wasn't kidding, I do feel winded." Jaune remarked, Pyrrha nodded before she remembered what she had seen of Jaune's past, and blushed at his desires, more specifically at the thought of them making love, something she had wanted to do for a long while now.

Jaune began to blush as well, remembering seeing her desires and fears as well. "So... we both saw... things when we shared minds, didn't we? I know we saw our pasts, but I saw..."

"Things I desire, things I fear." She guessed and he nodded. "I saw yours as well... I saw us getting married... having children..."

"Making love." He added for her, causing both of them to blush furiously.

"Yes... did you...?"

"Yes. I saw something a lot like what you saw; us... in bed... naked." He confessed.

Pyrrha's face was as red as her hair at the thought, but she did want such a thing to happen so very badly. "I... saw something similar." She confessed as he sat against the bed.

She joined him, sitting next to him and setting her head on his shoulder as they once again joined hands. "We saw our fears as well. You're still afraid of being alone, afraid of becoming Salem's tool again, aren't you?" Jaune asked her.

The Spartan sighed and nodded, "Yes... meeting you, Ren, Nora, all of the others... it was the best thing that ever happened to me. Before I met you all I was alone in a very terrible way, a kind of alone I never want to feel again."

"And you never will as long as we're with you. I promise." He swore to her as he gripped her hand tightly. "What about... Fotia? I saw her and the Wyvern in your fears too." He reminded her.

Pyrrha was quiet for a minute before she said "I was a tool for Salem's evil. I tried to kill you, I nearly did... I wanted to do so many terrible things... I did terrible things just because I trusted her. I was convinced she loved me... and then you showed me the truth. But I'm still afraid."

"Of what?"

"Of being turned back into Fotia, back into that witch's tool... I'm afraid of hurting you and everyone else I love." Pyrrha said, her voice shaky.

"We won't let that happen, none of us will, including you. I would fight until my dying breath to get you back if they ever brainwashed you again." He promised.

"Don't say that. I nearly lost you once because you saved me, I can't stand the thought of it happening again." She said as she nuzzled into him.

"Um... wrong choice of words, but I still meant what I said, Pyr. I love you, and if you ever need to talk about it I'll be here for you." He said in a soothing voice.

Pyrrha smiled before she kissed his cheek and said "Thank you so much, Jaune. And you know the same applies to you, if you ever need to talk about your fears I will listen. I understand you fearing my death, but I saw words, hurtful words you were thinking about yourself; blind, undeserving, failure, and parasite. What were those about?"

Jaune nodded, and said "Despite everything... there's still a part of me that worries I'm not good enough. I mean, the rough time I had after I got into Beacon I felt like a parasite leaching off of you, Ruby, and the others to get ahead. After the... after I lost you I had some serious issues, I hated myself for not realizing your feelings sooner. And I still wonder if I deserve the life I have now?"

Pyrrha grabbed Jaune's chin and forced him to look her in the eyes. "Yes. You deserve this life. You deserve your family, your friends, and me. I love you Jaune and nothing will ever change that. And while it is true you had to... lean on us to keep up in Beacon, that doesn't change the fact that you didn't give up. You kept fighting, you improved, you struggled after I was taken but you still didn't give up, and you saved me. In my opinion, that makes you worthy of not just being with me, but leading us and you have yet to prove me wrong on that and I doubt you ever will." She said before kissing him on the lips.

Jaune smiled and kissed her back, happiness abound in his eyes. Once they parted Jaune sighed and said "I think we should... address something else. We both saw visions of our desires... and we both want to... want to... uh..."

"Make love." Pyrrha finished for him quietly, still blushing.

Blushing as well, Jaune nodded. "We both want it... but are we ready for it? I mean I'd love to... but if you don't want to do it, that's fine by me I can wait, whatever you're good with..." He said, beginning to speak quickly, sounding just as nervous as he felt.

Pyrrha silenced him by placing a finger to his lips so she could say, with shimmering eyes and a kind smile, "Jaune, it would be a dream come true for me." She lurched forward and hugged him before she added "Remember what Ruby told us yesterday?"

"About that movie marathon in CFVY's room tonight?"

"Yes, we'll have to decline the invitation... but make sure that Ren and Nora go, while we treat ourselves." She told him.

"So date first? Dinner? Just in case one of us has second thoughts the night won't be wasted, and we can still be together?" He asked.

"That would be lovely." She said.

---

Sun sat in one of the chairs in Team RWBY's hotel room as his girlfriend and her partner stood before him, an awkward feeling was thick in the air.

"So... have you thought about your tail?" Yang opened up, trying her best not to sound nervous.

"Yeah, I'm kinda leaning on getting a robo-replacement like you did, I mean Weiss said she'd help pay for it but I'd have to make sure it could work and not... you know, malfunction when I'm hanging from it." Sun said.

Blake nodded and said "There's something we all need to talk about, we can't keep avoiding talking about what happened on the ship. This kiss..."

Yang sighed and nodded as Sun said "Yeah, I remember it. I guess we should have already talked about it."

"Yes, we should have. It wasn't just her, both you and I returned the kiss. It was mutual from all three of us, I think we all have feelings that we need to talk about." Blake voiced as she sat on the foot of the bed. "And I'll go first."

She told Sun what she had told Yang in the Resolute's sleeping cabin, how she had developed feelings for both of them over their time together and how she had come to terms with realizing that she did. "I didn't want to hurt either of you by choosing one over the other, it just feels... wrong to me." She said before continuing with "Sun, I really do care about you, and I love you after everything we've been through and everything you've done for me but Yang... would it be okay if..."

"We shared." Sun said for her as he got up and sat down next to her. "No, not share, more like a relationship between all three of us?"

Yang allowed a small smile creep onto her face as she said "Yeah, that way everyone's happy. It might sound like a total compromise and maybe even a little perverted, but I'd be all for it."

Sun looked to her and asked "So... how do you feel about me?"

Yang looked down and said "Well, I really like you. You're a great guy, good fighter, a pretty good team leader, you care about the people you love so much you put yourself in harm's way just to help them like how you lost your tail to save Neptune, and how you went through so much for Blake because you love her makes me think you're a pretty good guy. And as for us... I mean, I do think you're pretty hot with that body you're always showing off."

Blake let a smirk grace her lips while Sun chuckled and remarked "I try."

Yang went on, "Well Sun, how do you feel about me?"

Sun looked at the blonde brawler for a moment or two before answering "Well I think you're pretty awesome. I mean, I've seen how you handle any punk who tries to mess with you, I know you care for your team just as much as I do, you love Ruby like I love Haulan, and we both love Blake. We've both given everything we have to fight for her, and I know you don't want to hurt our relationship since you're coming to me like this..." He trailed off for a minute before he finished with "I'd be open to it."

Blake looked at him, "You would?"

"Well, yeah. I mean, I'd have to be an idiot not to say yes to being with two incredibly beautiful women like you." He said with a slightly cocky smile.

Blake returned the smile and playfully smacked him as Yang sat down with them. "Okay, so you're in. Are you okay with it Blake?" She asked.

Blake nodded, "It... it would be really... nice. I mean it sounds like something out of a 'Ninjas of Love' book..."

"Like the ones you read?" Yang quickly said, making Blake blush madly. "What? I've seen 'em, nothing to be ashamed of." The blonde brawler added as Sun looked at his girlfriend with surprise.

"So... are you up for it Blake? I mean if you want to do it I will, but it's up to you. I know Yang and I both love you and maybe we love each other through that. What do you say?" He asked her gently.

"Yeah, if you're up for it we can work together to make it happen, but if you don't want to do it, you and Sun can stick together and I won't be hurt." Yang promised her.

Blake thought it over for about a minute before she smiled and said "I think it can work."

Yang and Sun smiled at her and then to each other before Yang suggested "How 'bout we go out on the town tonight? Just the three of us? A date. No fancy dinner or anything, just go around town and have fun."

"That sounds good to me." Sun said.

Blake smiled and said "I'd like that. So, I guess it's a date."

---

Ruby hummed a little them to herself as she walked down the staircase of the hotel, Zwei trotting alongside her as they followed Weiss down to the first floor to meet up with Velvet, Yatsuhashi, Scarlet, and Sage. Team SSSN had just returned the other day and had agreed to join up with their friends in a training battle to test out how Velvet's newly repaired camera would do in a full on battle, while Zwei would sit on the sidelines and watch.

"'Bout time you showed up." Scarlet greeted as they finally came off the steps.

"Yeah, we were about to go ahead without you." Velvet teased.

"Weiss needed to look 'prim and proper'!" Ruby said, doing her best 'fancy' voice, getting a laugh out of the group, though Yatsuhashi merely smiled. Weiss pouted at first, but eventually allowed herself a small smile.

"So, are you guys still up for the marathon tonight?" Velvet asked.

"Sure are!" Ruby told her, "What we watching?"

The Rabbit Faunus shrugged, "I don't know, Coco and Fox are in charge of getting the movies and they tend to be jacks of all trades when it comes to tastes in movies." She explained before she looked up and smiled "Hello Jaune, Pyrrha."

Ruby and the others looked up to see the couple coming down the stairs together, with Jaune wearing a his usual hoodie and jeans combo and Pyrrha wearing a simple white T-shirt and jeans of her own, with her bracelets, necklace, and singlet still decorating her body.

"Good day everyone." Pyrrha greeted as they made it to the first floor.

"Hey guys, Ren and Nora said you guys were working with the crystal," Ruby said in a hushed voice, "any luck with it?"

"We've made progress, I don't totally understand it but we're doing pretty good." Jaune said.

Pyrrha nodded and added "Yes, it was quite... extraordinary, but it was helpful. Have any of you seen Ren and Nora anywhere?"

"They went with Coco, Fox, and Neptune to the main lounge to relax while they can." Sage told her.

"Where's Blake, Yang, and Sun then?" Jaune inquired.

"There still on our floor, apparently they got something to talk about in private, something about what happened on Adam's ship. It's best to give them room until they're ready to talk." Yatsuhashi said.

Jaune nodded before saying "Hey guys, sorry but we can't make it to the marathon tonight, we've decided to have a date tonight."

"Oh, well that's nice. I hope you two enjoy yourselves." Velvet wished them kindly.

"Thank you and we will, I'm sorry we can't come but I hope you'll all enjoy yourselves." Pyrrha wished them.

"We will, see you guys later." Velvet said to them.

"Later." Jaune said to them before he and Pyrrha walked off to the main lounge.

Ruby and the others waved or said goodbye to them before they exited the hotel and moved to the training grounds. Ruby took one last look at her friends, and smiled, happy for them.

Jaune and Pyrrha soon arrived at the main lounge to find that their friends were the only ones there, with Nora laying on her stomach and kicking her feet up in the air while she played a video game with Coco, who was surprisingly very good at it, while Ren and Fox acted as their cheerleaders, the latter of whom trying to read as he did so. Neptune just sat off to the side, drinking a soda, not really cheering for anyone as he simply enjoyed the show.

"Hey guys, what's happening?" Jaune asked as they sat down next to Ren.

"Coco and me are playing Ultra Crush Sisters, she is way better than I thought she'd be!" Nora declared as pressed buttons and performed combos wildly.

"Hey, I have my hobbies." Coco joked as she calmly played with relative ease. "If a team leader can't even conquer a video game how can they crush Grimm?"

"How long have they been doing this?" Pyrrha asked Ren.

"For the last hour." He answered dryly.

Pyrrha's eyes widened and she said "That's..."

"I know." Ren agreed.

A few minutes later Coco's character defeated Nora's, who went flying off the screen with the sound of an explosion.

"No!" cried Nora.

"Aw yeah!" Coco shouted, "Another round Nora?"

Nora planted her face into the carpet in defeat and said "No, you win. You are the champion."

Coco smiled before grabbing Nora's hand and shaking it. "Good game, you should be proud, no one's ever lasted against me that long."

Nora brought her sweaty head up and said "Thanks. You too." The energetic girl rolled herself up in a ball and rolled over to her team where she popped up and sat down with them. "So what's shakin' guys? Have a good morning?" She asked Jaune and Pyrrha, as if she forgot about her defeat mere moments ago.

"Our morning was fine, we made some progress with the crystal." Pyrrha said, chuckling at her teammate's antics.

"Yeah, we went inside of it, talked to the avatar for a minute, but it kinda left us winded." Jaune added.

"Hm, I hope you'll be careful, we don't fully understand that relic, not even Ashe did." Ren pointed out. "I trust you both to tread carefully."

"We will. We merged auras while we were within the crystal and after seeing some... things in each other's minds, things like fears and... desires. So we decided to go out on a date tonight." Pyrrha told them.

"What kind of date?" Coco inquired, as she and the others had all noticed Pyrrha's wording of 'desires'.

"Well, dinner, a walk about the town... and a night... alone..." Pyrrha said nervously, both she and Jaune beginning to blush.

While it may have went over Nora's head, the message was clear to Coco, Ren, Neptune, and Fox.

"Oh... so you two need clothes?" Coco asked with interest.

"Well, it wouldn't hurt..." Jaune said before he cried out as both he and Pyrrha were taken by the hands by the fashionista who was grinning.

"We'll get you both ready, come on." She said before she led them out of the room.

"Oh boy." Fox said as he closed his book.

"We're going to have to help out, aren't we?" Neptune guessed.

"Nailed it." Fox confirmed as he got up.

"Come on Nora, it looks like they need our help to set up a date." Ren said.

Nora gasped as she now realized what Pyrrha had implied by her and Jaune being alone for the night. "It's happening!" She cheered as she hugged Ren before dragging him off.

Neptune and Fox glanced at each other before they followed their friends out of the lounge.

Once they reached the main foyer of the hotel they met Blake, Yang, and Sun, who had all come down from the floor where they resided for the time being.

"You guys, what's up?" Yang asked before Coco released Pyrrha and Jaune from her grip.

"These two have a big date tonight, need the duds and the arrangements to make it happen. You want to help out?" The leader of Team CFVY inquired.

The trio looked to each other, "I don't see why not." Blake said with a shrug.

"Yeah, I'd like to help out P-money and Vomit-Boy." Yang agreed as she patted Pyrrha on the back in a friendly manner.

"Yang, that was one time, nearly a year ago! Could you please stop calling me vomit boy?" Jaune pleaded.

"We'll see Jauney." Yang said playfully.

"Relax, it's just her way of letting you know she cares. So you need to get some clothes?" Sun asked Jaune.

"Yeah, and make the arrangements for a restaurant." Jaune said to him.

"Oh, don't worry Jaune, I can..." Pyrrha began to say before Coco cut her off.

"Nope, let him do this Miss Spartan, it's probably something he has to do. Neptune, Sun, Ren, and Fox, you help Jaune get ready for tonight, I want you to pick the clothes Nep since you're clearly the smart one in that area." Coco said to him.

"Thanks!" He said in appreciation.

"And we'll make sure Pyrrha is even more gorgeous than usual for tonight!" Nora announced as she hugged her taller teammate from behind, making Pyrrha laugh.

Jaune and Ren smiled at the scene before Ren shook his hand. "Are you worried?" Ren asked his leader.

"A little..."

"Don't be, we'll make sure everything will be perfect."

"Dang right we will, come on Jaune, time to get you looking presentable for your lady." Neptune said jokingly before he led the group of men off.

Sun looked to them and gave a salute, "Don't worry Miss Nikos, he's in good hands."

Pyrrha giggled and said "I'm sure he is."

Sun, Ren, and Fox followed Jaune and Neptune off, but the blond looked back to his girlfriend and smiled at her, and she smiled back before he exited the building.

"Okay, now that the boys are gone we should get moving and make sure you're gorgeous enough to rival my mom in the prime of her runway days... and so you can tell us some juicy details." Coco said, making the Spartan blush.

"Oh this is gonna be good." Yang said.

"Sure will!" Agreed Nora while Blake just chuckled.

Despite how nervous she was feeling, Pyrrha put on a smile and said "I hope it will be..."

---

Qrow tipped his drinking flask and poured the latest batch alcohol down his throat while making his way to Taiyang's hotel room. He had been drinking at a newly reopened bar when his scroll received a message from his brother-in-law, and after he had finished a few more glasses of drinks he paid for refill for his flask too, and had been taking sips as he walked to his destination. He came to the door of Taiyang's hotel room and knocked until his brother-in-law answered it. "Come on in, thanks for showing up Qrow." Taiyang said.

"You called, I came. Okay Tai, what is it?" Qrow asked as he walked into Taiyang's room, looking around at the neat, but clearly lived-in room. On a small table was his signature flamethrower gauntlets resting on a piece of yellow and brown cloth, clearly in a state of quick maintenance check. It looked to be freshly reassembled, its carefully oiled parts glinting in the lights of the room.

Taiyang slowly paced around the room while Qrow laid Reaper against the wall. The blond Huntsman rubbed his palms together as he felt the raven-haired scythe user regard him, "It's... well it's something I've been thinking about for a while now. It's.. well it's complicated. I really don't know how to really talk about it, hell you'll call me crazy if I... I've wanted to tell you about for two weeks now and I want to get it off my chest after thinking about it, but..." The Huntsman mumbled, his voice clearly unsure with a twinge of emotional pain.

"Taiyang, I've known you for over two decades now. I've stayed with you when my sister left, when Summer died, I stayed to help you with the girls, we were there for each other when Fall killed Raven. After all that, we can tell each other anything. I'm here for you, because you're like a brother to me, so if you need to talk, just spit it out." Qrow said firmly, secretly acknowledging the irony that he told Taiyang that they could talk about anything, when he still hadn't told him about his transformation Semblance. Ozpin knew, Summer had known, but Qrow and Raven had never told Taiyang about it because Raven didn't want him to think she was a freak and Qrow wasn't sure how'd he'd react, so it was kept a secret for all these years, a move Qrow had begun to regret.

"It... it has to do with Raven." Taiyang said as he sat on his bed, his blue eyes giving a somewhat faraway look.

Qrow sighed as he sat down next to his brother-in-law and asked "Regrets? Nightmares?" The dull ache in his heart was still there, even though it had been six months since Raven's death.

"Both, but neither are what this is about. Those I can deal with because I have you and the girls, but... something happened before we left for Vacuo a couple of weeks ago to save you all. Before we got the call from Ruby I was trying to get some sleep when I... when I heard her voice." Taiyang confessed.

Silence filled the room as Qrow stared at Taiyang, wide red eyes staring into tense blue ones.

"What?"

"This isn't a joke Qrow, I know what I heard and it was her. It wasn't a nightmare because I was only half-asleep..."

"Were you drunk?" Qrow asked him sternly, secretly bemused by the reversal of positions.

"Yes, but that's besides the point, I never get drunk enough to hear things, even when I'm grieving. That window over there was open, even though I remember it being closed before and Zwei acted like he had seen something." Taiyang said, telling him everything he remembered.

"So what? My sister came back as a ghost?" Qrow asked incredulously.

"... Maybe." Was the only word that came from Taiyang's mouth.

After that, Qrow went silent for about a minute before he inquired "What did her voice say?"

"She told me that Ruby was alright, but you were injured and Yang had been captured, but I still had a chance to help you. This was before we got Ruby's call." Taiyang reminded him.

Qrow nodded, thinking about what Taiyang had just told him. "Well... I've heard that dreams sometimes predict the future. And if you weren't asleep then, hell, maybe... maybe her aura was reaching out to you, like Nikos' did when she was brainwashed and, they said some of her aura was in Arc's. Her aura or her spirit or something. I honestly don't know what to think." He confessed.

"But I don't think a part of her is within me. I mean it was a miracle when it happened with Jaune and Pyrrha, what are the odds of it happening again?" Taiyang pointed out.

Qrow nodded, "A good point, but that still doesn't explain how her voice told you what happened to us pretty accurately."

"So you don't think I'm making this up?" Taiyang asked hopefully.

The surviving Branwen sibling looked at his brother-in-law and shook his head. "Tai, I known you long enough to know for certain you're not the kinda guy to make something like this up, especially about someone we both loved." He said.

Taiyang nodded in appreciation before asking "So what do you think about this?"

Qrow considered telling Taiyang the truth about the Semblance he and his sister shared, for years they had lied to their friends and family, saying their Semblances were pure talent with a blade to keep their bizarre powers of transformation a secret. He remembered when they were young, part of the bandit clan their parents ruled over, before one of their underlings led an insurrection and tried to take over, which led to their parents being killed and them running away for saefty. Before they died their parents told them tales of people with special Semblances that allowed them to transform into animals just like them, but they were shunned and hated by many, because of how unusual their powers were, and how they bridged the gap between man and animal even more than the Faunus did. The legends told that some of these people who became birds would become the Guardians of the Dead when they passed on, but Qrow had never really known if he believed them or not, but this made him wonder if it was true

"I don't know what I really think." Qrow finally voiced. "We can figure it out later, but since I'm already here you should know that Ozpin wants you to attend a secret meeting tonight at Beacon."

"Me? What for?" Taiyang asked, puzzled.

"To discuss the Remnant Knights." Qrow answered promptly, "That Sharp Strike guy was the genuine article, just like that guy we met all those years ago when we were students."

"Just like Argentius?" Taiyang inquired, and Qrow nodded.

"Ozpin thinks we might have to meet up with the Knights and discuss how to handle Salem, but he wants to talk to the ones he trusts. You in?" Qrow offered.

Taiyang nodded and said "I'll be there."

---

"So where did Sun go? Once we got here he just kinda took off." Jaune said as Neptune went about the men's clothing store, getting various articles of clothing he thought would suit Jaune.

"He didn't say, but I have a feeling what he'll be getting is important." Fox told him as he kept reading his book.

"Like, what exactly?" The blond asked as Ren sighed.

"Jaune... as awkward as it may seem I think he might be getting some... protection." Ren informed him, making Jaune nearly fall over in surprise, but the green clad ninja caught him. "Are you alright?"

"Yeah, just... just surprised is all. I mean... condoms? Right?" He said quietly, hoping no one would hear them.

"I suppose so." Ren stated with a nod.

"I... well it might go that far but..."

"But what?" Asked Fox, "You were just gonna pull out?"

Jaune blushed even harder but answered a stammering "Well... maybe... I guess I would have gone to get some myself?"

"Jaune, let Sun do it. He's much more brazen than you are, plus he's doing this for you as a friend. We all are." Fox said to him, his usually monotone voice sounding just as friendly as it had when he and Jaune had talked in the hallway the night before the Grimm control test.

The blond smiled and said "Thanks Fox."

"Jaune, the implication Pyrrha was making when she said your aura merging within the Aura Crystal allowed you to see each other's desires made it quite clear. So what did you see?" Ren inquire carefully.

"Well we saw things were afraid of, like I saw her fears of being alone and being Salem's tool, and she saw my fear of losing her and being a failure. But we had similar desires, we both want to get married, have kids, and... well you know..." Jaune said bashfully.

"We do, and it's nothing to be ashamed of." Ren told him.

"It isn't?"

"No Jaune, you two are clearly madly in love..."

"Understatement." Fox deadpanned.

"True, but you two love each other and if you want to... express that physically, then we have no right to judge you for it and you two should be free to do so." Ren told him.

Jaune smiled at his teammate before hugging him, making Ren's eyes pop in surprise.

"Thanks man, I knew I could count on you." Jaune told him.

"It's nothing, you two deserve the happiness you bring each other." Ren said.

"Same to you and Nora." Jaune returned, which made Ren smile.

"Okay, not that I don't enjoy a good bromance, but I think I got enough clothes here Jaune, and I made sure they were all in your size, so pick 'em out." Neptune said as he laid out multiple shirts, pants, and jackets out on the shelf tops before Jaune.

Jaune nodded and looked at the various articles of clothing, surveying them and trying to decide what would fit him best. He selected a collared, button-up, short-sleeved dress shirt that was the same color as his hoodie and looked rather nice, so he picked it up. "This will do." He said. After that he selected a fashionable pair of navy blue trousers, and a while blazer jacket. "What do you guys think."

"I think it'll work, trust me, I'm the only one on my team who has both sleeves and a closed shirt." Neptune quipped.

"It will work just fine, but Pyrrha doesn't care what you wear as long as you're the one she loves." Ren told him.

"Ditto." Fox said, half interested.

Jaune nodded before he moved over to the changing rooms to try the clothes on. As he changed Jaune wondered if tonight would be the night. He remembered the night he had nearly died, the night he got her back, the night they officially became a couple, he remembered wanting to just show her how happy he was but was so tired he could barely keep his eyes open. All those months they were a couple he had her to himself but was never brave enough to ask her for... that. And now that he knew she wanted to make love too, they were going to try it tonight, if they were both brave enough. Maybe.

While Jaune was a little worried if he was ready for sexual activities, he had seen... dirty videos before, he was a teenage boy after all, but he was still concerned if he could truly please her. He wasn't, however, worried about losing her, because he knew without a shadow of a doubt the she loved him beyond just that, she loved him because of who he was and what he had done for her and what he meant to her. He trusted her enough to know that.

He stopped and looked at himself in the mirror, seeing the developing muscles that had improved greatly from when he first came to Beacon and he said to himself "It's alright, you can do this. You're good enough for her and she loves you. I can do this."

A few minutes later Jaune stepped out of the changing rooms to let the others see how he looked. "Well guys?"

"Looking good Jaune." Neptune praised.

"Indeed, I trust that Pyrrha will be most pleased." Ren agreed.

"Yeah." Fox said simply, keeping true to his 'man of few words' image.

"Well, I hope she'll like it. Now I just have to pay for it and find out what restaurant to go to." He said as he took out his scroll. "I got enough money for a decent dinner at a good restaurant..."

"Jaune, we can help pay for the clothes." Neptune volunteered.

"Seriously?" The blond asked, a bit stunned.

"Sure, I can at least." The bluenette said.

Jaune smiled and as he took out his scroll he said "I owe you one, man. Let me call Pyrrha and see where she wants to go."

Once he was done discussing where they'd go that night, a fancy but not too fancy kind of eatery, he turned off his scroll and said "It's all set up, it's not even that expensive of a place. I can afford these on my own."

Neptune nodded as Sun jumped into view. "What up dorks?" He asked as he handed out a small box to Jaune. "Got 'em."

Jaune carefully took the box of condoms from Sun and inspected them, seeing there were only about three within and they would most likley fit him. Jaune smiled at his fellow blond and said "Thank you Sun, I'm going to owe all of you once this day is over."

---

"Yes Jaune that will be just perfect, it's not too expensive and stuffy or too cheap, it's just right Jaune. I know, love you too. Bye." Pyrrha said before she shut off her scroll and looked to the four other girls. "He's already picked out his clothes and here we are still stuck here."

Pyrrha had never been fond of clothes shopping, usually letting her image consultants and wardrobe people pick out her clothes for her but she usually got to have some say in her own personal outfits, but she always found shopping for clothes dreadfully dull, but Coco seemed to be in her element.

"I just want to make sure you look perfect." Coco assured her as she carefully went through clothes in her favorite store in Vale that had recently reopened. As Coco walked over to another Yang's voice came up.

"How about this backless sweater? It's called 'The Virgin Killer'." She said as she held up a beige sleeveless and backless sweater that would have been particularly revealing on Pyrrha or herself, considering their bust sizes.

"No! I couldn't wear that in public!" The Spartan cried. Her large breasts were both a blessing and a curse, a blessing in that they added to her beauty and sometimes when she had a male opponent they'd be somewhat distracted by them but they had made it difficult to find clothes that fit her chest, but due to her wealth she usually managed, but it would often make boys leer at her in lust or girls glare in jealousy... and sometimes even lust. One of her consultants had suggested a breast reduction surgery but she refused to have her body changed with like that, a sentiment that was enforced by Giger's meddling.

Yang just shrugged as Nora asked "Well what about this?" She holding up a hoop skirt with a V-neck that went down to the midriff.

"Alright, the V-neck? Maybe if it was just me and him, but the hoop skirt... just no." Pyrrha told her.

"How about something like a masquerade dress?" Blake asked.

"No, that's too much. This is just a simple date, I don't want to over do it." Pyrrha declined.

"Nikos... I think I got it." Coco said confidently as she held out both her arms to display a long goldenrod skirt and a beautiful crimson asymmetric dress that left one shoulder bare, the one thin strap had a small line of decorative beads that would loop around the shoulder, and it was long enough to halfway down the thighs.

"Let me see the dress." Pyrrha said, so Coco handed it to her. Pyrrha pressed it against her body and looked to the other girls. "What do you think?"

Yang gave a thumbs up while Nora squeed out "It's perfect!"

"It does fit you rather well." Blake remarked.

"It should, I made sure it fit her measurements perfectly so you can really show those curves off to Arc and make him drool." Coco teased as she took out a strapless bra and added "And this is to help you keep your girls up."

Pyrrha blushed but caught the bra when the fashionista tossed it to her. "I'll go try it on..." She said before taking off for the changing rooms. Once she went inside the three girls looked to each other.

"You think they'll be okay?" Blake inquired.

"Together? Oh yeah. They're made for each other, they just gotta relax and act natural." Coco told them.

In the changing room Pyrrha looked into the full-length mirror and sighed. Her body would be, to many, the very picture of perfection; large breasts that could simply be described as magnificent, curves in all the right places, taller than most girls, muscles that were quite noticeable like her arms, legs, and the soft six-pack on her stomach, but they weren't overly large which worked to her advantage so she could make an enemy think she wasn't as strong as she really was. The abs on her stomach weren't hard but not too soft either, just the perfect blend of both. Her beautiful scarlet hair had regrown from her time as Fotia and had returned to its normal length over the past sixth months since her return. She had often received comments on her face and her eyes, so she should have had more confidence... but she couldn't help but be nervous.

What if he had second thoughts? What if he didn't find her naked form attractive? What is she shied away from his touch? Her breasts were sensitive after all...

No. This was something she wanted, something she deserved. She wanted him, deserved him, and he deserved her. She wasn't going to let her stupid self-esteem issues take this from her. She looked in the mirror and gave herself a determined look before she began to dress herself.

One way or another, they were going to enjoy tonight.

A few minutes later Pyrrha exited the dressing room to display her new outfit for the other girls.

Coco whistled and said "Nice. Jaune's gonna gonna be stunned silent when he sees this."

"Knowing my fearless leader, I can tell you that's a fact." voiced Nora.

"A plus, ten outta ten." Yang said with a grin.

"Jaune is one lucky man." Blake agreed.

Pyrrha's dress was beautiful to behold but even more so on her; the dress and the skirt worked together to compliment her wonderfully and the outfit showed off her curves generously, is showed the perfect amount of cleavage; not too much but not too little. The top of the dress worked well to show off her curves of her hips and breasts, not to mention it was just perfect from behind, decently tight on her back, the dress ended halfway through the thighs and if one were to look closely they could see the top of the skirt hugged her waist tightly and could give one a tantalizing glimpse at the shape of her rear.

Pyrrha smiled and said "Thank you all so much for helping me. I'm know he'll love it, and I must say I do too."

"We're happy for you Pyrrha, you deserve this after everything you've went through, so I hope you have a good time tonight." Blake wished her.

"Yeah, I hope fearless leader lights up the night like he lights up your life!" Nora rhymed cheerfully.

"And light up a few other things..." Yang joked cheekily, getting another blush from Pyrrha, who secretly hoped so as well.

She was eager and nervous for the night's events, but she wasn't worried, because come what may, Pyrrha knew Jaune wouldn't fail her, and that if they decided not to cross that line tonight they would still be together, and they would always love each other. Of that she was certain.

---

Ruby's feet skidded on the training grounds before she flipped over and came to a stop as she breathed hard to recover. Currently Weiss, Scarlet, and herself were fighting Velvet's team, which consisted of the Rabbit Faunus herself, Yatsuhashi, and Sage. The terms of the fight were no guns, only blades so Ruby and Scarlet had to rely on her scythe and his sword respectively. So far Velvet's camera seemed to be back in perfect working order, as she had blocked and parried every attack thrown at her by the rival team.

Off to the side on the bleachers sat Penny who had Zwei in her lap, Dr. Polendina was letting Penny stay with Ruby tonight for the marathon since he was needed in Atlas for a consulting job and was more than happy to let Penny stay with Ruby and the rest of her friends.

"Come on Ruby!" Penny cheered as Ruby dodged Velvet's copies of the robotic girl's blades.

Weiss used a glyph to send Sage crashing into the wire fences to keep him out of the fight for a brief moment while she aided Ruby in her attack on Velvet.

"Okay Velv, I think it's fair to say your camera is better than ever!" Ruby said as she and her partner swung and struck at the Rabbit Faunus, who kept protecting and deflecting perfectly.

"Thanks Ruby! I worked really hard on it!" Velvet said as she let the copies of Penny's swords and replaced them with a copy of Crocea Mors to slam into Weiss, sending the heiress flying.

"Weiss!" Ruby cried as she blocked Velvet's strike.

"I'm fine..." Weiss said as she got up, before she looked over to see Scarlet be knocked out of the fight by Yatsuhashi.

"Ow..." The redhead moaned as he laid his head on the pavement in defeat.

"You fought well, sorry if I was too rough." Yatsuhashi apologized, before he whirled around to block a strike from Weiss.

"Scarlet's out, can we trade in for Penny?" Ruby asked as Sage got back up and joined in Yatsuhashi in fighting Weiss, overwhelming Ruby's partner.

"Sure..." Velvet permitted, and within seconds Penny jumped over the fences and landed into the battlefield, blades withdrawn.

"Penny, can you keep Velvet busy while I help Weiss?" Ruby asked.

"Absolutely Ruby!" Penny answered as Velvet once again created copies of Penny's swords.

Velvet smiled and said "I think this is going to be fun."

"I hope so." Penny voiced before the two ran at each other and clashed their swords together.

Ruby, meanwhile, ran over to Weiss and blocked Sage's attack before he could land it. "Need some help partner?"

"No." Weiss said, before adding with a smirk "But it couldn't hurt."

As the fight went on Scarlet limped over to the bleachers and petted Zwei's head. "Let's just sit back and enjoy the show, eh boy?"

Zwei heartily barked in agreement.

---

That afternoon Jaune stood at the bottom of the stairs, still a little nervous despite the fact that everything had been arranged; reservations were made at the restaurant, Pyrrha had arranged for a private taxi to take them there, the Aura Crystal was safely secured in their room, he had gotten enough money from his parents to pay for their meal so he wouldn't have to make Pyrrha pay for it, his clothes were on and he looked rather handsome, according to his sisters who he had called and asked for an opinion.

"Aw, our little brother's all grown up!" Said Shani with adoration.

"Doesn't it bring a tear to your eye?" joked a recovering Violet.

"The boy becomes a man." Deadpanned Sienna.

"Totally, mom just finished shedding happy tears." Azure revealed.

"Thanks, but you seriously think I'll be okay tonight?" He asked them.

"Jaune, relax, you look wonderful and we know you'll sweep Pyrrha off her feet. Remember; don't try any fancy moves, don't go overboard trying to impress her, just be yourself, because that's who she loves." Bianca told him.

Jaune smiled and said "Thanks, I hope this works."

"We know it will. Good luck Jaune." Bianca told him, and the other sisters all echoed the sentiment.

"Thanks, love you all. Bye." He said before he shut his scroll off. He looked over to Ren, Nora, and Team SSSN and said "Well, I'm definitely taking their advice. No trying to be fancy, just being myself tonight."

"Excellent advice." Ren said approvingly with a nod.

"Yeah, you're you Jauney, so you don't have to worry about losing her. You got this." Nora stated, giving him a thumbs up.

Sun looked over to the door and said "Taxi's out there, and it's a good one, not one of those common types you see on the street everyday." Jaune looked over to see the vehicle, which was a darker shade of yellow than most taxis and seemed to be quite nice from the outside.

"So is it taking you back here?" Scarlet asked him.

"Nope, we'll just walk back and enjoy each other's company. No one will try to mug us since the town just got rebuilt, and if anyone tries we can take care of 'em." Jaune said simply.

Ren and Nora smiled at him before Ruby's voice spoke up from the second floor. "Ahem! May I present, the lady of the hour... Pyrrha Nikos!"

Jaune looked up and was absolutely stunned by the vision of beauty that was his girlfriend. To him she was always beautiful, but seeing her in that dress just took his breath away. Pyrrha walked down the staircase, slightly blushing as she got closer and closer to Jaune. Team RWBY, Penny, Coco, and Velvet watched from atop the stairs, all smiling proudly at the sight. Jaune scanned her body up and down, taking in how the dress showed the curves of her upper body before he met her eyes and couldn't bring himself to tear away from her loving gaze. For her part Pyrrha thought Jaune looked wonderful, he truly did look handsome and like such a gentleman that Pyrrha had to hold back her overwhelming joy so she simply let a radiant smile grace her face. She had taken off her bracelets but still had her circlet on, in addition to a necklace that went down to cover up her scar.

Pyrrha finally made it down the stairs and walked over to Jaune. "You look wonderful." She told him.

"S-so do you..." He said, still stunned by the beautiful woman before him.

She giggled and closed the distance between them, hugging him. "Well, shall we?" She asked, holding her arm out.

Jaune nodded, swallowed and said "Let's." He hooked his arm around hers and escorted her to the door.

"I'm really happy for them, they deserve to have this." Ruby said to the others, who nodded in agreement as they went down the stairs to see the couple off.

Jaune opened the doors for her and let her get into the taxi first before climbing in after her and closing the door behind them. The rest of Team Beacon waved to their friends as the cab drove away.

"Good luck!" Ruby called. "You think they'll be okay?"

"Oh yeah, they're made for each other." Nora assured her.

"Arc might be a dope at times, but even I have to admit he looked good in that, I'm sure tonight will go over wonderfully for them." Weiss voiced.

"I hope so." Velvet said with a happy sigh, hoping this would be a wonderful night for her friends.

"Well, we better get moving. You girls ready?" Sun, who was now wearing a tank-top along with his coat, asked Blake and Yang.

"You bet." Yang answered, while Blake nodded.

"I'm ready." She voiced.

"Have fun out there tonight, too bad you won't be staying for the sleepover." Ruby said to her sister and friends.

"Hey, we won't miss all of it, we'll be back and we'll join you later tonight. Promise." Yang said to her sister, "We just need to go out and bond, okay?

Ruby nodded, "I get it, it's fine with me. Just don't go leaving me behind, deal?"

"Deal." Yang swore as she high-fived her little sister.

With that, Yang followed Blake and Sun out of the hotel and into the city. She took in a breath of the city's air as the sounds of traffic and construction work could be heard in the distance, but the city was still at peace.

"So where do you guys want to go first? I know a certain night club that will probably let us in for free if I promise to behave..." Yang said, remembering that Junior's club had recently reopened.

"I want to stop by the book store, see what improvements they've made since the reconstruction." Blake suggested.

"That sounds good to me, you Yang?" Sun asked.

The blonde brawler nodded and said "Sure, but remember my idea if you want some real fun."

Blake chuckled and said "I'll be sure to... and it doesn't seem like a such a bad idea anyway."

---

As night fell upon Vale, a certain couple were having a nice and peaceful dinner date in the Amica Morea, a rather well known and highly regarded restaurant in the city, that had only reopened last week. The place wasn't too crowded, thankfully, and that allowed Jaune and Pyrrha to be served relatively quickly, with Jaune having lasagna while Pyrrha had baked chicken with a side of salad.

The two ate in peace, happy together, ignoring the occasional looks they got from other patrons at the sight of the 'Invincible Girl' and her partner out on a date. Some of the people around their age looked on in jealousy, but their leers went unnoticed by the happy couple, who had better things to look at.

At first the two had talked, vaguely in case any one was listening, about the Aura Crystal and decided that it would be best to wait a few days before attempting again. As they ate they also took time to tell one another about how they prepared for the date, Jaune blushing at some of the outfit ideas Yang had proposed as jokes.

"And then she took out one of those... sling swimsuits, you know the ones." Pyrrha said.

Jaune nearly choked on a piece of his foot at the thought of her wearing one of those, but he quickly recovered. "Well... it would be a gorgeous sight." He said.

Pyrrha smiled, blushing a bit and said "So how did your family react? Did you tell them?"

"Yeah I told them, my mom wants pictures and my sisters squealed for five minutes straight." He said to her, making the Spartan giggle.

"My parents were the same, they both shed tears and my mother wants pictures as well."

"Then we'll have a waiter take a few, just to make them happy, does that sound good?" He asked.

"It does indeed." She said before she took a large bite out of her chicken. Once she swallowed it down she said "Oh, sorry. I haven't eaten since..."

"No, it's fine. It doesn't bother me at all." He assured her, before he took a huge chunk of his lasagna and scarfed it down before grinning, making her laugh.

As they finished with their food Pyrrha signaled the maitre d' to come over to them. "Yes Miss Nikos? I trust you dinner was satisfying?" He asked.

"Quite so." Pyrrha confirmed.

"Yeah, our compliments to the staff." Jaune added.

"Sir, I came here some years ago and they had the overhead speakers play one of my favorite pieces of music, would it be alright if I requested it to be played?" She inquired.

"But of course Miss Nikos." the man said.

She told him the name of the music piece and asked "Oh, and one last thing, is the balcony open?"

"Yes, no one is using it at the moment so you're welcome to it." He said before giving them a bow.

"Thank you. I think it would be nice to enjoy the music out there, is that alright Jaune?" She asked.

"Your wish is my command, M'lady." He said politely before offering his hand out to her, which she instantly accepted.

"Why thank you." She said to him before telling the maitre d' "We'll return soon and pay for our dinner then."

"Understood, Miss Nikos." The man said before he signaled for the waiters to begin cleaning up the table for them for them they came back.

The couple headed out to the long balcony that looked over the city, the lights shining in the buildings throughout Vale gave them a beautiful view of the landscape at night. Pyrrha sighed in content as she leaned against the stone railing, looking out into the city. "It's beautiful, isn't it?"

"Yeah, to think there are people who want to destroy a place like this." Jaune said as he stood next to her.

Pyrrha nodded with a frown and said "Well we will never let that happen again, will we?"

"Never." Jaune agreed as he placed his hand down on the railing next to hers. Pyrrha noticed this and smiled as she placed her hand atop his before leaning into his shoulder. "So... is everything okay? Am I doing everything right?" He asked.

"You're doing wonderfully. Let's just... stay here." Pyrrha said before she kissed his cheek. Jaune smiled and leaned into her as well, just letting the moment stay for as long as possible.

Pyrrha then went over to a small ledge on the wall and set up her scroll to take some pictures. "This way it will be just us." She explained. They took three pictures; one with them looking directly at the camera and holding hands, one with them facing each other, still holding hands, gazing into each other's eyes, and a third one of them closing the distance and their lips uniting in a kiss.

"That should make 'em happy." Jaune remarked as the final flash went off.

"Let's hope so." Pyrrha agreed as music began playing. Pyrrha gave a wide grin before saying "They're playing it! Would you care to dance?"

Jaune was nervous for a few seconds, but forced it away as he held his hand out to her. "It would be my pleasure."

The music piece started off very slow, and so did they; with their hands of each other's body they moved slowly to the melodies of violins and the brass section, as the music went from sounding serious to sounding bright, relieved, and bittersweet yet victorious. The couple leaned in, their foreheads pressed together and their eyes meeting in an intense gaze as flutes, clarinets, and similar instruments began to sound off as well.

At that moment all that mattered to them, was each other. With their right hands grasping each other while his left hand placed upon her hip and her left settled on his shoulder they began to perform a slow and careful waltz as the violin music playing softly as an oboe began to play it's little solo, added on by the soft sounds of a harp.

As the oboe stopped the violins took over, picking up the pace of the waltz, and Jaune used every bit of knowledge he knew about dancing from his sisters, who he knew he needed to thank tomorrow. Pyrrha was a little nervous, but Jaune held her close as they kept moving in circles with the music as it sped up, sounding oddly bittersweet, but as they kept moving together it sounded more and more cheerful, added by the flues, oboes, clarinets, and the brass section joining in before it came to a stop with the harp's strings being pulled and a piccolo subtly adding a little tune to the end.

Jaune looked to Pyrrha and saw tears in her eyes. "Are you okay? I didn't do anything wrong, did I?"

"No. It's just... perfect. I always hoped to have a night like this, and you made it a reality." She said as drums began playing on the piece, with the flutes and it's familiar instruments joining in for sudden surges. "Still want to dance?" She asked.

"You don't even have to ask." Jaune said as he smiled at her while a clarinet played a tune, and as it played a small reprise Pyrrha smiled back at him, happy as she could be before violins escalated suddenly in short, quick bursts, with french horns adding on. The flutes, clarinets, oboes, piccolos all copied the short but sharp bursts of the violins with the trombones mimicking the french horns' tunes.

The couple copied the motions, dancing in short quick bursts before the main theme erupted with all the instruments playing it together. The two went on dancing to the music, waltzing on the balcony and savoring every second of it.

---

Blake looked into her handbag and inspected the books she had purchased, about six paperbacks and three hardcovers, which made her happy as she had been meaning to catch up on her reading. She looked at the spine of the new 'Ninjas of Love' volume and smiled to herself, hoping Yang and Sun hadn't seen it.

They had, but decided not to say anything.

"That must be heavy, you want me to take it for you? Must be heavy." Sun offered.

Blake smiled and allowed him to take it for her. It wasn't very heavy, but she appreciated the gesture.

"There it is!" Yang called as they crossed the street to the other side of the bridge. She pointed over the lower street to the large building with pounding music coming out of it. Yang led the others to the stone staircase that led to the ground.

"So you sure this guy won't mind us coming here? I mean, Neptune said he's not fond of you and remember how Jaune had to scare him into letting them in that club in Cadia was because he didn't know where you really were?" Sun asked as they got to level ground and walked closer to Junior's newly reopened club.

"Hey, if he bares his fangs, we bare ours and he'll know ours are bigger." Yang assured him before walking with a sway in her hips and a confidant aura about her.

Blake and Sun looked to each other and they both smiled, deciding to let Yang lead the way.

The doors slid open to allow the three entrance and they walked into the club, with strobe lights blaring on and off and loud music filling the air and forced Blake's ears to flatten. A crowd of a few dozen people filled the dance floor, moving and shaking their bodies wildly in crazed dance moves.

"Neon would be right a home here." Blake deadpanned, getting a laugh out of Yang, who was scanning the bar area and spotted her target.

"Found him." She said before she moved towards Junior.

Junior downed a shot glass when one of his men tapped his shoulder. "Boss, it's her!"

The bearded man nearly spit out his drink when he saw who he was talking about. "You!" He snarled as he slammed his shot glass down on the counter.

"What up?" Yang asked cockily as she stepped forward. Junior got up and snapped his finger, causing Melanie and Militia to emerge from the crowd and head toward them.

"I just now reopened this place, blondie, so if you want to start anything you'll have a fight on your hands." Junior threatened as he took out his bat while some of his henchmen reached for their guns.

"Relax big guy, me and my friends are just here to have fun." Yang said to him, "We don't want a fight and I just wanted to thank you for helping my friends out in Cadia a few weeks back."

Junior gave a look and asked "Really?"

"Yeah, honest. Cross my heart, scout's honor and all that." Yang swore.

"If you're a scout than I'm a senator." Junior deadpanned before asking "But you're not looking for info this time?"

"Nope. Just a fun time." Yang answered honestly.

Junior eyed Yang, and then Blake and Sun, before saying "Okay, but if you so much as punch one person we're kicking your butts out. Got it?"

"We understand." Blake said politely.

"Crystal clear." Sun stated.

"No funny stuff, just a fun time." Yang promised.

Junior nodded slowly and said to the twins "Escort them to a table and... keep an eye on them."

Both of the girls nodded before they led the trio to a table by the dance floor. As they made their way both of the girls eyed Sun's body.

"Hey, nice muscles..." Melanie complimented as she took hold of Sun's arms.

"Uh..." The Monkey Faunus said before Militia took the other one.

"How about the ones on your chest?" She asked, before Blake hissed at them, getting their attention and making them look at her and come under her furious glare.

"No touching." The Cat Faunus hissed as she came up next to Sun and took his hand, making the twins back off.

"Don't mind her, she's just catty!" Yang joked, making Blake and the twins groan while Sun snickered.

"Okay, we get it, not on the market." Melanie said as she let go and drew back with Militia.

They soon came to the table and the three sat down. "Enjoy the club." Militia said dully before she and her sister drew back.

"Weird girls." Sun muttered.

As the music kept blasting off from the amps and speaks Blake was forced to cover her ears and say "Uh, Yang... could you get them to tone it down a bit?"

Yang smiled and said "No problem. Either of you want to dance?"

"I'm up for it." Sun volunteered, only for Yang's robotic hand to grab one of his.

"Then let's go out and turn down the volume." The blonde brawler said with a smirk before she tugged him out onto the dance floor as she moved her body wildly but gracefully in an alluring way that made many people glance at her, including Sun and Blake who both blushed at the sight of her smooth and sexy movements.

Blake kept staring at Yang as she danced through the crowd and absentmindedly muttered "I am so lucky..."

Sun stumbled at a bit at first but soon caught up with Yang who told him "Don't just stand around Monkey-Boy! Shake it!"

Sun laughed before he began to use what little dance moves he knew to blend into the crowd. Yang got closer and closer to the DJ's booth, the the DJ wore the large bear mask and was too busy rocking out to notice them until Yang was right in front of him.

"Oh no, I remember you!" he exclaimed.

"Relax, I just have a request; turn it down a bit, you're hurting my partner's ears." Yang said to him.

The DJ looked behind Yang to see Melanie and Militia behind her. "Like, is there a problem here?" The latter asked.

"No problem, just requesting to tone it down a bit..." Yang answered before she winked to the DJ who, wanting to avoid a fight, dialed down the volume.

"Yeah, no prob here." He said.

The twins shared a glance, as if they could read each other's mind, and they backed off as the music went down to more acceptable levels, not that the crowd seemed to mind as music was music.

"Nice." Sun complimented as they danced their way back to Blake, who seemed to be most satisfied with how Yang's idea went off.

"Good job, thank you." Blake said to her partner.

"No sweat, care to dance?" Yang asked.

"Love to." Blake said with a smile before she looked to Sun to say "Will you look over my books for me?"

"Sure thing, I need to rest after that anyway." He joked as he settled in.

Blake got out of their table booth and Yang took her by the hand and led her out to the dance floor where she let go of her hand and picked her up by the hips.

"Whoa..." The Cat Faunus said, noting how good Yang's hands felt on her hips before the blonde tossed her up into the air. Blake landed gracefully and twirled around to face her partner. She moved to Yang with her lithe body moving in a natural, smooth, and not to mention alluring way with quick movements that showed off enough of the Cat Faunus' attractive body under her clothes just enough to tantalize anyone who got a good look at her. "So you want to dance, do you?" She said before she grabbed Yang by the hand and pulled her close. "Then let me show you how we Faunus dance."

"I can't wait." Yang said eagerly. Sun rested up in the booth, watching at the impressive, not to mention sexy, moves the two girls were pulling off. He wanted to join in, but decided the two deserved a few minutes, so continued resting for the time being.

Blake and Yang got closer, before taking hold of each other's hands and moving in quick waltz, allowing them to look into their partner's eyes as the dance went on. Blake sent Yang spinning but the blonde came to a stop and dripped down, only to be caught by Blake, whose head ended up rather close to Yang's cleavage.

"Enjoying the view?" Yang teased before coming back up and taking control, dipping Blake down.

"Very much actually." Blake responded before they went back up to continue their dance.

---

Currently in Team CFVY's room an action movie by the name of 'Bullet Storm' played on the TV as the various members of Team Beacon sat around the room, with Ren sitting on the large, comfy chair with Nora curled up in his lap while she cheered as a large ship exploded on screen.

"Wasn't that awesome! Oh man, here comes the crash, here comes the crash and... oh yeah! Total bad guy devastation!" She cheered enthusiastically, making Ren smile before Nora accidentally slapped Scarlet who was sitting next to them on a hassock next to them. "Oh, sorry!"

Na, it's alright, I've had worse." Scarlet assured her as he bit down on a chip he was sharing with her.

On Coco's bed sat Neptune laid on his stomach while Ruby and Weiss sat against the headboard together and shared a bowl of popcorn. The Schnee heiress watched as the gun battle onscreen went on and she couldn't help but comment "You know, when you live through something like this, a film version loses its impact a bit."

"A little, but that doesn't make it any-less cool!" Ruby said as she gobbled down some popcorn.

"Ugh, at least chew slowly you dolt." Weiss muttered.

"Yes dear..." Ruby jokingly said through a full mouth, causing Weiss to blush. Next to them, with Zwei on her lap, sat Penny in a wooden chair, happily enjoying the movie. Ruby looked to her and asked "You like the movie Penny?"

"Affirmative! It is most exciting, if a bit unrealistic, but I'm still enjoying it." Penny told her as Zwei leaned up to lick her chin just before he hopped off of her lap and snuggled next to Ruby.

Coco smirked at their antics as she sat on the floor between the beds on a large collection of pillows with Fox while Sage laid out in front of them.

"Whoa, that guy got owned..." Sage muttered as a villain's thug was blow up with a rocket launcher at a rather close range.

"Weird how there's never as much blood as there would realistically be, even with aura." Fox observed.

"Hey, if everything was realistic there'd be a lot more X rated flicks out there." Coco said.

"Eh, true." Her partner admitted.

On the other bed sat Velvet and Yatsuhashi, simply enjoying the movie in peace, with the Rabbit Faunus happily contently cuddling into her partner who smiled down at her.

"Nora, could you get off of me? I'd like to get some water from the fridge." Ren requested.

"No, too comfy." She refused.

Ren smiled and dryly said "Someone help, I've got an adorable girl on me and she refuses to move."

"I got it man." Neptune said as he got off the bed and went to fetch some for his friend.

"Thank you Neptune." Ren called.

Ruby giggled at the scene and whispered to Weiss "Are you happy?"

Weiss gave her partner a look of confusion before answering "Yes, are you?"

"Of course!" Ruby declared, overjoyed to just be here, safe, with her friends, and with the exception of the absence of Yang and the others, Ruby thought this night was absolutely perfect and she wouldn't let anything ruin it, not even if Cinder herself showed up. Tonight, Ruby was truly happy as she leaned back into the pillows and smiled at the crowd of her friends.

---

The members of Ozpin's secret group took the recently-rebuilt elevator at Beacon tower into the mysterious depths of famed Huntsman Academy, into places where few knew and fewer have seen outside of those within the group itself. Although the elevator was a bit shaky and it produced quite a few grinding sounds and loud shrieks during its journey downwards it was more than enough to hold the occupants present inside.

Along with him were Glynda, Qrow, Councilor Henry and Taiyang. Ironwood, due to his substantial duties in Atlas and dealing with the consequences of the hard-won battle of the White Fang, was represented through a small crab-like robot which emitted a life-sized hologram of him. While no one spoke of what happened down in the vault during the Grimm invasion of Vale as they walked through its cathedral-like halls, they knew it was the place where everything had gone wrong.

As far as the council of Vale was concerned, other than their own sanctioned clean-up crews were allowed down here, the whole place was off-limits to the average construction workers working on the levels above.

"According to the overseers the repairs of the main building should be completed by next week, which is just right for the date of the Academy's reopening." Glynda explained to the two survivors of Team STRQ. "Finally, after all that has happened we can go back to some measure of normality."

"That's a relief, but anyone mind explaining why are we going down to the underground levels?" Taiyang asked as he gestured around them, "I mean, shouldn't we be in a proper meeting room right?" Just moments before he remembered taking an oath of secrecy in Glynda's relatively intact office with the members of the secret group in attendance, before heading down into the vault.

"Like the half-wrecked, half-finished remains of my office, Mr. Xiao Long?" Ozpin asked dryly with a raised eyebrow.

The blond Huntsman gave a nod when he realized Ozpin had a point, but Qrow himself had another question on his mind, and it couldn't wait as far as he was concerned.

"Oz, why are we coming down here again? Shouldn't this place be off limits after all the shit that happened?" The red-eyed Huntsman inquired.

"Because Amber's life support machine is not the only things that lies within the vault." Councilor Henry answered as the elevator began to slow down.

"What do you mean by that?" Qrow asked, his voice intrigued.

Ozpin looked to Glynda, Henry, and Ironwood, all of whom nodded their heads upon meeting his eyes. "After all Qrow has done for us he deserves to know, as does Taiyang, since this concerns Ruby." Glynda voiced.

"Ruby? What about her?" Taiyang asked, his voice slightly worried.

"Relax Mr. Xiao Long, she's not in any danger." Henry assured him gently.

"Indeed. Allow me to explain..." Ozpin began as the elevator came to a halt at its intended destination. The doors opened up to reveal the vault where Amber had been kept... and murdered by Cinder Fall. As they walked into the vast hallways which were dimly lit by wall-mounted torches which cast a pale green light, Taiyang could not shake the feeling that there was a certain foreboding atmosphere in the air, since the underground surroundings look more like a place for a secret cult of sorts than a place of storage.

The father of Ruby and Yang looked around, both impressed and cautious at the others walked ahead of him. "I trust you remember Sharp Strike, the Remnant Knight who helped your daughter after the mission went south?" Ozpin asked. Taiyang nodded positively and the Headmaster continued, "Before Team Beacon infiltrated the White Fang prison, Councilor Henry arranged for me to meet with another member of the Knight Order, a knight by the name of Shadow Reaper."

"I am their official liaison to the Vale government, to make sure both organizations are kept in check. They also have significant ties to the other three Kingdoms as well." Henry revealed to Taiyang and Qrow, both of whom were a bit surprised but they nodded all the same.

"So where have these Remnant Knights been all this time?" Taiyang asked, holding up one hand, "Why didn't they help us out when Vale was invaded or when we have to take back Beacon?"

"They did have an operative here during the Vytal Festival, but Cinder Fall dealt with him before he could make a move. As for the whole Order, they had other more imperative matters to attend to. Remnant's a large world, Mr. Xiao Long, and they have been fighting the enemy on other fronts to keep all of Remnant safe." Councilor Henry informed him.

"Quite. We spoke of the other three Maidens, who thankfully have remained safe for the time being." Ozpin said.

"Should we really be talking about this in front of Taiyang?" Glynda inquired, crossing her arms and looking at Ozpin with a precautious look on her face.

"He has done more than enough to earn our trust, so we should grant him that. Besides, he has also sworn the Oath of Secrecy." Ozpin said to her, and the blonde witch nodded in agreement.

"So not only do we have operatives watching over the Maidens, but there are also Knights too. That will make it harder for Salem to get her paws on them." Qrow said as he took a sip from his flask.

"Yes, we've been checking in with our operatives, Elsa is safe in the Atlesian Mountains, empowered by the ice and snow elements." Ironwood said.

"And the Spring Maiden; Amethyst, the wild spirit she can be, is moving throughout the Mistral countryside under several pairs of watchful eyes." Henry stated.

"And the Summer Maiden, Heliosia, is being safeguarded at Shade Academy at Vacuo's capital. " Glynda revealed. "She's not injured and with as many powerful teachers, students, and her own guards they'll be more than a match for anyone who dares try and move against her."

"And as long as both the Kingdoms and the Knights do their part, Cinder Fall will have a hard time getting the power of another one of the Maidens. As long as we can help it no Maiden will have to suffer Amber's fate..." Ozpin said with a grave tone in his voice as they all saw in the distance the life support pod where Amber had been kept, the shattered glass scattered around the floor and the ground still scorched from the devastating battle between the Headmaster and Cinder.

Glynda placed a hand on his shoulder and said reassuringly, "You did the best you could."

"My best wasn't good enough. Too many mistakes, I missed the obvious too many times..." Ozpin stopped himself and said, "No, we aren't here to talk about me. We need to talk about the Knights."

"Yes, would it truly be prudent to bring them into this? I appreciate their aid and they will doubtlessly help make the Maidens safer, but we need to be careful since we can't risk anything going wrong." Ironwood said, his voice a little distorted by the hologram.

"Agreed, but the Knights have since proven themselves to be incredibly helpful, I think we can trust them to help us in the fight against Salem." Ozpin said as they began walking down another section of the vault through a perpendicular corridor.

"As do I, they have never done us wrong before." Henry said firmly.

"I think we can work with them. As much as I hate to admit it that Sharp Strike kid saved my ass out there, so we can at least cooperate with them." Qrow stated simply.

As they turned yet another corner to enter an additional hall Glynda nodded, "We will have to be careful around them, but I do not think they mean us harm. I think we'll be able to work with them since our goals are the same."

The hologram of Ironwood considered before saying "The enemy of my enemy is my friend, as the old sayings often ring true. Very well, I am also willing to ally with them."

"That's great and all, but what does this have to do with Ruby?"

Ozpin turned to the blond Huntsman to address him and said "Yes, I see no point in delaying it. Do you two remember the Remnant Knight you both encountered in your youth when you were still Team STRQ?"

They both nodded their heads. "Argentius." Qrow said with something like respect in his voice, his flask pausing on its way to his mouth.

"Yes, Shadow Reaper told me that he wishes to meet with Miss Rose. He did not say why, but he did say it had something to do with her abilities with the Grimm, so I assume that it does involve the power of her silver eyes." Ozpin told them.

The two men looked at each other. "I'm not sure how I feel about this." Taiyang said doubtfully, as he wasn't too sure he could trust his daughter's safety if the mysterious Knights were to get involved. What if they wanted to take advantage of her powers?

"Me neither, but if we were to be there, or maybe have the other members of her team go with her, maybe that will make us feel a little better." Qrow looked around at the other members and then at Taiyang. "Maybe they could help her understand her powers better, hone them in, help her in ways we can't."

Taiyang considered what Qrow was proposing and said, "It's not a bad idea... but I still want myself, Qrow, and the rest of RWBY to be there with her just in case."

"I think that would be the best for everyone." Glynda agreed, giving Ozpin a look.

The Headmaster nodded and said "Very well. There's also the matter of Mr. Arc and Miss Nikos, apparently many in the Knights' order, including their leader, Seraph and the one you encountered, Sharp Strike, are interested in the relic they guard. They wish to speak to them as well."

"Yeah, Ruby told Jaune and the rest of us that Sharp Strike and a few others tried to take the crystal from Ashe Kasai years ago, but he somehow managed to hold them off and they decided to let him keep it. And if what they told you is true now that those kids have it they might want it again." Taiyang surmised, "Are you sure this is a good idea?"

"Possibly, but that is yet to be seen." Ozpin answered.

"I'm not so sure, they knew of its power and yet they let Kasai keep it after he defeated a few of them once? Did they ever tell us that he had it?" Ironwood asked Councilor Henry.

"No, they didn't." The Councilor shook his head, "The Knight Order guard their secrets vigilantly."

"Then how can we be sure they can be trusted?" Ironwood put out to the others. "I know it would be best to have them on our side, but this alliance feels desperate."

"Desperate times call for desperate measures, old friend. I have something that will help us when we meet the Knights." Ozpin told him as he pressed a panel on the wall the group has stopped at, causing the overhead lights to illuminate the corridor they were in and reveal a massive door with the emblem of the Remnant Knights upon it. Qrow mentally noted it was the exact likeness of the emblem seen on Sharp Strike's right pauldron and the side fairing of his bike.

A small lock appeared as a section of the wall slid back to reveal a small keyhole with intricate gear workings. Ozpin brought up his cane and slid the lower tip into the hole with a sharp click which echoed in the silence, and turned his cane in a series of deft movements as though entering a secret code. The massive entrance groaned open and lights flickered on at both sides of the floor, revealing stone steps leading downwards into another secondary basement.

"What is this place?" Qrow felt himself asking as they all walked down the stone steps.

"A place where my predecessor made an oath with the Remnant Knights, and he entrusted its existence to me when I took over from him some years ago." Ozpin replied as the group followed the curve of the tunnel as it led to another massive chamber with circular lights emanating from the ground in two neat rows towards a black pedestal on an upraised dais in the distance. As they neared the pedestal the group saw that the subterranean chamber had four different life-sized stone statues of armored knights standing at the four points of the compass, their large swords held upwards in salute with their faces hidden behind helmets, while the emblems of the four Knight Legions were emblazoned proudly on their chest-plates. The same pale green glow from the corridors upstairs were also present here in the form of glowing crystal globes attached to the pillars around them.

Resting on top of the pedestal was a simple looking box, yet the design pattern upon it could only be crafted by master artisans with crafting techniques long lost to Remnant. The glow from the crystal globes reflected off its surface and cast small gleaming lights when the eyes of the small group laid on it. The headmaster walked up to the pedestal in front of the others, and tapped his cane on the ground. A small key popped out of its gears near the handle and Ozpin removed it, sliding the key into the lock which was shaped in the emblem of the Knight Order. With a click he opened the box and removed a plain scroll sealed with melted wax.

"Within this scroll are the sacred oaths sworn by both parties to safeguard Remnant." Ozpin returned to the group and revealed the scroll in his left hand, "As long as we have this, the Knights will honor their alliance with us. It also contains instructions to directly contact Tintagel, the Fortress Headquarters of the Remnant Knight Order."

"And where is Tintagel?" Taiyang posed the question in everyone's minds.

"That, Mr Xiao Long." Councilor Henry replied, "...is a place of legends. No one except the Knights themselves know of the location."

"While the Knights have their own secrets and we have ours... there is one thing that remains constant. Without their invaluable assistance in the Three Great Wars, Remnant would have been a far darker place today." Ozpin spoke, and everyone looked at him, "But there is a question we must ask ourselves is this: If the current developing situation is so serious that the Remnant Knights are mobilizing every available Knight under their command..."

"...and everything we've faced thus far pales in comparison to what is coming" Ironwood finished.

Silence met their words, and everyone in the chamber felt a deep sense of trepidation. They may have won a few small victories, but the outcome of the larger conflict was still far from certain. The stakes were higher than never before, and defeat meant the complete extinction of every living thing on Remnant.

---

Jaune and Pyrrha had returned to their hotel room, they had made their way back through Vale Center Park, which had an entrance near the hotel. Their walk had been peaceful and uneventful, as it had mostly been the two enjoying each other's company.

Jaune had locked the door while Pyrrha had gone into the bathroom to change, her face had been one of pure happiness. "So, did you have a good time?" He asked.

"A wonderful time. It couldn't have been better." Pyrrha answered from behind the bathroom door as he took off his blazer jacket.

"Thank you, I'm glad I was able to make you happy." He said.

"You always make me happy." She called to him

"Well, I guess I'll just... keep making you happy? I don't really know what to say." He admitted as he began to unbutton his shirt.

Pyrrha laughed and said "You don't have to say anything, you just have to be you." Inside the bathroom Pyrrha put on her bathrobe and sighed as she looked in the mirror, deep into her own eyes. "Tonight will be the night... if he wants to..." She whispered to herself.

Outside Jaune opened the drawer in the nightstand and took out the box of condoms. He didn't know if they'd really have sex tonight, it was something he wanted for sure, but only if she was ready. Regardless, it had been a wonderful night so it didn't matter if they had sex or not. All they needed to be happy was each other.

Jaune's head jerked up at the sound of the bathroom door opening and Pyrrha exited clad in a long peach-colored bathrobe. "Jaune... today when she shared minds... we both each other's desires, so be both want to... be intimate..." She said, obviously nervous.

Jaune, naked from the waist up nodded. "Yeah, and I... I know it's a big step, but I think I'm ready for it. If you're not, then that's okay with me, I respect your choice and all that ma..."

"Jaune, make love to me." Pyrrha said suddenly as she undid the belt of her bathrobe and let it fall to the floor as she stood naked before him. There wasn't an inch of clothing upon her magnificent body that was perfection in his eyes; her legs were looked powerful, long and mesmerizing, leading all the way up her womanhood which was shaved and there for him alone to see. Her upper-body had an hourglass shape, making her hips stand out a bit, her muscles stood out quite a bit, but they weren't hard. Instead they were a mixture of hardened muscle and soft skin, as evidenced by the six-pack upon her stomach which was noticeable, but not distracting in the slightest. His attention was then caught by her perfect breasts which hung freely in the air with rosy pink nipples erect for attention, they were huge, bordering on E-cup. Above her bosom was the scar from Cinder's arrow still marked her, still perfect in his opinion, skin, along with a few other old bruises and marks, but they didn't bother him in the slightest, doing nothing to distract from her beauty. Her elegant, but powerful, arms no longer had the bracelets upon them, and her neck was bare as well, leading up to her beautiful face with deep emerald eyes and scarlet hair, still held up in the usual long ponytail style, but without the circlet.

All in all, she was the most beautiful thing he had ever seen, no competition, and he knew nothing would ever top the sight of a naked Pyrrha Nikos.

"Jaune?" She asked, despite the fact that he loved her she still worried if she wasn't appeasing to his eyes at first, but the tent in his pants proved otherwise. "Are you alright?

Jaune tried to speak, but at first nothing came out but eventually he managed to utter "I... I... oh gods you are... there aren't... I... oh for the love of...!" The blond suddenly shot up, closed the distance between them as he wrapped his arms around her, and brought his face to hers as they united in a powerful, love-filled kiss. Pyrrha leaned into it, returning the kiss as much as she could as she used her arms to feel and grope Jaune's attractive body, she felt his muscles all over his torso and she loved what she felt. She reached up and buried her hands into his messy hair as she pulled him closer, their kiss becoming more heated. Feeling daring he moved his hands from her back and moved down to her bottom and groped her shapely, round ass that felt wonderful against the palms of his hands.

Pyrrha moaned as he squeezed her butt and, feeling a bit playful, decided to pay him back by moving her hands down to the front of his pants and quickly undoing the belt buckle before yanking down his pants and groping his groin through his boxers, making him moan in response, their lips never parting the whole time.

They eventually separated for air, but their eyes never left each other. Both of them breathed in and out deeply before Jaune said "That was... that was awesome..."

"Yeah... I think we both needed that." Pyrrha said with a smile and teary eyes.

"So, I guess I'm doing everything right?" Jaune said as he wiped the joyful tears away, kissing her cheek.

"Of course." Pyrrha assured him as she tugged as the waistband of his boxers. Jaune got the message and removed his underwear, showing her his manhood for the first time. She didn't know what to expect, but he was clearly bigger than the average man, as her eyes widened upon seeing his seven inch erect length.

"It's... it's not too small is it?" Jaune asked nervously.

Pyrrha answered by taking his length into her hand and whispering "No." She began assaulting his head and neck with loving kisses. Jaune smiled before he decided to get a little more playful and bowed his head down to bury it in her breasts, kissing and licking the glorious orbs and making her moan in ecstasy as she held his head and pressed him against her chest, smothering him in her glorious mounds as she used her free hand to gently grab his thick member and stroke it lovingly.

"Oh man..." Jaune groaned, loving the feeling of her hand upon him before she grabbed it and slowly began to pump it. "Eager?"

"Like you wouldn't believe." She whispered to him, overcome by the feeling of his face against her breasts.

"Then I should stop dragging my feet and focus on pleasuring my goddess." He said as he took one breast in his mouth and sucked on it while his right hand went down to her sacred place and began to massage it, making the Spartan gasp before crying out in pleasure, making her glad that the rooms of the hotel were soundproofed for privacy. Jaune flexed his fingers against her quim, feeling the juices beginning to flow as he teased her, getting more moans from her.

"How am I doing so far?" He asked in a voice that was muffled by her breasts.

"Wonderful..." Pyrrha answered.

"Then I better work harder." Jaune quipped before he knelt down and swept Pyrrha off of her feet, and picked her up bridal style, Pyrrha cried out in surprise at first as she felt his strong arms holding her close, but when she collected herself she leaned forward and kissed him on the lips again. "I hope you're ready, because I'm going to worship every inch of you." He said as he turned around and stepped up onto their bed. His Emotion Semblance, powered by the sheer love and affection coursing through his body, helped him do these feats with relative ease.

He made it to the middle of the bed and smirked as he dropped her onto the comfy mattress, making her laugh as she landed with her breasts jiggling wildly. He smiled down at her as she crawled back until her head was on the pillow and said "Do you want me, brave knight?"

"Oh yes, fair maiden..." Jaune answered before he dropped down on all fours, lifting himself above her on his hands, his face above hers, "and I intend to make you feel exactly what you deserve to feel... wait, is that too corny?" He asked.

She laughed again and said "Who cares? Come here!" She knocked him off his hands, causing the distance between them to close as his lips met hers yet again and they engaged in another series of mad and desperate kisses, Jaune loving the feeling of her breasts against his chest while she felt his hardened cock rubbing her between her thighs.

After another make out session that left the two breathless, they parted, gazing into each other's eyes. "Now, allow me to go down." Jaune said suggestively, before he slid down Pyrrha's body, planting three kisses on her neck. He made it to the scar that Cinder had left on her body and he placed a gentle, but very loving kiss upon it, to let her know that he would always be there for her. He crawled down a little bit and began to kiss and play with her remarkable breasts, kissing, groping, and massaging the plentiful globes while taking turns sucking on both nipples, making her moan and occasionally squeal in pleasure. Her breasts had always been sensitive, but now she was grateful for it as he worked his magic on her.

"Jaune... how are you so good at this?!" She cried pout the last word as he playfully began to pinch and tease her nipples while bouncing the globes in his hands.

"Well... I wanted to do the best I could, so I watched some videos so I'd know what to do. Let me tell you; not one of the women in those things can compare to you." He promised her as she groped and rubbed his back.

"Flatterer." She said with a smirk.

"Any flattering I make is an understatement." He added before he planted a kiss upon both of her nipples and began moving down, stopping briefly to admire her strong, but elegant six-pack that adorned her belly before kissing it as well, but soon enough he came to her most sacred and private place, her womanhood. He sat so he was right in front of it, the stare made Pyrrha blush.

"Is something wrong?" She asked, a tad nervous.

He looked up to her with a reassuring smile and shook his head. "Just a little nervous, I've never done this before so I don't want to mess it up." He said.

"Well, I've never done this either, so we'll just have to learn together." She told him, reaching out to rub his sun-kissed hair affectionately.

He smiled up at her before he took hold of her powerful thighs, took a deep breath and plunged in. Pyrrha shirked out in pure pleasure as his tongue entered her and began to lick wildly, made all the better by him kissing vulva. His tongue moved about inside her pussy, licking everything he could, savoring the wonderful taste and scent of Pyrrha. He switched between quick, teasing licks or long, erotic ones that drove Pyrrha nuts with the pleasure they were giving her. Pyrrha brought her hands down on his head and brought him forward to get him closer to her core, her thighs tightened around his head to keep him in place.

"There! Keep doing that! Oh gods! Oh yes!" She cried as she bucked forward to help him out. Jaune kissed her vulva once again before removing his hand from her thighs and sneaking them down to her soft rear, which he groped and massaged at both sides, making her emit a sweet, content sigh as she massaged his head.

Jaune's tongue moved every way he could make it; left, right, up, down, in circles, straight... anything he could do to her womanhood he did with gusto and it was driving her closer and closer to the edge.

He looked up at her and she met his gaze, giving him a look of pure love, desire, and happiness. "Jaune... tha-thank you!" She said to him before moaning again. Jaune smiled in victory, he was actually doing it! Now all he needed to do was push her over.

Pyrrha was puzzled as she felt him shifting beneath her and she yelped out when his grip on her ass tightened. "Jaune? What are you...?"

All of a sudden Jaune sat up on his knees, his Semblance helping him to hoist her up with him, making her wrap her legs around his head as she yelled out loud as she grabbed his head, holding him tighter to her pussy as his tongue alternated between slow and quick as he teased her pussy relentlessly. The Invincible Girl held on to her love for dear life as she felt the heat within her grow, the pleasure getting more intense by the second. Something felt like it was going to burst.

"Jaune! I... oh my gods! Oh Jaune! Keep... Oh! Ah! There! OH!" She cried out. Jaune kept it up, probing her more and more until...

Pyrrha let out a loud scream of passion as she came. Jaune's face became covered in her juices, which he lapped up eagerly until he felt his lover go limp. Moving quickly he placed his hands on her hips and shouldered her legs off as he helped her down, her eyes glazed, her face one of pure bliss.

He laid her against him body, holding her gently in his lap, which meant his cock ended up sandwiched between the rounded cheeks of her rear which of course felt very pleasant, but that wasn't the main thing on his mind right now. After he turned around to face the bed properly, he licked her cum off of his face while he focused on gently rubbing Pyrrha's back as she slowly breathed in and out to come down from the sexual, and emotional, high she had experienced.

As she recovered she began to hug him, nuzzle her head into his neck before drawing back to look him straight in the eyes. Blue met green as they stared as each other, her orbs full of emotion, desire, and, above all else, love.

"So, did you enjoy it?" He asked with a small smile.

Pyrrha answered by surging forward and slamming her lips into his, initiating another make out session, but one that was more passionate than any they had shared before. He fell backwards to the bed and held her tight as she kissed him desperately, which he was happy to return. This make out session was particularly amorous, as it was three minutes before it properly ended with the two gasping for air.

"I'll take that as a yes." He said as he cupped her face.

She giggled before smiling at him and saying "Jaune, thank you so much. This is... this is a dream come true for me. This is my first time and you're making it so wonderful." She said to him as she rubbed his chest.

"I'm honored to be your first." He told her, "So you've never came before?"

She shook her head, "No, that was my first orgasm, and it was amazing."

Jaune smiled before asking "So... do you want to keep going?"

"Yes." She answered right away as she sat up on him. He nodded and reached over to get out a condom from the box and place it on his manhood.

"It's supposed to hurt the first time so..."

"Relax Jaune, my hymen was stretched out a long time ago. Just a little side-effect of my training." She explained to him. He nodded, remembering hearing about that kind of thing could happen when a woman undergoes rigorous training like she did. "I'm ready."

"So am I." He said, and with that Pyrrha lifted herself up and moved down Jaune's body to perform one of the ultimate acts of love and trust. Jaune's hands took hold of hers and she gave him a loving look before she slowly and carefully lowered herself onto his erection. She grimaced in slight pain, her hymen wasn't as issue, but she was still a virgin, so this was still a somewhat painful experience at first and Jaune could tell, so he sat up and wrapped his arms around her. "I'm here."

Pyrrha smiled through the pain to caress his face as she kept going down until his entire length was sheathed within her. She was about to scream out in pain, but he quickly sealed her lips with a kiss, muffling it. She wrapped her arms around Jaune's naked torso, groping and squeezing his body as hard as she could while Jaune returned the motion and rubbed her back soothingly, occasionally squeezing her attractive bottom and all the while their tongues danced about in their connected mouths.

Eventually Pyrrha drew away from Jaune, still gasping in pleasure occasionally. Jaune looked her up and down, seeing her sweaty, sexy body. "Are you alright?" He asked.

"Yeah... It... it actually feels really good..." She said.

"You feel amazing to me. It's tight, but it's so warm and so good." Jaune told her as he lifted his hand around to play with her breasts.

Pyrrha smiled and said "I think I'm ready." She suddenly forced Jaune down on his back, making him yelp out in surprise before he looked up at the indescribably beautiful sight of a naked, sweaty, and happy Pyrrha Nikos. She smiled down at him and said "Jaune... thank you... for everything."

Before he could respond he moaned in pleasure as Pyrrha slowly began to move up and down on his cock, the Spartan moaning with him. Her motions were slow at first, careful, but gradually they became faster, with him helping by bucking his hips up with her, making her gasp the first time he did so. This felt so good, so amazing, it was hands down the best feeling Jaune had ever experienced. "Oh gods Pyr! I love you so damn much!" He cried, which earned him one of her beautiful smiles in response.

The couple worked in unison, Pyrrha going up and down and Jaune bucking his hips forward, and soon it enough it became faster, causing Pyrrha's large breasts to bounce wildly. Jaune looked up at those wonderful globes and reached to grab them, but Pyrrha caught his hands and teasingly said "Not yet."

"But they're so soft and feel so good! It feels like heaven to bury my face in them!" He declared.

"Tell me how much you love me Jaune! Tell me what I am to you!" She demanded as she leaned over, breasts still bouncing and body going up and down.

"I love you unlike anything else! You're the most wonderful person I've ever met and I hate that I was so stupid when we first me! Oh Oum, you are the love of my life!" He declared.

"What else?" She demanded as she went up, juices overflowing from her womanhood and coating his cock.

"More than just my girlfriend. You're M'lady, my beloved!" He cried.

She kept pumping up and down, panting and gasping with glistening sweat covering her entire body, a look of love and lust in her eyes. "What else?!"

"My mistress! My angel!" Pants and moans followed as both of them approached their climax. "My princess!" He reached his hands up on both sides of her body and rubbed slid them up and down. "My queen!" Pyrrha gripped his shoulders hard, holding on as she bounced more and more, their moans getting louder. "My empress!" He reached up to her face and made her look him right in the eyes in another love-filled stare. "My goddess!"

Then it happened.

They both cried out in pure bliss as their orgasms hit at the same time, it was the most amazing thing either of them had ever experienced.

Pyrrha managed to hold herself as she threw back her head while Jaune, working as hard as he could to focus as his condom held in his cum, moved his hands to massage her breasts, driving her pleasure up even further, making her feel like she knew what heaven felt like.

In their post-orgasmic bliss Pyrrha's arms nearly gave out, but he caught her and gently helped her down to lie on his chest while his cock withdrew from her sex.

For a few minutes they didn't say anything, they just laid there together, breathing to regain energy and enjoying the physical and emotional sensation of making love for the first time.

Eventually they had regained enough strength, as Jaune removed his condom and tossed it into the trash, Pyrrha's love-filled eyes looked at her lover and she asked "Jaune, did you mean everything you said?"

He looked at her and answered "Every single word. You are everything to me, Pyrrha. If he ever had to live through my... imprisonment at Haven again, go through all the torture and pain just to be with you, I'd do it without a second because getting you back, sharing my life with you, being with you, and making love to you made all of my suffering worth it."

For Pyrrha Nikos, those words were the most loving and kind she had ever heard. Overwhelming happiness took as tears began to flow and she kissed him passionately once more, letting him know how much she truly loved him. "Thank you. Thank you. Thank you so much Jaune. I love you just as much. I can't put it into words how much I love..."

"You don't have to." He told her before quickly initiating another exchange of kisses.

After yet another make out session, Pyrrha nuzzled her head into Jaune's neck as he pulled the covers over them, after which he slinked his arms under the covers and wrapped them around her to hold her as close as he could while she wrapped her arms around his back and head.

"I love you." She said as she kissed his neck.

"I love you too." He returned as he rubbed her back.

After a night of dining, dancing, and love making, the two fell asleep in each other's arms, tired, but oh so very happy.

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Yang smiled as she and Sun supported a very tired Blake with her arms around their necks. Currently they were in the elevator of the hotel, heading up to the floor where they lived for the time being, and Blake had gotten a bit to into dancing with her two partners and was currently half-asleep.

"I honestly had no idea she could dance like that." Sun said with a grin.

"She's a party animal!" Said Yang, getting a small chuckle out of him.

"I'm eventually gonna stop finding those funny." He said.

"Then I'll just make worse puns." Yang shot back, which made Blake stir.

"Don't encourage her Sun..." She said groggily as she tried to stand up.

"Got your books right here." Sun said as he lifted up the heavy bag in front of her.

She smiled and thanked him as the doors opened up to reveal the hallway.

"Ugh! Finally, we're so close to bed I can feel the pillows." The Cat Faunus moaned.

"Well if you want some pillows that badly my boobs are right here." Yang joked, making Blake shoot up with wide eyes and a deep blush as they came out into the hallway.

Sun laughed hard this time, which made the Cat Faunus blush even harder... but she secretly knew her partner's assets were just as good as any pillow.

"So, did you have a good time out tonight?" Sun asked Blake, who nodded.

"It was... fun. I'd like to do it again sometime." She said, her voice tired but happy.

"Me too, just the three of us and a night on the town." Yang said as the trio arrived to the door of Team CFVY's room. Yang used her robotic hand to make a particularly loud knock as she drummed on the door to announce their return. "Hey, we're back! Hope we didn't miss to much."

There was about two minutes of waiting, during which Blake began to lean on Sun as Yang tapped her foot impatiently. "I can here the TV in there, what's taking them?" Blake wondered drowsily.

"Probably tired like we are." Sun guessed as the knob to the door began moving, signaling an unlocking.

The door opened up to reveal a sleepy Neptune in his sleepwear. The bluenette smiled and said "Hey guys, come on in."

"Tired bro?" Sun asked as he took Blake's bookbag for her, following the two attractive girls into the room where most of Team Beacon were currently in... and most of them were currently asleep. Ren was awake, but dozing, with Nora fast asleep and cuddled up in his lap with Scarlet resting his head on the hassock beside them, snoring lightly. In the middle of the beds Coco, Fox, and Sage were still awake, but Fox was laid out between the beds with Coco resting her head on his midsection while Sage, still lying on his stomach, looked up and nodded to his leader, who nodded back.

On the second bed were Yatsuhashi, who was awake, and Velvet who had fallen asleep and was currently cuddling up to her large partner as he placed the blanket on her. Yang, Blake, and Sun couldn't help but smile at the sight. On the first bed was the truly adorable sight of Ruby, Weiss, Penny, and Zwei; with the still awake Ruby in the middle with Weiss sleeping against Ruby's shoulder and Penny laying her head on Ruby's lap while Zwei was curled up behind Penny and next to Ruby.

Ruby looked up and smiled at them, "Hey guys, you're late."

"Sorry Rubes, had too much fun. Hope you did too." Yang said as Neptune took up his sleeping place on Penny's chair and Blake dropped her bag full of books next to the bed before settling down for a good night's rest.

"We'll tell you all about it in the morning Ruby, right now sleep is priority." Blake told her leader as she began to close her eyes while Sun sat down as well, stretching and yawning, shaking his head.

Yang removed her boots and jacket, leaving clad in a tank-top and she allowed herself to fall backwards onto the bed, grabbing Sun by the back of the neck to take him down with her. Once they landed she wrapped her robotic hand around Blake and dragged her over, having the two lay atop her, with both their heads upon her assets.

Sun, blushing, looked to Blake and asked "So... should I just get used to this?"

"Yes." Blake answered with a sly smile before she leaned forward to kiss him. "Thank you for tonight."

He smiled and nodded and Blake leaned up and sneaked a kiss from Yang. Yang smiled and winked before laying her head down while Blake went back to rest her head on her new favorite pillow.

After a while, everyone in the room went to sleep together. All in all, it had been a good day for everyone.

Special thanks to RelentlessCrusader and smstanton for helping to write this chapter. Also let's thank Kerlongsj Evert Orlejov for putting this fic in the TV Tropes fanfic recommendations section on TV Tropes, since I forgot to thank him last time.

Also, if you want to know Team STRQ's past with Argentius, all will be revealed in RelentlessCrusader's prequel fic RWBY Crucible!

Also for the music to Jaune and Pyrrha's dance, search for MOE AMIT DE and it's the first video result.

Sorry this chapter took so long, but it needed to be delayed for personal reasons, as my grandmother finally returned home and I had to stay with her to make sure she was going to be alright, and she is recovering nicely, so thank you for all your kind words. Another reason is that this was my first lemon so I wanted to take care and make sure it was good. Also I'm sorry this chapter is so long.

I hope you lovers of Arkos are happy, and I hope that my first lemon was good enough! Now, there's only one more chapter before the end of this 'volume; or 'season' or whatever you want to call it, so I hope you'll enjoy it and I hope you'll help me make this fic more popular so it can keep going.

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