Cowboys of Remnant

A RWBY Fic by AndrewJTalon

DISCLAIMER: This is a fan based work of prose. RWBY is the property of Rooster Teeth and WB Animation. Please support the official release.

The Caged Beast

Yang and Jaune have a... Chat.

Jaune wasn't a total barbarian. He did play video games, though not very seriously. Even so, he did have fun with them, and playing against Ruby was a great way to spend his free time... Even if she did kick his butt almost constantly.

Almost...

"Ha! Nngh! Grr...!" Jaune grinned as he mastered a combo and put Ruby's character down. "YEAH! KO!"

"Woah!" Ruby laughed, sitting back on the couch cushions. "Great going! You're actually remembering the combinations!"

Jaune smiled and nodded as his character in the fighting game posed for the victory cutscene. He reached his arms up over his head to stretch.

"Yep... I got mighty dexterous fingers," he said, holding up his hand and waving his fingers around.

"Guess you'd kind of have to with your revolvers and all," Ruby giggled.

A weight pressed against his back. Familiar arms wrapped around his chest from behind. A familiar voice whispered in his ear.

"Good to know your fingers are very agile and dexterous," Yang purred.

"ACK!" Jaune, red faced, gasped. Ruby scowled, pouting at her big sister.

"Yaaang!" Ruby groaned. "Stop messing with Jaune already! We're playing a video game!"

"Aw, I can't watch?" Yang pouted. She grinned at Ruby as she continued to hug on Jaune. "Who doesn't want to see a man show off his fingering skills?"

"NNGH!" Jaune's eyes crossed. Ruby grabbed onto Yang's shoulder and tugged hard.

"Nnngh! Yaaaang! Cut it out!"

Jaune's heart pounded in his ears. His hands twitched and shook.

Oh geez oh geez...!

No... No... Focus... Focus...! I am a man, and I'll solve this like a man!

Jaune took a very deep breath. He then slowly stood up from the couch, and closed his eyes.

"Miss Rose... Ruby... You mind giving us some privacy for a moment?" Jaune asked in a quiet, calm voice.

Yang blinked, a frown coming over her pretty face. Ruby blinked rapidly in confusion, and worried her lower lip.

"Are you sure Jaune-?"

"It's not a big deal. Won't take long," Jaune said, still in that calm, even voice as he stared away from them both. "We'll keep playing after, promise."

Ruby and Yang exchanged glances, but the sisters could not reach consensus. Nevertheless, Ruby nodded and smiled nervously as she walked to the RWBY dormroom. She opened the door and closed it shut behind her.

"So, wanted me all to yourself, huh Stud?" Yang teased, grinning a bit. Jaune slowly turned around, and pulled his hat on. It shadowed his eyes and his face. He walked around the couch, slow, sure, and confident. He walked up to Yang, who blinked in some shock at the determined look on his face.

"Miss Yang," Jaune began slowly, "You have been flirtin' and teasin' me near incessantly since we became friends."

He advanced on her, and Yang found herself walking backwards a step or two.

"Uh... Um... W-Well..."

She grinned with her usual bluster, getting right back on her game.

"There a problem with that, Stud? You don't like the attention...?"

She felt her shoulders hit the wall, and she jumped. She jumped again as Jaune slammed a hand right next to her head, his gaze never leaving her eyes. She shivered a bit at the intensity he was giving off. For the first time in a while, she didn't know what Jaune was going to do.

"That's the problem, Miss Yang," Jaune husked, "I do like the attention. But you don't seem to understand. The nature of men is predatory. We're like wolves, Miss Yang."

Yang's cheeks turned bright red, and she felt her own heart pound.

"O-Oh?"

"We gotta keep ourselves chained up and collared or else we'll just go wild and take what we want. Devour our prey," Jaune continued, his voice getting deeper. Yang could see the sweat on his brow as it dripped down his neck.

"And right now," Jaune stated, hard and serious, "You are makin' it mighty hard to keep that wolf chained up."

Yang licked her lips, and stared defiantly back at him.

"And what if I want that beast to come after me?" She asked in a heated whisper.

Jaune took a deep breath. She watched his chest expand behind his T-shirt, and traced the muscles with her eyes.

"What if I want to make that beast break free... And make me his prey~?"

She slowly reached out to rest a hand on his chest, and felt his warmth. She smirked up at him as he sucked in a breath through his nostrils like an incensed tiger. She loved it.

"What if I want you to just... Gobble me up~?"

Jaune opened his mouth... Before the door slammed open behind them. Jaune immediately yanked his hand away from the wall next to Yang's head, and Yang's own hands went together behind her back.

"Is everything all right in here?" Ruby asked with a suspicious expression on her face.

"Just fine!" Jaune said quickly.

"Oh yes," Yang giggled, "We just had some things to... Straighten out. Isn't that right, Jaune~?" She shot him a wink.

"Yes..." Jaune stated blandly, fighting another blush.

"So... Did you?" Ruby asked.

"Did we what?" Both blonds asked at the same time. Ruby sighed.

"Did you straighten those things out?"

"That remains to be seen," Jaune grunted, walking back to the couch to sit down again. He took up his controller... And blinked a bit as Yang sat next to him with a soft smile.

"But I'm sure we'll figure it out eventually," Yang said softly.

"I... I reckon we will," Jaune muttered. Ruby scowled a bit at how the two were sitting, and scooted herself up against Jaune.

"Pay attention to the game!" Ruby barked, "I'm gonna cream you!"

"Yes Miss Ruby," Jaune said, before shooting a glare at Yang. "Not one word."

"Wouldn't dream of it~," Yang chuckled softly.