Jaune's Escapades

The Jaune Arc

"Jaune." Ozpin said, for once using his first name. "I may have an inkling as to what the problem could be, but it isn't my place to say. All that I can tell you is this: Do whatever it takes to keep your friends happy. There are going to be hard times ahead, and I can guarantee that, unless you play your cards right, and say the correct things at the right times… your friends are going to suffer." Jaune froze and his breathing halted at the thought.

"What can I do to stop that?" He asked, terrified of the answer. "Again, that is not for me to say. You must figure it out yourself." He glanced back towards the training facility. "It seems that is all that we have time for, your friends are coming. I won't keep you." Jaune turned his head in the direction of his friends, slowly making their way toward him. When he looked back, Ozpin was gone. His words never left Jaune's mind though. 'Do whatever it takes to keep your friends happy…'

Jaune took the man's words to heart. 'I swear that I'll keep them happy.' He thought. 'I'll give everything I have to make them safe.'

It had been three days since the fight that took place in the training hall, and Jaune had been catering to his friends every need. Opening doors for them, carrying their books, doing anything they asked. He was trying his hardest to keep them happy.

This did not go unnoticed by Blake, after classes had ended, she found him in his dorm room alone studying for the upcoming test. "Jaune." She called out. He was in front of her in the blink of an eye. "What's up Blake? Is there something you need help with?" His readiness to help took Blake off guard, she wasn't expecting him to be that obedient. "Yes actually, there is. Can you see me in the library tonight, alone?" She was trying to be careful about it, she didn't want him to be scared away. "Yeah sure, what time.?"

She was taken aback again when he accepted with no questions as to why he would be leaving after hours. "Right, how about… eleven o'clock? After our teams have gone to sleep." Jaune nodded in agreement. "Alright, duly noted. Was there anything else?" He was starting to freak her out. "No that was all, I'll see you tonight." "See you tonight." He closed the door behind her and Blake continued across the hall into her room. She was hesitant about entering, afraid that by merely walking in there, another fight would break out.

It wouldn't be the first time.

Sighing, she opened the door to find the room empty. There was no mess either so she was sure they didn't storm off after another screaming match. She changed into a fresh set of clothes and grabbed a book from the shelf; she wouldn't be speaking to Jaune for a few hours. She wanted the time to go by as fast as possible.

Half an hour and thirty two chapters later she began to backtrack through her book, her eyes reading the words but not digesting them. Her mind was drifting towards tonight.

She wouldn't end up with Jaune.

She was certain of this, not because she didn't think she was good enough or anything, but because she knew that if she were to start dating him, her team would crumble. And her team would always come before her own happiness.

The problem was with what she was going to say. Blake didn't know if she should beat around the bush or just outright tell him that there are six girls in love with him. Blake cared for Jaune, if it was in a romantic way or not, she would never find out. She knew that this battle wasn't hers, or Yang's Weiss' or Ruby's. If anyone was going to end up with Jaune, it was going to either be Pyrrha or Velvet. It didn't matter to her in the end.

Blake realized that thinking about her problem rather than ignoring it seemed to speed up time better than reading as the rest of her team silently entered and got ready for bed, none of them saying a word to each other.