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[beaconed]

"Helloooo! You've reached Jaune Arc! If I'm not answering, it means I'm probably off somewhere fighting monsters or... doing something really awesome like saving a cat, or the president's son! You know how it is, a leader's schedule can be really hectic nowadays, ha ha! Just kidding, I'm probably in school, but I'd totally do those things if I ha-- [BEEP]"



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[metalist]

Jaune, I don't need all of that.

[ In fact, she'd probably be overwhelmed. Not to mention, he'd probably have to clean out his bank account on the horses and the violent orchestra? Pyrrha doesn't make enough to cover the whole rent... ]

Although... if you want candles, I think we have some at home we can light later. [ Hint. Hint! ]

[beaconed]

[ ...Now home has suddenly become the most exciting thing. Focus, Jaune! ]

Alcohol and fire, now we're talking! [ Just kidding! ] I... really did enjoy our first date, Pyrrha. Not to mention we got all the first-date awkwardness out of the way.

[ Like more than six months ago. ]

[metalist]

[ Laughing, she nudges him a little. Because she's kind of strong, it manifests as a light shove. ]

I'm not that bad off.

[ That said, she's being very careful in her heels right now. ]

So, no complaints? Nothing you'd do differently?

[beaconed]

Well, I'd have paid for slime-dinner? [ Says the one whose first thought was to do a runner. ]

But no, what's there to complain about? [ .... ] Wait, do... do you have complaints? Was I too talkative? I talked too much, didn't I? I knew it! "Never say too much on the first date!" Thanks, Dad.

[metalist]

[ Pyrrha had been the one to ask him out, it's only right that she pay! ]

Jaune, you know how I don't like to talk much? [ It's not something she advertises, nor is it stemming from any sort of social anxiety: it's simple a preference, because her thoughts are so orderly but her words are something a little less. Physical expression has always been more comfortable.

Her tone is her usual, warm and coaxing. ]

It's... nice, knowing that you'll pick up the slack. I enjoy listening to you. So, no. You never talk too much.

[ As they get closer to their destination, Pyrrha begins to keep a discreet eye on the dark above. ]

[beaconed]

Heh, guess that's why we're a good team...

[ Though being counted on in battle is always better than just having the ability to carry a conversation, he thinks. Good thing she started recording video lessons, too! ]

So... are we getting close, or...?

[metalist]

[ Hey, those video lessons were meant to be a surprise, mister! ]

... I think so. It's a bit difficult to— oh!

[ Pyrrha points, up and up.

They're standing at the foot of a monorail, at least a hundred feet above them, at the exact spot where she had successfully stopped the train. It's still there, sitting above and abandoned, quiet as anything. ]

[beaconed]

[ Jaune squints as he looks up, trying to make of what he's actually supposed to be looking at. ]

Whoa... is that...?

[ The Arkos Train? ]

[metalist]

[ Softly: ] Yeah, it is.

[ Looking away from the train with some difficulty, she tries to gauge his reaction instead. ]

[beaconed]

...It's when you asked me out on our first date.

[ Look, nobody is more sentimental than him. There's no way he's going to forget about that. ]

[metalist]

[ She had never really doubted, per se, but it's still nice to hear him say it. Smiling more assuredly now, she leans side to side against him. ]

Well, I had to hurry before someone else snapped you up.

[ Her smile quirks as she looks back up at the train. ]

Do you... remember what happened next?

[beaconed]

[ That's easy, too. ]

Hm! I...

I can't quite remember. Y'know, there was a lot going on with the... the exploding robot heads, and... well, not least of all your heroic moment, I mean, heh, you practically played out my childhood dream. Stopping a hijacked train full of civilians? Come on...!

[metalist]

[ What a tease, he is. Pyrrha brings out her best weapon against it, sounding amused and gently cajoling all at once. ]

Jaaaaaune.

[beaconed]

[ It's true, there's a reason why that's her best weapon against it. ]

...I realized something I've known for a very long time.

[ Ever since the Beacon dance, honestly, even if it took him this long to figure it out. That's what happened next. What happened externally, however? Jaune turns to look at his partner and shows it with a kiss, just as it happened on the train aside from him being the one to initiate it now. ]

[metalist]

[ Her response is, perhaps, a bit inappropriately energetic for their current location. Pyrrha doesn't hesitate, arms folding around his neck as she gives a pleased murmur against his mouth. Effortlessly, she seeks to deepen the kiss, not wanting to let it end quite yet.

It's always been a little frightening, the depth of her feelings for him. She's rarely - if ever - shy with actions or gestures, but words are something else entirely.

That's why, when she kisses him, it's with everything she has to give.

That's why, despite the growing uncertainty of their circumstances, she hasn't yet told him she doesn't want him to go back to Remnant. ]