In the Beacon Academy student dorms, where Pyrrha looks out the window sadly as Ren loads StormFlower and Nora is jumping on her bed in the room for Team JNPR.
Nora: How come Jaune gets home so late?
Ren: He's become rather scarce since he started fraternizing with Cardin.
Nora: That's weird... Doesn't he know we have a field trip tomorrow? We need our rest!
Pyrrha: I'm sure our leader knows exactly what he's doing.
Nora and Ren exchange glances, not knowing that Jaune himself is looking in through the crack of the door.
Nora: Mmmm... I guess so.
Jaune hangs his head and closes the door, just as a voice interrupts his thoughts.
Ruby: Hey, Jaune!
Jaune jumps in surprise as he turns to see Ruby in her pajamas.
Ruby: Long time, no see! Did you lock yourself out again?
Jaune: Oh, uh, nope!*raises his scroll* Got it!
Ruby: So! Where have you been lately?
Jaune: I, uh...I messed up. I did something I shouldn't have, and now Cardin has me on a leash, and Pyrrha won't even talk to me, and...*breathes heavily* I'm starting to think coming to this school was a bad idea.*presses his back to the door and slides down depressed* I'm a failure.
Ruby: Nope!
Jaune: 'Nope?'
Ruby: Nope! You're a leader now, Jaune. You're not allowed to be a failure.
Jaune: But... what if I'm a failure at being a leader?
Ruby:*thinks about it for a moment* Nope!
Jaune: You know, you're not the easiest person to talk to about this kind of stuff.
Ruby: Nope!*Jaune leans into the door some more* Jaune, maybe you were a failure when you were a kid...*Jaune groans and sinks lower to the ground* ...and you might've even been a failure the first day we met! *he groans and goes lower still* But, you can't be one now. You know why?
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A Rose With Sharpened Thorns(RWBY x OC)
ActionSince the beginning of Remnant, there has always been two sides. Good and evil. The huntsman and huntress wanting to save and secure it, while the Grimm wanted to purge and destroy it. But there's always the side no talks about, the one between the...