RWBY Harem Story (Discontinued)

Vol. 4 Ep. 9 - Two Steps Forward, Two Steps Back

JP lifts up his head, arms as the ready for a fight. Yang Xiao Long takes a swing at him with her left hand, but he easily blocks it with his robotic wrist, pushing her hand away from him. The interplay repeats with her right and his left, only this time JP uses the momentum to turn and come back at his girlfriend with a roundhouse kick. Yang bends backwards to dodge it, her legs in a lunge. She gives her boyfriend a solid punch, pushing him back a few feet.

Nearby, Zwei watches the two spar, panting happily. Beside him is a low stool with two white towels. His head changes angles, oscillating to the sounds of grunts and contact. Abruptly he holds his head straight and makes a noise of surprise.

Yang stands alone and moves forward, doing her own roundhouse kick. JP joins both hands atop each other to block Yang's landing foot. With a loud cry, he pushes it up and back. Yang regains her footing in a flip while JP waits for her landing. Using his robotic arm, he knocks her back with a single hit.

Holding onto her right bicep, Yang slides through the dirt, her feet flat on the ground until she comes to a stop.

Yang: Whoa, that thing packs a punch!

JP: I won again.

Yang: I will beat you and you will tell me everything.

She stands upright, no longer nursing her arm. Walking around her boyfriend in a circle, she assesses him.

JP: Oh, really?

Yang: Yeah. You will tell me everything.

JP: You have to earn it.

Yang sighs.

JP: You're putting up a good fight.

He lifts his robotic arm, looking down at it with a smile.

JP: You're getting close.

Yang comes in from offscreen, delivering a left hook right into his face. JP's upper body rears back both from impact and surprise. He's ready to block her right hook, however, and uses the turning momentum to deliver an elbow jab. Grinning the entire time, Yang blocks it and then dodges all the kicks he follows through with. JP switches to punches, but Yang is too on point for him. While he uses his left hand to block an elbow thrust, Yang has grasped his robotic arm and pulled it forward. The position puts JP in the position of having his balance rely on the weight of one leg.

Yang: I win. Tell me everything.

She sweeps his forward leg, sending him onto the ground on his back. She leaves him there and walks over to Zwei, who happily gets the top towel for him.

Yang: Go ahead and spill.

Yang takes the towel and give Zwei a rub on the top of his head. Zwei hums happily. Arms spread on the ground, JP takes a breath before speaking.

JP: Fine.

Yang: Go ahead.

JP: I lost my arm when I was fighting Adam when you and Blake were there.

Yang: What?

Yang sits up and spins to stare at her boyfriend.

Yang: You still fought normally.

JP: With my magic. I never struck another blow after that with a weapon.

Tossing the towel on the ground, Yang moves toward JP.

Yang: Why couldn't you tell me?

She stares at him with a serious look.

JP: I lost my arm when Adam attacked you. I lost it while trying to save you. You got what you wanted. You definitely have your mom's stubbornness.