Author's Note-Howdy Hey everyone, Bridge is back with the FINAL chapter of "Introverted" School has been a bit of Dust for me since I'm busy with finals at the moment and everything of that sort. I do not own anything RWBY I am just a fan of Mr. Monty Oum's work and appreciate it.

It was around six PM, and the date was now a go. Jaune began to fiddle with his tie as he waited for Velvet outside the school, sitting under the courtyard statue. After a few moments, a voice caught the knight's attention, "Hello Jaune," He turned around to see the beautiful bunny girl in a stunning tan skirted dress, one with touches of brown as an accent to match her stockings, and a maroon jacket that complimented her black thigh-boots perfectly. As his jaw dropped, Velvet began to blush, and let out a small giggle.

"H-hi Velvet..." Jaune mustered, "Y-you look beautiful."

"T-thank you Jaune, y-you look very handsome,"

"Thanks, I got some help from Ren..."

The awkward duo stood there in silence for a bit, but a torrent of voices in the background made them jump. "GET ON THE AIRSHIP YOU LOVEBIRDS!" Teams RWBY, JNPR and CFVY all shouted in unison. The two went wide eyed, glancing over to where their friends stood. "Well, shall we head to dinner?" Jaune broke the silence.

"Of course..." Velvet mumbled.

As the two entered the airship, their friends gave a collective sigh of relief. "I really, really hope he doesn't barf on the ship," Yang grumbled, shaking her head. Ruby tried to reassure her sister, "Don't worry Yang, they'll be fine,"

"Wait, what? Does he get airsick?" Coco looked puzzled.

"Yeah…. It's pretty bad, but he'll be alright," Ruby replied.

Throughout the flight, Jaune came close to vomiting on several occasions, though with... well, a lot of effort, he pulled through. Still, he was thankful he bought breath fresheners earlier, it never hurt to be prepared. After the airship landed they began walking to the restaurant in silence, neither of them sure what to talk about. When they reached Shopkeep's Diner, the two were seated and simply ordered "A big bowl of the 'regular'"

The name was fairly self-explanatory.

"So... Velvet, how've you been?" Jaune mustered.

"I-I've been good. That essay Oobleck assigned us is a bit tough though," Velvet replied, wary.

"Yeah, it is quite the project, but me and my partner are getting there… so, well… um w-why er, I mean… I want to know about you as a person," Jaune stammered, almost forcing the words out.

"Oh! Um, w-well, I d-don't know... w-what would y-you like to know?" Velvet sheepishly asked.

Jaune cleared his throat in an effort relax, "Well, where did you grow up?"

Velvet also tried clearing her mind so she could speak normally, "I was born in a small village not too far from Vale, it was hard growing up as a Faunus... but it's one of the reasons I'm who I am today, e-even if I'm a bit shy. W-what about you?"

"W-well... I grew up in a small town too, I grew up in Mistral, and growing up was really the only thing you could do. It was a pretty uneventful childhood, but every once and a while me and my family would go to this town called Shion, and we'd go camping all of the time, that was something I was looking up to all of the time."

Velvet giggled a bit, "I bet it was always an adventure, so do you have any siblings?"

"Yeah… seven sisters…" Jaune rubbed the back of his neck.

"Seven?! Oh my gosh, that had to be tough!"

"Yeah... ha-ha... I still love 'em all, but for some reason I've never been able to talk to a girl properly, and well… when we went on our camping trips I had gotten my own tent since they always wanted to braiding my hair… How about you?"

"Haha awh, I bet that was sometimes annoying, and I'm an only child. I don't really know how it feels to talk to someone about their feelings..." Velvet spoke with a sad note in her voice.

"Oh... I'm so sorry Velvet," Her eyes went wide as she felt something warm against her hand, and was surprised to see it was Jaune's own. He smiled, "If you ever want to vent, about anything, you can always talk to me,"

"Thank you Jaune, that means a lot," Velvet began to blush a bit, "W-why are you always so nice?"

"Um... well, I mean, my parents always wanted me to be a good person. That, and I always wanted to protect my sisters, even if a few are older than me,"

"They sound like nice people,"

"You could say that…"

"S-so um why did you want to become a Huntsman?" Velvet asked.
Jaune seemed to perk up at the question, "My father was a knight, and my grandfather fought in the Great War, so I decided to follow in their footsteps, and I also wanted to protect the people who couldn't protect themselves."

"That's very ambitious, noble even," She commented.
He frowned. "Maybe, but my parents never really believed in me. They even said it would be okay if I ever decided I wanted to come home..."

"W-wait, what? That's terrible!" Velvet looked confused.

He shrugged, "it's not like they didn't have good reason,"

"W-what do you mean?"

Jaune let out a deep sigh, "Velvet, I need you to promise me not to tell anyone about this, my team and team RWBY are the only ones who know."

"J-Jaune what are you trying to say?"

"I... I faked my transcripts. I wanted to get into Beacon, to be a Huntsman... but I wasn't ready. That's why I've been practicing with Pyrrha, she's been training me to be better in a fight. I'm sorry Velvet..."

Velvet was shocked, but in a way understood what he was trying to say. "Jaune, we've all had to make tough decisions in our lives. If you really want to become a Huntsman, and protect the world and the people you love, this is what you had to do... then it's okay," Velvet assured.

"R-really? You're okay with this? And you'll promise to keep this is secret?"

"Of course," Velvet spoke softly

Jaune let out a sigh of relief, "Thanks... so, um... I never asked, why did you want to become a Huntress?"

"Well, my parents raised me to be a good person too. They wanted me to help the world in some way, and I thought that becoming a Huntress was a way I could do that and escape being discriminated as a Faunus,"

"But..." Velvet let out a sad sigh, "I guess that second part is still a work in progress,"

"Velvet," Jaune spoke in a soft tone, still holding her hand in his, "You're a wonderful person. Becoming a Huntress or Huntsman is no small task, you being a Faunus doesn't change the fact you're brave enough to do it. I really admire you for that,"

"T-thank you Jaune," She found herself blushing even harder than before now.

He leaned in now, "Sooo... I know this'll be an odd question, but why do you like me? I mean I'm not like mad or anything, I was just wondering why someone as pretty as you would like a goof like me,"

"Well," Velvet began, "For what you did to get Cardin off my back. It was very kind of you, and the way you didn't ask for anything in return... most people would have, but you just shrugged it off. I just thought that was an awesome thing for you to do and... Well, now have a crush on a knight."

"O-oh I'm a knight now?" Jaune began to blush.

Velvet grinned, "Yes,"

As the two continued eating, and talking, they began learning more and more about each other, having a wonderful time as they laughed at each little thing they had experienced in life. But, like all things, the meal came to an end, and the couple decided it was time for the walk Velvet had been hoping for.

"Wow... it's amazing tonight," Jaune looked out at the sunset.

"Yeah it's beautiful,"

"Do you want to just... sit down and watch the sunset from the park?"

"That'd be great!" Velvet replied, excited.

The duo headed over to the park and found a nice spot to sit down.

"You know, I like going for walks close to sunset, it gives me time to relax, and think about life," Velvet began.

"I can understand that," Jaune nodded, "I do the same thing from time to time,"

"You know Jaune, being around you is nice. I can relate to you, and finally getting to know you is... amazing," Velvet said, placing her head on Jaune's shoulder. Jaune began to freeze a bit though, this was an entirely new experience for him. "I really enjoy spending time with you too Velvet. I... I like you a lot."

After relaxing, and cuddling together for a time, the two reluctantly decided to go home before the last airships started docking for the night. It wasn't long before they reached Beacon, and Jaune decided to walk the Faunus back to her dorm. It was at her door that they finally said their goodbyes.

"Thanks for coming tonight Jaune, I had an amazing time getting to know you."

"Yeah, it was awesome," Jaune smiled, "So, um... do you want to sit with us at lunch from now on?" He asked, rubbing his neck.

She smiled, nodding. "That sounds great,"

He smiled back, giving a small wave, "Alright then, good night Velvet,"

"Good night, Jaune."

As the knight began to walk away Velvet was thinking about something, "W-wait Jaune." He turned, "Y-yeah Velv-" Before he could finish, Velvet gave him a kiss on the cheek and waved as she went into her room, leaving him in the hall, frozen. Moments later Jaune shook his head in an attempt to regain his senses, then smiled as he walked back to his own dorm. I really need to thank all the girls. Jaune thought to himself.

Back in Velvet's room, she found herself unbelievably happy. Her first date with Jaune was a success, she'd learned more about her knight, and could now feel confident talking to him. Dressed in her pajamas, Velvet happily crawled into bed, one last though passing through her mind before she drifted off to sleep.

I guess this means I'm not introverted anymore...

The End