Hello readers and welcome to a little project of mine involving a ship that I found myself drawn to, thanks to many brilliant authors out there. This idea was a concept I wanted to tried for quite some time now and the feedback I got in the discord server I was a part of was amazing to read. I originally wanted this to stay a oneshot but over time I decided to continue with this mini story and see where I go with it. Keep your eye for my next update and enjoy this properly edited version of Old feelings returned.

Never in his wildest dreams would he think that he would travel across three of the four continents, but here he is now, fighting a war against an immortal enemy. Standing out on the balcony, he finally received the chance for tranquilly from the craziness of the combine team hangout earlier.

The cold Atlas sent shivers down his spine but he endured it. Ever since Argus, Jaune finally learnt to let go of his anguish and he was starting to focus on the bigger picture. To ensure that everyone survives to the end.

The soft sound of heels clicking along the ground broke him out of his thoughts.

"You know the more you stand out here, the faster you're going to catch a cold."

"Don't worry about me, I can endure it. No troubles whatsoever."

"That still doesn't mean I'm not to stop pestering you until you finally get back to your sense you dunce."

Of all the people he could've hoped for, Weiss was definitely the last person he thought of. Fair enough that they're building up a proper friendship, after not having seen each other for over a year.

However, to think that she would be concerned about his well being after the stunts he pulled back at Beacon, would surely make her the least likely person to check up on him.

"Come on already, it's bad enough I had to retrieve you. It's another thing to stay out here in the cold when the sun is already setting down." She complained from behind.

Turning back from the view, he was greeted with the sight of the ex-heiress holding onto herself. Arms wrapped around her body in order to keep warm from the harsh cold air.

"Weiss you're freezing, maybe you should've thought of wearing a jumper or something before coming out to find me." Walking up to her, Jaune noticed how little warmth her casual clothes gave her.

"S-Shut up you d-dunce." Shivering uncontrollably, Weiss couldn't help but speak in stuttering form.

"W-What are you doing!" Everything in her body came to a stay still as she felt Jaune wrapped his arms around her body.

"Weiss come on, you're shivering now. Don't try and hide it, I already dealt with it with my younger sisters. Come on, let's get you inside. The others are probably worried sick about us." He spoke softly, holding onto her body with his arms.

Their eyes locked on to each other, they stared in total silence. Weiss kept opening her mouth repeatedly but no words would come out.

"Weiss, Weiss!" Jaune's voice brought her back to reality.

"Huh, is something the matter Jaune?"

"Yeah ummm, are you going to move at all or do I have to carry you back inside?"

Looking down, she saw how Jaune still had his arms wrapped around her waist. The feeling of warmth as his body rested against her, how it would send a tingling sensation as she leaned back into it.

Suddenly something inside of her snapped, effectively she bolted out of his arms. Leaving a confused Jaune on the ground, as she knocked him over in the process and disappeared into the academy.

"Whoa, VB. I knew that you have some moves but damn that was the smoothest thing I saw you do." Coming out of the corner, Yang had the massive grin on her face. No doubt she was secretly watching from the shadows.

"Oh brothers kill me now." He didn't have the strength to look up at the blonde, neither nor pushing himself off the ground.

"Jaune! That was like the coolest thing ever, like what." Of course his misery would continue as now Ruby had joined in the mix.

"Not you too Ruby, please not now. Yang is already hard enough to deal with." He groaned, a bad mistake on his part as he swallowed a mouthful of snow.

"Ahh come Vomit Boy." Yanking him onto his feet. "Look we're going to be real with you, the two of you are very cute together. You guys are almost buddy-buddy now, soon enough I wouldn't be surprised if something happens between the two of you." Nudging him with her elbow, Jaune was the under bombardment of the ultimate teasing mode Yang.

"Like how would that happen, sure Weiss and I are becoming friends but with all that has happened. I can't think of people of anything else, not ever since Beacon and especially not what we're up against now."

Casting his eyes downward, he refused to meet Yang's eyes. He was ashamed that even though Yang might be right with her assumption. A lot has changed since they were all together and those same feelings he held for Weiss had since long died out.

"Jaune." Noticing that Ruby was standing closer to him, he casted his eyes back to meet his fellow leader.

"Ummm, if what you are saying is true, then why did you wrap yourself against Weiss earlier?" She asked slowly, not wanting to make him even more uncomfortable than he was already.

Why did he do that, a normal answer would've been that he was helping to keep Weiss warm but that wasn't it. Something inside of him snapped during that moment, the only thing he remembered was thinking how to keep Weiss warm however possible.

"I don't...know." He replied, being confused on how his answer came out like he thought of.

"Well, the way I see it, that is definitely something going on with Weiss whenever she's near you. Oh and don't even bother to deny that you don't make subtle movements with your hands. Trust me, we all know what's going on." Even though they were both sisters, Ruby and Yang are very different when it comes to fluffy stuff like this.

"Wait, you know?!" His voice cracked as he panicked a bit.

"Well duh, we'll have to blind not to notice and come on Jaune. You can't be serious that you haven't seen the change in Weiss when she's dealing with you." Yang joined in but, for some reason, she sounded deepy serious.

"Come on Yang, what are you possibly saying….oh."

The two girls had a gleeful expression as they saw that the chips had finally fallen in place for their blonde friend.

"She'll probably be in our room, dealing with Blake at the moment. Here, take my scroll, it should unlock the doors for you to enter." Shoving her scroll into his hand, she pushed him back inside the building. Right into the direction where team RWBY's dorm room was located.

"You can do this Jaune!" He didn't even register what Ruby had shouted as he was dealing with a mental shutdown.

Weiss might actually like him? Sure they didn't have the best history, with him making many foolish advances that were swiftly shut down by her. To think that after so much had changed, that over the course of time, their roles had been swapped over. With Weiss actually liking him but now he didn't want anything more or did he.

"Why does this have to be so confusing, why can't things go back to normal." Slumping down on the wall, he buried his head into his hands and let out a sigh.

"Sure, I really do appreciate how the two of us are interacting but I don't want that to end. Especially now, since she is the one who returns those same feelings back."

"Jaune?"

Somehow Blake had appeared right before his face. Her ears slumped downwards, a tell-tale that something had upset her.

"Blake are you okay?" Concern for his fellow teammate filled his voice as he asked her.

"I should be asking the same for you. You're talking to yourself again and I can probably guess why, since I was just dealing with Weiss."

Silence wrapped around them as they both didn't say a single word out loud.

"I'm guessing you're going to talk it out with Weiss. She's still in our room since I left, I wish you all the luck Jaune." Jaune watched as the B in RWY walked away from him.

Pushing himself back up, he resumed the journey to their dorm room. Hoping that they can both sort out their issues together. Finally arriving at the front of their room, he slowly took out Yang's scroll. Holding it out but not enough for it to unlock the door.

Was he even ready to face the music? Whatever happens next is going to change the both of their lives forever.

"No time like the present, remember what dad used to say Jaune...actually forget his advice, that's what screwed it up in the first place."

Bing!

Opening the door gently, not wanting to surprise Weiss and have her run out again. He opened it just enough to give him space to enter and also to block Weiss only escape out. There sitting on her bed, Weiss was staring longingly out in the wall in front of her.

"Blake, look I'm fine…" He could see the red stains in her cold blue eyes, the signs of her crying.

"Hey Weiss." He said weakly, giving off his signature goofy smile.

"J-Jaune, look I-I am sor-."

Closing the door behind him, he slowly approached his old crush. Sitting down on the same bed as her, he brought his right hand around her petite body.

"It's okay Weiss, there is nothing to apologise for. Everything is fine now." Calming cooing the utterly mentally exhausted ex-heiress, he moved his arm upwards. Resting it upon her shoulders as he started to gently stroke strands of her hair.

"Jaune, I'm sorry for what happened earlier. That was a lapse in judgement and I am deeply ashamed for how my actions were portrayed."

"I already told you Weiss, it's fine there is nothing that you have to be ashamed of. Heck if anyone should be ashamed, it should be me."

Her eyes moved towards his, as she snuggly moved in closer in his embrace. Signalling him to continue on with a quick nod of her head.

"It's like back at Beacon, I was foolishly making constant advances upon you. Thinking that I can crack the mask you hide your true self away in but, all it did was make me a fool and ruin any real chances of us becoming friends. Then the stuff with Pyrrha and Cinder happened and it all became a mess from there."

Taking a moment to catch his breath, he stole a quick glance to see that he had Weiss' full attention.

"If anyone should be apologising then it should be me Weiss, I screwed up badly between the two of us. Please don't blame yourself, it's not pretty when you cry."

"Damn it Jaune! Why did I have to say that!"

First it was muffled, then it turned into a giggle and it fully erupted into a full blown laughter.

"L-Look, I'm sorry for that, I know I know. After fully going in a complete rant I had to end it off with that. Wei-"

"Shush you dunce." Pushing her left finger onto his mouth to stop the goofball from talking any further, Weiss was smiling, a genuine smile that he somehow had caused.

They both smiled then they both started to giggle together. Just like two kids having fun with each other. It couldn't last forever sadly, much to the disappointment of Weiss.

"Jaune, I should also apologise for my behaviour at Beacon. I thought of myself as someone who was striving to be free of my father's control but instead I was just like him in the end. If I realise that sooner than maybe things wouldn't turn out like it did." Playing with the cuff of his long sleeve shirt, she leaned her head against his chest.

"That reminds me of something, how did you manage to enter our room? Your scroll isn't wired to our dorm's door."

The nervous laughter from him was not a good sign and she could tell. Why did it smelled like Yang had somehow had her hand meddle in their business.

"Well you see, ummm...Yang and Ruby might've not overheard or saw what happened on the balcony." He turned away as he could sense the murderous gaze at the back of his head.

"I knew it, of course Yang was involved and Ruby of all people. As her partner I would think that she would discourage her older sister...nevermind."

"I also met Blake briefly in the hallway and yeah she told me that you were still in the room. She wished me good luck on the way out. I used Yang's scroll to unlock the door and yeah, you know the rest."

"Oh." Snuggling in closer, she knew that was being selfish. Wishing this fuzzy feeling to never leave but she had to act proper no matter the situation.

"Hey Weiss, why exactly did you bolt away on the balcony?"

Oh brothers, she knew that this eventual question was coming but it did nothing to calm her nerves. On the outside, she was fine and dainty but inside, she was a complete mess. Over time they have both evolved into different people and she really found the person Jaune had become to be rather appealing.

Sure she was being shallow in terms of personality but the time spent locked in Atlas really opened her eyes to the family she created back at Beacon. Now that they were all together again, she found that she has been spending quite a bit of time. Molding her friendship with Jaune, into something she would appreciate at the end of the road.

"Weiss."

"What huh, is something the matter Jaune?" She asked.

"It was just, you kinda space out then. Sorry for asking that. It must've been personal, the reason you bolted. If you excuse me." He pushed Weiss back up, as he untangled his arm around her waist.

Quickly, the warmth she clinged on was leaving. Everything felt so cold once he started to move off her.

"Don't you dare leave!" Clinging onto his arms, she yanked with all her might. Bringing the boy to come crashing on top of her.

"W-Weiss?" Their noses were touching, she could feel his hot breath on her lips. He could feel the cold air that came protruding upon his own lips as well.

"W-Weiss I-I."

"Stop, the reason why I ran was that I...over time we have spent together. It made me realise how much you have changed for the better and I learnt the true Jaune Arc. Not the horrible flirt who was chasing me around Beacon but the kind, gentle giant you can be at times. The strong, determined leader of our sister team. The worst part of it all was along the way, I started to develop the same feelings you once held for me." She rested her hands upon his chest as she spoke her thoughts aloud for him to hear.

"Weiss I-I don't know what to say." He was baffled, sure Yang, Ruby and even Blake have subtly hinted that Weiss might've felt differently but to hear from her own mouth was another thing entirely.

"Please don't say anything, it was hard enough to deal with on my own but once the rest of the team found out...you can imagine the results."

Of course he could, having Yang on your team was bound to escalate the situation even further.

"Hey guys, I really hope that you two…."

Suddenly with the door wide open, the remaining members of team RWBY, along with team ORNJ. Were all standing in the door at the awkward scene in front of them. Weiss on the bottom and Jaune on top.

"Eeek."

"Oooofffff." With a violent shove, Jaune was pushed off the bed and landed onto his back. The rest of the team were trying their best to hold in their laughter.

"Ppfffff hahahahaha."

"Yang Xiao Long! You will cease your laughter immediately!"

"Oh my god, what has happened to our fearless leader, already making the first move. Good for you Jaune." The pancake lover of his team yelled out loud.

"Nora, I believe Jaune is in no position to answer any of your questions at the current moment."

Silently thanking Ren, for effectively shutting up Nora before she bursted into a questionnaire persona.

"G-Get out of here!" Weiss screamed at her own team as they just stood in place.

"So what, you two can continue with your lewd acts. Eh?"

"Yang let it go already, she is already distressed as she is. Come on." Tugging her obnoxious partner back before she found herself under the fury of a Schnee. Blake pulled her out of the room but not before stealing a glance at the two with an eyebrow raised in amusement.

"Come on Oscar, I know a good idea we try out in the training rooms, come on, come on."

"Ahhh Ruby wait!"

With Ruby dragging poor Oscar along with her antics, it only left Ren and Nora in the same room.

"We're not done yet fearless leader, I want all the goss later tonight alright." Pointing her finger at Jaune with a happy smile, she backed away from the room. Leaving only Ren, the last remaining person in the room.

"I understand if you have no plans of returning to our dorms later tonight, I'll let the others know to give you two some privacy tonight just in case."

"Ren! I-It's nothing like that!" To no avail, Jaune watched as a smirking Ren left the room.

Groaning, he pulled himself off the ground and stared at the door as it closed by itself. Then looking at Weiss, she had gone completely beet-red. Her eyes were focused on the door as she was completely out of it. She was curled up in a ball in the far end corner of her bed.

"Weiss? Are you okay?" He nervously smiled at her.

"T-The nerve of that girl. I-I SWEAR I'M GOING TO KILL HER!" She literally screamed the last part aloud, the venom in her voice was unmistakable, for any bystanders to understand

"Weiss calm down please. If not, then do it for me." He didn't mean for the last part to slip out but it did.

All the fire inside of her eyes seemed to have extinguished as a result. "Jaune?"

"Yeah Weiss?" He replied as he started at her current form.

"Can you hold me again please." She mumbled quietly to herself. Forgetting that she had already gained Jaune's attention.

"What was that?" Whatever she just asked, he couldn't hear it as she had mumbled it too quietly for him to hear.

"Hold me you dunce!" She yelled out, too bothered by what had just happened. She didn't care how desperate she had sounded.

Smiling at her in kind, he got comfortably in the same bed as her and pulled her closer into his embrace. Her sides reached over to hold his own entire body against her small frame. He found it to be the most adorable thing he has ever witnessed.

"Jaune, can I ask you something?"

"Mmm go ahead."

"No, I need you to promise that you will answer this truthfully." Stunned by how serious Weiss sounded all of a sudden. He looked over to see that she was now resting her on top of his chest. "Please can you do that, for me please."

The shift in tone, alarmed him greatly, gone was the serious Weiss he has known to be. Now replaced by a timid girl, fearfully asking carefully so she doesn't get hurt again.

"On my words as an Arc, I will not back away from the truth."

Her sparkling blue eyes met his oceanic ones. Nodding her head in acceptance but with a frown upon her face at the same time.

"Jaune, do you still hold any sort of romantic feelings for me?"

His eyes widened, his mouth was left gaping as he struggled to think of an answer. Did he still hold those same romantic feelings for Weiss? He has given up on that venture ever since the dance back Beacon as he wanted her to be happy, now, he doesn't really know what he felt for her.

"I...Weiss, I...don't know sorry. Like these past months...all I've been focusing on is trying to keep everyone alive." The words just came out of his mouth automatically. "There's also another reason why but I can't say it, sorry."

Looking into those eyes of her, she was on the verge of tears. Rapidly blinking so they wouldn't threaten to spill out.

"I-I understand...thank you for being honest Jaune. That's one of the reasons I have come to admire you. You're ever so open and honest with your thoughts and it's nice to be with someone like that." She sounded so defeated, resting her head against his chest. She finally let go of the tears that she was desperately holding back.

Hearing her sobbing was agonizing for him to hear, one of the bravest girls he got the chance to know, was now on his chest crying her heart out.

"Weiss, I'm sorry...I'll leave you alone if you wish. I'll understand if you don't wish to hang out anymore. I am sorry Weiss." He started to lift himself off the bed but Weiss held him in a vice like grip.

"W-Weiss?" Panic in his voice as if she had stuck them together with a glyph earlier.

"I didn't say you could leave you dunce...w-what was that other reason you couldn't say?"

What could he say, deep down he somehow still cared more for her. She is still one of the most important people in his life but with all the complications of their history. Could he really say it out loud for her to hear.

"Weiss, I do still care for you. Those feelings of mine never left and everytime we did anything together. I was more focused on making you happy rather than what I wanted to gain. So in the end yeah, I care for you, even more as a friend." He said softly.

There, he did. He poured out the depth of his heart about the girl he once held in high regard.

"Weiss I'm-" Suddenly the sensation of cold lips crashed against his, lasting only for a few seconds before she disengaged the contact. Leaving a blushing Weiss and a confused Jaune in the process.

"Shush, don't say anything. This was my first kiss and I do not wish for you to somehow ruin this moment for me. Jaune I-" She was cut off as Jaune crashed his lips against her.

This time was much longer, as they both wished to deepen the moment and draw it out. When they broke it off, they stared lovingly into each other's eyes.

"So...did I somehow ruin the moment?"

"Oh shut up you dunce." Smiling at her friend, she cuddled closer and slowly drifted to sleep as she rested against his chest.

"I'll take that as a no." He smiled, stroking bits of hair as he also drifted to sleep.