MM! AU: the Awakening, Part 3 By Soundwave3591 Watch

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"Because...."



Pyrrha's voice-tiny, weak...almost feeble-was such a contrast to Jaune's mental image of the Pyrrha Nikos he knew that for a wonder, his anger dropped away.



Pyrrha's head hung low, her bangs hiding her eyes as she gripped at her blankets. she bit her lower lip for a moment, as though trying to decide what best to say.



"Because I couldn't....I CAN'T....I can't bear the thought of losing you....You said to be honest....fine...I'll be honest."



she paused to take in a deep breath...which elicited a cough from her ravaged chest. Jaune stepped over to the bed in worry, concern superseding the remains of his anger.



"I had to send you away....even if I hadn't fought Cinder, I would have sent you away." Pyrrha wheezed, her voice thick with emotion.



"WHY?!" Jaune Demanded as he sat on the bed, "Why would you do that?! we're partners! we're supposed to-"

"Protect each other!"

Jaune broke off as Pyrrha suddenly shouted,her head still hung, eyes hidden by her bangs. it was like she couldn't face him.

"You're right...we're partners. And as your partner...it's my duty to look out for you...to protect you like i swore I would when i unlocked your aura..."



Jaune's mind flew back to the day, seemingly ages ago, when he and Pyrrha had first met...and she had opened up his world to so many new possibilities...



"I release your soul, and by my shoulder, protect thee."





"You've improved by leaps and bounds, Jaune...you're so dedicated to what you do." Pyrrha went on, a hitch now present in her voice "You have so much potential still to be awakened, and I would have loved to see how far you would go...but I have to be honest...You still have a ways to go. And I'm sorry. I know that hurts."



Jaune's anger drained away more and more as Pyrrha spoke, his eyes widening in astonishment as he digested her words. true, being told she still didn't think he was ready hurt...but at the same time he felt relieved. at least she was being honest...



"So I had to send you away...Because if i hadn't...you would have gotten hurt...."



"...and I couldn't bear that. I couldn't...I'd never forgive myself if anything happened to you....I couldn't ever face the world, knowing you'd gotten hurt because of something I did....or didn't do..."



Jaune, to his amazement, felt tears stinging at the corners of his own eyes as he continued watching Pyrrha, letting her words slam into him, each one like a knife into his heart. To see Pyrrha so...broken...





"I never knew what friends were like before I met you, and Ren and Nora and Everyone....I never knew how I was supposed to feel...."

Jaune's mental eye visualized Pyrrha over the last year...her surprisingly excited reactions to what to him were normal things friends did...how happy she'd been when he'd asked her to help him train...spending time with Nora and Ren, with teams RWBY, CFVY, SSSN...spending time with him...



"I've never been so happy before in my life...you were all something i cherished...real friends, people who really care about ME, not my image or my fame..."



"So when you were all in danger...I did the first thing that came to me....I did what i could to keep you all safe...and to keep you safe in particular..."



Pyrrha was shuddering now, like a leaf in a hurricane. and when she spoke again, her voice was tiny, almost inaudible, like she were revealing a deeply held secret.



"Because I love you, Jaune."

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Published : Aug 8, 2016