Let's try another one: Post-Volume 3 Lancaster, with our eponymous duo training together in the woods. What starts as her calling him out on his reckless disregard for his own safety devolves into an exchange of survivor's guilt and self-loathing on both parties. Ends with a promise to find something to live for, and the beginning of a long road of healing and self-absolution. Asked by theacebabana

Jaune and Ruby battle it out together, taking some time off of their travels to train. It is good to keep in shape and be ready for anything. Only half way to Haven, Ruby, Jaune, and what is left of Jaune’s team have encountered many different forms of Grimm and a few people that have gone rouge since the fall of Vale. It also is some stress relief.



But Ruby is worried. Jaune is swinging his sword carelessly around and taking more hits from Ruby than he should. He is barely trying to block. He seems like he purposely wants to be knocked down by the younger girl. Annoyed by Jaune’s reckless attitude, Ruby does just that. She hits him hard enough to knock the blond on his rear end.

“What are you doing?” Ruby asks, putting away her scythe.

“What do you mean?” Jaune replies.

“You are acting more reckless than Yang. At least she has a reason when she was fighting and was smart enough not to truly get herself hurt. She knows when to stop. You…why are you acting like this?”

Jaune says nothing as he looks down on the ground. It hits Ruby right away what is wrong. The younger girl kneels down besides the other leader. “Are you are still blaming yourself for what happened?”

“Yeah. I wish that I could have done something more than just get rocket launched into the sky by Pyrrha.”

“I know that feeling. If I was a second quicker than maybe I could have saved Pyrrha also. That whole day was just one huge mess. The finals with Yang, Penny, the Grimm and White Fang attacking, Pyrrha, Yang losing her arm, Blake leaving, and Weiss being taken away. So much happened and I couldn’t do a signal thing about it.”

“Come here.” Jaune wraps his arms around Ruby and pulls her close to him. He can feel her quietly crying in his arm. Jaune rubs the smaller girl’s back. Both of them stay silent as they think over everything that has happened.

“I’m sorry if I was acting reckless. I wasn’t thinking.” Jaune finally says.

“Clearly.”

“I am going to fight and get stronger so that no one else dies or becomes seriously hurt on my watch ever again. If I can stop it, I will do everything in my power to do so.”

“Same. Who knows, maybe between the two of us we can keep everyone safe together. What do you say to that?”

“I like that idea…We need to do this more often. Just talk. We haven’t really talked at all since we left about what happened.”

“Deal. You want to go back to training?”

“Nah. I like this much better. Later.”