Hey guys it's me again sorry that 'A Beast Am I' hasn't been updated yet, I've been having so much stuff going on for me lately it's killed my creativity, thank the gods that music always helps me. I've decided to follow suit of many other fic writers in writing fics inspired by music, I love music so I thought why the hell not. Tell me what you think I'll leave the band and song at the end if you're interested.


Danger on the Dance Floor

Staring into the mirror Drake frowned pouring a small glob of hair gel into his hand and spreading it across his messy hair hoping to tame it ever so slightly, he knew she was waiting for him and he didn't want to keep her waiting. Running his fingers through his hair multiple times he succeeded in flattening it to a decent look though there was a lock of hair that kept popping out of place before the gel could seal it. In his frustration he poured a large glob of hair gel smothering his hair with it before sighing satisfied with it, it would most likely harden like a rock but if it kept that lock from coming out of place it would be very much worth it. He stepped back from the mirror assessing himself, he stood in a standard tuxedo though instead of the white undercoat he had instead opted for a deep blood red color and he found that he rather liked it, black and red looked sleek yet intimidating not to mention suave at least in his eyes. He shook his head, his cheeks flushing slightly as he fidgeted with his bow tie adjusting then readjusting it multiple times cursing himself knowing now he was just stalling for time, he didn't know why he was so nervous though he had to assume that this was his longest relationship so far and didn't want to ruin it. After looking over himself multiple times checking and re checking and re-rechecking he gave himself a firm smack on his cheeks before turning towards the door of the dressing room knowing she was just on the other side. Taking small strides which resulted in cursing himself once again as he reached out for the doorknob his hand shaking slightly as he gulped hard taking a few deep breaths before quickly opening it the breath leaving him as he saw her, and she looked absolutely gorgeous.

"R-Ruby...I...you..." He stuttered out lost for words which resulted in the girls cheeks flushing slightly as she looked away brushing a small lock of hair behind her ear. She was dressed in a long flowing red dress a deep shade of red his favorite color of red the deep crimson color as his eyes softened as he looked over her. She had small earrings in each lobe a small red gleaming jewel subtle but nevertheless beautiful on her, on her wrist was a small bracelet onyx in color with small red lines carved through it, a small clicking sound caught his attention when she stepped back and he caught a glimpse of elegant red heels on her feet, just the way she was dressed sent his heart racing as he swallowed his nerves and sighed softly, "Ruby you look beautiful."

Again her cheeks flushed albeit darker this time as she stuttered out a soft 'thank you', after a quick apology for taking so long he gave a small bow and held his hand out for hers which she slowly slipped into his blushing deeply as he brought her small hand to his lips pressing a soft kiss against her skin, "Shall we?" She bit her lip and gave a small nod as he stood up straight and intertwined their fingers together leading her down the long hallway. The hallways were bare though not in a sense of it being empty because the walls were littered with amazing artworks large velvet curtains satin banners and tables every few feet topped with delicate yet very expensive antiques which made his heart clench every time they walked by them frightened that they would some how knock them over and end up having to pay in some way for them. As they walked they could hear faint music coming from just down the hallway a large set of double doors showed they were slowly approaching the end when he felt a small tug on his arm, "Ruby?" He turned to look at her and she had stopped walking holding on to him as she looked around nervously chewing on her lip, "I-I just wanted to say thank you for doing this for me." Drake couldn't help but smile she was beautiful, sweet, and shy a perfect combination as he leaned down a bit and placed a soft kiss on her forehead earning a small, eep, and a flushed face from her, "Anything for you Ruby." She mumbled something softly making him chuckle softly, "Come on I think it's about to start." She nodded as they hurried towards the double doors pushing them open as a bright light flashed over their eyes.

Drake silently cursed himself as he rubbed his eyes as they readjusted to the bright lights as he was awestruck with the large ballroom it was much larger than the ballroom back at Beacon and that was saying something because that one was fairly huge. The roof was almost impossibly high adorned in large crystal chandeliers causing some of the light to refract through the crystals tossing faint colors around the room and floor, there were tables surrounding a large stretch of floor covered in white tile seemingly to be the dance floor seeing as it was in front of a large stage though there wasn't anyone up on stage, yet it seemed like. Looking around Drake saw that there were more people than he had anticipated as he gulped hard starting to grow nervous before feeling a soft squeeze on his hand, he looked towards Ruby who merely smiled up at him that soft smile she gave him calmed his nerves soothing his racing heart as he led her over to one of the many white tables pulling her chair out for her as she sat in it before pushing it close to the table taking a seat opposite of her as he cleared his throat but not really sure what to say. The same could be said for Ruby who seemed to fidget looking around nervously as she bit on her lip before clearing her throat a bit, "S-So did Yang give you the...you know talk?" Drake's body seemed to go rigid at the mention of Yang as he audibly gulped subtly looking over his shoulder hoping the blonde brawler was no where in sight but that was impossible, shaking his head slightly he sat up a bit more, "Y-Yeah standard 'hurt my sister and I'll break you' talk." Ruby let out a soft giggle helping to relax Drake as he sighed softly, "Yeah that's Yang for you I'm almost 19 and she still treats me like I'm 12." Drake chuckled softly fully understanding where her sister was coming from to be protective of her, "Speaking of which did she tell you anything?" This time it was Ruby who when stiff laughing nervously as she rubbed the back of her neck, "Yeah she said, if you tried anything to u-uh g-go for the um...'family jewels'." To emphasize her words Ruby made a weak punching motion, and just the motion alone cause Drake to groan internally as he nervously laughed it off as he crossed his legs under the table.

As waiters came and took their order Drake and Ruby seemed to relax a little more talking about school, and what was going on with their lives Ruby seemed to have many embarrassing tales about Yang and Drake was oh so happy to hear them all, Wait till she finds out I know about what happened at the mall. He couldn't help but smirk imaging Yang blushing hard stumbling over threats that were no longer threatening, he shook his head as the waiters brought their food two steaks for the both of them his cooked medium-well done while Ruby's was medium-rare he wouldn't lie he didn't hide his grimace when she ordered that but then again she either didn't see or didn't mind. Though Drake was nineteen Ruby was still technically under-aged and wasn't allowed to drink anything alcoholic and against her protests he had order two glasses of sparkling cider, it might not fit the mood completely but it was something they could both enjoy. With a small clink of their glasses they sipped at the beverage before making work of their meal, they smiled laughed and talked together as the lights ever so slowly began to grow darker as the shattered moon rose in the sky illuminating the darkening room a rather bright ray landing on the couples table as Drake reached across and took Ruby's hand in his, "Ruby I have to tell you I'm so happy we've lasted this long I've enjoyed spending every moment with you and I don't want it to end I want to be with you for as long as you'll have me..." He slowly wrapped his fingers with hers squeezing her hand softly, "Ruby...I-I...I love you." Ruby gasped softly squeezing his hand tighter causing him to look up at her as she bit her lip fighting back tears of happiness he hoped as she took a few breaths wiping her eyes, "I love you too Drake..." He smiled and brought her hand to his lips placing a soft kiss against her skin as he looked up at her, her smile wide and bright but his own smile quickly faded noticing something behind her.

His throat tightened and his heart began to race seeing that familiar long chocolate hair, No way she would be here...He blinked quickly and then it was gone, he must have just been seeing things it was probably just his mind after all he had been worried about ruining his relationship with Ruby of course his worst one would come to his mind still it unnerved him to no end, "Drake are you okay?" Drake looked up towards Ruby who had a concerned look in her eyes, "Y-Yeah I'm fine I think I might have eaten that food to fast it's kind of making my stomach ache, I'll go see if they have ginger ale okay?" Ruby's smile returned to her beautiful face as she nodded softly, "Okay, I hope you feel better." He stood and walked over to her lifting her face to look up at him as he leaned in placing a soft kiss on her lips leaving her flushed, "Of course I will." He gave her a small grin as he walked up to the bar asking instead for a small shot of vodka as he quickly downed the liquid fire groaning loudly before sighing heavily, rubbing his head softly, "Alright just calm down everything's fine you've taken a big step with her but it's alright now." He turned and looked towards the table seeing Ruby staring at the people who had begun to stand and walk to the dance flood as the band was beginning to set up. He turned back to the bar sighing heavily, it was going to be fine nothing to worry about he smiled softly as he stood up ready to head back quickly adjusting his bow tie and turning to- "Hello Drake."

He froze mid turn chills running over his body as his heart leaped into his throat wishing it would choke him to death but knew he wouldn't be able to get out of this so easily, why couldn't she just leave him alone he ended what they had quick easy and in person he wasn't going to make the mistake of breaking up with someone via text again. He sighed heavily and slowly turned around seeing the face of the smiling rabbit Faunus her large rabbit ears standing up straight her long hair flowing over her shoulders as she wore an almost caramel colored dress, "H-Hello Velvet." He said almost forcibly as he tried to look anywhere except at her, "I didn't think I would see you here Drake...are you with someone?" The last part of her question was almost an accusatory whisper as he bit his tongue to stop himself from answering with a snarky comment, "I don't think you need to know that." Velvet seemed to frown but almost instantly her face was back to that smile though he knew she wasn't happy and that's what creeped him out the most, "Well I have to know why my boyfriend is here if he's not with me right?" Drake frowned as he looked at her, that fake plastered smile starting to annoy him, "I told you already Velvet, many times if I might add, I'm not your boyfriend I broke up with you four months ago I think it's time you got over it." Velvets eye twitched ever so slightly as she let loose a huge sigh, "I hate when you try to trick me like that it hurts my feelings...who is she?" Her voice turned low and almost threatening though it was hard to detect with the band starting to play a slow song for the couples on the floor, "None of your damn business Velvet, leave me alone...us alone don't come near me ever again do you understand me?" He pushed past her not letting her answer as he made his way back to Ruby trying to shake off the disturbing encounter as he forced himself to smile for her.

Ruby and Drake sat in almost complete silence now as they watched the people dance to the slow music of the band Drake's hand intertwined with hers rubbing circles onto the back of her hand as his mind wandered to his disaster of a relationship with Velvet. She looked beautiful, but now he knew that under that beauty lied a foul beast that always showed its fangs when they were together, she was possessive, clingy, paranoid, and absolutely unhinged. No matter what Drake did he could never make her happy if he bought her flowers she immediately interrogated him asking what he did wrong, if he surprised her and tried to be romantic she broke down crying accusing him of trying to make up for cheating. Gods the scenes she would make when they went out, if he so much as thanked a female cashier or barista she would start screaming and hollering accusing him of cheating with who ever it was he had spoken too, it had gotten too much for Drake and he broke it off plain and simple at least it should have been but Velvet seemed to follow him around asking why he didn't call her, why he didn't say hi to her, why he didn't meet her in a certain place at time (even though he never received anything from her, this being the time he finally realized she was just a little messed up in the head). She had followed him and ruined several relationships prior to him being with Ruby, he was finally happy again and he didn't want this to be ruined. "Drake?" He jerked his head up shaking it slightly, "I'm sorry what?" She seemed exasperated but still smiled none the less as she leaned over to him and poked his cheek, "For the third time are you alright, you've just been sitting there...do you want to leave." To this he quickly shook his head stuttering to find a cover up, "N-No I was just thinking if I should pull you into a dance but I'm not sure which one because I'm not very good." That was a lie he knew how to dance very well in fact though he wasn't used to dancing with this many people around him as he looked to Ruby who seemed to be blushing at the thought of dancing with him, Guess I know what to do now. Almost as if the leader read his mind the band began to play something a little more, intimate the few notes of Farruca slowly began to play as he stood up and motioned for Ruby to follow as her face bloomed crimson as she began to stutter, "W-What now?!" They both knew what this song was as Drake had shown her multiple times when he talked to her about wanting to dance the flamenco with her.

Ruby blushed heavily as they stood in the middle of a group of people as the guitarist played a few notes before tuning it to what he needed it to be, testing it a few more times he looked down towards the two dancers nodding as Drake nodded back and waited for the music to start. He took Ruby's hand in his holding it out placing her hand on his shoulder as he wrapped his arm around her waist pulling her close to his body earning another cute squeak from her, his heart was pounding and he began to wonder if she could feel it though he wouldn't be surprised if she could. The fast guitar snapped him from his thoughts as his mind went into overdrive his legs moving on their own accord as he focused on holding onto the petite girl with him, stepping back she followed as best she could their legs twisting and locking together almost perfectly, it was supposed to be an intimate dance after all. As the music picked up people from the crowd began to clap to the rhythm of the music as he smirked softly casting a glance towards the crowd and instantly wishing he hadn't, off in the corner of the darkened room he spied Velvet staring hard at them her eyes cold and emotionless, she seemed furious as she slowly shook her head. As the couple spun around he noticed she was gone as he shook his head focusing on Ruby looking into her eyes as she did the same his worries instantly fading as he smiled continuing the dance as he pulled her forward feeling her leg hook into the bend of his knee as her upper body pressed against his her lips seeming to taunt him as he leaned forward to kiss her but felt her playful push him and give him a wry smirk. That's how she wants to play it huh. He smirked and pulled her into a deep dip he had her so low her hair could almost brush the ground, he ran his hand up her body and to her face slowly running his fingers over her skin before pulling her back up dancing closely with her.

She seemed a natural at it though they never even once practiced anything like this, it was always just talk but now that they were actually doing it they seemed in sync, and her dress seemed like it was made for this type of dance as it twirled and swung around her legs as they moved. He could hear people muttering around them though he didn't concentrate on it he concentrated on the beautiful girl in front of him as the song came to a close he spun her around as they spun away from each other arms extending to the other as the music ended and a loud applause erupted from the crowd as Drake stood up straight breathing a bit heavy as he smiled and bowed looking over as Ruby did the same making him laugh softly. As the applause died down a strange sound filled the quiet of the room, it was a low dull groaning sound almost like metal on metal people began to look to each other muttering about what it was when their attention was drawn to a loud snap and the rattling of chains. Drake's eyes immediately went to the roof seeing on of the large chandeliers falling towards the ground, no falling directly towards Ruby. "Look out!" He broke into a mad dash rushing to her and grabbing her as they both fell to the ground just as the loud crash of the shattered crystal filled the room, when he was sure more wouldn't fall he slowly stood up pulling Ruby to her feet as he quickly wrapped his arms around her holding her tightly against him both shaking with fear as Drake whispered to her, "I'm so glad your okay." Ruby let out a rather scared chuckle, "O-Only because of you.." They held each other for a moment before slowly pulling back slightly, Drake smiled as he began to lean forward slowly inching closer to her lips, "You bastard!"

Every eye turned to the voice as the crowd parted to show the speaker, it was none other than the rabbit Faunus Velvet, she seemed off, she had this wild look in her eye her hair was no disheveled and her dress seemed torn. "I-I knew you were with someone else I just knew it!" Ruby looked up at Drake before beginning to struggle against him only causing him to hold her close, "No!...no don't listen to her please I don't want to lose you." Ruby stopped for a moment looking up at him then towards the disturbed woman who now seemed to be trembling, a man approached her seeming to be one of the security officers for the building, "Ma'am you're going to have to-gah!" A glint of metal and the officer had stumbled back clutching his chest blood pouring from the slash over his chest, "Don't you touch me!" She yelled pointing a knife at the officer, she spun around pointing the knife at anyone who seemed to close to her, she then returned her attention to the couple in front of her, "It's her fault isn't it? It's all that bitches fault you're here!" She pointed the knife towards the and took a step forward to which Drake immediately pulled Ruby back and stood in front of her, "Velvet calm down you're acting-" "Crazy?! Is that what you're going to say! Don't you see Drake it's because of that bitch your acting like this!" Drake backed up a bit as Velvet took another step his grip holding onto the shaking Ruby as he grit his teeth, "You know that's not true Velvet stop acting like this just go home." Velvet tilted her head a bit, "Home?" In a blink she rushed forward trying to get around Drake to get to Ruby, turning to stay between them his arm caught the blade as it sliced through his arm blood flowing from the broken skin as he stumbled back with Ruby away from his now psycho ex. "Do you see what you made me do? If you hadn't left I wouldn't have hurt you. If you would have just let me kill her you wouldn't be in pain!" Drake froze as he stared at Velvet, "What..." She giggled gripping the knife with both hands as she sighed, "That chandelier...don't you see I did that for us so we could be happy, but you had to go and save her why...why her!"

Drake had run up against a wall, literally Ruby was pinned between him and one of the far walls as he tried to stay between her and his ex Velvet. As she approached him, he noticed movement in the crowd behind her, it was the guitarist from earlier it looked like he was going to help he just had to keep Velvet distracted, "Velvet why are you doing this?" She stopped and looked at him, "Why? So we can be together again and be happy like we were before that's why." She answered like it was the most obvious thing he should have known, he shook his head "But I wasn't happy Velvet the way you treated me I couldn't handle it that's why we broke up I couldn't stand all the accusations it was too much for me." She seemed to think about it the blade poking at her chin as she though, he glanced into the crowd seeing the guitarist getting closer before nodding to him as he looked back to Velvet who started to turn around as he quickly spoke, "That's why I ended it so I could be happy can't you just let me do that!" She looked back at him, giving a small sad smile, "Oh that doesn't matter I was happy with you and I'm taking you back alive or..." She twirled the knife in her hand giggling before she cried out the man tackling her to the ground the knife being through across the floor as she kicked and screamed as the others finally grew a spine and forcibly restrained her as they called the police department.

Fifteen minuets later the police showed up and arrested Velvet charging her with assault with a deadly weapon, attempted murder and a few other charges that Drake didn't care about. They questioned him for the better part of 20 minuets since it seemed he was the main person she was after, after it was all over he was standing at one of the large glass windows looking up to the large shattered moon, he sighed heavily wondering what was going to happen now, not with Velvet or anything but with him and Ruby. He felt something soft slip into his hand as he turned and saw Ruby looking up at him, "Are you alright?" He looked at his arm and shrugged, "It'll heal I'm not worried." She shook her head, "No not that are you...okay?" Drake looked down at her before sighing and looking away, "Yeah I'm alright I mean as alright as I can be considering you're going to leave right?" He felt her squeeze his hand causing him to look back down towards her a smile on her face as she stood on her tip toes pressing her lips softly to his, "I'm not going anywhere." He smiled and leaned down pressing his lips to hers wrapping his arms around her waist holding her into a deep kiss before slowly pulling back both of them a little out of breath as he placed his hand on her cheek, "Let's just stay home next time, yeah?" Ruby giggled softly nodding, "Sounds good to me."


I hope you guys liked that I mean I wrote this is one sitting ONE SITTING can you believe that, I know I can't didn't know I had the patience for that anyway, rate, follow, like all that good stuff I can guarantee more of these will be a thing.

Song: Danger On The Dance Floor

Band: The Cog is Dead

look them up they're pretty awesome.