A/N: Welcome to chapter 7! I'll be honest, I had a bit of trouble trying to come up with what to write in this one, but in the end, I think it came out pretty good. I hope you enjoy!


Chapter 7: Semblance and Dance Talk

(POV: Grey)

Yang and I walked out of the dorm, heading towards the cafeteria. We still had plenty of time, so we weren't in a big rush or anything. Soon enough, we arrived and walked in, and saw the others sitting at the usual table. Sitting with them was also teams SSSN and CFVY. However, before we could even attempt to walk on over, all of the students suddenly started to clap and cheer as they saw us. I could instantly tell that it was because of the show we put on for them yesterday. I got an idea in my head, and whispered it to Yang. She smiled and nodded.

We activated our gauntlets, and I locked my left hand with her right hand. Everyone got quiet as they wondered what we were about to do. We then placed the bottom of our arms against each other's, and we also stood back to back. We then pulled our arms back and then shot them forward, firing off a shot from our gauntlets, which exploded in the middle of the room and revealed the image of a gray wolf with a golden dragon behind it. Everyone went 'wow' at the sight and cheered once again.

We simply smiled, walked over to our table and sat down. Like us, everyone was in casual clothing as well. Ruby had a red shirt and black pants, Weiss was wearing a white shirt and white pants, and Blake was wearing a white tank top and black pants. Magnarus had on an orange shirt and regular jeans, Flora was wearing a white shirt with red sleeves and red pants, and Nela had on a green shirt and black jeans. JNPR was wearing their usual clothing, as well as CFVY and SSSN.

"That was SO COOL!" Ruby exclaimed. "Do it again! Please!"

"Sorry, sis! Maybe some other time!" Yang replied, causing Ruby to frown.

"Hey Sun, Scarlet, Sage, and Neptune. Paying us a visit, I presume?" I said to the 4.

"Yep. We were bored, so we decided to spend some time with everyone this week. It's good to see you guys again." Neptune replied.

"You know… I've wondered about something. Out of your team, Grey, you are the only one who's showed their semblance. What about the others? Magnarus? Flora? Nela? Care to tell?" Pyrrha suddenly spoke, looking at my teammates.

"Well… I guess I can show you mine, first. But before I do that, how about we go outside into the park? I'd rather demonstrate out there rather than in here." Magnarus volunteered, and we all agreed.


All of us got up from our tables and we went outside into the park, but not before grabbing a training dummy from the training room. After stepping outside, we went to an area where no one else would become accidentally involved in the demonstration. I placed the dummy a good distance away from Magnarus.

"Alright, are you guys ready to see my semblance?" He asked, and everyone nodded. My team and I have seen each other's semblances in action before, so we knew what it was.

Magnarus began to concentrate his aura to his right forearm, making it glow a bright orange. As soon as he felt like it was enough, he shot his arm forward, causing an orange astral projection of his arm to come out. He closed his fist as soon as the projection came into contact with the dummy, grabbing it. He then raised his arm up and did a slamming motion into the ground, the projection following his every movement. Everyone watched in awe at the display.

"And there you go. That's my semblance. Pretty cool, don't you think?" He said, and everyone nodded.

"Alright, I guess it's my turn, now." Flora said as her eyes started to glow a bright red. "Cardin and his team are about to fall from their window in 3…2…1…"

As if on cue, team CRDL suddenly came crashing into the ground, surprising everyone. It was like as if she predicted the future. "You see, my semblance is Vision. I'm able to briefly see what will happen in the future. However, it really serves as a way of telling me what might happen if I don't do anything about it." Flora explained, and everyone nodded in acknowledgment.

"Well, I guess that just leaves me…" Nela said, and pulled out her 'Tornado' sword in its pistol form. She concentrated her aura into the gun, and when she felt it was enough, she fired. The bullet was suddenly faster, and it glowed green. When it hit the dummy, it suddenly exploded into a small ball of razor-like wind, encasing the dummy and cutting it up.

"Wow. That was pretty amazing. How come y'all didn't use your semblances during the fight?" Yang suddenly asked.

"Wait, 'fight'? You guys had a fight?" Sun asked, and Blake explained to him, "It was a sparring match between my team and Grey's. It happened yesterday, in fact. The whole school watched. It ended up being a tie in the end."

"Ooohhhh, okay. I get it now." Sun replied.

"Anyway, you see, Yang, unlike us, they're not quite used to the power of their semblances just yet. Not only that, but as you saw, their semblance requires the use of their aura. If they were to keep using it in a prolonged battle like the one we had, they would just wear themselves out eventually and give you guys the advantage." I explained to her.

"Ohhhh okay. I see now. Well, in that case, just keep training!" She said with a smile.

"Right! Will do!" Magnarus replied. Suddenly, the intercom came on, and Ozpin started to speak.

"Hello, everyone. This is Headmaster Ozpin speaking. I know all of you are enjoying your day off, but I just want to quickly remind you all that the dance is this Friday. If you want to help prepare the ballroom, please speak to Professor Goodwitch. Thank you, and have a nice day." He announced over the intercom.

"Huh, I forgot all about the dance. Anyway, come on Flora! Let's go!" Magnarus said and began to run towards where the air docks were, with Flora following him. "We'll see you guys later!" She exclaimed as she followed him.


When they were gone, I noticed that Nela was walking towards me. "Is something up, Nela?" I asked her.

"Well… Uh… The thing is… I have a crush on Sage, and I wanna ask him if he will go with me to the dance, but I'm just not sure how to ask him…" She said, blushing a bit.

"Ah, I see. Well, the best you can do is just straight up ask him. Here, let's go speak to him right now." I said as I motioned for her to follow me, which she did. We both walked up to Sage and I spoke, "Sage, Nela has something to ask you real quick. You don't mind, do you?"

"Not at all." He replied, smiling, then looked at Nela. "What's on your mind?" He asked her.

Nela got a bit nervous, but she spoke, "Sage… I know this is a bit unusual for a girl to ask a guy this kind of question… But… Uh… Would you like to… uh… go with me to the dance this Friday?" She blushed as soon as she finished asking.

Sage expressed a bit of surprise at the sudden question, but he smiled and said, "Of course I will! I was actually going to ask you myself, but it seems you beat me to it. But yes, I will go with you to the dance. Also, I was wondering if you… Uh… wanted to spend some time with me today?"

This made Nela blush even more, but she regained her composure. "Yes! I'd love to spend some time with you!" She exclaimed in joy.

"Great! Come on!" He said, and they both started to walk away from the group. "We'll catch up to you guys later!"

"Alright! Have a good day, you two!" I exclaimed.

As the two of them disappeared from our sight, I looked back towards the others and noticed that Ruby was also blushing as well and was looking at Weiss, and I instantly could tell why. The following words she said to her confirmed it.

"Weiss… Would you… Uh… Like to go with me to the dance…?" She said a bit nervously as she tapped the tip of foot on the ground. If you ask me, the truth is that Ruby didn't really like dances, or nice clothing for that matter, but since she was together with Weiss, she felt like she had to ask her. Weiss smiled and replied, "Yes, Ruby. In fact, I'd LOVE to go to the dance with you! And as a matter of fact, come on, we need to pick you out a dress!" She grabbed Ruby by the hand and the two ran to the air docks, heading towards the city. "We'll be back!" She exclaimed as they ran off.

I watched as they both boarded the ship, and soon walked towards Yang and said, "I know you're gonna say 'yes', but I'll ask anyway. Will you go with me to the dance?" She smiled and replied, "Of course I will." I smiled and hugged her, then surprised her by picking her up bridal-style, causing her to blush madly. "We'll see you guys later!" I exclaimed to the others and walked over to the area with the tree Yang and I usually sat under. I then put her down and sat next to her, holding her hand as she proceeded to lean on me.

"Can't wait to go to the dance with you this weekend…" I said as I smiled.

"Same here… It's gonna be fun…" Yang replied.


End Note: Boy, do I love making references to video games! There are two in here that should stand out, but if you didn't catch it, look through it until you find it. Those who find it on the first try will receive a virtual high-five from me :3 But if you have no clue on what they are, message me and I'll tell ya. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this chapter! If you have any suggestions/noticed any errors, please include them in your review! Thanks!