Hello Again Birdies! Sorry for the short chapter before. I've been working on ideas lately. Also been busy with reading :) Hope you all enjoy this. I'm mostly trying to get past events that happen in the show so I can get rolling more with my own situations and not be so contricted. I kind of started one here and intend to finish next chapter... As always though hope you enjoy! :D Feel free to leave a review! Also open to chat about the story if your interested!
Disclaimer: RWBY belongs to RoosterTeeth and Monty Oum
And so our story begins...
Directly after Yang and Velvet's encounter
Yang's POV:
Wow. Life was good.
Recently Velvet and I had started spending a lot of time together. She was incredibly sweet and was just so darn cute that it was almost too much for me to handle. I had been nervous around her ever since the word about the dance got out. I had guessed something along the lines that she had wanted to let me down easy ahead of time. I was so wrong, in such a good way...
The kiss I had experience earlier was amazing. She was all softness and warmth. All things comforting in a world filled with things that are rough and full of jagged edges.
I had a pep in my step as I walked across the grounds deciding to enjoy the day out and about. I headed out the entrance and headed towards the outside training grounds. Sometimes I liked to sit on the empty seats and enjoy the pure silence...
I was almost there as I heard the clashing of weapons. I perk up, curious as to who would be having a bout...
I peak out from behind the elevated seating. There on the fighting platform stood our resident knight and spartan.
Jaune stood ready shield forward and sword held high overtop. I had to admit that he looked competent. Pyrah was standing straight and her spear to the side of her loosely held shield. It provided less protection and was lighter compared to Jaune's so it was an overall good strategy.
Pyrah leapt forward and jumped as she reached Jaune. Trying to go around his shield with a downward strike. Impressive. It was expected though and was easily blocked by his stalwart defense. Pressing his advantage he shot in underneath her with his sword like a flicker of light in its dexterity and speed.
Pyrah tried to manuever her shield into the path, but that was the risk any fighter took when they went airborne. While in the air there was nothing that could be done to change trajectory and agility was extremelly hindered in the air. It was perfect for certain situations, but against a fighter like Jaune, I was unsure whether Pyrah had made a wise choice.
She managed to barely get there in time, but still recieved a solid hit from his wooden training sword. It rang across the clearing with the crack and I winced in sympathy.
She hopped off on her weak ankle. The match was apparently called there. Jaune put his stuff away and then went over to check on Pyrah. Kneeling down next to her he inspected her ankle with caring hands, somehow oblvious to the affect he had on the crimson spartan.
Or was he...
I watch as he sits down next to Pyrah. I could tell how red he was from here and it wasnt all from exertion. I could hear them now as thier voices rang clear in the emptiness of the clearing.
"So Pyrah..." he started, trying to find courage. I mentally cheered the guy on. There were too few honest guys like him out there. I wasn't interested in his kind, but I know if I was he probably would have caught my eye.
"Yes Jaune?" Pyrah looked up at him, tilting her head. CRITICAL HIT!
I knew Jaune gulped then. It was something he tended to do when he was nervous and I made him feel that way often.
"Well...you see...I was wondering if you had anyone to go to the dancewith? I-I mean I don't know if you'd want t-to, but I was thinking..."
Pyrah leaned subtly closer. I knew her hope was rising with his words. Heck I had that feeling just a while ago remembering my bunny find her courage, and wanting her to just spit out the words that I could so easily accept...
"Pyrah" he straightened, his leader instinct kicking in "I like you a lot. I really, really really want to go to the dance with you. So will you go with me?"
"Like me?" she said noticing that over the question
"Ya. I mean your kinda awesome. I mean your beautiful, smart, strong, kind, and I could keep going..."
I felt my eyes go wide as Pyrah closed the distance between them for a kiss, hand on the back of his head to hold him in place while at the same time running through his smooth blonde locks.
I almost wanted to giggle as I snuck away from the new couple who were distracted by their own problem.
Jaune was never going to hear the end of this!
I better go tell Ruby! She was gonna love this. Right after I taught her a lesson about meddling...
Day of the Dance
Rai's POV
I woke up the morning of the special day without much special fanfare. I knew it was a big event for most people, but since I had been the one to propose the idea it didn't seem to have as much of an impact. Ruby had kepy me up last night telling me all about what Yang told her about Jaune's confession.
I jumped out of bed sitting on my haunches at the edge of the bed. I rubbed my eyes. I knew Ruby and the other girls were going to be busy getting themselves all done up. I also knew that there would be grave consequences for intruding until the time was right.
I headed for some grub still in my sleep attire, but did throw a shirt on for common decency. It probably wouldnt be polite for people to lose their appetite after seeing my scars.
I sat with a bowl of cereal and was content to simply munch on them mechanically as I fought to wake myself up. Jaune plopped in the seat across from me with a yawn and a bagel. Tending to be more of a morning person, he was having an easier time of things, but I thanked him nontheless when he pushed me a mug of coffee. I thought about teasing him about his confession...but I realized that he was already in for a world of hurt with Yang and that was already bad.
Ren sat next to me, nursing a cup of tea, while eating plain toast.
We had all met up because we were due to go and get our clothes for the dance as well. They told us to get Tuxedos or not bother coming.
Man's eternal struggle...
We had most of the morning though to do our own thing. The dance wasn't set to happen until later in the afternoon, so we could jam a lot of things to do in the meantime.
We, being relatively simple creatures decided to go to the gym to work out. Jaune was doinng mostly upper body by sticking to the bench press and dumbells section. Ren alternated between and odd form of what looked like yoga and running on a treadmill. I hopped on the treadmill and kept that up for about a half marathon deciding that would be enough to kill some time.
We hit the showers after the intensity of our work.
"So you fellas nervous?" I asked across the stalls
"Ugh. More than you know man. I mean I think I'm probably gonna have a heart attack. Ren, it cool if I leave you my will?" Jaune joked
Ren nodded sagely. "Rai there probably has the best chance of surviving out of all of us. So long as Ruby doesn't bring her 'baby'..."
I laughed at that. If there was any inconsistency with my girlfriend it had to be her love for her weapon. It was like family to her. I sometimes hoped that she didnt sleep with the darn thing...
After we showered up we headed to town. Having had our sizing done earlier in the week, we stopped for a bit to eat before going to the clothing store.
Stepping in we gave the lady at the counter our tickets. We had paid when we came to visit before. She handed the articles over the counter in bags and thanked us for our buisness. We headed back to school doing our best to protect our articles of clothing. Jaune was almost freaking out with the butterflies flying through him. I suspected Ren would be too, if he wasnt so Zen Master-ish.
We split up respectively when we made it back to the dorms. Though it took less time for guys to get ready overall, it still took time, and we only had a little over an hour and a half. I started with a quick shower, making my self squeaky clean. Getting out I ran a comb through my hair and made sure it looked okay even after putting on one of my standard undershirt over my head. I put on some deodorant, then slipped the rest of my ensamble on.
I stick with something more classic with a plain black tux. I did add a blue dress shirt though and a white bowtie in hope of making my eyes pop...
I squared my shoulders. I was about to embark on a dangerous mission...
I headed out the door and down the hall towards where the autidorium was situated. The halls were a buzz as students walked in groups in the same direction while some were content to just watch from their dorm room doors.
I looked ahead to the doors which were crammed with students trying to get in at the same time. I spotted Jaune next to the doors, leaning on the wall with Ren. I walked over.
Jaune was studded out in a white tux with a white dress shirt and blue tie. It definitely made him noticeable. I could even hear some girls behind me wondering who his lucky lady was and "since when did HE get handsome?..."
Ren was relaxed in a buisness like black tux like mine except sporting a green dress shirt and a black tie. It suited him overall. Get it? Suited...
I'll leave that kind of stuff to Yang then...
Speaking of the ladies had started arriving. First in the entourage was Blake and Weiss arm in arm. They were a study in contrast with Blake wearing a white form fitting dress while Weiss wore a black dress that frilled out, showing just how much of a ice princess she really was...
Next came Yang and Velvet. Yang was wearing a violet colored dress that came down to he knees tightly then flared to frills from there. It somehow made her look...regal, if that was even possible. Velvet was her usual self except in a yellow dress that was a close match to Weiss'. I was sensing a pattern here...
Then our dates came.
First was Nora who was somehow...well lets just saw there were... 2...3...5...7 guys with their mouths open when she came in sight. She was a bombshell in her tube dress that came just above her knees and accentuated her figure. Ren was among the ones that had his jaw available for any passing fly, so I pinched him in the arm to get him moving. Subtly coughing he walked up to her and offered his arm. Nora let out a 10 gigwatt smile and they walked in, Ren smiling with one of the stupidest expressions I've ever seen him with.
Jaune had next go as Pyrah came into the room in a red dress. Yes, on of THOSE red dresses. It was perfect. It was similar to Nora's as it was a tube dress, but that's where the similarities ended. Pyrah's was red, frilled in its entirey and instead of strapless had one strap over her right shoulder with a shield like clip attaching it. The normal ponytail was apsent in place of a bun held in place by styalized chopsticks. I tried to get Jaune to move, but he was down for the count. Pyrah laughed and simply dragged him along into the event, saying something like a glass of punch might help.
So I found myself alone in the hall. So I waited. And waited...
Then came Ruby... and...wow. Brain function ceased in favor of absorbing the sight.
She was amazing in a black dress that came to above her knees and from there came out very little with a slight fringe. There were red accents down the side of the dress which made her naturally pale complexion stand out more. Grays eye stood out from a blushing face as she looked at me expectantly...
I straightened my tie like it needed doing and walked up.
"Hey. So you ready?" I ask trying to hide my embarassment.
She nods. "So what do you think?..." its obvious what she means.
"I... well... just umm wow..." I find myself scrambling for words.
She giggles behind her hand as we walk in. Things are in swing now and there aer students doing their thing on the dance floor. I look around for the others, but before I can I feel myself getting pulled along to the dance floor...
Lets just say that what ensues from there is rather embarassing...
I plop into a seat, sweating from the heat of the dance floor. Ruby is right next to me. The others are there, but they had already had a chance to cool off. They give a toast to me proposing the dance and I nod tiredly and drink from the punch...
We stay there for a time, but it s obvious that the event is winding down. All the good slow dances are over and people have started leaving in search of their own revelry.
Weiss and Blake and the others follow soon after. Its just Ruby and I and after we get our wind back we decide to follow. We walk around the halls for a time talking about my blunders...
"Well...then there was that tenth time you stepped on my foot..."
"I said I'm sorry! Also you can't complain. I told you halfway through that I wasn't a good dancer."
"Despite that though I had a good time." Ruby smiles and turns to me as we are at her dorm.
"Good..." I say nothin else coming to mind.
"There's something that could make it better..." she taps her chin.
Not needing further instruction I give her a light and sweet kiss. Despite the sweat I taste after we part I can also taste vanilla...
Right then their dorm room door burst open a regularly dressed Blake flashing by tears streaming, before we can ask her anything. Weiss comes out the door hand reaching looking concerned.
"What happened Weiss?" Ruby asked concerned for her teamate.
"Well I got news from my father. It was the White Fang again. It frustrated me after such a nice night, so I ended up venting and made some bad comments concerning the faunus..." I frown "That I don't believe in. No offense Rai. I was just stressed. Well..Blake argued back which was odd enough. Then she stormed out after I asked her why she was protecting them, but only after saying 'Maybe we were just tired of getting pushed around!'..."
I came to it quicker then Ruby.
"So she's not only a faunus...'
"...but was part of the White Fang" Ruby finished my thought
Hugging her quickly I went to my room only long enough to change and grab my gear before I was out the door and racing away from the school, force giving me more speed than normal.
Blake was Ruby's friend.
She was one of my friends.
I wasn't about to let anything happen to one of my frieds.
I didn't notice the growing scorch marks I was leaving in my wake...
So? Let me know what you think :) Again hope you enjoyed.
To my Guest Reviwer: The flaw is coming soon...promise *grins evily*-Raven Righter
