The cab left the two girls in front of a huge tent armed in the sands of the beach. Pyrrha and Yang were glad that they weren't wearing stilts but comfortable sandals as they walked in the sand towards the entrance of the party. Due to Pyrrha's fame they didn't only were able to enter without getting in line, but also were allowed in the VIP area, meaning not much of a crowd to deal with. Yet she was swarmed by fans anyway, and Yang had to gently shove some out of the way so they could reach the bar and order some drinks, with no alcohol, of course.
"You are really famous around here, P-money." Yang said as she sipped her Strawberry Sunrise.
"Yeah, it have its perks, and its downsides, as you saw right now." Pyrrha answered as she drank an iced tea drink. "It is not as bad in Vale, but Jaune had to hide me from time to time."
"Well, we are here to have fun, so as soon as we finished our drinks, we dance!" Yang shouted pumping a fist in the air, making the redhead laugh a bit.
As they finished, they hit the improvised dance floor, some wooden panels over the sand and started dancing at the electronic music. The two girls started busting moves, soon receiving the incentive and applause of the other dancers. It didn't take longer for two muscleheads approach the pair and hit on them.
"You there, aren't you Pyrrha Nikos? I might say you are hotter in person." The first one said and Pyrrha just gave a polite smile.
"And your friend here is as hot. Hey, how about we ditch this party and go have some fun just the four of us?" the other suggested, prompting Pyrrha to get nervous and Yang to roll her eyes.
"Sorry, boyos, tonight is girls' only." She said and one of the men dared to put a hand on her waist.
"Come on blondie, I can show you the time of your life." Yang eyes got red immediately over the unwanted touch.
"Hands off me, or I will take your hands off you." She growled, and Pyrrha pushed the brawler to her side.
"I need some refreshment. Thanks for the offer but tonight we just want to dance." With that the Spartan took her friend back to the bar. The two muscleheads were about to follow when they just dropped on the floor, surprising the dancers, with two small darts on their butts.
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"Are we really sure the tranquilizers will not kill them?" Weiss said as she checked her binoculars, as she, Jaune and a giggling Ruby with her Crescent Rose in sniper mode watched the girls.
"Blake said it works all the time." Jaune said as he also watched through binoculars. "They will at most wake up with a hangover."
"I hope so, last time Winter tried such stunt it took a lot of bribes to hid what happened." Jaune and Ruby stared at Weiss for a second before deciding they didn't wanted to know.
"Do you think Blake is doing well keeping the photographers out of their hair?" Ruby said as she loaded another tranquilizer on her gun.
…
Blake admired her hand work as she put another paparazzi gagged, blindfolded and tied to a pile of now five. She wouldn't admit openly, but she loved those kinds of things. She sat on a dune and started reading one of her Ninjas of Love series as the paparazzi squirmed.
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The two girls danced till their feet got tired, and mostly had a great time. They were happy not many inconvenient people interrupted their fun, but now they just lazily stared as the rest of the party goers danced and made a fool of themselves. For Pyrrha it was rare to go out to places like that, and while the music wasn't her cup of tea, she admitted she had a good deal of fun. Yang apparently noticed it and put an arm around her friend.
"Hey, how about we ditch this place and go somewhere to eat and relax?" The blonde suggested and Pyrrha nodded, before giving the blonde a playful smile.
"I might just know the right place for that."
The two left the tent and got onto a cab, where Pyrrha give some directions in Mistrali to the driver. Yang was curious to know where they were going, but really didn't care much as she was having fun. The blonde admired how the redhead wasn't as stuck up as her first impression of her when they mate a year before let it seems. The duo talked happily as the driver took them to their destination. They were so enthralled into the conversation that they missed the mysterious red sport car approaching the bikes the paparazzi were riding and taking them down.
The cab drove away from the beaches and the busy downtown and into a humble neighborhood composed of simple, colorful houses, before stopping close to a big house with white walls and blue windows and doors. The girls paid the cab and entered the house, which Yang now identified as a family restaurant. There was typical Mistrali music being playing by a quartet in a corner, and the smell of fresh made food filled the place.
"Pyrrha!" A tall, fat woman with black hair held in ponytail approached and hugged the redhead. "I was wondering when you would visit us again!"
"You know very well I can't come to Mistral without visiting you, Mara." The woman laughed and nodded, before looking at Yang. "So, is this one of your Beacon friends? I thought Jaune was a boy."
"Jaune IS a boy, Mara, I showed you pictures of him. This is Yang, another friend from Beacon." Pyrrha introduced and the fat woman didn't hesitate in hugging the blonde.
"Any friend of your is a friend of mine. So, did you ditch that boy for her?" Pyrrha blushed madly at that while the brawler smirked waiting the answer.
"No, I am dating Jaune now, as a matter of fact. I will bring him another day. He was just… sick so that is why Yang offered to keep me company." Pyrrha didn't like having to lie, but she promised her mother.
"Well, bring all your friends here when they can, now come, I will have your favorite table ready in no time."
Soon they sat a table by one of the windows, in a big table with white tablecloth, and soon the table was covered in several types of pasta, meats covered in sauces and hot breads stuffed with tasty fillings. Yang loved the taste of the food and ate happily, while Pyrrha explained what everything was.
"So, how you found this place? This food is gold!" Yang mused as she ate bread filled with chicken and some type of creamy sauce.
"I actually grew up around here. My family always brought me here before I became famous, and even after I did, I try to come here as often as I can, but sadly all those competitions and promotional jobs kept me busy. Not counting the fact I have to watch for my weight."
"Are you kidding me? You didn't get any extra weight in our time at Beacon!" yang said surprised, and Pyrrha just smiled back.
"Aside our usual training, you know I keep training Jaune, so I got plenty of extra exercise." The champion explained and Yang nodded. Of course it was hard to keep the figure without exercise. Yang herself was lucky enough that her Semblance also burned lots of calories.
"So, humble beginnings it seems." Yang commented as she looked around the simplicity of the place and its people.
"My father was a Huntsman, killed by Grimm when I was five. My mom worked hard before I become famous and the people here helped a lot. We still come here often, and I try to help the community with what I can."
"Aww, aren't you a nice girl!" Yang teased making the redhead blush.
…
"So, do you think that blonde girl is really dating the champion?" A paparazzi asked another as they were setting up their cameras in the bushes close to the restaurant the duo was in.
"Looks like that, but I am disappointed, you know. I really wish that rumor she was dating a boy that was dating another girl at the same time was true. Girls dating each other are so common place nowadays that it won't be newsworthy." The other answered as he grabbed a dish connected to some headphones.
"Why do you even care if that is the case?" A feminine voice asked.
"Kid, we don't give a damn with whom she is sleeping with, but boy do they pay good money for them… wait, who the fuck are you?" The paparazzi asked as he looked at Ruby. She smiled at them toothily.
"No one, this is all a dream."
"I know I am well aw…." He felt sleep as Blake applied the tranquilizer on both.
"You know, we need to have spring breaks like this more often." The ninja girl stated as she took the memory cards of their equipments.
"You talk like our school days aren't full of this either." Ruby giggled and Blake just smirked about the truth of that.
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Yang was laughing loud as Mara kept telling tales of Pyrrha's younger years, making the redhead cover her face many times and blushing hard. The brawler now finally saw the goddess of victory as a human being that did things like everyone else did. She learned the Spartan would more than often bring abandoned cats and dogs home; got hurt more often than not doing challenges with other kids and even got arrested once when she beat the shit out older kids bullying young ones.
"And don't get me started with her cooking. I think she almost burned down her house twice! I really hope your man can cook Pyr, cause the option is a burned house AND starving."
"Nothing to worry about here, Jaune's food is awesome!" Yang commented between laughs.
"Good good. Oh, look at the time. Sorry hun, but I have to close the place. It was simple marvelous to have you two today, and remember I want all your friends here, especially this Jaune boy. I would be an awful friend if I don't have a heart to heart with him." Mara said as she basically started throwing the customers out of her restaurant.
The two girls called the cab and waited at the porch, telling lame jokes at one another and laughing a little. Pyrrha should admit it was great going out with Yang. Like Jaune, she didn't care much about Pyrrha's fame, nor did she restrain herself for appearances sake, something the Spartan only experienced with her friends at beacon and back at her old neighborhood.
Yang also loved going out with Pyrrha, for the same reasons going out with Jaune was good, as she didn't had to worry about unwanted advances or weird proposals, nor dealing with people that were either too cheap or too uptight to enjoy a good night.
In the end, they both concluded that they were luck it was them sharing Jaune.
And that they could grow closer through him.
"So, what do we do now?" Yang questioned, and Pyrrha put some thought on it.
"Tomorrow I want to enjoy the day with everyone, so how about we call it a night."
"Awww, and here I was expecting we would end in a love hotel." Yang teased, making the Spartan blush and stand agape for a second.
"You don't exist!" Pyrrha shouted and they laughed. "But… I think we can have a second date. Just, the two of us…"
"Nice." The brawler almost singed as she smiled. "I could kiss you now, but paparazzi and your mother…"
"Well, sooner or later they will discover. We probably will have opportunities for that. So, are we dating now?"
"I would like this, yeah." They traded a tight hug and just didn't kiss because they were sure the paparazzi were around.
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"I swear to heavens this is too many people." Jaune commented as he dropped ten memory cards on the ground.
"I am more disappointed with the fact so many people care what others do privately." Weiss complained as she also dropped a few memory cards herself.
"Well, at least their date is ending with no problems." Ruby said. Blake was wearing the spy dish she got from one of the paparazzi. "So, are they dating now?"
"Yep." The Faunus girl answered, and the four of them had to hold back the celebration. "So Jaune, your girlfriends are girlfriends now."
"Cool. It means we all love each other." He smiled and looked at the girls in the distance.
"I don't know Arc, maybe they will kick YOU out of the relationship." Weiss commentary made Jaune pale, while Ruby slapped the back of Weiss head. Before the three could start arguing, Blake spoke.
"They are in the cab now. Shouldn't we get going? I mean, what will we say to them if we aren't in Pyrrha's house before them?"
"RUN YOU FOOLS!" Ruby disappeared in a dash of petals, soon followed by everyone else.
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"ARC! I WANT TO ARRIVE FIRST AT PYRRHA'S HOUSE, NOT AT PARADISE!"
Jaune made another tight curve in high speed, the tires of the rented car complaining of the punishment and leaving a white smoke trail as the knight zoomed around the tight streets of Mistral City. Ruby was giggling happily over the maneuvers, while bloke was actually impressed with Jaune's level of skill.
"Where do your learnt to drive like this?" She asked as Jaune kept speeding.
"Videogames." He calmly stated.
"You are right, Weiss, we are all going to die." Blake smiled and decided to accept her fate.
…
Impressively, no one died that night.
Jaune stopped in front of Pyrrha's house and gave the keys back to the surprised driver that came to take the car back. They rushed to the door and Thea allowed them in. Inside, they saw Nora bonded to a chair with some hopes while Ren talked with her.
"So, she couldn't control herself?" Blake asked as they relaxed at the couch.
"Yeah, I hope this pass away soon." Ren said apologetically.
"Renny, ten years. I waited ten long years." Nora stated, making the boy cringe a little. "Nice spy dish, Blakey."
"Wait, what? Blake, did you stole that from the paparazzi?" Weiss asked as she joined them in the couch.
"Didn't we spend our nights stealing memory cards from them? Besides, this is illegal for civilian use. And I certainly deserve a reward for protecting my partner's privacy."
"Touché." Weiss ended up agreeing. "But hide this thing away."
It didn't take longer than a few minutes before Pyrrha and Yang arrived at the house, and the two clearly were happy. They stared at Nora for a second, now used to know sometimes you needed to tie her down for a moment of peace, and the girls snuggled Jaune in the couch.
"So, good night?" He asked and they both nodded.
"Thanks for keeping the creeps and photographers away." Pyrrha said, and he left out a nervous chuckle.
"Of course you two would notice. I swear I wasn't spying, just wanted you two to enjoy the night." They kissed their cheek and he smiled, while Weiss couldn't believe they almost died for nothing, not even counting all the petty crimes they committed.
"We did. And we know why you did it. Thanks." Yang said back and they smiled together.
"Well, I will sleep. Tomorrow we will see what your little date and your friends adventures resulted. I have the girls and boys rooms prepared. And no, unless you are married you won't sleep in the same bed under my roof." Nora pouted at it, while Thea got up, kissed Pyrrha's forehead and said some words in Mistrali, making Jaune smile as the only one that understood what was said besides the redhead.
"What she said to you?" Ruby asked as she saw the sweet smile Pyrrha was giving them.
"It is an old Mistrali blessing. 'That your happiness last as long as you live.'".
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They woke up late the next morning and were greeted with the same breakfast of the other day. They sat lazily around the table while Nora jumped on Ren, commenting about the horrible night without him, despite the girls affirming she slept like a rock. They were eating and planning the day away, mostly wanting to hit the stores, as Ren and Jaune's opinions were deemed irrelevant. Thea appeared soon after and turned the TV on.
Pyrrha and Jaune's expressions turned sour as the two understood what was being talked about. The rest of them guessed when pictures of them at the beach and of the two girls in their night out appeared. The people on screen kept ranting about the nature of Pyrrha's relationship with the two blondes of the group.
"I wish they would let it go for a while…" Thea commented sadly, and looked at her daughter. "I won't say again why I think you three shouldn't be in this kind of relationship, but since it is clear you three won't hear my advices unless it is to get closer, at least tell me what I should say to others."
"I would love to just say them to take care of their fucking lives." Yang growled, and they all agree that would be the best to do.
"While Yang put it in a rather appropriate way, mom is right we should tread carefully. I had a lot of time to think about it…" Pyrrha smiled a little as she spoke her idea to her friends and mother. An official statement was soon sent to the media.
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Many speculations aroused about my private life as of this week. It is sad that I can't keep my public life separated of my private one, and that is the price we pay for success and fame, therefore I come with this statement so rumors can't spread about my life.
I found two amazing people that love me, two people that treat me fairly, that loves the real me, not the one the media created. While I know this unconventional and maybe even shocking to many of the people that follow my career, I have never being happier and I won't put my own happiness before the conventions and standards of others.
I know many of my fans are surprised, many might even be shocked or even angry at this, and I understand why some of them might feel like this, but I hope they all understand that my happiness should be what a true fan wants for me. I won't spoke about the people I am in love with, except they are the best people I ever met, and while hoping the media would leave me and them alone is probably foolish, I can only make my own efforts to keep them out of the public eye.
Thanks for your attention,
Pyrrha Nikos.
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A.N.: Next chapter still will be in Mistral, an idea I was cooking for a while.
So, yes, Pyrrha and Yang also are dating each other. I think that is the best way to make this relationship work. Things will keep light hearted till we got back to Beacon. ^^