Alright, here is part two. Not much else to say, but it is a little on the short side. Just sit back and enjoy.
Chapter 24: The Vytal Dance II
Five o'clock, three hours before the beginning of the dance. Auron helps Yang out as the two finish placing the decorations around the ballroom. Auron wipes some sweat off his forehead as he places the last smoke machine in the corner of the room. "Here?" he calls out.
"Yeah, looks great," says Yang, "Thanks for your help."
"It was no trouble, with Coco out I needed to keep myself busy before the dance."
"Well, either way, you were a big help." Yang looks to the clock. "I better go, I still have to shower, get dressed, and find out who Weiss is bringing."
"Isn't she going with Neptune?"
"No, he turned her down, but she looked happy when we were working last night. She wouldn't tell me who she is going with though."
"I guess we will both be in for a surprise."
"Yeah, we will."
Five-thirty. Ren Glain knocks on the door as he and Tidus stand outside team JNPR's room. Ren Glain wears a white suit with a black bow tie, and has his pistols hidden in his jacket just in case. Tidus is next to him with a basic black tux, a navy blue dress shirt, a red tie, and a yellow handkerchief in his front pocket.
The door opens as Pyrrha stands in her outfit for the night. The gladiator wears in a long, sleeveless, red dress. "Oh, you both are here," she notices, "Ren, Nora, your date is here."
"Wait, what?" Tidus asks, very confused.
"Long story," claims Ren Glain.
"Whatever, shall we go?"
"Yes." Tidus and Pyrrha leave, arms hooked, as they begin to head to their dinner plans. Still waiting, Ren Glain decides to step into the room to see Lie Ren helping Nora with her zipper. She is wearing a pink, strapless dress with a white skirt while he is in a more formal version of his uniform.
"Well, what do we have here?" asks Ren Glain in a fake Spanish accent. Taking Nora's hand and spinning her around, he catches her as the two look to salsa dance, "I must say Señorita, you look absolutely magnificent. Come, the three of us shall feast like kings, then we shall dance like there is death on the horizon. We never know when our days together will end, so we shall make the most of the ones we have together, mis amigos."
"Arrrrrrrrrribah!" exclaims Nora, pumping her fist in the air.
"All for one and one for all!" exclaims Lie Ren, trying to get in the hype. Nora and Ren Glain stare at him.
"Señor, the three musketeers were English, or possibly French. They were not Spanish. Now, let us grab the bull by the horns as we enjoy the finest of fajitas."
"O'lay!"
"We aren't actually riding bulls, are we?"
"Why would we ride bulls through the streets of Vale," The three step outside to see three bulls standing in front of them. "That is very dangerous, I am surprised Tidus didn't notice them." Lie Ren breathes a sigh of relief. "No, no, no. After the dance, we run with the bulls."
"Can I ride one later?"
"As long as you don't break them, I see no problem with that," nods Ren Glain.
"Yay!" Nora runs around excitedly.
"Come, let us enjoy our meal." The three walk off to the beginning of the most awkward situation ever.
Airu stands outside the door to Team RWBY's dorm, now dressed in her dark green dress that reaches down above her ankles. Her wings sit comfortable in the back of the dress, folded up as to not get in the way. She checks her scroll, seeing the time as six o'clock now and she begins getting nervous. Pushing the butterflies aside, she knocks on the door. To her surprise, it is Ruby, still in her normal clothes, who answered. "Oh, Airu," she says, "I didn't realize you were stopping over. Yang is in the shower right now."
"That's fine, I am looking for Weiss," admits Airu.
"Oh, I was just helping her into her dress. Give me a minute and she will be right there."
"Okay, thank you." Airu waits for about a minute or so before the door opens up again. This time, Weiss opens it up, wearing a white strapless dress with a clean trimmed skirt.
"On time, I see," says Weiss.
"Hello to you too." Weiss just rolls her eyes.
"Cute dress. Never thought green would be your color. I guess there is something calming about it."
"Thanks. You look lovely, too. I guess white is your favorite color or something."
"I guess so. So, where are we going first."
"Well, I got us a six-thirty reservation to Grape Plantation. I hear their bread sticks are to die for, then we should be able to make it to the dance by eight, eight-thirty."
"We better get going then."
"Yes we better." Airu holds her arm out in a crook. "Shall we."
"We shall." Weiss accepts the offer and the two walk away from the dorm. Ruby stands in the room in shock of what she just saw. Yang opens the bathroom door in just a towel as she enters the room.
"Oh, did I miss it?" she asks while pouting.
"Yeah, you did," replies Ruby.
"So, did you see who Weiss's date was?"
"Yeah." Yang looks to be waiting for more, but Ruby doesn't get the signal.
"Well, who is it?"
"Oh, yeah. It's Airu." Yang's jaw drops, and her towel almost goes with it, but she manages to catch that.
"Wait, I though both of them were straight. Especially Weiss. Are you sure that is who you saw?"
"Well, since I answered the door first, said her name, and she had wings, I am pretty sure that was Airu."
"What about Airu?" Blake asks as she enters the room.
"Weiss and Airu are going to the dance together," responds Yang.
"So, what's the problem?"
"It's not that it is a problem, it is just surprising that Airu is Weiss's date." Blake drops the mug she was holding, that no one even saw before, and it shatters on the ground.
"I thought she asked Neptune."
"Looks like he said no," replies Ruby.
"This day just seems to get weirder and weirder."
"Why is that?" asks Yang.
"I just saw Tidus going with Pyrrha, and Lie Ren, Ren Glain, and Nora seem to going as a trio. Also, I think they said something about running with the bulls later, but that seemed normal for them."
"This is shaping up to be one of the best dances ever. I better get changed and I will see you two at the dance."
"Yeah, is the shower open?"
"All yours."
"Thanks." Blake steps into the bathroom leaving Yang and Ruby to get dressed.
Team CFVY rests in a abandoned building. The wooden rotting walls and broken furniture litter the room. No windows remain and glass covers the ground. The team have been fighting for days on no end. At first it was just Grimm, but then some other creatures began appearing. They ranged from dingoes to flying eyeballs to little cacti that fired needles like mini-guns. They have been fighting for two weeks with no way to call for help. Coco looks out the window.
"We got more coming," she observes.
"How many and of what type?" asks Yatsuhashi.
"About twenty, ten lizards, five eyes, four yellow artifacts, and one of those cactus fuckers."
"Can you take them?"
"Yeah, but I am almost out of ammo. I should have enough for these guys, but we need to get back into town and request a way out, and some back-up."
"Alright, take care of them." Coco lifts her weapon to the window and rests it on sil. Taking aim, she fires a barrage of bullets from her mini-gun, taking care of the lizards and eyes with no effort. The yellow artifacts take some damage, but look unaffected while the cactus hops around the bullets before firing it's needles in return. Coco ducks back inside and avoids the incoming storm of ten thousand needles. While they don't hurt much if hit by one, it is when you get hit with a storm that hurts.
"Damn, I can't hit that little fucker. Fox, assassinate it." A simple nod is all she receives in response as he slips out of the building. Sticking to the shadows, Fox manages to sneak up to the cactus and with a simple stab of his tonfa blades. The cactus falls down releasing some bright green and blue lights from its body as it disappears from existence. Not wasting anytime, he quickly loads ammo in his weapons and takes aim at the yellow artifacts. He fires water Dust ammo at the artifacts, soaking them as they fall to the ground, releasing the same lights as the cactus.
The dark skinned boy returns to his team. "Good job," Coco says as she gives him a slap on the butt. "Now, let's get back to the town, and then let's get back to Beacon." Everyone nods and bursts out the door running towards the town, but they fail to notice the man standing on the roof, watching as they escape, Seymour.
"So, they can handle the lesser fiends with minimal trouble," comments Seymour, "I wonder how they would fair against some stronger ones. I guess we'll find out, when Roman's plan is set in motion." He laughs maniacally as the sun begins to rise.
Not a whole lot of action, just the beginning of everyone's dates. I promise the next one will be long for you guys, one of the longest I have, and will get the ball rolling for more events to come.
Now, Seymour and the Fiends. They are here. I had CFVY get the first crack at the small fry because they never explained what happened to them on their mission, so why not fill in the blanks. It will also lead to some other things later, so be ready for the next chapter on Tuesday.
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