Ashbel: Finally, after so much time, I have finally returned!

Seth: And where the hell were you?

Ashbel: Life and Final Exams. That's all I have to say. Anyway, hello Fanfiction readers and welcome back for a new chapter of the story. After some time, we are finally going to see what will happen to our dear Seth.

Seth: I am really nervous for this. Is Ruby actually going to confess?

Ashbel: You'll just have to see and find out like the rest. For now, cue disclaimer!

Seth: Sigh. Fine.

(Disclaimer: Ashebl Longhart does not own RWBY, Bleach, any songs, any anime elements, or anything else that may appear familiar to you. They all belong to their respective owners. He just own this story and his OC's)

Ashbel: Now, ladies and gentlemen, get ready for some drama! And a musical cause I have Disney fever!

Seth: Wait, what?

"Talking"

'Thoughts'

"Kuro"

"Shiro"

"Crescent Rose"


EP 23: The Dance That Will Decide Everything


(Cue Rolling Star by YUI)

(Yume ni made mita you na sekai de, Arasoi mo naku heiwa kurashitai) The song starts off as we pass over the town of Vale. Then, going up, we see Seth preparing to unleash Bankai before an explosion happened in front of him as the title appeared within the dust cloud.

(Mou gaman bakka shiterannai yo) We see Seth with Teams RWBY and JNPR, all having lunch in the cafeteria

(Iitai koto wa iwanakucha) Jaune had just come over with his lunch, joining in on whatever the guys were talking about.

(Kaerimichi yuugure no basutei) Then, we go into Seth's Inner World where all the weapon spirits were having a good time except Shiro who was chained up.

(Ochikonda senaka ni Bye Bye Bye) We get a close up on the chained Shiro until he raises his head to show off his sadistic smile.

(Kimi no Fighting Pose misenakya oh oh) We then see Ozpin, Kisuke, and Glynda in Ozpin's Office with a black cat on his desk. Then, Ozpin looks out the window to see tons of ships down at the docks.

(Yume ni made mita you na sekai wa) Jump on the roof, Seth comes upon Grimmjow who smirks at him.

(Arasoi mo naku heiwa na nichijou) There's something in the distance we can't see, but whatever it is, RWBY was heading towards it.

(Demo genjitsu wa hibi to rabu de) JNPR all make it to somewhere as something over shadows them, prompting them prepare to draw their weapons.

(Tama ni kuyandari shiteru) There was a big explosion and the next thing we know, we're in Seth's Inner World.

(Sonna Rolling Days) Seth was there and was looking around until not too far from him was Shiro, now free. A fight takes place as both Seth and Shiro enter a dead lock with both of them holding a Zangetsu of their own. They both draw back and while Seth stabs forwards, Shiro smiles as his face was replaced with the Grimm Mask before Shiro slashes forward. Then, we see Seth dropping to his knees as his Zangetsu was embedded next to him, showing us a tiny reflection of Kuro.

(Kitto uso nante sou) Then, we see the charm Ruby gave to Seth long ago when he was fighting in that tournament.

(Imi wo motanai no) Then, the charm starts to burn away like paper as we see Ruby on her knees, crying.

(All my loving...) We then see Ruby and Seth at the docks.

(Sou ja nakya yatterannai) Ruby was crying for some reason but was then surprised when Seth suddenly kisses her on the lips.

(Yume ni made mita you na Sweet Love) We now see Seth on the roof of Beacon as the setting sun was in the background.

(Koibitotachi wa kakure ga wo sagasu no) We then see see faint images of some faint battle where it ends with Shiro.

(Demo genjitsu wa aenai hi ga) The image starts to become as we see half of Shiro's face replaced with the Grimm Mask.

(Tsuzukinagara mo shinjiteru no Lonely Days) As if knowing Shiro was smiling at him, Seth opens his eyes and looks forward with determination.

(Oooooh yeah. Oh Tsumazuitatte Way to go) Slowly, Seth draws Zangetsu and transforms it into its Shikai form.

(Yeah, yeah, yeah!) Then, in a burst of Aura, Seth transforms into his Bankai as he prepares a black Getsuga Tenshō.

(Doro doro ke Rolling Star) Then, with a roar, Seth sends the Getsuga Tenshō towards the shattered moon of Remnant as the song ends.


(Beacon Dorm)

"What...did you say?"

"You heard me right, little sis." Yang said. "You, Ruby Rose, have to confess your true feelings for Seth."

"Confess...my feelings...for Seth!?" Ruby repeated, becoming more red with each word. "No! No way! I can't do that!"

"But you have to!" Yang said. "If you confess your feelings for Seth, he'll be sure to stay."

"And how do you think that!?" Ruby asked loudly.

"Because once Seth realizes your feelings for him, he realize that if he goes, he'd be breaking your heart and as me and the other girls know, he doesn't like to hurt you." Yang explained, the other two nodding in agreement.

"But...But, what if he doesn't feel the same way?" Ruby asked. "What if telling my feelings for him just makes him go away?"

"Ruby, there's no way in hell of that happening." Yang said. "Now, get some rest. We'll go over the plan tomorrow."

"You already thought of a plan?" Ruby asked.

"Yep. And it's going to need some help." Yang said before she said no more.


(The Next Day, JNPR's Room)

"Thanks again for letting me sleep here, Jaune." Seth thanked the leader of Team JNPR as he rolled up his sleeping bag.

"Don't mention it." Jaune said, a towel over his head as he just got out of the shower. Currently, Pyrrha was in the shower.

"So, mind telling us why you got kicked out of your room?" Ren asked, making adjustments to Storm Flower as Nora was busy reading a comic. Since the dance was coming up soon, for the next week, students had no classes to relax before the dance.

"I'm not really sure. I just walked in and the next thing I knew, I was sent flying by Yang." Seth said before turning to Jaune. "Is it true that Weiss rejected your offer to take her to the dance?"

Jaune sighed depressingly. "Yeah. I was gonna try again, but gave up when I saw her ask that Neptune guy."

"Hey, don't feel bad." Seth said, placing a hand on the blonds shoulder. "Maybe Weiss just wasn't the girl for you. If she can't see you for the type of guy you are, then just forget about her."

"Thanks, Seth." Jaune said, feeling a little better.

"I don't see what this guy saw in her. She's not exactly the type of girl someone would want to date."

"You forget, Weiss is a tsundere."

"Oh yeah, you're right."

Suddenly...

*BAM!*

Everyone in the room jumped when the door was kicked open, the person being none other than Weiss herself.

"Well, speak of the devil and she shall appear."

"Weiss? What are you doing here?" Seth asked when suddenly, a black glyph appeared behind him. "Huh?" And then he was kicked by Weiss, her glyph getting rid of his gravity as he was sent flying out the window and down below. "Wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!?"

Everyone sweat dropped at what had just happened, even Pyrrha who just got out of the shower.

"All of you." Everyone turned their attention to the white haired heiress. "Come with me, now."

"Yes ma'am!" Everyone saluted without thinking before they followed Weiss to Team RWBY's dorm room.


(With Seth)

"What...the...hell!?" Seth gasped as he got himself out of the crater. "She just kicked me out of the room! What the hell's wrong with her!?"

"I don't know what's going on, but if you keep this up, King, you're gonna be making a record of being kicked out of a room."

'Oh, shut up.' Seth thought, getting up before snapping his fingers. Up above, Zangetsu in his sheathed flew out of the room and into his hands.

"I still wonder how the heck that is possible."

"Don't look at us, even we don't know how King does that."

"Well, since it's still early, I might as well do what I have to do before I have to leave." Seth said, remembering that Aizen said that he'd be leaving on the same day as the dance so first things first, he's gotta take care of a few things before he goes off into the unknown. First things first, he needs to find some wood.


(Back with RWBY and JNPR)

"What!? Seth is leaving the academy!?" All of JNPR said after being told by Yang.

"That's right." Yang nodded.

"But, why?" Pyrrha asked.

"We don't know." Blake said. "But what's important here is that Seth is leaving and we need all the help we can get to stop him."

"Wait, is that why Sun and Neptune are here?" Jaune asked, pointing to both Sun and Neptune who were standing by the corner.

"We were just on our way to get some grub when we were dragged here." Sun said. "This is the first time I've heard of this."

"Can you guys please help?" Ruby pleaded. "Like Blake said, we need all the help we can get."

"I don't know." Neptune said. He's talked with most of Team RWBY, but he barely even knows Seth.

"Please~!" Ruby then busted out the one thing most guys can't stand. The puppy dog eyes.

'Shit! Not the puppy eyes! Anything, but the puppy eyes!' Neptune said until he gave in. "Fine! I guess I'll help."

"Alright. What about you, Sun?" Yang asked.

"Of course." Unlike his friend, Sun did know Seth to some extent so he was okay with helping out.

"Great. What about you guys?" Yang asked JNPR this time.

"You don't even need to ask." Jaune said.

"Alright, so what's the plan?" Ruby asked.

"Wait, you guys don't even have a plan?" Neptune asked.

"We do, but the girls won't tell me what it is." Ruby said.

"Well, Ruby, the first thing you gotta do is go out there..." Yang then pushed Ruby out of the room. "And ask Seth to the dance!"

"What!?" Before Ruby could say anything else, the door was closed shut in her face.

"Okay, now that that's been taken care of, here's the plan." Yang said as they all huddled up.

...

...

...

"You can't be serious."

"Oh, I'm a 100% serious."


(With Seth)

"Hello? Urahara-sensei?" Seth called out as he entered Kisuke's office. He had knocked a few times before finding out that the the door was unlocked. Looking around, he saw no one here. "Guess he isn't here."

Seth then felt something against his leg. Looking down, Seth saw a black cat snuggling against is leg.

"Well hello there." Seth knelt down and picked up the cat. "How did you get in here?"

"This is academy grounds. How did a cat of all things get in here?"

"You have a name?" Seth asked.

"Seth, cats can't-"

"Yoruichi."

...

...

...

"...Did that cat just talk?"

"It's nice to finally meet you, Seth Aberrant." Seth screamed in surprise as he threw away the cat who back flipped and landed on Kisuke's desk. "Now that wasn't nice, throwing me all of a sudden."

"Y-Y-Y-You can talk!?"

"Well, of course." The now named Yoruichi said.

"How! You're a cat!"

"This defies all logic!"

"Since when has this entire world been logical?"

"A cat? Yes, I am one, by appearance." Yoruichi said. "I've heard a lot about you from Kisuke."

"You know Urahara-sensei?" Seth asked, calming down a bit.

"He and I are old friends." Yoruichi said. "Now, is there a reason why you're here? Students don't have classes for the rest of the week."

"I'm just here to drop off my essay early." Seth said, taking out pieces of paper before placing them down on the desk.

"Early? Mind telling me why?"

"Well, don't tell this to anyone, Mr. Yoruichi, but I'm leaving the academy."

Yoruichi eyes widen. "You're what?"

"Yeah. I just came here to turn in some stuff before I go." Seth explained to the talking cat.

"Why would you...wait. Did you just call me mister?" Yoruichi asked.

"Yeah. Why?"

Yoruichi then laughed a little. "Oh, silly Seth, I'm not a male, I'm a female."

"What!?" Seth's looked at Yoruichi looked at that cat in disbelief.

"It's the voice, isn't it?" The cat asked before she jumped off the desk and stood not too far from the amnesiac. "Showing you would probably make more sense. Pay close attention, okay?"

Before Seth could ask, Aura suddenly appeared and surrounded the cat, startling Seth a bit as smoke rose up from under the cat's feet. Seth gulped nervously as Yoruichi's form slowly changed into that of a... slender, dark-skinned woman of average height, with golden-colored eyes and long black, purplish hair. On top of her head were a pair of cat Faunus ears and from behind, a tail.

Seth could do nothing, but blush and gawk.

"What...the...hell?"

"Holy shit!"

"Well, you're even more shocked than I imagined." The now transformed Yoruichi said with a smirk, crossing her arms over her breasts as the smoke covering her disappeared, her voice now sounding like a woman's. "Though, I really can't blame you since people find it hard to believe because of the voice I use in cat form. No matter how many times I show off my true form, it's always amusing to see the reactions I get from people. Though, I thought you would handle it better. Guess not."

"H-H-How did you...You were a cat!"

"Cats don't talk. Use that thing you call a brain, Seth." Yoruichi said. "Though, I am a cat Faunus so I guess that counts, right?"

Finally, Seth couldn't take it anymore as his brain was fried. He would need a glass of milk and a muffin or two after this.

"Now then, back to the matter at hand." Yoruichi said, picking up Seth's essay as Seth's eyes traveled to Yoruichi's...assets.

"I can't...look...away!"

*BONK!*

"Ow! What the hell midget!?"

"Pervert..."

"Why are you leaving the academy-"

"Put some clothes on woman!" Seth demanded, having enough as he blushed scarlet, trying his best to turn away from the dark-skinned woman.

"Oh, right. Sorry." Yoruichi then remembered that she was naked. Not even embarrassed at being seen naked, the cat turned woman took out some clothes that were in one of Kisuke's desk drawer...for some reason. "It's been so long since I've had to wear clothes, I completely forget. Though, I am surprised. You're more innocent than I thought considering you're part of a team mostly consisting of girls. Was that truly the first time you've ever seen a girl naked?"

"Shut up." Seth grunted, keeping his eyes away from the woman as he was still a little red.

"Do you want another look?"

"No."

"Maybe."

*BONK!*

"Ow!"

"Pervert..."

"Are you sure? This is a one and a lifetime opportunity. You sure you don't want to see me naked?" The dark-skinned woman asked, wagging her Faunus cat tail in a very sexy manner. It didn't help Seth that the cat ears made the woman look even more sexy.

"I said no!"

"Just kidding. Sheesh, you don't have to yell." Yoruichi said as she put on some pants. "You have no sense of humor, you know that?"

"Just hurry up and finish changing." Seth said.

"Alright, alright." Yoruichi said as she finished putting on her clothes which was a black, backless, sleeveless undershirt, an orange over-shirt with two white straps on each shoulder, a large beige sash around her waist, and black stretch pants with a pair of lightweight brown shoes. "Alright, you can look now."

"Finally." Seth breathed a sigh of relief as he turned and saw Yoruichi fully dressed.

"I had forgotten how uncomfortable it is to wear clothes." Yoruichi said as she pulled on her shirt a little.

"So, how are you able to turn into a cat?" Seth asked out of curiosity.

"Oh, it's easy. All Faunus can turn into the animals that they are." Yoruichi said. "In my case, it's being able to turn into a cat."

"You serious? All Faunus can turn into animals?"

Yoruichi nodded. "That's right, however, the method to doing that has been forgotten so a lot of Faunus don't know how to do it. Anyway, back to matter at hand, why are you leaving the academy?"

"Well, I've been given an offer from this guy named Aizen and-"

"Wait." Yoruichi interrupted Seth, her expression becoming more serious. "Did you say Aizen?"

"Yeah. He's the headmaster of some academy I don't know about, but he offered me a chance to get stronger." Seth explained. "Why do you ask?"

"Seth, believe me when I say do not trust Aizen." Yoruichi said.

Seth raised an eyebrow. "You sound like you know him."

"I'm surprised you don't." Yoruichi said before she began to explain. "Aizen is famous for claiming back an entire Grimm infested island all by himself and making that place his territory and location for his academy which he built himself."

"He what!?" Seth eyes widen in surprise.

"That's not all. What would usually take an entire army years, he took back the entire place in one week." Yoruichi said, surprising Seth further.

"That's impossible! It takes an army years to even take back a city from Grimm, and she's saying that this Aizen guy took back a whole island in one week!?"

"He's good."

"That's sounds amazing, but why not trust him?" Seth asked.

"Trust me. It's best if you decline his offer. If you knew, you'd be agreeing with me." Yoruichi said.

"Well, I don't, so whatever you say won't make me change my mind." Seth said before he left the office.

Yoruichi just stared at the door before she sighed. "I need to tell Kisuke and Ozpin."


(With RWBY)

Ruby sighs, resting her head against her hand. She had been trying to find her amnesiac crush, she admits it now since everyone but Seth knows, but she has had no luck in even finding him.

Suddenly, Weiss comes to the table she was at and placed two pieces of fabric.

"I need you to pick a table cloth."

Ruby looks at both pieces of cloth, but notices something. "Aren't they both the same?"

Weiss just sighs. "I don't even know why I asked." And with that, she took her leave as Ruby went back to sulking.

"Hup!" With no care at all, Yang places the the huge speaker on the floor before walking up to her little sister. "So, have you picked out a dress yet?"

"What's the point? Who cares about the dance if Seth's not going?" Ruby said depressingly.

"You still haven't asked him out?"

"It's not that I haven't. It's just I haven't found him." Ruby said. "I've looked all over, but I still haven't found him. I don't even know what to say when I do find him."

"Just say, 'Will you go to the dance with me?' It's not that hard."

"Oh yeah? Then who are you going to the dance with?" Ruby asked.

"Uh...well...I..." Okay, Ruby was not expecting Yang, her big sister, to stutter. In the past, she's seen Yang go out on dates with a lot of guys, but those never lasted long. In fact, it's Yang who ends them cause while she has no problem getting a boyfriend if she wanted, she would be the first to back out when there was kissing involved which would later result in a punch to the face. So to see her sister stutter like this was a bit surprising...unless...

"Yang, do you have a crush on someone?"

"What!? Me? Have a crush on someone? Pfft, please, no way!" Yang said...rather quickly. She then saw what Weiss was doing. "Weiss! I thought we agreed; no doilies!"

"If I don't get doilies, then you don't get fog machines just like Blake won't get her sushi!" Weiss countered.

"Please leave me out of this conversation." Blake said as she finished tying the last set of balloons to the stairs.

Then, the sound of the doors opening got their attention as walking into the room were both Sun and Neptune.

"Your dance is gonna have fog machines?" Neptune asked.

"It's currently being debated." Weiss said, giving Yang a determined stare.

"That's cool." Neptune said.

"So, any luck with Seth?" Sun asked.

"What do you think?" Ruby said before going back to sulking.

"She's been unable to find our amnesiac friend." Blake said. "Which is strange since I think he should be having his muffin hour right about now."

"Excuse me, muffin hour?" Neptune asked, wondering if he heard right.

"Yeah. Seth is always enjoying a muffin around this hour, so we call it his muffin hour." Yang said.

"And who was the one who came up with that name?" Neptune asked, thinking that the name was kind of ridiculous.

RY both raised their hands...and then WB raised their hands after.

"Okay, those two, I get." Neptune said, point at RY. He then pointed to WB. "You two, not so much."

The sound of the door opening again got everyone's attention as standing at the door was none other than Seth...holding a chocolate muffin and a glass of milk.

"...Bad time?" Seth asked as no one had yet to say anything. "I'll just...be on my way, before someone kicks me out of the room again."

"Seth, wait!" Ruby cried out, but Seth had already left the room.

"What are you doing? Go after him!" Weiss said before Ruby took off in a flash, leaving behind rose petals.

"So...you guys remember the plan?" Yang asked.

"Crystal." Sun said.


(With Seth)

"Seth! Wait!" Seth stopped walking and turned to see Ruby catching her breath.

"Ruby?" Seth quickly finished the muffin he was eating before finishing his milk in two gulps. After that, he turned his complete attention to Ruby. "Something you need?"

"Uh...I...well...you see...I...um..." Ruby tried to find the right words to say, but she was too flustered to think or speak properly. "Well, you see...I wanted to...I just wanted to say..."

Seth just stood there as Ruby was trying to speak. "You seem flustered. Maybe we can save this conversation for later?"

"No! Wait! Don't go!" Ruby quickly stopped Seth from leaving by grabbing his hand.

"Ruby?" Seth had never seen Ruby act this nervously before.

"What the hell is wrong with the little red midget?"

"You guys are idiots."

'Hey!' Both Seth and Shiro said/thought.

Ruby never felt so nervous, flustered and whatever emotion she was feeling like right. Here she was, holding the hand of a boy that she grew feelings for, and she couldn't even say the one thing she wanted to say...well the second thing she wanted to say. The first thing involved three words, but she wasn't ready for that, but I digress.

"Ruby, if you have something to say, just say it." Seth said as people were starting to stare. "I have some place I need to get to, so if-"

The words, 'Some place I need to get to,' set off Ruby as she threw caution to the wind and shouted-

"WILL YOU GO TO THE DANCE WITH ME, SETH!?"

Everyone that was watched all stopped as Seth stood there in shock.

'D-Did she just...'

"Holy shit...I did not see this coming."

"Finally!"

"R-Ruby, you..." Seth said as his face was slowly turning red.

And then...

"Yeah!"

"You go girl!"

"Show him your true feelings!"

"Take your man!"

"Wha!?" Seth and Ruby both flushed red as the students around them cheered for Ruby.

"Well, this is unexpected."

'I need to get out of here!' With that thought in mind, Seth picked up Ruby bridal style, surprising her before he shunpoed away.


(Somewhere else)

"This should be good." Seth said as he shunpoed to the roof where he used to stare gaze before Jaune and Pyrrha took it as their place to train Jaune.

"Seth, you can put me down now." Ruby said as she was still in Seth's arms.

"Huh? Oh, right." Blushing a little, Seth placed Ruby down before moving back a little. Now that they were away from the eyes of people, the two were now enveloped in silence.

"Awkward~!"

"Shut it, Shiro. Come on, let's give them some privacy." And with that, Seth no longer felt the two spirit's presence.

"So..." Seth began awkwardly, to nervous.

"So..." Ruby followed his example, also nervous. She couldn't believe she had said that so loudly, and in front of so many people too!

"Ruby...Did you really mean what you said?" Seth asked.

Ruby gulped down her nervousness and steeled her resolve before speaking. "Yes. I meant every word."

"I see." Seth was afraid of that. Don't get him wrong, he was elated that Ruby of all people asked him to the dance, but that causes problems for him since Aizen was leaving on the same night as the dance. So, he had to ask, "Why me?"

Ruby took a deep breath before speaking. What she said now would affect Seth's decision. "Because...You're an important person to me, Seth. If there was anyone I wanted to go to the dance with, it be you and only you."

Seth blushed even further at Ruby's words. What Ruby had said really touched his heart, it really did. But what should he say?If he said yes, then that meant that he would get the chance to go with Aizen. But if he said no, then he would hurt Ruby, and he would rather stab himself through the heart then hurt Ruby. She's already been through enough pain.

Finally, Seth opened his mouth...and spoke.

"Ruby...I..."


(Dorm Room)

"He said yes!" Ruby practically screamed when she suddenly bursted through the door, surprising her whole team who jumped in surprise.

"He did?" Weiss asked.

"Yes! He said we're meeting up at seven!" Ruby said before she zoomed to her closet at a speed that was equal to when she uses her Semblance. "Quick! Help me girls! What dress should I wear!?"

"Calm down sis."

"Calm down! How can you expect me to calm down!?" Ruby said as she started to panic. "Oh, what do I do! This is almost like a d-d-d-date! I don't know what to do!"

"Relax, Ruby." Yang said as she grabbed Ruby and brought her to a chair. "Now that you've finally asked Seth to the dance, we can finally begin phase two of our plan." Yang then suddenly got out her Scroll and spoke to who ever was on the other line. "Phase two is a go."

"Phase two?" Ruby said in confusion until suddenly, Pyrrha and Nora bursted through the door. She has a bad felling about this.


(With Seth)

"You made the right decision, Seth."

"And how do you think that?" Seth asked as he walked down the hallway. Since no one was around, he was allowed to talk out loud.

"I don't know about Shiro, but you leaving the academy did not sit well with me. You're making the right choice by staying here with your friends."

"Ha! And you call me an idiot."

"What did you say?"

"King's not planning on staying here. He's still planning on going. Just before the night ends, King's gonna take his leave with that Aizen guy."

"...Is this true, Seth?"

"...He's right." Seth admitted. "Before I take my leave with Aizen, I'm gonna spend one last day with my friends. I know this will cause pain to my friends, especially Ruby...but I have to go."

"...Then I'm disappointed in you."

Before Seth could reply, he was suddenly pulled into a room, crying in surprise.

Before Seth could say, "Whoa!" he was placed in a chair as the door closed. Looking, he saw that who ever brought him into the room were non other than Jaune, Ren, Sun, and Neptune.

"Jaune!? Ren? Sun!? ...Who are you?"

"Neptune. I think this is the first time we've met."

Seth nodded before turning to everyone. "What is going on?"

"Seth, Ruby asked you out to the dance, right?" Jaune asked.

"Huh? Yes, but why do you know that?" Seth asked.

Instead of answering, Sun asked, "Did you say yes?"

"Yes, but how do you-"

"Classified." Ren quickly interrupted him.

"What you need to know is that we're here to help you." Neptune said.

"Help me? Help me with what?"

"For your dance with Ruby." Sun said.

"Why would I-?" However, Seth was interrupted again.

"Do you even know what to do at the dance?" Neptune asked.

"Well...no." Seth admitted.

"Then that's why we're here, to help you." Sun said.


(Back With RWBY)

"You see, Ruby, we have come to a realization that whatever advice we give you, you'll be too nervous to do them." Yang said as she walked in circles around Ruby. "That is why we have devised a method that will make you confess your feelings for Seth. But first, you need practice."

"Hold on." Ruby stopped Yang before she went any further. "You guys haven't even told me what this great plan of yours is. Mind tell me now what it is."

"If you let me finish, I'll tell you." Yang said before she continued. "As I was saying, knowing you, you can't just say the three magic words to Seth, not with so many people at the dance, so me and the girls have devised a way you can confess while people are watching." Yang then suddenly pointed dramatically at Ruby who leaned back in surprise. "Ruby Rose! You are going to confess your feelings for Seth by singing!"

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...

...

"What?"


(Back With Seth and the boys)

"You guys are gonna give me advice?" Seth asked.

"That's right." Jaune nodded. "As much as it is embarrassing to do this, we wanna prepare you for what is gonna happen tonight, plus we're here to give you advice so listen up cause we're only going to be doing this once."

Seth raised an eyebrow in confusion when Jaune took out his Scroll. Then, music started to play.

(Insert Teen Beach Movie: Like Me)(A/N: Since there's going to be a lot of transition, I'm just gonna do the song as it is)

All the boys: When you meet a girl you like, you should take my advice

Neptune: Girls like boys like me

"...What?" Seth said.

Sun: Take the lead, she likes it when you're in control

Neptune: Let her breathe, chill out and go with the flow

Jaune: Make all the plans

Ren: Don't be impolite

All the boys: I know what girls, know what girls, yeah I know what girls like

Yang: A quick glance, bat your eyes and look away

Weiss: Take a chance, why not ask him on a date?

Pyrrha: Pick up the check

Nora: No! Bake him a pie!

All the girls: I know what boys, know what boys, yeah I know what boys like

Neptune: I know what girls like, you know what I mean?

All the girls: I know what boys like, boys like girls like me

All the boys: I know what girls like, girls like boys likes me

All the girls: I know what boys like, boys like girls like me

Neptune: Like me!

Yang: Like me!

Sun: Like me!

Weiss: Like me!

Jaune: Like me!

Blake: Like me!

Sun: Hang with the guys, don't let her know how much you care

Jaune: Look in her eyes, and tell her even if you're scared

Sun: You got it wrong!

Jaune: No! I got it right!

Jaune and Sun: I know what girls, know what girls, yeah I know what girls like

Yang: Stretched pants

Weiss: Cute sweater and sweet perfume

Blake: Don't dress for him, it's better when you dress for you!

Nora: I keep it loose

Pyrrha: My outfit is tight!

Yang and Weiss: I know what boys, know what boys, yeah I know what boys like

Sun: I know what girls like, you know what I mean?

All the girls: I know what boys like, boys like girls like me

All the boys: I know what girls like, girls like boys like me

All the girls: I know what boys like, boys like girls like me

Sun: Like me!

Blake: Like me!

Jaune: Like me!

Weiss: Like me!

Ren: Like me!

Nora: Like me!

The girls then give Ruby a piece of paper with lyrics who looks at them in confusion.

Ruby: All the boys, they try to woo me, the more they chase me the more I resist?

Ruby gives the girls a confused look who just reply with shrugs.

With the boys, they did the same thing to Seth.

Seth: All the girls, they think I'm groovy?

Seth gives them a confused look, but then smiles when he read the next part.

Seth: There's only one girl that's on my list.

The boys all nod as Seth soon found himself singing along as well as Ruby with the girls.

All the boys: I know what girls like, girls like boys like me!

All the girls: I know what boys like, boys like girls like me

All the boys: I know what girls like, girls like boys like me!

All the girls: I know what boys like, boys like girls like me

All the boys: I know what girls like, girls like boys like me!

All the girls: I know what boys like, boys like girls like me

All the boys: I know what girls like, girls like boys like me!

Ren: Like me!

Pyrrha: Like me!

Neptune: Like me!

Blake: Like me!

Seth: Like me!

Ruby: Like me!

(Song End)

...

...

...

"Did all that really just fucking happen?"

"Yes. All of that happened."

"Well...I'm speechless."

Seth took in big breaths of air after all the singing he did.

"Looking good." Neptune commented. "I'd say we've outdone ourselves."

"What are you talking about?" Seth asked.

"We're talking about you're suit." Ren said.

"Suit?" Looking down, Seth was surprised to find that he was garbed in a suit. The suit was mostly bleach white, but the collar was black as the inside was black. The jacket reached down just past his upper body. It was buttoned from the bottom up to his lower chest, showing that he wore a black under shirt. Holding his pants was a black belt and around his neck was a red necktie as he wore black dress shoes. "What the? When did I put this on?"

"When you were singing." Sun said. "Singing does that to you."

"Singing makes you put on random clothes you've never tried before?" Seth asked.

"Yeah."

"O~kay..." Seth said awkwardly.

"Well, we've given you all the advice we have, so good luck on your date." Neptune said as the boys left the room.

"Date!?" Seth blushed red. "I-I-I-It's not d-d-d-d-date!"

"Keep telling yourself that." Sun said as he exited out through the window.

"It's not a date!"


(With the girls)

"Oh! You look so beautiful!" Yang practically squealed as Ruby finally finished changing into the dress she would be wearing to the dance.

What Ruby wore was a short, red sleeveless dress with a thick black sash around the waist and black edging at the bottom. The dress reaches about halfway down her upper leg. At the chest, the dress splits vertically down the middle and each half covers each of Ruby's breasts. Across this vertical split is black criss-crossing ribbon. The fabric covering her upper chest, her shoulders, and her upper back appears to be black mesh. The collar of the dress is black, and from midway up each sleeve, a thin black line of fabric extends up to the front middle of the collar. With this dress, she wears semi-transparent black pantyhose and a pair of black pumps, much to her discomfort.

"Can we have a serious talk on how Weiss fights in these things?" Ruby asked as she tried to keep her balance.

"Years of practice." Weiss said. "If you want to look good for your date, then you have to wear those.

"I-It's not a date." Ruby blushed before catching herself from falling. "Seriously, how do you walk around in these, let alone fight?"

"You'll get used to them." Weiss said as the girls started to leave. "Now, if you'll excuse us, we have to go prepare for the dance as well. You said you're meeting Seth at seven, right? Then I suggest you start practicing how to walk around in those as well as your part of the plan."

"Good luck." Nora said before the girls left, leaving Ruby all alone until it was time to meet up with Seth.

Ruby stayed silent for about two minutes before sighing and started to walk around to get a feel of her new shoes. It didn't end well as she barely stumbled onto a chair.

"This is harder than Weiss makes it look." Ruby said to herself before she turned to the piece of paper that had her lyrics she would be singing for tonight. She then sighed again. "Why me?"


(With Yang)

"Okay Yang, you can do this. You can do this." Yang repeated to herself as she was preparing herself for what she was about to do. "You've dated guys before, this should be no different...well, except this time I'm the one who's asking, but still! I've had guys ask me out on dates and dances before, you can do this." Taking a deep breath, Yang raised her hand...and knocked on the door.

After a minute has passed, Yang was thinking of leaving when the door opened, revealing one of Seth's newest friend, Tatsuki.

"You're...Yang, right?" Tatsuki asked, remembering that Seth had introduced his team to her team yesterday.

"Yeah, that's me." Yang said awkwardly. "How you been?"

"Fine." Tatsuki said. "Is there something you need?"

"Yeah, um..." Yang cleared her voice before speaking. "I was just wonder...Is Sado here?"

"Sado? Yeah." Tatsuki said. "Why do you ask?"

"Uh, well, you see..." Damn. Ruby must be rubbing off on her more than she realized. "I was wondering...if Sado was going to go to the dance."

Tatsuki raised an eyebrow in confusion. "Yeah. Why do you...oh. Oh. Oooooh. Oooooooooooh!"

"What?" Yang asked.

"I see now." Tatsuki said with a cheeky smile that Yang did not like one bit. "Come in."

Yang wasn't sure what to do, but walked into the room anyway. The room was like any other dorm room. Four beds, a desk, a small refrigerator for drinks and small snacks, and a bathroom for the entire team. Of course, no room was the same. On one shelf, books and magazines were crammed together, looking ready to burst. The regular bed sheets of the beds were replaced with different colored ones, red, orange, yellow, and blue. At one corner was a bass guitar. Yang did not see Keigo or Mizuiro, but she did see Sado who was at the desk...sewing together a doll?

"Hey, Sado. You have a visitor." Tatsuki said, pointing her thumb at Yang.

"Hm?" Sado looked away and saw Yang. "Yang?"

"Hey, Sado." Yang said with a small wave.

"I'll leave you two alone." Tatsuki said with a small smirk before she left the room before Yang could stop her.

Both powerhouses stood, sat in Sado's case, in silence before Yang broke it.

"So...What's with the doll?"

"This?" Sado raised the doll in his hand. "I'm learning how to sow."

"Why are you learning how to sow?" Yang asked, wondering why a big guy like Sado would want to learn how to sow.

"I like cute stuff." Sado said. "Turns out that Uryu is pretty good at sowing so I asked him to teach me. Sowing is harder than it looks."

'With hands as big as yours, I can see why.' Yang thought.

"You probably think I'm weird for liking cute things." Sado said as he concentrated on sewing the rip on the doll.

"Huh? No, I don't think you're weird for liking cute things." Yang said. "Why would you think that?"

"Well, I usually got bullied because of it." Sado said as he tried to get the string through the needle.

"You were bullied?" Yang found that hard to believe considering what she and the others saw what Sado was capable of doing.

"That was before I met Tatsuki and the others, formed Team TASK, and met Seth. It's thanks to them that I can fight back without feeling guilty." Sado said. "So, why did you want to see me?"

"Oh! Uh..." Yang cleared her voice to get rid of any nervousness before speaking. "I was just wonder if you were going to the dance with anyone."

If his hair wasn't covering his eyes, Yang would have saw Sado blink. "No. I'm not going to the dance with anyone."

"Really!?" Yang said a bit loudly. She quickly corrected that. "I mean, really?"

"Yeah. Why do you ask?" Sado asked, setting down the doll.

This is it. The moment Yang had prepared herself for. It's now or never.

"Because, I was wondering if...you would like to go to the dance...with me."

'There! I said it!' Yang thought.

Again, if it wasn't for his hair, Sado would have blinked in surprise. "You want to go to the dance...with me?"

"Yeah. You're a nice guy, you're kind of interesting to hang out with, and you're a pretty good fighter." Yang was really trying hard to come up with compliments for Sado, she really was. She was usually on the receiving end of compliments. "I'm not sounding really convincing here, am I?"

Sado just shook his head, causing Yang to sigh and slump down a little.

"I guess I can go with you." That caused Yang to straighten back up. "It would be pretty weird to stand around by myself, plus this could be a chance to get to know you, so sure. I'll go to the dance with you."

"Y-You'll go?" He nodded. "No joke?" He shook his head. "Then...I'll see you tonight?"

"Yeah." Sado said as he went back to sewing the doll which was a sign that Yang could leave.

Once out of the room, Yang stood there for s few seconds before he pumped her fist. If she could, she would have yelled.


(Hours Later)

"Deep breaths, Seth. Deep breaths." Seth said to himself as he approached his dorm room where Ruby was waiting. Never in his life was he so nervous, and he was just walking to his dorm room!

"I never thought I'd live to see the day King go on a date. They really do grow up fast."

'Shut it, Shiro.' Seth thought as he finally arrived. He took in a deep breath, let it out, and knocked. "Ruby, it's me, Seth."

"Seth! Uh, give me a sec!" Seth heard commotion as he waited. After a few minutes of waiting, the door opened and Seth was no prepared for what he saw.

(BGM: Bleach OST 3: Shay Charade)

Seth eyes widen at what he saw before him. It was Ruby, in her dress to the dance. For some reason, she seemed more beautiful than before in his eyes. Shades of color and lights floated around his vision as Ruby looked, dare he say it, sexy?

"Hey?" Was the only thing Seth could say at the moment as his entire face was glowing red.

"Hey." For some reason, her voice seemed to echo a little, entrancing Seth even more.

Suddenly...

*SLAM!*

(BGM End)

Seth was snapped back into reality when the door was slammed shut.

"Have any nice thoughts, King?"

'S-Shut up!'


(With Ruby, few minutes ago)

"Okay Ruby, deep breaths. You can do this. Just stick to the plan." Ruby said to herself as she looked at herself in the mirror. After hours of practice, and falling over, Ruby had finally managed to gain an OK experience in walking around in heels and had the song the others gave her memorized. Right now, she was resting her feet after taking off her heels. Now all she had to do was wait for Seth.

*KNOCK-KNOCK-KNOCK!*

"Ruby, it's me, Seth." And speak of the devil and he shall appear.

"Seth! Uh, give me a sec!" Ruby cried out as she put back on her heels, much to her displeasure, and went over the lyrics one more time. Sure that she was ready, Ruby set down the lyrics and went to the door. She was not ready for she was about to see when she opened the door.

(BGM: Bleach OST 3: Escalon)

Ruby's eyes widen at what she saw before her. It was Seth, dressed in a bleach white suit. He leaned one arm against the door frame, placed one foot in front of the other, loosen his tie, before turning his attention to Ruby as shades of color and lights floated in her vision as an aura of sexiness surrounded the man she had feelings for. And he did all this in a suave manner.

"Hey." Damn! Even his voiced sounded suave to her!

"Hey?" Was all Ruby could say as her face glowed red. Finally, she couldn't take it anymore as she did the first thing that popped into her mind.

She slammed the door shut.

*SLAM!*

(BGM End)

'Why is he so hot!?' Ruby thought as she held her burning red face.


(In reality)

Both Seth and Ruby stood there, faces completely glowing red, if that was even possible.

"Hey?"

"Hey?"

Finally, Ruby couldn't take it any longer as she slammed the door shut.


(Back With Seth)

"Ruby, you okay?" Seth asked as he knocked on the door again.

"I'm fine! Just give me a second."Ruby called out from inside the room. After a few more minutes, the door opened and Ruby stepped out and the both of them didn't overreact this time, however they both still blushed at each others appearance. "Y-You look...handsome."

"Thanks." Seth blushed harder and felt a little happier at Ruby's compliment. "You look...beautiful."

"Thanks." Just like Seth, Ruby blushed harder and felt happier at Seth's compliment. "Shall we?"

"We shall." Seth said as he was about to walk on ahead, but was stopped when Ruby wrapped her arms around his. "R-Ruby?"

"Can we stay like this? Until we get to the dance?" Ruby asked nervously.

"Sure." Seth said before they both walked together to the dance.


(Outside)

"Lord Aizen, the ship is ready to depart at any moment." Ulquiorra informed said man.

"Good. Wait inside. We have one more person riding with us so I'm waiting for him." Aizen said as he stood calmly outside the night air.

"This Seth Aberrant, are you certain he will come?" Ulquiorra asked.

"Oh, he'll come. Don't worry." Aizen said with his ever so confident smile. "Oh, one more thing. Ulquiorra, could you aid my daughter tonight? I have a feeling that she'll be having company tonight."

"As you wish." Ulquiorra bowed before he flash away.


(Dance Room)

"Well, well, well. Look who showed up." Yang, who was in charge of checking in students, said with a smile as she stared at both Seth and Ruby.

"You look nice." Seth said, looking at the white dress Yang was wearing. It was one of the dress female students would wear if they didn't have a dress for themselves, or if they weren't pleased with what they had.

"Where are the others?" Ruby asked as she looked around.

"Blake's with Sun over there." Yang pointed to the pair who were currently talking. Sun had actually got dressed up wearing a black, button up shirt and a white neck tie as Blake wore a black dress that reached down to her knees. "Ren's with Nora over at the punch bowl." Said pair was currently talking as well, a bit surprising really since Nora was not going crazy at the moment. "Jaune and Pyrrha are out at the balcony. As for Weiss..." Said heiress was currently messing with a vase of white roses, trying to fix one that was tilting over. "She said she had to many things to do to worry about boys."

"Huh?" Seth raised an eyebrow in confusion. "But I heard from Jaune that Weiss asked out Neptune."

"She did?" Yang asked. "Guess she got rejected then."

"Poor Weiss." Ruby said before they heard someone come in.

"Welcome-oh!" Yang stopped when she saw who had come in. "Hey Sado."

Turning around in surprise, it was indeed Sado dressed in a black suit.

"Chad? What are you doing here?" Seth asked.

"Yang here asked me out." Sado said.

"She what?" Ruby and Seth turned to Yang in surprise.

"You weren't supposed to tell anyone that!" Yang said with a small blush.

"I wasn't?" Sado said in confusion before he was dragged away by Yang.

"...Yang asked out Chad?" Seth asked Ruby.

"First I've heard about it." Ruby said before she realized that she still had her arms around Seth and quickly let go, much to both of their displeasure.

"I see you two have finally arrived." Walking up to both Ruby and Seth was none other than Ozpin, still dressed like normally.

"Hello Prof. Ozpin." Seth said.

"Are you two not going to dance like everyone else?" Ozpin asked as the music changed and students fulled the dance floor.

"We're not much of a fancy, pantcy, dancy sort of people." Ruby said.

"Well, you two can't spend your entire life on the battlefield, even if you may want to." Ozpin said.

"Oh yeah? Says who? Glory to the battlefield!"

'Shut it.'

"Yeah, that lessons been floating around a lot lately." Ruby said.

"If you think about it, fighting and dancing aren't so different." Ozpin said.

"How do you think?" Seth asked.

"Well, two partners interlocked can be compared to two partners having each others back against enemies. However, one wrong move leads to someone getting hurt." Ozpin said. "It's not everyday that friends are able to come together like this. Time has a way of testing our bonds, but it's night's like these that can help keep them stronger than ever. Nights like these are ones we'll never forget."

Both Ruby and Seth smiled at Ozpin's explanation. However, for Seth, they had a harder impact than intended for this is the last night he'll have with all those he's bonded with.

"Well, I best leave. You don't want an old man like me messing with your date." Ozpin said as he took his leave.

"It's not a date!" Both Seth and Ruby said. Then, they both stood in silence as students talked with one another or danced.

"Well, this is awkward." Ruby said, shifting nervously as she had no idea what to do now.

"Yeah." Seth said, also having no idea what to do until he watched more students walk onto the dance floor. "You...want to dance?"

"I'm not very good at dancing."

"Well, it's better than standing around here like a couple of idiots." Seth said before he grabbed Ruby and led her to the dance floor.

"Wait! Seth! Wait!" Ruby's cries fell to deaf ears as they were now on the dance floor.


(With Yang and Sado)

"So, tell me about yourself." Yang said as she handed a cup of punch to Sado.

"What do you want to know about me?" Sad asked.

"Anything really."

"Well, I was a pretty rowdy kid back then." Sado said as he drank his punch. "I used to get in a lot of fights back when I was little."

"Really? But your so nice?" Yang, despite her impression on Sado, found it a bit hard to see the soft, gentle Sado get into a fight.

"Like I said, I was pretty rowdy when I was a kid. If anyone looked at me funny, they soon find my fist in their face. It got to a point where my parents had to send me to Vacuo to live with my Abuelo, my grandfather. He was a nice man and didn't judge me. It's thanks to him that I grew up into a decent person."

"He sounds like a great man." Yang said.

"He was."

"Was?"

"He passed away when I turned 15." Sado then showed Yang his amulet. "This coin amulet is the only thing I have left of him."

"Oh, I'm sorry for your loss. I didn't mean to bring it up."

"It's okay. My Abuelo's soul is forever with me." Sado said. "Why did you ask me of all people to the dance?"

"Huh?" Yang was unprepared for that question. "Well...to tell you the truth, I find you interesting."

"Interesting?"

"Yeah. For one, you didn't look at my boobs when we first met." Yang said. Yang was not blind when it came to the boys around her. With her mane of blond, golden hair, her radiant lavender eyes, and her captivating figure, she already knew that she could snag any man if she wanted. She may not look like it, but she was very observant, well most of the time. She would always know when a guy would be staring at her, but she made no attempt to put a stop to it. She was used to it really. But Sado was different. Seth too, but considering he saw her fist before her body, she didn't count it. Sun too since he has eyes on Blake.

Sado was a bit of a small, unknown mystery to Yang. Like she said, she was very observant most of the time so she could always tell when a guy was looking at her pervertedly , but Sado didn't when they met. Even if his hair hid his eyes most of the time, she could tell if he was staring at her and he didn't. He only looked at her face and hands, probably knowing that she likes to take a more 'direct' approach when fighting against Grimm or people. It probably helped that he also liked to punch all the things too. And unlike others guys who try to show off their muscles, Sado did none of that and instead would sit at a desk and try to sow a doll back together. She will not lie that Sado's liking of cute things was a little adorable in her mind, but she would never say that out loud.

"I'm not like that. Women aren't things men can use for their enjoyment. They are not sex toys to be used when a man needs to let out some 'stress' and be tossed away like trash when they get bored. My Abuelo taught me that and he told me to always respect a woman and judge her for who she is, not what her body looks like." Sado said. "I already know you're beautiful and I know that you know that, but I'm not about to force you into doings things you wouldn't like."

Yang couldn't help but smile at the man. Her opinion on him just increased a lot.

"So, tell me about yourself." Sado asked, taking the lead of the conversation.

"Well, I grew up on an island called Patch..."


(With Weiss)

'Accursed flower, why won't you just stand up properly!?' Weiss screamed in her mind as she right up the tilted flower only for it to fall over again, much to her displeasure.

"You know that will never stand up properly." A voice said behind her. Turning, she was met with the unexpected appearance of Uryu Ishida, dressed in a suit like every other boy. In his hands were two cups filled with punch.

"Oh who asked you." Weiss said, turning back to the case of white roses.

'Something tells me that you're not having a good time." Uryu said.

"And what makes you say that?" Weiss asked, wanting to be left alone.

"The fact that you're here messing with flowers while everyone else is having a good time shows as much." Uryu said as he had watched the white haired heiress mess with the vase of flowers for almost an hour now. "Considering you're here all alone, I'm guessing that you came to the dance alone, or were rejected."

"What's it to you!?" Weiss nearly shouted, now wanting the Quincy to leave for all he said were true.

"Nothing. What happens to other people's personal lives are none of my business." Uryu said. Don't get him wrong, he protects people's lives, but whatever goes on in their personal lives, he stays away.

"If you know that, then why don't you hurry up and leave me alone." Weiss said.

"Now why would I do that to a girl who's obviously lonely?"

"...What did you say?"

"You heard me." Uryu said as he stared into Weiss's sapphire blue eyes. "You're lonely. Your whole form is practically screaming that."

"That's not true!" Weiss now was this close to snapping.

"I see I hit a sore spot." Uryu then offered the second cup to her. "Here."

"Huh?"

"I got this for you."

Weiss blinked in surprise before she took away the cup into her hands slowly and with suspicion. She looked back at Uryu who was now just watching other people dance as he drank his punch. "Why are you here talking with me? Don't you have someone with you here?"

"I came here alone." Uryu said, surprising her. "Jinta and Ururu came together and there are no girls that catch my interest so I'm here alone." Uryu then turned back to her. "You seemed surprised."

"Of course I'm surprised!" Weiss said. "No one would just show up to a dance all alone."

"Yet here you are, at the dance and alone." Uryu pointed out for Weiss. "I don't want to be criticized by someone who made the same decision to come alone to the dance like me."

"That's makes two of us." Weiss muttered as she drank her punch. Strangely enough, she didn't feel sad anymore. Maybe it's because she wasn't alone any more. She took a glance at Uryu who was still watching other people dance.

"Hey."

"Hm?"

"Do you...want to dance?" Weiss asked, blushing with embarrassment for asking that.

Uryu couldn't help, but blink in surprise. "You want to dance...with me?"

"It's better than standing around here and watching other people dance." Weiss said, setting down her drink. She then took Uryu's drink, set it down next to her, and dragged Uryu to the dance floor.

"Oi! Wait a minute!"

"You wanted to keep me company, right? So dance with me." Weiss said as the arrived on the dance floor.

Uryu just sighed before he took Weiss' hands and they both started dancing to the music.

"I must say, you're pretty good." Weiss commented as they danced.

"My mother taught me." Uryu said. "Said I couldn't impress a lady if I didn't know how to dance."

"Am I a lady?"

"That remains to be seen."

"Jerk." Weiss said, but she couldn't but feel happy at the moment.

"Weiss? Uryu?" Both of them blinked before they turned and saw both Seth and Ruby together.

"Seth! Ruby!" Weiss soon panicked at the sight of her teammates. "T-This isn't what it looks like!"

"It looks like you're dancing with Uryu." Seth said.

"Good for you, Weiss. You finally have someone to hang out with." Ruby said. "You two, Uryu."

"T-This is a misunderstanding!" Uryu said. "I was just trying to-!"

"Good for you, Uryu." Seth said with a smile. "Well, we best take out leave. Have fun you two."

"Wait!" Both Weiss and Uryu called out, but they soon vanished into the crowd of other dancers. The both of them could do nothing, but blush in embarrassment at that moment.

Weiss then felt a tap on her shoulder and turned to see Yang.

"Weiss. It's almost time. Have you seen Ruby?" Yang asked.

Knowing what Yang meant, Weiss' embarrassment vanished. "I just saw her. I'll go get her."

"Hurry up. We only got one shot at this." Yang said before she took her leave.

Before she left, Weiss turned to Uryu. "Uryu...thanks. For keeping me company."

"Don't mention it." Uryu said before Weiss went after Ruby. He then sighed. Truth be told, he was starting to enjoy himself. Now alone, he took his leave as well, wanting some fresh air. With no one even glancing at him, he walked outside and let the cool, night air, wash over him. "Hm?" He then saw something-no, someone. Thanks to his skills as an archer, his eyesight caught the moving figure jumping over the roof, wearing black to conceal herself within the dark, night air. Judging from her figure, she was a female. Normal people would have missed her, but not Uryu as he soon gave chase.


(With Ruby)

Ruby could finally say that she was having the time of her life. Here she was, holding the hands of the boy she loved as she danced to the music. Turns out, Seth was a pretty good dancer so with his help, Ruby was able to dance and not step on his foot like she feared.

"Ruby." She then felt a tap on her shoulder and turned to see Weiss. "Excuse me, Seth, but could I talk with Ruby for a moment."

"Sure." Seth said, letting go of Ruby, much to her displeasure. "Want some punch?"

"Sure." Ruby said before Seth took his leave. She then turned to Weiss. "What happened to Uryu?"

"Forget him. Did you memorize your lyrics for tonight?" Weiss asked.

It was then Ruby remembered why she was here in the first place. It was to stop Seth from leaving the academy. "Yeah. I've got the song down."

"Good. Yang said it's almost time so come on." Weiss said as motioned Ruby to follow and follow she did.


(Transmit Tower)

Cinder Fall, daughter of Aizen, was currently hacking into the CCTS(Cross Continental Transmit System), reading off of any info that showed up.

-A party guest is leaving.- Emerald's voice said through her transmitter.

Cinder sigh in annoyance. With her father around, she was not at her best at the moment and wanted this to be done quickly. Doesn't help that he brought Arrancars with him. She'll be mentally cheering once they left. "Which one?"

-Ironwood.-

-Guess the General has had enough fun for tonight.- Mercury's voice said. -Should we intervene?-

Cinder was about to consider it when the image of a queen chess piece appeared on the screen as well as on the other terminals. That got her to smile. "No. We're done here." She then got up and was about to take her leave when she heard the sound of the elevator. She quickly hid herself and peeked to see who it was.

Appearing from the elevator was none other than Uryu, his Aura Bow already materialized.

Uryu looked left and right before he stepped out. He expanded his senses and soon found an Aura signature behind the desk. "Come on out. I know you're there."

Seeing that she was found out, Cinder rose from her hiding place and walked out.

Uryu looked at the woman up and down, checking for anything weapons on her. Her outfit consists of a sleeveless jacket, long gloves, stiletto heel boots, a black glass mask, and several straps with containers lined across her pants. He kept his eyes on those.

"You know this isn't a masquerade party." Uryu said, raising his bow. "So why don't you lose the mask?"

In two motions, Cinder took container and swung it out forward, materializing ice crystals before sending them at Uryu. But he was ready. In one fluid motion, Uryu sent the same number of arrows the the number of dust crystals that appeared and shot them down before they could harm him as one arrow sped past Cinder's face, leaving a small cut.

"You're gonna have to do better than that." Uryu said.

Cinder just wiped off the blood that was dripping down from her cut and soon materialized two obsidian swords before combining them into a bow, jumping back with three arrows already at the ready. Some would have wondered how she did this, but Uryu realized how she did it right away from her swords to her arrows.

'Dust.' Uryu thought before jumped back and fired three arrows just as Cinder fired her own arrows. The result was an explosion.

Cinder landed on her knees as she waited for the smoke to clear, when it did, Uryu was no where to be seen.

'Where did he-?'

As if reading her mind, "Right behind you." She quickly turned around only to find an arrow to her face. Cinder couldn't believe how fast Uryu was. She had only seen that type of speed with Arrancars and she knew that this man was no Arrancar. "Now, why don't you take of that mask?" Cinder gritted her teeth, knowing that she was in a bind. She knew perfectly well how fast arrows travel and she couldn't do anything to get her out of this mess.

"Lord Aizen was right. You are in need of assistance." Before Uryu and Cinder could blink, Uryu was swatted away by someone, being sent flying before crashing into one of the terminals. Looking to see who had done that, it was none other than Ulquiorra.

"U-Ulquiorra?" Great. The second man she feared the most was here. Fan-fucking-tastic. "What are you doing here?"

"Lord Aizen, your father, sent me to aid you." Ulquiorra said before he opened up a portal. "Come. We must take our leave."

"Wait!" Uryu quickly got up and fired more arrows, but Ulquiorra quickly drew his sword and deflected all the arrows.

"Be glad I just came here for the woman. Other wise, I'd kill you where you stand." Ulquiorra said as he and Cinder got into the portal and disappeared.

"Dammit." Uryu said before he heard the elevator. Acting quickly, he shot arrows at the window, making a decent sized hole before escaping through it just as Ironwood appeared from the elevator. And he was not happy at what he saw.


(Back to the dance)

'So let me get this straight.' Seth thought. 'You and Crescent...danced...together.'

"Well, yeah. It was boring just watching you dance with midget's master and the music is so loud that I can't hear my precious anime. So the midget walked up to me and asked, 'Want to dance?' Trust me, I was surprised as you."

'Why would Crescent want to dance with you?'

"How the fuck should I know? Strange thing is...I kinda enjoyed it."

'You enjoyed dancing with Crescent?'

"Yeah."

'Shiro...do you like Crescent?'

"What!? Hell no!" If one were to look into Seth's Inner World, they would have seen Shiro blushing. "What made you think that?"

'Well, out of everyone, you decided to let Crescent roam free of her own accord.'

"I was just repaying her for keeping me company when I was locked away. That's all."

'There's also the fact that you both love watching anime.'

"We have common interest. I'm telling you, I do not like her."

'Then why did you offer her a place to stay in my Inner World when you found out how cold it was in Ruby's?'

"That's because, well, you see..."

Seth was about to say more when all the lights dimmed. Like him, the students were wondering what was going on until a spot shined on the stage and walking up to the mic. was none other than Ruby.

'Ruby? What she doing up there?' Seth thought, thinking that Yang must have suckered her into doing something crazy again.

"Uh, hello? Is this thing on?" Ruby asked, testing the mic. as her voice spoke through the speakers. Satisfied, she continued to speak. "Um...For all of those who don't know me, my name is Ruby Rose and this is my first time so go easy on me." Then, more sport lights appeared as Seth's friends and teammates took the stage, each taking a different instrument.

"Are they gonna sing?" Seth just shrugged.

"Now, if you're all wondering what this is about, it's about a someone very important to me." Ruby then looked through the crowd and soon found Seth. "Seth, me and the others know about your plans to leave the academy."

Seth's eyes widen to the size of dinner plates. They know.

"Well, shit. Good luck with this one, King."

"I can't go, Seth. I won't let you." Ruby said. "And in order to do that, I'm going to tell you...how I really feel about you. My true feelings for you! This one's for you!" She then turned to the others. "Hit it!"

(Insert Shine by Jeff and Casey Lee Williams)

Baby, it's time to make up your mind.

I think that tonight is when our stars align.

Honey, it's time to leave the doubt behind.

Take my hand 'cause you and I are gonna shine.

-Everyone was listening at this point and as much as Seth wanted to run, he was curious when Ruby meant by 'true feelings.'-

I was cold in the dark,

It was empty in my life;

From the outside it looked so bright,

But nothing felt right... to me.

Like a sky with no sun.

Like a night that has no day.

My heart was eclipsed by the dark,

Then something changed.

-Ruby, who had her eyes closed, opened them and turned her full attention towards Seth.-

I saw a little ray of light come through,

The tiniest of sparks came into view,

And then,

You made me hope again.

-The music then picked up as Team JNPR came in and...started to dance?-

I've been watching you, helping you,

Wishing that you'd see,

That the girl you've been waiting so long for could be me.

-Seth then dropped his cup of punch, his eyes widening further, if that was possible.-

Now, I've never been in love,

But I think this is it;

It might seem like a school girl crush,

But I have to admit,

-Ruby then extended her hand towards Seth, making everyone know that she was talking about Seth.-

I wanna take a chance and make you see.

I think that you're the one who'll rescue me.

This time,

You're finally gonna see you should be mine.

-Seth's face turned red at this point. It didn't take a genius to figure out that this wasn't really a song, but a confession.-

But baby, it's time to make up your mind.

I think that tonight is when our stars align.

Honey, it's time to leave the doubt behind.

Take my hand 'cause you and I are gonna shine.

-If he was honest to himself, Seth would have taken that hand.-

I won't need any dreams.

It's all there if you're by my side.

Every moment's enough.

And you take me to paradise.

-Ruby sang with everything she had for these lyrics really expressed her feelings for Seth and all that he's done for her.-

When I needed a hero you knew it,

And you were there,

And I'm scared but I'll open my heart up,

I'm ready to dare.

I know I've never felt like this before,

I never really knew what love was for;

I dreamed,

But never did believe.

But baby, it's time to make up your mind,

I think that tonight is when our stars align.

Honey, it's now we leave the doubt behind,

Take my hand 'cause you and I are gonna,

Light the sky until it's dawn and,

Baby you and I are gonna shine.

(Song End)

Everyone clapped and cheered at both Teams performance. All except Seth. This did not go unnoticed by both teams as they all held their breaths, especially Ruby who was clenching Scarlet's Heart Jewel, silently praying for her daughter's help.

It seems they went unanswered as Seth turned and took off running.

"Seth!" Reacting faster than anybody, Ruby got off the stage and ran after Seth, but fell because of her shoes. In a hurry, she took them off, threw them away, and ran after the amnesiac bare footed. The others made no attempt to follow as they silently wished Ruby good luck.


(With Seth)

'Dammit, dammit, dammit, dammit, dammit, dammit, dammit, dammit, dammit!' Seth screamed in his mind as he retrieved Zangetsu from his locker and his bag that he packed and stuffed inside beforehand before running off. 'Why!? Why did she have to do that!?'

"It's because she loves you, Seth.'

"I know that, dammit!" Seth screamed as he made it outside. "Why didn't you tell me about this!?"

"So you wouldn't leave. Just because I can wander into your Inner World, doesn't mean I agree to everything you do! Your absence would cause unimaginable pain to Ruby that I don't think she'll ever recover from! She loves you Seth! And we all know that you feel the same!"

What Crescent was right. He didn't know how it all started, maybe when he was given his name, or maybe it was over time, but there was one thing Seth would never deny.

He loved Ruby Rose. And speaking of said girl...

"Seth! Wait!" Ruby cried out to the running amnesiac who continued to run away. Finally, she had enough and used her Semblance to catch up to Seth and grabbed his hand to stop him. "I said wait!"

Once Ruby grabbed his hand, the both of them came to a stop. After taking in a few breaths, Seth turned around to the exhausted Ruby. He looked down and saw that her feet were a bit dirty, showing him that Ruby had ran after him bare footed.

(BGM: Bleach OST: Will of the Heart)

They both stood in silence. Now that Ruby had finally caught up to Seth, she didn't even know what to say now except asking the most nerve wracking question in her head.

"So…you're really going?"

"…Yes." Seth's answer brought both of them back into silence.

Then, Ruby raised her fist and slammed it against Seth's chest.

"Why…why…why!? Why do you have to go!?" Ruby shouted as she continued to slam her fists on Seth.

"Because I need to get stronger." Seth said.

"And that gives you the right to just get up and leave!?" Ruby shouted, her eyes filled with tears as she stared into Seth's eyes. "We can get stronger together!"

"I know that-"

"Then why are you leaving Beacon!? Leaving the team!? Leaving me!?"

"Because it's for your own good!" Seth shouted back.

The both of them stood in silence once again before Seth spoke up.

"Ruby, I have something…inside of me…and if left alone, then I'm afraid that I might hurt someone, that I might hurt you." Seth said. "That's why I'm going, to fix this."

Of course, Ruby had no idea what Seth was talking about, but that didn't stop her from letting out what she wanted to say.

"It's not fair." Ruby said as she gripped harder on Seth's suit as her hair shadowed over her eyes as tears fell. "Why does everyone I love always leave me? First my mom, then Scarlet, and now you. It's not fair!" Seth chose to stay silent as Ruby continued speaking. "You heard it, right? Those weren't just words of a random love song I sang, I actually meant them! I meant every single word! You gave me light into my world! You rescued me in my grief! You gave me hope in my despair!" Ruby then looked into Seth's chocolate brown eyes again as she said the words she would have normally been too nervous to say. "Seth Aberrant, I love you!"

All was silent as Ruby sucked in breaths of air after her confession, hanging her head downward.

"...So do I." Seth said, making Ruby look up at him. "You gave me my name, you helped me gain friends, you stood beside me whenever I was hurt. You gave me my world with you at the center. Thanks to you, I have memories that will last me a life time. It's almost enough for me to stop caring about my forgotten past." Seth then raised his hand and cupped Ruby's cheek as he stared into Ruby's silver eyes. "Ruby Rose...I love you."

Ruby's eyes widen when she felt something touch her lips. That something was none other than Seth's lips. Her mind froze as she processed what had happened and to her surprise...Seth was kissing her. She was so in shock that she didn't get the chance to kiss back as Seth ended the kiss and said...

"Thank you...and goodbye."

(BGM End)

*chop!*

Ruby felt her conscious leave her the minute Seth struck her neck. She tried to tighten her hold on Seth, but it instead loosened as she fell.

"Seth..." Ruby muttered before she lost conscious. Set of course caught her before she hit the ground and set her down gently.

Seth stared at Ruby's sleeping face in sadness. After what she and the others hand done, he was about ready to change his mind and reject Aizen's offer, but there was always one thing that reminded him and that was Shiro's hold on him. He brushed aside a few hair stands before getting back up and ran off to where Aizen was waiting at.


(The Next Day)

"Mmm..." the mumble of a Ruby Rose spoke as she slowly opened her eyes.

"Ruby!" Ruby blinked and turned to her right to see her sister and team.

"Yang...everyone..." Her eyes widen as the events last night came back to her, making her bolt up. "Seth-!"

"Is gone." Just coming into the infirmary was none other than Ozpin, no coffee mug with him this time. "All of his belongings have been taken except for his uniform. I'm sorry, Miss Rose, but Mr. Aberrant is gone."

All the blood in Ruby ran cold as she didn't want to believe it.

"...You're lying."

"I am not lying."

"You're lying." Ruby repeated as her grip on her blanket tightened.

"I'm not lying." Ozpin said again as the others started to get worried.

"You're lying!" Ruby shouted, making everyone except Ozpin jump. "Seth wouldn't...he wouldn't..." She tried to deny it. She didn't want to believe it. But the events last night told her differently as she finally broke down and cried.

"Oh Ruby." Being the big sister she is, Yang went and pulled Ruby into a comforting hug. In fact, both Weiss and Blake went and hugged their leader too, hoping to diminish Ruby's grief if only a little.

"He's gonna pay for this." Yang said, her anger for Seth clearly shown on her face. Nobody makes her sister cry like this. Nobody! And somehow, she knew the others felt the same.

"Now I wouldn't go swearing revenge on Mr. Aberrant if I were you." Ozpin said.

"How can we not!?" Yang said. "Seth left Ruby! He left us for some some random academy we don't even know about! He deserves every ounce anger we have!" Both Weiss and Blake agreed with her as well.

"Really." Ozpin then reached into his breast pocket and took out something. "Can you say that after looking at this?"

Everyone, including Ruby, looked at the thing Ozpin had brought out. It was obviously made out of wood as it was in the shape of a pentagon. What was on it was got their attention.

It was an X as a skull in the shape of an upside down pentagon was over the X. This is the same skull Ruby had stitched to Seth's coat all those days ago which meant that this was made by none other than Seth himself.


(Flashback)

"I knew you would come." Aizen said as Seth had finally arrived. "Have you said your goodbyes?"

Seth said nothing as he boarded the ship. Aizen wasn't bothered by this as he too got onto the ship. Once in, the hatch closed as the VTOL took off. Aizen took a seat for himself, right across from Seth.

"I knew you would accept my offer, but I'm happy nonetheless." Aizen said. "Now, since this will be a long flight, allow me to to tell you about my academy since you'll be one of my students from now."

"I'm not going to be one of your students." Whatever Aizen was about to say was forgotten the second Seth spoke those words/

"Excuse me?"

"I said I'm not going to be one of you're students." Seth said. "Let's get one thing straight here, Aizen. I didn't come here to join your academy. I came here to use it."

"Use it?" Aizen asked, raising an eyebrow.

"That's right. I'm gonna learn and take whatever you and your academy has to offer and use them against you in the upcoming tournament." Seth explained boldly.

"Wait! Does this mean-!?"

"So let me get this straight." Aizen said. "You came here just to use me?"

"That's right." Seth said. "Beacon will and forever be my home. It's where I made friends, memories, and experienced the most nerve wracking adventures ever. You're wrong in thinking I was ready to just switch academies."

"Seth! What brought up this idea!?"

'You can thank the others.' Seth thought. He had actually thought of switching schools for real, but after what his friends did, he had a change of heart. It was until Ruby confessed her feelings to him that he came up with his idea.

Aizen looked surprisingly calm after what he had been told. Most would have thought he would be angry and kicked Seth off the ship after heard that, but instead of being angry, he simply smiled.

"I see." Aizen said. "Well, I hope you'll like what my academy has to offer for you."

Seth was surprised at this. "You're not angry?"

"Oh no. In fact, I'm quite happy." Aizen said. "Things would have been too easy if you'd just join like I planned. To tell you the truth, my academy can get pretty boring from time to time. I hope you can bring anything that might make things interesting for me."

Seth didn't say anything as he turned looked out the window, no longer speaking to Aizen and that didn't bother the man at all as he too looked out the window.

(Flashback End)


Aizen smiled at what happened last night as he turned to Seth who was looking at the charm Ruby had given to him all those days ago.

'I do hope you'll make things interesting for me, Seth Aberrant.'


(Back with the others)

Ruby stared at the wooden object for who knows how long. She knew this symbol well for she was the one who made it in the first place.

"I came in earlier before your team and found this in your hands." Ozpin explained. "Despite seeing this for the first time, you already know who made it, don't you?"

Of course she knew. Only one person could replicate this symbol and that person was none other than Seth.

"It's Seth." Ruby said, having changed out of her dress she had worn and into her regular clothes. "He made this."

"That's right."

"Why would he leave this with Ruby?"Blake wondered out loud.

"Why don't you see what's on the back to find out." Ozpin said.

Confused at what Ozpin had said, Ruby turned the wooden item around and what she saw almost made her cry.

I'll be back. That's what was on the back. It was a message-no. It was a promise. A promise made by Seth.

Ruby quickly wiped away the tears forming before turning to Ozpin who was smiling at her.

"There's nothing to worry about, Miss Rose. You and the others will see Seth again." And with that, he took his leave.

"That idiot." Weiss commented as she read off the the wooden item.

"So what if he's coming back one day?" Yang said as she punched both her fists together. "I'm still gonna punch him the next time I see him." Despite what she said, she was glad that Seth hadn't left them forever and will in fact return one day. "Come on girls. Let's leave Ruby alone for now." And with that, they took their leave after saying their goodbyes.

Ruby waved them goodbye before looking back at the item in her hands and the longer she looked at it, the bigger the feeling in her grew. The feeling of hope.

"I'll be waiting."


(Insert Shiawase no Arika by LOCAL CONNECT)

(Instrumental) The song starts as the night sky was illuminated by the shattered moon of Remnant as shooting starts were falling down.

(Massugu ni aruitekita) We see Seth outside walking while gazing at the night sky.

(Bukiyou na kono kokoro) The sun then starts to rise as we now see Seth walking along a beach.

(Itsuwarinai sono me ni utsuru) Seth continues to walk along the beach, gazing out over the horizon before notices something from the corner of his eyes and and turns.

(Atatakai hikari) Squinting his eyes, we see in the distant Seth's team, Team RWBY

(Afureru kibouno nakade ima bokura) All of Team RWBY wave towards Seth and gestures for him to come over.

(Doredake no ai ni deaeru no darou) We then focus on Ruby who was smiling brightly as Scarlet's Heart Jewel shined brightly in the sun.

(Onaji toki wo ima ikiteru) Seth blinks dumbly before he slowly makes his way towards them.

(Aisuru koto no yorokobi ni furete) When Seth finally makes it to his team, Ruby runs up to him and smiles. Soon after, Seth smiles back just before the scene shifts to show the good luck charm Ruby had given to Seth laying in the sand next to a wooden badge that had a skull in the center.


Ashbel: Finally! I! Am! Done!

Seth: Took you long enough. I can't believe all of that really happened.

Ashbel: I told you I had Disney fervor. I couldn't help, but put in songs.

Seth: Mind telling me why you had Ruby sing Shine?

Ashbel: Glad you asked. You see, when I was trying to find a song for Ruby to sing, I got bored and listened to some Ruby songs, but as I listened to the lyrics of Shine, I realized how much it related to my version of Ruby.

Seth: How so?

Ashbel: During the 'I was cold in the dark, It was empty in my life; From the outside it looked so bright, But nothing felt right... to me,' Ruby's talking about her life until she met Seth. You have to remember that she still thought she killed her mother and while she acted all nice and innocent, inside was a girl still grieving. Then, in the 'I saw a little ray of light come through, The tiniest of sparks came into view, And then, You made me hope again,' she's talking about when she met Seth and he slowly made her life happy from the little fluff moments to her experiences with Scarlet and so on. As time passed, Ruby fell in love with Seth. She's never been interested in love before until she met Seth and as time passed. Thus this is the reason why I had her sing Shine because it fits her life up until now.

Seth: Wow. That's kind of amazing. So, what's gonna happen now?

Ashbel: You're gonna be in one hell of a ride now that you're on your way to Hueco Mundo with Aizen. For those out there wondering, don't worry. Seth will be at the Breach...just in a different way.

Seth: How different are we talking about?

Ashbel: One that involves you being a Grimm.

Seth: Wait, what?

Ashbel: Anyway, I hope you all loved today's chapter. Little action and a bit long, but that's what happens when you merge two episodes together and a lot of additional content.

Seth: What do you mean I'm gonna be a Grimm!?

Ashbel: This has been AshbeL Longhart here, signing out. I know this is a bit late, but Happy New Year! Until next time/chapter.