Cheerio! I'm running out of things to say at the beginning of these intros. So, as I stated numerous times at this point, we're coming to an end here. Rather than break up a few more chapters, I want to cram what I can into these next few chapters and go out that way rather than a few smaller chapters. The antics are ending, but the memories of a terrible adventure will last a lifetime. Thanks for walking down this path with me.
AzraelSaint – I bet you weren't expecting Jaune and Pyrrha to be making their way through the city come this point. And if you were, then I'm predictable. Let's see how things go.
Vostok2142 – Glad to hear someone got a cheap laugh from the scene. I felt slightly marginalized after some of the feedback, so I'm glad there are those who didn't take it too much to heart. Thanks for that.
IROCK108 – Noice indeed!
Dragon lord Syed 101 – Yeah, I'd assume Jaune is done with drinking for the foreseeable future and if he has his way, so is he res of anyone involved tonight.
343 – You may or may not get a peek into what happened to Ren and Sun. Who really knows though? As for Neptune, I guess when we're in a panicked state we go for what we know. That exact scene is almost exactly how things played out IRL.
Death'sgodson1224-DGS – Jaune is just riding the different emotions and adrenaline. He's doing his best. As for a police report, I answered that question previously. He'd get in more trouble for recording people without their knowledge. Also, they're still friends in the end. It's no different than an omake skit from an anime production. As for Neptune, I guess we'll see.
RiggyMinus – I'd like you to elaborate on what you mean by choice. Of course, there's a decision to be made shortly, so I'm wondering if that's what you mean. Yes, the climax is approaching, but it will be progressive as well.
Thanks for all the reviews, as always. I enjoy what you all have to say and look forward to it when I post each chapter. Please continue to voice your thoughts as the stories continues. With that being said, also review the guidelines for the rating system if you are unaware. This story is Rated M for More Drink please. Now then, time for the next part!
Italicized – Inner Thoughts
BOLD - Speaker
GodRealm
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Chapter 17 – Fated Encounter
WARNING: Slight mature content
Neptune felt the oft cushions of his couch beneath him as he roused awake. He slowly opened his eyes and became adjusted to the light. He could feel the left side of his face aching him as he regained consciousness. He groaned slightly in pain as he began to move. He reached to hold his face. He could feel it swelling as he tried to console himself.
"What... happened?..." Neptune spoke.
"So, you're finally awake?" A voice asked him.
He looked over to his love seat couch and saw a girl looking back at him. It was Weiss. Suddenly, Neptune remembered it all. The night, the escape, the waterboarding... And even the attempted escape before being knocked out by Yang before he could get away. The traumatizing events from the night were returning by the second.
Neptune noticed he was no longer restrained as he was earlier. It didn't matter, if he ran again, he would surely be caught. He looked around the room and noticed it was empty. Yang and Ruby were not around as far as he could tell. As it was, only he and Weiss were in the apartment.
He considered an escape again, but something else caught his attention first. He looked over at Weiss who was now staring at him as he looked all around before his eyes found her again. Something was unmistakably different about her, but he couldn't quite put his...
"Are those my clothes?" Neptune asked in surprise.
Weiss blinked at him momentarily before looking down at herself. She was wearing a light-blue t shirt and a pair of black gym shorts with white stripes along the side. The t shirt was a little baggy on her but fit her chest nicely. Neptune had a habit of wearing tight fit clothes, so it was wasn't exceptionally big on her. The shorts were soft and complimented her backside.
She made sure to pick out clothes she would be comfortable in during the wait while she cleaned her own. Usually, she'd be against going through someone else's clothing, especially a man's, but she wasn't about to get sick because of this boy's antics. She went right for his dresser and made sure he wasn't awake before using his bedroom as a changing room. She looked back at him afterwards and narrowed her eyes at his accusing his face.
"Yeah? So what? You kind of soaked my clothes earlier in case you forgot. I'm borrowing your dryer too. Do you have a problem with that?"
"No, no." he stated as he blinked at her a few times. "You just look... comfortable." he stated as he was still weirded out by this conversation.
"Yeah, I made sure to find something that would be comfortable if I had to wear it." She remarked.
There was an awkward silence between the two for a few moments. Weiss looked away from his face, embarrassed by his comments earlier. Neptune was unable how to handle this kind of awkward situation. He and Weiss were alone now.
Neptune tried to shake his mind from this predicament. He looked around the room once more. He saw the clock and noticed not much time had passed. How long was he out for? 15 minutes maybe? Had Yang and Ruby come and gone that quickly? Better yet, what was going on with Jaune? Did he understand his message?
"Ahem." Weiss spoke.
Neptune looked back at her as she began to stand up. He kept his eyes on her as she stretched. Neptune was a playboy, but he always had an eye for the Schnee heiress. He only felt more nervous as she seemed unfazed by wearing his clothes, while his heart was beating faster and faster. He couldn't help it. He thought it was hot.
"Y-Yes?"
"Who is Cynthia?" She asked,
"Who?" he inquired.
"Cynthia... Who is she? She's been blowing up your scroll as we've sat here."
She showed him his scroll while she clenched it in her hand. Neptune was confused for a moment. He had to think on it. The stress from the situation had his mind elsewhere until he could recall.
"O-Oh. Right. Cynthia." He commented. "She works here at the complex behind the desk downstairs."
Weiss's eyes filled with anger as she tightened the grip around the scroll. She dropped the arm holding it to her side as she shook. That bitch. How did I know? She thought to herself. The big-breasted blond she had the encounter with before and her arrogant words flooded her mind.
Neptune was increasingly uncomfortable with the dark aura surrounding the white-haired girl. He didn't know if he was in danger, but he thought it wise to start scooting down the other side of the couch to at least get a little distance in case he had to make a break for it. He could see the girl's time frame shake and he didn't want to get punched again with his aura still not returned.
"Uhh... Weiss?" He commented with a shaky voice.
"So you like them blond and bitchy, huh?"
"Excuse me?" Neptune answered.
"Your women. You like them dumb looking with a huge rack and a shitty attitude? That woman is far from anything with a respectable future. She'll probably wind up stripping."
"...What?"
"In fact, she'll probably start selling her body soon enough."
"...What?"
"What do you mean 'what?'"
"I'm sorry, I'm just confused with this whole conversation." Neptune stated.
Weiss approached him as he threw his arms up in defense. He didn't think this is where their next conversation would be going. She had somehow found a way to be mad at something else besides what had happened between him and her earlier. Women sure were scary when they wanted to be.
He yelped in fear as she stood above him, hiding her face beneath her hair that was tied sloppily. He did his best to try and calm himself.
"You... You always made it seem like you were interested in me."
"I..."
"But... you never went any further. You opted to just sit there and tease me."
Her breathing was uneven as he watched her. He was unsure what was happening. He didn't even know what to say as she kept getting closer. He put his hand sin front of him in defense as she reached out and clasped his hands in hers.
"Weiss... I don't know what-"
"And then you pull this stunt tonight..." She continued as her voice trembled.
"It wasn't meant to be something that went this far, I swear." he replied.
He could feel her overpowering his grip. His strength was still not back from everything that had happened tonight. He could feel her winning the battle of wills as he tried to resist her force. He tried to push her off with all he could as she continued to push on.
How is she so strong for being so tiny?! He thought to himself.
"And then... you keep calling me 'Babe' as if to mock me..." She continued.
His arms shook as he tried to fend her off. He noticed how close they were now as she kept at it. When had she position herself on him? He took note of how she was now seemingly straddling his waist on the couch. This was unexpected but he assumed it to be another ploy of hers.
He had to admit though, his loose-fitting shirt on her looked good. His eyes trailed to the nape of her neck and collarbone. Something was hypnotizing about it. She also had a perfume smell to her that he was now noticing due to their proximity.
He shook himself again as her face approached his. His arms were all but done at this point as she held him in place on the couch.
"Well, screw you!" She yelled.
He braced for impact as he figured a headbutt was coming. He closed his eyes and clinched up as much as he could to try and soften the blow, but something else happened. Granted she did smash her face into his, but rather than their foreheads colliding, it was her lips on his.
His stunned expression said it all. The kiss was forceful and overwhelming. This was unexpected to say the least. His mind was lost as he sat there, helpless to fight back even if he wanted to, which he didn't.
Neptune was surprised again as he felt her tongue intrude beyond her lips and part his. He stopped any resistance and allowed he tongue entrance as his met hers upon entry. He heard her moan lowly at contact. He relented his attempt to fight her arms back and he went noodle-armed as she continued to hold his hands in place.
Their tongues wrestled in his mouth as she never stopped her attack on his face. Neptune let it happen as he tried to put any kind of thought process together about what was going on. First, she wanted to kill him and now she was making out with him in his apartment? Women are definitely scary... He thought again.
The session continued on and on for several minutes. Weiss's arms eventually let go of Neptune's as she found her arms resting on his broad shoulders. Neptune didn't seem to notice she released him and kept his arms up for an extra minute or so. Once he paid attention to it, he dropped his arms to her petite waist and held her there, eliciting another small moan that he returned as well.
Eventually, she gripped his shoulders tightly as she began to move her lower half. She pulled away suddenly and gasped for air as she remained on his lap. He followed with a gasp and even a few coughs as he attempted to catch his breath.
"I... I bet she never did that with you..." Weiss commented between breaths.
Neptune continued to catch his breath as he looked at Weiss's face. He still couldn't wrap his mind this. His eyes remained on her face as he couldn't help but feel happy. She was cute and though she could be scary, her jealousy was cute too.
"Actually..." He began. "You're right. Mostly, because, I never kissed her..."
Weiss went blank in the face. Her eyes glazed over as she stared back at him. Her face twitched slightly as she tried to process the information.
"W-What..."
"And... if I have to be honest... I've never really kissed anyone." He continued.
Weiss's face glowed red as she continued to sit there in pure embarrassment and bewilderment. Her face dropped as she looked down to avoid eye contact. The handsome playboy of Haven, Neptune Vasilias, had never kissed another girl before. Which meant...
I was his first?! She thought to herself only making her more and more embarrassed. Her eyes took notice of the physical situation they were in now. She noticed how she was all but riding him in their current situation as she straddled his lap. She noticed his arms on her waist. All this contact just made her head overheat as she tried to shake herself from all of this stimulus.
"You... You never kissed another girl?"
"Nope."
"So, you never kissed Cynthia?"
"Nope."
"And this was your first time doing this, then?"
"Yep."
"What's with all the one-word answers?!" She asked frantically as she looked back at his face.
She noticed he was looking away at the ground and his face was red just like hers. He had a smile on and his dark blue eyes were shining in the dim light of the apartment lights. She had to admit, it was a cute scene she wanted to keep in her mind.
"Because... I don't know how to handle this right now. It's... new to me."
Weiss blinked for a few seconds before she relaxed her arms for a moment. She sighed as she brought her right arm up ad facepalmed at his response. He looked back at her now as she let out the exasperated exhale.
"I figured you have kissed hundreds of girls by the way you always tried to flaunt yourself in front of every woman you met." Weiss commented.
"Hey!" He responded. "You make me sound like I'm some kind of animal."
She looked back at him through her half, facepalmed face with narrowed eyes as if to say 'Yeah, so?'.
"And... I've never been good at closing the deal."
"Closing the deal?" Weiss asked.
"Kissing a girl!"
She dropped her facepalm as she looked at him in surprise and then embarrassment again. She brought her hand up to her lips as she remembered the sensation from a few moments ago. It was exciting and comfortable, but unlike her. Her loss of restraint from her usually self made it feel... free. She threw all caution to the wind and did what she wanted to without thinking of anything else but what she wanted.
This made her feel a tinge of guilt as well about stealing his first kiss. That was a moment he could not get back and she stole it just to prove a point.
"I... I'm sorry." Weiss spoke up.
Neptune looked at her with a confused look at her statement. "Excuse me?" He blurted out.
"I'm sorry I took your first kiss. It was selfish of me to do something like that. I shouldn't have presumed you-"
She never finished the statement as this time his mouth collided with hers, much to her surprise. He gripped her hair with his left hand as he pulled her in with his right. She had to admire how daring it was as he pressed his lips hard against hers. She relented this time, and again their tongues met for a few seconds.
The kiss was passionate, much like the last one. Neptune knew it was a risk, but he wanted to do it much like she did earlier. His nervousness disappeared as she apologized, and he knew he had to do this. He wasn't going to let the opportunity pass him up. He had been passive for too long in these situations and not one more time was it going to happen, especially with THE Weiss Schnee that he had only dreamt of, sitting right before him.
He broke away this time, not lasting nearly as long as their last kiss. They panted slightly as their eyes met, both still red in the face.
"Don't apologize." He spoke up.
"W-What?" She asked.
"Don't apologize. There's no one I'd rather give my first kiss to." He spoke again.
Weiss sat there shocked for a few moments as he gave a smile. She sighed and gave a small smile of her own. She had liked him for as long as she could remember and the fact that he was willing to say that made her happy.
She noticed his scroll go off to next to them again as he looked over as well. It was another message from Cynthia as she grasped the phone in annoyance.
"I... I can delete and block her now." Neptune responded nervously.
Weiss kept her scowl on her face as she stared at the scroll. Suddenly, Neptune noticed her grip release slightly and she stared back at him with a dark smile. She had a plan, and he knew it.
"Actually... I have a better idea." She stated.
"Oh? What's tha-"
Once again, her faced smashed into his with a deep, passionate kiss as she kept the scroll in her hands. She continued for a few seconds as he didn't fight her, opting to enjoy the moment as he closed his eyes. Suddenly, he heard a 'SNAP' noise go off, causing his eyes to open. He looked to his right to see his scroll aiming down at Weiss and himself as they continued to kiss.
He watched as his camera went off several times taking multiple pictures of what he could only presume to be their faces as they made out in his apartment. She pulled away a few seconds later as he watched her. She pulled the scroll close as she laughed evilly with a scary smile.
"Did you just take our picture kissing without telling me?"
She stopped laughing for a few seconds and looked back at him with a serious face. "Are you going to lecture me on recording someone against their knowledge?"
He cringed at the comment before shaking his head.
"Good." She responded.
She went back to his scroll and began sending the pictures to her one at a time, enjoying the idea of a stupid look on the bimbo's face as she did it.
"Dumb bitch." Weiss commented with a satisfied mile.
Women are really scary. Neptune thought yet again.
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Jaune came to a stop at the edge of a corner. He stared at the hotel in front of him as he pulled of the network on his scroll and smiled for the first time in a while. There was no trace of this place on the network. Pyrrha's idea had actually worked.
"Salem's Slumber Palace... What a dumb name." He commented.
He didn't care though. Pyrrha and Jaune had searched the hotel district neighborhoods for a while before they had come across this place. With this day and age of technology, he thought it to be impossible for there still to be places like this that were unlisted. He was going to give up soon enough and just pick a place, but this had worked out somehow.
The hotel wasn't anything special compared to the rest in the area. It was a small place with only two levels of rooms available with outside access to each room. It wasn't a dump by any means, but it was surely not a 4 or 5 star resort like the others downtown.
He looked up at the Vacancy sign and noticed on the billboard below it offered "Computers with network access" in each room. To say Jaune hit the jackpot was an understatement. Soon enough, he would be tucked away safely and could finish off the job he was tasked with.
"Hey, Pyrrha it's time to-"
"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
Jaune jumped at surprise from the loud cry coming from behind him. He looked back to see the cries coming from hi red-haired teammate who was sitting on the curb near him. Tears streamed down her face as he looked on in confusion and discomfort.
"Hey... Are you okay?" He asked her, hoping she hadn't hurt herself.
"My... drinky drink." She commented between her cries.
"You're what?" He asked.
Pyrrha raised up a blue bottle that was resting beside her. Jaune recognized that bottle. That evil... evil bottle. Lightning in a Bottle... He thought to himself.
Pyrrha turned the bottle over, spout first to reveal it to be empty. She shook it over and over again between her cries but the bottle was definitely empty, much to jaune's approval. Nothing good came from that thing and it should be smashed to pieces. He would file a complaint with whoever made it one day in the future.
"It's... empty!" Pyrrha yelled between her continued crying.
Jaune sighed in annoyance at his friend. Too much tonight had he been dealing with crap like this and he just wanted it all over with. He walked over to her and helped her up as she held on to the bottle and continued to weep.
"Come on, you." Jaune stated. "Once we get settled into our room, I'll get you another... drinky drink."
"Really?!" Pyrrha asked in excitement.
Her tears and crying stopped almost immediately at the blond boy's statement, further annoying him. This woman could turn it off and on like it was nothing while she was drunk. Her mind was an enigma that he wanted no part of.
"Yes, I swear."
"Drinky drink!"
"What did I say about screaming in my ear?!"
"Yeah, whatever." Pyrrha stated, dropping the empty bottle to the ground.
The two made their way over to the hotel complex and entered the property. They walked through the front door of the office to see no one was present behind the counter. Jaune looked around as Pyrrha was seemingly asleep on his shoulder after just a few feet of walking. He could feel her drool on his shoulder as he stood there.
He found a seat to put her that she quickly sank into, still out of it. He shook his head at her as he turned and walked over to the counter. He wiped his shoulder off as best he could as he looked for anyone to help them. He saw no one in the area as he looked at the counter. There was a bell sitting there as he again looked around. He shrugged to himself as he tapped it twice.
DING. DING.
Much to his surprise, he saw a woman with a pale face and red eyes pop up from the other side of the counter. Jaune jumped back in surprise as he held himself from falling over.
What the hell? Where'd she come from? He thought.
"Good evening." She greeted with a blank expression.
The woman was slightly shorter than him. She had white hair and was wearing what appeared to be a heavy, black gown. She had a scary way about her, but she offered a friendly smile to him as he regained his composure.
"H-Hi there." Jaune replied with a wave and a nervous laugh.
"Welcome to Salem's Slumber Palace where you get the rest that you deserve. I am Salem. How can I help you?"
Jaune cleared his throat before speaking. "Yeah, my friend and I were looking for a room for the night."
Salem looked over at the sleeping girl in her chair and raised an eyebrow at her appearance before looking back at Jaune.
"You didn't drug her did you?" She asked.
"WHAT?!" Jaune exclaimed. "Oum, no! She did that to herself. I just wanted to get her somewhere to sleep it off."
"You didn't bring her here to take advantage of her?"
"She's my teammate, I would never-"
He was cut off by the pale woman's laughing behind the counter.
"Settle down, boy. I can tell you are being sincere."
Jaune relaxed himself and let out a sigh once more. "Please, don't do that. I've been through hell tonight."
Salem continued a few low pitched laughs of her own at the boy. She walked over to a set of keycards on the wall and brought it over to her computer. She scanned it and typed a few things on the keyboard as Jaune stood there. After a few minutes, she walked back to the counter and motioned for him to come to her.
He approached the counter as she stuck out the card in an offering fashion. As he went to reach for it, Salem pulled it away, leaving Jaune confused.
"Here's the deal, Romeo."
"Romeo?" He asked. "She's not my-"
"In any case," she spoke again. "I'm not asking any questions. I know you're students, and I know she's drunk beyond cognition."
He winced at her words. Crap. He thought.
"But, you seem like good kids. So, here's my deal."
"O-Okay?"
"You pay for two nights. I don't care if you stay both nights, but if I'm sticking my neck out for you, then you are going to pay for it."
Jaune thought about it for a moment. He didn't really have much of a choice. He needed to do this for a multitude of reasons. He could try his luck at another hotel, but who's to say they will let two students, one being drunk, stay at their hotel. He nodded his head in agreement before reaching into his wallet and pulling out his card.
Salem smirked as she took it from him once he offered. She ran took it over to her computer and punched in his information. After a few moments, it was approved, and she returned it to him. She then handed him the keycard to the room.
"It's room 212." Salem spoke. "It's upstairs at the far end, last room on your left."
Jaune took everything from her and smiled. "Thanks for all the help."
She smiled and bowed as he walked over to pick up Pyrrha once more, who roused slightly awake. She used his shoulder as a pillow once again as he pulled her to her feet. He made his way to the door and opened it. he looked back at the desk to think Salem, but saw she was gone again. He shivered at how creepy the woman was and how she appeared/disappeared like that.
He left the office and made his way upstairs. He admired the sky as he walked on the outside corridor of the hotel. Once he walked to the end, he pulled the keycard out while trying to keep both his balance and Pyrrha's as he opened the door.
He walked inside and turned on the light. He looked around the space-ish room at the amenities. He saw the computer on the far side of the room that was promised on the billboard. Unfortunately, there was something that caught his attention more. The bed. The one, king-sized bed.
"Fuck."
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Back at Neptune's apartment, he sat on the couch as Weiss was still sending out pictures on his scroll on his other couch. He didn't picture his night going like this. He figured he was going to get some form of punishment, but then again, he did get cold-cocked in his hallway and waterboarded in the bathroom. He saw it as time served now.
His mind traveled to Jaune who was, hopefully, still fighting the good fight. He looked over at Weiss once more and even if it ruined the moment, had to ask this question.
"Hey?" He spoke up.
"Yeah, what's up?" Weiss asked, still playing with is scroll.
"Uh, so... is Jaune okay?"
She looked away from the scroll at him with narrowed eyes again. He rubbed the back of his head and laughed nervously as she stared at him.
"I haven't heard anything. I'm assuming they haven't caught up to him yet."
Neptune breathed a sigh of relief at her comment as he relaxed into his couch. He wasn't so much worried for himself anymore, but it was the only thing he had to fight back with and save their other two friends. He looked back at Weiss who was still staring at him. Maybe he could be the bridge to peace on this solution and save them all himself. After all, Weiss and he had entered some type of... relationship... Right?
He blinked a few times as he stared at her and leaned forward once more.
"Hey, Weiss..." He began. 'Do you think we could call a seize-fire now?"
"Hah! You're adorable." She stated.
"Come on, please?"
She stood up and walked towards him. He was nervous again. Was she coming to attack him or was she just wanting to talk, or did she want another make out session? He was okay with the second or third option but was ready for the first one.
She sat next to him on the couch. Soon after, she turned and laid against the arm of the couch, bringing her feet up and laying them on his lap. He offered her a confused look at her actions. She looked over at him with a smile.
"Massage."
"I... What?"
"Massage my legs. They're sore from tonight."
Neptune was still confused but wasn't against the idea. He shrugged his shoulders and did she requested, much to her approval. He was still unsure how this situation happened and decided to ask her once more.
"So... about the others?"
"Not your concern." She stated while picking up the remote and flipping through the channels.
He sighed loudly at her response. He knew this was not going to work. Unfortunately, Jaune was going to have to win this battle on his own as he would be stuck here for the foreseeable future. He looked down at her ash she used his remote and yawned comfortably. He laughed to himself lowly.
"Well, look at you making yourself at home." He commented.
'Well, yeah. After graduation, I'm moving in." She stated without looking away from the television.
Neptune blinked a few times at her response as he stared at the blank expression on her face.
"WHAT?!" He nearly yelled.
"You stopped rubbing my feet." She stated as she looked at him.
He went back to rubbing them as she looked over. Is this what being 'whipped' is? In any case, she never answered his question.
"Is this my punishment?" He asked himself.
She twitched as she overheard his words, placing the remote on the table and grabbing him by the shirt, still remaining in a laying position. The sudden pull startled Neptune as he was pulled towards her.
"So, being my roommate is a punishment?"
"Err... No, not at all!"
She raised an eyebrow at him as he smiled nervously.
"Really? Also, you're 'punishment' comes later." She stated.
He nodded in response. The idea wasn't terrible to him. He thought maybe they might be moving too quickly, but they were considered adults and soon they would be licensed to work the career they wanted. Maybe getting their life started wouldn't be so bad if they started now?
"Yes, I swear Weiss."
She smiled at his words. She knew he was being sincere. He could be a real asshole when he wanted to be, but his words were enough for her to believe him.
"Good." She stated as she continued to pull him closer. "And my name is Babe."
She pulled him into her lips for another kiss as they laid there on together on the couch.
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Ruby and Yang wandered the streets of downtown Vale in a sour mood. They had explored just about every hotel they could with hopes of finding Jaune with no results. They had exhausted almost every option that the network had offered to them.
"He's really going to get away, isn't he?" Ruby commented.
She couldn't believe it. He had found a way out of this mess and he was going to succeed in uploading the video. Once he did that, it was game. They would have to stop the pursuit and he could blackmail them into releasing the others and never harming them again, or at least until graduation happened.
She sighed as she looked over at Yang who was crossing hotels off the list they had made at the apartment earlier. She could see her sister was exhausted from this as well. She had been at this as long as Ruby had, and while she wanted to find Jaune, she wanted to kick Pyrrha's ass even more so.
This whole night had been one crazy event after another. You could have played this whole scenario out to her earlier and she would have bet everything she owned that his would never had happened. Yet, here they were in downtown Vale looking for their drunk classmate and the boy she had licked several times over tonight.
She still couldn't believe she had done it, but she didn't regret it. His expression of surprise was well worth it, and if she got the chance one more time, he would not escape. There were a few things she wanted to say and do that were keeping her going. The others might not approve, especially after the shenanigans that had happened, but she didn't care. It was a means to an end.
"Well..." Yang stated. "That's all of them."
"What?" Ruby asked as she looked back at her sister.
"That's every hotel on the network in downtown Vale that we listed. We're out of options." She stated.
Ruby couldn't believe what she was hearing. Her plans were dashed and they were both screwed now. After everything that they had gone through, they reached a dead end. She growled as she thought of another smirk from the blond. She couldn't let him win.
Yang sat down on the corner they found themselves on and rubbed her legs. They had been to every hotel they could within a certain radius and asked staff if they had seen the boy. Usually, staff would protect a client's privacy, but the two had made a story up of the boy being "mentally handicapped", and a runaway, so they helped as much as possible.
Unfortunately, no one had reported seeing the blond or the obnoxious red-head that may be traveling with him. Ruby walked over to where her sister was sitting and took a seat beside her.
"He probably wised up and found a place off the network." Ruby commented. "He can be resourceful when he wants to be."
Ruby rested her head on her sister's shoulder as yang looked back at her with a smile.
"You really like him don't you?"
Ruby was startled by the question and made some weird noise similar to a "yelp" in response. It was all the confirmation Yang needed. She like Jaune and she knew he would be a good fit for Ruby. They were almost the same person, as scary as that was.
She patted Ruby's head as they sat there. She would cheer them on and even force the boy to take her on a date if she had to, but something told her she wouldn't have to force anything.
Ruby calmed herself as her sister rubbed her head. She wasn't denying it. Hell, she knew she liked Jaune. Her encounters within him tonight, though slightly helped by the alcohol, only confirmed that. She knew what she was doing, and she enjoyed it. Once she got the chance, he was going to talk to him about it, whenever that would be.
Ruby sighed as she looked down one of the streets as they sat there. The night sky and the streetlights were calming as they both sat there. That's when she noticed something. Something she had seen before. She stood up immediately, much to Yang's surprise who looked at her.
"Ruby?"
Her sister ignored her as she walked across the street. She walked towards the glow on the ground she had noticed while sitting there.
Yang stood up and followed her sister across the empty street. She watched as Ruby approached something and bent to the ground before picking it up. She tried to see what it was as she approached Ruby. Once she was next to her, she was able to see exactly what it was her sister was holding.
"Is... is that?..." Yang asked.
"It is." Ruby spoke as she held up an empty, dark blue bottle that sparkled in the light. "it's Lightning in a Bottle."
Both girls looked at each other and smiled. They both then looked over at the building it was sitting in front of. This was definitely a big break.
"Salem's Slumber Palace, huh?" Ruby asked as she licked her lips once again.
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Okay, just a fair warning for the next chapter. Remember when I said M rating? Yeah... Anyway, hope you enjoyed the chapter. I know it was very Weiss and Neptune heavy, but I figured it needed proper closure on that side compared to the others. I'm not sure how long it will be, but I plan to close it out next chapter with an epilogue to follow, possibly separate. Thank you all for sticking with me until this point and I hope you've enjoyed this. Please leave a Review at the end for your thoughts and feelings as well as a Follow or Favorite if you've had your interest peaked. Please come back for a finale!
Next time: Chapter 18 – Strawberry Cupcakes
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