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Adam didn't like how it had been 30 minutes or so after Silver and the rest entered the ballroom and he still was on edge. He couldn't figure out how, but he knew something would happen

But he had just the perfect way to get it off his mind... he hoped. He was going to kill two birds with one stone. He was going to dance with Blake to get his mind off of Cinder and apologize to her in the process.

So, without further ado, he walked over to Blake and tapped her shoulder

"Ahem. May I have this dance, miss?" Adam asked Blake

"Uh... yeah?" Blake said, unsure if she wanted to dance with Adam

Adam, taking this as a yes either way, grabbed both of her hands and started to slow dance with her

"Ok, what is this about, Adam?" Blake asked

"I wanted to say sorry for what happened on the roof that night. I don't know what I was thinking. I could have been angry and manipulative or I could've been simply hurt. It could've been anything, but that doesn't make it any less acceptable." Adam apologized.

"...Wow. This place did change you." Blake said, astonished

"Eh, you have Ruby and the rest to thank for that. Now, are you gonna accept my apology, or not. I understand if you don't." Adam said. Blake sighed

"Yes, and for what it's worth, I'm also sorry." Blake apologized

"Good to see we are even then." Adam said

The song ended, Adam and Blake split from each other

"It was nice dancing with you, miss. I hope to see you again." Adam said

"Me too." Blake agreed

Adam walked away from her and went to go sit by the punch bowl. He saw Ruby sitting there as well

"Hey Rubes. What are you doing?" Adam asked

"Oh, nothing much. Just being socially awkward." Ruby answered

"With me." Jaune chimed in

"With Jaune! Heh heh." Ruby said, nervously

"Well, it must be your lucky night because I'm gonna be socially awkward with you two." Adam said

"Really? Never pegged you for the type to be an introvert, Adam." Jaune questioned

"Well, I may have been a leader. But that doesn't mean I liked to be outgoing. I suspect that part of my personality stems from my past, but I can never be sure about that." Adam explained

"So uh... Ruby has yet to explain your past. A-a-and I get if it's personal, but I would like to know." Jaune said, the unspoken question buried underneath his sentence

"Don't worry Jaune. I'd be happy to tell you. We just need to find somewhere completely private." Adam said, calming Jaune. He noticed something out of place

"What's Weiss doing by her lonesome?" Adam asked Jaune

"Wait, she's alone?" Jaune asked, surprised

"Yeah... why is that?" Adam asked... again

"I don't know! I thought she asked Neptune out! I can't tell you why she's not with him." Jaune said quickly as if it was his fault

"Well, why not ask him?" Adam asked before nodding his head upward towards said person. Jaune looked over before a scowl settled on his face

"Hold my punch." He said sternly before handing his cup to Ruby. Adam looked over to see her look at his cup

"Ruby, I know what you're thinking. And I'm afraid I can't let you do that." He said and quickly reached for Jaune's cup. Ruby turned around and took a sip out of it

"Ah! Ruby no! Why?! That's gonna be on my mind for the rest of the year!" Adam shouted

"I'm sorry." She said, looking dejected

"It's ok. Just don't do that again, ok?" Adam proposed

"No promises!" Ruby shouted at him

"That's the best I'm gonna get, isn't it?" Adam asked. Ruby giggled

"Yes." She said

"Ah well, you win some, you lose some." Adam said

They both fell into a comfortable silence and watch the dance progress. With each second, Adam was both becoming anxious and carefree. He was anxious that Cinder would strike any second now, he was carefree in that he was thinking that Cinder was probably relaxing as well

But, he soon drifted off of his thoughts as he saw something he never thought he would have

"Is that Jaune?! In a dress?!" Adam all but screamed

Next thing everyone knew, they were watching him dance with the rest of his team

"You have to admit, he does somehow pull off being able to wear a dress." Adam remarked. He looked over to Ruby to see her walking away

"Hey! Where are you going?" He asked

"Just to get some fresh air." She said back. Adam didn't notice how stuffy it was until she said that

"Well, let me come with you!" He shouted before she exited out of the door. Ruby held the door open for Adam

"Thank you." He said to Ruby

"You're welcome." She responded

Neither had much to say nor did they want to. They were happy as is. The sat out there for a few minutes. Adam decided he had enough fresh air

"Hey, I'm gonna go back inside." Adam said after turning away

"Wait Adam! What's that?" Ruby asked

"What's what?" Adam answered with a question

"That thing on the rooftops." Ruby said. Adam looked at the rooftops to see a female clad in all black with black glass accents

"Cinder." Adam growled out in a way that did sound like a person

Adam and Ruby took off after her

Both he and Ruby were in front of the CCT. They both say unconscious guards in the bushes

"Just as I thought. She's probably going up the elevator to the main interface." Adam growled

"Call in your weapon. You'll be needing it." Adam ordered while he input the code for his weapon locker to come to him

He saw it land nearby. He grabbed Wilt and Blush out of it. Ruby did the same with Crescent Rose. They both made their way up to the main computer

"Now remember, she cannot know that we know she's Cinder. So don't say her name at all. Got it?" Adam instructed

"I got it, no saying her name." Ruby repeated

"Good." Adam said as the elevator doors opened. Adam and Ruby walked in to see no one

They walked around for a few seconds before Ruby called out

"Hello? Anyone here?" Ruby asked

"Ruby, if they're in here to cause violence, they won't just announce their presence." Adam said before Cinder walked out from behind a desk

"And I stand corrected. Say, mind telling me your name so I can tell you just how stupid you are." Adam snapped

"And what do you mean by that?" Cinder asked with an obvious tone of anger in her voice

"You've attacked the Atlesian guards protecting this CCT, You've probably hacked our database and network, and last but certainly not least, You've just admitted to all of it just by stepping out in front of us. You do realize no one is supposed to be up here?" Adam said, nearly shouting at her

She remained silent

"You know, this isn't a masquerade party. So why don't you take off that mask and-" Ruby was cut off by Cinder sending a fireball her way. Ruby spun Crescent Rose and deflected it

Adam rushed her with Wilt and tried to cut off her left arm, but Cinder dodged and used ice dust to throw ice sickles at him. Adam sliced them all out of the air while absorbing their energy

Ruby shot at her, but Cinder absorbed the bullets. Thankfully, she didn't see Adam run up on her. Adam delivered a cut across her abdomen

"AHH!" She screamed in agony. The elevator dinged, signaling that someone was on their floor. Adam and Ruby turned around, expecting one of Cinders accomplices to come through it, only to see Ironwood come through

Adam and Ruby looked back to Cinder only to see that she was gone and a blood trail was left

Adam flicked the blood off of his blade

Here y'all go! Another chapter. I hope y'all enjoyed it! I certainly enjoyed writing it, that's for sure. Also, I'm now gonna respond to reviews

GhostHaloRWBY: You're welcome and I honestly don't think I can discontinue this story for my own good

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