Hiya everyone hope your all doing well and here is the next submission for 9 days normally I've been trying to submit it in the morning but I had college today so I needed to wait to post it sadly. The song theme for this chapter is life of the party by forever the sickest kids by the way.
Standing awkwardly where the food was gathered Jaune sighed pulling at his white and blue suit's collar as he felt like it was choking him it's fit a couple sizes too small as it made him feel a pang of nausea reminding him of the Beacon dance, before they had lost Pyrrha.
He had also disliked the looks he had gotten from the elites present, it was mostly from older people since that was the main group of people who would attend a place like this but still, he was either being looked at like a piece of meat or glared at as If he was beneath them, like his presence made the air unclean.
They had been invited to the party, well ball as it had been called by Ironwood. He had said something about a huntsman having to deal with politics as well as Grimm, and so they should enjoy themselves but right now Jaune was finding it about as fun as watching paint dry. All he could do was take sips of the bitter tasting wine in his hand.
Right as Jaune reached his limit ready to storm out and not be seen again that night he was approached by his favourite reaper "I see your hiding where the food is too." Ruby says smiling as she held her own drink in her hand.
"Yep." was Jaune's smiling reply holding his drink out to her making her eyes shine slightly in excitement.
"To the socially awkward." was her simple reply letting their glasses clinked together the motion made them remember that not so much had changed from their time in Beacon making the two of them chuckle. Jaune had always felt freer around her, like a weight was off his chest. Grinning he quickly downed his glass before he held his hand out for Ruby to take.
"You know we never got the chance to dance while we were at Beacon, would you like to fix that with me?" he asked her as he felt a surge of confidence looking deep into her silver eyes.
Blushing she looked away before facing him again "I would like that!" she told him with a smile to match his as she took his larger hand in hers letting him lead her to the dance floor. The two of them barely noticed the stares they got from both strangers and loved ones as the two of them began to dance Jaune's hands around her hips as she wrapped her arms around his neck failing into a rhythm together getting lost in each other's eyes looking to each other in admiration.
To them anything other than each other was unimportant as they swayed slowly continuing to dance, their faces slowly inching closer before their lips met in a soft kiss. Causing the two of them to feel sparks and when they pulled apart after what felt like far too little time breathless, they were both a deep red looking to one and other in surprise.
"Err was this a date?" Ruby asked him quickly her tone a mix of hopefulness and nervousness as she waited for Jaune's answer feeling like he had her heart in the palm of his hand.
"I would like it to be a date if you would" was Jaune's nervous reply as he looked into her sparkling silver eyes.
Not saying anything back Ruby fought the urge to scream with glee and instead she pulled him to her seizing his lips with hers as their relationship blossomed.