RWBY: Lost and Forgotten
(Okay, so! Around season 5, aura was said that it had to be "engaged" instead of always being active. Instead of changing it from "active" to "engaged" I'm just making it so the characters have to engage it. Sorry I didn't clarify this sooner)
Chapter 16
The next day
Chrome
I walked around the ballroom, looking at the decorations for the dance and giving my opinions on them, per Yang's request. "So, watchya think?" she asked.
"It's pretty impressive." I replied honestly. "It's actually really-"
"I need you to pick a tablecloth." Weiss interrupted me as she held up two squares, both of them seeming to be the same shade of white.
"Uhm..." I got a closer look but couldn't see a difference between the two. "The...one on the right." I told her.
She looked at it, and smiled before walking off.
"Anyways, yeah, the decor is pretty cool." I said as I turned back to Yang.
"Sweet!" Yang smiled. "Oh, I wanted to ask, do you have anyone you're taking to the dance?"
"Well, there is this one girl I've had my eyes on." I told her.
"Oh...really? That's...good..." Yang said softly before turning and walking off towards Ruby. "So, have you picked out a dress yet?" I heard Yang ask.
"What's the point?" Ruby asked, her head resting on the table. "Who cares about the dance if Blake isn't going?"
"Blake's definitely going." I told her. "There's no way I'd let her miss it."
"You're going to talk to her?" Yang asked.
"I was planning on it." I replied. "Don't worry, Blake-"
"Weiss! I thought we agreed: No doilies!" Yang suddenly shouted.
"If I don't get doilies, you don't get fog machines!" Weiss told the blonde.
"Your dance is gonna have fog machines?" Neptune asked as he and Sun walked in.
"Yes, we are." Yang said, glaring at Weiss.
"Then it looks like the doilies are staying." Weiss smiled as she walked off.
"You ladies all excited for dress-up?" Sun asked.
"Pfft... Yeah, right!"
"Laugh all you want. I'll be turning heads tomorrow night!" Yang said.
"Really?" I asked, getting Yang's attention. "I'll be looking forward to seeing it."
"What are you two wearing?" Ruby asked Sun and Neptune.
"Uuhhh... this?" Sun gestured to his current attire, which was just a button up shirt, and jeans.
"Ignore him for he knows not what he says." Neptune stepped up.
"Hey, I may have moved to Mistral, but I grew up in Vacuo. It's not exactly a shirt-and-tie kind of place." Sun replied.
"Yeah, we noticed." Yang said sarcastically.
"Soooo... what does Blake think of all this? She still being all, y'know... Blake-y?" Sun asked.
"Obviously." Weiss crossed her arms.
"I still can't think of a way to change her mind." Ruby said.
"Guys." I got their attention. "Blake will be there, I promise."
After saying this, I left the ballroom, making my way to the library. I quickly found Blake sitting at one of the computers. Walking over, I tapped her on the shoulder.
She glanced at me before turning back to the computer. "What is it, Chrome?" she asked.
"We need to talk." I told her.
"Not now." Blake replied.
Grabbing her wrist, I pulled her to her feet. "Yes. Now!"
"What are you-?"
Before she could finish, I pulled her out of the library and towards the main building. Taking her to one of the empty class rooms, we walked to the front before I let her go. "If you're going to tell me to stop, you might as well save your breath." Blake crossed her arms.
"Blake, you're seriously worrying me." I told her. "Your team has told me what's going on. You're not eating, not sleeping, your grades are lower than ever, and you can hardly keep your eyes open."
"I'm trying to stop Torchwick!"
"You can't exactly do that if you can't keep your eyes open." I told her. "You need to slow down."
"I don't have the luxury to slow down!" Blake shouted.
"It's not a luxury; it's a necessity."
"The 'necessity' is stopping Torchwick!" Blake replied.
"No, it's not!" I raised my voice. "Sure, Torchwick is a criminal, but you alone won't be able to stop him! He has the White Fang, Atlas Tech, and who knows what else on his side! If he walked through that door, right now, what would you do?!"
"I'd fight him!"
"You'd only get yourself killed!" I shouted at her.
"Then help me!"
"I'm trying to!" I clenched my fists. "I'm trying to make sure you don't go down that path of obsession and self destruction! You need to slow down!" I took a breath to calm myself. "Please. Take a day off. Get some sleep. Go out and have some fun. Please, Blake."
She looked down before slowly looking back up to me. "Okay. I promise I'll slow down."
"Thank you." I pulled her into a hug.
Hours later
I stood in front of the mirror, straightening my tie. I wore a pure white suit with a sky blue tie. "So, anyone you're going with?" Maya asked me.
"I have a girl in mind." I replied.
"Wait, you haven't asked her out yet?" Nicci said.
"I was planning on surprising her at the dance."
"What if someone else had already asked her out?" Maya asked.
"Then I guess I'll just have to dance by myself." I told her. "See you guys at there." I left the room and started making my way to the ballroom.
Upon entering, I was greeted by an absolutely stunning sight. Yang stood behind the podium, wearing a beautiful yellow dress and her hair tied in a ponytail. Once she saw me, she gave a smile but it seemed forced. "Hey, glad you could make it!" she leaned to the side to look behind me. "Where's your date?"
I rubbed the back of my head. "I, uh, was just about to ask her out." I replied. "You're not busy, are you?"
Her cheeks turned a slight shade of pink. "Oh, I, uh...yeah, I'll be done soon." she replied. "Think you can wait a bit?"
"Take your time." I walked over to the chairs and sat down, waiting for Yang to finish with what she was doing.
It didn't take long before Yang walked over to me. "Sorry for the wait."
"It's fine." I stood up from the chair. Hearing a slow song start to play through the speakers, I turned to Yang. "Care to dance?" I held my hand out to her. She smiled as she placed her hand in my own.
Leading her onto the dance floor, I placed my hands on her hips as she wrapped her arms around my neck. The two of us began to sway to the song. "Why didn't you ask me to the dance sooner?" Yang asked. "Was I a 'plan B' or something?"
"Oh, no." I shook my head. "No no no. The reason I waited until now to ask, was because I wanted to surprise you."
"Really?"
"Not the best idea, but it was a surprise, right?" I asked.
"So, when you said you had a 'girl in mind', you were talking about me?"
"Yep."
"Good." she smiled. "I was worried you might've taken someone else."
A few hours later
A few of the students started to leave since it was already pretty late. "Hey, you want to get out of here?" Yang asked.
"Sure."
"Great!" she got up and grabbed my hand, pulling me to my feet. "Follow me."
She took me to the dorms and to her team's room. "What are you planning?"
"My team hasn't gotten back, yet. So, I figured we could have some fun." she replied as she opened the door. I noticed the beds were arranged into makeshift bunk-beds.
"What do you mean by 'fun'?" I asked.
She replied by taking my hand and pulling me close. Leaning in, she pressed her lips against mine, catching me completely off guard. After my sudden shock died down, I returned the kiss as Yang led us over to one of the beds. Falling into it, Yang wrapped her arms around me so we didn't pull apart.
Feeling her tongue wipe across my bottom lip, I slowly opened my mouth to allow her entry. She immediately started fighting my tongue for dominance.
Just as she was about to win, we heard "What are you doing on my bed?!"
Pulling apart, we looked to the door to see Weiss glaring at us, her arms crossed. "Oh, is this your bed?" Yang asked with a smirk. "Sorry, kinda forgot."
Weiss clenched her fists. "Get off my bed!"
"Guess our time's up." Yang said softly. I moved off Yang, and got to my feet.
"Sorry, Weiss." I apologized. "I didn't know." Heading out the door, I looked back into the room. "I guess I'll see you-" Weiss created a glyph and slammed the door as I was mid-sentence. "-later..."
Letting out a slow breath, I put my hands in my pockets as I started heading back to my room. Once I walked inside, I closed the door and leaned my back against it as a smile spread across my face at what had happened.
Changing out of my suit and into my sleepwear, I climbed into bed and fell asleep with thoughts of a certain blonde beauty.
End of chapter 16