Friday has arrived. That meant the day before the dance and Ash was getting nervous about the dance. It was due to the fact that Ash needed to pick out a suit ASAP, but most importantly, he needed to remember on how to dance. After all, it has been a long time since he danced.
During one of his down times, he was in the library reading on different kinds of dances. While it was helping him to understand it, it will be a different story of doing it.
"Are you seriously reading on how to dance Ash?" Pyrrha asked him as she walked up to him when she noticed the book in his hand.
"Okay in my defense, it has been a long time since I danced. Sure I've seen some people dancing at parties, weddings and other places while I was out in hiding, but I never actually done it for obvious reasons." Ash told her as she sat next to him. Pyrrha looked at him with confusion, until she got an idea.
"Hey Ash, I think I might have a solution to your problem." She said. This gotten his attention.
"What's that?" He asked.
"I'll teach you how to dance. Consider this my thanks to you for having me win the heart of my knight." Pyrrha said as she stood up.
Ash pondered about this for a moment. Unfortunately, the rest of the girls were either in class at the moment, working on their homework, or teaching students in class or in detention. Pyrrha, on the other hand, usually gets her stuff done quick and always had a lot of free time, especially when she's been training Jaune to be a better huntsman in training, and keeping herself trained as well. What did he have to lose?
"Alright, if you really want to." Ash said as he stood up. Pyrrha grew a smile and took him out of the library and towards the roof of the tower where she and Jaune train. Pyrrha then turned towards him and got close to him.
"Alright, place your hand on my waist." She said to him as she took his other hand into hers. Ash slowly moved his hand around her. It felt very weird to him as she was not the ones in the love group. However, he was happy that a good friend was helping him instead of the other way around for a change.
"Now, follow my lead. Afterwards, we can try a few other moves. One other thing, make sure you are keeping your eyes on your partner." Pyrrha said with a smile. Their little dance training lasted for a couple hours.
Ash was happy that he was remembering on how to dance and even learning more moves, ranging from waltz, tango and more. The last time he danced was so long ago back in Kalos. He also recalled the time when he watched as so many partners before him danced the night after the finals of the Pokemon Tournament at Cameran Palace.
"I gotta hand it to you, I'm impressed Pyrrha. Where did you learn to dance?" Ash asked.
"Well, when one's a celebrity a chunk of her life, you tend to learn many things. I was just like you when I tried to dance my first time. I kept tripping, stepping on my partner's foot, and even twisting mine." She told him with a slight giggle. Ash then laughed a bit as well.
"I guess being a celebrity isn't easy at all huh?" He asked. She shook her head, but then lowered it a bit. "I didn't say anything bad, did I?" Ash asked as he was getting concerned.
"No, it's just that most of the time I just want to live as a normal person. People think I'm just too good for them. When you are placed on a pedestal like this, you hardly have any freedom to do whatever you want to do. That's what I love about Jaune, and even about you Ash." She said. Ash's eyes widen.
"Oh don't tell me! Something happened with you and Jaune?" Ash thought.
" You and Jaune saw me as just another girl. Thanks to the both of you, I've made friends that will last a lifetime." She explained as she tried to keep herself in control of her emotions.
Ash gasped a bit. Sure he knew later on throughout the year that she was a celebrity, but he never knew that she wanted to be free as a normal person.
"Damn, I'm sorry. If it makes you feel any better, I've had worse." Ash said. Pyrrha looked up to him and smiled. They just starred at each other for a moment, until things started to get a little awkward. "I think we should call it a day. After all, we have someone that needs us. I have my girls, and you have your adorkable knight." He said. She giggled from that joke.
"Alright, let's head back to the dorms." She said as she calmed down. Just as they made it back to their dorms, Jaune and Team RWBY were waiting for them.
"Ash, Pyrrha there you are. Where were you guys?" Jaune asked as Pyrrha ran to him and wrapped her arms around his arm and rested her head on his shoulder.
"We were up on the roof of one of the towers having a little training of our own." He said.
"Of what?" Weiss asked. Ash was beginning to sweat from that question. He was thinking of a way to answer them without making things awkward.
"I was helping him learn how to dance." Pyrrha said like she didn't have a care in the world.
"WHAT!?" Team RWBY screamed with anger. Ash was then screwed.
"Okay in my defense, some of you were in class, doing homework, or training. And Pyrrha offered it to me." Ash explained.
"All of us didn't have homework today. Our last class ended a couple hours ago. It's mostly because of our first mission next Monday." Yang said as she was showing a bunch of anger. Ash then looked down with shame.
"I'm sorry, I didn't know about that. Maybe I should just go. I do have a suit to pick out." Ash said as he began to turn away and walk off. Blake then just ran to him and wrapped her arms around him.
"It's alright sweetie. Just tell us next time okay?" Blake asked. Yang then started regretting from getting angry at her boyfriend for the misunderstanding.
"I'm sorry Ash. I just wanted to help you this time." She said.
"Same here, beside I know a few moves that I could teach you since we have plenty of time." Weiss offered. This was lightening his mood.
"In that case, why don't you teach me some moves?" Ash asked them. The girls nodded and brought him into the room. Meanwhile, Team JNPR just watched what happened.
"Well…that worked out well." Jaune said. The rest of Team JNPR laughed at what happened.
Back at RWBY's dorm, Ash and Weiss began his training of dancing.
"Alright Ash, in Atlas we have a very unique form of dancing. It's mostly like a version of slow dancing." Weiss began explaining to him.
"Alright, let's give it a try." Ash said.
"Ruby, if you would please?" Weiss said to her leader to turn on a radio and started playing a slow dance song. Their dancing routines took about an hour until Ash finally gotten the hang of it. The only thing he needed to be careful of is stepping on his partner's toes.
"If you were at a formal dance in Atlas with me, my people would approve of this." Weiss said before hugging him again. She then got glued onto the warmth from his heart.
"Oh right, I almost forgot. I never explained of what was going on with me and Amber the other night." Ash said as he remembered from when Ruby noted about how warm his heart was that night.
"Before you do explain, Weiss let me feel it. I never had the chance." Blake whined as she pulled the heiress off of him.
"Hey, I wasn't done." She almost yelled as Blake felt the warmth. As if things were getting crazier again, Blake began purring loudly. This caused the rest of her team to watch with shock that she can purr.
"Anyway! Let me explain about this." Ash then began to explain everything that went down with him and Amber. He told them about her roles and about the X-Blade. This got the rest confused.
"So Amber just gave you the power?" Ruby asked. Ash nodded to the question. "I'm not sure that makes any sense."
"It is as she told me. She has been waiting for me to arrive so she can pass on this power. Now it seems that the only thing she really needs to do is keep nature in balance while avoiding Cinder Fall." Ash said. As if on cue, the door knocked a few times. Ash sensed that if was Emerald alone. Ash walked up to it and opened it.
"Emerald, what are you doing here?" He asked. She looked concerned and scared.
"I've come to warn you about something terrible. Cinder found out that Amber gave you the power source of the X-Blade." She said. Ash was shocked that she found out about it.
"Perhaps you should come in. You can tell us everything." Ash offered. She greatly obliged. She then made her way to a desk and sat on top of it.
"Earlier today, Cinder was able to sneak into the Vault to attempt to take it, but she was infuriated that it was already given to you. She knew that she couldn't risk attacking her as she knew that you were around. You do have me to thank for." Emerald explained.
"I agree. I do owe you for warning us about this. I'll tell you what, when all of this has passed, I might consider sharing the power of the Keyblade with you." Ash offered.
"Really? I don't know. Would you mind if I think about this?" Emerald asked.
"Take your time. I'm not forcing you to do it. I'm just giving you an opportunity." He said with a smile.
"Anyway, all of us are attending the dance tomorrow night, and I think it would be wise if you try to not dance with her Ash." She warned her.
"Don't worry. I'll be pretty occupied that night." He said as he looked towards the girls.
"I do have one question though that has been bothering me for a while now." Emerald spoke.
"What's that?" Ash wondered.
"Should Cinder's plan succeed, what will you do?" She asked her. Ash closed his eyes and summoned his Keyblades.
"The only thing that I can and will do. I'll find a way to stop her. And I think I know how do to it." He said as he looked down at them.
"You're not gonna surrender them are you?" Ruby asked with fear. Ash shook his head.
"No, I'll have to find the rest of the Maidens and claim the rest of the X-Blades power. If Amber trusts me, then I'll bet they'll be persuaded." Ash said. Emerald smiled knowing that her plan was working to stop Cinder.
"I'll continue to help as much as I can. The Vytal Tournament is critical for when the time comes to face her." Emerald told them. Everyone nodded to her.
"Before you go, I do need to ask. Do you want your light to reign supreme over your darkness?" Ash asked.
"More than anything. And I think hanging out with you all is what's really helping me." Emerald said.
"There is a way on how to tame it easier." Ash said as he summoned a portal. "Follow me, and I'll show you." Emerald just looked at the portal.
"What's through there?" She wondered.
"A way to purify your heart." Ash said. She looked confused by that.
"Can we come along? I'm starting to get curious." Blake asked. Ash nodded and everyone got up and readied their weapons just in case.
"Those shouldn't be necessary. For the place we are going is a bit of a retirement village. I traveled the land in search of worthy Pokemon to fight by my side, but I couldn't find any. Instead, I found something through a cave that will help Emerald." Ash explained. They all then walked through the portal and it then closed.
Meanwhile
"What the shit? Cinder! Emerald just dropped off of our scroll. I can no longer locate her." Mercury said in shock.
"What!? How the hell is that possible?" She growled.
"Not sure, but the last thing it picked up is when she was with Ash and Team RWBY. She was there for a few minutes until BOOM, she disappears." Mercury explained. Cinder was already having a bad day as it is. First the powers were already moved from Amber to Ash, and now this?
"Keep going until she returns. I think it's time we had an intervention with her." She said as her eyes were glowing.
Meanwhle in an unknown part of the planet
A portal opened up near the entrance of a small village at the dead of night. Ash, Team RWBY and Emerald walked out and could barely make out of the surroundings thanks to the moonlight.
"Welcome to Agate Village. Chandelure, come on out." Ash whispered as he sent out his fire ace. "I need you to light the way towards the sacred spot." He whispered to her. Chandelure then turned around and moved towards the pathway while everyone else followed. After about a minute, they reached a cave that was surrounded with waterfalls.
"Whoa, this place is beautiful." Weiss said as she looked around the inside of the cave. The sound of the flowing water echoing from the walls around, and the waterfall outside would make anyone just lay inside to calm their nerves.
They then walked out of the cave on the other side and Ash stopped.
"There it is. The sacred relic of Celebi." Ash said. Everyone just gazed at it. "Long ago, there was a massive Shadow Pokemon outbreak. It was said that this relic is a sacred spot where Celebi, the Voice of the Forest, landed and purified the Shadow Pokemon's heart with the help of several freedom fighters that stopped the spread and creations of more. The relic then served as a power source of Celebi when it one day got attacked by more Shadow Pokemon. If what I am getting at is true, this not only purifies Pokemon's hearts, but maybe humans as well." Ash explained.
Emerald couldn't believe what she was hearing. Could this really work? She had to find out.
"Emerald, come with me." Ash said to her as he walked towards the relic. Emerald walked very slowly towards him. Ash then turned around and placed a hand on the relic, causing it to show off green energy.
"Now, place your hand on it. The relic should do the rest." Ash told her. She slowly raised her hand to it, only to struggle a bit. She looked up to Ash, who smiled and nodded at her. She did the same and then touched it.
Suddenly, the green energy burst out from the relic and surrounded Emerald. She closed her eyes as she felt the darkness from within her began to leave her heart. Ash summoned his Keyblade and starred at the darkness that has risen from her. He aimed it at the darkness and fired a beam of light at it, causing it to disintegrate. The green energy then released Emerald and she fell to the ground exhausted.
"Emerald! Are you okay?" Ruby asked as she and the rest of Team RWBY rushed towards them. Ash knelt down and raised her head and shoulders. Emerald slowly opened her eyes and looked up to Ash. Ash sensed her aura as it was now free from the dark aura from within her with pure blue aura. She has been freed.
"Ash…I owe you so much." Emerald said a little weakly.
"Think nothing of it. Now let's out of here. Can you walk?" He asked her.
"I'll try." She said as he helped her up. She felt very wobbly as her legs almost gave out.
"Careful, let us help you." Ash said. Blake walked to them and helped supported Emerald on her other side. Ash summoned another portal to take them back to the dorm. As they returned, Ash took her to a chair and sat her down so she can regain her strength.
"Now I see…why the girls love you Ash. You are very caring, and always put people's problems and health before yours." Emerald said as she looked up to him and looked into his eyes.
"He is a keeper to us. And I couldn't ask for a better man." Yang said as she wrapped her arms around him and kissed him.
"It really makes me feel…interested." Emerald said as she looked down again. This caught everyone's attention. "My hopes were to stop Cinder once and for all, and I needed the right hunters to help me. And now giving all that has happened, I...I want to be a part of the love group! Please…" Emerald begged.
Ash and Team RWBY just looked at her with shock. Ash couldn't begin to think of what to say about this. There was complete silence for a short moment until Ash broke it.
"I do owe you for telling us all of the important information to us, and getting them to the right people. However, there is still the situation that is happening right now. We have Cinder to deal with, and of course this Queen Salem. Once all of this is over, then I may consider it." Ash said. Emerald then dashed towards him, only to fall into his arms due to still being too exhausted from back at Agate Village.
"Thank you Ash. I promise I won't let you down." She whispered to him. After a few more minutes of regaining her energy, Emerald left before sneaking in a wink to Ash. The girls just glared at Ash.
"Are you seriously considering letting her join the group?" Blake asked.
"She has gone through great lengths, and a lot of risk to tell us what's happening. Plus, we can all be better prepared for the upcoming fight. Think about it for a moment." Ash told them. The girls then pondered for a moment. He might be onto something, but they still had a bad feeling about Emerald.
"So…I'm gonna go pick out a suit for tomorrow night. Uh…where would I go for such?" Ash asked dumbfoundly. The girls fell anime style of that question.
"There's a place in downtown Vale where all guys go to pick out a dress suit for dances. In the meantime, we should be trying on our dresses for tomorrow night as well." Ruby said. Although, she never really walked in high heels so she may need some practice herself.
"Alrighty, might as well head out. The sun is starting to set after all." Ash said just before he created another portal.
"Hurry back, I want to see what you'll look like tomorrow." Weiss begged. Ash nodded before walking through it.
A couple hours later
Team RWBY was waiting for Ash to return.
"If he doesn't return before curfew, I swear I'm gonna pound the shit out of him." Yang said impatiently.
"Relax, it does take a while for guys to try on suits and come to a decision. They try to make themselves fancy." Ruby said while trying to ease her sister's tension. Suddenly, the door began to open. The girls were getting excited. Ash walked in with his new suit. He had his dark coat in a suit bag with his pauldron on the same arm.
His suit is basically Sir Aaron's Aura Guardian outfit. Complete with gloves, the cape and hat.
"Hello hottie." Blake said as she was trying to cool herself on how Ash looked. Yang and Ruby were nodding in approval of this suit. Weiss, on the other hand, just starred in amazement.
"So, how do I look? Is this formal for dances?" He asked them. Ruby rushed towards him to get a closer look at the suit.
"It's perfect on you." She said with joy. Ash hugged her for the compliment.
"Glad you approve of this." Ash said to her. As he let go of her, she still hugged him due to being too attached to the warmth. "Oh boy, this is gonna be a thing for a long time." He said.
"She can be clingy every now and then. Although then again, I have seen her get very well attached to many things. Especially cookies." Yang said as she managed to pull Ruby off of him, causing her to whimper a bit.
Weiss continued to stare at him on how more handsome…no sexier he looked. She then blushed hard and looked away.
"What's up Weiss? You don't like what you're seeing?" Ash asked her as he made his way towards her. Weiss pretty much turned red like Pyrrha's hair as she felt an arm wrapped around her waist.
"I've never seen her blush this hard before." Ruby said as she looked at her.
"Me too. So, you thinking on how more cute he looks?" Yang teased the Ice Princess.
Weiss couldn't hold it back any longer. She quickly turned around and smashed her lips onto his. Ash was shocked by the sudden impact but quickly returned it back to her. She broke the kiss and leaned her forehead onto his.
"Wow…and I thought I was more attached to him." Blake whispered to herself as she watched what Weiss did.
"You look so much cuter like this." Weiss whispered to him as she then decided to sit on his lap.
"Well the best part is that I get to keep this suit." Ash said.
"WHAT!? YOU BOUGHT IT!?" Ruby screamed.
"Yep. Before I went to the suit store, I checked to make sure I still had money. Turns out, I still had my money that I earned from battles and how much I gotten from tournaments from the regions I visited. I just assumed that they would clean it out since they all thought I was dead, but nope. So, I then got to the store and bought this suit for a great deal in Atlas." He explained.
"Oh, no fair! I wanted to take you there sometime." Weiss complained as she crossed her arms and puffed her cheeks at him.
"How about this, after you all return from your first mission next week, we can plan a time. I do think it's time I honor your father's request." Ash said. Weiss grew a winning smile and nodded.
"Hey Ash, summon your two Keyblades. I want to see what you look like with them." Blake requested.
"Gladly. I even looked at myself with them and my god, I look great with them." Ash said as Weiss got off of him and Ash stood up and summoned Divine Elemental and the Oathkeeper and struck a pose. The girls just stared at him with amazement.
"Ash…is it safe to say that this suits you more than your dark coat you always wear?" Ruby asked. Ash pondered for a moment after dismissing his Keyblades.
"Perhaps, but this suit is mostly for nights like tomorrow night, and other special events. Perhaps I could give them a try during the Vytal Tournament next month if given the chance." Ash said.
"Hey Ash, I have an idea for tomorrow before the dance." Weiss said.
"What's that Weiss?" Ash asked. Weiss walked to him and signaled him to whisper into his ear. Blake, Ruby and Yang were curious about what she was planning while whispering into his ear. By the time she pulled back, Ash was in deep thought until he reached a decision.
"I see where this is going. However, we'll need to alert them ahead of time." Ash told her.
"Don't worry. Just leave that up to me. Okay?" She asked him. Ash nodded.
"If all goes well, I assume that we will be going there via portal?" Ash asked her. She nodded to the question.
"Will one of you tell me what's going on?" Yang asked while getting more curious.
"I just need to pick up something for tomorrow night back at my place." Weiss told them.
"Like what? Tell us please!" Yang begged.
"You'll see tomorrow night." She snapped as she stomped her foot. Ash then took a few steps away from them.
'Yeesh. Women really are scary when they fight.' Ash thought to himself. "Anyway, we'll leave tomorrow early afternoon if we can. I'll have to wear the dark coat so they can easily recognize me. We'll meet up at the ship dock." Ash told Weiss.
"You got it. Plus, the rest of my family would also love to meet you as well." Weiss said with a smile.
"Now that I'm thinking about it, I wonder what our folks would think about you Ash." Blake wondered.
"I think the better question is…what would they think of the love group?" Ash wondered. This caused everyone to sweat and panic mentally. He never has experienced anyone with a love group like this anywhere all his life.
"I suggest we talk about that at a later time. I wanna rest up for tomorrow, so I can get ready for our dance." Blake said before purring at Ash.
"Same here." Ruby said.
"Don't forget, you still have to dance in heels." Yang reminded her, causing her to whine a bit.
The next morning
Ash decided to sleep a little longer this time. As he got up, he noticed that it was 9:30. Ruby and Weiss were already awake, Blake was just getting up and Yang was still snoozing away.
"Slept like a log. I'm gonna go check up on my Pokemon to see how they're doing. Shouldn't take me long." Ash said while stretching his arms.
"Okay, see you at breakfast." Blake said before kissing him. After they broke it, Ash decided to rub the top of her head, causing her to giggle and make a cute 'nya' sound.
Ash made his way towards a deep part of the Emerald Forest where his Pokemon train throughout the day. He inhaled and placed his fingers to his mouth and whistled for their attention. In mere seconds, all of his Pokemon arrived.
"I thought I come by and check up on you guys. You all are training yourself hard?" He asked. His Pokemon cheered to him. "Good, this upcoming tournament is going to test our training. While many of you may not have trained for as long as me and a few others have, I can tell that you all are becoming just as powerful." He told them.
"There you are Ash." Glynda's voice spoke out from above. They all looked up and they saw Glynda riding on a Salamence.
Glynda's Salamence LVL 94 Dragon/Flying Intimidate Dragon Fang
Dragon Claw, Dragon Dance, Aerial Ace, Hyper Beam
"Glynda, what brings you out here?" Ash asked as she landed in front of him and his Pokemon.
"You have been given a message from Jacques Schnee, the president of the Schnee Dust Company that you and Weiss will be meeting him later this afternoon at 2 sharp." Glynda informed him.
"Looks like she was ahead of the game. Alrighty, I'll be ready before hand." He said to her. She nodded before kissing him and flying off on her Salamence. He looked back as his Pokemon and they had a teasing look on their faces.
"What are you all looking at?" He asked them.
A few hours later
Ash was pacing back and forth waiting for Weiss to show up. It was 1:30, and he and Pikachu were getting very nervous.
"Ah man, maybe I should've thought this one through a little more." He said.
"Pika Pika." Pikachu said in agreement. He too felt like he had Butterfree's in his stomach.
"I'm here Ash." Weiss called out as she was running towards him.
"Oh good, you made it. You ready to go?" He asked before summoning Divine Elemental. She nodded and she showed him a picture of the Schnee Manor. He then turned around and summoned a portal to the manor.
"For some reason, I got a bad feeling about this." He said.
"Don't worry, besides you have earned my families gratitude and helped made this company even better than ever. In fact, my father approves of us being together." She said before holding his hand with hers. Ash then started to calm down a lot.
"You didn't tell him about the others right?" He asked. She shook her head.
"No need to tell him that yet. Once Torchwick has been captured once again, or killed, then that will put him in a better mood. That's when we'll talk to him. But enough about that. Let's get going." She said as she pulled him through the portal.
In front of the Schnee Manor, a portal opened up and Ash and Weiss walked out of it. Ash took a glance at the manor.
"Fancy. It looks a whole lot nicer in person." Ash said. Weiss continued to pull him towards the entrance. When they entered, they were greeted by a butler.
"Ah, there's my happy little snowflake." He said.
"Klein, it's so good to see you again." Weiss said as she hugged him gently. "Is it ready for pickup?" She asked him.
"Indeed. In fact, I even kept it cleaned on a daily basis. And you must be Ash." Klein said as he turned towards him.
"Yes, and this is my partner Pikachu." He greeted to him as they shook hands.
"Pika Pika!" Pikachu said with happiness.
"Jacques and his wife and son, Crystal and Whitley Schnee, are all waiting for you in the president's office. Please, right this way." Klein said as they began to walk towards Jacques's office. Along the way, Weiss broke off towards her room to pick up something. She gave him a quick kiss and Klein and Ash continued their way. About a minute later, they arrived at two big doors.
"Remember, once you're inside you'll be meeting with the head honcho himself and his wife and son. He may be thrilled to meet you at long last, but he does have a short temper and very little patience." Klein warned him.
"Well that's…..insuring. Alright, here goes." Ash said before knocking a few times on the door.
"Come in." A voice spoke from behind. Klein opened it and Ash followed him in.
"Sir, Ash Ketchum has arrived to see you." Klein said to him as he presented Ash to him. Ash looked at the man in a full white suit with his wife who wore a long white and blue dress and their son who looked like he was in his mid-teens wearing a dress suit like his fathers and smiled.
"Greetings Mr. and Mrs. Schnee and Whitley, it's a pleasure to meet you all at long last." Ash said as he bowed a bit.
"Pika Pika!" Pikachu said to them.
"Same goes to you Ash. Please, have a seat. We have quite some stuff to discuss." Jacques said with a smile. Ash walked to an open seat and sat in front of him. "Where is Weiss?" He asked.
"She went to go pick up something from her room. She did say that she will join us first thing afterwards." Ash answered. Suddenly, the door knocked and Klein walked in.
"Pardon the interruptions, Weiss has arrived." He said and Ash's eyes widen as Weiss entered with a new dress on with a suitcase with her other dress and high heel boots in.
Basically, her look in volume 4.
"Wow…" Ash just looked in amazement of her new look.
"Weiss, you're just in time. Come, we've saved you a seat." Crystal said. Weiss walked towards a chair next to Ash and sat on it.
"And now to business. First off, I would like to show you my gratitude for what you've done for this family. Our family has had a history of the White Fang. They've been stealing our dust, and making us look bad for the public. But now, everyone is now seeing that we are now the complete opposite." Jacques explained.
"Why was it that they steal Dust from your company? Did they have some kind of motive?" Ash asked.
"We are still unsure. What we do know is that they go after all freshly mined Dust. They must be using it to create some sort of weapon, as our Dusts are used for both ammunition, and power sources." Crystal explained.
"I wouldn't know about that because my weapons don't use said Dust. My weapons use magic." Ash explained.
"Speaking of which, may we see your weapon?" Whitley asked. Ash and Weiss looked at each other until they nodded. They both stood up and got into a position. Weiss summoned Absolute Zero and struck a pose for fencing. Ash summoned Divine Elemental and Oathkeeper in a pose that looked like they formed 90 degrees.
"So the letters you sent were true. You really can summon a Keyblade of your own Weiss. This is why I requested you to join us today." Jacques said to her.
"What is this about?" She wondered. Jacques stood up from his deck and just starred at her.
"Since you have the potential of wielding this Keyblade, I must now ask you to make a decision. If you wish to continue to wield this weapon and become a huntress, then…I must tell you to relinquish your title as heiress to the Schnee Dust Company and Whitley will take over as the new heir." He said.
"WHAT!?" Weiss and Ash shouted. Jacques then raised a hand at them.
"Relax, I'm not finished. If you do so, then I will like to ask you to be Atlas's Keyblade Guardian. What do you say? And I require an answer right now." He demanded.
Ash could tell that Weiss's heart was racing. Something seems fishy about this. He activated his aura vision and he saw a mixture of blue, yellow, and red in his aura. What was concerning him was that red was showing more than the others.
"Pardon me for interrupting, but is there any other way as how she can do both?" Ash asked. He shook his head.
"This is a family business Ash. I'm afraid you have no power in this. Well, what is your answer?" Jacques asked once more. Weiss then looked over at Ash with a scared look. He smiled lightly at her, knowing that he will do whatever it takes to help her.
Weiss then showed a bit of anger as she then faced her father and held Ash's hand. "I'm going to become a huntress, and be the heiress to this company. After all, we do owe Ash for this. So we may have-"
"ENOUGH!" Jacques interrupted her with a shout. "It's either huntress, or heiress. Answer, NOW!" His voice rose. Weiss couldn't take it any longer. Her anger has finally taken over.
"THEN HUNTRESS IS WHAT I CHOOSE! WHITLEY CAN HAVE IT FOR ALL I CARE! It really is true…you really haven't changed at all. Guess my instincts were right after all." Weiss said as tears were now running down her eyes. Everyone else was in total shock, Ash especially.
They all watched as she got up and stormed out.
"Weiss, WAIT!" Ash called out as he stood up, but she already slammed the door. He sensed her heading back towards her room. He turned towards Jacques with a look of anger. "So that's it? You're just gonna stand there and now be the father that she wants you to be?" He asked him.
"Pika PIKACHU!" Pikachu screamed.
"Ash, please. This company is important to all of us. With all that has been happening to us for the past generations, we need to make sure that this company doesn't fall." Crystal said.
"And this is how you settle things? She is literally the smartest girl I know, and she is a great huntress in training. I may not be like her, but I do know one thing. If you dedicate your life for what you are destined to do in the future, you'll go the extra mile to accomplish it. She went beyond that." He said to them.
"Say's the man who really shouldn't be with her. I think Winter is a better suitor for you." Whitley stated. That caused anger to build up inside of Ash from that comment.
"That's enough of you! If it will set your mind at ease, I will reconsider my offer to her and let her be a huntress and heiress. However, you must fulfill your end of the bargain." Jacques purpose to Ash.
"And what's that?" Ash asked.
"You will complete her training, keep her safe, and make sure that she isn't distracted from her work at Beacon. Do all of these, and I will keep my promise that she will be both a huntress and the heiress to this company." He answered.
Ash pondered for a moment. He did sensed that he is a man of his word, Crystal did seem to know what she's talking about, but he had other thoughts on Whitley from what he said about his love connection with Weiss.
"Swear to it then." Ash said suddenly as he looked towards them.
Later on in Weiss's room
Weiss was laying on her king size bed crying. She knew something was up, but she didn't expect this. She heard her door open and Ash and Jacques entered. Klein also walked in with her suitcase.
"Weiss, your family and I discussed this and we have reached a decision." Ash said to her. Weiss looked up to him. He saw her eyes were red and crystal like form all the crying. He then began explaining to what they agreed upon.
"Thus, we made a deal from this." Jacques said as he showed her a contract. It showed everything that was stated to her, and saw their signatures.
"Your family does owe me for what I've done for them. And I will continue that. Even though Torchwick escaped, that's not stopping us." Ash said with a smile.
"Ash!" Weiss jumped off her bed and ran towards her boyfriend and hugged him tight.
"I really am sorry for putting you on the spot like that. It's just that I'm not going to be around forever, and I am going into retirement soon. And I just want to make sure that this family and company are ready for the next generation." Jacques said while looking down at Weiss.
"…I'm sorry too father. I shouldn't have snapped like that. I was just trying to make a point." She said while still holding Ash.
"It's alright. I did deserve that." Jacques said with a small smile. Weiss then saw the smile and she then hugged her father. "From now on, I promise that I will be a better father." He said
Ash watched as things were now calming down. He then noticed that the sun starting the set. The dance is coming up very soon.
"Well sir, I'm afraid that we must be on our way. Don't worry, I gave you my word." Ash said before summoning his Keyblade.
"Indeed. Weiss, you keep in touch with us. We do miss our little snowflake." Jacques said to her. Weiss nodded and went to hug Klein. Ash summoned a portal back to the dorm.
"Until next time. Oh, before I forget. Will you let us know of any White Fang movement?" Ash asked.
"You can count on us. Any problems we get from any Dust shops will be noted to us. It seems that Vale is the prime place for those robberies." Jacques said. Ash nodded before shaking Jacques's hand one last time before taking Weiss's hand and walked through the portal.
Back at the dorm, Ruby had just put on her dress and began to try walking in her heels. She almost fell from shock when she saw a portal open up and Ash and Weiss walked out of it.
"You almost gave me a heart attack!" She yelled.
"Sorry, didn't know you were here. Where are the rest?" Ash asked.
"Yang's working the door, and Blake is waiting with Team JNPR out at the courtyard for us." Ruby said.
"Well, better go change. Wouldn't want to miss tonight for the world." Ash said before walking into the bathroom with a dress bag.
Half an hour later
Ash, Weiss, and Ruby had walked to the courtyard to meet up with the rest. Ash's eyes widen from the beauty that Blake was showing off in her dress.
"You ready?" She asked as she took one of his arms.
"Let's do this." Ash said.
AAAANNNNDDDD done. Well it seems that Ash has a lot of motivation from here on out. The dance is next time, and I cannot wait to see how Ash will dance with his girlfriends. This ought to be interesting. Thanks again for reading once again. TheDrock900 is signing off