The party. Weiss' party was terrific from the start. She didn't even know that the party would begin the moment she finished getting changed. Weiss looked around to find the place desolate, but when she got to the ballroom, she was surprised by the surprise party. She thought the party was happening in a restaurant, but Jaune prepared everything. Yang and the others were meant to distract her.
Weiss didn't know that Jaune could play the piano and sing so well. He even made a birthday song just for her. This was the first birthday party that Weiss had enjoyed in years. Her mother, sister, brother and all the people important to her was there. Weiss couldn't ask for more.
"This is amazing!" Weiss said. She then hugged Jaune and the rest of her friends. "This is the best birthday I've ever had. Let's hope it stays that way till the end".
When it was time for making a wish on the cake, Jaune saw that Weiss was a bit disappointed with the cake, but after making her wish, Jaune showed her the cake that was for her and only her. A Strawberry Short Cake, her favourite.
"Oh, my Oum! This is the best strawberry shortcake I've ever had," Weiss said while she was savouring the cake. "This is the best birthday ever!".
"Glad you liked it," Jaune said. "You should thank Klein for suggesting to bake a strawberry shortcake since I didn't know what your favourite cake was".
Now that Weiss had taken her first bite, everyone started digging in. Willow has been waiting for this since she smelled its fragrance. Her first bite was mouth-watering. Willow didn't want to stop eating the food in front of her. To hell with watching her figure. Besides, Jaune called her beautiful.
A little while later, it was time for gift giving. Many gifts came through the mail, but Weiss ignored those as she could care less about them. No, the one Weiss moved to the front were gifts given to her by her friends and family.
Yang's gift was a book of puns that she's seen Yang practising in the mirror. As much as she loved Yang, Weiss wanted to burn the book as she was traumatised by it due to Yang. But in the end, she put it to her side as it was a gift from a friend.
Ruby's gift was a cookie with words that expressed how much Weiss means to her group. How Ruby could write all that is a cookie was a mystery, but Weiss loved the gift.
Blake's gift was another gift that Weiss wanted to burn. It was a limited edition book of Ninja of Love. Weiss' eyes twitched at seeing the cover of the book. However, she knew how hard Blake must have worked to get the book and get it signed.
Haruhime's gift for Weiss was a talisman that she learned to make thanks to Jaune. Essentially, it allows Weiss to change her looks temporarily to get away from the crowd. In Weiss' opinion, this was one of the best gifts she could have gotten as she didn't like people crowding her in public.
According to Nora, the gift of NPR was something to help her with her figure. This nearly pissed off Weiss. She Hmphed the moment she heard what Nora said. But secretly, she was hoping that it would actually help her get a figure similar to her sister, Winter.
Lastly, the gift from Jaune. It was something big, measuring 80x100 inches. When Weiss removed the cover, she was stunned. The painting was when she went over to Jaune's house during game night and worked alongside RBY, NPR, Haruhime and the Arc sisters to beat Jaune at the game. The scene specifically was when they thought they were about to win. The painting showed everyone smiling.
"This is spectacular! The detail of the scene is amazing! It's almost like the…artist was in…the…room," Weiss said. She then looked at Jaune. "You painted this, didn't you?".
"I did," Jaune said. "So? Do you like it?".
"Like it? No," Weiss said. She then looked at the painting again. "I love it. Thank you for painting this for me".
"This was a pleasure to paint," Jaune said. "You know, I chose this scene specifically because your smile at that time was very striking to me. It was one the most beautiful scene I could remember with you smiling".
Everyone gathered at the painting to view it. Winter and Whitley were shocked at how beautiful Weiss looked with a smile on her face. Sure, they've seen Weiss smile before, but never like this. Weiss was smiling at the bottom of her heart in the painting, something they've never seen her do, especially when she's home.
"Whoa! I've never seen such a beautiful painting before," Neon said. She then looked at Flynt. "Do you think I'll be able to ask Jaune to paint me?".
"Hmm…Not sure," Flynt said. "And even if he does, I don't think getting a painting of this quality would be cheap".
The party continued, and Weiss went towards Jaune and spoke to him regarding a fight.
"So, you want me to fight your sister to show that I'm better than an Atlas specialist?" Jaune said. "Isn't your sister an Atlas specialist?".
"Well, Neon and Flynt said that there was no way a Huntsman-in-training like you could beat my sister, an Atlas specialist, as they are the best of the best," Weiss said. "Then I told them that you can, in fact, kick a specialist's ass, even if that Atlas specialist is my sister".
"Why would you want me to kick your sister's ass?" Jaune said. "She's your sister".
"Well, she was the subject of our discussion," Weiss said. "So? Are you willing to give a show by fighting my sister?".
"I don't mind as long as your sister's okay with it," Jaune said. "I'm quite curious great an Atlas Specialist is".
"Great!" Weiss said. "I'll head over to my sister and speak to her. Now, if she approaches you, just play along".
Weiss smiled and left Jaune and headed to her sister. For some reason, Jaune saw Winter angrily heading his way. He then realised what Weiss did to get Winter to agree to the fight and why Weiss said to play along.
"Arc!" Winter shouted. "My sister informed me about Atlas Specialist being nothing special! Well then, I'll just show you why we're called a specialist. If it's a fight you want, then it's a fight you'll get!".
Weiss assured everyone that the fight was expected, and there was nothing to worry about.
"Oh, cool! Jaune and Winter are going to really fight!" Neon said. "I bet on Winter winning!".
"Ha-ha-ha!" Nora laughed. "I pick Jaune-Jaune! No way is some specialist beating our fearless leader!".
Similar things are happening to other people in the room. Mainly because the people in the room are Weiss and her friends, who are no strangers to fighting. Whitley was also excited to see a fight in person. It was like one of the comics he likes to read. I mean, a comic he doesn't read. Everyone made room for Jaune and Winter to fight.
Winter was not holding back. She started off with her dual-wielding. Jaune, on the other hand, took out Gáe Bolg Alternative. That's right, Alternative, because he couldn't use his Gáe Bolg as it would kill Winter due to its property to kill even immortals.
Winter dashed at Jaune with blinding speed, and she was going for a thrust of her blade, but Jaune parried it by spinning Gáe Bolg Alternative. Winter did not stop and continued going for a thrust to his head using both her sword, but Jaune would just either move his head out of the way or use or parry it.
Winter jumped back as she saw that her assault had failed. She looked at Jaune, which pissed her off. Jaune looked at her with his spear on his shoulder with a smug look taunting her to come closer. Winter tried to ignore it, but the way Jaune was taunting her was getting to her. Winter resisted it until Jaune gave her a thumbs down while blowing a raspberry. This seriously pissed Winter off, so she charged once more.
Jaune parried all Winter's quick jabs and thrusts, and he even used the tip of Gáe Bolg Alternative to block her slashes. After seeing that her close-range attack was not working, Winter decided to use her Time Dilation glyph to speed up her action and reaction. However, Jaune still wasn't being affected by anything she did.
Jaune wanted to end this match, so he took a stance that RWBY, NPR and Haruhime knew well. When Winter charged at Jaune, she never expected what was to come.
"Tsubame Gaeshi!" Jaune shouted.
Winter was incapable of doing anything. The moment the attack hit, Winter's Aura shattered. This was the first time Winter had lost so badly that she didn't even pose a single threat to her opponent. It was a complete loss on her part.