Oscar watched as Ren paced back and forth. He ran a hand through his hair and fumbled with the stray strands. Oscar leaned in towards Jaune who was sitting next to him.

"I've never seen him so nervous," Oscar commented.

"Me neither," Jaune replied. "Normally he's the calm one."

Ren ignored the two groomsmen and continued to pace. With Ren this nervous, Oscar felt bad for the girls who were dealing with Nora at the moment. Oscar had gone to check up on Nora before he left for the venue, and she was a mess. Her panic meter was too off the charts to even notice he was even there.

"Ren, it'll be fine," Jaune tried calming his friend.

"But what if she's not there? What if she changes her mind?"

"This is Nora we're talking about. She's probably worried about the same thing. Besides, she'd never leave you. You've been together for so long." Jaune got up and put a comforting hand on the groom's shoulder. Ren took a deep breath.

"You're right. I'm sorry. I'm just a bit nervous…" he sighed.

"Hey kids," Qrow came in. "It's almost time to start. You should get out there, unless you're getting cold feet." Panic began spreading across Ren's face again. Jaune did not look happy that his encouraging words had been disregarded.

"Thanks Qrow. We'll be out in a moment," Jaune replied. Qrow nodded and left the room. Jaune put both of his hands on Ren's shoulders. He looked him straight in the eyes. He was the sports coach and Ren the nervous player before the big game. Oscar almost expected to hear some encouraging yet unrelated metaphors about sports.

"Look. You love Nora, right?"

"Right…"

"And you want to be with her?"

"Of course."

"Then get out there and get married!" Jaune cheered just loud enough for the two to hear.

Oscar's jaw nearly dropped. He had not expected Jaune to actually use coach pep talk. Nevertheless, Ren's nerves seemed to have calmed (for the moment) and he looked determined to get to the altar. Ren straightened up and made his way to the door.

"That… was something," Oscar commented.

"Yeah well, the best man's gotta do whatever to keep the groom from running away. Especially if the bride will snap his legs if he doesn't," Jaune shrugged. Despite his words, his face said that he cared about his old teammates.

"Well then we should go out there too to make sure he doesn't run away. Ren is basically a ninja at this point," Oscar laughed.

Jaune patted him on the shoulder before leaving the room. Oscar trailed behind Jaune and stood beside him at the altar. The music began playing and Oscar heard Ren's breath hitch from nerves. The girls began walking down the aisle in light pink dresses. They held little bouquets of their color. First was Yang, then Blake, then Weiss, and Ruby the last to enter. She gave Oscar a smile then turned to Ren and gave him a thumb's up before taking her place among her team.

The music changed and the guests watched as Nora entered in a beautiful, poofy pink dress. Oscar took a moment to look at Ren's face. The normally emotionless Ren had a wide smile on his face mirrored by Nora. Qrow walked Nora down the aisle. At the end, she gave him a little hug and he left to take his seat among the guests.

Weiss had a handkerchief and continuously wiped the tears from her eyes.

"Wow, didn't think you were such a crybaby at weddings," Yang commented. The group watched as Ren helped Nora into the limo that would take them to the reception. The two grinned as the crowd cheered them on.

"Shut up! It was a beautiful wedding!" Weiss was nearly sobbing. "They look so happy."

"I'm really happy for them," Ruby added, wiping a few tears from her own eyes.

"Yeah… I'm happy for them too," Jaune said as he watched the car leave.

The guests began mingling and talking amongst themselves, some breaking away from the group to make their way to the reception. The guests were mostly friends from Beacon and huntsmen that Ren and Nora had befriended in more recent years.

"C'mon, let's make our way to the reception. Nora's gonna be upset if we're late," Jaune pulled the group together.

Blake decided to stay behind to go with Sun and Neptune. The others drew lots on which cars they would take. Oscar ended up with Yang while Ruby and Weiss were with Jaune. Oscar cursed his luck and prayed as Yang expertly sped through the streets of Vale. He knew Yang was a good driver on a motorcycle, but her skill with speed was not fun in a car.

"Hey! We got here before the others!" Yang cheered as she parked the car.

"Yeah…. Yay…" Oscar shakily got out of the car. Yang saw this and laughed.

"Was I going too fast? Sorry. You should have said something."

"I did…" he groaned, feeling dizzy from motion sickness.

"Whoops." Yang only shrugged.

Oscar had to hold onto the car a little longer to steady himself. They waited outside a few minutes until they saw Jaune's car pull into the parking lot. They ran over as the rest of the group came out of the car.

"Oscar, you look like you're on the verge of death," Ruby remarked with concern.

"Your sister is pushing the limits of driving laws…"

"Welcome to my life," Weiss rolled her eyes. "Did you know Yang lives with me at my apartment now? And I'm still walking to work because of her reckless driving.

"Oh come on, I'm not that bad."

"I felt like you were going to run someone over last time you drove me!"

"I mean you're fine when we ride Bumblebee, so why is my car driving any different?"

"They sound like an old married couple," Ruby whispered to Oscar. The two exchanged looks before breaking into giggles. This earned some glares from Weiss before she turned and walked away, clearly done with the conversation. The pair only laughed louder.

They followed Weiss into the reception hall. Nora squealed when they entered through the doors leading to the dining room. She hugged all of them individually.

"Ren and I are finally married!" she squealed as she hugged them. "I was soooooo nervous! But everything is turning out amazing! I mean look at this venue! And it has such a such a pretty garden outside! I can't wait to get pictures out there!"

"I'm so happy for you two!" Jaune pulled both Ren and Nora into a large hug.

"Awww thanks Jaune!" Nora giggled.

"Thank you," Ren smiled.

"There's snacks and stuff going around. Help yourselves!" Nora ushered them in. "We're going to greet more guests and then get some pictures in later."

Music played from large speakers as the group found the tables with their name tags. They were all seated together at Nora and Ren's table as neither had any family. Soon guests started filling the hall. Qrow came to join them at the table, but left to take advantage of the open bar. Maria even came by briefly to greet the group before complaining about how it was about time Nora and Ren had gotten married.

The others got up from the table to walk around and talk to people. Even Ruby left to talk to Velvet and Coco. Oscar was left alone at the table. He watched his friends go around, talking and laughing like old times. He watched Ruby in particular. She grinned and her arms flailed as she described some story to Velvet. A large grin was plastered on her face. It was the first time in a while he had seen such a genuine smile from her.

The reception was very normal after that. Everybody returned to the table to eat dinner. They ate and laughed as they told stories of their newest adventures. Then Ren and Nora had their first dance. It was short as Nora insisted on having a second, more elaborate dance later in the evening and they wanted to save their energy.

Oscar watched as his friends left the table to dance as well. Yang was trying to teach Weiss how to do the more upbeat dances while on the other side of the dancefloor, Blake laughed at Sun's weird moves. Only Ruby and Oscar remained at the table. He wanted to talk to her, but she seemed focused on watching the dancers and singing along to songs she did know.

Then Ruby got up and left. She didn't say a word. Oscar watched as she went out to the veranda to the garden. He debated going after her. Oscar looked back towards his friends on the dancefloor. They were too busy to notice that Ruby had left. When he turned back around, Ruby was no longer on the veranda.

He finally got up and followed her to the garden. Oscar found her across the garden, leaning on the railing of the gazebo. Her back was to him as she gazed into the night.

"Hey," he called out to her. Ruby jumped a little. She turned around but smiled when she realized who it was.

"Hey. Care to join me?" she asked. Oscar nodded, coming up to stand next to her. They stood in silence. The only sounds between them were the cool summer air and the sound of music blasting from the reception inside.

"They really chose a beautiful place for the reception," Oscar remarked to break the silence.

"Yeah…" she answered absentmindedly.

"Any reason you're out here alone?"

"Just wanted to get away from the noise and lady stilts," she laughed. She looked over to where her heels sat abandoned on the bench. "So did you come out here just to keep an eye on me? Or were you lonely?"

"Something like that," he hummed. "Just saw a lovely lady out here by herself and thought she could use some company."

"Ah. You flatter me, Mr. Pine," she giggled.

"Well anything for you, milady." They exchanged looks before breaking into childish giggles.

The garbled sounds of the band began to fade as they ended the song. The lead singer announced something that neither of them couldn't quite hear. They watched as people began abandoning the dancefloor and either returning to their tables or standing around to watch the dancefloor.

"They must be doing Ren and Nora's second dance," Ruby commented. They stood together as they watched the figures move across the windows and the music begin playing. "We should get back to the others."

Ruby went to grab her shoes and walk away. Instead, Oscar grabbed her wrist. He wasn't sure what he was doing, but he definitely did not want to lose this moment to a crowd of people.

"Let's dance."

"Uh… what?"

"Right now. Just you and me."

"Oscar, I don't have my shoes on. And I'm definitely not a dancey-prancey kind of girl…"

"Nobody will be watching! It's just one dance, not like a proposal or anything." Ruby looked back to the reception area. Her face said that she was weighing her options.

"Fine," she finally decided. "But don't laugh when I'm bad at it."

"Don't worry," Oscar laughed, "I'm not a dancey-prancey kind of guy either." Oscar began taking off his shoes and socks.

"What are you doing?"

"Going barefoot! You hate your heels so I won't wear shoes either. Besides, the ground looks really soft." Ruby began snickering which turned into laughter.

"You're such a dork!" she laughed.

"May I have this dance, milady?" he bowed, tossing his shoes to the side.

"Of course, Sir Oscar."

She took his hand and he lead her off the gazebo and into the grass. They began awkwardly swaying to the music. Oscar could see by Ruby's expression that she was smiling to be polite. The music began speeding up. He thought a moment before picking her up by the waist and spinning. Ruby let out a squeak of surprise. He set her down again. Then he picked up the pace. He held her a little closer and began stepping in beat with the music. Ruby tried frantically to keep up with his faster movements.

"What are you doing?!" she called in some alarm.

"Dancing! I think!" he replied back, not quite sure what he was doing himself.

He stepped again before spinning her. Ruby let out a little gasp. When she returned to his arms, she had a smug look on her face. She suddenly seemed determined not to be out danced by the younger huntsman.

They waltzed through the garden. Their toes gathering the evening dew. Whenever Oscar twirled her, she added a few extra twirls. At one point she even dipped back while still holding his hand. Oscar took that opportunity to pick her up and spin her around. She yelped in surprise before laughing along with him.

"I didn't know you could dance!" she laughed.

"Me neither." He was surprised that he hadn't yet stumbled on his own feet.

The pair spun around the garden. The music began slowing and faded. Oscar dipped Ruby one last time. Oscar found himself immediately captivated by the silver eyes that caught the starlight in them. Those beautiful eyes that brought light when it was dark. Those beautiful eyes that had seen so much yet still smiled.

Cheers from inside the reception hall broke his gaze from hers. He turned to look at where the guests inside were cheering. Then he felt a soft pair of hands on his cheeks. They gently pulled him back to the girl in his arms.

There was something soft on his lips. Oscar nearly dropped Ruby. Instead, he closed his eyes to enjoy it. He kissed her back with as much passion as she had. Ruby pulled away. In her eyes he saw everything. He pulled her upright.

"I'm sorry… it's just…" her voice was soft and quiet. Oscar's mind was spinning too much to process what was happening.

"Let's get married."

"What?"

"What?" It took him a moment to realize what he said. When he did, he pulled away to cover his burning face. Ruby keeled over and gripped her sides with laughers "I'm-I'm sorry…"

"Don't be!" she wheezed in between laughs. She wiped a tear from her eyes. "I'm flattered! Really! I've never been proposed to before."

"Please… this is too embarrassing…" he groaned. He wanted to sink into the ground, never to been seen again. "Please forget I said anything…"

"Well that's too bad. I probably would have said yes." Oscar fell to his knees, no longer able to keep himself standing. He made a strange screeching sound. Ruby laughed again. She kneeled to his height and put a hand on his shoulder. "But before all that, I think a date comes before marriage."

"Then… do… do you want to go on one?" Oscar nervously peeked his head out of his hands.

"I'd love to." She pecked his cheek before standing up and walking back to the reception. "Are you coming?"

"I think I'm going to stay out here and clear my head a bit," Oscar replied. Ruby shrugs. He watched as she walked back into the hall. Once she was gone, he fell backwards into the grass. He watched the stars with a wide smile and a fluttering heart.