Many atles soldiers were on guard tonight. Only 1 was outside of the CCT, but the inside had many others. Unfortunately, the outside soldier would soon have company
(insert Kh:DDD Xehanort the early years )
2 black coats walked casually up to the door that the soldier was guarding. The guard suspected something off about these coats and pointed his gun at them
"Hey freeze!" The lone soldier pointed his gun
But the coats kept moving, un-phased by the soldier
"I said freeze!"
"Freeze yourself" One coat said
"Huh?"
Suddenly, a bright flash covered the area, forcing the Atles soldier to cover his eyes. When he did, he saw the 2 coated figures walking past him into the tower. He was about to shoot them, but the guard failed to notice the chunks of ice behind him which, when they hit, completely froze the soldier. The hooded figures entered the building and met more soldiers who tried to stop them
"Excuse me" One soldier raised his hand in a stopping motion "No one is allowed in this area. Stop!"
But the figures never stopped. One soldier pulled out his gun and tried to shoot them, but one of the figures simply flicked his fingers in the air and sent that soldier flying. The remaining 3 soldiers pulled out swords, and both figures pulled out their swords to combat the soldiers
One summoned fire and constructed 2 swords, and the other summoned a keyblade. The keyblade was very reminiscence of a clock theme, with the tip of the blade having a clock on it, the bow having a few gears, the ward having blue clock arrows, and the key-chain being an hour glass. There was a monster head that looked like a devil of some sort at the tip of the blade, and the stem was long and bright light blue
The soldiers charged at the duo. 1 soldier tried to slash the keyblade coat, but his blade was able to stop the soldier's attack with ease. The keyblade wielder pushed the soldier back like he was nothing. Another soldier tried to slash him in the back, but the coat teleported next to an elevator. When the guards saw him, they ran towards him, but the figure shot arrows of energy at the soldiers that slowed them down. The mystery figure charged at them both and knocked them out in 1 attack each
Coat number 2 sword played with the remaining conscious soldier. The soldier tried to kick her in the knee, but she felt nothing. She elbowed the soldier in the head than punched him with both arms still holding her swords. Before the soldier could get up, the 2nd coat axe kicked his face, knocking him out
"This is easier than i thought it would be" The second coat told the first
"Yes, things are a lot easier when you have a keyblade wielder on your team. Don't you think?"
"Yes. Much easier"
The 2 members of organization 13 waited in front of an elevator that was going down towards them. When it opened, 2 soldiers were in it, surprised by the coated fighters. They than looked at their defeated men as the 2 coats also entered the elevator. The door closed and the elevator went up
(End xehanort the early years)
The dance was going smoothly. Most of the students had already arrived and started dancing. Yang, who was in a white, short poofy dress with white heals to match. She looked at the list of those who were suppose to be here. The only ones missing were Sora, Kairi, Lea, Riku, Sun, Blake, Mercury, Emerald, And Ruby. Speak of the devil, Ruby entered the doors of the dance. She wore a short red dress with a black bow around her waist, clear leggings, and grey heals which she wasn't to big a fan
Yang's eyes widened as she jumped from sheer joy "Oh, you look beautiful!"
"Ugh. Can we have a serious talk about how Weiss fights in these?"
Yang could only laugh at the sheer cuteness of her sister trying to balance herself on her heals. Ruby eventually got to the pedestal Yang was next to and steadied herself on the wood
"Stupid heals!"
"Ah come on. You look adorable"
Ruby and Yang heard Sora's voice and turned around to see that team SKRL had just entered the ball room. Sora wore a black suit with golden cuffs, black dress pants, a golden tie, and dark grey shoes. Kairi hand a long silk pink dress with a hint of red at the bottom, and in her hair was the hair pin Sora gave her yesterday. Riku's suit was wearing a white suit and dress pants with a silver tie, boots, and light purple cuffs and handkerchief sticking out of his pocket. Lea wore and orange suit with dark red cuffs and tie, orange dress pants and dress shoes
"Wow you all clean up nicely" Yang complimented SKRL
"Get a good look at what you see" Lea gestured to his body "Tomorrow it's back to the old black coat"
Ruby and Yang gave a chuckle at Lea. Than Ruby looked at Riku and felt guilt
"Riku..."
"Ruby..."
The others could see that they needed time to mend things up, so Sora faced Kairi
"Would you like to dance, my lady?" Sora asked Kairi
Kairi looked at Sora and gave a big smile "I'd love to dance"
Sora and Kairi's arms linked as they went to the dance floor
"I'll get some punch. I'm sure Weiss will want some too" And with that, Yang ran from her post at the pedestal to the punch bowl
Lea simply walked away from The huntress and the keyblade master
"Riku I..." Ruby, though shy, was the first of them to speak "I am so sorry for how I acted towards you these past weeks"
"It's ok Ruby. It's not like I blame you for relying on instinct"
"Still, it was dumb of me to see what you were instead of what you are now"
Riku put his hand under his chin "Maybe, but let's just put all of that behind us, move on, and forget any of that happened. You have to forgive yourself for what you did in the past"
Ruby was able to escape the awkward mess and gave Riku a nice smile, and looked at Sora and Kairi, dancing and laughing
"You know, you're really lucky to have friend like them. Always having your back no matter what you did"
"Yeah your telling me" Riku said as he scratched his head and chuckled
Suddenly, they heard the doors behind them open. Ruby and Riku turned to see it was Blake and Sun. Sun was wearing his regular pants with a nice looking black shirt and white tie. Blake was wearing a beautiful short, purple silk dress with a black waist belt. She still wore her slandered bow but the color was turquoise instead of her trademark black
"Wow..." Was all Ruby and Riku could say
Yang had gotten back from the bowl with Weiss to see her partner had just entered
"Blake! You made it!"
"Miss a night like this?" Blake raised an eyebrow "You must be out of your mind!"
Team Rwby gave a group laugh, signaling that things were gong to be fine from here on out for the group. Than Blake looked at Riku, who was still struck in awe
"Wow" Riku repeated himself "Blake you look...wow"
Blake gave a small blush at the keyblade master "You look wow yourself"
Riku gave a wide toothy grin at the fauness's complement as he scratched the back of his head and tried to hide his blush
"I'd like to take that dance you offered me now, please"
Riku snapped out of his embarrassment and extended his hand for Blake to grab. She did, and the 2 walked over to the dance floor
"W-wait. He asked her to dance?" Sun asked with some concern
"Yeah, after a talk that convinced her to go" Yang explained
"He convinced her?"
"You alright Sun?" Neptune came up to Sun
Neptune was in the same suit and get-up as most of the boys at the dance, but with orange highlights and an orange neck tie. He still wore his specs over his eyes
"Yeah I'm fine" Sun turned back to Riku and Blake
Sora and Kairi had just finished their dance as Sora spun Kairi around and than pulled her in close to him. They both turned to see Riku and Blake were coming to the dance floor. Sora looked at Kairi, and Kairi nodded, knowing what to do. Sora nodded back to their friends. Riku and Blake held each other's hands, waiting for the next song to play. Riku gulped loudly and pulled his collar
"Is something wrong?" Blake asked
"It's just that I'm not the greatest dancer in the world" Riku admitted, looking away
Blake smiled and pulled his head back to her direction "Neither a I, but that's not stopping me"
Riku smiled at his dance partner. Riku held his left hand with Blake's and held his right hand around her waist, Blake using her right hand to hold his right solder. The song started to play, and the 2 of them started to waltz
You're giving me...
To many things lately
You're all I need... (oh no)
You smiled at me... and said
Riku looked at Blake as they danced and gave a small chuckle and smile
"Now what?" Blake asked
"Well remember when I said, back when we spared, that I could feel your heat sinking into darkness?"
Blake remembered all the way back to the first time they actually met "Yeah"
Riku's smile grew "Well I don't feel as much darkness. Maybe you got it all out yesterday"
"Yeah..." Blake looked away in regret, but soon looked back at Riku "Riku about yesterday I-"
"Hey, let's not worry about that right now" Riku interrupted her "For now, let's just continue dancing"
Blake smiled and nodded in agreement as the dance continued
You don't hear me say
"Please... oh baby, don't go"
Simple and clean is the way that you're making me feel tonight
It's hard to let it go
So simple and clean...
"I told you she would come" Yang told her fellow teammates
"Mission accomplished" Weiss acknowledged
"So... What do we do now?" Ruby asked her partner and sister
"Just have fun" Yang answered as she walked away back to her pedestal
Weiss walked away in the other direction, leaving Ruby all alone
"Does that mean I can change out of these stupid things and into my hood now?" Ruby asked, basically to herself "Stupid lady stilts"
"Not enjoying yourself?"
Ruby was surprised when she heard a familiar voice. She looked next to herself to see Professor Ozpin. He didn't wear anything apart from his normal cloths, but they were formal enough, Ruby supposed
"Oh, no" Ruby gave the headmaster an awkward chuckle "Everything's fine. I'm just not a dansey, pansey, dancey girl"
"Well you can't spend your entire life on the battlefield. Even if you may want to"
Ruby rolled her eyes and crossed her arms "Yeah, that lesson's been floating around a lot lately"
"If you think about it..." Ozpin looked at all of his students dancing "Fighting and dancing aren't so different. 2 partners interlocked. Heh. Although, one wrong move on the ballroom merely leads to a swollen foot"
"Or a twisted ankle"
"It's not everyday friends are able to come like this. Time has a way of testing our bonds. But it's nights like these that can help make them stronger than ever. Nights like these are ones we will never forget"
Ruby looked back at the entire ball room. Weiss and Lea looked like they were having a conversation, Sora and Kairi were having fun with each other, and, of course, Riku and Blake were dancing with each other. With all the amount of joy and fun in this room tonight, Ruby couldn't help but smile at everything
Hold me
Riku spun Blake around and than pulled her close. The waltz than continued
Whatever lies beyond this morning
Is a little later on
Regardless of warnings, the future doesn't scare me at all
Nothing's like before
Blake leaned into Riku's chest. Riku was very surprised by this, but at the same time, it felt... nice to have Blake like this. So he simply smiled and they continued their dance
When you walk away
You don't hear me say
"Please... Oh baby, don't go"
Sun watched Riku and Blake dance. He didn't like it. Blake went with him (technically) so he should be dancing with her, not Riku. Sun just felt himself boiling from the mear sight. Than he suddenly felt a hand touch his solder. It was Neptune's
"You sure you're ok, Sun" He asked
Sun battle his partner's hand away "I'm fine, alright?" He looked back at Riku and Blake "I just don't like how close they are"
Neptune looked at the dancing duo and back to his partner back and forth. He smiled when he figured it out
"You're jealous, aren't you"
"W-WHAT?!" Sun almost jumped back at Neptune's assumptions "N-no I'm not jealous! I just wish I was dancing with Blake and not Riku..." Sun's voice started to rattle
Neptune laughed at his friend's embarrassment "It's cool dude. You want my advice?" He leaned into the faunus's ear "Ask her to dance after Riku is done, and try to complement and woo her. She'll be yours by midnight"
"You think so?"
"Probably" Neptune shrugged his solders
Sun smiled at his partner's help "Thanks man" And than the 2 of them fist bumped
Hold me
Whatever lies beyond this morning
Is a little later on
Regardless of warnings the future doesn't scare me at all
Nothing's like before
Riku spun Blake around once more, and the 2 of them preformed a dip. The song just ended. Riku and Blake both panted from the dance, and looked into each other's eyes. They just stayed in that dip position without even realizing they were still there. They just looked into the other's eyes as both had a feeling that started to grow. The feeling couldn't exactly be described, but it did feel nice. Slowly Riku pulled Blake from her dip, still staring at the faunus
"Well..." Riku tried to break the silence "That was fun"
"Yeah..." Blake just nodded "It was"
They continued to look at each other, but soon a smile was on both of their faces
Blake's than turned a little "Now about yesterday-" Blake was interrupted when she felt someone tap her on the solder. She turned to see a familiar Sun
"I hope you have enough time for one more dance" Sun extended his hand to her
"Sun, I'd love to, but first I need to talk to Riku" Blake turned back to the keyblade wielder
"Hey, it can wait"
Blake looked a little guilty when he said tat "B-but"
"Tonight is a night of fun Blake. Whatever you need to tell me can wait"
Blake was very hesitant, but eventually nodded at the man she just danced with "Ok"
Blake turned to a very happy Sun and took his hand. Riku decided to give them some alone time and let them dance. So he moved to the table with Sora and Kairi on it
"Well it looks like you 2 had fun" Kairi pointed out
"Yeah" Riku nodded "I didn't think it would be as fun as it was"
"I'm surprised you didn't lean in for a kiss" Sora leaned back
"HUH!?" Riku almost fell off his chair "Why would I want to kiss her?!"
"Oh, come on. You 2 stood in that dip for like 2 minuets, just looking at each other. I don't think people who are just friends do that"
"Yeah, it's so obvious"
A new voice came from behind Riku. Nora, who was wearing a short light pink dress, accompanied by Ren, who was wearing the classic tux with red outlines and a red bow tie, Nora pulled out her scroll and started typing something in
"Whatcha doing?" Kairi asked Nora
"Just typing a text" Nora lied as she finished her typing
Nora's Ship List
Me and Ren (Top priority)
Jaune and Pyrrha
Weiss and Neptune
Emerald and Mercury (Maybe)
*Riku and Blake
Riku banged his head on the table in embarrassment "Please don't tell her"
"Your secret's safe with us" Sora patted Riku on the back
Riku leaned up and smiled at his friend. Suddenly, they heard the doors open. Coming through them were Mercury and Emerald. Emerald was wearing a dark green silk dress with a black bow tied around her waste. Mercury was wearing another suit similar to every other guy there, but this one was yellow and had a yellow bow tie
"You guys are just in time" Yang welcomed them
Mercury smiled "Wouldn't miss it for the world"
(Insert Organization Xiii theme from kingdom hearts 2.5)
The 2 coats existed with the 2 defeated guards in it. They walked into the top room and walked up to the main computer. One sat down on the chair, pulled her hood down to reveal a woman with long black hair that covered her left eye, and started typing in a code of sorts. The other coat pulled his hair down to reveal a teen with tall silver hair. Young summoned a projection of the dance
"Well it looks like they're all having fun" Young said in emotionless discuss
Than a thought suddenly came to his mind about this plan Cinder had
"There's still one thing I don't get about your plan, Cinder" Young spoke
"And what is that?" Cinder asked, still typing
Young than showed another projection. This one showing a young woman with light brown hair, wearing nothing but a white bra and matching pants. She looked like she was sleeping inside of a pod and had some sort of scar on her left eye. The pod she was sleeping in was in a very big and dark room next to another pod
"We know exactly where they are keeping the fall maiden. So why not take the powers now?"
Cinder stopped typing, and gave small laugh
"Oh Young..." She turned her seat to face the youngest of Xehanort "It's not just about knowing 'What' or 'Where'. It's also knowing 'When'" She turned back and continued typing "When the time comes, I shall claim those powers, but we first have to set our pieces in motion. Because one wrong move, and you loose the game. I thought you would have known about when, with the X-blade needing 20 keys to create it"
Young gave a small smirk "I see your point" With a snap of his fingers, the fall maiden projection disappeared
Cinder stopped typing as a chess piece came up on the monitor. Pretty soon, all of the computers had that same image
"And like that, we've made our next move" Cinder stood up and stretched "What should we do now? The night is still young"
Young put his hand under his chin, and a small grin when an idea came to mind "Well, I'd say it's time that SKRL knows about our recent completion"
Cinder gave a grin as well "That sounds good to me"
Cinder pulled her hood down as Young opened a corridor of darkness
"Ladies first" You stepped out of the way for Cinder
Cinder stepped into the corridor, Young soon to follow. The chess pieces blinked away as soon as they left
Author's note: And with that, the first actually new chapter is out. I'm sure a lot of fans of the original SKRL have been waiting for this chapter for a long time. I hope i wrote riku and blake's dance alright. This was my first time writing a dance scene and I don't know to many dance moves except for the waltz, spin and dip. So yeah, writing the JNPR dance next chapter is going to be hard. So yeah, next chapter is going to be mostly Blake apologizing to Riku and SKRL learning about Organization 13 being complete. Leave a like, a favor, a follow, a review, and i'll see you all in the next chapter