Chapter 13

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Beacon Academy, Sparring lesson

Pyrrha fought against Team CRDL and won

"Well done miss Nikos. You should have no problem qualifying for the tournament" Professor Goodwitch begun to say "Alright, now I know that's a tough act to follow but we have time for one more sparring match. Any volunteers?" Goodwitch asked as the the students remained silent

"I'll do it" A voice said, raisin his hand

"Mercury is it?" Goodwitch asked as she adjusted her glasses "Very well. Let's find you an opponent."

"Actually, I wanna fight…. her" Mercury said, pointing Esdeath

Esdeath, who was thinking at the dance, got up

"Mister Mercury are you sure?" Goodwitch asked

"Yes, I'm sure" Mercury replied

Goodwitch looked at Esdeath "Please Miss Esdeasth, don't hurt him too bad, like the others…"

Esdeath had a grin on her face "I can't promise that"

After two minutes, the two were ready to fight

"I'll end this with one move" Esdeath said

"Let's see what you got!" Mercury said as he tried to kick Esdeath

Esdeath laughed as she blocked the kick with her own hand, then she stabbed with her sword the poor Mercury, who crushed in the wall. The aura bar of Mercury went almost red…almost.

"Well, well, looks like I have underestimated you, my apologies" Esdeath said with a grin on her face

'this woman is a monster' Mercury thought while he got up "I forfeit"

"Wise choice" Esdeath said

"What's the point? You're a monster, we're obviously leagues apart." Mercury stated

"In that case, Esdeath is the victor of the match, this time without any casualties" Goodwitch said then she looked at Mercury "Next time you may want to think a little harder before choosingg an opponent."

"I''l be sure to do that" Mercury said while he raised his hand

"That is all for today. And remember the dance is this weekend, but you all have your first mission on Monday. I will not accept any excuses" Goodwitch stated while the students were leaving tha class.

Team RWBY was walking to their room when Sun stopped Blake

"Hey Blake! You uh, doing okay?" Sun asked

"Yes, I'm fine" Blake replied

Sun cleared his throat "So I hear there's this dance goin on this weekend. Ah, sounds pretty lame but, you and me I'm thinking not as lame huh?"

"Sun….you do know that I have a girlfried, right? Because she already invited me so I think I'm gonna decline your offer" Blake said as she begun to walk away, leaving Sun shocked

Team RWBY room

"I cannot wait for the dance!" Ruby cheered

"Yes…." Blake said

"Are you ok?" Yang asked with a worried tone

"It's just that I'm a little worried about what Torchwick is up to" Blake stated

"Oh, you don't have to worry I'm sure that the others have everything under control, we have a plan! Weiss replied

"YEAH Right! You saw Esdeath! She is the strongest woman I ever saw!" Ruby almost shouted

"And everyone is very strong and organized, so please don't worry Blake" Yang said as she hugged Blake

"Oh Oh me too!" Ruby said as she joined the hug

Yang looked at Weiss, who sighed and joined too. Then somebody knocked at the door and Weiss got up and reached the door. When she opened, she found Jaune playing the guitar in order to invite her at the dance

"Are you done?" Weiss asked with a cold tone

"Yes?" Jaune replied

"No" Weiss stated as she shut the door

"If it was not for Esdeath, you would be the ice queen" Yang joked

"Shut up, I've already a date on mind!" Weiss replied

Meanwhile

"and finally, Esdeath" Mercury said

"Ahh, the ice queen" the girl from the docks said

"She is smart, but I wasn't able to force her to use her semblance" Mercury said

"Why is that?" the girl replied

"She is a monster, I wasn't able to even hit her. After she blocked my kick, with only one slash from her sword, she sended my against the wall" Mercury began to say "But she wasn't taking the fight seriously "

"And it's not just her, all the new students are like this" The girl with green hair called Emerald stated "they fight like professionists"

"so they didn't lose a match…interesting. Add them to the list" the other girl said

"We might have few problems with them" Mercury spoke

"We just need to avoid them" The girl replied

The next day

Team RWBY, ELSK were preparing the dance while the others were in their rooms

Tatsumi had a good shower and he was wearing only a towel when suddently Jaune entered in the room with Ren, who was in the same condition of Tatsumi.

"Guys I need your help!" Jaune shouted

"What's going on?" Wave asked with a worried look

"guys…I'm just come out and say it. You are my best friends. In the past months I feel like we've really bonded. I consider you to be the brothers I never had" Jaune stated

"And we you" Tatsumi said. This conversation made him remember the time with the night raid and in that moment he was happy.

"Wich is why I wanted to get your advise on…girls" Jaune exclaimed

"Girls?" Wave asked

"I just…don't know…how to…um, I guess what I'm asking is…well…how did you and the others…? " Jaune said embarassed

"O-oh, well…Esdeath was kinda obsessed with me so I didn't need to do much to get her as my girlfriend" Tatsumi said

"when I first saw Kurome I tought she was weird but after some time I just wanted to protect her and when she was about to get killed, I realized that I loved her so I fought and in the end I was able to save her." Wave said, then Jaune looked at Ren

"umh…well…ehm" Ren tried to say

"Ehm we are not together, together." Nora said while she was at the door

"NORA! This is a boys converation!" Jaune exclaimed

"Jaune….what is this all about?" Ren asked as the other looked at Jaune

"It's Weiss" Jaune said as he lowered his head "I'm completely head over heels for her and she won't give me a chance. She's cold…but…she's also incredible. She is smart, and graceful, and talented, I mean, have you heard her sing?! I just wish she'd take me seriously, y'know? I wish I could tell her how I feel. Without messing it all up." Jaune finally said

Everyone remained silent when…

"Then do it" Pyrrha said as she entered the room "Tell her exactly what you've just said. No ridiculous schemes , no pick-up lines. Just…be honest"

"But" Jaune began to speak

"Jaune" Pyrrha stopped him "You can't get it wrong if it's the truth."

"You are right, Thanks Pyrrha and thank you guys! " Jaune said while she stood up and left the room

"Y'know Pyrrha" Bulat began to say "You should practice what you preach"

Pyrrha lowered her head

"If there is something that I learned is 'don't hesitate' because if you do, you can probably lost the person that you love" Wave said

"Guess you're right" Pyrrha said as she left the room

Beacon, at the dance

Esdeath was looking at the other people, who were enjoy themself. She was wearing a black dress and her hair were tied on her back.

"Are you okay?" Tatsumi asked

"Yeah...it's just that I never actually participated at a dance as a guest, I was always the security" Esdeath admitted

"Well, that's two of us" Tatsumi said as he stood before Esdeath, offering his hand " May I have this dance?"

Esdeath smiled at him "Of course " She took is hand and together began to dance

Wave was doing the same thing with Kurome and, when he saw Tatsumi, he winked at him with a proud look.

Run was talking with the professor Goodwitch

"Why you are here? And not with the others?" Glynda asked

"Oh thay have better things to do, and in this moment I enjoy more your company" Run replied with a charming tone

"Oh...I see" Glynda replied with a slight blush.

Seryu instead was looking over the party in order to intervene in case of danger

Everyone was enjoying themself except Ruby, who found her high-heeled shoes a pain.

"Seriously how can Weiss and Esdeath can fight with these shoes!" Ruby complained

"Not enjoying yourself?" Ozpin said as he stood beside Ruby

"Oh, no!Everything's fine. I'm just not much of a dansey, pansey...dancey girl" Ruby admitted

"Well, you can't spend your entire life on the battlefield. Even if you want to." Ozpin replied

"Yeah, that lesson's been floating around a lot lately " Ruby said as she crossed her arms

"If you think about it, fighting and dancing aren't so different. Two partners interlocked. heh Altough, one wrong move on the ballroom merely leads to a swollen foot or a twisted ankle...It's not everyday that friends are able to come together like this. Time has a way of testing our bonds. But it's nights like these that can help keep them stronger than ever. Nights like these are ones we'll never forget" Ozpin said while he looked at his students with a smile on his face

Then the doors opened and Mercury and Emerald entered...