First things first, I'm sorry for the delay for this chapter but school has been kicking my ass these past two weeks. Second, it's time for some happy and emotional times that involve some humor, a dance, and fluff. That's right ladies and gents, it's time for-"

Yang: THE DANCE!

really…we're going to do this?

Yang grinning: Yep, and there's nothing you can do about it!

-I grin widely myself- Oh but there is…blackmail.

Yang: Blackmail?

-Nodding head- Yep, I'm the author. So that means I can make you wear an absolutely horrible outfit to the dance, and that would just be embarrassing as well as disappoint my main man Davian.

Davian: Arch, be nice.

Yang: …..You wouldn't dare…..

-Grabbing notebook and begins writing- Hmmmm, how about a bright pink tutu?

Yang: -sweating bullets- Please no

-Lightbulb before snapping fingers- OH OH I got it! Lime green overalls with a hot pink t-shirt underneath while wearing purple cowboy boots and baby blue stockings.

Yang: …. -Grabs notebook before running back to the dorm at full speed-

-Throws hands into the air- VICTORY!

Now that that's taken care of, you guys and girls go ahead and read the chapter while I try to figure out a way to keep the characters out of my author notes. Enjoy-

"How does that look?" I yelled down to Yang.

She looked up at me from where she was carrying a giant subwoofer and grinned as she glanced across the ceiling at the pink streamers I had strewn around, "I like the view!"

Just now realizing my shirt had ridden up (Much to Yang's viewing delight), I chuckled as I unwound my legs from the rafter and dropped thirty feet to the floor, using my aura to cushion my fall. Landing in a crouch, I stood up and fixed my shirt as I looked around the room. Streamers placed, tables set up, and speakers being put into position now. As my wondering gaze made its way towards the stage, I saw Ruby sitting at a table looking very depressed. As I made my way over, Weiss huffed and walked back over to some book full of different colored cloths, for some reason holding two of the same in her hands. I reached the table right as Yang slammed down the subwoofer, causing the table, chair, and Ruby to pop into the air a few inches. Not even notice the disturbance, Ruby continued to staring at the table sadly.

Yang dusted off her hands and stood next to Ruby, "So, have you picked out a dress yet?"

Ruby turned her head towards us, but kept laying on her arm, "What's the point, who cares about the dance if Blake isn't going?"

Yang smirked, unperturbed by Ruby's reply, "Oh don't worry, she's going." She then looked to her left over my shoulder and scowled, "WEISS! I thought we agreed, no doilies!"

Weiss marched over and stuck her finger in Yang's face, "If I don't get doilies, you don't get fog machines!"

Yang looked like she was about to start yelling at Weiss, but the sound of the main door opening and closing drew all our attention. Turning, we saw Sun and Neptune walking towards us, the latter who was smiling, "Your dance is going to have fog machines?"

Completely changing her tune, Weiss quickly walked over to Neptune while holding her hands in front of her, "We were thinking about it."

Neptune nodded his head, "That's pretty cool."

Sun stepped forward, pointed both his fingers at us, "You ladies, plus one all excited for dress up?"

Ruby scoffed, "Yeah right!"

Yang smirked as she pulled me towards her and pressed her chest against me, "Laugh all you want, but I'll be grabbing someone's attention tomorrow night."

"I will beat the crap out of anyone that tries hitting on you. After you blow them across the room of course" I said completely serious, but with a mischievous glint in my eyes.

Yang's smile went from smirk to full blown grin as she hugged my arm tightly, "This is going to be an awesome dance!"

Weiss shook her head before turning back towards Sun and Neptune, "What will you two be wearing?"

Sun glanced confusingly at Neptune before gesturing at his current outfit, "Uhh, this." He said, like it was obvious.

Neptune was very quick to step in front of Sun, "Ignore him, for he knows not what he says."

Sun pushed Neptune's arm away, "Hey, I may of moved to Mistral, but I grew up in Vacuo. It's not exactly a shirt and tie kind of place."

Ruby, Weiss, and Yang just stood there with an eyebrow raised, "Yeah, we noticed."

I thought for a second before asking Sun something that had been bothering me, "Do you even have a shirt that doesn't show your chest?"

Sun grinned as Neptune shook his head mournfully, "No he doesn't, and it's absolutely abhorrent." He then turned to Sun, "Seriously, how do you expect to get Blake if you don't even have a different outfit to take her out in?"

As Neptune mentioned Blake, Sun rubbed the back of his head awkwardly as he turned back to us, "Soooooo uh, what does Blake think of all this? She still be all, you know…Blakey?"

I sighed, "Unfortunately she is. We've tried thinking of ways to change her mind, but everything we tried didn't work."

Ruby sunk lower into the table, "I can't think of any more ways to convince her to go."

Yang just smiled as she pulled me along with her towards the main building, "Guys, trust me. Blake will be at the dance tomorrow."

As Yang pulled me towards the classrooms she finally started telling me her plan, "We just need to talk to her seriously. Everything we've tried so far has been half serious, half joke."

I was finally able to stop stumbling along and walked next to her, "Okay, I'll go make sure the classroom is clear, but how are you going to lure her away? She's been glued to the library every free moment she's had."

Yang just grinned widely as she walked away, twirling a laser pointer on her finger, "Don't worry, I'll think of something."

I watched her practically skip away, excited to get her plan underway. Chuckling at her idea of a joke, I turned and went my own way to fulfill my part of the scheme. Arriving at Port's classroom, I found it empty and dimly lit by the setting sun. I made my way in and sat down on the desk in the front of the room, waiting for Yang to get her with Blake.

Not having to wait long, I heard Blake complaining from down the hall, "Yang, where are you taking me? I have important work to do!"

Yang calmly pulled her along, "Not to much further kitty cat." I heard them stop in front of the door, "~Here we are~" she sang.

Practically kicking the door open, Yang walked in, pulling a struggling Blake in behind her. Upon seeing me sitting at the bottom of the stairs, Blake stopped struggling and glared, "What's going on?"

I sighed, "We just want to talk to you about the dance Blake."

Her glare intensified, "I already told all of you several times I don't have time for that stupid, useless dance!" She pointed out the window, "I'm going to stop the Fang whether you guys help or not. So if you two are going to tell me to stop then you may as well save your breath."

Yang shook her head and patted the desk she'd taken a seat on, "We don't want you to stop, we want you to slow down."

Blake stopped pacing and looked at us out of the corner of her eye, "We don't, have the luxury, to slow down."

Yang just sat there calmly, "It's not a luxury, it's a necessity."

Blake turned angrily towards Yang, "The necessity is stopping Torchwick."

"And we're going to," Yang patted the desk as I sat down to her back left, "but first you need to sit down and listen to what we have to say."

Blake glared with extremely tired eyes in our direction, "I'm fine, I'm functioning at one hundred percent!"

Yang and I glanced at each-other with raised eyebrows before I spoke up, "Blake…we're over here, that's a lamp and curtain."

Blake continued to glare at the objects to our left before slowly turning to sit down on the desk extremely annoyed, "Fine."

Yang leaned against me as she began, "Ruby and I grew up in Patch, an island just off the coast of Vale. Our parents were Huntsmen, dad taught at Signal, and our mom would take on missions all around the kingdom." Yang's eyes softened as she began talking about her mom, "Her name was Summer Rose, and she was like, supermom. Baker of cookies and slayer of giant monsters." Yang started to tear up a bit, "And then, one day she left for a mission and never come back." I put an arm around her waist and gave her a hug to comfort her as she continued, "It was tough, Ruby was really torn up but, I think she was still too young to understand what was going on ya know." Yang sighed, "And my dad just kinda, shut down, and it wasn't long before I learned why." She looked down at the desk, "Summer wasn't the first love he'd lost, she was the second." Yang looked back up at Blake, "The first, was my mom." Blake's eyes shot open in surprise as Yang pushed on, "He wouldn't tell me everything, but I learned that the two of them had been on a same team together with Summer and Qrow, and that she left me with him not to long after I was born. No one has seen her since."

Blake didn't speak for a second but quickly asked the question that was foremost in her mind, "Why did she leave you?"

Yang sighed bitterly as she stood up to face the board, "That question, why, I didn't know the answer, but I was determined to find out. It was all I thought about. I would ask anyone I could what they knew about her. Then, one day I found something." She began drawing something on the board, "Something I thought was a clue that would lead me to answers, or maybe even my mother. I waited until dad left the house, put Ruby in a wagon, and headed out." Yang laughed slightly, "I must of walked for hours. I had cuts and bruises, and was totally exhausted, but I wasn't going to let anything stop me. When we finally got there, I could barely stand, but I didn't care, I had made it." Yang tried, but failed to suppress a shiver, "But then I saw them, those…BURNING red eyes that still give me nightmares to this day."

I got to my feet and leaned against the board as Yang threw her hands into the air angrily with her back still turned to Blake, "There we were, a toddler asleep in the back of a wagon and a stupid girl to exhausted to even call for help. We might as well of been served on a silver platter." Yang paused and sighed before continuing, "But as luck would have it, our uncle showed up just in time." Yang finished drawing Qrow's symbol on the board and leaned against the chalk rack, "My stubbornness should of gotten us killed that night," she said downcast.

As she said that, I immediately wanted to deny what she said. How could she still even think that she deserved to die only for wanting to find her mother, but I held my tongue and let her handle the situation. As if hearing my thoughts, Yang glanced at me and smiling weakly as Blake stood up while looking at the ground, "Yang, I'm sorry that happened to you, and I-I understand what you're trying to tell me, but this is different." Blake's voice got a little louder, as if she were trying to convince herself, "I'm not a child, and this isn't just a search for answers I can't just-"

As Blake started speaking faster and louder, Yang kept her back to her as she forcefully shut her eyes, but I didn't need to see the redness in them to know she was upset, "I told you, I'm not telling you to stop! Neither Davian or I haven't. To this day, I still want to know what happened to my mother and why she left me, but I will never let that search control me. We're going to find the answer we're looking for Blake, but if we destroy ourselves in the process then what good are we?"

Blake clenched her teeth as Yang spoke but yelled out, "You don't understand, I'm the only one who can do this!"

Yang snapped as she pushed away from the board and I and spun towards Blake with crimson eyes, "NO, YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND! IF ROMAN TORCHWICK WALKED THROUGH THAT DOOR RIGHT NOW WHAT WOULD YOU DO?!"

Blake clenched her fists, "I'd fight him!"

Yang growled and gave Blake a light push that sent her reeling against the desk, "You'd lose!"

Blake righted herself and weakly pushed Yang back with one arm, ""I can stop him!"

Yang pushed Blake a bit harder, causing her to completely fall onto the desk, "You can't even stop me!" Blake got back to her feet and looked up as Yang walked forward. Closing her eyes, thinking Yang was going to hit her, Blake tensed up. But as she felt warmth envelope her, she opened her eyes shocked to find Yang hugging her tightly, "I'm not asking you to stop, just please, get some rest." She pulled away to look Blake in the eyes, "Not just for you, but for the people you care about."

With that, Yang silently walked out of the room. After a few seconds, Blake took a deep breath and sniffed. Remembering I was there, she looked down at the floor in shame, "Are you upset at me to?"

I didn't reply at first but I gave her a one-armed hug as I led her towards the door, "No, you should know I could never get mad at you for something like this." I sighed sadly, "I know you don't think of me as the big brother who protected you from bullies when we were kids anymore, but I still think of you as my little sister whether you like it or not." She looked up at me with teary eyes as she realized what I said was true. She been acting, and thinking like I was just someone she had met this year. Not someone who had stood by her, and protected her from the all the prejudice and racism that had darkened her life into nothing more than a black void.

Blake hugged me back as a few tears streamed down her face, "I'm sorry."

I pulled away as we reached the door, not answering, but she knew I didn't blame her. As I opened the door and led her towards the dorms I replied, "You don't have to be sorry. Even though it wasn't my choice, I wasn't there when things took a turn for the worse." I then glanced at my scroll as I led her into the dorm, "It's seven thirty, why don't you go to bed and sleep through the night so you'll be well rested for the dance tomorrow."

Blake paused as I mentioned the dance, "I turned down Sun, didn't I?"

I pursed my lips, "Yeah, you did." She looked at the door, now feeling even more ashamed. I patted her shoulder as she froze, "Don't worry about it. He'll still be going, and I bet if you surprise him on the way it'll make his night."

Blake thought for a second before nodding her head and bidding me goodnight. After the door closed, I turned around and began walking back towards the ballroom to help finish up for the night. As I reached the door the the ballroom, I saw Yang leaning against the door with her arms crossed.

When she saw me, she smiled softly before kissing me deeply. We stood there for what must of been three minutes before we pulled away. After I caught my breath I raised an eyebrow and hmmed, "Whatever that was for, I should do it more often."

Yang chuckled, "That's for helping me talk with Blake."

I shrugged dismissively, "I hardly said a thing, you could of done it even if I wasn't there."

Yang shook her head, "You didn't have to say anything. You know talking about my mother has always been hard for me, but having you there help more than you will ever realize."

I smiled, "I'll be there to help you whenever you need me, no matter what."

Yang's smile grew into a small grin as she hugged me, "That's so cheesy, but I don't care."

I rested my head on top of hers and ran my fingers through her hair. We stood her for several more minutes until we heard a muffled squeal come from behind us. Both Yang and I turned around and found Ruby poking her head through the curtains from the ballroom window with a huge smile on her face as she spied on us. As soon as we turned around, she quickly pulled pack with a squeak, hoping she hadn't been seen.

Yang glanced at me, blushing a bit before pulling me towards the building and pushing the door. Walking in, we saw Sun, Neptune, and Weiss putting the final touches to the decorations while Ruby hid behind them. Walking up, Yang sang, "~I hope you're taking notes for when you meet the lucky someone Rubes~"

Ruby went red and pulled her hood up from embarrassment, "EW YANG GROSS! I DON'T EVEN LIKE BOYS YET!"

Yang smirked as she slung an arm over my shoulder, "Key word is yet Rubes, but don't worry. If a someone takes an interest in you, they'll have to pass me and Davian's test if they want to date you."

I nodded my head and smiled, "Yeah, it's not going to be easy and Oum have mercy on the poor boy or girl that comes a-callen." Ruby, somehow, went redder than she already was and tried to pull her hood even lower as we all laughed at her embarrassment. After a few minutes, we all caught our breath and set back to putting the finishing touches on the ballroom. Finishing in less than an hour, we all said goodbye and went back to our dorms.

On our way back, Yang and Ruby began talking about what they were going to wear to the dance tomorrow. "Do I have to wear those stupid stilts and dress tomorrow Yang? They're SOOOOOOOO uncomfortable," Ruby complained."

Yang shrugged while looking sympathetic, "It's the price we women pay to look good." She than pulled my arm around her hip without breaking eye-contact with Ruby, "But it's worth it in the end," she then looked at me and grinned mischievously with a hint of seductiveness, "especially when someone tears them off of you later that night."

I stumbled over my own two feet, not prepared for Yang to take it there. I stopped myself from face-planting, but it was red anyways from my brain going to…certain places without my consent. Ruby stopped walking and stomped her foot, "YANG STOP IT, THAT'S GROSS! I don't want to think about what you and Davin might be doing when you're alone!"

Yang cackled evilly as she watched Ruby and I try to compose myself. I eventually got by heart to slow down to a safe rate, "By Oum Yang, you gotta give me a little warning before saying something like that to prepare myself!"

Ruby had pulled her hood over her head and pressed her hands against her ears, "LALALALALALALA I can't hear you!"

Yang was crying, she was laughing so hard as I flicked Ruby's forehead to get her attention. She hesitantly took one hand on an ear as listened to me, "Ruby, Yang and I haven't done anything like that. She's just screwing with you and I." By now Yang was on the floor holding her stomach from laughing to hard. Ruby just huffed and stomped off to their dorm, completely fed up with her sister's antics. A minute or two later, Yang was able to catch her breath and I helped her to her feet and began walking again, "You're lucky Ruby and I are somewhat used to this by now."

Yang giggled as she opened the door to her dorm and invited me in, "Eh, ya love m-OOOMMMFF!"

Yang got a face full of pillow going at mach speed as Ruby yelled at her, "YANG THAT WAS MEAN, I DON'T NEED TO THINK ABOUT THAT!"

Yang propped herself up onto her elbows from where she landed on her back, "Oh come on Rubes, it was funny."

Weiss had her face in her hand, "I hardly call that a joke you brute, it was completely inappropriate."

Yang just crossed her arms and huffed, "Everyone's a critic." She then tilted her head back to look at me leaning on the door frame, "What are you going to be wearing?"

I shook my head, "You aren't telling me what you're wearing, so why should I?"

Yang got to her feet and wrapped her arms around my neck while pouting, "Please."

I chuckled, "That face always gets me." Her pout disappeared, "Fine I'm not wearing anything really fancy, but still nice."

She pouted again, "That doesn't tell me anything."

I shrugged, "You know I'm not one for full suits or tuxedos, that should narrow it down quite a bit for you."

Yang huffed, "Fine, but you better make up for not telling me tomorrow night."

I nodded my head before glancing at my scroll to find it a few minutes from curfew, "I'm going to go to bed, I'll see you all tomorrow." Yang kissed me goodnight before I slipped into my room and got ready for bed, looking forward to tomorrow night.

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The following day went by quickly. Decorations were complete, food ready to cooked or set out, music systems in place, and a crowd of people eagerly waiting for the sun to set. As the time neared, I found myself in front of my bathroom mirror. Black dress shoes, black dress pants and a black long sleeve button up with a gray vest all in place. The sleeves were rolled up to my elbows and I was wearing a dark blue and gray tie. To finish it off, I flipped on a black fedora that had a dark blue and gray band around the base. Fixing my collar, I gave myself one last look over before walking out of my dorm and locking the door.

As I made my towards the ballroom, I saw Ruby walking ahead of me in a pretty crimson dress. Well, I guess walking wasn't the right word, how about stumbling? Yeah, that worked. As I drew nearer, I heard her mumbling under her breath, "Stupid shoes, stupid dress, stupid makeup." She just repeated that over and over again like a mantra.

As she about face-planted, I grabbed her arm and pulled her back to her feet, "As graceful as you are when we fight, I'm surprised that you're taken down by an outfit."

Ruby stomped her foot and almost fell over again, "It's not funny Davian!"

I chuckled, "Whatever you say Rubes."

She pouted adorably until she noticed my attire, "You look nice."

I nodded my head in thanks, "You look very pretty as well."

She grumbled, "I don't like it. Weiss wouldn't even let me wear my cloak."

I chuckled as I opened the door, "Did you really think Weiss Schnee, of all people woul-" I had frozen in place with only one thought running through my head, "She's beautiful." Yang stood in front of me wearing a stunning floor length golden dress that had two straps that wrapped around her chest before snaking around her neck. The entire thing sparkled as she moved and had a slit down the side for her leg. Her hair was tied together by a dark orange bow I had bought for her and was pulled over her left shoulder. Ruby walked in front of me, hoping to get to something else to steady herself. As Yang saw her she squealed and jumped in place, "Ohhhhh you look beautiful!"

Ruby grumbled as she tried to stay on her feet, "Can we have a serious talk about how Weiss fights in these?!" Her eyes went wide as she almost fell on her face again but was able to stumble forward a bit to catch herself, much to Yang's amusement. She helped Ruby to the wall so she could slowly make her way wherever she wanted to.

She then turned back to me who hadn't moved from the door, still frozen in place. She walked up to me smirking and put her hand on her hip, "How do I look?"

"You-you look-" I mentally slapped myself and took a deep breath, "You look absolutely gorgeous."

She looked at the floor bashfully and blushed a bit, "You look very nice yourself."

I smiled as I offered her my hand, "May I have this dance."

Yang giggled, "Again with the cheesy lines," she then reached out and grabbed my hand, "I'd love to."

I led her out to the dance floor and held her hand in mine as I had my other on her lower back. We slowly swayed back and forth as the song went on, the entire time we stared into each-others eyes. We didn't say a word the entire song. It was just her and me. No classes, no fighting, no secrets, no pain. Just us. As the song wound down the an end, we leaned forward and kissed.

As we were about to pull away, we were suddenly interrupted by an extremely loud, "WHOOOO, GET SOME YANG!"

Our head jerked apart and turned to find Nora hooting and hollering, Ruby jumping up and down clapping and squealing, and Weiss and Blake sitting down with Sun at a table smiling at us. Both Yang and I pursed our lips and blushed a bit, having forgotten we were in public. Yang and I just stood there as our friends continued to hoot and holler at us. Yang held her tongue between and her teeth before muttering, "I love them all to death but I hate them so much right now."

I chuckled as I got my blush under control and led her up the stairs to the balcony, "Wouldn't have it any other way."

Yang giggled in agreement as we watched the dance from above. After a few minutes, Yang saw Ruby walking up to us, "Ya know, I think we really needed this."

Ruby looked around at the decorations and everyone dancing, "Yeah, and you did a great job planning it to."

Yang grinned as she reached over and pulled Ruby into a tight one-armed hug by the neck, "Awww thanks, wasn't all me though, boys did a lot to."

I sighed, "Damn right we did, Weiss had me put up and take down those streamers at least ten times only for her to tell me to put the first set back up again."

Ruby stopped struggling as she saw Neptune awkwardly walk up to Weiss and say hi. She offered him a seat and she scooted a bit closer as they started talking. Yang sighed tiredly as she leaned her head on my shoulder, "Tomorrow it's back to work."

Ruby just shrugged, "Well, I'm sure we can handle whatever gets thrown at us."

As they were talking, I had been staring wide-eyed at a certain blonde that had been making his way towards the red headed spartan alone on edge of the dance floor, "I wouldn't say anything just yet Ruby. I get the feeling we're going to have to deal with more stuff like Jaune in a dress before our job is done."

Yang and Ruby jerked their heads towards the class doofus as he asked Pyrrha to dance. As they walked out to a space that was cleared for them, Nora jumped out of the crowd pulling a confused Ren behind her and took up their positions behind their teammates and danced. And when I say danced, I don't mean they just danced. I mean they owned the night with a dance that will be spoken of years down the road by future alumni.

I laughed, "Our friends are awesome."

Ruby covered her mouth, trying to stop the giggles from slipping out, but was unsuccessful while Yang just laughed along with me as she took her spot by my side, arms around each others waists while she rested her head on my shoulder. Over all, a night that I will remember for the rest of my life.

I don't know if that was fluffier or mushier than it should've been, but you guys gotta give it to me and to yourselves. After the soul-wrenching string of episodes in Season 3, we need really, REALLY needed some happy times.

As for the author note hijacking, I'm drawing a blank, so please let me know if you have any ideas on how to keep the characters out of them.

-Sign with writing lowers from ceiling behind me by Yang- "That's code for 'Do you guys like it and should he do it a bit more?'"

IMPORTANT - I still haven't gotten any character bios for the OC villain we met last chapter. So send them in and I'll give them a look-over. Don't be shy, I won't be mean, I promise.

Something that always bothered me about the dance in what Yang was wearing. While Weiss, Blake, and Ruby all had dresses that matched them, Yang's was just kinds…plain. So I decided to give her something that I thought she would wear.

Well, feel free to leave to leave a review on how I'm doing and any chapter/scene ideas. With that, I'm done-

Archangel Out….