Salutations!
So, before I begin the story, I just want to give a massive thank you to poetrymagic12 for all of the support that this person (sorry I'm just not sure whether I must say he or she). People like you are the reason that I continue writing.
And to all of my other readers, thank you all so much for everything. You all are so amazing!
Merry Christmas to you all!
Chapter 5: Masquerade
Ruby and Jaune were getting ready for the masquerade that the Ice Queen (Aka Weiss) had invited them to.
Ruby put on a red dress with crimson and maroon roses on it. The dress went down to her ankle on her right hand side, and went up to the middle of her shin on the left. On the left, the dress was also split on the side, exposing her leg. She made sure that it wasn't too tight, because she didn't want to risk harming her baby.
Her mask was beautiful. It was a crimson wolf with gold patterns resembling the makeup patterns that and Egyptian princess would use. The eyes were slender and put at a slight angle. The whole mask was outlined with black, and had tribal patterns carved into it.
Jaune was wearing a tuxedo similar to what he had worn at his first Beacon Academy dance, before he put his dress on and danced with Pyrrha. His mask was one resembling the head of Anubis, the Egyptian god of the Afterlife. His mask was plain black, with a golden outline.
"Hey Rubes, you ready to go?" Jaune asked, stroking a comb through his hair one last time. "Yeah," Ruby replied. "I'm just waiting for you," she said, smiling at him and straightening his dark red tie.
After getting their cooler box that was packed with some treats that Ruby and Jaune had made together, they got in their car and left.
After driving for a few hours, the couple arrived at the place where Weiss was having her party. At the entrance, there was a bouncer with a clipboard and a fancy looking black pen, making sure that only invited guests got in.
They got out of their car and started walking toward the massive hall. Once at the entrance, they saw the bouncer, who looked even more intimidating up close.
The bouncer, a Faunus with two brown dog ears and a bulky, build, took a quick look at Ruby and Jaune, only moving his eyes up from his board.
"Names?" He asked, looking back down at the list in front of him.
"Ruby Rose-Arc," she said, smiling and saluting, an awkward smile on her face. It was the same look that she had when she first met Winter, Weiss' older sister.
"Jaune Arc," he replied.
The bouncer looked at the guest list and finding their names at the top, since it was sorted alphabetically, according to surname. "Ahh, there you are," he said, smiling. "Welcome," I hope that you enjoy the party," he said, signaling with his thumb for the two to enter.
"Wow!" Ruby sighed, amazed at how well everything was organized. "This sure is something," Jaune said, taking the words right out of Ruby's mouth.
"Ruby, Jaune!" a female voice called. Eventually, Ruby found out where it was coming from. "Over here!" Ruby saw Weiss waving above the crowd.
"Jaune, I found Weiss," she said, taking Jaune's hand and pulling him with her, the blonde almost falling over.
"Hey Weiss," Ruby said, happy to see her friend again. "And, Neptune," she smiled. "How are you and Jaune coping with a baby on the way?" Weiss asked, smiling. Neptune was standing next to Weiss, and nodded, signaling that he was wondering the same thing. "Yeah, how's it going?"he asked.
"It's going great! We're past the whole morning sickness thing, so we're happy about that," Jaune said as he put his arm around Ruby and pulled her up against him. "Yeah, today I've actually started week seven," Ruby said, a small, cute smile on her face. "Well," Weiss started. "Have you been eating well? Have you been exercising consistently throughout each day?" She looked at Ruby. "Yeah, mostly," Ruby said softly, a slight blush on her cheeks.
"Ruby, you should be more healthy. Remember, it's not just about you anymore. You have a child inside of you, a tiny, defenseless life that depends on you to survive. You need to be healthy in order to keep it healthy." Weiss looked at Ruby, who was sheepishly pressing her fingers together, just like she did as a socially awkward teenager at Beacon Academy.
Suddenly, a slow song started playing.
Jaune held out his hand for Ruby to take. "May I have this dance?" He asked, keeping his pose until Ruby made her decision.
She put her hand on his, and held it. "I would love to give you this dance," she said, chuckling. For the rest of the night, the couple danced and enjoyed themselves.
She turned and looked at Weiss Neptune. She was dancing with Neptune, each person looking deeply into the other's eyes. Both were smiling softly at each other. She could see how happy they were together.
She looked back at Jaune, who smiled warmly at her. He looked into her silver eyes, and she looked into his deep blue eyes. Those same sapphire eyes that she had fallen in love with the moment she saw them. Ruby felt like she was at home in them.
She felt so safe in Jaune's arms. She rested her head on his chest while they danced. His heartbeat was like music to her ears. It was like that calm, relaxing music that you listen to when you need to sleep. It was like a lullaby.
Jaune smiled warmly at Ruby, who he thought looked so beautiful with her mask and dress on.
I've been running through the jungle
I've been running with the wolves
To get to you, to get to you.
I've been down the darkest alleys
Saw the dark side of the moon
To get to you, to get to you.
I've looked for love in every stranger
Took too much to ease the anger
All for you, yeah, all for you.
After the masquerade, everybody wished Weiss the best of luck with running the Schnee Dust Company. They said their goodbyes, then Jaune opened the front passenger door for Ruby, who climbed in with a smile. Afterwards, Jaune closed the door, then climbed into the driver's seat.
"Tonight was really fun," Ruby smiled, tenderly smiling at Jaune. "Yeah," he said, nodding in agreement. "I'm glad that you enjoyed it," he smiled at Ruby before starting up his car.
They drove home talking about random things and laughing at almost every word that came up.
End of Chapter 5.
Hello again!
And that's the end of another fluffy chapter. Sorry that it came out so late, it was supposed to be released on Christmas Day, but I was so busy that I couldn't finish it in time.
Anyway, I hope you all had a merry Christmas and a great year. I can't believe how quickly it went! I hope you all had an amazing year (I know mine sure was filled with pretty much everything, from amazingness right down to straight up bad luck).
Oh, and the song used was Wolves by Selena Gomez. Great song.
P.S: I got Messenger now, so if you want to add me, it's CrafterLegend12.
Enjoy life and see you all on the next chapter!
Rides away on a horse-sized magical flying wolf*