Disclaimer: No. It STILL isn't mine.
Save the Date
By: athrunzala
Chapter 3: Last to Arrive
It had been some time since their graduation from Beacon. As Ruby looked out the window of the airship, she could see the familiar tower of Beacon Academy piercing the clouds. She had been unsure about coming back to Vale after such a long absence, but she had made good on her decision to see the world. And she didn't regret that.
A hand on her shoulder shook her from her trance, and she looked over to see Weiss smiling at her.
"How long has it been, Weiss? You know. Since we left?"
"It's been about 5 years. I wonder if anybody is still there we know."
Ruby looked at her fiancé. Weiss' face hadn't changed much since graduation. However, she now wore a long jacket that matched with her white, knee-length skirt, with a light blue, button up shirt. They were, after all, coming back from what was an extended vacation.
Ruby hadn't really changed either. Except she now had gone from wearing her black skirt to a pair of black pants tucked into her boots. On top, she still wore roughly the same outfit, right down to her signature hooded cape.
The airship turned and came to a stop along-side the cliff-mounted dock, and the pair disembarked. As they exited the airship, they began to look around the campus, hoping to see a familiar face. They had just given up hope when a familiar voice cut through the air.
"Sup, Losers!"
The pair turned around to see Sun hanging from a lamp post. He released his tail from the metal fixture, flipping around and coming to rest on the ground in front of them. His own style of dress hadn't changed, as he still wore his button-up shirt wide open, and his jeans were as ripped up as ever.
"Well, it's good to see some things don't change."
Weiss' comment was reassuring to Ruby, but confusing to the Faunus.
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"Sun," the black haired woman stated, "we were worried that there wouldn't be anybody at Beacon to recognize. That's all."
"Oh. Hey! Come on. Blake and the others are already waiting for you."
Ruby's face lit up as she heard Blake's name. She hadn't seen any of her friends in several years, and she wanted to know what was going on with them. So she was the first to fall into line behind Sun, the blonde Faunus leading the way across the campus. As they neared the dorm, they saw Yang's motorcycle parked outside the guest dorms.
"Yang's already here?"
"Eeyup. She was one of the first to get here. Arkos got here after that."
"Uh… Ar...kos?"
Sun looked back at the pair. He then realized that he had let fly a new term for their group.
"Oh! Arkos. Arc-Nikos. Jaune and Pyrrha."
"Oh. Okay!"
Ruby's tone was more excited than normal. From the first day she and Jaune had met, the two had become close friends. And now she would see him again and get to just talk.
The trio entered the dorms to find that Yang and Blake, with some help from Oobleck, had moved Team JNPR into their own room, albeit next door, and had installed a joining door, allowing easy passage between the two sections of building.
"Heya, Jaune!"
Ruby waved as she bounded over to the blonde swordsman, Crescent Rose staying firmly attached despite the motion. Since their graduation, Jaune had grown a slight beard, nothing too major, just a line of hair along his jawline that he kept trimmed. He had also managed to grow his hair out a little more, and it was tied back in a loose ponytail.
"Hey, Ruby!"
Pyrrha stuck her head out around a corner.
"Hello again!"
Before anymore greetings could be dispensed, Ruby was caught up in a hug from her older sister. Once she stopped struggling, she looked down and noticed the platinum band on the blonde woman's finger.
"Yang? What did you do?"
"Ruby, it's been 5 years. And that's how you say hi?"
"Yang Xiao Long, you owe me an answer!"
The brawler looked at her sister and sighed. In this moment, there was no stopping the woman until she got an answer, so she obliged.
"Neptune and I are married, yes. No. It wasn't a big ceremony. Just a small thing with dad and Uncle Qrow."
Ruby deflated at this.
"And you didn't invite me…"
"Ruby," Yang said, putting a hand on her sister's shoulder, "it was a quick thing. We are having a big ceremony later. And you are invited to that. I couldn't go down an aisle without my sister, could I?"
During all of this, Pyrrha and Weiss had wandered off.
To Be Continued…
A.n./ - Yes. I know. Shorter chapters. I am not messing around with making a crazy long story like I did with Volume 3 of Just One Date. However, I might consider writing another volume if this goes well. Or I'll just pop out a one-shot for something. Not sure. Here I am, three chapters in, thinking about the future of the story again. Not leaving this unfinished. I refuse to do that.