A few months after that incident, it was time for the school dance. To Nora and I's embarrassment, Jaune asked me for advice with girls under the impression that Nora and I were dating.
"We're not actually together-together." My best friend explained. Ahsoka burst out laughing from a corner.
"I ship it!"
"Ahsoka, Nora!" Jaune shouted. The two reluctantly put their earbuds in. I looked at Jaune.
"You know, I can think of two other girls you could ask." I tried. Come on, Jaune! Even I had noticed the looks that a certain Amazon and a clueless Togruta had been shooting him... Jaune shook his head.
"Who? I'm Vomit Boy, remember?"
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When the night before the dance came along, I sighed.
"Nora, do you want to go to the dance together?"
"Sure! But not like together-together, right?"
"Right." I nodded. Nora and I were just friends. Or, at least that's what we both liked to think. Lots of people kept thinking that we were dating, and it seemed like every day, Nora said the same phrase: not together-together.
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"Ahsoka, you have to go!" Nora exclaimed, Ahsoka in her pajamas and reading a book on the night of the dance. "We're gonna do a team dance! It won't be as cool without you!"
"One: I can't dance." Ahsoka didn't look up from her book. "Two: I don't do dresses, or heels. Three: Jaune..." Ahsoka looked around, making sure Pyrrha wasn't around. "Ask Pyr to the dance, or you're wearing that dress."
"What?! How-?!"
"You guys talk loud." Ahsoka pointed to an open window. "Pyrrha was trying to hint that no one had or would ask her. Weiss isn't interested, so..." Jaune nodded, sighing. "Four..." Ahsoka gestured to her face, sighing. "I can't exactly do any of those things even if I wanted or knew how to... Now that I've settled your petty human squabbles, I'm reading this book and getting plenty of rest."
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That night, Nora and I danced together, and with Pyrrha and Jaune.
"Ren, this is happening!" Nora squealed as up-tempo music began playing. I raised an eyebrow.
"Wait... What is happening?" I asked. Nora dragged me out onto the dance floor, making me dance with the other two. Why was Nora always able to make me do stuff like that?
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Ahsoka sat on her bed, green pajamas on, reading a book. Then...
"Hey." A voice greeted. Ahsoka looked up to see...
"Jaune?" The Togruta asked, frowning slightly. Jaune threw a dark red dress onto the bed.
"Ruby said you could borrow it." Jaune explained. "There's someone who really needs this dance... M'lady?" Jaune gestured.
"Jaune, I can't! Look at me!" Ahsoka gestured to herself. "I'm a... A freak." That did it.
"Ahsoka, you're not a freak." Jaune scolded, sitting next to her. "You're kind, smart, brave, sarcastic, and... You're beautiful, just the way you are." Ahsoka blushed. "So, are you coming with me or not?"
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A few minutes later, a very self-conscious Ahsoka entered the ballroom, arm-in-arm with Jaune.
"Don't worry. No one has to know who you are."
"But, I can't dance."
"Just follow my lead. You'll pick it up in no time."
"Aren't you embarrassed to be seen with me?"
"Nope. I'm just taking a good friend to a dance."
"Jaune... Thanks."
"No prob!"'
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Jaune entered, arm-in-arm with a shy-looking Ahsoka. All eyes turned and stared at the Togruta, but she bit her lower lip and let Jaune lead her out onto the dance floor.
"Damn." Neptune stared. "Is it bad that I think she's hot?" Weiss whacked him upside the head. "Sorry... Who is that girl?"
"Don't know." I lied. Then, I smiled as Nora slapped six lien into my hand, pouting slightly.
I noticed Pyrrha watching the scene dejectedly. Jaune had danced with her for a while, then decided that it wouldn't be a real team memory without Ahsoka there.
I wondered what would come of that night...
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The next morning, it was time to choose our first mission. As we walked out to wish Team RWBY good luck on their first mission...
"Well, alright then!" Ruby tried. "It looks like we're going to save the world with Doctor Oobleck... Okay, yeah. When you say it out loud, it sounds worse." Nora got hyped.
"Save the world?!" My best friend asked, acting offended. "You're going on world-saving missions without us?! I'm hurt, sad, maybe a little hungry! That last one's not your fault, though..." Nora glared at me venomously. "Ren." I turned away and crossed her arms. She's the one who slept in and missed breakfast, not me. Jaune laughed.
"Sounds exciting." Our leader commented, grinning. "Where are you going?" Ruby sighed.
"Just outside the kingdom."
"Hey!" Nora smiled, getting more exited than ever. "So are we!"
"Ren and Nora wanted to shadow the sheriff of a nearby village." Pyrrha explained. I figured it would give us a chance to relax. Crazy things happened in the city...
"We set out tomorrow." I stated. Then, Sun and Neptune showed.
"Then, you can party with us tonight." The blue-haired boy grinned. Oh no. Not another form party... "We're shadowing a crime specialist. All inner-city detective stuff. We get junior badges."
"We normally go to the city with you guys, which means stuff's always exploding and junk." Sun elaborated. "So, we thought this might be a better way to check out the kingdom when it's... You know..." The Faunus cringed. "Normal."
"Well..." Ruby got interrupted. Doctor Oobleck glared.
"FOUR MINUTES, LADIES!" All went to an awkward quiet. Ahsoka started whistling, trying and failing miserably to defuse the tension.
"Well..." Ruby attempted to look enthusiastic. "Wish us luck." We departed and got ready for our mission, going to sleep that night.
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In the morning, Jaune claimed that he got a call from Ruby that got disconnected before she could speak.
"I'm sure they're fine." Pyrrha assured Jaune as we walked to the airship. Nora skipped ahead.
"Probably a butt-dial!"
"Team RWBY has always performed exceptionally in the field." I agreed. "We should be focusing on our own mission." I flinched as Nora suddenly super-sped over.
"We're gonna be deputies!"
"I just got this feeling..." Jaune sighed, looking down. "I don't know..." Pyrrha rolled her eyes.
"Jaune-" Suddenly, an alarm went off in Vale, reaching us. Nora covered her ears in pain as the noise erupted from Beacon, too. I noticed smoke...
"That's not good." Ahsoka stared. Our leader nodded.
"We're changing our mission." Jaune declared. "Everyone onboard." We got on the airship, and Jaune looked at me. "Ren, we'll make it out to that village another time." I nodded, and Jaune looked at the pilot. "Take us into the city!"
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We arrived just in time for Nora to fly in on Magnhild and save Ruby from a King Taijutu.
We charged into battle, killing Grimm as quickly and efficiently as we could so they wouldn't harm the citizens of Vale.
I caught sight of Ahsoka in battle with her two blades. The Togruta barely dodged an Ursa Major's paw, then subsequently sliced it off.
Sun, Neptune, the Atlas Military, Team CFVY, Professor Port, Doctor Oobleck, Emerald, Mercury, Professor Goodwitch, and a few other Huntsmen and Huntresses joined us in the battle. Roman Torchwick was captured, and we exchanged congratulations on a job well done.
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Later that night, Nora smiled.
"That was awesome! Right, Ren?! I flew into the fight and it was sooo cool and we kicked butt and-" Nora took a breath. "It was sooo fun!" I rolled my eyes, smiling slightly.
"Really, Nora?"
"She's right." Ahsoka grinned. "That was awesome." Then, the Togruta looked out the window again.
"Ahsoka, what are you looking at?" Pyrrha asked. Ahsoka gestured, and we all walked over.
"See that star, right there?" Ahsoka inquired, pointing. We nodded. "I recognize it... My home planet orbits that star."
"Whoa..." Nora gaped. Ahsoka looked up again.
"And that star?" Ahsoka pointed. "My Master's home planet, Tatooine, circles that star. And orbiting that one, WAY in the distance, is Coruscant. That's where the Jedi Temple is."
"They're so close." Jaune stared. Ahsoka sighed, hugging her knees.
"But so far away."
Duh-duh-duuuuuuuuuuh! What happens, now? We're entering Volume Three, and you know what that means! ALL ABOARD THE FEELS TRAIN! CHOO-CHOO! I don't own RWBY or Star Wars: Clone Wars. Please read and review. Thanks!