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"Hi, we have a reservation for ten. The name is Xiaolong." Yang said happily to the host at the front of the restaurant. He nodded politely and looked behind her.
"There seem to be only two of you here." he looked around the rest of the waiting room, there were others seated but he apparently recognized them as separate customers. "I can seat you once your entire party is here. We will hold the table though." He nodded again with a smile and Yang and Nora stepped off to the side. Yang was wearing a simple white dress that came down to just above her knees and had a very modest neckline, really similar to the dress she had worn to the dance a little while back. Nora had taken the opportunity to also wear a dress, since they rarely didn't take the bike. Her's was of course in her usual pink with a ring of little white hearts around the hem down at her ankles and a plunging neckline that cut between her petite breasts and stopped just below her belly button. Definitely far more revealing than Yang's, but unless someone was offended by her firm core, completely modest as the fabric revealed almost nothing of her breasts.
"Aww man," Nora whined once they were seated in the waiting area, "I really wanted to eat a bunch of the free bread while we waited."
"I know right? That way we could have filled up a little before everyone else got here." Yang laughed, she was so glad the she and Nora thought the same when it came to food.
"So what do you think is holding everyone up?" Nora pulled her legs up onto the chair and turned sideways to face Yang.
Well let's see," Yang leaned back in her chair, "Velvet is probably fussing over her appearance and Ren is just to quiet to say anything. Pyrrha is probably making Jaune wait for Ren so they can come down together. Sun is always late and Weiss is definitely trying to convince Ruby not to wear her cloak to dinner."
"That sounds about right. But I think Jaune and Pyrrha might get here first. Pyrrha not wanting to be late will probably win out over being nice to Ren. Plus, he'll see that she's uncomfortable with waiting and tell them to go on ahead." Nora giggled.
"Wow Nora. You know us pretty well." Jaune called out from just a few steps away. "That's exactly what happened." He was wearing an open blazer jacket and some slacks, though Yang did notice that he still had his ratty sneakers on underneath.
"Oh yes," Pyrrha laughed brightly, "I really didn't want to leave Ren but he insisted that we continue on without the two of them." Pyrrha was wearing a flowing crimson dress, a beautiful bronze necklace with her shield and spear crest and her usual metallic head piece. She was radiant as always, especially since she was almost six and a half feet tall in her heels.
"Wait, Velvet really was fussing about how she looked?" Yang asked in surprise. That had honestly been a bold guess. She knew that Coco was very fashion conscious but the quieter girl, Velvet, had never seemed like the type to worry overly much about her appearance.
"Oh yes, she is very concerned about making a good first impression with Ren's sister." Pyrrha gave Nora a chiding look, "She's heard you're very protective of him." Nora and Yang both laughed.
"She shouldn't worry so much. We set them up together after all." Nora turned to sit in her chair normally and reached a hand across to hold Yang's.
"Yeah, she'll be fine. We just gotta get her out of her shell a little. Teach her to not be so shy around us."
"You two be nice to her." Jaune warned, "She is not ready for the Yang, Nora combo attack."
"We'll be gentle. I promise." Nora laughed and gave Yang's hand a squeeze, "Won't we Yang?"
"Oh yeah definitely. Gotta be good to Ren's new girl." Yang leaned back and laughed happily, "Come on guys sit down already. You're making me feel weird." Yang motioned at a pair of empty seat near herself and Nora.
"Oh, sorry." Pyrrha grabbed Jaune's hand and pulled him over to a long, fake leather bench.
"So how have you two been?" Yang asked, trying to make small talk until more people arrived.
"Good, a little tired though." Jaune sat next to Pyrrha and kept a firm hold on her hand. "She's been keeping me up real late."
"Oh yeah?" Nora quirked an eyebrow at them, " just because I'm gone doesn't mean you two can go crazy. Ren still sleeps in there too." Pyrrha broke out into a fierce blush and Jaune frantically waved his free hand in front of him defensively.
"No, no that's not what I meant." He had to catch himself to not yell in the small waiting area, "I mean with practice and just talking and stuff."
"Uhh huh, sure. Talking and stuff." Yang scooted forward in her seat a little to be closer to the other couple. "Speaking of training though, Pyrrha how ready are you for the singles rounds?"
"Oh I am as prepared as ever Yang." Pyrrha smiled confidently, "I can only hope we are able to face each other before you are knocked out by someone else." Yang laughed.
"Oh don't worry. You make it all the way and we'll fight for sure. I plan on takin' the whole thing." Yang turned to smile confidently at Nora but was met with a derisive leer. "What?"
"I told you. This is a friendly dinner. You are not supposed to talk about the tournament." Nora hit Yang on the shoulder playfully.
"Now where's the fun in that?" Sun called out from the doorway. He was holding the door open and Blake stepped through, wearing a skin tight black dress that fell modestly past her heels to drag just slightly behind her, a thin split running up one side to reveal her milky white legs beneath. Her light blush contrasted nicely and made her face and amber eyes stand out against the otherwise all black ensemble, topped nicely by her familiar bow. Sun actually had his shirt buttoned up and his sleeves rolled down to his wrists, but it appeared that was all Blake could get him to do. He had skipped on the tie and still had his large martial arts ready shoes and blue jeans on.
"Oh shush you. No shop talk from you either." Blake hit Sun playfully on the arm with her small clutch. He grabbed his arm in mock pain and smiled.
"Right, right. You're in charge" he said with a grin and extended his arm to her. Blake linked her elbow through his with a small grin and stepped forward, towards the other four.
"Hey guys." Jaune waved the over to the big bench. "We still got room over here." Sun guided Blake over and allowed her to sit first. Blake took the outside of the bench and Sun plopped himself between her and Jaune. She crossed her legs at the ankle and leaned back against the over stuffed leather with a content little hum. Sun stayed leaning forward but placed a hand on the bench behind him for Blake to hold.
"What's up Jauney? How you been?" Sun asked with a smile.
"Oh I'm good." Jaune smiled back, "Congrats on all the wins so far. You've been tearing it up out there."
"Psssh, that's nothing. I just hope I don't have to go up against your girlfriend." Sun smiled over at Pyrrha, "She'll tear me up for sure." Sun looked back and shrugged his shoulders at Blake. "What? He brought it up." Blake just shook her head, never losing her little smile.
"So, do you know if you're gonna stay on afterwards Sun? Can you even do that?" Nora asked, trying to change the subject away from the tournament.
"Yeah I think I got it figured out." Sun smiled, "I mean I came here a few weeks early anyways. As long as I'm training and such our headmaster should be cool with me hanging around."
"Oh that's great." Yang was so happy to hear he would be able to stay. So happy for Blake. "How long do you think?"
"I don't know." Sun shook his head carelessly, "When I asked if I could the school said it would probably be okay. Something about how unstable things are right now and all that. I don't know, I'm just glad it means I get to stick around here." Sun smiled around at them all. "You guys are a pretty cool group."
"Thank you Sun," Pyrrha smiled brightly, "You're team will be staying as well?"
"Definitely, they won't go anywhere without me. Probably get lost on the way home and wind up back here anyways." They all laughed at that, especially Yang and Nora who had constantly talked about how prominent Sun was as a leader on his team.
"Oh Yang, I wanted to ask before they got here." Jaune turned towards the other blonde suddenly, "What's the deal with Weiss and Ruby? Nora told me what happened after your fight with FNKI, but are they okay now?"
"Yes, I would hate for them to be upset with each other. They were such good friends." Pyrrha's voice was full of that loving compassion she seemed to show them all equally.
"Yeah, they're better. They're actually great." Yang smiled to herself, she was very glad things seemed to be working out for Rubes. "They should be here soon. They're actually coming together tonight."
"Like together-together." Nora said excitedly.
"But I thought Weiss didn't see Ruby that way?" Blake spoke up from her corner calmly.
"They're gonna try and make it work. Weiss wants to see if she can." Yang said with a nod, "I guess we'll just see how it goes."
"Wow, I hope that works out. Might be kinda rough." Jaune didn't sound sure.
"Ahh nah, I wouldn't worry. Ruby's great, she'll make it worth it for Weiss." Sun laughed, "I mean that or she'll drive Weiss so insane she'll have no choice but to stick with Ruby."
"Ahhhhh" there was a scream from the entryway and everyone's heads jerked to see what it was.
"Ruby, honestly, you still haven't gotten the hang of this?" Weiss leaned down to help her up from the floor. Weiss dress was pure snow white at the shoulder and slowly faded to a sky blue at the base just above her ankles.
"No! I have not gotten a hang of these stupid lady stilts." Ruby moaned as Weiss helped her up, "Thanks Weiss." Ruby blushed hard and looked down at their still clasped hands. Weiss blushed as well and quickly pulled hers back, causing Ruby to stumble once more. She was wearing a frilly black dress, with a bright red belt, cinched tight around her incredibly thin waist. She had even added a small rose pendant to her hair in the shape of her emblem and gone without the cloak for the evening. Yang was struck by how quickly she was growing up, she looked like she really belonged with their group, even though she was still a full two years behind them all.
"Hey you two. Doin' okay?" Nora called out.
"Oh," Ruby jumped, "You're all here already. And you're staring at us. And you saw me fall. That's a great way to start the night. You know, I think I'll just go home. Yeah, that's what I'll do. All the way back to Patch. See you later." Ruby waved and went to leave but Weiss caught her by the hand.
"Oh no you don't," Weiss pulled her back to her side, "No, no, not after the two hours it took to pick out our clothes and get you to leave your cloak at home. No, no no. We are eating with everyone." Ruby blushed again at the contact but Weiss didn't retract her hand this time, instead pulling Ruby over to the other set of chairs across from Jaune and Sun, next to Yang.
"You do look very nice in heels Ruby." Pyrrha said politely as the couple sat themselves with everyone else.
"Oh thanks Pyrrha." Ruby's eyes dropped to the floor in embarrassment.
"I've been trying to tell her it's not that hard." Weiss stated, "I mean I even fight in them."
"Yes Ruby, really. I'm sure that with just a bit of practice you could come to really enjoy wearing them over flats." Pyrrha tried to give her a reassuring smile.
"Plus if Weiss wears heels and you don't then she'll be too tall for you to kiss her." Nora threw from her spot at the opposite side of the group. Weiss's face went bright red and Ruby instinctively reached for her hood which wasn't there to protect her.
"Play nice Nora." Yang gave her hand a gentle squeeze.
"She's got a point though," Sun laughed as well, "I'm sure Weiss is the type that wants to be swept off her feet. Right?" Weiss didn't respond at first.
"Well, I do like the idea of being romanced." she pondered out loud but then shook her head rather violently to dispel the thoughts. "This is none of your business though. You're all so nosy."
"We're just very excited for you two." Pyrrha said, trying to calm the Ice Queen's temper if even a little.
"Yeah, you two both really deserve some happiness." Jaune gave them both a warm smile.
"Well thank you, Pyrrha, Jaune." Weiss straightened a little and held her chin higher, "I'm glad I can at least count on you two to be mature about this."
"Thanks guys." Ruby raised her head a little as well, "Everyone I mean. I'm so happy we all hang out and everything." Ruby looked around at her group of friends. "You know, when I started here. Yang bailed on me, Weiss yelled at me and Blake barely wanted to talk to me. But now I've got all of you. It's just awesome." Ruby's face lifted into a wide smile. "Hey wait, where's Ren?"
"Renny is getting his new girlfriend over here, it looks like it's taking them some time though." Nora giggled. "I wonder what they could be up to?"
"Well it's Ren and Velvet, so probably quietly sitting next to each other." Jaune laughed out loud and even got a small chuckle from Pyrrha.
"No way? Ren, the quiet ninja guy, is dating Velvet?" Sun asked incredulously.
"Well maybe they haven't put that title on it yet." Yang gave Nora a hard look. She was so easily excited sometimes and didn't get that others didn't quite rush in as fast as she did.
"That's awesome though. Good for him. An older girl, and a cutey Faunus too." Sun turned to Blake, "Not quite a sexy cat Faunus though." Blake blushed just slightly but lifted Sun's hand to her lips and kissed it all the same.
"How did no one tell me this?" Ruby finally pulled out of her shock.
"You were kinda busy last night Rubes." Yang grinned knowingly at her. Ruby still didn't know that Yang and Nora had seen Weiss's confession and for now it was probably best to keep it that way.
"Oh," Ruby chuckled nervously and a small blush returned, "Yeah we kinda were." Nora threw her hands across her mouth and Yang quirked an eyebrow at her. She just shook her head now and kept her hands right where they were. Yang smiled and squeezed her hand.
"Whatever, you gotta do." Yang was glad Nora was really trying to cut Weiss and Ruby a break from all the teasing, even if she did have to physically restrain herself to do so.
"Shouldn't they be here by now though?" Blake asked, "Ren doesn't like to be late any more than Pyrrha does."
"Ahh yes, well, he was rather tied up as Velvet was quite concerned with her appearance this evening." Pyrrha leaned back so she could make eye contact with Blake behind Sun.
"Well that's silly. She's sooo cute. I'm sure she'll look great." Ruby squeaked, still trying to recover from her flustered state.
"Excuse me, is your party here?" the host asked of Yang.
"Almost, we've got just two left." Yang went to stand but he held out a hand.
"Of course, we will prepare your table so it's ready when they arrive." he left with a slight bow.
"Oh cool, thanks," Yang called after him and then turned to the rest of the group, "I'm never gonna get used to the service at these fancy places."
"Isn't it like that everywhere?" Weiss asked innocently.
"Ohhh, no Weissy." Nora laughed as she spoke, "You have so much to learn." Weiss just hmmphhed indignantly.
"Well it should be, that's the sort of service we deserve isn't it?"
"Not really. I mean, you're the only rich one here." Yang said simply. Weiss unclenched her prideful eyes and glanced around at her friends.
"Oh, I guess I'm just used to it being that way." her voice dropped the high and mighty tone slightly, "Well, you'll learn to enjoy it really. It's quite nice."
"Hello everyone," Ren called over from the door, "Are we still waiting on our table?" He was wearing his usual green and black robes, but cut in a style meant for formal dining such as tonight, not the combat variant he usually wore. This set had more richly embroidered sleeves and hems, along with a small, delicate stitching of his purple lotus near the collar.
"Nah Ren, it's all ready for us. We're just waiting for you." Jaune waved him over but Ren turned back into the doorway.
"Come now Velvet, they're waiting on us." Ren reemerged from the entryway, gently holding Velvet's fingers as he guided her in. She was wearing a smooth, form fitting dress that pulled in just below the shoulders, revealing her bare arms up to the neck and ended in a small collar around her throat. It carried down to her upper thigh and she stood in a pair of modest heels that brought her to just less than Ren's height, although her ears poked far above his head.
"Sorry we're late. It's my fault." Velvet waved nervously as she came into view, "I was really having trouble getting ready and usually Coco helps but…." she trailed off as she accidently entered awkward waters, "She didn't really want to tonight."
"That's okay Velvet, we're glad you guys made it." Yang stood cheerfully and pulled Nora up to join her.
"You look great Velv, really, really pretty." Nora smiled over at her, "Yang and I might have to steal you away from him." Nora laughed and Ren chuckled just slightly. Yang was really impressed how incredibly the two of them were like siblings all the time.
Just then the host returned carrying a large stack of menus.
"And this would be everyone then?" He looked to Yang again.
"Oh yeah, this is it." Yang looked around at her rather large group of gathered friends, "We're all together now."
A/N - I don't really know what to do with myself not that it's over. That was my first Fan Fiction ever and it kind of feels weird to be done with it. I mean, it was never supposed to be more than the first chapter but you all kept me going until the end. I'm really, really happy with the way everything turned out in it. I got to include happy and sad moments, comedy and drama. Lots of fluff but serious romance. It got a little scattered in places but it was the world through Yang and Nora's eyes so it should be a little scattered shouldn't it? Please, even if you're reading this way after it's publication. Please message me and let me know what you thought of it. It was my first completed work and I would love feedback.
Thank you all so very, very much for sticking with me through this wild ride. I definitely would not have kept going if not for all of you. Every review and PM to discuss it, the critiques and spell checks, the praise and admiration. All of it kept me chugging along when I thought I could skip a day or let it peeter out. i always though of how sad I was when a story didn't get finished and how much I didn't want to do that to all of you. So thank you, for giving me a reason to keep writing this crazy little crack-ship adventure. I hope you enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it.
I have lots more ideas to write and I'll take what I learned here to those thoughts and hopefully they'll be better because of it. Please stay tuned, there's lots more to come from me yet.
-Zach