Dance Dance Infiltration.
As the Beacon Dance continues, Oobleck is listening intently as Port laughs over something. Ozpin is standing off to the side with Glynda until Ironwood offers his hand for her to dance with him. Glynda rolls her eyes, but accepts his offer all the same. Jaune approaches Ruby and Bernadetta, who is standing pensively near the refreshments tables.
"I see you two are hiding at the punch bowl too" Jaune said.
"Yep" Ruby said, emphasizing the p "Bernie here was hiding under the table until I got her out".
"There are just so many people here" Bernadetta said, holding her glass close.
Jaune holds up his glass "To the socially awkward".
Ruby giggles as she and Bernadetta clink glasses with Jaune. Bernadetta took some comfort in the fact two of her friends were socially awkward too.
"Sorry things didn't work out with Weiss" Ruby said.
"Meh, it's fine. Lyre is cool. I get why Weiss would go with her. And to be honest, I am more ok with Weiss being with Lyre than some random cool guy from another school" Jaune said.
"Speaking about Neptune?" Ruby asked, and Jaune simply nods.
"Why didn't you just ask Pyrrha?" Bernadetta asked.
"Huh?" Jaune asked as he looked at the small girl.
"I mean, she seems to really like you, and she is your teammate. Figured she would at least be your second choice to ask out" Bernadetta said.
"You got it all wrong. Pyrrha is a very good friend, a great teammate, and she as helped me a lot with my training. But she likely had half the school asking her out and I would prefer to not get beaten up by her date" Jaune said.
"If that is true... why is she alone right now?" Bernadetta asks as she points.
Jaune looks and saw Pyrrha walk glumly up the stairs "That... is strange. Hold my punch".
He hands Ruby his glass and no sooner than he walks away does she choose to drink from his cup. Making Bernadetta give her a weird look, clearly wondering why Ruby would do that. Meanwhile, Blake and Severe were having their dance.
"You are pretty good at dancing" Blake commented.
"You think I'm good? You should see my mother's friend, Olivia. Her dance could hypnotize anyone who sees it. She gave me some pointers, but I barely learned the basics as I was more interested in learning how to fight" Severa explained.
"Well, you are good enough for me" Blake said as she leans her head on Severa's shoulder, making the red head blush.
While they were dancing, Lyre, who was wearing black pants and a blue tanks top, looks around and spots Weiss. She took a deep breath before walking up to her.
"Hey, Weiss" She said, earning Weiss' attention.
Weiss eyes her up and down "These are your nicest clothes?".
Lyre blushed and rubs her neck "I was never good with Fashion".
"Well we can talk about your fashion sense some other time. Now be a gentle lady and give me a dance" Weiss said as she holds out a hand.
"I... kind of don't know how to dance" Lyre admitted.
Weiss blinked and sighed "Good grief. Alright I will teach you. Come here".
Lyre blushed as Weiss grabs her hand and pulls her to the dance floor. Well, whatever happens next, Lyre was just happy that she got to be with Weiss for the night. Meanwhile Pyrrha is on a balcony as Jaune approaches behind her.
"Hey, Pyrrha" He said.
Pyrrha turns around to face him "Hello, Jaune".
Jaune approached her "You okay? I haven't seen you tonight".
Pyrrha turns back to the balcony "Arrived late, I'm afraid".
"Well, you look really nice" Jaune said.
"Thank you" Pyrrha said.
Jaune was nervously tipping on his toes "Your, uh, date isn't going to beat me up for saying that, is he?".
"I think you're safe for tonight" Pyrrha said.
Jaune rubbs his hands "So, where is the guy?".
Pyrrha turns back toward Jaune as her head sinks in melancholy "There is no guy".
Jaune looked surprised "What?".
Pyrrha shakes her head glumly "Nobody asked me".
"But that's... You're Pyrrha Nikos!" Jaune said shrugging, dumbfounded "H-How could nobody ask you?".
Pyrrha turns back toward the balcony "I've been blessed with incredible talents and opportunities. I'm constantly surrounded by love and praise, but when you're placed on a pedestal like that for so long, you become separated from the people that put you there in the first place. Everyone assumes I'm too good for them. That I'm on a level they simply can't attain. It's become impossible to form any sort of meaningful relationship with people. Before coming here, Severa was the only friend I had, and we bonded over being unable to make solid bonds due to our reputation. Me being such a good fighter, and Severa being the child of one of the greatest huntresses in the world. That's what I like about you. When we met, you didn't even know my name. You treated me just like anyone else. And thanks to you, I've made friendships that will last a lifetime. I guess, you're the kind of guy I wish I was here with. Someone who just saw me for me".
Pyrrha looks at Jaune and then walks away while Jaune simply stares in astonishment. He thinks a lot about what Pyrrha said... what others have said. Of course. He was so stupid. He was to busy trying to ask out Weiss, who clearly wasn't interested in him. And yet he completely failed to notice the one girl who actually liked him. And how could he have failed to notice her? She is strong, smart, kind and gorgeous.
Jaune sighs "All right, only one thing left to do".
Back inside, Yang was leaning on a handrail and overlooking the festivities from a second tier as Ruby approaches and leans on the rail.
"You know? I think we really needed this" Yang said.
Blake and Severa are slow dancing while Ren and Nora appear to be Waltzing. Penny is dancing alone, guarded by two Atlas Soldiers... one of which began tapping his foot.
"Yeah, and you did a great job planning it too!" Ruby said
"Aw, thanks!" Yang said as she pulls Ruby in to crushing one-arm hug as her younger sister flails frantically "It wasn't all me, though. Weiss did a lot too".
Ruby stops struggling and looks down at Weiss who was dancing with Lyre... who's cat balance was the only reason she was able to keep up with Weiss' more refined dance.
"Tomorrow it's back to work" Yang said.
"I'm sure we can handle whatever gets thrown at us" Ruby said before sudden fits of laughter and giggles draw their attention below "Ex-cept for that".
Down below, Pyrrha turns around to see... "Jaune?".
Jaune is wearing a white dress with a blue ribbon "Eh, a promise is a promise".
Pyrrha was smiling... then giggling... then laughing aloud "Jaune! You didn't have to!".
"Hey, an Arc never goes back on his word" Jaune said before extending his hand to Pyrrha "Now do you wanna stand there and laugh at me, or do you wanna dance?".
Pyrrha offers her own hand "I would love to dance" Jaune pulls her to him and sweeps her away "Oh!".
Nora began flailing excitedly "Ren. This... is... happening!".
Ren looks up "Wait, what is happening?".
Nora grabs Ren and drags him out onto the dance floor with Pyrrha and Jaune. JNPR performs a short but amazingly choreographed dance, culminating in Jaune spinning Pyrrha.
"I had no idea you were a dancer" She said.
"Yeah, well, these things tend to happen when you grow up with seven sisters" Jaune said before dips Pyrrha and then spins her away.
Jaune and Pyrrha continue to dance. Ren and Nora do a kind of disco dance, Severa and Blake join the mix performing a dance that mostly involved them holding hands as they repeatedly pulled each other close before pushing away, while still holding hands. Penny and an Atlas guard are doing the robot, and Lyre managed to get Weiss to join in. Since this was free choice dancing, Lyre had a much easier time as she mostly shook her hips while waving her hands, Weiss rolls her eyes but smiles as she dances with Lyre, though a little more elegantly.
Meanwhile, Ruby, having made her way to the exit, walks out of the dance and into the night air. She noticed a figure running along the rooftops. She narrows her eyes in suspicion and then moves to pursue. She approaches the Cross Continental Transmit System Tower and sees an unconscious guard. She gasps and pulls out her Scroll, dialing for her weapon locker which crashes into the courtyard and opens to reveal Crescent Rose.
Back inside the dance, Bernadetta keeps to herself until she hears a familiar voice "There you are".
She looks up "Oh... Hello Yang".
"To scared to dance?" Yang asked.
"I just... I didn't even want to come to this dance. I am only here because Lucina refused to let me say no" Bernadetta said as she looked down.
"Because she cares about you, Bernie, we all do. We just want you to have fun. If you keep shutting yourself away, you will miss out on so much fun" Yang said.
"Yeah, people has been telling me that a lot recently" Bernadetta said sounding annoyed.
Yang chuckled before offering a hand "Come one Bernie. Just have one dance with me. I promise you will have fun. And if you still don't like it, I will leave you alone".
Bernadetta looks at her for several seconds before she sighs and accepts her hand "Fine, one dance wont hurt... I hope".
Yang smiled, happy she managed to convince Bernadetta to join her for a dance. They began dancing together, and Bernadetta had to admit, it was pretty fun. And Yang wasn't trying anything weird. It was just a nice and simple dance. Some time passed. Jaune and Pyrrha are sitting at a table, Severa and Blake are still dancing, having a great time together, while Lucina was by herself, wearing a simple blue dress. She never got a date, and so far no one had asked for a dance, so she simply watched everyone have fun.
"Hello there" Came a voice next to her. She looked and saw Cinder, wearing a beautiful black dress.
"Oh, hello" Lucina replied.
"You are Lucina, right? I am Cinder. May I ask for a dance?" Cinder asked.
"Umm... sure, why not" Lucina said.
Cinder smiles as she leads Lucina on to the dance floor. They hold one of their hands, as Cinder places her other hand on Lucina's shoulder, making Lucina put her free hand on Cinder's hip. They began moving in rhythm to the music. Lucina blushed a little when Cinder looked at her closely.
"That is an interesting mark in your eye" Cinder commented.
"Oh, yeah I was born with it. Not really sure what it is" Lucina admitted.
"I see" Cinder said. So Lucina didn't know about her heritage. Good to know.
"So... Cinder. Any reason you wanted to dance with me? I mean there are many better options" Lucina said.
"I think I should be the judge of that. But to answer your question, I picked you because you looked cute" Cinder answered with a smile that looked a little... seductive.
Lucina blushed when she said that "Thanks, I guess".
"My, I never expected you to be so shy. Adorable. Makes me want to get to know you a little better... or maybe much better" Cinder said as she moved closer to Lucina who was forced to move her hand from Cinder's hip to her back.
"E-Easy there. We only just met" Lucina said, not sure how to feel about this.
"Oh dear Lucina. You will learn soon that I am not someone who likes to wait for long. Besides, I have a feeling we will get much closer than this" Cinder said before letting go of Lucina's hand wraps her harms around Lucina's neck as she hugs her close "Much closer indeed".
Lucina gulps as her face grew more and more red... not noticing Cinder's evil smile and small flare in her eye. Lucina had no idea what she had been dragged in to... nor of the danger she was in.
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