Sorry for the shortness of this chapter. I've finally nutted-up and have gotten around to starting the first chapter of a story I have been wanting to do ever since I started writing on this site.

Time to Face the Music

Things were... Tense... At the large, round table where our three teams were seated in the ship's rear dining room. And I could understand why, seeing as how this morning went with a near catastrophe caused by another one of Bleiss and Pyrrha's arguments. But what I couldn't understand was why everyone was all glaring at Blake and I.

Well, it was really just Coco who was glaring at me while everyone else on team RBBY was homing in on Blake. Yatsu, Fox, and Pyrrha were just looking around the table confused. Ren and Nora just looked tense and ready to spring into action in case of a fight, while sparing worried glances at Pyrrha, Blake, and I.

At first, I thought it was because our seating arrangement had been changed because Blake, who was still more or less clinging to me, had refused to leave my side after our... 'Moment'... In my cabin...

Getting off track.

I first thought everyone was upset because since Blake had claimed the my right side, we had to go from our usual arrangement of (going from my right to my left) Ren, Nora, Velvet, Coco, Yatsuhashi, Fox, Yang, Blake, Bleiss, Ruby, and finally Pyrrha, to (again, from my right circling back to my left) Pyrrha, Ren, Nora, Velvet, Yatsuhashi, Fox, Coco, Yang, Bleiss, Ruby, and Blake.

Then I realized that probably wasn't the issue, because first, we're not immature kids. Right? And secondly, Fox and Yatsu, along with Pyrrha, looked more confused than anything. And Velvet looked like she was nervously waiting for some bad news with her eyes flicking back and forth between Blake and I. So what was the issue?

It had been like this since our waiter came and got everyone's orders. I don't exactly recall what everyone ordered, but I do know that Blake and Pyrrha had both ordered the Mistralian garlic shrimp and rice bowl while I ordered the teriyaki grilled salmon.

Even if it weren't for the oppressive air around our table I still had no idea for how to broach the topic of my marriage with Blake. But anything was better than this.

"Soooo... How's every-" My valiant effort to break the ice by asking how everyone's day was cut off by a miffed Coco.

"Let's cut to the chase, Arc." She started. Oh boy, Coco was NOT happy. "What's up with the rings?"

Of course that would be what this is about...

That was when Pyrrha and the others looked down at Blake and my hands to see we each had a ring on.

Why did everyone look like I just murdered Zwei in front of them?

"Right..."

Unsure of what to do, I looked over to Blake who was just as lost as I was. Then, an idea popped up. Maybe not the best possible, but it was likely my only option given my circumstances.

"Okay, first, I need everyone to promise NOT to freak out. And Ren? I'm gonna boost your Semblance just in case."

He nodded, clearly understanding my dilemma.

'Bless you, Ren. I promise to name you the godfather of any of kids I may have in the future.'

After Ren was boosted for the third time today, I turned towards my friends.

"Okay sooo... Does anyone remember how much we all drank last night?" I asked.

"Yeah, we were celebrating you winning, like, a million lien at the ship's casino in a game of blackjack. Or something..." Nora answered.

"I won what now?"

"It was poker, Nora. And it wasn't a million lien," Ren corrected.

"Yeah, it was ten million," Yang interjected.

"Wait, what?!"

"And then Jaune beat Yang in a beer-kebab challenge which got the rest of us in the mood for booze..." Ruby added.

"He did not beat me!" Yang objected.

"Are we really just gonna gloss over the fact I won a ton if money last night?" I asked nobody in particular.

"That's not what the picture on my scroll says." Nora refuted as she produced her scroll and showed us all a picture of me absolutely shit-faced making the victory pose with Yang leaning over the railing puking her guts out into the sea.

-Hashtag: CommonJauneW-

The next picture was a close up on Yang still hanging her head over the railing with me patting her on the back. Clearly trying to keep Yang steady as she expelled everything she had consumed that day into the sea.

-Hashtag: BarfBitch-

"Hey!"

"Consider it payback for calling my Fearless Leader 'Vomit Boy' all year."

That was when Nora's thumb accidentally slid on to the next photo...

Of Yang drunkenly glomping me and what I think is an attempt of suffocating me with her boobs.

All in all, not a bad way to go all things considered if I hadn't married Blake last night. Now I just had to worry about her team and/or her dad trying to kill me.

-Hashtag: VomitBoyxBarfBitch 4EVAH!!!-

"Whoops... Sorry Pyr, you weren't supposed to see that." Nora apologized when she saw her drunken hashtags on the photo and the red, angry face of my partner it created.

Looking around, aside from one embarrassed Yang who was dodging daggers from Bleiss's eyes, I saw several dirty looks shot Nora's way.

Wait... Nora ships me with Yang?!? What!?!

And why isn't Yang going all fire and fury about the fact I got a face-full of her breasts!?!

"You dirty traitor..." Pyrrha grumbled almost too lowly for me to hear.

"Moving on, anyone remember anything after that?" Coco attempted steer the conversation back on track.

"I think there was some singing involved..." Velvet nervously ventured.

"Oh yeah! That's right and Jaune sang that funny song about SchneeBay! I've got it saved no my scroll." Ruby recalled as she brought out her own scroll to show everyone at the table a video of me drunkenly singing a song about buying stuff on SchneeBay.

"Holy shit... I didn't know you could sing so well, even when drunker than Jailbait's uncle," Bleiss admitted to me.

"Err... Thanks? I guess?"

"Hey, send me a copy of that!" Bleiss told Ruby.

"We're getting off track! Does anybody remember anything after that?!" Coco demanded.

"Nope."

"Nada."

"No."

A string of answers in the negative circled around the table.

"Alright. So, Arc. Tell us what do you know about those rings," Coco ordered as all eyes were now on me.

"I made them myself. It's an Ansel tradition for the menfolk of our village to go into the mountains when they're fifteen years of age to find a blue diamond to place into a ring. We then hold onto this ring, and another, until we find someone we want to marry," I answered knowing my fate was now sealed.

"So it's true?" That was Velvet, who looked just about ready to burst into tears. "That you're married now?"

Before I could reply, I was cut off.

"Pfft... Bwahahah! That's a good one guys! Almost had me there!" Pyrrha nervously laughed, looking borderline hysterical. "Did Yang put you guys up to this?"

Oh dear... I think I'm piecing together that Pyrrha and a few of the others might have had a thing for me. This is going to suck.

I nodded to Ren to fire up his Semblance so he could keep everyone as calm as possible.

"No, Pyrrha. Blake and I really did get married last night, and we've agreed to try to make this work..." I sighed while confirming Velvet's question.

The hurt look of betrayal in her eyes tore at my heart. And before I could even attempt to comfort the poor girl, Bleiss slammed her hands onto the table.

"Bullshit! This is bullshit!" She hissed just before slumping back into her chair.

She was still for a moment, save for her mouthing the word 'bullshit' over and over before raising her head so that her teary crimson eyes darted back and forth between Blake and I, desperately trying to sort her thoughts.

I had never seen her look so defeated before... Could she have been seriously pursuing me all this time?

There was a tense silence before she spoke up again.

"Why?" She finally croaked.

"Because I love him," Blake answered. "I told him so last night, and again this morning. No bullshit." She added with a pointed look as Bleiss flinched.

Her attention moved on to Yang.

"No 'flirting'."

The brawler visibly wilted under her partner's gaze.

"And no beating around the bush..." My wife finished with her eyes fixed on Pyrrha before starting again with a softer tone and expression.

"My memory of last night is rather fuzzy, honestly, I thought it was just a dream until I woke up with Jaune this morning. Then I realized it actually happened. We were all drinking and having a good time and after a while, Jaune and I started talking about what we wanted for the future and the conversation drifted towards marriage. With all the alcohol in my system, I was given the ability to muster up my courage and finally confessed my feelings for him and asked if he'd be interested in trying it out with me. He agreed and the rest is history."

Oh, so that's how it happened. I just assumed she didn't remember anything either.

With that, Ren released his hold on his Semblance and sagged. This event took a lot out of him.

Everyone was silent as we all digested this new information and it wouldn't be until we were brought our desserts that someone spoke up again.

"So... Um... Does this mean you two are going to have any babies soon?" Ruby shyly asked with a face redder than her cloak.

Oh crap, I totally forgot about that.

And scene!

Looks like things went a lot more smoothly than Jaune expected. Probably because he's been having Ren spam his Semblance all day, but still, things could have been a lot more violent.

And again, I am sorry for the shortness here, but I'm busy working on the first chapter of a story I've been wanting to do for years, but wasn't sure how to go about it. Even then, it might be a little while before I post the first chapter of that one. Not just because I want it to be a long one, but because I'm updating (and writing) on my phone and I'm also mostly doing all of this during my breaks. Which are only ten minutes long in a twelve hour shift so I'm too tired to do much of anything when I get home.

Anyways...

Any guesses on what Jaune's in for in the new story?

"Next Time"

Krazy Kats and Kuo Kuana.