The following days had been the busiest Harry ever experimented since he first entered the Academy. After his fight with Mercury and after finishing his homework, he respected his promises to Team RWBY and went to see them. They had welcomed him warmly but also nervously before explaining to him everything about their plan in finding Torchwich.
Needless to say, he had voiced his disapproval of their actions (especially when Blake told him how she and Sun infiltrated a White Fang's meeting !) even if he couldn't blame them for doing the right thing… Beside, he didn't wanted Torchwick to stop his campaign as his role was vital in the coming events.
In the end, he promised to not tell anyone about what they plan to do (which made them happy) but made them promises that when they find Torchwick, to contact HIM and not act alone. They quickly promised after seeing how SIRIUS he was (pun intended) and their relationship was slowly growing back.
However, once the serious talk was over, Yang teasingly asked him if he was about to invite his girlfriend for the Dance… After blushing a bit, he retorted that maybe he will or maybe he won't while also asking them if they are going.
Blake had sharply responded that she won't because finding Torchwick and the White Fang's plan was far more important that school's matters. While she wasn't wrong, Harry had shaken his head with disapproval : she was as stubborn as Hermione was… if not more !
Ruby had surprised everyone when she asked WEISS SCHNEE to accompany her to the dance ! The Heiress had a deep blush on her face at those words (which had amused Harry greatly) but had accepted… much to her leader's joy.
After the meeting with the girls, he went to his detention with the lovely Blanche Moonflower. Of course, it was not really a detention seeing as the two were sparring with one another. Blanche's weapon was a Saber Sword.
The blade (which was strangely almost white in color) was slightly curved at the tip and the golden pommel looked like the Head of a Wolf. The Grip was light blue in color while Back Strap , the Knuckle Bow and the Quillion were dark blue. The Languet was white in comparison.
It was a gorgeous weapon… fitting for the woman owning it.
Of course, after their little session (which ended up with a draw), Harry gathered all his courage to ask her for the dance… to which she accepted wholeheartedly ! Heck, he had never received no much kisses in all his life !
Which lead us to present…
Harry was standing in the ballroom and his emerald green eyes was looking around at the place while he waited for his girlfriend to come. The streamers hanging through glass chandeliers while pink and blue balloons were everywhere in sight as the room was filled with students in dark suits and bright dresses stepping with each other to the music between the white-clothed tables.
Our hero couldn't help but having his head filled memories of the Yule Ball of Hogwarts during his Fourth Year. He had invited Parvati Patil to be his date and… it had been a disaster. He internally that he would not mess up again this time as he greatly loved the one he invited for the dance.
Speaking of which, he was wearing a Tuxedo (white shirt and the rest was black) and his hair, while still a bit messy, were now presentable. He could hear some of the people present whispering… about him and his still unknown girlfriend. Harry couldn't help but smirking internally as they were in for a big surprise.
Far away from him, on the other side of the ballroom, he could see the familiar form of Ozpin, Glynda and the General Ironwood. The latter greatly reminded him of Alastar Moody but in a military way. His eyes narrowed at the man but then moved away to stare at the crowd.
He had nothing against militarists but sometime he couldn't help but thinking of them as Dogs who only follow orders and nothing else. Harry knew he was insulting Dogs but he had else in mind to make a comparison.
Then his emerald green eyes caught movement to his right and turned his head to see Blake (who had decided to come to the Dance after all) who was being spun around by the Brawler of Team RWBY : Yang Xiao-Long. He allowed a small smile to grew on his face at the sight.
The two girls were absolutely stunning in their dresses : Yang was was wearing a short, white, halter neck dress with a pale gray hem and white pumps while Blake wore a short, purple, halter neck dress which was spliting up at the right side with a black collar. Translucent black mesh were covering her shoulders, decolletage and back, and decorative black swirls was doing the same on the left side of the dress.
Turning his head to the left, his eyes then fell upon the other two members of Team RWBY who were dancing together: Ruby Rose and her 'date' Weiss Schnee.
The former was wearing a short, red, sleeveless dress with a thick black sash around the waist and black trimming along the bottom. The bodice of the dress was split vertically to the sash and laced with black lacing. The yoke of the dress was transparent but meshed with an opaque collar and hem along with opaque lines connecting the collar to her shoulders. In addition Ruby wore black stockings and pumps.
Weiss, her, wore a short, white, sleeveless dress with cutouts on both sides of her waist. The yoke of the dress was translucent mesh and she also was wearing white pumps. Ironically, apart of the colors, both girls were literally wearing (almost) the same dress !
Harry's attention then turned away from the girls when a familiar voice echoed behind him
"Hello Harry..."
Turning his head, he found himself looking at Amber who was also stunning in her turtleneck sleeveless golden dress.
"Hey Amber..." he greeted her back with a small smile.
"You look handsome in this tuxedo..." the Fall Maiden whispered to him gently before adding with a smirk
"Your girlfriend is a really lucky girl~"
Feeling playful, our hero smirked deviously as her before retorting "He he jealous ?"
Amber laughed softly with amusement before shaking her head "If I was into guys yes I would but I'm not..."
"So who is your date ?" he asked her curiously.
"I don't have one… In fact, I'm not here to dance..."
"What do you mean ?" Harry asked her with a frown of confusion.
"I'm here as a bait… Ozpin knows my attackers… at least the other two, are here… so… you can guess the rest..."
Our hero growled but he quickly calmed down as the last thing he wanted was to ruin everyone's moment by accidentally activating his 'Semblance'.
Seeing this, the Fall Maiden quickly change the subject "Anyway, I can't wait to FINALLY meet the girl who manage to tame you !"
"You are not the only one..." Harry grumbled with annoyance as he glanced at the members of Team RWBY.
Yang was now standing with Weiss and Ruby while Blake was dancing with Sun Wukong. It didn't take long however for the former two to leave their Leader behind to who-know-where. However, he could clearly hear the girl shouting to her retreating sister
"Does that mean I can change out of these stupid things and into my hood now ?!"
Harry and Amber, hearing this, both chuckled in amusement but then saw Ozpin approaching the girl. Sadly, neither of them could hear what they were speaking about.
"What do you think they are talking about ?" Harry asked Amber with a raised eyebrow.
"I don't know…" the Fall Maiden answered with a sigh as her brown eyes still looked at Ruby and Ozpin.
"Otherwise, how are things with You-Know-Who ?" she then asked him after a few seconds of silence.
She would have asked Thanatos but it had been two days since she last met him. Why ? Because, Ozpin had found out about her disappearance (thankfully not the reasons and where) and decided to keep a closer eye on her. She didn't like it but had no choice in the matter. Beside, her best friend was still around her even if it was a small part of the true one.
"Well… Smooth I would say… her agents had found a clue of the you-know-what's whereabout..." Harry began to say with a sight.
"And ?" Amber pressed him curiously.
"Sadly, it is hidden in a Vault under Atlas Academy..." Harry whispered softly.
"Oh…" The Fall Maiden said with a wince.
"It will be harder to get in… even without the General guarding it..." Harry replied somberly with a sigh before adding
"But I have an idea..."
"What is it ?" Amber asked him curiously.
He opened his mouth to answer but then he heard the doors opening. Curiously, Harry turned his emerald green eyes toward them… only to freeze in shock and amazement at what he saw.
Blanche had entered the ballroom and many people present turned their heads to stare at her. The White Wolf Faunus was wearing a long white halter neck dress and had a sky-blue collar. Translucent blue mesh covered her shoulders, décolletage and back, and decorative yellow swirls covered the right side of the dress. The outfit was completed with white pumps.
Her gorgeous silky white hair seemed to shine under the light of the room and her fluffy tail, as white as the purest of snow, was wagging behind her.
She was the most stunning woman in the ballroom… Many guys were drooling at her and some girls were commenting about her beauty while a few were sneering at her… probably because she was prettier than them or because she was a Faunus…
Who know and who care !
Blanche's yellow eyes scanned the room as if looking for someone… until they landed on him. When their eyes locked, a warm smile grew on her face as she stepped closer. Now, everyone present (and to his shame Team RWBY among them) followed Blanche's steps until she stopped in front of Harry and Amber.
"You look even more handsome in this tuxedo, love~" Blanche said with a smile as she looked up and down at the man she grew to love.
At those words, everyone froze as they looked back and forth between Harry and the gorgeous Wolf Faunus in disbelief. Glynda was among those people. Ozpin, strangely, didn't seemed surprised by this and instead looked a bit amused.
Harry, for a second, could only stare at her with a gaping mouth while at his side, Amber shot him an amused look.
"Close your mouth love… You wouldn't want to eat a fly now right ?~" Blanche said to her boyfriend with a giggle which caused say boyfriend to quickly close his mouth.
Shaking his head to regain his composure, Harry then gently took one of her hands (the right one) before opening his mouth to say with sincerity.
"Since the day I met you, I never thought you would be even more gorgeous that you already were… but I'm glad to be wrong..."
Once he finished speaking, he kissed the back of her hand. Around the two, many girls silently squealed at the scene as hearts could be seen in their eyes. This display of chivalry had greatly pleased them but they were clearly jealous to not be the one receiving it… and they showed it by glaring at their male companions.
Even Glynda seemed to approve of his behavior !
What about Blanche ? She used her other hand to hide her mouth as she giggled softly in both pleasure and amusement
"You are such a charmer Mr. Potter~" she cooed at him while using the hand he kissed to pat his left cheek.
"I only say the truth milady : You are a natural beauty… Are you sure you aren't a Goddess in disguise ?" He asked her with a small grin.
Blanche's laughs echoed in the ballroom which warmed our hero's heart like never before. The sound of her laugh was similar to music to his ears.
"No Mr. Potter I am not but I appreciate the comparison~" The White Wolf Faunus said with a warm smile before kissing his cheek.
"Only the truth for the most beautiful lady in Beacon~" Harry retorted with a grin as he caressed her hair.
"Only in Beacon ?" Blanche asked him with a playful raisebrow.
"Alright : the most beautiful GODDESS in Remnant !" our hero said with a soft smile and a twinkle in his eyes.
Blanche's cheeks reddened at this as she gave him another kiss, this time on the other cheek. However, as she pulled her lips away, she whispered softly
"You sure won some points love~"
"I know gorgeous~" He whispered back with a wink.
At the same time, the female students all sighed dreamily at how cute they both looked even if some bags of liens were exchanged. After all, while the scene was cute and romantic, they still made bets on who the scariest guy at Beacon Academy was with.
Thankfully, the exchanges were mostly ignored as the two lovers were looking into the eyes of one another. Soon enough, people started to dance or chat again, acting as if nothing happened… much to the couple's happiness. But then the sound of someone clearing their throat caught their attention and they saw Amber looking at them with a smirk.
Uh oh…
Harry suddenly felt dread inside for some reason at the sight…
"I have to say Harry : You sure know how to choose girls !" The Fall Maiden declared with a playful smirk.
He shot her a small glare, knowing she was doing this on purpose. Sadly, before he had a chance to reply, Blanche stepped in
"Hello Amber how are you ?" she asked the other with a friendly smile.
Blinking in surprise, Harry stared back and forth between the two of them "You know each other ?"
"Of course ! We met some time ago during a break and stay good friends ever since !" Amber responded with a gentle smile before adding to Blanche
"Why didn't you tell me your boyfriend was my good friend here ?~"
Harry's left eye twitched at this part before glaring at the Fall Maiden as she patted the top of his head with a hand… much to Blanche's amusement.
"At first, we both decided to keep it a secret for a while… but we recently choose to reveal ourselves in this very dance…" The Wolf Faunus explained while giving an amused glance at the love of her life whose shoulders slumped by the lack of support.
"That and the handsome guy here thought it would be the perfect prank ever !" Blanche added with a toothy grim toward Harry who winked at her in response.
"Fair enough I guess…" Amber whispered with a chuckle and a nod of understanding.
After that, the three of them engaged into a friendly conversation but then they all looked toward the stage where the entirely of Team JNPR were dancing in perfect synchronization. Harry's eyes were locked on Jaune and Pyrrha and smiled to himself. The blond Leader wanted to go out with Weiss and had been saddened to hear that the Heiress was with Ruby.
Wanting to help the guy, he told him that a certain girl was waiting for him to make the mood. Jaune, being the clueless IDIOT he was, didn't understand at the moment until Harry told him she was the only redhead of his team.
Needless to say that Pyrrha's answer had been a really loud but positive one…
Back on the stage, Team JNPR was joined by other people such as Sun Wukong, Blake Belladonna, a girl he recognized as Penny and an Atlas Guard (?!) doing the 'robot' dance. This one was funny but hey, as long as people were having fun. Then he saw something… or rather someone.
Mercury Black, the guy he 'fought' against a few days ago, was also dressed for the occasion. However, he seemed to be alone which was strange because he was usually with Emerald… who now that he thought about it, hadn't been seen for a little while now.
Then a flash of remembrance entered his mind : the Virus !
With Cinder gone, she must be the one to insert it in Beacon System !
If it wasn't an important part of the entire plan, he would have stopped it to happen but seeing that it was necessary.
Dumbledore had been right about one thing : sometimes you have to sacrifice a few to save hundred or thousands of others.
As a human, he thought it was a stupid concept but ever since he became DEATH… his vision changed. Of course, he wasn't about to kill every people in the world but when the situation demanded it…
However, his thoughts were quickly interrupted when he saw someone making her way to the exit : Ruby ! Glancing around, Weiss, Ruby's date, was with a blue haired guy, leaving the younger girl alone. Internally, our hero was panicking and so decided to kill two birds with one stone.
"Amber ? You said you didn't have a date right ?" he asked the Fall Maiden who stopped her conversation with Blanche to blink at him.
"Yes why do you ask ?"
"There is a girl in need of a partner right here..." Harry said while pointing at the retreating form of Ruby.
"Oh ! Well then, I will talk to you later guys !" Amber cried out to both Blanche and Harry before dashing toward the younger girl.
Internally sighing in relief, Harry looked back at his girlfriend… who was looking at him with a curious raisebrow along with a grin
"Any reason you did that love ?~" she asked him with her hands on her hips.
"Weeeeeeellllll… If I didn't get rid of her, I wouldn't have the chance to dance with the gorgeous Goddess in front of me~" Harry replied cheekily but with sincerity.
Blanche blushed a bit at those words while ,behind her, her fluffy tail wagged with pleasure.
"Flatterer~" she cooed at him before kissing him on the lips which he quickly returned.
Her lips tasted like strawberries… and he liked it.
Opening an eye to glance around, he saw Amber dancing with a red faced Ruby Rose and internally congratulated himself for a well done job. If he hadn't send Amber to her, Ruby would have met Emerald who wouldn't have the chance the insert the Virus and so it would ruin the plan !
The two kissed for a while before they pulled away from one another, smiling warmly.
"Shall we dance now milady ?" Harry asked her while offering a hand.
"We shall noble sir~" She replied with this gorgeous smile of hers as she took his hand before going on stage.
Many people watched them as the two danced on the stage and whispers started to erupt from the crowd
"Look at them !"
"They are amazing !"
"They are truly made for each other !"
"I am so jealous !"
Those words were among many others but neither of them cared about that as their main focus was to dance together. They were both in their own little world… with no one but the two of them in it. They were so entrance with one another that they ignored the fact everyone was now looking at them… even the teachers.
They were the most beautiful pair in the ballroom.
But then Blanche's happy face turned a bit sad when she heard some people from the assistance saying hurtful words to her.
"Look at this ! A disgusting Faunus like her shouldn't be with this guy..."
"Yeah ! I can't believe she is his girlfriend ! Must have paid him or something..."
Harry shot a sharp look toward the speakers who quickly recoiled in fright before disappearing in the crowd. Huffing in satisfaction, our hero's heart almost broke when he looked back at his date… who looked really sad.
"I think I should go..." Blanche whispered tearfully as she pulled herself away from him before starting to walk away.
Our hero stared at her with pain before an idea entered his mind. Smiling, he opened his mouth to do something he didn't do for a long time : singing.
"You with the sad eyes
Don't be discouraged, oh I realize
It's hard to take courage
In a world full of people
You can lose sight of it all
The darkness inside you
Can make you feel so small"
At the first words, Blanche stopped dead on her tracks just as, around her, everyone stopped moving to stare at Harry with surprise… even the music stopped. The Wolf Faunus then looked back at her boyfriend with a stunned expression on her face as tears were slowly stopping to descend down her face.
Harry paused in his song to approach her before putting a hand on the left side of her face, using his thumb to chase a tear away. Smiling at her again, he opened his mouth to sing again, his voice echoed throughout the room.
"Show me a smile then, don't be unhappy
Can't remember when I last saw you laughing
This world makes you crazy
And you've taken all you can bear
Just, call me up
'Cause I will always be there"
Near the last words, he gently but surely pulled Blanche into a dance while still singing
"And I see your true colors, shining through
I see your true colors, and that's why I love you
So don't be afraid to let them show
Your true colors, true colors are beautiful
I see your true colors, shining through
I see your true colors, and that's why I love you"
The last three words caused Blanche to pause as she looked at him with pure joy in her yellow eyes. Sure she knew he loved her but to publicly say it in front of everyone… Even his friends from Team RWBY and JNPR looked both stunned and happy. Back to the White Wolf Faunus, she was smiling warmly to the man she love before doing something that took everyone aback : she sung with him.
"So don't be afraid to let them show
Your true colors, true colors are beautiful
And I see your true colors, shining through
I see your true colors, and that's why I love you
So don't be afraid
To let them show
Your true colors, true colors are beautiful
Like a rainbow, ooh-ooh
Like a rainbow, ooh-ooh"
Harry and Blanche danced and spun around while singing and the other students listened with amazement, trying their best to not make a sound. None of them noticed the arrival of Emerald Sustrai who then listened to the song with slight interest.
Once they finished, the two singers stared at one another… before Blanche pulled Harry into a passionate kiss that caused everyone present to cheer… with the loudest being the girls of Team RWBY, Pyrrha, Nora and Amber. Glynda herself was staring at the two with a tiny smile on her face while using a finger to chase a tear away from her eye.
However, the kissers ignored everyone, lost in their own little world again, ignoring everyone present. Mercury and Emerald, for their part, were whispering with one another.
"Is it done ?" the former asked the latter while glancing around to make sure no one was listening to them.
The green eyed girl merely nodded before saying "I already notified Hazel of my success..."
"Good…Now let's get out of here ! "Mercury said curtly with a nod before discretely leaving the ballroom.
Emerald was about to join him but then saw someone in the assistance : it was the Fall Maiden ! The very girl she, Cinder and Mercury attacked a while back. Wide eyed, she quickly left the ballroom to tell her comrade but then stopped. Back then, she was reluctant to attack the girl but did it for Cinder.
Which had been for nothing in the end…
Shaking her head to get rid of her memories of her former 'leader', the emerald haired Thief left the ballroom after shooting one last glance toward the Fall Maiden just as Harry and Blanche stopped kissing.
(To be continue…)
Note : I used a song ofAnna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake 'True Colors' if you wanna know.
