Chapter 8 - Not so Black Cat

Hello people who for some unknown reason actually like my crappy writing! Surprise early chapter! I manage to get out early from work today, and I was bored so I decided to write this chapter! Anyways enough aboute rambling about my sad life, enjoy the chapter!~ ♡


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At the ballroom we see a glum Ruby resting her head on her hand and staring into the distance before she is startled by someone slamming their palms on the table she is at.


"I need you to pick a tablecloth." Weiss says as she slides two squares over to Ruby, both seeming to be similar shades of white.


"Uh, Aren't they both the same?" Ruby asks as she gives Weiss a confused look.


"I don't even know why I asked!" The heiress sighs in frustration. Weiss walks away as Yang comes in carrying a massive sound speaker and (Y/n) on her shoulder, placing both it and (Y/n) on the table Ruby was currently moping on.


"So, have you picked out a dress yet?" Yang asks as she approached her sister.


"What's the point? Who cares about the dance if Blake isn't going?"


"Oh, don't worry, she's going, and (Y/n) here will be helping me with that." Yang pauses as she turns to look at Weiss.


"Weiss! I thought we agreed: No doilies!" Yang shouts glaring at Weiss.


"If I don't get doilies, you don't get fog machines!" Weiss yells as she walks up to Yang, pointing her finger at her face. Yang was about to speak but the girls are interrupted by the sound of the doors opening, the girls turn to see Sun and Neptune enter the room.


"Sup! You ladies all excited for dress-up?" Sun says with a cheeky smile.


"Pfft... Yeah, right!" Ruby says as she gives a light chuckle.


"Laugh all you want. I'll be turning heads tomorrow night!" Yang says with determination in her voice.


"What are you two wearing?" Weiss asks as she gives Sun and Neptune a curious look.


"Uuhhh... this?" Sun says as he gestures to his current shirtless outfit.


"Ignore him for he knows not what he says." Neptune says as he steps in front of Sun.


"Hey, I may have moved to Mistral, but I grew up in Vacuo It's not exactly a shirt-and-tie kind of place." Sun yells as he pushes Neptune away.


"Yeah, we noticed." Yang says as he looks at Sun before rolling her eyes.


"Soooo... what does Blake think of all this? She still being all, y'know... Blake-y?" Sun asks as he rubs the back of his head.


"Obviously." Weiss sighs in disappointment as she crosses her arms.


"I still can't think of a way to change her mind." Ruby says as she scratches the back of her head, trying to come up with a solution.


"Guys. Trust me, Blake will be at the dance tomorrow." Yang says as she gives the group an assuring thumbs up.


Time Skip~


At the library, we see Yang, Weiss, and (Y/n) hiding behind one of the bookshelves as they spy on Blake who was sitting on a table from across the room, with a holographic screen in front of her.


"Alright, what's this big plan of yours?" The heiress asks as she turns to Yang after taking a quick peek at Blake.


"Huh? I don't have one." Yang simply says as she shrugs.


"What?! Why are we even here?!" Weiss quietly yells as she glares at Yang.


"Well, at first I thought of using this laser pointer on her." Yang pauses as she shows Weiss the laser pointer she grabbed from her pocket.


"But then I thought that was a dumb idea, so that's why I brought (Y/n) here!" Yang says as she grabs (Y/n) by her shoulder while giving Weiss a thumbs up. Weiss sighs as she rubs her pupils.


"I thought that since Blake and (Y/n) here are both Faunuses, (Y/n) could go in there and ya know, talk to her, soften her up, have a little private Faunus time!" Yang explains.


"Hmmm... That might actually not be a bad idea." The heiress says as she rubs her chin.


"Great!" Yang says in excitement before turning to (Y/n). She kneels down and holds (Y/n) in place as she explains to her what she's going to do.


"Alright, (Y/n), your gonna go in there and convince Blake to go to the dance, understand?" Yang asks as (Y/n) gives her a confused look before quickly nodding.


"Great! Now go in there and talk to Blake!" Yang shouts as she pushes (Y/n) out from their hiding spot, (Y/n) turns her back one last time to see Yang and Weiss gesturing for her to go towards where Blake was sitting at.


Blake POV:


I was currently reading some headlines about White Fang's recent robberies to see if I could find out what their plan was, or at least find some sort of clue or pattern that could help us, but after hours of searching, I seem to have hit a brick wall.


"Ughh... This is hopeless." I say to myself as I rub my pupils. I haven't been getting any good sleep lately, my team has been trying their best to get me to get some rest but how could I relax if the White Fang and that Torchwick person were still out there doing who knows what. I let out a sigh of frustration before I look up to see (Y/n) standing from across the table.


"The others put you up to this didn't they?" I say as I glare at her. She doesn't respond, instead, she walks closer and sat down right next to me.


"If you're here to convince me to go to that stupid dance, it's not gonna work, I can't just sit here while the Whi-" I try to say but I was interrupted by (Y/n) yawning as she slowly falls asleep on my shoulder. I start to blush a little before I quickly shake my head to snap myself out of it.


"F-fine... I-I guess I could use the company." I quietly say to (Y/n) hoping not to wake her up before turning my attention back at the screen in front of me.


Meanwhile~ Third person POV:


Emerging from the steaming hot bathroom in nothing but a pink towel wrapped around his lower body, Ren sighs in contentedness and starts walking away, only to be stopped by Jaune suddenly appearing in front of him.


"Ren! You. Me. Talk. Now!" Jaune says as he pulls Ren away.


"Ren... I'm just gonna say it. You are one of my best friends." Jaune says as he sits down on his bunk.


"I am?" Ren asks as he tilts his head. Jaune pauses for a moment, glaring at Ren before continuing.


"Back to the point, These past few months, I feel like we've really bonded, even though you don't say much. I mean, you're really quiet. To be perfectly honest, I don't know that much about you, personally, but darn it, I consider you to be the brother I never had!" Jaune shouts out as he grabs Ren, who was still wearing nothing but a towel, by his shoulder.


"And I feel the same about you. But can I get changed fi-" Ren tries to say before quickly being interrupted by Jaune.


"Good! And as you're brother, I need your advice... on girls."


"Girls?" Ren sounded surprised as he gives Jaune a confused look before reaching out for his clothes.


"I just... don't know... how to... girls. Um, I-I guess what I'm asking is... Well, how did you and Nora... y'know..." Jaune nervously asks as. Ren stares at him dumbfounded, trying to find the right words to say.


"Uh... Uh... Uh..." Ren struggles to find the right words to say as he puts on his robe. We then hear Nora, who was sitting on the top bunk, clear her throat to get the boys' attention.


"W-we're actually not together-together..." Nora nervously says as she awkwardly watches the scene unfold from the top bunk.


"NORA! SSSSSSHUT!" Jaune yells, Nora does so quickly and puts on her headphones under her leader's command. Ren sighs as he turns to Jaune taking the situation a bit more seriously.


"Jaune, what is this all about?" Ren asks, actually wanting to help his friend. Jaune sighs deeply before speaking.


"I-It's Weiss. I'm completely head-over-heels for her, and she won't even give me a chance. She's cold, but she's also incredible. She's smart, and graceful, and talented. I mean, have you heard her sing? I-I just wish she'd take me seriously, y'know? I wish I could tell her how I feel without messing it all up." Jaune says, obviously depressed as he looks down onto the ground.


"Then do it." The two look up to see Pyrrha enter the room.


"Uh, wha?"


"Tell her exactly what you said. No ridiculous schemes, no pick-up lines. Just... be honest." Pyrrha says as she slowly approaches her teammates.


"But what if I-" Jaune tries to say before being interrupted by Pyrrha.


"Jaune. You can't get it wrong if it's the truth." The red-haired spartan says as he gives her teammate a warm smile.


"You're right. Thanks, Pyrrha!" Jaune looks up with newfound confidence as he quickly stands up.


"Good talk, Ren!" Jaune says as he quickly runs off and leaves the room. Ren smiles and waves his thanks as Jaune closes the door.


Meanwhile, at the Beacon academy Library~


"So, what's happening?" Weiss asks Yang who was taking a peek at (Y/n) and Blake.


"I-I don't know, they're just... Sitting there..." Yang says looking at Weiss before turning her attention back at the table where the two Faunuses were sitting at. Weiss sighs in disappointment as she facepalms.


"I knew this plan wouldn't wo-!" Weiss tries to say before Yang shuts her up by putting her hand on Weiss's mouth. The heiress's eyes widen as she quickly pushes Yang's hand off her.


"Do you even wash your hands!?" Weiss shouts in anger as she wipes her lips.


"Shhh, Blake's standing up!" Yangs quietly says as she points a finger up at Weiss. The heiress's eyes slightly widen as she leans in to take a look.


Blake stood up from her seat before carrying a sleeping (Y/n), bridal style, carefully to not wake her up. As she walks towards the exit with (Y/n) in her arms, she notices out the corner of her eye, two familiar faces peeking out from one of the bookshelves. The two noticed this and quickly exit their hiding spot and slowly approach Blake. As both parties approached each other, Weiss crossed her arms and quickly looks away leaving Yang to explain everything.


"So uhh, you wa-" Yang nervously says as she scratches the back of her neck before being interrupted by Blake's sighing.


"Fine." Blake simply says causing both Yang and Weiss's eyes to widen


"W-wha?"


"I'll go to the dance..." Blake pauses as she looks at (Y/n) who was still peacefully sleeping in her arms.


"But first (Y/n) here needs some rest." She says as a hint of pink pop's up on her face before walking off to the exit leaving the two alone in the library.


"Huh... That worked better than expected." Yang says as both she and Weiss stood there frozen.


Smol Time Skip~


With a small white rose in his hand, Jaune's walks through Beacon Academy until he stops at the entrance of a hallway with the sound of a certain voice, causing him to duck behind the columns outside.


"Neptune!" The heiress calls as she slowly walks up to Neptune.


"Oh, uh, hey, what's up?"


"I know this is a little unorthodox, but... I wanted to ask you something. Would you... like to accompany me to the dance tomorrow?" Hearing this, Jaune's innocent smile fades away while Neptune rubs the back of his head and smiles nervously with raised eyebrows, Jaune loses all of his confidence and drops the rose on the ground before walking back from where he came from.


RWBY'S Dorm~


"Ooohh, you look beautiful!" Yang shouts in excitement as she looks at her sister, Ruby, who was wearing a nice, beautiful, red dress.


"Ughh, Can we have a serious talk about how Weiss fights in these?" Ruby says as she tries to maintain her balance as she walks.


Outside~


Meanwhile outside, Sun is walking around and wearing a new black jacket with a white tie hung around his neck, which he proceeds to fight with before going inside.


"Stupid... dumb... neck trap!" He yells as Blake slowly approaches him from behind.


"I knew you'd look better in a tie." The Faunus girl says with a smirk.


Sun stops his struggling and stares at the dark purple dress worn by Blake as she passes by him. Sun snaps out of it and frantically calls for Blake.


"Err... Sooo, does this mean we're going... together?" Sun nervously asks as he fiddles with his fingers.


"Technically, though my first dance is spoken for." That's all that Blake says before both walk inside and enjoy the party.


JNPR's Dorm~


"Ughhh... Come on Pyrrha! We're gonna be late for the party!" Nora groans as Ren looks at a mirror, adjusting his tie, behind her.


"Hang on, I'm still picking out clothes for (Y/n)! Here, which one looks better?" Pyrrha asks as she shows both Ren and Nora the clothes she has picked out for (Y/n). Both their eyes widen as they get a good look at the clothes Pyrrha got.


Tuxedo



Dress



( You guy's can pick whichever you like best, It won't really affect the story that much. )


"Oooo! I like this one!" Nora shouts excitedly as she points to one of the outfits.


"I agree, this would look great on her." Ren says with a smile, agreeing with Nora.


"Alright then!" Pyrrha gives an excited smile before walking over to (Y/n) who was sitting on her bunk.


Ballroom~


Inside the ballroom, streamers can be seen hung through glass chandeliers, pink and blue balloons are everywhere, and students in dark suits and bright dresses are stepping with each other to the music between the white-clothed tables. Yang is seen walking towards Ruby and Weiss in the back of the room, watching Blake laugh and enjoy herself.


"I told you she would come." Yang says to her sister as she drinks some punch.


"Can't believe you guys actually did it, how'd you convince her to come?"


"Let's just say we had a little help from another kitty cat." Yang says with a smirk.


"Speaking of kitty cat, where's team JNPR and (Y/n)?" Weiss asks as she tilts her head.


"Look!" A random student shouts as he points towards the entrance, the trio turns to see team JNPR walk in with (Y/n) not too far behind. Yang spits out her drink as she manages to get a good look at (Y/n) while Ruby and Weiss's jaw drops, Blake also turns to see (Y/n) as a faint blush appears on her cheeks. Immediately after (Y/n) enters the ballroom some of the students started eyeing and approaching her. Pyrrha sees this and frowns before grabbing (Y/n)'s hand and dragging her along with her.


"Looks like someone's getting all the attention." Weiss says with a smirk and a faint blush as she turns to look at the group. Ruby shakes her head and clears her throat before speaking.


"Soooo, what do we do now?" Ruby asks as she turns to her teammates.


"Just have fun!" Yang shouts as she begins to walk away, Weiss also walks away in a different direction leaving poor Ruby all alone.


"W-wait! Does that mean I can change out of these stupid things and into my hood now? She yells to her sister, upon receiving no answer she frowns as she looks down at the ground in despair.


"Not enjoying yourself?" Ozpin asks walking up from behind her.


"Oh, no, everything's fine! I'm just not much of a fancy pantsy... dancey girl." Ruby says as she shakes her head and nervously laughs.


"Well, you can't spend your whole life on the battlefield, even if you may want to." Ozpin pauses as he looks down at his drink before looking up to see the students dancing and having fun before continuing.


"If you think about it, fighting and dancing aren't so different. Two partners interlocked, although one wrong move on the ballroom merely leads to a swollen foot." Ozpin says as he gives his student a warm smile.


"Or a twisted ankle." Ruby says while looking down at her feet.


"It's not every day that friends can come together like this. Time has a way of testing our bonds, but it's nights like these that can help keep them stronger than ever. Nights like these are ones we'll never forget." The headmaster says as he turns his attention to (Y/n) who was standing beside Pyrrha and the rest of Team JNPR.


Ruby smiles at the words of wisdom but turns her head at the sound of the doors opening. Yang is back behind the podium and smiles at the new arrivals.


"You guys are just in time!" Yang shouts as Mercury and Emerald step inside the ballroom with their best outfits on.


"Wouldn't miss it for the world." Mercury says with an evil grin on his face.


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