Chapter 15: Not What She Seems
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Jaune: I see you're hiding at the punch bowl too.
Ruby: Yep.
Jaune: To the socially awkward.
Ruby giggles and they clink glasses.
Ruby: Sorry things didn't work out with Weiss.
Jaune: Meh, it's fine. Neptune's pretty "cool". I get why she went with him.
Ruby: What do you mean?
Jaune: Well, come on, not many people can pull off blue hair.
Jaune begins to drink his punch.
Ruby: No, I mean, Weiss came to the dance alone.
Jaune chokes in surprise.
Jaune: Uh, what?
Weiss Schnee is shown trying desperately to coax life out of a wilting white rose. When she fails, she looks visibly upset.
Ruby: Yeah, she said that she had too much to focus on to worry about boys.
Laughter draws Weiss' attention to Sun Wukong, Blake Belladonna, and Neptune Vasilias as the latter entertains the others with some impressions and other silly faces. Jaune, shown to be observing as well, becomes visibly perturbed.
Jaune: Hold my punch.
Jaune hands Ruby his glass and no sooner than he vanishes from sight does she choose to drink from his cup. As Jaune makes his way across the room, shoving other students aside, he stops short and watches as Pyrrha passes by. He watches her walk up the stairs and seems to have a change of heart.
The scene shifts to show Yang Xiao Long leaning on a handrail and overlooking the festivities from a second tier as Ruby approaches and leans on the rail.
Yang: You know? I think we really needed this.
Blake and Sun are slow dancing while Lie Ren and Nora Valkyrie appear to be Waltzing. Penny Polendina is shown to be dancing alone, guarded by two Atlas Soldiers.
Ruby: Yeah, and you did a great job planning it too!
Yang: Aw, thanks!
Yang hugs ruby, crushing Ruby in a one-arm hug as she flails frantically
Yang: It wasn't all me, though. Weiss did a lot too.
Ruby stops struggling and looks down at Weiss. Neptune approaches and rubs his neck nervously. Weiss invites him to sit with her.
Yang: (chuffs) Tomorrow it's back to work.
Ruby: I'm sure we can handle whatever gets thrown at us. Ex-cept for that.
Pyrrha: Jaune?
Jaune is shown to now be wearing a white dress with a blue ribbon.
Jaune: Eh, a promise is a promise.
Pyrrha starts smiling... then giggling... then laughing aloud
Pyrrha: Jaune! You didn't have to!
Jaune: Hey, an Arc never goes back on his word. Now do you wanna stand there and laugh at me, or do you wanna dance?
Pyrrha: I would love to dance. Oh!
Nora: Ren. This... is... happening!
Ren: Wait, what "is happening"?
Nora grabs Ren and drags him out onto the dance floor with Pyrrha and Jaune. JNPR performs a short but elaborately choreographed dance, culminating in Jaune spinning Pyrrha.
Pyrrha: I had no idea you were a dancer.
Jaune: Yeah, well, these things tend to happen when you grow up with seven sisters.
Jaune dips Pyrrha and then spins her away.
Neptune and Weiss are shown to be watching the dancers.
Weiss: So, what made you change your mind?
Neptune: Huh?
Weiss: You said you were embarrassed at first. What made you come talk to me?
Neptune: You're looking at him. You got some good friends looking out for ya.
Jaune and Pyrrha continue to dance. Ren and Nora do a kind of disco dance, Sun and Blake join the mix and Penny and an Atlas guard are showing doing the "robot".
Which is the cutest thing ever.
Y/n is standing next to Yang as they're enjoying the Party. Until Ozpin enters. He approaches Y/n with a smirk.
Ozpin: Mr Quill. A few students, and teachers, have a request from you.
Y/n and that is?
Ozpin Side steps as a teacher hands him a Guitar and Cowboy Hat. Yang did trying her hardest not to laugh. Y/n looks unamused.
Y/n: are you serious?
Ozpin: I'm afraid so. The students want to hear something from a Quill, it was a Request from—
Y/n turns around to Yang.
Y/n: Cmon, I told you..I don't want people to know..
Yang smiles. Looking into his eyes.
Yang: well I like live music, cmon. For me?
Y/n: ....
The Stage is set. A Set of drums with a good layer behind them. A man on Bass as another is on guitar. OZPIN!?
Y/n stands there, the light shines on him, He looks up with his cowboy hat, as the song begins
Ozpin Ray Cyrus
Yeah, I'm gonna take my horse to the old town road
I'm gonna ride 'til I can't no more
I'm gonna take my horse to the old town road
I'm gonna ride 'til I can't no more
[ Lil Y/n X]
I got the horses in the back
Horse tack is attached
Hat is matte black
Got the boots that's black to match
Ridin' on a horse, ha
You can whip your Porsche
I been in the valley
You ain't been up off that porch, now
[ Lil Y/n X]
Can't nobody tell me nothin'
You can't tell me nothin'
Can't nobody tell me nothin'
You can't tell me nothin'
[ Lil Y/n X]
Ridin' on a tractor
Lean all in my bladder
Cheated on my baby
You can go and ask her
My life is a movie
Bull ridin' and boobies
Cowboy hat from Gucci
Wrangler on my booty
[Lil Y/n X]
Can't nobody tell me nothin'
You can't tell me nothin'
Can't nobody tell me nothin'
You can't tell me nothin'
[ Lil Y/n X]
Yeah, I'm gonna take my horse to the old town road
I'm gonna ride 'til I can't no more
I'm gonna take my horse to the old town road
I'm gonna ride 'til I can't no more
[Ozpin Ray Cyrus]
Hat down, cross town, livin' like a rockstar
Spent a lot of money on my brand new guitar
Baby's got a habit: diamond rings and Fendi sports bras
Ridin' down Rodeo in my Maserati sports car
Got no stress, I've been through all that
I'm like a Marlboro Man so I kick on back
Wish I could roll on back to that old town road
I wanna ride 'til I can't no more
[Lil Y/n X & Ozpin Ray Cyrus]
Yeah, I'm gonna take my horse to the old town road
I'm gonna ride 'til I can't no more
I'm gonna take my horse to the old town road
I'm gonna ride 'til I can't no more
The song ends as the two whistle in Unison, the crowd goes wild as Y/n sighs, turning a little red as Yang cheers the hardest.
Mercury Black and Emerald Sustrai are shown to be observing the students from the next tier.
Emerald: It appears all the dancers have partners.
Cinder: How long do I have?
Mercury: You should probably be home by midnight, to be safe.
Cinder Fall is shown to be somewhere outside, holding her fingers to her ear.
Cinder: I'll keep my eye on the clock.
Ruby, having made her way to the exit, walks out of the dance and into the night air. She watches a figure running along the rooftops and then moves to pursue. As Y/n gets off the stage, he spots that little bit of red leaving. He gives chase.
Y/n: Ruby, what are you doing?
Ruby: Mysterious Figure! Along the Rooftop. I follow!
Y/n: Huh, okay..
Ruby steps out of the elevator slowly, brandishing her weapon.
Ruby: Hello?
She stumbles due to her high-heeled shoes.
Ruby :Is anyone there? Hello?
Y/n: Ruby, why do you keep asking that?
Ruby: because—
Y/n: Ruby, would a their openly come out of turf hiding place if you simply ask nicely?
Cinder rises from her hiding place and steps out toward Ruby and Y/n. Ruby turns to Y/n with a Snarky grin.
Y/n: not another word little red.
Ruby: Excuse me? You know, it's not a masquerade party, so why don't you take off that-!
Cinder produces a container of ice Dust and sends shards of ice flying at Ruby. Y/n draws Liberator as he slashed them away. A battle ensues but it is interrupted by the appearance of Ironwood on the nearby elevator. Y/n and Ruby are visibly glad to see him until they notice that Cinder has disappeared.
In a hallway, Cinder discards two bracelets and her mask to change from her stealth suit into a black dress and enters the dance. Two guards following her crush the bracelets underfoot and are visibly confused at the sight of the crowded dance hall.
Cinder taps Emerald's shoulder.
Cinder: Oh, may I cut in?
Emerald steps aside.
Emerald: Of course.
Emerald leaves as Cinder begins to dance with Mercury.
Mercury: And how's your night been?
Cinder: Mmm... a little more exciting than expected.
Mercury: Should we be worried?
Cinder: Hardly... They'll be scratching their heads long after we finished what we came here for.
Mercury: So then what now?
Cinder: Enjoy the rest of the night. After all, it is a party.
End of Chapter 15.
- Writer
