RWBY Fanfic: Team EMRC Volume 2

Ballroom Blitz

The night continues to go on without a hitch, students dancing with students, Mr Port and Oobleck talking and laughing, Ozpin and Goodwitch looking over everything until Ironwood comes over and taps Glynda on the shoulder gaining her attention, he holds a handout to her, looking to Ozpin for a moment before rolling her eyes and going off to dance with him.

Jaune quickly slides over to Ruby at the punch table, both with cups in their hands and neutral expressions on their faces, "I see you're hiding at the punch bowl too."

"Yup."

A few moments of silence pass until Jaune holds his cup to her, "To the socially awkward."

Ruby laughs for a moment and they click cups before some more silence passes, waltz music still playing, "Did you end up getting a date?"

Jaune looks down sad, "No... the only person I could see myself with was Weiss, but that's never happening..."

"Oh yeah, I forgot about that, when you played guitar for her outside our dorm... really... really badly if I may say."

Jaune sighs, "You're right... Eh, Ellis is a good guy though. I can see why she likes him." He looks over to the two talking to each other on chairs at the wall of the room. Jaune then sees Pyrrha walking up stairs to the ballrooms balcony alone and seeming down, "Hey Ruby, hold my punch." He passes the cup to her and begins to walk off, Ruby taking a sip from his cup right as he leaves.

Diana finish's up her dance with Verde and they bow at each other, "You sure you've never done this before? You're a natural!"

Diana laughs and lightly tugs on the scarf around her neck while scratching her neck, "Thanks... I wasn't that good though, I stood on your feet a few times."

"Oh, I didn't notice."

"Wait you-? Oh!" Diana has a slightly panicked expression on her face remembering the frog Faunus has no feeling from his waist to his toes, being paraplegic, "I'm-!... I'm sorry about that..."

She looks down but he laughs slightly and looks at her with a smile, "It's fine, it was just a joke. Im'a head to the DJ booth and put on some new tunes, see you up there if ya' decide you wanna talk more."

Verde begins walking away and Diana sees Pyrrha walking upstairs alone. She contemplates walking up to talk to her before she see's Jaune already walking up the stairs. She smiles to herself and turns around, walking over to talk to Verde more.

Jaune walks outside to see Pyrrha looking over the balcony alone, crickets echoing in the night sky. He walks towards her and stops a few feet away from her, "Hey, Pyrrha."

She turns to him somewhat startled but brushes it off, "Hello, Jaune."

Silence fills the air and Jaune begins walking towards her, "You alright? I haven't seen you at all during the dances and stuff."

Pyrrha turns around as Jaune stands next to her, "Arrived late, I'm afraid."

"Well, you look really nice." Pyrrha was wearing a red sleeveless dress which was flat and reached down to her ankles, triangular cuts allowing her legs to move freely, still wearing her golden tiara in her tied up hair.

"Thank you." She replies somewhat awkwardly.

"Your, uh, date isn't going to beat me up for saying that, is he?"

"I think you're safe for tonight."

"So." Jaune claps his hands and rubs them together, "Where is the guy?"

Pyrrha sighs and closes her eyes, "Listen Jaune... there is no guy, or anyone... nobody asked me."

"But that's...! ...You're Pyrrha Nikos! H-how could nobody ask you?"