Three months passed by. Ozpin had put me in Team RWBY's dorm room until I had a team of my own. I was fine with this, as during those 3 months I had become good friends with both Team RWBY and Team JNPR. Yang and Pyrrha had become like older sisters to me. Ruby and Nora were like younger sisters, though Nora was actually older than I. Ren acted like a protective and calm older brother, whilst Jaune was more like a goofy but kind older brother. Blake became more protective of me than ever after she heard what Cardin did to me. Weiss, however, was cold towards me. Weiss cold...
Every time I saw Velvet, I would walk towards her, trying to be her friend. As soon as I was near her, she would sprint away and I would chase after her. Each chase would end when Velvet was hidden behind Coco and I was on the floor, with a black eye and occasionally a broken wrist.
It was after one such chase that I was sat beside Yang, as she was holding an ice pack upon my eye, whilst Pyrrha was wrapping ice and my wrist with a bandage. A sigh escaped Yang's lips, a slight crimson hue tinting her violet eyes.
"Coco went too far this time..." She spoke, anger audible within her voice. Pyrrha nodded in agreement.
"Three bones broken in her wrist", she said to Yang, causing her eyes to go a deep crimson.
"Yang, calm down. This is my own fault for trying to be friends with my cru-" I clamped my good hand over my mouth, having revealed too much. Yang's eyes turned violet once more, a small smirk on her face.
"What were you about to say Dusky?" She inquired.
"N-Nothing!"
"Were you about to say your crush?" Pyrrha asked me.
"N-no!" I objected, solidifying the fact that I was.
"Awww! Dusky has a crush!" Yang laughed whilst ruffling the hair between my ears, causing them to twitch.
"Yang, quit it!"
Pyrrha chuckled a little.
"Who is your crush Dusk?" She questioned me once more.
"Ruby?", Yang tried to guess, "Blake? Weiss? Velvet?"
Once Velvet's name was spoken, I felt my cheeks start burning, causing both girls to laugh more.
"Cute! Wolfy likes the bunny!" Yang exclaimed before I hit her arm.
"Sh-Shut up!" I begged, a few tears in my ocean blue and blood red eyes. They both stopped as the tears rolled down my cheeks.
"D-Dusk?" Yang stuttered out, scared she had hurt me.
"What's wrong?" Pyrrha asked whilst dabbing away my tears with her handkerchief.
"Have you any idea how much it hurts to see your crush fall for another?" My question directed towards them both as tears pooled in my eyes once more, threatening to spill over. Pyrrha tilted my head up whilst drying my eyes.
"I do", she replied, her voice soft. Yang looked towards her.
"Are you talking about your crush on a certain blonde on your team, Pyrrha?"
"Hmm? Oh...yeah...my crush on uh...Jaune..." A hint of sadness tinted her emerald eyes. I looked up at her.
"Don't worry Pyrrha! It's the Halloween party soon! I'll help you ask Jaune out" I grinned, noting a single tear forming in her eye.
"Yeah! And we'll help you ask Velvet on a date!" Yang exclaimed.
"F-Fine...but why is the Halloween party in the middle of winter?" I asked.
"Don't you remember? We had our food fight in October. Ya know, the one we took a little to far?" She spoke, reminding me of that day.
"Oh yeah..I still can't believe we broke all that stuff...and the ceiling...so, I'm guessing the party is happening now as they've only just fixed it all."
"Exactly", Yang confirmed, "now let's go get ready!"
After around an hour or so, we were all ready for the party.
Nora had dressed up as Mushu and somehow managed to convince Ren to dress as Mulan. Weiss was, against her will, dressed as Elsa whilst Ruby was the Cookie Monster. Jaune was dressed as a knight, using his sword and shield as part of his costume. Pyrrha had dressed as Xena, the warrior princess from one of the only shows I had ever seen her watch. Though reluctant to join us at the party, Blake under up joining us, dressed as Bagheera from The Jungle Book. Yang, of course, was dressed as Rapunzel from Tangled.
I had made the choice to let Yang choose my costume, which I was nervous about as she would not let me see who I was dressed as until I was in the costume.
"Ok! You can look now!" Yang beamed after she had finished dressing me. Opening my eyes, I looked at my reflection in the mirror Yang held. My eyes rolled a little. Typical...
"Really Yang? You dressed me up as The Beast? Why?"
"Well, I know a certain rabbit Faunus is gonna be dressed as Belle for the party" She spoke, a small smirk upon her lips. A blush tinted my cheeks.
"Damnit Yang!" I said, playfully punching her arm, making her smirk more.
Around thirty minutes later, the nine of us entered the party. I glanced around at the other costumes. I spotted two of Cardin's friends, Dove and Lark, dressed as the birds which they were named after. Cardin was also there, of course, dressed as Gaston from Beauty and The Beast (probably because they're both jerks). Russel stood beside Cardin, dressed as LeFou from the same movie.
We walked around for about ten minutes or so, trying to find a spot that wasn't too crowded which turned out to be next to the punch bowl. Team JNPR wandered off after a while to go dance. Glancing about, I saw Fox and Yatsuhashi from Team CFVY, Fox dressed as the version of Robin Hood from Disney and Yatsuhashi was a samurai. One thing that was off however, was the fact that Velvet and Coco were nowhere near them.
For a while, Team RWBY and I just hung out near the punch bowl, enjoying each other's company. Eventually, however, Ruby dragged Weiss to where most people were dancing and Blake went to a fairly quiet and secluded corner to read her book, which I remember was called 'Ninjas of Love', leaving me alone with Yang.
We jested merrily for a while, had a small pun-off and spiked the punch with alcohol. After getting drunk from the punch with Yang, I glanced around the room. My heart stopped for a moment, then continued faster than before as I spotted Velvet in the middle of the room. It soon sank however, as I saw Coco near her. She was also dressed as The Beast.
My ears drooped and my tail sagged to the ground, hitting Yang's foot. She placed a hand on my shoulder.
"Don't worry Dusky... We'll get you with Velvet tonight!" She spoke happily, pushing me towards Coco and Velvet.
"You got this Dusky", she whispered encouragingly into my ear before stepping back. A sigh escaped my lips. I took a deep breath, tapped Velvet on the shoulder and began to blush. Her ears pulled back, her pupils dilated in fear and a small squeak escaped from her.
"V-Velvet...I-I really l-li-like...I-I'm trying t-to say I-I-" I stuttered, attempting to confess my feelings towards her, drooping my ears as she hid behind Coco.
Before I had a chance to react, I was on the floor in the middle of the room. Yang was soon by my side, as was Blake. A crimson hue tinted my view. Whilst Yang argued with Coco and Velvet hid behind Yatsuhashi, Blake checked me over, dabbing blood away from my nose. The sweet scent of fresh blood drifted up my nostrils, activating part of my semblance. Blake's pupils dilated slightly as my ears started becoming white and bone spikes began to poke through the skin on my arms.
"Yang...go find the others" she spoke.
"Why?" Yang asked.
"Plan Beta."
Yang's eyes widened slightly before she nodded and ran off.
"What's plan B-Beta?" I asked softly, whimpering in pain.
"It's a plan we developed in case you start going berserk and we're not on a battlefield...like now."
Before I could respond, I collapsed in agony, a snout forming upon my face. My vision went black.
"Yang! Change to Plan Alpha!"
As I started to transform, Team RWBY rushed me out of the party and to our dorm room whilst Team JNPR distracted everyone else. A growl rumbled from my throat as I was chained down by Yang.
"We're sorry Dusky...this is for the best."