After the Fall by E. C. Myers

Author:E. C. Myers
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 2019-07-01T16:00:00+00:00

“Let’s just review the plan one more time before we go,” Velvet said. She looked around at the others gathered in the ballroom: all the members of teams RWBY and CFVY. They were standing around a large round table scattered with Weiss’s notes on what was going where, who was doing what, and what was happening when.

Team CFVY had been tasked with planning the Beacon Dance, a formal affair that students anticipated with a mixture of eagerness and dread. Velvet had been excited about getting to mix with teams from other schools, and having the chance to plan a really fun event for everyone, but then Coco had volunteered them for an optional extra mission that had just come in. Coco assured them they’d wrap things up with plenty of time to fulfill their duties, but Velvet wanted to have a backup just in case, and she couldn’t think of anyone better than Yang and Weiss, who respectively brought the enthusiasm and the stubbornness necessary to get the job done.

“A Bullhead’s waiting for us,” Coco said.

“This is important!” Weiss said.

Coco’s expression didn’t change, but Weiss pointed at her.

“There! You just rolled your eyes, didn’t you?” Weiss demanded.

“It’s just a dance,” Coco said. “It’s no big deal.”

“No big deal?” Yang threw her hands up in the air. “This is the social event of the season!” She put her hands on her hips. “Aside from, you know, the Vytal Festival itself. But this is going to be fun!”

“Fighting is fun,” Yatsuhashi said.

“True,” Yang said. “But this is different. Dancing is like fighting—with music! And, uh, hormones?”

Ruby sighed. “I’d rather fight with weapons. You guys are so lucky to get assigned to an important mission.”

“Yeah, we’re lucky,” Velvet said glumly.

“Hey! Here’s an idea.” Ruby held up her hands, fingers wide. “Picture this. Instead of the Beacon Dance, it could be … Beacon Battle Club! It would be good practice for the tournament. We could play music while we actually fight! All the best fight scenes on TV have awesome rock songs playing that reflect the themes of the episode and the hidden yearnings of the characters.”

“Which would be terrible if real life was anything like that,” Weiss said.

“Oh? What are you hiding, Weiss?” Ruby asked.

Weiss rolled her eyes. “I just rolled my eyes at you, Ruby.”

“I know! I can see your eyes.”

“I just wanted to make sure you knew.”

“I appreciated that courtesy,” Fox said.

“Thank you,” Weiss said.

“Fine, but let’s hurry it up, okay?” Coco paced.

“We will not turn the dance into a fight club,” Velvet said.

“Cage matches?” Ruby asked.

“No.”

“Rock, paper, scissors?”

“No.” Velvet shook her head. “The decorations are pretty straightforward. Streamers, tablecloths, flowers.”

“And doilies, of course,” Weiss said.

“What was that, Grandma?” Yang asked.

“Doilies are very refined.” Weiss sniffed.

“Doilies are absurd and elitist,” Yang said.

“What did you call me?” Weiss asked.

“I didn’t say anything about you. But your taste, on the other hand …” Yang held out a hand, indicating that it spoke for itself.

Fox leaned close to Ruby. “You guys do like each other, right?” he asked.

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