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You were sitting on the couch on new year’s eve with your laptop on your favorite website, with Qrow next to you watching Netflix on your TV. You were about to check out an account you found until you got a notification. It read, “HAVE YOU REALLY FINISHED YOUR NEW YEAR RESOLUTION?” You then realized you hadn’t.

“Qrow?” You looked over to see your boyfriend watching Breaking Bad.

“Hmm?” he glanced over to you, then looked at your screen.

“Have you finished your new year resolution?” He thought for a moment, then realized what his was. How am I supposed to do that by tonight? he asked himself. It’s not like anyone finishes those, right?

“No, I haven’t but honestly, who has?” He made a good point.

“Well, I think it’s good to. It makes me feel accomplished.” An idea suddenly got in your head.

“Hey, let’s play a game. You won’t know what it is until we both agree to play. Are you in?” You looked up at him. You really wanted him to play. It would motivate you to complete your resolution. You wanted to be more out-going. Qrow nodded and you told him what the game was.

“Okay, if we both haven’t done what we wanted, let’s see who can finish theirs first. Whoever doesn’t, has to do whatever the winner tells them to. Now, I’m gonna go change my life!” You closed your laptop and decided to hang out with Ruby because she seems to be pretty outgoing.

You walked into a coffee shop where you saw Ruby and her friend Weiss. You greeted them and sat down.

“(Y/n)! Hi! This is Weiss. Weiss, this is (Y/n), my uncle’s girlfriend.” She nodded and waved.

“So, you two are pretty outgoing, right? Because Qrow and I are seeing who can finish their new year resolution first and I wanted to be more outgoing, because when you get to be my age you realize you want to do more with your life. So what should I do?” You looked between the both of them, who seemed to be deep in thought.

“Have you ever tried talking to famous people?” Weiss asked. You shook your head.

“No, but I don’t think I can find any famous people in such little time.”

“Have you...” Ruby trailed off until she jumped up. “I got it! Have you ever killed someone? Wait, nevermind that’s a bad idea. Have you tried making friends? I bet you can’t get 50 new contacts in your phone!” She exclaimed. You liked her idea. You were such an introvert, so this would be a real challenge.

“Alright. Starting now I am a friend making person. But uh, how do I talk to them?”

“Well, start with Weiss. Find something in common with her, introduce yourself, and be friends.” You looked at Weiss who was glaring at Ruby.

“Okay. Hello, Weiss. I'm (Y/n) (L/n). I like your sword. Wanna be friends?” You forced a weak smile. Weiss just sighed and did the same.

“Sure. Here's my number.” She wrote her number on a paper and handed it to you. You smiled at her and grabbed your coat from the seat and thanked them before finding new people. Instead of walking home, you took the bus, giving you 4 more numbers. You ran into a few people on your way to your apartment, giving you a total of 8.

Qrow was in the room you shared, looking through his boxes and desk drawers in search of something. He finally found the thing he was looking for in a box of unframed family pictures. He pulled a small maroon case out and opened it. It was his mother’s wedding ring. He put the box in his pocket when he heard footsteps.

You opened your bedroom door to see Qrow looking through a box of old pictures. This made you curious as to what his new year resolution was.

“What are those?” You asked as you peeked in the box.

“Old pictures of my family.” He replied as you picked one up. You smiled at the image of a young Qrow.

“What's your resolution then?” You asked. Qrow froze. Should he ask you right then? Maybe he could just not answer.

“It's a secret.” Qrow turned his head and kissed your nose before standing up from his squatting position.

“Oh, and we're going to a new years party at beacon tonight.” He started putting boxes away.

“Not signal?” You asked.

“No, Oz invited us. So did Ruby and Yang. It's at 9:00. Oh, and wear something nice-ish.” He finished cleaning up the desk and left.

This was a perfect way to make new friends. You looked through your closet and found a (color) dress with (another color) accents. You put it on, then threw on your jacket and shoes. Even though you had a few more hours, you wanted to make new friends. You only had 8 new numbers, so you had to get 42 more by midnight. You sighed. How would you make that many friends in 5 hours?!

You made your way through the park. You saw a few people and got their numbers. On your way home you saw some of Ruby’s friends, so you told them what was going on and got their numbers. As you walked back to your apartment for the second time that day, you counted the new contacts. 28 new people. Only 22 left. You unlocked your door and saw Qrow in his usual attire, still watching Breaking Bad. Had you heard him right? Did he even say there was a party?

“When is the New Year Party again?” You asked casually. Qrow checked his watch and turned off the TV.

“It’s in half an hour. We should head out now.” He turned off all the lights and walked down to your car. The drive was dark save for the glow of your phone. Qrow looked over and saw you count your contacts again. He noticed there were a lot of people he hadn’t even heard of, not even from you. You would talk to him about your friends, but these people were new. He also noticed a lot of guy names. This made him a little bit nervous. What if you were cheating on him?!

The two of you arrived at the school and got out of your car. Qrow grabbed your hand and lead you inside. You saw some people dancing, some people standing by a punch bowl, and some people just sitting and chatting. You first noticed Ozpin, who was talking to Glinda near the entrance.

He greeted the two of you, but once Qrow and Ozpin started chatting, you decided to get more phone numbers. You spoke with Glinda, and you got her phone number. After that, you saw Ruby and Weiss, along with some other people. You ran up to them and recognized some of them. You got some of their numbers already. You greeted the ones you had never met before and liked meeting them. now only had to get 15 more. You were so close to being done! You got a man named Oobleck’s phone number, as well as a professor named Peter Port. You did get his number, but he ended up flirting with you. You smiled awkwardly and backed away, saying you had something to do.

You thought that was fine, but it most definitely was not. Qrow noticed Port flirting with you. Did you want him to? He started getting more nervous about his resolution. Were you mad about the fight you two had on Christmas? He thought you two made up, but what if you hadn’t. He decided to follow you. You wanted to get these last few numbers, so you walked around the area. You saw a few students and made friends with some. For some people you just explained your cause, and they understood. You had to get 2 more phone numbers, so you walked around the streets, looking for anyone. It was close to midnight, and you didn’t want to lose your competition with Qrow. You were extremely competitive. It didn’t matter what it was, you just wanted to beat people.

You ran into a darker area, noticing the form of a person, or was it two people. You saw an umbrella and a cane. You quickly ran up to them, but instantly regretted it.

“Lost?” The man asked. His orange hair covered one eye, the other on you. Next to him was a girl with pink and brown hair and a parasol.

“Roman Torchwick.” You said his name out loud, realizing you were in a bad place.

“Yep, that would be me. Now tell me what you’re doing out here?” He asked. For some reason, once you remembered why you ran up to the dark figure, you lost all fears.

“I need two more friends and their phone numbers on my phone for my new year resolution. Could you two help me out? I’m in a competition and I really don’t want to lose.” You held out your hand. “(Y/n) (L/n).”

Roman and his henchwoman were very confused. You knew who they were, yet you still wanted to befriend them?

“I uh, okay. You already know who I am, so...” He trailed off, slowly shaking your hand.

“Yeah, who’s your friend here?” You nodded towards the girl and noticed one eye was brown, and the other pink. In fact, all her clothing was brown, white, black, or pink.

“This is Neo. She can’t speak, so I don’t think you’ll be getting a phone number from her. I’d give you my number, but I’m not sure I trust you. How about a little...agreement?” Roman looked at Neo, then back to you.

“I’m listening.” You nodded.

“I give you my phone number, you are a contact for me, and I get your number. We don’t try to capture or kill each other. You can’t go against me because we’d be friends. Deal?” This time, he held out his hand to shake, which you gladly accepted.

“Deal.” You smiled. The two of you exchanged phone numbers, and you were on your way. You turned a corner to find Qrow, who looked both hurt and angry.

“What were you doing?!” He yelled. You internally freaked out.

“Qrow, I-I...” You wanted to tell him about why you approached Torchwick in the first place, but no words left your mouth.

“(Y/n)! Why were you talking to him?!” He grabbed your wrists. You could feel him shaking.

“Please don’t freak out. It’s not what it looked like! There’s nothing to worry about, I just-”

“Nothing to worry about?! (Y/n) I saw you shake hands with Roman Torchwick, who should be in jail right now! How can I trust you now?” His grip got tighter and you could feel tear stream from your eyes.

“I’m sorry. It...it was dumb and I shouldn’t have. I just wanted to finish my new year resolution and I had to get 50 new contacts because I don’t want to be such an introvert. I needed two more, and I saw those two and I just...I’m sorry...” You looked at the ground, unable to look at Qrow. He let go of your wrists and wrapped his arms around you in a tight hug.

“You’re an idiot.” he sighed.

“I know.” You mumbled into his chest. “Now Roman and I have to be friends. We can’t fight each other.” You felt his chest vibrate as he chuckled.

“You know, we could use that. If we need him to get us information, you can just ask your ‘friend’, right?” He looked down at your tear-stained face.

“Really?” You asked. “So I was smart!”

“No, you’re still an idiot.” He leaned down and kissed your forehead. “Just less so.”

The two of you walked back to Beacon, hand in hand. You walked in and heard someone yell, “One minute until the new year!” Qrow turned to you and looked into your (e/c) eyes.

“(Y/n), you haven’t finished your resolution, have you?” He asked.

“I uh, no. The girl with him was mute, so she was unable to give me her number.”

“Good.” he nodded and looked around.

“Wait what?” You looked at him as he fished for something in his pocket. Qrow was nervous. More than his hardest mission. But there was no turning back now. The whole room started the countdown.

“10...”

“Ever since I first met you, I knew I loved you. Sure, I knew other girls, I’ve dated and flirted, but it was different with you.” As Qrow spoke the whole room started counting down.

“9...”

“And when I’m with you, it feels different in a good kind of way.”

“8...”

“So every time I think I might lose you I worry.”

“7...”

“So I want to keep it like that forever.” he pulled out the box and opened it to reveal a ring.

“6...”

“So, (Y/n). Will you be my wife?”

“5...”

“I-” You couldn’t believe it. No words would escape your mouth.

“4...”

“I- mhm.” You nodded and smiled. Qrow slipped the ring on your finger and stood up.

“3...”

You two stared at each other with smiles on your faces, tears swelling in your eyes again. You never thought you would be so emotional, but you were wrong.

“2...”

You looked around to see that a few people had made a small circle around you two. They were all smiling as they counted down.

“1...HAPPY NEW YEAR!” The whole room erupted with cheers, and you kissed Qrow, your new fiance. You looked around and noticed something worth pointing out.

“Qrow, look how cute!” You pointed at Ruby who had kissed a very surprised Weiss.

The two of you made your way out of the room, receiving many congratulations as you passed through the crowd. You were almost out until Ruby and Yang popped out of nowhere.

“YAY AUNT (Y/N)!” Ruby basically screamed.

“Yeah, congratulations!” Yang gave you two a thumbs up. The news must have spread quickly, because you didn’t see any of them when he proposed, except Ruby who was occupied with Weiss.

“And Ruby, you and Weiss. Are you guys a thing or what?” You smirked at the now blushing Ruby, who was unable to make out any words.

“Okay, well we should probably get going. Happy New Year!” You and Qrow started walking out to your car. You drove home in silence, partially because you both were tired, but partially because you were texting your friends that weren’t at the party about the engagement.

When you got home, you instantly threw comfy clothes on and laid in the bed you and your fiance shared. You were reading a book, and Qrow was on his laptop next to you. A comfortable silence filled the room until a ding came from your phone.

“Say no,” Qrow said as he looked at your phone.

“What?” You picked up your phone and unlocked it to see what the message said. It was a text from Roman Torchwick that said, “I heard about the wedding. can I come?”

“Well, I don’t know. Roman and I are best friends. I think he should be my bridesmaid.” You joked.

“Your best friend? Did you somehow bond within the 5 minutes you spoke with him? And bridesmaid?” Qrow looked over at you and saw you had gone back to your book.

“Yes. He gets to wear a dress if he wants to go.” You set your book down and started texting Torchwick. Qrow looked over your shoulder to see you had actually told him he could go if he wore a dress.

“...wait you were serious?”