Author's Note: This is the first in a series of mini-stories I'll be posting. They cover what happened after the main story ended. Some are happy, some are sad. Some are based on real events, some are entirely fictional. I hope you enjoy them!

Just One

Yang desperately wanted to take everyone to the Lake Lodge. With the season over it was time for a raucous party and the Lake Lodge was the perfect venue. But it was not her choice. Ruby was champion so she would pick the destination. She selected a restaurant attached to a winery on the far side of the lake. Even though Yang liked the place - it was where she and Pyrrha had eaten lunch before she proposed - she was disappointed. It was not quite upscale but they would have to behave. Yang could not afford to get thrown out of and banned from another winery.

Ruby took the place of honor at the head of the table. Her proud sister sat to her left and her best friend Penny sat on her right. It was a dream come true in so many ways. To Ruby it still did not feel real. Growing up she had always wanted to be an F1 champion, but only as a mechanic. Now here she was, a champion again, this time as the driver and the mechanic who designed the car. It had not been particularly close either. She had locked up the title in Forever Fall with three races to go. The only real competition had been Yang but inconsistent results left her a distant second.

A waiter came around with a bottle of champagne and filled the glass in front of Ruby. "Oh no, I don't drink." Penny said before the man could fill her glass. After the embarrassment and pain of being plastered at the Vacuo 500, Penny had sworn off all alcohol.

"Come on Penny, we're here to celebrate!" Yang encouraged. "At least have a glass for the toasts."

"Yeah, one glass won't give you a hangover." Ruby said. "Do it for me."

"Okay, but just one." Penny reluctantly agreed. She was still hesitant, looking at the glass of champagne as if it were poison. After the brief delay the waiter filled everyone's glasses. It took a few bottles, terrifyingly expensive bottles. It was alright. Just about everyone present was wealthy. Together their net worths rivaled the GDP of a small country. The influx of money from sponsors had infused the sport and its participants with more cash than they knew what to do with.

Yang stood. "A toast." She said. "To Ruby, a champion driver, a champion mechanic, and most importantly, a champion of a sister." It was surprisingly sentimental for Yang. She had had tears in her eyes when Ruby first hoisted the trophy, and now she did again. Champagne was sipped.

Penny found the bubbly booze to be surprisingly tasty. It was nothing like the disgusting concoction Qrow preferred. She stood, looking terribly nervous and lifted her glass. "A toast." She said, her voice shaky and barely audible. "To Ruby, I couldn't imagine a better friend. I don't know where I'd be without your support." More champagne was imbibed. Public speaking was something Penny feared more than death, and she downed her glass to calm her nerves.

There were more toasts to be made. Penny reluctantly agreed to have more champagne. That one glass turn into two, then three, then six as she continued to drink with her meal, abandoning her planned switch to water. By desert she was just as far gone as she had been in Vacuo, not that she could tell. Ruby had had too much as well. Having never actually been drunk before she had missed the signs and gone well beyond what should have been her limit. Yang had been subtly encouraging them to drink more and more, knowing they would put on a fun show to spice up the otherwise boring dinner.

"Penny, I'm really glad you came." Ruby slurred. "I know you don't like Mountain Glenn, and it really means a lot that you were here for me."

"I would go anywhere for you." Penny said. "I really like you a lot."

"I like you a lot too." Ruby said. She leaned over and hugged Penny. Penny pushed away, but only so she could reposition herself to kiss Ruby on the lips. Ruby looked shocked for a moment before getting into it herself. All the other conversation at the table halted immediately and all eyes focused on the pair sloppily making out at the head of the table. Yang could not help but laugh, all was going according to plan.

Finally the need to breathe broke up the couple. "Ruby…" Penny started.

"Penny, don't you…" Pyrrha tried to intervene. Yang was not having it. She grabbed Pyrrha on either side of the head and kissed her on the lips to shut her up. No, there would be no stopping this.

"...will you marry me?" Penny finished her question.

"Yeah!" Ruby exclaimed. She grabbed Penny once more and they resumed their awkward display of affection.

Pyrrha finally succeeded in freeing herself from Yang's grasp. It was too late. "Are you happy?" Pyrrha groaned.

"You have no idea." Yang laughed. "I've been trying to get those two to tell each other how they feel for a long time. I knew getting them wasted would do the trick but this went even better than I could have hoped."

"You're a terrible person." Pyrrha said.

"I know." Yang shrugged. "But you married me."

Inspirations

- Mountain Glenn is still based on Watkins Glen.

- The Lake Lodge is still based on the Seneca Lodge.

- The winery restaurant the group visits is based on Wagner Vineyards.

Inaccuracies and Anachronisms

- This story is entirely fictional.

- Wagner Vineyards did not exist in 1973, the year in which the story is supposed to take place.