Save The Last Dance

**Save The Last Dance** is an entry in the **fanfiction series**, serving as a crossover between *RWBY* & the *Love Live!* franchise*.*

## Synopsis

*"In their struggle to save Otonokizaka, the girls of μ's are forced to hire a pair of brothers to protect them. But as soon as this decision gets made, little do they know that their lives will change forever. So, if they want to make the best out of this choice, they'd better save their best dance for last..."*

## Summary

Due to a high number of kidnappings in the area, **μ's**, thanks to the advice of **Nozomi Tojo**, decide to hire **Adam** & **Jamie Robertson**(known respectively as *Mentor* & *Harbinger*) as bodyguards until they compete at the ***Love Live!*** competition. However, μ's is shocked to learn that Adam and Jamie have history with Nozomi and **Eli** respectively, as they are the girl's respective ex-boyfriends, but they parted on bad terms after some unfortunate event. After agreeing to be their bodyguards, and being introduced to the rest of the idols, Adam and Jamie take the girls home.

After some time, **Honoka**, as well as the rest of μ's, meet with their rival group **A-RISE**, and agree to their proposal of an idea to perform at a street in Akiba. After explaining the situation to the brothers, Jamie takes his leave, and Adam goes with the idols to the shrine where they usually practice. After the practice session ends, Adam catches a man photographing the girls for his fetish. Smashing his camera, he then asks μ's to be dismissed, agreeing to meet up with them the next day.

Meeting up with the girls the following night, Adam and Jamie bear witness to μ's performance of *"Snow halation"*, and despite their hatred towards Nozomi and Eli, they can't look away from them as they dance. After the performance, the group waits for the results of the final prelims. To their shock, the result is in their favor; μ's is the winner over A-RISE, making them the group that will perform at *Love Live!*

A week later, μ's travels to the shrine, where they are surprised to see Adam and Jamie participating in what seems to be a wrestling match, with one move in particular sparking their curiosity. When they ask them about it, Jamie states that it is a 'combat move' that he and Adam developed, before the brothers take their leave. Shaking off the incident, the girls get to practicing.

After finishing practice, μ's leaves the shrine, but their attention is grabbed by music playing. Investigating, they discover a group of 6 individuals dancing to the song *"Smack That"*. Intrigued by the performance, they are informed by a spectator that they are known as the **Militia**, and they are a street dancing crew. Recording the performance, Nozomi's interest is piqued when two of the members perform a familiar move. At the end of the performance, the Militia disappears thanks to the use of smoke bombs, but Nozomi is certain that one of the dancers looks at her before they disappear. When she points them out to the spectator, he explains that they go by the name of the *"Mentor"*. Recognizing the name, Nozomi's intrigue only deepens.

As the brothers return to their apartment later that night, they are shocked when Nozomi reveals that she entered their apartment ahead of them. Confronting them with the video she recorded of the street performance, Nozomi reveals that she has deduced the pair as being members of the Militia, as well as revealing that she wishes to make them an offer.

Meeting up on the rooftop of **Otonokizaka** the next day, μ's, as well as the brothers, discuss the new offer that Nozomi offered the brothers; She wants them to perform with μ's at *Love Live!*, then she'll pay the brothers as agreed. After a silent discussion with his brother, Adam agrees to the deal, but only asks Nozomi one question; When do they get started.

Meeting up with μ's at the school the next day, the brothers watch as the girls show off their routine they are planning to use for the *Love Live!* finals, with Adam giving Honoka some advice to make her finishing move for the song look even better. Afterwards, the brothers show off their skills to μ's, explaining that the music the idols are using is too slow for them to dance to. As Maki agrees to come up with a tune for them to dance to, Nico states that in order for the group's performance to work, they need to get more people for their idea to work. Adam then reveals that, anticipating this problem, he has asked the rest of the Militia to join them, introducing the other 4 members; **Ryan Clougherty**, **Cameron Goldie**, **Riddick**, & **Carlisle**, to the idols, with each member showing off their skills to μ's by dancing to a piece of music.

Afterwards, each member of the Militia tells μ's the story of how they joined the crew, with μ's responding in kind, and telling them how they formed their idol group.

## Chapters

### **Formation Arc:**

* ***Chapter 1 - Bodyguards***
* ***Chapter 2 - First Dance***
* ***Chapter 3 - A New Surprise***
* ***Chapter 4 - Reinforcements***
* ***Chapter 5 - Dark Horse***
* ***Chapter 6 - Intervention***
* ***Chapter 7 - The Truth Will Out***
* ***Chapter 8 - Showtime***
* ***Chapter 9 - A Second Chance***
* ***Chapter 10 - Never Miss A Beat***

### **UTX Arc:**

* ***Chapter 11 - A New Offer***
* ***Chapter 12 - BFAB***
* ***Chapter 13 - Brightest Spark***
* ***Chapter 14 - Birth Of Something New***

## Cast

### ***Love Live!:***

* **μ's**
	+ **Nozomi Tojo**
	+ **Eli Ayase**
	+ **Honoka Kosaka**
	+ **Umi Sonoda**
	+ **Kotori Minami**
	+ **Maki Nishikino**
	+ **Rin Hoshizora**
	+ **Hanayo Koizumi**
	+ **Nico Yazawa**
* **A-RISE**
	+ **Tsubasa Kira**
	+ **Erena Todo**
	+ **Anju Yuuki**
* **Yukiho Kosaka**
* **Alisa Ayase**
* **Yoshie Minami**

### ***OCs:***

* **The Militia**
	+ **Adam Robertson**
	+ **Jamie Robertson**
	+ **Carlisle**
	+ **Riddick**
	+ **Ryan Clougherty**
	+ **Cameron Goldie**
* **Scott Johnston**
* **Ayaka Takahito**
* **???** *(Unnamed character, hitman, antagonist)*

## Performances

Due to the inclusion of μ's, the Militia & A-RISE, *Save The Last Dance* includes many dance performances over the course of the story, which are listed below.

**μ's:**

* *"Snow halation"* - Danced by the entirety of μ's
* *"Tonight I'm Alone"* - Danced by Nozomi Tojo (alongside Adam Robertson)
* *"KiRa-KiRa Sensation!"* - Danced by the entirety of μ's
* *"Bokura wa Ima no Naka de"* - Danced by the entirety of μ's
* *"Bounce"* - Danced by the entirety of μ's (alongside the Militia)
* *"'Bout It"* - Danced by the entirety of μ's (alongside the Militia)
* *"Let's Go"* - Danced by Rin Hoshizora and Maki Nishikino (alongside the Militia)

**The Militia:**

* *"Smack That" -* Danced by the entirety of the Militia
* *"The Way I Are"* - Danced by Ryan Clougherty
* *"I'mma Shine"* - Danced by the entirety of the Militia
* *"Low"* - Danced by Adam Robertson
* *"Tonight I'm Alone"* - Danced by Adam Robertson (alongside Nozomi Tojo)
* *"Bounce"* - Danced by the entirety of the Militia (Alongside μ's)
* *"'Bout It"* - Danced by the entirety of the Militia (alongside μ's)
* *"Let's Go"* - Danced by Jamie Robertson, Cameron Goldie, Ryan Clougherty, Carlisle & Riddick (alongside Maki Nishikino & Rin Hoshizora)
* *"One In A Million"* - Danced by Adam Robertson
* *"Hear Me Comin'"* - Danced by Riddick and Carlisle (alongside Anju Yuuki & Erena Todo)

**A-RISE:**

* *"Private Wars"* - Danced by the entirety of A-RISE
* *"Hear Me Comin'"* - Danced by Erena Todo & Anju Yuuki (alongside Carlisle & Riddick)

**Yukiho's Group:**

* *"Hold My Sauce"* - Performed by Ayaka Takahito

## Trivia

* Despite the author liking to put himself and his friends into stories, he has actually stated that he despises Adam in the early chapters of the story, due to his harsh treatment of Nozomi, who is the author's favorite character in the entirety of anime.
* The interactions between Adam, Jamie, Nozomi and Eli in the early chapters of the 'Formation Arc' are all influenced by the film "*The Hitman's Bodyguard"*.
* In contrast to the rest of the author's 'crossover' stories, the author has confirmed that *STLD* **will** feature the cast of *RWBY*, but not until much later on in the story.
	+ They've also stated that the story will be split into 'Arcs', giving *STLD* the potential title of being the author's longest story they will ever write.