Chapter 1: Sweet Dreams
Ruby Rose walked into team RWBY's dorm, veering left and collapsing on the nearest bunk. Not caring that it belonged to Weiss, she nestled her face in the pillows and inhaled the intoxicating scent deeply. Suddenly, the door creaked open and a silver ponytail entered the room, followed by Weiss.
"Oh Ruby..." she cooed quietly into Ruby's ear, causing her to jump.
"W-Weiss!"
"You're in my bed, Ruby," Weiss said, a small smile tugging at the corners of her mouth.
"I'm so sorry, Weiss! I'll-" Ruby began, sitting up, but was cut off by the ice princess placing her finger against Ruby's lips.
"If you wanted to share my bed, all you had to do was ask," Weiss purred alluringly, starting to remove Ruby's clothes. She leaned in closer, her lips brushing against the soft flesh of the dark-haired girl's neck.
"Weiss..." Ruby moaned quietly.
"Ruby..." Weiss murmured into her neck.
"Weiss..."
"Ruby."
"Weiss?"
"Ruby!"
"Yang!?"
"Wake up, sleepyhead!" her sister's voice rang clear across her mind, snapping her back to reality.
Ruby awoke with a start, flailing a bit before calming down.
"Took you long enough!" Yang said from the floor, her arms crossed under her breasts. "Come on, or we're going to be late!"
It only took the team a few minutes to get the still-groggy Ruby up, dressed, and caffeinated. Of course, their rush didn't prevent Weiss from berating her the entire time.
"You're our leader, you're supposed to be more responsible!" she said, clearly quite agitated.
'Yes Weiss," Ruby replied meekly as Yang helped her pull her clothes on.
"Really, it would reflect badly on our entire team if you missed professor Port's lecture! It's not just your reputation at stake, you know," Weiss continued.
"Yes Weiss," Ruby mumbled around her toothbrush.
"Really, could you possibly be any more irresponsible? You-" Weiss tried to resume her lecture, but Blake held up a hand to silence her. She set a warm mug of coffee in Ruby's hands and smiled knowingly.
"Weiss, she's only been up for five minutes and you've already said a hundred words. Let the poor girl wake up before you set a new world record," the Faunus girl said. She gave Ruby a sly wink, and left her to her coffee.
"Well... Be more responsible!" Weiss said curtly before storming off.
Team RWBY ran through the Beacon Academy gardens, trying madly to make it to class before Professor Port began his lecture. Miraculously, they made it in time. Professor Port entered the classroom and quickly began talking. His voice was warm honey to the till-tired Ruby's ears, and it wasn't long before she was fighting the urge to fall asleep.
"Ruby!" Weiss hissed quietly. "Don't you dare fall asleep on me!"
Ruby mumbled weakly in response, her head slumping on the desk. A trail of drool began to fall from her lips, when she suddenly felt a hand on her back. She opened her eyes slowly, blinking sleepily at Weiss. She slid her hand down Ruby's back and began tugging at the waist of her skirt.
"Weiss?"
"You weren't waking up. I had to do something," Weiss said with a sly smile. Her hand slid under Ruby's skirt, toying with the hem of her panties.
"Weiss, what about class?" Ruby asked, stifling a moan.
"What about class indeed, Miss Rose," Professor Port's voice boomed, startling Ruby back into alertness.
"Welcome back to the land of the living, Miss Rose," Professor Port laughed jovially. Weiss introduced the palm of her hand to her forehead, while Blake and Yang groaned.
"Bus-ted..." Yang whispered to Blake.
"Since you seem to enjoy my class so much, you certainly wouldn't mind staying after to assist me with preparing for my next class," Professor Port continued. Ruby groaned, slumping on her desk.
The bell rang, and the students began filing out of the lecture hall. Ruby was the last student to stand up, gazing longingly at her sister and her teammates as they left. She stood up and walked over to professor Port's desk, where he was marking some essays.
"So what do you need me to do?" she asked timidly. Professor Port handed her a stack of papers.
"Bring these to Professor Ozpin and you can go," he said. Ruby took the papers and began heading towards the door.
"Oh, before you leave," Professor Port said, interrupting her leave.
"Yes?" she asked.
"It would be wise to tell Miss Schnee exactly what you're feeling. Even if she denies you, it will be off your chest and no longer distracting you," he said. Ruby blushed redder than her cape and scurried out of the classroom.
At lunch, Ruby sat with her friends and collapsed on the table.
"You okay, sis?" Yang asked.
"So sleepy..." Ruby mumbled.
"How you can be so tired is beyond me," Weiss said. "You only slept through the entire class."
"So what did he make you do for detention?" Jaune asked.
"I just had to bring some papers to Professor Ozpin," Ruby said.
"Did you get a peek at our grades?" Nora asked, bouncing excitedly in her seat.
"No."
"Aww..." Nora said, pouting. Ren gave her a reassuring pat on the shoulder, and she retired the subject.
That night, as Ruby stood in the bathroom brushing her teeth, when the door opened a crack and Weiss stepped in. Ruby caught a glimpse of her in the mirror and turned around, but was immediately confronted by the shorter girl.
"You've been acting weird, Ruby Rose," she said coldly.
"What? What are you talking about? Wait, why did you use my full name?" Ruby asked, her cheeks flushing a slight pink.
"All day you've been staring at me, or mumbling my name in your sleep. It's distracting you, and taking away from your leadership abilities," Weiss continued. "The Vytal festival is in two weeks, and we need you at your absolute best by then. So whatever the problem is, get it sorted out before then."
"I promise, there's nothing wrong!" Ruby insisted, trying to appear confident. Weiss gave Ruby a look of cold derision, then turned to leave.
"Just make sure you don't cost us the tournament," she said before closing the door behind her. Ruby sighed and put her toothbrush on the sink before stepping out of the bathroom and heading back to the dorm.
Ruby lay awake in her bed that night, tossing and turning. Both moons were visible in the sky, casting an eerie light on the room. Ruby glanced out the window, staring at the shattered pieces of one of the moons, letting the gentle sway of her suspended bed rock her to sleep. A noise startled her, and she looked up to see Weiss crawling into her bed with her.
"Don't make a sound," she whispered, sliding into Ruby's lap. Her tender hand caressed Ruby's cheek, her lips pressed into hers. Ruby returned the kiss, a blush creeping across her cheeks.
"I'm dreaming, aren't I?" she asked quietly.
"It's about time you figured it out," Weiss said as she draped her arms over Ruby's shoulders. "Does that make it any less real?"
"But since this is a dream, I can say anything without consequence, right?" Ruby pressed.
"That's right," Weiss replied, leaning closer to Ruby.
"In that case... Weiss, I think I'm in love with you," Ruby blurted out. Weiss let out a soft chuckle and kissed her again.
"I know that, you dunce, that's why I'm here right now," she said. Ruby's cheeks burned bright red.
"I-I just needed to say it," Ruby stammered, growing quite flustered.
"I know," Weiss said with a soft smirk.
"And what about you?" Ruby asked meekly, her hands coming to rest on Weiss's thighs.
"Oh Ruby, you know I can't answer that. Not in here, anyways," Weiss replied before delivering a soft peck to Ruby's cheek. "You'll need to wake up and find out. And you'd best do it soon, or you may never know."
"But Weiss-" Ruby began, but the girl in her lap interrupted her by placing a finger against her lips. She gazed into her silver eyes before speaking in a hushed whisper.
"Ask, and you shall receive..." she said, and the cruel light of morning broke the fabric of Ruby's dreams and slowly pulled her back to the world.