It's not that Ruby doesn't respect Professor Port, She just doesn't like him very much. He's a great hunter….she thinks….and seems to be a good artist based on the pictures of grimm behind his desk, but his lectures test the upper limits of her patience. She knows that watching the clock will just make it feel longer but, well, can you blame her? Finally the bell rings and team RWBY is free for the day. Well, marginally as Weiss proceeds to explain.

"So we need to restock on dust and ammo and Ruby you need to actually study for Professor Port's test on Friday." Weiss explains to her teammates.

Ruby groans in response to her task for the day, "Port is the worst!" She exclaims.

"Ruby you think any teacher who gives homework is 'the worst'" Blake comments as the team enters their dorm "We also need to decide who will go on to the doubles round and eventually the singles round of the tournament."

"Why don't we let our fearless leader decide?" Yang teases. Ruby pouts at her older sister as Weiss rolls her eyes.

"Well, I'm going to help you study because without me you'll never get it done." Weiss says.

"Oh..uh… yeah, well Yang and Blake will go get the ammo and dust, and then we'll all be done in time to decide our tournament strategy." Ruby finishes. Yang and Blake get changed while Weiss manages to sit Ruby down and pull out her grimm studies textbook.

"Ok! We're off! Don't do anything I wouldn't do~" Yang says and winks at Weiss and Ruby. Ruby rolled her eyes at her sister's typical behavior as Weiss ignores her and proceeds to open up the textbook. Yang and Blake leave the room and make their way out of the dormitories.

"Ok, so this upcoming test is going to be focusing on grimm you usually don't see near kingdoms. Including, but not limited to, geists, sea dragons, Beringels, griffons…." Weiss continued to list grimm for Ruby but she was finding it increasingly hard to keep listening. After all, she knew all of these! Why be tested on stuff she already knew when they could instead be doing more combat training! Ruby groaned.

"Why do I have to study this? I already know these grimm!"

"Do you know how to kill them?" Weiss asked.

"Yeah! You shoot them! It's not rocket science!"

"Oh yeah? How would you kill a Petra Gigas?"

"…..a what?"

Weiss sighed. She knew her partner was an exceptionally gifted fighter and, though at first it was hard to admit, a talented leader, but when it came to preparation and study she fell a bit short. "A Petra Gigas is the name of a giest when possessing rocks."

"Well, why didn't you just say so? First off I'd shoot it…maybe use some dust rounds?"

Weiss sighed again, something she did a lot while studying with Ruby, "Ruby, using dust rounds on a Petra Gigas would only make it stronger. Giests are made to be adaptable so if you were to use…" Once again Weiss' voice faded away as Ruby began to imagine how much more fun Yang and Blake were having.

"Hey Blake! Blake! Look!" Yang said as she quickly ran and stood in front of a pet store, "think they have catnip? Eh? Eh?" Blake scowled in response as they kept walking. Weiss had given them a list of dust types they needed, but the shop they went to didn't have any gravity dust which Ruby had specifically asked for. They then went on their way to another shop without buying anything as Yang had said: "Don't pay somewhere you don't support," Blake really didn't think missing one rare dust type was a reason to not buy anything, but she didn't care enough to speak up. "There's a shop!" Yang said as she pointed to a little shop called "From dust till dawn."

"Ok, Weiss asked for Fire, Wind, Electricity, Ice, Earth, and Barrier dust and Ruby asked for gravity dust" Blake listed for Yang as they walked into the store.

"I was thinking of getting steam dust for myself this time! I usually don't use dust, but it wouldn't hurt, since I may not have Weiss for any freezer burn attacks in later rounds." Yang says.

"What makes you so sure you'll go on to later rounds?" Blake jokingly retorts. The whole team knew Yang was probably their best pick for the finals though nobody had said it out loud.

"Furthermore, you have to be sure to attack quickly after knocking off limbs as if you wait too long it can then posses something else…" Weiss droned on as Ruby wondered if she should have asked Blake and Yang to get a new scope for Crescent Rose. She also wondered if Weiss would even notice if she kicked her leg so she decided to test it. "Of course going for the face is just one way to-" Weiss suddenly looked at Ruby. "Ruby! I am trying to explain how to defeat a petra gigas for you! This will be on the test! Can you please refrain from kicking me?" Weiss scolded.

"What do you mean?" Ruby asked. She could probably pull some entertainment from this.

"You just kicked me! Please don't!" Weiss said.

"I didn't kick you," Ruby said, channeling as much innocence and sincerity as she could. Did I imagine it? Weiss thought to herself. It didn't really feel like anything because of my aura…maybe I did just imagine it.

"Well..uh..as I was saying there are many other ways to-" Ruby kicked Weiss again. Weiss was sure Ruby had just kicked her again, but at the same time Ruby's expression didn't change in the slightest. "I…uh…I mean… Ruby did you just kick me?"

"What? Why do you keep asking that?"

"I…um…-" It happened again! Ruby was definitely convincing, the conniving devil, but Weiss was sure Ruby had just kicked her again. "Oh ha-ha! So you're a remarkable actor, now will you please pay attention?"

Ruby went into a fit of pent up laughter. "I- I can't believe- you didn't realize!" Ruby said between giggles. Weiss couldn't believe it either, somehow she had completely believed her. That was weird… Weiss usually approached everything with a level of suspicion as to not be fooled like this, but Ruby completely got past- wait….Why was she analyzing being kicked in the leg by Ruby Rose!? Weiss shook her head and went back to the textbook, much to Ruby's dismay.

"Are you sure? I can do it you know, it's no problem." Yang said to Blake.

"Yang, you're carrying two bags, I'm carrying two bags, its fine" Blake finally said as she continued struggling with the bags. Dust was incredibly dense and all the bullets weren't helping, but Blake didn't want Yang to think she couldn't carry some shopping bags. They walked in silence for a bit. Blake swore the bags were getting heavier, Weiss had said that buying crystal dust then processing it themselves would be cheaper since she already had the machine, but Blake was wondering if it was worth it considering how hard it was to carry in bulk like this.

"So do you think you might get some type of upgrade for gambol shroud? New bullets? Dust?" Yang asked.

"I was thinking of using dust more often, it was very useful on the train." Blake said.

"Dust never really goes well with my weapons, it always ends up freezing my fingers or causing too much backlash." Yang says. They walked in silence for a bit longer as Blake repeatedly shuffled her hold on the bags as the handles left imprints in her hand. She would have been struggling to keep up with Yang but Yang was purposely walking slower than usual so Blake didn't have to. "So….are you sure I can't carry a bag?"

"You're as bad as port!"

"You can't listen!"

"Because you're boring!

"Oh, you insufferable little red-"

"We're baaack~" Yang sing songed as she kicked the door open, carrying three bags, and with Blake just behind her. The two had come home to books and various papers strewn about the room with two knocked over chairs, a flipped desk, and Ruby and Weiss shouting at each other. "So how did studying go? Looks like a bit of a cat-tastophe!" Yang said as she nudged Blake. Blake glared at her. "Oops, gotta be careful, i guess I'm kinda treading thin Weiss!" Yang said proudly. Weiss groaned and starting cleaning up. Ruby had a big grin on her face until Yang said, "Come on guys, it was a little pun-ny!"

"Oh, that wasn't even creative!" Ruby said angrily, when suddenly they all heard a loud bang on the door across the hall from them.

"NO. MORE." They heard Nora's voice yell.