I'm really bad at this whole "being organized and on-time" thing aren't I? Like, I really like thinking about scenarios for A Tactician's Story, but I'm having trouble even writing a synopsis for chapter 3. It wasn't even going to be anything serious. Just a slice-of-life romance if , I even came up with a Fire Emblem High School AU that I really wanted to do! I made notes and everything! But all in all, I decided to write something a little easier than overambitious multichapter stories.

I'll be the first to tell you that I am NOT a writer. I have no interest in being an author or anything really artsy since I'm working on being a mechanical engineer. But that aside, I finally decided to stop procrastinating for once (surprise, right?) and starting watching RWBY. And yes, I do see many flaws in the show, but damn do I love it. And as you can see, White Rose is my main ship. It was weird too since I practically stayed up till midnight writing this first chapter. I spent the entire day wanting to write this that I even put off my homework just thinking of scenarios for each category. I ended up just spending the last hour of my day typing this up and barely went back over it for errors. I don't have a beta so little editing went into this. I hope it's still pretty decent though.

Also, did you see the cleverness in the title? Yes? No? I love double meanings.

Disclaimer: If it wasn't obvious enough, I do not own RWBY.

01. Holding Hands

Weiss would be the first to admit that holding hands with someone was not an activity she was particularly fond of. Even if that person was Ruby. Especially if that person was Ruby.

Of course, if that was the case, why did she find herself enjoying it? There was something about such a simple activity that felt so foreign to her. Atlas wasn't that much different from Vale in terms of culture, so that couldn't be the case.

Weiss remembered when she and Ruby first intimately held hands. It was still during their early days at Beacon and in one of their classes they had together. Weiss spent most of her night before studying for the exam they had that day and did get much more than a wink of sleep. Worried that her lack of sleep will affect her score, she did what any sophisticated heiress would do in dire times.

She panicked.

"This is not good. This is not good!" Weiss could not afford a low score on an exam. She promised her family she would be perfect. She promised to graduate from Beacon for the best interests of the Schnee Dust Company. But most importantly, she promised Ruby that she would be her best teammate.

"W-Weiss?!" Shocked by her sudden outburst, Ruby looked towards the heiress with concern. "What's the matter?"

"What's the matter?! I barely got any sleep last night since you and your oaf of a sister stayed up chatting the whole time! How am I supposed to stay awake long enough to take the exam and then get ready for my next class?"

Ruby blinked. "Is that all?"

"And what exactly is that supposed to mean?"

The younger girl reached over and grabbed Weiss's hand, cupping it within her own two and forcing Weiss to stretch her arm forward.

"Ruby?! What are you-"

"You have nothing to worry about Weiss! You always do great on your tests anyway!" Ruby then shot out her signature goofy grin.

Weiss had to stop and stare and the young red-head. Something was stopping her from processing what exactly was happening.

This felt so strange. So foreign. So… warm. Heat began rising in her cheeks.

She didn't understand why merely gripping someone's hands was so calming and soothing.

"Besides, if you have the energy to complain about it, I think that means you'll be as awake as you'll ever be!"

And there goes that.

Weiss sighed. "Yeah, whatever. Luckily, I won't have classes until later this afternoon so I can catch up on some sleep beforehand."

Ruby nodded. "Sounds like a plan. I'll come wake you up after my next class. Oh! And if staying awake in class now is still a problem, I have a something for you." She rummaged through her pockets and handed whatever she found to Weiss.

"…A rubber band?"

"Yeah! Whenever I get tired in class, I just hit my arm with it. Quite the wake-up call if you ask me. Why do you think I never nap in class anymore?"

Before she could respond, the other students begin taking their seats.

"We should get going." Weiss said, heading towards her seat.

"Yeah." Ruby responded before doing the same.

"Oh, and Ruby?"

"Yeah, Weiss?"

"Thanks."

The younger huntress-in-training returned the display of gratitude with the same goofy smile she had given earlier. "Anything for my best teammate."

So how was that? I was quite surprised myself that I really deviated from the whole "holding hands" theme and just made it... more than that. I dunno. Some people would get on my case for that, but I think I really like it. As I said before, I'm no professional writer. I know some big words, and I think I can keep everyone in-character, but if it doesn't look like my writing doesn't flow that well or if the dialogue seems out of place or awkward, please tell me.

Also, there are some categories I do have some trouble coming up with scenarios for. If I ask for any suggestions, I'd like to hear some ideas I can use. Thanks a bunch!