Ruby could easily see that Juan was getting tired of Cardin's constant bullying him Cardin had no reason to bully Juan Cardin did no better in school in then Juan did just because Juan wasn't a good fighter didn't mean anything Juan was a kind hearted person and that was all that mattered. but still she wanted to do something about it thinking back to what Nora said and seriously considered breaking his legs. But that wouldn't of solved anything Ruby was a little dense at times but she did know that Cardin would've blamed Juan and continued to bully him, so instead of helping Juan with Cardin she decided to do something to cheer him up but what.

"ahhh i can't figure out what i should do,yang help" Ruby said

"I don't know do a striptease for him?" Yang jokingly suggested worried her dense sister actually would do it

"YANG!" ruby screamed as she threw her pillow at her sister

"maybe you could improve his weapon somehow you did design crescent rose yourself you could easily improve his" Blake suggested

"hmmm maybe" Ruby said thinking about it

"why is it always weapons with you Ruby you should do something more feminine" Weiss snidely said

"hmmmm feminine" Ruby pondered

" Hey ya Ruby you could cook him something i've never known a better cook than you" Yang added

" Ya Ruby despite being so manly at times with engineering you do have a certain talent with food man that spaghetti you made last night was to die for" Blake said

" Hmmm but what would i make him" Ruby thought

"Why not ask Phyrra or someone else from his team what his favorite food is you could make that" Blake suggested

"Ya good idea Blake alright i'll go ask now"

"IDIOT you can't go now" Weiss said

"huh why not" Ruby asked

"because what if he's there then the surprise would be ruined you gotta wait till he's not there" Weiss explained

"Hmmm i see i guess I'll wait till my chance to ask one of them" Ruby said

" Well good luck Ruby" Blake said as she yawned and stretched " well i'm gonna go to bed night"

" Good night" they all said as they all went to sleep

The Next Morning

Ruby knew Phyrra would always wake up earlier than the rest of her team so she planned to wake up when she did to ask her what Juan's favorite food was. Ruby was not expecting Phyrra to wake up at 6 a.m. especially on a sunday. When Phyrra woke up Ruby could hear the door across from them open and went out to see who it was luckily for her it was Phyrra she quickly ran up to her.

"Hey Phyrra can i ask you a quick question" Ruby asked her

"Sure Ruby what is it" Phyrra said

"Well i was wondering do you know what Juan's favorite food is" Ruby asked

"ummmm i think he said it was an extra spicy curry why do you ask?" Phyrra inquired

"well i've noticed he's been kinda upset about Cardin always picking on him so i figured i would do something nice for him try and cheer him up" Ruby said

"That's so nice of you thank you for caring Ruby" Phyrra said as she bowed slightly

"hmmm oh Phyrra you don't need to thank me Juan's my friend i don't wanna see him upset" Ruby said

" well i'll make sure Juan's day is clear today" she said as she slowly walked away winking

" Okay but get him out of the room for like five minutes at say 7:30 i should be done making it by then" Ruby said

"Got it five minutes at 7:30" Phyrra confirmed

"Thanks Phyrra" Ruby said as she ran off to prepare for the meal she got all the ingredients she would need and got to work.

Later That Evening

"Hey Juan come walk with me for a few minutes" Phyrra said

"huh why i got homework to do" Juan said

"Too bad come on I'll help you later just come one" Phyrra ordered

"Aren't i supposed to be the leader here" Juan said as he got up to walk with Phyrra

"The courageous leader says as he so easily complies" Nora teased

" A good leader sometimes has to comply" Ren said as he inspected his Jade Dragons

" Ya Ya thanks for the tip Ren" Juan said as he and Phyrra walked out"

Ruby heard the door open at 7:30 sharp " Wow Phyrra is really punctual" Ruby said waiting till she couldn't hear their footsteps anymore she ran across the hall and knocked 3 times on the door

"Yes?" Nora asked as she opened the door "Oh hey Ruby what's up"

"Hi Nora can you do me a favor and put this note on Juan's bed don't tell him it's from me just have him read it when he gets back" she said as she handed Nora the Red piece of folded paper

" Uhhh ya sure ok" Nora agreed walking over setting it on Juan's pillow

" Thanks Nora" Ruby said as she went back into her room to make last minute preparations

A Few Minutes Later

"Phyrra why did you have me walk with you we just walked around the school for no reason" Juan said

" Because i wanted to walk and needed someone to talk to" she answered

" Well what about Ren or Nora they weren't doing anything" Juan said

" Ren was doing weapon maintenance on his pistols and Nora is just too much energy for me to deal with for longer than a minute outside battle" she answered as they reached their team's room

" ya i guess she can be kinda hard to keep up with huh" Juan said as he noticed the red piece of paper on his pillow "what's this?"

"NOTE FOR YOU BOSS!" Nora excitedly screamed

"Thank you for shattering my ear drums Nora" Juan said as he started unfolding the note

Juan

"I've noticed you've been kinda upset about Cardin so i decided to do something special for you come on over whenever you're ready"

Ruby

"hmmm what does Ruby have for me" Juan wouldn't lie he did have a small thing for Ruby she was his first friend at Beacon and was worried he wouldn't make friends but Ruby had just decided they were gonna be friends he started getting slightly dirty thoughts of Ruby in a maid costume or as a nurse or in a skimpy witch costume "No NO NO! bad Juan get those thoughts out of your head" he thought to himself "Well i might as well head over" He thought to himself. "Alright guys i'm heading out" He said

"OKAY BOSS" Nora yelled excitedly

"Have fun with Ruby" Phyrra said

"see ya when you get back" Ren said as he continued to inspect his guns

Juan walked over and knocked on team RWBY's door what he saw as the door opened was better than any of the thoughts he could possibly think up in his head.

Ruby stood there with a ladle in one hand holding the door opened with the other wearing her school uniform without her cloak for once this was Juan's first time seeing her without her cloak on but his favorite part of her current attire was the Red apron she wore he didn't know why but it just seemed to fit Ruby not in a size way but her personality

" Oh hey Juan come on in" Ruby said as she moved to the side to allow Juan into the room

" Oh uh ya thanks Ruby so whats this surprise you've got for me"

" Well i've noticed that you've been a little down on yourself so i decided to do something for you to cheer you up so i made you some curry" she said as she stepped to the side to reveal the food on the small table in the middle of RWBY's room there were too large plates with the extra spicy curry Phyrra said Juan had liked with a small plate for a salad Ruby had made with two large glasses and a pitcher of water.

"wow Ruby you went to all this trouble for me thank you i don't know how to repay you' Juan said astounded

Ruby giggled slightly before responding " well why don't we start eating" Ruby said as she took off the apron.

" So where's Blake Yang and Weiss" Juan asked as he sat on one end of the table and Ruby sat on the other.

"Oh i made them leave while we eat so i don't really know where they went but they're not here i know that much"

"oh i see" Juan responded

" So Juan if you ever need me to do something about Cardin break his legs maybe take out a few nuts or bolts in his mace without him knowing just ask okay i'll be here if you ever need any help"

" Thanks Ruby but i should handle Cardin myself i do appreciate the offer"

" Well Juan just know you're not alone you've got your team and team RWBY backing you up" she said as she smiled

" Thank you Ruby" Juan said as he smiled at Ruby's kindness

The rest of the time they ate they talked about their favorite teachers at the school favorite classes Ruby talked a bit about when she was designing Crescent Rose and how she originally intended on a long sword that turned into a rifle of sorts but decided that was too predictable but no one had done a scythe that turned into a sniper rifle before

At some point to Juan's disappointment he had finished his curry he wanted to stay and talk to Ruby a little longer he had enjoyed talking with her

" well Ruby i should probably get back to my room it's getting a little late and we do have class in the morning"

Ruby looked over to the clock completely oblivious to the time seeing it was almost 11

" WOAH! i didn't even notice it was that late" Ruby said as she got up to walk with him to the door

" Thanks again for the curry Ruby it was delicious" he said as he smiled

" Sure thing Juan remember i'll always be here if you wanna talk" She said smiling as she closed the door

Juan walked into his room seeing his teammates sleeping he quickly changed into his sleep pants and T-Shirt "Man i wish i could have Ruby's cooking every night she's such a good cook and she's really fun to talk to" then Juan realized what having Ruby's cooking every night would entail making him blush and quickly cover up with his blanket drifting into a dream about Ruby.