An exhausted Ruby Rose made her way back to her room after a long day of classes. After stumbling inside, she perked up at the thought of what was to come. The teen dashed to her desk and pulled out an enormous glass jar from a drawer. Humming a happy tune, she removed the lid.
Upon seeing the contents, Ruby froze. In a panic, she dumped the contents of the jar and began counting. After a second count, she slowly replaced the precious items.
Ruby narrowed her eyes dangerously.
Ruby stood in front of her team with her feet planted firmly at shoulder width, arms crossed, eyes impassive. She looked each of her teammates in the eye for a few seconds. Weiss shifted uncomfortably. Yang frowned. Blake watched her leader with curious amber eyes.
"I suppose you're all wondering why I've called you here today," Ruby spoke.
"She's good," whispered Yang to Blake, earning a glare from Ruby.
"I have discovered," the leader continued, "a cookie deficiency in my secret stash!"
She paused for effect, and to gauge her teammates' reactions.
"You called a team meeting because someone stole a cookie!?" blurted Weiss.
Ruby tilted her chin up. "Not just any cookie. One of my super deluxe triple chocolate chip cookies! I save those only for special occasions!"
Yang gasped as Ruby pointed to the huge jar of cookies she had left out.
The heiress sputtered. "Special occasions? There must be more than a hundred cookies in there!"
"Exactly!" replied Ruby. "They should last me at least a month."
Weiss' jaw went slack. Yang gave her a sidelong glance.
"You've been her partner for months. Are you telling me you're surprised?"
Weiss most certainly was. She had been aware of her partner's obsession with unhealthy foods since day one, but she had no idea she was so out of control. She spent some time sorting out her thoughts before speaking.
"It was just one cookie, right? As in, maybe one of four you'd eat on "special occasions" throughout the day? Can't you just let it go?"
Ruby narrowed her eyes at Weiss. "You're not getting off the hook that easy."
Weiss let out an indignant gasp. "Are you accusing me?"
"Not yet," responded the aspiring detective. "I don't have enough clues for that. But I will… in time."
Blake, Weiss, and Yang exchanged worried looks, realizing Ruby's intentions. A silent understanding passed between the three, and Ruby was not oblivious.
"The game is afoot!" she exclaimed, pulling a pipe out of nowhere. Placing it in her mouth, she blew a cloud of bubbles.
A/N: A preview for a story I've been working on. Since my last was relatively heavy, I figured I'd go for some humorous misadventures. Outcome is not decided yet: I plan to leave everyone suspicious so I can do Clue-style multiple endings. Review, please, with comments or suggestions!