Ruby was starving, and she showed it by saying, or, most likely, yelling it every five seconds. Meanwhile Weiss was trying to understand the class they just went off, and, rough task, to make Ruby understand it too. Yang was nowhere to find, probably to dodge the lesson. They finally made it to the room, and Weiss barely noticed Blake wallowed on her bed and reading. She tried, once again, to motive Ruby:
- You are so childish! We have lessons and homework you know?
And then Ruby hit her with the fatal blow:
- Weiss! Please! I'm so hungry I won't learn anything!
And of course she begged it with her super-cutie smile… Weiss bit her lower lips, trying to resist but… She finally ceded, but kept her notes to keep review the History of Humans and Faunus class that Professor Oobleck gave them sooner this day. And she accompanied Ruby to the cafeteria, where she took a full plate of cookies, while Weiss tried to make her learn the date of the most important battles, but Ruby wasn't listening so Weiss gave up and passed the rest of time by looking at Ruby, chin in her hand and a bored look. Bored look who dissimulated perfectly the attention she gave her.
Yeah. Weiss was spying on Ruby. She wasn't proud of it, at all but can't help… She was near to slap herself, when she remembered Ruby was in front of her and that she was in a public place, so it wasn't the best idea. So she didn't move, feeling confused by the mix of desperation – of her own silliness – and happiness she felt, looking without really seeing Ruby swallowing cookies at high speed. Nora passed by and leaved an "Oooh!" before leaving, probably because of the eating speed, which was almost competing with her. Almost, because nothing could eat as fast as Nora.
Weiss shook her head suddenly to clear her tough and listen to Ruby who was, as usual, babbling something about Blake being mysterious or something like that. They get up and Weiss carried her notes uselessly around the corridors, and finally arrived at the dorm. They opened the door and entered the room, and before one of them could react, one of Blake's clone grabbed her notes and put it on the desk. Then the real Blake splashed her with a full bucket of ice-cold water, and when she was about to yell at Blake, Ruby squeaked after a double dose from her big sister. And she jumped into her arms. But Weiss was too upset to react, and started to lecture Blake.
This trick from Yang was usual, but from Blake! Then Blake laughed, and Weiss realized she was carrying Ruby like a bridegroom would carry his betrothed. She didn't know what to do, so… She just gave up. Literally. She opened her arms and let Ruby fall, before grabbing something to wear and heading to the showers. She was upset. And stunned. And embarrassed. And red. And pretty mad at both Yang and Blake. And at her by the way, for many reasons, like for being that stupid, for thinking stupid too… She locked herself under a hot, almost boiling shower, trying at best to clear her thoughts, at most to warm and calm herself.
She got out of the shower a few seconds after Ruby and after, of course, making sure her pajama wasn't wet. They walked back to the dorm slowly, talking about all and nothing, then they crossed on Yang and Blake, not in pajamas, so logically going out, and exchanged a few words before going on their own way. Just while they were going to separate, Ruby winked at her older sister in a totally visible and suspect way, and Weiss almost face palmed herself, in desperation. Hopefully for her mental stability, Blake didn't seem to notice the embarrassment, and Weiss kinda pulled Ruby back to the dorm and forced her to sit in front of her.
- What was that exactly?
Ruby seemed nervous, she looked around suspiciously and suddenly approached Weiss like she was going to tell a secret, so Weiss approached her face slowly, waiting for the revelation:
- You… You saw that?
Weiss though she was going to fall.
- Seriously? Everyone in this damn corridor saw that! You're lucky Blake was too busy with her thoughts!
- Oh crap…
- Yeah! You can say it! So now, explain me, what was that?
- It's an old sister-joke… Every time she or I go away alone with someone, anyone, the other wink…
Seriously? Just an old sister-joke? Weiss was almost desperate… She stared at Ruby for about five seconds before sighing and letting herself fall on her couch and closing her eyes.
- Go sleep now. You've nearly killed me, so please let me sleep…
- What? But Weiss… Why?
- Shut up and let me sleep.
Weiss was expecting something really important, a secret or else… She had a nervous wreck, and just wanted to sleep. So she keep her eyes closed and her back on her bed, while Ruby shut down the light, and then she tried to sleep. Uselessly, because a question roamed in her mind: What did she expect exactly? As she couldn't find the answer, the time was ticking… And Blake and Yang got back.
Or most exactly, Yang got back and wallowed on her bed, quickly falling asleep deeply as usual, and Blake came back a little later, going straight to her bed avoiding perfectly all the obstacles up the road before curling up in a ball under her blanket. And at this time, Weiss noticed she was sleeping with her bow… And then she came to understand that Blake was always wearing her bow. Before she could find a reason for it, the sleep came to her and took over.
