"Yaaaaaaang," Ruby whined. "Let me driiiive."

Ignoring her sister's complaints, Yang kept a hand on the wheel as she gazed forward.

All around them, various hills covered the vibrant landscape. Blue and green mixed together to create the perfect painting. In the sky, the yellow sun showed signs of descending over the hill-tops. Every now and then, a flock of birds flew overhead.

"Driving is just as boring as sitting," the blonde informed.

For a while now, it'd just been the highway. No other cars were in sight. Probably because they were in the middle of nowhere and still had several hours to go before they reached their destination.

Ruby crossed her arms in defiance as she sank back into her seat. "Bet it's not."

Naturally, Ruby was growing restless. She was usually eccentric, so being confined to a car seat for several hours at a time didn't go well. She just wanted to run somewhere. Where? No clue. She just wanted to move.

In the back seat was Weiss. She couldn't help but notice her girlfriend was a little fidgety. She set down the few cards in her hand and gently poked the back of her head.

"You're hardly old enough to drive, dunce."

Blake flipped over her stack of cards and set them in her lap to look at Ruby. This paused the card game her and Weiss were engaged in for about an hour now.

"Didn't you just start driving a few weeks ago?" the faunus asked.

"Yep!" Ruby confirmed. "But I can't get better at it if I don't- my herd!"

It was then that Ruby pointed in the distance. When Yang saw the black specks that were cows, she cursed mainly to herself.

"Dammit!"

Briefly, Blake's cat ear flicked. Yang was oddly competitive at this game. "That's five-two. Ruby."

"How are you so bad at this game, Yang?" Ruby asked with a smug grin.

"Don't gimme that," the blonde replied evenly. "You can focus on whatever you want. I have to watch the road- I drown your herd!"

"What?!" Ruby yelped as she spotted the pond just to the left. "Ah, darn it!"

The player who has the most herds wins. When a pond or any body of water is spotted along the drive, the person who yells that they "drown your herd" gets to subtract "points" from their opponent.

While deciding which card to play next, Blake casually said. "Ruby, you're down to four herds. Four to two."

"Heh," Yang mumbled in victory with a smirk.

"Why do you have to drown all my herds?!" Ruby yelled. "You're a cow-murderer!"

"I'm a cow murderer?" Yang scoffed from the accusation. "You eat more beef than any of us combined!"

"Do not!"

"Do too!"

"Do not!"

"Do too!"

While the sisters bickered, Blake folded her cat ears on top of her head to muffle the noise. She tried to focus on which card she should play next. The heiress posed more of a challenge than she'd originally thought.

Meanwhile, Weiss was steaming and not even focused on the game she was playing with her friend. Her face was red from anger. It was a wonder how she was still alive after four hours in here with them.

"Everyone shut up!" Weiss shouted.

Since Weiss didn't raise her voice often, the sisters went wide-eyed and shut their mouths for each other.

Then again, maybe this was a good distraction. Blake was good at this card game. A little too good. It was extremely hard to read the faunus' poker face.

When there was a moment of silence, Weiss sighed. "Can you be quiet for, oh, I don't know, a second?"

Ruby pointed at the blonde. "She started it."

"Ruby, I love you, but you're both at fault," Weiss pinched the bridge of her nose in annoyance. "I'm starting to get a headache."

Ruby frowned when she noticed her girlfriend looked distressed. "I guess four hours is your limit."

"I see you're grumpy," Yang observed. Before her friend could retort that, she said. "I think someone needs a pee break!"

From the comment, Weiss looked skeptical. "Are you treating me like a dog?"

To tease her girlfriend, Ruby asked. "Don't we have buckets?"

It was then that Blake abandoned all semblance of hope that her and Weiss would get the card game finished. That comment was enough for her to cringe. "That's disgusting."

"I'm joking!" Ruby teased. "We don't need buckets."

Yang nodded in agreement. "Pop a squat on the road."

"What?!" Weiss blurted.

"No one's around," Yang gestured to the empty road in front of them. "No one'll know. It'll be our secret."

"No!" Weiss yelped. "You may be able to do that, but civilized people don't."

Yang simply brushed off the passive aggressive comment and adorned a smug expression. "Moon anyone who passes by," this earned a horrified look. "They'd love it. Your butt's like the legit moon."

Multiple giggles. Even Blake chuckled from that one. Weiss seethed internally. This trip was going to be the death of her. Especially if it involved spending one more second in this car with the blonde.

"You're gonna be doing that when we're hiking, anyways," the blonde egged her on. "Might as well get used to it."

"I'll have you reprimanded," Weiss warned with a scowl.

"Is that a promise?" Yang asked jokingly.

Officially done with her crap, Weiss glanced out the window. By some saving grace, a green billboard appeared. An escape. This was her chance.

"There's a gas station in five miles," Weiss informed. "Just go there."

Yang teasingly scoffed as she gripped the wheel. "You're no fun."

Casually, Blake gazed at her white-haired friend that sat next to her. "Enjoy the luxury of toilets while you can."

Weiss let out another heavy sigh. '"I'm surrounded by idiots…"

"Ahahahhhhh," Ruby wiggled her finger. "I may be an idiot but I'm not dumb or stupid."

Silence. A long, drawn-out silence. For once, Weiss was glad her girlfriend said something confusing.

Blake, reader of all books, spoke in utter confusion. "What does that even mean?"

Ruby just shrugged like she'd said that before. "It's open for interpretation."

"My adorable dolt," Weiss addressed. "We may never know what you mean."

The way Weiss called her caused Ruby to blush.

"I'm Weissy deprived," Ruby realized as she gazed at her girlfriend.

This elicited rosy cheeks from the normally pale girl.

Again, Blake was the one to voice of her confusion. "What?"

Ruby spoke like the answer was obvious. "I haven't gotten my daily dose of Weissy yet. I have to cuddle her or I'm not the same person. I'm not me without Weiss!"

The declaration caused Weiss' heart to flutter. Honestly, she felt the same. She enjoyed sitting next to Blake since it seemed like she was the only sane one here. But Weiss could use some cuddles with her adorable dunce right now. Especially now that it was later in the day, and she was tired.

"My baby sister's so cuuuute," Yang cooed. "Are ya sure you don't wanna cuddle with me instead, Rubes?"

"That's Blake's job."

"Fair enough," the blonde concluded. Whether the faunus knew it or not, she was the best cuddler Yang had ever encountered.

If Yang could look back at her girlfriend, she would. For now, she settled on the rear view mirror. Sure enough, amber met lilac in a fond gaze.

A couple moments of silence passed. It didn't take long to arrive at the gas station.

"We're here!" Yang announced. "Everyone go pee. I don't care if you don't have to pee. Just pee."

"Yeah, yeah," Ruby waved her off.

At last, the girls could stretch their limbs. The four piled out of the car and enjoyed the scent of fresh air. The sun beat down on them and a few birds chirped.

Freedom!

When Blake got the chance, she slid by Yang's side and hooked an arm around hers. In front of them, the white rose pair held hands as they entered the building.

"You're doing a great job driving," the faunus encouraged, which earned a lopsided smile. "Do you want to switch? I can tell you're tired."

"That'd be nice," Yang admitted. "You sure you're up for it?"

The only person Yang trusted to drive her beloved car was Blake. So far, the faunus had no accidents on the road since she began driving a couple years ago. Not to mention, she was a cautious, defensive driver. She always assumes that everyone on the road are idiots, so she takes the safest options.

"Why not," the faunus agreed. "I finished my book. Plus, I don't think Weiss wants to play another card game with me."

That earned a light laugh. "No one can beat you at the art of the poker face."

"I'll admit, Weiss has a good poker face as well," Blake said. "You and Ruby need some work."

"We really do," Yang agreed, fondness in her tone. "We're a little too expressive sometimes."

"That's not a bad thing," Blake pointed out.

"It lead me to you... so it must be a good thing," Yang grinned.

In their case, opposites very much attracted.

Happily, Blake closed the gap and pressed their lips together.

After stretching some more, the group hopped back in the car.

This was the final stretch.

A few more hours to go before they reached the mountains.

In the back seat, Ruby and Weiss rested on each other. It was exactly what the couple wanted- needed. They were finally able to cuddle. It was the only semblance of comfort in this chaotic car.

Ruby's head rested perfectly on Weiss' shoulder. Meanwhile, Weiss set her head on top of Ruby's own. The two hadn't made a peep for about an hour, so Yang glanced over her shoulder.

Their eyes were closed.

"So cute," the blonde mumbled in awe.

It'd been a long day. The pair deserved some shut-eye before they arrived.

"Aren't you glad they're not making out back there?" Blake teased.

"That's why I checked," the blonde replied knowingly. "They've been quiet. I'm glad they're just sleeping or I'd have to punch the princess."

"Just make sure it's a casual punch," Blake solemnly said as she kept her eyes on the road.

Yang laughed at the fact that the faunus didn't even try to dissuade her at all. Fondly, she placed her hand on top of her girlfriend's own as she drove.

"How much longer?" Blake asked.

Yang glanced at the time on the digital clock. "About two more hours."

"Alright. Not bad."

The game called My Herd is a Kansas/Midwest thing. There are so many cow herds here it's ridiculous. xD It really is entertaining for long drives.

Stay dandy,

~Toto