"Weeeeeiiiiiiis!" A soft, high pitched voice called from above the Schnee heiress as she lay sprawled across her bed. "Hey, Weiss!" The voice called again, which only earned a grumble from Weiss as she grumbled and turned over. "WEISS!" She finally shouted, causing her friend's eyes to slowly open as she rose up at the same pace of her eyelids.
"Nnngh… Ruby… it's seven thirty…." Weiss grumbled as she lazily rose a lightly clenched fist to rub at her left eye.
"Well… Yang, Blake and I were gonna go out for some Saturday morning ice cream and were wondering if you wanted to join us." Ruby replied as she awkwardly arose from her slightly bent over state and awkwardly rubbed at the back of her neck. A quick glance around the room from Weiss revealed that the rest of her team had already had showers and were each clad in their usual attire. Blake was seated on the edge of her bed reading one of her many books, while Yang casually leaned against the dresser with her arms crossed, glancing down at Weiss as she too awaited an answer from the heiress.
"Ice cream at seven-thirty?" Weiss asked with a groan as she pulled her legs over the edge of her bed. "Honestly, who's idea even was it to eat sweets at such an… unruly hour." She asked.
"Well, it was—" Ruby began, only to be cut off by her older sister before she could finish.
"It was Ruby's, duh." Yang said nonchalantly with a tiny smirk planted on her face. "I mean, who else's would it be?"
"By now I suspect such carelessness from the both of you." Weiss coldly replied before letting out a deep yawn and laying back down. "Now, if you'll excuse me, I should be— OOF!" Before Weiss could even finish her sentence, she suddenly found herself being entirely flopped on by her own team leader, who now laid stomach down with her torso spread across Weiss' legs.
"C'moooon Weiss! It'll be fun!" Ruby exclaimed as Weiss only struggled to get Ruby off of her by tiredly shoving at her and squirming around, though her efforts were to no avail. "Just think of all that ice cream we can eat before eight o'clock!"
"R-Ruby! Get off me!" Weiss shouted before giving her leader one last shove, causing her to clumsily fall off the bed and land on her butt. Sighing, Weiss brought herself up once more and stood all the way up this time. "If you insist, then I suppose that one bowl of vanilla ice cream wouldn't hurt." She said, causing Ruby to practically leap upwards in pure glee before running over to hug her friend.
"YAY! Weiss, we're gonna have so much fun together! We'll all eat all the ice cream we want until all four of us are about to burst and then we'll eat even more!" Ruby shouted in glee after unceremoniously wrapping Weiss tightly within her embrace and lightly jumping up and down in excitement.
"Okay sis, that's enough now." Yang replied with a chuckle as she placed a hand on her younger sister's shoulder and lightly pulled her away from Weiss, who had completely frozen up at the sudden contact and was now covered in a light shade of crimson red due to a mixture of both annoyance and embarrassment.
"Right… well, I suppose I should go get ready now." She stated after letting out a loud huff to further show her annoyance with her leader. And without another word, she had sauntered off to the bathroom to get ready for their upcoming 'team get together.'
Within the next hour, Weiss had gotten completely ready and the entire team had gone out into the streets of Vale for their sought after sweets. Vale was bustling that day with villagers along every street corner, most of them seeming to be either out in the various markets or simply going for a stroll. Team RWBY was popular throughout the kingdom at this point, which of course led to quite a few looks from various villagers, a few even stopping to ask for autographs from them. This didn't prove to be too much of a hindrance, however, as the four girls managed to reach the parlor by nine a.m.
After ordering, the four sat down in a booth near the window and were soon served the ice cream which they asked for. Ruby ordered cookie dough ice cream with chocolate chips sprinkled throughout, Weiss ordered plain vanilla, Blake ordered rocky road, and Yang ordered a sundae.
"Mmm! I love early Saturday morning ice cream!" Ruby exclaimed as she scarfed down her ice cream while hunched over the table like a young child, clearly having no sense of good manners while she ate.
"Ruby, do you have any form of basic table manners? I mean, honestly, we're in public. The least you could do is show at least some sense of modesty." Weiss scolded harshly as she ate her bowl in almost the exact opposite manner of Ruby. She had a napkin neatly placed in her collar while she sat upright in her seat like a heiress should be. She slowly took each bite with her spoon, which was delicately placed between her pale fingers.
"I guess that you could say that I have a Sundae morning ice cream." Yang said with a cheeky grin as she glanced over her former teammates. Her pun earned a loud groan from Weiss and a confused look from Ruby, while Blake didn't even acknowledge it due to her face being buried in her book.
"But… it's not even Sunday." Ruby replied, which caused Yang to only snort loudly and let out a chuckle before ruffling through her sister's hair.
"Heh heh, just 'cause it's not Sunday here doesn't mean that it's not Sunday somewhere else, little sis!" Yang exclaimed before lightly wrapping in arm around Ruby's neck and pulling her closer so she could shuffle through her hair with her hand.
"Ah! Yang, stop it!" Ruby shouted as she hopelessly flailed within her sister's arms, letting out various squeaks and squeals throughout. The humorous display caused even Weiss to drop her icy facade just for a moment so she could stifle a light chuckle.
They stayed at the parlor for quite a bit, the four huntresses-in-training chatting amongst themselves while eating their bowls of the delicious dessert. By the time they had left, each one had gone through at least two separate bowls, including Weiss. Ruby had gone through about six and had a bit of a stomach ache because of it. With their eating concluded, Weiss left a check for their food and the four made their way back to their dorm at Beacon Academy. However, once they arrived, the four were met with a familiar tall white haired male clad in dark green. He was holding a cup of steaming hot cocoa in one hand and his trademark cane in the other.
"Hello Miss Rose, Miss Schnee, Miss Belladonna, and Miss Xiao Long." He greeted with a warm and welcoming smile. "Did you enjoy your morning out on the town?" He asked, that welcoming grin ever present on his face.
"Oh, hey Professor Ozpin!" Ruby greeted with a smile which was just as friendly and welcoming, if not more, as she waved in his direction. "Yeah, we had fun. We went out and got some Saturday morning ice cream!" Ruby exclaimed happily.
"Oh, and you didn't think to save me any, did you?" Ozpin asked, causing Ruby to turn a bright shade of red and reflexively hold her arms out in front of her while she shook her head frantically.
"O-oh I'm sorry! I didn't know that you wanted any! If we had known we would have gotten you a whole box! In fact we can go back if you wa—" Her words were soon interrupted by a loud chuckle from the headmaster.
"Hohohoho! You needn't worry, Miss Rose. I've already eaten breakfast." He exclaimed in glee as Ruby soon straightened herself up once she realized it was just a joke.
"O-oh! Haha!" Ruby laughed nervously while rubbing the back of her neck in embarrassment.
"Though, I'm afraid this isn't a social call." Ozpin said, seeming to straighten up quite fast, his smile soon disappearing and becoming replaced by a serious expression. "You see, Beacon Academy has a new student. He's an exchange student from England by the name of Stanley Edwards." Ozpin explained. "Of course, all of our dorms are currently full, which is why he will be staying with you." Ozpin said, causing all four girls to suddenly freeze up at the thought of a guy staying in their room full of… well, girls.
"Um, with all due respect, Professor Ozpin, do you really think that it's a good idea for a boy to share a room full of girls?" Weiss asked while defiantly placing her hand on her hip, which earned an understanding nod from Ozpin.
"While I understand your concern, Miss Schnee, I assure you that Mister Edwards is a highly respectable boy all the way from London, England. I simply thought that having our new student room with Beacon's most promising team could provide him with a good… boost in confidence, wouldn't you agree?" Ozpin asked rhetorically after turning to slowly walk down the hallway with Team RWBY following suit.
"Hmm… if you say so." Weiss muttered with a slight huff as she crossed her arms and walked alongside the rest of the team.
"Eh, if I catch him watching me change or being a total creep, I'll be happy to introduce him to the girls." Yang replied with a smirk while clenching her fists and throwing several punches towards the air around her.
"I'm afraid that violence won't be necessary, Miss Xiao Long." Ozpin said. "On the off chance that Mister Edwards displays any... risqué actions towards you while in the comforts of your dorm, his caretaker has offered to see to him personally."
"Caretaker?" Blake asked, having put her book away in her satchel once they had returned to their dorm. "Is… his father or mother here?"
"No. His name is Sebastian Michaelis, and he will be your new art teacher." Ozpin replied curtly while continuing to lead the team down the hall. "To be clear, I do not know the extent of his relationship with Mister Edwards, though according to the information I was given, he is in fact his legal guardian." Ozpin said. The rest of the walk was nothing but silence between the four girls and the headmaster, until they finally reached Ozpin's office.
Inside the office stood three figures. One was the familiar Glynda Goodwitch, who had her ever present stoic expression plastered across her features while she stood beside the two new members of the Beacon family. The first of which was a tall man clad in jet black attire, who was wearing a small pair of rectangle spectacles upon his face. And then seated in the large chair was a boy with an eyepatch, clad in fancy blue attire which matched the tall man's own and a fancy top hat to compensate.
"Hello, and welcome to Beacon Academy." Ozpin said with a warm smile as both him and Team RWBY entered the office to greet their new acquaintances.
