Holiday
Chapter 2
Weiss sat with her hands folded in her lap, leaning against the sofa cushions that had been removed from their proper places and scattered about the blanket fortress; Ruby and her uncle were enthusiastically going through their movie collection, determined to find something with enough guns and ridiculous fight scenes. Yang was devouring a stack of pancakes as if she had never eaten before in her life. Compared to the silent and often solitary meals Weiss had had at the Schnee manor, it was practically surreal.
"Nah, nah, see squirt – the rating for this one is ah, too vulgar. Pick something else," drawled Qrow, tossing the movie out of Ruby's reach.
"But it has light canons and space robots-"
"But mostly lots of naked people doing naked things, we aren't watching it. This is like porn with a plot. No."
Weiss blushed at the casual mention of such things, while Yang almost choked on her pancakes, pounding her chest.
"Yea, veto Ruby. Sorry."
Ruby grumbled.
"I just wanna see robots, man, we can skip all that junk," Ruby grumbled before glancing at her. "Weiss! What would you like to watch?"
Weiss blinked.
"Do you have any musicals?" she asked, feeling skeptical.
Ruby hesitated before gasping and clapping her hands.
"We do! We have Fifty Minutes to Vacuo!"
Yang laughed again, having nearly vacuumed down her lumberjack breakfast.
"Oh that's perfect," the blonde chuckled.
Qrow scratched his head, before shrugging.
"Eh, why not," he said, digging the movie out of the chaotic bin containing their collection.
"Oh? What's that?" asked Weiss.
"It's a musical comedy, about these two guys trying to rob a train!" Ruby explained. "It's like, a cult classic!"
Ruby had already changed into her pajamas, which was in fact a strawberry onesie; Weiss hadn't even realized they made adult sized onesies, but it didn't surprise her in the least that Ruby would have one.
The teammates got comfortable while Qrow dimmed the living room lights; so far, Weiss wasn't exactly sure what to make of their uncle. He seemed to be older than her sister, however he didn't have the same authoritarian manner about him that Weiss associated with adulthood. She also wasn't entirely sure what his occupation was, though something told her it wouldn't be what she expected.
Ruby scooted up next to her on the pillows, grinning excitedly as she nibbled at her dinner; she would probably be covered in crumbs by the time she was done, seemingly incapable of focusing on both eating and involving herself in the story of a movie. In their dorm room, Weiss almost had to trail after her partner with a dustpan when Ruby was trying to multitask and snack. Instead of being irritated by this, for once, she simply smiled a little and let herself watch the show.
The musical was certainly not something she and her family would have attended in a theater. However, that almost made it better for her personally; the singing was actually quite good, and the choreography matched the humorous tone of the story as the two men tried to go about robbing the train despite all their fumbling and lack of foresight. Despite being unrepentant vagabonds, she found herself cheering for them; considering the topic hit somewhat close to home, she could appreciate how well the actors played their parts to get an audience member biased against such things to empathize with them.
Yang cheered loudly when one of the men won over the heart of a train attendant, convincing him to join their escapade in robbery and essentially elope with him; another reason this show would likely never make the circuit in Atlas. Qrow whistled when the two men kissed, causing Ruby to giggle again.
Finally, the end credits rolled across the screen. Ruby popped to her feet, nearly knocking over the blanket fort.
"Another!"
Qrow glanced at the time, shrugging.
"Alright, one more. But Tai's gonna be salty if I let you guys stay up all night."
"Pssh, what he doesn't know won't hurt him," Yang yawned, waving a hand. "Sides, we're like, adults now."
Qrow laughed, a raspy chuckle.
"You've learned well, kiddo."
"I have an excellent teacher," Yang shot finger guns at her uncle.
Ruby suddenly started collecting their plates, surprising everyone. Her partner gave her a bright smile as she took the plate from her hands, dashing into the kitchen; Weiss shook her head in bewilderment. Ruby never remembered to put up her dishes at Beacon.
After she returned, they decided on another film, Yang and Ruby arguing passionately over which movie they should watch until eventually an accord was reached. The next show was a science fiction film, about a woman trying to survive on an alien planet and unable to use her Semblance or aura due to some vague reason.
Weiss could feel herself nodding off halfway through it, before realizing Ruby had already passed out, leaning on her shoulder. She considered waking her up and telling her she should go to bed; but eventually decided she wasn't hurting anything where she was. That, and Ruby was admittedly very cute when she was sleeping. An odd observance to be sure, but a true one.
Weiss dozed off herself at some point, waking with a start to Yang gently shaking her shoulder.
"Hey, wakey wakey Weiss-capades," Yang whispered.
"Mmm I am awake," Weiss protested.
"Uh huh, sure. Movie's over," Yang smiled. "Bedtime."
Weiss muttered under breath, sitting up. Ruby slumped over into her lap, completely comatose. Weiss felt her face heat up immensely, meeting Yang's eyes as her teammate smirked at her. Embarrassed for some reason, Weiss tapped Ruby's shoulder.
"Ruby."
"Nnng dolphin hats."
"Ruby, wake up."
Ruby grumbled, slumping into her lap fully and pulling Weiss's arm around her. Yang grinned at Weiss, chuckling.
"You know what? You've got this."
Weiss sputtered.
"What, no! Yang, help me," Weiss whispered.
"Nope. I believe in you," Yang winked, standing. Qrow was asleep on the sofa, snoring softly. "Nighty night, ice princess."
"But! Hey!"
Yang escaped the confines of the blanket fort, chuckling the whole time; Weiss could hear her footsteps on the stairs as she walked away. Weiss gaped after her traitorous teammate, unsure as to why she was so upset. All she had to do was wake Ruby up, something she'd done a dozen times at Beacon. However, her partner had never been asleep in her lap before; and for whatever reason, the idea was making her feel quite guilty. Especially considering how happy Ruby looked.
How does one look so happy in their sleep?
Weiss looked up at the quiet living room, feeling lost. She didn't want to be rude, considering this wasn't her house. Qrow snorted in his sleep, rolling over on the sofa. She had never seen someone sleep on a sofa; it was such a strange thing to realize, she almost giggled. She truly must be tired.
She glanced back down at Ruby. Her partner was mumbling again, clutching her arm as she snuggled against her. Weiss was strangely tempted to run her fingers through Ruby's short hair, and shook the thought from her head. Huffing, she leaned back against the pillows, trying to figure out a solution to her dilemma. In the end, she simply fell asleep herself.
