Around 11 AM, Ruby had woken up to find Weiss in her arms, with Weiss resting her head in the nape of Ruby's neck. Weiss was half-awake, but it felt like she could lie there forever. It just felt so right. She just wished Ruby wouldn't leave her side. It was all perfect until that damned whistle Ruby had in her pocket at all times was brought out.
Springing out of bed, Ruby blew her little whistle. The noise was loud enough to make Weiss fall out of her bed from shock.
"Gah! Ruby!" Weiss shouted after hitting her head on the ground. "Are you trying to give me a concussion?"
"Good morning, team!" The redhead ignored her, as she didn't want to deal with a grumpy Weiss so soon. She wasn't about to let Weiss ruin her morning.
"Ugh, Rubes did you really have to blow that whistle?" Yang groaned, and got up from her bed. "Look what you did to Blake!" She gestured to Blake who was shivering and covering her cat ears.
Ruby gasped and ran up to Blake. Guilt filled her eyes when she saw the state Blake was in.
"Oh my god Blake I'm so sorry I totally forgot that you had cat ears and please don't hate me I just thought it was a good idea to wake you guys up." Ruby let out in one breath.
"It's okay, Ruby. Just … give me some space."
"Can do! Uh … anyways, as leader of Team RWBY, I say we spend the weekend eating cookies!"
"You said that last weekend." Weiss pointed out.
"And you didn't even share!" Yang remarked.
"You said you didn't want any!" Ruby tried defending herself.
"You could've gave me at least one of the three dozens you had!"
"I just really like cookies, okay?!" With that, Ruby dashed into the hallway.
Yang looked out the door and shouted, "Where are you going?!"
"Getting more cookies!" Was all the redhead yelled before leaving. She had no idea where she was actually going, but anywhere away from Yang was good enough for her.
"Uh, well I don't think Ruby will come back anytime soon, so… Blake! Wanna hang out?"
"Sure. Let me get changed first." Blake slowly got out of bed and brought a change of clothes with her into the bathroom.
It was the perfect moment for Yang to interrogate Weiss. Yang knew Weiss liked Ruby. But Weiss wasn't sure if Yang knew.
"So, Weiss. What were you doing with Ruby last night?"
"What do you mean?" The white haired girl said in her most confident tone.
"Oh you know exactly what I mean! You guys were hugging each other all night! And I may or may not have some pictures to show you if you don't remember."
"I-it was nothing, Yang. I just wasn't feeling well last night. And Ruby offered to sleep with me. To … uh make me feel better." It wasn't far from the truth, but some details were definitely missing.
Yang wiggled her eyebrows. "Sure, Weiss."
"It's the truth!" Weiss flushed and rolled her eyes. "Whatever, don't believe me. I'm going to the library, and don't even think about following me."
"See ya later Ice Queen!" Yang chuckled, waving a hand at the heiress leaving. It was always fun teasing Weiss. Yang just loved the way Weiss would get so defensive over everything.
Weiss grabbed her binder and stormed out of the room. Did Yang know about her crush? It made her angry that she was so vulnerable when Ruby was mentioned. Weiss knew it could never happen, it wouldn't. And she would make sure of that. Her family would never let that slide. Ruby wasn't even into her, so what was the point? Dwelling over a simple crush wasn't something a Schnee did.
Moments after Weiss left the room, Blake came out of the bathroom, dressed in her usual attire.
"So where are we going exactly?" Blake asked, bringing herself closer to Yang.
"I was thinking a walk through town, and maybe Junior's Club afterwards?"
"I'd love to, Yang." Blake giggled, and took Yang's hand in her own.
Hand in hand, the two girls exited the dorm. They were off to get some morning tea. Yang wasn't really a tea person, but if that's what Blake wanted, then she would come along with no hesitation.
Craving cookies as usual, Ruby had wandered off Beacon property and into a cafe she wasn't too familiar with, "Kookies & Kreme". She went up to the cashier and ordered a dozen chocolate chip cookies with a glass of milk. But before she could pay, she realized she forgot her wallet in the dorm.
"You've got to be kidding me!" Ruby went through each one of her pockets, hoping she could find some spare change, but to no avail. Girl pockets were the worst.
Suddenly, a hand swiftly dropped some change on the counter. Ruby looked towards the owner of the hand. Which belonged to none other than Cinder.
"Maybe this will help?" The girl just simply smiled at Ruby. It was a pretty smile but with a sly undertone.
"Cinder? Oh, you really don't have to, I'll just run back to get my wallet." Ruby suggested, already getting ready to sprint back, if it weren't for Cinder holding her hand back.
"It's fine, I actually wanted to talk to you. It's really no big deal."
Ruby pouted, "But I'd feel so bad!"
"Consider it a treat. From your … friend."
"Okay, but I'll make it up to you! I promise!" Ruby yelled excitedly.
Did she hear that correctly? Cinder had just called her a friend! The morning didn't start off the way she wanted it to, but this would make up for it tenfold. Free cookies and a new friend!
Ruby sat patiently at a table near the window, while Cinder was waiting for their order to arrive. The raven haired girl tapped her fingers gently on the cashier's desk.
There was something about Ruby that Cinder couldn't quite put her finger on. The girl trusted her so easily, almost too easily. She started to worry if she was coming on too strong, or if Ruby had already figured her out. But even if Ruby did, Cinder would get Ruby. She always gets what she wants.
"One latte, glass of milk and a dozen chocolate chip cookies!" One of the employees shouted, dropping a tray of the items on the counter. Cinder lifted up the tray and made her way towards Ruby.
"Hey! So, what did you want to talk to me about, Cinder?" Ruby said, stuffing cookies into her mouth.
"I'd like to get to know you better." Cinder smiled.
Ruby just stared at Cinder blankly, blinking every so often. It wasn't until Cinder spoke up that Ruby realized she hadn't responded.
Cinder smirked, "Is that a no?"
"What? No! I'd also like to know you better too." Ruby frantically let out.
"Great. Why don't you tell me a little about yourself and your team?"
Ruby was caught a little off guard at this question. She didn't even know where to begin talking about herself. So she took the easy way out, her life at Beacon.
"Um sure, I was..uh admitted to Beacon 2 years early…" Ruby didn't really like bragging, but what else could she say?
"Oh, and why is that?"
"Well, I was fighting Roman Torchwick, and I guess Professor Ozpin saw something in me."
"Roman Torchwick? That's pretty impressive for a 15 year old." Cinder almost whispered, leaning in closer to Ruby.
She stared into her silver eyes intently, clearly not planning on redirecting her gaze. She wanted Ruby, badly.
"Haha, thanks, I try my best. I'm not the leader of Team RWBY for nothing!"
"I'm sure your efforts will certainly come through, Ruby. Now… what about the rest of your team? I'm curious as to how they keep up with you." Cinder rested her elbows on top of the table, occasionally taking a sip of her latte.
"Okay, well, there's Weiss, I'm pretty sure you've heard of her. Weiss Schnee. At first, I thought she was just a priss, which she sometimes is, but turns out she's actually pretty nice and a great partner. Oh! And then there's Blake, I don't really know much about Blake, but that's because she's kind of mysterious. Like you! In a way… She's pretty quiet and she wears this cute little bow! And last but not least, my dearest sister Yang! Or as Weiss likes to call her 'blonde brute'."
Cinder gave Ruby a small laugh, "it seems like you've got a good team in your hands."
The raven haired girl's face instantly darkened, with a small glint in her eyes.
"It would certainly be a shame if something happened to them."
"Haha, I wouldn't be too worried about that, like you said, they're a great team and I'm sure they'd be able to handle whatever comes their way."
Before responding, Cinder looked down at her scroll, it was already 1 PM.
"Sorry to leave so suddenly, but I'm running a bit late, I'm afraid I'll have to go now." With that, Cinder stood up from her chair and grabbed her latte with her.
"Wait! Can't you stay just a bit longer?" Ruby pleaded, her lips forming a slight pout.
Cinder knew she just couldn't say "no" to that face. It was adorable! Even for someone as diabolical as Cinder. "I really shouldn't be any later than I already am… But if you'd like, you could come along."
"Yes! Of course I'll go!"
"Wonderful, let's get going."
"Um, how about this one?" Ruby held up a blue lace dress and showed it to Cinder, hoping it was a good one.
For the past few hours, Ruby was trying to find Cinder a new dress. Unfortunately, it wasn't that easy.
"It's a bit too colourful, don't you think?" Cinder said, raising an eyebrow.
Truthfully, Cinder didn't even need help on picking the right dress, she just wanted to see what Ruby wanted her to wear.
"Aww, but you'd look so cute!" Ruby squealed.
Cinder froze completely, her pale skin took on a reddish colour. She wasn't entirely sure on how she was supposed to act. People have called her many things before, but never cute.
"Thank you…"
Ruby just smiled and continued to look at the dresses, completely unaware of what she had just done.
Cinder leaned a bit closer to Ruby, and just as she was mere inches away, Ruby turned around. Cinder flinched at the sudden movement.
"What's wrong?" Ruby questioned, innocently.
"Nothing."
Cinder would never admit it, but she was nervous. Nervous that she would mess everything up and scare away Ruby. But Ruby was unintentionally doing a pretty good job of making Cinder feel reassured.
After a few more moments of silence, Ruby had finally found the one.
Grabbing a long black dress, Ruby shouted, "This is it!"
Cinder took a look at the dress, she liked it. It didn't stand out too much, but it wasn't plain either. Without a word, Cinder grabbed the dress and walked towards the dressing room.
After undressing down to her underwear, Cinder tried on the dress, it was a perfect fit. It hugged her curves in all the right places, not that Cinder needed a dress to accentuate her body.
It was 6PM, and Cinder knew if she didn't hurry up, she would be late. Without taking off the dress, Cinder walked out of the changing room, where Ruby was waiting for her with a grin.
"Hey, so was the dress okay?"
"It was perfect, Ruby. I love it."
"Haha, I'm glad you like it, it did take a few hours after all."
"Well, after all of this trouble, I'd hope that I would like what you picked out."
"Oh, by the way, what's the dress for?" Now that Ruby thought about it, she had never even asked what the occasion was.
Cinder paused for a moment, wondering if she should tell the truth, or a horrible lie. Or maybe both?
"I'm planning on taking my teammates out for the night." Cinder said, "You know, because they've been working so hard."
"That makes sense! Wow, you're such a great leader, Cinder. I could learn a few things from someone like you."
Cinder smirked, everything was going according to plan. "I could certainly teach you a few things, if you want."
