"Oh, wow. She really went all-out, didn't she?"

It was a day after Weiss' proposal to Ruby and the excitement about red-haired huntress was still as strong as ever.

"It was amazing, Yang! There were roses and pancakes and kisses and look! Look at the ring, it's so pretty!" Ruby says excitedly, showing her sister her hand.

Yang takes her sister's hand, looking at the sparkly red ring on her finger. She chuckles at the concept, making Ruby tilt her head.

"What's funny, sis?"

"You're wearing a Ruby Rose. See? That's a ruby with roses etched around it. Weiss is so cute when she's all romantic."

"Believe me, I know." Ruby says, beaming.

"I have to say, I don't think I've ever seen you this happy. I mean, you're bubbly and sparkly normally, but DANG.. You are REALLY bouncy this morning."

"I can't help it. I don't think the effect has worn off, yet. Did I mention that she had her hair down, just the way I love it?"

Yang laughs. "A couple times, by now."

"Sorry."

"Don't be. I'm glad to see you're happy. Makes ME happy. You have a good effect on people when you're like this."

"Thanks, Yang." Ruby says, squeezing her in a tight hug.

Yang brings her hand up to her sister's head, lightly tussling her hair. "So, where's Weiss now? I would have figured you'd still be spending the rest of the week makin' frenzied, new-fiancéd love or something."

An indignant blush comes to the huntresses' face, making her look away from her sister. "A whole week? That's too long for anybody, Yang. Besides, Weiss said she needed to pick up a few things at the store."

"But you had sex that morning, right?"

"N-No!"

"Well, that's a "yes", if I've ever heard one."

"I so did not!"

"Oh, PUH-lease, my darling little sister. That's probably the most romantic thing to happen to a woman in her life, other than her wedding night."

"That doesn't mean sex, Yang! Maybe I just wanted some cuddling!"

" 'Cus, wedding nights are most known for post-marital cuddling."

"They could be!"

"Right. And I'm the Melon Lord, holding dominion over all my melon brethren."

"Wow, I didn't know you were the Melon Lord, sis."

"Cute."

"I know."

"Well, sex would certainly explain why I didn't hear she'd done it until the next morning. All-day love session."

"Yang!"

The sister's argument is interrupted by the light patter of Blake's feet on the floor. The disheveled look about the faunus nearly makes Ruby giggle. Her long, black hair, usually straight or at least having some sort of order to it, instead bushes out in all manner of directions like a lion's mane. Her clothes are wrinkled and sag off her shoulder, exposing the light color of her skin. Her ears twitch at every movement, however slight, and her tail wraps around her leg. Ruby couldn't tell whether her eyes were closed, or open VERY narrowly.

"You are both VERY loud." She mumbles, her words barely understandable as she walks groggily to the kitchen.

Yang nudges Ruby in the side, grinning. "Watch this, it's adorable. Hey, Blake, your catnap go alright?"

"Meh" is the light, cute-sounding reply that Blake gives as she fumbles around for the coffee pot.

"I don't remember Blake ever being like that when we were at Beacon..."

"That's what happens when you sleep with Yang Xiao Long."

"That is hardly the issue. I can handle her particular brand of love quite gracefully." Blake says blandly, sitting next to Yang with a cup of steaming coffee. "The issue is that your sister is not unlike a human steamroller when she sleeps and often rolls completely over me several times during the night."

"Oh, come on, Blakey. You have to admit-"

"That you're really heavy when you lay right on top of me?"

"Are you trying to say I'm fat?"

"Muscle weighs more than fat, sweetie."

"Oh, so I'm muscular? Meow~" Yang purrs with a grin. "Blakey, all this sweet talk is makin' me want to take you back to our bedroom."

"I just woke up, Yang. I'm not going to move from this couch for at least another twenty minutes." She replies, taking a sip of her coffee. "Plus, it's doubtful your sister would want to see that."

Yang's face huffs up into a pout. "How come every time I want to get some, Ruby's always here?"

"Hey!"

"Sorry, Ruby. I love you, but you're a serious blow to my attempts at bedroom antics-"

"-That wouldn't have worked, anyway." Blake interrupts, her voice dull.

"Blake, let's be real, here. You wouldn't be able to resist me if we were alone. I have more charm than anyone."

"And I know better than anyone how to ignore your charms."

"Oh, you wouldn't want to ignore them... I'd make sure of that."

"Oh? And how would you do that, exactly?"

"Easy. One touch to your ears.." Yang grins as she brings her hand up to her girlfriend's black cat ears and lightly pets up the length of them, drawing a happy, purring sound from the faunus. "And you'd be putty in my hands."

The black haired woman appears to be enjoying the petting until her eyes fall upon Ruby, sitting politely on the couch. "*Ahem* I-I see your point." Blake mumbles with a deep blush, brushing Yang's hand away.

"Do you guys want me to go? I mean.." Ruby starts.

"Wait, not until you tell Blake your good news, sis!" Yang suddenly exclaims, remembering the whole reason her sister was here in the first place.

"Good news?"

Ruby bounces a bit on the couch, eagerly showing Blake her ring. "Me and Weiss are getting married!"

"Wow, Ruby, congratulations!" Blake says, a happy smile on her face. She takes another sip of her coffee. "When are you going to have it?"

"I dunno. We haven't really talked about it much-"

"-They were too busy-"

"Yang, be quiet and let Ruby speak."

"Thanks, Blake. We don't exactly have a specific date or season, but we're going to talk about it a bit when she gets back from the store."

"Well, you have plenty of time to decide."

"Personally, I can't wait to see my little sister all gussied up in her wedding dress. Walking down the aisle with a light smile on her face as she begins life anew with her soul-mate, a maiden of white. Ah, I can see it now..." Yang says dreamily, a smile on her face.

Ruby and Blake stare at Yang, exchanging confused shrugs. "Ok… Never heard her talk like that before…"

"I'm her sister, and I've never heard her talk like that."

"Anyway! Let's get back to business, Ruby!" Yang says, suddenly turning to face her sister. "You've got to find out when you guys' wedding is going to be!"

"I'll talk about it with Weiss, but I don't want to make her feel like she absolutely has to make these decisions right now. I mean, she probably won't want to talk about it right away."


"I want to talk about this right away." Weiss says, letting the grocery bags thump on the counter. "It's always better to have a plan set, so that you can adjust if things go awry."

Ruby reaches for a carton of strawberry ice cream that lays in one of the bags, just within her grasp. This motion earns a light slap on her hand from Weiss, along with a gentle scold.

"Ruby Rose, that's not for you to eat."

"But, Weiss…"

"Don't "but, Weiss" me, sweetie. That is for me. You ate the entire carton of ice cream last time and didn't even save a bit for me. This entire carton is mine."

"I did SO leave you some!"

"You call that melted goop at the bottom ice cream?"

"It's made from the same stuff, isn't it?"

"It is hardly the same."

"How so?"

"In consistency, in the ability to eat it without making an absolute mess, in-"

"Alright, alright, I get it." She pauses, looking up at her fiancé with a cute pout. "You're going to let me have a little bit though, right?"

"Maybe, if you're good." Weiss replies, putting the groceries away.

Ruby grins, taking a seat at the kitchen table. "Well, then, I'm going to be getting ice cream. I'm always good."

"So you say."

"I DO say. Like you'd be able to eat the entire carton by yourself, anyway."

"I might."

"I don't think so, Weiss. I know exactly what you'd do. You'd probably chip away at it slowly, taking a small spoonful every now and again. Just for those occasions when you have a sweet tooth and I'm not around. In a month, you'll have hardly made a dent in it."

Weiss blushes indignantly, as that was pretty much exactly what she was going to do. "At least I take the time to savor the taste. You just gulp it down like it's your last meal."

"I taste it plenty."

"So you say."

"I DO sa-"

"Let's not start that again, shall we?" Weiss says, pulling the carton of ice cream from the bag. She walks over to the silverware drawer and retrieves a small spoon as she lightly hums. She makes a point of popping the top of the carton of right in front of her fiancé.

"You're eating that now?"

"Yes."

"You're not giving me any, are you?"

"Nope."

"That's cold, Weiss.

"Positively chilly."

"You're seriously not going to give me any?"

The heiress takes a spoonful of the sweet-tasting dessert and puts it in her mouth with a smile, allowing the taste of strawberry to spread on her tongue. "Nope."

"C'mon, Weiss… Pleeeease?" Ruby begs, putting on her biggest puppy-dog eyes in an effort to entice the pale girl to her side.

Weiss walks to the table, ice cream carton in hand, and takes a seat next to the red haired girl. "Tell you what, Ruby. I'm going to ask you questions about the wedding. I'll give you a scoop of ice cream for every one you answer."

"Sounds fair. We have to talk about that, anyway. Besides, ice cream makes it more fun!"

"Alright, what season should we have it in?"

"Winter."

"Winter?" The heiress asks, an eyebrow raised. "Why?"

"Because you'll look so beautiful, dressed all in white with sparkly snow all over. Your cheeks will have that rosy color they always get when they're cold. And, it'd just be sooo pretty.."

"You're thought about this, haven't you?"

"I was daydreaming about you in a wedding dress in the snow long before you proposed, sweetness. Ice cream, please." Ruby says, opening her mouth.

Weiss chuckles and scoops up some ice cream in the spoon. She gently feeds it to the huntress, who makes a cute noise as she takes the spoon in her mouth and giggles.

After tasting the ice cream and swallowing it down, she looks back at Weiss with a smirk. "Y'know, Yang would have a field day if she saw what we were doing."

"What is that, exactly?"

"You, feeding me ice cream while we both giggle like schoolgirls… She'd be all "Wow, you guys are sooo sappy! Hope that ice cream doesn't end up in other areas"!" Ruby says, doing a surprisingly good impersonation of the blonde warrior.

Weiss cheeks light up a soft pink. "I'd prefer ice cream stay in my mouth, thank you."

"Here, here. Next?"

"Alright, how big are we making the ceremony?"

"Small."

"Small?"

"Yeah, like, only a few of our really good friends. You know, Yang and Blake, Pyrrha and Juane, like that."

"I would have thought you'd want a big, loud wedding."

"One… We both know you wouldn't have wanted a big, loud wedding. You like quiet. Two.. The After-Party is what's going to be loud, even with the few people we invite. They're our friends to boot, so it'll be even louder! But, for our wedding, I want it to be serene and quiet. That's why I wanted a winter wedding. Serenity and beauty.."

"I have to say, I'm liking how this is shaping up."

"Me, too. Of course, I liked how it was shaping up when you proposed." Ruby says, opening her mouth to receive another spoonful from Weiss. "Next?"

"Whose last name are we taking?"

"I can live the rest of my life as Ruby Schnee. Sounds good, huh?"

"Just like that?"

"Just like that, baby."

"Alright, then. We'll take my last name."

"Ah." Ruby says, opening her mouth again.

"Are you thinking these through or just answering for the ice cream?"

"A little of both. True, I want the ice cream, but I've also thought about this stuff a little beforehand."

"You are such a handful."

"A good handful, I hope. Ah."

The heiress chuckles, bringing a spoonful up to Ruby's lips. "Of course you are."

Ruby takes the spoonful in her mouth before licking off the bit that starts to drip off. "Next?" She asks, pulling back when she's finished.

Weiss fiddles with the spoon. "How… How are we going to tell my parents?"

"A letter."

"Huh?"

"A letter with a big picture of a middle finger that says "F you, I'm getting married to Ruby Rose and you can both go-"

"Ruby."

"Sorry. I really don't know, Weiss. I mean, they're going to be mad no matter what you do."

"That doesn't make me feel better."

"It wasn't supposed to."

"So, what is?"

"This." Ruby says, leaning forward and capturing Weiss' lips in her own. It's a slow, passionate kiss that tastes sweetly of strawberries. Weiss' eyes close lightly as the red haired huntress wraps her arms around her in a gentle and re-assuring embrace. After a few moments, she pulls back. Icy eyes catch shining silver ones as they look lovingly at her.

"I promise that when you decide to tell them about the wedding, I will be right there to yell back in their faces. Nothing is going to stop me from marrying you, Weiss. Especially not your parents."

"Ruby..."

"Ah-Ah! I don't wanna hear another word, Mrs. Schnee!" Ruby interrupts, grabbing the spoon from Weiss' hand and scooping out a large dollop of ice cream. Before Weiss can speak another word, the huntress uses her speed to her advantage as she shoves the spoonful into her mouth. Ruby's swift and comical motion makes Weiss laugh, her mouthful of ice cream threatening to dribble out of her mouth.

"Ruby, you dolt! Now it's all over my chin!" She says in mock anger, unable to stop laughing.

"I could kiss it off, if you'd like…"

"No, stay away!"

"Aw, C'mon, Weiss-y~ It'll only tickle a little bit... I'm gonna get ya, Weiss! C'mere!"

"Ruby Rose, don't you dare!" Weiss squeals in laughter as Ruby leaps out of the chair and wraps her arms around the pale girl's body, raining kisses on her face.

The pleasant, loving sounds of happy brides-to-be echo through the small house, making the day seem just a little bit brighter.