"I-I'm alive," Weiss muttered, smiling as she tried to catch her breath.
"Not much stamina, eh?" Yang said, her breathing was a bit faster from before, but it was clear she could keep going for awhile yet. "You know, I can...help you with that, if you want," she said, wrapping her arm around Weiss' shoulder.
"No thanks," Weiss muttered, pulling herself away from Yang. "And this is where we part ways!" Weiss said with a huff as she began walking away from the three, much to Ruby's surprise.
"What?! But-but why?!" she shouted, running in front of Weiss to prevent her from leaving. "We have food, shelter-"
"We have two cans of beans and a small tent," Blake interrupted, earning a glare from Ruby.
"Blake, I'm trying to get her to stay-"
"You have a tent?" Weiss asked, quickly turning back to Blake.
"A small tent, but if you stay and help out, I don't mind sharing," Blake said with a shrug, not caring one way or the other.
"It'll be nice, we could always use another person to help share some...body heat," Yang whispered the last part, licking her lips as she looked Weiss up and down.
"...I'll make sure to sleep between you and Yang," Ruby offered, glaring at her sister. "I'll make sure she won't touch you."
"...I think I'd prefer to sleep next to Blake," Weiss said, backing away from Ruby and towards Blake, who seemed the most sensible of the group. "And as for food," Weiss muttered, sliding off her duffle bag and opening it for all to see. "I have a jar of peanut butter,"
"Zwei will love that," Yang muttered, wiggling her eyebrows suggestively, grunting as Blake drived her elbow into her stomach.
"...You make me sick," Weiss muttered, casting a glare at Yang before turning back to her provisions. "A box of crackers and a can of tuna-"
"Tuna!" Blake shouted, rushing towards Weiss and peering into the duffle bag. "Did you say-It is!" she shouted, taking the can of tuna, smiling like a child in the candy store.
"Uh, can I have that-" she reached out, only to have her hand swatted away.
"Hiss!" Blake let out an animalistic sound as she scurried away underneath a nearby car, glaring at Weiss as she tried to peel off the lid.
"...Ruby?"
"What's up, Weiss?" she asked innocently, much too close for Weiss' comfort.
"I think I will sleep next to you after all," Weiss said, having lost all faith in Blake.
"Ooh, I can't wait! Oh, I hope you don't mind, but is it okay for Zwei to cuddle up next to you? Blake's not too fond of him and-"
"It's fine," Weiss cut her off, secretly happy that she got to cuddle with the corgi. Sure, these three idiots would probably get her killed, but at least she could have a nice, comfy tent to sleep in while cuddling with a corgi. Now all she had to hope for was Ruby not to be the cuddling type.
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Weiss' hope was dashed away as she felt Ruby against her back, her arm draped over her body protectively, Ruby's head buried into the back of her neck. Weiss was also fairly certain that she detected Ruby kissing the back of her neck as well, which she would normally have called the young girl out on if it weren't for one thing.
She liked it. Oh, how she enjoyed the feeling of being wrapped up in Ruby's arms, their legs tangled together like two lovers after a night of unbridled love making. The way she could feel Ruby's contented breathing down the back of her neck, sending shivers down her spine.
In order to not be completely overwhelmed from Ruby's cuddling Weiss decided to do her best on concentrating on Zwei, gently petting him and scratching his ear. She did her best not to wake him, and by the way he was unconsciously cuddling closer to her made her positive her gentle massages was doing more good than harm.
'This isn't so bad,' Weiss thought to herself, easily seeing herself getting comfortable in this situation. Though Ruby was a little...overwhelming at times, she did have a good heart. A bit air headed, from what she could tell, but she was much better than a majority of other survivors. Perhaps she was being a bit harsh on the girl on the fact she was a fan of her work? Thinking like that made Weiss regret how she treated the girl a bit coldly, just because she reminded her of her overzealous fans didn't mean she should treat her like one.
Blake wasn't so bad either, in fact the only problem was her obsession over tuna, and if she ignored that then Blake was the perfect person to be with in the middle of the zombie apocalypse.
Yang was...something. Honestly, as of now Weiss saw nothing positive in the idiotic brute. All she knew was that she was Ruby's sister and that she was reckless. If they were going to survive she would need to mature just a bit. There was one thing nice about her though…
"Weiss," as if on cue, Yang entered the tent, whispering her name.
"My turn already?" she asked, earning a nod from Yang. Yang had offered Weiss the last turn for keeping watch, allowing her to sleep uninterrupted for six hours. Weiss had gladly taken it, though she only managed to sleep on and off throughout the night, thanks to Ruby.
"If you're too tired or...enjoying yourself," she smiled at the sight of her tangled up in Ruby's limbs. "I can take your watch for you."
"No thanks, I'll be fine," Weiss whispered, back, slowly untangling herself from Ruby. "I was getting a little hot from Ruby anyways."
"Oh, is that so?" Yang smiled, earning a blushing glare from Weiss.
"You know that's not what I mean," she whispered harshly. It didn't have the desired effect as Yang simply laughed her off.
"Here's the watch, make sure you wake me in two hours so I can start on breakfast." And with that Yang quickly took her place next to Ruby, who sighed in content at the new cuddle partner.
'...Like a puppy,' Weiss thought with a small smile, before exiting the tent and taking up watch.
Maybe Yang wasn't as bad as Weiss made her out to be, sure, she was infuriating, but it was obvious she cared for Ruby and Blake, and oddly enough she had taken to Weiss quite quickly, despite the fact Weiss had been a bit rude. She was even willing to wake up shortly after her shift just to make breakfast for everyone.
'Maybe this wouldn't be so bad after all?' Weiss thought to herself before concentrating on the task at hand.
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"I can't believe this," Weiss muttered, chewing on a piece of meat from one of the rats Yang had caught. "This-this is actually good!"
"Well, what can I say?" Yang asked rhetorically with a shrug. "It's an old family recipe-"
"Your family feeds on rats?" Weiss muttered, looking at Ruby, who only shrugged.
"Don't look at me, we're only half sisters."
"And Yang's mom was the crazy one," Blake finished, slathering a bit more of her leftover tuna over her cooked rat.
"That explains so much," Weiss nodded before looking up at Yang. "Thanks for the food."
"No, thank you for not stealing back the tuna!" Yang laughed as she sat next to Weiss. "Blake would have been heartbroken if that can went up missing, would have been a real-"
"CATastrophe, yes, I get it Yang, I'm like a cat," Blake muttered, glaring at her friend.
"..." Yang said nothing as she lifted her finger and brought it close to Blake's nose.
"...Stop it," Blake demanded, swiping away Yang's finger. Yang, however, refused to relent as she continued pointing at Blake, who in turn continued to bat away her finger. "Stop it!"
"Or what? With an attitude like that…" Yang paused, a shit eating grin on her face. "You'll never purr-suade me to stop!"
"Snrk," Weiss quickly covered her mouth, hoping no one heard that.
"Are you okay?" Ruby asked as she rushed to her side. "Here! Water! Don't choke!" Thankfully, Ruby seemed to misinterpret her laugh.
"Whoa, Weiss, I know you like my rat, but don't choke on it," Yang joked, rubbing the girl's back.
"R-right, thanks," Weiss muttered, quelling down her amusement with the fresh water from Ruby. "And thank you, Ruby."
"N-no problem," Ruby muttered, blushing as she didn't move away from Weiss' side. "S-so! Uh, another ten minutes and I think we should move out!" Ruby said as she stood up, earning a bark of acknowledgement from Zwei.
"Move out?" Weiss muttered.
"Heck yeah!" Yang shouted as she punched the air. "The rate we're going and with Weiss to help out, we'll be there in no time!"
"Let's just hope it hasn't been overrun yet," Blake muttered. "Who knows how many people had the same idea."
"What idea?" Weiss asked, turning to Blake for answers. "Where are we going?"
"We, my beautiful guardian angel," Ruby said as she wrapped her arm around Weiss' shoulder. "Are going to the island of Patch!" she said as she pointed ahead.
"Yup," Yang said, grabbing Ruby's arm and slowly moving it until it was pointing in the right direction. "We've been in radio contact with our dad and uncle, and they've been doing a good job of keeping it safe."
"There are still zombies," Blake said as she got up and inspected her glock. "But there are far fewer there, and if we work together we might be able to eliminate all of them, since there isn't that many to begin with."
"Dad thinks that they've taken out about a quarter of the zombies, so with our help we should be able to eliminate all of them!" Ruby finished enthusiastically, earning a nod from Weiss.
"That makes sense, Patch is a small island with a very small population…" Weiss muttered. If there could be a safe haven from the zombies, then Patch would make the most logical choice. "Survivors?"
"Small group including my dad, Uncle Qrow, and a few other people who apparently had the same idea," Ruby said with a shrug. "Though if I knew this was going to happen, I never would have gone to Beacon Academy," she muttered, surprising Weiss.
'She went to Beacon?' she thought to herself. That was one of the most prestigious colleges around, how did she-
"Anyways, you ready?" Ruby asked as she picked up what looked like a red rifle from some video game and hooked it to her back.
"Uh, yeah, of course," Weiss said as she finished her meal and picked up her duffle bag. "Let's get going to Patch!"
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In case you're wondering, Ruby was majoring in mechanical engineering. If you think that means we'll get to see "Her" then you're right, in fact, it'll be next chapter!
