Weiss exited the bathroom, only to find that Ruby wasn't in their dorm. She frowned, though thought nothing of it as she stuffed her dirty clothes into the laundry hamper and sat down on her bunk. Her hands instantly roamed up to her hair, which was still damp from her twenty minute shower. It was enough of a pain to have to wash it, dealing with it afterwards was just putting salt on the wound.
Sighing, and figuring she'd need to just 'man' up and do it, Weiss reached into her things and pulled out a short blue brush. There was nothing special about it, and that's why she used it all the time. Ever since coming to Beacon, the rest of her team had made sure she knew that just because she had money, didn't mean she had to flaunt it. Or at least, Blake and Ruby made sure she knew that. Yang always had extravagant ideas on what she'd do with all that money. Blake was forced to gag her on more than one occasion to get her to stop.
The memories brought a smile to her face, and Weiss, grasping her brush in one hand, began to sift through her own hair, using her fingers to pull away at the silky white tresses, and then brushing them down all together into smooth, white bundles.
Each time she pulled her brush free, water flung from it's bristles, hitting either the floor or her own bunk. Normally, she would've been a bit peeved about this, but with the idea that the faster she got ready, the more time she'd have with Ruby, drilled into her head, Weiss was a bit lenient on her own policies of neatness.
She flung her brush out from her head once more, stray water droplets splattering onto the floor as she did. A defeated sigh slipped through her teeth. Despite the fact that Ruby wasn't even in the room, Weiss was embarrassed to even be in the situation she was in. Her own arms weren't long to reach behind her head, and as such she couldn't brush her hair completely. Maybe it was time she got a bit of it cut...
The door to the dorm room flew open, skidding across the floor before coming to a full stop. In walked Ruby, her basket of bath materials in her hands. Her hair was damp, and she was dressed in fresh clothing; blue jeans and a bright red sweater with her cape over her back.
The two of them locked eyes for a moment. Ruby's eyes flashed over Weiss, taking in her wet and dripping hair and then the knots in the back, where the white-haired girl's hands couldn't reach. A smile fanned across her face, and in a flash of rose petals, her basket was on Weiss' desk, and Ruby was perched up on the bed next to her.
"Do you need help, Weiss?" She asked; big, silver eyes were focused completely on the girl. Weiss jumped. Despite the fact that she'd been around Ruby for what felt like years now, she still wasn't used to the girl just popping up next to her. She hesitated.
"Uhm, I don't know...," She started, faltering out as she did. It was true that she didn't let many people touch her hair. Much like Yang, it was apart of Weiss' pride and glory. Regularly, she would never admit to needing help but, as it was, she was stuck. That and, she did trust Ruby on an entirely different level...
Weiss cleared her throat and nodded, moving her arm around to hand the small brush to Ruby.
"Yes, please. I can't reach all the way behind my own head." She responded. Ruby beamed, clearly ecstatic, and grabbed the brush from Weiss' hand, sliding up behind her on the bed as she did. She gingerly took hold of the other girl's silky white tresses, handling them as if she was handling a bomb.
"Just the back then, Weiss?" She asked, skepticism ringing true in her voice. Weiss hesitated once more and then stiffly nodded. She could feel Ruby's weight shift around on the bed behind her, and then she felt the soft bristles of the brush running through her hair. Ruby didn't pull too hard, nor did she go at it too soft. Weiss had never seen the girl brush her own hair before, so it was a surprise to her that she was so good at it.
Weiss found herself leaning back into Ruby's touch, and she made no effort to fight it. The brunette adjusted, pivoting off to one side so that she could continue to brush as Weiss' head fell back against her chest. Ruby suddenly found herself staring down into two deep, electrifying-ly blue eyes.
She felt herself moving before she could stop it, and once she realized what she was doing, she didn't try to stop herself. Ruby leaned down to place a short, tentative kiss on Weiss' lips. It was a bit odd, seeing as one of them was sort of upside down, but it worked out, and Weiss darted back in to draw the kiss out for a few more, heartfelt, seconds before pulling away. Ruby was smiling down at her, red blush glaring across her nose and cheeks.
"I'm done now, Weiss. Are you ready to go?" She heard Ruby ask, though she was still caught up in how the light hit Ruby's eyes. They seemed to shine, to glow, and it made Weiss appreciate what she had even more.
The white-haired girl nodded mutely and pulled herself up and away from the other. Quickly grabbing her tiara from the bookshelf, she put her hair back up in it's usual off-center ponytail and stood up from the bed. Ruby followed suit, bounding up off the bed and landing next to Weiss. Now that they were standing, Weiss could see that Ruby was filled with restless energy. Her hands were in constant motion, and she refused to stand completely still, continuously spinning around on the heels of her feet or jumping up and down for no reason. Weiss' eyebrow raised slowly in question.
"Are you...do you have something planned?" Weiss asked, eyeing Ruby as the girl bounced over to the door and flung it open. She turned back and flashed Weiss a big, excited, smile before grabbing her hand and pulling her out of the dorm.
"You'll see, Weiss!" She exclaimed, rushing off down the hall in a flash of rose petals. Weiss, stuck in her grip, could only follow, and hope that whatever it was didn't leave her hurting when they were done.
"It seems as if the both of us have been dragged into this, Weiss."
"It seems so, Ren."
Weiss, Ruby, Ren, and Nora stood outside in the foot and a half high snow outside in Beacon's front yards. Armed with newly acquired scarves, gloves, and two wool caps for Ruby and Nora, the group of four was split down the middle. Once Weiss and Ren asked why they were outside, the two girls donned matching mischievous smiles and answered: "Two on Two snowball fight!"
Weiss was immediately against it. Ren was too, though for different reasons. Weiss didn't want to deal with getting any colder than she already was, and Ren just wanted to read. Unfortunately, the other two girls were much more assertive with their wills and made no effort to stop the games at all.
As it was now, Weiss and Ruby stood on one side, and Ren and Nora stood on the other. Both duos were standing some twenty feet away from each other, Nora and Ruby jumping with energy, and Ren and Weiss standing still, stoic, and really cold.
"Really, do we have to do this now?" Ren asked, eyes glancing over Ruby and Weiss and then toward Nora, who was looking back at him with big eyes. "Honestly, I was at a good point in my reading.."
Nora scoffed and playfully punched him in the arm. "If it was up to you, you'd be reading twenty-four seven!"
Ren nodded. "That's the point, Nora." He deadpanned, and she hit him again, just a bit harder this time.
"Exactly! I'm here to put some fun in your life!" She replied. Ren sighed, defeated and just nodded.
Meanwhile, Ruby and Weiss were having a similar conversation.
"Must we do this? We've got to deal with the cold enough as it is already!" Weiss complained, kicking around at the snow around her feet. Ruby grinned and leaned in just a bit closer.
"Yea! We've gotta do something over this break, right?" She said. "Honestly, I'd be fine with just spending the time with you, but this is cool too!...right?" Skepticism lined her voice, and Weiss' eyebrows fell a bit in defeat.
"Yes, yes, this is...this is fine, Ruby, really," She brought a hand up to cup the other girls cheek. "I just...honestly don't like the cold very much. But if you want to..I guess I'll play ball."
Ruby's face lit up, a grin spreading across her lips.
"Will you really? Thanks, Weiss! I promise it'll be fun, okay?" Ruby exclaimed, loud enough to draw the attention of the other two. Weiss nodded meekly. Ruby, without thinking, darted in to place a kiss on her cheek, and pulled away.
Nora cleared her throat, and Ruby was suddenly very aware of the other two people she'd pulled outside.
"You two seem close." That was Ren, as monotone as ever. Ruby's face had turned as red as her sweater and cape, and she had buried her nose into Weiss' blue sweater instead. Weiss, left to fend off the stoic stare of Ren and the bubbling excitement of Nora on her own, nodded meekly.
"W-we're partners after all...y-you two are just as close." She retorted. Ren merely shook his head.
"We've known each other longer. You two seem...," He glanced at Nora, who looked just about ready to explode, and nodded. Immediately, she turned on Weiss, finishing off Ren's sentence with the excitement of a child in a chocolate factory.
"Together-together!' She exclaimed. If anyone was at Beacon over the break, they surely would've heard. Luckily, no one was, and the newly developed secret was still sort-of a secret.
When neither girl answered, Nora beamed even brighter, if possible, and jumped up to hug Ren around the neck.
"I told you it would happen! I could see it from a mile away, and did you believe me? No, of course not!" She exclaimed. She continued to rant on as Ren held a hand up in apology.
Out of nowhere, Ruby was back up, standing on her own and looking at the two in front of her, seemingly determined.
"So what about you then? You guys have known each other forever, and you're trying to tell me it isn't where we are now?" She asked. Weiss was surprised at how straightforward she was being, and apparently so were Ren and Nora. Ren's usual stoic facade was broken, and his eyes were wide with surprise. Nora's face had turned a peculiar shade of pink, and she was currently trying to make herself seem as small as possible. It proved to be a difficult task, however, as she was still hanging from around Ren's neck.
"Wh-what? R-Renny and I aren't...w-we're just...," Nora stuttered, fumbling over her words. Ren was silent, and after a moment, he sighed. Nora had long since dropped from around his neck and now stood in the snow next to him. He reached over and gripped her shoulder. She quieted down immediately and looked up at him, confusion flashing across her face.
"We don't really need to hide much of anything now, Nora. It's just Weiss and Ruby. I'm sure they won't say a thing," He glanced over at them, a thin veil of anger and wrath crossing over his eyes. Both girls nodded with as much spirit as they could muster. "..Good. We're fine then."
Nora smiled and, now free of the shackles that she and Ren had apparently placed on themselves, jumped up to sling her arms around his neck again, this time peppering his cheek in kisses.
Weiss leaned over to Ruby and half-whispered in her ear, "I guess our game is over then?"
Ruby jumped back, feigning sadness. "What? Never! I would never leave a friendly snowball fight unfinished! Come on, Weiss!"
Weiss sighed, though a smile took it's place as she bent down to pick up some snow and form it down into a ball. Once she had done that, she simply threw it in Ren and Nora's direction, bashing Nora in the cheek.
The girl in question whipped her head back to Weiss and stared daggers into her soul. Slowly extricating herself from Ren, she immediately bent down and came back up with an armful of snowballs. Weiss backpedaled, which immediately turned into a sprint, with a wild Valkyrie on her tail.
It was safe to say that Weiss didn't succeed in staying warm that day.
There's Chapter 3! I hope you enjoyed this chapter, and if you did, drop me a review! I'm always happy to hear what any of you have to say, no matter how good or bad!
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