EDIT 3/2/17: Changed the first five chapters from present to past tense. This is because it just works better in most cases. Also I made some minor edits and just basically touched up the story.

Ruby POV

"Ladies and Gentlemen. At the end of this week there will be an assembly for all students. Good day." The announcement ended as we continued walking to class.

"I can't believe you guys let me sleep for over a day..." said Yang, holding her head.

"I tried to wake you up. Several times." Said Blake.

"Really? Maybe I should stop drinking as much."

"You think?" Quipped Weiss. "I can't believe I agreed to that competition." I put my arm around her shoulders.

"Neither can we, Weiss. Neither can we." I said as she removed my arm from where I placed it. We walked into class and we saw everyone was there except us and the teacher.

"I told you we would be late, you dolt!" Weiss said angrily.

"What did I do?" I asked.

"Not you, I meant Yang."

"Oh. Ok." I said sounding more dissappointed than I wanted to.

"Well to be fair, you only ever call Ruby that, as of late." Said Blake as she sat down and took out a book.

"I do? Huh."

"Please be quiet, and we can begin class." Said Doctor Oobleck as he sped into the room and put his stuff on the desk.

Yang POV

After classes ended, I dragged Blake over to the training hall to spar. "Alright, Blakey, much like the other members of our team, you need to learn a little about hand to hand combat."

"Why? I've got my weapon and my semblance. I'm fine." She said. I looked at her skeptically.

"Is that right?" She nodded. "Well what happens," I grabbed her weapon from her hand and threw it across the room. "If you can't get to your weapon? What happens if you have nowhere to run to?" I asked, gesturing to the doors I had closed and locked. "What then?" I asked once more.

"Alright. Let's go." I grinned and punch her in the face. "Gah! What the hell was that?" She asked as she recoiled.

"You didn't have your guard up." I said matter-of-factly.

"You didn't say we were starti-OW!" She started as I punched her again.

"Neither will someone trying to kill you, now put your damn guard up!" I said, swinging at her again. This time she blocked the hit, but I may have put too much power into the punch, because she goes flying. However, like the cat she shares ears with, she landed on her feet.

"Alright, Yang. You wanna go? Let's go." She said, going into a fighting stance. I grinned once more and rushed toward her.

2 hours later

I gasped for air as we both fell to the ground. "Damn...you're...a fast...learner." I said, breathing heavily.

"Well, I have a good teacher." She said, getting up and walking toward the water fountain. "C'mon, you need to hydrate."

"Yeah, you're right." I said, getting up. We sat on a bench, resting. "So, uh, any idea what's been going on with Ruby?"

"Hmm? What do you mean?" She asked unconvincingly.

"Well, she's been actin' really weird lately. Mainly around Weiss." I said. Blake looked away.

"Um, I dunno. Ruby's a little odd, anyway. Maybe she's just being normal and you're overreacting." I looked at her suspiciously.

"Uh huh...you know something." She jumped a little at my proclamation.

"What are you talking about?" She asked too quickly.

"What's up with Ruby and why aren't you telling me?" I stood up and got in front of her. She flinched.

"Ruby has a crush on Weiss!" She blurted out before slapping a hand over her mouth. I looked at her in disbelief.

"No way..." I said, sitting back down.

"I'm sorry, I just didn't want you to get mad at Ruby or, more likely, Weiss." She said looking down.

"What? I'm not...I wouldn't...that's a fair assumption..." I conceded.

"Besides, what are you gonna do with this information now that you know?" She asked. She was right.

"This...this is...kinda funny." I said giggling. She looked at me as if I had three heads. "Listen, listen, like five hours ago, between classes, Weiss pulled me aside,"

Five hours ago

I walked (was dragged) through the dorm room, into the bedroom and thrown onto Weiss' bed. "Geez, Ice Queen, I'm flattered but-"

"Quiet. I need to admit something to you, and it's difficult because you're probably gonna punch me, but I have no one else to tell because Apollo is in town and I need to get this off of my chest." She said locking the door.

"Okay, I'm interested. What is it?" I asked, very curious. She sat on the bed next to me.

"Okay...okay...how do I say this?"

"Try using words to form a sentence."

"This would be easier without you being a smartass." She said slapping my arm. "I-i...have...a huge crush on Ruby." She stuttered out. I looked at her, wide eyed. "And I know you are still mad at me for the thing 3 months ago, and you're right to be. I just...I-"

"Weiss," I interrupted her. "I know I haven't said it yet...but since Ruby forgives you, I forgive you. I never thought you'd fall for her, though." I said, nonchalantly.

"Wait, so that's it?" She asked, surprised.

"Well what are you gonna do about it?" I asked.

"I don't know!" She yelled, frantically. She got up and started pacing. "I don't know what I can do! I've considered telling her so many times, but I've chickened out!" I looked up at her, with concern. "She just makes my heart pound and it's scary. I'm scared she won't like me back." She threw herself back onto the bed in a very un-weiss-like way. "What do I dooo?" She groaned, muffled by the bed.

"Well, maybe you should try telling her again." I said, turning around and putting my hand on her shoulder.

"Wh-what?" She asked, shocked. "I can't do that! I'll faint before I even open my mouth. Ugh!" She slammed her face against the bed again.

"Wow...you got it bad, don't ya?" She nodded while still burying her face in the bed. "Jeez. How long?"

"I don't know. At least a month."

"Wow." I said. She got up.

"I'm sorry for dumping this on you, I know it's weird 'cause it's your sister-"

"Listen, Weiss. I have no problem with you being with Ruby if that's what happens." I got up and grab her by her shirt. "But so help me God, Ice Queen, if you hurt her, I will return the favor tenfold." Weiss shivered in fear, but nodded.

Present

"Oh my god." Blake said.

"I know, right?"

"Huh...they like each other..."

"Well I say good for them!" I said with a grin.

"I expected you to kick the shit out of Weiss."

"You know, a few months ago, I would've."

"Hell, I would've." She said with a laugh.

"Well, let's hope they're not like Ren and Nora."

"Yeah...wanna go another round?"

"Hell yeah, tiebreaker!"

Ruby POV

I walked back to the dorm, exhausted from classes. I unlocked the door and went into the bedroom. "Ugh, Weiss, I am SO beat. I-" I stopped short after hearing sobs coming from under her blanket. "Oh, Weiss, what's wrong?" I rushed over and sat on her bed as my ears went flat against my head.

"Nothing, Ruby, it's nothing." She said, slightly muffled by the pillows.

"No, it's not nothing. I'm your partner, and I'm not just the one who fights with you. I'm the one who's gonna be with you for at least the next three and a half years. Plus we're friends, so I'm gonna try to help you, whether you want me to or not."

"Seriously, Ruby, it's nothing you need to concern yourself with." She said, wiping the tears from her eyes.

"Well, I want to." She looked at me with red, tear stained eyes as she sat up.

"You're too nice for your own good, Ruby." She said in a cracked voice. "I'm not worth your concern." I took her head and turned her toward me.

"Stop that. You're more worth it than you know." I looked at her with what I hoped was a stern look.

"Ruby-"

"You are worth more than your father makes you think. He and anyone else who tells you that you're not worth it, are big dummies." She chuckled.

"Only you could end something serious with something so childish." I pouted as I wiped tears from her face.

"You're amazing. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. Actually let them, I haven't kicked anyone's ass in a while, so..." she giggled.

"You dolt." I noticed my face was very close to hers. "You're amazing, too." She got closer. I felt the blood rushing to my face as she closed her eyes. I closed my eyes too as she kissed me. We fell to the bed as she began to take off her shirt.

Blake POV

We laid on the floor of the training hall, gasping for air. "That was...a lot more...than a tiebreaker..." Yang said.

"Yeah...we should probably head back." I said as I got up for the second time that night. She followed suit as we began to make our way back. We made it to the hallway the year one dorms are in and I heard something I didn't expect.

"Oh, Ruby..." It was barely audible, even for me through the soundproof walls, but I knew I needed to direct Yang away from the dorm.

"Hey, Yang, how about we go out for a drink?"

"You kiddin? You're exhausted. You need rest." She said, waving that idea off.

"Oh god, Ruby..."

"No I'm not! Hell, I could probably go a few more rounds if you weren't so tired." She turned around to look at me.

"Ok, I'm not some dumb blonde, I can put together that you're keeping me out of the dorm for some reason. Why?" She asked seriously. I sighed.

"Ok. I think we may not have to wait any longer for Weiss and Ruby to finally get together." I said, still hearing the moans coming from the dorm.

"Ruby...Ruby..."

"Yeah, definitely not gonna have to wait much longer."

"What do you mean?" She asked, confused.

"Well...I can hear them." I blurted out, my face turning red.

"What? You can hear them talking? What are they saying?" She asked with a quizzical look.

"Oh god, oh god Ruby!"

"They're not saying much." I said uncomfortably.

"Well then...no..." she said, putting the pieces together. "No, she...they wouldn't...oh my god." She finally got it as a smile crept across her face. "Are they really doing it in there?" I reluctantly nodded. "Oh my god, this is awesome!"

"Wow, I sorta thought you'd be pissed at them."

"What? No, I'm happy for them. Plus, I got a few bets I just won." She said with a wide grin.

"Oh my god!" I said, lightly slapping her arm. "You're betting on them?"

"Uh, yeah. Just them. Totally."

"Okay, let's just go somewhere else." I said, sighing in exasperation.

"Ok but where? Team JNPR?"

"Well it's better than team LAVA, they're right next door. At least with JNPR, we have a hallway between us and the two lovebirds. We can't hear them, but just being near them would make me uncomfortable."

"Yeah, plus why would we go to the room where Vulcan and Artemis live to get away from people having sex?" She asked.

"Right. So let's go to JNPR's room."

Ruby POV

I woke up the next day in Weiss' bed, naked. My eyes widened as I realized the gravity of the situation. She shifted in her bed and I jumped a little. "Morning, Ruby." She said sleepily.

"Uh, morning Weiss." I said apprehensively. "So, uh, that...happened."

"Yeah...suppose it's a bit too late to tell you I like you."

"I was about to say the same thing."

"So I guess I was being stupid."

"What do you mean?"

"I was trying for weeks to figure out how to tell you..." she began blushing. I laid my head against the pillow.

"So does that mean we're...like...together now?"

"I think so...do you wanna be?"

"Yeah." And them I realized a major fact. "Oh god."

"What?" She asked, concerned.

"Yang might try to kill you."

Well, the whiterose couple is together. I was gonna drag it out a little longer, but then I thought of a few storylines and I wanted to get this over with. WhiteRose is my otp, but I don't like dragging things like this out. Anyway, I'm rambling. Next chapter will be the last one in this story arc. And the next arc, I am really excited for. I will be writing a prologue for it in the form of a oneshot. Please leave a review, it really helps motivate me.

-GildartsClive