"I would not have expected Her Majesty to be the first to use the pen," Yang proclaimed, giving Weiss a small curtsy. She had gone out of her way to study the proper etiquette for dealing with royalty specifically to tease Weiss. She just never expected this. "Any particular reason for being a cat, or were you just feline-ing it?" Ruby groaned at the terrible pun while Yang ducked as a second pillow was sent soaring across the room. "Careful, ma'am, you might hit someone."
"For your information, I woke up like this. I certainly would not use such a tool for mischief," Weiss averred. Though she would never admit it, the night vision and improved hearing were rather nice. Even now, she could hear someone waking up in Team JNPR's dorm. Were all of her senses heightened? "And give the puns a rest. It is far too early in the morning for such roguery," Weiss requested.
"But not too early for a petting session," Yang teasingly replied. Weiss flushed and gawked in Yang's general direction. Yang relaxed a bit at her reaction. She doubted that anything had actually happened between the two of them, but Weiss did sound like she was enjoying the attention just a bit too much. Ruby could be tempted by adorable creatures, and Weiss did look rather fetching with cat ears. But the horror on Weiss's face was proof of her irreproachability. In spite of that, she couldn't let the moment pass. "What's the matter, Weiss? Cat got your tongue?"
"Why you insufferable - uugghh" whatever Weiss was saying was lost when Ruby reached out to scratch her ears. Weiss seemed to melt in Ruby's hands. Realizing what was happening, her ears twitched away from the source of pleasure and Weiss inched away, ensuring she was out of arm's reach of her overly affectionate partner.
Ruby looked quizzically at Yang and Weiss. "Petting session? I just rubbed her ears. There is nothing wrong with that. Cat ears are so adorable! You should feel them, they're really soft. They are like velvet in your hands," Ruby said. Yang smirked at Weiss facepalming. Ruby's innocence created such superb opportunities to tease Weiss.
Weiss's ears swiveled to face the door. She could hear someone walking carefully towards the dorm and she could just make out the smell of lilies, Blake's preferred perfume, and coffee. At last, she could confront the person most likely responsible for changing her into a faunus. She stood up and walked towards the door. In a swirl of petals, Ruby appeared in front of Weiss. "What's wrong? Yang was just kitten, she didn't mean to hurt you," said Ruby.
"Nice one!" The self-proclaimed goddess of puns congratulated her young acolyte, holding a hand out for a high-five. Ruby used her gift to high five her sister and return to her spot between Weiss and the door. Weiss glared at the pun.
"What? No, everything is as well as it could be, considering the circumstances. Blake is coming down the hallway. I wanted to get the door for her," Weiss reassured her partner. She wanted to make sure Blake couldn't slip away. Getting the door was just intended to lull Blake into a false sense of security.
"Let me get the door," Ruby replied, looking meaningfully at Weiss's ears. Weiss paused, considered the situation, then gestured to the door. In her excitement, Weiss had forgotten the obvious appendages Blake had added to her. If she opened the door, then the entire hallway would know what had happened to her. That would inevitably lead to Nora discovering the pen. She somehow knew everything that happened on the floor. No, for the sake of the world, Weiss's condition had to remain secret. She gestured towards the door and stepped to the side, just out of sight. Ruby opened the door, just as Blake was getting to the door. Blake was carrying four coffee cups on a tray. Each cup bore a name, indicating who they belonged. She looked over her and asked, "You could smell her through the door? That is so cool!" squealed Ruby.
"Here, take these," Blake commanded, as she handed the coffee cups for the rest of the team to Ruby. Ruby removed her cup from the tray, and walked over to Yang. Yang took her cup, then sat on Blake's bed with her sister to watch the ensuing fireworks. Hopefully, this would be resolved peacefully.
The dorm door slammed shut, sealed by a glowing white glyph, bearing the Schnee crest. "BLAKE! HOW DARE YOU!" Weiss shouted. She reached over and grabbed the coffee cup labeled with her name. "And thank you for the coffee," she added sweetly. Weiss might have been envisioning the best way for vengeance, but proper etiquette was still a requirement.
"What did I do?" Blake questioned, as she took a sip of her tea. "Cute ears. Did I make cat ears fashionable?"
Weiss dragged Blake over to her bed, pushing the faunus onto the bed. She leaned over Blake, placing her hands on either side, effectively pinning Blake in place. "You used that pen to turn me into a faunus," Weiss hissed, venom dripping from her voice. Blake flinched at the tone. Weiss yelling was an everyday occurrence. She was pretty sure Weiss yelled to show affection. But this was infinitely more terrifying.
Ruby and Yang cautiously walked over to the bed ready to intercede, if necessary. "Weiss, that's enough. Let her up, we can reverse the change." Ruby's voice squeaked, but carried an edge of command. Weiss shot the two sisters a glare. To meet her gaze was to stare into the black heart of winter itself. Hope and joy withered before her wrath. Even the sun dragon herself was forced to flee before Weiss. Yang would swear for years to come she saw ice crystals creep up the windows. Yet a singular rose stood defiant against her fury. "Please, Weiss, for me," the last rose of summer pleaded. For a heartbeat, Ruby thought she had won through. She had seen the ice crack. Alas, winter did not release its prey that easily.
Blake gulped, staring into the avatar of wrath leaning over her. Weiss's eyes felt like they were burrowing into the depths of Blake's soul. A single mistake would doom her. "I… Yes, I did. You were so desperate for a chance to be you. I wanted to offer you that chance. I knew you would never use your gift so selfishly." She hoped Weiss would buy that excuse. Weiss could be won over by logic, assuming rage hadn't taken command yet. Seeing no immediate reaction to her excuse, Blake began to formulate a plan to escape from Weiss's grip. The door was out of the question, at least as long as Weiss was conscious. Could she act before Weiss could use that blasted gravity glyph?
"Is the writing safe?" Weiss questioned. Blake nodded, cautiously optimistic. In the blink of an eye, winter gave way to spring. Weiss reached out a hand and helped Blake to her feet. "Fine, I forgive you. But only because it's a valuable learning experience. If you ever try something like this again…" Weiss's words faded, the threat chilling the air.
"YAY! We're all still friends!" Ruby shouted, jumping into the air. "So now what?" She looked to each of teammates in turn. It was the first day of summer and she wanted to do something.
"We could go into Vale. We haven't done that together since the breach. Last night doesn't count," Yang suggested. She chuckled silently to herself. The new pet store should be opened by now. Blake might have out pranked her this time, but now two would fall before her. Yang paused for a moment. Perhaps it would be best to leave Weiss alone for the time being. Yang has stood defiant against monsters with little more than a pair of gauntlets, but even the Grimm would have given pause before the glare Weiss had delivered.
"As lovely as that sounds, I can't go," said Weiss, gesturing towards her ears. She was an internationally recognized figure. There was no way she could walk down the streets of a kingdom without being noticed.
"I could fix that. I have some experience in disguises," Blake offered. Her work with the White Fang required her to become proficient at hiding in plain sight. Humans tended to see what they wanted to see. "If you wore your hair down, covered up that scar with makeup and wore something different, you should be able to blend in just fine."
A/N: First off, my apologies for the sudden ending of the chapter. Today's episode has completely distracted me from editing it, so I'll add it to the start of next chapter. I will be ignoring the rest of volume 3's canon for the purposes of this story. The mood wouldn't fit with this story. Thank you so much for everyone who has reviewed, favorited and followed the story. You have helped me out so much. With the holidays around the corner, I can't promise when the next chapter will be up, but I want to get it out as soon as I can. The next two chapters will be so much fun. Although the ads I'm getting on google is starting to get weird. No, I don't want a drugged cat with split personalities. Where would you get such a crazy idea? I will tease the next two chapter titles, though: Chapter 5 is called A Purrfect Day and chapter 6 is called Cat-astrophe! I probably shouldn't brainstorm titles after writing Yang's lines.
