Hi everyone! Sorry that it's been so long. To be honest, there were a few points over the last couple months that I didn't think I'd have the will to keep going. But, I'm still here, and I'm actually feeling really good. I got an emotional support cat and he's been helping immensely, and now that winter break is starting, I'm hoping I'll be able to get some writing done.
Chapter 4: Highs and Lows
Having a lull in the semester was wonderful for some, but almost painful for others. Weiss and Yang were getting along very well now, and had plenty of time to hang out as class loads were lightening from the school dance's fast approach. Ruby was finally making friends and coming out of her shell, but Blake wasn't having as great a time. The White Fang's involvement with Roman was eating away at her, demanding answers that she didn't have and desperately needed. Her talk with Yang that afternoon had helped a little, but it still wasn't enough.
It was fairly late, and Weiss and Yang were already asleep. Blake, however, was wide awake in her bed. She was frantically writing in her journal, trying to make connections between every report she could find in the news. Her obsession was growing, and starting to boil over.
'There has to be a pattern I'm missing,' she told herself over and over. 'Something I'm missing... Something that'll make all of this finally make sense...'
"Blake?" Ruby asked from her bunk, looking across the room at her distracted teammate. Even though the room was dark, she could hear the sound of a pencil on paper. "Blake, go to sleep. It's almost midnight and we have the dance tomorrow. You'll need your rest if you're gonna come."
"R-Right..." Blake shyly replied, hiding her notebook under her pillow.
She listened intently as Ruby settled back into her bed, and waited for the rhythmic sound of the girl's breathing to slow and signal that she'd fallen asleep. Once she heard it, she stealthily slipped out of bed and got dressed, packing her backpack and holstering Gambol Shroud. She sighed and opened her notebook again, starting to write a note.
'I'm sorry to leave like this, but someone has to figure all this out,' she began. 'I'd ask you to come, but I don't want to put you in danger. I hope you'll understand. I'll be back once I have what I'm looking for. Blake.'
She quietly ripped out the page and set it on the dresser before walking to the door. She slowly opened it just enough to squeeze through and looked back at her sleeping teammates before heading out.
'Where to begin...' she asked herself as she exited the dorms and started down the path to the airships. 'I need to track down Roman. My best bet is finding a White Fang recruiter and seeing what all I can attend. With any luck, I'll find him soon again.'
She took the campus shuttle into town and started looking at flights around the kingdom, but the ticket prices were far too much for her. She looked through her notes and found that there was a lot of White Fang activity in a large town to the northwest, and that were was a train she could take there. After looking at how much tickets would cost and finding it was well within her budget, she started walking toward the train station.
'Okay, the station is on the other side of the city, but I could use a long walk right now. I can wait there until the train comes, and it'll be a six hour trip that I can sleep through until-'
"Going somewhere?" Ruby suddenly asked from behind, making Blake jump and spin around. "The answer had better be that you were sleepwalking."
The leader's dry, angry tone was something that Blake hadn't heard from her before, and it was somewhat terrifying. She was tempted to ask how she'd caught up to her so fast, but with the girl's semblance and the fact that she'd probably been following her since she left, it seemed moot to ask.
Blake shook her head, "You don't understand, I-"
"Don't even," Ruby flatly interrupted, narrowing her eyes. It was clear that she'd been expecting something like this to happen. "What happened to being a team? What happened to that promise you made about coming to us? I thought Yang got through to you earlier... You're really just gonna run off in the middle of the night?"
"I tried coming to you," Blake sighed. "I've been asking you to help, but you've refused. Someone has to do this."
Ruby narrowed her eyes, "That's not true and you know it. We will do something. You know we will."
"And what if it's already too late by then? This isn't something that can wait. You can't stop me, Ruby. This is just something I have to do."
Her words hung in the air as a stillness fell over them. Part of her felt bad for how blunt and stubborn she was being, but her mind had been made up for a long time now. The only question now was whether or not Ruby would try to stop her. Their eyes were locked, both girls tensing up. Blake only hoped it wouldn't lead to a fight.
"You're right; I can't," Ruby sighed. "I can't stop you. If you really wanna go, then go. All I ask is that you let my try to talk you out of it. I'll walk you to the train station, and if I can't convince you to stay by the time you buy your ticket, then I'll head back and let you go off. Deal?"
"How'd you know that's where I was headed?" Blake asked, giving her leader a suspicious look.
Ruby rolled her eyes, "I'm not as dumb as I look. If you're not taking an airship then that's the only safe and reasonable way to travel. So do we have a deal or not?"
Blake held her ground, not sure what the best course of action was. "And if I say no?"
"Don't test me, Blake," Ruby replied, her anger and frustration showing in her voice. "Let's walk."
Ruby walked up beside her teammate and began to lead the way to the station. They were both quiet at first, and Blake started to feel a bit anxious. She could see how angry her leader was, and didn't know what to expect from this walk.
"It's a beautiful night out," Ruby commented. "Nice and warm, gentle breeze, the moon big and bright in the sky... Ever wonder about being a werewolf?"
"I'm sorry, what?" Blake asked with a chuckle.
"The moon made me think of it. Like, I bet it'd be pretty cool."
"What is with you and fairytales?" Blake laughed. "First vampires, now werewolves?"
"I like fairytales," Ruby smiled.
"Clearly. I doubt being a werewolf would be fun."
"It's gotta be better than being a vampire," Ruby replied, still looking at the moon. "I think so, at least."
Blake chuckled, "If you say so."
They continued to walk along with Ruby bringing up one random topic after another. Blake couldn't tell if that was part of her plan or just to kill time, but she enjoyed it either way. She and Ruby didn't hang out much outside of the classroom.
'I'm gonna miss her,' Blake thought as she looked at the train station in the distance. 'All of them, actually. Well fuck, she's not changing my mind, but she is making me sad about going.'
"Biggest fear?" Ruby asked out of the blue, not giving any other context.
"My biggest fear?" Blake repeated, confused, and received a nod. "Um... Being helpless, I guess. Why?"
"Mine is losing the people I care about the most," Ruby answered. "Yang told you about my mom, right?"
Blake gave a hesitant nod, knowing where this way going, "She did. You don't have to do this, though. I know you're gonna say. You'll talk about how hard it is to lose someone and that you don't want to lose me too."
"When did you become so cynical?" Ruby giggled. "That's actually not it. Not exactly, at least. Sure, I have childhood problems, but we all do. I'm afraid of loss, Yang has abandonment issues, Weiss is all different kinds of messed up thanks to her dad, and I'm sure you've got your own problems. I'm bringing up my mom to talk about losing family, cuz I really do see you as family, Blake. We all do. Imagine how Yang will feel when she wakes up tomorrow and reads that note."
"You guys are like family to me too, but..."
Ruby smiled, "You don't have to finish that thought; I know exactly how you feel. You feel like this is your duty after being in the White Fang, am I right?"
"Sort of..." Blake mumbled, surprised at how good her leader was at reading her.
"I'm the same way," Ruby continued. "After my mom died, I knew I had a duty to protect people. To make sure the Grimm, the White Fang, or whoever else can't tear apart more families. And you know what? The White Fang is tearing apart the RWBY family right now, and I'm not gonna let that happen. We'll get to the bottom of this, Blake. I promise. And do you know what else? We're gonna do it as a family."
They arrived at the entrance to the train station as Ruby finished speaking, and Blake paused to let Ruby's words sink in. "I..." she began, but couldn't form her thoughts into words.
Ruby gave a comforting smile, "Well, we're here. I'm a girl of my word, and if you still wanna go, I won't stop you. I just hope that you'll keep what I said in mind if you do."
She turned and started walking back to the docks, and Blake let out a long sigh. The Faunus girl turned to the ticket window and stared for a moment, but she knew she wasn't going anywhere.
'I'm glad I have someone to be my voice of reason,' she thought, and ran to catch up.
"Hey, wait," she called out, running up beside Ruby. "I guess I shouldn't let you walk home by yourself. I'd be a horrible teammate if I did. Oh, and... thanks."
Ruby gave a soft smile and a nod, "Any time."
The next day was a blur of students rushing to complete their classes and homework so they could prepare for the dance. Weiss was especially anxious, but not for the same reason as her classmates.
'Well, it's here,' she thought with a dismal sigh. 'Why does my father even care that I go? And why is it so important I have a date? Do I seriously need to keep my 'image' up during freshman prom?'
She grumbled to herself the entire time she walked from her last class back to the dorms. She was most annoyed by the fact that she'd have to spend the entire evening in a dress, and more so that she couldn't take someone she'd want as a date. She didn't have any specifics girls in mind for the job, but knowing she could if she wanted to would've been nice. She gave a heavy sigh as she walked into her room and collapsed, face forward, onto her pillow.
"Rough day?" Ruby asked from Blake's bed. The two of them had been almost inseparable that day, and they were currently finishing up homework for their mythology class.
"It will be," the heiress sighed, rolling over and hiding under her sheets. "I don't want to go to the dance."
"Then don't," Blake chuckled. "Nobody can force you if you don't want to."
Weiss shook her head, "You've clearly never met my father. What's worse is that he expects me to have a date. A boy date."
"Just take someone as a friend. It's not like you have to kiss whoever you take."
"Or even dance with them," Ruby added. "Ask Neptune or whoever to take a picture together and then you're all set! Dance and flirt with as many girls as you want!"
"I still have to wear a dress," Weiss grumbled.
Blake gave her a confused look, "Is it really that big a deal? It's just for one night."
"It's kinda hard to explain," the heiress sighed. "Actually, I guess it's not. I'm feeling really masculine today, and getting a guy to wear a dress to a prom would be pretty hard to do."
"Maybe for some of them," Ruby snickered. "I bet there are some guys we could convince. But I get what what you mean. Maybe you could wear a dress for pictures and then change?"
Weiss shook her head, "Honestly, I'd rather not go than put that much effort into lying about it. Besides, then I'd have to watch to make sure I'm not in any other pictures that'll appear online."
"Pretend you're sick? Stay home and have a night off?"
"That's the thing, though. I do want to go, but I want to wear a tux and I want to take a girl."
Blake thought for a moment, "Maybe compromise with a pantsuit? Girly enough for your dad, masculine enough for you. I can't offer much advice for your date, though."
"That's not a bad idea, actually," Weiss smiled. "Want to come into town with me so I can rent one? I'll take you guys for ice cream or something afterward."
"I'm in," Ruby immediately replied. The promise of sweets was always enough to get her on board.
"We have homework to finish," Blake said, looking at Ruby. "Well, I guess it can wait. Let's go."
Ruby sent Yang a text to let her know they were going out, and the three of them headed into town. It wasn't particularly hard for Weiss to find a pantsuit since they weren't the most popular item of clothing. Getting ice cream ended up taking longer than the rental, and it was only about an hour before they were back.
"Okay, that makes me feel much better," Weiss smiled as she hung up the outfit in the closet. "That just leaves having a guy to take pictures with."
"My vote is Neptune," Ruby ventured. "I don't think he has a date yet, and you guys will probably end up hanging out at the dance so there's that going for you if anyone else takes pictures."
"Not a bad idea," Weiss nodded, thinking it over. She was still sad that should couldn't a take a girl like she wanted to, but at the same time there wasn't any girl in particular she wanted to ask. "Yeah, that works. Pictures with Neptune, flirt with whoever looks like they were stood up. Maybe I'll end up having fun after all."
Blake smirked and raised her eyebrows, "Look at you being the player of the team."
The heiress gave an innocent smile as she walked to the door, "What can I say? It's the quiet ones you have to watch out for."
She headed out and down the hall to team SSSN's room to talk to Neptune, but he wasn't home. Sun told her he was with Sage in the library and that that was her best bet for finding him. She made her way outside and got about halfway to the library before she spied her target walking the opposite direction on another part of the sidewalk, and quickly turned to run after him.
"Neptune!" Weiss called up, catching up to the boy as he stopped and turned around. "Hey, uh... I was wondering if you wanted to go to the dance with me...?"
Neptune stopped and gave her a very confused look, "You wanna go with me? I thought you were a lesbian."
"I am. I meant go as friends. My father doesn't know I'm gay, and since I have to wear a stupid dress to the dance anyway, I figured I might as well take a boy just to get him off my back about never having a date to anything."
"I'll pass," Neptune callously replied, and started to walk off without another word.
"I- Wait, what?" Weiss asked in surprise. "You could flirt with anyone you want at the dance, we don't even have to pretend to be a couple! Just take some pictures and tell-"
"I said no," Neptune interrupted, looking back. "I like you, Weiss. I like you a lot, and not just as a friend. If we went together... I'd want it to actually be together."
"O-Oh... Alright..."
Neptune nodded and walked off, and Weiss was left standing on her own on the courtyard. She let out a long sigh and sat down with her back against one of the nearby support pillars. Somehow she hadn't expected him to say no, and it felt so strange to be shot down when it wasn't actually meant to mean anything. She shook her head and got back to her feet after a while and started back to the dorms with her head hung and her shoulders drooping.
'Well, there goes that plan,' she dejectedly thought. 'And I still have to go to the fucking dance. You know what? Maybe I just won't go. I'll take Ruby's advice and pretend to be sick or something. That'd-'
"Weiss?" a voice asked from behind her, and she snapped out of her thoughts to see Jaune walking down the path toward her. "What's wrong?"
The heiress shook her head, "It's nothing. The stupid dance is stressing me out and I think I just might not go. I'll get hell from my father whether I don't go or go alone, so I guess I'll just stay home."
"I thought you were going with Neptune? You guys seem so... flirty."
"He said no," Weiss sighed. "He said he'd want it to be a real date and not just be as friends, so that's not happening."
Jaune cocked his head to the side, very confused, "Huh? Am I missing something here? Why wouldn't you wanna go as a date if he likes you and you like him?"
"You know I'm gay, right?" Weiss laughed, but then realised she'd never actually told him. "Oh, maybe you don't. I'm one hundred percent a lesbian. Neptune's cool and all, but I don't like him in that way. I just needed a guy as a date to make my father shut up about it."
"Well now you tell me!" Jaune laughed, sitting down next to her. "If you'd told me you were gay a month ago I would've stopped trying."
"Yeah, sorry. I really should've. It would've saved you and Pyrrha a lot of heartache."
"Pyrrha?" Jaune asked, looking confused.
"Wow, you really are that dense," Weiss smirked. "Story time."
Blake and Ruby got back to doing their homework once Weiss left, and it only took them another twenty minutes to finish it. With that out of the way, they were free for the next hour until it was time to get ready for the dance. Naturally, they decided to use that time to read and nap, respectively. Ruby yawned and stretched when she woke up a little while later, and saw that Blake was already getting started with her makeup.
"A little early, don't you think?" the leader asked. "I dunno about you, but I have a curse with smudging my eyeliner when I get it done early."
Blake gave an amused chuckle, "I have no such curse, so I'll take my chances. I can do yours now if you think that'll break your curse."
"Nah, I'll need an exorcism or something for that," Ruby laughed, hopping down from her bunk and touching her toes to stretch even more.
"You're so weird," Blake grinned, moving from her foundation to her contouring. "I forget, are you going with anyone? I figured I would've heard Yang grumbling about it if you were. Where is she, anyway?"
"She's finishing setting up," Ruby replied. "And no, I don't have a date. I wish I did, though."
"What's the matter? Everyone here too old for you?" Blake teased.
Ruby giggled, starting to blush, "Something like that... Hey, I uh... I don't suppose you'd wanna go to the dance with me?"
"Aww, that's sweet," Blake smiled, thinking that Ruby meant for them to go as friends. "I know Sun wants to take me, though. If not, then we can definitely hang out."
"N-No, I meant... I meant, like... you and me. We'd be going together. N-Not just as friends."
Blake turned and gave her a puzzled look for a moment, then realised what was happening. "As a date...?" she asked.
Ruby's cheeks were a bright red as she nodded, "Yeah... As a date. I like you, Blake. A lot. I didn't know if you're straight or taken or whatever else, but I just... I had to ask."
"I... Huh..." Blake said in wonder, putting a few puzzle pieces together in her head. "Is that why you always wanna study together? And why you took mythology with me?"
"Bingo," Ruby giggled. "I'm sorry, I should've been more upfront about it. I was just so nervous and-"
Blake chuckled and pulled her teammate in a hug before she could finish, "Relax. It was very brave of you to ask me, and also really sweet. I really hate to say no, but I'm straight."
"Damn," Ruby pouted as they separated. She was disappointed, but it was the answer she had expected. "Not even a little bi-curious?"
Blake laughed, "Nope. I kissed a girl that liked me back when I was in the White Fang. It didn't do anything for me, and it just felt too weird. But, if that ever changes, I'll make sure you're the first to know."
"I'll take it," Ruby giggled, then blushed as she looked down at her boots. "So... this doesn't change anything between us, right? You're not weirded out or anything?"
"I'm straight, not an asshole," Blake smiled. "Of course this doesn't change anything. I don't think I'll be letting you wash my back anytime soon, but it's not like we won't share a shower and a locker room. I know you'll respect my boundaries."
Ruby nodded, "Always. I'd never do anything or make any advances you're uncomfortable with."
"Then yes, nothing changes," Blake replied and gave her leader another hug before returning to her makeup. "Are you sure you don't want me to do your makeup? It'll give you an excuse to stare at me while I do."
Ruby pouted, "Please tell me you're not gonna be the straight girl that enjoys teasing the gay girl."
"You know it! So am I doing your makeup or not?"
"Yes..." Ruby blushed.
She and Blake finished getting ready and left before Weiss got back. Blake went off to find Sun while Ruby decided to help Yang with the final preparations for the dance. She was a little down after getting rejected, but at the same time she knew that was going to be the outcome. With that off her chest, she decided that going with Weiss' idea of seeing who she could find at the dance.
The dance finally started, and Ruby found herself gravitating to her friends rather than mingling. Part of it was jealous from seeing Blake with Sun, and another part was seeing Weiss so down.
'I feel so bad,' she thought, looking at Weiss from across the room. The heiress was sitting by herself, not looking very thrilled. 'I might not have gotten the date I wanted, but at least I had the opportunity. All she wants is to be herself... There's gotta be a way I can cheer her up.'
She smiled as she walked over to her partner and took the seat next to her, "Hey, Weiss. Having fun?"
"Having the time of my life," the heiress sarcastically replied. "What about you?"
Ruby shrugged, "I'd be happier if Blake hadn't turned me down, but you can't win 'em all."
"You asked Blake?" Weiss gasped in surprise.
"Oh, right, you don't know about that. I've been crushing on her for a while, but she's straight; the kind of straight where she's comfortable enough to flirt back at me."
"My condolences," Weiss laughed. "I'm sure that's going to be so much fun for you."
The leader rolled her eyes, "Yup, so much fun. Totally won't be tearing my hair out."
"Oh you'll live. At least you got to ask someone you wanted. I'm just stuck here waiting for the dance to be over."
"We can just go back to the room if you want," Ruby suggested. "I'm not exactly having fun, and you don't look like you are either."
"Go back and do what?" Weiss asked, not seeing much of a difference.
"Chill, talk, that kinda stuff? Sit around in our PJ's without all this noise, have a nice, quiet evening in. Whatdya say?"
Weiss smiled, "That sounds lovely, actually."
They found Blake and Yang and let them know they were leaving, and gave a sigh of relief as they took off their heels and ran back to the dorms. They changed into their pajamas in a flash and hopped into Ruby's bed, happy to be away from the dance. Ruby didn't want to think about her rejection, and Weiss was ecstatic to be out of her pant suit and back into comfortable clothes.
"So what should we do now?" Weiss asked, laying back on one of her leader's pillows.
"I'm up for whatever," Ruby giggled. "Talk, watch a movie, play video games... I've got some stuff in my sock drawer if you wanna have some real fun."
Weiss raised her eyebrows, "Huh? Are you saying you've got alcohol stashed in your drawer? You know you could get in serious trouble for that, right?"
"Nevermind, forget I said anything. Wanna just chat? How's life?"
"Life is fine," the heiress chuckled. "How about you? I know you've been pretty down because of Blake."
Ruby sighed, "Yeah, I'm fine. I knew she was straight, so I should've been ready for her to turn me down."
"I know how you feel. Having a crush on a straight girl is the worst. I've had more than my fair share of heartbreaks that way."
"We need more gay girls at Beacon," Ruby giggled, snuggling into her pillow.
"What? I'm not good enough?" Weiss smirked, feeling a little sassy.
"Yeahhh, no offense, but you're not really my type."
"Guess I'm not getting laid tonight after all," Weiss shrugged, then started to laugh once she saw the shock on Ruby's face. "Kidding, kidding! You're not my type either."
Ruby smiled, "Yeah, although your type does run in my family."
"What?"
"Oh c'mon, stop playing dumb! Yang is TOTALLY your type! I saw the way you were looking at her when you two got back from your haircut."
Ruby was very careful with her choice of words so that she didn't give away Yang's crush on Weiss. She wasn't going to pass up an opportunity to find out her partner's feelings, though.
Weiss looked fairly surprised by her leader's response. "Wh-What? You think I...? No, no, you've got it all wrong. I mean, sure, she's cool, and pretty, and punk, and... has a motorcycle... and spider bites... a-and uh... U-Umm..."
"OH MY GOD!" Ruby exclaimed. "You DO like her!"
"No, no! I don't! I... I don't think I do..."
Ruby giggled, "Oh stop it! You literally just listed everything that makes someone your type."
"Well... yeah, but..." the heiress trailed off, realising that Ruby was right. "I... Huh... I guess I do like her."
"YEEEES!" Ruby cheered, bouncing up and down. "You two would be so cute together! We should go back to the dance RIGHT NOW so you can-"
"Whoa whoa whoa, slow down. First of all, me making a scene at the dance by pulling Yang into a dip-kiss is not the way I want to come out to my father. And yes, there would absolutely be a scene made if I have to go back to the dance. Second, I only just realised that I like her. I could use a day to process that and make sure. And third, there is no force on Remnant that will get me dressed up agasin now that I'm comfortable in my nightgown."
"Then let's go like this," Ruby smiled, offering her hand to Weiss so she could pull her along.
"Not happening," Weiss laughed. "I'm comfy in bed, and the only time I'm getting up again is to move from your bed to mine once I'm tired enough to fall asleep. Until then, all the fun is happening right here."
Ruby smirked, "Alright, let's have some real fun." She jumped down and started to rummage to the back of her sock drawer while Weiss watched from the bed.
"Alcohol? Really?" Weiss asked. "I don't know if-"
"It's not booze," Ruby replied, pulling out something wrapped in tinfoil. She opened the wrapping to reveal a stack of delicious-looking brownies.
Weiss rolled her eyes, "You keep sweets in your sock drawer? Somehow this doesn't surprise me at all."
"They're not just brownies," Ruby said with a smug smile before climbing back on her bunk. "They're edibles. I made 'em this morning, but wanted to keep them hidden so you guys wouldn't eat a bunch by mistake. Wanna try one?"
"Edibles? As in marijuana? I... Wow... I really didn't expect this from you."
Ruby shrugged, "It's not like I do it on a regular basis. Yang made me promise to stop smoking because she hates the smell, but she's fine with edibles as long as it's not a regular thing and I bake them somewhere she can't smell it."
"Okay..." Weiss slowly replied, her head telling her to both try it and not at the same time.
"You'll like it, I promise. And hey, maybe it'll loosen you up enough to go ask Yang out."
"Oh shut up," the heiress laughed. She was a lot more okay with this than she expected herself to be, and decided it couldn't hurt to at least try it. "Alright, I'll give them a try."
Ruby's eyes lit up, "Cool! I didn't have much to make them with, so they're pretty weak. You should start with one, but I wouldn't have more than three."
Weiss nodded and accepted one of the brownies as Ruby handed it to her, looking at it for a moment before taking a tiny bite. To her surprise, it didn't taste any different than a normal brownie, and she happily munched on hers while Ruby ate her own.
"Thoughts?" the redhead asked, smiling at her partner.
"You're a wonderful baker, that's for sure. How long until I'll feel it?"
"Couple minutes?" Ruby shrugged in response. "You'll know it hit you when you can't stop giggling and you wanna eat everything in sight."
The heiress groaned, "Oh great. So we'll have to make a munchies run at ten at night on a college campus during prom? Sure, there's no way anybody would be suspicious."
"Lighten up, princess," Ruby snickered. "It's not my first time doing this, and we'll be fine since we won't stink of smoke."
Weiss rolled her eyes, but she didn't feel like arguing. The girls finished their first piece and both started on another, and it was about halfway through it that Weiss felt it hit. She felt a little dizzy at first, everything around her seeming to get hazy and spin. Once that subsided, she looked at Ruby and couldn't stop herself from smiling and giggling.
"This is... weird," she said, looking around the room. "I kinda like it, though. I feel all bubbly."
Ruby snickered and booped her partner on the nose, "We should keep you high all the time then."
Weiss stuck out her tongue and continued to munch on her treat. Before long the evening started to blur into a haze of chatting and laughing. They ended up making a munchies run and falling asleep together in Ruby's bed with food and their fancy clothes strewn across the room. All in all, it was a much better time than the dance.
Sorry, no secrets this chapter. Gotta leave you wanting more, right? Then again, I've dropped enough hints since chapter one that you should be able to figure it out.
Also, I'm gonna get in the habit of leaving little teasers at the end here of the next chapter. Enjoy!
"Wait..." Weiss trailed off, looking utterly confused. "Did we...?"
Ruby vigorously shook her head, "No way! There's no way... right? I mean... I don't remember doing anything, but pot doesn't make you black out like that... It had to have been laced with something else..."
"Wonderful," Weiss groaned. "I don't remember anything. For the love of all things good, please tell me we didn't have sex..."
