Weiss had been stuck in the infirmary bed for a few weeks. It wasn't the worst thing ever, disregarding her first fears of having to catch up on schoolwork. Ruby made that fear disappear by taking two sets of notes. Though the brunette had admitted she wasn't too used to paying much attention, the older girl was extremely grateful nonetheless.
The heiress' days in the brightly lit room were… interesting. She had a lot of time to study and Ruby visited often, but Weiss still quite frequently found herself bored and lost in her troublesome thoughts about her feelings towards her partner. She eventually decided to confide in the internet for answers. The results the heiress found had the opposite effect she had hoped for.
Rather than disproving her ever growing fears of being something she didn't understand, Weiss' research led to only one conclusion. She may be gay. It honestly would explain a lot, considering she had never found any men attractive no matter how many she'd seen. This was worrisome to her for many reasons though.
She didn't understand it. She'd never understood how someone could be attracted to the same gender, but then again, any attraction at all really didn't make too much sense to her either. The heiress was known to be cold towards any suitor who tried to gain her hand, though she'd never really shown any disgust towards women. That may just have been due to the fact she hadn't been as exposed to them but it still left a weird feeling in her gut.
Another reason she didn't like these findings was that her father would never accept that. He was a very firm fighter when it came to his beliefs, and would rather have her disowned than accept that she was gay.
But quite possibly the largest of these reasons Weiss wanted her research to be disproven, was the approval- and/or disapproval- of her teammates, mostly Ruby. She had no idea where the girl stood on topics like this, but she wasn't exactly sure how to bring it up in conversation. 'Oh hey Ruby, I'm gay so please accept that. If you don't I don't think I'll be able to look you in the eye again without hating myself.' Weiss was getting in her own way at this point, considering every bad outcome possible. In fact, she was so caught up in her mind she didn't realize her partner had walked in until she was right in front of her.
"Uh Weiss, you alright?" Ruby asked, immediately bringing the heiress out of her thoughts. The older girl made a weird sound in surprise, which quickly dropped in pitch as she tried to regain herself. It was weird, it was improper, and damn did the brunette think it was cute.
"Sorry Ruby, yes I'm quite alright." Now here was the most forefront of the heiress' problems. If Weiss truly decided to accept she was gay, it'd explain her feelings towards Ruby. The tugging at her heart, her natural want to protect her. It would all be explained, and that scared her. It scared her so much.
She didn't want to like Ruby. She had finally found someone who truly cared about her, and Weiss was not willing to tarnish it over some stupid teenage crush. This would pass eventually, she was sure of it. Maybe. Okay, she wasn't too sure, but she really hoped it would. She didn't want to lose her new best friend.
"Earth to Weiss. Anyone in there?" The brunette asked, poking the heiress to try to bring her eyes back into focus. It worked as Weiss was once again brought out of her thoughts, only left to stare at her partner.
"Oh ha ha, you're very funny." She said, smiling lightly. Ruby beamed at that and stood rather proudly for a moment.
"I like to believe so." The brunette giggled after that along with Weiss before gaining a more serious- well, as serious as Ruby got- tone to her voice. "So what's going on in that head of yours?"
"W-what could you m-mean?" Weiss stuttered out, caving at her partner's caring yet serious look.
"You went blank for a good minute or so, what's wrong? You know you can tell me." Ruby said, a caring look adorning her face.
Weiss panicked in her head for a few seconds, trying to find the best way to dodge this impending bullet known as Ruby's curiosity. "W-well, it's just I'm…" 'Don't slip up, not now.' "Apprehensive, I've been stuck in this bed for awhile, and I'm finally getting discharged today. It's going to be difficult to get back into a rhythm." Oh yeah, she was getting out today. 'Good job brain.'
"Hey, don't worry about it, I'll be by your side through it all." Ruby said, hugging Weiss in an attempt to comfort her. The older girl appreciated the gesture and reciprocated almost immediately. She had recently gained quite the craving for physical contact with her partner. She had it pretty bad, didn't she?
"Thank you. So, how's school been?" Weiss asked, trying to find any conversation to distract her. Ruby released the heiress and smiled widely.
"It's been great! I've been keeping up well and Combat 101 is soooo fun! Oh, before I forget." The brunette handed her partner today's notes in Grimm Studies. Weiss took them gratefully before Ruby continued. "I can't wait for you to see how we set up our dorm room. We have bunk beds!"
"Bunk beds?" Well, if Weiss wasn't distracted before, she sure was now. "What do you mean by bunk beds?" Ruby gave a sheepish look and scratched the back of her head nervously.
"Well, I-uh, wasn't supposed to tell you that, so you'll just have to wait and see." The brunette's smile was enough to make her back down and instead remain curious in silence. "That reminds me, do you remember when you offered me another night in Vale?"
Weiss felt her whole body stop in that moment. She had promised that, hadn't she? And though her heart was filled with relief that her partner remembered, she also felt worry, because now it was possible this would mean more to her than just a night out as friends. There was a chance she wanted more than that. So what was she supposed to do. Well, apparently she wasn't supposed to wear a startled expression and not respond, as Ruby reacted quite badly to that choice.
"O-oh I'm sorry, I-I shouldn't have said anything. I'll just uh, l-leave you be…" Apparently the brunette took it as some form of denial, which she was not good at handling. This was clearly displayed to Weiss by the tears forming at the corners of her eyes and her downcast expression. Ruby started turning around slowly but the heiress quickly reacted to stop her partner.
"Wait Ruby!" Weiss threw her body forward much faster than her slightly sore side would allow. Pain flowed through her but she didn't care. Weiss grabbed Ruby's arm and pulled her back before she could leave, looking right into the glazed-over silver orbs. "I-I'm sorry, I didn't mean to space out like that, I was just surprised you remembered is all." Damn, it really hurt to lie to the younger girl.
"Oh, wow I thought it was something completely different, heh." Ruby said before attempting to draw patterns in the marble floor with the toe of her boot. It was a nervous mannerism she had picked up long ago. "So, would you be interested in going out with me?" A pause, a realization, and two blushing girl's later and Ruby was blabbering out a correction, waving her hands in front of her face for emphasis. "N-not like that! I meant like, out in Vale again together. But not like together together, like as friends! I'm sorry I don't think before I talk and-"
Weiss put a finger to her partner's mouth, effectively quieting her. "Ruby," The heiress said, making the brunette's heart stop for the moment of silence. "I'd be delighted to." Weiss finished, a smile gracing her lips afterwards.
"Really? Oh thankyouthankyouthankyou!" Ruby cheered, nearly tackling her partner back onto the bed with the force of her hug. "I'll stay with you until you're discharged so I can make sure you get back to the dorm alright."
"Well you won't have to wait much longer." A nurse said as she walked in, carrying a clipboard and a pen. She had blonde hair, green eyes, a wide smile and a name tag that read 'Mary'. "I just need you to sign here Ms. Schnee, then you're free to go."
Ruby was quick to scramble off Weiss in embarrassment but the Mary just giggled at that.
Weiss grabbed the clipboard from Mary before signing in the listed box and handing it back. The heiress then got up, slowly getting used to her numb legs, before beginning to walk out of the room with Ruby holding her hand for support.
"Have fun you lovebirds!" Mary said with a laugh as the two left. Weiss could immediately feel a strong heat rise to her cheeks, and inspection of Ruby's face showed the same thing. Neither commented on it though, to avoid even more embarrassment.
The duo walked in a semi-comfortable silence, leaving Weiss more or less to her own thoughts. She let her mind wander to the days after initiation up till now. The heiress learned she had sustained a nearly fatal injury. It was uncommon for hunters or huntresses to even consider taking on something like a Deathstalker without aura.
The gash on her side she had been allowed to see was nothing short of horrifying. She had been told that she was lucky to survive, and even luckier that the wound wouldn't scar, as the injury was more impact than puncture. That and her aura was strong enough to heal it before permanent damage. She would still have a nasty bruise and an extremely sore side for a week or so.
There was only one thing that was worrying Weiss more than her healing injury. She had kissed Ruby. Okay, it was her forehead, but still! She hadn't meant to. It was instinct and she slept so soundly afterward, but she woke up the next morning in a panic after realizing it wasn't a dream
Weiss didn't even consider the possibility that Ruby would like her back, it seemed impossible, and because of that she decided she'd be putting a conscious effort towards not letting the girl discover her possible feelings. She'd do anything to make sure she didn't lose her partner.
When Weiss arrived in the team RWBY's dorm, she didn't really know how to feel. Ruby hadn't lied, there were bunk beds, just not in the traditional sense. The top bed on the right of the room was held up by books. The top bed on the left was hanging by sheets and rope.
It all looked chaotic, unorganized, and yet still put a smile on the heiress' face. It all looked very Ruby-like, she thought.
"Heyyy, the Ice Queen's back!" Yang cheered, causing Weiss to scowl.
"You can call me by my name you know?" The heiress pointed out sharply. Yang only grinned and stepped closer to her adversary.
"Yeah, and where's the fun in that?" The blonde locked eyes with Weiss in that moment, a strong tension filling the air around them. Ruby was about to step in and stop the two but her sister spoke up first. "Well, as fun as an argument with the Schnee would be, I've got to talk to ya. Alone." Lilac eyes flashed red at that.
Weiss audibly gulped before nodding her head and following Yang back out of the room and into the hallway. Despite being slightly scared of the blonde, she stood her ground and tried to come off as unaffected.
"So what's this all about, I don't have all da-" As Weiss tried to finish, she was interrupted by something very strange and unexpected. Yang hugged her.
"Thank you, for saving her." The blonde said with a tone Weiss had never heard from the blonde before, it was heartfelt and real. She really didn't know how to respond, so she reciprocated the hug in a last ditch effort.
"What do you mean?" Weiss asked, still confused by these seemingly random acts of kindness from the boisterous blonde.
"Ruby, you borderline saved her life, so I both trust and thank you immensely." Suddenly, everything clicked in Weiss' mind and she felt genuine happiness from Yang's words. "Yknow, she really likes you Schnee, I've never seen her warm up to anybody as fast as you."
"W-well I u-uh…" The heiress' words caught in her throat at the statement the taller girl had made. She tried to get out a response, but Yang beat her to it with a laugh.
"Hey, I trust you, remember? I'm sure you'll treat her well, I actually had an idea if you want to hear it." Weiss, whose face was now mildly pink, nodded meekly against the blonde's shoulder. Yang pulled away and looked her in the eye. "Ruby told me she was planning on asking you on another little date. Assuming you said yes, how would you like me to help you get ready?"
If Weiss wasn't still being held by the shoulders, she would've most likely fallen to the floor. On top of that, she knew her blush was growing immensely. She only nodded instead of speaking any words, too embarrassed to even try at this point.
"Great! I may not seem like it, but I have quite the attention to detail." Yang said with a wink. Weiss looked away bashfully while muttering something under her breath. "Oh! I almost forgot." Now that the conversation topic had seemed to change, the heiress was able to look up into lilac eyes. "Try to fix things with Blakey soon, please? I may have made her feel better, and neither of you meant what you said, but she's still hurting and I'm willing to bet you are too."
"Y-yeah, I'll try my best." Weiss said sincerely. Yang nodded confidently with a bright smile before beginning to walk back to the room, motioning for the heiress to follow.
"Thanks Ice Queen, now let's get back, we have another team for you to meet before I get you all prettied up for our leader." Yang said with yet another teasing wink. Weiss blushed but followed her teammate back to the dorm room.
Once they arrived back, four slightly familiar people had showed up, Weiss just wasn't sure exactly where she remembered them from. Ruby seemed happy to have them there and even Blake was slightly smiling while reading.
"Hiya!" Was the greeting from the orange haired girl. She seemed overly excited and energetic, like Ruby times 200. Speaking of which, said brunette spoke up.
"Weiss, this is Jaune, Nora, Pyrrha, and Ren. They make up team JNPR. They're also our dorm neighbors across the hall!" Ruby cheered, gesturing towards each individual member of the team as she spoke.
"Nice to meet you." Weiss said with a slight smile. She received smiles back varying from calm to energetic. The heiress now remembered these four, they were running to her team's aid in the Emerald Forest.
"Now as much as we all would love to get to know each other more," Yang said, walking around Weiss before looking at her. "Ice Queen here and Rubes have got a date comin' up, and we gotta get em' prepared." Both mentioned girls went red in the face.
"Yang! What'd I say about calling it a date!?" Ruby whined, only getting an accomplished grin in response. The team JNPR members all held varying emotions, but it seemed the one known as Nora was bouncing and cheering.
"Now, team JNPR and Blakey, you're all gonna handle getting my sis ready. I'll handle shorty over here on my own." Yang's grin was still widespread as she brought Weiss into a side hug. The heiress immediately pushed her away in anger due to the previous comment about her... vertical challenges. "Alright, let's get to work!"
Weiss admired the reflection that stared back at her in the mirror from her chair. Her hair was let down and she was wearing a white dress with an icy blue gradient towards the bottom along with white heels. Makeup had been lightly applied and her hair had been straightened to perfection. But no matter how much she did, nothing covered the scar on her left eye. She traced her fingers over it in reminiscence, but before her mind could delve any deeper, a tall blonde put a supportive hand on her shoulder.
"You look great." Yang said genuinely. Weiss nodded at this but really didn't see what so many others did. She just saw herself as cruel and icy, despite hating when people pointed that out. "Weiss, be honest with me, how do you feel about Rubes?" The heiress hesitated only a moment before speaking.
"It would be pointless to lie to you, wouldn't it?" Weiss sighed but resolved herself to answer the taller girl. "I think I like her. I'm not sure yet, but it feels like it, despite me never really having crushes or interests until now."
"Yeah I kind of saw as much." Yang said unexpectedly. Weiss looked back at her in confusion.
"How so?" The heiress asked. Yang gave her a soft smile before replying.
"No one does what you did with no second thought for someone who they don't care about immensely." Yang said, punching Weiss lightly on her bare shoulder. The heiress shoved her slightly.
"That was an unnecessary triple negative." Weiss retorted before gradually adorning a look of worry. "So, you aren't mad at me?"
"Listen, I didn't like you at first, but you proved you really care about her, and that's all I want for her. Someone who will always be there for her, so as long as you promise me you won't hurt her…" Yang turned towards her with a warm smile. "Then I think we'll get along just fine Ice Queen."
Weiss smiled at that and then turned to look back at the mirror. "Thank you Yang."
"No problem! So, where ya got in mind to take your date?" Yang asked before being handed Weiss' scroll with a flashy looking ad on the screen. The blonde's smile softened as she looked up from the device. "She'll love it."
Weiss muttered a breathy "I hope so." Before standing up from her chair. "Well, I can't keep her waiting forever. Let's get going." The heiress lead the way out of the dorm bathroom before heading in the direction of the location Ruby had said to meet her, which was quite ironic honestly. Yang waved her off before walking away.
When Weiss arrived at Beacon's fountain, she swore someone stole her ability to speak. Ruby stood there in the most beautiful dress she'd ever seen, or maybe it was the girl wearing it?
"I hope I don't look too flashy, heh. Team JNPR kinda got in a fight about how much I should do with myself." Ruby said, looking down at the ground with a blush. Scratch that, it was definitely the girl wearing it.
The dress itself was red with black frills at the bottom. One thing that caught the heiress' attention more than she liked to admit was how form fitting it was. The dress reached just below her knees and had a slit on the side. The brunette was also wearing black stockings along with a pair of dress shoes. Not to mention the light, yet noticeable makeup. All of this had Weiss speechless.
"Um, Weiss?" Ruby asked, noticing the heiress had gone blank. It took a few silent seconds before it registered in her brain that she was supposed to respond.
"Oh! Uh, what is it Ruby?" Weiss asked, breaking out of her previous trance like state.
"You were staring." The brunette said, breaking into giggles afterwards. Weiss' face flushed as she tried to come up with an argument against what her partner had claimed.
"No I was not!" Weiss mentally face palmed at that. 'Good job Weiss, real strong argument you came up with.'
"You totally were~." Ruby teased, causing more heat to rise to Weiss' face. The two went back and forth like this until they reached the airship.
They rode in relative silence besides the startled noise Weiss made when Ruby's hand found her's. She didn't resist it though, she laced her fingers between the brunette's, despite the blush crawling to her cheeks.
Walking through Vale was definitely not filled with the same previous silence. Ruby, on top of constantly asking where they were going, started up some light conversation. It was mostly talk of what Weiss missed out on.
"Well, as much as I'd love to hear more of these stories about Professor Port, I'm afraid we've arrived." Weiss said, bringing Ruby's attention to the tall building that stood before them. It was a beautiful looking Cinema the brunette didn't even know existed.
What really thrilled Ruby though, was the movie she saw was playing tonight. It was a visual adaptation of a book series she absolutely loved, 'The Reaper's Desire.'
"Wow, I didn't even know they made this!" Ruby exclaimed, turning to Weiss with a wide smile. "How did you know I liked this?"
"Did you honestly forget you told me on the third day you visited?" Weiss questioned. Ruby turned away in embarrassment but nodded nonetheless. "Dolt. Well you did, and I saw it online while I was researching about-" The heiress cut herself off quickly before her mind let her say anymore.
"Huh?" Ruby's previous embarrassment disappeared in place of curiosity, one of her strongest traits.
"Grimm Studies! I was researching for Grimm Studies and nothing else!" Weiss rushed out a bit too quickly with a noticeable blush over her cheeks. "A-anyway, shall we go in?" The heiress gestured towards the entrance, earning a nod in response.
As they reached the door, Ruby opened it and gestured for Weiss to enter. "Beautiful ladies first!" Was the brunette's remark as Weiss began to walk forward. Fine, the girl wanted to flirt? She could do that too. Probably.
Weiss leaned down to Ruby's ear and whispered. "You staying out here already breaks that rule." She was rewarded with a bright blush before dragging her partner in.
When they reached the counter and asked for tickets, Weiss spotted Ruby reaching for her wallet which was in the purse she had brought. The heiress was too fast though, as she immediately located her snow-crested card in her own bag and handed it to the cashier.
"Weeeeiss." Ruby whined, getting a half-hearted glare in response.
"You can pay for the next one." And there she went, speaking before thinking. Now this was going to be embarrassing to try to cover up. "I-if there i-is another one, I mean." The heiress corrected, a blush already coming across her own cheeks.
Ruby laughed before responding. "I'd love to go to another… Whatever these are." The brunette said with a warm smile. One that even melted the Ice Queen's heart. The moment was short lived though, as Ruby pulled her along to the snack line.
Ruby's excitement over the food, albeit expected, was a cute display. The girl nearly jumped with how fast she rocked back and forth on the balls of her feet.
After getting snacks, the two of them entered the barely lit room playing their movie. They both grabbed seats at the back and settled in for the start of the previews. Ruby constantly ate popcorn during this time.
"You're going to have none left for the movie, dolt." Weiss said pointedly, which earned her Ruby sticking out her tongue. Rather than be mad, the heiress just giggled at her partner's charming childishness.
The movie itself was about a reaper who had fallen in love with a princess. The princess shared these feelings, but could never find a life with the reaper, her father would never allow it. They decided to meet in secret, becoming closer with each encounter.
The father began to notice the absence of his daughter and eventually found out about the reaper who was stealing his daughter's heart. In his spite and anger, he sent the entire Kingdom after it.
The reaper could've easily taken down all of the soldiers charging her in the final battle, but she sat there and allowed each attack. She was left tattered and nearly dead before the princess found her. The royal girl cursed her own name and shed many tears as she held her true love in her arms.
The princess questioned how this had happened, being told that true feelings for a human soul weakened a reaper's. It wasn't fair, the princess shouted, blood soaking through both of their clothes. The reaper simply smiled before leaning upwards and kissing the royal girl. After a few seconds of their lips being locked, the reaper faded away to another realm, leaving the crying girl alone in the bloodstained field.
Just as the princess truly began to break down, a recognizable voice echoed around her. The voice said, don't worry, I'll be back for you, I promise.
The princess continued to live a sad life for nearly a year, waiting for her reaper to return. But the day never came, and she continued living on under her father's wrath. One day, the princess couldn't stand it anymore.
She climbed the tower that had been her prison for years. Looking down to the foreboding ground from a terrace, she made a critical decision. Slowly she made her way towards the edge, tears streaming down her face.
The princess didn't want to live in a world without her true love, so she would stop. She would stop living here and make her way into a new world, in which she'd reunite with her reaper.
Just as she took the last step and fell, she was caught in midair by a bright light. As the figure gained a form, it was revealed to be the reaper, surrounded in a bright light. She spoke of how she was glad she came back just in time, then offered the princess a chance to leave this world behind with her.
The princess agreed, allowing the reaper to extract her soul from her very body. She was then led into the Heavens, following her reaper. As they reached the clouds and parted from the mortal world, they shared a long and passionate kiss, before the screen faded to credits.
As the movie ended, Weiss became aware of the fact that her hand had found Ruby's at some point throughout the movie. She would've pulled away, but she felt the brunette tighten her grip, causing the heiress to look at her. When Weiss saw that Ruby's eyes were filled with tears, she squeezed back in support.
By the time they exited the large room, still holding hands, Ruby had wiped the tears from her eyes and commented on how well the movie had done at portraying the books. Weiss agreed that it was quite a good movie, despite never reading the series itself.
The walk back to the airship docks was mostly talk of the movie and Ruby comparing differences between it and the book series. They had finally grown comfortable enough to hold hands without blushing, so conversation flowed relatively well despite a specific comment from the younger of the two.
"Hey Weiss, I don't think I said it before, but you look amazing in that dress." Ruby said, dusting the heiress' cheeks slightly. She mustered up the courage to respond to the genuine compliment.
"You as well." Weiss whispered, looking towards the ground but never letting go of Ruby's hand. Conversation returned to normal after that.
Once they entered their dorm room, all calmness of the night disappeared due to the scene before both of the girls.
Blake and Yang were… Getting friendly. The raven haired girl was under the blonde, being kissed over and over on her bed. Of course Blake was reciprocating every kiss just as powerfully as Yang, which really made the situation no better.
At the sound of the door, both girls turned to reveal that, thankfully, they were still fully clothed. Weiss, being Weiss, was not about to let that be a reason to let this slide.
"You insufferable, lowly, improper barbarians!" Weiss nearly screamed, most likely waking anyone who may be sleeping at the hour. Ruby tried to calm her down, but her efforts proved fruitless.
"Sorry guys, thought your date would last longer." Yang said, no regret evident in her voice. At least Blake had the modesty to look embarrassed.
"It's nearly 10!" Weiss snapped back, her rage being intensified by the grins she was receiving from Yang.
"Ah, so it is." The blonde said nonchalantly. "Must of lost track of time. Anyway, I call dibs on the shower first, cya." Yang walked towards the dorm bathroom, leaving Blake alone to deal with the raging heiress.
A few peaceful- yet uncomfortable- seconds passed before Blake spoke up. "Listen, I just want to say I'm-"
"Don't want to talk about it anymore than necessary." Weiss cut her off, getting a flustered nod in response. 'Well, tonight sure was interesting.'
After all the commotion settled down, Weiss was ready for bed, Ruby was as well, Yang was already asleep and Blake was in the shower. Weiss was deep in thought, but brought out immediately by her partner.
"Hey Weiss?" Ruby asked, standing before the heiress. Weiss looked up at her, seeing a bright smile that put all previous nerves to rest.
"What is it Ruby?" She asked, noticing a tiny blush adorning her cheeks. That could've meant millions of things, but none of Weiss' guesses came close to what it was truly foreshadowing.
"I wanted to let you know I had a really great night." Ruby said, leaning down and pecking the older girl's cheek. The blush was immediately spread throughout Weiss' face. "Thank you."
The brunette then climbed up to her own bed, leaving Weiss to ponder what just happened.
"Night Weiss." Ruby said from atop her bunk before the sound of rustling blankets ceased, meaning she would soon be dozing off.
"G-goodnight R-Ruby." She answered automatically. Laying herself down and staring at the bottom of Ruby's bunk in thought. 'Well, might as well.' Weiss thought before grabbing her journal and pen, trying to put her day's events on paper.
Dear Diary,
She kissed me.
That was all the heiress was able to scrawl on the page before feeling her eyelids grow heavy. She opted to go the safe route and lock it before she had the chance to accidentally fall asleep and leave it open for others to see.
'Wow, she really kissed me.' Was the last conscious thought from Weiss before she drifted off into a blissful rest.
Wow, that one was an uphill battle to say the least. This week was tremendously busy despite me thinking it'd be calmer, with parades I marched and concerts, things just weren't going my way. Still got in done though and I think it turned out pretty well! I want to mention the fact now though, that my next chapter on this will take a significantly longer time to get out. I'm going to be busy because of Thanksgiving, I'm writing a one-shot Ladybug fic (Follow my profile and watch for that!) And if I have time, I'm going to go over my previous chapters and fix a few things that now bug me in the writing. Thanks for the immense support as always!
Special thanks to my Beta Reader, SoleReclaimer,This chapter wouldn't be the same without you!