Ruby floundered helplessly into the dorm room, crashing through the door with a very loud and very ungraceful sound. She groaned as she struggled to catch the laundry that was going to fall off the top, regardless of her efforts. With a disgruntled huff, Ruby knelt down in the middle of the floor and set the laundry basket aside, resigning to collecting the spilled clothing. A grey blouse probably belonging to Blake had toppled over, along with a red pair of stockings, a stark white bra and a deep red long sleeve. There were socks and panties, too, and she was quick with handling the later.

She stood up with a blush, her eyes scanning the room quickly to see if anyone was here to notice her clumsiness. She sighed in relief when it turned out that she was the only one of the four here, glad that her fall would go unnoticed. She promptly dumped the basket on Weiss' bed, deciding to borrow it, and busily went about sorting the clothes into four separate piles while sitting cross legged. It was hard for her not to feel smug, knowing how much Weiss would probably protest to it. She was awfully touchy about her stuff.

She shifted through the pile with mild interest, knowing that the other girls had recently acquired new wardrobes. There would be a lot of new clothing to see - and guess about who owned them, too - and it gave her something to do.

Yang's new 'garments' were actually rather tame, Ruby thought, compared to what the outrageous blond usually went for. Ripped jeans, t-'s with deep V-shaped neck lines, tanks, slightly too short skirts, nothing too fancy. She raised one eyebrow when she pulled up a pair of panties that were no doubt belonging to Yang; they were hardly concealing, more artful lace than an actual item of clothing. They were yellow, and very silky, too. She set them down and tried not to imagine why Yang would need them, because she felt she knew. A shiver of hardly suppressed revulsion traveled down Ruby's spine, mental images playing across her mind.

She ended up sorting the rest by color after that. If something belonged to someone else, they'd get it back to the owner at some point. With a content sigh, Ruby flopped down into Weiss' pillows, the corners of her lips turning upwards in another smile, simply reveling in the rebellious act of it all. Weiss would, or was, maybe, going to blow gaskets. It all depended on how observant she would be later on today.

Ruby found herself staring out the window upside down, watching with child-like wonder at the newest snowfall. Dozens of snowy flakes fluttered slowly by, some sticking to the window only briefly before they melted into tiny droplets. Even her bones felt excited about the coming holidays; she loved winter so very much. She was hoping Weiss would stick around so that just maybe Ruby could sort through her feelings and figure out what she was going to do with the heiress. Sometimes she wanted to punch her, and other times she was so utterly taken by Weiss it left her reeling from the aftershock. Her partner was blunt, snarky, snippy, tidy and altogether downright insufferable sometimes. Other times were different; Weiss could be cute, gorgeous, super smart, easily embarrassed - an all time favorite of Ruby's - and altogether everything Ruby had come to really appreciate, and after awhile, had started to fall for. The descent into the lands of mad-crushing had been pretty fast.

Ruby sighed again, rolling over onto her side to face the other end of the room. She could smell Weiss' sweet perfume on her pillows, and what she imagined to be her shampoo, too. Ruby was comfortably content to lay here and think about Weiss and goggle like a buffoon at her perception of the heiress, but the chill of the outside was making it into the room, despite the efforts of the radiator. She pulled herself up slowly and dipped towards her closet, snatching a pair of light grey jeans and a striped red and black long-sleeve from the hangers. She pulled her pajama top up over her head and tossed it to the floor and pulled the jeans up her long and 'gangly' legs, as Yang had started to call them. It wasn't her fault she was growing.

She was busy trying to study Grimm behavior when the dorm room door swung open, followed by Yang's loud and ecstatic laughter. She snapped her head around with a questioning look as Yang stumbled into the room, clutching her stomach as she bent over and continued to laugh. Blake followed behind Yang, staring at her with a disgusted glare. Weiss came in last, her face blank.

"What on…" Ruby started, breaking out into a grin at Yang's actions.

"Yang," Blake started accusingly, looking at Ruby, "Decided it would be a good idea to spend thousands on feline products." She explained, and Ruby couldn't help but giggle at it. Blake rolled her eyes and went back to glaring at Yang.

"It's too bad you missed it, Ruby." Yang told her, still chuckling. "She threw a fit in the middle of the store when I handed her all the bags."

Blake scowled, her bow twitching angrily. Weiss sighed, a look of bemusement on her face. Ruby's face lit up when she saw Weiss was holding a white styrofoam cup, the aroma of hot chocolate finally reaching Ruby's nose. "Weiss, you shouldn't have!" Ruby exclaimed, stepping away from the heiress to join her beside Blake and Yang.

Weiss raised an eyebrow at her. "What makes you think I did?" She asked, and Ruby was filled with embarrassed regret.

"E-er, well I, you know, s-sorry, my bad…" She stuttered, her face red as her expression fell. Weiss tittered lightly, a sweet, bell-chime-esque sound.

"I'm kidding, klutz. Here." She smiled, holding the drink out to Ruby, who grinned in relief and took it from her.

She was just about to take a sip despite knowing she'd burn her tongue before she stopped and curtsied. "Why, thank you!" Ruby said, sounding very serious.

"You did it wrong, you know." Weiss said, seemingly annoyed. Ruby grinned at her sheepishly, and Weiss smiled very subtly back. Ruby's chest swelled with happiness at Weiss' smile, and so she tried to do as many possible things to see it.

Blake harrumphed and kicked Yang in the shin. The blond's laughter abruptly ended as she jumped back a little, wincing. Her grin didn't go away, though. "Come on, Yang. We, and I mean you, have a lot of cat toys to return." Blake grumbled, snatching up Yang's hand and turning to leave.

"Eh? But I thou-" Yang started to protest before Blake cut her off with a sharp look. Yang twisted her face strangely before shrugging and deciding to follow. Ruby stared after them, still amused by the useless shopping spree until the door closed, then reality seemed to sink in.

She was alone with Weiss. She glanced over at the heiress from the corners of her eyes, nervous. She had the option to talk to Weiss, again.

Weiss didn't seem at unease at all. She snickered at the departure of their two friends and shrugged out of her white coat, revealing a cream sweater underneath. She hung the jacket over the back of the chair Ruby had been sitting in, pausing to look at the open textbook on the desk. Ruby groaned almost inaudibly, rushing over to the desk and snatching the book away. Weiss gave her a startled look before narrowing her eyes with a thin smile.

"You've actually been studying, haven't you?" She accused, and Ruby grimaced.

"Trying to," Ruby corrected, and Weiss laughed. Ruby and Weiss had had a minor spat a few months back that had lead Ruby to the conclusion that she already knew enough about Grimm and didn't need to study from a text book. She was wrong, she later found out. "You guys interrupted me."

Weiss just smiled smugly, sitting down on her bed with a sigh. "You know, it would have been a lot less of a hassle if you'd come along, too. Yang and Blake spent most of the trip nipping at each other with good humored insults," Weiss said, absently picking at a fingernail. "I had no choice but to suffer through it in solitary silence."

Ruby was silent for a moment, letting her heart do its little dance of joy. Weiss wanted me to go! Ruby though, ecstatic at the prospect of Weiss actually enjoying her company. Weiss looked at her funnily, and Ruby realized her mouth was hanging open. She shut it close with a snap.

"Uh, yeah, right, well, I had chores and things to do, so you know. Next time?" Ruby suggested, sounding a little bit too eager than she had meant to. She shoved the hot chocolate to her lips and took a giant swig of it; it burned as it made it's way down her throat and into her stomach, leaving a warm trail in its wake. It also allowed her to not say anything else. Her mind was running wild with ideas and emotions and she didn't want to lose her cool.

Weiss looked at her with an almost confused gaze, but there was something else there that Ruby couldn't quite figure out. Finally, Weiss waved her hand as if to drop the subject. "Did you happen to find my underwear while you were doing the laundry? I let Yang borrow them because they were her "color" and she had…" Weiss' cheeks burned red as what must have been an erotic image played through her head. She never finished and simply looked at Ruby expectantly.

Ruby, realizing almost instantly which pair of panties Weiss was talking about, instantly guffawed. "Wait, wait, wait. Those are yours?" Ruby asked her, incredulous.

Weiss scowled. "Yes, Ruby Rose, those are mine. I'm going to assume you found them and gave them to Yang?"

Ruby nodded, trying to suppress her grin. She new it was rude and all to make judgments, but the idea of Weiss ever needing something so scandalous made her both laugh and blush at the same time. Besides, yellow?

Weiss huffed, seemingly miffed. "Alright, then. I guess she can keep them. Not like I really wanted them back that badly, not after…" She trailed off again and Ruby giggled despite herself. Weiss shot her a glare and Ruby smiled apologetically.

Ruby was about to turn away, having decided in her head that now was not the time to do silly I-like-you things, and stopped. Weiss' face had suddenly turned blank, and then her complexion turned even whiter than Ruby thought was possible. Uh oh.

"Ruby…" Weiss said in a low hiss, her tone threatening. "What were you doing on this bed? It's an utter mess!" She spat, and Ruby cringed.

"Well, I kindawasn'treallythinkingaboutitand-" She stared, her words rushing into each other so fast that they were borderline incomprehensible. And then she paused, noting the spark in Weiss' eyes. Weiss looked amused. "Uh… Weiss?"

An enlightened look sprawled across the heiress' face, followed by a slight smile. There was something particularly odd about it. "You know, whatever. Just forget about it, alright? I'm going to sleep in it anyways." Weiss said dismissively. Ruby had to make three doubletakes. It was the most un-Weiss thing she'd ever seen. Ever.

"Uh, I mean… I'm still sor… I uh, okay?" Ruby stammered, totally confused. It was strange.

Weiss fell silent, her eyes falling downwards. Ruby stood still, the awkward encounter making her consider what next to do. Dealing with Weiss was always a trial for her; she was always attempting to do her best make the right moves, so as to not upset her or anger her or annoy her. It was like a dance of brains, a dance she wasn't super good at half the time.

Weiss finally sighed, a light and feathery sound. Somewhat happy, even. She looked up at Ruby again, and Ruby thought she looked pleased. "Ruby, do you like the hot chocolate? Not too plain, is it?"

Now it was Ruby's turn to raise an eyebrow. "Er, no. It's actually fine… A little hot, though." She admitted with a grin, and Weiss rolled her eyes. The smile on her lips never departed. When Ruby really payed attention to that smile, she found her mind wandering into thoughts she tried to ignore in public. There was something about Weiss' lips that made Ruby blush deep scarlet.

Weiss made a sound in the back of her throat, and Ruby snapped her attention back up to Weiss' face. The heiress was looking up off to the side, and Ruby felt the need to apologize. She didn't, though; that would be way too embarrassing. Instead she turned her attention to the hot chocolate again, taking another swig. It wasn't as hot anymore.

"So, Blake and Yang are going very steady, lately. Thoughts?" Weiss suddenly asked, her gaze turning to Ruby's. The smile had vanished and now Weiss looked very intense. Under the power of such a gaze, Ruby felt compelled.

"Y-you want to gossip?" Ruby asked, a nervous edge causing her voice to go up one crescendo too high.

Weiss scoffed, smirking mischievously. "Not gossip. More like share our opinions on something that is of high interest to us both."

"So, gossip."

"It's not gossiping." Weiss protested, though she seemed a little unsure about that. Ruby grinned.

"I mean, you know. It's pretty cool that they're… Uh, you know. Together so much." Ruby said, not really sure what to say. She just thought that her sister and her second best friend made a great pair and that was the end of it. She'd never given the subject of those two much time at all.

Weiss pouted, and Ruby felt the urge to announce out loud that it made Weiss look cute. She ignored it. "You're not really good at this, you know." Weiss told her, and Ruby wasn't sure how to respond. After a moment Weiss flashed her another smile, and Ruby responded with a much brighter and longer lasting one. As silence fell in again, Ruby put the hot chocolate to her lips again and took another mouthful. A deep one with time.

Realizing she'd been standing in the middle of the floor the entire time, Ruby went to sit on Yang's bed.

"Hey, wait." Weiss interrupted her, focused entirely on her fingernail again. "Come sit over here." Weiss instructed her.

Ruby stopped, looking uncertainly at an empty spot beside Weiss and back to Yang's bed before looking back at the spot again. Weiss was definitely acting super strange right now. With a shrug, Ruby turned back and took a seat a few inches next to Weiss. The heiress never looked over at her.

"So, I was thinking about going to Atlas to celebrate the holidays," Weiss began, and Ruby's heart stopped. "But I'm not sure I wanted to go and be alone, you know. So maybe I'll stay here." Weiss finished, and Ruby had a silent sigh of relief.

"Yeah? I mean, that does sound really dull and all, considering all your friends are here and not there." Ruby said, trying to sound nonchalant. A faint hint of a smug smile touched the corners of Weiss' mouth.

"I do have friends there," Weiss said, sounding somewhat indignant. "But you're right. Most of the friends I really care for are here in Vale. So I'll probably stick around. Unless you were looking to get rid of me, that is?" She asked Ruby, her tone completely nonserious.

Ruby had just finished her hot chocolate. "Nah, I'm totally cool if you stick around. I mean, Blake and Yang are going to be doing their own things, as you can imagine. There's now way I'm gonna let you go and have a good time while I sit here all bored."

Weiss' smile was pretty big when she turned to look at Ruby.

"B-besides, who will buy me hot chocolate besides you?" Ruby asked, giggling nervously as she held the cup up as evidence.

Weiss laughed, and then she looked thoughtful. "Speaking of which, can I taste it? I want to make sure I actually spent my money on what I was promised." She said, looking Ruby dead in the eye.

Ruby blushed, feeling really, really rude. "Oh. Uh, I, uh, sorry, Weiss! I kinda… Drank it…" She mumbled the last bit, not having considered offering Weiss some.

The heiress' brow furrowed in some expression Ruby couldn't quite figure out, and then the heiress smiled sweetly. She turned half her body over to face Ruby, pulling a leg up to sit on. Ruby hadn't realized Weiss was wearing a skirt and stockings up until now. Weiss' face was a shade of red that made Ruby wary, but she couldn't really move. She had no idea what Weiss was up to, but the blush unsettled her.

Weiss looked down, one of her hands reaching out to take Ruby's empty hand. She almost dropped the cup at the unexpected contact. "I'm really really really sorry that I didn't save you any hot chocolate, Weiss!" Ruby rushed to get the words out, but Weiss didn't seem to hear.

Weiss pulled Ruby's hand up in front of her face and looked like she was trying to fully decide on something. The look passed and was replaced with one of determination. She let go of Ruby's hand and waited for Ruby to put it down again. When she didn't, Weiss looked at her funnily again. "Oh!" Ruby exclaimed, feeling embarrassed and putting her hand back down. It fell on Weiss' shin, but neither seemed to notice much.

The heiress breathed deeply, and Ruby realized she was steadying herself.

"Ruby," She started, leaning in really close with her entire body, "I will get a taste of it, whether or not you deem it possible." She said, her voice a tad too shaky to sound normal to Ruby. Weiss continued to lean in further, until Ruby was leaning away a little bit. Weiss was still close enough that Ruby could feel Weiss' breath on her face.

A really daring thought ran through Ruby's mind. "Weiss, I really wanna say that I kinda r-" She was cut off as something really warm and smooth pressed against her lips. It took her a very long moment to realize it was Weiss' lips, and a giddy laugh of incredibility bubbled up and out of Ruby's throat. Weiss pulled back a bit, and Ruby could see that Weiss was scared. Understanding coursed through Ruby's mind and she leaned into Weiss' lips this time, riding the high of the moment. She was brave for just a second before reality really caught up with her.

Weiss just kissed me. I just kissed Weiss. Are we kissing each other? What?

Ruby's thoughts jumbled into each other like a confused crowd of excited children.

She felt blissful when Weiss hummed at Ruby's reaction, her warm, silky lips breaking into a small smile. Ruby smiled with her, her limbs tingling as if there was an invisible source of electricity being deposited straight into her body. She could taste Weiss' cherry lipstick when she daringly ran her tongue along Weiss' bottom lip.

The heiress reacted unexpectedly, putting urgent force behind her kiss and forcing her tongue at Ruby's mouth. The brunette had no time to think or even feel anything aside from Weiss, willingly allowing Weiss passage. Ruby moaned happily as her's and Weiss' tongue met. They didn't stay together for long, Weiss' tongue making a quick pass around Ruby's mouth before the heiress pulled away, red faced and breathing heavy.

Ruby was breathing even harder, her heart racing. She was trying really hard to comprehend what had just happened, but it was difficult. An erratic giggle bubbled out of her, long and giddy. Weiss was smiling, evidently waiting for Ruby to stop by the look in her eyes. Ruby finally brought her laughing under control shortly after, though the wide grin wouldn't leave.

Weiss sighed and took a deep breath, and Ruby felt like the heiress was breathing her in. She blushed even deeper at the thought.

"So, that wasn't too bad." Weiss commented, and Ruby giggled. She couldn't bear to look at Weiss right now, wanting so badly to kiss her again. She also wanted to dance and swing Weiss along with her, or to yell out loud for no other reason. Weiss had just kissed her. "And, I guess…" Weiss started, trailing off while giving Ruby a sly grin.

Ruby's curiosity bit the bait. "What is it?" She asked, still looking down.

Weiss giggled softly, her hand taking Ruby's again. "I guess the hot chocolate tasted really, really good."

Hope you guys enjoy this one. :3