AN: Ahh bumblebee. I really need some after episode 2. :/ And sorry for the lackluster chapter, I wrote this on two hours of sleep.
"It. Is. Time." Ruby squealed, bouncing around the room in exaggerated skips. "I can't wait to see team JNPR's costumes!" Weiss sighed and grabbed the tail of girlfriend's outfit, giving it a firm tug. She yelped in surprise when her momentum crawled to a stop, the girl nearly tripping over her own feet.
"Don't give me that look." The heiress scoffed, tearing her eyes away from the puppy dog pout that was thrust in her direction. Ruby smacked the offending hand off her costume, relishing in the startled gasp of 'hey!' and frowned as she ran her hand through the artificial fur of her Halloween getup.
"Maybe this costume wasn't such a good idea." She muttered.
Zwei, somehow sensing his master's hesitation, left his resting place underneath Weiss's bed and nipped at Ruby's heels, barking gleefully.
She looked down and smiled, giggling when he licked the calf with broad swipes of his moist tongue. "Thanks boy. I do look great, don't I?" She said. The corgi let his rapidly wagging tail convey the message and trotted around her feet before taking cover under the bed once more.
"Alright, I think I'm ready." Blake announced. Setting the pair of furry ears atop her head, she turned to see Weiss and Ruby gawping at her.
"…Why are you dressed as a dog, Blake?" The heiress asked, looking as confused as Ruby felt. She appreciated that the Faunus was putting enough effort into the holiday, but she didn't understand the choice in costume.
"Well, I thought Yang said I could dress like a monster." She shrugged. "So I did."
Weiss pinched her temples, aware of the throbbing headache that was beginning to form.
"For the last time, dogs are not monsters. Honestly, are you going to walk around in that ridiculous costume?"
Blake snorted. "Weiss, your girlfriend is dressed as Doge. I don't think there's room for you to criticize my outfit."
Ruby stiffened when her girlfriend turned to look at her, and gave her a faux innocent smile in response to the exasperated glare.
"Weiss, I wasn't done." Blake called, her eyebrows arching.
"You have my undivided attention." Weiss sniped, shooting Ruby frightening enough to send her scurrying behind the cat Faunus. The girl mumbled something about uptight girlfriends and squeaked when Weiss touched the hilt of Myrtenaster.
"This is not just a dog." Blake touched the floppy dog ears covering her cat ones. "It's the dog. Cerberus." Pulling out two fake, fist sized dog heads, she revealed the small patch of Velcro on her shoulders where the plastic heads were supposed to go. She stuck them on and grinned when Ruby let out 'ohhs' and 'ahhs' and poked at their glossy eyes.
"Ah. In that case, I have to admit, this is a brilliant costume. Very creative. Unlike a certain someone's."
Ruby suddenly interrupted with a poke to the arm, and Weiss jumped, the sudden movement making her costume rattle. "Ruby! What was that for?"
"I worked hard on my outfit too, y'know." Her girlfriend pouted, fidgeting as blue eyes scanned her from head to toe. Weiss softened at her words, and leaned in to press a small kiss to Ruby's temples. She gazed at her tenderly, resisting the urge to scoop her into her arms. The heiress cursed the fact that she'd decided to be a knight for Halloween.
"No- you look nice. It may not be what I expected but you look great nevertheless." Weiss asserted, smiling at her.
Ruby beamed. "Thank you, Weiss! Oh yeah, and I wanted to show you the thing that'll complete my costume."
She frowned. "What are you-?"
Blake stifled her laughter when Ruby retrieved the paper mache head and slipped it on, the thing tall enough to see eye to eye with Pyrrha. The beady black eyes, and trademark Doge look was what broke the cat Faunus, and she burst out in giggles, which turned into full blown laughter when Weiss dropped her helmet in sheer shock.
Yang chose that precise moment to exit the bathroom, and stopped to stare at the decidedly awkward scene.
"Blake. Hey, babe." She asked worriedly, "What's happening?"
The only thing Blake was able to say was, "Weiss-" She clutched her sides, shaking when the heiress just turned on her heel wand walked out of the room. The look on her face had been phenomenal.
"Oh dust thank you for letting me see this." Blake laughed.
"Weiss!" Ruby called frantically, "Come back!"
Yang watched in confusion as her little sister stumbled after her girlfriend, the giant dog head she wore bobbing up and down like an oversized bubblehead. She winced when Ruby ran straight into the wall, and took a few steps backwards before running out of the door this time.
"O-kay? What was that about?"
Blake grinned. "Weiss didn't really…appreciate Ruby's outfit. I'm sure she'll come around eventually-"
The cat Faunus paused mid-sentence when she took in what Yang was wearing. She had no clue what she was supposed to be. Amber eyes roamed across the furry, long sleeved sweater her girlfriend was wearing, frowning in confusion at the similarly decorated Ember Cilica. The light orange top was contrasted with the dark browns, and the outfit was completed by a strange looking hat with that made Yang look like an angler fish.
Blake blinked. "And what are you supposed to be?"
"Can't you tell?" Yang twirled, the smirk on her face growing steadily. "I'm a scratching post."
"Yang! Seriously? I thought you were going to go as a dragon."
The blonde shrugged. "Eh, I ditched the idea when I found out Weiss was going as a knight. You're the only one allowed to slay me, Blake." She gave her girlfriend a salacious wink, enjoying the blush that bloomed in her cheeks.
"Idiot." Blake smiled, rolling her eyes good naturedly.
"Soooooo…" Yang drawled, stepping closer toward her. "What do you think of my outfit? Pretty smart eh?"
"It's acceptable, I guess."
"Aw, c'mon. I made this just for you. So now, you can scratch me and sharpen your claws at the same time." Yang said, waggling her eyebrows.
"How do you even come up with these ideas…?"
Blake groaned, and grabbed her girlfriend's hands. The blonde smiled, and linked their fingers together as they left their dorm room.