A/N: Hey, guys! Sorry it's been so long since I last updated! I thought it was about time to end this back-and-forth with Ruby and Weiss, so here ya go, the moment of truth!

The next day went by excruciatingly slow. Ruby had spent the majority of her morning trying to figure out what Weiss was keeping from her, and the more she thought about it, the more she started to worry that she wasn't being a good friend. By the time she finally reached her art class at the end of the day, Ruby was a ball of nerves, tapping her foot anxiously against the stool of her easel while she waited for Weiss to come in and take her place. When the white-haired girl finally walked through the door just a minute before the bell, Ruby practically leaped up out of her seat, and rushed over to Weiss.

"Please tell me you're not mad at me!" she said, grabbing the heiress by the arm and tugging her over to her easel.

Weiss knitted her brows in confusion, and slowly sat down next to Ruby. "No, why would I be?"

Ruby frowned. "I don't know, you've been kind of dodgy about something and I feel like it's all my fault, and if I did something wrong, then—"

"No, no, no, that's not it!" Weiss assured her, cutting her off. She sighed, and glanced around the art room that was quickly becoming packed with students. She turned back to Ruby with a hesitant smile. "Look, I have been keeping something from you. I just haven't found the right way to tell you, yet... But I promise we'll talk after class, okay?"

"Are you sure? 'Cause if you really don't want to talk about it, then you don't have to."

Weiss shook her head. "No, I want to. I just... I can't talk about it in here. Don't worry, I'm not mad at you or anything, so don't look so down."

Ruby straightened her back, and gave the older girl a short nod. "Right. Okay." She turned around in her seat just as the professor walked in through the door, and took her position at the front of the room.

"Ahem, students," the professor said, clearing her throat. "I would like to inform you that Miss Nikos will not be present in this class for the next couple of months, as she was just cast as the lead in this year's school musical, and will be needing to use her free periods preparing for the production."

"Aww... I liked Pyrrha," Ruby muttered, her shoulders slightly slumping.

Weiss smirked. "Yeah, she's the only model who doesn't mind me turning her portraits into one of my weird little fantasy hero projects." She shrugged. "But it's good to hear she got the lead. She worked hard for it."

"Yeah. You know who the male lead is, though, right?" Ruby asked her with a chuckle.

The heiress's eyes immediately narrowed. "Don't tell me, it's Arc."

Ruby nodded, a knowing grin spreading across her face as Weiss just lifted a palm to her forehead. "Hey, don't knock Jaune's acting ability. He's actually pretty good. And that time he tried to serenade you outside of the auditorium—"

"Oh God, I'm still trying to forget." Weiss lowered her hand, and sunk back in her seat, turning her attention back to the professor.

The woman gestured toward something outside of the open door. "But in Miss Nikos's place, we have a new student who just transferred here from Mistral earlier this week. Miss Sustrai?"

Ruby and Weiss both looked over at the door as a girl with dark skin and an unnatural shade of green hair walked into the room, her posture poised and her expression confident as she turned to face the class. She immediately glanced in the girls' direction, her bright, taunting red eyes seeming to bore a hole through their heads. Ruby noticed how Weiss shifted uncomfortably in her seat before the new girl turned back to the front, and sat down on Pyrrha's stool.

"What was that about?" Ruby whispered to Weiss, who just shrugged.

"I don't know... Maybe she's just nervous?"

Ruby shook her head. "I doubt it."

"Well, let's just focus on our work and get through this class. I've got more important things to do today." Weiss focused on her canvas, and slowly began to sketch the outline of the new girl's body, her lines much cleaner and more precise than Ruby was used to seeing her use.

Ruby picked up her own pencil, and lazily began to draw. "That's right, you're working with Yang today, right?"

"Shh, let's not talk about this in here," Weiss told her, her gaze never leaving her canvas.

"Okay..." Ruby let out a thin breath, and tried to focus on her own drawing, but every time she looked up to meet the new girl's gaze, it was as if she always knew Ruby would be right there, and the new girl would be staring straight through her, reading what was inside. By the time class ended, Ruby's canvas had more eraser marks then it did actual pencil, having messed up multiple times because she could barely look at the model for a few seconds without feeling uneasy. About the only part that seemed accurate about her portrait were those eyes, deep and mysterious, and seemingly full of deceit.

"Thank you, Miss Sustrai," the professor told the model as the bell rang above them, and students started gathering their materials and books. "Miss Rose, Miss Schnee, I would like to speak to both of you before you leave."

Ruby froze midway through stuffing her pencil case in her backpack, and dropped it back down on her stool. She turned to Weiss with a worried look. "Are we in trouble?"

Weiss just shrugged. "I don't think so. Let's find out." She slung her messenger bag over her shoulder, and walked over to their professor just as the new girl was leaving the room. Ruby followed cautiously behind, dragging her feet as she kept her gaze on the floor below her. Weiss elbowed her in the side, bringing the brunette's attention to the professor.

"I wanted to congratulate you both on your incredible surrealism piece you turned in at the beginning of the week," she told the two students. "I don't know where you got the idea, but I must admit your styles blend beautifully together. I was wondering if you ladies wouldn't mind if I showcased it in the school's annual art show next month?"

Ruby blinked. "Really?"

Their professor smiled. "Absolutely. It's one of both of your best pieces, and I think it deserves to be seen."

Weiss grinned. "Thank you very much, Professor."

"Not a problem. Enjoy your weekend."

Both girls nodded their appreciation before leaving the classroom, and starting down the hall. Once they were far enough from the room, Weiss took Ruby by the arm, and gently started to lead her toward the girls' bathroom.

"What are you doing?" Ruby asked as she allowed her friend to escort her through the hall.

"We're going to go talk, like I promised." Weiss pushed through the bathroom door, and let go of Ruby's arm, letting out a sigh of relief when it seemed like they were in the clear.

Ruby frowned. "Weiss, is everything okay?"

"Yes, yes, it's nothing like that." The heiress sucked in a deep breath, and began pacing around the small bathroom. "So, uh, there's kind of this thing I've been keeping from you, but I want you to know because we're friends, and I want you to know that I can trust you."

"You don't have to tell me a secret to prove your trust," Ruby assured her, but Weiss held up a hand, cutting her off.

"I know, but I want to. It's one of those things that if I don't tell you now, you might be confused about in the future... So..." Weiss stopped, and turned toward a mirror above one of the sinks, meeting Ruby's round, silver eyes through her reflection. "I, uh, I'm not interested in Jaune..."

Ruby snorted. "Uh, yeah, I know that. You made that pretty clear the first time you turned him down."

Weiss shook her head. "Yeah, but I'm not interested in him for the reasons you might think... He's a nice guy, a little bit of a klutz, but... I'm just... not interested in guys."

"You mean any of the guys in Vale?"

"No, I mean..." Weiss turned around to face Ruby, her complexion beginning to redden as she gave the smaller girl an uncertain smile. "I'm, uh... I'm attracted to girls."

Ruby's eyes widened as she processed this new information, though it only took her a few moments to realize that what Weiss had just told her actually made a lot of sense. Not only was Weiss not interested in Jaune, but every time Ruby tried to point out a guy she thought was cute to Weiss, the heiress would immediately shoot her down, saying something like, "I don't have time for boys." Even when Weiss still thought Blondie was a guy, as obsessed as she was with the writer, she never once expressed interest in any kind of romantic relationship with "him".

As soon as the initial shock had passed, Ruby let out a quiet huff, causing the heiress's expression to immediately harden. "What?" Weiss asked defensively, crossing her arms.

"Oh, nothing," Ruby said with a laugh. "Just that I should've realized how obvious it was."

Weiss frowned. "What's that supposed to mean?"

Ruby rolled her eyes. "Come on. You've turned down every single guy who's ever expressed interest in you. You're a giant comic book geek, and your favorite series happens to be written by a bisexual in a man's point of view."

"Wait, what?" Weiss took a step back. "Did you just say—"

"Yang's bisexual, you idiot. Not like it's really that obvious, though, since Yang has practically been allergic to socializing ever since—well, ever since work kind of started sucking for her, but that's not the point." Ruby smirked. "Also, now that I think about it, you did seem a little into Pyrrha."

Weiss narrowed her eyes. "That's not true! I admire her as a model, and that's it!"

Ruby smiled, and rested a hand on her friend's shoulder. "Relax, I'm just kidding... But seriously, it's not a big deal. I don't have a problem with it, and I'm glad that you told me."

The heiress closed her eyes, and slowly nodded. "I just... I feel stupid for not telling you sooner... But when I saw Cardin pushing that student around the other day—"

"Screw Cardin," Ruby told her. "Look, your secret's safe with me. And if word does ever make its way back to Cardin, I'll be the first one to defend you."

Weiss smiled. "Thank you, Ruby... That means a lot."

"And it means a lot that you told me." She pulled Weiss into a hug, something the other girl clearly wasn't expecting, because her shoulders immediately tensed underneath the smaller girl's touch. After a moment, however, Weiss returned the embrace, and let out a heavy sigh.

"Thank God that's over with..."

Ruby laughed as she pulled back from Weiss. "Did you really think I was going to judge you?"

"No..." Weiss bit her lip. "I mean, I don't know... I guess it's just sometimes hard to tell with some people, you know? Actually, it was your sister who convinced me to talk to you..."

Ruby raised an eyebrow. "Oh, really? You told my sister, who you've only known for like five days, before you told me?"

"I don't know, there's just something about her... She's just easy to talk to."

"Depends on what day you catch her on," Ruby reminded her. "She's not always sunshine and rainbows, you know."

Weiss shrugged. "Yeah, but who is, really?"

"Uh, hello?" Ruby pointed at herself with a large grin. "I'd like to think I'm pretty awesome."

"And full of yourself." Weiss returned her smile before adjusting the strap of her messenger bag. "Alright, let's get out of here. I'm sure your sister's waiting for us."

Ruby nodded. "So we can talk about the other thing now?"

They walked out of the bathroom together, and started down the hall toward the school's exit, their footsteps in sync. "Which thing?"

"You working for Yang, of course. What'd you tell your dad? And are you excited?"

Weiss grinned. "Well, of course I'm exicted. Blo—Yang is my favorite writer, and she asked me of all people to be her artist. Talking to my father wasn't exactly easy, though, but there's no way I'm going to tell your sister that."

Ruby frowned. "What do you mean?"

"Well, as I've told you before, my father doesn't exactly see comics as a very refined form of art. He sees them as a lazy way out of reading and writing, and he doesn't think they're exactly educational." She held the door for Ruby as they made their way outside and to Yang's car parked by the curb. "I had to get my mom to talk to him for me, convince him that it'd be a good experience, and that I wouldn't fall behind on my schoolwork."

"And it worked?"

"Only after about two or three hours of them arguing back and forth." Weiss slowed her pace, allowing Ruby to walk ahead. "If I'd known it'd be that much of a hassle, I probably would have just lied, but even then, they would've found out sooner or later..."

Ruby turned around. "Hey, the fact is that you didn't lie, and you're now going to be able to work with your favorite writer on something you love. Doesn't that count for something?"

Weiss smiled. "Yeah, it's the one thing that I know will make it worthwhile." She caught up with Ruby, who had just reached Yang's car. Weiss hopped into the back seat while Ruby climbed into the passenger's side, and glanced back at her over the headrest.

"Ready to see the inside of Beacon Comics?"

Weiss leaned back in her seat. "Absolutely."

Yang pulled away from the curb, and out of the campus's parking lot. "How was school today?"

"Long," Ruby answered with a groan. "There's this new girl in our art class who's taking Pyrrha's place as model for a couple of months, and she's so creepy!"

Weiss grunted. "I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought so."

Ruby narrowed her eyes. "I don't know what it is, but something just seems a little off about her... It could just be those eyes, but..."

"Well, anyway, it'll only be for a couple of months," Weiss told her. "Who knows, she could actually turn out to be pretty nice."

"Yeah, I guess you're right... Still, she just rubs me the wrong way."

"She sounds like fun," Yang cut in with a smirk. "If she gives you any trouble, let me know, sis, and I'll kick her ass."

Ruby shook her head. "Yeah, uh, I don't think that's a good idea. But thanks."

Her sister smiled. "Anytime." She ruffled Ruby's hair before turning onto the main road, and starting in the direction of the studio. "So, Weiss, did you do that thing...?"

Ruby furrowed her eyebrows. "What thing?" She turned to look back at her friend.

"Yes, I did, Yang." She smiled up at Ruby. "We talked."

"Ohh..." Ruby let out a quiet hum. "Yeah, that. We talked. And we're good."

Yang grinned. "See? I told ya there was nothing to be worried about."

Ruby glanced between Yang and Weiss curiously, wondering why her friend had gone to her sister before she'd gone to Ruby herself. Yang and Ruby weren't that different, were they? And why was it that every time Weiss was around now, Yang suddenly seemed to be in a much better mood? Was it possible that they actually liked each other?

"Ruby, what did I tell you about not wearing your seatbelt?" Yang snapped at her, breaking her from her reverie. "And turn around. You're going to get me pulled over."

Weiss giggled, causing the brunette to blush. She turned around in her seat, and pulled the belt across her torso, locking it with a click. "Sorry..." She sunk down in her seat, turning her gaze out her window while she let her thoughts run free inside her head. Weiss obviously admired Yang, but that was more than expected from being one of her most loyal fans. Yang, on the other hand, wasn't usually so warm and friendly toward her fans, much less people she barely new, at least not nowadays. So it struck Ruby as strange how quickly her sister was able to let her guard down around Weiss, especially given Weiss's father's reputation for being quite the hard-ass. Ruby knew that Weiss was changing Yang for the better, but she also knew that all it would take to drag her sister back into her workaholic funk was for Weiss to make one simple artistic mistake.

Maybe having Weiss working for Yang wasn't exactly the best idea after all. The last thing Ruby wanted was to lose a friend due to one of Yang's unreasonable outbursts. But she hoped against all odds that Weiss would be the one to finally bring Lost & Found back to its former glory, and for Yang to finally open herself up again. She hoped Weiss would be the one to steal her sister's heart.