Disclaimer: Don't own shit. More of these three being cute.

Three loud bangs on the door had her jumping, startled awake by the noise and instinctively trying to shield her girlfriends from whatever threat was about to enter the room. Of course, Weiss and Blake were just as keen to discourage any intruders, the Faunus' ears laying flat against her skull as her lips pulled back in a fierce snarl while the heiress vehemently glared at the door.

"Hey, team!" Ruby's voice sounded far too cheery, as if she was still riding a sugar high that wasn't going to end anytime soon. "Just letting you guys know we're back from the carnival! I'm going to hang out with Penny and Team JNPR in their room for a little bit! Is everything okay?"

Whatever agitation she might've felt towards her little sister for the rude wake-up call (seriously, the whistle was less panic inducing!) quickly died when she became acutely aware of the cool air hitting her naked body, realizing she'd fallen asleep despite her attempts to remain awake. Heck, all three of them had, judging by the looks of things.

Crap, she was on a roll with these bad decisions tonight.

"You woke your sister up but, aside from that, we're fine!" Weiss huffed, her voice not nearly as severe as her words implied. "Try to be more considerate in the future!"

"Sorry! Hope you're feeling better, Yang!" Their team leader called through the door, not sounding the least bit chastised.

The blonde grunted in acknowledgement, hoping that would be enough to keep up her 'sick' charade.

When they heard the door across the hall close, the trio roused themselves fully, stretching as they sat up.

"I'll be sure to clarify that she did the right thing later." The heiress muttered, stifling a yawn with one hand. "That... could've ended poorly, otherwise."

Blake chuckled, glancing back down at the sheets as if she was contemplating returning to sleep. "We should probably turn in for the night."

"It is rather late." Weiss glanced at a clock, a small frown on her lips. "Yang? Can you put the mattresses back?"

"Hm? Yeah, sure." She mumbled, pushing herself to her feet.

Although she tried to keep the surliness out of her voice, she wasn't exactly happy about not being able to wake up in the morning next to her girlfriends. Sure, she wasn't about to kick Ruby out of the room and she sure as hell didn't want her little sister exposed to the aftermath of their lovemaking, but... well, she really wanted to know what they looked like first thing in the morning, from up close. Living together, she got her chances to sneak peeks at both of them from far away, but that was totally different from them being right there when she opened her eyes. Plus, the cuddling was over, and she really wanted to go back to that. She fell asleep so quickly earlier, she didn't have a chance to properly savor the experience.

Among the clothes tossed all over the room, she located the bare essentials- underwear, shorts, shirt- and threw them on, giving her girlfriends time to get up themselves. Honestly, she planned on grabbing a shower before changing into her night clothes, but at least this way she was decent if anyone were to enter.

As the heiress and Faunus followed suit, Yang easily moved the mattresses back to their proper places, all the while mentally berating herself for being so petty. After everything that happened in the past two days, she really didn't have room to complain about anything. It wasn't like this was their last night before a big mission or something- she just needed to plan something out so they could fully enjoy their time alone.

Maybe she could get a job somewhere in town, make a little extra scratch to rent a hotel room for a night. Would that be insulting? It made sense to her but Weiss might not be up for something potentially scandalous; if anyone found out she was renting a room in Vale for no apparent reason, it might get people curious. That wouldn't do.

Okay, so, maybe she could work something out with Ruby? With Jaune and Pyrrha in on the secret, she could implore all three of them to stay out super late one night? And take Ren and Nora with them... maybe even let her sister have a sleepover in their room. Ah, but that might be a bit rude to Ruby; this was her room, too, so kicking her out didn't seem very fair. Unless they did, like, a rotation with Ruby inviting Penny over, not that she expected them to progress as quickly as Yang had with Blake and Weiss. That might balance things out.

Or... would it be possible to get an apartment off the school grounds? That might get expensive but she could probably make it work, if she got some help looking at the numbers. As a side effect of being a whiz mechanic, Ruby had a pretty good head for figures, so maybe they could look around a bit and find a decent place that's relatively cheap. Would probably wipe her out, working and going to school, but for uninterrupted cuddles in her off time? Yeah, she could deal with that. No sweat! Maybe she could talk Blake into helping her scout around town for a decent place. They'd be a lot more lowkey running around as a pair than a trio, and Weiss would probably be easily recognizable. They could probably come up with a disguise or something for her, though, if she really wanted to go, too. That'd probably be better, actually, because of the three of them, the heiress probably had the highest standards for living arrangements, even if it was only a temporary dwelling.

"Yang... what are you doing?"

Blinking, the blonde turned her head to notice the raised brow Weiss was giving her. At present, she was kneeling in front of the heiress' bed, hands smoothing out the comforter of any wrinkles like she'd seen the shorter woman do countless times. Behind her, Blake's bed was already back in place and made as well, the pillow resting atop the made sheets. Huh. She didn't even notice she'd done that.

"Uh, making your bed?" She offered with a grin.

"Yes, well, you finished making it about two minutes ago." Blue eyes softened as Weiss stepped closer. Wearing her outfit from before, sans bolero and shoes, it struck Yang that, yeah, she should definitely try convincing the woman to wear her hair down more often. She looked pretty fucking adorable at present. "Is something on your mind?"

Before she could formulate a response, Blake touched her shoulder, amber eyes shining with concern. "You looked upset when you were moving the mattresses and just now, you were smiling." Her ears tilted forward. "Would you like to share?"

For a moment, she looked between them. Aw, screw it; after everything else she'd said so far today, this would probably rank pretty low on the list for getting her in trouble. "What would you two think about getting an apartment off campus?"

They both blinked at her.

"Dust, you move fast." The heiress muttered, coughing into her hand as a blush suffused her cheeks.

"Yang, why are you thinking about getting an apartment?" The Faunus opted to ignore their girlfriend's addition, a small frown forming on her lips. "I understand getting time alone is going to be... a little difficult here-"

"It's not about sex," she said, turning around so she could sit down and lean back against Weiss' bunk. "I was just thinking, ya know, it'd be nice to wake up together and be able to cuddle without interruptions, kiss whenever we want. But we can't do that here without kicking Ruby out of her bed or out of the room every couple weeks." She pointedly ignored the slightly skeptical looks her girlfriends were giving us at that approximation. "I thought about just getting a hotel room, but if anyone recognizes us, that could be even worse! People will jump to conclusions just because it's a hotel, right?" She nodded, liking the idea the more she thought about it. "An apartment, though, I can explain that. Tell my Dad I want to stay here in Vale after school's over and my team can come and go whenever. I'm sure no one would think twice about why Ruby might not visit as often; we've lived together all our lives, after all. Some space is good, yeah? But you two could just say you like taking a break from school work stress."

"Setting aside your heartwarming reasoning for even entertaining this conversation, have you considered the real world consequences?" The heiress came over and sat down next to her, leaning into her shoulder lightly. "Apartments come with rent, Yang, and utilities."

"My Dad sends me some money every few weeks and I can get a job in town." She shrugged slightly, careful not to jostle the woman beside her even as their girlfriend joined them. "I'll make ends meet."

"A job on top of your school work?" Blake sighed, shaking her head slightly. "That's going to be difficult. Besides, I think you're underestimating how much rent is going to cost. Not many entry level jobs pay well enough for an apartment, except in the... well, more run down side of town."

Her expression fell. Honestly, if it was just for her, she wouldn't mind getting a little run down place in a bad neighborhood. She had two fists and plenty of experience putting knuckleheads in their place; she definitely wasn't intimidated. However, while Blake and Weiss were formidable opponents in their own right, she wasn't about to let them be put in a similar situation. No one was going to even think about laying a hand on them, if she had anything to say about it.

"Well..." She dropped her gaze to her lap, actually thinking through her words before they left her mouth. What she was thinking made her gut clench with anxiety but... not badly enough to discourage her. The delay didn't change anything, her stubborn determination beginning to sink in as her lips pulled into a firm line. "Then I'll sell Bumblebee. That should give me a decent amount of padding, at least for the first few months."

"What?"

"Excuse you?"

Her shoulders jumped; while she fully expected the surprised reactions from her girlfriends, she hadn't imagined they'd practically shout in her ears.

"Yang, we're talking about your bike, right?" Blake glanced away, her gaze falling on the yellow helmet set just to the side of the blonde's boots. "The one that you absolutely adore, work on and ride every opportunity you get?"

"Yeah. C'mon, there's only one Bumblebee, Blakey." She winked, expression falling just a little as she sighed. There was no point in trying to pretend otherwise, so she just owned up to what they likely already suspected. "I'm going to miss riding her, sure, but it's not like I can fit all three of us on her right now, anyway. And I can always get another bike-"

"But it won't be Bumblebee. There's only one, remember?" The Faunus sighed, eyes narrowing slightly as she mentally debated her next course of action. "I'll get a job, too. Three sources of income should be enough to get something small, down by the docks."

The blonde frowned. The docks were alright but, really, she'd want some place a bit better for her girlfriends. It wasn't a rough neighborhood by any means but it wasn't what they deserved. "I should be able to get at least a few grand from selling Bumblebee, though. Maybe that would at least put us in the clear for something a little closer to the town square, right?"

Apparently fed up with the conversation, Weiss pinched the bridge of her nose and sighed. "Yang, you are not selling your bike and neither of you are getting a job."

"Uh, it's my bike, so I really can." Okay, she expected a little reluctance from both of them, but at least Blake was already on board! Why did their girlfriend insist on being the difficult one? "It's not that-"

"Let me rephrase." The heiress snapped her gaze up, blue eyes boring into lilac and briefly deviating to amber. "You are not going to sell your bike and scrape by, the two of you overexerting yourselves, while you're both dating me, the heiress to one of the most profitable companies in all of Remnant." Rolling her eyes, Weiss huffed and crossed her arms. "While I appreciate that you didn't automatically assume I'd be able to foot the bill, did you honestly expect I wouldn't lift a finger to finance something that's going to benefit all of us? Better yet, that I would stand by while you two ran yourselves ragged without doing something about it?"

... Actually, she'd conveniently forgotten that Weiss' family was loaded. For some reason. Weird. "Uh, but, your Dad-"

The heiress immediately waved her off, crawling over to her bolero to retrieve her scroll. Which... was really fun to watch, from where the blonde was sitting, although Blake lightly tugged on her ear in a light admonishment for staring a bit too long. The frown she shot her partner quite clearly conveyed her annoyance with the hypocrisy, seeing as those amber eyes were admiring the view just as much as she was hardly a second ago.

With her scroll in hand, Weiss began typing out a message, staring intently at the screen. "My father isn't the only means of access to funds I have available. As long as I phrase it just right, I'm confident Winter will lend her assistance."

"Winter?" Yang raised a brow, looking at the Faunus beside her for some sort of clarification.

"Her sister."

"Oh, right."

Amber eyes turned to focus on their girlfriend, her ears flicking slightly. "Weiss, are you sure that's a good idea?"

"Yeah, you didn't look too thrilled about introducing us to her this morning." The blonde frowned, trying to work out a way to pull the heiress closer without moving away from Blake. Thankfully, Weiss was slowly making her way back to them, still focusing resolutely on her scroll. "What if she gets curious and drops by out of the blue?"

As the smaller woman settled against her side once more, blue eyes scanned her message, no reply forthcoming until it was already sent. Well, no turning back now, it seemed. "It's... a bridge we'll eventually cross, right?" Her gaze shifted, darting between her girlfriends. "At some point, we'll be introduced to your father and uncle?"

"Well, yeah." Yang nodded, lips tugging into a smile as she imagined how her father would react. He'd probably get a kick out of it, honestly, though she wouldn't admit that to her lovers quite yet. It seemed there was a bit of a family tradition for the Xiao Longs... she kinda hoped Ruby dodged that bullet. "My Dad's awesome! You two'll love him, promise, and he'll love meeting you two. My uncle... well, he takes some getting used to for most people, but he's a great guy. Always looked out for Rubes and I when we were growing up."

Weiss nodded, sighing as she slumped back. "Winter is... the best big sister I could ask for, really. But she's strict and severe- in a good way! She always encourages me to become better, to sharpen my skills and my mind." With a small chuckle, the white haired woman shook her head. "Quite frankly, I prefer to live up to her expectations than my father's, but they're no less daunting."

"Then is this really worth the risk?" Blake's ears twitched, reaching out to gently stroke the heiress' arm. "Maybe it would be better if you only introduced Yang-"

"No, absolutely not." The smaller woman shook her head, determination shining in her eyes. "I've already said it once; I'm not ashamed of either of you. If Winter doesn't approve..." The heiress faltered, briefly, before steeling herself once again. "Then, that's that."

Now, Weiss could be amazingly stubborn from time to time, something Yang actually admired more often than not, but even that stubborn pride had a limit. The blonde could see the subtle tremor in her girlfriend's shoulders at the possibility of facing her sister's rejection, heart clenching painfully as she wrapped both arms around the smaller woman reassuringly. Blake quickly shifted so she could hold Weiss, too, pressing a soft kiss to her pale neck.

"We're all too tired for this conversation," the Faunus said softly, gaze shifting between her girlfriends. "We should talk about this tomorrow."

"Yeah, you're right, Blakey." She nodded, giving the heiress one last squeeze before allowing her embrace to loosen. "We should probably just grab showers and head to bed."

Weiss nodded, getting to her feet first and gathering her shower supplies. Although her silence worried her girlfriends slightly, she gave them both a small, genuine smile before slipping out the door.

The blonde let out a deep sigh, leaning her head back slightly. Geez, if someone told her this was how things were going to play out back when she started crushing on her teammates, she probably would've kicked their ass for making fun of her. But... well, here they were, huh? Already at least entertaining the idea of having somewhere private to call their own, away from prying eyes. She needed to work extra hard to make sure things didn't fall apart before they could really get going, though; her slip ups tonight were probably going to come back and bite her in the ass, so she'd need to figure out some way of dealing with that when it eventually happened.

She needed to get better at that, at pulling herself back before recklessly crashing headlong into things. For their sakes.

"Yang?" Blake raised a brow, her ears once again hidden by the black bow as she gathered her shower supplies into her arms. "Aren't you coming?"

She chuckled, shaking her head. "Come on, Kitten; when was the last time I showered at the same time as either of you?"

That answer was obvious. Before the events of the past two days, she'd avoided showering with either of her crushes to keep from accidentally outing herself. Again, she was usually pretty good about not staring... but she only had so much self control, and that was pushing its limits pretty fucking hard. Now, though, it was just a matter of common sense. Yeah, she might have a pretty good handle on herself most of the time, but putting herself in the same room as both her girlfriends while they were naked and wet from the shower? Not even she would claim to have enough self control not to do something potentially stupid, forget the whole 'communal shower' thing.

Although the Faunus nodded, a sly smirk appeared on her lips as she started for the door. "That's a shame. Weiss usually sings in the shower. I think I'll join her tonight."

She couldn't help arching a blonde brow at that. "In singing?"

Just before opening the door, Blake threw a teasing look over her shoulder. "Maybe... maybe not."

And then she was gone and the blonde was squirming. Damnit. Okay, she'd heard Weiss' singing voice, but only through recordings. Never in person. And she didn't know Blake sang; her partner had never done so before. But now, apparently, they were going to have a shower duet of some sort... or do something way hotter, which was honestly the less appealing of the two options at present because she was still a bit tired. Sure, fun shower sexy times were definitely on her list of things of things to explore at some point, but... she really wanted to hear them sing. All she had to do was keep her hands to herself and stay in her stall- and make sure Blake stayed in hers. It wasn't that hard. In theory.

Shooting to her feet, the blonde quickly retrieved her own shower supplies, all the while grumbling about how her girlfriends were evil, teasing seductresses and she absolutely adored them for it.

Fuck, Blake better not end up regretting this.

An hour later, the trio were back in their room, attending to their last minute preparations before turning in, each sporting their own pleased little smiles. Weiss was sitting on her bed, running her brush through silky white strands and humming softly to herself while Blake was curled up on hers, book in hand as her ears occasionally flicked, dislodging the last vestiges of water from them.

Yang, meanwhile, was sitting backwards on the chair in the corner of the room, arms folded atop the chair's back as she looked between her two girlfriends. It was silly, how something so simple could be so amazing, but there was nothing she could really compare to the peaceful tranquility of just watching the two go about their usual routine. It almost made it easy to believe that there wasn't anything out there that could break it- no Grimm, no White Fang, no infuriating criminals, no homework, no disproving families. Nothing. And maybe it was just her, but they seemed even happier than the night before, their lips lifted into subtle smiles that wouldn't be noticed at first glance.

"Not that we aren't flattered..." Blake drawled, amber eyes glancing away from her book to meet her partner's lilac gaze. "But are you going to just sit over there and stare at us for the rest of the night?"

"Is that an option?"

"It most certainly is not." Weiss huffed, setting her brush aside. "I seem to recall tomorrow being designated as a study day, and there are quite a few topics I'd like to cover to ensure we maintain ahead of our schoolwork."

Well, she had to hand it to the heiress. She just proved that homework, in fact, could break the mood.

Groaning, the blonde grabbed the towel thrown around her shoulders and started tousling her hair to dry it, a frown on her lips. "Ugh, fine, I'll get ready for bed, too."

"Oh, don't pout over it, you oaf." The smaller woman rolled her eyes, flipping her hair over her shoulder. "Maintaining ahead of our studies is the best way to ensure our free time can be devoted to... our interests."

"She has a point." Blake nodded, glancing up from her page briefly. "The quicker we finish our usual studying, the more time we'll have for cuddling."

Oh, that was evil. She'd definitely given her girlfriends the equivalent of magic bullets in regards to anything they asked of her; all they had to do was dangle cuddling in front of her as a reward, and she wouldn't be able to stop herself. Damnit... that probably wasn't a bad thing but she still didn't enjoy the prospect of giving up her view for the sake of tomorrow's promised studying.

Ah, well.

With her sour expression still in place through sheer force of will, Yang made to get up, only to be startled back into sitting down as the door burst open and Ruby dashed inside, slamming it shut the moment she could and leaning back against it. A flurry of rose petals fluttered to the ground around her feet, a testament to the extreme speeds she'd achieved to return to the room. The very peculiar shade of beet red- perhaps even a few shades brighter than her customary cape- had her team watching her curiously as she caught her breath.

"Uh... Rubes? You okay?" The blonde raised a brow, lips quirking into a smile at the sheer surprise evident in her sister's expression.

"Oh, uh, h-hey guys!" Still leaning back against the door, Ruby swallowed thickly and gave a weak smile. "I- I thought, ya know, you'd all be asleep?"

"Well, with a subtle entrance like that, it's a wonder we noticed at all." The Faunus sarcastically answered, ears tilted forward.

"Ruby Rose, what on Remnant is the matter with you?" Weiss set her balled up fists on her hips, leveling a suspicious look at their team leader.

There were a few moments where the younger woman looked like she was going to faint dead away. When she did finally answer, the words flew so quickly from her mouth it was a wonder anyone could understand her at all.

"ItwasmydecisionwhentokissokayminenotanyoneelsesanditwasgoodsososogoodsopleaseletsnottalkaboutitkaythanksIneedashowerbye."

In the blink of an eye, a flash of red raced around the room, collecting up the younger woman's showering supplies and slamming the door shut again as Ruby made her escape, more petals lightly covering the floor.

The blonde let out a low whistle, blinking a few times before a smile overtook her lips.

"Yang Xiao Long, if you even think of teasing her when she gets back, there'll be no cuddling for a week."

"What!"

"She still holds veto power on our kissing privileges." Blake pointed out, seemingly allied with the heiress against her.

Rolling her eyes, Yang got up, pulling away her towel so she could run a brush through her wild mane a few times to try and tame it. Her hair was awesome, but she swore it somehow doubled in volume every time water touched it.

"I was just curious! For science!"

The Faunus raised a skeptical brow. "Comparing kissing techniques with your younger sister?"

"Nah, not at all!" She laughed, opting to at least get some mileage out of Ruby's revelation. "It's just, ya know, Penny's a robot."

"I believe the technical term is 'android'." Weiss pointed out, equally dubious as to where she was going with this particular line of conversation.

"Right, but that still means there's some sort of circuits involved, and circuits run on electricity."

"No, actually, I don't think circuits run on electricity; they simply carry electrons." Weiss made another correction, but Blake's ears were standing tall as she braced herself.

"I don't think she's-"

Retrieving her brush, the blonde brushed off the correction and rolled on ahead despite her partner's attempt at a warning. "Look, I was just going to ask if it was shocking in any way. I'm sure it was an illuminating experience but I wouldn't know, so asking the power source seems like the best-" She cut off abruptly as Blake's pillow hit her face, presumably Weiss' pillow hitting the back of her head half a second later. Although the sudden attack had her laughing, she tried to contain it enough to put on an affronted air. She was only marginally successful. "Hey! I thought I had two days' worth of puns?"

The Faunus glowered at her, though there was an abundance of amusement hidden just behind her amber eyes. "Number one, that technically only applied to Weiss not complaining. Secondly, we didn't complain, we simply retaliated, so your argument is invalid."

"Is this a preview of the next two days?" The heiress huffed, trying very hard to act more upset than she actually was. "I admit my jokes might not be quite to the Xiao Long standard, but power source? That one was a stretch."

"I think it worked." With a shrug, she leisurely tossed the pillows back to their respective owners, waiting until they were both settled again before continuing. "Maybe you two should talk to Penny about finding a better outlet for your jealousy over my mad comedic talent."

"Dust damnit Yang."

Deciding she'd teased her girlfriends enough for the moment, the blonde returned her attention to her hair, mulling over how she really felt about Ruby's revelation. All in all, it wasn't that big a deal, really. It was just a kiss. She doubted her little sister would even want to go further than that any time soon and she herself had her first kiss at a much younger age. Plus, Penny was alright, as far as androids went. Not that she knew a whole bunch but, well, it didn't matter.

As long as the two were happy and not going any farther, there was nothing wrong with a little innocent affection.

Speaking of which...

With a smirk on her lips, she finished up tending to her hair and quickly went over to Weiss' bed, sitting down beside the heiress, waiting for those blue eyes to turn to her before speaking.

"It'd probably make things easier on Rubes if we pretended to be asleep by the time she got back," she said, raising a hand to tenderly cup the smaller woman's face and leaning in for a slow, sweet kiss on her lips. "Good night, Princess."

"Good night, Yang." Weiss murmured back, wearing a dreamy little smile as the blonde got up and padded over to their girlfriend's bed.

Blake's ears were perked up, amber eyes watching her every movement as she approached, clearly anticipating her own good night kiss. Well, she certainly wasn't going to be disappointed!

"Good night, Kitten." She leaned in, met halfway by the Faunus, careful to ensure she was just as gentle as she was with their girlfriend.

When they separated, Blake bit her lip, speaking softly. "I don't mind you calling me that, Yang, really but... not outside the room, okay?"

While part of her had expected that point would probably be discussed, she hadn't expected it so soon. Still, she was glad they were able to avoid a potential argument over it. "Of course."

Blake smiled. "Good night, Yang."

With that done- and to ensure she didn't do something silly and get herself into real trouble with her girlfriends- the blonde climbed up to her bunk and settled beneath the covers. Below, she could hear Blake get up, crossing the room to give her own good night kiss to Weiss, both of them speaking in hushed voices.

"We really need to come up with a pet name for her," the Faunus said.

"I've been trying to," their girlfriend replied with a soft sigh. "We'll talk about it tomorrow."

"Right."

Pretending she didn't hear them, Yang reveled in the warmth suffusing her chest right then. Sure, it wasn't a loud declaration of love- which, honestly, wasn't suited to either of their styles as much as hers- but it was enough to assure her that her affections were returned. It was still too early to expect those three little words from either of them but the efforts they were putting in... yeah, she would be content with that for a while yet.

As Blake flicked off the lights, the blonde allowed her eyes to close, losing herself to a silly little fantasy to pass the time until she fell asleep. At least in the privacy afforded by her own mind, she didn't need to worry about holding herself back, even if there was little chance of it happening any time soon, and it battled back the sense of loneliness that was gnawing at the corner of her mind. After waking up beside her girlfriends earlier, the sheets seemed a tad too cold and empty for her liking, bereft of the warmth of her lovers as they slept in their own beds. It was a soft but sharp pang she was doing her best to ignore; it wasn't like they could change that any time soon.

Still, imagining the three of them returning from a mission or a long day at school and trudging through the door to their very own apartment, too tired to do anything aside from change into their night clothes and crawl into a huge, four poster bed in their shared bedroom...

A little wishful thinking never hurt anyone, right?

Author's Note: Puns. Puuuuuuuuuns. All the puns.