Note: I do not condone underage drinking. Even if shits as fucked up as it is in this fic. However, if you do drink, never mix them, trust me, it won't agree with you. Now then, to the story, and sorry/not sorry for all the fluff!

Chapter 14: Birthday Souls

The group of students returned to Beacon without incident, and all headed off to the medical wing to check on the other pair, as Nora and Ren went to get Jaune and Pyrrha some help from the force of the battle. As they roamed the halls, Ruby noticed that nobody looked at them, either from a cold shoulder or lack of interest, she didn't care to tell as she had to come up with something fast.

'Nora, I need help!' The ginger didn't miss a beat as she continued carrying her team to the Nurse's office. 'Can you be my eyes and arms and help me set up a surprise party for Weiss back in our dorm? It's her birthday today.'

The demon could've sworn her friend nearly stumbled over that reveal. 'Hell of a present you got her Ruby, destruction and reunion. What's next, wild freaky demon sex?'

If they weren't trying to be discrete Ruby would've slapped the Valkyrie for her comment and the images she thought up to fuel Ruby's imagination. Fortunately, the demon had the self restraint and mental skill to shut out those thoughts as she went over her plan for later. Nora gave a nod of approval as she opened the door to the Nurse's office with her open hand and the group let their teammates rest. "Weiss, you and Ruby should go inform Professor Ozpin of everything that has happened to you two. Meanwhile, I've got some things to take care of on my end. See you ladies around."

Skipping off in a different direction, leaving her friends to sleep in the early hours of the day, Nora vanished into the halls with Ren being dragged along, most likely towards their dorm.

"What was that about?" Weiss couldn't help but stare down her girlfriend as she finally let on to having had noticed the whole conversation between the two.

Kissing Weiss lightly on the cheek, Ruby gives a shy smile. "Something for later. I want to make sure your birthday ends on a good note considering how it started…"

"I've missed you Ruby…" Weiss rushed the demon for a hug and pulled her in tight for a brief kiss that was full of more passion than she thought she had, leaving both with a glazed look.

"Ummmm…. What?" Ruby couldn't hide her shock at the uncharacteristic action as she went to hug the slightly trembling heiress.

"It felt like I was missing half of myself or dead without you. Don't ever leave me again. I wouldn't be able to deal with that emptiness again." Ruby held Weiss tighter, letting her wings out to curl around them both as the girl cried out the last of her fears. Sniffling a little, Weiss lifted her head to give Ruby a light peck. "Come on dolt, let's talk to Ozpin so that we can have the rest of the day to have fun."

Ruby's childish grin brought a smile to Weiss' face as it rejuvenated her weary heart. "With pleasure Princess…" Giving the heiress a wink, Ruby began to sway a little as she walked to continue teasing the poor girl as they went to the Professor, glad to be back to their regular antics.

The only sign Ruby could tell she had actually phased Ozpin was the raised eyebrow and cleared throat as her and Weiss separated from each other when the elevator opened to his office.

"I'm glad to see you two together again, however, may I ask why it is you felt my office was the place for a make out session?" The blush from both girls was all the answer the Professor needed to know in order to understand the situation. "Well, seeing as that wasn't the original intent of this visit, what news do you have for me?"

Ruby took a breath to compose herself, as did Weiss. 'Let me tell him.' Weiss nodded to Ruby before stepping back to let the redhead take the lead. "My mom is dead but at the same time, she isn't. A part of her soul is bound to me, as is the soul of an ancient warrior. Their combined force has been guarding me from the dark, apparently since my mom's death. Before that, I don't have an explanation. When Adam tried to corrupt my body with the help of his host, Cinder, they pushed my soul out unknowingly which left the body to be controlled through Grimm magicks. When Weiss managed to disable this husk, its essence lunged at us and revealed my mother's presence to us right as she cleansed our bodies and freed our souls from the dark imprisonment. That is what happened. However, we were told that this was the beginning and that we are the vanguard in the war to come."

Ruby watched as Ozpin's face grew darker and darker as things were explained. He was unaware things were that severe but he assumed as much with the odd patterns with Grimm lately. Hiding his worry and concern behind a stoic mask, he waited for the girl to stop her report before talking. "So you are telling me that we have nothing to fear from you in regards to possession. While I knew I could trust you, this confirms it." Seeing the nod of acknowledgement, he continues. "Very well, then I ask that you try to go about a normal school life for now. Now that we have the evidence to defend you publicly, you have nothing to fear from those who would try to undermine me in regards to your treatment.

"One thing though, can you explain why things fell apart back at the encampment for me?"

"I think I can sir." Weiss confidently steps forward as she goes over everything from the last few days. With a nod from the Headmaster, Weiss begins her tale. "The demon running the White Fang, Adam, uses a miasma similar to a radar in order to detect intruders. This miasma is a blanket darkness that any semblance of light will perforate leaving a fingerprint of their soul in the wall. It then goes to surround and vanquish the light, draining us of life or confidence, I can't say. I can say however that this second spirit possessed me in order to keep me safe and didn't leave until I was back at Beacon where I would be a under your eye."

Ozpin stared at the girls for a bit before sighing, rescinding himself to his fate and the fate of those at his school. "Thank you for the information you two. Now, I'd like you to relax a little, it's been an eventful few days and you are still children. You should be allowed time to let it show, and I don't like what's coming, but I know it won't be stopped at my well wishing. Therefore, go enjoy these days while you can. In two days you will resume classes including our personal one. Until then, enjoy this chance to be kids."

Nodding to the professor, the two turn to leave, hand in hand.

Reopening the doors to the hospital wing, Ruby and Weiss went to subtly check on their teammates only to find them wide awake. "Yang! You're awake!" The bubbly demon jumped on her sister in as tight a hug she could manage. "I saw you without an arm and I was scared and worried and-"

Trying to rest her groggy mind, Yang covered Ruby's rambling mouth. "Easy sis. It's no big deal, just a flesh wound… Besides, Blake offered me a hand, right Blakey?"

The Faunus scowled at the migraine she saw coming from her partner's newfound armload of puns. "Only if you don't make any more terrible puns. Then maybe."

Gently tapping Blake on the head, the Blonde did her best attempt at pouting. "Awwwwwe don't be a sour puss."

Weiss gingerly adds, "...I'll pay for a prosthetic." Only for it to go unnoticed as the black and yellow pair exchanged odd looks somewhere between agitation and want.

Ruby watched as Blake seemed to lean into the warmth of Yang's cheer only to be slapped away mentally by the terrible choice of words. "Please stop, you're giving me a headache."

"Come on Blake you've gotta be kitten me, my puns are purrfect." Awkwardly reaching out with her left arm, Yang nearly falls on her face as Blake sidesteps the hug. "That's no fair."

"While this is admittedly painful and amusing at the same time to watch, and since you seem to be in good health, can we go back to our rooms now? We've got two days to actually set it up since we kinda left in a hurry."

As Weiss berated the two, Ruby couldn't help but notice that with each pun, Blake looked to be trying to separate herself from Yang only to unconsciously drift back in while the Brute's mouth was shut. 'I wonder what that's about…' Deciding they were starting to disrupt the other occupants of the hospital, Ruby decided to mentally get their attention. 'Come on guys, let's leave before we wake Jaune and Pyrrha, they need sleep and they aren't the only ones…'

As everybody went to exit the room, Ruby used her current connection to figure out what it was that was bothering her raven haired teammate.

Within Ruby's mind, she saw as Blake sobbed into a sleeping Yang. All her regrets and misplaced guilt over the injured Brawler poured out along with the beginnings of something else. Ruby could see it even if Blake were denying it. She was falling for Yang.

'I didn't expect that…' Retreating back to her own mind, Ruby turned to Weiss and decided to let it be for now since her girlfriend had a birthday to celebrate.

"SURPRISE!" All but Ruby from team RWBY jumps back as an exuberant ginger leaps from the now open door to their dorm. "HAPPY BIRTHDAY WEISS!"

Nora tackles Weiss in a sweeping hug, nearly knocking Ruby to the ground in the process but missing by only seconds as Ruby felt it coming. "Ruby told me to set this up for you girls, so here you go!"

The dorm had been readjusted to accommodate a flat screen tv and couch where the beds once had been, the tv hanging above a stand covered in various drinks - both alcoholic and not - along with a little card signed by Qrow.

"Umm Nora, where'd the beds go?" Everybody watched as Blake's eyes twitched trying to understand the redecorated room.

"Oh! I put them in my room since we won't be needing the space for a day or three!"

Blake just nods in acceptance that yet again her world was spinning around. "Okay."

While the cat Faunus digested the next bout of chaos, Yang gave Weiss a pat on the back saying happy birthday and walking over to Blake to try and relax the poor girl.

"Might wanna read that note from Qrow, Weiss, I imagine it'd be an interesting read but I thought you'd wanna check it first!" Nora says while skipping over to the letter then back to Weiss, Cheshire grin in place. "Now then, I'm off to keep an eye on my unconscious team. Enjoy yourselves ladies… But not too much ya hear!"

"Oh no…" Weiss and Ruby both lean into the letter making sure no peeping eyes can read what lunacies the drunken man may have put to paper.

Weiss,

Why'dja not mention your birthday? If I'd known, I'd have gotten you more than just booze. As is, Nora mentioned wild sex that I could've lived with not hearing about thank you very much. Anyways, enjoy!

Qrow

Ps. Glad to hear everything went okay. So go and drink Yang under the table again for your most likely soon to be uncle ;)

Yang and Blake both come back to reality at the echoing sounds of Weiss and Ruby facepalming so hard it left marks on both their foreheads. "For the love of… Ugh! That man is just obnoxious!"

"Calm down Weiss, I blame Nora for those comments." Ruby decides to hide any schemes from Yang and Blake, already feeling that this will be a fun night. 'Although it would be fun to drink Yang under again, and we do have Grimm Souls III we can set up.'

An evil grin spreads across Weiss' face as she sees the game she had been waiting all summer for. 'Did I ever tell you I love you?'

Ruby squirms playfully at Weiss' side as the pair radiates joy at the simple moment. "Maybe…"

Weiss snags Ruby into a quick kiss before putting her down and walking over to put the new game in. "Well I do love you, and I'll prove it by beating this game by tomorrow morning, and out drinking Yang as I do so."

"That a challenge Princess?" Yang rose, pulling a snuggled up Blake with her, as she went to stare down Weiss.

"That it is. Every death, I'll drink, but every boss I beat, you drink. Deal?"

Weiss extends her hand which Yang hesitates before responding to the heiress. "After last time, I say every death or kill we all - Ruby and Blake included - take a drink. And hearing this game's reputation, let's start mild, some rum I'd say."

Weiss grasps Yang's now extended hand and shakes, amused by the turn of events. "Afraid of another hangover Xiao Long? I say we begin."

Two bosses and one death later

"Yaaaang, can we stooooop? I think we're losing again…" Ruby couldn't help but giggle at how Blake seemed to relax and snuggle into Yang, the drinks clearly hitting her quickly.

"Maybe. Only if they admit they are cheating again."

"I'm not actually helping Weiss this time. This is all her." Ruby speaks up from her spot dangling on the back of Weiss' chair, while Weiss shrugs innocently, trading off the controller with Ruby as their shared character is taken from a crumbling wall on a cliff to a gate at the bottom of said cliff by some weird pink gremlin-imp things.

"We are innocent. It's just you two appear to have no tolerance. I'm willing to call our deal off. Only because you two are cute together -" Weiss flinches as the character is smooshed by a soup pot from nowhere. Weiss glares mildly at Ruby as the character rose from the ground and drank of their estus much like Weiss felt they were about to again soon.

"Heh heh, sorry Weiss, I got soup'd."

"Yeaaaaaaah maybe we should stop before Ruby kills us all…" Yang says as Ruby shrugs and chugs some more of a bottle of vodka from the shelf she claimed as her own when the games began.

Weiss turns and nods agreement with Yang as Ruby finally pulls the bottle away from her mouth. "Agreed, I don't feel safe knowing Ruby will abuse her personal immunity to this stuff."

'Hey! My genius plan is working, look at those two!'

"What genius-" Ruby darts forward with her semblance, capturing Weiss' lips in a kiss, shushing her thoughts about what Ruby said. "Mmmm, that was nice."

"Now then Weissy, back to the game!" Ruby playfully slaps her very tipsy girlfriend on the rear, fully bringing her back to reality in the process.

Another two bosses-zero deaths later

"Wow, I thought you were going to get royally screwed there princess. Guess I was wrong" Yang says, leaning off the couch that she was sharing with an extra cuddly Faunus, nearly falling in the process.

"That wasn't that insane, confusing and awesome, but not ridiculous."

Yang leans further forward, only for Blake to grab her and pull her back in, and Ruby to assist by pushing her back with a glyph against the almost sleeping girl." I think Blake wants you to call it a night Yang. We can resume this some other time."

"Maybe.." Leaning back, Yang relaxes into Blake who just wraps herself more firmly around the Blonde in content. "I wanna see how this all ends first."

As the end credits roll...

Weiss had to resist the urge to giggle at how cute the scene was before her. Blake - behind Yang - had the Blonde brute held tightly against her as she unconsciously began snuggling closer. Meanwhile the Blonde herself was nodding off rather fast, the alcohol burning out of her system rather swiftly and naturally for her.

Then there was Ruby. Sidled up against her, wings folded around them like a blanket and arms intertwined with Weiss' as she continued playing the game before her. Her now mismatched eyes sparkling with humor and satisfaction. On top of it all, Weiss could feel herself unwind and the madness leave her system, the last few days toll ebbing away like footsteps on a beach. She could tell Ruby felt the same. Her entire body was lax and loose and Weiss could tell she barely reacted or tensed during the game. A sign she was mentally at peace too. The girl's mind free to wander and rest after days of disaster and uncertainty.

"Thank you Ruby…" The Heiress turned off the game and turned to kiss her best friend and girlfriend on the lips, the subtle taste of strawberries and scent of roses washing over her as her slightly off kilter emotions from lack of sleep and alcohol blurred her mind, and the kiss became more passionate.

Leaning back to catch her breath, Weiss stared evenly into the eyes of the woman she truly loved, and saw what she would cherish forever, the same love and passion reflected right back at her with a lopsided grin. "I know you planned all of this. Thank you so much. I'd be lost without you, I love you so much Ruby."

"And I you Weiss. And I love you too. You are my personal light. I'd be equally lost or damned if I didn't have you with me." Ruby leans back into the kiss, this time pressing the attack and letting her emotions wash over the heiress. The mental bridge between them soon a two-way road of love and desire. Neither restraining anything, Ruby's tail curls around the slightly taller girl, pulling her closer and trapping them together. The two only lean foreheads together to catch their breath, unsure where things are going, but not afraid of the possible outcome.

Minds free to wander after their make-out session, both squirmed a little uncomfortably. "I really should slap Nora and Qrow…"

Both blush at the randomly spoken thought, fully in agreement. "Let's go to sleep Weiss, it's been a long day and we need our heads on straight."

"I'm perfectly okay with that Ruby. Let's." And with that nod of agreement, both ease their grips and snuggle into the chair barely large enough for them and drift off into a dreamless blissful sleep together.

Notes: So would you believe me if I said it took all summer to figure out how to go about bumblebee? How about if the obvious dark souls jokes confirmed I was very distracted trying to get good. Anyhow yeah, next chapter here it is, I know some of you said you hate fluff but love the story well sorry/not sorry about this bombing of cute, my brain demanded I drop a happy bomb to counter my sour mood. Anyways, I'm back-ish. College is kicking my ass but it means my brain is running to hide in writing. Expect more of this and Red Huntress over the months.

also since I feel I never say this. Thank you, all of you for reading and enjoying this story, just knowing others are smiling makes my day and is helping a lot more than you know with calming my frayed nerves. So thank you all for just being you. I would have shout outs but I'll save those for end credits so to speak. Also cause I'd have to pull up the list of pm's and reviews from those who all reached out to me and truly left me dumbfounded and honored.

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