War for Ruby

Chapter 14: Movie Night

Weiss and Blake were sitting on their beds in the dorm. Both girls were doing the things they usually did, which meant that the heiress was studying and the faunus was reading one of her books. However, if one were to take a closer look at what they were doing, one would see that the two girls had hidden magazines behind their books. The magazines they were reading offered tips and advice on how to get noticed by the person you loved, and the girls were studying them harder than any of their school books.

Their study session suddenly ended when Yang made her way into the room by kicking the door open. Both Weiss and Blake glared at their blonde teammate for entering the room in such a noisy way and damaging the door. It didn't seem to affect Yang, who was smiling widely while carrying a small plastic bag with her.

''You brute, did you have to do that!?'' Weiss yelled at her teammate.

''Oh, stop whining, princess,'' Yang replied without losing her smile. ''Besides, you shouldn't have time to worry about a door, when you should worry about the test we are going to take soon.''

''Test?'' Blake asked and looked at Weiss. The heiress seemed just as confused as the cat faunus. ''What are you talking about? We don't have any tests scheduled right now.''

''Bah! As if I would be talking about something as worthless as that!'' the blonde answered. ''I'm talking about a test that will once and for all show who Ruby belongs to!''

Now Weiss and Blake were interested. Whenever their beloved team leader was brought up, it was guaranteed to catch their attention. The two girls set aside their study materials and walked up to Yang to see what the blonde was talking about.

''Care to explain this test to us and how it works?'' Weiss asked.

''It's really simple. We use these!'' Yang stated as she pulled out two DVD's out of the plastic bag she was carrying. One was an animated movie for children and the other one was a horror movie.

Both Weiss and Blake shared a look of confusion. They had no idea how they were going to solve their rivalry with two movies.

''Yang, how are those supposed to determine who gets Ruby?'' Blake asked as she stared at her partner with a raised eyebrow.

''We are going to watch these movies and the person Ruby clings to is the winner,'' the blonde replied. ''You see, Ruby gets really invested in movies and gets very emotional. For example, this animated movie makes her cry and latch onto the person sitting next to her. She also gets really scared from horror movies and snuggles into someone for safety. It's really cute!''

Yang's two teammates were thinking about what they had just learned about their beloved leader. Both girls imagined Ruby hugging them for comfort and found the thought very pleasing. They started to grin widely and blush from the images in their heads.

''So, what you're saying is that the person Ruby hugs is the one who is most likely closest to winning her love and thus wins this test?'' Blake asked her partner.

''Yup! That's the plan!'' Yang answered. A cocky smirk soon came over her face and she said, ''But I should warn you, I've been Ruby's safety pillar for years already. I doubt you guys stand a chance.''

''Oh? Have you ever considered the idea that she might want a new safety pillar? Maybe someone who has been fighting by her side for some time now? Like her partner?'' Weiss said with an equally cocky smirk.

''I'm afraid you're a bit too short for that, ice queen. Besides, when I'm reading with Ruby, she likes to lean on me from time to time. I think she might see me as someone much safer to be with than either of you,'' Blake said with a cocky smirk as well.

''May the best girl win. In other words, me,'' the blonde said and looked her opponents in the eyes. Each of the three girls were so focused on each other that they didn't notice the door opening and a certain someone walking in.

''Hey, guys! What's up?'' Ruby cheerfully asked as she entered the room, catching the attention of her teammates.

''Ruby! We were thinking about having a movie night. Wanna join?'' Weiss asked.

''A movie night? Sounds fun! What are we watching?''

''These,'' Yang replied and showed the two movies to Ruby. The redhead looked at them and her face turned skeptical.

''Those? Are you sure, Yang?'' Ruby asked the blonde.

''Come on, Ruby! It will be fun!'' Yang said in an attempt to convince the younger girl. Ruby still seemed skeptical, but she did the mistake of looking at Yang. The blonde had her ''puppy eyes'' on and only look at them and the redhead's resistance was broken.

''Fine. Let's watch those then,'' Ruby relented with a slight sigh.

Yang quickly looked at Weiss and Blake with a big smile and gave them a thumbs up. Both of the two girls were grinning widely. Judging by Ruby's reaction to the movies they were going to watch, the blonde had not been lying about how the redhead got invested into movies. They were going to have a fun night ahead of them.

After the WBY had a quick game of rock-paper-scissors to determine who gets to sit next to Ruby, with the winners being Yang and Blake, the four members of team RWBY took their seats on the couch and put on the first movie.

''WAAAAAH!''

''It's okay. It's okay. They're all fine. They're all fine.''

These were the sounds that were made by two members of team RWBY, as they were watching the animated movie for children. One of the girls was crying loudly and hugging one of her teammates, while the girl that was being hugged tried to comfort her crying teammate. Most would think that the person that was crying was Ruby. However, this was not the case.

It was Yang who was crying, with Ruby trying to comfort the older girl.

Weiss and Blake could only stare with wide eyes at what they were seeing. Yang Xiao Long, the girl who charged towards hordes of Grimm without any fear, was crying while watching a movie meant for children. To think that their brash and loud teammate had such a sensitive side to herself seemed unreal. It was made all the more confusing by the fact that the blonde was the one who suggested these movies.

''Does... this happen often?'' Blake asked Ruby.

''Oh yes. It can be quite bothersome,'' the redhead answered. ''It's especially bad when we're watching Disney movies. After we were done with Toy Story 3, I had to spend the entire night comforting her in her bed.''

''Sheesh. If that was so bad, I wonder how she would react to Bambi?'' Weiss wondered out loud, causing Yang's body to tense up.

''Did... Did someone say Bambi?'' Yang asked while still sniffling.

''Aaah! No, no, no, no! No one said that! You must have heard wrong!'' Ruby quickly said to the blonde as she hugged her even tighter and stroked her head in attempt at comforting her more. The redhead then turned to glare at Weiss. ''Weiss, never say the b-word! If she starts thinking about it, I'll end up as her personal teddy bear for the whole week!''

Both Weiss and Blake continued to stare at their two teammates for a while, until the faunus turned to look at the heiress and said, ''You know, this would be hilarious, if it weren't for the fact that I was jealous of the position Yang has gotten for herself.''

Weiss looked at Yang and Ruby and couldn't help but feel jealous as well. The blonde was being hugged by the girl she loved. To say the least, the heiress wouldn't mind switching places with Yang.

''I agree. This movie night is not what I had in mind,'' Weiss said to Blake in a grumpy voice.

After watching the movie all the way to the end and getting Yang to calm down, the members of team RWBY put on the horror movie next. This time, Weiss and Blake were sure that Ruby would come to them for comfort and safety. A girl as pure and innocent as her would not be able to stand what she was about to see.

Oh, how wrong they were.

''EEEEEK!'' Yang screamed as she was scared by the movie so badly that she jumped into Ruby's lap, hugged her tightly and buried her face in the younger girl's shoulder.

''Yang... It's okay... You're safe... Just stop... crushing me...'' Ruby managed to say while struggling to breathe in Yang's hold.

Weiss and Blake couldn't believe what they were seeing. The movie was so bad and fake that neither of them were scared even a bit, yet Yang was screaming in absolute terror and hugging Ruby like she was the only thing keeping her safe. And to top it all off, the redhead was not affected by the movie at all.

''Aren't you scared at all, Ruby?'' Blake asked her leader.

Ruby shook her head. ''Nah. I used to get pretty scared by these movies, when I was younger, but now they don't affect me at all. The effects seem just so fake to me and the characters too stupid for me to get invested in the least.''

''Did you use to get invested in movies like the animated one we watched?'' Weiss asked.

''Yeah. I used to cry a bit in movies like that, but I stopped,'' the redhead answered as she continued to comfort the shaking Yang. ''I guess it's all thanks to Yang that I don't do that anymore. While I may have cried in some movies, I never did it to the point she did. I guess I stopped doing it so that I could be there to offer her comfort. Wouldn't do either of us any good if we were both crying, you know?''

Both Weiss and Blake looked at each other before looking back at their blonde teammate. If this was a regular thing, why had Yang suggested these movies? She should know by now that it wouldn't be Ruby that was going to be affected by what they were watching, so why would she suggest these movies?

It was while they were wondering this question that they saw it. Yang was looking at them from the corner of her eye and smirking. That one look immediately answered the question Weiss and Blake were asking. The blonde had planned for all of this to happen. She was using these movies as an excuse to get close to Ruby and the redhead was too kind to push her away under any circumstances. They were certain that Yang was faking all of this.

The look Yang was giving her two rivals angered them greatly. Both of the girls' faces turned red and their bodies started shaking from the sheer rage they were feeling. However, they knew that they couldn't do anything. If they were to lash out at Yang in any way, it would make them look bad in Ruby's eyes. They had no choice but to hold their anger and just bear with it.

After the movie was done, the four members of team RWBY got ready to go to sleep. Each of the four girls put on their sleepwear and were about to go to bed, but Ruby was suddenly stopped by a hand on her shoulder. She turned around to see Yang standing there with a scared and nervous look on her face.

''Ummm... Ruby? Could you... sleep with me tonight? I think that movie scared me a bit too much,'' Yang asked the younger girl awkwardly.

Ruby let out a small sigh and looked at the older girl with a kind smile. ''Alright, you big baby. I'll be there to scare away the bad dreams.''

''Ruby, don't you think that you're coddling her a bit too much?'' Weiss asked while barely restraining her anger.

''I agree. Yang should be old enough to sleep on her own,'' Blake added.

''Guys, it's okay. If I leave her on her own, she won't be able to fall asleep,'' Ruby answered to her two teammates.

Weiss and Blake shared a glance before looking at Yang again. They saw Yang smirking and giving the victory sign, which annoyed both girls to no end. As much as they wanted to stop what was happening, they knew that they were unable to do so. The blonde had won this time.

''Besides, on the worst case scenario, she might even wet the-'' Ruby began, but was silenced by Yang covering her mouth with her hand.

''Shhh! No need to tell them about that!'' the blonde whispered to the redhead with an embarrassed blush on her face. She then guided Ruby to her bed, where the two girls snuggled close to each other.

Weiss and Blake glared at Yang in envy for a while, but eventually fell asleep. Ruby soon fell asleep herself, but Yang was still left awake. While her two rivals thought that she was simply faking her crying and being afraid, but she actually wasn't. The blonde had shed honest tears and had really been scared by the horror movie, and that had been the plan. Yang knew that she could use how she got invested into the movies to her advantage and had succeeded.

However, this came with one big problem. She was unable to fall asleep now from being scared by the horror movie they had watched. Every little sound she heard became a sign of a monster moving around the room, as her imagination was running wild. Yang was in for a long and restless night. She tightened her arms around Ruby and hoped that she could get through the night.

The next morning, Ruby woke up to find Yang still asleep next to her with her arms around the younger girl in a tight hug. Luckily it was weekend at the moment, so the blonde could sleep for as long as she needed. With a bit of struggling, the redhead managed to get out of the hug she was in and get off the bed. Ruby felt around her sides a bit and noticed that she was a bit bruised from being hugged so tightly by Yang.

''Morning, Ruby. Did you sleep well?'' Blake asked while she rubbed the sleep from her eyes.

''Morning, Blake. And I think I could have slept better,'' Ruby answered while rubbing her bruised sides. ''By the way, can I ask you something?''

''Sure. Go ahead.''

''Do you think that we could set limits to what movies we watch on movie nights?''

Author's notes: Yang really is a big kid inside, isn't she? First the action figures and now this. You have to wonder just who the actual ''big sister'' between Ruby and Yang really is.

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