The mid year exams were quickly approaching and team RWBY had been hard at work.
Yang had been studying harder than normal with Wiess while also keeping the heiress calmer than normal during these times with small dates and little surprise presents.
Ruby and Blake had also been studying hard as well, mostly together in the library and with Weiss not on their back they were able to enjoy some time together as well.
Currently Ruby and Blake were sitting at their usual table for breakfast, going over notes for their first exam in a week's time.
"Ruby are you alright? you seem really tired." Blake asked as she watched the young redhead slowly fall asleep at the table.
"Yeah i just.. had a nightmare last night." Ruby yawned, fighting to keep her eyes open.
"Do you want to talk about it?" Blake inquired, now worried more about her girlfriend.
"It's stupid." Ruby mumbled, a slight blush covering her face.
"Nothing that scares you or worries you is stupid." Blake said, trying to reassure Ruby.
"You promise not to laugh?" Ruby asked, still slightly embarrassed.
"I promise i won't laugh Ruby." Blake replied, trying to show as much caring as possible in her words.
"Ok so we were playing hide and seek and you went and hid inside Torchwick's hat so i put the hat on so you couldn't escape and then you started eating my head to get out and i woke up." Ruby rushed without stopping to breathe before staring at Blake for her reaction.
Blake tried her hardest to keep a straight face but eventually the mental images she had created of Ruby's nightmare became too much and caused the young Faunus to start giggling uncontrollably.
Blake you said you wouldn't laugh." Ruby whined before pulling her hood up and laying her face on the table to hide her embarrassment.
"I'm sorry Ruby but the image of that is too funny." Blake replied, mirth still evident in her eyes while she watched Ruby curl up more.
Ruby mumbled out a reply into the table and even Blake's heightened hearing could hear what she had said.
Knowing Ruby would be like this for a bit, Blake enveloped the shorter girl in a hug, using one of Ruby's weaknesses that only Blake got to exploit.
"You're a dork." Blake teased, resting her head atop Ruby's.
"But i'm your dork." Ruby replied, a small smile finally cracking through her pouting.
"Yes you are and I wouldn't change you at all." Blake said, enjoying this moment with her girlfriend until the bell rang and the pair headed for their first class of the day.
Surprisingly, Ruby had managed to stay awake through the majority of her classes. Not as attentive as usual perhaps but she had still tried her best.
Professor Port's class was an entirely different matter however.
On a good day it was hard enough for even the most attentive student to stay awake for the older huntsman's class
"Ruby you need to stay awake." Blake whispered, watching as her team leader and girlfriend slowly lost the battle to stay awake.
"I know but he's just so boring." Ruby replied now resting her head on her open palms, hoping the elevation from the desk might keep her awake.
"I know but the last thing you need is be caught asleep and have to sit through detention with him after class." Blake spoke before Professor Port cleared his throat to get their attention.
"Miss Belladonna, would you mind telling the class what you were discussing with Miss Rose?" Professor Port asked, the class going quiet to see what had happened.
"Just suggesting our team does some training in a one versus three style in case we get split up like in your story." Blake replied, staying calm and collected the entire time.
"Ah a wonderful suggestion Miss Belladonna. While the chances of being split from your team is low, it is always good to be prepared." Port bellowed before returning his attention to the whole class. "Now where was I?"
Once the professor had started retelling his outlandish tales again, Blake looked over to see that Ruby had woken up a bit, most likely from the shock of nearly being caught asleep in class.
"Thank you." Ruby whispered, keeping her eyes trained in the teacher.
"Don't worry about it. Just a little longer and we can fall asleep on our bed." Blake whispered back, watching a small smile and a light blush show in Ruby's cheeks.
When the girls returned to their dorm from classes, they found a letter had been slipped under the door.
"Who sends a letter these days?" Weiss asked as she picked it up.
"Someone who doesn't have any other way to contact someone normally." Blake replied sarcastically, earning a glare from Weiss.
"I don't care what it is just let me sleep." Ruby mumbled before faceplanting onto her bed.
"Ooh maybe it's a love letter. Who's it for Weissy?" Yang beamed, her excitement spreading around the room.
"It's for Blake." Weiss answered, handing the letter to Blake with a small amount of confusion.
Blake made her way over to her shared bed to open the letter, confused as to who could have sent it, while the rest of the girls made themselves busy in the dorm.
"So who's it from Blakey?" Yang asked after Blake had been quiet for a few minutes, receiving no reply from the Faunus.
"Blake what's wrong?" Ruby asked, looking up at her girlfriend from her position on the bed after not receiving a reply either.
Ruby looked over at Yang, hoping her sister could help in some way but Yang just shrugged, unsure of what could cause Blake to go this quiet.
"Come on Ice Queen we need to be anywhere but here." Yang said as she dragged Weiss out of the room, knowing this was something Ruby would have to help with.
Once the Freezerburn couple were out of the room, Ruby crawled further up the bed and positioned herself next to Blake before hugging her girlfriend as tight as she could.
"Blake what happened. Talk to me, please." Ruby said, nearly begging, while she watched, Blake's amber eyes scan over the letter for the umpteenth time.
"It's… it's my parents. They saw me in the tournament and they said they want to see me if i have time." Blake replied, finally breaking her silence.
"Your Parents? Isn't that a good thing though?" Ruby asked, slightly surprised to hear about Blake's Parents for the first time since they had met.
I don't really know…" Blake replied, finally tearing her eyes away from the letter and looking at Ruby's questioning look. "I know I haven't told you about any of this before but i need some time to process this. I'm sorry Ruby."
"It's ok Blake. I won't push you to talk about anything." Ruby spoke, smiling up at Blake.
"Thank you Ruby. I promise i will explain it all soon." Blake smiled, now hugging the shorter girl. "Could we just lay here and cuddle for a bit?"
"Of course Blakey." Ruby beamed before pulling Blake down to lay down next her and wrapping her in a hug. "I love you Blake."
"I love you too." Blake replied, laying her head to rest on Ruby's heart, letting Ruby's steady heartbeat lull her to sleep.
Omake
Dear Blake.
Your father and I have missed you dearly since you left and are glad to see you are safe now.
We saw you in the Vytal tournament and we couldn't be prouder of you. You and Your team did very well and would love to meet them one day.
Since you are now at a huntsmen academy, does this mean you left the White Fang for good?
Your father and I know you must be very busy with your studies but we would love to see you again after all these years. If you can't make it please talk with us, we have missed you so very much.
Love Mum and Dad.
Man things are starting to head somewhere.
So i apologise if this fic seems like it's jumping around a bit. I have a plan on where i want it to go but the middle part is feeling a little slow for me so i can only imagine how it feels for you all.
So we will be heading to Menagerie soon and i'm going to base it off of Australia, hot,deadly and hot.
As always if you enjoyed, hated, have constructive criticism or have a question please let me know so I can make this story and any future stories I write better.
Thanks for reading and have an awesome day.
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