Ruby was exhausted. She had no idea how intense Weiss' training would be. They had been at it for almost three hours now, and the younger girl was out of breath, her legs were shaking and she could barely hold up her scythe.

"Weiss, do you think we could… take a break?"

The heiress looked at her girlfriend, ready to say no, but upon seeing her condition, her expression softened. "I suppose."

Ruby let out a long, drawn out breath. "Thank you."

The pair made their way towards a nearby bench in the training room. Ruby plopped down onto the bench and tried to catch her breath. "Y'know, I didn't know this training of yours would be so crazy."

Weiss sat down next to Ruby and suddenly realized how tired she was herself. "Well, I may have gotten slightly carried away."

"I've been out there before. I know what we're going against. We don't really need to do this."

The heiress sighed. "I believe you, but I just feel like we can never prepare too much. You may know what's out there, but the rest of the team doesn't. I know you're strong, maybe even the strongest out of all of us, but I just want to make sure we're ready. If something happened to you..." Weiss' eyes dropped to the floor. "I don't want to lose you."

Ruby scooted closer to her girlfriend, slid an arm around her waist and laid her head on her shoulder. "That's not going to happen, okay? I promise."

The older girl rolled her eyes. "That means a lot to me, but you can't be sure of something like that. I just want you to be safe."

"Well, not to rain on your parade or anything, but training for one or two days isn't going to make that big of a difference once we get out there."

"That makes me feel better," Weiss said sarcastically.

Ruby chuckled. "Aw, don't be like that. Besides, there is probably only one or two of those things left. We get in, take 'em out, then we leave. It's that simple."

"I hope so."

Silence filled the room, until it was broken by the sound of Ruby's stomach growling. Weiss looked at her girlfriend and raised an eyebrow. "Would you like to go get something to eat?"

Ruby shook her head. "Nope, I'm fine. We can keep training if it will make you feel better." Once again, the younger girls stomach growled, this time loudly enough to lightly echo throughout the almost empty room.

Weiss kissed her gently on the forehead. "You dolt. If you're hungry, let's go get something to eat." She stood up and offered a hand to Ruby. "Come on."

Ruby took her hand and pulled herself up from the bench. "Thanks, Weiss. I was starving."

"You should have said something sooner."

The pair walked out of the training room and started towards the cafeteria, hand in hand. Weiss leaned her head on Ruby's shoulder. "So, what do you want to eat?"

Ruby grinned. "Cookies!"

The heiress scoffed. "Do you really need sugar right now? Why don't you get something more… filling?"

The younger girl started to pout. "Really? I was looking forward to them though."

Weiss unlaced her fingers from Ruby's and slowly snaked an arm around her waist. "I'll make you a deal. If you don't get any sugar, then I'll give you a reward."

Ruby's eyes widened. "Really? What kind of reward?"

The heiress slowly slid her hand down her partner's back until it was resting just below the waistband of her skirt. She then brought her head up until her lips were less than an inch from Ruby's ear. "Oh, I'm sure I can think of something you would like."

Chills ran up Ruby's spine. "Where did she learn to do things like this?"

The heiress leaned further towards Ruby. "So, do we have a deal?"

All Ruby could do was nod, which she did several times.

Weiss smiled. "Good." She quickly placed her hand back in Ruby's and started pulling her towards the cafeteria. "Now let's go get you some food."

Weiss and Ruby were quietly eating at a table in the cafeteria, trying to rest after their rigorous training. However, their meal was interrupted by a voice suddenly calling out to them. "Oh, hey, you two. What'cha up to?"

Ruby and Weiss turned to see who was talking to them. The voice belonged to a cheerful red-head bounding towards them.

Ruby turned around in her seat and smiled. "Hi, Nora!"

The red head steppedd over to the couple and placed her hands on the table. "Aw, you two are eating together? That's so cuuute!"

Weiss blushed and lowered her head slightly, looking at the food in front of her. Ruby was the complete opposite, grinning brightly and laughing. "Thanks! So, what are you doing in the cafeteria? Getting some food?"

Nora turned a chair around and sat on it. "Well, sort of. I'm waiting for Ren to get here. We were supposed to eat lunch together today, but he hasn't shown up yet."

Ruby tilted her head slightly to the side. "Oh, you mean like a date?"

Nora vigorously shook her head. "N-No! Of course not! Nothing like that! We're just two friends eating together! That's it!"

Ruby raised an eyebrow curiously. "… Okay? You don't have to get so defensive."

The red-head sighed. "Sorry. I just got… carried away I guess."

Ruby turned around and took a small bite of her food, then faced Nora. "Y'know, it's just my opinion, but I think you and Ren would make a cute couple."

Nora's face immediatley turned red. "U-Uh… thanks… I think." Then something caught her eye. She looked across the cafeteria and saw Ren come through the door. Their eyes met, and Ren smiled and waved. Nora smiled back and stood up. "Well, Ren's here, so I guess I'll talk to you guys later. See ya!"

Ruby watched as Nora skipped across the room, humming to herself. "Man, I think it's only a matter of time until those two get together." She turned back to Weiss, who was still blushing. "Weiss, you okay?"

The heiress looked up from her food. "Huh? Oh, yes, I'm fine. I guess I was just… embarassed."

"About what?"

"Nora. She said we were… cute."

Ruby grinned. "Well, you are cute."

Weiss blushed again. "… D-Dolt."

The younger girl chuckled and returned to her own food.

Before long, the pair had finished eating and was sitting at their table contently. Weiss was leaned back in her chair slightly, while Ruby was laying her head on the table, struggling to stay awake.

Weiss noticed the state of her partner and gently kicked her leg under the table. "Ruby, you can't go to sleep."

The younger girl groaned. "Ugh, but I'm so sleeeepy..."

The heiress narrowed her gaze and crossed her arms. "Tough. I won't let you go to sleep this early in the day."

Ruby pouted. "C'mon, just a little nap. You know food always makes me sleepy… unless..."

Weiss rolled her eyes, already knowing what Ruby was about to say. "I'm not letting you get any cookies."

Ruby puffed out a sharp breath. "… Fine."

Then, the heiress thought of something that might give Ruby enough energy to not fall asleep. She leaned forward, placed her elbows on the table and rested her chin in her hands. "Besides..."

Ruby looked up, expecting Weiss to scold her.

The older girl's expression changed into a slightly seductive one. "… We had a deal, remember?"

Ruby's eyes widened and her jaw dropped. "I… I, uh… u-um… we should… can we..."

Weiss raised an eyebrow. "Go back to the room?"

"Y-Yes please."

The heiress slowly stood up out of her chair and held out her hand. "Then let's go."

Ruby took her hand and began sprinting towards the dorm room, with Weiss struggling to keep her footing as her partner kept gaining speed.

They quickly reached the dorm room and Ruby threw open the door, pulled Weiss inside and quickly shut the door behind her. She wrapped her arms around the heiress' waist and stared into her eyes. "You ready to hold up your end of the bargain?"

Weiss smirked. "I wouldn't have made the deal if I wasn't willing to follow through with it."

Not wanting to waste any more time, Ruby crashed her lips onto Weiss', her hands trailing up from Weiss waist to the back of her head, forcing the kiss to deepen. Weiss pulled back and began to trail small kisses along Ruby's jaw line.

Just as things began to heat up, the pair heard the sound of someone clearing their throat behind them. They slowly turned around to see Yang and Blake sitting in their beds. Yang's jaw was hanging open and Blake was trying not to laugh at the expression on the blonde's face.

Yang hopped down off her bed and walked over to the pair. She stared them down and crossed her arms. "So, you two just decided to go at it, huh? Didn't even think to see if me and Blake were in the room first?"

"Y-Yang… We… I…" Ruby hung her head. "I'm sorry."

Yang turned to Weiss. "Got anything you wanna add?"

Something about Yang's current demeanor intimidated Weiss. "N-No."

Yang sighed. "Okay then. Look, I know you're a couple, and I know that means you two will do… things that I'd rather not think about, but think about where you are. You share this room with two other people. It's one thing if we're not in here, but you two didn't even check this time."

Ruby started to kick the floor with the tip of one of her shoes. "I know… I'm sorry."

Weiss stepped forward and pushed Ruby behind her. "Yang, please don't be mad at Ruby. This whole thing is my fault. I started it, so if anyone is to blame, it's me."

Ruby placed a hand on her partner's shoulder. "Weiss, you don't have t-"

The heiress brushed Ruby's hand away from her. "Ruby, it's okay. It was my idea, after all." She shut her eyes and prepared herself for whatever punishment Yang would dish out. However, all she felt was a hard flick on her forehead. Weiss opened her eyes to see the blonde chuckling.

"Did you really think I was gonna be angry about something like this?"

Weiss nodded slowly. "Well, you did seem pretty upset."

Yang sighed. "That's not because I was angry. I was just kind of annoyed that you two just barged in and started doing… that without thinking about checking the room first. I don't have a problem with that kind of stuff happening, but I would rather not see it, y'know? I mean, Ruby's my sister. The last thing I want to see is her trying to eat someone's face."

This made the couple blush more than they already were. Ruby then stepped out from behind Weiss. "We're sorry. It won't happen again."

"Thanks." The blonde smiled and made her way back to her bed.

The pair stood in silence for a moment before Ruby spoke up. "So… what now?"

Weiss walked over to her bed and sat down. "Well, I would suggest studying, but considering we won't have classes for a while, I don't really see the point."

Ruby joined her on the bed, but laid down behind her, placing her arms behind her head. "You know, we could always… take a nap."

The heiress rolled her eyes. "You always want to take a nap."

"But they're so nice! Don't you like to take naps?"

"I feel like my time could be used for something better than sleeping."

Ruby sat up. "Like what? We don't need to study, we don't need to train, we just ate. There is seriously nothing to do right now except sit here and be bored."

Weiss sighed. "Well, we could clean up the dorm a little bit. It's starting to get messy."

Ruby groaned. "I would rather go back to training."

The older girl smiled. "Well, don't complain about not having anything to do then. I can always think of something to occupy your time."

Suddenly Yang poked her head over the edge of her bed and looked at the couple. "Hey, why don't we go out for dinner tonight? That would give you guys something to do and me and Blake could get some food."

Ruby looked at Weiss. "That sounds like a good idea. What do you think?"

The heiress pondered the idea for a moment. "Well, I see no problems with that."

Yang grinned. "Awesome!" She looked up and stared at the faunus across the room. "Blake, you in?"

Blake looked up from the book she was currently reading. "Sure, I'll go."

The blonde fist pumped the air. "Sweet! Team dinner tonight!"

Weiss looked up at her blonde teammate. "What kind of place did you have in mind?"

"Huh? Oh, I don't know. I just though it sounded like a good idea. I'll let you two decide where we go."

The heiress faced her partner. "Well, where would you like to go?"

Ruby thought about it for a second, then an idea popped in her head. "Actually, there this place back in Patch that's pretty good, if you don't mind going there just for dinner. I haven't been in a long time, so it would be nice to go back."

Weiss shrugged. "That's fine with me."

Yang hopped off of her bed and stared at Ruby. "Hey, are you talking about the place that I think you are?"

The younger sister nodded. "Yup."

"Cool, it's been years since we've been there."

The heiress was puzzled. "What is this place? The one you're talking about."

Ruby turned to her partner. "It's this restaurant on the edge of town. We used to go there all the time when we lived in Patch. It's really nice."

"Okay. I was just curious."

The room filled with silence. Blake was reading, Ruby and Yang were looking through things on their scrolls, and Weiss was trying to figure out how to keep herself busy. "Well, since nothing is happening, I think I'm going to clean up the dorm a little bit. Anyone care to help me?"

She looked at the faces of her teammates. Blake didn't even acknowledge that she was talking, due to being engrossed in her book. Yang pretended to ignore her, while Ruby was trying her best not to even look at her, knowing that she could somehow talk her into it.

Weiss looked directly at her. "Ruby, will you help me?"

The younger girl looked more intently at her scroll, acting like it was commanding every bit of her attention. "U-Uh, maybe later."

"Ruby, please?"

Ruby broke away from her scroll and looked at Weiss. It was a mistake. It turned out that the heiress had been able to use her own puppy dog eyes, and Ruby could never say no to them. The younger girl sighed. "… Yeah, I'll help."

Weiss smiled. "Thank you. Now let's get started."

Yang was currently pounding on the bathroom door in Team RWBY's dorm. "Weiss, hurry up! You don't have to dress up all fancy! It isn't exactly a suit-and-tie kinda place!"

A muffled voice came from the other side of the door. "I'm not getting dressed up! I'll be out in a minute!"

"Ugh, fine. Just make it fast." Yang walked over to her teammates. "Are you guys ready, at least?"

Ruby looked over herself. "Yep, I'm good to go!"

Blake simply looked at the floor. "Yes, I'm ready."

Yang turned to face the bathroom again. "Alright, we're just waiting on you, princess!"

The bathroom door opened and Weiss stepped out. "There, I'm done. Are you happy now?"

"Yes, I am." Yang clapped her hands and rubbed them together. "Okay, let's get this show on the road!"

The team made their way to the airship docks and boarded the ship bound for Patch. After they got comfortable in their seats and the ship departed, Weiss began questioning Ruby about the restaurant. "So, what is this place like?"

Blake, who was seated behind the pair, leaned over their seats and looked to Ruby. "Yeah, I'm curious about that too."

"Well, it has a lot of different food there, but it's mainly a steak house. But it's pretty nice on the inside. A little bit on the expensive side, but it's worth it."

"Okay, I'll take your word for it."

Ruby smiled. "You two will like it, trust me."

After a while, the ship reached the city. The team stepped out and looked at their surroundings. It was slightly later in the day than they would have liked, but it wasn't a problem.

"So, where to?"

"Just follow me and Yang. We know where we're going."

They started walking down a narrow sidewalk, which was slowly getting darker due to how late the day was becoming. After a few minutes, the street lights flickered on.

Ruby sighed. "I hate this time of year. It gets dark so early."

"Relax, sis. We're almost there."

After walking a little further, Weiss noticed a large building start to come into view. It looked very plain at first glance, but the more she looked at it, the more intricate it became. It was almost as if the entire building was made out of the same material. However, the sides of the restaurant were intricately carved. It also had two large columns supporting a massive roof, which was covering the entrance.

Ruby smiled. "Welp, we're here! Let's get inside and eat!"

The group made their way inside the building and were greeted by a tall, slim man. "Good evening, ladies. How may I help you?"

Yang stepped up towards the man. "We would like a table please. There's four of us, so try to make it a big one."

"Of course." The man grabbed four menus out of a nearby wooden box and motioned for them to follow him. "This way, please."

He led them through the restaurant, and seated them in a table slightly towards the back of the building but still somewhat in the center. "Is this table okay?"

Yang nodded. "Yeah, this is fine. Thanks."

The man smiled. "You're very welcome." He waited for the four of them to sit down and placed a menu in front of each of them. "Your waiter will be with you shortly." He then walked off, leaving them looking at their menus.

Weiss turned to Ruby. "So, what's good here? Do you recommend anything?"

Ruby leaned over and placed a finger on Weiss' menu and slowly began dragging it along to different items on it. "Well, this one's good… that one too…. Oh! That one's really good!"

The heiress sighed. "Okay, let's make this easier. What would you recommend for me?"

The younger girl studied the menu, then pointed to something close to the bottom. "I think you would like that."

Ruby suddenly felt a hand on her shoulder. "Good choice. You used to get that all the time when you were younger."

Ruby looked up to see Yang with a huge grin on her face. She slowly turned and looked behind her and was shocked at who she saw. "Oh my god! Dad!" She bolted up out of her chair and threw her arms around his neck, hugging him tightly. "What are you doing here?!"

The man returned the embrace, then pulled away and smiled. "Well, I just got home and figured I would stop in here for dinner, but I didn't expect to see my girls here."

Yang got out of her chair and walked over, giving him a hug of her own. "It's so good to see you!"

Taiyang had a wide grin plastered on his face. "You too, Yang, Ruby."

Ruby looked up at her dad. "When did you get back? I thought you were taking a break from teaching to go on a mission."

"Well, I did, but I finished all of that a few days ago. I just got back in town today."

While Yang and Ruby were talking to their father, a waiter had made his way to the table and approached Weiss and Blake. "Hello. My name is Ash,and I'll be your waiter this evening. Are you ready to order?"

Taiyang looked at the man, then at the two girls at the table. "Oh, you haven't ordered yet? Me either! Mind if I join you? It would be nice to catch up with my girls."

Ruby smiled and shook her head. "Of course not! I missed you!" She turned and faced her sister. "Yang?"

The blonde nodded. "Yeah, that sounds awesome!" She turned to the other half of her team still sitting at the table. "Do you guys mind if our dad eats with us?"

Blake shook her head. "That's fine with me."

Weiss was suddenly very nervous that her girlfriend's dad would be joining them for dinner. "N-No problem," she stuttered.

"Sweet!"

Taiyang quickly pulled a chair from another table and sat it down next to Team RWBY's. "Well, let's go ahead and order! I'm starving!"

The waiter took their orders, lingering slightly on Blake's, as she was amazed by the restaurant's selection of fish-based dishes and it took her more time than the others to decide on what to get. After they were done ordering, the waiter smiled and made his way to the kitchen.

After he was gone, Taiyang turned to Ruby. "So, since I'm going to be around you two for a while, you might as well introduce me to your friends."

Ruby looked over to her teammates. "Oh, right!" She pointed across the table towards Blake. "This is Blake. She the 'B' in our team."

Blake smiled. "It's nice to meet you."

Taiyang grinned in return. "Likewise, Blake."

Ruby then scooted closer to her partner and threw an arm around her shoulder. "And this is Weiss. She was my partner during our… eh… orientation."

Yang laughed. "Wow, sis. That's a pretty big word for you!"

Ruby glared at her. "Shut up!"

Taiyang smiled at the heiress. "I'm actually familiar with you, Weiss. Well, your family, anyway."

Weiss' face dropped slightly. "Oh… I see… Well, I assure you, I may share a last name with them, but I am nothing like my family."

The blonde-haired man laughed. "Ah, that's good to hear! No offense, but you're family's not the most… reputable people."

"None taken, I actually agree with you."

Before anyone else could say anything, the waiter showed up with everyone's food. He gently sat the food down in front of each of them. "Will you be needing anything else?"

Yang answered for everyone. "Nope, I think we're good."

"Alright then. If you need anything, don't hesitate to ask." He smiled, winked at Yang, then turned and walked away.

Ruby noticed Blake staring at the man while he was talking to Yang. It almost looked like she was… glaring at him. When he winked at the blonde, Ruby noticed Blake's bow twitch slightly as her ears slowly laid back, but quickly returned to their normal position as he walked away.

"Blake, you okay?"

Blake faced her leader. "Oh, yes. I'm fine."

Ruby raised an eyebrow. "Are you sure?"

"Positive." The faunus then looked away from her, instead focusing on the food in front of her.

They all finished their food rather quickly. They then leaned back in their chairs, satisfied. There was a conversation going on between Yang and her dad, but Ruby wasn't paying attention to it. She had something that she needed to tell him, and she didn't know how to say it.

Suddenly, Taiyang's voice shook her away from her thoughts. "Ruby, you okay? You're pretty quiet, which isn't really like you."

"Y-Yeah… Listen, Dad… there's something I need to tell you."

The blonde man's face began to fill with concern. "Oh, well is everything okay? Are you having trouble at school? What's wrong?"

Ruby sighed. "Relax, Dad, everything's fine." Ruby took a deep breath. "Something… happened. Nothing bad, it's actually really good, but… I don't know what you'll think about me after I tell you."

"There's nothing in this world that would make me think anything bad of you. You can tell me anything. You should know that."

Ruby looked to Blake and Yang, who simply watched her every move. Then she turned to Weiss, her eyes asking for approval. The heiress looked deeply into her eyes and nodded.

"Dad, I… met somebody."

"What do you mean?"

Ruby swallowed hard. "I mean… I'm dating someone."

Taiyang chuckled. "That's what you were worried about? Well, come on, what's his name?"

"Well… it's, um… it's actually a her..."

Her dad's eyes widened. "Really?"

Ruby nodded. "Y-Yeah."

"Okay, so what's the lucky ladies name?"

Ruby was surprised. "You're okay with that? With me dating a girl?"

"Of course. Why wouldn't I be? I've got no problems with whoever you date. It's your choice. But if someone hurts my little girl, they'll have to deal with me."

The statement made Weiss very nervous.

"Well… are you sure you want to know her name?"

"Well, yeah. I want to know who was lucky enough to snag my daughter!"

"O-Okay." Ruby grabbed Weiss' hand under the table. The heiress slowly entwined her fingers with her partner's as Ruby brought their hands up and placed them on the table. "Her name... is Weiss."

Taiyang's mouth slowly formed into an 'O' shape. "Well, I didn't expect it to be a Schnee of all people, but I'm happy that you're happy."

Ruby smiled. She felt like a tremendous weight had been lifted off of her shoulders. "Thanks, Dad. That means a lot."

The man smiled. "So, how long have you two been together?"

"About a month now."

"Well, I'm glad that you found someone. Oh, and Weiss?"

The heiress looked towards the blonde man. "Y-Yes, sir?"

"I'm glad that you're who my daughter chose to be with. I don't know you that well, but after seeing how you acted over dinner, I can tell that you weren't lying about your family. You act nothing like them, and seem to be a good person, and I wish you two all the luck in the world."

"T-Thank you."

Taiyang's gaze then narrowed. "However, my previous statement still stands. If you hurt Ruby, Yang won't be the one you need to be afraid of." He then returned to his cheerful demeanor. "Well, it was nice seeing you girls, but I need to get to bed. I have to teach tomorrow and I know you guys start your mission tomorrow, too."

"You know about that?"

The blonde man nodded. "Yeah, I talked to Ozpin and Qrow about it. They filled me in on everything that happened. I'm… I'm sorry you had to go through something like that, Ruby. If you need to talk about it sometime, just come on down here and pay dear old dad a visit."

With that, Ruby stood up and hugged her father. "Thanks, Dad. I love you."

Taiyang placed his hand on Ruby's head and gently ruffled her hair. "Love you too, sweetheart." He then looked to Yang and grinned. "Well, you gonna come over here, or what?"

Yang laughed and made her way over to him, joining Ruby in the hug. "Ah, I missed you girls. It was good seeing you again." He gently kissed the tops of their heads and broke free from the hug. "Well, I guess I'm outta here. Weiss, Blake, it was good meeting you."

He then made his way towards the exit of the restaurant, stopping just before the door to talk to a waiter. After a short conversation with him, he waved one last time to Team RWBY and exited the building.

Ruby was the first to speak after her dad had left. "Well, that went better than expected."

Weiss nodded. "I guess it did. I was pretty scared, honestly."

"Yeah, you and me both."

Yang stretched her arms over her head and yawned. "Well, it's getting late. Are you guys ready to head back?"

Blake stood up from the table and took one last drink of a glass of water. "I am."

Ruby and Weiss looked at each other, then to Yang. "Yeah, let's go."

They began to walk towards the exit, but Ruby stopped just before they left. "Crap! We forgot to pay!"

The waiter that Taiyang had talked to walked over to the group. "There's no need for that. Mister Xiao Long paid for your meal."

Ruby smiled. "That old man… Thanks, Dad."

Team RWBY made their way out of the building and started to head towards the airship docks. It was silent for the most part, but after a while, Yang spoke up. "Well, we've got a big day ahead of us tomorrow. I think I'm gonna hit the hay as soon as we get back."

Ruby nodded. "Yeah, that sounds like a good idea. Thanks again, you guys, for doing this with me."

Weiss grabbed Ruby and pulled her close. "As if we would let you do this by yourself."

"Seriously though, thank you."

Before they realized it, they were on the airship bound for Beacon Academy. Once they landed, they slowly made their way to the dorm room, each one of them too tired to even change out of their clothes.

They each climbed into their beds and fell asleep within seconds, their head filled with thoughts about what tomorrow would bring.

Hey, guys! I'm back! Hope everyone likes this! I wanted to have one more chapter before they started on their mission. I hope it didn't slow things down to much, but I think it works fine.

Initially, I had planned to have them meet Tai later on, but I couldn't think of a good spot in the future where it would fit in, and as I wrote this chapter, I realized that I actually really liked the idea of them bumping in to him at the restaurant. It seemed the best course of action to me, considering what I have planned. (I know what's gonna happen and you guys don't. I feel powerful.)

I liked how it turned out, personally. Sorry if some of you disagree with me, but that's my opinion.

Also, I hope this made up for how short the last chapter was, because this turned out waaay longer than I thought it would. Anyway, that's all I have to say right now. I'll see y'all in the next chapter!

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