"Blake, I need advice."

The cat faunus lowered her book, sensing an important conversation coming on. She patted the spot next to her on the bed and motioned for Ruby to sit down.

"I see. What sort of advice?"

"Advice... of the erotic variety?"

"..."

She mentally facepalmed. Right. Important conversation, my ass. I'm too old for this shit.

Blake stage-called to a hypothetical Xiao-Long. "Yang! Your sister is being awful again! Please make it stop."

Ruby, for her part, was not amused. Arms crossed and eyes sharp, she almost struck a halfway imposing image. "Are you quite finished?"

"You know, the Weiss approach really doesn't suit you, but alright, I'll bite. What do you want to know? And why are you asking me in particular anyway?"

"Because you're the local sexpert!"

"Sex... pert?"

"It's not like I can go to Yang about this, and as for Weiss, I'm not even sure if she's capable of having sex!"

"Hey!"

"Shut up, Weiss! Can't you see that I'm talking to Blake? Anyways, Blake old pal, that's the sitch. So whatcha got for me?"

Blake sighed. Ruby had a point. It looks like it's up to her to deal with this. "What exactly do you want help with?"

"Oh, you know..." Ruby said, making vague, unintelligible hand gestures.

"I really don't. Please don't tell me you're asking about the mechanics of sex, Ruby. That was supposed to be Yang's job."

"Blake! I know how to have sex!"

A pointed cough from the other side of the room told Ruby that she may have spoken too loudly. Lowering her voice, she scooted closer to Blake. "I just... How do I get her... in the mood?"

At that, Blake relaxed a little. This she could handle.

"Just be yourself, Ruby."

"But I don't want to be me. I want to be romantic."

"And for Pyrrha, there isn't a difference. Trust me. Effort is important, but the moment you try, things start getting weird. However, you shouldn't not try either."

"Have you been reading Ren's books again?"

"Perhaps."

"Because I need advice, Blakey, not philosophical bullshit."

"I'll tell Ren you said that."

Ruby stopped to consider that particular consequence for a moment but decided to forge ahead anyway.

"Seriously, any tips? What gets people going?"

"Assuming that you're not comfortable enough to ambush Pyrrha in lingerie-"

Ruby nodded.

"-I'm serious about what I said earlier. You've been in situations where you've felt, eh, certain things for Pyrrha before right?"

"Hot under the collar? Of course. She's gorgeous."

"... Right. And did you guys do anything special for you to feel that way?"

"Um, not really. It just sorta happens."

"And there you go. Romance isn't something you usually do. It's more often than not something that just happens."

Ruby had her best concentration face on, and after a few seconds, she nodded her head. "That sorta makes sense."

Blake smiled and patted her old friend on the head. "That's my girl. You'll be fine. Just focus on being with her and having a good time. The rest will follow."

The young brunette smiled, not quite satisfied but mostly content. Ruby thanked Blake with a peck on the cheek before bounding out of the room.

Reaching for her book, Blake found that she was smiling as well, or at least she was until she made eye contact with Weiss.

"You know," she said, "I can totally have sex if I wanted to."

Loose Timeline:

Ch. 18 = Stealing Glances Omake

Ch. 13 = Trappings

Ch. 9 = Pyrrha's Rival

Ch. 11 = What's Next?

Ch. 12 = Help from an Unlikely Source

Ch. 7 (sophomore year) = The Dance

Ch. 14 = Going for a Run

Ch. 16 = A Helping Hand

Ch. 23 = Meeting the Parents Pt 1

Ch. 24 = Meeting the Parents Pt 2

Ch. 2 = On Butterflies

Ch. 3 = Stars

Ch. 4 = Lingering Flowers

Ch. 22 = Shopping

Ch. 25 = The Sexpert

Ch. 19 = Can't Sleep

Ch. 20 = Take Flight

Ch. 8 = Go

Ch. 5 = Philosophy of Ruby

Ch. 6 = Chocolate

Ch. 21 = Saturn

Ch. 1 (senior year) = Just a Touch of Spice

Ch. 17 = Stealing Glances

Ch. 15 (post-Beacon) = Three Nights

Ch. 10 = Knowledge