"As the assigned leader, I have a very important, dare I say, integral question for our mission's success."

Turquoise eyes stared at the assembled members of the team; attentive emerald eyes stared back, silver orbs were filled with energetic curiosity and icy blue eyes were emanating almost palpable annoyance.

"Does anyone know how to make pancakes?" Nora asked after a moment, a small frown tugged at her lips. "Ren isn't here and I don't know how…"

"Really?" Weiss let out a long sigh. "How are pancakes going to help complete the mission – which mind you, is clearing out Grimm from this forest?"

Nora gasped dramatically, "HOW COULD THEY NOT?!" Betrayal was clear in her light blue eyes as she pointed an accusing finger at Weiss. "Without pancakes, how could you hope to have a good breakfast!?"

"Um, I know how to make pancakes…" All eyes turned to Ruby as she shifted in her seat, slightly uncomfortable at being the focus of everyone's attention. "Yang taught me how to, so I could make them?"

"I would love to help you, if that's alright?" Pyrrha offered a few moments later, earning a grin and a nod from her girlfriend.

"Great! See, Pyrrha and Ruby agree with me… unless…" Nora's eyes widened in abject horror, almost cowering away from the white-haired teen. "You don't like p-pancakes?!"

Pyrrha could have sworn she saw hurt cross Weiss' face for a moment as Nora's voice was full of genuine fear. Whatever Pyrrha saw was soon gone, as Weiss pinched the bridge of her nose. "…I don't hate them, I just don't see the point of making them during a mission."

"Ooooh!" Nora's mood flipped like a switch as understanding dawned. "Well you see…" Pyrrha was pulled away from the explanation by Ruby tugging her towards the food supplies in the tent. Pyrrha shrugged, letting her girlfriend lead her away from the bickering duo.

"We're almost done!"

Ruby dutifully watched the batter cook on the frying pan, a spatula on hand to flip them.

"That… was easier than I expected." Pyrrha admitted after a moment, as she watched Ruby flip one. "Is this really all there is to it?"

"Yup~!" Her small girlfriend almost sang with a smile. "It's actually kinda simple… it's why Yang taught me so I didn't burn down the house when I wanted chocolate chip pancakes!"

A singular eyebrow rose. "Wait, was that an actual concern?" I know Ruby likes cookies and chocolate, but it's a bit of a stretch to go that far. Emerald eyes glanced with uncertainty towards the small stove.

The uncertainty was clearly picked up as the smile scrunched up into a frown. "I never did! I'm more careful than that. I promise."

Pyrrha took a step forward, before wrapping her arms around Ruby, and kissing the top of her head, making the smaller teen jump at the contact. "I trust." Pyrrha's tone was gentle as she said it barely above a whisper. "I just worry sometimes."

Ruby flipped a pancake before arching her head back to give Pyrrha a quick kiss on the lips. "I know what I'm doing, seriously." Turning back towards the frying pan, Pyrrha could feel Ruby lean against her, the red-tinged hair nestled against her tank top-clad chest.

Pulling Ruby against her snugly, Pyrrha hummed something akin to happy contentment as the two stood in comfortable silence – sans the sizzling coming from the frying pan. A silence that was broken by a murmur from Pyrrha. "I'm glad we got to go on a mission together."

Her girlfriend nodded, "Maybe we can do this more often in the future?" Wide, hopeful silver eyes stared up at Pyrrha.

Pyrrha answered with a quick kiss before a verbal reply, "I hope so, too." It was a sentiment that the tall redhead agreed with, after all. There was something uniquely comforting about being with the one you loved, despite being on an active hunt.

Most missions were done by a single teams, such as RWBY or JNPR. Rarely did they get the chance to separate and mix with another team. The idea that a huntress had to be flexible and know how to work with people she didn't usually do missions with was the specified reason for the change.

While that was good and all, Pyrrha was really quite happy to finally go on a mission where the only time she saw her rose wasn't through a scroll screen for a few scant minutes before sleep. This time she got to see Ruby the entire time, got to keep her warm in their tent at night. Or was able to protect her precious smaller half from danger instead of being hundreds of miles away, praying for the best.

"Hey Pyrrha, do you think we have enough pancakes?" Ruby gestured to a small mountain on a large platter, pulling Pyrrha out of her happy musings. "I know Nora likes 'em by the ton, but if we keep making the, then they are gonna start to get cold…"

"At the very least, by the time she wants more, it'll be time for us to head out for the day." Pyrrha knew Nora's pancake consumption habits well – they were on a team together for several years, after all. Reluctantly, Pyrrha let go of Ruby.

…or would have, had Ruby not twisted around, locking her arms around Pyrrha's neck to pull her down for a quick, but intense kiss. When they parted, Pyrrha felt her head go a bit dizzy from it. Definitely need to go on missions with Ruby, yup.

Emerald eyes suddenly focused, as she recognized an after taste. "Wait, did you already-" Bending down for a quick kiss, Pyrrha tasted it again. "Did you already eat some of the pancakes?"

Ruby merely shrugged as she offered up her defense for pilfering some of the baked goods.

"Chocolate kisses are the best."

Nora diligently watched Weiss slowly take a dainty bite from a pancake.

"Soooooo?" Large expectant eyes stared down Weiss from not even a foot away, as Pyrrha had to try her best to keep herself from giggling. Nora isn't the best at keeping out of personal bubbles. "Didya like them?"

Icy blue eyes glanced at Pyrrha and Ruby – who was currently sitting in the taller one's lap – as they looked back, curious to see how their work was going to be received. "…They are good…"

"See, I told you they were good!" Nora stepped back, as Weiss started to take another bite. "Especially since they were made with love!"

"Made with love?" Ruby echoed between mouthfuls as she scarfed down the pancakes.

Nora's head titled at the question. "Yeah, you two were being all lovey-dovey while making it, weren't you?"

Weiss froze, as her eyes slowly drifted onto the increasingly uncomfortable couple. "…say what?" Horrified icy blue eyes drifted over to Nora. "What did you mean by that, precisely?"

Nora gave a small shrug before continuing in a completely normal tone, "They were hugging and kissing while they were making th-"

"ACK!" Weiss spat out the pancakes in her mouth. "I THOUGHT THIS WAS SANITARY, NOT COVERED IN SALIVA FROM YOU TWO MAKING OUT!"

As Weiss proceeded to stalk off to wash out her mouth, Nora turned from the fleeing white haired teen to the embarrassed couple.

"Sooo, have you guys booped yet?"

"…"

"…"

This was going to be a long mission.

AU: I think this is one of the better chapters I've done for Spoon Equality, in my own humble opinion :P

…hopefully?

People asked for more of Pyrrha and Ruby interacting with others, so here we go! Nora and Weiss time… which I like for reasons. Namely that they have the most friction and Pyrrha/Ruby don't have all that much, and it's fun to write.

Would you guys and gals like a second part to this, such as having them on the same mission with Weiss and Nora?

New Dilation chapter on Tuesday, hopefully!

Thank you for reading, I hope everyone has a wonderful day!:D