Episode 10

"Heads up, you'll be seeing ships in this episode."

"Yay, we'll be sailing the sea!" Ruby happily exclaimed. Nora made a hook with her hand.

"Arrr! I'm a pirate captain."

"I think he meant a different type of ship," Blake interjected.

*title opening*

Weiss was standing in the courtyard as she typed on her scroll. "Uh, h-hey, Weiss," Jaune said, walking towards her.

"Hello, Jaune…" Weiss appeared frustrated as she hit buttons on her scroll.

"So, I was just wondering if, maybe you'd wanna study for the exam together? Maybe... we could... compare notes?" Weiss took out another scroll.

"Dang. Not even friend-zoning him anymore," Yang said. Wiess's face scrunched up.

"Ohhh, I'm actually more productive when studying on my own."

"You made that very clear in the last episode," Ruby pouted and turned from her partner.

"Sorry. Maybe another time… or not." Weiss walked away, leaving a crushed Jaune.

"Ouch," Yang said. Ruby turned to her sister, ignoring the girl beside her.

"Why does Wiess have two scrolls?"

"Jaune broke the first one. I need to be prepared," Wiess said.

"Oh, now you can talk to me?"

"I'm not studying right now!" Pyrrha jumped from her seat.

"Hey, hey. It's okay. You both have things you need to work on," she said. Ruby and Wiess continued to look away from each other. "Ruby, you need to respect that Wiess prefers to do some things on her own, and constantly bugging her won't change that. Wiess, Ruby needs something to do, she can't just sit still for an hour. If you can't entertain her, you have to make it very clear." Ruby mumbled something. "What did you say?" Pyrrha asked, moving back to her seat.

"Sorry, Wiess." Ruby glanced at her partner.

"I also apologize," Wiess said. "Dolt."

"Hello, Jaune!" Jaune sighed, only slightly turning in her direction.

"Hey, Pyrrha…"

"You know, if I recall, we have that exam coming up. Do you… need a study partner?"

"So that's what we're calling it." Nora wiggled her eyebrows at the redhead.

"Calling what?" Jaune turned to his partner. "Pyrrha! Are you okay? Your face is bright red!"

"Because I'm free! Right now... If you want..." Pyrrha leaned towards him, a smile straining on her face.

"Thanks, Pyrrha... but... I think I'm gonna study on my own for a bit. Maybe later..." Jaune ran crying, leaving Pyrrha in her disappointment.

"Oh... Of course... Maybe later." Weiss walked up to Pyrrha.

"You've got your own love triangle going," Yang said.

"What? No, I'm over Weiss, she isn't into Pyrrha, and there's no way Pyrrha would settle for me." Jaune did not notice the look exchanged between Nora and Ren as he spoke.

"I think you're a wonderful person," Pyrrha said.

"I appreciate it, but you don't have to make me feel better." Jaune placed his hand on her shoulder.

"Why, hello, Pyrrha. I couldn't help but notice how well you did on our last exam. Perhaps we could study for the next one together. I believe the two smartest girls in class could easily handle whatever Oobleck has to throw at us," Weiss said as Pyrrha solemnly stared at the ground.

"Right, um… perhaps another time." Pyrrha walked away just as Jaune had.

"Drat!" Weiss stomped away. The screen zoomed out to show Ren shaking his head in disappointment.

"If only they could see what's right in front of them..." Nora was shown standing behind him, holding a sign that said: "Notice Me!"

"Yeah! If only!"

Nora rushed to speak, barely forming separate words. "You're right Jaune. It is just some dumb show!" Ruby's eyebrows shot up.

"Are you two… not a couple?" Nora made an X with her hands.

"Nope! Just friends. We're together, not together-together!" She nervously laughed.

"She is correct. We have no plans for any romantic relationship," Ren said, moving Nora's hands from their X.

*scene change*

Zwei was posing for a painting contest in the courtyard.

"Hey, it's you!" Ruby looked at Zwei as she pointed at the screen.

"Woof!"

In order, Ruby, Ren, Blake, and Nora were shown painting. The latter was using her hands to slap paint on the canvas. When Weiss walked up to her, Nora spun the stand around to show a fingerpainting of Zwei. "That's…good." Weiss quickly wrote something on her clipboard.

"I think it's cute," Pyrrha said.

"Aww, shucks. You're too sweet."

Next was Blake, who revealed hers to be Zwei… as a cat. "A for effort, but F for following rules."

Everyone looked at Blake. "My ears have nothing to do with my distaste for dogs." Zwei's eyes grew, his face pouting. Blake struggled not to acknowledge him.

Ren presented his. "It's… beautiful!" Weiss looked pleased with what he had done, happily jotting notes down.

"Woah. Can you really paint like that?" Jaune asked. Ren gave a small nod. "That's cool, dude."

Weiss walked up to Ruby, who was still painting. "Hang on… Hold oooon… Aaaaaaand… done." Ruby kicked the stand around to face her partner and momentary judge. She proudly displayed a painting of Zwei's butt.

"Nice job, sis!" Yang reached over to high-five Ruby. Nora and Jaune laughed at the image.

Wiess slammed her clipboard to the ground, stomping away. "What!? You don't like it? You don't understand my vision!" Ruby turned to Ren. "It's a butt." Ren bowed in respect.

"Why can't you just complete the assignment!"

"Why can't you have a little fun?" Blake gave Weiss a sly smile.

"Uggh!"

"I think it's a very good painting, despite the… angle," Ren said.

"Someone who understands my vision!"

*scene change*

Ren was sitting in his dorm room when Nora slid in frame, a smile on her face. "Okay. So I can do anything. Curl. Cut! Crimp? Gloss!?" An arm appeared with each idea.

Blake gave Ren a look of pity. "You'll be lucky to leave with any hair." Yang shook her head in agreement.

"True, but a stunt like that takes balls."

"Thank you!" Nora said.

"I don't think she meant you..." Pyrrha trailed off, realizing Nora had already refocused on the TV.

Ren sighed. "Sure..."

"Awesome!" Pink smoke surrounded her partner as Nora began to work. "A little bit o' this… and-a this! How 'bout one o' these? And… Done." After the cloud vanished, Nora gave Ren a mirror.

"He doesn't look any different," Jaune said.

"Maybe she didn't change anything." Weiss offered her theory, only to be met with skepticism.

"Have you met Nora?"

"I look exactly the same." Ren seemed genuinely surprised.

"Subtlety is the key."

"All right." Ren walked out of the room, R + N was shaved on the back of his head. Nora followed him, winking at the audience.

Nora froze in her seat, then suddenly yelled, "WOW! It'ssuperunrealistic!" Yang chuckled.

"The more you say that the less I believe it."