A/N: This was actually the first thing that I completed writing, but I just remembered that I did it. I hope that it's still enjoyable to read.
Weiss stepped back to admire the newly decorated cafeteria of Beacon Academy. She had just finished putting the last of the ornaments on the lone Christmas tree and did quite the satisfactory job, if she had to say so herself. Were she to complain about something though, it would be the excessive height of said tree. Turning away from the 7 foot spectacle, she scanned her surroundings to survey the progress of her peers.
Somehow, team RWBY had been tasked with decorating the campus while most of the student body went home for the holidays. Ruby and Yang had originally planned on going home but changed their minds when they learned that Taiyang was on a mission. Their initial dejection quickly morphed to joy when they learned that the campus was going to be mostly empty. Weiss and Blake refused to elaborate on their own reasons for staying on campus, and the sisters never pushed. For that, they were grateful.
Speaking of the sisters, Weiss suddenly noticed the quietness present in the room and found only Blake present hanging up lights above the door. She had half a mind to offer her assistance but stopped herself last minute. Her promise to Ruby about being the best teammate she could be flashed through her mind, but she brushed it aside. It didn't mean that she had to coddle her teammates, especially for a task as simple as this. Surely Blake could handle a task as simple as this.
Instead, she pulled out her scroll to question where the dynamic duo had gone off to. She recalled Yang mention shopping for supplies, but she had checked the available boxes and found everything they needed to decorate the cafeteria. She scoffed and hoped that they weren't slacking off lest they be prepared for a lecture once they returned.
Blake was not handling decorating well. After dropping some ornaments hours before, Weiss had shooed her away and taken to the task herself, leaving a flustered Blake to the lights that had yet to be hung. She would be lying if she said that a distraction were not the cause of her blunder.
Distraction. Was that what her infatuation with her teammate was now?
Blake sighed. The chances that her feelings were returned was scant at best. Perhaps that's why it was referred to as a crush. At least she had her team to keep her company for the holidays.
That night, when the sisters returned and received a stern berating from Weiss when she saw that they only purchased a bag's worth of materials, team RWBY settled around the tree, enjoying the peace and quiet.
"Since we have the cafeteria to ourselves for once, who wants to have a rematch of the food fight?" Ruby questioned, perched on top of a table with a hopeful gleam in her eyes.
Well. So much for a calm holiday.
After initial rejections from Weiss and Blake, their leader had pulled rank on them, which was how they found themselves currently crouched behind an upended table attempting to avoid the sisters' tag team attacks. During a lull in the onslaught, they turned to each other and nodded. Being able to communicate nonverbally certainly had its advantages in the field, and a fight of this nature was no exception.
Blake stepped out from behind the table with her arms held up in a supposed gesture of surrender. When Ruby and Yang took the bait and started lobbing food at her, she activated her semblance. She heard Ruby shouting for a retreat while Yang cried foul at her unfair semblance use.
They stopped before reaching the door, which was now blocked off by Weiss threateningly balancing various fruits, vegetables, and condiments with her glyphs. Ruby, with a mind as fast as her semblance, quickly formulated a plan and gestured in a way that only sisters could comprehend. She grabbed Yang and took off with her own semblance, managing to avoid most of the hastily launched food. The door shut behind them with an audible thud.
Sensing the immediate threat was gone for the moment, Blake checked on Weiss before attempting to open the door. Locked. Blake sighed but quickly shifted to narrowing her eyes when she heard snickering on the other side.
"Guess you'll have to make another hole in the ceiling to escape, eh Blake?" She swore she could hear the smirk that must've been present on her partner's face.
Rolling her eyes, she decided to briefly entertain the idea by glancing upwards but was shocked to find-
"Mistletoe?" That was Weiss. Who was standing underneath said plant with her.
Weiss turned to face Blake, her shock reflected in the faunus' face. Their faces were a shade of red that could rival Ruby's cape. She cleared her throat and glanced away, unsure what to do.
"We don't have to do anything if you're uncomfortable. It's not like anyone would know," Blake said, her quiet voice and flickering cat ears betraying her nerves.
"Uh, we still exist ya know," Yang stated most unhelpfully, the door doing nothing to hide her tone and the smirk most certainly in place by now.
Blake glared at the door and was about to do something that would change their moniker to team RWB but was stopped by a hand on her arm.
"Unless you two enjoy hearing others kiss, I suggest you both leave. Preferably for an extended period of time," Weiss said, leaving the rest of her team speechless.
"Well, who am I to interrupt you ladies finally resolving the tension that's been there forever? Come on, Ruby. Now that they're busy, we can finally finish that game we started a few weeks ago. Race you to the dorm!" exclaimed Yang, before the sound of footsteps retreating faded.
"You didn't have to do that to get them off our backs. I'm sure we could've figured something out eventually." Blake glanced at Weiss and was surprised to find her already looking her way with a contemplative expression on her face.
Weiss had never considered her teammate in that regard before, but the more the thought crossed her mind, the more intrigued she became. Seeing the flush present minutes previously on her face had caused her heart to stutter in a way it never had before and allowed her to begin considering her friend in a new light.
When she heard Blake reassure her that they didn't necessarily need to kiss made her chest constrict in a way she wasn't comfortable with. Perhaps she was more willing to participate in this tradition than she originally thought. Well. There was only one way to verify these feelings. She found the way Blake's cat ears perked in surprise when she cupped her flushed cheek adorable and allowed this thought to linger as she leaned in to close the distance between them.
A/N: Since there has been interest in me continuing a few of these one shots, I may continue those in the future. For now, I'm working on a new fic that will be uploaded soon.