A/N:
Morning once again finds Team Ranger watching the sunrise. Truthfully they were feeling rather antsy. They rarely had stayed in one place for more than a few days on their travels. Two weeks into sitting mostly idle at the house had them itching for something to do. Jaune had dramatically sighed and whined about being bored falling backwards into the grass. Ruby saw fit to use his stomach as a pillow while she and Nora roll a ball back and forth between them. Ren is in a similar position as Jaune, Nora on his stomach.
"We need to get out of the house for a while today." The young knight whines.
"I completely agree, I really wish we could hit up the mission boards or something." Ruby adds.
"Oz wont let us though." Nora points out.
"Maybe we can go shopping?" Ren ponders uncertainty.
The group begin tossing ideas around and thinking of something to do for the day. Tomorrow they meet with Headmaster Lionheart. They have already planned and prepped to the best of their ability. Despite the stress and worry of what tomorrow may bring today they just want to be teenagers, since being huntsmen is out for the time being that is.
Yang and Weiss wake to find Ruby and Nora absent from their room again. It's a little concerning how easily the two could sneak out on them. Weiss is a notoriously light sleeper and Yang's big sister senses aren't being triggered nearly enough for her liking. The two figure the kitchen is a good place to start their search. The search ends quickly as they find all of Team Ranger making breakfast. Ruby and Jaune are making eggs and pancakes respectively. Ren and Nora appear to be working on making muffins of some sort. Weiss and Yang watch from the doorway as Jaune adjusts Ruby's burner for the eggs and as Ruby playfully flicks Jaune's hair in response. The blonde boy boops her nose in return and laughs at her puffing her cheeks at him.
Yang and Weiss are sure something is up when Qrow's voice startles them. "What's so interesting in there that you two are blockin' the door?" He yawns.
Yang can't help but have a nagging suspicion that.. something is up with her baby sister and the young knight. "Qrow, are those two always so…." She stops unsure how to finish.
Weiss picks up on her teammates indecision. "Cutesy?" She finishes unsure.
Qrow shrugs. "Seems pretty normal to me." He yawns stepping through the two girls, entering the kitchen. "Mornin' Ruby, when's breakfast I'm starvin'."
Yang and Weiss share a look of confusion, maybe they're reading too much into things. With a shrug they join the others in the kitchen and are soon put to work setting the table and cooking bacon. Oscar joins not long after and the group enjoy a peaceful breakfast. Weiss is impressed at the way Ranger took charge of cleanup. The four insisted leaving Weiss, Yang, Qrow and Oscar to their tea and coffee. Ranger cleaned, scrubbed, put away and swept all without once bumping into each other. The kitchen clean the foursome head downstairs for some sparring and meditation. They invite Yang and Weiss down but they are content to sit and chat for now.
That is until they hear Ruby shout in surprise. Oscar, Yang and Weiss run down the stairs to find Ruby chasing Jaune who seems to have something clasped in his hands that he's trying to keep away from Ruby.
"Ren heads up!" Jaune calls out tossing a ball to the dark haired boy.
"Nora get him!" Ruby calls to the redhead.
Nora tackles Ren but not before attempting to toss the ball to Jaune. Ruby manages to snag the ball from the air. She celebrates giving Jaune an opportunity to tackle her. He snags the ball from her hand declaring "Team Junior one, Team .. Runo… Noro? Team Ruby and Nora zero."
Ruby whines which causes Jaune to laugh. Ruby sticks her tongue out at him. "Ren now!" Ruby calls out. The dark haired boy twists out of Nora's grip and sprints towards Jaune plucking the ball from his hand.
"Ren, you traitor!" Jaune yells out. "I still have a hostage!" Jaune calls out only to be met with giggles from Ruby. "What's so funny?" he demands in fake anger.
"oh, nothing." Ruby feigns innocence before reaching up with her free hand, ruffling Jaune's hair, and in one swift move grabbing his hood again pulling it over his head. Her surprise attack having the intend effect of leaving her open to "escape" She wiggles out and motions for Ren to throw her the ball. He does but Nora launches herself and snags it.
Ruby's eyes widen. "Double agent! " She accuses. Ruby and Ren nod to each other and attempt to chase Nora down. Jaune stands calm in the middle of the room watching and waiting. Ren has Nora fairly well cornered. Ruby sees her chance and makes to run past Jaune but he snags her around the waist, holding her tightly to him, her legs kicking in the air. Ren tackles Nora but doesn't succeed in knocking the ball out of her hand. The four suddenly feel the eyes of Yang and company on them.
"Oh, hey guys! Wanna play keep away with us?" Ruby asks casually, as if she isn't still half a foot off the ground.
"No thanks, I'm still recovering from last time."
"That's how you play keep away?" Weiss asks genuinely confused.
"It's how WE play keep away." Nora sing-songs.
"Jaune, could you put my sister down?" Yang's voice while playful has a dangerous edge to it. The young knight reluctantly sets her feet on the ground. Yang nods in approval.
"What is all the racket down here?" Qrow calls out walking into the dojo area.
"We were bored so we were playing keep away." Ruby explains.
Qrow drags his hand over his face. " Please tell me you didn't break anything this time."
"Nope, we were careful this time." The pride in Nora's voice evident.
"Fine, you kids go explore the town or somethin'. Just be sure to be back by dinnertime." Qrow sounds exasperated. Ranger head upstairs. Yang watches as Qrow grabs Jaune's wrist, they share a look. Jaune nods understanding whatever was unsaid and heads up the stairs.
Yang's eyebrow raises at her uncle. "What was that?"
Qrow hmms. "Oh, the kid and I have a sort of agreement." He leaves it at that.
"What kind of agreement?" Weiss asks genuinely curious, but also picking up on something.
Qrow sighs. "There are still people after Ruby, even in a place as relatively safe as Haven we can't afford to let our guard down. You two need to keep your eyes peeled too."
Weiss and Yang accept the explanation and head upstairs. The group wander aimlessly for a while browsing the stalls and poking through stores. They end up at the towns mission boards just looking them over for fun. Ranger share some of the stories from their travels with Weiss, Yang and Oscar. They move on after a while and find an arcade. They are just finishing up when Yang's scroll rings. It's crow wanting them all back home he tells them to pick up dinner on the way.
"Ohh, lets get pizza!" Nora suggests earning nods of agreement from the rest. They order and pick up the pizzas and head back to the house. Dinner starts off light hearted, but soon turns serious as they again discuss the very real possibility that they are walking into an ambush tomorrow. It's unnerving and they honestly hope they are misreading the sudden turn around of the headmaster. The girls and boys head to their rooms for a while for some downtime. Its not long after there's a knock at the girls door. Ren and Jaune are let in by Yang.
"Where's Oscar?" Nora questions.
"Oz wanted to talk to Qrow, Ren and I figured it was a good chance to have a team meeting." Jaune answers. Nora and Ruby grin hopping down off their beds. Ruby rummages through her pack and brings out a battered and torn looking notebook. She tosses it to Jaune.
"Weiss, Yang gather round we've got planning to do!" Ruby calls out.
"Haven't we been doing that with Qrow and Ozpin already?" Weiss questions.
"Yea, but, this is different. We're planning what to do after we go to Haven tomorrow." Nora points out.
"After?" Yang questions.
"Yea, it's kind of a tradition for us, any time we've had to go on tough missions, it's nice to think of a reward for after. Something to look forward to." Jaune explains holding the notebook out. "Take a look." Yang accepts the offered book. She begins reading through it out loud.
"Clear the grimm from old man Jess's farm – eat at the bakery instead of the hunters lodge. "Take care of roving bandits. – Go to the arcade. Protect the gypsies. – sleep in the next day." The golden haired girl smiles "I like it, so what should we reward ourselves with?"
"Doesn't Haven have an amusement park?" Nora asks.
"Yea, I think I saw a sign for something like that the other day!" Ruby exclaims.
"I've never been to an amusement park before." Weiss looks excited.
" Well then it's settled!" Yang adds in as Ruby takes the little notebook and writes down the mission and reward. That settled everyone scatters to various rooms preparing for the meeting tomorrow. They all wake before dawn and begin the day by making sure their weapons are in perfect order. They disperse through the house getting ready. Jaune finally finds a moment with Ruby alone. They hug and tell each other to be careful. Ren and Nora soon find them and the group hug as well. Ruby makes sure to hug weiss, Yang and Qrow as well. She's still hoping Lionheart is on the up and up, though they all feel this is a trap.
A/N: Lil more fluff, lil plot, lil goofiness.