Weiss slumped back into her chair. She'd been trying to study for the past hour, but she couldn't seem to focus. It wasn't that the material didn't interest her, she found the history of the huntsmen academies fascinating, and Dr. Oobleck always managed to make class interesting.

No, Weiss was too busy glancing at the clock every thirty seconds. It was hard to learn much when she had her eyes glued to the time. It was well past eleven, close to midnight. She and Ruby were supposed to have had a nice date at seven, but a last minute mission had called her away, spoiling their plans. Weiss had ended up going to dinner alone.

Shortly after she'd decided to wait up for Ruby to return, Yang and Blake had disappeared to places unknown. Weiss presumed Yang had dragged the Faunus to another one of the local clubs, as she so often did. Regardless of wherever they'd gone, it left Weiss alone in her team's dorm room.

Weiss had tried to kill time until Ruby returned, but found herself beginning to nod off after a while. She'd hit the books in an effort to keep herself awake, and, while it certainly had, she hadn't gotten much done in the way of actually learning. It was more the act of constantly swiveling her head back and forth between her notebook and the clock that kept her awake, as opposed to any flow of knowledge.

As she closed her notebook, giving up on making any actual progress, Weiss let put a yawn. Changing into her nightclothes had been a bad idea. They certainly were more comfortable, but the temptation of sleep they provided was a little too attractive for Weiss's liking. She rested her head against her desk, the cold wood pressing against her cheek. Surely, she could just close her eyes for a moment, Weiss thought. She had enough self-control to keep herself from drifting off, she assured herself. It would just be a brief rest.

The door creaked open as Ruby slipped into the dorm, trying not to make any noise.

"Me and B won't be back til morning, but W is still in the room. Have fun when u get back, she's waiting up for u :P". The message on Ruby's scroll had been sent some hours prior, but Ruby hadn't seen it until her exhaustingly long mission had finished.

"How many Grimm can fit in a cave that small?" Ruby muttered, still baffled by how many of the creatures she'd had to kill. She glanced at her scroll again. It was two AM. A quiet sniff caught her attention, and she turned to see Weiss, asleep at her desk. Her lamp was still on, and her notebook and scroll were still out. She'd clearly fallen asleep in the middle of something. Ruby remembered Yang's message and smiled. Weiss had tried to wait up for her. She scooped up the sleeping heiress and carefully laid her in her bed, doing her best to let her sleep. "Sorry I missed our date," Ruby whispered, smiling.

Ruby turned away as she began to change into her own pajamas, eager to get to sleep and rest her sore muscles. Camping out in a tree waiting for Grimm wasn't the most comfortable of experiences, after all. As she changed, Ruby remembered that Yang had said she and Blake wouldn't be back until morning. Gently, she climbed into bed beside Weiss, snuggling up close to her girlfriend. Weiss stirred, her eyes opening slightly.

"…Ruby?" Weiss asked groggily, beginning to prop herself up on her elbows.

Ruby shushed her and pulled her back down, scooting in even closer. "Not now. I'm tired."

Weiss smiled and closed her eyes, content to go back to sleep in Ruby's arms. Maybe missing their date hadn't been the worst thing, after all.