Now, while he wasn't completely sure, a novice baker was led to think Ruby was sexually aroused by chocolate. At least, that was the best way to describe her reaction when Weiss brought in her extra double triple chocolate cake for her birthday; though it wasn't for a few days, Weiss' desire to have a cute baking date coincided with the weekend, so it was the best time. So, when she put on her specifically-bought-for-today oven gloves and walked in behind Yang and her boyfriend, he swore he heard a moan pass through Ruby's lips.
"Happy birthday!" the man, Weiss, and Yang shout. They all watch as Ruby threatened to snap her neck while Blake calmly lifted her head from her book. There was a long, pregnant pause as the birthday girl stared at the object in Weiss' mittens and began to understand what it was. The man thought he could hear her eyes shrink and her pupils dilate as she realized that it was a cake; better yet, he saw her scan it closer and determine that it had an obscene amount of chocolate in it. Again, he heard a moan breach her suddenly gaping mouth, and even a trained eye might mistake the movements she was making in her chair as her grinding the seat, trying to relieve a growing pressure.
After the uncomfortable silence, Weiss made as if to speak, but was cut off by Ruby shouting, "YOU REMEMBERED!" As if by instinct, the man outstretched his arm, catching the flash of red Ruby became before she tackle-hugged his girlfriend; seeing as Weiss still had mixed feelings about Ruby, plus was holding a cake fresh out of an oven, he thought it best not to let the over enthusiastic girl in red touch her. There was too much risk of burning rage and burning cake.
"Ease up," the man said, now carrying a shaking Ruby, who was draped over his arm. Tangled in her cape, she squirmed around, trying to free herself. Upon noticing that his arm was level with her chest, the man realized that he was cupping one of Ruby breasts; she was too excited to notice, so he let her slump off of him and fawn over the cake. He did, however, take a note that they were considerably bigger than they looked beneath her dress. Ruby was radiating love and had hearts in her eyes as she flickered between Weiss and the cake, infatuated with both.
"Best friends forever!" Ruby shouted, attempting to grab the cake from Weiss' hands. A combination of the man and Yang prevented her from burning her hands and decorating Weiss' clothes with cake.
"Mayyybe a bit too early to say, especially if you don't stop attacking me," Weiss said, experiencing true fear at the sight of Ruby's lust. "Why don't you let me put this down, and we can actually eat this without burning ourselves? It's fresh out of the oven." As Ruby relented, Weiss placed the cake down onto a desk and removed her gloves. "Ruby, if you want it now, you can hand me my purse."
In a flash of roses, Ruby appeared next to Weiss. "Here you go!" Yang laughed, clearly used to Ruby's Semblance shenanigans; even Blake gave a hearty chuckle, though she was back to her book. Ruby handed the recovering Weiss her purse.
"Thank you, Ruby," Weiss stated, accepting her purse. "Now, patience is no longer needed." She withdrew a pure white crystal and used it to summon a Glyph; the man had seen her Semblance during the spar, but this was definitely a much more controlled use. Waving it over the cake, she cooled it almost immediately. "There. Yang, would you mind cutting? We'll go get plates." Without getting an answer, Weiss grabbed the man's hand and left Yang and Ruby to cut the cake. He saw Yang stop her sister from cutting a massive piece before he entered the hallway.
"Oh, I'm so happy Ruby likes it!" Weiss said, cheerily singing to herself.
"You definitely got some brownie points! Well, cake, I guess." The man felt Weiss release his hand, likely now that Yang isn't in sight. "We still need to ask her to spar."
Weiss smiled up at the man. "We can do that after cake! We do need plates, though. And utensils."
The man followed Weiss back towards the kitchen. He noticed she was a bit nervous, but before he could comment, she asked, "I didn't rush too much, did I?"
"Hmm?"
Weiss twiddled her fingers. "Well, it's just. I do like you and everything, but… I kissed you… This is only our second date! I-I don't want you to think I'm… easy."
"N-no! Never!" the man said as quickly as possible. He wouldn't take anyone kissing on the second date as easy. Though it might have been a bit premature, it wasn't like it was wrong. "There's nothing wrong with that! I like you, too."
Weiss let out a soft breath. "Oh, it's just… Yang was… I didn't want her to think that… I don't know. I wanted her to shut up, for one." Her smile began to return.
"I'm pretty sure she was hoping for that, actually," the man informed Weiss. "She was 100% egging you on, probably so you would try to shut her up." He kept the fact that she mouthed, "Your welcome," to himself. "Ah, that was why she asked to join us in the first place."
Weiss looked a bit quizzical before saying, "Well, that actually does sound like her. I think you're right." Both Weiss and her boyfriend enter the kitchen and collect paper plates and plastic cutlery. "Well… it still felt… fast." Looking a bit nervous, she asked, "Do… do you want to kiss again?"
The man saw Weiss look up to him once more. Her eyes were a pure crystal blue, and her face was equally soft and warm, inviting him to gaze upon it. She was beautiful and nervous, an astounding combination.
"Yes. I do," the man said, equally as nervous. Spur of the moment was one thing, but now that there was a choice, there was weight. This was a decision rather than an attempt to prove dominance. Still, Weiss clearly wanted to innocently consummate the relationship, and her want was his want.
Without words, Weiss pursed her lips and met her boyfriend's. They shared a deep, meaningful kiss in the hallways of Beacon; though it was the second attempt at a first kiss, it felt far more powerful than the peck earlier. Yang had led to to the first, awkward, rushed kiss, but she had succeeded in creating this moment; right now, both felt more than just passing attraction, and truly felt like a couple.
Weiss' skin was again, soft and warm against the man's. Both instinctively closed their eyes as they pushed the plates and forks away, but still felt closer than sight allowed. While the prior kiss had lasted only a moment, this one held for several long, warm seconds of embrace. Weiss eventually let go, but let out a satisfied sigh onto the man's lips as she left, leaving him speechless. She herself was silent, until she remembered the plates in her hands; Weiss let out a pleased giggle and said, "We should go. That was… I liked that."
Regaining his senses, the man said, "I agree," and followed Weiss back to her dorm. Upon entering, he saw the expectant and still suggestively shifting Ruby wait for him. Yang had found a suitable cutting knife, and quickly placed a substantial piece of cake onto a paper plate before handing it to her sister.
Ruby moaned, "Ahhhhh…" at varying pitches as she watched Yang plate her cake. As soon as it was in her hands, she attacked it with a fork and took a large bite. Muffled by chocolate and poor manners, she sang out, "Oh, my gosh! So goooood!" Had she been facing Weiss, she'd be caked in… cake as it spewed from her mouth.
Weiss looked somewhat disgusted at Ruby's manners, but forgave her as a present. "I'm glad you enjoy it!"
"These two lovebirds worked pretty hard, so you should be thankful, Rubes," Yang said, leaving the credit to Weiss. "I couldn't believe it myself!" Yang's sarcastic tone was lost upon her sister, but Blake's ears and bow(?) turned up, noting that she knew Yang had done the work.
"It'sh shooooo good, Weish!" Ruby said, devouring another mass of chocolate. Realizing her behavior, she swallowed and repeated, "It's sooooo good, Weiss! Here, have some!" Ruby put down her present and started plating other pieces of cake, handing one to the man, Weiss, and Yang. She turned around and asked Blake, "Do you want any?"
Blake put her book down and rose from her bed. "A small piece, please." She grew closer until she was part of the cheery aura surrounding Ruby. She accepted a sliver of cake and pulled up a chair. With significantly more elegance than her leader, she began eating. She smiled pleasantly, followed shortly by Yang.
Weiss smiled at her boyfriend and took a bite. It was clear from her voice that she too loved the cake she had barely made. He joined her, taking a bite of what was easily the most chocolaty tasting thing he had ever placed into his mouth, and it was amazing; the cake, frosting, and chocolate chips only did wonders for the flavors of each other, creating a delicious confection enjoyed by the five.
Realizing that there was tons of cake left and to help avoid an astronomical dental bill in the future, Yang called some friends over from across the hall. The man recognized the noodly blonde known as Jaune as the guy that had jumped into the path of an Ursa immediately back when he first met Ruby. He also recognized living-legend Pyrrha Nikos, considering her reputation preceded her. The other two, Ren and Nora, were unfamiliar, but their relationship and personalities were clear as day by their mannerisms; the ginger took three slices of cake immediately while raving about the smell, and the dark haired male bowed in thanks as Yang passed him a slice.
The man, RWBY, and newly acquainted JNPR spread around RWBY's dorm and enjoy Ruby's birthday cake. Thankfully, it wasn't actually her birthday, so all were spared having to buy her a gift, but maybe he should grab Weiss and pick something up over the week. Pushing that aside, he introduced himself to Weiss' other friends, immediately noting that she did not think highly of Jaune.
The second the man introduced himself to Jaune as Weiss' boyfriend who helped bake the cake, he heard his heart break. Weiss had mentioned someone that couldn't take no for an answer when it came to dating her; this must be him, and he thought that his repeated attempts to woo Weiss might have indirectly led to her accepting his date request without hesitation. He silently thanked Jaune for unintentionally driving Weiss to him.
Struggling not to burst into tears, Jaune said, "O-oh. You-you're Weiss' b-boyfriend. I-I see." The man wasn't one to bash people, but his opinion of Jaune based on this moment and his initial suicide run at the Ursa make it clear why Weiss shut him down. Seeing that his relationship won't further with the blonde until he gets over the man's girlfriend, he introduced himself to Pyrrha, who seemed upset that Jaune was; he immediately saw that she sees something in the blonde Weiss doesn't.
"Hello~" Pyrrha said in a sing-songy voice. "Pleased to meet you! You've probably seen me before, right?" When the man nodded yes, she continued, "Well, I do hope to live up to my expectations! Thank you for the cake; it's very delicious!" She cocked her head to the side with a soft smile.
"This is the greatest cake I've ever eaten in my life!" Nora interrupted, further cluing the man in on who she was. He remembered hearing her multiple times in class and at lunch, all because she was yelling about something before being asked to quiet down. Putting the name to the face, he saw that she exemplified the explosive personality she possessed.
"You said that when you got cake in the cafeteria last week," the soft spoken Ren stated. "Though, this is far better than that; I believe it was stale, or at least left out. Thank you." He neatly bowed to Weiss and her boyfriend. "It's very good, if a bit unhealthy. Birthdays are to be celebrated, though, and Ruby sure seems to enjoy it." He nodded to the birthday girl, taking a bite out of her second slice with an almost tangible ecstasy.
The man spent the next hour or so getting to know JNPR, gathering that they were all good friends with RWBY. Jaune eventually decided to not hate him for stealing Weiss, so he subtly persuaded him to his immediate left, where the clearly stricken Pyrrha was. He also threw in a few strategies that aren't suicidal in nature. Ren was easy to get along with, and while Nora was high-energy, she was an overall joy to be around.
"Aww, you're leaving?" Ruby said with a frown as the man informed her that he had work to do. Weiss was equally disappointed, if not a bit more; without him around, Jaune might get braver.
"Yeah, sorry. It was a lot of fun!" The man smiled at Ruby, then Weiss, then flashed a thumbs up at Yang for her assistance. "Though, Weiss let me know that she'd never seen you fight for real. Maybe sometime this week we could have a spar? She didn't believe me when I told her about you and the Ursa."
Ruby's eyes lit up. "Oh, that sounds awesome! I needed some hunter on hunter training!"
"Awesome. Anyways, I got to go. I'll message Weiss and we can meet up."
"I can't wait!"
"Happy birthday, Ruby!"