"So, bets?"

"On?" Weiss responds, unsure as to what her boyfriend meant. She gives him a confused look as she unlocks the door.

"OH. MY. GOSH! YOU'RE BACK!" Ruby cries, throwing the dorm door wide open, much to Weiss' shock.

"That happening." Weiss was nearly off her feet from the sudden noise. Ruby immediately regrets her actions and shrinks from embarrassment. "Hello, Ruby." Ruby squeaks as she notices the man standing behind Weiss. Though it was only around 7, she was already in her pajamas; he knew she's still lacking in confidence in her body, despite her tank top revealing her surprisingly large breasts. For someone who usually lives showing no skin, a boy seeing her in her pajamas was probably a little nerve-wracking, especially if she had just thrown all attention onto herself.

"Oh, my god, Ruby, NEVER do that again!" Weiss demands, returning to her senses. "Brothers Grimm, I almost had a heart attack!" She pushes past Ruby into her dorm, trailing her suitcase with her. The man follows her in without really thinking, leaving the door open.

"Sup, Ice Queen," Yang says, looking at Weiss from her bed. She shifts to the man and nods. "Lover Boy. Didn't know you were picking her up." Like her sister, she was in her pajamas, though she was as unconcerned with showing off her body as ever; her tiny tank top and tinier shorts did wonders showing off her stellar figure, and she held no reservations about shifting her long, toned legs to a more comfortable position.

"My name is Weiss, Yang. Honestly, you go weeks without seeing a close friend and that's how you say hello?" Weiss grumbles as she takes a seat on her bed, sidling up her luggage next to it.

"Once you stop living up to the name, I'll stop." Yang flashes a smile before she gets hit in the face with a accurately-named throw pillow. "That was deserved," she says, not interrupting her game on a handheld. She was pretty much the opposite of Ruby, not putting a huge emphasis on Weiss' return. To be fair to her, "It's only been a little while, after all."

"Yeah, I picked Weiss up from the airport. I was coming back today anyway, so it felt right."

Blake smirks, but Yang says, "Ah, makes sense. So, how was dear old dad?"

"Insufferable, dismissive, and borderline antagonistic," Weiss responds, her face blank and her tone not quite sarcastic. Considering her father's definition of training involves experimenting with Grimm…

Yang blinks a few times in a rare display of discomfort with the situation. "Huh… And… your little brother?"

"Insufferable, dismissive, and borderline antagonistic," Weiss repeats, now unpacking her suitcase. Without a shift in tone or even attention, she adds, "I don't think very highly of my family, barring Winter. It comes hand in hand with me leaving to pursue somewhat altruistic goals as opposed to crushing people beneath my feet."

Eventually, Blake decides to look up from her book to break the silence and say, "Well, we're glad to have you back. I'm sure one of us a bit more than others." She flashes a smirk at the man as she crosses her legs under her blanket. Though she was taunting him and Weiss, it's a bit more fun to see Weiss fight her way out of telling the truth than it is watching her lay out family problems.

Weiss, immediately catching on to how Blake was trying to get her to slip up, narrows her eyes. "I'm sure all of you will appreciate my return in due time. My boyfriend, for example, didn't call me, 'Ice Queen,' after several weeks of having not seen me."

"I mean, if you had told us when you were getting back, we could have waited at the airport for you," Yang says, raising a valid point. "I have my bike, so I could have saved both of you the taxi fee."

Blake's grin continues to widen as Yang accidentally hits a mark. If Yang wasn't wrapped up in her game, she might notice Blake's Cheshire smile growing and start piecing things together. Weiss stops putting away her clothes to answer, "Is it so wrong that my boyfriend wanted to pick me up?"

"Just sayin.'' Yang says, giggling at Weiss' frustration. Deciding to backpedal, she says, "We're all happy to have you back, Weiss," in her sincerest tone.

"Was that so hard?"

"Yep. Definitely missed the refusal to accept apologies," Yang says, laughing. "Team RWBY is back!"

Realizing he was kind of interrupting RWBY's reunion, the man pats Weiss on the back, share a smile, and gets up as she and Yang bicker some more. He makes it just outside the door before he nearly runs into someone passing by. After a moment of awkward confusion, he jumps up, mirroring the person looking at him or, rather, he would be mirroring if she wasn't bright pink.

"Ilia!?"

Ilia regresses from pink to her normal olive skin, though her freckles remain rose-colored. "Oh… Uh… Hi!" She peeks into RWBY's door and waves. "H-hello!"

Seeing as this was going to involve further explanations, the man backtracks into RWBY's dorm, inviting Ilia in. Barring him and Blake, this is the first time anyone's met her. She slips into the door, clearly nervous as evidenced by her freckles; Blake let him know that she has a habit of wearing– well, coloring her heart on her sleeve/skin, so it was pretty easy to tell her mood. Now that she was in proper light, they all notice–

"Is that… a Beacon uniform!?" Blake asks, slamming her book down. "Ilia! What… What's going on? What are you doing here?"

Ilia scratches the back of her head, looking at the ground. "Well… Seeing as Yuma is going to let it slip that I'm a defector once he gets broken out of jail, I was left with two options: go into hiding– well, more hiding… or… find someplace that would keep me out of the White Fang's grasp."

Ruby looks at Yang, who looks at Ruby. Neither really knew anything of what was going on, seeing as they only knew that the man and Blake had been attacked. Ruby tilts her head at the stranger and asks, "Okay, wait, what's going on?"

Yang raises a hand, having abandoned her game. "I am similarly confused."

Blake realizes she never fully explained the whole situation with Ilia. "Okay… Ilia, questions later, but first, I need to explain what's happening." She addresses Ruby and Yang. "Guys, this is Ilia. We used to be partners in the White Fang. Up until a few days ago, she was still with them; she was the one who attacked us," she points to you, then herself. "Turns out, we were able to convince her that what the White Fang is doing isn't right. Short version now, long version later. But… why are you wearing a Beacon uniform?"

"But wait," Yang interrupts. "Does that mean she's the one who stabbed him?"

"Technically, yes, but she made up for it. She tased one of her partners, so I'm willing to forgive her."

A bit more controlled and clearly thankful, Ilia explains, "Well, Beacon was pretty much my only option. Yuma already knows all of the hideouts, so I can't hide anywhere. It's too dangerous outside the city, so… yeah. I came to Mr. Ozpin and explained everything, and he said he was willing to overlook my history. Only after I brought up you, Blake…" Ilia's cheeks return to red, and her skin lightens to a more peachy shade. "He said I'll be safe here, plus…" she models her Beacon uniform, "It's a bit more… comfortable than sleeping on a dirty mattress."

Both the man and Blake take a moment to process everything while Ruby, Yang, and Weiss process Ilia herself. They knew she was White Fang until very recently, that she'd stabbed him in the shoulder, and that she was now a student. The whole situation was honestly pretty crazy, though, after a moment, he considers that Blake was pretty much no different. He wonders just how much Ozpin knows about Blake; she's committed terrorist acts and was now working side by side with Weiss Schnee.

Speaking of, Ilia seeks out Weiss and extends her hand. "You must be Weiss. This is… kind of strange, but it's a pleasure to meet you." Weiss gingerly extends her hand, but draws back. Ilia puts hers down and straightens out. "I understand. I'm former White Fang, after all… I get that trusting me might take a minute…"

"You also stabbed my boyfriend," Weiss says. When Ilia suddenly turns blue, she stands up and extends her hand. "But, if he's willing to forgive you, and if Blake trusts you, then I can, too. Welcome to Beacon, Ilia."

Ilia takes on a shade of light orange. She grabs Weiss' hand and smiles. "Thank you. I promise to make up for all the wrong I've done against your family!" She turns to Ruby and Yang, extending her hand. Instead, she receives a full body hug from Ruby, catching her off guard and turning her pink again.

"New friend!" Ruby shouts, squeezing Ilia, who begins to laugh. She lets go and vigorously shakes her hand. "So you're a Faunus? Oh, your skin changes color! That's SO cool! Are you a chameleon?" Yang puts a hand on her shoulder to quiet her, letting Ilia go back to normal.

"Sorry about my little sister. Name's Yang!" She shakes Ilia' hand, clapping her other hand over the Faunus' to really sell.

"Pleasure to meet you both! And yes, I am a chameleon Faunus." Ilia smiles at her two new friends before sheepishly looking at you. "So… you really forgive me for your shoulder?"

"Of course. It left a cool scar, so it's totally fine."

Finding a nervous laugh, Ilia addresses the room. "Well, since I'm a special case and all, I don't really have a team. I guess the plan is I'm on loan to everybody until they find some new people to take me in."

Yang asks, "Wait, you're alone? Where are you staying?"

"For now, I have my own room! You're welcome to come over any time!

"Aww, lucky!"

"Hopefully it won't be for too long. Well, I kind of came just to say hi and introduce myself, so I'll leave you guys be. I'd say I have to go and finish unpacking, but it's pretty easy when you don't have anything."

"Oh, oh!" Ruby pipes up. "I know! We can take you shopping tomorrow! You're going to need books and cute clothes and a toothbrush and–"

"–Imma stop you right there," Yang says. "But yeah, it'll be fun!"

Ilia turns back to orange. If your guess was correct, that meant happy while pink meant embarrassed. "Oh, thank you! I'm so glad this all worked out! Thank you all so much!"

"It's decided, then," Blake says, smiling at Ilia. "Tomorrow, we go on a shopping trip!"

All six in the room let out a small cheer. After figuring out the specifics, Ilia waves goodbye and heads to her new home. Though the man had been roped into all of this, he was elated to know that Ilia was safe and happy. With everything figured out, he says goodnight to Weiss and heads back for his own team reunion. He spends the rest of the night catching up with everybody and sharing stories of holiday adventures.

The man keeps the fact that he and Weiss had sex to himself, of course. The team didn't need to know EVERYTHING, after all.