"So, you want to run that by me again?" Yang says, more than a bit dumbfounded.
"We… uhh… we're… hmmm…" Ruby stumbles out, not finding the words. Shocking no one, she finds this the hardest thing she's ever done.
"We're dating," Weiss says, visibly annoyed at Ruby's lack of conviction. "The four of us." She motions to you, Blake, and then back to Ruby.
"Okay."
"Wait, what?"
"No, I get it. It's funny. A funny joke. One that isn't landing very well."
"Do I need to do the whole, 'grab and kiss her in front of you,' thing again?" Blake says. Seeing the realization and acceptance on Yang's face, she clarifies, "Yes, we're dating your baby sister that isn't a baby anymore. At her request. Because she wanted to."
Yang stares blankly through Blake with a finger raised. "Huh…" For the first time in your life, you see Yang sort of fade away. The luster on her hair dims, her golden hair becoming slightly less vibrant. "For real?"
"Y-yes!" Ruby says, weakly avoiding eye contact with her sister.
Yang tilts her head to the side. "I have like, eight questions… For real?"
"For real," you state.
"With RUBY? Not… anyone else?"
"I can kiss her if you need me to," Blake suggests.
"No, hold off on that…" Yang's face starts turning slightly red looking at Blake. "One… How long?"
Seeing as you skipped ahead a bit, Blake clarifies that she, you, Weiss, and Ruby have now been dating for about two weeks. The three of you have all had a chance to go on a few dates with Ruby over that time, and you've decided that things were going well enough to confidently state that, yes, you were dating. Blake had gone to see a movie with her and spent some time at some comic shops, Weiss had gone on (what else?) coffee dates, and you treated Ruby to a fancy meal and had been continuing your night walks with the added benefit of kissing. None of you have had sex with her yet, obviously; she was still a little too… Ruby for that, but the possibility was now in the air. Plus, you needed to see if any of you lived past this next point.
"So you're telling me that you managed to keep the fact that THREE of you have been dating my sister for TWO weeks secret!? WE LIVE TOGETHER! My entire team, off together. Without… me."
"I honestly thought you might have pieced it together, but in hindsight, none of us really did anything that different…" Blake points out. "I mean, yeah, we went out with her, but we DID all do that before dating…"
Yang thinks that fact over. "I guess I should have probably thought about it a bit. Gah, I KNEW something was up with you! You've been acting differently, Ruby!"
"I… have?" Ruby asks, inquisitively. Though it sounded like Yang was angry, something about what she just said sounded positive.
Yang lets out a big smile, her hair gaining back its shine. "Yup! You've been happier lately! More outgoing!" She narrows her eyes and smirks. "And a bit more *daring* lately! I KNEW you were wearing that sexy workout getup for him!" Looking down at Ruby's chest, the blonde eyes you up and lifts her eyebrows. "You DID start wearing thigh highs to get him interested, didn't you?"
Oh, boy… Yang didn't know how right she was. Ruby not only started wearing skimpier clothes to entice you, but she also thought the best way of asking you out was doing so in her underwear. You'll leave that part out of the explanation.
"Fine! Yes, I did! I'm a grown woman now, and I wanted him to know it!"
Yang throws an arm around her sister, gleaming with what appeared to be pride. Either way, the blonde says, "Learning from the master, huh?" as she grabs her boob with her free hand. "That's how you hook 'em!"
As Ruby struggles to free herself from Yang's teasing, the rest of you process Yang's response to the announcement. "You're taking this a bit better than expected if I'm being honest," Blake says, saying what the rest of you were thinking.
"Of course I'm fine with it!" Yang says through a big smile. "It's not fair I get to date whoever I want, but Ruby can't date my best friends! And… their boyfriend?" Yang looks apologetically at you and adds, "Yeah, you're cool, but… uh… we're a team, so we're a lot closer." Realizing something else that came with this new knowledge, she blushes and stumbles out, "Well, I guess we're actually gonna be seeing a lot of each other now that you're with everyone… but me, I guess." Worried about her negative-sounding phrasing, she throws in, "T-that's awesome!"
"No, I understand," you say, letting Yang have that one. It makes perfect sense that she's better friends with the people she lives and fights with, after all. "So you're okay with this?"
Yang thinks for a moment, ignoring Ruby struggling to free herself. "…Yeah, I guess I am. I already said polyamory isn't that foreign to us what with my dad and mom…s. Ugh, terminology is weird, but if this is what Ruby wants. After all the times I told her to get out there more and find a man, I guess I shouldn't complain when she got a little extra." She brightens up and lets Ruby go, patting her on the back. "Plus, I already know you guys are alright! I don't have to worry about my baby sister dating some scumbag loser. You're all hot and super nice!"
"Glad to know you think so highly of us," Blake laughs. You silently take pride in Yang letting slip that she finds you hot, but decide to just take that win silently. She's always been vocal about how she thought Blake and Weiss were attractive, but she'd never said anything like that to you unless she was teasing Ruby
"Important question!" Yang says, not allowing any dead air.
"No, we haven't slept with her yet. We know she's not ready."
"Not what I was going to ask, but still, very glad you said that!" Yang says, not skipping a beat, genuinely thankful. "No, I was gonna ask… kinda what the plan is now? Like, there's the four of you, so how exactly is that gonna work? Are you gonna…?" She trails off, losing whatever she was trying to ask.
Weiss steps up first. "Well, we're not entirely sure. So far, we've just followed our feelings and that's worked out so far. Now that everyone here knows, I suppose we can be allowed a little more freedom in showing our affection rather than hide it." You and Blake nod your heads, finding Weiss' words a decent explanation. "It was getting rather draining sneaking around, though we still ask that you don't mention this to anyone if you don't have to. Not Jaune, not Nora, and not Dustin."
"Dustin was the last one, Weiss," Blake says. "You're dating… was it Othello?"
Hesitating for a moment, Yang mumbles, "Pretty much." She falls back into a bed and sits back up. Thinking for a moment, she says in a sort of leading way, "Follow your feelings, huh… So, what are your feelings saying now?" She expectantly waits for an answer.
"Well, at the moment, I'M glad we've finally cleared the air," Weiss answers. "Keeping that from you was rather… annoying, and honestly, somewhat terrifying."
Yang smirks. "I've been known I terrify, yes. Scare-roused came up at least once when Othello saw me being feisty~ So are you adding–"
"–Gross," Ruby whines, finding her own seat and interrupting her sister. "I don't need to hear about your boyfriend like that…"
Yang looks at Ruby with a very, "Are you serious?" face. Eyebrows raised, she points out, "Rubes, I'm going to be sleeping in the same room as my sister and her two girlfriends. I don't think it'll be possible for me to NOT hear about your relationship." Ruby retreats into her cape, realizing her sister had a great point.
"MY feelings are telling me that it's nearly time for bed," Blake says. "I've had a long day, and I wasted a lot of energy preparing for this conversation, which luckily wasn't necessary. Thank you, Yang, for being understanding."
"I, of all people, understand a woman's needs," Yang winks. "Sure, I never woulda guessed that Ruby was too much woman for one person to handle, but I guess it just runs in the family."
Blake smiles at Ruby, embarrassed over her sister's comment being said only a few inches from her. "You shouldn't be surprised. Ruby is cute, smart, fun to be around, and has a lot to show once you get past her shyness," she says, looking at you and Weiss. "Wouldn't you agree?"
You see Ruby start to fold inward on herself. Her shyness and general awkwardness meant she was pretty bad at taking compliments, and it definitely shows as she starts whining telling Blake to stop. You instead ignore that and add, "Yep. There's a beautiful, kind, funny girl beneath that cloak, and she only gets cuter when she's shy. She has a very lovely personality!"
"Stoppp…" Ruby whines, only adding to everyone's enjoyment.
In a rare instance of Weiss pushing the line, she continues the attack of compliments, pretending Ruby wasn't currently trying to disappear. "I must admit, I wasn't impressed when I first met her, but your sister is… well, she's part of the reason I learned I was attracted to girls, and she does have a certain charm that always makes me smile, even if I am annoyed."
"You guys are so MEAN!" Ruby shouts from under her cloak.
Yang belts out a laugh, infecting you, Weiss, and Blake. "Ruby, I'm not sure you know what, 'mean,' means! It sounds to me that you found some good people to shack up with!"
Realizing that you were being a bit cruel, you decide to not have tonight be a repeat of when Ruby rage quit and went on a walk to get away from her team. Seeing as you prepared for both the best and worst case scenario with telling Yang about your relationship, you procure a lollipop (strawberry flavored, Ruby's favorite!) from your pocket; in the event things went south and Yang didn't approve, you'd have given the sweet to Ruby to cheer her up, but now it can be an apology. "Hey, Ruby," you say, directing your words at the pile of cloak Ruby was hiding under.
Ruby nervously peeks out from under her cloak to find a lollipop floating in front of her. Already familiar with your Semblance, she plucks it out of the air and warms up. "Thanks…" she starts before looking at Yang. Dang, you were hoping for her to call you a pet name…
"You're welcome, Little Red," you say, watching Ruby shyly accept your pet name. Yang covers a quick laugh, but manages to hide it; hearing her sister's pet name must be pretty strange, but the situation made it pretty funny. "And if that's it for the night, it's probably time I step out. I need to check with my team on something, so I'll see you guys tomorrow."
Finding confidence, Ruby looks you in the eye, then glances towards her sister. With an almost evil smile, she asks, "But not before a goodnight kiss, right?" as she unwraps her lollipop. Wow, you'd never expect Ruby to want to one-up her sister in such a way… Even Yang jumps at that, suddenly reddening; she's the only one left out in this scenario, plus she'd have to watch her sister kiss her boyfriend for the first time. Probably pretty awkward, but it's not like she didn't get into all sorts of PDA with her boyfriends in front of everyone.
Well, you CAN'T not accept Ruby's request. "Of course." You hear a pleasant sigh from Blake and Weiss; it seems they can't help but feel a little swept off their feet for such a romantic thing to do.
Ruby kicks her legs out excitedly. In an effort to be seductive, she places her lollipop in her mouth and swirls it a little. She enjoys the taste for a moment before you hear a loud, sharp sound of candy cracking as she bites it; Ruby freezes in place for a moment, though you see a very tangible force move through her body coupled with her eyes widening.
"AAAAAHHHHHAAAHHHHHOOOOOOOOWWWWW!"