Warning: more dialogue and hurt in this chapter

Chapter 2: The Nightmare

The day after the party Yang and Blake had returned shortly before noon, Blake half carrying Yang most of the way. Shortly after the two sat on Blake's bed, Yang was quick to notice her sister lying on the ice queen's bed rather than her own. Remembering Ruby had returned the night before, she figured a little teasing would make everyone feel better.

"So Weiss, did you enjoy your time with Ruby last night?" Yang holding a ridiculous smile as she looked the Heiress. At the mention of the night before, Weiss couldn't help steal a glance at Ruby, who was now also glancing back before getting back to her scroll.

"She was quite a handful, I had to sleep in Blake's bed last night." She replied as she turned towards her desk. Weiss was still a little upset the team, more or less, left her alone for the night. Not wanting to discuss the topic any further, she picked up a textbook from a corner of her desk and dropped it center on her desk. A smile spread across her face as she heard grunts and moans from her team behind her, all of them suffering from Yang's teasing.

"I think the three of you should rest for the day, I'll go study in the library." Weiss quickly gathered her supplies before leaving the rest of the team to recover from their night of partying.

'I could have fun too, if I wanted to.' Weiss thought to herself as she walked to the library. A part of her wishing that Yang had tried a little harder to get her to go.

A week had past since the night of Coco's party. Yang had apologized multiple times, however Weiss chose to use this as an excuse to be alone. She used this time to carefully think about her relationship with Ruby while hiding in the library. She would tell herself Ruby is just a friend, only to notice how close Ruby sat next to her when they were together.

She also began to notice Ruby had twice as much physical contact with herself compared to the rest of her friends. Ruby would often drag her by the hand, touch her shoulder to get her attention, and sometimes lean against her while they were studying. Or maybe she was over thinking things, Ruby was pretty physical with everyone she knew, and would often fall sleep while studying with Weiss. The more she tried to find meaning in Ruby's actions, she found herself growing more frustrted.

'Let's think about this reasonbly.' She thought as she began mentally listing all the reasons to date or not to date the team leader. Being the team leader, being the first reason not to.

The next half hour was spent with an internal struggle as Weiss made one excuse for every positive she could think of. She was becoming increasingly frustrated as it became more difficult to think of excuses. She was moments away from slamming the table and throwing her books and notes when she felt someone touch her shoulder.

Weiss turned around to see Blake standing behind her. As Blake took a seat next to her, Weiss took a moment to straighten herself out and calm herself, hopefully Blake hadn't noticed her frustration.

"Do you have a moment?"

"Of course, Blake. What would you like to discuss?"

"Its about Ruby." Weiss screamed internally at the name for her internal conflict.

"What about her?"

"How would you feel if someone started dating her?"

"WHAT, did someone ask her out on a date?"

"No, it's just hypothetical." Blake shook her head as she answered to reassure Weiss. Weiss look away from Blake and stared to the library table. She had to answer carefully, Blake couldn't find out about her feelings for Ruby until she was sure herself. After a few seconds to consider how she could answer, she took a breath and calmly turned towards Blake.

"I think Ruby would be very lucky to find someone she wants to go out with."

"Ok then, as long as it doesn't bother you" Blake stood up to leave.

"Did you ask Yang how she felt about this?"

"Yea, she said if it's someone Ruby trust, then she will put up with it."

"Right, and why are you so interested in this?" To this question, Blake looked at Weiss with a suggestive smile.

"Let's just say I know someone who has feelings for her." Blake had begun to walk away after her answer, this time not turning back even as Weiss called to her.

After Blake was gone, Weiss went over everything they just said. Did Blake already know about her feelings or does someone else also have feelings for Ruby? She still wasn't sure if she truly loves Ruby or not, but it wouldn't matter if Ruby is already in a relationship.

It was already late afternoon at this point, she usually returned from the library around this time. Gathering her belongings, she resolved to ask Ruby out on a date before, according to Blake, someone else could ask her. Weiss could always work out her feelings while dating her.

Weiss entered the shared room to see the rest of her team had already returned and were each doing their own activity. Yang was on Blake's bed playing whatever game she plays on her scroll and Blake and Ruby were both on Weiss's bed, each using their own scrolls. Not wanting to waste any time, she place her belongings on their desk and began approaching Ruby. Every step making her more nervous.

She had only taken a step or two when she heard a knock on the door. Releasing a sigh of relief, knowing this would give her a moment to rebuild her courage, she walked over to open the door. On the other side of the door was Team JNPR, Jaune being in the front of the group.

"Hey Weiss, Blake and Ruby sent us a message, something about telling everyone something important." Jaune couldn't help a nervous laugh escape as he told the Weiss.

Weiss stepped aside to let everyone inside. As their friends entered, everyone positioned themselves around the room; Blake and Ruby quickly set down their scrolls and waited for everyone to be situated.

"Thanks for bringing everyone. Me and Ruby wanted to tell everyone together." Blake turned towards the leader of Team RWBY with a soft smile before grabbing her hand, squeezing her hand reassuringly. Ruby took a deep breath before she began to finish Blake's speech.

"We wanted to tell everyone... Blake and I are... going to start datimg."

Loud gasps could be heard across the room from everyone, everyone except Weiss. She felt time stop as she heard the news. She felt her resolve shatter and a blade stab her through the heart. She felt all the tension and frustration gathered from the past week and the courage she built all ripped away. She wanted to scream and protest, but she knew she had no right to. And in the back of her mind she began to feel a new feeling begin replace her feelings for Ruby, something she couldn't place.

As everyone began berating the new couple with questions, Blake explained that the relationship "just kind of hapened," and that they would answer all their questions. However as everyone else closed in, Weiss unconsciously took a step back. She couldn't believe what she was hearing. As she watched, everyone congratulating two of her best friends, she just stared at Ruby sitting on her bed as she fought back tears. The memory of their special night resurfacing and becoming twisted.

'Ruby just took advantage of me,' she thought to herself. 'It was all a lie. She doesn't care. I'm better off without her."

Weiss trying to convince herself there was never anything between them. She tried to force a smile onto her face and be happy for the two but the more she tried, the harder it was to push back the tears. Feeling the a drop of fire run down her cheek, she quietly picked up her belongings and exited the room, heading back towards the library. There she struggled as she sent a message to Blake and Ruby congratulating the two and explaining she was going to study some more since JNPR would most likely be in their room most of the night.

In the back of the library where almost no one ever went, she let her overwhelming emotions take over as she did her best to stay quiet as she broke down. She hated herself at this moment. She cursed at herself because it shouldn't hurt so much. Ruby was still just her friend. 'Nothing's changed,' she thought to herself. She was still unsure of her feelings for her partner and yet she felt her world fall apart at the thought of someone else dating her. She had fought back tears before but these tears felt many times heavier than any thing in the past.

Placing a book in front of her, she buried her tears under a pile of notes as she began to study. She concentrated as best she could on the words infront of her as the night went on, her feelings becoming dulled as she exhausted her energy.

She continued to take notes until she could no longer keep her head up and rested it on her book. As she felt herself being pulled into unconsciousness, she thought about her special night with Ruby one last time. The scenes playing out over and over in her head as she fell asleep.

The secret Ruby calls dream, and Weiss calls nightmare.

AN:

Thank you to everyone who read and likes. Hoped everyone likes this new chapter. I'll try to get the next chapter out ASAP. There will probably be two or three more chapters.

I thought about a happy ending, but decided to create more conflict before giving it a happy ending.

Once again, feel free to comment any feedback.