Chapter: Do you want to buy a Snow Cone

"It's nice you made up with Ruby."

Weiss pauses and looks across to the other bed. Blake flips the page of her book.

"Well," Weiss puffs up, glancing towards the door, "I figured I was judging her too harshly. She is two years younger than us. I shouldn't have expected her to be a role model leader in only a day."

Blake hums, giving the heiress an amused look before going back to her book. "Some people take years to grow, but I think Ruby will surprise you."

"How so?"

"She surprised Yang," Blake flicks the page in her book. "Back in the forest, during initiation. And if her sister can be surprised, I think we'll be impressed, in the end."

Weiss… doesn't know what to say to that.

"So… what else did you want?" Blake asks.

"Excuse me?"

"When you were a kid, what else did you want?"

Weiss sits on her bed and thinks. "I guess… a swing set? I always wanted to learn how to use the swings by myself, but we stopped going to the park when I was… three? I think it was three. And it was a silly thing, so I never asked after… the initial 'no'."

Weiss looks over and sees Blake's complete attention on her. A sudden nervousness rushes through – the writing is just a fairy-tale, she probably isn't my soulmate – and quickly asks, "What about you?"

"Snow cones," Blake says immediately. Then she ducks her head back behind the book.

"You've never had a snow cone?" Weiss says, disbelieving.

Blake shakes her head, not meeting her eyes. "I grew up in a more tropical region. We didn't get to eat a lot of cold things growing up."

"Have you ever had ice cream?" Weiss asks, appalled.

She gets a glare for that question. "Yes, I've had ice cream. Crushed ice and syrup, though, wasn't something that attracted customers, so vendors never sold it."

Weiss gets off her bed, brushes off her dress, and then walks over to Blake. She holds out a hand, which Blake stares suspiciously at. "We are going to get snow cones.

"…Why?" Blake asks, closing her book.

"Because I got my bunkbed," Weiss says like it explains everything. "So you're getting a snow cone."

Blake looks at the hand and sighs. "Can I pass?"

Weiss crosses her arms, narrowing her eyes. "If we don't go, I'll have Ruby make it part of our next team excursion."

Blake sighs and nods, getting up. "Alright, I'm coming."

Weiss links their arms, head held high, and leads the way. Her mind goes to other frozen treats she's had, landing on, "Have you ever had sorbet?"

"…Is that like sherbet?"

Weiss looks appropriately horrified, "Oh, we are going to fix this."

Blake gives her an unimpressed look, even though she's secretly charmed by the whole thing.

A/N: Thanks for reading!

Thank you, RebekahTPE, for your review! Good guess; until it is confirmed that he is mute or not on the show, he is going to be selectively mute in this story. Thank you again for your review, and I hope you enjoyed the chapter!

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Going to try for another chapter this month, but no promises. Have a great July either way