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Weiss slowly and very quietly rolled out of bed. How she had gotten herself to wake up this early she didn't know, but she knew I'd be worth it soon. Weiss tip toed over to the bowl of water she had prepared the evening before and slowly picked it up. The thought that this might be too much water crossed her mind but then quickly left, 'It'll be worth it'.

She stood beside Ruby's bed with a large grin on her face, 'here goes nothing' she thought. With a little umph, she poured the entire bowl of water on Ruby and... Nothing happened, other than Ruby curling up into a ball.

Weiss just stood there with her mouth open, "How... How is she still sleeping," Weiss said in disbelief slowly starting to crush the bowl she was holding. Fuming with anger she stomped back to her bed and laid down, 'I woke up for nothing!' she silently fumed at herself.


Ruby awoke with a small yawn, and started to get up until she noticed she was all wet. 'Did I go for a night time swim?' she wondered and continued to roll the rest of the way out of bed. She wandered over to the bedroom mirror, "I look like a raisin," she whispered as she poked the ridges on her fingers.

Ruby started to dry herself off but then decided, while she was still wet, she should just get Weiss's present. As quietly as she could she ran into the closet and grabbed a new set of clothes, since she definitely wouldn't be able to return in her wolf form. Well, she could but her stepmother would literally have her hide.

Once she grabbed everything she needed, she very quietly crept outside and darted into the forest. She peered through the trees to the glow of the moon, 'These are my favorite nights,' she thought to herself. With that, Ruby hid her clothes behind a log and then darted off into the forest on all fours.

As usual, in no time at all, Ruby was at the edge of the water. Without the trees, the moon easily lit up the lake and surrounding areas, "It's even brighter than last night." Still feeling exhilarated from her night run, she launched herself into the water.

As she pierced the surface, the cool shock of the water was welcomed as a refresh of her senses. 'Let's see,' she thought looking around the bottom for Weiss's jewel, 'where is that precious pebble.' As if answering Ruby saw a slight glimmer in the rocks. She carefully picked it up and swam back to the surface.

She placed the jewel in the light of the moon. "You better take good care of Weiss," she told it. "Don't ever let her forget me, even if we're worlds apart." The stone seemed to glisten just a touch brighter for a split second, and that was all Ruby needed.


Ruby placed the jewel in her mouth and settled down onto all fours. She broke out into a sprint with the moon shining on her back and the jewel clenched in her jaw. Navigating the familiar route back to her house, she made her way to the clothes she had tucked away behind a log.

After getting changed, she crossed the yard to the window she left open. Carefully, she climbed inside. Just as she finished closing the window she heard footsteps outside her door. She rushed to her bed and tucked the gem beneath her pillow as she jumped into bed and covered up in her blanket. Weiss opened the door and stared at Ruby for a moment before glaring at her and saying, "You're finally awake? About time."

Not understanding why Weiss was upset, Ruby spoke up, "Why are you being hostile?"

Irritated, Weiss rose her voice, "You're so selfish! I woke up early to get you out of bed so we can start our day off early and you just continued to sleep! You barely even moved when I poured an entire bowl of water on you!"

Now realizing why she was wet this morning, Ruby started to laugh, "So that's why I was wet this morning? What kind of person pours water on someone while they're sleeping? So not cool." Hearing her sister playful tone didn't help Weiss at all.

"Like you're one to be talking! Don't you remember yesterday morning?" Ruby, seeing her sister still furious, realized that she was partially to blame for letting her humor get the better of her.

"I'm sorry Weiss," Ruby said as she stood up walked over to her sister and gave her a hug.

"I just wanted to spend as much of today with you as I could," Weiss said beginning to cool off a little

"I shouldn't have been so..." as she spoke, she was interrupted by a ferocious growling in her stomach.

"Was that your stomach?" Weiss asked a little concerned.

"You know what, let's go get some food!" Taking a backwards glance at the hiding place of the jewel, Ruby grabbed Weiss by the arm and started to drag her to the kitchen.


Thanks for reading! The next few chapters will hopefully be a lot longer.