By the next morning, everyone was already up and about. Blake was sitting on the living room sofa enjoying a book, while Ren tried to keep Nora under control in the kitchen. Since it was breakfast he ordered pancakes for everyone. Jaune and Pyrrha help Klein prepare breakfast, and Yang was in the shower for who knows how long now.

A couple of minutes later Weiss and Rouvin came down. Blake was about to greet them, but when she saw them she smirk. Both of them moved like zombies from a lack of sleep.

"What happened to you guys?" Blake asked innocently.

Weiss sat on the couch. "Didn't get much sleep last night." Rouvin suddenly falls face first on her lap. Weiss flinched but let him be.

"So…tired…"

"And why is it that you didn't get much sleep?"

If looks could kill, Blake would have been a dead woman.

Weiss was about to respond when Yang came down and sat beside Blake.

Looking over to the zombies, she nearly fell out of her seat as she couldn't hold back her laughter. "God, what did you two do the whole night?"

Rouvin who still had his face buried in Weiss's lap just groaned at all the noise. He raised his hand throwing Yang his middle finger, making Yang smirk.

Weiss got a bit red from the implication but otherwise remained silent.

Not long after, Klein served breakfast and both Weiss and Rouvin drank a much-needed cup of coffee. The others looked with amazement how life returned to their friends after their drink. Each of them wondering what kind of coffee this was.

"I needed that," Rouvin said as he placed his mug on the table. Weiss nodded as she continues to sip her coffee. He then turned to Klein. "What coffee bean is this?"

Klein smiled. "Normal coffee with a drop of Death Wish." Rouvin simply nodded as he grabs his mug and drinks more.

The rest of the morning was pretty normal until Weiss wanted to shower that is. which is how she found herself in the shower with Rouvin a mere 2 meters away in a blindfold with his back facing her. The shower running, Weiss was constantly glancing at Rouvin.

"No peeking…" she said, a slight blush on her face.

"I'm not" he answered. "and I'm facing the other way."

"I'm just making sure!"

"I know." he then muttered. "this wouldn't have happen if Blake had just drawn a line."

Sighing Weiss also turned her back to Rouvin. "You don't know Blake. If she starts something she sees it through till the end. The same can be said about her orders and requests."

"Still, it's a bit extreme to force us to do things like this." Rouvin couldn't help but sound a bit put out.

"Agreed, but it could be fun and we can get to know more about each other."

"Yeah, sure," said Rouvin in a flat tone.

It hurt a bit hearing his disinterested voice, but Weiss didn't get disheartened. She just had to show him that she really wanted to get to know him and not just because he was Yang's brother.

Turning off the shower and drying herself off, she put on some fresh clothes and told Rouvin he could take off the mask.

Turning around, she noticed that just for a moment, he looked her up and down. 'Is he checking me out?!' Blushing a bit she started to make her way, with a once again silent Rouvin following her.

Going downstairs, she was a bit startled when he started a conversation. "So what have you and your friends planned for today?"

Weiss smiled at the question. Knowing the others they have something interesting in line, but today it was an interrogation. Weiss turns to him smiling. "You just have to wait and find out." she answered getting a puzzled look from him.

When they reached the living room, everything was already set. There was a table in the middle with some snacks and drinks, and the rest of the gang were all ready.

"About time," Nora said, a mischievous look in her eyes. "We were starting to wonder if Rouvin had taken you with how long it took." Weiss blushed and Rouvin just sighed. Looking at the set up they noticed there was only one seat available. Rouvin sat down, and gestures for Weiss to sit on his lap like last night. Both of them know that it was probably set up like that for them.

"So what's today's plans?" Rouvin asked.

Nora and Yang smirked. That was not a good sign.

"It's 21 questions, where you" Yang pointed at Rouvin. "have to answer them, my dear little brother." Rouvin cringed.

"You have to answer 21 questions from us. That gives us 3 questions each." Nora added.

"Does this game even really exist?" Rouvin asks petulantly

"Yes," Jaune answered quickly, casting a nervous glance at Yang and Nora.

"So then who made it?" Weiss suddenly asks, more than a little curious herself.

"Yang and Nora," Ren replied smoothly.

Sighing in frustration he just shook his head "Of course they did."

Excited to start Nora jumped up and down."Sooo…."

Rouvin suddenly holds a hand up. "And who said I agree to play this game? As far as I know, I'm not obliged to answer any of your questions."

Jumping up from her seat, Yang was the first to protest to his protest. "Come on, it's just a game and the others want to get to know you!"

He just looked with a flat look at the blonde. "Still, the rules of this 'game' are too vague and unfair. If you have ever heard of the words privacy and personal boundaries you would feel the same. So if I play this game I won't answer all questions."

Thinking about it, they all had to agree that the rules were unfair. Especially considering that they were more like strangers to him.

Thinking about an alternative it was Blake who came up with something. "Ok, how about if there's a question you don't want to answer you can just say so and the person can change it. Also to be respectful we have to accept your response and are not allowed to ask for more details. Is everyone ok with that?"

Everyone except Rouvin nodded. But after a minute to think about it he sighed and nodded his head.

Returning to her earlier excited self, Yang grinned like a maniac "Alright, so who wants to start? We just go one after another."

Nora raised her hand so fast she nearly hit Jaune in the face.

"Sooo, how much do you like pancakes?" She looked at him with sparkling eyes hoping she found a pancake buddy who made delicious pancakes.

"I like them, they're fast to make if I'm feeling lazy."

Nora nodded, excitedly. Next was Jaune. "Which subjects in class are you good at?"

Rouvin paused for a bit to think then turns to Jaune. "History and Literature."

They continued to ask him questions throughout. With ridiculous questions coming from Yang and Nora to which most of them were unanswered. Blake's next question was what caught everyone's attention.

"Are you dating anyone or are you interested in anyone," she asked. Weiss perked up waiting for the answer. She knows Rouvin had dated before with what Yang told her about Cinder. An intense atmosphere was around them, since everyone wants to know.

"Neither dating or interested in anyone."

Sighing in relief she got a questioning look from him, but otherwise ignored it as well as the smirks the others had.

Next was her turn. "You said that you play the piano. Do you play only for yourself or also in front of an audience?"

"Mostly for myself or when Cinder is around. But I also won some competitions."

At the mention of Cinder Pyrrha perked up a bit.

"How did you and Cinder meet?"

Not answering, Rouvin just looked at her, probably think if he should answer or not. At the end, he just shook his head and said it was personal. There was a heavy atmosphere around them now. Rouvin's mood was down and most likely he remembered something he didn't want to remember. Having to notice, the rest decided to stay away from the topic and ask him about his hobbies, favorite foods and such.

Even after the last question, he was still down. Was that really that bad? The time he met Cinder? Or maybe his remembering his time with her. Either way, Weiss wanted him to enjoy his time here and she'll do anything for that to happen.

Since the interrogation didn't last long, they were free to do what they want now. Yang had whispered to Weiss before leaving about how Rouvin loves cookies. Hearing that, she decided to make some with him while everyone else went to do their own things. Weiss grabbed Rouvin's wrist and dragged him into the kitchen.

"Weiss what are you…" he stopped when Weiss threw an apron at him.

"While everyone's playing around, we're going to make cookies!" She said excitedly.

Not going to say no to that, he put on the apron and they started to prepare what they'd need.

Weiss, having no real experience with baking however, looked a bit unsure.

"So, have you made cookies before Weiss?"

Looking up it was obvious that the answer was no "Yes, of course. It's not really hard."

Rouvin's lips twitched up and he had to turn away so she wouldn't see it. "Ok, then let's start."

In the end, Weiss just handed all the ingredients to Rouvin and put the sugar in the dough while he was distracted with something else.

Finishing two batches, they decide to clean the used dishes while waiting.

15 minutes later the cookies are finished. Taking them out of the oven, a delicious smell filled the kitchen. Rouvin went to the cabinet to take out two glasses. "Do you want milk? They taste better with milk."

"Yes, thank you." Said, Weiss, while he went to the refrigerator to take out the milk.

When he was sure he wouldn't burn his tongue, both took one cookie and took the first bite. Cringing at the salty taste Rouvin swallowed it and turned to Weiss, who had a similar expression of disgust. "Weiss, did you put salt in there?"

"No, I just put the sugar in it like you said."

Looking at the counter he saw that the sugar and salt were next to each other. Processing what she said, he couldn't hold back his laughter. "Oh god….I can't believe you mistook salt for sugar…."

Realizing the same thing, Weiss turned red of embarrassment, while Rouvin continued to laugh for a good minute.

"Stop laughing! It's not that funny!" To emphasize her annoyance, she took the bagged flour and threw it at him.

This resulted in a small explosion, which covered the area and both of them. Rouvin stopped laughing just to look at her in disbelief. Then he grabbed one of the eggs and threw it at Weiss, who did the same.

In the end, they had a small food fight and soon found themselves covered from head to toe with just about everything available in the kitchen. Weiss then tackles Rouvin down to the floor, hitting him with some chocolate.

They only stopped when they heard loud laughter from the kitchen entrance. Turning to the entrance to see who it was, they could only stare in horror as they found both Yang and Blake standing there. Yang was laughing loudly and Blake had a sly smile on her face.

"So Weiss…" Yang said as she stopped. "…you like getting rides?" Weiss and Rouvin look at her confused. "Cause I certainly remember Cinder saying that he likes to be ridden." Weiss sat and processed the information until she realizes their position. Rouvin was under her, with her straddling him. Weiss immediately felt her face on fire. If tomatoes are red they are shamed by how bright her face was now. She then pushes herself off, practically running towards the counter.

There was another laugh coming from Yang. "YANG!" Rouvin shouted as he tackles Yang. "Damn it Yang!" they wrestle on the ground with Rouvin getting Yang covered with flour, while Blake slowly approached Weiss.

"How were the cookies?" She asked.

Weiss simply glared at her. To a normal person they would have backed away, but Blake was her childhood best friend, so she just gave her a smirk. Weiss shook her head and muttered. "I hate you."

"Come on Weiss. Now you both need a shower again." If Weiss' face could get even redder she would have passed out right there. Blake then leans forward to Weiss and whispers. "on the bright side you got to hear him laugh…just think of the shower as a bonus."

"That was the first time I heard him laugh. B-But that doesn't mean we'll shower together! That would be too fast!" Realizing what she said, Weiss covered her mouth and blushed some more.

Blake just shook her head in amusement. It was so obvious that Weiss had a crush on their new friend and it was cute to watch how she blushed all the time. "You could just take a bath together while wearing your swimsuits. That way you both get clean and won't see each other nude."

Thinking it over for a moment Weiss agreed to that.

Meanwhile, Rouvin managed to share the food he was covered in with Yang. They were just about to stand up when Yang spoke. "You know I really missed that."

Confused he gave his sister a questioning look. "Missed what?"

Yang had a small smile when she looked in those silver eyes." I missed hanging out with you, see you laugh and relax. I missed having a brother."

Surprised, Rouvin didn't know what to say. Of course, he missed hanging out with Yang, but he accepted that things change, but that didn't have to mean they can't have fun together. "Yang I'll always be your brother. Even if we aren't as close anymore as we were as children, you are still important to me. And maybe we could from time to time hang out if you want." He said the last part so quietly she nearly didn't hear it.

Smiling brighter now, she stood up and grabbed him in a hug. " I'd really like that."

When they finally separated they noticed that Weiss and Blake were watching them now. Feeling uncomfortable with the sudden attention, he put on a neutral face and gestured with his head to the door. "We should probably get clean." he turns to Weiss. "Do you want to shower first? Or me?"

Weiss was blushing now.

"Actually…" Rouvin tilted his head to the side. "…I was thinking we could bathe together."

Rouvin stared at her for a moment, before blushing himself. Waving his arms and shaking his head. "Wait wait what?"

Yang was already laughing. "Weiss don't you think you're moving too fast?" she asked.

"WE ARE GOING TO WEAR SWIMSUITS, YOU BRUTE!" Screamed a blushing Weiss.

Everyone flinched at the sudden increase in volume, and Yang was sure that she was now deaf in one ear. "Yeesh, no reason to scream like that. But while you two enjoy your bath we're going to start preparing the barbeque."

Rouvin raised an eyebrow at that" There's going to be a barbeque?"

Yang just grinned and gave a thumb up and left with Blake, while Weiss and Rouvin made their way to their room to get their swimsuits.

Once changed, they headed into the bathroom. Weiss was the first one to wash off the flour, eggs, and other ingredients. She then got in the bathtub to wait for him. Watching Rouvin rinse off the flour, she noticed his tattoo. Sure she had noticed it during the party, but now she's curious about it, after all He's 16 years old and has a tattoo.

Once done, Rouvin joins Weiss, sitting opposite from her as he sighs in relief. Meanwhile, Weiss' eyes seem to trace his tattoo's design, causing Rouvin looked at her a little disturbed. Coughing to get the heiress' attention, Weiss shook her head and looked at Rouvin's eyes. Silver orbs staring straight at her own ice blue.

"You have something in your mind?" he asked. Weiss sunk down in the water, her face once again a bright red.

"Your, tattoo…" she started. "…I got curious about it."

Rouvin raised an eyebrow at her, then turned to look at his left arm. Looking at his tattoo. "I got it when I was 15." he started. Weiss perked up a bit knowing he didn't mind talking about it. "I was mad at my dad when I decide to get it."

"The design's amazing, but why is the wolf eating a rose?"

"I actually conceptualized it," he confessed. "I did the rough sketch. My friend Thorn, who actually did the tattoo himself as well, modified it for me." Not thinking about it, Weiss got a bit closer and touched the beautiful artwork. Her fingers brushed lightly against his surprisingly soft skin, causing Rouvin to shudder a bit.

"It's really beautiful." Distracted from the soft feeling of his skin as well as the tattoo, she didn't notice how close she was until Weiss heard Rouvin clear his throat. Looking up, she blinks in surprise from how close their faces were and slid back away a bit. Weiss could already feel her face heating up again in embarrassment. After that, there was an awkward silence between them. Finishing their bath quickly, they got dressed and went to the others.