*Author's Note**Hello there. Sorry for not updating yesterday. Two weeks of barely getting any sleep finally caught up to me. Anyhow, here's chapter 8. I decided to skip Port's lecture, partly because I'd have trouble figuring out how to write a Grim Studies class that won't bore some of you. Anyhow, this will be from Ren's Point of View. I figure that with his stoic and somewhat deadpan attitude, I can have some fun with the inner monologues.*

Oh boy, here we go again. Yeah, it was one of those days. With the weekend here, the plan was to sleep in late, try to avoid Nora, and get out for some down time and shopping in the town. But the sisters he bunked with had a different plan in mind. At 8:45 am, they had begun another one of their "sisterly bonding moments." For the past week and a half, ever since the four of them became a team, these two have been at it. Some of it was caused by the older sister, Yang, just wanting to mess with Ruby. Other times it was for reasons that he could not even fathom.

Well, he was awake now. Forgoing his plan to sleep in, Ren decided to grab a quick shower and prepare for the day. Stepping out from the washroom, he found his young leader in the small kitchen that their dorm had. Odd, he'd never really seen Ruby try cooking before. He had heard from Yang that she was an excellent cook, especially with strawberries being involved. But he had his doubts. He'd practiced cooking quite a bit, especially with his childhood friend Nora being the heavy eater she was. Whenever she was hungry, she would beg and beg until he made her something to eat.

Curious, he walked up to Ruby. Peering over her shoulder, he saw she was scrambling some eggs in one pan, and frying some potatoes in the other. He errantly wondered how she had time to set this up if she was fighting with her sister before. His showers only took about 10 minutes, most of which was spent getting his hair in line. For her to have gotten all of this prepared in a short time was rather impressive.

Walking back to the little table they had set up to eat their meals at, he decided to help by setting out the plates and utensils. While performing his little chore, he noticed the other girl laid out on the couch. What a slovenly appearance. Does she have no respect for herself?

Taking his eyes and his mind off of one blonde, another stumbled into his view. The other guy on the team, Jaune, seems to have just woken up. It seems he had already gotten washed up and gotten dressed. Ren always wondered why he wore such little armor. It makes little sense that one would use some armor, and not bother to cover the rest of themselves. It weighs him down, but doesn't protect himself as much as, for example, Cardin's does.

Still setting the table, Ren watched as Jaune stumbled into the kitchen to grab some water. It looked like Jaune hadn't even noticed Ruby until he was already drinking. When he had finally realized she was there, he nearly did a spit take. It was odd. Since becoming a team, he had been observing his teammates. Partially out of curiosity about the people he was partnered with, and partially out of habit. He'd noticed that Ruby and Jaune seemed to have trouble interacting with others. When the occasional girl would try to chat up Jaune, he seemed completely oblivious. And Ruby would stutter in any normal conversation, eventually bringing up weapons or some such. He wondered how these two socially inept people could be friends. Or maybe that was the reason for their friendship? As for Yang, she was their complete opposite. At this thought, he had briefly wondered how the two sisters could be so different.

"Hey guys, breakfast is nearly ready. I hope you're hungry!"

At this, Ruby came out carrying a large plate of eggs, and one of hash browns. But what had caught Ren attention was how the younger girl was dressed. He didn't notice it earlier, but the red-head was not wearing her usual red cloak. No. She had on a bright red apron, with black frills. Seeing this, Ren could only think that the young girl was born to wear this apron. It made her undeniably cute. Glancing over at Jaune, he saw that the other boy seemed to think so as well. Without even trying to hide it, Jaune was staring open mouthed at Ruby.

"Huh wha-? Ruby. You look so- wow in that apron." It seemed that Jaune was also at a loss for words, as his usual smooth personality completely deserted him at that moment. The best he could do was stutter some half done compliments. But they seemed to work. Noticing the two boys' stares, Ruby started to get embarrassed. Flushing slightly, she put down the two large plates with a noticeable thud, which caused Ren to wonder briefly how the small girl could carry them both with one-hand and not spill a bit. Fleeing back to the kitchen, Ruby removed her apron, hanging it on a nearby wall peg. From the very same peg, she had removed and put on her usual cloak.

"Hey hey, don't go getting any ideas about my little sister guys." At this, Ren turned and noticed Yang walking towards the table. Despite her slovenly appearance from before, she seemed dressed and ready for the day now. Her gauntlets in their bracelet form, Ren still knew that she could get them to extend and beat the daylights out of anything, or anyone, in mere seconds. "I know she's rather cute in her little apron. But if anyone lays a finger on her, I'll beat them harder than Nora would."

Duly noted. Checking Jaune, Ren noticed he was positively pale. I wonder, began Ren, as his thoughts trailed off. He had noticed for some time that whenever Jaune interacted with Ruby, they were very friendly towards each other, despite their inability to interact with just about anyone else, save Yang in Ruby's case. But occasionally, one of the two would act slightly embarrassed or become a little meek in the other's company. Jaune made it rather obvious sometimes, while Ruby seemed to hide it better. But all of this made Ren wonder one simple question. Do these two like each other?

It seemed likely, but also doubtful. I mean, if it were true and I could figure it out, then Yang should be able to as well. And with her temper, I doubt Jaune would still be alive if she found out about his crush on Ruby. Maybe this is just due to their social awkwardness? Maybe.

Putting these thoughts to the back burner, Ren took note of the food in front of him again. It looked good. So, grabbing the serving spoon Ruby left with the plates, he grabbed a nice portion of both the eggs and hash browns. Digging in, he found the food was good. In fact, it was better than good. He had thought that Yang was simply being an older sister and praising Ruby more than was necessary. With Yang about to sit down, he saw Jaune start for the food. This was a good idea, in Ren's mind, because he had seen the blonde's appetite. And what an appetite it was. But unlike Ruby, he could see where it all went. Where it all went. . .

Snapping out of his thoughts, Ren decided to try starting some breakfast conversation.

"So, what are everyone's plans for today?"

"Well, I plan to just kick back, and grab a nap. Maybe head out later and meet some friends at the gym. How about you?"

"I'm just going to do some shopping in town." At this, Jaune seemed to perk up.

"Hey, mind if I come with you? I've got to pick up some supplies for Grim Studies and Weapon Maintenance. A few sketchbooks, some pencils, and a new ruler."

"Ooh ooh! Can I come too? Please please please? I wanna get some new sketchbooks too! My old one's starting to get full." Having joined them at the table, and hearing their conversation, Ruby became interested.

"Sure Ruby. Well, since the rest of us are going, just wanna come with us Yang?"

"I'm going to have to. You guys have no idea what happens to Ruby when she goes shopping. If she gets side tracked, just keeping up with her is nearly impossible. You know her semblance is speed, right? Imagine trying to catch her when she starts running through the mall. Fighting a dozen Ursa with a broken arm is an easier task."

The four continued to discuss their plans for heading to the town over the breakfast Ruby had prepared. With their day shaping up as it was, Ren expected he would be in for an entertaining day. Well, at least he's going to get a break from Nora.

*BANG BANG BANG!*

"Ohhhh Ren, are you in there? Come on sleepy head, wake up! It's the weekend. We can do all sorts of things! Go out, watch a movie, check out this lovely new cafe I found, go shop-"

Or maybe not.

*Afterword* *Poor Ren. I honestly have no idea how he can deal with Nora. His friendship impresses me. Well, the next chapter will go to Jaune PoV again. Not sure what I'm going to do for it yet, but I'll come up with something tonight as I down my Monster and eat my potato chips. Anyhow, I hope you guys enjoyed it. I'm not too sure I did well with Ren as my focus. Whatever. Anyhow, I hope to see you the next chapter. I think I'll skip ahead some time and go straight into the Jaundice Arc.*