Oh boy, this one was a bit of a doozy to write after I got halfway through. Given the fact that I've never kissed anyone before, I can't say I'm an expert. It wasn't until I wanted to make reference that I found the motivation to write this chapter. That and watching through every episode of Rooster Teeth's On The Spot. Damn, that show is funny. But yeah, normally someone would think of a overarching plan before writing. But me, I just think of a joke, reference, or event that I want to make and work around that. If you can spot the reference and what it's alluding to, you get bonus points.

Also, after thinking about it, I'm going to try to avoid adding any other ships within this story. White Rose is the main focus and shall always be the main focus. I'll might allude to them or utilize them for the sake of a joke, but other than that, none will really be considered "canon" in this story. Funnily enough, there's a small bit of Bumblebee in this chapter.

05. Kissing

"So… Have you two kissed yet?"

Thankfully, for the sake of Weiss's sanity and homework, she managed to turn her head right before she performed a spit take of her coffee. Across from her was a snickering Yang and an amused Blake on the cafeteria table. Fortunately for her, Ruby and the entirety of Team JNPR were still in class so they didn't have to listen in on the conversation that will most likely ensue.

That didn't stop Weiss's face reddening.

"Wh-What?!" She stammered. "I-It's a bit t-too e-early to think about th-that, isn't it?"

"Face it, Weiss. You two have been dating for a while now. It's been, what, a couple months? You haven't gotten much further than hand holding and arm latching." Yang smirked. "Heck, some couples would even be considering marriage right about now."

"Well," Blake looked up from her book, "they have slept together from time to time."

"Pipe down, Belladonna!" Weiss yelled with a face that would put Ruby's cloak to shame. "That's not information people need to know!"

Yang pumped her fist in encouragement. "Just go for it, Weiss! Nothing's stopping you!"

"Correct me if I'm wrong, but weren't you the one that dragged me into Professor Ozpin's interrogation room, tied me to a chair, and proceeded demanded to know every single detail of our relationship to that point?"

"Oh come on! That was way early in your relationship! I was just looking out for my little sister! When are you going to let that go?"

"I think I still have rope burns on my legs!"

"Mind if I sit here?" Turning to their side, the girls saw Jaune approaching them. In his hands was a tray of his usual order of cafeteria chicken nuggets.

"Yo, Jaune-y boy!" Yang greeted. "Go right ahead."

"Sure, whatever." Weiss deadpanned.

"I don't mind." Blake shrugged.

"So what are you girls talking about?" Jaune asked, sitting down on Weiss's side of the table.

"About how Ruby and Weiss haven't kissed yet."

"Blake!"

"Oh really? I thought they'd do it at least a month in." Jaune said, chewing on one of his nuggets.

"Yeah, and I can tell that Rubes wanted some lip action too." Yang gave a smug smile. "You should count yourself lucky, Weiss. Ruby's never been so infatuated with someone before. She actually wants you to be her first kiss?"

"First?" Blake wondered. "Didn't you tell me she dated some guys back at Signal?"

Yang shrugged. "Well, there was one guy she would openly admit to being her boyfriend. He was her best friend, so he was totally okay when she came out. Pretty sure he was also afraid of our dad, so he never really got past hugs and hand holding."

"Wait," Jaune interrupted after finishing another of his nuggets. "You said before that Ruby really wanted this. Has she been giving any signals?"

"Signals?" Weiss thought about it. Their dates have been romantic, but never had it felt necessary to Weiss to kiss Ruby. "None that I'm aware of."

"That's because there's no signal." Yang sighed.

"What?! Of course there's a signal!" Jaune claimed adamantly. "It happens all the time in the movies and my parents told me that they had a signal when they were dating."

"Is that the reason why the only kisses you get are from your mother?"

"Ouch," The blond leader cringed. "That is a low blow, Xiao Long."

Turning to Weiss, Yang spoke again. "Besides, what is she supposed to do? Is she gonna bat her eyes in Morse code? 'Weiss,'" Yang fluttered her eyes in exaggeration, making Weiss and Blake sigh. "'Kiss me'. No! You just kiss her!"

"For once, I agree with the idiot."

"Hey-"

"You don't just kiss someone willy-nilly! You have to get the signal!"

Yang sighed. Before anyone knew what was about to unfold, the blonde grabbed her Faunus partner from her side and laid a long smooch on her lips, leaving the raven-haired girl bright red and in a fluster.

"Yang!" Blake yelled in embarrassment. The sudden movement surprised her so much that the ribbon that laid on her head began to flutter around. Jaune and Weiss stared, completely speechless and with a slight blush on their faces.

"Did Blake give me the signal?" Yang said through her panting. "No, she didn't. Now just go kiss her already! Now if you excuse us, Blake and I have a class to go to."

"If you think I'm leaving with you now, you're crazy."

"Suit yourself, Blake. I'll keep your seat nice and warm for you." Yang said through a sly smile before leaving.

Jaune cleared his throat. "So what are you going to do, Weiss?"

Shaking off the events that she just bore witness to, Weiss sighed. "I'm not sure. I mean, I've never really gotten this far before. What if I mess up?"

"I don't think that's something you need to worry about, Weiss." Blake interjected after getting her bearings together. "You know Ruby doesn't really care about people's faults. Yours least of all."

After mulling over it for a minute, she nodded. "Alright, I'll do it. What's the worst that can happen?"

At least, that's what she kept telling herself until she finally had the chance.

The two of them were alone in their dorm room as Blake was still in the library and Yang had to take make-up classes. Ruby and Weiss had finished all of their work thanks to the latter's "incessant nagging" – as Ruby would say – and had nothing better to do. In the end, they decided to watch a movie on Ruby's scroll on the edge of Weiss's bed.

Weiss felt nervous, not even paying attention to the movie, but rather at her girlfriend. How was she supposed to approach this situation? Does she just go right up and kiss her? She was too hesitant to follow that oaf's example. Does she talk to Ruby about it beforehand? No, that would just ruin the moment.

"Hey, Weiss? I have a quest-"

Before Weiss could bring herself to face the screen, Ruby had turned her own head towards her. They had been close enough to finally reach a sudden solution to Weiss's questions.

They kissed without even properly planning it first.

Both girls backed away from each other, extremely red in the face. Weiss brushed her lips with her fingers and Ruby had mirrored her actions. She never knew kisses felt so… liberating. It felt warm. It felt-

"Ruby!" Weiss yelled, causing the other girl to flinch. "I was planning out our first kiss for the past eight hours and you just ruined all of it!"

"I-I'm sorry, Weiss!" Ruby flailed her arms out in terror, not wanting to know what sort of punishment her partner would give her. "I-I didn't mean to, honest! I-It's not that I'm against kissing you! Not at all! I mean, Yang told me that I should just go for it but this probably isn't what she had in mind. Besides, I wanted it to be, you know, a little bit more spontaneous. Though I guess it was sorta spontaneous, but I mean, the sort of spontaneous where we both- mmph?!"

Weiss knew that Ruby would've spent the rest of the night trying to apologize in her quick mumbles and continuous jabber, so she silenced her with her lips. She honestly stopped listening after she heard that Ruby was not against it and somewhere along the lines of "spontaneous".

"That should shut you up." Weiss said, separating herself from Ruby's lips. The two girls had even redder faces than before. "Spontaneous enough for you?"

Ruby nodded in silence as she was rendered speechless from the recent events.

"Not an ideal first, but I'll let it slide." Weiss smiled and leaned forward again, giving Ruby another kiss. What she felt before was no illusion. It did feel liberating. It did feel warm. And it certainly felt comforting in a way. Especially since she felt Ruby kissing back.

From that moment, Weiss knew. Weiss knew what she was feeling was real and she could truly admit to herself a truth that she cannot deny about this dolt she called her leader.

At that moment, she truly fell in love with Ruby Rose.

Yeah, I know. A rather cheesy ending to a chapter that was primarily humor-based, but I felt like I needed one since the past two chapters have been rather humorous endings. In addition, since last chapter, White Like Roses marks itself as my longest story since my rather unsuccessful adaptation of Fire Emblem Awakening, Back to the Future. And don't even get me started on my dark days when I wrote Percy Jackson fanfiction...

Thank you for all the reviews, everyone. They really motivate me to keep on going, so please keep them up! Next chapter will be "Wearing each others' clothes", so look forward to that!