Blake wasn't bothered by it.

No way.

She wasn't in the least bothered by the way Yang had a stupid new boyfriend named Arin who was tall and muscular and had golden-brown eyes and made Yang laugh. She wasn't even spying on them secretly when they were hanging out on the roof, talking or making out and that did not, in absolutely no way, make her feel spiteful and miserable. She didn't even mind him coming over all the damn time and sitting on her spot on the couch watching TV with Yang.

Blake was fine. Absolutely. What did she have to feel jealous about anyway? Over Yang? That was just ridiculous. Besides, the guy wasn't anything to be jealous about. His name was Arin, for crying out loud. Who even spelled it like that? It was a stupid spelling of a dumb name. It should be spelled Aaron at all times, even for girls. Yeah. He was stupid.

So no, Blake wasn't bothered by it.

"Blake, I can clearly see you're bothered by this."

Damn it.

Blake glared at Weiss, who was standing at the doorway of her room, arms folded. She glared and wished really hard that Weiss would just shrink and disappear. Or explode. That would be much more satisfying.

Weiss rolled her eyes. "Don't glare at me like that. You've been moody and quiet ever since Yang got that new boyfriend of hers," she paused. "Moreso than usual."

Blake defiantly returned to her book. "I don't know what you're talking about."

Weiss sighed explosively, rolling her entire being at her black-haired roommate, if it was even possible. She entered the room, shutting the door behind her.

"Blake," Weiss said her name with meaning, sitting on the foot of her bed. Blake staunchly ignored her, turning a page of her book.

"I'm-" Weiss faltered, looking for the right words. Emotions were never her strong suite, having been raised up by a disconnected father and mostly butlers.

"If you want to," Weiss swallowed thickly. Blake looked at her then, raising an eyebrow. "Talk about it...?" she forced the words out, and they left a strange taste in her mouth. Blake finally sighed, taking pity on her friend.

"I'm okay, Weiss. I was actually planning to go out with Sun today."

It wasn't a total lie. The thought had crossed her mind several times. Each time it sounded more and more appealing.

"Okay," Weiss wrinkled her nose, having met Sun before and not seeing his appeal. Especially since he was a... he was one of those people. But now wasn't the appropriate time to bring up her disapproval of the monkey Faunus. She figured any distraction Blake could get from Yang would be a welcome one.

She got up and started walking out, but paused.

"If you ever need to..." a pink tinge appeared on her cheeks. "We're friends, okay?"

Blake smiled then. "Okay."

Weiss left and shut the door, leaving her alone. She reached over to grab her phone from the night stand, thumbing over to her contacts until she saw Sun's name.

Ruby was swamped. Much like an ogre (especially because of her fondness for Smash Mouth). The thought of Shrek distracted her for all of 2 seconds before she returned to the mess of papers on her desks, and the mountains of textbooks she had, open to various different pages and scattered about. Her mug of coffee had long since been empty, and she felt like her brain was going the same way too.

Ruby groaned, sounding like a cross between a dying seal and another older dying seal. She slammed her head on the table and left herself there.

Of all the ways to go, Ruby didn't think that dying from finals was very high on her list.

The door to her room opened, flooding it with light from outside. She stared, bleary eyed at the figure in the doorway.

"Wha-" she muttered, her mind hazy. Was this what dying was like? Was this the light at the end of the tunnel? Was this the Grim Reaper?

"Ruby," Weiss began. "How long have you been in here? Have you even showered today?"

No, it was much worse than the Grim Reaper.

Weiss walked into the room. "Ugh, This place is a mess!"

She opened the curtains to expose the room to sunlight. Ruby almost hissed at her. How could this devil-woman enter her domain and torture her like this? Weiss put her hands on her hips, turning off the lamp on her desk.

"Ruby, this isn't healthy. You need to take a break."

Ruby scoffed. "You, of all people-"

Weiss clamped a hand over her mouth.

"Yes. I know. Which means I know better than anybody how important it is to take a break once in a while."

A few years prior, Weiss had had a period of time where she would lock herself in her room for days at a time, doing nothing but work. Doing her best to impress her father by contributing to the family business. Working herself to death to impress a man who barely cared about her. It had taken Ruby and many more of Weiss' friends to convince her to stop. Eventually Weiss would realize how harmful it was. She had cut herself off from her father and the fanily business, choosing instead to forge her own path. Her father had very begrudgingly agreed to let her.

Ruby scowled, prompting Weiss to sigh.

"First Blake, then you. I can't believe I have to play Mommy for the both of you," she rolled her eyes. Again. For the millionth time.

"Go take a shower and get ready. We'll get some lunch," she released her hold on Ruby's mouth.

For as much as Weiss put in an icy front, she genuinely did care about her friends. Though it had taken a while for them to break her out of her icy shell. Ruby suddenly smiled at Weiss, her animosity towards her gone.

"Fine," she conceded, getting out of her chair, heading out of her room. She turned, halfway out the door, to walk back to Weiss and give her a hug. Weiss was suddenly squished against her younger roommate in a side hug, and she was very uncomfortable.

"I'm glad I met you," Ruby whispered before heading out properly this time. Weiss blushed then, and she wasn't entirely sure why.

Sun was excited. Sun was very, very excited.

He kept checking and re-checking his attire, debating on whether to button or unbutton the second button on his shirt. Not to brag, but Sun was very proud of his body. His body that he had worked very hard to get, thank you very much. So what if he decided to show it off just a teensy bit? He just didn't know if it looked better up or down.

He checked the time, figuring if it was already appropriate to come up. He had arrived at her apartment building 10 minutes early, his nerves getting the better of him. He keyed his car off, then suddenly self-conscious about how shabby and old it was. What if Blake was embarrassed and asked to take her car or something? What if her car was really nice? Did she even have a car? She always walked to work.

Sun took a deep breath, running his hand through his hair. He told his brain to shut up as he got out of the car and entered the building, taking the lift to the fifth floor. No time for doubts. Blake.

He had visited the loft once before, when Blake had forgotten her phone at the store. She'd called him using her roommate's phone, and he offered to deliver it. Like a nice gentleman would do.

He walked down the hallway to the last door, running his hand through his hair once before knocking. Suddenly he became acutely aware of how hard his heart was pounding. For a few seconds, it was just him and the hallway alone. He considered going back downstairs to wait in the car. Then he heard somebody on the other side of the door before it opened to reveal a younger girl with pale skin and dark crimson hair.

"Hey, Ruby," Sun smiled as he greeted her. She'd come around the bookstore a few times before, and Sun liked her. She was adorable first of all, and she radiated with childlike innocence, despite being only a few years younger than him. Ruby smiled back at him.

"Hi Sun! What are you doing here? Did Blake forget her phone again?" she quirked a brow and tilted her head at him.

"Uh, not really," he swayed his tail this way and that absentmindedly. "It's more of like a we're going out to lunch type thing?"

"Oh. Okay," she gestured him to enter the loft. "Well, I guess relax for a bit, I'll go get Blake."

Sun nodded, entering the loft and taking a seat on the couch. Ruby went down into the hall and entered Blake's room without knocking.

"Miss Belladonna, are you going out on a date with Sun?" she began, using her most scandalized voice. Blake was in front of her bed, with different clothes laid out in front of her. She sighed quietly before looking up at Ruby, confused. How could she have known that?

Unless...

"Is he here?!"

Ruby nodded, smiling. "He's waiting for you in the living room."

Crap. Crap, crap, crap.

"Ruby, help me," she practically whined.

Sun, meanwhile, was perplexed with the cat clock hanging on the wall above the TV. It was... amazing. It was so incredibly tacky, and he immediately knew it was Blake's. He knew about the cat ears she'd kept hidden underneath her bow the moment he saw her. That, and her affinity for tuna. Still, he wasn't going to question her. She had her reasons for doing what she did, and Sun figured she'd tell him when she was ready. He wondered if her roommates knew, and if they didn't, then the cat clock would be such a slap to the face when or if they found out. He huffed a small breath of laughter. He knew Blake probably did it on purpose.

Then Blake appeared, and Sun couldn't help his smile.

"Hey," he stood up. "You look great. You ready to go?" he offered her his arm. She smiled wider and rolled her eyes, but wrapped her arm around his anyway. Sun was, excuse the pun, beaming.

"Bye guys, have fun!" Ruby called out to them as they left.

Despite Ruby's insistence, they had not gone to spy on Sun and Blake. Instead Weiss took her to a special place.

Greene's Diner wasn't anything special. It wasn't very remarkable. They food they served was okay, and the coffee was marginally better.

But to Weiss, this place was sanctuary.

As soon as Weiss was allowed a car, and freedom to go wherever she pleased, she would visit this diner whenever she needed a break. A break from her father or her sister or the towering empire that was her father's company. She came here to breathe, and the owner, a large bearded man named Bruce, knew her well. Weiss thought it only fitting she bring Ruby here. She deserved a break after all. Weiss had noticed her drowning herself in her books as finals approached, and took pity on her friend, knowing very well how that felt.

Weiss pulled into a parking spot and put her car into park, turning to look at Ruby.

"You like waffles, don't you?"

"Uh-huh," came Ruby's confused reply. Weiss nodded, unbuckling her seatbelt and turning off the car. The pair entered the diner, with it's white and black tiled floor, with a counter at the front with stools, and tables and booths littered around. A little bell sounded as Weiss opened the door, and she immediately caught the attention of the owner, who was writing down an order.

"Weiss!" the man boomed. "Good to see you!"

Weiss smiled at him warmly. "Good afternoon, Mr Greene. This is my friend Ruby," she gestured to the crimson haired girl.

"She could use a break."

Bruce made a little 'ah' and nodded in understanding. He finished writing up the order and clipped it to the kitchen window. He turned back to Weiss.

"Your usual spot is open," he cocked a head to the corner booth. "And I thought I told you to call me Bruce. Mr Greene makes me feel old. Or like somebody out of a Tarantino movie," he pursed his lips. "Mostly old."

"I know," Weiss smirked, walking Ruby over to the corner booth. Bruce let out a wheezing laugh at that.

Throughout the whole conversation, Ruby had done nothing but worn an extremely confused expression on her face. Weiss explained the significance of the diner to her.

"It helped. And I know you need a break. It's important," she said matter-of-factly. Ruby couldn't help the smile that graced her features. She knew Weiss cared about her, but it was still nice to see her show it. Soon, a waiter came over with a stack of waffles and a large milkshake for Ruby, and a sandwich and coffee for Weiss. The two friend chatted throughout lunch and Weiss found herself not minding having to take care of Ruby so much.

Blake was surprised to see Sun had planned their entire day out so immaculately. Apparently he was very very excited at the prospect of spending time with Blake. The thought flattered her. Especially so since she knew Sun to be the type to just fly-by-wire and wing almost everything he did (to frustrating success, actually).

They had had lunch at a park restaurant, and afterwards had ice-cream while they strolled around, talking. Talking to Sun was easy. Contrasting against Blake's quiet and more subtle nature, Sun was more active and animated as he spoke, frequently using wild hand gestures to emphasise a point. Frequently emphasising points. Blake found she didn't mind his wilder personality. Blake found herself enjoying the day, enjoying Sun's company. Suddenly she didn't remember why she was so hesitant to agree to this in the first place.

The pair sat at a park bench as they finished their ice-cream, but the conversation continued. Somewhere along the line Blake found Sun's hand slipping into hers. He squeezed slightly, hesitant and slightly unsure. Blake froze for half a beat before squeezing back, and the conversation continued on. And even when the sun came to set and they got up to return home, Blake didn't let go of his hand. And Sun couldn't stop the smile on his face.

Sun made what would have been another miserable day considerably better. Blake told him as much on the drive home. He stayed silent and blushed.

They came to a stop outside her apartment building, and the car was loud with silence. Sun opened and closed his mouth several times, each time his words died in his mouth before he could say them. Finally he cleared his throat.

"That was really really fun, I uh-"

Blake grabbed the back of his neck and pulled him into a kiss.

"I'll see you Monday?" she said when she pulled away. Sun could only make some combination of grunt-laugh and nod. Blake smiled wide as she got out and waved to him, entering the building.

If Blake was honest, she had no idea where this was all going.

If Blake was honest, she really didn't care.

Yang greeted her as she unlocked the door to the loft.

"Hey, Blake!" the blonde smiled warmly, looking up from her phone. "I missed ya. Everyone's gone and I had the place all by my lonesome. Where've you been?"

Blake shrugged noncommittally, taking her shoes off and walking towards the kitchen. Yang immediately scoffed, leaning over the back of the couch to look at her.

"You're vague and mysterious but you are never this vague and mysterious," she leapt over the couch to come to rest on the kitchen island. "What is it? What's the big secret?"

Blake took a long swig from her glass of water, purposefully avoiding Yang's eye.

"Tellll meeeeeeeeeeee," Yang whined.

Blake sighed as she finished her glass of water. There was no stopping Yang when she was in this mode, so she figured she might as well tell her before she resorted to more physical methods of extracting information from Blake. She was going to find out eventually anyway.

"I was... outonadatewithsun," she mumbled quietly.

Yang barely caught that last part, and to her credit she only faltered for half a second before she smiled again, congratulating Blake and asking her how it was.

Blake could have sworn she saw Yang's face fall for half a beat. She almost dismissed it as a trick of light, or maybe she was going crazy.

No, she definitely saw that. Was she reading too much into things?

What the hell?

Weiss stopped Ruby just as they exited the elevator. She figured she might as well get it out of the way here.

"Ruby, I-"

Ruby cut her off with a hand on her shoulder. Weiss almost flinched at the contact, it being so unfamiliar to her. Ruby gently squeezed her shoulder.

"It's okay, you don't have to say anything. I know," Ruby then scrunched her nose. "At least, I think I know. I'll assume I do from your face."

Ruby slid her hand down and grasped Weiss'. Her chest tightened at the even more intimate contact.

"Thank you for today, Weiss. It was great. Really."

And she turned around and headed down the hall, her fingers unclasping fron Weiss' hands, and for a second Weiss thought it felt like fire.

I think it's pretty obvious what the endgame here is folks, but let me tell ya, it's going to be a twisty turny little road to get there. Read and review!