CH song to listen to while reading: Simple plan – Can't keep my hands off of you. watch?v=jagBu2bqI7c

Ruby "Jaune get up, it's morn- eck. NEO! That's the second time this week. Stop climbing into Jaune's bed!"

Neo and Jaune both stirred awake and wiped the sleep from their eyes. Seeing that it was Ruby yelling at them, Neo wrapped her arms back around the man's waist and snuggled back into his chest. Jaune was the perfect heater to cling to on cold nights and she had no intention of getting up just yet.

Jaune "Wha- Neo?! Not again."

Everyone was gathered in the kitchen for one of Ren's special breakfast treats, rainbow pancakes. He mixed different ingredients into different bowls of batter so there were a variety of tastes to choose from. There were Chocolate chip pancakes and strawberry pancakes; they were eaten nearly exclusively by a disgruntled Ruby Rose. Pancakes made with orange zest and lemon zest since Ren had insisted that a zester was an important tool in any kitchen. He had pumpkin pancakes, blueberry pancakes, cinnamon pancakes and even apple caramel pancakes.

Jaune "I said I was sorry, what more do you want from me?"

Ruby "I said I wasn't mad! And you could start with not letting her into your room."

Jaune "I never let her in, she snuck in. I even locked my door last night."

'Of course she could pick locks' Ruby huffed to herself while stuffing another fork full of pancakes into her mouth. Nora and Weiss silently listened to their leaders argue while Ren worked his magic, also lending an ear to the bickering duo. Oscar wisely joined the three in their silent observation.

Ruby "Three weeks Jaune, she's been here three weeks. She says she didn't know anything about Salem's plan or even who Salem is, so why is she still here?

Nora "I mean, you guys did nearly send her to an early grave."

The cold glare that Weiss and Ruby shot at Nora was enough to freeze the room.

Nora "And . . . you did kinda try to turn her into to the military. Even if she was nowhere to be found when they came. All three times."

Ruby "That's because she is dangerous!"

Against Jaune's wishes, they had called the Atlisian military to take Neo into custody, however each time, no matter how hard they tried to contain her; Neo was able to sneak off without leaving so much as a trace. She would always return later when they least expected it, so they gave up on turning her in. Twice was a coincident but three times was a pattern, one they didn't want to endlessly repeat.

Jaune "Ruby, she has nowhere else to go. Besides she hasn't once tried to hurt you or anyone else since that night. Except for that one time when Qrow caught her drinking from his stash."

Nora "Yeah, but aren't they like drinking buddies now or something? Where is Qrow?"

Ozpin taking over "It would seem Qrow and Ms. Neo had another drinking contest last night. I imagine he is still in his room, getting ready to wake up with a hangover."

Ruby just rolled her eyes. That explains it. The last time Neo and her uncle Qrow had sat down to drink, Ruby had found Neo in Jaune's bed. The woman's shirt was nearly unbuttoned to boot!

Ren "Yang and Blake are supposed to be getting back from their mission today right? It'll be nice to see them again."

Their stay in Argus was lasting longer than they had planned and their group was starting to run low on traveling funds. Blake had volunteered Yang and herself to go on a few small missions to earn some spending money to help. In truth she needed to get some distance between Yang and Neo. The Faunus of the group had hoped that the Ice cream girl would be gone by the time they returned from their three-day mission.

Jaune "What is your problem with Neo anyways?

Ruby " . . . That Jaune, that."

Neo had finally decided to get up. She was half asleep while walking down the stairs wearing Jaune's Pumpkin Pete hoodie looking for her bed warmer. The jacket was clearly too big on her with the end of it resting around her thighs. If she wanted, Neo could probably wear nothing underneath and nobody would know. In fact Ruby wasn't so sure that wasn't what the girl was currently doing.

Ruby "She does this kind of thing all the time, and only to you. She is always sneaking into your bed, stealing your clothes and hanging off of you. Aren't you sick of it?"

Jaune "Seven sisters Ruby. I'm used to it already. BUT I'll go talk to her. She really shouldn't be walking around like that."

Jaune left the table to go talk to Neo and get her to change before joining everyone for breakfast. By now Neo had almost been fully accepted into the group, except for the continued protests of a few voices. The slight blush on Jaune's face did not go unnoticed by anyone however when he walked over to the half dressed woman. Neither did Ruby slamming her milk glass on the table when Neo wrapped her small arms around Jaune's muscular arm. Or the crack in Ruby's glass when the petite woman looked back to the table with a wink and all-knowing smirk as Jaune escorted her back upstairs.

Weiss "You know," she said, tip towing around the topic. "If it bothers you so much then you should really just tell him."

Ruby "I- uh, I have no idea what you're talking about."

The whole table just gave her a look that said they knew exactly what she was trying to hide from them, or from herself. Before anyone could poke further into the subject they heard the front door open and slam shut.

Yang "Good morning~ Did you guys miss us?"

Blake "Weiss, Ruby, we're back."

Welcoming the distraction, Ruby zipped to the rest of her team in a flurry of rose-petals.

Ruby "Oh it's so good to have both of you back!"

Yang "Hiya sis~"

Blake "Is our . . . 'guest' still here?"

The sudden shift from joy to disgust on Ruby's face was all the answer they needed.

Yang "When is Jaune going to get rid of that stray?"

Blake physically backed away from Yang at the rude comment. She gave her a very disapproving look before walking off, her travel bag in tow.

Yang "What!? It's cause she's a bit-"

Blake "Yang. Not cool."

Ruby "Blake . . ."

Blake "I'm just going to put my stuff down Ruby. Then I'll join you all for breakfast. It smells delicious Ren!"

Blake's comment got a smile out of Ren who was still slaving away over a hot stove. She then headed up the stairs leaving the sisters alone in the entryway.

Ruby "Trouble in paradise?"

Yang "I could ask you the same."

Both sisters shared in a deep sigh before Yang decided to follow Blake's example and drag her luggage up to her room. She was stopped however by Weiss walking out to greet them.

Weiss "If you two are done out here, Ren's pancakes are getting cold. And now there is no one to stop Nora for eating everything.

The siblings shared a glance and smile before parting ways. Yang rushed up to her room, and to apologies to her partner, while Ruby went to rejoin everyone for what was left of breakfast.