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"Where are Blake and Yang? Didn't you say they were coming?" Pyrrha asked as she helped Jaune carry the bowls of food to the large dining table while Nora set everyone a place at the table and Ren placed two old pots on two chairs for Ruby and Weiss to sit on.
"Yeah, maybe they got held up. Think one of us should go check?" Jaune asked with a frown before his attention was diverted by the sound of small feet running.
"I think that's them." Ren said just as Ruby and Weiss ran in dressed in the pajama's Ren had picked out. Ruby wearing the purple nightgown and holding a small bath duck while Weiss wore a red gown. It was an odd color change for the two but it was still cute.
"Chair." Ruby said, running up to one of the chairs circling the table and grabbing it.
"Stuhl." Weiss said, putting her own hand on the same chair and Team JPNR watched with a mix of curiosity, surprise, and just 'awe that's cute' as both miniatures starting laughing and raced over to the couch to repeat the process.
"Hey guys," Yang greeted as she walked in and fell into a chair while Blake took a second to look over at Weiss and Ruby now patting the TV.
"Hey," Jaune greeted absently, his eyes following the two toddlers as they ran around the small Common Room labeling everything.
"Hello, you two look tired." Pyrrha said as Ren got Nora to sit down and fix herself a plate.
"You have no idea." Yang moaned from where she had her head buried in her arms.
"What happened?" Pyrrha asked, glancing over at Jaune as he went back to the small kitchen and grabbed two bowls.
"When we tried to give them a bath Weiss tried to take Ruby's duck and that started a water fight." Yang said, motioning to her still damp hair as Blake fixed them their plates while Jaune put a little bit of pasta in each of the bowls he had grabbed.
"That's not all, apparently Weiss had a hidden cache of candy and they both found it. I think the sugar kicked in during the bath." Blake said as the group collectively looked over at the hyper duo chasing each other around the couch.
"At least Weiss is speaking, though I'm not sure what she's saying." Pyrrha said and reflexively caught the container of Parmesan cheese Nora tossed at her. "Thank you, Nora." Pyrrha told her teammate and sprinkled a bit on her food.
"If only we could understand her." Yang said as she sat up and gave Blake a grateful look for fixing her plate.
"Weiss, Ruby das Essen." Jaune said, surprising everyone into freezing as both children ran to the table, Weiss leading Ruby this time. "Here, eat this." Jaune said with a smile as he put the bowls in front of the two girls and handed them each a fork. (supper)
"Jaune?" Pyrrha asked, drawing the young man's attention to the stunned looks around the table.
"What was that?" Nora asked in amazement, her food temporarily forgotten as she waited for an answer.
"That's a good question." Blake agreed as Jaune blushed and rubbed the back of his head.
"It's the language of Atlas. My Mom spoke it a lot growing up and I remember a little bit of it." Jaune told them just as Weiss spoke up, looking around her bowl for something.
"Wo ist mein Trinken?" Weiss asked turning to look at Ruby and repeating the question, earning a shrug before the red head looked around at everyone else. (Where is my drink?)
"Well?" Yang asked, looking at Jaune expectantly.
"What did she say?" Pyrrha asked as Jaune looked at Weiss thoughtfully before his eyes lit up.
"Trinken!" Jaune repeated and went to the kitchen, not noticing everyone's eyes on him as he grabbed two glasses and filled them half way with milk.
"Vielen Dank," Weiss nodded as Jaune placed one glass down in front of Weiss and the other in front of Ruby. (thank you)
"Trinken? Drink." Ruby asked, grabbing the glass and holding it towards Weiss.
"Nein, Trinken. Durink." Weiss repeated the word and smiled when Ruby repeated it correctly before the red head fixed the other's pronunciation.
"So does it mean milk?" Pyrrha asked as Jaune sat down to eat his own food.
"Not really, it just means drink." Jaune told them and nodded at Ren. "Can you pass the bread?" He asked and nodded his thanks as the basket was passed to him.
"So how much of the language do you know?" Blake asked after a few minutes of everyone eating.
"Not much, just a few words." Jaune told them and looked over at Ruby to see her playing with her food and trying to get Weiss to do the same.
"Rawr!" Ruby said and laughed as she tried to get Weiss to join, the other shaking her head and trying to lean away from a surprisingly messy Ruby.
"Ruby, if you don't stop that you're going to need another bath!" Yang groaned, leaning over Blake to wipe her sister's face while Weiss clapped and smiled, apparently enjoying that Ruby was in trouble.
"Weiss, Hör auf damit." Jaune said in a warning tone that made Weiss freeze before nodding and quietly eating her food. (stop doing that)
"You'll have to teach me that." Blake said as Yang sat back down and Ruby pouted at having her mess destroyed.
"Like I said, I don't know too much. I'm actually at my limit on what I remember. But Weiss does seem to understand us a bit." Jaune said discreetly motioning to where the little heiress was watching them both with a concentrated look.
"Done!" Ruby said loudly, showing her mostly empty bowl to Blake and Yang. Blake just blinked, while Yang nodded at Ruby, seeming to understand.
"Alright, you can get down. But don't make a mess." Yang said as Ruby dropped her bowl and jumped down from her seat, turning to grab at Weiss. "Ruby, leave Weiss alone. She's not done." Yang said, looking at Ruby out of the corner of her eyes just as Weiss frowned and looked at her bowl.
"Watch," Jaune said to Blake with a knowing smile and everyone watched as Weiss grabbed her bowl and showed it to Blake.
"Done!" Weiss said proudly, her smile deflating slightly as Blake just stared at the bowl with an unsure look.
"Okay," Blake finally said with a slow nod and felt herself smile when Weiss's face lit up and she slid from her perch to join Ruby. "This is going to be more difficult than I thought." Blake muttered, earning agreement from around the table before the group started discussing schedules and who could keep the duo.
"Indeed, with a language barrier, things will be harder." Pyrrha sympathized as Nora stood up and carried the few empty dishes to the small sink to wash.
"Maybe it won't be too bad. She seems to like Ruby more and both keep following each other around." Yang said with a shrug before she took a bite of her food. Everyone nodded their head in agreement before Nora bounced past them and over to the tiny duo.
"Nora?" Blake questioned as she watched the hammer wielder go through both team's cache of movies while Ruby and Weiss watched.
"Let's watch a movie!" Nora said excitedly and flashed the cover of one of the simpler movies.
"Movie! Movie!" Ruby cheered, grabbing Weiss and bouncing in a circle, actually getting the other girl to chant it with her after a few bounces.
"I don't see why not." Yang said as she shrugged at Blake while Jaune grinned and helped Pyrrha start cleaning up.
"Yes, a movie may work to calm them down as well." Ren spoke up as he stood up and grabbed the two pots of leftovers.
"Alright everyone, pile up." Jaune laughed, watching Ruby and Weiss climb up onto the couch and sit on the arm. "What are we watching?" Jaune asked as he carried his share of the dirty dishes to the kitchen while Blake and Yang wiped the table down.
"Harry Potter and Philosopher's Stone!" Nora said as the movie started as everyone drifted into the room and took their places. Blake and Yang curled up on a large fluffy bean bag, Jaune and Pyrrha curled up in the large recliner that was tucked into a corner, and Ren and Nora sat on the couch with Ruby and Weiss.
Everyone was enjoying the film and even whispering quietly to each other when they got to the part where the man trio plus Draco were going into the wood. That was when things went downhill. At first it was just Ruby jumping down from the couch and squeezing herself between Blake and Yang, then it was Weiss burying herself into a corner of the couch with a cushion as a shield.
"There he is!" Nora suddenly said loudly making everyone jump at the sudden loud burst. "The evilest of all villains!" Nora cried, pointing at the screen while Ren pulled her back down onto the couch.
"Ruby, can't. Breathe!" Yang whispered as Ruby tried to bury herself in Yang's neck. Blake immediately tried to help, pulling on the tiny arms in an attempt to loosen the hold with no luck. "Look, it's over. Look." Yang said softly trying to get Ruby to look at the TV with no luck.
"Maybe we should go." Blake said as she looked at the terrified Ruby choking her girlfriend.
"Yeah," Yang agreed and tried to stand up. Blake smiled at the failed attempt before lending a hand to pull the blond to her feet.
"Hey, where'd Weiss go?" Nora asked as Ren paused the movie and Jaune flicked on the lights.
"What?" Blake asked her heart stopping as she turned around to look at the spot the child had last been seen.
"This isn't good." Jaune said as everyone looked at each other before separating to look around the room.
"Do you think she ran back to your room?" Pyrrha asked as Blake checked under the table they had all eaten at.
"Maybe, I'll check." Yang said and gently shifted Ruby. "Ruby, stay here while I go look for Weiss." Yang told the little leech on her.
"No, he'll get me!" Ruby whined, drawing a sigh out of Yang as she looked at Pyrrha with a slightly pleading look.
"I'll go," Blake spoke up and left before anyone could argue. She felt her worry increase as she walked down the dark hallway, her eyes easily seeing through the gloom unlike Weiss's eyes would have. Had the movie scared her like Ruby? What was she thinking running down the dark hallway? Blake forced herself to calm down as she slowly pushed their dorm room door open and eased inside, her eyes scanned over the large space. Just as she was about to leave her ears caught the soft sound of someone sniffling and her eyes were drawn to Weiss's bed. Or specifically, under it, where she now saw a pale white foot sticking out from under an equally white sheet.
"Weiss?" Blake whispered as she walked over to the bed and knelt down to look under it. Her eyes softened as she saw Weiss curled up under the bed with her body tucked around a pillow she had probably dragged off of her own bed when running into the room.
"Ich will nach Hause." Weiss said softly and hiccupped as Blake frowned sadly. She may not have understood the words, but she understood the meaning. Weiss wasn't happy. So Blake did what she vaguely remembered her own mother doing for her when she was younger. Blake carefully pulled Weiss out from beneath the bed and pulled her close, rocking her body back and forth as Weiss broke down and cried. (I want to go home.)
Blake quickly shot Yang a text saying she found Weiss, and waited for Weiss to cry herself out. Having the tiny Weiss curled up against her as she cried herself to sleep, Blake couldn't help but wonder if she had ever seen Weiss cry. She had seen Weiss go through every emotion in three years of being on a team together, but she couldn't honestly say she had seen the girl cry. Even after getting hurt on missions, the heiress had never cried. Instead she had ignored it or brushed it off. It made Blake wonder what Weiss's childhood was like to make it so she never cried when she was older.
"Hey," Yang whispered as she crept into the room with Ruby still in her arms. "JPNR went on to bed and Ruby fell asleep while I was on the phone with Dad and Uncle Qrow. Everything okay?" Yang asked, motioning to where Weiss was curled up against Blake.
"Maybe," Blake whispered as she looked down at the tear stained face and then let her head fall back on the bed.
"C'mon, let's get some sleep." Yang said as she carefully laid Ruby down on Weiss's bed, grabbing the two pillows on Ruby's top bunk and adding them to the lower bed. Blake nodded, carefully standing up and moving to put Weiss down next to Ruby as Yang adjusted the pillows so neither child would roll off of the bed.
"Cuddle?" Yang whispered as she wrapped her arms around Blake's waist from behind and rested her chin on the other woman's shoulder. Blake hummed in response, leaning her head back with her eyes closed, before moving around in Yang's arms to give her a soft kiss.
"That sounds heavenly after today." Blake whispered and both separated to change clothes, taking quick turns in the bathroom before curling up together in Blake's bed.
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It only felt like a minute after she closed her eyes when something heavy climbed over Blake, the weight instantly waking her up and putting her on alert. If it weren't for Yang's arms around her and the lack of any unusual scent, Blake would have already sprung up and attacked. As it was, she instead slowly opened her eyes to see Ruby pulling at Yang's tank top with teary eyes.
"Yang, wake up." Blake whispered as she moved the brawler's arm off of her and sat up, looking at sniffling Ruby.
"Ungh, it's still dark Kitten." Yang said drowsily and tried to pull Blake back down, her hand instead gently falling against Ruby and causing the little toddler to sniffle loudly. "Rubble?" Yang asked in confusion, pulling her head up to look at her sister for a minute before gently pulling the child into her arms.
"I want Momma." Ruby whimpered as she curled up against Yang. Yang winced at her sister's words, looking at Blake in an attempt for help. Blake shrugged at her girlfriend, before jumping when she felt a cold hand grab the back of her kimono.
"Wha-Weiss?" Blake hissed as she spun around in shock, making the child jump back and fall over at the harsh tone. Before Blake could apologize to the little heiress she noticed the tear streaks on her face and the tense way she held herself, biting her lip to not make a sound as her little shoulders shook from the suppressed sobs. Blake didn't even think, slipping out of the bed and scooping the child into her arms. "Shhh, it's okay." Blake soothed as Weiss gripped her kimono and buried her face into her shoulder.
"Think it was the movie?" Yang asked as she too slipped out of the bed with a softly crying Ruby in her arms.
"Maybe," Blake said as she rubbed Weiss's back while the girl sobbed into her pajamas.
"Ruby, what's wrong?" Yang asked the crying child, running her hand through the short hair in an attempt to calm the tiny leader.
"I want Momma!" Ruby cried, sobbing harder against Yang as the blond tried to figure out what to say. Even Blake knew they couldn't just flat out tell the girl her mother was dead and had been for a long time now.
"Sorry Ruby, you got me and Blake right now." Yang said, shrugging her free shoulder at Blake as she shot a look at her choice of words only earning a fierce shake of Ruby's head.
"No, I want Momma." Ruby said, starting to fight against Yang and making it difficult to hold her. "Momma! Momma!" Ruby yelled, twisting and squirming in Yang's arms as the blond tried to calm Ruby down.
"Blake! Help!" Yang hissed, her eyes darting to her raven haired partner for help and noting for the first time that Ruby wasn't the only one crying, but so was Weiss.
"I have my own issues." Blake said trying to rock Weiss in her arms and walking back and forth. "She's not even talking!" Blake muttered, her voice nearly lost in Ruby's crying. Yang knew better than to say anything, instead going over to where her scroll was lit up and groaned at the messages coming in from the teams below them.
"What?" Blake asked as she looked over Yang's shoulder at the less than nice messages and growling. "Idiots." Blake growled as Weiss flinched away from her again and bumped into Ruby as Yang turned around causing both girls to bump heads and cry harder. Ruby stopping her high pitch cries for her mother as she held her head and just sobbed loudly.
"Do something!" Yang finally snapped, her patience at its end as she threw her scroll across the room and glared at Blake.
"Me? What can I do!" Blake snapped back, both women glaring at each other while the toddlers continued crying.
"I don't know! Sing or something!" Yang yelled as someone started to bang on their door. Growling a curse, Yang shoved Ruby into Blake's arms and stormed over to the door before Blake could protest.
"Please, stop crying." Blake begged as Yang started yelling at whoever was unlucky enough to be on the other side of the door. "Sing, Yang said sing. Um," Blake muttered mostly to herself trying to force her muddled mind to procure a song. After a few seconds she started humming an old tune she vaguely recalled from her childhood. It had been from a movie she was certain, but at the moment she could care less as it seemed to cause Ruby, the more vocal crier, to soften her cries to listen. She still hiccuped and a sob would escape her every few seconds, but it was quieter than before. Weiss, though a much softer crier than Ruby, had yet to let up and seemed to be making herself sick if Blake had to go off of the coughs coming from the tiny heiress.
"Let me have her," Yang whispered over Blake's humming and gently lifted Weiss out of Blake's arms. At first the heiress froze, her eyes wide as she was pulled away from Blake, before Yang turned her around and pulled her gently against her chest. Then she started to squirm in Yang's arms, reaching for Blake with hiccup like cries. "She's freezing." Yang muttered with a concerned frown and Blake could feel the subtle change in temperature as Yang activated her semblance while running her fingers through Weiss's hair. After a few minutes of both women continuing their calming techniques both toddlers were calmed down and nearly asleep once more.
"Thank. Oum." Blake breathed, still rocking back and forth with Ruby in her arms as Yang gave a relieved smile as Weiss snuggled against her, lightly sucking on her own fist, as she relaxed in the arms of the team's personal heater.
"At this point I think we'd all get some sleep if we slept together." Yang said with a yawn that was mimicked by Blake as she nodded in agreement. Yang gave Blake a soft kiss before climbing back into the bed, laying on her back with Weiss on her stomach so as not to disturb her. Blake climbed in next, laying with her back to the opposite bunks and with Ruby snuggled against her stomach. Sighing in relief, both young women quickly drifted off to sleep with their little charges and a blanket thrown over all of them.