Chapter 19
The remainder of the week went by smoothly. Weiss was actually chatting with Ruby again, although she was actively avoiding being alone with her team leader to put off the inevitable conversation that she wanted to have with Weiss.
Teams RWBY and JNPR agreed to meet up to spar on Sunday afternoon as their schedules were pretty light for the weekend, but that still left Friday evening and all day Saturday for Weiss to plan out. At the beginning of the semester, Weiss, ever committed to their studies, mandated that all Fridays without a field trip must be spent studying for a minimum of six hours before her teammates were allowed to have any fun. And she was a hard taskmaster, dead set to keep the reaminder of RWBY focused. As best as she could, anyhow.
The team was seated around their room as Weiss lead their study session. Neopolitan alone was enthralled with Weiss's version of teaching; it made her look forward to the Sunday evening Grimm Ecology session they had planned. Blake wasn't exactly paying attention, but her keen hearing allowed her to soak in the words floating in the air around her, despite the fact that her attention was tied up reading another book nestled in her textbook. Ruby and Yang were far less successful at hiding their lack of attention. The siblings broke into a full on fight not even a half-hour into their session. The two kept poking at each other before things escalated from there.
Weiss looked up from what had become a monologue, only Neo's excited eyes greeted her before she took in the sight of her teammates, and asked: "Honestly, why do I even bother?"
"Because you care about our grades more than we do?" Yang offered.
"Because the Ice Queen hates all forms of fun?" Ruby deadpanned.
"Because you're trying to impress your girlfriend with how smart you are?" Blake chipped in.
Neo raised her eyebrow and shrugged, holding her hands out, palms up.
"Yeah," Weiss said, "I don't know why either, Neo." As her teammates' attention was already waning again, she threw up her hands. "Fine! If you don't care about your grades, I don't care either. Go do whatever."
Blake pulled out the novel tucked away in her text and gracefully hopped up into her bed. Ruby and Yang bolted out the door, unable to stay inside anymore. Neo just sat there, expectantly eying her 'teacher'.
"So, what would you like to do?"
Neo smirked at the girl and lead her over towards their closet. Reaching in, she pulled out the dress Weiss bought her and smiled.
"Well, if you're planning to wear that, we're going to have to find some place special to go." Weiss racked her brain as she thought where in Vale would make for an amazing date that would really impress Neo. After all, the woman was dating a Schnee! Weiss reached in and pulled one of her dresses and set it on the bed next to Neo's.
Neo's dress was gorgeous. Jade green with black embroidery stitching created small paisleys throughout the bodice and corset lacing up the back. Weiss's dress was a simple strapless affair with an empire waist. The white fabric was highlighted by silver thread, which stitched small Schnee Snowflake accents around the edging, top and bottom.
Weiss dug through the closet and pulled out a pair of white silk ballet slipper flats and handed Neo her new wedges ~ black with a small rise, as compared to the boots of her combat outfit, of only an inch and a half. Heedless of the silent Faunus-ninja in her bed, the two began preparing for the night. Weiss went into the bathroom and her makeup before getting dressed. Neo remained in the bedroom and pulled her hair into a quick braid draped over her left shoulder before she slipped into her dress. A short second later, she realized that it was impossible for her to lace it on her own. She held the garment up and approached the BY pairs bunk and tapped on Blake's bed to get her attention.
The Faunus peered over the edge and looked down to see Neo looking up with a pleading look in her eyes as she pointed to her back.
Blake hopped down with a smile and playful roll of her eyes, "Sure."
Neo turned and Blake began to lace the silk ribbon. As she fingered the delicate fabric, she couldn't help but comment on it. "Did… Was this a gift from Weiss?"
Neo nodded her reply. She was surprised Blake would ask. The Faunus had to know that Neo came to Beacon with nothing but her combat outfit and parasol.
"She must really care about you. This is one of the most amazing pieces I've ever seen." Blake said as she absently swatted at the end of the ribbon she just finished lacing. Neo turned and held out her hands, low at her side and palms out, as if to ask 'well?'.
"It looks great, but it's missing something. Maybe a green accent? You can borrow my eye shadow if you'd like."
Neo smiled and had an idea. Blinking her eyes a couple of times, she held them shut for a brief moment before opening them and looking at Blake with a soft smile.
"W-wow!" Blake stumbled in shock at the sight of the woman's magnificent green eyes. "That's quite a trick!" She placed a comforting hand on Neo's shoulder, "You and Weiss are both lucky to have each other." Blake turned, leapt into her bed, and continued with her novel.
Neo picked out the dress because she thought it would compliment her green eyes quite nicely, Blake's reaction seemed to bear out that fact.
Neo's smile widened at the thought of the normally reserved Faunus's breath catching at the surprising green hue in her eyes. If I caught Blake's attention with them, Weiss is going to be blown away!
Neo took seat on the edge of their bed as she slipped on her wedges and laced them up. The sound of the bathroom door as it opened then closed signaled her that Weiss was finished. Neo kept her head low before she closed her eyes; she wanted to ensure that Weiss saw her eyes directly, not accidentally catching them.
Neo reached for Weiss so the girl would walk up to her when came over. As expected, a moment later, Weiss's hands took hold of Neo's and the girl asked what she was doing. Taking Weiss's hands tightly into her own, she raised her head and opened her eyes. Brilliant green gazed into icy blue.
Weiss gasped at the sight and Neo smiled. It's nice to be right. She raised one corner of her mouth in a half-smile at having stunned the heiress. Neo pushed on Weiss's hands slightly to make the girl take a step back so she could admire the girl in her dress.
Pale, bare shoulders, well-toned from years of fencing practice were the first to catch Neo's eyes. A Huntress, indeed. The upper portion of the dress was form fitting, hugging Weiss's small breasts and cinched around her ribs just below them. From there down, the fabric effortlessly flowed to just an inch above the ground. The light fabric flitted easily in the gentle breeze that came through their open window. Weiss smiled at Neo's gaze, appreciatively taking in the sight. She sat next to the woman to slide on her flats. This allowed Neo to admire Weiss's shapely upper back, completely exposed by the strapless dress and Weiss's long white hair being pulled into a simple up do.
Unable to resist, Neo reached out to her friend and lightly traced her shoulder blades and the muscular definition with her fingertips. Neo felt a wave of regret hit her. Great… Now we have to go out. We'll spend the entire night with each other. So, it'll be hours before I can even have a chance to do anything I've wanted to do over the past wee. Yeah, sure, the occasional kisses and copious amounts of snuggling was great, I want this Snow Angel in ways that I hope are reciprocated.
"We should probably get going before you start drooling. Whether it's over me or the fact that you're hungry remains to be seen thought." Weiss said with a wink.
"I'm drooling over both of you and I'm not dating either of you… Can you blame her?" Blake offered from her bed on the other side of the room.
Weiss scowled at the Faunus, "No one asked you, Miss Belladonna." Weiss stood in front of Neo and turned her attention to the beautiful girl in front of her, "The green really is quite stunning." As she bent at the waist, Weiss gave Neo a brief view of what cleavage she had before she leaned in to place a passionate kiss on the woman's lips, ever so briefly slipping her tongue into her girlfriend's mouth; a move more bold than any she's made to this point.
Neo, having been waiting for a sign like this all week, didn't waste the moment. She bolted forward and tackled Weiss to the ground as she returned the kiss with a fervor unlike any either had experienced before.
A pillow hit them from above and Blake's voice rang out, "Get a room, that's not ours, you two!"
A small blush appeared on the faces of both women as they parted. Neo offered her hand to help the crushed Weiss off the ground.
Studiously avoiding Blake's glare, Weiss retrieved a simple silver clutch from her closet and slipped her scroll, some Lien, and a credit card into it. She reached for Myrtenaster, but realized that with her dresses empire waist, she couldn't wrap her belted pouch with its sword hanger around it. She felt naked without her rapier, but thought it would be all right to leave it for the night, other than a few criminals, Vale was generally safe.
Neo grabbed her parasol and gave the handle a sharp twist and partially drew the blade concealed within. After a quick inspection, she secured the blade and held the parasol in her left hand as she waited for Weiss to finish looking everything over and decide they were ready to leave.
Weiss felt a bit of relief that at least one of them would be armed. If worse came to worse, she could use her semblance defensively to help Neo in a fight. As the pair gathered the last of their items and gave each other a quick once over before heading out, the door opened as Ruby and Yang returned, laughing together.
Yang noticed the pair first and practically had to pick her jaw off the floor. "Weiss, you certainly clean up nicely, but isn't Neo going to be jealous of the gorgeous girl you're hanging out with?"
Neo clasped her hands low in front of her and gently shifted side to side so the air would make the hem of her dress flair out as she tilted her head and smiled at Yang's complement.
Ruby turned to where her sister was looking and took in the sight of the two women. Neo's bright green eyes caught her off guard. "You have… Green eyes?" Ruby questioned.
Neo nodded and shrugged at the same time, seemingly unsure.
"Oh. It's pretty cool that you can change them so easily." Ruby looked at Weiss and gulped before she spoke again, "You both look very beautiful tonight. I mean, not that you don't look beautiful other times as well, it's just that tonight, I mean, wow… Have you seen you two?" Ruby laughed nervously, unable to completely stop chattering.
What an adorable little dolt! Weiss thought to herself. I hope she finds someone that makes her as happy as she tries to make everyone else around her.
Neo walked up to Ruby and ruffled the girl's already messy black and red hair. Ruby smiled and hunched her shoulders up under the playful onslaught before she wrapped Neo into a big hug. Her lips were so close to Neo's ears she was positive that no one other than maybe Blake would hear her, "If you hurt her, I won't let you live to regret it." She squeezed Neo tight, "I promise you that."
Neo knew Ruby's words were no empty threat; she respected the leader of Team RWBY immensely for her passionate protectiveness of her teammate. She returned Ruby's hug and took half a step back as she crossed both hands over her heart. Ruby barely smiled at her and nodded her head once in acknowledgement. Neo leaned in to give Ruby a soft kiss on her cheek after winning the grudging acceptance of Weiss's teammate, leader, and friend. She tried to smile broadly at the girl as she extended her right arm towards Weiss and waited for her date to take it. When Weiss did, Neo swore she saw Ruby's bright expression dim a little as the briefest frown flash across her face, though she thought she must have imagined it as Ruby was already smiling right back at them.
"Have a great night you two!"
Neo let Weiss lead her out of the room as the two began their walk into town for their first real date as a couple.