"Alright, then," Ruby announced. "Are we ready to begin?"
Blake sighed, still unable to meet any of their gazes. "I suppose so."
"Oh, come on, kitten, you weren't all that bad," Yang snickered. Tonight she'd elected to sit on Blake's bed so as to be closer to the action.
"I am so embarassed," the Cat Faunus muttered. "And please stop calling me kitten."
Pyrrha leaned over to give her a one-armed reassuring hug. "At least you did not have a hangover this morning!" the redhead commented.
"No, but I definitely wish I didn't remember every single detail," Blake sighed again morosely.
"Well, I for one am willing to forget certain parts from last evening," Weiss interjected demurely.
"Er, thank you, Weiss," Blake blushed.
Yang snickered once more. "Heh. Perky."
"Yang, I swear to Oum, I will freeze your bra drawer solid."
"Them's fightin' words, Princess…"
"Alright, you two," Ruby interrupted. "We're trying to have a drink here. Settle down."
"Yes, ma'am," her blonde sister snarked. Weiss merely let out a huff and returned to her textbook once more.
Pyrrha lifted her glass of wine. "Cheers," she said softly as she took a long drink.
"You know, it's gonna take you forever with just wine," Yang mentioned.
"Well, unfortunately I do not like most alcoholic drinks," the redhead replied loftily.
"It's okay, Pyrrha," Ruby smiled. "Not like we've got anywhere to be, right?"
o o o
By around the twelfth glass of wine, the others began to realize that it was rather difficult to tell when Pyrrha had actually become drunk.
"But if you think about it," the redhead mused, holding her half-empty glass up to the light. "Baby Grimm shouldn't even exist, right? The young are innocent, hence uncorrupted, hence they cannot be Grimm." She sighed morosely. "It is a conundrum."
Ruby and Blake were smiling affectionately at their girlfriend, while Yang and Weiss just stared, enraptured.
"She's like a drunken philosopher," the blonde murmured.
"Without making a lick of sense," the heiress added.
"Now, if you also think about it, we should be studying babies," Pyrrha continued, taking another delicate sip of her wine before giggling. "Besides the fact they're awfully cute. Nora showed me a vid once of a bucketful of baby sloths. Cutest thing I've ever seen. Well," she amended with another giggle. "Aside from the two of you. I do not think there is a thing on Remnant that can compare to how cute you both are."
"Aww," Ruby grinned. "You're so sweet."
"I am sweet," Pyrrha declared earnestly. "I'm a… a sweet, fluffy red fox."
Blake snickered behind her hand. "Yes, love, yes you are."
"So, Pyrrha," Ruby said, leaning in conspiratorially. "Now that you're drunk, you know the secrets to the universe now, right?"
Her redheaded girlfriend blinked at her in surprise. "You're right, I do!"
"Sooo… you know who Weiss has a crush on, then?"
Startled, Weiss had just opened her mouth to protest at the underhanded tactic when Pyrrha grinned widely.
"Yep, Velvet! Oh," she leaned in as well, almost bumping into Ruby's forehead. "It's a secret," she whispered. "So pretend I didn't tell you."
"It never happened," Ruby whispered back, her silver eyes twinkling.
"I cannot believe you," Weiss grumbled in consternation. "I suppose this will be the talk of the school now?"
"Of course not, Weiss," Blake reassured her. "We are your friends and your teammates. It won't leave this room."
Three sets of eyes focused on Yang, while another emerald green pair seemed to take an inordinate amount of interest in a spot on the carpet next to her.
"Yang?" Ruby demanded.
"Yeah, sure, won't breathe a word about it," the blonde replied breezily.
"Yang."
"I said I won't, okay? Sheesh. You gots my word."
"Thank you, Yang," Weiss murmured, her eyes downcast.
Pyrrha crouched down over the offending spot. "What if spots are a carpet's only means of individuality?" she mused. "Are we destroying their chances at happiness by cleaning them?"
"I think the carpet will be fine, sweetie," Ruby giggled.
"If you say so…" Pyrrha sat back up, swaying slightly. "Where'd my drink go?"
"It's in your hand, Pyrrha."
"Oh. How about that." The redhead lifted it up to the light and examined it once more. "Why does wine only come in the colors it comes in? We should have blue wine. Or green. Oh, purple would be lovely."
Blake snickered softly as she scooted over to wrap an arm around her tipsy girlfriend. "I think wine is already kinda purple, love."
"Oh, you're right." Pyrrha sat her glass down next to her before turning to face the Cat Faunus, her green eyes wide and intent. "You know, you are really quite beautiful, Blake."
"Er, thank you," she replied, blushing.
"I mean, seriously. Extraordinarily gorgeous. I don't know why it took me so long to realize that." She turned her gaze to Ruby next. "I've always thought you were adorable, Ruby. But you are also quite beautiful."
"Thanks, sweetie!" Ruby chirped happily.
"And one more thing…" Pyrrha turned back to Blake, searching her eyes as if trying to plumb the depths of her soul.
"What is it, Pyrrha?" Blake prompted softly after a minute had passed.
"Hmm?"
"What was the one more thing?"
"Oh," Pyrrha breathed. "I haven't the faintest idea." With that, she threw her arms around Blake's neck and dragged her down to the floor, devouring her mouth eagerly.
Needless to say, Blake was rather enthusiastic about returning the affection.
Ruby watched them fondly, while Weiss stared at the pair with wide eyes. "Er… they're making out."
"Yep," Ruby replied softly.
"I just… wasn't expecting that."
"Well, they do tend to do so. At least," Ruby shot her a grin, "when I'm not doing the same."
"I… see." Weiss shook her head. "And it just doesn't bother you at all?"
"Are you kidding me?" Ruby laughed. "This is the hottest thing ever!"
"Ruby!" both Weiss and Yang exclaimed, causing her to fall over, giggling madly.
Eventually the pair engaged on the floor stopped their exuberant passion, and Blake tried to slide Pyrrha to the side. "I think she just passed on on me," the Cat Faunus complained.
The others were no help whatsoever after that as they all collapsed further in laughter.
"Seriously, I can't move. Ruby? Sweetie, please help me…"
A/N: And Weiss' crush is revealed! I actually did see a couple of guesses for Velvet, so congrats for that. Subtle props to Shadow Nightblade for their White Rabbit of Vale story, best Weiss x Velvet ship I've come across. I'm a sucker for odd pairings. Also the bucketful of baby sloths is a nod to John Oliver. Made me immediately think of Nora when I saw it.
I think Pyrrha would be hilarious to get drunk with. Actually, plop drunk Pyrrha and drunk Ren next to each other, and the vast secrets of the universe would be unraveled.
DarthMaine: I'm not really gonna comment on your comment, 'cause I don't want to reveal too much about tomorrow's chapter. But, sit back and enjoy it when it posts.
Gorsouul: Thanks! I can just see Blake trying to be all sophisticated and alluring… in a ninja costume. 'Cause that's how it works, right? Hmm, maybe I need to jot that idea down… And yes, Weiss is indeed the perfect color commentator, when she doesn't get roped into the antics of the others.
Boarador: Aww, thanks! Nice to know I'm being consistent!
makoto-18: Hope this one didn't disappoint, more fun tomorrow!
chaosglory626: Haha, grumpy drunk Pyrrha would have been hilariously awesome.
Demonic Angel C: Eh, she tried, got more snuggly towards the end. And I think Pyrrha tried too before she, er, passed out.
ladygoddess8: Actually I think Pyrrha would have had a slightly better tolerance than Blake, different metabolism. Ruby, now… well, we'll just have to see tomorrow…
RealTerminal: Heh. Boobs. (Yes I am indeed juvenile, I believe that might come out at times in my writing…)
TacoKing23: I'm glad you're enjoying reading this alongside Thorny Bind. It does kinda give one the feeling of a glimpse into the future as to how they'll eventually mature as a threesome. But yeah, Blake and Pyrrha are still a little slow on realizing that everything so far is exactly as Ruby both hoped for and planned.
THB4: True, Ruby and Yang could bend the world to their will were it not for the influence of Pyrrha and Blake...
Stay shiny!