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For what was not the first time Weiss wondered why they were here. No, she wasn't getting metaphysical. She was wondering why her, Ruby, Blake, and Yang were in a limo on their way to the snowy mountains.
"Weiss, I'm so happy you invited us!" Ruby exclaimed while sitting next to her, practically yelling in her ear. Oh right, that was why they were there. Weiss had invited Ruby to go skiing, wanting to use her money to take Ruby somewhere special. Ruby had been enthusiastic to go, though she had asked if they could bring Yang. Weiss had initially denied her girlfriend on this matter. She had wanted it to be a getaway for just the two of them, but Ruby's puppy dog pout had eventually broken Weiss' resolve as it always did. So Yang had been invited to come with them, and she had wanted to bring Blake with her unsurprisingly. That time Weiss hadn't even fought the request; she already knew the end of the argument.
That had been a few days ago, and now currently they were riding in a limo towards the mountains a few hours drive away. More specifically, they were driving to the luxury cabin that was owned by the Schnee family. Weiss knew that neither of her parents would be there. They almost always were too busy with business or vacationing somewhere warm. They had little tolerance for the cold weather, unlike their daughter who loved the cold and enjoyed the frigid bite of the lower temperatures.
"Weiss. Weiss!" Ruby exclaimed once more, shaking Weiss' shoulder to try and break the paler girl from her thoughts and get her attention.
"Stop shaking me, you dolt," Weiss growled. It held some menace, though it was more of a warning for Ruby to stop. The younger girl promptly stopped shaking her girlfriend, but kept her eyes fixed on her with an innocent and earnest smile
"I'm sorry Weiss, I'm just so excited!" Ruby practically shouted with joy, "This is my first time skiing!"
"Well calm down, or I will have this car turned around and we will go home right now," Weiss said sternly, hoping that Ruby wouldn't call her bluff. It worked, as Ruby puffed out her cheeks, crossed her arms, and sat down making Weiss take a breath in relief. It was short lived before one of the other two occupants in the car chimed in.
"Oh, you would never do that Weiss!" Yang said with that grin on her face which infuriated Weiss. "You love us all too much!" she said reaching across the space that separated the two couples so she could tousle the heiress' hair.
"Don't touch my hair!" Weiss shouted, jerking her head away from the other girl's hand.
"Alright, alright," Yang said while putting her hands up in a placating gesture. "I was just trying to be funny. Sorry princess," Yang said crossing her arms. Weiss merely glared at the other girl.
"Here, let me help," Ruby said meekly from her right side. Reaching up, she started fixing Weiss' hair. Weiss was about to tell her to let her do it herself, but Ruby was so concentrated on the task at hand. Her tongue was sticking out slightly as she fussed over Weiss' hair, making the older girl bite back her words and letting Ruby keep working.
"Aww what a good girlfriend my sister is!" Yang praised.
"That insufferable blonde! How will I make it through this weekend with her here?" Weiss pondered as she just stared at the offending girl. Before she could come up with some remark the fourth passenger of the limo spoke up.
"Alright everyone, let's play a game," Blake said passively from her spot to the left of Yang. Yang and Ruby both perked up at this suggestion eager to play, and Weiss merely looked curious at what the raven haired girl would say.
"What kind of game, Blakey?" Yang asked, her eyes twinkling in anticipation. Blake looked at her with a small smile.
"It's called the silent game. The first person to talk loses," Blake informed the other passengers. Ruby was subdued slightly and Yang was downright floored.
"That's such a boring game!" she said, clearly unwilling to participate. Luckily her reaction was something Blake had anticipated.
"That's why the winner of the game gets a prize," Blake informed her stubborn girlfriend. Those words brought Yang's interest back.
"What kind of prize?" Yang inquired. Blake just smiled a little wider.
"You won't find out until the game is over."
"What that isn't fair! Just tell me now, please?" Yang pleaded, but to no avail.
"Do you want to play?" Blake asked ignoring the pleading. Yang just shook her head fervently
"Yes, yes I do!" she exclaimed, Blake's smile getting the biggest it has been so far.
"Alright, so will you guys also play?" she asked, turning to the other two girls.
"Of course we will, won't we Weiss?" Ruby asked excitedly, looking strikingly like a puppy in Weiss' eyes. Weiss was unsure, but after looking over at Blake she saw the other girl briefly wink as if to say, "Trust me". Neither Yang nor Ruby saw this so Weiss decided to trust her Faunus friend.
"Very well," Weiss conceded, "we can play."
"Yes!" Ruby and Yang both cheered, Ruby throwing her hands in the air.
"Alright on the count of three we start. 1… 2...3!"
"I won!" Ruby cheered as the limo pulled up to its destination and the excited girl jumped out of the car to start an impromptu celebration party. Yes, somehow Ruby had been the last person to speak during their game. Yang had been the first out and then had tried sabotaging the others, leading to Weiss getting eliminated when she shouted at Yang. Blake would have won if Yang hadn't whispered something in her ear causing her to flush red and start stammering. Weiss didn't have enhanced Faunus hearing, but she thought she heard the word diary used.
"So Blake, what did Ruby win?" Yang asked as she, Blake, and Weiss got out of the limo, still curious what this prize could be. Blake smirked at this
"Oh yeah about the prize... there was no prize."
"WHAT!?" Yang shouted before a venomous glare from Weiss quieted her down. "What do you mean 'there was no prize'?" she asked quieter.
"I just said that so you would agree to play," Blake answered matter-of-factly, dumbfounding Yang.
"Why?"
"Because Weiss was about to kill you if you didn't shut up and I couldn't tell you just to be quiet because then you wouldn't have listened to me," Blake explained to Yang. She opened her mouth to try and argue against Blake's logic, but she couldn't think of anything to say. Instead she just crossed her arms and turned her back to Blake while pouting.
"Can't believe you tricked me," she grumbled, making Blake chuckle as she wrapped her arms around Yang's waist in a hug.
"Oh shush you," she said playfully as she nuzzled into Yang's neck, making the blonde smile a little.
"So anyway," Weiss interjected, getting Blake and Yang's attention. Weiss was standing a few feet away from them, close to the cabin that would be their home during their stay. She had her arms wrapped around Ruby in a hug, and the other girl had her face nestled in the crook where Weiss' neck met her shoulder. This apparently was her consolation prize since there was no actual prize. "If you would grab your stuff you can go into the cabin and pick a room, you can take any room but the master bedroom," she told them as she pulled Ruby off of her.
"I can assume that you are taking that," Blake said less as a question and more as a statement.
"Yes, I am," Weiss answered while nodding her head as she walked past Ruby to the trunk of the car. The trunk popped open. Reaching in, Weiss pulled out a duffel bag with the Schnee snowflake on it. For being so rich she packed very lightly. Blake released her hold on Yang and reached in to get her bag, the two sisters following suit and grabbing their luggage, turning to follow the lead of the shorter girl. Walking through a shoveled walkway they went up the stairs that led to the entrance of the impressive cabin.
The outside of the Schnee cabin was impressive, but the inside was as equally as amazing. The front entrance opened into the living room of the cabin, which was made of highly polished wood. There were several plants that sat in the corners of the living room. In the center of the room there were two couches that sat opposite of a large flat screen TV, which hung over an ornate fireplace. Across the room was a kitchen area with an island that you could eat at and there was a door that leads to a dining room. Straight ahead was a hallway that branched off into the various other rooms of the house. Weiss walked down that way so the other girls followed her down the hall. Weiss stopped at the end of the hallway. There were three doors on one side and a single door on the other side.
"You two can have any of these three rooms, this one is the master bedroom, so this will be where I and Ruby will stay," she said gesturing to the other three doors.
"Alright, thank you once again Weiss," Blake thanked their host.
"Yeah, thank you Princess," Yang said as she started opening the doors to each room looking at each one before she picked her favorite. She entered the room, and Blake followed suit.
Weiss fumed as she always did when that nickname was used. Strangely Ruby was quiet in thanking her girlfriend, something she was normally quite exuberant in. Turning around, Weiss walked into the room and set her bags down. The master bedroom was spacious and lightly decorated, a large king-size bed sat in the center of the room, and there was a large closet to the right and a TV in the left corner. A bathroom was connected to the room by a door near the closet. As soon as Weiss closed the door she was tackled by Ruby and pushed against the door.
"Ruby! What are you doing?" Weiss asked, in lieu of answering Ruby just pulled Weiss into a kiss. Weiss stiffened at the sudden kiss before melting into it. When Ruby broke the kiss Weiss' face was slightly flushed and she was breathing a little heavier.
"I just wanted to give you a proper thank you for bringing us," Ruby said with a playful grin on her face. Weiss couldn't think of an answer, so instead she gave Ruby another kiss before gently pushing her away.
"Get unpacked, you dolt," she said as she started going through her own bag, sorting the clothes and placing them in the closet. Ruby laughed before she started going through her own bag.
That night they all sat down at the dining room to eat a simple dinner of grilled chicken and rice made by Blake and Yang as another thank you to Weiss. After they had unpacked their bags it had been too late in the day for them to go skiing, but too early for them to sleep, so they had settled down in the living room to watch TV in front of the fire. Two hours passed before their stomachs started rumbling, so Blake and Yang had gone to make dinner. It hadn't taken long due to the exhaustion the girls felt and the simple nature of the meal. Once they had eaten their meals the four decided to put on a movie.
They all let Ruby pick the movie, and she picked a horror movie for them to watch. Weiss suspected that her reason to pick this film was so she would have a reason to cuddle close to Weiss, which Ruby did. The movie was a standard slasher horror with some psycho who stalked a bunch of college kids who all made stupid decisions while being chased by said killer. Weiss thought it was terrible, but she enjoyed how close she got to be with Ruby, though she wouldn't say so; she did have a facade to keep up. When the horrible excuse for a motion picture was over they all looked at the clock that hung on the wall, it was nearly 11 pm
"Well, we should get to bed now," Weiss announced as she extricated herself from Ruby's hold and stood up to stretch.
"Do we have toooo?" Ruby whined, earning a glare from the standing heiress.
"Yes, we have to, or do you not want to get up early to go skiing?" Weiss asked while Blake and Yang stood up to stretch as well. Ruby upon hearing this shot straight up off of the couch and grabbed Weiss' hand.
"Why didn't you say so? Let's go to bed now!" Ruby exclaimed as she pulled Weiss along with her to their bedroom. "Goodnight Blake, goodnight Yang" Ruby said over her shoulder as she pulled Weiss along behind her, Weiss was so caught off guard that she didn't think to say goodnight to the other two girls.
Blake watched the two girls leave before she just shook her head and looked over at Yang.
"Your sister is quite something isn't she?" she asked rhetorically. Yang just chuckled as she pulled Blake into a hug.
"Yeah, she is something. Glad she found someone who can deal with her."
"I can say the same for Weiss," Blake replied, returning the hug, "Now, should we go to bed?"
"Yeah, we probably should," Yang said as she unexpectedly dropped to the ground and picked Blake up bridal style.
"Yang, what are you doing?" Blake yelped as she was picked up off the ground. "Curse Yang and her strength," Blake thought not for the first time, remembering her birthday making her face tint red.
"Just taking my love to bed," Yang answered with a waggle of her eyebrows, darkening the red of Blake's face "She's such a fiend". Yang laughed at this and just carried her blushing girlfriend to the room they had selected.
"You are such trouble sometime Yang."
"And you wouldn't have me any other way." Yang quickly shot back with a wide smile, Blake chose to give Yang a kiss as an answer before Yang laid Blake on their bed and dropped down next to her, the two settled down to sleep, ready for the next day.
"Ruby, would you stop dragging me?" Weiss asked as they neared the master bedroom, Ruby let go of Weiss' hand as she opened the door.
"I'm sorry Weiss, I'm just so so so excited to go skiing tomorrow!" Ruby said while zipping around the master bedroom as she started changing into a pair of sweatpants and a tank top to sleep in. Weiss just shook her head as she went at a slower pace, changing into a simple nightdress. Somehow despite her previous excitement Ruby quickly calmed down as her and Weiss both slipped under the soft covers of the king sized bed. Ruby wrapped her arms around Weiss' waist and pulled her close. Acting as the big spoon, she buried her face in Weiss' curtain of white hair. After lying like that for some time Ruby was still awake
"Hey Weiss?" Ruby asked, checking if her partner was still awake.
"Yes Ruby?" Weiss huffed, still awake as well.
"Thanks for letting Yang and Blake come. I know you didn't want to, so I really appreciate it," Ruby softly said.
"You're welcome. Now go to sleep you dunce," Weiss replied with a small smile on her face.
"Goodnight Princess," Ruby said, giving Weiss a goodnight kiss on the neck before they both snuggled closer and fell asleep.
"Weiss, Weiss, Weiss, get up get up get up!" Ruby cried as she bounced around their bed, already dressed in her ski clothing. Despite how late they had gone to bed Ruby had woken up at the crack of dawn still a ball of pure energy. Weiss on the other hand was still half asleep
"Uhhhhhhh… go back to sleep Ruby it's too early," she grumbled rolling away from the excited redhead and trying to melt into the bed.
"No, get up!" Ruby said as she shook Weiss.
"Go away, you dolt," Weiss moaned, waving her arm around to try and shoo away the person attempting to wake her. Ruby stared at the sleeping form of her girlfriend and then had a brilliant idea, which brought an evil smile to her face.
"Well if you won't get up I guess I will just have to go back to bed" Ruby said, her voice suddenly lower though Weiss was still too tired to notice. Ruby crawled onto the bed next to Weiss and lay down beside her. Smiling, Ruby let her hands roam around on Weiss' body as she breathed very close to Weiss' ear, "Wake up or not, I'm happy either way." she whispered huskily, Weiss jolted out of bed when Ruby started whispering into her ear.
"You are evil!" she glowered at the now laughing girl on the bed.
"Oh come on Weiss, you had it coming! And look, now you're up!" Ruby cheered as she hopped up and gave Weiss a hug.
"Can you at least go make me some coffee while I change?" Weiss asked as she returned the hug
"Sure!" Ruby chirped happily as she dashed out of the room, heading for the kitchen.
Entering the kitchen, Ruby found Blake also awake and sitting at the island with a piece of toast and a glass of orange juice.
"Morning Blake," Ruby happily greeted the Faunus girl who looked up and smiled.
"Morning Ruby, sleep well?" Blake asked as Ruby went about pouring a cup of coffee. Blake had been generous enough to make a pot even though she was not having any.
"Yeah, I slept great. How about you?"
"Oh, I slept as well as I could. You know your sister…"
"EWWW!" Ruby exclaimed, not letting Blake finish as she took the coffee she had poured and scurried out of the room.
"I wonder what Ruby thought I was going to say?" Blake asked herself taking a sip of her orange juice, "I was just going to say that her sister kept practically crushing me in her embrace while I was trying to sleep..." She shrugged it off, still not sure what had happened, but deciding it was not important. Speaking of the devil, Yang trudged into the kitchen still half asleep. Her normally lively purple eyes were half closed and her hair was an even wilder mess than it usually was, golden locks sticking up every which way. The sight made Blake burst out laughing
"What's so funny?" Yang groaned as she opened the fridge, searching for her own breakfast.
"Oh nothing, your hair just looks like it is trying to run away from you," Blake said between laughs.
"Ha ha," Yang sarcastically laughed along. "So who else is up?"
"Ruby, and I assume by the cup of coffee she made Weiss is too," Blake answered as she finished her toast and drained her glass of orange juice.
"So how long do you think it will be before we leave to go skiing?"
"Well if we go off of when Ruby wants to go we would already be there. I'm guessing a few hours, say around 9am," Blake said after thinking on her answer.
"Well you better get dressed then," Yang said as she continued rummaging through the fridge. Blake walked up behind Yang and gave her a hug from behind.
"Don't take too long eating, you still need to dress and sort out… that," she finished, gesturing at the tangled monstrosity that was Yang's bed head.
"I won't," Yang answered, turning around to give Blake a quick kiss before going to look back at the fridge, wanting to eat before they left for their day of fun on the snow.
Blake wasn't far off when she said 9 am. By the time that all four girls had eaten and dressed it was 8:45 am, so they didn't leave the cabin until 9:15 am. Luckily the ski equipment was kept in a large shed type building adjacent to the main building. They all quickly selected their equipment and got set up, Weiss turned to look at them all as she was grabbing her own skis.
"I know Ruby needs to be taught, but do you two know how to ski?"
"Yessir," Blake and Yang answered in unison. Weiss nodded.
"Alright, well I'll show you two to the slopes and then I will let you two start skiing while I teach Ruby the basics."
"Sounds like a good plan," the other three all chimed in at the same time. After they were done getting ready it was 9:25am and Weiss led them to the chair lift that was a few hundred yards away from the cabin.
"Alright, if you just take this up to the top you'll be there," Weiss told Blake and Yang
"Alright sounds good! See you two up there!" Yang called down as her and Blake went up.
"Okay then," Weiss said to herself as she turned to look at Ruby. "We will take it slow on the slopes, but before we go up I need to show you the basics."
"Yay!" Ruby cheered throwing her arms up and forgetting about her ski poles, which nearly smacked Weiss in the face.
"Rule one: watch your ski poles," Weiss said more calmly than she felt after she had ducked out of the way. "Now let me show you the basic positions of skiing," Weiss said launching into a lesson on how to ski. Ruby found it somewhat boring, but she forced herself to pay attention knowing that it was important.
"Weiss this is awesome!" Ruby shouted as her and Weiss went down the intermediate hill for the fourth time. After she had been taught the basics and had demonstrated that she understood it adequately Weiss had allowed her to go skiing, they first skied on the beginner hill. Ruby had taken a little time to get the hang of it, falling over several times even on the simple beginner hill, which was short and did not allow for much speed to be built up. After about thirty minutes she was skiing well enough for Weiss to take her on the intermediate hill, which was bigger and had several obstacles on it. Weiss smiled as Ruby sped past her down the slope. Weiss was the more experienced skier, but Ruby was always the faster of the two and it seemed to translate to the slopes as well.
"I'm glad you are enjoying yourself!" Weiss shouted back trying to be heard as Ruby put more distance between them. The only response Weiss got back was Ruby laughing in excitement as she veered out of the way of one of the few trees that littered the easier course. They soon reached the bottom of the slope. Both of their faces were flushed red from the physical exertion and the thrill of picking up speed on the hill. Ruby was laughing as she stabbed her ski poles into the snow and walked over to Weiss.
"Weiss this is so much fun!" she yelled as she wrapped her arms around Weiss and pulled her in for a hug, "Thank you so much for bringing us." Weiss smiled at his and set her poles down and hugged Ruby back.
"You're more than welcome."
"So Weiss, can we go on the expert slope now?" Ruby asked like a little child asking if she could have another cookie.
"No, we cannot. You aren't ready for the expert hill." Weiss quickly answered, though upon seeing the dejected look on the younger girls face she sighed. "Give it a few more hours and then if you are ready I promise I will take you on the expert hill." This brought a smile back to Ruby's face and she gave Weiss a quick peck on the cheek.
"Thank you Weiss!" she exclaimed, "Now let's go again!" Ruby raced to get her poles before making off for the ski lift to take them to the top of the slope.
Weiss shook her head. "Like a puppy," she thought as she grabbed her poles and walked after Ruby at a much more leisurely pace.
Weiss and Ruby stood at the top of the expert hill for the first time, true to her word Weiss had taken her up. Several hours had passed and Ruby had only been improving on her ability to ski. During the late lunch the four girls had Ruby was pleading with Weiss to take her on the expert hill. Weiss would have denied her and told her to wait for tomorrow, but Yang and even Blake had sided with Ruby. Blake was the opinion that swayed Weiss, she had pointed out that Ruby had gotten better and that she was with Weiss who was an excellent skier. Weiss had agreed to take Ruby. Blake and Yang decided to call it a day and go back to the cabin and start making dinner.
"Alright Ruby, are you ready?" Weiss asked, turning her head to look at the girl standing next to her. Ruby seemed to be vibrating in excitement.
"Of course I am! I love a good challenge," she enthusiastically replied looking down at the slope. The expert track was much more difficult; the hill was much steeper and there were many more obstacles littering the course.
"Alright, I'll follow behind you in case something happens."
"It'll be fine Weiss, I'm going to impress you with how good I have gotten. Then I'll impress you in other ways," Ruby added the last part with a wink and waggle of her eyebrows, causing Weiss to turn her head away to try and hide the red that was rushing to her cheeks.
"Just go you dolt," she muttered, making Ruby laugh as she went down the hill.
She counted to ten and took a deep breath before following Ruby. Weiss had very little trouble avoiding the trees and rocks that were on the slope, she had been on this slope dozens of times so she knew it well. Weiss kept an eye on Ruby, making sure the other girl was doing alright. Everything was going well, they had made it about halfway down the long track and Weiss was beginning to think that her earlier worries had just been her overreacting and worrying too much. Looking at Ruby Weiss felt the air leave her lungs as time seemed to slow down. Ruby had hit a patch of ice with one of her skis and lost control and the jolt had made her drop her ski poles. This would not have been so bad if they had been on an easier track, but the problem was that she was hurtling towards a rock and had no way to stop herself in time. "Oh no!" Weiss screamed in her mind, powerless to stop what was about to happen. "This can't be happening. No no she was supposed to be safe! I was here to keep her safe!" Her thoughts pounded in her skull, her ears ringing as her eyes followed Ruby as she sped towards the boulder that was in her way, wishing she could take her gaze away because she knew there was only one way this could end.
"RUBY!" Weiss shrieked as the other girl collided with the rock, a sickening crunch punctuated her scream.