"So… We're lost aren't we?" Ruby asked, sighing as Nora skipped ahead of her on the trail.

"Well, at least we don't have to worry about Weiss bossing us around!" Nora replied cheerily. "Besides, the forest can't be that deep, we'll run into the other pairs eventually."

"Yeah, I guess you're right. Hey, so why didn't you go with Ren this time? I thought you two were inseparable."

"Well… I think he was a little shy after he dropped his towel in front of us," Nora replied as she turned to face Ruby, clasping her hands behind her back and leaning forward, waiting for her companion to catch up.

"Wait, why would that matter?" Ruby asked, scratching her head.

"Well you see, Ren had just taken a shower, and I thought it would be funny to jump on him as he walked through the door, but he wasn't paying attention, you know? So anyway, I jumped on him as he walked in through the door, and he put his hands up to catch me, but since he was still wet from the shower, I slid off. Well, since his hands were trying to catch me, they weren't on his towel, so as I slid off it came off, and… well I was on my butt with Ren staring at me."

"Ren… Staring at you?" Ruby responded, still a bit confused.

"I was sitting on the ground, and Ren was standing up and completely naked." Nora fed Ruby, a grin spreading over her face.

"OH! You mean his... EWWWWWWWWW!" Ruby screamed, the thought of a naked boy now etched across her mind.

Nora had begun laughing hysterically, "That was the same reaction Jaune had when he saw the situation! Ren turned as red as Pyrrha, who threw him a towel. He covered himself before I could have any fun though…" Nora pouted.

Ruby felt sorry for the boy, but felt an odd warmth and curiosity as Nora went on. "What… What did it… look like?" Ruby stuttered, her cheeks now flushing as she asked the question.

Nora's eyebrows shot up, followed by a grin that Ruby had seen Yang wear after many a nights partying. "Kinda like a mushroom. It was much bigger though."

"How… How big?"

Nora's grin grew impossibly wide. "Hehe, I'll show you," Nora said before shooting off to climb a tree. She returned to the ground a moment later with a pair of bananas.

"Whaaa?!" Ruby cried out.

"Hm? Oh, no, just one!" Nora replied, placing one in Ruby's hands.

"They're that big?!" Ruby said, still incredulous.

"Well, I don't know about other boys, but Ren and Jaune are both that size."

"How... do you… does it hurt?" Ruby responded, now as red as her hood, and staring at her feet, banana in hand.

"It hurts a little at first, but then it just feels really good!"

"Oh… But how did you know Jaune's size?" Ruby said, looking up at Nora, jealousy brewing in her silver eyes.

"You know how clumsy Jaune is! He's dropped his towel on his own so many times. That's why Pyrrha always has one ready when one of the boys go to the shower."

"So, just you and Ren then?"

"Yes. Well, no. I mean, we're not together-together, but we've been together, yes."

Ruby's jealousy returned to its lair, and the warmth inside her moved from her gut to somewhere a bit lower. "If I… If me and Jaune were… Together-together… Would he expect… I mean, would it be..." Ruby searched for the words to describe how she was feeling.

"Ruby," Nora said, placing her hands on each of her friend's shoulders, "I know you like him. Everyone does. If you two start dating, it'll happen when it happens. When both of you are ready."

Ruby felt her eyes water, and then Nora's arms pull her in tight, their bodies entwined as Ruby shed a tear of innocence.

"NORA! RUBY! There you two are! Where have you been?" Jaune called out, jogging with Ren to where the two girls were standing in the shade.

Ruby pulled away and wiped a tear as she looked up to Jaune. "Oh, just having some girl talk," She responded, looking over to Nora, who returned a smile.

"Oh? About what?" Jaune asked.

Ruby and Nora gave each other a knowing look, before both looking at Ren and responding at once.

"Boys."