Chapter 24: The Afternoon That Sucked

Wassup, readers? It's your pal, The Draigg, here again! I hope you've gotten your eyes ready, since I've got another chapter for ya! Now, be advised that I don't own RWBY, or any other things I mention. Also, it might get a little saucy here. Now that we have the legal stuff out of the way, let's get started!

Today wasn't being kind to Ruby, Weiss, and Yang. Ever since they dropped Blake off at the Medical Ward while in their pajamas, the group had to avoid large groups of students. None of them could live down the shame they felt. Currently, the group was hiding behind some bushes, trying to figure out a way to get past some students.

Weiss was beyond embarrassment. She was only wearing her thin nightgown. To make things worse, she wasn't wearing a bra, either. No, Weiss wasn't embarrassed. She was LIVID. How the hell did this weird stuff keep on happening to her? Plus, it didn't help that she was starting to LIKE feeling a little exposed. She wasn't a pervert, damn it!

"Ruby!", Weiss whispered harshly. "Give me your pants!". Weiss didn't care if Ruby got exposed. If this kept up, Weiss might have an embarrassing 'crisis' along the way.

Naturally, Ruby was shocked. A deep blush crossed her nose. "No way! Nuh-uh!", Ruby whispered back. She clutched at her cotton sleeping pants as if they were some kind of shield.

"Come on! I can't stand being like this!", Weiss complained. She crawled towards Ruby menacingly. Ruby tried to crawl away, but her back hit the bushes. As Weiss crept after her, Ruby tried kicking her legs to drive her off.

Now Ruby was cornered. This was Weiss' chance! Just as she was about to pounce on her, she was stopped by Yang's hand grabbing her leg.

"Will you two cut it out?!", Yang half-whispered, half-yelled. While this little pant theft scenario was going on, they had missed a chance to sneak past the mob of students. Now, they would have to wait for another opportunity.

Weiss gave a huff of annoyance when she was let go. At least Yang and Ruby were wearing shorts and pants, respectively. Sure, Weiss normally wore a skirt, but she felt way more exposed in her nightgown. But man, that breeze felt great in-between her legs. It sent a small shiver up her back. Weiss tried to think of something that calm down her libido.

"Old men, shuffleboard, cough medicine, cold rain, Ruby's touch—damn it!", Weiss thought. Man, she was having a hard time controlling herself. She just wanted to get this day over with already.

Another break in the stream of students appeared. Giving a signal to follow, Yang dashed over to the nearest door. Ruby and Weiss sprinted after her. Once they entered the building, they realized they had entered the Main Hall. Luckily, it was usually empty during class time. Ruby turned to face Yang and Weiss.

"Okay team, we've to two options: we can head over to the cafeteria to meet the others, or we can get our clothes from our ro—oh, poopie!", Ruby cursed.

"What is it?", Yang asked.

"I… umm…", Ruby mumbled, pushing her fingers together, "… I kinda forgot to take off the auto-lock on our door…".

Somehow, everyone's heart dropped even further. If you were to see it, it would be resting between their kidneys. That meant they couldn't change, not now. That left one choice. Specifically, the one they were trying to avoid doing. With their heads hung low, Team RWY started walking in the direction of the Cafeteria.

Team JNPR plus Velvet were waiting at their usual table in the Cafeteria. All of them had gotten a message from Ruby, saying that she wanted to talk to them about the show at lunch. But where was she? Ruby was about twenty minutes late at this point.

Ren was absent mindedly gazing around, picking at his chanpuru when he saw Ruby, followed by Weiss and Yang still in their night clothes, quietly go through the door. Ren thought about having a reaction, but then decided against it. There was weird stuff constantly happening at Beacon, which meant he couldn't possibly react to everything. Instead, he announced to the others, "They're here.".

At Ren's even voice, the others looked to where he nodded his head. Naturally, when Team RWY walked up to the table, they all got some weird stares (except for Nora).

"Aww man, why didn't anyone tell me it was Pajama Day?", Nora complained. Ren put his hand on her shoulder and shook his head. "It isn't?", asked Nora.

"No.", Ren flatly replied. That got a frown form Nora. Oh well, she was a big girl. She could deal with it.

"Sorry we're late…", apologized Ruby as she sat down.

"Do you want to explain… this?", Velvet asked, gesturing to Team RWY.

"Not particularly.", Weiss mumbled. This was degrading, embarrassing, lewd, perverted, arousing—NO, NOT THAT! Weiss squirmed uncomfortably in her seat. She felt like everyone was probing her with her eyes. Yet again, maybe she DID want everyone to watch her. If Ruby were to touch her right now, she would melt in her seat.

Yang just simply rested her face in her hands. How could so much have gone wrong today? And she wouldn't ask how it could get worse. Now she knew it could ALWAYS get worse. She hadn't even gotten to fix her hair before she left! Oh, the humanity of it all!

Pyrrha tried to get everyone on topic. Sure, it was strange that her friends had shown up in their pajamas. But, given how her team mates dressed in bed, this pretty normal. Jaune had his onesie, she had her tank top and shorts, Nora had her plush pajama set, and Ren had his… wrappings.

"So, what do you want to talk to us about?", Pyrrha asked.

"Well, I was just going to hand you guys the list of songs I was planning on using…", Ruby said. The others looked expectantly.

"… But I left that in my room.", finished Ruby, mumbling.

"That's fine, Ruby. Is there anything else you can tell us now?", Velvet asked.

"What I CAN tell you right now is… you're doing a great job?", offered Ruby. To be honest, she had left all of her important musical stuff back at the room.

"We haven't done anything yet.", Ren pointed out. He wasn't even looking at her as he said that. Ren seemed way more invested in picking at his champuru.

Ruby slumped down in her seat. This wasn't going well. She had to salvage this talk, otherwise this embarrassing adventure would be worth absolutely nothing. Then, an idea hit her.

"Oh yeah! I forgot to tell you guys! We've got a location now!", Ruby announced, perking up. At least that bit of news was worth something.

"It's at that field near the gardens!", Ruby said, puffing her chest. She felt proud that she thought of something to talk about.

"That's great!", Jaune agreed. He was fully on board with this plan. Outdoor concerts were always cool, no matter what anybody else thought.

"And it's all thanks to Weiss and Velvet!", Ruby cheered. Velvet smiled at the words of gratitude. Weiss would have felt the same way, if Ruby hadn't put her arm around her.

Weiss went absolutely stiff as Ruby touched her. Her mind was racing at the speed of light at Ruby's contact.

"It happened! In public! Yes! I want more! I WANT MORE!", went Weiss' thoughts.

Weiss tried not to drool. This felt WAY too good. It almost felt the same as when Ruby laid with her that one night. It felt like someone started a fire in her chest. Weiss was trying to control her breathing, trying not to give away her arousal to the others. She could feel her panties starting to grow warmer. That made it even worse (and better) to her.

Luckily, everyone else was paying more attention to Ruby as she kept on talking:

"Plus, I'm sure I can just send you guys the lists anyway.", she concluded. She withdrew her hand from Weiss, who slumped where she sat. She looked a little tired, for some reason.

Yang clasped her hands. "So, is anyone hungry? I sure am. ", she said. Turning to Weiss, she asked, "You mind getting us something?".

Weiss' head shot up as she heard her name. Then, with Yang's words sank in, she blushed and looked down at her lap.

"I, uh, can't.", she mumbled. Her blush grew.

"Huh? Why can't you?", Ruby asked. Following Weiss' gaze, she saw what she was talking about. Ohhhh… now she understood. She guessed (correctly) that Weiss had the thing when you were attracted to something other than a person. What were those things called again? Something starting with an 'F'? Whatever, that wasn't important right now.

"Never mind, I'll get it.", Ruby said fast, getting up. She walked away, looking ready to come back quickly.

"Huh. Whatever.", Yang said, as she turned her attention to Velvet and Team JNPR.

"So, were you guys thinking about costumes?", Pyrrha asked. She was rather proud of her work last time.

"Not really. But, knowing Blake and her pop songs, she would insist on it.", Yang replied.

"What kind of pop?", Jaune asked.

"Hell if I know. I don't even understand the language. All it sounds like is… sugary, I guess.", Yang thought out loud.

Ren knew immediately what Yang was talking about. That send a signal of annoyance up to his brain and out of his mouth.

"Okay, so you get to use foreign pop, but I can't do kabuki theater?", Ren said with a hint of venom in his voice. His statement got groans from the others.

"Look, Ren, I know it's a part of your culture and all, but you just can't have sex in public. Especially on stage.", explained Jaune. Velvet and Pyrrha nodded in agreement.

"Y-yeah.", Weiss sputtered. She was in absolutely NO position to talk. However, she did consider looking into this 'kabuki theater' thing. Maybe she could Ruby into it, whatever it was.

Jaune's explanation had gotten a rare expression of anger out of Ren. He smacked his fist on the table, sending his utensils flying.

"It's not some weird sex thing, damn it! What is WITH you people and sex, anyway?! You know what? I don't need this.", Ren ranted. He shot up from the table and stormed off.

Concerned for Ren, Nora followed close behind him. Maybe he just needed a massage. She had tried acupuncture before, but Ren kept on insisting that her method actually blocked his chakras even worse. And hey, massages could lead to… other things. Nora picked up her pace as she went through the door.

Ruby walked back up to the table, carrying a few plates of food on a tray. She had gotten grilled eel for Yang, chilled shitake mushrooms for Weiss, and sugar cookies for herself. When she placed the plates in front of their intended eaters, they gave Ruby odd looks. They were nothing compared to the looks Ruby got while in line.

"You didn't tell me what you wanted!", Ruby said in her defense.

The others sighed, and started to eat. Mushrooms weren't one of Weiss' favorite foods. She had no idea where Ruby had gotten the idea that she liked them. And chilled? What kind of person eats mushrooms with ice cubes? Weiss really wondered if all those nutritionists that the school hired were actually con artists.

Yang, on the other hand, had no problem eating the eel. It didn't taste too bad, anyway. It helped that the eel was smothered in garlic and herbs. Plus, she had eaten worse things on dares before. Yang remembered the time she had eaten some gum she found under a bench on a bet. That was an easy twenty lien.

And of course, Ruby enjoyed her cookies. She was thankful every day that the desert bar was always open. She always had Weiss watch over her nutrition, so whenever Ruby had the chance to get what she liked, she took it. She didn't even care if she got a toothache or brain freeze. It was always worth the risk.

"Hey, where did Ren and Nora go?", asked Ruby.

"Oh, he got upset over his sex show thing.", Yang explained. Ruby brushed off the answer. Whatever other cultures did was their business alone. Everyone continued to eat in silence.

Once Team RWY finished their lunches with varying degrees of satisfaction, they prepared to leave. Or, at least Ruby and Yang did. Weiss refused to move from her seat.

"Come on, just get up, Weiss.", pleaded Ruby. Weiss' thing starting with an 'F' must have worn off by now, right?

"I'm fine, really.", Weiss stated for the fifth time. That was a lie. Ever since Ruby had touched her, she knew that she was sitting on some of her arousal. She didn't want the others to find out. It was better to keep her secret thrills to herself.

"Stop being difficult, damn it!", Yang said as she grabbed Weiss by the arm and jerked her out of her seat. Then, she understood why Weiss didn't want to get up. Yang had a good idea how Weiss was feeling. Blake had gone through a brief exhibitionism phase before, and that was way messier than this. At least this was manageable.

Pushing Weiss behind her, Yang made some quick excuses to the others.

"I'm glad we got to talk. We'll do it later, okay? See ya, bye.", shot out Yang quickly. With that, she whisked Ruby and Weiss out of the door with her. Boy, did Ruby pick quite the girl to fall for. The others blinked, confused. What was the deal with that?

Out in the hallway, Team RWY had no idea where to go. They couldn't go back into their room right now, since it was locked on accident. And they couldn't go to their classes, being that they didn't have their books. Or, proper clothes, for that matter. They tried to weigh their options. That was hard, considering the awkward atmosphere that hung around them. Weiss getting turned on in public was weird for everyone involved.

"So… does that happen often?", Yang asked, breaking the silence.

"I don't want to talk about it…", mumbled Weiss, embarrassed. She wouldn't stop looking at the ground. It was absolutely dirty what she did, yet she loved it. Maybe being stuck around her estate when she was younger made her more excited when she finally got out in public. That was probably the reason she liked what she did.

Hoping to change the subject, Ruby swiftly asked, "What should we do?".

"Well, we can't go to our classes. Even if we showed up with the proper stuff, we would still have missed a lot. I don't see a point in going today at all.", Yang thought out loud.

As much as Weiss was inclined to disagree, she had to admit the busty boxer had a point. They would have to make up the lessons regardless. Oh well, she could afford to take a small hit on her grades, even if she didn't like it. She was sure that her parents didn't check her grades, anyway. They probably didn't care.

"I think we should try to break into our room.", Ruby suggested. It wasn't like they had much of a choice anymore. Ruby had simply voiced what everyone was thinking of.

"Then let's just go.", Weiss said, immediately heading in the direction of the dorms. Her gaze never left the ground. Seeing no better options, Yang and Ruby followed her.

Luckily for them, the dorms could be easily accessed from the cafeteria. They didn't have to do as much sneaking as before. But, that didn't mean that it was quick. By the time they got there, it was the middle of the afternoon.

Facing the door to their room, a thought hit all of them at the same time: they had no actual plan to break in.

"Uhh, how do we do this?", Ruby asked. She had no good ideas. To be fair, nobody did.

Yang tried the first thing that came to mind: punching the hell out of the door. However, on her third blow, she remembered that replacing school property was expensive. That's why Team CRDL all had to get part time jobs. All of that furniture they kept on breaking cost a lot. And it most certainly wasn't theirs to break.

Once she saw that punches wouldn't work, Ruby tried to brainstorm some ideas. Looking around, she saw a vent. Wait, she had an idea! Man, playing all those stealth games was starting to pay off.

Walking over to the vent, she reached up and pulled the grate out of the frame. "We could crawl through here.", Ruby suggested.

"I'm not sure that would work, Rubes.", Yang skeptically replied.

"I agree with her.", said Weiss.

"Trust me. Our room has air conditioning. All we need to do is climb in there and pop out on the other side! It's genius!", Ruby declared. She was proud of leading the charge like this.

"Even if you can fit in there, I can't.", pointed out Yang. Seeing Ruby's confused look, Yang gestured to her chest. She was too busty to squeeze through.

"Don't worry, I'm sure you two can make it. Just open the door form the other side, okay?", Yang said.

Weiss felt a little insulted at the implications. "I should have you know, having a petite frame isn't bad. Sure, I may be smaller, but it's overall better than having a large figure.", Weiss justified (mostly to herself).

"Yeah, sure. Just get in there, you two.", Yang ordered.

Complying, first Ruby, and then Weiss climbed into the vent.

Weiss certainly didn't mind the view when she was crawling behind Ruby. But what she did mind was all the dust and just general filthiness of the vent. If she saw a rat, Weiss was sure she would scream. She was hoping Ruby's rear would make up for this disgusting trip.

Ruby was a little excited. She had made a good decision as team leader. And crawling through these vents made her feel like some cool infiltrator of some kind. Maybe she could have a code name!

"How about Solid Ruby? I like the sound of that!", Ruby, now Solid Ruby, thought to herself.

Motivated to help her friends, Solid Ruby ventured forward through the vent system. She hoped that Weiss would follow her closely. Ooooh! She should have a code name too!

"Hey, Weiss?", asked Solid Ruby, trying to get the attention of her companion.

"What?", asked Weiss in response, annoyed at how filthy she was getting.

"Mind if I call you Liquid Weiss?", Solid Ruby requested.

"No, you can't.", (not Liquid) Weiss firmly stated. She was a little baffled at the request. What kind of name was that, anyway? At least she didn't ask to call her an emotion of some kind. That would have been lamer than calling her Liquid.

Slightly disappointed, Solid Ruby continued onward. Now she was getting to where vents led into rooms. Getting there had taken longer than she thought it would. Maybe she should report that to the Colonel once she had the chance. Seeing some light pour through a grate, Ruby looked through the opening. It was Team RWBY's room, all right.

"Commencing Operation: Venting Frustration.", Solid Ruby declared to herself. She didn't notice (not Liquid) Weiss groan at the bad pun. She didn't like how Yang had rubbed off on her girlfriend.

Solid Ruby knocked the grate out of the frame and climbed through. She landed near the desk. Getting into a crouching position, Solid Ruby grabbed her scroll of the desk and talked into it.

"Operation complete.", Solid Ruby reported to absolutely nobody. The mission was a success. She had gotten a 'S' ranking in her mind. She stood up, looking proud.

(Not Liquid) Weiss dropped down behind her. "Well, that was tedious", she thought out loud.

"Meh, it wasn't that bad.", Solid Ruby, now just regular Ruby, said. Walking over to the door, she unlocked it for Yang. Yang breathed a sigh of relief when she entered the dorm room. She shifted her gaze to the clock.

"Well, I guess we don't have to change.", Yang stated.

Weiss' face puckered in disagreement. "I'm going to take a shower", she declared. She marched over to the bathroom and shut the door. Ruby and Yang could hear water starting to run. Both shrugged at each other.

Sitting on Blake's bunk, Yang summarized the day so far: "Well, today was a thing.", she simply put it.

"No kidding", Ruby agreed as she relaxed on her bunk, messing around with her scroll. She was trying to send the songs list over to Velvet and Team JNPR.

Man, today was odd. Between delivering a brain damaged Blake to the hospital, to sneaking around campus in their pajamas, then finding out Weiss was an exhibitionist, there was a lot that happened.

Nobody would forget today for a long, long time.

Man I love me some Metal Gear. I would personally like to than Hideo Kojima for making such an awesome series. Wow, I got a little off track there. Anyway, I hope you liked this chapter! Be sure to tell me how much you liked it in the reviews section! This is The Draigg, signing off, and ready to start infiltration.