Chapter 43: Waiting For Han

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Weiss woke up early that morning, around seven o'clock. She had no idea why, considering she had woken up in at midnight and stayed up briefly. But, as her mind processed her surroundings, she realized that the cause was Ruby's hand currently on her face.

Wait, how did they switch positions? Weiss could have sworn that she was the one wrapped around Ruby when she fell asleep.

Somehow, in her sleep, not only had Ruby managed to pin down Weiss, but she also got tangled in the bed sheets as well Unfortunately for Weiss, because she was pinned under Ruby, that also meant she too was tied up in a mess of limbs and blankets.

"Ruby… Ruby!" Weiss forcefully whispered at her girlfriend. She tried to shake off the annoying hand off of her face, but all that accomplished was accidentally slapping herself. Weiss then tried to wriggle out of the fusion of cloth and flesh, but she quickly realized that she was stuck in place. She would have to wake up Ruby to get out of the bed.

Weiss nudged Ruby with her knee. Ruby groaned and groggily said, "Not now... I hate the sun…". Then she tried to shift the covers a little with her shoulders. Well, at least that was a form of response.

"Get up, Ruby!" Weiss hissed at Ruby again.

Sighing, Ruby replied, "Geez, Weiss, can't you let me sleep?". Then, she realized her very awkward positioning. "Um, Weiss? It looks like we're stuck,".

Weiss rolled her eyes. "I kind of noticed…" she mumbled.

"Umm… think you can try, err, moving your leg?" Ruby asked.

"If I could move my leg, then I would already be out of this mess!" the heiress complained.

"Hey, there's no reason to get snippy. Okay, hold on, let me try moving my arm," Ruby grunted as she shifter her arm. All that did was slap Weiss in the face again. "Nope. Let's try the other one,". She managed to move her arm under the blankets, but it got into a rather embarrassing place of Weiss'.

Weiss' face grew to a deep shade of red. How she didn't notice that Ruby's hand was under her rear, she didn't know. "I—Umm—Ruby, this isn't really the time…" she stuttered. But, through her embarrassment, she did find that she enjoyed where Ruby's hand was a little.

"I didn't mean for that to happen, I swear!" Ruby apologized, although a blush appeared on her cheeks as well.

"A-as much as I don't m-mind, can you p-please try again?" Weiss blushed harder.

"Okay, okay, hold on,". Ruby tried to yank her hand out from underneath Weiss, but her fingers were still stuck under her girlfriend. "I, uh, can't get it out," she sadly reported.

Weiss huffed in annoyance. "I think we'll have to wait for the others," she conceded.

As much as Ruby hated to admit it, Weiss had a point. She couldn't get herself and Weiss untangled without someone else's help. Unfortunately, that meant dealing with Yang's highly embarrassing remarks and actions.

"I can just hear it! 'Geez, you couldn't wait for a better time?'. And then she would take pictures for some reason… Oh god, it's horrible!" Ruby thought with horror.

Her mouth, however, said different things. "So, uh, should we wake them up, or should we wait?" she asked.

"I guess there's no sense in delaying the inevitable…" mused Weiss. Then, taking action, she yelled loudly, "Hey, the both of you! Get up!".

Blake shot up in her bed. "What is it?!" she exclaimed before she hit her head on the bunk above her. "Yeeowch!". She clutched her head in pain. Her cat ears had taken the brunt of the blow, so she was in absolute agony.

Yang, on the other hand, made an undignified flop onto the ground. The fall woke her up rather rudely. "Aww, shit!" she groaned as she rubbed her bruised shoulder. Then, she looked over at the awkward situation Weiss and Ruby were in. A smirk crossed her lips.

"Well, well, well. I guess you wanted to make your little, ahem, 'fun time' a more-some," the blonde teased. Ruby and Weiss' expressions grew mortified and their faces grew pale. Their only response was various gagging and choking noises.

Eventually, Weiss choked out, "Y-you lewd dolt! As if I want to ever be with you! Just get me out of this bind already!". She shook in place to emphasize her trapped state.

Of course Yang wouldn't let this one slide so easily, even though she was committed to being a better person. It was too good of an opportunity to pass up. So, she continued to harass the entangled duo.

"Come on, this was probably your idea, Weiss," Yang explained with a smirk, "You wanted to try something different and kinky, and now you want everyone else to watch you two. I get it, Blake isn't that different,".

"Seriously…?" Blake groaned form her bunk. She was still holding her head and writhing around, suffering.

"Can you please just stop and help us?" Weiss tiredly begged.

Yang raised her finger at the tangled duo. "Hold up, I'm on a roll here,". Then, clearing her throat, she continued with, "I mean, I always knew Weiss could be a bit of a deviant, but you, Ruby? I had no idea you were into that level of stuff. Tsk, tsk,".

Somehow, Ruby's face grew paler than it already was. "Ack— I—gah—ermm- ahh-" she stammered incoherently.

Yang began to laugh at Ruby and Weiss. In response, Weiss glared at her and asked through barred teeth, "Are you quite finished?".

Her laughter slowing down, Yang replied, "Hehehehe… Yeah, hold on. Let old Yangey get you outta there," as she wiped a mirthful tear from her eye.

So, Yang set to work untangling the pair. It ended up feeling embarrassing for all the involved parties, as Yang clearly saw Ruby's hand groping Weiss' rear. Sure, it was fine for her to joke about her sister's capacity for romantic impulses, but she was still a little weirded out by seeing it. And, Ruby and Weiss were obviously embarrassed for being in such a compromising position. The only person who escaped that overwhelming feeling of awkwardness was Blake, and only because she had covered her face with her pillow, trying to dull the pain. It didn't work all that well.

At least they had late classes on Tuesdays. That was the only good thing so far today.

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Tuesday didn't really improve at all. But really, that should have been expected. That was Team RWBY's luck, after all. Things always seemed to get worse, then slightly better, then worse again. It was as if their emotional states were connected to a dying man's heartbeat. Just mountains of elation and valleys of crushing despair.

Well, it would help to explain just how bad this day had gone so far. Let's start from the beginning.

Breakfast at the cafeteria was terrible. Even Team JNPR wasn't in high spirits that morning, and Nora had the energy for ten men. But, given the rather spotted history of the cafeteria food's quality (not to mention its staff), not only had several items been taken off the menu, but they also had to hose down the kitchen and freezer. Apparently, most of the ingredients were near expiration, if not flat out rotting. The smell was more repugnant than the time Weiss tried to make grapefruit and beef salad on a hotplate.

After the delightful breakfast of dry, crumbling biscuits covered in stale syrup, the second bad thing to happen was a test. Not any type of test, mind you. It was a surprise test in Professor Port's class. Normally, a surprise test wouldn't be all that bad, but Professor Port's tests involved memorizing his bizarre stories down to the last detail. The members of Team RWBY just couldn't continue when it came to certain questions. For example, Ruby had no idea how many shoes the good professor stuffed down a Beowolf's mouth to smother it to death.

So, with that exercise in helpless tedium behind them, it was now around lunch time. Team RWBY had decided to hole up in their room, with food purchased from the snack bar. Well, at least Cedric the cashier was happy with all the cash he pulled in from them. The same couldn't be said for Weiss.

She was sat at a chair in the corner, glowering at her lap. There sat her scroll, waiting for a call that might not possibly come today. What she was holding for was Ms. Han to call with some good news: that they could go ahead with her plans.

Ruby, with her natural concern taking over, lightly nudged Weiss in the shoulder with a sandwich. "Hey, uh, you better eat something," she suggested. She got no response. Weiss continued to stare at the scroll.

"Uhh, Weiss? Sandwichhhhhhhh," Ruby dragged out as she prodded Weiss in the shoulder again. Still, no response.

Ruby couldn't help but huff in annoyance. She would have to take more drastic measures now. So, she made plane noises and tried to shove the sandwich in Weiss' mouth. "Bbbbrrrrrrrrr! Open up for the plane to come in!" Ruby said with a patronizing tone.

Well, that got Weiss' attention. She slapped the sandwich away from her mouth. "Seriously, Ruby?" she complained, "I'm not a two year old!".

"Can you please just eat something? It's unhealthy not to," pleaded Ruby.

Sighing and slumping in her chair, Weiss rubbed her temples. "Sorry for making you worry, I just… I just really need to hear from Ms. Han right now. …That was a sentience I never expected to say," she groaned. Almost in apology, Weiss took the sandwich from Ruby's hand and took a bite. Huh, provolone, colby, and jack cheese with mustard. Ruby had made a good choice, Weiss had to admit as she swallowed.

"Just try to relax, Weiss. Ya know, go with the flow," Yang called form her bunk. She made a wave motion with her hand.

"I can't! This is the one thing I'm waiting on! I need to know that my ideas will work!" Weiss cried in exasperation.

"But is it really the day you've waited for?" Blake asked, not looking up from her book.

"Is this the day we open up the door?" Ruby quickly added. That got her odd looks from everyone, including Blake, who put down her book to stare at her.

"Sorry. I thought it felt appropriate," Ruby swiftly apologized. She just couldn't pass up the opportunity to reference one of her favorite songs.

"Ruby, this is serious," chided Weiss, "For all we know, our destiny is just a call away!".

"Well, I wouldn't put it THAT far…" Blake said under her breath as she returned her attention to her book.

"I just need to know!" Weiss said to nobody in particular.

"You're getting really tense, Weiss," Ruby observed nervously as she approached her girlfriend's back.

"I'm not tense, I'm prepared! I need to be there for—Ohhh…" Weiss moaned as Ruby began to rub her shoulder blades. She was putty in Ruby's gentle touch. Weiss sank into her chair further. She barely stopped in time before she hit the ground.

"Sssshhhh, ssssshhhhhhhhhh…" cooed Ruby as she massaged Weiss. "It's okay, you just need to relax right now,". Weiss gave a low hum in response. The sandwich she was holding spilled from her hands, and its contents got all over the carpet. Nobody really seemed to mind. The carpet had some worse things dropped, spilled, or squirted onto it before.

"My point is proven," Yang observed with some satisfaction. Nobody replied to her self-righteous remark. They either didn't care, or were too wrapped up in what they were doing to really notice.

No calls were made during lunch. Or the rest of the day for that matter.

Weiss (and Ruby to a small extent) was annoyed to no end that Tuesday.

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