A/N: Been a while, sorry. Just haven't been feeling typing as of late as my fellow Discord peeps know. I'm trying to get back into the swing of things however though. Finally moved into my new house as well so that's a plus.

Anyway, hope you enjoy the chapter! Things are a-happening!

The entire room fell into silence and Weiss was sure that everyone could hear her heart beating then. She wasn't even sure what to think at the words! Surely it had to be a jest, Ruby couldn't be serious!

"S- Seriously…?" She sputtered, forcing her hand to remain steady as she held her fork.

Both Ruby and Cinder smiled at each other before the older woman subtly leaned closer to Ruby and nodded her head.

"Yes," Cinder answered, a bright smile gracing the woman's face. "Both Ruby and I have been talking it over now for a while and…"

"And!" Ruby interjected happily. "We both decided that we should do it!"

At her words, the younger sister turned and smiled once more towards Cinder whom slipped an arm around the other girl in a loose embrace.

Silence once again filled the air as Weiss felt her eyes want to widen further but couldn't. She turned towards Yang but the blonde's face was turned up into a smile so bright that Weiss thought she'd need to put on sunglasses for a second.

"Ruby, that's amazing!" The blonde yelled, hopping out of her chair. "I'm gonna be an aunt!"

"I know! I'm going to be a mom!" Ruby jumped up, mimicking her older sister as the two leapt into each other's arms, hugging and almost dancing.

"And I'm going to be a big sister!" Snowflake then joined in, flinging her arms upwards, her spoon still in hand as she smiled a giant toothy grin.

A chorus of laughter was heard as both Yang and Ruby explained to Snowflake that she'd be a cousin instead of a sister, but Weiss tuned it out as she stared at the two sister's from across the table. She felt… frozen, both physically and mentally.

'How…? How did this happen?' She thought to herself, glancing over Ruby as her former partner was still smiling happily.

Though she and Ruby were no longer technically partners, she still felt a certain responsibility for watching over the other girl. It wasn't as if she didn't want to see her friend happy, quite the opposite in fact. It was just… who she had decided to take this gigantic step in life with.

'Speaking of which…' Weiss mused to herself as she glanced towards Cinder.

The older woman was seated in her chair still, with a small smile on her face as she eyed Yang, Ruby, and Snowflake. As Weiss watched the other woman, she still couldn't wrap her mind around her thoughts. True, Cinder at first glance was beautiful with a mysterious touch to her. But when she opens her mouth… it reminds Weiss of the suggestive things she remembered back at the grocery store.

Now that she thought about it, was that something Ruby in fact liked about her? Does she even speak like that to Ruby? So far, today, Weiss hasn't heard the other woman make any remarks like that. It almost made her wonder if she did so before to her just to tease.

Narrowing her eyes as she thought on it, Weiss didn't even notice when the ebon haired woman turned her glance to her. It wasn't until she heard her name being uttered repeatedly that she was broken out of her thoughts.

"Weiss…?"

Shaking her head, the white haired mother met Cinder's eyes in an instant. Though she couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed at the motion, especially with what she was just thinking about.

"Ah, yes?" She stuttered, trying to calm herself and appear happy with the recent news.

"Something on your mind?" The woman asked, and Weiss couldn't help but think that she was much sharper than she gave her credit for.

Shaking her head to stave off any concerns Cinder had for her, the white haired girl faked a smile before waving her hand dismissively.

"Nothing at all…" She lied. "I'm just really… happy for the two of you." Weiss continued, once more glancing over towards Ruby.

"Ruby of all people… a mother!" Weiss chuckled politely. "Back at the academy I never would have thought I'd see the day."

Cinder laughed as well at her words, and much to Weiss' displeasure, the older woman moved to sit next to her at the table.

"Little Rubes has matured a lot ever since I met her." Cinder explained as she too looked fondly over towards her girlfriend. "She even surprises me sometimes too with how much she's grown."

Weiss felt a genuine smile tug at her lips at Cinder's words. She's noticed it too, how Ruby has changed. Sometimes it was a little sad to see to Weiss, but whenever Snowflake was around, Ruby appeared to revert back to her old self, being energetic and a buffoon. And Weiss wouldn't have it any other way. She and Yang were quite similar in that regard.

Looking back towards Cinder, Weiss crossed her legs and was becoming quite curious now at their decision to have a child. Though she knew that Ruby would make a loving mother, she wasn't quite one hundred percent confident that she'd be a responsible one. She still remembered the times where Ruby fed Snowflake nothing but sweets when she asked and let her play all day long, ignoring her studies. Though she was sure Snowflake was delighted at that, it wasn't the "adult" thing to do, as Yang would put it.

"Who suggested it?" Weiss finally asked, quite curiously now.

Cinder still kept her eyes on the sisters as she answered, the smile never leaving her lips.

"I did first actually." She replied almost abashedly. "When we both were babysitting Snowflake one day… I saw the way Ruby watched the two of us and… well… I made the suggestion."

Weiss raised an eyebrow at that but said nothing. She tried to picture the scenario in her head but she couldn't quite envision it.

"A few days later, Ruby brought it up again and… we started to speak more about it and eventually we both agreed after doing some research. It seemed that Ruby has gotten even more excited with every passing day we talked about it, and I have too honestly… all thanks to little Snow."

Weiss turned to look at her daughter who was now being swung around by Ruby as she giggled uncontrollably from the attention.

The sight cased Weiss to ignore the obvious danger from what they were doing and just appreciate the love she could see between both Snowflake and Ruby. She knew that Ruby would treat her child with as much love as she could… and then some.

"I could have figured that Ruby would be excited…" Weiss finally stated, turning to look at the woman next to her again. "But how about you? Do you think you're ready to be a mother? It's not easy."

Though she didn't mean to come across as nasty or condescending at the moment, Weiss was being genuinely honest now. It really wasn't as easy as it sounded or looked, especially when it came to Snowflake when she was just born.

"The sleepless nights and constant worrying… not to mention getting the right medicine and food when they're still young, making all the check-up visits, the diaper changes…" She trailed on.

But as she watched Cinder's face, she didn't see a hint of apprehension or discomfort. In fact, it looked like she looked more and more excited.

"I know it'll be a lot of work." The ebon haired woman spoke up again with a laugh. "But together with Ruby, I know I can do it… I want this. We both do."

The words rang with an absolute that shook any doubts Weiss had for the two of them. Though she still wasn't truly fond of Cinder just yet, she was beginning to understand that her love for Ruby was genuine. That much was obvious from her words and the look in her eyes.

"Well, this goes without saying but whatever help the two of you need… Yang and I would be more than happy to help. Snowflake too."

Weiss couldn't believe the words were coming out of her mouth but she couldn't help it. Her earlier feelings of doubt and disgust were subsiding as she watched Yang and Ruby laughing together while playing with Snowflake. Like three children.

"I have a bunch of books on motherhood too that I can lend to you, just let me know if you need them." She added to which Cinder finally looked at her in the eye.

The amber eyes held a fierce and determined look in them that caused Weiss' words to hitch in her throat as she stared back at other woman.

"Thank you Weiss, really."

The words came out soft; Softer than she would have ever thought Cinder could speak.

"It's really… lifting to know that both you and Yang support us." Cinder continued. "Ruby was really nervous about announcing it today to you guys."

Weiss cocked her head at that. She couldn't believe that Ruby would really be that nervous to tell her or Yang something like that… but maybe she would. It was in fact a big thing to tell others. She remembered when both she and Yang discussed having a daughter… Weiss actually felt the same way at the time. Nervous and scared.

"But not just that," Cinder continued as she brushed a few strands of hair behind her ear and reached into her pocket. "I was going to do this tonight but… After speaking with you, I want all of you and Yang both to be here for this as well."

Before Weiss could even ask what the woman meant by those words, Cinder flashed one last smile towards her before standing up and walking towards where Ruby, Yang and Snowflake were.

As Cinder walked over to them though, Weiss' eyes fixated on the small box that Cinder had fished out of her pocket and now held behind her back. It only took a split second to realize just what in fact the woman was about to do and Weiss felt her eyes bug out of her sockets once more, seconds before she watched Cinder clasp Ruby's hands in her own before getting to one knee.

All eyes turned towards Cinder as the woman looked up into Ruby's surprised and anxious silver eyes as the younger girl watched on unbelieving.

"Ruby…" Cinder uttered, with a look that mirrored Ruby's own. "Will you make me the happiest woman alive right now?" She asked as she finally unclasped the small box she held in her hand.

Barely even getting the ring box open, Ruby jumped into Cinder's arms with a sound mixed between a sob and a laugh. Not a moment later did Snowflake jump into them as well with even Yang embracing them as well. It was one of the rare times where she had seen the blonde speechless.

But as Weiss sat there at the table, speechless herself, listening to Ruby wail happily into her new fiancé's chest and Snowflake asking when she's going to have a little cousin, Weiss stood up and made her way towards her ever-growing family.

She had borne witness to two incredible events today that wouldn't just impact her former partner's life, but her family's as well. And though she initially wasn't too sure about it, she couldn't help but want to see them happy.

It's going to be tough.

It's going to be tiring.

But… it also was going to be amazing.

Getting to her knees as well, Weiss knelt down next to everyone and wrapped her arms around them as well before she felt a hand caress her cheek.

Looking over at her wife, Yang, Weiss smiled towards the blonde who returned the gesture and placed a soft kiss at her cheek, her face moist with tears from the day's events.

She was going to be an aunt!