Authors' Note:

Dear Readers,

Seems FF is a bit anal about saving documents longer than 10,000 words, so this last chapter we had to break in half. Expect the next chapter shortly with a special announcement from Outlaw Team, and myself.

-Wolfe

A week has passed since the meeting in Ozpin's office. The snow has melted enough that the airports are open again. Meaning it's time to say goodbye.

Qrow is waiting at the boarding gate for the girls as Ruby, and Weiss say their goodbyes. Their friends from Team JNPR have come to see them off, and with classes starting up the next day the half of Team RWBY staying at Beacon can't afford to come with them to Patch.

Blake says, "You'll call us once you get there, right?"

Ruby nods eagerly. "You bet!"

Nora holds up a plastic baggie, "Ren, and I baked you cookies! Make sure you send us some pictures of what your home's like! I'll need it for my fanfiction!"

Weiss accepts the bag with a raised eyebrow at Ren. "Was that supposed to make sense?"

Yang shrugs and reaches over. "Makes sense to me! Can I have one of those-?"

Ruby takes the bag out of Weiss's hands quickly and hisses loudly.

Yang pulls her hand away. "Noted…"

Nora blinks, "Wow, cravings already?"

Jaune clear his throat, "Uh… Well… Guess this is goodbye for now… Don't be strangers, alright?"

Ruby smiles at him and gives him a thumbs up. "Can do!"

Nora perks, and then raises her Scroll, "Wait! Group photo! To remember the old days by!"

Ruby pulls Weiss further into the shot. "Absolutely!"

Yang pulls Blake in too. "Don't try to escape this, Blake."

Nora has Qrow come over to hold the Scroll, and takes the picture. Just as the shutter closes the final call for boarding is heard.

Ruby looks around quickly. "We're gonna miss it! Come on, Weiss!"

Weiss nods, and with a final wave to their friends, Qrow urges them onto the airship. As it floats away Weiss, and Ruby find a large window to watch the ground grow farther, and farther away.

Weiss eyes the airport sadly, and then reaches over to take Ruby's hand. "It's going to be alright Ruby… I promise."

Ruby looks at Weiss curiously. "Weiss…" She wraps an arm around Weiss's shoulders. "I'm fine. I'm gonna be better than ever! If anything, this is just an excuse for a vacation!"

Weiss says nothing, just leaning into her as she slips her hands in her pockets. She fingers the lump in one of them softly… Not yet… not yet…

…..

The flight is many hours long, involving much cuddling, and more than a few stories provided by Qrow, but eventually they arrive at the small island of Patch off the coast of Vale. After collecting their baggage they start walking, headed from the town into the countryside where Ruby's home is.

Ruby pants loudly after a while. "Weiss…" She looks at the bags behind them. "How much luggage did we bring?"

"Not much," Weiss replies, looking back at their cart. Most the luggage is hers, considering the other two travelers only have one bag each while she has eight.

Ruby continues pulling the cart. "I could really use one of those cookies right now..."

Weiss gets the baggie out of Ruby's bag, and fishes a cookie out. She touches it to Ruby's lips with a soft smile, "Maybe a bit of water to wash it down?"

"Oh stop being babies," Qrow says with a smirk. "It's barely another mile away."

"Barely a mile?" Ruby stops before picking up Weiss. "Get on the cart." She lifts Weiss onto it quickly.

Weiss gives her an indignant look as Qrow shakes his head, but steps aside to let her past. Weiss says, "Ruby, don't hurt yourself now…"

"Try to keep up, Uncle Qrow!" Ruby giggles excitedly and abuses her semblance to push the cart along. Weiss shouts in surprise, tumbling in the cart as the wind whistles over the top from their speed. Qrow isn't trying to keep up though… Not at first anyhow. He gives Ruby a three second head start before chasing after.

"Are you ok, Weiss?" Ruby asks worriedly but doesn't slow down in the slightest.

Weiss doesn't reply, just waiting for the ride to be over.

Ruby skids to a stop when she sees her house. "We made it here uninjured! Yang will be so proud of me!"

Weiss climbs out of the cart in a huff, "If this is how you treat me, I'm horrified to see you with motherhood."

"Come on, Weiss! You can take it!" Ruby kisses her on the cheek.

Weiss tries to fight it, but she can't help the faint blush, and smile that greets her lips. But she finds she has less trouble fighting it as they approach the front door… She's honestly been stewing this moment in her mind the whole trip… Meeting the father of the girl you plan to knock up is always terrifying. She's not sure if she should be holding Ruby's hand for support, or hiding behind her.

Ruby answers that question for her by taking her hand and squeezing it softly. Weiss squeezes softly in return, and smiles at her. Then she finds the courage to ring the doorbell with a shaking finger.

"Dad! I'm home!" Ruby calls through the door, adding a few knocks on the door.

Taiyang opens the door quickly. Had...he been waiting there the whole time? He smiles excitedly at them. "Good to have you home!" He doesn't seem to notice Weiss.

Weiss feels really, really small right now, and chooses not to speak until addressed for the sake of a good first impression.

Taiyang turns to Weiss. "Huh. Quiet one aren't you?" He apparently doesn't understand her intentions for a good first impression.

She blushes, and drops Ruby's hand for a polite curtsy, "H-hello… I'm Weiss Schnee, Ruby's teammate… a-and girlfriend…" Might as well pull the band-aid right away.

Taiyang sticks out his hand. "Nice to meet you!" He eagerly waits to shake her hand. She blinks in surprise, not having expected such a warm response. So she takes his hand to shake, a flutter of hope in her chest.

Taiyang shakes her hand excitedly, his strength making it hurt a tiny bit. "Come on in! Sorry it's a mess!" He yanks her in, using her hold on Ruby to pull her in as well, as she had grabbed Ruby again out of reflex when she felt herself being pulled. She starts to wonder if she had assumed too soon about his intentions.

Taiyang releases her hand once they are all inside. "I've got cookies in the oven. You eat those right? Don't want Ruby to eat them all. That would make for an exciting day…"

Ruby puts her hands on her hips. "That was one time!"

"Way more times then that," Taiyang corrects.

"...yeah…" Ruby timidly touches her fingers together.

Weiss decides to try joining in on the jovial atmosphere, and puts her hands on her hips with a smile. "He has a point Ruby, you're difficult enough to manage without sugar sometimes."

Taiyang suddenly puts on a serious face. "Weiss was it? Since you're Ruby's girlfriend, and I am her father, there is something very important we need to do."

Weiss' smile evaporates, "...Yes…?"

Taiyang turns around. "I have to show you Ruby's baby pictures."

Ruby blushes furiously. "Dad! No!"

"Not stopping me!" Taiyang runs off to another room.

"No…" Ruby whimpers worriedly.

Weiss blinks slowly, and then asks Ruby, "Is everyone in your family this… uniquely optimistic?" She wanted to say "childish," but she's doing her best to be nice.

"Yes...actually." Ruby perks up a bit.

Weiss decides to take a seat on the couch, and affords herself a small smile. It's certainly a more pleasant atmosphere than she's used to with her own family.

Ruby plops down next to her. "Oh! I almost forgot!" She whistles loudly. "Zwei!"

Zwei pops his head out of Ruby's bag, panting excitedly.

"I was wondering what you did with him," Weiss mutters, but smiles as she lowers a hand for Zwei. "Here boy!"

Zwei hops out of the bag and quickly runs over to Weiss, nuzzling against her hand. Weiss rubs his head happily, and then scoops him up to rub him down in her lap. "Oh, he's so adorable! Father never liked pets much so I've never had a dog before. Let alone seen such a Sweety like this~!" She makes baby talk cooing noises at him as she rubs his belly, making one of his hind legs start kicking.

Zwei yips adorably, enjoying the attention.

Ruby reaches over and pets him as well. "Zwei used to be a major bad dog. He'd chew up everything! And I mean everything!"

"Who, dis widdle sweetums?" Weiss leans in to rub noses with Zwei as she rubs either side of his face. "I don't believe it for a second!"

Ruby suddenly turns to the door when she hears knocking.

"Can you get that, Ruby? I'm trying to embarrass you in front of your girlfriend!" Taiyang sets down a bunch of photo albums just outside of the room he was in before going to search for more.

Ruby runs over to the door quickly and opens it. "Hello!" She stops in place, not saying anything else.

Winter looks down at Ruby plainly.

Ruby swallows loudly as she tries to think of more sophisticated things to say.

Meanwhile Weiss is rubbing cheeks with Zwei, and looks up curiously when Ruby goes silent. Spotting Winter she quickly pushes Zwei onto the couch beside her, and jumps up to her feet. "Winter! Hello, I… I wasn't expecting to see you again so soon."

"Funny, that's what I said," Qrow chuckles from behind Winter, hands behind his head casually.

Winter smiles a bit at them. "This is actually because I have good news to deliver."

Weiss smiles, and then looks to Ruby. After a minute she elbows her softly, "Well then, let's not keep a guest waiting on the doorstep, right Ruby…?"

Ruby nods eagerly and steps aside. "Come on in!"

Winter steps in and cleans her shoes on the doormat. "Thank you."

Taiyang steps into the room with more photo albums. "Oh my… Are the Schnees multiplying in my house?"

"Not yet," Qrow quips.

Weiss blushes deeply, and clears her throat loudly, "Well then! Winter, this is Ruby's father. And… Sir, this is my older sister Winter. And she comes with good news…?" She looks hopeful that the conversation can stay clear of any more talk of multiplying.

"Right. Is there a place you would all be comfortable at?" Winter asks. "Because I'm sure Qrow doesn't appreciate the book bag I'm having him carry. It's quite a handful."

"You all should be in the kitchen right now!" Taiyang grabs Winter's hand and pulls her along. "No really, please. The cookies are done, and Ruby will cause more destruction if she eats all of them…" He pulls Winter along to the kitchen.

Winter struggles a bit. "Those really aren't in my diet…" She looks over at Qrow, silently asking for help as she feels rather uncomfortable and doesn't want to be rude. Qrow gives her wink, and in a behind-the-back switch that would make Bugs Bunny proud he swaps Winter's hand in Tai's grip with the end of Ruby's cape.

Ruby waves to Weiss as she is dragged along. "Come on, Weiss!"

"Thank you, Qrow." Winter dusts off her outfit before following. Weiss, for her part, simply rolls her eyes as she follows Ruby.

As soon as he's sure no one is looking Qrow gives Winter a soft squeeze on the butt before headed for the kitchen, shrugging off the backpack he'd relieved Winter of during the walk up the trail. He has to admit, she's stronger than her build gives her credit for.

Winter hisses at him when she feels his hand touch her ass. "Please not where we can be seen, Qrow."

Taiyang throws a plate of cookies on the table. "Help yourselves!"

Ruby starts shoving cookies down her mouth immediately.

"...no really… Help…" Taiyang mutters worriedly.

Weiss decides to play her girlfriend card, and whispers in Ruby's ear, "If you get too spun up, and cause trouble then I'm not letting you take a shower with me tonight… if it's possible."

Ruby stops eating, a cookie hanging out of her mouth. She nods eagerly.

Winter sits down and opens the book bag. "I have textbooks for both of you here if you wish to look at them."

Ruby tilts her head curiously. "Why?"

"Well you can't exactly study for your return to Beacon without the proper study materials," Qrow reasons, leaning on a wall with his arms crossed.

Weiss nods softly, "Thank you Winter."

"So to the good news… These textbooks aren't for keeping up. They are for your next semester. Recent investigations were...skewy to say the least. Ruby's...victims-" Winter clears her throat loudly, trying to remind them of what happened without downing the mood. "-aren't in any database whatsoever. No one can confirm they exist. Combine that with my father's...tampering, there is no evidence of what happened at all. You both are practically cleared for classes again. But due to your fellow students having been around for said incident, you two will be taking classes differently to avoid interaction with anyone at the academy."

Weiss frowns, "I don't understand…"

"It means that Old Man Schnee is covering his ass," Qrow simplifies. "Any video, or photo evidence of what happened is being hunted over the net with extreme prejudice. All that will remain soon are just rumors, and you can bet that anyone who breathes those rumors and then gets caught could probably get sued. At least that's my assumption, either way the bottom line is you won't have that standing in your way of being Huntresses. Still, the best way to go about making a name for yourselves is to be the best of your year."

He walks over, and picks up a cookie, "As for avoiding the other students, no reason to let anything slip that might be used as evidence to confirm the rumors. Plus it'll give you a chance to hone your skills all the finer… How about it, I hit the nail on the head?" He raises an eyebrow as Winter as he takes a bite of the cookie.

"That's correct." Winter pulls a thick folder out of the bag and slides it to Taiyang. "Ozpin asked that I give you their written tests so you can give each one out when the time comes. That way they don't need to stop by the academy."

Taiyang narrows his eyes at the papers. "I can already feel the wrist cramps from checking all of these."

"You two will be continuing classes here as opposed to the academy. Ozpin believes Taiyang would perform well as a teacher." Winter smiles slightly at Ruby and Weiss. "Don't disappoint."

Weiss is hardly listening, a question weighing on her mind. "...So with no record of what happened… What does Father say about me, and my situation?" Qrow makes a snickering noise, but covers it up by pretending to cough on a bite of cookie.

Winter cringes noticeably. "Well… He wants you back, but I kind of told him off. Quite inelegantly I might add. He's very mad at you to say the least."

Ruby raises her hand suddenly.

"You don't need to raise your hand, Ruby." Winter almost laughs at how timid Ruby is.

"What about Yang and Blake? Will we be able to go on missions with them when they leave the academy?" Ruby asks, the question having been bothering her for a while now.

"If you can make it to an airship and fly over to see them, then absolutely. You're still active on the Beacon student listing after all." Winter pulls a few more large folders and pushes them over to Taiyang. "I almost forgot the reports and study guides."

Taiyang slumps back in his chair. "Right...thanks…"

Weiss sighs softly, and folds her hands on the table. "...Is that everything?"

Winter thinks for a while. "Oh!" She reaches into the bag again.

"Oh dear god, no…" Taiyang contemplates bailing out.

Winter pulls out a small business card. "All scroll numbers for all professors in case of questions-"

"Oh thank god…" Taiyang visibly relaxes.

"-and the quiz sheets since they are separate from the tests." Winter pulls out a folder three times as big as the others and sets it in front of Taiyang.

"...at this point, I'm not even surprised." Taiyang chuckles a bit and puts his bright smile back on.

Weiss smiles softly, "Thank you Winter… Is that it?"

"If there is more, I swear I will ask Professor Ooblec to shoot me with a tank," Taiyang jokes.

"That's it." Winter stands up. "I will be going now."

Qrow sulks, "Ah, c'mon, stay for lunch. Probably not gonna see your little sister for a while, and if I know Tai then he's dying to bust out the baby blackmail pics of little Ruby. Trust me, you won't wanna miss these."

"I really don't think those would be mine to see…" Winter replies a bit timidly.

"They aren't-!" Ruby adds quickly.

"Come on, Ruby. There's plenty to go around!" Taiyang goes to get the photo albums.

Weiss rolls her eyes, putting her arm around Ruby's hips to hug her close.

Ruby nuzzles against Weiss, not really having anything else to say.

Taiyang returns with photo albums. "So, any requests on what you want to see first? Ruby did a lot when she was a baby."

"Please no…" Ruby whimpers.

Qrow smirks, "Remember when she got into Summer's old makeup kit?" Qrow starts looking through albums, and stops when he finds a small collection of photos with a little Ruby that resembles a possessed clown. He tilts the book up to show the Schnee sisters, and chuckles. "It was an almighty mess, but in the end it was too adorable for any of us to be mad at her."

Taiyang laughs giddily. "To this day, none of us even know where Summer got it! She hates makeup just as much as Ruby does!"

Winter covers her mouth to suppress a laugh. "Weiss never had something like that happen to her. Klein was watching her day and night."

"Is Klein Weiss's cake butler?" Ruby asks curiously.

"...I don't know how to respond to that." Winter turns to Weiss. "Did father get a cake butler after I left?"

Weiss smirks, "Well, Klein did get very good with desserts while I was still living at home. Father wasn't keen on me leaving the estate during puberty."

"I want a cake butler… So many cakes…" Ruby licks her lips.

"Don't I count after all the baked goods I've made for you?" Taiyang asks, reaching over and patting Ruby on the shoulder.

"No...because a cake butler wouldn't ask me to stop eating!" Ruby claims childishly.

Weiss giggles, and looks her over. She imagines Ruby getting pudgy from cake… then round in the belly for obvious reasons. Reasons that make her shift in her seat a bit before she opens one album. This one has a toddler Ruby in nothing but her little pink panties sitting in a mud pit. "Oh? What's the story here?"

Qrow looks over, and smiles. "That one was my fault. Yang, and I decided to make what we called a Poor Man's Hot Tub. Used the garden supplies to dig a shallow hole so Ruby wouldn't drown if she fell in, and then filled it with water to let the sun warm it up. I think the pit is still out back, eh Tai?"

Taiyang shudders and bites his lip. "According to Zwei, it is still back there. Also according to his bed, and the carpet."

Weiss giggles, and asks Ruby, "Was there an age where you weren't adorable?" Then she blinks, glancing at Winter. She straightens up, trying to be ladylike, and flirting isn't ladylike.

Ruby blushes fiercely. "Please no more…"

"Album four?" Taiyang grabs a specific album. "Good suggestion!"

"That's not what I said!" Ruby snaps quickly.

Winter notices how much she is making Weiss restrain herself. "I really should go."

"I'll see you to the airport," Qrow offers. "And Tai, don't use all the blackmail right away, alright? You'll want the juiciest bits so you get a say in what they name the kids."

"Nah. Why would I do that when I can embarrass my daughter right now?" Taiyang laughs a bit evilly.

"Not album four! Definitely not!" Ruby reaches over to grab it.

"Come on! Don't be a baby!" Taiyang opens the album. "These are just all your weapon choice fails! At least they aren't baby pictures!"

Weiss tilts her head, "I'd actually be interested to see this one if you don't mind Ruby. I just can't picture you with something other than Crescent Rose."

Qrow heads for the front door, and smirks to Winter. "See? Told you she'd be right at home here."

"It's good to see." Winter takes one final look before heading out the door.

Ruby sighs and leans back in her seat. "Ok…"

Taiyang opens the album. "Ruby had a lot of bad ideas-"

"You don't need to remind me…" Ruby whimpers.

Weiss leans over to have a look, and smiles. She listens with interest as Taiyang goes over the various designs Ruby had made, some simply, some impractical, some too outlandish to be properly described with words. All the while she holds Ruby's hand, rubbing her thumb over the back comfortingly. "I never knew Ruby was so creative," Weiss comments after roughly fifteen minutes.

"Oh she was! The laser glasses were dangerous though. I swear she could have developed something bad with the x-ray setting. Like super cancer…" Taiyang closes the album.

"Wait, that's a thing?" Ruby asks obliviously.

Weiss snickers, and leans over to kiss her on the cheek. She stops herself short though, she'd gotten so relaxed she almost forgot she was in the presence of Ruby's father.

Taiyang shrugs. "I don't know if it's a thing! But the slowmo gloves were even worse!"

"To this day, I don't know how I made those. Or what the teacup did…" Ruby taps her chin as she thinks to herself.

Weiss sighs softly, and twiddled her thumbs, there's something she needs to get off her chest. "Uh, Ruby, can you do me a favor? In one of my bags I brought some… treats for Zwei. I forget which one though." No such treats exist, but she needs a few minutes alone with Taiyang.

"Oh! Sure!" Ruby runs off quickly.

Once they're alone Weiss sighs softly. "There… you don't have to pretend you like me anymore, and we can be honest with each other."

Taiyang frowns at her. "What kind of family do you come from to not use your true emotions all the time? That sounds boring. And stressful. I like you because you take good care of my daughter, and that's the important thing."

"How can you say that? It was my experiment to get rid of my added parts that made her go out of control, and landed us both in this situation?" She shakes her head slowly, "I just don't understand you people… In my family our relations with each other was more internal politics than anything. Father was the head of the family, and someday he wouldn't be. At that point is when one of us would have to take over… He picked me. Not Winter, not his only son… me… I still don't know why, but I've ruined that chance now."

Slowly she reaches under the table, slipping her hand into a pocket, "Ruby though… just… For the first time in forever I felt like I didn't have to meet a standard with her, and she accepted all of me as I am… and now that I'm so much less, she still wants me… So…"

Carefully she pulls a small velvet box from her pocket, and opens it on the table to look at the sparkling diamond ring inside. "...I don't fully understand… but I'm grateful… and someday, when she's ready, and if she still wants me… I want to give her my everything… she's just that special to me Mister Yang…" She doesn't bother looking up to him, just carefully studying the ring for flaws, and defects, as if daring any to exist.

"If you're going to call me 'Mister', I'd like to remind you that my last name is Long. Even then, no formalities are needed here." Taiyang thinks to himself in silence for a little while. "So are you asking for my blessing? Is that it?"

She smiles softly, and looks up to him, "It's alright to refuse, I know it's stupid to expect you to say yes on the day we met, but I just felt I should make you aware of my full intentions towards Ruby."

"Why wait? I'll give you my blessing right now. Understand that this family is very, very straightforward." Taiyang chuckles softly. "How does one give a blessing? Not like I've had a daughter go through this yet." He...seems to be a bit out of the loop, or he was teasing her. Either way, he had given her his blessing.

She smiles, and closes the box, "Thank you Mister… Long…" She blinks, and clears her throat as she gets up, pocketing the box as she wipes her eyes with a thumb.

"No problem!" Taiyang looks towards the door to the living room. "Um… If you were lying about those treats just so we can have this talk, then you should probably get Ruby before she goes crazy from her search."

Weiss has a sudden image of her underwear on the front lawn, and realizing he's right she turns to hurry outside to stop Ruby.

Ruby was half-buried in Weiss's bags. "Help!" She was upside down with her legs swinging around in the air. Weiss stops, staring at the image, and then she can't help laughing. An honest, genuine laugh where she holds her gut for fear of it busting open.

"No seriously! It's hot in here!" Ruby kicks her legs around more.

Weiss can't help laughing more as she walks over, grabs Ruby's left leg, and pulls.

"Pull harder!" Ruby squirms a bit more.

Taiyang peeks into the room. "You two aren't having sex in my living room are you?"

"Daaaad!" Ruby kicks a bit harder. "Get closer so I can kick you!"

"I think I'll pass." Taiyang goes back into the kitchen.

Weiss shakes her head, and then sets about clearing the bags off of her, digging her out.

Ruby falls out once enough bags are out of the way. "I didn't find anything, Weiss…" She was just lying there on her back.

Weiss offers a hand to pull her up. "Must have left them back at the school. Thanks for trying though." Then she leans down, and kisses her softly on the lips.

Ruby kisses Weiss back before sitting up. "I think we should go unpack then."

Weiss nods, and picks up the majority of her bags. "Right… I guess we're sharing a room?" Taiyang had given his blessing so to her that means she doesn't have to be reserved with her relationship with Ruby anymore. Not that she'll be banging her over every piece of furniture in the house though, Weiss is still a lady after all, Futa phallus notwithstanding.

Ruby hops up to her feet and grabs the rest of the bags. "Yup!"

Weiss follows her up the steps to their new bedroom, one of her bags pressing the box with the engagement ring to her thigh through her skirt. She smiles softly, planning very carefully for how to proceed in the next few minutes.

Ruby opens her room. "Here it is! Sorry if it's small, but it was kind of made just for me." She drops her bags on her bed.

Weiss drops all her bags at once, and steps up behind Ruby, hugging her around the hips with a happy sigh. She inhales slowly, taking in Ruby's natural fragrance that to her smells of rose petals, and sugared strawberries. "I love you Ruby…"

"I love you too~" Ruby closes her eyes and relaxes against Weiss.

Weiss takes a slow breath to steady herself… here goes. "Ruby… While you were away I had an interesting talk with your dad about how your family works, and how straightforward you all are." She sways to the side with Ruby, and then slowly turns her, sitting her down on the bed gently.

Ruby tilts her head curiously. "Did he talk about prank days? I guess those are important. Especially since they're every Friday…"

Weiss puts a finger to Ruby's lips to silence her, and kneels in front of her. "No Ruby… This is serious." Slowly she reaches into her pocket, and pulls out the box. "Ruby… you don't need me. You could have lived your entire life without me, and probably have been one of the happiest girls ever. And still… Here we are. And so, as best I can put it…"

Slowly she opens the box, and looks up at her. "...I need you Ruby… Will… Will you… Will you marry me… someday?"

Ruby covers her mouth to suppress a squeal of delight. "Oh my… Weiss…" She smiles excitedly. "Yes! Absolutely yes!"

Weiss feels like crying again as she takes the ring out of the box, and slips it onto Ruby's ring finger on her left hand. "I know it's sudden, but the engagement can be as long as you want." She kisses Ruby's knuckle, and then stands to kiss her on the lips.

"So we can marry as soon as possible?" Ruby tackles Weiss over excitedly and kisses her aggressively and repeatedly all over the face. "Please say yes!"

Weiss moans softly, Ruby's little time spent as a Futa may have taken care of most of Weiss' libido, but she's still easily turned on. Reaching up she grips Ruby's bottom with one hand, and puts the other between her shoulders. "Yes, we can, but this isn't the sort of thing to be rushed…"

"Ok, Weiss…" Ruby pouts adorably.

Weiss doesn't want to upset her, and so she rubs her back slowly. "Don't get me wrong Ruby… If we could do it by tomorrow I would love it… But there's so much to organize. Who all are we going to invite? Where will the ceremony be held? Who is doing the cake along with the rest of the food? Who's the Best Man, and Maid of Honor? These are all questions that need answers." Sitting up she kisses Ruby's neck softly, "But if you want it as soon as possible then I'll do my best to make it happen."

"Then let's decide all of that tonight! How do we plan all of that quickly?" Ruby sits on top of Weiss. "I guess I can wait if I have to…"

Weiss giggles softly, "You are so childish…" Then she wraps her arms around Ruby's hips softly, sharing in another of the many kisses that are to come.

As it turns out they managed a reasonable timeframe for the wedding to be planned. Naturally Ruby hadn't been able to wait to share the good news with Yang who naturally told all their friends. After that it wasn't long before Coco Adel stepped in, and demanded to take over the planning. Anyone that's been in Beacon a well knows that nobody argues with Coco.

Things went smoothly after that. In time between classes at Beacon, Coco often chatted with Ruby, and Weiss over video chat. She even found a site where people could try on outfits virtually provided they knew their appropriate sizes, so the dress fitting was more fun than fuss.

It wasn't hard to arrange food, a local cook in Patch was more than up for the challenge. As for location, no church could admit them since it's not a legal marriage, and so everyone ended up agreeing to decorate Ruby's front lawn, and use the trail leading to the house as an aisle. The guest list was also easy, all their friends from JNPR, CVFY, some extra friends, and any family who would show up.

And so with all that, the date was set for the break of classes for an entire week at Beacon. Nobody has an excuse to miss the wedding.

It's a sunny day, barely a cloud in the sky. The guest list is short, so the crowd is small, but generally friendly all around. The front yard has been decorated with white, and red streamers with matching balloons, and arrangements of roses. Plastic lawn chairs are set up on either side of the path leading up to the house to serve as an aisle, and somehow Coco managed to get her hands on a red carpet leading from the front door to an archway formed by two heavily decorated trees.

Weiss is in the downstairs bathroom, getting changed. Through the door she asks her Maid of Honor, Winter, "Father… He, and Whitley… Are they coming?"

"I made sure they had no idea this was happening. Do you want them here?" Winter asks, probably worried about enraging the man more.

"I don't know," Weiss replies. "After what he did to cover up our mistake, I feel like an invite was the least gratitude I could have offered… On the other hand this is Ruby's big day as much as it is mine… I wouldn't want our family to ruin it for her."

Weiss then opens the door, and steps out. She wears a white pair of leggings under a simple, yet elegant white gown with matching slipper shoes. Over the top she wears a thin silk jacket that offers hints at the skin underneath, but is decorated thickly enough over most of it that it looks like it were made from frost. A sash looking bet hugs her around the hips, sporting a red rose decoration at the side of her hip where it appears to tie off.

Weiss finishes putting white rose designed earring studs into her ears before facing Winter. "How is it? I did my best with the makeup…"

Winter walks slowly around Weiss. "I think you look the best you can be." She narrows her eyes at Weiss as she looks for flaws.

Weiss stiffens a bit, and mutters, "...bug under a microscope…"

Winter adjusts Weiss's hair a bit. "There. Now I feel more comfortable having you out there."

Weiss sighs, and in a bit of a sarcastic tone says, "Thanks Winter, I feel so much better…" Certainly spending a week living in Ruby's home has made her the slightest bit more bold.

"So are you mentally prepared?" Winter asks worriedly. "You're strangely calm."

Weiss smiles, "What? Like cold feet? I've been dodging jokes like those from Yang, and Qrow the last two days… I'm nervous, but I'm focusing on the positive… that being that by the time this is over I'll have someone to call my own for the rest of my life… someone I can say with absolute certainty will always be the dearest to me." She gulps softly, and takes a slow breath to steady herself. "...Can I have a glass of water?"

Winter grabs a glass of water from the nearby table. "Tap water. The best kind of water here apparently." She holds the glass out to her.

Weiss takes it with slightly shaking hands. "Better than the filtered kind we get in Atlas. After tasting this kind the filtered water just tastes like it was pulled straight from a pond." She takes small sips, careful not to smudge her lipstick.

Winter takes a seat next to Weiss. "I'm happy for you. That you're going to be with someone who makes you happy. Father and Whitley will definitely hate you for it, but it's not like they even matter anymore."

Weiss nods in agreement, and slowly sips her water. She nearly drops the glass when the music starts playing, Yang had set up a sound system akin to what they had at the school dance. She shivers slightly, and takes a few deliberately slow breaths. "...I can do this… I can do this…"

"Yes you can. Because I'm certainly not standing up there for you." Winter gestures for Weiss to get going.

"You have a place with the bridesmaids," she almost snaps in return. "Maybe it's good Father isn't here to see Blake, and Velvet up there with them…" She shakes her head, and collects herself.

She has plenty of practice holding her grace in uncomfortable situations, and she relies on that experience to carry her up the aisle to the alter. She is surprised to see Ozpin himself standing under the arch to perform the ceremony. Qrow had said he would pull some strings for a speaker rather than some priest, and seeing the kindly headmaster helps her relax a bit.

Now standing at the altar she turns, and waits. Next comes the Ring Bearer, and surprisingly the person who had volunteered for the role was Jaune. Weiss had been shocked to learn of this development given how he had lined for her, but he'd explained that he'd found a bit of a fancy in Pyrrha since the dance, so he's not too broken up to see her handed off to one of his closest friends.

Next comes the flower girl, Penny, who Ruby had volunteered for the role much to Weiss' amusement. She decorates the carpet placed over the dirt trail with a mixture of white, and red rose petals, smiling as she takes her place by the bridesmaids.

Then Weiss' Heart jumps into her throat, and she forces it down with the swallow. That all too familiar melody of Here Comes the Bride dancing over the assembly. She focuses her eyes nervously on the front door to the house… And in seconds her anxiety melts away.

She sees Ruby in a genuine white wedding gown, custom made just for her. The entire thing is edged with little white roses, forming the straps over her shoulders, rimming the hem at the bottom of the dress, and playing across the edges around her exposed shoulders. White gloves nearly reaching all the way up her arms clutch the bouquet of roses in her hands, and under the veil she can faintly see the headpiece likewise decorated with faux roses, alternating from white to red respectively. Behind her a bridal train trails down the carpet, but Weiss is captivated by one single fact.

This… is her bride.

That very thought makes Weiss smile like she never thought she could, and she waits now a bit impatiently for Ruby to make her way up the aisle, arm in arm with her father who is dressed in a tux like most all the men at the ceremony.

Ruby seems a bit impatient herself, walking maybe a bit faster than she should. She was almost dragging her father, but she makes sure to slow down for the last few steps. Weiss feels like giggling, but settles for pressing her lips together in suppressed amusement. She raises her hand, and when Taiyang puts one of Ruby's in it she feels a sense of completion wash softly over her. Taking each of Ruby's hands in her own they stand facing each other as Ozpin clears his throat.

"Beloved friends, and family," he says. "It is a testament to all that our minds have done that we can assemble for such a celebration. From all trots of life… the rich, and the poor… the old, and the young… Human, and Faunus… We should all be proud to be playing a part to make a world where miracles such as this can come to pass. How that two kind hearted souls can still manage to find each other, and bind one another in the pursuit of happiness, under the name of something most of us have only dreamed of… Love."

He looks to Weiss with a smile, "Do you, Weiss Schnee, from this day now Weiss Rose, swear to protect your partner with all your heart? To act as her sword, and as her shield? To share in the treasures, and tribulations; in sickness, and in health for so long as you both shall live?"

Weiss nods, and with absolute certainty says, "I do."

Ozpin looks to Ruby, "And do you, Ruby Rose, swear to protect your partner with all your heart? To act as her sword, and her shield? To share in the treasures, and tribulations; in sickness, and in health for so long as you both shall live?"

"I do!" Ruby answers quickly, maybe a bit too loudly and suddenly.

Weiss snickers softly, and shakes her head softly as there's a collective chuckle. Ozpin beckons Jaune over who holds out the small pillow with their rings on it.

Weiss takes the one meant for Ruby, and after removing Ruby's engagement ring she slips the wedding band on slowly. "With this ring, I do thee wed," she says with a smile.

Ruby takes the other ring and slips i onto Weiss's finger the same way. "Um… With this ring, I do thee wed," she repeats, sounding a bit forgetful on how exactly to do this.

Ozpin smiles, and with a twinkle in his eye he declares, "Then by the power invested in me by all those gathered here today, I pronounce you partners for life. Ladies, you may now kiss your bride."

Weiss tosses Ruby's veil out of the way in excitement before wrapping her arms around her, kissing her as passionately as she can without tongues. This isn't the place to get too worked up after all, that comes later.

Ruby kisses Weiss back excitedly, and maybe a bit too eagerly. But the both of them are too lost in the moment to really hear the applause of their friends until they break. Weiss opens her eyes when they do, staring into those silver orbs. "My Ruby," she whispers to her, brushing the tips of her fingers through her wife's bangs.

Ruby giggles excitedly. "We did it finally!" She smiles adorably. "Now, um… Is this the part when we leave the center stage? I don't do well as the center of attention…"

Linking arms, and hands with her new wife Weiss starts leading her back into the house for the reception. "We'll get used to it," Weiss says in a mildly sassy tone. "You're the center of my world now, and besides we still have a party to attend before the best part…" She winks, and helps her through the door.

Ruby perks up excitedly. "Cake?"

Weiss snicker, and shakes her head softly, "So even as your wife I'm second best to cake?"

"I don't mean it like that! But cake is still very important!" Ruby claims, booping Weiss on the nose. "And you know it!"

Weiss giggles as they head inside, followed by their guests. Blake is the last one to step inside, and loiters by the punch bowl as the happy couple cuts the cake. Crossing her arms she gives a happy sigh, but her ears droop a bit, betraying the slight melancholy in her mood.

Yang slides over next to Blake. "Something up? It's happy time right now!"

"Hm? Oh yeah, yeah I'm happy for them," Blake replies. "Just kinda jealous if I'm being perfectly honest."

"Is that so?" Yang sips down some punch and swirls the rest around her cup. "I mean it's not like no one's interested. I for one, am very interested." She winks at Blake.

Blake smiles, and uncrosses her arms to put one around Yang's middle, "I know you are, trust me, I know… I just look around, and it doesn't look like something I'll ever have. At least from Ruby's side. My parents wouldn't approve of me, and the things I've done… let alone any wedding of mine."

"You sure about that? I mean your parents couldn't possibly be so bad." Yang takes another sip of her punch. "You try talking to them recently?"

Blake shakes her head, "No… They live over in Menagerie, and I haven't been there in years."

"Are you waiting for an invitation? Just visit them!" Yang pats Blake roughly on the back. "I'm sure it won't descend into a cat fight!"

Blake's ears go flat to her head, and she grips Yang's ass hard enough to dig her fingernails into her through the dress she wears. "I swear, I will bite you… and you won't like it."

Yang shudders noticeably and definitely not from fear or intimidation. "Ooh~ Scary~"

Blake releases her with a slight sigh, "...Well… I suppose things will be tough at Beacon without Weiss, and Ruby… Guess there's a surplus of time to plan a trip." She looks down as she picks up a cup of punch. "...I… would rather not go though… not alone at any rate…"

"Then I'll pack my bags! We can be out by tomorrow if you want!" Yang replies confidently. "Not like I have many bags to carry anyway."

Blake's ears shoot straight up, and she looks over to her out the corner of her eye, "...Really?"

"Absolutely! Just enjoy the party first. Cake and all that. Ruby would be disappointed if we didn't!" Yang takes Blake's hand and pulls her along into the party.