Hello, mates. Black Fuego here with chapter 3 of Petting Zoo. Sorry I haven't updated this story in a while, but other things had my interest for a bit, including revising The BLAD of RWBY and JNPR, school, work, and the Legend of Korra game that came out recently. Fun game. LoK fans would enjoy it. In any case, enjoy the adorableness that is Ruby and have a great day!

Disclaimer: I do not own the RWBY series nor the idea for this story. I also don't own a copy of Xenoblade Chronicles for the Wii, but I do plan on getting one. Freakin' expensive, but it'll be worth it.

Petting Zoo Chapter 3: The Adorable Pet

"Hmm…Ruby…what does she remind me off…" Weiss muttered as she sat on her bed with a pondering expression.

For the past few days after Ruby's little thing with her hair, the heiress was left very annoyed at her, in particular her actions. It wasn't the first time this happened, but she then noticed that the young leader's attitude and overall personality reminded her of something she just couldn't put her finger on. At first it was just passing curiosity, but the question kept gnawing at her to the point where she had to sit down and think about exactly what Ruby reminded her of.

"Let's see… She's always peppy and hyperactive, can never sit still for even a fraction of a second, very playful all the time, and so darn fierce and protective of us that she'll risk hurting herself badly to keep us safe. Top three words to describe her would be friendly, loyal and energetic." Weiss continued to mutter before her eyes went wide.

"Wait a minute… Friendly? Loyal? Energetic? Didn't I just describe a dog?"

It was then realization hit her like the suitcases of Dust Ruby toppled over when they first met; the young girl's playful and energetic nature, her fierce loyalty to her and her teammates, her general, if awkward, friendliness to others, even to those she's just met, she was just like a dog in that regard, a much younger dog to be exact.

"Oh lord, our team's being led by a puppy," Weiss sighed while placing a hand on her head and shook it lightly.

It wasn't that she was ashamed that her team was being led by someone with such a personality quirk, far from it, but it was still a bit a bit unnerving to have someone like that leading them to victory, which led to another thought running in the heiress's mind.

"If she acts like a puppy, maybe she'll respond like one…"

-A half hour later-

"Hmm…what's the easiest way to see how puppy-like she is," Weiss muttered as she wandered around the halls. "Playing catch seems like a good idea, but I don't have a ball on me. I ask Nora for one later. Giving her a bone or something is just insulting, not to mention I'll have to answer to quite a few people as to why I'm giving Ruby a bone for no apparent reason. What else is there…?"

"Weiss! Good Morning!"

Hearing a familiar happy voice, Weiss turned around to see the object of her thoughts smiling widely at her and waving her hand wildly. The heiress then had a blank expression on her face as she finally thought of a way to both calm down the hyper child and test her theory.

"As the old saying goes: 'What goes around comes around'."

"Hey, Weiss, where've ya been? You missed out on breakfast and it was super good! They had strawberry pancakes and Nora and I ended up having an eating contest to see-"

*plop*

Before the energetic girl could finish, she felt something on her head and looked up to see that Weiss had her hand on her. Whether it was to stop her or measuring their respective heights again, she wasn't sure, but before she could say anything, it happened.

The heiress began rubbing the young leader's head, and at that moment a feeling of pure bliss overcame normally energetic young girl and closed her eyes, smiling very adorably in the eyes of the now surprised fencer. She was surprised by her friend's actions, but continued to pet her, a small blush forming in her face at the sight of cuteness before her. She continued to pet her until she heard something she wasn't expecting.

"Yip!"

Hearing the short bark caused Weiss to go wide eye and turned to Ruby in shock, which grew wider when she saw a pair of puppy ears on her head. Startled by her imagination going wild, she let go of Ruby's head like it was burning her, causing the young leader to stare blankly back.

"What the heck? Did she just yip just now? And why the heck did I imagine puppy ears on her?! I know I compared her to a pup, but I didn't think I'd make her look like one in my head!" Weiss thought hysterically, looking at her hand for a bit before turning back to Ruby, who was still staring at her blankly. The two continued to look at each other, not sure what was happening, when Ruby began pulling off something that few could ever resist.

The infamous Puppy-Dog Pout.

*whimper! whine!*

"Gak!" Weiss cringed, looking at the large, teary silver eyes of her friend, and her imagination went into overdrive once more, and actually saw the puppy ears return on her head, the ears now down to reflect the sadness she was exhibiting. Unable to control herself, the heiress placed her hand back on the young rose pup's head and rubbed it once more, causing Ruby to perk up once more and close her eyes in bliss. The heiress then began blushing once more and started smiling softly at her adorable team leader, not holding back her imagination this time and envisioned the girl before her with not only the now perky ears, but a wildly wagging tail as well. The two continued their little petting session for a while and as they did, one thought came into both their minds.

"I could get used to this…"

Author's note:

And thus, another chapter of Petting Zoo is complete. I enjoy writing my own rendition of Frasian's comic and I'm hoping that I'm doing it justice. Next up is Yang, obviously, and I'm looking forward to writing it. Before that, though, I want to upload another story for Life at Beacon, since I've been neglecting it for a while, and Hymn of Reminiscence. Vale of Halloween, however, is going to be on hold for a bit. Kinda sad, but I just lost the motivation for finishing it, and I learned from experience that forcing yourself to write will lead to bad works, which was the main reason why I ended Archipelago Adventures. As always, thank you all so much for reading this story and have a wonderful time!