"Aw, come on Weiss!" Ruby tried to snatch the box that Weiss kept from the hellion's hands, "Please!"
"Ruby we went over this, your grades aren't improving and we have to do something about that. I will not have this team drag me down with them." Weiss coldly replied.
"Yeah, come on Weiss! She isn't doing that bad." Yang shouted from the other side of the room.
"And don't get me started on you, you brute." She turned to face the blonde brawler, who looked up from her scroll, "Out of all of us you have the worst score."
"What?! No I don't."
Weiss pulled up her scroll and swipe down before turning it over to the blonde who's face paled soon afterwards.
Ruby sighed as she jumped on top of her bed. "How come Blake doesn't have to participate in this?"
"Because you dolt, her grades are fairly high."
"Speaking about our residential ninja, where is she?" Yang glanced around over her scroll.
"I believe she said something about going to the library earlier," Weiss tried to recall.
"Well I'm going to look for her." Ruby jumped off her bed but was stopped before she got out the door.
"Oh no you don't, you still have to improve your grades before the grading period ends." Weiss grabbed the brunette by her hood.
"But Weiss-" She whined.
"No buts, both you and your sister are going to study for the rest of the day."
Ruby let out an exaggerated sigh as her sister chuckled at the sight.
Out of all the places that she could've found at Beacon, this has to be her favorite spot. It wasn't as quiet as a library but it offered a nice view of the distant Emerald Forest from this vantage point. Blake was propped against a tree that offered shade from the sun but provided enough light to read her book. She sat in one of Beacon's various gardens lazing about as the day went on, distracted by the book in front of her. This garden wasn't as fancy as the others near the CCT Tower but out of all the others it felt the most peaceful. As time went on she marked her page with a bookmark before stretching her legs, she was thankful that she had the time to read her books as it seems that she wouldn't get the opportunity anytime soon. She sighed as her scroll buzzed just as she was about to sit back down, she briefly read the message before sighing to herself.
Ruby: Blake, can you come back to the dorm? I think Yang broke Weiss…
She typed back a quick response as she began walking back to her dorm
Blake: Sure, be there in a bit.
The walk wasn't too long as the campus was mostly empty. She was a couple of feet from the door when she heard the frantic shouting happening inside.
"Yang?! What do we do?"
"How should I know? If I knew that this would've happened I wouldn't have done it."
"Oh man, how do we deal with this?"
"Deal with what?" Blake asked as she closed the door behind her. As she turned to face her roommates, she was surprised as Yang was holding the white-haired girl up while she appeared to be unconscious.
"Gah!- Oh Blake! Help us, we don't know what to do with Weiss!" Ruby looked at her with pleading eyes.
Her gaze shifted from the brunette to the blonde who was desperately trying to wake the other girl up. "What exactly happened?"
Yang's face immediately redden as Ruby broke eye contact with the ravenette. Eventually the younger girl spoke up breaking the silence, "W-Weiss was about to tutor us for the upcoming test but Yang didn't want to so-"
Blake raised a brow at Ruby who stopped suddenly.
"-S-she went up to Weiss and- and um-"
"It was just a kiss! Just one!" The blonde brawler shouted back towards the red and black duo.
"Yeah, that lasted a couple of minutes Yang!" She shot back.
Blake tried to keep a smile from forming on her face as she listen to the sisters' conversation, "So let me get this straight, Yang french kissed Weiss?"
Yang face reddened at that remark as Ruby looked between the two of them with a brow raised.
"French kiss?" She asked.
Just before Blake opened her mouth Yang shot up her hand to stop the ravenette from speaking, "We are not discussing this right now, so can you help Blake or…?"
Blake looked at the white-haired girl, deciding something as she looked back at Yang.
"You caused it, you fix it." Blake said as she turned towards the door, "Come on Ruby, let's leave the lovebirds alone."
Ruby looked at Yang hesitantly then nodded towards Blake, "Good luck Yang!"
"Traitor." Was all they heard as they closed the door behind them.
The both of them giggled as they strolled down the halls, after they were well far enough away from their dorm.
"So Blake?" The brunette spoke up after a short while, "What do you want to do?"
"Want to grab something to eat?"
This was a terrible idea
Ruby agreed with Blake to grab something to eat and they both went to a cafe in Vale. It was a nice hole in the wall, not many customers were inside so that it wasn't too loud but at the same time dead silent. The red and black duo found a comfortable booth towards the back of the cafe, offering a nice view of the city around them. It wasn't until they both settled down that Blake began to overreact.
Wait, I didn't ask her out on a date have I?
With that one thought she felt everything around her be different. Before when they'd entered she didn't pay the crowd around them any attention but now she felt as some were gazing over them, the ravenette began to feel uneasy as she would occasionally glance around. This was noticed by the young brunette in front of her.
"Blake? Is everything alright?" Ruby said quietly as she looked at the nervous girl in front of her.
"What? No, no everything's fine." She answered back too quick, making the brunette raise a brow.
"Are you sure?" Ruby didn't give her enough time to react as the younger girl jumped up from her seat and immediately grabbed her hand with her own.
Blake felt heat rising towards her cheeks as Ruby held her hand, instinctively she looked away from the red scythe wielder as she hoped that her voice didn't fail her, "Y-yes I'm sure Ruby."
The young brunette's gaze didn't falter as she sat back down. They both sat in awkward silence until their food was brought by their waitress. The older girl was thankful for the distraction. Blake ordered a darjeeling tea with a blueberry muffin while Ruby ordered hot chocolate with a couple of chocolate chip cookies. Blake watched the brunette consume her food as she blew on her tea. Ruby devoured her cookies in record time all before she had sipped her tea, just as she placed down her cup the younger girl finished her treats with a wide smile. Ruby didn't even bother to wipe the chocolate smear on the corner of her mouth as she went for her hot chocolate, when she looked at the ravenette Blake couldn't help but chuckle at the sight.
"What's so funny?" The brunette asked as she looked behind her.
"You have a little-" She gestured towards her face.
Ruby's eyed widened as she tried to wipe away the smudge on her face, educing a small snicker from the Faunus across from her.
"Here let me get that," She reached over and brushed off the chocolate from her mouth with her hand. When she moved her hand away from the brunette's face, Ruby immediately covered up her face with her hands just before she'd notice a small blush forming.
Dammit she's just so cute
The Faunus shook her head with that on her mind, she was very thankful that Ruby was still covering her face as she recovered from her thoughts. It didn't take long for the two of them to finish up, Blake paid for the two of them although Ruby insisted that she'll pay for it and left the cafe. The sun was about to set as they made it back on Campus.
"Thanks for taking me there Blake," Ruby said as they both walked side by side towards their room, "I had a great time, what about you?"
Blake hummed in reply as they both stood outside their dorm, just before Ruby turned the door knob the door flew open with an angry pale girl standing in the door frame.
"Ruby! It's so nice to see you." Weiss said with a smile on her face.
"Uh- um hey Weiss…" Ruby immediately began to step away from the white-haired girl.
Even Blake felt crept out by the heiress' welcome, for the past couple of weeks she had never seen Weiss greet someone like this let alone 'smile'.
"Ruby! Get out of here it's a trap!" Yang yelled from inside their room.
Ruby's eyes widened as she tried to bolt from the door but was too late as the fencer had grabbed her arm.
"Where do you think you're going? You still have to study for tomorrow."
"Would you believe me if I said that Blake and I studied at the library?" Ruby said as she rubbed the back of her head.
The heiress didn't respond as she dragged the brunette into the dorm room while the younger girl tried desperately to escape.
Blake smiled at the sight as she followed behind the two, closing the door behind them.
"I hope you're prepared Ruby, you aren't leaving this room until you memorize the whole chapter."
A loud exaggerated sigh rang out from the brunette.
"Blake! I'm bored-" Ruby huffed as she laid her head on the nightstand, toppling a couple of pencils and papers off. "Can we go do something?"
Blake looked up from her book towards the bored girl using the book to cover her small smile as she took in the sight. "Did you finish yet?"
"Y-yes, can we please go before Weiss comes back?" She stammered a response, hoping that Blake would buy it.
"Nope, Weiss told me to watch over you until you're done." Blake said with a smirk.
"Traitor." She whispered, earning a small chortle from the ravenette across from her.
A couple more minutes passed in the small room, Weiss insisted on having Ruby work in her workshop as Weiss worked with Yang outside so that the sisters couldn't distract each other. For the most part their plan worked, the blonde couldn't get easily distracted as Weiss helped her study and the brunette couldn't run away as Blake kept her eyes on her. Another couple of minutes went by, both the brunette and the ravenette sat in silence until Ruby sighed in defeat as she banged her head against the desk once more.
"I can't do this-" Was all that Blake could pick up from the muffled speech.
The older girl checked her page and bookmarked it as she set the book down off to the side. She made her way towards the red scythe wielder barely a couple of inches apart as she gazed down on the her. Ruby rested her head on her arms, not daring to look up as Blake got closer. Blake stood there trying to think of a way to motivate the younger girl, after a while she got close to Ruby's ear before whispering.
"If you get a high grade on the test, I'll take you to a bakery as a reward."
Blake stood back and watched the brunette shot up from her previous position and immediately buried herself in the nearest book. The ravenette watched the scene unfold until she stepped out of the room, leaving Ruby alone to study. Just as she stepped out she was greeted by a very pissed Weiss who kept her hands on her waist.
"Blake, didn't I tell you to watch her?"
"Don't worry Weiss, she's studying."
"If she doesn't get a ninety percent or higher, I'm forcing you to help her study for the rest of the semester."
"Alright, but if does you have to teach Yang by yourself. Without me or Ruby to help."
"Deal"
"I can't believe it..." Weiss muttered to herself as she looked at the scroll in front of her.
"What? The test was easy!" Ruby beamed back as she held up her scroll for everyone to see.
"Wow sis, and I thought that we were sticking together." Yang spoke up from her bed.
"If that means being scold by Weiss and her threatening my cookie supply then no thanks."
"I can't believe it..." Weiss repeated.
"It's not that bad Weiss," Blake said as she tapped the white haired girl's shoulder, "Although it does mean that I won does it."
"What is she talking about Weiss?" Ruby set down her scroll and tilted her head towards the heiress.
"I-it's nothing," Weiss quickly replied, "Also congratulations Ruby."
"Aw thanks Weissy, still couldn't believe that I scored a thirty nine out of forty."
"I don't think Weiss did either by the looks of it," Yang said as she flipped through her scroll.
Before anyone got to say anything else, Ruby walked up to Blake who raised a brow at the brunette.
"So are we going to go or-"
"Yep, lets go." And with that the red and black duo left the room, leaving the white and yellow duo by themselves.
"What was that about?" Weiss turned towards the blonde who had her mouth wide opened.
"I- have no idea," Yang responded after a short while. "Soooo about the bet-"
"25 lien that Blake will ask out Ruby first."
"I can take those odds."