Weiss was for probably the first time since Ruby'd met her, walking so Ruby could keep up with her natural pace. It wasn't that she wanted to hesitate, but Weiss knew that it could seem a little rude to just walk as if the girl wasn't there beside her.
"Where are we going?" Ruby asked, finally breaking the silence of the walk.
"To a spot I found the other day." Weiss answered, turning a corner and guiding Ruby with her.
"Um… why?" Ruby asked, still not completely understanding what was happening.
"We're going to study. I thought it best not to be disturbed by… your sister while we're at work." Weiss responded, choosing her words carefully since she didn't want to offend Ruby by insulting her sister unnecisarily. "Just through here."
The two walked through a small doorway and into a room filled with various couches, tables, and beanbag chairs. In the far corner, there was a row of vending machines that had snack foods and drinks. The lone machine that would have had sandwiches or salads was empty with an out of order sign hanging from the top of one corner.
"Let's go to the far corner, that way if someone else comes they won't disturb us." Weiss suggested, already weaving her way around the furniture to a soft looking two seater in the back corner. The large circular glass table beside it indicated the lack of thought that went into organizing the room, but Weiss had no right to complain. The furniture looked to have been thrown together from several hundred junk sales with no particular theme in mind.
"Our next test is in history." Ruby said, pulling her books out and placing them on the table. Weiss followed suit, arranging them in alphabetical order.
"That's next week, and I'm sure you have enough time to study for it. Which is your worst subject right now?" Weiss asked, considering her own marks to guess Ruby's response before she replied.
"Well…" Ruby started, hanging her head in embarrasment.
"Math, right?" Weiss said, picking up the text book and leafing through the most recent section on logarithms. "No need to be ashamed, I had trouble in the past as well, though since I've been taught business mathematics since I was six I find Beacon's curriculum a bit of a joke."
"No need to rub it in princess." Ruby grumbled opening her binder to the math section.
"Just stating facts." Weiss shrugged, picking up her history text book again. "Do the practice questions and if you get stuck, or cant figure out how to get the right answer let me know and I'll walk you through it."
Ruby nodded and started what would end up being a much longer night than she had anticipated. Over the course of the next six hours, she finished her math and passed a practice test Weiss had downloaded from the Remnet without missing a point, and studdied for History, Geography, Grimm Studies, and Weapon Development.
Ruby woke with a start and a tingling forehead as her head snapped up from its impact with the table, making Weiss drop her textbook as she awoke as well.
"What on earth are you doing?" She asked angry at her sudden awakening as she took in her surroundings. She noted the piles of notes on the table and the bags under her teammate's eyes.
"Uhh…" Ruby moaned, rubbing the grit from her eyes as she struggled to keep them open.
"Let's call it a night." Weiss reasoned, scooping up a random armful of the notes and books and dropping them into her bag. "We'll sort these notes tomorrow."
"I can't stand up." Ruby whined after she put her bag on her back. She tried again, but her legs wobbled and gave out forcing a sigh out of the younger girl as she shut her eyes in frustration.
"Come on then." Weiss grabbed Ruby by her arm and pulled her up, wrapping her arm around her leader's waist to support her.
They hadn't gone more than ten steps when Ruby felt the first sign of her returning blood flow. "Ouch! Needles! Ow ow ow ow ow!"
Weiss stopped as Ruby grimaced against the prickling nerves in her legs. After a moment, Ruby let go of her grip on Weiss's arm and started walking on her own.
"Thanks. I really hate it when I sit like that and I can't feel my legs." Ruby smiled at her teammate's kindness.
Weiss turned away as she felt some heat creap onto her face. "It's not like I could just leave you there. I left my key in the room."
"Oh…" Ruby didn't know how to respond to Weiss's comment, so she said nothing.
The couple walked in silence back to the room, passing nobody since it was well past three in the morning. On entering their room, they found their teammates asleep, Yang hanging half out of her bed as if she'd fallen asleep leaning over while talking to Blake. Blake still had a book in her hand, her thumb still keeping her page. Weiss deposited her bag on the floor beside the desk and Ruby placed hers on the desk's chair before she stumbled and almost fell.
Weiss grabbed her arm before she connected with her sister, pulling her back to her feet.
"Sorry." Ruby whispered, her face going red as she shook Weiss's hand off her arm.
"Can you even climb into your own bed?" Weiss asked skeptically as she watched Ruby sway with her eyes already half closed and fluttering. Ruby stumbled again as she approach the bed, this time grabbing onto Weiss as she fell, pulling Weiss down on top of her.
"Ouch…" Ruby grumbled staying completely still as she listened to the continued snoring of the other half of her team. She sighed in relief as her brain caught up with the fall, registering the weight of Weiss on top of her, specifically a pressure on her chest as Weiss pushed herself up.
Weiss seemed to be equally dazed from her fall, but quickly regained her senses. She jumped off of her leader, snatching her hand back quickly, her face darkening considerably.
"I'll share this one time." Weiss grumbled, seemingly upset by her own proposition. "Don't think I'll make a habbit of this."
She quickly stripped to her underclothes and slid into her bed under her covers and Ruby slowly regained her feet. Weiss slid to the far side of the bed facing the wall, leaving an overly large space at her back that clarified her offer in Ruby's mind.
Ruby quickly debated her options realizing she was so drained at the moment, she'd be lucky to climb up onto her unsteady bunk without falling and breaking her neck. She sighed and stripped down to her own underwear before slipping in behind Weiss.
"Thanks again." Ruby mumbled as her conciousness faded to sleep. Her head hadn't even hit the pillow.