The walk back to her dorm was uneventful. She passed neither student nor teacher in the long deserted halls once she'd left the abandoned class room. In front of her dorm, she realized she still hadn't turned her devices on as she reached past her phone to get her key.
She opened the door to find Blake and Yang in their respective beds. Ruby was nowhere to be seen, but the bathroom door was closed so Weiss assumed she was in there.
She sat down on her bed after saying a simple hello to her team, ignoring Yang's questions about where she'd been.
Weiss waited patiently for the washroom to open so she could shower. When it finally did open seven minutes later, Ruby stepped out in nothing but a towel, forcing Weiss to look away.
"Nice one sis!" Yang laughed at Weiss's reaction as Ruby went over to the shared dresser and opened her drawer.
"Oh, no… this can't be…" Ruby mumbled, running her hand across the bottom of the empty drawer.
"What's wrong?" Weiss asked, curious as to why Ruby hadn't yet gotten herself dressed.
"There's nothing left… I swear there was a set here yesterday…" Ruby thought back remembering the lone pair of pyjamas. "… that I used. How come this always happens to me?"
"Relax, you can borrow my stuff." Yang supplied, pointing to the top drawer which she'd claimed for herself.
"I guess I have no choice…. Does anyone have a string or something? Otherwise the shorts will be falling down." Ruby's face was red as she appealed to her team. Blake shrugged as she turned a page, still not saying a word. Yang shook her head and grunted as she normally does when the answer is obvious.
Weiss sighed. She didn't have a string or know where to find one, but she had done her laundry that very morning before the rest of her team had woken up.
"Take two steps away from the dresser." She instructed as she got up, keeping her eyes away from her teammate as she approached the dresser and bent down. Naturally, she'd gotten the bottom drawer from being the only member of the team not to engage in the childish game of dibs that had taken place the first morning in the dorm.
She opened the drawer and pulled out one of her seven night gowns that would last her the week. She took a deep breath and handed it to Ruby while taking another out for herself since she was already crouched down.
"We're the same size, so you shouldn't have a problem. Just please make sure you wash it and return it to me by next week." Weiss sighed, turning the long way to go back to her bed, not wanting to look in the direction of her team leader while she was only covered with a thin towel.
Weiss suddenly felt a firm pressing on her back as arms wrapped themselves around her waist. Two soft mounds snapped her brain out of her collected mood as she started to panic.
"R-R-Ruby! Wh-what are y-you d-doing?" She stuttered, dropping her gown to the floor.
"Thank's so much Weiss!" Ruby said, squeezing Weiss even tighter in her hug. Weiss was painfully aware of each and every small sensation of Ruby's embrace wishing for it to both continue and stop at the same time as her blood pressure skyrocketed. "I promise I'll return this to you tomorrow!"
"N-no rush, r-really!" Weiss said, her brain too confused as her blood pounded through it and the rest of her body to figure out what she could do in this situation. She hoped Ruby wouldn't sense the sudden blush covering her entire body by the heat it must have been giving off.
Ruby released her and a second later the bathroom door closed again.
Weiss stood in the middle of the room fighting to control her elevated pulse until a bored sounding Yang spoke from her bed.
"Chill out Weiss. That happens all the time." She said.
"Which part? The empty drawer or the hugging n-naked?" Weiss asked, still processing the event in her head.
"Both. Better get used to it. We've still got three years to go."
"Great." Weiss responded sarcastically as Ruby opened the door dressed in the short white gown. She looked really out of her element as she looked at her team shyly.
"Lookin sharp sis." Yang laughed from her bunk.
Ruby seemed to take offence to the laugh and the next second she was in bed, feigning sleep as rose petals floated to the floor.
"I'm not cleaning that up." Weiss stated matter of factly as she headed to the washroom to change. She avoided placing her gaze in the direction of the swinging bunk bed as she passed it. Just before she shut the door and locked it, she added one more comment to help cheer her obviously embarrased leader. "And the gown looks good on you."
Since she was the last one that needed to change, she was sure her roommates wouldn't mind her taking a longer than normal amount of time.
The shower hissed as the hot water mixed with the cold and fell onto Weiss's hand as she fine tuned the temperature to her liking. She stepped into the scalding water, squeezing her eyes shut as her sensitive skin was lit ablaze from the sudden immersion in the extreme temperature. She let a quiet hiss pass her lips as her body got used to the water.
The heat did nothing to soothe her panicking pulse and she felt a headache start to surface. She felt her already heated skin flush as all the tiny blood vessels rose to the surface to cool. She killed the hot water, sending a wave of pure ice washing over her.
She gasped, her body fighting against the shock she'd forced upon it. She quickly turned off the water and towelled off before she started to shiver. Her hair posing the largest problem as it stood a good chance at giving her a cold if left untended.
She stood exposed in front of the parially fogged mirror taking in her appearance as she measured her breathing. She felt her body readjusting itself to her normal state and simply waited, watching the scarred reflection's small chest heave up and down. She looked up to find her face frowning as it always did in the mirror and looked away.
Unnecessary pieces of furniture. She complained in her head as she spun and put her night gown on. She exited the washroom without looking back at the mirror, the fog finally leaving its surface completely as she opened the door.
The room beyond was dark save the lone candle Blake was using to read. The faunus paid no attention to her teammate as she lay down in her bed and pulled the covers up before turning on her side to face the wall.
Not a single sound was heard in the room for several hours as not one of the teammates had fallen asleep. Slowly Yang began to snore before Weiss heard Ruby's breathing slow. The candle was extinguished as Blake finished reading for the night and Weiss finally felt sleep tug at her consciousness. Her mind still busy trying desperately yet in vain to identify the true source of her earlier discomfort. What is wrong with me? And why now all of a sudden?