The remainder of the previous day passed without major incident. Ruby's father left without a word to anyone in the house somewhere just after noon and didn't return overnight. Blake had kept her silence about witnessing Ruby giving Weiss a raspberry, and Yang had proved once again that she was good at cooking meat, and meat alone.
"So what should we do now?" Ruby asked as she lay across Weiss's lap in the living room.
"I thought your plans were to sleep and relax this break." Weiss questioned while remembering how Ruby'd invited her.
"Well, yeah, but we still have to do something!" Ruby argued. "We can't just sit inside all the time."
"What's wrong with this?" Weiss brushed a strand of Ruby's hair back, taking her time while twirling it around her fingers.
Ruby blushed but didn't try to hide it. Instead she smiled and closed her eyes as if giving up her argument.
Weiss continued to play with Ruby's hair, oblivious to the stares of Yang as she stood in the kitchen with a glass of water. After a few moments of watching unnoticed, she left to find Blake.
Weiss stopped playing with Ruby's hair when she noticed the slight movement she'd make when her fingers came too close to her neck. Thinking it odd, Weiss tested her theory by purposely stroking Ruby's hair so her finger barely touched her scalp underneath. As she dragged her hand down, Ruby shifted so Weiss's fingers met nothing but air where her neck had been. When she moved her hand away, Ruby shifted back. She stopped playing with Ruby's hair in order to think a little about Ruby's moving.
"You know, this is nice and all, but it'll be dark soon so we could do this later and do something outside right now." Ruby said as if prompted to speak from Weiss's broken rhythm.
"That's true…" Weiss said, moving her hand to hold Ruby's shoulder. "On the other hand, we also have time for you to tell me why you keep moving just before I touch your neck."
Ruby's face paled and her eyes darted around to realize Weiss had already trapped her. Sure she could escape if she really needed to, but beyond anything else she felt safe and wouldn't need to escape Weiss.
"I have a few ideas, but I'd rather you tell me yourself." Weiss said, stroking another strand of Ruby's hair back but stopping before she reached her neck.
"Well… the thing is… I'm-" Ruby started haltingly, her gut telling her not to reveal her weakest spot even to her girlfriend.
"Extremely ticklish on your neck, right?" Weiss asked. She didn't need to see Ruby nod slightly or make a hum of affirmation, the look in her eyes of apprehension and fear was more than the confirmation she'd asked for. "I suppose since we have a bet going on, I could be fair and tell you about one of mine too."
"Really?" Ruby asked, her face lighting up for a moment.
"No." Weiss answered. "I guess that just means you'll have to try twice as hard to win…"
Weiss knew she was taunting Ruby, and she knew unexpected things always happened when she did that.
"You're mean!" Ruby pouted and sprang off Weiss to start walking out of the room.
"Wait! Ruby!" Weiss called as she jumped off the couch and took a step in her direction. She was afraid she'd once again misread Ruby's mood.
"Gotcha." Ruby said, spinning on her heel and jumping at Weiss. The two landed back on the couch, now with Ruby on top of Weiss, pinning her down. "Now, where should I start to look? How about here?"
Ruby worked her fingers ghostingly over Weiss's neck. Weiss couldn't stop the goosebumps from forming in the path of her fingers, but she had never been ticklish there. A fact that Ruby seemed to pick up on rather quickly.
"Alright, not the neck. How about here?" Ruby once again applied her sneaky fingers to Weiss's armpits. "Everyone is ticklish here."
Weiss held her laughter in and Ruby seemed to lose interest in her lack of results fairly quickly. "Out of ideas already, are we?"
"No. I just…" Ruby stopped to think for a second. "Don't want you to get used to it is all.
"Well, if that's the case, maybe I can try." Without waiting, Weiss skillfully flipped Ruby to her back and pinned her down. "I already know where you're ticklish, but consider this a lesson."
Weiss gently tickled Ruby's neck. Ruby let out a bark of laughter and Weiss stopped. "That's not fair!"
"Oh, hush. I'm not done." Weiss felt a wave of courage by looking down at Ruby's inviting smile and moved on with her plan.
"Hmm…" Ruby hummed as Weiss's lips met hers, giving small pecks.
"I… knew… you'd… like… this…." Weiss said in between her pecks. "That's… why… I… know… you'll… like… this… even… more…."
Weiss slowly moved from Ruby's mouth, even as Ruby tried to follow her. Weiss firmly gripped Ruby's head to keep her from shifting away for a better angle and kissed her way along the girl's jaw till she reached her sensitive neck.
Weiss paused for a moment to let Ruby brace herself but was surprised when Ruby's hands gently pulled her head closer, granting permission.
"Oooh!" Ruby jumped when Weiss's first kiss surprised her but she tried her best to remain still and silent.
Weiss kissed again, feeling the slight jump Ruby made lessen then lessen again as she repeated the action. She stayed at the same spot, knowing Ruby was adjusting to the new contact just as she was with the surprisingly intimate contact. After a few more kisses, Ruby giggled lightly so only Weiss would hear. She quickly pushed aside her remaining hesitation and started moving down towards the crook of Ruby's neck, stopping dead in the center where she once again lost her will to continue on the path her brain had set for her.
After a few chaste kisses, lasting longer and longer in between, Ruby's hands pulled her even closer. In the breath that she exhaled past her ear, Weiss could have sworn she heard an almost silent plea.
"Are you sure you're okay with this?" Weiss asked after she placed her last peck on Ruby's neck.
"God, yes." Ruby breathed in reply, pulling Weiss somewhat roughly back to her position.
"Consider yourself warned." Weiss replied as she continued. Her kisses were fueled by her giddy nervousness about being so close to someone, but it was laced with happiness that only Ruby could have been the source of.
Weiss realized after a few dozen pecks that her kisses had been transforming to a more sloppy version, leaving a glistening mark on Ruby's neck. Ruby's breathing had turned to a light moan as Weiss continued until something changed.
Weiss felt the need to hear Ruby's voice, not just the ever so slight noises that came past her closed lips. And before she realized what she was doing, she bit down on Ruby's neck.
"Weiss!" Ruby yelped, surprised by the warm hard teeth that gently bit down on her sensitive skin. It didn't hurt, but there was enough pressure that made her feel that it would if it was even the slightest bit harder.
Weiss smiled at her success and exchanged her teeth for her lips, suckling gently as she knew Ruby would feel the sensation even more from the sudden contrast.
"Ahg!" Ruby's voice rose and broke as she suddenly gripped Weiss in a tight hug.
A moment later Ruby released Weiss. She was breathing raggedly and the look in her eyes told Weiss whatever she'd done was something she'd never expected. Ruby lay beneath Weiss until she caught her breath and her face was sufficiently red with her blush.
"Th-that felt really…" Ruby trailed off and closed her eyes in embarrassment.
"Good?" Weiss suggested with a smile. She didn't receive an answer, but it was fairly obvious. "In that case…"
Ruby opened her eyes to find Weiss move back to the spot she'd just been suckling. Ruby felt confused for the barest of moments until she felt Weiss's lips meet her tender neck in a way they hadn't the last time. Weiss's lips were hard and made a perfect seal. A feeling she knew all too well from her younger years as Yang's younger sister.
"Weiss! Please don't!" But her plea was in vain as Weiss unleashed a large raspberry on her neck.
Ruby burst into laughter as Weiss drew out her entire breath making Ruby squirm and wiggle under Weiss's iron grip. Just as Ruby let loose a second scream she noticed something odd. On the top of the couch was a large blue storage container that had frost lining the edges. "Weiss!"
Weiss ignored Ruby and prepared for a second assault when she felt something heavy, wet, and cold slam into her back and spread.
"Ahhh!" Ruby yelled before some of the damp snow slid over her face.
Weiss fell off the couch and the wave of snow followed, splattering her thoroughly from head to toe.
As the avalanche subsided, the two girls dug themselves out and huddled together with their teeth chattering, eyes finding the source of the unexpected wave of snow.
"That's better." Yang sighed, dropping the container to the floor.
"What on Remnant did you do that for?" Weiss would have shouted if she hadn't been frozen to the bone. Instead her voice came out quiet and shaky.
"Well, you two seemed to be so relaxed and happy." Yang said with a sly smile. "Something about that made me want to remind Ruby about our annual snow fight."
"Then just say something next time!" Ruby whined to her sister.
"But this was so much more satisfying." Yang laughed.
"You at least owe us an apology for getting us soaking wet!" Weiss demanded, trying to wring some of the water out of the waist of her shirt.
"Tell you what, the losers of the snowball fight have to do what the winner wants for a day. Sound good?" Yang said with a grin as if she knew she had no chance of losing.
"Fine, you're on!" Weiss shot back and pulled Ruby out of the room to the stairs. "Give us a while to get changed."
"Don't take too long, Ice Queen. Otherwise I'll think you got cold feet." Yang laughed as she watched the two go.
"Shut up." Ruby pouted, as she pulled off one of her sopping socks and disappeared up the stairs.
Yang laughed and flared her aura as she jumped onto the couch, letting the remaining snow melt and the water evaporate so it wouldn't leave damage.
"I must admit that was rather mean spirited of you." Blake said coolly from the kitchen doorway as she looked over her book.
"Come on, they were making out in the living room. If they want to do stuff like that they should make sure they don't get carried away." Yang said seriously. "Just because I accept that they're going out, doesn't mean I want to see it. They're already basically joined at the shoulders, so I don't need to see them connected in other places as well."
"Fair point, but don't you think letting them know you're in the room would be more considerate?" Blake asked. She understood where Yang was coming from, but couldn't agree that her prank was justified.
"I figured the Ice Queen would get most of it. Also it's been a tradition in this family to use snow when challenging others to a snowball fight." Yang explained. "Last year I got a snowball to the face from Qrow, the year before that Ruby got a clump of snow down the back of her shirt from me, the year before me and Ruby ganged up on Qrow to get some snow on him but we ended up losing that one."
"I see. You could have done something a tad less extreme though." Blake stated simply. "Since it is Weiss's first time after all."
"Meh, she'll live." Yang shrugged. "Anywho, wanna watch some cartoons?"
"Not particularly." Blake replied.
"Fine then. I'll get started while I'm waiting for them." Yang waved her hands and grabbed the remote for the TV. "I recorded an entire series that I wanted to see. If you change your mind, you know where I am."
"Have fun with that then." Blake replied and walked away, dodging the puddles of wet that Weiss and Ruby left in their wake as she heading up the stairs.