Ruby Rose forcefully plopped down onto her bed, threw her head into her pillow, and let out a heavy sigh. She closed her eyes, took a few deep breaths, and pulled out her scroll. As she pushed a button, an internet browser opened up, which made her immediately regret taking her scroll out in the first place.

"Of course. This day is the worst."

The internet homepage had been decorated for the current holiday – Valentine's Day; the one day that Ruby hated out of the entire year. It always reminded her that she was alone. She had tons of friends, several of which she thought of as family, but she didn't have a special someone that was something… more.

A few years ago, something like this wouldn't have bothered her. The concept of dating hadn't even crossed her mind until she came to Beacon. However, now she had been enrolled at Beacon for a couple years, and over time she began to notice all of the "pairs" that began to form around her.

Ren had Nora, Jaune had Pyrrha, and even though the two of them would never admit it, Yang had Blake. Even Velvet and Coco had started dating, effectively earning the couple the name "CrossHares".

Ruby threw her scroll down and rolled over in her bed. "This day sucks."

"Hey, you okay?"

The dark-haired girl rolled over and saw big, lilac eyes staring back at her. "Yeah. I'm fine, Yang."

"Are you sure? You don't sound fine." The blonde placed her hands on her hips and raised an eyebrow curiously. "You sound annoyed."

"It's just… It's just this day, y'know?"

"Uh, Tuesday?"

Ruby rolled her eyes. "No. Valentine's Day."

"Oooooh, I know what's up with you. All of the romance in the air has got you down, doesn't it?"

Ruby sat up and shrugged. "I don't know. I mean, I guess. It's just that everyone else has someone to spend today with, and I'm just sitting here. In bed. With my scroll."

"Hey, not everyone has someone to spend time with today. I don't, either."

The younger girl scoffed. "Oh, please. Everyone in the school knows that you and Blake are dating."

Yang's eyes widened in surprise and a blush slowly crept across her face. "I-I don't know what you're talking about."

"You mean to tell me that you weren't going to make some excuse later so that you could slip out and 'conveniently' bump into Blake? Or that you wouldn't meet her at the dance tonight?"

The elder sister's gaze drifted downward and she kicked the floor nervously. "Well..."

Ruby smirked. "That's what I thought." Then, she laid back down and placed her hands behind her head. "I'm just ready for this day to be over."

Yang hopped up onto Ruby's bed and wrapped her arm around her baby sister's shoulders. "Hey, cheer up. This might not mean much coming from me, but don't think of today as Valentine's day. Just think of it as a regular day."

"That's not the easiest thing to do. I mean, the entire cafeteria has been decorated for it, some of the dorms have been decorated for it, even the homepage for Beacon's internet has little hearts all over it. I can't get away from it."

Yang sighed and pulled out her scroll. "Well, I might know something that could help you feel better."

"And that would be what, exactly?"

The blonde fidgeted with her scroll until a screen popped up that showed a picture of a heart, but it had a giant, black line through it. "This is something I heard some people talking about earlier. It's an app you can download on your scroll. It's for people that are single on Valentine's Day. I mean, it will work after today, but that's what it was originally made for."

"What does it… do?"

Yang pressed a button, which caused another screen to pop up. "It will automatically match you with a random person to talk to. Everybody on here is single."

"So, it's a dating app," Ruby deadpanned.

"Not exactly. This is more for people that just want to have a conversation, not necessarily date someone. I know it's not a date, but it's the best I can offer you. If you want me to stay in with you tonight, I will, but I-"

"No, no, don't do that, I'll be alright by myself. I don't want to ruin your night and keep you cooped up in here with me."

"Are you sure? I really don't mind."

Ruby nodded. "Yes, I'm sure." She nudged Yang softly in the side and smiled. "You and Blake have fun."

"I, uh… Thanks." The blonde jumped off of the bed and started to make her way out of the dorm. As she opened the door, she turned around to face her sister. "Oh, and can you keep the whole 'me and Blake are a couple' thing under wraps? We don't really want everyone to know yet."

"You got it."

"Thanks." She stepped out of the dorm, but poked her head around the door before she shut it. "One more thing; The name of that app is Beacon Chat, just so you know."

Ruby groaned. "Goodbye, Yang."

Yang chuckled as her blonde hair disappeared behind the door. As it shut, Ruby rolled onto her side and brought out her scroll. "Beacon Chat, huh?" She pulled up the app and stared at it for a few seconds before hitting the download button. "I guess there's no real harm in trying it. It's not like I have anything better to do tonight."

As Yang shut the door, she bumped into someone on the other side, knocking them to the ground in the process. "Oh, god, I'm sorry. I wasn't paying attention. Do you ne- Oh, hey Weiss. What are you doing here?"

"You mean, besides getting knocked over," the heiress said with a slight hint of annoyance.

Yang scratched the back of her head nervously. "Yeah, sorry about that."

"Well, if you must know, I came by to get a few things. I left some textbooks in the dorm room that I need."

"Textbooks? What do you need those for?"

"To study, obviously."

The blonde was taken aback. "You're studying? On Valentine's Day?!"

Weiss placed a hand on her hip. "Of course. What else am I supposed to do?"

Yang threw her hands in the air. "You're supposed to have fun! Go on a date! Eat a fancy dinner with another person! Buy some chocolates for somebody! Anything except study! The dance is tonight, too!"

The heiress rolled her eyes and walked towards the door to Team RWBY's dorm room. "I don't have anybody to spend today with, or dance with, for that matter. There isn't even anyone I'm interested in, so I am going to study."

As Weiss turned the doorknob to the dorm, Yang stopped her. "Wait, wait, wait, I have something you might like."

Weiss closed her eyes and took a deep breath. "Alright, I'll bite. What is it?"

Yang grinned and pulled out her scroll. "Okay, so it's a text app called Beacon Chat."

The heiress instantly regretted her decision. "Oh, here we go."

The blonde noticed Weiss' expression change into one of annoyance, and tried to speed her explanation along. "It's an app for single people on Valentine's Day, you can ta-"

Weiss held up one hand and opened the door with the other. "Well, I've heard enough. I don't need anything like that."

"Wait, you don't understand, you ca-"

"Thank you for your concern, Yang, but I'm perfectly fine with studying." She stepped into the dorm room, shut the door in the blonde's face, and didn't let go of the doorknob until she heard retreating footsteps. "That girl, I swear."

"Weiss, is that you?"

The white-haired girl turned around and was greeted with silver eyes peering over the top bunk bed on the left side of the room. "Yes, it's me."

"I thought so. It sounded like you and Yang were talking about something outside. Anything good?"

Weiss shook her head. "No, your sister was just being a pest."

"Oh, yeah? What did she want?"

"Nothing important. She was rambling on about some sort of an app for single people. I didn't really care to hear about something like that, so I ignored the rest of it."

Ruby sat up and dangled her legs off the side of her bed. "Wait, are you alone today, too?"

"I am. Are you?"

"Yup." Ruby nodded once in confirmation. "I figured I would just spend the rest of the day in here, but I'm surprised you don't have anyone to spend today with."

"What do you mean by that?"

"I mean, you're really pretty and smart. I figured all the boys would be all over you."

Weiss rolled her eyes. "That isn't the kind of attention I want. I'm not interested in anything like that anyway."

There was a loud thud as Ruby jumped off her bed and hit the floor. "What about Neptune? You seemed to really like him."

"I did, at least, I thought I did. He was handsome, but the more I got to know him, the more he just annoyed me."

Ruby giggled and gently poked Weiss in the head. "I think everyone has that effect on you after a while."

The heiress brushed her hand away and walked over to a small, wooden dresser in the corner of the room. "You say that like it's my fault."

"I didn't mean to, but it's not exactly hard to get on your nerves."

This earned Ruby a glare from Weiss.

"See?"

The heiress pulled a couple of textbooks and a notebook out of one of the drawers in the dresser and turned around. "I'm sorry, that's not directed at you. This day is just…" Weiss looked at her textbooks, then back to Ruby and sighed. "I'm just ready for this day to be over."

"Yeah, you and me both, Weiss." As Weiss began to walk towards the door, Ruby stopped her. "Hey, where are you going?"

"The library. it's one of the few places that isn't smothered in decorations. Hopefully, I'll be able to study in peace there."

"Well, I don't have anything to do. Do you mind if I come along?" Ruby pressed her index fingers together and looked at the ground. "Maybe we could study… together?"

"Normally, I wouldn't mind, but I would rather be alone tonight. I'm sorry."

Ruby smiled half-heartedly. "No, that's fine, I totally get it. Some other time, then. See ya later, Weiss."

The heiress smiled in return, made her way out of the dorm, and closed the door behind her, leaving Ruby by herself.

The brunette jumped back up onto her bed and pulled out her scroll. She opened Beacon Chat and laid down. "Well, it looks like this is gonna be the rest of my night."

As Weiss made her way to the library, her thoughts wandered to what Yang had said. "Such a ridiculous suggestion. A chat app, really? Why would I need something like that?"

The heiress turned down a hallway and stepped through a large, marble archway, which led into the library. As she walked further into the room, she caught sight of a small, round table towards the back of the library. "That spot looks as good as any."

She walked towards the table, set her textbooks and notebook down and sat down in a chair. She scooted closer to the table, then took in her surroundings. They were a good number of people here, but far less than usual, and the ones that were there didn't look like they would bother her. "Let's hope it stays this quiet."

She started to open one of the textbooks and opened her notebook at the same time. Once she had her study materials set up to her liking, she pulled a pen out of the spine of her notebook. "Okay, time to get started."

A couple of hours passed, and Weiss' eyes darted from book to book as she switched between reading and writing notes. Before long, she became tired. She wasn't sleepy, just tired from staring at a textbook for a long amount of time with no breaks.

She pulled out her scroll to check the time and was surprised with how late it was. "I didn't realize that I had been at this for so long." She set her scroll down, then interlaced her fingers, popped her knuckles, and stretched her arms. "I guess I could take a break for a while."

The sound of her scroll ringing caught her attention. She grabbed it and noticed that something had shown up in her notifications. She opened it and was greeted with the message: Hello, students. Don't forget that the annual Valentine's Day dance is tonight! Make sure you're ready to go!

The heiress simply shook her head and deleted the message. "Stupid." She leaned back in her chair, craned her neck to the side, and quickly realized that she was sore from sitting in the chair for as long as she did. "Okay, maybe I'll make that break I was going to take a little bit longer." She then pushed her chair away from the table and stood up, then started to walk out of the library. "If I'm going to be here for much longer, I'm going to need something to drink." She exited the library and turned down a hallway, making her way towards a vending machine.

As she walked down the hall, she passed several couples along the way. She showed no reaction to them, but every time she passed someone, the message that she had received on her scroll kept playing in the back of her mind.

She eventually reached the vending machine, pushed the correct number combination for a bottle of water, then started to head back to the library. Once again, she was met with several couples as she passed by, the message growing more nagging with every face she passed.

Once she reached the library, she walked straight to the back and sat down at her table. After a few moments of sitting completely still and just staring at her books, she pulled out her scroll. She pushed several buttons until she was staring at the homepage for Beacon Chat. "I guess there's nothing to lose."

She let out an exasperated sigh and pressed the download button. "Besides, what's the worst that could happen?"

Hey, all!

So, I've been planning this story for a few weeks now, and finally decided to put a "teaser" chapter out. Hope you guys find interesting enough to want a second chapter.

Also, to anyone that reads my other stuff, don't worry. This story won't interrupt the chapters of "Snowstorm" at all. That story will always take priority. Which means that chapters for this will most likely come out very slowly. Just a heads up.

Oh, and if this is your first time reading anything by me, hi! Hope you stick around.

Well, that's all from me for now. I'll see y'all in the next chapter!

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