"Ruby, what are you wearing?" Weiss incredulously asked, unsure of what to make of Ruby's apparent choice in attire. Ruby was wearing a red wig that extended the length of her hair to slightly resemble Yang's, a red tunic like top with a yellow strip of cloth that wrapped around her chest, a long cape with reddish jewels on the shoulder pads, red tights, and long boots and gloves. Her waist, wrists, and neck were all adorned with similar looking gems, and at Ruby's waist rested a replica dagger.

Ruby, in this unsightly get up, simply smiled at Weiss. "I'm dressed as Lina Inverse, Weiss! Its cosplay!"

Weiss stared at her partner, unsure of how to respond. "What?"

"Cosplay! You know; costume play! Its where you dress up as a character that you love. I really like Lina Inverse, so I decided to cosplay as her!" Ruby tilted her head questioningly. "If you don't know what cosplay is, then I guess that explains why you aren't in costume right now."

Weiss 'humphed' in response. "And just who would I 'cosplay' as? I don't know any characters."

"Kagami Hiragi, perhaps?" Ruby suggested. "Oh, if you had a brown wig you could do Okami. You do have the figure for it." Ruby added the last part under her breath so Weiss wouldn't hear it. "So, what time does the train arrive?"

The setting in which our two closet geeks are currently standing in casually as they discuss said geeky material is, as you would expect, a small train station. Of course, Weiss had insisted on using direct transport to the event, as they weren't leaving Vale, but Ruby countered by saying that she had been to the event before and had taken the train. Apparently, Ruby saw the train as part of the convention experience. Weiss tried, and failed, to argue against such crude and cramped transport, and ultimately gave in. She glanced at her watch just as the train began to pull into the station, making her action now seem useless. "Right now, Ruby," she said with mock sarcasm.

The cosplayer and her tsundere friend boarded the train, and Weiss froze with shock. As ironic as that sounds, she did not expect to see the other people on the train to be as public with their otaku nature as Ruby was being at that moment. Almost everyone else in the train was in a costume of some sort. Weiss sighed. I can't believe that this trip was my idea, she thought.

Ruby was absolutely ecstatic. "Oh my gosh~!" she gasped. "He's cosplaying as Levi! Look, Weiss! He even made the 3D Gear! Oh, oh, oh! And she's dressed as Hatsune Miku! And over there is a guy dressed as Alucard! He even made replica versions of his guns too!"

Weiss was trying to keep up with Ruby's notifications, and was mostly failing as Ruby was continue to ramble on and on about characters that Weiss had never heard of before. The Alucard cosplayer, however, caught her eye because he was staring right at them. She couldn't see his face very well because of his hat and orange sunglasses, but Weiss knew he was looking at her and Ruby. Next to him was a shorter girl with bright orange hair wearing what seemed to be a police woman's uniform. The girl looked to Alucard, who Weiss could only assume was her friend, before following his gaze to see Weiss.

And Weiss recognized her as Nora.

The heiress could feel the strength leaving her body as she began to panic. No one, not even Blake or Yang, knew that she was going to this convention with Ruby. Weiss began to put two and two together now as she looked back and forth between Nora and Alucard. If that's Nora, then the Alucard cosplayer must be...

"Hey, Ren, is that Weiss?" she heard Nora ask over the commotion in the train.

Oh sweet salty dust no! She silently prayed that he would see that she was in distress and would deny that she was who she was. However, Weiss knew that it would be in vain. Nora was Nora, after all, and she would know that she was Weiss.

"Weiss?" Ruby asked, startling Weiss. "What's up?"

"O-o-over there," Weiss pointed.

Ruby looked to Ren and Nora. "Oh! Nora's dressed as Seras Victoria? So then, does that mean that Ren is Alucard?" Weiss nodded. "That's so cool! I didn't know that they were coming!"

"This is not a good thing, Ruby!" Weiss declared in a rushed and hushed voice. "No one from Beacon is supposed to find out that I'm going to Comiket with you!"

"Why not?"

"Because I am the heiress to the Schnee Dust Company, not a...a..."

"Otaku?"

"Yes, that! I'm not an otaku!"

Ruby giggled. "Now you kind of sound like me. I didn't want anyone to know either, but since you found me out and invited me to go to Comiket, I've really discovered that it's much more fun to be open about this sort of thing."

"I sense that you are making fun of my predicament."

"No, I'm not. I'm just saying that its not all that bad."

"Say that again, Ruby, and I'll be sure to expediently tell everyone about the kinds of books you read after dark!" Weiss threatened.

Ruby eyed the train car nervously. "N-now, Weiss, let's not do anything too rash now. You don't want to ruin your girlfriend's life at school now do you?"

"We're not dating yet Ruby Rose," she smiled. "But you're right. I wouldn't do that to you after we start dating. You better hope that we get on that soon."

"L-like today soon?"

"After Comiket. But for now, I have but one request for you."

"And that is?" Ruby asked.

"Get me away from Ren and Nora!" I don't want them to see me anymore than they already do! We haven't arrived at the convention yet, so they might not have put two and two together yet that I'm with you. With any luck, they may not even realize who you are."

"Well, if that's your goal then we've failed already. They're watching us converse back and forth. I'm pretty sure they know you well enough that you wouldn't openly associate yourself with someone as geeky as me unless it was me."

Weiss was tempted to bash her head against a wall. How could she forget such an obvious detail? "It doesn't matter, then. Let's just avoid them."

The train came to a grinding halt, and the red and white huntresses exited through the nearest door. They barely made it onto the platform when Nora seemed to materialize out of nowhere in front of them. "Hey, Weiss! Hey, Ruby! What are you two doing here?"

Weiss was about to come up with a bold lie to get away from telling Nora the truth about her presence with Ruby dressed in costume, when Ruby herself put a hand on Weiss's shoulder. Her eyes conveyed the message that her mouth did not; to just give up and admit the truth.

"I...I'm taking Ruby to Comiket," Weiss admitted, straining as she forced the words out.

Nora gasped. "I didn't know you were into otaku stuff, Weiss!"

"I'm not!" she exclaimed. "I just thought Ruby would like this experiance. She's been doing very well lately with her leadership skills and her academics, so I decided to reward her." Half true, half lie, Weiss just spoke as plainly as she could.

Ruby looked at Weiss confused. "I have?" Weiss stepped on her toe. "I mean, yeah, I've been working my butt off, lately." She mumbled a low 'ouch', which Weiss responded with an equally low 'sorry'. "What about you and Ren?"

Summoned by the sound of his name, Ren finally caught up to Nora. He silently nodded a greeting to Weiss and Ruby, but otherwise he seemed as disinterested as usual. Nora giddily hugged Ren. "I have Ren take me to Comiket every year, and I always find costumes for us to wear!" As if to add to Nora's statement, Ren pushed his orange tinted shades higher on his nose. "Maybe we should hang out together?"

Ruby was about to agree, but Weiss spoke up first. "Actually, if you don't mind, I'd like to limit my exposure to anyone from Beacon today. I don't exactly want everyone to know that I'm attending such an event."

Nora smiled. "Sounds like Weiss needs to come out of the..."

"Nora," Ren interrupted. "Don't be rude."

"Kay, Ren!"

"We'll see you two later in the dorms, I suppose," Ren directed to Weiss and Ruby before practically dragging Nora away.

Weiss sighed. "Thank God that's over with."

Ruby smiled excitedly. "Come on, Weiss! Let's go! Comiket is just around the corner!"

After standing in the registration line for about thirty minutes, the two girls set about to explore the convention. Weiss would never admit it out loud, but she actually found it to be an interesting event. There were hundreds of people roaming the halls, and many were wearing costumes from this show or that show. It seemed as though everyone had a bag full of merchandise, an event schedule, or a snack in hand. Ruby had been thoughtful enough to buy Weiss a cold drink. Weiss, however, couldn't figure out how to open it for the life of her.

"Why is there a ball on the top of the bottle? How are you supposed to drink it?" she asked. Ruby reached over and grabbed Weiss's bottle. Using the green plastic piece that was originally taped to the top of the bottle, she forced the marble out of the way and handed the drink back to Weiss. The heiress simply stared at the drink. "Isn't that a little difficult? Why make your customer's go to so much effort just for a drink?"

"Because it's awesome, that's why. Go on, try it!" Ruby insisted.

Weiss took a sip and found the melon flavored drink to be surprisingly tasteful. She could even argue that it was one of the best soda's she'd ever had. She gave Ruby a look of approval before sipping the drink again. "So, where to now?"

"How about the Dealer's Hall? They've got all kinds of stuff for sale in there. Books, figures, DVDs, CDs; you name it!"

Weiss raised an eyebrow with interest. Books, huh? she thought. "Very well. Let's go."

The duo waded through the crowd as they approached the hall where the dealers would have their tables set up. Weiss considers herself to be quite observant most of the time, with a few exceptions. One such exception would be when Blake revealed herself to be a faunus, but that's a different matter. Upon entering the Dealer's Hall, Weiss spotted a banner that announced the table that sold the yuri manga that Ruby owned. The same manga that Weiss had accidentally become infatuated with.

"Ruby, is there a booth in particular you want to go to?" Weiss asked.

"There's a table over here with plushies of Grimm for sale. I wouldn't mind looking at that."

Weiss nodded. "I see. I have to use the restroom. Could you wait for me over there?"

"Sure," Ruby agreed. "Hurry back."

Weiss broke away from Ruby in the direction of the bathroom, but once she was sure that Ruby had lost her in the crowd, she doubled back and made her way to the table with the yuri manga.

The table worker greeted her with a smile. "Hello, miss. Can I help you find anything?"

She nodded nervously. "D-do you have any copies of the new Aka-hime no Haku left?"

Still smiling, the worker produced the book in question. "I just need to see your ID." Weiss showed him her card, and the worker nodded. "That'll be 25 Lien, please."

She paid him, grabbed the book, and shoved it into her bag to hide it from Ruby. "Thank you," she said hastily as she left. She began to make her way back to Ruby and was surprised to find Ruby posing for pictures. "Ruby, what's going on?"

"Oh, this is normal for conventions. People ask cosplayers they like for pictures all the time," Ruby answered as she posed for one more picture. "Even though my character is from an older show, Lina Inverse is still really popular."

"I see," Weiss stated. "Shall we look elsewhere?" Ruby nodded, and the pair began to walk away.

Really, Weiss should have seen what was coming next. Seeing Nora and Ren earlier in the morning should have tipped her off that today wasn't going to be her day. As she and Ruby walked to the next booth, Weiss tripped and spilled the contents of her bag.

"Oh my goodness, Weiss! You okay?" Ruby asked.

"I'm fine. I just didn't see where I was going."

"Let me help you with your things." Ruby knelt down and picked up Weiss's bag. She began picking items up and placing them into the bag; scroll, wallet, breath mints, yuri hentai manga titled Aka-hime no Haku...wait. "Uh, Weiss? What's this?"

Weiss met Ruby's gaze as she dusted herself off, and she caught sight of the book that Ruby had just picked up off the floor. Weiss could feel a cold sweat forming. "Uh...I..."

"Is this what I think it is?"

Weiss nodded. "Do you have Crescent Rose with you?"

"Uh, no."

"Shame. I really feel like dying right now."

Ruby's confused face began to twist into a slight smile, growing ever so widely into a grin before she finally began laughing. "You...you read my books, didn't you?" Weiss nodded, her face red with embarrassment. "You liked them?" Another nod. "So you convinced me to go to Comiket with you so you could buy the newest one?" A final nod. Ruby hit the floor, her guy in pain from laughing. Weiss's face was redder than Ruby's cloak, and she wasn't angry.

"I know, Ruby. I'm a terrible person for questioning your likes when they ended up being the same as mine," Weiss said, apologetically.

"So," Ruby said as she stood up, returning Weiss's belongings to her. "Are you ready for your apology for getting upset at me two weeks ago?" Weiss nodded. She was about to verbally apologize, but Ruby shushed her. "There's a booth that sells costumes over here. I want you to wear a specific one."

Weiss felt nervous. "How weird is it going to be?"

"Oh, not that weird. In fact, you technically wear something similar all the time." Ruby dragged Weiss to the booth in question and presented Weiss with the costume in question.

"R-really? That's not that bad. How is this punishment?"

"Who said anything about punishment? I just want to see you in costume. I'll pay for it, and the wig too! I said earlier that you'd make a great Kagami, didn't I?" Weiss decided it was in her best interest to find out why Ruby thought she would be a good Kagami. She needed to find out who Kagami was.

Ruby approached the dealer at this table and pointed at the costume in question. "I want the Sailor Fuku and the purple wig, please."

After the transaction was made, Weiss and Ruby disappeared into the bathroom to help Weiss get changed and look the part. Surprisingly, not only did Weiss pull of the look, but she actually enjoyed it. The two spent the rest of the day browsing the stalls, attending panels, and they even had lunch with Ren and Nora.

At the end of the day, the tired huntresses in training worked their way back to the dorms of Beacon. "So," Ruby said. "What did you think of my world, Weiss?"

"I will admit that I had ulterior motives in going...but it was actually a really pleasant experience," Weiss stated happily.

"Good! Because we're going again next year!" Ruby leaned close to Weiss. "And maybe not as friends?"

Weiss frowned. "Is that your pathetic attempt to ask me to be your girlfriend?"

"Maybe."

"Well, Ruby Rose, I have some news for you!" Ruby flinched. "I'll gladly be your girlfriend."

Ruby gasped. "Really?"

"On one condition."

"Again with the conditions?"

"It's a trifle matter, I assure you."

"Then what is it?"

Weiss smiled as she patted her bag. "My condition is that we read this book together."

Ruby grinned from ear to ear. "I've created a monster, haven't I?"

"I wouldn't go so far as to say that. But, I am curious about this otaku culture, and as your girlfriend I will endeavor to understand more of it. Deal?"

"Deal."

That night, when Blake and Yang both fell asleep, the heiress and the red hooded geek sat together and read a very dirty book. Not very romantic, mind you, but they have to start somewhere, don't they?

AUTHOR'S NOTE

Well, that took me a while to get the guts to write. If you follow Team RWBY Plays, then you know that I battled with a month long bout of Writer's Block. If not, then now you know. Now that I have my new PC and a drive to write again, I'M BACK!

The funny thing is, I actually see this as the end of the RtCO story. I hope you guys have enjoyed it, because from here on out I have no idea what to do for this particular idea. I also hope I didn't turn it into crap. The ending was hard as hell to come up with, and even now I feel like all I did was cop out on it. Still, it feels final, doesn't it? Maybe if you guys want more I can either continue it or write a sequel somehow.

Also, WE HAVE A WINNER! Yesterday I got alot of great ideas for the yuri manga name, but GateMasterGreen actually impressed me with Aka-hime no Haku. Thank you all for your suggestions. Many of them made me laugh. Also, I'm sorry for bringing back the "kill me" joke. That joke is always funny to me in anime and shows, but it's hard to convey the sound of someone's voice and the tone that they're using in writing. I always picture it to almost be sarcastic, but not really...if that makes any sense.

As stated before, my writing will be slower because I'm still trying to get rid of my writer's block, but I AM BACK.

Till next time~!