It was a warm spring night on the campus of Beacon Academy, the premier academy of Vale. The sun had set long ago, but its ever-continuous heat remained in the air, creating a pleasant atmosphere as students walked to and from on the campus, taking in the peaceful night before the end of the year.

It had been almost a year to the date that the school came together, students and professors alike, to defeat Cinder Fall and Roman Torchwick. The battle had been a hard-fought affair, finally ending as Cinder collapsed in a heap. Roman had tried to run away, but never made it far. Just as he thought he was clear, the Atlesian military showed up, cornering him and halting his escape. Kept under strict lock and key with heavy supervision, he wasn't escaping any time soon, General Ironwood saw to that.

By now, most of the students were retired for the evening, preferring to get the last bit of sleep they could before finals took away their last chance of sanity until the school year ended. From team RWBY's dorm room, a small desk lamp shone bright, illuminating the desk as Weiss continued her work late into the night.

Ice blue eyes quickly danced back and forth between the paper she was writing on and the book to her right. Technically, the paper wasn't due for another week but Weiss had always been the top of her class. Nothing less than an A was acceptable for the heiress. Even as her teammates had already gone to bed, Weiss continued to work. She would not let herself get behind on her studies. Not like last year, Weiss thought, shaking away the thought. Ruby nearly made me miss the deadline on that Grimm report, the dolt. Had she just started studying when I told her to, I wouldn't have had to help her with that final. Weiss let out a small sigh, a small frown on her face. At least she's done much better this year.

From her bed atop the bunk bed that she shared with Weiss, Ruby watched her teammate work, having been already written off as asleep by Weiss. It was true, Ruby had tried to go to sleep twice that night, but with the stress of finals approaching and the sounds of Weiss' frustrated groans, sleep escaped Ruby. Quietly, she peered over the edge of her bed, watching the snow-white ponytail of her teammate bounce back and forth as she translated the information from the textbook to paper.

Across the room was Blake and Yang in the bottom bunk. It was after the Vytal festival tournament that they had finally gotten together. A small smile crept onto Ruby's face as she remembered her older sister nervously asking out Blake.

Blake had been sitting on her bed, reading one of her novels. Ruby was busy cleaning Crescent Rose after the first Vytal tournament they qualified for, taking home first place. There was little doubt that Ruby would take the tournament, she was quickly becoming one of the best huntresses in the school. Weiss had said she was off to Atlas to meet with her parents. Just as Ruby finished folding up her beloved sniper-scythe, Yang burst through the door, flowers in hand.

The sudden sound and consequent slam of the door against the wall drew a surprised shout from Ruby and a very annoyed grimace from Blake.

"Are those from another guy?" Blake asked. Yang quickly shook her head.

"Nope! These are for you Blakey!" Yang said, pushing the flowers into Blake's hands, forcing her to drop her book. "I, uh, wanted to know... Uh..." Yang stammered, a slight blush coming into her cheeks.

Blake's face quickly followed suit, starting to process what was happening. "Know what, Yang?" Blake said, a small smile on her face.

"If you would maybe like to accompany me to dinner Friday night?"

Dropping her head down, partly to smell the flowers and partly to hide the ever-growing blush, Blake smiled, "I'd love to."

A huge grin busted out onto Yang's face, "Really?! I mean, uh... Yeah, so we'll go around 7 then?"

"Sounds like a good idea," Blake responded, still smiling. With a quick hug to Blake, Yang jumped up and ran out the door, "She said yes! I've got a date!"

During all this, Ruby just sat a little dumbstruck, but smiling nonetheless. She was happy for her sister, Yang had told her all about her crush since before the dance their first year.

Back in the present day, Ruby felt a small pang in her heart. Why can't I get Weiss' attention? I think she only sees me as her teammate sometimes. Somehow, in the middle of her flashback, Ruby had missed Weiss put her homework away. Hearing the book close with an audible thump, she quickly rolled to the side, hoping Weiss hadn't caught her watching. As the bathroom door closed shut, she breathed a out a sigh of relief. Good, she didn't catch me. Maybe now I can finally go to sleep. Even after the shower stopped, Ruby still couldn't sleep. Realizing Weiss would soon be out, she pretended to be asleep, a skill she learned from Yang to stay up late when the two sisters lived at home.

Shower done, teeth brushed, and pajamas on, Weiss quietly put her homework away. Good, that didn't take nearly as long as I thought it would. Now I'm all caught up before the tests next week, unlike some people. Weiss shot a look up to the bed above hers, noting the slow rise and fall of the sheets that were pulled up to the brunette's head. Sleeping when she could have been finishing her report as well. Such a waste of time, the dolt, Weiss thought as she slipped under her own covers.

Gazing up, only one thought rose to above the others, So why do I like her so much?

A/N: Hey guys. Thanks for reading. This is my first fan-fiction I've ever written so I know the writing is a little rough in some spots. I plan on writing more, just don't expect too frequent updates, I'm not a very fast writer. Leave a review to help me get better!