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Pollination

Prologue – Team and Family

"Alright! Two days off PLUS the weekend! This is going to be awesome!" Yang exclaimed as she stepped inside her team's room, having nearly kicked the door off its hinges. "Do you guys wanna do it now or wait until tomorrow?"

"It" of course, was… to be honest, team RWBY didn't know what to call it. Perhaps it would be easier to refer to "it" as a way to help their relationships with each other; a roll of the dice, rock-paper-scissor, lottery, whichever worked.

Team RWBY had proved to be able to work well together; they were well-coordinated and covered each other's' weak-points and accentuated their strengths, and perhaps more importantly, they got along well with one another.

With their third year at Beacon Academy having just begun, the girls had grown closer since the day they had been officially formed and things had taken a…"interesting" turn. Long story short, sexualities had been a hot topic, discovered, feared, rationalized, and friendship tends to sometimes be the foundation for romance. Romance led to quarrels which lead to heartbreak, followed by new romance from the shoulder you cried on, and the circle began anew until it almost break the star team apart.

Romance was discussed. New reveals had members worrying, and the triangle-drama became split into four, each point reaching out to the other three, making them—

"You're suggesting polygamy," one had said. "I can't believe we are even discussing this!"

"But… wouldn't that make things easier for everyone involved? If we all truly feel this way about each other, and kept it a secret…"

"Yeah! No-one else needs to know! In everyone else's eyes, we're just close friends and teammates, right?"

"That doesn't explain you two!"

"What? The two of us are naturally closer than anyone."

"I think she means that you two…" A pause. "That goes beyond polygamy. It's something even more taboo."

A shrug of the shoulders. "None will frown at it if they don't know. But I understand…Perhaps, at least about the two of us, we need to think this through a bit more."

"You better! That's a terrible threshold to cross, you know. There's no turning back once you've… Ugh! I rather not have that imagine in my head right now…"

And so it continued for nearly half a year. Pros and cons were brought up, the safety of keeping such a secret was questioned, and ultimately, were their feelings real and not "teenage hormones acting up."

Now, at the start of team RWBY's third year at the academy, their secret had been kept as such for about 4-6 months.

"Let's do it right away!" Ruby stated. "We can discuss our plans for tomorrow right away if we do!"

"It sounds like you already have something in mind," Weiss replied. "Very well, count me in."

"I'm not against it either, it could be fun," Blake said. "So, how do you guys wish to settle things this time?"

The redhead flailed her arms, drawing attention. "Oh! Videogames! Videogames!" The silence that followed was enough answer and she hung her head, dejected. "Fine…"

Weiss rolled her eyes. "How about just simple lottery? We write down our names on paper, fold and put them in a bowl, and have two of us pick one?"

The Faunus smiled. "Sounds good to me."

The sisters volunteered to pick, the young leader going first, leaving Weiss and Blake to write down their names. They immediately fetched the papers and pen, wrote down their names and tore off the small piece it was written on before neatly folding it and put it in a bowl.

"I've got plans for each of you, so I'm more than prepared for whomever I'm picking!" she stated with a grin and she unfolded the paper piece. She beamed. "Yay! I got Blake!"

"Then Yang shall have the honour of courting me tomorrow," the blanche-haired girl said. "Don't you dare embarrass me like last time."

The blonde grinned. "It's not my fault you made such a scene of being carried on my back." She paused for a moment, lost in thought. "Say, do you want to grab a coffee right away? We've got the whole afternoon anyway."

"I'll gladly take you up on that offer."

The two left shortly after that. The redhead and brunette traded glances, a slight smile curving their lips.

"So…What do you want to do today? The plans I had in mind for you is for tomorrow, so…"

The Faunus girl chuckled and gently grabbed her leader by the hand and led her to her bed. Kicking off the shoes, Blake lay down on her bed, patting the spot beside her. "Come here…"

Ruby smiled and crawled on-top of the bed, lying down next to Blake. A slender arm pulled her closer and she nuzzled up against the older girl with a content sigh. "Nice and cozy."

"And peaceful silence," Blake added, fingers toying with dark-red locks. "Let's stay like this for a while."

"With pleasure."

It would be a while until their friends returned; until then, the two of them were content with just lying in bed, motionless, with only the sound of gentle breathing lulling them into a blissful state.

A/N: Let me know what you think.