This will be posted weekly. Thanks, Shadow Nightblade for naming yet another one of my fics :D Hope you like~
Offhandedly, Weiss picked up on Yang and Ruby's conversation.
"How did t-rex's itch their backs?" Ruby asked, her voice suggesting she was genuinely interested in the mystery. "Their arms are too small and short to do it themselves."
Yang hummed in confusion. "They must've skipped arm day every day."
"Do you have a theory?" Ruby asked, interested. "They could take down tons of other dinosaurs, but how the heck would they handle a little itch on their backs?"
"Let's see," Yang looked like she was contemplating life. "They can't rub on any trees or rocks since they're so big! Anything they rubbed on would fall over," that earned a nod of agreement. "Animals like bears and pandas itch their butts with rocks and trees, so that fixes that, but what about the poor t-rex's?"
"Maybe it flopped on the ground like a fish?" Ruby suggested, unsure. "Or like how some elephants bathe in mud? But then wouldn't t-rex's be stuck on their backs because their weak arms can't push them up?"
"They have strong tails," the blonde pointed out, which earned a hum of agreement. "And strong feet to slap themselves up."
For a moment, the sisters tried to imagine a giant t-rex rolling on the ground and struggling to push itself back up. That caused them to giggle a bit.
Perturbed, Weiss asked. "Do you bunch of dolts hear yourselves?"
"You gotta admit you're curious," the blonde stated. "I'll live the rest of myself in wonder!"
"Ah!" Ruby tugged on her hair in frustration. "We'll never truly know!"
Since the group of friends was in front of their lockers at school, there were plenty of ears. The halls were filled with chatters of various students. Their other friends, team JNPR was already there, gathering their lunch boxes for the lunch period that was next.
Jaune had heard that entire bit and whispered to Pyrrha. "What the heck are they talking about?"
Pyrrha just sighed. "Don't worry about it."
Ren shook his head in disapproval. "This isn't the weirdest conversation they've had."
Finding that this was a strange, yet interesting topic, Weiss asked Blake. "Is your girlfriend okay?"
Despite the discussion being centered around Ruby and Yang, they were oblivious and continued to chat.
Ruby stared at her locker in deep thought. "Would the t-rex's mates try to itch their back?"
"No," Yang shook her head and shot that thought down. "Their arms are too short, so they couldn't scratch each other's backs normally."
"Maybe," Ruby continued with a suggestive tone. "They'd have to rub each other's backs... with their backs?"
"That sounds more believable," the blonde shrugged in agreement. "Aw, that's kinda cute. Like you!"
Unable to help herself, Yang gave her little sister a noogie.
"Ah, Yang, quit it!"
Gently, Blake pulled away from the blonde's hand. "That's enough teasing for one day, don't you think?"
A peck on her cheek was the answer.
Instantly, the faunus blushed.
Weiss playfully rolled her eyes. "Guess not."
Yang heavily sighed. "You guys are-"
Something hard smacked the top of her head.
"-ow! What the hell was that for!?"
Thinking it was one of her friends, Yang angrily whirled around. Only to be met with a scowling, towering, Glynda Goodwitch. Silently fuming, the professor pulled the blonde's ear and literally dragged her down the hallway as multiple yelps ensued.
Blake was about to intervene, but she was not about to cross a pissed off Goodwitch. Maybe she just needed a word with her girlfriend. Maybe a few stern words.
Jaune stared at the display of the two blondes trudging down the hall with his mouth agape. "What was that about?"
He'd never seen a teacher act so violently with a student before.
"I wonder what she did this time," Pyrrha said like this was a normal occurrence.
"She's such a hardass sometimes," Yang mumbled.
A cat ear flicked and Blake smirked. "Maybe you shouldn't steal Ms. Goodwitch's supplies. Then you wouldn't be smacked in the head."
"'Steal' is such a barbaric word," Yang said slyly. "I borrowed them. She was going to get them back."
Blake just shrugged, empathizing with the professor. "She didn't know that."
Weiss pinched the bridge of her nose. "I'm surrounded by morons."
Cheerfully, Ruby shook her girlfriend's shoulders. "I know what'll cheer you up. Studying!"
That earned groans from the bumblebee pair. Meanwhile, Weiss smiled.
"Good idea."
Yang gave them a look and gazed at the faunus. "If I ever get excited about homework, you have permission to end me."
That elicited a giggle.
For the last couple of weeks, the white rose couple had been studying together. Even more so now that a test was coming up. As a result, both girls' grades boosted. Surprisingly, they didn't slack off too much or distract each other often. To Weiss, that was unexpected. Especially since she's been working with the eccentric dolt.
To get to work, the white rose pair retreated to a desk.
"Do whichever you wanna first, Weissy," Ruby pecked her on the cheek, which elicited a blush. "Don't worry about chapter four. I got that covered."
Since they became a couple, Ruby was more studious. Thanks to Weiss, no doubt, Yang had always thought. Her sister usually liked to train after school. Not study. Then again, a test was coming up, so it was crunch time.
"You, my rose, are smart," Weiss praised. "I'll start chapter five if that's okay with you."
"Of course!"
Textbooks, laptops, and pencils scoured the area. Somehow, Ruby was very focused with laser-like concentration. After she had her fill of cookies at lunch, she was in the zone. Weiss understood that. Sometimes she needed her fix- coffee- to motivate herself to do something.
Overall, Weiss wasn't surprised by her work ethic. When Ruby wanted to, she did well in school. That is, whenever she wasn't goofing around.
"This is sooooo hard," Ruby pointed to a page in the textbook with black and white print. "Heeeeelp."
Her dolt was growing restless. It was only a matter of time.
Weiss leaned over to see which page she was stuck on and adorned a small smile, pointing at her notebook that was scoured in cursive. "I've taken notes, so if there are things you find confusing just use my notebook. I've simplified the concepts."
"Of course you already did," Ruby grinned, thinking her girlfriend was super intelligent.
From the bed on the other side of the room, Yang droned. "Sounds booooooring."
In response, Weiss set a hand under her chin. She couldn't help but agree with that at this point. Her eyelids were growing heavy. It'd been a long day. She got up earlier than the rest of her team to study, and to get ahead on some assignments.
She looks tired, Ruby thought, concerned. Then again, today was exhausting. I can't blame her.
To snap her out of it, Ruby kissed her on the cheek. From the sensual contact, Weiss didn't even flinch.
Woah, she's totally out of it! Ruby thought. Usually, she'd be blushing by now!
Determined to help her girlfriend, Ruby stood. "We should take a break. Do you want something to eat?"
Whatever haze Weiss was in faded away from the mention of food. Come to think of it, it'd been a while since she last ate. She didn't have much for lunch and couldn't remember if she had anything for breakfast. It was a considerate offer. One that made her smile. Her girlfriend was thoughtful, grateful that she thought of her own needs as well.
"Grapes would be nice."
After a nod, Ruby announced. "Be right back!"
After the two swiftly kissed, dozens of rose petals were left to drift on the carpet. In a split-second, Ruby returned with a giddy grin.
"I think you broke your record," Weiss observed.
"Only because it's you~" Ruby cooed as she triumphantly handed her a few.
Happily, Weiss popped the delectable purple orbs in her mouth. There were several on the vine. Ruby grabbed a fairly decent portion from the cafeteria halfway across the school.
"They're nice and crunchy," the heiress said, pleasantly surprised that the fruit was such high quality.
"The best," Ruby stated.
For a moment, the two ate their snacks. Ruby chowed down on a few green apple slices she got for herself.
From the mention of delicious crunchy grapes, Blake leaned over her bed. "Can I get a few grapes?"
Before Ruby could bolt away to get more, Weiss simply gave her half of the fruit that was on the vine. Fortunately, there was still plenty left for both girls.
"Thanks, Weiss," the faunus grinned as she felt the cold orbs in her palm.
This came as a mild shock to Blake. She expected her leader to grab them for her, but instead, Weiss offered her some. It was a pleasant surprise. One that Blake smiled from as she chewed on the fruit that burst with flavor.
Weiss whirled around to lovingly cup her girlfriend's cheek. "And thank you for getting them, dolt."
"No problem, Weissy!" Ruby gave her a salute as a blush formed from the sweet contact. "Ready to get back to it?"
"The grapes rejuvenated me," Weiss replied.
Ruby sent her a slanted, goofy smile. "You're exaggerating."
"What if I'm not?" she poked her nose.
That earned a light giggle. "You're so silly."
Together, the white rose couple sat down at the desk to resume their studies. Overall, it was silent in the room for a solid few minutes. Probably because Yang was busy playing her handheld game while Blake read her book. Neither liked to be disturbed during their downtime.
Eventually, the red and white pair held hands under the desk. This caused both girls to blush madly and their thoughts to wander. That's when they realized they weren't thinking about the textbook in front of them. Determined to focus, the two kept their eyes glued to the pages of the textbook.
About half an hour went by.
Every now and then, Ruby and Weiss exchanged conversation. When their cups of water drained, Yang took the liberty of refilling them, claiming it was part of her big-sisterly duties.
Eventually, sunlight no longer trickled through the windows. By now, the bumblebee pair had left. They said something about a date.
Out of energy, Ruby noticed her partner's eyes were growing heavy again. The grapes could only fuel her for so long. In fact, Weiss' head had lolled forward too many times to count and she barely caught herself each time.
Confidently, Ruby stood. "We're done for the day."
That's when Weiss turned a page. "Just a few more."
Ruby sent her a look of disapproval. "Come oooooon. Don'tcha wanna cuddle instead?"
The offer was tempting… and Weiss shared her mutual feeling of exhaustion.
"On one condition," Weiss said as she set her pencil down.
If Ruby had a tail, it'd be wagging relentlessly. "Whatwhatwhatisitanything?"
Shyly, the heiress glanced away with a blush.
"I- I get to be the big spoon."
Ruby's heart almost seized from the request. Her girlfriend looked so embarrassed to say that!
"Deal!"
Later in the night, Blake rolled over in her and Yang's shared bed.
It was comfortably warm. That's when the faunus remembered that she fell asleep next to her girlfriend. Yang always provided the perfect amount of heat. Groggily, the faunus she savored the feeling of the blonde against her back. The feeling of her arms wrapped around her torso. The steady breaths that ghosted across her neck.
Groggily, Blake opened her eyes. Her night vision was blurry at first but shifted to focus quickly. To her surprise, her white-haired teammate was missing. Normally, Weiss could be seen cuddling with her girlfriend at this hour. A swift glance at the clock told her it was three in the morning.
Only Ruby was in Weiss' bunk.
When Blake arrived back from her date with Yang, the white rose couple was snuggling. Now only her leader was present.
Cat ears flickered in thought. It didn't sound like her friend was in the restroom. Or in the room for that matter.
Where'd she go?
Intrigued, Blake pulled away from her girlfriend to solve the mystery. Good, the blonde remained asleep from the endeavor. Blake counted her lucky stars that she was a deep sleeper.
Silently, the faunus checked the entire room and concluded that her teammate had left.
After a yawn, Blake headed for the door. She had a hunch as to where she could be. Knowing Weiss, she was either training, studying, or doing some other important things. Blake playfully rolled her eyes from the thought. She could be such a busybody sometimes.
As the faunus twisted the doorknob, she glanced over her shoulder.
Sorry, Yang. Blake apologized internally as she listened to her light snores. She never liked leaving her girlfriend in the middle of the night. I'll be right back.
As the faunus left the room, she found herself blushing. Yang always called her a curious cat.
Perhaps that was true.
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Stay dandy,
~Toto