Chapter 7: The Power Of Love… ly Coffee

Hey, fans! It's your pal, The Draigg here! Now, I'm talking normally this time around, 'cause I honestly can't think of any clever introduction right now. So…. Umm… let's just get this over with before it gets awkward. I don't own anything, especially RWBY. There. Now, let's get to some hardcore reading!

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By the time Blake and Yang got back from the library that Thursday, it was getting pretty late. She was going to ask what happened, as they had been gone for well over an hour, but the scent the both of them gave off gave a pretty good indication what occurred. Together, the two smelled incredibly musky and sweaty. They smelled worse than the Vale city docks.

So, deciding to save her line of questioning for tomorrow, Ruby decided to get ready for bed. As she crawled next to the already-sleeping Weiss, Ruby wrapped her arms and legs around her sleeping girlfriend. Sleep soon followed shortly. All of her issues could wait for tomorrow.

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Like a defective record player, let's skip forward to Friday. More specifically, breakfast. Ruby could feel the different mood as the team sat together in the cafeteria, eating their morning meal. For one thing, Blake was giggling at something Yang was whispering in her ear. To see Blake laugh like a little girl was like seeing Jaune successfully flirt with three supermodels.

In addition, Weiss was carefully laying her different flavored biscotti in order of deliciousness and dunkability. Leave it to her to make a delicious breakfast orderly.

As Ruby watched her, she knew what she must have been thinking of. It was obvious that she was planning out her breakfast, assuming she would be free to have coffee today. Weiss had certainly gotten her hopes up that this bet would be over soon. And, why not? If Ruby could just find out how stuff between Yang and Blake went yesterday, then the sooner Weiss could go on a coffee binge.

Well, no better time than the present. "So…" Ruby asked, "How was your study session yesterday?".

Yang and Blake turned their attention to Ruby. Sharing a slight grin with her girlfriend, Yang replied, "Pretty well, I think. We certainly learned a lot together.".

Weiss, who was listening in, rolled her eyes. It was pretty clear that the two were back to their usual lewd activities. What she and Ruby did was romantic, unlike them. Yet again, the line between romanticism and blatant eroticism was pretty blurry at some points. Okay, so maybe what she had done to Ruby in private before wasn't all that romantic. But, Weiss' point still mostly stood.

"At least you two had a good night." Weiss dry noted. Her night had been plagued with cold-sweats, even though she fund that Ruby had slept next to her that morning. Even her girlfriend couldn't change the chemical imbalances in her body that much.

Yang simply winked and clicked her tongue at Weiss, before going back to whispering things to Blake. This time around, she began to blush and shift in her seat instead of giggling.

Weiss went back to organizing her food. However, before she could figure out if the chocolate biscotti should go before or after the walnut one, she felt something tap against her leg. Looking down, she saw Ruby showing her scroll to her under the table.

"I tnk its tim" it read. Clearly, Ruby was terrible at typing with one hand. Taking the scroll out of Ruby's hand, Weiss typed out a message quickly before handing it back to her.

Weiss' response went, "If by that you meant 'I think it's time', then you're probably correct.".

Ruby looked briefly wide-eyed, before typing another message. It went, "Hw u du tht?".

Weiss didn't even bother to take the scroll out of Ruby's hand as she typed, "Practice.". Seeing the word, Ruby nodded in amazement. Now that she thought about it, Weiss was good with her fingers in a variety of ways.

However, something else bothered Ruby. It was clear that Blake and Yang smoothed out their issues, but what about the books? That was the whole point of getting Yang to talk to Blake!

"So… uh… How're you doing on the bet, Blake?" Ruby asked bluntly. Much like her sister, Ruby didn't have a single inkling of subtlety at all.

Blake, having experience in dealing with the Rose/Xiao Long bloodline and it's social shortcomings, decided to answer Ruby in the best, direct way possible.

"I've done some thinking… and I've realized that I don't need my books anymore. So, I guess that means you win, Weiss." Blake said flatly. Yang had certainly shown her yesterday in the library that her dependence on those books was only a hindrance to her freedom. But, now that she was free, she wouldn't need to read those books all the time. She internally decided that she would read those books as a hobby and for fuel for her fan fiction. She just couldn't leave her fans hanging, after all.

Weiss' head shot straight up when she heard that. That meant that Blake was conceding victory to her! This was even better than a tie! She could practically hear angelic chimes going off in her head at the news.

"I… I win?" asked Weiss, almost in disbelief. Her heart beat faster as she realized what all of this meant: she could have her coffee again! She almost fainted from sheer joy at the thought.

"Yep." Blake replied off-handedly. For her, she could care less about the bet right now. What she really wanted to hear was what Yang was whispering to her. She was flat out curious about what she intended to do with those ice cubes she kept on mentioning.

"I… I… YES!" cried Weiss as she crushed Ruby in a Yang-like hug. For minute there, Ruby honestly believed that Weiss had gotten possessed by her sister. However, her sister wouldn't be licking her lips hungrily like Weiss was doing now.

After crushing Ruby in a hug for five minutes, Weiss broke the embrace. Then, she dashed over to the coffee machine to grab a mug or four. Ruby was impressed at her speed. It was almost as fast as her base-line semblance. Ruby made a mental note to ask how she did that.

Weiss' hands trembled as she filled up her mugs with freshly brewed coffee. She had to admit, Beacon didn't mess around when it came to the brown beverage. They ordered the best coffee beans from all the four kingdoms. It was a shame she couldn't say the same about the cafeteria food. There had been a lot of food poisoning incidents over the past year.

Grabbing the now filled mugs in her hands, Weiss walked softly back to the table. If she dropped a single drip of coffee, then she would never be able to forgive herself. Sitting down next to Ruby, Weiss could barely contain her excitement.

Weiss tenuously lifted a mug up to her lips. The aroma of the coffee tickled at her nose. A small electric jolt shot up Weiss' spine as she smelled the brew. Her body was officially ready.

Sipping the coffee, Weiss began to let out some very un-ladylike noises. Now, her craving for the drink was growing uncontrollable. She began to chug down the coffee, not caring if she burnt her tongue. It just felt too good! It was so great, that Weiss began to make very un-ladylike noises.

"OooohhhHHH!" moaned Weiss loudly as the coffee ran down her throat. Ruby blushed at the sounds Weiss was making. It was as if Weiss liked the coffee as much as she liked sharing the night with Ruby. But, considering Weiss' obsession with the beverage, that probably wasn't that far from the truth.

"Mind slowing down?" Ruby mumbled to Weiss. However, she wasn't heard through Weiss' ravenous appetite for her favorite drink. Well, that and the loud noises she made as she began to shove biscotti into her mouth to chase down the coffee.

Sighing in defeat, Ruby pulled up her hood and placed her face on the table in front of her. Clearly, Weiss was too absorbed into the world of coffee to pay attention to the rest of the world.

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As it turned out, that was only the beginning of Weiss' coffee binge. Throughout the day, Weiss chugged down cans of iced coffee. Now, Ruby was getting really concerned. If this kept up, Weiss would have a caffeine overdose. Not only would it kill her to take her girlfriend to the Medical Ward, but having to fill out all that paperwork was REALLY annoying.

Currently, Weiss and Ruby were sitting at the tables around the snack bar, enjoying their lunch break. Blake and Yang didn't join them, because they wanted to 'study' more. Two people were enjoying the break way more than normal, however. Cedric the cashier, for making a killing on selling a ton of coffee to Weiss, and Weiss for enjoying said coffee.

"Weiss, I'm serious, slow down." Advised Ruby. However, Weiss wasn't listening to her advice.

"Okay, I swear, this is my last one for today." Deflected Weiss. That was a flat out lie. In addition to the can she was currently drinking, there were still five more unopened ones on the table.

Ruby knew that Weiss didn't mean that. So, she looked for an opening to get rid of those unopened cans. Luckily, her chance arrived in the form of Team JNPR. They were walking away from the nearby parking lot, heading in Weiss and Ruby's direction.

There was no other way to put their appearance: they physically looked like hammered shit. They were all covered in dirt, and had their clothes and hair messed up. Yet again, who wouldn't after spending a week on a camping expedition? Actually, now that Ruby thought about it, how did Jaune manage to convince his teachers to let his team leave for a week? That was a riddle for the ages. But, what confused Ruby even more were the smiles on (most) of their faces.

"Hey guys!" Ruby cried as she waved them over to the table. "I've got drinks for you!".

"Wait, what?!" incredulously asked Weiss. That was her precious coffee, damn it! It was her precious! Precious!

Unfortunately for her, Team JNPR took up Ruby's offer and pulled up chairs to sit at the table. Dumping their luggage in a pile, they all slumped into their seats. Ruby grabbed a coffee for herself, and then passed the other ones to her friends. Weiss looked annoyed, but Ruby was adamant that this was for her own good.

"So, how was the trip?" asked Ruby as she cracked open her coffee can. Her friends did the same, and took long drags before someone answered her.

"Oh, it was so cool! I saw a deer, our car broke down, and we fended off a nest of angry hornets! It was the best time ever!" Nora exclaimed, flailing her hands wildly. That led to her coffee splashing all over her teammates. Jaune and Pyrrha frantically tried to get the coffee off of them, before it could further ruin their clothes. However, Ren just stared off into the distance. He just looked absolutely tired of everything.

"Wow, really? A deer?!" gushed Ruby. Deer were so cool! They had horns and stuff! Who didn't like those?

Nora smiled and nodded. It was nice to find another deer fan. "Yeah, it went like this!" Nora said as she demonstrated her imitation of a deer. She pointed her fingers off the sides of her head and bobbed up and down, as if she was eating grass. For a person acting like a deer, it was pretty accurate. And ridiculous, for that matter.

"Anything else?" Weiss asked, trying to look interested. However, her gaze remained formly on the cans in everyone else's hands.

Pyrrha and Jaune shared a quick look. Then Jaune replied with, "It was certainly… an experience.". Honestly, there was no other way of saying what happened without explaining what happened without explaining everything for a good hour. That, and he wasn't sure if he should bring up the mushroom incident or not.

"Right, right!" Pyrrha agreed, trying to increase the warmth of her smile. But, in reality she was absolutely tired. That trip was an odd adventure, even if Jaune had the best intentions behind it. All she really wanted now was to soak in the tub for a good hour or so then go to sleep. At least the coffee Ruby offered took the edge off a little.

"I just want to go to the room." Ren added simply. Being the tsukkomi to everybody had really worn him down by now. He was so damn tired. In fact, he was lucky that he hadn't fallen asleep in the chair right there.

"I agree." Jaune and Pyrrha said at the same time. It seemed like everyone except for Nora had the energy sucked right out of them. So, everything seemed pretty normal, actually.

Standing up, Team JNPR dumped their now empty coffee cans in the trash and walked off without saying goodbye. Ruby couldn't blame them. They looked worse than the victims of a vampire, if vampires actually existed.

"How rude." Weiss complained as Team JNPR vanished into the distance. However, she just wasn't referring to just Team JNPR not saying goodbye. She also meant Ruby taking away her coffee.

"Meh. Whatever." Ruby said, finishing her stolen coffee.

Weiss huffed in annoyance and said, "I mean you, too.".

"Huh?" asked Ruby, looking confused.

"You took my coffee! My precious!" complained Weiss in a low hiss. Okay, now her love for coffee was starting to get creepy.

"It's for your own good! Just listen to me!" defended Ruby.

"You're mean! I don't like you at all!" said Weiss, crossing her arms across her chest. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, this was the heiress to a multi-million lien company.

Ruby just couldn't deal with this anymore. Now, normally she was a patient, understanding girl. However, Weiss had shortened her lifespan with her constant breakdowns and withdrawal symptoms. So, she did the only thing something in her position could do: she snapped.

"Oh yeah?! I'll give you something to complain about!" Ruby angrily shouted before standing up and snatching Weiss' coffee can off of the table. Before Weiss could react, Ruby engaged Crescent Rose into it's sniper form, threw the can into the air, and then vaporized it with a single shot. Maybe it was a little too much to use a high-impact, dust enhanced round on an aluminum can. But, it felt really, really good to do.

"You… you… DOLT!" Weiss cried in shock at what Ruby did. She never expected Ruby to snap like that. It was if someone else was wearing Ruby's skin when she destroyed the coffee can.

"There. Drink THAT." Ruby coolly said, sitting back down in her chair.

The color drained from Weiss' face briefly, before turning bright red in anger. How dare she! That can was rightfully hers! The coffee belonged to her alone! So, taking the high road, Weiss chose a very mature response to Ruby's insult.

"You're a jerk! A mean, mean, jerk!" Weiss yelled at Ruby's face.

"And you're a junkie!" Ruby shot back.

"Don't compare me to some lowly street trash!" angrily spat Weiss.

"It's only fair, 'cuz your coffee tastes like garbage!" Ruby shouted. Now, that wasn't true. In fact, Ruby did enjoy coffee. However, she needed something to get Weiss with.

It worked, as Weiss reeled back in shock at the comment. Now THAT was a low blow. Her drink wasn't trash! It was manna from the heavens!

"I… I… GGGAAAAHHHHHH!" Weiss growled as she leapt out of her chair at Ruby. She was too angry for coherent words. She tackled Ruby out of her chair and into the nearby flowerbed.

As the two wrestled around, Ruby and Weiss kept on exchanging insults.

"Poo breath!" yelled Ruby.

"Mean face!" Weiss cried back.

"Jerk face!" Ruby shouted.

"Meanie!" spat back Weiss.

"Dolt!" cried Ruby, stealing Weiss' standard insult.

"Dolt—Hey!" complained Weiss. That was her insult, damn it! First she stole her coffee, now her words?! That made her even angrier.

Meanwhile, while Team White Rose tumbled around, Cedric the cashier watched on from the snack bar in horror. Thinking quickly, he pulled out his scroll and dialed the number for the Administrative Office.

"Hello, can you get me security? I've got a problem at the snack bar." He said into the scroll.

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A few hours later, a thoroughly banged up Weiss and Ruby walked out of the Head of Security's office at the Administrative Office. They had just been let go after being lectured about using words, not violence and positive communication for about an hour and a half.

Weiss looked like she was about to cry. She had never been sent to an office to be reprimanded before! Was this going to show up on her permanent record? Oh god, she couldn't stand the shame! To think she fought like some petty roughian over something as trivial as canned coffee!

Ruby, however, looked incredibly serene. To her, this was a fair price to pay for what she did. Now that she thought about it, it was pretty overkill to shoot Weiss' drink. However, she didn't regret doing it in the slightest. If anything, she was glad. She had just saved Weiss from O. on caffeine.

"Sit in those chairs while we contact your teammates." A secretary said, pointing over to some nearby seats. Weiss nodded meekly and walked over. Ruby did the same, her head held high.

While they waited for Yang and Blake to sign them out, Weiss furiously blinked away tears. How did all of this happen? All she wanted was to have normal, non-perverted breakfasts, and now she was being punished for fighting her girlfriend, who did nothing but support her! Her selfishness and cruelty had revealed themselves again!

Seeing Weiss' internal struggle in her eyes, Ruby draped an arm around Weiss, in order to comfort her. While yes, dealing with Weiss this week was beyond stressful, Ruby didn't feel all that bad when it came down to it. She was always willing to help people who loved her. And, now that she thought about it, that bet had really helped out Blake in the end. It was good that she decided not to read those books as much anymore. It was just up to her to help Weiss a little more now.

"Sshhh, sshhh." Ruby cooed softly into Weiss' ear. 'It's going to be fine.".

Weiss began to take several deep breaths, trying to calm herself down. She didn't need another breakdown, especially one in front of a bunch of administrators and teachers. It was bad enough she had been reduced to being like a weak child multiple times this week.

"I'm okay, I'm okay, I'm okay…" Weiss muttered to herself repeatedly. She began to rock back and forth, desperately trying to stop a mental meltdown. Her techniques seemed to be working, otherwise she would be hyperventilating right now.

"I'm sorry for doing all of that earlier." Ruby apologized. Well, if it would make Weiss feel better, then she had no reason not to exaggerate the truth a little.

Weiss turned her gaze over to Ruby and said, "No, I should be the one apologizing. I mean, I beat you up over a drink!".

"Well, if you call that beating me up, then you really could have done a better job." Ruby dryly joked. If anything, Ruby was winning by the time the both of them got taken in by school security.

"Ruby, I'm serious. I… think I have a real problem here. Like, maybe I should cut down on my coffee intake." Weiss said, looking completely honest. I was good that Weiss realized she had a problem.

"Maybe you should just stop drinking coffee all together." Suggested Ruby.

Weiss leaned back, a little incredulous at what Ruby suggested. "Wait, wait. Let's talk about something realistic here. Maybe… just one cup a day?" Weiss thought out loud.

Ruby nodded. It was a step in the right direction. "I like the sound of that." She agreed.

"I can do it, Ruby. I can do it for you!" Weiss proudly declared. Yes, she needed to do this for Ruby. It was the least she could do for putting her through an emotional meat-grinder this past week.

Smiling, Ruby wrapped Weiss into a hug and leaned in for a kiss. However, before the pair's lips could meet, the secretary interrupted them.

"Your teammates are here. They signed you two out, you can go." She announced flatly, barely glancing in their direction.

"Ahem. Right." Weiss said, standing up and adjusting her coat. It would just be awkward for Yang and Blake to see that intimate moment.

Ruby was a little disappointed that the kiss was interrupted, but she let it go. They could do much more than just that later. So, also standing up, she and Weiss walked over t the front doors, where Blake and Yang were waiting.

"Heya, you two love—no wait, jailbirds!" Yang greeted, her smile nearly touching her ears. "So, how's it like to be in the inside? Did you drop the soap?" she teased at Weiss.

Weiss blushed not only in anger, but at the idea of being prison lovers with Ruby. "Don't be so lewd, Yang. All that happened was that we had a calm discussion about problem solving, and my limiting of my coffee drinking. That's all." She explained.

"How disappointing." Yang said, patting the two on the back.

"Can we go now? We're going to be late for our next class." Complained Blake. At least someone had their priorities straight.

"Yeah, yeah." Yang groaned. Blake did have a point. But, teasing Weiss here was just too good of an opportunity to pass up. Shrugging, she walked through the doors, with Blake following her. Off in the distance, Ruby could have sworn she heard Yang mumble, "Wow, this whole bet was stupid…".

Ruby and Weiss looked at each other, and followed the B and Y of Team RWBY. Yes, they could finally say that this little adventure was over for them.

However, nobody knew that more interesting (and annoying) adventures awaited them over the horizon of time.

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There! A good conclusion to a good story! Well, it's a good story in my opinion. But wait, what about that sequel hook? I guess you'll have to wait for the main sequel to The Sounds Of Vale to find out what will happen! Now, before I get to work on writing that, I just want to thank JimboYokimbo for helping me edit this story, and to you the loyal readers. I don't know what I'd do without any of the people I just mentioned. Oh yeah, go hop over to my editor's account too! He's making the story about Team JNPR's trip! So, this is The Draigg, fading away so I can get to work on the next story.