Author's Note: Alright! Here we are with part 4 of this Holiday-themed one-shot! (technically)

It's finally done!

As always, we really hope you all enjoy!

After everything that had happened over the last couple hours, it was a rather odd feeling to be able to normally return to the Solstice party.

By the time Yang and Blake had returned from their talk, the others were just getting dessert out, and... there was certainly more than they expected. Shortbread, Tai's gingerbread cookies, fudge squares, lemon squares, truffles, pavlova, rum balls, and a rather large pie. It was... a lot, for the amount of people there. In fact, there was so much there that the first comment out of Weiss' mouth was how they were likely going to have trouble finishing it all. Which was a bit ironic, considering Yang, Ruby and Tai were all in the room. Even Weiss herself had proven that she had quite the sweet tooth for certain treats, thanks to her exposure to this admittedly wacky family. It had actually led to some rather amusing stories in the past. One such story had spawned from an instance of revenge, some months prior. Weiss had gone home early after a rather late shift the previous day, and by the time Ilia herself had returned, she found her girlfriend curled up on the couch, eating an entire chocolate cake, smearing her cheeks like a greedy child. It was the most fucking adorable thing I had ever seen in my entire life, or so Ilia put it when she first told the story. The best part? She got pictures, though not without being caught. Upon seeing her partner snapping photos of her in such a compromising state, Weiss proceeded to practically chase her around their mansion, attempting to ensure said photos were deleted. Unfortunately for her, she was unsuccessful, as Ilia was able to distribute those pictures to not only Blake, but Ruby and Yang as well before her scroll was finally taken... and they had sex.

Though of course, when Yang received those images from her friend, she immediately made one of them Weiss' contact picture on her scroll - a perfect money shot, so to speak, of the woman's deer in the headlights expression as she noticed her photographer - which infuriated her to this day. Something about seeing Weiss' flabbergasted, chocolate-covered face every single time they texted or spoke over their scrolls brought a huge smile to Yang's face.

Once dessert had been consumed- Well, more like once everyone was unable to eat any more of it, it was time to exchange presents. Which, by absolutely no one's surprise, Ruby was extremely excited for. So much so that she was the first one finished her dessert by nearly twenty minutes, practically bouncing in her seat in anticipation as she waited for the others. Like a child on her birthday. So, after all the dishes had been cleaned up, everyone gathered in the living area, each of them with a number of colourfully-wrapped boxes. Looking around at all the gifts of varying sizes, Yang had to admit, she was rather excited as well.

Up first by way of volunteering was Qrow, as he handed out skinny boxes to each person - all of them wrapped rather... childlike. Except for Yang and Ruby, who received a couple that were more... regular-sized, so to speak. Upon opening them, everyone found their favourite alcohol. Menagerien sake for Sienna, vodka for Weiss, a pack of her favourite craft beer for Yang, and so on and so forth. Even Ruby got a pack of the only alcohol she really drank: apple cider. It was... actually really nice. Qrow was normally the type of family member that gave money for presents, so to receive something so personal from him was a welcome surprise. It's a Solstice miracle.

Up next was Pyrrha, giving everyone a small bag, no larger than Yang's own hand. It's gonna be jewelry, it's gonna be jewelry, it's gonna be jewelry- Aha! I knew it! The blonde thought to herself as she pulled the tissue paper out of the bag, revealing a beautiful silver necklace with a yellow Y charm at the end of it. Wow...

"This craftsmanship is indescribable..." Kali marveled, admiring the necklace in her own had, similar to the one Yang got in all aspects but one; the charm at the end was a black K. In fact, all who received necklaces had the first letter of their name as the charms. A bright red R for Ruby, and a frosty white W for Weiss. Then as for the others, Blake was Ilia received silver bracelets with similar coloured letters - a black B and a light yellow I, respectively - since neither of them were huge fans of necklaces. As for the reasoning... Yang was unsure if it was actually true or not, but she once heard from Blake that Ilia did not like them because the only things she wants around her neck are Weiss' hands, or so her friend described. Meanwhile, the boys got key chains of their own letters. A golden T for Tai, and a crimson Q for Qrow. "Did you have these custom made?"

Pyrrha shook her head. "I actually made them myself." Which caused a few rather shocked expressions around the room. "I got into metallurgy some time ago, but I did not want to share it until I had made something worth showing off." Then she offered a warm smile. "So I hope you all like your gifts."

"You kiddin' me, Pyr? These are awesome!" Yang burst, quickly turning to her girlfriend - who was sitting next to her on the love seat - and holding out the necklace. "Put mine on me, Kal!" To which the woman in question merely raised a brow, causing her to calm down a bit. "Sorry, please put mine on me."

Kali chuckled softly in response, likely at the fact that even after over a year, she could still not teach her manners on the first try. "Of course, dear." Taking the necklace, she unclipped the latch as she placed it around the blonde's neck, moving her short hair out of the way before re-clipping it. "You look beautiful." She smiled upon admiring her partner, leaning over to plant a soft kiss on the side of her head, causing the younger woman's cheeks to heat up.

After everyone was done thanking and hugging Pyrrha for the amazing gifts, Tai volunteered to go next with what were certainly the largest boxes so far. Guess those explain why he was late. "So, just like Pyr, I made all these myself, so I hope you like 'em." Tai mentioned as the others began to open their presents, revealing a handmade wooden creation within each one, eliciting several small gasps. Inside Yang's was a beautifully-crafted Mistrali dragon statuette - that was over half a foot wide - and Kali's a tea tray, which included a burned-in Belladonna along the top, and carved-out spaces for cups, a tea pot and even sugar. Over on the other couch, Weiss and Ilia received another statuette - around the same size as Yang's - of a sleeping dog. Or more specifically, a sleeping Zwei, who had been the Rose-Xiao Long family dog for many years, and Weiss' favourite part about visiting their home. It was amusing really, a woman was... proper as Weiss, being so affectionate toward an animal like Zwei. Next to them, Ruby and Blake pulled a wooden clock from their box, designed in such a way to resemble a combination of the two emblems that Ruby had made them - as well as everyone else - a number of years ago. Finally, seated across the coffee table on the floor was Pyrrha and Qrow, receiving a statuette of a pregnant woman, clad in a shawl of leaves, and a wooden can holder with a burned-in Branwen around the side, respectively. Tai also mentioned how his actually gift - which was a wine rack - was already back in Vale. Now, as beautiful as the statuette was, it also made Yang a tad uncomfortable with the newfound knowledge of Pyrrha and Tai's relationship. I really hope there's no further meaning to that. I'm not ready for another sister.

"This is amazing, dad..." Ruby marveled, admiring the clock that she and her fiancé were holding between them. Then her brow furrowed, seemingly noticing something else within the box as she went to place it onto the carpet. Letting Blake hold their gift, she reached into the should-have-been-empty box and pulled out a folded piece of paper, reading IOU. "What's this?"

Tai just smiled. "Just a little something extra. Go on and open it, Rubes."

Opening the paper, Ruby took a moment to read what appeared to be written on the inside, before her eyes widened, quickly turning back to her father. "You made us a crib?!" She gasped. "But we just told everyone today!"

Tai said nothing in response, merely looking over at his secret girlfriend - at least to everyone else in the room but his eldest daughter - who giggled a bit.

"I may have spoken to Taiyang after you came to me asking for advice." Pyrrha admitted.

"Pyrrha! That was supposed to be a secret!" Ruby whined, crumpling up the paper and throwing it at the redhead.

Easily catching the projectile, Pyrrha smiled, bowing her head slightly. "My apologies, Ruby. I could not help myself." Her friend just crossed her arms and pouted, like a grumpy child. It elicited several chuckles from around the room.

Next up was Kali, who, much like Pyrrha and Tai, had her presents handmade. Handing out a set of differently-sized and excellently-wrapped gifts, she watched with glee as they were opened. Even Yang was excited to see everyone else open them, as she knew exactly what each contained. For the two other couples, a matching set of knitted scarves, each embroidered with each of their emblems. For Tai, a set of 'fun' ties from Trifa's, Qrow a handcrafted belt - complete with a Branwen buckle - Pyrrha a pair of wool slippers, and Sienna a pair of new, custom-made sandals, also from Trifa's. The best part was seeing how happy everyone was with what they had gotten. After another round of thank you's and hugs, Kali, rather than sitting back down for the next person to give out their gifts, headed out of the room with a small grin on her face. It was... a bit confusing, especially since it was not to visit the bathroom, rather... the laundry room?

A few moments later, Kali returned with another fair-sized gift in her arms, smiling brightly as she approached the couch where Yang and Sienna currently sat and placed it upon the former's lap. "Happy Solstice, my Little Dragon." She wished, leaning down to plant a kiss on the top of the blonde's head before taking a seat next to her.

Yang just blinked at the present before her, dumbfounded at its very existence. She then turned to her girlfriend, expression full of surprise. "But... I thought I already got my Solstice gift..." And good gods what a gift it was...

Kali let out a soft chuckle at the younger woman's confusion. "I don't recall ever saying that was what I was getting you for Solstice, Yang."

Well, she's not wrong. "I mean, I know, but..." Yang began, trailing off as she looked down at the box in her lap. "I didn't get you anything..."

"Nonsense." Kali asserted, reaching up to gently take hold of the blonde's cheek and turning her so that their eyes met. "Your unconditional love is the only Solstice gift I could ever need." Which of course caused her partner's cheeks to heat up as she sat back. "Now go on, open it."

Almost carefully tearing the wrapping paper from the present, Yang removed the lid from the cardboard box it covered and immediately gasped. What lied within it... was a yukata... Just like the ones Kali owned... White base with gorgeous yellow flower designs covering the fabric, complete with a deep purple sash... It was... "It's beautiful..." Yang managed after a few moments of staring into the box. She had wanted a yukata of her own for a long time, even before moving in with her now-girlfriend, and seeing her in them each time she visited... She looked so incredibly stunning... Yang had always been curious whether or not she herself would look in one... She could feel tears beginning to pool in her eyes as she turned to face Kali. "Thank you... so much..."

Kali merely smiled. "A beautiful yukata, custom-made by Trifa, for a beautiful, young woman. My love." She declared, reaching up again to take gentle hold of her partner's cheek before leaning in to plant a soft kiss upon her lips.

"Oh, get a room why don't you." Weiss commented, rolling her eyes at the public display of affection.

Kali just chuckled again in response, leaning back to sit normally. "My apologies, Weiss. Would you like to go next?"

Briefly looking over at the pile of gifts that she and Ilia brought - which if Yang counted correctly, was missing a couple - Weiss shook her head. "I think I will go last, if that's alright with everyone."

"That means it's our turn!" Ruby excitedly declared, jumping off of the couch to collect the strangely equally-sized presents off the floor next to them and passing them around. "Hope you like 'em!" She wished as the others began to unwrap the gifts.

This thing is strangely heavy for a gift this size... Yang thought to herself as she tore the wrapping paper from what she thought was a box. Watch it be a book or someth- Oh my gods it's actually a book. Tossing the wrapping paper aside into the garbage pile, she observed the novel that she - and it seemed everyone else - had received. The Ritual of Carmine, written by... Blake Belladonna...

And I should've known...

"Surprise!" Ruby burst, a goofy grin on her face as everyone else looked to her, expressions that of slight dissatisfaction.

"Really?" Weiss deadpanned. "You couldn't think of any other gift ideas, so you decided to give us Blake's smut book?"

"Hey. I resent that." Blake defended.

"Am I incorrect?"

Blake was silent for a moment. "Not important. Weiss, I believe it's your turn." Which caused the rest of the room to erupt in laughter. Though to be fair, that book that she had written was relatively close to what could be described as a smut book. If Yang remembered correctly, it was something about vampires and rituals that involved a lot of kinky sex. She was not sure honestly. When Blake lent her a copy the first time, she was not able to make it through more than a few chapters. Nothing against the writing of course, her friend was a great writer, it was just... The subject matter was not normally one Yang found herself enjoying. Guess that means I'm not a 'woman of culture' as Blake says.

Once the laughter died down, and the Atlas couple began handing out their gifts, Yang felt a buzz in her pocket, causing her brow to furrow. Who would be texting her at a time like this? On Solstice day? Quickly sliding the device from her pocket, she discretely checked her messages, finding a text from... Blake? Looking over at the other couch, she found the woman in question simply watching her. Oh gods I've got a bad feeling about this. Hesitantly opening the message, she saw that it was a single line.

Certain parts of my book are based on real events.

Yang just deleted the message before sliding her scroll back into her pocket, having absolutely no desire to ever be reminded of that again. Upon looking back up, she found her friend merely grinning at her. Like the cheeky shit she was.

"Well, considering both of us have little in the way of creative skills, we figured that we would focus on practicality for your gifts. Things that will most certainly get a lot of use." Weiss explained once most people had boxes in front of them. "And before you ask; no, we did not forget about you, Yang. Your gift was simply... a tad difficult to wrap, so we will save it for last."

Too difficult to wrap? Just what the hell did she get me?

"Now, to accommodate for all of your... enthusiastic embraces, I would like to do these one by one." Weiss continued. "How about... Tai. Would you like to go first?"

Tai just shrugged. "Sure, why not." He accepted, ripping off the wrapping paper to reveal what appeared to be a tool chest. Opening that up, he found not a set of regular tools - like the box might have implied - but a set of brand-new wood-working tools. "Holy smokes... These look amazing, Weiss. Thank you." He then placed the toolbox aside, getting up off the couch to give Weiss a hug.

Next up was Qrow, who upon opening his gift, was met with... "Is this a car key?"

Weiss nodded. "It is indeed. But it's not just any car key, Qrow. It is the key to your new Vitali Model G, to replace that dreadful thing you call your ride." She informed. "It will be waiting for you back at your apartment when you fly home."

Qrow merely blinked, staring at the key in his hand. "Wow... I uh, I dunno what to say..."

"Perhaps thank you would be a good place to start." Weiss suggested with a slight smirk. To which Qrow just chuckled a bit, slowly standing up to wrap her in a hug, patting her on the back as he did. It was really sweet to watch, honestly. That man had not exactly had the easiest life, from neglectful parents to a piece of shit sister, so being able to see him so happy was... heartwarming to say the least.

"Are you gonna take me for rides in it?" Ruby excitedly wondered.

Qrow just chuckled as he and Weiss separated. "Of course, kiddo. Just give me a ring whenever you're free."

"Deal!"

Once Qrow had sat back down, Pyrrha volunteered to go next, as she was quite curious to know what exactly was inside her rather large present, due to the... intriguing sound it made when it was moved. As she removed the wrapping paper and opened the box, what lied within was what appeared to be hundreds of high quality mechanical pencils. Upon seeing what she had received, Pyrrha remained quiet for a moment, merely staring into the box before she burst into laughter. Even Yang and a few of the others could not help but chuckle as well, as they were all fully aware of exactly why Weiss had given such an odd gift. Back when they were in school, Pyrrha was always giving away her pencils to those who forgot to bring their own, or did not have a usable one. Weiss used to grouse that people were just mooching off of her, and that she was enabling lax attitudes, but every time, she responded that everyone had a right to a smooth education.

"There is two thousand in there." Weiss mentioned. "Complete with enough lead to last you a very, very long time."

Through laughter, Pyrrha got up to give her friend a tight hug. "Thank you, Weiss. These will certainly be useful with a classroom full of children who always seem to be forgetting their writing utensils."

"That sounds like we purchased the correct gift." Weiss guessed.

"Absolutely." Pyrrha answered as she released her friend and sat back down.

As Weiss looked back to the others, she noticed one of them was looking a tad more excited than the rest, causing her to smile. "Ruby, you seem to be practically bouncing in your seat again, why don't you open yours?"

"Okay!" Ruby burst, quickly making short work of the wrapping paper and tossing it aside, which was immediately followed by a huge gasp. From what Yang could see, it appeared to be a fancy laptop of sort. "Oh my gods! Weiss how did you find this?! These have been out of stock since they released!"

Weiss just let out a chuckle at the younger woman's excitement. "It seems you forget who you're talking to, Ruby."

Quickly passing the box to her fiancé, who placed it onto the coffee table, Ruby practically jumped off the couch and threw her arms around her friend, who was barely able to handle the impact. "Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!"

Weiss merely returned the hug, lightly patting Ruby on the back as she did. "You're most welcome." Then she snickered at something. "I take it you would like to go next, Blake?"

Looking up from examining the rather large box in her own lap, Blake just smiled, shrugging slightly. "If you insist." She agreed, beginning to slowly pull off the wrapping paper as her fiancé sat down next to her, revealing a plain cardboard box. Upon opening that, she pulled out a few other boxes: A typewriter keyboard as one was labelled, a pair of seemingly high quality headphones, and an adjustable monitor mount.

"The latter is for that awful posture habit that Ruby mentioned you have while you're writing." Weiss commented as Blake pulled the last item from the box. "I also bought you a more ergonomic office chair to go with it, which will be delivered to your apartment when you go home."

"Wow, thanks, Weiss." Blake smiled, putting her gifts aside to stand and hug her friend.

"The pleasure is all mine." Weiss insisted. "But just so you know, I made sure it was also strong and sturdy enough to hold two." She added through a whisper, flashing a slight grin at the feline Faunus.

Blake remained still for a moment, before nodding a bit. "Good to know." She acknowledged before the two separated and she sat down.

Weiss then turned to smile at the couch containing Sienna, Kali and Yang. "And last, but certainly not least, our host."

Kali just chuckled in response, glancing down at the gift in her lap. "Very well." She agreed, opening up her present to reveal a simple black box. Under its lid, to her pleasant surprise, was a brand-new set of chefs tools. Knives of various sizes, spatulas, whiskers, peelers, graters, measuring cups - everything she could possibly need when in the kitchen. They certainly beat her current tools, as they were likely over a decade old and heavily used. "Oh my. This is quite the set, Weiss."

The woman in question merely shrugged. "When I visited the craftsman, he insisted he make a full package for my dearest family friend."

Kali smiled warmly at the compliment. "You're too sweet, dear."

After Weiss had received her last hug, the group proceeded to return to casual conversation. At least, until Yang realized what had been missed. "Hey wait a minute, you said you wouldn't forget me!"

Weiss let out a chuckle at the blonde's outburst. "I was wondering when you would take notice." Standing from her seat, she started to make her way toward the front hall. "Follow me." She requested, leading a rather excited Yang through the house and to the front door, where the two slipped on their respective shoes and stepped outside. A tarp-covered form now sat near the end of the driveway, something that was definitely not there before. Yang glanced at her friend, who merely grinned as she approached the tarp, swiftly pulling it off to reveal...

"Holy shit..." Yang gasped, mouth dropping open at the sight before her. Under the tarp was... her motorcycle. Her motorcycle was there, in Menagerie. Bumblebee was in Menagerie, while it should have been in her dad's garage back on Patch. And it looked... different, somehow. Walking closer to the bike, she could see that it appeared to be in much better condition than when she left it. The cracked mirror from that time she swerved off the road to avoid a deer was gone, as well as the scrape along the left side from the same event...

Weiss only continued to grin. "Surprise."

Yang just kept staring at the motorcycle. "What did you... H-How is it... Why does it look so good?"

"I had it professionally upgraded and detailed, then shipped over here." Weiss answered with a smile, handing over the keys. "Improved suspension, upgraded ECU, a full engine swap, replaced breaks with competition-quality ones, as well as the entire exhaust system, and a number of other things I don't particularly understand."

Yang could not believe what she was hearing. While it was true that Weiss had done some exceptionally generous things for all of them before, this... this was an incredible gift. She could almost feel tears welling in her eyes as a goofy smile spread across her face. Quickly approaching her friend, Yang wrapped her arms around the shorter woman's midsection and actually lifted her up off the ground, eliciting a surprised yelp as she did so. A few seconds then passed in silence, with the blonde merely holding Weiss in her arms as the two enjoyed the hug.

"I'm only allowing this because today is solstice."

Yang just chuckled at the excuse. "Sure you are."

After the pair were done with Yang's present, they headed back inside where they rejoined the rest of the party in the living area. Since she was supposed to have been given the last present, the group returned to casual conversation, but to everyone's surprise, Weiss had one more gift... for Ilia.

Taking gentle hold of her girlfriend's hands, Weiss offered a gentle smile. Something that, back when they were in school, no one would have ever thought possible. "Ilia, we met at the tail end of an important stage of my life, where my beliefs had been challenged and... deconstructed, and by extension... myself. I was raw, vulnerable and unsure. In the midst of rethinking my future... you walked in and gave me a purpose. You gave me the courage and faith to forge ahead, to aim high once more. And through thick and thin, you remained true to me... in spite of the less desirable aspects of my personality. I... I wouldn't be the woman I am today without you. So..." Then she took a deep breath, sliding off the couch to a kneel and pulling a tiny blue box from her pocket. Holding out her hand, she opened the lid, revealing a simple gold ring with a small, gleaming blue-grey gem, prompting several quiet gasps. "Ilia Amitola, my Rainbow, will you marry me?"

Everyone then looked to the woman in question, who appeared unable to respond, mouth hanging open as tears pooled in her eyes. "Are... are you sure?"

"I have never been more sure of anything in my life." Weiss declared.

Ilia's lip quivered at the answer. A few moments later, she nodded slightly, a bright smile spread across her face. "Okay... then yes, yes I will marry you!" She beamed, jumping off of couch to a kneel to meet her now-fiancé in a hug. After sharing a tender kiss, the two separated so Weiss could slip the ring onto her finger as tears of joy streamed down her face. What followed was an excited round of applause from the others, each approaching the newly-engaged couple to offer their congratulations and embraces.

"So what made you wanna pop the question here?" Yang wondered after wrapping her friend in a hug.

"Well, after asking for Sienna's blessing, which I must admit was one of the most nerve-wracking experiences of my life, I came up with an absurd amount of possibilities for where and how to do it." Weiss explained. "Most of them were rather expensive, extravagant, or both, but none felt quite... right. We both know price isn't an issue, but expense like that can be wasteful, and our relationship was never built on that sort of thing. So in the end, I decided that I just wanted to be around my family."

"That's beautiful, Weiss." Kali smiled, meeting the younger woman in a gentle hug.

"Any idea when you're going to have the wedding?" Tai asked.

Weiss and Ilia shared a look. "We have spoken before about a number of possible times and locations, but as long as we can make the arrangements, we will be having our wedding next autumn." The former answered with a smile.

Tai offered a smile in return. "Well, I'm looking forward to it."

As the others continued to congratulate the couple, Ruby gasped all of a sudden. "Oh my gods! We could totally do a dual wedding!" She burst, eliciting a number of laughs from around the room. "Matching dresses, single ceremony..." Then she gasped again. "Double the cake!" Which only made the laughter grow.

And then, surprising as it was, rather than shooting her friend's... unorthodox idea down, Weiss instead brought a hand up to her chin. "You know, Ruby, that could actually be fun."

Ilia immediately turned to her new fiancé in response. "Wait, you're not serious, are you?"

Weiss just shrugged. "I merely said it could be fun, I never agreed to anything." She clarified, before grinning slightly. "Though at the same time, that does not mean we can't have a discussion about it in the future."

Ilia then turned to Blake, likely hoping for a more rational opinion. Unfortunately for her, the other Faunus merely smirked. "I like the idea of having matching suits, and I know you do too."

"I vote double wedding!" Yang burst from the other couch.

"Yeah! Yang knows the right answer!" Ruby excitedly agreed.

Watching her fiancé struggle to find the words to respond, Weiss let out a chuckle. "How about we discuss this at a later date? We are in the middle of a party after all."

Then, from her place on what had essentially become Yang's armchair when she moved in a year ago, Sienna cleared her throat, causing the room to quiet down and drawing everyone's gaze to her. Damn, that was impressive... But I guess I shouldn't be surprised. "If I may, could I have everyone's attention?"

"Of course." Kali nodded. "What is it, Sienna?"

Standing from her chair, Sienna made her way over to the couch that sat Ilia, Weiss, Ruby and Blake. "I apologize for my attendance being so last-minute, so Kali was the only one who was able to prepare anything, but I still have a gift for Weiss; my soon-to-be daughter."

Weiss just blinked, uneasily staring up at the Priestess. "You... have something for me?" She nervously asked, almost unable to maintain eye contact. It was a bit sad, but still amusing, as she had always been uneasy around Sienna. Not only because she was dating - and now engaged to - her only daughter, but due to her family's... problematic history with those of Faunus descent. She had once mentioned to Yang how it felt like she was always walking on eggshells around her, like if she said or did a single thing wrong, she would not be aloud to see Ilia anymore.

Sienna nodded, offering her hand to pull Weiss to her feet, but not letting go once she was. "I admit, you did not impress me when first we met. I expected little more than a spoiled child with a painted smile, and the promise of a broken heart. I refrained from expressing as much, as I wanted my dear Ilia to follow her own path, and experience the consequences on her own actions." Then she paused, letting the younger woman's hands go and reaching back to undo the crimson-gemmed necklace that always adorned her neck. Once it was off, Sienna reached around the back of Weiss' head, brushing her long, ivory hair aside to begin putting the piece of jewelry on her. "To my surprise, you persevered, and here we stand, years onward, a family in the making." Stepping back, Sienna offered a warm smile, admiring the woman before her. "I gave you my blessing, and now I welcome you, my future daughter... You will bear me fine grandchildren."

Upon hearing that last sentence, both Weiss and Ilia stiffened as the room fell quiet, with every other person in the room merely staring at the two standing women. Wait a minute, what was that?

"Did you just say... grandchildren?" Ruby wondered after several moments spent in complete silence.

Weiss just blinked, looking between Ruby, Ilia and Sienna. "Um..."

Sienna also began gazing around at the others, seemingly confused at their surprise. Then she turned back to Weiss. "Were they not aware of that information?" To which the younger woman only managed to shake her head slightly. "Oh, I see. My apologies."

A few seconds later, it clicked for Yang. "Wait, Weiss, you're pregnant?"

The woman in question remained quiet for several moments, until briefly looking to her fiancé, before taking a deep breath. "Yes, I am." She confirmed, drawing out downright flabbergasted expressions from nearly everyone in the room, and even a few gasps. "I have been for about three months now."

And then Blake huffed a bit, a slight smirk on her face. "Called it."

Weiss immediately glared at her friend. "How could you possibly have called it?"

Blake only kept smirking. "Well, you brought a fair amount of wine, yet you didn't drink a single glass, and you ate pretty lightly, even for you." She explained, quite smugly. "Oh yeah, and you kept your hands on your stomach a lot, which, if that's not a dead giveaway, I don't know what is."

Weiss shared a somewhat surprised look with Ilia. "Hm. Very well, I stand corrected."

While her friends continued to discuss the obviousness of letting slip that one of them was pregnant, Yang could only wonder one thing. "So... is no one else gonna ask how in the heck Weiss is pregnant?" To which she received confused looks from not only the woman in question, but Sienna, Blake, and even Kali. "Uh... Did I miss something?"

"Yang, sweetheart, Ilia is like Blake and Sienna." Kali informed.

So that means... "Wait, she's and Alpha?" Yang balked, before turning to Ilia herself. "You're an Alpha?"

Ilia timidly nodded, the spots on her skin tinting pink as she struggled to meet the blonde's gaze, squirming a bit in her seat. "Y-Yeah..."

Yang just blinked, almost unable to believe what she just heard. Ilia... an Alpha...? "But you're so... un-Alpha-like!"

Weiss just rolled her eyes as her partner's body tinted a deeper shade of pink. "Having a personality unlike Blake or Sienna does not make incapable of being an Alpha, Yang."

Ilia's gaze fell at the statement, her skin darkening. "But it would've been better if I was like them..." She mumbled, voice barely audible, but still drawing the attention of several others.

Weiss then briefly narrowed her eyes at her friend before turning to her fiancé. "Nonsense. I chose this because I love you. You are stronger than you know, and you have given me a strong child." She stressed, taking gentle hold of her partner's hands. "You're the one I fell in love with. You're the one I want my children to be like. Anything less is absolutely unacceptable."

After a moment, Ilia smiled a bit, reaching up to wipe away the tears that were beginning to well in her eyes. "Thank you, Weiss. I love you, too." Then she turned to the others. "Sorry about that. I'm still getting used to... well, all this pregnancy stuff."

Unsurprisingly, Tai offered a smile in return. "Nothing to be sorry for, Ilia. When... my ex was pregnant with Yang, and even when Summer was pregnant with Rubes, I was constantly questioning whether I was good enough for not only them, but to be a parent. So trust me, I know exactly how you feel. If you ever want to talk about it, just give me a call."

Ilia nodded, her smile brightening. "Thanks, Taiyang."

"Don't mention it."

A few moments later, Blake almost hesitantly raised her hand. "Does that offer extend to me, too?"

Tai let out a small chuckle. "Of course, Blake. Even if you weren't engaged to my daughter, you're already family."

Ruby just scoffed at her father's answer, which certainly surprised most, though her lips were curled into a slight smile, so that was at least a good sign. "I mean she'd better be, after you practically scared her half to death when you gave her the dad talk back in high school."

"I just wanted to make sure she was serious about you!" Tai defended, looking around at the others, hoping to garner some support. "Turns out I was right."

"You didn't have to freak her out like that!" Ruby pointed out, to which Yang just rolled her eyes. At least you only had to go through that once. "After talking to you, she came to me saying we couldn't have sex until we were married!"

Tai opened his mouth to respond, before pausing, seemingly realizing something before turning slightly to look at Blake. "Wait a second, you said you two hadn't slept together yet."

Blake merely stared straight at her soon-to-be father-in-law, expression as blank as a canvas. "Uhh..."

The room quickly burst into laughter.

After all the loose wrapping paper had been cleaned up and thrown out, the group decided to head outside to the backyard for a nice late-night bonfire.

It was a strange feeling, honestly. Yang had not been around a fire with her family in an exceptionally long time. Not since she, her sister and friends were kids. Even though this was a completely different situation on an equally different continent, sitting down on one of the outdoor couches with Kali snuggling up to her brought with it a nostalgic, yet still very new feeling. It was... odd, but pleasant nonetheless. So, putting an arm around her girlfriend and pulling her close - which of course, earned a smirk from Sienna, who sat next to them - Yang watched the rest of her family take their seats on the other pieces of outdoor furniture as Ruby and Blake excitedly built up the fire. They were tasked with being the firebugs, or so Ruby called them... Even though that was most definitely not the right term for what they were doing. Well, as least they were having fun with it... So long as they don't burn anything down.

Once the fire was done... by everyone else's standards - Tai actually had to recommend for his daughter to to stop loading the fire pit with so much wood - the group spent some time simply... relaxing together. It had been a rather eventful night, to put it simply, so it was honestly really nice to finally have some downtime. Looking around at the others seated around her, Yang could not help but smile. Everyone looked so... peaceful, with faces lit from the orange glow of the fire, most of them cuddled up with their partners, warm smiles upon each of their faces... All except for Sienna... Her expression was that of... longing.

"Everything alright, Sienna?" Yang inquired, her own expression shifting to one of slight worry. Even Kali, who was currently resting upon her shoulder, turned her head to look at her friend.

Sienna offered a smile in response. "Fine, dear." She assured. "I was merely reminiscing about the past."

"Oh? What of?" Kali wondered.

"How we used to spend Solstice." Sienna answered, turning back toward the fire. "Dancing beneath the pale moonlight, flames flickering across our painted skin, wine flowing through our veins..." Then her smile faltered. "It is quite a shame that traditional rituals have fallen out of favor, else we'd be clad in robes... Well, clad being a generous term." She chuckled. "In truth, they hardly covered anything. So we were left half-naked, but all would be revealed in time anyway, drunk, high, dancing like the end was near... So many pairings would form, if not an entire orgy."

Kali let out a chuckle as well. "Those certainly were the days."

Upon hearing that last bit, Yang immediately perked up, eyebrows raising with intrigue, but also disbelief. "You two... danced around a fire... drunk... and practically naked...?" Good gods what I wouldn't give to have seen that...

Sienna immediately smirked at the blonde's dumbfounded expression. "That's right, Yang. As was tradition."

Yang could only manage to keep her gaze on the fire in front of them, lest she stare at the older woman. "That's uh... wow..."

"Little can compare to a cools nights breeze on bare skin." Sienna mentioned.

Yang chuckled a bit, suddenly reminded of the various times she had sex outdoors. Of course there was her first first time - the excited fuck - but there were also a number of other occasions with past partners where they had to sneak out into a nearby forest due to occupied houses. Not the cleanest solutions in the world, but they always made sure to bring towels and such, so it was never actually dirty. Then there was that one time she and Coco took the latter's car into an empty parking garage at two in the morning and went at it in the back seat. Ah, what a fun night that was... Even though that was not technically outside. "Yeah, I know the feeling."

As she was taking a drink from her water, Weiss pointed toward her friend. "Ditto."

Yang immediately quirked a brow. "Wait, what do you know about that?"

"I've grown a healthy appreciation for measured nudism." Weiss answered with a slight smirk.

Measured nudism? "The heck's that mean?"

"It means I'm not always wearing a skirt, Yang." Weiss clarified.

Yang quickly grinned upon understanding, attempting to keep herself from chuckling at the thought of the Atlas couple having fun in a public area. "Ahhh, doin' some foolin' around in the mansion garden are we?"

Weiss met her friend's grin with one of her own. "The pool more often than not, actually." Which prompted her fiancé - who was currently cuddled up on her lap, arms wrapped around her shoulders - to nearly tint entirely pink.

"Weiss!"

Several chuckles followed, except for Yang, who was still trying her best not to laugh. She needed to know more. "Oh yeah? Who's the one that's gotta hold their breath?"

"I do, of course." Weiss informed, to which Ilia merely hid her blushing face in her partner's neck. Though that did not exactly help, considering her whole body was pink.

"Wow, pretty generous of you, Weissy." Yang complimented. "Got a record for how long you could stay underwater?"

Weiss just smirked. "One minute, thirty nine." She declared, quite proudly.

"Dang, you've got some strong lungs, girl." Yang praised, genuinely rather impressed that Weiss of all people was able to do that, before grinning. "But I've got you beat by almost twenty seconds!" She burst, thinking back to when she and Coco spent the day by the latter's poolside, and in their infinite wisdom, they decided it would be a fun idea to fool around in the water. Little did Yang know, she would spend nearly two full minutes underwater until her then-girlfriend finished. Honestly, she had absolutely no idea how she was able to manage that.

"Alright, pluggin' my ears now." Tai mentioned from the third outdoor couch, eliciting a few chuckles from around the fire.

"Very impressive, Yang." Sienna added with a near-purr, flashing a smirk over at the blonde, causing her to immediately look away, lest she blush in front of everyone. Damnit, Sienna!

Ilia let out a groan, finally lifting her head from her partner's shoulder as her skin began to change back to its normal colour. "Don't we have anything more normal to talk about?"

Qrow let out a chuckle at the request, before taking a sip of his rum and coke, which was surprisingly mostly coke. "Not sure this family is capable of talkin' about normal stuff, Freckles."

"What'dya mean, Uncle Qrow? Of course we can talk about normal stuff!" Ruby attempted to defend from her place lying across her fiancé's lap.

Blake just snickered at the statement. "Says the one who wanted to teach our child to skydive." Which drew out several chuckles from the others.

"We could totally teach the baby to skydive!" Ruby insisted.

Blake rolled her eyes, but still smiling slightly as she pat her fiancé on the head. "You're an idiot."

Ruby giggled at the insult. "Well guess what, Blakey? I'm your idiot." She excitedly countered, holding up her hand to flash the silver engagement ring right in the Faunus' face. "Forever!"

Blake just chuckled, along with everyone else. "Curses, however shall I live with myself?"

"I'm afraid you're outta luck." Yang commented. "After living with her for sixteen years, I can confirm that there's no hope for ya."

"Hey!"

Tai chuckled at the exchange. "No, she's right, Rubes. Blake, you're doomed." Which caused almost everyone to burst into laughter, aside from Ruby of course, who just pouted like a child.

"Can we just play a game now?" Ruby grumpily requested. "We can't have a bonfire without playing at least one game!"

Kali let out a chuckle, lifting her head from its place upon Yang's shoulder. "Of course, dear. What would you like to play?"

Bringing a hand up to her chin as she sat up, Ruby paused for a moment. "Maybe... truth or dare?"

"Ah, I'm not drunk enough for that." Qrow mentioned, taking another sip from his drink.

"Seconded." Weiss added.

Ruby took another moment to think. "Then how about... would you rather?" To which after a few seconds, everyone seemed to agree upon. It was a fairly simple with its execution, so it was perfect for playing around the fire. "Awesome! Dad, you wanna go first?"

Tai blinked in response, seemingly unprepared to be put on the spot like that. "Oh, uh, sure thing, sweetheart." He then gazed around at the others, appearing to be looking for someone to ask. "Uh... Sienna. Would you rather streak through a football match, or skinny dip in a public pool?"

"Public pool." Sienna answered, rather quickly. "Nudism laws are lax here, dear." She explained, before looking around the group. "Let me see... Ruby." Which caused the girl in question to flinch slightly at the older woman's tone. Boy, do I know how that feels, Rubes. "Would you rather... give up sex with Blake for an entire year, or... sleep with Yang?"

Upon hearing the scenario, Yang immediately spit out the iced tea she was drinking all over the lawn, leaving her coughing and spluttering. "Wh- What?!"

Sienna merely smirked. "You heard me."

Ruby remained silent for a time, seemingly pondering the hypothetical, yet still impossible decision. No sex with Blake... or sex with Yang... What a horrifying would you rather question. Eventually, she turned to her sister with an almost... defeated look on her face. "Yang... I need you to take one for the team."

Yang merely blinked at her sister. Did... Did I hear that right? I did just hear that... Gods there is something wrong with my family. "Just close your legs, Rubes." She recommended after a moment, hoping to sway her decision. "Or get a chastity belt."

"But I don't wanna do either of those!" Ruby whined.

"Well I don't wanna go pearl diving on my sister!" Yang countered, much to the displeasure of her father, who's expression immediately become one of pure disgust upon hearing that, causing Pyrrha to reassuringly pat him on the shoulder.

"Why not?" Ruby questioned... somehow.

"Oh I dunno, why do you think?" Yang questioned right back. I get no sex would be hard but how is this even a contest?

From the corner of her eye, the blonde witnessed Tai lean over past Pyrrha to tap his brother-in-law on the back. "Qrow, I'm gonna need you to shoot me."

"You're just scared you're not as good as Blakey." Ruby claimed.

Why are we having this conversation? "That is absolutely not the reason."

Blake smirked at the blonde's level of discomfort. "I can see validity in this fear."

Taking a moment to focus on something else... sort of, Yang raised a brow at her friend. "Oh yeah? I bet I can eat circles around you!"

Blake just continued to smirk. "Prove it."

Yang furrowed her brow at the request. "How?" To which the Faunus' smirk simply grew, as she laid a hand upon the back of Ruby's neck. Yeah, okay, nope. I'm not even gonna... damnit how am I even supposed to respond to that? Uh... Maybe I could... "H-How about Weissy instead?"

Upon hearing her name, Weiss immediately quirked a brow, in both curiosity, and slight annoyance given the context. "Excuse me?"

"You're Ruby-sized, it's comparable!" Yang attempted to defend, though sadly her friend was not having it.

"That does not mean I give you any sort of permission to hypothetically be near my crotch." Weiss continued, crossing her arms and causing Ilia to snicker.

"But the alternative is hypothetical incest!"

Weiss proceeded to smirk slightly. "How unfortunate for you."

"Weeeeeiiiss!" Yang whined, reaching into the air toward her friend in an attempt to gain her sympathy for this imagined situation.

Weiss just shrugged. "Do tell me how it goes, or should I say, tastes."

Why must my own friends turn against me? Yang then sighed, turning to her sister, as hard as it was to look at her right now. "Ruby, just... just ask someone else a question. Anything to get off this topic."

Ruby nodded, thankfully, before looking around to the others, and settling on the couple next to them. "Weiss, would you rather... fart really loudly at every serious conversation, or burp after every kiss?"

Weiss just scoffed. "Burp after kissing of course. Farting is career suicide."

"Y'know, I don't think I've ever even heard you fart." Ruby commented.

Oh my gods, she's right. Nearly ten years, and nothing.

Weiss only smirked slightly. "And you never will."

Ilia let out a chuckle. "Trust me, you don't want to." To which her fiancé lightly slapped her on the arm.

Then Weiss turned to the blonde. Uh oh. "Would you rather have no fingers, or no eyes?"

Oh, that's easy. "No eyes, one hundred percent. I need my magic fingers." Yang answered, flashing a slight smirk over at her girlfriend, who giggled. Unfortunately, it did not go unnoticed.

"Careful now, or you'll find out why that turtleneck exists." Sienna warned, smirking at the younger woman.

"What's that mean?" Blake inquired, eyes narrowing slightly.

"Nothing!" Yang quickly attempted to assure. "Just had a disagreement with a bush! I told you that earlier!" Then she gazed over at the sly woman next to her and Kali, glaring at her briefly with slight panic in her eyes. Damnit, Sienna!

Blake just kept her eyes narrowed. "Uhuh."

Yang then looked around, hoping to get to the next person. "Uh... Uncle Qrow! Would you rather be topped by a girl, or... marry an Alpha?"

Qrow thought for a moment. "Hm, depends. What kind of topped?"

Let's make this difficult. "Hard pegging."

Qrow's brow raised in surprise at the answer. "Damn. I think I'll marry an Alpha then. No guarantee that their thing's goin' in me."

Sienna chuckled. "I wouldn't be so sure of that."

Qrow paused for a moment. "So... both options are pretty much the same, aren't they?"

Sienna shrugged, a slight smirk present on her face. "Most likely."

Qrow just nodded slowly. "Alright then, I'll still take the Alpha. At least then I'll get some lovin' too." He answered, before turning to his brother-in-law. "Tai, would you rather have no dick, or five dicks?"

Tai brought a hand up to his chin, seemingly in thought. Then he snapped his fingers. "Five dicks, then I'd make thousands selling my story, or body to whatever will pay for it."

"You could also bone five chicks at the same time." Qrow added.

Tai opened his mouth to respond, but paused. "How would that even work?"

Qrow just shrugged, taking a sip from his drink. "I have no idea, but I'm sure you'd find a way."

"Perhaps a series of ropes and pulleys?" Pyrrha suggested.

Qrow snapped his fingers, pointing over at the redhead. "Red's got the right idea."

"Gymnasts might help, too." Blake added.

"That they could." Tai agreed, before looking around, eventually settling on the young woman next to him. He opened his mouth a few times, likely trying to think of a question, but he seemed unable to. Pyrrha just kept warmly smiling at him. As weird as it was to see her father fumbling over one of her best friends, it was also rather amusing. Ah, poor dad. Pretty women are the undoing of the Xiao Longs. He's probably too focused on how gorgeous she is to come up with something coherent. I feel you, dad. I know I'd have the same problem if it was Kal smiling at me like that.

After several moments of silence, Pyrrha chuckled softly. "Would you like me to go instead?" To which her secret boyfriend just nodded slightly. Man you two are makin' this really obvious. Then she turned to Yang. "Would you rather get a visible tattoo, or a nose ring?"

Another easy one. "Definitely a tattoo. I've always wanted to get a big Mistrali dragon on my back." Yang answered, leaning forward to gesture behind her. "Plus, nose rings are kinda trashy."

"Yet you say I would've looked good with one in high school." Blake mentioned, raising a brow at her friend.

Ah, shit. "You would have!" Yang defended. "In high school... Ruby's probably the only one here that could pull one off now though."

Ruby immediately grinned upon hearing that. "Thanks, sis!"

A few quiet moments followed, until the blonde noticed Kali was lightly touching her own nose. "Do you think I would look good with one?"

Yang just stared at her girlfriend, as she began to picture her with a nose ring. After a few seconds, she only managed to audibly swallow. "Uh..." To say has stopped responding would be an accurate statement. That would be so hot...

Kali softly chuckled at her partner's reaction. "I will take that as a yes."

After composing herself, Yang searched for her the next question target. "Uhhh, Ilia, if you had to right now, would you rather give or receive a lap dance?"

Ilia just chuckled slightly. "Oh definitely receive, I have two left feet."

Yang grinned at the answer, looking passed Ilia to the woman whose lap she currently sat upon. "Alright Weissy, you heard her."

Weiss only rolled her eyes at the insinuation. "Pass."

"What, don't got the moves?" Yang wondered.

Weiss scoffed. "Of course I do, I just don't want to trigger an orgy."

An orgy? Good gods is she that good? "I'd be okay with that." Yang defended, to which her father just sighed. Heh, sorry, dad.

"I would rather not stain the furniture." Kali mentioned.

"A sacrifice I am willing to make."

"Yeah, if we could just stick to family games, that'd be great." Tai commented from the other couch, earning a set of chuckles from the others.

Yang faux-pouted in response. "Fine."

Sienna let out an extra chuckle at the comment. "That's a relief, I left my protection at home." Then she turned to the couch that contained Pyrrha, Tai and Qrow, and addressed the latter two with a smirk. "Unless one of you fine gentlemen has extra."

"Mom!" Ilia whined, skin tinting pink once again. Then after a moment, she turned to Yang. "Alright, settle down, horn dog." She embarrassingly requested, before looking at the woman next to her. "Kali, would you rather... have a drunken hookup in a bathroom stall, or in the back of a car?" She wondered, which was followed by a pause. "Damnit, Yang, now I have sex on the brain."

Kali giggled at the younger Faunus' outburst. "Bathroom. I've experienced the car before, it's rather cramped."

Out of the corner of her eye, the blonde noticed Sienna smirk. "I blame that little two-door you used to own."

Upon hearing that, Yang's mind - as hard as she tried to stop it - decided that it would wander over to a very inappropriate place and picture... what exactly that would have looked like. She had seen pictures of Kali and Sienna from when they were her age, and having her mind go to them, screwing in the back of a car... It almost made her shudder. Fuck I gotta stop thinking about that before I actually get horny.

Taking a moment to think, Kali's gaze shifted to Tai. "Taiyang, would you rather eat Yang's cooking, or Ruby's cooking for the rest of your life?"

Since both sisters were relatively good cooks, each having their own specialties, everyone expected it to be a fairly difficult decision, but surprisingly, Tai made it much faster than expected. "Ruby's."

Yang nearly spit out her iced tea at her father's answer. "What?"

Tai just shrugged. "Sorry, honey. Rubes makes better breakfasts."

Oh you've gotta be kidding me.

"Ha!"

"Alright, Rubes, settle down." Tai requested to his rather excited daughter, leaving his other one pouting and being comforted by her girlfriend. "Would you rather... only drink water, or never eat cookies again?

Ruby just blinked in response. "How am I supposed to answer that?"

"By choosing an option." Weiss recommended.

Raising her hands, Ruby looked between them, as if she was physically holding her two choices. "Uhhh... Fine! Only water. I can function without milk." To which her fiancé snorted.

"Pft, yeah right."

Ruby immediately flipped around to almost glare at her partner. "I can too!" She claimed with a pout, before grinning. "But two can play at that game! Would you rather never read smut, or never write it ever again?"

Blake only chuckled a bit at what appeared to be a simple question for her. "Easy, never read it. I sorta mostly gave up on it anyway when I started writing, unless I need inspiration." Then she smirked, leaning closer to her partner so their faces were barely a couple inches apart. "Plus, I don't need smut... when I have you." She purred, voice just above a whisper, as she closed the distance and met her fiancé in a gentle kiss.

Little gross on the implication, but how cute- Oh, now they're making out... Lovely.

Weiss let out an annoyed sigh at the sight next to her. "Really?"

Got that right. Can't they read the room- and now they're using tongue... How pleasant.

After a few moments of watching the couple, Tai thankfully cleared his throat, prompting them to finally separate, with Ruby giggling as they did, wiping her mouth with her hand as her partner flashed a sly smirk over at her sister-in-law. It caused the blonde to narrow her eyes. Oh you're so lucky I promised not to tease you about me and Kal, or else... I dunno what I'd be doing, but I'd be doing something you wouldn't like! "Heh, sorry, dad. Blakey, I think it's your go."

"Sure thing." Blake agreed, gazing around at the others, looking for a person to ask. "How about... Pyr, Would you rather... lick Yang's foot, or let a stranger lick your foot?"

"Yang's foot." Pyrrha answered, rather quickly. Wait a minute. "It wouldn't be the first time." Ah, damnit Pyrrha!

After a moment, Blake seemed to realize just what the redhead answered. "Wait, what?"

"Seconded." Ruby added.

"Third...ed." Ilia timidly added as well, causing everyone to look at her with curious expressions on their faces. "What? I'm hoping for a funny story."

Weiss quirked her brow at her partner. "You won't lick my feet."

Ilia remained silent for a moment, her skin colour ever so slightly shifting toward pink. "S-So come on, Pyr, what's the story?"

Pyrrha let out a small chuckle at her friend's embarrassment. "Well, we were discussing kinks one afternoon, and Yang believed her feet weren't good enough for people to kiss. So I proved her wrong."

"Yeah, by practically assaulting my feet with your mouth!" Yang accused, her cheeks heating up at the mere mention of that memory. "I swear, with how intensely she was doing it, I thought she was tryin' to get in my pants!"

Pyrrha chuckled again in response. "My mother always taught me to never half-ass anything, Yang." She reminded. "But as you know, my only aim was to prove a point."

Kali raised a brow upon hearing the... interesting story. "I was not aware of this."

"'Cause it's embarrassing!" Yang quickly admitted, her blush still rather strong. "Let's just move on! Sienna, go."

Kali merely giggled, leaning all the way forward to reach down and poke her girlfriend's foot. "But your little feeties are so cute!"

As the others chuckled at her expense, and Yang's face remained as red as a tomato, she looked around, hoping to find something, anything to change the subject. Or at the very least, distract them this. Uh... "Pyrrha's got a daddy kink!" She burst, which prompted a few raised brows, but sadly no other notable reactions, aside from Pyrrha herself, whose eyes widened so fast, they nearly exploded out of her head. Amusing to see, but unfortunately not enough.

"You do look rather adorable in sandals." Sienna added with her usual sly smirk, but this time with a discrete wink. You're not making this any better!

Yang could only let out an embarrassed sigh. "Someone go before they start admiring my feet!"

"Is it safe to open my eyes?" Tai wondered, currently covering the top half of his face with a hand.

As embarrassed as she was, Yang was still able to chuckle at her father. "Yeah, dad, nothin's actually happening."

"Yet." Sienna near-purred, causing the blonde to stiffen in her seat, and Kali to giggle once again.

I hate this. "S-Someone, please go."

After a moment, Kali spoke up. Thank the Maidens. "Weiss, would you rather never wear underwear, or have tattooed arms?"

"Easy. Never wear underwear." Weiss answered with a confident grin. "I'm no stranger for going commando at work, and the only one who has ever noticed is a certain head of security who finds herself under my desk every now and then, for professional purposes of course."

Upon hearing that last part, Ilia's entire body immediately tinted a deep shade of pink, as she whipped her head around to stare, wide-eyed at her fiancé. "Weiss! Mom's right there!"

Sienna merely smirked at her daughter's embarrassment. "Oh no, please continue."

Weiss chuckled in response, fully wrapping her arms around her pink-tinted partner to pull her close. "My apologies, sweetheart." Then she looked around. "Let's see... Qrow, would you rather... own one-hundred cats, or one-hundred dogs?"

"Dogs, I need to be loved, not taken for granted." Qrow answered, taking a sip from his drink.

"If it's love you're looking for, I have some friends I could introduce you to." Sienna offered.

Qrow just shrugged. "I doubt any of 'em are interested in a recovered alcoholic in another country."

"You'd be surprised." Sienna defended with a slight smirk.

Qrow's brow furrowed at the response. "Alright, I'm intrigued, and scared."

Sienna let out a chuckle. "Fear not, most of them don't bite, unless you ask them to of course."

"If you say so." Qrow acknowledged, before turning to his niece. "Would you rather be as tall as Pyr, or as rich as the pipsqueak?"

"Hey!"

Ruby only snorted at the question. "Rich, duh. I like being short."

After glaring at Qrow for another moment, Weiss flashed a grin over at her friend. "Correct answer."

"Yeah! Short squad for life!" Ruby burst, holding up a hand to her friend, who rolled her eyes before raising her own to meet the girl in a light high five. "Alright, moving on! Uhh... Blakey, would you rather... wear someone else's dirty underwear or use their toothbrush?"

Blake narrowed her eyes at the question, appearing... suspicious for some reason. "Define dirty."

"I mean, what do you think of when I say dirty underwear?" Ruby wondered.

"Ruby, I've handled your dirty underwear." Blake reminded, her lips curling into a slight smirk.

"Plugging my ears now." Tai mentioned from the other couch as he did exactly that, earning some chuckles from around the fire.

Ruby brought a hand up to her chin, presumably in thought. "Okay, then we'll say that kind of dirty, but not mine. How about... Ilia's dirty underwear."

Blake just chuckled a bit. "Been there, done that." To which Ilia herself immediately whipped around to face her, body once again tinting pink.

"Blake!"

Watching her friend's admittedly adorable embarrassment, Yang grinned. "Sounds like another story!"

Still fully pink, Ilia glared at the other Faunus on the couch. "Do not-"

"Truth or dare, Ilia." Blake interrupted, her smirk only growing.

Ilia just pouted. "I hate you."

Alright, Yang was missing something there. "So, what, you got dared to wear her underwear?"

Blake nodded. "She thought I wouldn't do it."

Yang waited a moment for her friend to continue, but no such thing came. "Then what happened? I wanna hear the whole story, Blake!"

"Please, no." Ilia pled, looking Blake with Ruby-like puppy-dog eyes. Unfortunately for her, the Faunus quite enjoyed tormenting. Plus, after being with Ruby for a number of years now, those eyes had absolutely no effect on her - at least in non-sex related occasions. Actually, now that Yang thought about it, it had been a long time since those eyes had actually worked on anyone. Guess that's a result of growin' up.

"I wore them for a week, until she begged me to stop." Blake slyly explained.

Yang looked between the two women, confused by one part of that. "And they fit you?"

Blake just shrugged. "Ilia prefers briefs." Then her gaze shifted to the woman in question, lips spreading into a grin once more. "Unless she's trying to impress someone."

"Ooohhh, got some special sexy lingerie just for Weissy, Ilia?" Yang excitedly wondered, pumping her eyebrows for emphasis.

Though she had been starting to return to her normal skin colour, Ilia immediately tinted pink again at the question. "I'd never been with anyone before!"

"What kind are they?" Yang continued, much to the humiliation of her friend. "See-through? Crotchless?" Then she gasped. "Edible?"

"None of your business, Yang!" Ilia burst, earning some small chuckles from the others, and a reassuring back rub from her fiancé.

Once everyone had settled down - and Ilia's skin had returned to its normal colour - it was Blake's turn. Unlike the other questions, she took a bit longer thinking of one, likely wanting to make it a good one. Eventually, she turned to Weiss. "Alright, Ice Queen-" Which earned a groan from the woman in question. Damn, I haven't heard that nickname in years! "Let's pretend for a moment you didn't have a wonderful fiancé. Difficult, I know, but just try for a second. Now, if you were single, would you rather date Ruby, or Yang?"

Weiss opened her mouth to respond, but stopped herself, bringing a hand up to her chin to legitimately think about it. "You know, that is actually an excellent question, Blake." Then she looked between the sisters, before turning to the woman in her lap. "I think I may require some assistance."

"Does that mean what I think it means?" Ilia wondered, a smile spreading across her face. Oh I know where this is going.

Weiss nodded. "Who would you like to argue for?"

Turning to briefly observe the two subjects, Ilia considered both options. Though the blonde had a feeling who she would choose, given her tastes. "How about I take Ruby?"

"That sounds acceptable." Weiss agreed. "Shall I go first?" To which her fiancé merely nodded. "Very well."

Ah here we go.

"Yang may lack higher education, but her practical experience in a number of fields - cooking, handiwork, and child-rearing - rectifies my greatest weakness, making for a stronger life partnership." Weiss explained with a smile. Oh wow, that was... actually kinda nice. Take that Rubes!

Wait, are we dating or getting hired?

"Well, Ruby's already got an advanced career, with future opportunities ready for her." Ilia countered, quite proudly. "Plus, she's much cuter."

"Damn right I am!" Ruby burst.

"Rubes, language."

"Yep, sorry, dad."

Weiss chuckled at the outburst. "Cuteness I can agree on, however Yang has maturity on her side, a sexual allure evident from a glance, and most notably, strength." She noted. "I can see myself coming home for Yang to carry me to a fresh, hot bath."

What a coincidence, I've actually done that for Kal before.

"And Ruby is small and adorable enough for you to carry to a hot bath, which I know you always liked doing anyways." Ilia reminded, a slight smirk on her face.

"On the rare occasions I am able, yes." Weiss surprisingly agreed. "But Ruby requires far more affection than I am able to provide, Yang is far more self sufficient, and suited to a caretaking role."

"But you would have to deal with those gods-awful puns, every day of your lives." Ilia added.

"Hey! They're not that bad!" Yang claimed, to which everyone just looked at her, clearly not buying it. "Your senses of humour just suck."

Weiss considered the information for a few moments. "You make a good point, Ilia, but I believe that it is small price to pay for being pampered. Plus, her chest size makes a fine bonus." She smirked, causing nearly everyone to quirk a brow in confusion. Has... Weiss been looking at my tits?

Ilia, who was certainly the most confused out of the others, looked at her fiancé with a perplexed look. "Since when have you cared about boob size?"

Weiss only shrugged. "Objectively, I do not care, however I've been partial to size ever since I was with Elm, who was, and likely still is... considerably larger than everyone in this room, barring Tai."

Tai just crossed his arms at the... compliment? Or perhaps just an observation. "I'm proud of my breast size, thank you."

Much like the others, Weiss let out a chuckle. "I was not referring to that kind of size, Taiyang. Though now that you mention it, I must admit she did have a rather... impressive cup size." Then she briefly looked at the blonde, and smirked. "As I imagine Yang would say, Elm had a magnificent rack."

While she attempted to stifle it, Yang could not help but snort at the language that her friend just used. Even though it was merely an imitation of what she would indeed probably say, it was extremely amusing nonetheless. But once she had calmed down, a thought occurred. "Elm?"

Upon hearing her friend's confused tone, Weiss seemed to realize she had not explained one thing about her story. "Oh, right. She was a girl I dated in my first year at Atlas Academy, before transferring down to Beacon."

But that means... "Hold up, you dated a girl that was bulkier than my dad?" Yang asked, dumbfounded at the mere idea of the scenario. Her friend only nodded in response, which only caused the blonde's eyes to widen. Holy shit, that's big even for me...

"Alright, this is gettin' weird, I'm out." Qrow suddenly commented, slowly lifting himself from his seat, grabbing the empty glass in front of him before heading back inside, likely to refill it.

"Yeah, I think I'm gonna head in too, maybe get myself another cookie." Tai added. Then he turned to the woman next to him. "You want anything, Pyr?"

Remaining quiet for a moment, the redhead smiled. "I could go for another lemon square or two." She agreed, standing up with Tai so they could make their way inside. Once again, real discrete, lovebirds.

And so, one by one, everyone else headed inside, abandoning the bonfire that they so desperately wanted to have. Okay, that might be a bit of an over exaggeration. But either way, Weiss left to use the washroom, Ilia to stretch her legs, Ruby to get another round of dessert, and of course, Blake to make sure her fiancé did not overload on sweets. Once they were all gone, the bonfire became... quiet, peaceful, with Kali cuddling back up to Yang, and Sienna sitting comfortably next to them, watching the couple with a warm smile on her face. Though after a few pleasantly silent minutes, it seemed she had a reason to leave as well.

Slowly getting up from the couch, Sienna offered a smile to the couple. "My apologies, it appears my drink has started to go places." She explained, bowing slightly before making her way around the couch toward the house's back door, but of course, not before gently trailing her fingers along the blonde's shoulders as she passed, causing the younger woman to actually shudder. Damnit! "Try not to miss me too much."

After the woman was gone, Yang let out a tired sigh. "Why does she have to tease me every time we interact?"

Kali giggled at her girlfriend's reaction, cuddling closer as she did. "The teasing means she really likes you."

"How flattering..." Yang acknowledged, rolling her eyes. "So then, what do I do about it?"

"Tease her back, or flick her on the nose." Kali explained, before pausing. "Though she may come to enjoy that over time."

Yang just chuckled a bit. "Yeah, right. How am I supposed to tease that woman?"

Mostly unseen by her partner, Kali grinned slightly. "I can give you a few... pointers."

Yang quirked a brow at the older woman's answer. "Oh yeah? Lemme hear 'em then. I would love to be able to get her back."

"It's easier for me to show you, dear." Kali informed.

Furrowing her brow, Yang tilted her head to look at her girlfriend. "Show me? Just what kind of pointers are they?"

Looking up to meet the blonde's lilac eyes, Kali smiled, quite innocently. "The kind I developed to tame myself a rather excitable Alpha."

Yang just blinked, rather curious of what the older woman meant. "Okay... Now I'm a little worried of what exactly you're gonna teach me to do to her."

"All in due time, my dear."

Author's Note:

Ho boy that was a big one! Easily the largest chapter (since part 3 and 4 were originally one big one) I've ever written! :O

But there it is! Out of the Bag is finally finished! ... after 4 entire parts... when it was supposed to be 1. Man I am really bad at writing one-shots. I guess it turned out to just be a short fic. Fun fact: every scene in part 1 before the Solstice party (back when it was in part 1) was supposed to be a "mini scene", as we called them back when we were planning this thing. Of course, as I usually do, I just kinda... kept making them bigger when writing each one. So then 15k words later, I go "Okay, maybe we should split this up into 2 parts." And then, as you could imagine, pretty much the same thing happened for part 2 and 3, and here we are. 4 gigantic parts, finally completed.

So I hope you enjoyed! It's been a crazy ride over these past few months. This thing took a lot of hard work, planning, and all that wonderful stuff, so leaving a review/comment would really be appreciated. Plus, I want to know what you think! Because as always, your feedback fuels me!

And from the bottom of our hearts, thank you for reading.

But before I go, here's one last little surprise.

"May I... ask you something?"

"Of course, dear. Anything."

"If... If we ever decide to have children... Would you... ever consider helping us?"

"To be trusted with such a responsibility, would be an honor."

"Are... Are you sure?"

"Sure as the sunrise, I would do anything for you."

"Even... with such a large request? I don't want it to seem like you're required to do anything..."

"The gift of life is freely given, and Yang... Yang will make a fine mother someday, as you did."

"Just as you would bring a strong child into this world."

"All the stronger, for your presence in their life."

"And yours, of course."

"I... I would rejoice being a part of your lives, though I fear I am woefully out of practice."

"If anything ever becomes of this, and you do give Yang a child, I am not letting you not be part of our lives."

"Well, I guess I better get practicing."

"Thank you, Sienna."

"No, thank you, Kali, for letting me back into your life."