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Italics – Flashback

It was evening. The castle was quiet, everybody doing their respective businesses in the other parts of the castle. Ruby held the scroll in her hands, debating on whether she should call him now or later. She sighed and set it down on the bedside table. She was due for a phone call with Ozpin in about half an hour, and if she didn't get it together, the huntress doubted that she would be able to relay news seriously. Ruby was positively reeling from the events that occurred just shy of an hour ago.

The lunch had been a disaster, so to speak. The maid had been sent back to her resting room and Weiss had stomped away spectacularly, leaving Ruby to do damage control. The heiress had become even more of an enigma after today's lunch, and she confused Ruby to no end.

"Damn," She mumbled, "Why is it always one step forward and two steps back?" She said to no one in particular as she leaned back into her pillow. Her mind wandered to the events of the afternoon.

"Pass the salt."

"H-Huh what?"

"Pass. The. Salt."

Ruby winced when the heiress shot her a menacing glare as she slid the salt shaker across the table. Giving her a curt nod as thanks, Weiss viciously sprinkled the salt over her meal before setting it down, and stabbing the meat which had the luck to end up on her plate.

Weiss stabbed her steak ferociously. A tic mark was beginning to form on her forehead and it was all because of one Ruby Rose. More specifically, it was due to the attention being paid to Ruby, not the woman herself. She didn't know why she was feeling so possessive of that childish woman. She sighed as she eyed the piece of meat wedged in the metal teeth of the fork.

The heiress was no stranger to attraction towards both sexes and had long since gotten over the angst that had plagued her during her teenage years. Having copious amounts of alone time and lack of interaction, Weiss had all the time in the world to come to the conclusion that yes, gender was not an obstacle for her in love. But one thing she had not counted on was the strength of the raw emotion that bubbled up in her. She was no stranger to negative emotions, but to experience something of this magnitude was something insanely new for her.

Weiss could admit to herself that she was attracted to Ruby. But seeing other people feeling the same way and acting on their desires was…intensely jarring to say the least. All her life, Weiss had gotten what she wanted and when she wanted it, and realizing that she was not the only player in this game made her annoyed. Maybe even angry.

Her soon to be fired maid was repeatedly and purposefully leaning over the huntress's shoulder, thereby 'accidentally' brushing against Ruby's more...sensitive parts. Although it was obvious that Ruby was not responding to these advances, the blushes and uncomfortable squirming constantly angered her. Weiss gripped the fork tightly, her manicured fingers pressing against the cool metal. She eyed her maid disdainfully as the woman tried to be seductive by displaying her assets whenever Ruby looked in her direction.

The fork was still in her hand. What if her hand 'accidentally' slipped…?

Weiss shook her head furiously. She refused to resort to such physical violence! It would be unbecoming for a woman of such a stature as herself. Weiss bit her lip in frustration as she took in several deep breaths. In, out. In, out. Yes, she was a dignified and sophisticated woman who would not allow such a plebian to grate on her nerves. She would not–

Ruby spat out her soup when she felt someone cop a feel. The huntress was prepared to give the woman a piece of her mind. However, when she looked up, Ruby would bear witness to flying cutlery heading straight towards the grinning maid. Before the objects pierced through the server's brain, the huntress threw her plate to deflect them…Only to realize that her plate was not empty.

And so with a heavy heart, she watched as her expensive piece of sirloin flew through the air like a flying saucer and landed with a loud 'splat' on one of the portraits of the Schnee ancestors.

There was a pregnant pause.

Before all hell broke loose.

Ruby rubbed her temples in annoyance. She was worried that the maid had destroyed what little bond she had finally managed to form with the Schnee heiress. She was finally able to hold a decent conversation with Weiss. Not to mention that Ruby actually liked to see her smile. Weiss had proved that she was not a bad person, just misunderstood and lonely.

When they had talked outside the dining room today, Ruby was pleased that they were finally getting along. Weiss even teased her a little. She blushed at the memory. It was the first time seeing Weiss so…relaxed. It was a nice change from the uptight demeanor she had always shown.

The woman had always looked as if she had the weight of the world on her shoulders and for some inexplicable reason, this made the huntress sad.

From what she saw so far, it was apparent that Weiss had little to no friends. Ruby was the polar opposite; she had a loving sister and fantastic friendships she had made throughout her schooling years at Beacon and Signal.

Ruby didn't understand Weiss all that much. But, she was determined that she would try.

Taking in a deep breath, she pushed herself off the mattress to grab her scroll. Unlocking it, she quickly typed out a message to Ozpin. As she was about to send the message; Ruby paused.

A scroll was by no definition, the safest communication device to relay important information. There had been several reports of figureheads having their scrolls hacked into and have their information copied and sent back to whoever was doing it. Something as big as this was too dangerous to be relayed through a scroll. Ruby nodded to herself. She would ask Weiss if there was a private line she could borrow. Or, if time permitted, she would have to make a trip down to Beacon Academy herself.

If, she had time that is.

Ruby was still a bodyguard. If something happened to Weiss while she was away…

The huntress shook her head. No, she didn't want to risk it. It was too big a gamble. Instead, Ruby decided to go with her other plan and reminded herself to ask Weiss if she could help. She perked up. Actually, that didn't sound like too bad an idea at all. She could find out how Weiss was doing too. Saving the message into her drafts, Ruby placed her phone back on the table and grabbed Crescent Rose, strapping it under her cloak before leaving the room.

Her footsteps echoed through the empty hallway and grew further and further until it tapered off into nothingness, the hallway now filled with dead silence. A figure peeked out from its hiding place and smirked. Silently moving towards the door, the mysterious figure pushed open the unlocked door and crept inside.

The figure felt a grin beginning to form when it spotted the scroll completely exposed under the afternoon rays, making it glint ominously. The figure let out a low chuckle before it stepped forward and seized it.

Ruby stood outside the study nervously. "W-Weiss?" She called out, knocking softly a few times for a good measure. There was the sound papers being shuffled and then a voice called out, "The door is open."

Ruby's hands were slick with sweat as she pushed the heavy door open. She was greeted by the sight of the heiress with black reading glasses signing papers at what looked to be mach speed. Immediately, Ruby felt guilt squeeze her throat. "Erm…I can come back later if you're busy." She said lowly.

"No it's fine."

Weiss put down her pen calmly and peered at the huntress through the lens with a small smile dancing on her lips.

"I needed a break anyway." She replied and removed the glasses before setting it down on her stack of papers. Appeased, Ruby cocked her head to the side curiously.

"I didn't know you wore glasses."

"Ah." Weiss looked sheepish.

"Well, I didn't want to strain my eyes since I mostly just sign papers all day. Call it a long term investment." She finished with a slight shrug.

The huntress smiled. "If it's any consolation, you look cute in them."

"D-Dunce." Came the embarrassed reply as the heiress blushed lightly.

They both stayed at their respective places, observing one another in awkward silence. Weiss shuffled nervously in her seat as she tried to find the words to apologize for the disaster that was the lunch. But Ruby broached the subject first.

"Weiss…about lunch today…"

Ruby seemed to look depressed.

"You don't need to apologize for that, Ruby." Weiss cut her off before she could stumble out some sort of apology and make the heiress feel even worse. "It was my fault. I know that I have a…" She paused, trying to find a word to describe it.

"Temper?" The huntress offered.

"That's a one way of putting it."

Weiss muttered with a wry grin, leaning back into her chair. She opened her mouth to continue.

"I know that I can be difficult. And I apologize for that." Weiss began. "I don't really have much experience with…all of this." She gestured to the air.

"Huh? This?" Ruby mimicked her movements which caused the heiress to huff.

"Yes Ruby. This." Weiss stressed. "Talking to people. I grew up ordering others around and my personality didn't exactly make me the 'nicest' person to be with. I-I guess I'm just trying to say I'm sorry for all the times we argued. It wasn't really your fault."

Ruby chuckled a little at that. "To be fair," She said, "I didn't exactly make the best first impression either."

The heiress felt her lips quirk up to form a small smile which made Ruby's heart flutter and her stomach flip flop. "That's true."

"Hey, you're not supposed to agree with me."

"Well, too late for that Miss Rose."

They both laughed. Then, Ruby's expression turned teasing. She plodded forward with a sly grin on her face and leaned against the edge of her desk with a mischievous look.

"I wonder why you reacted how you did, though."

Weiss scowled at that, her face turning slightly purple.

"I-I'm not so undignified to allow such…things to happen to my guests. Especially not right in front of me." She huffed. The thought of that touchy feely maid made her fist clench.

Ruby smirked. "Ohhh really? Too bad…I thought that maybe you were just jealous."

"I w-was not!" Weiss spluttered.

The huntress grinned. Swiftly, she stretched her hand and flicked the heiress's forehead, earning a loud screech as she jumped in shock. Ruby smiled smugly.

"Now now, didn't your parents teach you that lying is bad?" She waggled her finger teasingly.

"S-Shut up you dolt!"

"Aww, is almighty Weiss Schnee embarrassed? Do you need a huggg?"

Ruby laughed and dodged when a paper ball came hurtling at her. She caught it with one hand and eyed it casually. Weiss scowled at the smirk on the woman's face and was prepared to strangle her when Ruby suddenly spoke again.

With a mock surprised look, she held the ball of paper above her heart. "Weiss…" She began solemnly. "I promise to forever treasure this love letter you gave me. Thank you." As soon as she finished the sentence, Weiss turned purple and began spluttering incoherently and lunged forward. She missed when Ruby used her semblance to jump out of the way. Twirling on her heels, she laughed as the heiress shot her a glare and lunged again.

"Ruby Rose! Stop moving around so I can strangle you!"

"Help help! Weiss has gone loco!"

"Why you little-!"

She scowled playfully and tried to grab Ruby's cloak. She missed again and thus, the rest of the late afternoon was spent playing a childish game of tag. If one had looked into the room, it would have been a strange sight to see two grown women chasing each other around the room like children, with large happy smiles on their faces.

"What do you need it for?" Weiss asked tiredly from her position in the chair. The game of tag had taken more out of her than she expected. She made a mental note to corporate some training into her busy work schedule. It wouldn't do to slack up on her health after all.

Ruby smiled at the probing. "To contact Ozpin." She said, trying air dry her slightly soaked shirt. Weiss shot her a confused look. "Can't you just use your own scroll for that?" She asked.

The huntress shook her head. "I need to tell him something important. Something really important." She finished her sentence with a meaningful look. Weiss nodded, getting the message that Ruby didn't want to be pushed on the subject. She was curious, but she suspected she would find out in time anyway.

"Alright." The heiress acquiesced, "I'll let you use it. But just this once." She warned and rolled her eyes when Ruby gave her a thumbs up. Honestly, this woman.

"Well, come on then." Weiss said and stood up, heading towards the door. At the huntress's blank stare, she sighed in part annoyance and part amusement. "I have to show you to the place, don't I?"

Ruby let out a chuckle before bounding over to her, the red cloak fluttering behind her.

AN: Yes, filler chapter. I know. But, the story is going to kick off in a few more chapters, so expect some bad guys to be introduced in due time. And MANY MANY thanks and hugs to everyone who's stuck with this story! I am horrible at being on time so I apologize for the long wait in between the chapters! And hey, here's more whiterose!

I made the interaction between them slightly for 'mellow' or 'mature' this time because I feel (feel free to interpret it however you want though) that they have come to an understanding after butting heads constantly for the past few months or so. I will try my best to keep their interactions from becoming to teenagerish as I've noticed from the past few chapters where I felt like the conversation was between two teens, and not adults. I did put in the summary that Ruby was 20 after all so it's not fair to the people who want an older and mature Ruby but don't get it.

And as always, thank you for the reviews, followers and favourites! :) They make me happy and are my muse.