RWBY and all the characters within are the intellectual property of Rooster Teeth Productions, Miles Luna, Kerry Shawcross, Gray Haddock and the late Monty Oum. I am not being compensated in any way for this story and wrote it merely for entertainment purposes.

It was an early evening at Beacon Academy inside the dormitory of Team RWBY. Ruby Rose and Weiss Schnee were studying together on Weiss's bed while Ruby's half sister Yang Xiao Long was asleep on her bunk. The fourth member of the team, Blake Belladonna, was meeting in the library with her friend Sun Wukong and other Faunus students about how to best support the cause for Faunus equality and respect at the upcoming Vytal Festival. Weiss was just finishing her homework for Professor Port's class tomorrow morning and she stood up and stretched.

"Well, I'm all done Ruby. I'm going to go start getting ready for bed and then I'll come review your work, okay?"

Ruby nodded and Weiss collected her pajamas from the dresser and then headed for the bathroom. Before she could get there, a loud snort was heard from Yang's bed. As revolting as that was, Weiss secretly hoped that Yang was actually getting some decent sleep for once. Ever since they'd returned from their mission in Mountain Glenn and saved downtown Vale from the Grimm attack, Yang had not been sleeping well at all. On more than one occasion, she'd woken the whole dorm from her screaming in her nightmares. But no matter how much they pressed her, Yang refused to talk about it and simply ran off to the gym to train alone.

That was the other big change for Yang recently is that she'd become borderline obsessed with her training regimen. Yang had always kept herself in top physical condition but now she was training as if her life depended on it. Every spare moment from class or other obligations that she could get, Yang was in the gym. Weiss simply wrote it off as Yang wanting to be a major contender in the Vytal Festival Tournament so she didn't worry about it too much.

Weiss changed into her nightgown and began brushing her teeth as she hummed a song she'd been taught back when she was younger by her vocal coach. Her attention was so focused on remembering all the words to the song that she didn't hear the commotion taking place in the bedroom next door. But finally a sharp slamming of the door snapped Weiss out of it and she quickly spit out her toothpaste to see what happened.

"What in Remnant is going on out here?" Weiss asked sharply as she threw open the door, annoyed about the racket. She quickly noticed things had changed dramatically since she left. Yang was now gone and Ruby sat on the floor, whimpering softly. "Ruby, what happened? Where's Yang?"

"She had another nightmare and it woke her up. When I asked her about what happened but she just got mad and said she needed to go work out. I tried to get her to stop and to talk with me but she just shoved me down and stomped off."

"Yang pushed you?!" Weiss asked, horrified at the thought. Ruby nodded solemnly and started to cry. Weiss quickly ran over to hug her partner and try to soothe her.

"I'm really scared about her, Weiss," blubbered Ruby through her sobs. "Yang's been so different since that mission. She barely sleeps, she barely eats, she's falling behind in class and she's always angry about something. All she ever wants to do is train."

"Well maybe she's just trying to get in great shape for the tournament?"

Ruby shook her head and said, "I don't think that's it. There's been other tournaments she's done back home and won without ever trying this hard. Something else is wrong but she won't talk to me about it. Will you please go talk with her?"

"What?" Weiss asked in total disbelief of Ruby's request. "Me? You want me to go talk with Yang?"

"Please Weiss?" Ruby begged.

"Wouldn't Blake be a better choice to do that? She is Yang's partner after all."

Ruby stopped and looked at Weiss severely. "Weiss, do you really think Blake is the best choice to tell Yang she needs to stop working herself so hard and chill out?"

"Okay, point taken," conceded Weiss. "Let me go finish brushing my teeth and I'll go see if I can find Yang. You stay here and finish the homework for tomorrow." Weiss then stood up and retrieved something from her dresser. "And here, here's one of my strawberry bath bombs. Go take a nice bubble bath when you're done, okay?"

"Thanks Weiss, you're the best partner ever," Ruby exclaimed as she threw her arms back around Weiss. Weiss allowed her to hug her for a few moments before she peeled the younger woman off of her and went back to the bathroom. Weiss took a deep breath and looked at herself in the mirror. Was she really about to try and talk some sense into Yang Xiao Long, one of the most notoriously thick-headed individuals she'd ever encountered? She knew it had to be done though since Yang crossed a line tonight. There was no way Yang was in a healthy state of mind if she was getting so mad that she'd shove her little sister. Ruby was more important to Yang than anything else in the world so she clearly wasn't okay if she was doing things like that. As Weiss resumed brushing her teeth, she just hoped that she could find out what was wrong before things got any worse.

"Round complete. A 6.3% increase in efficiency that round, Yang," reported a cool, computerized female voice.

"Run it again please, Sheila," the blonde brawler answered sharply.

"Resetting training room floor for next round."

A series of holographic targets appeared in the air, encircling Yang and began to spin. Yang assumed a fighting stance and began to unleash a series of punches and kicks to the spinning targets, each one changing color to red after being struck. Once the final target had been triggered, the holograms fell down into the floor.

"Round complete," said Sheila again. "A 5.7% increase in efficiency—"

"Run it again Sheila," interrupted Yang, slightly out of breath. The program obliged and a fresh set of targets reappeared.

Yang was so focused on her exercise that she didn't even realize that Weiss had entered the training room and was watching her intently. A small smile crossed Weiss's face as she watched Yang effortlessly spin and lunge and strike at her targets with her wild blonde hair fanning around her head. It really was somewhat awe-inspiring to watch how focused and determined Yang was as she tried to beat her previous record. Plus, Yang performing her workout in only her pajamas meant Weiss had a spectacular view of Yang's straining and rippling muscles. Yang hit the last target with a mighty yell and Weiss felt her chest flutter slightly.

"Round complete."

"Run it again," Yang called out breathlessly.

"A 4.79% decrease in efficiency—"

"I said run it again!" Yang shouted angrily as her hair emit burst of flame. A new round began and Yang resumed her workout. The entire room was sweltering hot from the heat radiating off of Yang's body. Weiss dabbed away a bead of sweat running down her forehead as she continued to watch Yang, slightly more concerned than before now that she saw how agitated Yang was. Hopefully she'd be done soon since she definitely looked to be tiring out. Her usually graceful form was beginning to falter and her accuracy was getting worse. Yang finished her round and doubled over, wheezing for breath.

"Round complete. A 8.6% decrease in efficiency that round."

"Run it…again," gasped out Yang.

"Warning, readings show trainee's aura has entered the red. Continued training is not advised until trainee has recovered from this state."

"Just DO IT!"

The program obliged and Yang resumed her striking. But her form had become erratic and she was missing several targets. She tried for a spinning back kick on one target floating past her but she lost her balance and fell to the floor. She tried to get back to her feet but her energy was gone and she collapsed back down again.

"Yang!" Weiss screamed as she rushed to the blonde's fallen body. She bent down to roll Yang over but immediately recoiled in pain as Yang's skin was scorching hot.

"Alert! Trainee has lost consciousness. Emergency notification protocol activated," reported Sheila. The program began to repeat her message as Weiss frantically looked around for Yang's water bottle to spray her down with. But there wasn't a bottle anywhere in sight.

"You dunce, do not tell me you were training for this long without water," mumbled Weiss to herself in distress. She quickly racked her brains to think of a quick solution since Yang clearly needed fluids and quickly or else she'd be in danger of heat stroke. Not finding any other options, Weiss bent down and hooked her arms underneath Yang's armpits and began dragging her across the floor. Carrying the limp body of Yang was difficult enough but the heat from her body made it an even greater challenge.

Finally, Weiss managed to get Yang to the door to the locker rooms and kicked the door open. She got Yang through the door and started heading for the showers. A minute later she arrived and deposited Yang's body underneath one of the heads. Weiss then ran to turn on the faucet, taking extra care to make sure it wasn't too cold so Yang wouldn't get sent into shock. The water sprang forth and began to douse Yang. Weiss knelt down on the floor next to her, paying close attention for any signs of life. After a minute or so, Yang stirred and groaned out in pain as she finally reopened her eyes.

"Ugh, what? Weiss?" Yang mumbled thickly.

"Oh, thank Oum you're okay," breathed Weiss as she threw her arms around Yang's neck and hugged her tight. Yang was too discombobulated to return the hug but Weiss was too relieved to care. After a moments embrace, Weiss released Yang and the blonde shakily sat up with the water still cascading down onto her. Weiss sat back and retreated back a few feet so she was out of the shower's flow.

"What happened?" Yang groaned, lightly massaging her head from the blow it took when she fell.

"You passed out from dehydration. Honestly Yang, how could you be so foolish?! You know better than to do something that stupid!" Weiss stopped herself from getting more worked up and gave a little huff before continuing in a more gentle voice. "Never mind. All that matters is that you're awake and okay. How are you feeling?"

"I've definitely been better," Yang mumbled, feeling foolish for finding herself in this situation. "Um, thanks for being here to help me out. And for getting yourself all wet to wake me up."

Weiss glanced down and noticed how drenched she was. A shiver ran over her from the air hitting her damp skin. "Um, yes, about that," stammered Weiss, "Would you mind giving me a moment's privacy so I can change?"

Yang obliged by hugging her knees against her chest and burying her face into them. Once she was certain Yang wasn't peeking, Weiss stripped off her soaking wet nightgown and stood up to retrieve a fresh towel from the cabinet outside. She dried herself off a bit and fastened the towel securely around her body, Weiss left the showers and draped her nightgown across a bench in the locker room to dry out. She then returned to the shower where Yang still had her head against her knees.

"Thank you, you can open your eyes now Yang. I'm decent." Yang lifted her head but she tilted her head to the side and locked her gaze upon the shower drain on the floor next to her instead of on Weiss. A moment of silence passed with the only sound coming from the shower that was still sprinkling onto Yang's head.

"Would…you like me to turn the water off?" Weiss asked hesitantly. Yang didn't answer again so Weiss reached over and turned the faucet off. The water ceased but Yang appeared not to even register the change. Weiss closed her eyes and sighed heavily as she bent down to get at eye level with Yang. Weiss stared intently at Yang for a minute, waiting for any sort of sign that she was paying attention before giving up and deciding to try and talk to her anyway.

"Yang," Weiss began with her voice barely registering above a whisper, "please talk to me. You've been acting very strange recently. You're not sleeping well, you've become very irritable and you spend every free moment you get training and working out by yourself. I know you want to stay as fit as possible but this is so unlike you and whatever is wrong, I need you to tell me about it. Not only so we can have a hope at making it better but because being closed off and moody is kind of Blake's thing. And it would just be wrong for you of all people to become like that as well. So please, tell me what is going on."

Yang remained silent for a short while longer before she quavered out, "I'm so sorry, Weiss."

Weiss was excited about finally making some progress but kept her tone even when she spoke. "Sorry about what? What happened Yang?"

"I'm sorry that I'm such a lousy teammate."

"Yang, that is completely preposterous!" Weiss cried out, her voice echoing on the tiled walls. "You are a wonderful teammate. You're strong and courageous and dependable and you care fiercely about all of us. What could possibly have made you think that you were anything less?"

"Because I couldn't save you. You nearly died on the train and it was all my fault." Weiss's mouth fell open in silent shock as the weight of Yang's confession hit Weiss like an uppercut to the jaw and left her completely dazed. When Weiss didn't reply, Yang chose to plow ahead. "You said some White Fang guy knocked you out and nearly cut you apart with his chainsaw. And I wasn't there to help you. I was lying unconscious on the floor in the next car over. It's bad enough that I lost to that pink-haired bitch but knowing you were in danger and I couldn't protect you is eating me alive."

"Yang, I…" Weiss began, still trying to come to grips with what Yang just said. Words failed her and Weiss swallowed hard. Yang finally looked up at Weiss with a look that was so hurt and miserable that it physically pained Weiss to see and she had to look away before her heart shattered. "Yang, none of what happened on that train was your fault. Things like that are going to happen sometimes in our line of work. While I'm very touched about how much you wanted to keep me safe, you mustn't beat yourself up over this."

"Yes I do. I do need to do this for the next time. I need to be so much better to make sure that never happens again. It wasn't just that she beat me, Weiss, she wiped the floor with me. I didn't even land a single hit on her. She beat the shit out of me and smiled the whole time while she did it like I wasn't even worth the effort. I still don't know what ended up getting her away from me but I can't live with knowing an enemy like that doesn't even view me as a threat. That's why I've been training so hard. I need to prove to her and to myself that I am not someone to be taken lightly."

"Yang, stop being so ridiculous," blustered Weiss. "While I can certainly respect you wanting to make up for your mistakes, running yourself ragged like this isn't going to help you. What good are you going to be in another fight if you're too exhausted to defend yourself? Or if you're injured because you didn't give your body a rest? You'll get your chance at vengeance but this is no way to go about preparing for it. Imagine if I hadn't been here to see you collapse, what would have happened then? You could have died right there on that training floor."

That seemed to have struck a chord with Yang as her eyes widened dramatically and her face blanched. She released her knees and crossed them beneath her as she ran her hands through her damp hair. Yang paused for a moment as she seemed to be deep in thought before she pressed her palms to her face and slumped forward in defeat.

"You're right Weiss, I'm so sorry," murmured Yang through her hands. She then sat back up and let out a little snort of a chuckle. "I really overdid it this time, huh?"

"Yes, to put it very mildly, you oaf," replied Weiss severely. She noted how harsh her tone sounded and fixed it to be more comforting again. "But at least you're awake and alive. That's really all that matters. Well, that and that you'll swear to never do something that foolish again."

"I swear, I only needed to do that once to learn my lesson." Yang even crossed herself over her chest for emphasis. "I just got so worried about protecting all of you. I mean, I've been looking after Ruby for my whole life. And now I have you and Blake in my life now as well. You three are my absolute best friends who I'd do anything to keep safe. I guess I just forgot to care about myself just as much."

"Don't worry about us so much. We're a team and we can look after each other and be there to help. It doesn't need to be solely your burden to bear. Because as much as you think you need us to be safe, we all need you to be just as much. And I promise that the next time we come across Neo, you won't have to fight her alone. I'll be right by your side and we can take her down together. Okay?"

"Okay. Thank you Weiss."

"Of course. Now come on, let's get you back to the dorm and get you properly hydrated again." Weiss started to stand up to leave but Yang's hand shot out and grabbed hers before she could. Weiss froze and looked down at Yang who suddenly looked very nervous about something.

"Wait, before we go, I really need to tell you something Weiss. And I need to tell it to you now because I've been too afraid to say it. But twice now, I've come way too close to never getting to say it. So I need to tell you how I feel right now to make sure you definitely get to hear It."

"Um, okay. Go ahead Yang, I'm listening," said Weiss nervously. Yang gestured for Weiss to sit down beside her and Weiss carefully obliged, taking care to make sure her towel stayed secure. Weiss turned to look at Yang and saw her face was screwed up as she was muttering to herself and nodding her head which was usually her way of getting herself psyched up for a mission or a test. Finally she took a deep breath and opened her eyes to look at Weiss.

"When you told me about your fight on the train and how you almost died, it was one of the worst feelings I've ever felt in my life. The only one that comes close to it was that first mission in the Emerald Forest when Ruby got attacked by those Grimm. I mean, here it is just the second day of school and I'm trapped in a forest of Nevermore feathers and am watching my baby sister about to get wrecked by a Deathstalker. I love Ruby more than anything but she was sometimes quite a handful as a kid. Ruby was always going on adventures and getting herself into trouble growing up. But I was always right there with her to bail her out. Except that day in the forest. Ruby was helpless and I couldn't do anything to save her. But then something miraculous happened. A white angel swooped in and saved her."

Yang reached out with her hand in a request for Weiss to take it. Weiss tentatively obliged the gesture, her face going slightly pink from the combination of Yang's compliment and the feel of her hand. Weiss hated to admit that she'd received very little affection growing up and her teammates, particularly Ruby and Yang, had learnt to always get Weiss's consent before any close contact. Yang gave Weiss's hand a small squeeze and ran her thumb along her knuckles as she continued.

"Things got kind of hectic that day and I never got the chance to properly thank you for saving Ruby like that."

"Well, you're certainly welcome Yang, but honestly, it wasn't that big of a thing."

"It was to me," replied Yang in the most serious voice that Weiss had ever heard the blonde use. "It meant everything. So thank you very much for saving my sister. And thank you for being here tonight to rescue me as well. Thank you for being one of the bravest and most courageous people I know. Thank you for inspiring me every day to be better in everything that I do. Thank you for being so patient with me and all I put you through and still being my friend through all of it. Thank you for being the most incredible person I've ever met."

Weiss was having an immense amount of difficulty keeping her composure under the onslaught of Yang's compliments. She'd become an expert at remaining straight-faced under duress from the nature of her upbringing but that was always due to negativity. So this sudden rush of positivity from Yang was so unexpected that Weiss had to fight the tears that threatened to spill out. But then Yang leaned towards her at an agonizingly slow pace and gently pressed her lips to Weiss's left eyebrow, right over her scar.

"And thank you for not being too angry with me for doing that," Yang whispered.

It was too much to hold back and finally Weiss dissolved into silent sobs. Yang saw her crying and her heart sank. She warily tried to put her arm around Weiss's shoulder but Weiss suddenly moved in closer and buried her face in Yang's collarbone. Yang gently wrapped her arms around the heiress, holding her close as she wept.

"Crap, I'm so sorry Weiss," murmured Yang softly. "I shouldn't have done that. I just couldn't help getting all that off my chest."

"N-No! No, don't apologize for that," spluttered Weiss as she sat up and quickly dabbed at her eyes. "That was the most amazing thing anyone has ever told me in my life. I'm sorry I broke down but it just meant so much that I couldn't contain myself."

"Oh, okay that's a huge relief," sighed Yang, finally relaxing her tensed body. "So, that was all okay? You're not mad?"

"I don't think I've ever been less mad at you since we met. Although," Weiss paused and her face fell again. She slowly reached up to her face and ghosted a touch over where Yang had kissed her scar. "Why did you have to kiss me there?" Weiss finally asked.

"Listen, I know you hate that scar more than just about anything. I'm sure someday you'll tell me exactly how you got it so I can understand why you hate it so bad. But all I see when I look at it is proof of how strong and brave I think you are. No matter what happened, I know you probably had to be pretty brave to get cut like that and carry on. Just like how brave you were to go head on with a Deathstalker to try and save Ruby. You did me such a favor there and I just wanted to try and repay it in a really special way. I know the physical wound has healed but I figured the emotional one could use some tender loving care as well. So that's why I kissed you there."

"I," began Weiss breathlessly, struggling to find her voice after everything that had happened in the past few minutes. "I don't even know what to say right now. This is all just so sudden. You've given me a lot I have to process in my head."

"I know and I'm sorry for just dumping it all on you like that. But I've been dying to tell you that for months now. I just hope things can still be okay between us now that I said all that."

"Of course they are," Weiss said reassuringly as she reached out to give Yang's hand a comforting squeeze. "I just wish you could have told me sooner because that meant more to me than anything else ever has. I don't think I could ever find a way to repay you enough for the gift you just gave me."

"Don't worry about it," answered Yang, waving her other hand dismissively. "That's what friends are supposed to be for, right? Be there for each other?"

"I suppose so. But anyway, let's get back to bed now, shall we?"

"Wow, one kiss on the eyebrow and you already want to take me to bed? I knew I was good but I had no idea I was that irresistible." Yang waggled her eyebrows at Weiss to emphasize her point. Weiss rolled her eyes and got to her feet. She extended her hand to Yang to help her up and Yang obliged her. But once she was on her feet, Yang wobbled dizzily and wrapped her arms around Weiss to steady herself.

"Are you okay, Yang?" Weiss asked apprehensively, somewhat distracted about being squeezed into Yang's voluptuous chest.

"Yeah, I think I just stood up too fast. Rush of blood to the head and all that, you know? I'll be fine in a second. You lead the way, I'll catch up."

Weiss wasn't sure if leaving Yang be was the best idea but she obliged her request and slowly started to back away. But just as she was turning to start to walk away, Yang's knees buckled and she let out a loud yell as she toppled forward onto Weiss and both of them landed hard on the tile floor.

"Ow! Weiss! I'm so sorry," Yang babbled frantically, worried that she'd just crushed the heiress. "Are you okay?!"

"Yes, I'm fine," groaned Weiss, her eyes squinted shut in pain. "I'm absolutely—" Weiss stopped short as she opened her eyes and saw Yang's concerned face above her. A light in the ceiling was directly above them and with the way Yang's head was silhouetted in front of it and with how the light was shining through her wet hair, she looked heavenly. Weiss was literally breathtaken with how beautiful Yang looked at that moment. She also wasn't complaining about how wonderful it felt to have Yang's full body pressed against her. "I'm wonderful," she finally managed to sigh out.

"You're wonderful?" Yang asked incredulously. She couldn't have heard that right. "We should get you to the nurse; I think you got knocked loopy."

"I said I'm fine, you dunce. Now shut up and kiss me."

Before Yang could offer a rebuttal, Weiss had hoisted herself up on her elbows and closed the distance between their faces. Weiss softly brought her lips to Yang's and gave her the most chaste of kisses. Yang didn't offer any resistance so Weiss kissed her once more, letting her lips linger a little longer this time. Finally Yang stopped worrying about Weiss's mental state and reciprocated the kiss. Weiss reached up and cupped Yang's cheek, slowly running her fingers down Yang's jawline and the side of her neck. Yang sighed serenely at her touch and poked her tongue out against Weiss's lips, requesting entrance. Weiss extended her tongue as well and the two gently met in Weiss's mouth, sending shockwaves through both girl's brains that rippled down through their entire bodies.

As much as Weiss was enjoying the kiss, her elbows were not and she had to break the contact and return to her back. "That was lovely," she sighed in bliss.

"Yeah, yeah it really was," murmured Yang, still a little dazed. "But are you sure you didn't hit your head?"

Weiss groaned and rolled her eyes in annoyance. "Yes, you dolt, I'm perfectly fine. Wonderful job killing the mood there."

"Sorry about that," replied a sheepish Yang, "I was just worried. I mean, we didn't exactly land in bed there and I know I'm not the lightest thing to have landing on top of you."

"I assure you that I'm fine, Yang. Now come on, we should get going."

"Wait, first let me apologize to you for killing the mood like that."

Yang was just starting to move to kiss Weiss's neck but she stopped when she heard a loud crash outside and a muffled voice yelling. Yang froze where she was as she wondered what the sound was. At that moment, the locker room door flew open and hurried footsteps were heard on the tile.

"Yang? Yang are you in here?!"

"Oh, dust," Weiss whispered to herself. That voice was from their teammate Blake. And Weiss and Yang both became instantly aware of the position they were currently in. But before they could make any moves, Blake rounded the corner and looked into the showers.

"Yang, are you o…kay then." Blake stopped dead in her tracks and blinked, not believing for one second that she was actually seeing this. But sure enough, her two teammates were lying on the floor in the showers, still soaking wet with Yang in her pajamas and Weiss in only a towel that had come slightly undone and was showing a great amount of milky white skin to anyone looking.

"Oh, hey Blake!" Yang said in as innocent a voice as she could manage in this situation. "What's up?"

"I, uh," stammered Blake, still trying to wrap her head around the scene she'd landed herself in. "I got an alert on my scroll that you were in trouble and needed help. But, I guess you managed to get some before I got here."

"Yep, I sure did. Weiss was right there to give it to me." Yang suddenly realized how that sounded as Blake cocked her eyebrow at her inquisitively. "Uh, give me help, I mean."

"I can see that," replied Blake smugly as she leaned against the wall and crossed her arms in a knowing manner. Now that she was sure Yang was okay, the humor of what Blake walked in on was more apparent and she intended to get to the bottom of this. "Soooo, what happened?"

"Blake, I know what you're thinking but let me assure you that this isn't what it looks like," chimed in Weiss, knowing where Blake's brain was going to by the mirthful smirk on her face.

"It never usually is. But go on," said Blake lecherously, not believing a word of what Weiss said.

"Yang came down here to work out but she got dehydrated and passed out. I got her in here and revived her with the showers," Weiss said tersely, not appreciating the snarky tone Blake was giving her.

"I see, so how did helping her into the showers make your clothes fall off?"

"They didn't just fall off Blake," Weiss huffed indignantly. "I happened to get wet too when I turned the showers on so I took off my nightgown so it could dry off."

"Oh, yeah, that makes perfect sense," replied Blake as she desperately tried to keep herself from bursting out laughing. "Just like how it makes perfect sense that Yang ended up straddling you on the floor while your towel is coming off."

"First of all, how dare you for gawking at me like that," Weiss blustered as she hitched the towel back around her so she was as decent as she could possibly get once again. "And second of all, we were on our way back to the dorm but Yang got dizzy and fell on top of me. I assure you that nothing else happened after that."

"No, definitely not. I believe you 100% Weiss. Clearly this is all just a big misunderstanding."

"Oh, just go back to your Faunus meeting with Sun!" Weiss screeched, having had enough of Blake's teasing. "We'll see you back in the room!"

"I get it, you want some privacy together. Far be it from me to be a voyeur in your private time. You two ladies have a wonderful night together." Blake winked and clicked her tongue suggestively at them. Weiss let out one final scream of frustration as Blake left, who finally let out her laughter as she walked away. Yang leaned forward and rested her head on the floor in embarrassment as Blake's hysterical laughing echoed around them.

"I guess we're going to be the hot topic of gossip in the morning," grumbled Weiss.

"No, I trust Blake. She'll keep this to herself," Yang answered glumly. "I'm sure she found all this hilarious but she won't subject us to the whole school teasing us about this. Especially pricks like Cardin and his friends who would get mean about it. Plus, she probably wants to keep all the fun to herself."

"Great," sighed Weiss defeatedly. "Well, this has been an interesting night to say the very least but I think it's time we headed off to bed."

Yang nodded in agreement and slowly got to her feet again, making sure she was stable before she helped Weiss up as well. Weiss slipped her head under Yang's arm to give her some extra support if she needed it. The two then finally left the showers and Weiss retrieved her still damp nightgown. She quickly threw it on over her towel and made sure she was covered before unfastening the towel and let it fall to her feet. Weiss then deposited it into the laundry bin and set off with Yang back for their room, both stopping to retrieve their scrolls before they left. But as the two reached the door to the Team RWBY dorm, Yang suddenly stopped short.

"Wait, before we go in there, I need to do one last thing."

"And what might that be?"

In a flash, Yang had backed Weiss up against the wall and smothered her with a lustful kiss. Weiss squealed into Yang's mouth in surprise and pulled Yang as close against her as she could get. Yang's hands found her way into Weiss's hair and gently rubbed her scalp as Weiss dug her nails into Yang's sculpted back, drawing a low moan from Yang that nearly made Weiss melt into a puddle all over the floor. The two furiously made out for a brief moment longer before Yang broke away and rested her forehead against Weiss's.

"I needed to give you your goodnight kiss," said Yang who was out of breath once again. "And I had to do it now since I'm pretty sure Ruby wouldn't sleep right for a year if she saw that."

"Oh wow," swooned Weiss, "I will seriously give you every lien in my family's fortune if you promise to kiss me like that forever."

"It's a deal, but you can keep your money. All I want is you."

Weiss was left thunderstruck yet again at Yang's words. It was such a small statement but it was everything that Weiss had ever wanted to hear. She knew she'd long been sought after for her status but when Yang said that all she wanted was her, Weiss knew she was being completely honest.

"How?"

"How what?" Yang asked, not following Weiss's train of thought.

"How do you manage to do that? How do you manage to say exactly what I've wanted to hear for most of my life? How do you know how to make me feel so important and cherished? How were you able to show me more respect and affection and love in one night than I've ever had before? How is that even possible?"

"Well," began Yang, carefully contemplating her response, "I guess the simple answer is that I wanted that. I wanted you to feel like that and want to keep making you feel like that as much as I possibly can. Because you deserve it."

She went and did it again. Somehow, Yang managed to find the exact thing that Weiss had been needing to hear someone tell her. And Weiss could tell just how much she meant it too. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, letting all the elation she was feeling from Yang's words and kisses consume her. Weiss told herself to observe everything about this moment so she would never forget how she felt and who made her feel this special.

"Thank you Yang."

"You're welcome Weiss."

"Don't interrupt me, I wasn't done yet," snapped Weiss. Yang blushed slightly in embarrassment and let Weiss continue. "As I was saying, thank you for being so patient with me and giving me a chance. I know I was absolutely wretched to you and everyone else those first few weeks. But I'm so grateful that you never gave up on me no matter how awful I was to you or Ruby or Blake. And thank you for everything you said and did for me tonight. I know it couldn't have been easy to open up like that and finally say everything you did but it means so much to me that you did. Even though part of me still feels like I don't deserve it because of those first days."

Yang hesitated before replying until Weiss gave her a nod of confirmation that she was done. "You absolutely do deserve this Weiss. I'm just sorry it took me so long to tell you all that. I was just worried that you would get mad or hurt and I'd screw everything up between us and the team. I've seen how you get with people like Jaune who you think only care about your family and I wanted you to know that none of that matters to me. Only you matter."

"I do know that now. And it means more to me than I can ever possibly express in this lifetime."

"Good." Yang gave her one final peck on the lips before finally backing away from the wall. "Shall we hit the hay?"

"Mm-hmm." Weiss unlocked the door with her scroll and the two of them shuffled into the room. In an instant, Yang had been embraced by Ruby who was now clad in her pajamas.

"Yang, I just saw the alert on my scroll! Are you okay?! What happened?! Why are you both all wet? Did you drown?!"

"Whoa, Ruby, ease up, okay?" Yang said quickly to try and stop Ruby's babbling. Ruby fell silent and Yang wrapped her up in an even bigger hug. "I'll be fine. I was stupid and went to train without water and I ended up passing out. But Weiss was right there to save the day."

"Ooh, thank you Weiss! I told you that you were the best!" Before Weiss could reply, Ruby had flashed her arm out and pulled her into the embrace between the sisters. Yang laughed and slung her arm around Weiss as well, hugging all three of them together.

"But I also want to tell you I'm so sorry Ruby," Yang said seriously as she released her grip on Weiss and placed both her hands on Ruby's shoulders. " I've been stupid about a lot of things recently and tonight when I shoved you down was completely unacceptable. Weiss talked some sense into me and I swear that I'm going to be better now and I'll never do something like that again, okay? Do you forgive me sis?"

"Hmm, make me a batch of chocolate chip cookies and we'll call it even."

Yang laughed and ruffled Ruby's hair. "It's a deal." The three teammates then broke apart and headed for their respective beds. Ruby switched off the lights and snuggled up under her covers. Weiss had gotten herself all tucked in as well when suddenly she felt her scroll buzz next to her. She opened it up to find a text message from Yang.

"Good night my angel. Sleep well and sweet dreams."

Weiss smiled to herself and quickly typed out a reply. "You too Yang. Goodnight."

Yang got the message and smiled as well. In the darkness, she could just make out Weiss's eyes looking up at her. Yang blew her a kiss and rolled over to face her wall. She started to drift off to sleep, feeling confident that for the first time in a few weeks that she actually would get a good night sleep.