"Am…am I a what?" Weiss asked, confused.

"A tsun…thingy. Blake brought it up." Ruby was walking back to the dorm rooms with Weiss, attempting to explain what a tsundere is. "According to Blake, you're a tsundere."

"Ruby, I don't even know what that is." Weiss said in a very exasperated tone.

"Oh. Well, Blake says that when a tsundere is being 'tsun' she's all grr mean and stuff. But when she's being 'dere' she's really sweet and adorable and stuff. And apparently it's really hard to get them to be 'dere' but when they are it's like the cutest thing ever to exist."

Weiss blinked. Then frowned. "I don't think that's it, Ruby."

"Are you sure? I mean, it makes sense to me. A lot of the time you're all distant and icy and all…Weissy. But sometimes when you're with me, you're all sweet and cuddly like a kitten. But you're mostly all Weissy."

"Weissy?!" Weiss exclaimed. "I don't act like that! What are you talking about!?"

Ruby giggled. "I think you're kinda proving my point here, silly."

Weiss opened her mouth to lecture her some more, then actually thought about it. Then blushed. Then instead of her planned ranting and lecturing, what left her mouth was a mumbled: "Shut up. Dolt."

"Ice queen."

"Dummy!"

"Princess!"

"Argh! I'm not a princess! And I don't act like one either! You on the other hand are constantly acting like a child and a…a…dolt!" Weiss was beginning to get quite flustered, to Ruby's great amusement.

"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means." Ruby said in a funky accent.

"What?"

"Princess Bride? Inigo says it to Vizzini after he keeps saying 'Inconceivable!' when he keeps using it wrong?" Ruby said, a little surprised.

"I haven't seen that movie."

Ruby stopped walking. "What." She said, her voice devoid of all joy for once.

"What? So I haven't seen a movie, who cares?"

Ruby grabbed Weiss's hand and dragged her back to her room and sat her down on the bed.

"Ruby, what are you doing..?" Weiss asked, curious despite herself. What was Ruby up to?

"Putting on the movie. You cannot have lived for eighteen years on this planet and not see the Princess Bride. That's just wrong."

So Ruby put in a DVD and played it, sitting back on the bed with Weiss, cuddling up.

"Ruby…" Weiss started, about to protest.

"Shut up and watch. Please? For me?" Ruby began giving Weiss puppy dog eyes.

"Grrr…fine." Weiss said, turning to the television. Ruby squealed with delight and cuddled closer to Weiss, who blushed a little and concentrated on the movie.

…

"That…was probably one of the funniest damn things I've ever seen." Weiss said, nearly out of breath.

"Wasn't it? What was your favorite part?" Ruby said, quite excited.

"When, ahahaha, when Inigo was fighting Westley for the first time and it looks like Westley's going to win…and then Inigo goes 'Because I know something you don't know. I am not left handed!' and then later Westley does the same thing…that was awesome."

Ruby laughed. "Yes! I love that part too! But also with the 'mostly dead but not all dead' lines, I love that too."

Weiss burst out with another round of laughter. "Yesss! Ohh, that was so good. I want to watch it again."

Ruby blinked. "I can play it again if you want."

"Not right away! Give me like ten minutes to gather myself, alright?" Weiss wiped her eyes and giggled some more as she settled in beside Ruby, who put her arm around Weiss's shoulders.

"As you wish." She said, smiling.

Weiss blushed, hard. She snuggled closer to Ruby and after a few moments spoke up again.

"Ruby…? Can I tell you something?"

"Yeah Weiss, you can tell me anything. What's up?"

"Um…I think I'm in-" Weiss was then interrupted by the arrival of a very blank-faced Blake, who stumbled in and plopped down on her bed, not really registering that either Weiss or Ruby was there.

She was licking her lips over and over again, and was obviously pretty deep in thought. "Blake? You in there?" Ruby said, giggling.

"Eep!" Blake yelped and jumped in surprise. "Oh. Ruby. Hi. Hi Weiss. What's up?"

"Just watching Princess Bride. Ever seen it?" Ruby asked. Blake shook her head regretfully.

Ruby gasped. "What is with you people! Okay, we're watching it again. Oh, Blake, how'd the date gooooo?" Ruby asked, stretching out the last part with a mischievous tone and smile.

Blake blushed. "It was….nice. We talked. Ate food. Um…she kinda kissed me."

Ruby squealed. "Awwwww! That's so cute! I'm so happy for you two!"

Blake turned even redder. "Can we, um, just watch the movie now?"

"Yeah sure. Oh, Weiss, you wanted to tell me something?" Ruby asked, turning to the girl who was still snuggled up against her.

Weiss was looking a little sullen, but perked up at the sound of Ruby's voice. "Oh. Um, it's nothing important. We can just watch the movie again if you want."

"Yay! Alright, round two! Where is Yang anyway?"

"Gym." Blake said, pulling her knees up to her chin. "She said she'd be back around four."

Ruby nodded. "Sucks for her then. Aaaand, play!"

Weiss cuddled back up closer to Ruby, although she was quite disappointed. I know it wasn't Blakes fault, but did she really have to walk in just then? This is hard enough as it is…although I do genuinely enjoy this movie. Especially the part about the peanut. Weiss giggled a little at the memory.

I guess I'll just have to tell her another time….oh well. Tomorrow is a Sunday, I have a good opportunity then! Yes. Tomorrow will be the day.

…

"What do you mean she's sick?" Weiss exclaimed as her and Blake were talking out in the hallway. It was ten in the morning and Weiss had just knocked on the door to be informed that Ruby had contracted a sudden fever.

"It seems like it came about overnight. You should probably stay away for now, in case it's contagious. Although you may have already caught it, it's better to be safe than sorry."

"You're staying with her!" as soon as the words left Weiss's mouth, she realized how jealous she sounded. Cursing herself for being reckless, she decided to just roll with it.

"Yeah, I'm her roommate. I definitely already have it, it just hasn't shown up yet. Plus, she needs someone to take care of her, and why not the person who most likely is already gonna get it? I'll tell her you stopped by though, should cheer her up."

Weiss whimpered a little inside. Her luck was just not in a good state this week. "F-fine. But um…give her these for me! Okay?" Weiss shoved a small wrapped package into Blake's hands, her face a little red.

Blake nodded, smiling. "I will. Tell Yang I said hi, okay?"

Weiss nodded and quickly vacated the area, not wanting to stay too long in case Blake got suspicious. Flopping back on her bed, she let out a large moan of despair.

"Whoa. What happened?" Yang said, putting down her game to stare a bit at Weiss.

"She has a fever. Blake is taking care of her though." Weiss sounded pretty unhappy, and Yang wasn't quite sure what to do.

"Uh oh. That isn't good. Did you at least manage to give her the thing?"

"I gave it to Blake to give to Ruby. Who says hi by the way."

"Blake or Ruby?"

Weiss giggled a little. "Blake you dummy." She then returned to her mournful state and let out another groan. "What do I dooooo…."

Yang shrugged. "You could punch a tree. It's what I do when I'm upset."

"I'm not going to punch a tree. Idiot."

"Then I guess suck it up and wait it out?"

"You are no help."

"Glad to be of service." Yang said with a smile on her face as she returned to her game. "Now, prepare to feel my wrath Cynthia! Screw you and your god damn Lucario!"

"Urrrgh…" Weiss groaned as she rolled around on her bed.

Meanwhile, Ruby was whimpering on her bed as Blake took her temperature again.

"Jeez. You've got a fever still. 104." Blake said, frowning. She stroked Ruby's cheek gently as she sat beside her. "Is there anything I can do? You hungry, wanna watch a movie?"

"I want to see Weiss. Is she around…?" Ruby said, her voice small and weak.

Blake felt terrible. "Sweetie, it probably isn't a good idea. You could give Weiss your fever."

"Awwww….fine." Ruby looked very sad all of a sudden, and Blake felt like she had just murdered a puppy.

"But um…she did stop by. She left you this." Blake pulled out the package and handed it to Ruby, who gently grasped it and turned it over a few times.

"What…is it?" she asked, inspecting it.

"I dunno. Open it." Blake said, shrugging.

Ruby gently ripped open the package and found that it was a little music box. Opening it, she found that the inside was red with a little xylophone-looking thing in it. It started playing a simplistic version of Fur Elise by Beethoven.

Ruby and Blake listened in silence as the song played for a few minutes and once it had finished, Ruby closed it and Blake noticed a tear running down her face.

"Ruby…are you okay?" Blake said, concerned.

"How…how did she know?" Ruby whispered. "It's impossible…"

"Ruby? What is it?"

"That song…is the song my mother would play. All the time. When I was young. I loved it so much….how did she know? I never told anyone…" Ruby clasped the music box to her chest as tears dripped down her face and onto her bed.

Blake couldn't find any words. So she just put her hand on Ruby's shoulder as the girl silently cried.

"Can…can you give Weiss a message?" Ruby asked silently after a few minutes.

"Of course." Blake said. "What is it?"

"Tell her….it's the most wonderful thing anyone's ever gotten me. I love it."

Blake smiled. "Alright. I will. Now sleep, you need rest." Blake put the covers over Ruby, who still was clutching the music box as tightly as she could to her chest.

Ruby slowly drifted off to bed, and as soon as she heard the snoring, Blake stood up and walked over to Weiss's room and slowly knocked on the door.

…

"Who is it?" Weiss called, not really in the mood to talk.

"It's me. Open up." Blake called from outside the door.

Yang jumped a little and swung her legs off the bed and walked over to the door, opening it. Greeting her girlfriend with a quick hug and kiss on the forehead, Yang asked "Hey, I hear Ruby's sick. She doing okay?"

"Yeah. She's fine. Sort of. Weiss…"

Weiss was silent. "Is this about the music box?" she asked after a minute. "Does she not like it?"

Blake laughed quietly. "Weiss you dumbass, she loves it. But…she told me that it was a song her mom played for her. She was…she was crying a little listening to it. How did you know to pick out that song?"

Weiss blushed a little. "I, um…had some help."

Yang scratched the back of her head with a sheepish expression on her face. "Y'see, I've kinda…been helping Weiss out. A bit."

Blake narrowed her eyes. "Really. So is this a little less Weiss, little more Yang?"

Eyes wide, Yang waved her hands in the air quickly. "No! Nonono, not at all! Weiss picked out the box on her own. I didn't even know she was getting Ruby something till she asked me what my opinion was on it."

"And?" Blake asked, eyes still narrowed and shooting daggers at the two girls.

"…Weiss didn't know what that song meant to Ruby until after buying the damn thing and showing it to me. I told her so she'd know what she was getting herself into, but she was still adamant on giving it to her." Yang said, her voice low.

Blake looked at Weiss. "This is true?"

Nodding, Weiss spoke in a soft voice. "Yeah. Ruby had told me about her mom. She said she had pictures and stuff, but aside from that only memories. I still gave it to her after what Yang said because I thought it'd be nice to give her something a little more…well…personal than a photograph."

Blake walked over and pulled Weiss off the bed. Then after a few minutes she threw her arms around her.

"You…have to be one of the most confusing persons I've ever met. Ever." Blake said, her voice a little muffled. "You act like an icy witch sometimes, then you go and do something as…as…amazing, and as sensitive, and as perfect as this."

Weiss blushed. "Um…thanks? I think?"

Blake released Weiss and stepped back. "Ruby said, and I quote 'It's the most wonderful thing anyone's ever gotten me. I love it.'"

"R-really?" Weiss said, blushing even more. "She said that…?"

Blake nodded. "She is currently holding that box as tight as possible while asleep. It hit her hard, but not in a bad way."

Weiss looked down at her feet, not really sure how to respond. Then after a few moments, she spoke up. "I…I think I'm in love with her. I want to tell her really, really bad. But I…always seem to screw it up. I can't find the right way to do it, and even when I try…things go wrong." Weiss decided not to tell Blake she had walked in on one of her attempts.

Yang smiled. "Don't worry Weiss. You shouldn't get all hung up on 'doing it right'. I didn't."

Blake punched her arm. "You're different. This is obviously important to her, doing it right. And I think it's nice. But Weiss, listen."

Weiss looked at Blake, curiosity in her eyes.

"You may want to do it right. But doing it right doesn't mean a big romantic gesture or a perfect evening. It just means doing what feels right for you and her. As long as it works for her and makes you both happy, then that's the right way to do it. Alright?"

Weiss nodded, smiling. She even had a few tears running down her cheek. Blake smiled and cupped Weiss's face in her hands.

"I'll keep your secret. And I know Yang will too. But you might want to hurry up, you know. A girl can't wait forever." Blake spoke with a soft and gentle voice, with Yang's hand on her shoulder. As she finished she looked up at Yang.

Letting go of Weiss she reached up and wrapped her arms around Yang, hugging her tight.

"Oh get a room!" Weiss said, giggling in between sniffles. "Go on, shoo. I'll be okay. And Blake, you have a Ruby to pamper."

"But…she's asleep." Blake said hesitantly, obviously unwilling to leave.

Weiss put a stern look on her face and began pushing Blake outside. "Doesn't matter! Go! Shoo!"

As the door shut, Yang had a rather disappointed look on her face. "What'd you do that for?" she asked, pouting.

"You aren't allowed to get all mushy gushy in the room." Weiss said with a stern voice. When Yang opened her mouth to protest, Weiss held up a hand. "At least," she said, "not until Ruby and I do."

Yang was quiet for a moment, then giggled. "Alright. Deal."

"So, last night Ruby shows me this absolutely hysterical movie…"

…

Two days later, Ruby was up and kicking. Blake, however, was down and burning up. Ruby was currently standing over her with a bowl of soup and a thermometer.

"You dummy. I told you you were going to catch my fever…" Ruby said softly as she fed Blake some soup.

Gulping it down, Blake smiled sheepishly. She was sitting up in her bed with Ruby across from her. Ruby was wearing her everyday clothes, while Blake was still her pajamas, with her kitty ear headband. Ruby fed Blake another spoonful of soup.

"But I wanted to help you…" Blake protested quietly in between spoonfuls.

"You didn't need to." Ruby muttered, but she was smiling. "Thank you though. But now I have to return the favor, don't I?"

Blake giggled. "Of course. You wouldn't leave me here just wallowing in my misery, would you?"

"Oh, just give me a reason…" Ruby said maliciously. But the two girls were both smiling wide as Ruby kept spooning soup into Blake's mouth.

Eventually, it ran out. "More!" Blake exclaimed quietly as she opened her mouth.

Ruby nearly melted with how adorable it was. "Sorry…its gone. Why don't you get some rest."

Blake harrumphed and started pouting. "Don't wanna."

Giggling, Ruby got around behind Blake and began rubbing her shoulders.

"Mmm….that feels nice." Blake said softly. "Can we watch another movie?"

"Sure. Any requests?" Ruby said, massaging Blake's back and shoulders still.

Blake thought for a minute. "Mm….I don't know. You pick something." Then she arched her back and said "Oooh that feels good right there! How'd you get so good at this…?"

Ruby grinned. "My Grammy used to do it for me, and I would do it to Yang. So I got some practice."

"Mmmm….well it certainly paid off. That feels really good."

Ruby giggled and hugged her friend. "Anyway, I have a nice idea. I'll pick out a movie, then I'll tuck you into bed and maybe you'll fall asleep watching it. How's that sound?"

"Goood. But no silly movies." Blake said sternly, but with a smile on her face.

Ruby, after putting in a movie, eventually heard gentle snores coming from the bed. Whew. Blake really does act like a kid when she's sick. I bet she got spoiled when she got sick…

Sighing, Ruby headed out and decided she really didn't want a sandwich for lunch. So she texted Weiss.

Wanna get something to eat?

After a few minutes, her phone buzzed with a reply.

Yes. So badly. Yang is chattering my head off about her kickboxing club. Please free me.

lol, I assume she isn't invited?

pls god no. take me away from here.

Ruby laughed out loud and walked over to Weiss's room and knocked on the door. It was opened by a very bored looking Weiss who's face lit up upon seeing her.

"Hey, Yang, I'm gonna step out for something to eat! I'll see you later!"

"No wait I wanna come! I can keep telling you about-"

"Sorrycanthearyoubye!" Weiss shouted as she grabbed Ruby's hand and dashed down the hall. "Run! Come on!" Weiss said, giggling. "Hurry!"

Ruby laughed along with her as they ran off. Yang inevitably pursued them, but they ditched her by hiding behind a pillar as she walked past, with Weiss having to hold a hand over Ruby's mouth.

After a few minutes, they both relaxed and leaned into each other, laughing.

"We did it! So where should we go?" Ruby asked, still holding Weiss's hand.

"Umm…does pizza sound good?"

"Weiss, if I ever say no to pizza, you need to slap me. Hard. Multiple times, if needed."

Laughing hard, Weiss led the way towards the nearby cafeteria that made great pizza. "I'll keep that in mind."

They settled in to a booth in the far corner of the seating area, away from prying eyes and hunting Yangs. They ordered a large cheese pizza and began wolfing it down.

"Weiss?" Ruby asked as they took a break, wiping her mouth with a napkin.

"What's up?" Weiss said, wiping cheese grease off her fingers.

"Umm…thank you. For the present."

Weiss blushed a little. "It was nothing."

"No, no it was not nothing. That was the sweetest thing anyone has ever done for me. I hadn't heard that song in so, so long. It…it made me happier than ever hearing that again. Thank you."

Weiss looked down and absently twiddled her thumbs. "Um…you're welcome."

Ruby reached across and took Weiss's hands in hers. "Thank you for being my friend, Weiss. You're one of the greatest friends a girl could ask for."

Weiss looked into Ruby's face and could only think of how badly she wanted to kiss her. She almost did it.

Almost.

"FOOOOOOUND YOOOOOU!" came a loud voice from across the room. A tall blonde was staring at the two girls, a crazy light in her eyes.

"Oh son of a bitch, run!" Ruby squealed, pulling thirty bucks out of her wallet and throwing it down on the table.

"Ruby-"

"Think of it as me paying you back for the café. Now move it!"

The two girls screeched as Yang barreled down the room at them, and they bolted. Luckily Weiss was able to outsmart and outmaneuver the blonde menace and they hid in an unused classroom.

God DAMN it Yang! And I was so close too! Weiss almost screamed in frustration, but she had Ruby pressed very close to her underneath a desk, and wasn't quite willing to sacrifice that.

So instead she let out a sigh.

Son of a bitch. Well, I'll do it tomorrow. Wrapping her arms around Ruby, she could only think one thing.

I love you.

Author's Note

ALL THE SQUEE. MUA HA HA! ALL OF IT!

Oh. Hi. Didn't notice you standing there. You didn't happen to hear that, did you?

…

God damn it.

Anyway, how frigging adorable is Weiss this chapter? Did I do good or did I do good? I think I did pretty okay. I wanted to write some serious heart-stopping Squee, and I think I achieved that.

So, a few of you have asked if this is going to be a daily upload kind of thing.

I upload whenever I'm done with a chapter. That could be twelve hours after the previous one, sometimes it'll be three days. It all depends how much of a roll I'm on or how motivated I am to write the next chapter. It also depends on if I'm writing Squee or Uncomfortable Hurt. The former is something that is fun and enjoyable to write, whereas the latter…is not.

But anyway, this is one of those really fast upload sprees because I am just having SO MUCH DAMN FUN WITH THESE.

Oh, and no, Weiss doesn't actually get to say 'I love you' to Ruby for the next three chapters at LEAST. We get to see lots of Bumblebee squee, and lots of Weiss 'I love you' fail squee. But the next few chapters are mainly Ruby and Weiss stumbling all over each other and not really sure how to go from there.

And about the Fur Elise thing, I wanted to show Ruby having a much more sensitive side to her than the overbearing, childish deredere. It was admittedly difficult writing that part, but I think it came out great and accomplished my goals with it.

As always, remember to review! Reviewing gives the next chapter a much higher probability to come out sooner rather than later ;)

Also, I enjoy it when you comment on a certain part of the story. I LOVE hearing 'oh and my favorite part(s) were X, Y, and Z where A, B, and C happened for reasons L, M, and N. I dunno, that's just my favorite kind of feedback rather than generic 'great chapter!' comments. Which I still like! I'd just really like it if you guys could go more in-depth about what you liked about the chapter.

I'm rambling now, I'm sorry. I'll stop.

Anyway, please enjoy Chapter Eight, and have a wonderful day!

Spike