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Hey guys! Sorry the update is a bit late today. Between working on my MonCon submission (Legacy! Go check it out!) and work stuff, my time was constrained much more than I wanted. Plus, I want to make sure I'm keeping the quality of this up.

Speaking of which, a huge shout out to Kuchenjaeger for going through the entire story thus far and pointing out typos and other things for me. Expect that to be cleaned up in the next hour or so. Outside of that enjoy!

Even at Ruby's promise that she would let her know if anything was wrong, Weiss was still concerned. This was not the first time during the semester that Ruby suffered from a night terror, and the second in as many weeks. While she attempted to comfort Ruby and ushered her back to bed, the redhead still tossed and turned the remainder of the night.

Weiss was never the heaviest of sleepers. Back home at the Schnee manor, she awoke often at the creaking sounds within the old building. As such, she became very adept at falling back asleep almost as soon as she awoke. But as the clock ticked closer to dawn, Weiss had enough of the cycle of being jolted awake by Ruby's tossing, sighing it off, and rolling back over to return to sleep. She sat up and stretched, extending her arms to relieve the tension in her back. A few cracks of her joints told her that she was successful, and decided to hop out of bed.

The rest of her team would not even consider waking up for a few hours. Weiss was always the first one up out of the four. The morning always brought a peaceful calm that the rest of her day lacked with the ever excitable Ruby and fiery Yang. Blake was similar to Weiss, also enjoying the peace and quiet that rarely came when the four were together.

A content sigh left Weiss as she walked over to the closet to grab her outfit for the day.

Even if they are a bit crazy, I'm lucky to have such a great team. Weiss looked back at the troubled teen that struggled to rest. She felt a pang of guilt for not being able to help her through whatever dreams troubled her. I wonder what I could do to cheer her up.

Grabbing a towel off the rack near the bathroom door, she stepped onto the cold tiled floor and flipped the light on. The sudden change from carpet to stone, along with the brightness that stung her eyes, brought a brief shock that woke up any senses still dulled by drowsiness. A moment passed as the light grew less abrasive, eyes finally adjusted to the glow.

She placed her neatly folded stack of clothes on the counter top, leaning over to gaze into the mirror. The telltale signs of a poor night's rest were clear, as small bags formed under her eyes. She shrugged it off, as that problem was simply remedied with a warm shower and a bit of makeup. Weiss had all the time in the world to prepare herself before stepping outside the dorm.

Weiss walked over to the shower curtain, pushing it to her right, as she went to turn the shower knob. After growing up in the frigid northern part of Atlas, Weiss was used to the cold but always preferred to keep her showers as hot as she could handle. And, if she was to be frank, she needed this one badly. With the dinner preparation so late the previous evening, Weiss underestimated her exhaustion and promptly fell asleep not long after eating.

Her muscles still ached from the skating yesterday, after a year of not being used. Not to say that she was out of shape. As a huntress in training, Weiss was particularly proud of her slim figure. Simply, the muscles required for skating were different from her normal activity. She couldn't deny that a part of her enjoyed the day after soreness.

Weiss slipped out of her clothes, kicking the garments over to the other side of the room as to not splash water on them. Steam slowly filled the room as she pulled the curtain back and stepped into the warm waterfall. Weiss gave a small moan as the water cascaded down her back, fully enjoying the moment.

Mmm. This is just what I needed, the heiress thought. She ran her hands through her hair with no real purpose. Relaxed, she found her thoughts drifting back to Ruby. Something to take her mind off things… maybe something as she wakes up? But what is there?

Ruby was not the most enthusiastic person when the morning came about. Her team had to prod her out of bed most days, as she tried to dive deeper under her blankets. Often, they would even bribe her with treats and goodies just to greet the day. Weiss giggled to herself as she remembered the day Yang had attached a cookie to a fishing pole to lure her younger sister out of bed.

Ha! The look on her face when Yang kept moving the cookie, so adorable. Adorable? That's the second time now I've thought that… hmm. Weiss grabbed a bar of soap as she tried to understand the rationale behind her thoughts. Perhaps Ruby isn't the only one with a crush… No that's ridiculous. Right?

Weiss dropped the soap as she clapped her hands together in a sudden burst of excitement. She knew the perfect way to cheer up Ruby.

I need to find Ren. Hopefully he doesn't mind me waking him up.

Huddled under a pile of blankets and pillows, Ruby decided that she no longer could stay in bed. The night had taken a terrible turn, even after the comfort from Weiss's surprise hug. She couldn't shake the dream off as it kept replaying in her mind every time her silver eyes fluttered shut.

Though she knew that sleep was not forecast in the near future, the warmth under the covers convinced Ruby to stay in place just a bit longer. On cold winter mornings like today, nothing was better than a pile of blankets and a fort of pillows to snuggle into.

Ruby poked her head out from under the covers, hair ruffled in every direction from the long night. The clock read a quarter past ten, which caught Ruby off guard.

I slept so badly! And I somehow still managed to be in bed so late. Aww man I missed breakfast! The redhead puffed her cheeks out as she pouted at the thought of missing breakfast on Sunday. Of all the days, why didn't anyone-

Her thoughts was cut off by the opening of the door. What then walked through the door, Ruby could not find the words to describe. Her jaw simply dropped at the sight.

Weiss strode through the door, triumphant as she wore an apron and a small sous chef hat. Squinting a bit, Ruby thought that the apron had been white at some point but with the massive amount of batter and syrup that clung to fabric, she really wasn't sure. A bit of the batter even made it's way into her partner's hair, yet Weiss didn't seemed to be worried in the slightest. It was almost bizarre.

No. Not almost. This is insane. What is she doing?!

"Um. Weiss?" said Ruby, an air of concern in her voice. "Why are you covered in batter?"

"Good morning! We, as a team, decided to let you rest up and stay in bed this morning," cheerfully replied Weiss, ignoring Ruby's question entirely. Her tone softened a bit. "And after last night, I felt like trying to cheer you up again. I saw you kept tossing in your sleep. So I got up early today and made you these."

Now in front of Ruby, Weiss gently lowered the tray she carried across the leader's lap. For the second time that morning, Ruby's jaw dropped in awe at the spread before her. A stack of fresh, fluffy strawberry pancakes were the centerpiece drizzled in strawberry and maple syrup with a dab of whip cream to top it all off. On the side was a mug of coffee and glass of milk in addition to the traditional breakfast fair Ruby loved to indulge herself with on Sundays.

"I… You made all this for me?"

"Well, almost. If I'm to be honest, Ren helped me with the pancakes." Weiss leaned in before a sheepishly continuing, "I can't flip them for the life of me. Which is why I'm a mess." She motioned to the outfit that still had fresh batter on it.

The two girls shared a laugh before Ruby dove in, no longer able to hold back the urge to devour the plate of food. She dug the fork straight into the breakfast cake and brought a piece to her mouth. Weiss could have sworn the look on Ruby's face was quite close to ecstasy.

"Oh.. mmm… Wow! Weiss this is amazing!" muttered Ruby, in between bites of pancake.

"Ruby Rose! Do not talk with your mouth full," scolded Weiss. "However, I'm glad you are enjoying it. The least I can do to try to cheer you up."

"You're the best partner I could ask for Weiss," smiled Ruby.

Weiss returned the smile, placing a hand on Ruby's shoulder. Ruby looked back toward her plate, blushing at the gesture. "I promised you to be the best teammate I could be. Think nothing of it. Now, finish your meal and get cleaned up. If you're up for it, I believe team JNPR wanted to go down to Vale with us."

Nodding at Weiss's comment, Ruby continued her assault on the food hardly taking a moment to breath in between bites. Content that her cooking endeavor was a success, Weiss made a beeline straight for the shower to at least rinse out some of the batter out of her hair. She chuckled at the sight of herself in the mirror.

The things I do for Ruby.

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Shorter chapter than the last few but I didn't want to drag it on longer than need be. Once again, thank you for reading this and if you like what you read follow/fav/review! It helps me get better and I love hearing from you guys!