"It's getting late, I think I'll head to bed, Ruby."

Pyrrha yawned loudly as she started to put her notebook away, and made her way over to the bed.

She didn't make it more than a two feet before Ruby grabbed her. "Wait, we haven't done our game yet! We haven't picked who the big spoon is!"

"Oh, right." Pyrrha awkwardly rubbed her arm, her emerald eyes refusing to meet Ruby's silver ones. "I don't mind letting you be the big spoon tonight, if that would be easier?"

Something wasn't adding up to Ruby; Pyrrha always wants to be the big spoon! The almost meek look across her face provided a sharp contrast to the usually highly competitive air that was about her when it came to their games. "Uh, you sure about that? You suuuuure you want to give up your big spoon privileges so easily?"

"I'm fine with it." Pyrrha gave an innocent smile and a small shrug before continuing to make her way to the bed, rolling over onto her side. Ruby started to raise a finger and make a protest before something clicked, something that made everything make more sense; right, Nora did threaten her with a double workout…

In the end Ruby did really want to be the big spoon, and so, gladly accepted the easy win, wrapping her arms around Pyrrha before snuggling up against her back.

Victory is a victory, I guess?

By the fifth night, Ruby was feeling more than a little miffed.

Pyrrha had once more elected to go to bed, and forfeited their game of chance before it ever began. Sure, being the big spoon unopposed was a nice change of pace, but this wasn't what Ruby wanted. Half the experience was playing the games, so forfeits were just hollow victories.

Weiss was right, sometimes being the little spoon is nice! …just not all the time, that's all, y'know spooning equality! With that in mind, Ruby wasn't going to let this night end like the previous four, not without a fight. "Pyrrha Nikos, I challenge you to rock paper scissors!"

Emerald eyes blinked curiously at Ruby as Pyrrha sat up, a sheet falling off her. "I'm sorry?" Long hair swished as she shook her head. "No, no, it's fine Ruby, you can be the big spoon, I promise." A reassuring smile slowly crept across Pyrrha's face but Ruby wasn't going to give into that alluring sight, not today!

"Nu-uh, you keep forfeiting, and where's the fun in that?" Ruby started to pout, however, Pyrrha was clearly unmoved by the trembling lip, which only happened once every five blue moons. "C'mon, pleaseeee? For me?"

Ruby knew she had won when Pyrrha gave a long sigh, knowing that her girlfriend was fully intent on getting her to play a game whether she liked it or not. "I suppose I could do a quick game." Ruby did a quick fist pump of victory before adopting the most serious stance she could…

…while Pyrrha slowly got up from the bed, her posture lazy, sloppy even. Not the serious intent she usually handled their games with. Ruby's lips compressed into a frown as it became apparent that Pyrrha clearly wasn't going to take this seriously, maybe she doesn't like playing the games anymore? That notion was more than a little saddening before another though occurred to her, or maybe she is just trying to trick me into letting my guard down?

"Rock!" Still, no seriousness was leaking into her posture, as she lamely shook her fist in time with the chant. "Paper!" The moment of truth was nearly upon them. "Scissors!" Even as Ruby's fingers made the paper symbol, she could tell something was wrong, as Pyrrha's hand stayed in a closed fist.

"…did you just… did you just throw the game?" Ruby accusingly pointed at Pyrrha who offered nothing besides a sleepy yawn. "Uhhhh, try again?"

"Sure, but I'd be okay with you being the big spoon tonight, just so you know Ruby." Pyrrha pointed out after a moment.

"Bah, it's more fun this way!"

"Rock!" In an almost grating manner, Pyrrha continued to take it half-heartedly as she limply shook her fist. "Paper!" If she isn't going to try, I'll just win against her again! "Scissors!"

Ruby's paper beat Pyrrha's rock.

The frown across Ruby's face only deepened at another victory as Pyrrha started to head back to the bed. "Hey wait, I want a rematch!"

Pyrrha's head tilted in clear confusion. "But you won…?" To be fair, asking for a rematch AFTER winning did sound kind of fishy if Ruby had been thinking straight.

"Yeah well, um, final match and winner takes… uh, the next week's big spoon!" Ruby was going to get Pyrrha to play seriously before the end of the night, even if she kept on having rematches until class started in the morning.

"Rock!" Why won't she take this seriously? "Paper!" Maybe she is just tired, and really wants to go to sleep? Ruby's resolve wavered at the thought, as her eyes drifted away from the gestures they were making and towards her girlfriend's face. "Scissors!"

The sight that greeted her wasn't anything like Ruby was expecting; a serious expression, the kind that someone would have one hundred moves into a chess game was etched into Pyrrha's eyes, freezing Ruby up. It was the look of a predator eying its prey. Gone was the half-awake lazy movements as Ruby failed to change her gesture from rock while Pyrrha's turned into paper lightning quick.

"I suppose this means that I'll be the big spoon tonight?" An almost smug smile graced itself across Pyrrha's face as Ruby looked back and forth between her rock and her girlfriend's scissors. "After all, you said winner takes all, if memory serves?"

Ruby was already starting to sputter out a protest as the predator look returned in those emerald eyes, causing the protest to die before ever being vocalized. "Bed. Now."

I walked right into that one, didn't I?

AU: Pyrrha was very tired and wanted to go to sleep.

That's all I'm going to say about that, yup.

Anywho, in regards to last chapter I've been calling Nora/Weiss "White Lightning" for a good half year plus as of now, so that's the ship name I used, for those who are wondering.

Dilation chapter should be out on Tuesday… maybe. Hopefully. If the stars align…

For those wondering, I'm not planning on having the new Acceptance chapter out this month, unfortunately. While I did get the first draft done last night, and I could probably rush it through editing and get it out within a week, it's going to need a LOT of editing, and intensive editing at that. Sorry for the abnormally long wait on that! D:

Thank you for reading, and I hope everyone has a wonderful day! :D