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Chapter 16

Weiss stood with her back to a bookshelf in the library. She had been standing there for some time now, but she wasn't looking for a book.

She then reached into her pocket and pulled out a pair of tickets. She brought them up to her face and stared at them intently. They both had printed on them "Admit One" it was a ticket to Vale's most premier amusement park Fairy Tale Land.

Weiss let out a deep sigh as she closed her eyes and leaned back against the bookshelf, letting her hand holding the tickets fall to her side.

These past several weeks had made it quite apparent that the weapons, true to their word, were not playing around. There had been countless, though thankfully unsuccessful, attempts to garner Ruby's affection. This was the only time that Weiss was grateful for Ruby's aloofness when it comes to romantic advances.

That is why Weiss stood here in the library with a pair of tickets in hand and a few shelves down was Ruby sitting at a table going over her homework. She had to thank the weapons, though she would never actually say it, for the very much needed wake up call and profess her love to her partner and team leader. . . Well, okay, Weiss had yet to profess anything yet. If she was going to do this, she she would be doing it by the books. A true Schnee always approached an unfamiliar situation with a plan with confidence and unyielding determination. However, standing here in the library, looking at the young girl whom captured her heart, made her stomach twist in a knot and she felt a bit nauseous and all she wanted to do was flee, but even she couldn't do that.

Sure, the Schee's always came prepared, but she was allowed to be a nervous wreck about this. . . right?

Weiss Schnee, Heiress to the Schnee Dust Company, currently a Huntress in training will be asking Ruby Rose out on a date.

But there was one small problem with that.

Weiss had absolutely no idea how to actually go on a date.

All things considered it made perfect sense, with her childhood and early teen life mainly consisting of her studies, being traipsed around like some exotic trinket, and never actually given the eventual circumstance much thought. It was no wonder that she was entirely lost on the subject of courtship and romance.

Good thing she had some help.

X

"Oh Hikari! What are you doing?! Don't you know that he doesn't love you! He'll betray you the first chance he gets." Exclaimed Winter as she rolled around on her bed, clutching a book to her chest.

Rolling back on her belly and propped up on her elbows and continued reading. Winter lied on her bed in her personal room in the barracks of the Atlasian army, thoroughly enjoying what little down time she had. Penny's sudden curiosity of the topic of romance had still shaken her somewhat, but now in the privacy of her room she could relish in her most guilty of pleasures.

Just as Winter reached the part of the book she had been anticipating the most, a sudden beep rang out from her nightstand. Winter let out a frustrated groan as she laid the book down and picked up her Scroll.

"Whomever is calling better have a damn good reason. I'm on leave damn it." muttered Winter as she brought her Scroll up to her face. Her eyes widened at the contact name.

"Weiss. . .?" wondered Winter aloud as she sat up, making herself look more presentable and tapped the answer symbol with her thumb, letting the video call through.

"Hello Weiss, this is an unexpected surprise." said Winter as her little sister's face appeared on the screen.

"Good evening, Winter." replied Weiss, "I hope I didn't wake you up."

"No, you haven't." assured Winter, "So what's the reason for this call? You don't usually call me unless it's important."

Winter could easily see that Weiss was troubled by the, more so than usual, reserved expression on her face. Could it be a problem with their Father? Or something else. . .

"Can't I just call my older sister just to see how she's doing?" said Weiss, dodging the question.

Winter raised an eyebrow at Weiss' answer. "Weiss, I know you better than that, and besides that is a very flimsy excuse. Now out with it." she said, in a reassuring voice, trying to coax the real reason as to why she called.

"Well. . . actually I was. . . kind of hoping for some. . . advice." said Weiss hesitantly.

Winter's eyes widened almost imperceptibly. Well this must be serious if Weiss came to her for advice. Normally her little sister would stubbornly do things her own way whenever she could and never asks for advice preferring to figure things out on her own.

"Of course dear sister, what is it about?" asked Winter, now curious herself as to what Weiss needed her advice on.

"I was hoping that you could give me some advice on. . ." Weiss trailed off, mumbling the last word that Winter couldn't hear it.

"Don't mumble Weiss." chastised Winter, "You know that I do not like mumbling. Please repeat that, and say it clearly."

Weiss looked away nervously, her eyes darting every which way except towards Winter. She then took a deep breath and said, "I was hoping that you could give me advice on." Weiss hesitated once again.

"Advice on?" prompted Winter, her interest piquing.

Weiss looked up, surrendering and said, "Advice on dating."

At the last word, Winter immediately froze up, dropping her Scroll on the bed.

"Winter? Winter?! Is something wrong? Winter!" called out Weiss, panic filling her voice, as all she saw on her end was Winter's scroll suddenly falling and darkness.

Why? Why is Weiss asking for dating advice from me?! thought Winter despairingly , Why is it that everyone is suddenly asking me for romantic advice!

Winter took a few quick breaths to calm herself, she needed to maintain the strong supportive sister role that she kept for Weiss for so long, and picked up her Scroll bringing it up again to her face.

Maybe I just misheard her. thought Winter hopefully, Maybe she needs advice on something else entirely.

"I apologize, sister. My hand must have slipped." said Winter quickly making up an excuse. "What was it again, you wanted my advice on?"

She could see Weiss breathe a sigh of relief, placing a hand over her chest. "That's good, I thought for a moment there that something happened to you."

Something did happen to me! You nearly gave me a heart attack! thought Winter.

"But I'm serious, I really need your advice on dating." said Weiss, her face taking up a pinkish hue.

Winter nearly dropped her Scroll again, her hopes shattered at Weiss' clarification.

"And why would you ask me for advice on dating?" asked Winter, almost smiling at the cute little pout that Weiss was making, but even that wasn't enough to quell the unease within her.

"Well it's because you're beautiful, and intelligent, a high ranking officer, not to mention one of the best Huntresses that I've ever seen." rambled Weiss, listing off many of Winter's qualities. "You obviously have countless suitors clambering at your door."

Why is it that everyone assumes that I have such a love life?! screamed Winter in her head.

"And. . . I'm none of those things." finished Weiss.

Those words snapped Winter back into attention, Weiss' misconceptions about her aside, she couldn't let her little sister talk herself down like that!

"Weiss." began Winter, her voice stern. "You shouldn't say that about yourself. You are a Schnee, you too are beautiful, intelligent, and given time I'm sure that you will be a renowned Huntress as well." she said encouragingly. "And I am sure that any boy that catches your eye would be very lucky indeed.

"So, who's the lucky guy?" asked Winter.

Weiss averted her gaze from her Scroll once more and her blush deepened even more.

"It isn't. . . a boy." answered Weiss hesitantly.

This piece of news nearly shocked her as much as Weiss asking her for romantic advice, but not by much.

"A girl?" asked Winter.

By now Weiss' face was completely pink and she nodded.

"This. . . is definitely a surprise, but no matter whom you find attractive Little Sister I still love you." said Winter reassuringly.

Weiss let out a sigh of relief at Winter's words and smiled, "Thank you Winter. That means a lot."

"Just don't let Father know." reminded Winter darkly.

"I know." replied Weiss, thinking of how their father react to her sexual preference. She was the SDC heiress, and thus eventually would need to produce her own "heir".

Before the silence could send their thoughts into depressing territory, Winter spoke up once more.

"So I must ask, who's the lucky girl?" she asked with a small smirk. Using this chance to get back at her sister a little. "She must be very special if she caught your eye. Do I know her?"

"It's my partner here at Beacon, Ruby Rose." answered Weiss, feeling much more open to talk now, and her face was slowly returning its normal color.

Winter's mouth made a small o-shape, "Oh, the red-headed girl whom entered Beacon two years early. The one you've told me so much about in your letters?"

"Yes, the very same one." replied Weiss, a small smile crept on her face.

A ponderous look appeared on Winter's face. Thinking back on it, she should have seen the signs by how much her sister talked about her partner.

"So do you have any advice for me?" asked Weiss.

Now this was the part that Winter was dreading, actually giving the advice.

"What kind of advice, Weiss?" replied Winter, trying her best not to let her voice shake.

"I was hoping that you could give me a few suggestions for a date." said Weiss.

Winter cocked her head to the side slightly, "By the looks of things, it seems that you've been attracted to her for some time. Why are you only asking her out on a date now?"

To Winter's surprise a sour look came upon her sister's face, "There are others that have been trying to take her for themselves." said Weiss bitterly.

Ooh, it seems that little Weiss is the jealous type. thought Winter gleefully, Wait a minute. . . are? Others?

"Are you saying that she has more than one suitor?" asked Winter curiously.

"Yes." spat Weiss, the bitter tone harsher than before. "Three others in fact."

Oh my gosh! This is just like in my novels! squeed Winter internally, Weiss you're so lucky! I wish I could read everything about it! I wonder what kind of story it would be?

"She must be very special indeed." commented Winter, "Not only did she catch your eye, but three others as well."

"So will you help me?" asked Weiss, her eyes shining hopefully.

Drat, I completely forgot that I'm supposed to be giving her advice on what to do on a date. thought Winter, chastising herself. The thought of her sister actually living out one of her novels made her forget that she was supposed to help her come up with a date. But oddly enough, it eased her worries somewhat knowing that. In fact it actually made her giddy at the idea.

"Have you told her how you feel yet?" asked Winter, trying to get more details.

Weiss' blush returned in full force as she sputtered, "N-not yet. I-I don't think I'm ready to tell her yet. . ."

"Hm. . ." hummed Winter, then her eyes brightened up as an idea struck her.

Don't you worry little sister, I'll make sure you capture Ruby's heart! What kind of older sister would I be if I didn't cheer her on in this war of love, thought Winter excitedly.

X

Now we were back to Weiss standing in the library with two tickets in hand.

Alright Weiss, you can do this. Just follow Winter's instructions to the letter.

The first step was easy, acquiring the tickets. With her allowance, it was trivial to get premium all you can ride, all day passes.

Step two was the problem. Actually asking Ruby out.

"Ruby, would you like to accompany me to Fairy Tale Land tomorrow, just the two of us?" whispered Weiss underneath her breath, rehearsing the lines she had decided on earlier while she was practicing in the dorm in front of the mirror. She had probably repeated those words hundreds times by now. They sounded so familiar and so natural, almost comforting like a prayer.

This was it, now or never. If she didn't go through with it now she'd never be able to do it.

Weiss squared up her shoulders and walked out of the rows of bookshelves from where she stood as she made a beeline right towards Ruby.

As she made her way towards Ruby, Weiss couldn't help but smile seeing Ruby's cute expression with the tip of her tongue sticking out as she tried to make sense of the book in front of her. Suddenly, Ruby looked up from her book and saw Weiss coming towards her. She smiled warmly and waved at her partner.

"Hey Weiss!" called out Ruby, in a hushed voice once Weiss came within earshot.

This was it, it's finally time. She had to do it now. "Ruby," began Weiss.

"You got here just in time!" said Ruby, cutting Weiss off, taking her aback slightly. "I got a question about–"

"Ruby. . ." began Weiss once more.

"the attack on Mistral's docks.–"

"Ruby uh. . ."

"This book says that a Leviathan attacked the city, but–"

"Ruby–" tried Weiss again, attempting to get a word in edgewise, her brows knitting together.

"this one says that it was a Kraken instead. So–" continued Ruby, still rambling on.

That's it! thought Weiss, Ruby if you don't let me talk I swear to god. . .

"I'm not sure which one to use." said Ruby.

"RUBY ROSE!" shouted Weiss, unable to hold back any longer. "I'm trying to tell you something important!"

With that Ruby suddenly shrunk back at Weiss's sudden outburst. Not only that, but several other students looked up from their own tables and stared at both of them.

Quickly returning to her senses, Weiss looked around feeling the angry glares of everyone else around her. This time it was Weiss' turn to shrink back, her face turned, if it was even possible, even paler before going red with embarrassment. Weiss quickly sat down next to Ruby, head bowed low, trying to avoid the gazes of the other students within the library.

There was several moments of awkward silence between Ruby and Weiss, while everyone else settled back to mind their own business.

"Weiss. . ." began Ruby tentatively, "are you okay?" she asked, her tone apologetic.

But it seemed that Weiss had other things on her mind, I can't believe I did that! Shouting in the library?!

Seemingly given no response, Ruby gingerly poked Weiss' shoulder, "Weiss?" tried Ruby once more.

This seemed to have gotten Weiss' attention.

"Yes Ruby?" asked Weiss in return, in a meek voice, as if compensating for her shout just a while ago. The blush on her face receded somewhat, but was still plainly obvious.

"You wanted to tell me something?" asked Ruby, leaning in closer, just to be able to hear Weiss' voice.

It's no use, after that outburst, all of Weiss' courage to ask Ruby drained away. There was absolutely no way for her to do it now. Weiss clenched her fists, crumpling the tickets in her hand slightly in frustration.

The soft crinkling sound caught Ruby's ears in the quiet library. She looked down at Weiss' hands and saw the tickets.

"What are those?" asked Ruby curiously.

Before Weiss could manage to hide them in her pocket, Ruby leaned across Weiss' lap quickly grabbing both tickets from Weiss' hand.

Using her thumbs Ruby smoothed out the creases and read the words written on them. Weiss on the other hand was frozen in place, both from Ruby laying across her lap right in the middle of the library as well as from just the implications of the position that they were in at this very moment. She had fantasized of this moment, as well as several others, but she never expected it to happen like this.

Ruby's eyes widened as she finished reading the tickets, it took all her willpower to not squee in excitement.

Ruby practically leapt off Weiss' lap and back into her own chair.

"You have All Day Passes to Fairy Tale Land!" said Ruby excitedly in a hushed tone, literally bouncing in her chair.

Ruby's enthusiastic reaction to the tickets stunned Weiss and it was all she could do to nod her head.

"Ohmygoshohmygoshohmygosh!" gushed Ruby. "How'd you manage to get these?!"

It took Weiss a moment to form her thoughts before replying.

"I received them for free by an acquaintance of my Father's." said Weiss, silently thanking Winter, whom had planned for this and had given her sister an apt excuse.

"Can we go? Can we go? Can we go? Pleeeaaase!" begged Ruby, raising her hands to the bottom of her chin, imitating a cat right down to the wide glistening eyes with the added effect of a puppy dog pout.

Weiss' heart nearly skipped several beats at the sight of Ruby's expression.

Come on Weiss, you need to stay cool. . . thought Weiss.

Looking away as an awkward smile creeped up on her face and she scratched her cheek nervously, "We-well I only received two of them, and i-it would be a shame to let them go to waste." stuttered out Weiss. "I-I guess we could go, just the t-t-two of us. . ."

"YES!" Shouted Ruby, jumping out of her chair with a huge smile on her face as she hugged Weiss, letting out a constant stream of "Thankyouthankyouthankyouthankyouthankyou!" But it only lasted for a few seconds before Ruby remembered where she was, quickly letting go of Weiss, covering her mouth and sat back down.

This little outburst was so typical of Ruby that Weiss couldn't help but smile fondly at her childish antics, not even the hug fazed her in the slightest.

Weiss stood up from the chair, the smile still on her face, "So, this weekend?" asked Weiss, picking up the tickets.

Ruby nodded her head, her hands still clasped on her mouth.

So adorable. thought Weiss, "Alright, I look forward to it." she said and began to walk away.

But after a couple steps, Weiss suddenly remembered, "Also, Ruby." turning her head, speaking over her shoulder just loud enough for Ruby to hear. "It was a Kraken by the way. There are very specific differences."

Ruby slowly removed her hands from her mouth and said "Thanks Weiss." a small smile on her lips.

Nodding in response, Weiss left the library, as quickly as she could without raising any suspicion. Once she was outside though. . .

"Yes! Yes! Yes!" exclaimed Weiss gleefully, jumping up and down on the spot

I did it! I asked Ruby out on a date! Weiss thought joyously.

Her actions caused some of the other students to glance her way. But Weiss didn't pay them any mind she was just so happy as she skipped back to her room.

She couldn't wait for that weekend.

Author's Notes: Hey guys! Sorry for the extra delay. There I lost my internet for a good long while and a new hobby got me a bit away from writing. But I'm back and I hope you all enjoyed the chapter! Yokai was a huge help with this, as always I can't express how much her help means to me. I know it's a lot shorter than recent chapters, but don't worry the next one will be a juicy one! A date in a amusement park? I'm sure you all can't wait to see what happens~

Anyways, again I hope you all enjoyed this chapter, it was quite fun to write and I would love to hear your thoughts on it, and don't forget

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