"Hey Weiss, Pyrrha invited me to a party she's having in a few days. You wanna come?" Yang was talking to Weiss, who was absorbed in a book.

"Hm?" she asked, not really listening.

"Party? Pyrrha? Two days? Wanna come?" Yang said, poking Weiss's forehead.

Slapping Yang's hand away, Weiss huffed. "No. I don't party. I'd rather just stay here and read. You have fun."

"Reeeeally?" Yang asked, her grin wide. "Because, see, I asked Blake and Ruby if they wanted to go. And Ruby is preeetty excited! She personally requested that I invite you too."

Weiss slowly looked up from her book at Yang, trying to gauge whether or not she was lying. "Ruby asked you to invite me?" she said slowly, not sure if she believed it or not.

"Weiss. Do you really think I'd actually invite you otherwise?"

Weiss looked thoughtful for a second. "Good point. Alright, I'll come. As long as I don't have to drink any alcohol. Disgusting stuff."

Yang laughed and clapped Weiss's shoulder. "Whatever you say princess. Anyway, Ruby also requested that you go hang out with her. Blake is studying and Ruby is very, very bored."

As Yang turned around to change into her gym clothes, she heard a rush of air and the clicking of the door behind her. Turning around, she saw a book on the floor and a noticeable lack of Weiss. Chuckling to herself, Yang pulled on her gym clothes and headed out.

"Weiss! Hi! You came!" Ruby looked happy as Weiss walked in the open door.

"Ruby! Shush! My brain cannot handle your loudness right now…" Blake muttered as she stared at a few open books.

Hiding a smile, Ruby bounced over and whispered in Weiss's ear; "She's studying for a paper. Her teacher really takes homework seriously."

Weiss shivered, though not from cold. She then grasped Ruby's hand. "Well let's leave her to it then. Bye Blake!"

Blake threw up a hand as way of saying goodbye, not looking up from her books.

…

"So Yang invited you guys to a party?" Weiss inquired, wanting to make sure Yang was telling the truth.

"Yep!" Ruby said, skipping a little. "I've never been to a college party before. I'm excited! Did she invite you too like I asked?"

Weiss smiled and nodded, and Ruby squealed. "Yay! You'll have fun, I know it." The two girls stopped and sat under their favorite tree, and Weiss pulled Ruby close. Ruby melted into Weiss's side and let out a little sigh.

"Hey Weiss?" Ruby asked.

"What is it?" Weiss said, looking at her friend.

"Boop." Ruby said, quickly poking Weiss's nose with her finger. Weiss simply sat there for a moment, then got a mischievous smile on her face.

"Ruby Rose, you did not just boop me." She said in a mock-stern voice, staring at Ruby.

Ruby giggled and started squirming away. "What are you gonna do about it, huh?"

"Oh I'll show you, you little rascal." Weiss said, and pounced on the girl. Ruby squealed and tried to squirm away, to no avail.

"Ahh! No!" she squealed as Weiss began tickling her.

"Tickle tickle tickle!" Weiss said, laughing a little herself. Ruby squirmed and was loudly laughing, trying to push Weiss's hands away.

"No! Please! Have mercy!" Ruby yelled in between laughs, desperately trying to wriggle out of Weiss's reach.

"Not unless you tell me you're sorry!" Weiss said, straddling Ruby so she couldn't run. She then began tickling her armpits, and Ruby laughed even louder.

"I'm sorryyyyyyyyy!" She screeched, still laughing uncontrollably.

Weiss let up with a satisfied look on her face, but realized it may have been a mistake as Ruby looked at her with a sparkle in her eyes. "Ruby what are you-AGH!" Weiss shouted as Ruby flipped the tables and threw Weiss off, diving on top of her.

Ruby sat on top of Weiss's stomach, her arms crossed defiantly across her chest. "Got you!" she crowed, and then held her hands out menacingly. "Let's give you taste of your own medicine, hmmm?"

"No! Don't tickle me!" Weiss said, trying to keep the grin off her face.

"Oh, but it's so tempting…" Ruby said, a wistful look on her face. "Buuut. I think I might be able to resist if you do me a favor."

"Anything! I'll do anything, just don't tickle me!" Weiss vainly attempted to shield herself as she waited for the tickles.

She heard Ruby digging around in a bag she had brought.

"What are you getting…?" Weiss asked, mildly suspicious.

Then she got a dress in the face.

"You have to wear this to the party!" Ruby said, clapping her hands together. "I saw it while I was shopping yesterday, and I thought you would love it. Or hate it. Either way, you'll look really pretty and you need to wear it on Saturday. Deal?"

"Can you get off me so I can get a good look at it?" Weiss asked, giggling a little.

Ruby pretended to mull it over for a few seconds. Then she pulled the dress off Weiss's face and kissed her forehead. "Okay!" she said, then clambered off.

Weiss wanted to melt into the ground. Her face turned red and she let out a little 'Eep!' when Ruby kissed her.

"Weiss? You okay?" Ruby asked, giggling. "Did I hurt you?"

"N-no! I'm fine! Perfectly….okay." Weiss said, taking a deep breath and sitting up. She stood up and inspected the dress.

It was white, with no sleeves and very slim. It had a modest V-neck, showing a little bit of skin but leaving much to the imagination. Weiss felt herself getting redder just looking at it.

"Wellll?" Ruby said, putting her hands on Weiss's shoulders. "Whaddyathink?"

"It's….um….fancy." Weiss said.

"Yang promised me that everyone was gonna wear something nice. Pyrrha isn't really a party hound, so it should be a nicer party than just a bunch of drunk guys. Yang is gonna wear her sundress, Blake is gonna wear her cute little skirt thingy that I picked out for her, I'm wearing my dress, and you are wearing this!"

Weiss gulped. She didn't hate the dress. It actually looked quite nice. But the idea of Ruby seeing her in something this revealing was…was…

"Weiss!" Ruby said as Weiss's legs collapsed out from under her. Ruby caught her and sat back with a thud. Weiss crumpled in Ruby's lap, her face redder than a tomato. "Weiss, are you okay? Your face is all red!"

Weiss curled up and snuggled Ruby, not really wanting to speak at the moment. But after a few minutes, she managed to get out a few words.

"Okay…I'll…wear it. But only because I don't want to get tickled!" she said, a little less stern than she would have liked, but her legs still felt weak from…no! No! Bad thoughts! Shoo!

"Yay! You're going to look absolutely amazing! Boys will probably be falling all over you. You will definitely be the sexiest girl there."

That was too much for Weiss, who let out a very audible "Eeeee!" noise and was rendered incapable of speech for the next ten minutes, instead mumbling incoherent words and pressing herself close to Ruby, who found the whole thing quite frankly the funniest thing she'd ever seen.

…

The evening of the party arrived, and Weiss had been standing in front of the mirror for ten minutes holding the dress in front of her. Yang had gone green with jealousy when she saw the dress, muttering about how 'you guys already get each other great presents and you aren't even dating yet.' among other such things.

Weiss took a deep breath and slipped the dress on, marveling about how well Ruby had guessed her size. The dress fit perfectly. She put on a pair of her elevated heel boots and turned around in the mirror a few times. The shoulder straps of the dress were about an inch wide, and the rest of the dress squeezed snugly around the rest of her body, showing off her lithe shape.

Yang went in to check on her and promptly ran into a wall, she got so distracted.

"Whoa." She said after a few seconds of staring.

"Is it too much?" Weiss asked, fearful.

"No…but…holy shit. You look….damn. You look like a freaking supermodel. Just….wow."

Weiss blushed. "Shut up. Where's Ruby and Blake?"

Yang shook her head to clear it, and then cleared her throat. "Um, waiting for you. I'm gonna grab Blake and go on ahead…so you can…you know. Work your magic." Yang winked and narrowly avoided the various cleansing products aimed at her head as she dashed out the door.

Weiss stood there fuming for a few more seconds, then gathered herself. She took a deep breath, and stepped out into the hall.

Ruby was wearing a black and red lacey thing. It wasn't nearly as slim as Weiss's, and actually flowed around her waist and legs. It wasn't exactly a layer-cake dress either though, more like a lovely mixture of the two. The sides of it were jet black, with the back and front being red.

Ruby opened her mouth to greet Weiss, but no sounds came out. Only a few noises that sounded like they could almost be words, but they died somewhere along the way.

Weiss blushed hard. "W-w-well? This is your idea! Say something!" she said, a little more forceful than intended.

Ruby blinked. "You…you look. Amazing. Like a goddess. Or a supermodel. Or….like a princess. A real princess, not a spoiled mean one."

Weiss ducked her head. She had done her hair differently as well, which Ruby noticed just then. "Oh wow! You let your hair down! And you let Yang curl it! Ohhh it looks gorgeous!" Ruby squealed as she ran her fingers through Weiss's newly-wavy loose hair.

Weiss grabbed Ruby's hand and began walking. "I hope you know where this place is." She muttered. "I certainly don't."

She said this in a gruff tone, but she couldn't hide her smile. What she could hide was the warm feeling spreading outwards from her chest all the way to her fingertips and her toes.

…

They arrived about ten minutes after Yang and Blake. Everyone else at the party was wearing similar attire, though no one was sporting anything like a tuxedo or prom-level dress. Except Weiss, that is. As soon as she entered, Ruby clinging onto her, heads turned and gasps were heard.

"Weiss!" Ruby whispered excitedly. "Look! Everyone loves you!"

Ruby was right, sort of. All the girls had barely-disguised jealousy in their eyes, while the boys all had looks of admiration and 'holy crap'.

"Ruby…lets go find your sister and Blake. And Pyrrha." Weiss said, pulling Ruby along.

They found them by some food that had been laid out. Pyrrha was laughing about something with Yang, and Jaune was standing next to her, looking vaguely uncomfortable in the presence of so many people.

"Pyrrha! Hi!" Ruby said, waving.

Pyrrha greeted Ruby with a quick bear hug. "Ruby! You came!"

"Yeah. What's the occasion anyway, this is a pretty fancy party." Ruby inquired, looking around.

"This? Oh, this is nothing. But if you must know, my birthday is in three days. Jaune wanted to have a party. I wanted to go to a fancy restaurant. So we compromised. Fancy party today, normal restaurant in three days."

Ruby giggled. "Nice." She socked Jaune in the arm.

"Ow! Well, at least you two dressed up nice." Jaune said, smiling. "Hi Weiss."

Weiss nodded a greeting, and Pyrrha looked at her like she had just figured out she was there.

"Weiss! Oh! Wow that dress! It looks amazing!"

"I picked it out for her." Ruby said, beaming. "Did I choose good or what?"

Pyrrha giggled, holding her hand in front of her mouth. "Weiss, you look gorgeous. Your date chose quite well."

Ruby had been taking a drink, and when Pyrrha said date, she coughed and spit it back into the cup. "D-date?" she said, coughing. "No! Nono. Just friends. She got me something earlier, so…"

Pyrrha nodded, obviously embarrassed. She shot a daggery glance at Yang, who shrugged.

"I'm sorry. Well, anyway, enjoy!" She then walked off with Jaune, probably off to make small talk with other people.

Weiss had been staring at her feet, and Ruby gave her a quick hug. "Hey! Don't look so down. It's a party! Be happy!"

Weiss smiled softly and hugged Ruby back. "Alright. I like this music, you wanna dance a little?"

Ruby nodded and pulled Weiss into what seemed to be the self-designated dancing area, as people were already moving to the beat. They started dancing a little, and then Weiss got a tap on her shoulder.

A tall boy stood behind her, holding his hand up in greeting. "Hey! I'm Neptune. Haven't seen you before." He held his hand out. Weiss looked at it for a few seconds, and after not doing anything, Neptune reluctantly let it down. Clearing his throat, he said "So…wanna dance?"

Weiss gulped and looked at Ruby, who had a funny look on her face. She wasn't sure what to say, but luckily she got help.

"Um, she's here with someone!" Ruby said quickly.

Neptune blinked. "Oh? I don't see him."

Ruby looked at Weiss and grimaced, obviously saying 'sorry' in her mind. "Um, not a him."

Neptune thought a minute, then realization entered his eyes. "Oh! Oh wow, I'm so sorry. I didn't…it's just.."

Ruby stared pointedly at him, and he got the message. Letting out a small nervous laugh, he pointed in the other direction. "I, ah, think I'm gonna bail. Nice meeting you!"

As soon as he was gone, Weiss visibly relaxed and leaned back into Ruby, who put her arms around her.

"Sorry. You looked freaked and I kinda panicked." Ruby said, smiling awkwardly.

Weiss wasn't quite sure what to do. Was now a good time? Was it as good a chance as she was going to get?

"Um…" she started, not sure what words to use. "I…didn't mind." What? 'Didn't mind?' IDIOT. Why not just jump out the window now, save yourself some time!

"Oh! Okay then!" Ruby smiled wide and squeezed Weiss tight. "Let's go sit down, I'm hungry."

Weiss sighed and slowly followed. Son of a bitch.

As Ruby settled down next to Weiss, she looked at her with a funny look in her eyes. She said she didn't mind me essentially saying she was my date. Does that mean something? Or am I so much in the friend zone that she doesn't even think about me at all that way? I'm so confused… Ruby was pretty lost in her own head, so she let out a big sigh and leaned against Weiss, who rested her head on top of hers.

Two girls, both pretty lost, both trying to figure out each other's feelings. When, unbeknownst to them both, they shared the same thought at that one moment.

I love you.

…

The party was ending and the guests cleared out. That left Pyrrha, Jaune, Yang, Blake, Ruby, Weiss, and two other people. Jaune identified them as Ren and Nora, childhood friends of him and Pyrrha.

"You four were childhood friends?" Ruby said, interested.

"Yup. We lived on the same street for fifteen years. Same school too, every time. We even got in the same class once." Jaune said, popping a chocolate in his mouth. Then he made a face and spit it in a napkin.

"Coconut?" Pyrrha asked, smiling.

"Shut up." Jaune said, plopping down next to her.

At this point, Ruby had noticed that everyone except her and Weiss had some form of alcohol in their hands, and had been drinking it throughout the night. She looked at Weiss and discovered the same sentiment in her eyes.

They did not like where this was going.

"Sooo I have a special game for us all to play, now that it's just us buddies!" Pyrrha said, hiccupping and giggling a little.

Ruby was afraid to ask, but Blake did it for her. "What kind of *hic* special game?" Blake's speech wasn't slurred, and she sat pretty still, but Ruby could see her eyes were a bit unfocused.

Pyrrha looked evil for a second as she fished an empty wine bottle off the table. "Guess! *hic*"

Yang clapped a few times. "Spin the bottle?"

"Ding!" Pyrrha said, poking Yangs arm. "Sit in a circle guys! C'mon, it'll be fun!"

Ruby sat next to Ren. After Ren, in order, was Jaune, Weiss, Nora, Blake, Pyrrha, then it ended at her sister, who plopped down next to Ruby. The bottle was placed carefully in the middle, and then there was silence for a few minutes.

"How do we know who goes first?" Said Nora, a very puzzled look on her face.

"Umm….maybe spin the bottle? Whoever it lands on goes first?" Yang suggested. When no one protested, she reached out and spun it. It landed on Ruby. "Whoo! Go Ruby!" Yang said, giggling.

Ruby blushed and hesitantly reached out and spun the bottle. It landed on Blake. Ruby relaxed a little. At least it was her friend.

Blake leaned forward, her eyes closed. Ruby quickly kissed her forehead and returned to her seat. Blake frowned. "Awww. I thought you played the game differently." She then pouted.

Yang laughed. "Spin it Blake!"

Blake did so, and it landed on Yang. "That's more like it!" Blake said, giggling. The girlfriends shared a pretty intimate kiss that made everyone a bit uncomfortable. After a second, Pyrrha broke them up.

"Get a room! Jeez. Yang, spin."

Yang spun and it landed in Weiss, who blushed. Yang stuck her tongue out and quickly pecked her on the cheek. "Phooey. I wanted Blake again." After getting shoved by Ruby, Yang laughed. "Spin Weiss!"

Weiss spun and it landed…on Ruby. Weiss squeaked, but everyone ignored it as Ruby slowly crawled forward. Weiss stood up and walked over to the wall and sat down with her back against it.

"Uh-oh…" Yang muttered, hiccupping a little. "I don't think she likes this game."

"Shush!" Pyrrha said as Ruby walked over to Weiss.

Ruby sat down beside her and discovered that Weiss was shaking. "Hey, if you don't want to do this we can just leave. I'm not really having much fun anymore either."

Weiss looked up. "R-really? Okay…"

Ruby called out "We're just gonna leave, guys."

"Awww! But you gotta spin first! And you can't spin till you kiss!" Blake said, smiling. She sat with her legs crossed, and was rocking back and forth.

Ruby looked at Weiss, an apologetic look on her face.

"Um…it's okay. I just wanna go." Weiss closed her eyes.

Ruby leaned in, intending to go for her forehead. But Weiss shifted at the last second, and Ruby couldn't slow down. Her lips slowly touched Weiss's as she kissed her.

Weiss felt like fireworks were going off in her head. She felt amazing. It was finally happening, even if it was by accident. She felt even happier when Ruby put her arms around her neck, still kissing her.

But then Ruby broke it off and whispered. "Sorry! You moved!" into Weiss's ear. She then spun the bottle quick, designating Pyrrha as the new spinner.

"See you!" she called as Ruby and Weiss walked out the door.

Weiss was a little hurt, but then she saw Ruby's face. She was smiling. She had a big smile.

"Ruby?" Weiss asked.

"Huh? Oh, um, yeah? What's up?" Ruby asked, jolted away from some daydream.

"You…um…kissed me."

Ruby blushed. "Oh. Yeah….you kinda moved at the last second. But…to tell the truth…even though it was by accident…"

"Yeah?" Weiss said in a hushed voice.

"It was…kinda nice." Ruby smiled.

Weiss smiled back and hugged Ruby. "But um…" she said as they kept walking. "It didn't mean anything…right?" Idiot! What are you saying? Do you want to chase her away?

Ruby blinked and then laughed, a little too suddenly. "Oh! Uh! Yeah. Course. We're friends. It was just a game."

Weiss felt her heart sink a little. Stupid! If you had just spoken up that you liked it too, you could be making out right now! Hell, all you had to say was three simple. Little. Words. But noooo, you had to be all like 'oh but it didn't mean anything!'

STUPID!

But Weiss resolved that even if it was too late tonight, she wasn't giving up now. She just had to do it another time. When she wasn't surrounded by drunken morons. Besides, Ruby hesitated a little. Right? It must mean something.

She wasn't giving up this easily.

Author's Note

Oh Weiss, you and your big mouth! She's just stumbling alll over herself, isn't she~?

Anyway, I really wanted these two to play Spin the Bottle together. But of course, it couldn't result in them getting together. That'd just be cheesy. Do not fear, you only have one more chapter of failure before you (possibly) get your reward!

On a side note, we're pretty much through September at this point. So Halloween will be coming to Beacon College soon! I wonder if I could do something like….a costume party chapter. Bet that could lead to alllllll sorts of interesting scenarios, hmmm?

Oh but I'm teasing you now.

Anywhoozles, I LOVED writing this chapter. Especially the scene where Weiss is tickling Ruby. That was so cute!

But yeah, remember to review! And tell me what your favorite part was, I like hearing that. Reviews make chapters come faster, and detailed ones make them come even faster!

As always, enjoy Chapter Nine – A Very Formal Occasion, and have a wonderful day.

Spike