Ruby wasn't used to waking up alone in a bed anymore.

It was an odd thing, how quickly being by yourself in your own bed made you feel alone. How the fact that there was only one warm body instead of two lying within the sheets, was perhaps one of most unusual and frightening things to happen.

It only added to the confusion that it was the middle of the night, Pyrrha doesn't even get up this early to jog! Glancing around the room, Ruby saw her teammates sleeping, but no Pyrrha. Heck, the bathroom light isn't even on… where could she be? Ruby briefly debated going back to sleep. Briefly. Slowly sliding off her lofted bed, Ruby made her way towards the only place she could think the tall redhead being; team JNPR's room.

One of the nice things that comes from being a friend of their team leader and dating his partner was the fact that Ruby's scroll had been granted access to the room. I don't think I'm supposed to be able to get in… buuut it's convenient! The door unlocked at the press of the button, letting Ruby slip in.

The first thing that came to Ruby's mind was the distinct lack of her girlfriend in the room. Where could she be? Frowning, Ruby plopped down at Pyrrha's desk, careful to not wake the sleeping teens – not that I could really wake anyone up over Nora's snoring. That's when Ruby noticed another thing; the fact that Pyrrha's book bag was gone, along with most of her textbooks, leaving the desk empty. Well that's weird, maybe she is studying?

Whatever the case was, it was clear to Ruby that Pyrrha was most definitely awake which meant the sleepy teen could text her, without worrying about waking her up. A few key inputs later, Ruby slumped lightly onto the desk as she waited for some kind of response. So sleepy… It was a fight to keep her eyes open.

Moments later her scroll quietly pinged. She's at the library? Shrugging, Ruby pushed herself up, out of the desk and slowly ambled out the door.

It may have been hours, or it have been minutes as Ruby lethargically ambled through the darkened hallways of the school, finally coming face to face with the door marked 'library'. The Beacon library was opened far later than Ruby had ever thought going to it, especially with the onset of exams. Consequently, when the teen opened the door, the library was nowhere near empty, students desperately attempting to cram in some last minute studying. There was only one student that Ruby was looking for, however.

The long, flowing, crimson hair was a dead-giveaway, Ruby knowing exactly who it belonged too, causing her to make her way to the small closed off workstation. Not even giving a greeting, Ruby wrapped her arms around the taller teen's torso, her chin resting on Pyrrha's shoulders.

"Hello Ruby." Pyrrha didn't miss a beat, merely turning her head to give a quick peck on Ruby's cheek before turning back to the mess of papers and textbooks in front of her. "I should be done fairly soon."

"Oh. Okay." Ruby numbly nodded as she comfortably melted against Pyrrha. "I'm just gonna get comfy then…"

Minutes ticked by, as the sound of pencil scratching against paper slowly lulled Ruby to sleep.

"Are you almost done?" Ruby murmured hopefully, wanting to go back to the warmth of her bed. "We kinda have class tomorrow Pyrrha…"

"I know." Pyrrha replied absentmindedly as she continued to write. "I promise I'm almost done." Ruby mumbled something before deciding to wait it out, after all, there can't be all that much left, could there?

Another ten minutes of Ruby struggling to stay awake proved otherwise.

"Pyrrha, how much do you have left?" Ruby was trying to keep the annoyance out of her tone - she really did want to go back to bed. "We really should go back to sleep." The taller girl mumbled something far too quiet for Ruby to hear, the speed at which the pencil was writing increased. "Um… what?"

"…seventeen pages."

"Pyrrhaaaaaaa." Ruby couldn't help but stare at her girlfriend, Pyrrha's face gaining a frown at the tone. "That's gonna take all night!"

"Sorry!" Pyrrha apologized. "I didn't get any time to work on it today, and Jaune really needed some extra sparring for the upcoming combat exam, and will probably need help tomorrow." The taller teen's tone became quite sheepish. "This might be the only time I have to work on Professor Port's paper."

"Nope~!" Ruby wasn't going to have her girlfriend missing sleep to work on a paper, that'd be ridiculous! Moreover, very "You need sleep."

Pyrrha shook her head mournfully, the long ponytail swishing slightly. "But then when else can I get it done?"

"But you need your sleep." Ruby protested. "We can figure it out in the morning." Pyrrha's silence made clear her resistance. "Please?"

"Ruby." The champion sighed, turning around to face her smaller girlfriend. "I need to get this paper done. It won't hurt too much if I miss one night's worth of sleep will it?"

"Yes it will." Ruby could distinctly remember how disorganized Blake had become when after they'd fought the paladin, she'll end up like Blake was. That'd be unhealthy for Pyrrha. Ruby would much rather have a rested Pyrrha then a sleep deprived Pyrrha with a better grade. "Sleep is good, please?"

"But the pa-"

"You have to get some sleep Pyrrha, else you won't be able to stay awake in Professor Port's class, and if you can't stay awake for his class, then you won't be able to stay awake for Oobleck's class and he'll keep you after class like he did with Jaune that one time, and you won't get to the cafeteria until after lunch ends, and if you don't eat, you'll have to train Jaune on an empty stomach! And Jaune's really clumsy. So what if he trips and stabs you in the face and you can't dodge because you're thinking about how hungry you are, which will be really bad!"

The girl in question gave Ruby a half amused, half exasperated look. "Pyrrha, I am you're girlfriend." Ruby didn't play this card often, it was something she tried to avoid, but she'd play it if it meant getting Pyrrha some sleep. "You'll be able to get more done with some sleep… not getting sleep is bad for you… for me, please?"

Pyrrha finally set down her pencil. "Perhaps you're right." Ruby couldn't stop a victorious grin from tugging at her lips as Pyrrha slowly closed her textbooks.

The paper can wait, it's far more important for my champion to sleep.

AU: Pyrrha totally carried Ruby back to the dorm piggy back style. Yup.

Okay, this was supposed to be worrywart Ruby being worried about Pyrrha. Don't know if it came off that way. Also Ruby might have been too pushy. Oh well.

For all my Acceptance readers (the bigger Pyrrha/Ruby story I write), release date got pushed back by a week. I put a blurb about it on my profile.

Time to go write a Dilation chapter, will post it within the hour or two!

I published a new story today called Wrath, which Super Saiyan Cyndaquil is BETA/editing for, the prologue is out, expect things to get intense!

Thanks for reading everyone, have a great day! :D