"Yaaannng! Come on already!"

"I'm coming, Rubes, don't get your panties in a twist!"

"I'm not wearing panties, I'm wearing a cute swimsuit! And I wanna get to the beach! So let's goooo!"

Blake and Pyrrha, standing by the door with large baggy overshirts to cover their own bathing suits up, snickered to each other softly.

"Somebody's a little eager to get there," Pyrrha laughed.

"Mmm," Blake replied softly. "And also perhaps to see us in our swimsuits?"

The raven-haired girl's smile widened at the blush that covered her redheaded girlfriend's face. She stood up on her tiptoes to give her a quick peck on the lips.

"And perhaps I'm looking forward to it as well," Blake whispered.

She giggled unrepentantly as Pyrrha's blush only intensified.

Fortunately Weiss walked up then, wearing stylish jean shorts, a bright blue tank top, and a large bag slung over her shoulder with an umbrella poking out.

"She's coming," the heiress sighed. "It'd go faster if Ruby would stop trying to hurry her, but you know how the two of them are."

"Oh, we know all too well," Blake smirked.

Finally the blonde emerged, propelled from behind by an eager brunette. "We all set?" Yang asked cheerfully.

"Yes we were ready a half hour ago!" Ruby grumped, grabbing the keys and tossing them to her sister. "Now let's go!"

"Alright, Rubes," the blonde replied indulgently. She raised her voice then. "Dad, we're heading out! See you soon!"

"Alright, you kids have fun!"

With that they loaded themselves into Taiyang's pickup truck, Yang driving with Weiss riding shotgun, while the others piled into the back with the bags and such. They'd brought a small cooler along as well with drinks and snacks.

"Wish we could find a beach that allows dogs," Ruby sighed. "Zwei loves the beach."

"Well, it's too late to find one of those now," Blake interjected hurriedly. "I mean, we're on our way and everything…"

"Oh, no, kitty cat, I just meant for later, you know…"

"Right. Yes, of course."

It didn't take them very long to make it to the public beach. In fact, it took them longer by far to find a decent spot near enough to the water but away from most of the crowds.

"Wow, this place is busy today!" Ruby chirped, dragging the cooler along.

Pyrrha nodded. "Well, it is a nice day today for such an activity."

Blake, walking alongside, perked up as she noted Yang and Weiss waving to them from where they'd forged ahead. "I think they found us a spot."

"Oh, goodie, let's go get set up!" the brunette cheered.

Weiss already had the umbrella up by the time they arrived, and Pyrrha laid out the two foldout lounge chairs she'd been toting while Yang spread out blankets.

"Okay, who's going in the water first?" Ruby asked excitedly.

"I will go, little rose," Pyrrha replied, "but we'd better get some sun lotion on first."

"Here, I'll do you both," Blake interjected, placing her bag next to one of the chairs. "I'll stay in the shade for now."

"Okay, thanks Blakey!" Ruby quickly stripped off her overshirt and slipped her sandals off before coming to stand in front of the Cat Faunus with her back turned.

The brunette's bikini was a bright cherry red, with a string top and a bottom that hugged her very tight rear end in a way that only emphasized it and left her toned abs on display as well. Blake could only stare in wonderment, her Faunus ears perked upright eagerly. Even though she'd seen her girlfriend in nothing but panties, somehow seeing her like this, out in the bright sunlight…

"Um, Blakey? You gonna put lotion on me, or just oogle me all day?" Ruby smirked over her shoulder.

"Yes," Blake replied softly, causing the brunette to giggle merrily.

"Don't worry, though, you're not the only one," Ruby murmured.

The Cat Faunus glanced over to see that Pyrrha was entranced as well, her hands clenched together at her waist while her mouth hung open slightly. Deciding to give their girlfriend a little bit of a show, Blake took her time in lathering Ruby up, moving her hands around to cover as much skin as she possibly could.

The fact that she could roam her hands all over the muscular brunette and basically grope her in public was just a fringe benefit. Or so she told herself.

By the time she was finished, Pyrrha's face was bright red and she might have been panting lightly as well.

"Okay, kitty cat, let's not tease her too badly," Ruby whispered.

"She's not the only one getting teased here," Blake grumbled quietly. "And don't think I missed your moans."

"Wasn't trying to hide them, really," Ruby snickered. "Okay, your turn, Pyrrha!" she finished in a louder voice.

The redhead blinked her eyes as if coming out of a trance. "Oh, yes, right… er, here we go…"

She slipped her own overshirt off and tossed it to the side, bashfully walking over towards her girlfriends who were now both gaping at her.

Pyrrha's swimsuit could only remotely be called a one-piece. The gold suit did indeed connect, but the top was basically a very skimpy vee that began at the shoulders and ended in a point just below her navel. Her ample cleavage was truly a wonder to behold.

"Er… do you like it?" she asked the other two shyly.

Ruby cleared her throat. "Yes, yes Pyrrha we do." She turned towards Blake, a bit of a wild look in her silver eyes. "Okay, new plan. You do the back, I do the front?"

"I like this plan," Blake breathed. "I definitely can get behind this plan. Er, no pun intended."

All three of them wore furious blushes as Ruby and Blake worked together to cover Pyrrha with lotion, each trying very hard to suppress any affectionate moan that threatened to escape from their lips.

"Oh my Oum, you guys!" Yang called out as they were finishing up. "Get a room already! Sheesh!"

Ruby turned to stick her tongue out at her older sister before standing back to her feet. "Okay, then… Oh, you have to show us yours, kitty cat!"

"Very well," Blake replied neutrally. She slipped her shirt off to reveal a more or less conservative black one-piece that was fairly high-cut on the waist.

"Oh, that's nice, Blakey!" Ruby smiled. "I think it-"

She cut off as Blake turned to head back to the chair. The raven-haired girl knew very well how much her girlfriends appreciated her… rear assets. In fact, she'd once overheard a rather lengthy discussion between the two of them as they regaled each other of how magnificent they found her rear end to be. Words such as 'awe-inspiring', 'wondrous', 'to die for', and 'the pinnacle of anatomical beauty' had been tossed around, much to her simultaneous delight and embarrassment.

It was with such in mind that she had chosen her current swimsuit, conservative in all areas save for the backside, which was close enough to a thong to be borderline indecent.

It had the desired effect, however, as a soft sound came from behind her. She glanced over her shoulder to see that Ruby had, in fact, fallen over backwards and now sat on her rump in the sand, while Pyrrha simply looked poleaxed. If the redhead could blush any harder she might just pass out.

"Woohoo, check out that Bellabooty!"

Blake shot her partner a pointed glare, but she needn't have bothered, as Weiss was quick to smack the blonde on the back of her head.

"Ruby, sweetie," the Cat Faunus said instead, turning back once more. "Now you'll have sand all over where your lotion is."

"Yeah," Ruby said dreamily. "Sand. Sure."

Weiss sat herself down in one of the seats, her white one-piece as conservative as Blake's was on the front, but almost certainly carrying the theme over to the backside as well. "Blake, I think you broke my partner."

The Cat Faunus giggled as she sat down as well. "She's so fragile."

"Well, dear, just be sure to use that, er… asset of yours in moderation."

"Mmm. Thank you, Weiss, I shall take that under advisement."

Yang evidently had enough of the other two girl's immobility, so the golden-bikini-clad girl swept Ruby up in her arms and ran with her towards the crashing waves of the ocean.

"Pyrrha! Save me!" the brunette hollered in between giggles.

"Unhand her, you brute!" Pyrrha laughed, shaking off her lethargy and sprinting after them.

Weiss and Blake shared an indulgent laugh as they watched the three of them wrestle at the water's edge, only for all three to topple over into the water.

"How long, do you suppose, before the first wardrobe malfunction?" the heiress asked humorously.

"Mmm. I give it ten minutes."

They sat in silence for a bit, content to observe their girlfriends frolic in the water and not even bothering with the books they had brought along.

"Hey, Blake?"

"Mmm?"

"You ever… wonder, sometimes, about how we got to where we are?"

Blake turned her head to regard her teammate solemnly. "I do, at times. I think about everything that brought me to Beacon, to this team. Everything that went right, and everything that could have gone wrong."

"Exactly," Weiss nodded in relief. "I'm so glad it's not just me. I mean, if I hadn't gone back for Ruby on initiation… Or even before that, if I had just gone to Atlas instead of Beacon…"

"Circumstances being what they were, it seemed almost providential that we ended up this way." Blake laid her head back and sighed. "I do wonder, though," she whispered. "What would have happened if Pyrrha asked Ruby out a day earlier? Or a day later?"

Weiss had an answering sigh of her own. "Yes… If I hadn't found the courage to ask Velvet out, and if it hadn't gone so poorly… perhaps Yang and I never would have reached where we are now, not to mention even tolerating each other."

"Oh, I think there was tolerating going on," Blake chuckled. "Honestly, Weiss, sometimes your bickering seemed to be more sexual frustration than anything."

"What? Really?"

"Really."

"Oh." Weiss looked over at the blonde currently splashing merrily at Pyrrha, who was dodging an onslaught by Ruby as well. "I didn't realize that. So perhaps the predication was there already?"

"Perhaps."

"Well… perhaps, then, the stage had already been set for the three of you as well."

Blake glanced aside, her amber eyes curious. "How so?"

"I've gotten to know my partner fairly well," Weiss mused. "As childish as she can seem sometimes, as much of a dolt as I believed her to be when I first met her… the one attribute I could never deny her is her immense determination." She turned to grace Blake with a small smirk. "Once Ruby sets her mind to something, she will make it happen one way or the other. And I do believe that, even before that day you had both asked her out, she had her sights set on the both of you as well."

Blake nodded slowly, gazing out sightlessly at the water for a few moments. "So… even if one of us had asked first, she likely would have tried to bring the other into the fold?"

"You tell me," Weiss laughed. "I do believe you've gotten to experience the more devious side to her first-hand, though I've only seen it in regards to the three of you."

They shared a quiet giggle together. "Yes, I do believe you might have the right of it," Blake admitted with a smile.

A/N: Just a quick little beach chapter. Much blushing was had by all. Ahhh, sexual tension so thick you could cut it with Myrtenaster… Next chapter, let's go visit a bar, just for kicks!

As an aside, I just want to point out my favorite ever summation for this lovely little fluffy crack ship, by /u/mewtwo15026 on Reddit: "Naval battle between Ladybug and Milk and Cereal, but the crews quickly board each other's ships, settle their differences, and add Pussy Magnet to their fleet." Makes me giggle every time I read it. I may even have to change the synopsis to include it.

niceguyasexual: Thanks! Hugs!

DschingisKhan: Though I love the notion, on a more serious note, at what point is a crack ship no longer crack? (Not that Purruby would ever sail past the level of crackness…)

Commando2341: "Oz and Glynda OP. Nerf now plz. Moar sloth pets."

THB4: I'm sure Yang would keep Zwei outside the room while she and Weiss have some, er, special time together. And, holy carp, Honey Badger Faunus. It's brilliant.

Gorsouul: I'm always happy to get such nice comments about the characterization in my stories, it's something I actively try to work on, so it's nice to have it be appreciated!

allie300093: Fav chapter yet? Awesomesauce. Have a Scroll of Summoning Attack Cat Swarm.

ILikeHotDogs: My headcannon for Zwei concurs with Remnant's Reclaimer, where Ruby and Yang fed him dust and aura infusions with his kibble. Because they wanted a super dog.

DogOfTheLog: Many thanks for the review, Doge!

WyattMoore: Heh, I haven't actually given a lot of thought as to how I want the side dish of Freezerburn to unfold. I have a while until I decide how the Atlas visit will go. Plenty of time to rack up the bribes, lol…

PupOnDRun: Yeah, I really could have gone on for pages with that game…

Jack Inqu: Yeah I could totally see the RPGs being Weiss and Blake's thing, whereas Pyrrha would be all over the FPS scene…

guest21: *pets head* Good kitty! (And thanks!)

growlscout: Hmmm, another vote for a Freezerburn chapter… And many thanks for the chapter props! I do see Weiss totally geeking out once she let herself become comfortable and letting her hair down, so to speak.

TheDemonAngel935: Maybe Weiss can buff to reduce the cooldown and cast time? Continuous stream of attack cats! Add in Pyrrha's buff to make them adorable attack kittens, and their opponents would be unable to resist. Pure mayhem.

Marauderby: Thank you so much! I'm honored you made an account just to leave me a review. I'm glad my fluffy little tale can pick your spirits up, and we'll all keep Pyrrha alive and loved in our stories, together.

Beerkeg: Heya, and welcome aboard the crack ship! Fluffiest of fluff indeed, so glad you are enjoying the ride!

Stay shiny!