Friday rolled around and Blake was in a panic. To say the least.

"Ruby, what do I do? I'm so nervous. What do I wear? What do I say? Do I act funny? Sarcastic? Bored? Help meeee…" Blake was not exactly in the best of conditions as she walked around in circles in her and Ruby's dorm room as Ruby sat on the bed and tried not to laugh.

"Blake. Calm down. Everything is going to be o-kay. You hear me? Now sit down." Ruby got up and grasped Blake's shoulders, forcing her down onto her bed. "Take a deep breath."

Blake nodded and took a few deep breaths. "Alright. Now help me. What do I do?"

"You be yourself, goofball. Yang doesn't want a date with anyone except you, and if you go as someone not you, then Yang isn't on a date with you? Follow me?"

Blake nodded; surprised she had understood the whole thing. Being around Ruby enough will do that to you, she reasoned. "Alright. We're just going to lunch. It's just lunch."

"Exactly! It's just lunch. Now come on, let's find you something to wear…" Ruby went over to Blake's wardrobe and began digging around. "Do you have anything that isn't black, gray, or black and gray?"

"Nothing that isn't fancy or just outrageous." Blake said, giggling.

Frowning, Ruby pulled out a skirt and a shirt with sleeves so short it could almost be a tank top. "Try this. Yang will go nuts, trust me. She likes skirts."

Blake disappeared into the bathroom and emerged wearing the clothes Ruby picked out for her. Clapping her hands together and squealing, Ruby then ran up and gave Blake a huge hug.

"You look so preettyyy! Ohmygosh Yang is going to love you!" Ruby snuggled up to Blake as the brunette wrapped her arms around her friend, laughing.

"You really think so?" she said hesitantly. "What if she thinks it looks silly?"

"Blake. She's going to think you're beautiful. Now c'mon, Weiss and Yang are waiting for us, let's go eat." Ruby said, shoving Blake back into the bathroom. "Don't let her see you like that till tomorrow. Hurry up, I'm hungry!"

After dressing appropriately, the two girls walked to their favorite eating spot on the campus, this little picnic area not too far out from the dorms. It had a lot of trees and tables, and was pretty comfy. Ruby waved at two familiar figures already sitting around a huge oak tree, and two other people were there two.

"Ruby! I want you to meet my workout buddy, Pyrrha Nikos, and this is her boyfriend. Jaune Arc." Yang said, pointing at the two people sitting next to her.

"Jaune! Hi! I didn't know you had a girlfriend. Or that your last name was Arc." Ruby said, plopping down next to Weiss.

"You know each other already?" Yang asked, a bit confused.

"Jaune is in my English class." Ruby said, and then turned to Weiss. "Hi."

"Hi." Weiss said, offering Ruby a lunch. "Here. I made it myself. It's a salad with lettuce, tomato, olives, onions, and bell pepper."

"Oh, that's right, I forgot you were a vegetarian. Do you eat stuff like this all the time?" Ruby said, inspecting the salad for anything suspicious looking.

"No, although this is one of my favorites. Do you want dressing? I'm partial to balsamic vinaigrette myself." Weiss pulled a small bottle out of her pack.

Shaking her head, Ruby dug in. "Nope. No dressing for me, thanks."

"Um, hi Yang." Blake said, cautiously situating herself next to Ruby. "Hi Weiss. Pyrrha, Jaune."

"Hey Blakey. Here, I brought you a sandwich. Dig in!" Yang handed Blake a small bag inside which was your everyday turkey sandwich.

"Thanks. And don't call me that!"

The group ate their lunch with much chatter about classes, teachers and homework. After Ruby finished off the salad Weiss made her, she let out a big sigh and leaned back, intending to lay her head on Weiss's shoulder.

But at the last minute, Weiss shifted.

"Whooooa!" Ruby cried out as she tipped backwards and landed with her head in Weiss's lap. "Oof. Hi." She said, giggling.

Weiss turned red and bit her lower lip, not quite sure what to say. "Um…what are you doing?" she said after a few moments.

"Lying on your lap, apparently." Ruby replied in a very matter-of-fact voice. "How are you doing?"

Blake started laughing, which caused Yang to start laughing. Soon enough, the chain of laughter spread so that everyone except poor Weiss was giggling at this interesting turn of events. As Ruby noticed Weiss getting a little unnerved and uncomfortable being the object of everyone's attention, she got up and hugged her.

"Aw, it's okay. I was just messing with you." Ruby said gently, resting her head on Weiss's shoulder.

Weiss just wanted to melt. Whether out of embarrassment or happiness, she couldn't quite tell. But she hugged Ruby back and they just sat there for a little while as the giggles died down and more conversation took its place.

"Hey Ruby?" Weiss whispered.

"Yeah?"

"Um…nevermind." Weiss said, feeling the heat return to her cheeks.

"What's up?" Ruby said, looking at her friend with a mixture of curiosity and concern.

"It's nothing. Don't worry about it. Besides, we should be getting back to class soon, right?" Weiss stood up and brushed herself off. "And I think I left a few books back in our room. See ya!" And with that she dashed off, leaving a very confused Ruby behind.

"What was that all about?" Blake asked, just as confused.

Yang just smiled. "Dunno."

…

Weiss, as soon as she was out of sight, slid down with her back against the wall and brought her knees up to her forehead and let out a huge sigh. I couldn't say it. I wanted to, but I just couldn't. Not with everyone there. Why is this so difficult? Why can't I just say…gah, I can't even think it! What's wrong with me…

Taking a few deep breaths, she stood up after a few minutes. Then she noticed she got a text from Yang.

You alright?

Weiss quickly shot back; No, not really. This is harder than I thought it would be.

Don't worry about it. You'll figure it out eventually :3

Thanks Yang. Is Ruby okay?

A little confused, but she's fine. She and Blake are fighting over something. I'm pretty sure they're just being silly though.

I'll apologize later.

Good idea. lol, Ruby just tackled Blake.

Jeez. Anyway, thanks. Ttyl

Bye

Weiss sighed. Yang wasn't actually that bad. In fact, it was nice having someone to talk to that knew what she was talking about, and Yang definitely did. Rubbing her temples, she closed her eyes and began psyching herself up. She could do it.

Tomorrow. Maybe.

…

Saturday morning came, and Blake was, for lack of a better word, a mess. She couldn't decide whether to be excited, nervous, happy, aloof, or all of the above. She decided for a horrific mix of the four that resulted in her almost puking and Ruby holding her on the bed.

"Blake! Blake, calm down! We talked about this yesterday, remember? It's going to be fine." Ruby said in a calm voice. The two of them were sitting on Blake's bed, with Blake hiding in Ruby's shirt and Ruby having her arm around Blakes shoulders.

"But what if it goes horribly wrong? What if I say something stupid? What if I forget the time? What if I forget where we're supposed to meet? What if-"

Ruby interrupted her by poking her on the nose. "Blake. None of that is going to happen. Your date is in three hours at the Goodwitch Café that's literally fifteen minutes down the road. You are going to wear that outfit we picked out for you yesterday, you are going to be yourself, and you are going to knock my sister's socks off."

Blake took a deep breath and nodded. "Alright. Okay. I can do that. I can be me. But what if she doesn't like me? What if she's only pretending to like me?"

"Blake, Yang likes you a lot! Don't be silly. Now come on, let's get you all dressed up."

As Blake was in the bathroom taking a shower and getting dressed, Ruby was texting Weiss.

How's Yang?

Panicking. Any advice?

I have a situation too. Blake is terrified.

Jesus, these two are just perfect for each other. Now help me, she's your sister.

Take her outside and point her at the nearest tree.

Seriously?

Trust me.

With that, Ruby sighed and fell back on the bed. It wasn't even 10:00 and the day was already chaotic as all hell. After about ten minutes she heard grunting from outside her window. Peeking outside, she saw her sister waling on a tree, putting a pretty sizable dent in the bark. She wore protective padding on her hands and was concentrating pretty hard. A few feet away from her stood Weiss, for once without her signature ponytail. Ruby couldn't help but think how gorgeous she looked with her hair down and long like that.

Shaking her head, Ruby returned to helping Blake. Silly. Today is about your sister and your best friend. No thinking weird thoughts about your other best friend.

"Ruby? Can you help me, my hair is all messed up and I can't get it to go right…" came a voice from inside the bathroom.

Ruby walked in to find Blake with a towel wrapped around her, holding out a brush. She was right, her hair was a right mess. Although it was weird seeing her without her cat-ear headband.

Sitting her down on a stool, Ruby got to work.

"Ow! Eek! Oof!" and various extremities came from the girl in front of her as Ruby brushed out knots, tangles, vines, and other assorted things in the jungle that was Blakes hair.

"How" she said, working hard on one section. "Did. You. Get. This. So. Tangled." Grunting, Ruby said one word per pull of the brush, each accompanied by a little whimper from Blake.

"Too nervous. Forgot to take care of it the last few days. It got all screwy." Blake said, wincing. "Mmph. Ow. Ow!"

Ruby sighed. Thirty minutes later, Blake's hair was tangle-free and her headband was in its rightful spot. Once she got dressed up, they spent their remaining hour and a half just talking about things.

"Weiss acted kind of odd yesterday at lunch, didn't she?" Blake commented, leaning back on her bed.

Ruby frowned. "Yeah, it was weird. I hope it wasn't cus I said something weird…"

"You didn't say anything weird, right?" Blake asked, smiling.

"No! I don't think so. Maybe. I don't know." Ruby pouted. "It's just weird. One minute she's perfectly friendly and then the next she's just running off! I don't get it."

"Maybe she's a tsundere." Blake commented.

"A what now?" Ruby said, confused.

"Don't you watch any anime?" Blake said, narrowing her eyes.

"What?"

"Nevermind. Anyway, a tsundere is a Japanese term. When a tsundere is acting 'tsun' it means they're being cold and distant. But when they act 'dere' they're being all cute and fluffy. They're usually more tsun than dere, but when you get to the dere part, it's usually really cute."

Ruby nodded. "So you're thinking that Weiss is a tsundywhatsit."

"A tsundere, yes. Seems pretty likely to me."

Ruby thought about that. Then her alarm beeped. "Oh crap we gotta go! C'mon!" Ruby grabbed Blakes hand and dragged her through the halls and out to the parking lot. Shoving her into the car, she said "Good luck!"

Blake drove off leaving Ruby standing in the parking lot with her hand in the air. A tsundere huh? Interesting. This requires more research.

…

Weiss saw Yang off with a smile and then noticed another girl standing across the parking lot waving at a familiar looking vehicle. She walked up and said "Hi Ruby. So I assume you got Blake situated okay?"

"Yeah. Guess we'll have to see where it goes."

"Let's get back to the dorm. I wanna talk to you about something." Weiss said, grabbing Ruby's hand.

"Hey Weiss?"

"What?"

"Are you a tsundere?"

…

Blake sat at her table waiting. She didn't have to wait long, as the squealing of tires signified the arrival of Yang, who walked in and sat down opposite Blake.

She was wearing a yellow sundress with matching sandals. Her face had a slightly red tinge to it as she sat down, and she looked at Blake with a mix of curiosity and nervousness.

"Wow." She said, running her eyes across Blake's outfit.

"Um…wow what?" Blake asked shyly, developing a very intense interest in her menu.

"You look…..just….damn. Wow. How did you do that?" Yang said, her voice much quieter than usual.

"Ruby helped. And you, um…you look really pretty. I like the dress." Blake said, still very shy.

Yang smiled. "Thanks. I got this as a birthday present. I don't wear it often, but I figured, y'know…date."

The two girls sat in awkward silence for a few minutes before Blake spoke up.

"How could you tell that I…liked you back?" she asked, for once looking at Yang. Both of them were blushing, and Yang was looking uncharacteristically shy.

"Just…the way you acted. You always looked disappointed when we were done hugging or whatever, and I could tell you kinda melted sometimes when I did hug you. Plus, you had that look in your eye whenever I caught you staring at me."

"I never stared!" Blake said rather defensively. She didn't stare….did she?

Yang laughed. "Oh please. You could barely take your eyes off me!" Yang struck a supermodel pose, which caused Blake to blush even more and look down at her feet.

"Okay. Maybe I did stare. But not a lot." Blake muttered.

"Sure. Now, what are you getting? I like the look of the pot pie."

As they continued talking, Blake noticed something was touching her foot. After a second of shock, she realized it was Yang's foot gently rubbing up against hers. She responded and was quite pleased when she saw Yang jump slightly.

Soon, they began having a foot war under the table, the unspoken objective being to get the other one to visibly react from the waist up. It went on indefinitely till Yang accidentally got Blake's skirt caught in her shoe and pulled it down a little, causing Blake to yelp.

"Hey! That's cheating!" she said, blushing furiously as she adjusted her clothes.

Yang giggled. "All's fair in love and war. And making my girlfriend blush."

At that Blake turned an even deeper shade of red.

"Y-y-y-y-you're….g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-girlfriend?" she stuttered out, staring intensely at her feet with her face feeling like it was on fire.

"Yeah. Can I call you that yet? Or is it still too early?" Yang inquired, trying to catch a glimpse of Blakes face.

Blake swung her legs back and forth and messed with her shirt, mumbling something.

"What was that? I couldn't hear you." Yang said, leaning in a little closer.

Blake just wanted the universe to just delete her. Poof. Gone.

"U-u-u-uhm…I s-s-said….y-you…can call me….yourgirlfriend." Blake stuttered, saying the last part so fast it sounded like one word.

Yang pretty much died inside as she reached out and pulled Blakes hand up, grasping it in her hand. "You are so fucking adorable, you know that?"

Blake looked up and smiled, giggling a little. Then their food arrived and they had to eat, but they snuck furtive little glances at each other.

After paying for their meals they walked back to their cars. As Blake left Yang at her car and made her way towards hers, Yang grabbed her arm.

"Yang?" Blake asked, not sure what she was doing.

Yang pulled Blake in and wrapped her arms around her, and gently pressed her lips against hers. It only lasted for a few seconds, but it was enough to turn Blake into a stuttering, helpless pile of goop. She just hugged Yang for about thirty seconds, then broke off.

"Next week? Same place, time? Sound good?" Blake said in a high pitched voice, swaying slightly from side to side. Yang nodded and jumped in her car.

"See you back at the dorm." Yang said, winking.

Blake stood in the parking lot for a few more minutes, trying to permanently capture the feeling of Yang's lips on hers.

She got back into her car and drove back to the school, running through that moment over and over again in her mind.

She had never felt happier.

Author's Note

Yay, Bumblebee date! Things are getting int-er-es-tiiiing!

Anyway, I decided to ditch putting 'chapter x' into the chapter title. Took up too many characters.

Also, we'll be getting some very adorable White Rose moments in the coming chapters! I bet most of you can already tell what Weiss is trying to say, so enjoy watching her attempt (and fail) to do so over the next few chapters.

PREPARE YOUR BODY FOR ULTIMATE SQUEE

Anyway. Please remember to review, as it helps me out SO MUCH! Seriously. Reviews make chapters come faster. I promise.

Enjoy Chapter Seven, and have a wonderful day!

Spike