"You ever wonder if studying actually matters?"

Pyrrha looked up from the pile of notes she'd been pouring through, to find Ruby resting her head on the table – clearly bored to near death. "Well, studies do show that it helps improve test scores, which we need so we can pass and be a certified huntress… so I suppose so. Why do you ask?"

Ruby made an undignified noise, half-whimper, half-groan before picking herself up. "It shouldn't matter as long as we can kick Grimm butt and save people, right? I don't need to know the intricacies of, um… uh…" She rose enough off the table to pull out the thick textbook she'd been using as a pillow, "...some bill that nearly got passed like two hundred years ago in Vacuo but didn't." Silver eyes flickered to Pyrrha. "…about the standard sizes of a brick."

"Well…" Try as she might, Pyrrha couldn't come up with a single way that particular tidbit of knowledge would be useful outside of Doctor Oobleck's class. "…it might be on the exam?"

"Bleh." Ruby sank back down onto the book. "I still don't know how that would help us save people, unless they were being attacked by, like, flying standardized bricks or something…"

"But if you don't study, then you might not do so well in the class, and you could get held back," Pyrrha gently suggested. "Plus, if you study, Weiss won't have anything to remind you about." The comment merely provoked a small grunt from Ruby. "…please…?"

That did the trick, as Ruby pushed herself upright, and gave out a very, very long sigh. "Fineee… I'll do it."

While Ruby looked like she was as unhappy as could be, Pyrrha on the other hand felt a small smile tug at her lips. If she was being completely honest, sometimes Ruby… struggled, with her academics. She'd certainly jumped two years ahead, but not due to her grades but her martial prowess.

To a certain degree, Pyrrha always worried about Ruby in that regard. It was difficult enough trying to bridge two years' worth of skipped schooling on top of whatever Beacon academy offered. For the most part, Ruby had done well. In fact, she'd done extremely well, all things considered. There was a constant struggle in Pyrrha for trying to make sure her girlfriend did well in class… and for not being a stick in the mud.

I'll make cookies after this as a reward. Pyrrha happily nodded to herself, already looking forward to the way Ruby's face always lit up when freshly baked goods were mentioned.

"What do you think would happen if we gave Nora, like… fifty pixie sticks?"

Emerald eyes widened in horror, as she shook her head. "I… I don't want to know." Crimson hair swished as she turned to Ruby. "Please, please don't do that."

"It can't be any worse than the time that I made her coffee."

"…I'm fairly certain 'going into a caffeine coma' is hard to top, Ruby."

"That's still all on Ren."

"I… you…" Words were failing Pyrrha. "I'm just glad she's okay."

"Yeah."

With nothing much left to say, Pyrrha turned back to her textbook.

This is a little dull. Pyrrha had to suppress a sigh from escaping her own lips as she turned the page. I know there is a reason to why we have to study this, to learn from past mistakes, as Doctor Oobleck would say, but it isn't the most engaging material to be honest.

"Who do you think would win in a fight, a pirate or a ninja?"

"Buh-wha?" Pyrrha blinked in surprise. "I-I guess a ninja?" Emerald eyes glanced down at what Ruby was reading, the textbook definitely containing neither of those things.

"Same, ninjas are pretty stealthy and cool!"

"Ruby, you're deathly bored, aren't you?"

"Pretty much, yup."

The elder redhead frowned for a moment. "Well, whenever we finish, I'll make cookies… will that help?"

"Hmm." Ruby's face lit up for a brief moment, before going back to normal. "Nope~"

"You don't want cookies…?" It felt like a gear in Pyrrha's brain had stopped turning, Ruby always loves cookies!

Evidently Ruby immediately regretted what she said, as she panicked, "No, I mean yes, but something else too!"

"Oh… okay, what?"

"Could you maybe-sorta-kinda, sit on my lap?" Ruby asked in the most innocent tone she could muster, complete with puppy-dog eyes.

"…as much as I want, I don't think you'd be able to see anything, much less study," Pyrrha pointed out after a moment. "Perhaps you could sit on my lap?"

"Could we still try it? Pleaseeee?"

Pyrrha had a hard time saying 'no' to Ruby normally, let alone like this. She got up from her seat, eliciting an excited 'yay!' from her girlfriend before slowly sitting down on the much, much smaller girl. It was as if a giant had sat down, comparatively, with Ruby's head only coming up to Pyrrha's mid-back.

Ruby said something, completely muffled by Pyrrha's back, causing the larger girl to get up immediately. "…you were right, I couldn't see anything…" If Pyrrha had less self-control, she would have said 'I told you so', but kept it to herself.

"You could sit on my lap, that way we both could see and be comfortable," and I won't squish you, Pyrrha gently suggested again, keeping the last part unvoiced.

Ruby's eyes narrowed, and she acted as if she was contemplating it with a seriousness that only rivaled when she tinkered with Crescent Rose. "On one condition."

"Name it."

"The cookies have to be triple chocolate chip."

"Deal."

AU: Just a cute chapter this time, nothing particularly special.

Sometimes I worry that chapters like this aren't too well liked because nothing is raising the bar or what not, but on the other hand, it's quite fun to write little fluff nuggets like this.

Acceptance is finally, ponderously, moving into the editing stages. Sorry about that. In other news, I'm debating about doing another MonCon, so you might want to keep your eyes peeled this month for that!

Lastly, any particular wants or suggestions for a Halloween chapter this time around? (I totally have an entirely forgotten and half completed Halloween chapter somewhere that I meant to do last year and failed miserably at… very slothful, I know.)

Thank you for reading, I hope everyone has a wonderful day! :D