Weiss was nervous. Though, this was nothing new, as she had been nervous for the past week as Thanksgiving approached. Ruby had been let out of the hospital two weeks ago, but instead of returning to school, her father insisted she come home until she's fully healed. Due to the fact that Ruby was still technically a minor, she didn't exactly have a choice.

So she had been home and had apparently been spoiled rotten. Sadly, since Ruby's father lived a rather inconveniently large distance away from Beacon, Weiss had been unable to visit Ruby. And due to classes cracking down before the holiday, she had been barely able to see her in the hospital either. So with about a month of Rubylessness, this caused what Yang and Blake could only describe as the Abandoned Puppy Syndrome, where Weiss became very mopey, gloomy, and otherwise a complete and total buzzkill.

She had called Ruby daily, which caused little to no complaint from the redhead, although Weiss wasn't exactly happy the time Ruby picked up the phone in the bathtub. Ruby winced every time she remembered the loud thud of Weiss falling off the bed when she heard that little bit of information.

The four girls, and Jaune, tried quite hard to keep what happened to Ruby some form of a secret, but as always, gossip prevailed over all. The rumors spread like wildfire, and out of respect for Ruby and Weiss, the four friends still at Beacon and not hospitalized only confirmed enough information so Weiss was not seen as the bad guy, and so people knew Ruby wasn't cheating on her.

To Yang's great enjoyment, this caused Penny to be painted as the ultimate she-devil in the many rumors that went flying around, although very few of them actually had the details. Many believed that Penny broke Ruby's ribs on purpose; some think that Ruby was already hurt and Penny took advantage of it, and many other such things. There were a small group of people that felt a small measure of sympathy for the obsessive redhead, but those feelings went largely unvoiced.

She became a leper at Beacon, and although Yang swears up and down to this very day that she had no involvement in this whatsoever, the entire school barring the teachers for almost three days straight treated Penny as an invalid. She was, for all intents and purposes, non-existent for three entire days.

The teachers were not exempt from this rumor mill, but without any concrete information from Ruby or Weiss, refused to bring the issue up with any court of law or Penny's parents. Unfortunately for them, Penny's father found out through many, many angry letters and phone calls that his daughter had done something quite despicable.

About three days before Ruby's return, Penny had gone missing with her possessions cleaned out of her apartment and a small note on the bed. Contained inside was an apology to Ruby, which Weiss burned. The official story was that Penny was unable to pay her own tuition, and her father had refused to continue paying for her education.

There was no official reason for Penny leaving before the end of the semester, but the general consensus was that she could not take any more of the ostracizing and simply left Beacon. Her current whereabouts are unknown, as she was reportedly fired from the Goodwitch Café, much to the dismay of Yang, who never did get to beat her teeth in.

Almost a week and a half after returning home, Ruby got the cast removed and spent the remainder of the day staying in her room topless, enjoying the feeling of fresh air on her skin. She was not allowed to leave the room without a shirt, according to her stepmother, so she opted to simply stay inside and attempt to video chat with Weiss on her laptop, who, after picking up and seeing a topless Ruby, immediately terminated the video with a shriek.

Weiss's continued shyness caused no end of amusement to Blake and Yang, who teased her mercilessly. Weiss tacked this on to the rather large list of 'Reasons to get Revenge on Yang'. The list is currently pinned up on the wall above Weiss's bed, and is three feet long.

But a week ago, Yang had announced she was going home for the Thanksgiving holiday, and had asked Blake to accompany her. Blake had agreed before the sentence was all the way out of Yang's mouth, which Weiss attributed to her rather…suffocating parents, who most likely wouldn't approve of Blake being a lesbian. Yang had asked this question a few hours later in private to receive what she guessed to be an affirmative, and a muttering of "We'll cross that bridge when we come to it."

Then Yang invited Weiss, saying that if she didn't Ruby was liable to disembowel her. Weiss had no initial plans to go home anyway, so she agreed. Thus causing the nervous streak of the past week, which drove Yang up the wall.

And so Weiss found herself in Yang's car, sitting in the back seat with Blake in the passenger side, listening to the Backstreet Boys as they drove down an unfamiliar road to Yang's residence.

It was a Tuesday, and Yang had insisted that the two girls stay for the week at her place, saying her parents certainly wouldn't mind, and Ruby definitely wouldn't. Weiss wasn't so sure, but she wasn't about to be left behind, so she agreed.

"Weiss! Calm down, willya? We're almost there." Yang said as Weiss bounced her leg up and down restlessly.

"I'm nervous! We haven't seen in each other in pretty much a month! What do I even say?" Weiss protested, biting her lower lip.

"Try starting with 'Hi'." Yang said, laughing. "That's usually what normal people do. Or you could try emulating Ruby and tackle her whilst screaming her name. Although that might not go over so well. Hm. Nevermind, don't do that."

"You aren't helpful." Weiss muttered.

"Glad to be of service, Princess."

Blake slapped Yang gently on the arm. "Oh stop teasing her! She's obviously really nervous about this, and you aren't helping!" Blake snapped.

"Well excuse me for trying to lighten up the mood." Yang said, her voice laden with sarcasm. Weiss was about to comment about how they were acting like an old married couple, then thought the better of it.

"Oh for the love of…Weiss, just ignore her. Ruby's probably dying to see you and will most likely take care of most of the talking." Blake said with a gentle smile.

"You…are probably right." Weiss conceded, knowing full well that Ruby was the current holder of the 'Unable-to-Shut-the-Hell-Up' title.

"Of course she is." Yang scoffed. "But word of advice, don't get snarky with Mom."

"Oh?" Weiss asked, curious.

"She makes my banter look tame." Yang said, grinning. "I think you'd end up getting outgunned, seeing as you can barely keep up with me."

"I can keep up with you, easy!" Weiss protested, frowning.

"Really? Because all of our sparring typically ends up with you walking off in a huff, or a harrumph, or-"

"Shut up! I do not do that." Weiss said, crossing her arms.

"You kinda do, Weiss." Blake said, giggling.

"Whose side are you on, anyway?" Weiss grumbled as she shot a glare of daggers at the both of them.

"Mine." Blake said with a grin. "It just happens to align with Yang's right now."

Weiss mumbled something unintelligible and slumped back in her seat.

Ten minutes later, they pulled up into the driveway of a nice suburban house. It was a soft, faded yellow kind of color, with two floors and it looked like it had pretty nice square footage. Sticking out from the side of the house on the right was a two-car garage with the driveway leading up to it. Yang parked and jumped out, Blake following.

Weiss took a deep breath and stepped out, walking up a stone pathway to the door. Yang opened the screen door and banged the knocker about fifty times in ten seconds, causing Weiss to groan and cover her ears.

The door was opened by a blonde woman who, aside from the hair and general facial structure, looked nothing like Yang. She was tall, but thin, and was wearing a long yellow dress with daffodils on it. She had a soft smile as she embraced her daughter, only noticing the other two girls after a few moments.

"Yang, who are these people?" She asked, arching an eyebrow.

"Oh, um, Mom, this is my…friend, Weiss. And Blake." Yang said quickly. Blake arched an eyebrow, but Yang gave an almost imperceptible shake of her head.

"Oh! Well, I'm Yue Xiao Long, but you can either call me Yue or Ms. Long, whichever you prefer." Yue smiled as she ushered the girls in. "I assume you want to see Ruby?"

"Duh!" Yang said, grinning. "She sleeping?"

"Yang? Is that you?" a voice from down a flight of stairs called out.

As Weiss had been the physical embodiment of a party pooper for the last month, hearing Ruby's voice instilled three emotions in her simultaneously.

First, she felt extremely happy and wanted to dance around like a moron. Second, she felt very nervous and wanted to puke. Thirdly, she became overcome with an emotion she refuses to describe in detail to anyone, and becomes very red when anyone mentions it.

"Guess that answers that." Yue said with a laugh. "Ruby, Yang is here! And she's brought your friends!"

A loud squeal of happiness was heard as a bolt of red seemingly shot down the stairs and straight into the arms of a very happy, very surprised Weiss.

"Weeeeeeeeisss! You're here! I knew Yang would get you to come!" Ruby screeched with much excitement as she and Weiss tumbled to the ground. Ruby nuzzled Weiss's neck as she hugged her tight, and Weiss hugged her right back.

"I missed you, you big dolt," she whispered, smiling.

"I missed you too!" Ruby said, squeezing her.

"Hey! What about us?" Blake asked, faking a hurt expression, but her eyes had a playful glint to them.

"Blake! You're here too!" Ruby said happily, as if she had just noticed her there. She jumped up and tackled Blake as well, who caught her and spun her around a bit, the two of them laughing their heads off.

Blake kissed Ruby's forehead as she put her down, with Ruby returning it right back. "I missed you." Blake said with a grin as Ruby hugged her.

"I know. I missed you too," Ruby said. She then let go and smiled at Yang. "Hi."

"No hug for me?" Yang said, huffing. "That's just cruel."

In response, Ruby headbutted her sister in the stomach, and she let out a loud oomph. Then Yang simply picked Ruby up and fell back onto a couch.

"Hey! Lemme go!" Ruby yelled, giggling.

"Nope! Yang-trap activated! You can't get away!"

"Noooo! Lemme gooooo! Eeeek!" Ruby squealed as she attempted to wiggle and squirm her way out of Yang's grip.

"I gotcha Ruby." Blake said, laughing, as she came over to the couch and looked at Yang menacingly.

"You wouldn't." Yang said, her smile gone.

"Try me." Blake said with an evil grin.

Yang gulped and Blake dove into action, tickling Yang all over. She laughed and released Ruby, who ran straight into Weiss's arms as Blake and Yang wrestled.

"You are such a goof." Weiss said as she stroked Ruby's hair.

"But I'm your goof."

"Yes you are. And I'm never letting you go."

…

A few hours later, Yang's father walked in the door and saw four girls sitting on the couch watching a movie. He blinked and looked at his wife, who smiled.

"Um…what's this?" he asked, not looking too sure of himself.

"Daddy!" Ruby said happily as she untangled herself from Weiss. She tackled her father with a hug.

"Hey Rubes…what's going on? Yang? You're here?"

Yang waved an affirmative, her eyes glued to the screen.

"Does someone want to explain what I'm missing here?" he asked, quite confused.

"Yang came early." Yue said from the kitchen.

"Dad, Dad, come here." Ruby said, dragging her father over to the couch. "This is Blake," she said, pointing at the girl snuggled up with Yang. "And that's Weiss!"

"Hello. I'm Ruby and Yang's father, Taiyang. But you can just call me Ty, everyone does." He said, smiling.

"Hello." Weiss said, smiling. Blake didn't say anything, and upon closer inspection, Ruby realized she had fallen asleep.

"Oh let her be." Taiyang said when Ruby tried to wake her up. "I'll introduce myself later. But, what was your name again? Wei..something?"

"Weiss."

"Shnee? Weiss Shnee?"

Weiss blinked. "Yes. How did you…?"

"I know your father, sort of. We did business once."

"Oh. I see." Weiss said, frowning. "And exactly how much of an asshole was he?"

Now it was Taiyang's turn to be shocked, as he certainly didn't expect Weiss to talk about her father in such a way. Yue called out from the kitchen in lieu of Ty when he didn't respond.

"I don't think 'asshole' is a strong enough term. I do not like that man." She called out in an irritated tone.

"That's what I thought, as per usual." Weiss grumbled.

They decided to not say anything more, and also Ruby was bouncing up and down with anticipation.

"Did you have something to say, Ruby?" Taiyang asked, smiling.

"Uhmmmm…." Ruby said, suddenly unsure of herself. "Hrmmm…uhh…how do I…put this. Exactly. Um….see, Weiss and I are sorta….kinda…."

"Oh, she's your girlfriend. I should have known." Taiyang said with a grin. He looked at Weiss, who had a rather stunned expression on her face. "What? I'm not a complete moron."

"But…how did you…I never….wha?" Ruby said, at a loss for words, which was quite unusual.

"Summer told me. And plus, you weren't exactly discreet about it in the house. You spoke with Yang about it to great lengths those few nights, and the walls aren't exactly soundproof."

Yang woke from her television-powered trance and shook her head quickly, staring in disbelief at her father. "Wait, so you guys are okay with that?"

Shrugging, he said "No reason not to be. And I suppose you're hiding a similar secret about your sleeping friend there?" Grinning, he pointed out Blake with a slight nod of his head.

Yang blushed a furious red and Taiyang let out a boisterous laugh, throwing his head back.

"What's so funny?" Ruby asked, confused.

As soon as he calmed down, Taiyang explained. "I find it amusing that you two still consider your old man about as dumb as a sack of potatoes."

"I don't think you're dumb…" Ruby muttered. "Just…oblivious."

"Oh he certainly is that." Yue called out again. "I'm pretty sure I noticed about a year before he did, when Yang was fawning over this girl in her high school. She came over to help her study a few times, and Yang would get all tongue-tied. Nice brunette girl, always wore this adorable purple bow."

Yang turned even redder as Ruby snickered. "That's Blake, Yue!" she called out.

"I knew she looked familiar! Didn't recognize her without the bow!"

"Will you all just shut up?" Yang grumbled as she returned her attention to the movie.

"Dinner'll be ready in thirty minutes!"

"Kay!" the girls called out as they returned their attention once more to the movie.

…

Thirty minutes later, Weiss was eating what she considered to be one of the greatest home-cooked meals she had ever had. There was pork roast, brown rice, broccoli with melted butter, garlic salt, and pepper, a nice salad with balsamic vinaigrette, and hot garlic bread. Weiss was nearly drooling as the smell wafted into the living room.

"This is delicious Ms. Long, thank you." She said, wiping her mouth with a napkin.

"Thank you, Weiss! Try some of the pork, it's delicious."

"Oh, ah, I'm a vegetarian." Weiss smiled apologetically.

"Ahh, I see. I'll keep that in mind." Yue smiled. "Ruby nearly refuses to eat vegetables most of the time, so I have to find clever ways to get her to eat…them…eh?"

Ruby was wolfing down a bowl of the salad, and cleaned it out in record speed. Wiping her mouth, she turned to Weiss. "You were right, that dressing is really good! I gotta have that more often!" She then refilled her plate and bowl with more food, and returned to consuming what looked like three times as much as would fit inside her small body.

Yue looked at Weiss, shock on her face. "How the hell did you do that?"

Weiss shrugged. "I've known her for a few months now, and I think I've just barely scratched the surface of how her mind works."

Blake was eating her food silently, not really paying attention to the rest of the table, when Yue spoke up.

"It's nice to see you again Blake. What happened to your bow?"

Blake coughed at this, and Yang thumped her back. "H-huh?"

"You are the same Blake Belladonna that came over to help Yang study right? Same girl Yang fawned over for the better part of a year, two years?"

Arching an eyebrow at Yang, who suddenly became very interested in her food, Blake slowly responded. "So you remember me then…? And what did you say about Yang fawning over me?"

"Oh I thought you knew! Yang had the biggest crush on you in high school, it was absolutely adorable." Yue said, a grin on her face.

"Really now? This wasn't mentioned when she asked me out on a date." Blake said, looking pointedly at Yang, who pretended the rest of the table didn't exist.

"Oh I'm sure she was just embarrassed, silly thing. But seriously, bow? You looked so cute in it!"

"I still have it, I just like the headband better." Blake said, shrugging.

"She looks like a kitty girl!" Ruby squealed, giggling.

"She kinda does, yeah. So you two are roommates?" Yue said, turning to Yang.

"Ah, no, I'm Ruby's roommate. Weiss is Yang's roommate." Blake clarified.

"Oh I see. How do you two get along then?" she asked Weiss, who gulped.

"Um…okay. Fine. Just fine."

"She has a list pinned above her bed titled "Reasons to get Revenge on Yang."" Blake said with a snicker, and Weiss shot her a glare.

"I need to get one of those…" Taiyang muttered, then winced as Yang kicked him under the table.

…

A few hours later, Ruby was lying in bed resting. Yue was showing Blake and Weiss the guest areas, and Yang was presumably still watching movies. As she felt her eyes drifting shut, she heard a creak of the door opening.

"Yue?" Ruby asked sleepily, and she heard a giggle.

"No, you dolt, it's me." Weiss said as she walked over to the bed and clambered in, her hair down and nightgown on. "I don't want to sleep alone."

"I have no problem with that." Ruby said with a grin as she snuggled up to Weiss. "Night."

"Night."

"Love you."

"I love you too."

Ruby yawned and after about fifteen minutes, Weiss heard the soft snoring noise of a sleeping Ruby. She sighed and snuggled close, pulling the covers up to their chins. As her eyes drooped shut, her last thought was of Ruby, and how lucky she was to have her.

Author's Note

ITZ BACK BITCHES!

Your torture is finally over and Every Rose has It's Thorns Part II, now known as A Frost Covered Rose, is up and live and ready to REEEEAD~~~

So I'm just gonna take this slow. No AN spoilers, no hints, no nothing.

I figured that after that you guys deserved a chapter that had some squee in it, along with some hopefully satisfying closure to the Penny Debacle.

So yeah! Enjoy, review, eat cookies, and have a wonderful day!

Spike