Chapter 50

After finishing their late breakfast, Ruby and Weiss headed to the showers to freshen up. The smell of sex was an alluring thing in small doses, but left too long it simply smelled of stale sweat and...other things. Weiss refused to inflict that on Neon any longer, in spite of her insistence that the smell was hot. Luckily, Ruby kept a portion of her wardrobe in Blake's room, and for the most part it fit Weiss perfectly, though she would have to forego a bra for now. Normally, Ruby, Weiss and Blake alternated who showered with whom, as the stalls were not quite spacious enough for three, small as Ruby and Weiss were, and their tendency to get frisky made for more issues. But today, not only was alternation not needed, they did not feel the need to initiate anything. Apart from a few kisses, things remained calm, even as they assisted in washing each other's hair and bodies, and act they always enjoyed due to its sheer intimacy.

One completely sexless shower later, they returned to the room refreshed, and doused with some of Ruby's and Weiss' favourite perfume - strawberry. They opened the door to a new sight.

"Hey guys, don't mind me." Coco groaned. "I'm just being old and used up." She looked like Weiss and Ruby had felt the prior night, normally perfect hair messy and untamed, her robe crumpled and loosely tied as she splayed out over Velvet's bed. Even her glasses were crooked, because of course she was still wearing them.

"Woman down!" Ruby joked.

"I'll call an ambulance." Weiss added.

"Tell my mother...she's a vain bitch." Coco chuckled.

"Oh, you don't mean that." Ruby said.

"Oh, I do." Coco scoffed. "But I love her too much to say it to her face."

Laughing, Ruby moved to the edge of the bed, taking Coco's hand. "Come on, under the covers."

"Mng." Coco managed. Lethargically, Coco allowed herself to be pulled up. Ruby pulled back the covers and Coco slipped beneath.

As Ruby replaced the covers, she eyed Coco's glasses. "You don't sleep with them on, do you?"

"Hmm?" Coco hummed. "Oh, no, not usually. Sometimes I forget though."

"Why do you wear them all the time?" Weiss asked.

"My eyes are fucked." Coco yawned. "Overly dilated, takes too long to adjust to light, hurts like hell. The glasses help."

Weiss froze with her hand extended toward the lamp. "Oh, that's good to know."

"But you gave me your pair when you confronted Cinder." Ruby noted.

"I channeled the pain into fury, as my stylist taught me." Coco explained. "Besides, you looked cute as hell, totally worth it."

"I'll try wearing them more often." Ruby smiled.

"You're a saint." Coco smirked.

"Where did Neon go?" Weiss asked.

"She dropped by to visit, saved my ass." Coco replied. "Well, almost. I've got hellish scratch marks."

"You tagged her in?" Ruby asked.

"I opened the door, they looked at her and said, 'three's a crowd' and told me to go get some sleep...I haven't done a marathon like that in months."

"Is this what Velvet was like?" Ruby inquired.

"When a flare was bad, yeah." Velvet confirmed. "It's been ages...I've gotten rusty and weak. They chewed me up and spat me back out."

"How long do you think Neon will last?" Weiss asked.

"Til midnight, probably." Coco shrugged. "That girl goes down like a sack of bricks on a good day."

"Hmph, I thought I was just that good." Weiss pouted.

"I think you're great." Ruby encouraged.

Weiss smiled. "Thank you Ruby."

Coco fell asleep quickly, so Ruby and Weiss elected to continue dozing, Ruby eventually falling asleep again. Weiss was used to operating on less sleep than normal, and so found herself wide awake. She spent the time browsing videos on her scroll, and sending texts to Winter and Yang, updating them on the situation. Blake had explained herself to Yang personally, a greatly amusing situation filled with much ribbing on Yang's part. Just as she was reassuring Yang that yes, her bean was indeed still attached, there was a loud thump on the door, and someone fumbled with its handle before it opened.

"Wooph, that was fun, like being fucked between a hard place and a hard place!" Neon cheered. She shoved the door shut and stumbled over to Velvet's bed, where she promptly fell on top of Coco.

Coco yelped. "What the fuck?!" She pushed up from the pillow and craned her neck around. "Ugh, Neon, move you bony ass off of me."

"Can't, sex coma." Neon mumbled.

"God help me, I will bite your tail, girl." Coco threatened.

"Blake beat you to it." Neon chuckled.

"Neon, down." Weiss firmly ordered.

"...yes mistress." Neon responded, gently removing herself from Coco. She crawled over to Weiss, who reached over to pull her head onto her lap.

Weiss grinned. "Good girl."

The next few days saw them all come and go from Blake's company. Ruby joined Velvet until the next morning, then leaving to be replaced by Weiss. Ruby swapped with Neon that night, with Weiss tagging in Coco the next day. It was an enlightening experience for the two, and Blake, if she remembered more than a haze of warmth, moans and pleasure. They learned that Velvet was a lot stronger than she looked, that Coco was a lot more submissive than she seemed, and that Neon could only last three orgasms before passing out.

Finally, however, after six days, when Velvet came to relieve Ruby and join Coco, she walked in on the three of them sleeping peacefully. Blake continued to sleep long after the others awoke, seemingly dead to the world. Weiss explained that this was normal. Blake slept for two days after her first unsuppressed heat, but had since only ever slept for a day or so. Weiss used this time to catch up on her schoolwork, and Ruby attempted to do the same, but spent more of her time fussing over her near comatose girlfriend. The next morning, Blake awoke, and immediately scrambled out of bed to vomit into a wastebasket.

"Ugh, I fucking hate this bullshit!" Blake growled between dry heaves. "I should get a hysterectomy."

After the rude awakening, they had dressed and escorted Blake to the bathroom, where Weiss now held Blake's hair back while Ruby rubbed her back soothingly. "But what if you wanna' have a kid one day?" Ruby asked.

"I'll adopt...or guilt Weiss into carrying." Blake replied. She heaved and choked again.

"Blakey." Ruby admonished.

"I'd crumple like a house of cards." Weiss admitted.

Ruby swatted Weiss' shoulder, and Blake giggled. "Weiss, don't enable her."

"Aw, you'd carry a baby for me?" Blake asked, ignoring Ruby.

"I'd carry a whole litter for you." Weiss confirmed.

Blake chuckled, then heaved again. "There are happy tears mixed with the pain tears."

"I know sweetie." Weiss smiled.

"Is a litter even possible for us?" Ruby asked.

"Uh-" Blake started.

"It is, depending upon the traits of the father." Weiss answered for her. "Twins, triplets and more are common among many varieties of Faunus."

"Of course you'd know that." Ruby rolled her eyes.

"I do my research." Weiss huffed.

"On Faunus breeding?" Blake smirked.

"Oh, now you're making it weird." Weiss complained.

"This is already pretty weird." Ruby observed.

Blake dry heaved again. "What this is, fucking sucks."

Winter's training sessions with Raven were increasingly taking their toll. Winter was getting better, but Raven was a master, and still tossed her around with ease. Summer grew more and more worried, as every day she was faced with the visible evidence of the beatings Winter was enduring. Bruises routinely covered her face and body, and at times she struggled to walk without a limp. She would sit in front of the television all day, ice packs covering her most recent injuries, then get up and go for another round. Summer would massage Winter's aching limbs, encouraging her to take a day off, or to ask Raven to take it easy for a while, but Winter would always refuse, insisting that all was well.

Then one day, Winter stood up to get out of bed, her injured knee promptly gave way and she fell flat on her face. Summer finally put her foot down. Winter was taking a day off, and Summer was not about to budge. Winter acquiesced, reluctantly, and also agreed when Summer suggested she instead use the gym's pool for some relaxation. The gym was outfitted with a number of aquatic amenities, including a full-sized pool fit for swimming competitions, and several hot and cold pools for therapeutic use. Originally it was just supposed to be Summer and Winter, but the plan soon morphed and grew until it became an after-hours get-together that included Raven, Glynda, Yang, Pyrrha, Nora, Ren and Jaune as well. Parts of the gym remained open late into the night, but the pool closed in the evening, so the group would have the facilities all to themselves.

Summer and Winter were the first to arrive. Summer, wearing a silver one piece, guided Winter to the hot pool, basically a jacuzzi outfitted for use in physical therapy. Winter had chosen to wear an elaborate white bikini with straps Summer suspected would leave bizarre tan lines were it ever worn outside. It left most of Winter's bruises visible, and Summer could not help but wince was Winter took a seat in the water, a pained grimace on her face. They barely had any time to relax before Nora and Jaune arrived.

Ren and Jaune had been excited about the invitation, mostly for Nora's sake. It seemed pregnancy was really taking its toll on her, as she was often lethargic and rarely had the energy to leave the house. An evening at the pool was the perfect excuse to get her up and out, and one Nora was enthusiastic about to boot. Jaune came clad in rather standard blue swim trunks, carefully sliding into the main pool as Nora stood on the edge. Wearing a pink bikini that looked painfully tight - probably purchased before her pregnancy - Nora hesitated for a moment.

"Come on in." Jaune beckoned. "Water's fine."

Nora looked around, then a manic smirk flashed across her face. "Cannonball!" She shouted, leaping into the water and producing an impressive splash.

"Take it easy, the baby-" Jaune started.

"Oh, she's fine." Nora waved him off, giggling. "How could I not do a cannonball when I'm shaped like a cannonball?"

"Meh, good point." Jaune shrugged. "Just...be careful."

"Don't you worry." Nora enthused. "I'm just here to take it easy, to relax, to let all my aches and pains just melt away…" Nora floated on her back, eyes closed, a contented smile on her face. "Oh, make sure I don't float away." Jaune rolled his eyes and grabbed Nora's ankle, giving a little tug to arrest her motion. "Thanks for the invite Mama Rose!"

"You're welcome Nora." Summer responded. "How are you?"

"Pretty good." Nora replied. "I've been pretty tired lately, but it's all good. I can't wait for this little gal to pop out so I can go back to normal!"

"You'll get there sooner than you think." Summer encouraged. "With Ruby...it all just seemed to go so fast."

"With Yang it dragged on for an eternity." Raven chuckled, strolling in. She wore a skimpy red bikini that was probably a size or two too small, which only served to accentuate her already enticing figure. "And then I was in labor for like 16 hours. It's as if she was fighting to stay in there. She's always been a stubborn one." She made her way over to Winter and Summer, taking a seat across from them. She fixed Winter with an amused look. "Finally couldn't take it, huh?"

"No I-" Winter started.

"No, this was my idea." Summer cut in. "Winter wanted to have another lesson, even though she can barely walk."

"She told me not to go easy on her." Raven shrugged.

"Well I'm telling you-" Summer began.

"Summer, it's fine." Winter cut her off. "I'm learning a lot. I can live with a little pain."

"That's the spirit." Raven smirked. "I take it you'll be ready for your regular session on Monday?"

"Yes ma'am." Winter confirmed. Summer sighed and shook her head. Winter swiftly changed the subject, much to Summer's chagrin. As the trio chatted, Yang, Pyrrha and Ren arrived, just having finished up their shifts. Ren sat on the edge of the pool near Jaune and Nora, dangling his feet into the water.

Still floating on her back, Nora slapped her arm on the surface of the water, splashing Ren's green trunks. "Hurry up and jump in." Nora beckoned. Ren shrugged and slid into the water. "You too Yang!"

Yang, clad in a yellow bikini, walked over and stood beside the pool, arms crossed in front of her. "Long time, no see." She smirked. Picking a spot near Nora but still a safe distance away, she leapt into the pool, producing a splash that swamped Nora and sent her scrambling. Yang laughed until Nora popped up from under the water to spit a stream into Yang's face. "Oh, now you've done-"

"No roughhousing." Pyrrha commanded. In her red one piece, she looked every inch the lifeguard she was trained to be.

"Oh, fine." Nora huffed.

"So Nora, where have you been?" Yang asked. "I haven't seen you in forever."

"Well, I've just been tired and...wait...you have two arms!" Nora exclaimed. She rushed to Yang and grabbed her prosthetic. "Oh. My. God. This is so cool!"

"Nora, you knew Yang got a prosthetic." Ren noted.

"Yeah, but I didn't think it would be this cool!" Nora enthused. "Even the pictures don't do it justice!"

"It is pretty awesome." Yang smiled.

"Does it work like a real arm?" Nora asked.

"Pretty much." Yang replied. "I'm still getting used to it, and my sense of touch is a little dull, but it's better than I could ever have imagined. It does some stuff human arms can't do too." Spinning it at the wrist, Yang rotated her hand several times. "And it has a vibrate mode."

"Vibrate mode?!" Nora squealed.

"Yep, vibrate mode." Yang confirmed. Pyrrha rolled her eyes "It's exactly what you're thinking."

"Between your magic fingers and vibrate mode...this fivesome has to happen!" Nora declared. "The sooner the better!"

Everyone looked to Pyrrha. "Well...okay, why not?" Pyrrha agreed. She sounded a little less than eager.

"Fuck yeah!" Yang cheered. "This is gonna' be awesome!"

"We'll need to lay out some ground rules and pick a date, but yeah...I can do this." Pyrrha continued. "It'll be fun."

"Don't force yourself." Ren cautioned.

"Yeah, if you're not totally up for it-" Yang started.

"No, I'm onboard." Pyrrha shook her head. "It's about time I expand my horizons, try new things...all that."

"So Jaune, you down?" Yang asked.

"Uh...sure, yeah...totally." Jaune replied nervously. "I hope I'm not too much of a disappointment."

"Oh, you're fine." Yang rolled her eyes. The five began hashing out the details.

Meanwhile, back at the jacuzzi, things had taken a turn for the confrontational. "You and Weiss have such different bodies." Raven noted. "Are you sure you don't have any...enhancements?"

"Of course not." Winter waved her off. "I'm perfectly happy with what I was born with. I can't help but notice your bust is suspiciously large though. Cosmetic surgery is quite remarkable these days."

"Oh no, I'm 100% natural." Raven insisted. "Take a look." Raven reached back and unfastened her top, pulling it away. She sank lower into the water, letting her breasts float free in front of her. "Fakes sink."

"I was only teasing." Winter smirked. "You could have just said so."

"Yeah, you could have just said so." Summer repeated.

"You can put your top back on now." Winter noted.

"Nah, I think I'll let the girls hang free for a while." Raven grinned. She sat back up, ensuring her bare breasts were as visible as possible. "It's after hours so nobody's going to see. Besides, it's more comfortable this way. Right Nora?!"

"What's up?" Nora asked. She turned to look to Raven. "We can go topless?! Sweet! This swimsuit's way too tight!" Nora hurriedly removed her top as Ren and Jaune simultaneously rolled their eyes, and Pyrrha's face began to grow red.

"Raven, please put your top back on." Winter requested.

"What, worried you can't compete?" Raven pressed. "Afraid I'll steal your girl?"

"Raven, stop it." Summer admonished. "I know what you're doing and-"

"Raven Branwen, what the hell are you doing?!" Glynda demanded. "You're in public! Put your top on this instant! You too Nora!" She did not even bother to look at Nora before issuing the command. "Raven, what's wrong with you?"

"Sorry Glyn, I was just-" Raven started.

"I know you're pissed that your crush has a new girl, but you're being childish." Glynda growled. "You're an adult. Start acting like one."

"I...I'm really sorry." Raven finished fastening her top.

"You know, I was really looking forward to having a nice, relaxing night with my friends." Glynda continued. "Now I'm very much not in the mood. I'm going home. Find your own ride."

"Glyn, wait!" Raven implored. She sprung up and chased after Glynda as she left the room.

Everyone in the room fell silent for a few moments, but soon Nora returned to chattering away, even if her audience was less enthusiastic. Winter and Summer were both at a loss. "Does that happen often?" Winter finally asked.

"The crushing or the arguing?" Summer asked.

Winter sighed, burying her face in her hands. Summer leaned against her shoulder, laying a hand on Winter's thigh beneath the water. "I'm just worried that I'm provoking her." Winter said.

"You're not, Raven's just acting out." Summer encouraged. "She doesn't always react...well...when things don't go her way. Glynda usually handles it."

"It sounded like she's done handling it." Winter noted. "I can't help but feel like we've only seen the tip of the iceberg."

"Same." Summer sighed. "And I can't help but feel at least a little responsible."

"If it's anyone's fault, it's mine." Winter countered. "I hate to think I'm driving a wedge into their relationship or your friendship."

"No, it's not you." Summer shook her head. "Neither of us can stop living our lives just to please her." She paused. "That said, you should probably cancel your lessons for a few days."

"Absolutely not." Winter refused. "I trust we can maintain a professional relationship when we're training."

"Winter...you're playing with fire here." Summer warned. "Raven can be a bit unpredictable."

"I can handle myself." Winter insisted.

"But can you handle Raven?" Summer pressed.

Winter had no answer.