"Pyrrha."

Pyrrha felt the land of dreams start to slip away, as a voice penetrated her sleep-addled mind.

"Pyrrha!" Yet the entity wouldn't give up, no matter how much the redhead grumbled, or tried to tuck herself tighter against her girlfriend.

"Pyrrha wake up!" Unfortunately for her, someone most definitely wanted her awake, as firm hands shook her violently, "Please wake up! Pretty please?!"

It took Pyrrha a moment to place the voice, emerald eyes blearily cracking open, "Nora?"

"H-Hey Pyrrha…" The person certainly looked like and sounded like Nora; turquoise eyes, orange hair, and rather short, except…

There were dark circles under her eyes, and those same eyes held none of their usual exuberance in them. While Pyrrha would never say Nora was exactly relaxed – the smaller girl was always filled with nearly boundless energy and could barely sit still sometimes – she looked the opposite of relaxed. It was a very subtle difference; Nora would rock back and forth on her feet all the time, but that was from being about a second away from ready to run a mile, not from worry. Or how her eyes were darting around, not out of curiosity or boredom, but out of anxiety.

Slowly, Pyrrha untangled herself from around Ruby, her other half making a faint noise of protest before clutching the blanket tightly as Pyrrha sat up, her long legs dangling off the bed. "Is something the matter?"

Nora nodded, her mannerisms not far off from a kid who was about to fess up that they stole a pencil from school. "Y-yeah. Weiss kissed me!"

Emerald eyes blinked, as the events of last night slowly came back to the forefront of Pyrrha's head. Right. That was a thing. "I sa-"

Small hands gripped Pyrrha's shoulders so forcefully that it was painful, as Nora's nose nearly bumped into Pyrrha's. "Weiss! Kissed! Me!"

"Yes, she did." Pyrrha had been surprised at it as well, though the surprise was undercut with worry considering Weiss had blacked out immediately afterwards.

"What do I do?"

"Kiss her back?"

"WHAT DO I DO?!" Pyrrha's world started to spin as Nora shook her, causing stars to fill the tall redhead's vision. "I need helpful suggestions, Pyrrha, plus, she passed out like right afterwards, maybe she was just super-duper drunk-"

"Nora!" Pyrrha weakly protested as her whole body was like a boat being battered by tsunami-level waves.

"-and didn't really mean it? What if we can't go back to normal, and I try to kiss her and it wasn't the right thing and she hates me-"

"Nora…"

"-and then she never talks to ever again, and that causes' you and Ruby to have drama and then everything starts to crumble-"

"No…ra…"

"-I couldn't possibly ever cause my best friend to lose her girlfriend because I kissed Weiss- …Pyrrha?"

"I-I'm fine." The shaking finally stopped, leaving Pyrrha feeling that if she was a cartoon character, her eyes would be spinning in opposite directions. With the world not moving, the girl was at last able to get her bearings, and give an actual reply. "Do you like Weiss?"

Turquoise eyes blinked. "She's an awesome friend and we've been hanging out a lot."

Pyrrha resisted the urge to roll her eyes, but instead kept her voice level. "Not quite what I meant, Nora. Do you like-like her?"

"O-oh." Nora's face lit up like a Dustmas tree, accompanied by a flustered smile. "I…uh… um… she's really pretty and seems like she doesn't like anything fun, but she's actually a lot of fun when it's just us…so…maybe-sorta-kinda-yes…"

I've been wondering about that… Nora certainly has been making a lot of effort to hang out with Ruby's partner as of late, so I suppose it makes sense. A smile lit up Pyrrha's face, as she slowly asked the next question, "Do you think that Weiss likes you in the same way?"

Nora's smile vanished, as she mournfully shook her head, prompting Pyrrha to raise an eyebrow in disbelief.

"I noticed that you two have become rather close lately, especially since we got back from Patch… are you sure she doesn't like you?" Even Pyrrha had noticed that Weiss had been acting a lot more… friendly with Nora as of late; ever since Nora was put in charge of our mission with Ruby and Weiss, they've been getting closer.

"I… I don't think so?" Nora offered pessimistically after a few seconds, her whole posture deflated. "Like she spent a lot of time hanging out with me during the break, but that doesn't mean anything… it's not like there was a lot to do with everyone else gone…"

"She could have studied for the next semester, or caught up with reading the books that Blake suggested to her," Pyrrha helpfully noted. "But instead she spent the whole break with you, or so it sounds, so I wouldn't be too sure."

"Yeah, well-"

"There has been a few times, where I caught her staring at you with a huge blush on her face." It was something that Pyrrha had started to notice in the handful of days since she had returned from Patch, especially last night.

Nora's mouth gaped open for a second. "She could have just been hot."

"…"

"…"

"…"

"…okay so maybe she likes me…" The confused look in her eyes became more hopeful, as the smile returned to her lips, "But what do I do about it?" Nora looked up at Pyrrha imploringly, clearly wanting some definitive answer she thought her friend held.

"I… don't rightly know?" Yet Pyrrha knew no answer for what Nora was seeking, causing her to frown. "I'm sorry."

"You're the one in a relationship, what did you do to get with Ruby?"

"Oh." Heat started to swell in Pyrrha's face, as her hand instinctively sought out Ruby's, their fingers meshing together. "I asked her out."

Pyrrha could have sworn that Nora was staring at her, not even blinking for a solid two minutes before finally speaking. "And…?"

"She said yes."

"That's it?"

Pyrrha nodded, eliciting a groan from Nora. "Ugggghhhh. But what if she says no?"

"…she kissed you – I'm pretty sure Weiss isn't going to say no at this point, Nora."

Nora went still for a moment, before a huge smile overtook her face. "You're right! Thanks Pyrrha, you're the bestest friend ever!" Pyrrha barely had a moment to feel relief at helping her friend before being enveloped in a hug that threatened to push the very air out of her lungs and seemingly crushed her arms.

Fortunately for her, Nora let go after a few seconds and merrily skipped out of the room.

"Well… that was a thing," Pyrrha dryly noted before glancing at her alarm clock, debating the pros and cons of going back to bed-

A pair of warm arms wrapped around her stomach, as lips pressed in a gentle kiss on the back of her neck. "I thought I asked you out."

"Good morning, Ruby." A sweet smile tugged at the corners of Pyrrha's lips. "I remember asking you out."

"Nu-uh, pretty sure I did." Another kiss came, as Pyrrha made a small happy noise. "And I can prove it."

"Oh?"

"…but then we'd have to leave the bed."

A giggle escaped Pyrrha's lips, as she let Ruby guide her back down to the sheets, before pulling Ruby against her for some morning cuddles.

"I suppose I'll just have to take your word for it."

AU: The ship is being boarded, stuff is happening :P

Nora nearly killing Pyrrha was fun to write hehe.

I was a little surprised at the muted response for the response for the past two chapters; don't get me wrong, its above the curve but not by much… :|

Anywho, question time:

Is everyone cool with having characters where the vast amount of it doesn't have to do with Pyrrha and Ruby's relationship? If no, you really do need to speak up at this point, else I'll take it as a no.

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