Weiss ducked, weaved, and spun in the many sword forms she had learned when fencing. As usual, she wore her white earbuds, but instead of the orchestral music she preferred, Weiss instead played ruby's hard rock music. It is certainly...invigorating...Weiss thought as she spun into Twisting the Wind. Practicing against sparring partners was stress relieving, but Weiss needed to be alone, instead whaling on a dummy. Falling Leaf twisted into Shake Dew From the Branch, then Weiss recovered and struck with Viper Flicks Its Tongue. I will not let Father keep me from Ruby, no matter what he says. I will not! Apple Blossoms In the Wind spun down into Boar Rushes Down the Mountain, Weiss flowing into more and more aggressive forms until, abandoning all pretense of form, she reverted to hacking and slashing at the dummy. I will tell him, and if he refuses to accept me, I will gut him like this dummy! Weiss screamed out loud as she finally took her rapier in both hands and decapitated the figure. She stood, dripping sweat, glaring at the walls of the sparring room as if they were hiding something. Now. I must act now. Winter opened the door.

"Hey, don't mean to interrupt, but dinner's ready." she said.

"Okay," Weiss responded. "Winter? I'm going to tell them." Winter simply nodded and closed the door. Weiss let out a breath she didn't realize she had been holding. One way or another, it ends. Or begins. She returned Myrtenaster to its hook on the wall before bidding farewell to the unfortunate practice dummy.

Dinner was amazing, as always. Even the Schnee household had numerous staff in charge of cooking and cleaning. Tonight's dish was tea-smoked duck with hot-and-sour soup. Usually, Weiss would have loved it, but she was too focused on her announcement. Her mother put down her fork and crossed her hands on her lap.

"So, Weiss, we know what you've told us already about Beacon, but is there anything else?" she asked.

"Well, there's this project I'm doing with my roommate on the Faunus War..." she trailed off. Any mention of Faunus was bound to take the conversation in an...undesirable direction. Weiss cleared her throat. Here goes nothing.

"Mother, Father, it has come to my attention during my time at Beacon that I am...I'm...I'm gay." Weiss blurted it out before she could stop herself. That's not how it was supposed to go! You had a plan! Weiss looked at her mother.

"Well, dear, I think that it's wonderful that you can tell us that," said Frieren Schnee. "Wolke," she muttered under her breath, shooting a glare at her husband.

"Yes, this is...wonderful." Silence hung in the air like a specter. Nobody spoke.

"Anyway, I thought I would let you know before I have to leave tomorrow. I'm going to retire for tonight." Weiss wiped her face with a napkin, stood, and walked away. "I'm glad you're happy for me." Her voice cracked at the last word. Just keep walking, don't let them see you cry. She ascended the stairs and sat down on her bed. Glancing over at her nightstand, she saw her scroll. Smiling, she took it in her hand. Scrolling through her contacts, she stopped at Ruby Rose. Tapping on the name, she deleted the 'Rose'. That's a start, at least. Weiss put in her earbuds and turned on rock music as loud as she could. I'm coming, Ruby, she thought, as tears rolled down her face. Exhausted, hours later, Weiss drifted off to sleep. I wonder if there is a ball to ask her to. No horrid parties. Something...sophisticated.

Ruby took out her scroll as she and Yang descended the steps out of the bus. 2:00 A.M. Great, Ruby thought. At least I can relax tomorrow, now that me and Yang don't have to leave then. I can't even process what happened. I need Weiss. I can't tell her now, not after what happened. Ruby looked at Yang, who was looking pale and scared. Is that how I look? Ruby thought. How can I even hide this from Weiss? Ruby and Yang walked to their building, where they entered together.

"Rubes, don't even think about sleeping in your dorm. You can stay with me until Weiss comes back," Yang said with a wink. "You two better not get up to anything, you're still my baby sister Rubes."

"Thanks, Yang," Ruby said with a smile. "Can't make any promises about the second thing, though." Yang opened the door to their dorm, surprising Blake, whose face was lit by the screen of her laptop, her eyes wide as coins.

"Uh, Yang, you weren't supposed to see this." Blake said.

"Look, Blake, we'll talk later, right now, Ruby and I are going to go to sleep. She's gonna take my bed, can I maybe...sleep in yours? We can share. I promise I don't fidget," said Yang.

"Yeah, sure," said Blake.

"Aw yeah! Its like a slumber party!" said Yang, jumping into bed beside Blake. "Man, I'm tired." Ruby was already asleep in Yang's bed, and it didn't take Yang long to fall into a slumber as well.

Blake sipped her tea, bloodshot eyes staring at the coffee table.

"You are a liar, Yang. You are very fidgety." she said sullenly.

"Sorry Blake, hopefully we won't have to do this again." Yang reassured.

"So are you ready to explain?" Blake asked Yang and Ruby.

"Yeah," said Ruby, before Yang could open her mouth. "Basically, I found out I'm gay, and when we tried to tell Yang's parents, it didn't go over too well. Yang's mom kicked me out, so Yang and I came here."

"Ruby, are you sure you're ok? That's terrible!" Blake exclaimed.

"Honestly, I was kinda prepared for the worst. There's just one thing now that I need to take care of." Ruby said.

"What's that?" asked Blake and Yang at the same time.

"Why, asking out Weiss, of course." Blake's eyes comically bugged out. Yang was less surprised.

"You know, there have been rumors of a winter ball going around," suggested Yang. "You could ask her to that."

"I don't know," said Ruby. "I think Weiss would want to be the one to ask me. I feel like she's more into the whole fancy/chivalry thing anyway."

"Well, I'll leave it to you if you want, but if you ever need any help," said Yang "Just ask."

Blake was trying to retreat into her cup of tea. "Can family time be over?" she asked. "Sorry, it's just...this is a little awkward for me." Ruby and Yang looked at each other and laughed.

Ruby opened the door to her dorm, hoping Weiss was inside. Upon entering, Ruby could see that she was not. She pulled out her scroll, going to her contacts. Weiss Schnee. I'm changing her contact to a heart. That's so lame, but I don't care. After making the change, Ruby texted Weiss:

Where are you?

Almost there, Rubes was the response. Since when did she call me Rubes? Thought Ruby. After firing off a quick response, Ruby opened her laptop and started working on their Faunus War project. This will be a nice excuse to spend time with her, at least. We really are behind, though. Ruby opened her music app on her laptop, opened her playlist labeled Feel Good, relaxed, and let herself daydream of Weiss.

Ruby awoke to the sound of a doorknob turning. When did I fall asleep? She thought. She looked at the clock. Geez, it's almost night. I bet that's Weiss! Ruby turned to see Weiss entering the dorm. She sprung out of bed and rushed up to her, grabbing her in a hug.

"Weiss! I missed you," Ruby said, smiling.

"And I you, dolt," Weiss replied. This is it, thought Ruby. She knows. I have to wait for the right time.

She has to know, thought Weiss. I will ask her to the ball. I hope she has something decent to wear.

"How was your weekend?" asked Ruby.

"Terrible," replied Weiss.

"Me too. Hey, so I don't have anything planned, do you wanna maybe...watch some movies?"

"I would love that," said Weiss. Ruby brought out her laptop and patted the bed beside her.

"C'mon!" she said. Weiss sat next to her, and they watched movies until Ruby fell asleep. As Weiss crossed the room to go to her own bed, she reflected: Huh. Nothing happened between us. It just didn't feel like the time. I'm not even frustrated, or confused. I'm finally content. For the first time in Weiss' life, she was uncertain about the future, but instead of feeling anxious, the prospect thrilled her. Goodnight, Ruby Rose. I have plans for you.

A/N: Sorry, a bit of a short chapter, but I wanted to get this one up because the next might take a little longer. Shoutout to Wheel of Time for those sword forms, I love those books to death. Also, I tried to write in some subtle Bumblebee, just in case you want that to happen. Feel free to PM me or post a review of your thoughts on Bumblebee. See ya next time!