Ruby woke up and blearily rubbed the sleep out of her eyes. She couldn’t hear the gentle breathing of her teammates, so she knew she was the last to wake up.

After brushing her teeth and washing her face, she looked over the table to see a set of notes left by friends.

“Dear Ruby, I have something I have to take care of. Do not look for me! ~ Weiss”

“Ruby, I’m going to be reading in the library. Feel free to join me. ~ Blake”

“Heya Rubes! Don’t know what I’m going to do yet, but I’m going to head out first. Don’t sleep in too late! ~ Yang”

Ruby chuckled a little at her friends. She was a bit disappointed she wasn’t awake when they were, but at least she had some options for the day. Reading with Blake was always fun!

Her eyes drifted over the table and she noticed a large wrapped present. It too had a note and Ruby carefully read it.

Bringing joy and people together, on Cupid’s wings with Cupid’s feathers.

Ruby didn’t understand what the strange poem meant, but it couldn’t hurt to peek, right?

…

5 minutes later…

Ruby spun around, admiring the clothes she found. They were a little strange, but she thought that they were very cute.

She didn’t understand what they were for, but the poem said something about bringing people and joy together?



A bow was included, along with a quiver of arrows, though the tips were all pink hearts and wouldn’t hurt at all if they hit someone.

An idea struck her.

Maybe she could do it?

Thus began Ruby’s journey to bring everyone together on this joyous day…

She first came across a classroom when she heard muttering from beyond the door.

Professor Oobleck was muttering to himself. Long formulas and notes were scratched into the chalkboard.





He didn’t look happy… in fact, he looked really lonely.



If she really had the power to bring people happiness now, then this is the time to prove it!

She carefully lined up her shot, sticking her tongue out in concentration. Using only books and movies as her references, she took a stance and aimed.

…

Professor Oobleck slowly lifted his head…

Happy to see her professor now so energetic, Ruby skipped off in search of more people to help.

As she passed by the window, she heard someone muttering below.

Yang was deep in thought. She made a difficult face, as if she forgot something important. Ruby didn’t know if the arrows would help… but it was worth a shot, right?

She drew the string back, more confident now that she succeeded with Oobleck.

Her shot missed Yang, but buried itself in the grass. The disturbance grabbed Yang’s attention and Ruby quickly ducked to avoid being caught.

“What the?” Yang knelt down to look at where the arrow landed.

Yang picked the flowers and ran off. She was cackling evilly, but Ruby thought that she looked happier, so a job well done!

Continuing along, she heard the clash of metal on metal.

Pyrrha and Jaune were going through their daily spar.



Hmmm… thought Ruby. They look pretty happy… did she need to fire an arrow at them? It would also be un-sportsman-like to interrupt their sparring…

In the end, she decided to try. The arrows haven’t hurt anyone yet, and if she aimed at Pyrrha, she was certain the amazon would be able to sense it quickly.

She grinned, waiting and wanting to see how the arrow will work this time.

The moment she let go, she felt something was wrong.

Pyrrha didn’t sense the arrow!

Was it because she was too focused on Jaune? Did the arrow have some magical property that bypassed her keen senses?

Either way, Ruby watched in near horror as the arrow flew straight and true towards Pyrrha’s heart, as if guided by destiny itself!

“PYRRHA!”



*Thud!*

Defying all odds, Jaune felt his hair stand on ends as he sensed his partner’s life was in danger. Acting purely on instinct, he tackled Pyrrha, spinning her around and raising his shield to whatever was shot.

“J-Jaune?!” Pyrrha exclaimed. She was surprised by his bold move… not that she was complaining about the position she found herself in.

“S-sorry Pyrrha,” Jaune stuttered, becoming acutely aware of how they were positioned and where his hand was. “I-I didn’t mean anything by this! I think someone shot an arrow at you!”

“Arrow?” Pyrrha looked around but didn’t see anything. She hadn’t sensed anything and there hadn’t been any sound.

“I swear it was!” Jaune tried to express his innocence. He flailed slightly, completely forgetting she was still there.



Pyrrha just giggled and enjoyed laying top of him a little longer before he realized.

Ruby clutched a hand to her chest to slow her rapid heartbeat. Thank goodness Jaune was there. She didn’t see where the arrow flew off to, being more focused on making sure her friends were okay.



Hugging the bow tightly to herself, she started to question if what she was doing was okay… technically no one got hurt… right?

She spared a glance back at Jaune and Pyrrha who were still on the ground. Pyrrha certainly looked happy. She was giggling and laughing like she hadn’t in days.

Deciding it was still good, Ruby headed off to continue bringing people happiness! If anything happened, then she’ll take responsibility for it!

Ruby merrily brought people and joy together, just as she wanted.

Eventually she saw the one person she wanted to see most all day.

Weiss was chatting with a student. She looked as calm and cool as she did everyday.

Ruby quickly notched an arrow and took careful aim…

…

…

And then lowered her arm…

Something stirred within her.

A deep desire… she didn’t want anyone else to make Weiss happy.

She wanted to be the one to make Weiss happy.

Not with some arrow. Not with anyone else.



Just her…



…

…

Weiss looked around for Ruby. Her business had concluded later than expected because of that blonde brute.

The air around the campus was strange. She couldn’t put her finger on it, but something was off. Students and faculty alike looked happier and more refreshed, though Weiss couldn’t fathom why.

Everyone was also only marginally helpful in finding Ruby. She had checked nearly everywhere and the only place left was the roof.

There she found Ruby.

Slumped against the wall, hugging her knees. Her shoulders were quivering slightly and Weiss knew she was crying.



“Oh Ruby,” Weiss whispered. “What did you get into this time?”

She neared Ruby, who didn’t notice until Weiss wrapped her arms around Ruby’s tiny frame.

“W-Weiss?” Ruby choked out.

“Shhhh… I’m here,” Weiss hushed her, letting her cry in peace.

Once Ruby let out all of her sobs, Weiss held on for a moment longer to reassure her.

“Now tell me what’s going on,” Weiss told her patiently.

Ruby told her about how she found the clothes and went around making people happy. But when it came to Weiss, Ruby selfishly couldn’t allow anyone else to make her happy. Just the thought that she would stand in someone else’s way of happiness made her sick.

Weiss listened until the end of the story and then sighed.

“Then the answer is simple,” she stated, taking Ruby’s hand and pulling her onto her feet.

“You’ll just have to make me happier than anyone else.”

“H-huh?”

Weiss immediately thrust out her hand.

“Here! I made this for you, so be happy!”



Ruby sniffed and could tell the bag held chocolate. Chocolate made by Weiss…

“For me?” Ruby ask hesitantly.

Weiss was blushing too much to answer, and so she nodded sharply.

Ruby carefully opened the bag and picked out a piece. It was sweet…



“So if you’re happy, then I’m happy,” Weiss blushed even more if possible. “Then everything’s fine, right?!”

She carefully spared a glance at Ruby.

Ruby leaped, relaxing her entire body and forcing Weiss to catch her.

“D-dolt!” Weiss screamed as her body braced for impact. Not that she minded.

As their heads and hearts connected, one thought floated to Weiss’ mind:

Fin~

Her book was talking about something strange. A weapon? No… a Noble Phantasm?

Nevertheless, Blake still accepted her chocolate presents.

“Heh, such small amounts won’t affect me,” she smirked as she popped one into her mouth.

“Oh, well good,” Yang stated, happy that Blake was willing to try some. “Because I used nearly an entire field’s worth.”

Blake’s eyes widened at the implications. Things started getting hazy.

Yang… Yang was approaching her with an evil glint in her eyes…

…

And then everything went dark as her mind fell into oblivion and madness…

No!

Not madness!

A sugar sweet nightmare dream…

…At least she still got cake…

