"What did I tell you?"

"Not now Ren," Weiss groaned.

"You didn't listen, did you?"

"We told you that we wouldn't make promises." Neo groaned, her hands clutching her abdomen.

"What's wrong with our two half pints?" Nora asked, cocking her head to the side and ignoring a distant boo from Yang who was over at the refreshments table.

"They both ate full pints of ice cream before even coming here, again." The pink eyed writer sighed.

"And we don't regret it!" Neo declared, while still unable to bring herself to stand up straight.

"Really? Is that why Weiss could barely keep herself upright during the 'Slumber Party' scene? Or why you miscued Yang during the 'Landing Strategy?'" Velvet asked, one ear quirked questioningly.

"Hey, that turned out fine. She didn't break the prop at least." Neo insisted.

"That really isn't the point, Neo. Just please, I need you all to be ready to shoot each day; because if you aren't then this will only take longer. The longer it takes, the harder it is to keep funding." Ren said, growing a little frustrated. It was almost midday and they had barely finished two of the five planned scenes.

"Stop worrying, Ren," Weiss said, bringing herself to her full height, and just barely maintaining eye contact. "It's a one time thing. Neo is just a bit worse off because she stayed on the couch last night. She liked the apartment, and the hotel was too far away, so she decided to move in on the spot. We're picking her stuff up tonight."

"Perhaps that will keep the two of you out of trouble then," Ren sighed before turning to Velvet. "What about you? Did you like the room Yang has to offer?"

"I loved it. There was plenty of room, and the kitchen was wonderful. There was so much counter space, and she even had a stacked oven! I already have so many plans about what I want to make! Tonight, I was thinking about making a vegetarian stir fry with a side of quinoa, you know, as kinda a thank you to Yang for taking me in. I think I'll make extra too, bring some in for the crew. How many do we have on set? One… two… oh my," Velvet rambled, her once perked up ears now drooping when she realized exactly how many she was planning to cook for.

"Easy there, Velvet, I don't think Yang has enough ingredients to make enough for everyone. It might be best to just stick to cooking for the two of you." Blake smirked as she passed Neo and Weiss a bottle of water. "Drink it, both of you. But slowly, I don't think Klein would appreciate having to resuscitate you because you nearly drown yourselves."

"Not to mention Ms. Winter would be displeased as well. And we both know she doesn't need to be stressed out right now." A short middle aged man with rusted hair said as he joined the group. Not only was the man a retired EMT working with the production crew, Klein was also a butler working for the Schnee family.

"I appreciate that Klein, but there is not much to be done. After all, my own sister can't seem to hold herself back when it comes to that frozen treat even if her career depends on it," a tall, white haired woman said calmly as she approached the group. "This isn't even the worst I have seen her. Her eighth birthday party was held at an ice cream parlor, and they offered all you can eat ice cream to birthday children. Most of the time, the ice cream wouldn't even make it to the table, she would just get back in line and eat it there."

"Winter, I thought I asked you to stop telling people about that," Weiss complained, shooting her sister a glare.

"And I thought I told you to stop just taking ice cream from their freezers, but who called me last night? Again?" The older Schnee informed, giving her younger sister a frown.

"But it wasn't me this time!" Weiss argued. "You can ask anyone! Yang carried me out of there empty handed."

"Oh, I know," Winter replied flatly, turning her gaze on Neo. "This time, it was your brand new sidekick that decided they couldn't just wait to get more the next day. And now, you are both paying for it."

"Indeed they are, though we weren't expecting you to come by today, Winter. What's the occasion?" Blake asked, interested at why their producer had come by.

"I mostly just needed to get out of the office. And decided to come by here to see how things were progressing. I'm honestly glad I did, because now I have the urge to dig up a few of Weiss' older and more embarrassing photos." The blue eyed producer said, her frown turning into the ghost of a smile as she teased her little sister.

Weiss, as if receiving a second wind, suddenly straightened up and started moving towards set, clearly avoiding eye contact with Winter. "Well, it's about time then! Ren, what's the next scene again? Is this the first morning in the dorm scene? Welp, we're already in costume for that, let's get ready!"

Winter just shook her head watching her go, chuckling lightly under her breath. "Predictable as always."

"She's not wrong though, we do need to get back to work. I'll keep you updated as we go, Winter." Ren said as he began to wander towards the set.

"Of course, Ren. Hopefully the rest of the day goes smoothly." The alabaster haired producer said, giving the man a small smile before leaving the studio.

"Nora, you can clear the set, I believe that Yang doesn't need that much help getting into her bed!" Goodwitch called out, trying to set the scene. "Blake, you're bow is about to fall off again!"

"Where did Coco go?" A stagehand called out.

"I'll get her!" Sun shouted, passing the boom mic to his blue haired companion before turning and vaulting over a railing. "She just went to her trailer!"

"Blake, would you mind helping to set the scene while Mr. Wukong retrieves Ms. Adel from her trailer?" Ozpin asked, the grey haired director's voice carrying easily from his chair to the set. "If memory serves this is the scene with the whistle, so Ms. Rose, Ms. Schnee, do remember your ear plugs."

"We've got'em in already, Director!" Ruby called from her position near the set's bunk beds, slightly too loud for those around her.

"Found Coco!" Sun called out as the fashionable brunette rushed onto set, small makeup kit in hand.

"Every time, Blake. I swear, you try to do this," The makeup artist muttered as she carefully glued the ear back in place.

"Just so I can talk to you, Coco. I could always use some good girl advice," Blake said playfully.

"Yeah, yeah, everyone wants the fashion queens advice on something. Boys, girls, faunus, and everything in between," Coco muttered, sticking the ear back in place. "Ok, we're good!" Coco called out, jogging off set.

"Places everyone!" Goodwitch called out, before stepping back behind Ozpin.

"Cameras!" There was the click of the clapboard as the camera's focused in on the scene.

There was a moment of silence as everyone held their breath, trying not to make a sound. Until one voice called out, "And, ACTION!"

"Just how do you not have a single spice?!" Velvet nearly shouted in distress, her ears standing stiff from shock. "Not even pepper! How do you get by without ever buying pepper?!"

"By not really needing to use it." Yang shrugged as she watched her new roommate rummage through the cabinets. "That, and eating out a lot. Do you realize how cheap chinese food is? Plus, cooking is not really my thing."

"I'm fixing that. Now. And you're coming with me." The brunette said grabbing her purse from the counter and walking toward the door of the apartment.

"What do you mean, and where are we going?" The lilac eyed actress asked confused, but following nonetheless.

"We are going grocery shopping to stock your pantry. Especially since I invited everyone over after the shoot today." The brown eyed rabbit Faunus said, checking her wallet as she waited for Yang to catch up.

"Wait, what?! Why would you do that! We haven't even gotten you all the way moved in yet!" Yang burst out, her eyes wide with shock. "Hell, all that's really set up right now is your bed, and it's just lying on the ground! We haven't even put the frame together yet!"

"And all that can wait," Velvet said calmly, trying to placate the tall blonde, "Besides, we have plenty of time to finish moving me in after dinner. All the boxes are there. It's not like we'll be hungover tomorrow or be party animals all night."

"Did you invite Sun?"

"Well, he is one of your friends, right? Of course I did."

"Yeah, don't make promises you can't keep," Yang said with a shake of her head.

"What's that supposed to mean?" The rabbit Faunus asked, quirking her ear questioningly.

"What it means is that we might get you all moved in tonight with everyone's help, but I wouldn't expect it to be a sober affair."

"Please, I'm just making some dinner and finger food for everyone. I wasn't even going to worry about drinks, let alone asking for help to move," Velvet said with a slight eye roll.

"You've got a lot to learn about us, Velv. For starters, if there is a party, Sun will always bring some form of alcohol," The lilac eyed actress said chuckling, "And as for the others moving you in, Ruby will probably insist on helping and, by virtue of being a set, Blake will help too. And then Weiss will pitch in, because she A, hates messes, and B, feeling obligated. Nora will try to help as well, but not really be much help, but Ren will make up for it with organization. And all the while, Sun will be handing out his drinks, mixing new ones, and gradually making the party more of a party."

Velvet stopped and turned to look Yang in the eye, quirking an eyebrow up. She was silent for a moment, as if not sure what to say. Yang met her gaze and just shrugged. "I tell it how it is, Velv. Mark my words. This is going to start as a small get together, but by the end of the night, Nora will be passed out, Ren will be watching her, Sun will be trying to get everyone to play one more round of rage cage, Weiss will be dancing to some music we might not even hear, and Ruby will have to practically carry Blake out."

A small smirk crossed Velvet's lips. "You sound pretty confident. But I noticed you left yourself out of that. Where will you be?"

"Either passed out in the bathroom or asleep under the table after who knows how many rounds of beer pong." The tall blonde said almost nonchalantly as they walked. "Y'know, that makes me wonder how Neo will handle it? You think she's a hyperactive drunk?"

Velvet took a moment to consider the question, "Nope, she'll be a giggler. And the moment you get her talking, she won't know how to stop. You, on the other hand, will get progressively louder, yet you won't really give off any other sign of being drunk until you pass that point and completely go over the edge."

"And how would you know that?" Yang asked incredulously. "Who told you about that?"

"No one," Velvet replied with a shrug. "Call it a gift, I've always been able to tell what type of drunk people are. Even before I started drinking."

"What about you? What type of drunk are you?"

"Well, I guess you'll just have to find out," Velvet said with a wink. "Now come on, we have a lot of shopping to do, and I want to start the prep work by six. It's Friday, so we won't need to worry about going too late tonight."

Yang just sighed as she followed behind her, placing her hands behind her head. "Well, you had to find out sooner or later. Might as well start on a high note. By the way, what are we eating?"

"We didn't need to do this all in one trip," Neo said, watching Weiss lift another large box.

"Trust me… It's easier… in the end," Weiss panted.

"How is this easier? You almost fell down the stairs because you couldn't see around the boxes you were carrying," Neo pressed as she leaned against a wall for support.

"Well… it's at least faster... even if it isn't… easier!" Weiss grunted, finally allowing the boxes to rest on the floor. "And we made it… Finally."

"You know I could have taken one or two of those off your hands right? All you let me touch was my suitcase," The emerald eyed woman said gesturing to her suitcase.

"Until the first months rent, technically you are my guest. And guests do not do the hard part," Weiss insisted, straightening up and pointing at Neo with the tip of her key. With a small twirl, she spun around and fit the key in the lock, and with perhaps a bit more of a grandiose gesture than necessary, she swung the door open. "Welcome home!"

Stepping into the entryway of the loft, anyone who visited the apartment would immediately be greeted by the sight of a very spacious living room and what one could only guess was a small reading nook. The right side of the first floor of the loft was taken up by a very sizable kitchen with a traditional fridge, flanked on one side by an industrial sized freezer, a large cooking area with more than enough counter space. The wall immediately to the left of the entryway was filled by a large mirror. "Where do you want me to unpack all this stuff, Weiss?"

"Let's get everything moved in, we can worry about unpacking later. Velvet said she wanted to cook for us, and I for one will welcome that," Weiss explained, punctuating her sentence with a grunt as she lifted two of the boxes from her stack. "Unfortunately, that means we have one more set of stairs."

"Sounds like a plan to me," Neo agreed, before squeezing behind Weiss. Before Weiss could argue, Neo had picked up the other two boxes, staggering a bit as she regained her balance. "Lead the way."

The actresses made the climb up, to Weiss at least, the seemingly insurmountable amount of stairs much faster than they did getting to the flat. The emerald eyed woman smirked at her new flatmate, causing the alabaster haired woman to groan, "Don't say it."

"Say what? Something along the lines of 'I told you so?' Why would I say that?"

Weiss just narrowed her eyes, before turning back to the open loft. "Just follow me, your room the first past the bathroom."

Neo couldn't help but look out off the loft into the remainder of the penthouse apartment, marveling at the view without even looking out the window. When she turned back, she had to fight back a laugh as she watch Weiss struggle with opening the door, refusing to put the boxes down. In the end, it only took four attempts before opening into an almost completely empty room, only occupied by a single bed.

"I know it isn't much, but the lease says I can do whatever I want to decorate, so we'll make it comfortable for you later. And possibly get a bigger bed."

"Right, because all four and a half feet of me will take up so much space," Neo chuckled with a smirk. "This will be fine, we have all weekend to shop around."

"I wouldn't count on tomorrow," Weiss muttered. "Yang might want a quiet night, but I know for a fact Sun is going. And I don't think I have ever been to a get together that Sun hasn't turned into a party."

"I'll keep that in mind," Neo laughed. "But in that case, I might need to borrow something to wear. All my fun clothes are in the bottom of one of these boxes, and I'm not about to start digging."

Weiss smiled at Neo before turning and walking out of the room, gesturing over her shoulder for Neo to follow. "I think I have just the thing."

"Ruby, slow down! You know I'm no good in heels!"

"That's why you need to practice! Come on, I haven't eaten since that first break today!"

"I told you to have something at home, you're the one who insisted on waiting for Velvet's cooking," Blake replied, stumbling slightly as her heel started to roll over. "DAMN IT, HOW DOES WEISS ALWAYS WEAR THESE?!"

"Good question. I saw her walk through rocks in heels once. Didn't even break stride," Ruby mused, thinking back to their college years. "I bet her closet just has a dozen different heels with different heights."

"And I'm sure all of them are white…" Blake grumbled.

"Do you want me to carry you the rest of the way to their apartment, Blakey?" The silver eyed actress asked as her girlfriend stumbled again.

"No, no, I will not be beaten by shoes," Blake insisted. Unfortunately for her, it was this moment that she stepped into a crack. Before Ruby could even react, Blake began to topple forward, a yelp of surprise escaping her lips.

"WHOA THERE!"

Seemingly out of nowhere, a large arm wrapped around Blake, keeping her from collapsing to the concrete. A small snort came from the nearby Ruby as she watched the scene, and the absurd balancing act that was taking place.

"Had to save the beer too, huh, Sun?"

"Laugh all you want, Red, but I could really use some help here," Sun grunted. He had caught Blake with one arm as he rounded the corner, caught off guard by the suddenly falling actress. Over one shoulder he supported a case of beer, and on his back was a backpack that clinked with every movement he made, clearly filled with glass bottles. What was making Sun sweat was the second case of beer, currently balanced uncomfortably on his upper back, pinning his head forward. The only thing keeping the drinks from sliding to the ground was his tail that was bent at an awkward angle against the case. "Seriously, either take your girlfriend, or take the beer. I got it for you anyways."

"One second, I just need to get this picture," Ruby laughed, holding her phone out in front of her. Once the app clicked, she let out a small smile. "Alright, I'll take both those off your hands."

Taking a step forward, Ruby presented her hand to a embarrassed Blake. Gently, she pulled her girlfriend from Sun's embrace, "That picture does not see the light of day. We clear, Kitten?" The amber eyed woman pouted.

"Sure thing, long as you can walk another hundred feet without stumbling." She challenged.

"It's already on PicTalk, isn't it?" Blake muttered.

"Hasn't posted yet, but it's waiting," Ruby laughed in response.

"Look, this is cute and all, but I still could use some help here," Sun grunted as he was fighting to pull the case of beer back into place.

Chuckling, the cat Faunus looped her tail around the case of beer and slowly slid it off the monkey Faunus' back and set it on the ground, "How's that?" She asked, still smirking.

"Much better. So, you gals know if everyone is gonna be there? Cause I did pack a lot of drinks." Sun nodded, picking up the case from the ground with his now Blake free hand.

"You said that was for us?" Blake asked, glancing at the beer Sun was carrying.

"Yeah, you remember that strawberry blonde from the sample pack last week?"

"No," replied Blake.

"Yes," chirped Ruby, a smile spreading across her lips.

"Figured as much," Sun chuckled. "Ruby really enjoyed it, and I happen to know a guy that works at the brewery. He hooked me up with a full case for half price."

"Awesome!" Ruby cheered. "How much was it?" She asked, reaching for the purse hanging over her shoulder.

"A game of beer pong," Sun laughed. "I need a challenge to open up, and there are few better than you."

"Game on," Ruby grinned back.

"Oh no, one of us at least needs to be coherent enough to walk straight. And as long as I'm in these stilts, Kitten, that's means you!" Blake cut in, smiling a little at the pout that crossed Ruby's face.

"I'm sorry, but who was it that got halfway through a glass of wine last week before giggling like a schoolgirl all night? No matter what we do, I need to be the sober one. Not like its that hard."

"Just don't get sucked in again, otherwise we won't be able to leave the couch," Blake warned.

"Relax," Sun added. "Tonight we play by house rules, and you know Yang says if you don't want to drink on the hits, you don't have to. Not that that will stop me."

"Never does," Ruby laughed before wrapping an arm around Blake. "But nothing will happen if we stand here all night. Shall we?"

"Let's," Sun agreed as the trio turned to continue down the road, Sun's backpack clinking the entire way.

"Rennnnnnn," Nora whined. "Why did you make us take the bus? Now we're lateeeeee."

"Because you know as well as I do you won't be in any shape to drive us home tonight."

"That's why you should get a licence!" Nora pressed on.

"Why? I can walk or take the bus everywhere I go."

"But you should drive!" Nora insisted. "That way, we don't have to pay fifteen dollars for a Ryder every night."

"Nora, you know I drink too," Ren replied flatly as the duo came to a stop at a door.

"But you handle it so well! I bet you can do fine."

"Yeah, this is all a bad idea," Ren said with a shake of his head. He pressed the buzzer beside the door, and before he even let go, the door clicked open and Yang's voice crackled over the speaker.

"Come on in!" She shouted. "Velvet is just taking the last of it out of the oven!"

"And you were worried we'd be late. Come on, you first, Nora." He said, holding the door open the rest of the way.

"I'm mixing your first drink, Renny! And for having us take the bus, it'll be a strong one!" The ginger replied with a smirk, as she walked past him and into the apartment complex.

"Is it ever not," Ren muttered.

As Nora threw open the door to Velvet and Yang's apartment, what she and Ren were met with was a fairly full house and a flurry of activity. Music poured out of relatively high quality speakers mounted around the apartment, filling the place with welcoming melodies. Most of the guests were in the living room, the ginger haired woman could see Neo gushing about the size of Weiss' walk in closet.

"I'm serious! I've lived in apartments that were smaller!" The brunette exclaimed, spreading her arms wide as though it could provide some inkling of vastness she had seen. "A full size mirror in the back, tiered rotating shelves for shoes, and more hanging space than I have ever seen! I could get lost in there."

"We know, Neo, Yang has," Ruby laughed, elbowing her sister in the side.

"One time, and you all know that I was matching Sun shot for shot," Yang defended herself as she took another sip of her drink.

"That was your idea!" Sun called from across the room, where a table was set up, and a piece of plywood was laid across it. "Won't be a problem tonight. Beer pong will be good to go in 10."

"Right, because that always ends well," Blake said with a chuckle as she twisted around in her spot on the couch. A tv was showing a Soundify playlist of what was to come in front of her. Without having to move, she slapped Ruby on the leg to get her attention. "And if I remember right, that was the night you got stuck in the bean bag chair and decided you would try to live there."

"One time! It's not my fault I was comfy, that thing is like a living room sized marshmallow! And besides, you weren't much better. I remember carrying you out to the Ryder we called to pick us up!" The cat Faunus replied with a slight pout.

"Only because no one else burns off alcohol faster than you, Kitten. That, and I still can't get you to drive. One of these days I will, though," The raven haired woman remarked, as she pulled her onto the couch by wrapping her arms around the cat Faunus's waist.

"Blake, wait, my drink!" She shouted in a panic, barely managing to pass the plastic cup to Yang before tumbling over the back of the couch. She lay there and stared and Blake, a pout on her face as she crossed her arms. "You could have at least warned me."

"No fun in that, Kitten," Blake winked before leaning in and giving a light kiss.

"Not on the couch, you two!" Yang teased as Nora and Ren joined them, holding cups of their own.

"Please don't destroy the apartment I JUST moved in to!" Velvet called from the kitchen. "Especially before I can join all of you! Just wait for 5 minutes!"

"Seems like everyone is here, except Jaune and Pyrrha. Did they have something come up?" Ren asked as he looked around the apartment.

"Yes, Jaune pulled the short straw and needed to help with keeping an eye on his sisters, and Pyrrha was locked in her apartment going over her lines. She said something about wanting them to be perfect." Weiss answered, chuckling slightly as her new roommate continued to rave about the closet to a half listening Velvet.

"And there was a makeup station too! She had more shades of eyeshadow than I knew existed! Most of them blue, but still!" Neo exclaimed, still wide-eyed at the experience. Weiss had barely managed to drag the excitable woman out of her closet after finding her suitable clothes. It helped that they were both fairly similar sizes, although she almost had too many options to choose from. Neo had decided to keep it simple in the end, a pair of black jeans, a white blouse, and white and blue high heels.

"Game time!" Sun called out, interrupting everyone's conversations. "House rule, all new party members MUST play first game!"

"Must be psychic, Sun. The hors d'oeuvres are served!" Velvet declared, stepping out from behind the counter. "We have a nice spinach dip to use a snack through the night, excuse me for using bagged chips. The stir fry is vegetarian and there is a side of quinoa. I also have a pull apart garlic bread pizza for everyone to work on."

"NICE!" Sun exclaimed, stepping up to the spread laid out on the counter. "I am so calling you for my team. Yang, you get the closet girl."

"THAT'S NEO TO YOU, BOOM HAND!" The short woman shouted in reply. "Just for that, loser gets the heaviest box!"

Velvet's eyes widened at the challenge before she grabbed onto Sun's shirt sleeve. "Sun, you better bring your A-game. I am NOT carrying that box if I can help it."

"Can I ask what is in said box?" Weiss inquired as she walked over to the counter and broke off a piece of the pizza bread.

"I may use quite a few different cast iron skillets, a full wok, and I ran out of space to put my dumbells. Then I put that box in the front of the U-haul because I almost died carrying it down the stairs. Turns out all the heaviest things in one box don't balance out very well." The rabbit Faunus shrugged as she grabbed a helping of the stir fry.

"W-Why do you need all that?" Ren asked surprised.

"Cast iron is great for cooking, as is a wok. The dumbells are what I used to get in shape when I didn't have access to gyms." She informed them.

"If you've been using dumbells to stay in shape, then you and me are gonna need to have an arm wrestling match at some point!" Nora challenged.

"You and I," Ren corrected idly while serving himself a chip of spinach dip.

"Nora, I rather like keeping my shoulder in its socket. But I'll tell you what. If I lose this match, but you carry that box for me, you'll have your match. Otherwise, you'll need to get me at least 4 drinks in before I'm in a mood for arm wrestling." The rabbit Faunus said.

"DEAL!" Nora agreed, clearly not caring which method it took to get her match.

"Ladies, ladies, we can worry about all this later," Sun interrupted, tossing a ping pong ball in one hand. "First things first, we got some beer pong to play! Yang, get your teammate to STOP TALKING ABOUT THAT CLOSET!"

"Ah man... She was just getting to the sliding door with the rotating jewelry tree!" Ruby called back, purposely egging Neo on as there were parts of the closet that even she had never laid eyes on.

Blake gave her hand small squeeze, "Think of it this way, Ruby, if she gets drunk enough Neo might not stop talking about it period."

"Oh, in that case, go have fun!" Ruby said with a wave. "I'm not going anywhere."

"Ok, ok, fine. Let's get this going then," Neo reluctantly agreed as Yang started to forcefully pull her over.

"Sun, house rules," Yang called out as she started to prepare a water cup and handed it to Neo.

"OK!" Sun shouted excitedly. "Start off with eye to eye shots. Across the table, newest players shoot first, staring at their opponent only. First team to make the shot is the first team to shoot. Both teammates make it, balls back. Both in the same cup, counts as three and balls back. Ring of fire is on, two re-racks allowed. Balls that bounce are double, but swat-able. Balls that come back must be returned with a trick shot. New players may blow on spinners to get them out before they touch, vets must pick them with one finger. Other than that, you must finish the drink before your shot."

Neo's eyes gradually widened as Sun went on and she tried to keep up with all the terms. Yang nudged her in the side and winked, mouthing she would explain when it came up. Velvet, on the other hand, simply nodded at each thing Sun said, and a devilish grin spread across her lips as he went on. When he finished, she let out a soft chuckle before tossing the ping pong ball in the water cup.

"You play too nice," Velvet joked. "No bitch cup or penalty shots? And ring of fire is on? Please tell me you at least give them a chance for rebuttal."

It was now Yang's turn to let her eye widen in shock. She shot Sun a glare, but noticed that his jaw had fallen open as well. She turned back to Velvet, pointing a finger across the table, and almost shouting, "Vet rules for you from now on."

Velvet just shrugged before taking her place at the end of the table. "I'll assume that's a yes for rebuttal. You ready Neo?"

Neo just shared a confused look with Yang, who just shrugged and said, "Stare her in the eyes and take the shot. Either way, we're probably screwed."

Yang wasn't far off. Right away, Velvet made the lead cup of the pyramid laid out in front of Neo while Neo struck Sun in the chest. The smirk didn't leave Velvet's lips as she received the ball back, and made the exact same shot, nudging Sun and nodding towards the back left corner of the pyramid. An evil grin spread across Sun's face as he realized that Velvet was going straight for the throat. He lined up and lazily tossed the ball, which sunk in his target cup.

Yang groaned and pulled the cups off to the side, rolling the balls across the table. She started drinking the beer in the cup while handing off the other to Neo. But before Yang even put the cup down, she heard the distinct sound of plastic striking plastic and two more balls landed in two more cups. She peeked around the edge of the cup in her hand to see her nightmare. The last corner had been made, as well as the center cup of the third line.

That damn ring of fire.

"Damn ringer," Yang muttered shooting Velvet a glare. "How much of this have you played?"

"College friends loved the game," Velvet said with a wicked grin. "Granted, we just played with water, but still, you learn how to go hard when you have nothing to lose. Now, you going to rebut, or just call it good there? You have quite a bit of drinking to do either way."

"Hey Renny, can you pass me the pizza bread?" Nora asked as Yang and Neo started on the first of their cups, "I think things are just starting to get good!"

Passing her a plate of the fingerfood, Ren replied, "It seems that way, wouldn't have taken Velvet to be much of a beer pong enthusiast. Let's just hope they don't go overboard."

"Y'know I'd do fine if I joined them. But I've still got to mix you a drink, so I guess I can wait till they're done and I have access to all the booze I'll need." The ginger haired woman grinned.

"Something tells me I'll be carrying you home again, Nora." The pinked eyed man mused as he arched an eyebrow at her.

"You know you don't mind it." She replied, her smile growing a little more.

"You're right, I don't." He agreed, before stealing a piece of the pizza bread from her plate, and giving her a light peck on the nose when she pouted, causing her to redden slightly.

It took Yang and Neo nearly 10 minutes to finish off the beer before them, and Neo was already starting to stumble when she put the last cup down. Needless to say, when she took her first shot, it didn't quite make it, shooting far over the edge of the table. Yang, however, was able to make a small comeback, making three cups before she bounced her fourth shot off a rim. Velvet smirked as she easily tipped her head back and drank the beer from her cup as though it were water.

"Then again," Velvet added. "My friends always did say, I got better the more I drank."

Yang only glared across the table for a moment, before a wicked grin spread across her lips. "Well, house rule is that losers pick the next game. Hey, Sun, could you set up a game of rage cage?"

Sun's eyes widened for a moment before he matched Yang's grin. "Absolutely." He then looked over across the room and called out, "Hey Rose! Drag that wannabe faunus over, its time to rage!"

"It's called stack cup and you know it!" Blake shouted back, absentmindedly allowing herself to be dragged to the table by an excited Ruby.

"No matter what you call it, with those two, it's nothing more than a trap," Weiss muttered, glaring at Yang as she reluctantly took her place at the table.

"Oh, you're just mad that you can't make it first try, even when it's only one cup," Sun chortled, filling a jumble of cups at the center of the table.

"I'm sorry, what is this?" Velvet asked, confusion clear in her eyes.

"Rage cage, stack cup, drunk in the middle. Whatever you call it, it's straight forward. Cups start on opposite ends. Take the ping pong ball, bounce it once and into your cup. Make it first try, and it can go anywhere you want on the table. If the cup reaches the point where it is right behind you and it is made before you make yours, they stack it. Pass the cup, take a new one, chug, and start bouncing," Sun explained, setting up the last cup and passing an empty cup across the table to Yang.

"What he's not telling you," Blake added, giving Sun a playful smack, "Is that we had to house rule these two to stand at opposite ends of the table at all times."

"Only because Weiss ended up drinking every single cup in one game," Yang cut in indignantly. "We were killing it that day."

"And you nearly killed me," Weiss countered. "Sun, did you add the death cup?"

"Of course I did, frosty," Sun answered, showing a small handful of empty single shot liquors. "Little bit of Three Grapes vodka, Horny liquor, and a splash of Dan Jackson whiskey. Good luck to the poor fool who finds it first."

"Joy," Velvet muttered, eyeing the cluster of cups wearily. "Should we get this started then?"

"Not yet," Sun laughed, tossing a can of beet across the table to Velvet. She looked around and realized each person had one of their own, and most had a set of keys or something sharp out.

"One last house rule. Before the first rage of the night, comes the first shotgun of the night. And as this is a welcoming party of sorts, you and Neo get the honors of leading us in the charge."

Velvet and Neo glanced at each other, shrugged, and in one motion, punched holes in their beer cans, tilted back their heads, and let the games begin.

Steady beats played all around the apartment, accompanied by occasional laughter and eager conversations.

Two people danced in the center of the room, their bodies easily rolling with the music. Two more sat snuggled next to each other on the couch, idly watching the two women enjoy the rhythm of the music.

A sudden bright flash brought them blinking out of their relaxed state, blinking the stars out of their eyes. "Owwwww…" Ruby moaned, rubbing one eye with her free hand. "Velvet, what was that?"

"Sorrrry," Velvet laughed with a slight slur. "You two were just sooo cute together, I had to get the picture."

Blake moaned lightly, burying her head into Ruby's shoulder, escaping from the bright lights surrounding her. Velvet, seeing her opportunity, quickly lifted her phone and snapped another picture, earning a lazy wave from Blake. Ruby, on the other hand, smiled lightly and mouthed 'send that to me,' before closing her eyes and laying her head against Blake's. Velvet, taking the hint, left the couple alone as Ruby rubbed small circles into Blake's back.

Moments later, she was taking pictures of the dancers Weiss and Neo, who paid her no mind as they allowed the music to dominate their lives. Velvet was about to take another picture when she felt a heavy arm fall across her shoulders.

"VELVET," Yang nearly shouted as she stumbled into her new roommate. "Velvet, are you feel.. Feeling better yet?"

Velvet laughed, returning the gesture by placing her arm over Yang's shoulder. "Yang, I've been fine for the past couple hours, you can stop asking."

"I just… I just have never seen anyone, AND I MEAN ANYONE… react to the death cup quite like that."

"What can I say?" Velvet laughed. "Whisky does not agree with me."

As Weiss and Neo were dancing, both were fairly oblivious to the other occupants in the apartment, they had gone through a few different dances over the last few hours, though the music had turned slower and, following suit, the pair of ice cream fanatics had started a slow waltz.

"Y'know it's not every day a pretty girl insists that I dance with them. Hhmm...definitely a sweeeet treat." Neo slurred slightly as she rested her head on Weiss' shoulder, oblivious the blush that was forming on the cheeks of her white haired dance partner.

"I, uhhh, thanks? I mean it's been a while since I've danced so yeah, this...this is nice." She stuttered, her mind still hazy from the drinks. "Most of the time I end up begging one of the others just to do basic dancing, let alone this."

"Well...it takes two to tango. And you really shooowed me that you can tango." Neo said, lifting her head and giving her a small smile, though her eyes were a little glazed and half lidded.

"JUST SHUT UP AND KISSSS!" Came the shout of a drunk Sun, as he stumbled out of the bathroom.

"Just as soon as you kiss Yang!" Weiss shouted back, earning a giggle from both Neo and Ruby.

"WE'RE ABOUT AS...likely to kiss as Ren is to get up the nerve to propose to Nora." Yang chimed in with a stumble, giving both Ren and Nora, who were sharing a chair, a good natured smile. They both knew she meant nothing by it. Nora, none-the-less, saw the opportunity.

"Yeahhhhh. Ren, when you gonna put… put… put a ring on it?" Nora giggled, hiccups interrupting her train of thought.

Ren smiled in turn, poking Nora lightly in the head. "I told you, as soon as we can do more than survive paycheck to paycheck."

"But we're gonna be famous!" Nora laughed. "All of us! Weiss, and Ruby, and Blake, and Yang, and even Sun! Everyone here! We're going to blow them all away!"

Ruby raised a half empty beer into the air, laughing as she cheered, "I'll drink to that!"

With a clatter of furniture and a thump, Yang had managed to climb onto the kitchen table, raising her drink, "HERE'S TO THE...THE CAST AND CREW OF RWBY! LET'S HELP SHOW...SHOW THE WORLD WHAT REN CREATED!"

"AND BECOME FAMOUS!" Nora added, causing a round of laughter before hearty agreement.

AN:

Peace: It would be nice to be famous.

Phoenix: Yes, yes it would be. I actually needed to let Peace go full ham with the beer pong, while I drink I don't make a game of it.

Peace: Boring. And you never even heard of rage cage either, you uncultured swine.

Phoenix: Indeed. I also couldn't resist making the Renora interactions fluffy or having Neo be a flirty drunk, those needed to be pretty much mandatory.

Peace: Literally. He tried to bribe me with food. We don't even live in the same state.

Phoenix: Is it really bribery if said food doesn't exist?

Peace: See, that's called lying, and you are a bad person.

Phoenix: Eh, anyway it's fairly obvious now as to what two of the planned ships are that will be worked toward. The third one however… Well, that one is gonna be interesting.

Peace: Find out next time, when we definitely don't tell you. We're gonna dragonball this all the way.

Phoenix: Only without the six hours of steroid fueled screaming.

Peace: At least, not on screen. Don't question my methods. But, either way, we hope you enjoyed this chapter, feel free to review or pm us to share any thoughts. And hopefully, we see you next time! Peace!