Yang carefully cracked the door to their room open, ears straining for any noise. Upon hearing only soft snores, she let out a sigh of relief.

She did not need to walk in on her sister and her girlfriends making out again. Once was quite enough, thank you very much.

The blonde glanced over her shoulder towards a patiently waiting Weiss and gave her a quick thumbs-up. Nodding in reply, the heiress slipped past her, snatched her nightclothes off of her dresser, and then darted into the bathroom, closing it behind her silently.

Yang eased herself further into the room, cutting off the hall light when she closed and locked the door behind her. She slipped her clothes off as quietly as possible, dropping them by her dresser, and changed into her nightwear.

Wandering over towards the window while waiting for Weiss to finish up, she glanced over at her partner's bed. As was usual, the three women were cuddled up against each other, contented smiles on their faces as they slept.

Even when they're sleeping, they're so happy. And that's just all kinds of awesome.

She paused once more to reflect on the odd relationship that the three women enjoyed. She'd never heard of such a thing previously, not from anyone she'd ever known, though Blake had pointed out a couple of books that contained stories of such. Still, these three girls, one of whom was her little sister, made their relationship work better than most other couples she'd seen. Herself especially, at least historically.

Yang smiled softly and shook her head, but then froze as a small detail caught her eye.

A bare shoulder.

Lilac eyes narrowed, she peered over without getting any closer.

Yup. No shirts on any of 'em.

"Well," she breathed, turning back around and gazing out the window at the starry sky. "Time to have a little chat with Rubes."

o o o

The next morning rolled around, and Yang asked if she might hang out some with just Ruby. Both Blake and Pyrrha cheerfully complied, deciding to spend the early day out in the town while the two sisters took a walk around the academy grounds.

"So, much as I love spending time with my big sis," the brunette began slowly, as they'd been mostly silent on their walk. "Do you wanna maybe get to what you wanted to talk to me about?"

The blonde chewed on her lip somewhat hesitantly now that she was put on the spot. "You know I love you, right, Rubes?"

"Well, yeah, that's a silly question."

"And Blakey, she's my partner, more like a sister, really…"

"Yep, you might have mentioned that once or twice."

"Even Pyrrha, she's a really good friend, like her a lot…"

Ruby sighed, realizing that they were going to circle the topic for a while longer. "Yep, I have to agree with you there too, Pyrrha's pretty awesome."

They walked along further for another minute in silence until Yang spoke up again.

"What made you decide to be with two women at once?"

Ruby glanced over her her sister, but the lilac eyes that looked back at her were filled with more concern than anything. "I can't really tell you," she replied honestly. "I just… I really liked the both of them. Like, a whole lot. And then to find out that they both liked me? Well…" She shrugged her shoulders. "I dunno, just felt natural to try and make it work."

"And… was there anything that, I dunno…" Yang seemed to be grasping for words. "Was I somehow like a role model, encouraging this? I mean, I know I've had a lot of boyfriends and girlfriends, but none at the same time… Was I a bad influence?"

Ruby chuckled lightly, not offended in the slightest as she knew Yang was only being herself. "For starters, it's not a bad influence, 'cause this isn't a bad thing. It's a wonderful thing, Yang, this is… I've never been this happy. Really. And, as far as being an influence?" Ruby scoffed quietly. "Don't forget Dad."

Yang barked out a short laugh. "Yeah, okay, point." She gazed at the ground while they walked, pondering what she really wanted to say. "I just… I worry about you being taken advantage of, Rubes. You're younger than Blake or Pyrrha."

The brunette shook her head. "Not much younger, and besides, the age difference doesn't matter to us. We're just… us." She looked over at her sister sharply. "This is because of last night, right? You noticed we were all shirtless?"

Her blonde sister nodded glumly, unable to meet her eyes. Ruby just laughed softly.

"Yang… We're not having sex yet."

"You're not?"

"Nope, just fooling around, y'know?"

Yang nodded slowly. "Yeah, okay, but still…"

Her younger sister chuckled as she continued. "Also, I was the instigator of that."

"You… what?"

"I'm usually the driving force behind the three of us. I'm not being taken advantage of, honest."

Yang stopped in her tracks, gaping at her little sister incredulously. "You mean to tell me… you're actually topping two women at the same time?"

The comment made Ruby blush slightly. "Well, when you put it that way… I mean, yeah, I guess so."

The blonde pulled her sister into a tight hug. "I am so proud of you," she whispered brokenly.

"Thanks… Yang…" Ruby wheezed from somewhere behind Yang's bosom. "Air… nice… please…"

A/N: Yeah, Yang's still looking out for her little sister. It's gonna happen, and Ruby knows that. She keeps bouncing from being protectively concerned and both impressed and proud. Next up, though, let's check in with our other lovely ladies…

BTW, just in case folk were wondering how much longer I was thinking of carrying on with this… I have written out through chapter 38 as of now, but I have the outlines done through chapter 50. Plus some other ideas, but that will take us into summer break halfway.

Also, new chapter for A Thorny Bind went up last night!

FelipeCH98: Wow, thanks a ton for the lovely review! I am, however, tenaciously clinging to the belief that this is still a crack ship. Leave me my delusions. Oh, and most definitely will we be passing the point where the events of A Thorny Bind occur.

ILikeHotDogs: You'd rather talk about booze over sex? Huh. I suppose I can work with that. Oh, hey, found out just a month ago that I really like martinis (the vodka kind, I think?). Go figure. Not like I go drinking more than once a month or so.

Gorsouul: I am so very glad that Pyrrha's hesitation comes off as believable and not contrived. Technically speaking, in this setting Ruby is just as inexperienced, but she's able to be much more confident with the others. So yeah, certainly nothing against Pyrrha for having these feelings.

THB4: And here you go, hope this chapter answered your ponderings!

Imagine Exorcist: Yep, they're definitely moving forward. For more on that, stay tuned for the next chapter…

Jazzatron: There can never be enough fluff! Especially in the hiatus. We all need the fluff.

ladygoddess8: You make an excellent point, but I'm specifically keeping this little slice of crack ship outside of RWBY canon. It exists beyond the boundaries of any plot, so while I agree it would make for an excellent story, I am disinclined to show things like how Ruby might have changed after Roman beat on Ruby and how their interactions would differ. This way we can blissfully remain with Pyrrha, Blake, and Ruby all together, like the first season never ended.

Stay shiny!