The spring semester at Beacon was only a week away, and the students were slowly getting ready to return to their normal routine of classes. That is, except for team RWBY. After their recent encounter with Roman Torchwick at the docks, some of them were more interested in answers, Blake in particular. Still, today they were trying to relax, but a food fight with team JNPR today at lunch seemed to have put an end to that, at least for the time being. The team burst through the doors of their room, all four girls covered in bits of food and splashes of drinks. While three of them didn't seem too phased by the mess, the fourth looked on the verge of screaming.
"I'm telling you, this grape soda colour is not going to come out of my hair!" Weiss exclaimed, making a bee line for her dresser. She grabbed a new set of clothes, along with shampoo, soap, and towels, before trudging over to the bathroom.
Yang couldn't help but laugh, "I dunno, I think purple would suit you pretty well." The heiress shot her a dirty look before slamming the bathroom door behind her. "Sheesh, she needs to lighten up a little. She can be such a party pooper."
"Oh come on, she's not that bad," Ruby replied, although she couldn't entirely disagree.
"Meh, I suppose. Hey Blake, where'd you put my shampoo after you borrowed it?"
"Huh?" the Faunus girl asked as she snapped out of a daydream. "Oh, it's over on my dresser."
Ever since her fight at the docks, Blake's thoughts had been everywhere but where they needed to be. The White Fang's involvement with whatever Roman was up to worried her considerably, and it was really starting to show in her physical appearance. Of course, that wasn't the only thing on her mind, but she wanted the other to stay a secret for as long as possible.
Yang smiled, "Perfect, thanks! Hey, do you think Weiss would mind if I went in to join her? There are three shower heads after all."
"I don't think that's a good idea," her sister replied with an expression somewhere between amused and grossed out.
"Awww... alright," the blonde huffed. Blake and Ruby both gave her a quizzical look, making her roll her eyes. "What? I wanna get all this food off me before it dries, and I've got dust and shit in my hair from going through the ceiling."
"I wouldn't be opposed," Blake said under her breath, though mostly to herself. Luckily, none of her teammates heard. She wasn't about to say anything, not yet at least, but Roman wasn't the only person on her mind. She'd been having a lot of strange dreams lately. They all revolved around her being in a relationship with a certain girl, whom she found herself falling for more and more with each passing day. Some of them were innocent enough, just the two of them together on a walk, or having dinner at a nice restaurant. On the other hand, some of them involved nothing but pure sex and fantasy. The fact that it was a girl wasn't what bothered her, she'd been bisexual for a few years now, rather it was the girl that she now couldn't seem to get out of her head that was causing the problem.
Weiss emerged from the bathroom a few minutes later, and Blake rushed in to take her spot before either of the other girls had the chance to oppose. She undressed and threw her likely ruined outfit on the hamper after turning on the water to let it heat up before she got in. Since she wasn't the first one in here it didn't take long, and she let the hot water cascade over her shoulders as she took a moment to relax and clear her head.
It still smells like Weiss in here, she immediately thought, bringing a small smile to her face. No, damn it, I need to stop thinking about her. They're just dreams, not real... And even if I wanted them to be real... it would just never happen. She's so... cold, and mean, and proper, and beautiful... Fuck! I have to do something about this, but what? There's no way I can tell her, not after the way she reacted to me being a Faunus. Maybe I can talk to someone? Gah! Why is this even bothering me so much? She's not the first person I've had a crush on, but this is just so... different somehow.
She shook her head before putting it under the water and letting it flow through her raven-coloured locks. To her dismay, the food in her hair had already dried, and it took her over fifteen minutes to scrub all of it out along with what was caked on the rest of her body. On the bright side, she didn't spend any of that time thinking about Weiss. After finishing her shower, she dried off and put on her new clothes before coming out and giving Yang the chance to clean herself up, followed afterward by Ruby.
"So what do you guys wanna do today?" Yang asked once everyone was showered and dressed.
"I'm probably just going to stay here and read," Blake replied as she took up her usual position on her bed, grabbing the book she'd been reading off the nightstand.
Yang rolled her eyes, "Laaaaame. C'mon, what about you, Ruby?"
"Sorry sis, I promised Pyrrha I'd help her and Jaune with some training today. Maybe Weiss will go somewhere with you though."
Weiss shook her head, "No thank you, I've got some studying I need to catch up on in the library."
"You guys are no fun, you know that?" Yang huffed. "Whatever, there's a party on the other side of campus tonight. I guess I can find something to entertain myself till then."
Ruby looked concerned at the statement, "Another party? You've been out almost every night this week, maybe you should slow down a little?"
"She's right," Blake added. "Or at least if you go, come back here afterwards instead of spending the night with another random guy, it's not safe."
"Relax, I'm fine. I know my limits and how to be safe and blah blah blah. And besides, do you really think there's a guy on campus whose ass I couldn't kick if he tried anything funny? Anyway, you guys are welcome to come with me if you'd like. It'll be fun!"
"Pass" came simultaneously from the rest of her team.
"Alright, fine," the blonde groaned. "I guess it couldn't hurt to hang with Weiss for a while and study. Blake, you wanna join us?"
Weiss raised an eyebrow, "When did I say you could come study with me?"
"When did I say you had a choice in the matter? Anyway, Blake, you in?"
Blake shrunk down into her bed at the thought of spending the afternoon in close quarters with Weiss, "I, uh... N-No, that's alright, I think I'll actually go out, try to get some fresh air." Yang shrugged and left soon after with Weiss for the library.