💤 + weiss? 👁👁
THE PINING BEGINS HEHE
Timeline: Volume 7, Episode 5
Ris threw up another shield, just in time as Weiss’ knight summon brought its sword down on it. The yellow color shield shimmered and cracked, and Ris somersaulted out of the way before it could shatter on top of them.
They were out of color energy, they could feel it, but between Weiss darting in with her rapier and her summon swinging around its sword, they didn’t have time to absorb more.
Ris steeled themself, angling their broadsword to protect their torso. They *had* to get rid of that summon! They loosened up, stepping around, doing a pretty damn good job of dodging and blocking, Weiss’ sword clanging off of their own. They spotted their opportunity as the summon stepped forward, and swung their weapon in a powerful, wide arc. Once the knight’s leg buckled and began to disappear, they plunged their sword upwards into its chest, the momentum of it falling making the blow even more effective.
“Hah!” Ris panted triumphantly as the knight turned to glittering dust around them. They spun, ready to end this duel, ready to *win,* but felt their feet go out from under them, and were swiftly met with the tip of Weiss’ rapier at their throat. She smirked down at them, tilting her head ever so slightly.
They stared at each other in a brief stalemate, before Ris rolled their eyes, propping themself up on their elbows. “Alright, alright, you win.”
“Hah!” Weiss taunted with her hands on her hips, before straightening up and sheathing her rapier. “I told you I could beat you.” She offered Ris a hand.
Two years ago, Ris would’ve scoffed and denied. But today, they smiled and took it, allowing the ex-heiress to help pull them to their feet. “Right, right…what is that, 5 to 1?” they grinned.
“3 to 1, at best! And it won’t be long until I’ve caught up to you.” Weiss folded her arms. She was so easy to rile up, and Ris had to admit they enjoyed it just a little bit.
“Oh, we’ll see about that,” they checked their scroll, 10 o’ clock already? “Yeesh, it’s late.”
“How did the time go by so fast?” Weiss said, also pulling out her scroll.
Penny and the rest of team RWBY *had* left the Atlas training room awhile ago. Ris pocketed their scroll, shifting their weight from one foot to the other. They watched Weiss check her messages, tucking a bit of white hair behind her ear. They were suddenly…nervous, being alone with her. Not at all a bad feeling, but their stomach doing somersaults couldn’t be a good thing. Right?
“How about…” Ris bit their tongue, but pressed forward, “how about I walk you back to your room?” They thought she would’ve scoffed, said she could handle herself just fine, but instead she smiled.
“Thank you.”
The two walked in silence, Weiss’ hand resting on the hilt of her sword, Ris’ hands held behind their head.
“You’re a pretty good sparring partner, you know.” Ris blurted out. “I mean, I know you said you haven’t had the best track record one on one, but you’ve got a lot of tricks up your sleeve. Keeps me on my toes.”
Weiss laughed, “Well, you’ve been pretty good practice. I think I’ve learned how to keep a single target occupied now, so they can’t deal as much damage to me.”
They arrived at team RWBY’s door, all too soon.
“Uh, have a good night,” Ris waved, unable to wipe the goofy smile off their face.
Weiss brought a hand up to her mouth, stifling a giggle. “Sleep well, Ris.”
“You too,” Ris called before Weiss shut the door.
*Agh, dummy! You were too earnest!* Ris pressed their palms to their eyes.
They lay awake in their bed, the sight of Weiss tucking her hair behind her ear playing in their head over and over.
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Weiss hardly noticed, but she was smiling at the floor, and let out a contented sigh after the door closed behind her.
“Well, well, well!” Ruby grinned, chin in her hands as she lay on the top bunk.
Blake and Yang had matching grins, the former propped up in bed with a book and the latter brushing her teeth.
“Late night with Ris, huh?” Yang teased.
“Wha-” Weiss looked up, immediately flushed, “Not like that! We just lost track of time sparring, that’s all.”
“Suuure,” Ruby giggled. Blake laughed, holding her book up so only her eyes were showing.
“I- I can’t believe you three!” All ganging up on her like that! “Me? And Ris? You’ve *got* to be joking,” Weiss tossed her head, striding to the bathroom.
Yang just smiled, shook her head, and put her toothbrush away, joining the other two in the room.
Weiss stared at herself in the mirror for a moment. Her and Ris?
No, she doubted Ris felt the same sort of butterflies…and besides, she had other things to worry about.
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