Christmas Together Part 1 WIP

Ruby and Weiss sat on the couch, a pleasant smile on each of their faces. It was their first Christmas together as girlfriends, and neither wanted the snuggles to end. Seeing as Weiss hated her father and brother with a passion surpassed only by her affections for Ruby, the clear choice was a warm and toasty Christmas in her girlfriend's house, wrapped in her cloak and eating her cookies. 

Seeing as Weiss was staying here for the duration of Christmas break, Yang had convinced Blake to come too so they could have the whole team together. The two were upstairs in Yang's room, probably playing video games or something. Weiss had a far more enjoyable time in mind, and it included the present she had sent in from her estate.

Still though, retrieving it meant she would be leaving Ruby's embrace. She wasn't good with that yet. 

“Hey Weiss…” Ruby broke the comfortable silence between them. Weiss, without even opening her eyes, hummed an acknowledgement. “I hope you didn't go overboard on us this Christmas… My dad gets a little crazy when he gets outbought.” Ruby chuckled a bit.

“Ruby Rose, there is no overboard when I’m buying for you.” She said. Ruby gave a little look over to her girlfriend. “Besides. Every lien I spend on you is a lien I take from father, so you don't have to worry about it.” Weiss opened her eyes and glanced in Ruby's direction. 

“But really, I'd be happy with anything!” Ruby said. Weiss gave a delighted roll of her eyes.

“And that's why you deserve everything.” Weiss said. “I just missed Christmas last year since our anniversary is in January, so this is make up.” The Schnee said. 

“You still got me that awesome mod for Crescent Rose…” Ruby shift and smiled to herself. Her girlfriend knew exactly what she liked. Weiss waved a hand dismissively.

“Only one gift. Don't worry, I have a few thousand to make up for it.” She said as if giving Ruby one gift was an insult to them both. Ruby giggled a little.

“A thousand gifts… Good one Weiss!” She smiled and giggled more. “......” She was the only one laughing. “... Weiss?” She looked over to her girlfriend. “... Weissohmygodno.” She paled a bit.

“My girlfriend deserves nothing less.” Weiss said with as straight a face as she could. She, albeit reluctantly, uncurled herself from Ruby's cloak and stood, stretching. “Now watch and be ama-” She was interrupted as a clatter came from upstairs. Ruby and Weiss both looked at the ceiling for a moment before Ruby giggled. 

“Yang probably lost a few times. She gets a bit mad…” The Rose smiled for a moment.

“... I wouldn't know.” Weiss sighed. Stupid Yang always killing her in that game… Weiss was beginning to think it was on purpose, too!

“Fighting games just aren't your thing, Weiss.” Ruby shifted her smile to the Heiress. Weiss sighed and took a breath.

“Anyway! Watch and be amazed!” She folded her arms and went into the kitchen. Ruby blinked and looked at the door. And she waited. And waited. It was pretty quiet now, and she could hear Yang and Blake upstairs.

“Yang, it's so hard~!” Blake complained. Ruby giggled and rolled her eyes. Either Yang had stopped holding back, or they had switched to a different game that Blake wasn’t used to.

“Aaaaaah!” Yang yelled. Clearly, neither of them were used to it. Ruby smiled and plopped onto her side. It seemed like it would be a little whi-oh there's Weiss. She carried a bowl with her and set it in front of Ruby. She sat back up and looked down.

Rice.

It was rice.

“... Weiss?” Ruby asked. The Heiress looked inordinately proud of herself.

“Eat up! I made it myself!” Weiss said, a superior look on her face. Ruby blinked again. Weiss cooked? Sure it was only rice, but Weiss never cooked anything well. And rice was her worst dish. It either turned to gruel, or was crunchy. A few times, it had somehow burned in the water. Ruby was still trying to puzzle that one out. Either way, Ruby shrugged and picked up the bowl. She grabbed the chopsticks Weiss had, for some ungodly reason, decided to give to her, and began eating.

It was only a few grains at a time, but they were… rice. Not too mushy or hard, it was legitimately good rice. Weiss shifted before handing her a spoon. Much better. Ruby began eating more now and it was clear that the quality was uniform throughout. It was plain, but it was the most delicious thing Weiss had ever personally cooked. Weiss shifted a few times as well, clearly trying not to seem anxious but failing spectacularly. 

“......... What do you think?” Weiss asked, trying to sound like she didn't care about the response. Ruby finished off the bowl and gave a big smile.

“It was really good, Weiss! Like a thousand tiny presents!” Ruby felt very proud she had gotten her girlfriend’s joke now. Weiss rolled her eyes with a smile and pecked the Rose on the lips.

“Your thousands of presents is that I'm going to get better at cooking until I'm better than you! And then I'll cook you meals that you've never even dreamed of!” Weiss said, letting her excitement show through. Ruby couldn't help but feel grateful when she saw Weiss peaking through the cracks of her cold exterior.

“I can't wait, Weiss.” She giggled as they heard something break upstairs. It sounded very large. 

“... You think we should go up there?” Weiss asked. Ruby hummed.

“I mean, usually Blake would calm Yang down when she gets too mad… They have that phrase they use about the sun or whatever.” The reaper said. Weiss closed her eyes and remembered their little ritual to get Yang to take a minute and breath. In the silence, they heard the two again.

“Yes! Yes! Yes yes yes yes!” They both shouted before Ruby chuckled. 

“Guess they finished.” She said.