Yang crossed her arms, tapping her feet, the image of irritated. She stood in front of Ruby and Weiss, who held hands on Yang and Blake's couch. Blake was making a pot of tea. Yang cocked her head and tapped her lips with a finger.

"Hmm," she mused, looking her sister in the eyes. Ruby held her gaze for a few seconds, then blushed and looked away. Yang looked as if she had made a discovery, opening her mouth in surprise, eyes growing wide.

"Ew, you guys had sex, didn't you?" she asked incredulously.

"Of course not!"

"Yang, c'mon, I would never!"

"The very idea!"

"Preposterous!"

"Why would you ask?"

"It's indecent!"

Yang pursed her lips, narrowing her eyes.

"Yeah, you guys did. Don't lie to me," she growled, staring down her younger sister.

"Well...I...uh, the dinner totally worked," Ruby said awkwardly. Blake interrupted.

"Tea's ready. Come and make your own." Ruby grabbed a packet of Ruby-Red Chai, and steeped her own. Weiss took a packet of green tea, as well as Blake. Yang didn't have any.

"So, aside from showing off, why did you guys come here?" Yang asked, as all four girls sat on the couch.

"Well," explained Weiss, "As the semester winds to a close, the winter ball approaches, and I would like to make an itinerary for the night. I found a nice sushi place we can go-"

"Speaking of sushi, Blake has something to tell you guys." Yang said, elbowing Blake. The raven-haired girl stared at her, golden eyes wide. Yang merely nodded. Blake took a deep breath, composing herself.

"I...I'm a..." she trailed off, merely untying the bow on top of her head, except it was not a bow, but Faunus cat ears. Weiss and Ruby were silent.

"I think they're cute!" exclaimed Ruby. Blake smiled slightly.

"I think that it's wonderful that you can share this with us, Blake. You don't have to hide who you are." Weiss stated, crossing her arms. Blake looked surprised.

"I thought you would be a little less...accepting, considering how your family gets targeted by Faunus supremacist groups." Blake said quietly.

"Blake, this has been a rather turbulent time for me, and I have changed a lot recently. In changing, I've learned some things. One of those is: you should not worry about what people are: only who they are. Everyone has flaws, but we choose to love in spite of those. Because you can't change who someone is, or who they are. All you an control is how you treat them." Weiss finished, satisfied with her little speech. Blake's eyes softened, and she smiled.

"Thanks, Weiss," she said, moving in to hug her. Yang grabbed Ruby, pulling all four girls into a pile.

"Group hug!" she shouted. Weiss groaned.

"I'm going to die," she whispered, air getting crushed out of her.

"We have a friend, whose name shall not be mentioned, that hid her Faunus identity from us because of the stigma that comes with that. She wanted to be seen for what she was: a kind, smart girl, instead of a Faunus. In conclusion, we believe that while there were many events that were the catalyst for the Faunus War, the overarching issue is this: that in this world, we saw people for what they were, not who they were. We think labels make people easier to identify, or to dismiss, to kill, even. In reality, stereotypes and discrimination only lead to things like the Faunus War, and it is up to each of us to prevent such a thing from ever happening again. Thank you." With that, Weiss concluded her and Ruby's Faunus War project. Returning to their seats among a smattering of halfhearted applause, Ruby smiled at Weiss, and she smiled back. Their last class before the weekend, before the ball. Ruby could hardly wait. As they left the class, Ruby skipped alongside Weiss.

"What's our schedule for tomorrow night?" she asked, inquiring about the night of the ball.

"So, first we'll meet up with Blake and Yang, then we can go together to Salt, the sushi place, and we'll get sushi there. Then, our limo comes to pick us up we show up at the ball, and own that place." ended Weiss.

"That's so cool! Is it, like, a real limo?"

"Why, of course."

"I've never been in one before! That's awesome!" Weiss smiled at her girlfriend. She really missed out on a lot. We'll have to fix that. The rest of the day, the pair lounged in their dorm, talking and watching various movies. Weiss was interrogated by Ruby on what a limo was like,

"Does the driver talk? Are there free drinks? Do they obey traffic laws?"

"Of course!"

"Which one was that an answer to?"

"All of them, love."

"Awesome! Wait, not the last one. That isn't cool."

"Weiss, Weiss, wake up! Today's the day!" Ruby shook her girlfriend awake.

"I know that, you dolt!"

"Sorry, I'm just so excited, because I'v never been to something like this before, well except at, like, middle school, and it doesn't really count, and...yeah. I'm excited." Weiss couldn't help but smile at the girl's antics.

"Ruby, we have all day. Let's just spend it having fun. I heard there's a new Thorassic Park movie coming out!" Weiss suggested.

They found tickets and exited the theater at 3:30, vastly more interested in dinosaurs than before. Weiss dragged Ruby back to the dorm, ignoring the tidbits of knowledge provided by whatever was on Ruby's scroll that she was reading aloud.

"The Spinosaurus weighed over 10 tons, and both scavenged and hunted. When hunting, it would disguise itself in a crocodile-like fashion, all but invisible in water..." Opening the door to the dorm, Weiss held the door open for her girlfriend, waiting until she was done talking, then said,

"Ruby, we need to get ready."

"We have plenty of time!"

"Then we will have time left over once we're ready."

"Ugh, fine, but you owe me." Weiss helped Ruby into her rose-red dress, zipping her back for her. Smiling at her girlfriend, Weiss said,

"You look beautiful."

"I feel...like...I'm wrapped in...Sean Wrap," groaned Ruby. An evil smile grew on her face.

"Your turn," she said. Weiss brought out her dress from the closet, and Ruby gasped. It was ice-white, shimmering with inlaid diamonds along the sleeves. Weiss also adorned herself with a string of milky white pearls around her throat. After Ruby was done helping, she stepped back and commented,

"Weiss...you're a vision. You're...this..." She stopped trying to formulate words, merely kissing Weiss passionately. "Let's go find Blake and Yang."

Knocking on the door to the other pair's dorm, they were surprised when Blake opened the door a crack, then shut it again.

"One sec, Yang is going crazy." After a brief exchange of yelling and screams, Blake opened the door. "Sorry, she really didn't want me to brush her hair." Blake, on the other hand, looked completely different. Eye shadow accentuated her golden eyes, and the normally black bow that disguised her Faunus ears was now purple. She wore a dress made of midnight, shimmering like jade. Yang wore a plain white dress.

"Alright, where is this sushi place?" asked Yang, as they walked along the streets of collegetown.

"Just follow me," quipped Weiss, eventually stopping in front of a small restaurant that smelled of steam and sandalwood.

"Mmm," said Ruby, smelling the air. They sat down: Weiss, Ruby and Yang ordering an assortment of sushi, while Blake ordering solely tuna rolls and sashimi. Yang proceeded to dump the entire ball of wasabi into her portion of soy sauce, eliciting complaints from Ruby and astonished silence from the other two.

After dinner ended, an onyx limo pulled up in front of the four girls. Ruby squealed like a kid, rushing over to the doors and flinging them open. As the limo slowly trundled through the streets back to the ball, Ruby stood up through the sunroof, marveling at the new experience. As the limo finally stopped, Weiss had to help Ruby carry all the free soda out, to the amusement of Blake and Yang.

"We're gonna go ahead," explained Yang, barely containing her mirth.

"Okay, we'll be right along." replied Weiss, merely shaking her head at her girlfriend.

As they walked under a white archway, Ruby smiled over at Weiss, who took her hand, squeezing it for comfort. This is it, thought Weiss. A dream come true. Taking her hand as soft music began to play, Weiss leaned her head on Ruby's shoulder.

"This is really fun." she whispered.

"I think so, too." Ruby replied in a quiet voice.

"Ruby, I want you to know, no matter what, I'll always love our time together. I'll always love you. My time with you is the best I've ever felt in my life. I'm blessed to have you, my love."

"That's so sweet," whispered Ruby, a tear of happiness rolling down her cheek. "I feel the same way. You know, I've felt a lot of things around you Weiss: things I've never felt before. Love, loyalty, true joy. With you, I don't feel alone. But, there's still one thing I haven't done."

"What is it?" asked Weiss.

"I want to know how forever feels," whispered Ruby. And looking up, under a cloud of stars, with the most beautiful girl in the world in front of her, Ruby was thinking she was, until Weiss leaned in and kissed her. This is how forever feels.

A/N: I dunno, it felt weird ending the series like this, but honestly, I didn't want to get into the whole-post winter ball stuff. Jeez, I have so much to say. Um, thanks to everyone who followed, PMed me with suggestions, favorited, reviewed, and up voted on Reddit. Super-duper thanks to GhostPhoenix113 for all your support! I would be nothing without you. Now, as for what I'll be doing next: I've been working on an In-Universe fiction with a few new characters, but team RWBY will be in there! DekketheODST had been helping me, if you haven't heard of their fiction Children of the Hunt, read it. Go do it now! It deserves much more attention than it gets, certainly more than this story. Thank you to anyone I left out! This was an amazing experience for me: if you had told me a few weeks ago that I would be writing RWBY fan fiction, I would not believe you. But here I am. Thank you everyone for bringing me into this community and showing so much support for my FIRST EVER FIC! Now, the groveling is over. I wrote up a teaser for the new fiction I'm writing, hope you enjoy!

The drums beat a throbbing tone, filling the matron's head and matching her heartbeat. Surrounded by robed figures, she danced in the forest, lit by a red, hellish glow. Spitting dark, foul words, she bobbed and weaved over two objects on a table. Laying her hands on both, she unwrapped one, then the other, revealing them to be children. Eyes cast up to the heavens, she clutched the support, screaming her dark words. Reaching into her robe, she brought out a blood-red dagger, encrusted by rubies and jet. Her cries reached a crescendo, and she plunged the dagger down, and there was silence.

The Breach. That was what they were calling it. The first time in centuries a major city had been infiltrated by Grimm. At Beacon, things continued at normal, but you could see it. The determination in everyone's eyes, the hushed whispers in dark hallways. The innocence and luster of being a Huntress or Hunter had worn off, replaced, whether you liked it or not, by the reality of the situation, which was this: things would never be the same. Interaction between schools was low, neither one trusting the other. The Vytal tournament had been pushed back a week, so that troops could be flown in to guard the festivities. Cinder Fall observed it all with quiet satisfaction. She had this school running scared. They were fools, only reacting to stimuli. This changed nothing, she was still in control. She held all the cards. Leave Roman to rot or free him, it was of no consequence. He would only give Ironwood what she told him, which wasn't much. Tools, all of them. If they broke, it was only an inevitability. She would find another if need be. Cinder let a slight smile grace her featureless face. Her two proteges, Emerald and Mercury, observed Cinder with quiet interest. Let them think what they will, try to decipher what I'm thinking. Keep them occupied. She could not let those two get any thoughts of ambition. They would be deterred once they saw her in the tournament. She would win, of course. That Pyrrha girl was interesting, as well as a choice few others. Breaking them would fun. Cinder turned around from the window she was looking out of, and spoke to Emerald and Mercury.

"Are you up for a challenge?" Mercury didn't speak, merely scoffed. Emerald addressed Cinder,

"What do need us to do?"

"I have decided that Roman is useful enough for us to break him out. Not yet: you don't need to move now. I want him freed the day before the tournament begins. Maximum chaos, Ironwood and his cronies pissing themselves over how such a thing could've happened. Ozpin will start to question his actions, Ironwood will push for him to step up security. Yes, the day before. Now leave me alone. I have things I must attend to that you are not required for." Mercury merely shrugged and left. Emerald lagged behind.

"Do you want him broken out quiet or loud?"

"Loud." Perfect. Emerald nodded and closed the door.

Ruby sat alongside Weiss in her bed, facing Blake and Yang, who were doing the same in Yang's bed.

"I know we haven't talked about it, but..." said Ruby, before getting interrupted by Yang.

"I know. We haven't done any work for our little side project in a while. But with the tournament coming up" Yang was interrupted by her Faunus partner.

"I don't know if we should enter the tournament. I mean, how much time will it take up? Besides, with other students distracted, we have more breathing room." Blake interjected.

"That's preposterous!"

"Guys, stop, don't fight like this..."

"We can't just sit by and-"

"We aren't! We can't go on forever, we just took a major step!"

"Did we? Because all I have since the Breach are more questions and not any answers!" yelled Blake. Her golden eyes turned downcast once she saw her shocked teammates. "I'm sorry, it's just...frustrating. How do you deal with not knowing? Do you even care?" she finished, voice cracking at the last sentence. Yang put her arm around the girl.

"Of course we care," she said softly. "That's why I've done some digging. Well, look, it's better if he just shows you. I found a guy, and I think he can help us with some answers."

"Mister…what may I call you?" Professor Ozpin said, looking past the transcript in his hand.

"Just uh…call me Amber, I guess."

"Andy. While I may not stoke you as a particularly observant person, I assure you I am. I require your complete honesty, otherwise there will be serious…repercussions in the future, should I find out you lied."

"I understand, sir."

"Now. Let's start with your hometown. You didn't mark anything."

"I don't know where I come from."

"Where were you before your time here?"

"Vacuo."

"Anywhere specific?" the headmaster steepled his fingers.

"Outside the walls."

"I see. Amber, your name on this transcript is troubling. If your last name is the same as.."

"It is."

"I see." the man nodded his head. "If this is true, this changes everything. She was a lunatic, none of those rituals ever worked, but if you are who you say you are, there may be some…fallout."

"I understand."

"Very well. But remember this: when someone finds what you work so hard to keep under wraps, there will be no more hiding. There is no telling if the world will be ready, but I ask this of you: will you?" Ozpin looked in the potential student's midnight eyes. Amber merely turned and walked out.

"Welcome to Beacon, Mister Fiend." muttered Ozpin, looking at the transcript. "Oum help us all."

Really excited to see what you think! See you next time everyone!