Remnants of a World I Once Knew: Volume 2

Chapter 19

"Higher....HIGHER WEISS!," Ruby squealed. "What does it look like I'm doing, Ruby?!," Weiss hissed at her, struggling to stay balanced on the ladder as she tried to hang the tinsel on the wall. She finally did but because of her slippers, she began to loose her balance. "Woah!," Weiss fell. "Gotcha!," Ruby caught her. "I gotcha Snowflake," Ruby teased. Weiss blushed so hard her face turned as red as Ruby's cape. "RUBY!," Weiss hid her face in her hand as Ruby laughed. "Nora! Stop eating the cookies! Ruby's gonna slaughter you!," Jaune replied. "As if she can!," Nora squealed, her mouth saturated with cookie crumbs and clearly hyperactive. "This is what I have to deal with all the time," Ren sighed. "A little higher," Yang told Pyrrha, who was using her spear to thread the tinsel on another portion of the wall. Pyrrha was able to finish up. "And perf....Blake! Stop drinking the milk!," Yang turned around to see Blake gulping large quantities of milk. "Mine!," she pouted and sprinted away. "Hey! Get back here you!," Yang ran after her for a few seconds before sighing and went to getting the Christmas tree. She came back with the tree and plant it in front of the window with a loud thud. "Could you please be more gentle?," Weiss asked her as she got off of Ruby. "Yeah," Ruby agreed. "Okay. I'll treat it like you, Snowflake," Yang laughed. Weiss blushed like mad.

"Well that's certainly humorous," Ozpin approached them. "At the cost of them making a mess of sorts," Glynda sighed. Yang chuckled nervously and waved at them while Weiss was pulling on Ruby's ear for the nickname. Blake was chugging the milk jug while Pyrrha, Jaune, and Ren tried to stop a hungry Nora from eating anymore cookies. "Hey enough! Let's decorate the tree!," Ruby replied. "Alre...," Weiss began. "ALREADY!," Ruby shrieked in Weiss's ear, forcing her to cover them. "Starting the party without us?," Neptune poked his head in. "Yeah! We're usually the main event," Sun smirked. "Well you both took your time," Blake replied. "Hey. It was Sun. Lame brain was sleeping in," Neptune answered. The response was Sun growling and hushing him. "And it was you who was taking so long to tie your shoes!," Sun reminded. "Excuse me for getting them tight," Neptune scolded as they started to hang up the ornaments. "Hey...where are the Christmas lights?," Ruby asked. "Yeah....didn't you brought some?," Yang asked Lie Ren. "I brought the food. I think it was Weiss..," Lie Ren answered. "Oh dear....I must've forgotten...," Weiss began. "On the contrary, they were sent to Winter's quarters by accident," Ironwood walked in with the lights. "Huh....strange," Weiss replied. "Glad you could join us, James," Ozpin nodded. "Pleasure is mine," Ironwood answered back as he began to hang up the stringed Christmas lights.

"I can't believe they got sent to Winter's quarters," Weiss sighed. "It can't be that bad," Ruby chuckled. "If you're chuckling, then it's that bad," Weiss glares at Ruby. Ruby then broke out in laughter. "So if she's laughing, would that make it worse?," Yang asked. "Yang, I swear to the brothers. I will slice your arm off if you make another pun," Blake told Yang. "Did I mention that I like it when you're feisty?," Yang teased. Blake scoffed, rolling her eyes, and went to making the eggnogs. Sun couldn't help but snicker, causing Blake to shoot an annoyed look at him. "Cookies are done!,"Pyrrha smiled, holding on a new batch of cookies. "Gimme!," Ruby squealed but Weiss held her back. "Ruby!," Weiss squealed.

"Hey are we done with the tree?," Neptune asked Weiss. "I think so..," Weiss backed up to scan the Christmas tree. "Yeah...I think we're all...Hey! Where's the star?," Weiss asked. "You mean me?," Ruby asked. "No sis! She means me! Since stars glow!," Yang smiled. "Stars don't glow. They twinkle," Blake corrected. "But....the sun doesn't twinkle..," Yang answered. "Yeah! I shine!," Sun smirked. Blake blushed a little. "Back to point. The tree isn't done without the star," Ruby sighed. "Don't worry Rubes. We got stars in the night sky," Yang reassured. "That's not really helping," Blake replied. "But this might," a voice interrupted. Blake turned around to see Fives holding the star for the Christmas tree. "Oh hey! You came!," Yang smiled. "Can't have a Christmas tree without a star," Fives chuckled. "Ah deciding to bear less brooding I hope?," Glynda asked. "You could use some of that," Fives replied. Ironwood was trying very hard to stifle his laughter while Ozpin chuckled. Glynda rolled her eyes. "Star time!," Ruby replied, snatching the star from Fives's hand and ran to the tree, only to realize she couldn't reach. "Aww! I can't reach!," Ruby pouted. "Here! Let me!," Yang replied. Yang took the star and tried to reach but couldn't. "Professor..can ya give me a lift?," she asked Fives. "Sure," Fives knelt down. Yang climbed onto his shoulder. "You sure about this and not carrying me?," Yang asked. "Yep," Fives nodded and lifted her up, surprisingly strong. "Hey big blue! Closer to the left!," Yang replied. Fives scooted to the left. "No! The other left!," Yang corrected. "It's right!," Weiss hissed. "Oh quit being a smarty pants!," Yang joked. "Don't you mean dress?," Blake asked Yang. "It's a COMBAT SKIRT!," Weiss blushed. "Yeah!," Ruby and Nora replied before proceeding to hi five each other. "Just letting you all know, including you, Yang, skirts are more likely to be distracting than pants," Fives reminded. "Is it because...," Ruby asked. "No no. It's because of the term Thunder Thighs," Fives spoke as Yang placed the star on the tree. "Isn't that a derogatory term?," Blake asked. "Bingo," Fives replied. "What makes ya say that?," Nora asked. "It's objectifying women because of their muscles," Blake continued. "Makes for a great weapon," Yang chuckled. "Really? You think your muscles make for a great weapon even though it's objectifying you?," Weiss asked. "I agree. Sounds strange," Blake continued. "Yeah!," Yang hops off of Fives's shoulders. "Such as....?," Blake continues, sitting on her bed. "Nora...bring the watermelon...," Yang sneered. "I have a very bad feeling about this," Fives whispered to Ironwood. "What makes ya say that?," Ironwood asked. "What are the Branwen twins known for besides being twins?," Fives asked. "Got it!," Nora hands Yang the watermelon. "It's Christmas. What would you need a watermelon for?," Weiss asked. "Shhhh! Just watch," Yang replied. She sat on Weiss's bunk and placed the watermelon between her thighs, making sure it was a snug fit. Ruby grabbed a chair and sat down, drooling over the scene. Yang began to squeeze the melon. "Don't you need 265lbs to crush a melon?," Blake asked. "Y..yep!," Yang nodded and continued to squeeze the melon. "There is no way you can do that," Weiss replied. "I'm still lost. What do you mean by what the twins are known for?," Ironwood asked Fives. "Just watch," Fives replied. Ironwood continues to watch. "10 Lien says she can't do it," Ironwood turned to Fives again. "You're on," Fives replied. Yang gripped the watermelon tighter. "Go Yang!," Ruby continued. "She's not gonna do it," Weiss replied. "Wha now hold on! Let the girl show it off," Sun replied. "Um...what does this accomplish?," Neptune asked Coco. "A test of strength," Coco replied. "One that will decide the victor or the lack of shame," Yatsu replied. "Oooh so exciting," Velvet took her camera out and snapped a picture. "That's right Velv! Get some pictures of this," Yang smirked. "Yang.....please stop before you...," Weiss sighed but was interrupted by a creaking and soon, a loud crunch. "Before I what now?," Yang smirked, looking down at the watermelon, which was now split into two, juice splattered on her quads and the floor. "That's a keeper," Velvet snapped a picture. "And what does this prove?," Blake asked. "That Thunder Thighs are the best weapon for a distraction," Yang smiles. "Cough it up...," Fives told Ironwood. "I don't believe it. She did it!," Ironwood whispered, handing Fives the Lien betted. "So let me ask you again. What are the Branwen twins known for?," Fives asked. "Uhhh....I don't....oh.....never mind," Ironwood realized. "Thunder Thighs," Ironwood answered. "Yep," Fives smiled. "I thought you had a bad feeling about this," Ironwood asked. "Yeah I did. A bad feeling that the fruit wouldn't survive," Fives answered.