Professor Arc

Chapter 9: Facing the music

"But tomorrow's Saturday!" Ruby protested as Yang began to pull on her combat boots. Damn, but it felt good getting out of that stuffy uniform, even if school wasn't officially over for the week yet. Their final class on a Friday was combat with Miss Goodwitch, so they all had an hour-long free period before it to allow them to prepare. Yang liked to use her time to lounge. It was an art form she had perfected over many years. Blake liked to use it to read... unfortunately her sister and Weiss liked to use it to argue.

Every. Damn. Time.

"Tomorrow is also the day that delegates from the other kingdoms arrive for the Vytal festival." The heiress informed them for what must have been the tenth time this day. "It's a perfect opportunity to meet people who might be taking part in the competition, as well as make contacts with powerful individuals."

"Could you have made that sound any more dull Ice-Queen?" Yang groaned from her bed. Honestly a city-wide festival was supposed to be a fun affair, how was she able to make it sound so boring?

"Dull or not, it's an opportunity that does not come around often! We cannot afford to miss it." Hands on hips, the heiress stalked about the room as she spoke. She was already prepared for combat class, though both her and Ruby apparently needed to collect some dust from their lockers sometime within the next thirty minutes.

"I guess..." Ruby conceded with a pout, before brightening up once more. "Well we can go see a movie tonight can't we?"

"Detention." Blake reported from behind one of her books. Yang waved an arm lazily in agreement, even as her younger sister seemed to deflate.

"Ah of course." Weiss taunted with a smug grin. "Facing punishment for your little romp out in the hallways."

"I've told you it wasn't like that." Yang argued half-heartedly. She and Blake had told the story a number of times, though neither had been able to fully explain it since they had agreed to keep the fact that they had broken into a teacher's room secret. As such Weiss, and to Yang's horror Ruby... hadn't fully believed them.

"Weiss." The young leader whispered pleadingly. "There's nothing... wrong, I mean if Yang wants to... they're both... adults. Even if they're both girls." Ruby's voice continued to stutter as she continued, apparently unable to fully explain herself, but Yang could read the signs easily enough and sighed to herself.

"Oh, they can do whatever, sorry... whoever they want as far as I'm concerned." Weiss imperiously announced, waving a hand before her face. Before her eyes hardened to chips of ice as she glared at the two of them. "But they had better not be doing it in our room!"

"Isn't that what led to the problem in the first place?"

"If they can't keep their hormones in check, they should go find a hotel to spend a night at or something Ruby! Not some closet or abandoned classroom. I swear to any Gods out there, if my desk is even the slightest bit damp there will be Hell to pay!"

Yang simply raised a finger in response to that comment.

"Yang!" Ruby admonished, even as Weiss interrupted her.

"Don't get close Ruby, you've no idea where that fingers been."

"Fuck you Weiss-cream."

"Oh, I bet you'd like that, wouldn't you Xiao-Long?"

"Okay guys!" Ruby shouted stepping between the two of them before blood could be shed. "Angry time is over, let's all be good teammates now! Yang, you can agree not to do any... of... that... in our room, right?"

"Sure, fine. Whatever." Yang surrendered with one arm draped across her eyes. What did she need to do to break this rumour for crying out loud? Even her little sister had been taken in by it... and holy crap if it got back to her dad...