A Beacon of Hope in a Castle of Ice.

Delayed but not Forgotten.

Pov: Ruby Rose.

       "Ruby Rose, I want you to be my girlfriend."

       Did Weiss just ask me out? She's still staring at me, oh my gosh! She did! I look down, kicking at Team Juniper's carpet with my combat boots. I've wanted this for so long, but I always pictured I would be the one doing the asking and leaving Weiss all flustered and bashful. The sight of Weiss' serious face being topped off with a crimson blush could never be surpassed, and neither could this moment. I look forward again to see Weiss' eyes are downcast, and I don't need to look behind me to know that my sister and the rest of Team Juniper are all watching. Even Jaune, who was at the door, directly behind Weiss moved away, leaving me with my Snow Princess in view.
"Ahem!" I hear Yang clear her throat, and before I can turn to her I feel a punch in my arm, and a palm in my back that sends me towards Weiss so I am now a foot away, and looking up into those icy blue eyes.

       "Weiss, I never thought that you would go this far . . . for me. I-I don't know what to say." Of course I am lying. I know exactly what to say, but I want to milk this moment for as long as possible. That may not be a good idea. Weiss is on the border of tears, and I see her reaching out to hug me. This is great!

       Actually, she's opening the door to the room, granting me a moment to peek outside and see that our room's door is open. Odd, I thought Weiss closed it, oh well. Wait, WEISS! I go wide-eyed and quickly push my foot to the door, slamming it shut before my precious heiress can open it far enough to slip outside.
With such a short distance, I don't need to use my semblance, but I think the romantic effect will help. I quickly place one hand on Weiss' shoulder, a swarm of rose petals being left in my previous position not even two feet behind me. I push Weiss against a wall, smiling at her while she looks away from me with those soft eyes, and allowing me to see just how far her blush extends.

       "I won't let you go, Weiss", I whisper to her, sneaking my other hand around her waist.

       "Ooooo, Rubes is the aggressive type. Just like her big sis." Yang praises me, although I could happily go years without needing to know that my sister enjoys to 'command' the tempo of whatever it is she does with her 'date of the week'.

       "We won't let her go, Ruby! If she does... WE~~'LL BREAK HER LEGS." Nora's comment makes both me and Weiss shiver. Neither of us are not sure if she is being serious or not.

       "Weiss, I love you. I have for a long time. For over half a semester I fought my feelings, not sure what they were, but . . . I love you, Weiss Schnee." I fistbump myself in my mind. That was to make up for my terrible use of words two days ago, that awful phrase 'The feelings are mutual' echoing in my head. Yuck.

       "You Dolt!", I hear Weiss scream at me with anger in her eyes, the rest of the room going quiet and staring in shock. I would be too if I wasn't so happy that she will be my girlfriend before the day is done. "You . . . you're supposed to . . . to just say 'Yes'. Do you have any idea how hard this is for me?" She is so mad, flustered, and confused. I mean, I do have her pinned to a wall after she asked me to be her girlfriend – Okay, so maybe not 'ask' . . . it was more of an attempt to ask that turned into her just saying what she wants and leaving me to pick up the breadcrumbs, but that's her style.

       "But . . ." I fake an upset look, my trademark puppy eyes hitting their mark and causing her face to turn a shade of darker red when she makes the innocent mistake of making eye contact with me. ". . . I'm your Dolt" I whisper to her so nobody else can hear. Thinking back, for so long Weiss have had a sparkle in her eye every time she called me a dolt, and now that we are at this point, I now know those were her poor attempts at affection. A beautiful princess's affections hidden within a castle of ice.