Three weeks passed after Weiss' attempted kidnapping, and things at Beacon had returned to normal. Well, mostly. Neptune was back to his old self, and team SSSN could once again rejoin the group with RWBY and JNPR. Weiss had expected things between them to be awkward for a while, but to her surprise he had no trouble at all being around her and Neo. General Ironwood did exactly as he said and stationed soldiers to patrol the campus day and night. Students were required to show ID when entering the campus and certain buildings around the school, and occasionally guards would stop students on their way to class for random checks as well. Ozpin was furious, but his hands were tied. He did however inform Neo after a week that he'd ended his watch on her.
With the Vytal Festival on Friday, now only four days away, today marked the beginning of a long awaited break from classes, lasting until the following Friday when the festival concluded. Combat training the week before consisted of qualifying matches for the tournament, which all teams took very seriously. Pyrrha and Blake qualified with outstanding scores, not to anyone's surprise. Sun, Neptune, Scarlet, Weiss, Ruby and Ren all qualified as well. Neo's score had also been high enough to participate, but Ironwood refused to let her compete. Ozpin did his best to enter her, but in the end the general's word was final.
"I can't believe him!" Yang said angrily, pacing in a circle. It was just past two in the afternoon, and the members of team RWBY were gathered in their dorm. Neo had just returned from Ozpin's office with the final verdict on her admittance to the tournament. She was sitting on her bed, Weiss at her side, understandably upset.
Blake shook her head, "It's not fair, you haven't done enough wrong enough to justify this."
"It's not his fault," Neo sighed. "Ozpin said he tried his best to get me in, but Ironwood wouldn't budge."
"Maybe you could convince him yourself?" the Faunus said hopefully.
"How? I know I haven't gotten into trouble, and my grades are above average so he can see I've been working hard, but unless I hand him Cinder's head on a silver plate, I doubt he'll change his mind."
Weiss stroked Neo's hair, "It's still worth a try. The worst he can do is still say no. Besides, you're too cute to say no to in person."
Neo smiled at her girlfriend's compliment. Since the day they started dating, Weiss had become a whole new person, at least while they were in each other's company. Her cold, proper, almost snobby attitude transformed into one more free spirited, compassionate, and altogether more fun to be around. In the first week they were together, Weiss' limit on public displays of affection stopped at holding hands. But, after Neo pulled her into a long kiss to celebrate her admittance to the tournament in front of virtually the whole school, that limit quickly disappeared. She was still afraid to tell her father since he would likely forbid the two from seeing each other, but knew that one day he'd find out on his own, and that telling him herself would hopefully make it go over more smoothly. Either way, she didn't want that day to come any time soon.
Lately, Neo's mind had been a little preoccupied with taking their relationship to the next level. With how often Jaune and Pyrrha spent the night together, it was hard to resist the thought of her and Weiss doing the same. However, seeing where Neptune's forwardness had landed him made her somewhat afraid to make the move so soon. Still, with how fast every other aspect of their relationship had progressed thus far, she felt that simply suggesting it couldn't cause too much harm if the heiress weren't ready yet.
"Hey, are you even listening to me?" Weiss asked, waving a hand in front of Neo's face.
"Huh? Uh, yeah, of course," Neo replied as she snapped out of her thoughts. "Something about Ironwood and me being cute."
Weiss rolled her eyes, "Just talk to him, please?"
"Alright, I'll go to Ozpin's office tomorrow to see if he can tell me where to find him."
"Good. So, what do you guys want to do with our first day off?"
Blake looked up from her book, "I'm fine just laying here reading."
"We know," Yang laughed. "Can't get enough of those 'Ninjas of Love' can you?"
"Oh shut up."
Ruby hopped down from her bunk, "You guys wanna head into town for the day? I think the movie theatre is showing the new 'Mad King Ryan' movie."
Weiss shrugged, "Sure, I'd be up for that. Maybe after we could go someplace nice for dinner? My treat."
"That's very nice of you," Blake said. "Sounds like fun."
Yang perked up at the thought of her team in a classy restaurant, "Count me in! But don't expect me to use any proper manners at dinner."
"That would require you to have proper manners in the first place," Weiss smirked.
Neo laughed, "Be nice. Count me in too."
"Then it's decided!" Ruby cheered. "We'll head out in a minute, I wanna go see if team JNPR wants to come along."
Their leader dashed out of the room in a flurry of rose petals, and the rest of the team got ready to leave. Neo was a little disappointed to be spending the rest of the afternoon together as a team, since she'd been hoping to get some alone time with Weiss.
I suppose I could try after we get back, she thought, heading to the bathroom to fix her makeup. No, everyone will be tired and not want to go anywhere once we get back, and I'm certainly not about to kick them out. I should probably try to get some advice first too, it's not like I have any experience. Maybe Yang can help, she seems to get around a lot, she's probably slept with a girl before. And if not, I'm sure she'll have something helpful to say.
Neo exited the bathroom as Ruby returned alone, looking a little disappointed. "They're busy tonight," the redhead said sadly. "Anyway, there's a showing in a half hour, so we've got a little time to get there. We should probably leave now to be safe though."
Neo decided to take this opportunity to talk alone with Yang, "I'll meet you guys there in a little bit. Yang, can you help me with something quick?"
The blonde looked confused, "Um, alright? You guys go ahead, we'll catch up."
"Sounds good!" Ruby replied, and departed with the rest of the team.
"So whatdya need help with?" Yang asked.
Neo took a seat on her bed, already feeling nervous, "Actually, I was hoping I could get some... advice from you."
That slight hesitation told the brawler all she needed to know for what their conversation would be about, "Oooo I know where this is going!"
"Oh God, please don't make a big deal out of it!"
Yang shrugged, "No promises. So whatdya wanna know?" Surprisingly, she didn't seem to be bothered by the subject of discussion. Not that that was a bad thing, but it was certainly unexpected.
Neo blushed, "Um... Anything and everything, I guess. I wanna make sure I'm doing everything right. I don't have any experience with this, and I doubt Weiss does either."
"Just to be clear, you're talking about what to do in bed, right?" Yang asked, receiving a nod. "Alright. Well first, lemme see your hands."
Neo complied, "Okay, why?"
"Gotta make sure your nails are trimmed. Yours look good, and I'll assume Weiss keeps hers groomed as well. So, you're saying you've never done anything below the waist before? Like, not even by yourself?"
Neo's face reddened even more, "I mean, on my own yes, but not with anyone else, boy or girl."
"Well, on another girl you pretty much just do the same things you'd do to yourself. What works for you will probably get her off too."
"Alright. What about... like... going down?" Neo asked, shifting her position. The conversion felt incredibly awkward to her, and the colour of her cheeks reflected it. Luckily, Yang didn't share that feeling.
"Just use your tongue like you would use your finger, you're still basically doing the same stuff. Although, I'd be careful if I were you. I imagine licking Weiss is like licking a metal pole in winter. Oh, make sure you both shave before you do. It makes finding everything the first time easier, and it's just nicer in general."
Neo laughed, "Find everything? Is it really that hard to find?"
"Not really, but your nerves will probably get the best of you at first, so being able to see what you're doing is nice."
"Okay. Anything else I should know?"
Yang thought for a minute, "The best advice I can give is to go slow and ease into it, no need to rush to good stuff right away. Have a little foreplay, be sensual, be romantic. I'm guessing it'll be her first time too, so you'll want to make sure it's special."
"I'll be sure I do," Neo said with a smile. "Thanks Yang, I'm glad I can come to you for stuff like this."
"No problem!" the blonde cheerfully replied. "So are you gonna make the move tonight? I can get everyone out of the room if you need me to."
Neo shook her head at first, but then stopped after giving it a little more thought. I suppose I could try tonight. I mean, what's the worst she could say? I wouldn't push it on her, just bring it up and see how she reacts.
She shrugged, "I guess it'll depend. I was planning on getting some alone time with her tonight, but I don't know if I want to go for it yet."
Yang smiled, "Well, gimme a signal later if you want the room to yourselves. Anything else you wanna ask?"
"I think that's it, at least for now," Neo said, relieved that the most awkward conversation she'd had to date was over.
"Okie dokie. C'mon then, let's go catch up with everyone before they get too far ahead." The two grabbed their purses and hurried out the door in pursuit of their teammates.