Costumes And Confessions (epilogue)

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A/N: I just felt that ending the story after the dance wasn't nearly enough. Ruby and Pyrrha would've been cheated out of real romantic moments, so I'm giving them a little extra something here!

Disclaimer: I do not own RWBY.

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												Epilogue. The Aftermath

Just a week after the Halloween party, Ruby found herself in the same place she'd been a week before the party.

She was back in Weiss' guest bedroom, surrounded by her friends, all comfy and happy in their pajamas.

Only this time, there was one more person together with them.

While Weiss and Blake cuddled up against one of the beds, and Neo sat in Yang's lap on the floor, Ruby found herself snuggling up against a girlfriend of her own.

Pyrrha hadn't been able to stop smiling all night long.

She'd always loved having fun with her friends, but having a girlfriend to enjoy it with was even better than she could describe.

At first, she'd worried about leaving Nora out of their girls' night, but her friend had decided to skip and take the boys out to see some viking movie tonight instead.

Which allowed Pyrrha to enjoy her first ever sleepover with a girlfriend of her own.

The six of them played games and watched movies all night, and for many hours found things to chat and laugh about.

But the hours passed them by all too quickly it seemed.

The first indication that it had gotten rather late was always a telltale sign for them all.

Weiss had always been one for schedules, and her body was used to sleeping when the sun went down. She fell asleep against Blake's shoulder at around 1AM, when they'd all been sitting on the floor, covered in blankets and pillows.

At that point, they all knew it was time to go to bed.

With only two guest beds, the five girls who were still awake needed to decide who would be sleeping where.

After consulting with Neo for a moment, Yang spoke up.

"Well it's Weiss' house. She gets one bed no matter what. So Blake, take your pick. As for the rest of us-" She swept her gaze around to Ruby and Pyrrha with a grin. "Why don't you two take the other bed, huh? Enjoy your first night sleeping next to each other as official girlfriends. Neo and I've done enough of that and we don't mind crashing on the floor tonight."

"Really?" Ruby whispered in excitement. "You mean it, Yang?"

"Course I do! Just help us make the floor comfy, will ya?"

"Can do!" Pyrrha declared.

So Ruby and Pyrrha helped Yang and Neo gather up all the extra blankets and pillows and arrange them nicely on the floor. They folded the quilts and stacked them until they formed a large, soft mattress thick enough where Yang and Neo wouldn't even be able to feel the hardness of the floor beneath them.

In the meantime, Blake gently scooped Weiss into her arms and cradled her sleeping girlfriend close as she carried her over to the bed. Pyrrha helped her pull the covers down, and together they lowered Weiss onto the mattress without waking her.

Blake nodded her thanks to Pyrrha, then wished the others goodnight as the lamp was turned off. She crawled into bed beside Weiss and pulled the blankets up over herself. Leaning over her girlfriend, Blake planted a small kiss on her cheek before curling herself around Weiss, hugging her gently. She rested her head on Weiss' shoulder and closed her eyes with a happy sigh.

Yang and Neo had just gotten comfortable on the floor as well. Yang gladly invited her petite girlfriend to lie on top of her chest.

When Neo laid herself down on top of her, Yang secured her in place with both arms.

When Yang kissed her forehead, Neo kissed her neck.

They did a lot of kissing before they were tired enough to finally try and sleep.

And in the other bed, Ruby and Pyrrha were trying to figure things out.

They'd both gotten beneath the covers to lie down, but neither really knew where to go from there. They didn't know how to position themselves, so they just gave anything a try.

For a while, Pyrrha spooned her smaller girlfriend, and Ruby kept wiggling in quiet delight as Pyrrha pulled her in close.

But after a while, arms started getting numb, so they shifted.

Next, Ruby tried resting her head on Pyrrha's shoulder, but she felt she was too heavy for it to be comfortable for the taller girl.

Instead, Pyrrha laid on her back and invited Ruby to lie on top of her stomach. Ruby timidly crawled over her, but being face to face with Pyrrha like this, even in the dark, was a little much for the two of them. After only a few minutes of hair-petting and cuddles, they changed again.

They wound up on their sides to face one another, and while Pyrrha positioned her arms around Ruby's back and shoulders, Ruby hugged her loosely around her sides.

This felt just right for them both. It was warm and comfortable, and they could be as close together as they liked.

For a while, Ruby stroked her fingers through Pyrrha's long, loose hair, sometimes making her giggle and sigh.

In return, Pyrrha trailed lazy little kisses along Ruby's hairline, over her cheeks, and up again to her forehead.

"Goodnight, Ruby."

"Mm... night, Pyrrha..."

And somewhere along the lines they drifted off into a dreamworld they'd never known before they'd had each other.

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A/N: Thanks so much for reading! This little series of stories was a lot of fun to write, especially since it allows me to write three different pairs that I enjoy!