-Weiss Pov-

After (y/n) picked me up and carried me, I grew tired quickly. The fight took so much out of all of us, as did spending the entire day searching for Blake. I'm glad our group has been brought together. And, I'm also glad that (y/n) is carrying me bridal style. I can't help but admit that I feel so save in his arms. Like nothing could ever hurt me again. He radiates warmth, and I find myself tucking my head against his chest. I listen to the beating of his heart, and it's pounding from the efforts of the battle. Sneaking a glance up, I see him looking down at me. He looks at me with his soft  ( eye color) eyes, looking at me lovingly. Pretending to be asleep, I enjoy being in his arms safely. I sneak another glance over, and I see my hair-tie still around his wrist. Smiling, I curl up into a ball as he carries me. " I love you Weiss Cream," he says, assuming I'm asleep.

I blush like crazy, and try to keep acting like I'm asleep. A giggle is on the verge of my lips. I've waited so long to hear him say that. Meeting him again after all these years, my feelings for him have grown and grown. If I weren't pretending to be asleep, I would sit up and tell him I also loved him. I also consider sitting up, and surprising him with the knowledge I'm still awake. But, I decide to let him have this moment under the light of the moon. He keeps carrying me to the dorms, and pauses for a second to open the doors.

Walking in, he places me on my bunk-bed. He pulls the covers over me, and takes a moment to stop and smile at me. He hesitates for a minute, before planting a soft kiss on my forehead. I have to fight a rising blush at his tender kiss. " Sweet dreams Weiss Cream," he says as he leaves the room. When he does, Yang starts rubbing her hands together.

" Weiss has a boyfriend," she almost shouts. " Oh my Oum! I knew it!" She calls someone on her scroll, and starts talking. " Pay up! (y/n) and Weiss became a couple first!" Hanging up her scroll, she beams with happiness. Sitting up, I do my best to glare at her, but I keep breaking into a smile at the thought of (y/n) and I being a couple.

" We're not a couple," I tell her, doing the best I can to keep composed, and my image as a proper young lady. " He just carried me home when I was tired. And that was just a kiss goodnight. I'm sure you got those from your mother all the time. It doesn't mean we're together."

Yang rolls her eyes at this. " Oh honey. Guys carry a girl home for one of two reasons. 1: They're a couple, or 2: He wants to be with her. If you and (y/n) don't meet the first reason, then you're the second."

I try to deny this, not wanting the mockery that comes with this from my team. However, Yang goes straight to her ace in the hole. " He said he loved you," she points out. " And then he called you 'Weiss Cream.' The last time someone who wasn't him called you that, you threw the textbook at him."

I look down. There's nothing I can say to come back from that. I open myself up to any teasing that may come, but Yang just sits down on the bed, and smiles at me. " That's a good thing, right? John speaks really highly of him, and you do also. I've seen you guys together, and it seems like you really care about each other. He's someone who cares about you for you, like you've always wanted to find."

Turning to Yang, I find myself surprised with how supportive her answer is. She could have teased me for a long time, or held it over my head. " Thank you Yang," I tell her. " It means a lot to have my friends support me."

She smiles, and then stands up. " No problem. I have to go collect some Lien from people, but you should go to the dance with him. You two would make a great couple."

-Your Pov-

Sitting with your team, you take a sip of your soda. John keeps an emergency stash of them with him, and none of you were tired enough to manage to get to sleep. Instead, you just sit awake talking with your team. Luckily, the tension from earlier seems to have died down. You turn over to Gideon, just to make sure. " Sorry about punching you in the face."

He laughs. " It's cool. Weiss and I just both lost our tempers. I'll say this man, you got a mean right hook." Nodding, you thank him for punching him back, and Leliana says it's good everyone came back together.

John talks with someone on his scroll, rather loudly. " No! Are you serious? He said that? Yeah okay, I'll give you your Lien tomorrow. Thank you. Yes, I'll tell him about the dance. Yeah, sweet dreams too." He hangs up his scroll, and turns to you with a devilish grin.

" I just got done talking with Yang," he says, tapping his fingers together. " You and Weiss huh?" You shake your head, and tell him you have no idea what he could possibly be talking about. He laughs. " Let me refresh your memory. Carried her home. The words, ' I love you Weiss Cream' and then a kiss goodnight."

" Yeah okay," you admit. " That all did happen. But, that doesn't make us a couple. I just like her, and I think there's a really good chance that she feels the same way. But, uh speaking of Lien, you still owe me one."

Sighing, he tosses you one. " Yeah, I had hoped you forgot about that one," he admits. " But, what can you do? I owe Yang one also. Anyways, forget money. You and Weiss? That's awesome man."

Your entire team starts agreeing with him, which makes you smile. You had assumed with how things had gone recently, they would disapprove of Weiss, or give you a hard time. John stands up in the center of the room. " A bet. We are all going to get dates to the dance! If we do, then we'll go and split the bill for a meal. If one of you doesn't manage to get a date, then you'll pay."

Gideon rolls his eyes. " Isn't the only reason you owe Yang money because of your bets? And besides, I don't really wanna go with anyone to the dance."

This makes John to turn to him. " Let me tell you something," he says. " I don't know her, but I know you. If you like Velvet, then she has to be a wonderful girl. Ready for a relationship or not, you have to go after her man. She isn't going to wait forever. You don't wanna lose her and regret it forever."

Surprisingly, Gideon just nods. " Alright," continues John. " (y/n), you get a date to the dance with Weiss. I'll get one with Yang. Leliana, you get one with Jaune, and Gideon, you'll go with Velvet. It's gonna be awesome."

( side note, in this version, CFVY will be able to attend the dance. it isn't really a big plot point, so I figure they should get to go.)