The 'Lone' Hero of Vale (RWBY & Link)

Beacon Academy: The Dormitories, Link's dorm

Ruby's eyes shoot open with a visible blush across her cheeks because of two crucial reasons: One was her still laying directly next to Link, so close that their noses are touching and two, she had intended on waking up at dawn and leaving, instead she finds herself awake early in morning regardless but she is being held in place by her friend who during their sleep also wrapped one leg around both of hers

"Oh no... my alarm didn't go off." Ruby sighs and smacks her own forehead with a loud slap. "Why can't I do anything right this week? Ughhh!"

"H-huh? What?" Link mumbles incoherently as he is very fatigued still, he wipes his eyes in an attempt to wake up. "Your alarm? But we don't have classes today. It's Saturday Ruby."

"Yeah I know, but I wanted to sneak into my dorm so that way they would just assume I'd returned." She chuckles and at last takes action and wraps an arm around Link. "Now the jig is up so I guess I don't have to rush. Although maybeee I could still sneak back it, wanna help me?"

"How do you figure?" Link raises an eyebrow

"Team CFVY was supposed to plan the dance but since they aren't back from their mission yet, the backup team choosen was well... us. Yang insisted and Weiss eventually agreed because she wanted to Weissify it." She smirks. "I'm supposed to help them while we gameplan how to convince Blake to attend the dance."

"Oh right, Blake did mention a discussion yesterday." Link attempts to turn away to grimace but Ruby keeps him locked in place. "I may have encouraged Blake to not attend the dance. Okay I won't lead you on, I totally convinced Blake to not attend the dance."

"What? Why?!" Ruby frowns and clashes foreheads with him. "Now it's going to be twenty times harder to convince her to go!"

"Look." Link eases forward and rests his head against Ruby's. "I didn't say boycott the dance or anything like that. Blake and I had a heart to heart and I told her if she has other priorities that are more important than the dance, she should do what she thinks is right. None of us can really tell her what to do, she has to make that decision for herself whether she wants to attend the dance or not."

"Wow." Ruby sighs. "Scratch that, it's going to be fifty times harder to convince her now because that would have convinced ME to not attend the dance, and I'm not Blake! Why do you have to say the right things? Link, I'm going to need you to stop being so wise."

"I will certainly do my best to become as dumb as a rock." Link chuckles and finds himself happily wrapped up in the moment that he retreats his head but not to get away, instead to kiss Ruby on the forehead and a slow and lingering peck of his lips

"LINK!" Ruby turns completely around with a swift motion so that now her back is facing him, "W-why did you do that?" She buries her face in a pillow to hide her blush

"Sorry." Link pulls her closer and hugs her softly. "If that made you uncomfortable I apologize, you just looked really gentle and pretty. The moment felt right and-!"

"Shhhh!" Ruby leans back and into the hug. "You didn't make me uncomfortable, I have never been kissed before that's all. But... it was nice, thank you Link."

"That makes me very glad." Link sighs in relief. "I find it hard to believe someone pretty like you has never been kissed before. However, at the same time I do think it's because you have never given anybody that chance before. You've been too busy slaying grimm and stopping crime."

"You know it!" She snickers proudly, "I've never had time for boys, that and when I was at Signal Academy. It was straight to business at school and then straight home, that's how I always went about my day. Plus, even if I was interested in boys back then, my dad would have never allowed any interactions between me and them." Ruby moves forward to break their cuddling, it's to make a point by motioning with her hand at her and Link in bed. "This right here, not a chance it would have happened, even someone like you would probably not impress my dad. He's just... dad."