RWBY||Defender of Remnant

Late Halloween Special

3rd Person POV

RWBY Dorm

Sincline had thought he was prepared... but, honestly, he should have expected to end up on the ground as soon as the sun rose.

"It's October 31st!" Ruby cheered, practically teleporting up to a sitting position and knocking Sincline off their bunk and to the floor... before promptly rolling sideways to land on his back as she faced Weiss. "Do you know what today is?!"

"Umm..." Weiss glanced at Sincline, who was barely able to meet her gaze since Ruby's boot was on his face. "Hallow—?"

"It's my birthday!" Ruby exclaimed, causing Yang to sigh while Blake leaned back, Weiss blinked, and Sincline tilted his head in confusion. He could have sworn he heard a party horn sound off in the distance.

"What? Your birthday?" Weiss echoed... only for Ruby to blur out the door in excitement.

"Yep...," Yang sighed, popping the P. "Here we go again." Grabbing a confused Blake by the hand, she dragged her off, leaving Sincline and Weiss alone.

"Umm... what's a birthday?" Sincline asked as Weiss helped him up. "And why did you call today 'Hallow'?"

"I meant its Halloween today," Weiss explained patiently. "As for a birthday... it's the anniversary of the day when someone was born. It's usually celebrated with close friends and family and treated as an occasion for celebration and giving gifts."

"...what's a Halloween?"

Weiss blinked. "You don't—oh yeah. The author forgot to add a special last year."

(A/N): SERIOUSLY?!

Author? Special? Sincline wondered. Deciding to table the matter for later, he tilted his head. "So... what is it?"

Weiss tapped her lips for a second, trying to figure out the best way to put it for Sincline. "It's... an old tradition. Once a year, everyone dresses up in scary costumes in order to get candy from the neighbors."

"...sounds like extorsion," Sincline decided. He tilted his head. "So, if everyone dresses up in costumes... what are you dressing up as?"

At that, Weiss smirked, placing a hand on her hip. "You'll just have to wait and see~"

Okaaay... Deciding to change the topic (and because he was a little unnerved by the look in the Heiress's eye), Sincline decided to ask about something odd he had noticed. "Why did Yang seem kinda... resigned?" he asked curiously.

Weiss paled... or, at least, he thought she did. Her complexion made it hard to tell sometimes. "Let's just say that last year's Halloween was... Ruby really takes advantage of today being her birthday." A smirk flashed across her lips. "Although... we did teach her a lesson when she tried convincing us to buy her a costume."

"Right... so, what should I dress up as?" Sincline asked curiously.

Weiss shrugged. "That's for you to decide... but I will tell you this." Eyes narrowing, she tapped his chest. "You might have surprised us the last few specials, but you won't surprise us this time... even if it is Ruby's birthday." With that, she swiveled on her heel and walked off, leaving a confused Sincline behind.

The 'War Room'

"So, it's the Red Reaper's birthday, huh?" Mercury muttered as Sincline finished explaining the situation to him, Jaune, and Ren. The four of them were currently in the 'War Room'... which was actually Oobleck's classroom. "And it's Halloween... please tell me we don't have to give you the rundown on this holiday."