The sun rose on everyone's least favourite day of the week: Monday. That is, everyone except for Neo. Growing up the way she had, being up early on most any day of the week was a given, whether it was to pull off a robbery on time, ambush a target, etc. However, today was a little different. It wasn't that she didn't want to be up early, rather she didn't want to stop cuddling with Weiss. Unfortunately for her, Ruby's alarm put an end to that hope. The room was woken up about a half hour earlier than usual to allow Nora and Ren time to shower, since neither one wanted to walk in on Jaune and Pyrrha.
Everyone finished their morning routine and the group proceeded to their first class of the day, which today was Oobleck's lecture. Neo couldn't help laughing to herself at the difference between this and last Monday as they walked through the halls. One week ago, Weiss hated everything about her. Now, the two were walking hand in hand to class. They arrived a few minutes early, and team JNPR was reunited with its other half as they took their seats.
"Hey you two," Yang said with a wink. "What were you crazy kids up to last night?"
Pyrrha blushed, "I don't think we need to get into that."
"Oh come on, we're all friends here, you can—"
"So are you guys finally together?" Ruby interrupted, steering the conversation away from where Yang was leading it.
"Yes, we are." Jaune said, taking Pyrrha's hand as both teams cheered at the announcement. "And we have Neo to thank for it."
Neo smiled, "Any time! But, I'm sure you'd have gotten together without me."
"You'd be surprised," Yang laughed. "I don't think I've ever seen someone as clueless as he was. How he still didn't get it after the dance is beyond me."
Blake gave her partner a light slap on the head, "Be nice."
Professor Oobleck arrived just in time to stop the two from getting into an argument, and class began. Today's lecture was a continuation from last week, still examining post-war Vacuo. Thankfully, this was the last of such lectures, as it brought the history up to present day. While not Neo's favourite class, she didn't mind listening to Oobleck's caffeine-fuelled babblings. She still had an eagerness to learn, and at the speed the professor rambled at, she was happy to be able to take in such a volume of information in only one class period.
The lecture eventually concluded and the group continued their normal routine: Next was lunch, followed by Professor Port's class. Lunch was fairly uneventful, apart from a little prodding at Jaune and Pyrrha for details about their night together, which neither one was ready to surrender. Team SSSN was nowhere to be seen, giving the impression that Neptune was purposefully avoiding Neo and Weiss, or that Sun was keeping him away from them until the tension was diffused. Either way, Neo couldn't blame them for not coming.
Professor Port's lecture went exactly as expected. What started as a lesson on Ursa Major combat tactics somehow turned into a tale from Port's youth about building a treehouse. The story drags on, testing the patience of every student in the room. Neo noticed even Weiss was having trouble keeping her eyes open. She yawned, "Hey Weiss, still think we need to take notes on this?"
"Oh hush! You're lucky you're cute."
"Whoa, was that a compliment? I think that's a first." The lecture continued, getting more and more off topic with every word the professor spoke. Neo hit her breaking point around the time that a tire swing came into the story, and finally leant over to rest her head on her girlfriend's shoulder.
Weiss raised an eyebrow, "What do you think you're doing?"
"Nooothing," Neo replied as cutely as possible, nuzzling into the crook of the heiress' neck. Weiss rolled her eyes, but didn't push the girl away. Instead, she leant her own head against Neo's. They nodded off to sleep, both smiling, until Blake shook them awake at the end of class.
"You two are so cute," the Faunus commented as they gathered their things.
"Too bad your names don't make a good couple's name," Yang said. "Neoss, Weio, Neiss... They're terrible!"
Nora's face suddenly lit up, "WAIT! I've got it! Your full name is Neopolitan, like the ice cream. What about... Weiss Cream!?"
Weiss dropped her books, all the colour draining from her face, "If any of you ever call us that I swear—"
"IT'S PERFECT!" Ruby interrupted, ignoring her partner completely. Both teams laughed, except for Weiss, who resembled an angry cartoon character with steam coming from their ears. Neo quickly wrapped her in a bear hug to keep her from killing Nora and Ruby, and eventually the group left to go to combat training. They arrived on time and took their seats in the arena stands, Weiss still fuming despite having a long walk to get there to calm down.
Yang laughed, "Geez, are you really that mad about the name?"
"Of course I am!" the heiress exclaimed. "It's so childish and stupid!"
"I kinda like it," Neo giggled, earning a death stare from her girlfriend.
"Are you serious!? How could you even-?"
Weiss was interrupted by Professor Goodwitch as she walked out into the ring, "Good afternoon students! As you know, this is our last class together before your exam on Wednesday, so I expect your best effort today. We'll get started right away with... Cardin Winchester against Neptune Vasilias."
Neo looked over to team SSSN's usual spot, and saw only three of its members sitting there. She made eye contact with Sun, who shook his head. He stood up, "Neptune isn't here, he's uh... feeling a little under the weather."
"Very well, why don't you come take his place in this match?"
Yang leant over to Blake, "Is he really taking it that hard that he can't come to class?"
"Apparently so. Neo, Weiss, one of you should talk to him."
Neo looked up, "I'll do it. After all, I'm probably the one he's more upset with."
The group's attention was pulled back to the ring as Glynda signalled the start of the match. Both Sun and Cardin charged at each other, but Sun struck first. Cardin landed a few good hits throughout the match, but in the end Sun was just too fast for him. The match was eventually called for Sun, and Professor Goodwitch came back out to announce the next. Yang now squared off against Jaune, but it was hardly a contest. Yang went easy, but still won without breaking a sweat. Neo didn't pay much attention to the next fights, she was more concerned with what she was going to say to Neptune. When nothing came to mind after almost half the class period was over, she decided just to wing it, which didn't make her feel any more confident at how it would go.
"The next match will be Neopolitan versus Blake Belladonna," Goodwitch announced, bringing Neo out of her thoughts.
The two entered the arena and took their positions at either end. While Neo may not have felt up to fighting, Harley had no such issue. She took over as the match began, and stood with a sniff expression to let her opponent make the first move. Blake's fighting style combined with her semblance gave Harley the first real challenge in combat she'd had in a long time, apart from the four-on-one match with JNPR. The Faunus' speed and agility pushed Harley's ability to dodge and parry to its limits, and she found herself having to resort to using her umbrella to deflect the attacks far more than usual. The match was very close, both girls seeming equally matched, until a series of opportune strikes sent Harley into the ground, and ended the fight with Blake the victor. Glynda called the match, and Neo laid still for a moment while she returned to normal.
Blake extended a hand to help her up, "That was a good fight. I really thought you were gonna take it at the end."
"Me too," Neo replied, returning to her feet. "I'd love a rematch at some point."
"You're on. I'll see if I can reserve a spot here tomorrow."
They returned to their seats and the matches continued until the end of class.