Team JNPR joins them

The meal progressed normally enough for the next few minutes. Even with just some body paint separating their birthday suits from the entire student body, Ruby and Weiss somewhat got used to the sensation, calming down a bit.

All of that changed when they heard a voice speak up behind them.

"Goooood morning, team RWBY!"

Wincing and turning around, Ruby saw the members of team JNPR approaching with trays of food, with Nora in the lead and smiling at seeing her friends.

Oh, Gods... Ruby thought, feeling her anxiety go through the roof. On any other day, she would be happy to see her friends from across the hall. But today...

Looking to her side, she could see that Weiss was having a similar reaction. Just past her, though, Blake and Yang were barely containing their grins. Up until now, the two losers had only been near other students in passing, no one really getting a good look at their "outfits". But now, sitting right across from their friends and allies, this would be an excellent opportunity.

"Hey, JNPR!" Yang called out, leaning forward on the table. "Glad you guys could make it."

"Are you kidding?" Nora asked as her team sits down across from RWBY. "They have pancakes today! You'd have to tie me up and knock me out to make me miss these!"

The four of them ended up sitting in the order of Jaune, Pyrrha, Nora, Ren, with Jaune sitting directly across from Ruby. Jaune caught her eye and smiled awkwardly, the two of them still not having a chance to talk alone after the last time they saw each other.

"I see you all decided to go casual today," Pyrrha commented, taking a bite of her eggs

"Ah...yeah," Ruby nodded, doing her best to maintain her composure. "We just...really liked these outfits, and...wanted to show them off. You know?"

"Understandable," Pyrrha agreed. "All of you made very good choices, this morning."

Oh, if only you knew... Ruby thought.

After a few minutes of eating and chatting, Weiss leaned closer to Ruby, lowering her voice as much as she possibly could.

"So...that problem I was telling you about?"

"Yeah," Ruby nodded subtly. "Is it...getting worse?"

"Mhm," Weiss said. "I mean...being so close to them...and they don't even know!"

"I know what you mean," Ruby agreed. "But...don't give it away. We don't want to cut our fun short."