So… just something I scribbled out while I was bored at Book Fair… I know -gasp! Bored at a BOOK FAIR? But okay, I knew absolutely nobody, the librarian left me alone in the room, and there was nobody doing any shopping. Plus, I'd seen most of these books at the other Book Fair I work at, so… I decided to write some stuff. I was hoping my AU would be more willing to be written, but since that didn't happen, a little snippet of something for you guys! (And maybe I'll get something Thanksgiving-y up before tomorrow ends. Maybe)
Anyway, I don't own anything, but I hope you guys enjoy!
Study Breaks -The Thoughts You Think Instead of Studying
She loved him. It was never something she questioned, but something she simply accepted with everything she was. Loving him was as easy -and sometimes easier- than breathing.
Nora's love for Ren was as much a part of her as the color of her hair.
It wasn't easy, knowing that her love was different than Ren's. At best, he saw her as his best friend… at worst, she was a surrogate sister, someone that he felt obligated to care for given their long friendship and shared history. Maybe that was why she felt such empathy for Pyrrha and tried so hard to make Jaune interested in their red-headed friend.
Unrequited love sucked.
Nora shuffled slightly, putting her headphones on with a sigh. She hated these study breaks Ren insisted on -it was boring by herself, but it also gave her too much time sitting still to think about her partner… and feel sorry about her whole situation.
Not too sorry though… after all, at least she didn't have to watch Ren fawn over someone else.
Scowling at her book, not processing the words in front of her, Nora could feel herself beginning to pout. That was a thought she didn't want to dwell on for too long. She was barely handling her feelings as it was… she didn't want to think how she'd live with the jealousy!
Bored, and upset at her own thoughts, Nora plopped against her pillows, missing the amused look her partner sent her. They might have agreed -well, Nora gave in when Ren threatened to stop making pancakes- on these study breaks once a week, but that didn't mean that she had to enjoy it.
Stuck in her own thoughts, Nora almost missed the candy flying at her face. Jolting into a sitting position, she tugged off her headphones, looking over at Ren. "You could have totally hit me! I might have been sleeping, you know? Port assigned the most boring textbook ever!"
Ren raised an eyebrow. "You don't fall asleep that quickly. Besides, that should get you through ten more minutes, and then we'll go buy your cookies."
"Ten minutes?" Nora glanced at the clock quickly. Their study breaks were supposed to last for an hour. It had only been half of that.
Nora looked back at Ren, whose full focus was on his textbook, ignoring her stare easily. He never cut study time short! Ren was obsessed with their studies, making sure they both passed all these written tests!
Had he seen how irritable she was and want to fix it? It sounded like something he would do and never admit -at least, something he would do for Nora.
And was it any wonder that she was so in love with him when he did stuff like that?
Nora grinned at Ren, looking down at her book, feeling like she could make some progress studying now.
Yes, unrequited love sucked, but it let her stay close to Ren, so she wouldn't complain.
Well, she wouldn't complain very much at least… just about Ren's cluelessness when she very obviously cared about him.
After all… who else would she sit and study with regularly?
And there's that! I had to… I mean, I don't think anyone can be as bubbly and ditzy as Nora is, not really. She's gotta have some serious for herself sometimes, and RWBY Chibi made her one-sided crush on Ren both very obvious and very adorable. And that's kinda where this came from!
Anyway, I hope you guys enjoyed, and I'm hoping to get something for Thanksgiving up (not my favorite holiday, far from it, but given my family… I need the distraction tomorrow), OOH, or maybe this scene from Ren's POV, so feel free to drop a review and let me know what you think (PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE my family is already in my house and driving me crazy). Thanks so much for reading guys, and I'll see you guys in the next story!