Legends Scattered In Time

Hello! Nice to see you all again, been awhile, been awhile… welcome to Legends, which I will better explain at the bottom for those interested. These two drabbles were something I wrote separately and actually have two different characters in mind. Since they're short, I decided to bundle them together for Valentine's Day. Please enjoy.

Disclaimer: The only thing I own are my characters and ideas. RWBY belongs to Rooster Teeth.

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Secrets That Bind - Part I

In her many months at Beacon, she had learned far more than she had learned before enrolling. She learned how to make friends, how to work well with others, how to lead them, and how to better kill Grimm. She also learned how to keep a secret.

Ruby Rose had a secret. A big one. A secret she couldn't tell anyone, not even her best friends. The secret was dangerous, it was possibly even a deadly secret, one that had her absolutely under its spell. That secret was all hers, and while others had secrets, this secret was close to the young girl. It could keep her warm at night, keep up with her even with her Semblance, beat her in a fight, and even go shooting with her and Crescent. It was like a storm, so powerful, wild, and thrilling. While she couldn't hold her secret in public, she could do whatever she desired with it in private.

And that secret... it was a he.

He was all those things and so much more to Ruby, things she never thought anyone like him could be. He was her friend, even though he was quiet, they could talk for hours every night until one of them fell asleep. He was a great fighter, besides her uncle and the Professors, he had been one of the strongest Huntsmen she had seen in person and he only grew stronger as time went on. He was understanding, almost alarmingly so for someone who claimed to have anger issues. He was handsome, tall, and incredibly strong with fierce golden eyes that were passionate when only with her. He was her lover, not a boyfriend, but something she felt was closer to her heart, so close that it had no title.

He was one more thing. He was in her bed, and she was in his arms. And she loved how she could just be cradled in them so completely as he towered over her. She wasn't exactly the tallest student around, but it was still staggering sometimes since he was over two feet taller than her. It was one of the rare nights that her team had been away. Weiss was in Atlas, Blake was camping out somewhere that definitely wasn't a secret book signing in Vale, and Yang was back in Patch getting extra training from their dad after he saw her last fight.

While getting away from his team had never been the more difficult part of their rendezvous, she understood that it, at times, was the more stressing of the two. It was easy for Ruby to lie and say she ran off to do something, but she knew it wasn't for him. His schedule, while easily workable, was tedious as it involved classes, missions, and the training needed for them. Which hadn't been unexpected of a third year student.

However, even with a cumbersome schedule, he still implemented further training every other day. He truly sought to be as strong as he could, and trained for it constantly with or without his team, something that would typically cut into some of the private time he had with Ruby when she managed to sneak in the opportunities, but not tonight. Tonight, he decided that he'd rather indulge in her warmth, the relaxation she brought him, and the honest smile she could bring to his face.

And because of that, she was free to hold and bask in the warmth of his body, and drink in his scent. She had to keep it this way, they had to keep it this way. A secret. Mostly for her sake, she would say, but she so desperately wanted to tell the world about the side of him that only she has seen. The side of him that only she could bring out. Most people were afraid to talk to him, and even few dared get to know him. And, Ruby had to admit, he did have his moments of anger or annoyance, but they were never aimed at her or even lasted long with her near him.

Whether it was in private where she'd squeeze him and comfort him, or if they were in public and he knew she was nearby, she always managed to bring him some peace. He told her it was some sort of presence she brought with her, a caress on his Aura that pulled him back whenever he needed it. He wouldn't say it, and she wouldn't make him say it, but they felt like they needed each other and she felt flattered.

She made him feel calm and he made her feel stronger.

Lunar Rose - Part I

Knock. Knock. Knock.

Ruby hadn't been as nervous as she thought she would be when she made it to the door. Her mind had found some sort of comfort with the thought that she had a date, as odd at it seemed. Sure, she had some feelings deep within her chest that she knew were returned, maybe even tenfold, but she didn't think she'd be this okay with it all. After all, they weren't actually together. Ruby actually couldn't describe their relationship. They were, at the very least, the closest of friends, but what they were beyond that was far too complex for Ruby to describe.

They were close, as they had spent months getting to know more about each other than they typically shared with anyone. They were passionate, as they had spent many months together, panting and covered in the warmth of each other until Ruby would pass out from it all. Ruby could tell the love was really there, in each shared heartbeat, in each warm thought, and each loving second that they spent together, but she felt that they weren't really together.

She didn't feel the sensation she was expecting from a relationship that made it 'normal', the feeling of belonging to someone and solely them. To want to spend the rest of her life with them, not caring about anything or anyone else. She didn't know what to feel about that absence. The love was real, the bond was real, but the relationship? That seemed like a distant star in the reflection of an ocean of their emotions.

She didn't feel the binding that came with it, but wasn't sure if that was a blessing or not. It had been oddly reassuring and utterly terrifying at the same time. The thought that she could so casually get all the love she felt she'd ever need or want while still enjoying her friendship sometimes truly outweighed the fear that it could easily be put away.

She thought about it like how her friend, Amaterasu, had explained it. Love was like a tower or a burning fire. A tower could reach high into the sky and each floor could be reinforced, but without the proper foundation it could tumble with the proper amount of force. And fire could burn hot and bright, and bring warmth, but only when given the right amount of fuel or kindling. Both of which being passion. If you threw in all of your kindling to start the fire, it'd be bad no matter how high or hot the flames grew. They'd be over soon after with nothing to keep the spark. But if you used too little kindling, too little passion, then the fire would do nothing but be cute to watch, and it could easily be snuffed. When soundly fueled, a fire could burn and burn, bring warmth, and excitement, without worry of getting out of control or blowing out.

She just had to build the foundation with this date and not get swept away in the fires. At least, that's how the young girl decided to interpret her older friend's words of wisdom. Surely it couldn't be as hard as it felt, her father managed to have two loves in his life, after all. Ruby knew that she could figure it out, that she could understand what she wanted. This, or a normal relationship.

When the door finally opened, Ruby smiled at her beloved friend and waved to the small girl who stood before her. The girl who resided within the single bedroom apartment had short messy jet black hair that framed her face, completely covering her right eye, and stopped just shy of her shoulders. Her eyes, at least the visible one, had been silver with the occasional purple lining, being reminiscent of the moon, which she'd been named after. She was wearing a loose, long sleeved v-neck that exposed her sharp collarbone and not much else along with black thigh high stockings with a pair of short shorts over her strong and firm legs, some skin having been left visible from her shorts and to her stockings. Her skin had been a pale cream, giving the appeal of someone who had been inherently light in skin tone but was then robbed of precious sunlight for years.

Ruby hadn't been surprised by the outfit choice for the date, her friend didn't have access to many clothes, and even if she did, Ruby doubt she'd been dressed any differently. And Ruby knew she had no right to judge, which she didn't, as she'd been dressed in her own casual clothes, no changes, and no special modifications to match the event or give it a sense of occasion. Their first actual date, and they both dressed as if it were any other day.

Knowing and seeing this still didn't bother Ruby, however, at least not as much as it could or should've done. Again, good or bad, this wasn't what was considered 'normal', but it was natural to them. So natural that Ruby actually let out a small laugh. "You look nice." She complimented her friend and smiled, showing that she meant it.

Without a moment to properly process it, Ruby had found herself being hugged so incredibly tight it threatened to rob her of the precious air already within her lungs then was pulled into the small apartment without much of a chance to fight the ever surprising and alarmingly strong grip of her friend. While they both had rather similar builds, and despite Ruby being the taller and older of the two, her friend had ever so slightly wider hips and quite the unexpected amount of physical strength. That's why Ruby didn't bother to resist when her neck had been tickled by the other young girl's black hair as she peppered Ruby's cheek with the occasional soft kiss.

Ruby shuddered just a bit from the sensation, smiling as her friend tried to shower her in affection and warmth with as much dedication as a dog that'd been waiting for their owner to return. The comparison had been a bit odd for the young Rose at first, but that's the only way she could describe it whenever it happened. To be hugged, kissed, and have those beautiful eyes on her in such a way always made Ruby's day and prompted her to return her own kisses, squeezes, and typically displays of affection. To be desired, loved, and missed made her heart warm, filling her body with that loving warmth with each beat.

It was always like this between them whenever they saw each other.

"I'm so happy to see you, Ruby." The girl with the messy black hair announced with an honest smile. The sight always made Ruby sigh with joy and flush her cheeks. The poor girl normally didn't feel the emotions to warrant such a display, but whenever Ruby had been near her, she found a way to feel just enough. She'd always been quiet and so very awkward and Ruby was certain that living alone in that apartment hadn't helped with her slight anxiousness and loneliness. But, the fact that Ruby had the power to make her feel that made the young Reaper happy.

"I'm happy to see you, too!" Ruby replied with her own squeeze as she happily greeted her slightly shorter love, a wide smile adorning her face. It suddenly didn't matter to her if they were 'normal' or not. As silver eyes met silver, heart met heart, Ruby found peace in what she had. Exactly what she had. Her feelings of doubt washed away and she knew that this was what she wanted, what she had been happy to have. A friend to love, and a lover to hold so close as they both could share their love without the pressures something more would bring upon their young, and complicated lives.

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That's it for now. Secrets That Bind currently has four or five parts written... but, since it was intended as practice to see if I could pair Ruby with a certain character of mine, I'm very nervous about sharing anymore of it unless people request it. Lunar Rose is a reference to the story I co-author with Prick, which you should check out, but more accurate since the unnamed character in this drabble is named Luna Umbra and is the ship name I joke about with Ruby and Luna.

Anyway, Legends Scattered In Time will be a place where I, or guest writers like Organ of Flames, Anonymous Prick 3, and whatever TheLoneliestofAll is calling themselves now, and whoever else wishes to submit anything, will be posting drabbles or one-shots that really shouldn't be placed alone.

Because of that, some of mine may seem incomplete. That is probably the case, as I rarely finish many of them. That being said, I'm more than willing to continue or finish a story if it's requested or well received!

Thank you for reading.