Chapter 1:

Ruby stood out in the rain a few feet from the edge of a cliff overlooking ancient ruins. "Weiss look down next to that crumbled arch way." Ruby called to the white haired girl. "It's a creature of grim."

The girl in question stood several feet to the left of Ruby. Weiss felt miserable, not because of Ruby. She thought…well she didn't know what to think. Weiss felt different around Ruby, not miserable, no the rain was making her feel that way. The rain didn't seem to be bothering Ruby however. "Which archway Ruby? There are multiple, and they all have creatures of grim next to them." Weiss said exasperated.

"Isn't this exciting…oh I just can't contain myself." Ruby says in a slight breathless voice, one filled with excitement.

Weiss shook her head. Sometimes Ruby seemed to be excited about everything. "How can this be exciting? They're creatures of grim, they are disgusting, vile, evil, and want to do nothing more than kill me and drink my blood."

"Oh no…um…that's not what I meant. Weiss I'm excited because this is about to end." Ruby replied turning toward her friend. "We've been on this trip for over a week, hunting new creatures of grim. And now look."

Ruby was pointing down into the somewhat intact ruins. "There they are, the creatures we are looking for. You know the ones with weird sinewy legs." Ruby said trying to get Weiss's attention.

"Ah…yes I see." Weiss said distracted. The rain was still pouring.

"Weiss are you even looking?" Ruby asked somewhat irritated.

"Yes, yes of course I am. I see what you mean. And I get why you're excited." Weiss said hurriedly trying not to start an argument. The truth of the matter was Weiss wasn't looking at the creatures of grim at all. She was looking at Ruby, at her red hair. Ruby's hair due to the rain had taken on a lustrous quality. It made her hair glow.

"Uh Weiss? What are you looking at?" Ruby asked nervously. "Weiss why are you looking at me like that?"

Weiss was at a loss for words. She didn't know how to phrase this. After all she didn't entirely understand her feelings. If she couldn't understand her own feelings she couldn't explain them to Ruby. "Your hair looks shiny. You should probably put your hood up." Weiss evaded.

"Yeah I guess your right." Ruby sighed. "But I just wanted to feel the rain. I've never felt it before, and I ." Sighing again Ruby pulled her red hood over her head.

Although, in Weiss's opinion, Ruby's hair was still damp she still managed to look cute. 'Wait where did that come from?' Weiss thought. She hadn't meant to think that. Although once she thought about where it came from she knew. "Ruby can I ask you something?" Weiss asked the half soaked, red clad, red haired scythe wielder.

"Sure. Of course, but don't you think we should get out of the rain?" Ruby asked. Ruby slung her arm around her white haired friend's shoulder. She gave a little squeeze.

Weiss knew that as her leader, Ruby was doing her job, trying to cheer her up. The gesture of comfort made Weiss blush. "Let's go." Weiss said hurriedly wanting to hide her blush from Ruby. She still needed to sort out her feelings.

Suddenly they herd an inhuman screech. ARRRRRAAAKKKAAAHHH! Both Weiss and Ruby jumped. "What was that I wonder?" Ruby puzzled aloud.

The look that suddenly came over Ruby's face made Weiss feel different. 'I really need to sort out my feelings for Ruby before they get me or her killed' Weiss thought to herself. The look on her dear friend's face was one of puzzlement. It scrunched Ruby's face up to look even cuter than before. The screech earlier sounded thunderous, and oddly bird like. However the giant bird grim that once roamed Forever Fall was dead. Ruby killed it back during her entrance exams to Beacon. Oddly enough the cliff on which Ruby had killed it, they were now standing on it.

"It can't be another bird grim, those are rare." Weiss said. "Professor said that due to their high chances of not finding the food they eat they don't live very long."

"Weiss stop talking a come here. I need you to see this." Ruby said. She was standing back next to the cliffs edge.

"Now why would I? I don't want the creatures of grim to see me, do I?" Weiss questioned in a condescending tone. She saw Ruby go to her belly and crawl over to the cliff edge. "Hey get back from the edge, they might see you." Weiss warned in a worried tone, afraid something might actually happen to her friend.

Ruby upon hearing these words gestured with her hand silently, for Weiss to come look. When Weiss still didn't come Ruby continued to stare down the cliff. She edged closer, and closer until her entire upper midsection was hanging over the cliff edge. They both heard a snorting noise coming from behind them, one that sounded oddly birdlike. A grim crashed toward them. Weiss drew Myrtenaster and prepared to defend Ruby. A few shots rang out. Bullets wined past Weiss's ear and into the bore like creatures snout. Ruby had apparently drawn Crescent Rose, and fired several rounds at the creature.

The grim squealed, baring its long tusks. Its snout was leaking blood, a black viscous looking substance. The snout wasn't that injured. Blood started to pool at the bottom of the creature's eyes, enraging it. Weiss's eyes widened. Ruby must have shot out part of the creature's brain. More than likely her friend probably got rid of the creature's reason. Instead of the usual intelligence that came with being a grim, the boar monster was enraged, charging without worrying about a stab from Myrtenaster or another shot from Crescent Rose. Ruby ran to meet it her scythe drawn.

Weiss cursed, she was going to use a freeze glyph on the monster, so Ruby and her could finish it off without risk of injury. " Get out of the way Ruby!" Weiss yelled, to late the freeze glyph streaked toward the grim. It ended up hitting Ruby's feet immobilizing her. The monstrous creature then impaled Ruby through her stomach. Ruby let out a blood-curdling scream. Suddenly the figure clad in red began to cough up blood, violently interrupting the scream. Weiss knew that if she didn't kill the monster killing her friend, her friend would die a slow and agonizing death.

"No!" Weiss screamed trying to distract the monster. "Ruby I love you. And I don't want you to die." This was said more for her benefit than Ruby's benefit. Using Myrtenaster Weiss shot fire at the creatures heart. Lunging forward she stabbed through the creatures now softened hide and scorched fur. Ruby saw the life drain out of the creatures eyes, she started crying. Weiss looked up in alarm, Ruby never cried. Then she realized that Ruby was in a lot of pain. The crying was not something that sounded sad, it sounded like the redhead was in agony.

Ruby began pushing herself off the now dead creature's tusk. Weiss released the freeze glyph to assist her seriously injured friend. Ruby then hit the ground crying out in pain. Weiss rushed to her side, wanting to help Ruby. Weiss had finally figured out her feelings for her leader. It took Ruby getting impaled for her to realize it, and admit it out loud. Weiss was head over heals for the beautiful redhead.

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