Tsubomi – A RWBY Story
Pairings: White Rose and Bumblebee
Hello again! JM here with a new story for White Rose. It'll feature a little bit of Bumblebee, but the focus will be on Ruby and Weiss's budding relationship. (Hence the name "Tsubomi" meaning something similar to a budding flower in Japanese, if I remember correctly.)
Usual disclaimers, I do not own RWBY, Ruby, team RWBY, or anything official.
Ruby watched Weiss as the pale-haired girl studied for an up-coming test. The younger girl was relaxing on her perilously suspended and tilted bed, and the pale-haired girl was sitting at the lone desk in the room that team RWBY shared. The heiress had an air of intensity that was almost visible as an aura of crackling energy.
Which, of course, made Ruby want to do something to break that concentration.
She had been pondering the specifics of what to do to drive Weiss up the wall for almost five minutes now, leaving her own school work to be done later; after all, they still had two weeks before the test was administered. She'd skipped over the idea of throwing something at the older girl, or slipping ice down her shirt. The ice idea had been tempting, but Ruby half-seriously thought that the sudden cold wouldn't disturb the ice queen.
Her eyes kept going back to a portion of exposed neck on the silver-haired girl. Every time they did, she felt a surge of now familiar feelings. She'd realized not too long ago that she'd probably fallen in love with Weiss, but didn't have the experience or inclination to act on her feelings, thinking herself content to watch and continue to get closer to the other girl.
Weiss brushed at her long side ponytail and Ruby abruptly felt a plan fall in to place. Quietly, she rolled off of her bed, padding on silent feet, pausing behind the older girl as she found herself lacking the courage to follow through on her plan. It was one thing to face down a crowd of monsters. It was another thing to quickly make friends with both students and teachers.
But to declare her love? To make herself vulnerable in a way that she had never been before? Or worse, alienate a friend?
She had never had problems expressing herself to others. From the moment she met someone, she tried to be friendly, even to those who might not seem deserving at first meeting; such as her first encounter with Weiss. Ruby knew that she was often considered odd for her easy acceptance of others, but it just made sense to her.
After all, she had plenty of evidence to show that being kind to others made for lasting relations. Weiss, Blake, Penny, and even Juane and Sun might have seemed like too much effort to befriend or maintain friendship with to other people, but Ruby took it for granted that kindness bred kindness. And that attitude allowed her to be the energetic, accepting girl that she was. New things never frightened her, indeed they usually excited her. She enjoyed a challenge, and never backed down from a fight. She knew that by relying on her strength and doing the best that she could, she would have no regrets.
Her feelings for the girl that she even now still crouched behind, though, they threatened to push her over the edge. Her desire to touch and be touched; to share everything that she was with the older girl was not something that she knew how to deal with. One wrong step here and she could find herself losing one of the few things that she cherished above all else: friendship.
She knew by experience now that Weiss was not an entirely unreasonable person. Sure, the heiress had moments, okay, days, where she was completely unmanageable, but that only made the moments when she softened all the more precious. She knew that the older girl held many wounds inside her heart that would make deepening their relationship difficult, maybe even impossible.
But as she heard the silver-haired girl let out a sigh, Ruby knew that she had reached a point where she couldn't keep her feelings to herself anymore.
A grin lit up her face, and she leaned forward to place her lips against Weiss's neck.
Instantly, the older girl leapt in her chair, letting out an undignified squeal of surprise. As she did, she turned in the air, actually managing to turn an embarrassing moment into a graceful pirouette. "Ruby?! What the hell?!"
Keeping a grin on her face to counter the slowly building fear within her, the dark-haired girl answered quickly. "I was thinking it was really boring having the two of us in the same room and not even talking. Do you know how long it's been since we did something, just the two of us?"
The silver-haired girl opened her mouth in automatic protest, but shut it when she caught just a hint of something in Ruby's silver eyes. She looked closer and saw tiny signs of desperation across the younger girl's face. "Alright, what's this really about?"
"Wow Weiss!" The team leader exclaimed, distracted by the insight the older girl had displayed. "Look at how close we've gotten, you're able to read me really well now!"
"Yeah, whatever." Turquoise eyes rolled. "What's bothering you?" The heiress pressed.
"Well…" The dark-haired girl hesitated, and then let her emotions loose. "ItsjustthatIvebeenthinkingalotlatelyandIthinkIvefalleninloveyouNotasafriendbutassomethingmoreandIcantstopthinkingaboutkissingyouorholdingyourhandorbeingreallyclosetoyouandpleasedonthateme." Ruby sucked in a breath.
"Uhm, come again?" The older girl said, hardly able to follow the rapid-fire confession.
"I, uh, might have just told you that I'm in love with you." The dark-haired girl admitted, a blush darkening her cheeks.
"Oh, is that all?" Weiss asked, moving to turn the chair at the desk around to face the younger girl. She calmly took a seat and then a moment later her eyes widened and she jumped to her feat. "Wait, WHAT?!"
"I said I think I've fallen for you, Weiss." The scythe-wielder repeated.
"Ruby, I'm going to ask you to think about this really hard for a moment." The older girl's eyes were still extremely wide. "Do you really think that you love me?"
Ruby didn't even hesitate. "I have been thinking about it, Weiss. I've been thinking for so long. And I'm sick of just thinking. You know how I like to just jump into things, but I actually thought about this. A lot. And I think I love you." She shook her head. "No, I know I love you."
The heiress stood silently for a long moment, looking into the younger girl's silver eyes. Then she sighed and a smile spread across her face. "Well, I'm not saying that I'm totally opposed to the idea. You're still a total dolt though."
With a squeal, Ruby leaped to hug the older girl and the heiress was just barely able to get her arms under the team leader's legs in time to catch her. "Oh, that's just wonderful!"
Surprised by how much she was enjoying the feel of having the younger girl so close to her, Weiss sat down, centering the scythe-wielder on her lap as she did so. "So…" She started. "What made you, ahem, fall for me?" She smiled in a slightly mocking manner. "Was it the fact that I'm totally amazing? All of my riches? My knock-out figure?"
"Well, I will admit that you're totally amazing." The younger girl conceded. "But I think that it was when you started proving that you aren't just some spoiled rich girl."
"Hey!" Weiss interjected.
The dark-haired girl laid two fingers over the older girl's lips. "When you accepted Blake, when you admitted to knowing what your father's been doing with the Schnee Corporation… I have to admit, when we first met, I knew you were beautiful, but I had no idea how much more you would become when you started showing your soft side."
"So you did fall for my body. I knew it!" The silver-haired girl said against Ruby's fingers.
The younger girl moved the fingers that had been against the heiress's lips and used them to trace the scar across Weiss's left eye. "And who could blame me?" She asked lightly, intoxicated by the older girl's beauty.
Ruby could see the heiress's pupils dilate as she caressed the scar, and she lifted her other hand to lie against the older girl's neck.
The silver-haired girl's breathing began to come more quickly, and she and the scythe-wielder's gazes began to mirror the other's emotions. Slowly, almost painfully so, Weiss raised her right hand from the younger girl's waist, keeping her left pressed against Ruby's back, to brush softly against the team leader's cheek. Enjoying the sensation, she brushed her fingers back and forth a few more times. Then, she made a decision and that hand moved to tangle with the dark hair and she pulled the other girl's lips to meet hers.
The younger girl was quick to accept the kiss, leaning even more heavily against the heiress, but after only a moment she could sense that Weiss was still hesitating. She pulled back and continued to trace her thumb across the scar. "What's wrong?"
The older girl's lips tightened and then she sighed. "It's silly."
"What."
"I'm afraid that you won't think I'm a good kisser."
Ruby couldn't help herself; she burst out laughing. The heiress pressed her lips together even tighter, but made no move to detach herself from the younger girl.
After a few more seconds, the scythe-wielder reined herself in and looked seriously into the older girl's eyes. "That's… Not possible."
"What do you mean?"
"I mean you're, well, you. Sure, in the open-hearted department you might be lacking a little bit, but once you commit to something you do it really well. It makes me a little jealous sometimes, actually."
"Really?" The silver-haired girl perked up.
"Yes, really."
"Alright." This time she was confident, and she pulled Ruby into another kiss.
When their lips touched, it sparked something within the older girl, and she felt something that she had never felt before. And she wanted more. She kissed the younger girl with abandon, using the hand in the scythe-wielder's hair to crush their lips together. Ruby squeaked in surprise and that only spurred Weiss on harder. She lost all sense of time and propriety as the kiss continued and it wasn't until the team leader pushed her back that she even thought about what she was doing.
"Wow, Weiss…" It was finally Ruby's turn to have wide eyes. "That was… Very hot."
The heiress couldn't help it, and a blush flashed across her face. "I blame you for saying you love me out of nowhere, just saying."
"I'll take it." The dark-haired girl smiled.
"Dolt." Weiss buried her head in Ruby's shoulder.
Chapter one: finished! Yes, you read that right, chapter one. Meaning that there will be more for this one. Despite my (apparently?) large vocabulary, I can't even begin to describe how much I love the idea of Ruby caressing that scar across Weiss's face. It's pretty much one of the most inherently intoxicating images I've ever imagined, and honestly, sometimes it keeps me up at night, thinking about scenarios where Ruby could do that. I will be continuing this story, so if you like the idea even nearly as much as I do, keep tuned. Don't worry if you're not as thrilled with the idea though, I'll reign it in somewhat.
If I didn't already say it, I really liked writing this one, and I hope you enjoyed reading it. Reviews and criticism is a nice way to show your appreciation. But if you only have nasty things to tell me, you can go bungee-jumping… Without the bungee-cord.