Ruby sighed as she exited the weapon shop in Haven, her wallet feeling much lighter after buying a few new modifications to fix up Crescent Rose.
It had been a few months since she could sit down and fix up her weapon, and it was something that needed to happen. The scythe had taken quite the beating as she traveled with team RNJR, so the brunette was excited to finally have the time to relax and take some time to herself.
Looking around at the bustling city the team was stationed in, the young huntress smiled. It was such a vast difference from what she was used to – with all the months of taking refuge in abandoned villages, only having a sleeping bag for minimal comfort – the change was welcome.
'Soon, we'll meet with Professor Lionheart, and hopefully get some answers…' she thought as she gently pushed through the crowd of people in the shopping center. 'And maybe…Yang will have gotten my latest letter…if we're lucky.'
The brunette bit her lip. She loved Jaune, Nora and Ren, but they just weren't her team.
She missed the fiery sunshine that her sister brought whenever she entered the room.
She missed the quiet, yet calming aura she always felt when reading and relaxing with Blake.
And, of course, she missed her best friend and partner. The soft smiles, the reassurances, even the occasional biting remark that still came every once in a while, from the former ice princess, Weiss.
She missed team RWBY more every day.
A flash of white distracted Ruby from her thoughts and her eyes widened in realization.
'It couldn't be…'
Not letting the opportunity slip, the huntress pushed through the crowd of people, using her semblance to chase after the girl in the crowd, leaving only a trail of rose petals behind.
Even going at super speed, it felt like time had stopped. Everything slowed down and Ruby's breath hitched in her throat as she desperately tried to speak.
Gulping down her nerves, and holding herself from jumping the white-haired girl, (she never liked being touched without permission), she called out a single name.
"Weiss!"
"Watch where you're -" Weiss sighed as she pushed through the crowd in the streets of Mistral.
She dusted off her blue and white dress with a huff as she looked around. She couldn't be happier to be out of her father's clutches, after so many months, but it didn't mean she wasn't frustrated at the current situation.
She was lucky. No one caught her as she took the train to Mistral, and no one seemed to have recognized her yet. If they did, no one had said a word to her.
The only problem for the ex-heiress was…she was hopelessly lost.
'And this is why we always let Yang hold the map…' she thought, never wanting the presence of her blonde-haired friend more.
She missed them.
The barbaric blonde she had come to love and work with – there was a reason they had been partnered together during the Vytal Festival. There was a certain chemistry between the two, whether it was through their fighting styles, their protection over a certain hooded dolt, or a little bit of both, she could never tell.
Then, there was Blake. Weiss never would have guessed the two of them would ever get along, especially after the White Fang incident at Beacon, so long ago. But she grew to love her faunus friend, whom she felt understood hardship maybe even more than she had. They had bonded over their respect and desire for quiet, which came so rarely with the two sisters on the team.
And then…there was Ruby Rose. The first person Weiss had ever dared call a friend. The last person she expected to befriend after their horrendous first impression. The dolt that managed to melt Weiss' icy heart and make her feel a sense of happiness she hadn't felt in years. She was more than a friend, more than a partner, she was family.
They all were.
Weiss missed them more than she would ever admit to anyone but herself.
Nothing could have gotten her out of that train of thought, until she heard a voice.
"Weiss!"
Eyes widening, tears brimming at the edges, Weiss turned around, praying that she wasn't mistaken.
She saw the red hood first. That's when she charged.
Ruby let out a breath of surprise as her partner nearly tackled her to the ground, wrapping her arms tightly around the brunette in a hug, never wanting to let go.
"Ruby…" Weiss sobbed, letting all her emotions go. She never had to hold back around Ruby. "I missed you…"
Ruby grinned, letting tears fall from her own face, not even bothering to wipe them away, returning the hug in kind. Her heart raced, she had dreamt of this moment so many times over the months, but never expected this sudden wave of happiness and excitement to overtake her as it did.
"I missed you too Weiss," she whispered, holding onto her partner in content silence before finally pulling away and grinning ear to ear.
Realizing the two were in actuality not in private, the huntress' face turned red. "Er, we talk! We need to talk! But, first, let's head back to wear I'm staying. There's a lot to tell you!" she stammered, chuckling lightly when Weiss flushed.
Weiss cleared her throat. "Y-yes, you are right. Let's go, lead the way," she responded with a small smile. It was small but the light in her eyes proved that it was real. Ruby always loved her true smiles. They were so rare but so pure and always made her heart race.
Grabbing her hand, she shot one final grin. "Then…let's go!" she cheered, before leading her best friend to where she was staying.
