Heyo everyone! I see some liked my two one-shots for Christmas, If I lay here and Just you and me love. So I decided I'm taking a small break on the one-shot pairings and start doing a story. Since I left The Remembrance of Us on the side burner. Hope you all enjoy chapter 1!
She groaned as the hand gripped her hands above her head keeping them in place, her lips traveling her body leaving small nibbles and dark spots. She moaned out her name her toes curling as her hand moved down closer to her desired spot. "Weiss…" she muttered hearing the girl shush her. "Just enjoy it." She slurred nibbling on the girl's neck slipping her fingers in.
The sun shown through the curtains pouring into the room, it was still bright even with the light blue curtains in the way. A woman groaned lightly as her eyes opened squinting at the sun in her face, she slowly sat up wincing at how sore her body was. The covers slipped off her body the air hitting her forming goosebumps. Her brownish hair with red streaks messy, it was short but after sleeping it was always a mess.
She glanced over her shoulder seeing the white streaks of hair, the girl's chest slowly risen and fell. She looked so peaceful when she slept, Ruby sighed running a hand through her hair. She slowly stood from the bed hoping her girlfriend would not wake from the movements she caused. Her eyes scanned the room spotting clothes strewn throughout, she shivered slowly picking them up her body disagreeing with her movements. She hissed finally having picked up the last piece of clothing, she wanted a peaceful morning. She needed one.
Ruby moved towards the bathroom tossing them into a hamper on her way, the hamper was becoming a bit full making her sigh. 'Looks like i'll have to do laundry later, god knows Weiss won't.' She thought gripping the counter looking into the mirror. Purple and yellow spots were littered in different areas about her body. Ones in specific, were splayed across her stomach and arms, already turning bluish-green in color. She groaned gripping her arm, she would no doubt have to wear a long sleeve short to work. Thankfully it was winter, so she wouldn't have to worry about getting overheating.
She quickly grabbed a towel closing the bathroom door, hoping to prevent more noise. Putting the cloth on a hanger she turned on the shower turning the water to a comfortable temperature. Once she felt it was fine she walked under the water sighing at the feeling on her skin, the water soothed her muscles sliding down her body slowly. Ruby rolled her neck whining at the pain in her body. This always happened, well not always. Her girlfriend would sometimes come home drunk off her ass yelling often about her work, or just stupid people who didn't know what they were doing at her work.
Often times Weiss would hurt Ruby, taking punishment on her. Rarely was the punishment sex that left her covered in bruises and barely being able to walk for a few days. Luckily she could still walk, save for the soreness in her body. Believe her, her girlfriend wasn't as bad as she seemed. When she wasn't drunk. She was a very loving person who just had troubles in her life, though at times she was a bit harsh to Ruby but she knew the girl meant well. That's just how she showed her love. Ruby was more than fine with that, because she loved Weiss.
"God my head is pounding." Weiss said going into the medicine cabinet, the entrance of someone else made Ruby jump almost slipping. "Just take some advil and drink lots of water." Ruby called out squirting some conditioner into her hand rubbing it into her hair. She heard Weiss rummaging around searching for the advil. "Damn…" Weiss whispered looking behind her when she heard the shower turn off.
Ruby blushed feeling her eyes on her, she gripped the towel to her body knowing well that Weiss saw the bruises. "Ruby…" Weiss whispered walking towards the girl. Ruby shook her head turning away from Weiss. "Don't." She whispered her grip tightening. "Just… just take a shower, i'll make breakfast. You have a meeting at 10." She said exiting from the bathroom ignoring her girlfriends calls.
Ruby sighed turning the ignition off, she leaned back into the seat of her car taking a deep breath. Once she felt like she was ready she exited the car grabbing her things she brought with her to work. She worked a tattoo parlor that was owned by her Uncle Qrow, called the Crow Bar. He was drunk when he named it to be honest. He opened the place a few years back after she exited high school, likely six years ago now for her. He wanted to help his two niece's live their dreams, so he helped Ruby open a tattoo parlor and helped Yang train for boxing.
So Ruby took this advantage, some friends of hers joined her having similar interests to her as well. She pulled open the door wafting the smell of the old place, cigarettes and pine needles. Not a smell for everyone, but to her it was like her home. Growing up with her dad and sister they lived in the mountain area surrounded by pine trees and old dusty cabins that had been used for camping.
Some few years later due to their fathers work they moved to California more of the city parts of it. So whenever she went to her work she felt at home. "Sup Rose." Sun said waving towards the girl just barely looking up from his magazine. "Sup Sun." She said smiling his way patting his foot that was up on the desk as she passed. Sun Wukong was a goofy kind of guy, he always joked which meant he and Yang were very buddy buddy. She met him by Yang also with a few other people, but after high school she lost contact with a few of them.
"Anyone come in?" She asked setting her stuff down in the far right corner on a desk covered in few amounts of papers and paints that she had forgotten to clean off last time she was there. Sun glanced over to her disregarding the magazine. "Nope, we did get a call though. A new client who didn't really request anyone. You up for it?" He asked tossing the paper up onto the desk leaning farther back in his chair to get more of a look at the girl.
Ruby thought about it giving one quick glance towards her schedule for Monday. "What time did they say?" She asked going back to sorting her desk. Sun leaned up grabbing a paper he must of written on. "They said they could come in around one, would that work?"
Ruby bit her lip glancing up at her schedule again, 12:30 was her lunch but she had an appointment that would likely last till then, but if that was the case then she would only have half an hour for said lunch. She also would have to clean her tools as well. She sighed. "That's fine, I'll just have to take a later lunch. Weiss isn't going to be happy about that." She muttered the last part leaning back looking over her work station which was now sorted, well as sorted as it could get.
"I could pick something up for you, or ask Blake too. Blake's not coming in till noon, I'm sure she would be more than happy to pick something up." Ruby smiled waving the Faunas off. "It's fine, I can last till after that appointment. Though now that you say Blake might pick something up, I might ask for a cookie." She said giggling at the monkey Faunas shook his head. "You're 22 but still a child at heart aren't you?"
Ruby nodded sticking her tongue out. "You got that right." Sun shook his head pulling out his scroll. "Give Blake a text, you know her she's probably not up yet. It's better to text her then calling, just for your own safety." Ruby snickered, nodding she pulled out her scroll shooting said girl a text asking if she could pick her up a cookie. Satisfied with her work she backed out of Blake's text her eyes catching Weiss' name.
She bit her lip enough to almost draw blood, should she tell Weiss about her late lunch? She second guessed herself shaking her head. She pocketed the scroll turning her chair at the sound of the door opening. "Sup Ren." Sun said flashing a peace sign towards the taller man. Ren gave a tired wave hiking up his bag more. "Morning Sun." Ren was more of a night owl, he was more 'energetic' at the late time hours. His girlfriend however was a complete opposite person, any hour that girl was awake she was jumping around like that energetic bunny.
Ren was the parlors piercer and a very talented one at that, probably the best in town as many have said. He himself has two piercings, one on his left eyebrow and left ear. "Morning Ren." Ruby said watching him pass by to the piercing room. He smiled at her. "Morning Ruby." The man disappeared into the room not a second later coming back out, he headed straight towards the coffee machine. "Anyone want coffee?" He asked beginning to spoon coffee grounds into a filter. "I'm fine." Sun called out a lollipop sticking out of his mouth.
"I think I'll have one, I didn't grab a cup this morning." Ruby said watching as Ren nodded preparing two cups as he waited for the warm water to mix with the grounds. "Scarlet coming in Sun?" Ren asked leaning against the coffee counter. Sun hummed spinning in his chair. "Nah, he's going with Yang to the boxing convention with Qrow likely to promote the parlor." Sun explained tossing the leftover lollipop into the trash. "It would be good, business hasn't been as busy." Ruby said thanking Ren for the coffee. "That is true, I'm sure they will be able to get a few people and if they do those will likely tell others."
Ruby chuckled nodding, Ren just shook his head sitting in Ruby's client chair. "It'll be nice, that's for sure." Ruby agreed taking a sip of her coffee humming at the warmth that spread through her body. The three talked for a bit conversing about their weekend and weekday plans they had in mind.
"Well I have to take my leave, I have to prepare my tools." Ren said setting his mug back onto the counter waving to the two. He went into the room closing the door behind him. Ruby chugged down the rest of her coffee glancing at her watch. "Guess I should do the same." She mumbled setting her mug next to his. 'Let's get this day started.'
Around her lunch time Ruby finally got a breather from her work, she went outside the back sitting up against the wall. She pulled out a cigarette lighting it up. She's had this bad habit since sophomore year of high school. It was her way of coping with stress, since she was still supposed to be in middle school then. Resting her head against the wall she glanced over when the door opened revealing Blake, her sisters girlfriend.
Blake and Ruby at first didn't seem like they would be friends, Ruby being an energetic girl while Blake was calm. But as they found out they had a lot in common. Blake held up a small plastic package the redhead immediately recognizing what it was. "Aw Blakey got me a cookie." Ruby said smiling eagerly holding out her hands for the cookie making the girl roll her eyes. Blake sat next to Ruby taking the cigarette out of the girls mouth taking a puff of it giving a small cough. "How do you smoke these." Blake said taking a chug of her soda she got.
"After awhile you get used to it." Ruby replied opening her cookie breathing a sigh of relief at the smell. It was still warm from the bakery, which was the best time for chocolate chip cookies. Ruby tore it in half watching the goo spread between the two, she handed it to Blake giving a smile. "Thanks for the cookie." Ruby said taking an eager bite of it moaning at the taste.
Blake smiled shaking her head. "Least I could do." The two enjoyed the cookie before Ruby felt her pocket buzz bring it to her attention. She pulled it out freezing, she had a few texts from Weiss. 'Fuck.' She thought quickly scrolling through the messages.
12:06: W - Ruby?
12:15: W - You got stuck at work didn't you?
12:32: W - I have to get back to work
Ruby groaned quickly replying hoping that Weiss would reply. Blake watched the girl as she began to twitch in her spot. The cat Faunas knew far too well, she herself had been in the same spot herself a few years back before she met Yang. She knew that Ruby was second guessing herself. "Ruby…" Blake whispered letting her hand fall on the girl's shoulder making her jump.
Silver looked into gold as the redhead gave her a meek smile. "Sorry Blake, just forgot to do something." The girl went back to her scroll continuing to type constantly. Blake growled lightly staring her down. "Ruby… she didn't hurt you again did she?"
This question made Ruby freeze in her typing before she shook her head cautiously, not looking at the other. "Ruby, come on. Don't lie to me." Ruby sighed closing her scroll, continuing to stare down at the ground. "Please don't tell Yang." She whispered meekly as she gripped the end of her sleeve rolling it up showing Blake new and old bruises.
Blake growled again her whole body on fire, the nerve of that girl. Blake knew Ruby loved Weiss with a great passion and that's why she stayed. But to see that she was still causing Ruby pain after the word she had with her made her blood boil. "Ruby, this isn't healthy." Blake said trying to hide the anger, which Ruby could now sense. "I know Blake… but."
"But what Ruby? Weiss is hurting you, giving you bruises! I know you hurt yourself as well, it's the same thing I did Ruby."
"I can't just leave her Blake! It isn't that easy, I love her and I know she loves me. This is just how she shows it."
"Shows it? This isn't how you show love to someone Ruby! You don't leave bruises on them." Blake whispered the last part her hand resting on Ruby's wrist. "Please Ruby, don't do this to yourself. I know why you don't want to tell Yang. But if you truly love Weiss, and she truly loves you then stop this. Leave her." Ruby's lip quivered, she knew why Blake was saying this.
She wanted to believe that Weiss loved her, she really did. "I'll think about it." She whispered leaning forward resting her head on the girl's shoulder. "I just… need time."
"Ruby." Said women looked up from her scroll towards Sun. "Your next appointment is here." Sun called gesturing the man to Ruby. The blonde nodded going over to the girl. "Hello I'm Ruby. Ruby Rose." She said holding out her hand towards the man. Who took it a smile on his face. "What you don't recognize me?" He asked scratching the back of his head grinning towards her. Ruby looked at him a confused look on her face. 'Where do I know him.' She thought before something clicked.
"Jaune?" She asked surprised, the man nodded grinning accepting the girls hug. "My god it's been forever!" She said backing up to look at him. He was a little taller than her now, his hair a little grown out more in a small ponytail on the back. "It has been." He said going to the chair sitting down.
"How was New York? I read one Manga series you released awhile ago, but I stopped after the sixth volume I think?" She said rolling her main chair closer to the client chair. He nodded taking off his jacket. "Yeah, we've been a bit slow. But now the company is moving back to Cali, so now I'm back." He grinned. Jaune was a nerdy guy in spirit, but also a good guy at heart. He met Ruby in high school when they were in the same art class having similar interests in art.
They instantly became great friends spending a lot of time together, that's also how Ruby met Nora and Ren was through Jaune. So the six hung out soon enough Weiss joined befriending Ruby. Not at first though, they had their rough times. Being Ruby was an energetic girl who didn't know personal space at the time she seemed to anger Weiss likely on a daily basis.
After a while though Ruby managed to melt the ice wall Weiss set up, it took her a long time but she managed to. Later they got together sticking hip to hip the rest of high school.
"So Jaune, what can I do for you?" Ruby asked preparing her tools. "Well, I was hoping you could patch up this tattoo." He said pulling up his sleeve revealing two yellow crescents. Ruby nodded. "I can do that."
So, what did you all think? This is a slow burn milk and cereal, but I promise that it will happen. Any suggestions or concerns are apreciated, hope you all have a wonderful day. Stay shiny!