As always, this entire fic is dedicated to my best friend, Kirsten. Love ya!
Also as always, I do not own any of the rights to RWBY, and all rights go to their respective owners.
Chapter Two: Freezing rose.
Ruby's second thought was that of making friends. If Yang wasn't going to be there with her all the time, she had better make some friends, make what life she was living here as easy on her as possible.
Weiss Schnee on the other hand, would, in the coming days, remember many things about her first meeting with Ruby Rose. She would remember the way her hair looked, slightly strewn across her face, how her style of dress was so casual compared to her own actual dress. She would remember how Ruby smelled of her namesake and lilac, of the sudden warmth and pressure as the girl quickly hugged her, of her peculiar scent filling her nose, and she would remember the look in the girl's eyes, as if she were begging Weiss to be friends with her.
But Weiss was a Schnee, and not just any Schnee, but the heir to the Schnee Mining Company. She was an aristocrat, a paragon of high society, and even if she were able to take this girl and become friends with her, there was..HIM...to consider. Would He allow it, given his temperament? She didn't know and didn't want to find out. Especially considering that she was to be living with this girl, she didn't want to drag another innocent bystander, especially not after what had happened the last time someone had been a friend to her; she was still recovering from her wounds.
So she put on her cold front, became the Weiss that everyone else sees. She became the Ice Princess. Weiss shoved the visibly younger woman away, not missing the look of rejection and fear in Ruby's eyes. A pang of guilt rumbled its way up towards her throat, yet died on her lips. What escaped her instead only made the guilt worse. "Get off me, you dolt!"
Ruby, on the other hand, felt guilty and it bled through. She immediately profusely apologized, and backed well away from the other girl, a wee blush bepainting her pale countenance. Weiss momentarily faltered, but as quickly as it came, it was replaced by her usual frigid demeanor. She sighed, and acted like the standoffish brat she was. stamping her foot and gesturing to the bed on the right. "This is my bed. The left is yours. Now come on, we're late for class."
With that, Weiss grabbed Ruby by the wrist, ignoring the soft feel of her skin, and practically dragged her through the halls for the very first class of the day: Gym. Ruby had to struggle to keep up with Weiss' insistent pace, and blushed a very, very, very deep red as she was led into the changing room. Lately, Ruby had been noticing girls moreso than boys, and it did not fail to embarrass her. She was hoping that it was a phase, and she would soon be able to comfortably change in the presence of girls like Weiss. Ruby didn't know why, but she felt drawn to her, though they'd only known each other for a few moments. She supposed she could chalk it up to desperately needing a friend, but Weiss was certainly interesting. Snapping out of her thoughts, Ruby realized she was all alone, and hurried out.
For the next hour, she was brought through the basics of the class routine, which began with stretching and ended with running so hard she felt a cramp creep into her lung. She always managed to stay behind Weiss, too, for no matter how far she pushed herself, she always found that Weiss was a step ahead. Halfway through the class, that actually became a point of competition between the two, and it became a race.
For the rest of the day, however, Ruby's interactions with Weiss were limited, as the girl was putting on her Ice Queen facade, and yet, ironically, the girls were paired together in each and every class. Ruby had to sit there, and talk to Weiss, and yet, simultaneously, not talk at all, not really. Nothing of personal importance was gleaned, nor was any real connection made. Every time Ruby tried to get Weiss to open up, she was shut down, under either a withering glare, or a few curt words of "Shut up" or "It isn't worth speaking of."
Ruby didn't exactly know why, nor did she exactly care to push the issue. She was, however, determined to find out what the hell was stuck in her craw. Her opportunity came when the two returned to their room, and it was then that Ruby took her chance and spoke up.
"Weiss, listen, Explain to me exactly what the hell is wrong with you? I just want to be your friend. "
Weiss paused at her bed and sighed loudly. "Nothing is wrong, Ruby, it's just...Being friends with me isn't something you should really do. Not with...It just isn't. So stay away from me, for your own sake."
Ruby heard this, and sighed, another look of pained rejection floated before her eyes, and Weiss felt another wave of guilt in her heart. This girl is so sweet, and so nice, she can't help but be friends with her-or rather WANT to be friends, anyway. She decided to bring up the issue when she talked to HIM tommorow. "Look, I'll talk, and see what He says, but no promises."
With that, Weiss crawled into bed, and fell asleep, dreading the coming day She hoped that he would be accomodating, but since he literally held her future in his hands, she had no doubt he'd deny her, as he had denied her time and time again.
