Hello everyone! Here's chapter two. This time we see Ruby's point of view. I plan to alternate between her and Weiss, with maybe a guest appearance from others. We'll see. Hope you enjoy, and your feedback is appreciated
I do not own RWBY and make no monetary gain from this. Writing is for entertainment purposes only.
Update: Big thanks to Blood Shinobi for proofreading the chapter and greatly improving it.
Ruby was exasperated and tired. She had discovered a side of Weiss she never would've guessed existed. While it made Weiss adorable beyond words, it also tested Ruby's patience greatly. This was impressive, as patience was a trait she had learned to train over the many study sessions courtesy of Weiss.
Weiss liked to dress Ruby up. Had this been at the dorm it wouldn't have been a major problem, she surmised, while blushing slightly at the implications. Just trying on a few of Weiss' dresses should be no big deal...even if she didn't think they'd fit around the chest area, she guiltily added to herself while simultaneously cheering over the power of milk. Ruby pouted and definitely glared at the mirror within the changing room. The reflection that stared back showed a cute girl currently wearing a black knee-length plaid skirt and a deep maroon wool sweater that, while it looked really good, wasn't the first item Weiss had forced upon her. She had lost count at this point. Worryingly enough, the wall behind her had several items she hadn't had time to go through yet.
I do look good in this, and it's comfortable too...besides, Yang told me I should expand my wardrobe a bit and she's right about that. I don't have many clothes to choose from, but...I'm tired, hungry and that bakery down the street has amazing cookies from what I've heard!
It felt really good to be complemented like this, and knowing that Weiss thought she was pretty had her self-esteem soaring. Despite that, they'd been doing this for far too long now, and she knew she had to find a way out of it without breaking her girlfriend's enthusiasm and risk ruining the day completely, even as her stomach grumbled. The makeup store Weiss had bought everything ranging from conditioners to skin lotion from earlier was a breeze compared to this, and there Weiss had spent considerable time going over the different products.
It had been a week since their date in the forest, and Weiss had taken the opportunity this Friday to treat Ruby to a day out in Vale City since their last class ended around lunch, with the plan being shopping and eating a nice meal later. The meal kept staying out of her reach, however. In hindsight, she maybe should have guessed that Weiss would be much more enthusiastic about shopping than her.
"Ruby, are you done yet?" an all too enthusiastic voice belonging to none other than Weiss asked from outside the secluded changing room, accompanied by a knock on the door. Ruby's heart picked up the pace a bit. She knew what this entailed, and it was arguably the best part of the clothes shopping. Seeing Ruby in new clothes apparently made her irresistible to Weiss.
"Yep, I'm dressed. You can come in," she said, pushing down her otherwise negative thoughts. Weiss stepped inside, and eyed Ruby with something akin to hunger in her eyes, closing the door behind her in the process. Ruby was trapped, and Weiss immediately grabbed her shoulders and kissed her with an unusual eagerness.
With this, Ruby perked up and kissed back. After a few seconds, Weiss pulled away and roamed over Ruby with her eyes, a shiver going down the younger girl's spine. It sent pleasure tingling through her and her mind began to wander places. I wouldn't mind her helping me chang-
"Ruby, this looks lovely on you. I think we should get this one too, or what do you say? Is it comfortable? It works well with the tips of your hair and gives you more color than usual, while staying close enough to your favorite color red." Weiss' blue eyes were shining with joy. Despite how cute it made her look, Ruby figured that being honest yet tactful was the best course of action. Not that I think Yang always follows her own advice when it comes to dating, but what she said about talking to each other made sense.
Ruby was grateful for having Yang to rely on for some much needed advice from time to time. All of this was new to her and she desperately didn't want to mess it up, so she was extra careful. However, she also understood that a relationship required communication and honesty, so she wouldn't do either of them the disservice of keeping silent when something bothered her.
"It's great, Weiss, I really like it... and I hope you don't take what I'll say next the wrong way but... I'm getting tired and hungry and I was kinda hoping we could wrap this up... I'm super grateful for you helping me out - and getting Yang to stop reminding me about my lack of fashion sense - but I think we have more than enough already," she said, the sentence coming out slightly more forceful than she intended due to her fatigue. She didn't handle crowds well, and the busy late afternoon hours on a Friday ensured that the shopping district of Vale was packed full of people. It had left her mentally exhausted.
Weiss blushed at that and looked ashamed. "Sorry, Ruby, I didn't mean to make you feel this way, but I just enjoyed this so much I couldn't help myself. You are adorable and I really like seeing you wearing different clothes, but I see what you mean…" she conceded, glancing a bit sheepishly at the generous amounts of clothes waiting to be worn. "Let's call it a day and head on to the restaurant; we need to go soon anyway." She leaned in for a gentle hug and whispered 'sorry, I love you' into Ruby's ear while squeezing her ever so lightly in her grasp.
Guilt ensnared Ruby despite her best efforts, even as Weiss' scent and close contact filled her mind and made it hard to think. Had she really done the right thing? Romantic relationships were a new thing to her, not having found anyone she like-liked at Signal, and she was out of her element now that she hadn't planned the date. The previous week had been a resounding success, it having been the second date for the two of them since they got together. While it had been a wonderful date, it had more importantly taken place far away from the eyes of everyone else. This, being a date in public, was new territory for her, and apprehension and anxiety accompanied it, even if the real test at the restaurant laid ahead of her. Her going against what Weiss had wanted didn't help either. She had to fix it and make sure Weiss was in a good mood before they left the store.
She withdrew from Weiss and looked her in the eyes. "I love you too, Weiss. Let's do this again some other time. I know you had lots of fun and so did I until it became a bit too much. I really needed new clothes, and you've picked several good outfits for me. I'm not sure I can afford all of this though..." she said even as she glanced with apprehension over at the ten or so outfits Weiss had already picked together for her.
"Don't you worry about that. I'll pay for them," Weiss said with a small smile as she began to take down the clothes Ruby had not yet tried.
This was another thing that bothered Ruby. While she liked how Weiss was as a person a lot - a whole lot of lots actually - the fact remained that Weiss could, if she wanted it, afford to buy every bakery in Vale without much of a problem. She recognized that her girlfriend liked to spoil her, except when it came to cookies sadly, but she didn't want to feel like she was using Weiss to pay for stuff. She realized she had to speak her mind again and tell her how she felt about it. Ruby just hoped this didn't ruin the date.
"Weiss, you can't do that! It's so much stuff and I would feel bad if you gave me all of that. It makes me super happy that you want to spoil me like this, and I appreciate the thought a lot, but it doesn't feel right to rely on you for a new wardrobe. Besides, you've already given me that bottle of skin lotion, a new hairbrush and the conditioner."
"Ruby, I really don't mind. That conditioner in particular was needed; you need to take care of your hair better. And it's for a good cause after all: spoiling my beautiful girlfriend." Despite her best efforts, Weiss blushed furiously and smiled widely at what she had just said.
Ruby was flattered but didn't budge, even as a happy but exhausted smile spread across her face in turn. She knew Weiss only wanted to make her happy on the date, and it made her feel so special. She just wished she wouldn't go overboard in a bid to prove it to her. She moved closer to her again and took her hands in hers, even if she fumbled a bit trying to find them under the pile of clothes Weiss held.
"And you being so generous is something I love about you, but I would feel bad if you got me all of this. Dad sends me money for clothes and stuff every now and then, so why don't we do it like this? Let's buy five sets, and then we split the cost in half. It's still super nice of you, and I won't feel like I mooch off from you," Ruby bartered. She had realized a while back that this strategy worked well when Weiss and her disagreed about something. Give some, take some, and as long as Weiss felt like she had some say in it, it was surprisingly easy to reason with her. Maybe it was a bit manipulative, but hey, it worked fine so she didn't feel guilty over it.
Weiss pondered the offer for a moment, looking conflicted, before she sighed gently. "I'm sorry. I went overboard again. I'm...new to all of this too, and I want to treat you to the best of my ability but," an embarrassed smile graced her face, "I see what you mean. You want to feel independent, and like you can be an equal part of what we have. I still have a lot to learn here."
Ruby loved many things about Weiss: everything from her physical beauty, her voice when she sang on rare occasions, the kindness and concern she showed to those she truly cared about, but most importantly was the everyday feelings of the two of them being comfortable together and enjoying each other's company. To her, Weiss gave her a sense of confidence and companionship she'd not felt before, and it made her feel warm just thinking about it. At first, it had only been the reassurance one feels from having a competent battle partner who believed in her, but then it grew to the heiress giving her strength as a team leader and friend, only to deepen once Ruby realized she didn't want to be away from Weiss at all. How good she made her feel with so little effort! And now this. She had just seen another reason why she loved Weiss, namely the surprising degree of humility her girlfriend could display.
"Yep, thanks for understanding. I'm not very good at this either, so you're in good company. Come on, let's put back the clothes I won't buy and pay for the rest," she said while shooting Weiss a big smile to reassure the older girl everything was fine. It worked immediately, as Weiss perked up and the apprehension in her eyes disappeared.
Ten minutes later, and after having split the payment like agreed, they began to make their way towards the restaurant that Weiss revealed served regular Valean food. It reassured Ruby a lot, with her knowledge of the other countries dishes being fairly limited. As they walked in the fading sunlight, they made small talk about everything ranging from tests to movies. Ruby found herself wishing she could hold hand with the heiress, or at least touch her, but she understood the need Weiss felt for this to remain private out here in the open. That would come when she was ready, and until then she was content with waiting. Besides, once they were out of sight of prying eyes, she could kiss and hug Weiss all she wanted.
On their way to the restaurant, they walked past the bakery she'd been wanting to visit earlier, and Ruby only had to give Weiss her infamous pleading look and point at the bakery before Weiss gave up, knowing this battle couldn't be won, and made a detour there. A few minutes later, Ruby walked out with a bag full of cookies for later consumption.
Another ten minutes or so of walking led them back near the airship dock, where the restaurant was located. It was a cozy little place with brick walls and a dark interior of primarily wooden panels and red carpets. The waiter, a middle aged bald man with a funny mustache, directed them to the table in the corner to Ruby's delight. It was partially fenced in by a waist-high wooden wall close by in addition to the traditional diner seats, and so offered them a bit of privacy. Even better, the tables in the immediate vicinity were empty. After giving them a set of menus, the waiter excused himself.
"It's nice here, Weiss. It feels almost homely, since it reminds me of this restaurant back in Patch dad usually took Yang and I to a few times a year, when something worth celebrating happened." Hah! I got it right this time, she thought in passing, before continuing, "Like, whenever the school year ended and sometimes on a birthday, or even if we excelled on an important test at Signal."
"Ruby, it's 'Yang and me'. You'll never learn, will you?", Weiss said with a small laugh, before taking a look at the menu and shaking her head slightly. Ruby followed her lead, an indignant pout on her face from her inability to get it right. "I'm glad you like it though. I first considered a Mistralian restaurant but after asking your sister for advice, I went with this one instead," she said, looking pleased. "You're not much for seafood, are you?"
"No, but don't get me wrong. It's okay, but I prefer traditional Valean food like a steak or a stew. The food on Patch has more fish in it than here, since it's an island and fishing is a pretty big business there."
"So what will you have? I've decided on a fish soup with bread on the side. Don't worry about the dessert, I've already taken care of that in advance." she revealed. This piqued Ruby's interest but she didn't inquire further.
After some careful consideration, she eventually settled for a steak with fried potatoes. Weiss called over the waiter, and Ruby took the opportunity to appreciate the place yet again. She had been nervous about going out to dinner with her girlfriend, but this placed calmed her down. Besides, she was here with her girlfriend, and it wouldn't make sense to stress out over getting to spend precious time with her alone.
Speaking about girlfriend, she unconsciously began staring at her and lost herself in her own thoughts. Sometimes she wondered what it was about Weiss that made her feel this way. She'd never felt attracted to anyone else, but then Weiss came along and all of sudden it became difficult to live in the same room, or even sitting next to her in class. She sheepishly thought back to a few times Weiss had caught her staring, or when Ruby had made mistakes in the sparring arena because she was glancing at Weiss to see if her partner looked impressed after she'd executed a particularly difficult fighting pattern. How humiliating that had been! She still reeled internally at how weird she had acted sometimes while desperately trying to remain normal and inconspicuous and - wait, what was that?
She blinked. Weiss was waving a hand in front of her face. I did it again, she thought, even as her face reddened at having been caught.
"Ruby, are you there?" Blue eyes were locked on her silver ones.
"Sorry, Weiss, I was kinda lost in admiring you...again", she admitted with a nervous laugh, which in turn sent the heiress into a fierce blush that only made her all the more captivating. There was something about Weiss acting so shy and self-conscious she didn't know what to do that simply never got boring.
"You dolt!" her girlfriend scowled, but it was clear to Ruby she was doing her best to not break out in a wide smile at the honest compliment. "I love you", the heiress added in a soft tone. Ruby mentally patted herself on the back for that smooth maneuver while she affirmed the feelings were reciprocated.
They went back to small talk about school, the team, music and movies while they waited for their meal; however, it was accompanied by smiles, long moments of eye contact and plenty of blushing. The mood felt so right and Ruby knew Weiss was enjoying their moment together as much as she did.
The food eventually arrived and they dug in. As they ate mostly in silence, Ruby being very careful with her table manners to show appreciation for Weiss taking her out, she decided after a while to get some more flirting in. Looking around to confirm the coast was clear, she then proceeded to wiggle out of her boots, giving Weiss the excuse they felt too warm indoors. When her stocking-clad feet were free she carefully positioned herself and prepared to lightly touch Weiss right leg with her left foot. Her heart was pounding and she briefly considered before she made contact if this was clever - but for some unknown reason she wanted to do it - even had for a while now - and she didn't know why that was exactly. It just felt right do so. I just want to touch her...
She liked being close to Weiss. They hadn't set any boundaries beyond being very very discrete in public and keeping their relationship a team secret, and although this would be a borderline case of disobeying that, Ruby wanted to push the boundaries just a tiny little bit to help Weiss become more comfortable. At least that was the official reason; the perverted part of her mind certainly played no part in tipping the scales, none at all. At least she wouldn't admit it did to anyone who asked, nor would she admit how intoxicating it was to touch Weiss or just hold her hand.
The two of them had certainly gotten closer together over the past month, with hugs, kisses and cuddles a part of their routine when they were alone in the dorm room. Recently Weiss had tentatively began adding her tongue to the kisses, but exploring each other's bodies any further was still too much for her and they kept their hands away from any inappropriate places. Ruby wasn't by any means impatient, but she admitted to herself that she didn't like showing no intimacy at all outside of the dorm room. With the justification in her mind sufficiently strong, she moved her foot forward and touched Weiss' leg.
The reaction from Weiss was instant. She jumped in her seat and let out a small, adorable squeak of distress before her face lit up like a fire. In the process she dropped the fork on her plate and her hand shot out below the table to grab the offending limb.
"Ruby, what are you doing!" she whispered with a furious scowl on her face. Ruby wasn't deterred though, having gone over this particular scenario many times in her mind. Every eventuality had been accounted for - including this. She merely gave Weiss an innocent look while ignoring the blush blossoming on her own cheeks.
"Weiss, is something wrong? Are you okay?" she asked in a relaxed but smug voice even as she stroked her foot along the side of the heiress leg; seeing her girlfriend embarrassed was very satisfying.
"You dolt! Trying to play innocent are you?" Weiss hissed, looking around worriedly for a moment before she relaxed when she saw that nobody paid them any attention. "Oh, I'll get my revenge on your Ruby Rose...right now." Her eyes got a steely yet mischievous glint in them, and she strengthened her hold on Ruby's foot before she began tickling it.
Ruby quickly realized that she had not accounted for every contingency and silently cursed before she succumbed to the feeling and lost control, trying to instinctively kick her leg free without any luck. Weiss grip was like that of a King Taijitu; resistance was futile.
"Aha-ha-Wei-haha-pleas-haha I give up. Let me go!" Ruby laughed in a hushed voice.
"Are you sure about that? Maybe you're tricking me?" Weiss asked, with a smug expression on her face; all sense of embarrassment seemed to have flown out the window now that she had turned the tables, her competitive edge making itself known. This sudden turn excited Ruby, as it gave Weiss a certain streak of unpredictability. It was another part of Weiss only she got to see, she thought with a small amount of pride. There was no one else she'd be this comfortable around.
"Yes, yes, I give up. I admit defeat, oh great one! I'll remove my foot from your graceful leg," Ruby said in a theatrical voice, moving to slide her foot away. Only problem was that Weiss didn't let go and kept it right there pinned to her knee.
Weiss blushed furiously. "I-I never s-said I didn't like you touching my leg; I was only surprised by the suddenness."
Ruby just stared at Weiss in disbelief - she had not expected this. Not one to look a gift horse in the mouth, even if this particular one had so pretty teeth, Ruby let out a noise that sounded a lot like a happy purr, before planting the foot at the outer side of Weiss' right thigh, gently stroking against it just inside the edge of her skirt.
Both girls blushed, especially so when Weiss tentatively reached out with her hand to caress Ruby's leg. It felt really nice, and this new act of affection continued even as they finished the last of the meal. Weiss continued to throw a few glances around, but it seemed that she felt it was safe enough to continue the flirting. Ruby also though she could discern a certain excitement shining in her girlfriend's eyes, and she mentally filed it away for later study.
When the waiter came to check on them, Ruby was mindful of removing her foot, but Weiss kept it next to her. The man either didn't notice or made no comment of it, and took away their plates before telling them he'd be right back with the dessert along with coffee.
"Weiss, thank you. This has been a wonderful day," Ruby said in a heartfelt tone of voice, even as her girlfriend continued to softly caress her calf.
Weiss smiled and looked infinitely pleased with herself. "I know I could've handled the shopping better, and I'm sorry for that, so I'm glad you consider the date a success." She continued to stroke Ruby's leg as she said this, and the redhead wondered if Weiss was more cunning right now than she let on. "You know, you have really nice legs." Yep, Weiss definitely knew what she was doing.
"Thanks, and don't worry about earlier today. I've had loads of fun," she said with a smile and lovingly stroked along the side of Weiss' thigh again. It felt so good to touch her; she just couldn't get enough of showing Weiss her feelings.
"I think you'll like the next part a lot too", the heiress replied, casting a pleased look over at the waiter who was now approaching with a small cake coated in whipped cream and decorated with rich amounts of strawberries.
Ruby's smile couldn't get any larger, and soon the two of them sat in a comfortable silence and ate the cake, enjoying the last part of a date that neither of them would forget in a long time.
AN: So, that's chapter 2! Kinda cheesy ending there I guess, but I didn't want to drag it out with showing the return trip to Beacon. Got more ideas so hope you look forward to them. It's interesting to write about the same couple again, in that all of sudden I have to make sure they're consistent across the chapters. Will probably have to sit down and list parts of their behaviors so I don't make them behave inconsistently down the line.
