The bell rang loudly in the hallway. A content and cheerful ambiance started in the classroom, chairs were moved with a screeching sound and conversations started loudly.
Ruby managed to collect her things and get out of the room before the door jam began. She slowly and groggily moved through the hallways. The laughs and distant conversations rumbled in her head feeding her headache.
After her conversation with Yang and dinner the young girl tried to get some sleep, yet as an elusive ninja whenever she thought it was close, it disappeared in a puff of smoke. The guilt that she screamed to her best friend was following her like a ghost. Combining the guilt and sleep depression made the girl feel terrible.
She hoped her apology would be enough to mend the whole situation.
What if she doesn´t want to be my friend anymore?
Ruby tried to push that thought back in her mind. But she would have to admit, it was a real possibility.
Her mind was troubled. She understood the thing between Weiss and Neptune, that didn't make it easier at getting over it. There was a lot she had to let go before really accepting this new change. However, she couldn´t get away from apologizing to Weiss for her mishaps.
Ruby reached her locker and sadly looked at the one next to her. She would have apologized to the heiress already if she had even seen her. Weiss hadn't been in the school when Ruby arrived nor was her in the classes they had together. And Weiss Schnee missing classes was in the same category as having war, death, famine, and conquer riding around the street. The Schnee heiress never missed school; the idea alone would even get into an hour sermon on why that was inadmissible behavior.
As the girl opened her locker she sighted. Knowing the older girl, it was almost unthinkable to assume she would miss school because of a fight. But here they were, recess already and no sign of Weiss whatsoever. This fact fed the idea that she was avoiding Ruby. That would complicate things. If Weiss didn´t want to see her there was just no way she would be able to reach her. Not that she blamed the girl. Weiss lived a stressful family situation, with lots of screaming and backstabbing, she didn´t need more of that from her friends.
Ruby threw her backpack inside her locker. Thoughts racing through her hurt mind. If Weiss hadn't been to school, she would have to go to her house to apologize, and that wasn't something she was looking forward to.
"Hello, Ruby!"
Ruby jumped standing up turning around to face the ever so cheerful Nora Valkyrie smiling straight at her. But accompanying her usual black vest, white shirt and pink skirt she had a … velvet fez?
"Hi, Nora, you startle…."
"Take this!" The redhead didn´t wait for an answer and she shoved what looked like a piece of paper in front of Ruby´s face.
While there were many questions still on the brunette´s head, but she knew better than to question Nora when she was clearly trying to do something. It would usually get you a nonsensical explanation and then proceed to drag you anyway.
The younger girl sighed and took the piece of paper.
"What is this about Nora?" Ruby said with a tired voice.
Immediately, Nora snatched the piece of paper back.
" Oh, I see you have a ticket for the special feature today… how lucky of you. I will escort you to your seat."
"What?"
At this point, Ruby didn't know if it was the sleep deprivation or if she was just hallucinating. However, all her confused thoughts were halted as Nora grabbed her by the wrist.
"Now we have to go, we don´t want to be late."
And then the student council vice-president started dragging Ruby through the hallways at a breakneck speed. The process of Ruby´s head transition from standing up to trying to keep up with Nora´s sprint in order not to fall face first into the ground, in a matter of seconds.
Fortunately, enough her legs reacted on time but were barely keeping up to the cheerful redhead.
"Nora… wait… what… just wait."
But there was no stopping Nora, she just kept going.
/
A few hallways further down a blonde and brunette duo were walking down the rows of lockers, both carrying her bags with lunch.
"I don´t see why you are in such a hurry to find Neptune," Blake asked.
"He missed all his classes, but people saw him come to school. Where is he? Smoking behind the bleachers?"
The brunette looked with disbelief to her girlfriend.
"What are you, the discipline comity? Since when do you care if Neptune goes to classes? Or where is he?"
"I... have some things I want to discuss with him"
"You have been acting weird all the morning, what is going on?"
"Well... I really can´t tell you" Yang said avoiding the searching gaze of the bright golden eyes.
"Is that so..." Blake answered with an already menacing tone.
Yang knew what was coming, she knew it the moment the words left her mouth without the truth about the situation at hand. The plagues of Egyp were a simple drizzle compared to what Blake was capable of doing in order to get the truth.
A drip of sweat made her way down the blonde´s face.
"Well let me ask you..."
Blake was cut off when a weird sound echoed through the corridor in front of her.
"Did you hear that?" Yang half glad something got the attention from the girl next to her.
Is this another of your dumb jokes?"
"No, really… its some sort of echo… almost…"
A blur of red, black, white and pink flashed in front of the couple with what sounded like:
"Nora, wait!" Could be heard as the shade of colors moved down. Ruby´s voice protrude from the speeding mass both girls witnessed.
The scream dissipated as the flash girls moved down the hall at an amazing speed.
"Was that Ruby?" Yang asked.
"Was that Nora dragging her?"
"I don't like how that looked" Yang said before sprinting down the same hallway she saw her sister go.
Meanwhile, Blake sighed as she gave her brown bag containing her lunch, with a sorry look. Another day of antics. She politely laid her bag to the side, next to the lockers before sprinting behind her girlfriend.
/
Another set of hallways down, the president of the student council walked at a leisure pace. His thoughts mostly revolved around the activities to complete for the rest of the school year, they weren't that many, to be honest. Some minor changes he would have to do to his history essay, where he and Nora would spend their next date night. Maybe somewhere where she could break stuff…
His thoughts were interrupted with the weird echo of someone screaming. Ren stopped walking just in time, to see her girlfriend dragging none other than Ruby Rose through the hallways. Although they were traveling at a speed that could be compared to Mach speed 7, the redhead had enough time to turn around and look at him.
"Hi honey" The girl said cheerfully as a second later they disappeared in a flash.
Ren had to blink a couple times in order to assimilate what had he just saw. Unfortunately, his process was once again cut short when Yan Xia Long came running behind her girlfriend.
"Nora get back here with my sister!"
And a few steps behind, Blake running behind her own girlfriend.
After that display, Ren couldn't help to sight. He didn't know what had just happened, he just knew his girlfriend had apparently kidnapped Ruby and her sister was after her.
This would need intervention.
With a heavy sigh, he laid his lunch bag on the floor and joined the pursuit.
/
Ruby was at a complete lost to where she was. Even if she had spent 2 years in the building. Apparently, you only needed a hyperactive Nora dragging her at full speed to make her feel lost and in complete disarray. They could be on the roof already for all she knew.
Fortunately, her guide slowed down and with an audible screech, they came to a halt.
"Here we are!" Nora announced in a cheery tone.
Ruby looked around dizzy and utterly lost, trying to figure out where she had been taken to.
Lockers, tiles, backpacks and …
Big metal double doors, and giant tag with the words.
Auditorium.
Her stomach clutched on itself. Half from the sprint, half from the fresh memories this place brought.
I´m not ready for this.
"Nora, why did you bring me here?"
The first and only answer she got was a shove towards the doors as Nora opened them and pushed Ruby inside the room.
"It´s a special feature and you are the special and only guest. " The red head said as she managed to get Ruby through the doorway pushing a little harder.
"What are you talking about, there is no…"
Words were completely lost once Ruby saw what was inside of the auditorium. All the stage light were on, shedding light to the red curtain extended throughout the stage. As if it was ready for a play to begin.
Witnessing this, a bit more of truth was shed onto Nora´s rambling. The cheery girl proceeded to "guide" Ruby down the aisles of seats, and as they got closer and closer to the main stage, the younger girl realized her initial assessment of the room had been wrong. One of the stage lights was directed at the front rows. Once Nora and she had arrived at to the front row, she noticed that the light had been directed to one seat in particular. Nora walked with her until they were right in front of the lighted seat.
"Here you go miss Rose, hope you enjoy the show. " Nora said as she turned around.
Ruby came close to the seat and noticed there was an envelope on top of the seat. Cautiously she took the white envelope and inspected it, the envelope was made out of a very fancy paper, thick yet very silky. There seemed to be some sort of object inside of the envelope that caused it to bulge. In the middle of the paper, there was letters written in a cursive and fancy font that read.
RUBY
The girl couldn't help but gulp loudly. She knew who had written that, the only person who would go through the trouble to write such a fancy font by hand.
Weiss.
Before any thought could be put on to the why or what, the curtains on the stage started to part away, and as the velvet curtains parted ways the stage lights turned off, leaving the room in complete darkness. Steps started to sound up on the stage. And just as quickly as the lights the went out they came back, but this time, two figures were standing right on stage next to a microphone with a stand.
Ruby couldn't help but stare in awe at what she was seeing. Right on stage none other than Weiss Schnee dressed in what Ruby´s mind could only describe as the clothing worth of an angel.
She was wearing a long dress that reached her ankles, it had an opening that showed most of her very long and smooth leg. The dress went from a turquoise color on the top and throughout the dress, it degraded to a light blue, the dress felt very elegant touch overall, and Dust as the witness, it made Weiss look, absolutely gorgeous.
Without any hesitation, the heiress grabbed the microphone from the stance. Ruby was hypnotized with every move the heiress made and when her piercing blue eyes, the heiress made a move with her chin, pointing at the seat behind her.
It took a few seconds for Ruby to understand what the girl was trying to say, but fortunately enough the girl managed to decipher the secret message. She put away the envelope in the pocket of her hoodie, then took a step back, and her legs gave away letting her down on the seat.
That seem to do the trick, and the heiress took a deep breath.
A guitar started sounding behind Weiss and just then did Ruby remember there was another person on stage. Neptune stood on stage with a guitar in hand while wearing a lined black and white shirt and a black dressing pants. A mix of emotions emerged when she saw him. However what stood out the most was the fact that even thought Ruby had some mixed emotions towards him, he looked pretty handsome and in a perfect contrast with Weiss.
Neptune moved his right hand across the guitar´s accords, the notes filled the whole auditorium perfectly announcing whatever this was, it was about to start. The melody started slow, each note perfectly tuned in a slow rhythm, creating a slow melody.
Kiss me sweet
I´m sleeping in silence
All alone in ice and snow.
Ruby´s blood froze as Weiss sang the first verse. Every time she had heard the heiress sang goose bumps were something inevitable.
The guitar kept its rhythm, making the ambiance smooth and intimate, a sweet melody.
In my dream
I´m calling your name
You are my love.
Ruby must have been dreaming… was… was Weiss singing a love song, for her?
In your eyes
I search for my memory
Lost in vain
So far in the scenery
Hold me tight.
And swear again and again
We´ll never be apart.
The guitar made a minor modification to the rhythm hitting more cords increasing the rhythm for a few notes just to calm down and continue as it was after a second.
If I could touch my feathers softly
I´ll give you my love
We sat sail in the darkness of the night
Out to the sea
To find me there
To find you there
Love me now
If you dare...
Weiss looked at Ruby straight in the eyes, a sweet stare.
Kiss me sweet
I´m sleeping in sorrow
All alone
To see you tomorrow.
Ruby´s eyes were simply hypnotized by the heiress, she watched every move and every little movement she made. Unlike Ruby, Weiss wasn't blushing, her faces were of extreme calm as if she was handling a task so mundane she had done hundred times.
The notes started to slow down, signaling the upcoming ending of the melody.
In my dream
I´m calling your name
You are my love
My love.
And with a couple of space in between notes the guitar fell silent and with it the whole auditorium shared silence.
Ruby couldn´t find any word in her brain to express what she was feeling, the closer her brain came close to was simple ecstasy for what she just witnessed.
Without waiting for any sort of response, Weiss walked to the edge of the stage and very elegantly jumped down from the stage. Keeping up her fancy pacing she walked the two steps between her and Ruby.
The brunette felt as if a predator was getting ready for the kill.
"Well, did you enjoy the show? " Weiss asked with what could only be described as a seductive tone.
"Yes..."Ruby said getting up from her seat. "But... but, why?"
There was no human way to avoid the heiresses' grace, which seemed full of confidence, yet her face seems in doubt.
"I want to show you how important you are to me Ruby and I may not show it but I truly appreciate you. And I would also like to clarify that there is nothing going on between myself and Neptune. He is a friend, and he was just helping me prepare everything for this. I wanted this to be perfect, for you to know how much I care for you and how serious I am to what I am about to say." Weiss took a deep breath. Then once again silver met blue irises.
"The truth is ... I like you, Ruby, in a romantic way"
Ruby didn´t move a single muscle as she heard those words. In her mind this was a confirmation, she was dreaming. In reality, she must have fallen asleep at Professor Port´s class and she was conjuring this impossible scenario. She would wake up angry at when her current fantasy ended.
Moments passed and Weiss seem to be worried at the lack of any sort of answer. She even turned to see Neptune who could only answer with a confused shrug. Weiss returned her attention to Ruby.
This was a dream, right? Well, Weiss seem very real, the heat from the stage light shed onto her felt very real too, and so did the butterflies in her stomach.
A conflict of reality began on Ruby´s head, was this a sleep deprivation hallucination or reality? She honestly couldn't tell. Had Weiss Schnee just admitted to like her?
In her current state of mind, Ruby did what her sleep deprived brain thought to be the most efficient way to settle her internal dispute.
Slowly and with much doubt, Ruby moved her hand which had been standing frozen at her side to very delicately cupping the side of Weiss´ cheek. She touched her so lightly as if she was made of porcelain.
The older girl flinched in surprise to the touch, but she didn't move away. Her cheeks were uncharacteristically warm. More heat started to emerge as a blush spread throughout the girl´s perfect skin.
"Ruby?" Weiss asked.
It sounded like a dream, it seemed like a hallucination, but it felt so real.
Weiss was in front of her after singing and confessing to her.
"You are real" Ruby´s mouth moved without any consulting to the brain.
The sentence seemed to have created even more confusion in the heiress.
"I am"
"And you just told me… you like me"
The older girl´s blush increased but didn´t flinch a bit in her answer.
"Yes, I did"
Ruby´s mouth opened slowly as realization dawned on her. The dream theory just now had been disproven. Leaving the young girl to set into the fact that girl she like had sung and confessed to her. All after she had been a terrible friend to her.
"… I can´t believe it" Ruby said without thinking.
"Are you feeling ok?" The heiress asked with legitimate concern.
"Yes. I just really don´t believe… I mean you do and… you said it… you did say it… you like me… and… I-I like you too… very much… and…"
While the rambling continued Ruby noticed how close Weiss was to her. At this distance, it was inevitable avoid analyzing the Schnee heiress faces. Her delicate and sharp features concentrating in reflecting true worry. The emotions she expressed were completely honest. The
"And…" Ruby couldn´t find the strength to finish her sentence.
In the future when asked about her actions at this instant, Ruby would usually make up excuses of how she was sleep deprived or drunk with clumsiness or how she really believed it was all a dream. But in reality, her body acted before she could even know what was happening.
Tears began to flow through the young girl´s face. There was no control over them, what started like individual drops soon turned into a flood of tears.
To say Weiss was surprised would be the understatement of a lifetime.
"Ruby! Oh, dust, I´m so sorry" Weiss said panic crumbling her voice while she tried to find something to comfort the brunette. "I... I didn´t... I´m sorry I..."
"No Weiss, it´s not your because of that... I... I´m the one who should be apologizing..." Ruby struggled to speak while she was struggling wipe the tears from her face with her sleeves. "I... I was so mean to you... I screamed at you and... and... I said you weren´t my friend... and... I´m sorry Weiss, I really am. You did all this and I just... I don´t deserve this..." Ruby kept breaking up during each sentence.
Weiss listened to the girl in front of her try to articulate an apology. It took a few seconds but the older girl seemed to understand what Ruby was attempting to do.
The girl tried to continue her apology when two arms went around her and pushed her into a tight hug. All words died as she felt Weiss´ warmth surrounding her. Silence dominated for a few seconds before Ruby looked up to meet with Weiss.
Now it was Weiss´ time to know what Ruby looked like in her most vulnerable moment. With her big silver and shiny eyes, her puffy cheek reddens by her efforts to clean away the tears, and her red lips. Ruby Rose looked like a sad and beaten puppy, and that was a sight made the Ice Queen hug the girl tighter trying to comfort her.
"Ruby calm, everything is ok"
"No, it isn´t. You were... you did such a sweet thing, and I just... I was terrible to you. I am sorry"
Weiss´ expression soften as she carefully watched the young girl. Every bit of her face reassured that her apology was sincere and heartfelt. Weiss answered by burying her face in the brunette's hair, embracing the rose scent.
"It´s okay Ruby, I forgive you"
"Really?"
"Yes, you dolt, so please stop crying"
Ruby hid her face by burying against Weiss' chest. The older girl ran her hand through Ruby´s hair, trying to calm her down. A minute into the embrace, the tears stopped flowing. Yet both girls remained in the position.
"I like you too" Ruby broke the silence.
Weiss shot her eyes open at the remark and immediately looked down at the girl she was holding. Who also happened to be looking straight at her.
"I like you too, as in like, like you" Ruby repeated with a blush on her face.
"You do?"
"Yes!"
Weiss smiled at the reaffirmation while Ruby noticed how close their faces were to one another. So close to her perfect lips.
Weiss too seemed to notice the closeness between them too. However, contrary to what Ruby would have expected, the heiress didn´t push her away, or anything of the sort. On the contrary, one of her hands found her way to the back of her head. The hand was trembling, sudden hesitation caught up to the older girl and was written all over her face.
Weiss´ intentions were obvious, and it seemed she was ready to act on them, yet she pulled back at the last second. But where the older girl stopped, well. Once again Ruby acted on instinct and closed the distance in between their lips.
The sudden contact shocked the heiress beyond belief and no answer came from her during the start of the kiss. Which cause Ruby to believe she had taken advantage of the situation and started to retreat. Only to find the hand behind her head pushing her forward back into the warm and moist lips again.
This time Weiss decided to take the lead embracing the younger girl´s lips and deepening the kiss. She seemed to be very much into it. For Ruby, this was it, the culmination of a year and a half of what she thought would be an unrequited crush. So much angst and desperation over. A meteor could hit earth right now wiping out the entire human race and she wouldn't care. Firstly because she would be dead and secondly because she was kissing Weiss freaking Schnee after she confessed to her.
Ruby´s lungs demanded air and reluctantly she gave in moving away from the oh so delicate lips. Both girls looked at each other lost in their eyes while trying to get their breath back.
Not a word was uttered by any of the girls, only heavy breathing.
For a moment Ruby just enjoyed the situation she currently was in, how fortunate she was that her love had not been an unrequited one.
Unfortunately for both of them, their moment was cut short when a loud crashing sound came from the stage, startling them.
Both girls turned to see what had caused the sound, only to find Neptune with his guitar case already on his shoulder looking like a deer in headlights, as a microphone stand laid on the floor as the most certain culprit for the sudden noise.
"Sorry, I was just... taking my leave. Sorry" The blue-haired boy said nervously, avoiding any sort of eye contact.
It was fair to assume that the girls had forgotten he was even in the room. At the sudden discovery, the face of both girls was consumed with a furious blush as they realized their private moment had been witnessed by a third party.
"Yes, don´t worry, thank you for all your help, it was very valuable" Weiss said mustering all the properness she could.
"You are welcome" Neptune answered uncomfortably making his way down the stage. He hurried his way through the hallways of seats.
"Uh...! Neptune!" Ruby loudly spoke, making the boy stop in his tracks and turn to face her.
"Uuuuh, thank you for this. And... I´m really sorry I kind of overreacted to the whole thing"
Neptune simply nodded at the makeshift apology.
"Don´t worry about it Red" Neptune answered before turning around and continue his way out.
Ruby smiled at the sight of the boy leaving. All of a sudden her phone started vibrating in her pocket. She reached to her pants and retrieved it, only to find she had received a text message from Yang that read:
Oh yeah, get her little sis!
The girl froze as she read the message. Her immediate reaction was to look around the whole auditorium in search of her sister. However, the quest turned out a failure as there was no sign of the blonde in the room. Startled by this the younger could only turn to the only other person in the room.
"What is it? You look like you have seen a ghost" Weiss answered after feeling the confused stare.
Ruby could only answer by showing the girl the text she had just received. Weiss´ eyes widened as she finished reading the message.
"Ho...How did she... I specifically told Nora... How did she found out?"
"Maybe it´s not Yang. Maybe it is the ghost of the auditorium that is always watching spying on us. Always on around us" Ruby said as she fearfully looked around the room before returning her eyes to Weiss.
"You are lucky I like you this much" The Ice Queen answered after hearing that nonsensical answer.
"I sure am" Ruby smiled returning to embrace of the older girl.
/
As both girls continued their hugging festival, unbeknown to them a couple of strangers eyes were struggling to keep quiet on the entrance of the auditorium.
"See, I told you it wasn´t anything bad" Nora reminded a certain blonde spying the couple through a tiny opening on the main door.
"She did make her cry" Yang said moving away from the door, putting back her phone into her pocket.
"Oh come on, it was just to amp the drama" Nora answered turning around. "I believe we can release him now" The redhead pointed at a Neptune who was currently being restrained by the combined efforts of Ren and Blake. One hand was covering his mouth while other two were wrapped around him avoiding any movement from the arms. The boy was beyond shock and nervous as if someone was really trying to kidnap him.
"Yeah, we already know, no need for interrogation anyway" Yang answered.
Ren and Blake let go of the boy, who immediately started breathing heavily.
"I don´t think that was necessary," Neptune said fixing his shirt.
"Well, that happens when you don´t pick up your phone to give explanations Mr." Yang said nonchalantly as she wrapped her arms around Blake´s waist and grabbing Neptune by the shoulder. "Tell you what though, let me buy you that weird thing you drink as an apology"
"As an apology or as I way to keep me shut about you spying on your sister"
Blake scoffed at the comment.
"He´s got you there sweetie" The brunette answered.
"Well why not both?"
"That is at least two sodas" Neptune counterproposed.
"Oh, now you are trying to rip me off!"
The three teenagers made their way down the corridor, their voices evaporating more and more with each step they gave.
Still, at the entrance, Ren and Nora gave a last peek observed as the new couple embraced each other.
"So … I assume you gave them permission to use the auditorium."
"Maybe" Nora answered playfully
"Did you get anything in return for this?"
"Duh, this amazing fez. Look at it, a tiny hat, it´s so cute." The girl answered pointing at the fez she was currently wearing.
Ren observed the afore mention Fez and then Nora.
"It sure is"
"See, it was a bargain. "
"Sure sounds like one."
"Oh, yeah, by the way, I hope you are free today."
"Oh? Are we doing something?"
"Well, I might have gotten something else from this."
"Really? And what would that be?"
"Hmm, a very super special secret."
Fortunate Ren knew that he wasn´t going to get more information for the redhead, so he simply answered.
"I can´t wait."
Nora smiled and gave Ren a quick peck on the cheek.
"You will need to wear a suit though…"
/
The wind blew strong and cold on the streets of Vale. The clouds in the sky gray and heavy were a premonition of the harsh weather to come later in the day. Most of the roads were filled with remains of ice and snow acting as decoration to the otherwise plain concrete hallways.
However, the cold was not a worry for the girls walking down in a white and red coat. Their intertwined fingers did more to fight the cold than any of the clothing they were wearing.
"I can´t believe they already know!" Weiss said annoyed.
"Well, according to Blake they were very close to where... things happened" Ruby answered blushing at her own response.
"I specifically asked Nora not to let anyone inside"
"You know Yang, she has her ways."
"Damm it, I thought Nora of all people would be able to hold anyone back"
"Yeah, by the way, how did you convince her to lend you the auditorium"
"It was easy really, I just had to get her a free dinner with Ren at one of my father´s restaurants. And well, that stupid fez she insisted on using.
"To be honest, it looked a bit goofy."
"I know, but she insisted on it, but believe me it was a part of the negotiation. There was a point where I believed she was more interested in the fez than with the dinner "
Ruby giggled as she scooted closer to Weiss being shoulder to shoulder.
"Well, it seemed your negotiations skills managed to push through"
"At least, she managed to get you to the auditorium"
"That is one way of putting it." Ruby said remembering the almost abduction from the read head. "By the way, I couldn´t tell you at the moment, but you looked beautiful in that dress"
Weiss blushed at the compliment making her look straight a the ground.
"I´m glad you liked it"
"Of course I did. It´s a shame you had to take it off"
Weiss had changed out of her dress and gotten back to her usual coat-dress, leggings, and boots, having her dress picked up and taken home in private transport.
"Well I really didn´t feel like freezing outside today, so I am sorry"
Weiss answered.
"It doesn´t really matter you look beautiful in anything" Ruby continue to compliment, earning a new shade of red in the heiress´ blush and a tight squeeze on her hand.
"You dolt" Weiss answered in a whisper. Ruby smiled at the comment.
They continue to walk in a comfortable silence for a few minutes as they felt the events of the days finally settling in. After their confessions, classes were just a blur for both girls; none of them were really able to concentrate on the subjects. Classes were reduced to just stealing glances of each other and doodling in the notebooks. The last bell came like a blessing to them, no more classes for two whole days opened the possibilities to how much time they could spend together.
Ruby started humming a random song while they made their way through the cold weather.
"Did you like my present?" The Ice Queen asked.
And Ruby´s immediate answer was a face filled with confusion. Weiss was a bit annoyed at this.
"The envelope I left you at the auditorium."
The memory of the younger girl came to the rescue, bringing forward the information she was looking for, and revealing the envelope that was being kept safe in the front pocket of her hoodie. Ruby pulled out the envelope.
"Oh yeah, I got it!" Ruby said excitedly.
"You dolt! You didn't open it"
"I was going to, but then you started singing and then you confessed and then I confessed and well, it was just an exciting day" Ruby used as an excuse.
She pulled out the envelope from the pocket of her hoodie, she was forced to separate her hand from Weiss', as she needed them to open the envelope.
Ruby tried to delicately no to tear the expensive paper to shreds, slowly she separated she sheets of paper, the glue gave in easily letting the envelope open. Inside of it laid an unidentified object. Ruby took it out only to be surprised that said object was the USB in the shape of a snowflake that Weiss had bought some days ago.
"Oh, it is the USB! How cute"
"The USB is part of the gift, the important part is the content of the memory" Weiss explained
"Oh, well I can´t see it, I didn't bring my laptop today."
Weiss face palmed.
"Of all days you could have forgotten it."
"Well I had to get out quickly and I didn't sleep too well. What does it have?"
"You moron, that is for you to find out. It would ruin the surprise if I told you."
"Oh, come on. I still have to walk home, start my computer, hope nothing goes wrong and it can warm up completely. It would take an eternity, I might as well do it tomorrow. "
"You are such a drama queen."
Ruby decided to use her ace in the hole. She turned to look at Weiss and unleashed the Kraken, the stare that would cause even a statue to smile. Ruby unleashed her infamous puppy eyes. Her eyes were open wide and her mouth shaped into a little pout.
"Please" The "innocent" looking girl pleaded.
Weiss should have to know better, she had seen the puppy face oh so many times, she had witnessed it´s power first hand and how abusive Ruby could be with it. She tried to resist, dust knows she did. All her will power and stubbornness tried to form a defensive mechanism against it.
But just like with Medusa, it only took one little peek. The smallest of them all. A look into those silver pools and that adorable pout. All defenses fell like a pile of dominoes. Weiss hated she gave in so damn easily.
"Fine, take that pout away from me."
Ruby´s smile could only be described as smug. She put back her puppy face knowing it would come handy again.
"It's…it´s just me… singing a couple songs…."
Ruby´s face lighted up like a firework.
"You sing songs… for me to hear?"
Weiss blushed deeply and thanks to her pale skin it was impossible to ignore it.
"They are just a couple of…"
Weiss couldn't finish her sentence as two arms cling to her neck.
"Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you"
Ruby launched herself to hug Weiss tighter. However given that the streets were filled with snow and parts of them were icy. The sudden tackle from Ruby caused the heiress to lose her balance, making her fall on her side to the snowy grass they were walking next to.
"Ruby you absolute dolt. Look what you have done."
"Ha,ha,ha,ha. I´m sorry Weiss, I just… you never sang for me and now you have sing live for me and your are giving me recordings. You are spoiling me already."
"Just… just.. just get off me, you surprised
Ruby obeyed her girlfriend´s request, but not before she snuck a kiss into Weiss´ cheek, then proceeded to stand up.
Once standing she noticed the ever so present blush so hard she might have been able to melt the snow she was laying on.
With a smile on her face, Ruby offered her hand to Weiss, which she gratefully accepted. Gracefully the heiress got back to her feet with the brunettes helpful force. Both girls scoop the snow from their coats.
"Now if you don't mind, I would like to keep going."
"Fine, fine."
The couple resumed their walking through the icy sidewalks.
"So, what songs did you record?"
"They are German songs, there the ones I was the most confident with"
"Uuuu!, are they like pop songs or something like that?
"Not really, my teacher wasn't particularly fond of the pop songs on those days, so he taught me more traditional songs, folks songs, and lullabies."
"Awww, you are going to sing me to sleep, you are so sweet, Weiss."
Unimaginably, Weiss' cheeks turned a new shade of red to the comment.
"I… the recording are yours now so you can do whatever you want with them, I just… recorded them."
It was then that the couple reached the end of the block and stood on the crossroads. Here it was the usual spot was the girls would split up in different directions in order to get to their houses. Weiss would take a right making her way to the higher class part of the city, while Ruby turned left to the middle-class sector. Both girls halted at the corner of the block.
"Are the lyrics to this song as nice as the one you sang to me?"
"Well some are close to romantic, but to understand them you would have to know German."
"Oh, I see," Ruby said with clear disappointment in her voice.
Weiss looked at her new girlfriend and by the simple sight she had, her mouth moved on its own.
"I could translate them if you want" Weiss was surprised she said that.
"Really?" Ruby answered with a new wave of hope in her eyes.
"Yes" Weiss answered, as it was the only answer available.
"Can we do it today?"
"What?"
"Can we listen to them and you can translate them to me. We can go to my house, have dinner. If… if you want, we can just not do that." Ruby asked shyly as she realized what she had just asked. Weiss was her girlfriend now and for what it sounded it seemed like she just asked her on a date to her house.
Weiss herself heard the invitation and started considering the implications of said invite. This would be the first time she would go to Ruby´s house as her girlfriend, she would meet Ruby´s dad, as her girlfriend. Oh, dust. That was the tricky part. Right there Weiss realized she hadn't asked Ruby´s father for his consent to date Ruby. What if he refused? What if he thought Weiss wasn't good enough? There were a lot of cons against the dinner plans.
However, the decision was more than clear when Weiss looked at Ruby who was averting her gaze and directing it at the floor. One foot was standing on her tip making circles in the pavement.
It was a cute image of the otherwise self-assured girl, shy of asking her to have dinner with her. Really the songs and translation were but an excuse to spend more time with her. Which she couldn't really blame, she too wanted to spend time with her new girlfriend…
"Would that be alright with your dad?"
Ruby looked up from the ground, eyes filled with hope.
"Yes, of course, you know he always cooks too much dinner anyway. So…
"No, that is not what I meant. I mean, is your father will be ok with me and you being together."
"Oh!, of course, he will Weiss, he really likes you. Besides I was the one who chose you, even if he didn't like you, I would make him like you. Not that he could have a reason, look at you, you are so cute and loveable."
"That is not what I hear often. Are you sure he will be fine with it?"
"Of course, but we don't have to tell him if you don't want to"
That would have been a terrible request, Weiss had witnessed first hand how close Ruby was with her whole family. Either with warm hugs or nice chats, the Xia Long-Rose family seemed so open and less secretive as possible.
"No, it is fine, I´m just a bit worried, I have never been in this situation before so I don't know what to expect. "
"I promise you it will be fine, and we don't have to tell him if you don't want to, hell you don't have to come if you don't want either"
"I… I do want to go, it sounds like a nice evening."
Ruby held Weiss´ hand tighter.
"It´s going to be ok, I promise you, Weiss."
Ruby´s eyes used their secondary power, playing as two pools of complete calmness and assurance that everything will be all right. The younger girl´s statement sounded more like a fact.
"Alright, I accept your invitation."
Ruby smiled.
"Neat... though you can expect some teasing."
"I have learned to endure Yang´s teasing"
"I was talking about my dad."
"Oh!"
"Don't worry, he is a little better than Yang."
Both girls started walking, crossing the street to the left, hands intertwined, blush on both faces.
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So here it is, the conclusion to this little mini series. I hope it was somehow interesting or at least not bad. The next work will probably be a longer serie maybe going for 10 chapters or something around that number.
If you are interested on the song Weiss sang, the name of the song is:
If you are my love- Yuki Kajiura
Only it was translated to english.
Anyway thank you for reading. I appreciate all sorts of reviews and comments, and well see you on the next work.
-Knight Aaron
