Sorry everyone, I owe you all an apology for the long update time. Thanks for waiting and hopefully it won't take this long to post next time. Anyways please enjoy!
Breakfast and lunch passed, thankfully without any more accidents, and the girls were finally able to relax after a long day.
"You know," Ruby started while she tried to skip a rock across the lake, "I think training to become a huntress is one of the best choices I've made." She looked at Weiss, "Especially since you're going to become one with me too."
"I can agree with you little sis," Weiss replied, watching as her sister tried to skip the rock for the 10th time.
"Who you calling little? I'm only younger by a minute!" Ruby complained, giving Weiss a sad face.
"You'll always be my little sister," Weiss said while giving Ruby a hug, "So... want me to show you how to skip a rock?"
"I can do it myself!" Replied Ruby as she picked up yet another stone and tried to skip it.
"You sure," asked Weiss as the stone plopped into the water and sank to the bottom.
"Maybe later," Ruby sighed in defeat. She got up and walked towards the water. "You wanna go swimming?"
"Nah," Weiss shook her head, "but I will get my feet wet." She took off her shoes and placed them next to the log they had been sitting on. Together the two sisters enjoyed the refreshing coolness of the water. That is until Ruby sent a giant splash flying in Weiss's direction. "Aaaahhh!" Weiss shrieked, not ready for cool water that had just hit her, "what was that for?"
"Come on and get in," Ruby urged, spinning around in the water, "it's not that bad, and your clothes will dry... eventually."
"I guess I'm already wet." Weiss shrugged her shoulders and slowly walked the rest of the way into the water. She shivered as she dived into the water, fully submerging herself. She opened her eyes and was amazed at the clearness of the water. 'No wonder Ruby likes this place so much,' she thought to herself. She eventually made her way up to the surface and shook out her hair.
"Sooooo," Ruby prompted, giving Weiss a big smile, "you like it?"
"It's not too bad," Weiss responded trying not to fully agree with her younger twin sister. Ruby gave Weiss a playful shove.
"Oh come on Weiss," Ruby said playfully as she circled her sister, "you don't have to be this dense all the time." She paused, "you know, it's not against the law to have fun."
Weiss crossed her arms, "Well I'm sure swimming in a lake isn't very princess like."
"Aww come on Weiss," Ruby pouted, "the waters super clear." She pointed towards the rocky bottom, "you can even see the bottom."
"I know," Weiss responded, "it just doesn't seem right though." She looked around to make sure no one was watching them.
"Weiss there's no one here," Ruby said when she noticed Weiss looking around, "remember this pond is still in the residence." She slowly closed the distance between the two of them. "At least come down to the bottom to look at it with me, it's really pretty!"
Weiss finally gave in, "Fine, just make it quick. The sun will be setting soon." Secretly Weiss had been loving the pond since they got in, but Ruby didn't know that.
With Ruby in the lead, they swam the short distance to the bottom of the lake. The setting sun cast an orangish glow which filtered it's way below the water. With her sister swimming below her, it was a sight Weiss was glad she hadn't skipped.
When they reached the bottom, Ruby looked over at Weiss and saw a large smile on her face. After another second Weiss noticed she was looking at her and gave her a light flicked on her nose. "Hey!" Ruby started to say, as she tried to get back at Weiss, by that time though Weiss had already moved away.
"Thanks Ruby," Weiss mouthed, and without giving Ruby the chance to respond, Weiss pushed off the bottom and swam to the surface.
Ruby followed behind her, glad her sister was having so much fun. "Where you going?" Ruby asked.
"I think I'm going to head back," Weiss responded as she started walking home. "I wanna get some sleep for when you wake me up before sunrise." She smiled and turned around and jogged back towards the mansion.
Ruby waited for Weiss to go then quickly dove back into the water to make sure Weiss's present was still there. After a few seconds of searching, Ruby found the icy blue jewel. 'She's going to love this,' Ruby thought, 'as long as she wears it she should never forget about me.' With that, Ruby quickly surfaced and shook herself out. "Well I better head back," she said to no one in particular.
On all fours, she raced through the forest, dodging fallen limbs and jumping puddles that now glistened in the light of the moon. As she got closer to the mansion she could smell Weiss and she let out a short howl as if saying, 'I'll see you soon'.
The light of the moon peaked through the window of the twin's room as Ruby closed her eyes. 'Tomorrow', she thought, 'is going to be almost as good as freshly baked chocolate chip cookies.'
Thanks for reading the second chapter! I would love to hear your comments on the story, and criticism is welcome, although preferably constructive.