Ruby and Blake walked out of CBI's building in silence, neither of them really knew what to talk about. The silence that had settled between them grew thicker as it filled itself with unanswered questions and slowly began to grow uncomfortable. They stood outside of the building for a few moments before Ruby noticed her bike had gone missing, Blake noticed her friend's distress and asked "What's wrong?".
Ruby sighed and hunched her shoulders, "I left my bike here and it looks like it got stolen, I didn't lock it up before I went into the building because I was in such a rush to get to the interview."
"It's okay Ruby." Blake put her hand on Ruby's shoulder and Ruby unconsciously relaxed into her touch. When Blake dropped her hand Ruby felt a twinge of disappointment shoot through her.
"Want to go to this café around the corner?" asked Blake in an attempt to cheer Ruby up. Ruby gave her a small smile and started to follow Blake in the direction of the café.
After a few more moments of silence Blake asked "So how are you?"
"I've been fine. I recently broke up with someone so once things calmed down things got pretty boring and Yang made me continue my job search." Ruby unzipped and took off her red hoodie to let her shirt dry.
"That reminds me, Velvet didn't tell me what she hired you for. Do you work in fashion?" Ruby stopped and doubled over in laughter almost dropping her sweater.
It's been so long since I've heard her laugh... Her voice sounds almost the same, the only difference is that it's slightly deeper now. Thought Blake as she enjoyed the sound of Ruby's laughter.
When Ruby was finally able to stop laughing she said "Oh wow that one really got me. Blake I don't have a single fashionable bone in my body. Anyway, the reason I was there is because I'm going to design some new buildings for CBI."
"So that's why she introduced us. I'm usually the one to approve any new buildings, among other things. So I guess we're going to be seeing a lot of each other now." Blake didn't know why, but the thought of seeing Ruby more often put a smile on her face. That thought did the same for Ruby and she flashed Blake a megawatt smile that put Blake's tiny smile to shame. They walked through the streets of cloudy downtown Vale in comfortable silence, before Ruby spotted a very familiar fruit vendor.
Ruby stopped and asked "Um Blake can we take a different route to the café?" in a nervous tone.
"Not really its right there." Blake pointed to a small tan café with a couple of dark green tables and chairs on the outside, but of course the lanky mustached man pushing a slightly damaged fruit cart was passing by that very shop. "Is something wrong Ruby you seem nervous."
Ruby looked down and mumbled "Um... could we wait until the man with the fruit cart passes by and doesn't see me."
It was almost to low for a normal person to hear, but Blake's sensitive cat ears picked it up "Are you okay Ruby? Did that man hurt you?" Blake said protectively putting her left hand to Ruby's face making her look up and into her warm amber eyes.
Ruby blushed and stepped back, out of Blake's soothing touch. "I-Its not that. On my way to the interview I crashed into his cart and knocked a lot of stuff out I just said sorry and rode away since he seemed fine and well I wanted to help him pick all of that stuff up but I was late and-" Blake cut off Ruby's rambling by putting her hand up, silently telling her to stop.
"It's okay Ruby" she laughed and teased "I see you still haven't gotten over your habit of rambling."
"Um.. Well.. Um.." Ruby looked to see if the man had left and said "So coffee?" when she saw him turning the corner. "Come on." Ruby grabbed Blake's hand dragged her across the empty street. Blake rolled her eyes with a smile and resisted the urge to intertwine their fingers.
Come on Blake you still haven't gotten over your silly childhood crush? It was only a few years after she had left Ruby that she figured out she had had a small crush on Ruby. She looked at Ruby now and thought, Wow she really looks good.
Ruby led them to an unoccupied table outside of the shop and much to her and Blake's reluctance she let go of Blake's hand, and they sat across from each other.
A waitress walked over to them not two minutes later. "Anything I can get you guys?" The green haired girl with dark red irises pulled out a pen and notepad ready to take our order.
"I'll have a hot chocolate with a few chocolate chip cookies." said Ruby.
Blake smirked and said "I'll have a black tea please." The girl nodded and wrote down the order. "I'll be back in a few moments." The girl walked away and Blake turned to Ruby still smirking.
"Cookies? Really Ruby?"
"Hey don't mock me, cookies are awesome and if I remember correctly you love them too." Ruby crossed her arms in a fake pout.
Blake raised her arms in defense and gave Ruby a small smile. Ruby didn't stop the pouting until the waitress had come back with their drinks and cookies and left. Blake took a sip of her tea and said "So... what happened after I left?"
Ruby looked at her and Blake could see the sadness in her eyes. "Do you want the full length version or the gist?"
"We have all day Ruby you can tell me the whole story."
Ruby sighed and nodded. "Well... after you left, I cried myself to sleep for a few nights and I would sleep in my parents bed to get over the nightmares of what might be happening to you, because you had described some of the other homes you had been in and I was always worried for you for a very long while." Blake gripped her cup but didn't interrupt. "After a few years it got easier, especially since Yang had moved in with us because her own mom was considered and 'unfit' parent. We were all really happy for a long time until..." Ruby's lip trembled and she gasped for breath. "Until... Until my mom died..." Ruby wiped away an incoming tear and continued "Then my father spiraled into depression and handed us over to my uncle Qrow because we reminded him too much of our moms and he couldn't take it. After that Yang was much more protective of me and Qrow got me into architecture to keep me busy and not just moping around." Ruby looked lost in thought for a moment before she gave Blake a small smile. "After I got my architecture license I worked for Qrow for a while until he fired me to get me out there more and here I am. I got a job that lets me work with my long lost friend." Ruby lost all traces of sadness and was now beaming at Blake.
Blake reached out across the table and put her hand on top of Ruby's hand. "I'm sorry Ruby... I'm sorry I wasn't there for you... Sorry about Summer." Blake's eyes started to tear up and Ruby quickly got up to walk around the table and hug Blake.
"Shhh it's not your fault. They made you leave."
Blake shook her head and whispers "I could have come back." Ruby let go holding her at arms length and looked at her quizzically, waiting for her to elaborate. "I ran away from the foster care system at the age of fourteen." Blake looked down and her cat ears flopped down. "It was hell from beginning to end and I never found a family that really loved me, which is why I ran away. I had traveled half way back to your house and... I got scared... I was scared that you had forgotten me and I just turned around and then eventually just left Vale altogether for a while." Blake started to nervously play with her necklace and then looked up at Ruby. "I'm sorry I broke my promise to come back."
Is that the ring I gave her when we were kids? I can't believe she kept it all these years. Thought Ruby. I really shouldn't bring it up now, I'll bring it up later.
Ruby gave her a small smile and said "It's okay Blake. What matters is that we're here now." Blake smiled back, her ears slowly starting to perk back up. Ruby went back to her seat and started to eat her cookies. Blake picked up her large tea cup and put it up to her lips.
In that moment someone passed by and 'accidentally' shoved Blake with his elbow making her spill her hot drink all over her violet long sleeve shirt and some onto her dark jeans. The man laughed and the woman with him muttered "Are they even allowed to eat in public places." to the man with orange hair who answered "Unfortunately." Blake clenched her wet shirt but said nothing, not wanting to cause a scene. What she hadn't noticed Ruby stand up in a burst of rage and stand in the way of the rude man and woman. "Get out the way shorty, don't you see us walkin' here?"
"I'm not moving till you apologize to my friend." Blake's eyes widened and she looked up in surprise at her friend.
"You're friends with that thing?" said the man in disgust.
"Her name is Blake and she is one of my closest friends, now apologize to her." Ruby crossed her arms and stared the taller man down.
He laughed and said "You don't know who your talking to girly. I'm Cardin Winchester the son of one of the biggest companies in Vale."
"Frankly I don't care who you are. You are going to apologize to her before I call another good friend of mine that can annihilate your crummy racist company in a heartbeat."
"Ha, who could that be?" He scoffed.
"Weiss. Schnee." Cardin's eyes widened and Blake silently gasped.
"Your bluffing... You don't know thee Weiss Schnee." He said with a hint of nervousness seeping into his confident tone.
Ruby raised her eyebrow and took out her phone. She clicked two buttons, and a high pitched voice answered after the third ring. "What do you want Ruby? I'm busy."
Cardin's eyes widened, instantly recognizing the person on the speaker. He mouthed 'Fine, fine I'll apologize' Ruby smiled and said "Oh nothing Weiss I just wanted to see if would wanted to have lunch together tomorrow."
The girl on the other line sighed and said "Alright, I know we haven't hung out in a few days because of work... I really have to go now I'll text you later with the details."
"Thanks Weiss later."
"Goodbye Ruby." The girl on the other line hung up and Ruby gave Cardin a smug smile and Cardin turned to Blake.
"Sorry." He spat before grabbing the hand of the woman he was with and stomped away.
Ruby sighed and sat down. "I hate using Weiss's name, but I couldn't let him treat you like that. I mean really, even with the human and faunus equality act there are still asshats like him everywhere."
"How do you know a Schnee?"
Ruby looked at Blake and she could see a twinge of fear in her amber eyes. "I've known Weiss since high school and you really don't have to be scared of her because of her name. Ever since she took over the company she's been helping the faunus people get more rights and even pushed the human and faunus equality act."
"Alright."
Ruby could see that Blake still seemed skeptical and said "If you don't believe me how about you come to lunch with us tomorrow?"
"... Okay, I guess it gives me the excuse to meet your friends." She said trying to pass off her nervousness from meeting another Schnee.
Ruby beamed "You're going to love my friends."
They talked for a little while longer until the wind started to pick up and Blake's wet shirt caused her to shiver. "Blake, lets go before you catch a cold. I'm sorry I forgot you had tea all over you."
"It's okay Ruby." They both got up and payed for their drinks before they walked away from the shop.
Blake shivered again and Ruby said "Here Blake put on my sweater. It's dry and it'll keep the cold away." Holding out her sweater for Blake to take.
"No Ruby I couldn't possibly take it."
"Just take the sweater Blake." Ruby shoved the sweater into Blake's arms and Blake rolled her eyes before putting on the sweater. Since the sweater was big on Ruby it fit Blake perfectly.
Because of Blake's enhanced sense of smell she could smell the sweater without putting it close to her nose. It surprisingly doesn't smell like sweat, instead it just smells like roses. She thought.
Ruby stopped mid stride when she remembered that she lived twenty five blocks away and didn't have the energy to walk that far and she had also spent the last of her money in the café. "What's wrong." Said Blake looking back at Ruby.
"Um well my bike got stolen and I don't really have money for the bus I was wondering if you could give me a ride to my apartment." She mumbled. "I mean it's okay if you can't, but if you do you can see Yang and maybe meet some of my other friends and-"
"Ruby of course I'll give you a ride." Ruby relaxed and gave Blake a smile, Blake smiled back and led Ruby to her car. The car ride over to Ruby's house was spent in comfortable silence with the exception of Ruby telling Blake directions everyone in a while.
When they arrived at Ruby's house Ruby said "You wanna come up stairs and see Yang? I'm sure she'll be excited to see you after all this time."
"Sure." Blake parked the car and got out of the car along with Ruby. She followed Ruby upstairs and to her apartment. Ruby pulled out her keys and unlocked the door, when she opens the door she found a half naked Yang on top of a white haired girl on the couch.
"Eep!" yelled Ruby before quickly closing the door.
They heard a thump from inside the apartment and someone yell "Sorry Ruby!"
Blake laughed and said "I wanted to see Yang, just not that much of Yang." Ruby's face turned a shade of crimson that almost matched her hoodie.
"I-I-I'm sorry Blake I didn't expect that." said Ruby.
Yang opened the door with messed up hair and her shirt inside out. "Oh god Ruby I'm so sorry you saw that I thought that you wouldn't be home till a little later." She noticed Blake "Oh who's your frie-... Blake?"
"The one and only." said Blake with a smile. Yang tackled her into a hug that lifted her a few inches off the ground. "Nice to see you too Yang." She gasped "Could you put me down now? I can't breathe."
Yang instantly set her down and said "Sorry Blake I'm just really happy to see you. I'm sorry that we met like this though."
Blake laughed and said "It's fine Yang."
"Come in" said Yang dragging the dark haired girl into the small apartment.
"Hello" said the girl on the couch that was blushing almost as much as Ruby. "I'm Weiss are you one of Ruby's friends?" Weiss held out her hand to shake Blake's.
"My name is Blake I really don't know if Ruby and Yang have mentioned me before, but we grew up together." Blake took Weiss's hand and gave her a small smile.
"Blake? Hmm... Oh yes I believe they have talked about you but only a few times."
"Oh Blake! This is the Weiss I was talking about, see she isn't that bad... Well unless you make her temper flare." Blake nodded and smiled.
"Ruby!" Yelled Weiss and Ruby shrugged and said "What? It's true Weiss."
Blake was about to say something before her phone buzzed with a text from Velvet.
-where are you? I need to know about this friend of yours. The wait is killing me-
Blake rolled her eyes and texted back.
*I'll be there soon I just met up with some more friends*
-more friends I don't know about belladonna? Well aren't you just full of surprises-
*oh shut up*
-aw love you too see ya later-
Blake put away my phone and looked up to see Ruby, Weiss and Yang in some sort of argument.
"All I'm saying is that you should really give some kind of heads up I mean this is like the tenth time I've found you guys like that." Argued Ruby.
"Ruby? Yang?" said Blake and all three of them turned to look at her.
"Oh Blake I forgot you were here... I mean I'm sorry I forgot, it's just that you don't make a lot of noise. Hehe I guess you haven't changed either I remember you used to pop out of no where and scare me unintentionally." Said Ruby.
"I'm really sorry but I have to go, Velvet texted me."
"Didn't she give you the day off?" Asked Ruby disappointed that Blake was leaving so soon.
"Me and Velvet a practically joined at the hip. She's my best friend and after work she usually likes to hangout it annoys Coco to no end how close we are." Explained Blake, she noticed Ruby's fallen expression and said "Don't worry I'll see you tomorrow at that lunch you invited me to with Weiss, Yang do you want to come too?"
"Hell yeah I haven't hung out with you in such a long time." said Yang excitedly.
After they said their goodbyes Blake drove away happy that she found her friend again.
Oh crap I didn't give her her jacket back... I'll just give it back to her tomorrow. Thought Blake.
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~A.N.~
Well this is an unexpectedly long chapter that I hope you enjoyed. I really don't know if there are going to be longer chapters in the future but I hope you enjoyed this one even though not much happened. Anyway thank you for the reviews, favorites, and follows! I hope you enjoyed the chapter and leave a review with a question, comment and stuff. Till next time peoples!
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