Prompt 8: Free Day! (Wedding)

Weiss Schnee wasn't the sort of person who would propose marriage because she had just had a really great... moment. But where Ruby Rose is involved, she just might be. Underage Ruby. Non-explicit, but some pretty blatant implication of "off-screen" sexual activity, if you have a dirty mind (you know you do). ~1000w

A Wedding seemed like a good way to end the week (plus I didn't get around to it for last year's WRW!). Weiss's Way AU, but for context see previous WRW posts (Pregnancy, Snuggles). I have skipped a few scenes to get here that would more fully explain Weiss's conviction, to give you a bit of SFW-ish closure, since many people may not read the final story (if/when done) due to content. More notes at the end.

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Weiss lay back on the bed gathering herself; no small task considering what she had just experienced.

Ruby just lay beside her with a faint smile on her lips, looking more than a little pleased with herself at having brought her lover so completely undone.

Justifiably pleased with herself, Weiss had to admit. Ruby was a fast learner, and very, very good with her hands, but it wasn't just her skilful touch that filled her heart, nor limitless love in those grey eyes. Her words were quiet and simple, but they were magic. Revealing, accepting, praising. Ruby could bring out the deepest secret parts of her soul and make her love them. She could harness her every desire and make her whole soul sing.

Staring into those eyes as she finally came down to earth, she moved in closer, brushing aside Ruby's move to clean her lips, and kissed her deeply, savouring the extra flavours she found there as tangible evidence of what had come before.

There were no words for what she felt, but she found some others.
"Marry me!"

Ruby was briefly shocked, but she recovered with a laugh
"That good, huh?"

Weiss smiled. Ruby was giving her an out. Always so considerate.
"It was. But I am serious. Before I go back to Atlas I want-" she hesitated. She was sure of her feelings, but this was big. It was easy to forget how young Ruby really was, she didn't want to rush her into this "I would like it if- if we were official. So everyone would know."

The silence was deafening. Ruby was just lying there frowning slightly. Ruby was meant to be the impulsive one, and this was crazy even by her standards.

"I'm sorry. It was just a- a feeling. I shouldn't have-"

"No!" Ruby grimaced, "I mean yes. I mean, um" She grinned sheepishly, "I was trying to remember what the law was here, and in Vale and Atlas, I'm kinda out of my depth" she admitted. "But we should totally try, find out if we can"

Weiss felt an undefinable wave of emotion pass though her. I'm impulsive, so she tries to be responsible. It only made the feeling stronger.
"Atlas should work. I'm eighteen, I think sixteen is ok if a guardian signs off, but either way," she smiled apologetically "Atlas law isn't too picky about what happens to foreigners"

"I saw a documentary about child brides in Mistral, so I think we are good here. I guess Qrow or Yang would know about Vale, but we don't have to worry about that until we go back there, anyway"

"It's how I feel, but it isn't just a feeling" Weiss confessed.

"Your father, right? You would become legally independent?" She didn't say "your dad", she knew the difference.

Unsaid was that having Ruby as a beneficiary should make Weiss's father give up on any ideas of having her assassinated.
"You would get all the benefits of Atlas citizenship too"

"As your wife?" Ruby smiled.

"As my wife, and me as yours" Weiss felt giddy. "So we are going to do this?"

"Tomorrow, before we go" Ruby settled herself on the bed closing her eyes, apparently happy to end the day on a high note.

"Nope" Weiss kissed her on the lips, "No way. You don't get to sleep after that," she started moving downwards, kissing Ruby's collarbone as she passed "not... yet."

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Ruby came up beside Weiss as she stood talking to Qrow and put her arm around her shoulders.
"He's not being disgusting, is he?"

"Hey, standing right here!"

"No, nothing like that" Weiss smiled at Ruby's protectiveness.

"Uncle Qrow, you know the magistrate here, right?"

Qrow frowned
"He owes me a favour, what do you want?"

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"It is just some paperwork we need to do before we leave"

Yang looked nervously around the courthouse.
"Weiss isn't in trouble is she? For- for the uh, stuff that she did?"

"That is legal here, Yang. This is something else, something me and her are doing together"

"But why do we all need to watch you do it? I don't understand"

Ruby gave her big sister an enigmatic smile and ushered her into one of the seats arrayed in the room, set a few metres back from the desk at the front.
"You will"

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The magistrate was an overweight, balding, middle-aged man with glasses, quite the cliche, but he seemed pleasant enough. He shuffled the papers on his desk absently and bought their completed form in front of him, inspecting it carefully.
"You have two witnesses?"

Qrow held up his hand in a stop gesture.
"I told you, you are on your own with this. Your father would kill me, will probably kill me anyway" He stared at the couple for a moment, Ruby stared steadily back. "Damn, you are just like your mother" he sighed resignedly, "Ok, I'll do it"

Ruby rewarded him with a bright smile. She looked to their audience of confused friends.
"Ren could you come up here?"

The green-clad ninja looked puzzled, but obeyed the request anyway. Arriving at the desk he glanced at the form.
"Oh!"

"So you will witness?"

He nodded.
"I would be honoured"

"Let's get this show on the road" The magistrate smiled cheerfully. He looked at Weiss "Name and place of residence?"

"Weiss Schnee, Atlas"

"And you?"

"Ruby Rose, from Vale, um Patch"

He nodded checking the details against the form.
"Weiss Schnee, do you freely enter into this contract declaring that you are free of encumbrances?"

"I do"

"Ruby Rose, do you freely enter into this contract declaring that you are free of encumbrances?"

"Absolutely! I mean, yes, I do"

"Now, if the witnesses could confirm?" He slid the form to Qrow who quickly scrawled his details and signed, before handing it to Ren who just as quickly, but much more neatly, completed his.

"Excellent!" He stamped the completed form and smiled widely.

"The certified copies? I need to register this as soon as we land" Weiss smiled apologetically.

"Of course!" He rang for an assistant "It should only take a few minutes"

He stood up, and shook Ruby's hand, then Weiss's
"Congratulations on your union! Weddings are my favourite part of the job!"

"WHAAAT!?" Yang exploded out of her chair, entirely drowning out Nora's "Yay!"

At least they would have plenty to talk about on the trip, Weiss reflected.

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A/N: So my headcanon is that since it is a coalition of settlements Mistral's legal system would have evolved from the needs of traders and merchants so would be very contract oriented. Contracts are between the parties, so no inviting third parties to object. Marriage practice would vary enough between kingdoms that Yang didn't instantly recognise it (plus, why would she even suspect it). We all like to hope that the motives behind marriage will be pure and timeless, but inevitably the actual timing will be a practical decision. Ruby and Weiss are very practical. What did Ruby do just before this? You'll have to wait for the full story or use your imagination, dream! Bye!