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Chapter 3
"Are you seeing this, Velvet?!" Ruby exclaimed with wide eyes of wonder. The Armament and Artillery exhibition was as grand as both had hoped it to be; not only was the building itself as large as a Beacon academy and multileveled, it featured an open field nearly a thousand yards displaying carefully guarded guns, cannons, and other long-range weaponry that may or may not be active for live demonstrations. And smack in the middle of it all, amidst the bustle of people, was Ruby; dressed up for the occasion with her usual combat skirt, a black sweater with a sleeveless, red hooded jacket, fishnet stockings, and usual boots.
Gods, she was just too cute. The way she fawned over weapons – and to some extent the people who wielded them – was adorable with her silver eyes seemingly sparkling. And her smile!
Velvet's heart just melted.
She had opted to not change her outfit from when she had "run into" Ruby at the café – she still grinned when thinking back on it, having gathered information from Yang where they would be go – and sure enough, it turned a few heads including the redhead; Velvet had noticed the way silver pools lingered for a second or two longer than intended and the repeated quick glances the younger girl stole. It was not necessarily proof for anything, but duly noted all the same.
"It's impressive," the brunette replied. "Weapons from all over Remnant in one place, both official and custom-made from militaries and Huntresses and Huntsmen alike..."
"That guy has a fire-sword!" Ruby squealed and gawked. "A broadsword-type with a Fire-Dust chamber! OH! And that's an Arisaka-model rifle with a rotating Dust chamber and extendable assegai-bayonet! The metal looks like Atlas-made so the blade won't rust!" Her squeal of joy reached a new, higher pitch. "Is that a hecking Blast-Shield?! I've only read about that one; this is the first time actually seeing it!"
Velvet chuckled at her. "Is it good?"
The sniper whipped her head so fast her hair scattered rose petals. "Do you even have to ask?! It's a shield called Hoplite-type that not only covers your front, but with a flick of your wrist it can fire any type of Dust you have in its encased chamber, here," she said and went around the glass container as she pointed it out. "The ammunition is then fired from the outer ring, but the majority of the damage comes from the centre. It all depends on the type of shield, but this is considered the best for both defence and offence!"
"And here I thought I was the weapon-freak," Velvet replied. She chuckled. "And you're sure you want to be a Huntress when you graduate?"
"Of course!" Ruby beamed. "I love using weapons more than making them…with the exception being upgrading Crescent Rose, that is. Then again, I wouldn't mind working as an engineer or a blacksmith on the side…"
"I'm sure you would excel at any of those things, Ruby. And whoever got a hold of a weapon made by you would be a lucky Huntsman." She smirked. "Now, for some…´photo-souvenirs´ for ´my teammates´…"
"Velvet, are you really—" A long series of flashes and clicks in rapid succession interrupted the now hysterically giggling sniper. "Oh my god, Velvet! You genius madwoman! This must be like a treasure-trove for you!"
"One of the many reasons I wanted to visit," the Faunus admitted with a sly smile. "Having cute company makes this even better, though."
Ruby giggled it off, but the crimson shade on her otherwise fair cheeks had the brunette smiling from ear to ear.
"Shall we head to the other area, then? I hear they have a sniper-section on the upper floor and afterwards I was thinking we could grab a bite, my treat. Sound good?"
The redhead furiously nodded. "Yesyesyesyes! I'd love to see the sniper-section! Oh and yeah I'm getting kind of hungry…"
As if on cue a low growling emitted from her stomach.
"Perhaps we should get something to eat before we visit the other sections. We've got all day after all," the brunette stated. "Fancy anything from the cafeteria or do you want to go somewhere else? Lien is no problem."
"Anywhere is fine." Ruby linked arms with Velvet unexpectedly and smiled. "But I insist on treating you to something to drink!"
Hazel eyes regarded the younger girl ad lips curled into a warm smile. "It's a deal."
As they made their way through the crowds trying to locate the cafeteria, the bunny Faunus could not help but notice the way the redhead kept peering at her when she thought Velvet was not looking.
She could not help herself. "See something you like, Ruby?" Velvet teased. The blush on her face was priceless. Velvet flashed a small, playful grin and wiggled her eyebrows.
"Well…" She was not denying it! Interesting. "I was just thinking how these kinds of clothes suit you. I mean, I'm not like Coco when it comes to clothes or anything, but you look…uhm…dashing?" Ruby sheepishly giggled. "You look nice is what I'm getting at. Yeah."
Heat suffused the brunette's cheeks as she fought against the stupid smile that spread over her face. "Th-Thank you…You look pretty good yourself, y´know."
Another giggle. "Thanks. Good to know I'm both cute and good-looking."
They shared a semi-awkward laugh as they finally found the cafeteria, but for the rest of the visit Velvet found herself not entirely focused on the weapons displayed.
The sniper practically threw herself onto whichever bed of team CFVY's beds were closest when they had returned. She let out a long breath. "Today. Was. Amazing."
"It's not over yet," Velvet replied as she took out her camera. Seeing the object of her affections and desires laying on the bed (Fox's bed no less) screamed at her baser animal instincts to pounce her.
´All in good time,´ She mused. ´When Schnee is out of the picture.´ "Wanna see what kind of weapons the students in Shade Academy wield?"
The redhead was on her in an instant, nearly knocking the air out of the Faunus' lungs as she settled next to Velvet, practically pressing herself up against her. "YES! Letmeseeletmesee!"
The brunette's heart hammered beneath her breast. Her long ears wiggled and she chewed her bottom lips with a grin. Oh how she wanted to just scoop Ruby up in her arms right now – to claim those soft, small lips…
She quickly flipped through photos on her camera until the sniper stopped her. "Oh my gosh! Does she have clawed brass-knuckles?"
Velvet eyed the Shade Huntress. "She's a cat Faunus, so I guess she took it a step further. I got a good view of when she used them during training." She swiped left, the photo displaying the weapons in action; extended metal claws shredded the metal dummies to ribbons with a trail of what likely was Dust.
"Whoa…"
"Right?" The brunette kept scrolling through the pictures she had taken, the sniper at her side gawking the entire time. The armaments ranged from double-morningstar-staves and shotgun-flanged-maces that fired Ice Dust, to dual-swords and sniper-lances.
More importantly, however, Velvet got to be close to Ruby.
"Oh wow…" Ruby uttered, mesmerized.
"The Fire-Dust Whip? I thought it was pretty cool, but the Huntress clearly wasn't used to it."
"No, no, the weapon was alright" Ruby replied. "But she's got a cute butt."
The bunny Faunus sharply exhaled as her brain went haywire.
"Well…if you like cute butts, why don't you take a look at mine—"
The loud signal of a scroll emitted and the redhead fumbled to fish her own up in a hurry. "Hello, Weiss!"
Ugh.
Of course.
"I'm with Velvet," the sniper continued. "We were at the exhibition today! SO many cool weapons, Weiss – so many!" She paused and furrowed her brow. "Well excuse me for loving weapons so much!"
Long ears twitched as hazel eyes watched hopefully at Ruby—
"Aw, it's okay, babe."
Bunny-ears drooped. Double ugh.
"Of course it's normal for people dating to call each other that! Right, Velvet?"
She shook her head, stone-faced. "Nope."
Uuuugh.
"Oh. Well, still. What's up?" The brunette could barely make out what the Schnee-heiress said on the other line. "I don't know. When were you guys planning on heading out? Mhm. Uhu. Okay! I'll see you in a little bit then!" The call ended and the sniper turned her attention to the Faunus. "Looks like we'll have to pick this up later; my team wanted to get some takeout food tonight with team JNPR."
Tch.
"I see," Velvet replied. "That's a shame."
"Yeah…" Ruby said, dejected. She suddenly perked up. "What are your plans for tomorrow? Weiss and I were going to see a movie, but we can do that later. Wanna continue this then?"
Velvet couldn't suppress the smile that tugged at her lips. "Of course I would."
Ruby returned that adorable, bright smile. "Great!" She hugged the Faunus tightly. The redhead smelled nice. "Then I'll see you tomorrow!"
"Yeah…See ya." Velvet fell back onto the bed as Ruby left in a torrent of rose petals, wishing her Semblance had instead allowed her to jump forward in time.