*sorry this took forever to upload! Shoutout to the Frankenwolf Ohana!*
The next two weeks were indeed interesting; Victor had never experienced anything like it. Having someone other than his mother or Gerhardt care about him was a strange feeling, especially after they had been gone so long. But with Ruby, it was different. They had only known each other for a day, but it seemed like so much longer.
They arrived at her house late at night so Ruby didn't get a chance to show him around. She took him to the spare room, said goodnight and went to her own bed. It took Victor a while to sleep though. He just kept thinking if how strange it was to be in this Land for something other than his work. He found that he liked it here and once his two weeks were up, he wasn't sure that he would want to leave. Eventually he drifted off to sleep and had a dreamless night.
A sound, a rustling noise, woke him up in the morning. He was dazed, so when he opened his eyes fully, he nearly jumped out of his skin. There at the end of the bed, staring him down, pointing a crossbow in his face, was an old woman he could only assume was Ruby's Granny. He had taken his shirt off in the night, so he automatically pulled the quilt around his neck and looked nervously at Granny.
She spoke first. "What are you doing in my house?"
"Well, erm, I erm.." Victor spluttered.
Footsteps running to the room interrupted him and Ruby burst through the door.
"Granny, what are you doing?!"
The old woman looked at her granddaughter. "Here is a strange man in my house, what do you think I'm doing?"
"Ugh. Granny, this is my friend, Victor, he's staying here for two weeks." She explained.
"How do you do?" Victor asked politely.
Granny ignored him. "And who said you could do that, young lady?"
Ruby sighed. "I'm an adult now, Granny, I think I should be allowed my friends over. And before you ask, he knows about the wolf thing."
"Huh." Granny eyed Victor up. "Well okay, but don't think I'm not keeping my eye on you." And with that, she slung her crossbow over her shoulder and left the room.
Ruby rushed over to Victor's side. "I'm so sorry! I was going to ease her into it, but I guess I overslept."
"Ruby, it's fine, don't worry about it." He stretched out as he gave off a yawn and noticed Ruby checking out his bare chest. She caught his eye and blushed.
"Erm, I guess I should, erm, let you get dressed." She said nervously, blushing again.
"I don't mind if you stay." He teased.
"No, it's okay, I should get breakfast ready." She replied and practically ran out of the room.
Victor sighed. So she didn't want him, he could deal with that since they were friends. He just couldn't help feeling a little rejected. But Ruby was so beautiful, she could do a lot better than him.
He noticed a pile of clothes in the corner and realised that at least he didn't have to wear the same clothes everyday for the next two weeks. It was just a plain navy top and some jeans, but he felt more comfortable in those than in anything from his Land.
He wandered around the house until he came across the kitchen. Ruby was in there with an apron on, cooking eggs. Victor couldn't help but smile at the sight.
"Hey." He said.
Ruby jumped and almost dropped the eggs out of the pan, but managed to recover.
"Victor, you scared me!"
"Sorry. Do you need any help?"
"No, it's fine, I'm almost done. Take a seat."
Victor did as she said and not too long passed before she set a plate down in front of him. Bacon, sausages and eggs! He wasn't normally a breakfast person, but he could get used to this! Forever the gentlemen though, he waited until Ruby set her own plate down opposite him before he began to eat. They both finished quickly as though they hadn't eaten in days.
As Ruby washed the plates up, he dried them. He couldn't help but think that it seems like such a couple thing to do. He immediately shook that thought off as Ruby began speaking.
"I'd like to see Snow today, I haven't seen her in a while." She began washing the same plate over and over again. "I know David looks after her, but she's heavily pregnant now and I worry about her."
She still continued to wash that same plate, so Victor slowly took it out of her hands. She looked startled as though she had been talking to herself.
"You know, I am a doctor, sort of, I can give her a check up. If you want."
"Oh Victor, you'd do that for me?"
"Of course, we're friends aren't we?"
"Yes, friends." He didn't want to be too hopeful unthinking that she sounded dejected.
Around lunch time, the two of them headed to Snow and David's castle. Ruby bringing a basket of food with her.
When they arrived, Ruby rushed straight to Snow's side, shoving the basket at David. Snow was indeed heavily pregnant, so she was on bed rest. As she and Ruby chatted away, Victor got an uncomfortable eye up from David.
"Would it be okay if Victor gave you a check up?" Ruby asked Snow later on. "He's a doctor, you know." Was that a sense of pride in her voice? Again, Victor didn't want to get his hopes up.
"I'm really not sure that's necessary." David replied. He still seemed wary of Victor, despite having pleasant enough conversation.
Ruby just gave David a look. Snow trusted Victor because Ruby did and saw no objection.
He gave Snow a quick check up. "Everything seems to be fine and baby is doing okay. Just keep resting and everything will go to plan." Snow smiled at him.
Ruby looked at the time and gasped. "We have to go! Granny will be mad if we're late for dinner!" She hugged David and Snow and waited for Victor outside.
Victor shook David's hand but wasn't sure what to do with Snow. She made the decision for him and pulled him in for a hug. As she did so, she whispered into his ear. "Go make her happy, Victor, she needs it."
And he promised her that he would try his best to do just that.
