Sorry for the long wait, and sorry to say this, but this is the last chapter...
..Please don't cry. I'm planning a sequel to this soon.
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Velvet immediately regretted choosing to follow Ruby after she was done with her morning training; the others around her were collapsed on the floor, heaving and panting- Ren even threw up, clearly not used to this kind of exercise. Nora was smiling, knocked out cold, though- it was highly disturbing how that girl could smile through everything, even when sleeping. Yang, Blake and Weiss all passed out, while Pyrrha was sweating and panting heavily while trying to stop Jaune from throwing up- clearly the rigorous 'training' sessions they had helped with his stamina...
...get it?
Ruby had just entered the showers, and Velvet- the totally innocent rabbit girl that she was- was not prepared to follow her crush to the showers just to ask her out; the awkwardness of that situation began festering in her mind, and before she knew it, she was face to face with a very nude Ruby, with her back turned and clearly not noticing her presence. She must have accidentally followed her here while Velvet contemplated the innocence of her eyes and weighed her options out; right now, her only option was to stare at Ruby's clearly naked backside, marvelling in how round and soft it looked, how perky and-
"Velvet, stop looking at my butt..." Ruby's voice sounded out over the shower's noise, and it snapped Velvet out of her trance.
Velvet squeaked and, at Ruby's wishes, diverted her eyes to the side so Ruby could leave the shower and wrap her self in her red and black towel.
"Okay, you can look." Ruby was sat on a wooden bench now, opposite Velvet and smiling innocently. Velvet's eyes traced over Ruby, and her sight caught the small, inch wide scar of where she was shot- thankfully it was above her breasts, or that would have been extremely awkward.
Ruby must have spotted what she was looking at, and reached over and gently grabbed her hands, causing her to snap her brown eyes to Ruby's face.
"Ruby...I..." she couldn't get the words out, and so just sat there, like a deer in headlights, her eyes downcast and filled with regret.
Ruby just placed a hand on her shoulder, bringing her to look at her with almost pleading eyes, as if begging for the forgiveness she already had. Ruby was just staring at velvet's bust, wondering, in all of Remnant, how they could get so big naturally; it was a wonder why no one went after her, instead of hounding Ruby for the entire time of Beacon.
She just internally shrugged it off, and went back to talking to Velvet. "Velvet, it's not your fault..."
Velvet just looked as if Ruby had just threatened to kick her puppy. "But...it is!" Ruby removed her hand from Velvet's hand and shoulder, and allowed the rabbit Faunus to fume. "I didn't do anything! I just let him intimidate you and he shot you!" Velvet had tears streaming from her eyes, and Ruby decided to tighten the towel around her torso before placing a hand on Velvet's cheek, wiping the tears away and smiling, causing Velvet to smile back.
"Velvet, listen; I decided to get involved, and think about it...just for a second...if you had gotten involved instead of me, then it would be you in this situation, not me. You would be hospitalised, and you would have been shot." Ruby's voice cracked at that last bit. "Velvet, you're the bestest friend I've ever had, but...can I get changed?"
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Velvet and Ruby were walking through Serenity Gardens, a nearby park that had a massive clue in its name why it was such a big and popular area; the park was practically the definition of serene, with tall, green leaved oak trees and a small lake in the middle, with birch-wood, sanded down benches and... A duck pond. In all seriousness, this was one of the few places Ruby could get away from her 'admirers' at Beacon, because if one thing was predictable about most of those oafs, it was that they were all, either genetically or just stupidly, attracted to clubs, bars and midnight skinny-dipping sessions with friends.
Ruby, the refined cookie monster she was, preferred solitude; even Weiss liked clubbing when persuaded enough- who knew? Beside the point, the sun was practically blinding them with endless rays of...sunshine. The sky was littered with black and grey clouds- Ruby just hoped it would rain after her confession. This needed to be done now or not at all. Velvet was the only person in the entirety of Beacon and maybe even Vale, who saw her for more than her newly-acquired looks and teacher status. She was like the sun, making her all warm and fuzzy; everyone else were like the rain clouds looming overhead, threatening to ruin her peace and maybe her last chance at getting the one she wants, instead of being 'chosen' by so many others.
Velvet sat next to Ruby on a bench- there didn't seem to be a lot of people here today- and reflexively snuggled her way under Ruby's arm to watch the beaming sun. She noticed, as she could feel Ruby's slow and steady heart rate, that Ruby didn't really seem to mind that much with her practically slung under her arm. In fact, it seemed she rather enjoyed it.
Now all Velvet had to do was figure out if she was ready to ask Ruby 'that' question yet.
Ruby beat her to it.
"Velvet...?" Velvet hummed in response, watching the water of the lake shimmer in the sunlight; she thought she saw a fish, but maybe she was just slightly hungry...or overheating.
"We're friends...right?" Ruby's voice had gone small; she was clearly not joking around when she was asking this= velvet didn't like it at all.
Velvet turned her head to answer the clearly distressing question. "Yeah, of course we are."
Ruby seemed to relax slightly, and her arm slinked around Velvet even tighter. "Good...because I want to...ask you something."
Velvet's eyes were shimmering in the sun, and her brown centres could be seen as golden orbs right now; how romantic.
"Would you...maybe..."
Velvet edged closer. "Yeah...?"
Ruby swallowed and continued. "Want to..."
The sky suddenly started to pour rain down on top of them, ruining the romantic mood- it was the soul reason Ruby had brought her here damn it!
Ruby sighed, switching her question with a downcast look. "..Get out of the rain?"
Velvet just looked at her saddened face before beginning to shiver, nodding vigorously. "Yes, let's go. I might freeze to death."
They both took off in a sprint towards a nearby abandoned pastry shop, Ruby practically shoulder barging the door in and slamming it shut after them, Velvet smiling and giggling at the look of a wet Ruby, who's hair was sticking up and flattened down in all the wrong places. Velvet's eyes came to the pair of Wolf Faunus ears atop her head, and she walked forwards slowly, as Ruby turned around to take her cloak off, and moved her hand.
Ruby was in the middle of taking off her cloak, before...something...she was supposed to do something, right? There was something warm and soft as satin playing through her wet hair, rubbing her ears and making her release a purr. A purr! She was pretty sure Wolf Faunus- or wolves, for that matter- didn't purr, but here she was, leaning against the warm thing, purring like a cat! Oh well...what was she thinking? Argh, goddamn you warm feeling! But it's so gooooooddddd...
And just like that, the warm feeling was gone. Velvet watched with mild amusement as Ruby looked around with some sort of forlorn expression on her face, tears at her eyes and her mouth downcast when she couldn't find the warm thing again. Velvet couldn't take it anymore and spun Ruby around, rubbing her ears again, revelling in the soft purring Ruby was doing. She didn't know wolf Faunus purred; she'll just ask Ruby about it later, but right now...
"Ruby?"
There was something more important to ask.
Ruby was practically bouncing her foot up and down on the ground, barely paying attention. It was now or never...
Velvet sucked in a huge breath. "Willyougooutwithme!?" Ruby's leg stopped bouncing, her grin dropped, and her eyes unglazed.
"What?" did she hear that right? She needed to hear that again, to make sure.
Velvet looked down and mumbled, forgetting momentarily that Ruby could hear her. "Will you go out with me...?"
Ruby just froze, and Ve;vet noticed.
"Oh no, I'm so, so, so stupid for asking that! oh, I'm so sorry Ruby I-"
Ruby stopped her from talking by smiling wide and large, and suddenly pouncing on Velvet, locking lips and knocking them both to the floor; the kiss was clumsy on both ends, and their hands were locked, but this, to them, was heaven.
It seemed to last for at least an hour when they broke off, smiling widely and clutching each other's hands as if for dear life. They were soaking wet, they were probably going to get a cold, they might even get frostbite...
...but neither cared.
And both locked lips again, that being the answer to the other's question.
'yes'.
'yes'.
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Ruby arrived at her new dorm, soaked through, rain dripping down her face, and her ahri matted in places.
But the smile was the thing that drew everyone's attention.
"Ruby, were you out in that-why are you smiling?" Yang was the first to answer, and Weiss just looked at her with a glare; she did NOT appreciate being dragged around and throwing up early in the morning. Blake gave her a nod before noticing the msile as wlel, and simply said.
"What's with the smile?" tactful, as always. She should pat herself on the back for that one.
Ruby ignored their questioning stares and glare and undressed, sliding into her bed and drifting off straight away, dreaming of the only person to capture her heart; Velvet.
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Wings that fly,
Up in the sky,
So heart warming and free,
Like the wings of a bee.
They flutter and spring,
Flap and wave,
Spin and twirl,
Past life and heartstrings.
It shows sincerity,
Peace, love,
Shows endlessness,
Of combined hearts of doves.
And so Ruby and Velvet,
Doves of red and brown,
Suddenly found their way,
To their heart's hometown.
Where it belonged,
That is with the other,
And not even family could take it away,
Not even sister, friends, mother.
For my wings take flight,
My heart soars,
And I stare down through your open doors.
I land next to you and whisper.
I'm here, I'm near, and I take away your fear,
But I don't need to make you mine; you already are,
As my heart is yours already.
