I woke up seeing Ruby cuddling me. I could tell she had a hangover with how pale she was.

I carefully got out of bed and choose to be a nice human being. I opened my cabinet and got out my special first aid pack.

"Hangover fixers" the case read. I got out two bottle of pills placing on on the nightstand next to my bed with a glass of water.

I left a note just in case she woke up when I was gone.

I got dressed in basketball shorts and a Tang-top I slipped on my sneakers and headed to the other light weights. I opened their door carefully seeing if they were up. I saw Yang and Weiss in bed. I heard throwing up from the bathroom.

I knocked on the door. "You okay in there Blake I got something for the hangover."

She opened the door bags under her eyes.

"I had fun last night but fuck you never again."

"Aww don't be so cold. But anyway here you go make sure to take them with water and share with the other girls."

"Thanks what is in these?"

"Nothing that can kill you if you follow the directions I got them from the pharmacy don't worry."

Content with my explanation she got some water and popped three pills.

"Thanks Gears now I suggest you leave before the girls hug or kill you for last night."

"Point taken. Cya."

I left their room to be greeted by Ozpin.

"So enjoy your time last night?"

"Yeah Oz don't worry I'm not going to make this a habit going out with them you know it's too late for me."

"Sadly I do but if you do plan on going out make sure you give me a heads up ms. Goodwitch was about to end you."

"Point taken. Well I'll be seeing you around I should check on Ruby make sure her hangover isn't bad either. Later Oz."

I made my way back into the room and Ruby was sprawled out on the bed. I chuckled at this. I got a thirsty so I grabbed myself a beer.

After I was halfway through it she started to wake up groaning.

"How can you be drinking again you had more than us?"

"But you're forgetting I've been drinking for the last eight years."

"Oh yeah I want a shower."

I pointed at the bathroom door "All yours but first take three of the pills on the nightstand and make sure you drink the water too."

She nodded and did what she was told.

"You should start feeling better in about thirty minutes."

"How do you know?"

"Because I've used them before duh."

She became embarrassed and walked to the bathroom. I smacked her ass and she let out a squeal. She quickly closed the door.

I walked over to my couch sitting down flipping on the Tv.

The news came up they found a body badly beaten and dumped in an ally in vale it was the guy from last night. (They never let me down.) I chuckled at this flipping the channels. I found some cartoons I sipped my bear as I watched loony toons.

I got through the rest of the episode waiting for Ruby shortly after it finished I heard her exit the bathroom.

"Gears we need to do laundry we are out of clean towels." I sighed knowing that was going to be my afternoon doing all of our laundry but at least I have her to talk to.

"Alright love get your laundry together and we'll head out shortly."

She got dressed and started gathering up her laundry separating it so we had our different loads which consists of about 4 piles darks jeans towels and delicates. I grabbed two of the baskets while she grabbed the other two.

We got to the laundry room and I started putting the delicates in a washer. I saw something that caught my eye I quickly picked them up.

"Why haven't worn these for me?" I picked up a black thong with red lace and she instantly blushed trying to take them out of my hands.

"Give them to me." She demanded.

"Not until you tell me why."

"Fine." She looked down at the ground.

"I was waiting for when we choose to go to the next step. I was going to wear them to make you feel even more special." She was pushing her fingers together shyly.

I grabbed her chin and kissed her lips.

"That's adorable. I love you rubes."

"I love you too."

I finished putting the laundry in 4 different washers. So I choose to sit in the chair in the corner of the room waiting.

"So what are we gonna do now that we are waiting?" She asked.

"I don't know." I said deep into thought of things we could do. It finally hit me.

"I could grab a projector and we could play a combat game." Her eyes sparkled with this idea.

"Okay I'll go grab it keep an eye on the washers while I'm gone."

I went back to my dorm opening a trunk at the foot of my bed and grabbed the projector and games. I turned around to see Yang.

"You are an asshole and I hate you." She then hugged me.

"I thought you said you hate me."

"I did but I like you more. You are dating my sister."

"Thanks means a lot."

"Just respect her and I will stand beside you no matter what."

"Thanks yang but I love to stick around and talk about me and Ruby but I gotta go back to her I left her in the laundry room she is probably bored out of her mind."

"Oh okay can you do my laundry while you are there?"

"You're funny."

I quickly left to go back to Ruby.

I got back to see her sitting on the washer letting it shake her around.

I chuckled looking at her. She was so adorable.

"Having fun? Seems like you enjoy a good vibration." I perked my lips in a smirk.

She quickly hopped off.

"Pervert."

"You are the ones with erotic dreams." I teased.

She blushed.

"Just set it up please."

"Okay since you said please."

I quickly set up the game and turned it on.

The projection lit up.

"Ninja tournament III"

"Prepared to get your ass handed to you?" She asked

"Always." I chuckled.

We quickly started and kept using combos and dodging. (She is better than I thought.)

I choose to revert to dirty tactics to win.

I kissed her cheek quickly she became flustered and stopped moving. I quickly made work of her character

"Player 1 wins." The game read.

"No fair you cheated." Ruby pouted.

"No you just got distracted." I countered.

"Fine rematch."

We started up another game. Again we were locked in combat unable to gain an advantage.

I kissed her on the cheek again and she struggled to keep her focus. (Looks like I better amp it up.)

"Hey Ruby have I ever told you how cute your panties are?"

She became flustered and stopped moving for a slit second I used this to my advantage and won again.

"You're mean. I hate you."

"Love you too rubes." The washers went off signaling for them to be moved to the dryers.

I got up and switched two of the four loads as Ruby did the others. We finished switching them quickly.

We sat back down and I heard her stomach growl. I got hungry too. Checking the time I saw the cafeteria just closed for lunch.

"We can go to vale and get something to eat. I'll pay."

"Thank you gears."

We walked down to my workshop hand in hand.

We walked in and I grabbed Tank before he could jump on me. Ruby kept him distracted while I rolled my bike out of the workshop. I grabbed two helmets for us.

"Fire or skulls?"

"For what?"

"Your helmet do you want the one with flames or the one with a skull on it."

"I'll take the one with flames."

"You're also wearing this." I handed her the helmet and a padded leather jacket.

"I want to make sure you're safe no matter what."

I kissed her and put on my spare jacket.

I got on my bike and she hugged my back.

I started up my bike hearing it roar to life. I revved it up before heading into the city.

We drove around looking for a place for a quick bite to eat. She tapped my shoulder and pointed to a restaurant. Nodding I drove and pulled into a parking spot.

I cut the engine letting the engine die.

She took off the helmet I gave her and fixed her hair.

I took off mine and put my arm around her. We walked in to be greeted by an extremely nice greeter.

"Hello and welcome to ponderosa. Table for two sir?"

"Yes please." I replied.

She took us to a booth in the corner.

"What would you two like to drink?"

"I'll have a strawberry lemonade." Said Ruby

"I'll have a Mt. Dew."

"Your drinks will be out shortly. Enjoy your time together."

I took of the jacket and put them in the booth sitting down across from Ruby. I stuck my tongue out at her. She did it back to me. We started giggling.

"I'm so hungry. But I don't know what to get." She said.

"I'm just getting a bacon cheeseburger." I stated.

"It's what I always get."

"It sounds good well everything here sounds good."

"Well I'm not paying for you to get everything." I said

"I know I'll just get a burger too."

We waited for a bit until our drinks came out. The waitress was one of the girls from last night.

(I hope she doesn't recognize us.)

She walked over and placed down my drink staring. (Please don't recognize me.)

"Hey you were that guy from the bar last night."

"I don't know what you are talking about I didn't go drinking last night." I lied.

"I'm positive you are."

She looked at Ruby and got angry.

"And your that bitch who got us kicked out!"

She was going to pour Ruby's drink on her when I quickly got up and grabbed her wrist.

"You do that I won't hesitate to end you."

"Is that a threat?"

"It's a promise." I glared at her she froze and realized who I was.

"Wait you are juniors favorite customer the merc Gears."

"Fuck yeah I am and I think I might complete a contract for free." She froze up again.

"Now be a good waitress and put the drink on the table and take our orders." I let go of her wrist and she was shaking terribly put Ruby's drink on the table.

"Now w-what c-can I get for you." I could see the fear oozing out of her.

"We'll take two bacon cheeseburgers." I said while sitting down in my seat.

She quickly jotted it down.

"Yes mr.Gears sir it will be out shortly." She looked as though she was about to faint. She quickly ran off to the kitchen.

"We need to work on your people skills." Ruby said.

"Why I have 7 friends and one girlfriend that's all I need. Plus she was a bitch who wanted to dump your drink on you."

"But you didn't have to threaten her."

"I told you I left that life she didn't know that so honestly it was an empty promise."

"Okay but please don't threaten her anymore."

"Unless she starts shit I won't need to she seems scared enough."

"Thank you."

I started to take a sip from my drink to ease the tension. I didn't want to make Ruby upset with me.

"So we have that field trip tomorrow with ms. Goodwitch."

Her mood improved "yeah in crimson Forrest it should be nice."

"I hear the sap there works wonders as being a replacement for syrup."

"Don't let Nora know that she'll tear the forest apart."

"True." We both giggled at this.

I took another drink. She looked nervous. I became confused.

"Something wrong Ruby?"

"Oh it's nothing don't worry about it."

"I'm your boyfriend it's my job to worry."

"I know but it's something I can't discuss in public." I took a hint and became quiet.

We sat there for about five minutes in deafening silence. Then the waitress came back with our food.

"H-here you go s-sir." She was still scared of me.

"Thank you." I poke in a strong tone displaying that my threat still stood.

"And here you go madam." She placed it down quickly.

"Before you go can you be a dear and grab the check for us we need to get out of here quickly."

She shuddered.

"Yes sir." She said before almost running away.

I went back to my meal. Ruby was wolfing down her fries.

"You weren't lying when you said you were hungry."

She nodded and continued to eat.

I grabbed the burger and started to eat.

We were halfway through our meal when the waitress came back with the bill and a bag of cookies.

"Here is the bill and a gift saying I'm sorry."

I shot her a look.

"Thank you now please leave us to our meal."

"Y-yes sir."

We quickly finished our meal and I grabbed the bag of cookies and the bill. We walked hand in hand towards the cashier to pay and leave.

"Did you enjoy your meal?"

"Yes it tasted delicious." I replied.

I payed the bill and we left. I put on my jacket and helmet as Ruby did the same.

I heard a click of a gun moving a bullet into the chamber behind my head.

"Y-you are a monster that shouldn't live."

I slowly turned around.

She flinched and stepped back.

"I'm g-going to end you and save people's lives."

I removed my helmet.

"Are you now. Because it looks like you are cowering in fear."

She aimed at my head the gun rattling.

I quickly grabbed the gun and pointed it at her.

Fear plastered her face.

(I could easily end her life. No Ruby is here and I gave up that life.)

I unloaded the magazine from the gun and emptied the chamber I threw the gun and mag across the parking lot.

I put my helmet back on and got on my bike the lady didn't move. Ruby got on and hugged my back.

I made the bike roar to life. And drove away back to beacon.

I parked my bike in my garage. We got of the bike and took off our helmets. She looked at me I thought she would be disappointed in me but she was happy.

"You truly left that life behind. I'm proud of you."

I was shocked. She kissed me reassuring me.

"Now let's finish our laundry."

I nodded in compliance.

We got back to the laundry room finding our laundry done. We took it out and brought it back to my room. We put it by the couch saving to fold it for later.

She grabbed the collar of my jacket. She pulled me into a deep kiss. We fought for dominance and I let her win as she explored my mouth. We made out until we were dying for air.

"I'm proud of you Gears. I love you even with your past."

I felt better about my life happy with how things have turned out.

"But I have one thing I want to request of you."

"And what would that be love."

"I know the reason you drink was because you were in a terrible place."

I knew she was going to ask this eventually but I said nothing.

"I'm not asking you to quit just tone it down live a bit longer."

She had a hint of fear in her eyes.

"I will because I love you."

Her eyes got that bright carefree happiness again making me feel better.

I felt tired from everything that transpired from today. Looking at the clock I saw the time 8:47 a bit early to turn in but I don't care. Ruby yawned on my chest.

"You tired too?"

"Yeah plus we have that thing tomorrow."

"Let's go to bed then."

I said picking her up her head on my chest I put her on the bed and got undressed to my boxers.

Ruby did the same throwing her clothes at me while taking them off. I crawled into bed with her.

She pressed her body to my side using my shoulder as a pillow.

"Goodnight Ruby I love you."

She kissed me.

"I love you too."

[End of chapter 7]