So here we are, chapter 7. Had some extra time while working from home today, so wrote this. In some ways, Ruby is a bit OOC here, but the way I see it, the only things Ruby really knows about flirting are what she's read and what she's seen her older sister do. I also enjoy torturing poor Weiss because she has no idea how to deal with someone flirting with her like that. It amuses me, cause I'm a terrible person.
Once again, thanks to all the people who are reading this and enjoying it. Gives me teh warm fuzzies! :D
Disclaimer - I own not the wonderful show known as RWBY. That honor belongs solely to the lovely people at RoosterTeeth.
This was it. Weiss was either going to die or go insane. At the tender age of seventeen, the heiress to the Schnee Dust Company would be committed or buried soon. Possibly both. And on her headstone, it would say 'Death by massive heart attack caused by Ruby Rose'. Something like that. Weiss had no idea what the hell happened to Ruby that day, but suddenly, she was different. Whenever they were around other people, Ruby was her normal, hyperactive self. But the moment she and Weiss were alone, or perceived alone, this new Ruby would come out. She'd sit closer, lean in further, make sure to wink and smirk at Weiss all the time. And it was driving Weiss insane! Every time Ruby did that, the heiress's heart would speed up, her face would flush, and she'd find it so much harder to breath. Ever since that moment in the dorm where Ruby had gotten way too close, Weiss was finding it harder and harder to keep her mental balance.
The second incident had been in Professor Port's class, the first day back to class after that weekend. He was droning on as per usual, as most of his class slept and Weiss was attempting to take notes, when Ruby dropped her pencil between herself and Weiss. The heiress had thought nothing of it, even as Ruby had bent down to retrieve it, but the second she felt Ruby's nails gently sliding down her leg her thoughts ground to a halt. Her breath halting, she looked down wide eyed to see Ruby smirking up at Weiss, those hands slowly moving down towards her pencil, before she winked. Winked! Ruby Rose was not allowed to wink at her like that! When she had finally reached the pencil, she slowly dragged it back up, the back of her knuckles brushing lightly against Weiss's uncovered leg. As soon as Ruby had fully straightened and had her pencil back in hand, that devious little smirk had vanished off her face, replaced with her normal cheery expression. She grinned brightly at Weiss, not one trace of that other Ruby left, leaving Weiss completely unable to pay attention to anything for the rest of class. Her leg had tingled for hours afterwards.
That incident, and the one from days before, were weighing heavily on Weiss's mind as she practiced. Ruby and Weiss were in one of the many training rooms in Beacon. Weiss was practicing her fencing with Myrtenaster, and Ruby had previously said she was going to work out some before heading off to the locker room to change. Weiss had paid no heed of this at first, until she heard the blaring music from behind her. Knowing Ruby's predilection for blasting metal music while she worked out, Weiss sighed before spinning around, ready to demand Ruby turn that down, but the lecture Weiss had was immediately choked off as her eyes went wide. Ruby was jogging on the treadmill. In skintight shorts and a sports bra. A sports bra! Ruby always wore a shirt when she worked out! Weiss couldn't keep her eyes off Ruby's form. Without meaning to, her eyes slowly scanned Ruby's entire body, from her ankles, sliding up over her thighs, the curve of her waist, her abs?!'When did Ruby get those?!' Weiss's mental state was becoming increasingly unhinged as she felt something tugging inside her lower abdomen, but she couldn't stop looking at Ruby. Her eyes reached that damned dark red sports bra and couldn't help but notice how well built the younger girl truly was. She wasn't Yang, but she certainly filled that bra out. Weiss briefly wondered what was under that bra, before she tore her eyes away from the temptation underneath and continued looking up, only to see Ruby giving her that look again. Those eyes, normally a brilliant shining silver, looking more like storm clouds as Weiss's ice blue eyes met hers. Slowly, not even panting for breath as she kept running, Ruby gave her that smirk.
Weiss was pretty sure she was going to lose it soon, but thankfully Ruby looked away from her, breaking the spell she was under. Placing a hand to her chest as she heaved in a breath, she dimly heard the sound of the treadmill shutting down, but it wasn't until she heard a loud clang that she spun back around again. She cursed herself in her own mind as her body froze once more, watching as Ruby was swinging around on the uneven bars. It had never occurred to Weiss before, but Ruby was naturally very athletic, and very prone to contorting herself into flashy flips and dashes with Crescent Rose. The logical part of Weiss's mind could understand why Ruby would train on them, but that part was completely ignored by the rest of Weiss's mind as she tried to comprehend the sight before her. 'Oh god…why is she so…ugh!' Weiss's mind was so scattered she simply could not think of how to respond to this sight. And every time Ruby would swing around so she could see Weiss, she had on that smirk! Weiss wasn't sure if she wanted to slap that smirk off Ruby's face or maybe kiss-wait, what? Weiss shook her head, trying to banish the scattered thoughts that were playing havoc with her strictly organized mind.
"Something wrong, partner?" Ruby's voice called out, dragging Weiss out of her thoughts. Ruby had, at some point during Weiss's mental spacing, dropped off the bars, grabbed herself a water bottle, and had a towel around her neck. Weiss's brain was still playing catchup to the present, as she kept staring at Ruby who was currently draining half the bottle of water in one go. Making a loud satisfied sound as her lips left the bottle, Ruby cocked her head at Weiss and smiled, all traced of that smirk gone, replaced with the more familiar innocent look that Ruby had seemingly perfected. With the return to a more well-known Ruby, Weiss finally managed to get her breath back. Well, kind of.
"N-no. Nothing's wrong! I'm perfectly fine, dolt!" Weiss turned her nose up at Ruby, standing tall and proud. But when she looked down and saw Ruby pouting, all of the poise she had managed to regain drained straight out of her as she gaped, thoughts running a mile a minute. 'She's not allowed to look like that either! Dust, she looks like a kicked puppy! This isn't fair!' Weiss had no idea what she was even calling unfair, but with the way her brain had seemingly rebelled on her, she didn't particularly care. She tried to call back her stern glare, but one glance at those puppy dog eyes broke her completely.
"S-stop that! Stop pouting this instant Ruby Rose!" In a rare show of childishness, Weiss stomped her foot on the ground and fumed at Ruby. The pout on Ruby's face faded, as she began to giggle at Weiss's actions.
"Ok Weiss. As you wish. I'll just hit the showers. See you in the dorm!" Ruby waved nonchalantly behind her as she walked off in the direction of the showers, swaying her hips ever so slightly. She could feel Weiss's gaze on her, and let that dark grin spread across her face again.
Yang Xiao Long was not the type to sit around and wait for things, nor was she the type of person who second guessed herself. When she decided something, that was it. Decisions in her life were made mostly on whims and boredom, but some decisions she couldn't leap into headfirst. She seldom, if ever, wanted to know what tomorrow would bring. But once in a while, she had to plan ahead. This, probably qualified as one of those times. Yang had two things she had to do, and she had to be sneaky about it. First, she had to corner her sister, and ask her what the hell was going on between her and Weiss. Yang noticed a lot more than she let on. She noticed how much more Weiss blushed in Ruby's presence, how Ruby had started to stare at Weiss when she thought no one was watching, and especially had noticed that grin Ruby had started to get. It gave Yang a jolt to see what she thought of as her own pranking grin on her little sister's face…but the blonde was pretty sure that it wasn't pranks Ruby was up to.
The biggest indicator though, was the time team RWBY was walking to class, and Ruby had skipped ahead like normal, but this time she had added a sway to her hips. A sway that Yang had perfected herself, but had never seen Ruby do. No way would her sweet and innocent little sister start walking like that, unless…Yang had glanced casually to her left to see the heiress's eyes glued on Ruby's backside. It had taken every ounce of her not inconsiderable self-control to avoid confronting the two of them right there and then, but Yang decided it was better to just catch Ruby alone and make her spill. Big sister powers meant she would have no issues convincing Ruby to speak, that she was sure of.
That however, had to wait until she could get Ruby alone. Which led Yang to number two on her to-do list…figuring out how to get Blake Belladona in her bed. Ok, it was a little crude, but Yang was a physical person, one who enjoyed expressing her affection for people physically. And she felt some rather strong affection towards her partner. She wasn't entirely sure when she started to see Blake as someone other than a friend, but it had been building for a while, and Yang was not the type to try to hide from her feelings. She broke her feelings down as simple as possible, and embraced them head on. Yang liked Blake. So, she just had to figure out how to catch a kitty cat.
A lot of people thought Yang was just a bumbling blonde oaf, and she could see why. She didn't exactly present herself as the most complicated person. Mostly because she simply didn't want to be complicated. She wanted a life of freedom, adventure, and simplicity. None of that meant she was stupid, however. Just as she'd noticed Weiss's blushing around Ruby, she noticed the way Blake blushed around her. She noticed how Blake would subconsciously move closer to Yang when she was cold, and how the faunus girl would have to stop herself from cuddling into Yang's side sometimes. Didn't take a genius to see what that meant.
Yang had thought about just confronting Blake, but it didn't seem like that would work as well. Blake wasn't the most open about her feelings, and Yang's normal charge in guns blazing approach would probably just scare her off. Sometimes Yang wondered if it was a family trait…considering Ruby's obvious feelings for the heiress, who was even more emotionally stunted than Blake was, maybe the ladies in her family simply had a predilection for the complicated and fairly emotionally troubled ones. Yang had to look at this the right way, lay out the trap, and close it from just the right way. Which meant one thing…Yang had to show Blake that she cared without saying it. Maybe if she warmed Blake up to the thought, she could get Blake to open up, and then she'd take her shot. For now though, time to do what Yang did best…needling her teammates.
"Honey, I'm hoooommee!" Yang's cheery voice called out as she kicked open the dorm door, nearly knocking it off its hinges as she sauntered into the room. A screech of rage, a barely audible chuckle, and a quiet sigh informed her that all three of her teammates were in the room already.
"What do you think you are doing you blonde oaf?!" Came the beginning of an angry rant from the heiress, currently trying to reorganize the papers that Yang's entrance had knocked off her desk. Before she could get any further in her tirade, Ruby had grabbed all the papers and reordered them neatly instantly with her semblance, before handing them to Weiss with a smile. The gesture had broken Weiss's concentration for a brief moment, long enough for Ruby to distract Weiss with a question about her homework. Yang caught Ruby's eye and mouthed 'thank you' to her, getting a wink in return. Yang swung the door shut and dropped her school bag by the dresser, before sauntering over to where Blake was seated on her bed and dropping down next to Blake.
"What are you doing, Yang?" Came Blake's questioning voice, eyebrow raised. Yang smiled softly at Blake before pointing at the book currently in Blake's hands.
"Was wondering what you were reading, and if maybe I could read it when you were done." Silence. Not a peep could be heard in the room for a few seconds, before the sounds of uproarious laughter broke the air. Ruby's expression had gone from blank to utterly confused, staring at her partner who was laughing her head off. Blake and Yang also were staring at Weiss, worried she had lost her mind. Weiss's laughter quieted enough for her to get a few words out.
"You, read? Willingly? For fun? Oh Yang, that's the first funny thing you've said yet!" Weiss went back to laughing, Blake and Ruby chuckling along with her before noticing Yang wasn't smiling at all. Weiss looked at Yang, dumbfounded. "You can't be serious!"
Yang shrugged and looked towards Blake. "Blake's my partner. As a good partner, I should try to take an interest in what she finds interesting. She puts up with my hobbies without complaining. So I should check hers out."
The bow on Blake's head was twitching as her face flushed a light red. "Um…well, this is the last book in a trilogy. I can give you the first book if you'd like to read it."
Yang's smile grew wider as she nodded happily at Blake. "Sure partner! And I promise I'll take good care of it!" Blake reached down to the pile of books sitting by the side of her bed and pulled up one with a picture of a golden dragon on the cover.
Blake held it tightly for a moment before holding it out for Yang to take. "See that you do. It's…important to me."
Yang nodded at Blake, her expression serious, before hopping up and placing the book on her bed. "Well, gonna get a shower first, then I'll give it a shot. Thanks kitty cat!" Yang grabbed her pajamas off the dresser and stepping into the shower, whistling as the door shut behind her.