WEISS'S POV - CONSTRUCTION SITE

A month has passed since the Grimm incident. Weiss's project has been progressing smoothly without any further interruptions, and was scheduled to finish by next week. In the meantime, Ruby decided to stay close to the heiress just in case any more Grimm came, but to her surprise, she couldn't even find a speck of the bone-faced monsters around. Even so, Ruby continued guarding her every night, which this made things a bit problematic for the young heiress.

Sigh~ She's here again... Weiss thought, as she exited her limousine. The moment she did, Ruby appeared, floating right down next to her.

"Heya Weiss, miss me?" Ruby happily greeted.

"You dolt, we just saw each other yesterday," Weiss answered back.

"True, but I didn't hear a no~" Ruby said, blinking cutely.

"..." Weiss looked at her for a moment before huffing and strutted away, swiftly leaving the young reaper behind.

"Ah! Wait up!"

Ever since that night where Ruby saved her life, Weiss started to feel something strange about herself. Every time Ruby did something childish, rather than reprimand her, she would giggle along. When Ruby smiled, she could feel all her stress melt away, replaced with a sense of contentment. The worst of it all though - or best - was when Ruby hugged her. The reaper's habit of surprise hugs and close-contact caused her to feel butterflies in her stomach, and often left her in a stuttering mess.

The battle that happened a month ago confirmed Weiss's suspicions about her recent predicament: the loss of breath, the blushing, the unintentional lingering stares...

Weiss Schnee was falling for Ruby Rose.

Sigh~ I like this dolt, don't I? She questioned.

"I promise to protect you." The line rang in Weiss's head, causing a shade of red to decorate her cheeks.

"Weiss, you okay? If you need me to, I can fly you home," Ruby asked. She was concerned since Weiss had been staring at her for the past 10 minutes. The young reaper stepped closer and pressed her forehead against hers.

"Hmm~, you feel kinda warm."

The heiress's blush deepens, causing imaginary steam to come out of her head

"Ah! You're getting warmer!"

"I-I'm fine, you dolt," Weiss said, pushing Ruby's head aside as she walked away. Ruby just chuckled as she watched Weiss storm off, knowing that she wasn't really mad at her. Ruby will likely to be the death of Weiss due to her oblivious flirtatious acts.

The reaper continued watching over the heiress, earning the occasional glare whenever she tried to operate one of the machinery to soothe her child-like curiosity. When the heiress wasn't giving orders or signing papers, she would sit down and talk with the Ruby. Weiss actually looked forward to talking with her; she considered it to be the best part of her day. They bonded closer in these talks, learning more about each other and their vastly different lives.

"So, what exactly is the difference between a spirit and soul? Weiss asked.

"Mmm, spirits is kind of a general term for supernatural beings, like ghosts and stuff, and souls are just...y'know," Ruby explained.

"Supernatural beings? There are even more crazy stuff?" Weiss said with a confused look.

"Well, let me explain it like this. Everyone has something called Aura, the manifestation of their soul. Aura can be used in different ways, it can be used to heal our wounds, used as a weapon, or as a shield to protect ourselves. Humans have the least aura, hardly enough for them to even notice or use it. Then there are spirits, beings who are born able to manipulate aura. There are some people who are born with the innate ability to have the ability to unlock their aura. Some of them call it magic, like witches and mages. After them are the Aspects, an elemental embodiment of nature who can command lesser spirits. Besides Aspects are the demons and half-demons, they are really strong and kinda just do whatever they want, so they are a pain to deal with most of the times."

"Huh, I didn't know there was an order to all this. I noticed that you didn't mention reapers at all in your explanation, why's that?" Weiss asked.

"Oh, that's because we aren't part of that at all, cause y'know, "death comes to all"," Ruby said in a deep voice, her attempt to sound scary. The heiress giggled, a sound the young reaper found heavenly. Their alone time was interrupted when Weiss's scroll rang. She pulled it out it out and looked at the screen.

"I have to take this, I'll be right back," Weiss said. The reaper nodded, watching the heiress walk away to answer her call.


RUBY'S POV

Ever since the Grimm incident last week, Ruby started to stick close to Weiss. Until the reaper could find out what caused the Grimm to behave so strangely towards Weiss, she wasn't going to leave her side... was what Ruby told herself. The truth was that she had started to feel weird around Weiss; she couldn't explain it. Her chest would tighten every time she saw her, she felt warm when she spoke to her, and felt the irresistible urge to hug her whenever Weiss called her "dolt." Ruby had felt like this for the past month, hoping that whatever she was feeling would eventually disappear, except as time went on, it got worse.

She couldn't ask her family about what she was feeling. Her dad and uncle were out on Grimm extermination for a couple weeks, which only left her with Yang. Unfortunately, Yang started to come home later than usual. Ruby was worried that Yang was getting into more fights, she even saw a multiple lip-shaped purple bruises on her neck and claw marks on her back. Ruby didn't want to bother her sister when she also had something going on as well, and she didn't always want to depend on her either, leaving Ruby to ponder about her situation alone.


While Ruby was thinking, Weiss came back with a scowl on her face.

"Um, did the call go well?" Ruby nervously asked.

"Unfortunately no, I'm have to go back to HQ to talk with a couple people, so we're going to have to end our night short," Weiss said with an annoyed tone.

"Oh, okay...Do you need a lift? I could drop you off," Ruby asked. Weiss was about turn down her offer, but then remembered how comfortable she felt in her arms, and the scent of roses and strawberries. She shook her head, shooing away the impure thought.

"Yeah, sure, but make sure not to go too fast, last time I almost got sick."

Ruby chuckled at Weiss's answer.

"Haha, of course m'lady," she said, holding out her hand for Weiss. The heiress took Ruby's hand while trying to hold back another blush.

"You know, you don't have to do this every single time, I'm not royalty."

"I know, it's just that I want to, plus, you remind me of a princess!" Ruby happily replied.

"Wa-Don't be ridiculous, Let's just get going already y-you dolt!" Weiss stammered. Ruby just chuckled as she picked up the heiress and flew away. The city was always dazzling to her, but with Weiss around, it became even more breathtaking. She wished she could instill the image with Weiss in her arms, watching her snow-white hair flow elegantly in the wind. To Ruby, Weiss's was spectacular, her beauty effortlessly outshining the brightest stars. Ruby heartbeat quickened, her face felt warm, as her eyes solely focued on the heiress as they flew through the night sky.

I wish could hold onto her a bit closer, so soft... Bad Ruby! Bad! Wait, Why do I think that's bad? Why did I think that? UGH, why is this so confusing!? Ruby was puzzled, once again confused by the feelings her heart was trying to tell her.

The duo finally made it to the SDC headquarters. The young reaper let the heiress down on the rooftop. As Weiss left her arms, the reaper's body already started missing the warmth of her body. Weiss then turned around and looked at Ruby with shade of red on her cheeks, and both hands behind her back while her heels were grinding against the ground.

For some reason she looks nervous? Ruby thought.

"Are you busy next week?" Weiss asked.

"I don't think so, probably not. What's up?"

Weiss gulped.

"S-so there is this concert that's coming up, it's a charity event that I'm going to be singing in, a-and I was wondering if you would like to come, only if you have time that is," Weiss bashfully asked. The young reaper's eyes sparkled.

"I didn't know you could sing! That's amazing!" Ruby praised.

"W-well... I'm not sure about amazing, but other peopled do say that I'm quite proficient at it," Weiss shyly admitted, while fiddling with her ponytail. What the young reaper didn't know was that the heiress was actually a world renowned singer who's constantly being requested to perform with orchestras, on television, and at exclusive showings. While singing was a hobby she did on the side, Weiss's ability have actually allowed her stay within the top ten most popular artist chart for the past three years.

"I'll definitely go! I wouldn't miss it for the world! Where's the concert?" Ruby excited asked.

"It's actually where we've been meeting, at the construction site. The building that we've been constructing is a concert hall for the public to use, which should be done by next week."

Ruby's eyes sparkled. "Ooh~, this is so exciting, I want it to be next week already!"

"I'll make sure you get a great view of the stage, and maybe I'll even ask the staff to prepare cookies," Weiss incited. Ruby's mouth started to drool at the thought.

"OH MY OUM YES I'LL BE THERE! YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TO SING FOR ME TO BE THERE!" Ruby yelled, as she pulled the heiress in for a bear hug. Weiss to mumbled gibberish as her eyes swirled at the sudden contact. Weiss was about to be lost in her own world until her scroll rang.

Regretfully, Weiss pulled apart from Ruby so she could answer it. Weiss looked at her scroll and groaned.

"I have to go...will I see you tomorrow?" Weiss asked, a hint of sadness in her voice. Ruby brings the heiress into another hug, but this time gentler.

"Of course!"

A smile appears on the heiress's face. The reaper finally let her go, waving goodnight as she flew once more into the night sky. Right before she left though, Ruby slipped in one more line.

"Oh, just to let you know, even if there weren't any cookies, or if you couldn't sing, I would still say yes," and with that, Ruby finally left, leaving behind a flustered heiress.

To say that Ruby was filled with excitement would be a understatement. The reaper's excitement could be demonstrated by the numerous somersaults and twirls she did around the city. She safely made it back home in record time, still brimming with the same energy and excitement. Taking the time to calm herself down, Ruby phased through the wall and walked into the living room. She saw Yang was on the couch, happily texting on her scroll. Yang didn't even notice her until she called out to her

"Hey Yang."

"Hey Rubes, where ya been? Kinda late isn't it?" Yang asked, setting aside her scroll.

"I could ask you the same thing, even though you're home earlier than usual this time," Ruby countered.

"Touché, a girl gotta take a break sometime, y'know? And I gotta check in with my little sis once in a while," Yang said as she ruffled the young reapers hair. Ruby groaned and swatted Yang's hand away, eliciting a giggle from the blonde.

"Take a break from what?" Ruby curiously asked.

"Huh? Oh—uh, clubbing, yeah, taking a break from clubbing, haha..." Yang stammered.

"Mmm, well okay, I'm going to bed now. Night sis!" Ruby said, waving her sister a goodnight. The young reaper passed through the bedroom door, phased into a set of pajamas, and plopped onto her bed. She kept a pair of pajama's in her spiritual inventory, along with the normal clothes she wore when she hung out with Weiss, her reaper attire, and Crescent Rose. As Ruby closed her eyes and drifted off, she thought about the the heiress's smile, letting her to sleep peacefully for the rest of the night.


WEISS'S POV - SDC HEADQUARTERS

Weiss stood there as she watched the reaper's form disappear into the distance. She walked to the rooftop elevator, taking it down to the first floor. The heiress hummed cheerfully as she made her way towards the conference room. She smiled the whole way there.

Ruby...How do you do it? How can you make feel so warm, so weak, so happy? Heh, It's been awhile since I've been excited for my own performance.

Weiss reminisced the first time she sang in front of a crowd. It was an experience like no other, when everyone's attention was solely on her, completely entranced by her voice. After a year though, the thrill had died down. She grew tiresome of the cheers and empty compliments from greedy agents and overzealous fans. She appreciated her adoring fans, but they were just that, fans, people who only knew her as a singer. That was what Ruby so important. She was the first friend she'd ever invited that made her feel special. Ruby wasn't coming to listen to her sing, she was just going to be there, for her.

She's coming for me, the thought brought a bigger smile on Weiss face. She was glad no one else was walking down the halls at this time of night, as there was no one to see her wear such a goofy smile. When she made it to the conference room, she instantly put on her best glare, ready to freeze the fool who interrupted her time with Ruby.

Two hours later

After the meeting, Weiss retired to her apartment, reviewing the data she received. She was busy typing up a report on her laptop until she noticed the time, and decided to turn in for the night. As the heiress pulled the covers over herself and closed her eyes, she remembered how excited Ruby was about the invitation, bringing a content smile to her face. As she drifted off to sleep, she put a note in the back of her mind to order cookies from the best bakeries in the city.


BEACON HIGH - CAFETERIA

The next day

The cafeteria was brimming with students as usual, their loud chattering echoing throughout the room. Weiss was once again eating by herself at the back of the cafeteria, quietly reviewing notes with a sandwich in hand until a familiar voice called out to her.

"Hey Weiss, would you mind if we joined you?" Pyrrha asked. Behind her was Blake, Penny, and surprisingly, Jaune. Weiss nodded her head, gesturing them to sit.

Everyone began eating, engaging in their individual conversations until Blake noticed something was off about the heiress, so decided to have a little fun.

"So, how has Ruby been?" Blake asked. Weiss paused as she was about to take a bite out of her sandwich.

"H-How am I supposed to know?" Weiss stammered. Blake noticed this and happily pressed on.

"Well, I noticed that you seem a lot more, chipper, these days. I was just wondering if it was because of a certain someone?" Blake asked.

"Wa-I have no idea what you're implying," Weiss denied, while trying to hide her blush behind a fort of notes.

"Wow, you got it bad," Penny said.

"I never thought I'd see the Ice Queen go head over heels for someone," Blake admitted.

"I think it's nice to have someone to like," Pyrrha said, sporting her own blush, which everyone noticed beside a certain blond.

"You guys know Ruby? Short girl, silver eyes, super energetic?" Jaune asked.

"Yeah, she was flirting with Weiss," Blake said.

"Hey, we were not flirting!" Weiss yelled, not hiding her furious blush anymore. Everyone laughed, causing the heiress to become even more agitated.

I swear I'm going to make sure they take tuna off the menu for a week! Weiss thought.

"So how do you know her, Jaune?" Blake asked.

"Oh, she just helped me with a couple things, she's a great person to talk to when you're in trouble," Jaune explained. Weiss glared at him, feeling a bit uncomfortable the fact that the he talked to her Ruby. Before she could interrogate him, or even realize how possessive her thoughts were, Penny interrupted her.

"So, how's that concert coming along, Weiss? Nervous?" Penny asked. The heiress looked at Penny and scoffed.

"Hardly, I've gotten used to the cheers and publicity a long time ago." Weiss then noticed Jaune, Blake, and Pyrrha huddled together and whispering. The heiress eyed them suspiciously.

"What are you guys talking about now?"

"N-Nothing at all! Hahaha," Jaune nervously said. " We were just —"

"—betting to see if you asked Ruby out to the concert yet," Blake said sporting an even bigger smirk. Weiss hid behind her notes again, quietly mumbling so no one could hear her, except for Blake of course.

"Hmm~ What was that?" Blake said playfully.

"...Yes, I asked her to come," Weiss reluctantly said. Everyone went wide-eyed then cheered, except Jaune who handed ten-lien to Penny.

"Congrats Weiss, I'm sure it'll be a pleasant date," Pyrrha said.

Weiss went wide-eyed. "D-D-D-DATE!?"

"Of course, what else could it be!? You asked her out!" Penny said.

"I asked her out? I asked her out...I ASKED her out! Oh Oum, what am I going to do!?" Weiss grabbed the sides of her head.

"Don't worry, you got this," Jaune chimed in.

Weiss raised an eyebrow. "I do?"

"Yeah, just remember - you're Weiss Schnee, just give her the Schnee patented treatment!"

"You mean buy her an island, treat her to dinner on a cruise ship headed for a luxury resort, then bribe her with millions of lien?"

"Uh..." Before Jaune could say anymore, Pyrrha shoved him out of the way.

"I think what he meant to say is to just be yourself," Pyrrha explained.

"Oh, is that really enough? Are you sure I don't need to buy her the islan—"

"Nope," everyone said at the same time.

"Hmm, if you guys say so...I appreciate the advice, so-um-" Weiss briefly looks at everyone, then looks away. "...Thanks," Weiss shyly said while twiddling with her ponytail. The group smiled, happy that their friend was starting to warm up to them.

"How about you Blake? Are you inviting anyone?" Weiss asked.

Blake looked at her surprised, not expecting to be asked. "Why do you think I'm going with someone?"

Weiss put away her fort of notes and smirked. It was Blake's turn now.

"You think I wouldn't notice the hickey on your neck?" Weiss smirked. The raven-haired girl went wide-eyed and instantly brought a hand over her neck to cover the purple lip-shaped mark.

"You also have another one on the back of your neck." Blake brought her other hand up behind her neck. Everyone was silent, not sure how to process this information. Their friend, the reclusive Blake Belladonna, was seeing someone.

"U-uh..." Blake blushed.

"Wow, Blake, you got to tell us who it is!" Penny excitedly exclaimed.

"W-well she's..."

"Oh, a girlfriend? I feel bad for the rest of the boys in the school," Weiss mockingly said.

"I-uh...got to go cover this up," Unable to handle the situation, Blake got up and ran out of the cafeteria, leaving behind a stunned Jaune and Pyrrha, a confused Penny, and a laughing heiress.


BLAKE'S POV - RESTROOM

Blake looked at her neck in the restroom mirror.

I can't believe I went through three periods with this showing... Blake thought, embarrassed that all her classmates were probably staring at her neck. Blake thought back to the night before, when she was out with Yang for a nightly walk through the park. They held hands the whole way, with Blake snuggling comfortably against Yang's arm.

"So there's this concert my friend is singing in and gave me some free tickets, I wondering if you wanted to come?" Blake asked.

"Sure, no problem, anything for you kitty cat," Yang said. Even though Blake usually hated nicknames related to her Faunus heritage, she didn't mind when Yang called her that; She found it sweet how Yang said it. As they kept walking, Yang decided to ask Blake a question back.

"Soooo, kitty cat, how's a nice girl like you still available? There must have been few guys before me?" Yang asked. Blake looked up from her snuggle.

"First of all, I like girls. Secondly, I never felt like the type for relationships... but there are a couple of admirers at school, there's even a secret fan club for me," She admitted.

Yang halted, causing Blake to stop moving as well.

The raven-haired girl looked up at the blonde and was about to ask what was wrong, but was instead greeted with a kiss on the lips. Blake was surprised but quickly gave into the kiss, surrendering to the smell of sunflowers. The kiss was passionate, as Yang's tongue pressed against Blake's lips, asking for entrance. Blake granted entry, allowing the tongue to invade further in. Their tongues danced, the raven-haired girl tried fighting for dominance, but was overwhelmed. She ran her hands through the blonde's golden mane, meanwhile she felt hands roam up and down her body. Warmth filled their bodies and their heartbeats quickened as they quickly lost themselves in each other, savoring their taste. When they finally separated, a string of saliva hanged between them. They were both breathless.

"You're mine, and no one else's," Yang said with a serious tone, as she stared at Blake. She moved down to kiss her neck, eliciting a moan from the Faunus. Blake squirmed under the pleasure as Yang pressed harder into her neck. There was pain, but it was quickly washed away when her tongue licked the spot. Blake kept moaning, as she felt the wetness trace itself along her skin. Yang raised her head, her lilac eyes meeting amber.

"There's more where that came from, if you follow me," Yang promised, pulling Blake's hand and leading her out of the park.

I'd swear I'd summoned a familiar rather than a succubus, Blake thought, blushing as the the blonde quickened their pace back to her apartment.

Four fates, four girls.

A reaper, a half-demon, a witch, and a heiress; all connected by a intertwining thread.

Be it destiny or Fate, they shall be tested. Beacon City, a city where darkness hides on every corner, ready to extinguish the light that guides us through the night.

The stage has been set, the pieces in play.

Welcome ladies and gentlemen, to the city of celebration and defeat.


OMAKE - by ReaderPal, rewritten and edited by steelbone532(me) & StoryStratos

(Chapter 7 Omake Alternative) - I wanted a familiar not a girlfriend!

Blake's vision starts to clear as the smoke starts to dissipate. What she didn't expect was to summon a very sexy Yang. Blake mouth drops, her face looked like she dipped it in red paint, eyeing the blonde's body up and down. Yang notices the ogling and assumes some rather "suggestive" poses, causing Blake to fall over with a nosebleed.

"Oh, Oum, I wanted a familiar, not a girlfriend!" Blake shouted.

"Why are you complaining? It's not every day a cute little witch like yourself summons a hot girl," Yang said, smirking.

"Actually, this is the third time this kind of thing has happened. Last time I accidentally summoned a succubus... I'm glad this room is soundproof." An awkward silence fills the room as Blake turns red again and Yang trying to hold back a laugh.

"Ah, man... I spent a week practicing my opening lines for nothing," Yang groaned.

"Well, I have been looking for a new model to use on a book I've been writing. I could also use some creative input and suggestions," Blake mentioned.

"Well I don't know much about modeling, but I do know a thing or two about posing..." She started to pose suggestively again, but the witch soon told her to stop.

"No more sexy poses, please... I've got enough material as it is... I mean have you seen some of the girls at this school..." Blake starts to drool unconsciously but then slaps herself.

"I mean where do you think I got my initial ideas for "Ninjas of Love" anyway?"

Yang blinked repeatedly.

"Oh, so that's why you look so familiar... I love that book! Its sappier than what I usually read but it's still really hot... The main character was kind of cool too," Yang says, trying to not fan-girl,

"Anyway if you're still looking for a girlfriend, I'm still up for it. We can talk it over some coffee. I know a local coffee place I think you're going to like... It's operated by real ninjas."

"Real ninjas huh? This I gotta see," Blake said. As they both walked out of the library, Yang slapped Blake's booty. The rest of the way there, the raven-haired girl furiously chased the fleeing blonde.


A/N - update - 2-20-18 - changed "week" to "month", cause I felt like a week was rushing it.

1-30-18 - Hey there everyone, hoped you enjoyed the chapter. Once again we have an omake from ReaderPal.

If you guys have idea's for an omake, pm me what you wrote or some initial ideas, I would love to hear what you guys think.

We also have a new cover image. I got permission from mistEcru to use her art. Go look up her name on twitter, alot of great RWBY art :D

Reading guest reviews and thoughts about the chapter makes me happy, even if it was a negative review, it helps me know what I can do to improve.

Also go back and check out chapter 7, it got revised, not too many changes, but it's still a great read

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