A Harsh Reality Ch. 10: Drunken Confession, Honest Soul
Aaaaaaand fucked up the A/N. I did leave one, but not for the reason that I wanted too. So I just picture Drunk Ruby in a similar style as Drunk Burnie from the Rooster Teeth Animated Adventures.
Blake opened up her eyes, and gently lifted her head up. She saw that she had fallen asleep on Yang's chest, which would explain why she felt safe. Blake gently lifted the other girl's arms off of her, and stood up. Blake took a brief look out the window, and made sure that no one was there. After that, she looked around her dorm. She saw Yang still sleeping on her bed, and then she noticed a sight she deemed as strange.
Weiss was sleeping in her bed, with Ruby curled up in her arms. Blake took a moment to study over the scene, knowing that Weiss wouldn't of have let Ruby do that. It would be a question for later. A question that would come when Ruby woke up.
Ruby's eyes were the next to open up, albeit slower then Blake's. She tried to move, but felt something holding her there. She slowly leaned her head over, and felt her heart do a flip. Weiss was still asleep, her arms around the smaller girl. She had to pause for a moment, and try and remember everything. Let's see, Ruby thought. I realized that Yang grabbed me one of her bottles, I woke Weiss up, and I... Dammit! Well what happened after that? Weiss... Ruby could no longer think clearly, unsure of whether or not to believe what her memories were telling her. She was drunk at the time, but somehow her memory never failed her while drinking.
Ruby gently lifted Weiss' arms off of her, and stood up. She didn't feel hungover, which meant that Weiss had, once again, nursed her back to health.
"Morning Ruby," a voice said gently. Ruby didn't have to look in their direction to know exactly who had said that.
"Hey Blake," Ruby replied, turning around to see her teammate. "How are you?"
"Better," Blake replied simply, turning to sit down on the closest chair. "So, what's up with that?" Blake pointed over at Weiss' bed, which still held the sleeping heiress.
"Oh," Ruby said. "I, uh, don't really know." Blake could tell that was a lie, and just waited for Ruby to crack under her careful gaze. "Okay, fine. The bottle that Yang got me before she went to sleep, it was one of her bottles. She didn't remove the damn label though, so I got about half-way through it. I guess Weiss nurtured me back to health, and I don't know what else happened." Blake accepted the logic, knowing that Ruby was a truthful drunk. Ruby, of course, was only telling part of the truth.
She absolutely knew what had happened the night before. Weiss had accepted her, agreed with her, and now everything was perfect in her world. Well, almost perfect. There was still the part where Yang was going to speak with Weiss.
Ruby's fears didn't take long to realize. Both Weiss and Yang seemed to notice the absence of their partners, forcing them to wake up. They quickly looked around them, and identified their respective partners.
"Hey guys," Yang said sleepily. "How are you doing?"
"Good," they both replied in unison. Yang wasted no time picking out Weiss with her eyes, and Ruby felt her heart drop a little. Yang already knew. That was bad.
"Can I talk to you for a minute?" Yang asked the heiress. Weiss took a minute to think of this, and nodded. Yang immediately grabbed her arm, and pulled her outside. Ruby and Blake looked awkwardly at each other.
"Soooooo," Ruby said. "What do you think they're talking about?"
"Probably the fact that Weiss was sleeping with you, or the girl that wishes to speak with her's younger sister," Blake replied bluntly. Ruby gulped, and looked back at the door. She may of have inadvertently gotten Weiss killed.
Outside RWBY's Dorm
Weiss was dragged out of the dorm, and immediately pushed against the wall. She looked over, and saw that a mix of anger, concern, and compassion was resting in Yang's eyes.
"Okay Yang," Weiss said, trying to ignore the anger that was so clearly visible in Yang's eyes. "What do you want?"
"I woke up last night," Yang said, keeping Weiss pinned to the wall. She knew that the heiress was capable of combat, but neither of them were dressed in their normal attire, and neither of them had their weapons. Both of them knew who would win in a physical confrontation in this situation. "And I looked over at your bed."
"I can explain," Weiss said immediately.
"Oh, you better be able too." Weiss took in a deep breath, wondering if there was anything that she should leave out.
"The bottle that you gave her, it was one of your own." Yang paused, and her grip faltered for a moment. Weiss tried to shrug her off, but Yang immediately regained her grip, and wound up slamming Weiss back into the wall. The door to team JNPR's dorm opened up, and Pyrrha peeked her head out.
"What's going on?" Pyrrha asked.
"Stay out of this," Yang snapped back.
"Ooooookkkkaaaay," Pyrrha said, closing the door slowly.
"Now," Weiss said, facing Yang again. "Ruby got halfway through it before she realized what had happened. So, she got truthful." Weiss now stopped, not really wanting to go further. She felt Yang's grip tightened, but Weiss knew that she could hold out for a long time. That being said, Yang's grip showed no signs of slowing down the tightening anytime soon. "She told me that she remembered everything from being drunk." Weiss finally gave in.
"So?" Yang asked.
"So, the prior time when she was drunk she kissed me and told me that she loved me." Yang's grip loosened, and she backed away slightly from Weiss. "I didn't want to return the gestures at the time, because I didn't think it would of have mattered. She was drunk after all." Yang continued to stare daggers at the heiress. "The second time, when she told me she would remember everything, I..." Weiss hesitated, not sure of whether or not to say it.
"Tell me," Yang replied, raising up her hand again.
"I told Ruby that I didn't know if I loved her, but I do care deeply for her." Yang's hand lowered, and she looked over the heiress carefully. "That was when I curled up with her, and continued to nurture her back to health." Yang paused for a moment, and made her decision.
"So you really care about her?" Yang asked. Weiss nodded. "I believe you. But just so you know, if you do anything to hurt my baby sister, there will be nothing to protect you." Weiss nodded, and just went to enter the dorm. She paused for a moment, and then looked back at the brawler.
"What about you and Blake?" She asked. Yang's expression softened for a moment.
"I will only say something if Blake wants too," Yang replied softly. "She may say she's fine, but I'm still concerned about her." Weiss nodded, and opened up the door.
The two girls entered into the dorm to see expecting faces on their respective partners. Both of them thought about playing it off, but their partners had other ideas.
"How'd it go?" Ruby asked.
"Well," Weiss replied simply.
"I imagined that much, you're still alive," Blake contributed. Weiss shot a glare at the Faunus.
"What'd you talk about?" Ruby asked.
"Probably the fact that you and Weiss slept together," Blake added in. Ruby shuffled around her feet, really unsure of what to say.
"That, and some things that Ruby said while she was drunk," Yang contributed.
"Oh," Ruby said, shuffling around her feet some more.
"Don't worry Ruby, I'll do everything I can to avoid Weiss breaking your heart," Yang added in, cracking her knuckles in the process. Ruby refused to look up at that point, she was just too embarrassed. "So Blake," Yang finally said, taking the conversation elsewhere for her sister's sake. "Do you want to grab some breakfast?"
"Sure," Blake replied. Her and Ruby were both already dressed, so it they would only be waiting on Yang. At that rate, it might be lunch by the time they left.
An Hour Later
Yang and Blake were both ready to go, leaving Weiss and Ruby to themselves. "Alright you two," Yang said. "I removed all the labels from the bottles, and then I double checked to make sure. Keep safe, and don't try anything. I swear Weiss, if I find out that you tried anything with my sister..." Yang left the end hanging, letting Weiss' imagination fill in the blanks. Blake grabbed her girlfriend's arm, and dragged her outside. "We'll be back soon," Yang called out as the door closed.
Ruby and Weiss were both left alone. Ruby had a plan, but she wanted to wait a minute before she did anything.
"I'm going to get some breakfast," Ruby said. "Want anything?" Weiss shook her head, and Ruby left to grab something. Weiss was, once again, left alone with her thoughts.
She was happy that she had done what she did. If not, it might of have never happened unless Ruby initiated. Now came the only part that worried Weiss, her father. She was going to have to talk with him about Ruby. She wasn't sure as to where his stance on homosexuality was, since only very closed minded people still held a questionable stance on it. One issue was always replaced with another, Faunus rights being the new big issue. But Weiss didn't put it past her father to hit her because she was a lesbian.
She walked into the bathroom, and stripped down. Her original intention was to change, but now she looked at herself in the mirror. Some bruises from when her father had hit her just before returning to Beacon, still lingered. Several scars were still plainly visible, making her worry. If Ruby was to ever see this, there was no telling how she'd react. Weiss bent over the sink, and splashed water over her face.
You cannot use your aura to heal up these injuries! You will defeat the purpose of the punishment.
Her father never hit her after drinking, he wasn't on anything that would make him that way, it was just his definition of punishment. Oh how he had wanted a son. Someone to carry on the Schnee name. He warmed up to having a daughter, understanding that several young men would foolishly abandon their family name to take on her own. When Weiss realized that males held no form of sexual attraction to her, she became afraid. All of her fathers hopes of someone to carry on the family name, dashed in one moment. She would tell her mother at the first opportunity, and ask her for advice. Weiss knew that she was going to visit them over the winter break, and that was going to be her chance. Ruby never seemed to keen on bringing anyone to her and Yang's home. She was going to try and introduce Ruby to her family, in hopes that it would go over well.
"Weiss," someone said. Weiss identified it as Ruby. She froze over the sink, realizing that she was now soaking wet from the water dripping down her body. If she put on clothes now, they would get wet. Weiss grabbed a towel, and started to dry herself off. "Weiss?" Ruby called out, now confused as to where the heiress was. "Weiss, are you here?" Weiss didn't reply, just trying to get herself dried off quickly. The door was closed, that might mean that Ruby wouldn't come in.
Ruby
She looked around the dorm, still trying to see if Weiss was playing some kind of strange prank on her. Ruby noticed that her clothes were no longer on her bed, leading Ruby to believe that she had gotten ready and gone to get something. Ruby looked over at the bathroom, and started to walk towards it. The door was closed, but that's how it remained permanently. Whether or not someone was inside of it, the bathroom door was always closed. She gently turned the handle, and found it unlocked.
Weiss
She listened to Ruby walking around. She was almost done drying herself off. She just needed a little bit longer. She heard the door knob turn, and she froze. All she had to do was shriek for Ruby to not come in, but she was too petrified to open her mouth.
Ruby
She opened up the door, and went to step inside. She dead stopped for a moment at the sight in front of her. Weiss was standing in front of her, naked. Ruby and Weiss both looked each other in the eyes, and Ruby started to step outside. She was almost outside, when she realized something. Weiss' entire body was covered in scars, and even some faint bruises.
"Weiss?" She asked softly. Ruby continued to step inside, and Weiss kept her hand over her chest, and the other between her legs.
"Get out," Weiss said. Ruby realized that Weiss was less afraid of her exposure and more afraid of her scars.
"Weiss, what happened?"
"Training," Weiss replied, using the same excuse that her mother always heard. "Just like the one over my eye." Ruby noticed that most of the visible bruises were in the shape of a fist, or hand, and most of the scars appeared to be easily defensible strikes, regardless of how many people there were.
"These don't look like training scars," Ruby said. She reached out, and gently brushed her hand around the scars on Weiss' body. Weiss quickly swatted it away, but her eyes still looked afraid. "Those bruises look like fists." Weiss shuddered, as if remembering the memories of how she had gotten them. "Weiss, do you need to talk?"
"No," Weiss said coldly. "Not now." Ruby nodded, and stepped out of the bathroom. She could only hope that her partner would open up, and not conceal her feelings forever.
End: Another date for Bumblebee, and another event I will not cover. For me not doing dates, it really does come down to experience. I have never been on a date, and my only knowledge is TV/Movie dates, none of which seem that genuine too me {unless I'm watching the wrong stuff}. Took a guess on alcohol based on what other authors have written, and some of the stuff I have seen {still escapes me as to why I thought it would be a good idea}. Other questions, comments, follows, favorites, more feelz for Weiss, and feedback is appreciated.