Operation Family Bonds Chapter 9
It's been a long time since I updated this particular fic, once again life has taken over (and a little bit of gaming) but considering that my Microsoft 365 subscription will be expiring soon I'm trying to update most of my fics. I have already posted a New fic if many of you haven't read it yet it's called Steadfast Tin Huntress. Now onwards to the chapter.
Enjoy.
Promises
Richard stood there, eyes wide with fear as the white knight stood protectively in front of Weiss who was still holding an unconscious Ruby. The Grimsby heir's legs trembled and his body shook.
"What's the matter Richard?" Weiss smirked menacingly "Scared?"
The boy's legs finally gave, making him fall to his knees as he began to snivel and beg "Please don't hurt me, I'm sorry"
"Do you honestly think-" Weiss began to speak before the sound of doors and hurried footsteps reached her ears. The heiress turned her head to see her mother aunt and father along with Richard's father Frederick. The other guests huddled by the doorway hoping to catch a glimpse of the commotion.
"Weiss we felt the ground shake, are you- oh my goodness what happened to Ruby is she ok?" Schöne asked worriedly as she came closer to inspect the two girls.
"Richard is what happened" Weiss growled as she made the Knight disappear. "he openly admitted to me he tried to have his way with her"
Weiss looked down at Ruby as tears welled up in her eyes "it's my fault for not being by her side"
Reiner looked at Frederick with a death glare, the fat CEO of the Edward mine began to sweat profusely as he went to his son mumbling angrily to the boy. Richard stood up his clothes were ruffled he was still snivelling. Despite in all the commotion it seemed Richard forgot to do up the zipper and belt of his pants. The gasps and mutters of the other guests as what the Schnee heiress had said held a bit of truth.
"Guards!" Reiner boomed and within a few seconds the guards poured out of the ballroom to the foyer and pointed to Frederick and Richard "Escort these two to the parlour and ensure they remain there. Weiss let's take Ruby to the hospital wing and get her checked up. Schöne, Ariadne please keep entertaining the guests I will send word for you shortly"
The two women nodded and went back to the crowded doorway leading to the ballroom reassuring everyone that everything was under control and to keep enjoying tonight's festivities. Weiss carried Ruby to the hospital wing of the palace along with her father.
"Weiss what exactly happened?" the father asked.
"I found Ruby unconscious in the foyer her, dress in shreds and multiple cuts on her body. I don't know what happened until Richard came and told me what he wanted to do to her" Weiss explained as she held her beloved closer to her.
"I'll see if I can get any camera footage of the incident, but for now let's get Ruby checked" Reiner said he then smiled "also I'm proud of you for summoning the knight, I knew you would be able to summon it"
"thank you father" Weiss smiled slightly before they walked through the doors to what looked like a very small hospital. It had most of the major necessities a usual hospital would have, x-ray, MRI and CT scanners, blood test machines and other machines as well and like the rest of the castle everything was white. A personal doctor sat at the desk in the far corner, he looked up and without any need of words gestured Weiss to place Ruby onto a bed so he can analyse Ruby's condition.
"We should sit down while the doctor does his work" Reiner guided his daughter to a set of chairs on the other side of the room, where they both sat in silence. The doctor went about his work with so much as a mutter. He checked Ruby's heart beat and breathing with his stethoscope he then wheeled her bed to an X-ray machine and made sure her bones were intact. After a few hours the doctor came back to Reiner and Weiss Schnee and exhaled a long breath.
"Is she going to be ok?" Weiss questioned hastily "When is she going to wake up?"
"Miss Schnee, this girl is going to be fine for the most part but her ribs still seem to be broken, a twisted ankle, a mild concussion and she still has her cuts on her body that are relatively minor, what I'm curious about is why her aura hasn't healed either any of the injuries?" the doctor sighed.
"Richard said he slipped something in her drink" Weiss stated.
"A drug? Hmm I'll take some blood tests to see what it is" he went off to do exactly that.
Meanwhile
Ariadne was standing outside enjoying the evening air as she waited for her brother to send someone to inform her of Ruby's condition, she was also thankful that she no longer had to stand next to her pig of a husband and be bragged about like some trophy.
"hey Ari" a soft voice called bringing back Ariadne from her own little world. Looking over her shoulder the white haired woman smiled.
"Hey Val, you alright? Are there too many men bothering you?"
"No I was worried as to where you wandered off to?" Valerie chuckled. "in any case are you alright? What happened in the foyer?"
"Weiss's girlfriend was drugged and sexually assaulted" Ariadne growled "Poor Ruby"
"Wait Ruby?! Is her last name Rose by any chance?"
"Yes Ruby Rose and I am aware you were like a mother figure to her and before you ask my brother Reiner will send someone to let us know if she is ok"
Ariadne saw Valerie relax a little bit at the reassurance. "I hope whoever did this gets punished heavily"
"trust me they will. Hey Val would you mind taking a short walk with me" Ariadne held out her hand for the other woman to take.
Reaching out and taking her hand Valerie smiled "I would love to"
Ariadne led Valerie out to the garden the crickets chirping in the evening air spreading their song, the women's high heel shoes clacked against the cobblestone path as they walked in silence Ariadne still holding onto Valerie's hand. True to her word, the white haired woman led Valerie to the gazebo on the west side of the castle. They both sat down however the silence covered them like a suffocating blanket.
"So…" the Schnee woman spoke slowly "Anyone new in your life?"
Valerie shook her head "no not really"
"I…I see" Ariadne sighed, she couldn't tell Valerie straight up that she thought about her every day since they last saw each other and that she still cared deeply for her.
"It really hurt you know" Valerie said suddenly. "When Reiner told me…. you know."
"I'm sorry Val" the white haired woman placed her hand atop the brunette's, stroking it lightly with her thumb.
"No I'm the one who is sorry, I…I should have fought and defended you. I'm sorry that you had to deal with all of that and it's all my fault"
"Hey" Ariadne cupped Valerie's cheek with her free hand bring the brunettes gaze to meet hers "None of this was your fault, do you understand?"
"But-"
"No buts my father was a horrible man that saw me as nothing but as a thing he could use to strengthen his empire, but he is gone now"
"Then…then why didn't you come back?" Valerie confronted the woman next to her, her face full of sadness and pain.
"I thought that over twenty odd years you would have grown sick and tired of waiting for me, that and I had to ensure to pay my brother back for all he has done for me so I stayed in my current marriage until I can claim most of the shares of the mine" Ariadne explained sadly. "Valerie not a day went by when I thought of you, or how many nights I cried myself to sleep wishing of the life I could have had with you, how many chances I could have taken to just up and leave and come back to you, but I couldn't put you in danger or put you in the spotlight of the paparazzi. I didn't want to put you through any of that I'm so sorry Val"
Ariadne blinked the tears that had formed as she wept, she turned away from Valerie embarrassed and ashamed.
"Oh Ari" Valerie cooed and pulled the woman into a hug before placing a gentle kiss atop her head.
After a few minutes have passed Ariadne pulled back from the hug and chuckled a little bit. "Look at me I'm a sobbing mess"
"It's nice to see the emotional side of you again" the brunette smiled warmly "I missed it"
The Schnee wiped her eyes somehow not smudging her mascara and breathed deeply, she looked to her past lover longingly how her hair was lightly curled and framing her face, her eyes shining like little pools, her luscious lips wanting to be kissed. Valerie too was looking at Ariadne the same way, how the Schnee's white hair looked like flowing silk, how her skin made her look so fragile that even the slightest touch could cause her to break. The brunette leaned in towards the woman who stole her heart many years ago, Ariadne did the same bringing her free hand up once again to caress her lover's cheek brushing her thumb along the smooth skin. Their lips came together as their old spark burst into flames once more, Valerie pressed herself closer to Ariadne wrapping her arms around the Schnee's shoulders.
"Ahem" a gruff voice came and he women quickly parted with blushes dusting their cheeks they both looked at the person who interrupted their moment only to see a security guard standing there with his hand behind his back.
"Lord Reiner Schnee, wishes to inform you that miss Rose in a stable condition and shall be waking up in the next few hours or possibly tomorrow morning. You may visit her in the hospital wing of the castle now if you wish" Sith that the man walked away returning to any of his previous duties.
"We should go see her and how she is doing" Valerie said.
"He could've let us have a few more minutes" Ariadne pouted.
"oh shush we might have more opportunities later" the brunette playfully smacked the other woman's arm before standing up, pulling Ariadne up with her
"I promise once I divorce Frederick I will be with you for the remainder of my life"
"I would like that" Valerie smiled.
Back in the hospital wing
"How did Richard even get such a drug?" Weiss pondered aloud. "And how does it slow the aura so much it almost stops it"
"I am not sure Weiss but I swear to it we will get to the bottom of it, the medicine the doctor put in her IV should be countering the drug's effect" her father put a hand on his daughter's shoulder. Schöne who arrived not long ago nodded in agreement and wrapped her daughter in a motherly embrace as the three sat by Ruby's bed waiting for the girl to stir. Weiss clasped her hand on Ruby's still one.
"Don't worry Ruby" Weiss smiled "I promise I won't leave your side and will be here when you wake up"
Reiner and Schöne smiled happily at their daughter knowing that as long as she is happy so will they.
"Mother, Father you two should go back to the ballroom, I'll be fine here" Weiss looked up at her parents
"Are you sure little dove?" her mother gave her a concerned look.
The fencer nodded confidently.
"Alright dear just use the phone to call the guards to fetch us if you need anything" Reiner said as him and his wife left the wing.
As soon as they left Weiss fell to her knees and cried feeling she had failed in protecting the person she loved most and how Ruby might hate her for not being there. "I'm so sorry Ruby, I should have gone with you to get a drink then you wouldn't have gotten hurt, it's all my fault"
"No its not" a small raspy voice said to her.
"Yes, it is, I wasn't there to help her, to protect her"
"Weiss its ok I don't blame you, I love you" the voice chuckled as Weiss felt something squeeze her hand.
Gasping the heiress looked up to see a pair of silver eyes and a grin staring at her.
"RUBY!" she shouted as she almost pounced on her girlfriend and smothered her with kisses.
"ow Weiss ribs" Ruby said between pecks.
"Oh Oum I'm sorry Ruby are you ok?" Weiss asked with a mix of worry and fear.
"I'm alright a little cold though, can you lie down next to me I'm still tired, but I will sleep better with you near me"
"Ruby I don't think..." Weiss started to say before Ruby gave her the roundest puppy dog eyes that there was no way that Weiss could refuse "oh alright"
"Yay!" Ruby cheered as Weiss came and laid down beside her, now face to face with one another. Weiss smiled and brushed a few stray locks away from Ruby's face to which the younger girl kissed her in return. The heiress threaded her fingers through Ruby's hair and kissed back passionately as if she was saying sorry for not being able to save Ruby from the actions of a certain man by the name of Richard Grimsby.
Pulling back after a few seconds Ruby grinned "Wow"
"hmm" Weiss hummed as started to stroke Ruby's head hoping to lull the younger girl to sleep. The scythe wielder began to feel herself doze off from the touches of her partner.
"Stay with me?" Ruby mumbled sleepily.
"I promise" Weiss replied "Sleep now"
Weiss gave ruby a final peck on the lips before her girlfriend succumbed to slumber, she kept stroking her head until she too started to fall asleep her hand coming to rest on Ruby's slow rising and falling shoulders as she cuddled close.
"I love you Ruby" Weiss yawned and within minutes she was asleep.
Author's note:
YOOOOOO what's going on here with Ariadne and Valerie huh stealing the show from Ruby and Weiss here, and what's this drug Richard slipped into Ruby's drink huh like wtf how can it slow a person's aura we'll find out more in the next chapter.
I wonder how many people unfollowed me because I haven't updated this particular fic? Hell I've just been busy with life and my creative flow isn't just there anymore. Ah well I tried with this chapter but eh if it's bad its bad.
Anyway I hope you enjoyed.
This is xXIyra16Xx signing out