Take it Back – Chapter 10
On her way back to Beacon, Blake ran into Weiss, Juane and Pyrrha. All of them inquired about where she found Ruby, but Blake shook her head and promised to explain it later. Blake, herself, had been drained of her adrenaline and was starting to fatigue. The physical and emotional toll of the day started to take effect. Pyrrha offered to carry Ruby for her, but she rejected the idea. She would not accept anyone other than herself carrying Ruby home.
When they got back to Beacon, Yang was overjoyed that her precious baby sister had been found. Yang noticed immediately that Ruby had drunken herself into unconsciousness; obviously the blonde had experience with this sort of situation before. Blake immediately asked Yang if Ruby was going to be okay, she knew Ruby had no external or physical injuries but her lack of knowledge of the effects of alcohol left her with many questions. Yang waved off her worries saying, "She'll be fine, a little hung over tomorrow morning, but she will be fine," and rested a reassuring hand on Blake's shoulder. Yang offered to carry Ruby from the shuttle terminal to the dorm, but Blake again denied the request. She found her own nerves fraying at even the thought of letting go of the younger girl, as if she would disappear into smoke if she released her. Yang, not hurt by Blake's rejection, found a warm feeling spread through her chest when she looked at Ruby in Blake's arms. For a fraction of a second the feeling broke through and a single tear of happiness traveled down her cheek.
When the complete Team RWBY finally made it back to the dorm, Weiss and Yang immediately retired to their beds. Blake, not wanting to disrupt the delicate ropes holding Ruby's bed suspended, decided that it would be best for Ruby to spend the night with her. So she laid the younger girl down, gingerly in her bed, and moved to change into sleep wear, but Ruby had a vice like grip on her shirt. Realizing there was no way out of Ruby's grasp Blake chuckled to herself before lying down next to her beloved team leader. In one final act of affection, Blake placed a small kiss on Ruby's cheek and wished her sweet dreams.
Blake has always been a light sleeper; so when a pair of feet slammed against the floor early in the morning, she jolted awake. The noise startled the still sleeping Ruby, causing her to flinch. Blake, reacting to the sudden disturbance that scared both her and Ruby, turned over to cover Ruby with her body, her back facing the source of the noise. Blake's mind, still in the haze of sleep, registered the unexpected noise as an intruder and moved to protect Ruby from the incoming attack she assumed was coming.
After a few breaths of silence, Blake peaked her head up to looked around the room for the source of the noise. She found it almost immediately; Yang had leapt from her bed and was now hovering over the two of them with her scroll out, taking pictures of the two of them sleeping. Blake opened her mouth to yell at Yang, but the brawler quickly covered her mouth with her hand, her other hand extended its index finger and pushed the second knuckle against her lips vertically, telling Blake to remain quiet. With that same hand, she pointed down at Ruby, who was now flush against Blake as she lay on top of the younger girl. Blake got the message and swallowed her anger for the sake of not disturbing Ruby.
Yang snickered at Blake's dilemma and trotted away, on her way to the door she spun alarm clock that was on the desk so that it was facing Blake's bed. Blake grew pale when she realized that is was 6:58, two minutes before their 7:00 alarm would go off. Ruby had a rough day yesterday and Blake wanted to make sure that Ruby could sleep in to recover. If that alarm went off it was guaranteed to wake her up. Yang hid a giggle before promptly leaving the room, closing the door quietly behind her. Blake cursed Yang as she was leaving, she was intent on torturing Blake, even if that method of torture was to disrupt her precious time sleeping with Ruby.
Blake really enjoyed last night, she had always wanted to be that close to Ruby, she hoped that one day Ruby would be willing to accompany her at night again. Ruby proved to be a very clingy sleeper, never once throughout the night did she release her grip on Blake. When a cool breeze blew through the open window and Ruby shivered, she would curl into Blake, seeking warmth. Her body was a perpetual heater, keeping the bed and Blake toasty warm throughout the night. Also, given Blake's infatuation with Ruby, just being in the same bed made her immensely happy. The drool, while usually would be a downside of sleeping next to Ruby, was seen as a cute little quirk that made Ruby unique in Blake's eyes. All in all, Blake could not find a single downside of sleeping next to her team leader, other than having to separate from her in the morning.
But now faced with a nefarious alarm clock, Blake panicked. She did not want to disturb Ruby's peaceful sleep, more so she didn't want to be forced to separate herself from Ruby, but with Ruby clinging so closely to her, she could do little to turn off the clock that sat on the other side of the room. Before she realized it the clock was at 6:59, it would go off any second. Blake, realizing her position and the inevitability of the coming events, closed her eyes and tried to bleed enjoyment from her last few seconds next to Ruby. The clock struck 7:00. No noise followed. Blake's head snapped to the clock, it read 7:01 AM. The cat-fanus released a sigh of relief, the alarm didn't go off, and Ruby could sleep a little bit longer.
That was until the younger girl, shifted in her sleep. Before Blake could even voice her discontent, Ruby sat up in bed, releasing Blake from her joyful imprisonment. The younger girl suddenly clutched her head, her eyes screwing shut as she released an agonized groan of pain. Blake shot up a the sound.
"Ruby! Are you alright?" Blake's mind was racing.
Maybe Yang was mistaken, maybe she really is hurt! As usual you find some way to screw it all up, you should have taken her to the hospital or infirmary to receive a professional checkup!
Ruby mumbled something, but her groaning made it inaudible. Blake moved next tor Ruby to rub her back and shoulders to hopefully alleviate some of the pain, before speak to her again.
"Ruby … are you hurt? Please tell me what wrong … where does it hurt?" Blake's ears fell flush against her head in worry. Ruby responded with another mumble.
"I'm sorry Ruby, I can't understand you … can you speak up?" Blake spoke up slightly, to make sure Ruby heard her. When Ruby didn't respond Blake opened her mouth to speak again, Ruby's hand shot out towards her mouth, but in the younger girl's daze, her hand missed, instead landing half on her mouth and half caressing Blake's cheek. Blake's eyes widened in shock at the gesture, she knew that Ruby had wanted to silence her, but nonetheless she basked in the feeling of Ruby caressing her face. Blake unconsciously leaned into the contact, closing her eyes and relishing the sensation. Ruby stared at her teammate in utter shock, it looked as if Blake found pleasure in physical contact with her. But in the younger girl's mind, she was still trying to sort out what happened the day before.
She knew that she had approached a strange woman in a club, but after that she couldn't remember anything. She did notice that her carnal desire to be close to Blake was oddly missing, as if she was able to sate it with that woman yesterday. A small glimmer of hope rose in her chest, perhaps she was learning to truly forget her feelings for Blake. The notion filled her with both relief and dread. A subtle rumbling noise from Blake shook the younger girl from her thoughts, causing her to draw back her hand quickly. Causing Blake to stare at her with hurt eyes, but something flashed through the fanus' gaze, it was something akin to predatory possessiveness.
The next instance, Blake was reaching towards Ruby. The younger girl thought she was going to hit her for doing something wrong, and flinched. The fearful movement caused Blake's advancing hand to pause for a few seconds, before continuing at a much slower pace to illustrate that she meant the younger girl no harm. Blake's hand wrapped around the younger girl's wrist and pulled it away from her body. The younger girl offered mild resistance at first, but when Blake flashed her a smile full of warmth and kindness she let her arm run slack, allowing Blake to do what she wanted. Blake pulled Ruby's hand back towards her face, before readjusting her grip so she was holding the back of Ruby's hand. Just before Ruby's hand landed on Blake's face the pull on her arm halted, leaving her hand mere inches from an impossibly smooth and pale cheek. Blake cleared her throat, causing Ruby's eyes to dart from her hand, which she had been staring at, to Blake's eyes. Gold and silver were locked into place, neither pair wanting to break the bond. While maintaining uninterrupted eye contact, Blake moved her face forward into Ruby's hand. The cat-fanus nuzzled the younger girl's hand affectionately before she began to rub Ruby's hand with her cheek. At the start of Blake's motions, Ruby's breath hitched and her own cheeks flamed, causing Blake to smirk in success.
After a while, Blake released Ruby's hand and was pleased to find that Ruby didn't let her hand fall away, instead she kept the appendage in place against Blake's flesh. Eventually the pure bliss that Blake was feeling engulfed her, causing her eyes to droop closed. Ruby watching in awe as Blake continued to let her stroke her cheek, after a few seconds a low rumble began in Blake's chest, it took Ruby a few seconds to realize that Blake was purring. A smile crept across Ruby face when she realized that Blake was truly enjoying this.
That was until an epiphany hit her square in the gut. The force of the impact knocked the air from her lungs. Blake's behavior was not that of a friend, she was acting more like a lover. Friends don't purr when their friends stoke their face. No, to get lost in the sensation of your lover's skin against your own could never be considered an acceptable interaction between just friends.
But … doesn't that mean Blake … likes me? Like, like-likes me? Like, she likes me like I like her? As in she loves me? She loves me? Me?! No one else? She loves me?! She loves me?!
Before Ruby could regulate her out of control emotions, she blurt out a question.
"You love me?" Blake stopped her motions. Her eyes snapped open and stared straight into teary orbs of liquid silver. It took the older girl an instance to register the question and respond before the younger girl even had time to worry over the answer.
"I love you."
End of Chapter
This is the end. I enjoyed writing this work. It took a while, but i regret nothing. I hope you all liked it. I'll post the first epilogue chapter next. It continues from where this last chapter left off.