Take it Back – Epilogue 1
"I love you."
Ruby froze in every aspect of her person. Her blood halted in her veins, air becoming stagnant in her lungs, even her mind ground to a halt. Ruby was unable to process anything happening around her, only Blake's words continued to echo in the dead silence of her thoughts.
I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you.
Blake, not knowing what else to do, went back to the sheer bliss she felt from Ruby's skin and resumed nuzzling the younger girl's hand, a subtle blush coating her cheeks. The sensation of Blake's cheek on her palm jump-started Ruby's systems, in an instant her heart rate elevated through the roof, her lungs began to rapidly dump and draw in air, her mind became an indiscernible haze of incoherent thoughts and emotions. The combination of her labored breathing, pounding heart and now buzzing thoughts filled her senses with what she perceived as static. Her sight faded from her eyes, her ears were ringing, every inch of her skin became numb. The last thought that flittered through her hazy mind was notion of discontent that resulted from not feeling Blake's impossibly smooth skin due to all feeling in her hand vanishing.
Blake noticed that Ruby was about to faint just in time to latch onto the unconscious girl and prevent her from falling off the bed and onto the unforgiving hardwood floors. Only when Ruby was safely in her arms, did Blake release a sigh of relief. To be honest, Blake wasn't sure how Ruby would react to her confession. She could understand rage, maybe even frustrated tears, but not fainting. She didn't know how to interpret fainting, did she faint from joy? Or from upsetting shock? She didn't know, but after seeing Ruby in the arms of someone else Blake resolved herself to do her utmost to ensure that she had no regrets when it came to Ruby. For now, she decided to simply lay Ruby down and let her sleep some more.
After tucking Ruby in and going down to the cafeteria to pick up some snacks for Ruby and herself Blake entered the dorm once more. A figure hovered over a sleeping Ruby, Blake first instinct was to hiss at the stranger fro getting so close to Ruby while she was vulnerable. The figure heard the sound of hostility and spun around to find a raven-haired girl in a low crouch, ready to pounce on her. The figure's blonde hair shimmered with heat for a brief instance after seeing the uncalled for hostility. Blake was snapped from her protective daze when she realized that it was Yang sitting on the bed next to Ruby. Yang eased back her semblance when Blake stood from her crouch, smirking at how Blake was now openly displaying her emotions.
"Relax kitty cat, it's just me. I see that Ruby is still sleeping." Blake nodded, before circling around the bed to sit on the other side. The additional weight on the bed caused the sleeping girl to shift in her sleep, resulting in the blankets being thrown from her body, both girls watching over her giggled at her antics. Blake leaned forward and swept Ruby's bangs from her face, before cupping her cheek as her hand retreated. Yang watched on with pure love shining in her teary eyes. She had always hoped that these two would find happiness, but she never imagined them finding it in each other. Blake's behavior in the past still irked Yang when she thought about it, but she was learning to let go of the anger and pain, just like Ruby had.
"You really love her … don't you?" Blake, not averting her gaze from ruby's sleeping face, nodded resolutely. "Despite your past mistakes, I give you my blessing. I ask that you make her the happiest girl in the world." Yang clapped her hand on Blake's shoulder, causing the cat-fanus to look over at her combat partner. Emotions welled up in Blake's eyes, but before a single tear could fall she lunged over and hugged Yang fiercely.
"Thank you … and I will." Blake's shoulders were shaking, Yang patted her back to sooth her. After a short while Blake whipped her eyes and release Yang. Ruby chose that moment to release a groan of discomfort. Apparently, Blake had been leaning on the younger girl and was thus preventing her from getting comfortable. Yang and Blake huffed in amusement.
With the unwelcomed weight off of her Ruby shifted position, once again, this time lifting her right leg out from under the covers and placing it on top of the pile of blankets at the bottom of the bed. Ruby was still in the sleep wear that Blake had changed her into the night before, which consisted of an extra large T-shirt that hung loosely on her frame, allowing for good air circulation, and short-shorts which served well in the hot nights. Ruby's long pale leg drew Blake's attention like a moth to a flame. Her eyes danced across the expanse of smooth pale skin, a blush creeping onto her face as she realized what she was doing, but the cat-fanus found herself unable to look away. Yang, seeing exactly what Blake was doing, quietly stood from her spot and walked to the door. Before leaving the room, she spoke to the still staring fanus.
"I did give you my blessing … I'll give you two your privacy." Yang was grinning ear to ear like an evil genius, before promptly leaving the dorm.
Blake shook her head at Yang's antics, before resuming her admiration of Ruby's leg. Before long, Blake felt the irresistible desire to feel the smooth skin that was Ruby's leg. After feeling the younger girl's hand on her face, she found herself addicted to the feel of Ruby. She did harbor some misgivings about doing to Ruby while she slept, but after considering everything they would be doing once they became lovers, Blake considered this single experience some like a glimpse at the pure bliss she would have access to in a relationship with Ruby.
After much deliberation, Blake reached out her hand to feel the milky white flesh of Ruby's leg. The skin was cool to the touch, yet radiated heat. The muscles beneath the skin were firm and well developed; Blake became enraptured with the small amount of residual baby fat that remained on her thigh. In a few years this very same leg would become a toned and fit limb that exudes grace and power. Blake found herself drooling at the mental images that sprung forth in her mind. A blemish caught Blake's eyes, drawing her from her imagination. There was a strip of skin that was of a lighter shade than the skin on the rest of Ruby's immaculate thigh. Only when Blake's fingers feathered over the skin did she realize that it was Ruby's scar, the one from the training exercise where Ruby had saved her by pushing her out of the way of the Deathstalker's strike. The scar was nearly silver in color; the skin was rough compared to the rest of the thigh. Blake's heart clenched in pain and fear at the thought that this past wound had the capability of stealing the younger girl from her life. Before she could even realize what she was doing, Blake leaned down and placed a gentle kiss on the scar. Her cheeks were lit afire when she realized that her face was so close to Ruby's pelvis. She snapped back up, hitting her head on the bed above in the process. The noise, miraculously, did not wake the sleeping girl.
Blake, took a moment to reacquire her composure. She lost herself in the sight and feel of Ruby's leg, something that would surely haunt her for days to come. Yet at the same time she found that the sensation of Ruby's skin had been etched in her memory. Surely that would be useful when Blake's urges became too much to bear. Blake shook the impure thoughts form her head. Ruby was sleeping mere inches from her and here she was, mind in the gutter. Blake grabbed her book from the nightstand and opened it to distract her from the vulnerable teen that slept nearby.
Her own carnal desires were still on full flare from the night previous. Seeing Ruby in the hands of a stranger had ignited a fire in Blake's core that refused to cool until she claimed Ruby as her own in both body and soul. She had been doing everything within her power to stay her hand, the last thing she wanted to do was force Ruby into something she didn't want. But that didn't mean she wouldn't take advantage of the small things that she was allowed to do, like nuzzling Ruby's hand or admiring her in her sleep. So long as she kept herself in check for now she knew she would be able to satisfy both herself and Ruby, so long as things went the way she wanted them to, and she would be damn sure to make sure they do.
End of Epilogue 1