A/N: Hello again all! Thanks as always to those who read, reviewed, favorited, and followed! Glad everyone enjoyed the last chapter.

Fluff! Like, almost pure fluff! That's my forewarning for this fluffy chapter. Hope everyone enjoys.

Disclaimer: RWBY and it's character's belong to Rooster Teeth and Monty Oum.

Red, White, and Pink

Chapter 11: Bloom

The door the Schnee manor opened quietly, great care taken to not disturb the quiet of the night. The red clad Huntress attempting to slip into the house without a sound made sure to keep a firm grip on her weapon, intent on stopping any metallic sounds from echoing throughout the quiet home. Despite Ruby's efforts towards being silent, she wasn't invisible.

"And where do you think you're slipping off to, dunce?"

All thoughts of silence were shattered as Ruby spun at the sound of her girlfriend's voice, her gear clanking noisily together as she fumbled against the door. Cringing at the sudden loud noises from Ruby's surprise, Weiss couldn't help but sigh as she focused her ice blue eyes on the nervous figure of the red Huntress. "Weiss! Um, I wasn't expecting you to still be awake…"

"I knew you'd be home from your mission tonight, so I stayed up to wait for you," Weiss replied coolly, while her gaze traced over Ruby's appearance. Numerous tears and scratches covered her girlfriend's clothing, telling of multiple occasions of close calls while battling the creatures of Grimm. The grime associated with a long mission covered nearly every inch of cloth. Even the well-protected red cloak had large gashes, the edges fraying from the long exposure to the elements.

"Nothing got through my aura, Weiss, don't worry."

Ruby's voice pulled Weiss out of her analysis, looking into the shining silver eyes of her girlfriend. Watching Ruby pull her cloak around herself made the CEO realize she had only made the young woman more nervous. "I'm sorry. I just worry when you take these long missions without me. Especially when you come home scratched up."

Though Ruby had stated numerous times how proud she was of Weiss taking over the Schnee Dust Company in order to change it for the better, Weiss couldn't help but feel she was betraying her girlfriend at times like this. Though the CEO would still go on missions with her partner when the option was available, the more often situation for the full-time Huntress was taking missions with her other two teammates. The occasional solo mission had Weiss' fears grow tenfold.

"I had Yang and Blake with me the whole time, Weiss," Ruby replied with a soft smile, drawing Weiss out of her fearful thoughts as she stepped closer to take the CEO's hands in her own. Leaning up to place a soft kiss against Weiss' lips had the white-haired woman returning the smile, her worries fading away as she had the young Huntress close at hand again. The growing grin on Ruby's face showed her satisfaction at having cheered up her girlfriend, intent on forcing the fears out with her usual charm. "Nothing will stop me from coming back home to you. I'm too awesome of a Huntress for that."

Home. Having lived in White Castle for the majority of her life, she could never really consider it anything more than a gilded cage. Like the rest of Atlas, it was cold and inhospitable. Yet now, with Ruby, she truly felt they had a home. Someplace filled with so much warmth that one would desire to return to it.

Weiss was overjoyed that she was the reason Ruby considered the Schnee manor home. She was determined to not let that feeling fade.

"I had intended to wait until tomorrow after you had rested for this, yet no moment will feel more correct than right now." With a deep breath, Weiss locked her gaze on the attentive silver eyes. Assured that Ruby's focus was on her, the CEO abandoned any preplanning made for this, settling for speaking from the heart. "You've changed my life for the better, Ruby. I can barely remember my life before meeting you at Beacon, and I can't imagine a future without you in it."

"I want to show you how serious I am about this being both of ours' home, and I hope this does that." Punctuating her statement with a resigned sigh, Weiss stepped back from Ruby. Taking one last look at the confused expression on Ruby's face, Weiss lowered herself to a knee, her hand reaching back to pull a small velvet box from her pocket. Seeing the confused expression shift to one of realization had Weiss releasing a shaky breath, revealing a golden ring topped with a shining diamond carved in the shape of the Huntress' rose emblem.

"Ruby Rose…Will you marry me?"

Wide silver eyes stared down at the gemstone in silence. Weiss' nerves grew each second without a response. Despite the fear of rejection, the CEO kept her ice blue eyes locked on the face of the woman she was proposing to.

All she could do was stare absently as the Huntress disappeared from sight; rose petals filling the now empty space.

As her heart sunk, Weiss couldn't help but feel she had made a mistake somewhere. Had she asked too early? Had she not made her feelings clear enough? As her gaze shifted to stare at the floor with shimmering, she barely noticed the gust of wind as the red Huntress returned.

"I'm so sorry! I-I just had to get something because this was so sudden and I knew now was the best time to show you but I didn't have it with me since I just got back from a mission and I wasn't expecting you to suddenly propose and I didn't mean for that to seem like me saying no because I'm not at all saying no and I just needed to get this to say yes with and I'm so so so sorry!"

As Ruby recovered from her breathless ramble, Weiss' gaze fell on the velvet box held in Ruby's hands. The frantic apology combined with the object Ruby had apparently rushed off to gather had Weiss' mind slowly coming to a conclusion.

"You were planning to propose?"

The nervous smile on Ruby's face was the only answer Weiss needed. Watching the red woman kneel down to mirror her position, Weiss' eyes stayed focused on Ruby's the entire time, ensuring there was no more misunderstandings. As the velvet box was opened to reveal a glittering ruby cut into the Schnee family symbol, Weiss' heart soared knowing the two were sharing their intentions. "I was going to ask tomorrow, since I know how worried you get from my long missions. A-And when you suddenly pulled out your own ring…I kinda freaked out…"

The awkward laugh Ruby gave in reaction to her own actions had Weiss letting out a sigh of relief. Sending the red whirlwind of energy an exasperated smile was the CEO's only form of scolding, her heart barely able to keep up with the drop and rise of her emotions. "This is our confession all over again. You have terrible methods of saying yes, you dolt."

As the two shared a joyful laugh from the memory, their eyes locked. Shimming silver stared into sparkling ice blue. With wordless communication, each woman removed the ring from their respective boxes, holding their left hand out to the other; intent on making it official in the way they did everything.

Together.

"Will you marry me?"

"Yes."

A/N: Ruby is gonna give Weiss a heart attack one day, which how she says yes.

Thanks to those for reading! I hope everyone enjoyed this chapter. I've never been able to decide which I prefer to do the proposing. So I made them both do it. I regret nothing.

Thanks to those who reviewed last chapter! I'm glad you suffered through the bizarreness to understand Ruby's opinion of a world plagued by cookie Grimm. It would truly be a nightmare. At least to her.

Thanks again for reading! Reviews and suggestions are always welcome to help me improve and think up new chapters.

Until next time, keep moving forward.

~Nekonyaneko