Weiss laid beside Ruby, eye shut tight.
"Ruby, shut up and sleep!" she whined.
"But Weiss, it's hard to sleep when you cling on me like a koala–''
"It's hard to sleep when you keep talking!" Ruby turned in the bed to face Weiss.
"You wanna do something fun?" she asked, smiling. Weiss screwed up her face in confusion.
"I thought you said you were tired-"
"I have an idea." Ruby sat up in bed. "So, you know how Yang's parents aren't exactly ok with me being gay? Well, I've been working on a revenge plot, and it begins tonight."
"Ruby, it's almost 11!"
"Nah, it's fine. Come on!" Ruby dragged Weiss out of bed, down the hall, and called a cab.
"Ruby, where are we going?" Weiss asked, incredulous.
"Into the city, of course. It's where they live." Ruby said matter-of-factly.
"Ruby, it's a two hour drive!"
"You've got enough money to pay for the cab. Speaking of which, it's here." Weiss merely sighed, knowing she couldn't convince her girlfriend otherwise, simply climbing in the cab with her. During the drive, she leaned her head against Ruby, who dozed along with her. When they arrived in the city, the cab driver awkwardly woke them up, letting them know their journey was over.
"Hey, uh...you can, uh...wake up now," he said. Weiss pretended like she wasn't sleeping, responded with a prim "Thank you" and the money. She turned to Ruby after the cab drove away.
"Okay, what's the plan?"
"Wow, no reprimands or other questions? You really have changed."
"I am trying to be more personable," Weiss growled. "Besides, this has nothing to do with my social skills. This is merely revenge on those who made my beloved suffer."
"How do you manage to sound so threatening, while also sounding like you were born a few centuries too late? Anyway, the house is closer than a block. I just need your cooperation."
Ruby and Weiss walked the few hundred feet to stop in front of Ruby's house. They sat down on a bench on the opposite side of the street. Ruby handed what looked like a walkie-talkie to Weiss.
"Point it at the garage," she instructed, plugging a cable from her laptop into the contraption. Typing furiously, Ruby stared at her computer, a disconcerting smile growing on her face. After a minute, the garage started to silently slide open. It revealed a four-door sedan and a two-door convertible. After more furious typing from Ruby, the lights on the convertible flashed.
"Did you...is that...did you do that?" asked Weiss.
"C'mon!" said Ruby with a smile, tugging Weiss over to the open garage and now-unlocked car. "Weiss, you're going to need to drive," she explained, hopping in the passenger seat. Another cable plugged into some secret port of the car, and the car started. "Listen to that baby purr," crooned Ruby. She smiled over at Weiss, who was astonished by Ruby's capability. "Punch it." Weiss needed no more, and floored her foot on the pedal. As the pair sped out of the city proper, Weiss asked,
"So where are we going with this car?"
"Someplace special, I'll let you know. Just keep driving straight." Ruby leaned back in the seat exhilarated. "I've wanted to do that for so long," she breathed in wonder.
Taiyang woke to the sound of his garage opening. He sat up in bed.
"Something wrong, honey?" asked Raven, lying beside him.
"I think the garage just opened." He replied softly.
"Maybe you're just imagining," muttered Raven, turning over and going back to sleep.
"I'm going to check." Taiyang slowly exited the room, but turned to a sprint as he heard the revving of an engine. He opened the garage door to find his convertible gone. Raven appeared beside him.
"How did the alarm not get triggered?"
"I don't know." Raven walked over to their other car, the sedan, to a single white rose lying on the hood, with petals scattered around it. Grabbing it in her hand, she screamed and threw it against the wall in a fit of helpless frustration. "That little bitch!" she screamed.
"Here. Stop here." said Ruby, pointing at an inconspicuous dirt road alongside the highway. Weiss pulled onto it, and they followed it until in ended in a field of nothing but stars. Ruby took out her backpack, revealed one beach towel and another blanket for warmth. She spread them both out on the grass. "Your palace awaits," she said, smirking at Weiss trying to get as little dirty as possible. The two snuggled under the blanket until they were both comfortable.
"It's beautiful," remarked Ruby.
"What is?"
"The sky."
"Hmm, yes, I suppose there is an ethereal beauty to the stars."
"I like how that the stars we see are so far away, if we traveled to them now, they might even not exist, but their light is still reaching us. I would like to go and see the light of my father's love for me, for my mother, and see how much was real and how much was a ghost, a remnant of what was."
"Oddly poetic for you, Ruby Rose." Ruby ignored her girlfriend's jibe.
"Just look at all of them. You can't see the stars in Vale City. But when you get out here, it's like throwing a blanket off of your head. It's so peaceful."
"Indeed. I like this; no opera, no crazy party, just me and you, lying out here." Weiss said.
"Still, there are no words to describe this beauty. Doesn't their light seem wise, friendly, twinkling at you?"
"Ruby, you have an amazing way with words when you are not full of caffeine."
"I just...I look up there, and I see those stars like jewels, the moon like a silent parent watching over them all. And the entire sky, like a box of those jewels, a case containing the infinite wealth of the heavens."
"Well put."
"And then, Weiss, I look at you, and all those thoughts vanish. They are replaced by only one thought, and that is that you are the most kind, caring, beautiful, loving individual I have ever met. And I want to spend the rest of my life with you." Ruby breathed those last words, then kissed Weiss so hard she felt her lips would split.
After they got back in the car, Weiss said,
"That was amazing Ruby, truly. But now, what do we do with the car?"
"Well, it's almost 5, and my would be leaving for work at about 6:30, so my advice is gun it!" squealed Ruby, as Weiss once again floored the accelerator and steered them back onto the highway. This is how forever feels, thought Ruby, raising her arms and letting them be cleansed by the country air. After a very uneventful but very fast trip back to the city, Weiss and Ruby slowly pulled into the garage. Getting out of the car slowly and silently, the pair looked at each other and made the universal "quiet" symbol, tiptoeing out. Their plans were foiled, however, when they heard a doorknob rattle. Squealing and running away, Ruby almost forgot to throw a white rose in the back seat of the convertible.
After getting breakfast at a café, Ruby and Weiss called a cab back to Beacon.
"So," said Weiss, leaning her head on Ruby's shoulder sleepily. "That was a thing."
"It was. It was a very fun thing."
A/N: Aw yeah, revenge is so sweet! I had a lot of fun writing this, hope you enjoy! Also, I am starting to work on some other fictions, I can't quite say what yet, but stay tuned for more info. See ya next time!