Summary: The whole truth and nothing but the truth. No matter how harsh it is, or how hard it hurts to tell. Poor Oscar. They need hugs. Oscar reintroduces Ruby to the wonders of hot chocolate. Ruby takes a dive. More revelations are harmful to my health. Oscar panics. What Oscar calls "borrowing", I call "stealing with knowledge" and "don't tell Ozpin". The hell was I thinking when I wrote this?
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A/N: In light of Volume 5 finishing, I now have no more excuses to write the Mistral Battle. Still need to figure out what to do with Cinder. And rework...everything else. I'll just be over here, trying to figure that out. I think I spent half the episode just freaking out about certain characters and the choices that they made. I think I'll just listen to "All That Matters" a few more times.
Have fun with this, Bloom! XD
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Merrily we fall out of line. I'd fall anywhere with you, I'm by your side. Swinging in the rain. Humming melodies. We're not going anywhere until we freeze. I'm not afraid, anymore, I'm not afraid. Carefully we're placed for our destiny. You came, and you took this heart, and set it free: Every word you write, or sing is so warm to me. I'm torn, I'm torn to be right where you are. Forever is a long time: But I wouldn't mind spending it by your side. Tell me every day I get to wake up to that smile: I wouldn't mind it at all. You so know me, pinch me gently — I can hardly breathe. Tell me every day I get to wake up to that smile — I wouldn't mind it at all.
— He Is We
Other music
Tara St. Michel — Hold onto You (Cover Version)
Jacob Lee — Ghost
Part 3 – Chapter 14
"That's…That's a way." Oscar started barely in a pained whisper. It looked like it hurt to say, his shoulders were ramrod against him up to his neck, and he clutched his hands together around his upturned leg; he had his eyes clenched shut, his head turned away as if he could block out the world.
Ruby gasped happily. "That's great!" She said.
Before anyone else could exclaim, Oscar seemed to explode, suddenly he wasn't sitting anymore — he was standing, suddenly he wasn't contempt — he looked utterly broken and distraught, suddenly he wasn't fine — he had tears strolling down his face that didn't seem to stop.
"No! No, it's not great! None of this is fine! If you use your abilities against Salem, you'll end her, but, but, you'll—!" His voiced cracked with emotion, and his head dropped, causing his tears to slam into the wood flooring at his feet. "…You'll die."
Qrow's flask crashing into the wood flooring was the only noise as they all watched in starting horror, as the boy, who really was too young for any of this, started to refrain himself from sobbing.
"You'll die." His voice cracked, his arms wrapped around himself as he keened forwards a little with his own weight.
Ruby was the only one who got up and stood next to him. Despite her own emotional turmoil, or that she was willing her tears away. She never did well when Oscar was like this.
"Oscar?" She voiced.
Oscar flinched away from her. "I can't…" He mumbled.
Him flinching away from her, hurt badly, but it wasn't about to stop her, she took the step he took back and reached out to run her fingers through his hair reassuringly. "Tell me why you think this." She asked softly.
Oscar hadn't dislodged her, not ever. If it had been any other topic her response would have calmed him down completely.
"It was — it was the one thing we knew that can hurt her but at her level…" Oscar tried to explain.
They got the gist — something would need to be exchanged, and in this case: Ruby's life for Salem and for her influence to die out completely.
"There's … no other way?" Pyrrha was the first to ask, as kindly as she could.
Suddenly Oscar moved, to open his eyes and looked up at Ruby, his eyes shining with unshed tears.
"Please don't use it!" He started, a pleading note, and he unconsciously reached out to grasp her blood-red cloak tails as if he were afraid she could vanish in front of him. "I'll find another way! I promise!" He wasn't yelling, he wasn't stern, he was pleading with a desperate tone. "Please…" He tried his voice cracking, as his head turned downwards as more tears slipped down his face. "…I promise."
It was far too much for Ruby, who gathered him up to her, and she heard him sob against her.
"How long have you known this?" Ruby asked him.
Oscar nuzzled into her. "Since the start." He muttered.
Ruby felt herself freeze.
"Ruby Rose. You…have silver eyes."
"Um…?"
"Silver eyes! You're the silver eyes!"
"You could tell me to leave and I would. Qrow could hate me, and I would understand."
"Both times, when I first met you, the first non-life-threatening thought of you were your eyes."
He had always known. How it must have hurt him knowing.
"Is that what you have nightmares over?" Ruby asked.
Ruby felt him flinch, and she could gather his answer.
Ruby looked over to see Yang standing up, with such a look on her face it was as if she had realised something horrifying.
"Were you ever going to tell us?" She asked, seeing Qrow's reaction, and stunned silence, she could gather he hadn't known.
"I've been trying to ever since I met her. How do you have a conversation with your best friend that…" Oscar tried, but ended up groaning, making Ruby hold him closer.
Most of them looked at each other: it wouldn't have been something easily done or wanted to have been talked about. Ever since they met the boy the first time, he had always been apologetic to Ruby. And close. He had always been close to her.
"What about Ruby's mother?" Yang asked.
Ruby flinched in sudden realisation. While her silver eyes were a rare trait — her mother had them as well.
Oscar, for the first time, leaned out of Ruby, and she let him go painfully. Oscar looked at Yang.
"No, I — I didn't tell her, I don't know how she found out, but she came to me—Oz? one time and asked about it, she never told me how she found out, I was so surprised she found out, she took my silence as confirmation, and before I could call her back to tell her the full details…" Oscar said, trying to paw his tears away, and feeling Ruby rub his back. He gave her a glance and tried to figure out if she hated him.
"She left, by herself to go fight Salem, and we never heard from her again." Qrow butted in, finally finding his voice, there was a tone of stark understanding of why Ozpin had told him in person, and why the man had blamed himself. Such guilt and blame seemed to have carried over into Oscar as well. It must have been Oscar himself who wanted to stay so close to Ruby.
"…So, what do we do now?" Blake asked.
Oscar seemed exhausted from all the emotions thrown about, how he was still standing was a wonder.
"…Not let Ruby anywhere near Salem?" Oscar pleaded.
"Aside from that." Weiss said.
"Is anything we do apart from that going to harm her?" Jaune asked.
"Take apart her forces, make her weaker." Qrow thought aloud.
Oscar nodded. "That will help weaken her, take them out, as many as we can, the Grimm as well." He voiced.
Ruby tapped Oscar on the shoulder to get his attention, by so, he looked at her curiously.
"Is there any way to train my eyes? I can still use them on the Grimm, right?" Ruby asked.
Oscar blinked at her, there was a sudden flicker of fear before it was swept away. "I can't help with that, but you can develop it on your own. You can use them against Grimm without personal consequence, the worst you might feel is fatigue at best." Oscar told her.
Ruby nodded thoughtfully, and the topic was dropped.
"So, if they haven't deviated, they'll bring the fight to us!" Nora summed up.
"In about a month, a week, I think, before school resumes, yes — if they haven't deviated," Oscar responded.
"My parents said that's when the White Fang plan their attack." Blake noted.
Oscar nodded thoughtfully. "We still might need to personally guard the relic vault, just in case. If you haven't told Leonardo about Spring, some things might change." Oscar said.
Qrow nodded and fetched his flask where he dropped it and noted how empty it was. "I kept Raven, and you well out of the conversation." Qrow remarked.
Oscar nodded, and left it at that.
"So, again, what now?" Blake asked again.
"We have a month and a bit before the week before school resumes," Oscar voiced, almost in mimic, before he looked to them all. "I'd suggest training as much as you can, taking out as much Grimm as we can along the way." Oscar advised.
They all nodded, in the silence, they heard the clock chime off in the house somewhere, it was then they realised how dark it had gotten.
Qrow stood up and eyed Oscar, who was trying not to yawn and not lean into Ruby, who hadn't moved away. "So, we keep her away from Salem, and she's fine." Qrow demanded.
Oscar was immediately a little more awake, as he nodded. "Yes." He told him.
Qrow then gave Ruby a stern glare, the girl responded by shrugging lightly. "All of you, off to bed." He ordered, then swept out the room himself.
Oscar watched as RWBY and JNPR went about getting up and stretching their limbs nimbly, they broke off into room partners, while Ruby hadn't moved, aside from waving and bidding them goodnight.
Ruby took a step away, and Oscar was reacting before he could catch up — he had reached out a grasped her hand to halt her. Some type of anxious vocal noise escaped him as he acted.
"Ruby…?" He called, his tone tinged with a merge of hesitance and nerves.
Ruby had immediately stalled, and looked back to him, trailing from their hands up to his face to regard him.
"Are you —? …Do you still want to be my friend?" He questioned, stuttering to get what he wanted to say across to her anxiously.
Her expression turned incredulous to tempered controlled anger. "Ask me that again, and I'll use my scythe." She told him.
Oscar blinked in confusion, not exactly understanding where they stood, her response hadn't exactly helped.
Ruby sighed. "I don't blame you for any of this," Oscar flinched. "I don't hate you for this. And I'm still your friend. None of this is your fault." Ruby told him.
"I don't…" Oscar tried.
"And besides! I'm still sharing a room with you!" Ruby interrupted playfully, before tugging at his hand and rushing off, making him trail behind her.
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Oscar stared at her sleeping face, Ruby had followed him into bed, and she hadn't let go, not that he had protested. When he had first thought over how the conversation would go down, about him telling her about her involvement in Salem's demise, he really hadn't expected her to react like she had — clinging and understanding. Not a hint of anger, or at how unfair it was to be the scapegoat in killing Salem.
Oscar really did need to find an alternative that didn't cost the redhead's life. He couldn't take any more from her. He couldn't ask any more of her then he had already.
It really would crush him.
Perhaps weakening Salem and taking out her strength would be enough that anyone else could take a swing at her, and end up with her death only.
As Oscar watched Ruby shifted in her sleep, coming in closer to him, seeing her hair fall across her face, he gently moved it back behind her ear, and he sighed.
He still needed to apologise to her.
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When Oscar woke, he was by himself, and he was immediately sitting up and widely grasping for his staff as he looked around the room. Ruby wasn't there, neither was her scythe, the door was also closed. He jumped up and raced to the single window, and calmed down when he realised it was a time when Ruby should be awake — so there was no immediate need for him to use his staff. He must have realised on some level she wasn't at his side anymore and woke because of it.
He walked out in the main living area to see Ruby was talking to Qrow, it seemed like a high-tensioned conversation, by way of their body movements, and expression, so Oscar turned tail and walked straight into the kitchen — it hopefully would still be stocked with what he needed.
By the time he was finished — someone hadn't put things back where he remembered them being, the rest of team RWBY was in the living room, taking part of the conversation.
Ruby was sitting by herself, with her legs cross-legged on the couch next to Qrow, and over from Blake, Weiss and Yang.
Oscar interjecting himself into the group by shoving a mug into Ruby's hands and sitting next to her.
Ruby blinked at the suddenness of her holding a mug, and looked to Oscar for an explanation.
Seeing her questioning look, Oscar just chuckled. "Just drink it, trust me on knowing you'll actually like it." He told her. Her teammates watched on in wary, they knew Ruby's need for the actual sugar bowl to be in her coffee, and they weren't exactly sure if Oscar knew that.
Ruby just stared at him then back to the mug she held silently.
"Maybe you can do one better, Oscar," Qrow started.
It definitely got his attention. "At what?" He asked.
"Making sure Ruby stays out of trouble," Qrow said, with a stern look at Ruby.
Ruby just spluttered indignantly.
All the while, Oscar burst out laughing. "Before it was me who needed watching!" He said, making Ruby glare at him.
"I've got my other eye on you, pipsqueak!" Qrow told him.
Whoops.
Ruby covered her giggles by taking a sip from her mug, everyone paused when she let out a whine of surprise. "What is this?!" She spluttered.
It only served to make Oscar laugh.
"Knowing Oz, it's probably hot cocoa." Qrow mumbled, seeing Oscar doubling over with laughter when Ruby sculled down the rest of the mug's contents.
They watched as Oscar just gave her his as if he was prepared for her reaction.
Which he probably was.
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Oscar had sat up on his perch in the outside courtyard to watch with one eye once he gave Ruby Jaune's weapon, and Pyrrha's to Jaune, the other eye was on his staff as he continued to rough it out of its splinters.
Out of everyone present, Ruby had the less experience with handling other weapons due to the fact she had spent the time they had trained wandering over Anima.
Oscar thought it was best to go with something Ruby was familiar with seeing since she had gotten hand-to-hand down enough that she'd only be in trouble if she went up against something like Yang.
Everyone else either had a day off or dreaded chores to do.
Oscar looked up when he felt a presence near him, turning his head, he saw Pyrrha regarding him curiously.
"Miss Nikos?" He questioned curiously, she would be the only Huntress he currently knew he had no words for and no prior personal knowledge about how to handle any of her questions.
"I have a question," She started, leaning against the railing and looking back towards Jaune and Ruby sparring, they seemed to be on equal grounds, and more exuberant then nervous with each other as they danced around each other.
"I will try and have an answer for you," Oscar answered truthfully, leaving his woodwork for now and giving her his attention while keeping an ear to Ruby.
"You have given specific instructions to most of our group," Pyrrha stated, looking away from Jaune to Oscar, who had his head cocked at her.
"That is true, I'm going on memory and going with what worked best then." Oscar spoke out thoughtfully.
He watched as an expression past over her face. "Is there something I can be doing?" She asked.
It made Oscar flinch. "To be truthful…I'm not too sure what you should be doing, Miss Nikos. I apologise for that. You're not part of my personal memories, only Oz's." Oscar said, but hadn't needed for a reminder.
"I understand that." Pyrrha told him.
Oscar looked away. "Aside from understanding the need of what we're trying to achieve by mastering each other's weapons, and honing your own skills as a Huntress further then I remember them…" Oscar said thoughtfully and looked back to regard her. "I'd say you're doing exceedingly well, and to remind you not to take on any Maidens by yourself." Oscar told her.
Pyrrha gave out a chuckle. "Lesson learned on that front, I'm afraid." She said, happily.
Oscar nodded. "Then just keep doing what you're doing, help Jaune when he needs it, and stand by him even when he doesn't." Oscar told her.
Pyrrha nodded, she understood the undertone of what he was saying. "I understand." She told him.
Oscar grinned, then pushed off from the railing to stand. "Good!" He told her just as happily. "Let's go have some fun." He told her, and grasping his staff, he entered the fray, noting Jaune and Ruby's yelp, one of which was in fright and the other was in triumph.
Pyrrha watched on for a second, happily, before she went and stood at Jaune's side. "How about we make this fair." She demanded with a laugh.
Ruby just laughed and chucked over Jaune's weapon. "I dunno, is it?" She asked mischievously, as she reached for Crescent Rose.
It caused Oscar to laugh, then whack Jaune over the head when he stalled.
"HEY!" Jaune yelped, and Pyrrha laughed.
They all knew well enough that no one could wield Crescent Rose, in any form, they never even tried.
They had an audience by the time Ruby retrieved Crescent Rose, with their two teams and Qrow watching curiously as the four fighters sparred with smiles on their faces.
They noticed that as they playfought, they increasingly used their auras and semblances, all except Oscar, who while used his aura defensively, didn't actively use his Semblance.
With friendly fire dust bullets loaded into Crescent Rose, all Jaune and Pyrrha needed to fear was bruising from the weapon, but even so, they dodged its bullets all the same.
Ruby lodged Crescent Rose into the ground on the far end of the courtyard to gain distance from both Jaune and Pyrrha, having taken Oscar with her when she backed off. Before she could fire, Pyrrha used her Semblance to push Ruby away from her weapon, not quite realising how close Ruby was to the edge, but noticing with the push, Ruby's aura broke.
Ruby was then flung off the side, with a yelp of surprised-panic.
"Ruby!" Several screamed out in terror.
Only to pause when an expression passing over Oscar's face as if he was suddenly far away. He acted much the same as he quickly ran over to Crescent Rose, and surprisingly to them all, was able to use it to shoot out a distraction bullet as he lifted his other hand in the direction of where Ruby had disappeared as his eyes seem to shimmer golden. They watched nervously as the boy seemed to struggle, and his footing seemed to drag into the dirt as if he was being pulled forwards.
"Come on, come on, come on, come on…!" Oscar near yelled, his tone more panicked and frantic with each mantra he voiced.
An unfortunate bird passed between the open space, and seemed to freeze in place once its path crossed directly in front of him, they watched in amazement as Oscar's feet seemed to drag more under more weight as he grated his teeth audibly.
Suddenly the bird moved backwards on itself, and Oscar seemed to pull his feet back faster than the bird which was moving backwards out the way, its trajectory changed then suddenly unfroze and flew away.
They were holding their breath by the time smaller red flower petals were moving erratically backwards towards Oscar who by now had his other arm gripping his outreached one.
"You're not allowed," He gasped, still pulling, several petals moved more than the others that had gathered from the cliffside. "I'm not letting you go…!" He growled, and more petals were pulled over the railing as he stepped back another step, but his feet dragged again making the boy hiss out. "You're not allowed!" He yelled urgently, and he yanked his arm back.
Suddenly Ruby reformed and fell from the sky into the dirt as Oscar fell backwards, losing his grip with a startled yelp.
Ruby, who was face up sprawled on the ground stared up at the open sky stunned, before she raced up to her feet and ran over to Oscar, ignoring her stunned silent teammates and family.
"Oscar!" She yelled.
She raced to him and skidded on her knees to his side.
"Oscar?" She asked nervously seeing his eyes were closed.
Frantic she checked his neck for his pulse, and found it there, even if it was erratic, from it she gathered him up close, and heard him moan in pain.
"Uncle Qrow!" She yelled, finally looking from Oscar to the others.
It spurred them all to run.
"What just happened!" Several asked, gathering around.
"How does he know how to use Ruby's scythe?" Nora questioned, seeing that Ruby was no longer frantic, she knew Oscar wasn't in immediate danger.
They all stared incredulously, they knew how hard it was to even attempt finding the release triggers, let alone firing a different round then what was already loaded, which was what he had actually done. While doing whatever else he was doing at the same time.
"Is he okay?" Ruby asked in concern.
"I think you'd find he just used his Semblance to save your life." Qrow told, and from what he had seen and seeing how Oscar laid himself out, he probably overworked himself.
"…So, he's going to be alright, right?" Ruby asked again.
"He should be fine, kiddo. How're 'bout you? You fell off the ledge." Qrow told her in alarm.
Ruby blinked. "Huh. I'm not actually sure what happened." Ruby voiced.
"I didn't realise how close you were, I'm sorry!" Pyrrha told her tearfully.
Ruby looked at her and grinned. "I'm alright!" She said.
"He might not be," Pyrrha muttered.
"I know," Ruby told her, looking back at the boy in her arms. "He'd probably be more comfortable in his bed…" She said.
Qrow helped her up, and they all noticed how she didn't use her Semblance either.
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He watched as she fell from the landing.
He watched as he stretched out his hand to catch her.
He watched as he missed, and she continued to fall.
No. Never again…!
Oscar woke up to sit with a horrified gasp for air.
Ruby…!
He looked around and felt relief shunt through him heavily.
She was there. Right there. He had gotten to her in time.
Oscar watched as she used his bed as a pillow and he wondered how long he had been under for. With her face facing him, he could tell she was at least peaceful for the moment. Though, he knew he wouldn't be able to wipe her terrified expression as she fell from his mind. He had nearly lost her, again.
He couldn't. Not again.
He needed to find a way to save her life, no matter the personal cost.
Oscar stalled and blinked in realisation: at least that way she wouldn't die.
Oscar watched her and reached out for her hand, he wanted to at least have one memory that wasn't her in fear.
"Ruby…?" He voiced gently for her.
Ruby grasped his hand tighter and groaned a little. "…Oscar…?" She voiced.
It did make Oscar grin. "Hello, Miss Ruby." He responded fondly.
Ruby suddenly shot up and faced him. "You're awake!" She said a little louder.
Oscar blinked at her.
"…Was I out long?" He asked, a little worried.
Ruby shook her head. "No, I was just worried when I couldn't wake you. It's been a few hours." She told him.
Oscar sighed in relief and lent against the headboard of his bed. "That's a relief. Are you okay?" He asked, looking at her searchingly.
Ruby gave out a laugh as she moved to sit on the bed.
Ruby sided her head when he could barely look at her.
"Oscar…?" She voiced in concern.
Oscar flinched and hid his head. She was fine, she was going to continue to be fine. And damn his tears!
Seeing him only made her chuckle sadly as if she understood. "Oscar," She started, her tone soft, and it made him look to her. "Come here," She reached out to him.
Oscar was crawling down his bed and into her arms before she could encourage him.
"I nearly lost you, again…" Oscar hissed, failing to breathe properly as she enclosed her arms around him. "Not again, I swear!" He pleaded, holding her close, losing his battle holding back his tears for her.
"Oscar…" Ruby tried.
"No!" Oscar said startling her, as he pulled back, and he stared at her wide-eyed. "No!" He near yelled in fright and he held on to her, tears racing down his face. "What if you use your silver eyes on me? I won't run, I won't hide. I won't fight you like she would. I promise!" Oscar told her.
Ruby blinked in confusion. "Wait, what do you mean?" She asked, pulling back a little in her confusion.
"If you…If you use your eyes on me, the magic that holds us together, falls apart, Salem becomes a regular person, and can be hurt by usual means. There will be no more Grimm to fight." Oscar looked terrified. "But you'll…" He blinked and looked at her. "But you'll have to do it without me by your side." He told her.
Ruby's eyes swelled up unconditionally. "What do you mean." She demanded.
It caused him to flinch. "Just as you have the ability to kill Salem with your eyes, the reverse, with me, means the same thing." He told her.
Ruby froze, and she covered her mouth with both of her hands, absolute dread and devastation filling her entire being.
"With one look…I'll be gone, and you won't be," Oscar said, smiling sadly. "Then you'll be safe, and I won't need to worry anymore." He voiced calmly and as flat as ever.
"No!" She yelled as she raced off the bed to stand. "That'll be because you'll be dead!" She screeched in alarm.
Oscar looked at her and stood up as well. "I'd rather it be me over you." Oscar stated truthfully.
Ruby could now barely look at him, fearing her own abilities. "I can't hurt you…" She mumbled tears that swelled now spilling over her cheeks.
Oscar strode forward, and she quickly replaced his steps backwards. "And I can't watch you die! If I hadn't borrowed Oz's—" He cried urgently, holding onto her cloak as if he feared her leaving.
"And you think I can?! Just sit back and watch you die?!" Ruby yelled back, just as fierce.
Oscar paused for a second, to stare at her in disbelief, as she glared of to his side, not willing to look at him.
"You've—You've known this all along? That with one look…?" She questioned, glaring at the wall behind him.
"I've always known. Ever since I first met you." Oscar told her, his shoulders slumping.
He watched her blink. "All this time…And you've never…" She frowned and risked looking at him. "…Are you afraid of me?!" She asked fearfully, tears welling up again.
Oscar stared at her for a second, to his credit, didn't flinch at the question. "You can't help what's in my nightmares, Miss Ruby." He told her.
It didn't help her horrified gasp or stop her tears.
Oscar then sighed. "Once I knew I was in reality, no, you've never terrified me there, nor do you terrify me now." Oscar told her.
Ruby's look turned incredulous. "But I could hurt you! I have no control over it! Why are you here!" Ruby asked, wanting to take the boy's arms and shake them about in his foolishness. It was like attempting to stay near Grimm territory! "Why risk it!" She asked, kind of furious.
She could have at any time, lit up her eyes, and if he had been in front of her…
Oscar then gave out a chuckle. "I have always been careful, and you've now just said you wouldn't do it. Even if it probably is the—"
"No!" She interrupted. She recalled the several times she could remember when he was around when her elder lit up her eyes — he had always gotten out of dodge as if he could tell when she was about to use her abilities. "And don't you dare run in front of me!" She ordered.
Oscar blinked, then held up his hands in surrender. "Alright, alright, Miss Ruby," He sighed. "If that is what you want." He said tiredly.
Ruby nodded her head. "That's what I want." She said.
Oscar blinked at her, then surged forward, heaving his grip on her cloak, still painfully afraid she could walk away from him.
"Then I beg you, don't use them on her!" Oscar pleaded.
Ruby calmed down seeing that they were literally back at the start. "Alright." She blinked in stunned as her comment literally made the boy lit up with pure happiness.
"Promise?" Oscar asked weakly.
Ruby nodded. "I promise. On one condition." She requested.
Oscar cocked his head at her. "What's that?" He asked.
Ruby grinned. "Find another way." She told him.
Oscar smiled. "You don't need to tell me twice! As long as you don't leave," He took hold of her chin to make her look at him. "And you continue looking at me. I'll be sad if you don't." Oscar told her.
And she really didn't know how to respond to that, her mouth was hanging unattractively open until he laughed and closed it for her.
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A/N: Someone, I can't remember who, said this story wasn't angst or sad enough. IS THIS ENOUGH FOR YOU?!
For those who haven't read the prequel to this because I said in the A/Ns there that it had spoilers, can now read it. Since this was the spoiler.
I am curious if anyone has picked up on the subtlety of how Oscar works, and if you picked up why. Oscar himself works with his emotions, and his feelings for Ruby extremely subtle but in a way that if you can pick it up, are just in-your-face-loud. I'll give you a cookie, or a preview of the next chapter if you tell me.
Up Next: Oscar tries to fix his problems with hiding 100 cookies. Unfortunately for everyone else, (that isn't Ruby), that was forcibly involved. (Poor Weiss was never the same).