Ruby got up quickly the next morning,got ready for school and left much earlier then usual. She skipped breakfast and didnt even bother saying hi to her dad or waiting for Yang. She dashed to the boat that takes people from patch to vale and when the boat docked Ruby used her semblance to get to her and Jessica's meeting spot they went to before school. Their spot was behind a pizza shop in a alley way.
Ruby was 30 minutes early, but she didnt care. She waited for her love . She would have gone to Jessica's house but didnt want to see her father ever again.
Ruby waited nervously. Pulling on her hood out of pure anxiety. After a while of looking everywhere for signs of her red headed girlfriend and waiting, Ruby saw Jessica walking down the street. Ruby's heart skipped a beat and she smiled.
Ruby dashed toward Jessica excitedly. As she got closer Ruby noticed a few things.
Jessica had a black eye , was walking with a slight limp and her right arm seemed to be shaking even with all this , Jessica smiled and waved at Ruby as if it was any other day.
"Hey Rubes." said Jessica casually. Ruby felt terrible.
"Jess...Im so sorry I left ...I...My body just started moving and-"
"Its ok Ruby, I used my semblance on you , theres no way to resist once ive touched you." responded Jessica waveing Ruby off.
Ruby's eyes widened.
"But why? It was two on one , we could have had him!" argued Ruby. Jessica shook her head.
"Ruby , hes a accomplished huntsmen, we are two kids in training who didnt even have weapons on them. We didnt have much of a chance, I cant stand the thought of you getting hurt." Said Jessica while she caressed Ruby's hair with her good arm.
"...But you got hurt instead..."
"Id rather take that beating a thousand times then watch him lay a finger on you." said Jessica seriously. Ruby grabbed her hand and intertwined their fingers.
"What did he do to you?" Jessica sighed.
"It was maybe half an hour of Running around the house trying to get away and trying to fight back. I took most of the blows with my aura but once it depleted the punches hurt like hell and the pain sort of overtook me and i passed out. I woke up like 2 hours ago." explained Jessica grimly. Ruby shuddered.
"Do you want to call the police?" asked Ruby Jessica frowned and shook her head. Ruby's eyes widened in surprise.
"But why?! He beat you up! I dont know much about the law but im sure thats illegal or something!" exclaimed Ruby. Jessica took on a neutral face.
"If we tell the police they would take him away to jail and take me to someone else's home where i might not see you ever again. I WONT let that happen, ever. That and...Hes the only family i have left...I dont have any relatives in vale, all i have is a aunt and cousin in mistral...my mom is dead. Hes the only one i have..."
Ruby hated the thought of Jessica living with that man another day, but she did understand how Jessica felt. A few tears left her silver prisons.
"Jess...I cant stand the thought of you getting hurt again...all because of me..."
"Its not your fault Ruby-"
YES IT IS! If it wasnt for me kissing you , your dad wouldnt have walked in on us and he wouldnt have gotten upset and hit you!" Tears were now flowing down Ruby's pale cheeks as she realised it was her, that got her girlfriend hurt.
Jessica planted a kiss on her lips.
"Its not your fault, Im the one that started kissing you yesterday. My dads also a homophobic asshole , he would have beat me up no matter what girl he caught me kissing. Its not your fault."
Ruby lightened up a bit after hearing that and showed Jessica a warm smile.
"Dont 'beat' yourself up over it." Joked Jessica with a laugh at the end. Ruby deadpanned.
"Really?"
"Just trying to lighten the mood. Also do you remember threatening my dad?" Ruby blinked a few times trying to remember.
"I think so, why?" responded Ruby. Jessica played with her hair in between her fingers subconsciously.
"Well...You sounded so seriouse, like it wasnt a threat but a warning...You kinda scared me. I mean ive stabbed legs before , but you threatened to make him beg for death. Kinda sent a shiver down my spine and got me wet hot and bothered at the same time." said Jessica with a wink at the end. Ruby shrugged.
"I protect my loved ones no matter what." said Ruby. Jessica smiled and kissed Ruby's forehead.
"I understand. Just dont turn to the darkness Ruby. It wont do you any good." Ruby nodded.
"I wont."
"Good."
"But if he hurts you again...I wont just stand by or run away..." said Ruby . Jessica gave a her a lopsided frown.
"Tell you what , ill give him 3 already used strike one. If he does anything else to me this month . It will be another strike. If he loses all the strikes then we will go to the police ok?" offered Jessica.
Ruby didnt like the idea of letting Jessica get hurt. But knew this was their only way at compromising.
"Fine." said Ruby reluctantly. Jessica smiled.
"Come on, lets get to school."
*Back to milk and cereal time*
" So where to next?" asked Pyrrha. Her and Ruby had just left the cafe and were walking on the sidewalk , watching cars and people pass by them.
"We have two or three places left to go. But im getting a little hungry so lets get something to eat first." said Ruby. Pyrrha smiled. Yang had warned her that it might be a little hard to get Ruby to eat, but here she is suggesting they get something.
"Im glad you want to eat something Ruby. Just yesterday it was hard for Yang to get you to eat strawberries." Ruby had a small warm smile when she heard this. Pyrrha was right, She usually never eats when shes in her depressed fazes.
Ruby felt a little cold. She reached into her backpack and took out her clock. She pinned the cloak around herself with her silver crosses. Pyrrha let out a sigh of relief.
'So thats what she had in her bag.I thought she had a knife to hurt herself or something.' thought Pyrrha.
The two red haired girls kept on walking through vale debating on where to eat lunch and having small talk with laughter along the way. Pyrrha was glad that Ruby was now more talkative like her normal energetic self.
After a while of walking around the city of vale, Ruby and Pyrrha decided to eat at a place that serves Vacuoin style food. When they got in they were brought to a booth in the corner of the restaurant and some menus too order what they wanted.
Ruby ordered a plate of pasta while Pyrrha ordered a salad. When they told the waitress what they wanted , she took their menus and left them.
Ruby squirmed in her seat nervously and had a worried look on her face, Pyrrha noticed this and got worried.
"Something wrong Ruby?" asked Pyrrha. Ruby looked away slightly.
"Not really..." Ruby said in a low unsure voice. Pyrrha wasnt buying it.
"Ruby ,tell me whats wrong." said Pyrrha warmly, leaning forward and placing a hand over Ruby's comfortingly. After a few seconds of silence, Ruby answered.
"Its just...The next place we are visiting...is very sentimental to me...Just ... Just promise you wont laugh if i start crying." said Ruby sadly with pleading eyes.
Pyrrha put her other hand over Ruby's hand and started to rub the back of Ruby's hand with her thumb , comfortingly.
" Ruby i would never laugh at you, especially when your sad or in pain, ok?" answered Pyrrha in a warm loving tone. Ruby giggled lightly.
"Anyone ever tell you , you would be a great mother?" asked Ruby. The question caught Pyrrha off guard and she started to blush heavily.
"Uh-uhmm, n-no not really...W-why you ask?" Responded Pyrrha, Blushing a darker shade of red then her hair. Ruby shrugged.
"Your just really kind and care a lot for people . You go out of your way to help the people you care about, Kind of like how your walking with me wround vale even though you dont know the full story. Those are the things kids need." explained Ruby. Pyrrha smiled still blushing.
"Well, thank you Ruby." Ruby gave her a big smile.
"No problem Pyrrha."
Then the waitress arrived with their food.
Authors note: Oh my god im so ashamed of myself!.RWBY is my favorite show of all time, like ive got 300 dollars of rwby merch sitting on my shelf right now and have a fuck ton of rwby facts sitting in the back of my head, i like to think that im a rwby expert and yet i didnt know that SIGNAL ACADEMY WAS ON PATCH AND NOT ACTUALLY IN THE CITY! I found that out recently after rewatching the part with roman and the city map. And i already wrote in the story that it was in the city so not much i can do. im usually that one guy in a movie or show who points out the little facts , kind of like how Ruby's favorite food is actually strawberries and not cookies, so this kinda bothers me a little ,Buuuuut ill get over it by tomorrow Im really sorry on the fact im am TERRIBLE with a capital T at describing the places in stories ex: The restauraunt, Streets of vale, etc .For the restauraunt i could have wrote what the interior looked like,how many people were inside, what was on the menu, etc.I just either A)forget or B)Have no idea what to write,Hopefully i improve this soon. I am definitely way better at writing conversations and flashbacks. Anyway rambling aside I hope you enjoyed this Chapter, leave a review if you did, im a slut when it comes to reviews (-0) See you guys next time!