Chapter 24
A/N; Ihmn'a go now. Sky is sleepy, must rest.
All four girls made their way up the oak steps in the middle of the house up to the second floor. Finally being able to focus on her surroundings Emerald took the opportunity to admire the décor inside the house. The walls were plain soft white with several pictures of Yang and Ruby through out their younger years. She found one picture in particular cute; it was a very young Ruby holding up the peace sign behind a giant plate of cookies.
Running along the ceiling and the floor there was a dark wood trim, hardly in need of repair, it looked as if it was brand new. The upstairs had an open floor plan with the stairs leading up into a living room where there were two couches and a television sitting atop a dark wood entertainment stand. There were hallways going in four directions once on the second floor, they all lead to different rooms. In the hallway directly in front of the stairs were the girl's bedrooms; across the hall from one another there were wooden plaques to signify which was which. The hall behind the stairs leads to the bathrooms and laundry room. To the left of the living room was the study and office and finally to the right of the living room was Taiyang's room as well as a small lounge.
The floor was a laminated lightwood; it seemed to be a theme. Emerald kept walking behind Ruby as they reached the doors, the pairs split off into their respective rooms. In Ruby's room instead of the hardwood floor, it was now a red carpet and white walls. Different posters lined the walls of the bedroom, some of movies, games, and pop culture. There was a desk on the right hand side of the room and a queen sized bed on the left side, a few feet to the right of the bed was a big dresser. A window separated the bed and dresser, this was the window that Emerald saw from the street, the other was in the living room.
"So. Here we are, my little castle." Ruby said sitting down on the black bed sheets that look as if they had been freshly placed made. Ruby moved her suitcase near the bed and propped it up against the side laying on her back with her legs still dangling over the side.
"Its really nice." Emerald commented.
"What were you expecting?" Ruby asked with a grin.
"Honestly… I expected your room to be a war zone." Emerald jabbed back.
"Nope. Dad made us clean almost every day to make sure we wouldn't stop keeping it clean." Ruby admitted somewhat proudly. Normally the girl is a hurricane but here, she seems to have been tamed.
"Really?" Emerald asked.
"Yep. Even so far as daily inspections. But do you blame him? Cleaning this big house alone must be rough, so I made it my personal mission to be as helpful as I could… That eventually lead to where I am now… And to you." Ruby said with a smile.
"Us meeting is quite the odd story isn't it?" Emerald thought aloud.
"Yeah. It really is. I mean, we had our weapons aimed for each other, and now it seems our hearts are aimed in the same exact way." Ruby explained. "Hell. How did we even fall for each other? I mean, you were pretty much married, I was a stressed out teenager. Sometimes it confuses me." Ruby admitted.
"I fell for you because you're you. You aren't afraid to be you even in battle. There is nothing in the world I would trade for you and I mean, nothing. If there is ever a time you question my feelings for you, I want you to tell me. I will make sure you under stand how I feel to the best of my ability, regardless of the situation." Emerald said trying to assure the younger girl.
"Alright." Ruby said with a sweeter than candy smile. "I love you." Ruby said happily.
"I love you too." Emerald said walking towards the brunette. Emerald crawled her way up the bed and straddled Ruby. Hunching over the girl's small frame she pressed a kiss to Ruby's lips. It wasn't a kiss of passion or of lust. It was a kiss of knowing, remembering even that both of them have solidified their feelings for each other. Making a bond that could never be broken between the two.
The two parted after what seemed like an eternity at the sound of the door clicking open. Yang walked in smiling but soon it dropped. Seeing the two in this situation was a bit suspicious.
"Bad time?" Yang asked. Ruby laughed at her comment.
"No. You missed an amazing make out scene though. You should take some pointers from Emerald." Ruby said with a large grin on her face. Becoming embarrassed the brawler's face turned a bright shade of red.
"For your information, I can kiss just fine." Yang retorted.
"Oh really?" Ruby asked. "Because last time I checked, you weren't bold enough to take that step." Ruby jabbed.
"Well, you missed a lot when you were in the hospital." Yang said making an obscene gesture with her hands and lounge.
"Let me guess." Emerald began. "Blake was the aggressor?" Emerald questioned. Ruby went into a laughing fit, one that would seem to last a while. Yang was silent but her silence said a ton.
"Still. At least we're that close and we know we'll be together." Yang commented smiling to herself at the thought of her and her kitten being together for the rest of their lives. "I just hope you two are the same, because it seems you already took my sister's innocence." Yang jabbed somewhat kindly.
"I did no such thing!" Emerald exclaimed with fake hurt. "She merely paid attention to a bad role model which just happens to be me." Emerald said playing the joke onto herself. Ruby at this point was still chuckling (some what needlessly).
Blake stuck her head through the mahogany door way. "The food is ready everyone." She announced in her usual monotone voice. Everyone stopped what they were doing and turned to Blake who in turn raised an eyebrow. "What exactly happened in here?" She questioned jokingly.
"Just having the sex talk with my sister and her lover." Yang commented slyly.
"Do they know?" Blake asked getting somewhat red.
"About us doing it? Yeah." Yang commented with a grin. Blake's face flushed, her entire face was red. It was almost possible to see the steam coming from off of the top of her head. Who knew it would be so easy to embarrass Blake?
"Well! What are we waiting for?! The food is ready, and I'm starving." Ruby announced happily.
Emerald realized now that, Ruby knows her way around romance, especially when it comes to her. Ruby was actually very compassionate and caring on a whole different layer than Emerald first thought. Emerald finally had a place she could fit into.