Author's Note

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Amnesiac

Chapter 28: Kind of a Date

I was really having trouble figuring out what I was going to wear to the museum with Blake. I didn't want to look too nice, but I didn't want to look like a bum either. I just wanted to look decent. I really don't know why I was making a big deal about this. I'm acting like I'm going on some kind of date or something, which it isn't...I guess.

To be honest...I actually wouldn't mind if this was a date. Blake's really grown on me over the past year. She's actually a really nice girl and was just worried about me just like the others, and I'd be lying if I said that she wasn't attractive. I have checked her out more than once without even noticing that I was. I'm so lame...

Sun was taking this whole thing as a date and had insisted that I'd spill him the beans once it's over. Can't he just see that this is a friendly get together? Besides, I don't even think the girl likes me that way anyway. Even if she did, I'm not good enough for her. I mean come on, I was practically a complete bitch to her all those times and I'm a homeless person and I don't really have my life together. Why would anyone like someone like me?

Anyway, I decided to wear that damn banana outfit that Sun got me. I haven't worn it yet so why not.

"That's a cute outfit, friend," said Penny.

My face flushed in embarrassment as she took notice to my outfit. I forgot that she was in here. Now that Penny's said something, I really wonder what Blake's going say when she sees me in this outfit. Maybe I should just change it.

I shook my head, my face going back to a normal color. Now that I have the outfit on, I really don't feel like taking it off. Plus, it's probably too late now.

Blake's supposed to be picking me up soon. I texted her a few hours ago to come by the school where the dorms were. I also asked if she needed any directions, but she told me that she knew her way around because she had a gps.

"What's the occasion?" Penny asked.

"I'm just hanging out with a friend of mine," I told her.

"Sounds wonderful."

I nodded in agreement to her comment with a smile now on my face. Penny sure is something. Emerald is really missing out on a good friend like her.

My thoughts get interrupted by the sound of my phone vibrating. Reaching into my pocket, I took it out and opened it up. It was a message from Blake.

B: im here

Yep, it's definitely too late to change now. I texted her back.

- alrite, ill be there -

I said a quick good-bye to Penny before rushing out of the room and now out of the dorms.

I caught sight of the onyx Sedan and Blake smiling at me from inside of it. Suddenly, I felt nervous for some reason. It's probably because of the outfit I'm wearing.

I quickly made my way over to the car so I wouldn't look awkward just standing there. Blake greeted once I got into the car.

"Cute outfit," she commented with an amused look on her face. "Did Sun get you that?"

I nodded, blushing again. This time it wasn't of embarrassment which was weird. I honestly look like a child, but Blake, on the other hand, looked...what's the word I'm looking for...really, really nice. Yea, really, really nice.

She had on some kind of floral cardigan with a black tank-top underneath and navy jeans. She still had that bow on for some reason though and even though the sleeves on the cardigan was a bit long, I could still see her tattoos on her arms.

I think you mean beautiful, weirdo.

Shut up!

"I decided to wear it for his sake," I told her.

She hummed in amusement before driving us off.

"Nice school," she said.

"Yea, it is I guess," I replied. "I bet your school is nicer."

She shrugged, keeping her eyes on the road.

"Eh, it's alright. I haven't really met anyone that's like our group. Everyone's pretty much boring and I really miss the bickering that our group always did." She explained. "Either you and Yang, you and Pyrrha, or Yang and Weiss."

Yea, I miss that too.

"Velvet wanted to go to your school," I blurted, but the pain that I felt before whenever I mentioned her name didn't come like it used to. I actually didn't care if I mentioned it.

She glanced at me, as if to see if I was okay, then her eyes went back forward.

"I'm fine, Blake," I told her. "Really. I've already accepted it. You...don't need to worry about me." I flashed her a smile. "Besides, we've got a museum to go to."

A smile finally formed on her face after I said that.

"What kind of museum are we going to anyway?" I asked.

"You'll see."


She took me to a fucking art museum! I've always wanted to go to one of these damned places! From paintings, to drawings, to sculptures, god this place was amazing! I may not be that good at art, but it's always amazing to see other people's art. Blake seriously took me to an art museum.

I could just kiss her, I thought and instantly regretted it.

What the hell is wrong with me? I can't just things like that. And it wasn't even from my goddamn subconscious mind so that make things worse. God, this was absolutely embarrassing.

"I heard that you liked art, so I thought this would be a good experience for you," Blake told me.

Good? It's a fucking great experience. You don't know how happy I am right now. She bought these tickets not just for anybody, but for me. If this was just a regular museum, then the tickets would be for anybody.

She's done all of this and I've never done anything for her. Now, I'm starting to feel bad.

Just enjoy this, you weirdo.

"Thank you," I replied with a grin.

"How about we check out those paintings now?" She asked

I nodded and followed her to where all the paintings were.


Later on, after looking at probably hundreds of paintings, sculptures, drawings, and whatever else they had, we stopped at the gift shop. I wanted to take some pictures, but it was restricted. Other people who were there still took pictures anyway. I'm not one of those people.

Blake offered to get me something at the shop. I was going to turn down her offer because this was just too much, but she insisted that if I wanted something from the shop, I should get it. So, I picked out some ink pens for my art class. I'm so glad they had them here because I was not looking forward to go shopping for them myself.

"Thanks Blake," I said as she handed me the pens after she purchased it.

"Are you hungry?" She asked. "I still want to hang out with you a little longer."

"Yea, I'd like that," I told her, lips curling into a smile, earning me a smile in return.

Before we could even depart the Museum, we both caught sight of Weiss and a few other people. What's she doing here? Is it for her school or something or maybe family?

She caught sight of us and walked over with a waved.

"Hey guys," she greeted.

"Hey Weiss," we replied simultaneously.

"Is it just you guys or the others as well?" She asked.

I opened my mouth but Blake beat me to it.

"It's just us," she answered. "What about you?"

"Oh, I signed up to go on this trip here with a few classmates," Weiss told us. So it is for school. "I didn't think I'd see you guys here." Her eyebrows rose for a second. "Wait, are you guys dating or something?"

My face flushed as I quickly shook my head. Why does everyone think that every time they see me with Blake? We're just friends. Nothing else!

But you don't want that do you?

"N-No we're just hanging out Weiss," I told her quickly.

Blake wasn't really fazed by it like always, but she did look at me amusingly at the way I reacted.

"Oh, I sort of thought you guys were." Weiss looked embarrassed now. "You guys are always together and all so…"

"It's alright Weiss," said Blake. "You're not the only one who thought that."

She giggled before looking back at the group she was with. Then, she turned back to us.

"I should be getting back to my class now," she told us. "It was nice talking to you guys. See you."

"See ya Weiss," I said.

Blake just waved at her before she turned and left.

"Where do you want to eat?" Blake asked.

"Uh…I'm really in the mood for something sweet," I told her, scratching my cheek as I stared at her nervously. "If you don't mind."

"Nah, I don't mind," she replied. "Besides, I have a place in mind."


We went to this frozen yogurt café that was in Vytal. At first, Blake asked if it was okay for us to go that far. I didn't mind at all. We talked the whole ride there, about the others, about my project, about other stuff. She was really interested in helping me with my project. I was sure that she knew a lot more than me of course. I told her that I either I could go to her place or she could come to my dorm, whatever she was okay with.

When we got there, it was a little crowded. There were faunus there either working or as customers. I only saw like one human there, which was normal here. I got strawberry frozen yogurt since I like strawberries. Being homeless didn't really give me a variety of foods to eat. Especially sweet foods. I had to eat what I could get me hands on.

Blake got the birthday cake flavor frozen yogurt and we sat in a booth. It was hard to eat my yogurt with her staring at me like the way she is.

"I'm glad you liked the art museum," she said after eating some of her yogurt. "You looked really happy there. It was nice seeing you that way after so long."

Same. It's been a while and it feels like this whole thing is new to me. The only time I remember being really happy back then was basically at Velvet's party. It's really been so long.

"It was really nice of you taking me," I replied. "I honestly didn't know you were taking me to that type of museum. I really liked that. Especially the paintings and all."

She gave a warm smile.

"I really like being with you, Ruby," she told me, making that weird feeling in my stomach come back. "I'm really glad I met you."

"Same to you," I said, internally trying to calm that weird feeling down.

It's nothing really new. I just now noticed it last week when I was with her, but it's so weird. Why does it keep happening and why do I have the sudden urge to kiss her?

I better stop before I do end up kissing her.

It wasn't really that way with Yang…or Nikos…or even Weiss. I know I've felt this way with Velvet, of course. God, I'm so weird.

Blake was the first one to finish her yogurt. I was too busy being flustered by what she told me. She still manages to make me feel this way, only this time the feeling is stronger. She just sat there after that and waited patiently for me to finish mine.

I took me about a minute to realize this.

"Ah s-sorry!" I cried as I quickly ate my yogurt.

"Ruby slow down or you'll get a…" She trailed off as I held my throbbing head is my hands.

My hands moved from my hand to my face, covering it in embarrassment. What am I doing to myself?

"You didn't have to rush," I heard her say as I felt a hand touch my wrist and wrap around it.

She pulled one of my hands away from my face, to look at me. My other hand came down automatically once she lets go of it. Eyes flickering up to her, I was met with that smile again.

"Uh, sorry…again" I told her.

Covering her mouth, she started to giggle as she replied, "You're honestly so cute."

Did I mention that I wouldn't mind if this was a date?

Fuck, if she doesn't stop acting like that, I'll get the wrong idea. This is Sun's fault! Only because he had to make me admit that I liked her.

"I wish we could hang out a little longer, but I have to go to school tomorrow," she told me as she sat up from her seat.

I nodded, flowing her in suit.

We dumped our trash in the trash can before heading out the place and getting into the car. She had turned on some music from her radio on the ride back to my dorm. I really wanted to say something to her but it was hard, so the ride was silent. It wasn't bad though. She did actually look happy.


We arrived back at the school around 7. She was curious about what my dorm room looked like and just wanted to check it out. I allowed her to of course, but I was getting really nervous. I expected her to just say goodbye to me in her car and drive off.

When we got to the dorm room, Penny wasn't there, which was weird because she never goes out at this time. We were alone. Goddammit Penny! Where the hell are you?

She looked around the room curiously, sort of reminding me of Velvet in a way. It made me smile.

"Wow, these dorms look nice," she said. "How's your roommate?"

"She's alright," I replied. "She's actually supposed to be here by now." I paused before speaking again. "You still live at your house, right?"

She nodded.

"Yea. I didn't really feel like moving in a dorm. Plus, my friend wasn't happy about me leaving him." She chuckled at the last part.

Friend she says.

"Well…it was nice hanging out with you," she told me. "I really hope we could do this again. I know last time I said you could pick the place next time…but this time I mean it."

I gulped and said, "Yea, I'd like that."

She smiled down at me, making that urge to kiss her come back.

And I did…

I wasn't thinking. My body just acted on its own because I know damn well that I really wouldn't be able to do that. I grabbed her by her shoulders, leaned up, and just kissed her. It was a quick brief kiss though, since my senses came back to me and made me realize what I just did.

Well fuck.

Indeed.

I quickly jerked back, face flushed red and looked up her apologetically. I really need to think before I do something. I just ruined this friendship because of my foolishness.

She was still looking down at me, eyebrows raised and lips thin. I could see a slight blush on her face.

"S-Sorry," I said quietly.

She doesn't say anything and for a moment I thought I had fucked up, but when I felt her hands move to my cheeks and her facial expression change into something different as she began to lean in, I knew it wasn't all that bad.

We kissed. Her lips were firmly on mine as she held my head and wouldn't let go. I couldn't help but grab the collar of her shirt and try to pull her in closer. I guess she was feeling the same way because she ended up making me back us up into the wall of the dorm room.

It was amazing. All of it was amazing. Her lips, her touch, her scent. It felt like forever kissing her and her lips were so soft. I really didn't want to pull away.

She was the one who did though for air. Instead of kissing me again, she leaned her forehead against mine and just stared into my eyes.

"You don't know how long…" She murmured "…how…long I wanted to do that…"

He hands slid down from my face, to my arms as she kissed my jaw. I grunted against her.

Fuck, if she…

"Oh my!"

Blake quickly jumped back and looked at the doorway. I couldn't help back but look too.

It was Penny.

Her hands were covering her mouth and there was a visible blush on her face.

"Uuhh, s-sorry!" She stuttered. "I d-didn't mean to interrupt or anything. Oops…um I can go and put the headphones on while you guys finish."

My eyes widened, face going as red as a tomato.

"Penny!" I nearly screamed.

Blake looked more amused now than panicked. I can't believe she actually said that.

"Ah, sorry again," she said. "I was just surprised…um who is this…?"

"I'm Blake," the other girl finally told her. "I was just dropping Ruby off…er…and you're Penny, right?"

She nodded.

"Yeah…uh…nice to meet you Blake."

"Yea…you too."

Blake quickly walked away, but not without saying, "Bye Ruby. I'll…see you later."

"Yea, bye," I called after then turned to Penny. "I'm really sorry you had to see that. That wasn't really…intended."

"It's quite alright friend!" Penny chirped. "So that's the friend you were hanging out with." I nodded. "But, I don't really think friends do something like…that."

She giggled as I sat down on my bed and ran my hands on my face.

"Yea I know…" I grumbled. "God, I wasn't even thinking when that happened. You weren't in the room and we just…kissed."

"Oh, Emerald just needed to talk to me about something," she told me. "I hope I didn't scare you there."

Raising my head, I watched as she walked over to her bed and kicked off her shoes.

"You guys must really like each other," she said.

I blushed and replied, "Yea…we do."

I licked my lips, tasting the flavor of her lip gloss. I guess she was planning to do something like this. Maybe she was surprised that I was the one who initiated it.

Sun's going to freak…


Author Note

Now we finally got the ladybug kiss! And this time it's not on the cheek. Apparently Ruby was too naïve to even notice that Blake felt the same way for her. I meant to do that by the way. Since Ruby wasn't really good with socializing with people before, it's hard for her to pick on things like that. Now you see why I was so excited writing this chapter. And that kiss was pretty intense…hehe. That's only because it took them so long to do that. And Penny….I just really love her character also.

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Well that's it for now. Till next time.

Koda out!