Ruby was feeling extremely comfortable.
There was warmth, blankets, white noise, and an extremely comfortable bed that was keeping her in place, gently holding her onto it, her head nestled against two very soft pillows. Not that she minded; the bed was very comfortable and warm after all.
Wait, beds aren't usually warm and holding me…
Forcing her eyes open, Ruby's vision revealed a mass of black hair. If it had been yellow, it would have been slightly less alarming but it was not – she had a lot of nightmares as a kid and Yang was always there for her. But this wasn't Yang. Now far more awake, Ruby slowly loosened the cocoon that enveloped her, the cocoon making a disappointed sound that sounded oddly familiar. It was to no great surprise that the bed – and owner of the black hair - was none other than Blake.
The events of the night caught up; taking Blake up to the top of a hill for stargazing, the Faunus not wanting her to go and pulling Ruby into her lap. That was where Ruby's recollection ended.
How'd we get tangled up in Blake's sleeping bag?
As she pondered the question, Ruby started to feel more than a little cold; with the sleeping bag's seal broken, cold air started to rush in. While Ruby tried to connect the dots, Blake instinctively pulled her back to her spot, trying to keep warm.
Ruby didn't even try to fight the blush as she was pressed against Blake's chest. While it was true that she quite enjoyed spending time with Blake and even cuddling, it was still a bit… awkward to Ruby. It made her feel… weird.
Like wanting Blake to never let go of her, and just stay in this sleepy embrace. That she was glad Blake spent so much time with her; the Faunus spent more time with Ruby then with her own partner. The fact that Blake had promised to never leave again… it made Ruby feel a special warmth in her
Is this what having a crush feels like?
Before she could even answer that, an old popped into her head; What's so bad about having a crush on Blake anyways?
It led Ruby to the very easy conclusion: Nothing is bad about that. With that, Ruby decided to just enjoy the cuddling, wrapping her arms around Blake as much as she could. It wasn't long until her comfortable spot started to lull the girl into unconsciousness. A single thought crossing her mind before Ruby crossed over to dreams.
…I wonder if Blake feels the same about me?
Blake awoke to a very interesting feeling.
It was like someone was massaging a very particular spot and it just felt divine.
But that wasn't what woke her up, no, it was the sound of something groaning. No, that's not quite right, more like someone was giving a low sustained hum. It felt so deep that it was making Blake feel the vibrations – that or it was quite close by. Trying to crane her head around to find the source, that feeling and the sound stopped, as weight left the top of her head.
As she took in her surroundings, several things occurred to Blake. First and foremost was that she was holding a sleeping –and slightly snoring Ruby – against her. Second was that the two were bundled up in a sleeping bag in a tent. Lastly, that Ruby's hands were beneath her head.
It took Blake a while to realize what had been happening.
Ruby's hands had ended up resting on top of her head and had been the source of that feeling. Namely giving the best massage to her ears that Blake had ever felt. The other realization was a bit more… shameful.
Sure, Blake was cocooned with someone who she quite dearly liked and had quite a big crush on in the middle of the nowhere by themselves. But…
The feeling that Ruby's hands given had been so good that she had been… purring.
Blake was very much closed off when it came to other people touching her extra set of ears. Or making jokes about her heritage – Yang notwithstanding. The fact she let Ruby convince her to take off the bow at all was a great sign of trust to her. Yet…
Her ears were something very personal to her; she always wore a bow, even during most of her time in the White Fang. The fact that Ruby had been touching them was just… different to her. Even as her mind turned the issue over and over, Ruby's hands found her ears again. To her great shame she could already feel the purring start in the back of her throat.
Even as she started to drift off, Blake started to figure out how to stop it. I could always just take her hands off. That's always an option. Just gently take them off and put them around me, or something.
Blake never took that option.
AU: Look at these two, all cuddling and sleepy. So cute.
I swear I'm not trying to reduce Blake to a cat. She just really liked the feeling okay. The fact she left Ruby doing what she was doing is suppose to be a sign of trust, seriously!
Sorry for not posting a chapter last week, I've been a bit busy and all that good stuff. Acceptance chapter 15 will be posted when I get home from running errands!
Thanks for reading everyone and have a great day! :D