Ruby Rose, Lumberjack Extraordinaire
Ruby Rose the lumberjack was a cheerful, young woman who happened to enjoy hacking at things with her scythe a little more than was probably healthy or wise. It was a good thing for her, then, that she lived near forest, and there was always a need for good timber.
Scythe met tree. Ruby met profit.
Thus Ruby made a living as a lumberjack, and if she was a lot better at it than she expected, well, so much the better for her. After all, there was nothing quite like making a living doing something that she enjoyed. She even got to do a bit of fighting now and then since wolves, bears, and creatures of a more dangerous nature were never in short supply in the deep, dark woods.
And then one day, she met someone unexpected. Or rather, that person fell on her – after Ruby cut down the tree she was hiding in.
"Gah!" Ruby went down as someone tumbled onto her. "Ouch." She got back to her feet and brandished her scythe, only to find herself looking into a pair of amber eyes. "Oh, hi." Ruby paused and then tilted her head to one side at the young woman in front of her, a young woman with what appeared to be cat ears on her head. "Uh, you're not a bandit, are you? Because if you are, I'd have to pummel you."
The woman blinked and then shook her head to clear it. "No, I'm not a bandit." She frowned and felt the top of her head, gasping when she felt the cat ears. "My ribbon!" She looked around and darted over to the ribbon that had fallen nearby. As she tied it back into place to cover her ears, her gaze went back to Ruby. "You're not going to ask about the cat ears?"
Ruby shrugged. "I've seen stranger things in these woods. There are werewolves, vampires, those creepy, giant snake things and… you're not evil, are you?"
"No." The young woman with cat ears took a deep breath and extended her hand. "My name is Blake. I'm… a huntress of sorts. I was tracking something here yesterday when night fell. I decided to sleep in a tree because I thought it would be safer…"
"And then I cut the tree down." Ruby blushed. "Oops." She shook Blake's hand. "Well, I'm Ruby. I'm kind of a lumberjack."
"Kind of?"
"I sort of fight monsters and anything else bad that I happen to run into while I'm cutting down trees." Ruby scratched the back of her head. "It makes things more interesting."
"Hmm…" Blake frowned. "So, you know this forest well?"
"Like the back of my hand."
"If you're willing to guide me, I'd be happy to share some of the bounty with you."
"Oh, cool." Ruby grinned. "Sure. By the way… what are we hunting?"
Blake's lips curled. "A runaway princess."
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Author's Notes
As always, I do not own RWBY, and I am not making any money off of this.
Heh. I bet you can guess who the runaway princess is.
As always, I appreciate feedback. Reviews and comments are welcome.
