Hiya everyone! Wyn here with another exciting chapter of Red Reaper and her White Princess! Now, I honestly did have some big chapter Fifty spectacular planned out, but as my Niece (who is my new beta reader pointed out) this chapter has plenty of surprises in store already! So, I do have a side thing in the works as a primer of sorts for my little slice of the RWBYverse, so stay tuned for that! Otherwise, I hope everyone enjoys, and I'll see you all next week for Mountain's Rose!
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Weiss and Ruby have a closely guarded secret. One they take great pains in keeping one. They love the thrill of a spar between them. To them, there's no better way to start their day than with the clashing of rapier against scythe, Glyphs versus Speed, Weiss's agility versus Ruby's strength.
They especially love the thrill of power against power, of which they both have plenty to spare.
And today is no exception. They've snuck out nice and early as always, uniforms still on hangars and weapons in hand. Their destination as always is the center of the old hedge maze, which is only really used by students looking to hide from professors, bullies, and bullies hiding from Nora. They chat idly as they walk, the two of them dressed in close fitting tank tops and shorts, despite the growing cooler weather signalling fall is finally coming to Vale.
But neither of them were expecting Taiyang Xiao Long to be waiting for them in their normal spot, Weiss blinking in surprise as Ruby dashes forward with a smile.
"Da!" The Reaper calls out joyfully as he catches her in a bone crushing hug, a smile on his own face. "You're back early!"
"Hey there, Ruby. Long time no see." He chuckles as he looks at the white princess, his smile still on his face. "Hey there, Weiss."
"Hello, Mr. Xiao Long." She replies fondly, smiling as he comes over and gives her a hug next, while also taking note of his much different appearance with a critical eye. He's not wearing his normal t-shirt and sweatpants, and his vest and tank top as well as cargo shorts are showing his powerfully built frame. A pair of golden bracers on his arms indicates a fighting style most likely similar to Yang's, but considering his look of amusement, she doubts he's a hothead like his oldest.
"Please, call me Tai. My dad was Mr. Xiao Long, and I'm not as old as him yet." He replies as he ruffles Ruby's hair between her ears. "And you have an appointment today with Eve, kiddo."
Ruby grimaces. "Is it today?! I thought it was tomorrow!"
Weiss giggles. "Dolt, this is why I keep telling you to make sure you give me your appointment cards. You're terrible with dates and times."
The elder dragon raises an eyebrow as he looks at the white wolf. "So you're really ok with Ruby?" He asks calmly, getting a nod of confirmation in return.
"I am." She replies with a smile as the red reaper dashes back into her arms. "And I don't care. She is who she is, and I love her for all of her, sir."
Tai winces. "Oof! Sir's even worse. I get that enough all day at Signal. Please call me Tai, especially since it looks like you're definitely family now." He adds the last with a wide smile. "Which means I gotta see what you got!"
Weiss nods. "Ruby, may I?" She asks her reaper, who nods in response.
"Don't go easy on him, snowflake. He sure as hell won't." She replies warningly as she releases her princess. "He'd actually be a bit insulted if you do."
"I sure would." The older man replies as he flicks his wrists, his bracers extending outwards to form a pair of shotgun gauntlets like Yang's. But unlike the brawler, who only uses blast dust filled slugs, his are a variety of colors and set to specific patterns. But the white wolf breaks into a smile as he takes a much different stance than his oldest, and uses one hand to motion to her. "Time to show this dear old dad you got what it takes to be with his little girl."
Weiss nods as she takes Myrtenaster off her hip, then taking her normal stance, left foot set perfectly in front of the other. Sparring with Ruby has been a huge help in improving her own hard learned techniques, seeing as how she had to rely on a cleverly programmed droid to learn her family's fighting style in lieu of a proper teacher. But to her surprise, Tai abandons his stance and stares at her.
"Weiss, how do you know that stance? She died before she would have had a chance to teach it to you." He asks quietly.
"Mama programmed a droid." She admits. "I learned all she left behind to teach us, and I'm the only one of her children to master it as well as her final gift to me alone."
He nods as he resumes his stance. "Then yeah, show me what you got, Maiden. Let's see how well you learned the unlearnable." He declares as his eyes gleam in understanding.
Weiss nods as she suddenly curtseys, a growing glow in her eyes to match a soft shimmer coming from her rapier. "Indeed, Tai. Ruby, stand back." She asks as she twists the rapier's handle, the dust chamber splitting apart to allow the short metal prongs set as handguards to move forward and lock into their new positions. Her dust chambers actually release themselves from the rapier, Weiss sliding them down from their normal placement and setting them aside.
Tai stares at the unshackled Myrtenaster, her runes now flaring to full life from the base of the hilt all the way up to the tip of the blade as well as all four of the prongs. "You really are her, aren't you? Only her true successor knows how to unshackle that rapier." He asks quietly, getting a proud, yet sad smile in return.
"I take pride in who I am, Tai. And Ruby has been instrumental in assisting me in training to harness it fully, while training to master her own unique skills." She replies quietly.
Ruby meanwhile does as asked, while taking note of Weiss's fluffy tail wagging eagerly, her ears open wide and taking in every sound they can pick up. She's proud of the progress her snowflake's made since they met at training her instincts, instincts she'll need to even stand a chance against her Da. Her own tail begins to wag as the heiress once again takes her stance, while the temperature around her begins to drop.
Nevermind, she's going all out.
She had a suspicion for some time, considering how cold to the touch she is, how her girlfriend all but wraps herself around her late at night, when the red wolf herself thinks it's safe to move down to the white wolf's bed to cuddle and sleep. How attuned she is to anything to do with ice and the cold. And, Ruby's a surprisingly good history student, mostly because she's fascinated by her own family's legacy and origins. But the one thing that always stands out to her is how intricately linked the power of the silver eyes is to the power of the maidens.
Especially the Winter Maiden.
She watches as Weiss darts forward almost impossibly fast, her Da caught completely off guard by her sudden boost of speed, while also trying to fend off the sudden spike of ice formed from Myrtenaster, one of the last true runic blades left in the world. Ruby can't help but to let her own eyes flare to life as she witnesses her Da fend off Weiss and the dueling style she drove herself to master with the Reaper's more than willing help, a dueling style passed down from Mother to Daughter.
From Winter Maiden to her successor.
Ruby knows Weiss is the Winter Maiden, and has kept her secret willingly for the wolf woman she loves. And their spars would be truly breathtaking to witness, as the power of winter personified clashes with the power of soul ignition. But they do not allow anyone to witness them as they battle, laugh, and kiss during every clench of weapons, during every moment they slow themselves for a brief moment to touch lips before clashing again. Those same early morning battles tend to get extremely destructive, and what was once a small courtyard has grown into a battlefield. The clashing of magically enhanced rune reinforced mithril against aura forged and rune enhanced darksteel leaves very little left standing in its wake. And Ruby isn't surprised when Tai is soon calling for Weiss to stop, his eyes wide in amazement at how powerful her white wolf is.
But what her Da doesn't realize is that every single morning they can manage it, they come here to train, to grow ever stronger, to grow ever closer, to grow ever fonder of one another, to fall in love even more deeply than the day before. They hold nothing back, nor expect the other to do so either, both in battle, and especially in love…
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Jaune steps off the elevator to his mother's office, one hand on Crocea Mors' hilt while the other grips the handle of a wickedly powerful Adel Industrial Works 1911. If Kaya, his little bitch of a sister tries anything, she's going to be eating a full clip of his own illegally gained anti aura rounds.
He'll lose sleep over killing her, just like the sleep he's still losing over the two White Fang warriors slain defending himself and Penny. But ever since the incident at the penthouse, he's had a score to settle with his half sister, while also having every intention of finally putting her in her place in the sibling pecking order.
Walking into his mother's surprisingly spartan office, he stops a moment to check his surroundings, nodding in satisfaction that it's only the two of them before walking forward to stand before her desk. But he recognizes a picture on it, more like he recognizes the head of long white hair and faunus features of Weiss. But he stares in growing horror at the scars on her back, as if…
"Did you know of this?" Jeanne asks quietly as she stares at the photograph as well.
"No." He replies firmly as he tears his gaze away. It's not proper for him to stare at Weiss as she hangs exposed. She's Ruby's girlfriend, not his, and this is more than he ever wanted to see. "We may be friends, Mother, but we do respect one another's privacy."
"Jaune, why do you insist on fighting me?" She looks directly at him, a growing anger rising in her own crystal blue orbs. "The marriage is inevitable."
"Spare me the lecture, Mother." He snarls back, his grip on his weapon tightening. "I told you once before, I'm not your puppet! I am a free man, and I will do as I will!"
He spots the movement and reacts a split second before it actually registers in his conscious mind. Crocea Mors flashes in the light of the office as it slashes at Kaya, who grunts in irritation as she dances back to avoid getting beheaded. But her grunts turn to screams a moment later as Jaune fires his gun, hitting her in both legs with disturbing accuracy, the weapon balanced on the forearm holding his sword. "Hello little sister." He greets her grimly.
"HOW DARE YOU?!" Jeanne shrieks as she leaps over her desk, her own narrow bladed greatsword, Fleur di Licé flashing as she brings it down in a vicious overhead arc. One he blocks with his own blade as he brings the 1911 to bear in her own face.
"Because I do." He answers grimly as he pulls the hammer back with an ominous clack. "I am done with your games, Mother. I am done tolerating your ambitions for me. Ambitions I do not share."
Jeanne's anger is fading rapidly at the sight of the Adel manufactured weapon's barrel staying steady, as well as the firm set of her only son's jaw. But it is the look in his eyes that is quickly bringing fear into her own.
It is the look of a man who has killed and has no fear of staining his hands with more blood for his cause. Roman was right, Jaune is far more dangerous than she ever gave him proper credit for. The battle at the docks finally unlocked the most dangerous instincts of all in her beloved seventeen year old son. The instincts of a true born Arc. The fact that he stopped her strike so quickly and efficiently is a testament to both the training he received from her as well as those awakened instincts.
Her son is indeed worthy of Crocea Mors, the sword of Kings, which once belonged to her own father.
"The marriage will happen, Jaune." She repeats herself as calmly as she can manage. "Accept it. It's obvious Jacques is a far greater monster than even I realized." She shakes her head as she frowns. "Weiss and perhaps her sister Willow require all the protection our family can afford to supply them both."
Jaune shakes his head as the two of them finally separate, both their blades still held at the ready. "Weiss is under the protection of Ruby Rose herself. Even I won't dare to try my luck against her, Mom." He admits as he drops his formal speech. "She's dangerous to a level even I couldn't believe possible."
"Jaune, you do know Ruby-" She is silenced by a harsh glare from him.
"We've all figured it out. And that's none of our business. Ruby identifies as a female, just like Joanna, and we support her by respecting her privacy." He declares firmly as he turns to leave. "She's a good friend Mom. A good enough friend to me that I won't start a war I have no interest in, nor one I would win. Even Pyrrha is scared of her since the docks, and Nora's desperate to test herself against a Silver Eyed Warrior."
"Jaune…" Jeanne rumbles as her anger begins to rise once more. "This is no game!"
"You're right." He agrees as he stops and looks down at Kaya, who's still whimpering in pain. "I have nine rounds left, Kaya. Next time, all of them are going in your head, my half sister or not, got it?"
"Yes Jaune." She whimpers through gritted teeth as she stares up at him in real terror. And the Arc matriarch is shocked at the look of fear in the oldest of her illegitimate daughter's eyes. No one has ever hurt her so badly before, and Kaya is no doubt looking at months of painful recovery.
"Jaune, as much as I love you, this changes nothing." She calls out as he reaches the elevator, the doors opening silently.
"Do anything to Penny, and I will bring hell with me when I seek my vengeance, Mom. But I do love you too, even if you're a bitch." He replies as he steps into the elevator and turns, vanishing with a nod as the doors close.
"I tried to warn you, Jeannie." Roman declares as he emerges from a different armored panelled hiding spot, Melodic Cudgel in hand and bandages still visible on his hands and face. "Your boy became a man, and a dangerous one. That's an unleashed lion you got on your hands."
"The plan continues." She declares as she looks at Kaya once more, the young woman struggling to move, to stand despite her shattered bones. "Kaya, stop. Just stop before you hurt yourself even more, baby." She declares as she pushes a button to summon medics from her small in building clinic.
"I'm sorry, Mom and Dad. I promise it won't happen again." She whimpers as she lays still.
"Nope it won't. Cause next time he's gonna blow that cute little head of yours off, Kaya my girl. So no, you let me or Jeanne deal with him from now on." Roman deadpans as he looks at Jeanne, who is kneeling down to sit next to their oldest daughter. "Cyrus wants to take over Mountain Glenn. Said he has plenty of his own men to get it taken care of."
"I hired Cyrus to find the Winter Maiden and to keep the White Fang in check, Rome! Not to destroy Vale!" She protests as she begins to channel her own aura to restart the younger girl's, the girl whimpering as her mother takes one of her hands.
"And I warned you not to hire him after I asked some questions." He retorts with regret in his voice as he kneels down on Kaya's other side, taking her other hand and adding his own aura. "Apparently, he's been dying for revenge ever since Zarya died at Summer Rose's side, and he's finally got his chance. And if anyone can beat a Silver Eyed Warrior, it's him. He's got the experience to pull it off."
"Goddesses Roman, even I know how important Ruby is to the world! She's the last of them! If she dies, then the world's doomed!" Jeanne begins to panic as she realizes that the dreaded mercenary leader is already out of her control.
"It's already too late, Jeannie. And we fucked up." Roman declares firmly. "All we can do is ride things out and hope he still does what we paid him to do."
Jeanne Arc hangs her head. Roman had argued with her for hours about her decision to hire the mercenary leader and his small, but deadly army. And to find out that not only were his concerns warranted, but she honestly shouldn't have dismissed them so readily is a bitter pill to swallow. She knew Cyrus Swiftshade wanted revenge on Summer Rose for leading his only wife to her death, and now she can only hope that Ruby Rose is indeed as good as Jaune and Roman both insist she is.
Otherwise, she may not live long enough to finish the process of becoming the woman she already portrays herself to be…
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"I can't believe that jerk Automne paint bombed us!" Ruby shrieks in rage as Weiss closes the bathroom door and locks it behind them.
"Calm down, my Dolt." The white Wolf reassures her with a smile as she turns to face her. "Eve reassured us that it will wash out easily."
The Reaper simply sighs as she removed her cloak, globs of lurid purple paint simply falling off with wet splats onto the floor. "Gonna ruin the washer getting our clothes clean."
"Ruby, we can afford to send them off to be dry cleaned." Weiss reminds her as she strips carefully out of her once white bolero jacket, frowning at the fact that part of her hair is stuck to the material. "A bit of help, please?"
"Oh yeah, sure." She replies as she begins to slowly and gently pull the now purple and white hair free. "Gotta admit Snowflake, you look kind of cute with purple hair."
The white Wolf giggles. "I was considering getting a tattoo. Noiry and I are considering matching wings on our backs." She declares as she shrugs herself free of her now purple stained clothes, not realizing the blush that is slowly creeping across her girlfriend's face. "What do you think?" She asks as she turns to face the Reaper, sighing at the fact that red wolf faunus is standing frozen in place, a small bit of blood starting to emerge from her nose.
"Guh…" Is the only noise that emerges from her throat as she stands as still as any statue. But she blinks a moment later as Weiss kisses her gently to reset her.
"Ruby, have you never had a heat before?" Weiss asks quietly as she begins to unlace the younger girl's corset, her long, slender fingers moving skillfully.
"Just one." She admits with embarrassment. "Eve said they'll start happening more often now that I'm at that point with my hormone treatments. You?"
"Like clockwork." Weiss admits as she finishes with the corset and lays it to one side. "Since I was twelve that is."
"What's it like, Snowflake? To be who you know you were meant to be?" Ruby asks quietly as she grabs her girlfriend's hands and holds them, her silver eyes looking at the floor in embarrassment.
"Ruby…" The white wolf sighs as she kisses the hands holding her own. "I am who I am. I have never felt out of place or as if I am in the wrong body. And it makes my heart ache to hear that you have struggled all your life with these thoughts, these feelings." She pauses to use one jointly held hand to raise her girlfriend's face gently. "But to me, you are Ruby Michelle Rose and no one else. And to me, you are perfect no matter what."
"Weiss, I… I don't feel perfect. I don't feel right. I have this body that's never ever felt right, that makes me uncomfortable in my own skin." Tears form in Ruby's quicksilver orbs as she looks into Weiss's sky blue eyes. "You're the first person to ever make the doubts, the terrors, the worries go away. You're so important to me, and I'm terrified of you deciding this isn't worth it anymore."
"I would never!" The heiress declares angrily as she pulls her hands free to place them on her still panty covered hips. "You're my mate! I would accept no one else as my mate, nor would I ever want anyone else as one!"
Ruby turns an even brighter shade of red as she turns her head away. But she suddenly squeals as one of the parts of her anatomy she dislikes the most is suddenly grabbed and held firmly, but not painfully. "WEISS!"
"Ruby, do you think I give a damn about this?" The white wolf asks as she maintains her grip. "About the things behind them? They are nothing to be ashamed of. And do you know why?" She sighs as her Dolt shakes her head so vigorously globs of paint go flying. "Because how else will we go about making a family?"
"Qweh?!"
Weiss smiles softly as she releases it to return to taking her beloved's blouse off button by button. "Ruby, I love you. And yes, I know all about pink dust and purple dust and what they are capable of doing. The SDC does manufacturer it for same sex couples by a long standing order left by my Grandmother. But, they are simply a substitute for the real thing." She pauses to remove the blouse slowly, a blush of her own slowly creeping across her face. "It's not fair, they're bigger and nicer than mine." She grumbles.
"Snowflake, you have really nice breasts." The Reaper declares softly, even as she looks ready to melt in embarrassment. "I ummm... I really…"
"Yes, I know you hold them when we spoon. You have no idea the amount of self control I have to exert to not ravage you some nights." The white wolf shakes her head as she unhooks and removes the younger girl's bra, tossing it onto the pile next. "But what stops me is that I am still not ready for that next step. Not yet. It's why I'm eternally grateful that you have never taken advantage of my obvious nudity after we are in bed."
"How are you so ok with all of this?!"
"Because it is simply skin, hair, and fur, my Dolt." She replies matter of factly as she turns and takes the few steps necessary to reach the tub. Leaning over, she turns the water on and lets it run until it gets hot before stoppering it and allowing it to fill. Hooking her thumbs around the elastic of her panties, she slips them off and throws them to the side. "Now, are you going to finish yourself, or do I have to finish undressing you like a child?"
"I ummm… Can't." The red wolf admits as she crosses her legs. "It might be skin, but it's the most beautiful skin on the most beautifully naked woman I've ever met, and ummm…"
"I've provoked a reaction from your enhanced womanhood?" The white wolf giggles as she sits on the edge of the tub and beckons to her. "Come here, Dolt."
"Hey, wait! I thought you said you weren't ready!" Ruby protests, even as she approaches hesitantly. She knows the white wolf will drag her over if she doesn't, and doesn't need to be grabbed again, not in its current condition.
"Not for that, no. Especially since I'm not on any form of birth control or heat control." She replies as she expertly unzips the skirt and gently removes it, blinking at the part of her girlfriend's anatomy now staring back at her. "Oh my…"
For her part, Ruby now looks ready to die of embarrassment as she covers her face with her hands, her blush now even covering her chest and breasts. But she almost screams in both surprise and sudden pleasure as Weiss initiates something she never once expected out of her beloved white wolf.
There is screaming…
There is moaning…
There is pleasure…
And when Weiss finishes, Ruby reciprocates in kind, leaving her girlfriend a panting, quivering mess herself...
"Ruby?"
"Weiss?" She replies as she pants heavily.
"I love you. For now until forever."
"I love you too, Weiss. For forever and after."
The white wolf smiles down at her, her knees now visibly shaking. "Ruby, either do it again, or let me down. I can't stand much longer."
With a weak chuckle, she shakes her head. "Lemme empty the tub then. I kinda made a mess of my own."
"I don't care right now, Dolt. Please, please let me down before I fall over."
The red wolf nods as she slowly eases the white wolf down while she leans against the back of the tub to support them both. She soon has Weiss settled into her arms, the older woman still panting.
"That was amazing, Ruby." The heiress finally admits once she catches her breath, while looking at her with a smile. "I want more, yet I have to admit we need to stop as well."
The Reaper nods in agreement before kissing her lover's forehead gently. "Yeah, we do. Especially if you're not on birth control. I ummm, don't have any condoms either."
"We need to fix that." The white wolf replies quietly. "Because I want more. I want so much more. Goddesses, but no wonder my sister blocks me out when she and Neo are intimate."
Ruby sighs as she squeezes her lover gently. "All in good time, Weiss. When you're ready."
"I know Ruby." She replies quietly. "Can we just sit here for a while? Just us?"
"As long as you want, Weiss." The red wolf replies lovingly, before moving her head down for a kiss. A kiss returned eagerly by the faunus woman she loves…
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"Think they're done yet?" Blake asks Yang as they sit at the small table Jaune and Penny supposedly scavenged from another building.
"I hope so. I'm beat." The Brawler admits with a grin. "Gotta admit, I figured they were already doing it."
The panther shakes her head as she smiles. "Weiss is still a virgin, and a nervous wreck about losing it. And I told her that reading Ninjas of Love isn't very realistic."
"Yeah, definitely not good examples there." The blonde agrees as she shakes her head.
"Hey!" Willow calls out from the couch, where she and Neo have joined Nora, Pyrrha, Cinder, and Coco in watching the latest romance comedy from Brew Cherrymore. "They're done. My useless lesbian sister is basking in the afterglow."
"Awesome, I'm going to bed. I gotta be up way too early in the morning for medic's classes." The Brawler declares as she stands.
"Goodnight Yang. Get some rest." Her partner replies as she opens her book and returns to reading.
"Yep." Blake shakes her head at the way the Brawler opens the door slowly, listening out before stealing away into the room as quietly as she can manage. Granted, a charging Rhinox is slightly louder, but hopefully the couple locked in the bathroom and enjoying the high that comes with the natural evolution of their relationship won't notice...
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Sorry guys, no actual smut from me. Plenty of implied, but I'm just not comfortable with it.