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Wither
Prologue – From Full Bloom to Wilt
There was a lot of things Ruby Rose didn't do; wear high-heels, doll herself up, wear typically super-girly clothes, eat enough vegetables, being formal enough with her girlfriend's posh family, or swear.
Tonight she had not only dolled herself up with just the right amount of makeup – curtesy of Pyrrha and Blake – but also wore a bodycon dress with, humorously enough, the same colour gradation as her hair. Her nails had been painted a gentle red and she had, with some help, applied a faint shade of lipstick and eyeliner. Ruby had let her hair grown down her neck over the years, but was otherwise the same.
It was happening.
Tomorrow was their last day as students of Beacon Academy; as soon as graduation ceremony was over they would be full-fledged, licensed Huntresses. If the ceremony was anything like the ones prior to theirs, especially when team CFVY graduated last year, they would be in for a large feast and loud music all over the academy grounds with people drinking, eating, and likely sneaking off to remote corners for something or other. It was a time for celebrating four years of studying and training.
And what an amazing four years it had been; first year had been such a life-changing experience for the young sniper, who was still the only one who had managed to join the academy two years in advance. She had met many new people such as Blake, ended up on the same team as her sister, and befriended Weiss Schnee herself.
Year two came along and Weiss had asked Ruby out the first thing she did on the new school year. Between studies, dealing with Grimm, and combat training, dating had not come easy, but the heiress had been persistent in her pursuit, to Ruby's delight. Their relationship had grown since then and soon things like kissing were as natural as breathing. Eventually they slept in the same bed every now and then and their first time consummating their relationship had been…special in every sense.
Of course they had been alone. Yang and Blake wouldn't be returning for several hours and it had been well into evening when Ruby and Weiss were about to do the deed.
It was also then that the reluctant fencer had revealed she was a hermaphrodite; while she technically had both sets of genitals, one was more predominant than the other, i.e. her penis. Ruby of course had been surprised to say the least, but she ultimately did not care what the fencer looked below. She loved Weiss unconditionally and soon enough she was glad to have a girlfriend with the extra benefit of a throbbing cock.
Third year and they were still together, albeit with some obstacles along the way, just like every couple. They had their arguments and perhaps did not always see eye to eye, but at the end of the day they would profess their love for each other and let their bickering be water under the bridge.
And tonight marked their anniversary; Weiss of course had left hours ago as to surprise Ruby later.
"Someone is giddy," Pyrrha commented and giggled as she added the finishing touches to the sniper's hair.
"Of course I am! It's our anniversary after all! Ruby exclaimed, practically bouncing in her seat. "Weiss said she had new clothes for tonight and we're going to someplace new and there's like ten new restaurants that opened recently and –"
"I'm going to have to tell you to calm down, Rubes," Yang interrupted. "The taxi should be here in just a little while, I'm sure you can wait until then."
"Sorry, sorry…I can't help it."
Pyrrha and Yang exchanged knowing looks. They couldn't blame the younger girl for her giddiness; in fact it was absolutely adorable to watch her like this.
"It's okay Ruby, we understand," the older redhead then said. "Just stay still for a minute longer and then I'm done."
"Okay!"
"You're really going all out huh?" Yang asked as she eyed her sister with pride. "And to think you're the same girl who called me over the Scroll panicking about how sex actually worked."
"Y-Yang! I was just…I mean… Pyrrha, don't listen to what she says, she's lying!"
"I didn't hear anything," Pyrrha stated with a small whistle as the blonde snickered. "Aaand done. Your hair looks great."
Ruby took as good a look as she could in the mirror. "No kidding. It's perfect without all that extra pomp."
"Why thank you!"
"Is there anything else you need, Ruby?" Yang asked. "If not, then we'll be getting out of your hair." She paused, expecting a laugh that never came. "No-one? Mkay then."
Ruby rolled her eyes good-naturedly. "No, this should be it. All I need to do is waiting for the taxi."
"Alright," Pyrrha then said and gave the younger redhead a hug. "Have fun tonight, Ruby."
"Will do!"
"Yeah, have a blast alright?" the blonde added. "Blake said she had plans for tonight and I will probably be out at the club till morning so…yeah."
"I promise we'll be actually sleeping when you get back."
"Good. I rather not catch my own sister in the act." The brawler shivered. "Anyway, have fun now!"
"You too!" Ruby exclaimed as the two left the room. She let her stare wander absentmindedly and her even more so her mind as she sat in place. Her heart raced and she was jittery with anticipation. Couldn't the frikking taxi be here already?!
She began pacing as she tried to get more used to the high-heeled shoes. Perhaps she should've kept Yang around until the taxi around, but she would hate to keep her sister away from her own plans.
Ruby pouted and crossed her arms, suddenly bored out of her skull. Every minute felt like ten and she couldn't very well sit down and play videogames, lest she miss the taxi completely. She had to be careful with her newly pained nails, too. She had to think about not smudging her makeup either or mess up her hair-
It came to her like bolt of lightning. Her Scroll was in her hands within seconds as she began typing away a message to Blake. Weiss had teased her all week about her new clothes and how she would do her hair, and Blake was the only one who had tagged along the heiress when she left (Blake knew her way around hair after all, she even cut her own recently ) If there was anyone who could sate Ruby's curiosity, it would be the Faunus. Besides, Ruby had a surprise of her own to tell Weiss once the moment was right – a secret she had been carrying for a little while now and she couldn't possibly wait any longer. Tonight was perfect.
She hit `Send`.
`-Hey do you mind sending me a pic of Weiss' new clothes? She keeps teasing me and won't let me see until our date later.´
She waited. And waited. Would Blake betray Weiss and let her see these new clothes that apparently were a huge deal? Maybe. It had been worth a shot at least-
A small chime caught her attention. Blake had sent her a picture – you could always trust Blake! – and Ruby giddily looked it up.
And then the world seemed to come to a sudden halt. Sound seeped away and drowned in silence and silver eyes focused more and more on the picture.
Her mind ceased to function. It registered what was shown on screen, but Ruby didn't react. Her body felt as heavy as steel and her eyes widened.
It certainly was a picture of Weiss and what Ruby assumed to be her new clothes – she didn't recognized them at least – and her new hairstyle was certainly something she'd show off. What she didn't expect was what the rest of the image showed.
Her hands began to shake. She could barely hold her Scroll properly. Her heartrate was rapidly increasing and surely she was imagining the sudden difficulty to breathe.
`-OH MY GOD WRONG PHOTO´
There was definitely something wrong with this, yes. Ruby's eyes began to sting and something inside of her ruptured and quickly died. Suddenly the world was spinning again something furiously.
`-IT'S NOT WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE RUBY´
Wasn't it? Because Ruby was certain of what she was looking at – what she couldn't stop looking at – and it was beginning to choke her and squeeze her heart. Her vision swam and she was beginning to feel nauseous…
`-RUBY I'M SO SORRY WE DIDN'T MEAN TO HURT YOU´
"But that's what…that's what you're…" Her voice was cracking, barely above that of a whisper. Was she about to pass out? Everything was spinning…
Multiple chimes emitted from the Scroll. Apparently Weiss was sending messages as well, the first beginning with;
Weiss: (3): RUBY I CAN EXPLAIN
Could she? Maybe. Ruby didn't know and she was uncertain if she cared. Everything seemed to darken around her. She began hyper-ventilating and finally started to move even if she mostly swayed from side to side.
´Am I dying?´
Her Scroll kept chiming, but Ruby wasn't looking at it anymore, having finally torn her eyes away from the screen. They still stung and her throat felt constricted.
It couldn't be true, but there was no denying what she had seen. Her mind was racing; why did was Blake in the picture? Why were both her and Weiss in bed together? Why was Blake taking a selfie and why did Weiss look so happy about the situation?
WHY WAS THERE A PICTURE OF BLAKE AND WEISS HAVING-
Something ruptured. It cracked, fell and shattered into unfathomably many pieces and bled all over once-vivid memories of Ruby and Weiss together.
She threw the device into the wall the moment she felt it vibrating from an incoming call, shattering it completely. Ruby paced around the room, her heart sinking like a stone and just as lifeless until it hit the bottom.
And then she screamed. A wordless sound of emotions tore through her throat and burned it with its intensity as she thrashed and broke down with tears like silver starlight and wallowed in what felt like madness like a raving banshee, clutching her stomach.
Time ticked away and Ruby laid there on the floor in the middle of their dorm room. The room her team had shared for four years, where she and Weiss shared so many memories like their first kiss, their first time together, everything had ended up in this very room.
She had to escape – had to leave. Now. Breathing grew increasingly difficult. Air – she needed air.
In her current state she grabbed by instinct what was hers; Crescent Rose, her bags – they wouldn't be spending the next night here after all – and clothes, anything that was solely hers.
And then she left, her vision blurry from tears, and didn't look back.
By the time anyone came back to team RWBY's dorm room, Ruby Rose was as far away as her Semblance allowed her to go.
A/N: So, yeah. I decided to give in to the urge to write a story based on that. Definitely going to be a bit darker from what I usually write, but not too much, don't worry. Let's just say it's going to be a bit more serious.
Now, this could go multiple ways.
Either Ruby disappearing for years and maybe end up with someone else – like I dunno, Rave, Emerald, Cinder, Neo, Velvet (because I haven't used Velvet enough right?) – OR Weiss gets a redemption arc and enables Whiterose.
Maybe she gets revenge with Winter, Emerald, Velvet, or Ilia without any timeskip. Who knows. We'll see, but feel free to throw in your two cents.