Notice Me, Ruby!
Chapter 5: Amusement Park
Things had gotten somewhat better after Yang's attempt at using Weiss' cookies to help ease things between herself and Ruby. While the attempt had been less than successful, progress had been made. After seeing how sorry her teammates truly were for what they had done, the redhead had decided to ease up on the way she avoided the three older girls. She was no longer actively trying to avoid her teammates like they were diseased, and she was even willing to sit near them during meals and classes. Ruby also wasn't waking up as early as possible and returning to the dorm only after her teammates were asleep in order to have as little contact with the older girls as possible.
One might think that with the relationships between the members of team RWBY improving this way, the four girls would soon be back the way they used to be. Unfortunately, that assumption was quite wrong, as the WBY would quickly learn. Even if Ruby wasn't actively trying to avoid her teammates, she was still cold and distant towards them and wouldn't spend any time with the older girls outside of schoolwork and combat practice. In other words, the WBY were back to square one.
In order to get back the team leader the three girls loved, the WBY were once again trying their best to get the younger girl to spend time with them. Their attempts had essentially turned into bribing, where they tried to get Ruby to spend time with them through all sorts of offers. These offers ranged from simply free trips to the movies or arcade to the WBY offering free weapon blueprints and Dust. Unfortunately, all of these offers were declined by the redhead, who still felt that once she gave in, things would go back to the way they used to be with her team.
Weiss had even gone so far as to offer her partner half of the Schnee Dust Company, which was obviously a lie, but the white-haired girl was desperate. After she had taken Yang's motorcycle for a ride, she had crashed it into a wall without even getting it out of the garage. The heiress had wanted to try riding a motorcycle for some time now, as the only vehicle she had ever been allowed to even practice with was her grandmother's old tricycle, due to her father thinking that they were so important that it was the duty of others to drive them where they wanted. However, now that she had earned her blonde teammate's wrath by destroying her precious Bumblebee, Weiss needed to do something to pacify Yang. The obvious way to achieve this was to fulfill the brawler's wish of getting Ruby to spend time with them, but that goal proved to be very difficult to achieve. Not only had Ruby seen through Weiss' obvious bluff when it came to the offer of the SDC, she had even stated that handling that much wealth would too much of a hassle for her anyways.
The white-haired girl could only pray that she could find something to end Yang's anger towards herself or she feared that her remaining life would be cut short.
However, right now, Yang was trying her best to persuade Ruby into joining her teammates in going to Vale's amusement park. She was hoping that the news about new rides would get the redheaded girl to spend some quality time with her team, but it seemed like that hope was lost.
"Come on, Rubes! You have to come with us!" the blonde pleaded the younger girl. "Going to amusement parks is always more fun in a group, so we really need you to come along! Can't you at least consider it a bit?"
Ruby let out a frustrated sigh and rubbed her temples. She could feel a headache coming already.
"For the last time, Yang, I already considered it and my answer is no!" the young team leader said sternly. "Besides, if you need a group, then you already have one! You can just go with Weiss and Blake, making it a group of three already! And if that's not enough, I heard that team JNPR is going there as well, so you don't have any real need for more people!"
"But I would like to spend is a day for our team! As in a day for team RWBY! And you can't have RWBY without the R!" Yang argued. "Come on, it won't feel right without you!"
"Well, I'm sorry you feel that way," Ruby said indifferently, before turning around and beginning to walk away. "Have fun there."
The redhead barely managed to take three steps, when she felt something pulling on her cloak and holding her back. She looked behind her and saw Yang clutching on her cloak with both hands while laying on the floor.
"Ruby, please," the brawler pleaded while looking up at the younger girl with her best "puppy eyes". "Can't you at least consider it a bit?"
"I already considered it and my answer is no," Ruby said with her anger beginning to rise. "Now let me go, Yang!"
"No! Not until you agree to come with us!" Yang whined.
"You're being childish!"
"I don't care!"
"Dammit, Yang!"
The two girls fought for a moment, with Ruby doing her best to get her cloak out of Yang's grip. However, the blonde was at a disadvantage, as she knew how important the cloak was to the redhead, meaning that she couldn't use all of her strength to hold onto it. If she did, there was a high chance that the fabric would get torn and that would only serve to push the younger girl away even further. The whole mess that had been caused by the spy accusations had just been cleared for the most part, so Yang really didn't want all that to go to waste. She needed to figure out something and fast.
"Alright, Rubes, you leave me no choice!" Yang suddenly said with determination, causing the younger girl to raise an eyebrow. "You are going to come with us to the amusement park or I'm going to tell the whole school embarrassing stories about your childhood!"
The brawler was certain that she had won the argument, as she knew a lot about Ruby thanks to them living together since childhood. However, she was surprised when she didn't see the scythe-wielder panic at all. Instead, she was just giving a blank stare at the older girl.
"You really want to play that game?" Ruby asked. "Alright, if you insist."
"What do you-"
"HEY, EVERYBODY!" the redhead suddenly yelled, catching the attention of everyone around the two girls. "UNTIL YANG XIAO LONG REACHED THE AGE OF 14, SHE USED TO WET-!"
"AAAAAAAHHH! STOP! STOP! DON'T SAY THAT!" Yang screamed and quickly covered Ruby's mouth, hoping to stop her from revealing her embarrassing past. "Okay, you win! You made your point! Don't tell anyone about THAT!"
Ruby smirked upon seeing that she had won. She pulled the older girl's hand away from her face and started to walk back to her team's dorm.
"Good to see that you finally understood not to mess with me," the young team leader said happily. "I'll be studying in the dorm and I hope that I am NOT disturbed. Understood?"
Yang gave a slight nod and started to make her way to where Weiss and Blake were waiting for her. However, before she left, she gave one last glare at Ruby. This wasn't over yet.
About two hours later, Ruby was sitting at her desk in her team's dorm, trying to study. However, this was proving to be very difficult, as there was a certain someone who had decided to prevent her from having a peaceful study session. The redhead was glaring at her Scroll that was on the desk, waiting for her disturber to make her move again. The device rang and Ruby picked it up. Seeing the familiar name of Yang on the screen, she grit her teeth in an attempt at holding down her rage.
"Yes?" the scythe-wielder answered the call while doing her best to hold back her anger.
"Rubes, you have to come here!" Yang said in an excited voice. "There are all these cool rides and other fun stuff! They even have this awesome new roller coaster that-"
"Yang, I already said no and there is nothing that is going to change that," Ruby said sternly. "Now can you stop calling me!? I have barely managed to even start studying thanks to your constant calls!"
The redhead ended the call and put down her Scroll, hoping that she would have heard the last from the older girl's whining. Oh, how wrong she was...
*RING!* *Click!*
"What now, Yang?" Ruby asked with a growl as her anger was beginning to boil.
"Ruby, there's cotton candy here and other great treats!" Yang said, attempting to persuade the younger girl. "I know how much you love stuff like that, so-"
"My answer is still no!" *Click!*
And barely three seconds later...
*RING!* *Click!*
"...WHAT?"
"Can you hear that, Ruby? It's the new roller coaster! Do you know how much fun-"
"I don't know and I don't care! Now stop calling me!" *Click!*
*RING!* *Click!*
"What is it now?"
"Ruby, you should definitely come join us here," came Weiss voice from the other end of the call. Apparently, Yang had decided to try if her other teammates would have better luck in persuading the younger girl. "When even I am having a good time, I'm certain that you're missing out on-"
"No means NO, Weiss!" *Click!*
*RING!* *Click!*
"You should really reconsider your choice, Ruby," came Blake's voice this time. "We have had a great time so far and it would be a shame if you-"
''I still say NO! And stop calling me!" *Click!*
*RING!* *Click!*
"If you come here, I promise to win you a teddy bear at one of the games," Yang offered.
Ruby finally had enough.
"THAT DOES IT!" the redhead practically roared in anger. "I SWEAR THAT IF ANY OF YOU THREE CALL ME ONE MORE GODDAMN TIME, I AM GOING GO TO THE EMERALD FOREST, KILL THREE DEATHSTALKERS, TAKE THEIR STINGERS AND THEN INSERT THEM INTO YOU THREE AS PAINFULLY AS POSSIBLE! STOP CALLING ME AND LET ME STUDY IN PEACE!"
After ending the call, Ruby put her Scroll down and glared at it, as if to dare it to ring one more time. When the Scroll did start ringing again, the scythe-wielder's face turned red from fury and she grabbed the machine, ready to tell whichever of her damn teammates was calling her that she would make her threat come true. However, upon seeing that the caller was Pyrrha, her rage was replaced by confusion.
"Hello?" Ruby answered the call. "Do you need something, Pyrrha?"
"Hello, Ruby," the amazon greeted her friend happily. "Your teammates just asked me to call you and ask you to come here and join us at the amusement park. I think they want you to come have fun, like we are having."
It was a miracle that Ruby's Scroll didn't shatter in her hand.
Back with the WBY, the three girls were waiting in anticipation for Pyrrha to tell them Ruby's answer to her invitation. They were certain that after calling the younger girl so many times that she would finally give in and come join them.
"I just finished talking with, Ruby," Pyrrha said as she put away her Scroll. "She said that she would come here as soon as possible."
The WBY cheered over their victory. It seemed like they were finally making some progress with getting Ruby back the way she used to be. The three girls started to talk among themselves about all the things they would do, once their team leader arrived.
"However, she asked me to give you guys a message," Pyrrha suddenly added.
The three older girls of team RWBY stopped their celebrations and looked at the amazon, wondering what she was talking about.
"What kind of a message?" Yang asked.
"She asked me to tell you guys that she warned you," Pyrrha answered. "Do you know what she meant by that?"
The WBY's eyes were wide as they heard the "message." They turned to look at each other, wondering about what was going to happen.
"Do you think she was serious?" Blake asked.
"I'm sure she was just exaggerating," Weiss answered, although she didn't sound very convincing.
Suddenly, Yang's Scroll received a message. She took out the device and opened the message, and upon seeing it her face turned pale.
"Guys, I think you need to see this," the blonde said to her two teammates and showed them the message.
Weiss and Blake both turned pale upon seeing the message Yang had gotten. It was a picture of a dead Deathstalker with it's stinger missing. Underneath the picture was a text that said, ''Two more to go."
"I think we need to run," Yang said.
Author's notes: First of all, I want to say that I am very happy and relieved to see how well the last two chapters were received. That has given me more enthusiasm to continue this story, along with all the favorites I've been getting. This has truly been great and I can't thank you all enough.
When it comes to this chapter, I'm actually quite excited about it. This is probably the first things I thought of for this story and I'm happy to see that it's finally completed. I hope you guys enjoyed it as much as I did.
In the next chapter, the WBY won't be begging for their leader to spend time with them anymore. Instead, they'll be using a bit more underhanded methods.
Until next time.
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