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A Shattered Life

Chapter 25: Safe Haven

Ruby opened the door and entered the library aboard the mighty Galeon, she was there to read a very old book that was given to her by General Avala, who had kept it for several years in order to improve her skills. The book itself was about Aura base attacks and defense, something that Ruby wanted to learn more so she could use that new found knowledge in combat against her enemies. The young girl approached a table and took seat, she placed the piece of literature on the table and began to explore it's content. "Wow! There are far more techniques than I thought." She looked at the first page and saw that it was filled with weird names she could barely understand. "What is that one?" Ruby asked intrigued.

She got closer and read the name in question. "Omnic Cannon, a powerful attack that can destroy a large number of targets with a single blast if the energy is controlled properly by the user, otherwise the technique will turn against it's own user and cause severe damage to her, resulting immediate death." Ruby finished. "I better avoid that movement for now, I need to find one that's easy for me to master." She went to the next page. "Oh! I remember seeing Avala performing this attack a couple of days ago, it was really impressive how she defeated the other knights with just a move."

Ruby continued to turn the pages as she was searching for a simple Aura technique that she could easily master without much trouble. Unfortunately, luck wasn't on her side at the moment. "Most of them take months of practice and require hard work almost every day. I honestly have no idea how Avala managed to learn this stuff and use these moves like it was nothing." Ruby was frustrated, she wanted to become stronger but the path ahead of her seemed more complicated than she initially thought.

The fight between her and Cinder made her realize that her power was limited, that's the reason why Ruby decided to increase her combat skills. She wants to be able to protect her friends and specially her boyfriend, Geo Casterwill. "Well, staring at this book will get me nowhere. I should talk with Sunny and General Avala about bringing back those training sessions we used to have." Ruby turned to the last page, there she noticed the picture of a Huntsman holding a large spear in his hands and next to him was the body of a Grimm creature that was dissipating into nothingness.

"Strange, I've never seen this guy before, not even in the General's home." Said Ruby with her sweet tone. "It's probably her father or brother. This obviously is precious to her, I better return this picture when I see her again." She closed the book and got up. "Speaking of which, she is always so reserved, she refuses to share anything about her past and doesn't talk to anyone, unless its to give an order. That actually makes me worry about her, I doubt she has other friends besides me, Geo and Sunny." Ruby whispered to herself.

Has she was walking to the exit she heard voices from the distance that caught her attention. Ruby quickly recognized those voices as they belonged to Katelyn and Lord Geo. "I wonder what they are doing here? I thought Katelyn was in her room sleeping with her mom." Her curiosity grew and so she followed the noise to it's location. After passing by a few bookcases, she looked at her right and found them sitting on the floor. "Awww! She looks really adorable with that bow tie on her head." Ruby smiled as she walked towards them.

Lord Geo was reading a story about a fantasy world and by Katelyn's smile she was loving it. Of course the young man paused when he saw his beautiful girlfriend approaching. "Good morning my sweet Rose." He happily greeted. "What brings you to the library?" He asked intrigued, but before Ruby could answer Katelyn jumped and hugged her with all her strength.

"Hello!" She said enthusiastically.

"Hehe! Hello to you too little bug." Ruby giggled as she delivered a soft kiss on the girl's head, she then turned to Geo and replied. "I got this book about Aura techniques from Avala but everything in here is just out my league. That's why I'm going to return to those training sessions that I had with her and Sunny. I have to grow more powerful in case Cinder and her friends show up again to ruin our plans."

"I see, but remember you aren't fighting alone, you have me to fight at your side." He hold her hand. "So with that said, I'm going to join you in that training, there's so much I can learn from the General, her years of combat experience make her one of the best soldiers in the army." Geo respects her greatly, he considers Avala to be one of his closest friends.

While the young couple was busy talking, Katelyn noticed that Ruby's left wrist was covered with a few scars. Her simple mind imagined that the red warrior had gained those wounds from a hard battle during the chaos at Gwain. "Your scars are so cool!" Katelyn's eyes were glowing with excitement as she grabbed Ruby's wrist to take a good look at them. "I bet you got these while fighting someone strong. You are truly awesome Ruby, you are not afraid of anything or anyone, I hope someday I can be brave like you and fight for those who can't protect themselves."

"...Thank you for saying that little bug." She covered her wrist and gave her another hug. Geo stared at the girl's expression, he knew that Ruby didn't like when people looked at her scars, they reminded her of what she suffered at her father's hand. But there was no way she would ever be mad at Katelyn, she loved the kid like a sister. "I would be more relieved if you didn't follow this dangerous path sweetie, maybe you could become a medic instead, that way you would be safer."

"Being a medic is boring, all you do is take care of sick people." She replied. "I want to be a warrior and help everyone."

Ruby smiled warmly while placing her hand on the kid's cheek. "If that is your dream I won't persuade you to abandon it, but that's something you should worry about a couple of years later when you are older, now you should focus on helping your mom, she needs you."

Katelyn nodded. "I-I guess you are right, she's being feeling quite lonely for a while after dad left, I have to make her smile again." Her heart was filled with determination. "I'm going back to my room and spend the day with my mommy, playing games and watching movies."

"That's a great idea." Said Geo. "In case she worries about work tell her she has the day off."

"Okay! Bye you two!" Katelyn left in a hurry.

The boy then wrapped his arm around Ruby's waist, pulling her closer to him. "Are you alright?" He showed concern. "I know that you hate when people stare at your scars, but please try to understand that Katelyn has no knowledge of what transpired in the past."

Ruby turned to her boyfriend. "It's fine. I'm not angry at her or anything like that, I mean she's just a kid and I enjoy spending time with her." She replied. "Although, I am a bit concerned because if she tells Sunny about these wounds, she will be all over me until I give her an answer on how I got them, she can be really persistent at times but I don't need to tell you that."

"True." Geo chuckled. "When I was younger I managed to steal a large amount of Dust from my mother's secret stash during my birthday. She knew I was the culprit even if she didn't had any evidence to back up her claims." He said. "So to make me reveal where I hide it, she sent Sunny to bug me everywhere I went, and let me confess that worked, Sunny is really annoying when she wants to."

Ruby giggled. "You were quite the trouble maker weren't you?"

"Only a little bit, I tried my best to avoid getting into trouble but when I was with Cerviel all bets were off." Answered Geo. "We usually wrecked a lof of stuff in the castle with our childish games, not that it bother mother so much but father would get pissed beyond belief when he saw us playing with swords."

"Hehe! You guys were just like me and my sister, we too caused plenty of trouble back at home." She said with a happy tone. "Those were some wonderful days, but then..." Ruby looked at her wrist and the bad memories she had stored in the deepest corner of her mind started to return. Her hand was slightly trembling and Geo noticed, so he grabbed her hand and gently kissed it, causing his girlfriend blush. "Geo..."

"Let's not think about that." The young Lord stared directly at her silver eyes, he pulled her slowly towards him and then he pressed his lips against her's. The kiss was hard yet soft, it was fiery yet passionate, it was also filled with uncontrollable love for each other. Even though they have kissed before it seemed like the first. They breathed their souls and their love into one another in that heavenly moment.

Then, their lips broke away and Ruby reopened her eyes. "I never get tired of this feeling." She touched her sweet lips, she then looked at her surroundings and found no living soul on sight. "We are alone, the library is all ours." Ruby smiled.

"That is giving me a few ideas." Geo ran his fingertips up her forearm, leaving a trail of goosebumps blooming in their wake. He brought his hand up to cup her cheek, his thumb running along the curve of her cheekbone. Ruby nestled into his hand, feeling his warmth seep into her's. The boy leaned in, lips parting slightly, his purple eyes flitting down to rest on her own. The kiss was soft, their lips moved in unison and there was nothing that could ruin this perfect moment.

Geo slid his tongue into her mouth, while their tongues explored each other's mouth, their hands roamed freely over the other's body. Having minds of their own, both sets of hands began seeking ways to disrobe the other person so they could caress fresh. Geo held Ruby around her waist and lifted her up. Instinctively she held onto his neck and wrapped her legs around his waist. He placed her on top of the table and moved his lips to her throat, making Ruby release a soft moan as she enjoyed his kisses.

"Lord Geo and Lady Ruby! Your presence is requested at the bridge, we have finally reached Beacon." Said a voice through the intercom.

The young couple stopped their kissing session. "Really? Now?" Ruby was kind of upset. "I guess we will have to continue this later in my room tonight." She said while jumping from the table.

"I can barely wait." A smile spread across his lips, then he delivered one more kiss. "Let's go my love." He hold his girlfriend's hand and both of them made their way towards the Galeon's bridge.