"Weiss" Ruby called out, standing in front of the cupboard and scanning her looks on the mirror.
She wore a white button up shirt, with the sleeves folded till the forearms. Along with dark blue jeans, and black sneakers. The shirt loosely hugged against her generous C-cup breasts, as she had undone two buttons to give view to a little porcelain cleavage. A thin necklace hung around her neck , with a silver rose pendant resting at the middle of her breast.
Eye pleasing is what came to Weiss's mind as she took a look at her partner.
"Yes, Ruby?" Weiss asked. Her icy blue eyes drifted towards the V at Ruby's breast, but she caught herself up with a blush.
Ruby knew where Weiss looking, but she wasn't sure how to feel about it. Sure, she was happy that Weiss still had an eye for her, but she was just lusting if anything else. If she took that lust seriously, it would just lead to a one time fling, right before Weiss went running back to Neptune. And Ruby hated the idea of being used and thrown aside.
Anyway, pushing away the inner conflict, she answered her crush.
"I'll be out with Cinder today. You know, one of the Haven students?"
"Oh... Doing what?" Weiss asked, narrowing her eyes and feeling a little sour from jealousy. She didn't know why she felt so jealous, but she didn't care. However, it was all snuffed out when Ruby answered saying-
"Oh nothing much, she just wanted someone to show her around Vale, so I kinda volunteered"
"I see.."
'so she's just helping out' Weiss sighed with relief, releasing a breath she didn't know she was holding. Helping someone was typical of Ruby, just like how they would ditch her after the work is done, and how she'd come running back to Weiss's arms. A sneaky part of the Heiress loved it when that happened.
Sure, she was being selfish, but so what?
"So" Weiss continued "What were you gonna say to me?" she asked, wondering why Ruby called her in the first place.
"Yeah, about that" Ruby said while feeling a bit awkward.
"Can you inform Yang... If she asks?" it sounded a lot more stupid than it did in her head.
"Ruby..." Weiss sighed as she picked up a fancy white ribbon off her drawer and got off her table. She walked closer to Ruby and stood behind her.
She scooped in a large portion of Ruby's hair and gently drew it backwards, she used the ribbon to tie her hair into a ponytail, as she spoke-
"Ruby, you know that Yang doesn't care, right?" she reminded, while tying the ribbon into a flower knot.
Ruby didn't say anything, she just looked down at the floor. Well, Weiss wasn't wrong. She can't just keep pretending that Yang cared about her.
But still, she was still her sister... It wasn't easy to just let go like that.
'You don't understand, Weiss... I wish you did' she thought as she turned around and gave Weiss a smile, before leaving the room while muttering something to herself. She also made sure to take her headphones and placed it around her neck.
As she walked down the hallway of Beacon, she felt disturbed by the bustling noise of students.
"Tch" with a click of tongue, she pulled up her headphones from her neck, putting it on. With a little click ,the music slithered in, cutting out any other noises. Luckily, it was still in her lofi playlist, which always calmed her down.
Continuing down the hallway, she often glanced around to see if she was receiving any stares. After all, when you are popular even among the school staff's with a reputation for bad temper, you are bound to get a lot of distasteful stares.
But she got none.
People were just walking around her, minding their own business.
No, more like they couldn't care about her. It had started two few months after the start of the school, where people labelled her as 'annoying' and always made an effort to ignore her. After that, nearly an year has passed, and people have subconsciously started forgetting about her. It wouldn't matter no matter how much noise she made, or how loud of an anger tantrum she threw anymore, people would just forget all about it and go with their day like nothing ever happened.
It was like a, non verbal way of saying that her presence didn't matter. And unfortunately, Yang was no different from them. And Ruby understood that very well.
Nearing the main entrance, she wondered ...
'Yang and Dad are strong enough to look after themselves now... So I guess it wouldn't matter if I'm gon-'
She couldn't completely form the sentence in her mind, as she was interrupted by someone placing a warm hand on her shoulder. She stopped in her tracks and turned around.
Amber eyes gazed on her, as Ruby took off her headphones.
"Oh, H-hey Cinder" Ruby greeted her with a warm smile. The said raven haired woman responded with a smile of her own, and said
"Evening, Ruby" she greeted back, while pulling Ruby into a quick hug. Even if the hug lasted for nothing more than two seconds, Ruby was quick to spot that Cinder's body was unusually warmer than a normal person. And that Cinder was an open person in general, considering that she was the type to hug a person on their first meet. Well, it was second for her, but yeah.
After the hug, Ruby took a moment to take in the older girl's clothing. She wore a simple black dress, and a velvet choker, while her hair hung freely over her shoulder.
'She's so beautiful...' Ruby thought, admiring a woman in disguise of a teenager in front of her.
"So..." Ruby awkwardly giggled "Where to first?" she asked, giving a genuinely sweet smile. She had never given a fake smile before, and was happy to keep it that way.
"Hmm..." Cinder hummed while placing a finger beneath her chin and slightly tilting her head.
"Ah, I know" she gave a low, soothing exclaim, while bringing her gaze back to Ruby's silver eyes. All the while, Ruby had been just looking at the two molten pools that Cinder possessed for eyes.
"How about we stop by a sweet shop first? Me and my teammates often enjoy ourselves with sweety treats after any... Event, you know" she lied, but masked it perfectly.
"S-sure! I too love sweets actually" Ruby chirped with innocence. Usually, a child like behaviour like Ruby's would've just annoyed Cinder, however, this time it just intrigued her deeper into the redhead's mysterious character.
Cinder wanted to know if the child like behaviour was just a facade, an excellent one at that. She wanted to know more about Ruby's scars, and she damn sure wanted to know how strong she was.
"C'mon! I know the best one in Vale!" Ruby exclaimed, while pulling the older woman by the hand. Cinder, while being perceptive of every little movement from Ruby, let herself be pulled along by the redhead.
'So the short tempered Little Red loves cookies, huh. She's... Unguessable' Cinder thought, while they made their way out of the sweet store, after seeing Ruby become gluttony incarnate in sight of her cookies.
Cinder had to admit, the pleased expression on the little red's face while she savoured the taste of the chocolate chipped cookies was so... Pure. She seemed like a child who knew absolutely nothing of the world. And the diabolic woman wouldn't have been reminded other wise, if not often catching glimpses of Ruby's neck scar, growing more and more curious of it every time she did so.
'Just how deep should've the wound been, for it to leave such a scar?' Cinder thought. Certainly, the wounds that Ruby sustained must've been life threatening, for it to have left a scar that wouldn't disappear even with aura.
"Ummm... Cinder?" Ruby called out with her somewhat squeaky voice, dragging Cinder out of her intrigued trans.
"Huh?" the raven haired woman blinked, as she noticed Ruby staring at her with a blush, while using her shirt collar to cover her neck scar, seemingly to have noticed Cinder staring at it.
"Oh, sorry for that, Ruby. I was lost in thought there..." Cinder apologized, while wearing a sheepish smile. Ruby didn't say anything in return.
A little awkward silence befell them, as they continued walking. Which annoyed Cinder, cause it made it hard to communicate. And without communication, she can't get what she needs.
Thankfully, Cinder was a lot more experienced when it came to this.
"So... Ruby" Cinder started, grabbing the redhead's attention, who hummed in response.
"That girl from earlier on..." Cinder stated, implying on the incident that took place earlier in the morning, where Ruby nearly killed Nora on her temper fits, and when Cinder saved her from Glynda's outrageous detention.
"Ah... That's Nora Valkyrie" Ruby stated, feeling a bit downcast at the mention of her former friend.
The change in Ruby's face was very subtle, but Cinder was sharp enough to know that she had caught a weak spot in her. And she was gonna pry open this spot, until it's open enough for her to enter.
'All for information, of course' Cinder assured herself, not wanting to get too close to the adorable redhead.
'Not like I'll do something as stupid as getting attached, I just don't want to deal with unwanted attention'
Anyway, Cinder noticed that Ruby had once again gone silent. Well, considering the walk till the next bullhead station was still a kilometre away, she had considerable amount of time to spend on Ruby before getting back to Beacon.
'I've got some important business I gotta attend to in Beacon, so I can't waste too much time on this... Girl' Cinder's thoughts deadpanned towards the end, as she noticed that Ruby's expression had changed... A lot.
She had a faint smile on her face, as she looked on towards the other side road end.
"Ruby..." she silently called, as she trailed her sight along with the redhead's.
At the other end of the road, were two kids, probably between ages 3-5. They looked like sisters, as they walked the road while holding onto each others hands. An adorable gesture, as they walked past the Ruby and Cinder, along with their mother following up behind them.
Once they were out of sight, Ruby continued walking with a sigh. But this time, her mood seemed to have lifted.
Cinder didn't really care about it.
"Ruby" Cinder called out again, a bit louder this time. Feeling a bit startled, Ruby responded to her call.
"Yeah?" Her voice seemed to have regained it's chirper. The down feel it had when she mention about Nora was now gone. Her silver eyes were once again brimming with a glassy glow.
In other words, Ruby was now in a more centred state of mind. In this state, Cinder couldn't get any answers out if her.
'Tch!'
she inaudibly clicked her tongue, cursing those two kid's existence.
'Well, looks like I won't be getting any information from her for now...' but there was still at least something she could do-
"Nothing, Ruby. I just wanted to say thank you for accompanying me today" Cinder said, gazing into the girl's eyes.
"If there is anything you want from me in return, don't hes-" Cinder was interrupted, as Ruby chirped-
"No no no! I'm just happy I could help!" the redhead grinned a cheery grin.
It somewhat annoyed Cinder on how unpredictable Ruby was. Just this morning, she was impressed by Ruby in more ways than one. Her scars, her petite yet toned body, her temper and not to mention, her skill. She gave her appearance like a force to be reckoned with, while now she was being as girlish as a girl could get.
But no matter how annoyed Cinder was...
'I'll get what I want' but rushing things wouldn't do her any good.
For now, she wanted to see how much she could take Ruby's kind nature to her advantage. That's why-
"Ruby..." Cinder called out as she stopped walking, Ruby doing the same. Ruby might've not noticed this, but the road they were currently on was empty, isolated to wind.
It just seemed like nobody really used this path anymore. But maybe it was Cinder who came here, while Ruby blindly followed her.
Not that she cared. It was just an empty road, nothing much.
"I..." Cinder looked down, while rubbing the her arm. .
Her eyes loomed on the ground, as she seemed too uncomfortable to stand still. All of sudden, her demeanor seemed a bit... nervous.
At least, that's how Cinder made it look like.
Ruby was feeling a bit conflicted, not exactly knowing weather to ask her what's wrong, or wait for her to speak. She couldn't help it, it just came out of nowhere.
All this time, she liked the fact that Cinder had that confident aura around her, and came off as a naturally strong person. However, she didn't know how to feel, when Cinder was behaving a bit reserved... A bit like herself.
"What's wrong, Cinder?" Ruby finally asked.
"I'm sorry..." Cinder apologized, as her shoulders heaved along a sigh.
"Um... For what?"
"I lied to you..." Cinder admitted, though not being completely honest. In order to continue speaking, she lifted her head to meet Ruby's gaze.
However, as unbelievable as it was, she found herself to be frozen to the ground.
Her bones seemed too rigid to move, and a little shiver crawled underneath her skin.
Or to say, she was petrified.
Ruby's face had contorted into a judgmental scowl, and her silver eyes flared with distaste.
Hate, radiating off her eyes. So much hate, that it could call out any Grimm, anywhere around them.
Thankfully, there weren't any around.
It seemed like the bubbly cookie monster that Cinder was with the entire day, was nowhere to be found. In her place, was the girl she met this very morning.
A girl with temper like no one, and so much Hate spilling off her, that Cinder could feel air shift uncomfortably.
It didn't really scare the raven haired woman, but it just caught her off guard.
Taking in a deep breath, she straightened herself and regained her composure.
'that... Was surprising' Cinder thought, before facing Ruby once again.
"What do you mean... You lied?" Ruby asked, trying not to grit her teeth.
Cinder came closer, leaving just few inches of gap between them.
"You see... I just wanted to help you" Cinder rubbed the back of her head, making an effort to look awkward.
"... What?" Ruby asked, confusion overtaking anger. Her expression softened, but her eyes still had a glint of hate.
Cinder placed a hand on Ruby's shoulder, and cupped her face with the other, as she gently smiled down at her.
Ruby didn't know what to do, as this was the closest anyone has ever been to her. Except Weiss, but that was a different tale.
"Wha... What do you mean by that?" Ruby asked, feeling a bit... Submissive, under the woman's touch. Maybe it was the pleasant warmth that was spreading through her cheek, she didn't quite know.
"You just seemed, so tired..." Cinder cooed, softly tracing her thumb over the barely visible dark circle, that Ruby had managed to hide very well.
"What...?" Ruby was too taken back to say anything. She didn't know how this new exchange student whom she met just few hours ago, already figured out something not even her partner, Weiss could.
"Ruby... You seemed so tired... For some reason, it looks like no one is looking out for you. That's why, I thought that maybe if I took you out, then maybe I could help you relax... Sorry if that troubled you"
It's hard for someone to just accept a lie like that. Especially for Ruby, who has grown up thinking that nobody actually cared for her.
However, Cinder was... Different. She surely didn't seem to have any ulterior motives, and didn't seem to be gaining anything out of this date. Truly, the only thing they did the entire was walk around Vale, nothing suspicious. Not to mention, there was truth in Cinder's words.
"I... But... Why?" she couldn't understand. Why would someone go so far, for someone they just met?
"We just met this morning... So why would you...?" up until now, she had been convinced that nobody ever had, or ever will care for her. But now, she was scared to be proved wrong.
"Ruby..." Cinder took a step closer to Ruby, who took a step back. Or at least, was about to, if not for Cinder wrapping an arm around her waist.
"Up until now, everyone had done nothing but hurt you, right...?"
"No!" Ruby cried, shoving Cinder away.
Her heart was racing, and she had unconsciously placed a hand over her chest. Clenching onto a portion of her white shirt, she waited for herself to calm down.
She didn't like this. She felt so vulnerable, and she didn't like it.
What was the point of getting so strong, if she could be seen through so easily?
"I-I'm sorry...!" She apologised to Cinder, who seemed a bit hurt due to Ruby shoving her off.
'She was just trying to help me! Why did I do that!?' Ruby cursed herself.
'Dammit! Why am I like this!?' for Ruby, this was a chance for her to make actual friend. Someone as nice as Cinder... And she hated herself for blowing it.
"I'm so sorry!" She once again cried.
Before Cinder could really say anything, Ruby faced the sky and her body flashed red, followed by her bursting into a cluster rose petals.
Cinder, now surprised, just watched as the cluster of petals storms off to the blue sky, and flew away as if carried by the wind, until she could see them no more.
.
.
.
"Hmm" Cinder hummed amusedly, as her face regained it's smug expression.
"So that is her Semblance, huh? I gotta admit, it fits you perfectly, my Rose" she grinned.
Sure, this entire date didn't exactly go the way she wanted it to. But in the end, she still got satisfying results out of it.
Physically, Ruby Rose seemed a lot stronger than she anticipated. After all, it sure would take a lot of experience and and training, for someone to emit bloodlust potent enough for Cinder to feel it. And taking her earlier display of Dust control into account, she concluded that the esteemed 'Invincible girl', Pyrrha Nikos back at Beacon, couldn't even hold a candle against her Rose.
However, what Ruby Rose excelled physically, she lacked it mentally. Just like what Cinder saw, the redhead was mentally weak... And Cinder liked it.
"Ruby..." she called out to the girl who accidentally charmed her, with a grin spreading across her cheek.
Sure, Ruby may be a far greater threat than Pyrrha, but...
"You will be mine" Cinder promised, as she now knew what to do.
Picking out her scroll, she tapped on the desired contact. She was amused, when the person answered within three rings.
"Yes, Cinder?" Asked the voice of a girl.
"Emerald, I want you and Mercury to leave the dorm room for the night... For I, will be having over a very special guest"
"... Yes, Ma'am" Emerald complied, before Cinder hung up the call with a satisfied smirk.
She couldn't stop looking forward to it... The night were an Angel tasted Sin.
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