Before anybody says ANYTHING about this chapter, this is a FASTBURN fanfic.

Chapter Nine:
Snow White and the Red Rose
[Ruby]
Date: Wednesday, October 19th
Into You - Ariana Grande
Oh baby, look what you started

The temperature's rising in here

Is this gonna happen?

Been waiting and waiting for you to make a move

Before I make a move


One month has passed since the attack on the Schnee Manor, Ruby returned home to her apartment and continued her new daily routine the best she could with her damaged shoulder. She hadn't heard from any of those women either since the night before the party, so she was hoping that she was done with them. If they contacted her, she would simply shoot them down.

She had Weiss now. Penny had relentlessly teased her about it a few days after she and Weiss had begun dating, but she knew it was all in good faith.

She'd also landed a job at a restaurant a few blocks away from her apartments, so she was making her own money. She had no motivation to service them anymore.

Weiss had returned to work after she'd been discharged from the and received a call from her father about the encounter, she'd told Ruby that the man had not been too happy about it and she was no longer standing in for her father's absence. As much as she tried to hide it, Ruby saw the hurt and disappointment in her new girlfriend's eyes. From that, she could tell that the responsibility had meant a lot to her. She hadn't gotten an actual chance to prove herself.

That was something she'd come to learn about the other woman, she always acted like she had to prove her worth, as if she was nothing without it. That and the fact it didn't seem like Weiss ever had a choice in what she did, she'd been so taken aback and surprised when Ruby asked where she wanted to go for their date.

Weiss appeared to enjoy having a say in everything, Ruby could see the light in her eyes and sometimes just took her places to watch as the woman's stress just faded away as though it never existed at all. She was also paying visits to Ruby's apartment more often now that she didn't have a company to run, she'd practically made herself at home and Ruby didn't mind at all. Although, Weiss still seemed to be on the edge about physical contact and would flinch away whenever Ruby reached for her, so Ruby just sat back and waited until Weiss came to her.

She made sure to enjoy the moment whenever Weiss did feel the need to cuddle with her. She'd even snuck a few pictures when Weiss had nodded off on her one time after a film.

There was another thing she'd learned about her girlfriend: She was affectionate and giggly, and surprisingly enough, she absolutely adored kisses. She'd been shy at first, but now she was getting to where she would actually initiate it.

Ruby didn't mind one bit; it was far better than restrained, obnoxious, but reluctantly obedient Weiss that Ruby occasionally met whenever she was on the phone with her father.

Plus, the only way to describe kissing Weiss was to say it was like kissing an angel.

When something made her upset, Ruby wanted to hunt down the source and make them pay for hurting her Weiss. Sometimes, she wanted to take all of her stress and pain for herself so that Weiss could be happy. . . It'd be worth it. She wanted to keep Weiss smiling and laughing, and her heart hurt when the other woman was depressed.

After every interaction she had with Weiss, three words sat on the tip of the tongue, but never had the guts to come out. She'd gotten desperate enough to seek help from her best friend, only for Penny to snicker at her and say "just tell her you love her".

'It's not that easy!'

Today, she had another date with Weiss.
Today, she would finally tell her.

She was confident in her decision, nothing would go wrong.

Then she was called to help her sister and Blake with a mission. . .

"Are you there, Ruby?"

Ruby reluctantly reached up and clicked her earpiece, "Yeah. I'm here. Do I really have to do this?" She asked, her hand tightening around her steering wheel as she glanced around nervously. "I have a date to get to, and if people find out that I'm-"

"Calm down, Ruby! If you've never been caught before, you won't be caught now." Yang interrupted, followed by a quiet 'oomph' and the sound of a bag rustling. Ruby felt guilt rush through her like a rollercoaster and she threw her head back against the seat; she had left the life of crime behind her and gotten a job, she had a beautiful girlfriend and a home. She shouldn't be here. . .

What if Weiss thought she wasn't going to come. . .? She couldn't do that to her, she loved her.

Hearing someone knock on the window next to her, she calmly glanced to see Yang standing outside with an annoyed expression on her face. Oh, so she has a right to be irritated, but Ruby didn't? For fucks' sake, they'd messed up her plans! She had more of a reason to be mad.

Heaving a sigh, the brunette unlocked the truck as Blake tossed the box and a few bags onto the back. Yang hopped in beside her as Blake climbed into the backseats, "Go to Jefferson's house," Yang told Ruby, leaning with her hands behind her head, "he'll give a lift to the Boss' place."

'Jefferson?'

Mentally, she followed the route towards the man's house. If she took Route A, it would lead her right into the center of Mantle, and she could not risk being seen with these two. They'd already made her late for her date, she was not about to run from the cops for them. She wanted no part in this.

"That would mean going into town with two wanted criminals," Ruby sneered, "it's either we take Route B, or you're fucking walking."

"Whoa, Ruby, what's wrong?" Blake asked from the backseats, "We asked if you could join us and you said 'sure'. . . You knew what-"

"I thought you meant something entirely different!" The brunette snapped at the woman, "Now I'm late for my date with Weiss, she probably thinks I stood her up after a month of dating, and I cannot be seen with you two or my whole life will be ruined!"

Yang's hand slammed down in front of her and Ruby lifted her head to glare at her older sister, "That's enough, Ruby."

"Oh, lemme get this straight," Ruby said in pure aggravation, "I can't raise my voice at your girlfriend, but you can insult my girlfriend all you want and I can't say a damn thing?" Yang opened her mouth to respond, but Ruby beat her to it. "I can miss my date with Weiss, but God forbid you spend two minutes away from Blake. I see how it is."

"Ruby," Yang started calmly, "I'm not asking you to give up your new life, but you promised you would help out every once in a while. Now, we need to take these products to the Boss or else he'll be pissed." Ruby glanced back to said baggage in the trunk of her truck.

The Schnee emblem. . .

That's what Weiss had been complaining about recently. . .

Money was being stolen. . .

Rage flashed through Ruby like lightning. Yang was wanting her to betray her girlfriend, put more stress on her shoulders and make her life even more miserable. It was probably her way of trying to get Ruby to come crawling back to them. "Get. Out."

"Wh-what?" Yang narrowed her eyes at Ruby.

Blake spoke up next. "Ruby, you know what'll happen if we're late."

"You're taking money from Weiss' family!" Ruby snapped, the other two women fell silent. "You're taking the money from a company she'll soon inherit! I want no part in this! If you two weren't my family and my friends, I'd turn you into the cops!"

The older blond growled at the brunette, "We don't want to do this, Ruby! But we have to! Our lives depend on it!"

Ruby's glare didn't waver, "You asked me for my help to indirectly rob my girlfriend." She muttered slowly, switching the truck's engine off. "I love you both, but I am not gonna do that to Weiss." Yang opened her mouth to respond, but Ruby beat her to it. "Get out, I'll give you enough coverage to be able to get away without being noticed, but that's it."

Yang glared at her and violently pushed the door open, "You chose your girlfriend over your family's safety, I'll remember this, Ruby."

"Yang," Blake sighed as she, too, climbed out, "don't talk to her like that. You'd do the same thing for me."

The woman didn't respond and slammed the door shut, approaching the back of the truck to grab their baggage. A shock of guilt ran through Ruby, she couldn't stop them. . . If they returned without the money, who knows what would happen to them? She also couldn't betray Weiss either, it felt like her heart was being tugged in two different ways.

But, it was a good thing she'd left. Now that she was gone, it looked like the other two were putting on weight considering they didn't have three people to feed. They had more money left for themselves, but with the alliance, Ruby couldn't help but to worry about them.

What if they were hiding money? When Yang and Ruby had done that, they'd been found and Yang had stepped up to take the full punishment for Ruby. She still had the scars from the whip today, and it'd taken everything inside the woman not to lash out and defend herself, and it was all to protect Ruby.

The least she could do was offer them some help. She'd learned every twist and turn of Mantle when leaving to visit those women.

"Yang?" Ruby called and the blonde turned around to look at her, "Take the tunnels that go under the interstate, if you go right they come out down there behind the house where the old town used to be."

Yang's brows furrowed, "Wait, Ruby, how do you-"

"Just trust me." Ruby smiled weakly, "And if you wanna come by tonight, you're more than welcome. I'll make somethin' to eat."

Her phone buzzed and she clicked it on, her heart skipping a beat when she saw Weiss' picture appear on her lockscreen.

[Weiss] Snowpea: Can you meet me outside the apartments? And remove that nickname from my contact. I've already erased it three times, I'm not doing it again.

God, she hated that nickname for her. Ruby giggled and opened her phone to reply to the conversation.

[Ruby] Petal: No it's cute, leave it. Sure, I'll be there soon.

"I gotta go." Ruby said plainly, not giving the two a chance to reply before driving off.


Weiss was right there waiting in the parking lot for her with no limo or chauffeur in sight. Which briefly puzzled Ruby, each time she met her girlfriend outside the apartments there would be a ride waiting to pick them up. So where were they today? Were they walking? It was October, it was cold, so surely not. Unless they weren't going anywhere?

Ruby shook her head and shut the truck off, yanking down violently on the gears to shift it into park. It was getting stuck again, she'd have to fix it when she had time. That or get a new vehicle, because she was not about to take her angel anywhere in that thing. It was a piece of junk if she had to be completely honest.

"Took you long enough." Ruby glanced outside her window to see Weiss standing next to the door wearing a playful smirk, "Twenty-eight minutes late, I should break up with you. Who knows what you were doing within that time?"

The brunette just laughed, "Oh? Would you really leave me, my precious angel?" She smirked victoriously when Weiss' face turned red, "But if I don't make you happy, by all means-" Weiss frowned at her and Ruby giggled, opening her truck door, "How'd you get here?"

Weiss shrugged, "I had Neptune drop me off on his way to see his boyfriend."

Ruby's eyes widened, "Wait, he's gay?" She asked in genuine shock.

The woman snickered. "Between you and me? Yes."

"I see. . . So what are we doing?" Ruby asked, glancing around again for their ride. The woman just smiled at her and leaned in to kiss her on the lips, taking Ruby surprise and seizing the opportunity to tie a blindfold around her eyes. "What-?" Ruby asked when she felt the cloth covering her face.

"I have a surprise for you," Weiss cooed, "keep your eyes close and maybe you'll get something extra tonight."

Heat rose to Ruby's face at the thought, very well aware of the subtly suggestive tone her girlfriend had. She'd get something extra? Who was she to turn that down? "Okay." She said instantly, face flushing when Weiss giggled, "Where do I go? I'm at your mercy, Snowpea"

"Allow me to show you," Weiss whispered as she placed her hands on Ruby's back, her breath warm against the brunette's ear, "starting. . . Now."

Straight.

What did Weiss mean by something extra tonight? It surely held some implications, but surely she couldn't mean that, right?

Left turn.

Then again, they had been dating for a month now and Weiss was getting more forward about her affection. Even if it did end with Weiss becoming a stuttering, blushing red mess and denying the fact she wanted attention.

Straight.

Ruby's mind went back to the suggestive tone Weiss carried and a shiver raced up her spine, she couldn't be wrong about that, could she? The image of Weiss writhing underneath her gasping and moaning her name came to the front of her mind.

Right.

Wait, what if Ruby hurt her? None of those women she'd serviced had been allowed to touch her. What if Ruby was pleasuring her and Weiss wanted to touch her? She had to tell her beforehand, she had to warn her. But what if sex wasn't what Weiss wanted? What if Ruby understood wrong?

Straight.

Well, she had to wait and find out. . . If anything happens, she'd stop her and tell her.

Left.

Where the fuck was she being dragged?

"Can I look now?" She asked when Weiss suddenly stopped, pulling her hand away from Ruby's. "Weiss?" Was she alone? She could hear cars, so she was near the road. Oh hell, Weiss had dragged her into the middle of the road and left her to die. She was not about to die! "Weiss!" Ruby hollered, moving forward and sightlessly waving her hands around for the woman.

"Shhh, stop yelling," she heard Weiss say from somewhere near her, followed by Ruby being pulled forward by her shirt collar, "be patient, mein juwel." Weiss whispered lovingly, sending Ruby's heart soaring as a kiss was planted to her lips. Before she could reciprocate, Weiss released her and pulled the blindfold up. "Now you can look."

A flash of bright light hit Ruby in the eyes and she squinted, attempting to blink the vision back before looking at her girlfriend. "Where are we?" She asked in pure confusion, glancing to the truck Weiss was standing in front of. "Whose vehicle is this?"

It was a Chevrolet, painted a beautiful shade of red as the primary color with striking silver streaks decorating the sides, the wheels were sprayed red with offroad tires attached. The windows were tinted to where she had to squint to peer inside of the truck, but she could swear she saw a familiar rose symbol somewhere inside the interior.

Weiss scoffed at her in offense, "Whose do you think it is, you dunce?"

The younger woman frowned, not yet putting the pieces together. "Um, yours? But I thought you didn't dri-" She was silenced by yet another kiss, this one lingered for a moment longer and gave Ruby a chance to respond to it. Weiss pulled away and fire ignited inside Ruby, Weiss' eyes were half-lidded and dancing with anticipation and nervousness. 'Cute!' She shook herself back to her senses, "When'd ya get a vehicle?"

Weiss grumbled something inaudible and stepped away from her, "It's yours." This fancy new truck was Ruby's? No this couldn't be right. "No girlfriend of mine is driving an old rusted truck when I have something to do about it. Plus, the car dealership told me that this was a-" Weiss fell quiet and opened the truck door to grab a paper from the driver's seat.

Ruby's eyes widened at the sight of the familiar rose symbol etched into the leather of the seat. Weiss had really paid extra on this set of wheels, and it honestly sort of made Ruby feel bad. She'd have to pay her back somehow.

"It said somewhere on here-"

"2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500." Ruby beat her to it, almost breathless with awe.

"That." Weiss muttered, carelessly tossing the paper back into the vehicle. "Whatever that is."

"How'd you even get one?! They're like, twenty grand!" She had a new vehicle. . . Weiss spent her money on her and got her a new ride, because she wanted to! Gods, she loved this girl.

Weiss rolled her eyes, leaning up against the side of the truck as Ruby inspected the truck in awe. The red was just right, it wasn't too blinding and it wasn't a horrifying blood red. It was a perfect shade of ruby. "I just said no girlfriend of mine should be driving a rust bucket like that old truck, now didn't I?"

Ruby giggled and spun around to approach her girlfriend, her eyes shining with affection and adoration. "I love it! Thank you so much, Weiss!" She said happily, coming to stop in front of the heiress. "I lo-. . ."

Ruby bit her tongue as Weiss stared up at her expectantly, clearly waiting for her to continue the sentence. Her heart beat erratically and her cheeks heated up, she felt all confidence leave her and she when she opened her mouth, no words came out.

'Say it!' She scolded herself, noticing anxiety creeping into the woman's eyes. 'You love her! Say you love her, damn it!' It felt like her stomach had tied into knots and she'd forgotten how to speak. Ruby didn't understand why though, she'd imagined saying it to her girlfriend so many times, but every time she tried it just came out as a stuttered sentence she never can finish.

Ruby's shoulders slackened when Weiss smiled sadly at her, "I know what you mean," she whispered, her voice timid and shy, "but if you're not ready to say it, that's fine. I don't mind waiting."

"No!" Ruby gasped immediately, reaching out to take Weiss by the shoulders before she could turn away from her. The woman released a startled, almost frightened noise of surprise and Ruby let go of her, softening her voice and whispering an apology.

"I'm alright." Weiss whispered after a moment, the panic in her eyes having dissolved. "Go on. . ."

"You deserve to hear it. . ." She really did, she knew how Weiss had grown up and desperately wanted to tell her how much she meant to her. Otherwise her girlfriend might feel like Ruby never truly cared about her at all, Ruby didn't want her to possibly feel that way.

"Ruby, you're not ready. I don't want you to force yourself."

'Come on! She bought you a truck and she's been waiting for a month to hear it! She deserves it!' Ruby breathed in deeply and let it out, forcing her nervousness down and releasing Weiss' shoulders. "I. . ." She had to do this, for Weiss. "I love you." Softness crossed through Weiss' eyes and Ruby smiled widely, affection blooming inside of her again. She did it. "I love you," she repeated, leaning in and tilting Weiss' chin up to capture her lips, "I love you, my angel."

"I love you too." Weiss whispered before their lips met. The kiss was short and sweet, lingering longer than the first two and sending waves of passion through the brunette. She loved this. . . She didn't want it to end. Whenever they kissed, they were in a world where just the two of them existed, and that's all Ruby really needed.

Weiss pulled away and Ruby whined in protest, the older woman simply chuckled and her face flushed in humiliation. "Sorry." She apologized softly and her eyes widened as Weiss leaned in to place a gentle, sweet kiss to the corner of Ruby's lips.

"Nothing to be sorry about, Ruby." The woman purred, "I love you," she said, wrapping her arms around Ruby's waist and gazing up at her. Ruby's heart went soaring and she quickly ducked in for another kiss, which was quickly, but briefly reciprocated before Weiss stepped away from her and started for the building, "Come on, let's go inside. It's cold out here."

Ruby's eyes widened, "Do I get my reward now?" She asked, hopping to her girlfriend's side with one jump.

Blue eyes glanced at her mischievously, "I don't know. Were you a good girl?"

The dark-haired woman grinned, bouncing around to stop in front of Weiss, giggling when her girlfriend let out an 'eep' of surprise. "I am a good girl!" She announced almost childishly, "Unless kisses were my reward, I want my present. Please?" Weiss just smirked at her and Ruby pouted, "Fine. I'll wait until we get inside the apartment."

"You'll love it," Weiss cooed, tilting Ruby's chin down so that she could meet her eyes, "but let me know if you don't, okay?"

By now, Ruby was pretty much confident in what the reward would be, but she didn't want to say anything in case it threw Weiss offtrack. How would she tell her about those women? Should she tell her? Ruby shook her head and allowed herself to be led to her apartment, deciding to just go with the flow and only mention it if there was an opening.

"Open." Weiss said, stopping in front of Ruby's apartment and leaning against the wall. Ruby removed her keys and unlocked the door, pushing it open and switching the lights on as she walked inside. Weiss followed her and closed the door behind her with her foot, "Now sit down." She instructed the brunette, who immediately obeyed and and seated herself on the couch.

"What're you gonna do?" Ruby asked with a playful smirk, "Tie me up and send me to your family to be experimented on?"

Weiss' expression matched her own, she shrugged and approached the brunette. She placed a hand on her chest and gently pushed her back against the couch, climbing atop her legs and straddling her. Weiss tilted Ruby's chin up with a finger. "Perhaps. We do need to learn something about those eyes of yours, don't we?"

Ruby just laughed and leaned forward, "Glad I can be of use to you, Ms. Schnee." She purred, "Now where's my surprise?"

The heiress stared at her for a long second, apprehension and adoration both flashing through her eyes, followed by brief hesitance. The woman released a heavy, content sigh. "Right here," Weiss whispered, "close your eyes."

Ruby obliged and she heard Weiss' breathing grow heavy with nervousness, she felt her lean in and she could feel her breath against her mouth, she swore she could hear the thudding of Weiss' heart against her chest.

A slender finger traced across Ruby's lips tentatively and Weiss' breath hitched, Ruby could feel the faint tremble of her girlfriend's body. The silence was becoming deafening now, it seemed like Weiss had gone completely still and even stopped breathing there for a long second.

Abruptly, Weiss pressed a delicate kiss to Ruby's lips, which was instantly returned. Her heart fluttered when she felt uncalloused hands reach up and cup her cheeks, soft fingers brushing over her skin affectionately.

The kiss was tender and loving, but held a more profound that Ruby couldn't place. Weiss broke the kiss and initiated another one not even a split second later, not giving Ruby a chance to breathe in between them as the kisses became significantly more passionate.

Ruby's tongue instinctively dashed out to slide over Weiss' and the other woman opened her mouth to allow the gem-pierced tongue to delicately press against her own.

Subconsciously, Ruby's hands ascended and slid across the woman's hips, slipping underneath her shirt and ghosting over her pale skin. Weiss shivered and their mouths separated. Ruby drew in a deep breath and restored the air to her lungs. Her mind was hazy and cloudy, eyes glazed over and unfocused. She wasn't conscious enough to be able to decipher the source.

Ruby felt a tingling inside of her chest and she clenched her fists, brushing away the need for control by drawing her girlfriend in for another kiss. She wouldn't take control except if Weiss needed her to, she wouldn't chance potentially harming her. As their lips met again, another surge of fire raced through Ruby and she dug her fingers into the cloth of the couch, focusing her attention on the sweetness of the other woman's touch.

She loved her. Weiss was not one of them. There was no need for her to push her hands off and take control. This was different. . . Her touch was not what Weiss wanted from her, Weiss cared for her.

Weiss broke the kiss and Ruby's heart nearly stopped at the sight; her breathing was heavy and labored, her face was flushed red, lips glistening with saliva, eyes hooded and glazed over. "Ruby?"

"Y-yeah?" Ruby responded, her throat dry.

"Take me to bed."


The reason Ruby had difficulty saying "I love you" is because of her history, and she's only ever said those words to her sister. Having somebody other than Yang care for her is strange for her.

Also, damn, Yang is really being a bitch, ain't she? I kinda wanna tell her off myself.

As for the next chapter? Yes, there WILL BE SMUT. The smut scene opens up plot points/character background.
Before anybody gets their panties in a twist, remember that this a FASTBURN fanfic, and that Weiss took the initiative. (Can anybody guess why?)