"Wasn't that AWESOME!?" Ruby shouts, plucking the remnants of her popcorn out of a bag.

"You might be surprised, but I think it actually was." Blake tosses her empty soda in the trash. She leads Ruby down the halls of a movie theater and back out into the mall proper.

"I still can't believe you actually like movies like that. Like, I thought you'd only like seeing those cheesy romance movies! When you said you wanted to see it, I just thought you were trying to force it for a date."

"You have me mixed up with Weiss," Blake says, lying through her teeth. She 100% unironically loved any movie that's poster was a man and a woman facing each other in an idyllic setting because, for all her cynicism, she liked happy endings in relationships. Though she'd never admit it, the Tryst in the Mist movie was coming next year, and Blake was secretly dying to see the easiest, simplest most fairy tale relationship ever on the big screen, and that was just the latest announced. "I actually do like the sort of dumb action movies that pop up once a month."

"They aren't dumb!"

"Ruby, we just saw a group of people fight a shark, and then an even bigger shark. They weren't even Grimm. They were just BIG sharks. It's dumb."

"Well, when you put it like THAT…"

"When I put it like the plot of the movie, it sounds dumb. But I mean that in the best way possible." Blake steps out into an open area and stretches, limbering up after the stiffness caused by watching a movie that was probably too long for its own good. In figuring out how to go about collectively dating Ruby, it was decided that you, Weiss, and Blake would all go on individual dates with her to help her get accustomed to it. Blake ended up being first and ended up taking her to see a dumb action movie.

"Can you really call something dumb in the best way possible?"

"Yes. The same way I can say that comic books are dumb, but I like them."

"Wait, you like comic books!?"

"Every now and then. Don't get me wrong, I like long, drawn-out books, but there are times I want to look at pictures that move a story along, and there are times I want to turn my brain off." Blake starts wandering down the halls of the mall, looking to extend the date with Ruby. "When I say, 'dumb,' I mean I read a comic book where some superhero learned how to talk to Death because they killed SO many people, they became, 'Part of the Deathstream,' or something like that. There are bad books and good comics, and then there's DUMB books and DUMB comics."

"And you like reading DUMB comics?"

"As I said, every now and then. Same with movies." Blake pulls Ruby aside and looks her in the eyes. "Look, you know me. Sometimes… a lot of times, I like to just turn my brain off. I like to stop thinking for a bit and just watch a bunch of hot scientists fight a shark with some made up pseudoscience excuse for why it's there. I like these sorts of movies because I can just enjoy them without thinking."

Ruby, suddenly a bit bummed by the somewhat depressing explanation, fumbles, "Oh… I see…"

"X-Ray and Vav is a good comic book."

Ruby's face lights up. "Really!?"

"From what I read, yes, really. I'm not just saying that because it's your favorite. It had actual characters and a plot and it actually got me interested."

"So when did you actually read any of it? I've never seen you read anything that wasn't super thick." Ruby begins walking again, Blake following. Neither had a specific destination, but neither wanted to end the date, and both seemed more than fine messing around in a mall for a bit longer.

"Back before Beacon, I spent a lot of time in bookstores." After a beat, Blake follows up, "Like, a LOT a lot. Like, 90% of the day. Kinda helped with the not having a house thing."

"Wait, how long were you homeless?"

"Less than a month. The benefit of being a White Fang member meant I had access to a few hideouts that I could crash in, so it really wasn't THAT bad. I'm really lucky I decided to go rogue right before the new semester, otherwise, I'd be in serious trouble. Still not something I'd like to do again."

"Wow…" Ruby ponders over Blake's secret adventures. She'd never thought to ask exactly what she did before Beacon; in fact, she actually knew very little about her teammate. Part of it was that she kept things hidden, even after the discovery of her ears, but the other just never came up. There were plenty of gaps in between when she was an active White Fang and a student at Beacon.

"Let me tell you, being homeless isn't great, but being in a big city makes it bearable. I had access to a gym, so I could shower and stuff, and I raided the hideout's cash, so money wasn't PARAMOUNT. Just… I really appreciate having a room."

"Well, now you have two! You have a dorm room and our boyfriend's apartment. All you have to do is ask!"

"And I've never been more attracted to a man. Nothing gets me going like a homeowner." Blake looks at Ruby's nervous response and smirks. "Rawr," she adds, pawing the air. "Ugh, now I want to crash at the apartment. The bed is so much comfier and I could use some alone time." Realizing she just said that in front of her date, who she also lives with, she adds, "Err, it's been a minute since I closed my book at night and I didn't hear Yang playing one of her games."

Realizing she had a point of attack, Ruby narrows her eyes and puts on a malicious smile. For the first time in her life, she makes a dirty pass, saying, "I thought you had our boyfriend for, 'alone time,' or even Weiss~"

Blake scoffs. "Don't think you can get snarky with me just because we kissed. Especially since you don't seem to have had any, 'alone time.' Now, it's probably– it's DEFINITELY too early to talk about these things couple-wise, but I honestly recommend you… I recommend you get a vibrator; I'm saying that as a woman, not your girlfriend, if for no other reason than to get a bit more comfortable with your body's desires. I say a vibrator because I'm pretty sure you're not ready to have anything inside of you."

Ruby immediately shuts up at the hint of masturbation and toys, which she has had criminally little experience with. Up until recently, desires had never really taken her, and her aversion to anything sexual meant that she never really bothered anyway. Though, probably because of her avoidance, Ruby was getting hit HARD; now that the gates were open, the sense of lust came flooding in. Her muddled mind, instead of trying to parse through her emotions, instead took the opportunity to flash her panties at a boy and hope it worked out. All to say Ruby now THOUGHT about sex, but still has issues DISCUSSING it.

All THAT said, Blake was right; Ruby thought about how she had never taken the final step and put her fingers in places she didn't think fingers were supposed to go. Up until this point, the few times she had pleasured herself were thanks to the detachable… shower head… Yang had insisted on bringing from home…

Ruby suddenly made a connection that she had mixed feelings about. When packing for Beacon, Yang had made a deliberate decision to remove the detachable shower head they had in their bathroom. Considering Ruby recently discovered a good use for a detachable shower head, and considering Yang is a honeypot, she now imagined Yang used it for a similar purpose. Ruby quickly brushes the thought of Yang pleasuring herself with a shower head out of her mind, instead focusing on Blake.

Blake, noticing Ruby's familiar aversion to sexual topics and lost mind, makes a point to say, "Look, I know TV, video games, and bad sex ed have said that touching yourself is wrong and that sex isn't supposed to be talked about, but you're too old to be so awkward about all this. It's okay– no, it's part of life to masturbate and feel pleasure, and you're allowed to get horny. If you repress it, you're going to screw yourself up long-term. I know you think it's dirty, but I WILL make you know how to feel good."

"…"

"Anddddd now your head is spinning, isn't it?" Blake sighs, looking at Ruby folding in on herself. Looking around, she sees nobody near her or Ruby, so quickly grabs her wrists, pins her to a wall, and starts kissing her.

"Meep!" Ruby says through Blake's lips. True, she did still have the childish hang-ups about sexual nature, but as Blake begins getting her hot and heavy, she feels the shame fall away to be replaced with lust. Ruby remembers that she's being pinned to a wall in a public area, but only finds that thought turning her on more; she really did like the idea of being in public…

Blake stops kissing Ruby but keeps her pinned. Unsure of whether or not to be surprised, she finds Ruby not resisting at all, perfectly fine being dominated. "Now, are you going to be an adult about this?"

Ruby looks off to the ground, now horny in addition to being embarrassed about her childishness. "I… I need to grow up. I WANT to grow up. It's just… hard."

"I know it is, especially for you. As I said, everything you've seen up to this point has told you that sex is dirty, but it's not. I had this same conversation with Weiss, but sex is a beautiful and pleasurable part of life, and everything you feel is natural." Judging from Ruby's face getting redder and her breathing getting heavier, Blake knew that she was forcing Ruby to come to terms with her desires. Had Ruby not wanted to do so, she would have tried to free herself or object, but her acceptance of her position meant she wanted to submit already. "So tell me, what have you learned? What do you feel?" Secretly thanking the mall for being mostly empty, she holds Ruby in place and waits for a verbal response.

Blake was being mean. Even discounting her pinning Ruby to the wall, she already knew the answer to her question, she just needed Ruby to accept it. Unfortunately for the useless lesbian part of Ruby, Blake's sharp, dramatic eyes, soft, kissable lips, and long, shining, fragrant hair flustered her even further. Blake letting out a moist warm breath straight onto her neck didn't help the situation. Ruby experienced the sensation of heat as Blake did her best to make her as horny as one could without taking clothes off, all in a public space.

In a vague attempt to soothe her womanhood, Ruby tightens her legs, trying to relieve some of the pressure Blake was building up inside her. Finding no respite from the sensation known as lust, she slips out, "I feel… h-horny. And t-that's… good."

"There's a good girl~" Blake continues, holding on for just a moment longer before letting Ruby go. The young huntress' hands wander near her waist, but Blake teases, "People are coming~" Other mall goers round a corner, having just missed some nice lesbian action, but also preventing Ruby from doing anything with her feelings.

Ruby whines, now horny and unable to do anything about the heat in her womanhood. It wasn't a bad feeling, but rather one she was unaccustomed to, and she was in a place where she couldn't exactly take care of it; masturbation was still pretty new to her, and thus far it had just taken a long shower to deal with, something that was not available in a mall.

"Meanie," Ruby says, now shifting in her step.

Blake giggles. "I'm not apologizing. In fact, you'll be thanking me."

"Why?"

"Ruby, I'm going to do you a big favor. Again, not as your girlfriend, but as a woman teaching another woman." Blake fishes in her pocket for a moment and produces a set of keys with a charm from a well-known book series. "These are the keys to our boyfriend's apartment. Here's what's going to happen: I'm going to buy a totally innocuous back massager, you're going to go to the apartment, let ALL your feelings loose with it, by yourself and at your own pace, and I'm going to figure out something to tell your sister for why we didn't come back together."

"You're WHAT!? *I'M* WHAT!?"

Blake lets out a full laugh, tired of holding back. Making sure to say it quietly enough so that no one hears, she says, "You are going to get some quality alone time to pleasure yourself with a lady's best friend." Returning to normal volume, she adds, "Unless you want to spend the rest of the night dealing with *that*" Blake flashes a look down at Ruby's waist. "It'll feel a lot better if Weiss isn't rushing you to get out of the shower, you know."

Ruby feels a lump in her throat as she swallows. Blake was really going THERE on their first date!? Sure she didn't want to go to the apartment with her, but still! But… Ruby did need to get over her hurdles, and pretty badly, too. Plus, Blake was right again; Ruby was horny (thanks to Blake), but her options back at Beacon were pretty limited. She lived with three other girls who weren't going to give her a chance to really enjoy herself. In fact, Ruby was rarely alone, especially now that she was in a room with her team. This was the only opportunity she'd get to be alone for a good period of time.

"O-okay," Ruby says, quietly accepting Blake's keys. "But don't tell ANYONE! EVER! Even after we're together for realsies!"

"Wow, I thought that'd take more convincing." Blake smiles and pats Ruby on the back. "Look, I know what you're going through, and I know it's weird. I think this is the best thing you can do for yourself, and for us if you really want to be together."

"And I think you're right, too. I'm just a kid when it comes to this stuff, so… yeah…"

"If you ever want to talk about anything, you can always come to me. In fact, considering Weiss and Yang are your other options, come to me first; your sister won't take you seriously, and Weiss is only slightly less clueless. I promise, if you want to talk to me about anything sex-related, I will tell you everything you want to know, full detail."

Ruby gives Blake a friend hug, not a romantic hug. "Thanks, Blake. I'll… I promise to… enjoy myself. Wow, that sounds weird knowing the context…"

Blake reciprocates Ruby's hug, holding off on making any jokes or grabbing her butt. "Your welcome, Ruby. I'll be there to talk to you whenever."

After a nice, touching moment, Ruby and Blake separate from their hug. They smile at each other before Blake heads off in a direction.

"Now, let's go find a Robin's," Blake says, already several steps ahead of Ruby.

Ruby uses her Semblance to catch up to Blake, a bit surprised by her pace. Looking around, she sees a store that… has a certain affiliation with adult themes. Looking at the Specter's window, Ruby could already see drug paraphernalia, naughty posters, and other things that really shouldn't be advertised next to a children's shoe store. "Wait, wouldn't Specter's have… what you're looking for?"

In a pretty acidic tone, Blake responds by saying, "Probably, but they're Schnee supporters and are anti-Faunus. I'm spiteful." She subtly raises her middle finger, aiming it at the store that publicly supports Weiss' racist father. "C'mon, Robin's has a coffee shop."

"Okay!" Ruby immediately swears never to even look at a Specter's again, not that she had any reason to go into a softcore sex/drug shop before. She had always been too afraid of what others would think to go in one, and now it looks like it was a bad time to start.

About 30 minutes later, Ruby opens the door to her boyfriend's apartment after waving goodbye to Blake. In her hands was a bag holding a back massager with a number of settings and an empty cup of hot chocolate. Making double extra sure to lock the door behind her, Ruby tossed her cup in the trash, went into the bedroom, and fell onto the bed where she knew that her boyfriend and girlfriends had had sex. Maybe she was imagining it, but she felt like she could somehow smell the scent of sex, despite the fact that she should have no idea what that smelled like. Ruby laid there, her mind swirling with thoughts of pleasure and sex.

"Well, I guess I should probably get undressed…"