Ruby was still weak at the knees as you walk into the corner store. Clearly, she wasn't used to hard, upfront sexual displays, even if she clearly likes them. Catching her breath, she avoids eye contact with a man right outside who saw her get pinned to a wall, then give a passionate kiss; part of her was still excited from having someone see her in a sexual situation, but the other part was super nervous about someone seeing her in a sexual situation.

"You showed me,' Ruby says, taking you by the hand and leading you behind an aisle of snacks. You can tell she wanted to have a small moment of privacy to quell her emotions. "I believe you think I'm sexy now."

You give Ruby a smile. "Glad to hear. Sorry about… you know, how I did it, but…"

Ruby smiles back at you, returning to a slightly more normal breathing pattern. "No, it was fine. I liked it! Also, Blake did the same thing…"

"She did?"

"Yeah… She did it so I would have to admit that… I have dirty thoughts, but they aren't dirty."

You nod. Back when Blake was first moving into your apartment, she told you that she enjoys talking about sex like it's a thing people do as opposed to something that should never be mentioned lest you poison an angel's ears or something. Hopefully, Blake rubs off on Ruby so she can actually discuss her feelings and freely talk about sex.

"So what are your thoughts now?" you ask, saying it in a very serious way. Though there was an easy opportunity to tease Ruby, you do want to normalize her talking about her sexual feelings.

Ruby gives you an uncharacteristic smile. "Well… I feel really… romantic!" She surprises you with a kiss. She giggles as you recover from the attack. "And I kinda like doing that sort of thing… here. Kissing! Kissing! N-not the pin thing!" She stumbles over her words, lying about her meaning. You can tell she was into being pinned to a wall in public, but she didn't want to be.

"That's good to hear," you say, again dropping the opportunity to make fun of Ruby. Her lying was as bad as her nervous nature around sex, but again, normalize. "So, we're here. What did you want?" You look around the corner store that Ruby had once again led you to on your walk. Old habits seem to die hard, as Ruby usually came here to buy candy and soda, which she now has a blanket ban on. When you look back where Ruby was, you find her gone, replaced by a bunch of rose petals.

Sighing, you spy Ruby in line for checkout. Focusing your aura, you pluck the box of chocolate covered candies out of her hands with your Semblance. Ruby tries to tug it back, but you raise it higher into the air where she can't reach. Her poor deal hygiene meant no more sugar, or at least, no more super sugary things like exactly what she was trying to buy. Still, the addict tries desperately to grab the candy out of the air until you withdraw it to your hand.

"No, Ruby."

"Awwwww come on! What's one more box gonna do!?" Ruby whines, still trying to reach the box of candy in your hand. Luckily, she was about half your size and had zero reach, so you easily keep it out of her hands. "I walked all the way over here; I burned it off!"

"Yang isn't worried about your calorie count, Ruby. You don't burn off cavities; you need to learn how to now rely on sweets."

"But I've gone a whole WEEK without anything! I'm recovering!"

"That's a lie. I know you've been drinking soda, and the box of sugar in the kitchen is almost empty. You've been using it or coffee, haven't you? Only you would empty it out in a week."

"You can't make me quit cold turkey! I hate turkey! And I get headaches when I don't have sugar!"

"More reason to stop. You need to let your body readjust to a normal diet."

"But I'm not fat!"

"Again, no one said you were. Diet also means that you need to eat healthy stuff."

"You're the worst boyfriend ever, you know?"

"Put it back."

Ruby lowers her head and puts a different box of candy that she had hidden back on the shelf.

"And the soda," you say, holding out your hand. Ruby shamefully hands you a cold can of, "You don't even LIKE TorchQuick!" You float the extra large can of energy drink containing about three days worth of sugar and taurine back onto the cold shelf. You look down at Ruby, feeling a bit more like her father than her boyfriend with all the scolding. "I'm not going to let you buy more sugar."

Having a thought, Ruby suddenly perks up. With another out-of-character smile, she asks, "Are you sure?" You see her eye start to drift around, scanning her surroundings. She poofs her cape out for some reason, letting it wrap over her shoulders.

"Yang would get pissed at me, plus I don't want you to ruin your smile." You hope that at least makes up for some of this.

"Not even if I persuade you?"

"Not even if you persuade… me…" You find your convictions being tested as Ruby tries her absolute hardest to convince you to let her buy sugar. Still scanning everywhere around her, Ruby pinches the front of her skirt and starts slowly lifting it. Her move with her cape ensured that only you, the person in front of her, could see what she's doing. Combined with her knee socks, Ruby very quickly exposes that glorious forbidden area of her thighs, inching ever closer to showing off her panties; you let her get mere centimeters away from flashing you forcing yourself to say, "No."

Ruby puts on a puppy dog face, puffs out her cheeks, and says, "Pwease?" She holds her skirt where it is but makes it clear she'd move it with just a word.

Fighting through the cuteness mixed with the potential to see Ruby's panties, you again force out, "No."

Ruby angrily huffs. She starts slowly raising her skirt again, breathing heavily as she grows more and more daring in public. Stopping her from doing something crazy for stupid reasons, you use your Semblance to fight against her; reluctantly preventing yourself from seeing Ruby's panties, you force her skirt down as she tries to lift it up.

"No."

Ruby gives up and lets go of her skirt. "But I need candy!"

"No. You need to take care of yourself."

"But I have you to take care of me~" Ruby says in her finest attempt at a flirty voice ever.

Again hating yourself, you point out, "Again, that's not how that works. I want to make you happy as your boyfriend, but me taking care of you is me saying no to you buying candy."

Ruby pouts. Still refusing to give up, she makes sure no one can see her. Before you can try to stop her, she grabs her top and pulls it down, exposing an absolutely adorable pink and white striped bra, perfectly encapsulating the cute-but-sexy style Ruby exemplifies. It was clearly one of her new bras, seeing as it perfectly morphed around her bust, giving it the perfect lift without letting any spill out from the top. Hating your weak male mind, you stare at your girlfriend's boobs, caught between disbelief in how amazing they were, disbelief that Ruby was willing to show them to you, and disbelief that Ruby was willing to show them to you in a corner store. If this was the evolution of her showing off in short shorts and asking you out in her underwear…

Hell yes!

But not now! Not here!

Giggling like crazy, Ruby pulls her top back up. "You're cute when you're flustered!"

Regaining your senses, you angrily say, "Ruby!" finding it the only thing you can say. Yes, it was super hot that she'd flash you her bra in public, but not so she can strongarm you into letting her buy candy.

Giving what was quite possibly the cutest smirk you've ever seen, Ruby sings, "I'll let you take it off if you let me buy some Flycatchers~" Her tone was far more reminiscent of her sister that's her own, filled with that cutesy, "You'll do anything I say~" vibe Yang took when she was flirty. Ruby looks like she means it; she's willing to show you her boobs if it means candy.

You get by on the fact that Ruby was suffering as much as you are. Though she seemed in control showing you her bra, it was clear from her breathing and fidgeting that she was getting too out of control; she was making herself horny showing off in a public setting, and you can tell she wants to go further.

Knowing Ruby shouldn't escalate any further, you take action. Thanking Weiss, you flare your aura and summon up one of her glyphs; whenever she gets the chance, she assigns a few to you so you can use them, and this one was for Ruby. Acting before Ruby can, you thrust her wrists together and place a glyph around them, locking her in makeshift cuffs. She feebly struggles, but you summon up your most commanding voice and declare, "No, Ruby. No candy, no soda, no sugar. I'll buy you a water, but that's it." You wait until Ruby looks you in the eye with a strangely accepting pout before adding even more bass into your voice. "Got it?"

Ruby squeaks. Still trying to break free of your glyph prison, she squirms, regretting turning herself on. Relenting, she sighs, looks back up at you with a perky smile, and says, "Yes, Boss!" Strangely, she doesn't seem all that dejected; a moment ago, she was heartbroken that she couldn't buy some chocolate, but now she seems fine. You could also get used to being called Boss…

Glad that Ruby was no longer trying to sneak candy, you check out. Trying not to let the cashier know that Ruby was essentially handcuffed, you buy two waters, avoiding sugar yourself in solidarity. Once you exit the store and round the corner, you release Ruby's restraints and hand her her water before you start heading back home.

"So… Boss, huh?"

Ruby giggles, far too excited than you would expect. "Well, yeah! What else am I gonna call you when you sound so bossy?"

"You didn't steal anything, did you?"

"No! I know I seem desperate, but I'd never steal! Stealing is bad! I stopped a robbery before!"

"I'm aware. You made the news. Wait, wow, I never actually connected the dots that I'm dating a hero…"

"A sexy hero!"

"A sexy hero." Wait, no, you're mad at her. Now that you were far enough away from the corner store, you feel fine saying, "Ruby, you can't try and bribe me by showing off your underwear," without fearing any eavesdropping.

Ruby pouts. "Fine," she accepts, knowing that she was wrong. "I just… Thought it might work... I know you want to see me naked~"

Liking Ruby's phrasing, you say, "I'm not going to sell out for boobs, Ruby. If I'm THAT desperate, I can ask Weiss or Blake. And you shouldn't flash me in a store! Those have cameras!"

Surprisingly, Ruby doesn't jump at the mention of potentially being captured on film flashing her bra. "Aww, it's fine! The cameras in stores are terrible!" She bumps into your shoulder playfully as you walk. "Besides, I have you!"

"And what makes me so special?"

Ruby takes a sip of water to think about her exact meaning. "I feel… okay doing naughty stuff when I'm with you! Like, if anything bad happens, you'll be there! Like just now; you cared more about me than seeing my boobs!"

"I just didn't want you to freak out if someone saw."

"But…"

"But…?" you wonder. You suddenly remember Ruby bending over in front of you and the cashier in short shorts. "You… didn't want them to see, right?"

"Maybe... a little~" Ruby says in a playful voice, again more typical for her sister. "It's… exciting! And I know it'll be okay if you're there."

You do your absolute best to keep Ruby from looking down, seeing as her words were adding on to the erection she had brought out by flashing you. The fact that Ruby- RUBY- had a kink for stripping in public turns you on so much. You wonder just how far she'd have taken it were you to actually engage; would she have let you remove her bra in a corner store? The thought excites you, but it was best that, should you actually let Ruby engage in public stuff, then you should do so in a less conspicuous area.

You realize you didn't actually respond to Ruby. She catches on to you fantasizing about her doing dirty stuff in public and sees fit to press you. Going back to her newly perfected flirty tone, she says, "I... liked it when you said that stuff in that commanding voice."

"I'm going to have to practice it if you keep trying to sneak sweets."

Ruby giggles and puts her body close to yours as you walk. You see her turn her head towards a play structure, long since abandoned now that it was around 10. Her voice suddenly quaking, she sheepishly asks, "Actually... c-can you practice now?" Without letting you get a word out, she starts dragging your arm, leading you over to the empty park. Not that you could have said anything; you can say no to an intentionally flirty voice, but when Ruby's shy, unsure feelings come out from her tone, your body refuses to not do what she asks.

Ruby leads you to the play structure, her warm hand easing the stinging cold of the wind. You experience a feeling you've felt before. Twice, in fact. You feel anticipation that only comes when you and a girl are alone and in love.