Author's Note: Here it is! I hope you enjoy this next chapter! This is the last one that I wrote before I started posting, so now it's all new stuff since Chapter 1 went up. I hope you've enjoyed it so far and continue to enjoy it.
The kiss was simple. It wasn't anything super out there. And it certainly wasn't the 'kiss between two lovers in the rain' type of kiss one might see in the movies. It was simple. It was short. It was chaste. And yet, it was the most intense feeling I've felt in a long time.
After a few seconds, I lean back, eyes half-lidded and mind hazy. And then it hits me. Kiss. I just kissed Ruby Rose. And I want more. But what if she doesn't? What if she didn't in the first place?
I can feel my face flush. I back up a few inches. My heart pounds, my palms are clammy, and my breathing is somewhat shaky. I'm still in shock that I did that.
"S-sorry. It just felt right, and… I'm sorry if that was too much. I-" I'm cut off by Ruby's finger on my mouth. A shy smile adorns her face that has been tinted a slight crimson. I blush at the sight.
"Shhhhh. It's okay," she says. She removes her finger from in front of my mouth. My eyes look away. There's a part of me that feels ashamed for doubting Ruby.
"Are you-" and once again, I'm cut off. But not by a finger but by another set of lips to mine.
Oh, Dust she's kissing me. I didn't start this one. She did. And why am I just sitting here not kissing her back?
The sudden shock of Ruby's soft lips on mine wears away. I relax and sink into the kiss. Arms wrap around my waist and pull me tight. My arms instinctively reach up and rest on Ruby's shoulders. She feels warm, even with the late evening chill. What feels like forever later, Ruby and I separate our lips. We both gasp for air. I immediately miss how close Ruby was to me, and I have to keep myself under control so that I don't immediately pull her to me again.
"Ummmmm…" Ruby starts hesitantly. She looks kind of lost, or at least unsure of what to say next.
"Yeah…" I say in response. We both look at each other and smile bashfully.
"That was… that was nice," Ruby says, blushing; however, her smile is as plain as day.
Clearly she's happy about kissing me. And I'm over the moon with kissing her. This is one of the best days of my life! That was my first kiss. And my second. And I'm pretty sure it was hers too.
"Yeah, it was," I say, still smiling like a goof. "That was really nice." My heart beat has surged into a cacophony of wild drum beats. Everywhere Ruby touched me is still tingling as if her fingers were electric. A rush of energy flows through me, and it takes all that I have to not start jumping for joy.
"Do you…" Ruby starts, looking at me, meeting my eyes with hers. But then she hesitates. "Nevermind," she mumbles, a blush on her face.
"Wait, what is it, Ruby?" I ask, a tone of concern in my voice.
She can tell me anything. I won't judge her ever. I want to be able to make her know that.
"Well, I was wondering if… you… Uhhh…" She starts fidgeting in her seat nervously, a deep blush adorns her face.
"You can ask me. I won't judge you." I put my hand on her shoulder to comfort her. Her nervous movements decrease in frequency after I do. Ruby takes a deep breath before looking at me with that same crimson tint as before.
"Do you want to do it again?" Her voice quivers while she asks this, showing just how nervous she is. My heart skips a beat.
"I do," I say warmly. Ruby smiles wide, her eyes shining with excitement.
"R-really? Oh, okay! Yay! So um, how do you want to do this?" She asks, awkwardly.
I didn't think about that. Before, it was so natural. I don't know how just… going for it will work. Oh well, it'll be fine. I hope.
"I'm not sure… I think we just… go for it," I say with some hesitation. I nervously scoot next to her and put my arm around her waist and pull her. My right arm snakes around her head and pulls her closer until our lips touch.. All I feel is fireworks as the surroundings fade away and my entire being focuses on the girl I'm kissing. Her hands wrap around me once again as we keep the connection between us. As the kiss draws itself out, I feel heat starting to pool between my legs. While not an unfamiliar feeling, it still catches me off guard as I wasn't expecting to get… Well, turned on just by a slightly less than chaste kiss.
And in this moment, my imagination takes a twisted turn. With my eyes closed, my mind is free to throw up whatever images it wants to. And right now, all I want is Ruby. All of Ruby. These images cascading into my mind don't help with the growing… feeling that has taken over most of my senses.
I reign in my feral instincts to absolutely devour Ruby and hold back in the kiss. I guess years of wanting someone can really do something to you.
Before either of us could take the kiss any further again, a loud ringing sounds from Ruby's small handbag. We break from the kiss, our faces flushed and our breathing heavy. Ruby rummages through her bag for a few seconds before pulling out her Scroll and answering the call.
"Hello?" She answers "Oh hi, Yang!" Ruby pauses as Yang talks to her from the other side. "Y-yes, we're still on our date!" Ruby stutters. Another pause. Ruby leans away from me and says in a hushed tone, "Well, I'm on my phone during a date because you called me!"
Way to ruin the mood, Yang.
"We're in the park, Yang. That's where we are." Ruby says, her tone showing slight ticks of annoyance. Her responses give me a pretty clear understanding to what Yang is saying from the other side of the phone call. "Yes, it is the park with all of the couples making out. No, we didn't know that when we came here." Ruby starts blushing heavily. "N-No, we weren't making out!" she almost yells into the phone and stands up off the bench. I join her standing up, and we begin walking back towards the academy.
Yet.
"U-um… We… Uh… Bye, Yang!" Ruby hangs up the call quickly and looks back at me. Then down at the ground.
I can use this. Tease her a little bit maybe. That'll be fun.
"So… what was that about?" I ask nonchalantly, my hands holding onto each other behind my back, my voice light.
"Well, you see. That was Yang, probably as you heard when I said 'Hi, Yang' and 'Bye, Yang'. But well, she asked if we were still on our date. And then she asked where we were. And then when I told her the park, she asked if it was the one that all of the couples were… making out in. But then I told her that we didn't know that beforehand. And then she asked if… If uh…. She asked if we were making out. And I told her no, because we weren't, right? And then I hung up. Yep. That's what happened." She smiles a fake smile and laughs nervously..
"Hmmm… I seem to recall hearing you fluster a little bit there at the end. Care to enlighten me?" I tilt my head towards her and smile.
"It was, uh… It was n-nothing!" Ruby stutters and blushes.
She's so cute when she gets embarrassed like this. And that's good because she's been getting embarrassed a lot recently.
"Oh? Nothing, huh? Will Yang say the same thing if I ask her?" I tease, holding my chin with my hand and pretending to think. It's fun to tease her sometimes.
Ruby gasps. "You wouldn't."
I smirk at her. "Try me." Ruby pouts for a little bit, refusing to make eye contact with me, despite my attempts to do so. Unsure of what to do next, I decide to change the subject.
Is she mad at me? I don't want her to be mad at me. That would make things difficult. What if she is? What will I do? What CAN I do? Should I probe to see? I think so...
"So did you like our date?" I ask her, looking at her through the corner of my eye. I can't help but sound hopeful. Eventually, Ruby turns her head to me and hesitantly makes eye contact with me again. When she does, she smiles again.
I guess she was only kidding about being angry. That's good to know that I didn't actually make her mad at me.
"Yeah, it was fun. I really enjoyed it. The movie was really cool. And the… the k-kiss was better…" Ruby blushes and smiles shyly. Without looking, I try to sneak my hand down and grab hers with it. My fingers make contact with the side of her hand, and it flinches away briefly before grabbing it quickly. Surprisingly quickly. I look over to her, and a dumb smile adorns her face as she holds my hand.
"I agree. It definitely was a fun date. And a fun kiss," I say, my voice bell-like. I think I made it clear that I had a good time. Just then, a chill breeze drifts through the air. Ruby shivers and wraps herself around my arm.
"Wh-what are you doing?" I ask, a little thrown off from the gesture. That, and the proximity to Ruby still makes me nervous, even if it also makes me very happy
"What do you mean?" She asks innocently. Then, she looks down and sees that my arm is basically wearing her. She steps back with a surprised look on her face. "O-oh, that. This. Yeah. Ummm… Well, I saw it on an anime one time. And like, if two people were dating or something like that, usually the girl would grab the arm of the guy she was with. And I thought it looked cute. So I guess I just… did it? I'm sorry, I won't do it again if it bothers you." Ruby turns her face away, her tone dejected.
No! You made her sad! You fool! What do I do? How can I fix this? I don't know… oh! Wait! Reassure her! Yes, that's it!
"No, no! That wasn't… I didn't… I didn't mean it that way. It was just… it caught me off guard, that's all. Here, you can do it." I extend my arm towards Ruby, who reaches out cautiously before grabbing on. We walk in content silence until we get back to Beacon, the autumnal night just the right temperature for comfort. The stars that dot the nighttime sky are beautiful, but not nearly as beautiful as the one that's holding onto my arm.
Getting back to Beacon, we walk back towards our dorm. Once we step onto the grounds, Ruby detaches herself from my arm and instead grabs my hand with her own. At this time of night, the halls are basically empty, and the few people that are in them don't seem to mind Ruby and I walking through, hand in hand. Truth be told, I feel nervous walking around like that, but with the lack of people, I feel brave enough to walk with Ruby's hand intertwined with my own. As we approach the dorm room itself, I stop right before the door. I turn Ruby so that we're making eye contact.
"I had a lot of fun tonight, Ruby." I smile. She smiles back.
"I had fun too. The most fun I've had in a while, actually." She shrugs tensely. She looks nervous. Understandable because I am too. We both seem to understand the call of the moment because at the same time, we lean in, and our lips meet. It lasts seconds, but it holds so many emotions. Happiness, nervousness, contentment, and on my part, love.
We break from the kiss, and both of us have blushes on our faces. Turning, I open the door and walk in.
"Oh my gosh, you're back! Ruby! You never answered the last question of mine!" Yang yells.
Wow, straight to the point. I don't even have an opportunity to ask her. She's doing it for me. Now Ruby can't get mad at me for asking. Thanks, Yang. But I guess she's going to want as many details as possible, which might be bad. What if she asks what we did after the movie? I don't know how to answer that!
"What question was that, Yang? I… forgot! Yeah, I forgot. I don't remember any question. Nothing happened!" Ruby stutters and starts walking towards her closet, I'm assuming to get a change of clothes to sleep in tonight.
"You know exactly what I'm talking about. Here, let me ask it again," Yang says, her confidence making her bolster a large smirk. I smile to myself and walk over to the sink and get a glass of water. My curiosity is definitely piqued. At least I'll get to know what that was before. And I didn't even have to ask! Yang just did it for me!
"Please don't, Yang." Ruby whines in an almost begging tone. I start drinking the water that I got for myself. I lean against the door inconspicuously and listen in to try and find out exactly what it is that was said
"Too late, Rubes. Did. You. And. Weiss. Kiss?" A low whine of distress escapes me and I spit the water into the sink, some of it splattering onto the mirror in front. I start choking and coughing on the water that's still in my throat.
"Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaang!" Ruby yells before getting clothes and running towards the bathroom, her face beet red. Finally done coughing, I step out of the way before I get run over. I use the time that Ruby is away to avoid eye contact and conversation with Yang. My face blushes any time I think of Ruby and that Yang was a lot more intuitive than I thought. Ruby spends all of a minute in the bathroom getting changed into her pyjamas before coming out of the door and using her semblance to get up on her bed. She pulls the blankets over herself, removing her figure from view. Blake, sitting on her own bed, seems unfazed by the rush of air that is Ruby using her semblance, and continues reading her book.
"Goodnight, Ruby~!" Yang calls up to her. She then looks at me and smiles. "You two totally kissed." I blush and grab clothes to change into as well. I step into the bathroom, saying nothing. I quickly change and walk to my bed, not making eye contact or saying anything to Yang. I crawl into bed and pull the blankets up over my face. "Yep. I knew it. Goodnight, Weiss. And good job tonight. I'm proud of you." I can imagine the smirk on her face as she says that.
"Goodnight, Yang," I mumble from under the covers.
Today went well. I'm happy with everything that went on today. Things went a bit better than I expected, what with the kiss and all… I can't help but smile to myself. This has been one of the best days of my life. Ruby makes me so happy. And my future holds more of her. Something to look forward to.