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~MZ~

Wheels glide smoothly over the concrete leading to the CCT building as May uses her Semblance to move herself. People are moving around her, making room for the chair in a way that forces May to hide a grimace. As much as she would prefer to do this in the relative privacy of the library, there's not a chance she will be able to avoid a disturbance and she would rather not get kicked out and take the walk of shame out of the library in a wheelchair. The CCT is a public access area though, so her mother will be able to yell all she wants.

The curious stares, those of gratitude and condolences from the citizens who recognize her from the images released about her and her team that followed the train mission she could do without. It takes a solid effort on her part to keep a warm smile on her lips as she thanks them for their concern, and ensures she will be fine. The requests for autographs was a different thing. It's common knowledge that some people who admire the Huntsmen collect their signatures. So having someone asking for hers three years before she thought she would start dealing with something like that was a bit surreal.

'Maybe I should offer to sign Ruby's collection.' She thinks with a real smile threatening to break over her lips as she leaves the elevator and pushes herself into a terminal in a corner, inserting her Scroll into the reader before dialing her mother's number. It connects and doesn't even get a chance to ring when the call is answered. 'Oh no, this is going to be rough.'

"Hey, mom how-" Is as far as she get's before wincing as her mother breaks in with a shout.

"May Zedong! What do you think you're doing?! What took you so long to call me? All I've gotten in weeks is that you're okay but can't make contact. Your partner only told me you were injured on a mission when I threatened to come to Vale and string him up if he didn't tell me what the hell was going on!" She shouts, making May wince. "I've been worried about you! There's something very wrong May when I learn more from the news than I do from my own daughter!"

'Yup, CCT was the best option.' She thinks as she closes her eye to whether the storm that is her worried and agitated single mother.

"Well, what do you have to say for yourself?" Her mother finally asks, pausing to wait for an answer, clearly expecting an explanation.

"I would have called, but I was injured on the mission and was stuck in bed for treatment the past few weeks. I'm sorry they didn't tell you the details but well... You scare my team when you're angry, mom. Easier to leave the details to me. I'm okay now, a bit of physical therapy and I'll be good to go for the tournament according to my doctor. You sure I can't get you to come out? Apparently being a 'hero' pays extremely well so I can cover anything you miss if you can get the time off." May asks in a bid to change the subject and hoping her mother goes with it.

Her mother frowns at her with narrowed eyes. "How bad was it?" She asks simply.

"We had to fight a group of terrorists trying to punch a hole in Vale's defenses using a train loaded with Dust and bombs. I had to buy time for the others by facing off with one of the stronger fighters and I lost. She messed up my leg pretty good, it'll leave a rough scar." May replies with a resigned sigh that is matched perfectly by her mother on the other side of the call.

"You know, I really wish you wouldn't do this May. I'm worried that one day the calls won't come and I'll be left to find out when someone shows up at my home to tell me you're dead. Parents are not meant to outlive their children, May." She says biting her lip. "I'm proud of you, make no mistake. But I'm also your mother and I'm worried. So just... stay safe alright?" She finishes, wiping at her eyes.

"I try mom, Ruby was rather put out about it too. So, can you make it out?" May asks, returning to her earlier question, genuinely curious now. The apologetic look is all the answer she needs.

"I'm sorry May, I tried to get away for the tournament but I wasn't able. But you can be sure I'll be watching all your matches." She apologizes and May already has the image of her mother at her desk shouting and cheering her on during her match. It brings a smile to the snipers lips. "Soooo, you and Ruby are still together then? How is it going with her?" She asks trying to sound innocent.

"It's... actually going really well. Ruby has this," May waived her hands a bit, "energy to her. I never thought I would be able to get along with someone who views the world so simply, but, just talking to her makes me feel lighter than I can ever remember being. The world doesn't always have to be life and death." May says, her smile turning fond thinking of her dear little reaper.

"She's got you good doesn't she?" Her mom says with a knowing grin on her lips.

"Yeah... we have a date tonight after my therapy. I like her a lot mom, it's kind of troubling though. The more I like her, the more scared I get about screwing up. I'll be a mess if I fall in love with her." May replies running a hand through her hair exposing her eye patch.

"Still denying it, hmm? Oh well, you'll figure it out soon enough I suppose. She give you the eye patch?" Her mother asks, pointing it out before the conversation quickly begins dissolving into playful teasing and promises to keep in touch.

She leaves the tower with a smile on her face, looking forward to the rest of her day.

~MZ~

May growls out her frustration, hands gripping the supporting bars tight enough to make the hard plastic start to flex as she stubbornly places foot after foot in front of her. Putting just a little more weight on her left leg than it can support. The muscles burning with exertion as her leg shudders. The pain coming from her leg makes her think, for a moment, she can feel them tearing so they can heal stronger. She has just four more feet to the end of the rail, nevermind the fact there are only four feet behind her leading to where she started.

She grits her teeth as she pushes herself forward, when her leg gives out under protest and she falls back to the ground with a shout of frustration. Her hand reaching up for the bar to pull herself back up only to have Doctor Green help her up and placing her in the chair. "Enough. You were never going to make it the whole way on the first try. Relax and let your body heal, halfway was further than I thought you would get so it's good progress Miss. Zedong." The doctor offers, wheeling the sweaty teen out of the room and down the hall.

As comforting as it is that she's ahead of where she was expected to be, it still eats at her that she can't do something as simple as moving across the room. It is apparently something many who go through physical therapy experience. The feeling of helplessness as they struggle to do something they did with ease a short time before. It threatened to consume her as she is guided from her chair and into a bed where the doctor sets herself to massaging the muscles in May's legs. It stings but they both know it's necessary to keep them from cramping up and hurting even more later.

"I heard you have a date with Miss. Rose after this. Looking forward to it?" The doctor asks, earning herself a raised brow from the sniper, accompanied by a look of shock. "Everyone in here knows whether we want to or not. She's so excited she can't stop talking about it. Just answer the question." She adds, narrowing her eyes at the sniper's surprise.

May chuckles at that last part, a smile breaking her out of her foul mood as she can picture Ruby doing just that. "Yeah, she's really excited to take me around the city." May replies with a fond smile.

"And you aren't?" The doctor questions, sounding mildly curious.

"I didn't say that. It's just... I was hoping to walk a little today. Even if I had to use a cane or something." May admits with a sigh of resignation.

"You'll get there, so long as you can be patient and don't push yourself too hard. Just take your time and you'll be done soon. Then you can go out and kill monsters again. Inevitably placing yourself back in my care when something goes wrong." The doctor adds, the last sentence delivered in perfect deadpan, drawing a chuckle from May.

"Don't worry doc. Next time I get hurt, I'll probably end up being patched up in Shade." May replies joining in the joke with a grin.

"Oh goodie, I'll be sure to warn them to expect you." She replies before removing her hands from May's leg. "Go on and wash up. I trust you don't want to start your date smelling like a gym, did you remember a change of clothing?" She asks, helping the sniper into the wheelchair and leaving her to wash up. Unfortunately she doesn't make it past the door before the sarcastic call of 'Yes mom' comes from her patient.

~RR~

Ruby stands near the Bullhead looking at it for a moment with a grimace, recalling that her girlfriend was wheelchair bound. A rather insensitive thing to forget, and the thought of starting their second date on such a sour note is more than a little upsetting for the little reaper.

'Maybe if I use my Semblance and pushed? We'd still make some decent time that way and we won't have to work out how to get her in and out of the transport…' She ponders, rubbing her chin in thought looking between the Bullhead and the path citizens use on the rare occasion they need to visit the academy for some reason.

"Not sure I like that look." A voice comments with amusement, drawing Ruby from her thoughts as it's owner rolls her way over. Legs wrapped in thigh-hugging black jeans tucked into white boots with her red and white striped jacket zipped closed. Her hair left undone, still damp from the wash as it frames her smiling face. The eyepatch once more over her eye, with her rifle slung across the back of the seat.

"I'm sorry May, I forgot the Bullheads aren't exactly wheelchair accessible." Ruby replies trying not to stare to much at the older girl who looks from the chair to the Bullhead and finally to her short girlfriend.

"Ruby… What are you talking about?" May asks, a questioning look clear in her eye.

"Well… the ramp is kinda steep is all." She replies meekly, gesturing to the item in question.

May rolls her eyes at her for a moment and wheels herself over to the ramp, "I'm chairbound, not useless, Little Red." With that, she lightly places her hands on the wheels and slowly moves up the steep ramp with relative ease. She turns around at the top and looks at Ruby with an amused smirk. "You do remember what my Semblance is, right? And close your mouth before the flies start moving in," she chuckles.

Realizing that her mouth, in fact, is hanging open from the display, she clamps it shut and moves up to join her girlfriend. She can feel her blush as she helps May strap in before giving the pilot the go ahead, leaving the academy behind.

After landing and helping May out of the ship, Ruby squeaks as she's pulled into the sniper's lap. The shorter girl looking to see a cheeky smirk on May's face. The blush starts to grow immediately, but she's kept from putting her hood up by the smooth lips nuzzling into her neck.

"Where are we headed, Little Red? I'm all yours after all." May states calmly, breathing heated breath against pale skin that warms more than just Ruby's neck, leaving Ruby squirming for a moment as her skin gains color.

'Not fair, not fair. Think safe thoughts Ruby, you can do this, it's easy. You've got a plan and things to do you can't get done sitting here, making out with your girlfriend on the landing pad.' Ruby tries letting out a little growl of frustration as she settles herself, while trying to ignore May's chuckling and the lips teasing over her skin. 'It's hopeless.' She realizes faintly and gives a small huff, pointing in the direction she want's May to go.

"Alright then, I'm actually really curious to see what you've got planned." May admits, though it doesn't help Ruby feel any more comfortable as she grows nervous about what she chose for them to do.

'She could hate it, she could hate me! Gah, why did I have to pick something so childish? It just seemed like a great idea.' Ruby frets not noticing when the chair's stopped until both of May's arms are around her waist again.

"Calm down Ruby, I'm just happy to get out of the academy and outside for awhile. I can't even climb a tree right now, so having you take me out somewhere is incredibly sweet. Besides, you're cute when you get worked up but you shouldn't spoil me with it." She adds with a wink. And surprisingly it works. Ruby relaxes back, her earlier frustration forgotten alongside her worry for the moment as she relaxes into the warm comfort of her girlfriend and progress is resumed.


"This is where we're going on out date?" May asks, her brow raised as she looks up at the sign over the door. All neon lights and animated characters. The question gets a nervous chuckle in response as Ruby is left scratching her cheek nervously.

"Yeah. I thought it would be nice to get out and just have a little fun, you know? No school or training. Just you, me, bright lights, and loud noises." Ruby replies while moving from May's lap with a fair amount of reluctance.

She had actually been quite comfy there after all.

"So you brought me to an arcade? Don't you have video games in your dorm room?" May asks curiously, and Ruby is just glad to see she doesn't seem opposed to the idea.

"Yes, but not like here. We mostly just have fighting games back at the dorm because that's all Yang packed when we left home. I'll be heading back in a few more weeks for a while before the tournament, but until then, it's just the same few fighting games." Ruby explains before giving a bit of a nervous expression, pushing her index fingers together.

"That and… there's a shooting game inside. Since neither of us won the shootout during the festival I thought we could compete in that. I know it's not the same, but it should still be a lot of fun." She says, feeling more self conscious with every word. Everything that sounds good in her head immediately sounds childish the moment she voices it.

May looks at her for a long moment, watching her squirm before getting a small smile on her lips. "Sure, admittedly I've never been to an arcade before, so it could be a lot of fun." The sniper admits, the cheeky grin on her lips immediately informing Ruby that she's aware of the small bit of distress she has caused, and doesn't feel the least bit sorry for having done so.

Sagging in relief before smiling widely, Ruby moves behind May and gently pushes her into the arcade, maneuvering around the people who fail to notice and get out of the way fast enough. Ruby watches May with amusement clear upon her face as the older sniper blinks, her uncovered eye trying to adjust to the sudden darkness inside the building, lit by bright screens lining the walls. Her dusky rose covered head moving around as if on a swivel only to stare in confusion at the bag of coins the younger girl drops in her lap.

"And these are...?" May asks, dragging out the last word while her hands open the bag, pulling a coin out to examine one up close.

"They're game tokens. You buy the tokens and use them in the machines to start playing… or keep playing if you lose." Ruby adds before shrugging and moving on in her explanation. "It's just easier to carry around a bag of coins than rooting through your wallet everytime you miss an enemy and die."

"I get the feeling you play a lot of the more violent games then?" The sniper questions getting a sheepish look from Ruby.

"I wouldn't say a lot. But they do take up a pretty big section of the arcade. It was the same at the little one we have in Patch." She replies honestly, already moving closer to a section lined with machines connected to cheap looking plastic rifles.

May turns her attention back to the coin, turning it so the light will catch and she can read the words stamped into the small bit of metal. "Is that where you got these coins from? Are they a chain or something?" She asks, setting it back into the bag, her head tilting back so she can look up at Ruby directly.

"No, I had to buy those here. I grabbed them when I came by looking for a place for us to have our date. The names are different so I assume the owners are different too. Besides, the tokens here are shaped differently. See all the little flat edges? The ones in Patch are round." She replies idly, almost missing the dry look she's getting from May. "Wh-what? Why are you looking at me like that."

"Because it's a scam. A very clever scam that we're buying into. And that I'm willing to continue to do so, provided we spend this bag either now or in the future." May replies and Ruby can practically feel the fun being killed slowly as she continues to explain her reasoning. "Follow me on this. The arcade we're in wants money, obviously it does. It's a business after all. I'm sure your partner can explain the economics better than me. But it goes like this. They need to make sure people are spending money here. So all the games are operated by these tokens. Look at that one there." She says pointing at one of the racing games in the corner. "That one needs four tokens to even start playing. I'm assuming it will need even more after a certain number of courses?" She asks and Ruby nods, faintly wondering when their fun date had turned into whatever this was.

"Yeah, usually it's just one five lap course against another player or the computer." Ruby comments, getting a twitch from May she fails to notice.

"Right, well. I'm not going to mention how much that bothers me… The point is. In order to make sure they're getting the money from people coming inside They make these tokens you have to buy before you can play anything at all. But taking it a step further they make the tokens so you're forced to spend them here. I doubt any of these would work in the machines in Patch or an arcade in Vacuo. Meaning the reverse would also be true. It doesn't matter if you have game tokens, you need to have the ones from this location or spend money here to get them." May explains . "Honestly, the better a player you are the less they want you in the store because it means you'll be able to play longer with less money being spent."

"So… do you not want to stay?" Ruby asks only to have the sniper tilt her head back again so she can look at the shorter girl in confusion.

"Why wouldn't we stay?" She asks, and it leaves them both in confusion.

'She just went on a long rant about how this place is systematically ripping off the people who come in and she's confused about why she might not want to stay?' Ruby ponders the oddity of her current circumstance before just voicing the question out loud, getting a chuckle followed by outright laughter from May.

"Oh I don't mind. I did say it was clever, not evil. It's not like wanting your business to make money while providing machines and keeping them in working order is a crime. But we will do one thing…" May takes a pair of the tokens from the pouch slipping one into her wallet before giving the other to Ruby. "Souvenirs of our first 'real' date. The one in which we did something besides stare at each other meaningfully, while wishing we had the courage to do more than just hear the other talking out loud." May explains, leaning in to kiss the pale hand holding the handle of her wheelchair and driving a bright blush into Ruby's cheeks.

'She always manages to do that to me. It's so not fair she can make me blush like that so easily.' Ruby grouses to herself without any honest heat behind the thought. Her hand lifting from the handle to take the offered token before slipping it into her pocket.

"So where's this shooting game you want me to beat you in?" May asks, looking around.

"We've been standing in front of it since halfway through your little rant. You were on a roll and I didn't want to interrupt." Ruby replies, mentally fist pumping as it is now May's turn to blush brightly while letting out a soft 'oh'. The younger teen absolutely did not have a little victory dance either. Any evidence to the contrary would clearly be a forgery.

With a tiny smirk, Ruby takes two of the coins for herself before moving to stand next to May. She inserts them into the slot on her side before grabbing her rifle and waiting for May to do the same. "So it will ask you to put in a name or handle. Just shoot to letters you want to use." She explains, lifting her plastic gun and taking a bit of time to hit R, space, R and enter. When the screen comes back up May looks at her gun for a moment before aiming and missing the M. It takes her a few more shots before she gets the hang of it and gets her first and last initials, the same way as Ruby's.

"I guess it's too much to hope for a plastic arcade gun to shoot straight huh? Oh well, I have the hang of it now. So how are we doing this?" May asks, her eye following the explanation for how to reload by aiming off the screen and pulling the trigger.

"Oh that's easy. When it tells us at the end that I've killed more than you. I win." Ruby explains with a cocky smile. "Oh, I will tell you this. When we get to the zombie Grimm, aim for the head. They're immune to hits anywhere else. The people too, really." She adds snickering at the bemused look she get's from May.

"Zombie Grimm? You do realize how impossible that is right? They disintegrate when they die." She says before her eye looks at the pale finger pressed to her lips.

"Shhhhh, it's a game. Games don't need logic. If games used logic and common sense, then they wouldn't be near as much fun. Now, take aim and get ready to lose." Ruby comments shooting the start button and giving a soft yelp and blush when she feels May nip at the finger she hadn't moved away quick enough.

There's a short cinematic before the two start off in the typical sort of location for these kind of games. An old dilapidated, but massive mansion with plenty of tight corners and objects to obstruct view. As they progress side by side through the rail shooter, competing for kills rather than trying to clear the game. Either way though the effect is the same, with Grimm dropping like flies room after room until a large Ursa Major stands as their first boss fight. There's a challenging look shared between them before the race to get the last shot is started.

The the last shot is finally fired. The scores are tallied, leaving Ruby in the lead with ten kills over her girlfriend, while May takes the higher accuracy score.

Ruby strikes a little pose, propping the plastic gun on her shoulder with a smirk. "How do you like that! I win, hehe." She cheers as May rolls her eye with a small smile growing on her lips.

"Not yet Little Red, we haven't finished yet. Start up the next level yeah?" May says while shifting in her wheelchair before aiming down the scope. What followed were several levels of intense action.

~Level Two~

"Is that a King Taijitu? How has it not brought this whole mansion down? I mean, I get video game logic sure, but still, suspension of disbelief is taking a hit here Little Red."

"Hush, just play and enjoy."

"Aww, it split us up. I hope it keeps the enemies even."

"We'll keep track and subtract the difference from the final scores."

"Did it just crush a barrel full of dubious luminescent chemicals? That won't bite us in the butt later I'm sure."

"Stop judging the plot May! It's the shooting that's fun."

"If they didn't show us the cinematics I wouldn't be able to."

~Level Three~

"Health pack! Dibs!"

"Dibs? I thought we were sharing them"

"We are, and I only have one health left so I'm grabbing it!"

"You take your games seriously huh, Little Red?"

"You bet!"

~Level Four~

"Huh, so that's a zombie Grimm? The game creators are aware Grimm don't bleed really, right? Their wounds let off that black smoke. We don't know much about Grimm biology sure but, still, that much should be common knowledge."

"Yes, that was our first zombie Grimm, You're looking too close at the plot again May. Less talking, more shooting. Remember to aim for the head."

"I never stopped aiming for the head Little Red."

"Hey that one was mine!"

"Should have shot it in the head then."

~Level Five~

"I called it! I said those chemicals would bite us in the butt! Giant zombie King Taijitu is not what I would think of as fair!"

"Yes, yes, you were right. Aim for the eyes!"

"Don't be sour because I tied the scores back up Little Red. I've never played this game before so you started with an advantage. Grab the health pack."

"I got it."

~Level Six~

"Is… Is that Beacon? It's all messed up. Are you telling me the zombies overtook the… they're armed Ruby, why are the zombies armed?"

"Because they're turned Huntsmen. That's all the explanation we're getting."

"Okay, so I'll admit that is pretty cool, even if it doesn't make any sense."

"Wait till we get to the Headmaster"

~MZ~

May huffs gently, her arms a bit tired from the speed she was reloading with any time she had a sufficient opening. With the demon possessed zombie Headmaster destroyed, the last level was cleared, leaving them grinning. As the scores are totaled from all the missions, Ruby leaps into the snipers lap, getting a soft grunt from the older girl before she finds her lips claimed by the excited young girl. With a soft moan, her eye closes while the hand holding her plastic gun slides around Ruby's waist, with the other moving to her hair. Ignoring the crowd that had gathered around them to watch their little competition change from cheering their victory, to cheering for their kiss. A combination of jeers and wolf whistles thrown in for effect.

Thankfully, the shorter girl doesn't seem to notice until after she breaks from the kiss, her blush exploding on her cheeks as she turns around to look at the screen. When May looks as well, she gives a small groan. She destroyed Ruby in accuracy... but her little girlfriend had the lead in kills. She turns her head to glance at Ruby who has a grin so wide the sniper briefly wonders if it hurts.

'Still beautiful though. Little Red has a face meant for smiling.' She thinks before giving a small shake of her head. They took fourth and fifth on the scoreboard. With a warm smile, she nods her head giving Ruby a warm look.

"Yes Little Red, you win. Congratulations, I bow before your incredible skill at video games. Clearly you are superior, I was foolish for ever challenging you." May comments with good humor before relaxing back in her chair. "So are we playing any others, or are we going to save the tokens and come back?"

Ruby looks around, wincing for a moment as her eyes try to focus on the dark room after spending so long looking at the game screen. "I think we should take a break? Most of the other things we could do you'll need to stand for. So, want to get something to eat?" She asks while tucking away the small bag of game tokens before seating herself in the sniper's lap. Something May seems inordinately pleased about.

"That sounds fantastic. Let's have a look around for something nearby then." May replies, wheeling them towards the street. It's her turn to wince as they go from the dark of the arcade to the bright sunlight outdoors. One hand lifting from her chair to shield her eyes while they adjust.

"Well, 'that' I probably should have scene coming. That can't be good for the eyes." May comments before glancing at Ruby and smiling all over. "Still, I had a lot of fun. I've never really done anything like that before. Thank you for bringing me here, Little Red." She says kissing Ruby gently on the cheek while her hand returns to the wheel and they start moving forward.


It's a bakery they eventually choose to stop at. Which really shouldn't surprise her, the scent of cookies drifting out into the street through strategically opened windows. She watched with a smirk on her lips as she starts to roll by it while Ruby's head turns, a weak whimper coming from her as it looks like they'll pass right by it.

Coming to a stop, May lets out a contemplative hum, her eye flicking between the door and Ruby. "You wouldn't happen to want to eat here would you Ruby? It's not really food is it though, just sweets and snacks." She comments while trying not to laugh as Ruby goes from hopeful to crushed. Only to blink at the sniper in confusion when May turns around and wheels her way toward the door. "I'm teasing you again Little Red."

Ruby twitches in her lap before getting out of the chair and making her way to the counter on her own two feet. May looks at the proffered options before picking out a few slices of bread baked with swirls of cinnamon, along with a pair of cups filled with hot chocolate, a truly massive cookie and a small bowl of plump strawberries. Of course when May goes to pay, she's kept from doing so, leaving all the money she had planned on spoiling Ruby with untouched.

'That's fine I'll just remember this for our next date' She thinks with narrowed eyes as they move to a small table where Ruby moves a chair away so May can wheel herself into it's place, letting them sit across from each other.

A short time later, a loud laugh rings through the cafe as the couple amuses themselves, May grinning at her girlfriend while they enjoy their time together, the conversation turning back towards how their first date began. "Well it worked didn't it? Seven 'o'clock just like I told you, right in front of your dorm building. Besides, can you honestly say you're unhappy with how things turned out, Little Red?" May asks, reaching across the table to take Ruby's hand in hers, their fingers immediately moving to weave together. Which rewarded the older girl with a lovely blush.

"You know I'm happy. Stop teasing me, you've already won." Ruby replies with her lip poking out in a pout that usually succeeds in getting her way. May however spots it and grins wickedly. "Oh, you know how much I love that look, you're so adorable when you pout. Why would I do anything that would keep me from seeing something so cute?" May asks before stealing the last strawberry.

Ruby's eyes go wide as she watches her girlfriend steal her last strawberry and place it between her lips holding it there before her eyes give Ruby 'the look'. The one that Ruby is starting to learn means her girlfriend is planning, or at the very least, thinking something naughty. And it always ends with Ruby taking part.

This time appears no different as she leans back in her wheelchair, pushing it away from the table a bit, leaving her lap wide open as she waggles her eyebrows before her stare becomes lidded and she moves the berry just enough to speak. "Well Little Red, are you going to come get it or do I get to have it all to myself?" She asks, moving the red fruit back in place.

Ruby slowly moves around the table and tries to take the berry from May's lips only to have her hands grabbed at the wrists and her body pulled in. Her posterior landing firmly in May's lap as the taller girl shakes her head slowly side to side, her lips quirking as a spark of mischief lights in her eyes.

Getting her meaning, Ruby blushes darkly, trying to ignore the rest of the cafe as she leans in. Biting into the strawberry while kissing her girlfriend, a soft moan leaving her throat as her wrists are released and May wraps her in tightly, cuddling against her as she moves to gently deepen the embrace.

AN:

Hello readers! I hope you have enjoyed chapter 19 of HDC. I love writing the fluffy chapters. personally. Though this time I really don't have much to say beyond that I'm really excited to be approaching 100k words.

As always a special thank you to my reviewers Inkboy, MrFox7189, tigerCritic, Welldressednightmare, DschingisKhan, CinderBurn, and goddragonking.

I hope you have all enjoyed this, I love you all, and I'll see you next time.