Hey! So sorry for such a long delay, I told myself I wanted to give myself a couple day break from this so I wasn't rushing the story, two days lead to three and before I knew it it's almost been a week since my last chapter and I'm freaking out. I also just want to say I'm sorry if this isn't the best chapter. I've been having troubles with the gf and my friends at school, but everything's clearing up. So I'm terribly sorry for my effort in this chapter and hope that it at least is enjoyable somewhat.
Chapter Notes: btw, this is something I will do for any clarification of the chapter. My thoughts on it and stuff. So anyway. Like I said, I was kinda in a rush to write this up so it probably won't be the best thing, but it sheds light on the Bumblebee couple. I made up a name you don't recognize in the story (I couldn't find his actual name in the series). I'm not saying who but you'll know when you see it. I forgot to give the restaurant a name. I didn't know what some of the names of the roles were in a fine establishment, I looked up most and the price but it didn't give me much so I just did my best. Finally, I forgot to write in that Ruby forgot to tip someone in the washroom, it would be boring for the small dialogue so I skipped it. Aside from that, I hope you enjoy!
Future Note: Ya know what, when you read Future Edited you know what happened. Fixed the words, nothing more. Pce
Chapter 8: The Truth
(Yang's POV)
I drove down the streets of Vale, stopping at the red light ahead of me. Weiss had already made her way down to the restaurant ahead of time, so it was only me and my new girlfriend Blake. I turned left as the light changed green, finally arriving at the restaurant as I drove into the valet parking depot. It was a high class restaurant that Weiss used to go to in Atlas when she was a child, so she tells me. Blake and I got off the bike and put our helmets in the saddle bags as I threw the keys to the valet parking attendant and walked into the restaurant.
"We have a reservation at 7. A white haired girl by the name of Weiss Schnee made the reservation." I briefly explained to the employee at the reservation desk as the woman looked through the book.
"Ah, right this way." She said as we were guided to the table. The restaurant was semi-filled with people of all sorts, old to new billionaires. And they all noticed me and Blake holding hands as we made our way to the table. We saw Weiss speaking to some man with her back turned away. The man had white hair with a streak of black in it. The two laughed as we approached them near the reserved table.
"Ms. Schnee, your guests have arrived." The employee told the heiress as she bowed and walked back to the entrance. Weiss smiled as she greeted and hugged us both.
"Yang, Blake, I want you to meet someone. Dad, these are my two best friends and partners in my team. Guys, This is my dad." Weiss said as she introduced us, the older man noticing us holding hands.
"It's a pleasure to meet you Mr. Schnee. I'm Yang Xiao Long. This is Blake Belladona." I said as I broke our hold and shook his hand.
"Please, call me William, or Will if you like. It's a pleasure to meet you two, I've heard a lot about you. Weiss talks all about you girls greatly," William said after he shook Blake's hand, "but she said there was three of you. Where's the third?"
"Uum, I actually don't know. My sister will probably be here soon." I said with a bit of concern. I didn't see Ruby all day today. I told her I was going with her to therapy, but Ruby convinced me she'd be back in time for the dinner.
"Excuse me a moment." I said as I left the group, walking back outside as I took out my scroll from my purse Weiss lent to me for the night, I guess she didn't want me to go into a fancy restaurant with a leather jacket on. I dialed Ruby's number and waited for it to connect, taking me straight to her voicemail. 'God damn it, I told myself to trust her just this once, she would be in therapy for about a half hour anyways so what was I to do?'
I sighed as I put away my phone, afterwards feeling a hand gently rest on my back. "Hey. Are you alright? I noticed you were a bit worried when Weiss' dad asked where Ruby was. Are you okay?" Blake asked wholeheartedly, pulling me closer to her as she did so.
"I told her I wanted to come with her-" I paused, bringing Blake into the alleyway of the restaurant. "Can I tell you a secret. Promise me you won't tell anyone else at Beacon?" I asked. Blake nodded.
"Of course, what is it?"
"Alright, the truth is. Ruby's been going through a hard time lately. She told me not to tell anyone, but I can't keep this a secret from you if we're gonna be dating." I paused, clearing my throat for my next words. "The thing is, Ruby has clinical depression. She's been fighting it ever since our mothers' disappearance."
I finished in a small tone, making sure no one else heard from the parking lot. Blake looked at me concerned as I continued again. "That's why Ruby has been going into Vale every once and awhile, she's been going to therapy and getting her medicine. But Ruby was afraid you would see her as a broken person and not a regular girl, so she told me never to tell anyone unless I knew for sure." I finished.
The kitty cat looked at me in slight shock. "Yang, I don't know what to say." She finally spoke. I pulled her in closer.
"Please, just tell me you understand. Ruby and I have been worrying about confessing to you and Weiss for the longest time. All I ask of you is that you understand and accept her illness, it would take one more weight off my shoulders." I requested, looking her straight in the eyes. A minute passed and Blake finally nodded.
"Okay," She said. "Promise me if she ever needs to talk, I'm also here for her."
I nodded my head as we hugged. It felt good to finally hear someone accept her depression and still see her as a person. I knew Ruby would feel the same way too.
Meanwhile, back at team RWBY's dorm (Ruby's POV)
"Damn, damn, damn. I'm late!" I exclaimed as I rushed to slip on my dress, putting on a jacket that matched as I ran out the door with my heels in one hand and Crescent Rose sheathed in the other. I stopped at my locker and opened it, throwing my scythe in as I shut it. Then, an idea struck me. I typed in the restaurant's name and the address and clung onto it as it began ignition. I shot into the air, creating a big gaping hole in the roof of the building.
"AAAAAHHHHHHH!" I screamed as the locker finally got to a high enough altitude, finally floating in the air. I loosened my grip on it and sat cross-legged on the flying locker as I watched the birds flying in formation, coursing my hands through a cloud and gazing at the biggest full moon anyone could see in this amazing night. The locker begun to descend gently like an arrow as it coursed downwards now. I got up and begun to ride it like a surfboard, finally seeing the restaurant in sight as the locker plummeted down. I jumped off as it landed in the ground of the restaurant, doing an easy recovery roll as I looked over. The locker JUST MISSED someone's luxury sports car, landing not half a centimetre away from it.
"Phew, that was close." I stated as I pressed the 'Send Home' button on it. The locker rocketed back into the sky as I walked away from the scene, entering the restaurant as I told the lady of Weiss' reservation. the woman nodded and guided me to the table. The place was lively, people were talking and laughing, and meals were being enjoyed with fine wine. 'I can see why Weiss chose this place.'
"Here you are ma'am. Have a nice night." The woman said as she left. Everyone smiled at my arrival.
"Ruby!" Yang greeted as she got up and hugged me tight. "Why didn't you answer my call?"
"I didn't hear my scroll go off." I answered as I pulled it out, noting the picture of a dead battery. "Oh crap, it's dead. I forgot to put it on the charger."
Yang sat back down with Blake and Weiss moved over as I sat next to her, opening the menu as I browsed through it. Half the things on the menu I didn't even know existed.
"What's wrong Ruby?" Weiss asked, noticing my confused look.
"I don't know what these items are," I answered. "What're all these things?"
Weiss giggled. "Ruby, that's the appetizer's section." She pointed out, making me blush a bit.
"Oh." I said stupidly as I flipped the pages until I got to the dinner's section. Though that section wasn't even any better, it had different foods of duck, beef, chicken, pasta, you name it, it was probably on the sheet.
"What do you like on this menu Weiss?" I asked, Weiss looked through hers.
"Oh, this is really good." She said, pointing at the chicken Penne.
"Alright, I'll have that then." I said. Yang and Blake had already put down their menu's, so I placed mine and Weiss' with the stack as the waiter came over. We ordered our food and drinks as the waiter wrote them down. He left and after half an hour the food was served. Yang had a spicy beef dish, Blake ordered a fillet fish and Weiss a vegan meal.
"Let's have a toast," The heiress stated as she raised her glass. "To Ruby. You might be a dunce every now and again, but you have a kind heart. I am grateful for you risking your life for me. Thank you," We all nodded our heads in agreement. Weiss continued. "And this wonderful team, I couldn't have asked for a greater one. So for team RWBY!"
"team RWBY!" We all shouted as we clinked our glass' together, later digging in to our food. The meal was amazing. After finishing I scooted out the booth.
"I'll be right back." I said as I left the booth, going to the washroom. After finishing and leaving the stall I noticed a woman standing at the side of the sinks. I turned on the tap and looked around as the woman pulled out soap.
"Oh, thank you." I said as she put some soap in my hand. After I rinsed my hands and turned off the tap she gave me a towel and a mint. "Thanks again." I said kindly as I gave her back the towel and left the washroom. I sat back down at the booth as Weiss finished paying the bill. I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw the receipt. My meal was about twice the size of my fist (which wasn't very big) and was 50 bucks. $50! I wouldn't even spend that much on making it myself. And there it was, paid for with Weiss' dad's platinum edge card. It made me feel guilty. But I remembered Weiss telling us it was all on her, making me feel a little better knowing she had no problem with the price.
"Alright, bill's paid. I need to go to the washroom." Weiss said as I moved out of the booth again for the white haired girl.
"Thank you." Weiss said as she got up. I noticed when I sat down that Yang and Blake were close, really close. They were talking about something, but I couldn't make out what they were talking about, they were whispering something. The two girls noticed me looking at them and sat up straight, giving themselves a neutral distance again. "Sorry, we were discussing how we should tell you guys, it's kinda important to us." Yang said. I gave the blonde a weird look.
"Something tells me it's really important for you two to be that close to each other." I remarked. Blake's cheeks turned redder than a fire hydrant, Yang just smirked. "What is it?"
"W-well. We don't exactly know any better way to say it, s-so we're just gonna say it-"
"Me and kitty cat are dating. We're lesbian." Yang told, cutting Blake off mid-sentence. I was shocked. I didn't know what to say. I was happy for them and stuff, and it's not like I could really judge it. Fuck, I loved Weiss. But I didn't expect it to be this strange to hear it aloud in front of people you knew and respected. I knew Yang liked girls too, but I didn't expect Blake to be the one she loved. Maybe it was just me, maybe I was just jealous and dressing the fact differently in my mind. Nevertheless, I smiled.
"That's awesome. How long've you two been dating?"
"About a week now actually." Yang replied, Blake just kept her head down. I could tell she was ashamed of her interest to women.
"Hey, it's okay Blake, I'm lesbian too." I up-and said to Blake, making her head shoot up like a rocket.
"You are?" Blake replied. I nodded and smiled.
"It's okay to love someone, you shouldn't be ashamed of who you are."
Weiss returned a few minutes after the confession. I gave Weiss her purse and got out of the booth, Yang and Blake did the same as we all made our way out of the restaurant. We waited as an employee went to retrieve Yang's bike. Yang used that time to tell Weiss about her new relationship status with Blake, Weiss reacted with a smile as she congratulated them on their new relationship. The employee pulled up with Yang's bike and threw her the keys as he hopped off. The new couple put on their helmets and waved goodbye as they drove off into the night, leaving just me and Weiss to walk home together.
The walk was long and kinda quiet to me. I just listened and acknowledged Weiss as she talked, but didn't say anything else. The ivory haired girl talked about her sister and the Schnee company and this and that and whenever she'd pause for a split second I'd just nod and agree. Finally, she said something that woke me out of my zombie-like behaviour
"So Ruby, would it be alright if I went and finished a quick errand before we go back to the campus grounds? I know it's late but I have something I need to pick up from the bakery." Weiss asked. I looked at Weiss and nodded, as usual. But as I did Weiss smiled, took my hand and ran off. Dragging me behind her before I even knew what was happening. Before I knew it, we were in front of the bakery doors that read 'CLOSED' on it.
"Umm, Weiss. The bakery always closes before six." I informed the heiress. Weiss smirked as she pulled out a key in her purse.
"Don't worry, I have their key. I made a deal with the owner for a very special order to be picked up at this time. I told him I'd lock the place back up and wouldn't touch anything in his shop," The alabaster girl turned around and pointed her index finger at me. I held my hands up like I was on trial.
"Don't touch anything in the shop! I promised him I wouldn't eat any of his pastries but the ones I ordered." She demanded. I nodded, the heiress' on point serious face changed to a quick smile as she unlocked the doors and dragged me in.
I didn't mention this before, but I loved the bakery's cookies that they made. It was my coping mechanism whenever I felt down and my medicine didn't work, I'd sit in my room and eat a dozen of their red velvet cookies with the cream filling in the middle. I didn't feel depressed that often, but as I begun to feel it more and more I turned away from the sweets and faced the fact that hiding behind sugar wasn't gonna make my illness go away. Seeing this shop again made me happy again. The sweets on display were different, but their menu was still the same as back when I lived in Patch.
Weiss had already gone into the kitchen they had behind the store. She came out with a box with her name on it. "Alright. I got it, let's go." The ice queen ordered as she handed me the bag and we left the shop, Weiss locking it behind us as we continued to walk back to Beacon. It must've been important for her to get this special delivery and have the copy of the keys and everything as I wondered what she got, maybe really expensive pastries, maybe the nicest ones, custom made to her liking. The only thing I knew was Weiss carried those pastries the whole way back to Beacon. I offered to carry them every once and awhile seeing as her arms would get tired, but she proceeded onwards with the delicacies in her clutch.
We finally arrived at our dormroom. Yang was sitting on her bed looking through her magazine as Weiss put the cookies in the fridge in the small kitchen area we had.
"Where's Blake?" Weiss asked as she walked out of the kitchen.
"She went to the library. She wanted to read her book in peace." Yang replied. "She said I was too loud."
"Alright. I'm gonna go get some juice from the caf, I'll see if Blake wants anything as well." Weiss stated as she left, leaving the door ajar as I sat down on said girl's bed.
"So, who are those pastries for?" Yang asked as she sat up on her bed. I shrugged my shoulders.
"I don't know, Weiss never said. She just said that they were for someone special." I answered, looking down at the floor. "Yang, can I ask how you and Blake started dating? Did you ask or did she ask?"
"Well. It was on the field trip, just after we ate dinner. Blake and I were laying back beside each other, watching the stars. Blake began to talk about being alone, she talked about seeing other couples of both faunus and human type and said it made her feel lonely."
Yang giggled, thinking about her experience. "Blake started to stutter like she was a broken cassette tape. So I took it to the next level and agreed to what she was thinking. I fessed up to her that I had feelings for her as well and after Blake said those three little words we fell in love. After that night I knew we had something special," Yang explained, looking back at me. "why do you ask?"
"I was just wondering." I lied. Yang knew that wasn't the case.
"Come on Ruby, you can't fool me. What's on your mind?"
"Well, I kinda feel the same way Blake felt that night," I said, standing up and looking out the window. "I see these couples all around Vale and I can't help but feel empty," I paused, speaking in a more quieter tone. "And it makes me wonder who those delicacies are for."
Yang smirked, getting up as she crossed her arms. "I get it. You're in love with the ice queen, aren't you?"
I turned around, giving her a panicked look. "N-no, that's not true!"
Yang laughed. "Oh, that explains everything, you were on a team with her on the trip, you sat beside her on the car ride up, you sat beside her at the restaurant today, you walked home with her and last but not least you risked your life to save her and now you're sad because she hasn't even shown the littlest bit of affection or appreciation for you, other than pay for your meal tonight."
Yang walked up and hugged me. "Weiss might not show it, but she really appreciates you saving her on that trip. Don't believe she isn't grateful for your actions," Yang stated as she let go of me, sitting back down on the bed. "So, when did you find out you liked her?"
I paused for a moment, thinking about it. "I-I think it was when we first met."
Yang gave me a funny look. "You fell in love with Weiss when she was yelling at you for blowing her up in flames?"
I nodded. "I know it seems hard to believe. But as Weiss was scolding me there was this voice in the back of my mind that was telling me how beautiful she was, how cute she looked when she was displeased, and I just fell for her," I said, blushing as I remembered those times. "Listen Yang. Please promise me you won't tell Weiss."
"What, why?!" Yang asked with a confused look on her face.
I looked down. "Because I know Weiss'll see me in a bad way. You saw how she looks at Neptune. She isn't lesbian, let alone even likes me that way. To just up and tell her I love her like that, it would ruin our whole friendship. My illness' already bad enough, to know my closest friend and partner sees me as a dyke," I paused, thinking about it made me shiver. "I-I couldn't live like that. So please, don't tell her."
"But what'll you do about it?" Yang asked, a worried look strewn on her face. "Please, don't do what I think you'll do."
"No no. I won't, I'll think of something. I'll look it up in the library tomorrow." I paused, looking up at Yang.
"But I don't know what to do."
So yeah, that's chapter 8 sorry if it was quick like this. So yeah, BTW, before I go any further Ruby hasn't gotten her sleeping meds yet. I just thought I should clarify this before I continue as this info is important for the next chapter. No spoilers! Just so you understand. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this chapter at least a little. As always, stay tuned!
