Sorry for the late-ish update, guys. I really wanted this to be out by last weekend, but college has seriously been kicking my butt lately. Also, I don't know how, but this one chapter managed to exceed all the other chapters in length. Even if you include the author's notes of the other chapters. I'm surprised how little people reviewed last chapter. Especially since I really liked it. But that's fine since so many people followed and favorited White Like Roses since the last update. Thanks so much, everyone!
06. Wearing Each Other's Clothes
If Ruby Rose was one thing, she was talented. She was an expert engineer, being able to build Crescent Rose and assist Yang in building Ember Celica with the help of her Uncle Qrow's designs. She was able to skillfully wield a scythe, a weapon only few can use to its full potential. She could outrun just about anyone and because of that, can eat just about any amount of cookies. Not to also mention she had mad Mario Kart skills.
"Ruby, are you okay?" Yang had asked.
Through trial and error, she had found out that wearing high heels was not one of her many talents.
"Weiss, do I really have to wear these?" Ruby whined.
"Of course. If you expect me to bring you to a Schnee Dust Company party as my date, you must look your absolute best." Weiss replied. "I'm sorry, Ruby, but I'm going to have to attend a lot of business parties in the future and if you want to come with me you need to learn how to walk in heels."
"You saw me during the dance in our first year! I could barely get by then!"
"Didn't you pursue Cinder Fall in those heels when she infiltrated the CCT?"
"Well… yeah, I guess."
"Then you shouldn't have a problem learning how to normally walk in them." Weiss's harsh demeanor left her expression and in its place was a warm smile. "Come on, I know you can do it."
"Yang, I am many things. And 'okay' is currently not one of them." Ruby said as she wobbled for the umpteenth time.
She and Yang were currently out in Beacon's outdoor walkways. Ruby was working on walking in a straight line while Yang was supervising her from a bench. The blonde watched with an amused expression as her sister struggled wearing Weiss's heels. It was strange seeing Ruby without her signature cloak – which was left back in the dorm to prevent any mishaps – and wearing colors other than her signature black and red.
"Do you really need to go to those stupid parties anyway?" Yang asked with a questioning look. "No offense, but you're not exactly the classiest lady around."
"Weiss really wanted me to attend as her date. She didn't want any of the company's business partners to ask for her hand in marriage or something." Ruby explained. "And I think she said something about meeting her parents."
"Ooh~" Yang cooed. "Already meeting the parents, huh?"
"Oh shut up, Yang." Ruby playfully retorted. "Besides, I think I'm getting the hang of it!"
Of course, as soon as she said that, Ruby fell soon after flailing her arms to regain her balance. Yang, through much difficulty, held in her laughter while her younger sister glared at the blonde with as much as her cute demeanor could muster up.
"She must be doing something really right if you're going through all this trouble." Yang smirked.
Ruby blushed sheepishly and scratched her head, avoiding eye contact with her sister. "Well…"
Yang's laughter stopped abruptly as she gave a blank stare in Ruby's direction. After what seemed like an eternity of silence, Yang's eyes began to glow red and she stood up. The older girl walked towards Ruby and spoke slowly with an evil smile. "Ruby…? What have you and Weiss doing lately?"
"N-Nothing! Nothing at all!" Ruby began to pale. She knew her sister. And that meant knowing her at her worst.
Picking her sister up, Yang glared deeply into Ruby's terrified silver eyes with her raging red and began speaking in her scolding voice. "Ruby Rose! Tell me the truth, right now!"
"WeisspromisedtocomeoverifIwenttotheparty!"
"…Bring that by me again?" Yang's expression turned from one of anger to one of genuine curiosity.
"Weiss said… if I go, she'll make time to come over during the summer break." Ruby replied sheepishly.
"Oh…" Yang blushed a little in embarrassment – having thought her sister and her partner had been… "participating" in inappropriate activities – and proceeded to put Ruby down back on her feet. "Well, what's stopping her? We invite Blake all the time."
"Well yeah, but Blake doesn't exactly have a family company to run. And she doesn't exactly have anywhere to go during the break."
"And you going to these parties gives her time how…?"
Ruby tilted her head, giving off a thinking position, as she thought about the specific details on why her girlfriend could only come if she attended these business parties. "I think she said that the constant proposal for marriage would take up so much time, she spends the good days just sifting through the paperwork. Weird, I thought they'd be able to hire someone for that. But yeah, she wants me to go there to shoo away any possible suitors."
"I guess that makes sense? Maybe you should focus more on learning bigger words if that's the case."
"And what's that supposed to mean?"
Yang grinned. "And you two better not do anything funny at home either. You won't just have me and Blake watching you two anymore. Dad's gonna be there too."
Ruby paled again as she blushed and sweated at the thought of her dad thinking she was getting into any funny business with the heiress. Well, it was more like she was anticipating the constant teasing she was going to get from her dad, serving as a testament that he was not always the super overprotective father when it came to the girls' love lives.
Yang's grin grew wider as she grabbed Ruby and put her into a playful headlock, causing the younger girl to squirm in her sister's grip. "Oh, come on Rubes! I'm just playing with you!"
"Yang… can't… breathe…" Ruby choked out. Her sister finally complied and let her go, causing Ruby to alternate between panting and glaring at her laughing sister.
As they were wrapped in their merry moment, they barely noticed the change in the weather, as the clouds grew darker. Before they knew it, the sky began pouring ferociously. Luckily for Yang, she was already under the awning when the rain struck. Ruby, not so much.
"Aw man, I'm soaked!" Ruby whined after she retreated under the awning with Yang.
"Ooh, this is bad. If we try to rush back to the dorm, you're gonna catch a cold." Yang said. "That's why, I had a backup plan!"
"Oh thank you, Yang! I owe you big time!" Ruby cheered. That is, until she realized what Yang meant.
The blonde girl took out a fresh pair of clothes out of her pack and gave it to Ruby. The young huntress inspected it carefully as she unfolded it completely. With a blank look, she bluntly said, "If she kills me, you're totally not attending my funeral."
Today was a long day for Weiss. She had stayed after class to ask Professor Port for further lectures but in the end, all she got were more stories of him as a young huntsman. What made it even worse was that she even found a few things noteworthy, forcing her to listen to the entire ramble. She sighed, opened the door to Team RWBY's dorm room, and prepared the shower. She considered taking a nap before her next class, but the sudden rain caused her to rethink her choices.
As she cleaned herself, Weiss's thoughts went to her previous offer to Ruby. It was true that she needed Ruby to attend the parties in order keep suitors away. The amount of offers she got when she was single was unbearably taxing during her summer break. She couldn't really remember a time where she actually had fun between school years. However, she also wanted another excuse to be with Ruby. Often times, there were dances at the parties and it provided the perfect opportunity to be in a more intimate position with the young girl.
Surprisingly, her parents had been supportive of her decision. Especially after finding out that Ruby was the daughter of the famous huntsman and huntress couple Taiyang Xiao Long and Summer Rose.
After exiting the shower, Weiss opened her closet and took a moment to process that something was off. Luckily, Beacon wasn't incredibly strict on their uniform policy, allowing students to wear whatever they have on them if their uniform was unavailable to be worn. Unfortunately for Weiss, her only other available outfit was missing.
Her favorite combat skirt and white jacket was missing.
She couldn't wear her uniform, considering that it was soaked by the rain, and it was far too humid to wear her pea coat around. Looking closely, Weiss was able to find a small sticky note stuck on the back of the closet door.
Sorry, had to borrow some clothes! Trust me, you won't regret it!
-Yang Xiao Long
To finish the note off, Yang had drawn a miniature version of her head – winking – and topping it off with a peace sign.
Weiss twitched. Of course that oaf would do something like this. Every opportunity Yang got to tease Weiss, she'd always take. Especially if Ruby was involved.
Weiss sighed, closing her closet. What was she supposed to do in the mean time? Wearing a night gown to class would incredibly inappropriate, but that was her only option over her pea coat. But wait a minute…
She glanced at the other closet. Ruby's closet. Weiss had seen Ruby trying to practice her walking before going to class and she remembered her wearing her school uniform without her hood…
Weiss opened Ruby's closet with what one might perceive with much more force than necessary and gazed at the black and red outfit in front of her. Not to also mention the signature hood that completed the look was also there.
She began to sweat. Was this absolutely necessary?
Weiss's hand crept inside the closet.
Did she have to stoop so low as to wear her girlfriend's clothes just so she could get ready for her next class?
Her hand brushed against the fabric.
Sure, if they were on their own time, neither of them would've minded if they wanted to swap outfits.
She lifted the hanger off and brought it against herself.
Weiss thought to herself. "Oh, what's the harm?"
Clasping the belts and clipping the hood were a bit awkward for her, but as she slow put the dress and corset on, Weiss grew comfortable in Ruby's clothes. Looking at herself in the mirror, she agreed that black wasn't exactly her color, but she did like how the dark colors contrasted with her skin. She also liked how the hood made her look like those comic book superheroes Ruby always read about.
Sniffing the air, Weiss's nostrils found a very familiar scent. One that Weiss was far too accustomed with. It was a mixture of strawberries, freshly baked cookies, and – most importantly – roses. She knew that smell anywhere. That was the smell she came to love. That was the smell of Ruby Rose.
Weiss sat down on her bed and unclipped the hood on her back. Enamored with the aroma, she gently pushed the red cloak up to her nose and inhaled. Her face grew redder with each breath and her smile became more content.
"So how does it feel?"
Weiss froze. That was Yang's voice. No mistake about it.
"Well, it sorta feels a little tight around the chest area."
Before she could even react, Ruby and Yang opened their dorm room only to see Weiss still pressing the red cloak up to her nose in a rather… sensual manner. Weiss saw that Ruby was the one donning her white dress and jacket while Yang was holding on to a wet plastic bag. All three parties were speechless, none willing to make the next move to break the awkward tension.
That is, until Yang nervously laughed and checked her scroll. "Haha… Look at the time! I was supposed to meet Blake at the library! Gotta go! Bye!" And thus, she was gone.
Ruby, wanting to break the awkward silence, finally spoke up. "Um… hey, Weiss… My clothes… look nice on you…"
"Oh… I could say the same about you in mine…" Weiss replied, standing up from her mattress.
"Haha, well I didn't know how, but Yang got them before I went for practice."
"Th-That's fine. I guess we should switch now?"
"Oh! Right… Sure."
Once they were dressed back in their respective outfits, Weiss sighed in relief. Thank goodness the worst came to past. Ruby then looked up towards Weiss with a red face and spoke nervously.
"So… Weiss… why were you sniffing my cloak so… what's the word… vigorously?"
Weiss's face, in turn, went red as well as she could not come up with an alibi without making it look like she was really into it for all the wrong reasons.
"I-I, well…" She stammered, until she realized something. "Wait a minute."
"What is it, Weiss?"
Pulling Ruby closer, Weiss glared at her intensely. Almost as if she was gazing into her own reflection in her silver eyes.
"What did you say about the chest area being tight?" Weiss growled.
At that moment, Ruby knew.
She was totally screwed.
I really tried not having that chest size joke in there. I really did. In fact, I was going to make the scene so that Weiss was naked and just smelling the cloak. And at that moment, Ruby and Yang would've walked in. And then the chapter would've ended with "You look nice in that." However, someone else has already used that and I wanted to make it so they were actually wearing each other's clothes, not just one.
That aside, it seems clothes will coming back again as next chapter is Cosplaying! As an avid cosplayer myself, I think I'll have fun with this one! Thank you for reading and please leave a review! They always make me feel motivated!