Emerald was silent, unhealthy so considering she looked ready to strangle Mercury where he was slumped on the floor. She was breathing in and out at a slow pace, he assumed she was trying to calm herself to avoid strangling him. It was a few long moments of uncomfortable silence before she sighed heavily.
"…how long have you been seeing her? Who knows?" she asked looking at him with a sharp glare; Mercury frowned and looked to the floor.
"…a few months…going on a year? I dunno we meet up and have sex! I don't exactly count the days we're 'together' I just- I just meet her to have sex with her!" he snapped, ignoring the feeling of disgust settling in his gut from the cooling substance and stood to face Emerald. She raised her eyebrows skeptically and crossed her arms
"Really? Then why keep it up? You're taking a huge risk fucking around with her!" she hissed shoving him angrily, Mercury growled
"I made a deal with her! If I go back on it I could have my ass handed to me not by Cinder or Salem but Ruby and her fucking little friends!-"
"So you're letting a little girl rule over you?" Emerald sneered, Mercury felt a surge of anger and his face flushed.
"No!" he snarled clenching his fists, Emerald cocked her head and made a small noise of doubt, Mercury glared and sat back on his bed, putting his face in his hands.
"…I-…I like her." He murmured softly, he looked up slowly with a darkened expression,
"I didn't mean too…I honestly didn't! It was just sex! I swear it was but-…then- I don't know. I woke up the morning we were in the inn and- I looked at her and it felt different!" he breathed. Emerald sat down next to him, putting a little distance between them,
"…So…tell me the details of the deal I guess…?" she offered quietly. Mercury frowned and sighed
"We saw each other at the weapons expo and she wanted me to sleep with her. I agreed because I was scared Cinder would find out…and to be frank…things with you- they weren't what I wanted…" he murmured running a hand through his hair. Emerald frowned and looked to the floor,
"You better not be blaming me for this." She warned and Mercury shook his head,
"No. I don't. I blame me, for being an idiot and letting things go so far that I actually developed feelings for someone I shouldn't have…." He muttered sitting up and leaning back on his hands looking at the ceiling. Emerald hummed lowly and leaned forward to rest on her knees,
"That is pretty stupid, I mean, couldn't you have just met someone who; I don't know, wasn't opposing Salem…let alone Cinder! What is she going to do when she finds out!" she hissed, Mercury scoffed and looked at her sheepishly.
"…she knew from the beginning I think…Cinder is kind of like that. What surprised me was that she wasn't even mad, she almost seemed fine with it. I think she was too tired to get angry at me." Mercury mumbled, Emerald blinked and gaped a bit before closing her mouth and shrugged.
"Wow. I figured she would have skinned you alive…" she mumbled, Mercury nodded in agreement.
"Same. I figured she'd freak out…but she didn't and- I know this is going to sound rude but I would really like to shower. You saw me…er…having a moment and I would really like to clean up. We could, maybe, talk later tonight?" he asked quietly. Emerald nodded and stood up and moved to the door and hesitated,
"Are you still going to meet her…even now? I mean…if Cinder knows and I know..?" she asked grabbing the handle. Mercury shrugged,
"I don't think I could stop…I mean- I probably could stop but being with her, is nice. She knows were not supposed to build a relationship and she's done so well and I'm the one at fault here so I guess it's more for my sake than hers. I like seeing her." He spoke quietly to prevent it from carrying into the hall. Emerald looked thoughtful for a moment before nodded slowly
"Ok…" she murmured closing the door behind her. Mercury got up quickly and gathered his things and took a shower, a long one. Something to help relax him, his thoughts were racing; they were mostly about Ruby and how she was doing, how he could keep up the rouse, what he was going to do if he got caught. It was awkward to say the least, considering he was the one growing attached to Ruby, she was kind and sweet; but she had never truly tried to start anything…more. Is she wanted more she had never really given herself away…Mercury dressed for bed, his appetite had dwindled to a point he felt if he ate he'd be sick. He curled under his covers and frowned, after Tyrian's failed attempt to capture Ruby and his injury, Mercury wondered if she'd permit him to even see her again. The danger that would pose to them both, not to mention Qrow showing up the way he did. Had Mercury been in the area he was sure that Qrow would have stumbled upon them, or just Mercury by himself and promptly dealt with him. Mercury rolled onto his back and glared at the ceiling.
"Why couldn't I do the one thing…" he mumbled to an empty room, if he could have just kept his heart out of shit like this. Just remain cold and as empty as his father had been, hate the world enough to not feel love…though Ruby hadn't been the first one to receive his affections. Emerald took that role, igniting the passion and fire he'd craved since first kissing her, and now…all he wanted was Ruby. He blinked and chuckled softly, from one gem to another…maybe he just liked woman with a bejeweled name? They seemed to always be the strong willed types, his small smirk fell into a tight frown. It would have been easier to just stay with Emerald, cut ties with Ruby, and return here to Emerald with all her wonders and knowledge. She made him feel incredible; satisfied and limp…but then he had to leave. They weren't an item, neither was he and Ruby; but, for some reason Emerald asking him for more felt…forced or hurtful, like she was just giving into to a spoilt child. Something Mercury had never been, he hadn't been spoilt, he only knew lack of or absences. He got attention only when he'd done something wrong, which was nearly his entire existence.
His door opened and Emerald trailed in, dressed in pajamas and looking thoroughly tired. She set down a mug of something hot on the nightstand after closing the door with her foot. She sat on his bed and held another mug taking a small sip,
"You were missed at dinner…" she hummed. Mercury scoffed
"Em, It's not really important or necessary I make it to dinner…" he gruffed, sitting up slowly. Emerald rolled her eyes
"Cinder missed you. She noticed, Salem could give less of a damn but Cinder…she was a little worried. I told her you weren't feeling well." She sighed looking at the windows.
"How can you even sleep with the constant haze of red? I usually have to close the curtains." She huffed pulling her legs onto his bed. Mercury was quiet, looking at the mug before taking it from the nightstand carefully.
"I've known worse conditions…this isn't so bad given I've gone days without sleep when I was younger. I have a bed, food, and a roof…I don't mind the constant red atmosphere too much…" he mumbled looking at Emerald carefully. She nodded
"I can understand the want for all of that…I didn't always have those either…" she replied, Mercury took a small sip.
"…I think the reason I fell for Ruby is because I wanted someone. I didn't consciously think it but deep down…I wanted someone. I've lived so long without any comforts of people…I was alone in the mountains with a man who didn't want me. Even though you didn't like me, I liked you from the start of all this. When you didn't accept me even after sex and being 'together', I guess subconsciously I was looking…" he smirked a bit, giving a small, bitter laugh.
"Ruby just happened to fill the space, it could have been anyone…even Blondie had I ran into her and she demanded something so intimate…" Mercury finished. Emerald sighed and shook her head,
"I don't think it works like that with you…I think you weren't looking at all and suddenly it just hit you, like being struck with an arrow meant to make you fall in love…" Emerald mused, Mercury scoffed.
"…An arrow…meant to make me fall in love?" he snickered. Emerald glared and waved her hand dismissively.
"You get my point! I'm saying that…sometimes we fall for people, and we don't see it coming." She huffed taking a long sip from her mug. Mercury looked to the side,
"Is that…how you ended up liking Cinder?" he asked quietly, Emerald frowned a bit.
"Kinda, it wasn't so sudden, it was more subtle and lacked the intimacy you share with Ruby…I would follow her anywhere…a little out of fear but mostly…because she saved me and from that day…I began to fall for her a little more and more. She's not as old as you would think…and to me age shouldn't really matter, I've seen couples comprised of many walks of life. Many I've stolen from." She smirked at Mercury before looking to the floor. He hummed
"…I garnered that…I mean she blended in with a school full of children…when did-…when did we decide this was going to be about our feelings and all this mushy shit? I mean I'm all new to it and I like the advice but it feels so…heavy in here." He grumbled, Emerald chuckled.
"It's never easy to talk about things when it comes to emotions. Anger and sadness are easily expressed with yelling and tears and we know what they mean…love and things like it are harder because…sometimes you have to learn to be distant." Emerald mumbled and Mercury felt his throat tighten,
"What do you plan to do after all this is over? You don't expect to be able to just return to a life where you can be with her. You've murdered people, helped plot an attack to cripple Vale, and continue to aid in those efforts to cripple Mistral. You can't just have some semblance of a normal life. Neither of us can." Emerald concluded softly. Mercury blinked and looked to the mug, finally figuring out it was tea, and his tastes hadn't been picking up the faint sweetness.
"…I didn't think there would be anything after, either…we win or we lose. I just…expected to die sometime between then and there…I'm just an extra in the grand scheme of everything. I'm surprised I'm still alive, to be honest…" Mercury shrugged, Emerald looking at him carefully.
"…Do you think like that when it comes to Ruby?" she asked, startling him ever so slightly; he inhaled sharply.
"No. I don't even know if I think when it comes to Ruby…I'm always trying to commit things to memory or look at her. It's weird…when it comes to Ruby…if things were different. I'd think I'd want an after…with her. Like how in old fairy tales…they get that sappy, happy ending. I'd want that, even knowing that I wouldn't enjoy the overly happiness I had reaped. Happy just doesn't suit people like me. We don't even deserve the happy end parts…we're the villains." He mumbled with a wry smile, Emerald scoffed
"So I'm a villain?" she asked with raised eyebrows.
"No. You're the complex character who starts off evil…but gets redeemed…like you'd be a wicked step-sister who wanted to see the protagonist fail, but in the end, help them because you've renounced your wicked ways." He grinned at her, before taking another sip of tea. Emerald blinked and looked away
"That's…sweet of you? Ah…is Ruby like, rubbing off or something?" she asked teasingly, Mercury raised his brow suggestively.
"Well she certainly has been rubbing something out…" he teased and Emerald snarled
"I take it back, every nice word about you I take back…" she grumbled, Mercury sighed and leaned back on the headboard.
"…Cinder's the wicked witch, who never really meant to be wicked…she wanted power and obtained it in all the wrong ways…so complex character for her too." He added with a nod, Emerald nodded along in agreement.
"…so if you're just a plan villain…which villain are you?" she asked with a sneer, Mercury paused and thought of the stories he had heard growing up, not from his father, more from other children playing and hushed whispers as people tried to scare one another.
"I'm the big bad wolf. I get my kicks from eating grandmas and little girls in red hoods." He smirked looking up at her as he took a long drink. Emerald scoffed and went to say something before Mercury's scroll pinged, he felt her intentions. He darted for it but she pinned him down and swiped it from its spot, opening it with a quick flick of her fingers. He paled and her smile faltered.
"…is this Ruby?" she asked holding his scroll just so he could see the name,
"…yeah…what does it say?" he asked cautiously. Emerald frowned a looked at the message,
"'Things are bad. Stay away.'" She let him read the message himself to affirm she wasn't lying. Mercury felt like a pitch had formed in his gut, he glared a bit before settling on something caught between being angry, and being disappointed. Things grew quiet after the message had been deleted. There wasn't a need to dwell on the meaning of said message, or to talk more about feelings or other matters as such. A week passed, Cinder's condition worsened, the sound she had worked so hard for were impossible it seemed, she could barely even whisper to Emerald. A month passes and Cinder hasn't recovered any ground, Salem is furious but good at hiding it. Tyrian is back out in the world, looking for Ruby, lacking his stinger and his pride after Salem had so viciously destroyed it.
Another month passes, everything becoming some strange blurry haze of Grimm, assignments, more Grimm, Cinder. Mercury kept his tongue well between his teeth when Salem scolded Cinder countlessly,
"You have to do better than trying! Where has your voice gone!" Salem snapped, Cinder could only shake her head and make breathy chokes in an attempt at words. He and Emerald would help her to places, sometimes Emerald would have to feed her, she barely had energy to walk straight anymore with Salem riding her into the ground. Cinder didn't even try talking anymore, it was almost surreal given almost a year ago she had the strength to murder him when he'd first began to see Ruby, and now she couldn't even acknowledge her subordinates. Mercury was startled at Dinner, his scroll vibrating in his pocket, he had jumped a bit, only Emerald noticed and he shook his head.
"Thought I heard something…" he shrugged and waited for the safety of his room before looking, he felt dread and excitement all at once.
'I need you. Meet me soon…' and that was followed by an address to an inn in Mistral. Mercury grinned and hid the scroll away on his person, he had no way of getting there without a good reason and Cinder wasn't able to help him this time, Mercury tapped his fingers together and sighed. He'd have to get there himself, which meant taking an airship without permission…
Mercury frowned and hid his face in his hands, growling lowly in frustration he wanted to see her, needed to see her. His own selfish whims and desires for carnal desires were going to get him skinned alive but they were more than just desires now. He needed to see her, his chest ached to be away from her so long and he could figure out why. He looked up and worried his lip, making up his mind. One more time. One last time with Ruby and then, if he got caught…then Ruby wouldn't have to worry anymore about keeping secrets. He swallowed thickly and stood slowly, he was going to be a dead man but he would at least be able to go out with some vaguely pleasant feelings.
He managed to make it to the docks, surprisingly no one watched the ships, why would they? Grimm everywhere, Salem being who she was…no one would step out of line, unless of course that someone was Mercury. He thought briefly that maybe he just had a death wish and little resolve left to live, though he knew that was a lie. He didn't really have any lack of will to live, Ruby didn't breath it into him, no woman did, it was more like spite. Spiting his old man every time he took a damned breath, he didn't want to die, he figured Salem wouldn't skin him immediately, she'd probably want everything he knew about the little girl in red. Too bad he wouldn't give that up for the world. He could pilot one of the smaller ships, he knew how to drive those, it was oddly surreal all things considered.
He was risking everything for one last shag with a girl he wouldn't have paid any mind to years ago, but now she like an omnipotent thought, always there in the background. He left. Ship and all, no one sounded any alarms or began to panic, a part of him brushed it off as them believing he'd be back and with his return the problem would be dealt with. He made it to Mistral, well more like outskirts, and ditched the ship out of site from any travelers on the road. He felt so, out of it? He would never do this, not ever. Never go back on order, never betray your employers, and certainly never fall from some girl who will most likely never come to know you. He huffed quietly, making it through the streets, fairly early morning.
He followed Ruby's address to a little inn crowded between two large shops, she had left a note with the clerk and he couldn't contain the excitement building as he rushed up the stairs and to the room, barging in rather unceremoniously. Ruby shot up, hair a wild mess, eyes startled wide, she blinked before stumbling off the bed and crashing into him.
"So much has happened!" she cried with a gasp, he closed the door and hugged her tight, enjoying the feel her again. She pulled back and ran a hand through her bangs,
"So much-…I…Tyrian happened and my Uncle got hurt so I couldn't risk a meeting with you…I-…I'm here for a little while. My team we-…things are crazy…Haven is…not what we were expecting." She sat down on the bed with a creak, she looked tired. Mercury followed suite and frowned,
"Is your uncle ok…?" he asked, noting her expression change. Ruby frowned and folded her hands
"It's…complicated, he's not dead. Which is good but…he's not traveling with us as before…he also, knows about you…" she breathed closing her eyes in a grimace.
"He would see you, or rather, see me meeting you and connected the dots given our location. Last time he knew completely…I also told him. I thought he was going to die and I was scared and I wanted him to kno-" Mercury cut her off with a soft kiss.
"I don't care…" he murmured pulling away after feeling her push back with a soft moan,
"Emerald found out…so I don't think it matters…just-…can we have this? It may very well be the last time given…well…the shit going down currently." He chuckled softly. Ruby nodded and pulled herself up to push him onto his knees and wrapped her arms around his neck lazily.
"Why would we have to stop…?" she asked, a soft frown spreading across her face, Mercury smiled a bit showing his concern
"Because…things are getting heated now, there's a bit more danger floating around now…" Mercury held a long pause, making up his mind rather quickly after another moment, if he was going to end up getting his ass handed to him, might as well give Ruby some tips.
"Tyrian is out and about again, either looking for you or doing other things…" Mercury murmured resting in the crook of her neck. Ruby listened and felt the rumbling of his voice against her, she closed her eyes tight, pushing the image of Tyrian out of her mind. His deranged smile wasn't exactly a turn on and Ruby wanted this, she needed this. Her time with Mercury was wonderful…she couldn't lose it because of her thoughts.
"Can we not dwell on that?" she asked softly, Mercury pulled back and kissed her neck gently.
"I would rather not dwell on it myself…plus, you took his stinger. I think he knows better than to hurt you again." He cooed laying her onto the bed and pressing against her with gentile movements. Ruby moaned softly, and carded her hands into his hair, Mercury hummed appreciatively.
"So…last time I was promised shower sex." She smirked softly pushing up on him so he could look at her properly, he could still see the lingering worry in her eyes from other things going on and he wanted to make her forget. He grinned slyly and leaned down to kiss her, sliding in tongue and deepening the kiss with a roll of his hips.
"I will make good on that, do you still have the lube and condoms? The lube is going to be vital in this kind of event" he mumbled pulling back with a smile. Ruby nodded slowly
"I have them…" she breathed, Mercury smirked and nipped at her jaw, slowly undoing a few buckles and belts on her dress. He loosened her corset and undid the white shirt around her neck, Ruby, in turn, undid his belt and tugged at his pants and lifted his shirt up to find his hips again. He groaned breathlessly
"Dust, if that's not your favorite spot its certainly mine…" he rolled again and Ruby giggled looking up at him,
"I think it's my favorite spot…you always have the best reactions when I touch here." She rubbed her thumbs and pressed into the grooves gently with enough pressure to send the arousal straight to Mercury's groin. He moved back and pulled off his shirt and returned to stripping her down,
"Should we move to the shower?" he asked with a slight purr in his voice. Ruby nodded excitedly, shimmying her stockings off and sliding the dress down to pool on the floor leaving her underwear on, she turned around and flushed as Mercury stared at her, a warm smile spreading across his face.
"Dust, I have missed looking at you this way…" he whispered shucking his pants down and following after her into the smallish bathroom of the hotel room; Ruby had already placed all of the items she'd previously purchased from before a little unceremoniously on the countertop. She paused, looking to his legs
"Actually, question, can you stand and- well y'know, stuff? Or are you going to slip and fall? I don't want-" Mercury cut her off with a soft kiss and traced the hem of her panties with his fingers,
"I have taken an infinite amount of showers with my legs on, this shouldn't be any different." He mused while Ruby hummed skeptically,
"You weren't exactly having sex, though…" she mumbled, shifting nervously. Mercury sighed with a curt chuckle
"Would you rather go a round on the bed and then come to the shower? It partly makes sense as we'll just get dirty again…" he suggested, pulling her close at the hips.
"I'm fine with either, ok?" he gruffed looking down at her with a gentle smirk. Ruby flushed and wrapped her arms around his waist
"Let's start on the bed, let's get back into the swing of it before we try anything crazy." She declared moving to grab the condoms and lube, Mercury rolled his eyes and picked her up, depositing her onto the bed after hurriedly carrying her back.
"Waste of time deciding but it's fine." He snickered before pinning her to the bed and deepening a kiss. Ruby moaned into it, rolling her hips, they were right back where they started, though the irritation Mercury had felt at Ruby's indecision quickly subsided as she pressed against his groin, sending a pleasurable wave of heat straight to it. Mercury moved on hand to press against her womanhood and smirked, feeling the dampness of her panties, she was definitely craving this kind of intimacy given the amount of her fluid he could feel seeping out. Mercury pulled back for a breath and returned right back to her sliding his tongue in to her mouth to roll against hers, Ruby's hands couldn't pick a spot. They were either in his hair, on his back, or his hips. She gasped as he pressed his erection into her and moaned when he rolled upwards with his hips, she pried one hand away from him to feel for the condom box. Mercury went to her breasts and sucked a nipple between his teeth, he never got tired of seeing the little kisses of pink on her breast, he never got tired of greeting them with a little teeth and tongue either, nor the sounds Ruby made. She keened and arched her hips, the heat in her belly only making the wetness pooling between her legs worse. She needed him badly, so much was going wrong in the world, she was tired, and honestly just ready for him to take her.
"Mercury-" a soft gasp followed by a low moan as he gave her nipple a gentle suck,
"I know it's been awhile but- Ahah!" she yelped as he moved to the other nipple with a little bite that was rougher than the first.
"I want to start now!" she cried out with a loud whine following behind it, he smirked and licked at her slightly salty skin and moved one hand to the nipple not in his mouth, and the other snaked down to her crotch and pressed against her with soft pressure. Ruby jerked downwards to try and get a little more than what he was using. Mercury pulled back,
"No no, we're savoring this. I want to savor all of this. Commit everything to memory so that I have something to keep me warm at night." He teased softly before sucking her nipple back in and kneading it with his teeth, the other hand gave a light pink and the one at her entrance dove towards her clit. Ruby jerked with a loud keen and bucked her hips, her panties were still on but the roughness off the fabric rubbing over her vagina was pleasurable combined with everything else. She growled shoving at her panties and managing to kick them down after enough squirming. Mercury chuckled lazily as he pulled away to watch her struggle, he placed his hand, cupping her whole sex and palming her slowly. Kneading her folds and feeling the fluid drip between his fingers. He smirked and licked his palm when he was done with that, Ruby watched in anticipation, wondering if-
"You still taste so sweet…" he mused contemplating a round of oral, but then again…
"Though I think we should just stick with the itinerary, though I would love to taste you again." He breathed moving two fingers to tease at her folds and slip towards her entrance to prepare her, he assumed it would go quickly given how many times they'd done this. The spans between them however; always leading him to make sure she was loose and ready for him. Ruby moaned, no holding back or choking them off halfway out, neither were in the mood to be shy. Mercury slipped in his two finger and hummed with a sly smile,
"I'm surprised, have you been taking care of yourself while I'm away?" he mused thrusting his hand forward and curling his fingers to play with the inner walls of her cervix. Ruby gasped and arched her hips slowly, he moved his hand with her and thrust again, his thumb rubbing her clit as he twisted his wrist while he was at it. He pressed his lips to hers and swallowed down her moans, feeding her his own in turn, he broke off with a soft exhale;
"Dust, I've needed this!" he gasped pulling his hand out to his fingertips before shoving forward to the knuckles, his thumb pressing against her clit and rubbing furiously. Ruby practically wailed, Mercury grinning into her shoulder and nipping at the skin, his fingers began a scissoring motion to stretch her, he did it a little quickly, given she was rather loose, she was dripping, he could feel her fluids pooling on the bed and seeping into the fabric. Mercury away with a growl,
"Enough of the foreplay…" he yanked his boxers down and pulled a condom out and tore it open, rolling it on carefully and propped himself up over Ruby looking down with a lurid smirk. Ruby smiled breathlessly,
"Yes. Let's get to the next part-…stick it in please." She begged softly. Mercury moved and pulled her hips up, he felt her hands spread out on his back, holding her too him. He groaned as he slipped in the tip slowly, Ruby gasped and wrapped her legs around his, keening at the feeling of metal. Mercury didn't take his time the rest of the way, he thrusted forward with a grunt and Ruby moaned, her face melting into one of pure bliss. Mercury smirked and pulled her to kiss him while set a fast rhythm, rocking in and out of her with forceful thrusts of his hips into her while she moaned and rolled her hips trying to pull him deeper into her. Her calves pressed into the metal of his legs and with each touch another slew of moans and little breathless keens would assault his ears as an inferno built in his gut. It was nearly unbearable.
To look at Ruby's face forming precious 'o' and half-lidded gazes as he thrust into her over and over, the pleasure he felt in knowing this was theirs. He moaned softly as her nails bit into his skin, she was nowhere near close but he could tell she was writhing in her own pleasure. Ruby scrunched her face up and rocked her hips as he rolled back into her, pulling her hips upwards,
"J-Just! Like that- Again!" she cried arching off the mattress with a gasp as he repeated the action baring a triumphant smile. He kept a steady pace, not so much as rabid-humping, more like somewhere in between that and painfully-slow, a perfect one in Ruby's hazy opinion. Mercury leaned down to pull her into a sloppy, open-mouthed kiss, he tugged at her lips and ran his tongue over her teeth with a pleasant low rumble in his chest. Ruby moved and held onto him around his neck, holding him to her mouth as she moved her tongue with his. She broke away with a gasp as he jerked his hips in one fluid motion, making Ruby see soft spots around the edge of her vision. A low moan and she began to move in time with him, trying to pull him in deeper with his thrusts, her coil of heat was wound way too tight for her liking, Mercury shifted and moved one hand from holding her hips to play with her folds and tease her clit.
Ruby cried out and moaned loudly, Mercury grinned as her cry was strangled out into a keen as she came. He smirked looking down at her as she writhed in pleasure as he rolled into her over and over, trying to release. Ruby moaned as he continued to play with her clit, though a little awkward to deal with while he kept thrusting into her, he could feel her fluids coating his fingers as he did and he groaned. He slammed into her hard and the heat in his gut burst, he moaned lowly leaning down into her neck, letting the euphoria of his release cascade over him. Ruby sighed breathlessly as the tremors inside her calmed, the tightening of her inner walls going slack around him.
"…I can tell you missed me…" she breathed, on hand combing his hair idly, the other limp to her side, Mercury pulled back a bit and slide out of her with ease.
"Oh? Did you doubt me?" he cooed softly, Ruby snickered and hummed, basking in afterglow; Mercury slid off her slowly and cleaned up. He disposed of the used condom properly and flopped into the bed next to her.
"So…are we still up for shower sex or should I take that pleased expression as you're sated?" he mused and Ruby smirked, looking at him teasingly.
"Think again, I'm just taking a breather…" she mused softly, rolling to her side and cupping his cheek gently. Mercury smiled a bit and hummed, his hands encircling her hips and pulling her close;
"We better get started on it then…" he mused rolling off the bed and lifting her up, she wrapped her legs around his waist and grinned with a soft giggle. Mercury carried her to the bath and set her on the edge of the tub, Ruby cupped his face and kissed him softly before pulling back. She crawled into the tub and pulled the valve to start the water flow, Mercury went to open another condom packet when small hands stopped him. Mercury looked up, ready to sneer at her indecision when he was met with gleaming silver and an earnest expression.
"I want-…I want to know what it feels like." She breathed, her hands trembling; Mercury felt a lump form in his throat immediately.
"No." he replied quicker than he had intended, Ruby shook her head.
"I-…I have been taking medicine. For a while now actually. At first, it was because of the journey I was on, couldn't exactly have all the supplies we needed when villages are so scattered…and it's a good safety precaution. Yeah." She murmured, slowly removing the packet from his grasp, he couldn't take his eyes off her.
"But. If this is the last time. I want to feel you. Skin to skin, I want you to-" she made a face, turning a deep red in her cheeks.
"I want you to come inside." She finished, looking away and focusing anywhere but him. Mercury felt all the warning bells go off, this was a bad idea. Birth control could fail, it really could, and then where would they be? No way he could have a kid with her at a time like this. He didn't even want kids.
"Ruby there are too many risks with that request…" he mumbled softly, his hands trailing at her hips gently. He could hear the water roaring behind her and she scoffed,
"I'm not leaving this up for debate. I have been taking birth control and I want this. One last thing to remember…I have- er…another medicine too. Something I'm supposed to take in the morning."
"Ruby…" he groaned, squeezing his eyes shut.
"Please…let me feel this with you…" she whined, pressed her forehead to his. Mercury swallowed thickly and nodded slowly,
"Ok…ok. Fine. But- you don't get to blame me if you…y'know." He mumbled looking to the side anxiously. Ruby caught him in a kiss,
"Mercury, I've been thinking about this for a while now. I have measures put in place." She murmured cupping his face. He scoffed
"Why not save something for any future boys, huh?" he teased lightly. Ruby smirked, it sent a shiver up his spine
"How can I be sure they'll satisfy me the way you can?" she breathed lowly, Mercury blinked. A heat rushing to his groin. Ruby pulled back and stepped into the tub,
"Now come on! We're wasting water…" she huffed.
Mercury grabbed the lube bottle and set it on the edge and stepped into the shower and pulled the curtain closed before cornering Ruby against the tile with a devious smirk. He leaned into her neck and nipped at the skin while he pulled the tab to change the flow of water to the showerhead, Mercury shivered as a spray of cold water ran down his back.
"Shit." He breathed, the cold water wasn't going to help in bring back his erection, though to his surprise Ruby began cupping him and squeezing gently as he continued to nip and suck at her neck. A soft moan escaped him as she traced up his shaft and gripped it gently, the water was starting to warm and he moved a free hand to the small of her back and pulled her close to feel her against him. He could feel her nipples pressing into him from the chill and she gasped as he moved to her collar bones and nipped at left a small red mark. He pulled back and caught her lips with his and groaned as she squeezed harder and he could feel the heat pooling in his belly and groin, the hot water helping the rise in temperature of the room. He pulled away in a hiss a particular forceful squeeze at the base
"You don't need to hold me there, are you afraid of falling?" he grumbled with a soft glare. Ruby was already flushed down to her chest, the delicate pink looking a darker shade in the low light.
"N-No….I just, don't know where to-" Mercury cut her off and heaved her up, setting her legs near his hips. He was going to have to be quick if he didn't want to drop her, but pushing her into the corner was a good point of leverage. Ruby hooked the balls of her feet against his prosthetics, the sensors detected it faintly he looked to her face and she moaned quietly.
"You feel warm…but you're legs are still cool to the touch…" she breathed, rolling her hips into him. He could feel the warmth of her against him. Mercury grinned and pressed his forehead to hers
"Can you put the lube on for me?" he mumbled, keeping a grip on her as he shifted his hips back. The water felt nice, but it was a little difficult to hold someone slowly becoming slippery. Ruby nodded and reached for it, shifting to grab it and squirting a generous amount in her hands. She wrapped her hands around the shaft and slathered it on gently. Mercury smirked and kissed her gently rolling his hips into her hands as she added pressure, Ruby moaned into him and moved to hold onto him as she shifted her hips so he could enter her. Mercury broke the kiss with a gasp and moved to position himself properly, Ruby whined as he held back, watching her with a wry smirk.
"Mercury…what are you doing?" she whined, glaring at him; he shrugged, moved to hold onto her butt, squeezing gently. Ruby squeaked and whimpered softly
"Please?" she asked softly. Mercury hummed, enjoying the deep rumble reverberating in his chest into hers. Ruby pulled herself towards him and kissed him softly with an open mouth, slipping her tongue in feeding moans into him. He pushed her up and slid into her gently. Ruby felt amazing, without the thin veil of latex to block some of the sensations, she felt incredible. A hot cavern of heat and slickened walls, everything before paled in comparison to this feeling of hot, wetness that engulfed him. He moaned softly and thrusted up into her, Ruby cried out breaking the kiss arching her back. He grinned kissing her jaw and thrusting into her repeatedly, careful to not go to fast and risk dropping her or losing his footing. Ruby was writhing in his grasp, trying to find words. He'd hit her sweet spot, she was trying to convey that to him, he picked up on it quickly. Mercury pulled out to just the head and thrusted into her again, she keened lurching forward. He watched with a careful eye, trying to hold everything. His chest felt hollow compared to the burning heat running wild in his belly; he was going to miss her.
Mercury caught her in another kiss, thrusting up into her in a rhythm that was languid. Slower than normal, he wanted to savor this. The hot water running down their bodies, her face contorted in pleasure only he could give her…until she found another of course. Mercury withheld a grimace as the sharpness of that thought, the ache in his chest would not impede this moment. Ruby broke the kiss in a loud moan, rolling her hips quickly into him as she came, her walls squeezing him tighter and tighter until moving into her almost became an issue. Mercury picked up the pace then, shifting her to get a better angle and ramming into her as quickly as he could. She screamed, a soft shrill one constricted by the lack of air in her lungs. Ruby looked the meaning of perfection, hair tangled with water, sticking to her face as her silver iris's boiled and hazed over in sequence at the euphoria. He thrust upward, yanking her into him, going deeper. She squeaked out a quiet 'ah'; he couldn't feel her fluids drizzling down, there was too much water to disconcert what was what. Mercury kissed her shoulder lazily and hummed.
"I haven't quite released yet…so I'm going to keep going…" he breathed, hoping she could hear him over the water. Ruby nodded, a small jerk,
"Please." She whimpered, her hips squirming as her inner walls began to relax. Mercury nodded and changed his position, moving one hand to the small of her back, the other remaining firmly on her ass. She was still pressed into the corner when Ruby moved, pushing him back. He pulled out with an irritated grunt, clear confusion spreading over his face. Ruby turned and pressed her hands onto the tile, her chest facing it, and she moved her hips back to where Mercury had access to her womanhood.
"You can probably move more this way if you want?" she asked, her legs trembling, how she found the strength to stand was beyond him. Mercury grabbed her hips roughly, thrusting into her in one swift motion and growling. He pressed his forehead to her back, but between the shoulder blades and kissed gently before pulling out and slamming back in, causing her whole body to jerk and a small cry to escape her. The heat still building inside was a roaring inferno, if felt impossible to rid himself of it. With each thrust it only grew, the hollowness in his chest ignored in favor of trying to quell the burning slowly consuming his being. Ruby made small whimpers and moans, followed by gasps as he moved one hand to grope at her breasts while her hands tried to dig into the porcelain tiled walls.
Finally, with a loud cry, cut off by a gasp, he released inside her. Ruby moaned, pressing against the tiles and squeezing her thighs together as a new sensation flooded her, the feeling of warm fluid coating her insides. She keened softly, as Mercury held her close, his hips giving a few lingering thrusts as he breathed heavily, panting against her back. He could feel his release oozing out around him, rinsing away with the water that was slowly going cold. He groaned softly, hands wandering her hips lazily as he pulled out. He looked down and flushed, a small feeling of satisfaction drowning out the underlying disgust of seeing his released dribbled out of her entrance. This was quite the sendoff. The after glow began to die at that thought. This was it…they'd part ways now. Ruby straightened after another soft gasp, her legs squirming at the feeling between her thighs.
"…help me wash?" she asked reaching for the small bottle of hotel shampoo and body wash; Mercury nodded and smiled softly. Ruby looked like some innocent goddess fallen to Remnant, her slender form, the messy, damp hair, the soft curve of her hips leading to gentle thighs and sloping calves. He wanted this image to last, her perfect breasts with the dollops of pink, the soft collar bones….her eyes. He took the shampoo from her and began to squirt it onto her scalp and knead it gently
"You should clean yourself up down there…It won't be pleasant if it's still oozing when you're dressed…" he offered, trying to offer advice he wouldn't even know if it worked. Ruby gave a small nod and washed herself as he scrubbed her scalp, they were slower in these movements. The water growing cold, like they feared what would happen the moment they were out of the tub. He rinsed her off and Ruby turned to wash his hair, he knelt down to accommodate for her smaller size and by the time the water was turning to ice both were clean. The water turned off and Mercury pulled the curtain open, stepping out and making a noise of concern,
"I need to let these dry before I go anywhere…" he fibbed. He wanted to stay longer, touch one more time. Ruby nodded and began to dry off, pulling on panties and his shirt. He grinned cheekily, enjoying the fact that she would probably wear that shirt long after this had ended. Long after she'd found someone else, she'd still put that on and remember him. He pulled on his underwear and ruffled his hair with a towel while he sat on a nearby chair and slowly removed his prosthetics. Ruby watched from the bed, her eyes full of awe. He smirked and set them machinery on a bath towel and watched the water slowly drain from the crevices. He pulled himself up and Ruby shot off the bed to help, he stopped her with a wave of his hand.
"Ruby…I've lived with these for a very long time…I know how to move without them…" he chided softly. She frowned softly, watching him move on his palms and the segments of metal where prosthetic met flesh, he pulled himself onto the bed and rolled onto his back, feeling a nervousness creep into his gut. He didn't want to look at her and see pity, or horror. He didn't want to think him weak, or impaired by this, he'd lived like this for so long, he didn't even remember how grass felt running barefoot after frogs in summer evenings. As rare as those were, he was surprised he even remembered a moment like that, to begin with. His gaze finally trailed down to her and she was watching with a quiet expression as if she were contemplating a thought. He raised his eyebrows and rested his hands behind his head, acting casual as he leaned back onto a pillow. Ruby moved and crawled into the bed, her hand resting on one of this thighs, caressing it with her thumb.
"You've lived a long life for someone your age…" she mused before crawling up the rest of him to press her ear to his chest and listen to his heart. She settled there, holding him gently like he was the fragile one.
"…if this is the last time we're gonna see each other like this…tell me about yourself?" she asked, tracing shapes on his chest. Mercury moved one arm to hold her and the other to lazily rest on his stomach, looking down at her with a soft expression. He felt like this was right like this moment was meant to be theirs and no one else's…he couldn't see her with anyone but him, maybe that's why the ache was so prominent he thought.
"What do you want to know…?" he hummed quietly, Ruby looked thoughtful before shrugging
"Stuff about you I guess…who your parents were, where you grew up…stuff like that I think…" she hummed. Mercury nodded
"I expect to hear the same in return then." He gruffed before mustering up the collectedness he'd come to know so well when it came to thinking about his life. Marcus never did him any favors…
"My old man…was a dick." He grumbled rubbing her hip slowly,
"My mom…a whore, never met her, dumped me on him after she decided to have me. Even though it would have been easier for her to have not even bothered…" he grunted, an irritating tightness forming in his chest. He never talked about these things with others, Emerald knew but he had, had no problem spilling the beans to her, with Ruby…he felt as if telling her everything would change how she saw him, and that once she knew him this way…he'd just be vulnerable.
"I grew up in the mountains…just me and my dad…" he breathed, Ruby hummed
"I grew up in Patch, that small island just off of Vale. I had my dad…Taiyang, my sister…Yang…my mother died giving birth to me, I only have pictures and stories about her…" she smiled, a bitterness setting in.
"And as it turns out my dad isn't even my real dad!..." her voice took on a soft strain and Mercury looked at her softly.
"It's Qrow! Ta-dah!" she forced a chuckle before her lip trembled,
"He- he was scared of losing my mom and me, so he just up and left! My mom went to live with Taiyang and they fell in love and then my mom died and Qrow was too scared to take me…" Ruby curled up and Mercury pulled her close.
"Are you mad at him?" he asked, she nodded.
"I'm furious! Deep down I'm so happy to know he's my father but in the end, I'm so angry he didn't want me!" she cried, Mercury sighed and withheld the urge to pinch the bridge of his nose.
"Ruby, I don't think it's that…he probably wanted you more than he can convey…but I know I'd be scared too…if I had a kid to raise all on my own with the life I've led…I'd want someone else to look out for them and keep them safe..." Mercury hummed. Ruby sniffled and shook her head,
"Sorry, sorry…I just…It's hard to think about with everything going on…" she mumbled and Mercury shrugged.
"I get that…I'm trying to think of how I'm going to explain myself…I'm probably going to be in some serious shit" he chuckled, looking at the ceiling. Ruby went back to tracing shapes, he could feel the tears trickling down his side but he made no comment;
"…what do you like to do in your free time?" she asked softly after a few moments of silence.
"I like comics…I read them, kinda. I'm not very good at reading actually, I know the basics but some words are harder than others. The pictures sort of help me get what's going on…" he replied honestly.
Ruby looked up at him, red-rimmed eyes and the molten silver iris'
"I wouldn't have guessed that…" she murmured and Mercury scoffed
"Excuse you, sorry I'm not the smartest. But, how about you…what do you like to do?" he asked shifting a bit to press more into the mattress. Ruby hummed in thought
"I like designing weapons if that counts…" she said with a soft chuckle, Mercury smirked.
"I would expect nothing less of a girl like you." He teased, Ruby puffed her cheeks,
"What's that supposed to mean!" she exclaimed playfully jabbing his side. He snickered and sighed, moving to comb her damp hair, enjoying the feel of it.
"Ok, …one more." She rolled onto her back, head still resting on his chest, Mercury made a noise to show his attention.
"…do you love me?" she asked, her voice barely a whisper, he felt his chest tighten and burn with a sickness he wanted to be rid of. He throat clenched, fighting the answer he'd been preparing to say since the moment he'd realized his heart wasn't as cold as he wished it to be. His lungs refused to take in air, he wanted more than anything, to tell the truth, to stop lying, to scream out his heart and wish she'd love him back. He wanted more than anything to have her when everything was said and done, when the war was over when whichever side had won and nothing was left to play, he wanted to wake up next to Ruby. Have her smile, and say what his whole being craved. He felt his tongue stiffen, every part of him wanted, to be honest, but he couldn't afford honesty, not now.
"No…" he managed softly, the tightness in his chest snapping into a void leaving him unable to catch his breath.
"I'm so sorry Ruby…" he managed weakly, his voice betraying him, his intentions, his thoughts. Ruby looked up gently, her face soft and kind, her eyes warm as ever. She hand moved to cup his cheek and she brushed away hot tears gently, Mercury held back a sob building in his chest as she comforted him. He didn't understand, nothing made sense. Ruby sat up slowly and combed his hair gently,
"It's ok…it's ok, I'm not upset…there's no need to cry…" she cooed. Mercury nodded and sat up to cup his face in his hands and shake his head, Ruby combed his hair and leaned on him.
"It's better this way, I…I'm not in love with you. So it's better this way." She managed with a soft grimace.
Both were such liars.
SO THIS TOOK FOREVER TO WRITE. I literally finished it today at 1 am because I got hit with dat sweet inspiration. AND SUDDENLY FEELINGS. There are going to be maybe a few more chapters, not very sexual because plans for this baby changed like big time. It went from Mercury being a dick to now some shits gonna happen. And then like, one more chapter with sex towards the end. Story not exactly very full of plot and you don't even have to read the other chapters if you don't want too, this one kinda took everything.
The other stories I had going on I don't want to finish because one if the exact same premise as another fic, much more well written I may add, and then the second I forgot where I was going. Anywho, sorry it took so long but here it is.
Everyone is a liar and it's gonna suck.
