Hello again, everyone :) I hope you all had a nice Valentines Day. I've seen this story(Along with my email inbox) explode with activity, and I cannot hope to express how absolutely thrilled I am about it! Thanks to feedback I found errors that I overlooked before, and now I'm trying to be careful to find them before I post the chapters.
Now, from now on I'm going to do my best to answer a few questions about the story before every chapter. A question from chapter 2 was if I was going for BlakexYang or BlakexSun due to a bit of conflicting dialogue. This was actually intentional. The answer is BlakexYang, but it will have a very minor role in the story. In the story Blake and Yang are sortof together, but Blake isn't comfortable with being in the open about it, so Yang's teasing helps hide it. This story will always focus on WeissxRuby, but there may be some background relationships happening as well, depending on situation. And if anyone is worried about a storyline to all of this, don't be. I have one all lined up and almost completely ironed out :) Here's to hoping that it's a good one!
Now I think I've written enough of my own comments for now, on with the story!
Chapter 3: A Promise Made
Silence reigned in the dorm room as Ruby stared across from her bed, into the lilac eyes that stared back shining with obvious amusement. "Yang..." Ruby said quietly, her eyes breaking from her sisters to look over at the bathroom door. She hoped that Weiss wouldn't come out right now. She said she was unsure, she didn't want her sister to drive her away.
Yang grinned, her eyes narrowing, "What, little sister?" She asked, feigning ignorance and earning a small glare from Ruby.
"You know what! Please, Yang...please, I am begging you, don't say anything. Weiss..." She paused, thinking over her words very carefully before she sighed, "Weiss...isn't sure how she feels, and I don't want anything to ruin this before it can get going...yknow?" As she spoke her glare softened into a pleading look, similar to a puppy. It was a look Yang knew well, and that made her grin falter just a bit. 'Damn...she knows I'm weak to this...' She groused in her thoughts before she shrugged, "So...she's going with it for now? Just for an experiment?" She asked.
Ruby shook her head, "No, not an experiment. At least...I hope not..." She said softly, finding herself doubting if this might work after all. Was it really an experiment to Weiss? "She said she'd like to try at least, so..."
Yang stared at her sister for a long moment, feeling bad for how sad her comment had made her, before her eyes closed and she smiled, "Well...alright then. We'll let her figure her feelings out." she said, rolling over to lay on her side, her back turned to Ruby.
The younger sister stared at Yang, "Just like that? You approve?" She asked. More importantly, she wasn't going to go ballistic? She remembered how a boy tried to ask her out in Signal. When Yang found out about it she did some snooping and overheard the boy talking about several other girls he had asked out. He had been found dangling by his pants from a flagpole the next morning. Needless to say, Ruby didn't go on that date. Not that she had said yes in the first place, she had actually turned him down, but as soon as Yang heard about it she jumped to conclusions and went off on her own.
Yang hummed gently, "I wouldn't say that I approve...more that I trust you enough to trust her." She said, lifting her hand a bit to give a thumbs up, "If you want to date her, I say go for it sis. Who knows, you two may actually be cute together."
Ruby remained unconvinced, but figured that this was as much as she was going to get from her for now. "Alright...well, we still have classes tomorrow so...good night." She said, rolling over in her own bed and closing her eyes.
Yang didn't respond, though she smiled as she tried to relax. She promised Ruby that she wouldn't say anything, but that wouldn't stop her from getting a little message across to the heiress.
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Weiss hummed gently to herself as she changed in the bathroom, shivering as she brought her shirt up and over her head. It was really cold outside, they were going into winter right now, and she had been out for a while. Her eyes drifted over to the shower. Taking one sounded...really, really nice right now. Just a way to unwind after a day of lessons and quite a bit of stress. Although, thinking back to the last hour...maybe not all of it was so bad. Ruby had admitted how she felt, and Weiss couldn't help but smile at the fact that she had a girlfriend now. 'A girlfriend...' She thought, a hand coming up to tap a fingertip to her chin, 'That idea will take some getting used to, but...it feels...right? Is that the way to describe it?' She looked down at her feet as she thought, 'Guys never interested me, but neither did girls before now. So why do I feel excited?' This whole situation was confusing for her, and that caused her to worry a bit. She never felt confused. She either knew something or didn't, and when she didn't know about something she quickly made it her mission to fix that. But this...this was something she did not know, and did not know how to learn about quickly enough to help...and that was why she worried like this. What if she made a mistake? Would Ruby hate her for it? And what if Ruby got bored with her, would she move on? Was that how things happened?
She sighed, looking at the shower and considering it for just another moment before she quickly stripped the remainder of her clothing. She needed this shower, more than anything else. It was warm, it was relaxing, and the hot water always helped her think much clearer. She bent down to pick up her clothes, bringing them to the bathroom counter and setting them down there. She would worry about them later, but for now she walked to the shower door and opened it, turning the water on and getting it just right before she stepped in and shut the door behind her, letting the hot water run over her and immediately feeling much better. Her mind quickly cleared of its worry and she felt herself relax into the heat. She decided to just stay like that for a few minutes before she quickly washed her body and hair, wanting to get that out of the way, but taking time to be thorough as usual. Once that was all done she had time. Time to think and time to come up with answers for her own questions.
Could she be with Ruby? She honestly didn't know. Ruby was annoying at times, and made alot of mistakes...but she knew that the leader of their team genuinely cared and wanted to be with her. And the thought of that, of someone wanting her, somehow made her smile a bit.
Why was her heart beating faster right now? She had no idea. Excitement?
Did she like Ruby in the same way? She wasn't even sure of that, herself. She felt attached to her. She was protective, but that was normal for partners, right? Though if that were the case, why didn't she feel protective over Yang or Blake?
Could she kiss Ruby? That was what couples eventually did, among...other things. Her cheeks flushed a bright red as her mind wandered toward that line of thought. Could she be intimate with her partner? She wasn't sure, at least not now. One day, maybe, but they had agreed to take this slow, so she assumed that she would have plenty of time to figure it all out. She couldn't help but continue that line of thought, however, and she quickly found herself becoming restless. She vigorously shook her head, trying to shake those thoughts loose. She had to focus. Back to her questions.
Only...she had none. She tried to think of more questions she could think about, but she found that she only drew a blank. She tried again, thinking for a good, long minute before she let out a soft, defeated sigh, "No use..." She said. She had no more for now. Or perhaps she had answered any that had to be asked. Either way she knew better than to stay in the shower for much longer. Her thoughts would go back to before and she would have to make it much, much colder. Deciding to cut it off before it got to that point she quickly shut the water off and got out, grabbing a towel and starting to dry herself off, making a solemn promise within her own mind, a promise she intended to keep.
'I will try my best.'
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The next day, lunchtime
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Team RWBY walked out of class, Ruby yawning widely and covering it with a hand. She closed her eyes, reaching up and rubbing the small tears that had formed away from them.
"Tired sis?" Yang asked, walking beside Ruby. Ruby nodded, "Yeah...didn't get much sleep last night..." she mumbled. She had tried to, but she was just so excited that she couldn't fall asleep until well into the night. Weiss had come out of the bathroom and went straight to bed, but if she looked at her right now she would see a similar fatigue.
Blake looked ahead of them, her superior eyesight singling out a familiar team a short distance ahead through the crowd. "Jaune and his team are ahead. Should we join them for lunch?" She asked. The faunus liked their company. Nora always had amusing, if not outlandish, tales to tell.
Yang stopped walking, catching onto Weiss' sleeve and stopping her as well, confusing the heiress greatly. She opened her mouth to say something but thought better of it. Yang was Ruby's sister, if she shouted at her it could hurt Ruby, and she didn't want to do that. Still, what could she want? Her confusion must have shown as Ruby noticed her sister wasn't beside her anymore and looked back at them.
"You two go on ahead." Yang said, her arm wrapping around Weiss' shoulders, "I just want to have a private talk with Weiss, we'll catch up soon."
Ruby looked at Weiss, a bit of worry apparent in her expression. Was Yang going to threaten her? Try to scare her away? She swore she wouldn't...but would she anyway?
Weiss stared back, giving a small nod. Ruby nodded back to her, "Okay. Don't take too long." She said before reluctantly starting to walk again. As soon as they were gone around the corner Yang turned the two of them around and started walking in the opposite direction.
"What do you want?" Weiss asked, unable to keep her attitude from slipping through. Yang just shrugged, "I just want to talk to you alone for a minute." She said, leading Weiss through a door and outside of the main building, letting them out into an area between it and the dorms. It was a bit cramped, and only had one way out, but nobody ever walked through it. When they got there her arm came away from around Weiss' shoulders and she walked forward a bit toward the open end of the space, pulling up a sleeve and looking down at Ember Celica around her wrist. Weiss looked at her warily. She couldn't see what she was doing, but she had a feeling that this may be unpleasant. She braced herself a bit, taking just a small step back when Yang turned her head to look at her over her shoulder.
"Already afraid?" Yang asked, "Good, this will be easy then." She quickly turned and stepped toward Weiss, Ember Celica extending into its gauntlet form over her right arm and putting Weiss on guard. Was Yang going to attack her? She was her teammate! Yang kept advancing, forcing Weiss to back away, much like she had done to Ruby the previous night. The irony was not lost on the heiress as her back quickly hit the wall and she found herself trapped between it and Yang. "I don't know what's going on between you and Ruby." Yang said, "You may be partners, you may be more, and I don't really care. But let me make one thing clear, right here and now." Yang's lilac eyes stared directly into Weiss' blue ones, and she was pleased to see a bit of fear in them. Her eyes changed to red, "You hurt Ruby, physically or emotionally, and I will personally hunt you down and introduce you to the ground. And trust me, your relationship will be intimate." She brought her arm back, launching it forward and punching into the wall with Ember Celica, creating a small crater in the side of the building. "Understood?"
Weiss nodded slowly, her eyes wide. She didn't need to look to see what damage the punch had done. She had heard the stone breaking with the firing of a shell. She felt the Dust in the air.
Suddenly Yang's eyes went back to their usual color and Ember Celica collapsed as she smiled, "Good. Sorry, but Ruby means the world to me. I want her to be happy, and it breaks my heart to see her sad." He reached up to pat Weiss' shoulder, "If you two are dating, I wish you both the best. If I'm way off base with that assumption, well...I still think you two would make a cute couple." Weiss looked up at her and was almost embarrassed by the way she felt her cheeks turn a bit red. She looked away, "W-Whatever..." She muttered. She didn't want to admit anything, but had a feeling that Yang knew anyway.
Yang shrugged, "No hard feelings, right?" She asked.
Weiss glanced back at her from the corner of her eye. She had threatened her, yes, but she knew why it was done...and might have even done the same, herself. She nodded, "No hard feelings."
The heiress let out an indignant shout when Yang slung her arm around her shoulders again, "Great! Now I'm starving and I heard they were serving pizza for lunch today." She said, dragging her teammate back inside.
Weiss squirmed her way out of Yang's hold, smoothing the wrinkles out of her uniform, "And afterwards is sparring with Professor Goodwitch." She said, suddenly hoping that Yang would not be her partner for it.
By the way Yang cracked her knuckles, she got the feeling that she hoped for the opposite.
'Ruby...your sister absolutely nuts!' She thought, wondering if it was a trend in their family, considering how her girlfriends bed was arranged.
And that's it for now, folks~ I will do my best to keep this story updated as often as possible, so hopefully the next chapter will be done within a week. ^^ As always, any comments/suggestions/critiques are always welcome, and I do hope you're all enjoying the story so far :)
-Nex