Sorry about the extended amount of time between chapters, I may have over extended myself with all my different projects. I'll still update these stories. But regardless… NEW CHAPTER!

Chapter 4: Building

Scott hung from one of the struts on one of the Titan stations and welded pieces together. Scott was finally able to work on the Titans since he finally got the parts together. Colossus was holding the Stryder's arm while Scott welded the part to the main body. Scott was just starting to put the chassis together before he started to add the wiring or any cybernetics. "Okay, you're good Colossus." Scott called as he turned off the blow torch.

Colossus let go of the arm and made a sighing squeal as he took a seat. "Again with this crap?" Scott exclaimed as he lowered his harness. "I'm here to work, not date." Colossus made a sighing squeal and then rolled his hand in circles. "You can talk shit all day, but it won't help get these Titans built." Scott grumbled as he adjusted his harness. "Get me the other arm so we can get some actual work done." Scott put up his harness and lifted himself up as Colossus grabbed the other Stryder arm and held it where Scott instructed.

Scott was welding when his door alarm went off. Scott was working a lot, so he installed an alarm that would go off whenever someone opened his door. Scott turned his blow torch off and saw Ruby walking into his room, prompting Colossus to nudge him a bit. Scott rolled his eyes and exclaimed "Hey Ruby! What brings you here?" Ruby skipped over to him and questioned "Just seeing how you were doing."

"Or seeing how your Titan is coming along?"

"That too."

Ruby had her arms behind her as Scott lowered himself to the ground, Colossus moving to the other side of the room. "So what kind of Titan are you building right now?" Ruby questioned as she looked over her Titan. "Stryder. Fast, but not very durable." Scott exclaimed.

"So, kinda like me?"

"I don't think that you can be taken down so easily."

She looked over her shoulder and questioned "Would you like to test that theory?" Scott laughed "I'm a builder, not a fighter." Ruby laughed and continued to look over her Titan. Scott looked at Ruby and thought "Ruby's really cute. Maybe I should try… FOCUS! You are here to build Titans, not find a girlfriend." Ruby turned and questioned "Can I help you build my Titan?" Scott shrugged and replied "Sure, why not."

Scott grabbed Ruby a harness and handed it to Ruby as she removed her cloak and set in on his bed. She put the harness on and attached it to the Titan stand, allowing her to rise up to where he was working. Colossus "assisted" Scott by holding the arm up to its socket, but was also pushing Ruby closer to Scott. Scott felt his face turn red as Ruby was pushed closer to him as they welded the arm to the Titan husk. They worked on the Titan for a while until Ruby pointed out that it was lunch time.

"We should get something to eat." Ruby pointed out as the two lowered to the ground. "I guess we should." Scott agreed as he undid his harness. "So where do you want to go?"

"We can just go to the cafeteria. Pretty much anything you want to eat is there."

"Sounds good. You want anything Colossus?"

Colossus made a remark about Scott and Ruby going to lunch but Scott dismissed it with a roll of his eyes. The two headed into the cafeteria to see it was moderately filled with students. Scott and Ruby grabbed some sandwiches and sat with the rest of Ruby's team. "Hey there Scotty!" Yang greeted as she ate. "Hey Yang." Scott replied. "Blake, Weiss, how are the two of you?"

Blake didn't look away from her book and responded "Doing well. Day's been pretty good." Scott looked to Weiss, who responded a she ate her salad "I have to agree with Blake, the day has been well." Scott exclaimed before he took a bite of his sandwich "That's good." Conversation kinda died after that, until Yang exclaimed "So when are you and Ruby going to start dating?" Scott was drinking from his water, which then promptly came out of his nose.

Scott start coughing his lungs out as Ruby hid her horribly red face. "Excuse me?" Scott coughed as he wiped his nose. "When are you and Ruby going to start dating?" Yang questioned again, causing Blake and Weiss to raise their eyebrows at Yang. Scott scratched the back of his head as he tried to find the right words while Ruby continued to hide her face. "Come on, it's obvious that you two like each other." Yang pointed out. "I'm just tired of watching this, so I'm going to help you two out."

"This ougtha be good." Blake proclaimed from behind her book. "I've been talking with Colossus lately…" Yang exclaimed. "I doubt you've been talking to Colossus." Scott pointed out.

"Well, I talked and he shook his hull. Anyway, we agree that you two should go out. So, here's is what is going to happen. You two are going out to dinner, and then to a movie. Simple, got it?"

Scott replied "I, uh, I'm good with that plan. Ruby?" Ruby brushed some of her hair behind her ear and exclaimed "Okay." Yang added "Good! Now Scott, please walk with me." Yang stood up and grabbed Scott by the back of his shirt, then proceeded to drag him out of the cafeteria. She brought Scott up to her level and went on "Now Scott, I'm going to be honest with you." Scott grumbled "Why do I feel like a hostage?"

"Ruby, never really had a boyfriend before, but she really likes you. So I'm going to give you the basic older sister speech. You hurt Ruby, I hurt you, simple. Right?"

"Right, don't hurt Ruby. Got it."

"Good, now you're a good guy Scott and I like that about you. So I know you'd be good for Ruby, you two have a lot in common."

"Yeah… at what point are you going to take me out of this headlock?"

"When I feel like I've gotten my message through to you. So, you understand how I want to protect my little sister, right? And I really don't want to see her get hurt by some scumbag guy she barely knows. So I'm allowing you to date my sister. Am I pretty clear?"

"Crystal Yang… can you please let me go?"

"I think so. Enjoy the rest of your day Scotty."

Yang finally let him go and patted him on the back, repeating "Remember what I said Scotty!" Scott took a deep breath and thought "Well, that was something new. Now maybe Colossus will get off my back." Scott returned to his workshop and started working on the cybernetics of Ruby's Titan, mainly to occupy his time until his date. Colossus stood over Scott while he worked, constantly making a humming sound until Scott barked "What!?" Colossus made a suggesting whirring sound that caused Scott to sigh "Yeah, Ruby and I have a date tonight. Not like you don't know about it, since you and Yang set it up."

Colossus made a laughing sound and made a suggestion to Scott. "Working on her Titan is not considered a date." Colossus sat down and made a grinding sound that caused Scott to grumble "You might find that fun, but you are a giant robot." Scott's door alarm went off and Scott saw Ruby walk in with her head down. Scott walked over to her and questioned "What's wrong Ruby? You seem down."

Ruby rubbed her arm and apologized "I'm sorry about what Yang did today. You don't have to go out with me if you don't want to." Scott took a deep breath and replied "But I want to go out with you." Ruby looked up with a happy spark in her eyes, exclaiming "Really?"

"Really. I was… just a little, um, nervous about asking you out."

Ruby squealed and wrapped her arms around him, repeating "Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!" Scott chuckled and wrapped his arms around Ruby, giving into the embrace. She let him go with a red face and stammered "I, um, sorry about that. I'm really excited for our date tonight."

"Me too Ruby. I'll be at your room in about an hour."

"Okay. See you then!"

Ruby skipped out of Scott's workshop, just as happy as could be. Scott started getting ready, Colossus bothering him the entire time with the usual first date advice. "Colossus," Scott sighed, "you really can't give me advice." Colossus made a questioning whirring sound and Scott replied "Because you're a giant robot and have no real dating experience to give advice about." Colossus rolled his optic sensors at Scott.

Scott got dressed and walked over to Colossus, questioning "How do I look?" Scott was wearing a black T-shirt with a skull with an eye patch with "Red Eye" underneath it and blue jeans. Colossus gave to thumbs up and Scott exclaimed "You think so? Alright, I'm good. I'll see you later." Colossus waved as Scott made it to Ruby's room and knocked on her door. Yang opened it up and looked Scott over with a skeptical look and then nodded.

"Ruby, your date is here." Yang called. Ruby walked out in a black shirt with a red rose on the front and black jeans. "Thank you Yang." Ruby thanked. "Ready to go Scott?" Scott smiled and complimented "You look great Ruby." Ruby blushed and brushed some of her hair behind her ear, replying "Thanks Scott."

Scott held out his arm for her and Ruby took it with a smile. Scott looked to Yang, who mouthed "Remember what I said" and cracked her knuckles. Scott gulped and Ruby quietly laughed "Ignore her, she's just being Yang." Scott replied nervously "Yeah, Yang." The two went out and actually had a fun time. The two had fun at dinner and enjoyed the movie, but the night was still young.

The two returned to Beacon at about ten thirty and Ruby sighed "I can't believe it's almost 11 and I'm not even tired yet." Scott shrugged and asked "What do you want to do?"

"I don't know… can we work on my Titan a little bit more?"

"Sure, why not."

Scott and Ruby returned to Scott's workshop to find Colossus powered down for the night, so they had to work quietly. They worked until it was about two thirty in the morning and Ruby started to yawn. "Feeling tired yet?" Scott quietly chuckled. Ruby looked up at him with a smile and replied "Just a bit."

"Want me to walk you back to your room?"

"I'd like that."

Scott walked Ruby back to her room, the two holding hands the entire way. They stopped in front of her door and Ruby exclaimed "I had a really fun time today." Scott replied "I had fun too. I'm glad your sister kinda forced us to do this. I'm not really confident enough to ask a cute girl like you out." Ruby blushed and questioned "Scott, would it be too much to ask for a kiss?" Scott felt his face turn red as he replied "I guess it wouldn't be too much."

Scott closed his eyes and leaned to Ruby, who was doing the same thing. The two were about to kiss, when the door to Ruby's room flew open and Yang exclaimed "Ruby! Where have you been! Do you know what time it is?" Ruby and Scott's faces were both horribly red as Yang stood in the doorway, tapping her foot. "Well, I hope you had fun Ruby, but it is past your curfew." Yang scolded like a parent. Ruby looked confused as Yang pulled her into the room.

"Enjoy the rest of your day, Mr. Matthews." Yang exclaimed as she closed the door. Scott was ridiculously confused about what just happened, so he called it a night. He made it about five steps away when he heard Ruby proclaim "Scott!" He turned and Ruby practically tackled him as she pressed her lips to his. Scott wrapped his arms around Ruby and pulled her close.

The two broke the kiss and Ruby whispered "I just really wanted to try that." Scott replied "I'm glad you did. Goodnight Ruby."

"Goodnight Scott."

Scott set her down and she returned to her room with a small wave. Scott returned to his room with a large smile on his face.

There you go! The next chapter of Titans of Remnant! Enjoy it and PM or review any thoughts about the chapter.

-Chief