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Fires a rocket launcher and flies through the roof*
Chapter 4: Baby Burdens
Ruby woke up one beautiful, sunny morning. She stretched her arms upward and yawned. Afterwards, she looked to her left and smiled as she saw Jaune sleeping peacefully next her. He was drooling slightly, but Ruby just thought that it made him look more cute.
However, as she stood up, her morning was ruined. She felt extremely nauseous. She ran to the bathroom, reaching the white toilet just in time, because as she got there, she started throwing up. Morning sickness, just great, she thought, before vomiting even more.
Jaune woke up from the sound of Ruby's vomiting. "Hey, Rubes?" he called as he reached the door and knocked on it. "Is everything okay? May I come in?" he asked.
"Yeah," Ruby replied, before throwing up again. Jaune slowly opened the door and saw Ruby kneeling in front of the toilet. It almost reminded him of the New Year's party they had, because Qrow had gotten so drunk that he also had to crouch in front of the toilet like this, and he was throwing up a lot. Shaking off the memory, he ran to Ruby's side.
"Are you okay?" Jaune asked, kneeling down by Ruby's side and placing a comforting hand on her back. "Yeah," Ruby replied. "It's just morning sickness," she said, looking up at Jaune and smiling warmly. She was happy knowing that he cared so much for her.
After a few minutes, Ruby's vomiting stopped. "Ugh, four weeks in and this is what I have to deal with," Ruby groaned as she walked out of the bathroom with Jaune. "This morning sickness is the worst!" she groaned. "And I keep on getting cramps and I'm just so tired all the time and now I have to deal with this vomiting!" She moaned.
"Hey," Jaune responded, smiling tenderly at Ruby. "I'll be here for you, all the way, no matter what. And at least our dreams are coming true. This is what we've always wanted. And you are what I've always wanted," he said, putting a comforting hand on his wife's shoulder. She blushed at the gesture ad softly smiled.
"Aww Jaune, you're too sweet," she said, giving him a light peck on the cheek. "And you're right, this is what we've always wanted." she smiled, looking at him, her cheeks like roses.
Two weeks later, the vomiting finally ceased. She now no longer had to deal with the terrible morning sickness (although she would occasionally throw up at night too), but she was happy about it. Now, however, she always seemed to want food, specifically, cookies.
One night, Jaune was sleeping peacefully, until Ruby woke him up. "Jaune, I need cookies!" she moaned, shaking him around wildly. "Ruby, its three in the morning, but sure," he chuckled, getting up out of bed and changing into a black hoodie (aka the infamous Pumpkin Pete's Marshmallow Flakes hoodie), jeans and black and white sneakers.
He got into his car, a small, yellow car resembling a 2015 Ford Mustang GT, although, sadly, it wasn't. He drove to the Sleepless Nevermore, a small shop open twenty-four hours.
Jaune walked in, and the sensor-activated doors slid open quietly on detecting his presence. The sensor also activated a short chime melody, alerting the shopkeeper of his presence.
Alright, he thought to himself. Cookies, cookies, cookies, the blonde man slowly browsed through the aisles. He knew precisely where they were. Alright, bingo! Chocolate chip! he thought, smiling as he grabbed the box and went to the cashier, who somehow happened to be the elderly man that used to work at the dust shop.
Back at the house, Ruby was doubled up in bed. Now six weeks pregnant, she would often get cramps, and right now she was having one. Her arms were wrapped around her belly, and she was lying down, doubled over. "Why?" She asked herself out loud. "It hurts so-" "Ruby, I got your cookies!" she was interrupted by Jaune, who had just walked into the house.
"Hey, Jaune," Ruby weakly said as loud as she could. "Ruby, are you okay?" Jaune asked, walking into the bedroom. "Hey. I'm okay, just...cramps," she said, her voice a little softer than usual. "Oh, sounds pretty painful," Jaune said, sympathetic for his dear wife. "Would you like a heat pack to help with that?" he asked softly, resting a reassuring hand on Ruby's back. "Yes please," she replied, trying to smile. "Thank you, Jaune," she said. "No problem," he replied, smiling sympathetically.
After warming up a small, brown square item resembling a beanbag, Jaune entered the room, only to find Ruby crying. "Hey, Rubes? Are you okay?" he asked, holding Ruby in his arms. "It's just that I'm so happy to be here with you, and having a child makes me even happier," she replied, tears streaming down her cheeks. He then realised what was happening. Ruby was having an emotional moment. She always had these mood swings.
"I'm happy to be here too, and I'm happy that we're gonna be parents one day," Jaune replied, giving Ruby a kiss on her cheek. "I brought that heat pack you wanted," he said, handing the huntress the little heat pack. "Thank you," she responded softly. "The pleasure's all mine," he replied.
Jaune looked at his clock. 3:25 AM was what showed up on the little blue hologram. "We should probably get back to sleep," he said, giving Ruby a hug. "Goodnight. I love you," he said, smiling tenderly and warmly. "I love you too," Ruby responded. She instantly fell asleep, a tiny bit of drool hanging from her mouth.
So cute, Jaune thought to himself. He looked at her, warmly smiling and closing his eyes, before falling asleep.
The next day, Jaune woke up to find Ruby fast asleep. He checked his scroll to see what the time was. Eight-fifteen, he thought to himself. Just as he was about to put his scroll back down, it began ringing.
Mirror, tell me something, tell me who's the loneliest of all-
Ruby started shuffling around in bed, so Jaune walked out of the room and answered. "Hey, Weiss," he began quietly. "What's up?" He asked softly."Why are you speaking so softly?" Weiss replied. "Ruby's sleeping," Jaune retorted. "Anyway, how are you?" He asked.
"Splendid, thank you for asking," Weiss replied. "So, Jaune, I called to tell you that I'm having a party to celebrate me taking over the Schnee Dust Company. I was wondering if you and Ruby would care to join me. It's going to be a masquerade," Weiss finished off. "I'll talk to Ruby about it. I'll have an answer for you by tomorrow. And when is it exactly?" he asked, looking into the bedroom at Ruby, who was still fast asleep.
"It's going to be this Friday, seven at night," she replied. Jaune looked over at the holographic calendar on the wall next to him. Tuesdayhe thought, before turning his attention back to his scroll.
"I'll speak to Ruby about going. And, didn't your dad give the company to what's-his-name, your brother?" Jaune asked, confused.
"Well, first of all, his name is Whitley, and second of all, Whitley had the company taken away from him after being irresponsible with the Schnee Company's supplies and money, so my father finally got smart enough to realize that Whitley is an arrogant child who cares only for himself and his money," Weiss responded, pride and anger in her voice.
Ruby started waking up, so Jaune decided to end the call. "I gotta go, bye, Weiss," Jaune said, hanging up before Ice Queen could say anything.
He quickly ran to the kitchen and got some things together that he had planned on giving to her.
"Good morning, Ruby," he smiled, walking in to the bedroom with a silver tray in his hands. On the tray was a glass of milk, some cookies, (chocolate chip, of course) and a crimson rose.
"Good morning, Jaune," Ruby said, stretching and yawning, before noticing the tray in her husband's hands.
"Awww Jaunnee," Ruby cooed, looking at the cookies, then at Jaune. "Thank you so much," she said, smiling widely and blushing, happily taking the tray, before giving him a kiss on the cheek. She took the rose and smelled it, because she loved the scent of roses. Jaune just smiled. He thought that Ruby just looked adorable when she blushed.
"So, Ruby," Jaune began, looking at Ruby, who was holding the rose and looking at him happily. "Yeah?" she responded.
"Weiss just called. She said that she is hosting a masquerade party on Friday. Would you like to go? Because if you don't want to go, then I won't go," he said, smiling warmly at Ruby.
"Well, of course I'll go!" she responded, smiling widely at the idea of attending a masquerade, as she hadn't been to one since her last year at Beacon Academy, when she wore a black mask with crimson swirl patterns on it, and black silk outlinung it. The mask curved along the bridge of her nose, and formed points on each side of it, where the elastic was attached.
"Alright, I'll tell Weiss," he said, fishing his scroll out of his pocket and selecting Weiss' name on his contacts list. He recorded a voice message to send to her.
"Ruby and I have decided to come to your party. See you there," he said, before hitting 'Send' and putting the scroll away.
"I can't wait!" Ruby squealed, grinning widely. "Me too," Jaune replied.
"You're the best!" she chuckled, before wolfing down the milk and cookies.
"No, you're the best," Jaune replied,m booping Ruby's nose.
End of Chapter 4
Annnddd that's the end of another fluff-filled and cute chapter. Hope you all enjoyed it!
Sorry that this chapter didn't come out sooner. It was supposed to come out the night after chapter 2 did, but I ran out of data, and then my dad had to go to the ICU because of septicemia, but he came out a few days ago and I have data now, so I can continue writing for all of you amazingly awesome people!
Anyway, have a happy festive season. To everybody travelling, be safe and enjoy your travels. And have an awesome time with family and friends!
God bless you all!
Vanished in a cloud of fireworks*