YOO GUUUUYS! We don't own RWBY! And I hope you leave an awesome review!
-Hey guys! Sorry for the late update! We've been busy and haven't had much time to work on this. We're currently working on 14 as you read this, so let's hope it gets posted soon! LOVE YOU GUYS!
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REMINDER! WE DON'T OWN SIR FLOATS OR THE IDEA THAT RUBY IS SCARED OF WATER! THAT BELONGS TO DEMETER FENIR! THANK YOU!
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To RWBY Fan Mode:
So do I! Winter would be an awesome big sister, if she relaxed a little. Can you imagine her and Yang comparing stories while Ruby and Weiss try to separate them? Lol! Yes, Roman did help Tukson get the girls away. Neo was hurt escaping the Hunters. If she had gotten away unscathed Cinder would have been more suspicious than she already is. As for my brothers plans? Even he won't tell me! P.S. He says, "Mwhaha haha. Thank you for our congratulations. See you in the next review." *Smile* …He's weird.
To Vanitas Lunar:
I know~ Eeep! Winter and Weiss were so cute! I liked when Weiss put on her ears so she wouldn't look like Winter. It was so CUTE! Dark said we needed some Bumblebee shots since it's been pretty crazy for them. But OMG THE GIRLS WERE SO ADORABLE! Can someone draw toddler Weiss and Ruby with Ruby tackling Weiss? I need it as my wallpaper! LOVE YOU TOO VANITAS!
To dudebladeX:
Yep, adorable everywhere~!
To Jay aka Jordan:
Yep, I'm not sure where my brother's taking things with that twist. I squealed too! Winter IS warming up, wonder if that means she'll be Spring? Lol I am too, maybe my 'dear' brother can help us both out with Blake. :D I came up with the pun. It was too funny to pass up!
To EndlessChains:
Thanks! Yep, I'm glad you liked Cinder's scene. Roman was helping but sadly Tukson was lost…My brother loved writing Winter when it came to interacting with her sister. And Yang and Blake? Well after all the stress they went through in two days, I think it's only fair that they have a chance to relax as well. The group is safe for the moment, but even I'm curious as to what will happen with Cinder.
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"Ruby, what are you doing?" Blake asked, sitting up in the sand to watch Ruby as she dug through the sand. After fighting Yang in the water for a while, Blake had decided to grab a blanket and lay it out on the sand so she could lay down and dry off, enjoying the sun and a book while she was at it. Ruby had joined her for a bit while Weiss and Yang explored a little further out in the water.
"What are you doing, Ruby?" Blake asked, feeling cold sand hit her feet and looked up to see the four year old half way in her hole and digging in it like a small puppy.
"'ookin' f'r trea'zur." Ruby's voice said from inside the hole making Blake's ears twitch as she carefully closed her book and got up.
"You're doing what?" Blake asked, bending over to look into the hole Ruby was slowly trying to bury herself in. "Ruby?" Blake asked again, smiling as she gently wrapped her hands around Ruby's waist and pulling the upside down child up out of the sand.
"Hi!" Ruby chirped with a grin as Blake rolled her eyes at the sand covered child.
"Let's go rinse off a bit." Blake said, playfully tucking Ruby under one arm as she walked over to the water. Once she was about knee deep she set Ruby down, watching as the energetic toddler started to immediately splash around, giggling whenever a wave would crash into her. After a few minutes of watching Ruby, Blake got an idea.
"Ruby, hold my hands for me." Blake commanded, holding out her hands for Ruby to grab onto before wrapping her own around them. "Ready?" Blake asked with a smile as Ruby bounced in the water with a big smile.
"Go!" Blake laughed as she slowly began to spin around, easily swinging a happily squealing Ruby around her. As the two spun, Blake moved her arms a bit to where Ruby's feet would crash into waves or skip over the water, making the toddler laugh.
"'gain! Again!" Ruby said as Blake slowed down and let go of Ruby, the child swaying before a wave knocked her down and Blake had to scoop her up. "No 'gain." Ruby said as she coughed up salt water and held onto Blake.
"I go!" Blake heard a familiar voice yell and looked over to see Weiss perched on Yang's shoulders as the two came up onto shore.
"Eh, maybe later Weiss-y. I think we should head in." Yang said, the words surprising Blake as she blinked at the blond while Ruby laid her head on Blake's shoulder.
"No." Weiss said crossing her arms and pouting down at Yang as she rolled her eyes. As Blake looked up at Weiss, she began to notice a definite red blush stretching over the little girl's chest, arms, and face.
"I agree. We'll play some more later." Blake said, smiling sadly as Weiss gave her puppy eyes and jutted out her lower lip. "Winter said the cabin was near those cliffs." Blake said, nodding towards the nearby cliffs as she and Yang walked out of the water, Blake stopping for a few seconds to kick off the excess water still on her legs.
"Water to much for you, Kitty Cat?" Yang asked with a grin as she snatched up Blake's blanket; book and all. Blake gave her girlfriend a cold glare, warning her of many dangerous promises if she weren't careful.
"The water is just fine. When I'm not being thrown in it." Blake growled as she stomped past Yang, hearing her whisper to 'never piss off a girl' to Weiss as she did. She couldn't help but smile as Weiss agreed.
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"This place is cute." Yang said as the team finally got to the cabin, Weiss and Ruby deciding to investigate some nearby bushes while Blake and Yang walked up to the small but sturdy log cabin.
"Yang, look at this." Blake said, running her hand over a set of carvings in the wood beside the door. Yang cocked an eyebrow at her before walking up to the door where Blake stood and dropping her mouth open in surprise.
"That's Uncle Qrow's emblem." Yang said, tracing over the gear design with one finger as Blake dusted off around the symbol to reveal a Schnee Crest and a Rose with Wings behind it. The third emblem looked strange to Blake, like two emblems combined. The rose itself looked a bit like Ruby's and Blake could almost swear she had seen the wings somewhere else.
"What's the third one?" Blake asked, dusting it off a bit more for a better look at the surprisingly detailed emblem.
"I don't know. The rose looks like Summer's emblem but it didn't have wings on it. Maybe it's someone else's?" Yang asked, her fingers still lingering on Qrow's emblem as she looked at the odd emblem resting above the others.
"Bake~" Ruby called, drawing the older duo's attention to where Ruby stood. "Rice stuck." Ruby said, pointing at where Weiss was trapped in the bush and struggling to pull herself out. Blake sighed, not surprised the duo had managed to find some trouble, and walked over to pull the tiny heiress out while Yang opened the door, having to push it due to it sticking.
"Geez! This place is dark!" Yang muttered as she tried to move around the dark room, bumping into a low table as she did. "Shit!" Yang said, rubbing her hip where it had hit as she finally found a small lamp, hoping it'd work.
"Yang?" Blake called just as Yang clicked on the light, blinking at the surprisingly bright light. "This place is nice." Blake said, walking in with Weiss and Ruby trailing behind her. The cabin was surprisingly large on the inside, with the front door opening up into a small living room and kitchen area with a bookshelf on the far right wall and a medium boarded up window near the door leading out. The living room had a large seemingly overstuffed couch with a small table in front of it, a matching dark maroon recliner near the window. The floor in the living room was covered in an old but still useful carpet, though the color of it was unknown, while the kitchen area was covered in dusty hard wood flooring.
"It's a bit of a mess. But yeah." Yang said as she too looked around, wincing as she looked over the dust and spider webbed corners. "Wanna see the rest?" She asked, turning to her right and Blake's left to see a small worn out door in the wall. Without waiting for an answer, Yang walked over to the door and swung it open.
"Eek!" Yang squealed as she walked into a spider web, waving her arms around frantically to get the thing off. "Ge'it off! Ge'it off!" She chanted, backpedaling quickly and tripping over her own feet.
"Ang/Yang!" Two voice yelled while another sighed in exasperation, in Yang's fall she had managed to somehow knock into the small table and knock over their current light source. Making the room go dark and two little beings whimper.
"Oops?" Yang said, finally knocking off the spider web, and shivering slightly.
"Was there a reason you freaked out?" Blake asked, her voice moving around the room as she spoke.
"I really don't like spiders." Yang muttered and felt Blake ghost by her as the other woman hummed in reply, before a small light flickered on in the kitchen.
"How are these lights working?" Blake asked, looking at the dim stove light and trying to figure out where the electricity came from. "Weiss?" Blake said in surprise, looking down to see not Weiss, but instead Ruby.
"I no like dark." Ruby whimpered, her teary eyes looking up at Blake as the woman bent down to lift her up, balancing her on her hip while letting amber eyes roam over the area for Weiss.
"I've got her." Yang called out, standing up from behind the couch with Weiss trying to bury herself in Yang's hair. "Sorry." She said with a smile, gently running a hand over Weiss back before wincing when the little girl flinched.
"I'll see if there's anything for those." Blake said, walking over to Yang and giving her a clingy Ruby. "You can give them a bath." Blake ordered, smiling at Yang before leaning in and giving her a quick kiss to stop any arguments.
"Cute, manipulative…Always knows what to do…" Blake heard Yang mutter good naturedly as both separated; Yang to find a bathroom and Blake to find some kind of aloe.
"Alright you two, ready for a bath?" Yang asked, it had taken her a minute to grab a bright flashlight from her bag before entering the room, her lilac eyes roaming over the small room. The bed was covered in a large white sheet but looked comfortable enough for all four people to sleep on. It was pushed up under a window, with just enough space on one side to climb in and out of bed, while the other had a bit more space and a darker doorway next to it. Walking through the bedroom to look in the other room, Yang breathed a sigh of relief when it showed itself to be a small bathroom with an old bathroom mat, a small but surprisingly deep bathtub, a sink, and a toilet. It was cramped in the space but it would work for their needs.
"Sir F'oats?" Ruby asked, looking around the space as Yang balanced the flashlight on one end so it'd light up the small space a bit.
"I think he's in my bag, Rubes." Yang said, trying to remember if the old toy duck really was in her bag or not. She hoped it was for her sake more than Ruby's.
"Zwei too?" Weiss asked, looking up at Yang as she set the duo down to fiddle with the flashlight and the tub.
"No, he's back home." Yang told her, lightly banging against the faucet as she twisted the knobs in an attempt to get the water to flow.
"Why?" Weiss asked, leaning over the edge of the tub to watch Yang while Ruby tried to climb up onto the sink.
"Because he needed to take care of some doggy stuff." Yang said, making an 'aha!' sound as slightly murky water began to come out of the pipes. "Ruby!" Yang exclaimed, turning to look at a startled Ruby holding the flashlight and standing on the sink.
"You know better than to do that." Yang said tiredly, grabbing her little sister and taking the light from her. "Stay put while I go get some stuff." Yang said, walking out of the room while the old water quickly became clear.
Ruby and Weiss stayed put for all of two seconds before moving. Ruby, glared up at where Yang had reset the flashlight while Weiss carefully leaned over the edge of the tub to watch the now clear water pour and drain.
"Uby?" Weiss said, turning away from the water to look over at Ruby as she tried to climb up to the light again. "No." Weiss said, grabbing onto the back of Ruby's overalls and pulling her.
"Le'go!" Ruby demanded, holding onto the counter tightly as Weiss leaned back in an attempt to get the other to let go. "I go fin' F'oats!" Ruby said, moving one hand to latch onto the sink while trying to use the other to push at Weiss.
"No!" Weiss said, her feet slowly sliding forward as she leaned back. "You le'go!" Weiss demanded and little out a yelp as her feet completely slid out from her and she landed on the floor.
"Girls?" Yang said, coming back into the bathroom with a few bathroom necessities. "What happened?" Yang asked, setting the towels and soaps down by the sink so she could help Weiss to her feet and turn off the water for a moment.
"Uby go light!" Weiss said, pointing at a scowling Ruby as Yang pulled her back from the doorway.
"Ruby," Yang warned, looking down at her sister as she crossed her arms and glared down at the floor. Yang sighed, knowing why her sister wanted the light but hoping she'd at least be able to give her a bath first.
"Sir F'oats?" Ruby asked, finally looking up at Yang when she didn't immediately see her bath toy.
"Sorry Rubes, I think he went to go scout around." Yang lied, wishing she had made sure to pack the old duck as Ruby's eyes grew big. Looks like she'd need to move fast to get her a bath. "Alright, let's get you two cleaned up." She said, letting go of Ruby to slip her out of the overalls and getting a face full of rose petals.
"Ruby!" Yang yelled, swatting the petals away and jumping to her feet. "Weiss, stay put!" Yang commanded, running out of the bathroom after her sister.
"Get back here!" Yang yelled, catching sight of a few rose petals disappearing behind the recliner near the bookshelf and window.
"No!" Ruby yelled as Yang ran over to the spot, bending down to try and catch her sister and only feeling her fingers brush against the edge of the child's overalls.
"Ruby Rose!" Yang growled, pulling the recliner back to get to Ruby as the child managed to squeeze her way behind the large bookshelf. "Get out from behind there!"
"No wan' bath!" Ruby told her from behind the shelf, trying to get further behind it as Yang reached around it for her. "I need Sir F'oats!" Ruby yelled at her, using one hand to smack Yang's as the older sister managed to squeeze half way behind the shelf and almost grab Ruby.
"Dammit Ruby!" Yang yelled as Ruby squirmed out the other side and took off again. Yang slammed her palm down on the back of the shelf, making it shake a bit at the action while she tried to pull herself out from behind it. "Shit." Yang muttered as she realized what had happened.
"Blake!" Yang called out, hoping the raven haired woman would be nearby to help. "Blake?" She called again after a few minutes spent pushing against the shelf and finding she couldn't really move it without tipping it over and she didn't really know what or who she would hurt doing so.
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"This is impressive." Blake mumbled to herself as she carefully moved a few wires away from the center of the box to look down at the three large crystals in the middle. "Lightening, Earth, and Wind by the look of it." Blake went on, cautiously pulling on one wire to see it was still securely attached to a piece of metal that wrapped around the Wind Crystal.
"How does this work though?" She asked herself as she noticed a small latch connecting two pieces of metal together and holding the three crystals in place. "Lightening for power, Earth could be a stabilizer, but what about Wind?" Blake fiddled with the latch, finally getting it to move after a few minutes and pulled the metal away.
"F'oats!" A voice yelled, making Blake jump and drop the metal piece in her hands. Fearful of what would happen should the piece collide with the crystals, Blake batted it away from the box, breathing a sigh of relief when it landed on the ground near her. "F'oats!" The voice yelled again, making Blake's ears twitch around to the sound as she turned to look as well.
"Ruby?" Blake called out, curious and a bit worried on why the toddler would be outside when she was supposed to be taking a bath with Yang. "Ruby, come here!" Blake called again, quickly putting the strange power box back together before wiping her hands off and going to search for the toddler.
"Ruby?" Blake yelled, finding the spot where Ruby's voice had come from and looked around. "Ruby, no more games. Come out." Blake said loudly, her eyes flickering around to scan the nearby edge of the forest in search for the toddler.
"Oh crap." Blake muttered, her nose telling her Ruby had indeed gone into the trees. Running around the cabin, Blake entered in search of Yang and Gambol Shroud.
"Blake? Is that you?" Yang's voice called out to the Faunus, making Blake jump slightly at the sudden sound. "I need help." Yang said tiredly, bringing Blake's eyes to where her girlfriend's legs were sticking out from behind the bookshelf.
"Yang?" Blake asked in disbelief, part of her knowing in a different situation she'd be laughing at the sight of her girlfriend being stuck. "How?" She asked instead, walking over to the shelf to push against it.
"Ow, owowowow!" Yang grumbled as very slowly the shelf inched forward and began to release the blond.
"What happened?" Blake asked as both worked to move the massive shelf.
"Ruby didn't want a bath without her toy." Yang explained as she started to wiggle out of the small space. "I tried to catch her when she ran but couldn't. Help me find her?" Yang asked, her face slightly red as Blake looked at her and held up her weapon.
"Ruby ran into the woods." Blake said as Yang paled and looked out the window at the setting sun. "Stay here with Weiss. I'll get Ruby." Blake told her, already halfway out the door when Yang gave a hesitant nod.
"Give Weiss a bath. I won't be long." Blake said, trying to give a comforting smile to Yang as she bowed her head in shame.
Blake quickly re-located Ruby's trail, frowning a bit as she looked up at the setting sun then back at the darkening trees. Placing Gambol Shroud on her back, Blake took off into the surrounding trees, relying on her nose to help her stay on Ruby's trail. The Grimm would be out soon and Blake feared what would happen if Ruby met them before Blake found her.
"Ruby!" Blake called out as she ran, straining her senses out for a shred of the child. "Ruby!" Blake yelled every few meters, hoping to find the child and mentally wandering how the little leader had gotten so far.
"I believe this is yours." A voice said from off to Blake's left as she entered a clearing where Ruby's scent ended. Blake reacted before the words had registered, twisting away from the voice and pulling Gambol Shroud free to have room to fight.
"Where's Ruby?" Blake spat, her ears folding back as she stood in the shadow, looking over the red and black clad woman as she stood in the clearing with Ruby cradled in one arm. "What've you done to her?" Blake growled, her eyes flashing as she realized Ruby wasn't moving, save for breathing.
"Given her something to eat." The woman told her in a calm voice, her head tilting slightly and Blake blinked at the strange and slightly terrifying mask the woman wore. It reminded her of the masks the White Fang wore, but this one was a helmet with more detail and no see-able eye slits in it. "I suggest keeping a better eye on Summer's child." The black haired woman said, gently brushing Ruby's hair and waking her.
"Ruby, someone is here for you." The woman said as Blake continued to hold her guard and watch the strange woman, her mind racing and trying to figure out how she knew who Ruby was and who her mother was.
"F'oats?" Ruby asked, rubbing her eyes and looking over at Blake, the Faunus getting the impression that the masked woman was smiling at Ruby as she slowly let Ruby down, her hand lingering for a few seconds. "Bake!" Ruby said with a grin and ran over to hug Blake's leg.
"Ruby, why did you run off?" Blake said, still not taking her eyes off of the woman as she straightened and faced Blake, her arms crossed and staying away from the large and impressive looking weapon at her hip.
"Ang said Sir F'oats was gone! 'n I has to find him!" Ruby told her, looking up at her with big silver eyes that drew amber down to her for a second before they darted back up to where they had been.
"You're in so much trouble later." Blake told the child, ignoring the sniffle sound as Ruby buried her face in Blake's leg. "Who are you? And how do you know Ruby?" Blake demanded, tensing when the woman pulled out a small jar from the bag on the left side of her hip and tossed it to Blake's feet.
"It'll help the sunburn." The woman told her before turning away, completely exposing her back to Blake.
"Hey! Answer the question!" Blake demanded, her eyes darting down to the jar for a second before looking back up at the woman as she swung her large red Katana through the air. Blake's eyes widened as a portal opened in the space and the woman stepped through, not once looking back at the two as she did.
"Bye!" Ruby yelled, lifting one hand to wave at the vanished woman just as the portal collapsed and disappeared. Blake stood still for another minute, still tensed as she waited for an attack that part of her knew would never come. "I sorry." Ruby's voice and the soft sound of her sniffling broke Blake from her stance as she sheathed her weapon and bent down to look Ruby over for any kind of injury.
"Ruby, are you okay?" Blake asked first, lifting Ruby up into her arms to hug the child tightly, her chest loosening as she finally took a deep breath of relief. "Do you know how worried we've been? Why didn't you come to me when I called you? What if you'd been hurt? Or that woman had been a kidnapper? Or a, or worse!" Blake rambled, stopping herself from going further as Ruby pushed against her and whimpered.
"My back hurt." Ruby pouted, looking up at Blake as she wiped her eyes, not realizing she had been crying a bit in relief. "I sorry. Really, really sorry." Ruby told her, trying to wipe Blake's face too as the Faunus shook her head and just hugged Ruby again, this time making sure to miss the sunburn as she did.
"Just, never do it again." Blake said, bending down to pick up the small jar of aloe gel. It had been open but Blake got the feeling the woman hadn't been the one to use it, and, after taking a careful sniff of Ruby, was surprised to smell the gel on her.
"That cold!" Ruby said when she saw the jar, making Blake blink a bit as her suspicions were confirmed. Question now was why the woman had helped and who was she.
"Ruby do you know who that woman was?" Blake asked as she adjusted Ruby in her arms and started back towards the cabin.
"Uh," Ruby said, scrunching up her nose as she tried to figure out the answer. "She red lady?" Ruby asked, looking up at Blake as she nodded. She didn't think Ruby would actually know who that woman was, but it had been a possibility.
"Blake! Ruby!" Yang's voice called out as Blake saw the lights of the cabin in the distance. Blake picked up her pace a bit, eager to get back to familiar territory as the last of the sunlight dimmed to a dark twilight.
"Over here." Blake called out, smiling slightly as she heard Yang's fast and heavy footfalls coming towards them.
"Blake!" Yang said as she saw them, relief etching her features as she ran forward and wrapped Blake and Ruby both in a tight embrace. "Ruby! You are in sooo much trouble!" Yang said, her words having the desired effect as Ruby teared up and started to cry apologies, though Blake could plainly hear the relief in Yang's voice as the blond took her sister and hugged her tightly.
"No cookies for two weeks! Or until we get back to Beacon!" Yang told the child as she cried and rubbed her face. Blake wasn't really sure which part Ruby was crying over, the lack of cookies or the fact Yang had rubbed her sunburn. The blond had been quick to fix the small pain she had inflicted, gently blowing on Ruby's back as the child tried to move away from her hands.
"The lights are on." Blake said, nodding to where light was shining out of the back window and allowing them to see the small kitchen and living room area.
"Yeah, I found a few switches and flipped them on. Should've done it earlier." Yang said with a joking smile as Blake looked around.
"Where's Weiss?" Blake asked as the trio walked around the cabin to get inside, Blake feeling a bit of relief at the cooler air that met her.
"Bake!" A familiar voice greeted before a small weight hit Blake's legs in answer. "Where go?" Weiss asked as Blake quickly scooped the clean and shirtless child up and moved to the side so Yang could enter the room.
"To go find Ruby." Blake said and remembered the aloe in her hand as Weiss turned to look over at Ruby as Yang set her in a corner and told her to stay put. "Hold still for a minute." Blake said as she moved to the couch to sit down. Weiss did as she was told, sitting perfectly still until Blake started to gently rub the aloe on Weiss' back.
"Kühl!" Weiss exclaimed, jumping out of Blake's lap and turning to look up at her in surprise. "That kühl!" She told Blake, who still had her hand raised and aloe glistening on her fingers.
"What's up?" Yang asked, walking into the room and looking between the two in confusion while Ruby tried to look over at them while staying in her corner.
"Apparently the aloe is cold." Blake said as Weiss pouted at Blake before going over to Yang.
"What is it Weiss-y?" Yang asked, bending down to be eye level with the child. Weiss grabbed Yang's hand instead of answering and tried to drag her over to Blake.
"Hot!" Weiss said, pointing at Blake as the Faunus blinked in confusion while Yang grinned.
"Yes, Blake is very hot!" Yang said with a teasing look as Blake's face flushed pink and she glared at Yang.
"No, Bake nice!" Weiss argued, making Blake facepalm with a smile as Yang laughed. "You do hot!" Weiss said, grabbing the small jar and holding it up to Yang as she continued to laugh.
"Alright, gimme a sec." Yang laughed, grabbing the jar and carefully getting a small amount on her fingers to warm up. "C'mere." She said and gently pulled Weiss to her while Blake stood up to get Ruby.
"Let's get you a bath." Blake said as she walked over to a miserable Ruby and picked her up. "If you don't tell Yang, I'll get you a few cookies later." Blake said as Ruby nuzzled into her neck.
"Okay." Ruby whispered as Blake carried her to the bathroom. "I no wanna bath." Ruby said, trying to climb over Blake's shoulder when she caught sight of the half filled tub.
"Why not?" Blake asked calmly as she set Ruby down by the sink and ignored the bathtub. Ruby looked over at the tub nervously, trying to scoot further away from it as Blake put a hand down to stop her.
"I no like it." Ruby told her, looking up at Blake with big eyes.
"Why?" Blake asked, bending down to grab a folded towel off the floor and placing it on the other side of Ruby to keep the child in place.
"It too big!" Ruby told her, pointing at the bathtub just as an idea occurred to Blake. "It bad!" Ruby tried to explain as Blake cocked her head to the side and moved one hand to brush Ruby's hair back out of her eyes.
"Are you scared of the water, or of the tub?" Blake asked curiously, thinking back to their time at the beach and how Ruby didn't venture past where the water got to her knees.
"Wa'er." Ruby whispered and Blake nodded, understanding a bit of why Ruby was scared.
"What if I got in with you?" Blake asked, as she watched Ruby look over at the water then at Blake. "I promise nothing will happen." Blake swore to her and gave a small smile when Ruby held out her pinky with a serious look.
"Pro'ise?" Ruby asked as Blake gave her a nod and wrapped her much bigger finger around Ruby's.
"Promise." Blake said and quickly stripped them out of their clothes, leaving her own underwear and bra on as she slipped into the bath water with Ruby, letting the red head cling to her as they settled into the water.
"Want to help me wash up?" Blake asked once Ruby started to relax a bit. She waited for Ruby to nod her head before grabbing the small glass Yang had left in there, using it to pour water over Ruby's hair before carefully doing the same to herself.
It took them about twenty minutes to get cleaned, but once done, Ruby was quick to leave the tub.
"Ruby! We still need to get dressed!" Blake said, grabbing the four year old before she could run out of the bathroom completely naked. "Let's dry off." Blake said, and used the one towel to quickly dry Ruby before doing the same for herself.
"Go tell Yang to bring my clothes." Blake said as she helped Ruby into her pajama pants, leaving her shirt off so they could put aloe on it later. Ruby gave her a quick nod before running out of the bathroom, leaving Blake to clean up the small mess.
"Yo, Blake! Rubes said you…" Yang trailed off, closing her mouth at the sight of her kitty wearing wet undergarments and holding a towel.
"Thank you." Blake deadpanned, taking the clean clothes from Yang and holding the towel in front of her like a buffer. "I'd like to get dressed." Blake said and sighed when Yang left the bathroom after giving her a sharp nod. It was only a few seconds later that Blake heard a click of a door closing followed by fast footsteps.
"Yang," Blake groaned, turning around to meet the blond as she quickly caught the other woman's wrists and pulled her into a slow kiss. "Kids…n…next room." Blake panted, already feeling the effect of Yang's kiss as she tried to control her breathing.
"They're fine." Yang said, leaning in and catching Blake's lips with her own. Blake knew they were going to be in for it, but even she knew she wasn't putting up much of a fight. "Get dressed. After their asleep." Yang said quickly, breaking their kiss and grinning as she had to hold up Blake.
"Uh huh, right." Blake mumbled incoherently and nearly let out a moan of frustration when Yang let her go and stepped back. Amber met lilac, both making known their desires without words before breaking eye contact to complete their separate tasks.