Morning came for Ruby first, who groaned and yawned. The sunlight shone in through pale curtains, their fabric not thick enough to block it. She could feel Weiss draped over her, and she smiled half heartedly. The air felt thick with cosiness and the word 'comfy' made its way into Ruby's head.
Beside her Weiss shifted, making a squeaking sound as she too stretched and yawned. The blankets rustled as they were disturbed, revealing both of their legs to the cool Atlas morning air. Ruby rolled onto her back and stared up at the canopy, making out the distinct patterns in the delicate stitching. "Oh, you're up?" Weiss said sleepily.
"Yehp." Ruby said, popping the p.
Weiss grunted, retracting her limbs from around Ruby, who sat up to make easier. "So," Weiss started, trailing off.
"So?"
Weiss sighed, and Ruby made no move to push for an answer. She was hurting from last night and didn't want to bring the subject back up.
Finally, Weiss said, "Breakfast?"
"Definitely." Ruby agreed, slipping off the mattress. Her shirt had gotten itself tucked into the band on her panties, but Weiss didn't see. She played with the idea of maybe keeping it that way, but the appeal wasn't there. Ruby fixed it and waited for Weiss, who ran to the bathroom to change into her robes.
When she came out they made their way into a cold kitchen. Ruby had very few misgivings about Atlas, one of them being their apparent needlessness for heating. Her bare feet felt like they were walking on hard ice as she crossed the floor to one of the island seats. "Bacon and eggs?" Weiss asked her as Ruby sat and fought off shivers.
"Yeah, sounds good to me." Ruby agreed, looking down at the ridiculously shiny countertop. She could perfectly make out her own reflection and began making faces at it, which paired nicely with her bed head.
Soon the scent of seasoned eggs and bacon filled the kitchen, along with the sounds of sizzling grease and utensils scraping against pans. Weiss hummed a tune to herself that Ruby enjoyed, forcing herself to not comment on it. She had also forced down the urge for a glass of milk, not wanting to freeze her blood.
"Alright, balanced breakfast coming up!" Weiss announced, bringing two plates over.
"You're missing grain." Ruby said, accepting her plate as her stomach grumbled.
"No, you're welcome Ruby, I cooked your breakfast for you just so you could hassle me about it. I don't even cook for myself most times, you know?"
Ruby stuck her tongue out before eating a forkful of egg. She'd eaten a few Weiss made breakfasts already, but they never ceased to impress her taste buds. "Thanksh, Weish! Thish ish great!" Ruby said around a mouthful of egg, losing a portion of it to the floor. "Oopsh."
"Dunce." Weiss reprimanded her dryly, sitting down opposite to her and giving her a look. Ruby shrugged apologetically and dug into her meal with gusto, savouring the rich flavouring. It surprised her that she used to think Yang's cooking was 'really good'.
They ate in silence, the sounds of their forks scraping on ceramic plates the only noise. It was disturbingly quiet, but Ruby didn't know what to really say to Weiss and Weiss didn't seem to want to come up with something herself.
After breakfast Ruby voted to wash, and Weiss gave them up with little argument. Those were left to dry and suddenly there was a long day left to fill. Ruby leaned against the kitchen sink, taking a moment to drink in Weiss with her eyes. She was sitting with her hands clasped between her thighs looking down, a twisted expression of discontent and indecision on her face. Ruby sighed, suddenly wishing for the studies and field drills at Beacon to distract her mind.
"Hey, do you wanna just laze around the house all day?" Weiss asked, breaking the solemn silence. The dull tone to her voice made Ruby feel uncomfortable.
"Yeah, okay. Whatever you want Weissy!"
Weiss smiled at her, and Ruby smiled back weakly. There was little charm in the cold and hard atmosphere of this morning Ruby thought drearily.
"Alright, then. I have a hot tub and it's definitely cold enough to use it." Weiss said and Ruby immediately perked up.
"You have a hot tub?" She said, voice shrill. Her frozen toes danced in anticipation. Weiss crossed her arms smugly and nodded.
"Trust me, you have no idea."
Ruby hooted in excitement.
She had expected a hot tub; not a full blown spa. In one of the far rooms of the mansion there was a set of double doors that led into one of the most grandiose room Ruby had seen thus far, even topping Weiss' bedroom. The walls were paneled in dark oak with intricate vine-like carvings woven into them, and they shined from an overhead skylight. Ruby also took note of the cozy warmth in the room, wondering if it would be too hot in her. The floor was smooth oak as well, though a lighter shade. Along the walls were beautifully designed braziers fastened to them, burning incense that smelt like lavender.
In the middle of the room sat a giant, fifteen foot side by side hot tub, already steaming and filled with bubbled so thick you couldn't see the surface of the water. "It's constantly taken care of." Weiss explained, slipping out of her bathrobe to reveal her underwear. Ruby blushed and looked away, not before drinking in a healthy eye dose of her half nude form. The defined muscles of her stomach were burned into her mind.
Weiss turned her back to Ruby, taking a deep breath that made Ruby look up again. "Honestly, the fact that you haven't had any run ins with anyone who works here is impressive. I'll have to talk to my father about raises." Weiss' voice was a little strained, and Ruby felt a twinge of concern while also realizing that, as Weiss has said, she'd never encountered one of the butlers or maids. "Anyhow, uhm, seeing as how neither of us have anything appropriate for the tub," Ruby's mind was amazingly fast for once, catching on immediately.
Oh.
"We're going to have to go in nude."
Silence hung in the air for a split second, and Ruby felt a heat in her face, neck and breasts all at once. "I-I don't know, if you don't wanna-"
"No, it's fine. There's uh, lots of bubbles." Weiss said, and immediately began slipping out of her white lacy panties. Ruby flushed so bad she got vertigo, averting her eyesight and taking deep breaths on the count of two. There was a slight sloshing sound and then a really long, satisfied sigh. "Alright, Ruby, it's okay. Hurry up, the water's perfect."
Ruby rubbed a hand through her hair, feeling nervous in the stomach. She was modest, and innocent, and Yang was the only one she'd ever seen nude or been nude in the presence of. "Alright, roger dodger cap!" She said, giggling at her own joke. She drew her over shirt up over her head, exposing herself. She covered them with an arm and looked at the back of Weiss' head, just to make sure. She kept her eyes respectfully averted to the opposite wall. With one arm and only one leg to stand on, Ruby had a difficult time with the rest but somehow managed. As soon as she was completely bare she dashed for the edge of the tub, jumping in without a warning beside Weiss and splashing the two of them.
Weiss spluttered, swatting Ruby over the head. "They're meant to be slowly entered, dolt." She said, and Ruby grinned sheepishly. Her entire body immediately began to warm, her feet actually hurting from the sudden change in temperature. Weiss rolled her eyes and settled against the wall, and Ruby followed suit.
Soon the bubbles were covering everything up again, and Ruby noted with passing interest that rose petals were floating on the surface. She gingerly picked one from the water and rubbed it between her fingers, mildly surprised to see it was real and still so fresh.
"Impressive, right? Mother and Winter have a harden filled with roses specifically for the tub. It's really pretty, you should see it sometime." Weiss said, plucking a petal from the water as well and placing it on Ruby's shoulder. There was a brief moment where her fingernails glided on her shoulder and Ruby shivered from the touch. Weiss either pretended not to notice or didn't.
"Yeah, that sounds awesome. As you may imagine, I really like flowers. Er, roses. I'm not much of a flowery girl, it's not really my thing. They wilt too much and are incredibly hard to keep alive if you try and I'm rambling sorry!" Ruby sunk a little deeper into the water, submerging her shoulders and causing the bubbles to shift around her, converging and moving fast to cover the area now left open.
Weiss tsk'd and laughed, bumping her leg against Ruby's underwater. Ruby fought the urge to squeak. "It's really nice in here though, Weiss! How much did it uh, cost?" Lame.
Weiss rolled her eyes, "As if it matters. Ruby, my family could probably buy all of domesticated Atlas if we really wanted to."
Ruby nodded, already knowing this. Underwater she swished her hands, and she grew lax. Honestly, Weiss can't even see anything. It's fine!
Beside her Weiss shifted so that she was facing Ruby, whose own face was invisible at this point. She actually couldn't see Weiss clearly through the jungle of bubbles. "So, Ruby, I was thinking – come out of the bubbles a bit, will you?" Ruby giggled and raised herself up a bit, skilfully clearing some bubbles away so that they could once again see each other. The top of Weiss' breasts being perfectly visible distracted ruby's eyes. "Thank you. Anyways," Weiss said, carrying on, "I was thinking, I would like to offer you a permanent residency here in Atlas with my family, if you want it."
The offer took Ruby off guard, and she turned to face Weiss on her knees, putting her at a similar level. "What? Really? So like, whenever school is out I could just, you know, come here? Would your parents be okay with that?" Ruby paused for a moment, putting a finger to her chin in thought. "Would mine?"
Weiss smiled, her cerulean eyes flashing. "I can guarantee you that they would not even care and that the prospect of 'properly schooling' you in the ways of social etiquette wouldn't make my mom any happier, not that she'd have any luck."
Ruby was stunned. It was one thing to invite her over for a vacation, but this was way bigger. Insanely bigger. It almost felt like a declaration. "Weiss, I don't know what to say... Why?" Ruby asked, mind buzzing. Their nudity was completely forgotten at this point.
Weiss looked pleased. "Well, I thought it would make sense if my partner were to have a home with me, and seeing as how I have a mansion, it seemed to work out."
"Wow... Weiss, that's really, really cool of you! Like, insanely cool. Cooler than you usually are!" Ruby said, trying to compliment. It made Weiss screw up her face funny, but then she smiled brilliantly at Ruby.
She didn't know why, but something between her steamed head and overwhelmed senses told Ruby that, no matter what, she'd do anything for Weiss. Even more was that she realized just how amazing Weiss was, and that she didn't just really like Weiss, she loved her. She didn't have much experience with such a feeling until now, but it felt like it was described in all the fairy tales.
In that moment, Ruby determined that there was simply no her with Weiss.
"Yes." Ruby breathed, and then she threw herself at Weiss, knocking them both back as she vigorously hugged her. "Yes, yes, yes! Weiss, thank you thank you thank you! You're amazing!" Ruby gushed, not caring that their bodies were pressed together. It didn't matter. "Weiss, I really, really appreciate this so much," Ruby continued, and she buried her head in the small nook between Weiss' head and shoulder.
"Ruby-"
"Weiss, thank you, so, so m-much-"
"Ruby!" Weiss said, loud and frantic. Immediately Ruby froze, a random hiccup escaping from her lips. Weiss gently pushed away from her, averting her eyes and covering herself with her arms immediately.
Oh.
Reality came back to Ruby and suddenly she wasn't as excited as before. "Er, s-sorry Weiss, I didn't –hiccup- mean to, y-you know..."
Weiss shrugged a shoulder in response, and Ruby hiccupped again. They sat put in their respective places, and Ruby began to feel continuously worse. Her hiccups grew less frequent in between, and Weiss eventually looked up. Ruby tried to smile an apology but found it difficult. She imagined it didn't look that great.
"Oh, Ruby..." Weiss said, concern and sympathy taking over most of her voice. There was still a tinge of awkwardness when she said Ruby's name that made Ruby feel like sinking into the water. "Ruby, it's fine, I wasn't ready for that is all. Don't worry, my offer still stands." Weiss said, laughing reassuringly. Ruby still didn't feel better, the rest of reality sinking in through the cracks and making her realize the truth of Weiss' rebuttal.
She knew Weiss wasn't comfortable with them, and she probably knew it was a bad idea, too. Slowly Ruby went to stand up on shaky legs before sitting down hard, cringing. She began to move to the wall, using the bubbles as a visual shield.
"Ruby," Weiss called, frantically, "Don't go! It's fine, really, I'm over it! You don't need to leave, or cry, or feel bad!"
Cry? Ruby thought, pausing as she was reaching up to pull herself out. She touched the base of her bottom lid and found that she was in fact crying as a hot tear rolled down her finger. I'm crying.
"Ruby? Ruby, come here, please. Don't go." Weiss' voice was pleading as she moved closer. For some reason, Ruby felt with herself, frustrated at herself, and a little disgusted. Weiss was close enough to put a hand on Ruby's shoulder. "Ruby, it's fine, alright? C'mere." Weiss' voice was soothing and reassuring, and Ruby thought even motherly.
She sat still as Weiss wrapped two arms around Ruby's neck and gently pulled her back into the water, resting her head against her own. Ruby had never seen this side of Weiss, and still she felt the urge to bolt, but she also wanted to give in and let Weiss have her way again.
"Ruby, listen to me. It really wasn't that big of a deal, okay? See, I'm over it and past it." She then wrapped a leg around Ruby's waist and pulled her close, leaning against a wall.
Ruby hiccupped, letting herself fall back into Weiss as she allowed herself to relax. She could feel the bumps of Weiss' bosom against her back. "Weiss, I'm sorry, but," Ruby took a deep breath.
"But, what?" Weiss murmured into Ruby's wet hair, voice vibrating against her skin. Ruby shivered.
"Weiss, it's a really big deal... To me."
Weiss sighed but said nothing. Her only response was to move her leg so that it intertwined with Ruby's, who complied without any resistance. It occurred to Ruby that Weiss had complete control over her. This didn't bother her in the least.
"I just... I can't be the only one committing, Weiss." Ruby said, voice breaking marginally at the end. Weiss cooed at her, hugging her closer. Ruby felt better, but the fear that Weiss would only continue to put off the eventual deciding point in their relationship was gripping enough to make her want to continue. After steadying herself, Ruby said, "I really need us to decide, Weiss. Really bad. It doesn't need to be now, but it needs to be today, or something." Even as she said it, Ruby knew that if Weiss asked for it she'd give her as long as she requested.
Weiss was quiet, save for small caresses against Ruby's collarbone from her hands are the subtle rubbing of her leg. "Sleep on it?" Weiss eventually said. "I feel like you could appreciate getting yourself put back together."
"Weiss..." Ruby protested, though it was weak.
Weiss sighed, and gently retracted her arms. "Off." She commanded gently, tapping Ruby on the shoulders.
Ruby sighed, fighting the urge to cry again. She realized she had stopped. When she slipped off of Weiss' lap, Weiss immediately grabbed her hand. "Turn around and face me." She demanded, this time with an air of authority. It was more reminiscent to the Weiss of old, the one who usually didn't show up as much lately. Ruby complied.
There were no bubbles around them to conceal anything, but neither bothered to care. Instead, they found themselves staring into one another's eyes, soul searching. Weiss' icy blue cerulean captured Ruby such that she couldn't have looked away had she tried. She slid close to Ruby, until there was only inches between them.
"Ruby Rose. Will you accept my offer to become a resident of the Schnee household?"
Ruby didn't have to think. She probably couldn't have. Even with all the extra smells in the background, Weiss still had a distinct scent of fresh air and sweetness that made Ruby feel hazy. "Yeah. Totally." She breathed, and Weiss almost cracked a smile at the response.
"Then I guess there's your decision." Weiss said quietly, moving everything but her face closer as she straddled Ruby's lap. She hovered slightly above Ruby now, and the closeness between them became more apparent. As Weiss moved her face closer to Ruby she fought the urge to scream for them to stop. Strands of dripping alabaster hair fell on her face and shoulders, and Weiss' breath was fast and panicked against Ruby's skin. Ruby found a daring kind of fear in Weiss' eyes.
Ruby felt like she had to say it before it happened, the need building up in her chest so much that she couldn't keep it in. "Weiss, I lo-" She was cut short when soft, wet, sweet, full lips met her own, a kind of perfect mesh. Weiss folded into Ruby and Ruby reached out to hold her, pressing both their bodies and their lips together with a kind of fearful, elated feeling. At first, their kissing was clumsy, only moving their mouths together. She felt Weiss' heartbeat against her chest as her tongue glided smoothly along her upper lip, and then moved to prod its way into Ruby's mouth. She didn't know what else to do so she complied, feeling it felt right as their two tongues met.
Ruby saw stars. She flew on clouds. All her built up angst immediately vanished, and all that was left was a passion for her partner that burned so bright it threatened to consume her.
They held their position for a few more seconds that felt like minutes before breaking apart with heavy gasps for air.
Then they fell away from each other, giggling hysterically. Ruby was crying again, but this time they were happy tears. She couldn't look at Weiss out of embarrassment, but it felt okay now.
Everything felt okay.
Weiss came into the kitchen, still wearing just her underwear and robes. Ruby was sitting at the island, twirling a straw around in a glass of milk. She looked up at Weiss and smiled so vibrantly that she wondered how she could have ever doubted.
The air throughout the entire mansion was so full of life now that the memories of the last few bad encounters seemed like bad dreams. She looked into Ruby's silver eyes and felt content with her choice. She still felt bad about the pain she put Ruby through, and the way that she realized she'd used her for so long.
"Hey there, girlfriend!"
"Ruby, you don't need to call me that." Weiss sighed, realizing now that Ruby would need a lot of time to adapt to being normal again. She sat down beside her and pressed a delicate kiss to her cheek. Ruby giggled, blushed and mumbled a shy sorry and took a long sip from her glass. Weiss smiled and leaned against Ruby.
This was right.
This felt good.
Of that, they were both sure of.
The rest of the day was spent doing new couple things such as kissing endlessly and kissing some more after that. Eventually they grew out of it a bit, enough so that they could eat meals and prepare for bed by the time they were growing tired.
Ruby flopped down onto Weiss' mattress with gusto, and Weiss rolled her eyes. She felt light and giddy and unlike herself and without thinking leaped after Ruby, landing on her back across her abdomen. Ruby coughed and laughed, and Weiss joined in. When they subdued themselves they crawled in under sheets, snuggling close immediately.
They both shared another kiss, hands brushing against skin and fabric as they explored unfamiliar territory. Eventually, Weiss figured, it would no longer be so new and strange and would feel like everyday life. She smiled against Ruby's lips and ended the kiss. Like home.
"G'night, princess." Ruby said quietly, searching for and finding Weiss' hands beneath her blankets. Weiss grasped them, still smiling.
"Goodnight, Ruby." She said, and the two of them moved close and snuggled her head into Ruby's shoulder and head nook.
Then there was quiet breathing and little jolts of electric happiness shared between the two of them.
The night wore on, and eventually their breathing became natural and laden by sleep. Both the girls held onto one another, two souls having found each other within a stormy sea of emotion.
In that eye they found peace and serenity that would get them through the night.
Before the morning sun came up into the sky heralded by hues of red, pink, yellows and oranges, a dazzling quartet of colors, they'd find themselves dreaming throughout the night of sweet things.
Girly, fluffy dreams.
END/FIN (Fair warning, bit of a long message coming up. It's good though, so stick around and read it.)
First off; thanks!I'd like to personally thank every single one of you who favorited, followed, reviewed or simply read this story. Even those who'll probably read it long after this chapter has been posted and the story ended! I know it took me way too long to finish, and I can't really excuse that. But I hope you'll appreciate the story all the same.
About this story... Starting out
So, you know, the story originally started off as a oneshot. Then it got an insane reception, something like 40 follows or something. I was absolutely stunned. It felt really good coming back from a long hiatus and seeing that. So I decided to thank you guys by writing more. That's when I wrote the second chapter, and I planned to end it by the third. However, I didn't feel like that was right, something about not giving this fic the time it needs to really build up the relationship. By the time Chapter Three had finished drawing in new readers, I had about 98 followers and 64 favorites. That's a lot of readers to leave hanging. Sadly, I left you guys there until...
The Fourth Chapter
Here's where I dropped off of FanFiction. For a LONG time. An unforgivable time, really. I lost both my passion for RWBY and in that, my passion for fanfiction. For awhile I even stopped believing in Rooster Teeth, not going to lie. Then I re-discovered it all a few months afterwards, and a few days ago decided to produce a fourth chapter. It took me some time to actually do it, but I did it.
Here's the thing; this should have been the last chapter. It didn't really do anything to further the plot along. I could have easily just written out what chapter five is and called this story quits. The reason I didn't? Reluctance. I love this story, for all it's flaws and such, not because it was popular, but because I see a growth in myself as a capable writer, and I just continuously wanted to use this as a means to realize my ship more and progress further.
This was a mistake. A bad thing. Chapter Four is lackluster in comparison to the rest, and honestly holds little place there. But it does a little, like add in a small cafe scene that was hinted at in Chapter Three. It also dragged the story on, though, which isn't good. It wasn't refreshing; just more of the last few chapters. While that's great and all, I wanted this story to do great. I apologize for that chapter and hope to do better in future works.
The Fifth Chapter/The EndI am incredibly apprehensive and excited to announce the end of this story. This is a chapter I'm proud of, a fitting end to what was originally supposed to be a oneshot story. I'm proud of this story, really, but most of all this and the third chapter. They're easily my favorites. I knew where I was going with this story as soon as I sat down and started writing the fourth. I just didn't know if it would be one or two chapters to get there. Apparently it was only one, which I'm happy with.
I want to state that, yes, there's a possibility for this fic to be relevant in an AU, or even a sequel more centralized around plot rather than cute shipping. It's not likely to happen, but if I ever need to write another long fic (hopefully a lot longer than this) I'll probably draw some of that sweet White Rose backstory from the events of this.
I also want to state that yes, extras are possible, either in short chapter added onto the rest of this one or, perhaps, in a separate fic of their own. Of course it wouldn't have the same feel to it, but it would be the same Weiss and Ruby from this AU which is always nice. Familiarity, right?
And, obviously, this AU disregards the events of volume 3 happening when it did. This doesn't mean that volume 3's events don't happen; in fact, they happen shortly after the second year starts. Obviously there would be some differences but those are minor details to be taken care of if the need should ever arise.
Lastly, I just want to say thank you all SO, SO soooooo much. This story did too good, and I'm sad to see it end. Leave a review, please; I love talking to readers who want to share their opinion or criticize or simply leave a good job!
This has been Girly Fluff Dreams. I hope you enjoyed.
