A/N: Man, this was the easiest chapter to write. So, for all those shippers out there, it's become official for this story. Soon I'm gonna introduce Blake and Yang as a couple and give them some screentime, let the two pairs play off eachother. So for people asking me when that will happen, give it a chapter or two.
"Ugh! I feel like such an idiot!" Ruby said, flopping down beside Yang just after Weiss rushed out of the room. "Give her a tour. Who am I kidding? She lives in a mansion!"
Yang smiled affectionately, tousling her sister's hair. "Eh. Don't worry about it. I'm sure she doesn't think you're an idiot."
"I'm pretty sure she does..." Ruby grumbled. "I just... gah! I become like a complete klutz if she's anywhere near."
Yang snickered. She had resolved long ago never to turn into a complete lovestruck idiot, mostly after watching her sister trip and stumble from one crush to the next. "Cheer up little sis! You can look like an idiot tomorrow too!"
"Yaaaang!" Ruby wailed. "Not helping!"
Yang sighed. Big sister mode seemed more needed than snarky mode. "Ruby, she wouldn't be hanging out with you at all if she thought you were an idiot. I think she must really like you if she's bothering to talk at all, let alone help with the yardwork. She's the heir to a company with so much Lien I can't even imagine, and she's helping you sweep the path."
"You never had a good imagination." Ruby muttered.
"I will smack you, arm or no arm." Yang replied teasingly. "Point is, don't worry about it! And you saved her freaking life. That's gotta count for something."
Ruby sighed and slumped down further. "Well, I guess." She stared at the ceiling. "What's for dinner? I'm starving."
Yang facepalmed. "Dinner. Shit. Uhhh... pizza or chinese?"
The three weeks passed in a blur. Weiss and Ruby talked for hours about anything and everything while they worked on the garden, carefully sculpting it back to its original splendor. Ruby even got her sling off, and while stiff, her arm was mostly back in working order. There was a brief trial where the Faunus responsible for the attack was sentenced to thirty years, but even that didn't intrude on how absolutely wonderful the year was becoming.
That was when it happened.
"Ruby?" Weiss asked abruptly. "Would you come over for dinner?" It was something she had considered saying for a long time.
"Ahh!" Ruby squeaked. "Um! I guess? Won't I meet your parents though because that sounds absolutely terrifying and-"
"No, you won't. They're never here, if you haven't noticed." Weiss paused, staring into the depths of a rose bush she had been pruning. "Only maybe once every two months. Less."
Ruby squeezed her in a hug. At first, when the other girl had done that Weiss had tensed and said some... unkind things, to put it mildly. Now she didn't mind at all. "Well, sure, I'd be happy to."
"Does tonight work?"
Ruby flipped out her phone. "Let's check." She had a brief chat with Yang. "Yup!" She bubbled, seemingly about to float off the ground. "She says it's fine!"
"Good." Weiss said cooly. "Do you want to eat out or here?"
"You have three chefs working for you and you go to restaurants?" Ruby demanded with a raised eyebrow.
"Of course!" Weiss replied, not realizing how she would sound to anyone not fabulously wealthy. "There are some great places to eat in Vale."
Ruby giggled. "Geez princess."
"Stop calling me that!" Weiss said angrily, stamping her foot.
Things generally went downhill from there, with Ruby being an insufferable tease and Weiss getting increasingly annoyed. She tolerated it though. Ruby was, after all, having entirely too much fun with it, and pissy as she was Weiss loved to see the other girl smile.
The chefs made a lavish four course meal consisting of grilled fish in a sweet, tangy sauce, pasta in a white clam sauce, a fruit salad made from various tropical delicacies, and a dessert of sweet apple pie. Ruby, naturally, ate the lions share while Weiss watched in a mixture of vague horror and amusement, marveling at the other girl's appetite.
Ruby leaned back with a sigh after polishing off the last bit of pie. "That was awesome." She said with a contented smile.
"Well-" Weiss was interrupted by a huge crack of thunder. The two girls crossed to a nearby window and looked out.
"Wow. It's really pouring." Ruby said, staring at the solid wall of water.
"The roads will be awful." Weiss muttered, concerned about how Ruby would be getting home.
"Well, I'll just stay here!" Ruby chirped. "That's fine, right?"
Weiss was completely flustered. "I... suppose so?" She said weakly. Was this really happening? It was like Ruby's apartment all over again.
"Woohoo!" Ruby dashed up the stairs to the bedroom suites on the second floor. "Sleepover!"
Weiss grinned to herself, following at a calmer pace. Tonight should be fun... if the horde of butterflies fluttering around in her stomach didn't kill her. Ruby, meanwhile, had invaded her bedroom and was dashing around like a caffinated rabbit.
She bounced around the room, inspecting each and every little feature like it was a masterpiece of art, as was her usual routine.
"Man I love your room!" She said, trying to turn her head in every direction at once. "Though really, do you have to have matching everything? It's like everything you own is either white or blue."
Weiss looked down, mildly embarrassed. "I just like the colors! What's wrong with that?"
"Noooothing!" Ruby said, doing a cartwheel on the spacious floor. "So, whaddya wanna do?"
"I don't know." Weiss said thoughtfully. "I'm usually busy with work around now."
"Oh yeah, I forgot, you have no hobbies." Ruby muttered. "Well... hmm. Do you have a laptop?"
"Of course." Weiss pulled out a slim, silvery computer from underneath her massive canopy bed.
"Awesome." Ruby came over and opened it up, pulling up the web browser. "Movie time!"
"Uh... I don't really watch movies..." Weiss started to say.
"First time for everything!" Ruby replied, and Weiss couldn't argue. Arguing with Ruby was like arguing with a flood. It just swept you along with it whether you liked it or not.
The next several hours were spent on a grand odyssey of cinema. Ruby introduced Weiss to Howl's Moving Castle, Batman Begins, Kung Fu Panda, and Shrek.
"I see the appeal." Weiss said at the end of the marathon. She yawned. "That was actually pretty fun."
"Heck yes it was!" Ruby exclaimed, sounding offended.
Weiss lay back on her bed. "I'm jealous..." She whispered. Ruby had so much... fun with her life. Weiss felt like a very boring person all of a sudden. Ruby was right, she had no hobbies.
"Huh?" Ruby said curiously.
"Oh, nothing." Weiss replied, casually blowing it off.
Ruby lay back with her, staring at the ice blue curtain that covered the top of the bed. It was a nice, comfortable silence that filled the room. Abruptly, Ruby put an arm loosely under Weiss's neck, wrapping around her shoulder.
Weiss froze. She was feeling an awful lot like the ugly duckling, despite how Ruby did stuff like this all the time, whether Weiss was used to it or not. Which she was not. Therefore, the awkwardness. Blushing furiously, she blurted out "Hey Ruby?" and tried not to think about the feeling of the girl next to her.
"Yeah Weiss?" Ruby said. If Weiss had been in a less... distracted state of mind she might have detected the uncertainty in the other girl's voice.
"What's going to happen when Summer is over?" It was something she had been worrying about these past five weeks. Summer was half gone. They only had about another seven weeks until Ruby wouldn't be the gardener any more, unless she kept needing the money. And with college and all the rest, Ruby probably wouldn't still want to come over.
Ruby giggled. "Hee. Goofball, I'll still come over. In fact, it'll probably be easier since I won't have a bunch of work to take care of." She poked Weiss in the forehead with her unoccupied arm. "What, you think I'd just ditch you?"
Weiss shrugged, trying to pass it off as nothing. "No I just wondered."
"Oh come on! Admit it, you would miss me!" Ruby giggled, moving a bit closer.
"I..." Weiss gave in to the inevitable. "Yes. Fine. You're..." Weiss paused. Did she want to say it? "...really a special person Ruby. I'm glad I know you." She turned her head to look at the girl, and Ruby stared back. They were no more than an inch apart.
Then Ruby closed her eyes, tilted her head up, and removed that single inch. Her lips touched to Weiss's, gently, softly. The sudden storm of emotion and confusion was anything but.
"Wait what!" Weiss exclaimed, at roughly the same moment Ruby jerked back, grabbed a nearby pillow and put it over her head.
"Sorry, sorry, sorrysorrysorry!" Came the muffled words. "Stupid stupid stupid!"
Weiss sat up and looked at the huddled figure next to her. She tried to speak, to say something, anything, but all that came out was a faint breath. Weiss was absurdly thankful that Ruby couldn't see her blush and complete failure to talk.
She tried again. "Ruby I..."
There was a faint sob from under the pillow.
"Ruby, please don't cry." Weiss suddenly felt a horrible pang in her chest.
"I just totally screwed things up!" Ruby wailed. "Now you hate me, and you're weirded out and I'm really, really sorry and I'll try and make it up to you and-"
"Ruby." Weiss cut her off, gently but firmly. "I am nothing of the sort."
The pillow moved down a few inches, revealing a bit of black and red hair. "Really?"
Weiss thought back to a movie they had watched. The one with the green guy and the donkey. "Really really."
The pillow came off, revealing Ruby. "Did you just quote a movie?"
"I think I did." Weiss said, confused and thoughtful. "Are you still upset?"
"If you're not mad I guess not..." Ruby mumbled. "And I'm really sorry. It won't happen again."
Weiss had other opinions. She didn't want Ruby to never do it again. Weiss felt that she at least needed to try it once more before she was sure of what she wanted. Or at least, she hoped she could decide then. With a grim determination, Weiss moved her head in closer, aiming for Ruby's lips.
They bumped noses and Weiss jerked back like she had been stung.
Ruby burst into laughter. "Do you really not... the look on your face!" She fell backwards, giggling, leaving Weiss sitting still on the bed, wondering who had lit a fire under her skin and feeling very, very angry.
"It's not funny!" She burst out. "Stop laughing!"
Ruby sat up, wiping a second set of tears from her eyes. "Oh man that was just too cute." She faced Weiss seriously. "Look." She murmured. "You have to tilt your head... like this..." One of her hands came up and cupped Weiss's face. Weiss shivered as Ruby planted a kiss on her lips, firmer this time, feeling a flood of warmth. "Open wide..." Ruby whispered. Without even thinking, Weiss obeyed.
This time Ruby's tongue slipped into her mouth and Weiss melted, sinking backwards and feeling Ruby's burning hot body press against hers. It was like sparks were flying from her skin, dancing in the air between them as Ruby tasted her mouth, tongue flicking around. Weiss's hands slid around to the small of her back, holding her close, an involuntary little noise escaping her.
Ruby pulled back and Weiss thought it was over for a brief moment before she felt a fever warm mouth on her earlobe, biting and tugging. Weiss mewled at the delicious feeling. Suddenly she was furiously angry in addition to being incredibly aroused. Weiss Schnee would not be outdone, dammit!
Except that yes, she most definitely would. Weiss was pushed backwards, bumping into the headboard as Ruby began nibbling on her neck. Weiss moaned, closing her eyes with relish. Weiss's hand slipped up the other girl's shirt, tracing lines on the other girls stomach. With a wicked little laugh Ruby bit down, eliciting a gasp.
"Ah... wait... Ruby..." The other girl seemingly didn't hear. "Stop it you idiot!" That was too far. Weiss had wanted to try the kissing part again, but not...
All this...
Ruby untangled herself somewhat, sitting up and looking down at the other girl. "Hmm?"
"C-can we just... um..." Weiss, somehow, managed to dial her blush up to eleven, transforming her face from a fire to a burning sun. "Stop here?"
Ruby smiled. "Sure."
Weiss breathed a sigh, and she reached up to pull Ruby into a fierce hug, clutching her tightly. Ruby ran her fingers through Weiss's ponytail.
"I'm glad you're here." Weiss mumbled, leaning back again so they were lying side by side.
"Mhmm..." Ruby whispered back. "Well, I guess it's pretty late. Maybe we should just sleep?"
"Goodnight, then, Ruby." Weiss replied, absurdly grateful to have some time to think.
"'Night Weiss." Ruby moved closer, snuggling up tight. "Love you." She whispered in Weiss's ear.
"Dork..." Weiss mumbled. She definitely wasn't comfortable with any sort of that talk. "Go to sleep."
"Your wish is my command." Now that Weiss liked.
They were both out like a light.
A/N: Ruby and I have similar taste in movies. WHAT A COOINCIDENCE... though really, I tried to pick some stuff that I thought she would like. Anything by Hayao Miyazaki is an incredible fairy tale, and of course Shrek is Shrek. So I picked those given Ruby's attitude on books and the fairy tales Yang read her as a kid. Kung Fu Panda and Batman were from her "hwiyaa, hwaaa" moment with Ozpin. I thought she would like a good ninja movie with epic fighting, so there it is. Though they are also four of my all time favorites, so there is that.
Well, time to go make dinner for one and wish I had a friend over. I think I'll sing Mirror Mirror while I do just to be emo.