College isn't Easy
Blake woke from her sleep, still rather tired. "Coffee…" She yawned. She quickly got dressed and walked to the nearest coffee shop. Almost immediately, she recognized a familiar girl in a red hood. "I think I'll at least get a coffee first." Ruby absentmindedly drank her ice coffee. "Oh, it's that girl. Should I ask her to sit with me? Eh, what's the harm?" Ruby thought. She walked to Blake. "Oh, hello. Have we met before?" Asked Blake. "Yes, at the grocery store., remember?" Said Ruby. "Oh yeah. I remember you." Said Blake. "I should've paid more attention to her. She's kinda- No! Stop it now Blake." She thought. "Do you want to sit with me?" Ruby asked. "Well, I would, but I don't even know your name." Blake said with a laugh. This made Ruby blush slightly. "I-It's Ruby, Ruby Rose." She tripped over her words a bit. "Nice to meet you Ruby. My name is Blake, by the way." They both sit down at the table and stayed in silence for a few minutes. "Do you go to school?" Ruby asked, trying to start up a conversation. "Yeah, I go to Beacon University, do you?" "Oh yeah! I go there too! I live with my sister. Why haven't I seen you on campus?" Ruby asked with genuine curiosity. "I try to stay under the radar. I don't like to be in the spotlight." Blake put away her book. She could tell that she would have to be fully involved in the conversation. "So I mainly just go to class and go between here and my dorm. What about you?" Asked Blake, holding her head up with her hand. "I don't have much presence on campus either. What do you study? I major photography, myself." Ruby took a sip of her coffee. "I've always been interested in animals, so I decided to study to become a Veterinarian." Ruby looked up with excitement. "I like animals too. I have a dog named Zwei! He's really cute! But I can't see myself working in a hospital in any way." "Oh… dogs…" Blake frowned. "What? Don't like dogs? What's wrong with them?" Ruby asked with more confusion than ever. "What was so bad about a dog?" "Everything. The slobber, the annoying barking, it's just so… ugh." Ruby almost couldn't believe it. She was now determined to make Blake like dogs, or at least tolerate them. But that would take place later. They talked for an hour or so, before Ruby realized the time. "Oh no! It's seven! I'm late for class!" She started to panic. "I have a scooter, this way." Blake led Ruby to her motor scooter. "Get on." Blake strapped her helmet on as Ruby sat on the back of the scooter. "Hold on tight. Don't fall off now, ok?" Said Blake.
Ruby nervously held to Blake's waist. Ruby's grip weakened and held to Blake's hips as she drove back to the campus. "Where do you need to be?" Blake yelled over traffic. "The B-wing!" Ruby pulled herself closer to her driver. "I can smell her. Why the heck am I thinking that?" Ruby scorned herself. They were back at the college campus in minutes. "Thanks for the ride Blake!" Ruby ran off and disappeared. "What was that feeling? She was so close to me. Get it together Blake. Get to class, and stop talking to yourself." Blake drove to her class for another day of lectures. After a few hours, Ruby collapsed on the couch. "If art is subjective, why are there rules?" "Because the man says so!" Yang chimed in. She put started heating a bowl of soup. "Whatcha do today Rubes?" Yang rolled into the couch next to her sister. "I got coffee, talked to a friend-" "You made a friend?!" Yang gasped. "You're finally coming out of your shell!" Yang patted Ruby on her back. "Ok, "friend" is the wrong way to put it. More like, aquatintice." Ruby sighed as she sat up. "But I bet you wish it was more!" Yang nudged her sister. Ruby shoved Yang playfully. "Shut up. Your soup has been done, by the way." Yang jumped up from the couch and ran to the kitchen. "No no no no no! Aw man!" She looked at her boiling soup. "Now it's going to take forever to cool." She sat back down. "If only Weiss could cook for me right now." Ruby looked at Yang and raised an eyebrow. "Who?" Yang looked up. "Oh yeah, Weiss is my girlfriend." Ruby's eyes widened. "That's a bit of a bombshell to just drop Yang, don't you think?" Yang shrugged. "I feel like we're close enough to talk to each other about these things." Just the words Ruby hoped for. "I actually wanted to talk to you about something like-" "You like somebody?! Oh I'm so happy for you Rubes!" Yang pulled her sister into her death grip hug. "Lungs… can't… help…" Ruby coughed out. Yang let go of Ruby and let her breathe for a minute before bombarding her with questions. "What's his name? Or is it her? How old are they? Do they have job? Do they go to school? Is it our school? Would I know them?" Yang finally concluded after what felt like hours. "...You done Yang?" She nodded. "Good. Blake, her, 23, I don't think so, yes, and probably not. Any more questions? Don't answer that." Yang jumped up. "But I still have so many questions! And if you won't answer them, then I want to talk to Blake myself." Ruby hung her head down in defeat. She knew well that Yang had made up her mind. All she could do know is hope for the best.
As Yang was out to get what she called "cuisine" Ruby phoned Blake , half hoping she wouldn't pick up. "Hello Ruby. How are you?" Ruby's look turned to one of misery. "I'm fine Blake. I was uh, I wanted to ask if you're free tomorrow?" "Yeah, of course. What time should I come over?" "Seven at the latest. My sister might eat everything otherwise, haha." "Alright, I'll be there. See you." She hung up. "Great…" Ruby sighed. "Now I have this to deal with." Yang skipped through the door holding bags full of food. "Really Yang? Cheap fish is cuisine?" Ruby questioned her sister. "To an average college student, it is." Yang put away the food. "So did Blake say yes to your date?~" She teased as Ruby sighed. "Yes, she's coming." Yang threw her arm around Ruby. "Don't worry little Rubes! Your big sis Yang will be there the entire time." "And that's exactly what I fear." Ruby sighed and hung her head.