Welp... time for fluff. I can't believe I have to do this… but I do have a plan I need to stick to at this point... So onward I suppose.
Chapter 13:
"I mean come on... like what the hell does she see in me? This is finally getting serious?" Ruby panicked as Yang pulled a pillow above her head to try and block her sister's ramblings out. This rant had started two hours ago. Long before the sun had even risen up.
"Rubes... I may sound rude right now... you woke me up before the agreed upon time that was okay. I get that you're nervous seeing as this is your first real date. Just take a chill pill. And let. Me. Sleep." Yang nearly yelled as she felt her sister pull her blanket down.
Yang shrugged her shoulders and rolled back over pressing the pillow into her ears. "Rubes... next time... I'm going to shove you down a flight of stairs. Go have some tea... or coffee... or meth... just get out of my room." Yang spoke hoping the feeling of someone smacking her feet was really a figment of her imagination.
"Where would I get meth...? More importantly why would I do that? Believe it or not I value my teeth...and it may be shallow but I really do value my looks... just in case it doesn't work out with Cinder. Plus I don't want to get cancer... that would suck." Ruby sarcastically spoke as she slapped Yang's foot one last time. "By the way Weiss is here... I wonder how the hell she keeps getting in without someone letting her in."
"Did you honestly forget the fact Summer gave me a key? Honestly you remember you need to lie... but not the fact I got a set of keys and the alarm code?" Weiss continues as she took her shoes off and climbed into the bed next to Yang causing Ruby to fake like she was gagging at the sight.
Weiss smiled as Yang pulled her closer. "What Yang meant was, just be yourself. You guys are heading to the movies and lunch right?" Weiss asked grabbing the blanket at the base of the bed and pulled it up. "Okay... one keep your clothes on right now. Two... yeah... we are going to this psychological horror called 'Corruption Of My Mind'... and like I heard good things about it... but... Yang hands on the outside of the cover." Ruby demanded.
The blonde groaned as she pulled both hands out so just her hands were visible. "Then go enjoy the movie. Wear something nice. Like that flannel shirt she bought you. Maybe some clean jeans. Now we are going to start kissing... it may get further... so you may want to leave."
"Fine... the second I hear something, I'm going to get a bucket of water and dumping it on the both of you. I do not need the sounds to go along with the images I've seen." Ruby muttered storming out and closing the door roughly. She hoped it was enough to dissuade them.
Weiss turned around once she saw the door closed and straddled her waist. She leaned down and kissed Yang chastely. She pulled back once she felt the strong pair of hands grab her waist."Want to wait for her to leave and we can have a nap so we are well rested for it... or we can tempt her threat." Weiss offered causing Yang to smile wide.
"Believe it or not, I would prefer to sleep. I've been trying for a few hours. If you didn't come by I may have killed her. She has been bitching... like non-stop. So... I've been trying non-stop to get her to accept that the only difference between this date and her pity date with Jaune is she actually likes this person." Yang spoke causing Weiss to climb off and rested her head onto the blonde's chest.
Weiss began to giggle at the memory. "God, remember that limp he had for a week when Ruby kneed him for trying to cop a feel? And then that shattered arm you gave him for that same incident. Didn't Ruby actually cause one of his testicle to ascend again?" Weiss continued to laugh as Yang joined her.
"He was lucky that Ruby did more damage than I did. Because if she didn't, I would have snapped his other arm." Yang grumbled as Weiss kissed her cheek. "Shush now. We are going to sleep for a few hours now. Then we are going to see how loud we can get. And how long we can go." Weiss spoke in a sultry manner as she closed her eyes. She felt Yang's arm tighten around her.
"Challenge accepted Snowpea... challenge accepted." Yang spoke closing her eyes as her hand fell onto a comfortable spot on Weiss' hip. It wasn't long before sleep took them both.
Ruby placed the hat Yang gave her into her bag as she zipped up her jacket and grabbed her helmet. "Come on Cinder. I heard some good things about this movie." Ruby joked practically running out of her house. Weiss and Yang had gotten rather quiet. Something she had grown to loath in that silence.
She would not take the risk that she was right in the back of her mind. Cinder pulled her helmet off as Ruby walked right up to her. "I still haven't heard anything about it though. Where do you hear about all these horror movies?"
"Internet. Where do you hear about movies?" Ruby stated as she walked up and kissed Cinder on the cheek. "Trailers before movies and during ad breaks on some television shows... you should know by this point, I'm not much of an online video person. Games and talking to some close friends I haven't seen in awhile are all I use the internet for."
"God you sound a little like Kirito. But can we get going? I heard if you miss the first few scenes it really screws with the plot and makes it impossible to figure out until the reveal." Ruby commented as Cinder pouted a little. She crossed her arms as Ruby just looked at her half serious. "Is this because I compared you to Kirito?"
Cinder nodded as Ruby giggled a little as Cinder turned her head. "Would a kiss make you feel better?" Ruby asked rest her helmet on the back of the motorcycle as she lightly ran her hand along Cinder's arm.
"Maybe... I don't know... we could try..." Cinder pouted out as she turned her head to face Ruby who leaned up a little to lock lips with Cinder's. The fiery taste of cinnamon off her lips was something Ruby hoped she never got used to.
The tingle that travelled up her spine every time their lips met, made her practically fall in love with the sensation. Something about it gave her a rush. As she pulled back and smiled as Cinder smiled. "Now can you forgive me? Pretty please?" Ruby asked, letting her bottom lip jut out.
"Okay... but we should get going soon. The movie is going to start in an hour and I want good seats." Cinder spoke putting her helmet back on as Ruby grabbed hers slipping it on and climbed onto the back and pressed her body tightly into the woman's back.
Just enjoying the warmth. It was magical to her. Just the feeling of Cinder intentionally to speed up so she would laugh as the blur the buildings became grew and grew. She wasn't sure what had always caused that same infectious laugh. But like clockwork, once she started to hug Cinder's waist she always laughed. It could always take her mind off anything in the world. She never cared about chemotherapy. She never cared about the cancer. She just loved the rush it would give her.
She frowned as Cinder pulled into a parking spot. "Awww... this are getting shorter and shorter... did we even hit a single red light?" Ruby asked dismounting and pulling her helmet off. "Define 'hitting'... because by my count, we ran like four... legally anyways." Cinder muttered as she climbed off and locked her bike.
She pulled her helmet off and swung her messenger bag around to place her helmet inside it as Ruby followed suit with her own and pulled a hat out and slipped it on and quickly unzipping her jacket causing Cinder to smile a little.
"I was right when I bought that shirt for you. It looks... good..." Cinder nearly choked out as Ruby snapped her fingers in front of her face. "Eyes are up here Cinder." Ruby joked as Cinder just rolled her eyes.
"I was looking at your eyes and you know it."
"I know but... I kinda have always wanted to say it. And the last person to try anything funny... I kinda sent him into surgery... and Yang shattered his arm... surprised Jaune can even look at Yang without crapping his pants." Ruby shrugged her shoulders as the both walked in.
Cinder's eyebrows rose at that comment. She quickly caught up to Ruby who had begun to swing her arms. She quickly caught Ruby's hand and turned her around. "What happened? When? I'm going to kill blondie."
Ruby began to giggle as Cinder tensed. "Relax Cinder. That was a couple of years ago. He soon learned what is okay and not okay to do to a lady. It never went further and he apologised the second he got out of the hospital. So relax. I'm here with you now and wouldn't have it any other." Ruby continued as Cinder began to relax as Ruby squeezed her hand just to remind her of her presence.
Amber eyes looked at the girl holding her hand, lightly swinging their joined hands. She could feel eyes on them, but hoped that Ruby didn't mind. She just loved the sight of Ruby practically skipping as they walked in through the glass sliding doors.
As soon as they turned the corner Ruby let go of Cinder's hand and ran up to the girl behind the counter with dark brown hair. Cinder strolled up casually as Ruby turned around holding two tickets out. "Unfortunately we just missed the start... so I got us tickets for the next showing an hour and a half from now... so we need to kill time... we can get lunch or just browse some stores."
"I say we browse the bookstore at least... just keep an eye on the time... I can and have lost my sense of time in there. You have no idea how alluring those stores are. Those and dealerships are my main weaknesses." Cinder spoke as Ruby placed the tickets into her inside jacket pocket, leading the way.
"I do read a lot... just English doesn't come easy to me. You forget it is my third language. I literally need to translate everything that is said into Mandarin... hell if it was just me and Yang we would be speaking in Mandarin. Just like how you speak in English." Ruby commented as she saw the big green sign with white letters. "So if you find a book in Mandarin or even Cantonese... I'm game. Going into something like English... it is harder to read."
Cinder smiled at the smaller of the two. "Not fair... I would love to speak three languages...hell I can barely manage French... granted yes I only started since Middle School and I only wanted to learn that is because my mom was from France." Cinder spoke picking up a book and turning around to read the line of text at the back.
"I'll have you know three languages while cool... also sucks. I can't tell you the number of times I've mixed up what family members can speak what. Like the Liverpool accent is hard to decipher but when you think they are your family members from Hong Kong who can't speak English it makes for a few awkward moments." Ruby spoke leaning over to read the blurb with her.
"Aren't all British accents the same? They are to me at least." Cinder spoke putting the book back as Ruby looked up at her. "What is with you Americans and being so very racist? A Liverpool accent is vastly different from a Croydon accent. And don't get me started on the difference between a Welsh accent and a Scottish accent. Damn sheep screwers the lot of them."
Cinder laughed as she walked down another aisle and stopped as she grabbed another book. Ruby walked down an adjoining aisle. "You see when I spout racist remarks it is from ignorance. When you do it, there is a certain zeal behind it from centuries of colonial oppression." Cinder spoke as she grabbed another book on the shelf.
"If you've talked to some of them you would see what I mean. Plus racism is different... the Welsh aren't people." Ruby continued as she came to a stop next to Cinder. "Anyways, what books are you getting?" Ruby asked as Cinder grabbed a third book and placed it under her arm.
"Technically it should be none right now... but I'm almost done the last one I have had on backlog... but with the way my dad has been complaining about how I need to stop showing him up in the shop. I need something to distract me." Cinder spoke quickly stepping up next to Ruby who had grabbed a book and begun to read the blurb. "That is a nice book... captured the games amazingly. I can let you borrow my copy if you want to read it."
Ruby smiled as she placed the book back down. "I didn't even know they made a book series about Assassin's Creed... would make Chemo so... I can't think of the phrase in english. Boring... but that isn't just right. You ready to go?"
Cinder nodded as they began to walk towards the counter. Ruby walked closer to the door as Cinder was quick to follow. As she placed the three books into her bag. A question burning on her mind. Unsure if it would be appropriate to ask.
She decided to just throw caution into the wind and ask it. "Hey Ruby... mind if I ask... what exactly does chemo feel like? I remember when I showed you Supernatural... you mentioned that it is just as if not harder on the one who is getting it... and now that makes a little more sense now, but you never talk about it."
Ruby stopped in her tracks. She had been hoping that Cinder had just forgotten about that slight outburst. But now that possibility was gone. "Sorry for asking... I just ruined our date... My mom just ignored any and all questions I had when she was sti-"
"No... the date isn't ruined... or at least not enough to apologise. And I can see why Salem wouldn't want to talk about it to you. But it also is hard to describe. What affects one person may not affect another. Like I still have my natural hair... but I get really bad nausea and my immune system takes a hit every time... but that doesn't really answer your question." Ruby spoke as she began to shake a little.
Cinder reached over and grabbed her hand, giving it a squeeze. "It burns... for hours upon hours until the chemicals leave your system. Like you have no idea how much it burns. It feels like someone replaced your blood with lava. Not to mention my comment that... I have to appear somewhat strong. I can't let my family think it hurts, or that I'm scared about going to chemo every week because I know I'm going to end up with my head in the toilet."
"Can we please not talk more about this? It isn't that I don't feel comfortable about it... but I have about one week before I need to go back... which sucks... but I don't really have a choice." Ruby spoke, squeezing Cinder's hand. She needed to remind herself Cinder was there. She hated even thinking about that white walled hell. "Like I would be head over heels if you wanted to come along to my next one... but Yang describes it best, 'boring as a trip to the hospital for a broken arm without the powerful painkillers.'"
"I'd love to go... do you mind? Last time I was in a hospital for an extended period of time was my mom dying... and before that was my dad getting into the crash." Cinder spoke as she checked her phone and smiled at the time.
Ruby looked at the amber eyed beauty holding her hand. "I'd like that... what time is it? Please tell me we didn't miss the start of the movie."
"Nah. We got like twenty minutes. And seeing as you bought the tickets, I'll buy the popcorn and drinks." Cinder responded causing Ruby to pout. "No fair... you already said you were buying lunch... I can't let you spend all your money."
Cinder spun Ruby so silver met amber and she leaned down and kissed her. She pulled back, enjoying the sight of Ruby's eyes slowly opening. "You can buy the drinks then... does that make it better?"
"Maybe if I get another kiss... that one may not have been enough to persuade me. Can we really take that chance?"
"Good point. I mean if we were responsible adults we shouldn't." Cinder spoke leaning back down to clash her lips against Ruby's. Smiling as she felt Ruby's lips curl up as the kiss began to deepen.
Cinder pulled back as Ruby smiled more. "I think the kisses work... but we should hurry up. Don't want to miss the movie." Ruby spoke as she pulled them on along. She felt sad that Cinder wasn't kissing her, but also wanted to enjoy the date.
"I'm still confused... is Serah the killer? I mean like... yes she did kill Vanille in the end... but she stopped so many deaths... I mean...technically... yes." Cinder looked Ruby in the eyes incredulously. That had been clearly on her mind for a while.
Cinder groaned as she sat up causing Ruby to fall a little into her lap. "That was five hours ago Ruby... we were kissing and you broke apart to say that? How long has it been on your mind?" Cinder asked as Ruby began to look at the floor.
It had suddenly became the most interesting thing in existence.
"Promise you won't laugh..."
Cinder just continued to look at Ruby like she was half serious. "Nearly three hours... and seeing as I doubt we can get back to making out... how the hell did that make sense? I mean like what the hell? How the hell did that make any sense? It was good and nicely executed... but... come on. Serah so should have been the killer." Ruby continued climbing off Cinder's lap.
She could see Cinder starting to grumble a little. "It made sense. Evidence was abundant. You just believed that one scene. It is a classic writing and con artist trick. It was just misdirection. How did you fall for it?" Cinder asked causing Ruby to sulk further.
"Sorry for not being versed in people screwing other people over. What part of 'English isn't my first language' do you forget?" Ruby continued crossing her arms. Cinder frowned as she began to rub Ruby's arm a little. "Sorry... I think it is adorable that you are still trying to figure out the reasoning Vanille had to turn evil. But at least you enjoyed it enough to try and figure it out." Cinder continued to rub her girlfriend's arm which started to cause the girl's arm to relax.
Ruby leaned into the girl just enjoying the feeling. She was about to say something when there was a loud thud on the floor above them. "Why did we come back to my house? They are going to be at it for a few hours still. Kinda want to head upstairs... but knowing them... they either want to be caught or they are in my room or left it as a mess... either way not taking the chance."
Cinder laughed a little at Ruby's comment. "How many times have you caught them... or at least have many times have you caught them in your room?"
"Let's see here... they've been going out four nearly five years... and to my knowledge the sex only started three years ago... and in those three years I've walked in twenty seven times... four of which were in my room. I need to invest in a freaking padlock for my door."
"Clearly. Like... do they intentionally do it so they'll get caught or something?" Cinder asked causing Ruby to just crane her head to stare at her. "Can we please not talk about my sister and best friend's sex life? It is weird." Ruby asked as they heard some soft pitter pattering down the stairs followed by some giggling.
Ruby quickly pushed Cinder into a laying position and covered her eyes as she waved her other arm over the couch. "Weiss... or Yang... I swear if either of you aren't at least semi-decent, I'm going to be pissed." Ruby spoke as she closed her eyes.
"Relax Ruby. I'm clothed... Yang is... well Yang. Nothing but a pair of short... well shorts and a tank top." Weiss spoke as Ruby opened her eyes a little to look over the couch to see her friend in the outfit she had arrived in. Ruby relaxed and moved her hand off of Cinder's face. "Besides that all ended like a couple hours ago. We were just sleeping until Yang fell out of the bed."
"I didn't need to hear any of that."
Cinder smiled as she pulled Ruby down a little to kiss her. Ruby pulled back after there was a loud throat clear. She recognised it almost immediately. She sat up to see her blonde sister impatiently tapping her foot. "Me and Snowpea are going to go bring home a pizza, you two want some?" Yang asked as Ruby looked down. "Yeah sure... remember to pull over if you guys are going to do it." Ruby spoke as she leaned down, hoping Yang would get the hint to leave.
She rested her forehead against Cinder's. "Okay I'll remember. But as long as you remember you can catch diseases if Cinder is carrying any." Yang joked as she began to lead the way out of the house as Ruby blushed scarlet. "We were just kissing Yang!" Ruby called back once she regained control of the blood in her face. Knowing Yang would be waiting for a response.
Cinder's hands tightening on Ruby's waist as they both waited for the door to close. Both letting out their held breaths, as Yang spoke up once more. "Whatever you want to call it doesn't change my statement. And if you are going to get frisky, leave a sock on your doorknob." Yang got out as Ruby's head shot up, about to respond when they heard the door close
Ruby blushing a darker shade. She turned to face Cinder who smiled. "Just because your sister brought it up... I just want you to know, I'm not going to force you into anything. You do know that Right?" Cinder spoke carefully causing Ruby to laugh as she leaned down and kissed Cinder's lips.
"Relax... Cinnabun..." Ruby laughed harder as Cinder pushed her head up. "How did you hear about that name?"
"Roman told me when he was with Salem one time that he had a little 'Cinnabun' that he loved so very much. And I think it is a cute name. Better than what my mom and dad's friends and immediate family call me."
"Rubbles Or Rubes?" Cinder asked as Ruby leaned back down, her head just resting next to Cinder's. "Neither. That is just what Yang and Weiss call me. And Weiss calls me Rubes because I used to have this really thick accent. Yang however calls me both of those because Ruby is hard for a two year old to say when again, English isn't my first language."
Cinder nearly laughed at what she assumed was the simple truth. "Well I think they are adorable. But I can't picture you with a thick accent." Ruby laughed a little as Cinder spoke. "I had one... so did Yang. We only really lost it when we began to mimic our mom's Mandarin... and when she helped us with English we kinda lost or real accent. But I'm sure you saw my birthday or whenever we speak Mandarin, you can see the accent coming back."
"I just know you're going to play the race card, but it really does sound the same to me."
Ruby pulled up from her spot on Cinder's chest and leaned down to kiss her. As she felt Cinder's tongue run along her lip she pulled back. "Of course I'm going to call you a racist. But I've heard worse. So relax about that... and rather answer this important question... do we watch some more of Supernatural?"
"Duh..."
Author's Note:
Okay few points to make, firstly there is a super subtle reference... and one not so much to some game characters I like. Secondly and more importantly, nothing against the Scottish or Welsh, it was a joke I meant in good jest. Thirdly it is very possible if you hit a man in the testicles to cause them to ascend again. Fourthly and finally imma go play some Final Fantasy 13... enjoy the chapter.