Chapter 2 - - - Ruby and Her Hood
"NOOOOOOO!" Ruby wailed out.
It was inevitable really; it was only a matter of time until an event such as this occurred.
Well… that's what Blake told herself as she tried to comfort her dearest leader.
"I'm sorry Ruby," She said again, for what seemed like the thousandth time
"It's ruined Blake! It's ruined!" The brunette wailed once again.
"… It's just a small tear Ruby…"
At that, the leader let out a louder wail.
Blake sighed, the two had been practicing more battle formations and were trying see if they could improve on their "Ladybug", but as the two passed by each other, Black accidentally nicked Ruby's hood.
Which led the two to where they are now.
"I can fix it Ruby, it's no big deal…" The faunus exclaimed
A sniffle, "… really?"
Blake couldn't help but give a small smile and nodded, "Yeah. Living outside the kingdom, I had to learn how to patch some of my clothing up. So something like this is no big deal."
"…Okay." Ruby stated
"And afterward, we can get you some cookies and we can read together okay?" She couldn't help but attempt to get a bit of a cuddling session out of this session. It wasn't her fault! The shorter girl was just so nice and… cuddly
"Okay." The brunette agreed, feeling a bit better.
The black haired girl was just about to give herself a pat on the back for getting the situation under control so well, and getting a little bit of something out of it, when he showed up and ruined it.
"Hey Rubes," Jaune greeted, "Whoa. What's wrong bud?"
Ruby sniffled, and her eyes watered once more at the memory of it. "My hood got a tear in it." She said, showing Jaune the tear.
The blonde boy inspected it and gave a small chuckle. "What? This? This is easy. I can fix this up for you in no time."
"Wow, really?" Ruby asked in awe.
Blake clicked her tongue, she knew exactly where this was going and she had to put a stop to it soon before the inevitable occurred. "Ruby, I-"
"Yup." Jaune interrupted with a smile "My sisters always complained about their clothes didn't fit, so I had to learn how to tailor and sew clothes for them."
The inevitable has occurred… Sure, Blake could just allow Jaune to fix up Ruby's hood to prevent it, but Blake had pride darn it! And she already said she would fix it; so fix the hood she will!
"Actually Jaune, I have already volunteered my services. So I will be patching her hood up." She informed him
"It's fine." Jaune waved her off, "In fact I can do it right now." He said as he began digging through his pockets.
Quickly, the faunus snatched the hood from him. "No, I want to do it." She said.
"Blake, you're being ridiculous. Look, I have a sewing kit right here already." He stated, holding his portable kit up.
"Then hand it to me so I can do it now."
Jaune frowned. Why was Blake being so difficult? "It's okay. Here, let me just…" He tried to take the hood back from Blake, who actually hissed and clawed at him.
"Hand me the sewing kit!" She hissed, reaching for the kit
"No! Get your own!" Jaune yelled, taking advantage of his height as he held it away from her.
The fact that the kit was now higher than her did not deter her from trying to obtain it, so she literally began climbing over him in an attempt to reach it as he struggled to keep his weight and the kit away from her.
"Um… guys?" Ruby asked, watching the scene unfold before her.
"Look, I tore her hood, so I should be the one to fix it!" Blake stated
"Well, in my opinion, I don't think the person who caused the tear should be responsible for fixing it! They might make it worse!" Jaune quipped
Blake hissed at him once more as she scrambled further over him, the kit was almost in her hands. But of course, Jaune could no longer support both of their weights and fell to the ground, causing him to lose his grip on the kit and therefore making it bounce a bit away from them.
Likewise, Blake had let go of Ruby's hood, allowing it to slowly flutter away from her. It landed behind the sewing kit.
The two stared at it, then glanced at each other, and back at the kit and then the hood. The hood and kit were only a few feet away, but of course, they knew whoever reached those first would be the one to fix the hood.
Quickly, Blake scrambled up, using Jaune's head as leverage to help her up and causing him to eat dirt again. She was just about to grab it, when she felt a hand grab her foot and bring her back down. Jaune was up now, but before he could get any further, the faunus jumped on his back and allowed gravity to take him down.
This continued on for a good few minutes, until they saw a pair of black heels step in front of their line of sight.
"Children! Please, you are disturbing the other students" Professor Goodwitch gritted out. "Now, what seems to be the problem?"
Blake and Jaune let out a series of indecipherable words, which then turned into them slapping and pushing each other, and the professor let out another sigh. With a flick of her riding crop, she separated the two. She held up a hand to silence them, and then turned to Ruby.
"Miss Rose? Care to explain what exactly is going on here?"
Ruby nodded, "My hood got torn and Blake and Jaune both wanted to help and they started arguing over it, and I didn't know what to do and I just want my hood to be fixed…" She finished, eyes welling up once again.
Professor Goodwitch gave a sigh as she scanned the area with a critical eye. Upon seeing the hood on the floor, she flicked her riding crop and had the hood rise into the air, the tear fixing itself, and brought the hood back over Ruby.
It took a few seconds for Ruby to comprehend the situation, after checking and then inspecting her hood for any sign of tear, she realized what happened
It was fixed! IT HAS BEEN HEALED!
"OH MY GOSH YOU FIXED IT!" Ruby said excitedly, rushing over to the professor to give her a hug. "YOU'RE THE BEST PROFESSOR GOODWITCH, I KNEW YOU WERE MY FAVORITE PROFESSOR!"
Glynda couldn't help but give a smug smile as she returned the hug. She was Ruby's favorite professor. Her! Not Oobleck or Ozpin or Port. She was, Glynda Goodwitch. Ruby Rose's favorite. She couldn't wait to tell the others.
Blake and Jaune on the other hand couldn't help but stare at the teacher in disbelief and a little bit of jealousy.
… They wanted hugs from Ruby too…
The professor seemed to sense their intentions though as she pinned them both with a glare and held onto Ruby just a bit tighter.
… But they suppose they could wait…