It was a rare gift of a day, a lazy weekday afternoon where the weather was perfectly comfortable, schoolwork had been caught up, and there were no duties or obligations weighing on any of the three girls, wearing their Beacon Academy uniforms and currently sprawled out on the grassy knoll bordering the Forever Fall forest.
Pyrrha lay in the middle with her hands laced behind her head, gazing up at the clouds. To her right lay her girlfriend Ruby, the brunette's head resting on her arm, and on the other side in a similar position was her other girlfriend Blake. Together they contentedly watched the clouds drift by, morphing into shapes on the gentle breeze.
"Okay, that one's definitely a Beowolf," Ruby declared.
"Nope," Blake murmured. "Still not seeing it."
"I sort of might," Pyrrha mused. "If I squint perhaps… and really use my imagination…"
"You guys," Ruby scoffed. "I can't believe you've never done this before."
Blake shrugged unconcernedly. "Not really something that came up in my childhood."
"Nor I," Pyrrha added. "But it is fun, I must admit. Even if we cannot see half of what you do."
"Okay, here, see that one?" Ruby pointed a finger up at a large bulbous cloud. "Totally an Ursa."
The other two girls peered up with skeptical expressions.
"A fluffy teddy bear Ursa?" Pyrrha eventually opined.
"With a lot of stuffing coming out of its seams," Blake deadpanned.
"Ugh!" Ruby groaned. "I give up. What about either of you, what do you see?"
"I see…" Blake said thoughtfully. "A dragon."
"Really?" Ruby asked excitedly. "Where? Where?"
The Cat Faunus raised a slender finger towards a wispy strand of cloud. "See, right there… it has two smaller clouds for wings…"
"Oh, and it's breathing fire!" Pyrrha exclaimed. "Yes, I see it too!"
"Yay!" Ruby cheered, throwing herself to the side so that she could envelop the other two girls in a one-armed hug. "Your first cloud animal!"
Blake giggled softly as Ruby rolled back, though she grabbed hold of Ruby's hand and kept it clasped atop Pyrrha's middle. With an affectionate smile the redhead reached up and placed her hand on top of their joined ones.
"I'm glad you guys wanted to do this with me," Ruby quietly said after a few more minutes went by. "Next time we should go star gazing."
"Oh, that would be grand," Pyrrha murmured. "I haven't done that in ages."
"The rooftop of the dorm has an excellent view," Blake said shyly. "From what I remember."
Pyrrha laughed lightly. "You're speaking of the night we first kissed, aren't you?"
"Mmhmm."
Ruby grinned, giving Blake's hand a squeeze and turning her head to kiss Pyrrha's shoulder. "Sounds like a plan, then. Next date."
"Next date," the other two agreed.
They lay like that for some time, listening to the sounds of nature overlaid with the distant noise of students on the campus nearby as they took advantage of the nice weather as well.
"Alright, here's a question for you," Ruby spoke up eventually. "What would our spirit animals be?"
"Spirit animal?" Blake asked curiously. "What made you think of that?"
Ruby giggled. "I dunno. Just came to me. So, whatddya think?"
"Well, I would think mine would be obvious," Blake returned. "A cat for me."
"Not just a cat, though," Pyrrha murmured thoughtfully. "A… a panther."
"Ohhh, nice one!" Ruby chuckled. "Yep, definitely a panther. Sleek, dark, and dangerous."
Blake blushed lightly at the inference. "Oh, well… if you say so…"
"Now, what about our little rose here…" Pyrrha smiled, turning her face to kiss the top of the brunette's head, which in turn made her giggle. "Something strong…"
"Ruby is easy," Blake grinned.
"Oh, I am, am I?" Ruby said in mock outrage.
"Not like that, silly… I mean I know what yours would be. A wolf."
"Hmm, yes I can see that," Pyrrha agreed. "Strong, leader of the pack, very protective…"
"I could be a wolf," Ruby chirped. "My claw's big enough, anyways."
"True enough, true enough…" Blake murmured. "Now, for Pyrrha…"
"Perhaps a bird of some sort?" Pyrrha opined. "I've always liked birds."
"Nope," Ruby interjected. "Too flighty… All that red hair, makes me think of… I dunno… a fox maybe?"
Blake giggled as she reached over with her free hand to run her fingers through Pyrrha's long mane where it rested over her shoulder. "With a long fluffy tail."
With a gasp, Ruby sat upright. "Oh my Oum, Blakey, that's it!"
"It is?" the raven-haired girl replied, confused.
"Yep! Her nickname!"
Blake sat up as well, looking down at the perplexed redhead. "I think you may be right…"
"Wait, what?" Pyrrha broke in.
"Our fluffy red fox!" Ruby snickered.
"With her long fluffy tail!" Blake exclaimed merrily.
"I am not so sure about this…" Pyrrha objected weakly, though by this point it was to no avail.
She sighed as her girlfriends grinned down at her mischievously.
Once the two of them got something into their minds, there was just no deterring them.
And, as she was tackle-hugged by both enthusiastically once she gave her assent, she decided it wasn't really all that bad of a thing.
A/N: And Pyrrha's nickname is finally chosen, 'fluffy fox' with many variants therein. Thanks again for the suggestion DrZevil! Also the wolf spirit animal is a nod to the many fanfics who tend to ship Ruby as a Wolf Faunus. It really does suit her.
Okay, so I have another series of connected chapters coming up, this one though is a four-parter. Should be fun.
Boarador: Yay shiny gold star! Is like like the Mario Kart one, does it make me invincible? Dangit now I have that stupid little tune running through my head…
Demonic Angel C: Ruby definitely has some serious relationship mojo going on. I think it helps that, from the very start, this was what she really wanted. A true threesome between herself and the two girls she loved. But yeah she could set out a stand like Lucy and charge for relationship advice.
Jazzatron: It seems kinda obvious to outside observers that, with the way they were acting, they would already have been girlfriends. But neither were really sure about how the other truly felt or what they were, they were just starting to accept the fact that this was a true three-way relationship. Not just two girls involved with the same girl.
THB4: Heh, yeah Ruby does have a little bit of Cupid in her…
Amidamaru88: Really, new fav story? Aww, thanks!
RealTerminal: HYYYYPE (The hype, it is real.)
Eterya: Well hey there! Ask for a nickname and ye shall receive! Regarding the weapon names, yeah for some reason I've always written them in italics, I suppose it's just my style…
FelipeCH98: Heh, well if I didn't make them dense it'd be a lot less fun for me to write, honestly. I love making characters clueless about such things. Let the cuteness embrace all of our hearts!
Stay shiny!