Chapter 53: Love Is Constructive
Okay, hey, I'm back! Well… that was some harrowing stuff, wasn't it? But, what good is a story without a good, emotional conflict/conclusion? And I've always wanted to do some more dramatic stuff, so this was the perfect area to write that in. So, in the spirit of beginning things anew, let's move onto a lighter chapter. Oh, and just as a reminder, I have never or ever will own RWBY or anything else I mention in this story. Just thought I'd let you know. Now, to the happier part!
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One week later.
On a Saturday.
Ruby was anxiously bouncing her leg up and down as she sat in a thinly padded chair. If one thing bothered more than having to visit a doctor's office, it was that they never bought any good chairs for the waiting room. But, she put a cap on her complaints as she remembered the reason why she was here.
Today was the first day that Weiss was visiting her new therapist. After that… painful incident last week, Weiss decided that she needed to get some help with her inner demons once and for all, lest they consume her completely. And, Ruby made a promise to be by her side at every appointment. Well, not literally by Weiss' side, that would violate doctor-patient confidentiality. Still, the good intention was there, so Ruby had elected to wait outside, in the lobby for her.
But man, Ruby was getting incredibly bored right now. Hoping to dull her boredom, she picked up a magazine off of the nearby coffee table. Yeah, the doctor's office could afford to have a nice wooden coffee table, and a rustic, paneled interior, but they didn't get good chairs. Whatever.
Sighing at the plight of her back and rear, Ruby flipped through the magazine. The main article boasted an exclusive interview with King Vanclad, and what his abdication of the throne of Vale to his eldest son would entail. King Vanclad? Didn't he die five years ago from old age?
Annoyed, Ruby tossed the magazine back onto the table. Everything in this lobby was out of date, charming or otherwise. Well, at least Ruby had her scroll to mess around on.
Pulling out the device, Ruby began to quietly hum to herself as she randomly browsed the internet. It was an upbeat jazzy tune, and it was really catchy, even though she had no real clue where she heard it from. It was one of those ear-worms, and not a bad one, to boot.
Before long, Weiss stepped out of the heavy oak door, and gently closed it after her. Striding up to Ruby, she put her hands on her hips.
"Aww… is my Ruby bored already?" she teased, noticing her girlfriend shifting uncomfortably in her chair, and listening to her humming.
Noticing that Weiss was now out of the therapist's office, Ruby put her scroll back in her pocket and stood up to greet Weiss.
"Well… yeah! It's a waiting room! It isn't called a fun room!" Ruby replied.
"I suppose you have a point," conceded Weiss.
Ruby shifted the gears of the conversation from there. "How was it?" she inquired.
Weiss tapped her chin in thought for a minute. It wasn't exactly in good taste to discuss your therapy session in the office waiting room. "Tell you what," she decided on, "I'll tell you on the way to lunch,".
Ruby gave a sigh of relief. "Whew, that's good. I'm getting hungry already," she chuckled.
"It's only eleven o'clock, Ruby," Weiss deadpanned.
"Close enough," justified Ruby as she grabbed Weiss by the wrist and dragged her out of the therapist's office.
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On the street, Ruby and Weiss began their hike over to where they were going to meet Blake and Yang for lunch. Given the time it would take to get there, they might reach the restaurant by the time lunch rolled around, anyway.
"So… What did you think?" Ruby chirped at Weiss as she balanced on the curb's edge as she walked.
"Oh, it wasn't all that bad. Not as bad as I thought it would be," admitted Weiss.
"Did the doctor have a big couch to lie on? Or, did he ask you about weird dream symbolism?" Ruby questioned some more.
Weiss gave a small sigh. "That's only on T.V., Ruby. All we did was talk about who my friends were, and how schooling was going,".
"Did you say I was your friend?" Ruby asked even more.
"No," Weiss bluntly replied.
"Oh…" was Ruby's slightly dejected reply.
A smirk grew on Weiss' face. "I said that you were my girlfriend," she slyly finished.
A look of comprehension dawned on Ruby's face as she caught Weiss' teasing. "Hey! You got me!" she cheerfully admitted as she lightly tapped Weiss on the shoulder. That nearly knocked her off of her balance.
Weiss instinctively wrapped her arm around Ruby's waist to pull her back onto the sidewalk. The two girls smiled at each other as they kept on walking down the block.
They walked in silence until they reached the crosswalk. While they waited for the light to change, Ruby's face grew a little dark at some thought of hers.
She just had to voice her idea, otherwise it would just eat away at her. "Hey… umm..." Ruby began, "Can I ask you something?".
"Yeah, what?" Weiss asked back.
"When you… did THAT… why did you stop? I mean, you only cut it part of the way… did something stop you?" Ruby inquired in a low whisper. It sounded like it hurt her to think about what happened last week.
The light in Weiss' eyes dimmed a little as she recalled her thoughts before she was found by her friends. "I… I was afraid that I might never see you again… and I regretted even doing such a thing to myself…. It wasn't something that stopped me, it was you that did," she explained.
Shock was quickly replaced by excitement as Ruby pulled Weiss in for a kiss. It was a quick one, because they were out in public. But, that was enough to communicate how much Ruby loved Weiss.
"I'm glad that I did then… Otherwise… No, I don't wanna think about it," Ruby breathed out after their lips parted.
"Then let's not. Let's think of something better, okay?" Weiss quickly suggested. Of course she wanted to put that experience behind her.
The light for the crosswalk changed to show a little walking man. Obeying the sign, Weiss and Ruby crossed the street, onto the next block.
"So… moving on… what else did the doc tell you?" Ruby asked as she kept on kicking a discarded bottle.
"He said that I need to talk to people who affected my life in some way," told Weiss.
A person flashed in Ruby's mind. "Like Ms. Han?" she suggested.
Weiss' eyes brew big in realization. "Shoot! I completely forgot about her!" she exclaimed.
"Yeah… me too…" Ruby also admitted. She rubbed the back of her neck in slight embarrassment.
Weiss pulled out her scroll and brought up the number for Ms. Han's scroll. Dialing it, she held the scroll up to her ear..
"You're calling her now?" Ruby couldn't help but question.
Holding up a finger to signal silence, Weiss lowly said, "Better now than later,". She listened for the tone. It stopped once someone picked up the phone.
"Weiss? You're calling?" Ms. Han's voice asked from the other end.
"Yeah. I… just wanted to check in, was all. How're things at the Azul Concern?" Weiss politely asked. She was good at making conversation when the time called for it.
"Heh heh… Umm, funny story, actually," Ms. Han nervously said through the speaker. "I, uh, don't exactly work there anymore,".
"What?! When did this happen?" Weiss asked, surprised.
"A few days ago. Like, five or something," Ms. Han replied.
"But why?" Weiss pressed further.
"Well, for SOME reason, a copy machine decided to burst into flame, one that I happen to use a lot. I had no idea metal like that can burn so brightly," Ms. Han sheepishly admitted.
"It doesn't…" Weiss muttered into the scroll.
"Anyway, I'm kinda in between jobs right now. But, that won't stop us! I'll still help in any way I can!" passionately declared Ms. Han.
An idea clicked into Weiss' head at that exact moment. An excellent, brilliant, awful idea. It would be like killing two Nevermores with one boulder launched from a trebuchet!
"Maybe you should try applying to the Schnee Dust Company. I know they're always up for hiring younger executives, like yourself," suggested Weiss.
"Really?" Ms. Han asked, "My boss said I didn't have a chance of getting another job,".
"Don't listen to him. Tell you what, if someone asks, tell them that I personally recommended you, okay?" Weiss assured.
"Awesome! Can I get, like, a letter of recommendation or something?" Ms. Han exciteldly asked.
"Of course! Just tell me your mail address, and I'll send you one soon," Weiss told Ms. Han.
Weiss could've sworn that she heard Ms. Han choke up a little as the business woman said, "Wow. Like, wow. You're an awesome friend. The best! Really!".
"It's the least I could do for you," Weiss nonchalantly replied.
"I'll text you my address! Oh, now I need to figure what I'll wear to my interview! Thanks a billion, Weiss!" Ms. Han cheered over the scroll.
"No problem. I'll be seeing you, then," Weiss said, deciding to end the call.
"Thanks, thanks! Bye!" was Ms. Han's bid farewell as both parties hung up their calls.
Ruby raised a confused eyebrow, having heard the entire conversation. "Giving her a job? Isn't that a little… dumb?" she questioned.
"Exactly," Weiss said with a sneaky grin. She held the smile in order for Ruby to catch on to her train of thought. After a few minutes of thinking, Ruby began to understand why Weiss did that. Soon, Ruby was forming a similar look in her face.
"You're smart, you know that?" complimented Ruby.
"Of course! Don't expect anything less of me," Weiss boasted.
"It's all those brains up there," Ruby said as she kept on poking Weiss' head. Then, to pester Weiss some more, Ruby began to poke Weiss' cheek instead.
"Stop that!" Weiss protested as she swatted at Ruby's hand.
"I'm just pickin' at your brains!" Ruby punned.
Weiss let out an annoyed huff. "Seriously?".
"Maybe your brains go all the way down here!" teased Ruby more as she jabbed a finger at Weiss' rear.
"Eeep!" squeakily yelped Weiss as she jumped forward a little bit. It was out of a mix of 40% shock, 50% irritation, and 10% arousal.
"Ruby, please, we're in public!" Weiss scolded. She knew Ruby wasn't buying what she had to say. She already knew Weiss' kink for exhibitionism.
Ruby said with a smug smile, "Please, Weissy. You know you liked it a little,".
A red blush crept on Weiss' face, as she realized that Ruby was getting to be really good at teasing her. "I hate it when you're right…" she murmured.
"Then you must hate me a lot," Ruby replied back.
"Oh, hush," deflected Weiss. Her blush didn't go down in the slightest. If anything, it grew at the thoughts her lustful consciousness kept on coming up with. She wouldn't really mind if Ruby kept on poking her rear a little more. In fact, she secretly wanted it to happen.
Now fully grinning like a loon, Ruby held a corner of her cloak up to Weiss' face. "They're the same!" she goofily observed.
"If you keep that up, no more cuddling for a week," Weiss threatened.
That made Ruby drop her cloak immediately and put her hands behind her back. "I think I'm done now," she swiftly declared.
"Good girl," Weiss said with a pat in Ruby's head.
Team White Rose kept on walking, passing block after block. The place where they were going to meet Yang and Blake for lunch was still a ways away. Now Ruby was beginning to regret not taking a cab, or a bus. Wait, Weiss wouldn't go for a public bus. She was a very clean person, there was no way she would think to degrade herself by boarding a filthy transport service. Knowing her, she would board, only to get immediately off the bus.
Ruby could hear Weiss' complaining in her mind. "Disgusting! How could somebody chew that much gum, just to stick it there! And, oh god, it smells like week old oysters in here! Can we get off now?" went the imaginary, whiny Weiss.
Team White Rose kept on walking. Well, at least it would be worth it once they had lunch there. After all, it did serve some of the food that Ruby liked. By that, that meant: sugary, fattening and not healthy for you in the slightest. Just like the gods intended.
Now that they were back together, Vale City seemed like a much brighter place. Maybe it was the good mood the pair was in, or the white clothing of Weiss being very bright in Ruby's eyes, so much so that they stung to look at. But, it was most likely the former.
And they wouldn't want their day any other way.
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We're so close to the end now! And, in regards to the whole 'vengeance' plot thread, don't worry. It isn't over. But, it will return in a slightly different form. But, that's a story for latter. So, be sure to stick around! And, if you're going to leave, be sure to leave me a message or review on the way out! This is The Draigg, signing off on this lighter chapter!