Aaaaaaaannnnnnd I'm back. Hope y'all didn't miss me too much; I've seriously haven't been feeling the "spark" as of late. Anyway, thanks for enjoying and hanging on this long, peeps! Again; feel free to throw out any suggestions in the reviews or PM. Thank you! Enjoy!

"…And then," Ruby said to me excitedly, "Echo went for the kill shot!"

I smiled at my girlfriend, who had just got back from a recent mission with Team ERTH. I still couldn't figure out why they were called ERTH, but I wasn't going to ask any questions. Ruby bounced up and down excitedly and said, "And our next mission's gonna be with you guys!"

"Really now," I asked in mild surprise. Usually, Sierra tells us these kinds of things. It isn't like her to leave us in the dark like this. Ruby blinked at me, seemingly in surprise as she stated, "I thought Sierra told you guys by now."

"Umm…I'll ask her about it," I said back, scratching my head in confusion. I didn't know we were assigned to another mission. And so soon, as well.

"Yo, Delta!"

Speak of the devil.

I turned, seeing Sierra walking up to me, tapping my shoulder.

"Team meeting in 0030—oh! Hey, Ruby!"

…how did you not notice Ruby standing right next to me?

"Hi, Sierra," Ruby replied cheerfully. Sierra opened her mouth to say something, only to stop as she seemingly spotted something that took her interest. I followed her eyes, seeing someone that I hadn't seen since our mission. The leader of the team that was out to get me last year.

Saber.

And he brought his entire team with him.

I could feel Ruby snake her arms around mine, gripping it tightly as they walked past us. However, I couldn't help but notice the glance he had shot at Ruby. I glanced back at them, glaring as I heard Sierra sigh and say, "…and I thought I told that girl to stay off your ass."

I turned to Sierra, who looked at me and asked, "Pray tell; she didn't try to kill you on our last job, did she?"

"…actually, no," I answered, "If anything, Dagger was just paying attention to how I used my semblance."

"…and they worked together really well," Ruby stated. I turned to face Ruby, who really looked distressed. I pulled her into a hug and replied, "But you were calling out the shots, Rubes."

She nuzzled her face into my shoulder like she did the few days before. I felt a little spike of heat in my chest, realizing why she must've been so distressed. I couldn't help but grin at her feelings of jealousy, pulling her in tighter as I said, "…don't worry; I'm yours and only yours."

"Yeah…," she replied, gripping me tighter.

"…Umm…sorry to disrupt your little romantic moment, but we kinda need to go, Delta."

I flinched as Ruby let go of me, looking up at me. I looked back into her eyes as well as she asked, "I'll see you tomorrow?"

"Tomorrow? How about tonight?"

"Tonight?"

"Yeah," I replied, "I kinda wanted to a stroll around campus since…well…it's been a while."

"Oh? Sure," she replied, pecking my lips as she took off.

I smiled after her, turning back to Sierra, who sighed and said, "…I oughta just loan you two our room for the night."

I bonked her on the head and said, "I might be a guy, but I'm not a sex-crazed rabbit."

"Alright, team," Sierra stated, "we've got recon with RWBY."

Oh. That's what Ruby was talking about.

I nodded. I could feel my bed sink a bit, turning to see Lima sitting next to me as I heard Hotel grunt. I turned to him next, my brows furrowed in concern.

I hope that they didn't break up….

"Ah, quit being so butt hurt, Hotel," Sierra stated. Hotel actually turned his head to her, opening an eye almost out of annoyance, then closed it again, going back to his original position. I shook my head as Sierra said, "We've got wall repair. Supposedly, there's going to be a rookie team with us, so don't be afraid to lend a helping hand."

"Sure thing," I replied.

"Ruby!"

I watched my girlfriend turn to face my direction, immediately waving as I approached her. I shot a smile at her as she cleared the distance between us, throwing herself at me. I twirled her in the air several times, setting her back down on her feet as she asked, "Where were you planning on walking to?"

"Hmm," I replied, "honestly, I just wanted to go for a walk."

Ruby blinked at me in confusion as I scratched the back of my head. I really wasn't sure if I was supposed to take her somewhere or whatnot. Whatever the case was, she smiled and said, "Okay!"

She snaked her arms around mine as we began our leisurely stroll. The sound of crickets chirping filled the evening air as we walked in silence toward an automatic for me. The cliff.

I glanced to the west, seeing the sun setting, then glanced to the east, seeing the two moons rising. The mixture of the two colors looked very…very…mesmerizing. I couldn't help but smile, looking at Ruby, who seemed just as entranced as I was just a moment ago. Suddenly, she turned to face me, catching me off-guard as she stared into my eyes. Rather deeply. So much it was kinda scary.

"Umm…Ruby?"

She continued staring into my eyes.

"Ruby?"

I blinked, seeing her flinch and turn away just as quickly. I blinked again in confusion as she peeked at me through the corner of her eye, immediately looking away as I kept my eyes on her. The thought of her being mesmerized by my eyes suddenly crossed my mind, causing me to smile.

"Ruby…."

I cupped her cheek, turning her to face me as I landed a kiss on her lips. I could sense her stiffen up, then relax as her body shifted, wrapping her arms around me as the sun finally set. I pulled away as she relaxed her head on my shoulder and said, "…the moon rising…just reminded me of your eyes…."

"Really?"

I rubbed my cheek against her hair as she replied, "You really don't pay attention to your eye color…do you?"

"Not really," I chuckled out, feeling her push against me, causing me to loosen up as she pulled away a bit, looking me in the eyes again.

"Your eyes are beautiful," she said to me. I felt a jolt of heat in my chest, smiling at the remark. I then replied, "Well, yours are just as beautiful to me, Rubes."

She glanced away, her hands swinging behind her as she said, "No no…I only have these…plain silver eyes…they're nothing special."

I then reached out to her, pulling her back into a hug, catching her by surprise. She blinked as I went to staring into her eyes deeply as well. She blinked in nervousness as I asked, "You know what your eyes remind me of?"

She blinked as I answered, "The moon."

I then went to look up at the now rising moon, glowing down on us with its torn other half. I could hear Ruby sigh against me, her head falling back down to my shoulder as she said, "…but yours are still better."

I chuckled again, hearing her say, "I really…missed holding you…."

"Me too," I replied as she suddenly kissed me again. I blinked in surprise, closing my eyes as her grip on me tightened. I could feel her heart beating against my chest, faster and faster. Almost in excitement. I grinned as I felt my own heart beating faster, pulling away and seeing her with a blush on her face.

She's so cute.

"…we should probably get some rest, Rubes," I said to her as she snapped out of her daze.

"Uhh…right…!"

She's even cuter when she's flustered.

With that, she pulled away, holding my hand as we made our way back to our dorm rooms.