Blake's PoV
I don't remember feeling like this when she told me she loves me. We've been together for so long, she's probably told me a thousand times. It's just how she is very loving, very loyal. All the times before, I was simply happy to hear her say those words, but now… this last time, I… I feel fluttery. My heart is tickled and my stomach is flying. It seems like my mind can't stop replaying those few moments, over and over… and over. I leaned against the tiled wall of the shower, letting the warm water wash over me. "I'm so confused." Why do I feel like this all of a sudden? What changed?
"Blake? Are you ok in there?" A voice filled with honey and concern. It gave me goosebumps despite the hot water that trickled down my body. It was Ruby. Sweet, sweet Ruby.
The butterflies in her stomach grew furious and the feathers in her heart brushed violently against her. Last night, she remembered the scent of her leader so close to her. The warmth that hugged her near. And now… this easing water… it suddenly got very, very hot. While the temperature itself hadn't changed, it felt scalding. All because of a simple thought: I wished that the warm caress across my skin, was Ruby's hands.
Ahhh! Stop, stop, stop! This doesn't make any sense! I just wanted to protect her innocence, her smile… but now. Now I just want her. I can't efficiently protect her if I'm thinking like this. Her eyes were wide and her face was flushed. She had to get out of the shower! All she could imagine was the gentle touches of Ruby instead of water. Slamming the water off, she threw the curtain aside and stepped out into the bathroom, wrapping a towel around herself to dry off. She stared at the foggy mirror, just barely able to make out her own reflection. You could be with her. There's no harm in that. We both know that's what you really want. Always wanted. What? No, no, I just wanted to that purity in her. Nah, you would happily take her purity. Hot breath on an intimate night. On top of her- Ahhh! Stop! I can't take it! Her heart was pounding like drums in a line. Her cheeks rivaled a crimson sun. She had to support herself on the marble counter top of the sink because her legs were hot and weak. Whaaaatever. You've always had these feelings, and now that you're safe; she's safe, they finally surface. You're no longer so preoccupied with "protecting" her. I looked at herself in the mirror, the condensation from her steamy shower being mostly cleared away.
"We'll head on out without you. Don't take too long or you'll get a stomach ache at breakfast." Yang. Her partner. And Ruby's sister. Why does it always come back to Ruby?
The door closed. I let out a sigh, I have to get going. They're gone, don't want to keep them waiting too long. Knowing Ruby, she'll probably start worrying if I'm not there in ten minutes. A smile graced my lips. Ah, Ruby. I looked to the toilet seat, my smile shattered. I had forgotten to bring clothes! Wait… that's not a problem, they all left. Besides, I have a towel around me.
I opened up the bathroom door. I blinked. The room was really red. Wait.
Ruby turned around. She had the biggest, brightest smile. If I weren't so caught up in processing, I probably would have reacted fast enough to avoid it. But it was too late. She had already snared me in her blinding smile.
"Blake! I waited for you, just in case. We are new this place, so let's stick together, ok?" With smile still in place, she tilted her head slightly to one side with her eyes closed.
My brain finally caught up. "R-ruby! What, what are you doing here? I thought you left!"
She tilted her head to the other side, her face in a comical expression of confusion. "I was waiting for you. Besides, you forgot your clothes on the bed. Here you go!" She offered me my own folded clothes. "I have to shower anyway." Her face shifted to an almost begging expression, "Will you wait for me?" I've been had.
All I could do was nod. "Thanks Blake! You're so cool! I love you! Don't worry, I'll be fast." She sped past me, rose petals lazily falling through the air. There it was again. Those three words. Despite the embarrassment, I grinned as I got dressed.
Third person
"Hello! May we sit here? With you lovely lot?" It was a chipper voice, if it were defined by a scenery, there would definitely be rainbows, sunshine, and gumdrops.
"Uhhh… sure." Jaune quickly looked at his teammates for their input. "I mean yeah, of course."
"Thanks!" Ruby sat her tray down before plopping into her seat. "My name's Ruby Rose! I'm leader of team RWBY! I don't know if you remember me, but we killed that Deathstalker and Nevermore together during that initiation thing." Her silver eyes were so full of mirth. She took a bite from her french toast.
"Oh yeah, that was pretty amazing by the way. My name's Jaune, I somehow became leader of team JNPR."
"And I'm Nora! This is Ren," she leaned in and used her hand as a shield as if to block her next grumbling statement. "He doesn't talk much." She fell back into her normal position. "We've been together for a long time. Well. Not together together. I mean more like a together i-"
"Nora." Ren silenced her with just her name. There was no negative emotions from either of them.
"I'm Pyrrha Nikos. It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance. Hello again."
"Wait… like, the cereal girl? That Pyrrha?" Ruby looked starstruck. Weiss facepalmed.
"Yes. That's me." Pyrrha gave a humble vibe.
"Omigosh! I always thought you were so pretty! I mean, I still do, but I mean, you looked good on a tasty cereal. Y'know?"
Pyrrha giggled. Jaune seemed to sympathize with Ruby.
"Ah, right. These are my friends. I love them. I'll let them introduce themselves."
Leave it to the bruiser to break the ice. "Yo, I'm Yang. Ruby's my little sister," She narrowed her eyes at Jaune. "She's exclusively into girls." Jaune gulped.
"Yaaang," Ruby whined. "Why is that always included in your opening statement?"
"Because Ruby, if they don't accept the that about you, then they can shove off." Big sister in all things Ruby.
"My name is Weiss, it's a pleasure to meet you all." Her tone was nothing but neutral. She is rather cold by nature, after all.
"I'm Blake." That was her entire statement. As if Weiss's wasn't short enough.
"Let's all be friends!" Ruby leaned over and vigorously shook each member of JNPR's hand.
Everyone except Nora seemed thrown by the openness and energy of the red girl. "Yes! Let's be the best of friends!" They seem to get along dangerously fine.
"Uhm… if I may. You know, one friend to another. What did you mean when you said you love your friends?" Jaune seemed nervous about the answer.
Ruby cocked her head to the side. "I mean, I love them. Like, you know. Love? Don't you love your friends?"
On the inside, Pyrrha waited for Jaune's answer in apprehension. "I mean, I guess."
"It's simple. I love my team, they're my friends, and now that we're friends I love you all too!" Ruby happily chewed on another bite of syrup-soaked French toast. Everyone stared at the hooded girl with the same thought on their minds, So pure.
Blake's PoV
At the start of our schooling, I thought Ruby was working hard to get caught up, prove herself. Now… now I think she's just trying her best because that's what she does. She'll compare her answers to all of ours and even JNPR's on occasion. If she didn't understand something, and her organized notes couldn't help her, she'd immediately ask for help. There was no, "lone wolf." in her, well, aside from her faunus heritage, that is.
I couldn't help my eyes wandering. They stole over to the studious girl in a red cloak. She was so enraptured with her assignments, it was encouraging. She may not realize it, but by her doing her best, she makes others try harder too. A natural born leader. I stopped myself there before I went on too much of a tangent about all the good things about Ruby.
Weiss PoV
I had completed my assignments quite some time ago. No surprise. That dolt still wasn't finished. What was Ozpin thinking when her put this younger girl in charge?
"Hey Ms. Schn- I mean, Weiss. I'm done with my assignments. Can I cross compare with yours. Her head peeked over the side of the dangerous platform deemed a bed. Her head was upside down and just her eyes were visible. Her cloak was still drawn up over her head, a gap presented itself between the cap and her head. It was too dark and her hair was too black for me to see what she could possibly be hiding.
"Sure." I scoffed and handed my papers over.
"Thanks Weiss, you're the best!" Her head disappeared. Just in time too. I felt the heat rise to my cheeks. She was always so sincere. Her kindness… it made me feel so-so… warm.
"Here you go, thanks again. Sorry for being a burden like this." I grabbed my papers from her upside-down hand.
"You're done already?" I raised a brow.
"My semblance is speed. That applies to everything. If it can go slow, I can have it go fast." She wasn't bragging, just giving the facts it seems. Another thing I found myself liking about her, the humble attitude to go along with the caring one. A smile creased my features, I couldn't help it.
Third person
"You know, I've only ever seen Ruby with her hood up, and now that I think about it, Blake always had her bow on, too." Weiss seemed to be thinking about as to why that is.
"Well, you always have your hair in the side ponytail." Yang offered, attempting to diffuse Weiss before she got into questioning.
It worked. "Yeah, guess you're right. Still, doesn't Ruby get hot having her cloak on all the time?"
"Probably, but that means a lot to her, so the discomfort must not mean much."
"- what do you think?" The end of Ruby's question was heard as she followed Blake into the room.
"I think that a beowulf would win against an Ursa because it's faster." Blake humored her leader, a small smile on her lips.
"Hmmm…. Yeah, me too." She looked up into amber eyes, a close eyed grin given to the cat faunus.
Blake's own smile grew. "Weiss!" Ruby suddenly whirled her attention to the heiress.
Weiss stared at the girl expectantly. Her sudden outburst was a surprise, but this girl seemed full of surprises. "I missed you!" Ruby ran and hugged the girl. There was a small bump moving across the back of her cloak. Yang and Blake exchanged mirthful glances.
"Ok, ok." Weiss pushed Ruby down and away. "Jeez. You were gone for like, 10 minutes."
Ruby simply grinned at her partner. On the inside, Weiss was warmed by the girl's actions and words. They made her happy, wanted, loved. Something she only experienced rarely and briefly at home.
Ruby's head shot up and she froze for a second. "Yang!" She tackled her sister. "I missed you!"
Yang stood up and set Ruby down. She turned towards her partner and whispered, "What happened? She's in less control than usual. Is she hyper or something?"
"A bunch of girls gave her candy. I tried to stop her, but, well… you know how she is." Blake shook her head with a smirk.
"Yeah… especially if they were pretty and said she was cute. She'd do anything. Still, it's a bit strange for strangers to just give her candy like that. I mean, she hadn't even been here for two months."
"Guess word spreads quickly. She did kill that Nevermore and lead us in killing both this big Grimm, surely word got around. Besides, she's also 2 years early, but she's doing exceptionally well in classes. She's bound to draw attention to herself." Yang nodded in agreement.
A devilish glitter shimmered in lilac eyes. "Hey Blake." Blake gulped.
"Yes, Yang?" She watched cautiously as her partner neared the energetic leader talking vividly with Weiss.
"Ruby bomb!" Yang's hand grabbed the collar of Ruby's cloak and threw her at Blake.
"Ahhh!" The two collided. Luckily, no one was hurt, but now Ruby lay atop Blake in a rather awkward position. "Er… Hi Ruby." Blake averted her gaze, a blush rising.
"Blake!" Ruby snuggled into the cat faunus. "You're so nice and cuddly." She let out a content sigh.
Blake stiffened, she silently screamed. Her eyes creaked over to her partner, anger, and help were part of the silent message she wanted to send. If only the Blonde weren't taking pictures! Blake didn't want to squirm and free herself for two reasons, it might hurt Ruby in whatever manner, emotional, physical, etc. And… she enjoyed the girl being so snuggled up to her. Even if it was due to a "drunken sugar state."
Weiss looked at the two. She let out a quick breath of air in amusement before turning to her homework.
Yang put down her scroll and walked over to the entangled girls on the floor. She was just reaching down to pick Ruby up when she froze. There was the soft sounds of sleep coming from the red mass on top of her partner. She looked at Blake, then at the crashed Ruby, back to Blake. "Sorry Blake, but it'd be a crime to wake something so cute up, y'know. It's like when a kitten or a puppy falls asleep on your lap, that's it. That's your life now. If you get up or wake them up, you go to jail. That's just how it is."
"Not funny Xiao Long." Blake hissed at her partner. Yang laughed quietly.
"Alright fine. It's going to be like game of Operation though." Yang knelt down and gingerly slid her hands between the red she black duo.
Ruby stirred and woke up. She lifted her head and looked around. Looking down, she finally processed the situation. "Ah!" She was suddenly standing up to the side. "Sorry Blake. I guess I hit a candy coma or something." She rubbed the back of her head with a sheepish smile.
Blake stood up and dusted herself off. "It's ok Ruby," She gave a smile to the girl. "It wasn't your fault." Blake narrowed her eyes at the backing away brawler. "Yang."
"Ehheheh, I mean… we can- we can talk about this." She backed up. "It was in the name of science. I had to know and now I do." Blake didn't stop her advances. Yang hit the wall. "Worth!" Blake pounced on her.
Third person
"What did you mean, 'in the name of science? What were you testing?" Blake turned her attention to her partner.
"I was seeing if you had the hots for Rubes. You totally do!" Yang chuckled as she blocked the book which was thrown at her.
"Whatever." Blake rolled her eyes.
"Not even a denial!" Yang had a cheeky grin.
"Blake!" Ruby burst through the door, a paper in her hands. "Look! I aced it! Are you proud of me!"
Blake stepped back at the sudden invasion. Indeed, on the test paper, there was a red "100/100" at the top. "Good job, Ruby." Blake smiled down at the girl. Her hand suddenly petting the leader over the hood. Before she could retract her hand, Ruby rubbed her head against it.
"Praise me more!" She grinned. Yang chortled.
"Weiss!" Ruby suddenly rushed to the door. "Look! Thanks to all your help and everyone, I got a perfect score!" Her silver eyes overflowing with joy.
Weiss leaned away from the girl suddenly in her space. "G-good job Ruby." She looked away, a light pink staining her cheeks.
"You're the best partner ever!" Ruby hugged the icy heiress tightly for a moment. A light bulb seemed to flick on in her mind. "You're the best team ever! Yang's the best big sister! And Blake's the best… waifu? I don't really know what that means. I saw it in one of her books, it seemed like a good thing so…" Ruby launched at Yang, who caught her in a twirl. The two sisters embraced tightly.
"You're certainly excited today." Yang set her down.
"Well duh, I did a good job thanks to my friends! I love them." Yang snorted.
"I know you do, but you know. Blake hasn't gotten a hug yet, I think you hurt her feelings." Ruby's eyes widened in horror.
"I'm so sorry Blake!" She pounced on the other girl. "I'm didn't mean it!" Ruby rubbed her cheek against the victim beneath her. "Please forgive me!"
Blake was silent. She couldn't take the overly affectionate actions from her crush.
Ruby misinterpreted her silence. "She hates!"
"Kiss her! It's the only way!" Yang jeered from behind. Weiss widened her eyes. She couldn't seriously be thinking about-
Ruby leaned down and planted a kiss on the stunned girl's lips. Yang keeled over in her laughing, Weiss was taking awhile to process just what it was she was looking at.
After what seemed an eternity, Ruby sat up onto her knees, straddling Blake. Her eyes full of purity and pleading. "Forgive me?"
Yang, wheezing through her laughing, "No, no. I think you need to do it one more time, just to be safe." To be honest, she didn't think her little sister would do it. Instead Ruby nodded her head vigorously and leaned back down. She placed her lips gently atop Blake's. Pretty soon, the feathery touch melted into a more passionate dance. Their lips meshed together in a wonderful tango.
Ruby dismounted Blake, both panting. Yang was recovering from her series of intense laughter. Blake narrowed her eyes at her partner. "Part of me wants to thank you, the other part wants to claw your esophagus out."
"Uhm… I choose number one." Yang snickered.
Ruby stood to the side, her head tilted in confusion. Her eyes reflecting the same. "Wait, so Blake does forgive me?"
"I was never upset with you Ruby. I don't think I could ever be." The last part meant for her ears alone, but the leader had very good hearing.
"Awwww, Blakey!" Ruby leapt and latched onto the cat faunus's back. "You're so nice to me. I love you." She let go and faced the other members of her team. "I love all of you."
"I love you too, Rubbles. Now why don't you and Weiss go celebrate your good score while Blake and I discuss… that."
"Ok!" Ruby used her semblance and locked her arm with the heiress's. "Can we get ice cream?" Ruby led her partner out of the room.
Her cuteness melted that icy heart of hers. "D-dolt. Let go of me." Her she made no move to free herself. She liked the contact. "Ice cream… I'm not sure if that's the best thing."
"Awww, come on Weiss. We're on a date now. I'm going to hold onto you and we're going to her some sweet treats, and do cute datey stuff. Like in the books and movies and manga."
D-date! Is that what this is! Weiss felt her heartbeat quicken. She had been on any dates with suitors her father had picked for her. This was the first one in which she felt, something on. All the others were boring and she didn't like the man to begin with, but this one. This one she felt she could enjoy. It hadn't even started and was already happy. She'd never admit that to Ruby.
/ Scene Change /
"I may have crossed the line on that one. I didn't think she would actually do it." Yang had her head bowed and her hands raised together in a pleading notion. "Forgive me!"
Blake stood in silence, her index and middle finger lightly touching her bottom lip.
"Blake?" Yang stood up. "What's wrong?" All comedic element gone.
"What? Oh nothing, it's just that… I want… more." She stared beyond the physical world.
Slowly, a smirk took place on Yang's features. "She was that good, huh?" Blake dumbly nodded. "Cat got your tongue." Amber eyes shot to her partner, a burning flame within. "Got it, no cat puns… for now."
"You did this to me. All I can think about is how soft her lips were. How warm it felt. The passion that burned in my heart. Ahhh!" She frantically messed up her hair and crouched down, hands tangled in her hair. "This isn't supposed to be happening!"
"What are you talking about? If course is, here look." Yang reached her hand beneath Blake's pillow and pulled out the Ninjas of Love book. She flipped through the pages before settling on one in particular. "You already know the characters." Yang placed held the book in front of amber eyes. "See, this one is you." It was the typical austere character. "And this one is Ruby." She pointed at the cheery girl. The panels continued their little story, ending with a kiss initiated by the happy-go-lucky girl. "It's perfect."
"Give me that! How'd you know!" She snatched the book from her partner's hands.
Yang grinned. "It was just a lucky guess. I would be lying if I said I never thought you'd read girl x girl doujinshi. You're a closet yuri fanatic!"
Blake groaned and threw the book on her bed. Before she could even speak, Yang continued. "It's ok, I am too! I am a major siscon. Like, I dream of Ruby being all, 'Onee-chan, take a bath with me, onee-chan.' Heh heh heh." Blake blinked, she raised a brow.
"I never would have guessed." She crossed her arms and shifted to one leg.
"Oh yeah, I keep it under wraps real well. I'd die if anyone - especially Ruby - found out. There, now you have collateral. We good?" Yang held out her fist.
Blake grinned, "We're good." She bumped fists with her partner. "Seriously though, I'll fight you for her."
"It's on, Belladonna!" Then it dawned on both of them. Weiss was essentially on a date with Ruby. And it was their fault! More si Yang's than Blake's, but still! "You don't think-"
"That Weiss likes her too?" They locked eyes.
"Crap." in unison, they groaned.
/ Scene Change /
Weiss was indeed having a very good time. She was worried that her cold personality would hurt Ruby, in her defence, she didn't know how to express herself any other way.
Ruby had a dobble of ice cream on her cheek. How it got there was beyond the heiress, but she found it cute. To express her feelings on it, she scoffed. "You dolt, you got some on your cheek, come here." She licked the corner of a napkin and dabbed the sweet, cold "make up" off. Yes, she wasn't very good at kind words and romantic actions, but that didn't seem to hinder Ruby in the least.
"Thanks Weiss!" She grinned, it was a big, toothy smile with her eyes closed and head tilted slightly. It was one of her trademark looks, and it was like cupid shot the Ice Queen's heart every time she saw it.
"Wh-whatever." Another cold response. She believed there was a "weeb" term for her personality; "Tsundere." She scoffed and rolled her eyes at the thought. Taking a bit of her own ice cream, she raised the cone to her mouth. An unruly kid rushed by, jarring Weiss's arm and causing her to smear strawberry ice cream all along her cheek.
"Now you got some too!" Weiss growled and reached for some napkins. "You helped me, let me clean you this time." Ruby scooted over to the heiress. Weiss should have known something was amiss; Ruby didn't have any napkins in her hand. "Hold still." it was a whisper, Weiss shivered.
A warm, wet… thing licked from her jaw to her zygomatic arch. Ruby was licking her! Weiss squirmed in her seat. She had half the mind to shove Ruby away, but it made her feel… strange. That seems to be the recurring feeling she gets when she's around her leader. A quickening in her heart and a flutter in her stomach. They were in public! Weiss struggled against herself. Her arm raising like an old creaky gear, she had to shove the girl away! But did she really want to? Of course! Well, maybe. It made her feel all hot and bothered, but in a pleasant way.
"All done." Ruby slid away. "It would be a waste, y'know?" Complete innocence. Weiss sighed on the inside, for many, many reasons.
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