Pyrrha PoV

I wanted to take Ruby out on a stroll around Vale. Just the two of us. I didn't think she'd be free or say yes, so I didn't think that far ahead.

Looking beside me, she rocked back and forth in place with a smile on her lips, humming happily. We were huddled under a tree while the rain poured relentlessly. I sighed, I didn't check the weather because I didn't think she would say yes… Still I couldn't help but smile at her adorable smile and her merry tune. She must have felt me staring because she turned and gave me a full grin closing her eyes as she beamed up at me.

Blushing, I wasn't sure whether it was because I was gawking at her or she smiled at me. "Hey Pyrrha, do you like splashing in puddles?" her eyes were analyzing the streets with great focus.

"I can't say I have ever done so." The only warning she gave was a grin before she ran out into the rain and jumped into a puddle, splashing water around her.

Just the rain soaked her in an instant, and then she jumped in the puddle. She might as well have gone swimming. Still, it was cute. Like watching a puppy play in the rain. She hopped from one puddle to another like a little child, seeming to have the time of her life. Maybe… maybe this- uhm- date isn't so bad. A blush rose to my cheeks as I thought of us on a date.

She continued to frog around in the streets for a bit, then she came back. With a mischievous grin, she stood next to me. Slowly, slowly getting closer and closer to me. If I weren't thinking of how her drenched clothes outlined her body so well and how the rain had matted her hair to her face in an indescribable alluring manner, I would have known why she was smiling with devious intent.

"Pyrrha!" She hugged me tightly, meshing her body against mine. Blood rushed to my face at the intimacy. I went rigid. I couldn't think. Her body was so entwined with mine, it just fit, like a complimentary puzzle pieces. I… I really am in love… or at least crushing hard.

Her giggling brought me out if my reverie. I felt the doing of her work. Now we are both in rather wet clothing. I joined her in laughing, everything is just so much better when I'm with her. My clothes aren't wet from a gloomy rain, it feels like instead that they are wet from a memorable day at a beach. Point is, she makes everything positive.

My scroll buzzed and the good times stopped. With a long sigh, I realized it was time to get back. We walked side by side, which was enough for me. I was content. She stomped in puddles and jumped in larger ones. I would get splashed with the displaced water. We'd both laugh. I didn't want to go back yet.

There was a moment of panic when she nearly slipped. She wasn't stomping or jumping, just walking when she just barely caught herself from crashing with the asphalt.

An idea. While I was more than content with just being with her, I wouldn't be against having a bit more. "Hey Ruby, want to hold me hand so you don't slip?" I had barely asked the question when I felt her fingers mix with mine.

This isn't the type of hand holding I was thinking of. This is like… this is like couples holding hands. Our shoulders were pressed together due to the way she held my hand. She had wrapped her arm around the inside of mine so as to make her fingers match mine. Our hands were locked together.

"Thanks Pyrrha!" She beamed and I blushed. As we boarded the airship heading to Beacon, I realized, she hadn't let go. I also realized that I rather liked the closeness and intimacy we shared because of it; I loved the way her fingers fit in the spaces between mine so perfectly… like a puzzle. A smile warmed my heart. Like a puzzle…