"So I had an idea…" Ruby spoke as she opened the door for Weiss and helped her into the back of the limousine before getting in herself.
"About what?" Weiss asked in confusion.
"Well… about… stuff…" Ruby struggled and failed to explain her topic of idea, a blush dusting her smiling cheeks.
"There's a lot of stuff you could be talking about. You're going to have to narrow it down just a little." Weiss giggled as she leaned over into her wife. I really like the sound of that. Ruby's my wife… She shook the thought away, there'd be lots of time to think about it later. "Did it have anything to do with dessert? Supper? The party? Beacon? My dad?"
"Let's see… no, no, kind of, no, and yes but that's something else." Ruby replied in response to the offered suggestions. "I was sort of thinking of what happens after…"
"After… the party?" Weiss asked, getting a nod from Ruby as answer. She let out a long breath as she cuddled closer to her wife, Ruby wrapping her in a warm hug in the process. "Well, we'll stay here for a night and tomorrow morning we'll be going to Vacuo for our honeymoon."
"Right…" Ruby nodded slowly, but her voice said that her question hadn't been answered. Nevertheless, she didn't ask again as the car started to move.
There was silence in the car for a while and Weiss found herself listening to Ruby's breathing as they both sunk into their own thoughts. Weiss again thought of the fact that they were now married and wouldn't have to deal with anything her father threw at them anymore. At least she hoped not. But she still found it strange to call Ruby her wife when she'd barely gotten used to calling her a girlfriend, and she realized she most likely hadn't even called her a fiance when they were engaged.
"Uhm… do you know what that is?" Ruby asked, noticing the large box that Weiss recognized as the present from Winter.
"Right, that's from Winter, she told me to open it with you." Weiss got up and pulled it over so it sat on her lap.
"What do you think's in it?" Ruby asked eagerly as Weiss pulled off the ribbon that kept the lid on.
"I have absolutely no idea, but I had a very bad feeling when she told me not to open it in front of her." Weiss stated as she tipped the lid off. She froze when she saw what was presented in several smaller boxes graced with images that left no doubt in her mind as to the natures of their contents. They lined the interior of the gift box, artfully, Weiss noticed. As if her sister had spent a considerable amount of time or money to give an overall impression. And an impression is exactly what Weiss had received.
"What is it?" Ruby asked, not being able to see from the way Weiss was holding the lid. Weiss was thankful that Ruby wasn't trying to look into the small opening.
"Nothing! Absolutely nothing." Weiss closed the box as her blush started to bloom, and started to put it back to the floor. Until Ruby caught her arm, stopping her dead in her tracks.
"Weiss, I know that tone." Ruby scolded, her voice serious for once. "Let me see what it is."
"You really don't want to see this." Weiss replied, still not moving from her position. "It's rather inappro-"
"I'm not a kid, Weiss. If I can win a duel with a middle-aged guy for you, I can handle whatever is in that box." Ruby said as they stopped in front of their destination.
Weiss glanced out the window at the grand hotel that held the dinner that had prompted her into denting a tree. They were logically the first ones there, but they definitely wouldn't be for long. Weiss turned away from Ruby and ordered the driver to leave them and turned back to her wife. Ruby was watching her expectantly and she finally relented, passing the box to the younger girl in silence.
Ruby opened the box carefully but quickly. She seemed to be taking in the several items that the box contained. Hesitantly, she set the lid on the opposite bench of seats as she lowered the box to the floor so they both had a clear view of the smaller boxes within.
"I think you might have to explain a few of these to me." Ruby stated as she slowly reached into the box for one of the items that had caught her curiosity.
"R-Ruby!" Weiss smacked her hand out of the box as if it were poisoned. "What do you think you're doing?"
"Well, Yang gave me a package of bacon inside a jewelry box on my birthday and that didn't end well. Just a precaution since our sisters seemed to start getting along." Ruby shrugged at Weiss and put her hand back in and opened the box she'd been aiming for. "Nope, it's definitely what it looks like…. Is it armour?"
"I'm going to kill Winter." Weiss dropped her head into her hands as Ruby pulled the item out and held it up. Weiss was thankful that the windows on the limo were tinted heavily enough to make it impossible to see in from the outside. "Ruby, put those down. It seems we need to have a little chat."
"Alright, shoot!" Ruby dropped the item with a heavy thump back into the box and leaned back against the seat. Weiss sighed in frustration.
I really wish my sister had more tact. She thought as she took a deep breath and started to explain what the items in the box were in as little detail as humanly possible to get the point across. She wasn't very successful. And a better sense of humor.
A/N:
Thanks again for reading, and sorry this took so long. I just wanted to make sure I was committed to the avenue of ending I had originally planned for this fic before I started posting. (No it's not the end yet, just getting closer is all.)
I plan to post the chapters as I write them, so look for more updates very soon! But a warning for those of you who haven't seen this coming from the countless veiled hints I used in earlier chapters that may have toed the line between a T rating and M rating: This fic is changing to M as of chapter 70, so you can't say you weren't warned. (No lemon yet, for those few that I know are hoping for it ;)
And as always, let me know what you think: of the story, the sky, current events, whatever! I always love hearing from you all and I hope not too many of you are turned away by the rating change as I move into the final act of this story!