Ruby relaxed into the bed beside Jet. Both were in their sleep clothes, and Jet smiled as she wrapped her leg around his own. Ruby felt the heat she'd known so well radiate from Jet, and she cuddled him as he stretched his wings outwards. Ruby felt an arm wrap around her back and bring her closer, so that their foreheads almost touched.

They kissed, Ruby sighing happily as Jet fully embraced her, the entirety of her body engulfed in warmth. To add to her comfort, the guest bed they rested in was one of the comfiest Ruby had ever slept in. She felt drowsiness take her like a spell cast in the purest essence of her soul.

She felt Jet run his fingers through her hair, and reciprocated, putting a hand on his chest, feeling the area where his mechanical heart rested. She slipped her hand under his shirt and felt him hiss a little, but he did nothing to withdraw as she felt the firm muscles of her love, yet surprisingly enough, there was no chest hair.

Ruby noticed Jet was still not moving further, seemingly content to play with her soft hair. She grasped Jet's free hand with her own and put it on her own breast, though she kept the shirt she wore in between. Even so, Jet immediately wrenched his arm out of her grip, but before she could do anything to complain, he reached behind her and went under her shirt, but rose up to massage her back.

Satisfied with this, and deciding that Jet was more of a slow burner than she'd thought, she pressed her body closer to his own, before waiting for him to make the next move. She felt a shift, and noticed a growing wetness between her legs, one that Jet had seemingly not picked up on, though he would soon.

Jet reached in between them so that he now grasped Ruby's breasts, but he held them under Ruby's clothes, and she watched as he opened his eyes and smiled naughtily at her, before he started playing with them, squeezing and stretching them with tender affection, eliciting a small moan from Ruby. He kissed the nape of her neck as Ruby allowed herself to be dominated by this new feeling of pleasure.

As Ruby heard each wet, sticky sound from Jet's affections, she twitched under this pleasure. She was pretty sure that Jet hadn't done anything like this before, but his movements and actions were causing Ruby to shiver as she enjoyed this sensation. His leg moved in-between hers, stroking up and down, up and down, slowly and sensually. This was such a turn on for Ruby, who whimpered a little at this tease.

It wasn't long before Jet's leg touched the wet patch on her pyjama bottoms, and she noticed his eyes widen a little, before they relaxed again. Only semi-conscious of the fact that she hadn't pleasured Jet yet, she felt her femininity being exposed to several fingers, which began to explore. She buried her mouth in Jet's chest as he begun to pump in and out, hitting a spot inside of her that made each thrust feel like a jolt of electricity.

With each push, Ruby moaned, though the sound was muffled by Jet's shoulder. He began to pump faster and faster, the feelings becoming more and more vivid as Ruby bucked her hips. Something was beginning to near her entrance from within, and Ruby cried out into her lover's shoulder as her whole body went into spasms, tightened up, and then blackness overtook her mind and body.

When Ruby next awoke, it was morning, and she noticed that she was wearing a new pair of pyjamas, though she didn't remember changing into them. Jet was already awake, and she noticed that he was stroking her hair again.

"W-what happened?" Ruby asked, knowing Jet would catch her drift.

"You had possibly one of the strongest orgasms I have ever seen." Jet responded. "You fell asleep afterwards, and I had to change your clothes, because everything under there was soaked. We're lucky Dennis didn't awaken during that."

"An orgasm?" Ruby questioned, looking confused. "What's that?" She'd never heard of one of those before.

"It's your climax. It's what happens at the end of sex or masturbation for girls. I just gave you yours. Are you seriously telling me you haven't heard of them?" Jet asked, incredulous.

"No, but whatever you did felt really good." Ruby replied, yawning and stretching. "I didn't get to do anything for you though." she said sadly.

"Don't worry, pleasuring you is pleasure enough for me." Jet reassured. He stretched himself, before he looked up at Ruby, having sunk a little in his sleep and thus being at a lower height than her. "Did I do well? I've never done that before, you know." he admitted in a quiet voice, a small blush creeping along his cheeks.

Ruby only had to remember those feeling he evoked to know her response.

"You honestly did better than I've ever done myself." Ruby replied. "That's probably the first time I've ever had that… orgasm." She noticed a sheepish looking grin on her lover.

"Well, now I know for the future." Jet said. "I assume you want a repeat performance in the foreseeable future?"

Ruby considered this. She hadn't really gotten to play with Jet, and they had run the risk of being caught by Dennis. Perhaps a little later, then, when they had returned to Beacon.

Beacon. Where her team right now missed her. Where she should be.

"Yes." Ruby answered, feeling sadness creep into her voice, and she watched as Jet raised himself so that they were eye to eye.

"Thinking about Beacon, and your team?" he inquired, and Ruby nodded. His own sadness shone on his face. "I hope they forgive me too. It would be one of the worst curses on my life ever if I have to continue this feud with Yang."

"Feud?" Ruby repeated, not sure of that word's meaning.

"Conflict." Jet replied.

"You know, you'll have to change too." Ruby said, staring into Jet's eyes. "You'll have to accept Yang's protectiveness for what it is. Let her protect me." She noticed them harden a little.

"And if she loses control of herself and hurts me, or more importantly, you? What then?" he asked.

"If she attacks you, don't retaliate." Ruby answered, hoping that Jet would follow her advice. "Don't wind her up. Watch her eyes. That's the best way to tell. She's normally very nice."

"You miss one important point. If she hurts you." Jet pressed, heavy emphasis on the last word.

"Stay out of it." Ruby replied firmly, determined to get her point across. "I'll deal with it by myself."

"And if I think you can't? If I think you can't deal with anything that Yang, or anyone, puts on you?" he asked.

"Stay out." Ruby answered. "But if I call for your help, that's when you get involved. Got it?"

Jet held her gaze firmly, almost as if he was searching her for any doubt in her words. Ruby remained firm, and after a few more moments, he relented, blinking and turning to look at the ceiling.

"Okay." he said in his firm tone. "I have absolute trust in you. I'll remain as the shadow by your side. I won't disrupt anything you decide to do, save for what you call me for. Just remember that when you need help, it's always there. I'll always be somewhere on Remnant, and all you need do is call for me."

Ruby reached out and turned him towards her so that he was looking at her.

"And I want you by my side." Ruby replied. "Whenever you're around, I feel safe. I know I can trust you. You haven't lied to me, and I don't think you'll start. And I know that if something goes wrong, all I need to do is call for you, and you appear by my side, ready to protect me. We are the Roses of Darkness, after all. Just remember to call for me if you need me as well."

"Ruby, I will." Jet promised, before bringing her to a hug.

They stayed like that for a solid minute, each merely enjoying the company of the other, before Jet finally released her, and Ruby shook a large black feather out of her hair that had come from Jet's wings, and she watched as Jet got up out of bed.

A familiar smell touched her nostrils, and she gazed up.

"Breakfast smells like it's up. Fancy some pancakes with the most sugary maple syrup I've ever had?" Jet asked with a grin.

He barely saw Ruby shoot past him, but he looked neither shocked nor surprised.