Here we are at Chapter 36. We've now reached over 200 followers in this story! A quick shout out to all those who have been favoriting and following this story. Thank you! Now let's continue with another filler chapter that will have a little bit of 'fun' in it. I do not own RWBY or Tales of Berseria. They belong to their respective owners. Here's chapter 36. Enjoy.


Chapter 36: First Date

A few days have passed since Team RVWBY's day at the pool, and classes are now back in session at Beacon. Though most of the students missed their little break, they at least could look forward to the upcoming Vytal Festival that would be starting in the near future. Things have been going back to normal at Beacon at this point. Meanwhile, the members of Team RVWBY have gotten back into their regular routine with their schedules, both in and out of the classroom. However, the main difference was that people no longer bothered Velvet anymore with trying to get a date with her. After seeing very clearly, both at the dance and at the pool the other day that Ruby and Velvet are a couple, they knew to back off now that she was taken. Nowadays though, some of them started bothering Ruby about it. Some had asked Ruby how she and Velvet became a thing or how she won Velvet's heart. A few had asked if Velvet had a twin sister, but of course Ruby told them no. However, the worst ones were the people that tried to bribe or even intimidate Ruby into breaking up with Ruby. Of course, once Velvet and Yang found out about this…well…Let's just say that things got pretty busy in the school infirmary.

After Velvet and Yang had 'convinced' enough of the other students to leave Ruby alone, that problem quickly went away, much to Ruby's relief, though she did feel a bit bad about the people Velvet and Yang 'talked' to. However, while that problem had been solved, a new one is now occupying Velvet's mind. Even though she and Ruby are together now, she hasn't taken Ruby out on a date yet, and she had no idea on what to do for it. Currently, she was in the library, studying, except she was having a hard time doing even that.

"Damn it, I know Ruby and I haven't been together for that long, but still. Isn't usually common that people would go out on a date BEFORE they officially become a couple? Only, I have no idea what to do about that. Battle is one thing, but romance is something I have no experience in. Ugh, I wish there was a way to figure this out," Velvet mentally groans as she reads through her book.

"…So, care to tell me what's bothering you?" a voice suddenly rings out.

Velvet's eyes widen and her head pops up to see Blake sitting right across from her at the table, resting her head on her right hand and wearing her usual stoic expression on her face.

"What, when did you get here?" Velvet asks, surprised that Blake managed to sneak up on her like this.

"Not too long, but if I was able to sneak up on you like this without you noticing, then there must be something bothering you. Is there someone still bothering Ruby again?" she asks.

"No, after Yang and I showed them the inside of a hospital room, they all backed off. It's just…It's stupid," Velvet replies.

"Come on, Velvet, you can tell me. I promise whatever it is, I can help," Blake encourages her.

Velvet eventually sighs, "I just…I want to take Ruby out on a date, but I don't know what to do about that. It would be our first date, and I want it to be special. She's made my so happy, and I want to repay that in kind. I just don't know how to do it," she admits. Hearing this makes Blake giggle a little bit. "What's so funny?" Velvet glares at her.

"Oh, nothing. It's just a little weird that you'd be worrying about something like that. Weird, but also really sweet. Tell you what, how about I help you figure out the perfect date for Ruby?" Blake offers.

"You'd really help me with this?" Velvet asks.

"Of course. That's what friends are four. But, I also think that one other person can help out too. Give me a sec," Blake says before pulling out her scroll and calling a number. After a few rings, someone answers. "Yang, are you there?" she says, putting the scroll on speaker.

"Hey, Blake, what's up?" Velvet hears Yang on the other end.

"You and me are going to help Velvet here plan out her first date with Ruby," Blake says.

"Blake, what are you doing?!" Velvet quietly shrieks.

"Really?! Hold on one second," Yang replies and then hangs up the call. The two girls wait at the table in peace, until a few seconds later, with the sudden speed of Ruby, Yang shows up next to them. "You're taking Ruby out on a date?! It's about time. Okay, so what do you need to know?" Yang asks, excitement burning right off her.

"Wait, Blake, are you sure this is a good idea?" Velvet asks the bookworm.

"If you want to take Ruby on the best date ever, then you need to get the knowledge on what Ruby likes. And who'd better for that than her own sister," Blake says, gesturing to Yang.

"But…Yang, are you sure you're okay with this? I thought you'd be against me taking Ruby out on a date," Velvet asks.

"Well, one, you're not a guy, so that's one less issue. Two, I know you, and I know how much you care about Ruby, so I don't have to worry about you doing anything that would hurt her or pressure her into something that she doesn't want to do, or is not ready to do. And three, the fact that you're worrying about trying to make this date so perfect for my sister shows how much you care about her. I'm not worried. So, what do you want to know?" Yang asks.

"Well…do you have any ideas on how to make this date truly special for her?" Velvet asks.

At hearing this, Yang gets a mischievous smirk on her face, "I have a few ideas. Care to pitch in, Blake?" she asks her partner.

"I don't see why not," Blake says, also showing a knowing smirk.

"I'm starting to think that this was a bad idea," Velvet thinks.

The next morning, Velvet goes looking for Ruby, to ask a very important question. Luckily, Yang said that she could find Ruby at the weapons forge since she doesn't have any morning classes that day. After walking around several hallways, each step doing little to ease the anxiety in her, Velvet eventually stops in front of the doors to the forge.

Velvet takes a deep breath, "Here goes nothing. No backing out now," she mutters and opens the door.

She walks in to see a few students at different stations, working on their weapons from repairs to tuning jobs, to upgrades. Walking through the room, she finds her girlfriend at one of the stations in the back, working on Crescent Rose. Velvet always did find it a little cute how meticulous someone like Ruby could be when it came to her 'sweetheart'. Of course, sometimes she felt a little jealous that the scythe got that kind of attention from Ruby and not her. But then again, Ruby only ever did give kisses to Velvet…probably. Anyway, Velvet walks up behind Ruby, glancing over her shoulder to see Ruby using a drill on sections of the weapon. Knowing how focused Ruby can be when she's working on her weapon, Velvet slowly leans in and plants a kiss on Ruby's right cheek, spooking her as she bolts up.

"Ah! What-oh Velvet, what are you doing here?" Ruby asks as she puts the drill down.

"I came to ask you something," Velvet says.

"Oh, well what is it?" Ruby asks.

"Now or never," Velvet mentally prepares herself. "How would you…like to go on a…date with me…this weekend?" she hesitantly asks, blushing a little bit.

Ruby's eyes shine at hearing this as she jumps up and wraps her arms around Velvet, "Oh Velvet, I would love to go out on a date with you! I mean we are together already, but this'll be our first official date. I'm so excited!" she cheers.

"Yes, yes, calm down. I'm happy about it too," Velvet replies as Ruby lets go.

"So, do you have anything planned for our date?" Ruby asks, trying to keep still, and failing.

"Yes, I have a few things planned for it. But, it's a surprise. I want it to be special," Velvet says.

"Oooh, I like surprises. Okay, I'll be sure to be ready for it. What time do you want to meet up for it?" Ruby asks again.

"How about right before lunch. Sound like a plan?" Velvet asks.

"Yes, that works for me. Oh, this is going to be awesome!" Ruby cheers again.

"You have no idea," Velvet thinks.

The weekend could not have come fast enough for Ruby and Velvet. With each passing day before then, Ruby became more and more excited, much to Weiss' slight displeasure. Luckily Blake and Yang were able to keep both of them calm respectively. However, now the time has come. Ruby and Velvet are at the landing docks, waiting for their airship to arrive. They decided to wear their attire from their investigation for the date, since they really didn't have anything fancy other than their formal dresses, and those weren't needed for this occasion.

"So, you ready for our date?" Velvet asks, noticing her girlfriend practically bouncing up and down on her feet.

"I've been waiting forever. Well more like a few days, but they felt like forever. So, where are we going first?" Ruby asks.

"You'll see. I told you, it's supposed to be a surprise today," Velvet says before their airship arrives. "Come on, let's get going," Velvet says, taking Ruby's hand in her own as they board the airship.

The airship was mostly full of people, students mainly looking to head to the main city for the day. Velvet and Ruby just sat at on one seat together; Ruby leaning her head on Velvet's shoulder with a huge smile on her face. A few people glanced at them, but quickly left them alone when Velvet glared back at them. After a short flight from the school, their airship lands in the city, and they disembark off from their ride.

"Okay, now can you tell me where we're going?" Ruby asks.

Velvet chuckles, "Calm down, we're going to get some lunch first. The spot where I picked out is one I'm sure you'll like," Velvet replies as they begin walking through the city.

Meanwhile, on another airship landing at the same time as the one that Ruby and Velvet were on, Yang, Blake, and Weiss step out and Yang quickly looks around to see Ruby and Velvet walking away into the city.

"Remind me again why we're here?" Weiss asks, irritated and with her hands on her hips.

"Because I want to spy on Ruby and Velvet as they have their first date. Why wouldn't we be here?" Yang replies.

"Oh, I don't know, because we could use this time for some studying, or training. More importantly, this isn't any of our business. It's just wrong to spy on them like this," Weiss retorts.

"Oh, come on Weiss, you don't have to be the perfect student ALL the time. And besides, Ruby is my sister, so this IS my business," Yang counters, making Weiss clench her teeth.

"Are you planning on spying on them throughout their entire date?" Blake asks, crossing her arms.

"No need for that. Just until they plan on heading back to Beacon. That's when the best part of their date begins, and when we need to give them some privacy, as we planned," Yang says.

"Planned'? Wait, don't tell me that they're going to…" Weiss trails off as her face turns red.

"No, don't worry, they're not going to do that. I made sure of it…But look at you, Miss Weiss Schnee, with such dirty thoughts going on in your head. For shame," Yang dramatically jokes.

"Shut up, you blonde brute! Ugh, why in the world did I agree to go on a date with you?" she asks herself.

"Because I'm irresistible," Yang teases her with a wink.

"That's debatable," Weiss deadpans.

"If you two are done, then we should probably get going before we lose Ruby and Velvet completely," Blake reminds them of their objective.

"Oh yeah, almost forgot. To lunch!" Yang cheers as the three begin walking to where Ruby and Velvet went.

Velvet and Ruby walk through the city, hand-in-hand as the older girl leads her girlfriend to their first destination for the day. They look around, seeing more decorations up as the Vytal Festival comes closer to Vale. Velvet can't help but smile at seeing Ruby look all over the place as she looks at all the stores with decorations and signs, and all the new people that are coming to Vale. After a few minutes of walking, Velvet spies the sign of the first stop on their date. It was a sign for a little Italian food restaurant.

"Alright, feel like having some pizza?" Velvet asks Ruby.

"Yes, that sounds nice. I'm hungry," Ruby replies.

Velvet had thought about taking Ruby to a spot with a little more class, but then again, neither of them were really into that kind of thing, and they weren't exactly dressed for such an occasion. Maybe another time in the future. They enter into the restaurant and are able to quickly get a table and not too long after that, they ordered for a simple pizza dish. Velvet did have other places planned for Ruby on this date, and so eating too much before then would make them too tired for the walk. Meanwhile, across the street from the restaurant is a local café, where the rest of the team is spying on them. Yang has a pair of binoculars as she watches them from a distance.

"So, how's it looking so far?" Blake asks as she drinks her tea.

Yang sees Ruby snicker at something Velvet says as they eat their lunch, "Well, it looks like everything is going well so far," Yang says as she watches through the binoculars.

"Sooner or later, either they're gonna notice us, or someone is going to call the cops on us. And if the latter happens, I do not know you two," Weiss notes.

"No one's going to do that, and there's no way that Velvet is going to notice us while she's focused on Ruby. And vice versa for Ruby, plus she's not as experienced as Velvet in that sort of thing. Now, pipe down. This may get good," Yang replies.

Back with the date, Velvet and Ruby have already gone through most of their pizza since they're sharing it.

"So, are you having a good time so far, Ruby?" Velvet asks.

"Yes, it's actually been a long time since I last had some pizza. I know not to eat it too much, but it's nice every once in a while," Ruby replies as she finishes her last slice.

"I hope so. Just don't eat too much. We still have other places to go to," Velvet says.

"Where are we going next?" Ruby asks.

"Like I said before, it's a surprise," Velvet says, making Ruby puff her cheeks a little bit.

Eventually, the two finish their lunch and leave the restaurant to head to their next destination. Walking through the city as it gets later in the day, Velvet keeps an eye out for the next destination on her list.

"As I'm sure you're well aware, Ruby is a total weapon geek. Luckily there's this one place in Vale that can satisfy that part of her easy…" Yang's words echo in her mind as they continue walking.

Soon enough, they find themselves standing in front of a weapon shop for local huntsmen. Ruby smiles brightly at getting a chance to see the weapons inside, and quickly moves inside, with Velvet following behind, smiling and shaking her head at her girlfriend's antics. Meanwhile, Yang, Weiss, and Blake stand outside the window to peer through the glass, watching them inside. Velvet follows behind Ruby as the little red-hood walks throughout every square inch of the shop, getting a real good luck at each and every weapon up for display and for sale. From Dust rounds to throwing knives to explosives. For someone like Ruby, it was like heaven, even more so with Velvet around. The store clerk comes up and asks them if there's anything they are looking for specifically, but they politely deny the service as they were really just looking around. They look around the store for a little while longer, until they decide that they've spent enough time in the store and prepare to leave.

"Oh, crap, they're coming!" Yang says and the three quickly move to hide in an alley next to the store, peeking their heads out just enough to see Ruby and Velvet leave the store.

As the couple get further away, the trio of spies start following them again. What they don't know…is that Velvet is already aware of them following them. However, she didn't want to say anything or else it might ruin her date with Ruby. But, it still made her role her eyes at them. Later in the day, after walking around for a while longer, Velvet decides it's time for the next spot in the date plan. Velvet begins leading Ruby down another path in the city.

"Still having fun, Ruby?" Velvet asks.

"Oh, yes, yes, yes! I'm having a lot of fun. Thanks again for this Velvet," Ruby cheers.

"Don't thank me yet. We still have a few more things to do before it's time to head back," Velvet says.

"Like what?" Ruby asks.

"Oh, I don't know, something like…" Velvet trails off as she looks ahead of them to eye a certain sign.

Ruby follows her direction and sees the same sign, her smile becoming huge at where she's looking.

"Velvet, are you serious?!" Ruby asks, full of energy.

"Yes, I'm serious," Velvet replies, chuckling a little bit.

In front of them is a bakery known for its sweets, something Velvet knows Ruby enjoys quite a bit.

"You're not kidding with me right? We're going there next, right?" Ruby asks, her mouth moving a little faster than normal.

"Yes, I told you that I wanted this first date to be special. I assume the local bakery could help with that. Come on, let's go before they run out of cookies," Velvet says as they walk towards the bakery.


And that's the chapter. Well, so far Velvet's date for Ruby is going well, but it's not over yet, and there's still one more surprise Velvet has in store for Ruby before the day is over. Will the date continue to go so well? Will Yang realize that Velvet knows she's watching her? Until then, please Read and Review.