Ch 14: Float

It was a really hot May month this year. Everyone was gathered at the Rose house for Dove's 5th birthday, having a small pool party for the event. Yang and Ruby were in the water with Dove and Jin. Dove could already swim, Winter having gotten her lessons when she asked for them. Jin had arm floaties on and Yang was holding her as the little three year old happily splashed in the water.

Blake was at the edge in a sun hat sitting with her feet in the water, too nervous to not be close. Jin had never been in a pool before. Ruby was in the water but by Blake at the edge, talking with Weiss trying to persuade her to not let Sterling in the water, worried it would make him sick. Weiss didn't want that either but their son was becoming cranky and feeling let out. The white haired woman sat next to Blake and let Sterling sit with her, his feet splashing water as Ruby tickled them, "At least let him play Ruby. He's just a child, he can't understand that fun will make him sick."

Ruby caved and reached, putting him on her shoulders to keep most of him out of the water as she lowered herself enough to let him kick his feet, a smile coming to her face when he began to laugh. Weiss crossed a leg over the other and leaned onto her leg with her arms, Blake next to her leaning back on her hands. She watched the cat as the woman's amber eyes were locked onto Jin's every move, "Worried too Blake?"

Her ear flicked as she sighed, watching Yang as she let Jin splash around. The woman was careful with their baby even if she was rowdy but it still made the faunus nervous constantly when she had no control over Jin's safety, "I just… I don't want anything else to happen. She had heart failure two weeks ago but everything's been…oddly calm since even if she's been a little sluggish."

Weiss just nodded, watching her own family in the water as Ruby pretended to take Sterling on a sea journey across the pool on her shoulders. It made her smile though to see him having a good time, "I understand trust me. But you have to admit it is nice to see them happy right?"

The faunus just gave a light smile and the two laughed as Yang crept Jin over and they pretended to be sea monsters on Sterling's journey, Ruby getting splashed like crazy in the face. Winter was in a chair on the pool side watching anytime Dove wanted to show her anything. They had already finished cake and ice cream and presents so now they were just enjoying the rest of the day.

When Sterling sneezed Ruby took him back over to Weiss, "Maybe too much fun for one day buddy. Go see Mommy now so she can get you dry."

He whined unhappily but Weiss took him anyway, holding him in her lap as she turned to accept a towel from Winter, playfully wrapping the towel around the fussy boy and tickling him as she dried him off to get him to laugh, "Mommy nooo!"

She laughed as Ruby waded in the water at the edge by them, chuckling, Weiss poking his nose, "Alright Mr. Fussy Pants. If you always make those sour faces you'll get stuck that way."

Her wife couldn't resist the urge to comment, smirking, "Your mommy would definitely know, took forever to learn she could smile."

Water was kicked over Ruby as Weiss frowned at her, the woman gasping some from the wave that drenched her. Yang was laughing from the pool, mocking Ruby's near drowned expression, letting Jin hold onto the edge to play while she stayed close but her attention was not on her at that moment. Dove had gotten annoyed with Jin playing happily in the water, not wanting her to even be here but she wasn't given a choice. She was swimming over, with all the parents distracted she came over to Jin and took Jin's hand, pulling Jin out towards the water and away from safety, "Come on… swim with me."

The girl was giving a dangerous grin and Jin felt nervous but wanted badly to have another little girl to play with and nodded, "Okay…"

Dove managed to get her far enough from the edge and Yang before she let go of her hand, the baby squirming insecurely without any support beyond the floaties she was still learning to trust. Dove swam circles around her and frowned, "What's wrong can't you do it? Are these things in the way?"

She poked the floatie and Jin wiggled when it caused her to dip, becoming scared, "Stop…"

Dove grabbed one, tugging it off, "Here I'll help."

The moment the floatie was removed, Jin's body dipped and struggled to stay above the water, head dipping under over and over. She panicked, Dove frowning at her, "Just swim silly! Then you won't sink!"

Dove realized she couldn't swim, but instead of helping or trying to get help she just watched. She knew it was bad but some jealous part of her was feeling satisfied and it made her oddly ok with the situation even if it was wrong. It didn't take her long to regret it though as that piercing sound from Christmas happened again and Dove yelled in pain as she covered her ears.

Blake's ears immediately twitching and her pupils constricting to tight slits. Fangs grew out and so did her nails as they became claws, jumping instantly into motion at the choked and gurggled distress calls. Weiss had to hold Sterling tightly as Blake dove into the pool quickly, knocking into the woman and almost sending her son flying off her lap. Yang too was rushing over and got there first, picking the yelping shaking dragon from the water.

Yang didn't have the ability to calm the baby to get the sound to stop and her ears felt like they were burning in pain but she didn't care. She would endure it if it kept Jin safe from drowning. Blake had caught up and was too spurred on by the obvious situation before her, immediately turning on Dove with a snarl that sent fear shooting through the little girl, clawed hands reaching for her, "what the hell is wrong with you!? You could have killed her!"

Before Blake could do anything to Dove, Winter had reached out to pluck Dove out of the water, Dove drifted close enough to be reached easily. The yelping was still making Blake feral as she stared at Winter and Dove, Yang coming over to Blake and reaching the frightened toddler out to her, Blake taking her quickly from Yang with a hiss and moving to get them out the water quickly, Yang frowning, "Blake you need to cool it! That's a little kid you are trying to mess with!"

Winter knelt to Dove, putting a towel around her, "Dove why would you do that? You really could've hurt her."

Dove rubbed her eyes whimpering, "I just wanted her to swim with me Mommy… I didn't mean to."

Winter sighed, "Don't do that again ok? It's not safe."

Dove just nodded and stared at Blake out the water with Jin tight to herself, getting her in a towel to dry her off. Everyone was thankful the yelping had stopped and Ruby went to check on them as well while Weiss came over to her sister and Dove, "Well… I think that's it for today. I hope I never have to hear that sound again… it's painful."

A part of Dove was irritated now, angry she was in trouble because of that girl. She pouted and stamped her foot with clenched fists while no one was looking. How dare that weak whiney mess get her in trouble, ' What a baby!'

—-

Blake refused to talk to Yang the entire ride home, still mad at her for doing nothing about what happened. Yang just sighed, "Blake come on. It's a little kid I'm not about to hit her or anything! How could you even expect me to do anything to a child anyway?!"

As they pulled up to their home and Yang got out to get Jin from the car, Blake pushed her away swiftly causing Yang to fall on her ass in the dirt before the cat pulled Jin to her from the car, staring daggers into Yang, "I expect you to care more that your daughter is getting hurt and want to do something to make it stop! That's what I expect, Yang! Not excuses for a bully!"

Yang still wasn't sure you could call two incidents bullying. She just sat there watching Blake as her own anger bubbled at the situation. It was intensely frustrating when Blake was mad at her and also very frustrating that she couldn't just make the distress better like Blake could, making her feel like it wouldn't matter how hard she tried Blake would still be mad at her for it. Was this harsh treatment faunus behavior too? Did Blake subconsciously expect her to go all feral alpha monster on the problem and destroy it like some sort of pack animal?

Her fists slammed into the dirt as she let out an angry frustrated shout before standing up and dusting herself off, "This is so not ok."

She shook the weird thoughts from her mind, refusing to think like that about her wife. Blake wasn't an animal she was just reacting the way her instincts told her to in order to protect her child. Yang had to remember that. Especially with Jin's health risks Blake was just wound tight with her own fears.

She walked into the house and looked around until she found Blake in Jin's room on that couch, Jin asleep tucked into her body. Blake was stroking the blonde hair and it wasn't until Yang watched her wipe her eye that she realized Blake was crying. She stepped into the room but held her hands up in surrender with sharp eyes glanced her way, "Woh Blake… easy."

Blake took a moment then turned her eyes back to their child which was Yang's sign she could approach. Yang knelt at Blake's feet and looked up at those amber eyes she loved, reaching to wipe another tear off her face, her voice kind and soft, "Blake… I love you and our child. I will always want the best for both of you. But I don't want my fears to cause me to hurt anyone in the process, especially not a kid over an accident. Please… believe me when I tell you that."

Blake leaned her face into Yang's hand and just nodded quietly. Yang moved her hand to Jin's back and rubbed it gently, feeling her calm breathing in her sleep before leaning to kiss her head sweetly. Yang got to her feet and leaned to kiss Blake between the ears next, "I'm gonna go get a shower. I love you Kitten."

—-

The summer heat pressed on as June rolled around, Sterling catching some sort of sickness that also had his throat sore and his ears popping from fluid buildup. He had gotten sick after playing in the yard with Ruby while she was training to stay sharp, having gone back to minor duty for work. He had quickly started having a fever that wouldn't stop climbing. It was really late at night and he had already been crying for hours and Weiss couldn't get him to stop, all the pain from his sickness and his fever making him this wailing limp mess.

The woman was worried, holding him and trying to soothe him while Ruby was coming back with a cool rag, "Ruby he's burning up… we… have to do something…"

As Ruby set the rag on his head Weiss grabbed her shoulder, "Ruby, get the keys. We have to get him calmed down and cooled off faster than this."

Ruby just nodded. Weiss was better at knowing what to do when he was sick than she was anyway and often a drive around helped him sleep especially when he was sick or cranky. She wrapped Weiss's hand in hers and dragged her loved ones to the car, not even caring they were in their pajamas. Weiss had gotten in the back once she got him in his car seat and was using her glyphs to conjure ice, setting the ice blocks along his body to bring the temperature down as Ruby started the car, "Where should I go?"

Weiss was distracted with their son who's cries were sounding odd and his head was lulling around in a scary way, "It doesn't matter just roll down the windows a drive!"

Ruby didn't need to be told twice. She slammed her fingers into the switches for the windows to lower them and drove off, riding around deciding the direction of a hospital might be the best course of action right now. As Weiss was trying frantically to cool him off and calm him, his cries bellowing in the small space, Ruby could only try to talk to him, her voice calm but loud enough to be heard, "It's going to be ok Sterling. Your mommy is right there and she is going to make you all better. Your mommy is the best there is."

The words were probably the only thing tethering Weiss to her senses in order for her to stay calm enough to do anything. If not for the situation, Ruby's words would be making her swoon but she didn't have time for that right now. His little body was so warm the ice was melting against his clothes and he was sweating and shivering. His crying was starting to dribble off but he did not look like he was falling asleep, or at least not properly.

Weiss was in a frenzy trying to replace the melting ice, his head so hot to the touch she was crying herself, "No…no, no, no, no please…"

Ruby peered in the rear view at Weiss, seeing her tears as the boy fell into a sleep with a shaking chest making heavy breaths, "It's going to be ok Weiss. He's gonna be ok, we will be at the hospital soon I promise! I know he'll be ok, no one takes care of him better than you do."

Weiss tucked her face close to him, her tears falling as she watched his ragged breaths slow and suddenly stop. The rest of what happened then was a blur to her, Ruby's words of encouragement the only things grounding her as she touched his neck and didn't feel a pulse. She moved her body to block Ruby's view, flying into action and mind racing with what she needed to do, not wanting to scare Ruby and risk an accident or worse.

Covering him in a light blanket of ice paper thin, she gave the compressions to his chest the way she had been taught to do for children and didn't give up, her thoughts pleading for this to work as her ears filled with Ruby telling her he would be fine and she could do anything to take care of him and the words boosted her confidence, tears still falling as she gave a few more motions and his jerked, breathing again.

Weiss kissed his head frantically, glad he was alive as the car screeched into the ER and they flew out the car, getting him seen quickly. The medical staff were able to get the temperature down and Weiss was overwhelmed with relief. Ruby felt like this was her fault, letting him be with her outside playing like he was a Huntsman had been what got him sick. She berated herself mentally and swore never again. She would never let him get sick again because of her and she wouldn't let him do things that make him sick, especially not because of herself.

—-

When they could finally take him home a few days later, Weiss got him down for a nap, his medicine making him sleepy, and she approached Ruby on the couch, the woman still seeming as lost in herself as she had been since they got him to the ER.

She had been thinking about how Ruby had supported her this whole time and even days later, her heart was fluttering. A gentle smile graced her lips as she walked over, gently sitting to straddle Ruby's lap, drawing her wife's attention and touching those blushing cheeks, "Ruby… I can tell something's been bothering you. Is it about Sterling?"

The younger woman stared into those icy eyes and nervous hands rested onto Weiss's thighs before she looked away, face saddened, "Yea…"

The woman on her lap clasped both hands around her cheeks and softly turned Ruby to face her, "I know it's really hard but… you are the reason I can take care of him so well. If not for you, I wouldn't be the mother that I am."

Ruby could feel heat rising in her cheeks as they both leaned towards each other, lips pressed together in delicate love chastely. Weiss ran one hand up to run through Ruby's hair and the other dragged a ghosting touch down Ruby's side, her smile turning to one of desire that made Ruby swallow hard, "I just set him down for a nap. He will probably sleep for hours…"

Ruby nodded, eyes staring at those blue orbs that were filling with love and desire for the scythe wielder. Honestly their lives had been so nuts since she was pregnant that they had pretty much had a nonexistent sex life for the most part. It was just not something either of them had worried about with Sterling's health and all but now that Weiss was on her lap like this neither of them could ignore just how much they missed it.

Weiss's skilled fingers gripped Ruby's locks and pulled her into a deeper, more hungry kiss, lips pressed hard together and Weiss's tongue requesting entrance that was warmly granted with a soft moan from her wife beneath her as her other hand worked off Ruby's corset.

The younger woman's brain was buzzing in the kiss too much to notice until the corset was pulled away that Weiss was even removing it. She let out a gasp in the kiss, Weiss's tongue dancing with her own as those talented fingers worked her shirt hem up, the two parting in heavy breaths long enough for Weiss to pull the shirt off Ruby.

The older woman grinned as she took in the sight of Ruby's chest in only a red bra. She leaned back, locking eyes with Ruby's as she pulled her own top up over her head in a slow peeled fashion that made ruby squirm beneath her thighs. She tossed it to the side and ran her fingers slowly along her shoulders and towards her back as she arched forward a bit, hands coming to the clasp of her white lace bra and unhooked it. She leaned forward and dragged a finger along Ruby's jaw, her voice dripping with temptation, "Well… don't leave me waiting Ruby."

Ruby's mouth felt dry and her eyes stared at Weiss's lithe frame and soft curves as her hands reached forward and took the straps in her fingers, lowering the bra off the woman and letting it drop to the floor, Weiss responding with a hum of approval. Her mouth kissed along Ruby's jaw to her ear and she nibbed the lobe lightly making Ruby whine as her hands got Ruby out of her bra as well, dusting light touches across pert nipples and reveling in the simple moans from her wife's lips.

Ruby moved to rub her hands along Weiss's hips, rubbing her fingers into the skin eagerly as Weiss grasped at her breasts and teased the buds with her thumbs, massaging the skin in the ways Weiss knew Ruby enjoyed. Her soft lips brushed down Ruby's neck and laid nips and kisses against the crook of her neck which was a sensitive spot for the woman and Ruby jolted a bit with a moan of Weiss's name, making the older woman smirk.

With an unhappy whine from her wife, Weiss slid back on her lap some, giving herself room to move from the dark spot she had made on Ruby's neck down to her nipple, her tongue dragging circles slowly around it before latching her lips around it and sucking, drawing long moans from Ruby, a hand still teasing the other. Her other hand pressed down into Ruby's thigh and slid up under her skirt, pushing the item of clothing up completely in a slow drag along the skin, making Ruby cry out in a whine, "Weiss… don't tease me please… it's been too long… I need you…"

That fact was proven by the soaked fabric of Ruby's panties and the smell of her drenched sex as Weiss ran her fingertips along ruby's covered core and let out a delighted moan against the woman's nipple. She loved how ruby trembled and shook under every touch she gave her. Weiss released her nipple with a wet pop, swapping to the other as her hand swapped as well, torturing the erect sensitive nipple with her fingers as her other hand slid Ruby's panties to the side and ran through the aching wet folds.

As Ruby's hips twitched and she moaned, Weiss grinned against her chest, pulling her head away and watching the needy mess that was her wife in her grasp. She pulled her fingers away from Ruby's dripping core and rubbed the slick between her fingers before tracing them across Ruby's lips, "open."

Ruby obeyed with a hungry whine, letting Weiss put her wet fingers into her mouth, massaging them across Ruby's tongue as the woman groaned and closed her lips around them, sucking off her own fluids from them and watching Weiss shiver at the delicious feel of Ruby's suction. She took a moment to listen and make sure it was still quiet in the house before she slid her fingers out of Ruby's warm mouth with a wet strand of saliva strung between before it popped. As her face leaned close to Ruby's, she pressed those sloppy fingers against Ruby's lower lips, so close yet so far from anything that would actually give pleasure, whispering, "Tell me how much you need me, precious flower."

Ruby was gasping for air. She was so turned on, her hips squirming to try to make contact where she actually needed it but Weiss's thighs pressed her legs down and caused her to still. She panted lightly, whimpers falling from her lips, "Please Weiss… I need you inside so badly I can't think straight!"

She was given a pleased hum and smile as Weiss dipped her two fingers into Ruby as deep as they would go, pinching one of Ruby's nipples as she did and relishing the shiver down her spine as Ruby moaned her name in response. Her thumb brushed and circled the excited bundle of nerves as her fingers thrusted, curling inside against Ruby's best spot, her lips pressing to Ruby's to help dampen the noises she was making so she wouldn't wake their son, even if she would have much rather hear every syllable and octave.

Weiss sighted a bit and pressed her own core into ruby's strong thigh, grinding along it as she worked Ruby's insides, matching her hips to the speed of her fingers as her other hand gently grasped Ruby's face and she buried her own into Ruby's neck, letting out soft moans and biting on her own lip when Ruby's hands found their way to her breasts, "Oh Ruby…"

Weiss wasn't in the mood to be teased or drag things out any more than Ruby was, realization of her own body's longing causing her to be on edge already just from so little and Ruby was damn near coming undone in her grasp. She sped up her hips and fingers and her hot heavy breaths panted out against Ruby's ear as she begged, "Cum with me Ruby. I'm so close."

The whine that Ruby released at her words was so delectable Weiss squirmed all over and moaned as she came hard, her clothing soaking against Ruby's thigh as Ruby's orgasm filled her hand, both tense and hips jerking as they rode through the intense feeling until they relaxed.

Ruby panted as Weiss slumped against her but stared into those blue eyes and her lips kissed at Weiss's neck and down as she laid Weiss back into the cushions, her lips trailing down across tender flesh of Weiss's stomach, the woman arching up against her. She lingered at Weiss's hips as her hands pulled her wife loose of her shorts and underwear, Weiss's thighs parting in reply with a needy whine.

Ruby glanced up into shimmering eyes and smiled softly, "You're so beautiful Weiss," before she lowered her lips to Weiss's slit, kissing along the wet surface with her hands rubbing pale thighs enjoying Weiss's gasp. She worked her tongue along the skin and against Weiss's clit, knowing Weiss was more fond of attention there than inside when it came to oral, her heart melting at the sounds Weiss made at her actions and the feeling of those slender fingers wrapping in her hair.

Weiss's hips were shaking, her sex still sensitive. She wasn't going to last long in this ecstasy her body had missed for so long, rolling them against Ruby's mouth when the woman began to suck on her nub, Ruby's own fingers sliding down into herself as the action stirred her need again. Everytime Ruby moaned against Weiss's clit, the woman under her bucked sharply and twitched, Weiss's grip tightening on Ruby's hair, swimming in the sounds of Ruby's mouth on her and the woman fingering herself hungrily. Weiss knew Ruby was going crazy with how Weiss was reacting to her attention.

She looked down into silver eyes that were eager to please and she pressed blushed softly. She loved when those eyes looked at her like that, making Weiss feel like she was the only one Ruby needed. Her head fell back as Ruby sucked harder, tongue teasing the bud faster and she let out a deep long moan as her back arched up and tensed, falling over the edge against the face she held in place. Ruby's eyes closed and she shifted her tongue lower to lap at Weiss's cum as she moaned, her own body responding in kind as she too released against her own fingers inside herself.

When it passed them, Weiss pulled Ruby into her arms against her chest and they caught their breath, faces nuzzling together sweetly and soft whispers of 'I love you's' being exchanged. Sadly, the moment couldn't last. While they both wished to just relish in their afterglow in each other's embrace, Sterling's cries could be heard.

Weiss sighed and gently slipped from beneath Ruby, throwing on her shirt and shorts before leaning down and kissing Ruby's cheek, "Duty calls. I'll give you a few minutes. Can you gather my undergarments when you get up?"

Ruby nodded, grumbling at the loss of her after-sex cuddles as Weiss snickered and brushed through Ruby's hair lovingly then left to check on Sterling. She didn't come back with him which was what she meant by giving Ruby a few minutes, Ruby supposed. ' She must be taking care of him in his room…' she thought as she made herself sit up with a tired groan, her movements sluggish as her body still felt like jelly.

"Guess I better clean up before they come out here…" she said to herself as she dragged herself to her weak feet and wobbled for a moment before getting her bearings, gathering clothing and taking it to the hamper in their bathroom before pulling on a big t-shirt, fresh panties and some comfy shorts. She couldn't help smiling when she came back. God she had needed that and she felt a lot better now. Weiss was joining her with Sterling on her hip, looking curiously at Ruby's goofy smile, "What?"

The younger woman shook her head and poked Weiss's nose, making Weiss blush with her words, "Oh nothing… you're just amazing you know that?"