Chapter 1
It was a day before their fight and everyone was buzzing. Including Blake! The normally reclusive girl was now almost always joining in on the team activities and it wasn't like anyone was going to complain soon. And she was joining in on one of those activities right now.
It wasn't like it was the whole team itself, only the ladybug pair was joining in on this one. That activity of course was reading. The black and red pair had started to grow close after the Grimm had somehow breached Vale. They would constantly spend time together, whether that was at lunch or enjoying a good book. Which is what they were doing now.
Their position was precarious considering how much teasing Yang could squeeze out of it. Ruby was currently positioned on top of Blake with her back pressed against the faunus, which was showing her traits in all their cute glory. Blake was reading over Ruby's shoulder, a silent communication going on between the two to indicate when a page could be turned. That signal consisted of Ruby's hand tapping Blake's thigh, which her had was currently resting on.
She occasionally drew pictures on it causing Blake's cat ears to flick which, unfortunately, Ruby couldn't see. Thus, was Blake's current dilemma, to thoroughly enjoy their time together. She by no means wasn't enjoying the contact, in fact it felt amazing so why did it make her feel so… tingly inside.
Her stomach would vibrate and her throat would lock up causing a slight nauseating feeling to form. All the while Ruby's finger would continue to glide across her pale and bare thigh which was another problem in of itself.
The whole time that Blake had known Ruby she had found that the girl wasn't one to initiate contact due to shyness. Unless it was a hug.
Though it wasn't as if Blake was the only one having a mental fight, Ruby herself was having one. Which was a questioning of her actions up to this point. All her life she had known herself as a clumsy, shy girl and was one to almost never initiate physical contact which brought her to her current dilemma. Why was she doodling all over Blake's thigh with her finger? This question only made her think more causing her to doodle an extra amount.
Luckily Yang was there to save the day… or ruin it. It depends on how you look at it. "Hello~ ladybugs!" A wicked smirk made its way onto her face at the sight before her, Blake and Ruby were cuddling and her ears were out. Before the two could scurry away from each other Yang had already whipped her scroll out and snapped a picture of them.
Weiss walked in behind Yang, raised an eyebrow at the two's new positions before sighing and walking to her dresser.
"We just came back to tell you we should get to bed, it's near midnight after all." A ghost of a smile lingered, attempting to break out at their new positions. Ruby just nodded on the floor while the tangle that was Blake's covers shifted.
The same thought lingered on in both of their heads for the rest of the night, even while sleeping…
…why am I so tingly on the inside around her?
The crowd seemed to be making as much noise as possible causing Remnant itself to feel like it was vibrating. Though that was most likely because the crowd favorite freshmen of Vacuo and Vale were about to fight, NDGO and RWBY. Though to Ruby all the sounds were dulled.
She was currently facing yet another dilemma, her mind seemed to be getting absolutely ravaged lately. Silver eyes were trained on the indigo haired girl of the opposing team, Nebula if she remembered correctly.
She was absolutely stunning in Ruby's eyes. Indigo hair seemed to pair perfectly with her greenish hazel eyes. Her lavender coat flowed down her perfectly toned body and blended with the girl's gray pants and shirt. But what caught Ruby's attention wan not the crossbow-sword, but instead the wielders dazzling smile that shone as bright as the stars. Which seemed to be aimed directly at her.
"Let's just get this fight started!" Yang shouted out causing Ruby to be snapped out of her star-struck state. The six stage sliders flew by, various colors mixing to create a rainbow. NDGO's side stopped at a gravity dust based side while RWBY's side was ice. Yang dashed forwards and hopped over one of Dew's burst of wind and the fight continued…
After a while the fight had eventually ended in a tie. Yang and Weiss along with Dew and Octavia got eliminated early on in the round leaving Ruby and Blake to fight against Nebula and Gwen. It was a close win, once it was just Ruby and Nebula left it turned into a fight of strength and endurance. With no team members to look after they had the battlefield to themselves.
At the end Ruby had had the excellent idea of breaking off a crystal of gravity dust and tossing it at Nebula, shooting it with her sniper-scythe when it reached her. What she didn't expect was how Nebula would be able to aim mid-being dragged into a compression burst and make a shot with her crossbow.
It seemed as if a chord was struck within Ruby at the end of the fight. Strings plucked which caused butterflies to flutter in her stomach. Evidently she had no idea why these feeling came to light, heck she still hadn't figured out what made Blake have that effect on her! Thus, was why she was wandering around Beacon's library looking for a nice fairy tale to read. To take her mind off of the recent butterflies in her life. Little did she know wandering around would be her downfall…
A wall of flesh soon blocked her path causing her butt to make contact with the ground, a dull thud echoing out. "Ow~," she groaned out.
"Oh sorry about that!" A strong yet beautiful voice sounded out in front of her, just as beautiful as the stars themselves. She looked up to meet greenish hazel eyes.
"Nebula! I'm so sorry! I wasn't looking where I was going and I was lost in my thoughts because a lot of things are on my mind-," words stumbled out of her mouth in a breathless mess but Nebula had heard at least one thing for sure.
"How about a cup of tea to calm your nerves?"
"Sure!" And thus…
…her downfall yet also her uprising.