Please, please, please let me make it! Ruby thought as she ran through the trees of Emerald Forest. Thunder rumbled in the background as she kept up her pace in the race against the coming storm. Darting through the trees, she caught a glimpse of black in the corner of her eye. "Wha-?" SMACK. Ruby's face met wood, and she promptly fell backwards onto her bum. "Oww," she said as she rubbed her throbbing head. "Wh-what was that?"
"Oh, hello Ruby" a familiar voice spoke. "Did I distract you?" Ruffling of leaves grew ever closer until they came to a halt right in front of Ruby.

Ruby looked up. "Oh, hey Blake! No, I was just on my way back to campus." She paused for a moment. "Wh-what are you doing way out here? Are you all alone?" Ruby took a quick glance around to check for more unexpected company.

Blake hesitated. "…Yes. I was just having a peaceful read out in the middle of the forest. It's really lovely out today." She looked up toward the sky, a smile grew, then just as quickly faded away. "It seems there is a storm approaching though. I am on my way back to Beacon as well. Would you care to join me?" she asked with a serene smile on her face.

Ruby couldn't help giving a goofy grin in return and nodded eagerly. As Blake extended a hand to help Ruby off the ground, she ended up pulling a bit too hard - Ruby, rather roughly, fell into Blake's person. A slight gust of wind was all that filled the air as both girls had gone eerily silent. It seemed both were afraid of confronting what had just happened. Minute upon minute passed, yet the scene remained unchanged. A drop of rain fell onto Ruby's hand. Then another and another. Blake seemed to also notice this change in weather as she finally broke the silence.

"Ruby. We ought to get going now before it starts pouring." Blake pulled away and turned back toward the school. She stood still for a moment, seemingly waiting for Ruby to come back to her senses as well.

"…Oh. Right!" Ruby exclaimed as her eyes met Blake's backside, rain starting to fall upon her face now. Just as Ruby moved to where Blake stood, Blake moved forward.

"Let's go then," Blake said in an almost uncharacteristically detached tone. Not sure of what this meant, Ruby kept quiet and ran with Blake the rest of the way back to Beacon, rain completely drenching them in the process.

Squeaky shoes announced their arrival in the dorm hall. Thankfully, Yang was spending the weekend at a friend's house and Weiss was off visiting her father, so they didn't disrupt anyone's evening. Blake and Ruby entered their dorm room and quickly shut and locked it, still avoiding each other's gaze. They went to opposite ends of the room, faced their individual walls, and began to undress, placing their soaked clothes on the floor. Ruby, still unsure of what to think of today's events, turned towards Blake's end, "Uh…Blake?" Ruby then realized what she had done. Both were bare except for their undies.

"Yes?" Blake turned to face Ruby, hand deep in one of her dresser drawers.

"Um…" Ruby's face had turned bright red once again, this time mostly due to Blake's now unabashed nature. Ruby stood there for a moment paralyzed. Blake thought nothing of it and put a clean white shirt over herself. Rain was pounding hard outside. Lightning flashed outside their window, then a horrible roar of thunder was heard directly overhead. Ruby snapped to and stumbled through her words. "Early t-today, y-you…" Ruby closed her eyes and breathed deeply. After a moment, she let out a heavy sigh then reopened her eyes. "Earlier today…What happened between us. I…" But Ruby's words escaped her and she couldn't continue.

Blake, noticing how flustered Ruby was, walked toward her and picked up a black shirt with a bright red rose on the front. "Here. I think this would look quite lovely on you." She handed the shirt over to Ruby and Ruby nodded, still a light flush to her face.

"Th-thanks…" Ruby put her shirt on and gave a meaningful look to Blake. "Blake…I have something to ask you…" Ruby said with the most adorable and equally embarrassed look on her face.

Blake gave a smile that resonated her old self. It seems she had returned to her usual demeanor. "Yes, Ruby? How may I help you?"
"Well…" Ruby finally mustered the courage to ask, "I kind of have a fear of thunderstorms…Usually Yang is there to comfort me at night…Do you…Do you think maybe I could share a bed with you tonight?"

Blake couldn't ignore the upset on Ruby's face and nodded reassuringly. "Of course. I understand."

"Thanks." Ruby couldn't help but have the biggest smile on her face knowing that even without Yang, she still had someone she could lean on for comfort.

The two went to bed together that night and Ruby was able to slip into a peaceful sleep with minimal trouble. The next morning, Ruby awakened deep in Blake's embrace. A smile dawned upon her face and she thought the morning couldn't get any better. That is, until she noticed the vibrations that helped make her night so pleasant and soothing – Blake was purring.