"Well, we did it."

To Ruby, it sounded like Blake was more than a little stunned at her own statement, which, to be fair, there was a good reason for it: it's not every day that you stop a Grimm invasion!

"If we don't get extra credit for this, I'm going to be seriously disappointed," Weiss stated. Classes were the farthest thing from Ruby's mind at the moment, her mind was focused on the fact that her team had lived through the battle… and that she was currently holding hands with her girlfriend.

"Weiss, a two-headed snake literally crushed a bakery," Yang retorted with a snort. "I wouldn't count on it."

A frown started to pull at Ruby's lips. Those poor baked goods, gone forever! Evidently, it was enough for Blake to pick up on, as she gently squeezed Ruby's hand. "They'll rebuild it, don't worry." The bright smile that Blake flashed her was more than enough to reassure her and add a growing heat to her cheeks.

Almost guiltily, Ruby looked away from the amber eyes, before her own silver ones settled on the setting sun. It was a sight that Ruby didn't see often, whether because she was always doing something, or because she just wasn't outside enough, it was hard to tell. The beautiful orange hue covering the sky as it dimmed, the city lights starting to flicker on in the distance…

Slowly, ever so slowly, Ruby leaned against Blake, her head resting against her girlfriend's shoulder, as said girlfriend's head came to lean against the top of Ruby's. "That was a pretty crazy day."

"Yeah." Blake nodded slightly, so as not to disturb Ruby. "But at least we're okay."

Ruby's smile lessened at the comment. "I-I don't know. A lot of people did get hurt, and most of the city got wrecked… and we never did figure out what those guys were after…"

"But no one died," Blake immediately countered. "Buildings can be rebuilt, people can heal."

"I suppose…" Ruby conceded slowly, before looking over at their other two team members for input… only to see them start getting up. "Huh?"

"We're going to bed," Yang simply stated. "Plus, we don't want to intrude on you two!" The suggestive winking made it very clear what Yang meant, causing Ruby's blush to grow even deeper.

Watching the retreating figures of Yang and Weiss, Ruby couldn't help but to sigh. "This is going to happen a lot, isn't it?"

"Most likely," Blake offered in an almost monotone. "Then again, it is very nice to have alone time with you and not have to find a way to kick them out." Once more, there was an infectious smile on Blake's face that spread all too quickly to Ruby's, prompting the smaller teen to bury her face in the crook of Blake's neck, the familiar smell of her girlfriend overloading her senses.

In the dwindling light, the two of them stayed like that for a long time; Ruby resting against Blake, with the taller teen's head comfortably touching Ruby's. By far, it was the most comforting thing that Ruby had gone through in the last few days.

"I was really scared, y'know?" Ruby was the first one to break the silence, her voice muffled by Blake's neck. "When everyone went off by themselves into the train and I stayed with Oobleck."

"I was fine." Ruby pulled away enough to glance up, and see an almost sadistic smile cross Blake's lips, a sight she seldom saw. "I got to beat Torchwick. Badly." The creepy smile morphed into a more concerned expression. "You were okay, right?"

It took a moment for Ruby to remember the sheer panic that Blake had about her when they rescued her. "Yup! I had Profe- I mean Doctor Oobleck with me! …I'm just glad everyone got out okay."

"Yeah…" Blake's hand squeezed Ruby's. "Is this going to happen with every mission we do now?"

"Hehe, I kinda hope not, worrying isn't fun at all." Ruby sadly shook her head. "We're going to be a mess if we keep being worrywarts."

"Well, we got a while until our next mission," Blake simply said as she let go for Ruby's hand and pulled her into a half hug, her sight drawn back to the skyline, along with Ruby's.

For a moment, just a moment, the orange of the setting sun turned green. "Woah." Both of the teens echoed as the last of the daylight disappeared behind the city.

"That was really pretty," Ruby stated. "Does it always do that?" Blake shrugged. "We should watch the sunset more often!"

"Agreed," Blake nodded. "Though, I don't know about you, but I think I'm headed to bed."

Ruby energetically nodded. "Sleep sounds awesome."

Yet, neither of the two made any slightest bit of movement from where they were. Ruby was too content to stay in the arms of her girlfriend, while Blake was enjoying holding the younger teen too much to let go.

"Bark, bark!"

And like that, the moment was broken as Blake scrambled into Ruby's arms from the sudden sound. However, Ruby's arms were not strong enough to hold up the Faunus, causing the two to fall over backwards.

As much as Ruby loved Zwei, there were sometimes where she really wished he could keep his mouth shut.

…on the other hand, having Blake clinging to her was even better.

AU: Aww, that was cute.

Dunno how this came out; I burned my dominant hand at work yesterday, so typing this up was a tad weird, but I think I'm better now? I hope?

Also, even though I skipped it, in this version Blake totally beat the shit out of Torchwick when his aura dropped.

Spoon Equality will be on Saturday, Acceptance will definitely be in early September… I'm having to do a full rewrite for it.

Thank you for reading, and I hope everyone has a wonderful day! :D