So here I am… 4 days after my first year of writing fanfics passed, here I am with another important day. Today marks a year since I began dating my girlfriend and I couldn't have gotten far without her supporting me… she is the reason why I started writing in the first place since she is a RWBY fanfic writer like me and her first fanfic was one of the first stories I read before making my own story (hint, hint). I believe she knows who she is and I hope you enjoy my gift for our one year anniversary… well also I can't forget about you guys, my readers so this is a gift to the both of you. My girlfriend will know how this story was made and it's similar to something we did, anyways, enough boring you all, here is my gift… happy anniversary…

I was initially going to make this one-shot (could be a story… I don't know) with me and her as the main characters but I decided to stay with my tradition and keep it RWBY related…

Also I did not draw that art even though it looks super awesome but I forgot who it belongs to so I'll just say that do not compliment me for the art even though it is not mine... I do not steal art or "roll that way" anyways here is the story...

A cool wind blew ever so gently at the outskirts of the city known as Vale, making the leaves of Fall scatter off their respective trees, landing on the ground softly. In the distance of the trees stood a lake, one that a young red-haired girl went to if her parents fought with each other which seemed to be an occasional trip in her mind. She sat down in front of the lake and looked at the reflection the water mirrored in front of her. I wish they could stop fighting. The red-haired girl thought and sighed. She hummed a gentle lullaby that her mother taught her before she had her hands full with her father. When will the good times come back? She asked herself and gently tapped the mirror image of her, the image rippled ever so slowly. The girl stood up and picked up a few rocks that were scattered next to her, and then she aimed towards the blue distance and threw one, making it skid along the rippling water.

Splish. Splash.

Little did she know that someone was watching her from afar. That someone was a white-haired girl with a side ponytail and sea blue eyes and she herself wondered how she had found this lake. She guessed that this mysterious girl found it or so she thought. Should I walk up to her? She thought but seemed hesitant to meet the strange red-haired girl. Before she decided to leave and come back later, her feet moved by themselves, making her go towards the girl close to the lake, The red-haired girl stopped what she was doing and looked to her right to see the white-haired girl walk towards her. "Um… hello." the white-haired girl said softly. She was wearing a white, buttoned dress with black edging and a skirt with black frills. She also wore thigh-high white high-heel boots with frilly black thigh-high stockings that come up slightly above the top of her boots.

The red-haired girl smiled and greeted her back. She wore a long-sleeve, light gray shirt with black belted cuffs near the ends of the sleeves. Over the top of the gray shirt is a black piece of clothing with two vertical lines of red stitching that resembles a cross between a corset and overalls. She also wore a red skirt with a large black-colored print of a rose emblem on the side of it, and the inside of her skirt is black. black stockings and her black-and-red boots. A few pieces of metal arranged in an abstract shape are attached to her sleeve on her left shoulder and she wore a red cape with it but doubled it as a scarf. "I guess I'm not the only one that knows about this place then." she replied.

"I thought I was the only one." The white-haired girl said.

"What's your name?" The red-haired girl asked and held out her hand. "The name's Ruby Rose."

The other girl took her hand and shook it gently. "It's Weiss… Weiss Schnee."

Ruby's eyes widened. "You mean the Weiss Schnee, the one that has a father that owns the biggest dust company in the world?"

The girl known as Weiss sighed and gave her a nod. "Yes… I am that Weiss Schnee."

Ruby realized what she was doing and calmed down. "Sorry about that, I just never thought I would meet someone like you."

"It's okay Ruby…" she looked down at the rock that was on the red-scarfed girl's hand. "Were you skipping rocks?" Weiss asked. Ruby nodded and Weiss apologized. "I shouldn't have bothered you."

"It doesn't matter… I was beginning to want some company so do you want to skip rocks with me?"

"Sure." Weiss reached down to get a rock from the dirt floor and aimed at the blue lake. "Let's see who can make their rock go farther." she proposed and threw her rock. It skipped four times and landed in the water while Ruby's went only three. "Yes!"

"Aww, no fair you cheated." Ruby replied and laughed. It was a moment later when Weiss joined in. After they composed themselves the red-haired girl asked why she had come down to the lake.

Weiss looked away towards the blue water and shrugged. "I guess it's because… I just want to not be forced into training. My father wants me to take over his company when he's gone." Ruby noticed her voice was in a more dejected tone.

"What's wrong about that?"

"I want to do the things that I want to do… I gave up so many things because of him and it only makes things worse."

Ruby recalled a time she and her parents had went to a concert in the city of Vale that had her vocal performance as the main event. "I remember you singing to everyone in Vale." she replied and smiled.

Weiss chuckled. "Well… you don't see that anymore because of him." They both sat down in front of the lake and looked out into the distance. "Why are you here?"

Ruby did the same expression as Weiss but a single tear dropped from her cheek. "My mom and dad keep fighting and I just wish for them to stop… sometimes they take their anger out on me even though I didn't do anything so I spend most of my time here." The sun was beginning to set and they both sighed. "We should get going or we'll have to deal with the Grimm." Ruby said and stood up, lending Weiss a hand too.

"Good idea… it was nice meeting you Ruby." Weiss replied and began walking back the way she came from.

"Wait!" Ruby shouted which made her stop. "Will you come back here tomorrow?" she asked, hoping that she will be given a positive answer.

Weiss turned around and gave her a smile. "Of course… same time right?" Ruby nodded. "Then I'll see you tomorrow Ruby."

"Okay… tomorrow it is."

They both took off towards their homes as quick as they could since nighttime proved to be dangerous due to the creatures of darkness known as the Grimm. They would meet again the next day and talk about their daily lives so they could get to know each other better, and then they would agree to meet again the very next day and it became a routine for them soon after. After a week of talking to each other, they began making trips to the city and became great friends. Weiss and Ruby had given each other their numbers so they could call them at any time on their scroll. Back at home, Ruby and Weiss did not dare to tell their parents why they went out so much and were home late sometimes. Weiss's father one day called her to his office.

"Please sit down Weiss dear." her father said in which she complied. "You are missing your training days which is unacceptable and you've also been out for very long periods of time every day. Is there a reason for the sudden change of your... motives?"

Weiss huffed and crossed her arms. "Why would you care father, the only thing you care about is dust and the family company?"

He gritted his teeth. "I will not let our family legacy go down because of your incompetence!"

"It'll stay alive but I won't be the one continuing it!" Weiss exclaimed, getting up as she did and stormed out.

This filled her father with rage "Where are you going, I'm not finished with you yet?!" He rose from his chair quickly and followed her. "You do not walk out on your own father!" He caught up with her in a corridor and grabbed her wrist.

Weiss was turned towards him and she shouted something that she will regret. "You are not my father, you don't even think of me as your own daughter!"

In an instant, he had slapped her, making her gasp and holding her right cheek. "How dare you say such horrifying words Weiss?!"

Tears flooded from her cheeks but she didn't let up. "You only took my happiness away!" Another slap and a whimper were heard. "Do you even want to know why I've been out?!"

"Of course I do!" He replied in angst.

"It's because I made a friend... Ruby Rose!"

His eyes widened. "Why would you spend time with a fiend like her!?"

Weiss snapped. "She is not a fiend father!" He raised his hand again to slap her and she cowered in fear.

"You will not spend any more time with that scoundrel you hear me?!" Her father shouted.

"She is not worthless! I love her!" Weiss was even surprised by what she had blurted out. Did she love her? She thought in that moment, Weiss did indeed spend a lot more time with Ruby than at home and became friends in an instant. Is that the reason why I felt happy when I was close to Ruby? She asked herself mentally. The white-haired girl felt so happy and safe next to Ruby during those times... it was like she didn't need to care about the danger and stress she was put under, she could do anything she had wanted. Weiss knew then that she had to run... before she will never have a chance to see her again. She quickly got off her father's grip and ran upstairs to her room at the very end of the right corridor.

"You will stay in your room until I say so and I will make sure you never this place anymore!" he exclaimed as her daughter ran.

Later that night, Weiss looked at the clock on her dresser next to her bed. Twelve o'clock in the morning. It's time. She thought and got up from her bed slowly. Weiss only thought of one thing during her time in her room. I'm going to run away and take Ruby with me… then live somewhere with her where we don't have to face the troubles that are given to us. She grabbed a bag full of clothing and walked out of her room. The best thing about living so far from her father's office was the fact that he would be living in the opposite corridor from where she is and how far the corridor goes can make her sneak through the halls without trouble. She began walking towards the stairs, her footsteps muffled due to the soft skin of her feet. I'll put my boots on when I'm away from this place.

Weiss had planned this in just a few hours… she was finally going to be free from the hell her father made and she's going to be with the girl she loved. But… the white-haired girl stopped in the middle of the stairs, what if she doesn't like me that way? She shook the thought away and finally made it down to the first floor. The first thing I need is money and I know we have way more than just plenty to sustain our lives. She thought and traveled to the office she will only go in for the last time tonight. Behind the mahogany desk her father sat in front of, there was a hidden safe that had their entire lien and only the family had the clearance to open it. Quickly, she placed her hand on the handprint scanner and once it confirmed that it was her, Weiss didn't hesitate to open it quickly and get as much lien as she could that will last her and Ruby years.

That was when she heard footsteps that were getting louder as it headed for her. Her eyes widened and she cursed herself. The scanner… it sent the info to him right after it confirmed it was me. She thought and hurried herself in getting the lien she needed. Weiss finished a few moments later and ran towards the back door of her home. The sky was a midnight blue and the only light that illuminated it were the moon and the millions of stars that were out there in the great abyss. Weiss didn't care that she was out late at night; she had her multi action dust rapier, Myrtenaster, at the ready in case she ran into the Grimm but she knew that will rarely happen. Behind her, she heard her father shouting in angst at her but she ignored it… not wanting to know what he's saying.

She took a shortcut to Ruby's home by going to the lake they first met, but instead she went the way Ruby would take. The red-haired girl told her one day the directions to her home from the lake in case she needed to talk to her in person and now was a good time to talk to her. Weiss kept hoping that she would agree to her plan until she saw what could be her home. It was not as big as her mansion but it was a decent sized two story home with the colors red and black as the main paint scheme. On the second floor window, she saw a light illuminate in what could be Ruby's room and three silhouettes in there. She recognized Ruby immediately but the other two she had no clue about. Are they her parents? She thought and heard shouting.

"You do not get to control my love life! If I love her then that's final, I will not date anyone else but her!" Ruby exclaimed.

The person that replied first was an older female and she was not happy. "You are a Rose Ruby and we do not go out with people who despise the faunus!"

The next voice probably belonged to a man. "She is also a target of the White Fang if you didn't know that!"

"I don't care! She actually likes faunus, that's her father and I will protect her from the White Fang, even if it puts my life at risk!" Ruby shouted which made Weiss crack a smile. It was true that she indeed has a target painted on her back by the faunus group known as the White Fang but she never thought that Ruby would say something like that, let alone confess her love right there in front of them. They continued arguing until the other two silhouettes left the room with a frustrated sigh. Weiss managed to climb up to the second floor window and she knocked on it, scaring the red-haired girl. "Weiss?" she said in surprise as she opened the window.

Weiss climbed in and noticed tears on her cheeks which signaled her to embrace the younger girl. "It's me… Ruby, I want to tell you something."

"What is it?" Ruby asked, trying not to sob.

"Do you see the things I'm holding right now?" Ruby pulled away and examined her; she noticed a bag on her back and a lot of lien in a pouch.

"Weiss… what are you-"

She interrupted her before she could finish. "I came to tell you that I'm running away from my family."

"But why are you here?"

Weiss sighed. "That's what I was going to say… Ruby… I want you to come with me."

Silver eyes widened at hearing that. "I-I don't know if I can." she replied. "Before I do make a choice… I need to tell you something too."

"What is it?" Weiss asked.

Ruby hesitated at first but a moment later she managed to say it. "Weiss… I-I love you."

Weiss hugged her instantly and buried her face in her chest. "I love you too Ruby, I barely realized it hours ago."

"M-me too." she replied and hugged back. "I'm going with you…"

Weiss began sobbing quietly. "Thank you Ruby."

Ruby pulled away and smiled. "I better get packing." Weiss sat down on her bed as she began packing clothes and other personal belongings. She also holstered what could be her weapon, a red scythe with a barrel of a gun The white-haired girl grew tired and almost dozed off before Ruby broke the silence. "I'm done."

Weiss brushed her sleepiness away, stood up and nodded. "We better get going." She replied and opened the window.

"Are you sure about this Weiss?" Ruby asked suddenly which made her stop.

Weiss thought for a moment. Was she sure about this? I don't even know. She thought and sighed. "We'll just have to find out... together." They both climbed out of the house and took off; not hesitating at all about their decision... they want to stay together and that's how it'll be. Their hands were intertwined as they ran into the city of Vale. Surely they will have hardships later in their new life together but they know that they can live happily ever after.

If this were a multi-chapter story, then I would have done different perspectives but it isn't at the moment and I guess it's kind of better off like this. Anyways, there is my gift to you my fantastic girlfriend and a late gift to the readers for giving me such a great first year of writing. Now I wonder if some of y'all know who my girlfriend is since I keep leaving obvious hints but leave a review on this story and if you guys actually want this to be more than a one-shot... then by all means I will make it happen.

If this does become a multi-chapter story, then I will call this AU, The Runaway Roses AU... anyways stay classy everyone.