Under the warm breeze of early summer, Pyrrha and Ruby wandered into the park.

Well, wandered was a bit of a misnomer, considering that Ruby was leading Pyrrha by the hand, and the smaller redhead had an actual destination in mind.

Pyrrha was happy to let herself be led in a winding, confusing path through the large city park, Ruby stopping every so often before deciding that some condition wasn't quite right and moving on. I'm just happy I get to spend time with her and the weather is nice.

Finally after a good thirty minutes of wandering, Ruby pointed to a pair of trees before skipping over to it and dropping her backpack. "Perfect!"

Pyrrha quizzically looked on as Ruby pulled a long fabric contraption out of the bag. It was only after a minute or two that Ruby realized the confusion. "Have you never seen a hammock before?" Ruby asked incredulously as she scratched her head.

It took a moment before the proverbial lightbulb lit up in Pyrrha's head. "Oh!" A huge smile lit up on Pyrrha's lips. "That sounds grand!"

"Yup, that's what I thought!" Ruby enthusiastically nodded. "And since the weather is so nice, it seemed like the perfect day!" Ruby picked up one end of the hammock. "Just need to attach it and we'll be good."

A few seconds later, the hammock was hanging from two trees, looking ever inviting… except for one small problem.

There was no way two people were going to fit on a hammock that small.

The hammock only stretched about five and a half feet long. Maybe, just maybe, Pyrrha could curl up on it, but there'd be no way to fit Ruby on it as well.

Pyrrha could already see the gears turning in Ruby's head as she looked over the problem. "I'll, um, run to the store super quick and buy a new one?" Pyrrha gave the briefest of nods before her girlfriend disappeared into a trail of rose petals.

Idly, Pyrrha reached out grabbed one of the slowly drifting petals. It was a bright crimson, and held a faint fragrance that she'd forever associate with Ruby. For some reason, the petals always hung around her for a while. A mere five feet away, the rose petals had already started to fade away, yet the ones around her stuck. It's like a little bit of Ruby is always with me.

It was tough to put her finger on when that started to happen; Pyrrha remembered before they had started to date that the petals had already stuck around her. The phenomena was something that only happened around her – not Yang, or any of Ruby's teammates or even her father or uncle… just Pyrrha. That little connection made Pyrrha feel infinitely closer to her Rose.

Bending down to pick up a few more, Pyrrha took a look around. The spot where Ruby had set up the hammock was in a secluded section of the park, where a maze of trees cut off the immediate surrounding buildings. In a sense, it was incredibly peaceful.

Eying the hammock, Pyrrha gave a shrug. I suppose it wouldn't hurt to sit down while I wait? The gentle warmth from the sky beckoned her to the hammock, making the choice for her. Tentatively sitting on the fabric, making sure it could hold up her weight, Pyrrha kicked off her heels and gently setting aside Akoúo and Milo beside them before curling up in it.

Taking the fistful of petals, Pyrrha brought them up to her nose, pleasantly basking in the nice weather and the scent of her loved one.

Ruby should be back soon…

Xxx

Ruby was not having the best of days.

First the hammock she had was NOWHERE near big enough for two people – I really should have checked beforehand.

Secondly, when she'd rushed to the store, Ruby had forgotten that she didn't have enough lien besides the ticket back to campus for the airbus, which meant that she had to make a detour to an ATM. Then the store had been packed and the line to cashier had taken nearly twenty minutes, TWENTY MINUTES!

I just hope Pyrrha doesn't mind. In the back of her head, Ruby knew that Pyrrha was completely fine with whatever, but it didn't change the fact that this wasn't a good outcome. At least the weather is holding, so… that's good?

So it was with more than a little speed – and the use of her semblance – that Ruby went back to her waiting girlfriend. "Pyrrhaaaaa, I'm back! Sorry for taking so long, the line was so looong and then… then… um, Pyrrha?"

Snoozing peacefully in the shade was Ruby's redhead.

The sight was almost comical considering that the hammock was just the right size for Ruby… who was a good foot or so shorter and had a lot less muscle mass than Pyrrha.

She looks so peaceful. The stress that sometimes etched its way into Pyrrha's face during exams was gone, nor the worry that always found a way into her smile… Ruby's urge to erect the new hammock had dwindled as it meant she'd have to wake up Pyrrha.

A dash of red caught Ruby's eyes, as something drifted out of Pyrrha's hands. Bending down to examine it, it took Ruby a moment to realize what exactly it was; one of her rose petals.

That, however, was enough to make Pyrrha stir, emerald eyes slowly cracking awake. "Hey sleepyhead, did ya have a good nap?~"

"Uh-huh." Pyrrha groggily took in her surroundings before reaching forward and interlocking her fingers with Ruby's. "Did you just get back?"

"Yup! Sorry, it took so lon- eep!"

Ruby found herself being pulled into the hammock, and on top of Pyrrha, their combined weight making the fabric rest an inch above the ground. "Huh, didn't think that was going to work." Pyrrha mumbled as she ran a hand along Ruby's back.

"Wait, so we didn't need a bigger one? Awww…" Ruby quietly grumbled as she made herself cozy in the very small space of the hammock.

Minutes passed as Ruby could only hear the content hum coming from Pyrrha and the chirping of birds.

"This was a lovely idea, Ruby." Mirthful emerald eyes stared at her as Pyrrha lovingly ran a hand through her hair in way that made Ruby feel utterly relaxed. "We should definitely do this again."

A huge grin plastered itself across Ruby's face at the compliment. "As long as it's sunny!" Raising her head a few inches off Pyrrha, Ruby looked around. Despite being in a city park, neither could hear the sounds of anything but nature. It made the date intimate. "Hehe, it's kinda funny, I was worried that there was going to be a lot of people here or something, but it's just us!"

"Just us…" Pyrrha echoed the phrase back as her hands slowly made their way from Ruby's back downward, in a way that made it very clear what she was thinking. A thought that Ruby was very receptive to.

By the time Pyrrha's strong hands had made it to Ruby's waist, she was already moving up, locking in a lingering, needy kiss.

Ruby started trail kisses down Pyrrha's neck, each one giving a little mark, as she made her way past her collarbone an-

BOOM!

One wall of trees surrounding them shattered as a large shadow crashed through them and went careening into the ground a scant two dozen feet away.

It was as if a switch had been flipped as Pyrrha's weapons flew into her hand, her girlfriend's combat reflexes already causing the tall redhead to protect Ruby.

And then the shadow stood up.

"Ah, Miss Nikos, Miss Rose, how good to see you."

"Professor… Port?" Ruby peeked past Pyrrha, the distinctive grey mustache and haircut ever present. "What are you doing… doing…"

While the distinctive mustache and face was instantly recognizable, the rest of him… not so much, much to both Pyrrha and Ruby's horror. "I was merely catching up with some colleagues of mine, with some good old-fashion mud wrestling, unfortunately, I seem to have lost my only remaining piece of battle armo-"

"THINK HAPPY THOUGHTS, THINK HAPPY THOUGHTS!"

"AHHHHHH! MY EYES!"

AU: Welp, things have been seen that can't be unseen. Why can't any of their dates just go normally… probably because then it'd be things that I'd feel uncomfortable writing?

So I went to my friend Super Saiyan Cyndaquil and went "I need a tropey idea for a Spoon Equality chapter, what do you got?" "Hammocks."

A day later I went "I need someone to walk in on them making out, I'm thinking Winter, though how to get her to do it in the city park is a bit beyond m-" "Port mud wrestling." "Genius."

That is how this chapter came into being.

I hope that the quality wasn't too bad; it's been more than a week since I wrote last; it's been very busy for me in real life as of late, though it's close to dying down some! So yay more writing!

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