So, here we are. This chapter marks my one year anniversary starting all this up.

With this comes an announcement. With the exception of one, maybe two weeks, I've had at least one upload every single week, and on a pretty consistent schedule. In fact, the off week was spent updating Wonderland to grow into something larger, adding in character names, thoughts, and pretty much anything to generally overhaul it. I feel that maintaining this schedule isn't good for the long term; in addition to the risk of burning out on ideas/motivation, I feel that my writing quality may suffer if I continue under such a strict deadline. For example, a story that I wrote over two weeks is probably going to be significantly better in execution, writing ability, and editing than one written in a single week. Plus, I may just run out of ideas. I've uploaded close to 70 chapters between my stories, and why I feel that each can stand on their own, I run the risk of overlapping on ideas. So, this leads to my announcement.

GOING FORWARD, I WILL UPLOAD A NEW CHAPTER TO AT LEAST ONE SERIES EVERY OTHER FRIDAY.

A Thousand Words is exempt from this, but a chapter from a main series that I typically expect to be around 3000-6000 words will only be every two weeks. This also means that I don't intend to upload a chapter of A Thousand Words in place of a main series chapter. I don't feel it's a lesser story, but I feel it's less suited to being considered a main series. I likely won't have a bonus Thousand Words every week, but I intend to have a main series chapter every two.

It's been fun, genuinely. I enjoy writing these stories and seeing you guys enjoy them! I hope to continue forward for at least a little while longer. There's always more girls to have strip, more pictures to write about, and more ENF situations to put Yang in.

Happy New Year, everybody.

"Hmm," Ruby muttered to herself as she strolled around Vale's dark streets. She'd been sidetracked all day for a reason she couldn't even remember. Something was... different? No, that wasn't it... She'd had the same feeling in her for months, that feeling of, what was the best way of describing it... "GAH!" she screamed, unable to figure out the proper word. She felt happy, that was important at least...

As she continued her walk, Ruby tried to pinpoint the thing in the back of her head. It had to do with Wonderland, she knew that; her work was on her mind a lot, since it led to her introduction to the bliss of sexuality along with being a direct connection to some very embarrassing days in her life. Her early days working were filled with the excitement of being treated as a sex object up on stage, being watched when she was stripping off her clothes, and... when she had spent several hours pleasuring herself after learning she liked having all eyes on her.

"Hehe," Ruby giggled nervously. "Some things don't change and some people don't learn." She still didn't like to think about her naughty bits too much, but, as she had demonstrated following her first show, she knew them intimately.

Ruby looked to either side of her and remembered she was right back where she started; another day of working a pole and being admired for her curvaceous, supple body, another night spent looking to fulfill that desire that burned within her. That meant another day of her, prowling the streets of Vale, wearing an outfit she wouldn't have on for much longer. While she had learned to control herself most days, the thought of being seen underdressed made her want to explode, especially if it was in public. She'd only indulged in her humiliating habit a few times since the beginning of her stint as a stripper a year ago, so she wasn't afraid of going overboard quite yet.

"Wait... AHA!" Ruby cried before realizing that, while she loved how her body reacted to her taking off her clothes in public, she still didn't exactly want people to see her do so. Quietly, she murmured, "That's it! I've been working at Wonderland for a year! Teehee! It's my anniversary!" She didn't know why she was so giddy about it; sure, it had affected her positively, but for all intents and purposes, it was just the first full year she'd worked somewhere.

"Still..." Ruby whispered to the night. She thought over her first year at Wonderland.

There was her first night on stage, where Ruby had accidentally gone hard from the get go; she had assumed strippers showed off everything but the main event, but she had actually ended up going far harder than some of the other acts. Well, maybe as hard as some. Queen attracted a lot of... full force women? That wasn't the right word, but Ruby couldn't think of anything better. That made her feel a little less excessive, though she imagined that they hadn't all gone home and spent their first night with a shower head. It was a shock to figure out that her entire team also worked at Wonderland. Queen half heartedly explained that he just had a way with women, but all four of RWBY had found their way to the garden independently of each other.

Ruby had walked in to the back area to get ready for her show one night when she saw a familiar head of soft white hair toying in a mirror. Weiss had nearly jumped out of her skin when she saw Ruby staring at her, but came to realize she was also an employee and wasn't there to deliver her bad news about her family. After a few very awkward, rushed, and stiff conversations, she had learned that Weiss, the pretty little stuck up heiress, had gotten completely naked on stage her first time around as a sort of liberation. Though, she had assured her partner that she made sure all the lights were off, so nobody saw anything.

It was really freeing to see Weiss also had the idea of stress relief, though she had had the bonus of swearing off her father in the process. Ruby wouldn't and would never tell Taiyang about her job. It'd simply be too embarrassing, and she wasn't sure he'd take kindly to it. Weiss described it as freeing her and making herself feel like Weiss, not a Schnee, but she also said that while blushing and unconsciously feeling her bust. She also told her partner that being on stage wasn't anything to be ashamed of, because it gives power to her. All eyes are on your body, but you control what they see, and they love it no matter what.

Ruby took Weiss' lesson to heart. Even if the heiress hadn't been overly talkative, she'd at least given her partner something to consider. Ruby had only gone to Queen looking for her sexuality, but now that she had found it, she was told that she could control it. Weiss taught her that her image was hers to use, and Ruby found that her nights working were significantly less horny on her part; she was able to focus on movement and form rather than her burning desire. Before, she'd been afraid of losing herself to lust up on stage and having everybody see her touch herself. As a bonus, she also got to see Weiss all nervous and shy, which was always funny.

"She's so stuck up all the time! Or... I guess maybe not all the time if she goes up on stage."

Another night, Ruby had run into Blake styling her hair and perking up her cat ears. She was slightly easier to talk to than Weiss on account of not being so stuffy, but it was still a lot of blubbering on both ends. That warranted a long explanation about Blake's views on Faunus treatment and how she was comfortable with everyone knowing she was a Faunus when she went on stage. Her reasoning was that she wasn't Blake Belladonna when she was on stage, she was the cat Faunus with the great butt, and it made her feel good. She'd spent a lot of time in her life worrying about her heritage, so actually getting praise was a welcome change, not to mention the admiration over her figure.

Blake always kept herself in control, though; she made it clear to Ruby that her bindings gave her a sense of freedom, and she always enticed without going all the way with her clothes. Ruby hadn't felt as embarrassed in her life when she accidentally let her loss of control after her performance slip in response, but she had also never seen Blake that color of red either when she'd talked about her time on stage. Blake was a lot freer talking about something so intimate compared to Weiss, but Ruby hadn't exactly wanted anyone to know she had ran home mostly naked before forgetting the rest of the night to her fingers. In return, the Faunus embarrassingly revealed she had let a cute blonde get a private show and had let them see a better view of her.

Ruby was really glad she had run into Blake. Looking back, she hadn't had too many conversations with her, especially ones that were so candid. She also felt a lot more comfortable in general; the fact that even the cool, mysterious Blake still felt nervous and liked the looks made Ruby feel less strange about her kink. It was also funny seeing her mumble about private shows. Ruby hadn't been called upon to strip in front of a handful of people, and Blake's story about the blonde boy named Lucky really settled her mind.

Speaking of blondes, Ruby was pretty sure she had prevented a legit murder when she learned that Yang worked for Queen. She came into work to see her sister holding their boss up by the throat asking, "WHAT DID YOU DO TO HER!?" After a bit of explanation boiling down to, "How was I supposed to know you, Ms. Xiao Long, were related to her, Ms. Rose!? And she came to me!" Ruby managed to keep Yang from killing their boss by explaining that it had been her choice to work at Wonderland. Both agreed to not speak to each other about what they did up on stage, though she had heard rumors saying that Yang REALLY enjoyed being up on the catwalk. Ruby tried not to think of her sister in that way, but she made certain to her that she didn't want to leave. She liked working for Queen.

Ruby also liked stripping out in public, which was another thing she didn't plan on sharing with her anyone, let alone with her sister. She remembered she was about to continue indulging in her habit and regained focus.

If one thing changed in the year Ruby had first gone up on stage, it was that she had a much better figure; she again tried to stop thinking of Yang, but her own bust had dramatically grown in size in the past year. She'd gotten taller, plus her hips had filled out a lot more, too. The red sweatshirt that twelve months ago had been enough to serve as a miniskirt now couldn't reach past her waist, meaning she couldn't walk around with just it on without everyone being able to look right at her panties.

"Perfect."

Ruby removed a short black skirt (her own, rather than her sister's as she had worn her first night streaking. She'd gotten a lot more confident with her body lately, especially since it became decidedly more hourglass, and now had her own sexy clothes.) and meekly tried to pull down her sweatshirt to no effect. She always wore that one top whenever she went to fulfill her desire for exhibitionism, though it now didn't provide any cover over her rear now that she was taller. It forced her to take more risks, the threat of someone seeing her panty clad rear so much bigger. She'd decided against wearing a thong after the first time; she felt she needed some secrets lest anyone discover her, but the coy black garment was still incredibly explicit compared to anything she used to wear under her skirt. She felt the cool winter air brush against her butt, along with her slightly wet thighs and her bare legs.

Ruby found the park where she had first stripped down and sat at a picnic table. Unless someone was right behind her, they'd only see a girl in a sweatshirt and admittedly sexy black shorts, but not panties. She used the moment of safety to wind her sex drive down and think a bit more on her year at Wonderland. It was late, so there shouldn't have been too many people running around in a random park.

Ruby had, in a weird way, made friends over the past year. Even with all of her team working for Queen, along with a lot of her other female friends, other opportunities to make connections had presented themselves. With her newly gained confidence, she didn't immediately run away like she used to and actually talked to people when she wasn't on stage. There were even a few people she recognized now; a number of private shows and people that showed up most times she danced, she could now place.

"Gosh, I thought I was going to die when I first went into that room..."

Blake had told Ruby about the private rooms meant for small groups to pick their favorites, but if she hadn't mentioned her adventure with the singular boy Lucky, Ruby would have never been able to handle the intimacy of a solo show. The thought of someone being that close and having exclusivity had made her heart race. But she did it, and her heart didn't explode miraculously enough. Getting stared at by only a small amount of people so close to her was terrifying, but so was her first night. History repeated itself after her first private show, and she spent that night ducking behind bushes after fantasizing of what could have happened in that locked room.

There was also a time where Ruby had decided to be nice. One slow night, she decided to pull someone from the crowd to join her in a private show. She'd originally done it for selfish reasons related to her after work activities, but as it turned out, she hit it off with the particularly chatty woman that had been enjoying her show. She said it was something about the detail she put into her motions, but she really liked how she danced. Her, "private show," ended up being a cute little talk where the shy and underdressed Ruby made a friend.

Ruby had seen the same woman come back a few times to watch her, and she invited her to a back room to continue pleasantries over drinks, even getting a robe to dress herself to make it a bit less strippery. Ruby became the woman's little secret, where she could confide without worry of anything reaching the outside world. Ruby was really grateful Blake had told her about her time with Lucky; she couldn't have imagined doing a show for one person in such an intimate context, but without that story, she'd had never have made that friend. She felt that was a bit of a turning point in her career at Wonderland. It taught her to be a bit more confident, and the strange friendship was a genuine pleasure.

"It's weird how things work out like that, huh?"

On the opposite end, there had been a few people that had been annoying. One Faunus with striped orange ears kept cat calling her literally every single show. While the first ten times were nice, she thought some compliments were just empty when repeated so often. She had to learn to ignore him and hope he'd shut up. Another forgot that she was a Beacon Beauty and had gotten a little grabby, but Queen had a lovely policy where handsy people weren't considered human. Ruby had been really glad she was a strong willed huntress when she saw the opportunity to punish a pervert. Her training led to an ambulance being called and a bonus from Queen.

Ruby just wished she could think about being a huntress at the moment, but no, it was all about that need to be naked in public. Hearing the beat of her heart, she got up from the picnic table and started going up the play structure, thankful she couldn't see anyone. It was past two in the morning, so everything was still, just how she needed it to be. Something about being on a children's play structure while not wearing a skirt made

Ruby extremely horny just by itself. She was once so childish, but now she was an adult. Mostly. She was a bit ashamed to admit it to herself, but she had a fantasy of having her first time where she was standing. It'd be so naughty, so public, so, so... not the former her. Part of her wanted to get her engine started right then and there, but she remembered she had a tendency to get loud during her pleasure sessions following her streaking. She couldn't imagine what she was like during sex, but just touching her body in the right ways made her squeal.

"I do NOT need to wake up everyone with something like that..."

Ruby thought about her internal disparity as she leaned on the metal railing at the top of the structure. It was freezing against her butt and lower back, but that was the feeling she loved during her outings. She was simultaneously thinking about having sex in the middle of a public park, but she couldn't bare to even think the words to accurately convey that. She still said, "Trucking," instead of... "Yeah..." A huge part of her just wanted to grow up and learn to swear, but she couldn't think of that happening anytime soon. She was still perpetually single, partly because of her quirky, weapon-first nature, partly because she was cripplingly shy at times, and partly because, outside of work and me time, she rarely felt sexy.

Ruby's life was disparity, feeling everyone's lustful eyes on her in Wonderland, but constantly in self doubt when she went on dates. She wanted to feel like a woman outside of work, but her mind associated that change with sex. She was still a virgin, and she wasn't sure if she wanted to grow up that bad. Even after a year working at a strip club, she still wasn't confident enough to maintain a relationship long enough to allow her to feel like sex was right.

"Bluh, I'm such a weirdo..."

Ruby thought more about how her sexual habits were all over the place as she bit her lip and took her sweatshirt off, exposing her bare breasts to the air. She was standing in a public park on a structure for children in just her panties because it was how she got off, but she couldn't even think about having sex in the near future. She felt warm despite the air striking her nipples with cold wind. She nervously looked around as she continued traipsing around the play structure, leaving her top. She felt like she was quickly reaching the point where she could explode at any moment, but that didn't stop her from leaving her clothes behind.

"One year, huh?"

Ruby put her hands to her breasts and played with her nipples, stifling her mind as she twisted her erect points. Her arousal coupled with the cold air had prepared them for all manner of self inflicted torture, and she toyed with her body as she decided to go down the slide on the play structure. The plastic was freezing against her panty clad butt, but it just turned her on more.

Suddenly, Ruby got scared. She knew the voices she was hearing were imaginary, but they still made her fully aware that she was moaning in nothing but panties. She shied back before deciding to call it for the night. She hurriedly rushed around looking for her skirt before ascending the play structure once again to find her sweatshirt. Now both ready to go and ready to go home, she playfully hung her now well proportioned breasts over the metal railing she was leaning on earlier.

Her butt in the air, Ruby dangled her boobs over the ice cold metal railing so that they were pushed up to provide maximum lift and jiggle. Threading her arms through the bars and fondling herself, Ruby's thoughts went back to sex. Her embarrassing position made her remember videos she felt ashamed she had watched where girls... "Took it from... from be-behind." Her face reddened as she imagined her own body being pushed forward against the railing as she was penetrated by someone. "Ra... railed even." She nervously at her dirty joke as she looked at the railing she was leaning over. Her breasts bounced forward and back as she chided herself for thinking such naughty language and thoughts.

Hanging her head down near her breasts, Ruby pouted, "I'm so weird!" before realizing she was far too loud.

Sighing once again at her internal disparity about what she wanted and when, Ruby hurriedly began pulling her sweatshirt back on. Once she was decently covered, she pulled on her skirt and remembered she never brought shoes out with her during her exhibitions. That was a mistake considering the weather, especially now that she wasn't ready to burst with heat.

Slightly cold but ready to enjoy her night, Ruby started the short trek back home so that she could satisfy the burning sensation she knew would soon come.

A while later, a naked Ruby fell back onto her bed, still somewhat wet, tired as could be, and fully satisfied from her session in the shower. Too lazy and tired to function, she pulled her blanket over herself and started to drift off into sleep.

"A whole year, huh?"

Ruby smiled. She enjoyed her job.