A Royal Match - Chapter 11 (Patreon)

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“I can’t believe him.”  

Still seething at what Whitley did, Weiss paced the floor of her bedroom and tried to come to terms with what just happened.  While she never particularly liked him, now she downright despised him.  He was lucky Winter forced her to leave the room, otherwise she might have done something she’d regret - not for his sake, but for her own.

“That piece of shit,” she spat out when her anger renewed.  “That worthless, despicable, selfish bastard -”

“I’m sorry...” 

Hearing the regret in Ruby’s tone, and finding her still sitting on the edge of the bed staring at her hands, Weiss immediately lost her anger.  

“Don’t be sorry,” she replied in a softer voice, sitting beside Ruby and gently holding her hand.  “This isn’t your fault.” 

“But it is.  I’m the one who lied.” 

In Ruby’s silver eyes, which had been filled with happiness and humor just hours earlier, was only worry, concern, and fear.  Fear that her secret, which she’d kept this whole time, would tear them apart and ruin everything.

Over Weiss’ dead body.

“I don’t care,” she whispered, squeezing Ruby’s hand for reassurance.  “I don’t care that you’re not the oldest.  That doesn’t matter to me.  I still want to be with you, and only you.” 

A fleeting smile passed over Ruby’s lips, but then she hung her head and clutched Weiss’ hand with her own.  Sensing that anger would solve nothing right now, Weiss sighed and wrapped her other arm around Ruby’s shoulders for comfort.  

If she ignored her searing anger at Whitley, she found her mind racing through the situation - a situation she’d never seen coming - while searching for a way to deal with the consequences.

“But...why did you do it?” she finally asked, wondering how and why this even happened.  

Now it was Ruby’s turn to sigh.  

“My sister’s in love with someone else,” she explained, staring at her hands for several more seconds before finally meeting Weiss’ gaze.  “When Winter came to Vale and named the price, I just...I couldn’t let this break them apart.  Not when they’re so happy together.  So...I pretended that I was older, I told Yang and my dad that they asked for me anyway, and I came to Atlas.” 

After raising her hands, Ruby dropped them on her lap and shook her head.  

Weiss, if possible, liked her even more.

“I’m really sorry,” Ruby whispered, still clutching Weiss’ hand as if afraid Weiss might let go.  “I hated lying to you, but I just...didn’t know what else to do…”

“It’s ok.”  

Surprisingly, it was ok - she didn’t feel angry or upset at Ruby in the slightest.  “I’m not mad at you,” she added in case Ruby thought so.  “Although, you could have told me -”

“I planned on it,” Ruby hurriedly added.  “After everything was set up, I was going to tell you right away, I promise.”

“I believe you,” Weiss replied with a small smile and nod.  “And...I understand why you did it.  That was a very kind thing for you to do.”

Ruby’s action went beyond sacrifice.  She’d agreed to marry a stranger and move away from home...all so that her sister didn’t have to leave behind someone she already loved.

“But now I have to marry your brother because my ‘status’ isn’t good enough…” Ruby mumbled.  

“That won’t happen.”  Once Ruby looked up, Weiss shook her head.  “That will never happen.  I’ll find a way to fix this, I promise.” 

“How though?  Isn’t he the favorite?” 

Weiss couldn’t lie and say that Whitley wasn’t the favorite because he was, and he always had been.  “I’ll think of something,” she assured Ruby instead and, while still holding her hand, leaned into her shoulder and searched for a solution.  

Whitley was the favorite, which became painfully evident today.  Even if Weiss argued that he deserved someone ‘better’ than Ruby, he would say that he wanted Ruby regardless of her status as second-in-line.  Based on their father’s most-recent actions, clearly eating out of the palm of Whitley’s hand, she already knew whose side he would take.

She needed something better.  Bigger.

Her father always believed Whitley, as the only son, was destined for greatness.  What if she convinced him that Whitley was destined for greater things than Atlas itself?  It had always been his dream to take over other kingdoms and create an empire that spanned the globe...what if she convinced him that Whitley was best suited to pursue that endeavor?  That she could take care of Atlas while Whitley conquered the rest of the world?

Would that also appeal to Whitley’s ego?

“I need to talk to Winter,” she said as soon as the idea popped into her head.  When she stood to leave, however, Ruby clutched her hand.  

“Wait...”  Seeing how downtrodden Ruby was right now, Weiss obediently sat down and felt her concern return.  “Before you do that...” Ruby continued before meeting Weiss’ eyes with an uncertain gaze.  “Are you sure you’re ok with it?” 

To Weiss, that was a simple question to answer.

“Ruby...you could tell me that you’re not a princess - you could tell me that you’re not even from Vale - and I’ll still love you.”

The moment Ruby’s eyes widened, she realized what she just said.  

“I mean, that doesn’t matter to me,” she backtracked, but Ruby already heard the word loud and clear.  Her sparkling eyes and growing smile said as much.  

“You love me?”

Weiss couldn’t lie to a direct question - not that she even wanted to.  She’d never felt this way, which was exhilarating and terrifying at the same time.  She’d never opened up to someone like this.  She’d never been vulnerable with someone like this.  She’d never told anyone that she loved them because she didn’t - until now.

Knowing that she could only speak the truth, she nodded and said, “Yes, I do.”  Ruby’s smile was an immediate reward - one that made her heart flutter with hope and expectation for whatever Ruby said next.

“I love you too.”

For a moment - a long moment - Weiss just stared.  She hadn’t meant to let that word slip to begin with, and she certainly hadn’t expected to hear it in return.  Now that she had...

“Really?” she asked, as if somehow she didn’t hear that right.  When Ruby caught the surprise in Weiss’ tone, however, she laughed and squeezed Weiss’ hand.

“I’m serious.  I love you too.”

Weiss could hardly describe how she felt right now, as a warm, unstoppable feeling began in her heart and spread everywhere.  It filled her with happiness and joy unlike anything she’d ever felt, and she could name the exact source of that joy - Ruby Rose.

“You’re incredible,” she breathed out before drawing Ruby to her for a kiss.  As soon as their lips touched, it felt like she had so much more to say - so many words she could only express through touch.  She wanted Ruby to feel just how loved she was, with every subsequent kiss growing heavier and longer in an expression of that love.

In a matter of seconds, they picked up where they left off earlier that afternoon, with their lips locked together and their hands exploring everywhere.  This time, Weiss felt no hesitation sliding her hand across Ruby’s stomach before teasingly slipping her fingers underneath the hem of Ruby’s shirt, and couldn’t help a smile when she felt the small shudder that traveled through Ruby’s skin.  

Ruby loved her - she felt it in every touch, every kiss.  But it was more than that...right now, Ruby wanted her.

The feeling was mutual, and now there was nothing to slow their kisses or tame their hunger.  There was nothing to stop Weiss from moving over and straddling Ruby’s lap - their lips hardly breaking in the process.  And there was nothing to stop Ruby’s suddenly greedy hands, which slipped under Weiss’ shirt and across her stomach before moving up her ribs and finally - finally - reaching her bra.

Weiss broke the kiss as a gasp slipped through her lips, and Ruby used the opportunity to pepper Weiss’ neck with warm, messy kisses, all while her fingers searched for as much soft skin as they could find.

“I love you,” Ruby whispered in Weiss’ ear before a nip of her earlobe followed.  Combined with Ruby’s hand squeezing her breast and the kisses moving towards her collarbone, she couldn’t hold herself in check anymore.  She wanted to feel Ruby’s lips and tongue everywhere - and right now.

“Take it off,” she got out, but worked her fingers at the buttons on her shirt before Ruby even processed the demand.  Thankfully, she caught on quickly, and undid the rest of the buttons before pushing the shirt off of Weiss’ shoulders, then down her arms before it fell to the floor.

“God…” 

As much as Weiss appreciated the look in Ruby’s eyes, she couldn’t handle the pause right now.  Instead, she wove her fingers through Ruby’s short hair and pulled her forward.  She needed no more encouragement than that, as she kissed Weiss’ collar, then the soft skin near Weiss’ heart, before finally wrapping her lips around Weiss’ left breast and sucking - gently at first, but that was more than enough for Weiss to close her eyes, drop her head back, and stifle the moan in her throat.  

It felt better than she’d ever imagined it - and she had imagined it, so many times that finally experiencing it sent a surge of passion through her veins.  The fervor in Ruby’s actions only increased the pleasure while an undeniable yearning grew between her legs.  

With one hand on the back of Ruby’s head, she held Ruby’s mouth to her and listened to the sounds of their breathing - loud and fast and greedy beyond measure.  With Ruby’s hands sliding up her thighs, achingly close to sending her pleasure to another level, she started losing herself in the feeling.  She loved Ruby so much, and all she wanted was for Ruby to be hers - and to be Ruby’s, in every meaning of the word.

She wanted to make Ruby hers...and she wanted Ruby to take her in return, over and over again.  She wanted the two of them to be together forever, but -

“Wait...” she got out, struggling to focus while Ruby’s tongue swept across her skin.  Now she was imagining Ruby’s tongue elsewhere...but something refused to let her enjoy the moment.  “Wait,” she said again, and Ruby finally pulled away to look up at her.  

“Was that not ok?” she asked, her voice breathless and her eyes worried.

“No - it -”  Trying to catch her breath, Weiss waited a few seconds before shaking her head.  “That was amazing,” she admitted, “But...I...don’t want this hanging over our heads.  Not when he’s trying to take you away from me.”  

As much as she wanted to - as much as she really, really wanted to - she also wanted to take her time and lavish Ruby with all of the attention she deserved.  But time, right now, was of the essence.  Every minute they spent here was one Whitley spent plotting behind their backs.

“You’re right.”  Thankfully not disappointed or upset, Ruby wrapped her arms around Weiss’ back and nodded.  “Fix things first, then...” 

When Ruby’s gaze briefly lowered, only for her cheeks to redden while she turned away, Weiss felt a similar blush spring into being.  

“Right,” she agreed anyway, because she wanted Ruby to know that...that was something she also wanted.  “Fix things first.”  

Knowing she had a lot of work to do, she stole one last kiss before getting up from Ruby’s lap and quickly putting on her clothes.  Once decent, she combed her fingers through her hair and took several deep breaths to calm her still sparking desire.

She wanted to follow those kisses through to the end, which meant she needed to make her wishes known.  Ruby chose her, now she had to choose Ruby - a choice she would make time and time again.

“I’ll find Winter right now,” she said before hurrying out of her room.  

If anyone could help her with this situation, it was her sister.