Cowboys of Remnant: "Play Date"
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Ruby beamed as she carried her beloved Zwei with her, cuddled in her arms. He had stopped squirming long ago and seemed content to see where they were going.
This is my best idea yet! Ruby thought happily as she traipsed down the now very familiar path to the stables, the sun shining brightly overhead.
"Now remember Zwei," Ruby said, "You'll get extra treats if you help me with Jaune, okay? All you can eat! Though not too much. I don't want you getting fat!"
Zwei let out a little whine, but otherwise was quiet. Ruby appreciated that. It let her get her own thoughts in order.
Honestly, it wasn't like she hadn't thought about boys before! She wasn't some stupid kid! She'd even sneaked a kiss with a boy back on Patch... On a dare. With her eyes closed.
Actually she wasn't even sure if they had kissed. He may have used a feather or something.
That boy was all right even if he hadn't kissed her, but Jaune? Jaune was a man. He'd lived a man's life, fighting on the frontier for survival. He was kind and easygoing, then fearsome and ruthless the next. He loved guns and going fast.
It didn't hurt he was handsome. Actually that really helped.
More than that though? He was her friend. Her first real friend.
She wanted to get closer to him. Hence, she had enlisted her trusty dog Zwei!
Her plan was foolproof! Or at least, it would be the moment she put it into action!
Her silver eyes locked onto Jaune. He was brushing Orleans' fur with a big brush, occasionally patting the horse on the back of her neck and speaking to her. She scowled a bit at Orleans: Honestly, she could be a real butt.
That's what Zwei was here for though.
"Hey Jaune! Hey Orleans!" Ruby greeted. Jaune looked up and smiled, while Orleans whinnied.
"Howdy Ruby! I... Oh!" His eyes lit up as Ruby walked up to only about a meter away. He leaned over to look Zwei over. "Who's that you've got there?"
"This is Zwei!" Ruby said cheerfully. "He's my dog! My dad sent him from Patch! He's Aura activated too, like Orleans!"
Orleans snorted. Zwei looked up at Orleans, then at Jaune. He barked and wagged his tail. Ruby set him on the ground, and Jaune knelt to reach out his hand. Zwei sniffed his hand curiously for a moment, before he licked it. Jaune chuckled, reached out and began to scratch Zwei behind the ears. The dog whimpered happily, his tail swinging around like a metronome. Ruby grinned.
Aha! Gotcha!
"Ain't you a cute little fella, yes you are, yes you are," Jaune chuckled. Zwei barked in affirmation. Orleans, annoyed, stomped her hoof and glared at Jaune. Jaune looked up at her and shook his head.
"Now now, don't be like that, Orly," he said, "Lookit! Ain't he cute?"
"And smart, too," Ruby said with a nod. Orleans snorted again, and shot a glare the dog's way. Zwei barked at her. She neighed unhappily. Zwei barked a few more times, then yipped. Orleans stomped her hooves, and seemed to grumble.
At last, Orleans bowed her head. Zwei bowed his back, very theatrically pressing his paws down like he was kowtowing to the horse. They both rose, before Orleans neighed at Jaune. Jaune nodded.
"Sure... Is it okay if Orleans plays with Zwei?"
Ruby beamed.
"Totally, I..." She frowned. "She's not gonna kick him or anything, right?"
Jaune grinned.
"Nah, she'd have done that already by now. He must have been very flatterin'. She's rather vain-OW!"
He scowled at Orleans, who looked as innocent as she could after nipping him on the back of his neck. Jaune scowled and slapped Orleans' neck.
"Now now, enough of that. Go on, have some fun. And don't you run him over, got it?"
Orleans whinnied. Zwei barked, sounding almost challenging. With that Orleans leaped over the fence and took off running. Zwei easily kept up, despite his far shorter legs. They left a cloud of dust in their wake.
Wait, what?! Ruby thought in shock.
Jaune shook his head and chuckled.
"Well, they're gonna have some fun," he said. He smiled at Ruby. "Thanks for bringin' him, Ruby. Orleans won't admit to it, but it can get awful lonely without other Aura unlocked critters around."
"Y-Yeah, I can imagine," Ruby said with a nod and smile.
Silence fell. Ruby's brain was frantically scrambling. Her diabolically clever plan had fallen apart! Zwei was supposed to help her with Jaune, dangit! How was this helping!? They were alone, true, but... But now what?!
"Ruby?"
Dangit she had so many plans but now... Now they'd flown out the window without Zwei being cute! It was an integral part of the plan!
"Ruby?"
She looked around, grasping at straws. She had him to herself! She'd had him to herself lots of times! Why was this so hard?!
"Ruby?"
"Ah!" Ruby started. She smiled nervously at Jaune. "Um... Y-Yes?"
"Somethin' wrong?" Jaune asked, concerned. Ruby shrugged.
"I um... Er... Uh..."
"Do... You wanna go pick flowers in a pretty meadow?!" She asked.
WHY WOULD YOU ASK THAT?! Ruby demanded. I DON'T EVEN LIKE TO DO THAT! THAT'S DUMB AND GIRLY!
Jaune smiled.
"Why not? Sounds fun," he said.
IT WORKED?! Ruby's mind shouted. Wait... IT WORKED!
She beamed.
"That's... That's great!" She said.
Well... Even if it is boring old flowers... It's with Jaune so it can't be all bad, right?
- - -
Meanwhile, Roman Torchwick was checking up on one of his side businesses in the Warehouse District. Dust smuggling was not his only business, after all. He had fingers in a lot of pies. One of them was weapons smuggling. Plenty of people on the frontier needed weapons and didn't mind how they got them. Roman Torchwick aimed to give it to them: For a price, of course.
After all, why go through the rigamorale of the paperwork for a gun when Grimm were bearing down on your homestead? Cut out the middle man, that was Roman Torchwick's motto.
Among others.
He had entered the warehouse expecting to find some lazy assholes sitting around, pretending to work. Like usual.
He opened the door, just a crack, and peeked inside.
He did not expect to find the warehouse on fire, and a horse and dog standing in the middle of his panicking workers. Very dramatically.
Roman blinked. He blinked again.
He very slowly shut the door and sighed. He rubbed his face.
"That wasn't real."
He cracked the door open again. Nope-He was seeing the same thing.
Roman sighed and shut the door. He turned and walked away.
He was entirely too sober to be dealing with this shit.
- - -
I tried to write something scary and this came out.
This is my best idea yet! Ruby thought happily as she traipsed down the now very familiar path to the stables, the sun shining brightly overhead.
"Now remember Zwei," Ruby said, "You'll get extra treats if you help me with Jaune, okay? All you can eat! Though not too much. I don't want you getting fat!"
Zwei let out a little whine, but otherwise was quiet. Ruby appreciated that. It let her get her own thoughts in order.
Honestly, it wasn't like she hadn't thought about boys before! She wasn't some stupid kid! She'd even sneaked a kiss with a boy back on Patch... On a dare. With her eyes closed.
Actually she wasn't even sure if they had kissed. He may have used a feather or something.
That boy was all right even if he hadn't kissed her, but Jaune? Jaune was a man. He'd lived a man's life, fighting on the frontier for survival. He was kind and easygoing, then fearsome and ruthless the next. He loved guns and going fast.
It didn't hurt he was handsome. Actually that really helped.
More than that though? He was her friend. Her first real friend.
She wanted to get closer to him. Hence, she had enlisted her trusty dog Zwei!
Her plan was foolproof! Or at least, it would be the moment she put it into action!
Her silver eyes locked onto Jaune. He was brushing Orleans' fur with a big brush, occasionally patting the horse on the back of her neck and speaking to her. She scowled a bit at Orleans: Honestly, she could be a real butt.
That's what Zwei was here for though.
"Hey Jaune! Hey Orleans!" Ruby greeted. Jaune looked up and smiled, while Orleans whinnied.
"Howdy Ruby! I... Oh!" His eyes lit up as Ruby walked up to only about a meter away. He leaned over to look Zwei over. "Who's that you've got there?"
"This is Zwei!" Ruby said cheerfully. "He's my dog! My dad sent him from Patch! He's Aura activated too, like Orleans!"
Orleans snorted. Zwei looked up at Orleans, then at Jaune. He barked and wagged his tail. Ruby set him on the ground, and Jaune knelt to reach out his hand. Zwei sniffed his hand curiously for a moment, before he licked it. Jaune chuckled, reached out and began to scratch Zwei behind the ears. The dog whimpered happily, his tail swinging around like a metronome. Ruby grinned.
Aha! Gotcha!
"Ain't you a cute little fella, yes you are, yes you are," Jaune chuckled. Zwei barked in affirmation. Orleans, annoyed, stomped her hoof and glared at Jaune. Jaune looked up at her and shook his head.
"Now now, don't be like that, Orly," he said, "Lookit! Ain't he cute?"
"And smart, too," Ruby said with a nod. Orleans snorted again, and shot a glare the dog's way. Zwei barked at her. She neighed unhappily. Zwei barked a few more times, then yipped. Orleans stomped her hooves, and seemed to grumble.
At last, Orleans bowed her head. Zwei bowed his back, very theatrically pressing his paws down like he was kowtowing to the horse. They both rose, before Orleans neighed at Jaune. Jaune nodded.
"Sure... Is it okay if Orleans plays with Zwei?"
Ruby beamed.
"Totally, I..." She frowned. "She's not gonna kick him or anything, right?"
Jaune grinned.
"Nah, she'd have done that already by now. He must have been very flatterin'. She's rather vain-OW!"
He scowled at Orleans, who looked as innocent as she could after nipping him on the back of his neck. Jaune scowled and slapped Orleans' neck.
"Now now, enough of that. Go on, have some fun. And don't you run him over, got it?"
Orleans whinnied. Zwei barked, sounding almost challenging. With that Orleans leaped over the fence and took off running. Zwei easily kept up, despite his far shorter legs. They left a cloud of dust in their wake.
Wait, what?! Ruby thought in shock.
Jaune shook his head and chuckled.
"Well, they're gonna have some fun," he said. He smiled at Ruby. "Thanks for bringin' him, Ruby. Orleans won't admit to it, but it can get awful lonely without other Aura unlocked critters around."
"Y-Yeah, I can imagine," Ruby said with a nod and smile.
Silence fell. Ruby's brain was frantically scrambling. Her diabolically clever plan had fallen apart! Zwei was supposed to help her with Jaune, dangit! How was this helping!? They were alone, true, but... But now what?!
"Ruby?"
Dangit she had so many plans but now... Now they'd flown out the window without Zwei being cute! It was an integral part of the plan!
"Ruby?"
She looked around, grasping at straws. She had him to herself! She'd had him to herself lots of times! Why was this so hard?!
"Ruby?"
"Ah!" Ruby started. She smiled nervously at Jaune. "Um... Y-Yes?"
"Somethin' wrong?" Jaune asked, concerned. Ruby shrugged.
"I um... Er... Uh..."
"Do... You wanna go pick flowers in a pretty meadow?!" She asked.
WHY WOULD YOU ASK THAT?! Ruby demanded. I DON'T EVEN LIKE TO DO THAT! THAT'S DUMB AND GIRLY!
Jaune smiled.
"Why not? Sounds fun," he said.
IT WORKED?! Ruby's mind shouted. Wait... IT WORKED!
She beamed.
"That's... That's great!" She said.
Well... Even if it is boring old flowers... It's with Jaune so it can't be all bad, right?
- - -
Meanwhile, Roman Torchwick was checking up on one of his side businesses in the Warehouse District. Dust smuggling was not his only business, after all. He had fingers in a lot of pies. One of them was weapons smuggling. Plenty of people on the frontier needed weapons and didn't mind how they got them. Roman Torchwick aimed to give it to them: For a price, of course.
After all, why go through the rigamorale of the paperwork for a gun when Grimm were bearing down on your homestead? Cut out the middle man, that was Roman Torchwick's motto.
Among others.
He had entered the warehouse expecting to find some lazy assholes sitting around, pretending to work. Like usual.
He opened the door, just a crack, and peeked inside.
He did not expect to find the warehouse on fire, and a horse and dog standing in the middle of his panicking workers. Very dramatically.
Roman blinked. He blinked again.
He very slowly shut the door and sighed. He rubbed his face.
"That wasn't real."
He cracked the door open again. Nope-He was seeing the same thing.
Roman sighed and shut the door. He turned and walked away.
He was entirely too sober to be dealing with this shit.
- - -
I tried to write something scary and this came out.
