A/N: I got the idea for this story almost entirely off the cover photo an built it from there, If you know the artist, PM me and I'll give them credit, If you are the artist and would like me to take it down, I'm perfectly okay with that too. I think this is the beginning of the first story with real substance I've ever written, but for now it is just as complete as a one-shot. Longer note at the bottom.

Ruby tuned out the unusually boring lecture in front of her, it was near the end of class, and all her notes were down anyway. Her mind drifted, as it always seemed too, to Weiss. There was no doubt in her mind they were best friends. Despite their rocky start, they each trusted each other and helped one another out. It wasn't too long after they became very close that Ruby began to develop feelings for Weiss. Ruby had never really been interested in anyone of either sex before, she didn't particularly care for romance, but something about the way Weiss' attitude changed around her, she seemed happy and relaxed for once, it was endearing to Ruby and she determined it made her feel good in a way no one else could. It was easy for her to like Weiss, she wanted someone who made her happy and Weiss did just that. Not that she could ever consider anything more than a friendship, Weiss was with Neptune, and that's simply the way it was. Ruby didn't have a problem with their relationship, Weiss seemed mostly happy and they got along just fine, other than a few tustles here and there – which Ruby was always happy to offer advice for of course. She was happy with being Weiss' closest friend, and there wasn't much more she could ask for in regards with the current situation. There were nights where it was hard ,however, nights where her tears would leak out on to her pillow as she desired to know what it felt like to love someone who loved you back. Ruby sighed, lately those nights had been getting more frequent and that signaled to her she needed to do something about it, even if she didn't necessarily know what.

The sound of the bell interrupted her thoughts, she packed her stuff into bag and threw it into her locker. She glanced out the window to the exit of the school and groaned as she realized it was pouring down raining. Ruby glanced around the outside of the school attempting to find the route to her car that would leave her with the least amount of soaked clothes, when she spotted a figure with their head buried in their hands on the bench. She squinted and realized it was Weiss. She walked out quickly now, disregarding the rain. She approached Weiss and put her hand on her shoulder, "Weiss whats wrong, you'll never be dry again with how much is raining out here." Ruby's comment was lighthearted, but the look on Weiss' face when she looked up was far from it, the red blotches on her face were the only was to tell she was crying as her tears mixed with the rain.

"Ruby!" She called out, desperation and a hint of relief in her voice. She pulled herself into Ruby and continued sobbing. Ruby held her arms out awkwardly, Weiss normally wasn't a big fan of physical contact, and so the lack of hesitance towards it told her that Weiss was in a bad spot. She wrapped her arms around Weiss for a hug and asked again "Weiss...what happened?"

Weiss looked up at Ruby, looking dejected "Ruby...he..was cheating on me" Ruby's heart sank, Weiss continued "He texted me, told me that he had been with someone else for some time, and that he got tired of me, she was prettier and more interesting. I cared about him and he just left me..." Bringing to the forefront of her mind started a fresh bout of sobs from Weiss and she pressed her body back into Ruby's. Ruby squeezed her "I'm here for you Weiss, I'll always be here, I promise." Ruby lost track of time as she held Weiss tightly and attempted to soothe her. "We should head back to my place before we freeze to death out here. I've got some spare clothes you can borrow to take a shower." Ruby said. Weiss just nodded into her shoulder.

Weiss was silent the whole ride, and Ruby was intensely worried about her. She hadn't ever seen Weiss so sad and hopeless, she wanted to just clear it all away, but didn't know what to do. The whole situation wasn't making it any easier to deal with her feelings. When they got to Ruby's home, she tossed Weiss some spare clothes "You can take a shower first, you need it more than I do" Weiss muttered a quick thanks before starting the shower. Ruby tried not to think about the fact that Weiss was naked not more than a few feet from her, and focus on how she should help her, but that didn't stop it from happening. Ruby's, less than innocent, thoughts were interrupted by Weiss herself: "You're up Ruby" Ruby faced her and lost her train of thought for a moment. Ruby had just given her some sweatpants and a T-shirt, but Ruby thought it was incredibly attractive regardless "O-Oh yea alright" Weiss was too preoccupied thinking about what had happened to notice Ruby's odd behavior. Ruby showered as quickly as possible, she didn't like the idea of leaving Weiss alone in this state too long. Weiss looked equally as down as earlier when Ruby got out of the bathroom. She sat next to Weiss on the couch.

Weiss layed her head on Ruby's shoulder, today had been to much and she needed to just block it out. "Thanks for caring Ruby, you don't know how happy I was to see you, nobody else would've had the concern to help me out like that." Ruby tried to stay calm, her heart beating out of her chest at Weiss' proximity. "I-It's what I'm here for Weiss, I am your best friend after all."

"You're so warm" Weiss muttered, thinking aloud, Ruby blushed and struggled to keep her breathing steady. The exhaustion and the pain finally caught up to Weiss, and she nodded off, still leaning on Ruby's shoulder. Once Ruby was sure Weiss was entirely asleep, she pulled Weiss up close to her and wrapped her arms around her. She squeezed her and ran her hands through Weiss' hair gently. She knew that she would have no explanation for this action, but she didn't care, nothing had felt so right. All she wanted was a chance, a chance to show Weiss what it felt like to truly be loved, by someone who really cared about her. Weiss had been through enough painful relationships and broken trust, and she would never do that to her.

Weiss opened her eyes lazily, she felt a pair of arms around her, warm arms at that, Ruby's arms. Weiss jerked her head up in surprise, looking Ruby right in the eyes. "Weiss I-I"

"Shh, Ruby I..I know that you have feelings for me" Weiss said

"Wha-Why didn't you-" Ruby was silenced by Weiss once again.

"Do you realize how hard it is to hide it when you feel that way, I just didn't care, you were never suggestive or forward about it, you were always respectful to me...more than Neptune ever was anyway.. But my instincts didn't allow me to take into account the way you treated me and the way I felt about you, they blocked it all out." She pressed back into Ruby and continued "All my life it was ingrained into my head to be with someone for their charm, their status, their appearance and their backround, Neptune was the embodiment of that, but I don't want that anymore. The way that thinking like that turns out has always hurt me. I want to be with someone because they make me happy, because they care about me, and you...you make me happy Ruby. Sleeping in your arms felt so good, being with someone I can trust, someone who's never wronged me or taken advantage of me." Ruby couldn't believe her ears, she tried to talk, but just stammered "W-Weiss does that mean T-That"

"Ruby it's not going to be easy, I have a lot of mental blocks and issues that pertain to how I was brought up to be, the rational part of my brain that wants me to be happy is winning now, but that won't always be the case, if you don't want to be with me because of that, I understand." There was no case in which Ruby would have backed down from that opportunity, she loved Weiss, cared about her and held concern for her from the bottom of her heart, she had never wanted anything more in her life. "Weiss I'd be happy, actually more than happy, to help you, even if it means rough days or weeks, you deserve to be happy too, and I want to help you get there. I love seeing you happy." Weiss stared her in the eyes, and pressed her lips to Ruby's. It was sloppy, and awkward, but neither of them cared, Ruby finally got to experience the feeling she yearned for, loving someone who loves you back, and it was so much better than she could have imagined.

A/N: I know that I can go somewhere with this fic, but it makes me nervous, my ability to write differing and dynamic characters is difficult and coming up with ideas is worse. I'd like to hear some ideas and know if anyone is interested in me continuing this anyway, sorry for painting Neptune as a complete douche for any fans of the character, he's the only other character that I see realistically shipped with Weiss. This is definitely subject to revisions and updates so keep an eye out if you enjoyed it, which I hope you did