Death From Within is Colored Blood (Carrion X RWBY)

Chapter 18: Afterparty Meeting, That Darn Mutt, and Departure Promises

A few days after yesterday's party, Ruby awakens to the morning sunlight before turning over to avoid it. Suddenly, the sheets begin to slide down from her. She shivers a bit before she absent-mindedly pulls it back and tries to go back to sleep.

Carrion: *Grunts* This sleepyhead... *Sighs*

I poke her on her cheek a few times. She softly grunts and nudges my finger off before sleeping soundly again.

Carrion: Heh. So cute.

I poke her cheek a few more times. Ruby grunts with slightly more annoyance.

Carrion: Hey, Ruby. Wake up.

I shake her by her shoulder and she finally opens her eyes.

Carrion: Rise and shine, my tamer~

Ruby turns her head away as she continues sleeping. I sigh again and lean closer to Ruby's ear.

Carrion: Ruby~ I have cookies~

Ruby: *Flinches* Coo...kies...

Carrion: *Ominously* And I'm gonna eat them all~~

Ruby: No...no...not...the...coo...kies...

Carrion: And...om...nom...nom~~~

Ruby: No...no...NOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

Ruby suddenly sits up, her eyes shot wide open, and her outburst of horror causes the rest of Team RWBY to shoot themselves out of dreamland.

Yang: RUBY!?!?

Blake: ARE WE UNDER ATTACK, NYA!?!?

Weiss: WHAT'S GOING ON!?!?!?

Ruby: CARRION!!!  DON'T EAT THE COOKIES!!!!!!

WBY: What...!?

Carrion: Rise and shine, my tamer~

Ruby: Wha-!? Where...!? CARRION!!!!!

Ruby powerlessly hammers my chest while pouting extra adorably. Meanwhile, the rest of the team groans as they groggily get out of bed and their pounding heartbeats quickly de-escalate to normal levels.

Weiss: Ughhhh...Ruby, Carrion...you two will be the death of the rest of us...

Blake: I concur...

Yang: Blake. Did you just do a "nya"~?

Blake: *Blushes* Y-y-y-y-y-you imagined it...!

Yang: Hehe~ Nope~

Weiss: Ok, everyone. Calm down. *Checks her scroll* The weekend is over and we have about an hour before class today. I guess we have Carrion to thank for that...

Ruby: *Pouts* Meanie...hmph!

Carrion: Hehe~ Come on, my tamer. The sun's high up in the sky and we have a busy day ahead of us~

As I hop off Ruby's bed, Ruby's blanket merges into my body and I am fully dressed for the day.

Ruby: Um...Carrion...

Carrion: Yeah?

Ruby: Did my blanket just...go into you...?

Carrion: Yeah.

Ruby: Then...where's my real blanket...?

I point at my bed hanging above our dorm room's door frame. Two neatly folded blankets lay on my bed as if they were untouched.

Ruby: Then that means...

Carrion: The idea of being your blanket came to mind when we cuddled last night~