Cardin, Ruby, how did your first kiss go? Was Cardin the one who initiated it or was it Ruby?
*V8, Episode 10 - Reunion Scene*
Ruby opens the door of Schnee Manor, Weiss and Blake at her side. Yang, Oscar, and Ren are seen standing. Ruby jumps into Yang's arms as they happily hug each other. Ruby began crying tears of joy as she looks at her sister, who smiled back at her.
Yang: ...I missed you too.
Yang hugs Weiss as Ruby goes to greet Oscar and Ren. Yang then spots Blake, standing with her cat ears lowered. Yang holds the side of Blake's face, blushing, before the two touch foreheads. Ren looks around for Nora, but Weiss smiles, and points upstairs. Ren runs in the direction she indicated, heading to his partner's bedside.
Ruby: Wait... where's Cardin?
Oscar moves aside, and shows Cardin on the same hover-stretcher the team borrowed from the Atlesian refugees hiding in the tunnels underneath Mantle, still being pushed by Emerald. Ruby gasps in horror, and pushes everyone aside.
Ruby: (panicking) Cardin?! Cardin?!
Emerald: Salem... hurt him. Badly. He's-
Ruby: (angry, shoving Emerald away) -GET AWAY FROM HIM! Cardin?! Cardin?! Can you hear-?
Cardin: (groaning weakly) -Yes, I can hear you, can you please stop shouting? Ugh, I forgot how loud your voice can be...
Ruby's face explodes in relief, and grips his hand in hers as everyone looks-on. Cardin offers a tiny smile, as he tries to sit-up on the stretcher (with some difficulty). Oscar smiles, and looks over to Emerald, who offers a small shrug- clearly, she didn't know their history .
Cardin: Sorry I didn't 'bite it, Rose. You're gunna have to enjoy this ugly mug for a little-while-longer.
Ruby: (wiping her tears away with her other-hand with a smile) It's... not that ugly...
Cardin: It's not? But Yang said-
Ruby suddenly lunges forward, kissing Cardin clumsily on the lips. Time seems to stop for a moment, as Ruby's free hand 'holds his cheek, as if the universe itself was circling around these two individuals, in this moment. It's simple, sweet, honest and true- a tiny ray of sunshine, to 'cap-off this reunion between the two groups.
Ruby: (smiling) ...I don't care what Yang said...
As Cardin and Ruby share their tender moment, the camera cuts to a bemused Weiss, a shocked Blake, and a horrified Yang.
