Red Like Ruby (Mostly RubyxDyrroth)

How To Unsummon A Demon Prince 2

"I apologize for disturbing you so early in the morning Miss Butterfly but my friend Harith had been bitten by a poisonous snake monster during a mission and none of the physicians or apothecaries in the town knows how to deal with such poison so I was wondering if you could help him out." Granger answered while not looking at her. Ahh, well much better. 

"Uhm, why are you averting your eyes from me?" Ruby asked in curiosity, raising a brow. 

"I don't mean to be rude but you're only wearing a slip and I figured that you wouldn't want me staring at your body while it's quite exposed." explained the marksman. A blush suddenly colored the girl's pale cheeks due to her forgetfulness. 

"Let me just change and get a few of my stuff for snake poison and I'll see what I can do."

"I'm sorry but there's no time for a dress up just get your things and let's go now. Harith is dying!" Granger said in what would be frantic for him but for Ruby it was a slightly raise in his tone still in his monotonous baritone voice. 

"Fine." the witch snapped her fingers and a basket instantly appeared out of no where. "I'm ready. Do we walk or what?"

"I have a horse and here. Wear this." Granger took off his coat and wrapped it on the witch's shoulder. 

"Oh thanks." she mumbled before following after the marksman towards a black stallion. Granger gestured for her to climb up the horse and Ruby stepped on to the foothold but found herself unable to mount the horse due to it's incredible height. 

"Uhm, I'm kind of short." she whispered shyly to the marksman. 

Granger suddenly grabbed her by the waist and hoisted her up on the horse saddle in one quick lift as if she weighted nothing. He immediately climbed behind her before putting his hands around her waist to grab the reigns and keep her from falling off the horse. The marksman whipped the reigns making the horse gallop. Ruby was thrown back a little making her back collide with the sturdy chest of the demon hunter who seemed unfazed by it. By now the blush on the witch's cheeks reached the peak of its redness. 

She had always harbored a huge crush on Granger because he was so cool and so smooth and so manly. Being a witch living alone in the forest, Ruby would often get scornful looks and disapproving remarks everytime she descends to town. She had learned to block out their antics but one time this man was really drunk and really violent he wanted to beat her up because he thought that Ruby hexed his wife to cheat with another man but Granger was there to defend her. She guessed that that was the trigger that sparked her affection for him or was it the fact that he always treats her fairly like she was a noble lady and not a hex-making witch.

Ruby melted into Granger's warmth, relishing in his comfort while it lasts. Right now is a dream come true and if this is really a dream, then she never wants to wake up. 

"Hold on tight Miss Butterfly. We're going top speed so this will be a rough ride." 

"I love rough rides."

When they reached the heroes housing unit, Granger immediately led Ruby to Harith's room and informed her of the situation. Ruby found the Leonin gasping for breath sitting on a recliner chair. His brown eyes met with her golden ones and he suddenly vomited on a nearby bucket. Lesley was there to rub circles on his back and give him water. 

Ruby inspected the Leonin's state and noticed an awful swelling on his leg with two puncture marks exuding a vile purple venom. He was also sweaty and salivating like a dog, or actually a cat, chained under the sweltering sun. Harith was looking at her with dazed vision like she was an apparition about to collect his soul. His attention suddenly went to the marksman behind Ruby.