RWBY and all the characters and settings contained within are the intellectual property of Monty Oum, Miles Luna, Kerry Shawcross and Rooster Teeth. I am not being compensated in any way for this story and am writing it purely for entertainment purposes. Please don't sue me over this; I just wanted to write something fun.
It was a quiet weekend morning in the dorm room of Team RWBY at the Beacon Academy. Ruby Rose and Weiss Schnee had taken Ruby's dog Zwei out for a walk, leaving Blake Belladonna and Ruby's half-sister, Yang Xiao Long, behind to relax. Yang was lying in her bed still trying to sleep while Blake sat in the bunk below her reading a book.
Or at least that's what Blake was trying to do. However, her mind kept drifting away from the pages and to thoughts of Ruby. She had been on Blake's mind an awful lot recently and it was getting to the point of frustration for Blake. No matter what she tried to do, all she could see was Ruby smiling shyly or hear her giggles. But what Blake didn't like even more than her inability to focus was the empty feeling she'd get whenever Ruby wasn't around.
Blake had read enough romance novels (not that she'd ever admit it) to know that in all likelihood she had a crush on Ruby. But it was still an uncomfortable feeling for her since Blake had never really had the luxury of getting crushes growing up. Her entire life had been spent fighting in the heated demonstrations and chaotic riots with her White Fang brethren. The closest attachment she'd felt was to her mentor Adam but that was a relationship based more on dependence for the sake of survival. Blake wanted to be around Adam and to protect him for the pure sake of staying alive. With Ruby, it was about so much more.
Abandoning her book entirely, Blake stared at the underside of Yang's bed and zoned out. She really wanted to talk to someone about this but didn't want things to get weird between her and the team. Blake was especially worried about Yang and how she'd react if she heard someone wanted to be with her little sister. Having seen how deadly Yang was in normal combat, Blake didn't want to find out what kind of damage she could do when she had incentive to destroy. But all that Yang and the others had told her was that if Blake was stressed about something that they wanted to hear about it and help her. So, after taking a deep breath to steady her nerves, Blake knocked on the wood frame of Yang's bed.
"Yang, are you doing anything?"
"Nope," the blonde replied.
"Can you come down here? I really need to talk."
Blake heard the bed above her rustling as Yang presumably untangled herself from her sheets. A moment later, Yang suddenly appeared at the end of the bed, dangling her head over the edge of hers and hanging upside down.
"What's happening, hot stuff?"
Blake was initially startled by Yang's sudden appearance but quickly narrowed her eyes in a scowl due to her ridiculousness. Yang flipped forward off her bed, landing softly on her feet.
"And, front flip for style!" Yang cheered triumphantly. Blake groaned and rolled her eyes as Yang strode around the edge of the bed and took a seat near Blake on the edge. "So, what can I do for you today, Ms. Belladonna?"
Blake opened her mouth to try to speak but could not manage to find the words she wanted to say. She cleared her throat and tried to find the best way to express this. Sensing Blake's hesitation, Yang switched herself from playful to caring and put a comforting hand on Blake's shoulder.
"Hey," whispered Yang, trying her best to soothe Blake's fears. "It's okay Blake. You can be honest with me about anything. I'm your partner and your friend and I'm here for you no matter what."
Blake smiled and sat up. "Thanks Yang. I was wondering if you could give me some advice? You see, there's someone who I really like. I mean, really like. And, I'm kinda nervous about it since this is the first time I've ever really felt like this."
"Is it Sun?"
"No," replied Blake, shaking her head solemnly. "Sun is a really great guy and I know I can trust him with anything but I never really felt that spark with him like I do now. He's more like the brother I never had, kinda like how you're the sister I never did."
"I see," Yang said slowly, racking her brain for who it could possibly be. "Well, who is it then? Do I know them? Are they cute? What's he like?"
Blake nervously bit her lip and averted her gaze again. "Do you swear to me as a partner and friend that you won't freak out?"
"I promise," Yang answered, trying to keep her enthusiasm and excitement under control. "Now come on, spill it!"
Blake took one final steadying breath and warily glanced up at Yang, her excited smile straining with anticipation. Blake reached out and took Yang's hands in hers before she said quietly, "It's Ruby."
Yang's brain overloaded and her face went through several emotions in the span of a few seconds. Her cheerful smile first fell into a look of confusion before she fully grasped the meaning of Blake's confession. Yang's eyes widened in shock and she clapped her hands to her mouth as it fell open in a silent scream. Blake's eyes widened apprehensively as she watched Yang react, nervously wringing her now free hands together.
"Holy dust, are you serious?!" Yang gasped breathlessly. "Ruby? My little sister Ruby is who you have a crush on?"
"Uh, y-yeah," stammered Blake. "Is that okay?"
"Okay?! This is like the best news ever!" Yang whooped, bouncing up and down on Blake's bed in glee. "You have to tell me all about it! How long have you liked her? What made you like her to begin with? I mean yeah, I know Ruby is really cool and awesome and badass and pretty dang cute but still! Come on, tell me, tell me, tell meeeeeeeee!"
Blake couldn't contain a small chuckle at Yang's joy and she felt an immense wave of relief wash over her now that she knew Yang wasn't going to uppercut her into space for liking her sister.
"Well, those are definitely great things about Ruby. But what I like most about her is how pure and genuine she is. She's probably the best person I've ever met in my life. She always finds the good in people no matter what and accepts them for who they are. And all she wants is to make the world a better, more peaceful, more happy place."
Blake's gaze drifted from Yang and over to Ruby's bed as she continued. "I know that a lot of her desires for the world are childish and naïve but she believes in it so much and is such a good example herself that it doesn't matter. Her drive to succeed and to change the world is so inspiring and I want nothing more than to stand by her side and do everything I possibly can to make those dreams come true. I've already seen a lot of the ugly side of this world and the people in it but Ruby makes me believe every day that there is goodness in the world worth giving everything to protect and keep safe." Blake was unable to conceal a devilish little grin before she said, "Plus, she's got a really cute butt."
Instead of the raucous laughter she was expecting after her little joke, Blake suddenly found herself smothered in Yang's cleavage as the blonde hugged her tightly, sobbing her eyes out. "That is one of the sweetest things I've ever heard in my life," Yang blubbered thickly as her tears dampened Blake's hair. "I had no idea you cared that much. That really means a lot that my baby sister means so much to you."
"You're welcome, but could you please stop crushing my back?" Blake choked as the air was squeezed out of her by Yang's embrace. Yang released her sheepishly and dabbed away at her eyes as Blake regained her breath.
"Sorry about that," sniffled Yang, "I just got kinda taken off guard by all this. And I'm not gonna lie, I'm kinda jealous by how much Ruby means to you. But what did you need my advice with exactly? It sounds to me like you've got a pretty good handle on how you feel."
"But I don't know what to do about it now. I mean, this is the first time I've ever felt this strongly for someone so I don't really know what I should do. I've read enough books to know I shouldn't do anything drastic like Jaune did for Weiss but I still want Ruby to know how much I care and how happy she makes me."
"Hmm, that I really don't know if I can help you with. As far as I'm aware, Ruby's never really had crushes on anyone before either. So I couldn't tell you what she'd be wanting from a potential relationship."
"Oh, I see." replied Blake, sliding down a bit in defeat.
"I mean don't get me wrong, I know Ruby cares about you an awful lot. Like when you ran off that one weekend after that fight with Weiss, all Ruby wanted to do was to find you and make sure you were okay. And at that dance, the only thing she cared about at all was that you went and had a great time. So I know you're already very important to her."
Blake's heart swelled and she couldn't prevent a few tears from leaking out. Yang saw this and wrapped Blake in another, far more gentle hug than her previous one.
"My best advice I can give," Yang said warmly, "is just keep being you and being there for her. You're already a wonderful person and a huge influence on her life. And you're sexy as hell." Blake let out a snort of laughter at that. "So I'm sure that whenever her hormones kick in, you'll probably be one of the first people she's drawn to. I'm sure of it."
"Thanks Yang. I feel a lot better about this now."
"Anytime, partner. And hey, good luck in getting her. I have to say that you would certainly be my first choice for a sister-in-law someday so I'm pulling for you."
Yang continued to hug Blake for a little while longer until they were interrupted by the door to the dorm banging open. Zwei came bounding into the room while Ruby and Weiss squabbled about whose responsibility it was to clean up after Zwei. Yang gave Blake a wink before vaulting back up into her bed.
"What were you two doing?" Weiss asked, a few traces of her frustration still present in her voice from her fight with Ruby. "Is everything okay Blake?"
"What? Oh, yeah, I'm fine," stammered Blake with a blush starting to blossom on her face.
"Blake's gotta crush," piped Yang in a singsong voice. Blake's face instantly went as red as Ruby's cloak as she quickly buried her face back into her book. Ruby let out an excited squeal and sprinted over to Blake's bed.
"Ooh Blake, who is it? Do we know them? Are they cute? What's he like? Come on, spill it!"
"Ruby!" Weiss shouted disgustedly, dragging Ruby back across the room by her hood. "That is Blake's private business. If she wants you to know about it, she will tell you herself but badgering her about it is incredibly rude! Honestly!"
Ruby got a sheepish grin on her face and scratched the back of her neck nervously. She mouthed a silent apology to Blake, who smiled at her and nodded in thanks. It wasn't often that it happened but Blake was extremely grateful for Weiss at that moment because Blake wasn't sure if she'd have been able to keep her composure during Ruby's pestering. Had Weiss not intervened, Blake would have probably let the truth slip and she wasn't prepared to let that come out yet.
"Well, now that we're all up and at 'em," said Ruby, climbing onto a chair for dramatic effect, "let's all get dressed and get some training done! The end of the term is on the way and we need to prepare to show all of Beacon that the best team in the school is Team RWBY! Banzai!
"Banzai," The other three replied cheerily. The four then retreated to the bathroom to prepare for the day's workout.
A few weeks later…
An airship sped across the sky as night was just beginning to fall in Vale. Blake hung out of the open door as her eyes frantically scanned across the skyline, searching for their destination. In the distance, the faint sound of combat and police sirens could still be heard but none of that mattered now. Beside Blake was Ruby, secured to a bed and unconscious.
"Come on, come on, faster damn it. Just a little bit farther. Just hang on, okay?" Blake muttered to herself. Then finally she spotted what she was looking for. "THERE!" she cried.
The airship reached the Vale Memorial Hospital and hovered over the roof. It slowly began its descent down but Blake was in too much of a hurry to care. She quickly had unfastened the small girl from the bed and picked her up in her arms. Blake then jumped the final few feet down from the airship and began sprinting for the hospital door the instant her feet hit the ground. Blood flowing out of Ruby began to stain Blake's combat outfit but all that mattered to her was getting inside. She burst through the doors and dashed to the receptionist.
"Please help," shouted Blake, trying desperately to catch her breath. "We have a critically injured student here! She needs immediate emergency attention!"
The receptionist quickly pressed a button and within seconds, a team of medical personnel appeared and took possession of Ruby. She was carefully strapped to a gurney and rushed inside. Blake remained out in the entryway and collapsed to her knees.
