BANG BANG BANG!
"Weiss I swear to god if you don't open this door right now I will go get Yang and she'll break it down and I'll drag you out." Ruby Threatened, her voice wavering as she fought her own tears. She could hear Weiss's sobs, muffled by the wood of the door.
"G-Go away!" Weiss shouted through her tears. Ruby rested her forehead on the door, her arms dangling at her sides.
"Weiss, please, let me in." The softness with which Ruby spoke gave Weiss pause. Her whole body shook and her front and knees of her nightgown were stained with her tears. After a full minute of silence she forced herself onto her knees and shuffled towards the door. Reaching up with a trembling hand she unlocked the door and shuffled back into the corner and curled up hiding herself as best as she could.
Ruby stepped in and knelt before Weiss, reaching out slowly to run a hand over her back. Feeling how badly Weiss was shivering and trembling, she bit her lip. "Weiss, look at me." Curling up even more Weiss's only response was another sob escaping her lips. Rocking on her knees Ruby stared helplessly at her girlfriend.
She had no idea why Weiss was this upset, she had no clue what had happened only that Blake had sent her a message nearly fifteen minutes ago saying she heard Weiss crying in the bathroom and wouldn't come out and only told her to go away.
Desperate times called for desperate measures. Taking a deep breath Ruby leaned forward and forced Weiss's head up and her legs apart and before Weiss could fight her slid her hands to the small of her back and simultaneously pulled her forward and lifted her, settling her in her lap and wrapping her around securely around the young heiress. For her part Weiss didn't make a sound, Ruby expected at least a squeak of indignation.
"Weiss, why are you crying alone in a bathroom when you have me and Yang and Blake? We're all here for you, you're not alone anymore, please talk to me. Yell at me, anything." Ruby pleaded softly. Weiss remained silent but responded to her touch and wrapped her arms around Ruby and pressed her wet face into the crook of her neck. Ruby bit back her own tears for what felt like the thousandth time that evening and tightened her hold.
Slowly Weiss's sobs slowed to sniffles and whimpers and Ruby held her, on the cold tile of the bathroom, rubbing her palms up and down her back in an effort to keep her warm.
"It's my father…" Weiss spoke, softly and for the first time since she let Ruby in. "He… He wants me to leave Beacon and return home….to… to.." Her voice broke and a whimper tore free from her before she could stop herself.
"Weiss, you don't want to go." She shook her head vigorously, holding on even tighter to Ruby. "I don't… I can't…. I can't leave you." She hiccupped. "you… I…" she choked on her words and fought for breath. Ruby calmly took her cheeks in her hands and slowly pressed her lips to the heiress's and pushed her breath into her struggling lungs. She pulled back and stroked her cheek and took a deep breath and pressed her lips to her mouth again and exhaled. Weiss slumped into the scythe wielder and accepted the kisses. Once Ruby was certain Weiss's breathing had normalized she pulled back and kissed her cheek.
"It's okay, I won't let him take you away. I promise, all of us will make sure you get to stay here. I promise Weiss, nothing and no one will ever take you away from me. "
A small smile made its way to her lips. She hiccupped and held onto Ruby tighter than she'd ever held onto anyone. Exhaling a shakey breath into Ruby's neck she took a deep breath and prepared the words she'd been so scared to say ever since she'd accepted Ruby's bumbling proposal.
"Thank you… I…. I love you Ruby."
Ruby smiled and kissed her temple.
"I love you too Weiss."