AN: I baited myself to hard to leave it at a one shot, so more chapters on the way. Thanks for the feedback! I own EVERYTHING nothing of RWBY, everything goes to Rooster Teeth and to the memory of Monty Oum. Hope he's going hard at afterlife DDR.

Ruby's eyes flickered open as soon as they were closed, but her surroundings changed. Where there was damp bricks and stone walls, there was now fluffy grass and flowers.

"Did I... fall asleep in a meadow?" Ruby mused aloud to herself, as she did normally.

A voice, all too familiar, voiced it's reply.

"Nope! You're dead, sister."

Ruby's body couldn't wheel around fast enough, and, as she did, she was turned to face a blond-headed girl that looked too much like her sister.

"Yang?! Is that you?"

Yang's arms went out to the side, as if she were presenting herself like a trophy.

"The one, the only, Yang Xiao Long, in the flesh! Well... kinda."

Ruby was so lost in her glee that she actually had forgotten her sister's previous words, or the fate her sister had faced a couple years prior. Having this sink in, the effervescent girl sank solemnly to her knees, staring at her hands like she'd never seen them before.

"So this is heaven? Bit empty, huh?" She tried to keep her sense of humor going.

Yang stretched and yawned.

"Yeah, it is, but this is my own personal heaven, so not many people make the list. Of course, you're one of the exceptions."

The brunette nodded profusely, grinning. She stood to give her sister a hug, and, when she pulled away, noticed she had stained Yang with red. Looking down at her dress, she realised she still had her stab wound.

"Whoops! Sorry, sis. Got a place I could wash up?"

Yang grinned impishly.

"Close your eyes a sec, Rubbes."

Ruby did as she was told, and, when she openned them, they were in an entirely different room. It wasn't a room, per say, it was more like an expanse; a huge wide open space with marble pillars and baths aplenty. She stepped into one and it lavished her with good feelings, and instantly cleaned her clothing.

"This place is amazing, Yang!" she exclaimed.

Yang smiled with pride.

"Yeah, well, I like to keep my place nice for the occasional visitor. So," she closed Ruby's eyes again, and when they reopened, they were in another green valley, with two chairs facing outward, "What's been going on since I left? There has to be some big fight if you're here. Although, I do feel bad for Weiss. Poor girl must miss you like crazy. But, anyway! What's been going on?"

Ruby paused for a few seconds, partly to collect her thoughts, and partly to mourn for the living, a sentence she wasn't sure she'd ever have to really say.

"I guess it all started the day you died, when Vale was invaded."