(Trans Boy! Ruby) (Wolf Faunus! Ruby)

Try to keep that in mind as it's not something I want to constantly bring up!

My first story so expect mistakes!

I do not own or profit off of RWBY. All credit goes to Rooster Teeth.


Chapter 1: Waking Up

Weiss Schnee was sitting in a chair next to a hospital bed where Ruben was lying. He had been lying in this bed unconscious for almost 2 weeks now. After suffering a severe injury during battle, doctors informed team RWBY that there was a strong chance of him waking up but the chances of him regaining his memories were slim to none. Team RWBY hadn't left his side since. Hopeful that he would surely wake up, Blake and Weiss took turns attending class and keeping their teams grades up to make sure this incident didn't put them behind. They didn't want Ruby to be overwhelmed when he awoke and have so much catching up to do. Yang however had stayed by his side non-stop. It took a lot of persuasion by Blake to get Yang to come back home to the dorm room at night to get some proper rest. Weiss decided to stay by Ruby's side while Yang was away because the thought of Ruby waking up alone and scared in the hospital with no memory was too tragic for her to bear.

She held his hand and put her head on the side of his bed while she dozed off. Unaware of the light stirring that was going on next to her.

Ruby slowly opened his eyes and found everything to be quite blurry. On top of that he could feel a tube down his throat which was making him feel like gagging. As his eyesight adjusted he saw a white haired girl sitting next to him with her head on his bed while she loosely held his hand. He slowly removed his hand from her grip to rip the tube from his throat. He couldn't help the slight gagging sound he made. The noise reached Weiss' ears and awoke her from her light dozing. Her eyes lit up as soon as she saw Ruby looking back at her.

"Ruby! You're awake!" Weiss said, her voice cracking slightly as if she were about to cry

"Do you… Know who I am?" She asked with a bit of concern and uncertainty

Ruby spoke for the first time in over a week, his voice a little weak "Weiss…" he said smiling but quickly added "uhm… right?"

Weiss shot up and grabbed Ruby hugging him tightly

"Yes, you dolt! Oh, Ruby I'm so happy you're awake! The doctors weren't sure if you were ever going to wake up and they said if you did you might not retain your memories... Oh! I need to go get a doctor and let them know you're awake!" Weiss quickly ran out of the room before Ruby could even respond.

Left alone he examined his body. His stomach was tightly bound in bandages and he noticed an IV in his left arm. He always hated IV's. The thought of a needle constantly poking into his vein made him feel sick. He reached with his right hand to remove the IV when he suddenly noticed… His right arm was missing! His heart rate shot up which was audible by the heart rate monitor. Just then the doctor came in with Weiss behind her.

"What's wrong with him? Why is his heart rate so high?" Weiss asked anxiously

Before the doctor could respond Ruby began shouting

"Where's my arm?! What happened to my arm?!"

"Ruben, I need you to calm down." The doctor began

"You suffered a severe accident. You lost your arm, your brain is badly damaged and you also sustained a very serious injury to your stomach. You're lucky to even be alive right now."

None of this calmed Ruby or his heart, which was still beating at a fast pace.

"You need to try to calm down. I'm going to ask you some questions and I want you to try to answer them to the best of your abilities, okay?"

Ruby took a long breath and answered "Aright, I'll try"

"Good. Now tell me your name."

"Uh, Ruby~ No, Ruben. It's Ruben... I think"

"Do you know you're last name?"

Ruby had an idea but it seemed more like intuition than actual knowledge. He was a little worried to answer and be wrong but after a brief moment of hesitation he answered.

"Rose. Ruben Rose."

"Okay, how old are you and when is your birth date?"

"I'm… 15 and my birth date is… I don't know…"

Weiss and the doctor both looked concerned at his answer but the doctor continued anyways

"Do you know what city we're in?"

"No… I have no idea."

The doctor sighed then stood up and looked to Weiss

"Well… He's doing far better than we had expected. The fact that he remembers his name is something. But it appears his short term memory may have been damaged. His aura is back up though, which is great. Give it a couple days of recuperation for his stomach to heal, we'll closely monitor his brain in this time, giving him memory tests to ensure that he's able to retain the information he's given. Once that's all done we can clear him for Robotic Limb Replacement."

The doctor sent her well wishes to Ruby and walked out of the room.

Ruby then spoke up

"Just because I don't know what city we're in, suddenly I have memory problems? Yeesh. I want a second opinion" He joked

"Ruby… You didn't even get your age right" Weiss frowned "You're 16. Not 15. And you don't know when you're birth date is?"

"Birthdays are dumb" he said sticking his tongue out

Weiss sighed but smiled. It was such a huge relief just to be talking to Ruby. Her eyes then went wide as she stood up, pulling her scroll out of her pouch.

"I need to call your sister to tell her you're awake! I just hope she answers, it's so late. But I'm sure she'll rush over here to see you regardless of the time" She rushed out of the room once again with her scroll in hand, leaving Ruby alone once more.

'Blake and Yang…' Ruby thought to himself. 'I remember them' he smiled.


So here's the full story!

I know it's a bit much for a "Slice of Life" but I've had this idea for years and it's always been for my Trans Boy Ruby character.. idea.. thing...! We'll definitely acknowledge that part of his life soon along with his social anxiety! Weiss and Ruby aren't established yet but Blake and Yang are.

Thank you for reading and I'd love to hear what you think in the reviews. Criticism and tips are always welcomed as well!

Thank you so much for reading, the views alone make me really happy :$