Yang woke up from her sudden slumber to find herself in her bunk under her soft covers. And that sight alone was enough to make a sigh of annoyance escape from her mouth in seconds. She wanted what had happened to be a complete dream. A joke. A set up. But instead, the events came rushing back into her mind and kicking her hard in the ass. The blonde became upset about that but she decided to shrug it off for now.

She stared at the window of her dorm to find the sky painted black with the moon shining bright above all of Beacon. It's a beautiful sight to her. But not as beautiful as the small redhead next to her. Yang watched as Ruby slept calmly in her bed before she jumped down to the floor to see if everyone else was having it better than them. It's a pain to leave, but she sincerely had no choice, even though they both would go through a hard time right now.

So the blonde walked softly out of the dorm into the lights of the hallways in search for her teammates. As she walked down the hall, she heard the surrounding speakers announce that there'd be only one more day until the Vytal Festival. Just great, the goldilocks thought to herself. Not only was she dealing with the fact she's an only child but she also had to deal with the incoming tournament. It can't get any worse, can it? She hoped it couldn't.

As she walked downstairs and approached the cafeteria, she found the room to be utterly empty. Well, almost empty. Inside, all of Team JNPR sat at one of the long tables with each of the teammates doing their own thing. Jaune read his comics secretly to himself while Pyrrha studied, Nora ate a snack which was a stack of pancakes and Ren read. The image was enough to make Yang breaks a smile, but not for long. Just for a second. Soon, she took it upon herself to pay them a little visit. To cool herself off for a minute.

"Hey," The blonde called out to them, catching all of their attentions.

"Oh, hello, Yang," Pyrrha replied in a sweet tone as her eyes shifted from her notes to the lilac eyes in front of her. "How are you this fine evening?"

"I don't know. To be honest, I could be better but eh..." She took a seat next to the shaggy haired leader. She then slammed her head on the table hard, grunting in frustration. This only caused the whole team to stop their activity and abruptly feel concerned about the blonde.

"What is wrong, Yang," Ren questioned calmly, causing Yang to lifted her head to reveal fresh tears erupting from her eyes.

"Me and Ruby... Are. Are not really sisters."

"What do you mean," Jaune asked.

"I mean, me and Ruby are not related. She... She was taken in by my father for no fucking pair of reason."

"Language," Pyrrha blurted out, earning a small sorry from her friend who again laid her head back on the table. "And wow, Yang. I am so sorry to hear that. I bet you and Ruby are taking this hard, aren't you?"

"Maybe. I mean, I almost destroyed the entire dorm if it wasn't for her to be standing right at the doorway. I wanted to tell her myself that things aren't what they seemed, but. Guys... She was right there. She just. Stood there like a statue. Like. With those words. Her soul taken away... It was. So hard to look at... So. Hard..." She couldn't help but cry a little from the memories coming back. She let tears fall until the red haired girl next to her told her to stop. But that hurt. The waterworks kept going like an endless river.

"It was that hard," Nora jumped in with a mouthful of pancakes.

"Y-Yes," Yang stuttered while Pyrrha patted her back, trying to comfort her. "It was like. Finding out that all the waffles in the world were made of tofu-."

"Oh this is serious," The orange haired interrupted hastily from realizing that the matter became deadly. She wasn't good at helping people with their problems but for life crisis like these, she will anything for her friends. But she thought. How can she be able to help someone with dealing with the fact she was lied to for all her life? This would be difficult, she thought.

"I got it," She beamed out of nowhere with a cocky smile. One that kind of scared the black haired boy next to her. Knowing her, this plan would probably kill them all, he thought. "Pyrrha, Jaune. Do you mind leaving the table to me, Ren and Yang for a while?"

"Uh, sure," Jaune questioned more than answered as he left the table with his partner who told Nora to make sure not to break anything. After the two left, silence filled the cafeteria for a second before the orange haired blurted out, "Ruby's not your sister, right?"

"Yes," Yang relied in an emotionless tone.

"And that hurts you, right?"

"Yes. I mean. Anyone would be hurt to know that the person who has supposedly been your sister for all your life is not even your sister to begin with. That the one you have cared for your entire life was a stranger. It makes me feel as if I failed her in a way. Like... Like now every time Ruby looks at me with those eyes. Those. Beautiful silver eyes. She won't see her sister. Instead, she will see... A huntsmen in training that will haunt her for the rest of her life. A failure..."

"... Me and Nora were best friends since we were three," Ren stated peacefully. "Our parents died not so long ago. And ever since, I've known something. That this world is not promised to us. That titles are never promised to us and people aren't either. But I realized one thing is for sure. That we promised to one another with our souls. We knew we would have a hard time getting here and things would change along with us. But our friendship still grows strong. Even if Nora was to be my sister, the killer of my parents or a complete stranger. It doesn't change that she's still my best friend... And that I will always love her... Like a sister."

Yang took in those words likely. Something about them made her guess for a second. She knew Ruby wasn't her sister and that things would differ greatly from now on between the two. But that didn't mean that her love for her went away or suddenly altered. She still loved the redhead with all of her heart. Or more than that. She understood that that would never change. As long as she lives on this Earth. They weren't siblings. But they were best friends. Teammates... Lovers...

With that, the blonde almost told the two thank you until she found Nora crushing Ren in a bear hug, so she left them to it. As she went back to the dorm, she found her other teammates, Blake and Weiss walking back to the dorm, catching the goldielocks in their sight. They wondered what she was doing out so late, but they didn't even question it. Instead, the black haired girl questioned why she was outside the dorm. Sadly, Yang didn't bother to stop and told them she's tired before walking into the dorm to fall back asleep.

She climbed into her bunk to find Ruby asleep, safe and sound there. She thought as the redhead turned to face her 'sister' and pulled her close into a light embrace. Yang wanted to question why she did so until she heard whimpers come out of nowhere and felt tears gradually drench into her vest. The redhead then stuttered out, "Y-Yang... It hurts so much..."

"Ruby, I know," The blonde responded as she pulled her closer to let her cry harder into her chest. As Ruby did so, Yang shushed her softly to ease the pain, but it only made the redhead cry more to her surprise.

"Why does it hurt so much?"

"I-I don't know. But please. Don't cry... Please..."

"I-... I though you left me like dad... Like-."

"I promised you I would never leave, remember? And I meant that, so please drop it. I'll never ever leave you..."

"Please don't, Yang," The young girl continued to cry as her grip on the older one tightened and her cries became somewhat louder. "Please!... Y-You're the only one I have left..."

That was enough to make the blonde cried immediately. She never realized the redhead had cared so much for her. She thought she's just a friend or a 'sister' who always had her back. But no. She's way more than that. And even though Ruby was or wasn't aware of it, she meant a lot to Yang. She meant the world to her. And that's another reason they still were together. They were best friends.

Or more...

After a few more seconds of soft whimpers, Yang had felt Ruby stop shaking and look up to see her teammate. There was something about her eyes though that was different to the blonde. They asked for something. They sparkled as bright as the stars outside due to the light illuminating from the moon. But even without it, the goldielocks knew she would still have amazing eyes. Because to her, she would always be amazing. And at this exact moment, she was more than amazing. She's perfect. And so at that moment, Yang knew accurately what the redhead wanted. And she wanted it to... She leaned down to the small girl, and she did the same. And before they knew it.

Their lips connected.

The kiss was wet but heartwarming. Even though it seemed so wrong to both of them, it felt so right. It was a passionate kiss filled with many emotions. Confusion. Anger. Love. It was something they never wanted to end. Until Ruby had to break it for air and touched the blonde's face mildly, smiling at her as she rested her head on hers. "I love you, Yang."

Yang smiled before telling her she loved her too and pulled her into another warm kiss. A kiss that soon turned heavy as the blonde's hands went through the redhead's hair and her hands unbuttoned her best friend's vest. As the night continued, the two of them both realized that things will never be the same for them. But as long as they're together,

The could overcome anything in their path.