Ruby had expected to wake up to the sound of her alarm, but instead she woke up to the feeling of a pound of bricks being thrown against her chest. Letting out a strangled gasp of surprise she rapidly blinked away her drowsiness to see who her assailant was. As she opened her eyes she was met with nothing but golden blonde hair in her face which made her immediately recognize her attacker as she attempted to shove her off.
"Yangggggggggg! Get off of me you big blonde idiot! You're gonna crush me!" Ruby whined at the older girl as she tried to wiggle out from beneath her. Yang laughed at the sight of Ruby trying to wiggle worm her way out from beneath her and decided she didn't want Ruby to escape just yet as she wrapped her arms around her and squeezed her half to death in a bear hug.
"But sis! You need to get up and get ready, and it's been FOREVER since I've seen you!" Yang whined to the younger girl trapped in her arms as she continued to laugh at Ruby's futile attempts to escape the older girl's grasp.
"How am I supposed to get ready with you squeezing me half to death Yang?" Ruby asked with annoyance as she glared daggers at her older sister who stopped laughing to ponder the question.
"You could just go to school in your pajamas!" Yang exclaimed after pondering the question for far too long. Yang looked at Ruby for approval for her idea, but was met with Ruby looking at her with the coldest glare she'd ever seen her make.
"Yeesh! Fine I'll let you go!" Yang said indignantly as she released the younger girl who let out a sigh of relief at the newfound freedom from her sister's grasp. Ruby hopped out of bed before turning to face a now pouting Yang. The sight made Ruby giggle as she watched her older sister crossed her arms and pouted like a 3 year old. With a laugh Ruby smacked Yang's head lightly causing the older girl to glare playfully at the younger one.
"You know I love you Yang, just not this early in the morning." Ruby laughed at the blonde's expression after she hit her before turning around to start getting dressed for the day.
"I know you do." Yang replied as she leaned against the headboard of Ruby's bed, pulling her phone out while she waited for her to finish getting dressed.
Fuck. Was Ruby's only thought before she dissolved into a coughing fit. Yang immediately rushed over to Ruby's side and rubbed circles on her back as she coughed for a good minute straight. Luckily, Ruby had already put her red colored shirt on, so Yang couldn't tell that Ruby had just coughed up a bunch of blood.
While Ruby trusted her half sister with her life, she didn't want anyone to know she had cancer. People treat you differently when they know you have cancer, and Ruby didn't want that. She just wanted her sister to be happy and treat her like any sister would. Ruby didn't want to be treated like the dying child, but instead be seen as just Ruby Rose.
Ruby gently waved Yang off as she finished getting dressed, Yang's eyes staring a hole through her back as she waited for Ruby to finish.
"I'm set to go Yang." Ruby said as she clipped her signature red cloak into place before turning around to face the fiery blonde on her bed. Yang smiled before standing up and going over to rub Ruby's hair affectionately before grinning.
"You're going to love Beacon sis. If anyone bugs you let me know and I'll-"
"You'll teach them a lesson. I know Yang and I doubt you'll need to do that anyway." Ruby giggled as she rolled her eyes playfully at her sister before she made her way out of her room and downstairs with Yang in tow behind her.
"Hey! I'm your big sister! It's my job to beat people up who harm you!" Yang argued as we descended down the stairs and into the kitchen where three people sat waiting for us. Ruby rolled her eyes before shifting her gaze to the extra person in the room that wasn't her parents which was Yang's mom, Raven Branwen.
Raven was Yang's mother and was at one point married to Ruby's father, Taiyang. They had Yang before they got a divorce since they didn't love each other anymore, and then Tai met Summer and got remarried and they had Ruby. Raven and Tai were still good friends so it wasn't uncommon for Yang to frequently visit the Rose-Xiao Long household.
Raven waved at Ruby and Ruby grinned before waving back and bouncing over to her.
"Ravennnnnn!" Ruby shouted happily as she wrapped her arms around the older woman's midsection and gave her a big bear hug which made the woman laugh before she hugged back.
"It's good to see you too Ruby." Raven chuckled at Ruby's enthusiasm as Summer and Tai looked at the scene before them and laughed. They knew Raven wasn't very big on hugging and such, so seeing their daughter be able to get the woman to hug her back without gagging was amusing to say the least.
"What the heck Ruby! I thought you said you weren't a morning person!" Yang whined as she watched her younger sister eagerly hug her mother instead of herself. Yang playfully pouted before going up to Ruby's parents and pulling them into a big hug which both of them reciprocated after the initial confusion of what was happening.
Ruby turned to glare at Yang before giggling and deciding to turn the tables against Yang as she approached the group hug and joined in and she hugged Yang. Yang tensed up before chuckling and reaching behind herself to put Ruby in a head lock and using her other hand to mess up Ruby hair with a chuckle.
"Yangggggg! Stopppppp!" Ruby cries out as she laughed, knowing her hair was going to be a god awful mess if Yang kept this up.
"Not until you admit I'm the best big sister ever!" Yang declared to Ruby, continuing to ruffle her sister's hair while their parents watched the scene and laughed.
"Yang! Yang is the best sister in the whole wide world!" Ruby squealed as she struggled against her sister's iron like grasp on her head.
"And don't you forget it sis!" Yang laughed loudly before letting Ruby go. Ruby staggered backwards a bit before straightening herself out and then sticking her tongue out at Yang.
"Okay, Okay. You two need to get going or else you'll be late." Summer said with amusement lacing her voice as she watched the two sisters. Summer grabbed Ruby's bag and handed it to her with a proud smile on her face. "Remember, if you need anything at all don't hesitate to call. I'll come get you and you won't have to go ba-"
"I know mom! Nothing is going to happen to me! I'm a big girl and I can handle myself!" Ruby scoffed at her mom who had always been overly protective of her as she slipped the bag she was handed onto her back before casting a bright smile at her family. "Ruby Rose is ready for her first day at Beacon High School! Let's roll out Yang!" Ruby declared before dashing out the front door towards Yang's motorcycle.
"Take it easy Rubes! You can't go anywhere without me anyway!" Yang called after her easily excited sister as she said her goodbyes to Summer and Tai. She waved at her mom before heading out the front door and towards a bouncing Ruby standing next to her bike.
"It's been soooooooooooo long since I've rode Bumblebee!" Ruby exclaimed as she looked the bike over with an excited glint in her eye.
Ruby had always been one for machines, and that love for them only grew as she was homeschooled due to her predicament. Constantly being alone in your room with only your parents home left young Ruby bored and lonely, so she turned to machines. Things she could make in her free time and would keep her occupied. She had actually helped build Yang's bike last year as a birthday gift to her, but really it felt like more of a gift to Ruby. She got to spend time outside of the house, and she got to build a bike with her big sister!
Ruby continued to examine the bike until Yang chuckled and slapped a helmet onto Ruby's head.
"Come on Rubes. We need to get going. You can ogle Bumblebee all you want after school." Yang said with a smirk as Ruby's face flushed a light pink. Yang hopped onto the bike and started it up, the motor purring as she reved it.
"I was not ogling..." Ruby mumbled as she climbed onto the back of the bike and wrapped her arms around Yang tightly. Yang had never been one for taking things slowly especially not when it came to her bike which was currently speeding down road towards the school. Ruby watched as trees and buildings wizzed past them at high speeds, making them look more like blobs of color. Ruby buried her face in the back of Yang's jacket after awhile, her face becoming cold from the constant flow of wind whipping against her face. Eventually Yang slowed down as she pulled into the parking lot of the school with was bustling with students.
"We're here Rubes! You can let go of me now." Yang chuckled as she glanced back at the small girl squeezing her midsection tightly. Ruby let go of Yang and slid off the bike and nearly collided with the ground if it wasn't for a very pale hand that wrapped itself around her wrist that prevented that from happening. Ruby felt her face turn beat red as she realized that some random stranger just prevented her from making a complete fool of herself on her first day. She shakily stood up but kept her gaze on the ground where she saw expensive looking white shoes on her savior's feet which made the person look even paler.
"My eyes are up here, dolt." A very annoyed sounding girl said to Ruby as she looked at the small, red girl before her. Yang hopped off her bike and laughed loudly at the scene in front of her which drew the attention of surrounding students at the noise.
"Never thought I'd see the day the Ice Queen actually helped someone!" Yang exclaimed as she threw an arm around the white haired girl who looked less than pleased by the action.
"Get off of me you barbarian!" The snow haired girl huffed at the blonde as she wiggles out from the girl's grasp before turning back to face Ruby with a curious stare that made Ruby shift nervously where she stood as she timidly glanced up every so often.
"So Yang, who's the girl who got to ride Bumblebee before I did?" The white haired girl asks with a hint of jealousy in her voice as she scanned Ruby. Ruby hesitantly laughed before looking at Yang with a pleading look silently asking for her help.
"This, dear Weiss, is my baby sister Ruby! You know, the one who loves cookies?" Yang interjected before Weiss could interrogate Ruby. Weiss nodded slowly almost like she didn't believe they were sisters before extending her hand towards Ruby.
"Well, any friend of Yang is my friend too. Welcome to Beacon." Weiss said with a small smile which Ruby copied before reaching out to shake her hand. Once they finished Yang reached to remove Ruby's helmet and place it in a bag on her bike before grinning at the pair in front of her.
"Well Ruby, you've met Weiss, and now it's time you meet the rest of the gang!"