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"WEISS!"
Ruby froze for a second as utter horror overtook her when she saw that Weiss was now in the huge hands of that giant. She could see Weiss struggling to get out, but it was no hope. Ruby needed to do something, fast. She attempted the first thing that came to mind, using her semblance to speed up into the air and hack at the wrist.
What a stupid idea that was. But she was desperate, dammit! She regretted the decision almost immediately as a heavy weight smashed into her left side, and she felt herself launch through the air. The hit was hard, but she was still conscious, and it didn't feel like she had broken anything. She couldn't even get up however, but she could see what was happening to Weiss.
And Ruby had never felt more scared in her life. The giant crushed its hand, and Weiss screamed out in pain. Ruby tried to call out her name, but no sound came out. It was all a blur, but she could see Weiss being thrown into the air, before being batted down to the concrete next to Ruby. She was unconscious, and was definitely in a worse state than Ruby.
Ruby could barely move, and she felt her energy being drained, but with the last of her strength, and she reached out a hand, placing it in Weiss'. "I'm sorry…" She could barely croak.
"I'm so sorry…"
"Ruby!"
Ruby Rose awoke from her nightmare, looking around the Mistral hospital room. She was lying in a bed, a white cover over her waist. Her whole body ached. She looked to her left to see Yang, her arm on Ruby's shoulder. "Bad dream?" Yang asked, to which Ruby quietly nodded. "It's okay. You're safe now. We got here last night and we've been here for a couple of hours."
Ruby looked out the window to her right to see the sun was out and blazing, so it must be midday. She calculated that she's been here for at least twelve hours. Yang wrapped her arms around her sister, holding her close. "I'm just… So glad you're fine… I don't want what happened to me to happen to you." She spoke softly. Ruby snapped a quick glance at the bionic arm, now in full view with Yang's weapons off. "If there's some good news in this, the whole city appreciates our actions in taking down that giant. You're a hero to them, Ruby." Yang smiled.
Although Ruby was happy to hear those words, another thing was on her mind. A certain girl. Ruby tightly shut her eyes, before speaking.
"Where's Weiss? Is she okay?!" Her voice was in obvious desperation, and her eyes matched the tone. "Can I go see her?!" Ruby tried to get up out of her bad, but a sharp pain shot through her body, and Yang softly laid Ruby on the bed.
"Whoa there, tiger. You're in no state to be moving just yet, for starters. You'll be out in a couple of days, though. Ready to fight again." Yang grinned. Soon after her expression dropped, knowing she had to tell the news about Weiss. "Weiss… I can't sugarcoat it, Ruby. We don't know if she'll pull through. She had a lot of internal injuries and she's in a comatose state. She's in the room next door, and I promise you'll get to see her as soon as you can move."
Ruby was silent, her mood was obvious. She was devastated. She dropped back in her bed, not knowing whether to scream or cry or do anything. "I'll give you some time alone, Ruby." Yang said softly, knowing she can't do much to help out. "I'm sorry."
Yang walked towards the door, opening it up. Before she left, Ruby said one last thing.
"I love her, Yang."
Yang froze, turning to Ruby, who was still staring at the ceiling, not knowing what to feel or do. "I really love her."
Yang was silent as the words hung in the air for the longest of times, before Yang responded. "I know you do."
Ruby closed her eyes, and Yang knew she had to leave. She softly closed the door, making a reminder to check up on Ruby in about half an hour. First thing she needed to do was check up on someone. A very special someone.
Luckily, she was right outside the door, waiting for Yang. The two locked eyes, Yang's a look of aggression, hers a look of worry. "Blake." Yang seethed. Blake looked into the room to Ruby, sighing.
"I hope your sister will be okay. She's a tough girl. So is Weiss. They'll pull through." Blake attempted to comfort Yang, who didn't respond in turn. She just kept that glare, shooting it right into Blake's very soul, and scaring the crap out of her.
"We need to talk."
They soon found themselves outside the hospital's front door and out of earshot. There was a thick silence between the two as they looked at anything but each other. Finally, Yang spoke up. "You're allowed to speak, Blake. I want to know why you ran and where you went."
"I already told you. I ran to Menagerie to reunite with my parents and keep you guys safe from Adam. I wanted to protect you-"
"You assume we couldn't protect ourselves?" Yang immediately snapped back. "There must've been a deeper reason than that."
"I didn't want what happened to you to happen to anyone else!" Blake finally confessed. Yang quickly shot a stare towards her, staying totally still. Blake's obviously been building up some emotions over the last half year… I think she's about to release them.
"When I had to see you lose your arm, that image was scarred deep into my mind and I still can't get it out! And I didn't want anyone else to be hurt like that! I couldn't sleep for so many days after what happened because I was too busy crying! The only way I could be at peace is if I knew Adam wasn't going to hurt you. That he was going to cut off my arm, or stab my chest, or just straight up kill me-"
"STOP!" Yang screamed, startling Blake. "Don't say those things, please! I don't want anything to happen to you!"
"But I deserve it!" Blake screamed back.
"NO, YOU DON'T! What good would come out of it if you had any of those things done to you, huh?! Do you think I would be happy?! Do you think Ruby would be happy?! Weiss?! Sun?! Your parents?! No one blames you for what you did, no one is angry at you for what happened to me, not even my dad! I lost this arm to protect you, Blake, and I would gladly lose my other arm, my legs and everything else to do it again, just so you'll be safe! So stop thinking it's your fault that I lost a part of me and stop blaming yourself for everything that happens, because it doesn't help me WHATSOEVER!"
Yang's eyes weren't even red. Blake didn't know how to respond, but Yang wasn't done. She took a deep breath. "The reason I'm mad at you is because you ran when I needed you the most."
Blake looked down at the floor, feeling utter guilt throughout her stomach. "Sun was injured, too. When I was in Menagerie. When he was hurt…" Blake looked up to Yang. "The first thing I thought of… Was you."
Yang's eyes slightly widened when Blake said that. Me? You… Thought of me? That's… Yang couldn't choke the words out, she didn't even know what to say. Blake could tell by her face she was having trouble responding, so she changed the subject. "Any idea when Jaune, Nora and Ren are coming back?"
"They're out on an assignment but they should be back tomorrow. Have we got a story to tell them." Yang chuckled. She sighed, before walking past Blake. "Blake, I'm sorry but… I still can't forgive you for running away."
"I know. I don't expect you to." Blake responded sadly. Yang opened the door to the hospital, preparing to visit her sister. She held the door open for some time, before speaking.
"If you're looking for a place to stay, down the street and to the left, big motel, can't miss it. They're not exactly allowing us into the school yet since we needed the full team here, but once Ruby and Weiss are okay, we'll be on our way. Just let the motel know you're staying with me." Yang smiled. "You're taking the couch, by the way." She called out, before closing the door. Blake looked up to the sky, sighing. Yang… I hope one day that… We'll be okay…
Yang walked down the hallway towards Ruby's room, expecting to find her lying in her bed, sleeping or just being blank. The conversation with Blake earlier was still bouncing around in her mind. That was someone she loved. No, someone she loves.
Loves? Loved? I don't even know anymore. None of this makes sense, none of these feelings are familiar. I just want things to be normal again… But I can't just forgive Blake. She hurt me. Yang closed her eyes, sighing and opening the door to Ruby's room. "I'm back, sis. You okay- Huh?"
Yang's heart immediately stopped as she saw Ruby wasn't in her bed. The sheets had been flipped to suggest she left. "Dammit… Ruby!" Yang called out as she exited the room, looking down both sides of the hallway. "Ruby?! Where are you?"
Yang ran left, bursting into Weiss' room. "Ruby, are you-"
She froze. Her lips locked. Her heart stopped. Her breathing stopped. She found Ruby. But she found her in a position that almost made Yang cry.
Ruby, despite her aches, got up out of her bed and walked to Weiss' room. She sat down in the chair next to her bed, rested her head on Weiss' chest, locked her hand with Weiss', her other hand softly resting under that ice white hair. And she had fallen asleep in that position. The heart monitor was the only sound in the room, the rhythmic beeps sounding over and over again at a medium pace.
Ruby really did love Weiss. And she never wanted to lose her. It'd be like losing her mother and Pyrrha all over again…
Yang slowly backed out of the room, informing one of the passing nurses what had happened. They promised that when Ruby awoke, she would be moved back to her room until she was fully ready to move again without feeling pain. With that all said and done, Yang knew she needed one thing: Some rest. She hadn't gotten a single second of sleep since last night when Ruby and Weiss were injured. Yang walked out of the hospital, making a reminder to visit her sister at 7 PM that night.
I can't believe everything happened so fast… But I know they'll be fine. We're not done until the bad guys are taken down! And we can finally do it as a team. Everything will be okay in the end…
At least we've got a few days of rest! I think we deserve it.
"There she is! That's the girl who was part of the team that saved us!"
Yang looked to the right to see a group of people, citizens of Mistral, standing and pointing at Yang. She soon was being applauded by them as she received words of praise for doing what she did. "You're a hero!" She mostly heard as a crowd formed around her. She wasn't smiling, however. She didn't feel like a hero at all. She felt utter guilt that she couldn't keep Ruby or Weiss safe.
But no one needed to hear about that.
"Thank you." She finally responded, silencing the crowd. "But… Please, just be sure to send your help and your best wishes to the two girls in hospital, Ruby and Weiss. They didn't come out unscathed but they'll push through."
Finally, Yang looked up to the motel window, and saw Blake in her room, sitting by the window reading a book. "And if you guys see a girl with black hair, cat ears and has the name Blake Belladonna… Be sure to thank her, too. She was the one that killed the giant Grimm."
With that, Yang pushed through to her motel, the sounds of cheering and applauses erupting within the streets. She saved many lives and an entire city.
Yet, she still didn't feel like a hero.
The pink and black haired small girl stood atop a tall building, looking down on the ground where Yang Xiao Long was currently being surrounded by a crowd, applauding her. The girl spun an umbrella in her hands, an evil smile on her face. Finally found you. She thought.
Half a year, and I finally know where your entire team is. And Ruby Rose in hospital? Perfect. She spun the umbrella on one finger. I don't want to kill you all in the state you're in, that'd just be unfair and unsatisfying. No, I want you to fight for your lives and fail. I want you to suffer just as I have for taking him away from me. They're going to pay, Roman. I swear.
Mark my words, Team RWBY. Neopolitan will have her revenge.
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