Ruby Rose had a problem. She had been living with Yang and her father for three months now and it was great. She loved spending time with her sister and dad, but she also loved spending time with Weiss Schnee. Which wouldn't have been bad in itself if she hadn't fallen in love with the girl. Usually this wouldn't be a problem, she would just walk up to her and ask her out. However, there was a problem with that.
One day Ruby found Weiss and Yang making out in Yang's bedroom. She didn't want to lie to her sister so she told her what she saw and asked about it. Yang told her they weren't official but were involved. When she knew about that she tried not to fall in love with Weiss.
In truth it was hard not to fall for her. Weiss had her quirks yes, but so did everyone, and the good really outweighed the bad. She had a cold exterior at times but she was really loving to those closest to her. Her singing voice was enchanting, and Ruby had a hard time looking away from her eyes or keeping her hands off of her white hair.
Ruby didn't want to lie to her sister and not telling her how she felt would be lying by omission. She didn't want to make thing awkward with her sister or Weiss. Yang was her sister she couldn't not tell her, although Yang could get mad. Ruby didn't know how to do this so no one would get hurt.
Saturday was a laid back day for the sisters so Ruby decided to tell Yang then. She got her chance after their father left to work extra days. Yang was sitting on the couch watching television when Ruby walked in.
"Yang? Can we talk?" she asked hesitantly.
"We need permission to talk now? Wow, I-"
Ruby cut her off, "No jokes, Yang. This is serious."
Immediately Yang's face turned serious. "Come here. What's wrong?"
Ruby sat down next to Yang and sighed. Come on Ruby just say it she urged herself. "Well, I…"
"Ruby, calm down. It's okay. Just take your time."
"Okay. It-it's about Weiss." Ruby managed to spit out some of the details.
Yang nodded, "What about her? Did she say something to hurt you?"
"What? No." Ruby shook her head. She took a deep breath, "Yang, I...I love her."
Yang's face relaxed and she rubbed her sister's shoulder. "I know."
I know? Did she not just hear me? Ruby thought. "You don't get it, Yang. I'm in l-love with her."
Yang nodded again, "I know. It's not like you hide it very well, Rubes. She might not have noticed but I've seen how you look at her." Yang continued to soothingly rub her sister's shoulder.
However it didn't seem to be easing the girls worries, "But Yang-"
"Yeah, I love her too. You can't blame yourself. You can't help who you love, it just happens."
"Yang, I'm so sorry." Ruby apologized.
Yang pulled the smaller girl into her lap and pulled her into a hug, rubbing her back. "Shhhh. It's okay."
"But she was yours first, Yang!" The poor girl sounded on the verge of tears.
"Technically no. We're not official and we never have been. Really she's free to do whatever she wants and I can't stop her. Not that I'd want her to but you know, just an example here." Yang murmured the last part.
Ruby shook her head, "It doesn't matter. I'm sorry, I had to tell you. I didn't know what to do."
Yang gently guided her sister's eyes to met hers, "Do you really love her?"
"Yes." Ruby whispered.
"Then I'll back off and you can ask her out." Yang said.
Ruby's eyes widened, "What?! No! Yang, don't. That's not what I want."
"What do you think can happen Ruby?" Yang asked gently. "We can't both date her. She may be okay with that but we both know you have a hard time sharing. And I'm honestly not sure I could share her either honestly, not even with you sis."
"I can't steal my sister's girlfriend."
"Ruby, I told you we're not dating."
Ruby sighed, "You practically are, you're just without the label. Why don't we let her decide?"
Yang nodded, "You go talk to her okay? Tell her how you feel, see how she feels about you."
"Are you sure?" Ruby asked.
"Yeah, I'm sure. Go get cleaned up and go talk to her. You don't want to live your life asking what if."
Ruby nodded, "Thanks for being so understanding, Yang."
"Like i could really be mad at my favorite sister." Yang smiled and softly tapped her nose with a finger.
Ruby giggled, "I'm your only sister."
"Favorite by default then. Does that make you feel better?" Yang smiled.
"Then you're my favorite sister by default." Ruby shook her head and headed into the bathroom.
When she was gone Yang sighed and buried her face in her hands. She already knew how Weiss felt, she saw the want in her eyes when she looked at Ruby. She knew exactly what Weiss was going to say and what she would have to do. She just didn't really want to do it.
Ruby came back later that day but wouldn't tell Yang what happened. She said she promised Weiss she wouldn't say a word and Weiss would talk to her herself. Yang finally got a text from Weiss asking her to meet her in the park after school on Monday.
By the end of school Yang was twitching from her nerves. She forced herself to stay as still as possible as she walked into the park and sat on a bench, though once she sat she couldn't stop her leg from bouncing. Yang knew this wouldn't end well for her or Ruby and she refused to see her little sister hurt.
Yang had to wait a couple of minutes before Weiss arrived, looking just as nervous. Weiss sat next to her taking note of her bouncing leg. "Hey."
"Hi." Yang was surprised at how calm her voice sounded.
Weiss sighed softly, "Let's just get right into this. Ruby told me she's in love with me. She told me you gave her the courage to actually say something."
"No one should live wondering what if, Weiss." Yang said.
"I'll be honest then. I love her, Yang."
Just as she thought. She looked at Weiss, "I know."
"I'm in love with her." Weiss clarified.
Yang nodded, "Mhmm. You weren't that good at hiding it, Weiss. Neither of you were."
"I'm sorry." Weiss avoided looking into the lilac eyes she'd grown so fond of.
"Do you regret it?" Yang asked.
The question took her by surprise but Weiss shook her head, "Well no, but-"
"Then don't say sorry."
"I love you both, Yang."
Weiss had caught her by surprise. She thought Weiss was still with her because she felt obligated. They were a thing first and it would've been rude to leave Yang for her sister.
"You do?"
Weiss nodded, the tears filling her eyes and falling down her cheeks. "I-I can't choose between you, Yang. Please don't make me."
Yang put a hand over hers, "I know you don't want to Weiss, but you have too."
"But I can't Yang. It's too hard. You're both so great and I don't want to pit you against each other." Weiss sniffed.
The blonde wrapped her arm around the crying girl's shoulder and pulled her close. Weiss immediately put her head on Yang's shoulder. "Weiss, we're not going to fight each other if you pick one of us over the other. This is why we decided to get you to decide. That way you can be happy with who you want more."
"That's so unfair to one of you. I can't date you both but I can't decide. I don't want to hurt anyone, Yang."
"I know Princess." Yang placed a soft kiss to her head. "I don't want anyone to get hurt either. But neither of us will hate you. We'll be friends."
"Yang, I can't. I'm sorry."
"Take your time. Maybe take her out on a date. We've had them before it's only fair that you take her out as well. It could help."
"Y-Yang." Weiss sniffled.
Yang gently wiped the tears away, "Shh. It's okay. You don't have to say anything. I already know."
Weiss sobbed into Yang's shoulder. The taller girl ignored the wetness and softly wrapped her hand around Weiss' side ponytail, gently running her fingers along her hair before doing it all over again. This seemed to help Weiss calm down some.
"Okay, I'll take her out. But I won't promise anything one way or another."
Yang nodded. "That's fine. Take your time with this."
"Thanks, Yang. Most people would've demanded an answer right this minute."
"That's not me, Princess."
Weiss nodded, "That's why you're so great."
"Yeah, I know."
Though neither Ruby nor Weiss would tell her how the date went, Yang knew it went well. They were both smiling when Weiss dropped Ruby off and they even shared a goodnight kiss. Yang hadn't meant to spy on them, but she couldn't help herself. She felt the jealousy build but quickly pushed it down.
It was awkward between the three of them as the days past and Weiss had yet to decide. A week went by, then another. On the third week, just as they hit the coldest part of November, Yang called Weiss over to talk things out. Weiss was skeptical but agreed to come over that weekend.
Yang had sat Ruby on the couch in the living room once she made sure Weiss was on the way. When the doorbell rang Ruby tensed up. Yang patted her on the shoulder on the way past to answer the door. Weiss didn't wait for an invitation as she squeezed by Yang and into the warmth of the house. She left her coat by the door and followed Yang into the room, taking a seat next to Ruby when Yang pushed her down. The blonde stood in-between the two.
Yang rang a hand through her hair, "I'll go ahead and say this now. Weiss, I know you're never going to make a choice. Ruby, you're too scared to really go after her because you don't want to hurt me."
Ruby caught on to where she was going, "Yang, don't you dare."
Her sister ignored her however. "Weiss, I'm going to back off of you so you can be with Ruby."
"Yang!"
Weiss' eyes widened, "What?"
"I know you love her more. I also know you're not going to go after her on your own."
"You can't just make this decision!" Ruby snapped. "It's not fair."
"What? Does it seem like you won to easy?" Yang snapped. She hadn't been meaning to, but she'd been bottling up her emotions ever since that first day and they were ready to blow.
"Yang, you know that's not what I mean." Ruby said. "I don't want her to choose me just because you take yourself out."
Yang shook her head, "Just because I take myself out doesn't mean she has to listen. She could still choose to be with me anyway. Hell she could choose neither of us and go out with Jaune for all I know. But this is the only way to get her to act, Ruby."
Weiss stood up, "You don't get how hard this is for me do you, Yang? You think I'm doing this to torture you both? No, I know I'm going to have to break one of you. One of you will be crying, look at me with red, puffy eyes and insist you're fine when I know you're lying." Weiss took a breath to try to calm herself down. "You won't be able to look at me without that broken look hidden in your eye and I won't be able to look at you without feeling the guilt."
Yang nodded, "I know that, Weiss, but if you don't decide then you could be looking at two sets of broken hearts. Or get your own heart broken. Weiss, you really think one of us will be able to wait patiently while you think? What happens if you decide but the sister you've chosen stopped waiting and went out with someone else? You can't go to the other sister without making her feel like a second choice."
Weiss crossed her arms, "That you're way of saying you're not going to wait?"
Yang shook her head, "Of course not. I'm just looking at all the angles here. What if I were to die right now? Ruby wouldn't be able to kiss you without wondering if she was really the girl you wanted. You can assure her all you want but there's going to be that hint of doubt."
Ruby jumped to her feet, "Oh, God, tell me you're not suicidal, Yang. You're kind of scaring me."
"What? Of course I'm not! I never said anything about suicide."
Weiss gave her lover an icy glare. "You can't just force a decision out of me! If you do that then-"
"You've already made your decision, Weiss. Look me in the eye and tell me you haven't." Yang challenged. She got her answer when Weiss avoided her eyes at all costs. "See?"
"Yang, stop." Weiss said to the ground.
Yang shook her head, "Weiss, it's okay to say it. I won't get mad."
"Yang!" Weiss protested.
Ruby stepped in-between the two girls, not liking where the situation was going. "Yang, you need to stop. You're acting really weird right now. There's no way you can know who she's going to choose. We just need to wait."
"Do we really? I've known Weiss for three years, I know all of her quirks by now. She's chosen you. She's looking at you when you're not looking, she's making excuses to get closer to you."
"That's being friendly." Ruby said.
Yang shook her head, "I understand neither of you want to hurt me. But I'll be okay. I'm tough remember?"
"Physically tough and emotionally tough are not the same thing." Weiss said.
"That was admittance to me." Yang said.
"Dammit, Yang, stop it!"
"Ruby, just ask her if it's true. You've just been saying I'm wrong the whole time."
Ruby blinked and turned to look at Weiss, but then looked back at her sister. "Yang, I'm not going to-"
"Don't be scared of the answer."
Ruby sighed then turned to Weiss, "You haven't really decided yet have you?" When she couldn't look eye to eye with blue orbs Ruby turned towards her more. "Weiss?"
Weiss sighed, "Okay! Okay, you got me, Yang. I have decided already. I just don't want anyone to get hurt or pit you two against each other."
Ruby shook her head, "Weiss, Yang and I are sisters. We're not going to get into a fight because you choose one of us over the other. I can't get mad because it was my idea. She is right though, someone's going to get hurt but it'll be okay."
Weiss glanced at Ruby then looked past her at Yang. Her gaze went back and forth before they finally settled on Yang. "I'm so so sorry, Yang." With that she pulled Ruby close and kissed her passionately. Yang nodded and averted her eyes.
When they pulled back Ruby looked at Weiss in shock. "You-you really did pick me?"
Weiss nodded, "Yes. I was just so scared and worried for Yang that I didn't want to say anything."
Ruby's eyes widened in happiness, but the thought of her sister turned the happiness into worry. She spun around to look at her sister and shocked to see the tears in her eyes. She hadn't seen Yang cry once in her life. "Yang.."
"Don't. It-it's okay. I'm fine."
Weiss stepped forward. "Yang, please don't do this. You made me do this. It's what you wanted-"
Yang snapped, "You think that's what I wanted, Weiss? Why in the hell would I want that?! Of course I want my sister happy too but dammit I'm not that selfless!" The tears started to pour down her cheeks now, despite her best attempts to control herself. "Of course I was hoping you would prove me wrong and pick me. You think I did all this because I wanted it? No, I just wanted this damn heartache over!"
Seeing the pain in Yang's eyes brought Weiss to tears as well. She stared at the taller girl miserably, the guilt building inside. "Yang, I'm sorry."
"I know…" Yang sniffed. "I'm-I'm going to go and let you two talk things out."
"What? Yang it's 60 degrees out there." Ruby shook her head. "You don't need to leave just because-"
"Yes I do." Yang quickly walked to the front door, though she had Ruby following her.
"Come on, Yang. Don't be like this. You know I didn't want to see you hurt."
"Close your eyes." Yang snapped through the tears.
Ruby flinched and stopped advancing. Yang stopped at the door and looked at her little sister, "Go back in there. Weiss needs you and you two need to talk about this."
"But you-"
"Will be fine." With that Yang slipped out the front door.
In her haste to escape Yang forgot to get her coat and was now roaming the streets in her jeans (thankfully) and a short sleeved t-shirt. To say she was cold would be an understatement at this point. She couldn't see where she was going because of the tears, nor could she wrap her arms around herself tight enough to get warm.
The cold was nothing compared to the pain in her chest. Her heart ached and all she wanted to do was curl up in a ball and cry for weeks. Yes, she was at least happy her sister and Weiss would be happy but she had to watch the woman she loved be happy with her sister from now on. She would grin and bear it but it was going to tear her up inside and they all knew it.
In her state of despair Yang wasn't paying attention to where she was going, she was completely aware she walked into the road. The motorcycles motor didn't catch her attention even when it was right on her, nor did the brakes even make her look up.
What did make her look up was a hand on her shoulder. Yang looked up and found herself in the middle of the road, inches away from a black and yellow motorcycle. In front of her was a young girl with raven hair and concerned amber eyes.
"-okay?" the voice was unfamiliar. Who was this girl and where did she come from? And how did she get in the road? "Are you okay?"
"Huh?" Yang managed to speak, even if it wasn't much.
She felt a hand on her shoulder, "You're ice cold. What're you doing out here in your condition?"
"My condition? I'm fine."
The girl wasn't convinced. "That's why you're crying in the middle of the road. Tell me where you live I'll take you to your house."
Yang shook her head. "No! I can't go back. Not yet."
"Okay, then where do you want to go?" The girl asked. When answered with a shrug she sighed. "Come on." She got on her motorcycle and put Yang on the back. Normally Yang wouldn't get on a girl's bike if she didn't know them, but she didn't care at the moment and the girl seemed genuinely concerned for her.
Her trust was well placed as the girl took her to the closest coffee shop available. Immediately the girl got them a table and ordered two cup of hot tea. She refused to even touch her own cup until Yang and taken a few gulps of hers. She wasn't even aware that the girl had put her own black jacket onto her.
She's pretty cute, maybe I could-no! Don't make her a rebound Yang, the girl has been nothing but nice she doesn't deserve that. Yang snapped at herself.
Once Yang had taken a few sips and managed to stop the tears, the girl finally spoke again. "Are you okay now?"
Yang shook her head, "No. But thanks.."
"I couldn't just leave you out there."
"Who are you?"
"My name is Blake. Yourself?"
"Yang. I haven't seen you around before."
Blake shrugged, "I keep to myself. I don't think we go to the same school."
"Well, I go to Beacon." Yang murmured.
"Yeah, we go to different schools. So, you want to talk about what has you in tears in this cold?"
"Broken heart."
"Oh. Don't want to go into the full detail?" Blake asked.
"My sister and I loved the same girl and she loved us both, but she loved my sister more."
Blake frowned, "I know that had to hurt. It'll be tough but you can get through it."
Yang nodded, "Yeah, I know. But since I live with my sister it'll be harder for me."
"Give me your phone." Blake said. Confused, Yang passed her the phone. Blake put her number in it and sent herself a text message before passing the phone back. "You text me whenever you need to get away. We'll find something to do."
"But you don't even know me." Yang said, confused. "Not to look a gift horse in the mouth but why are you helping me?"
"Because I had times when I wished I had someone to help me. If you want you can think of me as your knight in shining armor." Blake said, jokingly.
It had the desired effect as Yang grinned, "You seen my muscles? I'm no damsel."
"Keep coming out here in the cold dressed as you are and you're going to lose some muscle to the cold." Blake deadpanned.
Yang turned a light shade of red, "I was upset and wanted to get out of there. I wasn't thinking. I just wanted to get away from the pain."
Blake nodded understanding. "You can't run from pain. You have to confront it eventually."
"Yeah, but then I can decide when to confront it." Yang said.
"Can't put it off forever though."
"I know. I just need time."
"Would you like to go for a ride when you finish your tea? To help clear your head?" Blake asked.
"Sounds nice but won't you freeze without your jacket?"
Blake shook her head, "No. I have long sleeves unlike you. I'll be fine."
"Then we can go for a ride on your bike then."
"Her name is Bumblebee." Blake said.
"Fine, then we'll go for a ride on Bumblebee. Better?"
Blake smiled, "Much."
This girl can definitely keep my mind off of them at least Yang thought.