Well…I got…kind of what I had asked for…

I rolled Yang and Ruby. LOL and I'm sorry to the enabler fans, but I didn't feel like writing enabler…so I focused more on their relationship as sisters. Cute and short (I think!)

Yang sat with her back pressed against the rough bark of the giant oak tree she was keeping lookout from.

From this spot, high above the forest floor, she had a perfect view for miles, helped greatly by Remnant's shattered moon pouring light down from above. The sound of the gentle breeze rustling through leaves was only broken every so often by the howl of a Beowolf far off in the distance.

The Emerald Forest had always been preached to her as a place of evil, which should be feared and avoided at all costs. But from her perch in the safety of the treetops this night, it was almost…peaceful.

To be perfectly honest, she wasn't exactly sure why Professor Ozpin had deemed it so important for them to be keeping watch in this area every night for the past couple of weeks, but she wasn't about to disobey his orders or question his judgment. She just wished he had actually elaborated on what she should be watching out for…somehow, "anything out of the ordinary" wasn't entirely descriptive.

A soft sigh on the other side of the tree trunk drew Yang's attention away from her thoughts. She turned her head slightly, making sure to carefully maintain her balance so as not to fall off of the branch supporting her. From this angle, she could just barely make out Ruby's left side, punctuated by the girl's red cloak fluttering lightly in the wind.

She normally wouldn't be out here with Ruby – Blake was her partner, after all. Blake's keen night vision and enviable hearing were of great use on these night watches, but her partner had come down with somewhat of a nasty cold. So, Yang had left her poor partner sneezing and sniffling under a pile of covers as Ruby volunteered to accompany her tonight in her partner's place.

It was actually pretty nice…the two of them being out here alone together. Ever since school had started, they had never had any time for just the two of them. There were always team practices, team meetings, team dinners, team study sessions (all Weiss' doing)…It's not like Yang minded having Blake and Weiss around…she just missed having alone time with her little sister.

Ruby and she had been inseparable ever since…well, ever since the day Ruby was born. The way Yang had been told, she had insisted on being the one to carry Ruby home from the hospital, cradling her precious baby sister in her arms the entire car ride home. They had grown even closer when Summer Rose had disappeared, bonding together in order to find the strength to move on without their mother.

Yang had been crushed when she had had to leave Ruby behind to attend Beacon two years ahead of her little sister. It would have been the first major period of separation either of them had gone through…ever.

But, as fortune would have it, Professor Ozpin had granted Ruby early admission to the prestigious school. Then, Ruby and she had even been placed on the same team together.

It was something Yang would never have even thought to wish for in a million years.

Even though she already knew that she was incredibly lucky, Yang still wished for more time for her and Ruby to talk and hang out like they used to. Chatting about silly things that had hardly any relevance to what was going on in the world, but that Ruby had always seemed to enjoy. Watching cartoons, playing board games…things they had done as kids with their mom, that Ruby had never seemed to grow out of.

"Hey, Ruby," she whispered, not wanting her words to disturb the serene silence that had enveloped them.

"Yeah?" Ruby replied quietly, shifting on her own branch in order to turn moderately in Yang's direction.

"When we go back, do you want to watch the latest episode of Hunters?"

Hunters was a popular children's cartoon following the escapades of two young hunters, Auburn and Rusty, who always seemed to create more problems before they actually solved anything. In the end of each episode, the wise teacher, Raven, would swoop in and teach the boys a valuable lesson that would help them fix their mess and save the day.

Ruby had been an avid watcher for as long as the show had been on air, making sure to never miss an episode. Yang had watched the cartoon with her sister for some time, but found that she now kept up with the characters via Ruby's retelling of the plot lines. But she did still very much enjoy sitting down with Ruby and watching the show together.

"Well…we probably shouldn't…"

Yang's eyes widened in surprise, and she nearly fell out of the tree as she spun around to get a better look at her sister.

"You…don't want to?" she asked incredulously. She had been positive that she had an ace card with that request!

"Yang, I'm not a kid anymore! We have homework to do. I don't have time to watch cartoons…" the brunette responded matter-of-factly, in a manner that reminded Yang much too much of a certain heiress she knew.

Yang frowned as she turned back towards the moon. Not a kid anymore? Since when had that happened?

She grinned as an idea popped into her head.

"You're right…you're not a kid anymore, sorry. I should be treating you more like an adult, talking about adult things," Yang stated simply, smiling as she waited for Ruby to respond.

"Thank you, Yang, for understanding," Ruby replied happily.

She nodded her head accommodatingly even though Ruby couldn't see the gesture.

"So…let's talk about boys instead!" she said enthusiastically.

Ruby sputtered loudly.

"BOYS?!" she yelled in surprise.

Both of them instantly froze, holding their breath as they listened for any sign that their location had been compromised. After several seconds had passed and the forest had remained as silent as usual, both of them relaxed.

"Yes, boys, Ruby," Yang whispered back to her sister.

"But…why?"

Yang could practically see the pout on Ruby's face as she heard the whine come from the other side of the tree.

"Because, Ruby, that's something that adults talk about," she stated objectively, as if telling Ruby that the sky was blue or that water was wet. "So, spill, do you have anyone that you like? Any that are interested in you?"

She knew that she was opening herself up to hearing some potentially disturbing information from her sister. Ruby was still far too young (in her eyes) to be interested in anyone. And Yang wouldn't be afraid to let everyone in the world know that they had better think twice before developing any romantic interest in Ruby.

"N-no! I don't like any boys!" Ruby sputtered out.

Yang nearly sighed audibly in relief. She was in the clear now.

"Oh, come on, Ruby," she goaded her sister, "there has to be someone you like. What about Jaune? You seem to get along pretty well with him. And he's kind of cute…"

"Jaune? Jaune and I are just friends! I would never want to…we're just friends!"

Yang muffled a quiet laugh behind one hand as she listened to Ruby's distress.

"You mean you would never want to kiss him?"

"Ew, no, Yang!"

"Why not? I would," she remarked as offhandedly as she could manage. Of course, she would never kiss Jaune, but Ruby didn't need to know that.

"Stop!" Ruby half whispered, half hissed at her. "I don't want to talk about boys anymore!"

Yang grinned, having accomplished exactly what she had set out to do. She let her little sister off the hook though, allowing them to fall back into silence for a few moments.

"So…Hunters?" she asked again, hopefully.

"I would like that…" Ruby responded honestly from behind her.

Yang beamed at the answer as she settled back onto her tree branch, counting down the minutes until they would be free to return to their room.

Their decision to become huntresses put them in harm's way on a daily basis, ensuring that they had to grow up much faster than would be expected otherwise. Yang wanted to make sure that Ruby wasn't robbed of two years of her childhood by joining Beacon early.

Although, no matter how they aged and matured through their trials, Ruby would probably always just be a kid to her.