Beep… beep… beep…

Cinder sat on a chair beside Ruby's hospital bed, watching the girl as she slept. The only sound in the room was the beeping of the heart monitor. Cinder couldn't help but look at it in worry that it would flat line.

Cinder heard a slight rustle and snapped her head forward to look at Ruby who was starting to stir. "R-Ruby, are you awake?"

Ruby blinked her eyes open before wincing slightly in pain. "Yeah I am… But I feel like I just got hit by a train…" Ruby looked over at Cinder and asked the question that has been on her mind since before she blacked out and now when she just woken up. "Cinder… What happened back there?"

"I figured that would be your first question when you woke up…" Cinder sighed "It's kind of a long story so I will try to make it short."

Ruby looked at Cinder with eager eyes, not sure what Cinder was about to tell her which slightly worried her. She literally just met the woman and things already took a turn for the worse.

"The guy who attacked was my ex from two years ago; his name is Adam." Cinder started out scanning Ruby's face for any sort of reaction, not receiving any she continued her story. "I knew that he wasn't completely over me so I had Neo get on his good side to see what he was planning. A few months had passed since then and I found myself at a bar where you just so happened to walk in and you instantly caught my eye. I couldn't help but want to get to know you more."

Ruby listened intently to what Cinder had to say, nodding every once in a while, trying to make sense of everything.

"I eventually decided to make my move and it seems at the same time your sister had pushed you to make a move as well. When we started to talk and learn a little bit about each other, I couldn't help but think you were adorable. Neo kept a close eye on me from a distance and made sure that Adam was nowhere to be seen and of course, her and your sister ended up clicking which I didn't expect to be honest." Cinder chuckled to herself a bit.

"Apparently Neo was too distracted by your sister that she didn't notice Adam's goons enter the bar and they had spotted me with you. I guess they reported back to Adam who obviously didn't like what he heard and decided to come after you… And now we're here!"

"So... Basically what you're trying to say is that you have some crazy ex who wants me dead just because he couldn't have you?" Ruby said, trying to summarize the story into one sentence.

Cinder nodded. "Pretty much. Yeah." Cinder reached out and held Ruby's hand in hers. "Ruby. When I couldn't find you I was really worried… I knew something must have happened, then all of a sudden, I am getting a text from Neo that you're stuck in an alley with Adam and I started to freak out even more. I was so worried when I found both you and Neo on the ground in pain…" Cinder let out a shaky breath. "I am so sorry, Ruby…"

Ruby smiled over at Cinder. "Hey, it's okay. It's not your fault, but I really would have appreciated it if you could have told me sooner that you expected your crazy ex to come after me. At least then I could've been at least a little bit prepared."

Cinder smiled. "I'll make sure to tell you everything from now on." Cinder smirked and looked at the door, then back to Ruby. "How about we get out of here?"

Ruby gave Cinder a confused look. "Cinder, I am in a hospital bed, beaten and bruised. I don't think the doctors will let me go."

Cinder shrugged. "The last I checked, you don't have any broken bones and besides, you don't need a doctor when you have me who will make you feel all sorts of things that I am sure you will enjoy~."

Ruby quickly swallow a lump in her throat. "M-maybe it wouldn't be so bad to leave without the doctor's consent."

"I knew you would see it my way. Now let's get you out of here." Cinder reached over to start disconnecting all the weird little things attached to Ruby's arms that monitored her pulse and other things.

"What are you doing?!"

Cinder turned around to see an enraged blonde standing at the doorway. It was only a matter of seconds before the blonde was standing in front of her with a look of anger written all over her face.

Cinder studied the blonde's face and when she was sure that she wouldn't get her lights punched out, she decided to speak. "I am assuming that you are her sister."

The blonde nodded. "I am. The names Yang and I'm pretty sure you are the girl that was hitting on my sister at the bar."

Cinder nodded with a smirk. "The one and only."

"Okay Miss one and only. Can you please explain to me why my sister is in the hospital?" Yang folded her arms and waited for an answer.

Cinder decided to just tell Yang the whole story instead of coming up with some lie from the top of her head. She figured it would be better to be honest with Ruby's sister if she ever planned on getting along with the girl.

Yang listened to Cinder's story and the anger only seemed to grow inside of her before she decided to punch a wall, putting a hole straight through it. Cinder was just glad that it wasn't her face.

"I need you to stay away from my sister before she gets hurt more then what she already is!"

"What?! Yang! You can't do that! It wasn't her fault!" Ruby protested.

"You don't understand Ruby. If it wasn't for her, you wouldn't be lying in this hospital bed right now!" Yang exclaimed in anger.

Ruby could feel her blood start to boil and the heart monitor levels started to increase causing the beeping to get louder and more frequent. A nurse came into the room and asked Yang and Cinder to please leave the room. The two girls walked out of the room and went their separate ways to release the anger that had built up inside them.

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A week had passed since the incident with Yang and Cinder in the hospital and Ruby was released from the hospital with the doctors warning her to 'take it easy' and to 'not do anything to strenuous'. Ruby walked out of the hospital and smiled when she saw Cinder leaning against her car waiting for her.

Ruby walked over to Cinder with a bounce in her step. "Hello there, stranger."

Cinder smirked. "Hello, who might you be? I don't believe we have met before." Cinder stuck her hand out with a grin. "The name's Cinder Fall."

Ruby giggled and shook Cinder's hand. "It's very nice to meet you Cinder Fall. I am Ruby Rose."

Cinder brought Ruby's hand up to her mouth and gently kissed the soft skin. "It is my pleasure to meet someone so adorable and well mannered."

Ruby burst out laughing. "Okay, I can't take it anymore! Come on, let's go get some ice cream or something. I have been laying in a crappy bed for days and I need some sweets!"

Cinder opened the passenger side door and bowed. "Your wish is my command, your majesty."

"Why thank you my beautiful knight in shining armor. However can I thank thee?" Ruby smiled at how ridiculous they were being. She didn't even know that Cinder could be so playful like this and if she was truly honest with herself, she was enjoying it a lot.

Cinder smirked. "I can think of many ways~." Cinder's smirk grew even more when a small blush appeared across Ruby's face. "But we shall leave that for later in a less public place, don't you agree?"

"Y-Yeah." Ruby stuttered before getting into the passenger seat. Cinder made her way over into the driver's seat and the two of them made their way to one of the city's most famous ice cream shops.

Once it started to get dark, the two girls headed back to the dormitories. Cinder lead the two of them to her dorm room.

"So, do you have a roommate?" Ruby asked curious.

Cinder shook her head "Not that I know of. It's just little old me in this huge empty space with no one to comfort me or keep me company…"

Ruby smiled. "Well, you have me now, and even though we're not roommates, I will make sure to visit you so you don't feel lonely!"

Cinder wrapped her arms around Ruby's waist and pulled the shorter girl in close. "I would like that."

Ruby blushed as she wrapped her arms around Cinder's neck. Ruby couldn't believe that she had literally just met this woman a week ago and they were acting like they had known one another for years. Ruby couldn't help but feel that maybe Cinder was the person she was fated to be with and she was hoping that the taller girl felt the same way.

Cinder leaned down and connected their lips together. It was slow and passionate but it soon turned fast and lust filled. Cinder started to tug on the hem of Ruby's shirt, wanting to feel more of the girl.

Ruby helped Cinder take her shirt and before she knew it she was backed up against the desk that was sitting in the corner of the room. Ruby felt Cinder play with the button on her pants, but Ruby didn't help her instead she wanted to make things even so she tore Cinder's shirt off; smiling triumphantly when a surprised look crossed the ebony haired girl's face.

SLAM

"What the hell?! Cinder?!"

Cinder spun around to see a girl with green hair, tan skin and red eyes as a smile appeared on her face. "Oh, hey Emerald… I didn't know you were attending this school."

Emerald looked behind Cinder to see a very confused girl who had no clue what was going on. "Cinder, please don't tell me I just walked in on you and another one of your one night stands."

CInder shook her head. "Nope, in fact, I am seeing this adorable little girl and we were kind of in the middle of something so if you wouldn't mind-"

"Cinder, who is this?" Ruby asked, cutting the taller girl off.

Cinder looked back at Ruby. "This is one of my childhood friends, her name is Emerald. Emerald, this is Ruby."

Emerald waved. "Hey, I'm sorry to bother you both, but you're going to have to find somewhere else to do this because I want to go to bed."

Cinder looked at her confused. "Then go to your dorm and sleep."

Emerald chuckled. "Cinder, this is my dorm room. I'm your roommate!"

Cinder groaned. "I don't want a roommate."

Emerald smirked. "Well too bad, you're stuck with me." The green haired girl picked up Cinder's shirt and tossed it at her. "Here, put this on. I need to talk to you before bed."

"What about?" Cinder asked as she pulled her shirt on.

Ruby put her shirt on as well and decided to just stay silent as she stood beside Cinder.

"Well, I wanted to talk to you alone." Emerald said.

Cinder looked to Ruby. "It's okay Em, you can say what it is you want to say."

Emerald shook her head. "It's something to do with Mercury."

Cinder froze for a moment before looking to Ruby. "Maybe you should go… I'll text you tomorrow, okay?"

Ruby was confused by what Cinder said one moment. It was okay for her to be there, but the name of the guy they went to see a week ago gets brought up and suddenly she has to leave? Ruby didn't like it one bit, but she decided to just listen to Cinder and confront her about it later.

Cinder gave Ruby a goodnight kiss and the two of them parted ways. Ruby made her back to her dorm room where her roommate Weiss kept interrogating her on why she was out so late and asked her questions about where she was. Ruby just shrugged all the questions off and got ready for bed. 'You're hiding something Cinder and I am going to find out what it is...' Ruby soon passed out, not knowing what was about to come.

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Cinder sat down on her bed. "Has he got the money together to pay me back?"

Emerald shook her head. "No he doesn't, but he thinks that he can trade you some information that will hopefully be better than money."

"What could possibly be better than money?" Cinder questioned.

"Information on what Adam is planning on doing here in the city." Emerald said.

Cinder took a moment to think of this new information and nodded her head. "I'll take it. I'll meet up with him tomorrow. For now let's just get some sleep, I'm exhausted."

Emerald nodded. "You're going to have to tell her sooner or later, you do know that right?"

Cinder nodded. "Yeah I do… I just hope she takes it well."

(A/N) I know short chapter but it's a chapter none the less, I am starting work up again after my long summer vacation and school will be starting soon so I will try to get some more chapters out before I become to busy but no promises.

Hope you enjoyed the chapter!