Blake P.O.V.
Dear Blake,
WE PAINTED THE HOUSE TODAY! I hope you'll like your room since we already decorated. I tried to pick out things you'd like. I'm happy because our new house is so big. I love it. Oh, and Weiss' birthday is coming up, I'm trying to figure out what I should give her. Do you have any ideas? I love you and miss you. Come home soon, ok?
XOXO
Ruby Rose
I folded up the letter and stuffed it in my pillow with the rest. Nobody would ever find them there. I looked around for people and as soon as it was established I was all alone I started to write a letter back.
Dear Ruby,
I'm glad you've settled in well. Unfortunately, these people are wasting time we could be spending on our real mission. I mean, why do we risk our lives jumping onto trains and burning them and everyone on them when Alex Schnee is stumbling down the streets half naked and drunk? I've been thinking about just shooting him and coming home. I'm tired of running around, chasing my tail when I can just fix the problem at hand. Was my old home even that better than this? I have no idea. Anyways, if you want to get Weiss something, especially since you're on a budget, maybe you can make her a card. It's always nice to know someone took the time to make you something. Anyways, I have to get back to work. I love you so much and miss you. I promise I'll be home as soon as possible.
Lots of Love,
Blake Belladonna.
I folded the letter and shoved it into an envelope. My eyes scanned my tiny room and landed on my vanity. On top of a clutter of makeup and clothes was a silky black ribbon. I walked over and tied the ribbon over my ears, hiding them from sight. I then snuck out the window and rode my bike to the post office to mail the letter.
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Ruby P.O.V.
I sat there at the coffee table with paper, a box of crayons and colored pencils, and a TV blaring at me. I was trying to think of a good idea for the card. I mean, I liked the idea of making Weiss a card, I just had no idea what to put. I thought for a second, what would Weiss like. Weiss seemed to like flowers... But she was kinda picky with them. She got into a slap fight with the guy at Lows over him giving her flowers she didn't particularly care for because one bloom wasn't perfect. Butterflies? No, she hates bugs. Hearts? She isn't exactly big on cuddling. We've been in the house for a while now, and we've been friends even longer yet, she never really like it when I told her I loved her. She's been a great friend to me, we're family now, yet she just freezes up with a 'Oh crap how am I going to get out of this?' look on her face. If I got anything, I got a 'I think highly of you as well' or 'sure'. It kinda hurt my feelings to be honest. I mean, is three or four words that hard. I mean, we know how to say it, the least she could do is say it back emotionlessly. I'd take that over her freezing up. I sighed.
"What are you doing?" Weiss asked.
"Nothing." I sighed.
"Drawing?" Weiss asked.
"Yeah..." I sighed.
"Well you look happy. Don't tell me you miss that stupid family of yours because I'll lock you in the closet if it keeps you away from them." Weiss said.
"I know." I said.
"Good, because I'm not bluffing, you oaf. Now stop mopping and go outside." Weiss demanded. Good thing I hadn't started on the card, because an angry Weiss was a scary Weiss.
"Ok, Weiss." I got to my feet and stumbled over to the backdoor and went out to the 'great' outdoors. In reality, I knew Weiss just wanted to get the house clean. I had tried helping her out with housework, but I never did it up to Weiss standards, which in the long run just made her more stressed and defeated the purpose of me helping. She just asks I clean my room. Honestly, I really think Weiss is cool for all she does. I mean, we've been in our house for about a month now, and Weiss has stayed on top of cleaning and cooking without fail every day. Maybe it's because she can't stand a dirty house, maybe she likes being top woman, I don't know. Point is, I want to do something nice for Weiss for a change. The problem, I really don't understand how I'm supposed to show her I care. I've learned Weiss shows people she loves them by doing things for them, like when she throws my towels and bathmat in the dryer and give them to me when I decide to take a shower so my stuff is warm. But unlike Weiss, I tend to show people through touch or verbally, two things that apparently make Weiss uncomfortable. Hmm... Flowers... That's it! Weiss' flowers! She loves flowers despite being overly picky about them. Maybe I could take care of her flowers for her. Or better yet, I could get her some flowers some time. I've gone flower shopping enough with her to know what she'd yell at the acne ridden Lows worker over.
I was confident in my decision. I decided for Weiss' birthday I'd get her flowers and a bubble bath basket thingy. I looked up at the clouds. "How can people actually find shapes in them?" I asked myself. " Oh actually, I think I had a bruise in that shape once." Wow, I'm depressing... Oh well.
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Yang P.O.V.
I walked around my neighborhood. Not that it mattered to me anymore. Ruby had been missing for about a month at that point and Mom and Dad said that we had to find her so we could get rid of her. First of all, why would we waste the energy trying to find her if we're just gonna get rid of her, second of all, by now, she's probably dead or something. Why are we looking? I have no idea. I think they just want to waste my Saturday so I can't go to dinner with Brian. Speaking of which-
"Hey, Yang, what's up?" Brian asked, taking his place next to me on the sidewalk.
"Nothing, my parents are making me look for my stupid sister again." I huffed.
"Honestly, I remember when you used to love Ruby a little too much. What happened?" Brian asked.
"Summer needed me and Ruby couldn't share." I said simply.
"Bull crap." Brian said.
"Excuse me?" I cracked me knuckles.
"Ruby loved you and she loved Summer as well." Brian said.
"SHE KILLED SUMMER!" I yelled.
"No, she didn't! It was an accident! Get your head out of your butt, Yang!" Brian yelled. "Ruby loved you. She loved you a lot." I thought about it. Was I too quick to judge? Maybe Summer's death really was an accident. I felt a hot tear trickle down my face.
"Can we go for dinner or something? I'm stressed." I asked.
"Yeah, you look it too." Brian said, grabbing my hand and kissing my knuckles. "Why don't we go ahead."
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Weiss P.O.V.
I snuck into the house, walking lightly so I don't make any noise. I crept to the kitchen and got into the freezer, grabbing an ice pack I got for Ruby since she's doing track team and held it against my eye. It kinda hurt, but that really wasn't the sting of the situation.
"We're gonna let you go, but know this: We will be back. And when we are, that little family you've built up will come down with you. Don't even try to run, because we're gonna find you. And how sad will it to watch that little girl suffer? The look on your face will be even more priceless than the one you have right now." a man in a black hood with a monkey tail dancing about said with an ear to ear grin. I shivered after they let go of my arms and untied me from the traffic sign. I looked behind the man to see a little boy with blonde hair, brown eyes, and a similar tail curled up in what looked to be a bloodstained towel. They both had White Fang tattoos, and black cloaks. I scrambled to my feet and ran as fast as my legs could possibly carry me until she hit a fork in the street and collapsed in tears. After all I had been through, that was literally the scariest, and I had seen some terrors. She buried her face in my hands and cried a bit more before running home, hoping that they weren't following me.
"Weiss?" I turned to see Ruby standing the kitchen with Ming tightly nestled in her arms. She looked afraid, and very worried. "Weiss, what happened to your face?"
"I just fell on my way home." I answered. I couldn't tell Ruby that the White Fang was after us. How could I? I mean, Blake would probably find out and come to Ruby's rescue, so why give the poor thing nightmares.
"N-No you didn't. Something's wrong." Ruby shuddered. I sighed.
"Yes, yes something is wrong, Ruby. But it's my problem, not yours, so please, get a drink of water and go back to bed." I said.
"No, I'm sleeping with you tonight to make sure you're here in the morning." Ruby said.
"I will be, please, don't worry about it." I said.
"No, family take care of each other, and I'm going to take care of you for once." Ruby said stubbornly.
"Fine, but stay on your side of the bed." I said. Ruby cheered and followed me upstairs to my room.
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Ruby P.O.V.
SPLAT! Who knew eggs broke so easily? I ignored the broken egg on the floor and focused on the matter at hand. The eggs I was cooking. I tried to flip them, but it didn't work very well. I then got the bacon out of the microwave to find them... chard. Chard like that raccoon that pissed off Yang three months ago. Well, Weiss did say she liked her bacon crunchy... I grabbed the juice out of the fridge and poured it into a cup, after spilling about half the carton. I then set everything on a tray and carefully walked up to Weiss' room. Weiss looked up at me from her pillow.
"Ruby," she asked "what are you doing?"
"I made you breakfast in bed. Happy birthday." I said, putting the tray on her nightstand. Weiss sat up and smiled at me.
"Thank you." Weiss said.
"Welcome! I'm gonna go clean the kitchen!" I ran down the stairs.
"MY CLEAN!" Weiss called.
