For a while all Ruby could see was black, She wasn't entirely sure where she was or how she got there, But she didn't want to be here. The darkness made here unsure of everything. She tried to remember something. She remembered hearing and seeing the explosion. She remembered running toward it, Hoping to be able to help someone, Anyone. She remembered how she reached the site of the explosion only to see her, Cinder Fall. She remembered the panic when she spotted Cinder and the pain of Mercury kicking her in her side and then the gun shot from his leg that still rang loud in her ears and how it sent her flying before she saw Weiss impale him straight through the heart. Then she hit the ground. But there was something else she noticed, Right before she hit the ground she noticed Cinder, Or rather lack of Cinder, Like she wasn't even there in the first place. Ruby didn't have much time to think about it though before hitting the ground and blacking out. But she'd think more about that later, Right now she needed to find out where the hell she was and how she got here.

Suddenly a there was a bright flash of light, Like someone using a lighter in the dead of night, Causing Ruby to flinch and close her eyes to shield them from the sudden brightness. Once Ruby had opened her eyes again everything was white, rather than the black it was only moments before. She blinked a few times, allowing her eyes to adjust to the sudden brightness. She looked around to see if there was any other change, And that's when Ruby saw her. A woman in a white hooded cape. Ruby said the only think she could think of in that moment.

"Mom?"

Yang held Blake's hand tightly as they walked toward the coffee shop that was only a couple blocks away from the park. Though there was silence between to two lovers, They both knew what the other was thinking. Yang knew Blake was worried about her and Blake knew just by how tightly Yang was holding her hand that Yang was scared of losing her too. The silence was uneasy and unsettling, Blake had to break it because she knew Yang wouldn't. Blake swung herself in front of Yang and to face her. They both stopped walking as Blake grabbed Yang's other hand.

"Yang, I know you feel like you lost Ruby But you haven't, You said it yourself, She's strong and she'll pull through this." Blake spoke in a soft voice, Letting Yang know she was there for her.

"I know but I-I'm just tired of losing people and I-I keep telling myself she's going to be fine but then again I keep fearing the past, How my mom left and then Summer died and Dad shutdown. But then-" Yang choked up on her tears and looked at the ground, Unable to continue the sentence.

"Yang, It's okay, You don't have to-"

"NO." Yang barked out, Causing Blake to flinch "I-I mean- It's not okay. I'm not okay because you left, And now I'm scared you'll leave again and I can't deal with that again. You left and you didn't come back for days Blake. I thought I lost you. Then you came back with Sun and it hurt, You had known me for months and then He showed up and it had only been a week since you met him and even though you were back I still thought I had lost you to him. Hell, I'm still scared of losing you, But now I'm scared of losing Ruby to death itself, Even though I know she's still alive." Yang pulled Blake into a tight hug and buried her face into Blake's shoulder to cry.

"Yang. I promise on my life that I won't leave like that again. And I know Ruby will pull through this. Things may never be normal again after this but that's just life, It may change for better or for worse but I'll be right here with you to help pull you through this." Blake had basically just promised her life to Yang, And this promise wasn't one she ever planned on ever breaking.

Yang didn't say anything. She just stood there, Crying into Blake's shoulder, As her girlfriend rubbed her back in a circular motion trying to comfort her.

It took Yang a good ten minutes before she was able to collect herself. She looked up at her girlfriend and smiled, Which earned her a confused look from the raven haired girl, As the blonde had just been crying her heart and soul out on her shoulder not ten seconds ago.

"Yang, What are you thi-"

Blake was cut off Yang's lips on her own. It was a short kiss but never the less passionate.

Blake pulled away from the kiss first, With a blush darker than Ruby's cape "Y-Yang, w-we're in public."

Yang didn't care where she was, As long as she was with Blake she didn't care who was watching and if they said anything about it then she'd punch them into the next generation. "S-So? It's not like there are very many people around right now anyways." Yang stammered with a slight hint of anger in her voice "Come on let's just" Yang sighed "Go get the coffee."

Yang grabbed Blake's hand more harshly than she initially intended to, and began walking toward the coffee shop, However, Blake had a different idea "Yang, please, wait." She said before yanking Yang back in her direction and into a full blown kiss this time around. Yang took a few seconds to realize what was going on, But when she did, She sunk into the kiss, It was as if she had forgot that she was in the middle of Vale, With everyone watching, Or rather the few who were passing by. Yang's hand's began to wander, tracing the outside of Blake's midsection, Down her, What Yang would describe as perfect, Curves, Before resting on her hips. Blake gave a slight moan as Yang traced down her sides, Causing Yang's cheek's to turn red and radiate enough heat to the point where Blake could feel it.

This kiss was more than just a simple apology, It was much more complex than that and Yang knew it, However she couldn't quite understand what Blake meant by it.

Blake pulled away, ending the kiss and leaving Yang wanting more as she drifted back to reality. "I'm sorry Yang, I didn't mean for it to sound like I didn't want to kiss you, I just- I'm not used to this. I mean, It's just, I've always been kind of shy about public display of affection, So it not that I didn't like it, It's just not something I'm used to." Blake did a quick look around to make sure nobody was watching them.

"I get it, I should be saying sorry though. I should've known that you wouldn't like doing that kind of stuff in a public setting." Yang apologized "That being said, There was more, Wasn't there? To the kiss? Mind explaining?" She questioned.

Blake smirked before whispering one word in possibly the sexiest way Yang had ever heard "Later."

Yang blushed hard as Blake began leading her toward the coffee shop.

Weiss sat in the waiting room, Scrolling through the recent news on her scroll, It wasn't very helpful though as all the information on the explosion was mainly just the stuff she saw for herself. However, There was a small bit of information she found useful, Emerald was there. Weiss wasn't sure where, But she had been at the scene of the crime somewhere.

"Hey kid."

Weiss finally looked up as she had heard someone was talking to her. She was met with the sight of a man with red eyes and slick black hair.

"Qrow? What are you doing here?" She said with a questioning voice.

"Well, I ran into Blake who was looking for Yang and she briefly explained the situation. So you mind explaining in full what happened, All that Blake told me was that she was in the ICU so I came down here as fast as I could." Qrow took a seat next to Weiss and waited for her to explain.

"As you probably know already, There was an explosion in Vale earlier." Weiss paused as Qrow gave a small nod indicating both that he had heard of it and for Weiss to continue "Ruby heard and saw it, So she rushed toward it hoping to help someone, Instead she was caught off guard by Mercury, Who kicked and shot her in one foul movement, Shattering her aura and sending her flying before she landed on her head and crushing her spine."

"What about Mercury? You must have been there to see something, Otherwise you wouldn't know what you just told me. You better have put him in his place." Qrow said with a hint of anger in his voice.

Weiss' eyes grew cold and serious "I impaled that fucker in the heart. But I was to late, God if I had only been there one damn second earlier."

"Well, It seems the Heiress does know some curse words, I'm actually impressed." Qrow smirked.

"Yes, Well you can thank Yang for that." Weiss implied in a slightly snarky tone before focusing her full attention back to Qrow, Who looked to be deep in thought. "What's wrong, Was it something I said?"

"No, No I was just doing some thinking." Qrow responded.

"And what might you be thinking about?" Weiss asked.

"Who asked who out." Qrow spoke in a teasing tone as he smirked.

"W-What does you mean by that?" Weiss stuttered while her voice cracked.

"So many questions." Qrow grumbled "It means, I was wonder who asked the other person out first, Was it you or Ruby?"

"Well technically it was kind of both of us but- Wait a second how do you even know we are together anyways?" Weiss wondered.

"It's so obvious by the way you are freaking out. Besides the last time I was in Vale to visit Ruby and Yang, Ruby was acting like a typical love struck teenage and You where practically clinging to her side. I may be drunk, But I'm not blind nor am I dumb." Qrow told Weiss the truth as he saw no point in lying.

Weiss just stared at him speechless for a while before shaking her head as if to snap herself back to reality "Okay then. So when do you think Yang and Blake will be back?"

"Dunno kid but in the mean time I'd better call Oz and let him know what's going on, I was suppose to have a meeting with him thirty minutes ago." Qrow replied as he pulled out his scroll.

Weiss pulled out her own scroll to check the time. It was just past five, about four hours after the incident, Yet still no news on Ruby's current state. As far as Weiss knew she was still in surgery.

"Ms. Schnee?" Weiss heard her name being called so she looked up from where she was staring at her scroll.

Weiss looked around to see Qrow on the other side of the waiting room, Still on the phone, But it wasn't his voice that had called her. Weiss looked around the room again to see a Doctor standing at the door that would lead back into the ICU. The doctor said her name again and Weiss almost jumped out of the chair she was in and rushed toward the Doctor.

"That's me." Weiss said to him "Is Ruby okay?"

"The surgery is done but She's still out cold. It could be days, weeks, even months before she wakes up, However, that being said She is in a coma and can still hear you She just can't respond. Ms. Rose is guaranteed to wake up." The Doctor explained. "You may see her now. She's in room 109."

"Okay, Thank you." Weiss said as the Doctor held the door open for her "Oh, I suppose I should let you know," Weiss pointed to Qrow "That man over there is Ruby's Uncle."

"Okay, I'll talk with him and send him in when he's off the phone." The Doctor replied, And with that Weiss headed to the room where Ruby was.

Yang and Blake arrived at the coffee shop just at five o'clock.

"So what should we get everyone?" Blake asked.

"I say we just get them all black coffee and grab some sugar packets as well as some of those little cups of creamer." Yang voiced.

"Sounds like a plan to me. I'll get the sugar and creamer if you get the coffee?" Blake reasoned.

Yang gave a slight hum and a nod in affirmation then headed toward the counter to order the coffees.

"Four black coffees please." Yang said to the man behind the counter

The man was tall, Middle-aged, and yet decently fit, Though it looked as he had been working at the small coffee shop for awhile, As his name tag was worn out.

"Coming right up." He replied in short, Not seeming to be very talkative.

It didn't take long for the coffee to be ready as it was a simply order, So Yang was only waiting for about five minutes.

Once Yang got the coffee she walked over to Blake, Who had already gotten the sugar and creamer.

"We should get back to the hospital now. Ruby might be out of surgery." Yang doubted, but tried to be hopeful.

"Yeah." Blake couldn't think of much to say, There wasn't really anything she could say that wouldn't make Yang even more depressed.

Yang and Blake began to walk back to the hospital, It wasn't too far.

When they made it back to the hospital, They headed up to the waiting room where they were met with the scene of Qrow talking to one of the doctors, And Weiss was nowhere to be seen.

Yang walked over to Qrow with Blake right behind her. "Where's Weiss?" Yang asked the drunken scythe wielder.

"Oh hey, What took you guys so long?" Qrow responded in a scruffy yet curious voice.

"We decided to stop and grab some coffee for everyone." Blake replied before Yang could say anything.

"Okay, Well, Ruby just got out of surgery not to long ago so Weiss is in her hospital room. The doctor said that Ruby will recover fully, They just aren't sure when. Also, I contacted Ozpin and let him know what's going on." Qrow quickly informed the two of what they missed. "Did you get Black coffee?"

"Yeah, We figured that you like yours black and Weiss is pretty picky about what she likes in hers, So we just got four black coffees and grabbed some sugar packets as well as some of those little cups of creamer." Yang told Qrow as she handed him a cup.

"Okay well I suppose we should head on back to check on Weiss and Ruby." Blake started "Knowing Weiss she's probably already blaming herself again."

And with that the three headed toward Ruby's hospital room.