Well, this is it. The final chapter. Are you ready for the feels! Probably not. Anyway, let's begin.

Chapter 10

All that he heard was people talking and sirens.

"Sir? Sir! Are you okay…"

"Get them out of here right now!"

The next thing Jaune saw was a white ceiling. He laid there on the bed, feeling tired and hurt. He tried to get up, but failed and groaned in pain. He was loud enough for a nurse to open the door, and go to him.

"Whoa, easy there, sir," She said. "You're in no shape to get up."

"Ugh, where am I," Jaune asked.

"You're in the hospital, sir."

"Wh-what happened?"

"You tell me. When the paramedics came, you passed out from blood loss."

"Huh…" Jaune looked to his right, and saw his shoulder bandaged up. That's when he remembered how he got here. "RUBY," he shouted, making the nurse confused. "The girl who was with me, where is she?"

The nurse looked to her left and said "Right there…"

Jaune looked and saw Ruby sleeping peacefully on the hospital bed. He tried to get up, but groaned and laid back down.

"Easy, easy there," the nurse said.

"Is she okay," Jaune asked.

"I'm not sure. She has broken ribs, and internal bleeding."

As Jaune stared at her, as the nurse asked "Do any of you two have family members, so we could call them let them know what happen?"

After a few moments, Jaune said "Yeah…we do."

Yang drove fast towards the hospital, hoping that a police officer wouldn't stop her. She got lucky, as she quickly parked her motorcycle, and ran inside. She went up to the front desk and said "Where is Ruby Rose?!"

The receptionist saw her and said "She is in room 20-"

Before she could finish, Yang ran to Room 20.

"How long will they get here," the nurse asked.

"They won't be here for a while," Jaune said, now having the strength to stand up.

"What about your friend's guardian."

"I don't know about her. She could take a while…" Before he could continue, the door to the room slammed opened, revealing a stressed Yang. "Or she could come right away…"

"Where is she," Yang asked. Jaune gestured towards Ruby, as Yang walked slowly to her sister. She crouched down, and grabbed her hand, tearing up. "Ruby," Yang whispered. "I'm so sorry…"

As she was whispering to Ruby, the nurse said "I'll be right back." She left the room, leaving Jaune and Yang alone.

"What happened," Yang said, darkly.

"Cardin came after her," Jaune answered.

"This…"

"Huh?" He turned to look at Yang, who had turned to look at him, anger in her eyes.

"This is all your fault," she shouted, startling him.

"M-my fault?!"

"Yes, it's all your fault! If she hadn't helped you, none of this would've have never happened!" She went up to the boy, and punched him in the stomach, not noticing his bandages "I don't know what she saw in you."

"What," Jaune asked, groaning.

"She liked you, okay!" This made Jaune's eyes widen. "More than liked, she loved you!" As Jaune lay there, speechless. Yang went up to him, picking him up by his sleeves, and said "Now, I'm going to make you pay." Before the angry girl could do anything, they both heard a voice.

"Yang, STOP!"

She looked at the door to see her friend, Blake.

"Blake," Yang said, still holding the injured boy. "How did you know I was here?"

"Yang," Blake started. "Please let Jaune go."

"Why?! He hurt Ruby! He needs to pay!"

"Did he say he hurt Ruby?"

"Well…"

"Yang, did you let him explain?"

Yang first looked at Blake, then at Jaune, as she realized something. She didn't let him explain. In fact, she never let him explain when she first met him. She put Jaune down and said, "Alright, Arc, explain."

"I would never hurt Ruby," he said, painfully. "Ever…I would do anything to protect her….and that's what I did…"

"What?"

"I was walking to your house to talk to Ruby," Jaune explained.

"Why didn't you just call her," Yang asked.

"Because this was a very important question. So important that it would need to be asked face to face."

"What was it?"

"I…I was going to ask her on a date."

This made Yang's eyes widen. "You…love her to…"

"Yes, I do."

After a moment of silence, Yang said "Continue."

"As I was walking, a pizza delivery guy drove up to me and said that I needed to hurry or else the other guys at the house would eat the pizza. After he told me what they looked like, I asked and took his car, went to the house, and saw Cardin and his cronies beating her up." This made the two growl in anger. "So, I beat them all up and protected them. I kicked one out the door, one in the pool one to the floor, and threw a weight at the last one's head."

After telling her his story, Yang gently hugged Jaune, saying "Jaune…I'm so sorry for judging you. You really are a protector…unlike me."

"Yang stop it," Jaune replied. "You are a great protector, and a great sister too."

"No, if I was, I would've been there. I-I can't do this by myself." She got up and went to the phone.

"Who're calling," Jaune asked, going back to his bed.

"My uncle," Yang said, dialing the number. "Please just be quiet." Jaune nodded.

After a while of waiting, Jaune's parents and Jane came in the room, and immediately hugged the injured boy.

"Oh, my baby," Jaune's mother said, hugging him tightly. "Are you ok?"

"Yes, mom, I'm fine," Jaune said.

"What happened," Jaune's father asked.

"I…was just protecting a friend." He gesture to Ruby, who was still unconscious.

"Ruby," Jane whispered.

"What happened to her?"

"Some…jerks, decided to attack her in her own home, but I was there and beat them all up."

"Jaune, I never knew you were a fighter," Jaune father said.

"Yeah…well it was her who helped me." As they were talking, Jaune noticed tears in Jane's eyes. "Jane…what's wrong?"

"It's…it's all my fault," she said, now crying.

"Jane-"

"No, Jaune!" She looked straight into his eyes and said "It's time I tell them." Jaune was worried at first, but agreed with her decision, nodding. Jane then looked at her parents, who were confused. "Mom…dad…about a year ago, I met someone who I thought was a good man. But, I was wrong when he started to beat me." The two adults gasped, as Jane continued. "I wanted to tell someone, really, but…" She started to tear up more. "He had pictures of me naked, and he said that he would put them on the internet. So, with that, he…kept taking advantage of me. H-he would have kept doing it, if Jaune hadn't helped."

After telling her story, the adults just stared at her. This made Jane tear up more. "I-I'm sorry if I'm not the child you asked for. I'm sorry that I failed you." After saying that, her parents hugged her, which made Jane feel relieved.

"Shh,shh, it's ok, Jane," her mother said. "It's ok. We're here for you." With that said, Jane let it all out, crying onto her father's shoulder. She felt a hand on her shoulder, knowing it was her brothers, trying to comfort her. It went on for a while, before they stayed there for the night.

Two days later…

Jaune injuries had healed, and he was ready to leave. But, he didn't want to leave. He wanted to stay with Ruby, who was still out cold. He just couldn't leave her. As he stood there, he felt a hand on his shoulder, followed by a voice.

"Jaune, it'll be ok," Yang said, trying to reassure him. "She'll be safe."

"Ok…thanks Yang," Jaune replied.

Before he could leave, the doctor came through, with papers in his hand.

"Oh, Miss Xiao Long," he started. "I need you to sign these papers."

He handed her the papers, making her eyes widen. "This is too much," Yang shouted. "I can't pay this!"

"I'm sorry, Miss, but we need you to pay them."

"I already have two jobs, and that stresses me out already. "

"I'll pay it."

They all turned towards the door to see a man with red hair.

"Uncle Qrow," Yang shouted, running up to him and hugging the man tightly.

The doctors handed him the papers, and walked out, as Qrow said "How's it going, kiddo."

"Not so well." She gestured towards Ruby.

"Oh, is she going to be okay?"

"They don't know, she's been unconscious since she got here."

Qrow then noticed Jaune. "Who's this?"

"Oh, that's Jaune, the guy who saved Ruby."

Qrow went up to the boy, and held his hand out, making Jaune shake it. "Qrow Rose, nice to meet you."

"Jaune Arc," the blonde-haired boy replied.

"So, your one of my niece's friends?"

"That, sir, is correct."

"Well, that's going to be a tough thing for her to give up on," Qrow sadly said.

"What," Yang and Jaune both said, confused.

Qrow looked sadly at Yang and said "I'm sorry Yang, but since you gave me the title as guardian, I've decided to move you guy's with me."

"WHAT!" Yang looked scared by this changed. "But, that's, like, on the other side of the planet. We have friends, a life here. We can't just leave it!"

"I'm sorry Yang, we're moving, and that's final." He left the room, leaving a sad Yang and Jaune.

"He can't do that," Jaune said. "C-can he?"

"Yes…he can." She started to tear up. "I'll never see my friends again. And Ruby…she'll be devastated." She looked at Jaune. "Look, Jaune, just go. I'll let you know when she'll wake up."

Jaune nodded, and left the room, feeling miserable.

The Next Day…

The red-haired girl slowly opened her eyes, and all that she saw was white. Ruby slowly groaned, as Yang heard her.

"Ruby," she shouted, hugging her. "You're ok!"

"Ugh…Yang," Ruby started. "Is that you?"

"Yes…it's ok Ruby. It's ok."

"Where…where am I?"

"You're in the hospital, Ruby."

As Yang said this, Ruby remembered what happened. "Oh my god, Yang?! Did they…did they!"

"No, Ruby, they didn't do anything. He came in just in time."

"He?"

"Jaune came in, and kicked their asses."

"Jaune?"

"Yeah, he saved you."

Ruby then looked around the room and asked "Where is he?"

"He's at school," Yang answered. "I'll call him so you can talk to him one last time."

"One last time?"

Yang's eyes widened, knowing her mistake. "Oh, um, Ruby…there's something I need to tell you."

"Ruby?"

She looked towards the door, seeing her uncle. "Uncle Qrow?!"

"Hey, Ruby," Qrow said, going up to the girl and hugging her.

"What are you doing here?"

"I'm here to help you guys out."

"Well, that's a good thing," Ruby said.

"But, as your guardian, I've decided to move you guys in with me." This made Ruby stop hugging.

"No," She said, over and over again. "Nononononnonono!"

"Ruby, I'm sorry, but I don't have the time to just move all the way down here and-" He noticed his niece start to tear up.

"P-please…I-I don't want to go…" Yang went up to Ruby, as the young girl cried onto her shoulder. Qrow looked at the sight. He never wanted to see Ruby cry. He just wanted what was best for her. He realized that his next choice was the good one.

The Next Day…

Jaune was in the gymnasium, alone. He was in the far corner of the gym, punching a punching bag. With one final hit, he heard the door's open.

"Could I join?"

He turned around and saw Ruby, in a sports bra and shorts.

"Oh, Ruby," Jaune said, surprised. "I-I didn't know you left the hospital."

"Left this morning," Ruby replied. "Then spent the rest of the day at home."

As she went up to him, Jaune asked "How did you find me?"

"Jane told me."

"Oh…so, what now?"

"Well, we could talk…" She now had determination on her face. "Or we could practice."

"But, aren't you still recovering? I don't want to hurt you."

"Well, then we'll go easy on each other."

After waiting for an answer, Jaune looked at Ruby and said "Alright, you're on."

They both went into fighting position, waiting for someone to attack. Finally, the two ran at each other and started to attack. They didn't punch, however. They were replaced with small, quick taps, for they didn't have the energy. After the fiftieth tap, the two felt tired.

"Ok, I'm done," Ruby said, panting.

"Yeah, let's call this a draw," Jaune replied.

The two looked at each other, smiling, as Jaune's legs gave up, and he fell to the floor.

"Jaune!" Ruby tried to grab his arm, but he took her with him.

The two laid there, with Ruby on top of Jaune, as they both giggled. Then, they look at each other's eyes, still smiling. After a while, Ruby started to lean forward. Jaune soon followed, as they brought their lips together. Ruby quietly moaned, as fireworks went off in her head. She was finally kissing Jaune. She. Was kissing, Jaune!

Jaune smiled, feeling the vibration of the moan. After a few seconds, the two pulled away, gasping for air.

"That…was…wow," Ruby said, with a huge smile on her face.

"Yeah," Jaune said, with smile bigger than the girl's. But, after realizing that this won't last, his smiled disappeared. "So…when are you leaving?"

"What do you mean," Ruby asked, confused.

"You know, when you leave with your uncle."

Ruby face palmed, saying "Oh, how can I be so stupid! I forgot to tell you."

"Tell me what?"

"That Uncle Qrow decided to move here, with us!"

"What!? When did he say that?"

"Well, he didn't want to see me sad, and stuff. So, he went back to his home to pack as we speak."

After staring at her, with confusion, Jaune said "So, does that mean we're…" Before he could finish, his mouth was interrupted by Ruby's lips.

"Yep," Ruby replied. "So, are you just going to stand there and be confused, or are you going to help clean up my house."

Jaune nodded, saying "Yeah, that sounds like a plan. M-maybe after we do that, we could go out to see a movie. I heard Lazer Team was good."

Ruby smiled, going up to him and kissing him again. "I would like that."

The two started to hold hands, as they walked out of the gym, feeling happy.

And that's it. This story is finished. I would just like to say thank you for reading this. And thank you for the reviews. If you liked this story, why don't you read my other ones. There is one that is a RWBY/Halo ODST crossover that's still in the making, and my other series, RWB2Y, that involves my OC. Thanks again, and I'll see you next time.