I Really have no other reason for not getting this out earlier other than I'm lazy. But here it is. :p
Yang, Blake, and Qrow quickly and easily found their way to Ruby's hospital room, As they walked in they were greeted by the sight of Weiss holding Ruby's hand as Ruby slept. Weiss looked on the verge of tears as she stared at her unconscious girlfriend, and Yang noticed this, However before she could do anything, Blake took a seat next to Weiss and began to rub her back.
"How you holding up Weiss?" Blake asked in a soothing voice.
"I-I don't know, I stare at her laying here and it all just seems s-so unrealistic, But then I remember that I'm sitting here holding her hand and I get this feeling of-" Weiss pauses, racking her brain for the correct words to describe how she feels. "this feeling of realization, And I just want to cry. I have this feeling of guilt that I can't help as well, I know its not my fault she's in here, and I know she wouldn't blame me if she was awake right now, But I know there's nothing I can do and I just get this feeling of fear, guilt, and helplessness it makes me want to-" Weiss stopped talking and let go of Ruby's hand, Clenching her stomach.
"Weiss? Are you okay?" Blake was genuinely worried for her friend.
Weiss didn't say a word, Instead she covered her mouth and shook her head no before rushing out of the hospital room. Weiss looked for the closest bathroom and rushed in, not even checking to see if anyone was in there or not. She kicked open one of the empty stall doors and immediately fell to her knee's and threw up, fortunately she made it to the toilet in time.
Weiss heard someone enter the bathroom after her, It was probably Blake or Yang but Weiss was too sick to care at the moment. She felt someone walk up behind her and pull her hair back out of her face as she threw up, At the same time the person who she assumed was Blake began to rub her back in a circular motion, At this point she knew it was Blake just by the way she rubbed her back, As Yang's callused hands were more rough feeling to the touch.
After about a dozen attempts to talk through her sobbing and vomiting Weiss managed to choke out a few words "I-I want all this to stop. R-Ruby. Please. W-Wake up. I need you. I-I need you to make this pain go away." Weiss had finally emptied her stomach and was just crying on the bathroom floor at this point.
"Do you think you're ready to head back to the room yet?" Blake asked, Still concerned for her friend's health.
The heiress slowly stood up and careful brushes the wrinkles out of her skirt. "We probably should, Before Yang brings in a search party or something, Besides I'm feeling a bit better now, other than the fact that I now have a headache." She said as she rubbed her eyes gently in attempt to hide the fact that she was crying.
The two walked out of the bathroom with Blake in the lead, But as soon as they did Blake ran head first into Yang.
"Finally, I found you two." Yang began "Something's up with Ruby."
"Mom?" Ruby gasped.
The woman in the white cape and hood turned to Ruby and took her hood off, Revealing exactly whom Ruby thought it to be.
"A-Am I dead?" Ruby stammered, She couldn't be dead, She still had so much left behind, She still had Yang, And Blake, And her Dad and Uncle. She still had Weiss, She couldn't just leave Weiss, They had just figured things out.
"Ruby, Calm down, You're not dead. However you were close, I'm not sure how exactly you got here back you need to go back. Just remember that I love you and I'm always with you." Summer had been slowly getting closer to Ruby as she spoke. As soon as she got to her daughter, She pulled her into a hug and whispered her final good-byes.
"Wait. Mom. I need to know why you left, How you died. Please, I need to be at peace." Ruby whimpered, Hoping to finally get some answers.
Summer was taken aback by the questions, but she figured that Ruby would ask, She had to tell her, It would only be fair after all the grief she suffered. Summer stepped away from Ruby and looked her in the eyes "I was called with a mission that I couldn't say no to. There was hundreds of Goliaths heading for Vale, Enough to destroy everything. Someone had to do something or so many people would have died. Nobody knew where all the Goliaths came from or where they were going but they need to be stopped, So a team was called in to get rid of them, I took the call and went. Even though Tai tried to stop me, I took it anyways. I told him I'd be back even though I knew that we both had a bad feeling about the mission, I told him to take care of you and Yang no matter what and I told him I loved- love him. I remember hugging you and Yang both as tightly as I could and telling you both how much I love you both before leaving. At the time, Nothing was really known about the Goliath, So we weren't as prepared as we should've been." Summer looked down in sorrow "The whole team was lost except me, So I used my last resort. My silver eyes. And it worked, I ended up killing everything, But I destroyed myself in the process. Not even my body was left."
Ruby stared at her mother speechlessly. It was almost unbelievable how much power her mother had. "You, Self-Destructed?"
Summer looked up at her daughter once again "In a way, Yes."
Ruby's form began to slowly fade.
"It looks like your time here is up, You are needed back in the world I once called home and you still call home, We'll meet again someday. Tell Yang, Qrow, and Tai I said hello. And remember, I'm always watching over you."
The last thing Ruby saw before everything faded around her was her mother's warm smile as she waved at her.
"What's wrong with Ruby? It she okay? Please tell me she's not dead." Weiss began to hyperventilate thinking about everything bad that could've happened to Ruby while she was gone.
"Weiss, I need you to calm down, The doctor doesn't think its bad, He just- hasn't seen anything like it before." Yang was determining how to explain this.
"Well what is it then?" Weiss stared intensely at Yang, Awaiting an answer.
Yang searched her brain for a second, remembering how the doctor explained it "You see, The doctor said he's never seen anything like it, He said that Ruby is healing way faster than expected, He mentioned that it's possible because of her semblance being speed. So instead of taking days or weeks even, It could take hours or minutes."
That's all Weiss needed to hear before bolting off back to Ruby's bed side.
Weiss burst back into Ruby's hospital room to see a half awake Qrow and and still sleeping Ruby. Yang and Blake came in right behind her. Once Weiss realized that Ruby wasn't awake yet, She went right back to Ruby's side and took her hand once again.
Blake stared at Weiss for a while, Though Weiss didn't seem to notice. Weiss was to busy staring at her sleeping lover to pay Blake any mind. However, Blake noticed something, The ice cold heiress was shivering. She couldn't just take the blankets that Ruby had on her, That wouldn't help anything, So she had to think. Blake looked around for a blanket or rather anything that could resemble a blanket, She spotted something laid across the back of the chair Weiss was currently sitting in. It was Ruby's cape, Blake didn't see any other option so she walked up behind Weiss and took the cape off the chair before covering Weiss' shoulders with it.
Blake heard a stuttered whisper "T-Thank you." Weiss didn't even look away from Ruby, But she gave a sad smile.
Blake opened her mouth to respond, But was immediately interrupted before she could get a word out.
"Blake?" Blake looked up to see Yang staring right back at her with those gorgeous lilac purple eyes that she could so easily get lost in. But of course, Now was not the time for that.
Blake shook her head, Snapping herself out of her daze "Hmm?" She hummed in response to Yang.
"May I have a word with you, Just outside the hospital room? I wanted to talk to you about something important right quick." Yang asked with a cautious tone in her voice, It was subtle, But it was definitely there.
"Of course." Blake replied to Yang without a pause.
Yang turned around and headed back outside of the room with Blake following closely behind her.
"What was it you wanted to talk about?" Blake questioned Yang.
"Do you think Weiss will be okay? I didn't want to ask her because I didn't want her to get upset and throw up again." Yang wore a worried concerned look on her face.
"I think she'll be fine now that Ruby is healing faster. She'll just have a hard time being impatient." Blake explained "However, That's not the only thing on your mind is it?"
"I-I Uh. It's nothing." Yang smiled and rubbed the back of her neck in attempt to convince her girlfriend that nothing was wrong.
Blake wasn't buying into Yang's story "Is it something else about Weiss?"
At the mention of Weiss' name, Yang's eyes flared red for a second, No not even a second, More like half a second "N-No." Yang stammered as she crossed her arms.
"Oh My Oum, Yang are you jealous?" Blake let out a small giggle.
"T-That's not-" Yang couldn't form a sentence as Blake tried to contain her laughter "B-Blakey. It's not funny." Yang whined.
"It is a little." Blake said, Finally able to control her laughter "But you shouldn't be jealous over this, I'm only worried about Weiss just as you are." Blake gently slung her arms over Yang's shoulders "Besides, No one could even come close to replacing you." Blake pulled Yang in for a short but never-the-less passionate kiss, Though sadly for Yang it was over just as soon as it began, Leaving her wanting more.
An idea popped into Yang's head, She smirked at Blake before quickly looked around to see that nobody was nearby, She quickly placed her hands on Blake's hips and pulled her back in for a longer yet still gentle and loving kiss. It still wasn't as long as Yang wished it was though.
Blake's ears twitched as she heard approaching foot steps, She quickly push Yang away and composed herself as best as she could "Someone's coming." She warned Yang, Who had a confused yet sad look on her face.
It took Yang a second to process what Blake had said so she wasn't as quick to compose herself which earned them both an odd look from the bypassing doctor.
"W-We should, You know." Yang cleared her throat and point at Ruby's hospital door, Her face bright red with embarrassment.
"R-Right." Blake's face not quite matching the color of Yang's but still obviously red.
Though it wasn't as intimate as the kiss they'd just shared, Yang took Blake's hand and they walked back into the hospital room.
Just as they did, They heard someone mumble a single word.
"M-Mom?"
The word came from none other than Ruby herself, However she wasn't quite awake yet, Though it seemed she coming to. How Ruby managed to recover in a mere hour after her surgery beat Yang.
'Guess my baby sis is just that awesome.' Yang thought to herself.
"MOM." Ruby screamed as her eyes shot open, Making everyone, Including Qrow, Jump.
"R-Ruby?" Weiss' voice trembled.
Tears rolled down Weiss' face as she stared at her now awake girlfriend.
Ruby seemed to calm down as she realized where she was and what was, She squeezed Weiss' hand and smiled at her, Letting her know that she was alright. "Weiss, it's okay. I'm here now."
Qrow walked over to Yang and Blake before speaking to them "Let's give the lovebirds a second and go find a doctor." Qrow smirked.
"Yeah, Okay." Yang agreed, Figuring that she'd have plenty of time to talk to Ruby later.
Blake just gave a small nod and Yang and Blake followed Qrow hand in hand back out the door.
Weiss let go of Ruby's hand and began to wipe away her own tears "I-I'm sorry if I'm being too emotional, It just- I was scared you wouldn't wake up."
"Weiss, It's okay to cry. Besides, I wouldn't have 'Kicked the bucket' that easily, As my dad always says." Ruby slowly reached up to Weiss' face and wiped away a forming tear with her thumb "You know, You're beautiful even when you cry." Ruby smiled at Weiss.
Weiss' cheeks turned a light shade of pink which made Ruby give off a small giggle. Ruby attempted to sit up a bit better, Only to be met with a sharp pain in between her shoulder blades "Ow." Ruby yelped.
"Ruby!" Weiss exclaimed "Are you okay, you didn't hurt yourself worse did you?"
"N-No, I think I'm fine, But could you help me sit up better?" Ruby asked.
"Yeah." Weiss nodded and helped Ruby sit up "Hey, Uh, Can I ask you something?"
"Anything, What is it?" Ruby told Weiss, Assuring her that she could talk to her about anything.
"Well, You screamed for your mom when you woke up, I was wondering if you were dreaming about her?" Weiss tried not to cross any lines or hurt Ruby emotional, But curiosity got the better of her.
"Well, It wasn't a dream. I was more like I was there with her." Ruby was unsure of how to explain what happened "I wasn't dead, More like on the verge of it? Anyways I'm not sure how I saw mom but I did. She told me how she died and that she loves me and is watching over me." Ruby finished with a small smile on her face.
"You know, If you're willing to, I'd like to hear more about your mother." Weiss' hand found Ruby's and held tight, Her thumb brushing over Ruby's knuckles for support "But of course only if you want to."
Ruby's smile widened a bit more and she gave a nod "She wasn't just a wonderful mom, She was a wonderful, fun and nice person in general. Back when me and Yang were kids, before she left to go on that mission, Every Friday we'd all make cookies and then eat the whole batch by ourselves. Every once in a while dad would get onto mom about how unhealthy it is to eat that many cookies and how it wasn't good for Yang and I either, But mom never listened, Besides, Other than on Friday's mom was usually healthy, Always maintaining a good diet and taking us on walks to the park almost daily. This one time, I fell out of a tree and I broke my arm, so mom picked me up and carried me eight miles all the way to the nearest hospital and afterwards she took me and Yang to get ice cream because she said I was brave and patient at the hospital. I remember it like it was yesterday, I got cookies and cream flavored." Ruby's smiled at the memories of her mother but at the same time she wiped the tears that were forming in her eyes.
"Ruby, Your mother sounds like an amazing person." Looking at how sad the memories of Ruby's mother made Ruby filled Weiss' own heart with sorrow.
Ruby pulled Weiss' hand up to her lips and kissed her knuckles before speaking "She would've loved you Weiss." Ruby wore a sure yet still slightly sad smile on her face "I know she would've."
Right as Ruby finished speaking they both heard a knock at the hospital room door, Ruby and Weiss both looked up to see a doctor though the window next to the door.
"Come in." Ruby spoke loud enough for the doctor to hear.
The doctor walked in, Closed the door behind him, and walked over to Ruby "How are you feeling Ms. Rose, On a scale from one to ten, one being awful and ten being never better."
"I can honestly say I'm a solid eight doc." Ruby smiled at him and gave him a dorky thumbs up which made Weiss roll her eyes.
"That's great. I've never seen someone recover as well and as fast as you Ms. Rose, I must say, It's incredible." The doctor spoke as he wrote something down on the clipboard he had in his hands "We did some testing not long before you woke, With your uncle's permission of course, and it seems like your speedy recovery has something to do with your semblance being speed."
"Well that's cool. I didn't know it could do that." Ruby decided not to think about it to hard "Anyways, About how long do you think it'll be before I can leave?"
"Well with the way your recovering you should be able to leave in a couple hours. However, That being said, For recovery purposes and so you won't hurt yourself again, I have to give you a note for your headmaster saying you won't be able to participate in any physical training for a week." The doctor explained.
"Aw man. Well at least I can get out of here today." Ruby said.
"I'll be back in an hour or so to check on you and your vitals Ms. Rose." The doctor said before turning toward the door.
Ruby always looked at the bright side of things rather than the dark, That's one of the many reasons Weiss loves her so much, Ruby just always knows what to say and how to say it, Weiss on the other hand couldn't help but look at the bad side, Sometimes she just never understood how Ruby could always look at the good side of things.
Yang, Blake, and Qrow walked in just as the doctor was leaving.
"Heya Kiddo, How you holding up?" Ruby heard a particularly familiar scruffy sound voice, Causing her to look away from Weiss and over to her Uncle Qrow who just stared back at her smirking.
"UNCLE QROW." Ruby shrieked causing everyone in the room, Except for Qrow, To cover their ears.
"I'll take that as you're doing much better." Qrow stated as Ruby's smile seemed to continuously grow with no means of stopping.
Ruby did, However, Hear what her Uncle said, But rather than responding with words she rapidly shook her head. She was feeling way better then when she first woke up.
"Oh Ruby, I'm so glad you're awake. I was worried sick about you." Yang rushed over to where Ruby was laying, About to give her a bone crushing hug before thinking better of it and settling for a light hug instead. "Though I must admit, I wasn't worried quite as sick as Weiss."
This earned Yang a glare from Weiss and earned Weiss a questioning look from Ruby.
"Weiss?" Ruby's curiosity got the better of her as she stared at Weiss, Waiting for an answer.
"I-It's nothing Ruby. I just got a bit sick." Weiss didn't want to talk about it and she was going to seriously scold Yang for this later "I'm fine now." Her stomach growled, Telling her otherwise, But Weiss gave a weak smile.
"Okay, As long as you're okay now." Ruby wasn't buying Weiss' story but she decided not to say anything more on the subject for now. She'd talk to Weiss about it some other time but for now she thought it'd be best to tell her Uncle and Sister about what happened with her mother since they weren't in the room when she explained it to Weiss.
"Uncle Qrow, Yang." Ruby said, Getting their attention "There's something I need to tell you both."
Welp, That was that. See you all next chapter. :p