Ruby fidgeted restlessly in the seat of the airship as it prepared to take off. Weiss looked over from a window on the opposite side of the hull and rolled her eyes.
"Would you settle down, dolt?" she said.
"Sorry, Weiss," Ruby replied with a light blush. "I just don't want to have to deal with all of those annoying journalists again when we get back to Vale."
Weiss walked over and wrapped an arm around Ruby's shoulder. "Don't worry about them. As I told you when we were getting off in Atlas, you only need to respond when you're talking to them in a controlled environment like a press conference. Otherwise, just ignore them." Weiss turned Ruby's head so she was looking into her eyes and gave her a smile. "And, don't forget, I'll always be there to help you out."
Ruby gave a contented sigh as she leaned her head onto Weiss's shoulder. "Thanks, Weiss," she whispered.
Weiss combed her fingers through Ruby's hair. "Plus, I doubt that they'll show up where we're docking. Our pilot is changing our destination as soon as we take off, so we'll be landing at a less well-known dock."
"And that means?"
"No press. We can just get in the car, which is already being towed there, and go."
Ruby smiled as she got comfortable on Weiss's shoulder. "Good," she whispered.
Weiss looked out of the window next to her seat, and saw the empty dock rapidly approaching. She turned to look at the girl sleeping on her shoulder. With a smile, she gave Ruby a gentle push to wake her up.
"Good morning, dolt," Weiss said. "Did you sleep well?"
"How long was I out?" Ruby muttered sleepily.
Weiss gestured to the window. "Long enough for us to be about to dock back in Vale."
"Gah!" Ruby yelled out as she sat up suddenly. "Sorry! I didn't mean to fall asleep! I'm sure you were bored! I'm so sorry!"
Weiss laughed. "Stop worrying, dunce. I don't mind that you fell asleep. I finally got some quiet time."
Ruby gave her a look of feigned hurt. "You don't like spending time with me?"
Weiss replied by pulling her into a kiss. "Any more stupid questions?"
"Umm...No?" Ruby replied with a blush.
Weiss nodded. "Good."
Suddenly, the airship shuddered lightly, and Weiss leaned to look out of the window.
"Come on," she said. "We just docked. The car should be in parking lot F."
"Are you sure?" Ruby asked.
Weiss rolled her eyes and pulled out her phone. "Take a look, dunce," she said as she turned the screen to Ruby.
"Ms. Schnee, your car has been parked at parking lot F at the airship dock you designated," Ruby read aloud. "Oh."
"Dolt."
Weiss stood from her seat, followed closely by Ruby. As the couple stepped out of the doorway, they were greeted by an empty dock. Ruby wove her fingers through Weiss's, and they followed the signs leading to parking lot F. When they finally arrived, Ruby unclasped her hand from Weiss's and got in the passenger's side while Weiss climbed into the driver's.
"So, back to your apartment?" Ruby asked as Weiss started the car.
"Not quite yet," Weiss said as she shook her head. "We have a couple things we need to pick up before we go back."
"Like what?"
Weiss sighed as she turned her head to look behind her to back the car out of the parking space.
"Oh, I don't know...food perhaps?"
"Sorry, princess," Ruby muttered sarcastically.
Weiss laughed. "Don't worry, we won't be there long."
"So, Ruby, I'm curious about something," Weiss stated as she slowed her car to a stop at an intersection.
Ruby sat back a little in the chair. "Go ahead, Weiss."
"Why were you so scared my parents would reject you? I'm sorry if that's a little too personal, but-"
"No it's fine," Ruby said with a sigh. "It's just... After Yang's mom and our dad kicked me out, you were the only person I could stay with. I don't know where Pyrrha, Nora or Ren live, Blake has barely enough room for herself in her little studio apartment, and I really didn't want to have to deal with Jaune's ceaseless flirting after what happened. I guess you could say that the main reason was that I was scared to lose you like I lost my home."
Weiss sighed. "I'm sorry Ruby, I should have taken that into consideration."
"Light's green, Weiss," Ruby interrupted.
"Thanks," Weiss replied, and the car started forward. "It's just that-"
"Weiss!" Ruby shrieked.
Weiss turned her head to look out Ruby's window just in time to see another car hurtling towards them too quickly to stop.
"Nine-one-one, what is your emergency?"
"M-my name is Weiss Schnee," Weiss struggled out, wincing from the pain. "M-my...gah...My girlfriend and I were...agh...were involved in a car accident."
"Can you tell me the location of the accident, ma'am?" the responder replied.
Weiss turned painfully to look at the street signs nearby, and read them off to the woman on the other end.
"Is your girlfriend still in the car?" the responder asked calmly.
"Y-yes."
"Can you tell me the extent of her injuries?"
"She-she has a lot of cuts and bruises...and her...her arm is bent at a weird angle, and...Oh no...she...she's not moving."
"Please remain calm, ma'am. Help is on the way," The woman on the other end said, but Weiss wasn't listening any more.
"Ruby?" Weiss tried to shake Ruby a little, even as more tears began to cloud her eyes. "Ruby, please...wake up. Please, Ruby, don't leave me here."
Weiss glanced up and saw a woman with short, blonde hair and purple eyes looking into the car window just before her vision finally faded to black.
Weiss opened her eyes slowly, revealing the distinctive sterile, white surroundings of a hospital. She started to squint, as her eyes were not quite adjusted to the harsh light of the room.
"Ah, good, you're awake," a voice said from nearby.
Weiss turned her head and saw a man standing nearby wearing a long, white coat.
"What happened?" Weiss asked.
"You were in a car accident yesterday," the doctor replied. "You were fortunate to make it through with relatively minor injuries, however. Mostly only a few minor cuts and bruises. You do have a couple of bruised ribs, but, overall you were quite lucky."
Yesterday? Weiss thought. I've been unconscious for that long? Suddenly, a horrifying thought struck Weiss. Wait, what about-
"Where's my girlfriend?" Weiss demanded as she bolted upright.
"I'm sorry?" the doctor asked.
"Her name is Ruby Rose. She was-"
"Oh, her," the man's expression changed to hold a mixture of sorrow and pity.
"Where is she? I want to see her."
"I'm sorry, but I don't think that's a-"
"No, you don't understand," Weiss interrupted, "I want to see her!"
The doctor sighed. "Very well."
A/N: EVEN MOAR DRAMA! So, yeah. Another cliffhanger. I think I'm enjoying those far too much. Especially when you consider the fact that I hate having to deal with cliffhangers myself. At any rate, sorry this one took a little while. Class and work have been keeping me really busy recently. Combine that with the release of the Borderlands Pre-Sequel, as well as Star Trek Online releasing a new expansion all in the same week, and I simply lost any time I was going to devote to writing.
Anyways, please review and stay tuned for Chapter 5 of Flight of a Rose: White Noise, in a few days!
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