Time for some more.

Chapter 21:

Hearing a crack of thunder, Ruby just smiled faintly as she began to roll out of the elevator. She stopped for a second as she could hear some screaming. She wasn't sure if it was from someone being in pain or anger or what. But what she did know was five in the morning wasn't the best time for any of those options.

Coming to a stop at the room where as far as Ruby knew Yang was still asleep but the fact she could now distinguish the yelling, she just knew as to that then Yang was up. And by the sounds Ruby could make out, she had noticed her arm.

Opening the door, Ruby did it intentionally loud alerting Weiss and Yang both to the fact that she was in the room. As she began to manipulate the chair, Ruby gently closed the door as she just felt the eyes on her. Something that was at least pleasant to her because she knew that their attention wouldn't be on each other.

"Yang you should probably go back to sleep. It is still early." Ruby said as she began to spin her chair around to just look at the tear stained face of her friend as she began to blow lightly onto one of the cups in her lap before she took a small sip.

"How can I sleep! I'm missing my fucking arm!" Yang yelled coldly as Ruby turned her gaze towards the blonde.

"And it will still be gone after you sleep. So again, you should go back to sleep because it is early still. Or you can stay up and just be bitchy for when a nurse or doctor comes in to check on you causing them to try and pass around something to get a judge to rule on a DNR." Ruby said calmly as she could see a fire starting to rage in Yang's eyes. One that Ruby recognised because she knew from personal experience what it meant in this situation.

"I'M NOT SLEEPING UNTIL I KNOW WHERE MY ARM FUCKING IS!" Yang yelled as Ruby just smiled as she raised the cup of coffee to her mouth to take a small sip.

Sparing a quick glance to Weiss, Ruby could see why she was still crying. This had been the first time Yang had ever raised her volume to that degree with anger in her voice and in her eyes. But Ruby knew what she had to do.

"It was amputated because it was either you die or lose the arm, those tend to be the only option when you are being crushed under a wall. Now get some sleep. You screaming is going to do nothing but get the nurses in here to knock you out." Ruby knew she was coming off as callous. But she couldn't let this escalate any further towards Weiss. Just because she knew how bad Weiss was going to take this. Especially because Ruby knew first hand it is just going to get worse and worse for Yang in the next number of days which is going to in turn make her even angrier.

"Get the fuck out!" Yang hissed at Ruby who just matched her gaze with an almost dead look to her eyes. Something that was shocking to Weiss. She hadn't known Ruby to be the most expressive of people in hospitals. But this was a side she hadn't seen in either last number of days or any of the multiple times she had been in one of them. "Now." Yang added as Ruby just continued to match the gaze as if it was nothing.

"No." Ruby said as she raised the coffee once more as she took a near joyous sip as she could see Yang tensing her hand as she began to shake with anger. Something that at least made Ruby happy for a number of reasons. But none of that compared to how she knew that Weiss was going to be fine with the fact that Yang wasn't directing the yelling at her.

Lowering the cup onto her lap, Ruby could see Yang starting to fume before she began to slowly close her eyes before her head hit the pillow a bit harder than if it was done by herself. Turning her head a little, Ruby rolled her eyes at the near terrified sight of Weiss holding the tiny plunger which Ruby just knew that it was morphine.

"Why were you antagonising her!?" Weiss hissed at Ruby who just smiled softly at her.

Rolling towards Weiss, Ruby picked the other item up off her lap and handed it towards her. "Because I know in the next few days, Yang is going to get worse than when she woke up. And I don't mean pain. She is going to prove my point I told you before I went to get coffee. She is going to start saying things she doesn't mean just to try and hurt you, to try and hurt my dad and going to try taking swings at me. Difference is I'm not going to roll over and let the swings come like my Dad will and what you most certainly will out of guilt." Ruby said as she began to roll backwards with a straight face. One that was kind of hurting Weiss but she couldn't let on like it was happening.

A sentiment that was clear despite her trying as she spoke "What would you know?" Weiss asked dropping the morphine pump as she clutched the cup.

"Yeah what would your paraplegic friend who had the sports world in the palm of her friend know about having a dream ripped out from her grasp from someone else's decision. What on earth would I know about what is going to be going through Yang's mind given the situation. My legs are about as useful as her right arm. Probably less useful when you think about it." Ruby said as Weiss gulped and stared at the cup in her hands with a sorrowful expression.

"I'm sorry... I didn't mean it."

"I know you didn't mean it. Your emotions are just going haywire because of all the conflicting things happening." Ruby said as she took a small mouthful of the hot liquid. Frowning as she could feel her taste-buds starting to be burnt of, but none of that really mattered because it seemed like Weiss had finally been able to relax partially. "I'm just surprised they not only left a morphine pump but you got to it quickly because Yang was about to throw something at me."

"They kept it because she can still be in excruciating pain. I mean her ribs are still broken, and her fingers are still sprained." Weiss said calmly as Ruby just took a deep breath shrugged her shoulders. "I just hope she'll stay out long enough until Tai comes back. Because I feel like he would be better in this situation." Weiss said as she took a calming drink from the mug.

Rolling her eyes, Ruby just took a deep breath as she slumped in her chair. "Anyone else is better, because anyone else won't try and anger her sister to the point that her anger can't be maxed out any higher as to give Yang a lightning rod for said anger and not her wife." As Ruby spoke matter of factly, Weiss could feel her face change into one of shock as she could see Ruby just shrugging her shoulders. "Either way, I can't wait for my Dad to come in either... just because his goal would be the same. When Yang is in the right mind she won't harm you, but she won't be that predictable now. Maybe even for a number of months or years." Ruby said with a small almost bitter smile.

"How long did it take you to not snap at everyone?" Weiss asked softly. She wasn't sure why but Ruby's entire demeanour changed. It was a shift that Weiss had never seen before in the likes of Ruby. Even as far back as when Weiss first met Ruby. She had never seen the same look in Ruby's face.

"Two hundred and eighty seven days after I woke up." Ruby mumbled softly before she violently shook her head. One that did get Weiss' attention. Despite Ruby's clear intentions that it wasn't meant to be. "Doesn't matter how long I took. I'm not Yang. Yang is a lot more pig headed than I am, and will without a doubt cut a lot deeper than I ever could. You just need to worry about sliding back into your old bitchy self that tried to take the bottom bunk from a paraplegic."

"You were the one that screamed and I quote 'dibs on top bunk'. Besides you were two hours late to the room." Weiss countered as Ruby just chuckled softly. To her it was still funny how Weiss had always tried to defend her point whenever the topic did come up. "Don't give me that look. I know you. And you would have seriously tried to get up onto the top bunk given the chance. And if they didn't have bunk beds you are also the type of person that would have rigged one with lengths of rope." Weiss continued as Ruby just smiled at her.

"This is all true. But you can't defend yourself Weiss. I'm an independent spirit who was forced to be dependent on people on a number of things." Ruby said as she downed what remained of the coffee as she felt her face start to contort softly from the mixture of a burning feeling and just the strength of the liquid. "Anyways, you probably should go to the bathroom now that she is out. Unless you want a catheter. Which I don't suggest. Especially from this place. They get all upity on you if you don't do the same annoying crap every time. Like use this iodine lotion that smells like ass."

Rolling her eyes softly Weiss placed her cup on the small table next to Yang's sleeping form. "Says the woman who screwed her kidneys up so much there was a pool of blood on her apartment floor." Weiss began standing up just dusting herself off carefully. "But you are right I do kind of need to go. Just can you keep an eye on her. I don't know how long she will be out."

"Fine. I've got no other choice really." Ruby said in a jest as Weiss just shook her head softly as she began to just gather some of her items before she walked out of the room. There was an almost amused look on her face as Ruby watched her walk out of the room.

Once she heard the door close, Ruby began to slowly roll towards the drugged body of her sister. She couldn't help but wonder if Weiss was going to withstand the storm that will come hitting both her and Yang hard. Hell Ruby was doubting that even Yang would be able to withstand it. She knows that it took a lot for her to even get over something of that magnitude.

'I just hope you can pull your head out of your ass a lot sooner than I did Yang... because if you had to learn in the same manner I did you are going to be hit a lot harder.' Ruby thought as she lightly patted Yang's leg. Just glad that there was at least a chance that Yang was going to be able to move past this and still become the same smiling person that she was before she lost her arm. 'I just hope that Dad isn't going to be that optimistic... because I do know you aren't going to be able to look on the bright side for a long time.' Ruby continued as she leaned back and tossed her cup towards Weiss'.

"Maybe when you finally calm down, I can finally talk to someone who gets why I'm pissed a little at Blake... even though I know I'm probably overreacting. Just would be nice to have someone in my side for a change."

Rubbing his eyes as he walked out of the elevator, Tai took a deep breath as he tried to ignore the pain his body was in from the awkward sleeping position he was in all night. But it did make him feel better to have some sleep that was for more than a few short breaks.

Blinking his eyes once more to try and force the sleep out, he raised one hand to the door handle as the other reached up to rub his neck. The only thing that was getting him through this day was the fact that he knew Yang was meant to be up in a number of hours.

As he opened the door, Tai froze as he could see Ruby on her back with a furious looking blonde still in bed with the white haired woman looking between the sisters. "The hel-"

"Long story Dad. Yang is up though and she didn't knock me down. This is from me doing the wheelies you and Weiss keep trying to get me to not do." Ruby said calmly as Tai just ignored the look of Ruby trying to wave him off as he bent down and began to lift her and her chair up. As he placed her down, he ignored the light glare coming from behind him as Ruby started to bat at his arms. "Damn it Dad. I'm fine. Bad enough you slept in your truck." Ruby hissed as Tai took a step around and moved Ruby's chair back from the glaring blonde woman. Just because he knew the look in Yang's eyes.

It was a look he had seen from his past countless times before when he was going to start swinging, something that he had only seen flecks of in Yang's eyes in the past but never something as strong as this. He was even starting to think that it was best that he even forced Weiss out of the room because he had seen countless times from other people where it would end.

"Good, now that everyone is here. What the fuck happened to me!?" Yang yelled as Tai began to dust Ruby off carefully before placing a hand over her mouth knowing the gleam in Ruby's eyes what it meant. One thing that Tai already knew where it would end up. The phrase child playing with matches and dynamite was a clear one. "I'm about five seconds away from punching people!" Yang yelled at the room.

Feeling the urge to speak, Weiss opened her mouth as she was about to speak, Tai beat her to it. "Your arm was crushed under debris. Because your conservator is something that has to be updated which you constantly fail to do it fell to me and I made the call." Tai said before he turned around happy that could see that Ruby wasn't going to open her mouth and ruin what he was doing. "It was either death or amputation. And I'd make the same choice if I had to do it again. Now calm down or you are going to rip open the stitches. A week isn't enough time for your arm to heal over." Tai continued as he took a step closer to Yang.

Catching the fist that was thrown at him, Tai just stared into his daughter's eyes and recognised the same sight he had seen in Ruby's when she was told that she could never walk again let alone run. "LET GO OF ME!" Yang said as she began to try and fight the grip that her father had over her as he lowered her arm down.

The sight that Weiss could see in the father's face, the determination and drive to almost let Yang vent. It was something that she had never seen in the man's features before. But she knew now why he always had an aura of fear around him. The speed at which he was able to catch Yang's hand before it landed a blow on him.

"Weiss. Go get a doctor. She is bleeding through the bandages." Tai barked as Weiss bowed her head quickly before she ran out of the room. She didn't even want to look, if Tai said Yang's arm was bleeding then she was going to work on the assumption that it was.

It was a lot better than her trying to to well up the courage to check to make sure if there was any blood let alone where it was coming from. That would only end up in one place for Weiss and it wasn't one where she wanted to ever be.

Hearing the door close, Tai could have sworn he could have seen Yang's eyes develop the same glint of rage directed towards him that he hadn't seen since him and Raven were a couple. For once he was actually angry at the fact Yang was so much like Raven. Just because he knew how far Raven would go in this situation and knew that it was very possible for Yang to go just as far.

"Let. Go. Of. My. Arm." Yang hissed out each word which just caused Tai to match his daughter's gaze with a ferocity that he hadn't felt in a long time. It was something that just made him want to smile, but knew that he couldn't. Not while his eldest was going to need to go through all the stages of loss hopefully quickly as so he knew that he could leave Weiss alone with Yang. If just because he didn't want anything bad to happen to either of them from doing something he knew they would regret. Especially once cooler heads prevailed.

"You need to calm down first. Because if you don't, you are going to bleed out." Tai said as he could see Yang starting to feud with herself as if she wanted to do that but at the same time her rage for the given situation was just growing which he just knew would boil over.

As the fire started to build higher and higher in Yang's eyes, Tai just knew he had to get the last person out of the room. "Ruby. Go help Weiss." Tai barked not leaving room for Ruby to argue. Something that Ruby clearly understood as she rolled towards the door, tossing it open before she rolled through it and closed it.

Rolling out of the way for the doctors, Ruby quickly caught Weiss' wrist pulling her aside as the doctors ran into the room. "Let's not go in there. I've never seen my dad like that. I've never even seen him catch a hit one of us have thrown at him... he always just kind of accepted any blows we've thrown. Not to mention he is a lot more effective of getting someone to blame him."

Hearing a small scream, Ruby held onto Weiss' wrist tighter knowing that she wanted to go in to help her Wife. "Come on. We need breakfast, and to just give them room because I know I'll be in the way, and you'll unwittingly undermine them causing more risks to Yang." Ruby continued just taking some joy that Weiss seemed to understand what Ruby was trying to do.

Lamenting a little, Weiss walked behind Ruby and began to slowly push her towards the elevator with a frown on her face as she just knew that this was going to get as bad as Ruby had told her. She was just starting to hope that Yang would come to her senses sooner rather than later.

"Why did Tai tell her that? And why did you lie about Yang knocking you over?" Weiss asked softly as she began to rotate herself around and began to pull her into the elevator.

"Because I know Yang didn't mean it, I was just shocked that she woke up. And Dad probably did it because he knew that Yang was going to swing and he can take more of a hit from Yang than you can. Plus Yang would feel less bad if she hit him than you. So it is a win win." Ruby mumbled softly as she pressed the button for the floor. She was starting to become thankful for the kind of attitude Weiss had of neglecting herself because of how much she needed this right now. "I know you are going to eventually come clean Weiss. Just give her a few days... wait until the anger passes. If you want some help with a distraction, can I borrow your phone to check my emails? If I know Neo she has already told Blake about our talk and I feel like I should at least let Blake know I'm willing to talk when she gets back."

"Fine... just can you promise me if I need my friend that you are going to be there?" Weiss asked shocked as she could see Ruby turning around in her chair to just lightly glare at Weiss.

"I'm actually fucking hurt Weiss. You know you don't need to ask that Weiss. I'll be there for you. Short of me ending up in a morgue... which might happen with how pissed Gelato and Neo are getting with me messing with them. The quote is wrong, it isn't 'hell hath no fury like a woman scorned' but hell hath no fury like twins pissed off."

"Then stop sleeping with twins. Is that so hard? And how do you think Blake is going to react when you mention that you've been sleeping around within hours of a fight with her." Weiss asked softly as she began to push them out of the elevator.

"Don't worry about that Weiss. And it is hard not to sleep with twins... it is all kinds of forbidden fruit. Like remember when you slept with Yang for the first time? Twins are like that all the time." Ruby countered as she began to get comfortable once again. She was just glad that Weiss was no longer the terrified woman who was just barely holding her tears back from how her wife had gotten violent for the first time in a none sporting manner.

A type of anger that Ruby had seldom seen in Yang... the last time was how she just barely had enough time to go to Summer's funeral before she had to leave again for training. Bur Ruby knew that Yang got through that, and was even there for Ruby. It was only fair that Ruby should be here for Yang as an example.

"You're being quiet Ruby... what is on your mind? And don't tell me nothing. I've known you a long time Ruby and the only times you get quiet is when there is something on your mind or you are about to do something incredibly illegal just hoping for some sick rush as you get away with it from being disabled." Weiss said prodding Ruby slightly, just trying to make sure nothing bad was going to happen to her to try and take away the attention from where it properly belonged at the moment.

"I don't always get quiet when something is on my mind. And not every college student has money to burn on music. And I did pay for all that I downloaded eventually. You just needed to stop being so high strung and obeying the letter of the law." Ruby muttered softly as Weiss stopped her as she walked out in front to move a chair to push Ruby next to the table. "But if you were really curious it was me thinking about the last time Yang seemed to be this angry. Her and Qrow got into a fist fight because our Mom died and she couldn't stay long after the burial because of training. Two weeks later when she came back, she looked like she had gotten into a few extra fist fights but was calmer."

"I just hope it doesn't take that long for her to calm down. Especially with how if she is her arm is going to open up each time until it is healed over." Weiss spoke softly as Ruby lightly flicked her forehead causing Weiss to look down and glare at her. "Are you going to help or hinder me here Ruby?"

"Both? Just come on, we both need food I don't really care what I have as long as it is food... and can you leave your phone?" Ruby asked as Weiss glare softened as she reached into her pants pocket to produce a small rectangle object before placing it on the table. "Thanks Weiss." Ruby said with a smile as she quickly swiped right across the screen before she quickly typed in the password that she could see some confusion on Weiss' features. "Your password for your phone has been your anniversary with Yang for nearly ever. Now quick go get food." Ruby explained quickly as she shooed Weiss away.

'Well, at least something good came out of today. At least that is until Yang is less snapping at everyone.'

Author's Note:

And done. I hope you all enjoyed that chapter after the last cliffhanger.

Guest: hmmm… I've never thought about it like that, but if you insist I'll do more cliffhangers in the future.