Ruby stared upward at the person who looked like her sister but she wasn't... She was sure it wasn't her but there was no mistaking those violet eyes.
"It feels so weird not seeing you in such a long time," Yang said helping Ruby up.
Ruby looked concerned and suspicious but Neo seemed like she trusted the Yang standing before them.
"Let me see you," Yang said grabbing Ruby's shoulders.
Ruby looked at Neo. Her eyes were pleading to know what was is going on.
"What's wrong?"
She looked at this Yang but avoided her eyes.
"Oh."
Yang let her go.
"I'm sorry... You have no idea what is going on... I apologize."
This Yang had on a black leather jacket and a yellow tube top barely covering her breasts. Her right hand was black and yellow like it wasn't a glove or her hand. She was at least another four inches taller than the Yang Ruby knew. She had ripped, dark blue jeans and black biker boots.
"Who are you?"
"I'm Yang... Five years in the future... Well I was... I'm not sure how long I've been away from my own time."
Ruby's jaw dropped open.
"I wanted to talk to you before I went home. I asked Neo to bring you here."
"I don't understand... Why would you come here?" Ruby asked.
Yang gave her a sad smile.
"I messed up... Really bad... I came here to fix everything."
"What did you mess up?"
Yang fidgeted with her hair. It was half a foot longer than it was now and just as blonde.
"I am the reason you got stuck in the past... well... this time."
"What do you mean this time?" Ruby asked.
"Text me when you're done. I would love a hug before you go," Neo said with a smile.
Yang nodded with a smirk and Neo disappeared.
"Come sit down."
Ruby sat down across from future Yang.
"I have to explain some stuff. Ozpin is fairly new to the time travel stuff but... Since I experienced it more, I know more. Within our time alive there are many different possibilities. That vehicle that passed you a busy street can hit you, hit the pole, another car or a the building and so forth. One person can stay in the same timeline and experience different possibilities or the same exact one."
"Oh... I think I get it."
Yang smiled as she brushed her hair out of her face.
"In my time... about five years ago or so, the machine short circuited when you were leaving and you were thrown ten years in the past. You meet up with Roman and I believe you two met in your motel room. He was reading a book."
Ruby nodded. She hadn't told Yang everything yet but this one knew.
"You got stuck there... For three months. I am from a different timeline since I threw us into two separate ones since I appeared here. The longer I stay, the more it separates and yours is almost ninety nine percent the same as mine. A few slight differences here and there. Like the machine breaking in mine and me messing with it to leave you there in yours. I continued to sabotage the machine so you would keep up your three month limit. I'm am sorry if anything in that time caused you emotional distress."
Ruby shrugged.
"Uncle Qrow helped me out."
Yang grinned, "Sounds like him. He was pretty upset in my time with you but he let it go."
"Oh."
"Well, anyways... In my time, Neo doesn't ask me out until two months after you come back. I don't start my relationship with her for a while actually. In this time... I showed up and persuaded Neo to ask me out sooner than later. She does... I do feel bad about the dorm room... You know how my temper is."
Ruby offered her a smile and nodded.
"The problems begin. It was never really a problem but it was for me. I was wrong Ruby. I was a horrible sister and I treated you like shit. You never deserved the things I said to you. I was so mean and nasty... Even Weiss had slapped me. Blake stopped talking to me and you fell into a depression."
"Yang! Why can't you just accept it already?!" Ruby screamed.
"Because he hurt people! Destroyed buildings! He's... he's messing with you so he doesn't get in trouble!"
"He had no idea who I was when I met him. He never knew because I never told him!"
"It doesn't matter! I won't accept this! Ruby, it's bullshit! Blake and Weiss think it is too but they won''t tell you! I WILL!"
"You're wrong!"
"I'm not wrong!" Yang screamed and stomped her foot. The floor boards cracked under her boot.
Ruby refused to back down.
"You can do what you want but I won't back down."
"Then you're fucking stupid."
Yang shook her head and rubbed her temples.
"What happened? What were you mad about?" Ruby asked.
Yang stared into her sister's eyes. There were tears threatening to overflow.
Ruby reached out and took her hand, "Yang, I won't be upset or mad."
"I was angry... I was angry because you were with Roman Torchwick. I was angry you would like a piece of shit like him."
Ruby didn't let go of her hand.
"Honestly, I was ready for that kind of reaction," she admitted.
"That's why I had Neo ask me out now. When I return to my own time, our timelines will sync up."
"What difference would that have made?"
"A very big difference."
Yang pulled her hand away and wiped at her eyes.
"I tormented you and Roman. I threatened to kill him. I threatened to break his legs and arms. I tried everything I could to scare him away but he wouldn't keep his distance. Then I told you that if you didn't break up with him I was going to tell Dad and tell Ozpin. Blake and Weiss said I was blowing everything out of proportion. They were right."
Yang...
"A few weeks after you dumped him... Things started to spiral out of control. Roman started blowing things up... with people in them. The body count was getting higher. Neo deserted him. She wanted no part in the chaos he was causing."
Ruby stayed silent. She had a feeling something bad happened. Very bad.
"Two weeks after the city started to fall... You disappeared. I couldn't find you... I thought you died. I came across the new tall custom building... I could see you standing at the t-top."
Ruby swallowed hard. Yang covered her face. Her body was shaking slightly.
"It's ok Yang."
She looked up. Her mascara was running. Her cheeks were red and her nose was runny.
"It's not ok!" she cried wiping her face.
Ruby crawled over to her. She gave her a tight hug and tried calming her down.
X
"Ruby!" Yang screamed but she couldn't hear her all the way up there.
Yang ran into the building and to the elevator. She reached the thirty fifth floor. She looked around frantically trying to figure out where the stairwell was to get to the roof. She was absolutely sure it was Ruby on top. It wasn't Qrow.
Yang found the door and climbed another flight of stairs before she reached the door to the building's roof. She tried turning the knob but it wouldn't budge. She beat on it. She could hear Ruby and Roman up there. It made her more mad. She was supposed to stay away from him
"RUBY!"
Yang stood back and took a deep breath. She slammed her right fist into the door. It went flying and hit the edge of the roof and landed in a bent up ball a few feet from her.
"Ruby!"
Ruby looked back at Yang but it was like she didn't see her.
What is she doing?
Roman looked pale and thin compared to the way he looked before. He looked so sick. Ruby took his hand and gave it a small squeeze. Yang felt like everything slowed down. She was running to slow. Ruby and Roman jumped.
"NO!" Yang screamed, "RUBY NOOO!"
Yang was too late. She leaned over the side and saw her sister's dead body next to Roman's. Things didn't have to be this way. It... It was all her fault.
"ARRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH! RRRRRUBBBBBBYYYYYYYYYYY!"
Yang collapsed onto the roof top sobbing and screaming.
X
Ruby sat there as Yang finished her story. Yang couldn't look her sister in the eye. They sat together very quiet for the longest time.
"I don't blame you."
Yang raised her head with a bewildered look on her face.
"What?"
"You do worry about me a lot. It's just what big sisters do. Yang, I love you. Nothing will ever change that."
Yang covered her face and leaned her head on Ruby's shoulder to cry.
"I hated myself for the longest time but I had to make things right. I had to be sure it worked for you before I tried going back for my timeline..."
Ruby hugged her tight.
"You won't know until you try. Crying here won't fix anything."
Yang nodded.
"When... I return... everything will realign for us. My future will be changed. I know exactly what happens for you but once I go back... I'm scared it won't work."
"I believe it will."
Yang wiped her face.
"I love you Yang. You are everything and more. I need you in my life."
"I'm so sorry I pushed you there. I realized the moment I saw you two look at each other... You really love each other. I could never understand... but Neo told me everything. The Neo I know..."
"What did she say?" Ruby asked curiously.
"She said... she hoped one day that I would look at her the same way Roman looked at you. She said it was the purest thing in this world. She had never seen her best friend so happy in her life with him."
Ruby was touched.
"I hope you love Neo that way," she said.
Yang smiled.
"I do now. She never once blamed me for Roman's death. She wasn't angry."
Ruby took her sister's hand.
"I believe Neo is the best thing for you. She matches you. You're both free spirits."
Yang laughed.
"That's the best way to put it."
They smiled.
"I can say I really miss this."
"I missed it those three months."
The two of them laughed and told stories from when they were younger while Yang placed the parts in the machine to send her back. Once she finished they sat there for a while in a comfortable silence. Yang looked reluctant to leave.
"I hope you have a safe trip."
Yang smiled sadly.
"I hope I can make it there."
"You will and everything will be fine."
She nodded but she looked sad.
"Yang."
She looked up.
"Thank you for understanding why I love him. I know... I know it may seem weird..."
"No. I've already gained my new memories and how I feel for Neo. The awkwardness is there but... I truly understand."
Yang pulled out her scroll and messaged Neo. She reappeared and stood there by Ruby.
"Neo, I couldn't have done this without you."
Neo grinned and tackled Yang, giving her a big hug. She buried her face in Yang's chest making her laugh.
"Here."
Yang reached into her pocket and handed a wad of folded up papers.
"These... These are the newspaper clipping from the days before Ruby left... If I start acting up about things... Show them to me."
"I'll do whatever you say."
Yang took Neo's hand, "I missed you so much. I promised her I would be back in a few months... She would send me some messages occasionally and thanks to you she knows I missed her."
"You're welcome and I was glad to help. Don't worry... I missed you too."
Yang smiled and hugged her again.
"Can you type my coordinates for me?"
Neo gave her a quick nod. Yang stepped into the machine and closed the door. She mouthed the words 'I love you.' A bright light filled the room. Ruby and Neo shielded their eyes. After a minute, the light was gone and so was Yang.
"She really loves you."
Neo looked at Ruby with a weird look on her face.
"I know."
She shook here head, "Ruby, you don't know. She ended up messing up the machine herself because she revisited over ten times trying to make things right. She even went through a few of them again watching you jump off that building. She tried pleading with you every time but it never worked.
"She finally decided to take matters into her own hands and this was her result. It was the first time she asked for my help. She broke down and had a hysterical fit when we got back to my apartment. I gave her a bottle of Jack so she would finally calm down and sleep."
Ruby didn't say anything.
"She knows what she did wrong and fixed it. She made sure to study where everything went wrong. All she ever wanted was for you to be happy. She convinced me and so did Roman to ask her out. She had me rattled when she kept shooting at me but once I found out the whole truth... It made me more glad. I saved Roman's life. I promised to stay quiet but... I wanted you to know."
X
X
"Yang, you don't have to do this,"
She didn't say anything as she messed with the time machine. Yang had piles of parts all around her.
"I swear I'm not upset about this. You couldn't tell what was going to happen. I know why you were worried but there's no reason to do this!"
Yang wouldn't listen. Neo grabbed her face and made her face her.
"Baby, I can't let you do this!"
Yang avoided her eyes.
"I know you hate me even though you won't say it. You're angry because he was your best friend. I murdered your best friend."
Neo's eyes widened in shock. Her hands dropped from her girlfriend's face.
"You never had to say anything. I know you always liked me but now... It's like we are only together to comfort each other."
Neo's face turned red with rage. Her eyes turned completely black and she jerked Yang's hair.
"What the fuck!"
Neo pushed her onto the ground.
"Don't you dare say those things to me! I don't hate you! Why can't you just listen to me?!"
Yang rolled her eyes. Without warning, Neo slapped her across the face. Yang's head snapped to the side but she said nothing.
"I am fine... I was upset but... It's in the past," she whispered, "Yang... I can't lose you too."
"You might be fine but I can't... I can't live without her. She was always my everything. She was there with me through everything and I treated her like trash. Like her feelings didn't matter. I told her she was so stupid."
Yang covered her face and started crying. Neo got off of her. She left the room with a devastated look on her face.
X
"You fixed it?"
Yang nodded proudly. It had taken her three weeks to create a better version than the one Ozpin had.
"I need a favor."
Neo nodded.
"Protect the machine while I'm gone. I know that Vale is falling apart and most people left but... Crime is pretty high."
The smaller woman nodded.
"I... I never meant to hurt you like this," Yang said.
"I know baby. I'll let you do this but you have to return. Find some way to let me know you're ok. Please."
Yang leaned down and kissed her.
"I promise."
"Do you know how long this will take?" Neo asked.
Yang shook her head.
"I know I can't spend any longer than three years away otherwise I won't be able to come back."
Neo said nothing. Yang stepped into the machine then looked back at her.
"I left the book there. If it needs repaired, I left how to fix everything."
"Ok."
"Neopolitan."
Neo locked eyes with Yang one last time.
"I love you. Never forget that."
Yang shut the door and Neo typed in the coordinates with blurry eyesight. A bright light filled the room and the love of her life was gone.
X
X
Yang fell out of the machine. She looked up to see the surprised look on Neo's face.
"Did... did it work?" Yang asked she came down to her knees almost ready to pray.
Neo knelt down and smiled, "It worked baby. I watched as things changed... I knew you made it... I knew you did it."
Yang hugged her.
"How long was I gone?" Yang asked softly.
"Almost two years."
Yang wasn't surprised.
"I was scared you weren't coming back."
Yang smiled sadly.
"I missed you. You smell the same as I remember..."
"That's a weird thing to say," Neo said giggling.
Yang buried her face in Neo's neck.
"I'm ready."
Yang looked up at her.
"I'm scared."
"Me too but... But I need to see him."
"What if they remember the horrible things I said?"
"Then they will but they are here now. We will fix it if it needs to be. You already did the hard part."
Yang nodded and got up. She reached down and picked Neo up. They walked out of the building together to see Vale was peaceful. No one screaming no one vandalizing anything. Neo kissed her and they disappeared.
The two of the reappeared in the hallway of Roman's apartment. Neo took a deep breath and held it. Yang let her down and threw open the door. Roman was laying on the couch reading one of his romance novels. Ruby was on the bay window reading a gun magazine.
"Long time no see, Yang."
The blonde huntress stood there motionless.
"Roman and I don't have too many memories but... we remember the last one."
He sat up. His emerald eyes stared into Neo's pink and brown eyes.
"Considering since I haven't seen you in a long time... I would like a hug."
Neo's bottom lip quivered and big tears rolled down her cheeks.
"ROMAN!" she screamed jumping over the back of the couch.
He laughed as she sobbed into his chest. Ruby stood up and tilted her head to the side.
"You know... I never told you thank you."
Yang shook her head as her vision became blurry.
"I'm so sorry! I'm so sorry!"
Ruby walked up to her and gave her a hug.
"Thank you Yang. Thank you for giving me this chance back. I know it had to be hard on you."
Yang said nothing as she hugged her little sister.
I'm so glad to see you're ok, Yang thought.
Videocrazy: I like the idea of a clumsy Roman lol
I know no one asked for the sad, dark part but it was always intended lol