Author's Note- Well here it is, the long awaited next chapter of Icy Rose. I'm going to forewarn you all that this chapter may not be very good, I had a real struggle writing this chapter, trying to transition from the serious tone of Tale of Two Hearts and Final Return it was hard going back to the fluff of Icy Rose so I hope you guys aren't disappointed with this chapter, whether it be the quality or the brevity of it. LazyKatze was not able to edit this chapter fully because she was busy working on stuff for school so this chapter may have more errors than normal, I still recommend you check out her story Layer of Ice which is a great story even if updates are sparse. In other words I have a new idea for a story and I may need a new editor for it, I would ask Kat do it but this idea is a collaboration between us where she will write one chapter and I will write the next so she can't edit for me. If you would like to beta read for this new idea send me a PM and let me know that you are interested, if you have edited any other stories, and what your strengths in editing are. Leave a review and tell me what you think of this chapter or if you see any mistakes that I or Kat missed, I read every review and I appreciate them. Remember Read, Review, Favorite, and most importantly Enjoy!

Ruby took a deep breath as she took a moment to collect herself before propping herself up with her good arm, not for the first time cursing the cast that restricted the movement of her other arm. Even worse was the cast on her leg that kept her from moving on her own, taking another breath Ruby called out quietly to the other person in the room.

"Weiss?" her voice was tentative as the other girl sat in a chair reading. At the sound of her name Weiss immediately put her book down and rushed to Ruby's side

"What do you need?" she asked with concern

"Can you help me into my wheelchair?" Ruby asked a faint blush dusting her cheeks, as much she enjoyed having Weiss take care of her she hated to be an actual burden on her girlfriend and this was a tacit admission that she was helpless on her own as long as she was in her casts. The wheelchair in question was a few feet away from the bed; it was a plain black wheel chair with a shiny new metal frame and cushion.

"Of course I can" Weiss replied with a smile as she walked over to Ruby's good side where her arm wasn't in a cast and slung her arm over her shoulders. "On the count of three. One. Two. Three" Weiss said as she lifted Ruby up at the last number, acting as a living crutch as she helped guide and position Ruby to the wheelchair she had gotten from the hospital.

"Thank you Weiss, sorry I'm such a burden like this" Ruby said guiltily as she turned the wheelchair to face the door leading from her hospital room out to the hallway of the third floor. Ruby couldn't see the other girls face but she heard her make an indignant noise before her vision was taken up by Weiss' face as the other girl pressed her face close to Ruby's so the injured girl was looking directly into her ice blue eyes.

"Ruby Rose, don't be such a dolt!" Weiss scolded

"But Wei…"

"No buts! You are not a burden and I won't stand for you thinking that way. Am I understood?" Weiss questioned as she maintained eye contact with her younger girlfriend

"Weiss I am a…."

"If the next words out of your mouth are not yes you will be in trouble"

"Yes Weiss I understand" Ruby replied with a pout as her cheeks puffed out childishly and she tried to cross her arms to a comical effect as she only had maneuverability of one arm.

"Good" Weiss replied, her tone suddenly reversing and becoming cheerful as she gave Ruby a chaste kiss.

"Alright now let's get going" Weiss started saying as she pulled away from the kiss before she looked down at Ruby. The red haired girl was looking up at Weiss with a pleading look on her face, her silver eyes sparkling as her lower lip jutted out.

"Please?" she asked, she didn't need to say aloud what she was asking for, Weiss knew just by looking at the other girl what it was she wanted.

"Ruby now is not the best time, we still have to check you out and go home…" Weiss began explaining but she faltered as Ruby continued to look at her imploringly.

"Please" was all the silver eyed girl said, that look in her eye slowly breaking her calm and dignified girlfriends resolve.

"Alright" Weiss replied with a huff, Ruby's face immediately lit up in a smile as she threw her good arm into the air

"YAY!" She cheered

"You are such a dunce" Weiss said with a small smile on her face as she gave into Ruby's wishes.

Carefully Weiss sat on Ruby's lap looking the other girl in the eye, making sure not to put any of her lightweight on the leg cast. Weiss put her arms around Ruby's neck and rested her forehead against Ruby's as she stared into the silver eyes that she loved. Instead of speaking the thoughts that they knew they both shared the two lovers decided to demonstrate their feelings through actions as they brought their lips together in a much deeper, more passionate kiss. Weiss felt her lower lip brushed gently by a tongue that demanded access to her mouth, access that she was more than happy to grant. As they deepened the kiss Weiss was losing herself in the moment as Ruby's tongue explored her mouth slowly and deliberately in a message that proclaimed that this was hers and she would take her time in claiming it. Weiss felt herself relax into Ruby as she reciprocated the kiss, as she relaxed she rested a slight amount of her weight on the leg cast covering Ruby's left leg. Instead of a cry of pain Weiss heard and felt a moan that was muffled against her mouth. Both girls opened their eyes and looked at each other as the implications of that moan hit both of them at the same time, both of them felt their faces begin to burn with embarrassment. Weiss cautiously sat up off of Ruby's lap, even more careful to avoid the leg cast as both of them avoided making eye contact.

"Well...yes..uh…" Weiss stammered as she held her left arm with her right arm in front of her, Ruby found sudden interest in her nails; both of their faces were a deep shade of crimson.

"Yes...you said something about checking out" Ruby filled in for her girlfriend, with something to focus on Weiss could feel her face cool down and her flush recede slightly.

"Yes let's go check out" Weiss said as she managed to make eye contact with Ruby, a slight smile on her face before they both shared a laugh at what had just happened, starting as a small chuckle that worked its way up until it was loud guffaws, Weiss trying to retain some part of her proud bearing even as tears of joy flowed down her face. "Today is the day" Weiss thought as she got behind the wheelchair and began to push it out of the hospital room that Ruby had occupied for so long now. Today was the day that Ruby was allowed to leave the hospital, after she had woken up from her coma the doctors had been insistent to keep her for observation. After a week in which Ruby had griped about having to stay at the hospital whenever Weiss went home she was finally able to return home. She would have the cast on her leg and arm for several months which she also complained about but at least she was going to be able to sleep in her own bed, well Weiss' bed but it was pretty much the same and not have to eat the hospital food anymore.

"Weiss?" Ruby called while tilting her head back to look at the snowy haired girl.

"What is it Ruby?"

"Can we go to your house before we go to mine?" Ruby asked sheepishly, even after all this time and the things they had done Ruby was still hopelessly childish, it was something Weiss loved about the other girl.

"Yes we can, though can I ask why you want to do that? I'm sure Yang wants you home as soon as possible." Weiss asked as they moved down the hallway towards the elevator.

"Well one I want to drop off the stuff I have on me at your house" Ruby said indicating the bag slung over the back of the wheelchair filled with clothes and toiletries that the others had brought her while she was in the hospital "This way I don't have to worry about it when I stay over"

"Makes sense" Weiss said, though her voice trailed off at the end, while that reason was completely valid she was talking to Ruby so that couldn't be the whole story.

"And also we can't exactly" Ruby looked around conspiratorial before motioning for Weiss to lean closer "we can't exactly do the frick frack while my sister is around"

"Ruby you dolt, with your injuries we aren't doing the... Frick frack" Weiss paused at the last words, her face burning even brighter than it had been as she heard Ruby's words.

"Aww come on Weiss" Ruby said with that puppy dog expression on her face as they got in the elevator.

"We'll talk about it later" Weiss replied, conceding slightly like she always did when Ruby used that face on her.

"Yay!" Ruby cheered as they got out of the elevator

"Let's just get home first you dunce" Weiss happily sighed as they started heading out the front doors

Ruby waited inside of the small electric car as Weiss walked around to the back of the car to unload the wheelchair. Ruby sighed and tapped her hand against her knee as she waited, she hated how slow and careful she had to be and she still hated being so dependant on Weiss to do everything.

"Alright Ruby on the count of three" weiss said as she parked the wheelchair next to the passenger side door before ducking down and putting Ruby's arm around her shoulder. "One. Two. Three" she said before helping Ruby out of the car, moving slowly and carefully as she helped Ruby into the chair.

"Come on we can move faster" Ruby's frustration flashed as she tried to move faster than Weiss and ended up stumbling, nearly falling to the ground if it wasn't for Weiss holding on to her.

"Ruby you dolt, are you trying to hurt yourself more" Weiss scolded as she readjusted her hold on Ruby and helped her into the wheelchair.

"No Weiss" Ruby pouted, her cheeks puffing out, Weiss was going to pursue that line of questioning but decided against it as she started pushing Ruby towards her house. Weiss dug the key out of her pocket as she kept pushing with one hand as she continued to push. Once she found it she handed it to Ruby

"Can you get the door Ruby?"

"Yes I can Weiss, I'm in a cast not an invalid" Ruby replied smarmily as she leaned forward in her wheelchair, just barely reaching the front door from her sitting position. The two girls entered the house and Weiss pushed the wheelchair into the spacious living room.

"Wait right here and I'll go out your bag in my room" she said giving Ruby a quick kiss on the cheek before leaving. Ruby sat and grumbled to herself the entire time "I'm not completely useless Weiss" Ruby thought to herself as she continued to complain to herself. Weiss returned after several minutes with her hands clasped behind her back.

"Weiss can I tell you something?" Ruby asked as Weiss sat down on the couch.

"Of course you can Ruby."

"I don't want you treating me like I can't do anything, wait hold up" Ruby said as she held her hand up to stop the protest that had been on the tip of Weiss' tongue. "Ever since I've gotten out of the hospital you've done everything for me and acted like I can't do anything. I appreciate you wanting to help but I'm not completely incapable of doing anything."

"Are you done?" Weiss asked after a moment, making sure she was cleared to speak

"Yeah I am"

"First I'm sorry if I made you feel useless or like I didn't think you were capable Ruby I just don't want you to get hurt worse than you already are. You know how badly I felt when you got injured and I don't want you to be hurt any longer than necessary" Weiss finished as she stood up and hugged Ruby.

"I love you Ruby."

"I love you Weiss".

"Now that we've cleared that up let's go make some lunch and you can help" Weiss said with a smile

"Yay!" Ruby cheered, Weiss went around to push the wheelchair before she was stopped by a hand in her chest "No let me do it" Ruby said as she tried pushing one wheel with her good arm. Weiss laughed at the sight as Ruby could only spin in a circle pushing with her one arm

"Would you like some help"

"Yes" Ruby sheepishly replied "still need to get the hang of this thing"

"Let's go you dolt" Weiss chuckled as she pushed the wheelchair into the kitchen "it's good to have things somewhat back to normal"