Thank you so much to everyone who favorited and followed last chapter! Here is the next chapter! It's a bit shorter and has switched to Nora's point of view. Love you all! Please review to tell me what you think.

Disclaimer: If I owned RWBY renora would have been cannon a long time ago.

Nora was standing in the middle of flames. The building that surrounded her was on fire. The flames seemed to lick the sky above her as screams echoed from beyond the flames. Pain pricked her where the flames made contact with her skin, as she watched in horror as figures of shadows were cast on the flames. Blood pooled on the ground where she stood. She felt as tiny as she did when she had seen this the first time.

She closed her eyes and prayed for the horrors around her to go away. She just wanted Ren to be there; she wanted to be back with Ren in the real world.

When she opened her eyes she stared right into the magenta orbs that she had wished for.

"Renny!" She cried with joy as she wrapped her arms around his neck and buried her face in his neck allowing herself to relax. "I had such a bad dream."

"Nora, why did you do it?" Nora pulled away and looked up at her lifelong friend with a puzzled expression.

"What do you mean?"

"You kill everyone you love." Her eyes widened as she saw a trickle of blood come from the corner of his mouth. Her eyes shifted down and she gasped in horror as she noticed a red stain that was growing over his stomach.

"Ren!"

"Everyone you love dies Nora. It's your fault! Why do you kill us Nora?" His harsh tone as he accused her seemed to force her to take a step back before he collapsed.

"No!" Nora shot forward, catching his head and cradling it in her lap. She sobbed as she brushed his hair from his face. Blood stained his face with his eyes closed. He almost looked peaceful.

"No! Ren! Wake up!" Her tears had clogged her throat as she shook his shoulders in vain. "Please Renny! Please wake up! I can't do any of this without you! Please wake up!" As the tears tracked down her face, her heart felt dead, as her biggest regret came to her. "I never even got to tell you I love you." She hung her head over the boy who she had been hopefully in love with since they were 16. Who she had never been able to tell that she loved with her whole heart.

"Ren!"

"Nora!"

She woke up with a start. A dull ache came from her ribs and her ankle, but none of that mattered. Straight in front of her were the most beautiful eyes she had ever seen.

"Ren," she found herself wrapped in his arms as her tears fell from her face.

"Bad dream?" His voice was the most gorgeous sound in her ears. "It's okay, it's over now." He rubbed her back as the memories of the day before came rushing back to her.

"Pyrrha?"

She felt Ren give a small nod. Her throat felt like it was closing up. Though Ren dying may have been just a dream, it was clear that Pyrrha's death unfortunately did not share the same fate.

Her gaze became blurred as her eyes filled with tears that overflowed and cascaded down her face. She clenched Ren's shirt tightly in her hands, feeling her tears soak the bleached fabric of the shirt he was wearing. Her sobs were muffled in his shirt as he held her close. She heard a hush sniffle through her own muffled sounds of grief.

They sat there for a while, clinging to each other. Even in the darkest times, they were still together, and to Nora, at that moment, was all that mattered.

After a while she felt Ren pull away from her. She saw that the thin cotton of his shirt was now soaked with her tears. The salty moisture made his shirt stick to him, with the white material now all but transparent. She felt color rush into her cheeks as she stared at the way that she could make out the muscles of his chest.

Ren must have misunderstood the cause for her suddenly red cheeks as he pulled her chin up to look at her. He gently brushed the tears off her cheeks as Nora felt her cheeks.

"It's okay, we can change in a little while. Besides, it'll dry in a few minutes." She looked up into her best friend's eyes and saw that they were a lighter shade of pink than his irises. Some tears still remained in his eyes and she watched one that still sat on his cheek. Without thinking about it she reached up and wiped the tear from his cheek, much like he did with her.

The small gesture of affection caused Ren's mouth to turn up in one corner, causing her heart rate to pick up a little.

"Are you okay?" The simple question hit Nora.

The answer she gave was a small shake of her head. No, she was not okay. They had lost someone else. There was no escaping it, Pyrrha was dead. Someone else who she loved was dead. She knew that realistically she had nothing to do with it, and she couldn't have stopped it, but still. She should have tried to stop Jaune and Pyrrha from leaving. They should have all stayed together. Maybe then team JNPR would still be okay. They would still be okay.

Ren's hand rubbing circles on her back brought her back to reality. Her breathing was ragged and it became clear that she had been bordering on hysterics again. She took deep breaths to calm herself. Once her breathing was back to normal, she looked up at Ren's worried magenta eyes.

"You?" It seemed all she could manage was that one word as her voice broke.

"No, we lost someone. I think it will take time for any of us to be okay."

They sat there for a while, having cried themselves out. They listened to the sounds of the other patients and the noises of the medics running around.

Eventually a nurse came around and gave them some rations and water. Nora was aware of Ren watching her as she picked at the food. Knowing that he wouldn't be happy until she had at least tried to eat all her food, she took a small bite of the food. It tasted like cardboard, she couldn't seem to taste whatever the food was. But Ren nodded and started to eat his own food.

Soon after they had finished eating they heard someone walk in. Nora turned and saw a very ruffled looking Jaune with a bag hanging from his hand. Dark circles were evident under his eyes, along with clear evidence of tears that he must have just wiped away.

Ren was quick to his feet, positioning himself slightly in front of her. Nora knew that he hadn't forgotten about Jaune being a little rough with her the night before.

"It's fine Ren. I'm sober now. Got one hell of a hangover, but sober." Jaune stepped forward with his hands out to the older boy as if he was showing that he was unarmed.

Ren looked Jaune over, before Nora saw his stance relax and he took a small step back and to the side so he almost stood next to her.

Jaune's gaze shifted from the resident ninja onto the usually hyper orange haired girl who sat slumping in on herself on the bed.

"I'm so sorry for last night Nora. I swear I didn't mean to hurt you." Guilt clouded Jaune's eyes as he looked to her. Searching her face for forgiveness.

Nora managed to summon a small smile to reassure him that she forgave him. Jaune returned her small smile with his own.

"How are you two holding up?" Jaune asked directing it to both of them.

"About as well as can be expected. What about you Jaune?" Ren's voice had taken on a softer tone than he had when he spoke to Jaune before.

Jaune's shoulders shrugged. "I honestly don't know. I didn't believe it at first, then they brought me this," he reached into the bag and pulled out Pyrrha's golden crown. Ren stiffened. Nora felt the blood leave her face as she went to grasp Ren, catching his hand and searching for whatever strength he could give her. "Then I was mad. I was so angry and upset, I went on a rampage. Ended up finding a bar that had been abandoned and tried to escape it all. You two know what happened after that." He let out a dark chuckle before continuing, "Now... I don't know, I feel numb in a way. Almost like I'm dead on the inside. It's like I have no more energy to grieve. I'm still mad, and I'm still sad, and I don't know, I think it will hit me again eventually. But for right now, I just feel sort of dead."

Ren nodded slightly, "Everybody grieves in their own way Jaune."

Jaune gave a sad nod. "I guess so. Has the doctor came back yet?"

"No, we are waiting. After he checks on Nora we should be able to leave."

"Good, good." Jaune looked away from Ren in order to give Nora a smile. "The dorms were damaged during the attacks. They aren't letting many people in. But I was able to get a change of clothes for you two after I got professer Port to help." He put the bag that contained their clothes on the bed. "They are setting up refugee camps around the city, and there is one not too far from here. I went and had them make sure there is room for the three of us. They need helpers around the camp. We can go there when Nora is able to leave. They said we can stay as long as we need to."

"That's good. But what about your family?"

"It's next to impossible to get any message through a scroll right now. The tower is destroyed, so the signal is out for the time. But they do have stations that are getting messages out. I was able to get in line for one this morning. I spoke to my parents. I told them that I was fine, but I couldn't come home, not for a while at least." Jaune crossed the small area and put his hand on Ren's shoulder. "The three of us stick together, no matter what. I refuse to leave you two on your own here. Pyrrha would want us to stick together. Besides, we're family now." His eyes moved from Ren to Nora as he kneeled in front of her and held her hands gently in his own. "All of us are family. I will never leave you two or let anything happen to either of you." He gave a reassuring smile to Nora. Nora felt the grief and sadness lift ever so slightly with the kind look in Jaune's eyes as she was able to give him a small, but genuine smile. Jaune stood up enough to wrap Nora in his arms. "We are going to be fine." Nora watched as Jaune pulled Ren into the hug. "All of us."

They all sat there for some time, Nora feeling warm and safe in the arms of her teammates.

After about five minutes the doctor finally came in to check on Nora, splitting up their group hug.

After he gave her a quick look over, he concluded that her aura had managed to heal her ribs for the most part and she could walk on her ankle once again. He gave them permission to leave as soon as they were dressed as long as Nora took it easy for the rest of the day. The doctor worked to take off Nora's bandages and was out again within 10 minutes of coming in.

As soon as the doctor had left, Jaune opened his bag and handed them the changes of clothes he had grabbed.

Jaune left the area for a minute while Nora and Ren dressed themselves. After they had both changed they collected their weapons and followed Jaune.

Nora's ankle did feel a lot better, but it still felt sore to walk on. They went slowly, making their way through the destruction.

When they finally got to the camp they found a sea of tents and people going about their business. Jaune led them to a small tent in the crowded area. The tent wasn't anything special. It was just taller than Jaune, and made out of cheap canvas-like material with two flaps on one side to act like an entrance. It was about 16ft by 16ft, about the same size or smaller than all of the tents that surrounded it. The tent was slightly propped on the ground by a wooden platform that was laid underneath.

They stepped inside, and Nora found that the area had been divided by a long set of curtain hanging from the top of the tent. On either side of the curtains there were two small cots with some mismatched blankets and pillows. There was also a small desk on either side and a wooden box at the end of each cot to keep belongings in.

"People started working during the attack, and they were able to set up a lot of tents. They even made a few specifically for teams from the schools so they could stay together. Still, a lot of people brought their own were a few extras left, and when I explained our situation earlier they gave us permission to use this one." Jaune turned and smiled at the partners. "I came by and hung up the curtains earlier, figured it would be good in case Nora wanted her own area, or if you and Nora would prefer you two can have one side and I can take the other."

"Thank you Jaune." Ren put his hand on the taller boy's shoulder.

Nora and Ren didn't have much with them, pretty much just their weapons, which they both sat on beds next to each other.

They spent the rest of the day cleaning their weapons and getting settled in their new accommodations. Jaune sat down and wrote letters to team RWBY. According to him, Weiss had been taken home by her father and Yang and Ruby had also been taken home. He didn't know where Blake was though. He had told Ren and Nora that Ruby had been found on the rooftop after the fight and had been unconscious when they had taken her home.

They all worked until it was time for dinner. They went down to the makeshift mess hall and grabbed some rations that had been prepared and took seats on the boxes and planks of wood that were serving as makeshift tables and chairs.

Nora didn't feel any appetite for the food placed in front of her. She felt a little empty inside, but she felt no hunger. She sat there just moving the food around her plate until she looked up. Ren was sitting next to her, while Jaune was busy wolfing down his food. Ren was watching her from the corner of his eye. He had a look of concern on his face until she lifted her fork and took a bite. His posture eased a bit as he watched her eat. She continued to eat until her plate was empty, despite the fact that the food only served to make her stomach turn.

That night Nora woke up in a cold sweat, Ren's name still on her lips as she caught her breath. This time Ren had died in the building that was consumed by flames. The flames had avoided her like she was made of water, but they had eaten Ren like he was a piece of tinder.

When she didn't see Ren, she panicked, searching the room for him before she saw that he had reached the edge of her bed and was trying to calm her. Ren ended up pushing his cot next to her's and held her as they fell back asleep.

Within the next few days they all received their working assignments. Jaune had requested to be put on patrol duties, Ren was assigned to work in the kitchens, and Nora was assigned cleaning duty.

Soon enough they all fell into a routine. They would wake up and get dressed together, and then see each other off for the day. Jaune always left first, promising to stay safe and see them that night. Next Ren would hug Nora and tell her to take care of herself until they got to see each other again that night.

Nora enjoyed the mindless tasks that clean up allowed her. She could shut down her mind for a few hours while she worked. After the first day, she started skipping the breakfast bar they provided her in order to get straight to work. She looked forward to lunch and dinner break at first, hoping to catch a glimpse of Ren. But it soon became obvious that they had placed him in the kitchen and not serving. Within a week, she stopped taking breaks all together, working till the end of the day.

She always made her way as quick as possible to their tent after work. It was always dark by the time she arrived. When she got back Ren was already there, relaxing on their bed.

She would join him, cuddling into his side. A few minutes after she arrived Jaune would come in. They would all sit around the two desks that had been pushed together to form a table. Jaune would lean back in his chair and tell them about his day, and more days than not, some thankful or pitying civilian would give him a treat. Fresh baked bread, candy, fresh fruit, always a little something. He would set it on the table and split it between the three of them.

Soon, this became the only food Nora could bring herself to eat.

At night she would fall asleep next to Ren, and every night, without fail, she would wake up screaming his name. Her dreams never failed to find new ways to torture her. Ren died in more ways than she could count, and every time he would blame her. Sometimes Jaune would also be there, sometimes even Pyrrha would show up too. Those had a particularly bad affect on her. Sometimes team RWBY was there, sometimes not everyone died, but Ren always died.

But life continued, as it all blurred together. Their time together at night grew shorter as Nora's energy drained. She felt like her body would give up on her. She barely spoke, not trusting her voice anymore. Day after day passed, she could see Ren was starting to take notice as her clothes didn't seem to fit right anymore. His face grew concerned as her clothes began to hang off her. Eventually Jaune also started looking at her with concern. Jaune received word from Ruby that she and Yang were okay, he continued to write them.

Her once endless energy and happiness had fallen away like the disguise it was. Her once toned body started to show bones that Nora had forgotten she had. Her world had turned gray, and she felt like any emotion had left her.

She decided to ignore it, and she continued to work. Then one day, while she was working on shoveling some rubble from a building that had been destroyed, she started to feel dizzy. Trying her best to shake it off, she kept working. Black dots started to appear in her line of vision, her body swayed as she felt the earth calling to her. She felt the blackness consume her before her body hit the ground.