Chapter five: What's up on the surface?
A/N: This chapter is pretty much the other RWBY characters' point of view while all of this is going on, starting at Yang heading to Patch with the news of Ruby's predicament. It will also be a short chapter :D. I still own neither.
"GUYS! HUGE PROBLEM!" Yang announced as she burst the door open. Blake winced at the loud noises.
"Hey. Sensitive ears." She snapped. Though, realizing the brawler's panic, she stopped talking.
"What's wrong Yang?" Jaune asked quickly. "Where's Ruby?"
The blonde wiped tears off her face. Jaune's face fell as he assumed the worst. Tears trickled down his face.
"Youknowhowwewentonthatgrimmhuntoveronmountebottwelltherewasagiantholeandrubydidn'tnoticesoshefellinandnowshestrappedinsidethemountainand-" She was cut off by a slap across the face. The person who slapper her was Nora. "Thanks." She mumbled, rubbing her cheek.
"You're welcome. Now, will you slow down and breathe long enough to tell us what happened in a way we can understand?"
"Right..." She muttered. "Well, you guys know how Ruby and I were on a Grimm hunt over at Mount Ebott, right?" She asked, getting a bunch of nods in acknowledgement. "Well, there's a giant hole that leads to the inside of the mountain, which Ruby fell down."
"WHAT?" Everyone looked over to see Jaune standing up, his face filled with rage. "You mean to say that Ruby fell down into the mountain that's rumoured to have inhabited monsters for over a century, and you never went after her to make sure she leaves alive!?" He was right in the other blonde's face. Yang looked uncomfortable as tears began running down her face again. She buried her face in her hands and she just started sobbing. She couldn't resist. Jaune felt guilty for his outburst, and just quietly sat back down beside Ren. The martial artist placed a comforting hand on his leader's shoulder, as Nora and Blake comforted the distressed female across from them. Weiss just looked annoyed.
"What's the big deal? She got herself into this mess. Besides, Ruby's strong. If she gets into any danger, she's more than capable with handling a few monsters." This made Yang mad. Her eyes went a deep scarlet as she walked over to the former heiress.
"This has nothing to do with Ruby's strength Weiss! It's the fact that I failed her by not trying harder to get her out before she had to keep going through the mountain! I failed her as a sister and as a teammate! Don't you even care about what dangers she might face?"
"Of course I am!" The Ice Queen defended. "I'm just confident in my leader's abilities and have faith in her emerging from that mountain alive!"
"One person! Hundreds of monsters! No matter how skilled Ruby is, do you really think that she'll be able to handle them all without growing tired or wounded enough to be exposed so she can be finished off?"
"Well, when you put it that way..." Weiss sighed. Yang sighed and her red eyes returned to their lavender colour. That was when her scroll rang.
"Ruby! Are you okay? Are you still underground?" The blonde asked in a panic. Jaune perked up at the mention of his girlfriend's name.
"Yeah, I'm okay. I'm still trying to find my way through. You wouldn't believe what's down here."
"What?" Blake asked in curiosity.
"A whole society. Remember in history class Oobleck told us about the war between humans and monsters?"
"You mean you actually paid attention in class?" Weiss asked sarcastically. Ruby gave her a dirty look.
"Yes. This is the same mountain. These are those monsters. They're so friendly, minus the flower that tried to kill me."
"You were almost killed, by a plant?" Yang asked in disbelief. Her face was like 'really bitch?'
"Yes. Anyways, if I'm gonna make any more progress down here I'm gonna have to keep moving. May I ask a favour though?"
"Yeah, sure. Anything."
"I need you to research this symbol for me." She stated, sending the picture to her sister. "Also, I don't know how much longer my scroll is going to have a signal, so this may be the last time we talk before I leave the underground. I will see you guys later. Yang, Jaune, I love you."
"Love ya too, sis." Yang replied, a tear present in her eye. Jaune walked forward and took the scroll from her.
"I love you too Ruby. Stay strong, will you?"
"I will." Ruby smiled, hanging up.
Yang flopped on the couch with an exhausted expression. Jaune looked less angry with the brawler, but is yet to be seen how long he can hold a grudge.
Yang was growing impatient. Ruby hasn't called since then, and Jaune keeps treating her like the bad guy. He hasn't spoken to Yang, or even done so much as smile since she returned. She was emotionally drained since the incident on the mountain. Finishing off her second strawberry sunrise she perked up at the sound of Weiss talking to someone.
"Ruby! I'm glad I can still get a hold of you!"
Yang walked over to the door and eaves dropped on the conversation. It wasn't anything exciting, or at least not until she heard a voice that she didn't recognize.
"Sans! Can you come here for a moment?"
"Sure, Sup Ruby?"
'So this guy is named Sans, huh? I hope he's a comedian. That would be hilarious. God I'm drunk...' Yang thought to herself. She made a metal note to cut back on the booze.
"Weiss here believes that all monsters are murders. Please tell her otherwise."
"No. Not all of us. Just be careful of the small amount of us who do. And with the rate Ruby here is going, they will be on the good side soon enough."
After a short conversation Ruby hung up and Weiss made her way to the door.
"Ahem." Yang scoffed as the ice queen walked through the door.
"Yang?" The former heiress gasped, nearly falling backwards in shock. "What are you doing here? And are you drunk?" she scowled, sniffing the blonde.
"Yeah, I had two drinks, so?" Yang asked in anger. "How dare you talk to my sister without me?"
"It isn't a big deal. I was just assisting her with research she requested on a symbol she found. It isn't like you would care about the topic at hand." She crossed her arms then turned and walked away, her white hair flicking the blonde on the nose.
"Bitch..." Yang muttered as she walked away.
She wound up running (Literally) into Jaune as she made her way to her room. He shot her a dirty look as she gestured to help him back to his feet and smacked her artificial hand away. He got back to his feet and marched away. Yang felt tears burning in her eyes as she just quietly walked to her room.
"I hope Ruby comes home soon." She whispered as she flopped down on her bed. "I don't know how much longer I can put up with this..."