Ruby's POV

I woke up to the sun shining from the window near my bunk. Finally it's Monday! TGIM! I jumped out of my bed and screamed, "Good morning, Team RWBY!" But no one responded. I was going to try again until someone tapped on my shoulder. Weiss. I jumped up at her being behind me, but her facial expression didn't change. She looked mad and shook her head lightly. "Morning, Weiss!" I cheered. "Good morning, Ruby." she replied. I searched around for the others but no one was there. "Where's the team?" I asked. "Blake is walking and Yang is fixing her motorcycle," Blake stated. "Ruby, we definitely need to talk. About Cinder." As soon as she said Cinder, I knew where this was heading. Weiss never trusted Cinder. But I don't know why. I mean, she was very nice and caring. It's okay. Maybe a talk wouldn't hurt.

I sat down at the table and Weiss sat in front of me. I smiled at her, but she still didn't change. "Ruby, I don't want you to be around Cinder." she whispered as my smile faded quickly. "Please understand, I am only doing this for your safety. Cinder doesn't look like she can be trusted. I can tell, something is off about her." "But, there is nothing wrong with her. She's normal. Why are you always rude to her?" I questioned. "Listen Ruby, she's a bad person-." "Prove it!" I cut her off before she could say anything else. Weiss growled and continued, "She caused the dance to be ruined by that intruder. You can't deny that! And now the whole school is afraid of what will happen next," I wide my eyes at her comment. It was true, she was connected to the intruder, but...

"Weiss, that's enough! Cinder didn't cause anything! So stop being rude to her, okay!?" I yelled. Weiss almost said something, until someone knocked on the door. Weiss signaled me to open it, so I did. And in came Cinder. She hugged me out of nowhere as Weiss watched. "Ruby." She said. "I-I had a nightmare and... God." I stroked her hair lightly. "It's okay. It wasn't real." I assured her. I turned to Weiss who was gritting her teeth hard. "Cinder. We should go somewhere else." I recommended. She nodded then looked up at Weiss. "Hi, Weiss." She called out. Weiss just stared at her. I frowned and walked us out of the room and to go find the others.

I walked Cinder around the school, trying to get my mind off Weiss. While walking, she held my hand. I turned to her to see her smile. I liked that, but it wasn't the same smile. It was. A sad one. Something was in her head and it was bothering her. I touched her cheek, which made her laugh softly. Suddenly, she tripped me but catch me quickly afterwards. "I thought I was the affectionate one." She cooed. I blushed and nodded at her. She just giggled then helped me back up.

"Are you okay, Cinder?" I asked. "Why yes." She answered. "It's just..." "What happened in your dream?" I said. She moved her eyes all around like she was searching for something. This made me more worried. "Cinder... You can tell me." I whispered. Finally, her eyes met mine again and she told me, "In my dream... You died." I didn't know what to say. I died in her dream and that's why she's down? She must really care about me. That makes me happy! But, at the same time, sad that she's this down. I hugged her tight and stroked her hair again. She hugged me back even tighter as I felt her shiver a little from my touch.

"Cinder." I said quietly in her ear. "Yes, Ruby?" She answered. "Remember when you promised you would stay with me? Well. I promise to stay with you. No matter what. So. Don't be afraid about a little nightmare. Because I'm not going anywhere." I whispered. She let go of me and stared at my eyes again. I smiled at her but she just laughed at me. "Idiot. I'm the one whose supposed to be doing this." She stated. I laughed back. "You know, everyone needs some comfort. I'm just giving you closure, so don't be so upset about it." I responded. Cinder touched my hair as I still stared into her eyes. She was so beautiful. I couldn't see anything around me, just her.

"So, what am I supposed to be?" I asked. "The adorable and cute one." She giggled. I made a funny face that made her laugh again. I kept on doing it and she laughed out loud. Man, I don't know what's wrong with me. Her laughter made my heart melt. All I wanted was to see her happy. And it seems like I'm doing exactly that. Back to reality, Cinder picked me up bridal style and continued to walk around the school. She kissed my cheek again then put her head on mine. I giggled then she whispered to me. "My Ruby...

What would I do without you?..."