Hey there everyone, and welcome the final chapter of my RWBY one-shot collection. Want to thank everyone who has followed the stories, given advice, followed, favorited and sent PM's with ideas and the like. You guys have made it just an awesome experience and I'd like to sincerely thank you.

Now then, to address something before we begin, and sorry if this A/N is long, feel free to just jump into the story. Ive gotten a couple PM's saying 'why aren't you doing a chapter with this couple or this one?' One of them was…rather nasty actually. And I feel I have to come clean on a couple things. Im the type of person that if I personally dislike a pairing, I find it hard to write it because if someone is going to, it should be someone who can do it justice. Its not meant as an insult or a slight against people who do like said pairings. RWBY pairings that Fall into this category for me include:

Monochrome: Not featured because I dislike the Blake/Weiss pairing

BlackSun: Love Sun as a character and all, but this is one pairing I feel like if I tried to write a story for, it would never be done. And ill admit, my love for the Bumblebee pairing makes me a bit biased, but what can I do?

Neptune/Weiss: again same concept. Like neptune, but not this pairing.

One of the biggest issues this person had was my exclusion of Ren/Nora. And I think it's a fair question to have. That pairing is weird to me: I don't dislike it, but I cant really write for it being the central focus either. Initially, they were going to be featured after Arkos and before Freezerburn, but every time I sat down to type, it just never came together. That's more on me though, and I sincerely apologize to anyone who dislikes that pairing being left out. But I hope you can understand that it isn't for lack of trying.

So bottom line is, I respect all ships. I'm a big believer in all ships are equal and you like what you like. That being said, as a fanfic writer, Im also a believer in knowing my limits. Id rather not write something than try and have it be less than the readers deserve. Your taking your free time to read my stories, and I want it to be the best that it can possibly be. Now then…if you actually read all this, an internet cookie to you, my lovely readers and now we get to the real reason you're here!

-Beacon, Team RWBY's third year-

Yang tapped her pencil impatiently as Professor Port droned on and on about high-level Grimm and the tactics used to kill them. You know, the same exact speech he gives first and second years, only the difference being third years get to hear about the worst stuff. Woo hoo. Sometimes she wondered how he stayed awake listening to himself. Try as she might, her eyes began to drift towards the front of the class and right to Blake. Her Faunus girlfriend was sitting there, scribbling notes. The only difference being that she was completely awake unlike Yang. "Just look at her..how in the hell did I ever get so lucky?" She thought to herself. She saw Blake glance at her out of the corner of her eye, smile back then turn back to her papers. Yang huffed and tried to re-focus. She was thankful when the bell finally rang, bolting from her seat. She waited outside for Blake and smiled widely, wrapping her hand in hers as they began walking

"What're you so happy about?" Blake asked, leaning her head on Yang's shoulder.

"I thought that class would NEVER end, that's what. Now we've got no more book stuff to worry about for the weekend!"She grinned. Blake rolled her eyes

"Yes, because a massive Grimm hunt in the morning is so much less of a pain," she teased.

"Exactly! Im glad you agree, kitten," she said with a wink. Blake giggled a bit under her breath and squeezed Yang's hand. Back before her days at Beacon, she never would've dreamed of being so happy. Meeting Ruby, Weiss and team JNPR had given Blake the close friendships she'd lost long ago. And meeting Yang had given her someone she grew to love with all her heart, and couldn't picture not being with if she tried. "So! Shall we go get some dinner? Im thinking we go to that sushi place Ren is always bragging about" Yang said, jolting her out of her thoughts. Blake pretended to think about it.

"Hmm…I don't know I'll have to check my schedule…" She said, smirking at the look Yang gave her. She leaned up and gave her a quick kiss. "And you say IM the one who can't take a joke. I would love that," she smiled. Yang grinned and they started walking to their dorm faster. As they approached, they could hear shouting from the room. "What in the world…?" Blake asked softly to which the blonde shrugged. Suddenly the door was flung open and Weiss stormed out into the hall.

"I can't talk to you when your like this! Im going to to train!" She snapped. Ruby stood glaring in the doorway, tears in her eyes.

"GOOD! That may as well be where you live anyway!" She yelled, slamming the door hard. Yang and Blake stared in shock as Weiss turned to them.

"Weiss…what did you do to my sister?" Yang said, a hard edge to her voice. Weiss pinched the bridge of her nose and took a calming breath before answering.

"I've done nothing, Yang. I suggested we train tonight, and she flipped out. Apparently I've been spending far too much time training this last month and not enough with her," she mumbled.

"Well..shes not exactly wrong. You've been going to train four nights a week and stay gone most of the night. I think Ruby is just worried she did something wrong," Blake said, to which Weiss sighed in frustration.

"I'm trying to stay on top of my game. This is the biggest Grimm-clearing operation since we've been here and I'm not going to be unprepared."

"So your stupid pride is more important than my sister?" Yang demanded, a slight crimson tint entering her eyes.

"You sound like her now! No its not more important than Ruby! Nothing is more important to me than her. I- I just-" she let out a frustrated growl and stormed off. Yang's fist clenched tightly and she went to go after her but Blake stopped her.

"Let her go."

"But she-"

"Let's calm Ruby down and then were leaving. You can't fix every problem with yelling about it," Blake said softly, running a hand over Yang's cheek. Yang slowly unclenched her fists and relaxed. "There..that's my girl," Blake grinned

"Yeah yeah…let's just go do some damage control on Rube," she chuckled as they entered the dorm. Ruby had her face buried in her pillow, her shoulders shaking as she sobbed into it. Yang sighed sadly and sat on the bed beside her. "Hey…c'mon sis, don't cry.." She said softly putting a hand on Ruby's trembling shoulder. The girl looked up at her, her cheeks covered in streaks and new tears still forming in her silver eyes.

"W-What did I do w-wrong? Why does she keep leaving all the time to train? Is s-she mad at m-me?" She sobbed. Yang pulled her into a hug, patting her back

"Hey…shhhh….she isn't mad at you Ruby. Well..not in general. She's a little ticked that you were yelling at her, but that's not the same-" she winced when Blake smacked her arm. "Have you two been fighting about this for a while?"

"N-No. Normally I just smile and pretend it doesn't hurt but…I don't know.., I just exploded when she did it tonight…" She said softly. Yang nodded and squeezed her sister tighter.

"Sounds to me like you kept it in way too long then Rube…if something is bothering you that much you need to talk to her about it. Trust me..hanging on to something like that and just letting it pop out isn't good for you. Definitely not something you should make a habit out of either," she said, glancing over at Blake.

"H-How would you know, Yang? You and Blake never fight over anything.."

"Not that you see, anyway," Blake said, kneeling in front of her. "We tend to keep it quiet because we don't like to worry you and Weiss but..we have had our share of fights. All couples do, it's just how you respond to it that matters."

"I..I don't understand.." Ruby said, her sobs had stopped now, replaced with only the occasional hiccup, so Yang carefully let her go.

"Well…how you and her act when she get's back is going to be important. If you give each other the silent treatment it'll just make it worse. You should talk it out before things get to that point. Do you understand?" She asked. Ruby nodded a bit, which made Yang smile. "That's my sister..growing up real quick," she said, ruffling Ruby's hair as she stood. "Now then, me and Blake have a date to get ready for," she said as Blake stood and grabbed her change of clothes. "Don't take too long Kitten, or I might join you in there," Yang smirked. Blake rolled her eyes

"Down girl," she teased before closing and locking the bathroom door. She showered and changed quickly, Yang hurrying in after she walked out. She glanced over and saw Ruby texting on her scroll. "Weiss?" She asked, slipping her boots on.

"Yep. I..I was just apologizing for yelling at her. She said sorry too, and now were just talking about what to do tonight while your gone," she smiled. Blake raised an eyebrow at this.

"Oh? Should me and Yang knock first before coming back in?" She said, barely biting back a laugh at the blush that quickly covered Ruby's face.

"Maybe," she mumbled, and that made Blake lose it and laugh anyway. A short time later Yang was dressed and they were about to head down when Yang stopped.

"Blake how about you get down there and make sure we have a lift? I need to talk to Rube about something really quick," she said. Blake nodded and gave her a quick kiss before heading out. Ruby tilted her head in confusion.

"What do we need to talk about?" She asked. Yang walked over and dug into her backpack, revealing a small black box. "Ohhhh! Are you finally going to ask her?" Ruby said excitedly

"I…I don't know. That's what I wanted to ask you about..you think I should?" She said nervously

"Absolutely! Yang, its been over a year. Its not like you just started dating."

"Y-You know how Blake is about stuff though..she might not want to rush into that-"

" Yang. I think the 'Blake wants to be slow' train left the station a LONG time ago."

"Train? Seriously, Rube?"

"Don't question my analogies woman! You should just suck it up and ask. Im ninety-nine percent sure she'll say yes," She said. Yang bit her bottom lip before slowly putting the box back. "Yang I swear-"

"Tomorrow. After the mission," She promised. Ruby sighed heavily but nodded. Yang gave her one last big hug then left to follow Blake.

"So, did you and Ruby work out what you needed to?" Blake asked as they boarded the ship.

"Well…yeah, actually you could say we did," Yang smiled holding her tightly as they relaxed into their seats.

-Mountain Glenn, the next morning-

"So…how many Grimm you think are in there?" Weiss asked softly as they waited at their tunnel entrance.

"Enough that they think it was worth risking three teams to take care of it. We should've asked for some Atlas reinforcements," Blake said.

"It Would have taken too long to get enough to make a difference, and besides..we've all faced a lot worse," Yang said. Thoughts of the breach a couple years ago weighed in their minds. The areas that Torchwick and his crew had blasted apart hadn't been fully cleared of Grimm. The end oif the tunnel leading to the city had been sealed and that had been that. But now, after two years, the concentration of Grimm in the tunnels was at a tipping point and if that many ever got out..the very thought of it made Ruby shudder. So a joint mission was planned to clear out as many of them as possible. Three teams, plus support from a few local huntsmen and huntresses that were available. Naturally, Team RWBY had been one of the three teams selected. They were pulled out of their thoughts by their earpieces coming to life.

"Team CFVY is in position," Coco said over the network

"Team JNPR in position," Jaune said. Ruby took a deep breath as she shifted her scythe, getting a nod from all her teammates before pressing the button.

"Team RWBY in position. All teams head in," She said, trying to sound confident. Taking a deep breath, Ruby and her team slowly walked into the tunnel, down into the nest of Grimm.

-Down in the tunnels-

"Ruby, behind you!" Yang shouted. Ruby turned just in time to duck beneath a strike from a Ursa. She fired a shot from Crescent Rose and swung her leg around, kicking it in the jaw. Stunned, it spun away from her a bit. With a shout, she slashed it in half, hunching over and taking a few quick gasping breaths as it fell. Before she could fully catch her breath, She saw two dark blurs of movement in the corner of her vision. Turning, she fired two shots, taking down the two Boarbatusks that had tried to ambush Weiss. Weiss had looked just as they fell and smiled tiredly at Ruby, who did the same back. Yang was about spent, her aura fading faster than she could recover. The tide of Grimm in their section had slowed, but still wasn't stopping, and the longer the fight went, the weaker she began to feel. She glanced over to Blake, who was fighting three Beowolves. She hesitated for a second, not wanting to leave her side open if she didn't need too. In that brief moment of hesitating, Blake lost her footing just as she had used one of her clones and went to step back. She fell forward right into one of the Grimm, which slashed its claws over her. Yang watched in horror, Blake appearing to fall in slow motion as she collapsed. The Beowolves slowly licked their lips as they closed in around her, a dark red stain slowly began to seep across her stomach and shoulder where the claws had hit. "Blake!" She screamed, using a blast from Ember Cilica to propel herself forward, her eyes blazing red as she leapt at them. "DON'T. TOUCH. HER!" She shouted as loud as she could, blasting at them with every word. The grim evaporated under her barrage. Yang went to kneel beside Blake, but as she did so, her vision began to blur. Her muscles suddenly quit listening to her, locking up as she too collapsed. In her rage, Yang had pushed her aura past the breaking point. She could hear Weiss and Ruby shouting for her, but she couldn't find her voice to reply. She shakily forced her hand forward, her fingers lightly touching Blake's cheek. "Please Blake…please be okay.." She thought, her last thought before everything went black.

-Beacon-

Yang was aware of a faint beeping sound before her eyes even opened. As she slowly opened them, an almost blindingly white light met her. After adjusting to it, she saw she was in a recovery room back at Beacons on-campus hospital. She began to panic as memories of what had happened flooded back, remembering the fighting, the flood of Grimm..Blake being hurt. It was that thought that caused her to try and haul herself out of bed, her body locking up as she did so. Her arm shot out and knocked down a tray that had been set down beside her bed. The door opened and Ruby hurried in with a nurse.

"Sis! Sis, calm down," she said, putting both hands on her shoulders. Yang shook her head, but found herself being put back down onto the bed despite her attempts to struggle. The fact that she was so weak that Ruby and this nurse was all that was needed to do this horrified her. "Your aura was completely gone Yang…your lucky it didn't kill you," Ruby said, her eyes watering.

"What..but..Blake.."

"Blake is fine. She's resting in another room, but the doctors say nothing she has is life threatening," Ruby said, smiling a bit at the look of relief that filled Yang's face. "I'll go ask if it's okay if she comes to see you later. I brought you a few things from the dorm for when your feeling a little stronger."

"What things?"

"A few books, I know Blake has had you reading more than usual, your laptop and well…I also brought this," she said holding up the box. Yang's eyes went wide.

"Ruby..no. I-I can't. Not here, not like this," she said softly. There was no way in hell she could, not with both of them hurt. It would feel cheap, and Blake was worth more than that. Ruby sighed and shook her head.

"Yang..you promised me and yourself that you were done with waiting after the mission. I know this isn't some perfect fairy tale setting but..you ask me, there's no better time. Next time this happens one of you may not come back. Just..think about that," she said, walking out. Yang stared at the box for a few minutes before sighing and staring back up at the ceiling. Ruby had a point..if this didn't convince Yang that waiting around any longer wasn't worth the risk what would? Still there was the little issue of actually finding the nerve to ask, and then what would she say if she said no-

"Ugh! Screw it..my brain can't deal with this right now.." She said softly. She allowed her eyes to close, and soon sleep overtook her again. She didn't know how long she was out of it this time, but when she opened her eyes again, she heard Blake's voice.

"Yang…" She whispered looking down at her. Yang smiled a bit and reached up, running the back of her hand along her cheek. Blake grabbed the hand with one of hers and held it there. "Yang, don't you EVER do something like that again, you hear me? What the hell were you thinking, pushing yourself so far over the limit?" She said, trying to sound demanding in her questions, but her voice was shaking far too much to have that effect.

"I suppose I wasn't thinking..well not of myself anyway. All I cared about at that moment was making sure you'd be alive…that's all that mattered-"

"You're an idiot then…you almost got yourself killed just because you thought I was about to die. Yang I…I'd be nothing without you here with me. You mean absolutely everything to me and If I ever lost you..I wouldn't know what to do with myself. So please…PLEASE never throw your life away for me.." She pleaded.

"It wouldn't be throwing it away if I did it to protect someone I love..and you say all of that like me living without you is so much of a better option, Blake. It took me forever to finally get you, and I'll be damned if I ever let anything take you away from me. I'd do it again a hundred times over," she said, cupping her cheek in her hand as she sat up. Blake carefully wrapped both arms around her and pressed her face into Yang's shirt as she started crying, Yang shushing her quietly. "It'll be okay..I'm here..we both are," she said in a whisper

"I love you…I love you so much," Blake choked out. Yang kissed the top of her head softly and held her close until her sobs had stopped. Yang bit her lip before sighing softly.

"Blake..I..got something I wanted to ask you," she said as Blake looked up at her and nodded, waiting for her to continue. Yang slowly reached over and wrapped her fingers around the box. "Close your eyes alright?" She said, Blake looking confused for a second before complying. Yang slowly moved her hand back to where Blake could see it and opened the box. "Alright…you can open them," she said in a nervous whisper. Blake's eyes slowly opened them widened as she stared at the ring. Yang didn't know exactly what reaction she expected, but silence wasn't one of them. Blake covered her mouth with her free hand, eyes starting to water.

"O-Oh my god..Yang..it.." She stuttered

"I know it's not much…I had my dad put aside the money that I earned over the summer and borrowed the rest from Weiss. It's still nowhere near as nice of a ring as you deserve, and god knows this isn't the place I wanted to do this in but..i promised that after the mission, no more excuses. So..Blake Belladonna..would..you marry me?" She grinned widely when Blake nodded "Y-You mean it? You really want to?" She said

"I…yes, of course..nothing would make me happier.." She whispered, finding her voice at last. She sobbed a bit as Yang slid the ring onto her finger. Yang hugged her as tight as she could, still trying to be mindful of her. Blake pressed her forehead against Yang's, running a hand through her hair.

"Now you really are mine for good.." Yang said softly

"I always was..now it's just more obvious for everyone else that sees me..i love you Yang," Blake smiled

"I love you too..so much.." Yang smiled back, pulling her into a kiss.

And…it is done! I want to thank everyone that has followed this series. I honestly didn't know how it would pan out, but Im very grateful that there are people who enjoyed it. And c'mon I had to throw in some whiterose there too. Just how I like to do things.

So, before I get out of here, I'd like to officially announce my first long-term RWBY story: Shadows of Remnant. It's going to be a big one, at least 20 chapters from what I currently have planned, and will include not only your favorite character, but also a few OC's I've made for just this occasion. I hope you all will look forward to reading it as much as I look forward to writing it. Stay cool, everyone.

-DB