Soooooo, More of this, I do love how there seems to be two camps forming over who is going to find out first... if I was a cruel man, I'd tell both groups they were right, but there is no fun in that. What I will say is, make avail of the weapons of those who have died, but not the armour. By the way there will be simplified Chinese in this chapter. I'll translate them at the end.

Chapter 3:

Ruby accidentally let her arm that was supporting her head slip causing her head to connect with the hard wooden desk letting out an echoed thud gaining the attention of the class. As she pulled her head up, she just barely withheld a cough as her teacher glared daggers into her.

"Well Ruby, seeing as you have the attention of the class can you continue from where Jaune was reading?" Her teacher, a Mrs. Goodwitch asked. Ruby wasn't sure if her anger was directed at Ruby for making a loud noise, or the fact she wasn't paying attention. She figured it was more so attributed to the noise. Ruby had faking like she was paying attention down to an art form.

"I have given suck, and know how tender 'tis to love the babe that milks me: I would, while it was smil-" Ruby intentionally lost the battle with her lungs and let the cough win out as she coughed into her elbow, intentionally trying to force Goodwitch to move on. Some thing she did once it looked like Ruby would continue to cough.

"I'll admit when I'm wrong Ruby. Now go get a drink of water, so Jaune can continue." She demanded as Ruby nodded and began to walk out of the room, still coughing into her elbow. As the coughing finally began to subside, she pulled her arm away and let out a silent gasp.

'Damn it! I'm coughing up more and more blood. That is a lot more than normal.' Ruby thought quickly smacking herself as she walked towards the bathroom, quickly walking in and went to the sink turning it on. As the water ran she cupped her hands under it.

She brought her hands up and swirled it around her mouth before spitting the dyed red water out. She quickly took some more water to splash into her face. She needed to calm down, and she knew it. As she gripped the sink she looked up to see herself in the mirror.

"Dear fucking Christ, how in the hell have I not gone into like shock from blood loss or something." Ruby spoke as she noticed a few drops of blood hugging her face around her mouth. She quickly wiped them away as she tried to calm herself down. She knew she needed to at least see the day through.

She could hear the bell signalling the end of the class and the start of lunch. "Come on, just need to get through the remaining two hours of the day. And a part of that is lunch... so that is good at least... just hope I don't hack up a lung during that." Ruby muttered as she walked out of the bathroom and quickly into the English classroom where her blonde friend stood holding her bag out for her.

"Jaune... don't you know it is rude to take a woman's bag?" Ruby asked as she grabbed her bag and began to place all her books into her bag, being careful as to not let Jaune see the wet blood on her shirt. She had forgotten the reason she hated wearing a flannel shirt. It was easier to see the blood she did cough up.

"Yes, because I totally could get all of five bucks out of your stuff. Not to mention all I did was hold it up for you." Jaune snarked back earning a half hearted glance from Ruby as they walked out of the room.

"If you can buy a pound of weed for five dollars, set me up with your guy." Ruby joked as she came to a stop waiting for Jaune to finish up at his locker. She was surprised by how long it was taking Jaune.

"If you have that kind of weed, pass some over. I could finally get a girl to at least look at me with the odds of her going out with me." Jaune asked closing his locker as they started the small journey towards Ruby's. "You'll need something stronger... also I feel like I'm losing control of this joke... so let's change topic." Ruby spoke as they turned the corner to see Cinder on the ground near her locker again.

Ruby smiled a little at the sight of the brunette. "How did trying to ask Reese out go? Isn't she like the last girl in the entire school you could? I mean it is funny how many figure out they are a lesbian when you do. Because if not you can always try Weiss again." Ruby asked wondering how true her joke was.

"Slammed her skateboard into my balls... I think she was really pissed off. And I still have that cutie by your lockers, and you. And I'm pretty sure if I attempt to bark up that tree again Weiss will be the least of my problems. Your sister would be overjoyed with breaking every bone in my body." Jaune joked as he looked at the brunette.

Cinder looked up from her book, and sneered a little. "Try anything blondie, and I'll slice you up with a smile on my face."

Ruby pulled her head out of her locker to look between the two. "Cinder, be nicer. If you must slice Jaune up use a sharp knife. Make it as painless as possible." Ruby joked as she fished the remaining books she needed while shoving the ones she didn't need into the locker. She closed her locker as Jaune shrugged his shoulders.

"Might as well while I'm at it, want to go out Ruby?" Jaune asked as Ruby laughed grabbing hold of her sides as she laughed harder. As the seemingly endless laughter began to die down and Ruby wiping a tear from her face. "Oh wait... you were serious... excuse me one minute" Ruby answered as she began to laugh all over again.

The laughing only died down when Ruby began to cough into the crook of her elbow. She could just barely see Cinder looking at her as Jaune rolled his eyes. "A no would have done the same thing. Probably spare some of my feelings as well." Jaune spoke as Ruby's coughing began to die down.

"Jaune, you know you aren't my type. I think of you like a brother that I have to speak in a language I'm not the strongest in. Sorry I don't have a thing for family." Ruby spoke as she turned to Cinder. "And you should come eat with us." Ruby spoke to the sitting brunette.

Cinder looked up from her book to between the two people. "I dislike a lot of people here. What makes you think I'll like being with your friends?" Cinder asked as Ruby took a seat next to her.

"Jaune go on ahead." Ruby demanded as the blonde shrugged and walked on ahead. As Ruby turned to Cinder. She could see in the amber orbs that she wanted to be convinced to join them. Something Ruby was going to try to do, because she didn't want to have to split her time between everyone.

"Well, Blake, you sit next to her in history, loves books and when people don't speak more often than not when she is reading. Weiss... well she'll be too busy lip locked with my sister, only taking a break to eat. Nora... well, if she didn't get in trouble today, she can be a handful, but easily ignored. Pyrrha is too polite to ask anything, and Ren... well he'll be too busy making sure Nora isn't crossing any line." Ruby recited off as Cinder turned the page of the book she had tried to read that morning.

"What about blondie that was here? I already loathe him. Kinda want to beat him with a book till he learns to stay away from me." Cinder spoke slipping the bookmark into the book as she closed it to look at Ruby.

"Jaune? That was a joke... I think... just if he starts to sing a song for you, that is when you can beat him with a book. He needs something harsh every once in awhile... he has the skills of roadkill when it comes to women." Ruby began as she rested her head against a wall to feel the cold wall. She personally wouldn't mind just sitting there, but would prefer if Cinder would at least get along with her friends.

"If he makes another joke like that, I'm going to beat him with my organic chemistry textbook. I can not stand people that senselessly flirt like that." Cinder spoke with slight venom in her voice. She stood up quickly joined by Ruby.

"Again, if it gets too much, just tell him. He doesn't mean anything bad by it." Ruby spoke up defending her friend as she began to lead Cinder towards where her other friends would be. It was at the same table they always sat at.

Cinder just stuck close to Ruby as they walked out of the building and over to the table. "Sup, You people know Cinder. Cinder meet the people." Ruby spoke taking a seat on one side as Blake moved closer to Pyrrha so Cinder could have a seat.

"What do you mean you people?" Yang and Ren spoke in unison as had been the joke. "Yang, one I am your sister, and two Ren... your from the mainland. Which regardless doesn't work for me." Ruby spoke as she grabbed a sandwich from her bag, as Cinder was about to ask what Ruby meant when the boy spoke up to explain what Ruby meant.

"Her family is from Hong Kong. Mine is from Chengdu, which is located in Sichuan." the brunette boy with a magenta stripe in his hair explained, as the small ginger girl next to him began to look Cinder up and down. Making Cinder feel slightly uncomfortable. She felt like she was live stock being appraised under everyone at the table's gaze.

"So... what are your intentions with Ruby?" the ginger asked as Ruby choked on the mouthful of sandwich she had.

"Biǎo zi." Ruby muttered once she could dislodge her sandwich from her throat, she could see Yang and Ren glaring at her. "Watch your mouth Ruby." Yang stated as Ren turned to the ginger, "Not appropriate Nora. We talked about what is and isn't appropriate."

"Come on Ruby, you know we care about our own... and while I have a feeling what you said was mean... I'm going to pretend it was something nice." The ginger continued as Cinder began to look around. Those that had been eyeing her up had broken off into small separate conversations.

"I have no idea what you even mean by the question... she just came over last week, sat next to me while I was reading a book and she read over my shoulders." Cinder answered as Ruby took another bite from her sandwich. But this admission caused the raven haired girl next to Cinder to turn over.

"Physical copy or E-Book. It is important you answer this correctly." Calculated amber eyes, met fiery golden orbs. "Physical. It was 'The Man With Four Brains.' and after a week of her finding me, she just convinced me to come out here." Cinder continued her story as Blake seemed to relax.

The redhead next to Blake wrapped her arms around Blake's waist. "She wasn't joking about the friendship thing. But that is how Ruby got nearly all of us." The red head spoke resting her head on the raven haired girl's shoulder. The raven haired girl turned her head to plant a kiss on the redhead's cheek.

Ruby rolled her eyes as she fought back the familiar burning sensation. She fought it back as she took another bite of her sandwich. She knew it wouldn't be long before she could cough to her chest's content.

But another sensation came creeping up. One she loathed more than coughing. The feeling like she couldn't keep her food down. But she also knew she had to fight this feeling too. She had to. If she didn't, she would be sent home. Which would in turn lead to a hospital trip. Something she loathed every second of.

She placed her sandwich down slowly, just in case she couldn't win the fight. Something that didn't go unnoticed by her sister. Something that Ruby couldn't stand normally, but she also felt like if she was to speak it would also end with what little she ate of her breakfast and the food she has eaten since she got to the school.

Yang pulled out her phone and began to text Ruby just so she wouldn't need to bring it up in front of their friends. Ruby felt her phone vibrate as she began to breathe slowly. She pulled out her phone to see a message from her sister.

Y~ Go to the bathroom, I'll be right behind. You don't look too well.

Ruby didn't even say anything. She stood up and left her bag as she walked back into the building. She walked into the closest bathroom and quickly checked the stalls and walked into the final one when she realised the room was empty.

She began to audible breath as she tried to keep her food, bile, and acid down. She heard the door open and didn't even to look behind her to know it was Yang. That confirmation came when the soft voice came in, "Ruby, it is me. Open the door."

Ruby reached behind her and flicked the door lock open so Yang could get in. Once she saw her sister she was shocked a little.

"What's wron-" Yang was cut off by Ruby covering her mouth with her elbow as she coughed and held a finger up to signal to Yang just one moment. Yang reached over and began to rub Ruby's back as the coughing seemed to become more and more violent. She just wanted to ease any pain her sister was feeling as she began to double over.

After what felt like a lifetime to the sisters, the coughing seemed to finally die down. She pulled her arm away to almost gag at the amount of blood. "Jeez Ruby. I know nothing about the situation you are in is healthy, but that is a lot more than normal. You need to tell mom and dad." Yang said, her voice dripping with the same sickly sweet concern that was like bitter poison to Ruby's ears.

"No Yang!" Ruby yelled, her distaste for being dragged to the hospital she thought she had made clear in the past but it just appeared to have gone in one ear for Yang. "The second I do, I'll be essentially locked up in the hospital as they run tests for everything from the Bubonic Plague to African Sleeping Fever. I refuse to be there unless I have no choice."

Ruby's determined voice was beginning to annoy Yang further. "Gāisǐ de hóngbǎoshí!" Yang yelled startling Ruby, "If you don't I will!" She continued as Ruby glared. A glare Yang just batted off easily. Her baby sister's health had seemed to worsen, more and more.

"Don't you dare! This is norma-" Ruby was cut off by a coughing fit once more. She knew how it may look, but she could not deal with them scanning for everything they could.

Once the fit began to die down Ruby looked at the patches of blood darker than normal. She rolled her button sleeve up to see the blood having saturated through her shirt. "God damn it!" Ruby yelled punching the nearest wall. The pain she was in now was enough to distract her from the nausea she was feeling earlier.

"Now move Yang! I just want to at least appear normal! Even if it is just to sit down and have a plain ham sandwich with some friends who are in the dark about how I may or may not die!" Ruby yelled, forcing herself into Yang's personal space to show how serious she was. She wasn't going to let the blonde woman stand in her way.

"You have until five to tell them Ruby. Or I will. I do not care. You are clearly getting worse. And I will lie to my friends and even my girlfriend about you having cancer. But I will not lie to mom and dad if you are getting worse. I will not see my baby sister die from not wanting to tell people that she is getting worse." Yang yelled as Ruby shoved past her.

'Fucking bitch! I'm calling that bluff. No way is she going to tell them.' Ruby thought as she walked back outside. She could see Cinder talking to the rest of her friends smiling, causing Ruby herself to smile.

'She looks kinda cute like that...' Ruby thought quickly blushing because of her internal self. 'Wow... Where the hell did that come from?' She continued to think as she retook her seat, and grabbed her sandwich.

She took a bite as Yang took her seat. Both sisters glaring at each other lightly. Yang backing down first as she turned towards Weiss and began to whisper something. Knowing that Yang wouldn't break that promise Ruby made her swear three years ago, Ruby turned to Cinder.

"See, I told you it wouldn't be bad. Once you get past their individual quirks, and Jaune's pitiful flirting attempts." Ruby spoke as she took another bite of her sandwich.

"Yeah... they seem nice... still not a fan of everyone... you are literally the closest I consider to a friend here." Cinder spoke softly as to not let her detestable hatred for them show.

"Aw, I feel honoured. But at the same time, not so much. I'm loveable. Everyone enjoys being with me." Ruby smiled as the bell signalling the end of lunch went off. "But time for Oobleck's history class. You ready for the writing race? Because I don't think he is going to be happy to start over again for you." Ruby joked as the two stood up and began to walk towards the building.

"He just needs to breath a little more between sentences. Or do less of whatever cocaine coffee mixture he drinks is." Cinder joked back as they entered the building laughing.

Ruby sat at her desk in her room pinching the bridge of her nose. She threw her head back as she let out a loud exhale. "Stupid imaginary numbers. Why is it so hard to do them? Honestly give me calculus and I have that done no problem. The second imaginary numbers come into it, and I'm lost." Ruby spoke to herself.

"Rubes! Get down here!" Yang yelled up the stairs causing her Ruby to sigh once more. "I would have preferred to get this done before dinner, but after is just going to cut into me time... but it needs to be done." Ruby muttered as she pushed her chair away.

"RUBY!"

"I'm coming Yang! Just was trying to get my homework done!" Ruby yelled as she opened her door and began to walk down the stairs. That was when she noticed something was off. There was no smell of food having been cooked. There was no extra heat at the base of the stairs that was often from the oven or stove being on.

Something was up, and she knew it. She was just trying to figure out what it was that was up. As she rounded the corner she could see both her parents sitting at the table with Yang who had her arms crossed.

That was when it clicked. "Either you can tell them Rubes, or I will. It is five now, I gave you a warning." Yang spoke causing both their parents to look between them. "Biǎo zi," Ruby muttered as she took a step back. Getting ready to run out of the room if she needed to.

"Yang. I told you. It is natural for someone who has lung cancer to cough. Sometimes it has blood. No big deal." Ruby spoke softly, noticing the change on her parent's expression.

"It isn't sometimes anymore Ruby! It is every time you enter one of those coughing fits. And it is seems like you are coughing more and more blood up. I told you earlier, I will lie to everyone of our friends... even Weiss... but I will not lie to mom and dad as you seem to spiral into a worse state." Yang spoke as Ruby turned to walk away when she began to cough.

She could hear the chairs screech against the floors. She wanted to run into her room, but she was doubled over she was coughing that hard. She knew what this meant will happen to the rest of her night, and even her morning provided they couldn't figure out what wasn't wrong within the first few tests.

"Come on Little Rose. You are heading to the hospital. From what I saw last night, it is a lot more than what is considered normal." Summer spoke as she rubbed Ruby's back. "And unlike with a lot of things, we aren't leaving this up to debate." Tai spoke up for Summer as he quickly grabbed his keys.

"I'll be behind you two. Just make sure Ruby isn't going to fight everyone who is trying to help." Yang spoke as Ruby seemed to finally regain control of her air ways. Ruby pulled herself up a little to glare at Yang. She was furious at her sister. She didn't care what her intentions were. Ruby felt betrayed.

"I hate you Yang." Ruby wanted to hurt Yang for putting her in the situation, but also wanted to make her distaste known. She also knew that was probably the fastest way to hurt Yang if she took it to heart.

Ruby stared at the pristine white ceiling. She knew what was to always come whenever she got admitted to a hospital. Countless pointless tests, some worry from her friends which make it harder to lie without them finding out she has cancer. And something she just knew was happening now.

Her parents getting into an argument.

Yang sat next to her. Ruby and Yang both refused to apologise, both feeling like they were in the right. How could they not. They both knew how stubborn they could be.

Yang sat reading a book, she would have brought one for Ruby but after Ruby's comment, she had decided against it. Ruby sat under the blanket browsing things on her phone hoping whatever her parents were fighting about would end sooner and on better terms than they had in the past.

Her peace of mind in the silence how ever was short lived by both of them storming in looking angry enough to burst further. Ruby had lost track how many times it had gotten to a tense point like this where if a comment was made by either person it would set them off on another fight.

Ruby locked her phone as she looked between everyone. Unsure of how they even could function normally. She could hear some angry cursing coming from her mom and dad. Both of them just keeping it under their breath. But in the room that was almost silent, it was like they had been shouting it.

'Okay... as long as their eyes don't meet as they sputter that kind of hate, they may be able to get through a night in here without fighting... I may be a wishful thinker... but gotta wish for something while I'm stuck here for a few more hours at least.'

"Hey... any of you hungry? I only ask because we've been here for six hours, and didn't eat before we left and I always have at least one person telling me to eat... and I'm kinda getting really hungry." Ruby spoke to no one in particular. Just hoping to defuse the animosity between her parents.

"It should be two." Tai muttered under his breath and Ruby cursed under hers.

'Please mom don't fight. Just please don't fight now.' Ruby thought as Summer glared at Tai.

"You're right, sadly she only has one parent who doesn't sleep with anything with a pulse, so when you're ready please." Summer bit back causing Yang to close her book.

Both sisters knew how fast this would escalate. And both knew they would need to put behind all their pet hate for each other at that moment aside.

Both Summer and Tai stood up glaring daggers at each other. One on either side of Ruby's bed.

"Dad... let's go get some food." Yang spoke trying to separate them knowing they wouldn't let Ruby leave the room unless they had no other choice. "Come on Dad." Yang began as she walked over and grabbed hold of her dad's arms dragging him towards the door. Tai reluctantly gave up and followed his eldest daughter out of the room.

Ruby looked over to her mom, who had let out a sigh of anger as Ruby spoke up. "I hope you know you both were in the wrong that time mom." Summer looked towards her daughter in the bed frowning. "Yes, but he started it that time."

"That never once worked in a fight between me and Yang. You both need to apologise, and try and not to fight anymore this visit. I get enough of that during Chemo." Ruby put her foot down as Summer smiled a little. "And I will tell dad the same thing, but you two need to take a step back every once in awhile. The stupid petty fights are meant to be between me and Yang."

"We seemed to have taught you well Little Rose." Summer spoke running her hand through Ruby's hair as she planted a kiss on Ruby's forehead.

Author's Note;

Okay so the two phrases according to a few translation sources I found online translated 'Biǎo zi' as Bitch/whore/nightwalker, and 'Gāisǐ de hóngbǎoshí!' as God Damn it Ruby! No idea how accurate those are because shocker I don't know simplified Chinese. But as for the chapter, I think this is the worst I have planned, and I'm just glad it is done.

Also that was a quote from Macbeth Ruby read at the start.