Disclaimer: I do not own RWBY or any of the characters, they are owned by Rooster Teeth.
"So, let me get this straight, you're not really dating him?" Yang questioned.
"No." Ruby said.
After explaining the situation to her, Yang felt a mix of emotions as a result.
Foolishness, relief and disappointment, the last one surprising her.
"The way he looked at her, that wasn't an act, I know it." Yang thought.
"You must really care about him too, if you were willing to put yourself through all of that." Yang said.
"Yeah, after all that time, taking on the whole Grimm army, having someone else to talk to when things got overwhelming, he means a lot to me and now that we're both here, I want to hold on to our friendship." Ruby told her.
"Are you sure that's the only reason?" Yang asked.
"Yang, I already told you we aren't dating." Ruby said.
"I know what you said, the real question is, how do you really feel about him?" Yang asked.
"What do you mean?" Ruby asked.
"You may not know it yet, but kissing him meant something to you." Yang said.
"Don't lie to yourself, you obviously enjoyed it." Yang added on, with a smirk.
Ruby looked away, blushing, a small smile appearing on her face.
"Maybe." Ruby said.
"I've seen the way he looks at you." Yang said.
Ruby looked at her, curiously.
"When he stood his ground, he didn't flinch, he just looked at you, like you were the only thing in the world that mattered to him." Yang told her.
Ruby lowered her head, thinking about the moment, before speaking up.
"What if you're wrong?" Ruby asked.
"I'm not." Yang said.
"But what if you are?!" Ruby asked, raising her voice.
Yang stepped back a bit, at Ruby's outburst.
"Sorry, it's just… I don't want to let him go too." Ruby told her.
"What do you mean, let him go?" Yang asked.
"Well, you're all my friends, and I know we always will be, but we're all going down different paths and I know that we won't always be there for each other, even when we need it the most." Ruby started explaining.
"Weiss has responsibilities in Atlas, you and Blake will probably live together." Ruby started listing off.
That little comment caused Yang to blush and imagine what that life with Blake would be like.
"Nora, Ren and Jaune will all be working here and I'll be… somewhere, I guess." Ruby said.
"What does that have to do with letting go of Oscar?" Yang asked.
"Because I know, eventually, he'll go off on his own too, that's why I wanted to enjoy my time with him now, because I might not get the opportunity again." Ruby told her.
"If I told him how I really feel about him and he doesn't feel the same way, I don't know what I would do." Ruby said.
"Things would probably be awkward, especially since we're in the same room, he might not even want to talk to me at all." Ruby said, worried about that scenario playing out for real.
"I get it, you don't want to ruin what you have with him, but trust me on this, if you don't tell him how you really feel, you'll have just as many regrets if not more than if you did." Yang said.
Ruby didn't say a word, simply walking over and hugging Yang, to which Yang returned the gesture.
"Come on, let's head back, I'm sure Blake would like to have a word with you." Yang said.
Ruby's eyes widened in fear, dreading her encounter with Blake.
Later.
After Blake had snatched her book back, Yang held her back from going after Ruby and after a little while, she used her laser pointer as a distraction, which to Oscar's surprise, actually worked.
"I have to remember to buy one of those." Ruby said.
"Come on, can you really blame Ruby, I mean from what you've told me about the book, it's pretty… intense." Yang said.
"Besides, why would you need a book, when you've got me?" Yang asked, hoping Blake would let it go.
Blake instinctively held onto Yang, Yang petting her head.
"Fine, but Ruby, next time, just ask." Blake said.
"Okay." Ruby said.
"Oh, and don't try any of that with him." Yang said, half jokingly and half threateningly.
Ruby immediately threw a pillow at Yang, which she deflected, while Oscar just stood there awkwardly.
After a couple of hours of catching up and a few of Yang puns, Yang and Blake decided to head out.
"We'll be in Patch for a little bit, I want to show Blake around home." Yang said.
Yang leaned close to Ruby and whispered into her ear.
"Remember what I said, take the risk." Yang whispered.
With that, they said their goodbyes and headed out.
It was a nice little reunion and in a way, it was what Ruby needed.
As Ruby sat down on her bed, Oscar turned out the lights and prepared to go to sleep.
"Oscar." Ruby spoke up.
"Yeah, Ruby?" Oscar said.
Ruby hesitated in asking the bigger question and instead opted for something less telling.
"Do you know what you're going to do, after you leave Beacon that is?" Ruby asked him.
"Well, I'll probably head back to the farm for a little bit, then after a while I'll venture out to one of the kingdoms, find a steady job and a home." Oscar told her.
"What about you?" Oscar asked her.
"I haven't really thought about it that much, we've all accomplished so much in such a short amount of time and with the Grimm basically done for, I don't really know what I want to do for a living." Ruby answered, honestly.
Oscar just laughed a little and looked at her with confidence.
"Knowing you, you'll either figure it out or it'll end up finding you." Oscar assures her.
"Thanks." Ruby said, hiding her blush with her blanket.
"Goodnight, Ruby." Oscar said.
"Goodnight." Ruby said.
As Ruby rested her head on her pillow, she thought about what Oscar had said.
"I think its already found me." Ruby thought.
Ruby smiled as she drifted off to sleep, now with a choice on her hands.