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It didn't take long for Ruby to discover what had happened.
Ruby was finally informed of Oscar's whereabouts, the next day.
It turns out Oscar had been asked to leave early by his new employers in Mistral and was asked to leave the day of.
Oscar had waited to say goodbye, but was told that they couldn't wait any longer.
Since there was only about less than a month left in the school year, he could receive enough credit to graduate and still stay abroad.
Ruby couldn't even begin in knowing how she had felt when she heard this news.
Melancholy was the closest emotion that came to mind.
Graduation day.
As Ruby looked around, standing alongside her peers, she felt both proud of herself for making it this far and saddened that she didn't have Oscar their to share the big moment with.
She took a few photos with her scroll and sent them to him, but it wasn't the same.
As those last few minutes of her old life faded away, everything for her slowed down.
People running by her to get to the airships and excited huntsmen and huntresses, ready to go home, suddenly frozen in time before her.
Ruby walked alone, seeing her remaining friends off in the distance.
As Ruby walked up to them, Jaune looked at her with a comforting expression and put his hand on her shoulder.
"How are you holding up?" Jaune asked her.
"I'm okay." Ruby said.
She didn't know if it was a lie or not, but she said it anyway, just to say something.
"So, it looks like you're done here for now, will we ever see you around?" Nora asked.
"Of course." Ruby said.
Ruby gave Jaune, Nora and Ren a hug and proceeded to climb aboard the airship.
As it took off, she looked down at Beacon, reminiscing about her first day and all the time she had spent there, from initiation all the way to where she was now.
"I can't believe it." Ruby thought.
Later.
Ruby returned home, being greeted by Taiyang and Zwei.
They were, of course, happy to see her after so long.
Tai still had some questions about her relationship with Oscar, but he decided to put them aside for now, especially after learned about what happened.
Ruby went to her room, closing the door behind her and went to bed, staring up at the ceiling.
"What now?" Ruby wondered.
Meanwhile.
Oscar had been exploring Mistral in the time he had been gone.
Last time he had arrived there, he didn't exactly have time to sightsee, for obvious reasons.
But now that he had a new career and a new place to call home, he could finally explore.
Yet, the thought of Ruby still sat in his mind, not wanting to let go.
"I didn't even get to say goodbye." He thought.
He still regretted what happened that day and wished he could have stayed longer.
But this was an opportunity that he just couldn't pass up.
Still, he thought of her, every single day he had been away from her.
Of course they still communicated with their scrolls, but it wasn't the same at all as actually being around one another and really talking face to face.
It was like as soon as he got on board that airship, he had left a part of him behind.
"I wonder what she's doing now." Oscar thought.
Back on Patch.
Tai knocked on the door.
"Ruby?" Tai said.
"What is it?" Ruby asked.
"Can I talk to you for a minute?" Tai asked.
"Sure." Ruby said.
Tai slowly opened the door, the light of the hallway causing Ruby to react and shield her eyes.
"Sorry, but why is it so dark in here?" Tai asked.
"I just forgot to turn on the light." Ruby said.
"So, what's up?" Ruby asked.
"I just wanted to say one thing." Tai said.
Ruby listened closely as his tone changed to a more serious demeanor.
"Yang told me about the way he looked at you and the way you looked at him." Tai said.
Ruby blushed out of embarrassment, wishing he hadn't brought it up at all.
"I think maybe it's time you visited your mother again." Tai said.