Chapter XIII
"Yang~" A distressed and embarrassed Ruby called. "Just because I said yes doesn't mean you immediately have to call Blake! Why can't we just keep this private?!" After a very long month of not talking to her sister Ruby had finally made up her mind. She would agree to date Yang, but she made Yang agree that no matter what happened that their bond as sisters would never be broke. Yang quickly agreed to the terms.
It happened a month after Yang had confessed her feelings to her younger sister. Despite how weird and unusual it seemed the words came out with ease (after being choked in her throat for days before).
"Yang…" Ruby stood in the doorway to her older sister's room in their small uptown apartment close to Beacon Academy. The door frame was small, but it didn't need to be much more than a doorframe in the first place. It just had to keep a door attached to it. "I… I want to talk to you." Yang quickly looked up from her textbook to which she threw it down onto her desk and gave Ruby her full attention.
"Rubes, you haven't talked to me in a month… What's wrong?"
Without hesitation Ruby said the first thing on her mind. "You Yang. You've been the problem. I haven't been able to eat or sleep much since you asked me." Ruby rubbed her left arm nervously. Yang's eyes widened with realization.
"You mean…"
"Yeah… But… I don't know what I'm doing Yang! Like wh-what are we even supposed to do? How am I supposed to fall in love with you when I have no idea how?!" Ruby was in a flustered mood and her eyes showed it. Her eyes were giving Yang clear signs that she could run away at any second.
"It comes in time Ruby… There's no rushing it or forcing it. I feel bad for putting you on the spot and I never should have. I can't tell you what love will feel like for you, you just have to… find it."
"But what if I don't Yang? Not only do I let you down, I'll also break your heart! I don't want that! If I can't make you happy I feel like I failed as a sister! I mean…" Ruby when quiet. "You and Uncle Qrow saving me in that alley back then would have been pointless."
Years ago when Ruby and Yang were just children Yang sought out to follow a clue on where her mother had went. So the two set out, a young toddler and a girl too young to be walking alone at night, to find evidence of Yang's mother. Yang had walked for hours at this point pulling Ruby behind her in a small wagon. She was exhausted, there was no way she could keep going without stopping. Out of bad judgement Yang had decided to rest in a small alley just off of the road and away from any safety it would provide.
"Dude, you should have seen that guy. He tried to fight back and just one swift tab to the throat and he went down without a problem." Yang heard voices approaching where she and Ruby were.
"Let's just get the stache before anyone else decides to find it first." Four men had rounded the corner to only stop in their tracks when they saw the two girls. "Hey! Who the hell are you!" Two of the men brought out pocket knives and rushed at the two girls. Yang instantly noticing one was headed for Ruby she reacted sliding in front of the wagon.
"You won't hurt my sister!" The young girl cried out. Ruby slowly started to wake up from her deep sleep within the wagon. She sat up and looked around.
"Sis… Who are those people?" Ruby asked innocently.
"Hey Frank, maybe we should keep them. Y'know as slaves! It would help out quite a bit! Plus, think of the benefits we would get as they got older." The man at the very back sounded like a snake with his voice gravely.
The man at the front laughed. "Sounds like a plan… You two are coming with us now."
"No!" Yang yelled in protest. Gathering her nerve yang stood in front of the men ready to try to defend her little sister from all harm.
"Y-Yang… Are they going to hurt us?" Ruby asked with a tremble in her voice.
"Ruby, stay back!" Yang called. Gritting her teeth she was ready to fight.
"Oh a younger one eh?" The man in the front slowly approached Yang. When he was standing over her Yang let out a punch into the man's leg. Obviously not affected at all the man gave a swift kick into Yang's side throwing her across the small alley.
Yang looked onto Ruby with horror, but was soon replaced with something else… Rage. With the anger building in her Yang felt nothing at all and propped herself up from the ground.
"Oh… You survived… How unfortunate for you." The supposed leader said with a sigh.
"No one touches Ruby." Yang sprinted forward into the man headbutting him in the stomach knocking him away from the cart.
The man quickly regained his footing and let out a strong kick into Yang who again went sliding, but this time just to the side of the cart. At this point Yang had broke three ribs. Her ragged breathing filled the air.
"Yang!" Ruby cried out. Tears started to fall rapidly from the toddler's eyes.
"You stupid girl. Its unfortunate, I have to kill you now." The man drew his knife once again and approached Yang lying on the ground. "Or… I could-" The man was cut off and let out a hiss of pain.
"Yes… How unfortunate… I'm afraid your end starts here." A man in a white suit had appeared from nowhere wielding a small razor sharp needle which was now implanted into the back of the attacker's neck piercing the man's spinal cord killing him after a short moment. The man walked over to the girls and stood in front of them facing the other men.
"Who else would like to try?" The man in the white suit asked the group of three. The man drew a small pistol from his belt. "I suggest you all leave before you end up like your friend." The man said while nodding to the lifeless corpse. The three me quickly looked at each other before sprinting off in fear.
The white suited man approached Ruby. "Are you okay?" He said crouching to check Ruby.
"Uncle Qrow… Yang… Yang is…" The toddler continued to sob. Qrow quickly looked over Yang.
'Shit.' He cursed under his breath. "Come here Ruby, we have to get Yang to a hospital." With saying that Qrow picked Ruby up in his arms as well as Yang being careful as to not hurt her anymore.
After that night both girls were given beta blockers to repress the PTSD. But it seemed now Ruby was able to remember a small amount.
"Ruby… You aren't forced to do this. I helped you then because you are my sister. I wouldn't let anything hurt you."
"I need to Yang. I owe you this."
"Ruby…" Yang started in a soft voice. "No. You don't owe me anything. You aren't bound to me!" Yang's voice slightly raised and became slightly harsher. "I…" Yang sighed. "I don't want to force this on you Rubes… but if I can't explain love to you… Maybe some how… I could show you." An idea quickly formed in Yang's head. It was a stupid idea, of course, a majority of her ideas were not the best.
"Wh-What?" Ruby asked slightly confused while Yang stood up from her desk and walked over to her bed.
Yang patted a spot next to her on her bed. "Come here." She said with a dumb smile on her face. Why did she want this so much right now? Why was this consuming her?
Doing as she was told Ruby entered the room completely and sat on the bed next to Yang. "i don't understand… how is this supposed to-" Ruby was cut off by Yang's lips crashing in to her's. Yang tilted her head slightly to the right to make sure the two were comfortable. Ruby easily caved in to Yang after the initial shock. After less than ten seconds Yang broke the kiss off and began to breathe slightly heavily.
"I love you Ruby." She said giving Ruby a peck on the lips. She repeated this action again and again. Ruby seemed to melt with Yang's touch.
Ruby took a second to compose herself. "I… I think I understand." Ruby said looking at the backs of her hands which were planted firmly on her own knees. She looked back up to Yang with almost starry eyes. Ruby leaned into the kiss herself, this time being to one to surprise Yang. The kiss wasn't as forward as Yang's was, it was more subdued, almost if she was unsure of what to do. Ruby brushed back a few loose locks of hair behind Yang's ears so she could fully focus on her eyes.
After a moment Ruby slowly came away from the kiss. "I love you Yang."