Chapter 5
The last thing she remembered was coming face to claws with an Alpha wolf, followed by a sharp pain in her chest. Ruby hit the snow, hard. Her vision blurry, and her head throbbing, she struggled to keep her eyes open. She heard Weiss yell her name, followed the quick crunching of snow underneath running footsteps. She then heard a sound she had never heard before; Weiss crying. Ruby felt Weiss pick her up and cradle her in her arms, then everything faded to black.
Although unconscious, the sounds of the environment somehow made it into her dreams. The jet engines of a Bullhorn, the squeaking wheels of a gurney, and the rhythmic beeping of a heart monitor.
In Ruby's mind, it had only been a couple hours. However, in reality, it was 3 days. Her chest felt tight, making it slightly difficult to breathe. She slowly opened her eyes,must only slightly, due to a rather annoying headache. She glanced to her right, through her barely open eyes, to see Weiss with her back turned talking to Pyrrha. She then heard something else she had never heard before.
"I would even go as far as to say that I.. I love her," Weiss said to Pyrrha.
Ruby couldn't believe it.
Could it be possible? Ruby thought, Does Weiss really love me?
She had had a crush on the Heiress ever since their eyes met in the Emerald Forest. She wanted so badly to impress her and make her happy. Weiss didn't know it, but Ruby was still awake when she had caressed her cheek that night after Port's class. She smiled at the Heiress's touch, though she had tried to conceal it. To hear Weiss say that she loved her made Ruby happier than she had ever been.
"I love you too, Weiss," Ruby said weakly, giving a soft smile, as well as drawing the attention of the Heiress and the Warrior.
Weiss perked up at the sound of Ruby's soft voice, turning around immediately. When her icy blue eyes met those silver orbs, she instantly started tearing up.
"R-Ruby?" Weiss asked shakily, trying to resist the immense temptation to pick up the young girl and hug her as tight as she could.
Ruby let out a soft smile, seeing a bit of the joy being Weiss's eyes. As if seeing Weiss's happiness had given her strength, Ruby sat up slightly, and held out her arms.
Weiss, immediately recognizing the gesture, leaned forward and wrapped her arms around Ruby, hugging her tightly. She felt Ruby return the hug just as tight. She buried her face into the young girl's shoulder, crying in happiness, feeling Ruby slowly rub her back.
"I thought I was going to lose you," Weiss said, sobbing into Ruby's shoulder.
"Shh," Ruby said quietly, trying to calm the Heiress, "It's okay, Weiss. I'm not going anywhere. I promise."
Ruby looked behind Weiss, remembering that Pyrrha was in the room with them. She saw that Pyrrha had a smile on her face and tears in her eyes. Ruby smiled back as she mouthed at her to call Blake and Yang, and the rest of Team JNPR. Pyrrha nodded, and pulled put her scroll.
Returning her attention to Weiss, Ruby gave her a small kiss on her temple, causing Weiss to hug her tighter.