"Hey! Shh…" Yang pulled Ruby into her arms. There was nothing she could do other than that and she hated it more than she hated the guy she'd reduced to rubble behind her.
But with Ruby's tears coming full force, there was nothing to do but wait as she cried herself out. Several minutes passed while Yang gently ran her fingers through Ruby's hair and let her soak her shirt with her tears. Finally it seemed as if Ruby was starting to run dry.
"There you go." Yang spoke softly. "I know this whole thing is stressful."
"Got that right." Ruby croaked between sobs as she buried her face into Yang's shirt.
"Whenever you're ready to talk, I'm listening." Yang said and continued her comforting routine.
It was several minutes more before Ruby stopped her crying, but she didn't leave Yang's embrace or make any movements to do so.
"Am I the only one that cares about getting Weiss out of her marriage?" Ruby asked desperately. "I mean JNPR quit, you never tried, Blake's been a big help but I'm sure she'd rather be reading her book, and even Weiss ditched today to go to the city."
Yang remained silent. She couldn't really contradict Ruby without letting one important cat out of its bag. And she knew that Weiss would never forgive her if she did, so she remained silent.
"I can't live without her, Yang." Ruby said seriously. "I know it's been only a few weeks since we've gotten together, and only months since we met, but she's going somewhere I can't reach. It's just like mom all over again"
Ruby broke down into even more tears. And Yang started finger brushing her hair once more. She leaned her head down and planted a kiss onto the part of Ruby's hair. Ruby started to calm down again as Yang kept her lips there, where they'd once rested when she broke her favorite toy, and again when Ruby's mother had died. Now she was suffering a broken heart at the hands of the threat on her relationship.
"Is she really worth everything you're putting yourself through?" Yang asked gently. It wasn't often anymore that she could be the one to help Ruby get back to her life, but that didn't mean she'd forgotten how to replace the sadness with hope. "Do you love her that much?"
"So, so much." Ruby cried into Yang's shirt, still nowhere near done crying.
"Then it's okay." Yang whispered as she waited for Ruby's sobs to quiet. "I promise it's all going to be okay."
"How can you? You can't do anything!" Ruby almost yelled into her shirt. It was muffled by Ruby's crying, but she could make out ever word.
"Hey now…" Yang pulled Ruby away from her shirt. Ruby wiped at her face with her sleeves as Yang watched her. "Remember that I'm your big sister. I can do anything I want, and I'm not going to let Weiss get married to some rich asshole!"
Ruby cracked a smile at Yang's forceful swear. She looked up into Yang's eyes with her watery ones. "You really promise you won't let them take Weiss?"
"Damn straight I won't let them take her!" Yang placed her forehead against Ruby's so their eyes were only an inch apart. "Because I want you to be happy all the time, and that can't happen if she's not here. Can it?"
Ruby nodded and Yang let her pull her into a hug.
"Don't worry Ruby, just let me take care of this whole thing from here on out." Yang said to another nod from her sister. "I've got an ace up my sleeve and so does Weiss. We'll get through this together, as a family."
"Okay." Ruby acknowledged Yang's promise and fell silent.
The two remained there until the bell that signaled the end of lunch. Neither returned to classes that day as they found themselves cuddling together in Yang's bunk like when they were kids. Yang felt Ruby's slowed breathing as she thought over the explanation Winter had given. If Weiss's plan was even remotely similar, there was nothing to be afraid of. Everything would work out. The only question was how big the coming fight would be.