Ruby was nervous. She would be confronting Weiss for the first time since she'd run away. Ruby missed having the three of her team around, but she was not prepared to let this drop without hearing Weiss apologise. Jet was a good person, and Weiss needed to see that.
She sat atop the hill with Jet and Lilac, and she was aware that Izzet was somewhere nearby. Jet was not taking chances. If her three teammates attacked him, he would be ready, and knowing how he had demolished her in single combat filled Ruby with dread at the thought of him facing Weiss again, without restraint.
She was brought out of her thoughts by Lilac, who had playfully poked her. Turning from Jet, she faced the cheeky girl in purple, who merely said "Say ahhh." while holding something behind her back. Ruby gave her a questioning glance, before slowly opening her mouth. Lilac grinned, before tossing a mini cookie into Ruby's open mouth, who chomped in surprise with wide eyes before her taste buds registered what had fallen into her mouth.
Feeling the sweet sugary goodness fall down her throat, she felt a little more cheerful, and even more so when Lilac held up another mini cookie. She tossed it, Ruby immediately catching it in her mouth, and wolfing it down greedily. Lilac then gave her a challenging stare before throwing two straight up in the air. As they plummeted back down, Ruby activated her semblance and gobbled the first one down, but a black blur snatched the second one before it fell into her mouth. She turned around to see Jet chuckling, before he threw the treat he had snatched to her, and she caught it.
"I swear, it's like we're playing with a cute little puppy." Jet remarked, catching a cookie that Ruby had jumped for but missed by inches, landing on her back in the process. She spun around and dived on Jet, trying to snatch it out of his fingers, partly crazed due to both a desire for Jet and another for the cookie he was holding.
"Aww, it's like you really care for her!" Lilac cooed just before Jet used a dark glyph to fling Ruby off him, giving a surprised 'ee!' at the sudden force, before using another to fix her hands and feet to the floor. She gave Jet her best puppy eyes, as she reeaaallly wanted that cookie he still had. As if reading Jet's mind, Lilac rose and stood next to Jet.
"Say ahhh." Lilac repeated, while Jet dangled the cookie near her lips.
Trusting them this time, Ruby opened her mouth opened her mouth, and Jet rewarded her by gently putting the cookie in her mouth before dispelling the dark glyph that held her. Ruby fell down and giggled with Lilac as Jet knelt down next to her, and pulled her into a hug. Ruby responded merely by hugging Jet in return, but they were parted suddenly by Lilac.
"They're here." she said, her voice lacking the playfulness from before, and Ruby saw Izzet appear briefly before taking Lilac's hand and vanishing with her. Jet and Ruby stood up as they gazed down upon Weiss, Blake and Yang, all three of whom were marching stiffly up towards them. Both Blake and Weiss kept their eyes fixed on Jet, but Yang and Ruby only had eyes for each-other.
"Keep the re-unions until after we get things sorted out. You're on my side, right?" Jet muttered to her.
"Of course, sweetheart." Ruby replied, feeling the reassuring weight of Crescent Rose on her back.
It wasn't long before the three remaining members of Team RWBY were upon them. Jet broke the silence.
"Weiss, Blake and Yang. Are we here to talk peacefully, or are you here to once again try to harm me?" he asked, aiming this last question at Weiss.
"That depends on whether or not I get to talk to my sister." Yang growled, threateningly. Weiss and Blake remained silent.
"I think after we apologise to one another. And please, don't use force, Yang." he said, exasperated. "You're actually outnumbered."
"Been outnumbered plenty of times before." Yang said, getting closer, her eyes a bright red.
"Take three steps closer to us with that stance and attitude," Jet hissed angrily, "and we do things your way."
Ruby was scared. She didn't know what she'd do if Yang attacked. Yang was brutal when she was this peeved, but Jet was also very skilled in combat, and nothing good would come out of them clashing.
Yang took a step. She took another, red eyes boring into emerald eyes. Before she could take the third, Blake grabbed her from behind and pulled her down, a yowl emitting from Yang.
"Let me GO BLAKE!" Yang yelled, but Blake quickly looked up at Jet.
"Do you have any way to paralyze her without hurting her? Weiss and I'll agree to your terms. Quick!" Blake implored Jet. Jet quickly raised his hand, and Ruby saw the lights and knew that meant one thing.
"Izzet, time freeze!" Jet commanded, pointing at Yang. At his command, Izzet appeared behind her, and laid a gentle hand on the thrashing brawler. Yang froze, as if encased in ice, and did not move a muscle as Blake released her, panting from the effort of holding her teammate down.
"T-thank you." Blake said, both to Izzet and Jet. Izzet nodded as Jet and Ruby both sat down at the summit of the hill, gesturing for Weiss and Blake to do the same, which they did.
"Izzet will keep Yang frozen until I ask her to unfreeze her." Jet said to the two. "Now then. First of all, I must apologise. Firstly to you, Weiss, for fighting you when there was no reason to and giving in to my anger, and then to you, Blake, for causing such havoc with your team when Ruby and I discovered our feelings for each-other." As he finished, Ruby felt that now was the time to apologise herself.
"I'm sorry too." she said quietly, attracting the gazes of all present. "I never, ever wanted to cause something like this. I was just… really in love with Jet, and still am, but Weiss," she locked eyes with her, "you attacked Jet first, and afterwards, when you were still angry with him only because he kissed me for the first time, you got me angry because I still don't get why you're angry with him, and all you seem to do is want to hurt my… boyfriend." she finished, blushing at that last statement.
Weiss had an unreadable expression on her face, and so did Blake.
"When you approached me back then, Weiss." Jet explained, "I still was prepared to be friendly with you, despite being looked down upon. When you got very close and jabbed me in the chest, however, I'd had enough. So I did the one thing I do when I get angry: I retaliate, and summon my team if I'm alone. I also now have your semblance, because of that."
"I will not deny that I was not in one of my… better states of mind." Weiss replied, now focussed on Jet. "But you must see what caused my outburst. Ruby's grades are dropping because of you. She's obsessed with you. Don't lie," she suddenly raised her voice to cut off Ruby's outburst, "you are. I just want the best for my partner, and you put that at risk."
"Well, I doubt that Jet would be willing to leave Ruby completely alone." Blake commented from behind Weiss.
"You can't take Jet away!" Ruby cried vehemently, even as she saw Weiss glaring at her.
"How about a compromise?" Jet suggested. "Firstly, I'll help Ruby with her studies, and trust me," he turned to Ruby "I'm not easily distracted. Secondly, I'll make the promise here and now that I won't do anything else with Ruby until she's cleared all her homework."
"Don't let her copy you." Blake said as Ruby gave Jet a puppy eye stare, but she knew that it wouldn't work against someone like Jet. She'd already guessed that the guy had a will of iron.
"I won't. What do you think, Weiss?" Jet asked.
There was a moment of silence as Weiss considered him. She kept up her frostiness as she addressed him.
"If you can keep that promise, that would be… acceptable." Weiss finally said, and both Jet and Blake cracked smiles.
"Perfect." Jet said. "Now we just have one more thing to deal with." He gestured towards Yang, who was still kept in a time lock by Izzet, who was watching over her captive with constant vigilance. Ruby had nearly forgotten about her sister. "Ruby, you're the only one who can calm her down."
Ruby nodded, and moved in front of her sister nervously. Yang was still on her knees, having been fighting Blake's hold before being sealed. At Izzet's nod, Yang unfroze and immediately fell over, no longer having Blake's grip on her arms. She got up, about to charge forward, before her eyes fell on Ruby. Her eyes immediately went from red to violet as she immediately hugged Ruby, crushing her.
"Don't ever do that to me again! Ruby I was so worried!" Yang cried, as Ruby felt the overwhelming pressure of her bear hug.
"Yang, it's alright. We're all friends again. Izzet time-froze you." she squeaked, as she pleaded with Jet using her eyes to get Yang off her. He obliged, pulling Yang off, and hugging her, causing the blonde to gasp in surprise.
"I'm so sorry Yang." Jet whispered, as she turned in his arms to face him. "I was the cause of this."
Ruby could almost hear the gears working in Yang's brain as she tried to make sense of this. Then, Yang embraced him in return.
"I don't know what you did, but thank you for sorting it out, Jet."