Eyes cracking open, Ruby looked around to find herself in the Beacon Infirmary. Glancing around, she could see her some of her team were on infirmary beds. Weiss was still unconscious but Blake was awake but a slight shade of green. She was being attended to by Nouvelle.

Ruby looked for Yang, and saw her crumpled form on another bed, with both Lilac and Izzet working on her wounds. Izzet seemed to have experience in doctoring, as she was expertly applying bandages and painkillers, while giving out telepathic orders to Lilac. All Ruby heard was the occasional moan of pain from Yang and the conversation between Blake and Nouvelle, but it was strangely distorted, and Ruby couldn't make much out.

She hear footsteps from behind her, and turned to see Jet walking through the doors of the ward. As he approached Ruby, the pain that had caused her to fall unconscious flared up again, and Ruby lay down again, groaning. Her aura was still low from the hit she'd taken when Jet was empowered by Dark Ultimatum. She recalled the brutal strength he'd displayed at the sacrifice of his teammates.

Ruby was distracted by Jet, who had approached, and was now holding a hand over her. Blue light was flowing from his hand into Ruby, and she felt her aura flare up with renewed strength.

"Use your aura, Ruby. I'll supply more."

Ruby complied, the pain in her stomach slowly disappearing. "How did you do that thing when you attacked your own teammates?" she asked him.

"Ah, that." Jet replied, darkly. "Dark Ultimatum. It's part of my semblance. I can defeat my own allies and absorb their aura, fully healing myself and temporarily boosting my strength. I also hurt my allies, and therefore I hate doing it. But I had no choice. LIJN was at the brink, and my team knows about my semblance. It became a part of our battle plan, even though I detest it."

Ruby put her weak arm on Jet's chest, and felt his mechanical heart pulsing through his jacket. "Feel that?" she asked, and Jet, looking uncertain, nodded. "That's a heart that's pure. I can feel it!" she said, strength returning to her voice. She continued. "Sometimes we have to hurt those that are close to us for the sake of our team, but you are still close to the hearts of your teammates. I'm the same way." she said, sheepishly.

Jet remained silent, but glanced around quickly to check that they were not being watched but the others, then he lightly kissed Ruby on the forehead. Ruby tried to return it, but her weak muscles would not allow it, and she sank sadly back into her infirmary bed.

She felt her consciousness fading again as she hear the ward doors bang open, revealing Nora and Ren, the former bouncing around as she approached Jet, and the latter checking that everyone was safe. He muttered something to Jet, to which he grinned at.

"They're making a speedy recovery," he said, "considering the force I hit three of them with."

"Oh-mi-gosh Jet, how did you DO that?!" Nora asked, her giddy voice reaching Ruby. "Beating your own team up and getting power off that? And then those three brutal swings that ended it!"

"Well, your match clearly ended early…" Jet said, as Ruby blacked out again.

Ruby was having a nightmare. There was that same gravestone atop the snowy cliff. She ran away from it, the memory of… that night… when she came face to face with the beowolf pack from before. Pulling out Crescent Rose, she began her fight. It always went the same way, every time she killed one, two took its place. Slowly, she was overwhelmed, Crescent Rose pulled away, being pinned to the ground, the glare of their red eyes and the white teeth that would soon be biting into flesh…

Ruby awoke with a start. Breathing heavily, and breaking in a cold sweat, she noticed someone standing over her, and immediately lashed out, panicked. Her fist connected with an aura, and the figure went down. Ruby curled up into a ball, fear still haunting her mind, eyes shut tight. Someone got into her bed, and curled up next to her, embracing her. A decidedly feminine voice spoke softly as she struggled against the contact. Warmth was flowing into her from the outside.

"Shh, shh, it was just a bad dream sis."

Ruby opened her eyes. She was still in the infirmary, but in a private room now. Yang was cupping Ruby's face in her hands as she focussed on the blonde. As Yang let go, she turned her head to see Jet was the one in bed with her. She flushed, but not as much as she'd used to. She smiled happily, she was with her two most favourite people in the world.

Jet let go of Ruby and was about to get out of the bed when Ruby spun around in bed and grabbed him tightly. Yang could barely supress a grin.

"Guess I'm not going anywhere for a while." Jet whispered, also smiling.

"Nope." Ruby said, softly.

"You two are sooo adorable when you want to be!" Yang cried, moving to hug them. Jet, foreseeing the danger of Yang's hugs, used a hastily conjured dark glyph to stop her.

"As much as I'd love us to have a contest of strength that seems to be a hug with you, Yang," he motioned to Ruby "I'm not letting my little rose be crushed while she's on the mend."

"Then who do I hug?" Yang asked, with mock sadness.

"Normally I'd launch myself at you at that, but Ruby's not planning on letting go." Jet said, playfully. Ruby proceeded to nuzzle her head into Jet's chest, still holding his arm in a vice-like grip.

"Ok then, I guess I'd better go before I have a CUTENESS OVERLOAD!" Yang yelled these last two words, stepping out of the door. Grinning, Jet let himself relax as he flicked a finger at the door, the click meaning it had been locked, and allowed himself to be pulled in by Ruby. She immediately pulled him so that they were face to face, and embraced him, while she intertwined her legs around his. Jet was doing his utmost to avoid being turned on, but submitted to Ruby's embrace.

"You're so warm." she whispered. "I love you, like really big, red heart love you."

Jet smiled and snuggled with her. "I love you too, like really big, red heart love you too."

This cheekiness earned him a playful smack on the back from Ruby, but Jet didn't care. For one of the first times in his life, he saw true happiness, without his own restraints.

"You still have restraints on me." Flux piped up as Ruby fell asleep again, snuggling into his chest.

"Granted, but I did give you your chance. You didn't disappoint." Jet replied internally, now addressing Flux as he gazed upon Ruby.

"She's such a sweetie, isn't she?" Flux cooed darkly at the girl pressed against his chest.

"Aren't you jealous? I thought you would be." Jet said as he put his arms around Ruby, and she nuzzled his chest in her sleep, a wide, contented smile on her cute little face.

"To me, you're my brother, just as I'm your sister, so no, I'm not." Flux replied.

"I'm glad. It means I can like you both." Jet stated.

"For that, I am happy. Come, I have something to show you in your dreams." came Flux's only thought. Jet, who had been resisting sleep, finally let himself drift off, where Flux was waiting.