Jet was feeling great as he moved over to team RWBY's dorm room. His arm was back to normal from the arm wrestle he'd had with Yang, and Ruby normally spent Wednesdays alone in her dorm room, as she didn't have a class in the morning, while the rest of her team did.

As Jet walked through the door, he found Ruby still in bed, and considered snuggling down with her. But as he stepped on a dark glyph to raise himself to survey Ruby, he noticed she was not sleeping. She was curled up into a ball, and she looked like she was sweating even as she shivered.

Before Jet could react, Ruby gave a small hiccup, before she practically disappeared from her bed and into the nearby bathroom, though Jet recognised her semblance in use. Propelling himself from the glyph to give chase, he heard Ruby retching, before she threw up, violently. She didn't seem to have much to expel, however, and she collapsed against the toilet as Jet approached.

He knelt down next to her and lightly massaged her back, Ruby giving a violent jump of shock at his first touch, but relaxing when she realised it was Jet. She was shivering as she turned to look at him, and smiled weakly, though her eyes conveyed more to Jet than she'd intended. Filling his two cupped hands with water, he brought them to Ruby.

"Let's wash out your mouth now, Ruby." he said. Ruby nodded in thanks, sucking up the water before spitting it out into the toilet. Hitting the flush, Jet lifted Ruby gently into his arms, before carrying her back to her bed. Ruby clutched at Jet for his warmth as he walked, and he responded, flaring that familiar heat, causing her to melt into his arms.

Stepping back onto the dark glyph, Jet tucked Ruby into her own bed, the latter still looking pale. Activating Izzet's semblance, Jet froze time and walked into the bathroom again, removing his customary jacket to reveal a dark grey tank top and stretched his wings, before retracting them and gathering two cups and a bowl, in case Ruby needed to be sick again.

Moving back to his original position, Jet allowed time to flow again, before laying the objects he'd gathered on another glyph at waist height. Ruby was curled into a ball, only her head was visible from under the covers. She looked so pathetic and helpless that Jet found his emotional defences being pierced, like butter against a hot knife.

The door to the dorm room opened with a bang, causing Ruby to jump and Jet to hiss angrily as he wheeled around, Midnight Rose materialising in his hands. It was Glynda Goodwitch, and she didn't look happy.

"Jet. Where have you been?" she asked loudly, and was about to continue when she saw Midnight Rose's railgun aimed directly at her, and Jet's furious expression behind it. Not much scared her these days, but even she was silenced by the fury in his eyes as he extended his wings behind him.

"As you can plainly see," Jet hissed angrily, putting emphasis on the word, as Ruby erupted into a coughing fit and covered her ears, "Ruby is significantly unwell, and if ANYONE raises their voice in here, or in the immediate area, I will personally wipe them off the face of this damn planet."

Goodwitch felt pure anger emitting from the student as he spoke those words, and knew he would follow along with that promise. Jet was not to be trifled with when his lover was ill, it seemed.

"My apologies, Jet." Goodwitch replied, in a lower voice. "Would you care to explain why you are not in class? You could have taken Ruby to the hospital building, goodness knows you've been there with her countless times."

She was referring to the end results of RWBY against LIJN in the tournament, which was over, and the trophy now stood on the desk in their room. Jet lowered Midnight Rose and retracted his wings.

He gestured towards Ruby, and simply said, "I can't leave her when she's like this. I'd be tearing my own heart out."

As if Ruby had been listening the whole time, she squeaked "Don't take Jet."

Goodwitch sighed. Jet could be excused, but she was surprised that they cared for each-other that deeply. Standing on her own glyph, she surveyed Ruby, and checked her temperature, before noticing her shivering. Ruby retracted immediately at her cold touch, and Jet hissed softly again, reminding her of a cobra coiled around its nest.

"This looks like a nasty bug." she conceded. "Has she been sick?"

"I suspect multiple times, though I only witnessed one of those parts." Jet said in response, cupping his hand around Ruby's cheek, and she clutched it in response, smiling as she did so, even though her eyes were shut tight. Goodwitch turned to leave.

"Rest well, Ruby." she muttered as she closed the door.

She did not get far down the corridor when she found Yang and Izzet walking back up it, evidently about to check on Ruby. Yang was not talking very loudly, but she'd already seen what Jet was capable of in his current state, and had to warn the brawler.

"Ms Xiao Long and Ms Xinerbell." she addressed them. The pair came to a halt, wary. "I have come to warn you that Ruby is… unwell. She's currently being cared for by Jet."

Yang smiled even as worry for her sister took the priority spot in her mind. She could rely on Jet, one of her best friends.

"However." Goodwitch continued. "Jet, while he is reasonable, is also naturally concerned for Ruby. Disturbing her will make him very… volatile." she said, choosing her words carefully.

"Ok, Miss." Yang said, and Izzet turned to look at her. "We'll be quiet."

"I fear Jet will most likely be the one dishing out punishments if you don't heed my warning." Goodwitch warned, passing them as she headed out of the door.

Yang and Izzet quickly moved to team RWBY's dorm, and slowly opened the door. They entered, and the sight before them would seal the bond between Ruby and Jet in Yang's eyes.

Ruby was still curled up into a ball. Jet was with her, his wings covering her as they transmitted warmth through his black feathers. Ruby was quietly breathing, having fallen asleep, and was smiling weakly in her sleep as Jet stroked her hair with his free hand, the other clasping Ruby's hand.

At their intrusion, Jet looked up from his vigil, and they saw bloodshot eyes, and a discerning frown upon his face. Izzet quickly made a zipping motion at her mouth as Yang spoke softly to Jet.

"We'll be quiet. Don't worry."

Jet motionlessly conjured two more dark glyphs for the two girls, inviting them. Ruby stirred a little as Jet removed one of his wings, and awoke to see Yang and Izzet.

"Hey sis." Yang whispered as Ruby smiled weakly.

Izzet seemed to be communicating telepathically with Jet, as both had eyes locked on the other. Finally, they broke, and Jet turned to Yang.

"Izzet's going to make her better. We should let her do her work." Jet whispered to Yang. As he withdrew contact with Ruby, she tried weakly to grab him, but he leant down to whisper to her, saying; "I'm going to let Dr Izzet work her magic on you. As soon as she's done, I'll be back."

Ruby nodded as Izzet opened her custom backpack, and Jet stepped off the dark glyph, followed by Yang. She let him take two steps before pulling him into a hug. Jet went stiff at first, but relaxed, and permitted the hug.

"Thank you for watching over Ruby." Yang said, pulling Jet so they were face to face. He was shorter than the brawler, but after the demonstration of strength he'd shown with their arm wrestle, she knew never to underestimate Jet again, in any aspect. "Ruby hates being alone, and it means a lot to us that you were there with her, even though you skipped class."

Jet responded with a light-hearted chuckle. "I was so worried. You know how close Ruby and I are. When Goodwitch disturbed her, I nearly ended her on the spot." he confessed.

"It's a good thing you didn't, Romeo." Yank joked. "Calm down. Killing someone won't make Ruby better, y'know?" she continued.

"The only reason I'm calm right now is Izzet." Jet said, just as Ruby gave a small yelp of pain as Izzet tapped her with a glowing hand. "She's an unparalleled medic. Nouvelle and Lilac both owe their lives to her."

Yang smiled at the sentiment, and they both clambered up to Yang's bed, where they sat. "I think the whole time changing thing works in her favour there." she said, watching Ruby.

"It does. See how Izzet appears to teleport every now and again? That's her stopping time and starting it." Jet explained, as Yang gasped in wonder. Turning to the blonde, he offered a small smile. "I have the same power, ever since Izzet allowed me to copy her semblance."

They were distracted by Izzet suddenly speaking to them both via telepathy.

"All done. Just let her rest now. The bugs are gone." she sang from the back of their heads.

Yang decided that it would be tactful to leave, and sent a thought to Izzet, which she nodded. Striding out of the door after Izzet, Yang turned to Jet and tapped her heart with a fist. It was Yang's own symbol of respect, and Jet knew it.

She slowly closed the door as Jet approached Ruby, and deep down, she felt touched that Jet cared that much to threaten someone like Goodwitch. She had seemed legitimately scared of him too.

She turned to Izzet and asked the question that had been playing on her mind. She smiled, and replied.

"As soon as she wakes up."