Yang didn't know what to feel as she took in the bizarre scene. She knew that she wanted Jaune off of Ruby, though, and decided to start there. Ruby sat up and threw her arms out as wide as she could ready to receive Yang as she sprinted forwards. A smile spread on her face and her eyes drifted close hoping to make the feeling even more special. The warm embrace of Yang never came; instead a gust of wind went past her face followed by the sound of flesh meeting flesh.

Ruby peeked her eyes open to see Yang beside her, with her arm next to her face. She spun till she could see what was behind her and saw Jaune groaning in pain on the floor almost ten meters out.

"Jaune!" She shouted as she jumped from the table and ran for him. Yang watched with worry as a black mist started to form up around Ruby before forming up around her body, changing her from her underwear to her normal blouse and combat skirt combo. Weiss and Pyrrha remained kneeling at the end of the table, unmoving. They gazed off into space like they were in a dream or trance of some sort. Yang waved her hand in front of their eyes but they didn't react in the slightest. Even when she poked their cheeks they didn't even twitch.

"Jaune, are you ok? Here let me make it better." Yang watched Ruby holding Jaune's head in her arms. She softly moved his bangs to the side revealing a little more than just a drip of blood rolling down his forehead. A small knot formed in Yang's stomach, realizing she hit him a little harder than she intended to, and probably harder than she could ever before.

A long slender tongue slipped out of Ruby's mouth and caught the blood before it dripped to the floor. A soft moan escaped her throat as the taste of blood touched her senses. The muscle rolled up his skin catching all the crimson liquid on it's way up to its source. Finally she reached the spot of broken skin just below the start of his hair and closed her lips around it. Watching Ruby suck on the bloody blonde boy caused Yang to lick the tips of her fangs, and she only realized she had moved toward them when she was already half way there.

Ruby started moaning a little louder, and it looked like she was starting to breath harder as she continued to drink blood from the wound. A small pop sounded through the room and the red girl finally broke away from the boy's head. A little more blood started to pool up, but was stopped by a sudden pass of Ruby's long tongue and immediately followed by a soft kiss. It looked like nothing had happened to the wound, but it wasn't bleeding now. Ruby smiled at him, glad of her work before turning to glare at Yang.

"Why did you do that! You're so mean!"

"Me? What about you? What did you do to him and the others?" Throwing her hand out to point at Blake, who like the other two, was just standing there frozen.

"I just enthralled them. No big deal."

"No big deal! You enthralled them! You… wait, enthralled? What do you mean?"

"Are you hungry?"

"What?" Ruby's sudden change of topic caught Yang off balance; typical for Ruby to worry more about food, her gluttony tended to get the best of her at times.

"We both know how you get when you're hungry. You haven't eaten yet have you?"

Yang could hear some muffled sounds coming from the door she had kicked open. They were soft noises though, so whatever it was must have been really far off.

"I guess I could use something to eat, what you got?" She eyed the basin of blood Blake was still holding and hoped Ruby wouldn't offer it to her. Ruby followed her gaze to the bowl and flicked her hand at Blake waving her off to leave. Yang let out a sigh as she watched it leave, glad Ruby was just being a bit of a freak; not a monster.

"I've had that for a couple hours now, what kind of host would I be if I didn't give you something nice and fresh? I heard you coming when you were out by the door and already had Ren go out to get us something."

The sounds of muffled yelling reach her ears as the source grew closer. Ruby stood up, gently laying Jaune on the ground, and walked over to the table.

"Um… Ruby… What did you get?" Concern about the noise grew as it came closer, making her feel like someone needed help.

"Just some meat. One of my sentries spotted a tasty member of the flock for us to enjoy."

"Lamb? Or beef?" Yang suggested, hoping it wasn't what she thought. Ruby squatted down in front of the table, and Weiss sprinted forwards in response, placing herself on her hands and knees as Ruby plopped down right onto the heiress. Pyrrha did the same on the other side for Yang to have a seat on her back like Weiss was for Ruby. Yang didn't take the offer, causing Ruby too look on her in confusion before suddenly coming to an epiphany.

"Oh yeah, you're still new to this aren't you. Here let me give you a rundown then. Dracul explained it like this; we are creatures of the night so we can't go out into the sunlight, but I'm sure you already know that." She paused to look up and down her sister's attire, "We have cool super speed and strength. We can also heal most wounds more quickly than even a Hunter with a powerful aura. And we can also survive things that would flat out kill other people. Only way to kill us is to remove our heads or a stake to the heart. Fire can too, but if it's not hot enough we can out heal it. He also mentioned a few extra things like we don't have reflections in mirrors and we can't cross running water, but I don't remember all the little details he mentioned besides those things."

Her gaze turned to the door and a smile spread as she watched Ren walk in with a gagged women. She was tied up with her hands behind her back and her legs tied together keeping her from moving. Yang's jaw dropped as she immediately recognized the women as the one who had warned her of Ruby only a few minutes ago. Before she could react though, Ruby was already away from the table and skipping merrily over to her. The woman tried to scream and move away, but Ren kept her standing in place.

"My, don't you smell yummy!" Ruby chirped as she arrived before taller women. Standing on her toes she barely managed to reach high enough to get her face to the crook of the woman's neck. She struggled to get away, but once more it proved futile.

Yang took a step forwards before freezing, but her body didn't know how to react. Different parts of her wanted to do different things, so she just stood there, paralyzed. The women was forced to her knees so Ruby was standing over her before removing the gag.

"Let me go! Please! I want to go home-"

Ruby gave the woman a warm smile before saying, "Don't worry, everything is going to be fine. Just relax, you can't stop me now."

She followed up by pulling her lips back to reveal her long fangs. The women went wide eye as Ruby's own narrowed into a sinister look.

She screamed as loud as she could as Ruby's fangs found their way around her throat. A pang of fear hit Yang as flashbacks of her own encounter of Ruby filled her mind.

The woman's soft skin broke easily under her sister's fangs, and Yang watched as Ruby started to drain her. The muscles in Ruby's throat worked as she gulped down mouthful after mouthful, and the muscles in the rest of her body started to visibly loosen. Her grip on the woman stayed just as strong though, and as the woman's eyes got even wider and her body gave out, Ruby still held her up, pulling the women even closer, like letting go would kill her.

Moans started escaping her throat between gulps as liquid passed over her taste buds. Her breathing started growing faster and she started sucking harder to get more and more of the delicious life essence. Yang saw Ruby's hips started to grind up on the now pale figure and grew disgusted at the kind of pleasure Ruby must have been experiencing.

Yang tried to look away, feeling one of her legs shift back, and her torso start to turn. Her head didn't, though, instead keeping a fascinated focus on what was happening. She wanted to stop Ruby, but at the same time, there was some kind of sick pleasure in what her sister did. She knew that what she should feel completely horrified, so why didn't she?

She still felt empty, like the worst kind of hunger she'd ever felt. It'd been a dull ache before, she had assumed that there was nothing to be done about it, but the way Ruby looked made her suspect she'd found the answer to it.

She shook her head, closing her eyes and feeling her fingers dig into her scalp. What was she thinking? She couldn't let herself think that way. If she allowed thoughts like that to take any kind of root, they would fester, and she would be like Ruby.

Still, the ache seemed all the more painful now that she knew what the cure was. She had to stop herself, because she was sure that no one else could.

Her eyes opened again, and she felt surprised. When had she been crying? She wiped the water away, and looked up again. The woman had collapsed completely, now mostly flat on the floor, and Ruby was at her throat like a vulture. Yang could see that Ruby's jaw was squeezing like a bear trap, crushing what was left of the woman.

The woman. As Yang's attention shifted to her, she drew in a sharp breath. She barely looked like the desperate woman that had begged for help. Now she looked like a husk, pale white and shriveled up like a fruit. Skin that had been smooth and round was now loose and hanging, like it was simply draped over a skeleton. Her veins underneath were blue, and boldly stood out in contrast.

She didn't seem to be alive anymore, or at the very least conscious. She was glad about that. She didn't think the woman deserved what had happened to her.

Yang's mind started to clear as she pushed away the thoughts of joining Ruby. She was a Huntress; she couldn't do that to anyone. She couldn't let Ruby do that either. She was just as much of a Huntress as Yang, maybe even more so. She was the one who had set out with the goal of helping people. That seemed like so long ago.

She moved forward, trying not to let herself hesitate. Ruby had done this to many more people. It was perverted and wrong, but maybe she could make Ruby see that. There was still hope. Her sister was still in there, somewhere. She just had to find a way to wake her up.

Her footsteps got louder as she sped up, reaching the pace of a run as she got ready to tackle Ruby to the ground. She had to get her away from the blood, then maybe she would listen.

As she got closer, Yang heard other footsteps nearby. It was barely a second later that she barreled head-first into someone, and both of them tumbled to the floor. As she fell, Yang made sure that she came out on top, and pulled one arm back as they stopped; ready to pound whoever it was into the cool floor.

She found herself face-to-face with Ren, who just looked towards the ceiling with a flat, almost bored expression. He didn't seem to be aware that he'd just brought the both of them to a crashing halt, and Yang didn't want to hurt him.

"Oh, uh… Hi Ren."

She pushed herself back up to her feet, and held out a hand for Ren. He didn't react, instead just continuing to stare straight forwards.

Yang pulled her hand back hesitantly, then turned to continue towards Ruby. Before she could say anything Ruby suddenly thrashed her head, causing a loud crack to sound from the now clearly dead woman's neck. Her jaw released the withered neck showing surprisingly little damage to the skin save the two spots her fangs went in and a few lighter teeth marks.

Ruby stood patting a now slightly bloated belly that sent a shiver down Yang's spine. So much blood she had just taken from that poor women and here she was, acting like she had just filled herself at a turkey dinner.

"Sorry about that Yan-" Her sentence was stopped when a sudden burp passed through her throat. She put a hand to her mouth and giggled innocently before apologizing for her rude behavior.

She'd crossed the line. The complete disregard for another person's life replaced the chill in Yang's spine with a fiery rage. The monster that had taken her sister's form had nothing in common with what she had been before. Not now, anyways. There had to be some small piece of Ruby that she could still salvage.

She would make sure that piece was all that was left.

It was hard to keep herself in control, but she started to walk. Her jaw muscles started to work, and her fingers curled into tight fists.

How could something like that happen?

Ruby continued to smile at her as she got closer, but Yang could see a few leftover drops of blood lingering on her lips. Normally in the moments before she got into a fight, she could feel her heart pounding, and feel it in her veins. Now everything seemed deathly still, except for the faint sounds of the people Yang used to think of as friends stalked slowly around the room. She didn't know what exactly Ruby had done to them, but she hoped that she could save them too.

As she started to get within a few feet of Ruby, her sister spoke again.

"What's the matter? I know it was mean of me to not share, but you don't have to look so angry. There's a whole island of people out there! If you want one, I can just-"

The element of surprise made it easier for Yang to land a blow, but Ruby also reacted much faster than she anticipated. She was able to jerk her torso just far enough back that Yang was only able to score a glancing blow, one side of the gauntlet making contact with Ruby's face.

Still, Ember Celica's blast of flaming dust made every little bit count. For a brief moment the torches around the room were rendered obsolete as a gout of bright yellow flame exploded from her wrist.

She saw Ruby's eyes widen as the fire lapped the side of her head, but she was more surprised by her own reaction. As if on instinct, she pulled her arm back from the flame, suddenly very aware of just how hot the dust was. It lasted only a brief moment before the dust lost its power, and the room faded back to being dimly lit by the softly flickering torches.

Yang looked back at Ruby, and found a startled, hurt looking expression. Ruby's pale skin was blackened slightly, and there were a few smears of soot across the unburned side of her face. The wound was already starting to heal, though, and Yang remembered what she had said about "out-healing" fire, or something similar. It didn't seem that her dust would be able to do any real damage, but it could be a useful deterrent. If she could bring herself to use it, that was. She definitely shared the new fear of fire.

Ruby's hand drifted up to her face, and she pressed her fingers into the charred flesh, like she couldn't believe what her sister had just done. Her voice was like a mouse squeaking in the silence.

"Yang, what are you doing? Why-"

She was cut off abruptly as her sister started to shout.

"Do you really not get it? Ruby, you're turning into a monster! I can't let you keep going like this! I don't want to fight with you, but you aren't giving me any choice! Just stop doing all this creepy stuff and come with me!"

Yang breathed heavily after her outburst finished, watching carefully for any change in Ruby's face. She could see the burn healing over, but the distressed look that Ruby held was starting to fade. If she wasn't mistaken, the sides of Ruby's mouth were turning up in another smile.

"Oh come on Yang! Is that really all? You're lucky I didn't get mad. I know what will help you calm down; we can go out on the town and pick out someone in person!" She exclaimed, clearly trying her hardest to stay happy, and defuse the current situation.

"No! No more! Ruby devoted her life to helping people! You mock her by claiming yourself to be her, monster! I'm going to beat you as close to death as I can get you until you tell me what happened to her!"

"Oh Yang, don't you see?" She stood up, keeping the now creepy smile. "I only thought helping people made me happy, but now I know I can just take my pleasure from them!" Instantly she threw her hand up like she was going to grab something.

Instead of something coming to her outstretched hand, her hand came out to Yang. The arm stretched like it was made of rubber and black tendrils exploded from her shoulder and rapidly encircled the arm until they joined at her hand creating a monstrous claw. Caught completely off guard by the sight, Yang didn't even process she needed to dodge before it grabbed her. Ruby effortlessly swung her arm over her head and slammed Yang head first into the hard stone floor behind her on the far end of the auditorium.

The claw released the blonde then retracted back into Ruby until it was to its normal length, the tentacles around her arm fading into black mist. Yang could tell bones were broken by the way they pushed on her skin from the inside, but she didn't feel any pain. Her hand went to her forehead, but the slightest touch made a popping sound, and she could feel one of the bones in her neck sliding into place.

"Pull yourself together. I guess it's going to be a long process teaching you about the real world and what it means to be a vampire." Ruby called to her, a firm voice showing her unwillingness to yield in this debate.

Yang growled as she got up, fixing her wrecked spine and shoulder. Every bone that returned to its place caused her semblance to die down. Only the sudden cool of putting the last piece in place made her realize she could still use it. This healing ability was going to be a pain if she wanted to maintain her strength at full power. No doubt Ruby didn't have that problem with her abilities.

"Now pay attention Yang. It's time for your first lesson." Ruby smiled walking forward with a slow strut that seemed alien coming from her little sister, almost seductive in nature.

Yang shook it off and slammed her feet into the ground to bring her into focus as she stood. Her fist collided together, and Yang felt an almost overwhelming about of energy flow through her. She swung her arm behind her and fired Ember Celica, using the force from the shotgun's discharge to launch her forward. Ruby didn't flinch or react as her sister raced towards her.

Yang threw her fist out just before coming within arm's reach, using the blast to bring herself to an abrupt stop. Another superheated wave of dust shot towards Ruby, and she didn't seem to react at all. At least, not until the dust was less than a foot away from her.

In a sudden flurry of motion almost too quick for Yang to follow, Ruby's cloak exploded up around her like she had suddenly become the center of some kind of invisible gale, and her body jerked out of the way. Yang couldn't even make out what part of her body Ruby had used to do so; it was like she'd simply shifted away.

Yang wasn't going to let her go. Her offensive continued as she threw another punch, and another fireball jumped towards her sister. This time Ruby didn't dodge away. Instead, she grabbed one corner of her cloak and pulled hard, bringing it between herself and the fire like a shield. The dust stuck to the red fabric, spreading across it like it was a hard surface, and forming a layer of smoldering light.

As soon as the dust clung to the cloak, Ruby threw the garment back out of her way, but not removing it from her body. It flared up over her back, and almost made Yang lose focus on her target.

Yang kicked off the floor, cocking both arms back as she closed the last few paces between them. Ruby's eyes tracked her the whole way, and that sickening smile was still on her face. Yang felt her mouth open, and even though the room was still about as quiet as the grave, she could barely hear her own unintelligible scream over the roaring in her head.

Ruby still smiled, and put a hand up. For a second Yang thought she was readying some kind of attack, but then she saw that Ruby was beckoning.

Yang's teeth ground together, and her fists moved faster as her anger started to boil over.

Her arms jerked forward before she had even hit the ground, and the blast of both her gauntlets at once was enough to knock her back through the air. She was close enough to be able to actually hit Ruby as well, and felt the hard impact send vibrations all the way up her arm.

The two globs of dust melded together just before they hit Ruby, and Yang watched as her sister disappeared under the brilliant yellow glow. For several tense moments, Yang couldn't tell what had happened at all. Then, as the dust started to fade, her sister came back into view.

Ruby's entire front looked burned; her skin blackened and clothes smoking. The way she winced in pain showed that Yang had caused her pain at least, but she could already see the wounds healing. Charred flesh crumbled away, replaced by pink skin underneath, before returning to its normal pale a moment later.

"Ouch! That really stings, you know that? But still, you've gotta see what I'm trying to tell you, right? You can try as much as you want, but you really can't hurt me. All I want to do is show you what we can do. Imagine if we partnered up!"

Ruby started to walk towards Yang, her arms out like nothing was wrong.

"We could get places way beyond Patch! Show that Dracul guy who's boss. Come on, live the vampire life a little! You haven't even eaten yet! You're the one who always tried to get me to do new things, now I think you should try it!"

Yang looked down, and saw Ruby's distended stomach pushing against her black clothes. It would've been hard to believe if she hadn't seen it herself. That was what turned her into this monster, and she wasn't about to let herself fall into the same trap.

She lashed out again, fist starting low, and arcing up into Ruby's midriff. Before her sister could react, Yang had landed a solid hit. She felt her hand sink into the bloated stomach, and felt instantly repulsed by the sensation.

Ruby's jaw dropped, and a cascade of wet, warm, crimson fluid spilled out of her mouth. Yang felt it ooze across her arm, and heard it splashing against the ground. She wanted to think it was disgusting, but there was an urge to bring her arm closer to her mouth. Her eyes stuck on the blood for what almost seemed like minutes, until she felt something hit the top of her lip.

Instinctually, she put her tongue out to investigate what it was, and realized only when she felt its warmth that she'd made a grave mistake.

A coppery taste filled her mouth, and she gagged as she tried to keep from swallowing it. The muscles in her throat seemed to act on their own, doing everything they could to suck it down. She tried to spit out what she could, but she was only able to get about half of the drop.

The rest slid down her throat like a shard of hot lead, burning the whole way down to her stomach. As it went, Yang became all the more aware of the ache of hunger in her body. The blood was just enough to show her a glimmer of what it could be like to be sated.

She blinked, and realized that she had been standing stock still, completely distracted. Ruby had taken advantage of the situation and recovered from what little damage Yang had been able to do, and was approaching her again.

Yang shook her head, bringing her focus back to the battle at hand.

Ruby closed the distance between them fast, and lashed out with surprising ferocity. Sharp talons formed out of dark smoke at the tips her fingers, and Yang was forced to jerk her entire body out of the way to avoid being hit. Her feet briefly left the ground, and when they touched down again, it was difficult to keep her body from toppling over.

Ruby struck out again, her claws elongating to nearly the length of her forearm. Yang was ready this time, though, and pushed off the ground with as much force as she could manage.

She could feel the breeze of Ruby's claws on her legs as they just barely missed her. Yang moved in an arc over her sister, watching as she followed with her eyes. She realized that she was going to be very vulnerable as soon as she was back on the ground, and threw another punch. The force gave her a few more feet in her arc, letting her land further from Ruby, and the blast of dust itself made Ruby shield herself behind her cape again, preventing her from immediately striking out again.

She slid a few inches when she hit the ground and turned again to face Ruby, who was emerging from behind her flaming cloak with a scowl. Her claws were gone, and had left no trace that they had ever existed. some small part of Yang's mind wondered idly how she might be able to pull something like that off, but it was stifled quickly under the part that was trying to read Ruby's body language. She needed to predict what she was going to do next.

Ruby threw her hand out like she did the first time, and once more her arm stretched out to grab her. The black mass formed up, but instead of forming a claw it rolled into a giant ball. Yang was fast enough to avoid it and watched the giant mass crush the tiles she was just standing in. Spikes sprouted from random spots and Ruby whipped it around like a flail. Yang tried to shoot her gauntlets to avoid again, but was caught mid-shot, sending her across the room once more. Her body started to outrace the black form, causing her to slam into the wall without the crushing effect. She slid down the stone barrier only a few inches before Ruby's attack finally caught up. Instead of the massive black mass it was a moment before, it was now a narrow blade.

The breath in her lungs was forced out of her as the blade pierced straight through her body. Gravity continued its push on her, but her body didn't fall, leaving her dangling just off the ground, suspended by the black twisted looking blade. Her gaze followed it all the way back to Ruby, who strutting towards her the same way she had been before.

"I think the first thing we should do before we go out to the town is teach you some proper feeding techniques." Now standing just out of arm's reach of Yang. "Dracul said that if you let go of a person before they die they'll be turned into a vampire too eventually. Even if you kill them afterwards. I think he described it as our fangs having poison or something that does it, and we just drink the blood before it can spread our gift. So make sure you snap their neck or something before you let go to confirm the kill, Dracul said he'd be very angry if he found out I created another vampire… Actually, if you ever meet him, I didn't turn you; ok? He's kind of scary to be around, and I can't imagine what he'd be like if he was angry-"

"Shut up."

"What?"

"Shut up!" Yang roared, throwing her fist out. She didn't aim for Ruby this time. Her shot went wide and blasted a hole in the roof above them. Light instantly poured through the new portal right on them. Ruby hissed in pain and released Yang as the blade dissolved to nothing. She fell to the ground as well, screaming in pain, her skin burning like it had been set ablaze. Yang could feel the weight of the sun on her, but with no bare skin showing she was otherwise unhindered by its effects. Ruby reached out to drag herself out of the light, but her hand started to wither immediately upon entering into the light.

Yang stood over her, conflicted. On the one hand, she could end this right now by just leaving her, but it was still Ruby, and Ozpin did say there was a way to save her. Fully knowing her idea was going to backfire on her she pulled Ruby out of the sunlight with her own hands. Probably just in time too, as it looked like Ruby had been turned into a charred husk. She was still moving, and it seemed like she was crying in pain, but she was still alive. Yang rolled her over and placed her hands on both her shoulders.

"Ruby, are you ok? You're not going to die on me right?" Jaune, Blake, Weiss and the others were pitch still, probably waiting for Ruby to give them a command.

A sudden piercing feeling in her neck made her look back down. Ruby had her fangs dug in and a moment later a familiar feeling of her blood leaving her body came over Yang.

The empty, gnawing feeling of hunger intensified, and as Ruby sucked more of whatever she had left in her veins, she felt her muscles weaken. Her legs started to shake and her vision swam.

Her hands went to Ruby's head as she tried to push her off, but Ruby's jaws were like a steel trap. It was only when Yang felt like she was about to fall unconscious that she used Ember Celica again.

At such close range, and with Ruby in such a weakened state, its effect was devastating. Ruby's head jerked back, tearing some of Yang's flesh out with it. She could feel the fire lap the exterior of her clothes, but nothing caught.

Yang stumbled backwards, putting a hand to where Ruby had bitten. She hadn't just torn flesh away, she had taken out a large chunk of her scarf as well.

Coming here had been a mistake. Ozpin was right.

"I feel fine now, Yang." Ruby stated as her body started to restore itself to some form of working condition.

She turned, looking for the exit. Maybe if she hurried back, she could escape before Ruby recovered enough to order anyone to chase her.

Hurrying in a state like hers, though, was not an easy thing to do. Her best attempt at a run was more of a shamble as she made her way towards the door. All she had to do was get through the door, and she would be home free.

But she could already hear Ruby shouting after her, voice strained and tearing.

"Don't run away from me Yang! I won't let you go back! You have so much to learn, you won't stand a chance out there without me!"

Yang didn't look back. She knew that she wasn't going to be able to beat Ruby to the door, but she did have the ability to stall Ruby. Her eyes flicked to the side, and just on the edge of her peripherals, she could see the huge curtains that covered the windows that lined the whole room. If she could destroy one of those far enough away from Ruby, it would give her the perfect opportunity to get away.

She threw a wild punch, and the glow of dust met her eyes through the tinted visor. She could hear footsteps behind her now, and she thought they sounded like Ruby's. The hallways of holiday lights was getting closer and closer, she just had to make it a little further.

The massive curtain erupted in flame, the area that Yang had hit directly crumbling to ash, and the surrounding fabric bursting into flame.

A sharp stab of pain reminded Yang that she was missing a chunk of covering over her neck, and she was quick to slap a palm over it, face twisting into a grimace as she continued to drag herself forward.

A sudden screech from behind her told her that Ruby had stopped, but she still didn't look back. She had to escape.

When she finally did reach the hall, her body felt like solid lead. If she thought that her hunger had been bad before, it was torturous now. She tried her absolute best to ignore it, but her brain couldn't summon any other thoughts.

Every nerve in her body cried out in pain, and water started to fill her eyes. Before she pushed her way through the door, She stopped, taking a moment to breathe and glance behind her.

Ruby was standing at the far side of the room, staring at Yang with a sad expression. She held out a hand, like she was a little kid again, asking for something, and Yang could just barely hear over the sound of her own breathing, "Please, don't leave. I'll be alone again."

She turned away, not wanting to think about it. Her sister could be trying to play her again, or she could be sincere. Yang wasn't going to be tricked again.

The door opened, and she walked out into the light. She made sure to keep her hand pressed tightly on the hole in her clothes, and staggered out into the mid-day sun.

Her friends could be coming after her at any moment, and she didn't want to have to hurt them.

Her feet dragged as the doors drifted shut behind her, and Ruby was left in what Yang used to think of as a happy place.

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Author's Note:

As he always does, Leivve had a huge part in this chapter. I'd say he had a larger part in writing this one than the others, but I'm not sure.

Thanks for reading! all feedback always appreciated!