A Hero Has Risen (RWBY x Multiverse Male Reader)

Alone Together

It is early morning in Mistral. Ruby Rose is seen lying with you on the ground on the patio outside of the training room. She watches a group of four birds flying together, before one of them flies away from the group. As she watches it fly, Ruby sees Yang Xiao Long peek over her head.

Yang: You're up early.

Ruby: (smiles) Hey sis.

Yang: Boop.

Yang lets her hair down and uses it to tickle her little sister's nose. Ruby giggles affectionately at her older sister's action. Ruby then sits up as Yang sits down next to her. You smile at the two and their silly antics.

Ruby: (sighs) What are you doing up?

Yang: Can't fall back to sleep.

Ruby: Ah, me neither.

Weiss: Well, fortunately, coffee exists.

Weiss Schnee carries a tray with three cups of coffee and walks over to join her teammates. She lowers the tray down so Yang can grab a cup.

Ruby: No, please!

You laughed at them.

Weiss: Don't worry, I put in blasphemous amounts of cream and sugar, just for you two lovebirds. (she holds the cup out in front for Ruby)

Ruby: Oh yeah! Nice Weiss strikes again!

Suddenly, Weiss pulls the cup away just as Ruby was about to grab it.

Weiss: I will pour this on you and it will burn

You: like dry ice?.

Weiss and Ruby looked at you as you and Yang high fived.

Ruby: Oh no, there's two of them!

Weiss smiles as she hands the cup to Ruby, who nervously giggles, and then handed one to you as you thank her. Weiss sits down next her teammates and grabs her cup of coffee after placing the tray down next to her.

Yang: Can't believe we're actually in Mistral.

Ruby: That's what you can't believe?

Yang: Well, yeah! And all the other magic and stuff. But... Okay, you know what I mean!

Weiss: I honestly wasn't sure if I'd ever see you two again.

Yang: Well, here's to defying expectations.

Yang and Weiss clink cups together, while Ruby gulps her cup down in one go, opening one eye to glance at the others' cups.

Ruby: I just wish Blake could be here with us.

Yang: Yeah, well, she made her choice.

Weiss: What's that supposed to mean?

Yang: (showing bitterness) I mean she could've been here if she just stuck around. It's no big deal though. We'll be fine.

Ruby, You, and Weiss have concerned expressions on their faces.

Ruby: Don't you want her here?

Yang: Why would I want her here?

You: Maybe because you are supposed to be teammates and friends.

Ruby: Are you still mad at her for leaving?

Yang: (scoffs) Oh, whatever gave you that idea, Ruby? No, I'm totally fine. I'm great.

Weiss: Okay, calm down.

Yang: (her eyes turn red) Don't tell me to calm down!

Ruby and Weiss gain startled expressions.

Ruby: Whoa, Yang.

Yang realizes what she did, and her eyes turn back to normal. Her hand shakes while holding her cup.

Yang: Whatever.

She gets up and leaves. Ruby, You, and Weiss watch her go before exchanging concerned looks with each other. As Summer looked at you four concerned for Yang.

(Timeskip)

Yang sits alone on a bed looking at the "New Friends!" photo of Team RWBY. She hears a knock on the door and quickly puts the photo away.

Yang: Yeah?

The door opens but Yang doesn't look up to see who entered.

Yang: Look Ruby, I really don't want to talk about it, okay? Can you just leave me alone for a bit?

Yang looks up, and is surprised that it was not Ruby, but You who is at the doorway.

Yang: Oh. Hey Y/N. Did you two need something?

You say nothing. You then close the door behind you and sits on the bed opposite to Yang.

Yang: (sigh) I know she's our teammate, but I'm not just going to change my mind. I'm sorry, I just... I don't think you know what it's like to be left. You have a giant family, recitals to perform at, dinners to attend. I didn't have any of that. My mom left me. Ruby's mom left too. Tai was always busy with school and Ruby couldn't even talk yet. I had to pick up the pieces. I had to keep things together. Alone. (pause) Y/N, if you have something to say, then say it.

You remain silent for a moment, before responding.

You: I know what it's like to be left. Almost all of my teammates back in another Universe called the Haloverse died, all except two me and my friend Jun. We were a great team able to take any mission on. Then one day one of our missions went to hell.

he gets up and sits down next to Yang on the other bed.

You: A bomb we needed to destroy an enemy ship had malfunctioned and my friend, Jorge, had to activate it manually. He threw me off the ship and activated it killing him and destroying the ship. As I was drifting through space I saw 8 more come into Orbit of the Planet we were supposed to protect. Then, not 3 nights later another one of my friends died, Kat. Then our Leader of the team Carter and then Emile. All of them died from a malfunction or mistake. Kat died by sniper. Carter by crashing. Emile by getting stabbed.

Yang: I'm really sorry. I shouldn't have assumed.

You: We'll have our own version of loss and fear.

Yang: She doesn't have to be alone though. I was here for her. We all were! She chose to leave us.

You: Why do you think she did that?

Yang: Hm?

You: The entire time Blake was at Beacon, she was afraid to open up to people. She tried to keep her past separated from us. She tried to protect us. Eventually, those walls she put up came down. And the moment they did, the one thing she was afraid of actually happened. The universe proved her ideas right.

Yang: No one blamed her for anything! If she had just talked to us, she would've known that! How could I be there for her if she doesn't let me? What if I needed her here for me?

Yang buries her face in her hands and starts sobbing quietly. You hug her as she calmed down.

You: I know it's not easy. I wish she hadn't left too. The only thing we can do now is be there for her when she's ready. When she comes back.

Yang lowers her hands from her face.

Yang: If she comes back.

You: She will. Yang... You, Ruby, Weiss, and even Blake are more like family to me than anyone else that I have met. I would do anything for you three, and I'm willing to bet Blake feels the same way. So, when she's ready, I'll be there for her. And I know we're not as close, but... I'm here for you too.

You smile and Yang calms down. They hear a knock at the door, which opens up and reveals Ruby.

Ruby: Is, uh... everything okay?

Yang: (smiling) Yeah, it is.

Ruby sighs in relief.