"This is why I hate this game," Yang joked, holding up her sole remaining finger in their game of "Never Have I Ever". The game, played by teams RWBY, JN_R, and Sun, was a welcome break from the stress the teens had endured in the past few weeks since meeting up in Mistral. Everyone welcomed the chance to unwind even if the game had revealed some rather…interesting facts about some of them.

"That just makes you the coolest person here! You've done soooooo much stuff," Nora pointed out, earning a chuckle from the blonde.

"I'll go easy on you Yang," Ruby said reassuringly, causing Yang to grin. She could always count on her sister to have her back. The younger girl sat deep in thought, trying to think of the perfect thing to say. After a moment, she snapped to attention. "All right, this one's for you, dearest sister: never have I ever…" she began. Yang smirked optimistically, having faith in her leader and sister.

"Been in love."

Yang froze. The statement itself elicited a similar reaction from several other members of the group, and Ruby gasped when she saw Jaune quietly lower a finger, his mind on his missing teammate. "Oh my gosh Jaune I'm so sorry," Ruby quickly apologized, realizing what she said.

"It's fine, Ruby," he sighed. "I just…I wish I could've figured it out sooner you know?" he admitted, soon finding himself in group hug courtesy of the whole group. "So what about the rest of you? I can't be the only one," Jaune added with chuckle, hoping to lighten the mood. As everyone returned to their places, fingers began to drop.

Ren and Nora were the first to lower a finger, to the surprise of no one. Weiss shook her head and looked on to the next person in the circle, Blake, who put down a finger with a reluctant sigh. Sun was much less hesitant to lower a finger which left Yang. The blonde brawler let out a light chuckle as she stood. "Guess that means I'm out," she announced, lowering her last finger. Ruby looked at her in surprise. "I'm gonna get some rest. Have fun with the rest of the game!" Yang added as she left the group to their own devices, ignoring the odd looks she was getting.

"Yang, wait!" Ruby whispered as she followed the older girl. Yang sighed.

"Later, okay?" she promised with a small smile.

Yang let out a soft breath as she massaged her arm, sore from the extended use of her prosthetic. "Is everything okay?" she heard a voice say, one she immediately pegged as her sister.

"Yeah, it just gets a little sore sometimes," Yang admitted, gesturing for her sister to come sit beside her, who quickly sat down. The two sat there in a comfortable silence until Ruby spoke.

"You never told me you've been in love."

It wasn't accusatory or even angry, just confused, and maybe a little hurt. The two sisters shared almost everything, and that included crushes. Yang sighed. "It's…complicated," she said lamely. Ruby crossed her arms, a slight pout forming on her face. "Not like that," Yang chuckled. "There was…a lot going on," she amended, hoping to assure her sister she hadn't kept it a secret because of her age.

"What do you mean?"

"I didn't realize I was in love until right before the tournament started," she admitted. Ruby let the words sink in as the wheels in her head began to turn.

"But that means it's someone from Beacon, right?" she asked, receiving a nod from her sister. "But you never talked about liking anyone," Ruby said, growing confused. Yang hesitated before letting out a deep breath.

"I should probably start from the beginning," she decided. Ruby turned to face her sister, paying perfect attention. "You know how I've always flirted with guys right?" Ruby snorted.

"Well yeah," she said like it was the obvious thing in the world, that Yang and flirting and guys all belonged in the same sentence.

"Stupid question," Yang acknowledged with a chuckle. "Flirting with guys was just…something people were supposed to do you know? Especially people that look like me," she noted, looking at her chest. "And don't get me wrong, I liked the attention, but I…I never really got what other people saw in it. Like it was fun and all, but I didn't get why people were so obsessed about finding a boyfriend. I just didn't get it," she admitted, feeling slightly relieved to be talking about all of this.

"What changed?" Ruby asked.

"I met someone," Yang began vaguely. "I didn't even realize it was a crush at first; I just thought I wanted us to be friends," she admitted with a chuckle. "But then the dance happened. We only danced one dance together, but then I realized I didn't want to dance with anyone else at the party. I finally understood what the big deal was. This was what having a crush felt like," Yang said, reflecting back on that night with a sad smile. Ruby thought for a moment.

"I must've left too early, I only saw you dance with Blake," Ruby noted, trying to recall the less eventful part of that night. Yang hesitated before taking a deep breath in and out.

"Blake's the only person I danced with."

Oh.

The realization hits Ruby like a ton of bricks. "You like girls?" she asked, tilting her head to side.

"Yep," Yang confirmed, popping the p in an attempt to downplay her own nervousness.

"And you're in love with Blake?"

"Yeah."

"Yang! That's great!" Ruby announced, pouncing on her sister to give her hug. Caught off guard, the blonde tumbled backwards giving her sister a one armed hug in returned, relieved if slightly confused.

"I wouldn't say it's great," Yang pointed out.

"But you and Blake would be perfect together! Ooh, and that would mean she'd be my sister too!" The girl continued to ramble, much to the confusion of the blonde. While she appreciated her acceptance and enthusiasm, there was a bit of a problem in her planning.

"It's not that simple," Yang said reluctantly. She sat up along with her sister.

"What do you mean?" Ruby asked. Yang sighed.

"This is why I said it's complicated." She looked down at her hand and willed herself not to get emotional. "It's been a rough couple of months. I still haven't completely forgiven her for leaving. I…I needed her." The confession is unexpected, and Ruby wraps her arms around her sister. "It's going to take some time for me to really trust her again. For me to be sure she's not going to leave again," she admitted. Ruby squeezed her supportively.

"She couldn't have known about Rav-"

"But she did."

Ruby froze. She had no idea that her sister had told anyone that story. Sensing her sister's confusion, Yang explained.

"It's...how I got her to come to the dance. She was running herself ragged like I used to when I first found out, so I thought I could help her out." Yang smiled. "And I guess I did."

"But you two will get through this! I know she's here to stay," Ruby said confidently.

"She likes Sun." Ruby frowned. "And why wouldn't she? He's sweet, funny, and have you seen those abs? Yeah he's a bit…tactless, but he means well. And he's actually a guy. Plus he's a faunus so he actually gets that part of her. And they've kinda spent the last few months together," Yang pointed out.

"That doesn't mean she like him," Ruby countered.

"I've seen the way she looks at him. The way she blushes around him…and the happiest I've ever seen her was when she was dancing with him at the dance," Yang lamented.

"So what are you gonna do?" Ruby asked after a moment.

"What can I do? She likes Sun and even if she didn't, that wouldn't change anything. Blake likes guys and I'm a girl," she decided with a shrug. Ruby thought for a moment.

"You should tell her."

Yang snorted. "Because that won't make things awkward," she said sarcastically.

"I'm serious Yang," Ruby said softly, catching her sister's attention. "You heard Jaune earlier. If you don't tell her-"

"I'm not going to let anything happen to her," Yang declared, a determined look in her eyes. Ruby's eyes drifted the stump of her right arm. "There's nothing that I won't do for her." Ruby looked her over, seeing just how strongly her sister felt for the faunus girl. She gave her a warm squeeze and decided to let it go.

"Are you gonna be okay?" she asked, concerned.

"I'll manage," the blonde replied, giving her sister a small smile. "Thanks Ruby," she said, giving her sister a small kiss on the forehead.

"I'm glad we could talk. …I've really missed you," Ruby admitted.

"I'm sorry it took so long. And Ruby? Thanks for being the best little sister in world," Yang said, a genuine smile on her lips.

"I still think you should tell her." Yang chuckled.

"Maybe someday."

Author's Note: As of now this is all I have planned for this, but I may add an expansion of the Never Have I Ever. I do want to actually have a resolution because I'm not a fan of it the bees being unrequited, but that would require making this a little more than a oneshot.