The New Rose

Chapter 25 - Train Chaos

Morning was coming up as Yang Xiao Long was finishing her shift of keeping watch. She thought that this mission would be exciting, and action packed but so far that had not really been the case. Yes, she and her team were fighting grimm, but they were low level and were not much of a challenge. So far, the mission had been boring, she thought they would be doing more of the destroying and not searching but she guessed she was wrong. It also did not help that Doctor Oobleck was a walking textbook and increased her boredom.

Boredom was not the major feeling that was surging through Yang's body though, it was anger and worry, both emotions directed at her redhead sister. Yang was still angry about the information she got last night, that Ruby was a part of an important unit and worse she apparently had a boyfriend. Just thinking about that got Yang angry enough to where her eyes were glaring red. She felt it was going to be a while before she got over it, if she even got over it at all.

Yang knew that Ruby changed after hearing all the things she and friends said about her that night, but she never imagined the change was going to be this drastic. Ruby had gone from a shy, quirky girl who loved weapons and cookies to a beautiful girl filled with confidence and a no-bullshit attitude. The crazy part was this all happened within a few months, and Yang hadn't even had time to process it because she neglected Ruby.

In all honesty, Yang sadly wondered if she was a shackle to Ruby and not the other way around like she had thought. In the months that Yang had neglected her, Ruby had managed to reinvent herself completely and it was working in her favor. First there was her appearance, she grew her hair out to be nearly Yang's length, then she changed her clothes that made her look older than she was and then there was her physique. Yang upset at how many boys she saw look at her sister with a flirty look, even if Ruby paid them no attention.

What really showed the difference about Ruby though was when Yang found out that she had new friends, especially one that was as popular as Cana Alberona, and she had a boyfriend. Both of those sentences didn't resonate with the Ruby that Yang had known all these years, the girl was so shy and so socially awkward that she thought none of those things would ever happen. And yet it happened in the two weeks that she left for Atlas? Was it really that easy for her?

Apparently, it was and those girls seemed to like her a lot, what with the pictures that Coco showed Yang and the others. Not only that, but they clearly were the ones that Ruby kept texting all the time, Yang even overheard her talking on the phone with some girl about clothes. Again, showing how different she was, Ruby never cared about clothes in all the years that Yang had been with her. Hence why she always wore that same black dress everywhere, now she had different outfits and cared about her appearance?

Then there was the matter that Yang was the most upset about, Ruby had a boyfriend and she never mentioned it. Yang was angry because Ruby was keeping secrets and this guy, she was dating was not 'Yang approved' as she would call it. Even though she and Ruby were not on good terms, Yang was still her big sister and she felt like it was her responsibility to look after her. So, while Ruby had changed, Yang still felt like she was too young to date even if she was 16.

Maybe it was the fact that she was still protective of Ruby, but Yang didn't care, she wanted her sister to be safe and that did not include dating random guys. As Ruby so rudely pointed out, Yang didn't have much experience with dating as they barely lasted a few days. She knew what boys wanted and it wasn't something she wanted Ruby to be a part of. Plus, Ruby hadn't known the guy long, didn't she know how dangerous that was?

Yang let out a sigh as she walked back to her teams to switch shifts with Blake. She really did want everything to go back to normal but that was looking more and more impossible by the day. Ruby was still upset with them, and they were angry at her especially after last night. Being pretty much a secret agent, having a boyfriend she didn't tell them about, and saying all that trash about them when she got back all had negative effects. It seemed like Team RWBY wouldn't be making up for a while, and when Yang got back to the campsite her anger was replaced with worry.