Chapter one: sick Jaune

Jaune groaned as he laid bed, reaching for another tissue from under the covers. His team had left already, bidding him a get well soon before their disposal. Though, the blonde wish he wasn't alone, he could never heal alone. Another person's company and voice would make him feel safe when battling a cold. Ever since his mother took care of him.

'Maybe I could ask for someone's help, hope they won't mind. This isn't what I wanted for the weekend' "ACHOO!" He sneezed before pulling out his scroll. 'let's see, Blake? Probably no since we're not that close, Weiss would get annoyed of me. Yang would make this worse, how about Ruby?' Jaune thought of others that could help with his illness, none came. 'Ruby it is then.'

Ruby was alone in her dorm room, despite being team leader everyone else has plans on weekends. Blake and Weiss to the library, and Yang joyriding her motorcycle around downtown Vale.

But Ruby wanted to spend time with her teammates, as a bonding experience. So when they left her to her lonesome, she was bored out of her young mind. Sitting on her bed, she contemplated a nap, until a notification from her scroll captured her attention.

Upon picking it up, she saw that she received a text message.

MESSAGE FROM: Jaune Arc

Hey rubes, I'm kind of under the weather today. Could you maybe come over?

RECEIVED AT 12:10

This got Ruby worried. Her friend wasn't feeling ok? That's not a good thing in her mind and she has to help. Plus, at least she has something to do now. And she wouldn't admit it herself, but she'd do a lot to see her fellow team leader, considering her feelings for him and all.

Ruby got up and headed straight to JNPR's dorm.

Jaune remained laying still since he sent his little cry for help, sniffling and sneezing, feeling weak as ever. He heard a knock on the door, feeling to tired to open it, he just yelled "Come in!" With his horse voice hurting his throat.

The door opened with Ruby poking in.

"Jaune? Oh hey, how you feeling?" She asked happily

"Oh hey Ruby, I'm not feeling so good" He mumbled with a hoarse voice.

"Whats got ya feeling so down?" She asked

"I got a cold, thought I could ask you for some help."

"Sure Jaune, I'll always help if you ask, I used to get sick all the time back at home, but Yang always had my back. So what do you need? You want me to fluff your pillow, make some soup, or get you some tissues?"

"All of them." he said.

Ruby sighed. "I'll see what I can do for the little sick knight." she joked, before going to the dorm's kitchen.

Jaune stuck out his tongue at her response, going along with the joke. He laid still, waiting for his friend'a return. 'This is actually really nice of her, most of the girls back home would tease or make fun of me. While mom barley helped' Jaune thought.

Just then, Ruby peeped through the kitchen doorway. "You want crackers with your soup?" She asked.

Jaune could already smell a nice broth coming from the kitchen. 'Man she's fast.'

"Yeah thanks."

"No prob!" she said going back to the stove.

'Mom never gave ME crackers.'

Jaune took Ruby's help into deep thought, and compared her to his friends if they were put in her scenario. Ren and Pyrrha would help as expected, but wouldn't have that friendly vibe to it. Nora would mess things up completely and might even hurt Jaune, and team WBY would think of something different to do that they thought was more important than helping poor Jaune.

'Wow, now that I think about it Ruby might be my one true friend with no intent on harming my life. She could even be more than that... Wait what did I just say?!'