YANKING YANG I

Yang didn't mean to ditch her baby sister.

Frankly, she'd rather spend time with her than the 'friends' she took off with. Not that she didn't like them or anything, but Ruby would always be her number one priority over anything else. It was both a genuine feeling and an excuse to reject some of the boys that couldn't 'no' for a hint. Nah, the peeps she ditched Ruby for were not exactly the kind she'd expect to always watch her back. To party with, on the other hand…

Her reason for ditching her cute, adorable, and absolutely socially awkward baby sister was that the girl needed to actually socialize. Sure, she had a 'gang' back in Signal, but Yang checked up on them and knew they weren't exactly close—though Ruby probably thought they were. Nah, those folks just cozied up to Ruby at first because she was Uncle Qrow's favorite niece and they would do anything to get on his good side. Of course, they stayed with her because Ruby was super cool, but by that point Yang crossed them off her list of people to keep around lil' Rubes.

Was she being overprotective and a little bit controlling? No way. At least, she hoped she wasn't. Ruby never seemed to complain except when she handled her a bit roughly. Not her fault she was so small!

Still… Ruby's lack of social skills when it came to making friends out of strangers did concern her a bit. Big Sis Yang was not always going to be around even if she always wanted to. Ruby needed to fly on her own and who better to give her the shove out of the nest than momma bird herself?

Besides, it's not like she'll latch on to a creep at the slightest show of kindness. Ruby was a bit naïve, but not that naïve. She drilled into her head never to accept sweets from strangers no matter how tempted she would be. Gods know that was struggle.

"Yo, Yang, what's up?" one of the boys asked her. She forgot his name, but she knew that he was in her class last year. Never really talked to him much, but she did faintly remember him saying he was planning to go to Beacon. Looks like he got accepted despite her pummeling him every time in the ring.

Yang grinned up to him, leaving her worries behind. "Nah, I'm cool. What'd you guys do for Spring Break anyway?"

Most of the boys and some of the girls in the group smiled and started bragging about their vacation. She had a feeling they were trying to impress her, but she couldn't care less about it. Least they were predictable, shallow though they were.

Conversation flowed au natural from there. They were too busy talking about themselves to notice Yang only talking to make a token response of how 'cool' or 'awesome' they were for doing whatever it was they did. Her mind was elsewhere, after all.

Was it really right to abandon Ruby like that?

What if Ruby got lost? Worse, what if she exploded. Worst of all, what if she already did something to expel herself?

Gods, she was a horrible sister and…

No, Yang, she whispered to herself, slow down. They were in Beacon Academy, their headmaster was the chillest guy around since he let Ruby in early, and no matter how disastrous Ruby was in all social endeavors, she wasn't bad enough to do something as stupid as exploding or being expelled like in those anime Ruby liked to watch.

Still, she worried.

"Sorry, guys, I have to cut our chat short. It's almost time to meet up in the auditorium."

Actually, she didn't know if it was at all, but her 'friends' didn't seem to mind and they all started walking over to that place or whatever you call it where teachers make boring speeches that they think would inspire you. Ozpin seemed to be the sort to do something like that. He got that wise man thing going on with the coffee and cane motif he was going for; at least that's how Ruby described him.

As luck would have it, many other students were making their way into the assembly hall too. Man, could she guess them or what? Still, there was no sign of a red hood anywhere, but maybe her sis just had the runs. Some kid vomited on the airship earlier, and it wasn't the first time sheer nervousness made Ruby run to the bathroom. Granted, she was six at the time, but, like, it still counted. A big sister never forgets!

Some chick next to her was talking to her. Was she flirting? Yang didn't know and she didn't much care. Smile and nod, and people would think you're a bonafide listener. She was busy searching for Ruby in the crowd.

Just as worry started to fill her heart, she saw her super adorable sis rushing in. Yang beamed.

"Ruby!" Yang called out, waving her hand that signaled her to come over.

The girl called out looked around confused for a bit before her silver eyes settled on her. She started rushing over. It was then that she noticed that she wasn't alone. For some weird reason, Ruby was holding some blonde noodle's hand. Wait, wasn't he the kid that puked on the ride over? Of all the people to befriend…

Ruby finally raced over with a big smile on her face. "Yang! This is Jaune!"

The blond noodle waved, giving off a stupid, hapless smile. Rubes sure knew how to pick'em. Now, she was never one to judge a book by its cover, but, honestly, this guy was just screaming harmless. If it wasn't for the fact that she didn't go around punching random people without due cause (and Ruby was a big girl with a giant scythe so she could handle herself if push comes to shove).

"Sup, Jaune. I'm Yang. Rubes' big sis," she greeted him politely enough, grinning up at him. Tall, blonde, and a noodle—any girl with a maternal instinct would want to just nab him up. Herself included if she didn't like her dudes… well, not likely to die on his first mission is somewhere in the ball park.

He waved. "Hi. Like Ruby said, I'm Jaune. Jaune Arc. Nice, sweet, rolls off the tongue. Ladies love it." He winked, but Yang had a feeling it was more of a joke than an attempt to flirt. Nice. She liked guys with a sense of humor.

"Do they?" she challenged, raising an eyebrow.

Ruby giggled. "I do! He's my boyfriend!"

…

Wait, what?!