Ruby walked side by side with her sister, the two going down the sidewalk to get necessities for their home. "Alright Rubes. What all do we need to get again?" Ruby looked down at her sister happily wheeling along in her wheelchair and saw the lilac eyes fixated on her. She signed the whole list they had, reading it off then moving her hands to form the words. "Right! Got it!" Yang apparently didn't have it since she asked five different times.

When they reached the grocery store, Yang suggested splitting up. "This way, I'll cover one end and you can do the other. We'll finish in half the time!" Ruby gave a thumbs up. She watched the blonde mane swished behind her sister as she wheeled away, picking up a basket on her way by. Suddenly feeling very nervous being alone in a place full of strangers, Ruby turned to go the opposite way… Only to crash into a cart that had come to a stop behind her.

"Watch where you're going!" A feminine voice near screamed at her. Ruby jumped up from where she had fallen on the floor, quickly bringing the cart upright once more. She signed 'sorry' over and over as she picked up the items and hastily put them back. "Are you even going to say sorry?!" The woman yelled, Ruby freezing. She tried to explain how she couldn't speak, using her hands to convey how sound just wouldn't come out of her throat. She stopped when she noticed the white haired woman not even looking at her. Her icy blue eyes were fixated straight ahead while her hands on her hips still showed she demanded an apology. "Well?"

Thinking fast- but not smart- Ruby waved a hand in front of the woman's face. Nothing happened for a few moments until she suddenly jerked back. "Did you just- how rude!" Making a silent noise of distress, Ruby grabbed the other woman's hand and used it to show what she had just been doing. Using her own hand, Ruby moved the woman's arm up along her throat to convey sound, or lackthereof, coming out of her mouth. Suddenly, the white haired woman's resisting force went limp.

"Oh my god… You can't speak… You're mute?!" Ruby nodded her head only to remember that she probably couldn't see her. She went with folding the fingers into a thumbs up instead. "Have you been apologizing this whole time?" Ruby nudged the thumbs up again and the woman sighed, using her other hand to pinch the bridge of her nose. "Of course. Just my luck. Whoever you are, you are probably going to blackmail me because of this."

Confused, Ruby turned the thumbs up to be upside down. She had no idea who this girl was.

"Weiss Schnee." A cool toned voice droned. Ruby turned to see a black haired woman strolling up to them. Upon closer inspection, the newcomer had an item in her grasp. When she reached the two, she held out the object. "I saw what happened. This belongs to you." The woman supposedly named Weiss held her hand up and the black haired girl placed the jar into her open palm.

"Thank you." She said simply, her blue eyes still staring straight at nothing. It now made sense to Ruby. Weiss Schnee was blind.

"You are Weiss Schnee aren't you? Heiress to the Schnee Enterprise?" The cool, even tone never faltered or changed except for the slightly higher pitch at the end to create a question.

"Why yes I-"

"The same company infamous for it's controversial labor forces and questionable business partners." Wow that was harsh. Ruby looked back at Weiss who looked like she wanted to slap the calm woman in front of her. Instead, she set her soon-to-be-purchased item inside her cart and began to push it away. One wheel ran over Ruby's foot and she jumped out of the way before the next one had a chance to do the same.

The cart came to a jerking halt when none other than her big sister Yang called out a warning. "Woah! Wheelchair in you path!"

"I am terribly sorry." Weiss ground out through clenched teeth. She did not look happy. Ruby stared after her, barely noticing Yang pushing herself over.

"So… You gonna go after her?" Her sister asked, making Ruby jump. The younger girl gave her an odd expression, complete with a bewildered sigh. "Oh c'mon! I saw how you wanted to make it up to her. You want to say sorry but you don't know how. Go you big dork!"

'Sis, she's blind!' Ruby signed quickly. A mute girl trying to talk to a blind one. Yeah right.

"Ruby you seemed to be explaining things to her fine with her hand. Go-" Yang trailed off, her sight being drawn to something behind Ruby. Turning, she saw the same black haired woman who had confronted them- and made Weiss so mad. The only difference was her composure was now hunched and she was trembling. Yang's 'big sister mode' as Ruby liked to call it kicked in and before she could ask what was on her mind, Yang had her hands on the large wheels of her chair and she was gliding over the polished tiles.

Ruby watched her sister go up to the woman and offer comforting words before she left to go find Weiss. It wasn't very hard to find her. Her white hair and light blue and white clothing contrasting with everyone around her. Swallowing her nervousness, Ruby walked up to her and tapped her shoulder. She mentally cursed herself when Weiss jumped.

"Please don't sneak up on me like that!" She half-snapped. Ruby tried to muster up any kind of noise other than an exaggerated inhale but in reality, she was mute. "Oh. The mute kid. What do you want?" Okay maybe this was a bad idea. Trying to come up with an idea, Ruby bounced in place to try and get her brain to work faster. When it came her her, Ruby lightly brushed her fingers over Weiss' then moved closed to grasp her hand. "What are you doing?"

Weiss pulled her hand free and Ruby exhaled loudly once more, going to retrieve the escaping hand. Once she had Weiss' fingers tightly clasped with her own, she let the blind girl through the aisles until she found what she needed. Once she had successfully brought Weiss where she wanted her, Ruby stretched her arms out in a 'ta-da' fashion only to remember why it would never work. Weiss was blind.

Sighing, Weiss fixed Ruby's problem by walking around her and feeling along the shelf. "Coffee?" Peering over the slightly taller girl's shoulder, Ruby saw her fingers running over a plate that had small bumps on it. Braille. Ruby realized with a start. "Why coffee?"

Now here was the hard part. Asking Weiss to get coffee with her to make things right. Now she was panicking. Ruby would be whining if she could make a noise. Instead, she was bouncing in place once more.

"Ruby!" Oh thank god. Yang to the rescue.

"Your name is Ruby?" Weiss asked, her hand being formed into a thumbs up to show she was right.

"Yeah! Ruby's got a friend!" Yang called from across the aisle, still making her way over. Weiss jerked her hand away, accidentally brushing against Ruby's chest. She didn't think anything of it, still extremely embarrassed by Yang's comment. She doesn't make any friends. Most people don't know how to communicate with her.

Once Ruby recovered from her discomfort, she looked up at Weiss who was red in the face. I guess Yang got to her too. She thought before being pulled into a crushing hug. Struggling against her sister who had arrived, Ruby noticed the black haired girl standing awkwardly next to the wheelchair. She stopped wiggling and tapped her sister on the shoulder. Yang hummed a question and looked up at her, still not letting go. Sighing, Ruby pointed at the woman who tensed.

"Oh. Ruby, this is Blake! Long story short she has no place to stay. Can I keep her, pleeeeease?" Rolling her eyes, Ruby pretended being the older sibling. She crossed her arms after Yang released her and nodded. The blonde's expression lit up and Blake received the same hug treatment Ruby was given not a minute before.

"Yeah… This is nice. I'm going to go." Weiss said behind her. Realizing what was happening, Ruby jumped at the white haired girl and clutched to her, not allowing her to leave. "Wha- Let go of me!" Trying to seem distressed to the blind girl, Ruby air-wailed.

"Ooh! I can translate!" Yang suddenly said from her wheelchair. Weiss was released and she glared at nothing while Ruby quickly signed away. "Ruby wants to go on a coffee date with you." She said simply, only using one word the younger girl had actually signed. Both Ruby and Weiss blushed, each becoming as red as the hoodie the mute girl adorned.

'Yang!' Ruby signed the equivalent to her sister's name, silently screaming at her while the older smirked. To try and explain to Weiss that was definitely not what she wanted to say, Ruby took her pale hand in both of her own. She shook out the arm that was attached to the white haired girl, only succeeding at making Weiss' face redder.

"Fine! I'll go if only you let me go!" Ruby did as she was told and the blind girl turned and started to walk back to her cart they had left. She threw a piece of paper over her shoulder and Ruby scrambled to catch it, reading what was printed on it. "You can call me with that number but for now I have to be getting home."

Ruby held the small paper card in her hand and stared at the writing on it. In big bold letters, it had Weiss' name and Schnee Enterprise as well as her phone number. Smiling like an idiot to herself, Ruby turned back to Yang and held the card out for her to read it.

"Yep. Looks like it's her number Rubes." Yang held out a thumbs up and Ruby repeated the gesture. "Let's get out of this place and go home."

'What about groceries?'

"Oh yeah… Well let's get the stuff and then go home." They wandered through the store, together this time, with Blake shuffling behind them. With the third person, she was able to get items off the high shelves that Ruby couldn't reach. Each time, Ruby would smile gratefully and place it into the small handheld basket Yang kept in her lap.

They made it back to their small apartment with their items and Blake in tow. It didn't take long, their apartment across the street from the store. "Thank you again for allowing me to live here until… Until you either get tired of me or I save up enough money to live on my own."

"Aw it's no big deal. Ruby and I don't mind. It'll do us some good talking to another person. Well… Ruby will sign." Yang said, earning a punch to her arm from the mute girl. She pouted, rubbing her now sore arm. Ruby glared at her as she left, making her way to the kitchen to deposit the groceries they just bought. "Here, I'll show you to you new room!" Yang grabbed her arm and tugged on it before she had to drop it to push her wheelchair. Blake followed the energetic girl and looked around before she almost fell over the chair when Yang stopped.

She was holding her arms in a 'ta-da' fashion at a doorway that led to a separate guest room. Blake walked in and took in the way it was arranged and decorated. Warm colors made the whole house look inviting, this room no different. A single bed next to a large window mainly caught Blake's attention but a sizable bookshelf and dresser each on different sides of the room were also there. Other than that the room was bare.

"Sorry for there not being anything here… We never have guests." Yang laughed, looking embarrassed.

"No, it's okay. It's perfect. Thank you." Not expecting the honest answer, Yang blushed and looked away.

"Oh w-well I'm glad you like it. Feel free to change anything or display stuff. Hang posters or somethin'." The two were then called from Ruby with a loud ringing of a bell. "Ah! Ruby's made dinner! She's fast isn't she?" Yang basically tried to race Blake, her muscles working to turn the wheels and to get into the kitchen. Turns out, Ruby didn't make anything. All the mute girl did was get a frozen pizza from the freezer and she wanted Yang to help put it in the oven. Not being any food, Yang was not happy but she did what her little sister asked regardless.

They ate together, the pizza soon gone with Yang having eaten the most from a sisterly contest Ruby initiated. When the plates were cleaned, Ruby suggested watching a movie before bed, which Yang quickly agreed and dragged her new best friend into as well. Once that was over, Yang lent Blake some pajamas and they all bid each other a good night. In the first time, Blake thought she could get some sleep. She was sorely mistaken.

Ruby and Yang were jolted out of their beds when a terror filled scream echoed through the house, Ruby getting tangled in her covers and falling to the ground with a loud thump. Ruby pushed Yang's wheelchair to her and the blonde threw herself into it, wheeling around to where the screams were coming from. She almost flew past Blake's room if the dark figure hunched over the bed wasn't shaking. The loud screams transformed into quick gasps and whimpers. "Woah, Blake! What's wrong?"

The black haired girl didn't answer, her shaking and scared gasps not stopping. Biting her lip, Yang gathered the girl in her arms and pulled her into her lap. She held the shivering girl tightly, hoping that whatever nightmare still plagued her would stop soon. Eventually, Blake stilled and she began to hug Yang back.

"I'm sorry…" She heard Blake mumble into her pajamas.

"What for? You had a nightmare there's nothing wrong with that."

"I thought I could have been able to sleep. I thought for once I would feel safe enough." Yang could feel Blake start to shake again, this time for different reasons.

"What was your nightmare about? We could get you help or something…"

"I don't… I don't know. I can't remember… I-" Blake's shaking increased and Yang tightened her grip.

"Shh it's okay. You don't have to try to remember; you're okay." The blonde cooed to the distressed girl. Yang's hand rubbed along Blake's back, the other tangling in dark tresses. Ruby skidded to a halt next to them, having ran right past the room. 'Go back to bed.' Yang mouthed. The younger girl looked like she was going to object, but decided not to. Nodding, Ruby turned and exited, her black and white polkadot pajamas hiding her better in the shadows than her usual outfits did.

"Thank you Yang. I'm afraid I didn't tell you everything when I said I got panic attacks…" Blake whispered against her shoulder, "Because of my past, my brain is permanently messed up. I have constant anxiety, I get night terrors every time I try to sleep, my PTSD and insomnia sure isn't helping either…"

"Well then it's a good thing you made it to this household. We can be fucked up together. But being fucked up isn't so bad. You just need to figure out how to sleep without having a mental breakdown."

"I've tried for years." Blake replied pessimistically. Yang didn't want to give up on this girl. She wasn't going to let her tear herself apart. She was almost going to leave to think it over until she got an idea.

"Alright. Lay down." Yang softly ordered, releasing the raven haired girl. Blake stared at her for a few seconds before complying, situating herself under the blankets. Yang shooed her to one side, tossing the corner of the sheets to one side as she pulled herself into bed with the insomniac.

"What are you-" Yang shushed her as she bent down and pulled her legs onto the mattress, shimmying down so she could lay face to face with Blake.

"I'll personally make sure you sleep well tonight." The blonde beamed, motioning for Bake to turn around. She did so reluctantly. Her muscles stiffened even more than they were when a strong arm was thrown over her waist and pulled her close, but the warmth radiating from Yang soon calmed her. "Now try and get some rest." Blake shivered when a warm breath spoke next to her ear in quiet words. When she fell asleep, Yang was still holding her tight.

When Blake woke again, she was surprised to feel the warm sun shining on her face and a muscles arm wrapped around her waist. Blinking past grogginess, she could feel the soft breaths against the back of her neck and when she strained her eyes to see without moving, long blonde curls could be seen.

Blake nuzzled back into the warmth that the paralyzed girl created. She didn't feel exhausted anymore, only tired. She felt as if she actually got a good night's sleep. Maybe she had.

Her comfort while awake was short lived, however. Yang groaned and Blake could feel her muscles strain as the blonde stretched. "Good morning, Yang." Blake felt the girl freeze, slowly untangling from her. She turned, staring into surprised lilac eyes.

"Huh. Well it wasn't a dream." Yang chuckled as she sat up and yawned. She laughed again, "Shall we go get breakfast? It's mostly cereal and a spoonful of peanut butter but…"

"It's fine. I usually don't eat breakfast so anything is welcome." The blonde girl smiled and reached out for her wheelchair, pulling it over to her. The blankets rustled as she dragged herself out of bed and plopped herself into the chair.

"What are you waiting for? C'mon!"

Authors' Notes: Just to clear things up, the characters in this story don't follow the main path of the actual show (Duh) and within this Ruby is mute, Weiss is blind, Yang is paralyzed from her waist down (You will find out why later), and Blake has bad anxiety that includes PTSD, OCD, anxiety attacks, and night terrors which leads to insomnia. There are also two writers working on this story so if the writing style is ever different that's why. Now a word from 'Dragon':
"Hey and thanks for checking out our first ever published Fic and I hope you enjoyed. Follow for future updates, and have a good night!"