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Ruby sat obediently and allowed Emma to continue cleaning her face, managing a very weak smile as the blonde finished up with her. "Yeah, I guess I am in charge," she sighed weakly. "Little gangster princess, inheriting an empire, right?" the dark haired girl laughed bitterly, scooting in closer on Emma's lap. "But what if I'm not even good enough? Nobody is gonna listen to me, I'm thirteen, I can't-- I wasn't even trusted enough to sell anything but weed up until tonight.."

It was a big jump, but what was done was done and all they could do now was move forward. She didn't have much of a choice except to step up, grow up, and run things for her sister while she was gone. Mars was fun, but she ruled with an iron fist, and Ruby would have to do the same. She was sad for Mars, for Emma, but she didn't regret what had happened either. Rob had been getting on her nerves on the best of days, and neither Em or Marney had ever liked him. She really hadn't wanted to sleep with him, far from it. She was still more than a little sore from it, in fact. But she felt better with Emma there, safer now. It made what lie ahead of them a bit less overwhelming, to know her best friend would be with her, that she would protect her. Even if protecting Ruby was what had gotten them all into this mess.

She knew that all of this had to be killing Emma, she was normally so laid back and goofy if she wasn't provoked. Rob had just made the mistake of provoking her. It bothered Ruby a lot that her friend had needed to be so violent, but violence had been the answer, and there would be lots more violence ahead of them if they were supposed to be taking on Marney's position as leaders. "I made you do it, I told you to," she blurted as Emma kissed her face and she found herself closing her eyes tightly. "We should tell mom and dad the truth, things just-- it got out of hand. I shouldn't have even dated him, he was such an asshole but.. it's all my fault, I let him do that to me and then you had to.. I might as well have pulled the trigger, I asked you to do it," she whimpered dejectedly, still fighting back her tears. It was harder than ever to be tough, but at least they were alone in the privacy of their spot.

"What is she going to tell them? Maybe if the cops know what he did.." she trailed off a little. "It's going to look so bad without the full story, they'll make her look like.. just some hoodlum but she's our big sister!" Ruby protested, already taking the joint from Emma once it was lit, not bothering to ask. They normally shared almost everything. "She's a hero and nobody will ever even know," she sniffed, hitting the spliff. When Emma apologized to her, she just barely lifted her head. "I don't care what you call me, just don't leave me.."