User blog comment:Zathronas/Analysis by an author: RWBY Yang Xiao Long/@comment-186.188.98.58-20131202215725/@comment-186.188.98.58-20131203163120


 * sigh* If you insist... But I warn you, it is very sappy.

"So, the whole story is that Yang (6-8 years old) was told by her parents that she'll become a big sister soon and, naturally, she becomes super excited about it; one day though, her mom starts hurting in the stomach and sadly looses the baby :(, but Yang can't understand what is happening so she doesn't really know how to feel or that she is grieving at her lost sibling.

A few moths later, the family receives a phone call (or whatever comunication device that exist in Remnant) and go to this school (orphanage); Her parents enter the office while leaving Yang in the patio to play with the other kids. In the office, her parents are informed that an old friend of them (Summer?) has passed away and that she named the Xiao Long couple as the legal guardians of her only daughter, Ruby (4-6). (Note: Yang's father is also Ruby's, but no one knows it and he can only suspect it :P)

Meanwhile, in the 'school' patio, Yang just walks around when she notices a group of boys picking on a little girl (Ruby) for something she can't make out. When one of the kids pushes Ruby to the ground, something ignites inside of Yang and she intervenes in the fight, which ends up with the kids running away crying like girls. After that, she helps Ruby to stand up, make introductions, yadda-yadda, and soon are playing together.

When Yang's parents exit the building, they go with both girls and tell them the news, thing that makes both girls really happy (somehow happy, in case of Ruby). They all accept Ruby into their family and she is able to grow between people who care about her and that she appreciates, and Yang is able to get over her grief, making them both become the strong characters that they are now."

I think the reason for this backstory is that last bit, because both character where confused by the lost of someone and found some sort of comfort in each other. This would be more important for Ruby since being that young and having no family whatsoever would have wilted her soul and become way too secluded (more than in the beginning of the show).

Her mother knew that, and that's why she made sure Ruby would be in good hands in the event that she died, so she choose the Xiao Long since they are her only friends she know decided to settle down and start a family. Putting Ruby to their care would actually be an improvement to her current situation.

Anyway, that's my headcanon of how Ruby and Yang meet and your analysis of Yang's character kinda contribute to it's expansion.