Ruby had just stumbled onto the street that was opposite her sister's university. She paid the cabbie with whatever she first grabbed at in her pocket. She honestly had no recollection if it was money or candy wrappings but the since Ruby saw the cab drive away she must had done something right. She started walking toward the crosswalk and leaned into one of the poles. She closed her eyes for one minute to try and get her bearings together.
She opened her eyes and pressed the button to cross the sidewalk. Ruby began to press her hand to her forehead hoping to ease the dull throbbing in her head. She swore she could feel every single one of her heartbeats echoing in her body. The signal finally allowed her to walk and she went across with no trouble.
Ruby began mumbling "Well I consider that a personal victory. No vomit, no tripping. I should get an award. The Best Drunk Walking award."
Ruby looke in front of her and saw the big stone epithet that welcomed the students. Beacon Academy. The prestigious university known for the best military minds in the country.
Her sister had gotten a scholarship to the academy and Ruby herself had been accepted by special recommendation. Not the best idea being drunk a week before school starts but Yang had thrown her a party to make Ruby feel more welcome. Ruby had gotten accepted two years earlier than the standard 18 year minimum that the academy imposed. Yang became the gloating sister who bragged about Ruby every time she talked.
The party itself had been going pretty well. Yang had invited all her friends and asked one of her friends to host the party for her little sister. The party was where Ruby had her first taste of cheap alcohol. It was also where she proceeded to have her next eight tastes of alcohol. Ruby left the party early to get away from the crowd. She hated being the center of attention and the alcohol was supposed to alleviate the nervousness. It didn't help after all. Everyone still wanted to know how a 16 year old girl managed to get into the Beacon. The house became suffocating and Yang let her escape early to sleep.
Ruby let out a sigh and breathed in the cool night air. God that felt amazing. Her skin felt cooler and she began walking toward the left side of the school where the co ed dorms were.
There were several stones in the path and Ruby decided to play a game on which one she could kick longer. When she kicked the last stone clear across the campus she felt accomplished and began strolling into one of the gray buildings.
As Ruby entered through the automatic doors she grappled into her pocket and searched for her keys.
They weren't there. Damn. She checked her other pocket. Nope nothing. Ruby began a weird dance where she patted herself everywhere to try and find her keys. Even places where they would never have been. Her hair. Her shoes. Inside her shirt. This was no time to freak out. Think rationally. She took out her phone to call Yang and ask to search for her keys. She looked at her screen. The phone was dead.
"What. What."
If Ruby wasn't so drunk she might've screamed at the lobby. No one was in the room not even the receptionist, she could've.
"Oh well. Time to break into my room." Ruby shrugged and walked out of the building and moved around the back. Her room was on the second floor but the building was a modern one with ridges all across the building. Ruby was as experienced as a climber as was a cabbage but this was no time for reason, Ruby was drunk and feeling adventurous.
Ruby could see the outline of her room's window in the shattered moonlight. The climb had to atleast be 4 meters. Sigh.
She put her left foot onto the first ledge. It was a sturdy holding. Ruby jumped and grabbed ahold of another ledge. She began her climb. If there was one thing she as was good at it was being fast.. Ruby had climbed 3 meters already and began her final ascendance. As soon as the window was head level to her, Ruby saw that it was open.
She didn't remember opening her window but she must have. Without a second thought she swiftly pushed her body into the room.
There was a loud thud and groaning. The floor was farther away from the window than she initially observed. Ruby had landed on her back and in pain. Ugh. She closed her eyes to stop from throwing up her dinner.
Oh right. I'm drunk. How did I forget that.
When ruby opened her eyes she looked straight into another pair of blue eyes. These belonging to a shocked girl on her bed. The stranger had on headphones with her laptop on resting on her bed. Both of the women kept the silence and eye contact. Ruby broke it first as she looked around. It was a whole new surrounding.
"This isn't my room." Ruby spoke with the confidence of a thousand years of experience. Contrary to the sixteen she lived.
"I can tell because I don't remember this place." The sentence was followed with a yawn and
a huge laugh.
The other girl started looking scared at this point.
Ruby covered her mouth with her hand and tried to stifle her laughs.
"What are you doing?!" The other girl jumped off her bed unplugging her headphones with her.
Ruby saw the dangling cord and started laughing again.
"Who are you! Seriously get out of my room!"
"The girl was wearing a white nightgown that ended at the knees. She let her long white hair flow down the whole length of her body.
"I climbed into the wrong room sorry. I'm a little drunk. Can i rest a little?" Ruby put her face into a little pout to try and get some sympathy.
"No, what are you insane?" The other girl started screaming.
"Wow, you have really blue eyes."
Ruby slurred her words and kept her lopsided smile making the white haired girl even more annoyed.
"Oh my god!" You have to go! Now!" Blue eyes
"Wow you really have a thing for diversity don't you?" Ruby looked at her room and saw that almost everything looked pretty much reminiscent of being in a snow globe. White wallpaper had been sketched out to cover the entire room with blue snowflakes all over to give an effect of winter. Every single piece of furniture was either powder blue or white with an occasional twist of sapphire.
Ruby still kept her grin and stuck her tongue out.
The other girl started screaming. "What!? Stop talking!. What make you think i want to keep
talking? What makes you think you should still be talking? You're trespassing on my property!"
"I thought this was a school dorm?"
Ruby placed an innocent face and pulled her knees to her body. She wanted to keep talking to the girl for some reason. It was probably because Ruby always had a crush on blue eyes. It reminded her of the sky.
"I'm calling the police if you don't get out!" The white haired girl started physically picking up Ruby off the floor. Ruby decided to just allow herself to be carried by the beauty.
"Ugh. Why are you so heavy? Get out of my house damnit!" The girl struggled with the teen.
Ruby had to be dragged by her jacket across the carpet floor out of the girls room.
"It's a good thing i'm wearing jeans because otherwise i'd have massive carpet burn on my ass."
The girl just stayed quiet while struggling to move Ruby. She got to her bedroom door before falling down in exhaustion.
"Seriously. Get out! I don't know you!"
"Well in that case, i'm Ruby. Nice to meet you." Ruby extended her hand for a handshake.
The other girl pinched the bridge of her nose and sighed the deepest sigh in the history of mankind.
"My name's Weiss." Weiss barely whispered with her jaws clenched.
Ruby giggled hearing the name.
"Cute name."
Weiss blushed either from the compliment or the sheer amount of anger she was experiencing at the moment..
Ruby continued. "Seriously never heard it before. Kinda exotic."
Weiss replied. "I'm sure."
Ruby widened her eyes and gulped. "Uh oh."
Ruby put her hand over her mouth and held her stomach. Her already red face turned
"No no no no no no no no no no. Please don't throw up on my carpet." Weiss begged.
"Wheres. ugp. The toilet?" Ruby squealed.
Weiss grabbed Ruby's arm and carried her to the bathroom. The wallpaper was decorated in baby blue and just as large as Weiss' room, fit with a bathtub and marble sink.
Weiss must be living the good life.
Ruby kneeled on the cold bathroom tiles and barely had time to crawl her way to the toilet lid.
Ruby threw up immediately and violently. Her alcohol and cookie dinner came out of her in rapid intervals.
Weiss stood horrified and silent for the next five minutes as Ruby orchestrated her masterpiece.
After the grueling task stopped and Ruby leaned back to rest her head was when Weiss finally spoke.
"You threw up on top of the toilet."
Ruby looked toward the toilet and literal dread filled her body like poison. The toilet seat had not been raised and so her throw up had splashed all across the toilet instead of inside the toilet.
Ruby pressed the palms of her face into her eyes and felt the embarrassment engulf her.
Weiss left the bathroom and came back with a bottle of windex and a trash can. She took a rag and dumped the vomit into the can.
Weiss worked to get all the chunks that spilled off the toilet. A good ten minutes of sterilizing and washing the bathroom was spotless. Ruby was still cowering against the opposite wall in a fetal position. Weiss sighed and sat next to the girl.
"Well that happened. Listen i'm not angry just tired. So can you get up please?"
There was no response from the red haired girl. Weiss tapped her on the shoulder but Ruby still didn't move. Weiss looked closely and realized that Ruby had fallen asleep.
"Ruby!" Weiss yelled. "Seriously!"
When that still didn't wake her up Weiss groaned and laid on the tile floor in defeat.