Chapter One - Project
"All she does is get into fights."
"Jeez, she acts like she's better then everyone else."
"I'm surprised she hasn't been kicked out yet."
These were the words Sapphire heard as her friends gossip about the red head girl sitting outside of the principal's office. Sapphire bit her lip as she struggled to remember the girls name. She could see thousands of outcomes for the future, but remembering names she could rarely do. Especially if it was of a person she had never talked to, just always heard rumors about.
'What was it?' Sapphire thought, 'I've heard it before. R- Rainbow, no. Rose, no Rhodolite, gah what is it? R-Ru, Ruby! It was Ruby.' Sapphire smiled in her sense of accomplishment. Sapphire watched as Ruby walk in the principal's office before she finally left for class.
As Sapphire walked to class she couldn't help but noticed the bent lockers, the scene of the fight. Sapphire herself didn't see the fight, she was in the library when she heard the commotion, by the time she got to the action the crowd was so large she couldn't see a thing.
"Sapphire," a voice said grabbing Sapphire's shoulder.
Sapphire gasped as she spun around to see it was only Rose. Sapphire exhaled in relief, "Rose."
"I need you in the office," Rose explained.
"What for?" Sapphire asked pushing her hair back behind her ears.
"Don't ask, let's go," Rose insisted pulling Sapphire away. After being dragged against her will asking what's going on Sapphire was finally pushed into the office. "Here she is!" Rose said as she turned Sapphire around to face the red head she had seen earlier. "You know Ruby right?"
"Um, I know of," Sapphire corrected, catching a quick glance of Ruby's glare.
"Good, listen do you like fixer uppers cause boy, do I have one for you," Rose laughed.
Sapphire looked at Ruby, still glaring, then back at Rose. "Um, Rose, can I talk to you, in private," Sapphire mumbled.
"Oh okay," Rose agreed as Sapphire dragged her to the next room.
"What are you talking about?" Sapphire asked when they were finally alone.
"I need you to help Ruby," Rose stated.
"Me, why?" Sapphire exclaimed.
"Sapphire you're so positive, level headed, and nice I know if you're around her she'll stop with this bad attitude," Rose explained.
"Maybe you should get somebody else, I just not abrasive enough for somebody like her," Sapphire said.
"Sapphire please, I know Ruby is more than a scary face." Rose insisted, "she's doing this for a reason, she just needs a gentle person."
"Rose, I really can't," Sapphire denied.
"Sapphire, Ruby's grades are failing and if she doesn't stop with all this violence, she'll be expelled, and I don't want that to happen. If that happens then-" Rose's voice trailed off."
Sapphire sighed, "well when you put it that way, I can try."
"Oh thank you!" Rose exclaimed, jumping forward and hugging Sapphire.
"Ruby," Rose said as she and Sapphire walked back out. "This is Sapphire, you and her are going to be spending some time together."
Ruby let out a loud groan sinking down in her seat, "fantastic."
"Okay have fun," Rose said as she pushed Ruby and Sapphire out the door. "Don't worry you two, this will be a great experience!"
Sapphire bit at her lip as she walked down the hall with Ruby, how was she going to change somebody when she couldn't even talk to her.
"Hey," Ruby said, making Sapphire jumped out of her skin.
"Yes," Sapphire mumbled.
"You do know that I'm pretty much being force to be around you," Ruby pointed out. "If I don't I'll be kicked out of school or something, as if I care."
Sapphire sighed, patting down her skirt, "yeah."
"So when do you want to hang out?" Ruby asked.
"Huh?" Sapphire exclaimed.
"Well?" Ruby sneered.
"Oh, well," Sapphire mumbled, "Sunday, after my ice skating practice we can meet at-"
"Nah," Ruby said interrupting Sapphire, "I'll just meet you there."
"Huh?" Sapphire exclaimed.
"Yeah, see ya there," Ruby shouted as she ran away and out of the school.
Once Ruby was out of sight Sapphire looked up at a clock to see that the school day wasn't even half over. Ruby had just cut school and Sapphire just stood there watching. It was only day one of this fixer upper and she had already failed, this was going to be a long project.