Unspoken Love

Chapter 1

A Memory

The sun set on the school day, but two girls were still hanging around the school campus. A class room was open and Ruby and Weiss were peeking in on what was happening. Inside, there were two people kissing. Due to the sunlight, it was hard to make out who it was, but they were definitely girls. Ruby and Weiss quickly hid behind the door as they finally realized the truth. Ruby was closest to the door and she had every intention of looking again, but something inside of her told her not to. Her head was facing the room and her hands were by her sides. One of her hands fell on top of Weiss'. Weiss blushed at the touch of Ruby's hand. She looked at Ruby, but she was still looking the other way. Weiss sighed with sadness and returned to reality.

"Hey Weiss, Weiss. Are you okay?" Weiss quickly shook her head and regained consciousness.

"Oh yeah, sorry. I just blanked out for a second."

"You've been doing that a lot lately."

"Come on Penny, don't be so hard on her. Weiss is a very active, studios student that doesn't have a lot of free time. Give her a break."

"Sorry."

"Thanks Ruby."

"No problem." Ruby smiled as she continued to eat her food. Weiss blushed again. That smile; that carelessness; it was so cute. She couldn't get over it, but what could she do? As Ruby continued to eat her food, her eyes were closed and she started to act childish as she giggled to herself.

"What she's doing?" Weiss sighed and started to eat her lunch.

"She's probably dreaming about some cute girl she has an obsession over." Ruby opened her eyes.

"Hey, don't judge. I love cute girls. They're just the cutest. The way they smile, the way they talk; ooo, everything about them is so cute." She chomped her food.

"Who is it this time?"

"What?!"

"Come one Ruby. I know it's someone who goes here. Who else could it be?"

"Fine. It's the librarian helper who works with me. She's so cute. She's so polite and says the cutest things sometimes like thank you. It's a library. Why would you need to say thank you?" Weiss closed her lunch box.

"Why don't you just give up already? All the cute girls here are probably taken already." Ruby put on a pouty face.

"Gosh Weiss, why do you have to ruin everything?"

"What? I'm stating the truth. If you keep dreaming about them, someone will eventually take them and you'll be forced to cry in your room all night." Ruby packed her things and stood up in anger.

"I'm leaving." Without another word, she left and Weiss didn't try to stop her. On the other hand, Penny was a little concerned.

"Weiss, you gotta stop being so mean to her. She just wants to find someone." Weiss sighed. She knew that. Ever since she's known Ruby, she's always chased cute girls. Unfortunately for her, she was never an option for Ruby. Weiss was smart, athletic, and more of a guy than a girl. There was no denying it. She herself even knew and she tried not to think about. Ruby was super cute, average in school, and non-athletic which made them complete opposites. However, she always thought about why she isn't cute to Ruby. That thought always finds its way into Weiss' thoughts and it never seems to go away. Weiss sighed as the bell rang to go to class.

The three of them shared the same class, but they all sat at different corners of the room. As the day went on, not many words were said to each other. They all just wished the day was over. For Weiss, that was the best time of the day because she always got to walk home with Ruby. When the bell rang, everyone stood up and bowed to the teacher and took their leave for the day. Weiss walked over to Ruby's desk as she was packing up.

"You ready to leave?"

"I actually have to work at the library after school today. Sorry."

"It's okay."

"I'll see you tomorrow. I gotta go. Bye." She grabbed her stuff and ran to the library. Weiss waved to her as she left the room. She immediately dropped her hand and it hit her leg. What a perfect way to end this day? You know, I'll just wait for her. She doesn't take that long anyway. Weiss walked out of the building and to a bench that was just outside the library building. She took out a book and decided to read as she waited for Ruby.

Inside the library, Ruby was working next to her was the girl she was talking about. She got to talk to her a little bit before they started working and found out that her name was Nora. The day was pretty busy. They didn't have a lot of free time, but for Ruby, she was thoroughly entertained. As she was checking out books to her visitors, she overheard Nora next to her hand a book to someone.

"Thank you very much." Ruby handed a book to someone as that was the last person in line. Nora started to laugh quietly to herself.

"What it is?"

"Oh, it's just I said thank you again. I don't know why I find it so funny. I mean, it's a library. I don't need to say thank you, but I do it anyway." In her head, Ruby screamed out. She was so cute. She thought about how cute it was to think of saying thank you in a library to be funny. Ruby couldn't control herself. This girl was so cute and she couldn't take it. She stood up and went to the drop-off to put away the books for the day.

A couple of hours went by and everyone finally went home. Ruby and Nora were forced to lock up. Ruby was working on sorting the returned books and Nora was completing the daily log of checked out books.

Back outside, Weiss closed her book as she reached the end. Hm, she's taking much longer than usual. She grabbed her stuff and stood up. I guess I should check if she's alright. She made her way into the building and up the stairs to the library.

Inside, Ruby was busy putting books away when Nora came up next to her and said she was done with the logging so she said she would help. They silently put the books where they belonged and didn't say a single thing to each other. However, Ruby would occasionally glance over at Nora as she was trying to find where the books went. Ruby opened her mouth, but was immediately cut off by Nora.

"Hey Ruby, is there anyone you like?" Nora was looking at the bookshelves when she heard crumbling and a thud. She looked at Ruby who was on the ground, completely flustered.

"Uh no, not particularly." Nora turned back towards the bookshelves. "Why?"

"The guy I said thank you to is um… He wanted me to ask you if…" Ruby reached for her shoulder.

"Nora." Out of nowhere, she slapped Ruby's hand out of the air and when Ruby saw her face, it was filled with anger and tears

Weiss made it up to the second floor and walked towards the library when she suddenly came across a girl who was running full speed past her. She watched her speed right past her and then she turned towards the library entrance. She walked in and it was silent. Hm, I wonder if she's done.

"Ruby?" She looked around and saw Ruby's bag on the front desk. Then, she heard soft whimpering coming from one of the aisles of the library. She walked through and eventually found Ruby on the ground in tears. Her eyes were big and full of tears.

"Weiss… Nora…" Weiss knelt down in front of her and put her arms around Ruby. Once Ruby was in her arms, Ruby immediately cried in tears. Weiss said nothing. She just held her in her arms and tried to calm her down.

After about an hour or so, Ruby finally calmed down and Weiss picked her up off the floor. She wiped the tears off of Ruby's face and walked out of the library. The day slowly turned to night as the two of them made their way home. Ruby was silent for most of the walk. Weiss purposely walked a little slower than Ruby to try and examine what she was thinking and how she was feeling. Her head was staring at the ground and her eyes said everything.

"Ruby, you gotta forget about that girl."

"Don't address her as 'that girl'."

"What? Are you not mad at her?"

"Well, I mean…" Weiss sighed.

"I can't stand to see someone I care about sad or in tears." After this little conversation, they changed position to where Weiss was a little ahead of Ruby. However, after a few seconds, Ruby caught up to Weiss and held her hand. Weiss gasped, but kept looking straight.

"Thank you, for caring about me so much Weiss. It really means a lot to me."

"Of course." Then, Ruby interlocked her fingers with Weiss'. Weiss' cheeks started to turn red.

"Will you be my best friend forever?" Weiss' mind froze for a second. It almost felt like she was pinched in the heart. She closed her eyes and let out a deep breath.

"Of course." Ruby smiled.

"Hm, I wonder if I'll ever get out of this unrequited love situation." Weiss sighed. She wanted to tell Ruby how she felt, but knew that it wasn't right. She stayed quiet the rest of the walk home. Ruby's house was first so she dropped her off and then headed home by herself.

End of Chapter 1