All Our Days
Chapter 1: A Smile
By: Sapphire Orchid
"Talking."
"Thinking." Writing/Text
(AN: Author Notes.)
*** Time Skips ***
(AN: Hey Guys Sapphire Orchid Here! Welcome to my new story, this is more of a test run than anything, and unlike my other story this is RWBY only, there are a little bit of references here, and will also be Ruby centered only, while there are a few OCs in here, they aren't going to be main characters and will not be going to Beacon or any thing like that. Now this is a WARNING there will be dark themes in this and mentions of child abuse along with a little bit of OOCness in some characters, mainly in Ruby and Yang, at least at first for the aforementioned. Now that is all for now, so I hope you enjoy, the very first chapter of my second story, All Our Days. Does the name ring any bells RWBY fans?
A smile.
It was... an interesting feeling. Someone, a stranger, had smiled, not at someone important, but at me. Why had they smiled? All I ever see are the uncommon stares, the rare glare, and the common pity filled looks. Why did he smile? Why?
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I saw it, again, it was the same smile!? I bumped into him at the town library, and he smiled!? I wonder why, there's nothing interesting about me, maybe he's new to town. He helped me when I almost fell, but he was gone just as quick, who is he?
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At the doctors today, Dr. Lilith smiled at me and laughed, she told me that I was lucky, that I had a great guardian angel looking out for me. I smiled too, even though she couldn't see under the bandages, I smiled as I told her that I knew, that I had met him, or at least I had seen him a couple times, she looked at me weirdly, but only laughed and patted me in the head. I like the doctor.
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I saw it again today, the boy was walking out of the school and I saw him. He was smiling though, I wanted to see the smile up close, so I ran up to him and tried to talk. He said he was busy though, he spilled some tomato juice on himself, it was a lot, he showed me that it almost completely covered his undershirt, but he still smiled and laughed it off, he was nice, he said that he'd like to meet me again one day, I hope we do to. In other news, one of our professors, Mr. Smith isn't coming back to school anymore, no one would tell us anything, but I over heard another teacher say in that he passed on, wonder what that means. I wish he hadn't of left though, he was a great professor, he was really nice to me, and the other girls of course, but he always said that I was his favorite.
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My body hurts. But I promise mom that I would write every day in this, I think I might go to sleep, dad was mad.
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It's been three years since that day, the fire. Dad was mad, he was yelling at me a lot today while Yang sat in the corner and watched. I got blamed for mom leaving and for all the med- medi- medicail bills? I think that's what it was, but bandages are suppose to be easy to buy, what else would they pay for.
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I'm so excited, today's the first day of school, I finally get to go to Signal. I can't wait to make some new friends.
I was made fun of today, Yang didn't even try to help me. Some of the people there didn't like that I looked like a mummy, maybe it's because they know that I'm the reason mom left. I'm sad, I really wish I could see someone smile, smile at me I mean.
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It's been two year since I saw it, but it's back, the smile. I saw him today, there was no mistaking it, I remember him and his laugh, hopefully I can see him tomorrow, anyways I need to go, dads mad again, he's calling me.
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I-I know it's been a few days, but I couldn't get out of bed, my arms and legs hurt so much. Even after I was able to get out of bed a couple days ago when I got to school some of the bullies began their usual taunting, again Yang didn't help like the last several dozen times, but this time, this time she joined in, and then they started throwing stuff, all I remember is darkness before I woke up in Dr. Lilith's hospital room, dad was mad, I was finally able to walk a few minutes ago, I think I should go back to sleep though, I'm tired.
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It's been two weeks but he's still here. The boy with the smile, I though he was gone, but I saw him again, I wonder if I should go up to him.
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I think the boys gone. I have to go. No time dad's shouting for me. Don't think I'll be able to write later. Hopefully I can write in the next few days or so.
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It's been a week but the boy's still here. I was finally able to get out of bed the other day and I saw him, he was at the cafe across the street from the library. I don't think I should go talk to him though, he was with some really big, green haired, scary guy, I don't think I should speak with him now.
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I spoke with him! He came up to me and we talked, I learned his name, well his nickname at least, it was Saff. I laughed and told him my name, it really got him roaring, I smiled and didn't see why he was laughing until he told me his best friends name, the big guy, it was funny. The strange thing is though, was that he kept asking about a brown haired man with a scar on the left side of his neck, I told him that Dr. Gray was the only one I knew with that kind of wound. He smiled and thanked me before we started talking about other things. He also asked me about my family, I lied, I told him I was just fine.
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I saw him today, the boy. I was coming back from one of my check ups when I heard a cut off scream, I looked in the door thinking that it was a surgery operation that was happening, but it was Saff, he had a knife and was laughing at Dr. Gray who was on the floor. I don't think that was tomato juice on his shirt last year, I think know what happen to Mr. Smith.
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I think he knows I know, he was watching me with his friend from the Cafe while I was reading. I'm scared.
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Dad was yelling for me today, I though I was in trouble, but he said that I had a phone call, said that they wouldn't stop calling, he threw it at me. I answered the phone, it was him, Saff. He said he wanted to talk to me, I was scared.
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I went to the library earlier, it was where, he, wanted to meet me. I saw him, he was sitting at my usual table, in the back corner, on the far left, right beside a computer and trash can, he had a folder in front of him, I had a knife in my pocket. He smiled at me and I couldn't look away, it was bright, it was nice. He showed me what was in the folder, I threw up. He told me that Dr. Gray was a bad man, I asked about Mr. Smith, Saff glared at me, well more like through me, it was worse than dads, he told me that Mr. Smith was even worse than the doctor, I don't know how though, Mr. Smith was really nice.
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I saw him again today, he said he had some more work to do around here, I was happy, but also a little scared. I saw his friend today, he was watching me, I ran.
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Dad was mad again, I can barely move.
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He won't calm down, he wouldn't stop yelling, I need help.
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It's my fault, I'm sorry mom, I'm sorry I made you leave.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm so sorry.
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I heard yelling again, it came from the front door, but I could barely make it to my desk, there was no way I could make it to the door.
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He was screaming even more today, I was scared.
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I found out why he was mad, I saw Saff through the window, he was glaring at our front door before he turned and left.
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I had to redo my bandages today, it... stung. I was gonna say hurt but compared to everything else, stung was a better fit.
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I was finally able to go to the library today, I saw it, well him I guess, but I couldn't look away from his smile, it was nice. We talked, he laughed, and I couldn't help but feel better.
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He was at the library again, I was happy. He asked about my dad, I told him he was a great guy, he didn't look convinced. He asked about my sister, I said she was the best one I could ask for, he frowned, I didn't like it, I wanted to see his smile.
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He said he was leaving, I cried. I hadn't cried in months, well that's not true, but those were of pain, these were of sadness. I wept, he hugged me, told me he was sorry, he said he would be back in a month or two, said he needed to go help someone. He was nice, I'm sad he's leaving, at least he would be helping someone else though, I'll miss his smile for now.
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Dad was mad.
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He's still mad.
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I can barely move, but I needed to write.
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He wouldn't stop yelling.
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He won't let me change my bandages, said it was a punishment.
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He cancelled my doctors appointments for the next month, Dr. Lilith was mad, at him or me I didn't know, but it was probably me, it's always my fault.
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My right hand is bent weirdly, but I can't feel it, my pills won't let me. At least he didn't get my good hand.
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Dad was mad today but didn't do anything, I saw a blue flash out my window, I was excited, maybe he's back.
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He is back. I was at the library, he snuck up on me, I screamed, he apologized. I was happy, he was finally back. He finally asked why I was covered in bandages, I told him it was my fault, he didn't believe me, I wonder why.
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We talked again today, he asked about the bandages again, I told him about the fire, he smiled sadly at me then he hugged me. I cried. I kept trying to tell him that it was my fault, that it was my fault for the fire, and my fault that mom left. He just kept smiling and let me cry on his shoulder.
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He asked me what happened to my hand, I told him I fell down the stairs.
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He said he knew someone that knew my mom, he said that he'd write to his friend and get more information about her, I smiled even though he couldn't see it, but, he said he was happy that I was happy, he said that he could feel my smile.
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He told me he was leaving again, but this time it was only for a few days. I was sad at least he would only be gone a little while.
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Dad was yelling again today, but someone knocked on the door so he sent me up to my room, I was so scared.
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Dad ignored me today, I wonder why?
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I found out why he was ignoring me, I'm being pulled from school, he wants to send Yang to a private boarding school in Mistral.
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It's been a month, why hasn't he comeback?
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He still hasn't comeback yet, why hasn't he, he promised.
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Dr. Lilith said she might know of a cure for my burns, I was happy, but it costs too much, dad would never pay for it.
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It's been a year and he's finally back, he didn't talk to me, but he was watching me, he wasn't smiling.
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Dad's been ignoring me for the last week I'm so glad
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I saw Saff today, he still wasn't smiling.
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Why isn't he smiling anymore.
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He came up to me and asked me a simple question. He asked if I was ok, I lied. He said he hated liars and left, I cried.
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I saw him today, he was with a green and black haired girl, I wonder who she was. They were smiling, but only at each other.
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He tried to talk to me again today, but I saw dad coming and quickly left, I wonder why he was out of the house?
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I'm turning thirteen next week, I'm so excited. I also saw Saff today, he was with that girl, he told me her name was Jade she seemed nice. They told me that they had an early birthday present for me. They said to meet them at the hospital in a couple days, I wonder what they want.
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Dad was so mad today, I can't take it anymore, I need to leave, I need to get away, but how.
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It's been four days since I went to the hospital and... I can't explain it, I'm so happy. My scars, the reminders of the fire, they're gone. I cried for so long when I heard what Saff was doing for me. I'm still crying now. I'm about to leave though, it was nice. The only bad part about it was that I actually had to get rid of the bandages, I'm so used to them that I feel, I don't know, naked I guess. For almost my whole life I've looked like a mummy, but now, now I'm... free. Though, there was an awkward but when Dr. Lilith had to teach me to wear my, um, uh, never mind, it's too embarrassing. It feels so weird not having my bandages, to actually have clothes on my skin it's, weird. Saff was there the whole time, right beside me, at least that's what Jade told me, she said that he stayed with me during the whole process, that's why he had to leave before I woke up, it was so kind of him. I'm happy though, so happy.
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Dad was furious, now that Yang is gone he's been so much more vicious, but he was extremely mad that I didn't have my scars anymore. He told me that if I didn't tell him where he got the money for the treatment then he'd give me a reason to put my bandages back on, I really think that it's time I left, I'm going to start packing now, hopefully he doesn't come home soon.
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The wind swept gently through the street as a small red haired girl slowly made her way through the silent town, her feet seemed to float with practiced ease, caring as to not make even the slightest of noise. The silver moon hung gently over her head illuminating the dark streets, proving more light than even the dim lampposts that lined the sidewalk. Not even the nearby animals made a sound as if to praise the poor girl and wish her luck on her new journey. Her eyes were darting left and right hoping and praying that she could make it to the port, as a boat was set to leave in twenty minutes, midnight, heading for the grand city of Vale.
She took a deep breath and rushed from her hiding place dodging the litter that lined the sidewalk and sprinting through the small pools of light from above. However, she stopped in her tracks directly under a lamp post as a loud crash resonated from behind her. Her head whipped around fearing the worst, but all she saw was a shattered bottle that listened in the moonlight, but what broke it? A loud thud from behind caused her to look back and see that a duffel bag had appeared from seemingly nowhere. It had a note stuck to the top.
Hey Ruby, heard about your plan and decided to help out a bit.
From, Saff, your Guardian Angel
Her heart skipped a beat as her eyes darted around left and right, searching for the man that had helped her. It was too bad; however, that she did not look up, for if she had she would have been able to see one last smile before she set out on her new journey.
Dejectus sanati risus. Fracta mentem a loquela
Ejice sanabit risus. In oratione cordis
Lacta in oratione sanitatem risus.
(AN: So there it is guys, All Our Days chapter 1. What did you think, like it, hate it, wanna screw it? Anyways tell me in a review or PM and I'll answer any questions about this, also another warning