So the next chapter of my sleep deprived creation is here yay not much to say here see you at the bottom.
Sidenote thanks to new universe returns for reviewing and I like your idea but not to spoil but I'm not really going that direction. I'm not sure if I'm even going to include hunters and grimm. So fair warning to everyone at current stages beacon and being a huntress is not where ruby will end up I may rework beacon into the library which will be revisited or a school or something.
if more people review this section could be more fun *wink wink*
Being late winter the streets were covered with snow and ice, and going anywhere was a nightmare but it was also my favourite time of the year. The cold made most people hide in shelter and so the streets were quiet leaving me to just loose myself in my thoughts as the wind calmly blew past. Despite the calmness this brought I wasn't stupid enough to go running around when it could be avoided not owning any winter clothes and only having a thin cloak to defend against the biting cold made these walks to clear my head short and only when I had a clear need to go somewhere.
The library was where I was heading, you see this library was part of a community outreach program giving the poorer people free access to information. While technically government funded it was clear the building was last on the list of things to finance, the building wasn't as bad as the rest of places around here but it was rundown with paint peeling off the walls the furniture literally on it's last legs. All the books were donated from the nicer places around vale that was just going to be disposed of, with very little funding the place couldn't afford to order brand new books in bulk. researching anything here was a task and with only two computers not many people bother to come in here. I don't really mind though preferring books to conflicting articles on the internet, however it seems this place was doomed to fail from the start.
The better libraries however required lots of fees and a membership which I couldn't pay or apply for so this little building has to do for so many people like me who really want to do better with themselves. approaching the building I say hello to the desk staff and move into the halls of books trying to decide how to spend my evening. Earlier today I had to steal just to eat so I suppose it'd be better to just escape for a little while, moving onto the fantasy section browsing through the books to find something interesting. Picking up a book I go and sit at a desk to read.
Hours had past and now the sun is setting I'll have to leave soon sighing I pick the book up and return it to its rightful place. moving to the exit I thank the staff and put my red cloak back on and move out to the streets. Having to rush if I want to beat the night chills I weave my way down the snow covered paths until I find myself in front of an abandoned brick factory. I have been living here for two weeks after the last place I crashed in got tore down, annoying but you get used to it staying in one place isn't safe anyway. Not that I'm expecting trouble most people are nice enough or just to busy to bother anyone however it never hurts to plan ahead and not being able to be found is useful if you manage to anger local thugs or the police. After all its not like they'll bother to actually search the town for a pickpocket of shoplifter, sure they would stop you in the act but they got better things to do than investigate these crimes.
crashing down onto my luxurious bed that cost an amazing couple of newspapers and a cardboard box yeah sarcasm hasn't made it any softer but a girl can dream cant she? the factory was quit nice having minimal holes it offered great protection against the winter the was also a lot of space for all those possessions I don't have okay so maybe I do have a problem. remembering how unpleasant it is to sleep in the cold hungry I fetch my bag that I got a couple years ago fishing one of the cans of soup out. Reaching back into the bag to grab the switch blade I got to open cans because an eleven year old didn't know what a can opener was and after i learned well i already had the knife and it worked pretty good. stabbing into the can and prying the lid of with a little bit of effort, practice makes perfect right? Dinner was finally served it was a delectable five star can of cold soup that was a chore to keep down.
after finishing that I lay my head down to sleep hoping tomorrow would have something to make this better, i used to keep a diary but realised I only used it to be more depressing than I already I decided to toss it after all it's not like I need help with that. Sighing i close my eyes and let sleep take me.
When i woke up it was raining and rain in winter seems to only exist to annoy me you see no one walks the streets while its raining so begging wont get anything and shops don't let you in soaking wet dipping water all over the place so shoplifting is damn near impossible because even if you find a shop that doesn't care your eyes are drawn to the soaking wet little girl shivering through the aisles so stealing something will definitely mean getting caught.
Luckily I prepared for such an occasion by grabbing three cans of soup meaning i can have breakfast and dinner without having to leave. A depressingly bland breakfast and dinner but hey what position am I in to complain some people out there are in the rain and have no food. On that sobering thought I begin to prepare my breakfast by prepare I mean stab a lid of and scoop soup with my hands but hey not an abundance of spoons in a factory and who would steal a spoon that's just crazy.
Eating my meal I decide to open up a newspaper I'm not sleeping on from a couple days ago just to see what the normal people are running into. Not much a sex scandal here some athlete overdosing and another crooked politician found to be wasting public funds, nice to see the world doesn't change. Interestingly there seems to be something called a vytal festival that says its free to the public, how do I not know about this if it's free. I'm usually there anything beats sitting in the dark thinking about doing things.
Other than that a lot of music concerts I'll never afford to go to a new club opening that even if I could afford I wouldn't go to, clubs are full of loud and annoying people only serving to get you drunk and rob of as much cash as it can before you realise your broke and sober up enough to stumble away regretting the night in other words doesn't sound as fun as people make it out to be.
Deciding the affairs of the world are boring now I finish eating while watching the rain wondering what the rest of today has left to offer. As it turns out the rain slowed down about midday so I decided id go grab some food. the supermarket was the best place to go as one they could afford to loose a few things and two the amount of people made catching someone harder.
garbing a couple of cans of soup, stew and the abomination people call canned fruit I decided to leave walking right out the front door and directly into an alley way on the way bac towards the abandoned industrial side vale before most the businesses moved out the area was actually well of but as always these big companies were really only concerned with the bottom line and moved to cheaper areas and using cheaper labour to make their product. It was a good move for them but for all the workers the let go well most of them ended up like me.
As I rounded a corner I felt someone pull me back by the bag. "you ever think about paying for those" a feminine voice said turning around I'm confronted by a raven haired girl with beautiful amber eyes. scared at getting caught and admittedly taken back by the beautiful stranger I found myself unable to respond. "Well" she said expecting an answer. Suddenly remember the situation I'm in I ram the bag into her chest the cans lodging themselves into her chest forcing her to let go. Spinning on my heel and sprinting down the alley and onto the street, over the road and into the alley on the other side. barley hearing the shout of "WAIT!" behind me ignoring it I weave my way through a few more alleys before I reach the industrial side of vale. Slowing down I catch my breath and star walking home deciding there's no way she could of caught up.
however the rest of the day I could not forget her face, hair hell even her voice was amazing. I found myself wondering who she was and how she caught me I thought I was pretty stealthy no one else seemed to realise what I had done. Against my better judgement I even found myself imagining running into her again before I dismissed these ideas remembering that a) I'm homeless and b) she caught me stealing and most people don't like thieves.
I guess we will just see what tomorrow brings but for now I'm going to eat something that claims it is fruit and waste the day away here I can't risk getting caught again this was to close.
still looking for beta pm if interested.
still cant write ruby unless I write rwby who knows I might of missed one and you'll see how annoying I am to myself
this time your job is to give me music to write to cause I god damn broke Spotify with replaying the same stuff over and over
