Chapter 3

Heyo! Welcome back to yet another chapter of Bloody Roses, I've been writing this a lot because I've had a few friends at my school who read it and have been constantly pestering me about it XD. And plus I really like this idea, for many many reasons that I shall not tell :).

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Ruby groaned as her head slipped onto the desk with a thud. Out of all classes, she had to be in this one. The redhead watched as Cinder went up to the teacher talking to her about a few things.

'Please don't sit next to me, please don't sit next to me.' She pleaded in her head. Knowing her luck Cinder walked down the row setting her bag down in the seat next to her.

'Shit.'

She glanced up towards Cinders face, her golden eyes catching Silver making the redhead look away.

"Funny seeing you here red, didn't expect to see you." Cinder said sitting in her seat. Ruby froze a little, feeling just a brisk momentary brush of shoulders.

Why was this girl so...hypnotizing to her. She tried to keep up her wall

"Yeah neither did I." She muttered as the bell rang. A few students snuck through the door taking their seats really quick as Mrs. Goodwitch got up from her own taking a marker writing down a few page numbers on the board.

"You're going to read this with your partner and discuss this section, Cinder can you help Ruby with what we're doing."

The students got to work pulling textbooks out from their bags. Thankfully when Ruby went to the library she picked up her class books she needed. She did just that giving a small glance to see Cinder doing the same.

Ruby sighed taking a deep breath. She didn't realize that said women had said something to her.

"Huh?"

"So what did your sister tell you about me?"

Ruby raised an eyebrow as she stopped flipping through the pages. "How do you know Yang is my sister?"

Cinder smirked opening her book. "Just a guess that is, you two seem close."

This made Ruby snort as she finally found the page she needed to read. "Why do you even care at all?" She said bitterly something stuck in her throat as she did.

Cinder shrugged leaning the other way in her seat, she put her elbow on the table leaning her chin in the palm of her hand. "Because I find you so fascinating."

Ruby paused her movements feeling her face go red a little at that statement. She looked down more at her book hiding her face.

"You've only known me for like a few hours. What are you a stalker?"

"Some say stalker, but I'd say admirer, what are you embarrassed that I want to know more about you?"

"W-what." What was this girl's deal.

"Trust me Ruby please, stay away from her. She... isn't who she says she is."

Ruby sighed running a hand through her hair. The two sat in silence as they read from their books. But Ruby couldn't concentrate on the book, she had to keep rereading the same page over and over again. Why was this happening all on her first day.

What Yang had said to her just ran through her head over and over again, sure this woman was... interesting to say the least. But what happened to make Yang say that to her? She almost was afraid of this women.

"C-can I ask you something?"

Cinder hummed looking up from her book towards the redhead.

"Did something happen between my sister and you?"

The raven haired women hummed again resting her chin more into her palm. "Yes and no, If you want to know so much why don't you ask her?"

"W-well" Ruby paused 'because she told me to stay away from you and maybe asking about you to her wouldn't be a great thing. She already seems like she doesn't like you.'

"She doesn't seem to like you so, I don't think that'd be a good idea." Ruby said scratching her cheek.

Cinder chuckled turning her page. "Yes and no something happened between us. We were friends I guess you could say in middle school, but we separated and got very distant from each other in the beginning of high. We didn't see eye to eye. And now she hates me, and let me guess she told you to stay away from me didn't she?"

Ruby bit her lip sighing. "Yeah she did. I just don't know why she has such anger towards you."

"She's more so afraid of me." The redhead raised an eyebrow.

"Afraid? Why would she be afraid?"

"I'd rather not get into why." Cinder said shortly stopping the conversation as the two went back to reading.

Every once in a while Ruby gave a short glance towards Cinder. Afraid. But why.

Ruby sighed as she closed her locker, she glanced at her phone seeing that she got a text from Yang.

Y- meeting outside with everyone, by the car. We're planning on a movie if you wanna tag along?

R- alright, I just stopped by my locker. I'll meet up.

She pocketed her phone in the back of her pocket before stuffing her hands in her hoodie pockets.

"She's more so afraid of me."

She shook her head glancing down the hall, noticing Cinder talking to a silver haired man at her locker. Noticing eyes on her Cinder looked her way both making eye contact.

"Trust me Ruby please, stay away from her. She... isn't who she says she is."

This was all too confusing. What is going on around here.

Ruby bit her lip pulling her phone out again.

R- go without me. I'll walk home.

She texted her sister ignoring any replies, once again she pocketed the phone heading out the school doors.

"Who was that little redhead staring at you." Mercury asked glancing back towards his sister.

"She's new here, very interesting might I add."

The man raised an eyebrow shuddering at his thought. "You aren't going to... you know."

Cinder glared at him slamming her locker closed. "Thanks Merc." She said heading down the hall.

"Hey Cin I didn't mean it like that." The man said watching his sister walk out the front of the school. He sighed leaning back against the lockers.

Ruby kept her head down her hoodie over her head as she walked down the road, almost home. Vale was a small town, big enough to be a small city if you want to say that. Having the city part, then the suburb part as well. Very diverse kind of place.

She looked up sighing, she pulled out her earbuds putting them into her ears. Music was her therapy after all. She could remember the same song that was playing on the radio just a few months ago.

Before-

She shook her head. 'No Rose. Let's not go down that path again.' She thought opening her music app putting on a random song.

She wouldn't want her to grieve, accidents happen. They happen all the time, yet... she couldn't help but think about that. In was always on her mind everyday. Haunting her dreams, her thoughts.

Before she knew it however she was 'home'. Her home for just a little longer that was.

Once she finished high school she was going to move back up with her aunt and go to an art college. That was her plan for right now. Better than nothing.

"Hey kiddo thought you were going to the movies with Yang and her friends?"

Ruby shrugged as she set her bag onto the table. "I decided just to come back here, don't feel right being with her friends I guess." She said going over to the fridge pulling out a yogurt.

"Did you walk home?" He asked setting down his news paper. Ruby noticed that he was in his scrubs. 'Mom did say something about him being a doctor.' She hummed putting the spoon in her mouth.

"I did yeah, I knew the way anyway. It's fine Dad." She said putting another spoonful of yogurt into her mouth.

"I know but I could have come and picked you up. You don't know people around here."

"Are they bad people?" She asked setting her spoon into the sink.

"No but-"

"Case closed. Listen dad, I'm fine see," She spun around with a smile on her face. "Good, now looks like you have to get to work right?"

He sighed running a hand over his face. "You sure got your mothers stubbornness." He muttered going over to Ruby, he leaned down kissing her forehead.

"Fine, dinner is in the oven. It's lasagna, I'll be home tomorrow be nice to each other ok." Tai said grabbing his bag waving goodbye to his daughter.

Ruby sighed looking around the house. Just a few days ago, this house became her own. Known as her home. She finally met her father and step sister after many years. She climbed the stairs going up to her room, once she was up there she closed her room door going to her computer chair.

She opened up discord giving a yawn as she slipped her headset on, going to her server that she had made with a few friends which had grown a lot. She saw that her three other friends were in the locked voice chat that they had made.

She smiled before clicking on the chat joining it.

"Sup losers." Ruby said a smirk on her face as she leaned back in her chair.

"Wow I'm offended." Neptune said gasping.

The redhead chuckled checking out a few chats. "Don't be offended Nep, you know I still love you."

"Mhmmmm sure we all believe that Ruby." Ruby rolled her eyes. "How's everyone doing?" She asked pulling out her history textbook.

"Doing fine actually, just sorting through a new book Mrs. Izaiah gave us. We have to do a report for it at the end of the month." Penny explained the sounds of her turning a page.

"Yeah, and she forgot to mention how increasingly huge this book is. 30 chapters with I don't know, 400 something pages?" Ilia explained as she snapped her book shut. "Not dealing with that today."

They all laughed.

"So Ruby, how's the new school? Beacon High right?" Penny asked the other two humming.

"Yeah what's Beacon like, our rival school?" Nep followed up.

"Sheesh, it's fine. It's a damn big school that's for sure. But thankfully I had a map and followed what the office lady said."

"I heard Beacon was a decent size, many hallways and various classrooms. Almost feel like there are ghost stories to this school." Ilia said.

Ruby snorted writing a question down on her paper before tapping the pencil on her chin. "Nah I haven't heard any yet, I'll be sure to message if I do."

She could almost see Ilia roll her eyes. "Any new friends?" Penny asked making Ruby pause her writing.

Some say stalker, I'd say admirer

She felt her face heat up a little thankful that her friends couldn't see it. "Uh well, kind of? I don't know."

Penny hummed thinking a few minutes. "Kind of? Spill Ruby, I know something's on your mind. I've known you for a few years."

"She's not wrong." Ilia added waiting for Ruby to start.

Ruby thus sighed closing her history book. 'No way I'm going to be able to concentrate on this.'

"Well, so I went to school today and such. Followed my sister around and got my schedule, after that I told her just to go meet her girlfriend. Then I met this guy and he's gay before you ask. So I went through the day and finally got to lunch. Met all my sisters friends but I felt kind of out of place you know." She paused for a second taking a breath before continuing.

"Well I had to get my books anyway so I told them I would be going to the library and such. And when I was leaving the cafeteria I ran into this girl, you know me I would've yelled at anyone who wasn't watching where they were going. But…"

"But? But what?" Neptune asked curious as the other two.

"She was… just so… I don't even have words and her laugh and her touch. I just couldn't form my words well. I didn't know what came over me earlier today she just was so… hypnotizing."

Penny laughed. "Sounds like you have a crush already Ruby, and on the first day of school."

The redhead chuckled biting her lip. "Here's the thing, Yang caught up and she was really angry seeing her. I had no idea what was going on between the two. But they both seemed to have a past, and Yang told me to stay away from her."

"Does she seem like a drug dealer?" Ilia asked munching on some chips.

"No, she seems fine. But I literally just met her and she already has this fascination towards me. Turns out she's in my last class and I asked her why her and my sister had such anger towards each other. Apparently they went to middle school together or something and that's all I got out of her before she stopped the conversation."

"Weird." Neptune said sighing.

"That's not it." Ruby said sitting up in her chair. "She said that Yang was 'more so afraid of her.'"

"Afraid?" Penny repeated confused. "I know I don't completely understand. She's very mysterious and I can't keep my wall up around her, it just falls. Ironic enough her last name is Fall."

Silence fell in the voice chat as everyone thought about Ruby's predicament.

"Maybe your sister and her dated? And now they have bad blood, seems likely from the context I'm getting." Ilia said breaking the silence.

Neptune gave a hum of agreement. "Give it a bit of time, make friends with her maybe it'll come out. It's only your first day." He said and from Ruby could tell he was probably shrugging.

"He's right, get to know this mysterious girl a little more. She sounds interesting." The ginger haired girl said before the sounds of her name being called came from the background.

"Looks like I have to go, text you all later." They gave their goodbyes to Penny and soon enough Neptune and Ilia as well. Leaving Ruby alone in the voice chat.

She sighed exiting discord, she set her headphones off to the side leaning back in her chair.

"Why me, what makes me so 'fascinating'?"

Yeah another chapter! If this isn't a few day upload then it's likely gonna be a week and if not maybe a month, I'm doing this to help with my other story getting writers block. Because that has happened. So I hope you all enjoyed stay shiny :).