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As the class ended Weiss walked out rather quickly. Ruby went after her. She wanted to see if she wanted to get supplies for the project they were working on together.

"Weiss wait!" Ruby shouted.

Weiss stopped and turned to her with a look of annoyance. Ruby didn't like this look of hers...

"What? We're partners in class and now you think we have to be when we are out?" Weiss whined.

Ruby didn't want to drag this out and have it be an argument like their past encounter. So she went with straightforward.

"Wanna go shopping for supplies with me or not?" Ruby simply asked.

Weiss sighed. "I guess I will have to do my part in this project, so sure, I'll go. But don't expect me to go along with whatever you say."

Ruby nodded and they were off to to town. They would need paper, and not notebook paper, construction paper. They went to a shop named "Ally's Art Supplies" to get what they needed. They walked in and Ruby seemed pretty happy with the place while Weiss just wanted to go the entire time.

Ruby picked up a glass to admire it. It looked so shiny and pristine in the lights. She drops it. Her face went pale as she realized what she did. Weiss facepalmed.

"You dolt! Look what you did..." Weiss said disapprovingly.

"Dolt? Who says that?" Ruby quickly kicked the broken pieces under the shelf. "And they can't find out if they don't know we did it." Ruby joked.

Weiss raised a brow. "Are you insane? We should go tell them the truth instead if hiding it like children."

"Well we are still children, ya know," Ruby said looking around to see if it was clear. "But that doesn't matter, we got what we need. Let's go."

Weiss was hesitant but obeyed anyway. They made their way to the checkout with the paper and markers. The lady who checked them out asked for money and that's when it hit Ruby. She was broke. Weiss stepped in.

"Dolt. Being rich has its perks." she gave the cashier her card. It was accepted. Ruby was surprised Weiss would pay for her, but she didn't worry about it.

They went outside and they had to make a decision. Where were they gonna go? To Ruby's or Weiss's?

"My place?" Ruby suggested. "Dad is working late so we won't get bothered."

Weiss actually liked that idea. She didn't really want Ruby to see her own family life at all.

"Wow, you making sense? Has the world gone mad?" she teased.

Ruby rolled her eyes. "C'mon, I'll show the way."

Ruby and Weiss walked all the way down to Ruby's street and to her home. Ruby unlocked the door and they were in.

"Make yourself at home. Zwei doesn't like strangers at first but he'll warm up to you eventually." Ruby said.

Weiss wasn't too thrilled about the condition of Ruby's home, with dishes piling, dirty carpets, the smell of rotting garbage. These things aren't the ideal look for an average home. But it is good enough for her standards, at least.

"Hey sorry if this place is a little shitty," Ruby apologized. "Told my dad to clean while I'm at school but he never does it."

Weiss wondered why. "Do have a good relationship with your family?" she asked.

Ruby laughed. "Yeah, 'family', the same ones who abandoned me and left me to rot here with this raging asshole of a dad."

Weiss was shocked. She knew Ruby had a rough life, her appearance was a giveaway, but not like this. She actually felt sorry for her.

"That sucks," Weiss began. "My life wasn't exactly sunshine and rainbows either. My father barely cared about me, he only cared about what he could gain for his precious company instead of loving his young daughter."

Ruby looked up at her and gave her a look of empathy.

"Go on." she said.

"He would tell me to do things or I... wouldn't get to eat or do what I wanted. He's such a control freak! Every decision in my life was made for me, and not out of love, out of greed." Weiss explained, her voice getting softer.

Ruby was listening to every word, not missing a thing. She wanted to give her a hug and tell her she knows how it feels.

"I'm so sorry, Weiss, that's horrible. I get why you didn't want to go to your place." Ruby expressed.

Ruby then patted next to her to let Weiss know she wanted her to sit next to her. Weiss wiped a tear away and went to sit next to Ruby.

"I'm sorry..." Weiss sat there like a wreck.

Ruby didn't really know what to do. Should she try to comfort her? Something...

Think of something! Don't just let her sit and mope! Ugh, who am I kidding? I'm just a-

She was cut off from her thoughts as Weiss hugged her. Yeah, that's right, hugged her. Ruby patted her back and hugged back. Ruby looked right into her eyes.

"Weiss, you're fine. Your family can't control you forever, you are your own person, not their possession." she said confidently.

Weiss smiled a little bit and felt safety in Ruby's words. She was about to say something, but...

BAM!

The door slammed open and an angry voice shouted at them. Ruby knew exactly who it was.

"What the fuck?! Who is this?!"