Forsaken Heiress

Chapter 4:

Ruby and Weiss

The air was cool and damp; the morning fog kissed the distant hills. The sky was an elegant orange. The light had just begun to touch the dark, orange created a bowl with a little hint of black in the middle. Spirits danced on the concrete as the sun climbed higher in the sky. Weiss was still, leaning against a guardrail aside a cliff, staring out in an unbreakable gaze, Vale sat quiet and calm in the distance as the sun climbed behind the ocean. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath; slowly she exhaled, opening her eyes in enough time to see her breath dissolve before her.

Weiss pondered over a strange idea, why was she alive. What meaning did she have, her sense of purpose had dwindled and died long ago. Now she is trapped in an endless cycle of sorrow and grief. Her soul desperately sought out purpose but to no avail. Weiss was once a jubilant girl, always smiling and happy to be awake. But that was a long-time-ago, before everything went dark... before the knife cut the throat before the blade carved a scar. She was happy, a long-time-ago.

Now she just wanders aimlessly through life. No amounts of money, wealth, or gifts bring her joy. Money and gifts are simply distractions; Weiss doesn't want to face the truth. If only she had a purpose, Weiss silently cried for help. But nobody can hear silence. Her destiny had been destroyed; she was a slave to an image that was painted long before she could see. The canvas is wet, and the image is smeared.

Weiss stared blankly into the horizon; negative thoughts began to swarm like hornets in her mind. Tilted her head and closed her eyes. Her thoughts created a cacophony in her brain, yet silent to her ears, her thoughts were brusque and showed no clemency, she thought, "What use am I? I'm no huntress, I'm no princess… I'm just a pariah… I have no purpo-" Weiss was taken by surprise when an abrupt voice said from behind, "Hey; you're that girl from yesterday aren't you?" Weiss's dress twirled as she spun around, Ruby was standing about five yards away with her arms crossed.

She was wearing tight, black shorts with a red tank top. Weiss stood still for a few seconds, mouth opened slightly, she blinked and replied, "Uh, yeah… yeah, that was me." Weiss corrected her poor stance, she stood up straight and lifted her chin slightly, Ruby uncrossed her arms, "Well, what you are up to?" Weiss replied in an angry tone, "Why do you care what I'm doing?" Ruby rolled her eyes, "Geez, just trying to engage in a little conversation." Weiss crossed her arms and stated, "You had your chance yesterday to conversant with me." Ruby took a step forward and looked Weiss in the eyes, "Listen, I feel like we got off on the wrong foot, everyone was in a bad mood, I was out jogging and I noticed you, so I thought I'd say something." Weiss huffed and spun around; she leaned up against the guard rails and looked out at the sunrise.

Ruby leaned on the same rail; she gazed over to see Weiss looking out at the city, her bright white hair fluttered softly in the zephyr. Ruby spoke without breaking her gaze, "I love this view, the sunrise is perfect." Ruby looked back at Vale, silence fell upon them as they gazed. The silence was soon broken by Weiss. "You're lucky." Ruby pondered for a moment before questioning, "For what?" Weiss huffed a slight hum then replied, "For this… you get to see it every day… you're a student at Beacon, the best combat school in the world, it must be a true boon." Ruby looked at Weiss with a slightly quizzical look, "A true what?" Weiss paused for a moment then answered, "Boon… a gift" Ruby nodded; "Oh-" Ruby prolonged her reply in an almost antagonistic way. Weiss peered over and gave Ruby a look that expressed antipathy for the simplicity of her reply and then returned to her head to its previous position.

Ruby and Weiss leaned silently; both girls looked out and watched as the sun kissed the horizon. Silence fell once more, silence again broken by Ruby, "So- I forget, what brings you to Beacon academy?" Weiss glazed at Ruby, "Well, I'm here on business." Ruby replied by asking another question, "What kind of business?" Weiss muttered, "Business, what more do you need to know?" Ruby rolled her eyes, "Ya' know I'm just trying to be nice to you." Weiss held her hands out as if to gather invisible rain, before preaching, "Why are you trying to be nice to me? You don't know me!" Ruby chuckled, "Exactly, that's why I'm being nice to you." Weiss let her hands go flaccid as she shook her head.

Weiss's frustration was getting the best of her; she was having trouble keeping herself in order. She wanted someone to talk with, but when someone came along, she shut them out. Weiss thought alone, "Calm down… just calm down… she wants to talk to you, just talk to her… just calm down… and breath." Weiss closed her eyes and inhaled soft and deep, she halted the air from escaping for a few moments before opening her eyes and watching as a ghost crept softly from her mouth.

Ruby watched silently as Weiss gazed upon her breath in the cold morning air, "You really like the cold don't you?" Weiss stared out into oblivion; she moved nothing but her lips when she answered, "I don't know if I'd be that blunt about it…I inherited my fondness of the cold… winter is my burden." Ruby said softly, "what do you mean? Why is winter a burden?" Weiss pondered for a moment before replying, "Winter burdens everything, everything hides from it. Winter is cold… winter, the cold makes beauty die." Ruby said, "Oh, c'mon… I like the cold, I like snow."

Weiss rolled her eyes, "It's not that simple you dolt." Ruby stepped back from the rail and crossed her arms, "I'm trying to understand, god, why are you so mean?" Weiss snapped, "I can't help how I am!" Ruby and Weiss stood still, looking at each other. Weiss swallowed and looked away, "You can go now." Ruby shook her head and walked away. Weiss's brute expression turned into a sad look as she watched Ruby ambled away.

END of Chapter 4

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