Mind Numbing
Chapter 4: Worry
A/N: Hey all! So I just completed my second week of college! Yay me! All moved in and settled now, homework done as hence this upload.
Since it's my first semester and year of college, I want to focus on that as much as possible. As such, expect updates ranging from say... 2-3 times a month at best, at worst 1-2 times. I thank you all so so so much for the support and how much this story had blown up in just 4 chapters! Thank you all!
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Weiss stretched as she carefully examined the collection of various sketch books, cradling a basket full of colored pencils and a few notebooks. The heiress examined both the pricing and the type of material it contained, nodding her head at one as she plucked it up.
"Ew!" Ruby attempted to vomit inside of the heiress's head. "Get the other one!"
"And why would I do something such as that?" Weiss asked curiously as she looked around at the others. "Which one do you prefer, little miss artist?"
"Um..." Ruby hummed in deep though as if this were the choice to end all choices.
Ruby followed Weiss's line of sight and spotted a bright green notebook. Ruby giggled with glee as she tried to point towards it only to fail miserably.
"That one! The green!" Ruby shouted as Weiss visibly flinched at the intensity of her shouting.
The heiress plucked the book in question up and examined it, weighing it in hand before shrugging and putting it in the basket. Ruby gave a happy giggle as Weiss examined the things they had acquired and moved towards the cashier, pulling her purse off of her shoulder.
"Hello." Weiss smiled. "We would like to purchase these fine products if you'd kindly allow."
The man at the register blinked, looking around at the near empty store.
"We?" He asked as Weiss blinked.
"What?" Weiss's eyes went wide with confusion before they shifted to realization. "I mean 'I'! Or myself! I'm here alone!"
"Alrighty then." The worker just shrugged as he scanned each item into a plastic baggy. Weiss visibly blew a puff of air in relaxation, sighing as she looked around curiously. The heiress couldn't help but shake the feeling someone was watching her. Stalking her.
'It's probably nothing.' Weiss thought to herself as her own voice echoed inside of her head, relieved that she still held her sanity.
"Uh, Weiss?" Ruby asked as Weiss raised a brow, moving her headset.
"Yes? What is it?" Weiss asked into the powered off device, keeping her façade as the cashier just kept working as usual, wishing he was being paid much more.
"Did you just think of something, cause I just heard you talk but I didn't feel your mouth move." Ruby asked as Weiss frowned in failure to understand.
"What do you mean by that?" Weiss asked as she swiped a credit card at the machine nearby.
"I think I just heard you think." Ruby admitted as she felt Weiss's face scrunch in confusion.
'Watermelon.' Weiss thought to herself.
"Why watermelon? Just... why?" Ruby asked, dumbfounded.
Weiss tested again. 'Baby Ursi.'
"Not as cute a baby Beowolves!" Ruby chirped happily as a few animated creatures of Grimm danced around the air cartoon-like by Weiss's head before disappearing.
Weiss felt her eye twitch violently as she collected her bags, turning to leave the store.
"So now I can't keep anything hidden from you. Fantastic." Weiss sighed as she pinched the bridge of her nose. "Just don't go poking around for any new abilities, understand?"
Weiss really didn't want the girl roaming around and finding any... sensitive material.
"Sensitive material~? Oooh! Like what?" Ruby cooed with glee as Weiss groaned.
Unbeknownst to the heiress and dolt, an orange haired girl made her move within the store, following her out silently like a ninja.
Ruby gawked with surging glee as she practically drooled within Weiss's mind. The duo currently were inside of the nearby bakery, Weiss standing in line as she looked around at the various baked goods, not really paying much attention unlike her counterpart.
"GET THE CHOCOLATE CHIP!" Ruby screamed with glee as she looked out of Weiss's field of vision, spotting another rack of cookies. "DOUBLE CHOCOLATE CHIP?! GET THOSE!"
"Ruby..." Weiss sighed as she felt a rising headache threatening to come to fruition. "Please calm down."
"Can't stop won't stop!" Ruby chirped as she decided on the double chocolate chip cookies, cooing with delight as Weiss handed the staff member behind the cash register the exact change.
"3 double chocolate chip, please." Weiss ordered as she was handed a brown paper bag moments later, nodding in thanks before exiting the establishment. Ruby giggled excitedly as she tried to look down at the bag herself.
"Open it. Open it!" The girl echoed as Weiss sat herself down at a nearby bench, opening the parcel.
"If I get fat from this, I'll never speak to you again." Weiss expressed her distaste as she took a bite out of one of the cookies. Weiss didn't really care for the taste, but she could tell Ruby was having the time of her life. The heiress couldn't understand her infatuation with the treat, but if she herself had super speed, she would most likely try to eat as much as possible to keep her energy up.
"Thank you Weissy!" Ruby chirped as Weiss felt her cheeks change again, shaking the feeling away.
"Weissy?" Weiss asked as she forced the word out of her mouth, Ruby laughing.
"Nickname silly!" Ruby would have worn an insane smirk had she been given the chance. Weiss felt the corners of he mouth twitch for but a moment before the sensation subsided, leaving her perplexed before shaking it off as nerves firing off randomly as they did from time to time.
"Right." Weiss cleared her throat to shrug off the embarrassment she felt at the moment. "Let us head back now, if there is nothing else you require?"
"I'm all set if you are!" Ruby was content as Weiss packaged the rest of the cookies up, gathering her things and moving towards the exit of the massive mall. Weiss could only hope the flight back was swift. With all of the new things Ruby was learning to do, she had a suspicion that something was soon to go awry.
Ozpin took a small calculated sip from his mug, yawning uncharacteristically as he did so. The Headmaster worked long days, and this day in particular felt as if it would be the most troublesome in a fair while. A nagging feeling of dramatics and sheer stupidity ate at his mind, worrying the Headmaster quite some. He pondered what would go awry today. Perhaps a small Grimm attack. Perhaps a training exercise gone wrong with plenty of paperwork to figure out. All of the above would only act as an annoyance to his already crammed schedule of grading and organizing the staff and events.
Ozpin heard the slight ding of the elevator, propping his head up with his hands as the steel doors opened up to deposit a trio of Team RWBY, save for the W. Blake looked quite agitated, as if she were about to scream whilst Yang wore a serious look on her face, holding Ruby in her arms. The redhead's skin looked frosty and fragile, as if she were made of glass or ice.
The Headmaster immediately stood up, leaving his cane at his desk as his coffee mug nearly tumbled over. The man took Ruby from Yang as she partially struggled to hold her herself, whimpering slightly as she gave her up to Ozpin. The Headmaster quickly set her down on one of the many couches littering the walls of his office, gently pressing the back of his hand to her forehead.
A sharp cracking sound echoed off her body as he removed his hand, eyes wide in confusion as he noticed the large scar now printed like a stamp on her forehead.
Another crack in the ice.
"Keep her company. I'll be right back." Ozpin announced as he made for the elevator, pulling out his personal Scroll and making a call.
Coming Soon: Chapter 5: Winter