Chapter 6 - Expect the Unexpected

Finals were next week, Sapphire knew that much. What she didn't know was what to do, she has no attention for the test, whenever she studied she didn't think about it at all. No, her mind was somewhere else, somewhere she would never admit to.

Sapphire sighed as she closed to book up once more. "How was I suppose to help somebody else study if I can't even study for myself?" Sapphire paused, 'would it be fair to see the future to see what is on the tests? No. Maybe I could see how I will do on the test. But what if I fail? What if I do great?' Wasn't long until Sapphire realized that she was pacing in her dorm. Sapphire exhales sliding her hands up her face moving her long bangs out of her sight to only immediately drop and fix them back on her face when she heard a knock on her door.

She slowly opened it to see it was another girl from her section of dorms. As always she couldn't think of her name, she was one of the more quieter ones except for her random outburst which always came unexpectedly.

"Hello?" Sapphire mumbled.

"Hey, I don't know if you know this but next weekend, Friday night, we're have a party right after finals. It's going to be a pool party and only the people from the blue dorms are invited. So of course you're welcome, but if you don't wanna come it's a head up cause it's going to get loud," the girl said. Sapphire's fingertips rapidly tap the door every time she heard the girl smack her gum.

"Oh I don't think I'll go I've go somewhere to be Saturday morning," Sapphire declined.

The girl shrugged her shoulders, "whatever, if you change your mind you'll know where it is, you won't miss it." Sapphire quickly shut the door as soon as the girl walked away.

"Blue dorm, yellow dorm, white dorm, this place is ridiculous," Sapphire mumbled to herself. "We're all gems why does it matter who is where. It's bad enough that we separate ourselves from humans!" Sapphire had gone on a out loud rant and didn't realize until now. She stopped and turned when she heard her phone ring. Sapphire immediately picked it up when she saw it was a text from Rose.

'Hey wanna go off campus and get dinner?'

'Absolutely!' Sapphire replied immediately, she needed to get away from this place for as quick and as for long as possible.

"A party?" Rose questioned as the two sat at a table in a restaurant.

"Yeah and of course only people from the blue dorm can go, but I'm not," Sapphire replied. "I've got places to be on Saturday and you know social events aren't for me."

"If you need, you can stay at my house that day so they don't bother you," Rose offered.

Sapphire hesitated, "no, I'm good thanks though." Sapphire paused once again, "Rose, why don't you live in the dorms?"

Rose gave a shocked expression to the sudden question. "Why?"

Sapphire shrugged, "never mind, it's irrelevant."

Two days down and three more to go, but that was fine because to Sapphire those three days went by without a hitch. Well it's college there's always going to be problems but as for social problems those seemed to disappear until Saturday morning.

Sapphire threw her if skates on the ground then began to rub her face with the palms of her hands. She had a important competition next weekend and she was going to use her time wisely. Sapphire immediately pulled her hands away when she heard approaching footsteps. She stopped and looked up to see a familiar face.

"Ruby," Sapphire mumbled.

"H-hey," Ruby stammered.

"What are you doing here?" Sapphire asked. A long line of um and uh was Ruby's only reply, from the way Ruby shifted her feet it seemed like she was trying to not back out from the conversation.

There was a long pause as the two girls stared at each other. Ruby awkwardly shifted but never turned away from Sapphire. Sapphire became more frustrated as Ruby was unaware that Sapphire was glaring at her intently.

Eventually the frustration was so obvious that Ruby pick up on it, but before she could ask about it Sapphire threw her bag down jumping up from the bench. "What are you doing?" Sapphire shouted.

Ruby took a step back, quickly looked around then back a Sapphire "Wh-what are you taking about?"

Sapphire threw her hands up to the sides of her head, shaking her head left to right wildly, "I can't figure you out!"

"Sapphire, please calm down," Ruby mumbled, worried about her sudden break down.

"I don't know anything when you're around, I-I don't know... what's... going... to... happen," Sapphire mumbled as she slowed down. She soon collapsed falling to her knees, she threw her face into her hands and began to sob and gasp.

"Sapphire!" Ruby exclaimed as she ran and dropped down in front of Sapphire, quickly grabbing her wrist. Ruby paused, how exactly was she suppose to fix this, Sapphire hates her. Ruby snapped out of her thoughts when she noticed Sapphire getting quieter. "Sapphire," Ruby mumbled as she slowly pulled Sapphire's hands away from her face. Even with her head down Ruby noticed Sapphire's tears and how strange they fell down her face. "Are you alright?" Ruby asked as she released her grip from Sapphire's wrist, then with both her hands on Sapphire's face she pulled her bangs up.

Sapphire gasped as she pulled away from Ruby. Ruby didn't even see Sapphire's arm go back, even when she felt the hit she was too stunned to process what act Sapphire just did. Ruby slowly lifted her head to Sapphire who stood over her with a stunned expression, Sapphire looked from Ruby down to her trembling hands. It looked like once again Sapphire was ready to break down into tears. However Ruby may never know because Sapphire quickly turned grabbing her bag then ran away.

A/N:

I don't know what I decided to change it to college instead of high school but I like this a lot more. Oh well.

Anyway all comments and reviews are appreciated for feedback and support.

Thanks for reading!

Until next time!

~Silent Fangirl