Memories in the Rain

Chapter 7

The Past is the Past

Ruby, what are you doing? Weiss didn't know what to do. Nothing about what was going on made any sense. The two of them continued to kiss until they nearly ran out of breath. After those few seconds, Ruby finally broke away and fell onto her knees. Weiss looked down at her with much concern.

"Ruby, are you okay?" Her head was facing the floor.

"I'm fine. I'm perfectly fine. It's just that…" She raised her head slowly and looked at Weiss straight in the eye. "I remember." Weiss gasped and covered her mouth. "What is your answer?" Weiss couldn't believe it. It's exactly how things were left that fateful night. That question that remained unanswered for so long could finally be answered. A tear fell from Weiss' eye as she tried to look away. Ruby put her hand on her cheek and made her face back towards her. With her finger, she quickly wiped away the tear.

"Ruby, I… I don't know what to say."

"It's been so long. I don't blame you. How long has it been?"

"Nearly 3 years," Weiss said as she tried not to cry in front of her. "Ruby, I'm so sorry. This is all my fault. I caused this. How can you be so understanding?" Weiss dropped her head and started to cry. Ruby raised her head.

"It's not your fault, Weiss. Please don't put all of this on yourself. All of this time, you haven't been at peace. I know it may not seem like it, but I've been watching you and it's pained me as well. The sight of you being unhappy was too much. After seeing the picture of us together, somehow gave me my memories back."

"How? Something that small couldn't possibly have an effect on something as serious as a concussion." Ruby looked her straight in the eye and gave her an answer straight from her heart.

"If it was real, I couldn't possibly have forgotten it." This was all real. For a second, Weiss thought that this was all a dream. She still couldn't believe the unthinkable was happening. She slowly rose from her chair, still looking at Ruby.

"I have an answer for you Ruby. I…" Out of nowhere, Weiss fainted and fell to the floor. Luckily, Ruby was there to catch her before she could. She called out her name and shook her body to try and get a response from her, but it was no good. She was out cold. Ruby looked around the apartment for something that could possibly help, but nothing was there. She picked up Weiss in her arms and carried her to her bed where she laid her out flat. While on the bed, it looked as if Weiss was at war with herself. She looked uneasy and very scared. Unfortunately, there was nothing Ruby could do except stay by her side in case if she needed something.

…

The rain was plummeting to the ground with no chance of stopping and the night sky was a dark as could be. Hand in hand, they were enjoying each other's company as they headed home from a date. Laughs were exchanged the entire walk back, but there was one thing that was on both of their minds. They couldn't bring themselves to talk about it out loud so they remained quiet. As they approached an intersection, Ruby suddenly ran into the middle of the crosswalk and opened her arms towards Weiss.

"Weiss Schnee, do you love me?!"

"What?! What are you talking about? Get out of the street. Come on."

"Nope, I'm not leaving this spot until you give me an answer."

"Ruby, stop being immature." She crossed her arms and remained where she was. Weiss was helpless. She knew what the answer was, but for some reason, she couldn't bring herself to say it to Ruby. As she looked at her, her small body was being doused by the heavy rain, but she didn't care. She waited patiently for Weiss to give her the answer she was waiting for. Finally, Weiss gave in.

"Alright, alright. Ruby Rose, I…"

Beep! Out of nowhere, a car came zooming right for Ruby. Weiss saw this and immediately cried out her name.

"Ruby, get out of the street!"

"Nope, not until you give me that answer."

"Ruby!" BEEP! Ruby opened her eyes and saw a car coming right at her. The sound of heavy brakes echoed through the entire city until it finally came to a sudden stop.

Thump thump. Thump thump. The world was blurry. Thump thump. That sound was becoming weaker and weaker. Ruby couldn't make out a single thing. The rain continued to pelt her face as her hand covered her face. She didn't know what was happening. She didn't know where she was. All she could remember was the sound of her name being called in such a distraught fashion.

"Ruby, hang in there. Please! Whatever you do, don't you dare close those eyes." Nothing was clear to her at this point. Everything was a giant blob of nothing. Her eyes did their best to scan the area and second after second, the amount of blobs started to increase at varying distances. However, there was still one blob that remained by her side.

Who are you? What is going on?

A siren blared through the streets. Everyone looked up and saw the ambulance finally making their way onto the scene. They jumped out of the car and brought a stretcher with them. They knelt down beside Ruby and checked her vital signs. She was starting to fade. One of the men had to keep Weiss away from the scene. As this happened, Weiss was screaming out her name, trying to get a hand on Ruby, but it was no good. The man was holding back Weiss to make sure that she didn't see anything she shouldn't have.

After a couple of minutes, they gently moved her onto the stretcher and wheeled her into the car. In the blink of an eye, the car was gone as it made its way to the hospital. The scene immediately died off after that. However, Weiss was still there under the rain. Her clothes were soaking wet and her heart was racing to the speed of light.

This can't be happening. Why? What caused this? Don't take her away from me.

"Nnnnnooooooo!" She reached towards the sky and closed her eyes.

…

Pitter patter. Weiss opened her eyes and heard the soft tapping of rain against her window. She was looking up and realized that she was in her room. She still didn't realize that she had fainted. She brought up her arms to rub her eyes, but something was stopping her from doing so. Her right arm was pinned down. She looked down and saw Ruby holding her hand. Her body was leaning on her bed as she was fast asleep.

So it wasn't a dream? She hit her head with her hand as she closed her eyes in frustration. Get out of there, please. I don't want that in there anymore. When she opened her eyes, another tear fell down her face. She quickly wiped it away as she looked at Ruby.

She sat up and looked out the window. The rain was definitely present, but it didn't seem too bad. When she sat up, it caused the bed to shake and Ruby woke up. She got up slowly, rubbing her eyes on the way.

"Ruby, were you here all night?"

"Of course. I was worried about you. Are you alright? You suddenly fainted last night and I didn't know what to do." Weiss felt her head.

"Yeah, I'm fine. What about you?"

"I'm fine. Don't worry about me."

"I kind of have to. You came out of nowhere and told me that you remember everything. How is that possible?"

"I honestly don't know myself. Something just clicked." Weiss fell back onto her bed, completely confused. This was starting to get hopeless. I guess that saying, "The less you know, the better," really shines in this situation. After a few seconds of thinking, she suddenly sat back up.

"Wait, what time is it?"

"It's approaching noon."

"Noon?! Are you serious?! What the heck?! I missed a really important lecture today. Oh my God! This is gonna suck." She crashed onto her back once again and covered her eyes with her hand. Suddenly, a touch of warmth came from her other hand. She uncovered her eyes and saw that Ruby held it in hers.

'Don't worry Weiss. One day won't kill you, and plus, you're a smart girl so you'll be fine." Ruby smiled at her which caused her to smile back. However, when she did, a sudden flash happened as she saw Ruby's smile. She couldn't make out what it was, but it definitely left her confused for the rest of the morning.

End of Chapter 7