Chapter 9
My feelings right now are indescribable. I almost beat Cardin to death yesterday and I hope no one ever say anything about it. But on the bright side, he and his team won't bother anyone again. That's great, right?
After I took my medicine, I decided to take some fresh air. Due to the yesterday's incident, everyone stop talking behind me but they started to avoid me. Not that I mind them but I don't like them staring at me like I'm some kind of ghost or stranger. Still, it's none of my concern.
So I thought I wanted to go to someplace quiet and rural in the school when suddenly a group of boys surrounded me. I recognize one of them, "David…" I muttered. It's team DINE… What a stupid name for a team! But they're the second motherfucking douche bags in this academy other than team CRDL.
"Humph, so you beat the crap out of Cardin yesterday, eh? I can't believe Cardin actually lose to someone like you. You're nothing but a brat!"
"Get out of my way, David…" I try to walk through them but his team mates barricaded me. I look at him with an angered face. I look beyond them and there's no one here except us. I can't call for help, "Fuck…"
Suddenly, Nathan grab her shoulder and throws her to the wall. Ruby groaned in pain. Before she gets up, David kicked her stomach. She hold it tightly but Ian and Evan punch and kick her hard. She started to cough blood and tries to call for help but her voice choked inside her throat. All of them laughs at her.
"Not so tough now are you, little shit?!" David said before pick her up and throw her few meters away. Ruby attempted to crawl away from them when Nathan landed his foot on her back. The younger girl begin to sob. Evan heard this said in a mocking tone, "CRY ALL YOU WANT, YOU LITTLE FUCKER! NO ONE'S GOING TO SAVE YOU NOW!" She cry in pain and loud. She knew there's no one would help her. 'What did I do to deserve this…?' she thought.
David grab a pipe not far from them and raise it slightly. He yelled, "SAY GOODBYE, LITTLE SHIT!" Suddenly, someone is on top of Ruby, defending her. It was Weiss. The heiress look up to David and said, "What do you think you're doing?! She's suffered enough! Just leave her alone!"
"Get lost, princess! Or you want me to do the same thing to you? I don't mind smashing your head!" He laughs and was about to land the pipe onto both of them when suddenly he groan in pain. His wrist was crushed by someone with a strong force. He turn his head and meet a bright, red eyes, looking back at him with anger.
Yang twist his arm, causing him to scream in pain. Nathan, Ian and Evan were about to leave when Blake glare at the three of them. The Fauna took out a rope and tie the four of them. Yang look at her crying little sister on the floor with extreme concern. She dash towards her and hug her tightly. Ruby cry out her name, "Yang…. Yang…. It hurts….. Yang…."
The blonde glare at the boys with angered red eyes, "What do you think you're doing?! What did she ever do to you?! She's just a kid! Don't you know she's suffer enough?! What's wrong with the people in this academy?! Just because she's younger than all of us doesn't mean she don't have feelings! Why can't you show mercy to her?!"
Ruby cry out in pain. She coughed blood. She cry out her sister's name, "Yang… Yang…. It hurts, sis….. Yang…." The blonde hug the younger girl tightly and shush her. Blake couldn't bear seeing their leader in this state said, "Why don't you bring her to the infirmary? We'll send this guys to Professor Ozpin. He'll know what to do."
Yang nodded. She pick her sister up in bridal style and quickly head to the infirmary. Blake and Weiss glare at them, "Let's see if you guys can survive till we reach the headmaster's office.." The heiress said.
The doctor confirmed that Ruby have her ribs broken and bruises on her body. She also have internal bleeding but not too serious. Yang look at her sleeping sister with a sad face. She gently caress her hair. She couldn't bear to see her sister being bullied. Her cries of pain just now still playing in her head. She's been trying to call for help but she couldn't. In result, she was brutally beaten.
The infirmary door open and Weiss and Blake enters. Both of them slowly approach the blonde. The heiress look at her sleeping partner and said, "Is she okay..?"
"She have broken ribs, bruises and internal bleeding! What makes you think she's okay?!" Yang burst in anger and lashes to the heiress. Weiss was shocked but she truly understand how she feel. She hold her shoulders and gently push her down to the chair. The blonde slowly calm down. "Sorry. It's just…she gets bullied when I'm not around… I'm worried about her…"
"We understand. We worried about her too…" Yang release an exasperate sigh. She look down to the floor. She look back to her sister, who's curling in her bed. She cry in pain, "Yang…. Yang…. Sis…. It hurts….. Help me, sis….." Her voice choked in her throat many times. The blonde quickly hug her and shush her, "Shh, I'm here, baby sis. I'm here. Weiss and Blake are here too…"
"Yang….. Yang….." Her cries grew lower and lower. Yang sat on the edge of the bed and caress her hair. The younger girl slowly drift into slumber. The blonde look at her other team mates. She sighs.
Weiss and Blake left for classes. Yang told them to tell the teacher that she'll look after Ruby. Team JNPR dropped by and state their sympathy to them. The three of them appreciate their visit and thanked them.
She saw a glimpse of something shiny on her sister's neck. She slowly take it out and find out it's her necklace. She remembered Ruby told her that it's important to her but she can't remember who gave it to her. She couldn't help but stare at the beautiful red heart-shaped necklace. No wonder Ruby loves it so much, she thought.
The infirmary is awfully quiet even though it's 12 noon. She look at the sleeping figure of her sister and smile. "At least she's not crying anymore," she muttered.
Suddenly, she heard a sound of a broken glass not far from them. Yang quickly turn around to the direction of the sound and activate Ember Celica. She stood close to her sister, making sure no one would touch her. She look around and call out to anyone who did the noise, "Who's there?! Show yourself!"
She saw something looks like a pair of ears behind the curtains. She slowly approach it and yank it away. "Velvet?" she said. The bunny girl shrieked and jump a bit. She look at the blonde and said, "I-I'm sorry to bother you…! I heard that Ruby was beaten a-and I thought I could pay a visit…"
"Geez, don't startle me like that! I thought someone wants to hurt Ruby. Wait…" Upon uttered her sister's name, she quickly run towards Ruby and check on her. She release a sigh of relief. She's glad nothing bad happened to her little sister. Velvet followed behind her. "Thanks for visiting her. I thought you had a class…"
"I finished early today. I wanted to visit her as a token of gratitude for taught Cardin a lesson, although she went overboard…"
"I'm sure she's happy to hear it when she wakes up. She's having a hard time right now…." Velvet nodded. The bunny girl look at the younger girl with sympathy. Then, Yang said, "Hey, you're a faunus right? Can you see spirits?"
"I-I'm not sure about that. Why do you ask…?"
"You see, Ruby keep seeing a black figure with red eyes and razor sharp teeth. I don't know if she's just imagine things but she keep saying it's right before her. I was wondering if you could see things like that…"
"I don't think I can. I mean, most of us faunus might have the ability to see spirits but I don't think I'm bestowed with that kind of ability…"
Yang sigh. She's curious about the figure her sister keep mentioning. She worried that it might hurt her in the future. Her sister been living in fear. She wanted to do something but what can she do if she can see that thing?
At the corner of the infirmary, a black figure watch the three of them with its red eyes. It gave them a sinister grin and mutter, "Don't even try, Yang Xiao Long. Ruby's mine and she always will…"
A/N : The dialogues in this chapter were painful for me to write. I don't know about you guys. Also, I had no idea about the black entity. I'll try to find out more about it. Anyway, reviews are welcome as always.