A/N: You know, I might make this into a full chapter one day, but here's a summary. This is by far, my most thing to write.
Petal 06.75 - Living a Blessed Curse
Yang was motionless. Her body lay bare. Her eyes wide open, her limbs sprawled- she looked like a doll. Ruby wept, and wept. She didn't mean for any of this to happen. Weiss winced, taking deep breathes- not only was her arm in pain, she was in shock. Was this her fate...? Her terrible fate if Ruby were to..? No- it can't be- there's no way Ruby would lead her down there...right? Blake- Blake felt useless. Her fear making her forget her head. She- she didn't mean it. But...how could she say it? That everything is going to be alright? She can't think of solutions- can't think of anything at the moment. She could only stare, disgusted in fear, because of herself.
Then, suddenly, Yang sat up, gasping for air as she took deep breathes. Ruby turned at her, seeing the familiar life in her eyes return. On her knees, she took a long look- Yang return with a smile, a motherly smile, one filled with emotion. She pulled Ruby close, and hugged her sister. This was all that she could take, and Ruby fell on top of her, asking for forgiveness, crying as she curled herself into a ball. Yang looked back at her sister, she felt fear, she felt revulsion from what had just happened, but...she couldn't care less about what had transpired. It was over. She knew Ruby didn't mean what she had done. But...the feeling, is something she will never forget. She looked to her two teammates- her eyes speaking volumes on what she wants them to do. With her other hand, she beckoned them to come closer.
Weiss gulped down her fear, and nodded as she crawled close to her partner- she tapped Ruby on the shoulder making her flinch. Ruby, still fearing what she had done, tried to break away from Yang, but she held her firm, giving Weiss a second chance to get through to her girlfriend. Seeing Ruby revile her- it only hurts her more. She once more reached out, and touched her cheek, Ruby flinched, expecting the worst. Weiss slowly wrapped her own hands around her, as she openly cried on her hair. Ruby calmed down from Weiss' breakdown- reminding herself that she still cares for her. Blake crawled closer, seeing Weiss get through to Ruby like that, she settled by nuzzling her cheek onto Ruby's own- then meowed softly. Ruby looked, and felt her world return to her. Her sniffles lessened, earning Blake to lick her cheek, affectionately, before joining in the group hug. They held each other in other's arms, up until Ruby passed out, curling her legs as close as they can be, while Yang hummed a lullaby. Weiss and Blake did not leave the little child- fearing that nightmares might come...and take her- making her do those things...again.
Ruby's mind reeled from the pain since then. Limiting her thoughts- she hopes that she won't accidentally make a repeat of what happened before. It was too unbearable. She could feel the pain her teammates had back then. It's...as painful as when she had lost her mother. She didn't want that. She kept her distance, she asked nothing from her friends, and she tried to minimized what she could ask for by doing it herself. She knew she was hurt- she knew she was hurting them- she had to be. She was...scared. Scared for herself- scared for her friends.
The three women involved left themselves contemplating. Ruby didn't tell her Professor what had transpired, but Yang did. Professor Goodwitch managed to take her statements and compared them to legends of past- and everything is as she feared. What had transpired in Yang's mind, was the breaking down of self into memory. What is a human without a soul? An empty husk. However, even husks remain useful- and in this case- turning Yang's soul into mere memory fragments that would embed into her husk of a body- removing any sense of self, of free will. Yang would have been dead, but alive. A fate worse than anything life on remnant has ever seen. As for the soul? It is consumed- ceasing to be. The three girls were beyond horrified. Which is why all of them...have to act fast. With their angst at a boiling point, they dragged Ruby to the dorm, and they all had a long talk about this whole matter.
When Ruby heard what they had done, and what her Professor told her- she felt like she had lost the will to live. She didn't want this gift. She didn't want her...friends to end up like that. She felt herself shut down. She was almost near the point of uselessness. But all of them beat her senseless- slapping her face in disgust and anger. In fear, and in concern. For the sake their friendship...and their blossoming love. All three of them agree on one thing- letting Ruby shut herself down is going to do more damage than what she could have possibly done before. She didn't understand of course. But Weiss was all that was needed and Ruby pieced everything together.
If Ruby kept heading down this path, she might end up becoming more frustrated, and another explosion of her aura could cause another incident, where the hardwired aura on their systems would take over their being to do all latent and unsated desires, wants and needs. Something as simple as bringing her cookies could turn out to be a massive disaster- the lack of judgement and only powered by simple instructions, their mindless, cold logical bodies could interpret it as simply getting to complete their mission as quickly and as efficiently as possible. Even if it means resorting to stealing, or worse, killing for the prize.
Ruby couldn't help but collapse again, and her teammates were there this time. They assured her to just let them know, and to continue on her training, things such as this...would be avoided. Ruby took this to heart. Though time has passed since then she has always kept this in mind. Which is why she hasn't shown as much restraint as before. Though her teammates would openly refuse with good reason if it means harm to them or to her.
Take heed the warning of this tale. The consequences are very, severe. Which begs the question...how will a little girl handle all of this...when pushed to the edge beyond sanity? Will she wilt, or will she grow? Will her bonds flower and create the Rose Scent's true form? Or will it be perverted...and repeat a history of war- ready to be unleashed to Remnant?