Hey there, So I got a lot of mixed reviews on memory loss Weiss, I promise I won't do anything OOC, well anything more than would be expected with Weiss being a faunus. Regardless, I hope you enjoy, and sorry for the short chapter, I'll probably have the next one up in a day.
Chapter 11: Even Without Memories
Wednesday afternoon at Beacon Academy, all of the students were in classes. That is, all but a select four. Weiss had been checked out of the Vale hospital the day after the failed assassination, however the heiress did not come out of it unscathed. As it stood Weiss had lost a large portion of her memory's, and was at the moment unable to attend classes properly. Headmaster Ozpin had excused the entire team from the next week of class, reasoning that Weiss needed her teammates the most at this time.
After asking who Ruby was, Weiss had barely spoken a word since. She didn't even speak when the doctors were asking her questions, answering with nods or head shakes until the last three questions. Many of the questions revolved the possibility that Weiss had memory loss, since Weiss seemed to have forgotten Ruby.
"Miss, How old are you?"
"...Seventeen."
"Is that what you believe or know to be true?"
"..."
"What do you believe is your age?"
"...Eleven"
"Ruby, you okay?" Blake's words snapped the younger leader out of her daze.
"Huh? Y-yeah I'm fine. Totally fine, hehe." Ruby tried, poorly, to act chipper as usual, but it had been half a week since she had a proper conversation with Weiss, or seen Weiss eat a proper meal, or had some time alone with her personal snow angel. Wait, Why do I want alone time with Weiss?
"Right. Well, I promised to let JNPR know what's going on. I'll be I'll be in the library after if you need me." Blake didn't get along with Weiss before last Saturday, and now that they weren't even talking, Blake often found reasons to stay out of the room. Yang might have been worse, even admitting once she couldn't stand the atmosphere and walking out.
"Right, See ya later!" Ruby called out as the book lover reached the door. "Well Weiss, I guess it's just you and me."
Any normal person would've thought the white haired girl didn't hear Ruby, but Weiss tensed up slightly while Ruby was talking. Though the older girl replied with silence.
Ruby, determined to be the best leader ever, Sat down on Weiss' bed. Next to her, the heiress silently stared forward with glazed over eyes. She had been like this since the team got back Sunday evening. "Weiss...I-I'm not really good with these kind of things, but...If you ever need anything, I'm always here for you."
Weiss continued to stare off ahead of the two, even as Ruby pulled her into a tight embrace. the only sign that Weiss wasn't catatonic was a slender hand pushing against Ruby's shoulder in weak protest.
Ruby, deciding to push her luck unclasped her hands and began to pull off the older girl's jacket. Even when spending all day in bed you still take the time to get dressed...
"...Y-Y-you! What do you think you are doing!?" Weiss' first sentence in half a week was a flustered shriek, prompted by Ruby's attempt to unlace the Weiss' dress. Ruby had already pulled off her partner's jacket, which laid ontop of the younger girl's hood on the other side of the bed.
"Shhh, It's okay. Weiss relax, It's just me. Besides, you haven't let out your wings all week." Ruby was still working to loosen Weiss' dress, much to the older girl's physical protest.
"..." Weiss froze, even as Ruby took the opportunity to free the heiress' snow white wings. To her, it was the first time her identity as a faunus had been found out, and this girl said it like it was common knowledge.
Ruby Squealed at the sight of the white haired angel, before setting to work on some much over due grooming.
"W-w-why are you..." Weiss had snapped out of her shock, but was unable to pull away from the younger(?) girl who had wrapped herself in Weiss' Wing. "I-I-I can't...This is unacce-"
"Weiss, it's okay, I promise. If you aren't comfortable with me grooming your wings, I...I'll understand. I just don't want you to pretend like I don't exist."
a moment passed before Weiss' cheeks flushed a deep crimson. Nearly a minute passed, both girls sitting in silence, until Weiss gave an unusually meek reply. "It...It's alright, but...if I may ask one question."
Ruby gave short, assuring nod before snuggling herself back under Weiss' wing. "Ruby, was it? What kind of relationship did we have?"
"Uhh, yeah I'm Ruby Rose, and I've been your partner for about two months now." Ruby's response was short as she was mostly focused on the wings she had been denied for far longer than she ever wanted to be okay this is really weird, I'm like super protective of another girl's wings.
"Ah, I...I see. Ruby, thank you for taking care of me all this time, and I...I'm sorry for forgetting about you. Just...please promise me one thing...no matter bad things might become, no matte how difficult I might be, please don't leave me." Weiss' voice lacked the confidence and harshness normally underlining anything the Ice Queen uttered. Instead, Weiss' tone was soft and pleading.
"Well yeah, I mean until recently you were always pushing me away. If I wasn't gonna be sticking around, I wouldn't of stuck around 'till now." Ruby was elated, not only was Weiss opening up to her again, but it's not every day that Ruby got to be the confident and competent one of the two. The hoodless was so happily engrossed in the warmth of Weiss' wing, she almost didn't notice the heiress shifting uncomfortably next to her. She almost didn't notice a light and soft pressure against her cheek, or the subtle wetness left as Weiss pulled away. She almost didn't look to see the older girl fidgeting, even redder then before. Ruby almost didn't realize Weiss kissed her.
Again, sorry for the shorter chapter, I just thought I should end it here. I'm already working on the next chapter, and will hopefully be done tonight. See you then.
