Chapter 11: Hold On
(Homeworld Forest; Nobody's POV)
"Oh no, of course not. Why would I look for him? He's nothing to me" someone said in the background. Ruby and Sapphire searched for him but as they were searching, all they hear was laughter. A gust of wind hit Ruby and sent him flying back.
"Ruby!" Sapphire said as she ran towards Ruby. "Are you okay?" she held his face with a worried look.
"Sapphire, I want you to ran away as fast as I can while I hold him off. Onyx is here and he won't stop until he gets you and I won't let him get you so please go" Ruby said as he stood up.
"I won't go! I won't leave you anymore! I'll hold on to you!" she replied then held Ruby's hand. Ruby's cheeks grew red but still pursued to tell Sapphire to leave.
"I don't want to leave you, too but you're not safe here. Your dad will kill me if something happens to you and that's not the worse part" he said while looking at Sapphire with a serious face.
"What's the worse part then?" she asked.
"If something bad happens to you, I can take all the beating your dad will give me. But the guilt that I didn't get to protect you will kill me slowly" Ruby replied while holding Sapphire's face. Sapphire blushed and held Ruby's hand then removed it from her face.
"Hey, don't worry about me. I can kick some butt, too like you. Maybe even better" she said jokingly. Ruby smiled then looked to where the gust came from.
"Boohoo what a romantic site. Its disgusting! Take this!" the voice said then gusts of winds came from a different direction. Behind Ruby and Sapphire.
"Look out!" Ruby said then pushed Sapphire away.
"Ruby!" Sapphire shouted as she looked at Ruby in pain while being hit with a barrage of wind. When the barrage ended, Sapphire shouted. "Show yourself you coward! I'm not afraid of you!"
"Oh really?" the voice said behind Sapphire.
"Sapphire!" Ruby shouted. It was Onyx. No wonder. With the gusts and voice, it could only be him.
"Hahaha! Checkmate, Ruby" Onyx said while carrying Sapphire by the waist. "Your life's done for and so as this little twerp here"
"Drop her this instance or I'll end you life!" Ruby summoned his gauntlets and ran towards Onyx. He jumped high and reached Onyx. He unleashed a huge right hook on Onyx, making him drop Sapphire. Ruby caught Sapphire rather romantically. Sapphire gave Ruby a kiss on the cheek, thus making him blush. He let Sapphire down and went into fighting stance.
"You bastard! How dare you! I'll make you pay for that!" Onyx summoned his scythes and combined it, making a longer, more sharp scythe. Ruby broke a sweat, making Sapphire nervous. She stepped back and watched as the pressure rose between Ruby and Onyx. The tension is surreal. Sapphire herself was scared because of the intensity the two of them were showing.
"What now, Ruby? You going to stand their protecting your precious gem or what?" Onyx said with a grin on his face.
"Thanks for complimenting her and yes I'll be standing her protecting my precious gem" Ruby replied, adding emphasis on the word 'my' He looked at Sapphire and winked at her, leaving Sapphire with red cheeks.
"Very well then, I take her then you"
Onyx hurried towards Sapphire, extending his arm to get her but Ruby went in front of Sapphire, extending his own arm out to protect her. Onyx, filled with rage, put his scythe up and slashed Ruby but he stopped the blow.
"Sapph... Sapphire, get out of here! Go somewhere safe!" Ruby said. Sapphire ran away, hiding behind a huge tree so she can watch Ruby in a safe distance. Ruby removed his grip from the scythe, making Onyx's scythe leave a thorough slit on the ground. Ruby lunged towards Onyx, trying to take the upper hand but Onyx split his scythe into two, deflecting the hit of Ruby. The two of them exchanged blows for quite awhile, releasing deafening blasts in all directions every time their weapons meet.
"You're pretty strong Ruby. I didn't expect you to be this strong" Onyx said.
"Thanks, the same goes to you" Ruby replied, breathing in heavily then returning to fighting stance.
"Oh don't worry, I can still pack a punch. I haven't used my full power yet" Onyx then withdrew his weapon. "Fight me mano a mano" Onyx then went into a boxing stance while slowly decending to the ground.
"You're kidding me right? This'll be easy" Ruby said while withdrawing his weapon. "Let's go!" he then went closer to Onyx slowly, anticipating his attacks. Onyx went in first, releasing a huge right jab followed by an uppercut. Both hit Ruby but he answered back with a quick body jab then a left hook. They continued on exchanging blows until they were both tired. On the final blow, Onyx hit Ruby with an uppercut, sending him flying back. Onyx then summoned his scythe and pointed it at Ruby's gem.
"I've had enough. I'll end you now before I end your pretty little girl over there" Onyx said while eyeing Sapphire. He then rushed towards Sapphire with great speed but Ruby got hold of his foot and slammed him down.
"I said no! You stop it! I can't allow you to lay even a single finger on her!" Ruby shouted. While Onyx was on the ground, Ruby went on top of Onyx then punched the dirt near Onyx's face. "This is a warning, Onyx. I'm sorry for everything I did and for everything I lacked back then but now please leave me be! I'm happy with I have now. If you want to be a part of my life again, please, let's end this because this is meaningless" Ruby stood up and held his hand out to help Onyx get up. Onyx was ashamed of what he has done. His eyes became watery but held the tears in.
"I'm... I'm sorry, Ruby. I... I don't know what got into me. Its just that... The thought of you leaving me was heart shattering" Onyx said while his head was down.
"Onyx, I didn't stop looking for you. I stopped when I got the feeling that you were gone. But now, you're here. How about we go back to how it should be, back to being brothers, back to being bestfriends" Ruby said with a smile. Onyx looked at Ruby and smiled then they hugged it all out.
Author's Note:
What is up peeps! Sorry if the chapter is a little bit down under. I got Writer's block again when it came down to the fighting scenes. Also, it was my first time writing a fight scene so bare with me if it is a little bumpy. Anyway, hope you guys enjoyed the chapter! 'Til next time! Cheers!
