(A/N)
Heya Guys! Progress on the rework is going strong. With uni on the corner, it probably will take me a bit longer just to make up the distance. But I suppose that was part and parcel of doing this now.
I've prepped a small except in one of my trailer-style chapters for you all, to get the hype train rolling.
Or you could just be disappointed.
One way or another, here it is!
Enjoy!
CCC
"I'm scared about what's going to happen now."
Ruby stood in the center of the arena, stretching her arms and legs, readying Crescent Rose.
The audience was going wild.
Cheering, clapping, even singing in some cases.
It was the final match. The one she'd been waiting for.
"I'm not just a normal girl now."
A man clad in black stepped before her. The one she knew would be coming.
His smart jacket and trousers were pitch black, highlighted only by a red trim along the sleeves and collar.
An emblem of a white infinity sign was on his right shoulder, upon a shield badge with a golden border.
Emerald eyes locked onto hers as a black ponytail danced in the writhing air.
Silver blades flashed onto the man's pale-skinned arms.
Fists clenched.
"Everyone's going to treat me like I'm special. I don't want that."
"Teach them a lesson, Ruby!" she heard Weiss' shout.
"Make us proud, Ruby!" Yang boomed out.
"BREAK HIS LEGS!" Nora's voice drowned out the whole crowd momentarily.
A grin appeared on her opponent's face.
"You've made it this far. Now, prove yourself!"
In the dark, Ruby looked upon her goal.
Ruby took a step.
Then another.
Then another.
The weight of the world felt like it was on her shoulders.
"You know, it's normal to be special."
Her legs felt like weighed down lead.
Arms drooped, hair astray and tangled.
Last step, then the really hard part.
Ruby looked upwards. It was right there.
"People look at us and express surprise, happiness or even anger."
All she had to do was leap for it.
She tensed her muscles for the final time, preparing to spring.
Just one last burst!
Ruby sat in class, trying her best to look up at Port as he droned on and on.
She was so sleepy.
"But at the end of the day, anyone put under a spotlight will be the same."
She looked around the classroom, desperate for some kind of distraction.
That was when she saw it.
Those black uniforms.
It was impossible to miss!
Duck to avoid the first blade.
Ruby parried the second.
Sidestepped the third swipe.
Shot to spin and counter.
Step forward and swing to follow up.
"I'm glad I found you."
She knew it in that moment.
She was in love.
There was no other way to say it.
She was in love.
