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Ruby yawned taking the back of her hands rubbing her eyes. The sun seeped through blinds filling her room with warmth. She gave a glance towards the clock before shifting in her bed to the edge. She hissed leaning forward a sharp pain going through her spine. She took a deep breath her hand resting on the nightstand.
She was about to call out for Yang when a knock came from the door.
"Come in." Ruby said rubbing her back with her right hand, Yang came into the room. "Sorry I wasn't here when you woke up, would've been more reasonable to put you in your room downstairs so you could actually get around."
Yang said going to sit next to her sister, who leaned over into the blond women.
"It's fine, I enjoyed the warmth. My rooms cold." Ruby said resting her forehead in Yang's neck. Yang hummed rubbing her hand along Ruby's back.
The two stayed in their spots staying quiet.
"She feels bad. She feels the guilt everyone has towards her and she has no idea why, I just think maybe talking to her about what happened in the past is a better solution than hiding it from her. Because until the day she remembers she's clueless. What if she remembers and she has even more hatred towards everyone, then what?"
Yang sighed setting her drink down. "Do you really think she's ready to remember all those things, you don't even know half of what happened to her."
"And I know that Yang, I don't know what happened to her. All I know is she had an overdose. But one day she'll have to know more than a 'you'll remember one day.' It's the least she deserves."
Yang sighed, she rested her chin on the girl's head wrapping her arm around her shoulder. She bit her lip shaking her head. 'Not right now.'
"We should get some breakfast don't you think? I have an idea we could do today if your back isn't hurting you too much?"
Ruby hummed as she leaned off of Yang, she hissed a little. "I s-still need to take my meds so food is a good option."
The blonde nodded getting up from her spot, she wrapped her arms around Ruby picking the women up bridal style.
"Sorry if I hurt you." Yang said as she stepped down from the final step before heading over to the wheelchair.
"It's ok Y-yang."
Yang set Ruby into the chair making sure she was comfortable before pushing her into the kitchen to watch the blonde make breakfast.
"Hey Yang?"
Yang replied with a hum as she cracked an egg into a pan. "How's Blake doing?"
Yang slowed her movements as she stared at the egg for a little. "She's doing fine, why do you ask?"
Ruby hummed. "I j-just asked because I haven't seen her over here. Weiss...either you know."
She looked up towards her sister raising an eyebrow at how she was clutching the spatchula.
"Y-yang?" Said women shook her head looking towards Ruby with a smile on her face.
"Sorry, just thinking. Sunny side up right?"
Ruby frowned as she nodded.
'Why did she react that way when I said her name…'
I've been afraid
never standing on my own
I let you be the keeper of my pride
Believed you when you told me
I was nothing on my own
Listen when I say
I swear it here today
I will not surrender
this life is mine
Amazing how you conquered me,
Chained me in servility
and made me see
The world the way you told me to
But I was young, and didn't have a
way to know the truth
Born to live your legacy,
Existing just to fill your needs,
A casualty of this so-called "family"
That you have turned into a travesty
Weiss frowned her fingers resting on the keys of the piano. She bit her lip sighing.
Ruby wrapped her arms around the woman resting her chin on the girls shoulder. "Did you write this?" She asked looking at the way the woman's hand were on the keys.
Weiss hummed resting her hand on Ruby's. "I did, I wrote it when I was younger. My father wanted me to sing it… no one understands how sad it is though."
"I can see, I can hear it in your voice… I'm sorry you were alone for so long Weiss…"
"I have you now Ruby… forever right?"
Ruby nodded kissing the girls cheek. "Forever."
Weiss sighed again resting her hand on the keys. "You ok Weiss?" The sudden question made her jump a little. She didn't notice that her sister was in the room as well.
"Just thinking, that's all." Winter nodded going over to sit next to her sister. She pressed a few keys bringing her other hand up, she began to stroke a melody.
"Mom used to play this all the time." She whispered feeling Weiss lean her head onto her shoulder. "It's a beautiful song."
Winter hummed continuing to play the song, her fingers gliding across the keys like Ice. Weiss was good at piano, but her sister was a whole lot better than her.
"Winter…am I a bad person?"
The elder Schnee sighed as her song came to an end. "Misguided, the experience you had as a child with father was a very… unsuitable childhood and that caused you trauma. I'm not going to sugar coat it and say it's fine, but what you did was wrong yes. But sister, time heals all wounds trust me when I say that."
Weiss nodded looking down at her hands. "I want to apologize to her… one day."
"One day yes, but as of right now you need to think about yourself. I'm sure Ms. Rose has her own self to think of right now. Now I think it's a good idea to get some sleep, don't you think?"
Both women departed to their rooms. Weiss sat on the edge of her bed.
"Do you really think she'll love you ever again? The things you did to her caused her scars, scars that cut like a knife."
She sighed running a hand through her hair, she laid back on the bed tears slowly pricking her eyes.
"I'm sorry Ruby."
Ruby looked across the park a small smile on her face. "I-it's been forever…" Yang hummed sitting down on the bench next to Ruby, who was in her wheelchair.
"It has been, we haven't been here since we were little kids…" Ruby gave a small nod looking towards Yang.
"I s-still won."
The blonde shook her head chuckling. "In your dreams rose… in your dreams." Ruby gave a silent chuckle. Both looked out towards the swing noticing two little kids sitting on the swings, their hands connected together.
"Higher Yang higher!" Ruby squealed as Yang pushed the girl on the swing. The blonde smiled pushing the little girl higher on the swing.
Satisfied she went to the swing next to her sister and started to swing as well. She matched her sisters speed in just a few short swings.
Yang held out her hand, Ruby grabbed it the two swinging together in sync.
Ruby laid her head on Yang's shoulder, she jumped a little at the contact. She looked towards her sister a small smile on her face. She looked over the girl, she was a little skinnier from a while ago. Yang frowned, Ruby was getting better at eating and gaining more confidence with a lot of things. It was a slow progression but it was getting there.
From what Doctor Izaiah has said that Ruby still didn't remember a whole lot. Yang was glad that Pyrrha and her were helping the girl.
She had come so far in her therapy, making giant leaps and bounds in certain areas. She was doing a lot better in speaking but her movements were still a bit on edge. She was glad that Dr. Izaiah and Pyrrha were helping Ruby with this.
"How do you like therapy?"
Ruby hummed. "I-it's ok…P-pyrrha is helping me a lot… she is very nice."
Yang smirked. "Is someone getting a crush?" She could practically picture the girls face being red. "N-n-no, why would you say that…"
"No reason at all little sis."
"I m-mean… maybe? I don't know ok… I don't think I want something… like that, I-I it doesn't feel right…"
Yang raised an eyebrow wrapping her arm around Ruby's shoulder. "What do you mean?"
"I… a-after I asked you about Weiss and Blake… I thought to myself for a little." She paused for a bit recollecting her thoughts. "W-what happened with them? Where are they?"
Yang sighed biting lip, she brought her arm back before leaning over to stare at the sidewalk.
"Weiss... went back to Germany. After what happened..." She clutched her pants her knuckles going white.
Ruby gave her sister a concerned look. "Why... d-did she go because of me?"
The blonde shook her head. "Weiss isn't good... she left to keep you safe."
"B-but..." The redhead sighed. "Do you h-hate her?"
Yang nodded releasing her hands, she rubbed them on her knees. "I hate her because of what she did to you Ruby. She was a coward and she ran from it all, she's lucky she didn't get arrested."
Ruby frowned looking down at her hands. "Did... to me?"
Yang nodded. "She- wasn't nice. She was messed up... she mentally and psychically hurt you... to the point you overdosed. That's how this all happened Ruby, and I feel like the shittiest sister because I couldn't help you, I-"
She felt a hand on her shoulder making her stop. "I g-get it Yang. I don't remember much, and I wish I did... I don't want to believe you because W-Weiss would never do that. I just..."
She played with the end of shirt. "T-thank you for telling me Yang... I'm sorry about everything. You're not a bad s-sister... sometimes bad things just happen."
Yang rested her hand on Ruby's. "I'll be here... when the memories come back it'll be hard for you to understand. I'm not going anywhere."
Ruby gave a small smile nodding. "Thank y-you."
The blonde nodded a sad smile on her face. "And Blake, we needed a break. I'm trying to fix things between us because honestly I screwed up. You'll see Blake sometime, I just don't know when."
"W-what did you do this time?"
Yang chuckled crossing her arms.
Pyrrha huffed slipping her shoes off her feet, she went over to the couch before plopping down. The ticking of the clock rang through the apartment, louder than her heartbeat.
She sighed hanging her arm over her eyes blocking out the light.
'Why do you want to help her so much?'
She bit her lip rubbing her face, she looked to her left at the small picture on the side table.
Pyrrha hummed playing with her cup. "She reminds me of someone."
"Someone?" Yang asked raising an eyebrow.
Pyrrha nodded resting her chin in the palm of her hand. "I don't think I ever told you... but I have... had a sister. An older sister who was older than me."
"Really? I thought you were the only child?"
Pyrrha shifted in her seat staring into her coffee. "I'm not. My sister... she tore our family apart slowly and my parents fought like they wanted to kill each other. It's the reason why I left home... too much guilt and my parents never saw the way I did."
Yang stayed silent listening to the other women. "How did she... exactly tear the family apart? If it's ok that I ask."
"It's fine, it's been a few years anyway. I went into these careers with the intent of helping people. Ruby reminds me so much of my sister and I'll admit... I have started to feel something for Ruby after spending so much time with her. I just, feel like that's something Ruby would never want for some reason. I don't want her to end up feeling like she has no one." Pyrrha paused before continuing.
"Her… her name was Athena. Athena Nikos, older than me by a good few years. She seemed happy growing up and we were a perfect family. I guess as perfect as you could get. But with perfection there is always secrets, Athena overdosed on drugs twice. It wasn't as bad as Ruby's overdose but it was evident that I could see... we all could see that she was depressed. But never could understand why. With this even though in front of us our parents were happy, but behind us they were fighting everyday. Athena didn't enjoy that and it affected her a lot more than me, because honestly I never connected well with my parents. A good year or two later I went to class, it was senior year... Athena was at home, she was better and... when I got home." Pyrrha took a deep breath her heart beating so hard against her chest as she told Yang about the memory.
"Pyrrha..."
"She... hung herself. I didn't know what to do... I felt so weak, that I couldn't help my own sister and she just..."
Yang got up from her seat going to Pyrrha, she wrapped her arms around the girl.
"I'm sorry, I didn't know."
Pyrrha gave a sad smile shaking her head. "I didn't tell you. And with whatever happened with Ruby to do what she did doesn't matter to me anymore. I care for her... and at first I was afraid to, if you'll let me. I don't want the same thing to happen to Ruby."
She sighed running a hand through her hair. She picked up the photograph smiling sadly.
'She needs someone to help her. I know how Yang feels, helpless. Because I was there.'
Pyrrha set the picture down glancing towards the other couch in her living room. The same couch Ruby was on… with all those bruises.
"Whatever happened to you Ruby… I hope you let me in when you remember…"
So I hope you all enjoyed this chapter =). So my important news is, I'm ending Our Forgiving Lies.
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XD, ok well I am and not at the same time. I've had this plan for a bit now, I'm going to make a sequel. I've focused more on a few aspects and I want to take a break from this story after I develop a few more things. This was my plan from the beginning and now as I'm getting where I want to be I can make that plan go into effect. This will help me in many ways. Though there are still a good four chapters maybe in the works till I go onto a sequel.
If this seems confusing I'm sorry. Hope you all are wonderful =). Also, if any of you have discord you can add me =). My name is ScarletShadow#5611.
Stay shiny everyone!