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AN/ Hello once again my readers, a very short time skip here, only a couple of days, but I want to save Ruby actually coming back to herself for a much longer chapter, so for now you get to see just the days of the final steps of her treatment. Some fluff will be here for you, but im waiting to hit you guys with it hard, so expect that a little later on. Anyways, on with the chapter!
Today began another day for Ruby's treatment, and Blake was actually looking forward to it. Ruby was definitely entertaining while she was like this, and while Blake would much rather have her Ruby back, she was content with what she had right now.
"Blake, come on, we're going to be late!" Yang shouted as her and Sun took off after their classes. Sun had volunteered to help Ruby, mostly because they shared the fact that they were faunus, but also to help out his newest girlfriend.
'Surprisingly enough, it was Ruby that finally sealed it for them.' Blake thought to herself as she recalled the other day. Ruby and Sun were playing some kind of card game, a simple one, to try and help Ruby with her memory. Ruby was far smarter than she had been letting on and instead of playing the game as she should have, she left a basic picture message.
'A monkey and the sun, along with fire and a boxer with a heart between them. How she managed to see what was between them without any memory of them is beyond me.' Blake thought silently as she ran to catch up to the blond duo.
"So, not much longer until we have our Ruby back, are you excited for that Blake?" Yang asked, keeping pace easily with both faunus.
"You know I am Yang. It still surprises me that she got you to hook up with him." Blake jabbed at the couple.
"Yeah, that was quite a shock. Were we just painfully obvious, or is she just really smart when it comes to stuff like that?" Sun asked as they slowed to a walk at the infirmary.
"Considering she kissed me while we were at her mother grave, I would say she isn't. But you two were'nt that obvious, so I can't really tell." Blake replied, remembering that night. As unromantic as it actually was, she wouldn't change it for the world. Approaching the room, the trio stopped suddenly.
"Sorry, but we've had to cut off access to miss Rose for the time being." Ash said as he stopped them.
"What? Why, whats going on?" Blake asked, worried.
"She hasn't been eating, she has been avoiding everyone and we can't tell why." Ash explained as he gestured towards the window. Ruby was currently backed into a corner and huddled in on herself. Her eyes were red and watery, as if she had been crying.
Let one of us in there, im sure we could figure it out if we tried." Yang asked, on the verge of outright begging. While Ash knew it was true that they were able to communicate with her rather easily, he still didn't like the idea.
"Im sorry, but until we can determine just what it is thats causing this, we can't allow anyone else to see her." Ash said firmly.
"I believe that in a normal situation for you, yes that would be advisable, but miss Rose is not your normal case." Ozpin said with his usual calm attitude.
"Ah, Ozpin. I was wondering when you would actually show up. She is my patient, show as headmaster, you know you can't do anything." Ash sneered.
"You're right, as headmaster, I can't do anything. Though as a huntsmen, I do believe that is not an issue." Ozpin replied coolly. Ash looked a mix of shocked, pissed and loathing. Ozpin the whole time kept a small smile on his face.
"I do believe your friend needs you right now." Ozpin said casually, never breaking eye contact with the doctor. The trio made their way into the room, heading straight for Ruby. Ruby looked up at the approaching group and instantly burst into a shower of rose petals, only to reappear in front of Sun and into his arms.
"Ruby, can you tell us whats wrong?" Blake said hurriedly as she fished out the deck of picture cards for Ruby. Ruby instantly pulled out the cards and shuffled through them trying to find the right ones. After a minute of searching, Ruby set down five cards.
"A beowolf, a rose, a mother, a grave, and a summer day? I don't get it?" Sun said, confused.
"I do. She remembers her mother. Summer and the rose are her name. The mother card is obvious. She died while protecting Ruby from the grimm on Patch, mostly beowolves." Yang explained. In the time it took for Yang to explain, Ruby had shifted over to Blake's lap.
"Ruby, can you remember anything else?" Blake asked. Ruby fished around in the cards again, only it took her twice as long. In the end, Ruby had only three cards.
"Dreams, a question mark, and screaming?" Blake asked Ruby. Ruby only nodded her head.
"Are you hearing screams when you sleep, and you don't know why?" Yang asked. Ruby nodded again.
"Do you remember anything else?" Sun asked this time. Ruby only shook her head. Blake shared a worried look with the two blond's.
'This is not going to end well. This is not going to end well at all.' The three shared the same thought. They were hoping against all odds that Ruby wouldn't retain any of those memories, but it all seemed to be for nothing.
"Im staying with her tonight." Blake blurted out.
"You know he won't let you." Yang tried to argue with her partner.
"Yang, you see how she is right now, imagine if nobody is there to comfort her later. She needs someone there for her, and I don't care if i'm breaking any rules at this point." Blake stated flatly, not showing any signs of backing down. To further her point, Ruby snuggled further into the raven haired girls arms. Yang backed off, but only enough to reply.
"I still don't think he'll let you. Ozpin managed to get us in here, but I doubt he would be able to let us stay, or more specifically, you stay." Yang reasoned, but was still ignored.
"Yang, i'm staying. I'll go fight him if need be, but i'm not leaving her here alone." Blake continued to argue. Before Yang or Sun could say anything though, Ozpin walked in.
"I could hear your little argument, and while I would be hard pressed to agree with miss Belladonna, it seems like the best idea for now." Ozpin settled the argument, and you could almost hear the silent smirk on Blake's face.
"Well if its settled then, I have no problems with it. I just didn't want to lose the ability to see Rubes while she was in here." Yang replied quickly. Blake understood what Yang had meant, but she would be damned if she didn't try everything she could.
"You know, I have to say, I've never heard of a headmaster or teacher care this much about their students. What makes you different?" Sun asked.
"Miss Rose has had a rough life. Now that her father and uncle have left, Glynda and I watch over her for them. It may seem like favoritism, but we don't see it as such. We try as hard as we can not to make things too hard for her than they should be in other circumstances, but we still challenger her." Ozpin explained.
"What do you mean by that?" Blake asked.
"She entered my academy two years early, with no prior knowledge from any combat schools. That on its own makes it hard for her. To help her, we offer her extra help in some of her classes. And yes, this extra help is open to everyone, but she is the only one we continually remind about it. We also try not to put her against anyone from team CRDL on her own in any spars. I don't doubt her ability, but if one of them actually manages to harm her, I doubt they would be merciful." Ozpin continued.
Everyone knew that there was a reason why Ozpin and Beacon academy were so highly ranked among the kingdoms, but until now never actually knew why. During the whole conversation, Ruby had managed to fall asleep. Snoring softly, Ruby cuddled into Blake as much as she could, preventing the older girl from getting up.
"Someone please help. Either get her in her bed, or go and grab some food for the two of us." Yang asked, just slightly annoyed that Ruby was preventing her from getting up.
"Why don't you all stay for now. I can have food brought to you. And also, please keep an eye on her doctor. I don't trust him." Ozpin asked as he stepped out of the room. This cought them off guard. Keep an eye on Ash? What could he possibly do to Ruby? Deciding to shrug it off for now and ask Weiss later, the group talked quietly as Ruby slept.
As dinner arrived for them, they found that Ruby hadn't eaten anything all day, and wound up eating almost three full trays worth of food. With Ruby up and awake, the group played more games and tried her memory more, but were minimally successful. One thing they discovered though was that Ruby still found comfort in Blake, which everyone was silently grateful for.
The final game for the night was chess. Sun said it was to test her strategy skills to see if they were still intact, but Blake thought it was to get Ruby angered. Blake soon realized however that Sun was setting them up when Blake began to subconsciously scratch Ruby behind her ears and Ruby clearly enjoying it. Blake blushed as Ruby turned and began to pout at her when she stopped. The game continued for another five minutes until Ruby managed to corner Sun and easily defeat him.
"That wasn't fair. Blake was probably telling her which pieces to move and where." Sun complained as he and Yang left. Ruby and Blake were both tired, and as Ruby climbed onto the bed, Blake made her way towards the chair, only to be stopped by the younger faunus, and dragged towards the single bed. As Blake began to protest, Ruby used her secret weapon, her sad face. Blake cursed her weakness as she gave in. Wrapping her arms around Ruby, Blake would not be ready to face tomorrow.
AN/ And done! Im sorry for yet another cliffhanger, but come on with the way my writing schedule is along with school, work and band along with homecoming next week, I need to make sure you all come back to me when I finally do update. And I do have a valid reason to worry, I had taken a long break from my first actual story and when I finally came back to it, nobody even read it. Also to explain because I know someone will ask, Im not having Ruby actually speak because she is currently equivalent to an animal and lacks the ability to form speech, and using picture cards that can easily be explained seemed like the best option. Anyways, until next, have a great day!