Ahhh... you guys seem to hate Weiss? Why? She seems to be offering Ruby a nice option.
Chapter 50:
"Why, it's simple what you have to do..." Weiss spoke walking out of the room to quickly re-enter holding a syringe filled with a liquid Ruby wasn't even sure what to call it. But she just knew it was going to be heroin. "This is a drug known as Krokodil..." Weiss spoke handing the syringe Ruby had no idea where she even got from or where she kept.
"Ten times stronger than heroin, less nausea and discomfort than other opioid drugs, but some nasty side effects. Such as skin mutations to turn your skin like it's namesake. Made from over the counter drugs, iodine and match head strikers... by breakfast tomorrow, partially inject that into yourself and then freak out. Then I'll keep you posted with further steps."
Ruby relaxed her hands a little as she grasped the syringe. Staring at the dark brown liquid. She could just barely see through it, but she could see small pieces of something floating around. "Why... what does this gain for you?" Ruby seethed, she couldn't believe Weiss was being so daring with her move. "Simple, you forced my hand. I loathe this miserable place and don't want to stay longer than needed. And shockingly, I may have done something too simple for you to react with. Apparently, doing nothing doesn't work on you anymore... shame."
That was when Ruby could see a look she hadn't seen on Weiss' face in a while. Her plan just changed, into something more evil. "And get on your knees in front of me, and eat me out. Right here in the room you seemed to be destroying all my hard work. And thank me. This is the only the start..."
After a while Weiss smiled as she held Ruby's jaw shut. "Swallow my piss you animal." Weiss spoke with such a shrillness that Ruby had forgotten about. Shoving what remained of her own pride and her growing self worth aside Ruby gulped the foul liquid down. Trying to ignore the retching feeling.
"You are where you belong. Under me. When you are done taking your beating from Yang tomorrow for shooting up and finally snapping like you should have days ago... you will have one week to destroy what you and that other fucking filthy animal have going on. I don't care how you do it." Weiss said practically throwing Ruby's head down out of disgust.
"I'm going to leave this room now. Be a good pet and stay in here, stay quiet... and I may hold Yang back." Weiss spoke, spitting onto Ruby's face before she turned on your heel and walked out of the room.
Ruby just shivered. Feeling more used, and more dirty compared to any other time this had happen. Just from her memories of Weiss... she knew this was a tame action... but she just wanted to curl up... and die. With what remained of her free volition she grabbed her shirt and wiped the spital and urine from her face. She grabbed the syringe on the bed carefully and wrapped it in her shirt to hid it from Pyrrha if she came home and then she crawled into the bed.
Those very words prevented Ruby from getting a decent amount of sleep. She had closed her eyes when she heard the front door open again, she already knew it had to be Pyrrha. Yang had stumbled home with the help Blake hours ago. She had even heard Weiss faking like she was woken up talking to Yang.
She heard the door open to the room open up followed by the faint whisper coming from the redhead she knew was there. "Ruby... are you awake?"
Ruby didn't want to answer. She knew that in a matter of a couple of hours that she was going to need to destroy everything. But she owed Pyrrha an answer at least. "Yeah." Ruby whispered back. Her eyes still closed facing the wall away from the door. She didn't trust her facial expression, it may give away what she was about to throw away.
"What are you thinking about to keep you up this late?" Pyrrha asked, taking a seat on the bed, taking the last few late night rituals she had as she was talking to Ruby.
"Is it right to do something stupid... just to protect a friend?" Ruby asked, causing Pyrrha to stop what she was doing. She twisted her back to look at Ruby hoping for some clarification before she responded. "This isn't a hypothetical is it? What are you thinking about and who are you trying to protect?" Pyrrha asked grasping Ruby's shoulder. Hoping to get her to turn around and face her.
Ruby just stayed where she was. She had no idea how the situation she just got herself into and began to try and figure out how she could make Weiss and White seem different... she didn't want to run the risk of Weiss or Yang hearing her.
"White... she found out I'm still alive and trying to get clean... she is threatening Sun..." Pyrrha could see some tears dripping down from Ruby's clenched eyes. Pyrrha's half attention had instantly turned into her full attention. This 'White' person had managed to back Ruby into an extreme corner. She was thankful that Ruby had at least told Pyrrha about this... but by the sounds of it... Ruby already made up her mind to do it. Just to protect the blonde monkey Faunus. Pyrrha leaned down and hugged Ruby, trying to coax more information out.
"Ruby... what is it white wants you to do?" Pyrrha asked softly, hoping to find a way around whatever this plan was. She knew already that if she involved Sun right now, it would end with him getting there as fast as he could to yell at Ruby for keeping the sudden reappearance of 'White' a secret.
She already knew she was in a bind trying to figure out how she could get Pyrrha to stop this line of questioning. The unnatural feeling of someone that wasn't Sun hugging her felt off to her. It was a disturbing feeling. She needed Sun right now. He would help her, instead of getting her to talk more.
Knowing the red head wasn't going to give up any time soon, Ruby continued, just barely a whisper. She no longer cared that she was crying. "She wants me to destroy what few bridges I have remaining to my old life... inject a super strong, super toxic variant of heroin... and the deadline is ten in the morning... I can't see a way out if I want to prevent causing Sun any trouble. I need to inject at breakfast... and then... do so much worse later... I know that is exactly what would happen." Ruby continued, as she felt Pyrrha move her so she was facing the red head.
"Ruby... there is a way... we just need to think of it."
"That is what I've been doing... I can't see a way..." Ruby cried, still silent. She knew she couldn't cry her heart out just because not even fifty feet away, 'White' was sleeping under the guise of being victim of a home invasion Weiss Schnee. "What about just shooting most if not all of it before hand, and then make it seem like you did?" Pyrrha knew it sounded simple. But also knew how often Ruby over thinks everything.
Ruby just buried her head into Pyrrha's bosom and shook her head. "The drug was chosen for the side effect... it changes the skin. If it is meant to become a prolonged use... it becomes obvious... and White would make sure it is prolonged... otherwise... Sun and everyone else that is helping me is going to be dragged down."
Pyrrha didn't seem to care, that Ruby was as close as she was. It wasn't long before Pyrrha felt Ruby stop crying followed by light breathing. 'She must have thought cried herself asleep... but... she has a point...' Pyrrha thought as she reached onto her nightstand to grab her phone. She had to tell Sun. Just because Sun would be able to help Ruby a little.
As she texted Sun... Pyrrha had one thought. 'How would White know if Ruby did it at the time she wanted? There are no cameras in my place...' She began to think as she hit send. 'That means... someone between Me, Yang or Weiss knows who White is...'
Sun pounded on the door as he waited for someone to open it. He needed to talk to Ruby. He had even followed Pyrrha's advice and wait till seven even though he hadn't been able to sleep a damned wink after what he read.
It wasn't long before Pyrrha opened the door rubbing her eyes. It was obvious that she hadn't slept well either. He couldn't care about that really. "Where is Red?" He asked, practically begging her to just produce Ruby so he can yell some sense into her. Pyrrha pointed towards the kitchen where Ruby no longer had the mirth with how she moved. She no longer danced with joy from counter to counter. She was just sluggishly stirring the pot on the stove. Fully clothed, which was the biggest shock to Sun.
This woman had refused to put clothes on regardless of what anyone said. She seemed beaten. Beaten to an extreme degree at that. It seemed like any and all morales that she had were removed in the blink of an eye.
"Red! Come on! We're heading to the roof!" Sun yelled towards the brunette. Ruby just looked over her shoulder and grimaced. She looked back at the pot, letting out an almost feeble 'Can't.' Sun wasn't in the mood to deal with her mood right now. "Red. It isn't up for debate. Come on. Tall Red, keep stirring." Sun said as Pyrrha just slowly trudged over to the stove, slowly taking over for Ruby.
The brunette looked at Pyrrha shocked that she would be so brazen in her taking over of something that Ruby had constantly proved that she couldn't cook. It was making her slightly mad, but between the two, clearly she wasn't going to win. Sulking she walked over to the door and slipped on her shoes as she followed Sun out.
Walking up the remaining three flights of stairs was tense. Ruby just knew what this was going to be about. She knew it was clear to anyone that had even her basic knowledge of people. Sun was clearly mad. An emotion Ruby had seldom seen him express. She had seen him just willingly turn the other cheek for almost anything... but right now... she was a little scared.
Once the crisp morning air hit her, she was slightly mad that she didn't grab a coat. Sun held the door open for her as she walked ahead wrapping her arms around herself trying to ignore why she felt stupid for being in a thin tee shirt.
Glancing back she could see Sun moving a brick to prevent the door from closing. Ruby just turned around to face the man, blocking the doorway with his body, arms crossed, tail no longer in it's normal lax demeanour. Instead it seemed stiff like he was ready to strangle someone.
"I'm not letting you toss everything away Red. I don't give a flying fuck what will happen to me. You know I can bounce back from anything." Sun spoke as Ruby glared at him. She figured after she fell asleep from exhaustion Pyrrha had told him... but now... now she didn't need Sun's help. She already made peace with the fact Weiss had won again.
"It isn't that easy Dumbass!" Ruby yelled back, hoping to deter the man. She didn't want to have to do the last part of what Weiss told her... She couldn't destroy the connection she had with Sun. She would much rather lie and make her think Sun and her just had a large fight to the point it broke their friendship. "I'm a big girl Sun. This is my decision." Ruby spoke softly... she felt like she was in trouble with Sun for some reason.
They had joked in the past that Sun was like her big brother looking out for her... but this felt like the first time, he was really looking out for Ruby. Preventing her from making what she already knew was a stupid life choice. Unlike her real older sister.
"Yeah well for once, you are being a Dumbass." Sun said seeing Ruby just look up at him. Begging for a clarification. She had no idea what he meant. She had gone through the two possibilities. Either she shoots up what would make it obvious she was using, not just to her friends, but to the world... or... destroy everything Sun has worked so hard for.
She couldn't be the reason Sun lost everything. She would rather let the entire world know, she shot up krokodil. She would care if it twisted her face or body in to a hideous monstrosity. She would rather be shunned from everyone in society... if it meant Sun was alright.
"You say White contacted you... and I can't believe I need to ask this... Who. Is. SHE!?" Sun yelled making Ruby feel small. She just knew that Sun would be the only person to believe her, and Weiss had already started to, or at least attempted to turn Sun on her. "I can't tell you..." Ruby whispered as Sun quickly walked towards her smacking her with very little force behind it to try and snap Ruby out of this thought process.
"If you don't tell anyone. She wins regardless. She can stay hidden and cause you more pain. Remove that anonymity from her." Sun spoke with such a firmness in his voice that startled Ruby. It was making sense in the worst possible way for Ruby. "I can't Sun... it would destroy what little chances I have improving mine and Yang's relationship... or Blake's... or who knows what other relationship."
"You make it seem like it is Weiss... I mean she does wear a lot... of... White." With that one statement everything seemed to click for Sun. Why Ruby always seemed tense around the woman. Why just yesterday Weiss saying she will join them watching movies caused her to squeeze his tail. Why she demanded that Sun wouldn't trust her. Why she tried to make Sun question his trust in Ruby.
It was so obvious to him now. After all, everyone in Ruby's stories, the name she assigned them a colour... on the clothes they often wore. Her sister was 'Yellow'... Blake was 'Black'... and she was 'Red'.
Ruby saw the look of understanding on Sun's face causing her to grimace a little. "Now do you see why I can't? I have no choice Sun... either you get screwed over and end up working in the mines while the rest shun me for lying... or I shoot up and wait for her to tell me what else she wants."
"I've left you alone with her... why didn't you say anything?" Sun whispered, covering his mouth with his hand as Ruby began to cry a little. "Because... she is in the situation where... she has won regardless of what either of us would do... so please... just let me back through... so I can get this over with." Ruby's tears weren't stopping as Sun hugged her tightly. Not wanting her to feel any worse.
Author's Note:
Don'tcha guys like it? I like it... not the Weiss at the start... the sudden realisation Sun had. But fun fact, the document editing section part on fanfiction is now filled with and maxed out with this story. Have fun, I may or may not try and get a double upload off... probably won't. Oh and Krokodil... is a very really, very dangerous drug. The base chemicals used to make it in a lab or already deadly... what Weiss said is just how it is synthed in the streets. Onto the guest reviews,
Guest: Yes... Wow... I'm assuming you mean with Weiss being evil... go figure... Weiss is evil
Guest 4: No fun when you've removed me doing it out of spite... but you certainly won't like where it is going to go now.
