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Author's Notes: I decided that getting to 600 followers was an achievement warranting another chapter. Thank you to everyone for reading!
And, dear Guest, if you really consider this story a "schlock fest" you are more than welcome to stop reading.
Today is Monday, March 7th.
It was really hard to get out of bed this morning. I was so busy this weekend doing all my homework and extra work and research work and lab work that it feels like I didn't even get a break from school at all! Not to mention that I knew I'd see Weiss in class today and I'd have to apologize for what happened on Friday, and that made me really anxious. But I also knew that it would be bad to wait around and let things fester so I forced myself to get up and get breakfast. Dad left a note that said that he forgot to put Zwei out so I sat on the back porch and ate my cereal while Zwei did his business. It was surprisingly warm today – thank goodness, because this weekend was so cold! I was a little disappointed I didn't have time to read the comics in the newspaper but I think the crisp morning air was worth it :)
It gave me a little time to think about what to say to Weiss.
After Zwei finished pooping and I finished breakfast we went inside and I took a shower and got ready for school. I was really proud of myself for getting my work done over the weekend, extra stuff and all! It wasn't easy, but I did it!
Yang and I had a great walk to school! She talked to me about motorcycles and her job and Neo and I talked to her about the football game on Saturday and photography and Blake. We got to school a little early too, which meant I had extra time to talk with Blake before History class :) She said the pictures I took turned out great and showed me a copy of the school newspaper and it had a picture I took right there on the front! I made the front page! I was super happy and gave Blake a big hug and kept a copy of the paper to show Dad when I got home.
History was pretty boring. We're almost done with our unit which means that there's going to be a test soon and we also have the research paper due next week (yikes!) but then after that it's Spring Break! :)
Anyway, I just copied the notes from off of Blake's notebook and then after class went up to Oobleck to turn in all the extra work. He glanced over it quickly (does he ever do things not-quickly?) and said that I did a really good job and that he hoped I'd "refrain from taking naps in class again". Then when I left he reminded me that if I wanted help with my research paper I could bring it in during my lunch period and he'd look over it. I'll probably do that.
English class was also pretty boring but that's my fault for reading ahead in the book. The upside is that when Mr. Port called on me to read I was ready and already knew what was happening so I did some funny voices for the characters and a lot of people in the class laughed, even Mr. Port!
After class I talked with Jaune and Pyrrha for a little bit. Pyrrha said she heard about what happened with Weiss on Friday and asked if I was okay and I said I was. I explained that it was partially my fault and that I was going to apologize today. Pyrrha said that she thought that was a good idea and wished me luck.
Yang got in trouble for texting again in Math class. It's pretty much routine now for the teacher to give her a detention about halfway through class. We got our test grades back and, like I thought, I did not do well. My first D- of the year. Dad's not going to be happy about that. I'm not happy about it. I'm going to need to work really hard to bring my grade back up by the end of the year. I have no idea how Yang is going to pass with all these detentions :(
And then it was time for what I had been dreading all day: Science class. Blake was waiting for me outside the classroom and told me that Weiss was already in there. She laughed when I asked if it would be okay if I left and had her apologize for me and then she gave me a kiss and said, "Get in there," and pushed me inside. I gave her a dirty look but she just smiled back and mouthed "Good luck!" and gave me two thumbs up. Then I took a deep breath and sat next to Weiss.
She was working on something that looked important but kind of glanced at me out of the corner of her eye when I sat down. I said, "Hey, Weiss, how was your weekend?" to try and break the ice and be friendly and stuff but she just sniffed and kept working. But I knew I had to keep going so I said, "Weiss, I'm sorry for what I said on Friday. I shouldn't have said those things. I was really tired and in a bad mood and didn't mean to hurt you. I'm really, really sorry. Do you think we can be friends again?" and then I waited but Weiss didn't say anything back. She just kept writing and before I could ask if she heard me or if she accepted my apology the teacher came in and we started class. I was really worried that she was still mad at me but then after class was over Weiss grabbed all her stuff and started to leave and as she passed by me she said, "Apology accepted." but that was it. I talked to Blake about it and neither of us know if that means that Weiss is over it or if she's still mad but knows that I'm sorry about it.
It kind of makes me mad thinking about it. I'm trying to make amends and tell her I'm sorry but she won't even speak to me about it! Some best friend she is.
Lunch was pretty fun. Everyone was there (even Yang who was skipping detention) so we had a lot of awesome conversations about anything we could think of! Also it was pizza day, so that was great! We ate outside and enjoyed the sun and the warm wind, and I got a few pictures of Ren and Nora, and Pyrrha and Yang, and definitely got a lot of Blake! She's so pretty :) She only caught me once and that's my favorite picture – she's looking at me and her eyes are smiling and she's sticking her tongue out at me and the sun is shining from straight above her so her hair is all lit up and in the background you can see Yang and Pyrrha laughing and pointing at the camera. It's another one of those pictures I'm going to print out and put on my wall and keep forever :)
And then after my last class when I was walking down the hall heading for the front of the school to meet up with Yang and Blake someone called my name. I looked around and Coco Adel was standing there waving at me and beckoning me over and I got really excited because she's like the coolest girl in school so I tried to play it cool and walk over nonchalantly but I'm sure I was all jumpy and jittery and had a big stupid smile on my face but whatever. I asked what was up and Coco said, "You're Ruby Rose, right?" and I said yes and she said, "I saw the picture you took for the newspaper. Nice job." and I had to hold my breath so I didn't scream because that's super high praise and she's like the best photographer in the school (besides maybe Velvet) so I was freaking out. I said thanks and then Coco said, "You should hang out with us sometime." and then she gave me a piece of paper with her phone number on it and said bye and I ran outside and told Yang and Blake and they were both really happy for me.
We talked for a bit and then Yang had to leave for work and Blake said she needed to go home so I walked home and took some pictures of the trees that were starting to get their buds back and then I let Zwei out when I got home so he could poop and then I gave him his dinner. I didn't have a ton of homework to do so I watched videos about photography for a little while then got distracted with cat videos (like I always do) then I helped Dad make dinner. After that I did the bit of homework that I did have and did some research for my paper until Yang got home. We watched TV while she ate and she told me about her day and all the annoying customers she had and what Neo made for her. I was really jealous because apparently Neo makes Yang all these fancy things like gourmet cupcakes and ice cream sundaes and stuff and I don't get any! I asked her to get some recipes so I can make things for Blake other than cookies.
It was a pretty good day, even if Weiss is still mad at me. I checked my phone every five minutes to see if she texted me anything, but the only message I had was from Blake that said "Goodnight, Ruby! ILY"
I hope Weiss decides to be my friend again. I had a lot of fun with her and I think it would be really sad if we stopped being friends over something so stupid.
Looking forward to tomorrow :)
XOXOXO :3
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P.S. - I texted Coco so she'd have my number and she texted me back asking if I wanted to hang out this Sunday! I told her I was supposed to take pictures at Weiss' tournament that day so I couldn't and she said "Bummer." but I'm not even sure if I'm still supposed to be doing that. If Weiss is mad at me, does she still want me to take pictures of her tournament? I'll ask tomorrow. I hope I get an answer.
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P.P.S. - I almost forgot to show Dad my picture that was on the front page! He said he was super proud of me :)
Keep moving forward.
