I like sleeping in.
It took me a long time to realize the universe did not care for sleep- it must've taken a dozen mornings ruined by that horrific buzzing to digest the fact.
"Ugh" I groan, reaching for the snooze button on my alarm clock.
"Hey Rubes."
I jumped at the voice not having registered who it belonged to "Yang?" I manage to spit out
"Well who else would it be?" Yang asks, pointing a finger at me "Sorry Rubes, but I'm not exactly the knight in shining armor you expected."
"Haha Yang" I sarcastically remark, Yang can tell I'm not having it
Yang's face suddenly lights up like a cartoon character, "M'lady please forgive my horrific behaviour, it's only natural for a lady of your standing to expect a proper greeting." she finishes with an overdramatic bow
"Leave." I grimace
"Or what will you do?" Yang mocks
"If you keep me from getting ready for school any longer I'll send Zwei after you." I respond, looking around my messy room for Zwei's 'special' ball- he seems to always come running when I so much as hold it.
"As you command my lord." Yang replies, already halfway out the door
"Wait Rubes, I just remembered what I wanted to talk to you about!"
"What." I bluntly say, knowing Yangs 'one thing' won't just be one thing
"The drama club's starting work on the spring play, do you think you could do us a teeny tiny little favor and play the lead role?" Yang asks me, her speed increasing towards the end of her question
"No." I tell her, I get terrible stage fright, there was no way I'd play any role in a play, especially a lead role
"Please Rubes!" She pleads on her knees with her hands clasped "We have no one else to play the role!"
"No."
"Ruby please! Will you at least think about it? Maybe if you come with me to the club you'll change your mind." Yang begged, no longer acting overdramatic pleading on her knees
Maybe I will end up changing my mind- even If I don't I should at least humor her, going to a club meeting with my sister won't harm me.
"Fine," I say "but I'm only going to your club meeting, nothing else."
"Thanks Rubes your the best sister ever!" Yang exclaims, jumping up and down like a happy-high maniac
/-/
"So where do you have your club meetings anyways?" I question, walking by Yang's side
"Oh we're not too far now." She tells me
"Ok then," I conclude "how far is 'not too far' by yang standards?"
" 'Cross campus." Yang responds bluntly "We'll be there before the last be-"
Despite being cut off by the school bell, I think I know what Yang would have said next.
"Or not." Yang corrects
Knew it.
"Are we going to be late?" I ask her
"Probably not." Yang dulls
"Straight to the point like always." I mutter
"Hmm?" She hummed in response
"Nothing" I answered
We continue walking silently for the next few minutes until I finally break the silence
"Who's all in the club?" I quiz my sister
"Well," she ponders "we have Nora and Ren they're the ones who starred in Romeo and Juliet last year, there's Blake- she writes all of the clubs original plays, we also have-" she cut off and soon after stopped walking, I did the same
"We're here! Why don't you meet everyone yourself!" She exclaimed
"That sounded more like a demand than a question." I comment "Wait a minute, you just don't wanna list everyone, do you?" I speculate
"What, no! You're crazy!" She brushes off my comments, all the while shoving me through the door
As the door slams open and I stumble into the room, an unfamiliar voice shrieks "Yang, why are you tardy? Tardier than usual I might add," glancing over at me she questions "and who's this?" She says, attempting to sound calmer
"This adorable little thing is my sister Ruby!" Yang beams
"Yaaang." I plead
"It's nice to meet you." The girl mouths, extending her hand towards me
She's pretty
I just stand there, staring at her hand as if it held the key to a treasure I've been pursuing for years. "Are you just going to stand there?" The girl asks
"S-sorry" I mutter, exiting my trance and shaking her hand "Ruby."
"Weiss Schnee. I presume you're our new club member?" She goes on, Yang walking over to a girl with long black hair curled up with a book
"I-is that what Yang told you?" I laugh nervously
"It is, was I misinformed?" She interrogates in a robot-like tone
What am I supposed to tell her, I should have known Yang laid a trap!
"N-no." I spat out
"Great." Weiss states
What did I just get myself into?
/-/
I turn the corner spying our house, it had white walls and a black shingled roof- one summer dad decided he wanted to renovate the place and so after a week of pondering the same question, 'white or brown' he finally decided to painted the house white white, the landlords weren't too happy about that one. "You set a trap for me." I grimace
"Think of it as a big happy welcome party." Yang responds, holding back a smile
"You told them I already agreed to join!" I exclaim,
How can she think this is okay?
"You had fun didn't you?" She asks
"Well… yeah, but I can't go on stage!" I admit
"Ruby you've got to get over this social anxiety stuff, you stay in your room all day playing video games and reading comics. You're basically a super geek." She spoke, "You're too smart for your own good, you're in grade 10 and you're 14.." She concluded
"Well I skipped a year," I mutter as I begin walking up the driveway "Of course I'm younger than everyone else."
"Exactly you skipped a year! You're too smart!." She cried "Trust me Rubes, a little time out of the house will do you some good."
"Fine, maybe you're right." I finally give in "But that doesn't mean I'm forgiving you!" I conclude, turning the knob on the front door.
"When will you learn Ruby? I'm always right." Yang remarked slyly as she stepped inside
This is going to be a long year
Well, here we go. I hope you all enjoy this first chapter, I'll try to update on a weekly basis. Also, feel free to leave helpful feedback (I'll most likely take it) along with comments about the story itself.