Hello all! I am Author Sederance and I am not one to do begin and end notes, especially in this format but I believed to make this easier for you all to differnciate this from the rest of the story. I just want to apologize of the lack of updates from this fiction and any of my others for that matter due to various Real-world things happening around me this month. The pressure of school, work and social can be outright nasty and February is one of those months that are just the worst of them all. On a side note I found time to write this for you all so enjoy!
There are various types of hallucinations, There is the oasis you see in a desert when you want water. There is the hallucinations you see when your mind is beyond exhausted. There is the hallucinations you see when your worried about what may be lurking in the dark. None of those were like the hallucinations that Ruby was seeing.
Ruby Rose, freshmen at Beacon high was fairly sure she was seeing red. Sure she was wearing a cape and her entire outfit screamed gothic red, but the red she was seeing was more flashes of red, green and gold.
Ruby Rose was seeing hallucinations of Pyrrha Nikos. She was seeing her everywhere she went. It wasn't hard to since Pyrrha was a local celebrity, child star, and mascot of Pumpkin Pete's cereal. However, she was starting to see here in places that were not advertisements or fan posters.
It started small. Out of the corner of her eye was a flash of color and Ruby could have sworn Pyrrha was there only to not find the person in question anywhere near her.
Next she could see Pyrrha standing behind her in mirrors, always reaching out, always looking as if she was going to strangle her, but whipping around proved fruitless as the girl was simply never there. Ruby made sure to wave a hand in the space behind her yet nothing was there. She would hear giggling from time to time but she was sure it was only her imagination. Why not giggle to make herself happy?
Ruby tried a giggle herself but it didn't sound the same as the giggle that was happening around her. Something was off... but what was it?
Ruby didn't think she was going crazy. Was she? Was she being to scared of Pyrrha's threat now? It almost was surreal. What if Pyrrha was haunting her... wait Pyrrha isn't dead, she definitely didn't die.
Ruby shook her head to clear her mind. "The worry was obviously making me think weird thoughts huh" Ruby sighed and she slouched over to a bakery and entered.
The jingle of the door announced her entrance and she walked over to the counter where a nice lady was smiling at her as she started to talk. "Welcome to Sugar and Spice! Oh? Ruby? It's nice to see you, and I see you brought friends! What can I get for you today?"
Ruby gave her a weird look, she came alone right. She looked behind her to see nothing.
"What are you talking about Jasmine, I'm alone today." Ruby asked and she received a weird look in turn.
"Okay, so what will it be Ruby?"
"A platter of chocolate chip cookies and a strawberry shake, the usual size."
"Coming right out, are you sure you guys don't want anything?"
"Just the platter thanks" Ruby smiled and she bounded off to a booth. Why was everyone being weird today? First it was the people on the bus who looked at her strange for offering them the obviously empty seats next to her. Next was the people in line at the comic store who was a full two people away from her. Now it was the bakery.
"It doesn't matter, cookies always make me happy" Ruby said and she could only imagine the sickly sweetness of chocolate chip cookies sliding down her throat. Sure it wasn't her mother's cookie, nothing can top those delightful treats, but she needed something to calm herself and her mind down and cookies were the best way to do it.
The food and drinks came out in due time and Jasmine stared at the otherside of the booth as if something was there. Ruby waved a hand at the side and she felt nothing so there wasn't anything there to look at. Was it a weird stain? Did she choose one of the weird tables again?
Sitting herself back down Ruby turned to her plate to see a whole order more cookies than she had ordered. "Jasmine? Why is there extra cookies? You know I can't finish them all." Ruby asked.
"They're for your friends, knowing you, you'd scarf down the entire platter and leave nothing for the two of them."
"Again what are you talking about? Its only me today" Ruby stated and Jasmine raised an eyebrow.
She turned to face the other booth and then she gave a nod.
"Alright then Ruby, when your finished with the bet be sure to introduce me to these lovely ladies alright." Jasmine gave a smile and she bounded to go deliver another order.
"Is she crazy? Who am I going to introduce?" Ruby mumbled and she started to dig into her plate.
Ruby lost herself in the euphoria the cookies produced and she lazed in the happiness of sugary sweetness and fond memories.
Ruby gave a casual glance out the window and for a second she thought she saw Pyrrha sitting in the opposite booth of her table munching on her cookie.
Snapping herself out of a sugar high she turned to look at the booth to again see nothing. Looking down to see the plate empty Ruby could only shake her head. Did she eat them all was she seeing things because she had to much sugar? This was bad she might have to go exercise to get rid of all the fat. Maybe drink a lot of water to balance her sugar levels. Maybe a nap to clear her head?
Ruby left some lien on the table and she bolted for the door waving a hand toward Jasmine at the counter and went about her day.
Back at the booth a mint-haired girl slumped onto the table. "Pyrrha... I know you and my friend are good friends... especially with what happened with Jaune but aren't you a little to desperate?"
"Nonsense, she has taught me that one of the best ways to get what I want is to make sure there is no competition. Besides, If people are to classify me as the invincible girl, I might as well just fulfill their desires and become invincible in love."
"O...kay" the girl next to Pyrrha moaned, her head was pounding from the journey alone. Sure she can alter what people and see and in such a short area should be childplay. 6 hours though, she had to wake up at the crack of dawn and go with Pyrrha to stakeout Ruby's house so that she can do illusions for six hours?
The girl knew that her boss had a plan that involved Beacon, and destabilizing the place was one of the huge factors in this plan. It was common knowledge of the Spartan's love for the bumbling idiot and personally she couldn't see the appeal. However, if people wants her to mess with the school prodigy then she wouldn't say no. Especially when its it was her boss whose asking.
"I can see the point but I think stalking is a bit much, why not get it over with and lock her up. That way she is out of the way"
Pyrrha pondered for a moment. "I wonder, I never thought about that. Its only a week to the dance but I'm sure I can get the necessary materials in time, it works being a celebrity after all." Pyrrha smiled crazily.
the tanned girl simply scooted a bit away from Pyrrha. She knew that planting these poisonous ideas into the naive lovechild's head was a bad idea, but wow was she really going off the deep end. The Pyrrha that she had started to work with was against the ideas of stalking, threats and such, but as she grew more desperate the easier it was to corrupt that pure soul of hers.
The girl emmitted a tried laugh.
"Come on, can we call it a day, I can sleep and you can prepare for the fall dance. I can ring up the Boss if you want." the girl groaned as she pushed herself back up from the table.
"Don't worry, I'm sure I can get what I need by the end, though if she is willing to help I'll call her." Pyrrha said and she got up and went out the door.
"Waitress, is it okay if I sleep for a bit, my friends abandoned me." the girl called and the waitress could only nod. Putting her head down on the table she threw a few extra lien cards to make sure no one bothered her. She didn't care if it was a bit much, it wasn't even her money to begin with.
A few days later and everything was in full swing. it was the day of the dance and many people would have already went home to get ready for the event, but Ruby,being a good student and to keep her games and weapons, had promised to keep her grades in school so here she was in Dr. Oobleck's class listening to his impossible speech on Mantle.
Next to her was a certain feline girl named Blake, though Ruby had yet to find out that she was a faunus, who was studiously writing down notes for the class, her bow occasionally twitching as if it had something underneath it all. Ruby always did wonder why it moved about on its own sometimes.
Ruby was exhausted, the day was grueling as it was. It being a Friday, all the teachers love to assign tests for the day. "Blake I have a question" Ruby asked as she threw down her pen. She thought to herself: This class is impossible, I'll just copy from Blake.
Blake threw a glance in her direction before asking "Is it important or can it wait?"
"I just want to know if I'm crazy."
Blake gave a mild look as she contemplated in silence, choosing her words carefully she asked "Depends on what crazy for you."
"I keep seeing Pyrrha everywhere after she threatened me."
Blake froze. Pyrrha? Threatening someone a second time? Surely Ruby was mistaken again.
"So Pyrrha threatened you again huh?" Blake asked.
"Yep, she basically did a throat slitting motion like those assassins in tv."
"You do know that means that she is going to kill you."
"Pyrrha? Kill someone? She is to nice for that."
"Why would she threa... oh." Blake fell silent.
"What is it?" Ruby inquired.
"You are going to the dance with Jaune after all. Though its her own fault for missed opportunities"
"What do you mean?" Ruby asked aloud.
"What I mean Miss Rose is failure to pay attention in class will result in a detention, I could schedule it for the dance but I'm sure we wouldn't want that would we?" Doctor Oobleck called her out and Ruby sweated buckets.
"I'm sorry Professor, but wouldn't we all be distracted at this point? The dance is tonight and its the final period of the day, with only 10 minutes till class ends." Ruby argued.
"You raise a fair point Miss Rose, and you even showed up to class despite half of them disappear for the dance. For that I won't assign you a detention." Doctor Oobleck said.
Ruby gave a sigh of relief but that was instantly shattered by Oobleck's next words.
"Instead you will be doing a pop quiz on our lesson today, stay after class it won't be long."
Ruby could only groan as Blake rolled her eyes.
"Miss Belladonna, you seemed to be in on this talking with Miss Rose, do you need a detention."
"The City of Mantle was in an alliance with the City of Mistral and in a time where Grim were a big threat had decided to abolish self-expression. Vale didn't like this but allowed for settlers to reside near them. It was unknown who attacked first but a great war played out and Mantle had to surrender to Vale. Due to a civil war caused by an uprising of the army the city fell and was renamed Atlas. "
"Good! Someone was paying attention." Doctor Oobleck crowed and he went back to teaching the lesson.
"Help me prepare for the quiz?" Ruby asked.
"Sorry, but take notes, you'll need them." Blake countered.
Ruby could only groan and start moving her pen once more.
With that this is another chapter of When I See You. The writing up to this part was fine in my eyes but my favorite part of the story is coming up next, though I wonder what that says about me... Anywho, with Pyrrha "working" with this mysterious Boss, Is she in a mutual deal or was she manipulated? We may never know. All we do know is that Pyrrha has a deal. A deal potentially with evil. What kind of deal we shall find out.
Next time on When I see You, the Fall Dance. As well as currently an apology for the time it took to write this. Writing from a plan works wonders but finding time to write are miracles. Until next time!
-Author Sederance, to update sporadically if at all.