04/28/1999 … 3:19 pm

Blake had asked Jaune to come and talk with him after school. While he wasn't entirely sure what brought this on, he also had no problem with spending time with any of his friends. It was with that mindset in mind that Jaune found himself pulling up to a seat next to Blake at school once his last class had let out.

Jaune could see other groups of students milling about as class came to a close for the day. He politely waved at Velvet and her group from the fashion club as they sat around pouring over the latest fashion magazines of the week.

Jaune turned to look at Blake as he signed out [So hey what's up? You wanted to talk?]

Blake leaned in close and softly said "Yeah, I did Jaune, thanks for meeting up with me today." she said with a disarming smile.

Jaune rubbed the back of his neck thinking "What is up with her all the sudden?" before he signed out [Well yeah, what did want to talk about Blake?]

Blake smiled and thought about it for a second. "I want to talk about you Jaune.." Blake said to him as she leaned forward in her seat never losing her smile.

Jaune thought for a second how much he actually admired Blake. As far as Jaune was concerned, Ruby was the glue holding the group together. Yang was… Yang. Weiss is awesome in that she is determined and unshakable when she has a clear goal in mind. But Blake was a truly gifted soul. Blake was the type to pick up new skills quickly and with almost no effort. Jaune was even impressed in how in just eight months she's managed to pick up sign language to the point where he barely needs his notepad when speaking to her now.

As far as Jaune was concerned, Blake was one the most incredible people's he's ever met. If only she realized that.

[So what about me did you want to talk about? You don't normally want to speak to me alone like this.] Jaune signed with a look of questioning on his face.

"Blake shrugs, let's go somewhere and talk, I know a good place." Blake said as she stood up and wave at Jaune to follow him. Jaune not honestly having anything better to do opted to follow her.


4:30 pm…

Blake led Jaune to a partially collapsed building on the outskirts of down. It was a run down building that looks like it had not been used for anything serious for several years. Jaune took note of the clear damage and wear this place had sustained over the years. The walls were crumbling, grass was growing through parts of the floor and Jaune could clearly see light shining in through several holes in various parts of the building from the outside.

Overall it was kind of a lousy place to hang out.

Blake walked over and sat on a chair that kinda stood out for being in pretty good shape and offered a seat to Jaune "This place will work, no one ever comes here anymore."

Jaune sat down watching as Blake turned on a Lantern giving them some extra light. [You said anymore, did you use to hang out here a lot?]

Blake leaned back in her seat "Can you keep a secret?" she said with a smirk.

Jaune signed back [Well I'm known for being the quiet type so sure.]

"I used to come here to get high with some of Adams friends." Blake said with an embarrassed look on her face. "Of course, most of those friends either have moved on, moved away, or ended up in jail."

[What kind of drugs are we talking here?] Jaune signed as he leaned forward to avoid a spring that was poking him.

Blake signed out as if even saying it out loud was a problem [Just weed] before she spoke up again "But that's not the point of why I brought you here."

[What is going on Blake? What did you want to talk about?] Jaune finally signed directly.

"You had a look on your face that worried me this morning. That look one gets when they are not all there?" Blake said, "I want you to talk to me about it"

[Is that why you dragged me out here? Just to talk about how I looked this morning?] Jaune asked.

Blake leaned back and rubbed her hands. "Let ask you this okay?" Blake said as she rubbed her hands together. "If you look over in that corner. In the far back of the room, that really dark patch, do you see anyone over there?"

Jaune looked over and shook his head no.

"When I get stressed out, or when my Anxiety is getting overwhelming, sometimes I think I see him. Just for a split second out of the corner of my eye."

[Him?] Jaune signed out confused.

"Adam. I mean I know there is no way that's actually happening. He's in Jail for Christ's sake.". Blake said. "But, It's not something I help you know?"

Jaune's eyes look wide as he reached up and rubbed the back of his neck awkwardly. Ruby knew about his Antidepressant situation but even she didn't know about the hallucinations. He signed out to his friend [Yeah I think I know what you mean} Jaune signed out [Can I asked you something?]

Blake leaned forward in her seat "Yeah go ahead, We're here to talk privately remember?"

Jaune frowned and hesitated as well [You… you don't see anyone behind me right?]

"No, I don't." Blake said with her smile turning warmer as if she was on to something.

[God, I know that was a dumb question to even have to ask.] Jaune signed with a worn out look to his face. [Sometimes… I see her.]

Blake's smile dropped a bit "I could tell, your eyes kinda glossed over in a way that gave it away."

Jaune rubbed the back of his neck. [How? Are you taking psych classes on the side?]

Blake rubbed her hands together "Nothing like that, Mom said that she could see a panic attack building up in me a mile away by looking at my eyes. I mean back when I saw still getting them right after Adam was arrested."

Jaune looked off to the side for a second. [I was so self absorbed in my own bullshit I never even noticed them.]

Blake stood up and dragged her seat next. When she sat down she put a hand on his and said "Hey, you were still grieving for the girl you right? You still had shit to come to terms with." Blake turned his head to look at hers "I'm not mad at you over it, I promise you that."

Jaune rested his head in his hands as he fought back tears as Blake sat there and watched him saying "Hey, what's wrong?'

Jaune tried to shake it off but was finding it difficult to do so. [I don't know, I just feel like all of you deserve to have a friend who isn't seven shades of fucked up.] he signed out as his body shook.

"Hey don't talk like that!" Blake said with a frown. "I was just as fucked up as you were when we first met." She said as she forced Jaune to look at her.

Jaune leaned back and shook his head signing out [Sorry I kinda been a mess all week, look don't tell the others but my medication ran out a couple days ago and I've been struggling since then.]

Blake's eyes went wide "Are you say you haven't had your antidepressants for almost four days now?"

[Yeah] Jaune signed out [I can tell you this has not been easy for me]

"Well what happened?" Blake asked.

[There was a shortage of my Antidepressants.] Jaune signed with a tired look on face. [I'm just going to have to deal with it till Friday.]

"Okay. I guess there's not much we can do about this." Blake's expression turned serious. "Look, until you get back on your medication you IM me the second you need anything at all!" Blake Smiled "It's time I helped you out however I can."

Jaune nodded at signed out [Thanks… I do need to get home though.]

Blake pulled Jaune into a Hug "Be safe Jaune, don't fuck around with this. I don't care if you have to go to the ER, if you even think for a second of hurting yourself tell someone."

Jaune hugged Blake back and signed [I will.] as he turned to leave. Jaune didn't want to admit that hug felt pretty good.


6:30 pm...

When Jaune walked into his house, he knocked on the wall to announce that he was home. He quickly became satisfied that he was home alone before he went into the kitchen to get something to eat.

He almost didn't see it coming. He didn't get a wave of nausea his vision didn't distort. He didn't even feel the quaking in his mind first.

But there she was, Pyrrha charging him with a knife. Time slowed as the hallucination swing the Knife at his face. Jaune manage to stumble back away from the knife as it missed him by half an inch at the most.

Pyrrha, covered in blood wearing her cracked glasses screamed at him "WaS iT noT enOuGh fOr yoU to FaLl for AnoTher BItch. NoW you GeT FrienDlY wiTh anoTher giRl aS weLL"

Jaune's breathing game out in rapid panicked gaps as he looked at the blood splattered face if his once lover, her face twisted with a look of Hatred. Pyrrha fliped the knife in her hands and rushed into Jaune with the knife out. Although he was able to catch her hands to stop the knife from going into him he was still pushed into the wall with a loud thud.

"Oh what the fuck that hurt!" he thought as he struggled to keep Pyrrha who was pushing with her whole body from shoving the blade into his stomach.

"JuSt lEt iT HaPpeN!" Pyrrha shouted with a distorted voice, every syllable spitting blood out at him. "ItS tIMe to MaKe AmEnDs!"

"Fuck you!" Jaune screamed as he pushed back trying to get her back "Your dead. You fucking killed yourself!" He shouted as he tried to force the knife away from him but was finding himself overpowered by Pyrrha.

Pyrrha screamed out a distorted howl as she realized she wasn't making any progress on getting the knife in. Jaune responded with a final shout of rage screaming out "I'm not going to die like this! I'm better than this!"as he finally snapped out of the Hallucination.

Jaune caught his breath and looked down to see a very real knife in his hands, one that was sitting on the counter a few moments before. As his whole body shook he threw the knife into the sink and slid to the ground sobbing.

It would be a while before anyone found him there.


Hey everybody, apologize for how long this chapter took to get up, my wife had gone in for an operating last week, and it honestly tanked my ability to write at all for several days after that. If we want to factor in Dust Eater needing love and E3? Well getting anything done has been a challenge lately.

The Next thing I write is the next chapter of Dust Eater, but That won't be for a few days. Either way, thanks for reading, sorry this chapter is a bit short, and have a great day.