The stark white infirmary was so loud even if the only sounds came from the steady beeping of the heart monitor that was attached to the girl that lay in the bed and from the constant rasp of the ventilator. These sounds where like screams to the red haired girl that sat in the only chair beside the infirmary bed.
Ruby was dressed in hospital gown as well, her shoulder was wrapped in a tight bandage. She stared intently at the face of the older girl she looked pale and strange, Ruby didn't like seeing the breathing tube in Blake's mouth.
Ruby bit the knuckle of her index finger as her right leg bounced up and down anxiously. Blake had made it through surgery fine, the blade of the huntsman's sword had slid between her ribs and punctured a lung. It would take some time for her to recover but she would come out of it perfectly fine. But now all she could hear from the instruments that were keeping the girl she loved alive was this is your fault.
Ruby squeezed her eyes shut, biting harder on her knuckle until she tasted copper in her mouth as she tried to block out the loudness of the room. Slowly the noise died into nothingness as she focused on the pain in her finger and in her shoulder.
"You did this."
Ruby's eyes snapped open and all the noise returned at their normal volume. She pulled her teeth marked finger from her hand and looked around her, her heart pounding in her chest. The room was empty beside the two of them. But that voice sounded so real, and so familiar.
Ruby's lips trembled slightly before she spoke aloud to the empty room, "W-Who are you?" she stared around the room waiting for a reply but none came. She chuckled nervously. 'Of course, I'm just tired and hearing things.' She thought and leaned back in the chair relaxing in it.
"You know who I am."
Ruby bolted up right in the chair, her hands gripping the padded arm chairs so tight that her nails almost tore into them. "No, t-that's not possible!" she gasped, her breathing and heart rate becoming erratic. 'He's dead, he's dead, this is just in my head.' She thought as she began smacking the heel of her palm against her forehead.
"I'm right behind you, Ruby."
Ruby's eyes widened fearfully and her blood froze in her veins. She could feel him standing right behind her, could feel his steady breath on the top of her head but she couldn't move.
"Everything that happened is your fault."
Ruby squeezed her eyes shut and shook her head not wanting to hear this.
"You killed me."
"I didn't have a choice!"
"There is always a choice."
"Adam would have killed me!"
"So I died because you didn't want to?"
"If I killed you then I could help save so many more!"
"Like you saved that huntsman?"
"But he nearly killed Blake!"
"He wouldn't have finished her off, he would have left."
"You don't know that!"
"You killed him for hurting your enemy."
"Blake isn't my enemy she's different."
"Your just like them."
Ruby's eyes snapped open and she gritted her teeth as tear drops fell into her lap, she hadn't realized that she was crying.
"I am not." she sobbed softly.
"YOU ARE!" The voice shouted and a hand grabbed her unhurt shoulder tightly. Ruby twisted around, half getting out the chair.
"I AM NOT!" She roared into Adam's face. He cocked his head to the side as Ruby blinked confused and looked around.
"Are you OK?" he asked her concerned. Ruby didn't answer, her face paler than Blake's as sweat and tears poured down her face and she gasped for breath.
"Are you alright?" he asked again. This time her eyes focused on his half mask and nodded, "Yeah, I'm just tired." She said running her hand through her hair.
"Well come on, its been a long night, I'll take you to your room." he stated.
Ruby looked back to where Blake lay in the bed. "What if she wakes up?" she asked wanting to stay at her side.
Adam smiled lightly. "Someone will come get you, I promise." he said helping her out of the chair, she didn't fight him, she clung to him as she walked beside him, her body felt drained a long with her emotions and mentality, especially after whatever that was that had just happened.
She didn't pay much attention as he lead her down hallways and into a elevator after that they walked a bit more before it dawned on Ruby, There wasn't any elevators to take to her room. She focused enough as they stopped to recognize the black painted door in front of her. Fear flooded into her forcing her tired body awake, "Why here!" She didn't want to be near here.
"Wait!" she yelled, but Adam had the door open and slung her inside. She stumbled in but was off balance. She heard something whistling through the air coming towards her head before she could react a base ball bat smashed into her head and she fell to the ground, her aura fizzling out.
She groaned her head ringing. Her aura had protected the most of it, but her vision was fading as she looked up at the men standing over her.
Adam looked down at her his hands in his pockets and a angry sneer on his face.
"Adam, I'm sorry, Please don't do this to me again!" she pleaded fearfully. But his foot smashed into her face and darkness over took her.
