Chapter 2:
Ruby stood up from her impromptu bed of leaves to try and get a sense of her surroundings. As she looked around and could see the city wasn't far. 'While it is nice to see that I didn't get far, I still would love to know what the fuck happened.'
She looked down at her clothes in near tatters, loathing whatever she did last night. She began to release a torrent of curses inside her head as she dug her hands into her pockets to look for any clues as to what happened.
She pulled the contents out of her pockets. Glad she still had her bottle of pills, her phone, but not her keys. With her free hand she opened the small bottle and poured a few of the pills into her hand and instantly dumped them into her mouth. She quickly recapped the bottle and placed it into the pocket where her keys should be.
She quickly unlocked her phone as she began to walk towards the city. 'Twenty three miss calls, fifty texts, most from Yang. At least she cares. Might as well call her to see if she can give me a lift.'
As she heard the distinct ringing tone she was glad her phone still had some power. "Ruby! Do you have any idea how worried I was? I got calls from not only Port but Sun about your drunk ass and you are only responding to my calls and texts now!"
"Yang. Please no yelling. Can you come and get me? I somehow wound up in the woods." Ruby asked much softer then how much her sister was yelling at her. Her head felt like it was being split open, and she already hated the sun she didn't want to hate her sister's voice.
"I'm at a scene right now. If you are nearby I'm sure Ice Queen won't mind covering my ass long enough for me to drop you at your place."
"Yeah... can you... um... instead drop me at your place?"
"The fuck did you do this time?"
"Look, I'm outside that one bakery Jaune got kicked out from. Can we talk about this later?" Ruby asked, she didn't want to tell Yang how she may have screwed it up big time. She just wanted to get changed, take something to try and mend her headache, and possibly some more sleep.
"Your a block away. Head in the direction of Port's. Ice Queen is already bitching because I'm on the phone right now."
"Thanks Yang. I shouldn't be long. But please make sure she doesn't yell. My head is already killing me." Before Yang could respond Ruby hung up. She couldn't maintain doing three things at once. She needed to focus on walking and not throwing up.
The smell of the nearby café, while alluring, also churned her stomach. She knew she should probably get something to eat but quickly decided against it. She didn't trust her ability to keep food down.
She looked at the ground hoping that it may help her sore eyes from the sun's harsh rays. Each second felt longer than what it needed to be, but she would put up with it for the few more minutes before she can steal Yang's sunglasses.
She could feel someone pushing her shoulder. She looked up and could see a man dressed in a blue outfit. "Sorry ma'am you can't come in here. Active crime scene."
"No need to yell so loud. Can you just tell Detective Xiao Long that her sister is here?" Ruby muttered softly, rubbing her temples. She was glad that she got there, and prayed that the white haired partner of her sister wasn't going to yell.
Ruby closed her eyes wanting to just bask in the sunlight. "RUBY!" Ruby quickly covered her ears and hunched over. "What did you do to her to cause her to kick you out for the third time in a month?" She didn't even need to open her eyes to know who it was yelling. The voice that was yelling was distinct.
"Weiss... please... not so loud. And I haven't even told my sister." Ruby stated softly, not wanting her head to split any further open.
"More importantly then the inevitable taste of foot in your mouth, what happened to you last night? You're covered in blood." Weiss asked much softer but still far too loud for the small redhead's liking. Ruby opened her eyes in time to see Weiss ducking under the barricade to get a better look at her friend.
"I don't know. Last thing I remember was Sun buying me booze because I forgot my wallet. And I think Port may have my keys... and now I kinda wish I had some aspirin with me as well. My head is killing me."
"Clean your clothes when you get the chance. And a shower. You smell like a brewery. Yang shouldn't be long." Weiss spoke even softer, but moved slightly further away so she couldn't smell whatever cheap drink she was drinking the previous night.
"What happened to cause both you and Yang get sent for this?" Ruby asked not wanting to really know but more so wanting to make some light conversation until Yang got there to take her to her apartment.
"You know I can't tell you Ruby. It is rule to not disclose sensitive information for a reason." Weiss stated just as the unmistakable mass of blonde hair walked out into view of of the duo. "But, I'm sure you'll just ask Yang. But I will not break that rule."
"God Rubes. If I didn't know better I would swear you caused a blood bath somewhere. Just tell me it is outside my jurisdiction." Yang joked rustling Ruby's hair. Ruby swatted the hand away, and began to rub her temples. All the talking was starting to make her head split all over again.
"Yang. I don't remember most of the night. Just... can we go? And can I borrow your sunglasses? Between the stupid sunlight, and Weiss yelling so loud, my head feels like it is in pieces." Ruby asked as her sister placed the requested item on her face. Ruby pushed them further up her face, loathing the fact they were a size too big for her.
Yang began to giggle at the action and lead the small redhead towards her car. "You still need to tell me how you fucked up... again. Seriously I doubt she is going to keep forgiving you if you keep fucking up like this." Yang spoke loud enough to cause her sister's head to throb painfully, but soft enough to not cause Ruby to ignore the pain and attempt to cause the same feeling to her.
"That's the thing Yang. I didn't do anything this time... I don't think I did at least. She just got really mad and after an hour and a half of fighting I got kicked out. And I went to Port's and then Sun bought me some more and I woke up god knows how long ago in the forest."
"Well you called me about twenty minutes ago and you won't believe the case we got put on." Yang teased what she knew Ruby would have asked Weiss. But she was also far too excited to keep it to herself. And the only person she trusted in the public with the information was her hungover sister next to her.
"Yang, I'm hungover, tired and ready to throw up for the next few days. Either tell me or don't."
"I'll give you a few hints. Double the confessed body count of Ted Bundy, far more infamous these days than the Jack the Ripper and the same person dad spent the latter half of his career hunting. And he stayed just outside of dad's jurisdiction. 'The Chelsea Grinner', or as we took to calling him 'The Smiling Killer'. If anyone catches this sick bastard they will have some serious security."
Before Yang could continue any further Ruby quickly clamped her hands over Yang's mouth. That simple confession was enough to remove any pains the previous night had caused. Both Yang and Ruby had studied their father's case files. She knew the way this killer worked.
"Yang promise me you'll drop this case. This person knew dad was on their tail and intentionally toyed with him for four years and effectively drove him into an early grave. I do not want that to happen to you."Ruby's tone adopted the full worry that she had since Yang's first day after joining the police. Despite their father's constant road blocks he created just to stop them. The same worry that had increased every time Yang got a promotion and every time she got put on a case that could endanger her life in the long run.
"Not going to happen Ruby for two reasons. One I doubt this is the same person. Evidence is abundant, from disturbed pools of blood to leaving the knife behind. And Two, if for whatever reason this is the same person just making basic mistakes, I owe it to dad to continue the hunt. Plus this way if I catch this sprick I will be promoted so high that I have no option but to take a desk job."
"I'll deal with you and my distaste for this all once I get over this hangover. Now can we go?" Ruby asked resting her head against the glass window of her sister's car. Never even realising that she had in fact even gotten inside it.
Ruby awoke to her phone going off. She opened her eyes and saw Yang's hard wood floors staring back at her. She quickly dived her hands into her pockets and pulled out her phone and the pill bottle.
She glanced at the name and quickly answered the phone. "Blake?" Ruby asked pinching her phone between her shoulder and head as she quickly poured two pills into her hand and swallowed them. She knew without even looking at a clock more than enough time had passed for her to take some more of her precious pills.
"Ruby, I want to talk. Can we meet somewhere?"
"Yeah. Where ever you want to meet, I'll be there. I'm just at Yang's. Hell she probably won't be back any time soon. She got handed what will most likely be the biggest case in her entire career." Ruby spoke getting ready to see if Yang hadn't thrown out all her old clothes that she kept saying she was going to.
"I'll be over soon."
Author's Note;
I feel that is a nice place to leave off. This is meant to be a mystery after all. And the only reason I mention Ted Bundy was because I was watching a documentary about him as I was writing. Probably should change the channel now. Something about Psychics is coming on and I don't have nearly enough alcohol in the house to put up with that.
Anyway to D Hype no you can not join in the plans for world domination because he doesn't even wanna let me rule my own country. I think I would make a great ruler because I would rule with an iron fist. But anyway please review and tell us what ya think.