Sorry for not posting yesterday, but you know how the site was.
Like for chapter 4, I have to put a disclaimer here. The flashback scene contains religion being used in a wrong way. The scene is far more gruesome than chapter 4. You may find the scene disturbing, so please don't read it if you don't think you'll be able to. Also refrain from religious intolerance in the reviews, because reviews containing that will be deleted on sight. This means no Bible-thumping and no Bible-bashing.
Thank you for obeying the rules.
Ruby felt guilty for avoiding Weiss that day. She knew that she'll have to talk to her sooner rather than later. After all, it would be weird if she would avoid talking to a person who was not only her girlfriend, but who also shared a dorm room with her. They'd talk, there was no doubt about it.
The time for the taekwondo lesson was approaching quickly and Ruby was full of energy, if not confidence, from the third coffee she had with Gia that day. The two girls were walking towards the gym. Gia stopped before getting too close to it, though.
"Ruby, this is as far as I'll go."
"O-Okay. Why exactly?"
"Just in case Weiss is already there waiting. I wouldn't want to get you into trouble."
"What? She knows about you."
"I know. It's just… You're a little insecure right now. If I could notice it, she most definitely did as well. Seeing you with someone else might make her more suspicious. And I don't doubt she's insecure as well. Remember, she woke up to you crying."
"Sound logic. Well, as you wish. Thank you for keeping me company."
"You're welcome. Though don't forget what I told you. You two need to talk, and soon."
"We will. Have fun!"
The girls parted after a quick hug. After Gia was gone, Ruby took a deep breath before continuing towards the gym. As Gia suspected, Weiss was already there, as were some other students. Ruby unlocked the door and let the early birds in. She put a hand on Weiss's shoulder before she went in, though. Weiss looked at her with hopeful eyes.
"Listen, Weiss. Sorry for this morning. Sorry for not spending time with you today. You have every right to be angry with me."
"I'm not, Ruby. I couldn't be angry with you if I tried. But I do want to talk to you."
"We'll talk. After the lesson. I promise. Okay?"
Weiss nodded and Ruby smiled. The two of them shared a quick kiss and went inside the gym.
The early students engaged in a playful banter, as they did every time while they waited for the people who were punctual. Velvet was in an especially good mood that day, Ruby noticed, the foreign girl joking with everyone and looking more relaxed than ever. But Ruby's gaze was mostly fixed on her girlfriend, who kept some sort of sadness hidden under the façade of a perfectly untroubled girl. Seeing that hidden sadness made Ruby feel like crap, even more so as she knew she was the reason for it.
Finally the other students arrived and Ruby could focus on teaching instead of everything else. She hoped the practice would help Weiss take her mind off her for a moment as well. Ruby blew the whistle so that everyone looked at her, patiently awaiting orders.
"Okay, class! Today's lesson is the second to last before the sparring with the Preston-Lowell College taekwondo club! We'll keep the practices shorter than usual, so you can get some more rest. Of course, not all of you will be sparring in the festival. I was told to select twelve of you to face off with twelve of them. After your twelve matches will be completed, I will take on their teacher. I will select the twelve representatives based on today's and Thursday's practices. Do not be sad if you aren't chosen, you'll have another chance next year. I'm also sure this won't be the only public sparring our club will participate in, so you'll all have multiple chances to prove yourself. Now, without further ado, let's start stretching and then we'll draw pairs that will be matched against each other. Like the whole last month, the fights will be tournament style. Let's get started!"
After the stretching was done, the pairs were drawn. Ruby watched every single pair and already started making mental notes as to who will make the list and who won't. Velvet is a lock. She looks like she's enjoying these lessons even more than I do. And she is a good fighter. In just a few months she became an opponent that could land multiple hits on me. Weiss is another lock. She's the second most hardworking, after Velvet. She's also just a little bit below her skill level, though not much. I'm not expecting much from these fights, though, maybe a victory or two. Their club is definitely older and more experienced than ours.
As she watched Weiss spar with Yatsuhashi, the giant of the club, Ruby unwillingly thought of what she was going to say to her later. But then something clicked inside of her, her heart started beating faster as she watched the white-haired aristocrat move with grace, even gaining an upper hand, or rather foot, on the giant boy. She suddenly stopped watching Yatsuhashi and fixed her gaze on Weiss, not moving even an inch away from her. I do love her. And I don't need to be afraid of Becky. The smidge of feelings she still might have held for her ex-girlfriend evaporated in that instant as she saw Weiss somehow muster something incredible. Namely, she connected her foot with the head of at least a foot and a half taller boy. Sparring time ran out and Ruby noticed that the headshot Weiss managed to pull off was just enough to push her for a win in the spar. At that point, Ruby was the proudest girlfriend on the planet and Yatsuhashi looked dazed, obviously not knowing where that foot came from.
Silently judging the other combatants by their moves and positioning, Ruby continued to make mental notes. When every pair finished sparring, she decided to call it a day. They shared a group hug as they always did and then just Weiss and Ruby remained, as they always did.
Ruby relaxed and smiled at Weiss. "Okay, snowflake. Ready to go home?"
Weiss nodded and Ruby noticed she was smiling too. That's good.
They held hands as they walked towards the dorm, the snow gently falling on their hair and clothes, making the whole thing look like a winter wonderland. Ruby felt the need to do something and she suddenly stopped. Weiss, not expecting that, almost fell as she tried to go forward but was yanked back by the immobile Ruby's hand. They faced each other.
"What is it, Ruby?"
The addressee looked the speaker in the eye. "I just wanted to say thank you."
"Thank you for what?"
"For making me realize something."
"What are you talking about?"
"I'll tell you when we get inside. Right now, this will have to do." With those words, Ruby let go of Weiss's hand and threw her arms around her midsection, pulling her closer while still not breaking the eye contact. She then closed the distance between the two mouths and the two girls joined their lips together in a kiss unlike any kiss they shared before. It spoke much more than any word could: Ruby was telling Weiss that she will love her forever and Weiss was telling the same thing back, but that still wasn't everything the kiss said. It spoke of devotion you'll be hard pressed to find in someone that young.
Weiss ran out of breath and pulled back, tears welling in her eyes.
"R-Rosebud… That was amazing," she uttered, catching her breath.
Ruby just held the girl close, not saying anything. After a long embrace, they finally resumed their path. Weiss noticed that for the first time since the summer, she didn't care if someone saw her kissing another girl. She knew she was doing precisely the thing she wanted to and nobody, not even her own parents, could make her think otherwise.
The duo entered the room and pretty much dropped on one bed, Weiss not even noticing if it was hers or Ruby's. Not that it mattered at all, as they had something very important to talk about.
"So, can we talk now?", Weiss asked with a hopeful expression.
"Yes. I swear I'll be perfectly honest with you."
"As I plan to be with you. So, please, tell me what was wrong this morning."
Weiss noticed Ruby looked over her for a moment. "I… Was afraid I still have feelings for Becky."
Just as I thought. "Go on."
"I know I should have told you everything, but I didn't want to ruin your day. I spent most of my classes worrying about it. Luckily Gia was there to talk. So we talked. She comforted me and pretty much made me believe that I only have feelings for you. Then, when I was watching you fight Yatsu, I realized Gia was right all along. I realized you are my world. I watched you move with grace I couldn't expect from someone barely starting the lessons. What really made all click for me, though, was that I tried to imagine Becky in your position, fighting that giant, and I couldn't even recall her face." Ruby looked down, trying to stop the tears from falling and failing at it.
"I am sorry for the p-pain I caused you, b-but I…" Ruby stopped talking again to stop the sobs, barely managing. "I love you, Weiss. I mean it and I never want to be separated from you like this again. I want you to be happy because you deserve to be happy more than anyone else I know."
Then Ruby did another thing Weiss never saw her do. She snuggled into Weiss's chest and started crying loudly. Weiss caressed her girlfriend's hair until she calmed down, but she was fighting back the tears as well. She managed, but didn't believe she could keep them at bay for her part of the confession. When Ruby's tears finally subsided, Weiss started talking.
"I have a confession too, Ruby."
Ruby looked at her, fear in her eyes obvious. Oh god no. "Don't be scared, I'm not leaving you, you dolt! I-I just wanted to say…" How to tell this in the way it will hurt the least? "I-I had second thoughts too, you know."
"About what?"
"About Becky. I spent the whole day worrying about the same thing as you, especially after the assignment our writing teacher made us do over the Christmas break. I was so afraid I made a mistake when I made you give her a second chance. I never want to lose you, Ruby. My world would crumble without you, and however cliché it sounds, you know perfectly well that it's the truth. You were the one that made me stop trying to repress myself, you were the one comforting me when you hadn't even known me yet. You saved me from Cardin just because you felt I was in distress. Somehow I am thankful to him for being such a jerk. I might have never gotten to know you like I do if it wasn't for him. That moment when you made him release me and I looked at you… I didn't need more. In that moment I just knew you are a special kind of person. I wanted to hide it, but couldn't. You noticed that and pretty much made me come to terms with what I am. You are a hurricane that barged into my life and turned it upside down and I couldn't be more thankful for that, Ruby. I love you with all my heart and if I ever stop loving you that much, I was never worthy of you in the first place."
After managing to say everything she wanted without crying, Weiss felt proud of herself and her mental strength. But when she noticed Ruby's teared-up face, she couldn't hold back anymore and the two girls shared a crying kiss for quite a while.
"Will you look at us, acting all tough and stuff and then we get so queasy and emotional," Ruby managed to say after the two girls parted lips and Weiss could only chuckle at that.
"Oh, Ruby," was all she was able to say.
"I don't want to spoon today," Ruby then said, seemingly out of the blue.
"W-What? Why?"
"I want to wake up and the first thing I see is your face. I want us to fall asleep like we are now, looking each other in the eye. So I can kiss you before I fall asleep and when I wake up."
Weiss nodded and held her girlfriend tight. If anyone dares to try and take you away from me, I'll kill them. And I'm not even joking.
"One thing, though."
"Yes, snowflake?"
"Next time something like this happens… Let's talk sooner, please."
"I promise." Ruby nuzzled Weiss's neck. After a moment, she seemed to recall something.
"Snowflake?"
"Yes?"
"What was the assignment, by the way?"
"I have to write a story about love."
"That was all he gave you?"
"Yes. That was all." With a small kiss, the pair fell asleep there and then, not even bothering to take a shower or change into sleeping clothes.
Ruby's alarm clock sounded and woke her with a start. She tried to shut the thing off before Weiss could wake up, but that proved impossible as Weiss clung on her like a weight and Ruby's flailing for the stupid thing woke her up, of course.
Weiss let go of Ruby's waist and rose, stretching her arms high above her head while letting out a small yawn.
"You're such a cutie, Weiss."
Weiss let her arms fall down and she blushed slightly. She then fell back down on top of Ruby, the taller girl embracing her. They shared a quick kiss.
"Come on, sleepyhead," Weiss said. "It was your alarm clock that awoke us and I'm the one that woke up first."
Ruby exhaled. "I just want to cuddle for a bit."
"Oh, we can do that. Just not for too long. It's Thursday. We have classes, remember?"
It's Thursday. Oh, crap. I'll have to choose the combatants for tomorrow.
"Yeah, sure, not too long." Ruby gave Weiss a kiss on the forehead while receiving one on her neck. Her hands caressed Weiss's back as she continued kissing Ruby's neck. Instinctively, Ruby's hand went a little too far down and Weiss jumped up.
"Ruby, we don't have time for that."
"Oh, come on! Can't I get a feel of my girlfriend?", she said with a pout. Weiss chuckled.
"Dolt." Then she rose from the bed and Ruby let out a whimper, wanting to sound offended but coming off as a baby instead. Weiss knelt by the bed.
"Oh, come on, you big baby. Here, let me give you a kiss to help you get out of bed." She pressed her lips on Ruby's and not even a fraction of a second later Ruby returned the kiss passionately, adding a hand in Weiss's hair for good measure. And to keep her closer for a while more.
After the duo got ready, they started going towards school, holding hands. Weiss didn't have classes for another hour or so, but she'd always accompany Ruby there. "At the least it gives me a chance to try and practice creative writing while waiting for my class to start," she'd say to Ruby when she asked her why.
They sat down in front of the classroom and held hands while Weiss put her head on Ruby's shoulder. Soon after that Gia showed up, her trademark grin pasted over her face.
"Hey, Weiss, Ruby! How's it hanging?"
Ruby spoke. "You see. We made up."
"Just like I knew you would. My word, you two are so cute together! Can I take a picture of you?", she said, taking a camera out of her bag.
Weiss, who was half asleep this whole time, finally got to her senses. "What? Oh, hi, Gia. Didn't see you there."
"Hey, Weiss. You okay?"
"Oh, yeah," Weiss said with a yawn. "I'm just a bit sleepy because someone's alarm clock woke me up instead of the one it was supposed to," Weiss looked with a feigned angry eye towards Ruby, who scratched the back of her head nervously.
"Haha, sorry about that. Won't happen again."
Gia laughed at the couple's antics. "So, like I was saying, you two are super cute together. Mind if I take a photo of you two?"
Weiss looked at Ruby, who had a gleam of mischief in her eyes. "Sure, take it," Ruby then said and took Weiss's head in her hands and pressed her lips on hers before anyone could react.
"Mhh…" was all Weiss managed to say before the kiss made her turn her attempt at complaining into a gentle moan. Ruby then heard a shutter click and let go, grinning from ear to ear.
"You're such a dolt sometimes, Ruby Rose," Weiss said with flushed cheeks.
"Thank you," Ruby replied mischievously and Weiss couldn't help but hug her.
"That was perfect! Look at you!" Gia showed them the photo she just took. Ruby looked at it and looked pretty happy with it.
"Hey, could you print that out? I want to make it like a poster in our room, on the wall overlooking our beds so we can always see how cute we are."
"Sure, I'll have it for you tomorrow."
The teacher then came and Weiss had to leave. Before that, however, Ruby held the smaller girl in her embrace, her hand running down the long white hair, that day tied into an off-side ponytail.
"Remember, our last practice is today."
"I know. I would never forget."
The lectures felt all the same to Ruby. Everyone was simply yapping about Christmas and how they'd give them a whole lot of assignments to do over the course of the holidays, yadda yadda. She never felt so bored in her life. Ruby could barely wait for the bell to ring. Slowly, the lectures were done and all that remained was to get ready for the last practice with her club. Walking towards the gym, she saw a couple of her students that joined her after seeing her and before long it looked like Ruby was a general with her trusted soldiers at her heel. She couldn't help but chuckle when she saw Cardin in the distance and before she could send him a murderous look, he turned around and disappeared. Cardin's apparent fear of her made Ruby laugh like a maniac.
The practice went through the usual way and the final duels came to a close. Ruby wrote the names of the selected dozen in her notepad.
"Okay, class, it's time to reveal the twelve combatants that will represent Fairbanks-Smith College tomorrow! The lucky twelve are Velvet, Yatsuhashi, Ronnie, Jean, Bridget, Joe, Mark, Eve, Chris, Brenda, Ian and Weiss."
"Like nobody expected that one," a silent voice came from the back, just loud enough for Ruby to hear.
"What was that?" She didn't want to sound angry.
"I said, 'like nobody expected that one', Ruby." Everyone's heads turned towards the source of those words. The source was revealed to be a junior with short dark brown hair and hazel eyes.
"Thomas. What are you talking about?"
"Please. Everyone knew you'll pick Weiss as one of the twelve."
"Really? What makes you say that?"
"Oh, come on, Ruby. We all know you two are together."
"So you're saying I only picked her because she's my girlfriend and that otherwise she's a shitty fighter?" The rage was building up in Ruby faster than she could control it.
"That's what I am saying, yes."
"Mind putting your feet where your mouth is?"
"You're challenging me?"
Weiss stepped towards Ruby. "Ruby, you can pick him instead of me."
"No! I stand by my choice. Unless Thomas here can prove to me that he's a better fighter than you, you'll be fighting tomorrow." She flew a glare towards the boy in question. "I'm not challenging you. You are the challenger here, Thomas. Do you accept a fight between you and Weiss, right now? The winner gets to fight tomorrow. If you win, I'll admit my mistake and that I have overlooked your abilities. If Weiss wins, you apologize to me and especially Weiss, not to mention the whole club for this insolence. If you decline, you aren't welcome here anymore. Do. You. Accept?"
There was fire in Ruby's eyes. You can insult me, but not my girlfriend.
Weiss tried to reason with her. "Ruby, don't do this."
"Weiss, he won't insult you! He can insult me, but not you. I refuse to let him make conclusions about you because we're together. I try extremely hard to be as objective as I can. Hell, after seeing you handle Yatsuhashi on Monday, I thought it was obvious that you were an amazing fighter." Weiss took a step back, obviously understanding that Ruby won't be calmed that day. She turned towards Thomas again. "I'm still waiting for your answer."
Thomas was shuffling in place, visibly intimidated by Ruby's demeanour. "Fine, I accept. I like this class and I really don't want to go away from here."
"That's very good to hear. Well, then, combatants, get ready!"
The fire in Ruby's eyes was intimidating even for Weiss, and it wasn't even directed at her. The aristocrat knew Thomas had screwed up with his words. The two combatants got ready and put on their headgear and torso protection. They met in the centre of the mat while Ruby was waiting for them there.
"Now I want you to remember, this is still a friendly spar. If any of you tries a cheapshot, they will be disqualified and I will consider throwing them out of the club."
The combatants nodded and bowed to each other as Ruby gave them a signal to start. Weiss went straight on the defensive, easily blocking the incoming shots. She knew she didn't have much time, though, and that she will need to attack soon.
She noticed a small opening in Thomas's defences and kicked him in the side of his lower abdomen. Not ten seconds later, she scored another point. There was adrenaline pumping through her veins and soon enough she felt like she's barely even moving. From time to time she felt her arm block a kick from her opponent or her leg connecting with his arm or torso. Before she knew, though, Ruby called that time was up.
"Velvet, would you mind telling us the points and the winner of this fight, please?"
Velvet nodded, her previous joy all but gone from her face. For all her expertise in fighting, she's still a very shy girl.
"Thomas has two points," Velvet started with a voice that failed terribly at not shaking, "And Weiss has seventeen. The winner of the fight is Weiss."
Weiss could barely believe her ears. Seventeen? How? I don't even remember hitting him that often. She looked at Ruby and noticed a smile on her face.
"Well then, I guess someone owes an apology to all of us," she said, looking at the defeated boy who was looking at the floor, suddenly finding the green mat way more interesting than anything else in the room.
He then took a deep breath before speaking up. "I apologize to the club whose integrity I questioned." His gaze rose to meet Ruby's. "I apologize to my teacher, Ruby, whose objectivity I doubted. And lastly," his eyes shifted to Weiss, "I apologize to Weiss for thinking she is a bad fighter. It was obvious that the bad fighter in this fight was me. I hope all of you have it in you to accept my apology."
"Class! Do you accept Thomas's apology?"
"We do!", the students cheered in unison.
"Weiss, do you accept the apology?"
"Yes, I do," Weiss added quickly. Ruby smiled wider.
"Then I accept your apology too. If anybody else thinks he deserves the spot on the twelve fighters for tomorrow, you are free to challenge whoever you think you can beat in a fair fight."
Ruby waited for a moment and when nobody said anything, she dismissed the class.
"Don't forget. Tomorrow at eight in the evening, right here! The combatants should be here at least an hour earlier, though."
The class dissipated and Weiss and Ruby were alone.
"Ruby, thank you for standing up for me, but you didn't have to do this."
"No, Weiss, you're wrong here. I most certainly had to," Ruby spoke with flat voice. "I might have gone too far and let it hit too close, but I had to do it. I won't allow anyone to insult you in front of me."
Weiss noticed there was no arguing with her girlfriend that day, so she offered her a hand. Ruby took it instantly and they walked to their room, where they fell asleep, embraced as always.
Ruby was nervous. She could hide it all she wanted and refused to admit it, but she was nervous. The combatants were in a circle around her as she gave them a final speech in their changing room.
"I chose the twelve of you because I believe in you. I would be lying if I said I expect a lot from this. Their club is older and more experienced. I expect you to fight and do your best. They won't win by a landslide, more likely it will be very close. I won't be disappointed if you lose, as long as you give your absolute best. Now get ready to kick some ass!"
The club cheered.
"Who are we?"
"Fairbanks-Smith Taekwondo Club!", everyone yelled.
"And what will we do?"
"We'll kick their asses in!"
"And why?"
"To show them who's boss on our turf!"
"Exactly! Now let's go out there, it's getting started!"
With a final cheer, the chosen combatants ran out on stage. Ruby watched them. Such enthusiasm. We may not win all battles, but we will show heart. And that's all I want from them right now.
She slowly went after them, thinking and hoping the difference in knowledge won't be too big. Her worry turned to joy at the sight of the first match. It was Yatsuhashi versus someone she forgot the name of and the gentle giant held his ground wonderfully, only losing with seven points to six. The remaining fights were mostly close: Bridget even won with five to two, as did Velvet, the score was nine to seven. The others lost their duel, but none by more than three or four points.
There were only two duels left. Weiss versus a girl named Joanna and Ruby herself versus their teacher, a man in his late forties that went by the name Kim. He had a Korean look to him and Ruby knew that's where taekwondo was invented. She held extreme respect for the man and she never even talked to him before. He emanated knowledge of techniques Ruby couldn't hope to know after only twelve years. While twelve years might sound a lot of time, Ruby knew that she held no chance against a person that was training for closer to forty years. I'll give him my absolute best. But first, let's see how Weiss handles herself.
Weiss stepped on the mat and went to the middle where her opponent, a girl two inches taller than her, was already waiting. Weiss noticed the girl had long black hair and electric blue eyes and had just a little extra weight, enough to give her a little more punch, but not enough to slow her down. Something about the girl seemed oddly and hauntingly familiar to the white-haired girl. The two girls bowed and started the fight.
Weiss immediately had to block a kick aimed quite high and could mean a headshot if her reflexes weren't stellar. She then went into an attack of her own, seeing just a little space on the left side of her opponent. She realized it was a trap as she felt a kick to her midsection. 1-0. Calm down, you can still get this.
The opponent charged at Weiss, looking at her with fierce eyes, and in that moment, Weiss remembered where she saw those eyes before.
Flashback
A boy, no more than fourteen, stood in the room with his back bared. Everybody else had to be witness to what was about to transpire. The boy's hands were tied to the poles to the either side of him and he was obviously in distress. A woman in her late fifties was looking at the other people in the room, piercing them with her electric blue eyes.
"No, Mother Superior, please! Don't do it! I'll be a good boy!"
"You didn't let Satan leave your body."
"I promise I'll pray more fervently, please, I really will, just don't do this!"
"My boy," Mother Superior said with a tired voice. "You should be praying fervently already."
Weiss wanted to cry. She knew what was about to happen. When she wasn't praying fervently enough, she was punished too. But not like this. What she had to endure couldn't hold a candle to this. The further on the camp went, the more severe the punishments were. Weiss realized that early on and prayed through all her spare time, even though she didn't believe in any of the words she said. But she repeated them fervently and over and over again, and that seemed to be enough for the nuns of the convent.
"I think twelve should be enough, since it is your first time not praying strongly enough," the tired voice said again as she lifted her hand. Weiss saw what the woman was clutching in her arms, but she refused to believe it was real. It had to be fake, just a dream. Nobody would be this cruel, surely. "One for each of the Apostles and twelve is also the number of Rosaries you will pray tonight before bed, unless you wish to be punished again tomorrow."
Mother Superior started chanting. "Agnus dei qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis."
A loud bang was heard as the riding crop hit the boy's back. A scream of agony echoed through the halls of the convent.
"Agnus dei qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis."
The boy received eleven more lashes and was shaking like a branch in the wind when the nun was finished.
"Agnus dei qui tollis peccata mundi, dona nobis pacem."
The nun's chant ended there and Weiss couldn't watch anymore. She saw gashes over the boy's back that were leaking blood, the edges of his wounds starting to become blue and black and yellow, she heard his cries of agony, she saw him shaking and barely standing, and for what? For daring to pray a little less fervently to a god he no longer believed in. For daring to think of boys in a manner the society deemed appropriate only for girls.
Weiss was crying there, kneeling, hopeless and scared, listening to the boy's deafening screams becoming quieter and shorter with every repeat before they stopped completely.
Weiss dared to look up and saw the limp boy's body, his back bloody as one of the nuns untied him from the poles and put him on a stretcher with his belly down before driving him out of the room. Mother Superior looked at the young people in the room, her electric blue eyes scanning each and every one of them.
"Pray fervently, kids, or else Satan won't leave your bodies and I'll have to exorcise him myself."
Ruby was watching her girlfriend fight Joanna and she knew something was wrong. Weiss seemed disoriented somehow, somewhat dazed, as if receiving a powerful hit to the head. But Ruby was sure that the only hit she suffered so far was to her midsection. Weiss, what is wrong? Why didn't you say anything? But then her fear was confirmed: Weiss fell down on her hands and knees without being hit and before anyone could react, the entirety of her stomach's contents was plastered on the mat. Ruby ran towards her, yelling and crying, only seeing the weak girl struggling not to fall in her own vomit.
"Weiss! Somebody call an ambulance!"
She managed to get to Weiss and she quickly grabbed her and pulled away from the mess she created. She then put Weiss's head in her lap in such a way that it looked at the mat, her body also turned to the side, to stop her from choking on her own vomit if she needed to do it again.
"Weiss, oh my god, Weiss, what happened to you?"
Weiss struggled to look Ruby in the eye and then she struggled to utter a single sentence. Ruby was crying and seeing Weiss's bloodshot eyes only made her cry harder.
"There… Is… No… God."
Her body went limp after that and her eyes shut as she lost conscience. Ruby stayed there, kneeling and crying over her unconscious girlfriend.
Okay, so this is it for this chapter. Like I said before, keep the reviews civil and I'll be seeing you next time!
The chant I used in the flashback scene is Agnus Dei, which, for those that don't speak Latin, is translated to "Lamb of God that takes away our sins, have mercy on us, grant us peace." I thought it fits the scene perfectly.