Unspoken Love

Chapter 11

The Call, the Promise, and the Truth

Note: I know this may seem sudden, but this will be the last chapter. For those of you who are familiar with this anime, you know that this is the last episode, but I've planned ahead and changed this one up a lot. It may seem like a rushed ending, but I hope it satisfies those of you who were disappointed with the ending. Anyway, thank you for reading this story and enjoy.

After the water park trip, everyone made it back safely. They were all ready for a fun summer vacation to begin. However, Weiss couldn't start just yet. She already had plans for the start of the summer with some of her family which bummed her out a little, but there was nothing she could do.

"Yeah, my family and I have to go to the mountains and visit my grandparents' grave. We're also gonna attend the festival there that's held every year. So that means I'm gonna be gone all weekend. I'm sorry."

"It's okay. Family always comes first. I hope you have a great time."

"Haha, I'll try. I'll definitely call you when we get there. Alright?"

"Okay, sounds good." Weiss looked over to her dad and saw that he was starting to board the train.

"Okay, I have to get going. The train is about to leave so I'll call you later. Bye."

"Bye." The two of the hung up the phone and began the weekend on different paths.

During the ride there, Weiss was very silent. She didn't talk a lot, but her mind was racing. She felt guilty about leaving Ruby alone for the first week of summer, but she had no choice. Her family planned this a while back and it was always a yearly thing. In her head, she thinking about all of the fun stuff her and Ruby would do together before the summer ended. But first, she had to make sure that she would call her back when they got there. She simply calmed her mind and looked out the window as the sun was starting to lose its life for the day.

When they arrived, there was already a car waiting for them so they got in and drove to the family house. However, when they got there, things were not how they were expecting. Everyone's faces were shocked and no words were shared for the situation was too much to handle.

"Yeah, thankfully you didn't arrive sooner because this fire was pretty bad. Luckily, we were able to stop before the whole thing was destroyed, but now, it's unsafe to stay here. You guys could go to the temple. I know that you're relatives with the master so you can stay there for the weekend." They looked at the house and saw that one half of the house was burnt to the ground. They immediately packed up their things and drove up to the temple.

The temple was a very secluded place. It was normally used for the karate class for kids, but aside from that, everything else was pretty normal. Weiss' family has stayed there before so it wasn't like it was a big deal.

When they got to the temple, her uncle welcomed them with open arms and showed them to where they would be staying. By now, the sun had already set so there wasn't much left that they could do so they all had dinner together and went off to bed. When Weiss settled back into her room, she pulled out her phone. However, there was no signal. She walked all around the room, holding her phone up, trying to get a signal, but it wasn't working. She then opened up the window and pointed her phone to the sky, but it still didn't work. There was absolutely no service where she was. She closed the window and sighed.

I hope Ruby's fine.

…

Back at home, Ruby was sitting at her coffee table with her head down. Her phone was in her hand, but nothing was coming from it. She occasionally popped her head up to see if Weiss left her a message, but there was nothing.

"Hey Ruby, would you mind getting me a drink from the fridge?" She stood up without question and headed to the fridge. She pulled out some iced tea and walked over to Yang who was busy writing some other stuff.

"Here you go."

"Ah, thanks Rubes."

"Hey, is there any news of any accidents?"

"Hm, I don't think so. Nothing too serious. Why?"

"It's nothing. It's just that Weiss promised to call me when she arrived, but she still hasn't called me back when the day is almost over."

"Why don't you call her? She might like that," Yang said as Ruby walked to edge of the room.

"No, Weiss said she'd call me." She walked out and slammed the door shut. Meanwhile, Yang couldn't help but smirk at the situation. Ruby's never behaved like this. It appears that there's been a shift in their relationship, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it. After a few seconds, she disregarded that thought and continued to write while Ruby was skulking around in her room, waiting for her call.

The next came around and started early for Weiss. She was woken up by the sounds of little kids screaming. She slowly rubbed her eyes and changed into appropriate clothing. When she walked outside, she saw a whole bunch of kids in karate outfits. She even recognized most of them as they turned their heads and ran towards her, screaming out her name. She opened up her arms and hugged everyone at the same time.

"Hi Weiss, gosh, you're so pretty."

"You got really tall too."

"Do you still do karate?" There were so many questions and barely anytime to answer them. She simply rubbed everyone on the heads and smiled.

"Dang, you guys have gotten bigger."

"We sure have. I'm on my way to a purple belt." Michael, one of the only boys she knew in that group, winked at her and raised his thumb to the sky.

"Hey Weiss, I'm kind of swamped right now. Can you watch over the youngsters while I'm gone? Thanks!" There was no time to answer him back. He just waved bye to her and left. Now, she was surrounded by a whole bunch of kids with the slightest idea of what to do.

"Oooo, Weiss, can we go the lake?"

"Yeah, we all have our swimsuits. Can we, please?" She looked around and everyone was staring at her with huge eyes. She then looked elsewhere and saw no adults in the area. She knelt down to them and said yes. They all jumped for joy and grabbed their things. The two kids who Weiss knew the most grabbed her hands and pulled her in the direction of the lake. As this happened, she wanted to check her phone, but she couldn't. Her hands were literally tied until they arrived at the lake.

After a few minutes, they finally arrived and everyone changed into their swimsuits. Unfortunately for Weiss, she didn't plan ahead so she didn't have a swimsuit ready. Luckily, there was a big rock on the edge of the lake where she could watch everyone easily. When she sat down, she pulled out her phone and checked. There was still no service which discouraged her tremendously. As the group of kids were having fun, the boy that she knew the most climbed up on a rock and jumped into the water.

"Hey, don't do that! That's dangerous!" He didn't hear her. He was still in the water when she screamed at him. She then sat down and let out a huge breath of air.

"Hey Weiss, how come you didn't bring a swimsuit?" Michelle, one of the little girls she knew very well, was sitting next to her when she asked that question.

"Oh, I only packed for a short trip and didn't think that I'd be swimming. Sorry, I would love to swim, but I only have limited amount of clothing."

"It's okay." Weiss pulled out her phone again, but the same result still showed on her phone. By now, she was wondering she was ever going to get talk to Ruby. All she wanted to do was tell her that she arrived safely. As she continued to think, it was more than that. She wanted to hear her voice. Something about being away for the weekend made her feel like she forget the sound of her voice. She closed her eyes and put her phone back in her pocket. "Why do you keep checking your phone?"

"Huh?"

"Are you expecting a call from someone you like?"

"No, it's not that. It's just…" As the two of them were talking, Michael was quietly swimming around them, listening to their entire conversation. He wanted Weiss to notice him, but she was paying absolutely no attention to him. He looked at them with a dirty look and swam off.

"Oh, I see."

"Yeah, without service, I can't call her and tell that I'm fine."

"Aw, don't worry, you'll be able to call her soon. I just know it." She smiled at Michelle and she smiled back.

"Hey Weiss!" Out of nowhere, she looked up to see Michael doing the stupidest thing she's ever seen. "I'm gonna jump off this tree and then you'll finally pay attention to me!"

"You dumby, get down from there. That's way too dangerous."

"Nope, if I do this, then you will finally… Wwwhhhhaaaa!" The tree branch snapped and he fell face first into the lake. Without a second thought, she dove into the lake, completely unaware that her phone was still in her pocket. After a few short seconds, she pulled him out of the water and performed CPR. Luckily, he wasn't hurt or anything, but that marked the end of their play time. The group headed back to the temple where Weiss finally learned the truth about her major mistake.

She pulled out her phone and noticed that it was all wet. She tried to turn it on, but it didn't respond. She gently placed it on the floor of the temple and continued to stare at it. Meanwhile, the boy and girl were watching her attentively. They didn't know what to say, but they definitely knew that this wasn't good. She barged through another room which happened to be her uncle's room and picked up the phone. She dialed Ruby's number, but was immediately rejected. She tried her home phone, but couldn't remember it so she slammed the phone back down and stared at the floor.

"For the next 10 years, I curse you from growing even the slightest inch."

"Weiss, I'm sorry. He didn't mean to do it. You know how Michael is. He doesn't think with his head." She looked at Michael and nudged his shoulder. "Say something." He clapped his hands together and bowed to her in near tears.

"I'm really sorry Weiss. I promise to replace. It won't be soon, but when I get my new year's money, it'll definitely happen." Weiss slowly rose from her knees, still facing the other wall.

"It's alright. Don't worry about it. It was the cheapest a phone could get." She turned around and walked out, rubbing his head as she did. "Come on, we gotta visit our ancestors' graves."

…

Back at home, Ruby was so lost. There was absolutely nothing to do with no one to talk to. She couldn't really talk to Yang since she was too busy writing a new story. She simply waited for that call that Weiss promised she would give her. Now, it was getting a day late and Ruby was starting to lose faith. She went into her room and got ready. As she walked towards the door, Yang stopped what she was doing and asked her if she was alright."

"I'm fine."

"Where are you going?" There was a slight pause.

"To the library." Immediately, she slammed the door shut and stormed off. Yang leaned back in her chair and smiled. It's almost as if she's waiting a call from her lover or something. Things will work out though. They always do. She got off the back of her chair and continued to write.

Meanwhile, Ruby was walking to the library alone. She pulled out her phone to make sure that Weiss didn't call her yet. She went to Weiss number and called her. Unfortunately, she was cut off by the service saying that that number was either out of area or turned off. She put her phone back in her pocket and looked up at the sky. Where are you Weiss?

…

After the family visited the graves, they returned to the temple and got ready for the festival. Weiss was putting on her yukata that was white with beautiful cherry blossoms for its main design. She tied up her hair in a beautiful ponytail. Once she was done, she walked out of her room to see Michelle and her little sister wearing yukatas as well. She turned her head and saw Michael with a broomstick and bucket. He wasn't able to go to the festival because of what he did earlier.

Once everything was ready, the three girls headed off to the festival. Michael waved goodbye to them until they disappeared from sight. When he turned around, he saw Weiss' phone still on the ground. He picked it up and tried to turn it on, but there was still no response. He was hoping that it would work so things would be a little better between him and Weiss. He put the phone outside on the porch to let it dry, but he knew that that tactic probably wouldn't work.

When the three of them arrived at the festival, everything looked so pretty. Booths were everywhere selling nearly everything from food to toys to other priceless things that can only be bought at that festival.

Michelle and her little sister were having a great time, but Weiss was quiet. She was so depressed about her phone and it didn't work anymore. She promised to call Ruby, but that still hasn't happened yet. What was she going to do? The weekend was over and if she didn't tell Ruby about what happened, she might get the wrong idea about all of this.

As they walked through endless amounts of booths, Weiss was busy in her head. She suddenly had a flood of memories pour into her head. They were all memories of her and Ruby together, both the good and the bad. She remembered Ruby's sweet little smile, but caused her to smile as well. She also remembered all of the hard times Ruby went through and how all the tears she shed were with her. She always there for Ruby and she was glad that she was. Being able to comfort was the best thing she could do, but she wanted more than that. She wanted Ruby to know that she would always be there for her.

Back at the temple, Michael was cleaning the place when he hear a faint buzzing sound. He dropped his things and ran to Weiss' phone. He saw it on the floor with its backlight on. He picked it off the ground and ran to the exit of the temple. When he did, his dad called out his name, but he didn't respond. He kept running.

After a few minutes, the buzzing stopped and he stopped dead in his tracks. He stared at the phone in shock. He was hoping for the best. He squeezed the phone as tight as he could and closed his eyes. Finally, the buzzing returned and he resumed running. He finally made it to the festival where he called out Weiss' name as loud as he could. He bobbed and weaved through the crowd until his wrist was grabbed. He looked up and saw Weiss holding him. He held up the phone and she saw that it was Ruby's name. She quickly snatched it out of his possession.

"Excuse me, but I'll be right back." She accepted the call and went to find some place quiet. "Ruby, oh my God, I'm so sorry. A lot of stuff happened and I totally forgot that there was no service up here. Just now my phone is actually starting to work. I meant to call you, but… Ruby, are you there?"

"Mm, I'm here." Weiss' face lit up. Ruby's voice was so sweet and so soft. "I just wanted to hear your voice." Weiss' eyes widened. That's was what she wanted from Ruby. Did they actually think the same way?

"Really? What a coincidence? That's been on mind lately." Weiss walked back towards the festival where she found the group of kids. She covered her mic on the phone and whispered to them. "I have to go. It was nice seeing you guys again. Find an adult. Don't you dare run off by yourself." She kissed each of them on the cheek and ran to the train station. "So how are you? I'm sorry for not calling you before."

"It's okay. I understand. I'm fine. It's kind of been a boring summer vacation for me so far."

"Really? Mine's been so chaotic. I've had like no time to relax." She finally made it to the train station where she bought the first ticket back home. "Have you done anything or have you been waiting for my call?"

"To be completely honest, I was waiting for your call."

"Gosh, I'm so sorry. I feel really bad," she said as she boarded the train.

During the train ride, there was only one thing going through her head. Maintain this conversation. I don't want to lose this chance I have with her now. Thankfully, the train was fast and she got home pretty quickly. She held onto her yukata and ran as fast as she could, still talking with Ruby.

"So how's your family?"

"They're good. It was pretty fun seeing everyone from when we were younger again."

"That's nice."

Knock. Knock. Ruby walked to the door and opened it up. She was immediately star struck as she dropped her phone on the ground.

"Weiss?"

"I'm here," she said with heavy breaths.

"What are you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be with your family?"

"There was something I wanted to tell you that I couldn't tell you on the phone. Only now can I be truly honest with myself." She grabbed Ruby's hand and looked her straight in the eye. "Ruby, I love you. I've loved you for the longest time, but I could never bring myself to say it. Now, I finally feel brave enough to tell you. I'm sorry if this seems up front, but…" Ruby pressed her finger against Weiss' mouth.

"I love you too."

The End

Ending Note: I'm sorry if this was rushed, but I couldn't continue through the manga because I wasn't a big fan of it. Personally, I thought the anime was good except for those few unnecessary episodes. Anyway, I hope this satisfied you guys and thank you so much for reading my attempt at a story.