AN: I'm really glad you guys enjoy this story. Originally, the first chapter wasn't even supposed to be 3000 words long. I planned for it to be at least half of that, but I ended up adding more things to it. Like the thing with Blake thinking about Ruby. I didn't even plan on adding something like that at first.
"Amnesia?!" Weiss said, shocked after hearing the news from Pyrrha.
The rest of JNPR and RWBY came rushing after they heard Ruby had woken up. But, when they arrived they didn't think this was the news they would hear. They all looked through the window of the door to see Ruby looking outside. "Yes..." Pyrrha said. "Do you know what might have caused it?" Pyrrha asked.
"It's more than likely happened when that Deathstalker showed up," Weiss said.
"A Deathstalker?! What exactly happened? Ruby said it was just a simple mission."
"Well, it was. But as we were finishing off the Beowolves, a Deathstalker showed up." Yang explained.
"I'm sorry, Pyrrha. It's my fault she's like this." Blake said.
"Blake, it isn't your fault," Yang said.
"Your fault? What... what do you mean?"
"I wasn't as careful as I usually am. The Deathstalker was able to hit me and I was too slow to react..." Blake said, starting to find it more difficult to explain as she went on. "Ruby... she was forced to save me, but she didn't have enough time to get out of the way. The Deathstalker smacked her into a tree... I'm sorry."
Pyrrha stared at Blake and no one could tell what she was thinking. "...It's okay. As long as Ruby is safe." Pyrrha said.
Jaune opened the door and everyone walked in. Ruby looked towards the door after hearing it opened and she smiled after seeing a bunch of people she didn't recognize. "Oh, hello!" Ruby happily greeted, she glanced to the side and noticed the girl from before standing with them. "Oh, it's you again! Hello."
"Does she remember you?" Yang whispered.
Pyrrha looked down starting to feel even sadder than before. "...No."
"How are you feeling?"
"Not good. Ruby has forgotten me. It's like we're strangers now."
"Have you tried to talk to her about it yet?"
"...No, I was in shock when I learned she has amnesia. I also quickly alerted you guys of it after that. I didn't get a chance to speak to her yet."
"So..." Pyrrha and Yang's attention went back to Ruby when they heard her speak again. "...the, uh... doctor said I have amnesia. Since I don't recognize any of you, and you're all here. Does that mean I know you?"
"Yes, we..." Weiss said she pointed to both Yang and Blake. "...are your teammates. And I'm your partner."
"Teammates?" Ruby looked at them with a little bit curiosity in her eyes. "What kind of team?"
"We're huntresses in training. You don't remember what a huntress is, do you?"
"Hm... a huntress in training? Nope, I don't know what that is. What's a huntress?" Ruby asked feeling genuinely interested in what huntress is and what it meant.
"A huntress is a protector of humanity. We defend the people of Remnant from the Grimm and things worse than them."
"Grimm? Worse than them? These huntresses sound, uh... what's the word? Noble? Anyway, they sound like good people."
"Not all are good people," Weiss said to herself.
Ruby looked over to Jaune and Ren wondering if they were just like huntresses. "Are you like a huntress too?"
"Yeah, we're huntsmen," Jaune said.
"Huntsmen? Cool!"
"Uh, Ruby?" Yang said to try and get her sister's attention.
"Yes?"
"Do you... remember any of us?"
"Hmm..." Ruby started to search whatever memories she has, but nothing came to mind that would let her know if she knew anyone here. "Um, no... Maybe? I feel like there's something if I think about it. I'm sorry."
"It's fine. I should have expected as much."
"Would you mind introducing yourselves? You may know me, but I don't even know what to call you."
"Oh, sorry." Yang apologized. "I guess I'll start. My name is Yang Xiao Long." Yang said, but it felt weird to introduce herself to her little sister since they both know each other most of their lives. "I'm your sister."
"Sister?"
"Yes, sister."
"Cool!" Ruby smiled.
"I guess I'm next. My name is Weiss Schnee. Your partner during our time at Beacon."
"Beacon?"
"Oh, that's right! It's one of the major combat schools on Remnant. It's where we train to be full-fledged huntresses." Weiss explained.
"Okay." Ruby nodded while she smiled a little.
"I'm Blake Belladonna."
"Blake, huh." Ruby smiled at her, and Blake blushed a little. Even though after walking up a place she doesn't even recognize. She still has that same smile she always gave everyone. A smile that was always kind and happy.
"I'm Jaune Arc. I'm the leader of team JNPR."
"A leader, huh? Cool!"
"Actually, you're a leader too."
"I am?" Ruby looked over to Weiss for confirmation who just simply nodded. "Oh."
"I'm Lie Ren, and this is Nora Valkyrie." Ren introduced himself and Nora.
"Hello," Nora said.
"Hello." Ruby greeted back.
"I guess next is..." Weiss said but was interrupted by Ruby.
"Oh, I know her name already! She told me when I woke up."
Once again Yang whispered to Pyrrha. "Did you tell her about..."
"No. Once again I was too shocked about her condition to say anything."
"Too shocked to say what?" Ruby said, having heard a part of their conversation.
"Well, there's one more thing you should know about Pyrrha," Yang said.
"Okay, what?"
"Okay, uh... do you want to say it, Pyrrha?"
"Yes." Ruby's attention went back to Pyrrha, a little bit of curiousness in her eyes. "Well... I'm your girlfriend."
"Girlfriend? Really?"
"Yes, really."
"Hmm..."
"You... you don't believe me?"
"I believe you. It's just... It's just I don't feel anything when I look at you. I mean you're beautiful, but... I'm sorry." Pyrrha felt her heartache as Ruby spoke. All that time they spent together was now gone. Only she remembers all the fun times they had. Now it's just like when they started Beacon. They're just nothing but strangers that are starting to get to know each other.
"Pyrrha." Pyrrha felt a hand on her shoulder and she looked to see Nora with a concerned look.
"I'm... fine, Nora. Don't worry." Pyrrha said as she turned to leave.
"Where... where are you going?" Nora asked.
"I'm going back to the dorm. As long as I know Ruby's fine. I'll be okay." Pyrrha said as she left. Everyone on JNPR looked at each other, concerned for their teammate.
"Come on, guys. I think we should leave too." Jaune said.
"I'm sorry!" Ruby apologized once again. "It was nice chatting with you!"
Weiss, Yang, and Blake watched as JNPR left the room and everyone stood in silence for a few seconds before anyone spoke. "Poor Pyrrha," Yang said.
"Yeah..." Weiss said.
Ruby looked at the door, feeling guilty for what she said to Pyrrha. 'She must have cared for me a lot. I need to do something for her.' Ruby thought.
Few Days Later
After finding nothing wrong with her, besides her missing memories and the occasional headache, she was able to leave and return to her dorm. Yang unlocked the door to their dorm and Weiss lead Ruby in where they found Blake sitting on her bed reading. "This is where our team sleeps," Weiss said.
"Ooh." Ruby looked around and the first thing her eyes landed on was the beds. "That doesn't look safe."
"Yeah, they don't. But, don't worry. They only look unsafe." Yang said.
"Yeah, and they were your idea in the first place," Weiss said.
"Oh, really? Well, if you say it's safe." Ruby continued to look around the dorm. Ruby waved at Blake who gave a small wave in return. "Uh, which one's my bed?"
"The top one, with the rope," Weiss replied
"Oh... uh, okay." Ruby walked over to the bed still a little skeptical about the beds. She carefully hopped on the bed with some difficulty. "Um... What happened to Pyrrha?"
"What do you mean?" Yang asked.
Ruby tried to remember what his name was but wasn't long till she remembered what it was. "Uh, Jaune! Jaune told me that Pyrrha used to visit me a lot before I woke up. But, I haven't seen her since."
"She's just feeling a little... down," Yang said.
"Down? Is it because of what I said to her?"
"That might be part of it..." Yang said.
Blake's attention was broken from her book when she heard this information. 'Really? Huh...'
Ruby looked at the covers on her bed the feeling of guilt rising up even more than what happened a few days ago. Ruby dug around in her pocket looking for something they told her about. She pulled out her scroll and she smiled a bit before she tried to use. She stared at it for a few seconds before shaking a little, trying to get it to work. She let out a frustrated sigh after she gave up trying to figure it out. She noticed Weiss stand up from the desk and walked over to her. "Here." Weiss grabbed her scroll from her hands and showed her how to use it. "Just like this."
"Thank you, Weiss." Ruby thanked Weiss as she started to fiddle around with the scroll. "So I do this if I want to send a message, right?"
"Yes, that's correct."
"Thank you, Weiss... again." Ruby thanked Weiss once again. "I heard from people that you were quite mean, but I knew that wasn't true." Ruby smiled.
"Rumours are almost never true," Weiss said as Ruby started to fiddle around with her scroll after sending her message.
Blake stared at her book and once again she wasn't really making any progress. Her mind was on the recent news about Ruby and Pyrrha. The thoughts that ran through her head didn't make her feel proud of herself. 'Pyrrha's avoiding Ruby? I should have expected much. After what happened, I would be devastated too.' Blake thought. 'But still. If she's avoiding her, maybe I can... I don't feel right for doing this, but... I'm tired of running away because of how cowardly I am.'
JNPR Dorm Room
Jaune, Nora, and Ren sat around the room as they looked at Pyrrha with a concerned look. Ever since Ruby has woken up and the news they received. She hasn't been her usual self. She would usually spend her time on her bed as she stared at the wall with such a dejected look. Whenever she would do something, besides lying in her bed, she would only put a little effort into the activities she would participate. She would barely focus during class. This sort of things concerned her teammates a lot and they didn't exactly know how to help either.
A beeping from the nightstand next to Pyrrha's bed caught all their attention. Ren and Jaune looked and noticed it was Pyrrha's scroll that was beeping. The beeping signalling that the owner has a message. "Pyrrha...? Are you going to get that?" Jaune asked.
Pyrrha rolled over and stared at her scroll for a few seconds before she spoke up. "...I should." Pyrrha reached for her scroll and opened it to see a message from Ruby.
"Uh... I just wanted to take about something... Mind if I come over?" The Message read.
"Who's it from?" Jaune asked, but he probably had a good guess on who it was.
"It's from... Ruby. She says, she wants to talk to me."
"Are you going to do it?" Ren asked.
"I don't know..."
"I think you should. I know it was pretty heartbreaking, but you got to try and talk things out, you know? You can't keep this up." Jaune said.
Pyrrha let out a big sigh before speaking. "...Yeah, I guess you're right." Pyrrha stared at her scroll for a few seconds. She typed in her reply and she placed her scroll on her bed. "She'll be coming over soon."
"Okay," Jaune said.
Like Pyrrha said, after waiting for a little while they heard a knocking on their door. Jaune went to the door to answer it. Once he opened the door he was greeted by the person who said she was coming over. "Hi Jaune, Nora, Pyrrha, Lie."
"Just call me Ren," Ren said.
"Oh, okay, Ren," Ruby said before she turned her attention over to Pyrrha. "Anyway, what I wanted to talk about was..." Before Ruby could say anything, Jaune interrupted her.
"I think we'll go now," Jaune said as he, Ren, and Nora left to the door.
"Oh! You don't need to leave." Ruby said.
"Don't worry. We do have something we need to do anyway." Jaune said as he closed the door, leaving both Pyrrha and Ruby alone.
"Um, what I wanted to talk about was about what happened last time we talked," Ruby said as she took a couple of steps closer to Pyrrha. "I felt really guilty for I said. I didn't really mean to make you feel sad." After she said that, Pyrrha noticed the sad expression on her face as she stared at the ground. Just like she said, she started to feel guilty herself for making her sad.
"...It's okay, Ruby."
"You sure? Okay." Ruby started to feel a little relieved. "Anyway, what I wanted to say was, do you want to... hang out? Maybe along the way, I'll remember why I fell for you."
"Are you sure? I don't want to make you feel like I forced you into this."
"Oh, I want this! Since I fallen for you, I have to remember. I want to regain all my memories. You can help me along with the others."
"Alright, if you think I can help."
"Yeah, of course, you can help!" Ruby said with a huge smile. "I've been told that you're the best huntress ever. If anyone can help me, it'll be you!"
'She has a lot of confidence in me.' Pyrrha thought. For the first time since she heard the news about Ruby's condition, she smiled. Ruby noticed the smile and she couldn't help, but be captivated by it. Pyrrha noticed her staring and wondered if anything was wrong.
"Ruby? Is something wrong?"
"Huh? Oh!" Ruby snapped out of it and started to fidget a little nervously. "Um... it's just your smile."
"My smile?"
"Yes, it's just... very pretty." Pyrrha felt herself blush faintly as she remembered the first time she has complimented her smile.
'Just like the first time...' Pyrrha thought. 'If I remember right. That's when I started to fall for her.'
AN: Oh? What's Blake planning? Obviously, it can't be good. I hope you enjoyed this chapter, and if you have questions ask away.