Weiss slowly opened her eyes, bringing her hand up to hold her aching head. She gave a soft groan as she opened her eyes, blinking against the bright lights of Beacon's infirmary. She looked over and saw two figures next to her bed; one of them was blonde and busty, while the other had long black hair with a matching bow on her head. The blonde was looking down at her with a worried expression, while the black haired girl appeared to be sleeping, with her head resting on the bed.
"Weiss, you're awake! Are you okay? How do you feel?" Yang said, placing a gentle hand on Weiss's shoulder.
"I-I'm okay..." Weiss said cautiously, eyeing the two girls with slight suspicion. "Wat happened to me?"
"Well, you had a sort of... Mental breakdown last night apparently. You hit your head really hard too, but the doctor said you didn't have a concussion." Yang said as Blake gently rose her head up, yawning.
"Oh..." Weiss said, still giving the two girls a slightly confused look. "If you don't mind me asking... Um... Who are you?"
Both Yang and Blake's eyes widened slightly at the question, looks of shock clear on their faces. Blake's face fell, looking suddenly solemn as she hung her head, looking down at her feet. Yang, however just gave a small smile.
"We're your teammates, don't you remember?" She said kindly, patting her shoulder.
Weiss shook her head, screwing up her face in concentration, trying to remember them. "I-I don't remember you... At all... I'm sorry..."
"It... It's alright... I'm sure your memory will come back in time. We're your closest friends after all." Yang said with a supportive grin.
The two girls bid her farewell, urging her to rest as they left, promising they would be back the next day. As Weiss lay back on the pillows, another girl approached her bed from the corner of the room. Weiss hadn't noticed this girl until now, and she wondered if the others had. This girl looked younger, and her hair was black with a few highlights of red. She had a bright red cape draped around her, and held a soft smile on her face.
The girl said nothing, but just sat on the bed, right next to Weiss, gently stroking her hair. Weiss's head began to ache, and she recognized the pain of a migraine. She held her head in her hands as visions went through her head, most of them of that girl from before, the black haired one... Blake.
"Are you okay Weiss, do you need help?" The girl said, concern on her face as a monitor beeped loudly. "I'll go get the nurse!"
No sooner had the girl disappeared, than a woman in a white outfit with a red cross on her hat entered the room, rushing to the girl's side and pressing a needle into her arm. "It's okay sweetie, you'll be alright. This'll help the pain, okay?"
The last few words were slightly distorted as Weiss slipped back into unconsciousness...
The next day the two girls, Blake and her blonde companion, came back, just as they promised. They didn't say much, but they had brought others along with them as well. There was one man who was tall and dark haired, but with a bright pink streak running through it; and clutching to his arm was the most hyperactive girl Weiss had ever seen. Another pair, a red-haired girl and a blonde boy, stood beside them. All of them smiled at Weiss, and offered calming words. Weiss apologized numerous times for not remembering any of them, but they all smiled and told her it wasn't her fault. It wasn't but a few moments later when another nurse had to be summoned, the intense pain from the migraine taking her over again.
For the next few days, she was visited by the same group of people, and each day, when she awoke, she would find them already at her bedside, giving small waves and smiles of greeting. Every day she gave delighted information of her memories that she was regaining; Yang, Team JNPR, Team CRDL, Team SSSN. And every time she announced it, it was met with smiles and encouraging words, along with a hug or two.
However, there was one thing that she couldn't remember, or rather, one person she couldn't remember. It was the girl she had taken to calling Red, after her bright red hood. Red visited her daily, and stayed with her even after visitor's hours. She never really spoke, and when she did, it was with a slightly distorted voice, as if she was speaking through a fan.
Try as hard as she might, Weiss could not remember the girl's name. Each day she apologized, only to be told that it was alright, and that she would remember in time. Weiss had been told that she would be able to be released from the hospital the next day by a smiling nurse as she lay down to sleep.
Weiss fell asleep, feeling a migraine coming on, but deciding to ignore it, and let whatever memories were coming flow freely to her. This one was not like the others, which were vivid and almost story-like. This one was straight out of a nightmare. She saw Grimm everywhere; Yang, Blake, Pyrrha, and Jaune fighting them off as best they could. And in the thick of the battle, she saw her, Red. She ran to reach her, but stopped as she saw the Grimm raising it's claw, slashing the girl across the back, causing her to fall to the ground.
Weiss shot up in bed, sweat glistening on her brow, her breathing heavy as she panted. "I-I remembered... Your name..." She said, looking at the corner where the girl stood.
"That's great news..." She said, walking over and sitting on the bed, her own eyes glistening with tears. The girl snuggled into Weiss's shoulder, wiping away her own tears of the soft fabric of the hospital gown.
That was when Weiss froze. She was watching her, watching the tears flow onto the fabric of the nightgown, but it was not wet. Weiss reached out a hand to brush away a tear from the girl's face, but felt nothing...
"No..." Weiss said, her voice hoarse and croaky.
"Now I need to you do me a favor, okay?" The girl said with a sad smile, standing up from the bed. "Now that you remember my name."
"No... Please... Don't leave..." Weiss pleaded, tears streaming down her cheeks, her hands clenched into fists.
"Don't forget me..."
"RUBY!"
Ruby gasped and coughed as she awoke now completely soaking wet. Her eyes shot around the dark room as she gasped for breath, still trying to cough out the water she had inhaled. She was currently laying down on what felt like a hard wooden surface, and could feel it was a little ways off the ground. She attempted to stand up, but found herself unable to move her limbs. Looking up with confusion and slight panic, she noticed the metal shackles binding her ankles, wrists, and waist to the wooden table. She pulled and pulled as hard as she could, but found her attempts to escape unsuccessful.
"Those are made of steel, you won't be breaking those any time soon my dear." Said a voice coming from somewhere behind her. The voice was obviously female, and had a slightly playful tone to it. "The only way you're getting off that table is if I want you to, and right now, I want you here to answer my questions."
The owner of the voice stepped into Ruby's view. Cinder stood tall, smirking as her heels made a soft click on the stone floor with each step. She held a small metal bucket, which obviously had just contained the water that was currently soaking Ruby's clothing.
"YOU!" Ruby yelled angrily, her struggling intensifying as she saw the woman. "What the hell are you doing here, where am I?!" She demanded, causing Cinder to give a small chuckle.
"I don't think you're in any positions to be asking me questions little girl. In fact, it's quite the opposite." Cinder said, her eyes giving a small glow as she smirked at Ruby. "I want you to tell me anything and everything you know about Ozpin's plans against us... Or else."
"I have no clue what you're talking about, and if I did, why would I tell you of all people?" Ruby said defiantly, still giving small grunts and groans as she tried to wriggle herself free.
"Well, I tried doing it the easy way like she wanted... But I guess some things just can't be helped..." Cinder said, revealing her other hand, which held a small knife. She qucikly slashed at Ruby, who winced heavily, expecting to feel the cut open up any second.
Cinder chuckled as she slashed several more times, tearing the clothing covering Ruby's stomach and chest to shreds. "Wh-what the hell are you d-doing?!" Ruby said, glaring angrily at Cinder. "You think cutting my dress will make me spill the beans?"
"Oh no, no, no. That was simply to free up some skin girly." Cinder said, smirking as she gently lifted a single finger, which had a bright orange flame on the tip. "Ready for part two?"
Cinder dragged her finger up Ruby's torso, starting from the bottom of her stomach, all the way up the the base of her neck. The entire time the finger was in contact with her skin, a blood-curdling scream was flowing out of Ruby as she wriggled and squirmed desperately under Cinder's sole finger.
When Cinder finally removed her finger, she smirked at the girl, crossing her arms. "Ready to tell me what I wanna know?"
Ruby panted heavily, her chest rising and falling with each labored breath. A bright red line had formed where Cinder's fnger had touched across Ruby's torso. "N-no... I won't tell you..."
"Very well..." Cinder said, moving down to the opposite end of the table and snapping her fingers. Emerald and Mercury stepped out of the darkness, both of them smirking maniacally. "Make her scream for me... I'm gonna go check on our other prisoner..."
The heavy metal door shut as Cinder left, her heels clicking on the floor with every step. She stopped for a moment and waited, her smile growing as she heard the tortured screams of the young girl flowing down the hallway.
She opened the door to another cell, almost exactly the same as Ruby's, however, this one looked different in one way. This room looked like it had been used many times. It smelled of blood and other disgusting odors, and Cinder wrinkled her nose as she entered, stepping towards the table.
"Do you hear that?" Cinder asked as another one of Ruby's screams echoed down the hallway. "Do you know who that is?"
The woman on the table said nothing, tears streaming down her cheeks, cutting through the blood and dirt that had gathered over the time of her stay.
"Her name... Is Ruby Rose..." Cinder said, smirking as the woman's eyes widened with recognition, her screaming and curing muffled by the gag as she began pulling and struggling against the bindings. "And while she's here, I'm going to leave your cell door open so you can hear her screams... Maybe this will teach you to withhold information from me..."
Cinder laughed sadistically as she walked out of the cell and back down the hallway, the screams of Ruby and Summer Rose echoing down the hallway after her as she made her way out of the dungeon...
A/N: BOOM! How'd you guys like that bombshell, hmm? Hope you guys are liking the story so far, I plan to go far with it, along with making some other fanfics as well! Chiao!