Did I also mention longer chapters? Since I technically have more time to write (between other busy activities), I can add more to each chapter. And since I'm not updating daily now, I would like it if more people reviewed since they can be helpful at times. But either way, have fun!

Weiss

It had been a week since that wonderful night with Ruby. I still think about it multiple times a day. It was the closest I had ever been with anyone. Just the thought made goosebumps appear over my skin. I never believed something like what me and Ruby have together was ever possible for me. My father had told me many times about how everyone would be judging her out in public and how they were there only to pull me down. I had never expected Ruby, of all people, to become a permanent fixture in my life. She saw me struggling to be a part of this school and stepped up to help me. I had never seen a trait like that in someone before her. Whenever I'm with her, I forget about my worries about other people watching and judging me.

I know that no one actually is watching me or actually cares about what I do but the crowds tear me apart. Like now, for instance. Ruby was busy studying because her grades have dropped a little which could potentially be my fault since we spent so much time together now. I left her in our room so she could stay focused. It wouldn't be productive to stop for her "needs" as often as we did when together. So instead, I'm walking the halls of beacon by myself to waste the time. It wasn't working so well for me though. Every time I passed someone I could feel my mind begin to panic. The non-existent judgment being placed upon me again and again. Always making sure I was doing everything normally and correctly. Always asking myself the same questions. "Are my legs moving correctly? How much eye contact? Am I moving too fast? Should I straighten my back more?" It never stopped.

And the crowds, oh God the crowds. They made me fidget uncontrollably, constantly looking around trying to look busy or impatient. I hoped no one would come up to me but there's always someone who is trying to be nice. They would walk up and try saying, "Hi," only to be stared down by my eyes. I didn't mean it but it was all I could manage, I just wanted them to leave before I lost it. It was all too much for me and I was never prepared for it.

Today was just one of those days though. Every person who passed me would try to talk with me. All I could do was keep walking and ignoring them. No doubt they thought I was a rude person but they didn't hear the constant noise in my head telling me to run. Every time it happened the pressure in my head built up. Thankfully, I made it into the main room where all the other students socialized. There were a lot but they were busy in their groups of friends and they weren't even close to noticing me. I walked through the crowd. No one said anything to me which I was thankful for, until one person decided to hold a grudge.

"Aren't you the one who ignores everyone? Why are you down here?" It was some girl I barely remember who had tried talking to me a day or so ago. I had just looked at her and said nothing and she just huffed and left. I don't know why she was still holding the grudge now. "Care to apologize now?" I didn't know what to do or say. I just turned and tried to leave.

"No you don't." She jumped in front of me. "I want an apology right now for your rudeness." Oh God, why? Her voice was so loud right now and others were watching. "Hellooo? Are you going to say something?" I couldn't even if I tried. My brain was going haywire at the unwanted attention. I looked around, too many faces were turned towards me. A sweat began to form on my head, panic rising too high for me to handle. The girl wouldn't leave me alone though. She got too close for comfort. "Talk or something. It's rude to ignore people." She tried to grab my shoulder but my mind had snapped. I grabbed her hand and used it to throw her to the ground, more than likely breaking her wrist in the process. People stared at me, amazed at what happened. It was too much to take in.

I just ran. I pushed people out of the way not daring to look up and away from the ground. People yelled about it but no one tried to stop me. I sprinted through hallways trying to find a place to hide from them. My sprint led me into the library, into the very back of it where I hoped people wouldn't follow me. Everything had been building up inside me until this point. Leaning into the farthest corner, I collapsed onto my knees with my head in my hands and cried. What was so wrong with me? All of these people and none that didn't make me want to run. I didn't dare leave the library. I was too afraid of whatever was in the world waiting for me and I had no idea how to handle it. Instead, I just sat an cried like the helpless victim I am. Not afraid of monsters twice my size but people who could be cruel without trying.

Ruby

My pencil hits the desk and I rub my eyes. They were tired from staring at the same old pages for hours on end. I knew my grades had slipped but this was agonizing. But Weiss had encouraged me to at least try it and I was willing to give it a chance for her at least. Weiss had been watching over me, making sure I was studying properly but apparently she got bored. She had yawned and decided to go out and see what she could see, but not before she kissed me on my forehead and told me to keep up the good work. That had happened maybe two hours ago and now I was just sick of books and the pages they contain.

Just as I was about to try to force myself back into studying Yang and Blake had busted in with lust in their eyes. Then it promptly disappeared when they noticed me at the desk.

"Oh, Ruby. I figured you were studying with Weiss or something." Yang letting her disappointment drip into her voice.
"I was but she left and now I'm here by myself." The rooms atmosphere felt stiff.
"I see, me and Blake were just..."

Not waiting for Yang to finish her sentence, I jumped up and ran out of the room. I didn't mind using their time together as an excuse to stop studying. I wanted to find Weiss but I wasn't sure of where she would be. I doubted she would be with all the other students due to her uneasiness around others so I continued pass the main room only glancing in. It seemed like people were real excited about something but nothing was really that out of place. Instead I walked out of the building heading towards the path that Weiss and I are very fond of. I liked it because of the trees that lined it, leading right into the wilderness. Weiss liked it because of the lack of people that actually went down it. Unfortunately, she didn't appear to be walking it right now.

As I turned around I looked slightly up and noticed some white boots poking out of a tree. Walking closer, the boot turned into a leg, which turned into a beautiful young girl sleeping in the branches of the tree. I smiled and jumped up into the tree trying not to shake it too much. She had looked so peaceful sitting there on the branch. Her steady breaths making her chest rise an fall in barely visible movements. But the more I looked, the more I noticed the little interruptions that broke the illusion of sleep. One of the more obvious signs was her hands. The were clenched tightly on her dress, making her fingers turn whiter than her hair. The less obvious signs included a slight twitch of hear head and the constant fluttering of her eyes underneath her eyelids. After noticing these things I became concerned and I decided to wake her up up. I gently put my hand on her shoulder and shook her.

Weiss's eyes shot open. "DON'T TOUCH ME!" She slapped at my hand and began to fall out of the tree. I grabbed her hand and struggled to keep her from falling to the ground. Weiss wasn't helping the process though. She was thrashing about and yelling at me. She was obviously awake but her eyes looked like they were filled with pure terror.

I decided to yell right back at her. "Weiss! It's me, Ruby! Calm down before you end up falling!" She started clawing at my hand.
"No, no, no, no, no, no, no..." She repeated, over and over.

I just kept holding on, making sure she didn't fall. She kept pulling and clawing at my hand though which eventually started to bleed from the cuts Weiss had made. The blood had gotten into my grasp and threatened to make me drop her at any point. Thankfully though, she began to calm down and actually began to realize what was happening. Her yelling stopped and now she just kind of dangled there for a second.

"Whats going on? Where am I?" Weiss's eyes were frantically looking around.
"Hanging from a tree. Can you pull yourself up?" I asked.
"Yea, I think so." She reached over and used another branch to pull herself up to an even height.
"Thank God!" I began rubbing my arm.
"Ruby, your hand is bleeding! What happened?"
"You freaked out after I woke you up and clawed at it while I kept you from falling." I tried shaking the blood off but it didn't work.
"I don't remember a thing." She really did look confused.
"What happened today, Weiss?"
She looked at me. "I'm not sure. The last thing I remember is the main student lounge where everyone hangs out. Nothing really after that."
"Odd. Well lets get out of this tree. I need to clean up."
"I'm so sorry, Ruby. I really don't know what came over me." She looked really worried.
"It's fine, really. I just got to wash a bit." I gave her a reassuring smile.
She looked like she didn't buy it. "Fine, whatever you say."

Weiss

Ruby really is a caring person I've learned. After what had happened in that tree, she didn't leave my side all day, making sure I was okay. I don't know what happened that caused my episode but Ruby seemed really concerned about it. Fortunately, I stayed sane the rest of the day. We went and got Ruby's hand looked at thanks to my idiocy and then we had a small lunch. We even trained with Team JNPR some to distract us from the day's worries. But something was always nagging in the back of my mind, like it's trying to tell me something. Even with it there though, Ruby's smile would just push it away and let my mind work on the important stuff.

After the day's events of training and just hanging out with Ruby, we went and retired to our room, greeting Yang and Blake as we entered. We talked some and thankfully Ruby didn't mention why her hand was bandaged, citing something about training. Everyone was tired though so we went to our respective sides of the room and closed the modesty curtain. Ruby and I bundled up together and got ready to fall asleep.

"So you're feeling better, Weiss?" Ruby asked quietly, not wanting the others to worry.
"Much better actually." I emphasized with a squeeze on Ruby's hip.
"That's good, you really scared me today. You would tell me if something really was wrong though, right?" Ruby's caring side showing up again.
"No doubt. Granted I don't remember most of this morning but I'm sure it's all okay. Now quit being a worry wort and go to bed, little one."

Ruby laughed at my attempt at being the dominate one in the relationship but she did eventually fall asleep. I could hear her breaths become a lot slower. I usually always am the last one to fall asleep because I liked using the rhythm of Ruby's breathing to fall asleep. I had never felt more comfortable than when I could hear her be so relaxed, especially in my arms.

Right as I was about to join Ruby in sleep a knock sounded at the door. No one sounded like they were going to get it so I carefully got up without waking Ruby and went to go answer it. I opened it and saw a girl with what appeared to be a friend behind her. The girl had her arm in a sling and she seemed both frustrated and sad at the same time.

She looked at me and sighed before speaking. "Look, I'm sorry about this morning. I over stepped my bounds calling you out like that. I had a rough morning and took it out on you. I don't care if you accept my apology but my friend helped me sort it out. Umm, goodnight."

The two had walked off but I didn't bother closing the door. The memories had begun flashing in front of me as ran into the bathroom. All the feelings and visions from this morning had begun to flow back into my head. I crouched against the wall had clutched my head as pain erupted inside it. My breathing began to turn labored and I couldn't hold back the tears of pain beginning to flow. I don't why it all hurt so much. There weren't any physical wounds on me but this was too much for me to handle. Not wanting to feel this pain, I began scratching at myself, trying to cause as much physical pain as possible to either break this spell or at least distract me. Nothing I did helped me though. Eventually I felt myself begin to pass out as I ran out of strength to fight back. The last thing I saw was blood on my arms and feet running into the bathroom.

I hope you enjoyed it, I put this out a little early since I know that people like seeing their favorite stories updated with new content to read. Until next time, peeps.