"Umm...wow, funny I forgot to uhh erase that. I wrote that as a prank in Ruby's journal 'casue I was bored...you know heheh..." Frank frantically tried to cover up, since Frank and Len already knew Ruby's secret.
"Frank, what are you talking about? We both know Ruby likes Skull Boy, we saw her crushing on him once remember?" Len said, completely confused. Frank gave himself a face-palm.
"You're not getting it, Len," He groaned. As soon as Skull Boy's eyes met Ruby's, her eyes began to fill with water that can only come from a mercilessly shattered heart. She zipped upstairs, Doom Kitty following.
Ruby let her waterfall of tears spill over and onto her pillow. She had never been this afraid in her life. Not when the Luna Monster was hunting them, or when 'Mystery Man' had Poe. This was a new kind of fear...one that is indescribable. Doom curled up next to her and patted her back with her tail, not knowing hat else to do.
"Oh, Doom," she sniffled, scooping Doom up and hugging her tight. "At least I have one friend I can trust. But what if Skull Boy never wants to talk to me again? Or my friends? Or...or..." Doom held a paw over her mouth, and hopped on Ruby's desk, and lit a candle. She pointed to it and hummed a familiar tune.
"Doom, I don't see a bright si-" Then Ruby sighed, a small grin appearing in the corner of her mouth. "Look on the just barley enough lightside that's the right side to see,"she sang softly. The tears slowly ceased. "When you love something set it free..."
"Because you'll always have a friend in me," Skull boy's low voice sang. "Ruby, can I come in?" Ruby just sat there staring at the door, forgetting how to move. She'd been brought back down to the earth, slamming into the ground with the realization of the situation. Please, just leave. I want to be alone, please...she thought. Her heart skipped a beat when the door slowly creaked open. She squeezed her eyes shut, as if anticipating an attack. They snapped open when she felt the bed move. Skull Boy was sitting on the edge of the bed, quivering slightly.
"H-hi," Ruby forced herself to say, but couldn't muster the strength look at him.
"Ruby...I-" Skull Boy began shaking hard.
"Skull Boy why are you..." Ruby realized it wasn't just Skull Boy, the whole bed was vibrating...and so was everything else! "What's happening?"
The doors to the bedroom were flung open by a terrified Misery.
"You've gotta get out of here now! I just-" Misery was hit with a flying drawer. Everything was suddenly being thrown back and forth vigorously.
"Misery...AHH!" Ruby screamed seeing the bed sliding towards her. Skull Boy shoved her out of the way. As if on instinct they clung to each other for dear life until a flying mirror hit them. They were all sobbing, wondering if this inhumane torture would ever end, and if they would live. And just like that, it all stopped.
"Oh, thank goodness...it's all over!" Ruby exclaimed with pure joy. Skull Boy let out a relived laugh. Misery muttered 'ow' as she climbed out from under the ruble. But it wasn't nearly over. A loud CRACK escaped from the middle of the house. The entire second floor was sent plummeting down in a death spiral into the ocean.
Childhood is the kingdom where no one dies, and so childhood can't save them anymore.