Author's Note:

This chapter picks up right after the first chapter ends. If you've made it this far and still want to read more, Chapter 8 should be up on Tuesday. I hope you enjoy.

Nothing About

Chapter 7: Hey, Do You Have Any Change?

The sweetness of her splendid victory did not have much of a lasting taste.

For hours they had continued to walk around in what was seeming to be a futile search for a possible escape from within the gripping confines of the inescapable maze that they had wandered into.

No matter which way they would go, they could not find a way out. Wherever it was that they were, there seem to be no one else out and about.

Were they just missing them or was something more nefarious at play? Was some evil scientist kidnapping all of the innocent towns people to use them to power his machine that would allow to achieve complete domination over the entire world? The moon?!

"Weiss, maybe we should stop and rest for a bit."

Weiss stared into Ruby's soul. "And why should we do that, Ruby Rose?"

Ruby stepped in front of Weiss to halt her advancement. "Because you're acting a little, well crazy."

"I am not!" She was affronted by this baseless allegation.

"Weiss, you've been talking about how everyone might have been kidnapped by a evil scientist and narrating your actions. You've been saying stuff like how you were 'staring into my soul' and that 'every step that you took was of an elegant stride that was sure to impress any that would look upon it'."

With her elegant voice, Weiss questioned, "Have I really been doing that?"

"Yes. You just did it again."

If Weiss was truly voicing these thoughts, then Ruby was right but she wouldn't just outright state it. "Perhaps you're right. I believe it would be wise to take a brief breather."

Shaking her head at that exchange, Ruby led them to a bench that luckily was not at all too far away from where they were just talking. Weiss seemed to calm down after a good few minutes but Ruby had her suspicions that she could easily return back to narrating her every thought. That had been really enlightening. I don't think Weiss wanted me to know all of that.

"Ruby?"

"Yeah?" Should I tell her?

"We're lost."

"Yep." Later.

"And neither one of us has our scrolls."

"Nope."

"And no matter what we have done, we can't seem to find a way out of this seemingly other dimension we have found ourselves trapped within."

"Yep."

A minute of silence lied around them like a dense fog before Weiss spoke up. "So, what are we going to do?"

"I don't know."

And once again the silence arose. Neither one knew how long they had sat there until they decided to walk around for a bit more. Still, as they traveled they could not find anyone else. Not even the smallest of Nevermore could be found trilling for their blood.

They had given up hope long ago.

Then they happened to stumble upon a most curious of contraptions.

Weiss stared at the strange device in confusion. "What is it?"

Ruby too gazed upon its strangeness and pondered. "Weiss, you're doing it again."

"Sorry."

"No need but I was actually thinking."

"About what?"

"I think I've heard of these before."

"Really?" It wasn't said to condescend but to express real curiosity.

She didn't take it negatively and nodded in response of the question. "Yes. I can't remember what they are called but I heard my uncle Qrow talking about them once a long time ago."

"What do they do?"

"They make calls."

"Really?" Ruby simply nodded in lieu of verbally answering once again. Weiss' expression turned from one of confusion to one of wonderment. "So this is what they used before scrolls."

"I guess."

"So how do you use it?"

"You need to put change in it to be able to make a call."

Weiss thought to herself while Ruby continued to inspect the machine. A few seconds later a sheepish look formed on her face as she asked, "Hey, do you have any change?"

Ruby turned and looked at her with a blank look. In a flat tone she told her, "Weiss, I'm broke."

"Really?" she asked incredulously.

"Yep."

"Nothing."

"Not a thing."

"Great." She sighed as she said this. Did she sigh to much? It definitely felt like it. She never used to sigh this much at least she thought so. Maybe she had always been a chronic sigher.

"You're doing it again." Ruby pointed out for the thousandth time.

Dammit!

"I didn't know you cursed."

Curses!

Before she could continue the cycle Ruby quickly stated, "I have a question."

Again sighing, I should ask Winter about this, Weiss just asked, "What?"

"Don't you, heiress to a huge company, have like unlimited money?"

"No, not unlimited but it is a substantial amount that I have to use."

"So can't you use those millions of lien here?"

"No, for two reasons."

"Why? What are they?"

"Number one, it is all on my card and this machine doesn't look like it takes cards. Am I right?"

Begrudgingly Ruby answered, "Yeah."

Weiss smiled to herself for Ruby acknowledging that she was right. Then she grew sheepish again as she continued, "And secondly, I uh, left that back at the room as well."

"So you have nothing either right now."

"...yes."

"Great."

"Yep."

Several moments of silence passed as they stared at each other. Well Ruby stared at Weiss as Weiss looked at everything around them, not meeting Ruby's eyes. Calmly and flatly Ruby simply stated, "I blame you for everything today."

"I blame you."

"Fair enough."

"Yeah. Same." She didn't sigh that time. Maybe she could work on that. She turned to Ruby.

She, without needing to be asked, told Weiss, "You didn't do it that time."

That's good. With nothing left to do they sat back down on the bench they had found. Weiss thought that they should be planning on what to do but accepted the peace as they watched the sky begin to turn to night. We'll figure something out. Maybe we could get extra credit for this.