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Hello! I'm so sorry about how late I was last chapter. But I'm back and will be posting chapters as soon as I can!

The picture Ruby sent her of the sidewalk made Sapphire walk faster. She chose to walk to school today, trying to understand what Ruby liked about the frigid air and, what seemed like to Sapphire, a slow way to get anywhere. She remembered Ruby's words when she read the text messages.

Ruby: Even though I have a license I prefer walking.

Sapphire: Why? Why walk when you have a car to get you there faster?

Ruby: Walking clears my head, I suppose when I'm driving there's so much to focus on.

Even Ruby couldn't explain it beyond that, or maybe she didn't want to. Sapphire accepted what Ruby had told her and said she would try to understand. It was after that conversation when Sapphire had asked Ruby about music. She did not get any answer she expected.

Ruby didn't listen to music. It was so plain and simple but Sapphire refused to believe such a thing. Sapphire knew she wouldn't be the person she was today without music. There was just so much music gave that she wanted Ruby to understand. That's the reason why Ruby now has about a page full of songs to listen to, even with the red girl's protests, Sapphire knew she would write them down.

The school was a block away now, Huh, Sapphire thought, that took less time than I thought it would. Sapphire looked down at what she was wearing, A knee length navy blue skirt with black tights and black boots. With it she wore a blouse the same color as her skirt, It was covered by her thick yet dressy coat, the only decent looking one she owned. Her hair was down with a black hairband right behind her bangs. Her mind wandered to what Ruby would think about it. Her mind wandered to what Ruby thought of her.

She kissed her. So Ruby had to have known how she made Sapphire feel right? In truth she found the girl with the more muscular build and curly hair very attractive. For the first time she believed someone who didn't just want her for sex found her attractive. The blue girl paused on the sidewalk, the scene playing out a block in front of her eyes shoved her out of her thoughts.

Her vision focused on Curly black hair and red skin, her heart began to pound. The red girl fell to her knees, clutching her hand in pain. Sapphire began to move to where the other girl was at a quick pace. When she saw Jasper hit Ruby with a knife she dropped her backpack and ran. She ran and saw Jasper kick the downed girl.

"RUBY!" She screamed. The crowd growing around the two looked at Sapphire, as did Jasper. Her tears were falling, she couldn't stop them, panic was setting in. "RUBY!" She sobbed. By the time Sapphire got to Ruby, Jasper had fled. Sapphire knelt and touched Ruby's face and grabbed her hand. She didn't want to move Ruby in fear of her getting hurt worse.

The sound of the sirens never got to Sapphire, nothing was registering. She was numb. She didn't even realize she was mumbling Ruby's name over and over.

"Maim. Maim? I have to ask you to move away from this girl now," the policeman put his arm between Sapphire and Ruby and gently urged Sapphire back. Sapphire did as she was told, she moved away and watched as they checked Ruby's wounds and carefully put her on a stretcher.

"Does anyone know what happened?" One of the paramedics asked.

"Jasper cut her hand!" One of the few kids who stayed commented.

"Jasper also hit her in the head a few times and kicked her stomach." Sapphire said barely loud enough for the man to hear. She knew she had only seen the end of it, but Sapphire knew how Jasper was. She's seen previous fights involving the two.

Ruby was taken away and driven to the hospital, and Sapphire, who was sitting on the sidewalk in defeat after arguing with the paramedic about going with the curly haired teen in the ambulance, was in tears. She let her thoughts get the best of her. It's all my fault. Oh god. It's all my fault. The words swam around her head like a whirlpool, for how long, she didn't know.

It was dark by the time her mother had found her. She must have wondered around half the neighborhood in a matter of a few hours, oblivious to anything but her thoughts. Her mouth was parted, bangs still in her eyes, tear stains along her face.

"Sapphire." Her mother gave her a stern warning from inside the car. Sapphire stopped, and was pulled out of her thoughts, she looked right at her mom. "Oh my god." Her mother's tone had changed drastically, from stern to concerned. The woman stepped out of the car and went to her daughter and grabbed her shoulders and pulled her into her arms.

"Mom," Sapphire was trying to keep herself from sobbing, "She's hurt because of me again!" She let her heart out, she sobbed as her mother rubbed her back and tried to sooth her, the school had called and told her everything that happened. How the blue girl left even before teachers got there. Sapphire was overwhelmed with her emotions, she didn't know what to do anymore.

She was in the car and driving home before she even registered where she was, but she had her mind made up, she wanted to be there for Ruby.

"Mom drop me off at the hospital," Sapphire spoke after a long silence.

"Excuse me?"

"The hospital."

"You have had a long day dear. Do you really think you're up for all that?"

"Ruby wasn't up for getting put in the hospital today, but look what happened."

"Sapphire."

"Please, just drop me off. I need to see if she's okay," Sapphire pleaded.

Without another word her mother turned around. The older woman knew her daughter wouldn't give up, there's no point in arguing when you know you won't win. Sapphire had looked at her mother surprised, but said nothing.

"You have your phone, correct?"

"Yes I do."

"Alright," Her mother sighed, "Just text me when you want to go home. I'm sure that probably won't be until the morning."

"You're probably right."

"Just be careful Sapphire, promise me?"

"Yes mother, I promise," Sapphire assured her mother. She heard her mother sigh once again before she got out of the blue vehicle, "Don't worry, I'm gonna be in the hospital, what could go wrong?" Her mother frowned at her but said nothing at the question.

"I'll see you later dear, I love you,"

"Love you too mom," With that Sapphire watched as her mother drove off, She turned on heel then and walked through the automatic sliding doors. Sapphire looked around the waiting room, it was small with two people sleeping in the chairs, also an uncomfortable silence filled the open space. A woman with a short haircut, that was dyed blue, and dark skin and thin figure looked up at Sapphire then.

"What 'ya need?" The woman asked, Sapphire noticed the slight annoyance in her voice, her shift must be close to being over.

"There's a girl who was just taken in her today I believe, Her name is Ruby Wells. Is she still here?"

"Let me check for you," The woman spoke to her computer screen, "Yeah, Ruby Wells, here we go. Room 304."

"Thank you so much," Sapphire gave a faint smile at the woman.

"Your welcome hun, it's on the second floor, take the elevator then take a right."

"Again thank you so much," Sapphire said as she turned to make her way to the elevator. The thick doors opened and she stepped inside the small space. She pressed the button with a two next to it and then steadied herself as the elevator began to move up. The doors slowly opened again and she stepped out and started walking through the right hallway. She scanned passed every room until her sight landed on room 304. The door was open, Sapphires breathing quickened.

Her usually messy and curly hair was even more messy. The red ribbon she usually wore was replaced with bandages. Her usually soft and vibrant red skin was pale, and her face was a mask of sleep, peaceful and soft. Sapphire sat in a chair next to Ruby's bed, and gently grasped the others hand.

"Ruby," the blue girl mumbled quietly, "god this is all my fault, i'm sorry."

"Your fault?" The voice came out of nowhere and startled the blue girl, she ripped her hand from the unresponsive girl and looked up. Across the room stood a broad shouldered woman with Ruby's features and hair that was pulled back into what some would consider to be a ponytail, but the curls made it look like a bun. She was almost a foot taller than Ruby and was in jeans and a t-shirt and running shoes. A small smile was plastered on the woman's face, "Surely you can't be the one who did this to her."

"No no no, Jasper did this." Sapphire was nervous, the woman who appeared to be Ruby's mother was intimidating.

"Again," The woman sighed, and pulled up a chair on the opposite side of Sapphire and sat down, "She's always hiding it, and well, this time she can't," She looked at Sapphire then. Still smiling, she spoke again, "So who are you then?"

"I'm Sapphire, um, Sapphire brooks,"

"You're the girl flint told me about!" The woman's eyes widened in remembrance, "You're the laughy Saffy he's been talking about."

"Flint told you?" Sapphire was blushing, she never thought the child would talk about her.

"Of course he did, I woke up the friday morning you were at my house and he walked in and was talking about a girl with blue hair that covered her eyes and blue skin and pretty face, 'Ruby's friend is so nice,' he would say to me, 'She was a laughy Saffy' and then he would laugh," the woman's smile refused to leave, "I've never heard him talk so much at once."

"He's adorable," Sapphire commented returning a smile to the woman.

"My name is Tracy," She held her hand out across Ruby.

"It's so nice to meet you,"

"It's nice to meet the person who put a smile on my daughter's face, I haven't seen her that happy in years."

"R-really?" Sapphire couldn't hide her surprise, "That long?"

"Oh yes. She would just stay in her room, wouldn't eat, I didn't know who my daughter was."

"Oh no. No."

"What's wrong?"

"It's...It's my fault."

"What? No It's that Jasper's fault."

"But I'm what set Jasper off, I spoke to Ruby and Jasper beat her so I wouldn't do it again. She just never stopped," The guilt Sapphire felt was growing, refusing any tactic to help the girl calm down.

"Oh my lord."

"I know, I know," Sapphire stood up and began to walk towards the door, "Look I'll just leave, I've caused enough trouble for her, and you, I'm so sor-"

"Stop! Please!" Sapphire felt a pair of hands on her wrist, stopping her, " Dear please just listen to me."

"Okay," She whispered.

"You make her happy hun, don't you see that? All that crap, all this crap is that girl's fault, that Jasper, it's not yours. You talked to someone, that's not a crime!"

"I make her happy?"

"Oh yes. I'm pretty sure she'd want nothing more than to see you when she wakes."

"Really?" Sapphire smiled, she needed this, the reassurance this woman gave, she needed it. Sapphire was pulled back towards Ruby, and she walked and sat down in her chair, as did Ruby's mother.

"So tell me," The curly haired woman began, "How come I didn't meet you sooner?"

A/N Helloooo, Yeah I'm sorry for how this chapter ended, but yeah new chapter! And I hope you all enjoy! Review and all that!