The two women talked for hours. Neither remembered who fell asleep first, not that it really even mattered. Flecks of light seeped through the window blinds and weaved through Sapphire's bangs, making her blue hair glow. The girl groaned with annoyance at the light, and moved her head from its strained position which only resulted in her body falling from the chair.
As she lay on the ground already in defeat of the morning, she huffed against the cold tiled floor when she realised she wasn't in her room. She was in full understanding that she was in the hospital and Ruby was in the bed above her.

She somehow gracefully got to her feet and noticed the absence of Ruby's mother, and a note in her place. Her feet moved in silence as she walked around the bed, she grasped the folded sheet with grace and carefully opened it.

If Ruby wakes up and i'm not there, tell her I was please. Be careful if she does wake up though, the doctor said she may not remember much due to all the injuries to her head. I'll be back soon.

Tracy

The handwriting was scribbled and hurried, her mother must have left in a hurry. Nothing stopped the fear flooded through Sapphire, She might not remember? She thought. She absentmindedly put her hand on Ruby's. "Oh Ruby." She whispered, "This all happened too fast didn't it? God this wouldn't have happened if it weren't for me."

She felt the hand under hers stiffen, her body had froze and she dreaded looking up. Sapphire refused to let her fear take over and in that moment, she slowly pulled her head up, only to gaze upon long lashes of closed eyes. She was both relieved and disappointed.

The vibrations in her pocket made the petite girl jump when she felt it. Her hand moved away from its place atop of Ruby's to grab the device in Sapphires pocket. The bright screen glowed and showed the caller ID of her mother. Sapphire paused, actually thinking of not answering it but cleared the thought and pressed answer.

"Hello,"

"Sapphire, do you want to be picked up?"

"No," Her tone was more solid than she realised,

"Are you sure? There's been so much that's happened in so little time..."

"I'm sure, besides, I don't want her to be alone."

"Her parents aren't there?"

"Her mom stepped out, for how long, I don't know," she heard a long sigh on the other end of the phone.

"Just call me when you need me."

"I will,"

"Alright Sapphire bye,"

"Bye mom," Sapphires finger hit the end button faster than she realized. She stood still for a long moment, she yearned to hear Ruby's voice, the high pitched chuckle of laughter that seemed to make everything brighter. Her gaze shifted to scan over the red girls left palm, the bandages around it needed to be changed probably. Her hand clenched the red girl's right hand, in hopes of some sort of reaction, a returned squeeze, a flutter of eyelids, Sapphire didn't know she just wanted the girl next to her to be awake.

"God dammit," Sapphire cursed, something very rare, "I'm sorry Ruby, I say it and say it over and over but I don't know what else to say." She didn't notice the deep breath From the girl in front of her. Her thoughts took over and she was stuck in a cloud that consumed her. She nearly missed the squeeze returned to her hand. Sapphire's vision focused and traveled to the red girl's face, she was met with a stare like she had never seen before from the girl in front of her.

Red eyes met her gaze and they were full of fire. The red girl gazed upon her surroundings and, with a furrowed brow, looked back at the girl.

"What is this?" Her voice sounded like she hadn't had water in weeks. Ruby must have heard herself and automatically cleared her throat. The red girls fiery gaze looked down at their hands and made a move to pull her arm back. Sapphire felt her arm snap back swiftly.

"You were in a fight," Sapphire's voice regained her strong, even, cold tone.

"Fight huh?" Ruby looked down with her brow still furrowed, "So Jasper must of did this to me then, right?"

"Right,"

"I can't remember fighting," Ruby mumbled, she looked at Sapphire then, her look showed she was confused and wanted an answer.

"Head trauma, your were hit in the head with the handle of the knife, and your head collided with the ground."

"Explains the headache," Sapphire saw a hint of a smile, and her fear began to fade. "The knife explains the slash on my hand then."

"Right."

"I remember seeing you," Ruby said, she took the blue haired girl off guard.

"You do?"

"I don't recall the conversation. But I remember you."

"By the road along the creek?"

"Yeah. Yeah that sounds right," The red girl mumbled and looked away. Sapphire was sure her face hadn't shown how her heart had sunk. How the knowledge she now had of Ruby not remembering her had nearly made her fall apart.

"I..." Sapphire began, "I'm going to get something to drink." She had to leave the room, had to get away from what was going on. Her small feet gave a soft sound as the bottom of her shoe hit the ground, she made her way to the elevator and found she had a cloud of numbness surround her. The elevator had gotten to the first floor and she walked through the lobby and sat down by the chairs closest to the water fountain.

Without warning tears flooded her eyes, she brought her hands up and buried her face into them.