Distant Memories By: Gabriel Camero (A.K.A. Alysian)
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Distant Memories: Chapter 9: A White Rose In The Darkest of Nights Part 1
WEISS'S MEDICAL ROOM
"Weiss!?" Ruby quickly stood up. She sniffled and wiped away her tears.
Weiss's heart monitor suddenly exploded with sound.
Beep Beep Beep
Weiss started to shake and toss. Yang and Blake rushed in and pulled Ruby away. The room was now filled with nurses.
"She's having a seizure! Someone get the doctor!" One of the nurses yelled out.
Ruby couldn't just stand there and do nothing. She knew what she had to do. Ruby quickly jerked away from Yang and Blake's grip and pushed the nurses aside.
"Hey, what are you doing!?" one of the nurses asked.
"Ruby?!" Yang called out.
Ruby pulled out a small amulet. It was a small white diamond in the shape of a rose.
Ruby held the amulet over Weiss's heart.
"Let this work, please… don't let her die." Ruby whispered. Suddenly a strange white aura and red petals filled the air. It surrounded Ruby and Weiss.
As the air swirled around them, Yang noticed something, Something she hadn't' seen in a long time. Yang fell to the floor surprised, a small tear formed in her eyes.
"Ruby…"
Ruby's red rose petals slowly started to change, they were turning white, so was her cape. This wasn't Ruby's natural aura, not at all, but it was familiar. It was Ruby's mother's aura.
The white rose petals filled the room. Everything red on Ruby turned white. Suddenly a blinding light flashed before everyone's eyes. When the light receded everything stopped; everyone looked; Ruby had fallen to the floor and fainted.
"RUBY!" Yang ran over to help.
UNKNOWN LOCATION
"OW! My freaking head." Ruby slowly stood up.
"Huh? Where am I?" Ruby looked around. She was on a road in a forest, but it wasn't a forest she recognized. The trees were white so was the grass, the wind blew in a soft breeze, and the air in the breeze smelled of…
"Cookies?" Ruby looked around some more as she started to walk down the road. Just like the mysterious white forest, the road seemed to go on forever. Nothing else in sight.
"Hello!? Is anyone there!?" Ruby called out, but only her echo called back.
Suddenly, out of the silence;
"Hello, honey." a familiar woman's voice called from behind. Ruby stopped, she instantly recognized the voice. She slowly turned around to see a woman in white. A tall, slim women with long brunette hair with white highlights. Just like Ruby, she wore a cape, but a white one.
"MOMMY!" Ruby ran towards the women. The women opened her arms wide then wrapped little Ruby in her arms in a loving embrace.
"Hello my sweet little rose, Ruby."
Ruby had longed for the loving hug of her mother for so long. The fact that she was hugging her mother once again brought Ruby to tears.
"Summer!"
"It's okay honey, Mommy's here now."
Ruby's mother looked almost the same as Ruby, just a little bit more 'mature' than Ruby. Summer had almost all the same features as Ruby. Same figure, same sliver eyes, almost the same height. Summer was a bit taller than Ruby, her hair was also longer, and lastly… Summers bust was definitely bigger than Ruby's. But all that didn't matter, all that mattered was that Ruby had been reunited with her mother. But now, Ruby had a thought, she lifted herself out of her mother's arms.
"Oh no, Weiss…" Ruby started to tear up.
"Weiss? You mean that Schnee girl?" Summer asked. Ruby nodded.
"Wait. If I'm here with you? Then that means I'm de…"
"Not exactly." Summer interrupted. "You see, it's beautiful like heaven, but it feels like hell. It seems as if it's some sort of purgatory." Summer looked at Ruby with a stern look in her eyes.
"I told you to only use the White Rose in an event of an emergency, Ruby." Ruby looked back.
"It was an emergency! Weiss was dying. I didn't know what else to do." Ruby looked down disappointed.
"I didn't want to lose my best friend but… I failed…"
Summer smiled.
"You didn't fail sweetie. Look." Summer pointed to a small pond. Ruby saw only silver eyes stare back at her. Then, the pond rippled, and there she was.
"Weiss! She's alive!" Ruby burst into tears of joy once again. Weiss was sitting in the hospital bed upright, looking alive and well.
"It seems you had quite a connection with the girl, my dear." Summer smiled.
Ruby blushed a bit.
"Y...yeah… but she doesn't know… how… how I feel about her… yet." Ruby was obviously nervous.
"Oh my, no need to fret my dear. I know everything." Summer's smile was now more of a smirk.
"MOM!" Ruby's cheeks puffed up and burned red. Summer laughed a bit and hugged Ruby.
"It's okay, Ruby. I'm fine with you liking… females." Summer said this sincerely and kissed Ruby on the forehead.
"Really?" Ruby asked surprised.
"Yes, but even so, you still weren't ready to use the White Rose. That's why you're here. But," Summer paused
"Thanks to you Miss Schnee is perfectly safe." Ruby was slightly confused.
"Wait? How do you know all this?" Ruby asked.
"Well, for some reason, I've been here, able to watch you and Yang, but only from a distance." Summer let a warm smile creep to her lips.
"I missed you so much, Ruby." Summer once again pulled Ruby into a loving embrace.
"And I'm going to miss you even more when you leave." Summer let go of Ruby.
"What do you mean mom?" Ruby asked a bit frightened. Summer only pointed to Ruby's body. She was starting to fade.
"What? NO! I have so much to say! So much to ask!" Ruby tried to fight against it but stopped in defeat.
"I finally got to see you again." Ruby started to cry.
"Honey, don't worry. I'm still here, and I'm never going to leave. I'll find a way back home. Tell you sister Yang I said hi." Summer smiled.
"I love you, Mom." Ruby said as she slowly faded.
"I love you too, sweetie."
WEISS'S MEDICAL ROOM
"RUBY! COME ON GET UP!" Yang shouted. To Yang and the others, Ruby had been out for hours now.
Suddenly Ruby shot up and gasped for air. Sadly, Ruby also headbutted Yang.
"OW! THAT HURT!" Ruby quickly rubbed her head. Ruby then felt her whole body being crushed in a bear hug.
"Oh thank dust you're okay!" Yang held Ruby close. Ruby hugged back. The two sisters started to tear up.
"Mom said hi." Ruby said.
Yang quickly pulled away.
"What? You spoke to mom? Doesn't that mean you died for a bit?!" Yang said panicking.
"No, mom… mom's alive." Ruby said this unsure how Yang would react.
"But how is that possible?" Yang asked calmly.
"I don't really know. Mom didn't know either, but she is alive." Ruby laughed nervously, it sounded crazy, but it was true.
Then out of the corner of Ruby's eye, a slight shade of white sat there in the bed. Ruby quickly turned her head and her eye's widened.
"WEISS!" Ruby quickly ran to her and tried to hug her. But Weiss put her hands in front of her, stopping Ruby.
Ruby felt devastated. Now she didn't know what to say.
"Weiss…"
"You don't need to say anything, you dolt. I heard everything," Weiss interrupted.
"But… I don't know how to feel yet, Ruby. I don't even know if I roll that way. I just… I don't know." Weiss looked down.
Ruby also looked down in disappointment.
"Oh…" a small tear rolled down Ruby's cheek.
Weiss looked up at Ruby, and gently wiped away Ruby's tears.
"I said I don't know how I feel, Ruby. I'm not saying I don't feel the same way. Just… give me some time to think, and you never know maybe… maybe I might surprise you."
Ruby sniffled but smiled, as long as Weiss was safe, that was enough for her.
"I'm sorry." Ruby quickly said. Weiss smiled.
"It's fine, Ruby. Stop apologizing for every single little thing."
"So does this mean… I have a chance?" Ruby asked.
"I told you, Ruby. I don't know. You may be sure about your feelings. But what about me? I have no clue what I want."
Ruby smiled.
"Okay, Weiss. I understand."
Weiss smiled herself.
"Thank you, Ruby."
Even though it wasn't the fairytale ending that Ruby wanted, Everyone was happy, They just wished it could last longer.
Yang stopped laughing a bit.
"So. Mom's alive huh?" Yang asked.
"Yeah. I guess so." Ruby looked down a bit.
"I bet she talked to you about using White Rose, huh?" Yang relaxed in a chair
"Yup."
"Wait? What's White Rose?" Weiss asked.
"I believe I can answer that." Yang stood and walked to Ruby.
"White Rose was the last gift Summer gave Ruby before she passed." Yang explained.
"Show her." Yang nudged Ruby a bit.
Ruby nodded, She closed her eyes and slowed her breathing down. Ruby concentrated and slowly her aura flared red, but slowly turned white. White rose petals filled the air. The outside of Ruby's hood and cape turned white. So instead of Ruby's signature red color, everything red on her turned it slowly started to fade back to red. Ruby smiled politely.
"Cool, huh?"
Weiss sat there astonished.
"Amazing..." Weiss was baffled
Yang stepped in front of Ruby.
"You see, instead of Ruby's speed, Her Semblance turns into healing, unfortunately Her aura level can't take it, So if Ruby uses it, It would have affected her physically. She could have died. But I guess, for you Weiss, Ruby was glad to take the risk. Aura is a manifestation of the soul…"
"Yang, I know what Aura is." Weiss explained
"Hey! Let me explain okay! I finally get to say something smart."
"Okay, okay. Please, continue."
"Okay. Now, I guess soul could also mean, love? Right? So Ruby loves you so much that her soul enchanced itself and it was able to produce enough aura to use White Rose without… killing her." Yang finished and looked to Ruby. So did Weiss.
"Ruby… You risked your life, for me?" Weiss teared up.
Ruby sniffled, "Of course. I know you would have done the same for me." Ruby had this warm smile on her face.
This warm smile Ruby had was unexplainable, it was a smile that could make the coldest of hearts melt, in this case, Weiss's heart. This certain warm smile, told Weiss that this person right in front of her, Might be the one to keep her safe, keep her from all the hardships. With this amazing yet simple smile, Weiss was a bit more confused, Is Ruby was the one? Or is this just a phase? Weiss didn't know, and if she was honest with herself, she was scared to find the true answer.
"Ruby…" just the thought of someone risking their own life to save hers, made Weiss start to cry.
"Oh come on, Weiss, don't make this a big deal. It was nothing."
"Of course it was something, you idiot!" Weiss yelled. "You were willing to give up everything, for me. Why would you do that Ruby?"
Ruby was speechless.
"I did it because... Well, I told you already. I love you Weiss."
Weiss smiled. "Aren't you forgetting something though?"
"I know, I know. I can wait. I'll wait forever if i have too, Weiss." Ruby answered.
Weiss leaned in close. Ruby did so too thinking it was a kiss. Ruby nervously closed her eyes and prepared for it. But Weiss had other plans. Weiss raised her arm and flicked Ruby on the forehead.
"OW! What was that for?!" Ruby opened her eyes and stared astonished at Weiss.
"That was for risking your life you, dolt!" Weiss said.
Ruby stood confused.
Weiss smiled. She leaned in and place her lips on Ruby's cheek.
"And that… was for risking your life… for me. You, dolt."
Ruby blushed furiously, and in her excitement, her aura flared and she sped out of the hospital and back.
Weiss laughed.
"Well no need for the dramatic flare Ruby."
"Oh please. When have you ever not known me to be overdramatic?" Ruby laugh.
Ruby smiled and held Weiss's hand.
"Weiss Schnee?"
"Yes, Ruby?" Weiss said watching Ruby's moment.
"I'll be waiting."
"you said that already you, idiot." Weiss nodded.
"I know." Ruby smiled.
The group behind them 'awed', even Cinder.
End Of Chapter 9
Next chapter
Chapter 10: A White Rose In The Darkest Of Nights Part 2