Chapter 47: She Isn't Lying

Well, how can this situation turn out? Well, I'm not going to tell you, you'd just have to read the chapter to find out. Otherwise, that would ruin the pacing and the drama. Oh, and one more thing: I don't own RWBY or anything else I write in here. Now, let's move onto the story, huh?

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"I-I wouldn't put it exactly like that, but… it's close,"

Ruby's answer hung in the air. The tension between Weiss and Ruby was growing worse and worse by the second. For Ruby, it was because she was afraid of Weiss' response. For Weiss, it was because her mind was trying to process the horrible truth Ruby laid out in front of her.

Finally, Weiss sputtered, "N-no no no no no no NO NO NO NO NO! Y-you're lying! You can't break up with me! T-that's impossible!".

"I don't want to, really…" Ruby nervously replied back, her eyes darting back and forth. "But how can you fully love me if you don't understand yourself first?".

"You're lying! Please, just lie to me! It HAS to be false!" Weiss cried. She desperately clutched at Ruby's shirt, as if it was the only thing keeping her safe.

"I-I'm not… I think we need to..." Ruby's breath hitched in her throat as she tried to get out the last words of her sentence. "I th-think we need to go our different ways. J-just until you're b-better," she managed to force out. Tears began to well up in her vision. This wasn't easy for Ruby, either.

At those horrible, horrible words, Weiss let go of Ruby and sunk to her knees. She began to cling at Ruby's skirt, and begged, "No, don't do this! Don't leave me! I-I-I can't go on without you!".

Ruby had to force herself to pry Weiss away from her legs. "I-I'm so, so s-sorry, b-but it has to be this w-way," Ruby choked out through her tears. Weiss looked up at her from the floor in sheer shock and horror.

Quickly, she grabbed Ruby's ankle to prevent her from leaving. If she was in her right mind, she would call her actions pathetic. But, that didn't matter to her right now. All that mattered was not losing Ruby.

"What about all the things we've done?! You can't let them go!" Weiss yelled at Ruby from the ground.

Ruby shook off Weiss' hand and replied, "I'll come back w-when you're better. Please, don't waste t-this,". Wiping away her tears, Ruby made her way towards the door to leave Weiss.

Weiss was growing absolutely desperate. She had nearly run out of options. There was only one tool in her arsenal left, and it would leave her without her dignity. She didn't care in the slightest. If that's what it took to get Ruby back, then so be it.

Just as Ruby was about to open the door to leave, she heard the rustling of clothes. She turned around to see Weiss, who had undone her blouse to reveal her plain light blue bra. Weiss was also frantically running her hands all over herself, in an attempt to look enticing. Instead, it made her look like a complete wreck.

"Come on Ruby, remember this?" Weiss moaned in a pitiable attempt to seduce Ruby back to her side.

Ruby only could shake her head at the pathetic display in front of her. Her fears were proven then and there: Weiss was willing to allow herself to sink lower and lower than what she thought was possible.

Seeing Ruby's disappointed gesture, Weiss practically flung herself at Ruby's feet. There was no way she could lose her now! She would have nothing left, otherwise! Not a speck of dignity or a bit of pride would remain!

"Remember what it was like to sleep with me? To feel my touch? We can do that right now, Ruby, and forget about all of this!" Weiss pleaded as she tried her best to look enticing. To add to the image, she batted her eyes at her (now former) girlfriend.

The cloaked girl had no words for what Weiss was trying to do. That scared Weiss more than anything. So, she threw out the last bit of restraint in her and cried, "You can make me do what you want! I'll be your dog if you want it! I'll bark for you! I'll do it now! Bark, bark!".

Ruby's stream of tears grew at the sight of the sad wretch in front of her. It was unfortunate that this is what Weiss had become. But, she had seen this one coming, even with her help. So, she did the best thing for herself and Weiss, and walked out of the door.

"No! NO!" Weiss screamed at the closed door. "NOOOO! DON'T LEAVE MEEEEE!". Her cries turned into ragged sobs as the reality of loneliness sank in.

Weiss curled into herself on the floor, and cried even harder. Her lungs burned for breath, but that didn't matter. Her throat began to taste like the iron in her blood, but that didn't matter. Her eyes were so sore that it stung to have them open, but that didn't matter.

What mattered to Weiss was Ruby.

And now she had walked out of her life.

Weiss didn't care when a furious Yang kicked down the door to the dorm room, with a cautious looking Blake in tow.

"Hey, Ice Queen! Ruby ran by us, crying! You better have… an… oh no…" Yang's anger slowed down as she saw the miserable wreck of a girl on the floor, holding her knees and crying.

Swiftly, Yang knelt beside Weiss prone, weeping form. "Hey, uh, are you alright?" she asked as she tried to put a comforting hand on Weiss' shoulder. Suddenly, Weiss jerked away from Yang's touch.

"D-don't you t-touch me! Don't you f-fucking PITY ME!" Weiss yelled at Yang.

"What happened?" Yang quietly asked to herself. Just what in the hell happened here to cause all of this?

"J-just kill me… just fucking kill me…" Weiss moaned as she weakly grabbed one of Yang's arms and held it against her head. She was hoping to have Yang's Ember Celica activate and blow her head clean off. To her, it was the only way to escape her pain right now. She eagerly awaited the embrace the infinite darkness of death.

Blake knelt next to Yang, who was frozen at shock at what she was witnessing.

"We need to take her somewhere to get help. She isn't safe here," the cat Faunus suggested. Yang gave a silent nod at Blake's idea. She had a point, Weiss couldn't be trusted with her own safety right now.

The pair grabbed Weiss' limp arms and heaved her to her feet. Weiss didn't resist. To her, she would be lucky if they were taking her to the roof to throw her off, or to an empty field to light her on fire. That would be a blessing for Weiss right now.

"Medical Ward, right?" Yang grunted as her and Blake hauled Weiss out of the room.

"Right," confirmed Blake.

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The Medical Ward was willing to take Weiss under its watch when Yang and Blake took her there. After all, mental health definitely fell under their purview. So, the attending nurse told Yang and Blake that Weiss would be kept under watch during all hours of the day, with the nurses taking shifts watching her. Also, anything that could harm her was taken away from Weiss and the room she was locked in, so that she wouldn't kill herself under their watch.

Currently, Blake and Yang were sitting on a bench outside the Medical Ward, reflecting on what happened. Their last class of the day had already started, but nobody on Team RWBY was in any mood to actually go. Too many bad things had happened today to make them want to do anything else.

"How do you think Ruby is taking it?" Blake asked Yang as she leaned forwards in her seat.

Yang ran her hands through her hair as she thought. Knowing how empathetic Ruby could get, she probably wasn't taking whatever happened all that well. As far as Yang figured, something happened between the two that caused them to separate and have a falling out. That was the only logical explanation as to why the pair of them were crying about something.

"I… honestly don't know," admitted Yang. "We haven't even seen her since she ran by us,".

"Yeah…" Blake sighed as she leaned back into the bench.

Blake and Yang grew silent as they watched scattered groups of students and faculty pass by them, communed in their daily activities. Envy filled their hearts. If only they could go back to the times before the trip, without a single worry to behold. But now… how could they possibly go back to what once was? It wasn't as if they could go back to their lighthearted moments, back to the times that seemed much simpler. With all the near-deaths that had happened, with all the heartbreak and mental breakdowns Team RWBY had suffered, it felt as if something had been stolen away from them, which couldn't be easily returned.

"…Where do we stand in all of this?" Yang asked Blake.

Blake raised a curious eyebrow. "What do you mean by that?" she asked back.

"I mean… with everything that's going on… what should we do? Are we in any position to do anything? Should we do anything?" Yang thought aloud.

Blake let out a brief, cynical chuckle. "Now that's an answer I don't know,".

"It's a hard question," admitted Yang. "Maybe there is no real answer,".

"Well, that's certainly possible…" Blake mused. "After all, not every story has a clean cut ending. But, at least endings can exist,".

"I can get behind that," agreed Yang. If there was at least a conclusion to everyone's pain, then maybe things can look up further down the line. Yang's face darkened as she then said, "But, I only hope this ending comes soon,".

"Again, that's an idea without an answer," Blake pointed out. To the best of her knowledge, things can always get worse than before. The events of the past few weeks certainly proved that virtue. But, on the other side, things can reach a point where they can only get better. Honestly, this narrative of despair could swing either way right now.

"I guess…" Yang sighed. She fell silent again, and people watched some more. It was a good distraction from all that had happened. By now, small distractions had been one of the few things holding her together. First, her steps to avoid dwelling on her near-murder of Mr. Brass, and now with the apparent falling out of Ruby and Weiss. The other constant thing holding Yang together was Blake. It was nice to have a logical, rational person to bounce thoughts off of and seek advice from. If Ruby and Weiss' relationship was more or less similar as theirs, then it was perfectly understandable as to why Weiss was taking this so hard.

"When do you think Ruby's going to come back?" Blake asked, hoping to break the depressing silence.

"Hopefully soon," Yang said, before standing up from the bench. "But, I'm not waiting for that. Come on, let's look for her. Maybe she can shed some light on this whole mess," she declared.

Blake decided to follow Yang's lead and stood up also. After all, not only was it important to know where your team leader was, but Ruby was also Yang's sister. In an odd way, that meant she was related to Blake now, and she would never let one of her new relatives just slip away like that.

"You take the lead. Do you have any idea where she could have run off to?" Blake questioned Yang.

"Well, there's a few places," explained Yang. "She could be hiding and waiting for JNPR to come back to their room, so she could hang out there. Or, she could be at any place where sugary food is available. If I know one thing about my sister, she loves her comfort food,".

"In that case, I think we should check out the snack bar, first," Blake offered.

"Right. That isn't too far away at all," Yang agreed.

Soon, the pair was making their way down the brick walkway, in search of someone the both of them held dear. Maybe, if they could just find Ruby, then there could be some way to fix this awful mess. No matter how unlikely that seemed at the moment, it was a better choice than doing nothing.

And so, they began their search.

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Well, the unthinkable happened. But, how will this affect the plot? Is it even on the rails anymore? Who knows? Everything is up in the air now. Well, maybe not for long. Hopefully not for long. You'll just have to wait and see how this plays out. So, with that, this is The Draigg, signing off for now.