Chapter IV
A/N: So, I'm going to try to write every time I have a free moment. I honestly love writing this story and I have great plans for it! Of course with my brain I'll probably forget and add something even MORE to the story as well! I hope you all enjoy this episode as we (sort of) dig into what Blake does in her free time!
Blake looked onto the girl's face. She was flawless, her pale skin almost shining to her, her snow white hair looked delicate as if groomed constantly, and her crystal blue eyes pierced her heart. Blake couldn't find one flawless thing about the girl. Even in her hand shake the girl's skin was so smooth. Wait… Her hand. Weiss was resting her left hand on her stomach revealing what looked like a ragged line in her skin. Come to think of it, no one asked why she was in the hospital in the first place. Attempted suicide?
"See?" Ruby said happily. "I knew you two would be friends!" Weiss's lips formed a small smile. She still had a slight sense of humor. Laughing. She hasn't done that in a while.
Yang was sitting in a couch spacing out like normal while humming a happy tune to herself; but it was Blake who was acting odd. She couldn't stop staring at the girl in front of her. She is a Schnee… How could she be in a hospital for attempted suicide. Ruby and Weiss happily chatted… or rather Ruby happily chewed Weiss's ear off with conversation she could only nod to.
However, Blake had not gone unnoticed by the once heiress. She caught glances of the girl staring at her as if Blake was deep in thought about the girl. She pretended not to notice her and halfway listened to what Ruby was going on about. It had something to do with a man named Ozpin and cookies. How could Weiss ignore the amber orbs that were staring at her as if peering into her soul? This girl, Blake, she was… different. Her long black hair flowed down to her lower back, her eyes seemed to light up her entire complexion, Blake was pale but not on the same level Weiss was. Of course, the girl was attractive in all senses of the word, but Weiss didn't want to just start making cat calls at the girl.
"What ever. She probably doesn't even swing that way. If she did, she would probably be dating Yang. Those two seem to get along really well. Plus, that would make me really happy for Yang. She would find someone who could finally tame that wild fire burning within her and maybe focus that energy on something productive other than martial arts and mechanics."
"So Weiss…" Blake spoke up. 'I need to know.' Blake couldn't move on until she knew why. "I don't mean to seem pushy… or rude at all… but I'm curious… how did you end up here?" Now she'd done it. The words leaving her mouth made her feel like a complete moron. You never ask why someone is in a hospital if it isn't obvious! The other two girls in the room stood shocked, switching their gaze from Blake to Weiss rapidly.
Weiss let out a loud sigh. She should have let them know sooner why she was here. The elephant in the room. Of course everyone was curious, but it was Blake who spoke. Weiss admired Blake for being bold, but it seemed a little too soon to her to be asking these questions. It couldn't hurt to tell them, but she wouldn't go any farther than that. She looked at all of the girls in the room and then waved them to come closer. She brought her left arm onto the table that was over her legs and laid it so the bottom of her arm would show to everyone.
The wound was gruesome, still in its healing and scabbing over the cut was a deep red color, blood still stained the skin where it was damaged, the skin trying to close itself with fluid and enzymes inside of the scab. The horrid jagged line running from one end of the wrist to the other looked like someone tried to make a chevron pattern but failed.
"Oh,.. my… god." Ruby said in fear. "W-Weiss… Why?" She pleaded with the girl grabbing her into a hug quickly. Weiss moved her right arm around the brunette and let her have a release from shock. They were equal now in her eyes. Ruby gave her shoulder to Weiss to cry on, now it was her turn. Weiss bit her lower lip and looked away in shame.
"It was her family." Blake spoke up. Weiss looked at the girl with wide eyes and a confused look. How could she possibly know? Ruby came up from Weiss and looked at Blake and sniffled.
"What? How? Why?" She asked between sniffles.
"Her father was relentless. She probably pushed Weiss over the edge. I know the extent of his rage…" Blake took on a far away look as if she was remembering something. "I know exactly what that man is capable of, and in Weiss's position, he wasn't easy on her." Blake seemed to come back to the room. "She had every right to try and leave… but she's still here. You need to celebrate your friend living another day." Blake commented trying to lift the mood slightly. "Why she did it isn't important. The fact that she did it at all is troubling, but what can you do now? You need to cherish important friends…" She trailed off.
Blake was standing up for the girl because she knew… She knew what it was like to be abandoned. She wasn't free of scars either. She had endured just as much if not more. Blake knew what the girl was going through. She had done the same.
"Excuse me… but Weiss… doesn't currently have a place to stay." The nurse said. She wanted to try to help Weiss as much as possible, the files said it all. The girls all looked at each other. Ruby and Yang already shared an apartment, the rooms were filled and they didn't want to make Weiss sleep on the couch. However, Blake didn't have anyone living with her, She owned a downtown apartment overlooking the city scape. As a known writer she had a decent source of revenue.
Weiss was still shocked at everything happened. Had Blake just stood up for her actions? Did she know what it was like to have all of this happen to her? Surely not,,,
"Blake… Could you… Possibly… Take her in for now?" Yang asked tenderly trying not to make it seem like Weiss would be there forever. "I'm sure she would pay rent as soon as she landed on her feet… and then she would move out when she found a place… Please?" Blake quickly turned her back to the group. She could feel the blood rushing to her face, the blush that she sported could be seen plain as day if she turned around.
"Well… I… Don't exactly have another roommate… So.. I mean, if she was fine with it… I guess she could… stay." Was Weiss really going to start living under the same roof as Blake? Could Blake really handle having this beautiful girl living with her without trying to make a move on her? Of course she could. She's Blake Belladonna, established writer and in full control of her mind. She could handle anything! Certainly keeping a cool head around Weiss wouldn't be a problem.
"Then it's decided!" Ruby exclaimed happily. "When will she be released?" Ruby asked turning to the nurse.
"Today actually." She replied. Blake's face instantly dropped all emotion and was taken over by panic. Weiss could not be allowed to see her novels that she had been writing recently, all of her publications that she wrote had to be hidden, as of now they were scattered around the apartment and various other embarrassing "items" were laying around. She had to clean before Weiss arrived.
Blake coughed. "Well, if you don't mind I would like to prepare my home first. So when she is released would you two bring her by? Thanks." She looked at Ruby and Yang then shot out of the room and into the elevator down the hall.
"Well… That was a thing." Yang said with sigh. "Weiss… Blake is a… How do I put this? Ah, lonely person. She's kinda a hermit. Of course she's the strong quiet type, but she still has her… uhh… Flaws?" Yang said the last word with a slight instantly got the memo, her face starting to gain a blush as she looked down at the floor trying to dismiss all thoughts from her mind… but could Weiss blame Blake? No… Of course not.
'Of course I can't blame her… I mean even I sometimes… No! No, no, no! This is not the time to think about that!' Mentally Weiss continuously slapped herself for such indecent thoughts.
"That's what she is going to go clean isn't she?" Ruby asked Yang.
"Probably." She said shifting her attention back to Weiss. "But please, don't blame her for it. She is actually a very sweet girl. She's nice, funny, and understanding. I mean, she puts up with me a lot so that's an example!"
'Never. I would never blame her for something so trivial.' Weiss thought to herself. She was dedicated at this point. She was going to pay back Blake no matter what it took. Weiss as she was right now was a burden (in her own eyes) and she wants to make herself less so. She would be willing to work as hard as she could to ease the economic blow to Blake… but that wasn't all she felt. Weiss felt… happy she would be moving in with Blake. Happiness. Another thing Weiss hasn't felt in a long time.