Destiny No More

Chapter 5

Pyrrha was quickly turning into the opposite of a morning person. She'd never been an early-riser for the fun of it, but she had at least been more than able to get up with minimal issues. That had changed as of late, leaving her drowsy and irritable, even somewhat grumpy.

Friday night she had tried going to sleep as soon as possible, but she had woken up exhausted. Ren had theorized that she had simply slept too much, leaving her even more exhausted. She'd heard about that happening but she'd never had the issue herself, but even so, she supposed it made sense.

So Saturday she had tried to get a normal amount of sleep, aiming roughly for nine hours.

"I take it I was wrong?" Ren asked, perched on top of his bed still wearing his pajamas. Pyrrha simply groaned in response, a sound not unlike that of a zombie... at least, according to Nora. "I suppose it could just be another symptom of your cold."

That was another thing she had been forced to deal with. Not only was she unable to sleep, her head and stomach ache had been nearly crippling, forcing her to stay in the dorm room for the whole weekend so far.

Her team had brought her food and anything else she had needed. She had insisted that they go out and enjoy themselves and, after a bit of reluctance, they had departed towards Vale. Leaving Pyrrha alone in the room once more.

Their absence helped her headache, though she would never tell them that for fear of offending them. It was mostly due to the lack of noise that gave her mind the rest it needed.

Sadly, it wasn't meant to last as there was a soft knock on the door. Pyrrha rose from her bed, debating on whether or not to even open the door. Glancing back she saw her bed, and the idea was tempting, but there was another knock on the door and she opened it.

Ruby smiled, not the happy easy one she had come to know from the younger huntress but rather one more meant to reassure her. "How are you feeling?" Pyrrha only looked at her with a blank stare.

"OK, right, totally fair. Dumb question." Ruby rambled. "Anything I can do to help?"

Pyrrha thought about turning her away but hesitated. In truth... she was a bit bored. Her team wasn't set to be back for a few hours yet and she didn't want to bother them. She was also feeling better than she had earlier, a little more like herself.

So rather than turn her away, she waved her in. "Mind keeping me company for a bit?"

"If you're sure..." Ruby seemed hesitant, but after it was clear Pyrrha wasn't just trying to be polite for her sake, she accepted.

It was only after they had both sat down, Pyrrha choosing to sit on the edge of her bed, that she realized the error in her decision.

She had no idea how to entertain a guest. It sounded cruel but she had only invited Ruby in on a whim, knowing that she would help alleviate the boredom.

"So..." She tried, hoping her friend would be able to run with the nothing she had been given.

"So..." Pyrrha cursed as it became clear Ruby was just as socially awkward as she was. Well, she cursed internally anyways. Yang would never forgive her if she said something like that around her 'innocent little sister'.

That thought gave Pyrrha the avenue she needed.

"How has your team been?" It was a bit of a boring question, and one more befitting a parent than a friend, but it was the best she could think of.

"Good... how about yours?"

"Good, we've been... good..." And just like that, Pyrrha's conversation had been killed.