Chapter Three: Over The Edge

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Professor Ozpin was in his studies reviewing old maps of areas where the heroes of Remnant came out victorious and remenicesed the times he had with his people that fell before him. He turned to his window to view the outside world. The day was dreary, clouds so heavy they looked as if they would cry at any moment. His attention from the stormy weather was turned away when he heard the elevator in his room go off. Walking towards him was Glynda.

"Hello, Glynda." He greeted her. "How can I be of your service today?"

"I only came by to see if you have stopped looking at those maps... and of course here you are again just looking at them. The past is the past, you have to let it go."

Professor Ozpin sighed. "If we let go of the past, might as well let go of the present. There would be no present if there were no past. In fact, we might as well let go of history all together. But no, we can not let go of the past. How else would we learn from our mistakes?"

"You've made no mistake that day, Ozpin."

"Whether I have or have not. Nothing can wash away this feeling of guilt inside. And now we are fortunate to have her daughter attending Beacon here with us. I take it upon myself as my duty to keep her safe as well as all other students here."

"Yet you still have her partnered up with Weiss Schnee?"

"There's a spark between them that I just can't look past. People need a chance to love."

"I feel like this conversation is going to be as bad as the weather is looking right now." She said as torrential rain started to pour and jab at the windows.

Professor Ozpin turned his attention to the weather again. "I have a really bad feeling about this day... It hasn't rained this much since Summer was taken from us."

"What do you think will happen?" Glynda asked him.

"I am unsure..."

[Ruby's POV]

Ruby was taking some long strides in the hallway unknowingly of how slow down her pace was. Then a voice came up from behind her, the voice of partner.

"Ruby, move it! I have to get to class!" Weiss exclaimed shoving past Ruby and giving her a death glare.

Ruby looked down at her toes and sighed. Then she looked up again at the girl she was falling for.

What is it about her that makes me lover her so? Ruby wondered.

Saddened by how Weiss still only held animosity towards her, she decided to skip out on class that day. She took out her headphones and started listening to Start Again, by Red. She strolled back to her dorm room ignoring everyone who may have been watching her or just looking past her.

When she had arrived in her dorm room, she threw her book bag onto the ground along with her headphones and entered the bathroom. She stood in front of the mirror and slammed her fist against the wall. She stood there starring at her reflection. She reached a hand up to her face as she noticed that had bags under her eyes.

This is really me!? I look like a mess... No, I am a mess! How can I keep going like this? Mother, how did you do it!? How? Ruby thought as tears started to fall from her eyes and onto the sink. She decided to let the water run.

You must've had a lot of people who loved you, who admired you... I wish I could be that person too, but I'm just not you! So how did you do it?! Maybe if I were stronger? Maybe if I weren't so sensitive? Here they just look at me like I'm a mistake, a freak! My own roommate and partner despises me! And I had thought that the only creatures of Remnant to hate were creatures of grimm... But I guess I'm a monster too... I lash out when I get too angry, like a monster, but I'm killing grimm, but if I don't, they'll kill us... We're all the same then aren't we? I can't do this anymore... Mother, father, sister, I'm sorry. I'm not the person you expected from me.

She took her scroll from out of her pocket and tried calling Yang. She received no answer and threw her scroll onto the ground as well. She screamed.

"I'm going mad! I'm a failure! What kind of partner am I? She doesn't need my help, she well rounded on her own. She can take care of herself! Who do I have to protect!? It'll be easier if I just go!" Ruby punched the mirror bloodying her fist leaving splatters of blood and broken glass all over the floor.

"I quit! I quit, I quit I quit!" She screamed as she ran out of the bathroom.

She found a sheet of paper and wrote a note on it with tears dripping down, left it on a nearby desk with blood scattered all over it, and took off in fury with Cresent Rose. She sprinted out into the pouring rain that was washing away the blood spilling from her hand, but it couldn't wash away the pain she was feeling inside. Rose petals were flying all about in the air as she ran. She ran until she reached Emerald Forest.

Okay, here's the plan, you're going to fight until you're aura is spent.

She searched around her looking for grimm with her mind going wild. "You've got to be kidding me! There's hardly any here when I actually want them around!" Ruby spat through her teeth.

She sprinted again leaving a trail of rose petals behind her ignoring the rain and her opened wound on her hand. She had no intention of activating her aura to heal it, she was through. Her mind sang to her though....

What is this feeling dwelling deep inside?
I'm convulsing, breaking and decaying 
How much longer do I have to hide? 
I'm unsure of the choices I need to be making 
Do you only see what's before you? 
Can you see that I'm trying to make it through 
But I'm failing as you just stand and watch me

[Weiss' POV]

Weiss had finished class and wondered why Ruby didn't show up when she was with her in the hallway. She rushed inside the dorm room to find Ruby's Cresent Rose missing, her headphones and backpack were tossed carelessly to the ground. She knew right away something was wrong. Ruby loves her headphones and wouldn't ever throw them onto the ground. She then felt guilty inside.

Did I go too far? I really didn't mean to, but I guess should've known better! Was this all because of me though? She's sensitive, but I was only thinking about myself! She thought as she circled around the room for any leads as to where her partner may have gone.

Her scroll went off, but she didn't answer. She was sure it was her sister, but she didn't care at the moment, Ruby was her priority. A messy desk caught her eye. Atop of it held a damaged paper with writing, Ruby's handwriting. And there was blood. She found more blood on the desk and some droplets on the ground that seemed to be drying up as she she tried to pull herself together. She grabbed the paper on the desk and read it quickly pacing back and forth. It read in a sloppy handwriting:

Weiss, if you ever come across this note, and if my sister ever calls, please answer and let her know that I'm sorry. My time is done here. And I know, I guess I really am a coward for choosing this way to go, but promise me you'll never do the same. We never really saw eye to eye, but I do love you and in many ways I can't explain. You have confidence, which I lack. You're smart, you're beautiful regardless of how difficult you can be sometimes. I try to look past that and see maybe there's some reason to why you're so cold. I wish that maybe in another life you and I wouldn't have such difficulties getting along and maybe we could be friends or more.

-Ruby

After reading the last sentence Weiss' heart beaten rapidly. Her mind racing. Ruby had just confessed to her through the note. She liked Ruby back, no. She loved Ruby in return. She rushed to the bathroom thinking maybe Ruby was there... It was empty. She grabbed Myrtenaster and she too headed out into the storm.


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*Author's note(s) For anyone who is curious to know the full lyrics to my song in this story called Monster, you can check it out in my other story, The Gateway to My Soul.

And to my faithful readers, I thank you. c:

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