Ketsueki Okami

Chapter 4

Ruby's POV

When I asked Derek who Celia was he stopped walking as if I triggered some sort of flashback.

"Celia was my little sister back when I was a labor worker for the Schnee dust mines. I would tell her stories every night before bed, she would always have hope of us leaving and living a better life. After our dad starved to death by giving us his food, so it was my job to take care of her."

His voice started to break.

"I'd give her my food so she wouldn't go to sleep hungry, of course me not eating resulted in me getting weak. Then one day I collapsed to the ground from the constant working and little food, a guard came up to me with his bladed whip and lashed at me."

He touched his scarred left eye.

"That's how I lost sight on my left eye. Celia came to my rescue and started throwing rocks at him. The guard got pissed and punched her in the face. I tried to get up, but my body was too weak. He just wrapped his whip around her neck and strangled her. All I could do was watch as the life was slowly sucked out of her and blades of the whip dig into her neck. Her eyes staring at my mines, desperately begging for her big brother to save her!"

I notice tears falling down his cheek.

"After she died the guard he dropped her body in front of me. Instead of giving me bread like usual he wanted me to "Eat the runt of the pack." not wanting to starve I h-had no chance. I grabbed her body and bit a chunk of her neck and while all this was happening... "

He clenches his fists.

"...the fucker was laughing!" Not wanting to put Derek through more than he has to. I gently place my left hand on his shoulder and my right hand on his chest. "It's okay Derek! You don't have to keep going." I could feel his heart beating rapidly through his chest.

"Ruby." he said "Yes Derek?" I responded "Could you get your hand off of me?" I quickly realize I was violating his personal space and backed up a bit.

When we go to our room to find Weiss and Blake in their pajamas, while Yang was in her normal clothes. I take a look at my scroll and saw that the time was around 9:30. "What's there to eat?" Derek said, heading straight to the kitchen, while gently letting Buffy go. He went through the cupboards and got out a can of Zwei's dog food. "What is this? Never mind, I don't care!" He quickly said and opened the can.

My team and I just stared at him as he eats the can of dog food. He was acting like one of the hungry stoners from Yang's rated R films. Please don't tell her I watch em! I'm not suppose go through her stuff!

"Derek, you do know that's dog food right?" Yang asks "I'm a wolf faunus so close enough!" He wasn't even using a spoon, just his bare hands digging into the can.

After finishing he went looking in the fridge. "What's there to drink?" He grab a 2-liter bottle of soda from the fridge and chugs the entire thing!

"Yang I'd that drink now!" He said "Great! Just follow me and I'll lead you to the bar." Yang left the room and Derek followed. That was....strange. One minute he was about to have a break down the next he was eating like Nora on an all you can eat pancake buffet, actually no. Nobody can compete against her love of pancakes.

It was like he under the influence of something. I just shrug it off and change into my pajamas.

Derek's POV

I followed Yang outside of Beacon and to our motorbikes. I then realize riding while high might be a bad idea. Eh, how bad can this possibly go?

I hop on Celia (the name of my motorcycle) and follow Yang to the bar. While riding I turn on the radio and listen to Paint it black.