*It's been almost a full week since the last time we've seen the characters. In the week, Blake made a full stumble back in her progress. Since she refused to leave her room for anything. Even food. So safe to say, her friends were deeply concerned over here. Ilia heard the door knock and went to open it. She smiled in relief when she saw Ruby there*

Ilia: Hey, Ruby. Sorry, this isn't a social call.

Ruby: it's fine. Though I am a bit miffed, I had to close my shop for today, just to be here. So what's happening?

*Ruby said with a sigh as she rolled her way inside. Ilia closed the door behind her as she followed Ruby to the living room*

Ilia: I was hoping you could answer me that. Did something happen last time you and Blake saw each other? Since every since that day. She hasn't left her room

* Ilia said gently, ruby looked confused, she thought about it for a minute, before she shook her head.*

Ruby: None that I can think of. I also know Penny didn't say anything, Blake didn't already know. But I can be sure that whatever is happening with Blake. It wasn't because of the time we spent together

Ilia: ok. Well. Then I guess there's only one thing to do. I'm sorry that I have to ask this of you ruby, when you have no reason to be involved in this

*Ilia said with a frustrated sigh, Ruby pursed her lips a little since she knew what ilia was gonna ask. And unfortunately, Ruby's golden retriever heart won't let her say no*

Ruby: You want me to talk to her.

Ilia: To the very least, convince her to come out and eat.

*Ilia said softly, she didn't want to make ruby do this. But she also didn't want her friend and teammate to starve to death. Ruby sighed and made her eyes to Blake's room*

With Blake

* We see Blake on her phone. She was waiting for her Chinese food to arrive. Unlike what her teammates thought, she wasn't starving herself. She just made them bring the food to her window by a pulley system for a fat tip. Blake flinched softly when she heard the wheels of Ruby's chair coming her way. It only took a moment for her to hear a knock*

Ruby: Blake. It's me

Blake:.....

*Blake glanced at her window. Considering if the pully system could withstand her own weight. She knows the answer is no way, but there's always the possibility it could*

Ruby: Blake. I can smell you, I know you're there. Can you open the door, please?

Blake:.....

*Blake looked around and, more importantly, smelled herself. She smelled horrible, and if she smelled horrible for Herself, she could only imagine how she must smell to ruby*

Ruby: Blake. I took a day off of work for this. Open the door

Blake: ok.

*Blake's opened the door and saw Ruby looking up at her, Blake felt self-conscious about how she looked. Since honestly, she looked and smelled like hog ass. But Ruby didn't seem to mind. Honestly, she didn't care. She was just here to talk to her, and that's what she's gonna do. So Ruby Wheeled herself inside as she heard the clock of the door being closed*

Blake: You shouldn't have come here

Ruby: Your friends told me that you wouldn't come out of your room. They were worried about you. And they knew you wouldn't be able to say no to me

*Ruby admitted as she looked around. She could see the Chinese take out boxes around the room, so she at least knew that Blake was eating. She stopped looking, when she heard Blake talk under her breath*

Blake: damn them.

Ruby: bad word. Now, want to tell me what's going on?

*Ruby asked as she turned her chair around and faced Blake. Blake at first went for the dismissive route. As she rubbed her shoulder. And didn't meet Ruby's gaze*

Blake: Nothing is going on. I've just been... Under the weather for the last couple of days. I don't mean sick, mind you, I mean emotionally

Ruby: ok. And why is that? Speak to me. Please

*Ruby asked her golden retriever heart, making it easy to sound genuinely concerned. Blake wanted to lie to her, to make up some excuse. But she couldn't. She bit down on her lip for a moment before she spoke*

Blake: Because I've been thinking. And thinking some more. And I came up with what I needed to do

Ruby:..... Why do I get the feeling, I'm gonna cringe?

*Ruby said, pinching the bridge of her nose. Her concern was quickly leaving her body. As she's coming to understand that this wasn't genuine, sad Blake. This was " it's not a phase, mom. No one understands me, " Emo Blake speaking."

Blake: Ruby... We shouldn't see each other anymore

Ruby:.... God, I shouldn't have gotten out from my bed today. OK! Help me out here. How did you get there?

*Ruby said with a frustrated smile. She was so annoyed right now. That it overwrited her need to make people feel better. Blake sighed and looked out at the window. She needed to do this. If she looked at Ruby, she would buckle under her guilt and wouldn't be able to continue.*

Blake: it's just. I was selfish to think I deserved anything from you. Much less your company and time. I...I was toxic. I can admit that. I was so toxic to you, to... All my previous romantic partners. You have all right to hate me. You shouldn't even present to be civil with me, I don't deserve that. And I don't want to cause you more stress.

Ruby: This again? Blake. For the last time. I'm not mad at you, I don't hate you

*Ruby said in a tired tone. She is getting tired of telling people that she doesn't hate Blake. Over and over again. Blake herself, though. Didn't buy it, as she snapped her neck and spoke to Ruby in a raised tone*

Blake: You should hate me! I completely ruined your life!!

Ruby:.....my God, the ego on you, that you think all my problems revolve around you. It's outstanding, honestly, just outstanding. Blake, stop it. I do not hate you.

*Ruby said, trying her best to remain the calm one in the room. But Blake wasn't making it easy. She wasn't letting up, in her verbal assault*

Blake: Ruby, after everything I've caused, you have all right to hate me. Just admit it! Say you hate me

Ruby: I'm not gonna say it because it's not true! Stop trying to take the easy way out!

*Ruby yelled, she was losing her patience, she tried to take some calming breath. But Blake didn't let her take a break to do so. She wanted to hear it. She needed the validation that she's right. That she knows Ruby hates her*

Blake: I'm not trying to take anything, easy! This is extremely hard for me!! Just say you hate me!!

Ruby: For the love of God, I don't hate you!! How many times do I...?! When have I ever?! Argh. For fucks sake Blake! You are not making this easy!

*Ruby said, getting more and more frustrated with the situation, Blake was putting her into. Blake raised her hands, to point them at ruby*

Blake: see?! There it is! Proof that I'm bad for you, that you should just hate me!

Ruby: oh, shut the hell up, is that what you were waiting for? For me to play into this self pity idea you have of me. That the only possible feeling I could have about you is hatred. Well I don't! Why would I allow everyone to know that I'm giving you another chance? how I tried so FUCKING hard to spend time with you every Friday? to fix your weapon!? You can't just ignore all that. So stop taking the easy way out!

*Ruby said with a sigh. As she held the armrest of her chair was tighter. She was so close to blowing a casket. Since even golden retrievers are still animals at the end of the day*

Blake: I'm not taking the easy way out! Stop saying that!

Ruby: No. You are completely taking the easy way out. Since If I hate you, then you get to justify yourself to stop improving. You get to justify, to stop putting in the work, to fix things. My FUCKING God Blake! You've been doing this since we were kids, always putting the blame on everyone but yourself. Grow up already!!

*Ruby yelled, completely tired of Blake's mentality, neither of them realize that they were unintentionally crying, with how emotional this circular conversation made them*

Blake: how. How can you not hate me?! How can you not be angry with me?!

(Author note: Ruby's rant brought to you by, nostalgia critic))

Ruby: BECAUSE IT'S TOO EASY!! It's the easiest thing in the world to do! Any imbecile can hate! IT'S LAZY!!

*Ruby yelled, her face becoming completely red, with how angry she was. Blake finally managed to push ruby over the edge, and got to see for the first time, a truly angry ruby*

Ruby:You wanna know what takes effort? Being nice. It is so hard to be nice to some people!

*Ruby barked, glaring at Blake. Who's finally starting to realize, that she pushed ruby too far this time. But ruby was too steamed up. To stop*

Ruby: But what am I supposed to do?
Say I hate you over and over and over, and hope that one day, you'll wake up and do a head smack saying "I'M CURED! Yeah, the first million times didn't work, but the millionth and one, that was the magic number! That's what got through!"

Blake: ruby....

*Blake tried to intervene, but ruby all but ignored her. She was so deep in her rant, that she didn't even hear her, speak. All ruby could hear is a light ringing in he ear, as she spoke*

Ruby:How likely is that gonna happen!? A..And don't get me wrong, there's times when we need to be angry. We need to fight. Where it's alright to hate somebody. If not, we'd be goose-stepping all our lives. But, it should be one of the last options, not always the first! Because when you get angry, you don't think straight, and people take advantage of that.

*Ruby said, as she started to calm down. Remembering the words of Glynda, to never let anger control her. She took a deep breath. And looked again Blake. Speaking in a much softer tone than before*

Ruby: And maybe you disagree with me, that I should hate you. No, despise you, for being a stupid teenager. Okay, fine. You know what? I'll listen. I'll listen to what you have to share. And even though so much of what you say feels wrong, I'll still keep it in my mind that you could possibly be right, and that I should hate you. because if I'm not willing to change for you, how am I supposed to expect you to change for me?

Blake: I...

Ruby: I'm not done!

*Ruby barked back, as Blake's tried to say something, but ruby stopped her before that could happen. Blake started this, and now she was gonna stand there and take it*

Ruby: I want to be patient enough to see if we can fix this. Fix us, rather than just give up, and live my life with hatred, a hatred that I just don't have, but you keep insisting that I do. Unlike you, I'm ready to put the work in, and try to repair our relationship. But I can't repair it, if I'm the only one trying

*Ruby said, as the fire of anger she once had, left her body all that was left was just tiredness, Blake always finds a way to drain her emotionally*

Ruby: I'm willing to put in the work. Are you? Or are you just gonna keep with self hating yourself, to fulfill this self profiling prophecy crap, you have on so that you can justify pushing everyone away from you! So tell me. What's it gonna be?

Blake: I... Yes. Yes. I want to fix this. I want to put in the work. I'm...I'm sorry. I know I was acting immature, you deserve better than that. I don't know what got over me

*Blake said groaning, as she sat on her bed. She raised her legs and hugged them, looking just depressed. The anger, the bravado, the dramatic, it was all gone. All that was left is the sadness. Ruby sighed, and wheeled to her. Or tried to. It was too messy, to use her chair properly*

Ruby: I'll tell you what happened. You locked yourself in. And you let your mind overthink, till you came up, with this stupid idea, that I'm completely one note, and that I must hate you, since you hate yourself

Blake: that's mean... I wish I could say that it isn't true

*Blake mumbled, she wanted to help ruby, but she remembered what ruby asked of her, if she doesn't ask it, she can't do it. Ruby's golden retriever heart started to return, seeing as now, Blake was legitimately sad*

Ruby: have you considered therapy?

Blake: I.... I'm not sure that would be a good fit for me. You know that I'm not good at sharing my past, in a healthy way. Today is a great example of that

*Blake said softly, she has taken therapy before. When Weiss caught her cutting her wrists, but all it did, was make Blake miserable, since they just hopped her up with some happy pills, that made her just feel numb. Ruby shook her head, being a complete advocate for therapy*

Ruby: it's also a great example on why you should go. Since if you bottle everything up, until it explodes you'll end up hurting yourself, and whoever is there to deal with that

Blake: I...I don't know why you all deal with me

*Blake said with a sigh, it was an attempt to change the subject, since she really didn't want to talk about this. Thankfully it worked*

Ruby: for your friends, because they love and care for you

Blake: and for you?

*Blake whispered, but ruby heard it all the same. Since she managed to make it next to the bed. Ruby bit down on he lip, before she responded*

Ruby: I don't know. Maybe because of the girl I once knew. Maybe because you were my first friend, after my biological parents died. Maybe because I'm a glutton for punishment. Maybe. Because I'm bored with my routine, and i wanted something new. The point is, I'm not going anywhere until we see if we can fix this

Blake: ok. I... Now what?

*Blake asked softly. She didn't have anymore to say. She was just as exhausted as ruby. Ruby glanced at the window, and then at Blake*

Ruby: Now? I think you need to pay for your food

*Ruby said, pointing to the window, where there was Chinese food in the basket. Blake nodded as she walked to the food and took it, paying the man below. She looked at Ruby nervously*

Blake: Do...do you want to share it?

Ruby: If you take a shower first. And I mean a long, deep shower. Since you smell atrocious

*Ruby said with a crooked smile. The smell was killing her. The whole room, stinks of wet clothes, old food, and a smell, that ruby is gonna pretend she doesn't know what it is. Blake winced a lot and nodded in agreement*

Blake: r.. right, yeah. Should probably do that first

Ruby: And apologize to your friends for worrying them

*Ruby said as she wheeled herself out of the room, Blake felt more embarrassed when Ruby took a big breath of the air of the hallway. She walked up behind her and nodded a little*

Blake: And apologize to my friends for worrying them. Yes your Right. I'll...I'll do the bath thing first

Ruby: That's a good idea. I'll be in the living room

*Ruby said as she wheeled away. Blake watched her go before going to the bathroom and wash out all... Well, all of her, multiple times*

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