Leah and Ruby

(A/N back to last night, last part was getting to long!💜)

Chloe's POV

"No. Not after what you did. If I were to be friends with you it would be the lowest I've ever gone."

I snapped at her, she looked confused as if my answer were the wrong one. It shouldn't matter since it's my choice. I tried walking past her once more but she turned the floor tiles into a slippery iced floor. I fell from how slippery it was and tried to get back up but it was too icy.

"I just want to go on a walk." I started to get frustrated with her. "And I just want to be your friend. Guess we can't always get what we want, huh princess?" I rolled my eyes trying to get up again but I fell right back on my knees, Neve looked down on me while smiling. "You're so cute when you're in distress, may I be your knight and save you? It'll require a friendship though." She said, her voice grew lower throughout the sentence,  offering her hand out, I'd rather die than befriend her.

"Please, I just want to go on a walk. You are the last person I want to deal with." Due to all the stress and annoyance I was under, my voice cracked but I couldn't let myself break in front of her. "Begging now? Real princess-ey of you." she mocked while floating around me, grabbing underlining of my jaw gently.

I slapped her hand away in frustration and looked for a way off this iced floor, it was starting to get cold. "All you gotta do is be my friend.. is that so hard?" She said weirdly, if it meant I could go in a simple walk then I would, I can just ignore her once she's helped me up. "Fine. Just.. help me up." "Mmm.. pinkie promise you'll be my friend?" She said holding out her pinkie finger as she still floated above me on her cloud of mist and snowflakes.

Our pinkies intertwined and she cleared the floors. I got up and walked out the doors, planing on going on that walk.

Just then I felt myself carried off the floor, I was sliding on a slope of.. ice? I felt horrified, I was so high up and I got no warning she'd do this. "Neve! Put me down..!" I yelled as I started to reach high speeds.

As I just started to finally slow down I noticed that there was a huge drop, the end of it swooped up but was cut off at the end. "NEVE! THIS ISN'T FUNNY." I yelled as she was right behind me, still floating. "Calm down princess, i'd never.. hurt you."  Why'd she say it like that?!

That's when I felt a gentle push on my back and I was picking up speed down the humongous drop, I yelled in fear as felt that drop in my stomach, then I reached the half that was cut off.

I felt myself in the air for at least 9 seconds before I dropped, with every second I came closer and closer to the ground. I thought this was it, this is how I'd die.

Just as I was about to hit the concrete I was swooped up by a puffy cloud with Neve on it, she was laughing hysterically, tears even rolled down her face. "You shoulda seen your face pretty lady! It was hilarious!" She said as she flew me back to my dorm. I stayed silent trying to steady my shaky breathing and trembling hands, she just babbled about my expression.

Finally she dropped me off at my dorm after waving me goodbye, "see you at school tomorrow, bestie." And just like that she was gone. As soon as I took a step in my dorm I fell to my knees, my legs felt like jelly.

I heard Red frantically run up to me, she sounded and looked as though she'd been up stressing. "Chloe? Are you okay.. where did you go? Why did you just.. leave like that!?" She yelled frantically, not loud but loud enough to make me flinch. "I'm sorry ..I just  had another nightmare. I needed to go on a walk." I said trying to get up from my jelly legs. "I'm sorry I worried you, I just needed to get out of my head." I didn't want to tell her about Neve, she'd be so disappointed in me and I know Red hates her guts, I'm sure the feeling is mutual for them.

Red helped me walk to my bed once she realized my balance wasn't the best. "Are you sure you're okay? You're stumbling." I didn't know how to make up an excuse for that. "I'm fine I think I'm just.. tired." I said sitting down on my bed, Red stood in front of me inspecting my face to make sure I didn't have any injuries.

She cupped my face and kept turning my head in different directions, she checked all over my arms and legs even my waist. "Okay Red, thank you" I spoke softly, feeling my face flush. "Sorry, I just want to make sure you aren't going to pass out on me or something." I laughed a little before laying back down, Red turned off the lamp and walked over to her bed but I felt alone.

"Can you stay with me? Please?"

I asked, she turned around and I could tell she was pink. She got into bed with me and I hugged her waist and she brushed her finger through my hair.

Reds POV

~~~~~~last night Red's POV

I woke up in the middle of the night to find Chloe gone. I looked in the bathroom and she wasn't there. I paced around the room wondering where she could've gone.

After 10 minutes of no Chloe, I began to worry, thinking she'd be in trouble or hurt. Just as I was about to text her she stumbled in the room, her knees clashed on the floor. I thought she was hurt again, I felt my heart drop as I rushed to her. Luckily she was fine physically but she seemed out of it, like she had a rush of high adrenaline.

...

"Can you stay with me? Please."

I felt my face grow pink, thankfully the lights were out. I laid with her in bed brushing my fingers through her hair as she started to drift to sleep. I stayed up though, thinking about what could've happened and why she was so wobbly.

~The morning~

I was getting ready in the bathroom while thinking about last night. What happened to Chloe that made her so clumsy? If she was just 'going on a walk,' why did it seem as though she had a rush of adrenaline? While I was thinking I got a gentil knock at the door. "Yes princess?" I said opening up the door forgetting that I was only wearing jeans and a bra.

I noticed Chloe's eyes go down to my chest but quickly back up, making eye contact with me. "Sorry.." she spoke softly, she sounded guilty for something but I'm unsure what. "You're alright princess, something wrong?" I said leaning on the door frame as she was about to speak.

"Don't be mad at me, okay?"

I felt my heart sink as she said that, I didn't think of the worse but she normally doesn't say that unless it's something really bad. "While going on my walk I ran into Neve, well she ran into me, I tried to ignore her but she turned the floor into ice. I couldn't get up and walk away because it was to slippery, she said she'd only help me up if I promised to be her friend.. I had no other choice, I was getting cold and I didn't want to be there all night. I'm sorry.." she rambled quickly, I was confused for a second since I had no idea who Neve was, that was until Chloe said she used ice powers.

I wasn't upset with her, not even in the slightest. I'm glad she told me since I thought something was really wrong. I guess I didn't really have a problem with it as long as she wasn't being hurt in anyway.

"Red?" She said hesitantly waiting for my response. "Sorry, I'm not upset with you princess. Just as long as you'rere not getting hurt I'm fine." I said smiling as I noticed her face relived, I'm not sure why she thought I'd be mad at her. "Now get dressed!" She said after "accidentally" looking at my waist. "Nahh, I think I might go like this." I said jokingly. "What? No, get a shirt on." She demanded as her cheeks were flushed.

"Why? I'm comfortable and it gets hot." I said still teasing the girl. "I don't want people looking at you I would be-" "what? Jealous?" I lowered my tone, gently trailing my finger from her neck to her chest before shutting the door after she was a hot mess.

Chloe's POV

I sat on the edge of my bed, my cheeks still a bit flushed after Red. The thought of Neve filled my head, I didn't want to be her friend but it's not really like I had a choice right? I mean it's an unfair battle I'm bound to lose.

I'll Try to give her a chance but something about her seems weird, she's rude to Red which is my biggest issue but something about her doesn't give off 'friendly vibes' I wouldn't want her sitting around the friends we have now, no where near Leah and Ruby.

"Red, hurry up we have 15 minutes to get to class." I hustled her, I heard a scoff come from the other side of the bathroom door as Red came out wearing her normal baggy attire. "Ready? It Took you forever Chloe." She joked as she put her shoes on. "What?!" I rolled my eyes.

Grabbing my bag and Red'a hand, our fingers interlocked as our palms fit like a puzzle piece.

We knocked on Ruby and Leah's dorm and they came out looking more exhausted than normal, they didn't speak to each other much unless it was really necessary.

Ruby's eyes looked puffy and red while Leah just looked blank faced. like something happened and she was unfazed on the outside. The tension immediately lingered in the air once they walked out the door. "Is something off between those two?" Red asked in my ear as the two girls sluggishly walked behind us, somewhat distant from each other. "Yea, we should ask them later on today. They look so upset." I said with sympathy.

Red and I went our separate ways since her locker was diagonally across the hall from mine.

Looking through my locker for my alchemy books I felt a cold breeze approach me, leaning on the locker beside me, Neve stood as she grinned ear to ear. "Hi bestie!" She said cheerfully, giving me a cold hug. "Hey.." I spoke trying to at least be subtle with the girl. "Last night was so fun wasn't it!? Bet you'd never done something that exciting before huh!?" She pestered, I'm not sure what answer she was expecting but I gave her my honest opinion.

"The most exciting thing I've ever done was meet my girlfriend."

I said bluntly keeping my eyes directed in my locker, still searching for my book. "Is that so princess?" Red smiled as she walked over, handing me my alchemy book as she looked at Neve with an intimidating gaze. "Oh. You're still hanging out with her?" Neve asked me while looking Red up and down with a disgusted expression.

"Well she is my girlfriend so.. yea!" I shut my locker when I spoke to Neve, leaving her to walk to alchemy class.

Just as Red and I were about to take our seats in our normal spots Neve popped up out of no where, placing her self in Reds spot. "Ice princess is desperate I see." Red mocked as she chuckled a little. "I'm not desperate for Chloe, she's my best friend, if you couldn't tell." Neve rolled her eyes as she gestured for me to sit, I had no interest in sitting with her so I stood until Red did something. "Alright frosty, get out my spot." Red placed down her books when she spoke. "Just sit somewhere else for the day." Neve shooed Red away with her hand, The glum girls and I watched this mess.

Suddenly Red knelt down some, whispering something into Neve's ear which forced her to get up immediately after, scoffing once she left to the back of the class.

Reds POV

"Get the fuck out my seat, or I'll cut you with one of my cards. I won't tell you again. Frosty."

I spoke in the ice princesses ear, low enough for only her and I to hear. She left my seat scoffing while she walked to the back of the class.

I took my seat just as the teacher walked in, telling everyone to quiet down as if we were actually talking. I looked back at Leah and Ruby and they were distant, Ruby had a tear droplet running down her cheek whilst Leah looked out the nearby window. I couldn't see my younger sister cry so I had to figure out what was happening.

I walked up to the teacher as he stopped his lesson to listen to what I had to say. "Ruby is on her.. y'know. She really just isn't feeling well, may I take her to the bathroom? We'll be back as soon as possible." I lied and he believed it, pathetically."oh yes.. of course. Take your time." He said sending me off to Ruby.

Ruby's POV

~last night with Ruby and Leah~

"We couldn't." I said holding back the tears that were desperate to spill. She confessed her heart out to me and I don't know how to feel.. I'm unsure if I feel the same or not. My heart ached at her face while she looked at me, heartbroken at the fact I just couldn't. "I'm sorry, I just don't, I can't." I slipped over my words as those tears started to fall.

I wiped the water droplets quickly from my face.

"I won't blame you, I won't even ridicule you."

She broke the eye contact. It felt as though everything we might have had was lost forever.  Another tear fell but didn't get far, I didn't want for her to watch me break, I couldn't imagine crying in front of anyone but my sister.

I shouldn't even be the one crying as I just broke HER heart. It's so stupid. Maybe if my mother hadn't been so neglectful against love and relationships it'd be different, but could I really blame her for the way I act? Shouldn't it be my choice to feel how I wanna feel about another?

Maybe her words really did have an effect on me and I just didn't realize until I started to fall in love with my best friend who just so happened to be a girl. "Don't be in your head about something so little." Her voice cracked. This wasn't little, this was huge and could change the way I viewed the world.

Why was my sister able to do it so easily? Fall in love with someone who she hated more than a branding. Why is it so different? What did she do to break this mental spell our mother set on us. while she's off expressing her feelings I'm still stuck in this exhausting dance.

A dance I never knew the step to until now.

"Ruby it's fine, don't stress about this, love." She said firm but sweet at the same time. Even though she looked like she wasn't upset it felt like she was, she wanted to sob and I did as well. I just wasn't holding it in.  I couldn't get any reasonable words out, not even "I love you." I stood with tears  flooding my eyes, my eyes fluttered and my lip trembled. "I'm sorry.." my voice cracked as I spoke. I left Leah in my dorm, walked out to the hall and shutting the door behind me.

I thought about crying to Red who was just across the hall but I didn't want to pester her with my "feelings."

I walked down the hall with tears streaming down my cheek as my breathing was getting more rapid with each tear fall.

I sat down at a nearby bench and clinched onto my chest, just needing more air but it wasn't working.

I didn't know what was wrong or how to stop it. The walls felt like they were closing in and the air was getting denser and denser within the second. My thoughts were screaming at me, my heart raced as it pounded out of my chest.

"Ruby, you're okay sweets, just breathe." I looked up to see Leah, she was knelt down on my leven with had her hand resting on my knee and her eye contact was intense.  "I'm sorry.." I spoke higher pitched than my normal tone, but she just shook her head, wiping my tears she spoke up, "Don't apologize please, just follow my breathing okay?" I nodded my head and I watched as her chest moved up and down, her breaths were calm and steady so I followed along just wanting it to all be over. Not long after I could breathe, my heart was at a steady pace, the once rapid breaths were calm and quite like the ocean often a heavy storm.

I couldn't continue to look her in the eyes but she could tell I was exhausted. "C'mon princess." She gestured me to come back to the dorm gently, but I didn't budge, the guilt and shame washed over me.

Suddenly I felt myself swooped up off the seat, her hands rested under my knees and on my waist with a firm grip. I didn't fight back because I was just too exhausted, normally I would but not tonight. I laid my head down on her chest, listening to her heart beat. "I'm sorry,  sorry I keep dragging you into my mess.. I'm not sure what's wrong with me." I couldn't help but feel guilty, the fact she keeps having to clean up every mess I create. "Don't keep apologizing Ruby, nothing is wrong with you. It's perfectly fine to not know what you want right now." She said softly. "I understand why you can't be in a relationship and I don't blame you." She said walking into the dorm room. She placed me down on the bed and sat with me, rubbing my back and stroking her hair through my hair causing me to drift to sleep.

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Red's POV

I walked Ruby to the bathroom and even then she was so glumish, normally she'd ask me so many questions about anything but not today. Today it seems like she's just exhausted, like she couldn't get enough sleep if she'd slept in all day.

We made it to the bathroom and I shut the door behind us, Ruby walked over to the sink leaning against it. "What's wrong with you Ruby? I've never seen you this sad before. Did something happen with Leah?" I asked the girl. It took her a moment to answer, as if she was trying to find the right words. "You make it look so easy, Red." She said on the near urge of tears. I was confused for a moment at what she was saying. "You and Chloe hated each other at first.. but now you guys can't go two minutes without holding hands, kissing or touching in affectionate ways." I listened to her speak, slowly starting to understand what she meant. "Why's it so easy for you to love Chloe after mom but not for me? I want to love Leah but.. I just don't know how." She looked down at the floor as a tear fell from her eye racing down her cheek.

"You think that was easy?" I took a short pause to wipe the single tear. "Loving Chloe was really hard for me, really Ruby. You and Leah will have your ups and downs but you just have to trust yourself, you do know how to love her because I've seen you do it plenty of times, don't be afraid of the feeling or the word because if you are then nothing will ever change. Believe me."

I told her, wiping the recent tears from her face and fixing up her mascara. "You should just go in there and kiss her." I spoke with certainty and a warm smile. "I did that with Chloe and now look at us. Perfect" she smiled some at my confidence. "Really? Perfect?" She asked teased. "Yes perfect. Now go kiss her." I shoved her out the bathroom and she looked hesitant. "Ruby, if she really likes you, she'll kiss back." I reassured the girl. "Yea but in a class full of other kids?.." she looked through the classroom window to spot Leah who had been talking to Chloe. Rolling my eyes I told Ruby to wait there to which she did.

As I walked through the class room quickly I grabbed Leah, dragging her out the class abruptly. "What's going on" she said as I pushed her forward to take more steps. "Just go, get out"  the teacher gave us some weird looks but kept on with the class.

Finally I shoved her out the class and she was face to face with Ruby. I closed the door and apologized to the teacher for all the commotion and that the girls would be back soon, or not. I took a seat with Chloe and smiled at her, she was so pretty.

5 minutes later the girls walked in, Rosy cheeked and flustered. Chloe and I smirked at each other knowing what they had done.

They took their seats behind us and Chloe and I looked them both up and down. "You guys were making out? Yea?" I asked trying not to snicker, "Red. Quit it!" Ruby whispered to me. I smiled knowing that they would be in a relationship sooner or later.

"Who knew you of all people could put together a relationship." Chloe said writing on the paper in front of her, smiling a little as she ridiculed me. "What?! What do you mean. I'm like Cupid." I joked only a little, I was great at putting people together so I'm not sure what she's on about. "Well you'll barely keep this one going with an ego like that" She finally looked away from her paper, her brown eyes locked on mine. "You think so?" I said getting an inch closer to her, our noses practically touching. "I know so." She started to blush at how close we were. "Yea well, Ruby says you can't spend two minutes without me, princess." The palm of my hand was under her jawline as my fingers rested on her cheek while my thumb on the opposite side, giving her a quick kiss before going back to work that was assigned, leaving Chloe a mess.

~~~~~~~~~~~~TIME SKIP~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Chloe's POV

I think It's cute how Leah and Ruby are going through relationship issues, well not in that way. It reminds me of Red and I when we first decided to be civil.

The girls and I sat at lunch and we talked to Celia and Dizzy, Red was next to me while Ruby and Leah were next to Red on her side, Celia and Dizzy were on the opposite side of the table. I saw Ruby had her head on Leah and Red wasn't eating, as usual. "Red, eat something please." I said accidentally cutting Celia off from her conversation. "Sorry Celia, what were you saying?" I asked, immediately after I felt a warm hand on my thigh, her thumb moved back in forth making my cheeks feel warm. "Oh, right! Kai is still at home. I don't know if he's coming back if I'm gonna be honest. I asked him if he was and he just yelled at me." She said as she gave Dizzy a strawberry, noticing that she wasn't eating either.

"Well good riddance. He probably realized that he's a douche and doesn't deserve someone like Chloe Charming." Red snickered at her comment, so did Celia and Dizzy. I noticed Leah and Ruby were in their own conversation so I decided not to bother them. "Celia you're really different from ur brother, why is that? Especially because your dad doesn't sound the nicest either." Red asked the girl who was giving Dizzy heart eyes.

"Well, my father treats me differently from Kai. Not in a bad way of course, he treats me as a princess and shows me the right way in life. He can be really kind but only when it comes to me. Kai on the other hand, Dad is harder on him. Not physically all the time but verbally, if he gets suspended over a couple of girls dad is heated. Kai isn't all that truthful with him either so dad thinks completely different of what's really going on."

Celia informed us of why it was different and I think it made sense. Red scoffed as if it was predictable for Kai to lie on a few girls to get what he wants, she wasn't wrong for thinking so. "Red eat." I asked a second time. "I'm not hungry though." She whined to me. "Eat when we get to the dorm please?" I said as I listened to the bell chime, sending the kids who were once eating out into the hall. "No promises." She said getting up from her seat along with the others. "Okay, no promises I'll be in the dorm with you" I joked but she thought I was being serious, "what!" I heard her say behind me as I walked away to my next class.