Ruby X Reader

But You Are Not Alone

"Yes, I remember."

"Well, d-do you remember what I d-did before fighting it?" I think back to before the fight I remember that Yang was to my... right? Left? Whichever it was she was to my side when (Y/N) jumped in between us and touched our shoulders. Wait...

"That (F/C) spark appeared then too! But why did it not hurt me then?" (Y/N) looked ashamed after I said that.

"Yes, that was the s-same spark. That w-was my semblance and the r-reason it didn't h-hurt was because that time I was actively trying t-to not hurt either of you."

"What?"

"I c-call my semblance linking. B-basically I am able to link" he puts air quotes around the word link "up with another person and we are able to pretty m-much work in synch. That is why I was able to mimic your m-moves and Yang's m-moves."

"So you can make us into a hivemind?!" (Y/N) actually chuckled a little at that.

"N-no it's not like that. W-well it's not like that under normal circumstances. Usually, I j-just get to mimic them really well. I c-can't use their s-semblance or if they are physically stronger I don't gain their strength." I let that set in for a little bit but he continues. "H-however if I strengthen the link further I can start to get some other things. L-like if they are mad I will start to get upset or if they get hurt I will feel their p-pain." As he says the word pain he rubs his arm... The same arm that I have broken. Oh.

"So you linked to me knowing that your arm would break?!" He shakes his hands and head from side to side.

"No no no. M-my arm isn't broken." I relax at those words. "I just feel like it's b-broken." I straighten up at that.

"Then why did you link with me?" He shrugs his shoulders.

"I just n-needed to fight off the robot and you were one of the c-closest people around. Besides, you're worth it." I blush at his words. We sit there in silence for a little bit again before continuing.

"You said that you were actively trying to not hurt me when we linked. Does it normally hurt the other person?" His face darkens.

"N-no, the process is usually not painful. R-remember when I said I can get memories and feelings with linking? Well, the other p-person can also get my memories and... pain." He gets a guilty and pained look on his face.

"What were you remembering?" He sits there for a little bit before answering.

"D-do you know why I left my old school or why I do not have a t-team?"

"No why?"

"I left m-my old school because... because my team died while on a mission."

"Oh..."

"W-we were assigned a mission to go hunt some Grimm that had been acting weird around a town. They had been running around the town instead of attacking it as if they were trying to get away from something. When w-we arrived we made our way into the forest where the Grimm were coming from. We came upon a clearing and s-soon learned what the Grimm were running from." He stops for a little bit.

"What were the Grimm running from? Was it a huntsman?"

"N-no a monster. It didn't even g-give us a chance before stabbing my friend Auburn in the chest. He d-died when the thing pulled its arm out ripping Auburn's..." He rubs his chest before continuing. "We all j-jumped into action. Well, I tried to b-but all I could do was get Auburn's body out of the way. My p-partner Jay and Rudi tried to take the thing out but it was just too strong. Then the Grimm showed up and everything w-went to hell. The two had to split up to f-fight the Grimm and that monstrous thing because I was... indisposed at the t-time. Jay j-jumped to my protection and fought off the Grimm." I can't even process all of that because he continues. "Then while trying to protect m-me an Ursa bit Jay's arm off of his body. R-rudi got distracted by Jay's scream and... died." He's starting to violently shake. "I don't know what h-happened next. I leaped up from the ground and s-started to fight that thing. That's where I g-got these." He places his fingers on the scars on his face. "I fought for as l-long as I could but Jay was still dying. I used the Grimm to d-distract the abomination and carried Jay away. I ran as f-far as I could until eventually, I collapsed with him in my arms. He laid there in my arms as I d-desperately tried to stop the bleeding." Tears started to well in his eyes. "He g-gave me this" He grabs a necklace that I didn't notice earlier from off of the nightstand and starts to hold it in both of his hands "before he died in m-my arms. I didn't know how l-long I stayed there but eventually, some people from the local town found us and brought me b-back." He looks away from me. Sitting there I try to focus and understand everything he just told me.