A Wizards Misadventures

~~Level Twenty Three~~

She folded the letter over itself and put it back in the envelope, not reading the rest. She had read it at least three times over while she'd had it. Pyrrha was such a worrywart. She didn't blame her for dropping out of Beacon. Pyrrha joined to get closer to Abyss and maybe become a huntress. But she didn't need to become a huntress and with her and Jaune getting closer she had been a third wheel, even if none of them would admit it.

… also, she was probably sick of their constant fights and make-ups. He was such a butthead sometimes but she really did like him. Even if Abyss never saw it he really wanted to help people, just like her. The two really brought out the worst in each other. Like an evil wizard and a paladin! Total opposites, though Abyss was hardly evil.

She should really pen a letter to Pyrrha soon telling her not to worry about their friendship. If Abyss hadn't… left then they might have been future stepsisters. There was no reason to ruin a perfectly good friendship over bad memories.

"Want ham or a BLT?" Uncle Qrow called.

"BLT!" she called back. Hey wait, why wasn't she writing right now? It wasn't like she had anything better to do. With a short blitz of her semblance she rummaged some paper and a pen out of the hardware closet and set it on the coffee table.

Pyrrha,

Yeah, we're totally good! I know that beacon wasn't-

She tossed that paper out. Too casual. And she needed to capitalise Beacon.

Pyrrha,

Dropping out of Beacon was your decision and I-

Urrrrgh. Don't start it like that. Be positive!

Pyrrha,

Just because you made a bad decis-

Pyrrha,

Abyss was-

Pyrrha,

You shouldn't worry about ever not being my friend! We spent a lot of time together and even if we're apart I think-

"Urgh," Ruby groaned and put her head in her hands. Writing letters was hard.

"Wasting paper?" Uncle Qrow walked over to the couch and set a plate in front of her.

"Yeah. Sorry… for snapping at you earlier."

"Uh huh. I've kept from asking but if something's up and you want to talk about it I'm always there to listen, you know."

"I think it's just growing up stuff. And Abyss." She looked down at the paper sadly. "I'm just getting so angry now, and at stupid stuff. I got mad at a guy for chewing gum too loudly last week!"

"Those guys are super annoying," he said with a knowing nod.

"Yeah, but I was never annoyed by it before!" she said, waving her hands around for some kind of emphasis. She decidedly failed and crossed them on her chest, feeling awkward. "Ever since Beacon I've just felt different. I was sad and then mad and I kept hoping but… he's really gone. It's been almost a year. He's not coming back… is he?"