Ruby Red - Xavier Thorpe [discontinued]

Chapter Five

Ruby didn't know what to think, she had never liked anyone before, and her next class was with Xavier.

She decided she was just going to pretend like she never had her revelation. On the walk to the greenhouse, she was hearing all types of gossip about Rowan leaving that day. She felt bad, for some reason she knew her sister was the reason Rowan was expelled, and she had to have played a part in it. She also didn't know Rowan that well, so she couldn't say it was entirely Wednesday.

When she arrived at the greenhouse, she was in love with the sight of all of that nature, it made her feel like she was truly in her element. She came up behind Bianca and the others to see them watching Wednesday talking to a plant. "I see you finally made a friend. Even if it is a plant."

The eldest Addams just had to talk back to Bianca, "I prefer quality over quantity."

Ruby was going to go sit in the spot next to Xavier, but he had already offered it to Wednesday, so she sat with Kent. She kept looking at Xavier and her sister. She didn't like it, when was Wednesday going to ever leave Ruby to have something for herself? First, she scared away any friends Ruby ever made, and now, she's trying to steal her friend. Bianca looked back to say something to Ruby when she saw the sad, and a slightly angry look on the girl's face, and when she cast her gaze to see what her new friend was watching, only to see the other new girl talking with her ex-boyfriend.

She had the same revelation as Ruby had just minutes ago. Ruby liked Xavier. Bianca wasn't too sure how to feel.

She and Xavier, while they had liked each other, never truly connected, and it didn't hurt all too much when they did break up, the only reason it did hurt was that he had thought so low of her and didn't trust that she hadn't used her siren song on him. She knew that Ruby and Xavier had already connected more than the former couple. Now, Wednesday was ruining another thing for her sister, and Bianca was having none of it.

Ms. Thornhill entered the greenhouse, "Wednesday, Ruby, we're thrilled to have you join us on our journey into the world of carnivorous plants. Now, who can tell us the name of this beauty?"

Wednesday and Bianca had a bit of a showdown about the Ghost Orchid, and it seemed to turn personal. Bianca was defending her friend, and Wednesday was just trying to be rude.

After class, Ruby and her siren friends walked to their lunch table, "what was that whole thing about in class?" Ruby asked Bianca when they had a moment without the rest of their friends.

"I can tell you like him, and I'm okay with that, I actually was angry for you, your sister seems to keep stepping in and messing things up for you, and I don't like people like that, especially when they're doing it to my friends."

Ruby was stunned, how had Bianca already known when Ruby herself had just figured it out only an hour or so before?

"Don't worry Rubes, I'm not gonna tell anyone, but you are a little obvious," Bianca admitted with a slight laugh, which pushed Ruby to laugh as well and thank her. The two returned to their table and enjoyed lunch together. It was strange to some other Nevermore students to see the sirens easily invite a non-siren into their group, but the friends didn't care, Ruby was one of them, scales or not.