Hey guys, TheBrokenBottle here with a brand-new story.

Firstly, thanks for clicking on this story; it means a lot to me. I'll tell you why in a bit, but first I'd really appreciate it if you would leave some feedback! Any tips, ideas or comments are more than welcome!

This story has a deeper meaning for me than most, and I hope you can understand that.

Three months ago, my little niece, Delilah, died in a car accident. I was, and still am, utterly heartbroken, since she meant so much to me. It's a really difficult subject for me to talk about, so please give it a bit of leeway due to emotions running wild. This story is created to honour her, because she also had an imaginary friend to help her in hard times, and I was the only one in the family to know it. November the 8th, the day the first chapter is posted, would have been her birthday, that's why the first chapter, (which is an introduction or how I call it 'Prologue') is written in a bit of an hurry. I really loved my niece and I hope she'd be proud of me writing this story and for all the feedback it gets.

This story contains references and the main idea from Quantum's game Beyond: 2 Souls. I do not own or have anything to do with the game, but this story is a tribute to my niece, who isn't with us anymore. Also, I do now own RWBY or its characters.

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Tuesday, November 6th 2014, 8:00PM, Vale Paranormal Activity Center

The interview room of the Police station was plain enough, but to Weiss everything about it was intimidating. A single light hung down from the ceiling, casting long, dark shadows throughout the room, and the young girl hugged her knees to her chest as she sat on a cold wooden chair that was pushed up against the wall. Two other chairs were placed in the room, and Weiss could see where a table would have been that for some reason had been removed. Goosebumps stood up on her pale skin, and she stared at the only door to the room, peeking over her knees.

Weiss knew why she was here, of course. It was all because of Ruby Delilah Rose, her entity. Ruby, the girl nobody else could see or hear. Ruby, who had been watching Weiss for as long as she could remember. Ruby was Weiss' best friend, because she followed her everywhere all the time, and they were connected by their souls. Ruby was a part of Weiss that was always looking out for her, that caught things she dropped, that tucked her in at night. Even sometimes her guardian, because Ruby protected Weiss if someone tried to cause her harm.

Earlier today, Weiss had been walking through a store, and someone shoved her out of the way, causing Ruby to get mad and shove them back hard. The person had been ok, but Weiss was in a lot of trouble for the whole event, a state of affairs she found distinctly unfair.

Weiss jumped in surprise when the door opened suddenly, and two women walked in, one with a magnificent mane of blonde hair, the other with shorter black hair with two velvety ears poking through. Both were wearing casual clothes and both had gentle smiles on their faces. Almost as one they grabbed the other two chairs in the room and brought them round to face where Weiss was sitting.

"Stop! Ruby's sitting there!" Weiss cried out as the blonde-haired woman was about to sit down.

"I'm sorry, what was that?" She replied, confused yet kind.

"Ruby's sitting there," Weiss repeated, "She gets really angry when people sit on her chair."

The two women exchanged a look and a shrug before the dark-haired one left to go and get another chair, her colleague sitting in the one she'd just vacated.

"So. Weiss. I'm Dr. Yang Xiao Long and that was Dr. Blake Belladonna who just went out of the room."

Weiss tilted her head sideways in thought before responding, "No, I don't think so."

"Oh? And why's that?" Yang responded, an amused look on her face.

"Only men can be doctors." Weiss stated matter-of-factly, as though it were the most obvious thing in the world.

At this, Dr. Yang laughed loudly, something that alarmed the young Weiss, and she replied through her laughter, "Haha, you wouldn't believe the number of people who try and tell me that. Usually it's male doctors. And do you know what?" Yang asked, leaning closer to the scared eight-year old.

"N-no?" Weiss asked hesitantly.

"I'm usually better than them." Yang whispered almost sadly, though the smile on her face told a different story.

At this Weiss sulked a little, expecting something more, well, whisper-worthy, but before long the infectious grin on Dr. Yang's face had found its way onto her features as well.

"Sorry I took so long, it's just tha- Yang! Stop terrorising the poor girl!"

The woman that Weiss now knew to be Dr. Blake had entered the room carrying another chair similar to the three already there, and she half-seriously reprimanded her colleague.

"It's fine, Blake, we're just getting to know each other. Weiss," she began, turning to the white-haired girl, "this is Dr. Blake."

Blake set her chair down near Yang's and approached Weiss, crouching down in front of her and extending a hand.

"Hi, Weiss, I'm Blake. Yang and I are doctors working at the big hospital down the road and we've been asked to come and talk to you today. Is that ok with you?"

Weiss nodded, though her eyes were fixed on the soft-looking cat ears poking out of Dr. Blake's head. They twitched ever so slightly with changes in the room, and Weiss really wanted to reach out and touch them, to stroke and feel how silken they'd be between her fingers.

Hey, Weiss? Can I touch Blake's ears?

Of course not Ruby, it's rude!

Please? Can you at least ask?

Weiss didn't respond to Ruby, but she asked Blake anyway.

"Blake, can Ruby touch your cat ears?"

"Only if she's gentle." Blake replied kindly, though by the look of things she didn't expect Ruby to actually reach out and stroke them, the faunus going rigid as soon as Ruby touched them

"Blake?" a concerned Yang asked, "Are you ok?"

"I-I'm fine Yang," she began, slightly shaken, "Weiss, please can you ask Ruby to stop?"

"Sure!" The young girl said enthusiastically.

Ruby, leave Blake alone.

Weiss, you have to try this! They're so soft!

No, Ruby!

Fine…

"Weiss, I think Ruby's what we call an entity. She's a part of you, and only you," Blake said cautiously, "The two of you are as one. Now this is nothing to be alarmed at and is perfectly normal, but because of it some things are going to be a little bit different."

"I know that, silly." Weiss scolded, and Yang had to stifle a laugh, "Ruby's always been there for me."

"I see. Weiss, was it Ruby who pushed that man at the store earlier today?"

"Yes." She replied, hanging her head in embarrassment.

"Weiss, the few other people like you can talk to their entities out loud. Do you mind doing that with Ruby for a bit?"

"Okay…" Weiss responded, uncertain. She almost never talked to Ruby out loud, because nobody believed her when she did. They called her mean names and laughed at her, but Weiss knew she was right. Ruby was right there by her all the time, and she always knew what to say to make Weiss feel better.

"So Weiss. How long have you been aware of Ruby?"

"Ever since I was little. She's been looking out for me since then."

After listening to the answer, Blake wrote down something on a clipboard before looking at Weiss and asking again, "Has she ever shown herself to be...angry? Does she ever lash out at you?"

"No, she always keeps me safe. She gets angry at other people though."

Only when they deserve it. Ruby interjected.

"That's true." Weiss responded honestly, and Blake and Yang shared a look.

"Did Ruby just say something?" Yang ventured.

"Yep! She likes to talk."

The two doctors looked at each other and Yang leaned over to whisper something in her colleague's ear. Blake nodded, and Yang got up and left the room, giving Weiss a wave before she did.

Blake spoke up as soon as Yang had left, "Now, Weiss, we need to find out more about Ruby, if that's okay with you."

"Erm, ok?"

Weiss, what are they going to do?

"I don't know, Ruby, I don't know." Weiss scolded, though in truth she was just as nervous as her entity.

"Weiss, are you ok?" Blake asked, concerned, and when Weiss shook her head Blake moved over and gave the young girl a comforting hug. "It's ok, Weiss, it's ok. We just need to take some blood and then you'll be fine. There are a lot of people here to make sure you're safe, but first we need to take that blood sample."

At this point, Yang opened the door and walked back in, a plastic tray held in one hand. Weiss knew that in the box would be the syringe that they'd use, and all of a sudden she became terrified. She clung to Blake's clothing as though she was scared she'd be whisked away any second, and the faunus must've sensed this because she deepened her hug.

Weiss, I won't let them hurt you!

Ruby help me!

"Sweetie, don't worry, it's ok! Weiss, it'll feel like a small scratch and then it's over." Yang tried to reassure her, but by now Weiss wasn't even listening to what she said, instead squeezing her eyes tightly shut. As she did this, a weird sound caught Weiss' attention and she noticed Ruby standing between her and Yang.

Don't you dare touch Weiss!

So saying she leapt forward and snatched the syringe from Yang's hand and hurled it hard against the wall, shattering it into several pieces that carpeted the floor in miniscule shards of glass and left an imposing silence hanging over the room.

Weiss took in the scene for all of about one second before a sudden wave nausea washed over her and she tumbled to the floor, her vision fading rapidly and her mind swimming.

"Weiss!"

"Weiss!"

Weiss!

Three people called out her name simultaneously as she dropped out of consciousness, and the strong arms of Ruby lifted her from the ground, leaving Blake and Yang stunned at seeing Weiss seemingly levitating before them.

"Blake," Yang began without looking away from the unconscious child, "I think this is one of the most serious cases we've seen in years. And I think we need another syringe."

"Correct on both accounts," Blake replied, as entranced and worried as her colleague by the sight in front of them, "I'll go get the syringe."

"Actually, I was thinking we could both go." Yang ventured.

"Good plan!" And with that both doctors ran out of the room, slamming the door hard behind them in their attempt to flee.

Ruby meanwhile simply cradled Weiss like she had done so many nights before, the entity gently running her hand through Weiss' silken strands, whispering anything she thought could comfort the girl that was a part of her.

It's ok Weiss, we'll get through this. I'm sure we will have a great time here. I'm always there for you.

Always.