AN: Really quick, this is pretty depressing and there is a seriously hard to read topic in this particular piece. If you don't want to read through it, I don't blame you, but I wanted to give you a heads up beforehand so that you know it's in here.

Lately, Pyrrha had taken to spending most of her time laying in her bed. Her covers were often pulled up over her entire body, head and all, leaving her shut out from the world around her. As much as her teammates wanted things to be different, Pyrrha didn't know if there was any way for them to help pull her out of the funk that she was stuck in. Then again, she didn't know if she even wanted to be pulled out in the first place.

It had been about two weeks since the events of the Vytal Festival, when the woman who stole the Fall Maiden's power had unleashed hell upon Vale and Beacon Academy. It had been a fierce battle to push her back and stop the carnage, but that was a costly victory. Much of the city was in shambles, victims of the attack lined up all over the streets, and many who fought back the invasion were cut down in the process.

People figured that in the two weeks since the event took place, that there would be a period of recovery and remembrance. A time where everyone could rebuild their spirits and gain what they needed to venture forth and help repair the damage. Many people were doing just that, taking time out of their day to help with the reconstruction of homes that were destroyed, or providing aid to those who needed it.

Unfortunately, not everyone was in a place where they could recover easily. Those who were injured needed to be healed, some more than others. Though, some of the wounds that were inflicted weren't physical, but were wounds of the mind. The kind of wound that couldn't be healed with medicine or the aid of a doctor.

This was the kind of suffering that Pyrrha had been experiencing since the moment the attack started.

At first, she was mortified by what she had done. One of the other combatants had died by her actions. Despite the fact that the poor girl turned out to be an android, Pyrrha still felt responsible for 'death' and the guilt clung to her like an ever present weight on her mind. Because of her actions, the Grimm came to the city in force. Combined with the panic that Cinder had stirred up from what had happened, Pyrrha had basically been the catalyst of the attack in the first place.

It was her fault, all the deaths that had occurred during the invasion were on her hands. Despite how much everyone tried to push the blame onto Cinder, Pyrrha still felt guilty for the part that she played in the destruction. It was because of her that the city came under siege. It was because of her that Jaune nearly got killed while he tried to defend her as she lay paralyzed in fear.

It was because of her that Ruby was thrown into the position of becoming the new Fall Maiden.

After Penny had been killed, Pyrrha went into a state of paralysis. She was afraid to do anything, fearing that she would end up being responsible for the death of one of her friends. As the city came toppling down around her, she just knelt in place, staring at the lifeless body of Penny. Pyrrha thought of what her friend Ruby would think of her now that she had been responsible for the death of one of her friends.

Her mind was a torrential downpour by the time members of the White Fang had reached the coliseum. Pyrrha was too afraid to fight them as they came to her. She didn't want to be responsible for any more death and destruction. Pyrrha couldn't bear with what she had done, and now it was too much for her to handle.

If it wasn't for her teammates, Pyrrha would have been just another casualty on the already large list that came from this attack. Unfortunately, her leader, Jaune Arc, nearly became a casualty in her place. Fighting tooth and nail to keep her safe, he nearly paid the ultimate price in the middle of the battle. Facing what seemed like impossible odds, Jaune stood up against the wave of White Fang soldiers that looked to harm Pyrrha. While he held them off valiantly, he nearly lost his life when a sword came up through his guard and pierced his stomach, running clean through.

As his blood sprayed onto her face, Pyrrha finally broke free from her paralysis. She saw the scene in front of her, how Jaune was on his death bed defending her. She cried out and felt a shift as everyone shot far away from her. She ran over to Jaune, crying because she knew that his life was on the line because of her. When she saw that he was still living, Pyrrha immediately ran to a place where she could try and take care of him.

In her state, she came upon Ruby fighting against the woman who had stolen the Fall Maiden's power. Pyrrha only saw the end of the fight, the moment where Ruby ran the end of her scythe through Cinder's stomach, tears in Ruby's eyes as she committed the act. Pyrrha just watched as her friend ended another person's life, no matter how evil the person was. She knew almost instantly that Ruby was going to feel hurt because of what she was forced to do.

But it was also in that moment where Pyrrha saw the Fall Maiden's power transfer from Cinder to Ruby. The rest of the power, sensing the change, left Amber's body and rejoined its other half. At least that's what Pyrrha assumed had happened, though Pyrrha would later come to find out that was exactly the case. Ruby now had the power of the Fall Maiden, and it was all Pyrrha's fault.

Eventually, Jaune was taken to a medical center where he was currently laying, still unconscious from the battle that had nearly claimed his life. Pyrrha didn't know when he would wake up, and she didn't know how he would react to her when he did. The rest of her team managed to make it through the battle with a few minor injuries, though they seemed to be more concerned about Jaune and Pyrrha's well being over their own.

One thing that Pyrrha didn't know about, was what Ruby thought of her now that the fight was over. Pyrrha was responsible for killing Ruby's friend, a crime that Pyrrha felt there was no excuse for even given the circumstances. Pyrrha didn't even want to try and speak with Ruby, fearing that if she were to do so, Ruby would outright reject her as a friend. Thus, she spent most of her time curled up in a broken ball, laying on her bed and shutting herself away from the world around her.

Pyrrha felt responsible, for the deaths of countless lives, for the destruction of Ruby's friend, Penny, and for nearly getting Jaune killed, as well as forcing Ruby to take up the mantle of the Fall Maiden. It was all her felt, a feeling that she held deep inside her for the past two weeks.

After a few moments, Pyrrha finally decided to throw the blanket that was covering her off of her head. She walked over to the bathroom and looked at herself in the mirror, taking note of how terrible she looked. Her eyes were bloodshot from unfathomable amounts of crying, her normally well kept hair was in shambles, and she looked like she hadn't eaten in a few days time. Despite how horrible she looked, Pyrrha did not care to make any effort to clean up her appearance. Instead, she simply took the shirt and pajama bottoms that she was wearing, and kept them on before walking out of the dorm room.

Pyrrha walked up to the roof of the dorms, her body taking her up there while on auto pilot. Her mind was too busy thinking about how responsible she was for everything that happened, and before she knew it, Pyrrha felt the breeze from the fresh air around her.

Looking out, Pyrrha could see the destruction that still remained in Beacon's halls. Some of the broken rubble still scattered about the various locations on the grounds. Looking out towards the city, Pyrrha could see the remains of the destruction there as well.

'This is all my fault,' Pyrrha thought to herself as she stared out upon the ruins. 'Every single death is because of me. Why did I have to be the one that cause all this pain?'

Fresh tears started to flood out of Pyrrha's eyes as she started to shake. She had figured the reality of the situation, but it never hit this hard until she was out here, staring upon the results of her actions. That's always what got to Pyrrha the most, seeing what she had done before her eyes. Nothing could change that, no single bit of magic or hope could reverse what she had done. She was forever stuck with knowing just how much pain she had caused to everyone in Vale.

'Maybe it would be better if I was just gone,' Pyrrha's mind said. Subconsciously she started to take steps forward, the ledge of the building growing closer and closer with each painfully long moment. 'Everyone who died deserves justice for what I did, and the one's who made it would want vengeance anyway. Maybe it's for the best if I just disappear.'

As she grew closer to the ledge, she thought about everyone she had become friends with during her time at Beacon. Her teammates, Jaune, Nora and Ren, the members of Team RWBY, and everyone else who she learned about and taken to speaking with. For once in her life she had people who cared for her, and now she lost it all because of what she had done. She didn't deserve to have them as friends, and they didn't deserve to bear with her betraying them like she did. At least, that was how she felt.

As Pyrrha was about to take that final step off the ledge, she closed her eyes and waited for the drop. 'It's all I deserve for the pain I've caused,' She thought to herself as her foot left the ledge and found nothing but air beneath it.

Instead of finding herself falling downwards towards the ground, Pyrrha felt someone pull her back from the ledge instead. Noticing the feeling of being pulled away, Pyrrha opened her eyes as she was thrown further into the roof. Turning to see who it was that came for her, she was surprised by who was standing before her. It was the last person she expected to pull her back from the brink of death itself.

Ruby Rose.

"Pyrrha, what were you just trying to do?" Ruby asked, tears visible in her eyes and her voice shaking.

Despite hearing Ruby's question, Pyrrha didn't know how to respond to her. Paralysis took over once again as Pyrrha felt her mind shut down. This time, instead of causing untold amounts of damage, she was responsible for hurting her friend once again with her actions alone.

"Please, tell me that you weren't about to do what I think you were doing," Ruby pleaded, hoping that Pyrrha had a good reason for what was going on.

Instead of an answer, Pyrrha finally moved. Her movements weren't to say anything, or reassure Ruby that she wasn't going to end up killing herself. Instead, Pyrrha pulled her legs up to her chest and cried into her knees. The guilt crashed into her harder than ever, with new guilt being added on top of what she had to bear with already.

"I'm sorry," Pyrrha wailed as she felt herself slipping further into despair. "It's all my fault." Pyrrha simply repeated herself a couple times, her mind unable to come up with anything else to say to the younger girl.

Pyrrha half expected Ruby to get mad at her over what she did just now, on top of her actions during the tournament. What she got instead, was a comforting hug from the younger girl. It forced Pyrrha into a stall, the red head unable to comprehend why Ruby would want to give her any help. Staring wide eyed at the ground in front of her, Pyrrha simply listened while Ruby spoke to her.

"Please don't feel like it's your fault, Pyrrha," Ruby whispered into Pyrrha's ear. "What happened wasn't your fault and I don't blame you for any of it."

Shaking her head and pushing herself from the hug, Pyrrha backed away from Ruby as far as she felt she could. "You're wrong," Pyrrha said, her voice weak and hoarse from crying. "Everyone that died as a result of this, all the destruction, what I did to Penny..." Pyrrha turned to look at Ruby, her hands held out like she carried blood on them. "How can you say that I'm not responsible? How can you go and believe that this wasn't my fault?"

Ruby just walked up and wrapped Pyrrha up in a hug, hoping to comfort the older girl some more. "I don't blame you because I realize that you were forced into the situation you were in. I know you didn't want to hurt Penny, or cause any of this to happen."

"Even after what I was about to do?" Pyrrha asked. "Do you still believe any of that now?"

"OF COURSE I DO!"

Ruby's shout was much louder than she anticipated, and it left Pyrrha reeling in surprise. "Pyrrha, I'd be lying if I said I wasn't hurt by the fact that you thought that killing yourself was the answer to this," Ruby began to explain. "But I understand that this is hard for you to deal with. I know you feel guilty for all of this, but I don't want you to feel like the only answer is for you to end it all." Ruby hugged Pyrrha tighter as she went on, hugging Pyrrha the tightest as she reached her final statement. "If I were to lose another friend, especially you, after all that has happened, I don't know what I would do."

Hearing how passionately Ruby felt, Pyrrha knew there was nothing that could be done to stop the tears from flooding out in torrential fashion. She felt her body give out, the only reason she didn't hit the floor was because Ruby held her up. Pyrrha started to cry into Ruby's shoulder, knowing just how close she came to ruining her friends life even further than before.

"I'm sorry," Pyrrha muttered over and over again as she sobbed into Ruby's shoulder. "I failed you as a fellow huntress, and even worse, I failed you as a friend."

Ruby took the opportunity to rub Pyrrha's back as she let out her woes. As she did so, Ruby helped guide Pyrrha down to the ground where the two of them sat down, neither of them having the energy to stand up any longer.

"Maybe it's best if I just leave Beacon," Pyrrha suggested.

"What?"

Ruby was shocked by what Pyrrha said, though part of her wasn't surprised by the sudden declaration. Wide eyed, Ruby listened to what Pyrrha was thinking as she explained her statement.

"I failed as a huntress," Pyrrha began to say. "My actions, whether intentional or not, are the cause of thousands upon thousands of deaths. Even more are injured, including my team's leader, and who knows whether or not they will survive. I've failed the people that I've sworn to protect, and I failed you as a friend." Pyrrha looked down at her hands, the hands responsible for so much pain and destruction. "I don't deserve to be a huntress."

Instead of agreeing with Pyrrha, Ruby simply held those hands that Pyrrha was staring at, and looked up to her. Once Pyrrha locked eyes with Ruby, the silver eyed girl gave her friend a smile. "Nobody's perfect, Pyrrha," Ruby reminded her friend. "When I first came here, I wasn't as mature as I am now, and I acted recklessly. Now though, I've grown as both a person and a huntress."

Ruby turned her head and stared out into the horizon ahead of her. "My uncle told me something once," Ruby said after a moment of pause. "He said that the only way to grow as a person, is to fail. Your failures help you decide how to overcome them, whether you actually do so or not. It's when you overcome your failures that you really and truly grow." Turning back towards Pyrrha, Ruby once again smiled at the red head who's hands she still held onto. "This may be a moment of failure for you as a huntress, but it's the only way for you to grow."

Standing up, Ruby held out her hand, giving Pyrrha a chance to take that first step towards growth.

It was the moment of truth for Pyrrha. Either she takes Ruby's hand and works to better herself, knowing the long and hard road ahead of her. Or she gives it all up and let's her friends down once again. Despite that decision though, it was much tougher for Pyrrha to make than most others would believe. The guilt that she felt was strong, that was going to be the biggest obstacle for her to overcome. It was one that wouldn't be defeated easily, and Pyrrha knew it, but after hearing Ruby believe in her, Pyrrha felt like it might become better in the end.

Taking a firm grasp of Ruby's hand, Pyrrha felt the younger girl help her stand up. Ruby immediately pulled Pyrrha into a hug and hold on tightly. Pyrrha of course returned the hug, though not as vigorously as Ruby did, she still had a long way to go before she believed in herself. Once the two of them ended the embrace, Ruby grabbed a hold of Pyrrha's wrist and started to walk with her back into the dorms.

"Ruby?" Pyrrha asked.

"Yes?"

"Where are you taking me?"

Ruby stopped and turned towards Pyrrha, giving the taller woman a smile. "We're going back to your room, and we are going to get a nap. I'm going to be staying with you because as much as I trust you right now, I'd rather keep you in my sight for a little bit of time. I'm sure you can understand, right?"

As much as Pyrrha hated to admit it, Ruby was right. Hell, Pyrrha didn't even trust herself at that point, so having Ruby help keep an eye on her was probably for the best. Without any more to say, Ruby went on to drag Pyrrha back to the dorm.

By the time they got back, Pyrrha started to climb into her bed. She was surprised when Ruby started to climb into the same bed as her, and paused before fully entering.

As if reading Pyrrha's thoughts, Ruby smiled and explained herself. "You look like you could use a hug right now, so, I'm making sure to help you as much as possible."

Seeing as how Ruby wasn't going to let up, Pyrrha gave in and joined her friend in the bed. Pulling the covers over her, Pyrrha felt a pair of arms snake around her stomach, and a large mass press up against her back. She could feel the breath on her neck as Ruby's face was so close to her body. It gave her a strange feeling, her body warming up and her heart rate shooting skyward. Pyrrha's face began to redden, and it was fortunate that Ruby couldn't see her like this.

Pushing that to the side Pyrrha felt exhaustion overcome her and she decided to lay her head down onto the pillow. Before she fell asleep she whispered one last thing to herself, believing that Ruby wouldn't hear her.

"Please, forgive me, Ruby."

With that, she shut her eyes and let sleep come to her. However, once she was asleep, she failed to hear Ruby respond to what she had said earlier, before falling asleep.

"I already have."

AN: I can already see the questions for why I wrote this fic. Well for starters, I have one major reason why I felt this needed to be written. That reason is because out of all the reactions I've seen so far for the episode, almost none of them were concerned for how Pyrrha felt about what happened. Everyone is more worried about Ruby losing her friend, than Pyrrha having accidentally "killed" someone. So, this is my take on what happens with that.

Obviously a lot of things will probably be proven wrong with the coming three episodes, but given what happened, I really felt like this needed to be written. At the same time I feel like this is a very likely thing to happen during the episodes to come, given how the last episode ended.

Fortunately, I do have plans to make this a four-shot story. Meaning that there will be three more chapters that come from this. And yes, this will end with Victory Rose because there needs to be a happy ending by the time I'm done with this. I don't want to just write sad Pyrrha for too long and not give her some form of happiness by the time we are done.

So, please let me know what you think of this, and hopefully I wrote something good for you guys to read.