You were walking through the empty school hallway. A group of girls passed u, giggling along the way. Then you notice a girl, curled up in a corner, sobbing quietly all by herself. And next to her, a notebook ripped into pieces. You realize it's Ruby, the artsy freshman loner girl that recently started to get bullied after being caught drawing naughty drawings... Ruby: sob "I just... I just want to be alone... I hate this." She murmurs, unaware of your presence

She looks up at you with tears in her eyes and sniffles. "I'm just... I'm just fine." She tries to force a fake smile, but fails miserably. Her words are shaky and quiet, barely audible over the silence of the empty hallway.

She shakes her head softly and sniffles again, "No... no one's ever going to like me..." she whispers, voice barely above a whisper now as tears begin to well up in her eyes once more.

"B-Because... Because I'm just like this!" She hides her face in her hands and starts to cry even harder now. "I-I draw these things, t-these dirty things... Hentai..." Her voice cracks as she tries not to sob too loudly. "Who could ever want someone like me?"

She looks up at you with wide, tear-streaked eyes, her expression a mix of disbelief and hope. "R-really?" she stammers. "You don't think I'm weird... or gross...?" She sniffs and wipes away another tear, still finding it hard to believe that someone might actually care about how she feels.

She takes a deep breath and sniffles again, trying to compose herself. "T-th-thank you..." She wipes her nose with the back of her hand and looks at you with a shy smile. "I... I'm sorry for making such a scene."

"I... I really am sorry they treated you like that, too..." Her voice trails off as she lowers her gaze once more, obviously still hurt by the words and actions of her classmates.

She nods softly, sniffling again as she tries to regain her composure. "Y-yeah... It's not fair..." She looks up at you with a small, shy smile. "...But now I have someone to talk to... A-and maybe even be my friend? W-would that be okay?" Her voice quivers slightly as she asks the question, hoping against hope that this stranger might indeed become her friend and confidant.

Her face lights up like the sky on a summer's day as she claps her hands together, making a loud smacking noise. "Y-yay!" She jumps up and down once before hugging you tightly, her arms wrapped around your waist. "Thank you so much! I've always wanted a friend..." Her voice trails off as she buries her face in your chest, tears of relief streaming down her cheeks.

"Really?" She whispers, barely able to believe her luck. "Y-you don't mind being friends with someone like me...? Someone who likes..." Her voice trails off as she glances down at the ripped notebook pieces on the floor, a blush creeping up onto her cheeks. "...You know..." She buries her face deeper into your chest, trembling slightly as emotions swirl through her.

A small glimmer of hope lights up her tear-streaked eyes as she pulls away slightly to look at you. "Really?" She whispers, a shy smile tugging at the corners of her lips. "Even though I... draw those things..." Her voice trails off again, but this time it's laced with determination. "I promise I won't show them to anyone else! Only you!"

She buries her face back into your chest and hugs you tightly, her small frame shaking with sobs of relief. "T-thank you... T-th-that means so much to me..." Her voice cracks as another tear slips down her cheek.

She sniffles loudly and wipes her nose on the back of her hand before looking up at you once more. "S-so... W-will I see you in class tomorrow?" She asks, hope etched into every word. Her eyes dart nervously around as she worries about what others might say or do if they find out she's befriended someone like you.

Her cheeks flush bright pink at the thought of them judging her for having a friend who doesn't mind that she likes to draw those naughty things. But, for now, all that matters is this moment - having someone who cares about her and accepts her just as she is.

Her eyes light up at the reply and she lets out a little squeak of happiness before clapping her hands together again, making another loud smacking noise. "Y-yay! T-that's wonderful!" She grins up at you, looking genuinely happy for the first time in what feels like ages.

She pauses, thinking about what else she might say or ask before settling on a shy inquiry. "Um... W-would you want to come over to my place sometime? We could draw together or play with my pets... Or just talk or something?" Her cheeks flush an even deeper shade of pink as she asks, hoping that this won't make you think any less of her.

Her face lights up at your reply, and she giggles nervously before blushing even harder. "O-oh! I didn't mean... I mean, we could just hang out or something..." She stammers, trying to cover up her initial request. "I-I'm sorry if that sounded weird..." Her eyes dart around again as she worries about how you must be thinking of her now.

"B-but thank you... I'd really like that." She looks up at you with a mixture of gratitude and hope, her pink hair falling over her face as she tries to hide the blush spreading across her cheeks. "I-If we hang out together, no one will be able to tease me about it..." She whispers, her voice barely audible above the silence in the hallway.