Hello guys. So I wanna try doing a longer series than 'Tomorrow' and here it is. I've planned everything and hopefully this'll be…well, more organized and better than 'Tomorrow'.

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Chapter 1: Reunion

Last she checked the clock, it showed eleven in the night.

She checked it again five minutes later and the clock showed three in the morning.

"I'm done. That's it, I'm done." She stood up from the fancy office chair and stretched. There was nobody else but her in the entire Schnee Dust Company headquarter by now and she was glad. She didn't have to put up a stern face and go around yelling at people who lazed around in the office to work harder; she could be herself now.

Being the CEO of a company this big wasn't easy, but Weiss had pretty much already got used to it. She had been doing it for four years and so far, it was good. Business was expanding by years and she had become the richest person in the world at the age of only twenty-two. Plus she was also considered a legend in the world of business. Who knew she was even more capable than her father Walter Schnee?

Still, it was pretty stressful and Weiss hadn't had a day off for the past four years. It was a miracle she didn't get sick for the amount of stress and the severe lack of sleep; so she had decided to take one day off before things got worse.

Weiss insisted she didn't want to hire a driver. She preferred to do everything by herself and driving was on the top of the list; her car wasn't a fancy one either, just a normal economic car that majority of the people in Remnant could afford.

She turned the ignition key and immediately the engine roared to life, breaking the tranquility of the night. Rolling down the window a breeze passed by, reminding her of a certain gang of people she truly loved.

I wonder how they're doing…

After a few minutes of squirming around the seat she had decided to give her favorite place a visit. She hadn't been there many years and she was afraid that the place was destroyed for city development.

No, that's unlikely. That place's just a small town by that time and I haven't heard any big news about it ever since I left.

She called her staffs to prepare a private airship and half an hour later she was already on board, flying towards a certain direction. She forced herself to take a nap but everytime she closed her eyes, those unwanted memories flooded her brain, causing her to lose concentration. In the end she just gave up and sat there staring at the dark sky outside, letting her thoughts flow free.

"Miss Schnee, we have arrived."

Her staff's voice snapped her out of the chain of thoughts as she nodded and stood up.

"You can leave me here. Fly back to Atlas and I will call when I need you." She ordered before stepping out of the Schnee airship.

"Understood."

Vale didn't change at all - she could still recognize the roads and the houses here. The streetlight here was dim compared to the ones in Atlas and it was really quiet; not even a single sound of vehicles could be heard. Her destination was a pretty far forest at the end of Vale and being on high heels certainly didn't help. Sighing, she took out her scroll and dialed a number.

"Yes, it's me. Are you available at the moment?" The heiress paused a while, "Yes, I'm in Vale and I need a ride. I'm outside on the street in front of Schnee airport. Yes, thank you."

Few minutes later a car arrived and Weiss walked to the passenger side. She opened the door and got in while talking to the driver; her mood relaxed and her voice was lack of the usual formal tone.

"Hello Coco."

"You better have a good reason to get me all the way here in the middle of my work." The woman smiled, "So, where are we going?"

"Dragon Tears Forest. Just drop me at the entrance." Weiss replied.

Coco wanted to ask the reason the heiress going there in the middle of the night, but ultimately decided against it, for that she knew she wouldn't get a decent answer anyway.

"Sure."

"Thank you."

The atmosphere got awkward in the middle of the journey because neither of them talked, so Coco had started some light topic to keep herself entertained.

"So…how you doing?"

"Tired." Weiss answered, "The company is expanding like there's no end."

"Ah." Coco said as the car turned right at a junction.

"What about you?" Weiss asked.

Although Coco worked for her as the head of a fashion design company under Schnee Dust Company, the two almost never talked to each other face to face; most of the time it was either scroll-video conferencing or just a report in the form of e-mail from the brown-haired woman.

"Tired too. Was working on some new designs for combat skirts and was stuck. Good thing you called me, maybe I'll get some inspirations out here." The woman sighed.

"Don't stress out too much Coco." The heiress smiled, "So far your company has the best sales."

"Of course, guess who the head of that successful company is?" Coco teased.

"Head? She's sitting beside you my dear." Weiss smirked.

Both women laughed as they reached Dragon Tears Forest. Coco parked the car beside the empty road and had a brief talk with Weiss before the latter went out.

"Anything you call me okay?" The brown-haired girl said, her voice sounded concerned.

"Sure. Don't worry Coco, I'm fine. Thanks for getting me here." Weiss smiled as she closed the door and waved her friend goodbye.

After waving back Coco had driven back to her office slash home, leaving the heiress alone in the forest.

Weiss' watch now showed five in the morning and she was strangely not sleepy at all. Maybe the Dread Bull did give her 'energy' to survive long nights; on top of that she drank two cans of it this afternoon thinking she would be needing it to finish the financial reports that was piled up taller than her own height on her office table.

The forest did not change at all; Weiss could recognize the path towards her destination easily even without proper lighting. The moon provided just enough light for her to see things and not trip on the huge tree roots covering the ground. After Dust knew how long she finally arrived at that beautiful cave – which they named it 'Secret Base'.

"Still the same…" She mumbled to herself. She hadn't been here for nine years and the cave was still beautifully preserved. It was located beside a huge lake with crystal clear water and it was made of clean steady rocks. Between the cave and the lake was a beautiful lane with several huge rocks on it; on spring the lane would bloom with colorful flowers; on summer it would be covered with green grass; on fall it would be covered with an ocean of golden and red while on winter, a layer of soft white blanket.

Every single thing had been the same, she thought, before she noticed something strange – a figure sitting on one of those familiar rocks on the now green lane.

The figure was a woman, gazing at the lake and she didn't seem to notice Weiss' presence. As the heiress walked nearer to her, the lake had reflected the moonlight at an exact angle to show the identity of this woman.

"Yang?"

The figure jumped and stood up, two yellow colored gauntlets readied to fire as she took battle stance, glaring at the intruder.

"Weiss?"

Burning crimson eye had extinguished and was soon replaced by lilac as Yang jumped down from the rock, landing precisely in front of the heiress.

"You've…grown up." Weiss tried to maintain her calm posture, but her voice had sold her out. Instead of a steady tone it came out rather shaky and full with uncertainty.

"It's been nine years Weiss." Yang said, her expression and tone unreadable.

"Why…are you here?"

"I didn't expect you to come here at this time." Yang's tone was still flat.

"Me neither." The heiress simply replied.

"It's been a while, princess." The blonde smiled, although her eyes were hollow, "It's nice to see you again."

Weiss couldn't say anything. She just stood there stubbornly fighting back the urge to break down and cry.

A shadow was sitting behind some bushes, listening to their conversation in silent. Tears fell down her cheek as she heard their voices and recalled the memories from their past.

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Weiss Schnee, ten year old was strolling through the woods wearing a white skirt with a blue colored family logo on her back. She was bored in her big house so she had come out to look for the rumored lake she saw on a magazine. The magazine stated that the lake had crystal clear water and was surrounded by nice scent of different flowers and breathtaking scenery – in short a total heaven.

And then she saw a big dog with golden fur and a pair of brown eyes sniffing his way through the forest. Curious, she followed him and had totally forgotten about searching for that heavenly lake. The dog obviously knew Weiss was following him but he paid no mind to her; instead he kept walking towards a certain direction.

He led the way out when they reached a forest opening and as Weiss followed him stepping out, a gigantic lake came to view. It was surrounded by a blast of different colored flowers and the breeze had filled the whole place with a faint fragrance. The water was so clear Weiss swore she could see the bottom of the lake.

"Ruff!" The dog barked to her, as if he wanted to show Weiss something. He was now near to a cave and was wagging his tail hard while looking at Weiss with awaiting eyes.

The heiress walked to the dog and he sat down as she pat his head.

"Thanks for bringing me here cutie." She smiled. Even though she was distracted by him, she had achieved her initial goal – finding the rumored lake. She was pretty sure the one in front of her was that lake on the magazine.

"Ruff!" The dog turned his head to the cave behind him.

"You want me to go in there?" Weiss asked.

"Ruff!" The dog stood up and walked behind her as he nuzzled his nose in the heiress' back.

Weiss smiled as she carefully stepped inside the cave. It was a beautiful cave with rocks that weren't slippery as there was no moss on it. It wasn't deep but it had enough room to fit at least ten adults in. The ground was clean too, with a minimal amount of dirt on it and there were a few rocks inside for visitors to sit on them.

"Wow…" Weiss was once again amazed by the power of nature.

"Ruff ruff!" The dog barked as a loud screaming could be heard outside the cave. He then ran outside and the heiress followed him.

"Oh there you are!" The dog had leaped into the arm of a little girl approximately around Weiss' age; the size of the dog was too big for her to handle as the both of them fell onto the ground with the dog on top, resulting an 'ugh' from the girl.

"Next time don't go running all by yourself!" The girl pushed the dog out of her way as she sat up, wiping off his drool on her, "And stop drooling on me, I just showered!"

The dog whined and sat beside her, nuzzling her with his nose as he looked at the heiress who was now standing just outside the cave.

"Whoa hi there, didn't see you." She stood up, dusting her orange colored shirt a bit before walking to Weiss.

"It's fine." The heiress said. The girl was pretty tall for kids of her age and had a golden mane that was tied into pigtails, a pair of lilac eyes and a sincere smile. She scratched her head a bit and pointed to the dog.

"I'm sorry if he bothered you. He's kinda naughty sometimes."

"He didn't." Weiss smiled, "In fact I have to thank him for bringing me to this wonderful place."

"He did?" The girl turned to the dog, the latter skipping to her happily.

"Yes." The heiress nodded, "He's a cutie."

"Aww don't praise him too much, it'll get to his head!" The girl laughed and Weiss just smiled in reply.

It went awkward for a few minutes between them and the girl was desperately trying to figure out a topic to talk while the heiress waited patiently; she found the girl squirming and constantly playing with her hair amusing. Although it was hard for Weiss to admit it but this blonde girl was rather pretty and if she was to swallow her pride – their differences were like the man-made swimming pool behind her own house and the gorgeous lake in front of her. Never in her life had she seen someone as beautiful as the blonde.

"Well…" The blonde finally spoke, "Umm…do you want to be friends?"

"Sure." The heiress answered almost immediately.

"Yes!" The blonde was beaming with happiness as she held out her right hand, "My name is Yang, nice to meet you!"

"Nice to meet you too. I'm Weiss." She took her hand.

"Wow, your hand is so cold." Yang said, "Mine is warm! You wanna touch'em?"

With that, the blonde released the grip and instead spread out both her palms. The heiress hesitated for a while before grabbing them and Dust, they were warm like the sun!

"It's so warm." The heiress said, "My hands are always cold. Low blood circulation it seemed."

"Ahh. Don't worry, if you feel cold, you can take my hand!" She grinned.

"Thank you Yang." She smiled back.

"No problem!" Yang said. She released the heiress' hands when they got warm enough and put her own hand around the dog, "This is Topaz. He's my family~"

"Family?" Weiss tilted her head.

"You see, I uh…I don't have mommy and daddy. I live with Topaz in an abandoned house inside the forest." Yang said, her voice missing the usual cheerfulness, "I get money from Vale Social Benefit to buy food."

"I'm sorry Yang." Weiss said guiltily.

"No no!" Yang waved her hand, "You did nothing wrong!"

"But…"

"It's fine, really. Besides I have Topaz by my side!" She said, hugging the dog.

"Ruff!" He barked back.

"He's a golden retriever. Abandoned by his mother too…I found him half dead in the forest a few years ago." Yang said, ruffling the dog's fur.

"You mean your mother…?"

The blonde nodded and sighed, then shook her head, "I never knew why."

"Yang…"

"Alright, this is getting more and more depressed." Yang huffed, "We should do something fun instead!"

Topaz barked and ran into the cave upon hearing that. The blonde smiled, seemingly to understand what he was trying to say; she followed him into the cave with a Weiss behind her. She became excited instantly seeing the magnificent cave and went to explore every single corner until she was satisfied.

"You know," Yang said, clenching her fist in front of her chest, "My dream is to become a huntress!"

"Wow!" Weiss exclaimed, "But those monsters out there are so scary!"

"That's why I want to be a huntress! I wanna kill them and have adventures outside the kingdom!"

"But Yang, that is dangerous!"

"And super awesome!" The blonde raised her fist, "I love exciting adventures Weiss and I heard huntresses have a good payment too! That's killing two birds with a stone!"

"With one stone." The heiress corrected her.

"It's the same!"

"No it isn't!"

"Whatever~" The blonde smirked.

"You dolt." The heiress smiled.

They spent the rest of the day chatting and went exploring the area around the cave. They sat on the huge rocks beside the lane filled with different kinds of flowers and the blonde had jumped into the lake from it to swim. Weiss just pouted and said that she didn't know how to swim when the blonde encouraged her to jump after her. Topaz had jumped up the rock to sit beside her to keep her accompanied while his master swam happily inside the crystal clear lake.

Evening approached as Yang got up from the lake, her clothes drenched with a mixture of lake water and sweat. Weiss handed her handkerchief to the girl and the latter gladly accepted it as she wiped off the water on her face.

"I'll wash it and return it to you tomorrow." The blonde said.

"It's fine, you can keep it."

"If I keep it," Yang scratched her head, "That means…uh…we're not seeing each other again?"

The heiress instantly understood her meaning. She shook her head and waved her hands, "No no Yang. I would love to see you again. I'll be here tomorrow around the same time."

"Wow! Alright, see ya tomorrow here princess!"

"Don't call me that!" Weiss pouted, "But thank you for keep me accompanied. That means a lot to me Yang."

"You're welcome, milady." Yang said as she faked a knight salute.

"You dolt."

Yang and Topaz guided her to walk out of the thick forest and they went separate ways at the entrance. The blonde held the handkerchief tight to her chest as they walked into another entrance to Dragon Tears Forest and headed towards their home.

She's so cute.

Yang couldn't help but kept grinning to herself on the way.

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Weiss walked to the nearest public phone booth and dialed her driver's number. A few minutes later he arrived to pick her back home.

"I'm back."

Her voice echoed through the majestic hallway in her house.

"Welcome back Miss Schnee." A maid had come out from the door at the end of the hallway and greeted Weiss.

"Where are papa and mama?" She asked the maid, her voice broken and lonely.

"They're at work Miss Schnee." The maid smiled, "But they promised they'll come back as soon as they're free."

"I understand."

Weiss walked to her own room and collapsed on the bed.

Papa and mama made that promise everytime. But not even once had they fulfilled it.

She closed her eyes as tears started to roll down her face.

I miss them…they didn't come back since two months ago…I'm so lonely…

Weiss Schnee was sleeping alone tonight again, just like any other days she went through in the past ten years.

But that certain blonde she met today had made it a little different from usual – she smiled as she could still feel the remnants of warmth on her hands.

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Thank you for taking your time to read this story. Please review and tell me what you think of it.

And yes, it's a Freezerburn VS Monochrome story but there's no Blake?! Fear not, she's coming soon.

This name 'Secret Base' is taken from Anohana yeah. I watched that story last year and…my sister scolded me for not shedding a single tear and accused me as a monster. I don't know, it's touching and stuff but…I just couldn't cry, I don't know why.

Enough rant of me, hope you enjoy this new series!

(Also, the new design for volume 4 is super awesome!)