It was weird to say at least. Everybody was so happy. She did know Ruby was as carefree as always, but it was nice to hear her laugh after everything had happened. The battle against Cinder, winning of Salem, it was an exhausting victorious battle. But still, it was nice to be here.

Holding her drink, Weiss smiled. She really had missed Ruby. Her smile, her laughter, even her morning wake ups. The red head was playing a game against her crazy uncle, who she was so found off. Her tongue between her lips, like she did when she tried to concentrate for a final move.

The blond on the other side of the room was talking to her father. Showing her motificated arm of. She accidently crushed it a bit with the last fight, luckly Weiss sister knew people to fix it. It all that time Weiss never contacted home again. Not that they called.

So now she is here. Not really having a home to return to. Winter did offer her residential home at misteral, but Weiss dislined. It was to far away from her friends. Talking about friends, one was missing from the party.

Blake

After the fight, she dissapeared again, to bury her father who died for the sake of his people. Blake and Yang did fight together, but they never talked. Blake looked to afraid and Yang,... Yang just to stuborn for her own good.

Looking outside it was dark and snowing and Weiss felt an alarm going of inside her mind. She wasn't a faunus, but she clearly saw someone sitting up in a tree, amber eyes staring at her. Gulpping her drink down to the last drip, she grapped her jacket, yelled 'right back' and went outside.

Walking to the tree she said: 'I know, you there.' Not getting respons, she signed.

'Blake, what are you doing here?' If it wasn't from the cracking of the snow, she would never know, that Blake had jumped down. She stood behind the tree, but Weiss could see her rubbing her arm.

'Just checking if everyone is fine.' Rolling her eyes, Weiss placed her hands at her hips. 'Come inside and you would see.'

Blake shook her head, facing the covered ground. 'I can't.'

'Why not?'

'Weiss...'

'No, Blake Belladona, no excuse, no running away.'

Blake came into view, still rubbing her arm. 'I buried my dad and I just,...' Tears where visible in her eyes. 'I know I don't deserve kindness of any of you, but I thought if I saw you guys happy, I would ...' The raven head girl swallowed, she clearly had it hard. Weiss could feel her hurt, her sadness.

'I'm sorry I bothered you, Weiss. I will be going now.' Weiss could't believe her ears. Blake, her friend came to them for once, because she needed them, only to run away again in the end. 'No!' Her voice was loud and she was sure someone inside could have heard her.

'Blake, I turned my family my back, because the way they treated me. But you are my friend and family in more ways that they ever could be. You can't turn your back on me of on any of us. You aren't a burder, not to me or Ruby and expecialy to Yang.' Stomping her feet, she grapped the faunus at her shoulders. ' Yang never blamed you for what happened and neiter does youre father.' As if that was a sign, Blake stared crying. Deep sobs came from within.

Her guilt, her pain, it came out. Weiss didn't understand a word of what she was trying to say. She only held her. And then she did noticed.

Blake ears where bleeding from several cuts, she was shivering in her arms and she could feel the exposed places from her ripped clothes. Blake must have fought on her way to here. Holding the faunus she messaged Ruby with on click.

Not a second later, she, Tai and Yang stood at her side. Looking disbeleaved at the sight of the hysterical gir, crying her heart out. Yang kneeled, looking anger and sag at the same time. Bringing her hand up, she passed her aura to the faunus in the hope to sooth her down. It worked

Blake fell asleep, bleeding, cold and tears still visible on her face