Notes: Weiss was unable to escape her father. Fearing the worst and wanting to control her future she marries General Ironwood to regain her freedom. It was not meant to be a marriage of love, yet she slowly finds herself falling for him while they both keep their marriage a secret from the outside world, planning to come forward once peace has been restored. A series of out of order one-shots that showcase their relationship and the struggles they face. Ironweiss.

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Rejection

Weiss was covered in dirty and blood. She was finding the wounded as best she could, but there seemed to be so many. This had been a mighty city. Now, it was just a broken buildings and dead dreams. She turned her head to see her husband helping to organize the relief efforts. She was in awe of him at this moment. He seemed even more handsome than the last time they'd spoken.

"Weiss." Ruby yelled out. It broke the Schnee female from her thoughts. General Ironwood caught her gaze before looking away. He was ashamed of how much he failed. "You're safe."

"Of course." She crossed her arms. "I'm a Schnee. It'll take a lot more than that to hurt me."

"I'm so glad." Ruby hugged her. "I was so worried."

"Well, there was no need." She gently pushed the girl off of her. "I was able to handle everything just fine."

"Oh, look." The small girl shouted. "It's General Ironwood. Hello! I haven't seen you since Beacon!"

"Ruby!" Weiss's eyes nearly popped. "You can't just run up to people like that."

"It's fine." James assured her. "You both look well." He glanced between the two woman, though his eyes stayed on the elder a bit longer.

"We've...been good." She answered. "There were a few small issues, but we've been managing well."

"That's good to hear." He smiled at her.

"We were attacked by a whole bunch of Grimm while camping." Ruby declared. "It was awesome. Weiss took out like five of them in one go and-"

"Ruby, he has better things to do than hear stories of our adventures." She pouted. "Besides, we have work to do. There's still so many people that need help and-"

"I know." Ruby frowned. "I was just so happy to see familiar faces after all that's happened."

"It's fine." General Ironwood cut in. "In fact, I could use the both of you in getting things organized."

"You could?" Weiss titled her head. She wasn't sure if she believed him.

"Of course." He stated swiftly. "As you said, there's still so much we have to do."

"Weiss." James Ironwood had finally found a moment alone with her. They were standing in an empty bedroom, checking to see that everyone was gone. The city hasn't safe anymore. "It was good to see you were safe. I had heard you coming here and feared..."

"That your wife was dead." She sat down on the bed. Her fingers traced a small doll. "I'm fine."

"Weiss, it's okay to be upset." He knelled down in front of her. He cupped her face. "What the White Fang did here... it's okay to cry over these people." She wrapped her arms around him and buried her face into his chest.

"I missed you." She whispered. "I know we agreed not to tell anyone of our marriage until the time was right, but I really missed you."

"I...I thought of you often." He swallowed as she tightened her hold on him. "I heard about how you saved a town from a high class Grimm." He pulled away and rose to his feet. "I'm happy that I helped you follow your dreams."

"I..." She didn't know how to put her feelings into words. They had married in order to give her freedom. It hadn't been about love and yet, she had grown to love him. She thought about him, worried over him and hoped he longed for her too. She quickly pushed herself off the bed and kissed him on the lips.

He returned her kiss with equal fire before pulling back.

"Ms. Schnee, I-"

"Mrs" She corrected.

"I... I can't take advantage of you." He stepped backwards. "I understand that you're grateful for what I did, but you shouldn't feel the need to... I want nothing more than your happiness." His throat tightened as he lied. He longed to take her in his arms and be with her.

"You wouldn't be." She closed her eyes. "I-"

"Oh, there you two are." Qrow rolled his eyes. "Listen, we're about to head out. There's nothing left here. "Unless you two needed some more time alone." He eyed them carefully.

"No, it's fine." Weiss assured the drunken male. "I'll be heading out. I would hate for Ruby to get lost looking for me." She rolled her eyes.

"Yea, that sounds like her." Qrow chuckled as the Ice Princess left. His eyes narrowed. "You wanna tell me what I walked into Jimmy."

"That is none of your concern." The general straightened his tie as he begun to follow his wife.

The dust old bird stopped him.

"She's just a girl and Winter's sister. If you like them young, look elsewhere."

"It isn't like that." James snapped. "And you should mind your own business."

"Look, don't say I didn't warn you." The huntsman backed off. "And I promise to keep this between us. No need for the Ice Queen to find out about this little slip."