"Wow! Sis! Look at the CCT tower! It looks so cool!" Ruby gushes to her older sister as she walks down the streets of Atlas with Blake and Yang. Yang smiles and answers, "Yeah. It does" Ruby looks down sadly for a moment and she admits, "I mocked Weiss for how much she knew about the tower..." Blake rests her hand on her leader's shoulder and she answers, "Weiss knew you didn't mean it, Ruby" Ruby nods, sniffling as it begins to snow.
Yang holds her hand out, catching some snowflakes on her palm and she looks at her two teammates and she asks, "Do you guys remember the first night we were all together?" Blake nods with a chuckle and answers, "Yeah. You three started fighting" Ruby nods and says, "Yeah... I" A large gust of wind cuts off the young leader and Yang turns her attention to what looks like a garden. She takes the hands of her teammates and leads them towards it, not reading the memorial sign out front.
The three girls make it to the middle, coming to an intersection and Ruby drops her warm drink in surprise, tears building in the leader's eyes. Yang and Blake follow her gaze, their eyes widening as the familiar form of their missing teammate comes into view. Ruby places her hands over her mouth as she begins to sob and Blake gasps, "Weiss..." Yang's eyes never leave the statue stood in front of them and Ruby sobs harder, causing Blake to pull her close and console her as Yang tries not to cry. Yang looks down at the ground and chokes, "She's really gone... huh?" The wind picks up and the trio walk closer, the large version of Myrtenaster gleaming in the moonlight.
Ruby looks up at the statue and whimpers, "I'm so, so sorry. I..." Yang rests her hand on her sister's shoulder and Blake says, "I never apologized to Weiss for calling her a spoilt brat during our argument about the White Fang..." Ruby chuckles and answers, "She never accepted my apology for exploding all over her on our first day" Yang smiles sadly and asks, "Do you guys remember her reaction to Zwei?" Ruby nods with a giggle and Blake is about to respond when they hear footsteps coming closer. They all turn their heads to see three people who look just like Weiss.
Ruby swallows and she says, "Hello, Winter" Winter looks at the girl and answers, "Ruby Rose. A pleasure to see you again" Ruby rubs her neck and answers, "I..." Winter holds her hand up, her strong facade breaking, and she chokes, "Don't... please" Ruby watches on in shock as Weiss' older sister breaks down into sobs as the elder woman pulls her close. The younger man at their side places the bouquets of White Roses down and he drops to his knees and begins sobbing as he mutters "I'm sorry" over and over again. Ruby chokes on her own sobs and she is pulled into a hug by Yang and Blake as both of Weiss' families finally begin to grieve over their loss.
Bonus
"Hey, Pyrrha?" the ghost of Weiss asks her ghostly companion. Pyrrha looks at her and asks, "What is it, Weiss?" Weiss looks back at her two families and asks, "Do you still miss Jaune, Nora, and Ren?" Pyrrha nods with a soft smile and answers, "Of course I do" Weiss hums, resting her head on her hands and says, "I never thought I would say that I miss that dunce" Pyrrha rests her hand on Weiss' shoulder and answers, "I'm sure she misses you too" Weiss sighs and her eyes focus on her little brother and she answers, "I was never the best big sister... was I? I can never make up for that now..." Pyrrha gives Weiss' shoulder a soft squeeze and she says, "I think he knows that you cared. He was just afraid of showing the feeling back. Now come on. We should leave them be" Weiss nods and the two slowly fade, Weiss catching Ruby's gaze for a short moment and the two share a knowing smile.
Bonus #2
An older version of Ruby Rose looks over three gravestones on a cliff and she pulls down her white hood, revealing her new crooked scar and her headpiece and she begins, "Hey, mom. Hey, Weiss. Hey, Pyrrha. Sorry I haven't been by in a while. Yang and Blake needed my help in Vale setting up for the Vytal Festival Tournament this year. It's weird... having it back in Vale... especially after... nevermind. Oh! The Atlesian Military has rebuilt Penny! She doesn't blame you, by the way, Pyrrha." Ruby rubs her neck and she continues, "Gen... Mr. Ironwood has passed on the title of General onto Winter now and she will be present for the tournament. Whitley has turned the SDC into a respectable company again and Miss Calavera... well, she has begun teaching Silver eyed students about their powers. Ozpin has finally been let to rest and now Oscar is the headmaster of Haven Academy and I... well, I'm the headmaster of Beacon. Those are some huge boots to fill but Glynda is helping me with it. Blake's father started up a new academy in Menagerie to help recruit people for the new movement for faunus rights and Dad and Uncle Qrow have gone back to teaching at signal. Dad still cracks horrible puns though"
Ruby moves her hair out of her eyes and she continues, "Ren and Nora have finally gotten married, so have Coco and Velvet oh and Neptune and Sun! We all miss you, Weiss... Pyrrha. Yang and I miss you too, mom. Anyway, I have to go! I'll be back soon! I promise!" Ruby turns on her heel, putting her hood back up and she turns her head and says, "It was good to talk" and with that she runs away, leaving the graves and the setting sun behind.
A/N:
Hey guys!
Now, as someone who loves Weiss, this one was an emotional rollercoaster to write for... well for obvious reasons. This idea came to me after watching Volume 3 of RWBY and after writing this and reading through it, I cried for like five minutes because this was so close to becoming canon and I am thankful that Jaune unlocked his Semblance when he did. Anyway! I hope you enjoyed this one! The next one will probably be up in a few days or so.
~ The Atlesian Eagle