Weiss wakes up slowly, feeling strangely comfortable. Fully expecting to see the sterile white walls of the infirmary, she is pleasantly surprised to find herself laying on her own bed in her dorm room. Granted, she has no idea how she arrived there, and was having some issues in remember what happened, but she was none the less grateful that someone had at least had the courtesy of returning her to her own quarters. Opening her eyes slowly, she was greeted by her sister Winter and her mother Adaliz.
"Well, welcome back my little Snowflake. Have a nice nap?" Adaliz smiles as she looks down at her younger daughter, relief evident in her features. "Now, can you tell me the last thing you remember?"
The last thing Weiss can remember was that she was playing with a small adorable corgi that had wandered up to them. She could remember Yang calling her, saying something about finding her brother's dog. Then Yang introducing…
Weiss shot up out of bed. Winter already there to support her. "Weiss…" Winter said as she placed her hands on Weiss' shoulders. "…slow down. You fainted remember."
"But..but..ya-Yang…" Weiss blubbered out, still in a state of shock and disbelief.
"Breathe Weiss, breathe." Adaliz said. Weiss followed her and slowed her breathing. "That's it…"
"Now what do you remember?" Winter asked, a look of concern on her features.
"Yang…a puppy and…" Weiss paused. "Oh my Oum. I met Rouvin Rose…" Weiss realized. Winter smiled and nodded. "It wasn't a dream. Please tell me it wasn't a dream"
"Weiss…it wa-" Winter was cut off with the door opening. The three ladies turn to see who entered, only to be greeted by a silver eyed man.
"Hey Winter, is she awake yet?" Rouvin asked as he looked inside the room. He sees Weiss sitting and smiles. "Oh good she's awake…" Weiss stared at him, still in shock. Her mouth opening and closing by itself. She didn't even notice Yang arriving behind him until she spoke.
"Winter, you still owe me fifty lien." Yang said, a smirk on her face. With a sigh, Winter reached into a pocket and handed her a fifty lien card, which Yang pocketed with a grin.
"A pleasure doing business with you Winter. Now I just need to track down your little brother, he owes me big!"
"I must say Yang, you were correct about another thing. Weiss does indeed do an excellent fish imitation." Winter commented as she looks at the blonde. "It is certainly a good thing though that no one can really stay mad at Rouvin for very long, otherwise mother would have already had words for him." Weiss simply blinked as she finally realized what was going on. Winter, Whitley and Yang had made a bet about her reaction to meeting Rouvin. Weiss starts seeing red as she climbs out of her bed, grabbing Myrtenaster, which was laying right next to her. Yang's eyes widen upon seeing the look of rage on Weiss' face. She jumped up and started to make her way to Yang, who yelped before running and hiding behind Rouvin.
Rouvin, a bit disoriented from all the sudden movements, reached down and grabbed Zwei and held him up between himself and Weiss. "Don't kill me!" he said. "Please accept our humble offering of this cute and adorable dog!"
"Oh so Spare us great Fish Face Weiss!" Yang said, only aggravating Weiss even more. But she is still torn and more than a little conflicted. After all, he's Rouvin Rose! The same Rouvin Rose that she has dreamed of for years now. And he has the cutest, most adorable dog known to man or faunus kind. But he was protecting Yang. Yang needed to be punished. But how can she punish Yang when both Rouvin and Zwei are making the most adorable sad puppy faces she has ever seen! All she wanted to do was just throw herself at them both and pet and cuddle them and spoil them because they are just so adorable and they are going to live with her forever and ever and... Fuck! Winter's right! No one can stay mad with Rouvin Rose! He's simply too adorable to even be angry with for very long.
"Weiss…" Winter begins as she slowly stands, one hand reaching slowly for the saber sitting on her own hip. "Weiss, please don't do anything you're going to regret later on little sister." Taking a deep breath to calm herself, she simply sheathed her rapier back on her hip before reaching up and taking Zwei, who was wagging his little stub of a tail happily. Turning on her heels, she walked calmly back to her bunk and sits back down as she begins to pet and cuddle the adorable little corgi.
Looking up to glare once more at the two siblings, Weiss opens her mouth only to be cut off by a still nervous Rouvin, "About Zwei, you know I was only kidding right? Weiss?"
"Your offering is accepted." Weiss simply responds as she turns her attention back to Zwei, determined to not lose control in front of Rouvin twice in one day. Rouvin turns to look at Yang, who simply shrugs as she holds the fifty lien card to Rouvin.
"Here Rouvaloo, use this to go buy a new dog."
Slumping down in defeat, Rouvin accepts the card as tears form in his eyes. "But but but."
"No buts, but Weiss' butt Rouvin." Yang snickers as she watches Rouvin's cheek sudden turn red. "Now c'mon. Let's go find Cinder and make fun of her some more before she lights us on fire."
"We have very different definitions of fun Yangarang!" Rouvin whined as they walk out the door, both the Schnee sisters staring at his retreating form.
"Are you certain that is the real Rouvin Rose, Winter? He doesn't seem anything like I've read about."
"I am currently asking myself the same thing little sister. He is acting nothing like the huntsman I have worked with before." Winter answers, a mild look of surprise on her features. "But that is his dog. I have seen him before with Rouvin. And he is simply precious! Oh yes he is! Yes he is!" Adaliz smiles and simply records both her precious daughters fawning over the adorable little corgi as she tries not to laugh at their antics.
The rest of the day passes without incident, with Weiss simply staying on her bed and chatting with her mother and sister about anything and everything. Blake was the first of her teammates to return, her parents and Adam in tow coming to look at the dorm room. Adam and Ghira were beside themselves with laughter as both Kali and Blake retreated rapidly from an excited Zwei by launching themselves on top of Yang's bunk hissing and spitting loudly. Kali was rescued by her still chuckling husband as Adam gives his little sister one last hug before they depart. Blake stays on Yang's bunk, glaring daggers at the corgi, who stays sitting on the floor as he looks up to the young woman, his tail wagging idly.
Cinder and her mother and sister were next. Cinder's father had to excuse himself to speak with Headmaster Ozpin, and Katie had insisted on seeing where Cinder and her team lived. A delighted Terra played with Zwei as Katie chatted with Adaliz and Cinder joined her little sister. When the older women realized the time, they all excused themselves as Katie had to drag a wailing Terra away from Zwei and her sister. Cinder herself was in tears, and promptly excused herself to go sit on the roof, asking to be left alone. Blake and Weiss look at each other in concern, but they know better to disturb Cinder for a while at least. Her temper was as well-known as Weiss' around Beacon, and there was now a substantial betting pool on when Cinder would finally light Jaune aflame over his repeated attempts to date Weiss.
It was past midnight when Yang finally returned to the dorm room. Weiss was apparently asleep, Zwei cuddled into her arms as Blake quietly opened the window for Yang, allowing the brawler entry into the room. However, both girls were shocked when they turned to see themselves facing the tip of Myrtenaster, a deep scowl on the fencer's face as she kept her blanket wrapped around her slim figure with her free hand.
"He..Hey Weissy! I figured you would be asleep by now!" Yang was keeping herself behind Blake, who was looking nervously at Zwei even as she kept herself between Weiss and Yang.
"You had the gall to make bets with my siblings and didn't think I would be angry with you Yang?!" Weiss was glaring at the brawler, even as she spun the dust chamber to blue dust, preparing to freeze the brawler to the closest object in the room.
Blake surprised both young women when she reached up and carefully grabbed the rapier's blade, turning it down gently. "I'm calling in the favor you owe me Weiss. No freezing or killing Yang. She still owes me one hell of a date."
"Ugh! Fine Blake!" Weiss sheathes her blade and places it next to the nightstand. "You win this time Xiao Long. Next time you will not be so fortunate!" The bumbleby pair watch as Weiss settles herself back down in bed, both arms thrown back around Zwei, who buried himself deeply into the fencer's embrace. Relieved, Yang gives Blake a quick peck on the cheek before retreating to the relative safety of her bunk, while a blushing Blake stayed up a bit longer reading the new Ninjas of Love novel Adam had slipped her during their last hug.
Cinder finally returned a short while later. To Blake's and Cinder's surprise both, Weiss grabbed Cinder before she could climb up into her own bunk and settled her down on the other side of Zwei, who was gently snoring. Blake saw the look of gratitude on Cinder's face just before she turned off her small reading light, plunging the room into darkness.
The next morning, Weiss was still upset with Yang, while Cinder was still upset over her family leaving once more. The four young women dressed quickly and quietly before departing their shared dorm room. Weiss, Yang and Blake walked in a tense silence while Cinder vanished once more, promising to meet them at class. Entering Grimm Studies, the three young women quickly took their seats, being joined by Cinder right before the bell rang. Team WCBY was seated on the second row from the front, team JNPR sitting directly behind them. Yang and Nora immediately resume their arm wrestling contest, while Jaune still tried to get Weiss' attention. Oddly, instead of being seated next to her partner, Pyrrha was seated on the other side of Nora, while Ren was quietly sitting next to the annoying blonde.
Expecting Professor Port to come in and start their school day with another one of his outrageous story, instead what greeted them promptly at the start of the bell was none other than Professor Glynda Goodwitch. The other students started whispering at each other asking if the combat instructor for Beacon had entered the wrong room.
"Do you think something happened?" Cinder asked quietly. Weiss and the others were concerned for their friend and teammate. Her eyes were still red rimmed from crying and she was not looking her best as she always did.
"Professor Port might have talked too much and broke his jaw or something." Yang joked as she took out her scroll and started to fiddle with it.
Blake shrugged. "Or it could an announcement about the tournament." Weiss watched as the cat faunus leaned over and gave Yang a nod of approval before turning back to Professor Goodwitch.
"Either way it must be important if Professor Goodwitch is here." Weiss commented. Glynda cleared her throat and everyone quieted down. Making sure that everyone's attention was on her, she walked over and confiscated Yang's scroll before she begins to speak.
"I know everyone is wondering why I am here." Glynda started. "Well, it is to inform you that due to medical reasons, Professor Port will not be able to teach his class for at least the next two to three weeks."
"No way!" Yang said, doing her best to hide her irritation at her scroll still being in the blonde teacher's hand. "Did he really break his jaw?"
"Technically its Tetanus…"Rouvin said appearing suddenly beside Yang in a swirl of rose petals. "He talked a little bit too much yesterday and locked his jaw." he explained. Yang looked at him surprised. She was sure he'd be on his way somewhere by now.
"Rouvin?!" she said. He gave her one of his cheeky smiles before Glynda spoke.
"Mr. Rose." she called. Rouvin turning to her as he visibly winced at her tone. "I thought I told you to wait until I called you into the classroom."
Rouvin groans from the tongue lashing. "But Glynda…I got bored…" He whined. "And you always take too long…"
Weiss can feel her eye start twitching from Rouvin's whining. She simply cannot believe that this… this… that this is the same Rouvin Rose that she idolized for so many years now. Feeling a hand settle lightly on her own, she looks to see Cinder giving her one of her little half smiles as she motions with her head back to the front.
"As I was saying." Glynda continued as she motioned for Rouvin to sit behind Port's desk. "Professor Port is on medical leave, and thus you will be having a substitute teacher for this subject." She then turns to Rouvin, who was once again standing behind her, his scythe in hand with a chicken stack on its tip, while Zwei jumped rather high into the air trying to grab it.
"Ehm…" Rouvin flinched as he looks at Glynda, who is leveling one of her best glares at him. He quickly collapses his weapon, making the chicken fall and allowing Zwei to run off with it. Rouvin then proceeded to act as innocent as possible, garnering a few scattered bits of laughter from the class. Weiss huffs a bit until she notices Zwei lay down at her feet, to which she smiles gently at.
Glynda shook her head and sighs. "Mr. Rose will be your substitute teacher for the next few weeks until Professor Port recovers." Rouvin waved at the class and smiled before she continues. "Irregardless of whether he is a substitute or not, Mr. Rose is to be respected and obeyed at all times, and he holds the full weight and power of any other Professor at this school. I trust I have made myself clear to all of you?" Glynda soon left after, shaking her head at the fact that her former student hadn't really changed altogether that much.
"So..ahh Hi!" Rouvin started. "I'm Rouvin Rose, and I'll be your substitute for…" he paused as he looked at a sheet of paper on the desk. "…Grimm studies…Yeah…"
Rouvin then proceeded to talking about Grimm. Weiss was listened and hanged on to every word he said. She took notes of everything until he mentioned something about weapons. Eventually his topic shifted from Grimm to constructing weapons and what all was involved in the forging in his own weapon. Weiss groans and decided to just read her school book. This continued on until suddenly Nora's hand shoots up. "Hey Professor Rose, got any good huntsman stories?"
Weiss's head pokes back up from behind her school book, where she had been seriously considering the last few years of her life instead of reading about the migration patterns of Goliaths. Finally, something to prove how masterful of a huntsman he really was.
"Well," Rouvin begins as he clears his throat. "I do have one that happened back when Yang was younger. It all started during a hunt I was on with our mom through the woods by our house." The huntsman continues his story, Weiss suddenly hanging on his every word once more. It was full of all the daring do and legendary thrills she had come to adore from his many magazine articles. Just as he reached the violent climax, where he was forced to battle his opponent, a short but vicious Beowolf in the middle of a small lake, Yang begins to boo loudly, breaking the mood.
"Boo! You're so full of shit Rouvin! Mom had to help you track down Zwei just to give him a bath, and he kicked your ass until you finally had to beg dad to help you!"
Weiss groans as her head impacts the desk. Not that anyone would have heard it over the sudden roars of laughter echoing throughout the classroom. It was official. Weiss Schnee has a crush on a monumental dork.
"Hey! In my defense, Zwei is a trained huntsdog. And I was 14 back then." Rouvin said quickly, trying to repair the damage done even as he glares at Yang. But the younger sister had her older brother against the ropes, and she took advantage of it fully as she moved in for the knockout punch.
"He was still a puppy! You got your ass beat by a six month old puppy!" Yang shoots back quickly. The rest of the class simply roared even louder. Even Cinder was doubled over in her seat clutching her stomach while Blake had fallen out of hers, their peals of laughter easily distinguishable from all the rest.
Weiss on the other hand was very disappointed right now. She was in love with one of Remnant's most feared and well respected huntsman. But the person in front of her was nothing more than a weapon crazed, cookie devouring, adorable dog owning, clumsy dork. And she simply couldn't take it anymore. Packing up her things, she simply got up and left the class, not noticing two pairs of eyes following her out. One a bright clear silver, and the other a deep fiery amber.