A/N: Hello everyone!
I am back from holidays, which means I get to update this fanfiction, but before giving in the second chapter, here is some boring talk. First of all (more or less adressed to Ziirroh), it took me a long time to decide which song I was going to put in the first chapter, but I'm glad I chose this one. Second of all, I'd like to thank you all for favoriting, following, reviewing or even reading my fanfiction. I got an overwhelming feedback even though I wrote so little, and I hope I will live up to your expectations!
And finally, I hope you'll enjoy this second chapter.

Chapter 2 : Mixed feelings

As the shattered moon was hung up in the dark sky, team RWBY was heading back to their dorm. A few hours had passed since Ruby's performance, and they all decided to stay to watch other novice singers. More exactly, Ruby wanted to stay, Yang felt too proud to leave her sister, Blake was curious about other songs and Weiss… she was not precisely sure why she stayed.

Something about this evening seemed terribly wrong. But at the same time, a part of it seemed awfully right to her. And she could get her hands on neither of them. Her feelings laid confused, and the heiress did not dare say any word for the rest of the evening. She barely gave attention to the other performances, her mind going back and forth between reality and the experience she had just lived, the trip lasting fairly longer on the other side of the world.

Ruby, on the other hand, just regained her old self. All the nervousness she collected prior to the evening just ran away, and she was back being the 15-year-old hyperactive girl that her teammates were doomed to have as a leader. She took some sort of pride in her singing performance, but most of all, she felt like a heavy burden just fell from her shoulders to the ground, leaving her free to run around, which is what she did. During the short journey to their dorms, Ruby kept making circles around her teammates, re-analyzing every singers they had heard, gossiping about some of them, talking about her desire to sing her own song someday. Yang was basically the only person capable of holding a true conversation with her, as they were the two most talkative members of the team.

They soon arrived at their final destination, and just as they stepped into their dorms, Blake let out a light yawn, but clear enough for Yang to notice.

"Owh, baby Blakey is tired already?" she said jokingly.

"Your voice is way too loud, it's exhausting", the Faunus quickly talked back.

"Uh. That hurts."

Blake gave her a quick grin before Ruby interrupted them.

"But, it's only eight, and we haven't eaten yet".

"Sorry, you three just get something to eat, I'll head to bed right away", she answered, her sentence being cut by another small yawn.

She did not give them any time to answer as she rushed under her fresh covers, totally ignoring Ruby's sad look.

Were we bothering her? She could have told us…

"Well then", Yang shouted, in an attempt to annoy Blake and cheer Ruby at the same time. "It's Friday, so I guess the cafeteria is still open. Why not grab something there?"

"Sure, sounds like a plan." Ruby said.

She turned around to Weiss, but the latter seemed lost in thought once again. Ruby noticed it had happened quite a lot this last hour, but she did not dare say anything. No matter how hard she tried to get closer to the heiress, every attempts just resulted in rejection and scolding, and even though Ruby promised to herself she would befriend with Weiss, she had to admit she was currently running out of ideas.

Maybe she really doesn't like me… there's no way I could force her…

"Weiss, you coming with us?" Yang asked, fortunately for her sister.

"Mh? Oh, yes, of course. Forgive me", she answered quickly, before heading back to her mysterious side world.

Yang and Ruby exchanged a concerned look, before Yang just shrugged and gestured them to follow her out of the room.

As an awkward silence settle between the three of them, the tall brawler led her two teammates to the cafeteria. The place was not as crowded as they expected, as only two teams and a half were eating there.

"I guess most of the students decided to eat later", Ruby said while she was grabbing a ham and cheese sandwich.

"Good for us I guess?" Yang grabbed her chicken sandwich and glanced over Ruby's shoulder only to see Weiss standing a bit further away, staring at a green apple. "What's with her?" she asked in a whisper.

"I don't know. She's been like this for an hour or two now." Ruby said, then shivered. "Do you think she hated the performance?"

"Of course not, you were awesome, don't wo-"

She stopped as she saw Weiss getting closer. The latter finally bought the apple she was staring at a few seconds prior, then she followed her teammates as they all took place around a table, facing the two sisters who were sitting next to each other. The room was only filled with their few schoolmates talking, as they did not find anything interesting to say themselves. Weiss's gaze kept coming back and forth between the fruit she was holding and the concerned leader in front of her. She definitely did not feel hungry, even for the small apple she picked, but she could notice Ruby's worrying for her, and she did not feel like annoying her either.

Come on Weiss, say something, she tried to cheer herself. You've been awfully quiet, now say something, anything.

"So, what did you think of Ruby's voice? You still haven't told us what you thought", Yang abruptly said.

"Oh, it was nice", she answered simply.

She could not find any other adjective, or more precisely, she restrained herself from doing so. Part of her wanted to thank the blonde girl for breaking the silence, whereas another part of her wanted to slap her for bringing that up. All she really wanted to do, was to forget how affected she got by Ruby's performance. She could not comprehend how it exactly happened, she only knew it did, and she had absolutely no idea what to do with these new feelings.

"You really think so?" Ruby insisted, unconvinced.

Weiss gulped slightly.

"Of course I did, I wouldn't lie about this. I did not expect you to have such a… great voice."

Even though Yang and Ruby both noticed the gap between Weiss's words, neither of them pointed it out, and just attributed it to the heiress's difficulty for giving compliments.

"Thanks a lot, Weiss."

The white haired girl unconsciously nodded, before taking her first bite into the fruit she took. Only then she realized the two of her teammates had finished their sandwiches, and were now staring at her.

"Geez, you two definitely eat way too fast", she commented.

"Nope, you were the slow one", Yang stretched herself, then stood up, up under Ruby's questioning look. "I'm gonna head back, I'm sure my partner misses me a whole lot." Yang said with a light tone of joke in her voice.

"Oh, fine. I'll wait here with Weiss", Ruby answered.

The two remaining girls silently watched the departing one. Once again, Weiss just stumbled in her own mind, between the relief of finally being able to talk privately to Ruby, and the nervousness of actually being alone with her. She felt the urge to tell her young leader about the thoughts she was having, some sort of need to get it all out, mixed with the desire to reassure the small singer who was obviously still concerned by the heiress's opinion. As uncommon as it was for Weiss to talk about her emotions, she, at the moment, did not mind. There was only one tiny, little problem standing in her way – how was she supposed to express her feelings when she actually knew nothing about what was going on inside her? She had no clue how to start, but decided she had to do it at some point.

"I really enjoyed it."

She had a small, uncertain voice, which was rather unusual for her. Ruby just stared at her innocently, a startled expression showing on her face.

"Enjoyed what?"

"Your song, you idiot."

"Oh."

The older girl felt disappointed by that short answer, but figured the leader could not think of anything else to say. After all, Weiss was not used to talking with sincerity, and the few times she ever did, her interlocutor would feel too uncomfortable to answer anything constructive. However, it took her a fair amount of efforts to bring up this conversation, so she decided to go on.

"I…" she started with a near inaudible voice. "I am sorry I wasn't aware you took singing lessons". She paused for a few seconds. "I always thought you were just hanging out after classes, lazing around, and to be honest, I was mad at you for it. And I was even madder to learn you preferred spending your time singing rather than studying."

"Wei-"

"But you really have some talent", she interrupted. "I mean, I wouldn't know, I am far from being an expert at it. But you have a pleasant voice and…"

She paused again. For a longer time, as the feelings she tried to get across definitely seemed out of place for her to verbalize. But as the young leader got nervous, she decided to just let it happen.

"I'm glad I could hear it."

Ruby's lips grew from one ear to another. Weiss felt her heart cringe once again, but overall, she felt relieved. Even though she could not get a close understanding of what sort of war was taking place inside her mind, she could express herself, and she felt proud, as a teammate, a partner, a person.

"Then I'll work even harder, and I'll sing an even better song to you!" the younger girl said, with her bright smile still on.

"Don't forget your studies, plus we have two exams coming up", Weiss answered, and even though she used a cold tone, she could not help but smile back.

"Gosh Weiss, are you always so serious?"

"Of course. How else would I obtain straight A's? Definitely not by spending my afternoons singing", she teased, taking another bite into her half-finished apple.

"But singing is fun. Like, it really helps relaxing, and no matter how you feel, there is always one song that can, you know, totally express your feelings. That's amazing."

"A song… that totally expresses your feelings?" Weiss repeated slowly.

Ruby slightly regretted making that comment, as she saw Weiss getting back to the other world she already spent so much time in.

"Yes, like, even if the words are not always accurate and all, it just feels so great to sing your emotions! I just love the feeling when I finish a song, like everything just fwooo, flies away, and you feel so light you could fly. It's like you accomplished something, you know, with yourself."

"I… honestly have no idea what you're talking about", she admitted.

"Uh? You've never tried to sing before?"

"Of course not. Why would I? I have barely listened to music before I got to hear you, and those were only a few old classical songs my mother listened to when she was around my age."

Ruby put her hand on her chin and stared at the wall, absently. Her eyes narrowed, as she was looking for an idea deep inside her mind.

"We need a remedy for this."

"A remedy?"

"Definitely. You need to sing, at least once."

Weiss choked on the last remaining bit of her fruit. "No I don't! Y-You just… no way!"

"C'mon. You need to know this feeling, you'll see, it's really amazing. And I'm sure we'll find some music you'll like!"

"Show me your music, or whatever, but as long as I am called a Schnee, there is no way in this world I will ever sing."

"But why not?"

Oh no, not the puppy eyes. Not the- goddammit, Ruby.

"Because it is too embarrassing. Unlike you, I have never once taken a singing course, and I will probably just mess it up, which is not something I desire, not in front of you."

"Everyone has to start at some point."

"I'm afraid to figure out what you meant."

Ruby stood up, walked over Weiss and put an arm around her.

"From now on, I will be your private singing teacher!"