AN: Hello again. I don't have much to say, just gonna thank XPS, Web, and tongo for their help again. Hope you guys enjoy.
It had been a day like any other; Weiss had been sitting there at the table she usually frequented with her team, peacefully eating her breakfast before it all somehow devolved into total anarchy.
She should probably back up a bit.
Besides being the end of their summer break, it had been a normal day, . She had been ignoring Yang and Nora's shenanigans while wondering why Ruby wasn't eating with them. At least until a giant binder was dropped on the table and her leader cleared her throat to get their attention. She noticed the binder looked a little familiar and leaned forward to examine it while listening to her.
"Sisters, friends, Weiss…" Ruby named them off, emphasizing her name.
"Hey!"
Ruby was unphased by her reaction as she kept going, "Four score and seven minutes ago, I had a dream…"
Weiss stopped paying attention at that point, knowing it'd be some over dramaticized speech about doing something crazy again. She returned to her inspection of the binder on the table, and after a moment it clicked. "Is that my binder?"
"I am not a crook." Ruby defended herself while throwing the Peace sign at her.
Blake looked up from her book and finally spoke up. "What are you talking about?"
Ruby seemed quite ready for that question as she proudly pointed at her. "I'm talking about starting the semester off with a bang!"
Weiss saw Yang gesture like she was going to say something, and she almost groaned at the pun before it was even made.
She wasn't disappointed.
"I like to start my semesters off with a Yang." And everyone else groaned in response before Yang got hit with what looked like a tomato. It all spiraled out of control from there, as Yang threw something larger back at who she could only assume was Nora as she paid attention to her excitable leader.
Weiss looked at Blake as she seemed to be addressing her. "...ink I'm gonna sit this one out."
She nodded in response. "Sit out or not, I think whatever we do on this last day, we should do it as a team..." she began to address her team, only to get nailed in the face with pie.
Oh...well then...this meant war.
Things went by so fast she almost couldn't recall what happened. Somehow the food fight had escalated into a full scale food war between team RWBY and team JNPR. She somewhat recalled the series of events, even after her unfortunate encounter with Nora's watermelon hammer and a column, though it was a bit hazy. No more fights with Nora, clearly, as it seemed minor concussions were a real possibility.
She tried to recall who went down in what order. Jaune went down first, big surprise. Nailed in the face by Yang with turkeys. Then Blake and Pyrrha had duked it out for a bit with bread before Ruby interrupted launching a tray at Pyrrha before falling back to her. Nora finally joined in and created her melon-hammer.
She had tried to fight Nora herself after Ruby got launched away. She would have never imagined using a swordfish as a weapon before today. But why was there even a whole swordfish anyway? Oh well, no reason to question how weird her life had become since she had come to Beacon at this point. That went poorly though, as Nora ended up launching her straight into a column. Even with her aura, that had been unpleasant. She somewhat remembered Ruby catching her and setting her down. She wondered for a brief moment if Ruby had touched her belly at all while laying her up against the wall. It'd mean her being figured out, but if it had happened, she'd just have to deal with it if Ruby confronted her.
She was surprised she had managed to keep her secret this long quite honestly. And she felt kind of bad because of Blake being revealed last semester considering the promise they had made. It was suppose to be a two-way street, trust, that is.
She tried to remember what happened after, though most of it was a blur as Nora had done a number on her. The last thing that was mostly clear was Ruby's dramatic "Weiss, don't leave me!" She blushed slightly and grinned to herself at that. She was such a dolt, but maybe that's why she went along so willingly with her crazy shenanigans. She was surprised when Goodwitch came in and didn't immediately give them detention, probably due to Ozpin's interference. She silently thanked him for that as they joked about the fight.
Weiss finished recounting the tale in her head as she walked back to Team RWBY's dorm. She had begun to wonder just how many things she'd experience here considering all the extraordinary circumstances they had already been through. Blake felt the need to comment on Yang's landing after she had apparently been launched through the roof and an airtime of almost two minutes.
"Yang, I think you need to work on your landing next time." They all laughed about it as they entered their dorm. They all got washed up to get any remaining food off of them and out of their hair. Weiss had gotten the last turn and Ruby before her. For some reason she had told Yang and Blake to go first. They left to go play a board game in the library and said to come join them after. When she came out of the bathroom, Ruby was sitting there staring at her, a surprisingly serious look on her face. It was, somewhat unnerving seeing such a thing from her.
Though Ruby had been watching her more closely ever since the warehouse incident. At first she thought that maybe she had just been worried that there would be another fallout between her and Blake. But when she continued and that clearly wasn't going to happen, she wondered if Ruby had figured her out, or at the least suspected her. She looked around, noticing Ruby had closed the curtains and window as well as locked the door. "Weiss, we need to talk."
She froze. She'd been caught in the trap without even realizing Ruby had set it. Ruby was sitting in a chair facing their beds. She snapped out of it and went to sit down on her bed and faced Ruby, putting on her best poker face. "About what Ruby?" She was impressed at herself for not trying to run, and maybe she was lucky and it wasn't what she thought at all, though she wasn't naive enough to believe that.
Ruby sighed and looked slightly disappointed. "What are you hiding Weiss? I know about the padding you wear on your belly." She realized she wasn't quite right about the look on Ruby's face, she was upset, not disappointed. She could tell Ruby was hurt by the fact she hadn't trusted her.
She wasn't looking forward to this conversation at all, but she had been caught, and she was not a coward. Schnee's do not back down from any kind of challenge. And she refused to be the coward who does.
Still, the color drained from her face all the same, but she knew there was no point lying. She hesitated a little longer before talking . "Promise you won't judge me or laugh?" It came out as a question, though it was more a hopeful comment than anything.
Ruby seemed to light up a little when she realized Weiss wasn't going to try and run. "I would never Weiss, you know that. We're best friends." She said it with as much reassurance and a comforting tone as she could, noticing that Weiss seemed very sensitive about whatever it was she had been hiding.
Weiss nodded, not the least bit ready, but accepted her fate. She knew Ruby would find it gross, such an ugly thing not belonging on a person. Part of her hoped, the piece of her that craved companionship that she hadn't known till she met her team. And she'd lose that once Ruby saw it. Slowly, she lifted her shirt and began removing the padding, pulling it down to just have a couple seconds longer before she fully uncovered her udder, allowing Ruby to see her hideous faunus trait. She couldn't stand to look Ruby in the eyes, not wanting to see her judging her for it.
As the seconds ticked by, she waited patiently for Ruby to say something, insult her, question why she has this thing attached to her, anything. But as seconds turn to minutes, she began to get confused, so she couldn't keep from looking any longer and looked up to see Ruby's dumbfounded expression. That was why, the girl was too shocked to even say anything about it. The dam broke and the tears flowed freely from her eyes as she let her shirt fall and got up to go hide in the bathroom.
Weiss getting up finally snapped Ruby out of her shocked staring and she rushed to stand and managed to grab her arm just before she reached the bathroom. Ruby quickly pulled her partner into a hug and rubbed her back, confusing Weiss. She froze again before hugging Ruby tightly in return as if hanging on for her life. Weiss managed to ask, "Why?" though it was terribly slurred between her hiccuping sobs.
Weiss didn't understand. Why hadn't Ruby just left her to her misery? Why was she allowing her to make a mess of her shirt like this. Why did she care so much about what Ruby thought of her? She couldn't understand. "I-I have such a hideous th-thing attached to me, why aren't you disgusted?" She managed to stutter the words out in between her sobs, though less frequent now as the hug and back rubbing was helping her calm down.
It'd take her time to accept the answer Ruby gave, shocking her as she never even considered anyone would say such a thing to her. "I don't think it's hideous, Weiss. I know my best friend and she's one of the most beautiful girls I've ever met, regardless of having an udder."
She looked up into Ruby's eyes, shock evident on her face as she looked for any sign Ruby was lying to her. Of course, knowing Ruby by now, she saw none, the girl didn't have a mean bone in her body after all. She couldn't help but smile when she realized that. "Your such a dolt, but you're the nicest dolt I've ever met." Her face was a total mess, but Ruby just smiled at her, face turning red at Weiss's compliment.
They wouldn't be joining Yang and Blake this evening for that board game, but Weiss and Ruby really didn't care right now. Ruby was just making sure her partner was okay. It'd be awhile before they even left the room.
After she had finally calmed down, and re-assured Ruby she'd be okay, she went into the bathroom and washed her face. Once done, she took a good look at herself. She looked like mess, but that was to be expected after such a breakdown. She took a deep breath and walked out into the room and sat down next to Ruby on her bed.
"Better?" Ruby still not entirely sure how well she was holding up. She just nodded, still a little off balance from it all so to speak.
"Yeah. Yes, Ruby. I'm okay, just...trying to fully accept that you know and didn't reject me. I was taught to hide it when it began developing. When I was little, it wasn't an issue as it was mostly undeveloped. But my father made sure I knew just how hideous he thought it was, and I just came to accept that. I figured if my own father couldn't stand to look at it, how could anyone? So I learned to hide it and ignored it when it began growing. If people ever wondered how puberty could get worse, try having to deal with an udder added into the mix."
Ruby shuffled awkwardly, but didn't interrupt until she had a sudden thought. "Does it actually produce milk?" She blurted it out in her usual awkward way without thinking before talking. But she thankfully expected that question and just nodded.
"Yes, Ruby, my udder produces milk. That's kind of what udders are for." She looked at the girl, seeing her sheepishly rubbing her head, realizing it was a silly question. And that's when she looked back and asked a question that she didn't expect whatsoever.
"What does it taste like?" Her tone implied it was an innocent but curious question. She swore this was why her team strives to protect Ruby. This innocence. But it was also infuriating when she asked such awkward questions.
"I- I don't know. I never once considered trying it. I usually just let it get washed away when I shower." She answered honestly, blushing a bit.
Ruby saw her blushing and realized maybe that question was too much. "Sorry Weiss, it just kind of slipped out. Anyways, I don't think you should hide it from the team anymore."
Weiss's face lost a little color at that, but she nodded. "I know, but I doubt they'll take it as well as you did Ruby." She also held back the comment that she figured they'd probably only play nice for Ruby's sake and secretly be disgusted by it behind her back. Though she'd give Blake the benefit of the doubt since she was also a faunus. Even if not as unfortunate.
"I'm sure it'll be fine, but just in case, I'll try to make sure Yang doesn't say or do anything offensive. You need to be less harsh on yourself Weiss. And if you need to talk about anything or vent, I'm here for you." She gave her one last smile before getting up. "I'll send Blake back to talk first while I deal with Yang."
Weiss just nodded at that, not really looking forward to facing Blake, especially without Ruby here. She was so glad she met Ruby. For years she'd been told no one would ever befriend or like her if they knew about her faunus trait, but here Ruby was, proving that wrong. It was nice to be wrong about something for once.
She looked up at the door when it unlocked a while later, wondering how long she had been lost in her thoughts. When she saw Blake come in and close the door and lock it behind her, she was a little nervous. When she saw a frown on Blake's face, it made her worried about how this would go.
"Ruby told me she had made you reveal something you'd been hiding from us this entire time. I thought you had us make a promise to come to each other when we had issues?" Blake stared at her, a stern look on her face as she waited. But it softened a bit. "She also said not to take it too hard because she had never seen you so down before. But she couldn't say anything with others nearby. So, what is it Weiss?"
"I know. I've been a bit of a hypocrite. But I was afraid you'd all think I'm disgusting after. Even after we found out about you, you kept hiding your ears. And I'll be honest, that just fueled my need to keep it hidden." She hesitated grabbing the bottom of her shirt. "I've been hiding the fact I have an udder." Maybe Blake would accept it and she wouldn't have to show it again, but she doubted it. It was uncomfortable revealing her ugliest trait to anybody. If Ruby hadn't caught her arm and hugged her earlier, this might not have even been happening, though for much more unpleasant reasons.
She looked at Blake, watching her reaction. The incredulous look she had made her think she might not believe her., though she could swear she almost saw the gears working in Blake's head as she put the pieces together. "You're not joking, are you?" She asked, being serious about it. So she nodded in response.
"I can't believe I never figured it out. The fact a huntress as thin as you are being unable to lose weight made little sense, but when you told us about your mother. How did I not see it?" She covered her face, Weiss could only assume Blake was calling herself stupid mentally for not seeing it. Once she recovered, she looked up at her. "Can I see it? Sorry, I just want to make sure it is not some elaborate prank before I say something."
She nodded and lifted her shirt just past her belly button so Blake could see it. She hadn't bothered putting the padding back on. This time she watched as Blake just seemed to nod and walked over and hugged her.
"I'm sorry Weiss. I said all those things about you and the whole time you probably knew what it was like. I can only imagine what it's like having a father who despises you. I'm sorry. It was wrong of me to call you discriminatory and all those other things when you knew what it was like." Blake was crying now, and Weiss teared up herself, surprised she had any left after earlier.
"It's okay Blake, I understand you were probably scared and stressed." She hugged her back for a bit before they separated. They were still the more awkward two of their team, even if they connected somewhat thanks to this.
Blake spoke up first. "Maybe we should see if Ruby or Yang are hiding anything from us. I mean, half the team was secretly faunus. At this rate, we might all be." Weiss snorted a bit before giggling. Blake smiled, glad the joke lightened the mood.
"I'm not sure I have the energy left to handle telling Yang. I just want to sleep at this point." Blake gave her a sympathetic look. She got up and got changed into her nightgown, not too worried about being seen considering Yang was the only one who didn't know, and Ruby would be back soon enough, probably with her in tow. As long as no one else came into the room it wasn't really an issue anymore.
Blake had started reading a book while they waited for the other half of their team to come back. Weiss was doing homework and studying while she waited. Most of her doubts about her team had cleared up at this point, and she assumed that maybe Yang would be somewhat like Ruby, even if her and Yang always seemed at odds over things. Usually studying.
She looked up when she heard the door open and Ruby come in followed by Yang, who was saying something about beginner's luck. She didn't care to ask as she turned to face them. "Welcome back Ruby, Yang. What kept you so long?"
Yang took the chance to recall the board game and how they had dragged Ren and Nora in somehow. Apparently Ren had won somehow even though he had never played it before. And then they met Sun's friend Neptune, who apparently hit on Yang after introductions. Yang subsequently rejected him from the sounds of it. She also said it looked like he went to hit on Pyrrha as her and Ruby left. She hadn't even met him but it sounded like he was a womanizer. She'd be weary of him. She had learned that even while hiding her udder resulted in a chubby look, it clearly didn't repel Jaune among a few others. Though others took the hint the first time, unlike Jaune.
Yang' smile fell a bit as she took a more serious tone. "So, Rubles here says you have something to tell me, no joking around as well, she was really serious about that. So what's up Weiss queen?" Of course she would joke after being told not to. Everyone groaned at her joke, though she thought she saw Ruby glaring at her sister out of the corner of her eye.
She decided to just jump straight to the point with Yang. "I've been hiding that I'm a faunus from the team until Ruby somehow found out and confronted me about it. I'm a cow faunus, and I have an udder." She was tired and somewhat irritable after the long day she had.
She looked surprised and turned to Ruby. "Really now? We had two faunus on the team both hiding it from us. Ruby, I think we might need to get our eyesight checked." She turned back to Weiss. "So an udder?"
Weiss hesitated when she heard some mischief in Yang's tone, but nodded, pressing her nightgown in below her udder to accentuate it, her teats clearly poking against the fabric. She watched as Yang smirked and she immediately wished she hadn't.
"Well that's udderly amazing! I'm udderly astounded I didn't figure that out sooner!" Yang laughed at her puns while the others just face palmed. Weiss honestly didn't know how she hadn't seen that coming.
Ruby seemed unhappy with her sister. "Yang, what did I say about joking about it? Seriously!" She tackled her sister to the ground before they started wrestling. She let her hand fall back onto her lap before fixing her nightgown and looking at Blake, receiving a look of pity. She remembered all the cat puns Yang had made for weeks after they found out about Blake. She had a feeling Ruby would be keeping her from strangling Yang over the next week. She sighed.
Once the sisters stopped fighting, Yang appearing to have restrained Ruby successfully and declaring herself the winner, they got up and Yang looked at her. "Being serious for a moment, it's not a huge deal Weiss. Can't do much about what you're born with, just gotta learn to live with it. And if anyone finds out and picks on you, just tell me," Her eyes went red for a moment as she made her statement, "I'll make sure they don't do it again."
She was slightly surprised, but she was glad her hopes about Yang had been right. She smiled in response. "Thanks Yang, that means a lot." She got up and hugged her, receiving one of Yang's bone-crushing bear hugs in return. "Of course Weiss."
Ruby cheered and joined in. When Blake didn't immediately join, she made the mistake of looking at Ruby who asked her to. Blake sighed in exasperation, and Weiss could only assume she had been met with Ruby's puppy eyes. Such a weapon shouldn't be legal. Blake joined the hug before they all went back to what they were doing a while longer before heading to bed. Weiss got to sleep without the padding on for the first time since she arrived at Beacon, and without any worry of consequence. It was a nice feeling to fall asleep with.
