Here's chapter 3, everyone.

"Wow, Atlas looks… high maintenance" Yang noted as she looked out the window of the airship they were on, but then she saw Weiss looking a little annoyed with her comment. "Uh, I mean not you… You're way different from the people here."

Weiss rolled her eyes in response. "Shut up already." The heiress sighed after and looked out the window, knowing they were about to land.

Blake was sitting next to her, so she laid her hand on Weiss'. "It's going to be okay. The hospital is not even ten minutes from where we land, so don't worry."

"I know…" Weiss said without turning her head to face Blake. "If things don't go as planned," The heiress sniffled. "Please don't be mad at me… I can't handle that too."

Blake seemed taken aback by what her girlfriend said, mostly because she had no reason to be mad at her in the first place. "Why would I be mad at you?"

Weiss hung her head in shame as she thought of a way to answer that. After a few moments, the heiress sighed and chose to still not face her girlfriend. "Because I don't know if I can tell Winter about us…"

Yang and Ruby overheard, but chose not to say anything, since it was between their teammates. "Weiss, please look at me." After a few moments of sniffling, the heiress turned to face the cat Faunus. "I'm not forcing you to do anything you don't want to do, especially after we talked about this already."

"I-I shouldn't do that though." Weiss said in a saddened tone, more so feeling ashamed than sad. "What kind of person hides their relationship from their own family?"

"One that shouldn't be forced to do what she doesn't want to until SHE is ready. You know that. And if someone tried forcing that on you, then I'll keep them quiet." Blake said with a smile, trying to cheer her girlfriend up.

Weiss looked back out the window and noticed how close they were to the ground. "We have a lot to talk about then. I know I'm overly worried, but… But she's my sister, Blake."

"I know. Well, I can't say I know about having a sister and what that means for me, but I do know that talking to people is not the easiest thing either. Or should I remind you of last year again?" Blake asked.

Weiss scoffed. "You can't keep using that card, Belladonna."

Blake let out another smile at her words, since it meant Weiss was at least getting out of her saddened state. "I promise not to if you can keep a smile going for a bit longer than ten minutes."

The white haired heiress blushed and crossed her arms. "B-Bargaining with a Schnee is not a smart idea."

"I wouldn't call it bargaining, but if it helps…" Blake trailed off, hoping Weiss would catch on.

Weiss sighed and thought about it for a moment. She then let out a small chuckle and smiled. "There, starting right now this smile will continue for ten minutes. Then you won't be able to use that card on me anymore." Even though she said it was because of that reason, the real reason Weiss smiled was because she felt the loving nature from the cat Faunus that drew her to Blake in the first place.

Yang crossed her arms and sighed in relief as she looked away from the couple. "Good. I don't need to get involved here."

Ruby chuckled and nudged her sister. "Not like you would help all that much, sis. You literally just got told to shut up."

Yang groaned and let her arms down in a defeated way. "Ugh, can't just let me say something cool, sis?" When Ruby shook her head with a smile, the blonde brawler groaned again.

"Oh don't be all down and out about it, Yang. We're still going to be helping, just not all the time." Ruby said, trying to cheer her sister up.

After looking over at Weiss and Blake smiling, Yang chuckled a bit and sprung up. "You're right, Ruby. Okay! You two lovebirds ready to get out of this flying metal monster?"

Weiss almost glared at the blonde, but remembered she wanted to keep smiling, so she simply nodded and took Blake's hand. "I'm ready."

Blake squeezed Weiss' hand in return. "Me too."

While the team was close to the hospital, the elder Schnee sister was in her hospital bed, looking to the side as she was bandaged up, one wrapping around her head, and another wrapping on her arms while a blanket was over her. "Is there any reason why you're here, sir?"

General Ironwood of the Atlas military was standing on the side of the white haired Specialist's bed. "You are one of my best, so yes, I'd be here to make sure your recovery is going well."

Winter groaned a bit as she made sure not to move around, since her legs were also injured. "Sir, I won't be able to be discharged for another week." The Specialist said, feeling annoyed at how she couldn't do her work.

Ironwood nodded and took a seat. "Your father contacted me about this, so we discussed some things about your position."

The white haired Specialist's eyes widened at that, and as she tried to sit up, she groaned again. "W-What did you say?"

"Relax, Winter. Your father spouted out what he usually has to say to me. He won't be an issue. I just felt you should know." The General answered.

Winter sighed in relief, since her dad was one of the few that could get on her nerves, as well as a certain old crow. "I see, well if there's nothing more to say,"

"I'm not just here to tell you about your father, Winter. With you here on recovery, I've realized that I can't rely on just my best. As soon as you're out of recovery, I want you to be the one to train the recruits in your wing." Ironwood explained.

The specialist, while not too surprised, was still hesitant about the idea. "Sir, I'm not sure. One or two, maybe, but an entire wing? My training is best when I have one person to handle."

"Maybe so, but I still see you as one of my best, so your help is vital. I won't force you to do this. I only wanted to put the offer on the table." Ironwood stated.

Winter slowly turned her head, facing the window in her room. "I'll let you know my final answer later today, sir." She then turned back to face the general. "If that's okay with you."

Ironwood stood up from the chair and nodded. "It won't be an issue even if you need a week to think about it. Just do your best to rest up."

As the general was about to open the door, it pushed open and he backed away to not get hit. "Winter!" Weiss gasped and covered her mouth with her hand, since she forgot to keep her voice down. After looking over at her sister, her heart started to feel at ease due to seeing her awake.

"Ah, I forgot your sister was most likely going to visit. I'll take my leave," He bowed in respect, but not because of the Schnee name, but for Winter's continued hard work. "but don't forget what I said, Winter." The general walked out of the room, and on the way he passed by the rest of team RWBY.

Everything around Weiss didn't matter, so yes, she did in fact not pay attention to the general who was in the room. The heiress ran over to the side of Winter's bed, tears threatening to fall down her face as Ruby, Blake and Yang made it into the room.

Winter sighed when she saw her sister's eyes watering, but due to her still not being at one hundred percent, she took Weiss' hand in her own. "What did I say about crying so much, little sister?"

Weiss sniffled and got on her knees as she leaned over and hugged her sister, wrapping her arms around her neck as she shook her head. "I-I don't care…"

Blake watched as Winter sighed again and did her best to pat her sister's back. "I suppose it can't be helped…" Winter let out a small smile, but did groan a bit, making Weiss gasp and pull back.

"I-I'm sorry! I didn't-." The white haired heiress was cut off when Blake walked over and held her shoulder. "Huh?"

The cat Faunus smiled, trying to get her girlfriend to stay calm. "She's going to be okay, Weiss. It wasn't you who made her feel a bit of pain there." Blake moved her hand off of the heiress' shoulder and stood on her side as she looked down at the specialist. "I'm sorry we barged in like this."

Winter took a moment to examine the ebony haired girl, noting the bow for a moment, but then she simply nodded in response. "It's quite fine… though I do believe you are Blake Belladonna, correct? Weiss has told me a lot about you and your team, though mostly you."

Blake blushed in response, while Weiss wiped her eyes and sat on the chair Ironwood was sitting on. "Winter… Winter are you okay? Please tell me you're okay…"

Ruby and Yang were always taken aback by how Weiss behaved in situations like this. The heiress was always closed off about things, but only spoke up about her troubles when she was near a breaking point.

"Weiss, please relax. I've talked about this with you before, have I not?" Winter was a bit annoyed, but not because of her sister's worried voice. "Sit up straight, and look forward…" Her strict words were never to downplay anything Weiss did or say, but more so to get a point across. Her words were meant to protect her little sister.

Weiss sniffled and slowly lifted her head up, looking straight at her older sister.

Winter groaned as she did her best to slide back, lifting her body up on the slanted bed after she hit the button on the side to move the bed up. "What is this you're doing? Why are you this worried?"

Ruby and Yang stayed silent, but Blake didn't want to at that point, since she saw Weiss had tears still falling, slowly, but they were there. "She's worried because you're her sister. Weiss has nothing to explain there."

The specialist didn't think anyone other than Weiss would speak after her question, so she turned her head slightly to give Blake her attention. "My injuries are being dealt with, so my sister-."

"Your sister is upset that you got hurt and just wants to be here. That's all that should matter." Blake defended Weiss' behavior heavily.

Winter took in Blake's words, but her focus was back on her little sister. She noticed the eighteen year old lowered her head once again and was sniffling with tears fell some more. "Weiss…" Winter sighed and reached her left arm over, wrapping it around her sister's head as softly as she could.

Weiss hiccuped from the amount of crying she had done and moved herself closer, letting her sister embrace her. Ruby and Yang smiled at that, while moved a chair over, keeping it next to the one Weiss was sitting on. As she watched her girlfriend cry into her older sister's shoulder, she sat down, staying silent to respect their time.

Winter sighed as she closed her eyes. "You've always been like this, little sister… It's why I'm so strict… I don't want you to think I'm perfect. Someone to rely on. You are strong on your own, Weiss. So times like this-."

"S-Shut up." Weiss said suddenly, surprising everyone in the room, including Winter. Before the older Schnee sibling could respond, Weiss spoke again. "So what if I-I'm crying? So what if I'm a-acting this way… I don't like seeing you hurt!"

The heiress pulled away and showed that her eyes were a bit red from all the crying she went through. "Weiss, I'm not invincible."

"That's not the point!" Weiss yelled, which made Ruby and Yang decide to leave the room. They felt this was not their place to be at the moment as the heiress continued. "Klein is the only one at home… who cared about me… him and you! I don't want the only people in my life that cared about me back home to end up like this!"

Blake's ears drooped in response, thinking back to a day where she had a cut on her back from a mission. Weiss cried then too, and it only hurt Blake to see her like this again.

Winter too didn't enjoy the sight of her little sister crying this hard, and feeling this much pain for something she couldn't control. "Is… Is it my fault you're crying?"

Weiss bit her lip and shook her head violently, mostly because she couldn't control her emotions. "No! No… NO… I-I just…" Weiss couldn't handle it anymore and got out of her seat to run off, but before she could, Blake used her semblance and got in front of her girlfriend. "Get out of the way!"

Blake, as soon as she heard her yell like that, pulled her into an embrace, surprising Winter. "Are you really about to do the one thing I've done that you hate the most?"

"Don't you dare pull that on me, Blake!" Weiss said as she shoved her away, knocking the cat Faunus into a wall, which in turn caused Weiss to gasp. "B-Blake! No, no, no… I'm sorry! I'm-."

Blake grabbed her arm after pushing herself off of the wall and looked into Weiss' eyes. "You didn't answer me."

Weiss' heart was racing from the stress and the way her girlfriend looked at her. "This isn't the same. I'm not running," She clenched her fists. "I just need some air."

Winter didn't like not being involved in something this serious. "That is enough, you two. Weiss, sit down. You," She weakly lifted her arm up and pointed at Blake. "Come here and answer me something."

The moment her sister said to sit, the heiress had tensed up and had no way of leaving the room with Blake standing in her way, so she turned around and walked to the chair. "Is that an order?"

Winter was surprised by the question and shook her head, as she gently spoke. "You're not a puppet to listen to anyone, so to sit down is not an order. To stay here, with me, is a request."

Weiss looked back at Blake, seeing her smile, so she turned back to her sister and sighed as she sat down. "I'm sorry…"

"You have nothing to apologize for. Just promise me that you won't lose yourself when we speak. I may be in this bed, but that doesn't mean you should exert yourself with constant worry." Winter explained as Blake took her seat next to her girlfriend, so Winter had her focus on her. "And you, Blake Belladonna. Tell me this. Why have you spoken up the most for my sister?"

While Blake was calm about the question, Weiss seemed a little nervous. "Honestly, I've been on the end of conversations that I can't get a say in myself. Weiss wasn't being allowed to voice how she felt until she had to force it out. I just wanted to help her have a voice."

Winter nodded, accepting that answer she was given. "Weiss, is what your teammate said true? Do you feel like I don't allow you to voice how you feel?"

"I, no, no you have been fair to me. All of my life you've done so much, but… there are times where I don't know what to say." Weiss explained.

"Is it because you feel pressured, intimidated even?" Winter asked, getting a surprised, but answering look from her sister that said yes, but how could you know. "Father. He was always an intimidating force, and you've had to deal with him after I left home." Winter groaned a bit as she laid back in bed after lowering it with the machine. "Weiss, if I ever seem that way, speak up no matter what. I'm not going to treat you like how father has treated us."

Weiss felt her sister's hand on her own, so she sniffled and nodded, holding her sister's hand tight, but then after feeling Blake's hand on her shoulder, she knew that things didn't have to feel so scary to her if she could overcome them.

"Winter, there is something I actually would like to tell you." Weiss said, her heart rate not as fast due to calming down and not feeling so nervous anymore. Winter waited to hear what her sister had to say, and after Weiss took a breath, she just said it. "Blake and I, are together."

While she didn't have any bad say about what she just heard, it was still quite surprising to hear her sister was dating someone, so she looked to Blake for confirmation. "Is this true?" After Blake nodded, Winter simply closed her eyes. Weiss didn't want to jump the gun on being nervous, so she waited. "Does father know?" Winter asked after opening her eyes again.

"No. I don't care for him to know, Winter." Weiss stated.

"I don't think you'll be able to hide this forever from him, but you did so with me… Still, I'm surprised, little sister." Weiss blushed after Winter said that. "You told me that dating anyone was at the bottom of your priority list, yet here you are with a girlfriend nonetheless."

"Y-You don't think I should be dating girls?" Weiss inquired, blushing more.

"I did not say that, you boob." Winter said after mustering up the strength to slap her sister's hand, making Weiss yelp in return. "All I said was that I'm surprised you are dating, but," She smiled. "It's a nice change of pace to see this out of you, little sister."

Weiss' blush would not stop at that point, especially since Blake chuckled after. "She tends to get like this in school too." The cat Faunus commented. "Still, we've been together since last year."

"And have you two been public with your relationship at Beacon?" Winter questioned.

"Here and there, but Weiss respects how I feel too. I don't really enjoy the public affection as much," She smiled and held Weiss' hand. "Being around her is all I ever need."

Weiss shivered a bit from the contact, lowering her head. "S-Stop it already."

Winter chuckled in response. "I can see you manage to do that as well to my sister. Well, I'm happy to finally meet my little sister's girlfriend then."

Weiss' eyes widened and she lifted her head back up. "Winter, you-."

"Said girlfriend, yes. Weiss did you think I wouldn't approve because she is a girl?" After her little sister remained silent for a few seconds, Winter slapped her hand again.

"O-Ow!" Weiss rubbed the back of her hand after pulling away from Blake.

"How many times do I need to hit that hand of yours, Weiss? Because even in this bed, I can still do so." Winter stated.

Weiss muttered something about needing to get gloves for the next time she visited her sister. "I didn't know how you felt about that, Winter."

"Nothing is needed to be said, Weiss. You're in a relationship, and I'm perfectly okay with it. Even if I wasn't though, I don't want you to change anything about your life." When Winter saw her sister smile, she resumed. "Now then, how have you been? Are you eating well? Are your sleeping accommodations acceptable?"

Blake let out a smile as the sisters began exchanging words with each other on what they've done for the past year.

"So, what do you think we should do, sis?" Yang asked Ruby as they were in the waiting room, while Blake was getting them some drinks. "Winter isn't being let out for a few days, so you thinking Weiss will wanna stay a bit longer?"

"We'll stay too." Ruby said with her trademark smile. "We've got the whole week, so I don't wanna leave without Weiss."

Yang chuckled and ruffled her hair, making Ruby pout. "You always do like taking advantage of days off. Still, I get it, sis. Weiss has been pretty stressed out, so we gotta cheer her up some more."

Blake walked over with two cans of soda and a water bottle for herself. "Winter and Weiss will probably want some space for a bit, but I appreciate you two helping her." Blake then handed the sisters their sodas as she sat next to them.

"Hey, we don't need to be asked to help out princess." Yang opened up the can and started drinking, while Ruby twiddled her thumbs a bit.

"Um, Blake, when you were in there, did Weiss tell Winter about the team night we had?" Ruby asked in a nervous tone.

Blake's ears twitched under her bow and she frowned. "N-No, and I'm not sure if she will."

Yang stopped drinking her soda and looked more serious at the mention of the night Weiss got drunk. "Look, we don't need to bring that up with Winter. And Weiss doesn't have to either. She's gone through enough with the stress of her sister being sent to the hospital."

Blake nodded in agreement. "I won't remind her." After taking a drink from her water bottle, Blake thought about something else she could tell Winter though. "Yang, Ruby, can you two do me a favor?"

"Yeah, of course we can." Ruby assured. "What's the favor?"

"Just stay at the door when I head back in there, and if anyone seems like they'll come in, knock on the door once, wait a few seconds, then two more times." Blake requested.

"No problem with that." Yang stated as she got up and chugged the rest of her soda, tossing it into the recycle bin that was about thirty feet from her. "Ha, nailed it."

Blake got up with Ruby and Yang, and as she walked to the door of the room Winter was in, she reached up for her bow, making Ruby gasp. "B-Blake, what are-?"

"Relax, Ruby. Just please promise you and Yang will knock on the door like I said when someone looks like they want in." Blake said as she pushed open the door.

So this will have to go on for one more chapter. Was hoping to finish it in three, but things got complicated for this chapter. Anyways, hope you guys liked the way this chapter went.

To Amelia- Sorry about not posting an update to this story for awhile, and I'm glad you're liking how I've portrayed Weiss and Winter's relationship. Seems about right with how she looks up to Winter in the show.

To JJ- I've been trying to work on the dynamic between the characters more and more, but I definitely need to work on Weiss and Ruby's friendship. I do better when they're together, but this time around they're just friends. Any suggestions on that?

I hoped you all enjoyed chapter 3. Remember, reviews are welcomed, but not required. See you all in chapter 4.