I crossed my arms and rolled my eyes as Sun hung by his tail from a pipe on the ceiling.
"I can not believe I let you talk me into this." I stated. Sun laughed, releasing his hold on the pipe, flipping, and landing on his feet.
"You know you're having fun!"
"Trapped in a smelly ship's cargo-hold with a complete dolt. Yes, this is definitely fun."
"Aw, don't be such a Snow Queen! We've arrived in Vale. Now, it's only a matter of getting-" The door burst open, revealing some angry sailors. "Away."
"Stowaways!" One man shouted. Sun grabbed my hand, smiling.
"Sorry, boys! Gotta run!" With that, we took off.
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Sun and I made it to the ship's deck, the sailors chasing us.
"Hey, stop those delinquents!" A sailor shouted. Sun and I leapt up onto the railing, Sun giving a devious laugh as he looked back.
"Thanks for the ride, guys!" He stood, holding his hand out. "M'lady?" I took his hand again, rolling my eyes, and we leapt onto the dock, running until Sun thought it a good idea to take a break, hang from a lamppost, and eat a banana.
"You no-good stowaways!" A sailor yelled angrily. Sun laughed.
"Hey, no-good stowaways would get caught! We're great stowaways!" He insisted. I smiled, rolling my eyes at my friend's antics.
"Stop bragging, you dunce." I ordered, then I clenched my fists and glared as a policeman threw a rock at Sun's head, my best friend barely dodging it. "Hey!"
"Get down from there, this instant!" The officer ordered, him and his friend glaring at us. Sun responded by throwing a banana at his face. Sun and I laughed, and Sun leapt down, grabbing my hand as we started running again.
"You're insane!" I shouted. Sun looked at me, still smirking.
"Hey! Less talking, more running, Snow Queen!"
We ran past a group of girls, Sun finding time to wink at one, and I heard a gasp.
However, I was too focused on running to find the source.
/\
Eventually, Sun and I escaped the authorities, laughing as we ran across rooftops.
"You gotta admit: that was fun!" Sun grinned. I rolled my eyes.
"I don't gotta admit anything."
"Aw, don't be like that!"
"At least I don't flirt with everything that moves!"
"I don't flirt with everything that moves! I flirt with hot Faunus girls."
"Whatever."
"Let's head up to Beacon. That's where visitors stay, right?"
"Right."
/\
The two of us walked up to the huge school, just as awed as on the day we first saw Haven.
"Cool." Sun smiled, then noticed a dark shape before the statue. A girl in black reached up and removed a bow in her hair, revealing two cat-ears. My eyes widened in shock. A Faunus at Beacon, hiding her heritage? "I knew you'd look better without the bow."
"Huh?" The girl looked back, surprised by our presence. Her golden eyes widened as they fell on me. "Weiss?"
"Um... No." I replied. The girl walked over, staring.
"You... Look a lot like my teammate." The girl admitted. I laughed nervously, looking at Sun for backup.
"Sun, a little help? Please?"
"She knows Weiss." Sun shrugged. "I think you should tell her... After we get out of here. I'm thinking she's in trouble."
/\/\/\/\
Two days later, we sat at a café. Blake, the girl, finished telling her story of her history with the White Fang.
"Now..." Blake frowned. "Tell me who you are." I sighed, looking down.
"You know Weiss?" I asked. Blake nodded, and I gripped the table. "How often does she speak of her family?"
"Not often. Though, I overheard something a few nights ago. A story about her dead sister."
"I'm not dead." I looked up. Blake's eyes widened. "My name is Hima Schnee. Tell me, how is that bastard Weiss still calls Father?" Sun's eyes widened.
"You swear?!"
"Quiet, dunce."
"It's true..." Blake stared. "You're Weiss' twin sister. She thinks you're dead!" I sighed, looking down.
"So, Weiss told someone?"
"Our teammate, Yang."
"Hmm... And how exactly did she spin the end?"
"That your father killed you, covered it up, and blamed the White Fang."
"Well, what if you knew that no version, his or hers, is true?"
"What do you mean?"
"Well..." I smirked. "Weiss probably mentioned dear Father and I's disagreement."
"She said he beat you for protecting a Faunus and talking back."
"Yes... Sun, would you be of assistance?"
"Of course, m'lady."
"Tell me, what would you do if a human your age protected you, then got mercilessly beaten for doing it? In your own words."
"So, first off I'd be pretty shocked, then I'd get angry and start forming a plan. Later that night, I'd break into the house and get them out of there, helping them back to my house where my mom could patch them up after their beating. Then, I don't know, maybe I'd hide them and let them live with me for seven years."
We burst out laughing at the look on Blake's face.
Her eyes were wide, and she gaped as she looked at us.
"You..?" Her voice broke. "You actually..?"
I exchanged glances with Sun.
We both nodded, then looked back at Blake, smirking.
"Yes." We replied in sync. Blake blinked a few times.
"Okay, why am I starting to miss Weiss?"
/\
Blake wanted to prove the White Fang's innocence when it came to a string of Dust robberies. Sun and I agreed to help, and we ended up staking-out a large shipment of Schnee Dust Company Dust. Blake and I sat in silence, then...
"So, you're Weiss' sister?" Blake asked. I nodded. "And... You stood up for Sun when you were ten? And he helped you run away?"
"Yes."
"But, that doesn't explain why Weiss said your room was robbed."
"Of course it does. I robbed it."
"You?"
"I brought all of my valuables."
"Figures."
"Not for me, you dolt..." I sighed, looking down. "Sun told me that he was working in the quarry because his father was away and his mother was sick. Very sick... I knew he'd never be able to afford treatment for her." Little did we know, Sun had returned, arms full of stolen apples and frowning as he listened. "I brushed it off, saying I'd reward him for helping me escape. But really, I would have given him the jewelry even if he hadn't... I didn't want him losing his mother like I lost mine." Blake stared at me, her eyes wide.
"What happened to her?"
"My mother was always very sick, especially after Weiss and I were born. I guess part of Father always blamed me, as the last child born... I remember her always bed-ridden, and in her final months she couldn't even talk. In her last three days she couldn't open her eyes... Her last words to Winter, Weiss, and I were written ones. She told us to be brave, to fight for what was right, and to get out of that house as soon as we could." I closed my eyes. "I was six. Weiss was six, and Winter was sixteen. My brother, Whitley, was four... I knew what my mother and what Sun's mother had were different, that for his mother it was only a matter of paying for treatment. So, I got him the money, and for some unbelievable reason, he wouldn't let me live on the street like I'd planned... Not all Schnees are bad, Blake. I don't speak for myself, but for my sisters. Winter sacrificed all of her inheritance to become a Huntress and join the military, and Weiss is going through Hell-knows-what in order to come to Beacon... I know the White Fang will never believe that. You may never believe that. But Schnees aren't heartless. We're human, we bleed, and we fall down... And sometimes, we're pushed."
"Did I miss anything?" Sun asked, kneeling down next to me with his normal smile. I shook my head.
"No." Blake replied. "They unloaded the crates, but now they're just sitting there." I frowned.
"No guards."
"What?" Blake asked. I scanned the whole area.
"Schnee shipments are always guarded. I don't like this..."
"Yikes." Sun winced, then held out a bunch of apples. "I stole you some food!" I took one, starving.
"Do you always break the law without a second thought?" Blake asked. I nodded, taking a bite of the apple. Sun deadpanned.
"Weren't you in a cult, or something?" He asked. Blake glared, and I punched his arm. "Okay! Too soon!"
That's when something flew overheard. A Bullhead landed, and several people left the ship.
"Oh no." Blake gazed at the uniforms. Sun sighed, even though he already knew what was happening.
"Is that them?"
"Yes... It's them."
"You really didn't think that they were behind it, did you?"
"I think that, deep down, I knew. I just didn't want to be right."
That's when someone else entered the picture.
"Hey!" The human crime lord, Roman Torchwick, shouted. "What's the holdup? We're not exactly the most inconspicuous bunch of thieves at the moment, so why don't you animals try and pick up the pace!"
"This isn't right." Blake stood, grabbing her weapon. "The White Fang would never work with a human... Especially not one like that."
"Hey, what are you doing?!" Sun asked. The girl leapt down and ran, hiding behind a container.
"No, you idiot!" Torchwick was yelling at a White Fang member, annoyed. "This isn't the leash!" With that, Blake ran up and held my blade to Torchwick's throat, glaring. "What the-?! Oh, for-"
"Nobody move!" Blake snapped. All the White Fang members whipped out their weapons.
"Whoa!" Torchwick exclaimed. "Take it easy there, little lady!"
"That complete dunce is going to get herself killed!" My eyes widened, and Sun frowned. He clenched his fists as we watched.
"If she needs any help, I'll go in. You cover me."
The cat-Faunus removed her bow, glaring venomously.
"Brothers of the White Fang! Why are you aiding this scum?!"
"Oh, kid." Torchwick smirked. "Didn't you get the memo?"
"What are you talking about?"
"The White Fang and I are going in on a joint business venture together."
"Tell me what it is, or I'll put an end to your little operation." Blake held her blade closer to his throat. Then, she was hit by another gust of wind.
"I wouldn't exactly call it a LITTLE operation!" Torchwick stated as two more airships arrived. While Blake was distracted, Torchwick fired his weapon and threw her back. Blake barely dodged several more blasts, looking back as Torchwick was hit in the face by a flying banana peel.
Sun leapt down, kicking Torchwick in the head.
"Leave her alone." Sun glared at the human, angry. Several White Fang members leapt out and surrounded him as Sun stood up.
"You are not the brightest banana in the bunch, are you, kid?" Torchwick asked, smirking. My eyes narrowed. A few White Fang charged, but Sun easily took them down, whipping out a staff.
Blake leapt out and began fighting Torchwick, only to get thrown back. Sun attacked again, and Blake threw Torchwick back.
The human fired at a hanging crate, and it fell, separating Blake and Sun. My eyes widened as Torchwick aimed the gun-end of his cane at Sun.
"Hey!" I shouted, whipping out Gefroren and glaring as I leapt down. Torchwick turned and raised an eyebrow, Sun's eyes wide as he realized how very close he was with death.
"A Schnee?" Torchwick asked, more annoyed than intimidated. "Really?" I raised my blade. "Sorry, Princess. I'm only picking fights worth my time." Torchwick aimed his cane at Sun again.
"You picked the fight when you messed with my friends." I growled, getting ready to attack. Torchwick tensed up, then looked back.
"What kind of Schnee are you?" He asked, then started casually walking toward me. "I mean, defending two Faunus? Calling them your friends? Your father must be so very disappointed."
"Like I care." I rolled my eyes, then activated Ice-Dust and stabbed the ground, creating an ice-slick.
I ran across the ice without a problem as Torchwick slipped, then stabbed the ground with Fire-Dust as he regained his footing to create a shroud of steam.
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A figure in red gazed down at the battle, awestruck.
"Is that... Weiss?"
/\
Torchwick suddenly found me and knocked me back, firing at me with his cane.
The blast hit me in the gut and sent me flying into the container that had separated Sun and Blake.
I got on my hands and knees, looking up as Torchwick raised his cane.
"Hey!" A girl in red shouted from a roof, whipping out her scythe. Torchwick looked up and smirked.
"Hello, Red!" The thief greeted. "Isn't it past your bedtime?" Red was distracted, allowing Torchwick to fire and send her flying back.
Another girl appeared on the edge of the roof.
"Penny, get back!" I heard Red scream, and Penny looked back.
"Don't worry, Ruby!" The green-eyed girl looked forward, focused. "I'm combat-ready!" Then, Penny leapt down, dozens of blades flying around her.
"Hima!" Sun ran over and helped me up, eyes wide. "Are you an idiot?! You could have gotten yourself killed!"
"I'm fine! Are you okay?"
"Yeah... Nice save."
Uh-oh. Half of Team RWBY knows about Hima. This can not be good... I only own my OC. Please read, review, check out my other stories, etc. Thanks!
