7. Weiss, Weiss Baby (Part 2)
Glynda takes a quick glance at her Scroll; the hour is almost up and no one has made it yet. She sighs as the Bullhead's pilot gets her attention.
"Uh, Professor? Are you sure we shouldn't be worried about that sword in the hull?"
Glynda huffs, knowing exactly who that sword belongs to.
"Yes, it's fine; it's one of the student's weapons."
The pilot shrugs, heading back to his seat.
"Well alright, as long as we aren't under attack."
A rustling in the bushes catches Glynda's attention; it was Ruby, Blake, Yang and Orchid. She raises an eyebrow, wondering where you and Weiss were, and decides to ask the girls.
"Hey, we're here!" Yang chirps.
"Yes! Orchid you did it!" Ruby yells, enveloping Orchid in a hug.
"O-oh, I-I, i-it was n-nothing."
Glynda clears her throat, gaining the girls' attention.
"Congratulations on making it here first, but where are (Y/n) and Miss Schnee?"
The girls look at each other nervously before Yang steps forward.
"Uh... you see..."
She's cut off by the sound of you and Weiss yelling, though you were yelling in excitement while Weiss' was in fear.
"INCOMING!"
You and Weiss come flying through the trees on Onyx Rose; Weiss slips from your grip and begins falling to the ground.
"Uh oh. Weiss away!"
"YOU DUNCE! SAVE ME!"
Weiss closes her eyes and waits for the inevitable... but it never comes. She opens her eyes and sees that Glynda was holding her afloat with her Semblance; she lets the heiress down and looks up to see you crash into the side of the Bullhead.
"Ow." you groan as you fall to the ground. "And ow again."
You stand and shake your head as you sheathe your sword, and are met with Glynda and Weiss glaring at you.
"What?" you innocently ask.
"Don't you 'what' me!" Weiss snaps. "We're not finished yet!"
"I believe you are." Glynda interjects. "Miss Xiao Long was about to explain to me why you both weren't with your group."
Yang pales as all eyes switch to her.
"Uh, well, (Y/n) and Weiss got into an argument; it escalated and they started fighting. Then, they ran into the forest and instead of following them, we came here."
"Is that so...?" Glynda looks at you menacingly. "And I assume that (Y/n) was the one that started it?"
"Well... kinda."
The blonde teacher sighs, adjusting her glasses.
"I see... well, RWBY, Orchid, you're off the hook. (Y/n), I'll deal with you when we get back to Beacon."
"Now wait a minute!" you protest.
Glynda glares at you, a menacing aura radiating from her. You immediately back down, not wanting to die today.
"Um... never mind."
After a moment, Team JNPR and Cardin come out of the brush. They run over to your group near the Bullhead.
"Hey guys." Jaune greets. "Guess you beat us here huh?"
"We were like, 5 minutes ahead of you!" you exclaim. "What took you so long?"
"Oh you know... we killed a giant Ursa!" Nora yells. "It was awesome; even Cardin helped!"
"Oooh lucky."
"Speaking of which... Mister Winchester, where is the rest of your team?"
"Who knows and who cares? You go find 'em."
Glynda scrunches her face at his rudeness, but complies, disappearing into the forest. A few minutes pass and she returns carrying Russel, Dove and Sky with her Semblance. She drops them in front of the group and Cardin marches up to them.
"Well, well, well..."
"Oh, h-hey Cardin." Russel nervously greets.
Cardin reaches for his mace, but Glynda stops him.
"Well, I think that's enough. You've all done an excellent job in this exercise... barring a few exceptions. But, everyone aboard the Bullhead and we'll review."
You all pack onto the ship, you still annoyed as you take a seat next to Yang, who was looking at you apologetically.
"(Y/n)... I... sorry about that."
"Eh, don't worry about it." you wave off. "You weren't exactly in a position to lie about what happened anyway."
A moment of silence occurs as the Bullhead's engines start up and it begins to fly back to Beacon, until Yang speaks back up.
"So... who won?"
You puff your chest out victoriously.
"Well, our fight may have been cut short, but I would definitely have won."
"What?!" Weiss snaps. "How can you say something so preposterous?!"
"Hey don't yell at me! Your Aura was about to be depleted, and after that... game over."
"How would you know that?"
"I don't know, I just did. Plus, you were spamming your Semblance a lot."
Weiss opens her mouth to counter you, but she doesn't. She can't deny that her Aura was running low... but how would you know that? Unless...
"Oh please! Stop acting so mysterious; you were looking at your Scroll!"
"Nope." you dismiss. "Honestly, I forgot I even had it."
"Then how did you-"
"Like I said... I just knew."
"Hmph, whatever."
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"I can't believe this!" you yell as you sit on your bed.
It was the weekend, a time where you would be able to relax and do your own thing... but Glynda had other plans.
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"But that's not fair!" you loudly whine.
"It's a punishment (Y/n); it's not supposed to be 'fair'."
"Okay fine, but why do I have to be the one to apologize when Weiss was the one who started it?"
Glynda scrunches her face in disbelief.
"As I recall, Miss Xiao Long said that you started the altercation."
"No, no, I mean before that; the night before initiation, I had bumped into her, literally. I tried to help her and she yelled at me! So, you should be punishing her too."
"Be that as it may, you were the one that escalated it to physical violence, which is unacceptable. So I expect you to make amends with Miss Schnee by the end of the week."
"And if I refuse?"
"Then I will personally see to it that you're expelled from Beacon."
Your eyes widen and you glare at Glynda. She glares back and you both engage in a stare down, neither one wanting to give the other any ground. After a moment, you sigh and start to walk away.
"Fine... I'll do it tomorrow." you grumble.
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"S-so what are you g-going to do?"
"Well obviously I have to do it, otherwise I'll get expelled. Which means dear Orchid..." you pose dramatically. "I would be leaving you all alone."
"I-I wouldn't be a-alone. T-teams RWBY and JNPR are f-friends too."
"Orchid I'm trying to be dramatic here." you slouch.
"O-oh sorry..."
You sigh.
"Forget about it, but I could use some company for this... please?"
"Hmm n-no thanks. T-this sounds like s-something you have to do yourself."
"I was afraid you were going to say that." you deadpan, putting your jacket on. "I'm going now... hopefully I'll see you later."
"G-good luck." Orchid smiles as she cracks open a textbook.
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You knock on Team RWBY's dorm. It was after noon, so one of the girls had to be awake; buuuut if no one answered, then you'd have no choice but to-
"(Y/n)? What are you doing here?"
You look at the door and see Blake standing at the in the door frame wearing her black yukata and her signature bow.
"Hey Blake, may I come in?"
Blake pales a bit and nervously looks back into the room.
"Uh... one second."
She quickly closes the door leaving you to raise an eyebrow. You hear some clattering and a muffled yelp from Blake for a few seconds before she opens the door again, panting slightly.
"Okay... you can come in now."
You walk into the room and the first thing you see are two sets of beds stacked on top of each other held up with assorted books and rope.
"Hmm... bunk beds?"
"It was Ruby's idea."
"Well, it's a good one." you say, wandering around the room. "So much roomier."
"Yeah... do you need something or...?"
"Oh, yeah, sorry! Do you know where Weiss is?"
Blake raises an eyebrow.
"Why? I would think that she isn't exactly your most favorite person at Beacon."
"She's not." you sigh. "But Glynda's making me 'make amends' with her. I mean, she didn't even care about my perspective! Some aunt she is."
Blake giggles slightly at your ranting, even though she just wants you to leave. She stops suddenly, her amber eyes widening in realization.
"Wait... aunt?"
"Huh? Oh yeah, I haven't told you guys yet have I? Yeah, apparently Glynda and my mom are sisters, so she's my aunt."
"T-then that means... about that dream you told me about..." she utters, cheeks tinted a dark red.
"Look, I know, and I'm trying not to think about it either." you say gripping her shoulders.
"But... but..."
"Blake, focus... where is Weiss?"
"R-right... she's in the library studying."
"Really? What a nerd." you chuckle. "Thanks Blake, I'll let you get back to your book."
"H-how did you-"
"Yang told me. It's also the reason why I told you specifically about my dream. I figured that you'd get some... enjoyment out of it; and I see that I was right." you wink. "And remember... No. Telling. Anyone, got it?"
Blake nods and you walk out of the room, closing the door behind you and leaving the young Faunus a blushing mess.
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You push the doors to the library open, your eyes scanning the room for Weiss. You spot her in the back, her distinctive head of white hair giving her away. You make your way over to the table Weiss was sitting at, her reading a textbook with some papers scattered around. She looks up from her book and, seeing you, scowls and resumes reading.
"Hey, Weiss..." you whisper, not wanting to raise your voice too high.
She ignores you.
"Wei~ss..." you add a singsong tone to your voice.
She continues to ignore you.
"Weiiiiiii-"
"WHAT?!"
Weiss immediately covers her mouth as the people around you two look over at you.
"Weiss, we're in a library, keep your voice down." you mock quietly.
Weiss glares at you, her face turning beet red; she slams her book shut, gathers her papers and gets up to leave, but you grab onto her.
"Wait, wait Weiss. I'm sorry... and I need to talk to you."
The heiress looks at you incredulously.
"And what, pray tell, do you want? You've already insulted and embarrassed me in front of my peers."
"Y-yeah... and I wanted to apologize for that."
"Really? You want to apologize?"
"Yeah totally... even though it was totally your fault to begin with..."
"Ugh, typical." she scoffs. "Apology not accepted."
She tries to walk off again, but you wrap your arms around her legs.
"Wait, please! I'm sorry! I'll do anything!"
A devilish smirk slowly appears on her face.
"Anything?"
You gulp.
"Uh... yeah, as long as you forgive me."
"Well... there are a few things I wanted to take care of today, and I could use some help."
"Yeah, okay, I can help you if I can."
Weiss smiles a bit, discerning your tone is genuine.
"Good. Meet me at the landing pad at 3, no later got it?"
You nod.
"And please make sure you shower with soap please."
"Wha- I always... soap right." you sigh.
Weiss nods and regally makes her way out of the library; you sigh as you look over the papers that Junior gave you. There was supposed to be a White Fang operation in Vale today and you were going to... ask some questions to try and find Rojo, but now that's completely shot thanks to Weiss.
"Great... this better not take long." you grumble.
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You trudge your way to the landing pad for the airships, Onyx Rose in hand. You spot Weiss standing there next to a medium-sized passenger ship, the Schnee family crest on the side. You pick up the pace to reach her; she sees you coming and scowls at you, crossing her arms.
"You're late." she snarks.
"By like, one minute."
"Still late. And why do you have your weapon?"
"The better question is... why don't you have yours?"
"Because I don't feel the need to advertise it all the time."
You roll your eyes.
"Whatever, can we just go please?"
The door of the airship slides open and you both step inside and take seats opposite one another. The interior was spacious enough, with light blue leather seats and a polished white tiled floor. There was a small cabin for the pilot, separating them from the passengers.
"Well, this is cozy." you remark.
"I would hope so, I asked for it specifically and my father was more than happy to oblige." Weiss states proudly.
'Daddy's girl huh? Not surprised in the slightest.'
You set Onyx Rose in your lap and bring your arms behind your head as the airship makes its way to Vale. You notice Weiss fiddling with her Scroll and speak up.
"What'cha doing?"
"Oh, just making sure that everything is in order for today."
"This isn't going to take long is it?"
Weiss eyes you suspiciously.
"Why? Did you not want to apologize?"
"No, no, no I do! I was just wondering is all."
Weiss narrows her eyes at you, dubious of your true intentions.
"It'll take as long as it takes (Y/n), got it?"
"Oh yeah, yeah sure." you confirm, nodding your head vigorously.
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You and Weiss step off the airship; you stretch, thankful that you're able to stand again. You take a moment to take in your surroundings, and it's clear that you're in the more... upscale side of Vale, evidenced by the people wearing more expensive looking clothing and the fancy stores and restaurants lining the streets.
"Great, I stick out like a sore thumb." you mutter.
"Just stay close to me and don't say anything stupid."
"If you were so worried about it, then why'd you bring me here?"
"Because shut up; now let's go. Ah! Wait a minute! Leave your sword on the airship."
"But-"
"Leave. It."
You groan as you hand Onyx Rose over to the pilot.
"Take care of her."
"Of course sir." he bows.
"We'll be going now. I'll contact you when we're ready to return to Beacon."
"Very good Miss Schnee."
"Come (Y/n), we're burning daylight."
Weiss marches off and you sigh, reluctantly following her.
"Yes Miss Schnee." you mock in an exaggerated tone
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You and Weiss walk your way down the street to your first stop; Weiss walking as regally as ever, perfect posture and head held high. You however, were slouching at the position you were in; that, and the fact that some people were giving you questioning looks.
"Why is everyone looking at us like that?"
"Most likely because you're with me." Weiss states matter-of-factly.
You shrug, seeing her point.
"I see your reputation precedes you."
"Yeah..." she says sadly, which doesn't go unnoticed by you.
"Hey, maybe they think we're dating." you joke trying to lighten the mood.
"Oh please! Why would they think that?"
"Oh you know… you're a cute girl... I'm a good looking guy..."
Weiss smacks the back of your head.
"Ow!"
"D-dunce! Don't go saying things like that so casually!"
"What? Are you not cute?"
"Shut up!"
"You know, you are way too easy to rile up." you chuckle. "It shows in how you fight as well."
"And how would you know?" she question, a bit offended.
"You can discern a lot about a person by fighting them. I could give you some pointers if you want."
"Please, if I need your advice on combat, I'll ask for it." Weiss huffs. "But if I were to ask, what would you say?"
"Well for one, you're too stiff and rehearsed; you've gotta be more fluid and instinctive, like air."
"Air?"
"Yeah. When my mom was training me, she taught me three essential things: that, to always use your surroundings to your advantage, and to study your opponent thoroughly in order to find and exploit their weaknesses."
Weiss brings her hand to her chin in a thinking manner.
"Hmm, that does explain how you fight." she mutters. "You really think I'm stiff?"
"Like you've got a stick where the sun doesn't shine."
"Thank you for putting it so eloquently." she deadpans. "Anyway, we're here."
You both stop in front of a Dust shop called 'Dust the Two of Us', which made you laugh.
"Do you have to laugh at every terrible pun?"
"If they're funny, yeah."
Weiss sighs, opening the door to the shop.
"I swear, you and Yang were made for each other."
You both walk in and see the various Dust vials and crystals on display around the shop. You both walk up to the counter, behind which was a middle-aged woman in a plain white button up shirt and black pants, her dark brown hair tied in a ponytail. She smiles warmly at you both, her brown eyes widening when she sees Weiss.
"M-Miss Schnee, you're early! We're getting your order ready right now; please forgive us!"
"It's quite alright; like you said, we're early so take your time."
The woman takes a deep breath and bows.
"T-thank you Miss Schnee! We won't keep you and your boyfriend waiting more than a few minutes."
Weiss turns red, her eyes darting between you and the woman.
"This fool is not my boyfriend!"
"O-oh my sincerest apologies. I mean... you kind of look cute together."
"Told you so." you smile victoriously.
"You be quiet!"
You burst out laughing as Weiss rolls her eyes; even the woman giggles a bit, covering her mouth as she does so. Moments later, a tall, skinny man in a black turtleneck and blue jeans carrying a silver case comes in through the front door. He scowls, his navy blue eyes locking on Weiss.
"Oh, you're already here... you're not harassing my wife are you?"
The woman frantically waves her hands in front of her while shaking her head.
"Oh n-no, no harassing here! In fact, they've been very polite."
"Good." he slightly smiles, walking around to the counter, his eyes landing on you. "Who's he?"
You smirk and bow regally.
"Why I am-"
"-My assistant!"
You nearly fall over yourself hearing that.
"Say what now?"
"Your assistant? He's not really dressed for it" the man questions.
"Yes well, good help is hard to find nowadays you know?"
"Hmm... I suppose." the man grumbles, placing the case on the counter. "Everything you ordered is here; fire, ice and lightning rounds, along with gravity crystals, and a new revolving Dust chamber."
Weiss nods and pulls out a shiny silver card with the Schnee Dust Company logo in the middle.
"How much do I owe?"
"O-oh you don't owe us anything Miss Schnee." the woman waves off.
The man slams his hand on the counter, startling everyone in the vicinity.
"Like hell she doesn't! This stuff wasn't cheap, especially the gravity Dust! Besides, she can afford it right?"
"O-of course I can!" Weiss snaps.
"Then how's 3000 sound?"
"No problem!"
Weiss hands the card to the man; he takes it and scans the card, typing on the small personal computer on the counter. He finishes, handing the card back to Weiss.
"Thank you for your patronage Miss Schnee." he smugly says.
Weiss glares at him for a second before snatching up the case and marching out of the shop, you following after her.
"Well that was... pleasant." you joke. "I take it they weren't so fond of you?"
"Not me specifically, but the Schnee name in general. Most people think that we're stuck up, tyrannical snobs, and I strive to undo that stereotype." Weiss proudly states.
'And you're doing a great job so far' "I see... I wish you the best of luck."
"I don't need luck, I have skill."
"Uh huh, sure. Another question though, why do you need to buy Dust? Aren't you the heiress to the largest Dust mining company in the world?"
Weiss scoffs.
"I would rather buy Dust from a competitor using my father's money than get it for free from him."
"I suppose I can understand that." you laugh.
"You do?"
"Yeah. Imagine the look on your father's face when he sees his little girl bought someone else's Dust!" you recite dramatically. "A betrayal of the highest order!"
To your surprise, Weiss actually giggles at your antics.
"He'd probably be as red as Ruby's cape!"
"Glad to see you're finally warming up Ice Queen."
Weiss stops laughing and groans, casing a glare at you.
"Shut up!"
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You've hit several stops in Vale with Weiss: a clothing store, weapons shop and a school supply store... and you're currently carrying everything that she bought, including the Dust from the shop; and the worst part of it is that she kept referring to you as her assistant the whole time! You, however, weren't really in any position to protest unfortunately, so you just grinned and bore it. You trudge your way back to the airship while Weiss walks ahead of you, a contented smile on her face; you're just thankful that this is almost over.
"And you're sure you're done now Weiss?"
"For the tenth time (Y/n), yes!" she tiredly sighs. "Why do you keep asking?"
"Uh... no reason." you dismiss.
"Oh no you don't! You've been avoiding that question every time I asked you, and I demand that you tell me what you're so in a rush to do after this!"
"I told you that it's nothing. Besides, it's isn't your business anyway." you snap.
"Fine, if you won't tell me, then I won't forgive you and Miss Goodwitch will expel you."
You pale and scurry ahead of Weiss and look her right in the face.
"You heard that?"
"I caught a bit of it." she smirks.
"That means this whole time... you are evil."
"Whether I knew or not didn't matter, you didn't really have a choice in the matter either way."
"Damn it... alright fine, I'll tell you when we get back to the airship."
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"And that's it." you say crossing your arms.
"So, you're just going to attack the White Fang... alone...?"
"Not 'attack'!" you protest. "Just... talk to; and if they attack, I will defend myself."
"Why are you even messing with them in the first place?!"
"Because they're bad, obviously."
Weiss squints her eyes at you.
"I don't believe you, at least not entirely."
You groan and grab Onyx Rose from the airship, inspecting it to make sure there's no damage to it.
"Look, I don't care what you believe... I'm outta here."
"Hold it!" Weiss shouts, retrieving Myrtenaster from the airship. "I'm going with you."
"Why?" you scowl at her. "This doesn't involve you."
"Perhaps, but I'm not letting you do something so dangerous alone." the heiress says adamantly.
You sigh.
"Fine... but you better not slow me down. Now come on."
Weiss nods and follows your lead; she immediately turns back to the pilot, who gives a knowing nod before returning to his seat. She turns back to see you walking further and further away and runs to catch up to you.
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Two White Fang members lean on a stack of crates outside of a large warehouse in downtown Vale. They were tasked with guarding the crates filled with Dust and Atlesian equipment with a Bullhead parked nearby to transport them. One yawns, turning to his companion: a Faunus with a pair of horns on his head.
"Man... why do we get the most boring jobs?"
"Hey, guard duty is a quintessential part of our operations."
"'Quintessential'? I swear I am burning that word-of-the-day calendar that you bought."
"Well it's true!"
"Whatever." the Faunus dismisses, pulling out a cigarette. "Got a light?"
His companion pulls out a lighter.
"Yo."
"I wouldn't if I were you; those things'll kill you."
The two Faunus look around with panicked looks on their faces.
"Who's there? Where are you?"
"Uh... up here."
They turn to see you standing on top of the crates, Onyx Rose in your hand and a smirk on your face.
"Hey... isn't that...?"
"Yeah, it's the 'Bane of the White Fang'."
"Oooh, I have a moniker... cool."
You jump from the crates, flip and dive kick the horned Faunus in the face, your heel connecting with his chin. He falls to the ground unconscious; you land, turning swiftly and unsheathing Onyx Rose, the tip of the blade pointing at the other Faunus' throat.
"I'm only gonna ask once... where is Rojo?"
The terrified Faunus points over to the warehouse.
"H-he's in t-there... please d-don't hurt m-me..."
"Don't worry..." you smile and sheathe Onyx Rose before knocking him on the head with the butt of your sheath, knocking him out. "I won't."
You look around, confirming no one else was around.
"Okay Weiss, you can come out now."
The heiress steps out from behind the crates, a scowl plastered on her face.
"Why exactly did I have to hide behind the crates?"
"Because you'd just cramp my style."
"Oh please." she rolls her eyes.
"Come on, in there." you order gesturing over to the warehouse.
"So I heard; and who is this Rojo person?"
"Look, not now okay?"
"Fine." she huffs. "But I expect answers later."
You both creep over to the door and slide it open, breaking off from Weiss as you sneak inside. Sure enough, there was a young man walking amongst the stacks of crates in a sleeveless White Fang uniform, showing off his skinny but muscular arms. He had a head full of shaggy bright red hair, a pair of bear ears hidden within. There was another person walking with him: a short woman with brown and pink hair in a similar colored outfit carrying an umbrella.
"So all of this is going to the main hideout?" Rojo asks.
The woman just nods, not opting to say anything.
"What the hell do they need all this Dust for anyway?"
"Yes, what does a terrorist organization need with a bunch of highly volatile Dust?" you rhetorically ask as you step out in front of the two. "Hello Rojo... and short lady I've never seen before."
The woman pouts slightly while Rojo takes a defensive stance.
"Why are you here?"
"Oh, you haven't heard? The 'Bane of the White Fang' is looking for you." you point at him.
"Me?"
"Yeah, your family wants you back home."
Rojo frowns, taking a step forward.
"And how would you know what my family wants?"
You were about to answer, but Weiss suddenly comes up behind Rojo and the multicolor-haired woman.
"You criminals may as well surrender. I've contacted the authorities and they should arrive here shortly." she says holding up her Scroll.
"What?!" you and Rojo yell at her, after which he glares at you.
You put your hands up innocently.
"Hey, I didn't want to bring her."
Rojo groans and turns to the petite woman next to him.
"Neo, go start up the Bullhead, we're leaving."
The woman, now known as 'Neo', nods and skips out of the warehouse. Rojo then turns to you and cracks his knuckles.
"Uh... I don't suppose you'll come quietly?" you joke.
"Not. A. Chance." he smirks.
Rojo dodges a stab from Weiss, grabbing her weapon with his bare hands and kicking her toward you; this causes her to release her weapon as she skids to a stop in front of you.
"You really need to keep a better grip on your weapon." you casually observe.
"You be quiet!" she snaps.
"Hmm... this is a fine weapon." Rojo compliments. "Nice weight, sturdy looking metal, I'll take it."
He grips the blade of Myrtenaster with both hands and they begin to take on the same shiny silver color as the rapier. It spreads up his arms, to his shoulders, stopping at his head, but not covering his hair. He throws Myrtenaster back to Weiss, it clanging on the floor before her. He pounds his fists together, a metallic clang sounding as he does so.
"How...?"
"Must be his Semblance." you rationalize. "That's so cool!"
Weiss rolls her eyes and retrieves her weapon and rushes Rojo, thrusting Myrtenaster at him. It makes contact with his stomach, a loud metallic clang erupting throughout the warehouse. Rojo smirks and tries to punch Weiss, she sidesteps and goes in for a horizontal slash, which is blocked by a metal forearm. Weiss struggles for a bit, but is eventually pushed back. She summons a speed glyph underneath her and blitzes the Faunus with quick successive strikes, made even quicker thanks to her augmentation, but he blocks them all with his metallic arms. Before her glyph wears off, she maneuvers her way behind him and kicks him in the back; however, he doesn't move an inch.
"You didn't think that would work did you?"
"Nope!" you shout as you jump on Rojo's back. "Just a distraction!"
You lock your legs around Rojo's waist, bring Onyx Rose around his neck and pull your weight backwards, bringing the Faunus crashing down on top of you.
"That... was a bad idea." you groan. "Now... you're coming with me nice and quiet."
"Not on your life." Rojo retorts as his Semblance wears off, his flesh returning to normal.
"Yeah, sure." you deadpan. "Weiss, knock him out!"
She was about to do just that when Neo came seemingly out of nowhere and kicks her away, knocking her into a crate of Dust. You were about to yell, but the petite woman runs up and kicks you in the head. You recoil and hold your head in pain, allowing Rojo to escape your grasp.
"Neo... why?" you whine.
She responds by giving you a cheeky smirk and shrugging. Rojo puts his hand on her shoulder, gaining her attention.
"Are we ready?"
Neo nods.
"Good." he turns to you. "Well 'Bane', it's been fun... not really."
You quickly unsheathe your sword and slash at Rojo. It looks like you hit him, but him and Neo shatter into pieces like glass.
"What the?"
You run outside, just in time to see the Bullhead in the distance with Rojo, Neo and the two Faunus guards inside. You angrily punch the side of the crate, leaving a dent in the wood.
"Damn it!"
Weiss walks up to you, her rapier at her hip, dusting herself off.
"Alright, now that that's finished, I demand answers."
You groan and facepalm.
"Fine! You want answers, then follow me." you say walking off.
"Hey, where are we going now?! Shouldn't we at least wait for the authorities?!"
You don't answer her and keep walking.
"Ugh, dunce." she mutters and runs after you.
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You knock on the door to Amari's home; moments later, she answers the door dressed in a bright yellow nightgown. She sees you and Weiss and smiles.
"Oh hello (Y/n), glad to see that you haven't forgotten about us." she playfully remarks.
You chuckle and sheepishly rub the back of your head.
"Hehe, yeah... Beacon is pretty difficult."
"It wouldn't be as difficult if you actually paid attention in class." Weiss lectures.
"Ugh, how long are you gonna go on about that?"
"As long as I need to until you actually take it to heart... or until you drop out."
"You see what I have to deal with on a daily basis?" you sigh gesturing to Weiss.
"And who is she?" Amari asks giving you a knowing look. "Your girlfriend?"
"Why does everyone keep asking that?!" Weiss groans.
"I can only say 'I told you so' so many times."
"Oh stuff it."
"THERE YOU ARE!"
"Oh no..." you groan.
Amari steps out of the way to reveal an angry Azul in her pajamas, her blue hair done up in a ponytail. She marches up to you and grabs the collar of your shirt, pulling you down to her level.
"Where have you been?! It's been weeks!"
"I-I know, I know... can we come in and talk about it?"
"We?" Azul's eyes move to Weiss, who's silently enjoying your discomfort. "Is she your girlfriend or something?"
Weiss sighs, tired of hearing this for the tenth time today.
"Ma'am, may we come in?"
"Of course; you can share some stories about Beacon." Amari leads Weiss inside while Azul drags you in.
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"So... Professor Goodwitch is your... aunt?" Weiss asks.
"Is that how you got into Beacon?" Azul chimes in, glaring at you.
"No! Maybe? I don't know... Glynda didn't mention it when we first met months ago; maybe she didn't want to show favoritism or something."
"What about Ozpin?"
"Well, he's the one who told me so..."
"Well I think it's wonderful that you've found friends and even family at Beacon." Amari says with a smile.
"I'm sorry, aren't you two...?"
Amari dismisses Weiss' question by shaking her head.
"Oh no, we're not related."
"Yeah, I was actually looking for my mom in Vale when I got... sidetracked. By the way..." your expression becomes more serious. "I saw him tonight."
Amari and Azul look to you, seriousness and shock in their expressions.
"A-are you sure?"
"Oh yeah, positive; red hair, teal eyes, bear ears, it was him."
"I assume this has to do with a Rojo?" Weiss guesses.
"Yeah... I suppose I should begin from the beginning."
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You were walking down a street in downtown Vale pondering the position you're in; between owing your life to a criminal and getting a job at a seedy nightclub as a glorified bouncer, you were in a fix indeed, but you've definitely had worse weeks. You keep walking and hear a commotion from a nearby alleyway; looking down it, you see a group of three brawny men assaulting two female Faunus, a young one with blue hair and an older one with yellow hair; two of the men were holding the older one against the wall and the other holding the younger one back.
"Let me go you big oaf!"
"Aww, don't be like that. We just wanted to have some... fun."
"Fun with a fifteen year old?! You're a bunch of fucking sickos!" the young Faunus yells, her body heating up as she activates her Semblance. "I have half a mind to-"
"Azul that's enough!"
"But mom-"
"But nothing, don't make the situation any worse... please." the older Faunus pleads.
One of the men holding her chuckles, releasing her and walking around to her front.
"Yeah kid, listen to your mommy!"
He punches the woman hard in the stomach, knocking the wind out of her and making her double over in pain.
"MOM!" Azul cries, tears welling in her eyes.
"Now then..." the man pulls out a switchblade and holds it to the woman's throat. "Shall we begin?"
Suddenly, he's hit in the head by a sheathed Onyx Rose in the head, knocking him down the alley. The sword bounces back to your hand as you stand there, a smirk in your face.
"Oh sorry, I'm not interrupting am I?"
The men share a look before releasing the Faunus. Azul rushes to her mother's side, assuring that she's okay. The two men stand before you, but you're not the slightest bit intimidated.
"You're gonna pay for that!"
"Yeah, you should learn to stay out of other people's business!"
"Ah but you see, this is my business. I'm a Huntsman, so helping people is what I do."
One of the men snorts.
"Yeah people. Last I checked, these animals don't qualify."
You scrunch your face at this.
"I'm sure there are plenty of people that would disagree with you... and I'm sure there are plenty who would agree. Besides, I'm quite fond of animals... except elephants, don't ask."
"Enough of this get him!"
The two men rush sloppily at you; in one fluid motion you easily duck under a punch from one and knock him on the head with the pommel of your sword, knocking him out. You follow through, sweeping the other's feet and driving your foot into his stomach. He flies into the wall and slumps down, unconscious. You huff and walk over to the two Faunus, the older one coughing a bit.
"Are you both okay?"
"Yes... we're fine... thank you." the blonde Faunus huffs.
"Don't mention it. Say, you wouldn't happen to know where the nearest hotel is would you? I'm... kinda lost."
The woman gets up, the blue haired girl supporting her.
"Well... if you're looking for a place to stay... why not stay with us?"
"MOM!" Azul protests.
"Are... you sure about that?"
"It's the least we could do, right Azul?"
"I... guess."
"Well I thank you." you bow. "I'm (Y/n) by the way."
"Amari; and this is my daughter Azul."
"Charmed." you bow again.
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"And that's how I ended up living with these two. It was originally going to be for a day, but after I found out about Rojo, I couldn't ignore it."
"But he's a member of the White Fang, why would you care?" Weiss asks, contempt in her voice.
Azul was about to say something, but Amari stops her; she sighs before speaking.
"Rojo was always on the fence about the White Fang, he believed in their message, though he would often disagree with their more... aggressive methods. Well, about three years ago, Rojo and Azul's father went missing; a few days later the authorities informed me that he was..." she takes a moment to compose herself and wipes away the tears welling in her eyes. "That he was found beaten to death in an alleyway downtown."
You and Azul hang your heads while Weiss was horrified.
"That's horrible! Why would anyone do that?!"
"Probably because he was a Faunus." Azul says bitterly, glaring at Weiss. "Us animals don't matter, right?"
Weiss just remains silent, not in the position to say anything.
"Anyway, that was the last straw for him, so he left to join those... monsters; and when (Y/n) heard this, he insisted on bringing him back home."
"I see, that's... rather noble of you (Y/n)." Weiss compliments.
"What can I say?" you puff out your chest. "I'm a noble guy."
"And not the least bit modest." Azul mutters.
"I heard that!"
Weiss stands from her seat and gives a regal bow to Amari.
"Well, it's been a pleasure speaking with you both, but we have to be getting back to Beacon."
"Oh of course, don't let us keep you two." Amari smiles.
You all stand from the table while Weiss types on her Scroll; she finishes and puts it away, turning to you.
"Our airship will be here momentarily.
"Good, I really don't wanna walk all the way back." you say stretching. "I'll see you both later."
"You better!" Azul yells. "Now that I know that my brother's in Vale-"
"Azul! You remember our deal right?" Amari snaps. "No helping (Y/n) until you're back in Signal."
"I remember mom..." Azul groans.
"Good. Goodnight (Y/n); and it was lovely meeting you Miss Schnee."
"T-thank you Miss Ursus, goodnight." Weiss bows.
"Night Amari, night Azul." you wave.
Amari and Azul wave back before heading back inside, closing the door behind them leaving you and Weiss alone in the yard.
"So... why?"
"Hm?"
"Why are you doing this for them? It's not your problem, so why?"
You sigh.
"My mom always told me that Huntsmen and Huntresses are supposed to be selfless, helping people and expecting nothing in return; so I'm making sure I uphold that."
Weiss smiles at your answer.
"You really miss her don't you?"
"Yeah." you smile wryly. "She was all I had since I was a baby."
"What about your father?"
"Mom told me that he died before I was born so..."
"Hmm... well having no father is better than having one like mine." the heiress says bitterly.
"Hey, that can't be true! You're Weiss Schnee! I can't imagine your childhood being any worse than mine."
"Well, it's true. My father wasn't exactly the supportive type, at least not in the way a parent should be." she takes a deep breath, staring up at the night sky. "He always demanded obedience and perfection from everyone in his 'circle', me, my brother Whitley, my sister Winter... mother... and if he didn't get that, then things would turn... ugly."
"Did he... give you that scar?"
Weiss snaps her head over to you.
"N-no, I got this during a training exercise. Besides, he would never be physically abusive, just verbally and emotionally."
"Yeesh."
"Tell me about it. Winter couldn't take his constant surveillance, expectations and abuse, so she joined the military."
You give a dry chuckle.
"Wow."
"And so, father made me the heir of his company, meaning all that responsibility and expectation came crashing down on me, and the one person that I found any comfort in was gone." Weiss rants, wandering around the yard.
"Uhh, Weiss?"
"And to make matters worse, the White Fang started attacking Dust shipments and board members, which made father unhappy; and if he was unhappy, then I was unhappy."
"Weiss..."
"Mother always tried to reason with him, and every time it ended with an argument and mother drinking from a wine bottle! I couldn't take it anymore! My father is a cruel, calculating, degrading, abusive son of a-"
"WEISS!"
She stops and turns to you, breathing heavily and her cheeks flushed red.
"What?!"
"I... think I got it."
Weiss regains her composure, brushing an errant strand of hair out of her face.
"I-I'm sorry, I got a little... heated."
"No, no it's fine." you wave off. "You sounded like you needed to vent."
"Yeah, I really did."
Moments later, Weiss' personal airship arrives, descending to your level. The doors open and you both step inside, taking your seats as the doors close. The airship takes off, taking you both back to Beacon.
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It was a quiet ride back to Beacon, neither of you really wanting to strike up a conversation after Weiss' tirade. You were both walking back to your dorms carrying the things Weiss bought.
"Um, (Y/n)?"
"Yo."
"I've been thinking and... I'm sorry."
"If this is about earlier-"
"It isn't. My behavior towards you was based on me believing you being just a careless, irresponsible idiot; but after today I'm starting to see you in a different light."
You lightly chuckle.
"You're not the only one; I thought you were just a stuck up, egotistical snob, but after hearing everything... you had it pretty hard. So, I'm sorry."
Weiss smiles.
"I accept your apology."
"And I yours."
You walk a little longer and stop in front of RWBY's dorm. Weiss unlocks the door with her Scroll; she cracks open the door and places the bags inside as you do the same. She turns to you a smile on her face.
"I... thank you (Y/n)."
"No problem. If you need to vent again, let me know, I'll listen to ya."
"Hopefully I won't need to, but thank you."
You open up your arms for a hug.
"Umm..."
"Come on, you know you wanna."
Weiss rolls her eyes but returns the hug.
"If you tell anyone about this, I will hurt you."
"Hehe, noted."
You both release each other and you walk off back to your own dorm.
"Night Weiss."
"Goodnight (Y/n). Oh and tell Orchid I'm sorry as well!"
"Will do." you wave as you walk around the corner.
Weiss slowly opens the door fully and steps inside the room. She quietly closes the door as to not wake her teammates who were sleeping, to her knowledge. She slips into the bathroom to get ready for bed, coming out moments later to see Yang standing at the door.
"Wah! Yang, what is wrong with you?!"
"Sorry. So, where you been?"
"If you must know, I was out in Vale with (Y/n)."
"On like... a date?"
"What?! No! We were just picking up some things that I ordered."
"So you're telling me that you and (Y/n) went out, and nothing happened?"
"Precisely. Why do you care anyway?"
Yang feels her cheeks heat up.
"I-I don't. N-not at all."
Weiss rolls her eyes.
"Uh huh, sure... go to bed Yang."
"Uhh, yeah... right... night Weiss."
"Night."
Weiss and Yang crawl back into their respective beds. Minutes later Weiss is fast asleep while Yang is wide awake, thinking about you. Did Weiss like you? Did you like Weiss? As ridiculous as it sounds, questions like these hurt her somewhat. What was happening?! No other guy has ever gotten to her as you have; it's like you put some sort of spell on her or something. She finally closes her eyes, beginning to drift off to sleep; she wasn't sure if these feelings for you were genuine or not, but she was determined to have an answer.
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Whew. I actually got this chapter done before the month was up! If I keep this pace up, I'll be done Volume 1 before summer ends... probably. Anyway, I am glad I split this whole storyline into two otherwise we'd be looking at a 14,000+ word chapter so... yeah.
So, you may have been noticing that you and Weiss have had some tension building for the past few chapters, so this two-parter brought this to a head and resolved it... for the most part, but that's an issue for another day. And no Weiss does not like you if you're curious.
Finally, the special announcement... I'm looking for a Beta Reader, because Lord knows that I need it. I need someone to bounce ideas off of, to catch any mistakes and inconsistencies, and maybe we could collab on a future story... maybe? Anyway, PM me if you're interested and don't mind being spoiled on some aspects of this story.
That's all for now folks! As usual tell me what you think and I'll see you all next time!
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