Here's chapter 7, everyone.
"We already talked to dad about it, and he's cool with you guys coming along with us." Yang assured Team JNPR as she was packing up some clothes, while Ruby and Weiss were out of the dorm for the time being, and Blake was already done packing. "So don't worry about how much room there is, cause you're all good to stay over."
Pyrrha was the first to speak up. "Thank you for inviting us in the first place, but… With this being an idea for helping Weiss with her, um-." She didn't want to sound rude.
"Just call it a headache. Makes it easier to say." Yang said in a softer tone, not wanting to reveal anything about the voice in Weiss' head as she closed up one of her suitcases. "And don't worry about that. It's supposed to be a weekend of fun and no stress."
Nora nodded happily in agreement. "Yeah! No questions and a fun little trip to Patch! Y'know, I don't think I've ever been to Patch."
"Well seeing as I lived there for most of my life, I can tell ya that it's decently peaceful. When you aren't out dealing with the Grimm in the woods of course." Yang grinned as she cracked her knuckles. "That's where you can have a lot more fun than just tending to a garden."
Ren cut in next. "I'm guessing that's where you trained before you got accepted to Beacon?"
"Yup. Tried teaching Ruby how to fight hand to hand a few times back then too, but let's just say she never offered me any cookies after a sparring day." Yang chuckled a little as she lifted her suitcase up and set it down on Blake's bed.
Jaune rubbed the back of his head. "Maybe cause she didn't want to learn hand to hand?"
Yang rolled her eyes. "I already knew that, but it's still useful to learn. What if you end up with a broken weapon, or if you lose your grip on it and can't reach it? You gotta be prepared, and you best know I wouldn't let my sister go out fighting monsters unprepared."
"Uh, right. Well I was just gonna say maybe she wanted to fight her own way." Jaune reiterated.
The blonde brawler shrugged, already having had that talk with Ruby before. "I don't bug her about it here since we're kinda already learning from a bunch of teachers anyways."
Blake had a bit of a smirk on. "I seem to remember Ruby putting her foot down about it when you tried to get her to train with you last year."
"W-What? No I just…" Yang blushed since she remembered how she got told by her sister to stop bugging her about hand to hand training, and that as the leader, she literally put her foot down. It surprised Yang when she did, since she never saw her sister act so assertive about anything. "Ugh, I call that an abuse of power if anything."
Pyrrha held her hand up to her lips and chuckled lightly. "I don't believe telling someone to leave them be is an abuse of power, Yang."
Yang groaned and sat next to her suitcase. "Can we drop it? Last time I talked to Ruby about it, she was about ready to pull my hair out."
Team JNPR decided not to pry and went back to their dorm to get ready for their trip to Patch, while Blake noticed Yang was looking a little down. "Okay, what's getting you so upset all of a sudden?"
"Huh?" Yang looked over at her partner, realizing she was sulking in front of her without knowing it. "Ugh, I… Well since we're going back to Patch, it just brought back some memories, and maybe… I kinda wanted to see if Ruby would've liked to spar with me like old times, but ever since she got mad about it last year, I feel like I might never be able to ask her to, y'know?"
Blake sighed, leaning against one of the walls as she looked to the doorway, wondering if Ruby or Weiss would walk in. "Look, we're going to Patch to keep Weiss distracted. Memories are causing her that pain, and while I'm sure you really want to reminisce about those old times, we can't forget why we're really going there."
"Oh… Right." While Yang did want Weiss to feel better, she felt surprised that Blake wouldn't try telling her that Ruby wouldn't mind, or something that would make her feel better, but after lowering her head, she felt Blake's hand on her shoulder, so she looked back up to see her partner smiling down at her.
"It doesn't mean Ruby won't ask though. So don't feel so depressed about it and think about what else you can do there." Blake suggested, but before Yang could respond, she continued. "Honestly, you could try asking Weiss to spar with you. Who knows. Maybe she won't mind it."
"Sparring hand to hand with Weissy?" Yang thought about it for a moment, and a smile formed on her face. "Y'know, I might just do that."
Blake nodded and pulled away from her partner so she could make sure that she had everything she needed. "Good." She was glad to see her partner was feeling more excited about the trip now.
"Are you sure this is okay?" Weiss asked, laying her head on Ruby's lap as they were taking some time for themselves before they were off to Patch. "I-I don't want to be the reason we miss the flight."
Ruby smiled as she knew Weiss needed to relax before they'd go, so she shook her head. "We won't be late. Promise." A year ago, Weiss would never lay her head on Ruby's lap, but being closer to her, and seeing as they were together, the heiress didn't mind if anyone saw.
"Thank you…" Weiss closed her eyes, while doing her best to keep the voice at bay by imagining what she and Ruby could do at Patch.
As the team leader, Ruby would always do what she could for all three of her teammates, and even when she couldn't be much help, she'd still fight to get involved in some way. "You don't have to say that." She ran her hand through Weiss' hair, and the heiress sniffled. "We're gonna have a great time at Patch, I know it."
Weiss said nothing, as she simply wanted to relax, and have nothing invading her mind. She wondered what Patch could be like, and if it'll be a place she can call a home as well.
"Wait… Why would I ever think that? My home is… At Beacon, or… With Ruby…"
She blushed, realizing that while Beacon was her home, it was also because of Ruby that she could view it in such a way. It made her heart flutter, as thoughts of Ruby filled her mind, better so than the voice that had been hurting her recently.
Listening to sounds of the wind flowing, and the peaceful feeling of staying with Ruby, Weiss let out a smile. Tears began to fall, and since she was laid down on Ruby's lap, the rose girl didn't notice. At least until Ruby could feel a few that managed to land on her.
"Weiss?" Ruby looked down, worried for her girlfriend as she knew she was crying at that point. "Weiss, talk to me. Please. Is it the voice?" She started running her hand through Weiss' hair, hoping that would help.
The heiress sniffled, holding her smile bright as she quietly laughed. "I'm okay… I promise. I'm happy you came out here with me, Ruby."
She now knew it was tears of joy, so Ruby leaned down, choosing to kiss Weiss on the top of the head. "You know where you go, I go."
Weiss playfully scoffed. "I'd say it's backwards there, since I'm the one having to make sure you don't end up blowing up another courtyard." The smirk on her face was evident.
"You need to let that go, woman!" Ruby whined, as the pout on her face made Weiss giggle, so Ruby softened her expression and sighed happily. "You're getting better at teasing by the way."
"Am I? Hmm, I would blame Yang for that." Weiss started to get up, taking a moment to stretch as she looked towards the school. "I think I've had enough time out here. Let's get back inside for our things."
Ruby nodded and followed her partner up, both fully ready to get to Patch.
"Yang, I swear, if you don't stop fidgeting around a bunch, I'll hit you." Weiss threatened, as she crossed her arms, not wanting to deal with the blonde's excitement.
"Oh come on, Weissy! I'm excited to get back home! Besides, we're about to land." Yang smiled, almost physically bouncing in her seat.
Weiss sighed, letting her arms fall to her side as she shrugged. "Very well, but I'd expect you to have a little self control when we get there."
Yang stuck her tongue out at Weiss, playfully since she loved the memories she's had with little Weiss. "You can't contain Yang Xiao Long."
The heiress took a moment to think of a response, and she simply shrugged it off again. "I don't feel like I should say it, but remember this, I have glyphs, and ice."
"And I have strength, Weissicle." Yang retorted, and Weiss huffed, while Ruby giggled a few times. "But hey, since I don't want to become a little sundae dragon, I'll chill out."
Weiss blinked a few times, and a moment later she pinched the bridge of her nose. "I'm done with you. Blake, please take over for me."
Even Blake couldn't hold back the chuckle she wanted to suppress, and looked to her partner. "You managed to make Weiss leave her shift on keeping an eye on you earlier than usual. Good job."
"Hey, her loss. She doesn't get paid much now." Yang grinned, and Weiss groaned from her attempt at a joke.
"The money I'd get paid regarding that kind of job would simply be dirty money that I would not want to lay a finger on, thank you very much." Weiss remarked, and Yang simply chuckled.
As the airship was set down on the nearest landing pad, the two teams left it and began making their way to where Ruby and Yang grew up.
"Sooooo, where are the Grimm normally around here in Patch?" Nora asked, seeing as they all brought their weapons just in case. "Cause, y'know, if we ever get bored, we can hunt Grimm!"
"Here and there, but we live away from those areas, so if you really wanted to hunt Grimm, you'll need to walk a good distance." Yang answered, remembering a few encounters she's had on the small island.
Ren spoke up, seeing as he was hoping to keep Nora from leading a random charge to fight off Grimm. "You know we can do most things in the house. I'm sure their father doesn't just have a big empty house with nothing to do."
"Well… He likes planting." Ruby let out a nervous chuckle since she was trying not to make it seem like there would be nothing to do. "But hey! I'm sure between the eight of us we can find something fun to do."
"Don't forget Zwei, sis. That makes nine of us." Yang grinned.
Weiss let out a small smile, since she enjoyed the thought of playing with the little corgi again. "With how many things you two do at Beacon already, I wouldn't be surprised at the ridiculous ideas you'll suggest for us to do."
"Don't try to make it sound like you won't want to be involved, selfish girl. You know you want to, but not like how you are."
The heiress bit her lip, but she made no other motion as she ignored the voice as best she could. "Hey, we can come up with non ridiculous things to do for you guys too." Yang stated. "I mean, I'm not the best cook in the world, but I know you could learn a thing or too, Weissy."
"Learning from a living furnace doesn't sound like the best way to do that, Xiao Long." Weiss said with a smirk, since she knew Yang had some issues cooking as well.
"You burn one pancake and you're considered a furnace. Ugh." Yang pouted, and she could feel the eye daggers being pointed at her by Nora. "Still haven't forgiven me, huh?"
"How could I forgive a murderer?!" Nora exclaimed, and the rest of the group besides Yang laughed, since the blonde groaned.
Jaune examined the area they were all in and was actually happy to be in a place that seemed peaceful. "With all the training we do, and the Grimm we fight, it's actually kinda nice to be around here."
Ruby smiled in return. "It's the best. I can't wait for you guys to see what our home looks like too…" She trailed off, since their home was one that her mom helped build with her dad. Ruby was too young to have seen it, but she did enjoy the stories her dad would tell her about how her mom was so ecstatic to work on it.
Weiss was the one who caught her trailing off, and made a mental note to ask her what that was later.
"Finally made it." Yang said in a proud manner as the team looked at the house in front of them. "Welcome to our home." Everyone looked at the large log built home, with Weiss and Blake smiling as they got to see what their partner's home looked like. "Not too shabby, huh?"
Weiss spoke first. "It looks… Like a home. Not in a bad way, I just… I like it, a lot."
Ruby was happier than ever to hear that, since she knew Weiss did have her own feelings on her own home. "You really do?"
"Of course. It's beautifully made, and… A home is what someone should want to come back to, right?" Weiss gave her partner a knowing, but happy look, and Ruby held back a few tears, since her home meant a lot to her.
"Right!" Ruby was about to hug Weiss, but the heiress started feeling a headache, and held one hand against the side of her head, so Ruby and the others gasped. "Weiss… Blake, get her pain medication."
Blake didn't need to be told as she was already opening the suitcase Weiss had after she pulled it from the heiress. "Here." She tossed it to Ruby, who looked to the others.
"Does anyone have water?" Ruby asked, and she helped Weiss kneel down to ease her pain somewhat. "It'll be okay, Weiss…"
Weiss slowly nodded, knowing her partner would take care of her, but it didn't stop her from hating how she felt the pain of the headaches still, and Jaune handed Ruby a water bottle he had.
"Thanks, Jaune." Ruby quickly uncapped the bottle and gave Weiss the pill. The heiress took the pill and Ruby helped her drink it down. "Yang, go ahead and show everyone inside. I'll stay with Weiss."
Yang didn't like the idea of leaving Weiss outside while in pain, but she knew her sister would be able to handle it, so she silently nodded and walked everyone inside. "I-I'm sorry…" Weiss had said, since she felt bad about already interrupting their trip.
"Stop it." Ruby started rubbing her back as she helped her drink some more water. "All I wanna know is when you're feeling better." She gave her an assuring smile and kissed her cheek.
"O-Okay." Weiss started to take a few breaths, and while she did take her medication, it wasn't going to fix the pain immediately, so they spent about ten minutes outside and the heiress sighed.
"Weiss… Thank you for saying what you said about my home." Ruby let her tears fall, since she was just with Weiss at that point, and the heiress was taken aback. "My mom… She was the one who suggested this house." She sniffled and wiped a few tears away. "I didn't really get to see it being built, but I know my mom was so happy to help with it."
The heiress was still feeling a bit of pain, but not enough to stop her from talking. "It's… It's a wonderful home, Ruby… I don't even have to go inside to know that your mom made something truly special." She slowly wrapped her arms around her girlfriend. "Thank you… For bringing me here."
Ruby felt more tears falling, and she lightly chuckled. "I'm supposed to be the one to hug you first." She embraced her partner and they stayed like that for a few more minutes.
Weiss gently pulled away and put the cap back on the water bottle. "Okay… I'm feeling much better." She got to her feet and helped her partner up. "I'm ready to head inside."
"Yeah!" Ruby made sure to put the pain medication in her suitcase and picked it up. "I can't wait to show you my room." She took Weiss' hand and led her inside.
When they got in, they saw that the others had already moved to the couches, with Taiyang standing behind one. "Ruby!" He walked over and Weiss pulled away from Ruby's hand to let Taiyang hug his daughter.
The rose girl hugged him back as hard as she could. "Hey, dad. Thanks for letting me and Yang bring everyone over."
"Yang and I." Weiss corrected, and Ruby stuck her tongue out at the heiress when she let go of her dad.
Taiyang looked to the heiress and opened his arms out wide. "Well? Come on now. Yang already spilled the beans on you two dating." Ruby and Weiss blushed, and they both glared at Yang, who nervously laughed while hiding behind Blake. "Don't be so embarrassed. I'm happy for you two."
Ruby was glad her father wasn't one to judge their kind of relationship, and Weiss wasn't sure she earned the right to hug her girlfriend's dad yet. "I-I think a handshake would do fine, s-."
The heiress yelped when Taiyang pulled her in for a hug, one she was quite familiar with since it felt like the kind of hug Yang would give her back at Beacon. "Nonsense. You make my daughter happy, so you're getting the hug."
Ruby giggled and the others smiled at the sight, since Weiss was trying to contain her tears. While Taiyang wasn't her father, she could feel what she believed was how a father should treat their child. "I-I won't argue it then, sir."
Taiyang groaned and pulled away. "Please don't call me sir. It makes me sound old."
"You are old, dad!" Yang called out and grinned when her father shot a death stare at her.
Weiss started giggling, her of all people as she was starting to see how Ruby's family was like. "I won't call you that if it's not something you like, Mr.-."
"That isn't much better, so just call me Tai, Weiss." Ruby's father smiled, showing the heiress that he respected her that much already to give her permission to call him by his first name, though it was mostly to not sound old.
The heiress giggled again and nodded. "I understand. Thank you for letting us stay here for our break from school, Tai."
Taiyang was glad she stuck to using his name, since the others had a bit of trouble when he introduced himself to them. "Hey, don't mention it, but you all can't complain about the dinner I make. Though I do take requests."
"Pancakes please!" Nora yelled out, and Taiyang gave her a thumbs up, while Weiss felt more at ease, even not hearing the voice or feeling much pain from her recent headache.
"I get it now."
She took a moment to look at Ruby, who was giggling when she saw her dad running off to the kitchen to make pancakes. Weiss sniffled and couldn't keep her eyes off her partner, smiling when she had the answer.
"She is my home."
I'm sorry this took so long. Still dealing with motivation issues here and there, so I hope you guys can forgive these late updates. Anyways, this is the first of the Patch vacation. We've seen a bit of it in the show, so hopefully there's enough to work with.
To JJ- Yeah, that's true and all, but sometimes pain for just pain is not as fun to read/write. That's why I'm trying to make sure there is reason behind the pain. And with this vacation, it's a lot less pain, though not completely dry of it, since there will be moments.
To the guest on chapter 6- I'm glad you enjoy this story, and I really wish I could put the time it deserves into it, but it's really tough sometimes with how I feel about RWBY as a whole. I'll still at least try though.
I hoped you all enjoyed chapter 7. Remember, reviews are welcomed, but not required. See you all in chapter 8.
