Ghost of Winter

By: RandomReaderThatWrites


Chapter 7: One Unfortunate Meeting

Previously on Ghost of Winter:

"It's not fair!" the girl yelled. "We were just fine in Patch! Since we came here, everything just goes wrong! My mother died in this mansion! Yang got hurt in this town!"

Ruby! Weiss yelled on top of her lungs, finally catching Ruby's attention, but it was too late. As Ruby looked at the ghost's eyes, before her eyes, the pale girl burst into white dust.

"Weiss?" she called. "Weiss?!"

Like the past was repeating, "N-no!" she rose to her feet, and slammed the door, just as the white dust started to dissipate

"What are these?" Yang leaned down to pick up one, but her hand froze. She dropped to her knees. The blonde couldn't trust any object in this room.

"Just what is wrong with this place?" she muttered, head lowering.

Because of this, she wasn't able to see the black unstable shapes hovering on top of her head.


Eyes shot open, as the image repeated yet again, only to be narrowed again by the sudden light. Yang rose up from the ground, feeling every bone on her body ache. Her mind was dizzy, yet she remembered falling asleep on the Forbidden Room. Judging by the light, it should be around the time Ruby returned from school.

'I need to get up.' Yang thought to herself, as her back bones cracked. 'I can't let them see me in this place. In this situation.'

However, the images were too clear for her to shake away. The dark mist, the beasts that attacked her, her own cries… as the last moment she had with Blake flashed through her mind, her wounded arm started to ache, a pain she would gladly remove from her being.

'I need to become strong!' Yang grit her teeth, ignoring the cold air on her neck as she stared at her feet. 'I need to beat that Adam Asshole!'

A low growl escaped her throat, as black shadows hovered over her, negativity their source of power.

"Y-Yang," through the state she had gotten herself in, the blonde was unable to notice her younger sister open the door of the Forbidden Room. "W-what are those?" Ruby asked, her body trembling as her Silver Eyes looked over the black beasts surrounding Yang.

The blonde's eyes widened at her sister's trembling state. Did she scare her? What was she talking about? Just to make sure, Yang looked around from the corners of her eyes, yet spotted no one besides the two of them.

Ruby took a step back as the black beasts glanced at her with glowing red eyes. The next second, they vanished as if a wind blew them away.

"Yang… ?" Ruby asked in a scared tone.

But Yang didn't answer. Eyes shadowed by her bangs, Yang moved for the door, ignoring Ruby's calls on the way. She exited the room, leaving a worried Silver Eyed in the back.


Everything felt strange. Ruby felt as if everything was empty. Cries filled her ears as the images of her sister entered her vision. She did not understand why, but the beasts seemed to be interested in Yang more than any secret the Forbidden Room might hold.

The Silver Eyes were real, and she had a power to see the dead. If the past event indicated anything, she was sure that her powers were getting stronger. But, how would this change affect her? Usually she would ask Weiss, but the Ghost was nowhere to be seen, even though she could not leave the room.

Walking slowly to the entrance door of her school, the black (red-line) haired girl thought back to her sister. She knew they loved each-other more than anyone else, yet why was Yang acting so cold? Why wasn't she the same loving sister anymore? No one seemed to know the answ-

Blake!

Ruby spotted the black haired beauty just a few meters away from her. All previous tiredness thrown away, the girl ran to the older female's side, all the way calling out her name.

"… Ruby." Blake called back after a bit of hesitation. "How is Yang?" she asked, looking away.

"Yang," now that Ruby wanted to say fine, she found herself unable to. "She is getting better."

"I… I'm glad." Was all Blake said as she tried to leave.

"Blake, wait!" Ruby yelled, halting the girl by her wrist. "I need to ask you something." Blake stopped, though her eyes were hidden. "What happened that day?" her voice was low as she made the question.

"Which day?" Blake answered with her own question.

"I know Yang was with you the day she ended up in the Hospital!" Ruby repeated, this time making it clear that she wasn't backing down without an answer. "I want to know what happened!"

Blake sighed, her head lowering, her hair shadowing her eyes, as her lips trembled.

"That day-"


"What-!?" Ruby gasped in shock as Blake finished her story.

"That's why I distanced myself from you guys, so no one else would get hurt because of me." The black haired beauty said, her voice breaking slightly.

"It was not your fault Blake!" Ruby said in a higher tone, her hands resting on Blake's shoulders to comfort her. "I know Yang is stupid and doesn't back down from a fight, but it was this Adam-guy's fault more than yours or Yang's!"

"But-"

At that very moment, the bell rang, and the two didn't have any more time to talk, the lessons starting in a few minutes.

"We will talk during Lunch Break, okay?" Ruby asked, walking besides Blake as they made their way to their class.

"Okay." Was the short answer from her beautiful companion.

And now, it was lunch break. Ren, Nora, Pyrrha and Jaune were with them as well, so Blake and Ruby explained the situation to them as well. They were all friends after all.

"There must be something we can do to help?" Pyrrha asked, worry in her voice. Yang was a good match for her when sparring and she wanted her partner back in full spirit.

"I… I don't know." Ruby shook her head, remembering Yang's (lack of) reactions whenever in her presence. "She acts very strange as of after the incident."

Blake's eyes saddened at the mention.

"I know!" Nora almost jumped in the air. "Why don't we all visit Yang?"

"What if she doesn't want to?" Blake asked, Ruby nodding to enforce her question.

"It's still worth the try!" Nora grinned.


"I didn't know we were having guests, Rubes." Tai said as he noted the 5 teens next to his daughter.

"They wanted to pay a visit to Yang." Ruby said, the teens giving a wave and simple introduction respectively.

"Well, nice to meet you guys. I am Taiyang, Ruby and Yang's father. If you need anything, I will be in the kitchen!" with those words, Taiyang left the teens alone in the living room.

"So, is Yang in her room?" Pyrrha asked, standing at the side of the stairs to the second floor.

"I am gonna guess not." Ruby replied, the missing chains on the door immediately catching her attention. Being the first up the stairs, with the others following behind her, Ruby slowly opened the door to the room she had started spending so much time in.

"… Yang?" Ruby called to her sister, who sat in the middle of the room. The blonde's eyes shot upwards as the room was filled with six more people. "… Ruby?"

At the far end of the line, Yang noticed one black haired teen. Her entire body was shaking, her eyes hidden behind her bangs.

"… Blake?" Yang voiced, yet her tone was tired and unused. Blake didn't respond to the call, but instead moved towards the blonde, who rose up to her feet. Yang was expecting everything and anything to come from the blackhead, but never for Blake to hug her.

"You dummy." Blake whispered to her ear as her embrace tightened. Yang was shocked at first, but nonetheless relaxed and returned the embrace with her unwounded arm.

"I… I'm sorry." Yang whispered to her ear, making the blackhaired beauty shake her head as she rested it on her shoulder.

"So heartwarming…" Jaune wiped a tear from his eyes as Pyrrha patted his back. Nora whispered something in Ren's ear as she snickered and wiggled her eyebrows. Ren on the other hand smacked the back of her head.

"Yang…" as much as Ruby was enjoying the moment; a question was still bothering her. "What are you doing here?"

The blonde's eyes widened for a brief second, and then turned to the rest of the occupants of the room. Ruby nodded as if to say they were also part of the situation now. "I…" Yang started, even though she herself wasn't sure of the answer. "I… This room gives me a weird feeling. Like there is something hidden… Something bad."

"Something bad?" the rest repeated, but only two stood in silence. She couldn't be referring to Weiss now, could she? The other because her previous affiliation knew some secrets that the world would have never thought as humanly possible.

"What kind of thing?" Pyrrha asked, looking around the room, but besides the boxes, there was nothing else.

"I don't know." Yang answered, moving away from Blake to go grab something from atop some boxes. "Nothing in this room can be trusted." As she finished her last words, a rapier was drawn from under a dirty cloth. "Simply holding this blade disturbs me."

Ruby's eyes widened as she took a step back. Myrtenaster's blade was surrounded by swirling black mist. No, the mist seemed to be circling it like a predator would their enemy. Was it afraid of the silver blade? This made no sense! Or-

"I…" Ruby started, biting her lip as she thought back on her decision. "I must tell you something. It may have to do with our current situation." They were already in the Forbidden Room, so may as well let them in. "The Ghost of the Mansion," she began, glancing at her companions for a brief moment. "Is real."

The revelation earned different reactions. Blake's eyes widened, Pyrrha and Ren froze while Jaune literally jumped in Pyrrha's arms; while Nora seemed… excited?

"So that must be what I am feeling." Yang said, looking at Ruby with red eyes. That shocked the group even more.

"No!" Ruby almost yelled back, her fists clenching on her sides. "That's not it!"

"How would you know?" Yang was suspicious, and Ruby could feel the room's aura become heavy.

"I…" her eyes closed to calm herself down. "I have met her."

"What?!" the group yelled in unison. That was too much for Jaune as he yelped and jumped in Pyrrha's arms, again.

"Her?" Blake questioned, being the one who seemed calmer than the rest.

"Yeah… Weiss Schnee is the Ghost of the Mansion." Ruby said, getting the rapier off of Yang's hands. "And this is Myrtenaster, the gift the maids mention that their Lady Winter gave to her younger sister Weiss." The group still looked at her in disbelief. "She told me that."

"Then," Pyrrha hesitated for a moment. "Would Weiss know something that we don't?"

"I don't know."

"Can't you talk to her?" Pyrrha pushed on, even though she noticed the sudden change in Ruby's eyes.

Ruby! Weiss yelled on top of her lungs, finally catching Ruby's attention, but it was too late. As Ruby looked at the ghost's eyes, before her eyes, the pale girl burst into white dust.

"Weiss?" she called. "Weiss?!"

"I started yelling at her, even though knowing that everything that happened wasn't her fault." Ruby said, holding the rapier close to her chest, warping in it the bloodied cloth. "And I don't exactly know, but my emotions may have caused her to disappear."

Blake's eyes widened. "I have read somewhere about the legend of the Silver Eyes." She suddenly said, drawing the attention of her companions. "The Silver Eyed have the ability to see the dead. That would mean that you can see the Ghost of the Mansion. However, you also have the ability to 'shun' or 'summon' a dead spirit you have previously connected with."

"Connected with?"

"Can't you do the same thing you did with me to it?" Ruby asked, hoping that the contact from earlier could help this time too.

Objects don't have emotions. Weiss said, but Ruby didn't catch on. I used your emotions to form a temporary link between our souls, which allows me to 'physically' touch you. She explained.

"If you accidentally made Weiss disappear, then you can call her back!" Ren deduced.

"I'm not sure…" Ruby looked at her palm, the one Weiss had grabbed when she pulled her through the wall.

"May as well try." Nora grinned. She was looking forward to this too much.

Ruby looked at the group with uncertainty. Yang wasn't giving any reactions. More than anything right now, the blonde wanted to find the source of her discomfort. Jaune however, was not looking forward to this.

Raising her palm as if offering for someone to take it, Ruby closed her eyes in concentration. She could not feel the teen around her, but sure enough there was a strange aura inside the room. She focused on the feeling her friend gave off whenever they stayed together. The cold yet welcoming aura…

There! Like turning a switch on, Ruby tried to grasp it, to not let it leave.

"… Weiss…?" she tried calling as her eyes slowly opened. The dust around the room blew as white participles gathered to form the transparent being of a ghost.

Ruby. Weiss answered back as her palm rested atop Ruby's. She took notice of the other people in the room, but the squeeze Ruby gave her hand signaled that it was okay.

But then she spotted it.

"Ahh!" Weiss screamed, as a masked man came from one of the doors of the second floor. Whitley's room.

'No!' Weiss wanted to run and see her brother, but her legs would not move. she was terrified.

"Oh, little girl." the man that had showed up from her brother's room was approaching her, cautiously looking at the object on her hand.

"Stay away!" Weiss screamed, bringing her weapon up. "S-Stay way!"

That familiar aura, the one she has been feeling since her death. The one that surrounded all the men that had attacked her mansion.

You! Blake felt a cold wind blow against her entire body, as Weiss' cold eyes were pinned on her. Jaune couldn't handle this anymore, as he passed out. What are you doing here!?

The White Fang, the assassin organization that had assassinated everyone on the mansion that day.


A/N: This story isn't dead! Neither am I! Oh, did I miss writing it.

No matter what excuse I throw here, I know it's gonna mean nothing, so I hope you injoyed this chapter! Please leave a review and tell me!