Welcome to the seventh chapter of this story! Since there is going to be a significant gap between this chapter and the next, I want to take this opportunity to thank everybody for their continued support of this story! I know that I sound like a broken record, but I cannot emphasize enough as to how much all of your support means to me. Thank you!

Another thank you, of course, goes to the person who helped me in getting this chapter ready so quickly! LightZephyr, you're the best!

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Dark… so… dark…

That was the first thought that came to Weiss as she was slowly regaining her consciousness. The next thing that she realized was that she was laying on something soft and that she felt… warm…

Where was she? And, more importantly, how was she…?

As Weiss tried to think of a place where she could be, she heard the distinct sound of footsteps coming close to her prone body and instantly tensed. She remembered what happened the last time when she couldn't see what was going on around her and a set of footsteps was approaching her.

And she did not like it one bit.

Gathering all the strength that was left in her body, Weiss forced herself to sit upright. She immediately regretted her decision to move so suddenly as she was already getting lightheaded.

"Ah! You're awake!"

That voice… Weiss recognized it, but couldn't quite place a name to it. Fortunately for the heiress, she didn't have to do so as she found herself in the arms of a brunette whom she did recognize.

"Ruby?" Weiss asked, perplexed, as said woman pulled away and beamed at Weiss. Weiss, having finally realized where she was, turned to the woman in front of her, "How did I get here?"

"You collapsed in front of our house, princess. Did you really think we would leave you out there throughout the night in that condition?" a new yet still familiar voice answered the heiress before Ruby could, causing both Ruby and Weiss to turn in the direction of which the new voice came from. When Weiss looked up, she saw Yang carrying a steaming bowl over and gently placing it in front of her, "I know that it isn't much, but you really should eat something."

"Thank you…" Weiss muttered as she dipped a spoon into the soup, raised it to her mouth and swallowed the warm liquid after a moment of hesitation. As she felt the watchful eyes of the sisters on her, Weiss was pleasantly surprised at the taste of that one spoonful, "This is great!"

"Thanks for the compliment; that means a lot coming from you," Yang chuckled as she watched Weiss finish her meal in only a few minutes. As soon as the heiress placed the spoon in the empty bowl, Yang's smile faded while her brow furrowed, "Weiss. I know you probably don't want to talk about it right now, but we need to talk. What exactly happened to you last night?"

"Yang!" Ruby exclaimed in shock as she turned to her sister, "Can't that wait for later? Weiss just woke up and—"

"No!" Weiss interjected, startling not just Ruby but Yang as well. With a soft sigh, Weiss continued, "Yang's right, I should get this out of the way. I owe the two of you at least this much for taking care of me. But before that, what happened to my clothes and to Myrte—my rapier?"

"Your rapier's in the other room, do you want me to go get it?" Yang asked as she nodded to the door. Weiss wasted no time in nodding her response, so Yang didn't waste much time either as she stood up with a smile, "Hold on a second."

"As for your clothes…" Ruby trailed off uneasily as Yang left the room, "We got them, but… they're torn beyond repair. I'm sorry, Weiss."

"Don't apologize, it's not your fault," Weiss said hastily as she tried to think of a way to change the subject.

Luckily for both Ruby and Weiss, the change of subject presented itself in front of them as Yang had re-entered the room. With Myrtenaster in her hands. The rapier itself appeared to be in good shape apart from a few scratches on the blade that were not there a few days ago, much to Weiss' relief.

"While I don't know much about swords, I must say that I'm impressed at the quality of yours, Weiss," Yang said as she handed the rapier to its rightful owner. A smile found itself on her lips as she watched the heiress hold the rapier tenderly in her arms, but was forced to remove said smile for the matter at hand, "So, Weiss… about yesterday…"

"Right…" Weiss trailed off as she slowly lowered her hands and gently placed her beloved rapier in her lap, "I don't remember much, but I remember leaving my father's office…"

"Then how about you start from there?" Ruby suggested, and Weiss nodded.

Weiss closed her eyes, trying to remember and recall the memory of what happened to her the previous day and shuddered. With a deep breath, Weiss began telling the sisters everything that she remembered.


"You should already know this, but I am saying this again if it was yet to be made clear to you," Weiss' father sighed before shifting his position into a more comfortable one. Once satisfied, he continued, "After what happened with Winter… I want you to be extra careful from today onwards, you understand? Bring your rapier with you at all times if you have to."

"I understand, father," Weiss nodded as she gently held the hilt of her rapier almost to reassure her father that she would not forget, "Then, if that is all…"

"You're excused," Weiss father waved the heiress off, and the heiress was sure that she saw the remnants of a smile leave her father's lips when she straightened her body again.

Once outside, Weiss felt the chill of the hallway slowly seep into her body. The abnormally low temperature of the hall, despite Weiss' desperate attempts to stay as warm as possible, was causing the heiress to shiver involuntarily.

As the heiress let out a breath, she could see it condense into a cloud and remain hovering in front of her. Before she realized what was happening, Weiss had been standing motionless in the frigid hallway for several minutes. And she was regretting her decision to stay there.

After having her mind set to go visit her sister, Weiss found herself outside of the building and heading straight for the hospital.

It was clearly evident that the heiress was feeling uneasy. Not only were the dull, gray clouds above her bringing forth a gloomy atmosphere, but Weiss herself had the distinct feeling that she was not the only one walking down the dimly-lit streets.

Someone was following her… and Weiss didn't like the feeling that she was getting from her pursuer.

Tightening her hold on the hilt of her rapier, Weiss sped up in an effort to shake the person behind her. Much to the heiress chagrin, she didn't as she could still sense his presence behind her. What got to Weiss even more was that she knew that he was closing in on her.

Right when Weiss was about to take out her phone, she noticed just exactly where she was. Thinking of a way to guide her pursuer to where she wanted to go, Weiss dashed off into a nearby alleyway.

As the heiress expected and anticipated, the sound of another set of footsteps following her was quick to reach her ears. And Weiss smiled, knowing that she was ready for what was to come.

Seeing the familiar turn come into view, Weiss took it, brought out Myrtenaster and held it ready. Ready to pierce through the person who dared to follow her this far.

And pierce through flesh it did as droplets of blood splattered on the ground.

"I see… so you lured me all the way out here to kill me…" the mysterious man muttered while wiping off the blood from his cheek. His dark gray hair, that fell in front of his forehead in thin bangs, was slightly obscuring his gray eyes, though did nothing to stop Weiss from seeing the darkness in them. He wore a black shirt with white markings on it under a black jacket and black pants, "It's been interesting so far… Now let's see if you can entertain me some more!"

The man swiftly took out two curved daggers from his pockets and wasted no time in attacking the heiress. Stunned at first at the sudden action, Weiss was left completely at her adversary's attacks.

And Weiss had to pay the bitter price for her mistake.

The man's attacks were fluid and Weiss couldn't find an opening in the onslaught. The man was also incorporating kicks in his attacks a lot more than Weiss had anticipated, and his kicks managed to parry Weiss' thrusts enough times for him to slash at her with one of his daggers.

"How are you—" Weiss muttered to herself but stopped once she realized where she was. The man's attacks weren't only to hurt her; they had been to drive her into a corner. And much like the cornered animal that she was, that was exactly where she was.

"For someone who managed to set up this alleyway fight to fight me…" the man trailed off as he nonchalantly spun one of his daggers in his hand, "You're not so impressive after all."

Weiss, having given in to her anger and frustration, thrust her rapier at the man with all the strength that she had left…

Only to watch it spin through the air after having been deflected by the man's dagger.

"Well… I guess you could say that this little training session was fun…" the man trailed off with a smirk, "But you know what they say: all good things must come to an end!"

Before Weiss knew what was happening, the man had already delivered the finishing blow in the form of a kick in the heiress' stomach. As Weiss held her stomach in pain while laying flat on the ground, she looked up in time to see the man's mouth close and turn into a smirk.


"Then he walked off… And that is all that I remember," Weiss ended with a sigh, "That was when I found myself waking up here."

"You've been through a lot…" Yang muttered slowly, being the first of the two sisters to be able to respond to Weiss' story. As the silence grew too heavy for Yang to handle, she stood up and took the bowl with her, "Feel free to stay here for as long as you like, Weiss. But for now, I suggest just resting up. Even if you think you're fine, I'm sure that you've burned yourself out quite a bit."

"How about we go somewhere to take your mind away from things?" Ruby suddenly suggested, grabbing the attention of both Weiss and Yang, the latter still being in the room. As she felt herself tense up at the looks that she was given, Ruby added, "I mean, you've had a bad day yesterday so how about we do something to make you feel better?"

"Come on, Rubes…" Yang sighed as she gave her sister an exasperated look, "Do you really think that Weiss would want to—"

"That might actually be a good idea," Weiss mused silently before turning to Ruby, "What do you have in mind?"

"I might know a few places nearby we could go to," Ruby grinned as she smirked in her sister's direction, "Are you coming with us?"

"Sorry, but I'm going to have to sit this one out," Yang smiled sadly as she stood up, "You two have fun!"

"Whatever you say, Yang," Ruby shrugged before turning to Weiss, "We might want to get you a change of clothes before heading out."

"I—" Weiss began but stopped once she finally took a second to look at what she was actually wearing: pajamas consisting of a dark-grey long-sleeved shirt and long pants. Seeing that Ruby had a point, Weiss gave in, "You're right… but didn't you say that my clothes couldn't be repaired?"

"I did, but that doesn't mean that we can't get you a change of clothes," Ruby grinned as she jumped up, "Just wait here for a minute, I'll be right back. I'm sure I have some clothes that you can borrow."

"Ah! Ruby! Wait!" Weiss called out, but she knew she was too late, Ruby had already left the room by the time that Weiss had opened her mouth. With a sigh of defeat, Weiss lowered her head into her hands and waited. It was only when she felt the presence of somebody else sitting down beside her that she looked up to see Yang, "So is your sister always like this?"

"Like what? Amazing?" Yang chuckled as she made herself comfortable on the bed before she smiled, "But in all seriousness, yes… our parents have taught us to do whatever we can to help our friends, and Ruby has really taken that to heart. We're your friends, Weiss, so please don't be afraid to rely on us for a bit."

"Thanks, Yang, I appreciate it," Weiss smiled as she twirled a lock of hair on her finger.

Both Weiss and Yang fell into a silence after that, but one that was both comforting and welcomed.

"Sorry for the wait, Weiss!" Ruby exclaimed as she burst back into the room. The brunette had already changed her clothes, opting to wear a light blue long-sleeved T-shirt under a crimson hoodie with a blue skirt to match her shirt, "Here, try these on."

"These…" Weiss muttered as she looked at the clothes that Ruby was offering her, a white collar shirt, black sweater, and pink skirt, "I appreciate the gesture, Ruby, but… these clothes don't really suit me."

"Which is exactly why it is a good idea to wear this," Yang said and Ruby nodded enthusiastically in agreement. Upon seeing the perplexed look on Weiss' face, Yang sighed before elaborating, "Look… you were most likely attacked because you stand out as Weiss Schnee among the crowd. If you wear these, something that the general public knows that you wouldn't wear, it should reduce the chances of you being attacked again."

"Exactly!" Ruby chimed in after shooting an appreciative nod in Yang's direction, "Come on Weiss, what do you say?"

"I guess I don't have much of a choice…" Weiss sighed before taking the clothes from Ruby's still outstretched hands, "I'll be right back."

"First door on your right!" Ruby called out to Weiss' leaving figure, and the brunette was sure that she heard Weiss calling out a 'thank you' over her shoulder. Once Ruby was sure that Weiss was out of earshot she turned to her sister, "You think that I made the right call?"

"No," Yang responded bluntly, catching Ruby off-guard but smiling shortly after regardless, "But I'm sure that you have something in mind, so I'll just have to trust your judgment on this one."

"Thanks, Yang!" Ruby beamed as she hugged her sister, an action that was returned in kind as the brunette felt the familiar feeling of Yang's arms around her.

A few seconds later, Weiss re-entered the room after having fully changed herself. Remembering the sisters' comments about disguising herself, Weiss had even gone and let her hair hang freely; something that both Ruby and Yang didn't expect to see.

"Well… I guess they do kind of look good on me after all," Weiss muttered as she stepped back inside the room while looking at the clothes that she was wearing.

"You look great in them, Weiss!" Ruby exclaimed happily, startling the heiress as Ruby started to look at Weiss from various angles, "Yup, they fit you better than I thought they did!"

"Thanks…" Weiss muttered, not knowing how else to respond. Turning to Ruby, Weiss asked, "So, where are we going?"

"Oh, you'll see when we get there, Weiss," Ruby grinned as she grabbed Weiss by the wrist and pulled her out of the room; but not before calling out to her sister, "Bye, Yang!"

"Have fun, you two!" Yang grinned as she watched the two of them go, smiling contently at herself at Ruby's actions.


"And that is what happened," Yang finished as she placed her mug down on the table again, "Or, at the very least, the short version of what happened… poor Weiss…"

"I see…" Blake muttered as she took a sip of tea.

The raven haired woman had arrived at Yang's house a few hours after Ruby and Weiss left and enjoying a nice cup of tea with her. The sun was already setting in the background, casting the house in a warm orange light, as the two old friends had made themselves comfortable on the sofa.

"So Ruby thinks that wherever it is she is bringing Weiss would help in making her feel better?" Blake asked as she looked out the window with a smile, "She must either be extremely over-enthusiastic or she must know something about Weiss that neither of us do. I hope for their sake that it's the latter."

"I hope so, too," Yang muttered as she stood up and went to the kitchen to eye the oven. Smiling, she took two mitts, put them on and took out a covered pot from inside the oven. Careful so as to not drop it, Yang slowly stumbled back to the sofa and placed the pot on the coffee table with a soft thud, "There! We should leave some for Ruby and Weiss for when they come back, but I don't think that they will be back anytime soon. Dig in, Blake!"

"You know me too well…" Blake muttered, but couldn't hide the smile from forming as she saw what Yang had prepared for her. Seeing the look on Blake's face and Yang had to use all of her willpower not to roar in laughter. As Blake was filling up her bowl with the curry, she turned to Yang, "This looks as great as always!"

"Well, what are you waiting for?" Yang grinned as she gestured towards Blake's bowl. Blake didn't waste another second to start eating, much to Yang's visible amusement, "But you know that this meal isn't free, right? I know that it has only been a day, but have you found out anything yet?"

"Unfortunately, I haven't…" Blake admitted sadly as she watched the still steaming liquid swirl around in her bowl, "Neo didn't know a lot, either, and it's still a lot to take in, let alone look into. I've managed to go back to that day and at least got the names of the people present, but that's basically as far as I got."

"It's only been one day, don't beat yourself up over it, alright?" Yang encouraged her friend, her efforts working as Blake looked like she was feeling a bit better, "Ren might be able to help us out in looking into this, I can ask him for help."

"I can take care of this mys—" Blake began, but was interrupted when a hand was shoved in her face and she almost fell off the sofa.

"The last time you said that you could take care of something this big on your own you ended up not sleeping for five consecutive days," Yang pointed out seriously, but with a confident smirk on her face nonetheless, "I'm asking Ren for his help. Besides, if they're as dangerous as Neo said and Weiss showed they are then we want to get the answer as soon as possible before another one of our friends gets hurt."

"I guess you're right…" Blake gave in as she realized that Yang had a point.

Yang grinned triumphantly as she took out her phone, but was shocked to see it vibrate before even touching it. Seeing the name Lie Ren pop up, Yang was both happy and surprised, but picked up nonetheless, "Ren? Perfect timing! I was—what? S-Sure…"

"Yang? What's wrong?" Blake asked, suddenly alert and worried as she noticed the change in Yang's tone.

"Ren told us to turn on the television…" Yang muttered, scanning the room for the remote before finding it on top of the television itself and turning it on, "I wonder why he would—"

"We interrupt this program to bring you breaking news," a reporter on the television announced, quieting Yang and grabbing both women's attention as the camera focused on a building that Blake knew all too well, "Earlier today, an attempted murder occurred here at the Schnee's manor. The Schnee's are—"

"Yeah yeah, we all know that already!" Blake huffed impatiently, "Get on to the actual news! Is he…"

"Fortunately, Mr. Schnee, the victim of today's attack, survived despite suffering heavy injuries," the reporter continued, and both Blake and Yang heaved a sigh of relief hearing this, "We have received footage of the incident, and will be playing it for you. If any of you know the offenders of today's incident, please contact the officials immediately."

"Wait, are those—?!" Blake exclaimed in shock as the footage was played, not wanting to believe her eyes.

"No…" Yang deflated as she saw it as well.

The footage was showing the unconscious body of Mr. Schnee laying on the floor of what appeared to be his office, heavily bruised and beaten. The camera then focused on the two figures standing by his side with triumphant smirks on their faces.

One of the women was a brunette wearing a light blue long-sleeved T-shirt under a crimson hoodie with a blue skirt to match her shirt while the other woman had long, white hair and was wearing a white collar shirt, black sweater, and pink skirt.


Fun fact: not only is today's ending the primary reason why I pushed this chapter's upload date forward, but it was also one of the first scenes planned out when brainstorming ideas for this story.

Again, more so now because of the significant gap until the next update, I'd like to know what you guys think. Tell me what you think I did well, what you think I should work on in future chapters, what you think will happen and what you were feeling whilst reading this. Just let your inner-reviewer run wild (as long as it is on-topic)! I'd really love reading what you thought of this and, who knows? Maybe you correctly predicted a significant event in a future chapter and we all have proof that you called it all the way back in your review for the seventh chapter!

Oh, before I forget (since I made references to them in this chapter): I do not own Inazuma Eleven, Toaru Majutsu no Index or Toaru Kagaku no Railgun, either; nor do I, in any way, shape or form, intend to pretend that I do.

As always, and I don't think I have ever emphasized this enough: thank you so much for reading this chapter and for all your support! Until next time (whenever that may be)! Take care!