Hi guys, short chapter last time… I apologise, but I have plans… I do, believe me this chapter may be a little bit longer. Actually, 'may', is the wrong word. This chapter WILL be MUCH longer. Without further ado let's get on with this!

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Chapter nine (I think)

Weiss POV

Getting off a plane had never seemed so difficult but eventually we managed and there was no problem with rude people. The airport was full of business men and women and families with children. I envied the couples who walked by hand in hand and smiling and once or twice looked over my shoulder at Yang to see in her eyes if she was still angry with me but her expression was hard to read. Ren and Nora were chatting the whole way but went significantly quitter on the taxi drive to where we were headed. It was strange how quickly relationships could fall apart.

I just hoped that Yang realized I still wanted her and loved her and trusted... So many things I would've done for her and with a few careless words that slipped out of my mouth before I could capture them and hold them back I had ruined it all.

I swallowed and finally looked up from my lap as we arrived. "I've never seen such a beautiful cottage!" I breathed. Yang was smiling.

"I know right?" Ruby said excitedly. "Our mum did so much for this place before she… passed away…"

"It's nice to be able to come back here every year and be able to have her with us." Yang said distantly. "Come on then guys let's get your stuff inside and pour some hot chocolate or whatever you guys want."

"I'll have some coffee!"

"No nora," Ren said sternly. "I've warned you enough times you intake of caffeine is not good for you, avoid it for a while."

"Come on!" She whined.

"Self-control is key!" Ren said slowly. Nora pecked him on the cheek making him blush like hell.

"I know it is silly, but it is Christmas and it isn't every day I get to drink coffee."

"Whatever…" He shook his head but couldn't keep his smile off his face.

"I know someone who isn't gonna wash his face for weeks…" Smirked yang and she faced me. "Come on Weiss, turn that frown upside down and wheel yourself in already!" She hadn't said it in a mean way, in fact the way she made it seem normal made me feel comforted.

So, wheeling myself up their sweet cobbled path I knocked on the door. A blonde muscly man opened the door and started squealing excitedly.

"Oh goosdness yang you sure have bought your friends round, now where is this beautiful girlfriend you talked so much about the other day hmm? And RUBY! You have grown o much, I see you must be ren and nora and you, blake? Sun, you must be sun, okay every body in, in, in and out of this freezing weather. I'm sure you suffer harsh weather much more frequently than I but I am sill quite a sucker for this place's winter… Oh mind your wheels, let me help you with that, up, two three! There we go, Yang could you put the luggage in the spare room please? Oh, and someone please the heating, I really am cold-"

"DAD!" shouted Ruby. "You can stop the monologue now. Tai-Yang embraced his daughter.
"I know sweety it's just I haven't seen you for so long and if I don't talk quickly there's no way I can get round all there is to catch up on in just one day!"

"Grow ups…" Muttered yang as she grabbed our bags, giving her dad a quick kiss she went to a room near the back of the house.

Ruby pov.

Dad kept on going on and on about how he was so unprepared and no matter how much we all tried to help he just wouldn't stop rambling on and on and on. I had told him frequently that if he didn't breathe we'd have to take him to the hospital and that he really didn't want to waste our time here did he? But I suppose he did because no one could get a word in edge ways. Anyways, Blake was eager to walk and see the country side so her and sun went out with Zwei, our dog, to see the sights. It was a small area though so we weren't exactly sure what sights they were expecting.

Ren and Nora and Weiss desperately wanted to play a game of monopoly so we just left them to it and that left me and yang and dad.

"So how have you been then girls, you have no idea how much I worry about you…"

"We've been okay although a bit scared since the explosion… Weiss was only recently paralyzed but because of her soon to be husbands successful medical business she was healed up pretty quick with all his freakishly unnatural concoctions." Yang said only slightly bitterly.

"Married?" Dad asked incredulously. "Isn't she you girlfri-"

"It didn't quite work out, we rushed into it and didn't realize how different we were. Anyway, she seems to have a different admirer called Calvin Scotchma."

"I don't want to marry him…" Whispered Weiss, none of us has even realized she had wheeled over here. "He's a horrid, horrid person, tests on animals and is intent on controlling my father's business. It is a marriage of alliance, a forced marriage and arranged one. My father claims that anything else would be disrespectful and sinful so I was forced into it."

"Weiss I know you don't want to marry him I was just explaining things to my father-"

"It's okay yang, I wasn't blaming you for anything. Just making sure you all knew that I wasn't a horrible brat like him."

With that she wheeled away ignoring Ren and Nora's shouts for her to return to the game. "What was that for Yang?" Tai asked.

"What?" She said bluntly.

"You know exactly what, she has a hard enough life style without you having to then jump on every single opportunity you have to insult and ridicule her!" I yelled taking everyone by surprise. "I'm going out, I don't even know why I thought the others should come in the first place!"

I ran out to go after Weiss but it wasn't as hard as I thought it'd be. She was crying near our tree I the front garden.

"Weiss!" I called and she turned her head. I ran over. "Yang is just heartbroken is all, I know I seems like she's trying to get back at you for everything that's happened but all it is, is that she is annoyed with herself and instead of apologizing like most would she takes out her irritation on everyone and everything around her. Ad I know it's weird that she's the heartbroken one even though it was her who called it all off but I can see it in her eyes, the way she talks, and the way she moves. She would do anything for you, even if it cost her limb, even if it took all her money away from her. Even if it cost her life." I panted for breath after my monologue. "Oh god I'm starting to talk like dad…" I panted.

"I would do the same for her ruby, you know I would, it's just that when she does take out her anger on me I feel like she hates me and I know it's not true… I know she doesn't but it seems so real… the guilt she feels afterwards is a different story but I just want things to be right between us, I didn't mean to upset her… to break her heart… I didn't wish any of this ion her at all I just wanted us both to be happy… I wanted us to be together but now the wedding will come and I will be stuck with a freak who I don't even know… a freak who I haven't even met yet… And I can't cope any more…"

Yang walked us and saw us talking. She walked over with her head bowed down. "Ruby. Can we talk for a minute?"

I nodded and walked back inside, looking back one last time as I shut the door behind me. "Is she okay?" Ren asked.

"Yeah, she just wants yang to love her again. I told her that yang will always love her but she is too upset top even process it at the moment."

"I am positive they will work things out." smiled Ren. I sat down with them and out of view from everyone crossed my fingers beneath the table.

Major Schnee POV.

I sighed and pulled off my glasses, giving them a polish before setting them down on the table once more and sipping the remnant of tea in my mug. My phone call was due in ten minutes so I decided to assure that my paper work was all prepared for the meeting. That is, if he required any paper work, which, knowing his professionalism, he didn't.

The phone rang, a simple chime ringing out and echoing in my office. I picked it up just before the last chime and said.

"Hello, this is Major Schnee, father of Weiss and winter Schnee how can I help you?"

"Hello Mr Schnee, this is Calvin scotchma. I would like to confirm the arrangements to meet up with my future fiancé Weiss Schnee your daughter?"

"Of course, of course. I have arranged you a flight on a first class plane to go to Italy for a weekend, get to know each other an dhwile you are there Weiss can show you the business plans for the future branch we plan to make there."

"What weekend will this be?"

"Would next weekend suit you?" I asked him carefully.

"No sir, as you may have been informed about, I have a very important evening to attend to as I plan to make a speech before a crowd of many intellects and highly respected scientists. It is a speech in which I will inform the science community of my recent advancements and concepts so I presume that that wouldn't suit you either."

I gulped, he'd caught me off guard, I should've remembered about this, how could I not? "Well maybe it may be educational for Weiss to learn some public speaking skills? I think that if you brought her along and publicly announced the arrangements for your marriage it may do her some good, after all, with all that has happened to her some respect from a highly respected crowd may get her looking professional again. So perhaps, If you don't mind, my daughter may have a meal with you prior to the speech and then partake in any interviews concerning her afterward and on another weekend we can arrange a weekend away?"

"I think that's be excellently time for I was unsure where and when to announce this great news." I could practically feel his smirk, the way of him saying, I already arranged this, I'm already one step ahead Major Schnee. I could her him snarling.

"Well, I am sure we can both agree that that is a safe plan but one more thing." I paused. "I would like to ensure that my daughter is safe so If you could please inform me of the security this venue will provide?"

He hesitated. "I am sure… I…"

"I see." I said shortly and paused, hoping my suspense could make him sure that I was in charge. "I suppose I will have to make some arrangements and hire security guards for the night. Well, I hope next time an occasion like this comes up you can make sure you have prepared every angle of it."

"Of course sir, I do my very best as I am sure you are aware."

"I will see you in the near future then Calvin."

And with that I waited until he put down tee phone and then put down mine as well. Perfect. All was going as planned, all was going perfectly.

Yang POV.

"I love you Weiss. You're beautiful, talented, polite, and friendly, I love your cockiness, I love the way you smile. I love your eyes and the way the shine when you smile. I love you and want to be with you every second of the day but I know I can't. I know I can't because of this horrible wedding that you will have to attend. I know I can't because you are in such a high position and have so much wealth that marrying someone like me would make your father unhappy and would make life even harder for you. I know I can't because instead of telling you I stopped it all to save me from the harder fall when you marry someone else I told you I stopped it all because of a petty disagreement. I lied to you whom I love so much even if we may not know each other as well as we should. I lied to my father and made you feel guilty when it isn't you who is to blame I am so-"

She grabbed my face and kissed me. At first it was stiff as our heads clashed and collided but then I let her embrace me and relaxed letting our tongues intertwine and letting our hearts beat excitedly as they had done only a few hours ago.

"I don't care what my father thinks yang… we-" But I cut her off this time with another passionate kiss.

Ruby POV.

"Dad, I think they may have apologized…!" I giggled.

Dad hesitated then walked over to the window peering out. He scrunched up his face at first as if afraid of what was going to happen and then smiled softly. "They're so cute together…" He sighed happily and then realized the three teens were watching him.

"Oh go back to your board game, it's not every day a dad gets to watch his daughter fall in love!"

"Oh my god they're kissing!" Yelled Nora excitedly. "We could go out and surprise them and then we could-"

"Nora, sit down. And please, leave them be. I think they need some time alone."

"I was only going to suggest throwing a party!"

"Don't worry Nora, we will have a party tomorrow anyway for Christmas! It's only Christmas eve today!"

"I love Christmas mornings!" Nora sang happily.

"Merry Christmas to you, merry Christmas every-body here's to friends old and new and to this Christmas time!" Ren hummed softly as Blake and sun came back inside.

"Wait, where's phyrra and Jaune?" Blake asked.

"We thought they were with you." Ren answered looking up from the game.

"I could've sworn he was!" I chimed in.

"No, he wasn't…" Sad sun uneasily, scratching the back of his head nervously.

"I… I don't remember him even… coming in?" Blake said.

"No, no, I saw him, the blonde awkward one right?" Tai said cheekily.

"Oh... Well yeah, I suppose you could say that." Nora said.

"Him and the pretty red head girl- Pyhrra is it?- went to unload their stuff at the hotel…"

We all share a similar look, barely hiding our smiles and giggles.

"Ohh… Okayyy…. Nothing happened… AT ALL!" Nora laughed.