Beacon cliffs,
Weiss
Several minutes of silence had passed between the girls. After Ruby's speech, Weiss had refused to speak. Her face was buried into her leader's shoulder, her arms wrapped tightly around her. She had made her feel something that she hadn't felt for years. For once in her life, she felt safe. She felt warm and secure in her leader's arms. Tears continued to stream down her face, her soul still injured after the betrayal she had just suffered. She had trusted someone other than herself, and she had nearly been killed for it. That was the number one lesson that her father had taught her, even at a young age. Anyone that wasn't you couldn't be trusted.
"Hey Weiss, is there anything I can do to make you feel better? I really don't like seeing you like this. It's not the Weiss that I know." Ruby whispered, barely audible over her partners sobbing.
Weiss gave herself a little bit to calm her breathing and reduce her sobbing before replying. This wasn't how a heiress was supposed to act. This wasn't how her father had brought her up. She was supposed to be calm and collected all the time. She was never expected to make a mistake. But she had. What would her father think of her right now if he saw her like this?
"I trusted him Ruby. I thought that he'd be there for me. And all he did was let me down. Is this what I get for trusting people? Am I really just here to be used?"
"No Weiss, you're not just here to be used. You trusted someone and they let you down. And while I can't repair what he did to you, I can make you a promise. No one will ever hurt you like that again as long as I'm breathing. I won't let anyone hurt you like he did. That's my promise."
"It's not your job to watch over me Ruby. You shouldn't have to watch over me. I should be strong enough to defend myself. I shouldn't need you to watch over me. I'm the heiress to the Schnee dust company. I should be a model, someone who is able to take care of themselves. Instead, I'm just someone who needs to be watched over. That's not who I want to be Ruby. I don't want to be someone who needs to be watched over."
"Weiss, you're a strong woman. Just because you made one mistake doesn't mean that you're a weak person, it just means you're human. You've been taught all your life that mistakes make you weak, and you've always wanted to be strong. But if you don't make mistakes, you're never going to get any better. You need to make mistakes to get better. That's how being a person works. Just let me be there when you do make a mistake. I want to help you Weiss. I want to be the home that you never had."
Waves of emotions tore through the heiress. She wasn't sure how she felt about that. She wanted to be strong, she wanted to defend herself. But she had proven on many occasions that she was weak. The field, climbing the mountain, and now here. She had proven that she wasn't able to defend herself. Her pride told her to turn down the help, turn away everyone else. But she had trusted herself and only let herself down. Her partner was right. Making mistakes was the only way that she was going to make herself better.
"Ruby, I don't want to weigh you down. You're strong, I shouldn't weigh you down." She continued, her train of pity refusing to slow down.
"We're a team. We're partners. And I'm not going to keep being strong while you keep being so down on yourself." She said as she wrapped her arms around her partner's waist, pulling her into her embrace. "It's getting really late Weiss. Do you think you're good to get going?" Her partner asked as she noted that it was past midnight at this point.
"Yah, yeah I'm good." She replied as she released her arms from around her partner's waist. The moment she let go, she already missed the feeling of her partner. As they turned around and began to head back towards Beacon, a realization came across the Ice queen. Something that she didn't think that she'd ever feel.
She loved her partner.
Team RWBY's dorm,
Weiss
The trek back to the dorm had been slow and treacherous, but they had made it back safely. Blake and Yang were out like rocks on their beds as the duo entered the room. They quickly undressed and jumped into their beds, Ruby passing out in an instant. Sleep didn't come so quick for the heiress however. Her mind was racing with too many thoughts to allow her a simple night. She had experienced so much tonight. So much pain, so much sadness, so much grieving. But she had learned so much more about herself than she had known before. Her father had always taught her that she needed to marry a man one day; she needed to be the one who would carry on the Schnee name once he passed away. But after tonight, her feelings had changed. She didn't care what her father had told her, she didn't care about what she was born to feel. She knew what she wanted to get, and she was going to get it. That was the Schnee way.
The next morning
It was already noon when the heiress awoke. She lifted her head from her pillow, nearly smashing her forehead onto the bottom of her partners bunk. She rubbed her finger through her eyes, removing all the gunk that she had accumulated overnight. Ruby was nowhere to be seen, nor was Yang or Blake. Her team had a bad habit of leaving without letting her know where they were going. She pulled her legs of bed, placing them gently against the carpeted floor of their dorm. A quick yawned escaped her mouth, signs of her poor sleep quality. Her dreams had been terrible last night. She slid out of her bed, the sounds of her knees cracking shocking her. She peered up onto her partners bunk, letting out a quick sigh as she found it unoccupied. Her attention turned over to the kitchen, spotting the remnants of some cereal sprawled around the table. The door suddenly lurched open, and her partner stepped in, her breathing heavy.
"Good morning Weiss. Did you sleep well?" Her partner asked as she stumbled her way over to the kitchen, opening the fridge.
"I've had better nights, but thank you for wondering." She asked as she spotted a scar against her partners shoulder. "Ruby, what happened to your shoulder?"
"Oh, that? I really don't know to be quite honest with you. I just kinda had it once we left the mountain yesterday. It doesn't hurt though, it's just kind of there. Why? Does it scare you or something?" She answered as she rummaged around in the fridge, pulling around half eaten meals and bottles before coming across a bowl of vegetables. With a satisfied grunt, she pulled the bowl from its resting spot, observing the contents. "Hey Weiss, how long is it before lettuce can't be eaten anymore?" She asked as she looked into the sealed bowl.
"I don't know, a week, maybe two? Why?" She questioned before looking down at herself. She had slept in her combat skirt accidentally. She would have to find something else to wear today.
"Ok good. This should be good to eat. It's only three days old. Do you want something to eat?" Her partner asked as she grabbed a fork from the drawer, looked it over, and sat down at the table, trying to peel off the lid of the bowl.
"Not right now. Right now, I have more important things to attend to." She dismissed as she headed over to her dresser, finding her more casual uniform. She grabbed it from the dresser and headed to the washroom, leaving it ten minutes later, changed and cleaned. She exited to spot her partner also changed into her more civilian apparel as well.
"Why are you all dressed up Ruby? Do you have plans for today?" She asked curiously, unsure of what her partner was up to.
"I might be if you're willing to tag along. We don't have to go back to classes until tomorrow. That is if you want to spend a day with me of course" she replied innocently, a small blush coming across her cheeks.
"I'd love to Ruby" Weiss replied, before muttering "more than you know."
A/N: I have some bad news and some bad news. Starting off, I'm sorry for the less than average chapter. I really needed to get one up tonight to make my announcement, and I didn't have the time with what I had to do today. As of now, I regret to inform you that my daily uploads will cease to be. They will be between 2-4 days per upload. Work has begun to heat up, and my hours have been largely increased, so even though I want to try and get as many chapters up as I can, life is a pain sometimes. I'm sorry to you guys. We made it ten days non stop, but now it ends. I'll get them up as fast as I can, and maybe I'll get them up every day. But I still need to work and keep my normal life in check.
Shoutouts:
Blitzkrizer: Welcome my friend. Thank you for your review, and hopefully more to come. I appreciate that you like my writing, as that's what I'm shooting for whenever I post a chapter. I hope you enjoy this chapter, and the better ones to come.
Shadowmanji: You were close on your guesses, but I'm just too unpredictable. Also, don't worry about Ruby's delivery of ass kicking. It will be there eventually. Also, I'm going try and get more puns into this story. They'll be there eventually.
Rwbybomb21: It's not easy getting up a chapter a day. I try to make them as long as I can for you guys, but when you're writing, you know that feeling when you should just end the chapter. It's instinct. And your idea; maybe it's true, you'll have to wait to find out though. Thank you for your constant reviews, and I hope to hear more from you soon.
Tatya1999: Helion might get what's coming to him, you'll have to keep reading to find out. Also, I plan on really overcomplicating my characters in the near future, so that will be the next thing on my list of priorities. Thank you for the constant reviews and keep it up friend.
Yellowsign: Thank you for your constant reviews friend. I have already replied to you through a PM, so I'll keep your shoutout clear and to the point. I didn't make my OC's terrifyingly strong because they just ruin plots. It's plain and simple.
I like your joke regarding my mind reading quote. It was clever and gave me a quick chuckle so good job to you.
Why did Helion monologue? Simply put, because of his ego. I wanted to make someone who was too cocky for their own good, and I created him. It goes along with his personality.
I'm glad to know that you've noticed my work getting better. It's nice to know that I'm getting better at this, seeing as I plan on sticking around in this category for a while to come yet.
Anyways, thank you for your review, and I'm looking forward to more.
Undoingtech: I had Helion in mind since the very beginning. I didn't just spontaneously change it because I could. Also, come on man, you didn't like that fluff at the end? I thought that was the best part of the whole chapter! But we all have different opinions right? Hopefully I write something you quite fancy in the future, huh?
Anyways, that's it for tonight, and I'm sorry for the bad night that I delivered tonight. Through the shortness of the chapter, the lower-than average skill and the delaying on chapters that I'll be releasing, I feel like I've hurt you guys. I'll try to make it up to you though.
Anyways, have a great morning, day, evening, night and take it easy.