It was all the signs of a perfect day. The sky was painted a colorful blue with no clouds in sight, pigeons fluttered freely about the city landscape, and a cheerful energy resonated from the festive streets. But, on this perfectly peaceful day, amongst the bustling crowds, were four girls, awkwardly staring at each other in silence.
Why was the sky blue? How do cats always land on their feet? How is Weiss's hair white? What makes cookies taste so good? What does the birds and bees have to do with babies? but more importantly, WHY IS YANG HERE!? An insurmountable amount of questions passed through the reapers mind as she stared at her sister and the black-haired girl.
Oum, just smite me now, Ruby and Blake silently prayed, hoping that some divine power would help them escape their current predicament. Ruby's sister and fellow reaper-in-training, Yang, had just caught her holding hands with Weiss — a human girl. Blake's classmate and friend, Weiss, had just caught her snuggling with Yang — her girlfriend. Both girls frantically stared at their respective partners. The Weiss and Yang smirked, no doubt ready to unleash an onslaught of teasing. Whilst Ruby was panicking about the possibility of Yang telling their dad about Weiss, Blake was simply embarrassed. The black haired Faunus burrowed her face deeper into her girlfriend's arm, trying to hide her blushed face. Yang wasted no time in tormenting Ruby.
"So~ who's your girlfriend Rubes?" Yang asked, her smirk growing wider by the second. "Didn't know dominant ones were your type, heh."
"Uh-uh-um..." Ruby stammered. Between thinking about how she was going to get of trouble and refuting Yang's teasing, her brain overloaded, causing her to become a incomprehensible mess.
"That's Weiss, she's a friend. I didn't know Ruby was your sister," Blake said, glancing up from the blonde's arm.
"Oh, and how do you know little Rubes, kitty-cat?" Yang asked.
"She came to our school awhile ago to flirt-cough-see Weiss."
"Oh~ I see," Yang's smirk burned with the power of ten suns, sealing Ruby's fate. Before Yang could inquire any further, Weiss interjected.
"She's not my g-girlfriend!" Weiss yelled. Yang turned her attention towards the heiress. Unfortunately for her, the blonde reaper already had a round loaded for her.
"Heh, I find that hard to believe. If I remember correctly, on a certain night, on a certain rooftop, a certain someone was melting in my sister's arms, and didn't seem so inclined to meet faces either," Yang playfully said with a glint in her eye.
Weiss went wide-eyed and her mouth agape."Wa-What!? H-How do you-"
"Pfft, Hahahahaha," Blake burst out laughing. The heiress's reaction elicited a laugh from her raven-haired friend.
"A-AND YOU! I expected you to have at least some decency! The day's barely started and I can already see another hickey!" Weiss pointed at the raven-haired girl's collarbone. Blake look down, and saw the lip-shaped bruise. She blushed and hurriedly pulled her cardigan over it before sending a glare at her smirking girlfriend.
"Wha-How-When?—"
"—While we were waiting in line for drinks. You can get very distracted when someone rubs your ears y'know? Plus, you like it when I do that, among other things." Yang winked.
"Wow, I wonder how our friends will react when they find out that their Blake Belladona has fallen prey to a blonde bimbo," Weiss mocked.
"Hey!" Yang protested, resting a fist on her waist. "I would like to let you know I have class."
"Do you even see what you're wearing!?" Weiss yelled, pointing at the blonde's short crop top that gave everyone a very generous view of her chest.
"Heh, no need to get jealous, Weiss-Queen," Yang joked. Blake and Weiss face-palmed.
"Are you seriously dating this oaf?" Weiss asked.
"Unfortunately, yes," Blake said.
"My sympathies," Weiss offered. The monochrome pair lightly bowed to each other, which made the blonde reaper slightly annoyed.
While the banter between the bumblebee couple and heiress was reaching it's conclusion, Ruby finally started to recover from her flustered state. When she looked over at Yang, a thought struck Ruby.
Yang's horns are missing...
"Wait a minute... YOU'RE IN TROUBLE TOO!" Ruby yelled. The young reaper finally realized that Yang was in her human form this whole time. The blonde chuckled and ruffled Ruby's hair.
"'Bout time you noticed, and FYI, we aren't in trouble," Yang promised.
"Huh? Why not?" Ruby asked, tilting her head.
"'Cause this will be our little secret, little sis. You don't tell dad I'm dating Blake and I won't tell him you're dating Ice Queen here."
"Weiss isn't my g-g-girlfriend!" Ruby yelled.
"Uh-huh," Yang smirked as she pointed down. Ruby and Weiss looked down to where she pointed. They were still holding hands, tightly. A blush returned to their faces as they glanced back and forth. They tried letting go, but to their dismay - or Weiss's fortune - Ruby pulled Weiss towards her, causing both of them to fall over. Weiss was now on top of Ruby.
"Whistle~ You have quite the aggressive girlfriend there sis, I'm not so sure if I'm okay with that," Yang teased. Weiss and Ruby were too distracted to hear the tease with their faces inches apart. Disheveled hair, messed clothes, haggard breathing, the state the young reaper was in caused some non-PG13 ideas to run through Weiss's head.
"U-um, Weiss? Sorry for pulling you but-um...can I get up now?" Ruby asked.
"O-oh yeah, sorry," Weiss stuttered. As they both stood back up and dusted off their clothes,Yang started laughing. The heiress scowled at her.
"I guess Ruby really whisked you off your feet, eh?" Yang said with a smile. Everyone groaned.
"I keep having to remind myself why I keep you around," Blake shook her head.
"'Cause I make you warm and fuzzy," Yang answered. Blake smiled and snuggled into Yang's arm again. Ruby approached Yang, this time wearing a serious expression.
"Yang, are you sure we won't get in trouble?" Ruby asked.
"Yeah, don't worry 'bout it, if we get caught, just give dad the ol' pout and we're scott-free," Yang laughed.
"Yang, I'm serious," Ruby said, her silver eyes focusing onto lilac.
"It's not like I feel bad about hanging out with Weiss, but you know why I'm trying to be the best reaper I can be." Yang looked at her sister's face. It wasn't often, but when Ruby was serious, even Yang would listen.
Sigh, guess she really is growing up. Oum, I'm starting to sound like dad now, Yang thought.
"Sigh, yeah, we're actually fine, there's no rules saying we can't hang out with people. As long as we don't mess with them too much, we won't get in trouble," Yang said. A sense of relief washed over the younger reaper, transforming her back into the cheerful little girl everyone knew.
"Yay! I can hangout with Weiss without any worries now!" Ruby exclaimed.
"You had worries this whole time? How come you never told me?" Weiss asked.
"Uh, I might have forgotten to tell you, haha..."
Weiss couldn't help but face-palm.
"OOOH! How about we all hang out together today! That would be so fun!" Ruby suggested. The heiress scowled at the idea. Fortunately for her, Yang noticed and gave Weiss a wink.
"That sounds really great and all sis, but I actually wanted to have some alone time with Blake. I think you should go play some games with Weiss, so cya!" The yellow and black couple briskly walked past them. When Yang was behind the heiress, she stopped.
"Oh, and Weiss?" Yang said, turning her head around. The heiress turned around raising an eyebrow.
"Take care of Ruby, but try not to have too much fun." A flash of red flashed in the blonde's eyes, sending a shiver down Weiss's back. "Lookin forward to a nice chat later." Yang smiled and continued walking away, eventually disappearing into the sea of people.
"What was that about?" Ruby asked.
"N-Nothing," Weiss stammered, "Your sister has... quite the character."
"Haha, well, Yang is Yang, she can come off as strong sometimes, but she's a big softie inside. I'm surprised that she's going out with Blake! Like, when did that even happen?"
"I have no idea. Anyways, do you want take a look at the other festivities, I think I'm probably going to be sick if I see you finish another tub of ice cream." Weiss said, slightly nauseated from remembering their food venture.
"Sure, I'm done for now. Let's go check out the games!" Ruby grabbed Weiss's hand and dashed down the street. For the duo, there was still much more excitement, memories, and blushes to be made today.
"It's the other way, you dolt!" Weiss yelled.
Meanwhile with the bumblebee duo, the air around the blonde was tense. As Yang walked down the street, Blake couldn't help but feel uneasy about how she handled their earlier encounter.
"Hey, you alright?" Blake asked. Yang turned around, her lilac eyes filled with worry. Blake gripped her hand.
"Tell me what's wrong, please?" Blake pleaded. Yang was silent for a couple more seconds before finally speaking.
"The truth is, I'm a little scared."
3 Hours Later
Weiss sat down on a wooden bench, her eyes void of any life. Ruby went to go get her some water, leaving the heiress alone to contemplate her existence. The reason she was reduced to her current state was because she played one of the game booths they decided to stopped by, rifle shooting. One of the prizes was a giant plush wolf that caught Ruby's eye. At first, Ruby wanted to try it herself, but Weiss saw this as a good opportunity to impress her. She thought the game itself was simple enough: line up the shot, aim at a can, and pull the trigger. Unfortunately for her, she didn't realize that the game was rigged. For two lien, she got three tries to shoot down the stack of cans. Ruby cheered Weiss on as she aimed the rifle. When she shot, the pellet actually hit the can, but it didn't move.
The hell, I hit that perfectly, Weiss thought. She took aim again and shot; the cans still didn't move. Eventually, one game became five, five become ten, ten became twenty...and so on. In the end, she got a small dog plushie as a consolation prize, which she gave to Ruby.
"It's so cute! Thanks Weiss!" Ruby thanked, swinging the small plush around.
"..."
"Weiss?"
Even though the young reaper was overjoyed, Weiss couldn't help but feel defeated.
Present-Time
Weiss sighed.
Sigh~ When did I become so childish? It was obvious the game was rigged, but... Weiss thought back to the reaper's smiling face.
I just wanted her to see my good side. She tore her gaze from the sky and looked around for Ruby. She spotted the girl running back to her with a bottle of water in hand.
"Here you go Weiss, you feeling better now? Ruby asked, as she handed over the drink.
"I'm fine, it was only my pride was hurt," Weiss said as she took a drink from the bottle. Drops of sweat rolled down Weiss's neck onto her chest, causing the young reaper to looked away with a blush. When she looked away, she noticed a particular structure off in the distance.
"Hey, Weiss, what's that?" Ruby pointed. The heiress looked at where the reaper was pointing.
"Oh, that's a Ferris wheel... Do you want to ride it?"
"Yeah!"
The duo made their way toward the Ferris wheel. To their surprise, there wasn't a line of people waiting at the ride. An idea popped into the heiress's head. She walked up to the operator and showed him her white card. Weiss led Ruby to a passenger car and sat across from each other. When they reached the top of the Ferris wheel, the sun was starting to set, painting the sky in an array of orange and purple hues.
"I asked the operator if we could be up here longer, so we can enjoy the view," Weiss said.
"That's so nice of you Weiss, thanks!" Ruby said with a smile.
"N-no problem."
They didn't know how much time had passed, but they sat there, watching as the sky slowly change colors.
"Wow, it's so beautiful," Ruby gasped.
Yeah, especially with you, Weiss thought. The heiress loved the look of joy on Ruby's face, her expression changing while watching the sun start to set...
Wait, start to set? Weiss looked at her watch. It was ten minutes before 5:00, the time the concert was supposed to start.
"OH SHIT! THE CONCERT," Weiss yelled. She glanced down from the window, ready to yell to the operator, but was instead greeted by the sight of a empty worker console. Weiss cursed under her breath and started to think of a way to get off of the ride. In her state of panic, she almost overlooked the most obvious solution.
"Ruby! We're going to be late for the concert, I need you to fly us there," Weiss said.
Now Ruby wore a panicked look. "Oh no! How long do we have?"
"About ten minutes, you think you're fast enough?" Weiss asked.
The reaper smirked.
"I'm more than fast," Ruby said, grabbing the heiress by the waist and zoomed out of the window. Their surroundings became a blur as they zoomed through the city. A minute hadn't even passed when they made it to the concert hall.
The concert hall was packed. Crowds started to chant, eager for the concert to start. Weiss guided Ruby to the back entrance of the building, where dozens of staff members were scrambling to set up stage lights, test all the mics and speakers, and find a missing Weiss Schnee. When Weiss opened the door, everyone stopped and looked at them, letting out a sigh of relief. Dozens of staff made their way around the heiress, guiding her to the dress room, while applying on her make up and setting up her microphone. Ruby phased into her human form and watched from a distance, a little dazed at all the quick movements and the wall of humans around Weiss. Before Weiss walked into the dress room, she stopped and raised her hand.
"I have a guest with me, so give her a VIP pass and anything she needs," Weiss instructed. Another dozen staff members immediately surrounded the young reaper, quickly carrying her off.
Ruby was eventually thrown into the VIP room. After the staff closed the door, she got up and looked around. The VIP room had a table of refreshments, a large television, and series of couches. As the young reaper made her way to the table, she noticed something particular about the other people in the room. The people that she was surrounded by were either tuning their instruments, doing light vocal exercises, or applying make-up; She thought she recognized some faces from the movies she watched at home as she walked by.
When she reached the table, her eyes were immediately drawn to the large plate of cookies. As she was about to dive into cookie heaven, someone called out to her.
"Hey there! I haven't seen you around before!" Ruby turned around. The person that called out to her had short orange hair, a pink frilly skirt with an obscene amount of glitter, a shirt with a heart shaped hole, and a black jacket with patches and stickers.
"Hi, I'm Ruby," Ruby greeted.
"OOH, aren't you a cute little thing!" the girl said, bringing the young reaper into a tight bear-hug.
"Uh-need-air," Ruby said between gasps.
"Oh, sorry," the girl said letting the girl go.
I'm pretty sure I would be dead by now if I was human, Ruby thought.
"I'm Nora by the way. Hmmm, I don't think I know anyone performing by the name Ruby..." Nora said, rubbing her chin.
"Um, that's because I'm not performing?" Ruby said, raising an eyebrow.
"But only people performing on stage could be in here which means... You're a sloth assassin, aren't you!?" Nora exclaimed. She backs away and assumes the stereotypical karate pose. "HIYAAA! I'm warning you, I know karate!"
"What's a sloth assassin?" Ruby asked.
"They're the world's most deadliest animal. They move silently, making them the perfect assassins," Nora explained, her eyes searching everywhere for said animals.
"Uh, I'm not a sloth though?" Ruby pointed out.
"...Oh right, silly me! Ren hasn't give me any pancakes today, so I'm a little bit crazy right now," Nora said with a smile. Ruby then asked her a question that she would regret for the rest of her life... probably.
"What's a pancake?" she asked.
Everyone in the room turned turned their attention to the pair of girls. An uncomfortable silence fills the room as Nora eyes widened, bringing her hands up to her cheeks in shock.
"YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT PANCAKES ARE!?" Nora yelled. Everyone except the clueless reaper immediately ran out the room, knowing what was about to happen. There was an unspoken rule in the world of show business: Never talk about pancakes in the same room as Nora Valkyrie, ever. The orange-haired girl slowly walked up to Ruby, placing her hands on her shoulders, and stared into her eyes. Ruby was still clueless what was going on at this point.
"I shall teach you the ways of pancakes. REN!" Nora yelled. The next second, a door slammed open, revealing a boy with long black hair, a pink streak of hair on his left side, a green suit, and a pink apron that read "Please do nothing to the cook."
"Nora, why did everyone tell me to come get you?" Ren monotonously asked.
"Ren, this poor poor POOR girl doesn't know what pancakes are! We got to help her!" Nora said with tears in her eyes. while shaking Ruby.
"Sigh~ If I make some pancakes now, will you promise to calm down?"
"YES, NOW GO! LITTLE RUBY MUST BE SAVED!" Nora yelled, still violently shaking the young reaper. Ruby was enjoying the ride.
Ren suddenly pulled out a pan, portable stove, and a shake-to-make pancake batter mix out of nowhere. Now Ruby was sure everyone had some sort-of superpower. A couple minutes, and a few strained hugs from a drooling Nora later, the pancakes were done. Ren poured syrup on the pancakes before handing the stacks over to Nora and Ruby. The orange-haired pancake fanatic eyed the young reaper, waiting to see her reaction. Ruby took a bite out of the pancake.
"Well?~" Nora asked, shaking in her seat.
"It's..."
"It's?"
"IT'S AMAZING!" Ruby yelled with arms in the air and twinkles in her eyes. Nora cupped the Ruby's hand and stared directly into her eyes.
"Now you know the greatness of pancakes, We can now proudly be pancake sisters."
"Well what are we waiting for? To my new pancake sister!" Ruby said, raising her fork in the air.
"Yeah!" Nora exclaimed, before slurping up all the pancakes on her plate. Ruby finished her pancakes much slower, but still enjoyed the sugary treat.
"I can see that you're not part of the concert, what are you doing here?" Ren asked, while cleaning up Nora's face.
"Oh, Weiss invited me to come watch! I can't wait to see her sing!" Ruby said with a mouthful of pancakes. Nora and Ren looked at each other and back to Ruby.
"The Weiss Schnee invited you? As friend?" Ren asked.
"Yep!", Ruby confirmed.
"That's amazing, Weiss is famous for being so cold to everyone! I think she almost froze my pancakes once by glaring," Nora said, shaking at the thought.
"Really? She's so nice though! Guess that makes me special," Ruby said, a slight blush on her cheeks.
"Yeah, special..." Nora said, giving a wink to Ren. Before they could inquire any further, a staff member called out to everyone to get ready in two minutes, and something about being behind schedule.
"Oh, that's our cue, it was nice talking with you Ruby! I would love to hang out sometime," Nora said.
"Yeah, me too! Good luck with your performance!" Ruby cheered.
"Thanks~" Nora then skipped out of the room, leaving Ren and Ruby alone.
"So, what does Nora do?" Ruby asked
"Believe it or not... She's a pop idol," Ren said.
"That's so cool! How about you!?"
"I'm just her manager. By the way, we should start making our way to stage if we're going to see the opening act," Ren said. Ruby nodded in agreement. They both walked out the room and towards the stage, carefully dodging incoming traffic of stage equipment and frantic staff. When they made it to a dimly-lit room, Ruby noticed Weiss in the center. Weiss was wearing a long white and silver dress, embroidered with white roses sown on the sides and her hair back to an off center ponytail. The heiress turned around and noticed the young reaper. Her glass heels clacked against the wood floors. Everything seem to fade around the pair, as Ruby stared at Weiss.
"U-Uh-Wow...you look...amazing," Ruby stuttered, with a full-grown blush on her face.
"T-thanks," Weiss bashfully said.
Both of them looked away in embarrassment. Ren observed them, surprised to see the famous strict Schnee heiress act like love-struck girl. A staff member called out to them, drawing them back to reality.
"Looks like I have to go, make sure to watch, okay?" Weiss said, playfully smiling. She then made her way back to the spot she was before. Ruby was still standing there in awe.
Ren poked the frozen girl. "Um, Ruby? We should start moving, we don't want to get in the way."
Ruby snapped out of her daze. "Huh? Oh right, lead the way then!"
They walked away from the stage and made it to an elevator.
"Wait, why are we taking an elevator?" Ruby asked.
"Because we're underground," Ren answered.
Ruby wore a confused look. "We're underground?"
"I'm surprised you didn't notice. The stage is in the center of the the concert hall, so everything and everyone that needs to be prepared has to be underground, including the room we were in before. The way people are getting up on stage is through stage lifts."
"That's cool. I wonder how many people are in the concert hall right now?" Ruby wondered. The moment she asked that question, the elevator doors opened, leading them into a private room hovering at the very top of the fifth level. Through the glass windows, Ruby could see all five levels of the concert hall was filled.
"Wow...That's a lot of people," Ruby observed.
"I think the exact number is 80,000 people," Ren commented.
Ruby went wide-eyed. "80,000!?"
The lights began to flicker, signaling the start of the concert. Ren and Ruby took their seats in front of the glass windows, in full view of the stage. Floating atop the stage was the entertainment system, a new technology developed by the SDC. The concert hall lights dimmed, then announcer spoke.
"Welcome, everyone, to the grand opening of the Beacon Concert Hall. Please welcome to the stage your host, Weiss Schnee!" Cheers erupted, the air shook with energy as the heiress was slowly raised onto the stage. The heiress waved at the audience before speaking.
"I would like to thank everyone for coming. This concert hall was built to symbolize the growing bonds between Faunus and Humans. Without everyone's help, this project wouldn't have been possible. Now, I hope you enjoy the show," The heiress curtsied.
In the orchestra pit around the central stage, a pianist began to play. It was a song everyone recognized, Weiss's debut song, "Mirror Mirror." In the next instant, the entertainment system casted a series of holograms, overlaying the hall with augmented reality, transforming the entire concert into a white castle. The roof of the building started to open, revealing the night sky and full moon. Then the heiress held up her mic — and everyone went silent.
Ruby didn't listen to music very often, but even she could tell that Weiss's singing was beyond heavenly. The tempo of the song was slow then fast, the live orchestra ringing throughout the entire building. Ruby could feel so many emotions coming from Weiss's song: loneliness, sadness, regret, it was like as if her soul was directly speaking to her. When the song ended, everyone was silent for another minute, before erupting in endless cheering; some people even threw roses.
"Thank you for listening, please stay for the other musical performances. We have a variety of talented groups and musicians here. In fact the next performance is by my good friend, and popular idol, Nora Valkyrie!" The audience cheered as the orange-haired girl rose onto the stage. Nora waved and smiled at the audience as she shimmied towards Weiss.
"Sooo, when did I become your good friend?" Nora whispered into Weiss's ear.
"I heard that you entertained Ruby while I was busy, I thought that such an action should be rewarded with a sufficient comment," Weiss explained.
"Hehe, you can just say "thanks" y'know,. I can see that she really warmed up the Ice Queen huh? Guess you can't help it, she's just too adorable," Nora squealed. Weiss flinched at the comment. Nora smirked.
"Don't worry Weiss, I'm not going after your little Ruby, I got my own date to catch," Nora playfully said before walking to the edge of the stage.
"HOW'S EVERYONE DOING?" Nora yelled. The audience responded just as loud as they did with the heiress, some even held up signs of Nora's emblem.
"So did ya hear? Ren finally said yes to a date! Kyaaa, Ren-senpai noticed me!" Nora yelled to the audience, causing them to cheer even louder. Ruby looked at Ren, who was pinching the bridge of his nose.
"Before you ask, yes, I asked Nora out, and it's a kind of a thing among her fans. They even have a following around shipping us," Ren explained.
"Hehe, I hope that date goes well," Ruby said with a smile.
"Thanks, I hope so too," Ren said, smiling back.
They both turned there attention back to the stage, watching as the orange-haired girl got everyone to do the "wave." Nora then performed her new pop hit "Boop", whose lyrics may or may have not made Ruby ask more questions to the black-haired boy.
The night went on, and series of wonderful musical performances played after another. Jazz trumpetist Flynt Coal performed a soul shattering solo, before performing a surprise duet with pop idol Neon Katt. Jeff and Casey Williams performed their greatest hits, causing a few overzealous fans to faint. The entertainment system changed the concert hall into multiple scenes just like it had for Weiss's performance, showing off its full capabilities.
Ruby was fully enjoying herself, making full use of her private room privileges—ordering plates after plates of cookies and cartons of milk. Ren quickly learned to stop questioning how many cookies the young reaper could eat. He had enough experience from watching Nora eat to not question the limits of a girl's need for sweets.
Ruby scroll rang, interrupting her cookie time. The young reaper looked at the message.
[Yang] - Hey sis, we're at the concert. Where you at?
[Ruby] - I'm at the concert too, but in one of the private rooms.
[Yang] - WHAT! AND YOU DIDN'T INVITE US?
[Ruby] - Sry, I kind of forgot. I'll get someone to come get you guys.
[Yang] - Wow , already living the high life now? ;) When did you marry Weiss?
[Ruby] - ok, I'm not sending anyone
[Yang] - Kidding kidding. Please come get us.
Ruby sighed and called out to Ren.
"Hey, Ren, Do you mind helping me look for someone? My sister and her girlfriend are here, so..."
"Sure, no problem," Ren nodded, standing up and leaving the room. A couple minutes later, he returned with a familiar blonde and raven-haired girl.
"Wow, look at the view from here! You guys even have a freakin bar up here," Yang exclaimed. Blake place a hand on Yang's shoulder, trying to calm her down.
"Calm down Yang, its just a room—"
"They have tuna dips and sandwiches here."
"This is room is amazing," Blake said, rushing towards the plate of assorted crackers and tuna dips. Yang and Blake sat down on a nearby couch, enjoying their newly acquired "free" refreshments. The sound outside of the room was silent again, the heiress was back on stage again. This was the last performance of the night, the finale.
"Once again, I would like to thank everyone for attending this event. After today, the Beacon Concert Hall will be available for public use, free of charge, for both Humans and Faunas." The audience gave a resounding ovation.
"Now it's time for the finale. Here is a new song I wrote, called "This Life is Mine". I hope the people of Beacon city had a wonderful time tonight. Thank you and enjoy." The heiress sang, once again leaving everyone in awe.
There's a part of that desperate for changes
Tired of being treated like a pawn
But there's a part of that stares back
from inside the mirror
Part of me that's scared I might be wrong
That I can't be strong
Ruby felt different emotions compared to the first song Weiss sang. Growth, strength, and courage. Ruby felt her heart start throbbing, first a tug, then a warmth that permeated from her chest. She didn't know how to explain it, but somehow, she felt that this song in its very essence, was Weiss.
Listen when I say
I swear it here today
I will not surrender
This life is mine!
When the song concluded, everyone stood and cheered. Even Yang and Blake were applauding. The only one not cheering was Ruby. Yang glanced at her sister and saw tears trailing down her face.
"Whoa there, what's wrong Rubes? What's with the water works?" Yang worriedly asked.
"Hic-sniff-It's-hic-It's just so beautiful, her song, her voice, her," Ruby said as tears ran down her cheeks. Yang couldn't help but smile as Ruby wiped away her tears with the sleeves of her shirt.
"C'mon, don't ruin your clothes, I picked it out especially for your date with Weiss."
Ruby looked up at Yang surprised. "sniffle-It wasn't a date-sniffle-but You knew about today? How?"
"Rubes, you aren't the most subtle of people, " Yang smirked. "Look sis, how about we get some air—"
"Nevermore."
"Huh?"
"NEVERMORE" Ruby yelled, pointing at the large monstrous Grim hovering the concert hall.
The heiress looked up, expecting to see the shattered moon, but saw something that terrified her instead.
"Grimm..."
The nevermore flapped it's wings, causing the whole building to shake violently. Everyone held onto their seats and nearby railings as screams of panic and fear filled the entire building. Another flap sent a volley of serrated feathers towards the heiress. The young reaper quickly phased into her reaper form, zooming through the glass and directly towards the stage.
"WEISS!" Ruby yelled.
The feathers drew closer. Weiss tried to run, but she tripped over her dress. All she could do is close her eyes and wait for her inevitable doom; except it never came. The heiress opened her eyes to see the young reaper on top of her, smiling.
"See...I told you...I would protect you," Ruby weakly said, before falling over.
"RUBY!"
A/N - 4-12-18 - updated story, there is more lines.
2-7-18 - Hey there guys, really sorry for the delay, got busy again.
If you guys haven't seen yet, I made a twitter for this story to let you guys whether or not their would be a delay, the name is steelboneRWBY
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