A Harsh Reality Ch. 11: When It Becomes Too Much Alone

God, I really hate chromebooks sometimes. Lost almost all of my progress on this chapter. At least I still had the title...

Weiss stared at the wall. She was currently seated in her bed, unsure of really what to do. Since Ruby had seen her scars, it was difficult for her to say anything to the girl. She had pushed away from Ruby, and it killed Weiss to do that again. If only she hadn't pursued, if only she hadn't seen. Everything that Weiss worked so hard to keep concealed, was just revealed. If Ruby had just bought that it was a training incident, then everything would be fine.

Weiss was also pondering over another issue that was going to come up one way or another. Introducing Ruby to her parents. At that point, only people that were incredibly closed minded didn't approve of homosexuality, and Weiss' father wasn't that bad. There was something else troubling her. Her father had wanted a son so badly, and Weiss being a girl temporarily threw a wrench in his plans. He handled it well though, choosing to train her in a very similar manner to how he would train a son. Some of it became more formal as he recognized the fact that as a female, something a little different would be expected {one of the few things that both Weiss and her father agreed on was that this unwritten policy was ludicrous}. It especially never slowed down his definition of a punishment.

The way her father saw it, treating her different from a son would be foolish. If anything, she would carry on the family name a little better, what with her being the one to birth the child. Surely there would be many men that would gladly trade in their family name to become a member of the Schnee's. It was around age 13 when her mother began arranging for her to meet with some boys. It took only a few months for Weiss to realize the reason that the dates had no appeal to her. She simply had no interest in dating any males, and instead she felt a stronger attraction to any of the poor idiot's sisters. That of course, dashed her father's hopes for having a grandchild to carry on the family name. However, he still didn't know about it.

Another piece of crumpled up paper landed nearby Weiss' bed, and she decided to see what was frustrating her partner so much. She picked it up, unfolded it, and looked over the black and white outlines. Ruby had her scythe raised across her body, poised to fight, and rose petals were dancing around her frame. Weiss was just behind her, ice surrounding the heiress. The position of Weiss in comparison to Ruby made one thing clear to her. This was Ruby wanting to protect her teammate, friend, and most importantly to her, girlfriend.

"Ruby," Weiss finally said. The girl's head poked down from her bunk, and looked over her teammate curiously. "You asked about my scars." Ruby quickly swooped down, and lay next to Weiss. She quickly wrapped her arms around the girl, and looked over her partner carefully.

"Only if you want too," Ruby replied comfortingly. Weiss was impressed with the younger girl's maturity. It was a side of Ruby that was so rarely displayed, but was very much a real piece of who she was.

"When I was born," Weiss began. "My fate was almost pre-determined. I was groomed to take over the Schnee Dust Company, which was not a bad thing. It just meant a lot of classes. At a certain point, I don't remember exactly when, the White Fang began to attack us. It took a heavy toll on my father emotionally. My combat training became more rigorous, and my punishment..." Weiss left the end trailing, realizing that she had reached the path much sooner then she had intended.

"It only effected my combat training," Weiss continued. "I still excelled in my regular classes, vocal lessons, but combat took a toll on my body."

"Wait," Ruby said, something catching her natural curiosity. "Vocal lessons?" Weiss smiled, and then nodded slowly. If she were to go off on a tangent now, she would always find a reason to not get through the part that she needed too.

"Anyways," Weiss continued. "I was able to keep up with the lessons for a long time, until our first board member was executed. My father snapped, and threw a large test at me. A dust powered knight." Weiss' hand unconsciously traveled up her body, until it rested just above her eye. "The stakes were simple. Defeat it without taking a hit. I almost did just that. But I got cocky. I tried to defeat it without dust, and it landed one blow on me. Later on that night, my father let me know what he..." Weiss stopped, her throat closing up completely. She was infuriated that she couldn't keep going.

"It's okay Weiss," Ruby said, pulling in the girl closer. "We can stop, I didn't expect that as an answer." Weiss nodded, but knew that she had to power through.

"There's one more thing," Weiss said, tears pooling in her eyes. "My father isn't an evil man, just a damaged one. He... He might not approve of you." Ruby's gentle embrace loosened slightly, but she returned to it immediately. "When I go to see my parents, I need you to come with me. I'll have to introduce you as a teammate at first, but I only have one option." Ruby nodded, really unsure of what to do at that point. "I just needed to get through this." Weiss wiped away the tears, and felt like a massive weight had been lifted from her chest. "Thank you," Weiss said quietly.

"It's no problem," Ruby replied gently. "That's what girlfriends are for." Ruby found herself enjoying referring to herself as Weiss' girlfriend, and Weiss found equal enjoyment in being referred to in that light. It was something that both had wanted for a fair amount of time, something longer then a few days in the making. Neither of them wanted to be broken apart by anything at that point, no matter what kind of wrath it invoked from Yang.

Unknown Location

He dragged his cigar across the table, extinguishing the remaining flames that had lingered. He looked over the feed that Adam had planted before his departure, and watched as the two pairs traveled about. Blondie and the kitty were both together quite often, going about on dates and whatnot. There were several kisses being exchanged between them, allowing him to arrive to the conclusion that they were more then just partners.

The other two girls were under similar ways. Fancy and Red were both close in each other's embrace. They weren't locking lips as much as the others were, but they still appeared to be dating. It was important information for them to know for the future. It was most certainly information that his employers would be very interested to know.

Beacon Academy: RWBY's Dorm: Night

Blake and Yang had both arrived earlier in the afternoon, and both of them were changed into pajamas. The next day was going to be their second day back at classes, and first in three days. Luckily for the girls, it was sparing. They had already seen some form of combat, which gave them a tremendous advantage over some of the other people going in to the class.

Yang was sitting on her bed, just waiting on any cry for comfort from her girlfriend. She looked over at her sister and Weiss, and glared menacingly at Weiss. Yang and Ruby weren't biological sisters, but that didn't change her protectiveness over the girl. She and Ruby were related, with Qrow being her father and Summer being Ruby's mother, and they were siblings. When Summer passed away, Qrow had taken Ruby in. She and Yang already knew each other, but Yang felt a natural protectiveness over the sweet, innocent, little girl that had just lost her mother.

Now, there was someone that could also protect her sister. Though, from the way Ruby had her arms wrapped around Weiss, it seemed like Ruby was doing more protecting then Weiss. Either way, Yang was going to immediately become more suspicious of Weiss. It was the first time that Ruby ever had someone to date, girlfriend or boyfriend. If Yang didn't know who Weiss was, she would of have tried some form of intimidation tactic. Unfortunately, it was about a year past the point that something of that strategy would be effective. Regardless, Yang was going to have to keep a close watch over Weiss. If she tried anything harmful or sexual with her little sister, it was going to end poorly for the heiress.

Ruby gently played around with her fingers. Weiss had told her something very personal, but that wasn't what was quite on Ruby's mind. Meeting Weiss' parents. Such a simple part of dating, and yet a part that Ruby dreaded more then anything else. Ruby figured that Weiss would want to meet Qrow, since Weiss had never attended one of the schools. But meeting the parents of an heiress...

She was fine around Weiss initially, apart from her normal social issues, but that was because she didn't realize that the girl was an heiress. After that, Ruby was able to keep up a fairly normal socially awkward blanket around the heiress. But Weiss' parents... Ruby was going to have to impress a richer family, and enough so to the point where Weiss' father would leave Weiss alone.

Blake finally closed her book, and leaned back in her bed.

"Night," Blake said.

"Night," everyone else said in unison. Blake closed her eyes, and Weiss trailed shortly. Ruby finally joined in, leaving Yang alone with her thoughts.

She was waiting on her partner to give her any sort of sign that she was needed. Yang curling up with Blake wasn't just a comfort level for Blake, but a sense of relief for Yang. Yang's natural inclination towards people that she cared about was to protect them in every way possible. The knowledge that the person she cared for about the third most {behind Qrow and Ruby} was in any sort of mental distress was awful for her. Anything and everything that she could do to comfort her, was what she would do. Now that Yang was thinking about it, she really did have a "go fuck yourself," attitude towards Weiss. The danger of dating my sister, Yang thought. I will probably like you the least out of everyone I care for.

She heard Blake's soft cries for help shortly after, inclining the blonde to climb down. She quickly wrapped her arms around the Faunus, and allowed Blake to nuzzle her head on her chest. Yang gently stroked the girls hair, and smiled softly to herself.

"Yang," Blake said quietly.

"Yeah little kitty?" Yang said, her voice sounding reassuring.

"Why are you letting me put my head between your boobs?" Yang seemed to realize that Blake's head was directly in between both of her boobs, making them both silent.

"I trust you not to try anything," Yang finally said. "Not like some guys and girls."

"Why do I feel like they weren't the ones to initiate?" Blake said sleepily. When the girl began softly purring in sleep, Yang closed her eyes. Blake was almost dead on accurate with her statement.

End: I stretched out this chapter as far as I could. Questions, comments, follows, favorites, Weiss' father's awful remarks, and feedback is appreciated.