"-ean." … Weiss blinked as she saw the door being shut right in front of her face. Her shock was soon replaced with anger as she stomped her feet. "That barbarian! I'll show her what it means to shut a door in front of my face." She reached towards the door handle just in time to suddenly have her arm grabbed and being dragged away from the apartment. "Eh?! Blake! What are you doing!"

"I'm preventing you from making a scene." Came a simple reply from the cat Faunus.

"She shut the door in front of my face! Why shouldn't I tell her what I think about her lack of manners." Came a grumpy response from Weiss, while she didn't like the fact that she couldn't do just that, she did follow Blake, although it was a mystery if it was because of her grip on her arm or because she already gave up on the idea.

"I think she was trying to make a point, Weiss." Blake was amused by this situation, she wasn't sure if Weiss was just playing it up at that point or was this really how she felt towards the blonde. Perhaps a half and half? Maybe it was her way of dealing with her anxiety, stress or anger… Or all of them in mixed proportions. Whatever it was, she couldn't help but smile. It was cute, it was so… Weiss.

"She could make it in a much more polite way hmf." Weiss pouted and crossed her arms, to which the cat girl just giggled.

"Maybe, but she still did it in her way. Didn't you trust her with the girls because of her experience with Ruby? And now you're doubting her?" She raised her eyebrow as she looked at the shorter girl.

"Well… It's different." At that point, Weiss just sounded like a stubborn child, but Blake was more than happy to play along.

"And how is it different?" It was hard for her to hide the big smile that wanted to appear on her lips.

"You know, there are two of them and Sapphire is having her own issues and..." The more Weiss spoke, the quieter her voice became.

"Mhm?" Blake nudged her to continue, wrapping one arm around the white-haired girl.

"And I'm worried about them." Blake had to really focus to hear that last part, whispered as if it was the most embarrassing, or perhaps most treasured secret that Weiss had. It did tip the scales as Blake turned to face Weiss and suddenly hugged the girl, confusing her for the second time in such a short span of time.

"B-Blake what are you doing?!" Weiss was too surprised to either try and push her away or to hug her back, just standing there with the other girl's arms around her.

"Hugging you." Came a simple reply

"I can… I can feel that! What got into you so suddenly?" Weiss wasn't sure what to do, they were still in the corridor of the apartment complex and it would be embarrassing to be found out like this, just hugging in the middle of the hallway.

"It's because you're… Y-You're cute." Blake mumbled out, the cat girl could feel her cheeks grow heated in her own words.

"Eh?! Blake doesn't say things like that, it's embarrassing. Come on, someone will see us, let go!" She tried to gently push the cat girl away, which after a moment Blake caved in and released the girl from her arms.

"I just wanted to be a bit honest with my feelings." The cat Faunus rubbed her arm as she blushed, she did notice that Weiss was equally, if not more, flustered by her actions, perhaps it showed more because of her more pale complexion?

The Schnee girl just lets out a deep sigh as she looked to the side, an annoyed expression on her face. "It can't be helped I guess, just please remember that while we told Yang and Ruby, we can't be too open with it in the public." Blake understood and she wasn't mad, especially since the blush lingered on Weiss's face, which meant that once more she was simply dealing with her emotional turmoil in her own way, that sprung her smile back onto her lips as she nodded.

"Alright, I promise I'll behave." With a nod, she offered her hand to the girl. "Is holding hands with your friend seen as a bad thing?" She inquired.

Weiss was reluctant but she shook her head after a few seconds of consideration. "No, it's alright I think." She took her offered hand and they both began to walk once more down the hallway. Blake squeezed the other girl's hand happily.

Perhaps she did act a bit odd, but who would blame her? She was happy. Everything worked out, her love was returned, her friends understood and the two girls she saved were in good hands, as close to a family as they could hope for.

This made her feel...giddy? Was this how it felt? It was the opposite of how her life was up to a certain point. This time her love wasn't based on ideals, but on feelings, she was sure of it. Her friends weren't mostly just associates of the group she belonged to. Her actions towards helping her kind weren't guided by anger, but by love. She had to stop herself from chuckling at her own thoughts, but it was true. It felt...Different, even if she just saved her kind one life at a time… Well, two lives to be exact.

Nothing could go wrong.

oooOOOooo

They moved through the streets in silence, while Blake thought about it as a very comfortable one, Weiss wasn't so sure about it. Perhaps the silence between them wasn't an issue, but she was far from being so carefree as Blake at the moment. She still wasn't sure if she really shared the same feeling as Blake, while it was clear for her that she saw the Faunus girl as a friend, there was a thin line between friendship and love in which Weiss didn't want to make the mistake if only out of respect for Blake's feelings.

Then there were other things to consider, her friends, family, Pearl, and Sapphire. It all would be a secret from the outside world to a certain point, a point that was located far in the future for both of them. Understanding her own feeling was crucial so that both of them could be happy.

"Weiss? You look like something's on your mind." Blake's words broke her train of thoughts as she looked up at the other girl's concerned face.

"It's nothing, just… Thinking." She responded, there was no point in hiding that fact, although she should consider how much could she tell Blake.

"About?" The cat girl inquired further.

"Us." She offered a simple answer, Blake blushed and looked away, and while at first, she smiled it was soon replaced with a soft and sad sigh.

"Weiss." She started, the same smile from before once more on her lips. "Whatever you think of this, of us and… Whatever might the future hold? I just want you to enjoy yourself this evening. I'll accept any answer you'll give me after this because I trust you and I'm just happy that you know how I feel, and that I shared it with you." Weiss was a bit taken back by such considerate words, but what was there to be surprised of? Blake was more experienced in this sort of thing, wasn't she? She shook her head, maybe it wasn't such a bad idea to just enjoy herself for the evening.

"You still didn't tell me where we're even going, Blake." She looked up to see the cat girl put on a thoughtful expression.

"Mmm… A theater, I have tickets for a live show." Blake smiled proudly.

"I… See, is it because you think I'm too boring for normal movies?" Weiss smirked, deciding that it wouldn't be bad to gamble on a bit of a banter between them.

"We go there plenty with the girls I thought that we could share something special, something I doubt you'd do with Ruby or Yang even." She watched the girl rub her neck as she said that, offering a shrug afterward.

"I'm just teasing, Blake. I'd gladly see this spectacle. What's the name? Perhaps I heard about it?" Or seen it so she could focus a tiny bit on her issue.

"Huntress and the Grimm." Blake glanced at her curiously, most likely to see if she already seen it or at least heard about it, and to judge if her choice of the show was correct. Luckily for the cat girl, she hasn't seen anything called like that, although it did sound familiar.

"Huntress and the Grimm? Doesn't that sound a bit like beauty and the beast?" She inquired, it was her turn to grow curious about the topic.

"Well, it's apparently a retelling or just a show in which they were inspired by that but modified it to… You know, include hunters and Grimms." Blake shrugged. "I'm not sure, it just sounded interesting, I'll be honest I didn't have time to research much and I wanted for it to be something special or at least not a common date experience."

Blake's words made her smile, although it slowly melted as she was reminded once more of what they were having right now, a date. "I look forward to it, Blake. I'm curious about the theme so if anything you already managed to pick something that peaked my interest."

"I'll take that victory." Blake chuckled and with that topic out of the way, the previous silence once more lingered between them, and while Weiss tried to, she couldn't clear her mind from the annoyances of her own doubts and worries.

oooOOOooo

"Phew, here we are," Blake announced as they approached a big building, it was standing out from the apartments and stores around with its wide entrance and the billboards announcing some plays, one of them most likely the one they were to see. "I should have ordered us a taxi, shouldn't I?" Blake continued as she rubbed her neck.

"I don't mind a walk." Weiss smiled, deciding that it wasn't an appropriate time to tease the cat girl. "Is there some sort of dress code?" She raised a brow as she glanced at the other girl.

"Oh no, don't worry, besides you always look fancy." Blake beamed her a smile, and while it did make her feel nice to be complimented, that wasn't exactly what she had on mind.

"I mean… Well, you know. Your outfit. While I'm alright with it I'm not sure how well it would do in any "fancy" environment." Weiss was glad she didn't offend the other girl, as she just shrugged.

"I could always tell them its a style from somewhere else. But even if, this place doesn't have any dress code, as long as it's not offending anyone." She started to move towards the entrance, digging into her pocket with her free hand. "Come on, the show will start soon."

It took them perhaps ten to fifteen minutes before they were seated in their spots. Weiss was wondering where Blake could get tickets for such nice spots in such a short time. The room was almost completely filled by the time they got in and their seats were somewhere in the middle, just enough to hear everything and not to have their necks cranked up to see the spectacle.

Soon the lights slowly faded and the spotlights started to illuminate the stage before them, Weiss felt oddly excited as the show was about to start.

oooOOOooo

The curtain went up, revealing a single table with three older men around it. All of the furniture was made out of wood which could keep up with the age of all three man combined. Each sat in a specific place so that the audience could easily tell which one was which and who was speaking. There was one on the left, one on the center and one on the right.

"Our last idea did not work, I say we must leave this cursed place!" The left elder spoke, his voice while worn out still carried some of the power he once had to have in his youth. He seemed annoyed as he eyed the other two with anger.

"And where exactly will we go? Grimms are everywhere you old fool, ain't the devil you know better than to stumble upon worse fiend?" The right elder slammed his fist against the wooden table, the furniture creaked as if it was to collapse over the surprising power that the elder man could still dish out. It swayed for a moment before once more becoming stable.

"Mayor, why aren't you saying anything!" The right one turned his attention from the man that was seated on the left side of the table.

"Yes, tell us! What shall we do? What's your idea to solve this issue." The left one did the same as his counterpart, focusing his attention on the man in the center.

The lights that illuminated the stage dimmed, leaving only a single spotlight which focused its light on the old man in the center.

"You both speak wise, it is why you are part of this small council that our village has. Both of you understand that we need to think about our small community and to minimize the risk." The man's voice was perhaps the most weary-sounding, both of the previous men seemed like a young man compared to him, if not in appearance than by how tired his voice sounded.

An additional spotlight illuminated the left man.

"Where will we go if we listen to your advice? If we move further north than we'll be too close to the mountains where the bandits live if we move south than we'll be surrounded by marshes. So the west you have the cursed castle and east is where the land meets the ocean." The elder in the center focused his gaze on the left man.

The spotlight that illuminated the man on the left faded, instead replaced by another that showed the right elder.

"Yet what else is there to do? We tried everything, our young man bravely marched and tried to battle the beast, we tried trickery or even to appease the beast. All to nothing. We cannot afford any more loses, be it in people or our shrinking supplies." This time the center elder focused his gaze on the man that was on the right.

The additional spotlight dimmed, leaving just the man in the middle illuminated.

"No, my friends. We need a different approach. What we need is a hunter to aid us."

The lighting came back to illuminate the whole stage once more.

Both left and the right man stood up from their chairs, both of them turning towards the man in the middle.

"This is an outrage! Hunters ask for an insane amount of payment!"

"Not to say some of them are bandits in disguise."

"It's even rumored by the merchants how well they can fight, it's not natural, what if they become the new nuisance of our village?!"

"Silence! Silence I say!" The man in the middle started to hit the table with an open palm, the furniture would sway a few times but still endure the punishment. Both men on each side would calm down and sit down in their respective places.

"We have no choice but to risk it, besides rumors are spread with vile intentions, while they might have a seed of truth, I thought you two old fools are smarter than to blindly believe in everything the merchants gossip about and then gets twisted in the inn." The man in the middle looked at the other two with disapproving eyes. "If neither of you has any other idea, then it's settled. Our village will be visited by a hunter."

The stage went dark

oooOOOooo

As the stage was quickly prepared for a different scene, Weiss leaned towards Blake. "What… Age is this supposed to take place?"

"I think it's not defined, I haven't seen any real description that specified it. Why?" Blake raised a brow as she whispered back at Weiss.

"Just curious, were hunters ever perceived as such? You know, greedy or dangerous?" She frowned, she never heard of anything like that, then again it's hard to say what's in mind of people who chosen to live outside of safety just because they were stubborn.

"Maybe? Maybe those small villages outside of big walls sometimes think that a single hunter makes a mess and they gain such opinion. It's easy to get a bad reputation, harder to clean it up." Blake shrugged.

Weiss just nodded, she very much understood that… How hard it was to cleanse bad reputation and make the family… No, that wasn't the time to think about that, she shook her head and focused on the stage just in time, as the lights went back on.

oooOOOooo

The lights came back on, there were some models of buildings and even a fake crowd made out of cardboard, only two people were really in the fake crowd that was fitted in the background, with the three elders as the main focus. While they still stood in the same position as the last scene, now they had a different colored vest to make it easier to distinguish them. The middle elder had a red vest, he was the mayor of the town. The left elder had a black vest on, he wanted to leave the place in the previous scene. The right elder wore a white vest, he wanted to stay even if they would need to live close to a cursed castle.

"Where is the hunter that you said would come? Is he late?" The man wearing the white vest asked he was clearly annoyed by this entire ordeal.

"And why do we have to be here, shouldn't he just came in, do his job and leave?" The man wearing the black vest added.

"We are here to greet a guest that we invited, be it a hunter or not. Did you forgot your manners?" Mayor addressed all of their comments in a calm way.

"Manners become secondary when your life is in danger." The left elder crossed his arm as if to challenge the oldest of all three of them.

"It what differs us from beasts and bandits, or are you suggesting that we should start robbing people that move through our village?" Their arguing was abruptly stopped.

From the speakers, a sound of a horse and what could be a carriage could be heard. It stopped as the sound got louder, indicating that it was close to the crowd.

"There he is!" A man from the crowd yelled.

"Will the hunter bring us salvation or ruination?!" This time it was the woman from the crowd.

"Silence! Everyone, please be quiet!" The mayor turned towards the crowd, and then to look in the direction where the carriage presumably stopped.

The lights went off for a moment, as there were slow footsteps on the stage, once the character that the footsteps belonged to came close enough to the other characters, a single spotlight illuminated her. The character was wearing a thick, brown cloak that disguised her entire body with a hood that left her face a mystery. Soon the character spoke, a voice belonging to a woman echoed from the stage.

"I am Helia Centris, a young huntress. I came to this village in the middle of nowhere because I was told that those people need help. I saw a messenger from their village ask and at some point even beg for help. I am not sure why other hunters and huntresses turned the messenger down. Was it because he did not offer a good enough pay? Was it because this village was too far into the wild? Did they not care? I do not know. But I wanted to help, my very first mission, my blade would finally prove useful and help those in need."

Once the woman finished her monologue, the lights came back on, as if the world stopped when she was speaking, only for time to resume once she was done.

"Welcome to our village, we prepared a room in the inn for you, since the journey had to be tiring. After you have rested we'll meet with you in the town hall and discuss the issue in greater detail." The mayor greeted the newcomer with a friendly tone of voice.

"Why the cloak? It speaks of secrecy and secrets." The elder wearing a white vest spoke, his tone cold and suspicious.

The cloaked figure would drop her disguise, revealing a young woman, she was of a medium height and of a slim build. Her hair was blond and she had it tied up into a ponytail at the back of her head. Her expression was filled with determination and energy usually associated with young people at the start of their career. She wore a brown leather armor. Under the armor was a dark yellow blouse with puffy short sleeves that covered half of her biceps. She wore long, leather gloves that would cover her arms up till half of the forearm, her right glove didn't have fingers. She had what seemed to be black combat boots and light olive pants, most likely from a similar, sturdy material that her armor was. Lastly on her back was a scabbard holding the huntresses weapon, a sword that judging from the size of it, would require her to use both hands to wield.

That made everyone besides the mayor gasp in surprise.

"A girl?"

"She's so young."

"Can this be a hero to save us?!"

"What is the meaning of this, mayor? You agreed for a young single maiden to come here and solve our problem? She'll die just like the rest that tried to stop the beast!" The elder wearing a black vest protested while he was turned towards the oldest of the three, his finger was pointing at the girl.

"We can discuss that later, for now, let the girl rest. This evening, when the moon will be high in the sky, we'll discuss this in the town hall together with the Huntress."

oooOOOooo

The stage went dark once more as the props were changed quickly for the next scene, Weiss took that opportunity to lean towards Blake. "Is it trying to portray the villagers as sexist?"

"I think it's more about her being inexperienced, although who knows? Maybe a little bit. I'm glad they didn't make her a Faunus." Weiss raised a brow at her response.

"Why is that? Wouldn't that be better?" She inquired as she glanced over the cat girl.

"Symbolism should be subtle, not ham-fisted like it is nowadays, especially with Faunus. We get it, we're a minority, so by chance humans will be in any leading roles or positions. Putting a Faunus just because it's a Faunus serves no purpose, especially if they make it painfully obvious that it's all for the sake of showing some sort of equality." Weiss could see that Blake clenched her fist, wincing at the gesture.

"Blake, you can relax, I mean like you said they didn't do anything like that, right? So it's all good." She reached to gently pat the black haired girl's shoulder, which seemed to have the effect she hoped for, as Blake let out a soft sigh and nodded, her hand relaxing.

"I know, just there are three types of people that try to do something about this. One belongs to white fang that thinks they can solve everything with violence, one that they think if they push Faunus in your face they'll make everyone suddenly love my people. Then you have me and… To be honest? I'm not sure anymore." The cat girl shook her head.

"What do you mean?" Weiss wasn't sure if this was a good or a bad thing, there was always a sane group in anything, a middle ground for the other two, right?

"We can talk about this some other time, alright? It's not as much of a sad topic as it's… Difficult, and we're here to have some fun, right?" Blake smiled at her, and Weiss wondered how much of that smile was fake, and how much of it was genuine. Still, she just nodded not wanting to further upset the other girl. A few moments later the next scene would begin.

oooOOOooo

Lights came on, illuminating the same room from before, the elders sitting like they did in the first scene, soon there's a loud knocking sound.

"Enter." The mayor called out, and the huntress came in with her gear, no longer covering her body in the cloak from before.

"Good evening." The girl bowed politely to the three man.

"I'm afraid we came to a bit of an impasse, while I trust your skills, I fear I'm the only one that does so." The oldest of them spoke.

"How can a young girl like you help us with a beast that terrorized us for so long, many of good man died to it, are you saying you're better than they were?" The man on the right became more and angrier the more he spoke.

The girl shrugged and suddenly took out her sword, as she wielded it in one hand, she pointed the sword towards the trio. While the two younger of the three were surprised by that, the real shock came when the sword suddenly went ablaze. "Could any of those men do this?"

"T-That's the thing the hunters can do! She really is a hunter!" The man on the left, the one wearing a black west said as he pointed towards the girl.

"That's my semblance, yes." The blade would go back to normal, as she sheathed the blade.

"Having tools is one thing, but how are we sure you know how to use them?" The elder on the right seemed to calm down after his previous outburst.

"Your suspicions are annoying, then give me a test and I'll prove my worth." The girl crossed her arms.

As if expecting this, the mayor continued just as soon as Helia spoke her words. "There is a pack of Beowolfwulf's that seem to often approach our northern fields. While there weren't any casualties, we would be grateful if it remained that way.'

"Very well, tomorrow I should be back and the Beowolfwulf's will be dead, after that you'll fill me in with your cursed castle problem." The girl didn't wait to respond, as she moved to leave the scene. Both the black and white vest wearing man looked at each other, suspicious over the mayor's sudden proposal, yet remaining quiet.

oooOOOooo

The next segment of the spectacle was… Interesting. Not that it was bad, far from it, but it was something Weiss didn't expect, although it won't be a lie if she didn't admit to not really being able to imagine how they could do a fighting scene in a theater. She rested her elbow against the armrest of the seat with her head leaning into her head. She soon felt Blake do the same, as she felt the cat girl's head gently touch her own. It was surprising for a few reasons, the biggest of them all was how little did she care for that, as in not being bothered by it that is. Maybe she relaxed for the first time in… Forever? Or she was just too tired to remain tense. It was such an awful pose to have in a place like this, maybe a bit disrespectful but she didn't care. For once she could use money as an opportunity to do whatever, as she bought the tickets and could do whatever she wanted as long as she didn't do anything to disrupt the spectacle… Well technically Blake bought them but it still counted. Was she overthinking things again? Just after thinking about relaxing, that blossomed a smile onto her lips.

As for the stage, there was currently a fight scene or something that was supposed to be a fight scene. It was the actress playing the Huntress and three man that had their skin painted black and were wearing masks similar to those of the White Fang, which made her wonder if Blake was bothered by it, although at a single glance she couldn't say if the cat girl was at all phased by it, nor did she make a comment about it.

The scene itself was composed of a very aggressive dance combined with some acrobatic performance, which was nice and logical, while still impressive and requires some work, it wasn't as intimidating and dangerous as trying to make a proper fight scene. It was one of those things that young kids would be impressed with, while teenagers would think it's lame. As for her or any other adults? It's either not something they enjoy or they'd be impressed at the level of performance. She was the latter, both the idea and the execution was entertaining enough.

She gently applied some pressure against Blake's head to get her attention, which seemed to work as the cat girl hummed in question. "Think that the girls would enjoy a theater show?"

Blake chuckled at that. "You're incredible, you know that?" Weiss blinked at the answer, was that sarcasm she heard?

"What… Do you mean?" This complete topic change confused her, as her attention moved fully to Blake.

"You're thinking about them even in the context of what we're doing right now." The Faunus girl chuckled again, clearly amused. Although Blake's attitude put her in a little bit of an anxious mood.

"Is that bad?" Was it? She wasn't growing obsessed, correct? She would never want to turn into someone who's hurting those that she cares about by being overprotective.

"No, it's sweet." Weiss blinked as she felt… A Nuzzle? It was soft, but she could definitely feel the other girl nuzzle against her gently before settling back into the leisured position from before, with their heads touching. While initially, it set her cheeks ablaze, it soon made her let out a soft sigh. She was sure that Blake could hear it, but once more the other girl didn't really make any comment about it. She wasn't sure how to feel about it, all of it.

oooOOOooo

As the Beowolf scene ended, there was a short fade out to change the scene props, soon after everything was set, the lights would come back on to illuminate the scene. Once more it was a single table with three elders sitting at the table. They were doing so in silence till there was a loud knock or rather banging on the doors.

"Huh?! Come in!" The mayor called out, and soon the huntress came into the scene, carrying what were three heads of Beowolfwolf's, looking closer to the real thing than the disguised man from the scene before. The girl throws the heads onto the table, making all three of the elders jump up and away from them.

"You slew the beasts and it isn't even the morning yet!" One of them called out.

"Is there hope?" The other one followed up.

"Silence, silence, please. Huntress, you came here and gave us hope that you might free us of this cursed existence under the shadow of the castle. While some of us doubted your abilities, you've proved them wrong. Let me explain what we ask of you since it's not an easy task. You must venture into the castle and find a way to lift the curse, killing the beast will do nothing, as it's said that the beast will come back to life as if nothing happened. We'll understand if it's too much to ask of you since we know that hunters kill the Grimm, they do not undo curses. Tonight rest, at tomorrow you can choose to leave the village and go back from where you came, or travel to the castle to face the beast." The mayor sat down after his long speech, taking a deep breath.

"Fear not elders, I shall venture into the lair of the beast and lift the curse, if it's what's required to get rid of it. Steel or wits, I'll manage to save this village." Huntress would cross her arms in a confident manner, and as the elders exchanged worried glances between each other, the scene would fade away into the darkness.

oooOOOooo

"That was kind of silly, wasn't it?" Blake's soft comment almost avoided her ears.

"Hm? What was?" She glanced with her eyes to the side where Blake was sitting, just barely capturing the sight of her body, yet being too comfortable to move her head in order to do so properly.

"This scene went from zero to one hundred just like that." Weiss could feel Blake shrug a bit.

"I think they had to for the sake of time, it just implies that they were suspicious of her inability to do the job correctly, and once she did convince them, they went like that to make it clear that they were finally okay with it." While the general plot was always clear, there were always things that some people saw and some didn't, or perhaps while they could see the same thing their interpretation would be different. She smiled at that, as it was sort of magical to think about it this way as if everyone took something else out a spectacle like this.

"Mmm… That makes sense, it's weird how live shows are that much different than movies." Blake's thoughtful voice made Weiss roll her eyes as if she just discovered some sort of secret.

"I think they are just more self-aware than movies." Weiss shrugged. Although it did make her think, perhaps not the difference between movies and live shows, but how things go from zero to one hundred… Just like her life did at one point. Maybe shows like this are closer to how it really is than she thought… Both of them thought.

The next part of the show was another action scene, and to her surprise, this was done in a different manner. A very large, Grimm disguised man appeared and they… Danced. A very aggressive tango? Something similar to that dance, but Weiss paid little attention to it, while the music that accompanied it was nice, it also put her in a thoughtful mood and here she was hoping for some distraction. Still, she could at least pretend to be focused on the show while thinking, right? Unless Blake asks her about something show related.

After all, she was to give an answer to Blake once the date was over. To Answer a simple question, if she liked Blake. Of course, that was easy to answer, she did like the cat girl, but it was a different type of like that Blake asked for, the kind that Weiss wasn't sure. One that she could but didn't want to play along if it wasn't honest. It was a horrible situation she got herself into if only because it wasn't her that would get hurt if she made a mistake. It was she played with someone's else heart and she had to make sure that she wouldn't make a mistake.

With that thought, she watched as the Huntress on the scene was finally defeated by the giant Grimm beast, with the scene fading to dark.

Author's note:

A lot of stuff happened, back when I worked on this my exams started combined with other things I was responsible for at the university that made me have to pause working on my writing stuff, which in reality never really stopped. I did upload a few chapters or one-shots here and there, mostly because I find writing them… Easier? It was a bonus stuff for my Whiterose and some other stuff.

But in the background, I was also working on another Monochrome story, which I'm not sure how to advertise it, as I want to post it fully and not divide it into chapters, but it might be a big one, a short story even. Still, more about that when I'll finish it I guess.

About this, I decided to divide this chapter into two parts when I noticed that the length of it became longer, while I don't mind posting longer chapters I just thought that posting ANYTHING would be better than prolonging this gods knows for how long.

Last this is that it took me a bit because I wasn't sure how to make the "Play" inside the story work out, first I wasn't sure how to execute it so it's entertaining in SOME way, and then I was wondering how to make it so that it's not just tell and don't show. I wanted for the show to be a part of the story and I didn't just want for the characters to narrate or conclude what was going on in it, so it took me a bit to figure out, and once I did I meet another wall of having to actually write a mini play if I wanted to make it done in such a way… And this is the best I could come up with, so imagine how horrible the original ideas had to be, terrifying I know. Either way, I hope it's somehow enjoyable or at least works in some way.