Why did the chapter take so long? Well, it's because I'll be at a camp where there are no electronics allowed so I decided to combine both of the chapters together, hoping that it'll satisfy y'all needs. Also, I do need a break. My brain is fried for jamming two chapters together. Anyway, hope you guys enjoy!


After about two hours of walking around, we regroup and head to a nearby noodle shop that Yang says it's the best place to eat in Vale. We take our seats around the noodle booth. A man with the shiniest bald head dashed around the table, slapping one-sided menus in front of us. Just as quickly as the man shows up he disappears behind a curtain that must lead to the kitchen.

Picking up the menu, I notice only four types of noodles you can order. Spicy noodles, noodle noodles, chicken pasta noodles and fish noodles. Wait a minute. Fish noodles?!

My nose wrinkled up in disgust, thinking about how fishy noodles would taste. Why would anyone want something like that? It sounds unappetizing and horrible to the stomach.

Yang leans over. "What are you gonna order?"

I shrug. "I don't know. You've been here more times than I have."

Yang scoots over to give me some extra pointers on each item. "My personal favorite is the spicy noodle because they have a strong kick. Ruby says the chicken pasta is the best the noodle shop has to offer which I think is a lie. And Blake… Blake likes the fish noodles because she's… well, part cat."

"I know she's… oh… I get it." I now feel a twinge of shame for judging others for what they like to eat.

"We've been going here for so long that Blake had noodles personally customized for her needs," Yang explains. "The man was nice enough to do that for her."

the man comes back with a pad and paper, ready to take everyone's orders. One by one everybody tells him what they want, getting closer to me by the minute.

When he stands in front me, I freeze. I haven't figured out what to order yet. Should I just tell him to come back later and make myself look like an idiot in front of everybody or…

"She'll have the chicken pasta," Yang answers for me like a sibling ordering for their younger one because they're too shy to do it themselves. It's embarrassing, but I am thankful Yang helped me out.

The man grunts with a questioning look on his face.

"Oh, she doesn't talk much." Yang lied.

The man writes down the order and moves on to the next person. In minutes, the man is in the back already making the many, many, many strings of dough. I can hear metal clanking in the back as he works in private. The smell of chicken slithers out from the back and I get a waft of it.

It smells incredibly good and is pleasing to the nose.

"So Pyrrha! When will your next triathlon be?" Yang askes.

Pyrrha flashes her with a warm smile as usual. "Next Wednesday, though the coach may not be too pleased with the fact that I'm missing javelin for it."

"Ooooh! Is coach Carolina gonna yelling at the school athletic board." Sun piped up.

"I'm surprised the woman hasn't gotten fired yet," Neptune adds.

As the group continues to chatter, I lean over to Yang to ask a question. "Coach Carolina? Who's coach Carolina?"

A smirk creeps up on Yang's lips. "She's this crazy trainer that coaches Pyrrha. Sometimes Carolina is nice, but most of the time she's a real bit… jerk to people."

"Oh."

"Yeah. Oh."

The man comes back out with several huge bowls of noodles, quickly dishes them out with lightning speed. Once he's done, the man disappears again.

The group cheers seeing the enormous bowls sit in front of them while I cower in my seat. A bowl bigger than your gut should make you tremble in fear. The thing loomed over me like a moon in the night sky.

An option of chopsticks or a fork sits at our bowl. All of us expect for Jaune use the chopsticks though.

Our group continues to chatter as we eat as much as our bellies can handle. I think the only people who truly finish are Sun, Blake, Nora, and Jaune, surprisingly.

Nora slams her hands. "I totally could beat Yang in an arm wrestling match!" She blurts out.

"Oh, yeah?" Ruby exclaims. "There is no way a small fry like you can take on the champ!"

Nora plants her elbow on the table. "Wanna bet"

"Yeah! Whoever wins pays for the other person's lunch!" Ruby cheers. "Yang get your butt over here!"

Yang takes one last gulp of her water and makes her way over to Nora, I follow. The group crowds around the two girls and I get a front-row seat.

Ren grabs both of their hands and counts them down. "3… 2… 1… Go!"

Now it's a fight over who can last the longest and who has more strength. The two grunt as each tries to overpower the other. The battle for the upper hand goes on for a few minutes, neither wavering in strength until Nora's stomach groans. Her face pales but she pushes on.

"You're looking a little green, Nora. You sure you wanna keep going?" Yang asks. She has no intention of hiding her cockiness.

Nora did look green in the cheeks, her stomach again groans in protest.

Yang exploited Nora's weakness and rammed Nora's hand against the table, winning the arm wrestling match. Nora immediately ran off after the match to find a trash can.

"I guess not everyone can hold their lunch down," Jaune mumbled.

"She'll be back," Yang says. "She has to pay for my lunch."

Ruby comes popping through the crowds and raises Yang's hand. "Alright! Who wants to face the champ!"

"How about we make things even," Blake says and pushes me forward.

"Blake!" I yelp.

"Fire versus ice!"

Ruby throws her hand in the air. "What?! That's totally unfair!"

Blake crosses her arms. "How so?"

"Because Yang will go easy on her!" Ruby whines.

"Nah!" Yang waves her sister off. "I don't go easy on anyone." She has this gleam of fun and excitement in her eyes.

I slowly make my way over to the stool as if it were the electrician chair and I am its next victim. I prop my arm and Yang claps my hand.

"You don't have to do this." The blonde mouths to me.

Yang is kind enough to let me back down, but something inside tells me to loosen up and have some fun. With a calm smile, I mouth no to Yang.

Yang is surprised that I'm staying to fight. A smile creeps up on her lips when Ren comes up, claps his hand around ours and begins to count again.

"3… 2… 1… Go!"

I put all my strength into my arm and push against Yang's hand as hard as I can. Nothing happens. I go again, grunting, putting as much force as I can against her. Nothing.

There are a couple snickers and giggles as I try every possibility to move Yang's arm. Nothing works. And the toothy grin on her face makes me want to beat her even more.

Fine. You want to play hardball? I thought. I'll play hardball.

"Looks like you're struggling there, princess." Yang snickers as I continue to try and try and try. "So you wanna throw in the… towel or… "

Tears roll down my cheeks as I continue to fight Yang's arm. I feel her defenses weaken.

Perfect.

I keep up the sad act, feeling Yang weaken her arm by the second. If there is one thing that I know about Yang it's that she can't stand seeing people cry which why I'm exploiting it like she did with Nora's hurt stomach.

"Hey. I didn't mean to sound rude or make fun of you. I was just trying to have some fun." Yang says softly reaching over to wipe my tears away.

Before she knows what hit her, I have Yang's arm pinned to the table. Yang look at me in complete bafflement, the exact look I have been hoping for.

I wipe my tears away having the biggest smile on my face. "I guess the champ just lost."

No one says a word, too shocked by my actions. I may have overdone it by messing with Yang's emotions thought. I thought it would be a good idea, but I was mistaken.

"Don't do that to me," Yang mumbled low for only me to hear. "You scared me so bad."

A pit of guilt surfaces in my stomach when I see the look on Yang's face. "I'm sorry," I mumble, drawing my gaze and fiddling with the hem of my dress. "I was just trying to… have fun."

Yang snickers. "I can see that, but you shouldn't be giving everyone a heart attack when you do."

I apologize again, but Yang waves off my apologies. "It's fine for this one time, but don't do it again. Okay?"

"Okay."

Yang smiles and raises my hand. "Ladies and gentlemen your new champion!"

The group cheers for us. For me. I feel… excited? Happy? Accepted? I feel like I'm part of Yang's group of friends. I'm no longer the little girl who asks for help whenever she gets scared. I'm no longer the girl who runs away. Now I'm the girl who stands and faces my fears not alone, but with friends.

"That was a dirty move, Schnee!" Sun called.

"Yeah," Blake chimes in. "You got all of us worried there with that move."

They continue to compliment my move until Nora comes back, now less green-faced.

"What happened? What did I miss? Did Pyrrha kick Yang's ass?" Nora continues to spit out questions that I can barely understand.

"Weiss beat Yang in an arm wrestling match," Neptune explains.

Nora eyes me in shock. "What! How!?

I'm about to give her an answer, but Yang cuts me off by reminding Nora that she has to pay for her lunch. Nora gives her a pouty face, trying to beg her way out of a bet she made. Yang doesn't though and tells her to 'pay up.'

"Does the bet apply to Weiss as well?" Nora grumbles as she pulled out a couple bucks from her pocket.

"Nah, just me."

After paying, we break into small groups to cover more ground at the park. Yang drags me to the gaming booths.

Ring toss, knocking cans down, test your strength, darts, horse race, and so on. I figured Yang would be good at testing her strength and asked if she would like to try.

"One moment. I wanna play some darts." Yang says stopping at the dart booth and hands the man a dollar.

"The bigger the balloon the smaller the points. The smaller balloon the bigger the points. Five hundred for a small prize and thousand for a big prize." The booth man explains. He sets down ten darts in front of Yang. "You have thirty seconds starting… Now!"

Yang scoops all ten darts and begins rapidly throwing them at any balloon she eyes on. She has a good aim, but she's not the best. By the time she throws the last dart her thirty seconds are up. The man quickly counts up her points.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk. You're two hundred away from the big prize." The man says clicking his tongue. "So what prize would you like?"

Yang turns to and asks me what I want. There's a wide variety of little-stuffed animals to choose from, but none stick out until my eyes spot a little penguin with a crown on it.

"That one!" I say pointing at the crowned penguin.

The man grabs the little-stuffed toy off the hook and hands it to me. The little guy is about the size of my hand. We thank the man before leaving for another booth.

"Is he your Prince Charming?" Yang asks. "And did I just get replaced by a penguin?"

"No." I snort. "He's going to be my bed buddy when you're not around."

Yang pouts and wraps her arm around my neck. "But I want to be your bed buddy all the time!"

I sigh with content and pat Yang on the arm telling her to let go. This actually doesn't cause Yang to get off me, but to put her full weight on me.

My legs wobble as I try to keep the buxom blonde from causing us to crash to the ground.

"Yang." I gasp, trying to stay upright. "Get… off."

I'm relieved to feel the pressure disappear from my body and am able to stand on my own two feet. Yang gives me a quick peck on the cheek as an apology before heading over to the test your strength booth.

"Come one! Come all! Test your strength! See how tough you are!" A man calls out. He twirled his cane around as he waits and tips his hat to people who walk by.

"How much?" Yang asks.

"Two dollars!"

Yang hands the man her money, grabs the hammer and waits for the signal.

Three… two… one… he gives her a thumbs up and Yang swing with all her might. The bell rings at the top within seconds.

The man looks at Yang in astonishment as if no one was able to ring the bell before. He stumbles over his words when asking her what prize she wants.

Yang points at a big red Chinese dragon. The eyes and wings a golden color along with the spikes on its back. The man hands Yang her prize and we walk to the next game, leaving the man completely baffled.

We played a couple rounds of ring toss which Yang doesn't want to admit that I beat her at and a couple horse races before moving on to the next best thing. The Ferris wheel.

After making our way through the maze of fairground tents and booths, we finally arrive at the Ferris wheel on the other side. Luckily it's gotten late and the line isn't long.

"The dance starts at ten. So after this, we can head over to the gym." Yang informed.

I nod in agreement as we inch closer to the giant metal wheel.

It's been quite some time since I've been on a Ferris wheel. Things were much happier back in the simple days where I didn't have to worry about my body or the way people looked at me. Yes back then things were much simpler.

Once to the front, the woman tells us to watch our step as we enter our cabin. The metal creaks and groans as Yang gets in and gives me helping hand. She then pulls down the bar over our waists and gives the woman a thumbs up.

The gears under us hum to life and the wheel begins to turn, slowly pulling us to the sky.

So you know how in romance movies the Ferris wheel stops at the right angle and pauses for the longest time so the couple can kiss for five minutes. Well, that didn't happen to us.

The Ferris wheel stops above mid away so all we can see are the tents, the school and the night sky which is nowhere near as impressive as Patch's night sky, but I still enjoy the view.

"It's pretty cool isn't it," Yang says leaning over the side.

I lean over the side with her, looking down. "Yeah. It is pretty cool."

The scenery is beautiful. Everything is just too perfect with what has been going on in our lives for the past two weeks. All of it is a mess that we haven't figured out yet, but I have a feeling we will soon. For now, we're going to live the most normal life we can.

"Weiss, I need to talk to you about something," Yang says in a subtle tone.

I've never heard Yang talk in such a serious tone before, so it concerns me as to what she has to tell me.

"What is it?" I immediately want to take those words back and swallow them down.

The shaky feeling in my bones washes over me like a never-ending title wave. I sure I'll drown in fear before the talk is over.

Yang turns to me with a straight face, but there is this worried gleam in her eyes. "It's about the Malachite twins."

My gut clenches and loosens hearing the Malachite twins come out of Yang's mouth. I'm relieved at first knowing I'm not in trouble, but then again Yang did date one of those snobby brats which means I can still be in trouble for a different reason.

"I want you to know that whatever Militia told you about me is not true. We were young at the time and we both wanted something that the other simply could not give." Yang explains. "She wanted to have sex right off the bat which is the main reason why our relationship didn't last long. The other thing is that I have standards of myself and for those that I date. But while being new to the whole gay and lesbian thing, I didn't know what I was looking for… until Militia came into the picture." Yang releases a stressful sigh. A sigh that has me concerned for Yang.

"She said she would help me figure everything out, but it was a trap. A horrible lie that I fought through to escape. I trusted her. Hoping that she would help figured things out like she promised.

I knew it, I growl in my head. I knew that girl was a liar from the begin and I should have never believed in her words.

A deep audible sigh pulls me from my thoughts. Yang slouches in her seat like she had suddenly become exhausted from talking about her past.

"I was stupid to think that she would help me." The blonde grumbled.

Now I'm not the best at comforting people, but I sure will try for Yang's sake. I slide over and scoop up one of her hands, intertwining her figures with mine.

"I'm… not… good at being there for other people." I say with honesty. It's not the best line I should have started with, but it's not the worse. "But I'm here for you, Yang. I'm here for you because you've always been there for me and it's my turn to hold you close and tell you that it's going to be okay and that you don't have to face anything alone ever again."

Yang gives me a soft smile. "Thanks, Weiss."

She squeezes my hand. I squeeze back.

The sentimental moment is ruined when the mega wheel jolts to life and pulls us towards the top again. We stop at the top and rock back and forth. I latch onto Yang's strong arm for safety and stability. My actions cause the blonde to giggle.

"Are you afraid of heights?"

"No!" I answer quickly, releasing Yang's arm soon after. "I just haven't… I haven't been this high before in a long time."

"You're totally afraid of heights!" Yang laughs.

"Am not!"I cry out. "I get in airplanes all the time!"

"Oh," A wide mischievous grin curls up on Yang's face. "So you won't freak out if I… Do this!" Yang throws her weight back and forth, rocking the cabin.

The metal bolts groan in protest to the sway of the cabin. I become scared and clutch Yang's arm, pleading for the blonde to stop. Yang does, but the cabin continues to swing. I continue to squeeze the girls arm in fear of us falling.

"Hey, hey. It's okay. It's okay. I got you, princess. I got you." Yang cooes, wrapping her arms protectively around me. She gives my hand a soft squeeze for reassurance.

The cabin comes to a stop and the woman tells us to watch our step as we exit. Yang once again gives me a hand.

In ten minutes, we all meet up again to go to the dance together. Ruby and Penny are the only ones that don't join us, so Yang asks her to take our prizes back to the penthouse and that we'll be home later tonight.

I can hear the music pounding through the walls as we draw near. It becomes so loud that the bass begins to vibrate my body and soul. Just before the entrance Sun stops us.

"Ladies and gentlemen are you ready for the best dance party of your lives!" Sun cheers.

"Oh, shut up and let us in already," Blake says bluntly.

Her comment draws out several snickers from the groups.

With Sun's little speech instantly shot down he moves out of the way to let us pass. We pour into the dance floor like a dam with open floodgates. Lights flash from every which way and the pounding music almost makes my head explode. Tons of students filled the gym floor. All chattering, but I can't understand a word they're saying do to the eardrum popping sounds over my head. I grip Yang's hand and brace myself as we make our way through the many sweaty bodies of college students.

Yang says something, but I cannot understand what it is she said. It must be directed to me because she turns around and speaks again. I see her mouth moving but her words don't reach my ears.

"What!" I yell, trying to power over the chattering sea of people.

This Yang leans in and talks directly into my ear. "Would you like a drink?"

"Yes!" I call back.

She smiles and continues to pull me through the maze of bodies. We pop out at a clear area on the floor where a set of tables are lined up, each having something different resting on them. Snacks, candy, water, punch and so on sit waiting for someone to claim them.

The only real thing that I like about the snack bar is that it's quieter than everywhere else which means my ears won't bleed because of the loud music.

Yang strolls right up to the table, plucks up a bottle of water and points at it, basically asking me if I wanted one. I nod and wave her over.

Yang complies, makes her way over and hands me the warm bottle of plastic. I pop the lid open and down half the drink in one sitting. The water by not be cold but it refreshing for my body.

The music fades away, pulling everybody's attention to the DJ. The middle-aged man comes onto the speakers. "Alright everybody we've got ourselves at dance off!"

The large group begins to cheer and form a circle around two people. I'm too short to tell who it is though so I ask Yang.

She has to get on her tiptoes to see who it is. "I think it's Sun and Neptune versus two girls. I don't know who the girls are tough." Yang says, falling back on her heels.

"Let's get this show on the road!" The DJ cheers. He fidgets with his computer and a heavy beat comes thumping out of the speakers.

Being the short person of the group, I quickly lose interest in the dance off and take a seat. Yang joins me for the same reason I suppose.

"It's no fun watching the back of people's heads so I'm going to do something that I do enjoy." Yang plops down next to me. "And that's talking to my favorite girl!"

She playfully squeezes my knee causing a funny jolt to shoot up my leg making me jump.

Yang giggles. "Someone's a little jumpy."

"Yeah," I reply with as little sarcasm as possible. "I wonder why?"

"Okay, okay." Yang leans back in her chair, happy and relaxed.

The music changes to a more upbeat toon and the crowds oohs and ahs as the dance battle continues. It's boring when you can't tell what is going on over the other side of the crowd.

I can hear smack talking the other dancers, but it's nothing I should be concerned with. Sun can handle himself anyway.

"After the dance, would you like to get some ice cream or am I pushing your bedtime?" Yang cocks a brow in a teasing manner.

"I would love some ice cream," I say

"Great! I know an awesome ice cream shop not too far from the fairgrounds." Yang exclaims.

Over the span of fifteen minutes, the music has changed six times until the crowd of people disperses in their own direction. I don't know who won, but I can think of an educated guess. Though yang has told me several times that Neptune can't dance, I'm sure Sun did enough to carry them to victory.

The room is once again filled with loud noise and chatter. Yang says they call it a dance, but it's more of a get together if you ask her. The music slowly fades into a slow song causing everyone to stop their chatter and hook up with a partner.

Yang scoops up my hands and pulls me to my feet. "I love this song."

We weave between people, making our way to the middle of the dance floor. She grabs me by the waist and cups her hand around mine. I rest my hand on her shoulder and we begin to sway to the rhythm of the music.

"I've always wanted to dance with the most beautiful girl in the world," Yang says softly.

I smirk. "I think it's impossible to dance with yourself, Yang."

Yang chuckles. "No, no. Not me. The girl that I'm talking about has the most gorgeous shade of blue in her eyes and hair that finer than the softest silk and shinier than snow on a sunny day. She has skin softer than clouds and smoother than butter. Her lips nice and delicate to the touch. And most importantly she's my little princess."

Yang's words cause my heart to skip a beat or two. She described me so elegantly and with words that are pleasant for the ears to hear. There are charming enough to make my heart flutter like a hummingbird's wings.

"You're really good at expressing yourself through words instead of actions," I say.

A pleasing smile crosses Yang's face. "Sometimes actions are not always the best thing to use in some situations." Yang dips her head low. "But if I could show how much I truly love you I would in a heartbeat. I would shower you with kisses and pamper you with hugs all day. And when the night colder I'll hold you close."

I squeeze Yang's shoulder ever so slightly. "You sound so romantic."

"And that's won't even be the best part!" Yang chuckles. "I would…"

Something eye-catching causes Yang to stop mid-sentence. Her happy smile and attitude fall into an annoyed expression.

She pulls me from the dance and sits me down, saying that she'll be right back and to not worry. Before she walks off, I grab her firmly by the wrist.

"Where are you going?" I try my best to hide the worry in my voice.

She looked at me firmly. "Qrow is back. He wants to talk to me about…" the words catch in her throat. "Something important. I'll share as much information as I can when I get back."

I nod in understanding. "Okay, just… don't take too long."

She gives that good ol' Yang Xiao-Long smile. "I won't."

Yang's hand slips out of my grasp and she disappears into the sea of people.

"She's coming back." I murmur to myself. "She's coming back."

The minutes ticked by and still no Yang. Ten, fifteen, to almost thirty minutes past and still not Yang. I became worried that Yang forgot about me or worse she could have left me on my own.

I become a bit skittish in my seat when I realize how lonely I am in an enormous crowd of people. The want and need to get up dash out the door scratches at me. My legs wiggle as my mind becomes a swirling spiral of endless reasons why Yang left me here. I'm so deep in thought that I hardly notice someone standing in front of me.

"Weiss Schnee, right?"

I flinch when hearing his gruff voice.

"Y… yes that's me," I say trying to keep my composer.

The young boy nods a couple times and pulls out his phone. "I'm sorry you had to find out this way."

He flips the phone around to show me its contents. My eyes widened and a gasp of fear escapes my lips. It's a picture of Yang and another girl with dark amber colored hair, both holding each other close and kissing.

"I was… out walking through the halls to get some fresh air when I accidentally crossed these two making out."

I barely heard a word he said. The sickening feeling in my stomach boiled and broad, eating away at my gut. I feel light headed when I got to my feet, struggling to stay upright. My vision becomes blurry for some odd reason… then I realize tears swelled up my eyes because of how much my body, my heart mostly, ached for it not to be true.

I make over to the nearest exit, throw open the doors and make a mad dash for home. Tears now falling down my face.

Yang' PoV.

"You better make this quick Qrow. Weiss is waiting for me and I don't exactly feel okay with leaving Weiss by herself for a long time." My voice cross.

Qrow shoved his hands in his pocket. "Then I'll try to shorten down the information."

"Why didn't you text me like you've been doing or, better yet, call me?" I ask harshly. "Then we could have avoided this whole thing."

Qrow's expression becomes grim. "Because, not only are you being watched by us, but you're also being watched by other people too."

His words aren't really all that shocking. Weiss and I have been told that we are being spied on by two different teams. The good team and the bad team.

"Which means?"

"They could easily hack into your phone just like they did with Cardin's phone. They're framing other people for their own actions." Qrow points out.

"And how do you know nobody is listening to us right now?" I ask.

"It's a gamble I'm taking," Qrow says. "But I'm sure these guys are smart enough to stay away from school outings. Too many people."

"If these people are afraid of getting close to big crowds then take us away from school property in the first place?"

At first, I thought it would be cool to stay in a penthouse, but now I'm not so sure of it due to how unsafe it is.

"Because everyone in that building is an undercover agent."

I cock a brow in disgust. "Even the creepy elevator boy?"

Qrow nods.

"I think you should fire that guy. He's a pervert."

"Yang!" Qrow snaps. "I need to you to focus."

My expression turns sour, but I keep my mouth shut. Gods know I need to.

"We've gotten some important information from our double agent, Gean, saying that Dice is throwing a charity and they're going to make the exchange of one life for another. What Dice doesn't know though is that his son is dead and has been dead since the accident years ago."

The exchange of a life for another? Is he going to… Oh, my gods!

"He's going to trade Weiss for a dead Will." It's not a question. Even if it was I can see the answer all over Qrow face.

He runs a hand through his hair, sighing deeply. "Or worse."

I never dreaded silence so much in my life. It's bone-chilling, sending every possible thought of what worse can mean for the princess.

"We've been speculating that these people plan on trading Weiss for Dice's son."

"And when he finds out that they don't have his son?" I ask.

Qrow's eyes become sharp. "They'll use her as a bargaining chip…"

"And use her to get whatever they want."

Qrow nods again.

At first, I thought this would be a simple kidnapping. A simple snatch em up and run thing, but this is much worse than I had ever imagined. And to put everything on top of that, Raven was behind all of this. Her name hasn't been used in this conversation at all which raises some questions.

"So what does this have to do with-"

"-Raven?"

My lips press into a thin line, waiting for him to answer. I craved one since the USB drive Ruby gave me.

"Yeah… Raven."

Qrow rubs his neck then shrugs his shoulder. "I'm not sure, Yang. Earlier this week her gang was completely wiped from the street of Remnant. Nobody has seen her or her gang. We've questioned rival gangs and local bars. We came out with nothing… she's hiding something and it must be big if she causes all of her gang members to go into hiding."

"Something isn't right with this situation." I murmur cupping my chin. "What does the white fang and Raven have to do with these secret people who plan on using Weiss as a bargaining chip and what would they get out of it?"

"We're still trying to figure that part out." Qrow states. "And remember these are only concepts and guesses. We are still uncertain of what these people's real plans are?"

I hum. "Hmm… is there anything else that I need to know about?"

Qrow pushes his gaze to the sky, thinking for a moment. "Uh… nope, but I'll keep you updated if anything does."

I nod, thanking the old man before walking back to the gym floor. One question crosses my mind as I walk back. How did Qrow get in here without security stopping him?

Coming up to the dance floor, music blared louder than, students cheered and clapped for no reason. Maybe to keep themselves hyped about something.

I snake my way through the sweaty bodies of short and tall, young and… younger until I pop out of the other side. Dusting myself, I head straight for…

Weiss is no longer sitting in the chair or anywhere near the area that I left her in. That's when I spot Sun's yellow banana tail out of the corner of my eye and I stride right up to him. Tapping his shoulder, the monkey spins around with a cup a of punch to his lips.

"Where is Weiss?"

He shrugs and removes the cup from his lips. "The last I saw her she was talking with some guy."

"What!?"

Weiss never openly talks to anyone or at least not to my knowledge. She's a shy fragile girl at times and her anxiety with unknown people cause problems for herself.

"Woah! Hold your horse's dragon!" Sun throws his hands up in defense. "The guy is right over there if you want to talk to him."

He points to a small group of guys not far from where Weiss had been sitting. I waste no time thanking Sun, I only follow the finger to the man.

I pull a guy away to get the groups of attention. They seem a bit confused as to why I yanked a person from their ranks, mumbling and murmuring.

"Which one of you talked to Weiss!" I growl.

They all snap their mouths shut, showing how willing they want to talk… until one brave soul raises his shaky little hand.

He swallows in fear. "Mackey did."

"Shut the hell up, Bow!" A slender black haired boy barks.

I release my victim and stomp over to the toothpick, grab him by the collar and yank him down to eye level. "Alright, you son of a bitch. Where is Weiss?!"

"I… I don't… know." Mackey whimpers. "I showed her a picture and she got all teary-eyed and ran."

"What kind of picture?" I growl, my grip tightening on his collar.

The boy fish's out his phone and fiddles with it for a moment before turning the towards me.

My eyes narrow in anger and hate. "Where the hell did you get this picture?"

The boy jumps, nearly dropping his phone. "A boy with blue-grey hair asked for my number then texted me the picture saying if I showed it to Weiss then I would get two hundred bucks."

"Did you get your money?"

"Well… no."

"Because you trusted a grade A asshole who doesn't give a shit about other people." I shove the boy away and stomp off.

Walking past Sun, I tell him I'm heading home. He said he would tell the others. Again I didn't thank him.

Rushing back to the penthouse, I begin to wonder why Sky would want to Weiss that picture. Maybe he's trying to get even with us because we got Cardin kicked out of Beacon… or something along those lines. Maybe Cardin told him to do it because the gods know that Sky is dumber than a box of rocks.

I waited by the elevator, mashing the top floor button repeatedly until the giant metal box dinged.

"Good evening Miss Xiao…"

"Yeah, good evening." I cut the boy off. "Take me up quickly."

The boy doesn't seem too pleased with my annoyed attitude, but he does what he's told. Once the elevator dings to a stop, I hop out and rush to the back room.

Throwing open the library door, I call out Weiss' name. "Weiss!"

None of the lights are on. No books out of place. Nothing tells me that she is here which means she isn't here. No dip, Yang.

I exit the room, heading for our room next.

I knock a couple of times before entering, calling out Weiss' name and informing her that I'm coming in. No one answers back and I enter. Cleary she's been in here. Her clothes on the floor and the bathroom light being on tells the story for you.

I slowly push open the door calling out to Weiss as softly as I can. A sort gasp and the rustling of water causes me to freeze.

She's in the bath! Of course, she's in the bath! Weiss loves baths after a stressful day of school! She's totally going to freak! My face has a light shade of pink on its cheeks.

"I'm coming in."

I wait for a moment to hear an objection. When there is none, I slowly make my in. Weiss, on the opposite side of the bathroom, sits in a nice warm bubble bath, chin barely above water. The one thing that catches my eye is how red and puffy her eyes are.

"I… uh… " Gods, she looks cute.

I swallow hard and speak up. "Hey."

Shutting the door to give us some privacy, I make my way over to the tub. Weiss shrinks into the water, wanting to hide. I notice this action and immediately back up a little.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to."

"You didn't mean to?" Weiss hisses.

Starting out on offense. Got it.

"Which part did you not mean. To tell me that you didn't love me in the slightest? Or that you cheated on me?"

Her words are like a needle that just thrust itself into my heart.

"Weiss, you don't understand," I say pleadingly. "It was a long time ago."

"Approximately an hour ago." Weiss snaps.

"Let me explain."

"Let me explain this. Let me explain that. You always seem to be able to explain everything without failure." She growls

My chest sucks in tight. I try to breathe but it's no use. I've never seen Weiss act so harsh and it's painful to endure.

"To make things is that you lied to me, Yang. I actually thought you'd love me for me… but you don't." Weiss sunk back down into the water. "You didn't care at all."

I grit teeth. Something… something about her words set ablaze in my heart. "Just listen." I snap.

"Oh, I've listened to you quite enough… and I'm done with it."

"No. You haven't listened in the slightest at all!" A growl escapes my throat. "I've worked my ass off to please you, to do everything for you. And you say I didn't care! Fucking bullshit!"

The need to check my language for Weiss' sake is out the window. Right now I'm angry and I'm going to express it.

"If you could be patient with me like I've been with you then maybe I would have told that the girl in the picture was my first girlfriend and that she's dead, but you don't care. As long as it's all about you, the Weiss Schnee! Then you don't give a damn about other people's feelings. You don't give a damn about anything!"

I finish my little rant, but the rage inside is steaming hot and my body simply couldn't get enough of it out. It almost felt like smoke is coming out of my ears by the gallons and it shows no intention of slowing down.

Weiss mumbled something that I nearly missed. Get out.

Her anger, upset, and worst of all heartbroken. Her teary-eyed face blew all the hot-headedness away like it was nothing. I instantly feel guilty for my actions.

"Get. Out." She's more stern with her words.

"Fine," I grumble. "I don't want to be here anyway."

The door to the bathroom closes and the tears begin to flow on both sides.


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