Here's chapter 37 everyone.
Weiss groaned as she held her glyph on Yang's arm, who was still trying to struggle out of its hold. "You know you can't run now, so stop already, you idiot."
"You know I won't back down from a challenge!" Yang growled and kept trying to pull herself away from the glyph. "Come on! Get. Off. Of. Me!" She yelled as her eyes changed to red, and she managed to break out of the glyph's hold on her.
"What in the world?!" Weiss was surprised by that and looked at the now panting blonde. "How did you manage to break out?!"
Yang raised up her hand to signal Weiss to wait. "One sec." She panted a bit more and her eyes changed back to the normal lilac. "Woo! That was something."
Blake and Ruby managed to catch up to the two. "Uh, guys, people are staring." Ruby pointed out, causing Weiss and Yang to look over and see that the civilians in town were in fact staring at them.
"Ugh, great, you couldn't just stay still, could you?" Weiss scolded the blonde.
"Me?! You were the one who had the glyph out in the first place! If anything, this one is on you!" Yang countered.
"G-Guys, this isn't helping. People are just staring at you even more now." Ruby noted.
Weiss scoffed at that and turned to walk away. "I think it's time to head back to Beacon. I wanted to try this team day out, but it proved to be just as difficult as I thought it would be."
"Wait! We can still try something else." Ruby said as she ran over with her semblance.
With her arms crossed, Weiss tapped her foot against the ground. "You are testing my patience with this, Ruby. Your sister more so."
"Come on, Weiss. Don't let one bad thing ruin your day. We can find something else to do." Ruby tried to find a compromise, but it was hard to do that.
Yang walked over and shook her head a few times. "Seriously, I wasn't gonna just let you keep me in a glyph hold. It's not like anyone wants to be trapped."
"You still acted like a dolt before, and sometimes making sure to punish a dolt will keep them from being one." Weiss flipped her hair when she said that.
Yang rolled her eyes at the hair flip. "Whatever you say, Weissy. Now stop getting all upset about this and just spend the rest of the day with us."
"Ugh, fine." Weiss looked around at the civilians and scowled at them. "Show is over already! Stop staring at us!" The civilians looked frightened by the heiress' shouts, so they dispersed and went on with their day. "Good."
"Um, holy shit, Weiss." Yang remarked.
"Do not go and start blaming me for that. You were the one who decided to cause such a stupid scene in the middle of town." Weiss fired back.
Yang threw her arms up, annoyed that the heiress was blaming her. "I am not even gonna start on how you were part of the problem on that one, princess!"
"What did I say about…" Weiss groaned and turned away. "Ruby, please just take us anywhere at this point. I cannot look at your sister right now."
Ruby sighed and looked to Blake. "Please help."
Blake walked up to the upset heiress. "You with me, Ruby, go with Yang. You two need to cool off, and we may as well find two places that each group can like, rather than one we can somewhat agree on."
"Fine by me." Yang said as she took her sister's hand. "Come on, sis! Let's go find a dust shop and get some ammo. I wanna try out some gravity dust."
Weiss didn't look back as the sisters left to find a dust shop, though she did want to ask Blake something. "Am I wrong to be upset with her? Seriously, she gets on my nerves."
"Well, no, but you do have to admit that you were also part of the reason why people were staring." Blake reminded.
"She…I…Ugh, whatever. So what do you even want to do? I'm bored of this already, and honestly, if it wasn't for Ruby wanting this day to happen, then I wouldn't even try." Weiss said.
"I feel like you in some way wanted to come here because you did actually want to." Blake replied.
Weiss shrugged. "There are times where I can somewhat tolerate these kinds of-."
"Hey, I wasn't asking you to explain the whole reasoning for sometimes being okay with this. I mean, you shouldn't make it so hard to try and be more social." Blake suggested.
"Like you're one to talk. You're just as secluded with those books of yours." Weiss remarked.
"I still want to get better about that, and you should too, honestly. There's nothing wrong with trying to walk a different path at times." Blake said.
Weiss sighed. "You don't have to explain that to me. I know about that already, and I am doing better about it." She looked around for a few moments and pointed at a bench. "Look…if this is something you feel I should practice more…then prove you can too."
Blake looked over at where she was pointing. "By sitting on a bench?"
"I want to talk." Weiss simply responded and walked to the bench, but then looked back at her teammate. "Well? You were the one who said I should be more social."
"Yes, I did." Blake walked with her and they both sat down on the bench. "Before anything is said here, do you at least want to explain why you got so angry back there?"
"That girl knows I am not to be bothered, yet she does it anyways at times." Weiss placed her hands on her knees and shook her head. "I am not just going to sit there every time and accept the things she does."
"I get that, but you still could've handled that better. Both of you could've." Blake noted.
Weiss sighed and leaned back on the bench. "I suppose so, but that doesn't really matter right now. What matters….what matters is that I just…I want to feel different."
Blake's bow twitched a little when she heard that. "You want to feel different in what way?"
"This. The stress at times, the feeling…angry. The thought of people not being trustworthy enough. I want to feel different, Blake. And it's hard. There, I said it. I am having troubles with something and I don't know how to fix or get past it." Weiss admitted, surprising her teammate.
Blake looked out into the streets and thought about her past troubles. "I can't lie about that. There isn't an immediate solution. People change, in good ways, and in bad, but there's something that has to be done at times to get past the thing that is holding you back."
Weiss turned to Blake, surprised at her words. "Where did that come from?"
"Life experience. I wasn't just some girl who wanted to be a huntress. I changed into one, but I had to go through…a lot to reach that point." Blake noticed the heiress remained silent for a bit. "You're probably wondering why I'm telling you this." Again, she was met with silence. "Fire versus fire just creates a bigger fire, Weiss."
"What do you mean?" Weiss finally spoke.
"Your family was one of the bigger parts of my life that influenced some choices I've made. Namely the part where Faunus were treated unfairly in the work force for your family's company." Blake explained.
"I…I don't like it either you know." That's all Weiss could say without getting into details.
"Well, it still needs to change, which is why I wanted to make a difference, and not by becoming a huntress." Blake looked away for a moment.
"W-What happened to you? You keep making it sound like you've done something wrong." Weiss was a little nervous about learning the answer.
"Do you know the reason why I walked up to you and Ruby that day? You know, when she sneezed on you." Blake questioned.
Weiss sighed at the memory. "Yes, and then you proceeded to insult my family, which I still want to say is unfair. My mother and sister are not like my father."
"I never said they were, so let me explain something here that is important…though to be honest, I would like Ruby and Yang here too." Blake said.
Weiss got up from the bench. "While I don't exactly want to see Yang right now, if you really only want to talk about whatever it is you want to talk about once, then we may as well go and catch up to them."
"I…Okay." Blake was nervous, but she felt it was time to talk to them about her secret.
Gunfire was all that was heard in the training area at Beacon, with Velvet and Coco using the training system's cover set up. Coco already knew how to use her weapon with ease, so training with Velvet was a lot more fun for her.
"You ready to just work on target practice, Vel?!" Coco called out as she was knelt behind some cover. Suddenly, a few shots hit the top of the cover and broke it off. "Is that a no?!"
"That's not a yes!" Velvet shouted as she shot more of the cover off.
Coco ran to another piece of cover and threw a dust crystal to the side, seeing that it was shot immediately out of the air. "Nice shot, Vel!"
"Thanks!" Velvet continued shooting the minigun, and since Team CFVY's training regimen was a little more intense than some other team's, it was fun for the rabbit Faunus.
Coco dove to another piece of cover and then rounded the corner of it, deciding to make her move. Velvet's aim was locked on her, but Coco knew how heavy her minigun was, so it meant she was able to strafe enough to dodge the oncoming fire as she was running at Velvet.
"Uh oh." Velvet changed the minigun to its handbag form, clashing with Coco's for a moment. "Um…so how about that target practice?"
Coco smirked and smacked away Velvet's handbag, and then flicked the rabbit Faunus' forehead. "I win."
Velvet pouted at the flick to the forehead. "I guess I need more practice."
"You did fine, Vel. Besides, you know how long I've had my weapon for. It's not surprising that I would have a slight advantage there." Coco remarked.
"That's true." Velvet deactivated her weapon and smiled. "It's always fun to get a little training in. You know, since we are in a combat school after all." Velvet said.
"You can say that again. So, any plans for today, or you just gonna wait on your princess?" Coco smirked.
Velvet blushed, but gave her friend a glare. "I will hurt you. You know that, right?"
Coco patted the rabbit Faunus on the shoulder and chuckled. "Sorry, Vel. No more teasing…for today, but still, I meant what I asked. Are you gonna wait on Weiss, or do you want to do anything else today?"
Velvet sighed as she got her scroll out. "I would like to call her, but if she's with the others…"
"Call her. Even if Blake doesn't know yet, it's not bad for her to see in her eyes that a friend is just calling another friend." Coco reasoned.
"I guess…Okay, I'll call her." Velvet dialed Weiss' number, and then rolled her eyes at the look Coco gave her. "What happened to not teasing anymore today?"
"I'm not teasing. I'm happy for you, Vel." Coco responded.
Velvet walked over to one of the seats in the training room and nodded as Coco sat next to her. "Well, thanks for getting me to call her." She waited a bit more and heard Weiss answer.
"Velvet? T-This isn't the best time right now. Blake and I are looking for Ruby and Yang. I got her to walk ahead without me for now." Weiss spoke.
"O-Oh. I'm sorry. I just really wanted to know how you were. S-Should I call back later?" Velvet was a little saddened by the thought of her and Weiss having to cut a call short.
"No. I'll try to keep this up for a bit." Weiss responded.
Velvet smiled at being able to speak with her girlfriend. "That's great. So how's your team day going now? Anything happen in between our texts?"
Weiss groaned, since remembering what happened bugged her. "A few things. One being that we ran into this hooligan that decided that he should drop a banana peel on my head."
Velvet did giggle a bit, but quietly not to upset her girlfriend. "That really happened?"
"Ugh, yes. Then he ran off from some officers. That boy is so annoying, I swear." Weiss complained.
"Well, at least you get the rest of the day to not worry about him if he ran off from the police." Velvet said.
"I still can't believe someone would throw a banana peel on me. Ugh, besides him, I…got into a fight with Yang." Weiss sighed.
"Oh." Velvet could tell the heiress wasn't happy about that one bit. "What happened exactly? And couldn't you call her and settle whatever it is?"
"Like I said before, Blake and I are trying to find where they are. Still, I don't want to talk about what happened. I just want to go back to Beacon already." Weiss admitted.
"I…want you to come back too to be honest, but I don't want to rip you away from your team day, even if you aren't up to it yourself. I'm sure the others appreciate that you went after all." Velvet tried to encourage her girlfriend to have a better time.
Weiss turned on the video call feed for a moment to show Velvet how she was feeling. "I want to go to Beacon to see you…"
Velvet blushed at that and she looked over at Coco, who was giving her a thumbs up. "I wanna see you too, but there are times where we need to be there for our friends. So I promise, just try your best to get through this day, and tomorrow can be just us."
"Y-You really think we'll be able to spend the whole day together without any suspicion?" Weiss asked.
"Well, have you decided on telling Blake yet? Maybe if she knows, then we can stay in your dorm for the day and lock it. That way no one can bother us." Velvet suggested.
"That could work, but…Blake is a little nervous about something. I need to see what it is exactly…then maybe I'll let her know about us. Um, have you thought about who to tell next?" Weiss asked.
"Let's not think about that." Velvet let out a smile to show her girlfriend she wanted to think about more happy thoughts. "You and I have a day to ourselves tomorrow after all."
The heiress was just as red as Velvet was when she mentioned she wanted to see her. "Y-You are correct…we do have a day to think about. W-Would it be okay if we…started right in the morning?"
Velvet giggled at how Weiss reacted to that. "Of course we can, Weiss. I just need to make sure to bring you some breakfast."
"B-Bring me breakfast? Y-You don't have to go through the trouble." Weiss may have had butlers and chefs around her, but to be offered something like that from her girlfriend caused her heart to flutter.
Coco chuckled at that too, and decided to speak up. "You should know that Vel here is gonna spoil you even more than you would."
"Coco, don't tease her like that!" Velvet playfully pushed her teammate while Weiss was looking completely flustered.
"Oh come on, Weiss. Just imagine all the cuddles and kisses you're gonna get too." Coco started making kissy faces at the heiress, who turned off the video feed. "Aw, you're no fun."
"Velvet, I will cause harm to that girl…" Weiss whispered to the rabbit Faunus.
"Just make sure it won't get you expelled, and I'll be cheering you on while you do it." Velvet joked while Coco looked confused.
"Wait…what did she say?" Coco asked.
"Oh nothing. Just go on and set up the training field again. I wanna try out a few more weapons I have in the arsenal." Velvet requested.
Coco got up to set up the training field, but she looked back at times from being worried about what Weiss said. "Velvet, I need to get going. Blake is still ahead of me and it may be suspicious if I don't catch up. Oh, and about tomorrow. I can't wait for it."
"Me too…Um…can you turn on your video feed again for just a second?" Velvet asked as she turned her video feed on. After a second, she saw her girlfriend, still looking a bit flustered. "I just wanted to do this before you go." Velvet pulled the scroll a bit away from her and brought her other hand to her mouth and kissed it, then moved her hand in a way that showed she was blowing her a kiss.
Weiss' eyes widened, and it was like she really felt the kiss. "You…I…kiss...um…what do I do?"
Velvet giggled from that and she waved. "Enjoy your day, Weiss. I'll see you when you get back."
The heiress let out a smile at that and nodded gently. "Yes. I'll make sure that you are my first stop when we get back. B-Bye." With that, the call ended and Velvet sighed happily as she got up.
"Um, so are you actually gonna tell me what she said to you about me?" Coco asked as the arena was set.
"Hmm…let's just say that I'll be sure she doesn't do anything to get expelled. Other than that, I'd say it's free game." Velvet teased to get back at Coco.
Coco gulped at that and groaned as she got prepared to spar with the rabbit Faunus.
Blake was taking a few glances here and there at the heiress who was catching up to her. Once she was next to her though, Blake asked. "Any idea on where they might be?"
Weiss was surprised that Blake didn't ask her why she took so long to catch up. "Oh, uh, probably at a dust shop. I remember Yang suggesting it to Ruby." Weiss looked over and actually saw one down the street. "Hmm, we may as well start with that one."
Blake followed her white haired teammate and her heart was racing a bit, since she was getting closer to telling her friends something important about her. As they got to the entrance, Blake held her arm out to Weiss. "Before we go in…can I ask you something?"
Weiss could tell from her voice that Blake was serious. "Okay, but do you want to maybe ask away from the entrance? Those two may see us through the window," Weiss peered in for a moment. "In fact…yes, they are in there."
Blake nodded and walked to the side. "Weiss, I know your family isn't all bad, but your father…Do I need to voice my opinion?" She received a sigh from the heiress. "I'm sorry that I had to bring this up again, but people need a voice in this."
"What is this about, Blake? Why are you bringing something like this up now of all times?" Weiss asked.
Blake looked back at the dust shop. "Go and get them. You'll know why soon enough."
Weiss took a step back and felt confused by how Blake was feeling. "Um, okay then. Are you just staying out here?" She received a nod, so Weiss walked back into the dust shop.
"Are you sure you want more gravity dust, sis? You get blown back when you use it." Yang reminded as she brought the few dust vials she had to the front.
"Of course. And trust me on this. I can handle it now, Yang. I just need to make sure to practice a bit more." Ruby said as she brought her dust over too, but as she turned around, she saw her partner. "Weiss!"
Weiss walked up to the sisters and looked over at Yang. "Will you be able to come outside with me to speak with Blake without us fighting? She has something important to talk about."
Yang was surprised by that and looked over the heiress' shoulder to see if Blake was there. She was, but she was on the edge of the window's view, frowning as Yang looked over at her. "Okay, but do you have an idea on what she wants to talk about?"
"Not entirely, so pay for your dust and meet me outside." Weiss said as she walked out.
Yang got out some saved money she was holding onto to pay for the dust. She and Ruby stepped outside and looked to their right, seeing Weiss and Blake waiting for them. "Blake, do you want us to be in a place that's more private?" Yang asked.
"Honestly, yes. We can just go to a less populated part of town." Blake said as she led them away from the dust shop.
After about ten minutes of walking, they found a bench to sit on that had only a few people walking around. "This is as good a place as any." Yang noted.
Ruby looked over at Blake while they sat down and took a breath. "Blake, whatever this is-."
"It's okay…I can talk about it, Ruby." Blake placed her hands on her lap. "Weiss, earlier when you talk about the White Fang, it bothered me."
"Why would that bother you?" Weiss inquired.
"Because the White Fang played a huge role in my life." Blake replied.
"D-Did they…hurt you?" Weiss asked, hating the thought of someone she knew having a troubled past with the White Fang.
Blake shook her head. "No…I was a member…"
Silence took over as the wind blew past the team, their hair flowing a bit as a few leaves flew past them. Ruby was in shock, but still kept her focus on what Blake had to say. Weiss' heart was racing while she was trying to comprehend what she just heard while Yang was looking away for a second.
"Blake…" Ruby was the first to speak up. "Does anybody else know about this?" Her being leader brought out feelings of looking after her team, so that question was the first on her mind.
"Ozpin…maybe, and before you ask…yes, I am a cat Faunus. I would show you, but…there are too many people, even with only a few walking around." Blake explained.
"Why did you hide this from us?" Yang asked as she looked towards her partner. "I thought you wanted to be part of this team day because you got used to us being friends."
"Yang, please…" Blake begged. "This isn't easy for me." Weiss stood up from the bench and took a few steps away as she had her back turned. "Weiss…"
Ruby got up as well and ran over to Weiss, taking her hand in her own. "Please don't walk away from this, Weiss. Blake needs us."
The heiress looked over her shoulder, seeing her now known cat Faunus teammate. "People like Velvet don't get to hide their traits…How is it fair that you get to?"
Blake looked to the ground and shook her head. "It isn't, but I wanted a fresh start. Maybe, maybe my past can't be hidden though. Maybe it'll catch up to me one day, but for now, I wanted to see what life could be like without being judged on the spot."
Weiss turned around and sighed. "So your ears, or whatever trait you have. You just keep them hidden. What about now? Now that we know."
"Others don't, and I'm not ready to remove my bow." Blake admitted.
Ruby, Weiss and Yang looked up at her bow with each of them having a look of stupidity on their faces as they couldn't believe how they didn't notice her bow was covering her ears. "Wow, we're dumb." Yang remarked.
Weiss shook her head and got back into focus. "So this whole time, you were a White Fang defective that decided to hide away? Ugh, you have got to be kidding me."
"I chose to leave because I wasn't blind to their actions." Blake said in a serious tone. "Would you rather me have stayed with them?"
"Blake, how do you think I feel about this?" Weiss looked around and saw that no one was close enough to hear her. "Knowing someone around me was a White Fang member…"
Yang spoke up. "You've known Blake this whole time as our teammate and friend, so why would this change-."
"Stop." Weiss simply said, cutting off the blonde. "I hate the White Fang, but you aren't them…and while I am a little uneasy with this, you haven't done anything that would cause me harm, even if you've had every chance to do so."
"Does this mean you're going to put your guard up around me?" Blake had to ask, since she believed Weiss was angered to that point.
Weiss crossed her arms at the accusation. "No. It would be unjustified."
"Really?" Blake asked.
"Blake, I don't have to explain my reasoning for trusting you enough at this point. Just, I still find it hard to imagine you in that group." Weiss noted.
Ruby needed to speak up about it, since it was her team. "We've got a lot to talk about, but still, let's not ask Blake too many questions now."
"Rubes is right. We won't bug you about it, Blake." Yang smiled to assure her partner that they wouldn't bomb her with questions.
Weiss sighed and walked over to Blake, taking her hand and getting her to stand. "Before you go promising for us, I need to speak with her myself."
Before Ruby could argue that, Blake nodded. "I'm fine with that, but you don't have to drag me off."
"Fine, but don't falter behind." Weiss' heels were tapping against the sidewalk as she walked a decent bit away from the others, hoping Blake would be right behind her.
Ruby and Yang watched as the cat Faunus followed the heiress, both hoping nothing would be too intense from their private talk. "Weiss, if this is about not telling you-."
"Listen, you aren't the only person who should be honest about a few things. While this is in my opinion not as much of a secret as yours, I feel that if I were to stay mad at you, then I would be a hypocrite." Weiss stated.
"A hypocrite? Weiss, what are you talking about?" Blake asked.
"Did you hear what I said? I have my own secrets that shouldn't be kept…I suppose." Weiss shook her head. "I've spoken enough about keeping things from you all. I'm not a child anymore."
"Keeping something to yourself doesn't really make you a child. It just means you have your reasons." Blake assured.
"Either way, I've told a few people already. Ruby, Yang, Coco, my sister, Velvet's mom…" Weiss stopped for a moment to see if Blake would catch on.
"Velvet's mom? What reason would you have for telling her a…" Blake's eyes widened when she saw Weiss blushing. "Um…Weiss, what is going on here?"
"Blake…Velvet and I…are together." The moment she said it, Blake took a step back. "Yes…a Schnee is dating a Faunus. To be honest, now with what you've told us, I can understand why you'd be shocked."
"You're serious. This isn't some kind of fake secret you're trying to come up with to make mine seem okay?" Blake had to ask.
"A fake secret is dumb, Blake." Weiss sighed and smiled at the thought of Velvet. "She…saved me, Blake. All this time I kept thinking that being away from people would be the best answer to most problems. But it wouldn't work forever." Blake was surprised by that and let her continue. "We spent time together and slowly, I learned that it wasn't just because I was spending time with someone. It was her."
Blake was still trying to process what she was being told. "I see. And have you thought about what might happen if someone were to find out?"
Weiss nodded. "All the time, except when I'm with her of course. I care about her very much, but…something…no…Me. I hold back because I worry too much like a dolt."
"Then I would be a dolt too, since I hide parts of my life just like you." Blake replied.
"Yes, but your choice in hiding doesn't affect another. My choice in hiding must stress Velvet out…" Weiss frowned. "Do you hate that I'm with a Faunus?" She asked suddenly.
Blake's bow twitched and she sighed. "I may not like your father all that much, but that doesn't mean I get to dictate who gets to be with who, Weiss."
"I guess my thoughts about you were right after all. You really are nothing like them." Weiss let out a smile, more so for being relieved that Blake understood her relationship with a Faunus.
"I may not be, but I used to when they were better. So please try not to just throw words out about them." Blake was referring to when Weiss talked about the White Fang in a bad way.
Weiss sighed. "If it upsets you, then I won't say anything, but I won't change how I feel about them as they are now."
"I get that." Blake glanced over her shoulder at Ruby and Yang. "So they know about you and Velvet too…" She sighed. "I'm sorry it took so long to tell you all, but after what I've had to see in my life, I feel like some would do what I did."
"Maybe, but at least you don't have to deal with a father that would try to disown you if he found out something like this." When Weiss said that, both girls just stood there and sighed. "We have problems…don't we?"
"Yes, but…" Blake looked back at Ruby and Yang again. "We have them to help us deal with those problems. So how about we get back to them?" Blake smiled as she offered her hand to Weiss.
Weiss felt a tear fall down her face, which surprised Blake, but she held her hand out. The heiress took her hand and nodded. "Yes…let's."
This chapter ended up a little longer than I thought it would be, so hopefully you guys like the little longer chapter this time around. And while things may have went by a little faster than it should, I do have something planned for Weiss and Blake that shows while certain things weren't said in this chapter.
This chapter was also edited by MartunaMajor. Also, he has a recently published story you guys should check out. It's titled- Holidays at Clockworks.
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To JJ- I think it was more of it being a part 2. I didn't wanna make a really long chapter for this part, and I really enjoyed having a few things happen in it that was more for fun. Anyways, Weiss and Velvet will get their time soon enough. I'm glad you're excited for the stuff Velvet has planned, and thanks for the review as usual.
To Zemgosl- Velvet will be involved with that too, but for now, Weiss and Blake had to have their talk. There will be more with that, trust me.
I hoped you all enjoyed chapter 37. Remember, reviews are welcomed, but not required. See you all in chapter 38.