Last chapter before Rwby volume six starts, for me at least. I would like to thank you all for sticking with me or at least giving my story a chance. I know there are some things in my writing that I need to work out, but that's what writing is. Working things out. Anyway, I hope you guys enjoy this last chapter and tell me what you think of the story as a whole and what I should fix. Thanks for taking this journey with me, guys, it's been fun. I'm coming back after the volume is over.
Weiss' PoV
It's been a week since the attack. Cinder and Emerald had been arrested and both facing serious charges that will put them behind bars for the rest of their lives. Adam had escaped, leaving the white fang to fend for themselves. Something tells me they are not going to taking the cowardliness kindly. He won't be seen for a long time.
Yang has been transported back to the mainland, where she had surgery. The bullet lodged itself in her shoulder and it took hours for the doctors to remove it without dealing more damage to her already wounded shoulder. She lost a lot of blood that night and needed a donor to keep her alive. I feared that her life was lost the night of the attack. If the police didn't show up when they had then she would have been long gone.
Yang's family heard about the news. They got the information from Qrow and said that he would explain more when they came to see her. Summer was furious as well as Tai. They screamed and shouted at the man for several long minutes. Both had halted their yelling onslaught when they saw Raven walk into the waiting room.
She crossed her arms and turned her gaze away. Tai and Summer were completely dumbstruck upon seeing their long lost lover. Qrow told Ruby and me to go to Yang's room to wait and that he and the others will catch up later. I'm glad not to stand by and watch the family drama unfold.
As we walked down to Yang's room I would sneak glances at the brunette. I pity Ruby for having to go through all of this and not having anyone to talk to. She had to keep what she knew under wraps as well as deal with the thought of what would be going without her knowing it. I would not be surprised if she is angry at Yang and me for leaving her in the dark for so long. And after briefly seeing her other mom, I'm sure Ruby has a lot of questions swirling around in her head. She'll have to wait a little longer for the answers though.
A nurse is checking all of Yang's monitors upon entering the blonde's room. The nurse smiles stiffly but doesn't say a word. Yang looks ghostly when laying in bed. The once lively colors on her face are replaced with a pale creamy color. I hesitate to go anywhere near her. The fear of accidentally bumping into one of the monitors and making things worse keeps me far away. Ruby though has no fear and steps up next to her sister.
She took her sister's pale hand, rubbing her thumb over the knuckles. "Hey, Yang," Ruby says feebly. The blonde doesn't respond. She's still under the influence of sleeping drugs.
"I…" the words die in my throat. The swell of emotions in my chest forms a lump in my throat. There's so much I want to say, but I can't say it all without balling. If that's the way it has to be. Then so be it. "I'm… I'm sorry, Ruby. I'm sorry that your sister ended like this. I'm sorry for dragging you and your family into all of this. I'm sorry that you had to deal these secrets alone and you had no one to talk to. I'm sorry you lost a near and dear friend of yours. It's all my fault." I break down, unable to hold back the tears of emotions. "I didn't mean for-"
Ruby stops me by hugging me, tears of her own stain her face. "It's okay, Weiss. I take as much blame as you do. Yang does to and I'm sure she's felt guilt seeing you in a wheelchair. But none of this our fault. It's all because of a silly last name and a grab for power." The younger girl explains. "We all blame ourselves for what happened that night the car was attacked, but not one person blamed you or degraded you for the incident. We all lost something and now it's time to move on. It's time to keep moving forward."
Her speech strikes so many cords in my head and I begin to sob in her shoulder, we both do. We hold each other close like old friends that finally met each other after a lifetime of grief and pain. Our crying slowly disappears and we pull away from each other.
"Did I miss the sob fest or what?" Yang calls from behind, grabbing our attention. Ruby spins around in less than half a second and lunges at her sister, tackling her to the bed, arms wrapped around her neck.
"Yang! You're okay!" Ruby cries.
"Dumbass! Of course, I am!" Yang Grunted with the newfound weight on her body. "It takes a lot more than some crook with a gun to take me out of the fight."
The two sisters look so happy together. I feel as though I am ruining the moment by being here.
"Weiss?" I peak up to see Ruby and Yang holding out their arms for me to join.
I smile warmly and come over. I help myself onto the bed and the two sisters hug me dearly. Being sandwiched between two kind souls make my heart overflow with joy. When we pull away, Yang wraps an arm around Ruby's neck and gives her a knuckle sandwich. Though I'm sure she's not supposed to move her newly patched up shoulder, I'm not going to break up her little teasing though.
"Have you been making my girl cry? Nobody makes her cry, not even me, Ruby." Yang says through a grin. "Now you must be punished."
"No!"
I giggle watching the two sibling mess around. None us noticing the small group of people entering the room. Ruby is the first to see them and stops struggling in Yang's grip. Then we realize what Ruby is looking at and turn our attention to them. Qrow steps out of the way for Tai and Summer to reach for their daughters. I too get out of the way and sit back in my chair as the family hugs each other.
"Hey, guys," Yang says when being hugged gently by her mother and father.
"Hey, kiddo. Glad to see that you're doing okay." Tai replies, squeezing his little fighter before letting go of her. Summer lingers in the hug though.
"You foolish, foolish girl." Summer mutters. "Do you know how scared we all were in the last few weeks. Not a word came from you after I called. Nothing. We were left in the dark when all of this happened and you didn't tell us." Anyone can see the guilt on Yang's face as Summer tearfully scolded her.
"I'm sorry, Mom. I know I should have told you, but I didn't want to put you all in danger." Yang explains.
Summer shakes her head. "That is one of the worst excuses I've heard from you. Our job is dangerous, Yang. We could have helped you get through this mess. That's what parents are for."
"I'm sorry." the blonde sputters squeezing Summer closer to her.
"Oh, there is no need to apologize, darling. You're alive and well and that is all that matters."
The family continues to chatter and catch up with each other. They all wear smiles and grins on their faces, laughing, crying, a lot of that, and simply enjoying being a family again. Something that I realize I'll won't have for a long time.
Then I notice someone missing from the family setting. I turn to Qrow and speak in a low tone. "Where is Raven."
The man's jaw tightens then slacks. "She… ran off after being confronted by Tai and Summer. Raven still hasn't cleared up anything with her gang and is now on the run." The news makes my heart crack knowing that Yang will be devastated. After so much happened, Yang still lost something in the end. "But," Qrow adds. "She'll be back. I have a feeling she will."
I'm not going to put too much faith in Qrow's words, but, then again, twins do have this weird connection between each other so maybe there's some honesty in what Qrow has said.
Hours after the room clears out and the doctor comes to check Yang out one last time, she is able to leave the hospital. We stay in a nearby hotel for a few days, mother covers everyone's expenses. Afterward, we go our separate ways. Yang and her family go back to Patch and mother and I go back to our much-occupied home where reports and journalists wait to ask us questions. They are quickly kicked off the property and our lives go back to normal or as close to normal as we can get.
In the concluding events of the attack, I'm signed back up for my last year of college. I bought myself a new phone and texted Yang to tell her the news. She quickly texted me back saying that Ruby has enrolled for her next year as well. Yang also told me she may be working with Junior again before jumping back into mixed martial arts.
Her text put an enormous grin on my face. She's coming back to Vale and more importantly, she's going to be close to Beacon. Then a crazy thought occurred. Would she want to live with me? We could do that. I could use my allowance that I've been saving up since I was young to buy a nice apartment. She can work while I'm off at college. That could work. I can use the help that she's always given me.
We've never talked about living together, but I think it's time to take another step in our relationship.
A month later, I'm back in Vale walking, yes walking, with a crutch though, the campus grounds of Beacon. In that month, I've had laser surgery on my eyes. No more glasses until I'm much older, though I will miss wearing them. I rented a small apartment home close to the school, though it was more expensive than I wanted, the building is nice.
I walk past the small grassy area. The same area that Yang came to see me. Back then it was simpler. We were only being ourselves. Yang playing frisbee with her friends and I sat on a bench drawing without knowing she'd run into me again.
The memory puts a smile on my face. More memories of the time flood my mind as I walk through Beacon. The warm air will soon disappear to a cooler temperature and school will start. The campus will be filled with old and new faces.
"Enjoying your stroll, Miss Schnee?" A warm and gentle voice asks.
I turn to the man. The grey hair, glasses, and cane tell me who it is. "I am, Headmaster Ozpin."
The man hums. He has a kind thoughtful look on his face. "I've heard about some of the events that occurred outside of school, Miss Schnee. I'm truly sorry for the loss of your stepfather." The Headmaster is genuine with his apology, but I can also sense pity.
"Thank you, Headmaster," I reply.
He then chuckles lightly. "I've also heard some rumors about you and Miss Xiao-Long."
I blink, and blink again, face turning red. "O-oh. She and I…"
"There's no need to explain. Your secret is safe." He smiles before walking away. "Have a wonderful year at Beacon, Miss Schnee."
I go back to my little apartment, not a far walk, and relax.
School will be starting soon again and I'll be back to my regular old life of sitting in a room and listening to lectures or trying to at least. It's better than having to watch my back all the time. But I don't know my true feelings of school. How can I go back an act like nothing happened over the summer? After finally opening up, I can't close myself off.
A knock on the front door grabs my attention. I'm surprised at first due to the fact I just moved in and next to no one knows I live here. It must be the wrong address. Either way, I get up to answer the door.
A man waits for me to answer and only to hand me a white envelope before saying 'have a nice day' and walking off. I wanted to him stop and ask where the envelope was from he was already halfway down the street.
I eye the white envelope carefully and flip it over. In big red colors, it says open me! I head back inside, sit on the couch and open it. A simple piece of paper sits inside. On it says 'go upstairs! To your bedroom, something waits.' I do as the paper says and go upstairs to my room. It takes a minute or two for me to make up there and once I am, I'm a little winded. The light in my bedroom is on, but there is no sign of movement on the other side.
I slowly inch towards the door and open it. On the other side is the tall buxom blonde brute that I fell in love with a few months ago. Her smile wide and lilac eyes shimmering like colored diamonds. I drop my crutch and leaps towards her. Yang easily catches me in her arms and I'm spun around several times.
She gingerly sets me back down. "It's good to see you again, princess."
"Hello, my little sun dragon," I reply, tears forming at the corners of my eyes. I don't question how she got in. It's not important right now.
She wipes the tears away with a thumb. "Goodness. I've only been here for at least a minute and you're already crying your eyes out."
I laugh, trying to keep more emotions from rising. "I know. It feels like a long time since I last saw you."
"It's only been a month at the least." She says then adding. "You're walking again."
"Almost. I don't need a wheelchair anymore, only a crutch."
"I'm glad. Carrying you up those stairs would definitely leave a pain in my shoulder." Yang rests a hand on her once injured shoulder.
I sit down at the foot of my bed and pat the space next to me, inviting Yang to sit. She does. "How does it feel?"
"Eh." Yang shrugs. "It doesn't hurt, but it doesn't feel good. There is that grey area between the two and it feels weird." She explains.
"Mm. When will you be able to use your arm again?"
"Well… the doctor said to take it easy for a few months or at least until I run out of pain meds, then I can start training, but I kind of haven't been doing that."
I swat her arm in disappointment and disapproval. "You're going to make things worse for your shoulder if you don't relax you big dumb brute."
Yang simply laughs it off. "Calm down princess. I haven't been lifting weights or anything like that. I've only been driving around and enjoying the freedom on my bike again."
"Oh, and I'd love to hear the conversation you had with your parents."
"Who said I talked to them about it."
"Yang!"
"Kinding."
We chat and catch up on everything that has happened in the month and a half. Sharing stories that are too good or too long to text or talk about over the phone. Yang says that Ruby and Pyrrha are back together. Ren and Nora are engaged and will be planning their wedding over the next few months.
As we talk, something keeps popping up in my mind. A burning question that I've wanted to ask since Yang left the hospital. Does she know about Raven? Did Qrow tell her? How did she react? How would she react?
"Hey, uh… Yang?" I'm not sure if I should hold off or go through with asking.
"Yeah." the smile on her face makes my choice harder than it should.
I decide against it and wave the question away from my thoughts. "Never mind."
"Okay," I'm sure she can tell something is bothering me. It's written all over my face, but she doesn't push it.
We move down to the kitchen, Yang, as usual, being patient and watching over me as I walk down the stairs. The kitchen is small but modern with all of the usual appliances. All it is missing is some color here and there. Something Yang and I can do later on in the week.
Simple leftovers from the last few nights sit in the fridge, Yang heats them up while I get some coffee ready. I take a seat at the small dining table and watch Yang move around the kitchen. She looks so natural. It'd be different if Yang didn't live here. I still haven't asked her though and I do have my doubts, but I'm going to ask her.
Yang takes her seat across from me and hands me the box of half eaten food. "So," She drags out the word, "Are you ready to go back to school and finish up?"
"I am, though it'll be weird not running into you or hearing your voice in the halls," I say. "You're hard to forget and ignore."
"Is that a compliment or an insult," Yang ask with cheekiness.
I shrug. "Both, I suppose. You are a bother sometimes."
Yang giggles. "And here I thought I was going to propose to you."
I drop my fork, heart skipping several beats which I'm sure is not good. Did I hear her correctly? Did Yang say she was going to propose? It's a joke right? This soon? "You… you can't be serious? There's no way." I sputter with shock.
Yang looks at me for a moment before getting up and leaving the room. My heart is pounding in my ears. We've never really talked about marriage. All I wanted to do is ask if she would like to live with me and she ends up wanting to propose to me. It feels like it's too soon do something like that. It's scary to think about.
I love Yang. I love her more than anything, but I fear we may be moving too fast. We've known each other for a little over six months and I've heard that getting married after knowing someone for a short amount of time is not the best idea.
When she stepped back into the kitchen, her hand in her pocket. I freeze when she kneels down in front of me.
"W-Weiss." Yang cringes and clears her throat. "Weiss. I love you. I love you a lot and I want you to know that I would spend my entire life and I'm willing to as well. I know we haven't talked about it very much and we've only known each other for a couple months. But in those last few months, I feel like we've known each other longer. We've been through so much together and it feels wrong not to spend the rest of our lives together. So, uh…" she fiddles with her pocket and pulls out a little black box. I cover my mouth, tears welling up in my eyes. Yang pops open the box and a ring sits in there, glinting in the light. A gold and silver braided band that holds a diamond in place. "Weiss Schnee… Will you marry me?"
I nod excitedly. "Yes."
It' takes Yang a moment to process what I said. When it finally clicks in her head, Yang stumbles to pull out the ring, nearly dropping it. I giggle watching her fumble around. She finally gets the ring and slips it on my ring finger. I look at the ring for a moment, my brain trying to soak everything in. When Yang stands up I jump to my feet, wrapping my arms around her neck and pulling her in for a deep and passionate kiss.
Yang is shocked at first but quickly recovers herself. Her hands wander down my sides and sit at the hip. We kiss, and kiss, and kiss until we are out of breath. Excitement and pleasure run through my veins. A loving hunger is in Yang's eyes.
"How about taking this upstairs?" She asks in a husky tone. "I think it's time we seal the deal."
"We're not married yet, brute," I reply, cupping her cheek. "But we can do something close to it."
Yang scoops me up, though I would scold her for using her shoulder to carry me, I'm not going to ruin the moment, and we go back up the stairs without a care of what the future will hold for us next. Whatever it is, we'll face it together like we always have.
I thought about ending the story with Yang proposing to Weiss with a ring pop and not an actual ring. I also didn't think they would marry at the end, too early like Weiss, but I want them to have a happy end, so... I just went with it. I can't say thank you enough for reading my story. I was scared to post my work because I know this fandom can give some real harsh judgment, but it does have a lot of kind people too. You all are great and enjoy the volume. Like, comment, subscribe, and I'll see you all later! BYE!
