Blake had been gone all weekend.
And Weiss had to be dragged around Vale on our search for Blake.
Well, not literally dragged around. When Yang had started to Weiss had reluctantly agreed to walk on her own with us.
But she was making her displeasure known.
I wish I had earplugs. Or Ruby's headset. Now that wasn't fair.
" Weiss, if you don't shup up I will burn you alive." said Yang exasperated.
" I just don't see why we should be looking for a criminal." answered Weiss.
" You don't know that, just because her parents were the leaders of the White Fang doesn't make Blake a criminal." said Ruby.
So she was listening ? Give me that headset then. I tried to grab it from her but she held it over her head, out of my reach.
" Have you heard her ? She spent so much time arguing for the White Fang that I wouldn't be surprised if she still supported their beliefs." said Weiss.
" Like what ? Have equality between humans and faunus ? " asked Yang.
" Like having all the humans exterminated." shrieked Weiss.
" Wow, ice queen, calm down. I'm sure they don't want to go that far." said Yang.
" And how would you know ? Do you know why I hate them ? Because my family and them are at war. War as in actual bloodshed. Family members, board members assassinated. Entire trains of dust stolen. They're pure evil ! " argued Weiss.
I rolled my eyes at that. She stopped, and so did we.
" And what do you have to say ? ". she asked.
I sighed, resigned, and pulled a sign.
My parents were criminals.
Weiss froze.
I turned my sign.
They were killed by a Huntsman.
I turned my sign again.
In front of me, when I was five.
That cooled things down.
" I'm sorry" said Weiss.
Then be sure to never become like him.
She nodded, and we went back on our search for Blake. In silence.
Or we would have, if someone hadn't picked that exact moment to appear.
" Salutations." she said.
That was the Penny girl from yesterday. Obviously.
" Hello friend." said Ruby.
She froze.
We were all doing a lot of freezing in the last few days. You'd think we were an ice-cream shop or something at that point.
She walked past us and leaned very close to Ruby.
" Am I really your friend ? " she asked.
She needs to ask to be sure ? Red flag, big weird flag. Nothing good comes out of weird people. I'd know.
Ruby looked at us for help, and Weiss, Yang and I all shook our heads vehemently.
" Yeah, sure." answered Ruby.
In which world do you live in where a shaking head means yes ? Bulgaria ?
I quickly saw that Yang and Weiss had jumped ship and walked away, so I did the same. I really needed ice-cream right now.
And I knew a good Gelato shop down South, run by someone from a town West of Saunus, home of the frozen treat.
I spent most of the day indulging myself, so much that by the time I finished it was dark.
Oops, I was supposed to help find Blake.
Well, I'll just ask Junior if he heard of her.
Surprisingly he did. Or rather, he heard of a group of Beacon students that tried to stop a robbery at the docks. There wouldn't be many students out on a Monday, even if we had a week off, so it was probably them.
It was them. Blake, Ruby, Weiss, Yang and that monkey faunus. I waved.
" Neo ! Great ! Everyone's here, everything's sorted, we can go back ! ". said Ruby exhausted.