Chapter 3: Buried in Ashes
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After two months have passed, the city of Vale has restored it's city to functioning order. Now able to properly hold a memorial of the students and Huntsmen who has fallen at Beacon. Pyrrha, Ruby, and others attended the ceremony.
After weeks of physical therapy Weiss and Pyrrha were both healed and recovered.
"Where are they?" Ruby said while jumping up to look over the crowd.
"Settle down Ruby, I'm sure they're almost here." Blake said
"I'm sure Wiess will be happy to be out of that hospital." Yang spoke as she stretched her arms.
"Yeah..." Ruby spoke as her joyous face faded to despair.
"Ruby, what happened to Weiss wasn't your fault." Yang said as she held her hand.
"She's alive cause of what you did..." Blake spoke while putting her hand on her shoulder.
"But Weiss...I've never seen her look so defeated. I mean...I saw her arm..."
"Ruby...if you didn't do what you did...she wouldn't be here."
"Sis, be happy that we're all still standing.." Yang said as she smiled at the Red Reaper.
Ruby looked at the two with an attempt to return only some of her happy smile. Sitting in the car, Cline smiled as he cruised through the streets. Weiss stared at her left arm, quietly hearing the whirring of her prosthetic arm.
"Ohhh I'm so happy to finally see you again Miss Schnee...Heh I knew no grimy pack of mutts couldn't take you out that easy...Ohh but I was oh so worried when I heard the news, I didn't think I was gonna stop crying." Cline spoke.
"I'm happy to be back and seeing you too as well." Weiss said
"Are you okay over there Miss Nikos?" Looking in the rear view mirror.
Pyrrha sat silently as she stared out the window. Weiss looked at her, placing her hand on Pyrrha's shoulder caused her to come out of her little world and looked at the heiress.
"Hmmm?"
Are you okay Pyrrha?"
"I'm sorry, I was just thinking."
"If you...ever need someone to talk to, you know we're here for you."
Pyrhha nodded and smiled back.
"We're just about there, shall I wait here after the ceremony?"
"No thank you Cline, I'll be seeing my friends afterwards."
"Alright, if you cause any trouble. I'll be sure to bail you and your friends out...But please do be careful." Cline said as he pulled up to a parking spot.
Weiss giggled to his red eyed remark and nodded as her and Pyrrha both got out of the car. Pyrrha stepped out as she stared down at her robotic leg. Weiss looked at her arm as well, Making their way down the street as some kids ran past them.
"I still can't believe we got these from General Ironwood, father kept pestering on about how pleased he was about me "earning" my arm."
Weiss continued talking while walking down the sidewalk as Pyrrha was in her mind remembering her time attempting to recover.
**** One month ago ****
Taking one step after, attempting her best to keep upright Pyrrha stumbled with each step.
"You're doing great Pyrrha." Ren said
"Own that leg like a Queen!" Nora cheered.
Using Ren as a crutch as she had her hand on his shoulder while Nora was sitting in a chair with Team RWBY. Across the room sitting at a table Weiss was trying to use her arm in picking up a chess piece. Ruby sat next to her as Yang and Blake were playing an intense game of Amity Arena.
"Come on Weiss, teach that King a lesson." Ruby cheered
Waving a little red, white, black and yellow with their initials on it, Weiss rolled her eyes and scoffed at her optimism.
"You don't all have to be here you know..." Weiss said.
Grazing the piece with her pointer finger she watched as it rolled across the table. Groaning in frustration she tried to reach for it again. Yang hooted as the sounds of a destroyed tower could be heard on Blakes scroll.
"Booyah! That's 22 to nothing!" Yang smirked as her ego flared up like her semblance.
"When we get home, lets play chess." Blake spoke as she glared at her.
"I got winner!" Nora said while continuing to watch Pyrrha and Ren.
Yang chuckled as she sat back down in her chair. Chuckling at the two with there competition bordering to prank war, Ruby turned her attention back to Weiss as she had a little smile on her face.
"I really am glad you're all here for me.." Weiss spoke.
"Of course." Ruby smiled
"We'll always be by your side Weiss"
"Yeah, teammates stick together." Yang smiled.
The team fell silent as each looked at each other until interrupted.
"So Weiss, does that arm have a vibrate mode?" She spoke while raising her eyebrows.
Weiss glared in annoyance, Ruby blushed as she looked at her sister in disgust, Blake giggled in a half assed attempt to hide her laughter while Yang winked at her with a smile. Weiss's annoyance disappeared as she could see Yangs scar across her right arm from below her wrist all the way up to her shoulder. She remembers the when Blake told her about that night, what Adam did to her and Yang. That monster only used his semblance just to break their auras, the cuts he made on both of them. The nightmares they all carry, she glanced over at Pyrrha knowing she carries the worst out of all the seven of them.
Ruby gasped loudly enough to catch her teammates attention. "Weiss! You're holding the chess piece."
All four looked to see that she was telling the truth, Weiss is holding the King by its neck with just her thumb and index finger. Her physical trainer smiled at her as she patted her shoulder.
"Very good Miss Schnee, lets repeat it a couple other different items and you'll be out of here in no time."
"Thank you."
"See what happens when you have your teammates around." Yang said as Weiss giggled while rolling her eyes at her.
((Meanwhile))
"You're doing great Miss Nikos." Her physical therapist said as he watched her. "Just six more steps and you can sit and rest."
"I know... just let me focus.." She remarked at the therapist.
Focused on attempting to control her leg, she stared down at the floor as she walked
"He's just helping Pyrrha, there's no need to snap at him." Ren said.
Not responding back to Ren, slowly lifting her left leg she watched and focused on moving her foot. Ren watched her feeling concern and looked at the therapist who had a similar resemblance of Jaune. Nora looked at him and the therapist.
"Talk to her." She mouth at Ren.
"Lets take a little break."
"I wanna keep going." Pyrrha said as her left leg touched the ground only to immediately give out.
"Careful, don't push yourself there Miss Nikos."
"I know that, let me just focus on what I'm doing." She said in a sharp tone.
"Could you give us some time alone, please." Ren said to the therapist.
"Sure..." He said in a quiet tone.
"Pyrrha come on lets take a seat."
"No, I need to keep going.."
"It'll be quick."
"No" She snapped
Letting go of Ren she attempted to walk on her own but to fail, quickly catching her. Pushing Ren away she tried her best to get on her feet.
"Pyrrha..."
"No, I got this..."
"Pyrrha Stop!"
Team RWBY went silent along with Pyrrha as she looked at Ren with utter shock. No one has ever heard him raising his voice to anyone. Nora walked ever as she looked at Ren.
"Ren..."
"No, Pyrrha what's going on with you? You were being mean to your physical trainer?"
"I'm sorry, can we please just go back to my routine?"
Pyrrha stared at the ground.
"No, we can't cause you're not focusing, something is on your mind."
"Pyrrha, if you need to talk. You know we're here for you." Nora said in a soft voice.
Ruby and her teammates looked at the three, feeling the tension growing heavy in the room.
"Hey uhh guys, why don't we go find the cafeteria." Ruby spoke first as she broke the dense silence.
"Yeah."
"Absolutely, I need practice using a spoon anyway."
"I could go for some tea."
The four quickly left the room as Nora and Ren stared at their teammate as she continued to stare at the floor like a stubborn child.
"Pyrrha what's wrong?"
"Mothing is wrong, I'm fine."
"Pyrrha, we miss him too." Ren finally said.
The sentence caused Pyrrha to flinch. Nora looked at Ren as her playful eyes of joy turned to tragedy.
"When we went back to Beacon to prove he was still alive and found his shield..." Ren clenched his fist.
Looking down at the floor now, closing his eyes as he remembers finding that blood stained shield, remembering the anger that broke his spirit and the sorrow that overtook Nora.
"We...We didn't want to believe it too.." Nora choked out the words.
"Jaune was an amazing leader and a brave friend."
"But he should still be alive! He shouldn't have to die there!" Pyrrha bawled out.
Tears going down her cheeks, looking at the two as Nora held the Spartans hand.
"I...I loved him so much...I wanted him to live...for me...that...that shouldn't have been his fate..."
Ren held her hand tightly as did Nora.
"Jaune...Jaune wouldn't want us to be holding on to pain." Nora sobbed.
"He'd want us to be strong and...and to not dwell on the past.."
"Your right..." She sniffed. "I'm sorry for snapping like that, it just...he looks just like him..."
"It's okay, now lets finish what we started" Ren said as he wiped away his tears.
Pyrrha stood back up as she wiped her eyes as well. Pulling the two in for a hug, Nora looked at her physical therapist.
"Think he eats Pumpkin Petes too?" She said quietly to her two teammates.
"Nora, kids and Jaune only eat Pumpkin Petes." she chuckled
The three chuckled, releasing the two from her embrace. Nora walked over to the door telling the therapist he could go back in the room now.
"I'm gonna go find RWBY and join them, you two gonna be okay?"
"I got this." Ren said
"Could you bring me back a cookie?"
Pyrrha said as she walked far more better, she smiled to see her improvement on walking.
"You got it. You want anything too Ren?"
"I'm fine."
Pyrrha smiled as her robotic leg was doing better with each movement.
"You're doing fantastic Miss Nikos, keep this up and you'll be back to being a Huntress in no time."
"Please, call me Pyrrha." she said.
Ren slowing down as Pyrrha moved her hand off of Rens shoulder, looking at the chair in front if her, she stopped looking down at her leg. Ren smiled at her knowing wounds are staring to heal.
****I'm so happy to be making this story, glad to have followers and seeing people favorite my story. Glad you're enjoying, just a heads up Chapter 3 may have a part two as well.****
