A/N: Hello again! 3 chapters in two days? Is Rose feeling okay?
Yes. In face I'm feeling more than okay. I'm feeling inspired, and so you get flooded with chapters today. You're welcome. Don't expect it to happen all the time, though! Uni life, amirite?
I don't own RWBY etc etc etc
Two weeks later, they were sat at that same lunch table (claimed as theirs by an artsy Ruby, who had drawn a logo on the table- RWBY- putting the first letters of all their names into an artsy graphic) laughing over a video Yang had spotted online. It was a cute animal compilation, and they were watching it on Blake's iPad, when Yang got out of her seat. "I'm gunna go grab a coffee before class starts." She leaned on the back of Weiss' chair. "You guys want anything?"
"Tea, please." Came from Blake.
"Can I get a hot choccie? It's cold outside and gym is next…"
"Want me to come with? I can help carry?" offered Weiss.
"Thanks, Ice queen."
"Why does everyone keep calling me that?"
"You do act like an ice queen!"
"I know, but that's a defence mechanism!"
"And you have white hair!"
The two kept squabbling all the way to the café. Inside, they ordered two large caramel macchiatos, and large green tea, and a large gingerbread hot chocolate from the Starbucks their school for some reason had installed. Yang went to pay, but Weiss stopped her.
"I have money, Ice Queen."
"I know! The thing is, you could use that money to buy something that matters to you."
"And you?"
"Like my parents are gunna miss $10?"
"Fair point. You can pay."
Weiss smiled. It felt nice to not be being selfish for once.
They grabbed the hot drinks and were about to head back to the library when their path was blocked by a tall, brown-haired jock. "Weiss. We need to talk."
"She doesn't want to talk to you." Yang stepped in front of Weiss, defending her friend."
"It's okay, Yang." Weiss stepped out. "Let's talk in the hallway, Cardin. Yang, can you wait here?"
"Sure…" The blonde watched her new friend follow the muscly manchild out into the hall.
"So, Cardin, what do you want to talk about?" Her demeanour went from warm and friendly, as she usually was around Yang, to icy cool. It was like she grew a layer of ice directly underneath her skin. He could heel it being directed towards him.
"I… uh…" he stuttered.
She raised an eyebrow. "I have things to do with my time, so get on with it."
He looked at her. So perfect. So porcelain. How could he have ever let her go? Her mouth pursed slightly. "Weiss, I think we should get back together."
"What?!" She burst out laughing. "No. That's not happening."
"Why not?"
Her expression hardened. "Because you cheated, and lied, and made me into what YOU wanted your girlfriend to be rather than liking me for me. Then your dumb little whore came after me with her twin and tried to attack me. And- oh, yeah. Because I'm not in love with you! There's a pretty good reason too!"
"Weiss- I know I screwed things up, but please, I promise I won't hurt you again!"
"No."
"I'll do anything! Weiss, I'm literally begging you right now- please give me one more chance!"
"No."
"Don't do this!"
"No."
"Weiss, I… I think I love you."
"Yeah sure, whatever. You don't love me. You need me. She can't take care of you the way I did. And you're only realising that now. But I should think of myself for once. I gave up everything to be with you, and why? Because my parents approve? Because YOUR parents approve? I dealt with your shit for years, Cardin, and never once burdened you with my problems! So, get it through your skull. I don't want to get back with you!"
He glared angrily, lost for words. He opened his mouth several times, goldfish-style. Then, the 200-pound bag of muscle and brawn turned and stormed away.
Weiss exhaled deeply, releasing the tension in her muscles. She pushed the door open for Yang to come through. "Yang, we're finished."
"Tell me everything."
"He wanted to get back with me."
"And you said?"
"No, obviously."
"I heard yelling. Were you yelling at him?"
"He deserved it."
"I'm so proud of you!"
"Yang, don't jump, you'll spill your coffee."
"He said WHAT?"
"That he's in love with me."
"And you still didn't take him back?"
"Like he knows how to love, Ruby!"
"I think she made the right choice. Cardin's a dick. Blake knows how dickish guys can be in relationships, why don't you say something?"
"If Adam came back right now and begged me to get back with him, in all honestly I'd have a hard time saying no."
"What?"
"Part of me is still in love with him!"
"Blake, the guy was terrible to you! Do you not remember what happened on New Year's?"
"I remember, I was there!"
Weiss blinked at them. "What happened on New Year's?" she asked.
Yang turned to her. "I forget you don't know this stuff…" she glanced at Blake, who nodded. "Adam was a tiny bit… abusive."
"You mean like hitting her?"
"I mean like beating her to a bloody pulp and almost setting fire to her when she wouldn't have sex with him afterwards, even though she needed urgent medical attention."
"Oh, my god…" Weiss covered her mouth with her hands. She turned to Blake.
"It happens." Blake said, her eyes downcast. "It's not like I'm the only girl it ever happened to. But if Yang wasn't in the hotel room next door… I don't know if I'd still be here today."
"That's so dark…"
"Eh, like I said: it happens. Anyway, this isn't about me, it's about you. And Cardin."
"Okay…"
"Why did you get with him if you knew he was such a dick?"
"I… I don't know, He liked me, I liked him, it made sense at the time!"
"You guys, I know what we need!" Ruby piped up suddenly. "A sleepover and ours! Tonight!"
They all turned to look at her.
Yang was the first to speak up. "Our dad is out of town for the weekend… I suppose it could be fun to have you guys around."
"I'm in," said Blake, "But only if we order massive pizzas and watch rom-coms and get drunk."
"Done, done, and was there ever a doubt?" Yang answered. "Weiss? You in?"
"I'll have to check with my parents, but they should be fine with it. I'll just say it's for a project or something."
"Coolio! The RWBY gang will meet tonight at 7pm at ours for the sleepover of the century!"