Weiss's scroll buzzed near her head, the mostly silent alarm signalling that it was about time for her to get up. She yawned, hand uncoordinated enough in the early morning for it to take a few tries before she'd finally grabbed it beneath the covers. She turned off the alarm and rolled over, peeking her eyes open in the daylight streaming through the windows.

Blake sat atop her bed, reading. She always tended to do that in her free time, and Weiss had no qualms about it. It left their dorm in a quiet enough state that she could usually study in it instead of having to seek refuge at the library. Ruby sat at her desk, rocking back and forth with a headset around her head, listening to some type of rock music. Weiss could barely make out the heavy guitar tones seeping through the headphones, audible enough to be heard across the ten foot gap separating them.

Olivia remained in bed, body turned towards the wall on her side with a pillow crammed overtop her head. As Weiss began to move around on her own, Olivia's hand came up to give her a nonchalant wave. A small smile curled up the side of Weiss's lips, followed by a small reddening of her cheeks when she remembered what they'd done the night before.

'I'll need to make sure she stays quiet about that… I have my reputation to maintain, after all,' never mind the fact that it had been Weiss herself who suggested… further 'treatment'. Olivia, who at all times appeared to be a strong individual, someone who could deal with anything thrown at her, had felt… vulnerable, in that hug. Weiss hadn't been able to put it into words at the time, but surely that's what it was? Needing something from other people wasn't her usual MO, so when it came to needing Weiss...

'How could I have refused?' Weiss patted her cheeks to rid herself of the blush and got up, moving to her dresser to grab a change of clothes and greet Ruby and Blake, 'I only did it for the sake of the team,' she nodded to herself, 'It was necessary to keep our cohesion. I can't risk letting it fall apart so soon after finally getting her to agree to be nice…'

With a quick trip to the bathroom, Weiss changed into a long white skirt, and a white long sleeve shirt beneath a white cardigan sweater that faded to a very light blue near the bottom edge. She spun once in the mirror, smiling at how well the outfit had come together. The action drew her eyes to her scar, the smile growing more melancholy. She raised a finger to it and traced the line across her eye, feeling the slight difference between the scar tissue and unblemished skin next to it.

'Just a millimeter or two to the left…' It was all it would have taken for her to lose the eye completely. Her father hadn't even cared once he knew her eye was fine… 'A mark to remember him by', he had called it. Weiss sighed and turned from the mirror to resume the smile she'd had before stepping back out into the dorm.

'Now isn't the time to regret the past.'

Ruby raised her eyes as Weiss reentered and her face brightened. She pulled one side of her headphones off and flashed Weiss two thumbs up, "You're looking ready for my surprise!"

"Surprise…?" Weiss frowned, thinking back to the day prior and their promise to do whatever it was their team leader wanted, "Right. What is that, by the way?"

"Pfft," Ruby laughed and waved a hand dismissively, "I can't tell you. That ruins the whole point!"

"As long as it isn't fighting grimm. I just bought these clothes," Weiss sighed and sat down at her own desk, pulling out her scroll to pass the time.

Olivia rolled over on her bed to face the rest of the room, eyeing the other occupants. Weiss noticed her eyes looking up through the bottom of the bed to exactly where Blake had positioned herself, "I suppose that makes me the last line of defense," her eyes flickered over to Ruby, "What'cha got planned, kid?"

Ruby crossed her arms and huffed, turning her head to the side, "You'll have to wait and see like everybody else."

Olivia hopped up from her bed, still in her skimpy shorts and tank top, to slip behind Ruby on her chair and snake her arms down around the younger girl's neck until they were nearly cheek to cheek, "Come on, kid. You can't spare a few hints for little ol' me~?"

Ruby leaned forward while laughing and cupped a hand to her ear, "Stop it, that tickles!"

Olivia sighed and pulled away, placing her hands on her hips to share an apologetic smile with both Blake and Weiss, "Sorry, ladies. I tried my best. Must need to brush up on my torture training."

"Whatever nefarious acts she has planned, I'm sure we'll be able to weather them together," Blake announced with sarcastic confidence, eyeing their team leader below, "You aren't thinking of anything too devious, are you Ruby?"

Ruby flashed a mischievous grin and held her hands up with a shrug, "You'll have to wait and see~"

Blake smirked and glanced over to Olivia who had begun picking through her dresser, "You're a bad influence on this one, Olivia. It's only been a week and she's already hatching evil schemes."

Olivia chuckled, "Hatching them is the easy part. Carrying them out is where it gets difficult," she turned back to Ruby with an armload of clothes in her hands, "She's got a long way to go."

"Carrying out evil plans. Truly something that all young girls on Remnant should aspire to," Weiss replied sarcastically.

"See?" Olivia grinned, "I knew we'd see eye to eye, Princess." She disappeared into the bathroom and shut the door before Weiss could get another word in edgewise.

Weiss fumed silently, "You know, after," 'last night', "...yesterday, I was hoping she'd drop the whole 'Princess' thing."

"Does it really bother you that much?" Ruby asked with a small tilt to her head, "If you want, I could bring it up to her…"

Weiss sighed, "No, Ruby. I don't need you fighting all my battles for me. It isn't that big of a deal. I would just… appreciate it, if she used my actual name."

Ruby's mischievous grin returned in full force as she eyed the heiress, "Well, maybe after today you'll get your wish!"

Weiss raised an eyebrow, "If we're making wishes, then I don't think I'd waste one on something like Olivia not calling me by name."

Ruby put a finger to her chin in thought, then smiled, "I'd wish for upgrades for Crescent Rose. What about you, Blake?"

Blake frowned, "What's the point? Wishes don't come true unless you put in the effort to make them a reality."

Ruby rolled her eyes, "Well, duh. It's still fun to pretend, though!" her eyes shifted back over to Weiss, "What would you wish for?"

"Not counting obvious things like world peace, or the death of all Grimm on Remnant?" Weiss pretended to think about it, but really, she already knew what it was she would wish for personally, "For my father to understand all the wrong he's doing, and to fix the SDC, I suppose."

Ruby rubbed the back of her head in embarrassment, "Right, world peace! That one's just too obvious to count…"

Weiss sighed, 'She didn't even think of it.'

Olivia emerged from the bathroom, wearing a black coat with purple cuffs and a pair of black jeans. Ruby's eyes darted to her, glad for the interruption, "What about you, Olivia?"

"Uh, context?" she ran a brush through her hair, tilting her head to the side to get the full shoulder length without her ear getting in the way.

"What would you wish for?" Ruby asked, "Not counting world peace, of course."

Olivia paused to think it over. Weiss watched her closely, curious as well on what the other girl's answer would be. Her eyes darkened, a sad thought coming to mind before she forced herself to smile once more, "How about ten million lien?"

"What!? That's lame!" Ruby laughed before grabbing her scythe from where it was leaning next to her desk and walking to the door. She propped it open and gestured out into the hall, "Everyone ready?"

"I suppose," Blake saved her place in the book she held and hopped lightly down to the floor below, eyeing Crescent Rose strapped to Ruby's lower back, "Are we going to want our weapons on this little outing?"

Ruby raised her index finger in the air as if giving a lecture, "You should always keep your weapon with you incase of an emergency."

"She's right~" Olivia cut in before any of the others could respond, offering them all a sagely nod, "What if the White Fang suddenly appeared? I don't know how long Blake and I could hold them back without our weapons while Ruby carried the Princess to safety."

Blake crossed her arms with a scowl, "You are your weapon, Olivia."

"Ah yes," Olivia's hand stroked down past her chin as if tugging lightly on a long beard, "Our minds are our weapons. How right you are, Blake."

"And why is Ruby carrying me to safety?" Weiss huffed.

Olivia waved her hand, "Because the hero always protects the damsel. Also that gets Ruby away from the battle, so good ideas all around."

"I wouldn't run away from the White Fang!" Ruby argued. She transformed her weapon with a quick spin, then planted the spike down into the floor of the hall with a confident smile.

Olivia's eyes grew clouded, and she shook her head, glancing to Ruby with a concerned frown before muttering something under her breath. Blake frowned as well, apparently catching on to whatever Olivia had said.

Weiss returned to her bedside table to grab Myrtenaster from where it had been leaning in the corner. With some small trouble, she managed to figure out a workaround to make sure it would remain on her hip. Blake followed suit after Weiss, hopping up to snatch Gambol Shroud from beneath her pillow.

Olivia watched them all gathering their weapons and shrugged, snagging Oath out from beneath her bed and collapsing it to attach to her back similar to Ruby's weapon, "At least people will stay out of our way, wherever we're going."

"Oh, I wouldn't worry about that," Ruby replied with a smug grin. She swung the door wider and gesture for everyone to follow along.

Weiss stepped out past her first, followed by Blake and Olivia. Ruby resumed her place at the front and skipped along ahead of them, humming happily. The other two fell into step on either side of Weiss, each of them sharing in some curiosity for their destination.

"Any bets?" Olivia asked offhandedly.

"Emerald Forest?" Blake ventured a guess.

"It had better not be," Weiss replied vehemently, narrowing her eyes suspiciously at the young reaper's back, "We do that enough already."

"What, kill Grimm? What classes are you taking?" Olivia snorted.

"I mean fighting in general. I'd like my weekends to be what they're meant for, a break from what we already do every day."

"You'll have to get used to it eventually, Princess. The Grimm don't rest, and neither can you on a mission. One wink of sleep," Olivia slid a finger across her throat, "Anything could happen."

Weiss rolled her eyes, "Oh, please. Hunters have to sleep, too. Missions can go on for entire months at a time."

Olivia laughed, "Well, you'll be fine as long as I'm around. I don't really tend to get caught off guard all that often," she placed a hand to her chin, "Or ever, really."

"You never get caught off guard?" Weiss raised an eyebrow in disbelief.

Olivia stretched, letting out a yawn, "Nope. One of the perks of being me."

While her eyes were averted, Weiss raised a finger and aimed to poke her in the chest. As soon as her hand moved forward, Olivia's own came back down to snatch it in midair. She turned back to Weiss with a cheshire grin.

"You'll have to be more devious than that, Princess."

Weiss narrowed her eyes and pulled her hand free. Olivia had been surprisingly delicate despite the speed at which she'd moved, "Are you ever going to stop calling me that?"

Olivia chuckled, "Are you ever going to win a fight against me?" she considered Weiss's glare with amusement and held a hand up, "Tell you what... If you can score a hit in any of our spars, then I'll let that count."

"Do you really think that little of me?"

"No, I think that much of myself. Gotta have the confidence to succeed in this world, Princess. Otherwise you end up a weakling like so many others."

Weiss shifted her glare to the floor. She had tried being confident many times in her life. Unfortunately, she'd never been able to work up any courage when it really mattered. Her father had always gotten the best of her, and when it came to confronting him… Weiss was ashamed to admit how weak she really was.

'I wish I could have Olivia's self-confidence…'

The faunus wasn't afraid to say what was on her mind, to make her opposition known if she felt strongly enough about it. Weiss had faltered at every opportunity to replicate that for herself. As a result, she'd allowed Jacques to walk all over her own desires her entire life. She hadn't even been able to credit herself on her own songs. At the time, Weiss had been sure that anyone who heard it would recognize the voice as her own anyway, but no one she knew had made the connection. The songs were too far removed from the 'Schnee image' that her father had worked so hard on.

Weiss was brought from her inner thoughts as they stepped out the front of the school dorms and headed for the bullheads in the distance. Ruby still skipped ahead, peeking over her shoulder at those that followed with a mysterious grin.

"Well, at least we know it's something in Vale," Olivia sighed with relief, "That rules out the Emerald Forest. Congrats, Princess. You got your wish."

"Hurry up, slow pokes!" Ruby chastised. Every now and then, a small burst of petals would drift from her body, her semblance seemingly reacting to her excitement alone.

Blake bent down to pick one of them up in passing, turning the small red petal over in her hands before letting it fall to the wayside, "Whatever you say, Ruby." With a shared glance between the three, they picked up the pace to catch up with their leader, her grin only widening once they were at her side.

"I hope wherever we're going has food," Olivia piped up once they were closer, her eyes glancing at Ruby to see if she'd fall for the ploy and give them a hint.

"Don't worry, my-" Ruby stopped herself and directed a half-hearted glare at Olivia before folding her arms across her chest, "You aren't getting me that easily!"

Olivia stared back innocently, as if shocked that Ruby would believe her so conniving, "I would never try and ruin the surprise~"

Ruby staunchly refused to speak any more as they took the bullhead down to Vale, warily keeping her mouth shut so that she wouldn't fall for any of the tricks that Olivia continued throwing her way. Weiss kept an eye on their surroundings, taking in the streets of Vale.

The city was a nice change of pace from the floating city of Atlas. Weiss couldn't quite put her finger on the reason why, but it felt more grounded, in more than just it's lack in height. The people were kinder, spending more time on street corners and in front of shops speaking with each other. Children ran through the streets, happily dodging around other pedestrians much to their parents' dismay.

'Everyone gives you the literal cold shoulder in Atlas…' Weiss thought glumly. Vale felt more like a gathering of like-minded people than Atlas ever had. A home, with neighbors that did more than just tolerate everyone around them, instead connecting with them.

Weiss glanced over at Olivia, remembering how she had described the Mistral slums. Her attitude and willingness for conflict made a lot more sense, though Weiss couldn't fault her for that. 'It must have been really rough… It makes sense that she would always put up a front…'

On the other hand, Ren and Nora seemed to be a lot more relaxed around other people. Even now, surrounded by her team as she was, Weiss could see the way that Olivia's eyes darted to look at anyone that passed them, the way her body tensed subconsciously whenever another person strayed too close…

'Is that part of the price she paid for being a faunus? Constantly having to look over her shoulder, unable to afford to trust anyone around her?' Weiss could feel her heart sink slightly in her chest at the thought, reflecting on her own childhood, 'No one deserves to be that anxious all the time.'

A more deliberate look of dread began to dawn on Olivia's face as they continued walking. Her eyes stared off into the distance, widening slightly and darting over to Ruby. Weiss frowned and glanced up, having to shade her eyes from the sun's glare to get a view of what lay ahead.

The Vale docks lay off in the distance, several ships tied to the port, including a much larger ferry. Olivia quickened her pace slightly to move up next to Ruby, an urgency in the way she moved.

"Ruby… Please tell me we aren't doing what I think we're doing…"

Ruby smirked and gave a sharp nod, "I was wondering how long it would take you to figure out," her eyes shifted back to Weiss and Blake before reverting to Olivia. Ruby held a finger up to her own lips and winked, devolving into a quiet giggle and turning back towards the ships.

Olivia visibly paled, her eyes now fixated on the ships ahead and her shoulders slumping. Weiss raised a hand to place on her shoulder, then hesitated, letting it fall down to her side instead. 'I doubt she wants a Schnee getting too close…'

When Olivia came to a jarring halt, thirty feet away from the ferry and the edge of the docks, the rest were forced to stop with her. She rubbed the back of her head and appeared to look flustered, glancing back the way they came, "Oh man, I just remembered something I need to do. Is it alright if I catch up, Ruby? I can take a bullhead-..."

Ruby pouted, striking a pose that Weiss could never have hoped to work on her father, "What's more important than this? I really want you to be there with us, Olivia!"

"What do you need to do?" Blake asked from the side with a curious frown, eyeing her clearly agitated teammate.

"Nothing much-"

Ruby cut her off with a triumphant smile, "Then we should be all set! You can do whatever you need to when we get back!"

When everyone turned to continue forward, Olivia balked. Her legs twitched, taking very hesitant steps in the direction of the docks. Weiss paused in concern, slowing down while Ruby and Blake made their way ahead.

"What's wrong?"

Olivia glanced to her, seeming to draw herself up slightly, "I… I'm fine," her eyes fixated once more on the ship, but she returned to a closer approximation of her usual pace. Weiss stayed where she was, curiously watching the straight-backed faunus pretending she wasn't in obvious distress as she slowly marched to the ship.

Weiss caught up, walking nearly shoulder to shoulder and looking closely at the tint of green starting to work its way into her teammate's cheeks, "You know, if you aren't comfortable riding on ships-"

"I said I'm fine," Olivia snapped back. She paused at the end of the gang plank and closed her eyes, legs wobbling beneath her.

Weiss flinched at the tone she'd used and gave her space, crossing her arms with a huff to watch Olivia struggle across on to the ship, 'Suit yourself, then. I was only trying to help…'

The faunus immediately sat down at one of the benches near the railing and leaned forward against it, attempting to stabilize herself as much as possible. Ruby called out from a little ways ahead, standing next to Blake closer to the bow and gesturing for the two teammates to follow along.

Weiss walked up to stand next to Olivia once more, noticing the way her eyes had closed and that she'd wrapped her arms around her stomach. She eyed the way the ship's crew had begun casting off the lines, and the attendant that now stood near the gang plank, ushering on the last few stragglers, "Last chance to come clean and take that bullhead."

"I don't know what you're talking about."

"Hmph," Weiss threw her hair over her shoulder and walked away, heading over to where Blake and Ruby were still waiting. The young leader went on tiptoe to look over Weiss's shoulder with a frown, seeing that Olivia had chosen to remain where she was.

"What's she doing?"

Weiss shrugged nonchalantly, lips pursed in a thin line, "Olivia said she was fine."

"She doesn't look fine," Blake replied uneasily, finally taking in the discoloration on the faunus girl's cheeks.

"No, she doesn't," Weiss agreed offhandedly, not bothering to look back.

Ruby's eyebrows knit together in concern, and she zipped back over to where Olivia sat, taking the spot next to her on the bench. Ruby's hand raised up to rub her back, eyes going wide, "Olivia!? Are you alright?"

A loud whistle announced the ferry's departure as the gang plank was pulled up and the ship itself began to move. Olivia groaned and leaned forward harder against the railing, closing her eyes tightly, her foot drumming against the deck beneath her.

"I'll be fine, kid. Go enjoy yourself," Olivia mumbled out.

"You…" Ruby tilted her head to the side, still rubbing small circles across Olivia's back, "You can't ride boats, can you…? That's why you always took a bullhead to Patch…"

Olivia could only nod her head in defeat, a groan escaping her lips soon after due to the small motion she'd made, "Just leave me to it, kid. I'll get over it once we're back on land."

"That's ten minutes away!" Ruby chastised, refusing to leave Olivia's side, instead shifting closer so that they were shoulder to shoulder, "A leader never abandons her team."

Weiss sighed heavily and walked back over with Blake. She wanted to be angry, but couldn't help but pity Olivia for the state she was in, "Admit that it was foolish not to tell the truth, and I'll make it better."

"You can do that?" Ruby piped up excitedly.

"I can."

Olivia remained silent for a few moments, her eyes opening slightly to glance in the heiress's direction. The ship lurched heavily, taking a larger wave to its side, and Olivia shuddered weakly in defeat, "I should have just told the truth. You win. Please help."

Weiss drew Myrtenaster from her side and gestured for Ruby to move away, then combined gravity dust to create a blackened glyph. It appeared beneath Olivia and raised her up, using the ship itself as a focal point to move with it, but not dip or sway.

Olivia pulled her knees up so that she was fully on top of the glyph, still holding her stomach. Her eyes opened fully, looking at the circular disk beneath her. Olivia flinched as the ship rocked once more, but the color from her cheeks was beginning to fade.

"That's… so much better."

Weiss sniffed, returning Myrtenaster to her hip and crossing her arms, "I'll take that as a thank you."

"Good thinking, Weiss!" Ruby cheered and raised her hands as if to go for a double high five. Weiss raised an eyebrow, and the young leader slowly dropped her hands back down with a grin.

"Is it your sixth sense?" Blake spoke up from behind, still keeping an eye on Olivia.

"Yeah… I told Qrow before, but spider faunus aren't meant for ships. It's torture," Olivia admitted gloomily.

"They why didn't you say something?" Ruby chipped in.

Olivia shrugged, a small motion like every other she'd made since getting on the ship, "I didn't want to disappoint you, I guess. You looked so happy…"

Ruby scoffed and shook her head, patting Olivia on the shoulder as she did, "I wouldn't have minded, Olivia. Especially if I'd known what was going to happen," a smug grin spread across her face, and her eyes lit up, "I guess there is one good thing that came out of this at least."

"What's that?"

"I know one of your weak-nesses~" Ruby half sang with a laugh.

"Good luck capitalizing on it in the arena," Olivia grumbled, drawing herself into a tighter ball to scowl at their leader.

Weiss frowned, "I suppose you wouldn't have known until coming to Vale that you couldn't handle being on a ship? From what I recall, the city of Mistral doesn't have any large bodies of water nearby. Not ones that people would take boats out onto, anyway."

Olivia nodded, "Ruby's uncle invited me out to their home. I didn't realize until the ship set sail why I was suddenly feeling so terrible."

"Why'd her uncle take you home?" Blake asked aloud.

It seemed Ruby's interest was piqued as well, seeing as she leaned forward against the glyph to look at Olivia. The faunus leaned back slightly and waved her hand in the air dismissively.

"He found me when I was having a rough time. Figured it would be best if I had company, I guess," Olivia's eyes grew distant, then refocused to look down on Ruby, "I'd say he was right, eh kid?"

"Never doubt Uncle Qrow!" Ruby smiled.

"So is that where we're going?" Weiss looked ahead to the island, still a fair distance away, but steadily growing larger in their approach.

"Dang iiiitttt…" Ruby muttered, turning to face Weiss and Blake. Her feet idly kicked against the deck, scuffing the wood while she stared down in dejection, "Yeaaahhhh... I wanted to introduce you all to my dad. He really wanted to meet everyone, and I was going to surprise him too, since I didn't tell him I was the team leader yet..."

Olivia placed a hand on Ruby's shoulder, squeezing gently, "Hey, at least one of your surprises can still work out. Tai doesn't know about you being the leader!"

Weiss nodded along, sharing in the attempt to cheer up their leader, "I'm sure Mr. Rose is a wonderful man."

Olivia's eyes widened and she gestured with her hand past her neck, signalling for Weiss to be silent. She let out a weak chuckle, "Mr. Xiao Long is really nice, Princess. And he's a great cook, isn't that right Ruby?"

"...Right!" Ruby hesitated for a moment, a flash of pain behind her eyes before raising a fist as she agreed.

"That's the spirit," Olivia grabbed Ruby beneath her armpits and pulled her up on top of the glyph with her. The young leader's feet dangled over the side while she giggled, "Now we've got front row seats!" she raised an eyebrow at Weiss questioningly, "How long can you keep this up?"

Weiss was beginning to feel a very mild strain from the continued effort, but with the island nearing, she gave Olivia a confident smirk, "Long enough."

"What else can your semblance do?" Blake poked at the glyph, feeling the smooth, yet wispy texture that made up its surface.

Weiss crossed her arms proudly, "The Schnee semblance is rather varied. Utilizing dust, I can create several different types of glyphs," she hesitated for a moment, a spot of color appearing on her cheeks, "Once I've gained more control… I'll be able to summon."

"Summon what?" Blake asked, tilting her head to the side slightly.

"They're sort of like…" Weiss searched for the correct phrase to use, "reanimated grimm that I've defeated, made of the same sort of material as the glyphs themselves?"

Blake's eyes widened, and Ruby leaned forward, teetering on the glyph's edge, "That. Is. So. Cooooool~!"

Olivia rapped her knuckles against the glyph and frowned, "Any way to make them more durable? I seem to recall punching straight through one of your glyphs during our fight…"

Weiss huffed, "I seem to recall you punching straight through a boarbatusk's skull on the first day of class as well. Not everyone has your ridiculous strength, Olivia."

Olivia nodded her assent, much to Weiss's surprise. She was expecting another snarky comment or backhanded insult out of the faunus. Instead, Olivia closed her eyes and relaxed on top of the glyph, letting the salty breeze ruffle her shoulder length hair.

The ferry's horn blared once more, announcing their arrival at Patch. The ship pulled in to the side, crew bustling about to tie off lines and put out the gang plank once more. Olivia sighed and looked around, seeming to gauge her distance from the glyph to the docks themselves.

"Excuse me, kid~" Olivia helped Ruby down off the glyph and then stood atop it, preparing herself to leap across the fifteen foot gap that separated her from the docks.

"You can't be serious. You'll never make it…" Weiss snipped, frowning up at Olivia.

Olivia scoffed, "I'm not touching this boat again." With a tense few moments to prepare, Olivia's muscles flexed. The glyph cracked beneath her feet as she hurled herself through the air, using an unprecedented strength that Weiss would have never predicted her to have.

'Her punches are one thing, but her legs too!? Just what exactly is her semblance!?' Even after a week, Weiss had only been able to gather that she had some form of increased strength.

Olivia tucked and rolled across the dock to spring back up to her feet and turned, bowing to Ruby's applause. Blake smiled as well and offered up a few light claps of her own, barely audible even from where Weiss was standing. Olivia smirked all the same, then marched the short distance so that she was completely on dry land.

Ruby glowed with a cheerful smile as she turned to her other two teammates, "Are you ladies ready!?"

"Whenever you are, Ruby," Blake smiled back.

Weiss nodded, "Let's get you that surprise."

With that, the three regrouped with Olivia, still smugly standing at the shore's edge, and walked through the thick copse of trees into the small town of Patch.

So, there were a lot of good suggestions for the Olivia x Weiss ship name. You all get cookies, I've got plenty to spare ;)

Ultimately, I think 'Black Ice' is the name I'd like to go with. The shipping chart has it listed as Weiss x Salem, but nobody in the world actually ships the two of them. As such, I'm going to pull a Captain Jack and 'commandeer' the ship name for my own purposes.

Thanks for reading,

- Sybaen