"So you called me over here for no reason?" Detective Tsukauchi sighed as he placed his ever present notebook into one of his trench coat's many pockets.

"It's not my fault she disappeared as soon as I called you." Weiss said as politely as possible, but she was sure that it still came out sounding sarcastic. The Good Detective got there in record time, but the Gumiho Hero was already gone by the time he arrived, much to Weiss' annoyance. She basically pulled a Blake on her somehow.

"Are you going to be pressing any charges?" Detective Tsukauchi's hands reached for his pockets. Why did he put his notebook in there if he was just going to grab it again?!

"As much as I would love to, I have better things to do." Weiss crossed her arms. Blackmail for the future was always fun, especially since Mt. Agency's CCTV caught everything. Pressing charges now also sounded fun, but Weiss wasn't going to pass up having dirt on a rival idol. "I trust that this will stay off the records in case I would lime to press charges in the future." She gave him a sweet smile.

Detective Tsukauchi stared at her impassively and shrugged. "I suppose. If that's everything you need, I'll be leaving now." He grabbed his hat from the dusty cubicle from Yu's office and started walking towards the exit.

"There's another reason why I called you here." Weiss said, which made him pause. She was actually planning on calling him anyways, but the Idiot Hero: Ahri made her speed up her schedule. Killing two birds, or foxes in this case, was the logical thing to do, even if the intruder did piss her off. She wouldn't be as merciful next time.

"And that is?" He turned his head. Weiss met his gaze head on, hardening her eyes.

"What can you tell me about the Hero Killer?" If what Ahri said was true, that he hunted heroes that profited off of their status, then it made sense for the criminal to come to Musutafu. Weiss profited off of her image, and she had just won the UA Sports Festival. Of course he would target her, but why would he attack Yu?

"I'm afraid that's part of an ongoing investigation, so I can't share any details." Detective Tsukauchi said bluntly, which Weiss appreciated. She hated when people danced around an issue. "I know you were a Huntress back home, but Earth is a different world, let the police and the pros handle this."

It looked like she was going to have to do this the old fashioned way.


After Detective Tsukauchi left, Weiss found herself sitting outside of Yu's room. This time the Nurse refused to let her in, despite saying that Yu was now stable and would soon be transferred to the level below. She stared at her phone, her right foot tapping against the hospital floor.

There were already several news articles about the Hero Killer, who was given the villain name of Stain. He had already killed seventeen other heroes, and seriously injured twenty-three more.

"He's going to be a stain on the wall when I'm through with him." Weiss mumbled under her breath. If Stain was still in Musutafu, then he would try attacking her again soon, before the police and other pros track him down. Shinji was right when he said that Yu would want her to go to school, but he never mentioned any extra-curricular activities, or the weekend.

"Hey Ice Queen." Speaking of the wooden man, who appeared out of nowhere, Shinji would play a big part in Weiss' strategy.

"I'm going to intern with you." Weiss said dryly as he sat next to her. Other internships would be useless, requiring her to leave Musutafu and stay in another city for about a week. Interning with Shinji would allow her to continue her investigation, and if he tried stopping her, well, that was a bridge that Weiss was hoping she wouldn't have to cross.

"You do know I sent you that offer to spite Takeyama right?" Shinji slouched. "I still remember you shouting at her to not let anyone in your room if she decided to send an offer to someone else."

Weiss smiled sadly. "I'm not taking an internship that's going to be far from here. She needs me."

"Takeyama needs you to be safe." Shinji said, placing a hand on her shoulder, pulling her into an awkward hug. "But knowing you, you'll just go after him alone, and I'm not going to let you do that."

Weiss angled her head to look at the taller hero. So he was going to try and stop her, that wasn't good.

"Not alone that is." Shinji smirked and patted her head. "Takeyama would kill me if she found out I let you go after Stain alone."

"You're not going to try and stop me?"

Shinji shrugged. "We both know you'll just find a way somehow, and besides, the Hero Killer needs to be stopped." He released his hold on her. "And I've seen you using your sword, I don't feel like getting sliced up."

Good.

"So how was school?" Shinji stood up, stretching his wooden body. Weiss looked away and refused to look at him this time. She hated that she snapped at Mina, but keeping them at arms length would keep them safe.


The weekend couldn't come soon enough. School had become unbearable especially since Yu was still in a coma, and now that Weiss was avoiding her friends. She used Mineta of course, since he followed her every order without question, leading them on a chase while she hid in a janitor's closet for lunch.

Holding the case that held her costume, Weiss walked towards her private car where Sho was waiting to take her to the hospital. From there she would go back to Mt. Agency to collect Myrtenaster and leave Dolt in its place. There weren't any reported sightings of Stain, which meant that he either left town or was planning another ambush.

"Stop right there Ice Queen." Weiss heard the footsteps of several people behind her. She didn't have to turn around to know that it was Kyouka who spoke, and if she had to guess, Mina and Yaoyorozu were with her.

"Have fun with your internships." Weiss said without another beat, she was about to take another step when she felt one of them grab her arm. It took all of her self control to stop herself from throwing them off. Weiss didn't want to hurt them. "Let go of me."

"No." It was Mina who spoke up. Weiss turned her head with a sigh. The pink girl had tears forming in the corner of her eyes. "We're here for you Weissy, you don't have to push us away."

She formed her 'Heiress' smile. "You don't have to worry about me, I'm fine." Yu was the one who was laying in a hospital bed while Weiss was still walking about.

"Cut the bullshit." Kyouka said angrily. Weiss' eyes widened in surprise, she had never seen the bassist so angry before, not even when she read those comments where people trashed her music. "You're hurting, and you're going to go after him."

Weiss remained silent, as did Momo who watched nervously.

"We're just students, you are just a student, even if you won the Festival, we're all just kids." Kyouka ranted. "The police and the pros will handle it." She took a deep breath and looked down, until she finally met Weiss' eyes again. "Do you know how much it hurts us to see you like this?"

Momo nodded in agreement, a sad smile on her face. "We're here for you, Weiss. Just leave this to the heroes."

Weiss hardened her gaze even as she felt a blizzard within her. She struggled to keep her composure, even as she felt her legs start to shake. Weiss wanted to agree with them, but she couldn't.

"I'm afraid that's not possible." Weiss gently removed Mina's hand, using her superior strength. Kyouka looked away, gritting her teeth as Mina stared at her in shock. Did they truly think that they would be able to convince her? "I'll see you all after the internships are over." She bowed politely and walked away.

The pros wouldn't be able to do much, Stain was called the Hero Killer after all, any hero that went after him could suffer the same fate as Yu, or worse.

Good thing he wasn't called the Huntress Killer.

A/N

I can't wait to write a happier Weiss, and now we are two chapters away from the 100th chapter!

I'm hoping that the Weiss vs Stain fight will be my best one yet.

Question of the day:

Which scene, quote or chapter from Schnee: Hero or Huntress was memorable for you?

Till next time on Schnee: Hero or Huntress!