Crazy trouble with love part 9

Whitley and Ruby

Series: RWBY

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-Remnant, Patch-

It was a calm day as the sun hung in the meridian of the sky, shining down upon the town as a helicopter flew towards the town itself.

On the side was the Schnee Dust Company logo as it flew towards a landing pad on the east most side of the town.

"We're almost there Mr. Schnee." spoke the pilot. "Just make sure you're buckled up."

The camera zoomed towards the back while we see NOT the head of the company, but a small boy with white hair, light blue eyes and wearing a blue and white dress shirt with black pants and white loafers, who was on top of a woman's lap as two older girls sat near the woman.

These people? From the oldest it was Willow Schnee, Winter Schnee, Weiss Schnee and the youngest of the family, Whitley Schnee.

He kicked his feet up and down while looking a little bored. "Mother, are we there yet?"

"No dear." She said while her eyes looked a little tired, but seemed to be clear and full of light, however faint it was.

He huffed before looking at Winter and started poking her side. "Winter, Winter, Winter, Winter, Winter, Winter, Winter-"

"What?"

"Are you still in love with the general?" he asked innocently.

She frowned as Weiss snickered a little. "No."

"Oh…" He looked at Weiss. "So are you in love with the general? Because you seem to follow him around like a puppy."

"What?! I do not!" she huffed with a red face.

"Then why are you blushing?" he smiled as Weiss looked mad and embarrassed.

"We are almost at the park." the pilot said to the group of four. "Please buckle up and don't puke, I'm looking at you Colonel Winter."

She looked away with a light blush as she was still getting used to flying. She saw her brother snicker and sent him a warning glare.

The helicopter flew towards a small zoo full of local wildlife as Weiss pulled on the boy's ear.

"OW!"

"That's for being a brat." she snickered.

"Mother! Weiss is bullying me!"

"Weiss, don't yank on Whitley's ear."

"But mother!"

She sent her a warning glare as Weiss moved her hand away.

Whitley stuck his tongue out at her.

"Whitley." Willow warned him. "Don't antagonize your sisters, or do you want me to ground you after the trip?"

"Yes mother." he said with a huff as the helicopter landed on the helipad.

Only for Winter to turn green as she held her mouth and her stomach gurgled.

"Ugh…" she got out before puking on the floor.

"WINTER!" Weiss cried out while her shoes were covered in green vile.

(A bit later)

Winter groaned while on a bench as Willow apologized to the pilot, who was still annoyed, as Weiss and Whitley were having a staring contest.

"Mmm."

"Mmmm."

Both looked ready to cry as their eyes seemed to be twitching.

"Mmmm."

"Mmmm"

"Mmmmm."

"Mmmmm."

"MMMMMM."

"MMMMMMM."

Both kept on doing this before both blinked. "Gah! Again!"

"Children." Willow said to them. "Please stick by me, Mr. Timothy Oda is expecting us in his office."

"Coming mother." They said before walking towards their mother, all while Winter started to feel better.

"Never….again." She grumbled as they walked deeper into the zoo, all while the youngest sibling stared at a wolf nearby, who was following him in the enclosure.

"Grrrrr."

He looked while stopping for a second with a smirk. "Looks like you can't eat any grannies anymore."

"Grrrr." it growled while the group walked away from the boy.

"Neh." he stuck his tongue out.

It swiped towards the boy's face as he let out a girly scream. "RAW RAW RAW!"

"AHHHH!" he screamed while running away and accidentally went outside the zoo, and into the local woodlands. He panted before noticing where he was and turned deadly pale. "Oh no! Mother! Weiss! Winter! Help!"

The sounds of birds, wild beasts and the occasional 'peaceful' Grimm was heard as Whitley shook in fear and for once in his life, wished he had trained in both survival and protecting himself from lions, tigers, bears, and monsters, oh right?

"Hello?" he gulped in fear while hearing something rustling in the bushes.

Russle!

"Eep!" he jumped and shook harder while going pale.

Russle!

He paled before someone tapped him on the shoulder.

"Hi." said a young girl's voice. "Are you lost?"

"AAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!" he screamed while jumping right onto a tree branch about five feet from the ground.

The girl, who had silver eyes, short black hair, wearing a dark red sleeveless hoodie with an attached red cloak, a white top underneath her hoodie, a black skirt and black shoes, looked up in confusion. "Um...are you ok little girl?"

Whitley looked down and saw a girl, not a Grimm about to eat his face off. He sighed in relief before frowning. "I'm fine, but I'm not a girl, I'm a boy."

"Really? But the voice sounded girly." She said with a confused look in her eyes.

"I'm a boy!"

"Ok ok, no need to act like a big meany." She huffed. "Want some help getting down?"

"No, I can get down just fine on my own." he huffed before looking down and gulped seeing how high he was up.

"You sure?"

"Um…"

"Wait." she said before pulling out a cookie. "Want a Ruby Snack?"

"NO!"

"Fine." she said while eating it. "Mmmm mmm."

'So barbaric!' he thought before seeing the ground and felt very sick in his gut.

"Do you still need help or should I just leave?" the girl asked while moving back and forth with the back of her heels.

"Q-Quit asking a dumb question!" he frowned while hugging the tree and tried to slowly move off the branch with his eyes shut. "I-I-I'm getting down just fine on my own."

"Even with the squirrel on your back?"

"What?" he opened his eyes and saw a squirrel on his back.

It sniffed him while the Atlasian boy, who never saw one before, screamed and let go of the tree.

CRASH!

And fell into a bush with a yelp of pain.

"Oh my gosh! Are you ok!?"

"Ow...I'm ok…" he got out before the girl helped him out of the bush.

"Did you break anything? Did you get rabies? Are you-"

"I'm fine." Whitley interupted while pushing her hands away. "Now if you excuse me, I have to leave this gross place."

"Why?"

"Because nature is for the commonwealth, that's why."

"...eh?" She said in confusion.

"Little girl, I'm part of the esteemed Schnee family."

"...again eh?"

Whitley groaned while walking away.

"Hey wait! Do you know the way out of the woods by chance?" she asked while following. "I got lost and can't find my way out."

"Ha, I'm not lost." he said while walking around a tree and came back. "I know...wait? Why am I facing you again?"

"Um because you just turned around."

He facepalmed at that.

"So need help or should I leave?" she asked innocently making him huff and cross his arms.

"If you must." He said while the girl disappeared in a flash. "Huh?!"

"Come on! This way!"

He looked around before seeing the girl appear next to him in a flurry of roses. "H-How-"

"I don't know, just fast maybe." She shrugged. "But come on, follow me mister...Wheat?"

"It's Whitley!"

"So you're not made of toast?"

"Of course not!"

"...oh."

'Dumb commoners!'

(A LONG time later)

Both looked around the forest while completely lost while the sun began to set.

"Are you sure you know the way?"

"Um well...I do...but my sister knows it better than me." She sweatdropped.

He groaned before he stopped and plopped on his butt. "My feet are tired."

"Not mine."

"That's because you're an energetic brat."

"Hey! I'm not a brat!"

"Yes you are." He frowned. "Especially when you're a nobody!"

"Ok that was mean!" she puffed out her cheeks and moved over in front of him. "Apologize."

"A Schnee never apologizes."

"Do it baldy!" she huffed in anger.

"I'm not bald!"

"And I'm not a nobody!"

"Yes you are, heck you don't even have a name!"

"Yes I do! It's Ruby Xiao Long Rose!"

"...Xiao what?"

"Xiao Long Rose! X-i-a-o L-o-n-g R-o-s-e!"

"...what a bad name." He said with a weird look in his eyes. "Schnee is better."

"No it's not! It sounds like a toothpaste brand!"

"Ok now that was juvenile!"

"I can make big words too baldy! And you're an atlassian bigeronious baby face!"

Both started making fun of the other for about ten minutes before the night set in and they were in complete blackness. This in turn made them scream as someone held the other's waist.

"Get off me!"

"No you!"

"I said it first!"

"No I did!"

Both then heard a loud growl in the distance and went wide eyed as some eyes glared at them from the shadows, red ones to be exact.

"Ahhhh!" screamed both kids before turning and started running away, relying on adrenaline.

(A bit later)

Both panted while face first on the ground, somewhere in the middle of the woods.

"Ah...ah…"

"I...hate...Vale…" Whitley panted while scared like a puppy. "I...hate it!"

The girl groaned while looking up and saw some lights in the distance. "Huh...look! Lights!"

"Oh thank goodness! I need to get out of these gross woods and take a nice long bubble bath."

"Can I join? I smell like a Beowolf's jaw." Ruby gagged before realizing her mistake. "I mean separate baths, not the same bath."

"No."

"Fine, but you owe me cookies."

"Can't you think of anything besides those things?"

"Hey! I'm hungry, tired, and lonely." she huffed looking away with a frown. "Besides, cookies make everything better."

"No, cakes are the way to go." He smirked. "We even have a cake butler and he makes the perfect cheesecake."

"...what are you? A prince or something?" Ruby asked with a confused look on her face.

"Well I am the heir, well one of them, of the Schnee Dust Company. So yes I am technically a prince."

"...then where's your horse? The sword, the handsome face and the heart of gold?" She asked. "Because you don't have anything like that."

Whitley frowned at that. "That's just from those dumb fairy tales, they aren't real."

"Hey! Don't be mean to the stories! I love them!" She huffed in anger. "You big old buttface!"

"I'm not a buttface you...you….uncultured brat!"

"I'm so cultured! I can even use my pinky finger with hot chocolate!"

Both frowned before walking towards the lights, bickering all the way.

(Later on)

"Quit walking so fast."

"Then quit being slow." Ruby huffed.

Whitley stuck his tongue out at her, only for her to pull her eyelid down with a finger.

"Neh!"

"Why you little!" he frowned before hitting a lamp post, rusted and looked almost ready to fall to the ground. "Gah!"

"Hahah!" Ruby laughed before hitting another lamp post. "Ow!"

Both groaned before noticing something, a large whale like Grimm's mouth made of metal as all around it was an amusement park, which looked brand new and full of Grimm memorabilia and merchandise as the words 'Grimm World' were placed over the whale's jaw.

"What the?"

"This is new." Ruby said in surprise. "I mean I never heard of Grimm World before...does it have any roller coasters I wonder."

"You would be excited over a silly amusement park."

"Any kid would, even a buttface like you." She countered while walking up the the ticket booth. "Come on, maybe it's open and we can ask a grownup how to get out of these woods?"

He sighed and followed while just wanting to sit and relax.

As they walked to the booth, they saw a man with a white shirt, golden eyes, brown hair with a ponytail, and silver earrings looking from the inside of the booth.

"Hello." he said with a creepy grin. "Welcome to Grimm World, the happiest place in Remnant. How may I help you two?"

Both gulped while feeling very scared, but didn't know why.

"Uh...can you help us? We're lost."

"Lost how?" he asked while eyeing Ruby's eyes.

"Like completely lost." Whitley said nervously. "So can we...have a Scroll?"

"Sorry, no service here. If we did, the Grimm might come and make this the unhappiest place in Remnant."

"But then, how do we find home?" asked Ruby getting more scared.

"Oh." He said while pointing inside. "There is a landline, but it's on the other side of the park. If you want I could let you go inside, free of charge."

"Really?" Whitley raised an eyebrow. "My father told me nothing's ever free."

"Wise words, but do you have any money?"

"Y-"

"I mean, any non plastic money? We don't have ATM's here I'm afraid." He interrupted as the boy paled.

"...no." 'Ah monkey butts!'

"Then this will be a free trip, that and you are the first customers today so I'm letting you in per our grand opening policy."

"Grand opening? That means no lines!" Ruby gasped in surprise.

"Yes." He smirked while pointing to the gates. "All the rides, games and snacks are free. But don't forget, if you need help getting home, just go to the back."

"Ok!"

"Oh and there's a big event at midnight, you two should come. It is a once in a lifetime event after all."

The boy looked confused at that before Ruby dragged him inside. "Hey! Unhand me!"

"Come on! Free rides!"

The man watched them go before smirking as he pulled out a Scroll utilizing a long scorpion tail. "My goddess, I just acquired a Silver Eyes and a Schnee. Right in Grimm World. Yes, yes, I see, and do come at midnight for the ceremony. Ha ha ha!"

(With the children)

"Oooh! Look at that black cotton candy!" Ruby cried out while pointing to a cotton candy stand.

"Yuck." Whitley stuck out his tongue. "Who would eat something black unless it was caviar?"

"Cavi-what?"

"Fish eggs."

"EW! Disgusting!" She gagged. "You eat babies!"

"Of course not! It's a delicious appetizer." he frowned. "Besides, it's no different than eating regular common chicken eggs."

"Still!" She gagged before grabbing some popcorn. "Have this, it's not babies."

"No!"

"Come on!"

"I said no!" He frowned.

She huffed. "Wow, your friends must really find you a meany."

Whitley glared at her for that as she munched on the snack and looked away while mumbling something.

"Eh?" Ruby looked at him. "What did you say?"

"Nothing!"

"Are you sure? It sounded like you said something." She said before noticing some spinning teacups in the shape of Creeps. "Oooh! Let's go on that ride!"

"Forget it, I'm not riding on THAT."

"Why? Are you…" She smirked. "Chicken?"

"No I'm-"

"Cluck cluck cluck!" She clucked. "Bagock!"

"Stop that!" he frowned. "Stop that now!"

"Cluck cluck cluck!" She giggled before Whitley grabbed her and dragged her to the ride.

"I will show you how brave I am chicken lips!"

(Later)

"Ugh…" he groaned while feeling sick and dizzy, all the while Ruby was happy and smiling.

"That was fun! Let's do it again!"

"No…" he let out before covering his mouth.

Ruby watched him vomit in a garbage can before noticing that there were red eyes looking at them from dark corners and the empty stands. 'Weird, where are all the grown ups?'

'Darn it...now I feel sick.' he thought before looking up and saw a Seer Grimm looking at him. "AH!"

Ruby spun around. "What's wrong!?"

"Look!" he yelled while pointing….to a bunch of balloons in the shape of a Seer. "Huh!?"

"Oooh, balloons."

"B-But that was a Grimm!"

"Well it's not."

"..." he sighed. "It was a Grimm, although it didn't have snow on it."

"Eh?"

"Right you're not from the mighty Atlas Kingdom. Our Grimm are covered in ice and snow as well as being bigger."

"...cool." she said in awe while the boy smirked at her tone. "So many Grimm made out of ice cream."

He facepalmed at her foolishness. "They're not MADE of ice cream, they just have snow and ice on top of them."

"Oh." She pouted. "Fooey."

Whitley sighed before recalling why they were here. "Now see here, we have to get to the back of the park so we can call someone. So no more...where did she go?"

ZOOM!

He blinked as Ruby appeared next to him while eating a burger with a black patty on it. "...what. Is that?"

"A Grimm Burger, want one?"

"Ugh! Disgusting!"

"Eh? No it's not, it's made of pure Grimm meat."

"Grimm can't make patties!"

"...Uncle Qrow! You meany!" She yelled out in frustration. "I'll get him for that, but want one?"

"No."

"Why not?"

"Because meat isn't supposed to be black, otherwise it's obviously rotten."

"..." she looked at the patty and blinked. "It's still warm."

The boy sighed before noting something that made him cringe.

A human finger in the patty meat.

"Nom." Ruby munched on the burger while not seeing the finger. "Tasty...what?"

"Y-Y-YOU'RE EATING A PERSON!" he screamed out before running away.

Ruby looked confused before seeing the finger and screamed. "AHHH! FILTH! FILTH!"

"AAAAHHHH!" he screamed while Ruby followed right behind him.

(At the back of the park)

Both panted while on a bench right near a bathroom stall, scarred for life and feeling dirty.

"Ew ew ew ew ew ew ew ew!" Ruby gagged while spitting on the ground. "Ew ew ew ew ew ew!"

"That was absolutely putrid!"

"And gross!" She gagged. "I was eating a person! Oh fudge monkey! I was eating a person! And enjoyed it!"

Whitley shivered while feeling mortified.

"I need water!" she cried out before heading to a fountain and tried to reach, but couldn't due to her small stature. "Eeeha! Eeeha! Come...on...ah!

'Just what kind of place sells...human meat!?' he thought before Ruby got the water running.

But instead of the clear water, it was black ooze that coragulated down the sides like magma.

"Ew!" she gagged while backing away. "That's dirty water!"

"Then don't drink it." He sweatdropped while noticing a mascot changing room. "Come, I think the ground line is in this building."

"No! I'm not going in there, it might have cookies made of people!"

Whitley facepalmed. "Chances are it's just the meat."

"I'm still not going!"

"...baby." He frowned before heading to the door, only to see some ribs on the ground, causing him to pale. 'Fudge monkey!'

Ruby shivered before thinking about her sister and steeled herself. She took a deep breath and closed her eyes before walking towards the door.

Creak.

She looked inside and saw it was just an empty room with a staircase going downwards into the unknown. "Come on baldy, let's find that ground line thingy."

"Um...I'll just stay here."

"Oh come on, where's your backbone? I mean you're a hunter in training right?" She asked.

"That barbaric occupation? Ha! That's beneath me."

"...so you're calling my dad, uncle and mom beneath you?" she frowned with him feeling like he said the wrong thing.

"Um…"

"Well did you?" She glared. "Because you don't know how HARD my family has it! So shut up buttface and zip your hole!"

He gulped while seeing a dark 'aura' around her body as she walked into the building. 'W-Why did she suddenly become scary?'

(Deep into the earth)

Both went down the stairs while unable to see due to the lack of lights, using a guardrail to keep themselves from falling.

Ruby kept quiet while Whitley felt a little unnerved.

"So…what do girls of your position in life do? Catch toads? Eat crackers?"

Silence.

"Hello? Remnant to gemstone."

Silence.

"Oh come on! Talk to me, just once you common-"

"Ruby."

"Eh?"

"It's Ruby." She frowned. "Not gemstone, not commoner, not anything else. Just Ruby."

"..." he saw her turn around and looked dead serious for a kid her age.

"If you make fun of my family one more time, I'm leaving you here. Got it?"

Whitley gulped while Ruby turned back around, although his Schnee pride started to override his mind. "I can make fun of your family as many times as I want, after all, they are barbaric Hunters, not worthy of living with sophisticated members of society like myself."

KAPUNCH!

"GAH!" he cried out while holding his now bleeding nose.

"I warned you! Say it again and I'll hit you harder!" she growled before they made it to the bottom of the stairs.

Whitley groaned while looking pissed off before noticing that the door was open and a strange smell was coming from inside.

The smell of something...rotting?

Ruby looked inside and saw it was completely dark inside. "Hey, who turned off the lights?"

Whitley wiped his nose with something soft while looking for a light switch. "No one, but you should turn the lights on."

"I will after you stop using my cape as a tissue!"

"...no wonder it felt as soft as a common rag-"

"Don't. Even." She frowned with an edge to her tone as she turned the switch on.

FLASH!

And saw a giant pen...full of sleeping GRIMM!

"AHHHH!" Both screamed while the Grimm slept on, their mouths drooling a black substance and several bodies were spread all over the floor, all with broken faces near the eye sockets.

"Grrrrr."

"Grrrr."

"Raaaa...grrrr."

Both gulped while the door behind them closed on its own.

SLAM!

"Oh no! We're locked in!" the white haired boy cried out before Ruby covered his mouth.

"Shhh! You'll wake them."

He gulped before uncovering his mouth. "But look at them, if we so much as get close to the door or make a noise, they will eat us!"

"Well….uh….let me think."

He groaned while noticing something near the middle of the room, a copper table full of strange symbols with a single skeleton on it...with a white cloak on it. "Um...did your family have a habit of wearing cloaks or just you?"

"Well my mom did, why?"

"Look." he said while pointing to the skeleton.

Ruby turned before going wide eyed and felt a cold chill go down her back.

"I think we should find the exit." Whitley gulped before noticing a single exit.

The problem was that it was over a few hundred feet up from the ground, it was locked, and had Grimm under it.

"...nevermind." He said before sitting on the ground in defeat. "We're going to die, and I'll never be the head of the company!"

"Sniff."

He blinked and turned to Ruby, who looked ready to cry. He assumed she was scared and sighed. "Look-"

"Sniff...mom…" she sniffed while falling to her knees. "Mom…"

"Eh? What's wrong? It's just a body."

"My mom...she disappeared when I was a baby." She said while crying. "I...I thought she left because of me…"

Whitley's eyes widened connecting the dots and looked at the cloak. "You….You mean….that's…."

"Y...Yes…" she sobbed while the negative emotions started to fill the room, causing the Grimm to wake up.

"Grrrr….grrr?" One Ursa growled while its eyes started to rise up. "Grrrr?"

'Oh no, The Grimm are reacting to her!' He thought in fear while Ruby kept on crying.

"I...I...I wish I...I stopped her…" she cried while a Creep started to rise up and sniff the air. "Mom...I...I'm sorry!"

Whitley paled while doing something very unlike him, he grabbed Ruby by the waist and ran full speed towards a corner, one with a set of stairs leading to the entrance. "Don't cry you commoner!"

"Awaw! I'm not common! I'm a mom killer!" She cried while her sadness began to overtake her will, causing more Grimm to wake up.

"No! No you're not! Please stop crying!"

"Awawaw!"

'What do I do?!'

'Try and be kind.' His oldest sister Winter said in his mind. 'Or just slap her a little.'

'I'm not that mean!'

'Just tell her to stop then you dolt!' His middle sister Weiss said. 'And hurry!'

'I'm not a dolt!'

"Grrrrrrr."

"Don't cry! At least not here! Pretty please!"

"Awawaw!" Ruby cried as Whitley made it to the stairs. "I-I'm a monster! A mom killing monster!"

He paled while a Nevermore started to flap its wings. "You're not a monster, now stop crying!"

"Awawawaw! Dad was...right! I fractured our family! It was my fault!"

"No! No it's not your fault!" He yelled. "It's not your fault! It's not!"

"B-But dad-"

"Your father isn't a monster, and neither are you!" He snapped. "If anything my own father is a real monster just like the Grimm in this room!"

"Caw caw!"

"He's the one who is cold and cruel, the one who focuses more on the business rather than spend real time with me or my sisters!" He snapped while Ruby stopped crying as he felt ready to vent. "And he's a...a slapper!"

"..."

"You're lucky you have a family. I have a fractured one! My sister is in the military, my other sister wants nothing to do with me, my mother is a fan of funny water and my father cares only for himself! And...I'm just the poster boy...the one who's supposed to have nothing but business stuffed in their head." he muttered looking down while not realizing he started to cry.

Ruby slowly moved her hand to his face and wiped some forming tears as the Grimm started to notice the humans. "So you're like me."

"...unfortunately."

"ROAR!" a Beowolf howled while the children paled and screamed in horror.

"AHHH!"

"Up the stairs! Up the stairs baldy!" Ruby screamed while holding him tightly.

"I told you I'm not-WOAH!" He cried while ducking from an Ursa swipe. "I'm going! But I'm not as fast as you!"

"ROAR!"

"AHHHH!" He screamed while running faster, but felt his legs giving out.

Ruby screamed while her semblance activated and both started to run in a single flash-

SLAM!

And right into the still locked exit like a bug on a windshield.

"Ow…"

"That...didn't work…"

"ROAR!"

Whitley turned and paled as Ruby saw a control switch right next to the door. "Oh fudge! We're going to get eaten like a faunus in an oven!"

"Hey, I found our way out!"

"How?!"

"This!" She said while flipping the switch.

C...Creak.

And caused the doors to open...at a snail's pace!

"CAW CAW!"

"Hurry!"

She panicked as the doors opened wide enough to allow a child out as she grabbed Whitley and used her semblance for the final time today.

WOOOSH!

(Outside the amusement park)

A small door opened near the zoo as the two went flying out and onto the ground with a thud as the door closed behind them.

Whitley panted while looking as pale as his hair.

Ruby got up while seeing that she was away from the evil park. "...we're alive! Alive!"

'Oh...that….was too much…' He thought while seeing a blonde guy, a cloak wearing guy and a blonde girl looking around the zoo.

"Ruby!"

"Ruby! Where are you?!"

"Sis! Where are you?! Sis!?"

Ruby heard them as a group of white haired individuals walked behind them. "Oh crackers! My family!"

"Whitley!" Winter called out while Weiss hugged her brother tightly. "There you are!"

"Don't ever run away from us like that again you idiot!"

"Gah!" He got out while seeing his mother's tear filled face, now very sober.

"Whitley." She frowned. "You shouldn't have ran away."

"I kn-"

"RUBY!" yelled the blonde man while frowning. "Where in all the heck did you run off to?! And for five hours!"

"Um…" Ruby gulped while Qrow saw the elder Schnee.

"Oh great." He grumbled. "Willow Schnee, the greatest drunk in Atlas."

"Qrow Branwen." She frowned. "The most rude hunter this side of Remnant. What are you doing here?"

"Looking for my soon to be grounded niece." He frowned back. "You?"

"Looking for my son."

Both kids gulped while Yang glared at Ruby.

"Why didn't you stay at the petting zoo?!"

"I-I-I got lost! Honest!"

"Likely story."

"It is the truth." Whitley got out while trying to be brave. "And she tried to help me out of a forest and...an amusement of horrors. As for my name, it's-"

"Baldy." Ruby interrupted. "Because he's my bald friend."

"For the last time, I'm not bald!" He huffed as Weiss snickered. "Stop that! We just ran away from-"

"Grimm." Ruby interrupted again. "And he saved me by carrying me from a big group of scary bears and birdies and lizards. He's a bald knight!"

The adults and pre-teen raised their eyebrows at Ruby while Whitley blushed at the knight comment.

"I-It wasn't like that! She's just exaggerating it all."

"No I'm not." Ruby pouted. "You were like a prince, well except you're bald, a dork, and kinda rude. Like really rude, but you did save me so." She patted his head. "Since your friendless, I'll be your friend."

Whitley blushed at the head patting and shook his head. "I'M NOT BALD!"

"...ok."

He sighed while Weiss snickered.

"So what now?" Ruby asked before getting picked up by her dad.

"Home, and no cookies, games, or training for a year."

"But dad!"

"No buts!"

Whitley gulped before Willow grabbed his shoulder tightly.

"Same with you young man, and no more being with your father. If he can't teach you how to be a proper child with common sense, you can't be around him. Now come, we're going back to Atlas."

"...yes mother."

She went to drag him away before Ruby zipped towards the boy.

"So this is it?" she asked while a little sad. "Just one adventure?"

"Apparently."

"Well...bye." she said before patting his head. "And if you ever come to Patch, say hi to me and….well..."

"Well what?"

"Don't go bald." she giggled while Weiss almost passed out from laughing.

"I'm not going bald you...you….cookie addict!"

She gasped before bopping his head lightly. "Take that back baldly! Take that back!"

"Cookie addict!"

"Baldy!"

"Addict!"

"Baldy baldy!"

Both kept on yelling at the other before their parents dragged them away, still arguing and internally hoping to see the other again.

(Elsewhere)

-Grimm World-

The man at the booth showed a mysterious cloaked woman to the hidden chambers as he opened it. "The children are here, my queen."

She looked around and turned to him with a frown. "Where?"

"Right in here. Right….there?"

The Grimm looked at them while clawing at the door, with the woman glaring at him.

"Tyrian. Where. Are. The. Silver. Eyes. And. The. Schnee?" she frowned while looking ready to explode with anger.

"Um…" 'Crap!'

(Many years later)

-Vale, Beacon, RWBY's room-

"What? You want me to what?" asked Ruby with surprise.

"You heard me. I want to offer you the chance to come to this big ball my father is throwing." spoke Weiss with annoyance. "We talked about this yesterday."

"I thought you were joking." She admitted. "Why me?"

"Because the invites require a guest. And you're the only one that might look dignified."

"Why not Blake or Yang?"

"Ones a faunus from a terrorist organization-"

"Ex-terrorist." Blake interrupted.

"I know!" Weiss yelled. "And Yang...she's the literal definition of a slob."

"Am not!" yelled Yang brushing her teeth with a grey short sleeved top on in her underwear.

"Then why did you burp in my face every time we eat?"

"It was one time!"

"And it was disgusting, you even had garlic breath...for a week."

"But I've never been to a dance, well I mean once or twice, but this is a ball. Those things are all about being fancy and stuff. I'm not cut out for that." Ruby said with a light blush.

"Look, just go and I'll wear that shirt." she said pointing to the table, which had a white shirt with a corgi on it and the words 'Beggars can't be Corgis' on it.

"Really?"

"Yes….as much as I find it inappropriate for someone with my status."

Ruby smiled and gave a thumbs up. "Ok! I will come, plus you remind me of someone I knew ages ago."

"I do?"

"Yep." She nodded. "He was a small guy with no hair, called him...um...baldy. Ah yeah, his name was Baldy Mc Baldy."

And cue Weiss laughing for no reason except for nostalgia, making Blake and Yang very confused.

"What? What's so funny?" asked Blake.

"Hahahahahahahaha!" she laughed while Ruby shrugged.

"Must be a Schnee thing." Yang said.

(Elsewhere)

-Atlas, Schnee Manor, Ballroom-

"Hmmm, everything looks like it's nice and tidy. No dust, no smudges, and fresh flowers. Perfect." said the boss of the company while some servants started to serve the now arriving guests. "And best of all, no random faunus."

That was when he looked at the stairs.

"Now where is that boy? He was supposed to be down here an hour ago?" he muttered while we cut to the boy in question in his room, just finishing up with his attire.

The camera zooms towards the room, where we see the boy wearing a fine black tux with a red tie and black pants, which made him look spiffy.

Overall, he looks like a fine young man, although he still looked like a douche, but not as much as in his youth.

"There, looking perfect as always." he muttered while putting a white rose on his front pocket, a gift from a certain 'addict'. "Although the rose was...nevermind. Just head downstairs and look handsome." he headed out of the room while walking down the stairs with expert grace and a smile on his face.

"There you are Whitley, you sure took your sweet time." remarked his father with annoyance.

"I know father." He spoke calmly. "But I am here, so have the guests arrived?"

"Yes."

"Even the one with the lackluster blonde with the tanned skin?" He asked, knowing that 'trophy wife' was SO annoying.

"Yes, and I was informed your sister would be arriving shortly with her one guest."

Whitley blinked. "What guest?"

"I let her know she could bring someone with her. Hopefully it's someone presentable, but considering what she's been up to, I won't be too hopeful."

"...I see." He nodded. "Father?"

"What?"

"Nevermind." He said while walking off. 'Hopefully he doesn't break his diet tonight.'

"Oh and Whitley? Do try to find a girl to dance with this time. You'll need experience with the opposite sex eventually, especially if you take over the company."

He groaned. "Yes father." 'Every time.'

(Later on)

"Weiss? I'm not so sure about….this."

"Just come on." spoke Weiss wearing a white ballroom dress with a silver brooch on her chest. "And stop hiding behind the curtains, they're ten thousand years old!"

"But this dress is too much! I feel like a giant doll, and the make up doesn't help."

"Just come out before I drag you out you dolt!"

"Oh….fine." she relented and walked out with a red sleeveless dress, that showed off her C cup chest and small ass, with a frilly skirt bottom that showed off her legs with high heels, some light blush, and her hair parted to the sides to frame her face.

Weiss dragged her to the ballroom stairs, the right side. "Come on, reveal yourself or do you need me to push you?"

(With Whitley)

He sighed while looking at the stairs, seeing the guests walking downwards as heralds trumpeted and called out the names and titles of the guests. 'Sometimes these balls get so tiring. Same people show up, interact, more business for father.'

"From the distant land of Patch, representing the school of Beacon." One herald called out. "The illustrious Lady Ruby Xiao Long Rose!"

The lights illuminated the stairway while Ruby walked gracefully down the spiral staircase, looking like a porcelain doll.

As for the guests, they were surprised at the beauty in question and how young she was. Some murmured while Ruby blushed at the attention with Whitley's eyes widening and his heart stopping for a second.

'That's...that's the girl from years ago?!' He thought as Ruby moved downwards as he felt his cheeks turn scarlet red. 'But...she's...she's…'

'Ah! Don't trip, don't trip!' She thought while making it down the stairs and when she saw the head of the Schnee Dust Company, bowed to him in such a way, that it made men and women swoon and some instantly jealous. "I-It's great to meet you sir."

"The same." He said in a bow. "And to think my youngest daughter complained about a girl like you, she must have some form of delusion. You are graceful as my wife."

Ruby blushed at that while Whitley felt enthralled by the girl and walked towards her with a million thoughts racing in his head.

'That annoying brat I ran into? This is her? But she's so...so….beautiful.' he thought before standing in front of the girl.

Ruby blinked. "Um….hi?" 'Why is he staring at me?'

He tried to speak, but couldn't find the words in the sea of bedazzlement.

"Whitley, introduce yourself."

"Um…."

Ruby blinked while the boy coughed.

"Um...I love you." he said before turning red and covered his mouth. 'Crap!'

Ruby blushed with his father trying to smile.

"I'm sorry, it seems my son is a bit shy. Please excuse him."

"Oh um...it's fine."

Whitley uncovered his mouth. "I love you." and had to cover it up again as he said it a little too loud, getting the guests' attention.

"Whitley, why don't you get this lovely lady a drink?" suggested his dad with a frown.

He gulped before Ruby saw his hair.

"Wait a second!" she gasped while pointing at him. "Baldy! Oh my god, it's you! The baldy knight!"

"I-I-I'm not bald!" he blushed. "So stop trying to seduce me cookie addict!"

"...eh!? Me, but you're the one saying I love you!"

"You're the one that made me with your drop dead body!"

"What?!"

"Whitley!" spoke Jacques with a firm tone.

"Uh...I'll go get us some drinks." he gulped before dragging Ruby away by the hand.

"Uh...my hand?"

"What about it?" he answered while everyone was looking at the 'couple'.

"Can you let go? People are staring." Ruby said while the boy blushed and let go while getting her some punch. "And what's with you? Saying that stuff and being all...weird."

"I-It slipped out is all." he defended while drinking from his own cup and looking away. 'Why did I say that?! I haven't seen her since we were children, but now I go off and say that? Am I coming down with something?'

'This smells fishy.' "So baldy-"

"I'm not bald."

"Right, anyway. Are you actually in love with me, or did someone dare you to do so?"

"N-NO!" he yelled in embarrassment.

"No to loving me, or no to the dare?"

"I-I just said no, and that's that!" he huffed with a frown. "And if you're going to call me something, use my real name. We're not toddlers."

"Ok." she smiled. "So Wheatly."

"It's Whitley."

"Whitley." she sweatdropped. "How's life, did you get over your….baggage?"

He coughed and drank his cup.

"You didn't, did you?" she said while moving closer to him. "Wow, looking at you know, you do look more like a prince then the last time we met."

"Well that is to be expected." he spoke with some pride. "After all, as one of the potential heirs to the Schnee Dust company, I do enjoy quite the lifestyle, except unlike those fairy tale ones, this is real life."

"Well…" she smiled awkwardly. "I think my teammate might say otherwise."

"Eh?"

"Weiss."

"Wait, teammate? You don't mean...you're attending Beacon?"

"Yep, and I'm the leader of RWBY."

"Leader? How did that happen?"

"A few months ago." She sweatdropped. "Also I'm the best scythe user there! And it fires Dust!"

He facepalmed at the waste of profits aka Dust. "Of course it does."

"Oh and." She patted his head. "Weiss is a great huntress….wait." She looked at him and then at Weiss. "Are you two related?"

"Yes." he frowned.

"Oh! I'm sorry, but that adventure was so crazy back then that I kinda forgot that you had a family, I was a cute kid back then."

"Yes you were." he muttered.

"What was that?"

"N-Nothing!" he blushed while feeling embarrassed.

"Well." she smiled. "I just want to ask, but why are we here anyway? Was it because your father was angry?"

"Yes."

"Oh…"

Whitley grumbled while muttering out loud. "And trying to make me date a random person."

"Really?"

He blushed and looked away.

"Huh, and here I thought you were already dating. I mean you do have some charm and a nice tux." she pointed to his body.

"Oh like you're one to talk, you must have admirers by now."

"Mmmmm nope." she smiled while Whitley jaw dropped. "Still fifteen, can't date until Yang gives the ok, and she's a mama bear to me." 'A flaming mama bear that is.'

"..."

"Were you jealous?" she asked while mimicking her sister.

"W-What? Of course not."

"Then why are you blushing?" She chuckled as the boy blushed and they started to 'fight', all the while Weiss and Winter looked on in amusement.

"To think a girl like her would make Whitley act human." Winter said to Weiss. "How unorthodox."

"Trust me, living with her for a few months can surprise you."

"Even the fact you laughed at the baldy comments?"

"Well...yes." she blushed.

"I predict that Ruby will become your sister-in-law one day." Winter smirked. "And who knows, I could happen, unless she's already taken by you Weiss."

And cue Weiss turning bright red. "Winter!? T-That's crazy!"

"Not exactly." she said while pointing to Ruby and then walked towards them before saying in their ears. "So, when is the wedding Whitley?"

"W-WINTER!" he yelled in embarrassment as Ruby flushed red and fainted.

"GAH!"

On top of Weiss, who was trying to save her from falling on the cold marble floor.

"WINTER!"

She chuckled while the guests looked lost, only for her to say. "Attention, from this point onwards, my brother Whitley Schnee will be courting the young Ruby Xiao Long Rose, so for the ladies here trying to court him, please don't or there will be consequences."

"Winter!" glared Whitley.

"What? I just gave you some protection, plus you did confess your love just moments ago." She said while walking away. "Have fun dear brother." 'Revenge is best served cold, especially after bugging me about my relationship with the general for ages.'

'I'm going to get payback for that.'

"Get her off me!" Weiss groaned while Ruby's eyes were spinning.

"Ugh…."

-Omake-

(In the private study)

Ruby and Whitley blushed while having some quiet time in the study, away from the party, as they drank some tea.

"..."

"..."

"..."

"...so." Ruby said while trying to break the ice. "Your sisters seem nice, well the one with the sword that is."

"Yeah."

"Last I remember she was still in the military, right? How's that been going for her?"

"She's a lieutenant."

"Wow."

"It is." he said. "Although she takes more time away from me in the process."

"Oh, but you try and help her out, right?"

"..."

Ruby sighed. "Whitley, did you even try and have fun with your sisters?"

"...in my own way."

She facepalmed. "That is dumb, you NEED to have fun with them or they will either find you creepy or weird. Like if I did that to Yang, she would punch some sense into me…with one hand."

"...your sister has issues."

"We are talking about YOU, not me!" Ruby countered. "So I suggest you have fun with them, especially Weiss. I mean she NEVER talked about you back in Beacon and well...I almost forgot about you because of that. He he...sorry."

He blinked hearing that while feeling a little ashamed. He looked away while fiddling with his hands. "It's not my fault. They have their own paths in life, while me? I'm meant to be the heir father wishes he could have since my sisters are in the military and are off training to fight Grimm."

"Then just try making time." She suggested. "I mean you have free will and one day your sisters might well...you know."

He sighed. "Die, I know."

"So I say after I go back home I'll set you and Weiss up on an outing. All five of us, well my team and you that is, unless you can get your sister involved, will go out and see some movies and eat pizza!"

"...pizza?"

"Wait….you've never had pizza?"

"Yes?" He said in confusion before Ruby grabbed his hands.

"My god! You have so much to learn, and I will teach you to be a good prince of a modern fairy tale!"

"We're not in a fairy tale."

"Then why are you blushing at me?" She teased.

He looked away in embarrassment.

"I mean you did say you're a prince, so this is technically a fairy tale right?"

'No it's not!'

"I'll take that as a yes." Ruby smiled. "Oh by the way, I have a gift for you."

Whitley blinked before getting hugged by the girl.

"Consider this my thanks for saving me from Grimm World." she smiled while Whitley turned bright red.

"I-I-It was nothing." he blushed while Ruby kept on hugging him. "Can you...let go?"

"Mmmmm...nope." she hugged tighter. "I need my fill of prince hugs."

He blushed while not noticing that Weiss was recording them with a Scroll.

'The perfect blackmail material.' she thought as the screen went black. 'But still Ruby you dolt! Don't fall for my brother!'

'This is...nice….'