Here's chapter 11, everyone.
"Okay, this is it, sweetie." Willow smiled as she stood in front of the airship door with her daughter. "I expect a video call tonight, and don't forget to brush your teeth and-."
"Mom." Weiss reached up to hold her mother's shoulder. "Relax." She let out a reassuring smile to get her mom to stop being so worrisome. "I promise to call you before I go to bed, and yes I'll be sure to have everything done by tonight. Okay?"
Willow blushed a bit, embarrassed by how she had gotten just then. "Y-Yes, I'm sorry, sweetie. I guess I wasn't completely ready to see you off after all." She let out a sad smile.
"Me neither… But I remember when Winter left too. And… I couldn't help but cry, mom." Weiss leaned in and hugged her mother. "I'll probably do it again tonight."
"I don't know if I'd be able to hold it back myself, snowflake." Willow said, hugging her back tightly. "I'm going to miss you so very much."
"I love you, mom." Weiss buried her face into her mother's shoulder as she had to tip toe a bit.
"I love you too, my little snowflake." Willow rubbed the back of Weiss' head and pulled away to show she was crying, but also smiling. It made Weiss smile back with tears of her own falling down her face. "Now go on. Show Beacon Academy what a Schnee can do."
Weiss sniffled and wiped a tear away, nodding happily. "Right!" Before she would leave, she turned to the butler who accompanied them to Weiss' departure. "Klein… I'm really going to miss you too." She hugged the short butler.
Klein returned the embrace and leaned his hand up to wipe a stray tear away. "And I you, snowflake." He pulled away to look at her, proudly smiling at where she's gotten. "Look at you, all grown up and ready to take on Beacon. I am so proud of you, snowflake." Weiss let her tears fall again as she threw herself into a hug with him again, feeling like what she should feel if her 'father' showed her this kind of support.
After a few seconds, she pulled away and lifted her suitcase up as she walked to the airship door. Before she stepped through, she turned around and held her hand up to her pendant for her mother. "Thank you, mom… Thank you, Klein." She gave her one last smile as she turned back around and ran inside the airship, ready to finally take the first step.
Willow watched as the airship began taking off, and she wiped her eyes, thinking about her daughter the entire way. "Lazuria… I hope you know how amazing your daughter has become." She didn't leave the spot she was standing on until the airship carrying her daughter was completely out of sight.
When it was though, she couldn't stop more tears from falling, as the effect of Weiss not being around her started to settle in. She held her arm as she cried and wished somehow she could've gone with her daughter, but that would mean leaving her son completely alone with her husband, so she took a breath and walked back to her car with Klein, preparing herself for the day ahead.
Several hours passed, and Ruby looked out of the airship window, grinning at how she could see Beacon in the distance. "There it is." Her whisper was full of anticipation and joy. "I can't believe I'm actually seeing it with my own eyes."
Yang walked up and bent over to see through the window too. "Yup. That place is gonna be our new home for awhile. You ready for that, sis?" When she saw her sister didn't look away from the school, she chuckled and rubbed the top of her head, surprised she didn't get an annoyed reaction from her, but she wouldn't say anything about it. "Gonna try and show off?"
"Hehe. Duh. Crescent Rose wasn't just made to be a huge scythe. It'll be the number one weapon at Beacon with how many kills I'll get with it." Ruby smirked with confidence.
"Is that right?" Yang smirked back and activated her gauntlets. "Ember Celica might have to say otherwise."
"We'll see about that, sis." Ruby didn't back down and the two sisters butted heads as they stopped after hearing a woman's voice. They turned to see it was a blonde woman with green eyes. "Huh? Oh, that's the huntress I was with when I… Uh…"
"Stowed away on an airship." Yang crossed her arms, getting a groan from her little sister, but she playfully rolled her eyes and the sisters heard the woman say something about landing soon, so they both grinned and got ready.
In another airship not too far from the one Ruby and Yang were on held a black haired girl wearing a bow on the top of her head. She sighed while leaning her head against her palm, keeping her elbow planted on the window sill. "You hear they're launching people into the Emerald Forest again?" The girl with the bow listened in, but barely to two students.
"Kinda seems a bit harsh don't you think?" The boy said to what the black haired girl believed was his friend. "Usually it was just like, what? A few training courses and then a couple of sparring matches to pick who would be on what team."
"Yeah, but this works too. Shows who can handle being out on the actual battlefield. Besides, we all have been training for this. No slacking off and all that is probably their motto." The other student reasoned.
The girl with the bow, her name was Blake, sighed to herself, thinking about how she was already out on the field, but not in the way they themselves were talking about.
"Of course they should send us out there. It shows who should be here and who shouldn't."
As she looked out the window, she saw Beacon in the distance, sighing again as she pushed herself away from the window sill she was up against. "Hey, you new?" One of the two students she was listening in on asked, but she paid them no mind. "Uh, hey, did you hear me?"
"I did, yes. But I'm not all up for making small talk." Blake said as she walked passed them, knowing they were landing soon. "Oh, and word of advice, if you think fighting in the forest is harsh, then I'd say stick to scavenging missions in the future."
The one who complained about the initiation was taken aback, but before he tried to step forward to fire back, his friend held him back and told him not to cause any trouble. Blake didn't really care all that much though, as she felt herself shake a bit.
All she could do was look down at her right leg, biting her lip as she felt like she could see through her own clothes. She shook her head, not wanting to focus on what marred her skin, so she grabbed one of the handles hanging from the top of the airship's ceiling.
"Where are you, Willow?" Raven asked over the scroll. "You're the one who asked for me, so don't make an excuse about-."
"I'll be there soon, Raven." Willow cut her off. "I just had to watch my daughter leave for Beacon, okay. It's still just setting in."
She heard Raven sigh, making her tense up. "Usually I wouldn't let something like that be used as an excuse… But Summer would bite my head off if I don't, so take whatever time you need. Just let me know if you're skipping out on training today or not."
Willow was glad Raven understood. "I should be fine to meet up with you by three in the afternoon. Does that sound fine with you?"
"That would work, but don't expect me to go easy on you just because your kid is out of the house. Got it?" Raven waited on her answer, testing Willow.
"Summer did warn me you're a bit tough on people… Yes, I can deal with you not going easy on me." Willow took a breath, thinking how she was going to have a lot more time to train now since Weiss left for Beacon.
"Good. See you then." Raven wasn't that great at saying bye, as Willow watched as the call ended, so she put her scroll on her bed and looked over at her family painting.
It showed her and Jacques sitting on two chairs, while Weiss was sitting on Willow's lap, Winter was standing in the middle and Whitley was on his father's lap. She sighed to herself, wishing her family was closer, but she knew that wasn't going to be easy to accomplish because of Jacques.
She got up from her bed and walked to the mirror, looking at her reflection. Her white hair and blue eyes always reminded her of Lazuria. The biggest reason why it was so easy to take Weiss into her family and pass it on as she was truly a Schnee. Willow moved her bangs out from her face.
"Lazuria… Where are you?"
The white haired woman looked over at the grandfather clock in her room and noticed it was only ten, so she sat back down on her bed and brought her scroll back up, dialing Raven's number again.
After waiting a few moments, she heard the black haired huntress. "What now? Don't tell me you're about to cancel."
"No, it's not that. I was thinking maybe we can start earlier. Maybe eleven instead?" Willow requested.
"Why the sudden change?" Raven asked.
Willow let out a smile. "Because I realize that my daughter is still moving forward, so I can't just stop and sit still. You said it yourself. My family needs me, so I need to learn to keep myself protected. So, will you be able to meet me in an hour?"
"All on you, Willow… But I have to say, I'm a little impressed. See you in an hour." Again, Raven wasn't the best at waiting, so she ended the call before Willow could respond.
As she placed her scroll on the bed, she gasped and realized something. "I don't have a combat outfit…"
As her airship landed, Weiss' heart was racing, her mind all focused on what she was about to do. She quickly picked her suitcase up and walked outside when the door opened. The fresh air was what really drew her outside, feeling her ponytail flowing in the wind. "I'm here."
"Huh, a Schnee? Didn't think I'd see one here." A voice said as they walked up to Weiss, surprising her as she turned around and saw a tall boy with brown hair and what looked to be a mace.
Weiss didn't like the way he spoke and looked away. "Well yes, I am here at Beacon to train after all. Though I don't see why you're surprised to see a Schnee here. My sister is one of the highest ranking Specialists in the Atlas Military I'll have you know."
"Yeah, yeah, but that's military. This here is a hunter academy. Not some boot camp." The boy, who was named Cardin stated with a smirk.
As she turned to see his smirk, she scowled at him. "Do not undermine those who are clearly much more experienced than you." That comment made the boy growl in anger. "Now then, if you don't mind. I'd like to get inside." With that, she lifted her suitcase back up and right as she took a step forward, he grabbed her by the shoulder and spun her around, making her gasp.
"Wanna try to say something now, princess?" Cardin glared, but before he knew it, he was punched to the ground, making Weiss jump back a bit as she saw golden locks flowing in front of her.
"Heh, not that strong of an aura if you got knocked down to the ground in one hit." Yang said as she smirked down at the boy, who had dropped his mace and was rubbing his chin. "Go on. Get up and try something again."
Right as he reached for his mace, Ruby appeared behind him and took her scythe out. "Trying to grab that lame excuse for a mace there, buddy?"
"The hell you girls even want?!" Cardin yelled as Ruby kicked his mace away, making him even more angry than he was already. He looked over at Weiss and spit at her, but she moved back, avoiding it. "You Schnees always need someone protecting you, huh?"
Before Weiss could respond, Yang walked up to the boy and lifted him up with both hands, glaring at him with red eyes. "Keep messing with my friend. Go on and see what happens, dipshit."
As she let him go, the boy backed up and leaned down to pick up his mace, grumbling and cursing under his breath as he walked away from the girls.
Weiss frowned a bit, thinking about what he said. "That… Wasn't the best first step onto Beacon grounds…" Ruby turned around and ran up to her friend, wrapping her in a hug as they almost fell over, but Yang held her arm out to keep Weiss from falling over. "Gah! Ruby Rose!"
Yang chuckled when Ruby was nuzzling her face on Weiss'. "Weiss! We all made it!" Ruby exclaimed as Weiss was trying to push her away while blushing in embarrassment.
"Yes, I know. Now let go of me, you dunce!" Weiss yelled as she continued to struggle in Ruby's grasp.
"Just give up, Weiss. You know Ruby ain't about to pass up on hugging you." Yang noted. "We barely ever see you outside of a video call after all." Weiss groaned and accepted that she wasn't going to be able to pry Ruby off, so she stood still and watched as Yang joined in on the hug, making her smile again. "Good to see you, ice wolf."
"It's good to see you too, Yang." Weiss sighed happily and let the moment last a bit longer, while she looked over Yang's shoulder to see other airships landing. "It looks like there's a fair amount of students this year."
The sisters pulled away from the hug and turned to see the airships as well, Yang dismissing what she said. "Nah, it looks like it's just returning students too. Unless this place can hold a crap ton of people that is."
Weiss shrugged. "I don't know, but… Um, thank you both for dealing with that ruffian. I don't know why he thought he could just walk up to me and insult my sister's profession."
"Ugh, is that what he did? We only got to where he tried to do something to you." Yang said in an angered tone, while Ruby clenched her fist.
"I should've kicked his mace off the side of the school grounds." Ruby said as she already had someone to hate at the academy.
"You two won't have to do anything. I can handle myself." Weiss stated, but then she realized the real reason why they were all here. "Enough about that though. I don't want that boy ruining this day."
"That's the spirit, ice wolf." Yang patted her back a few times, and as the three girls made their way to the academy, they all yelped when someone ran passed them. "Hey, watch it!"
The boy who ran passed them said nothing as he got to a trash can and began barfing into it, making the three girls grossed out. "Ew…" Weiss said, looking away as she couldn't stand the sight anymore.
Ruby however ran over when the blonde haired boy finished puking. "Um… Hey, are you gonna be okay there?" She asked, rubbing his back a bit as he was regaining his breath.
"H-Huh?" The blonde haired boy lifted his head up and wiped his mouth, noticing the girl talking to him, so he gasped and moved away. "Uh… What? I mean, uh, hey there?"
Ruby raised an eyebrow in confusement. "Hey? Seriously though, are you gonna be okay? You puked a lot."
The boy groaned in response, rubbing the back of his head. "Yeah, no kidding… I'm not that great on airships. Um, how come you walked over here though? Most girls wouldn't wanna get near someone who just hurled into a trash can."
"Well lucky for you that I'm not like most girls." Ruby gave him a smile. "What's your name?"
"Uh, Jaune. Jaune Arc." The boy replied.
"Ruby Rose." The rose girl introduced herself, offering him a handshake, but yelped when the blonde boy turned back into the trash can and hurled again.
Weiss and Yang walked over, with the white haired teen crossing her arms and looking rather unimpressed, while Yang smirked. "So, vomit boy. Airships not your thing?"
Jaune groaned again into the trash and Ruby chuckled a bit. Weiss however turned to look towards Beacon, regaining her smile as she was ready to start her first year.
Yang noticed the smile on Weiss' face and was about to comment on it, but she caught a glimpse of a girl with black hair wearing a bow. It didn't take even a moment to notice she had a bit of a limp in her walk.
And now it finally gets to Beacon. Hope introducing others in this was okay. I have ideas here and there that I may do, but I'm still not sure. So we'll see. Anyways, not much else to say here.
To JJ- Yeah, working with characters in a story is fun to change up here and there, and that's why I like fanfiction cause people don't have to stick to canon. Anyways, glad you liked it.
I hoped you all enjoyed chapter 11. Remember, reviews are welcomed, but not required. See you all in chapter 12.