Here's chapter 62, everyone.

The team set up camp on the coast, knowing the perimeter of where they were camped out was safe enough, but at least one of them would keep watch. "Okay, who wants first watch?" Ruby asked as she walked out of her tent.

"I can do it." Yang volunteered.

"Let me." Blake said in response, confusing her partner. "You spent a good bit of your aura, more than us, so rest up first."

"Come on. I can handle-." The blonde brawler stopped herself when Blake crossed her arms. "Ugh, alright, alright. I'll take second watch then."

Weiss was still in her wolf form at the time. "Honestly, it may be best for me to continue using my semblance for now. The amount of aura I use would be lost even more so after resting up."

Ruby nodded. "Right. Well, do you wanna take third or fourth watch? I'm good either way."

"I'll take third. Four hours is enough time for me to get some aura back up in case a fight breaks out." Weiss assured, laying down on the sand.

"Huh? Wouldn't you rather sleep in one of the tents?" Ruby asked, feeling a little nervous about her girlfriend sleeping in the open area.

Weiss shook her head. "I enjoy the breeze here. It'll honestly help me sleep better."

The team leader smiled, finding that to be cute, so she kneeled down and rubbed her partner's fur. "Alright, that's fair. Want me to stay out here with you?"

"Ruby Rose, you are not about to get a cold out here. My fur keeps me warm, and before you tell me it isn't that cold, do not underestimate mother nature." Weiss said, earning a snort from Yang. "And what is so funny, Xiao Long?"

"Oh, y'know, just how you phrased that." Yang snickered.

The white wolf blushed a little, looking away from the blonde brawler. "S-Shut up. It can get cold out here, you oaf."

"Well yeah, but really, Weiss? 'Don't underestimate mother nature'." Yang repeated in a mocked tone, earning a growl from the white wolf.

Weiss sat up, glaring at the blonde. "My threat is still in play, Xiao Long."

"Easy, ice wolf. You know fire would beat ice any day." Yang smirked, finding it fun to possibly spar with the white wolf if need be. "I mean, if you want me to prove that… I'd oblige."

"Ruby, may I have permission to bite your older sister?" Weiss requested, earning a light chuckle and a nod from her girlfriend. Weiss' fear of losing control and hurting her friends did not come into play here, since she knew she wouldn't actually bite Yang, and was simply trying to scare the blonde.

"Uh… Wait, I was just… Y'know, joking around." Yang started to back away a bit, so she looked over at her partner. "B-Blake, a little help here?"

The cat Faunus shook her head, sitting next to one of the tents as she continued reading her book in silence. "Xiao Long…" Weiss growled, and Yang yelped as she started running off. "Get back here, you oaf!" The white wolf sprinted to catch the blonde brawler, while Ruby giggled, and even Blake couldn't help but chuckle lightly while watching her partner run away.

Glynda was in one of the tents, sighing to herself as she peeked out to see what was happening. "These kids…" She watched Weiss chasing Yang, which in turn actually managed to make her smile a little. "I suppose I should take Ozpin's advice and let them be kids awhile longer… "

"Ice wolf! Stop chasing me!" Yang pleaded, jumping over a rock when the white wolf almost pounced on her, but she managed to trip over and cried out when she spun around on her back and saw Weiss standing over her. "Oh, uh… Come here often?"

Weiss was glaring down at her blonde friend. "Jokes will not help you here, Xiao Long."

"Um… So what would?" Yang asked, feeling Weiss' paws pinning her arms down.

"Stop. Being. An. Oaf." Weiss growled, and Yang whined.

"Come on, ice wolf! I was just teasing…" The pout on her face made Weiss roll her eyes.

The white wolf moved off of her friend, letting Yang sit up as she sighed. "Fine…" She trailed off a bit, since she noticed the dry blood on Yang's clothes still. "Why haven't you cleaned that blood yet…"

"Huh?" Yang looked down, seeing the dry blood. "Oh, we've been kinda busy." She realized she messed up on her promise. "Aw, crap. I forgot you wanted me to clean it. Look, I'll do that right now, okay?"

Weiss' ears drooped against her head. "I… You don't have to."

Yang hated seeing anyone of her friends sad, so she scooted over and rubbed her head. "Hey, come on, ice wolf. Don't worry. We have an entire ocean in front of us. It'll be quick."

"I-It's not that… I just… I hate thinking about blood." Weiss admitted.

"Oh, how come?" Yang asked, hoping she'd relent.

Weiss whimpered a little, her tail laid soft against the sand. "Not yet. I-I'd rather tell Ruby about it first. She's… She's my-."

"Girlfriend." Yang finished for her, the white wolf blushing heavily at that, though Yang couldn't tell with the fur. "I get it, but maybe if Ruby was here with us? Would that be better?"

She felt it was a better time than any. "Y-Yeah. I promised her I would."

Yang nodded, rubbing her head again as she stood up. "I'll go get her, unless you wanna come and talk at the camp."

After looking back over at their campsite, the white wolf felt it would be best for Blake to also know, so she nodded. "The camp works." She spoke softly, walking with Yang over to their camp.

Blake noticed them walking back over and lowered her book. "Did you get some exercise from that?"

Her partner grumbled. "Ugh, you and my sister are such traitors."

"Uh huh." Blake looked over at Weiss, noticing her drooped ears, which she understood the feeling as well. "Weiss, what's wrong?"

"I'll tell you in a minute, Blake. Yang… Could you-." Before she finished, Yang nodded and ran over to where Ruby was sleeping, so the white wolf sighed, noticing Blake's concerned expression. "Just let me explain when Ruby gets here, okay?"

Blake remained silent, nodding to the girl she once ignored. When Yang brought her sister out of the tent and to the white wolf, she sat her down. "Weiss, is this about-?"

"Yes. I felt it was a good time to bring it up." Weiss took a breath. "During initiation… I… Ruby was hurt by a Strom." The memory was clear to Ruby, who stayed silent. "I was so… Angry about that, so I used my semblance on instinct." A slight tremble. "I fought it, and won, but… It was how I won that scared me."

Yang rubbed the back of her head, finding it hard to understand. "Scared? But you saved Ruby."

"I know that," Weiss sniffled. "Ruby, Blake, Yang… I… I bit into its neck until it stopped moving, and tasted its blood." A breeze blew passed, the rest of the team silent, and their eyes wide open from what she said. After seeing how they reacted, she lowered her head to avoid their gazes.

Ruby was the first to move, her thoughts on the day Weiss and her sparred. She stood in front of her partner, the white wolf only seeing Ruby's boots on the ground since her head was still lowered, so she slowly lifted her head up, seeing the frown on her partner's face. "That's what you meant that day."

"W-What?" Weiss' ears stayed flattened against her head.

"That day your semblance got a little stronger. You said it was like with the Strom, so… I get it now, but Weiss, we talked about this already. You don't have to be afraid of-." Ruby was cut off.

"It's not about losing control," Weiss looked to the blood, specifically the blood. "Ever since that day, I don't know… Blood is… I don't know. It was on my lips, Ruby."

Ruby reached over to Weiss' wolf pendant. She held it softly. "You saved me."

"I know…" Weiss replied softly.

"You saved my life, Weiss. It's because of what you did, that I'm still here." Ruby hugged her, rubbing her cheek against Weiss'. "Can I tell you what my nightmare was? The one before we got to Beacon." Weiss was surprised Ruby still remembered that, so she nodded. "I was… Alone, in a town… And I saw my friends from Signal, being attacked by Grimm… The blood that was around was terrifying."

"R-Ruby… I had no idea." Weiss nuzzled her gently.

"It's okay, because I know it's just a nightmare." Ruby pulled away, still choosing to rub her girlfriend's fur. "That's why I know how you're feeling, and I promise I'll make sure you won't see blood on me."

Weiss whimpered, hating how she said that. "That's not a promise you should make. I… Ugh! I hate this!" She got on her paws and started walking away from her team, ignoring their calls for her to come back.

Glynda heard the yell and stepped out of the tent she was in. "What is going on out here? Three of you should be asleep right now if-." She noticed Weiss was a bit away from them. "Why is Miss Schnee over there?"

Blake and Yang would have said something, but Ruby beat them to it. "I-It's my fault. I'll go talk-."

"Enough." Glynda walked passed the rose girl as she made her way to the white wolf, but she glanced over her shoulder before getting too far. "Whoever isn't on watch, get the sleep you'll need."

The team didn't want to take that order, but they knew staying up would cause problems for later shifts, so Ruby and Yang got in their tents to get some rest, hoping Weiss would be okay.

Blake watched the blonde professor, wondering what she could even say to Weiss to help her. "I had no idea she had this problem."

Glynda made it over to the white wolf, who was faced away from her. "Go away, Ruby…" Weiss only assumed it was her partner, but when she turned around, she was surprised to see the huntress. "M-Ms. Goodwitch, I'm sorry, I-."

"Miss Schnee, you should be resting, close to your team." Her tone was less stern than usual.

"Personal issues…" Weiss chose not to explain more.

"I see. Well, out here, you can't let those personal issues affect your actions. There's no telling when a Grimm will show up, Miss Schnee," Her voice softened. "If there is something wrong-."

"The person you knew," Weiss said, cutting her off. "Had she ever… Bitten a Grimm?"

Glynda knew she was talking about Lazuria. "If you mean the woman who had a similar semblance to yours, yes, she did. Why do you ask, Miss Schnee?"

"Because I did it once… It was against a Strom during initiation." Weiss sighed, hating how she had to recount the memory more than once. "I bit into its neck to kill it, and the blood on me… It just scares me."

Lazuria had a similar problem herself, and Glynda knew that. "Miss Schnee, I understand that it may scare you, but this is your semblance. The woman I knew, she was the same. Unable to cope with the idea of biting into something with her semblance, but you must realize this." She took a deep breath. "Our weapons are an extension to ourselves, and that also goes the same for our semblances. Whether you are shooting at a Beowolf, cutting into a Boarbatusk, or biting into a Strom, you are using your abilities, your gift to protect those who can't protect themselves."

Weiss was taken aback. The teacher who was scolding her hours ago, was now showing her it was okay to use her semblance in the way she had. "An… Extension."

"Yes. For us to be considered protectors of humanity, we push passed the limitations we have set for ourselves, whether that be our physical limitations, or our own personal barriers." Glynda remarked.

"What if I can't break free of it?" Weiss asked, her voice filled with worry still.

Glynda crossed her arms, giving her a stern look. "Is that what a huntress in training should be asking? You enrolled and were accepted into Beacon, Miss Schnee. I expect you, as well as your team to graduate."

The white wolf took her words to heart. She was asking a lot out of herself at such an early stage of her huntress career. It wasn't fair of her to do to herself, so she got on her paws and took a breath. "I apologize, Ms. Goodwitch."

Her arms were still crossed, not letting that be the end of it. "Miss Schnee, the woman who I knew those years ago, she didn't allow this to keep her down. So instead of apologizing, tell me, do you wish to use your semblance in the way you have been, or do you wish to extend it past the limitations you once believed were there?"

The way she spoke. It was like she practiced it in a mirror.

"This must be because of the woman she knew… I guess there really are others out there that have dabbled in the issues I keep having. I'm such a dolt."

"Miss Schnee. Your answer?" Glynda snapped her out of her thoughts, tapping her boot against the sand.

"I'd like to learn more about my semblance. If that means I can use it in ways that I didn't know I could, then I'll try… No, I'll do it." Weiss announced confidently.

Glynda nodded, finding it nostalgic to help the white wolf with this specific problem. "As a teacher, one who won't sugarcoat a lesson, this is one you yourself will have to face head on, Miss Schnee. Like you… She was afraid at first too, but after learning, no, growing, she became one of the greatest in our school."

Weiss' tail began to sway happily. "She sounds like an amazing person."

"Yes… She was. Now I suggest you get some rest. Miss Belladonna is the one on first watch, so I don't want to see you, Miss Rose, or Miss Xiao Long risking any sleep." Glynda said as she turned around to head back to camp.

The white wolf smiled, walking close behind, ready to dig deeper into her 'semblance'.

Weiss has more info on her mother, well, her birth mother than she thought. So let's see what she'll do with the knowledge of extending her abilities passed what they can be. Also, sorry for the little later than usual post for when this was originally posted.

To JJ- Haha, yeah I thought it be funny to give him a fear of heights. To be honest, I have a bit of a fear of heights too. Anyways, Zwei will be showing up as he's always fun to write in, and maybe he'll be involved in fights too. We'll see.

I hoped you all enjoyed chapter 62. Remember, reviews are welcomed, but not required. See you all in chapter 63.