So I did this a few times in Snow Fox where I would recommend a story every now and then, so hey, why not keep that going again. Anyways, little shout out to Miss Kansas, as she read a bunch of the early chapters before they were posted.
You guys should check out her story- White Light.
Here's chapter 114, everyone.
"Ruby, you know we can't-."
"I'm just getting some fresh air, Yang. I won't cause any trouble." Ruby knew her sister was about to try and stop her from going to Winter's airship. "Besides, we really should have people outside just in case any Grimm might show up."
Yang figured that made sense, but she was still a bit suspicious. "Then would you mind me tagging along?"
Ruby sighed, since arguing would only cause Yang to question her more. "Fine."
Zwei was sitting next to Blake, who was fidgeting a bit, since she almost jumped at the chance to go with them, but she had a feeling that Yang was trying to talk to her sister alone, so she whispered to the corgi. "Don't lick me…" The corgi whimpered at that, and Blake groaned, so she patted his little head.
Yang caught that little moment and she chuckled lightly, as she followed her little sister out of the airship. Once they closed the door to it, the blonde watched her sister looking towards the town. "So, when we going to Winter's airship?"
Ruby was taken aback, turning around to give her sister a confused look. "What?"
"You and I both know you were planning to go, even if you were trying to be strong for Ice Wolf. You don't gotta shoulder this yourself." Yang remarked.
The rose girl sighed and looked away. "How did you manage to figure that out?"
"I'm your big sister, Ruby. Gotta be able to tell when you're really not feeling, well, yourself. And… I had a little help from Blake, since I was a bit peeved thinking you were just smiling, but she helped me figure that you're being strong for your little girlfriend." Yang said, chuckling a bit.
In response, Ruby looked towards Winter's airship. "I just think that maybe it is better for us to get back to Beacon a lot sooner. If everything we learned is one hundred percent true, we can't take any more risks around here."
"Trust me, I get that. Beacon will be safe, and hopefully those people won't be around for long." Yang remarked as she and her sister began making their way to Winter's airship.
"That's what gets me too. An entire group is dedicated to… Killing people, people who are different. How could they even think that what they do is right?" Ruby said as she had clenched her fists.
Yang shook her head. "Ruby, there's a lot of horrible people in the world… People we can never change, no matter how hard we try. You're not a little kid anymore, you're a student at Beacon, so I hope you get what I'm saying."
"You don't think I do?" Ruby wasn't looking at her sister as they spoke, as the image of The Relentless member entered her mind. "But this isn't just something I want to ignore and hope they'll go away. People are being hunted…"
The fear in her sister's voice for innocent people was heartbreaking. "Ruby, just like the White Fang, we can't just try to fight them all, there'd be no way."
Ruby stomped her boot on the ground in anger as they continued walking, startling her older sister. "Weiss' birth mother is still being hunted, she can't live a second of her life without fear! That's not right!"
Yang stayed silent for a moment, looking up at the night sky as she was starting to feel tired from the whole day's mishaps, and while she wanted to say something in response, she couldn't even think of the right thing to say.
"I… I don't want to get involved so Weiss won't ever run into them, but… I want her to meet the woman who gave birth to her." Ruby bit her lip, feeling her heart racing with her emotions running on high.
"Hey," Yang reached over and stopped her sister, pulling her close to embrace her. "Take a second, sis… You've been bottling things up, and take it from your dumb older sister, it's not good to do."
Ruby buried her face into Yang's chest, muffling the next few words. "You're not dumb."
Yang let out a light chuckle. "Heh, yeah I know, but I can be at times, and I know how tough it is to hold back." She rubbed the back of her sister's head. "Y'know… I realized you and I have been trading anger today."
"Huh?" Ruby gently pulled away and looked up at her older sister.
"Well, being all mad about things, mostly about what Weiss is going through. We've been on both sides of anger, with the other trying to be calm. Maybe it's time we both try staying calm for our Ice Wolf." Yang said with a comforting smile.
Ruby remembered back in Kuroyuri that Yang was the one who had to calm her down after their first confrontation with Nel. "Oh… Right."
"Hey, it's fine, we all get angry, and honestly, I think it was better that you were a bit defensive back there." Yang patted her sister's shoulder, thinking back to what Blake and her talked about. "Ruby, did I… Did I ever tell you I had a crush on Weissy?"
Ruby's eyes widened. "What? You had-."
"A crush, yes. It's obviously not a crush anymore, cause I ain't about to steal your Ice Wolf from you sis." Yang stuck her tongue out, while Ruby blushed in shame at even thinking her sister would do that. "Anyways, yeah I liked her… For a few years, but I saw you two were happy, and seeing just how passionate you get about this whole mess, yeah, you really are the best person in the whole world for her."
"Yang," Ruby let out a small smile, but then she slapped her sister's arm, making the blonde cry out in slight pain.
"Ow! Ruby what the hell?!" Yang rubbed her arm.
Ruby crossed her arms and gave a disappointed look. "I can't believe you never told me. Did you not think I'd be able to handle that, Yang?"
"H-Huh?" Yang then realized what she meant. "Oh, that, well I just told you, I'm not about to take your Ice Wolf away."
"I'm talking about the liking her for years. Why didn't-."
"Because you love her, ya dummy. I could tell watching you two growing up." Yang raised her arm, and Ruby flinched, thinking she would hit her back, but the older sister gently placed her palm on Ruby's head. "I didn't want to get in between you two."
Ruby blushed and thought about her girlfriend, and how lucky she was that Yang was always looking out for them.
Weiss was ready, so she got up from the bed Winter let her rest on and the Atlas Specialist got up from her chair. "I think I've had enough rest. Is there anything you know that she might ask me?"
"Possibly just what animal you can turn into-."
"Winter, it's the other way around." Winter was taken aback by Weiss' words, as it seemed that her little sister was accepting her true form was her being a wolf.
"Weiss, you don't need to say that. Just because of the technicalities of your birth have come to light, doesn't mean you haven't lived as a human more so than a wolf." Winter tried to get her sister to go back on what she said, as she didn't want Weiss to look down on herself.
"Being able to transform is the ability I was born with, Winter. I understand it a bit more now, but… It's true that in the end, I'm a wolf that can be human," She gently closed her eyes for a moment, seeing the wolf in her head, and she reopened her eyes. "And I don't mind that."
In such little time, Winter noticed how calm her sister was about the whole situation. "What happened?"
Weiss looked down at her hands as she held them out in front of her, turning them a few times as she took a breath. "I remembered this one time I was trying to better control my ability to transform back into a human, and… I said to myself that I wanted to be who I am, and I just stayed as a wolf when I tried to transform… I think I get it now."
Winter walked over, having a worried expression on her face as she held her sister's shoulders "Weiss, what you're saying doesn't have to change who you've been."
"I'm not trying to change who I've been, I'm accepting who I am, Winter. I close my eyes and I see myself. As a wolf, that's what I gasped about earlier. It wasn't a panic attack." She pulled away from Winter, taking a deep breath. "I'm a wolf that can become a human, but I like to be human more… I'm happy knowing who I really am now, Winter." Weiss let out a sincere smile, as Winter held a hand against her chest, feeling that her sister was bottling her emotions up.
"You shouldn't have to accept such drastic changes like this." In the end, Winter always looked out for her sister, and to see her saying these things, even if she was saying she was happy hurt her.
"Why are you upset about this?" Weiss inquired, seeing as she herself was actually learning to accept heritage.
The Atlas Specialist huffed. "You're only seventeen, and while I know you're very strong, you're also my little sister. Seeing you having to come to terms with this, not being a Schnee by blood, being born a wolf, it's-."
"My burden to bear." Weiss cut her off, and Winter's heart skipped a beat, as Weiss stepped closer and looked up at her big sister. "I know why Mom kept this all from me, from us, and I have to start moving past that… I have to, Winter."
"You don't have to bear this burden alone." Winter softly stated, and Weiss nodded.
"I know… Trust me, Ruby has showed me I don't need to be alone in this, and I know you want to help me too, but you have your own life to live too. I can't drag you down with my personal problems." Weiss tried reasoning.
Winter gave her a stern look, not trying to make any physical reactions as she sighed. "You've never once brought me down, and you never will, so stop trying to push me away. I'm still your big sister first, no matter what."
Weiss felt a warmth in her chest, as she didn't realize how much pain her sister would be in if she tried to push her away, so she lowered her head, speaking quietly. "I'm sorry,"
"You don't have to be. You just… You have to help me understand. Why this? Why try to call yourself a wolf over a human?" Winter needed to know.
The younger Schnee sibling took a moment to think about her answer, and as she recounted the night, she knew what to say. "Meeting people like me, learning about the people who hunt the people like me, and… Learning who I am, it's all wrong of me to ignore. All of them, the people like me, they live in secret, and I have to as well."
"Then why try to accept being a wolf over a human? It's better to-."
"Please let me finish," Weiss begged, and Winter sighed, staying silent. "The people who hunt down, I guess, the Hidden. They're the reason I was given up by my birth Mother," The news wasn't too much of a surprise, as Winter pieced that together. "Whoever she was, I know she wasn't a bad person, and I know she wanted me in her life… So I can accept she loved me and was going to raise me…"
Winter continued to stay quiet, feeling her heart breaking at how her sister spoke.
"Things changed, and I can't go back to redo anything. I'm okay, Winter. I'm okay." Weiss assured, as she truly came to terms with her birth.
The Atlas Specialist looked down at her sister, seeing her lowered expression, so Winter placed her hand on the back of Weiss' head and pulled her close, letting her rest on her shoulder. "Thank you for helping me understand." She spoke softly.
Weiss nodded and sniffled. "We should go and talk to that woman you mentioned. After, I think I'd like to talk to Ruby."
Winter rubbed her sister's head a few times, pulling away after as she started leading her to Olivia.
Olivia herself sighed, wishing she was with her husband. Not a moment later, the door to where she was held opened and Winter walked in, catching her attention. "You're back," She then noticed a shorter girl, also with white hair walking in after. "Oh, this is your sister?"
"Yes, Olivia, this is Weiss," Winter looked down at her sister. "Weiss, this is Olivia." She cleared her throat and turned her attention back on Olivia. "You don't have to try and hide anything either," She sighed. "It seems that others my sister has met informed her of her heritage."
Hearing that made Olivia gasp, as she hoped of the people she met was her husband. "Wait, who did you meet?" She looked to Weiss.
Weiss could hear how desperate the woman sounded, confusing her a bit. "Um, well there was a man and a woman, the woman could become a wolverine, and the man was a bird the whole time."
Olivia's eyes widened. "What were their names? Please tell me."
"The woman is named Nel, and the, um, well, I guess bird is named Torn." Weiss answered. "Why? Are they people you know?"
"Oh my goodness…" Olivia took a breath. "My husband knows a Torn. He's spoken about him… Please, do you know where they are? Maybe he knows where my husband is."
Weiss frowned. "I don't think they're still in the same place at this point. I'm sorry."
Winter spoke up. "These aren't the questions you wanted to ask her, Olivia, seeing as you didn't even know she knew of her heritage at the time of your request."
"I-I just wanted to know," Olivia was held her breath, thinking of her husband. "The group he worked with, I know of at least Torn."
"He and Nel were in Kuroyuri, trying to get the jump on a Relentless member, until my friends and I showed up," Weiss frowned at the thought. "That Relentless member showed up and we all fought her off and managed to knock her out, so those two are taking her away at this point."
Olivia had a defeated expression on her face. "Then… They won't be there."
"I'm sorry." Weiss repeated, feeling bad for the woman.
Winter walked over, sighing as she placed her hand on Olivia's shoulder. "I'll still keep my word and continue to search for him."
"Thank you," Olivia said in a soft tone, sniffling a bit as she looked to Weiss. "So young," She let out a small smile at the girl. "It's rare to meet someone new of our kind."
Weiss didn't share the same sense of awe. "Not to me, sadly."
"It's not your fault. I've been a bit informed through your sister that you weren't even told, and from what she's told me, you can become a wolf." Olivia talked to Weiss in a much happier tone than she's been in, seeing as she was just overjoyed to meet a new Hidden.
"I-I, well, yes, but I'm more accepting of being a wolf that can become human." Weiss reiterated, and Winter wasn't going to object that time. "My sister told me she met you on a mission, and that you were a bear."
Olivia found Weiss' acceptance of being Hidden a nice treat. "I am a bear, yes, and I'm happy to hear you accept your heritage, young cub."
Weiss blushed a bit at being called cub again. "Um, just Weiss is fine actually. I'm not exactly fully comfortable with that… I connect more to being human in all honesty."
"Ah, well I can't blame you. You lived your whole life not knowing of your heritage. If I may, how much have you learned?" Olivia inquired.
Weiss walked over, taking a seat on the bed when Olivia scooted over a bit. "A few things," She sighed a bit and rubbed her knees. "I'm able to have a semblance like everyone else, and I can still have my heightened senses when I'm not a wolf."
Winter stayed silent, allowing Olivia to speak with her sister about her heritage, as it was a moment where Weiss could truly learn more of who she was, and who she could be.
Weiss is able to accept her birth, but yes, she still understands that she's human in heart as well. As for Winter, I like to show that she doesn't like that her sister has to go through this whole ordeal, while also doing my best to have her keep her composure.
To JJ- So with this chapter, you can see your question was answered in how Weiss is slowly accepting her heritage, to the point where she knows she can't ignore what she was born as, and instead chooses to embrace it. Also think of Olivia as a bit of a teacher to her, giving her a bit more knowledge on her people.
I hoped you all enjoyed chapter 114. Remember, reviews are welcomed, but not required. See you all in chapter 115.