Here's chapter 127, everyone.

"Come on, come on. Where would you be at this point, Weiss?" Ruby asked herself as she was zipping around the halls, noticing that some people would gasp and jump back from her speeding off past them.

She had remembered that Weiss messaged her some time ago that she and Blake had been training with each other, but seeing as she ran past Blake the moment she knew she needed to talk to her partner, Ruby had a feeling Weiss would want to relax a bit.

"Usual spot. Gotta be."

When she made her way outside, with a few students yelling at her to slow down, the rose girl looked around, hoping she'd see her partner under their tree. Sadly for the first time, she didn't find her there. "She's… Not out here…" Ruby blinked a few times, feeling dumb as she quickly went and got her scroll out. "Ugh, better not tell anyone I forgot to just use my scroll."

After a few moments of waiting on her partner to answer, she was greeted by the sound of her voice. "Ruby, hey, sorry I didn't show up with Blake."

"I kinda didn't really notice Blake when she walked in, but… How come you're not back in the usual spot? You love that spot." Ruby remarked, as she heard her partner chuckle lightly.

"Have I really become that predictable?" Weiss sighed to herself. "Ruby, I'm still back in the training room. I've been trying to," The white haired teen took a moment to collect her thoughts. "I suppose I'm trying to slow down."

Ruby wasn't sure what her partner meant by that point. "Huh? Slow down?"

"I think I'd rather explain it to you in person. And seeing as I've become pretty predictable, how about we just meet up in the dorm?" Weiss suggested.

"Oh, well… Okay, but I really need to talk with you alone. I hope you don't mind asking Blake and Yang to give us some privacy." Ruby said.

"Ugh, I don't have a problem with that personally, but I know your oaf of a sister will find some way to turn that into teasing material." Weiss complained, earning a light giggle from her girlfriend.

"Don't worry, Wolfy." Ruby heard her partner groan at the nickname. "I'll use my serious leader voice to get her not to mess around."

"Your… Serious leader voice? Ruby, that literally makes it sound the opposite of serious. And if Yang finds out that's what you call your stern attitude, she won't take you as serious as you think… Wait, why are we even talking about this?! Ugh, just meet me back at the dorm." With that, Weiss ended the call, not wanting to mess about, as Ruby chuckled to herself and began running back to the dorm.

Blake hand her finger hovering over her Mother's number on her scroll, while Yang noticed she was trembling a bit. "Hey, you shouldn't be so nervous, Blake. You talked to them before, right?" When the cat Faunus nodded, Yang smiled and rubbed her shoulder. "Then you know that this will be the same. You'll be fine."

"R-Right." Blake pressed the call button and waited, deciding to keep it on video call, since she knew her Mom would request for her to do anyways. "Please keep the jokes to a minimum too, Yang."

The blonde girl squeezed her shoulder. "No problem. This is important to you. I won't mess it up, I promise."

Blake appreciated that the most, knowing Yang was always one to keep her promises. After a few moments, the call was answered, and an image of an older looking Blake appeared, at least in what Yang saw.

To Blake, it was just her Mother, as the older cat Faunus was happier than ever to hear from her daughter. "Blake! Oh I'm so glad you called." As Kali said that though, she noticed Yang in the video feed. "Oh! Is that a friend of yours?"

The younger cat Faunus had a light blush on her face, not knowing if she should introduce her as a friend, or as someone more. Luckily for Blake, Yang spoke up. "Heya, I'm Yang Xiao Long. And you seriously look like Blake's twin!"

Hearing that Blake's eyes widened, while Kali laughed a bit. "Well don't you know the right words to say to someone my age." Blake was feeling the embarrassment hit. "Though I'm sure you know, I'm Blake's Mother, Kali. It's nice to meet the girl my little kitten is friends with."

"M-Mom…" Blake whined, not wanting her to call her that

Yang snorted. "Kitten?"

Blake groaned and almost wanted to toss her scroll away, while her Mother let out a light laugh. "Oh come on now, Blake. You know I'm just kidding around." She watched her daughter's blush die down a bit. "Still, I really am happy you called, sweetie."

Not wanting to make a big deal out of it, Blake recollected herself. "I just felt like it was a good time to, and… I really wanted you to meet my… Friends." Her cat ears twitched, basically at the same time as her Mother's.

Yang rubbed her partner's shoulder and smiled at the screen. "And it's not just me you're gonna get to meet. My little sister and her girlfriend is gonna be back here soon."

Kali smiled back. "I can't wait to meet them then, but since you're here now, Yang," She wasn't about to forget the girl's name that easily. "How did you and my daughter meet? If you don't mind me asking."

Blake cut in before Yang could speak. "Mom, before she tells you," She took a breath. "I wanted to tell you where I'm living now." Kali waited with her heart racing, hoping her daughter was somewhere safe. "I've decided to train to become a huntress at Beacon Academy. It's in Vale."

Hearing that, Kali was quite taken aback. "Beacon? That's so far… But at least it's safe." She held her hand against her chest. "A huntress. My baby girl wants to be a huntress."

Yang looked happy to see how Blake's Mom reacted to that, so she patted Blake's shoulder a few times. "She's an amazing fighter by the way. Shows me up more than I like." The blonde said with a grin.

Kali knew of Blake's combat skills, seeing as she had a bit of training in her time before she joined the White Fang. "There was always something in the back of my mind telling me she could easily become a huntress. Hearing this now, I'm just so proud of how far you've come, sweetie."

Blake was able to let out a small smile, silently speaking. "Thank you, Mom."

Knowing not to mention about Blake's fake limping from the day they met, Yang figured she should explain how they met. "About your question on how we me, as soon as my sister and I got to Beacon... I don't know," She squeezed her partner's shoulder. "I just saw her walking to the school, and she was by herself. Something just clicked and told me that I wanted to get to know who she was. Making the choice to talk to her was one of the best choices I've ever made."

Blake held back a blush, not wanting to make things obvious in front of her Mother, as Kali looked content with that answer. "I'm happy to hear that. Looking at you two now, I can see you've become great friends."

"Heh, you don't know the half of it." Yang commented, as Blake sighed.

"Mom, about Beacon," Blake clearly wanted to change the subject for a moment. "I think I really do want to continue learning here. After… After I left, I had a lot of time to think."

Kali didn't know if she could bring up the White Fang, so she kept it vague. "I'd never be upset with the choices you make, sweetie. And seeing as this choice made it so you could meet such a kind person," She said as she looked to Yang, who smiled back. "I think you know exactly what you're doing and what you want to do with your life."

Blake bit her lip, feeling guilty that she just left her parents like that, so she held back her tears. "I still wish I spoke to you sooner."

Yang cut in. "Sorry to cut in like this, but c'mon Blake, your Mom is happy talking to ya now. All that stuff in the past shouldn't be worried about here."

Before Blake could speak, her Mother continued off of Yang's words. "She's right, Blake. I don't want to hear about your regrets. Your Father would say the same thing."

Blake's ears drooped and she sighed. "Okay, but… No, no, forget it, you're right. Where is Dad by the way?"

"Your Father is helping with a few expansion deals. Our little island is getting quite packed after all." Kali tried making it a bit lighthearted as she let out a laugh, while Blake looked upset about how her people were made to live on an island like that. "Don't pay it too much mind, sweetie. I'd rather hear about your other friends after all."

Yang grinned. "Oh I can help out with that. Seeing as one is my little sister, and the other I've known for a long time." She wrapped an arm around Blake's shoulders, earning a yelp from the younger cat Faunus, as Kali giggled. "My little sister, her name is Ruby, is like this super energetic weapons fanatic. She's the leader of the team actually."

Kali was a bit surprised that the little sister in the group was the one to be leader, but she wasn't one to judge. "She must be quite talented then."

"Yeah, she really is, but I totally helped train her, so y'know, she totally owes me." Yang continued doing her best to keep the conversation from ending up going to a depressing place. "Oh, and then there's our resident wolf of the group."

Blake's ears perked up, hoping Yang wasn't about to reveal too much, as Kali raised an eyebrow. "Wolf?'

"Yup!" Yang grinned. "Her semblance is her becoming a wolf, and she's gets super embarrassed about it." Blake was relieved she played it off that way, but wondered what Yang was going to say, while Kali was trying to not make herself obvious on the shock she had about hearing about an animal transformation semblance. "When she turns into a wolf, poof, her clothes fall off. Heh, you should see the look on her face when she has to change back. Oh, shoot, right, her name is Weiss by the way. Probably shoulda started with that."

Kali was silent for a few moments, taking in what Yang said about this Weiss girl.

"Mom?" Blake spoke, wondering if the video call was losing connection, since her Mom seemed to be frozen on the spot.

"H-Huh? Oh, sorry, sweetie." Kali put on a fake smile. "I was just thinking about the meeting your Father is going to later, but, uh, yes, this Weiss you spoke of-."

As soon as she said that, the door to the dorm opened, as Weiss walked in. "Ay, Ice Wolf." Yang greeted, waving her over. "Come on over. Blake's Mom is on video call and wants to meet ya."

Weiss was taken aback by the suddenness of being called over, as she slowly walked over and set her things down on her bed. "Really?" She looked a bit happy, mostly for Blake since she was taking her advice on speaking to her family, as she got over to them and got into view.

Kali was instantly surprised, since the Schnee family had very distinct features. White hair and blue eyes. "You must be Weiss…"

Blake took note of her Mom's voice, as well as Weiss. "Um, yes, I am. It's nice to meet you, Mrs. Belladonna."

Yang could feel a bit of tension, as she thought it was about a certain subject. "Uh, before anything, Weiss is nothing like her Dad. She's-."

"Hmm? Oh, come now, I'm not going to judge anyone on what their parents do." Kali spoke normally, knowing she was causing tension, while Weiss smiled at that, happy she wasn't going to up and hate her because of her Father's choices. "Let's start over. I'm Blake's Mother, Kali."

Weiss nodded. "And I'm Weiss Schnee. It's nice to finally get to meet you."

"Likewise, and… While you may have been a bit nervous, I can tell you this one thing." Kali smiled. "I've actually met your Mother before, Weiss."

Blake and Weiss were surprised by that. "You have?"

"Mhmm. Willow of course, seeing as Yang here mentioned your Father," Kali explained how she got to that point of knowing. "How is she by the way?"

"Oh, well," Weiss tried relaxing a bit. "Sorry, I just wasn't expecting you to know my Mother. She's doing well, and if you don't mind me asking. How did you and my Mother meet?"

"It was a long time ago, but I still remember it like it was yesterday." Kali smiled, enjoying that memory. "This was years ago, back when your Father's company wasn't… I'm sorry to say, what it is today." Weiss frowned, and Kali felt a little bad, but it was the truth. "Your Mother visited Menagerie with a friend of hers. A Schnee being on the island wasn't a shocking sight back then."

Weiss' heart picked up. "A friend of hers?"

Kali's ears drooped sadly. "Yes. Those two were pretty inseparable when I met them in the market. And seeing a Schnee there, well, I can say I had a bit of an interest in speaking to your Mother."

Hearing how Kali was describing her Mother's visit to Menagerie brought more interest in what happened that day. "What did you two talk about, and… Do you remember her friend?"

"I'm sorry, but I can't say I remember her friend that well. Willow on the other hand," Kali smiled. "She was one that enjoyed seeing what Menagerie had to offer. Our little island usually gets ignored, but to her, it was like a new world."

Weiss held her wolf pendant, as Kali continued speaking to her about her interactions with Willow, while in the back of Kali's head, she was doing her best to not speak of the friend Willow was with that day.

To Weiss, she still needs to figure it out herself, but I know you all know who Kali is speaking of. Still, I will say this now, Kali was more friends with Willow than you know who. I don't feel like it be that realistic for that many connections to be made.

So think of this as Kali knowing of her, but not being close to her.

To JJ- Tai has a lot to deal with now for sure, and yeah, balance on how strong characters are can be tough, but again, I hope you all can point out if someone seems to strong at points. As for Summer… She's not gonna be happy.

To Austin- Hmm, well, I mean, you might see an angry Summer coming up here in a bit.

I hoped you all enjoyed chapter 127. Remember, reviews are welcomed, but not required. See you all in chapter 128.