Weiss checks herself in front of the mirror once more. Semester break ended yesterday, and now it was time to return to school. Nodding in satisfaction with her outfit, she starts to make her way out of her room, only to stop at a backpack sitting near her cabinet. It has been 4 days since Rouvin left in a rage, not bothering to even grab his things on his way out. He was so upset that he had even forgotten his locket. Weiss tried to give his things to Yang, but even the blonde had forgotten to pick them up. Weiss sighs and picks up the locket on her dresser and headed out.
The limo ride to school was rather uneventful. When she arrived, most of the students were dragging themselves into the school building. She said her goodbyes to her driver and headed into the school, only to stop at seeing a very familiar black and red Audi parked in a spot near the doors. She holds her breath as she watches Cinder step out of the passenger seat, followed by none other than the car's owner Rouvin. Cinder was saying something that she couldn't catch, but whatever it was, it made Rouvin smile.
At seeing his smile Weiss couldn't help but smile as well. 'At least he seemed to have calmed down.' She thinks to herself. She just hopes he would be able to forgive them for the whole disaster.
The white-haired girl waits for the two to make their way over to her at the entrance of the parking lot. But while she watches them, the words she heard Rouvin say came back to her mind, "I need you". It hurt a bit to hear him say that to the other girl, but she reminds herself that they used to date and Cinder seems to still be his closest friend.
Seeing a hand wave in front of her face, she looks up to see the two people she was just thinking about right in front of her.
Cinder has a smirk on her face as she starts talking "It seems the school princess still has her head in bed."
"Don't tease her Cin…" Rouvin chastises her gently. Turning to Weiss, the ghost of a blush crosses his face. "Good morning."
"Good morning…" Weiss greets him as he walks past her with Cinder. Weiss watches them walk away for a moment before remembering the locket, prompting her to chase after them.
She was lucky that Cinder needed to stop by her locker, and had Rouvin wait for her. Rouvin was obviously complaining while Cinder giggles. As Weiss approaches them, she overhears Cinder saying something that gets her attention.
"I'm just saying. I think you should just to get out of your little shell." Cinder said teasingly as Rouvin groans. "You like her, you shy turtle!"
"Rouvin?" Weiss interrupts, causing Rouvin to flinch as he turns to her.
"Weiss…" he says, trying to sound normal but came out as more surprised. Cinder laughs quietly to the side, and he glares at her before turning back to Weiss. "…something you need?"
Weiss smiles as she reaches into her pocket. "Actually…here" she says as she hands him his locket. "You left before Jaune could give it back…." Rouvin glances at the locket in a bit of surprise before taking it.
"Thank you…" he says with a small smile.
Weiss's smile grows as she looks directly at him "It's the least I can do, and I want you to know that the others as well as myself are really sorry for the whole thing. I swear I didn't know what Blake was planning and I know it was never her intention to hurt you. I hope you will find it in you to forgive them…us."
Hearing the sincerity in her voice, Rouvin runs his fingers through his hair and sighs "I'm not angry at you. And I know I overreacted a bit over the video, so I'm not angry at Blake anymore." He locks his eyes with hers, liquid silver turning to hardened steel. "But that doesn't mean I'll trust them again. This locket is very important to me and I don't see it as fun when someone steals it for their own amusement."
Weiss just nodded in agreement. But just as she opens her mouth to say something, she is interrupted by the ringing of the bell.
Sighing she looks at him "I hope to see you later in science class."
Giving her a "sure" he and Cinder start to make their way to their first class, which seemed to be in the opposite direction of hers.
Making her way to math, she feels a bit lighter, knowing that Rouvin wasn't angry at her at least. She even has a smile on her face when she thinks about seeing him later, but then she thought about what Cinder said. The very thought of Rouvin liking someone else hurt deeply, and she couldn't deny the sudden wave of jealousy she felt.
Weiss's day continues on smoothly until she arrives at science. She enters the classroom and proceed to her seat, just to turn to her side to see a very bored looking Rouvin.
"Hey…" she called. Rouvin turns to her.
"Hey…" he greeted back.
"You look bored, not enough action?"
"Nope…" he said popping the p.
By the time the teacher arrived, everyone has taken their seats. Professor Watts scans the room to check who was absent and starts.
"Good morning class." he said. "Since it's the second semester I'll be giving you your project which will consist of 30% of your final grade." the class groans at the statement. "You will be paired and will work on an investigatory project with what is approved in your textbooks. I have made a list of your pairs so please stand as I call you and your partner." Professor Watts then started calling names from the class. Listening intently to avoid missing her name and her partner. In her mind, she was praying on getting Rouvin to be her partner. "Please let Rouvin be my partner. Please let Rouvin be my partner. Please let Rouvin be my partner."
She was so focusing on her prayer, she nearly misses when Rouvin's name is called. Weiss watches him stand up, and hears how most of the others still don't have a partner, and kept praying for any of them to not be his partner.
Mr. Watts clears his throat and the class becomes quiet again "Mr. Rose, your partner will be Ms. Schnee. Make sure you contribute your half of the project." He gives Rouvin one last glare before he continues.
Barely keeping her composure instead of squealing in joy, Weiss turns to her project partner, who has his head on the table again but is looking in her direction.
Giving him a smile "I have high hopes of a good partnership. Do you want to meet me after class so we can choose a topic?" Weiss whispered to him.
Rouvin stared at her before he mouths a silent "sure" with a small smile. They hear Watts finish with the list and address the whole class again.
"Now that everyone has a partner, you have until the next class time to choose a topic. I want the written part on my desk in exactly 6 weeks. You will also hold a presentation which will make 50% of your grade for the project, the other 50% are the written parts." Finishing with the project announcement he starts with the regular curriculum for this year.
By the end of the class, they have chosen a topic that involves paper fiber and an art robot. Rouvin had mentioned during their vacation that he also has an interest in mechanical things, so this was a great way to put that in use.
"Rouvin…" Weiss started, causing Rouvin to turn to her. She is about to continue when the school's intercom comes on.
"Mr. Rouvin Rose, please proceed to the principal's office ASAP." Professor Goodwitch's voice rings out. "I repeat, Mr. Rouvin Rose, please proceed to the principal's office ASAP…Thank you."
Rouvin sighs. "What did I do this time?" he mutters under his breath, but Weiss can still hear him.
"Do you want me to come with you?" she asks, her voice full of concern. He shakes his head as he stands.
"Nah…I got it." he answers as he makes his way slowly to the classroom door.
"Hey!" Weiss calls out just before he exits. Rouvin turns to face her once more. "I'll see you at lunch?" He doesn't answer her back, but instead just turns back and continues walking.
As lunch arrives Weiss makes her way to the cafeteria, when she is pulled to the side gently by none other than Cinder. Weiss looks at Cinder in surprise.
"Hey…" Cinder starts. "…Sorry for pulling you like that all of a sudden, but what happened?" She asked. At first Weiss was confused at the question until she realizes what Cinder was asking. She must have heard Professor Goodwitch this morning.
"Honestly I don't know." Weiss answers.
Cinder sighs. "Probably another misunderstanding…" Cinder lets go of Weiss. "Anyway, I heard what happened during your little summer vacation…" she then smirks. "…he likes to have lunch on the roof." she added before leaving Weiss alone and heading off to where she'd be having her own lunch.
Looking at the other girl, she can't help but wonder why she would suddenly tell her that. Dismissing the thought for another time, she continues to make her way to the cafeteria.
Entering the cafeteria, she immediately spots Blake, Jaune and Pyrrha at their usual table. She'd talk with them in a moment, but first she has to buy her lunch. It was Friday, and on the menu was pizza.
She buys a small salad, a juice box, and two pieces of pizza, one for Rouvin to cheer him up from whatever misunderstanding he was called to.
Making her way first to her friends, she greets them with a simple "Hi." which they return.
Sitting down, she first looks at Jaune. "I gave him the locket back, and apologized to him." Looking at Blake she adds, "He said he wasn't angry anymore about the video, and apologized for his overreaction."
Blake nodded at that. "It's okay, I understand why he reacted that way."
"I hope he can forgive us for the incident and we can try be honest friends with him." Pyrrha adds with an apologetic smile.
Looking at the champion, Weiss thinks about what Rouvin said. "He said that the locket is very important to him, and that he won't trust you guys for a while."
Both Jaune and Pyrrha looked sad at that, but said they understand and won't hold it against him. Standing up, Weiss was about to look for her partner.
"Where are you going? You didn't eat anything." Blake asks before Weiss could take even one step.
Looking to her best friend, her cheeks get a bit pink "I want to look for Rouvin and eat with him. I'm worried about why he was suddenly called to Mr. Ozpin's office."
Blake was about to just let her leave until she spots the two pizza pieces. She couldn't help but add slyly. "I didn't know you like pizza that much."
The others giggle a bit and add their own good byes and promises to see her later as Weiss turns around and makes her way to the roof, trying her best to hide her blush as well as her smile.
Arriving at the roof, the first thing Weiss notices is that the sun is shining and there are no clouds in sight. Taking the time to scan the roof, she spots the person she's looking for, sitting in the shady part of the roof where a tree towers beside the building. With a smile, she approaches him as calmly as she can manage.
As she gets closer to him, she notices that he is eating something, and from the looks of it they are cookies. She laughs, causing Rouvin to turn in her direction. He swallows the cookie he was eating and looks at Weiss with a surprised look on his face.
"Weiss?!" he calls out, sounding just as surprised as he looked. "What are you doing here?"
Weiss calms down and breathes deeply before answering. "I came to see you." she replies as she sits beside him. "I wanted to know if you were alright after getting called like that." He leans on the safety railings a bit and sighs.
"Yeah…" he said, sounding a tad bit worried. "Just something to do with my school performance"
"Do you need help with it?" Weiss asked.
"Thanks, but I can handle it." he said. Weiss then hands him the slice of pizza she got for him, a small smile on her lips.
"Alright, if you say so…" Weiss replies. Rouvin looks at the pizza then back at her. "…cookies don't really count as lunch you know…" Rouvin gives her a small smile and takes it.
"Thanks…I guess…" he said and takes a bite of the pizza, while Weiss proceeds to eat her salad. A soft and comforting silence settles between them as they eat their lunch, all while the wind's cool breeze blows.
As she was eating, Weiss looks around for a bit, having never been on the roof before. And she is pleasantly surprised at how beautiful it is up here. There is a small garden with many different flowers, mainly roses, as well as a greenfield. Part of the roof was shadowed from a tree that towers beside the school and there were many benches all over the place. It was still hot, but the wind itself is refreshing.
Looking back to Rouvin, she can barely contain her laughter when she sees him eating cookies again, but this time he has added a glass milk to it.
"Where did you hide those? I swear there was no milk when I looked at you."
Being in mid gulp, he just smirks a bit and gives her a wink "magic" is his simple response.
Looking a bit closer, Weiss notices a backpack with a box of cookies and a milk carton sticking out. "What great magic do you need to pull out cookies and milk from your backpack? But I'm more curious as to why you have those with you" Weiss asks with a raised eyebrow.
Rouvin just shrugs in response and continues to eat his cookies and drink his milk.
Lunch finally ends, and they both make their way back to class. The rest of the day goes on as normal. And at the end of the day, Weiss and Blake meet up like always and make their way to the parking lot.
"So, how did your lunch with Rouvin go?" Blake asks.
Weiss smiles as she responds. "It went great." she starts. "His lunch spot is really beautiful, and I never would have gone there if he wasn't around."
"Sounds fun. How did he…"
"...he's fine Blake. He's not mad anymore." Weiss comforts her. "Though I would want him to join us at lunch. But I doubt he'll be willing to join us, not after that."
"Agreed." Blake smirks. "Just keep accompanying him until then."
"Blake…" Weiss turns to Blake. "…oh no…" Blake's smirk widens as Weiss realizes something about it. "…when did you know?"
"Now…you just told me" Blake answers. Weiss groans and covers her face with her hands as she blushes.
"I am never going to live this down, am I?"
"No." Blake then stopped in front of her car. "Your little crush is safe Weiss. I'm not telling anyone."
Weiss sighs. "Thanks Blake."
"Is there anything else that happened today?"
"Well…we're also paired up for a project. And we both agreed on meeting up after classes at either the library or at my place. "
Looking at her friend with a raised eyebrow, she can't help but ask. "Why not at his place?"
The heiress just shrugs "I guess because he doesn't want to be anywhere near his parents. He told me during the break that he is only home to study, eat or sleep."
Nodding, Blake looks a bit sad at the thought "Must be hard, not only for him but for Yang too. She said she wasn't able to talk with him and explain what happened, and I can tell that it's hurting her. I mean they finally spend some time together and bond a bit only for one incident to burn it down again."
Weiss knows how much Yang means to Blake, even if Blake will never admit to anything. She knows Blake likes Yang the same way she liked Rouvin.
Pulling Blake into a hug to comfort her. "Don't worry, I'm sure Yang will make up with him over what happened. They are siblings after all, and they have no choice but to meet on a regular basis, so he can't avoid her forever."
Nodding Blake hugs Weiss back, letting her voice comfort her.
Separating, Weiss and Blake talk for a few more minutes, but eventually they have to say their goodbyes.
Sitting in her limo, Weiss smiles to herself at the thought of helping one of her friends repair the relationship with her brother, and spending more time with said brother in the next few weeks.