My waking sight was that of a familiar hospital room. Looking over, I saw I.V's stuck in my arm, pumping me full of I don't know what. "Gah, needles." As I pulled the tape of that secured the needles, my mind wandered back to figure out how I got here. I got scraps of the night before with the ursa, and team RWBY. Pulling out the needles, I focused on keeping my breathing steady and even. Discarding my I.V tower, I pulled myself out of bed. I winced as I put my feet on the tiled floor. "Christ almighty that's cold." Looking around, I could see no sign of my clothes. I guess I'll get changed back in my dorm. I stepped out of my ward and into a barren hallway. I strode down, following the signs to the exit. I stepped out of the hospital back onto school grounds which were unfortunately covered in snow. "Ah, this is going to suck, so hard!" I began trudging my way through the shin deep snow, cursing each step.
Warmth began to seep through me as I entered the dorm, stomping my feet to dislodge some of the snow stuck to my legs. "Thank god it's night time, I'd hate to run into someone while I'm stuck in a paper dress… Hi there." My monologue was interrupted by a sleepy eyed ruby stepping into the hallway.
"Hi flint, you're up early." Ruby said with a yawn. "What are you doing here? The hospital said you wouldn't be out for a while." she looked confused. I guess that makes two of us.
"I, uh… I think you're dreaming ruby. Go back to bed."
"Kay. Night Flint."
Well, that was easier than I thought it would be. Carrying on my way down the hall, I made it back to my room without incident. As I walked in, my stomach began to imitate a beowolf in heat. I grabbed my stomach as it performed a gut-wrenching growl, and proceeded with all haste to my fridge. Pulling open the door on my fridge, I saw that everything was starting to go bad already. "What the hell? I just bought this with Yang yesterday!" I spoke up. Trimming the decay off of my food, I nuked a concoction of the randomest materials before scarfing it all down. "Man that hit the spot. Now what to do?" I thought to myself as I realized it was close to three in the morning. Sleep was not an option as I was well rested, and I had just eaten as well. "Might as well study" my internal monologue continued. I sat at the desk i had been provided, glancing at the pile of requisite materials there. The pile seemed significantly larger than the last time I had seen it. I quickly abandoned the Idea of studying, and decided to meditate. Moving to the center of my room, I sat cross legged, one hand covering the loose fist I held in my lap. I closed my eyes, trying to calm my mind. Falling into a rhythm that had been in my head, I allowed the song to drown out everything else. "Lay beside me... Tell me what they've done. Speak the words I want to hear, to make my demons run." I whispered as the song continued through my head. Metallica smothers every thought in my head. When the song had finished, my mind was empty, and I felt much more relaxed.
Seven rolled around, and I decided now would be a good time to 'wake up'. I showered and put on new clothes, stepping into the hallway. As I traversed the halls, I noticed a sound emanating from around the corner to team RWBY's hall. Walking along, the sounds only got louder. There was definite shouting coming from the girls' room, never a good sign in the morning.
I raised my hand to knock on the door, but Ruby beat me to the punch as she blasted out of the room, a trail of rose petals falling behind her. I blinked a few times, shrugged and knocked on the askew frame, not wanting to enter if I wasn't welcome. Weiss showed up at the door, looking worse for wear. "Ruby, I- oh. It's you. Is there something you need?" Her voice went flat after realizing I was not her red haired teammate.
I looked hard at the snowy heiress, thinking before I spoke. "That depends, am I welcome right now?" I asked, not wanting to interrupt anything.
"Well, I was just about to leave so…" She said softly, looking down the hall at the decaying petals.
"Was it bad?" I asked quietly.
My question threw Weiss off balance. "Wha- was what bad?"
"Your fight. Ruby nearly knocked me over on her way out, and I heard shouting from down the hall. What happened?" Concern touched my voice.
The ivory princess's eyes hardened at that statement. "There was no fight, and you shouldn't poke your nose into others business!" With that, she began stalking her way down the hall, following the petals. Once she had pushed past me, I noticed her shoulders slumped down as she hung her head. I stepped in, figuring the ice queen could resolve the issue without help.
Once I entered, I saw Blake either hugging Yang, or attempting to stop her from charging down the door, I'm not sure which.
"Yang, no matter how angry you are right now, I can't let you 'punch that bitch's head off'." Blake said, still attempting to stop her partner from thundering down the door.
"And why is that, Blake? Are you taking her side? She hurt my sister, and she's going to pay for it." Yang roared out, stepping forward slowly, dragging the dark teammate with her.
"I'm on no ones 'side' as you put it, I simply don't want my team to dissolve is all. If you kill Weiss, you go to prison, and Ruby would never forgive you. I don't want to lose my team… I don't want to lose my family again." Blake clutched at Yang tighter with the last statement, the blonde stopping as Blake explained herself.
"Fine, kitten. I'll leave her alone for now, but I swear I'm going to feed her to a deathstalker one of these days."
I decided now would probably be the best time to make my presence known. "Ahem. I wouldn't be interrupting anything would I?" I spoke up. Blake detached herself from her blonde counterpart, stepping back as she did so. "Your morning seems to be… eventful." I commented. "So, what did the Ice Queen do this time?"
"Ruby wasn't thinking when she spoke up this morning, and said some things she didn't mean, and Weiss freaked out on her!" Yang snapped out, frustration still raging through her. "Ruby just wasn't awake yet and… and..." Yang started to tear up.
Blake spoke up. "Weiss 'has' been acting different lately… she snaps at Ruby more than usual, and can't stop staring at her for some reason."
I stepped over, with my arms out wide. Closing the distance, I wrapped my arms around Yang, both securing her and comforting her. She turned and buried her head in my shoulder, hugging my waist. "You give good hugs" could be heard muffled in my shoulder.
"It's one of my better qualities. Would now be an inappropriate time to mention that you are really hot?" I commented, starting to roast from the blondes semblance leaking out. Yang's head snapped back, and I quickly tacked on "It's like I'm hugging a space heater!"
"Oh god, I'm so sorry!" She exclaimed as she tried to step away. I just hugged her tighter in response.
"I never said it was a bad thing, sunshine" as I held her tighter. I don't know how long we stood like that, but when Yang and I let go, she seemed much calmer. "Better?" I asked, holding her at arm's length.
"Much better, thanks for that. You have really nice hugs. And sunshine? Really?" She said. "But how did you get out of the hospital so soon? The doctors said your injuries would keep you in for another week!" She began searching me for any sign of injuries.
"Wait… hospital? Injuries? What?" I asked, confused. "Another week? How long was I in there? And what happened to me?" I joined Yang in her search for my apparent injuries.
Yang looked up at me, clearly somewhat irritated. "Your injuries from the Ursa fight, dummy. You had cuts and bruises everywhere, and one hell of a concussion. Plus, you managed to drain your aura almost completely. The doctors said it was a miracle you lived."
"I don't remember much of the Ursa fight…" I said. "I remember you kicking ass, and then you flew across the way, and everything is red and hazy after that." I shook my head, trying to remember. "What am I missing here! Gaah!" I tossed my hands in the air. "Well, there's no point in trying to force myself to remember something, is there? If I can't remember it, it must not have been important. Let's go eat breakfast." Once I had turned around, Yangs shoulders dropped.
"Yeah. Sure, let's get something to eat."
Weiss was stalking down the halls, surveying the area for a certain crimson huntress. "Ruby, Ruby! Where are you?" She cried out, adding with a small voice, "Come back to me." The Ice queen began to consider where her teammate would be hiding. Several options ran through her mind, almost as fast as ruby does… "Concentrate Weiss." She said, mentally slapping herself. But no matter how hard she focused as she marched on, her mind kept wandering back to the events of that morning…
The unholy shriek emanating from Ruby's whistle had started off the day, bodies falling from beds. "Goood morning everyone! Let's go, we've got to get ready for classes!" The crimson ball of energy bounced into the shower, the sound of water pelting down following immediately after. The rest of the team began to rise, going through the motions of a productive morning.
Weiss was waiting outside the bathroom door, needing a shower. She pounded on the door to get Ruby's attention. "Hurry up you dolt, I need to shower!" After a muffled confirmation, Weiss sat down and began to plan her day out using her scroll. It was during said planning that Weiss's eye was caught by one rather interesting detail. "Ruby, you colossal buffoon, it's the weekend!" For someone so icy, Weiss had a way of exploding rather heatedly. "You inconsiderate brat, you never think anything through! You are such an immature child!" Weiss screamed at the door separating her from Ruby.
The door opened to reveal Ruby standing right there, shoulders shaking as she tried to hold back tears. She was unable to look Weiss in the eyes as she screamed back "Stop yelling at me! I forgot it was the weekend, and didn't want to be late, because that makes you mad too! Why are you so mean lately?! It's like you hate me or something!" With that, Ruby tore out of the room, vanishing to hide… somewhere.
"Ruby I… I don't…" Weiss began, but stopped, seeing as she had already disappeared.
"What the fuck is your problem, bitch!" Yang hollered at the alabaster figure, who had already slumped to the floor.
"I...I…"
"You had best go and make this right, or I will end you. Understood?" Yang spoke very quietly, only adding to the aura of fury radiating off the brawler, alongside her flames. Weiss slowly picked herself up, and began to make her way out of the room.
"Which brings me to now… where did she go?" Weiss mumbled to herself. It wasn't fair, she didn't need Yang threatening to kill her, when the sight of Ruby's quicksilver eyes brimming with tears, and those trembling lips had brought the ivory princess's wrath crashing around her, leaving nothing but guilt. Weiss had never been able to resist Ruby when she used her 'puppy dog eyes' as Yang put it, and seeing tears in them wracked her with unhappiness stronger than she had known before. "Why can't I get her out of my head!?" Weiss thought aloud.
"Can't get who out of your head, miss Schnee?"
Weiss nearly jumped out of her skin, turning in anger towards the unknown intruder to her innermost thoughts. "Keep your nose out of- OH! Hello professor Ozpin." She was quite clearly flustered after having her train of thought derailed. "It's nothing, professor. Just thinking out loud. Trying to clear my head." Weiss finished, leaving her sentence trailing as she disappeared into thought again.
Ozpin smiled, and gestured to the bench he was sitting on. "Come sit, miss Schnee. The best way to solve something is to discuss it, I find."
Weiss shook her head, silently refusing the professors offer. She spoke up. "Thank you professor, but this is my problem, and I will solve it as such." She turned to walk away when the professor's voice caught her once more.
"Very well, miss Schnee. My office is always open, should you wish to speak with me." Ozpin offered, a smile on his face.
Weiss stood for a moment before claiming the seat offered by the professor. "Professor, is it… normal... For girls to think about other girls?" the fair girl asked, her voice suddenly timid.
Ozpin considered the question before answering with a question of his own. "Would I be correct in assuming that these thoughts are of a romantic nature?" He asked his pupil. Weiss began to shake her head, then stopped as if to nod, then dropped her head in her hands.
"I... I... I'm not sure professor, and that's what has me worried. I can't stop thinking about Ruby, and now I might have wrecked our friendship, and I don't know what's happening anymore!" Weiss blurted out, clapping her hands over her mouth after she realized just what had come out.
Ozpin merely smiled more, and took a sip of his ever present coffee. "Well, miss Schnee, if I had to say, it seems as though you have feelings for a certain miss Rose." A squeak escaped Weiss's fingers as she processed the revelation.
"I can't be a- I mean my family- I'm not…" Weiss trailed off, leaving Ozpin to finish her statement.
"You aren't gay, is that what you were going to say?" Weiss merely nodded. "And what, may I ask, Is the problem with that?" Ozpin asked, leaning forward.
"My father doesn't approve of homosexuality." Was the only answer Ozpin received.
The headmaster pushed his glasses further up his nose. "Miss Schnee, love comes in many forms, sometimes unexpectedly so. If Ruby is what makes you happy, I suggest you tell her how you feel." Ozpin stood up, collecting his cane as he stood. "I saw her heading towards the library earlier, you may want to check there." Ozpin offered as he walked away.
Weiss simply sat on the bench, her head whirling with a million different thoughts. "What if I am gay? I can't be gay, my father would disown me. What about Ruby? She can't feel the same way, can she? It doesn't matter, She hates me now anyways." But Ozpin's advice rang through her head: "I'd suggest telling her how you feel." Standing up, Weiss began marching with purpose to the library. "Ruby Rose, you and I need to talk."
Yang sat across from me, pushing her food around her plate, attempting to stare a hole through the ceramic. "What's the matter, Blondie? Not hungry anymore?" I asked, wolfing down everything in sight. "I feel like I haven't eaten in a month" I commented through a mouthful of various breakfast items.
"Well, technically speaking, it was only a week." Blake commented. I can proudly say I didn't even choke when the reserved member of the group spoke up.
"Oh, hi Blake, I didn't see you join us." I spoke after clearing my mouth of debris.
"It would be hard to, considering how tall your pile of food was when I arrived" Blake shot back at me.
"Are you hearing this Yang? A documented case of sass from Blake!" I declared. Yang made a noncommittal grunt and continued to push her food around. Turning to Blake, I lowered my voice. "Okay, you're her partner. What's wrong with her today?" Blake merely shrugged and returned to her book.
Suddenly Nora popped up "Hey, you two? How are our lovebirds doing?" I dismissed my confusion as typical Nora question syndrome. Yang however, did not.
"Nora. Do you enjoy Ren's pancakes?" Yang asked, cold as can be.
Nora didn't even think about the question. "Of course, silly! Ren makes the best pancakes ever! Yesterday he made me-" Nora was cut off by a very icy Yang.
"If you continue with your original question, I will personally ensure Ren never makes pancakes again." yang uttered this threat while still trying to bore a hole in the plate with her eyes.
Nora gasped, and with a flash had disappeared along with a sighing Ren over her shoulder. The stoic companion merely waved before disappearing around a corner.
"All right, what the hell was that about?" I directed my very pointed question at Yang, who refused to look up from her engrossing plate. That's it, I thought to myself.
Grabbing the brawlers' plate, I opened a portal over the garbage across the way, and promptly dumped the entire thing in. "Hey! I wasn't finished with that!" Yang complained, finally looking up. I locked eyes with her, and let go. "You just threatened your friend's arms or possibly his life over a question his partner asked? What the fuck is your problem?" I threw my arms out to the side, demonstrating my aggression clearly. Yang just ducked her head.
"It's better if you didn't remember… It's clearly not important right?" Bitterness seeped its way into the Blondes voice as she answered. I sat back down, and leaned across the table.
"Well, clearly you think it's important enough to hide it from me, so let's hear it." I spoke
"No, really, it's fine." Yang was trying to hide behind her hair now.
"I'll go ask Nora, and then you'll have to kill Ren, and neither of us wants that, because then Nora breaks everyone's legs, and I'm fond of my legs the way they are.." I countered. Yang sighed, and relented.
"What is the last thing you remember from the Ursa fight. Even if it is hazy" the golden haired woman spoke up.
I strained my memory. "I remember… I found my semblance and was destroying the Ursa… and blood… lots of blood."
"Well, there was one more thing." Yang said, her voice getting softer with every word. "After you had destroyed the Ursa pack, you and I… Hey look its the Ice Queen and my sister. Time to go break Weiss's pretty little fa… she trailed off and replace the scowl with a smirk. "So, that's what it was, huh? Can't say I saw that one coming." Following Yang's gaze, I saw that the two huntresses in question were walking hand in hand. "Huh. Guess I owe Jaune some money" Was the only statement I could make.
Yang turned and stared at me until I gave an explanation, as she cocked Ember Celica. "Jaune and I had a bet going on as to whether the Ice queen would go out with anybody. I thought it was an investment! I mean, who would have thought the Ice Queen was capable of love!" Yang just shook her head at me and laughed. Smiling, I caught her hand. "Hey, you never answered my question."
"Uh…"