Well then. This is slightly embarrassing. Uploaded a chapter without me talking. Cant be having that.

Firstly i would like to thank Duranda1 for his assitance in editing this chapter for me prior to its release. Thanks man

Secondly in response to Snoogenz. I didnt quite think about it but now that you mention it i see just how madoka this story is feeling.

Sorry for the rush. Not used to writing this prior to an upload. Have fun reading guys and live life well

Chapter 1c: Weiss Schnee

Weiss woke up with the sun. It was her usual routine to wake up at this time. Doing so gave her time to bathe, dress, eat, and get to school before class without a single worry. Her home was so quiet you could hear a pin drop in the next room over. None of the staff so much as talked to Weiss when her parents were away as they happened to be right now. Sadly, her parents were gone very often; they had a business meeting here, a fundraiser there, and they were almost never home. This generated an intense lack of warmth in her home. That being one of the many reasons Weiss enjoyed her time at school more than time at home.

After finishing her breakfast Weiss quickly got into the limo that took her to school. Unlike the house staff her driver, Chester, was very talkative. So they talked about school, or rather, she listened to Chester while he talked about school. Weiss was never very chatty, one of her faults she admitted to herself, so she paid attention and learned what she could from the stories of his youth. All too soon they arrived at Beacon and Weiss was forced to depart for class.

She walked into class and sat in her seat. Judging from the board their teacher, Ms. Goodwitch, would be discussing the anatomy of bears with the class. Weiss noted, as the bell rang, that once again her friend Ruby Rose was barely on time for class. Weiss made a mental note to go off on Ruby's sister for not getting ready on time. Again.

As class continued she decided that the anatomy of bears was wholly uninteresting. Thankfully her attention span was refreshed when Ruby raised her hand.

"Yes, Ruby?" Ms. Goodwitch asked.

"Well, if bears can't walk when standing on two feet, does that mean they have bad balance? If so, what would happen if their legs got injured while standing?" Weiss was both, frustrated with, and in awe of Ruby. She knew her friend was a combat nut on the inside but this was a little crazy.

"Well, to answer your first question, yes, they do have bad balance. For your second question, I suppose they would topple over and be unable to effectively move," the teacher responded, ever serious.

From there the lesson was quickly wrapped up and their English lesson began. A quick ruffling sound told Weiss that Ruby had pulled out her notebook. She had long ago found out that Ruby drew when she was bored rather than work through her boredom. Glancing over she noticed the telltale snowflake that said she was drawing Weiss. The whole thing annoyed Weiss, not because of being drawn without permission, but because Ruby honestly thought she hadn't noticed. How could Weiss not have noticed after all the care her friend clearly put into the picture? The coloring was perfect, the outfit was spectacular, and the way she caught Weiss' emotion was envious. The weapon though was the best; Ruby had put extra thought into it.

One week earlier, Ruby had been called to the office, leaving her notebook behind in a rush. Weiss looked over in curiosity and her breath was taken away. On the open page were piece by piece illustrations of the rapier she drew Weiss with. From the handle all the way to the engravings on the blade she put in excruciating detail. The most important part was the name of the rapier; Myrtenaster. Weiss knew exactly where she had gotten the name as well. The day before she saw this Weiss hadn't been at school. Her great grandmother had died and she was at home crying. Ruby had apparently gone out of her way to figure out the name of Weiss' great grandmother. Her name had been Myrtle Aster. The name had touched Weiss when she saw it causing her to give Ruby a pass on any stupid things she said that day.

Feeling that she should try to compliment her she resolved to talk to Ruby about her art. Weiss leaned over slowly so she wouldn't be noticed.

"What are you drawing?" she casually asked Ruby. Ruby suddenly blushed and closed her notebook.

"Nothing, Weiss," she said hurriedly trying to hide what she had been doing. Internally Weiss sighed. She never understood why Ruby wouldn't be honest about that.

"Well then pay attention to the teacher, you dolt." With that Weiss leaned back watching out of the corner of her eye as Ruby started taking notes.

Class was slow that day and ended quickly. She went through the routine of hers and went to remind Ruby that the bell had rung. Before she opened her mouth to speak she noticed something different about her friend. Namely the ring resting on Ruby's finger.

"Where did you get that ring," Weiss wanted to know who made it because it was the most beautiful ring Weiss had ever seen. She wondered if she could have one made for her.

"I don't really know. I helped this old lady and she gave me it. Sorry," Ruby told Weiss slowly. This told Weiss that something was going on with Ruby. She was always hyperactive and speaking at a hundred miles an hour. However she decided not to pry she had fencing practice to go to and couldn't stay to chat too long. Besides, Ruby was staying to work on math with her sister, so if Weiss was still curious she could ask then.

As she left the locker room in her fencing gear the coach had an announcement. Apparently, a scout was attending the practice and would be giving a prize to the best in the room at the end. Her opponents on the team weren't any issue she dispatched them easily without taking a hit. So she went to the lady. Her face was covered so she couldn't tell much about her.

"That was a splendid performance Ms. Schnee. Your reward is this one of a kind ring. Wear it proudly," with that the lady pulled a silver ring from her pocket. In the ring was a beautiful piece of white amethyst inset with a white gold snowflake design. She put it on and looked up to ask the lady where she got it. The question was lost when she noticed that the lady was no longer there. She looked at the ring again and noticed just how similar to Ruby's ring it looked. Now Weiss knew she had to go ask Ruby about that lady.

As she changed in the locker room it seemed that the world just became… darker. Thinking nothing of it she continued to change back into her school uniform. After finishing she walked out of the gym and towards the library where Ruby would be.

Suddenly a loud growl enveloped the school. Following this Ruby ran straight into Weiss knocking them both over onto the ground.

"What was that you dolt!"

"Sorry Weiss, no time to talk we've got to run." Ruby leaped up, grabbing Weiss' hand and running back towards the gym. Looking behind herself, Weiss saw what they were running from. A dark furred bear was loose in the school and was charging straight for them. Instantly, she faced forward and started running away as fast as Ruby was.

When they reached the gym they closed the doors hoping that it would hold the bear back. Just in case, however, Weiss grabbed a rapier off the rack. Unfortunately for them, the bear crashed through the doors and growled fiercely at them.

Weiss grabbed Ruby and threw the frightened girl behind her. Logic said that one of them was going to die here if Weiss didn't stop the beast. Hopefully no one would have to die here today.

"Stay behind me Ruby. I'll protect you," Weiss proclaimed as she took her stance. Ruby just sat there with a face full of disbelief. The bear then stood up and clawed at Weiss, an obvious attack, and one that Weiss fluidly dodged. Taking advantage she countered and stabbed the bear in its chest. Enraged, the bear swiped its claw at Weiss. Seeing this, Weiss ducked and rolled between its legs. Once through, she went into a crouch and slashed across its ankles. The bear roared as it fell to the ground. Never had Weiss been so thankful for one of Ruby's crazy questions.

Then Weiss saw it. The wounds closed up almost immediately as if she hadn't done anything. She quickly grabbed Ruby once more to reposition her. Weiss didn't see any way around the bear and no way to defeat it. Slowly she and Ruby walked backwards into the corner of the gym. If only she had a real weapon. A weapon like the one Ruby had drawn

"WEISS! Your ring is glowing," Ruby exclaimed "Is there anything your mind seems to be wandering to right now?"

"Yes, you're drawings of me," Weiss replied panicky. She couldn't tell why they were. If this bear was impervious to damage there would be no reason to wish for a better weapon. It wouldn't make a difference.

"Okay so you know about them. I suppose that's good. Do you know the name of the sword?"

"Yes of course. You named it after my great grandmother."

"Okay then say its name please."

"You mean Myrtenaster?"

As if by magic the ring upon Weiss' finger started to glow a bright white and envelop her. The light flowed over her like a gentle wave. When she could finally see again she noticed that she looked just like the image in Ruby's notebook. Same dress, same calm poise, and the same blade.

"What?" Weiss was shocked beyond belief. She couldn't believe that had just happened.

"Yes! It worked!" Ruby on the other hand was elated. "You can fight it now Weiss. Go get him!"

Deciding to have faith in her friend, Weiss took up her stance once more, and prepared to fight the beast. On all fours the beast charged head on towards Weiss. Then without thinking Weiss held out her right hand and the floor beneath her began to glow. It was a white circle with the same snowflake pattern in her ring and on Ruby's notebook. She then twirled Myrtenaster and brought it, point down, into the glowing pattern. Suddenly spikes of ice appeared in a line towards the bear and froze it in place. She didn't give herself time to think and instead raised the pommel of the blade to her right cheek. Then the symbol on the floor changed colors to black. Weiss began the movements to rush the blade into the bear when the symbol became white once more; propelling Weiss towards the bear. The blade pierced it and Weiss did a flip over the bear. This brought the blade slicing through the whole of the bear. As she landed she heard the bear growl as it collapsed towards death. It quickly dissolved into a black mist which slowly dispersed itself. She watched as her sword did something similar, fading into a white mist, and returning into the ring.

Weiss collected herself for a moment before turning to Ruby with a stern face.

"What the hell was that?" Weiss yelled at her friend demanding answers.

"I-I don't really know. I was attacked by a wolf just like that bear yesterday. I'm only alive now because, Yang had a ring too, and she found out how to activate it." Weiss knew Ruby well enough to be able to tell that she was saying the truth. Just then Yang ran into the room decked out in what Weiss assumed was her ring's weapon. Seeing that there was no monster there she let it dissipate back into the ring; she then ran and hugged her sister happy that she was alive. Weiss just looked at them with a stare that dared them to try and not tell her what was going on.

"So you're telling me that lady gave all three of us these rings and didn't explain them at all? Gambling on whether or not we would figure them out and be able to save ourselves," Weiss couldn't truly believe that anyone could be that stupid with someone else's life.

"Yeah, that's essentially it Ice Queen," Yang had filled Weiss in while Ruby was away getting their stuff so they could go home. Weiss was angry; she hated it, that name that Yang had given her. She swallowed it though; being angry wasn't worth it right now

"So tell me: why didn't Ruby use her ring if she has one too?" That was the one thing Weiss didn't get. Of all people she would expect Ruby would be taking full advantage of the power these rings had.

"That's because I made her promise not to. I don't want her getting hurt fighting these things." Weiss may despise the blonde brute but she had to respect how far Yang was willing to go to protect her sister. "Also Weiss… Thank you for protecting her."

"You're welcome. I would never have expected you to thank me for anything though."

"And you'll never hear it again. Now I would like to request that when I'm not around you do what you did tonight. Don't let her get hurt." Yang didn't give Weiss a chance to respond as she walked towards the exit where Ruby was waiting. They left unceremoniously leaving Weiss to wonder what was really going on.

She decided it was her time to leave and called for Chester. Like a good driver he didn't make her wait long. She finally arrived home and just walked into her shower. The warm water running over her back was comforting as she thought about what happened. Nothing about it made sense leaving Weiss with a dark worry. Walking into bed she decided she would go ahead and do what Yang said. She wasn't stupid; no one crossed Yang when it came to her sister. Beside Ruby was really the only friend Weiss felt she had. Spending time with her would be nice.

She laid down in bed soon after. Letting the coldness of her home envelop her, she let her consciousness fade and went to sleep.