As Weiss was waiting to make it to the school the next day, she had quite a bit to think about. Earlier that morning she sent a message to Neptune asking to meet with her in the early morning hours so that they could talk for a bit before the day started. She mentioned it to Pyrrha so that she wouldn't freak out and assume the worst, but knowing Pyrrha, she wouldn't do that anyway. Weiss was glad that she had someone who was so understanding like Pyrrha was. Now all she had to do, was explain to Neptune what has developed for her after she came to Beacon Academy.
She arrived at the school a little earlier than usually did, hoping to speak with Neptune before meeting with her friends. Unfortunately for her, it looked as though he was going to be late, so Weiss walked over to the library, where she saw that Pyrrha was waiting there for her.
"Hello again," Pyrrha said when she saw Weiss walk over.
"Good morning, Pyrrha," Weiss responded as she sat down. After the game the night before, her leg had grown stiff in its inactivity, and her head worse than it ever had before. That being said, Weiss wasn't going to let it show that she was feeling all kinds of pain, and kept it to herself as best she could. It was definitely a strain on her as she held back how she was feeling.
"Well, that answers the next question I was going to ask," Pyrrha said.
"And what would that be exactly?" Weiss questioned.
"I was going to ask if you felt alright, but I can tell that you're still hurting from last night," Pyrrha mentioned. She wrapped her arm around Weiss' shoulders and let Weiss rest her head against her body. "You didn't need to come in if you felt like this."
"I'm not too worried about it to be honest," Weiss replied. "I'll just take it easy today. I've gotten hit in the head before during a game, though not as bad as last night." Weiss sat up and reached into her bag to grab some ibuprofen for her head. Just as she put the medicine in her mouth, she heard a familiar presence call out to her.
"Hey, Weiss." Weiss turned around to see that Neptune had arrived. "You look like you had a rough game."
Nodding gingerly, Weiss agreed with him. "You could say that. Took a full force elbow to the side of my head."
Neptune sat down and immediately went to her aid. "You ok?" When Weiss gestured that she was feeling fine, he wasn't buying it. "Hey, I'm just trying to see if you're ok is all. After what happened to you last year, I'm pretty sure you need the rest."
"Wait, did something like this happen before?" Pyrrha interjected.
"Last year during the championship game, Weiss accidentally got kicked in the head on a controversial play," Neptune said, not giving Weiss a chance to respond. "Even though we won the game, Weiss was carted off the field and taken to a hospital to check if she was fine. Fortunately she only had a mild concussion, nothing too serious."
"And you didn't think to tell me Weiss?" Pyrrha asked.
"If it were up to her no one would know about it," Neptune cut in again. "It's a matter of pride for her, but since she got hit in the head again, I figured that you should know about this in case things get bad."
Weiss just let her head rest in her arms on the table. She felt hands rubbing up and down her back, Pyrrha's hands gently gliding over her back despite having Weiss' shirt in the way. "Can we please change the subject?" Weiss asked.
"Fine by me," Neptune responded, leaning back into his chair. "So, Weiss, you needed to talk to me about something?"
Weiss lifted her head up, knowing that the next few moments were going to be really hard for her. "Um, there's something that I need to tell you Neptune," Weiss said, sounding as if she was filled with regret for having to do this to him. "I know you're probably thinking that we would be able to get back together now that you're here, but I just know that isn't going to happen."
"How did you know I would want to?" Neptune questioned. He sounded uncharacteristically serious for once. "And, what do you mean by you know that it isn't going to happen?"
Weiss chuckled a little bit. "Somehow, I just knew that you would, no matter how long it would have been since we last saw each other." Now came the truly hard part. "And, the reason we won't get back together, is because I'm in a relationship already."
Neptune just closed his eyes, he knew that's what she was going to say, but it still hurt to hear. Weiss knew it was hard to hear, so she tried to ease the pain as best she could. "Neptune, I really want to stay friends with you, despite all that's between us. Do you think that could happen?"
After a few moments of silence, Neptune started to laugh. "Of course, what kinda friend would I be if I got bent out of shape over something like this?" Neptune pondered. "Besides, I'm capable of moving on, something I should probably have done a while ago huh. Hopefully this guy treats you right."
Weiss then realized that there was one more thing that she needed to tell Neptune. Granted she didn't need to tell him, she just felt obligated to do so. "Yeah, about that-" Weiss began to say, before getting cut off.
"Wow, the class couple is both here before we are." Weiss didn't need to turn her head to know that Yang, Ruby and Neo had taken that exact moment to show up. "I'm guessing you two got to make out a bit before we popped in."
Weiss' face was beat red and stoic. Pyrrha's was just as red and giving Yang a shocked glare. Neptune however, took a moment to realize what it was that Yang had said. "You two, really?" He questioned.
"Yeah buddy, those two are gayer than George Takei," Yang butted in. "Though not fully sure on Weiss though, she never talks about her past relationships."
"Yang," Weiss called out to, sounding really mad.
"Yeah Weiss?"
"You're speaking to one of my exes about that," Weiss said, fury building in her eyes.
Neptune had only seen her furious like that once before, when Cardin had tried to pick on Weiss' little sister. "I think you're about to get punched," Neptune mentioned.
"Don't be ridiculous," Yang smuggly said. She didn't see Weiss stand up and walk around the table towards her. "Weiss wouldn't hurt a fly."
Right as she said that though, Weiss jabbed her hand right towards Yang, in the one place no one expected her to go. Weiss hit Yang with the back of her hand, right in the groin. Yang, surprised by the sudden action, doubled over onto herself and was on the floor with Weiss standing over her. "Oh god my vagina!" Yang barked out once she was hit. Everyone started to laugh, even Neo laughed as much as she could.
"I warned you," Neptune said. "By the way, Weiss, good eye on women, she looks like a keeper." Neptune offered her a knuckle bump, which Weiss answered, before sitting down next to Pyrrha.
"Yep, that hurt," Yang said, taking her seat next to Neo. "Remind me not to piss you off." That got everyone to laugh at the table, lifting the air of sadness from around them and replacing it with the beginning of many more great memories.
Days later, Weiss, Pyrrha, Blake, Yang, Neo, they all had made it to the state championships. It had been a long hard road to get to where they were, but they finally made it. For Weiss though, it was much bigger, because the team they faced was Haven Academy, Weiss' old team before she moved to Beacon. Weiss was sure that it was going to be a tough battle ahead of them, but she knew that team inside and out, mostly.
Whether she wanted to admit it or not, she was stepping into a war with her old school. Sure she still had some friends there, and would make sure to catch up with them if she could, but on the field they weren't friends, they were opponents. Weiss knew that she wouldn't get anything by trying to be friendly to them during the game, so instead, she just put everything she had into playing the game to the best of her abilities.
The game to that point had gone the exact way that Weiss thought it would, dead even. There wasn't any scores, no team was making costly mistakes. Weiss thought that unless something happened the game would end up going into overtime. However, the balance was tipped in Beacon's favor after they scored the games only goal. It was oddly reminiscent of the first game of the season for Weiss, playing out almost exactly the way it did before. She kicked the ball towards the goal and Pyrrha used her head to knock it in. After that, Beacon went on to hold the lead, and claim the state title.
Once the final whistle had blown, everyone at Beacon exploded into a chorus of cheers for the state championship winners. Yang came charging out of the goal wrapping her teammates up into huge hugs. Neo was jumping up in the air, reaching heights that most of her team felt were impossible. She climbed onto Yang's back and the two of them ran all across the field. After hugging some of her teammates, Blake ran over to the side, finding Sun over by the fence around the field and kissing him fiercely. Weiss and Pyrrha nearly kissed each other, but after a quick moment, decided not to do that right in front of everyone.
After their celebration, Pyrrha and Blake called for everyone to go over and shake hands with Haven after going through a fantastic game. Even after that, their night was not over for there was to be an awards ceremony presented at that moment. The headmaster of Beacon Academy, Professor Ozpin, stood in the center of the field where he waited for everyone's attention. Once he had it, he began.
"Students, parents, fellow faculty, and lastly, our talented women's soccer team, it is my honor to announce the names of those that have received awards within the state league," Ozpin began. "First and foremost, congratulations to all of you on emerging victorious from a daring battle of skill, against an opponent that deserves this title as much as you do. Let's give another round of applause to the Haven Generals on a well fought match that they brought with them tonight." On that note, everyone in the crowd gave a huge ovation to the Haven women's team.
"Before we continue, I am pleased to announce the man who will present the players with their awards tonight, retired Army Captain, Augustus Schnee," Ozpin continued. Upon hearing that her father was presenting the awards for the evening, Weiss stood in a state of shock, most of her teammates doing the same as well. After Weiss' father took his place by the headmaster, Ozpin continued. "Now, this season has been a tremendous season for the Knights, and it is my pleasure to announce that two of our students have broken state records. Yang Xiao Long, has now set the state records for lowest goals allowed in a single season, and most recorded saves in a single season, and Pyrrha Nikos, after today's goal, has claimed the record for goals in a single season. Congratulations ladies."
After hearing that, Yang jumped up in the air full of excitement, and Pyrrha was so shocked she could hardly stand at the moment. They both walked up and accepted the plaques that were presented to them by Weiss' father, both extremely excited to be where they were now.
"Next, five of our students have been listed to play on the all-state team," Ozpin said, continuing the excitement. "Blake Belladonna, Pyrrha Nikos, Weiss Schnee, Neopolitan Torchwick, and Yang Xiao Long, please give them a round of applause on their stellar performance this season and being honored for this incredible achievement." The crowd continued to cheer for the girls as they all stood up and next to Weiss' father and the headmaster.
"Lastly, the winner of this year's Most Valuable Player for the state," Ozpin said, beginning to bring his speech to an end. "With the most assists this season, we present, the Most Valuable Player award, to Weiss Schnee."
Weiss was speechless, covering her hands over her gaping mouth. Eyes widened, she could not believe what she had just heard. She turned to see her own father standing before her with the MVP medal, taking the medal and placing it over her head and around her neck. He tried to remain as professional as possible, but because it was his own daughter, neither of them could resist the hug that came not a moment later. Weiss was in tears as she held her father tightly. It was truly a beautiful sight to see, leaving most of her teammates in tears, and the crowd in a standing ovation.
"Congratulations again, to everyone of our ladies who were a part of this team," Ozpin finished his speech. "Your teamwork has brought you to new heights, and you can only go higher from here." With that, Ozpin took his leave and let the team have their moment.
The night was not over for Weiss and the rest of the team. Pyrrha and Blake called everyone over for one last huddle before the year ended. Pyrrha and Blake standing in the middle, they couldn't be happier with how things turned out. "Before we end this year, I just wanted to say thank you to everyone, you guys gave everything you got to help get us here, and everyone deserves the title that we have won, as well as the accolades that came with it. While they don't mention the rest of you, know that without you, none of this could be possible," Pyrrha began. "I'm proud to have been a part of this team, proud to help lead this team and show everyone just how great we are when we work together."
"You guys made this all possible, so everything that one of us earned, everyone else earned as well. We're all the MVP, we're all the saves, and goals champion, were all the all state performers. We are all the title winners tonight, and every night," Blake picked up where Pyrrha dropped off. "This may be it for the year, but we will still be a team even after we all go our separate ways, so don't forget this night. Tonight, we all won."
"Everyone bring your hands in one last time," Pyrrha commanded. Once everything was in, she surprised everyone with her next actions. "Tonight, I want Weiss to lead us out of here, she's earned it."
Weiss was flattered by the gesture, and took a deep breath before bolting out as long as she could. "Knights on three! One two three!"
"KNIGHTS!"
AN: Welp, this is technically the finale. I'm going to post an epilogue after this though so expect that within a week or so. The epilogue will have so much fluff it'll be coming out of your rear ends like peter cottontail.
I just wanted to say, thanks for making this the number one North Pole story out there. I didn't have high expectations in terms of how well it was accepted, but you guys definitely surpassed what I thought it would be. So I gotta thank you guys for that.
Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this little story of mine, and hopefully the epilogue afterwards is to your liking.
Thank you again for being such amazing people!
-NobleMETA