A/N: Hey guys! Blue here. I'm so happy to hear that y'all are really enjoying this story, cause it has truly meant to much to write! As always, I hope you like the next chapter of this story (and seeing Ruby and Weiss get closer and closer). Enjoy the Roses!

Chapter 6:The Class Skipper, Weiss Schnee

It had been two weeks since Blake and Weiss had reconciled and Ruby couldn't be more relieved. Step Zero was complete! Now step one was underway, trying to change Weiss' mindset. Easier said than done. When you've been in an abusive relationship as long as Weiss, skewed views seem normal.

The key was time. Ruby had a feeling she would be here a while for this assignment. Not that she minded. In fact, she found that the more time she spent with Weiss, the more she enjoyed her company. She liked to make people think she was the closed off, icy heiress that would destroy you with a single look, but Ruby knew there was more.

And that wasn't just because of the information she had been given.

Weiss was actually very sweet and considerate, though she wouldn't admit it. She clearly felt bad for how she had treated Blake, so she went out and bought a hardcover copy of a book series that her friend liked.

She also tried to scope Ruby out. This made her a little nervous, it would probably not go over well if she were to discover who (or technically what) she really was. But the way she asked her questions, it was clear that she just wanted know what to buy Ruby.

How sweet. But Ruby didn't need any material things. She couldn't take them with her, so she didn't want Weiss to waste her time and money on her.

It did make her feel a little special. Charges don't always do things like that for their angels. Then again, angels are never typically in their charges lives this long or this close.

Ruby couldn't believe she used to dread doing this assignment. Maybe this was the appeal Yang saw in field work. Meeting new people who were kind and warm and smelled like vanilla. People who fussed over how much or little that she ate or worried about her studying enough to get good grades.

If only I could keep being friends with Weiss after this assignment, Ruby idly thought.

Wait...

"That's a step too far." She heard someone say. Ruby jumped, worried that the angels could somehow read her thoughts now. She didn't mean it! It was just a thought. She didn't mean to think that!

"Huh?" Ruby responded. Her heart slowed down when she realized it was just Weiss speaking to her.

"I said you went a step too far with that equation." Weiss repeated. "Are you alright? You seem a bit... Jumpy."

"M-me? Yeah! I'm right as rain." Ruby stammered. Weiss' eyes narrowed as she scrutinized her.

"Riiight." She said, her voice laced with suspicion. "Ruby, may I ask you something? And I need your honest answer."

Ruby's mouth went dry. What could Weiss want to know?

"Um, sure." Ruby answered. Whatever it was she could come up with a convincing lie. And if she didn't have to lie, perfect! She didn't really care for lying anyways, Yang always said she was terrible at it.

"Are you..." Weiss started, pausing as she inspected Ruby closely. "Ready for the history test coming up?"

Oh.

That was it.

"Ehehe, probably not." Ruby giggled, still a little on edge.

Get a hold of yourself! You can't let her grow suspicious. Ruby told herself. Luckily, Weiss believed her. She rolled her eyes and sighed, but it was in a very exaggerated manner that meant she was being playful. It was funny how Ruby had begun to read Weiss's body language so well.

She was fluent in Weiss speak.

"You are truly hopeless, Ruby Rose." Weiss said.

You are so silly, Ruby Rose. She translated in her head.

"What am I gonna do with you?" The ivory-haired girl continued.

You bring surprises into my life. Ruby thought. She smiled at the secret language that only she and Blake seemed to know. No one bothered to learn it, but if they did, it would be worth it. Ruby was certain of that.

"Uuuuum, tutor me?" Ruby asked. Weiss glared at her, but couldn't seem to get rid of the traces of her smile. So it came off as more of a cocky smirk. It was a good look for her. "Pleeeeeeaase."

"I suppose we can extend out Saturday study a little longer." Weiss huffed, but she didn't seem too disappointed about it. "But we should be getting something to eat, don't you think?"

"I'm not too hungry actually. I-"

"Ate a big breakfast." Weiss completed for her, making Ruby's eyes widen. "I know your excuse. I'm beginning to think you just don't want to eat around me. What? Afraid I'll judge the way you eat?"

"Wha? N-no! I-I-"

"Well, I could always teach you proper table etiquette." Weiss suggested.

"Um, I think my brain is too filled with English and math... And soon history." Ruby complained.

"It was just a joke, Ruby."

"You?" Ruby gasped. "Joking? Unheard of!"

"Oh ha ha, veeeery funny." She said, keeping her tone flat. "Come on, let's go downstairs and eat something."

Weiss grabbed Ruby's hand and practically dragged her downstairs. She had been a lot more physical with Ruby lately. Little shoulder pats, touching her hands for reassurance, a couple hugs here and there. Slight touches, but for Weiss, it was a lot.

She was happy to gain Weiss' trust, it would be a lot easier to help her that way.

Right.

Cause... This was just a job. It was Ruby's job to get close to Weiss.

It was only a job.

"Klein!" Weiss called when they were in the dining room. Ruby hadn't been in there yet. The table was just as grand as all the other things in the house. It was long and pristine. But how could they have dinners at a table like this? They would have to shout to hear each other.

Ruby supposed Weiss' family didn't eat together, and even if they did, it would be filled with uncomfortable silence.

The silver-tipped angel recalled dinners at the Goodwitch orphanage. Their table was about half the size, wooden and was brimming with a whole house full of orphans, all screaming for food. Oh and the food fight! Yang started that one for sure (despite what she might say), but that is when the table finally had enough. After Liam jumped up and started pelting everyone with peas, the wooden legs gave way. This caused Liam to drop the peas, slide down the broken table and get slimed by every piece of food on the table.

That was a good meal.

"Yes, Weis- Ah! You have a guest with you today!" The man exclaimed, very happy to see Ruby. "Hello, I am Klein Sieben. At your service."

The red-head knew who the man was. He was basically Weiss' father; supportive, loving and nurturing. She was grateful that, at the very least, the heiress had someone like him in her life. Who knows what would have happened without him.

"Ruby Rose! Nice to meetcha!" She greeted, extending her hand. The man laughed heartily and shook her small hands.

"A polite one too. Of course our little snowflake would pick only the best of friends."

"Kleeeein." Weiss moaned, a blush dusting her cheeks.

"Snowflake?" Ruby teased, causing the flustered girl to pout.

"You know, on second thought, maybe you don't need help in History..."

"No Weiss! Please?" Ruby pleaded, playing along with her game. She looked over to her tutor and gave her her biggest set of puppy dog eyes.

"Ugh, fine. I guess I'll help you out still." She acquiesced.

"Yay!"

"Klein, could you please fix us something to eat?" Weiss requested. "Please?"

"Right away, ma'am."

Weiss took a seat in the center of the table, rather than the end. Ruby supposed this was out of habit. She imagined that her parents were the only ones permitted at the ends. Ruby took Weiss's lead and pulled a chair over so she could sit next to her.

"So, he was..."

"Our butler." Weiss answered. "The man practically raised me, if I'm being honest."

"What about your dad?" Ruby dared to ask.

"Father is far too busy and important." Weiss answered in a robotic manner. As if she had that answer ready for years.

"I'm sorry." She offered, placing a hand on her shoulder. A week ago, Weiss might have shrugged her hand off. Three weeks ago she would have pushed it off. Before that, they wouldn't even be having this conversation. But now, Weiss placed her own hand on top of Ruby's, giving her a smile.

Look how far they had come.

"It's ok. I manage."

"You shouldn't have to 'manage', Weiss."

"I know." Replied the heiress. "But it's the best I can do."

Wow, Weiss truly had come a long way. She seemed so much happier now that she wasn't alone. But... It wasn't time for Ruby to leave yet... Right? No, Weiss wasn't out of the woods yet. She had more time.

More time to help her. Just to help her.

"Here you are." Klein announced, placing a plate of mashed potatoes and sliced up sausage in front of the two girls.

"Thank you, Klein." Weiss said. She daintily retrieved the fork that was placed next to her plate and began to eat. She was eating more than she used to, and Ruby was glad to see that. She didn't know how she made eating look so elegant, it was like a dance. An art form that Ruby never mastered, Yang could vouch for that.

Apparently she had been staring, Weiss stopped right before she was about to eat another piece of sausage.

"What?"

"Nothing!"

"You can eat too you know?" Weiss informed her with a smirk.

"I can?" She responded in fake shock. "I thought I was too unsophisticated to eat!"

"I never said that!" Weiss defended.

"Ah, but you implied it!"Said Ruby, pointing an accusing finger.

"Did not!"

"Did too!"

"Oh just... Eat!" Weiss said, taking a forkful of mashed potatoes and pushing it towards Ruby. Unfortunately, Ruby moved right before it was about to go into her mouth, smashing into her face. Weiss drew back her utensil in surprise, slapping a hand over her mouth. "Ruby, I-"

"Oooooh." Ruby said. "So that's proper eating etiquette."

The red-head giggled, scooped up some mashed potatoes in her hand and smashed the other side of her face.

"Ruby!" Weiss shouted, trying her best to stifle her giggles. Oh, but that wasn't good enough. Ruby was determined to make the girl laugh.

"Ooooh, sorry. Where are my manners?" Ruby said, picking up more food in her hands. "I should share!"

"Ruby Ro-" Weiss tried to warn, but it was far too late. Ruby smashed a glob of potato paste in her face. It was at this moment that she wondered if she went too far. When Weiss opened her eyes, there was blue fire within them, a scowl on her face.

"Uh, um... Weiss? Are you ok?" Ruby asked. Weiss just stared at the girl. "Weeeeiss?"

"Ruby Rose... You are going DOWN!" Weiss told her, smiling and picking up some sausages from her plate. She stood up from her seat and pelted them at Ruby. She was giggling loud with each piece of meat she tossed. In response, the younger girl grabbed her own sausages and used her plate as a shield.

When she was out of sausages, Ruby put her plate back down on the table and threw her own sausage.

"She's on the defense! Attack attack!" Ruby shouted. Within a minute, Ruby was also out of ammunition. With no food left to pelt, the pair just looked to the mess they had just made and then to each other.

And then, Weiss laughed. Hard and true, the heiress was actually weeping she was laughing so hard. And Ruby found herself joining in, laughing along with her.

Mission successful. She didn't have to eat anything and she got Weiss to laugh. She didn't recall ever hearing her true laugh before. It was so cute and real, so full of happiness. Ruby wanted to see more of that, Weiss happy. It suited her, and she was quite pretty when she smiled. Well she was always pretty, but she was EXTRA pretty when-

Of course this was only objectively. Only for her job.

"Did you enjoy- Oh my." Klein said when he re-entered the dining area. He looked around the room at the condition they had left it in. Weiss turned around to face him, trying (and mostly failing) to cease her laughter.

"S-sorry, Klein." She apologized. "We... Um..."

"It's fine, miss." He said. "Did you at least have fun?"

"W-well... I suppose."

"Then that's what matters." Klein said with a smile. "Now, why don't you two go and clean yourselves up."

"Thank you, Klein." Weiss said, turning around to leave.

"Oh, Ruby? Could you stay back for a second?" Klein requested. Uh oh, this couldn't be good. Weiss looked at Klein and then to Ruby. She slowly walked away, looking back a few times in concern. The redhead who was left behind gulped.

Ok, the mess was her fault, she should take responsibility for it. Klein didn't seem that mad when talking with Weiss, but now she was alone with the man. He probably would lecture her on how to properly eat food and scold her for the mess she made.

"I am so sor-"

"No." He interrupted, raising a hand in front. "Thank you."

"Uuuuh, what now?" Ruby asked, flabbergasted at his response. "I just made a mess."

"No, you fixed one. I have not seen Weiss this happy in a long time, and I think you have helped her with that." Klein explained. "So for that I must thank you. Even if it means I have to clean some mashed potatoes off of the floor."

"Oh, um... I don't think it was just me! Blake has been very supportive too!"

"Yes but she looks at you differently, Ruby." He commented, picking up sausage pieces.

"Huh?"

"Oh nothing, don't worry about it. Just get yourself cleaned up, ma'am."

"Yeah, ok. Thank you, Klein." Ruby said before running off to the bathroom across from Weiss' room. It was a nice one too, had a sink that looked like a bowl. It was weird, but kind of cool.

She wondered what Klein meant by that though, did Weiss look at her differently? And how? She was a lot friendlier with her now, sure, but she didn't see her look change. It was the same as how she looked at Blake... Right?

Then again, now that she really thought about it, Weiss was perhaps a bit softer around her. And she felt her eyes on her when she thought she didn't know. So there was veracity to his statement, but what did that mean exactly?

Ruby was so preoccupied with trying to crack that code that she didn't notice the figure walking down the hall when she turned the corner. She crashed right into him and bumped backwards a bit.

"Oof, I'm sorry, I..." Ruby started, but stopped when she noticed who it was.

Jacques Schnee towered over Ruby Rose, looking quite upset.

"And just... Who might you be?" He sneered, looking her up and down. He obviously noticed the mashed potatoes smeared across her face. Ruby couldn't care less. She was boiling with anger just looking at the man.

This man.

This man caused Weiss so much pain. So much suffering. Ruby wanted to slap him, to scream in his face, to do something to pay him back for the damage he did to his daughter.

Yet, that would only cause more pain for Weiss, and she refused to do that.

So she put on her best smile, stood up straight and proud and extended her hand.

"Hello, I'm Ruby Rose. You're daughter is tutoring me."

The taller man looked to her mashed potato covered hands and frowned even deeper.

"Ruby!" She heard Weiss call from a bit down the hall. As soon as she saw her father, a myriad of emotions flashed across her face, and her demeanor changed for each one. First she was terrified, then reluctant, and finally stoic. They were quick, micro-expressions really, but Ruby caught them all the same. "Hello, father. I see you have met my pupil."

"Yes... I can see why she needed the extra help." He offhandedly insulted. "And were you two the cause of the uproarious laughter earlier?"

"I wouldn't say it wa-" Ruby started.

"Yes, sir. I apologize for that." Weiss quickly answered for Ruby. She grabbed the redhead's hand, ready to lead her away. "Come along, Ruby. You need to get cleaned up."

"Nice to meet you." Ruby called out as Weiss dragged her to the bathroom.

"Hmm." He said, his eye narrowing.

He was as bad as she imagined.

When the door was closed on the bathroom, Weiss let out a sigh of relief.

"I'm sorry, Weiss." Ruby muttered.

"No... No, it's alright. You did better than most in front of Jacques Schnee." She said. Weiss walked over to the counter and grabbed a cream colored washcloth from a drawer. "He made someone wet themselves one time."

"No way!"

"Yes." She told her, laughing at Ruby's disbelief. "You didn't pee yourself, did you?"

"Of course not." Ruby protested. And, though Weiss didn't know this, it would be physically impossible for her to anyways.

"Then you're doing better than that guy. Now come over here so I can wipe off those potatoes." Weiss directed, running the washcloth under the sink. The red-head complied, moving in closer to Weiss.

Ruby anticipated a rough scrubbing, she thought that Weiss would take the wash cloth and get her clean quick and fast. Done and over with. It certainly was her style, efficiency was one of her ideologies.

This is not what happened.

The ivory-haired girl softly held the bottom of Ruby's chin in one hand, and then gently wiped off the leftover food. Her touches were slow and deliberate, taking care to not irritate her skin. Ruby knew she wouldn't feel the pain, even if Weiss did scrub hard, but this made her feel good.

Blue eyes intently looked over Ruby's cheeks, intent on cleaning every potato-smeared inch. Wow, they were such a pretty blue, like a pristine glacier; Amazing to look at, but much more going on beneath the surface.

Was Weiss scrubbing after all? Ruby's cheeks kind of felt a little warm.

"There, you're all clean."

"Thanks, Weiss." Ruby said. "B-but I could have done it myself."

"Suure you could've." She said, a sarcastic edge in her tone. "Now, are you ready to get back to it?"

"To what?"

Weiss rolled her eyes.

"Studying?"

"Oh! Right! Yes, let's uuuh... Hop to it?" Ruby said, skipping towards the door.

"Please don't actually hop, Ruby." Weiss moaned.

"I will make no such promises."

XxXxX

Ruby walked into school on Monday and rushed in so she could see Weiss for a couple minutes. She used to just beeline it to shop, but ever since her and Weiss had been getting closer, she wished to see her charge as much as she could.

She enjoyed seeing this new Weiss. Ok, maybe not new new, but new to her. And she liked it. More relaxed, more peaceful. She was really doing her job well, the other angels had to be proud of her.

When Ruby saw Weiss' face, her heart beat just bit faster. That was strange. The angel wasn't used to feeling her heartbeat so often, but she was certain it wasn't supposed to beat that fast. She couldn't die, so that wasn't a worry of hers, but it was odd to her.

That fast beating organ sank as soon as she caught Weiss' attention. She looked upset. Well, she didn't look upset to anyone else, but Ruby knew she was. The angel picked up her speed to reach her charge.

"Hey Weiss, you ok?" Ruby asked casually. She didn't want to scare Weiss, she could tell she got nervous when people saw her as anything but perfect.

Weiss didn't know that she was always perfect, even when making mistakes.

Ruby thought so.

When she heard Ruby, she glanced over for a second, and then back to her locker. In that moment, Ruby could see sadness that infiltrated her ice eyes once again. It pained Ruby, she was just so happy a couple days ago, what could have happened?

"I'm fine."

"Weiss." Ruby moaned. "Stop saying that, I know by this point that means you're not."

"I... I'll be ok." Weiss said, trying to adjust her phrasing. Probably to get Ruby to stop asking. But she wouldn't, she cared about her and she wanted to make sure she was alright.

"Weiss." She pleaded, grabbing her free hand. Weiss quickly looked to where their hands met, to Ruby's eyes, and then to the ground. This time, sadness was clear on her face. And something else.

There was a fading red mark on her face.

Oh god.

The bastard.

"Not now, Ruby. I'll explain it later." She said, her voice hushed and shaky. Weiss squeezed her hand and released it, walking off to her first class of the day, and Ruby just watched her go.

Her heart breaking a bit.

The whole time during shop, she thought about Weiss. About what that monster had said to her, had done to her. Immediately, she felt as if it was her fault, but she knew that wasn't true. A good father wouldn't do things like that.

"Ruby? Ruuuby."

Ooooh she wished she could punch the man. She wished that she could take Weiss away from all of that, to help her escape his cold grasp.

"Ruby, you're gonna sand your fingers off." Blake warned.

"Huh?" Ruby reacted. She was so preoccupied with her thoughts of Weiss that she didn't even notice that she was sanding down so close to her fingers. Not that she would notice too much, but it would look suspicious if she didn't get burnt by it. "Oh, whoops."

"I've been trying to call your name for a while now." Blake informed her. "Distracted?"

"Yeah I guess." Ruby said, now purposefully sanding rather than mindlessly doing so. "I'm a little worried about Weiss."

"Why? She's been so happy lately. Happier than she normally is, even before everything."

"I know bu-" Ruby started. "Wait, really?"

"Yes." Blake said with a chuckle. "She really enjoys being around you, Ruby. You make her happy."

"B-but you make her happy too!"

"I know I do, but it's different with you. I'm not complaining or saying it's bad, she just likes you in a different way than she likes me."

"What do you mean?" Ruby asked. Why was Ruby different? She was another friend of hers, not even her longest one. She should be treated just like Blake, right?

"Oh Ruby." Blake sighed. "I'll let you figure that out on your own."

"Wha? Aw come ooooon." Ruby complained, but Blake just shook her head and went back to her cat piece. It was basically done at this point, she had the base ready to be glue to the bottom and the whole cat cut out. She simply had to add another piece to the eye. Blake decided to drill into the eye and add a wire with a yellow bead for the eye.

While she watched Blake work, she thought about what the raven-haired girl meant. Did Weiss act differently around Ruby? What would that mean for her though? She would have to leave Weiss eventually, she knew that. She would leave when Weiss was better, when she could stand on her own two feet, but she never considered what she would do if Weiss got codependent.

She didn't seem codependent though, maybe that isn't what Blake meant? She wasn't sure. If anything, Weiss seemed to be thinking for her own more.

"Why are you worried about her though?" Blake asked.

"She seemed kind of... Down earlier today. Sad?"

"Hmm, probably her family." Blake commented easily.

"That isn't right, it's not fair."

"No, it's not."

XxXxX

The ivory-haired girl walked alone to the lunch room. Normally she would walk with the bubbly redhead, but she used the bathroom at the end of class.

She wished that she was there, she didn't feel as down with Ruby around. But Ruby couldn't stop her father from yelling at her for making such a mess. For being so loud while he had to work. She couldn't stop him from hitting her when words didn't cut her deep enough.

What he didn't know was that his words always cut her deep, she just chose not to show that.

"Weeeeeiss." She heard a familiar voice whisper. Looking over to the source, she saw Ruby peeking behind the wall just before the lunchroom doors.

"Ruby? What are you doing?" Weiss asked, striding over to the girl. When she got close enough, she grabbed her hand and pulled her away from the lunchroom. "Ruby!"

"Come on Weiss, we're going out to eat!" She explained, dragging her closer to the exit doors.

"What? No! That's against the rules!" Weiss protested, wrenching her hand away and stopping just before the exit. What was the girl thinking? She couldn't do this! A Schnee wouldn't-

"Forget about the rules. Forget about doing what everyone else wants you to do. And if you really don't even want to do what I want you to do," Ruby told her. She stepped forward and waved her hand back towards the way to the lunchroom. "Then you don't have to."

A choice, Ruby was giving her a choice. It was not something she had been afforded in the past. Not often, that was. She could easily go back to the lunch room, and she knew that Ruby wouldn't mind. She could leave and Ruby wouldn't care.

Anything she did in this moment, Ruby wouldn't judge her for.

So now the question was... What did she want.

Well as a Schnee, she shouldn't leave school without permission. She was to follow the rules, the ones the school set and the ones that her father set. There was no deviation, no bending without her getting broken.

A Schnee wouldn't break the rules. She thought as she moved towards the door.

A Schnee wouldn't leave during the school day. She thought as her hand grabbed the handle of the door.

A Schnee wouldn't follow what she wanted to do. She thought as she opened the door and walked out.

She felt Ruby follow behind, running beside her as the heiress left the building.

How nice it was, for once, to not be a Schnee.

XxXxX

Ruby and Weiss found themselves at some nearby burger joint. A run down little diner (if you could call it that) that Jacques Schnee wouldn't dare set a foot in.

Weiss loved it.

What she didn't love was the restroom. It was dirty, grimy and smelled of bacon for some odd reason. Bathroom bacon did not seem to appealing. She left the pig scented room and returned to Ruby. By the time she got back, the girl had already finished her burger, there wasn't a trace of food left on her plate.

"Oh, so now you're hungry." Weiss teased, sitting down in her seat across from Ruby.

"Yeah." She chuckled. "I actually skipped breakfast this time."

"Wow, that's surprising for you." Weiss commented. The heiress picked up her greasy burger and tried to ignore the way it oozed. Despite the look of it, it was quite flavorful. "Mmm."

"Good, right?"

"Surprisingly." Weiss said after she finished chewing and swallowing her burger bite.

"Glad you came?" Ruby asked, a little nervous. She probably felt bad, like she coerced her to come out. That wasn't the case at all, Ruby gave her the choice and she chose to skip the lunch period.

"Very glad." Weiss assured her.

"Um, Weiss?"

"Yes?"

"How did you get that mark on your cheek?" Ruby asked softly. Weiss stopped her eating. She placed her burger on the paper plate and stared down at her hands.

Ruby knew.

"What do you mean?"

"Weiss." She emphasized.

Ruby reached over the table and grabbed one of Weiss' hands. She looked meaningfully into her eyes. Those eyes, those silver eyes were still like home to her. Just like the first day they had met. Those eyes that wouldn't judge her, wouldn't look at her any differently.

She trusted those silver eyes.

"It was only once." Weiss mumbled.

"It should never happen at all. Fathers shouldn't hit their kids."

"I know. But what am I supposed to do?"

"Call someone, tell someone."

"No one would believe that Jacques Schnee would do that, and even if they did, he would hire the best lawyers to prove otherwise." Weiss explained. "Besides, he doesn't do that as often as you think. Just when he is disappointed."

"Weiss, it should never happen." Ruby asked. "Do you have any other family you can stay with?"

"None that will take my side."

It was hopeless to try and stop it, there was no stopping Jacques Schnee. He did what he wanted, regardless of others.

"Alright, let's not talk about this now." Ruby suggested. "Let's just... Sit here and talk about anything else. Talk about the good things in your life."

"You want to talk about you?" Weiss thought out loud. Her eyes widened as she registered what she had just said. Ruby looked shocked as well, but a smile grew on her lips.

"I think you are a good thing for me too."

After that, they just talked for a while. About anything but Weiss' family situation. She was happy that Ruby hadn't pushed it further, but if she did, Weiss probably would have told her everything. Every single thing that had caused her harm in the past.

"You learned fencing?" Ruby asked in excitement, watching Weiss get up from her seat momentarily to throw out her trash. When she looked down there, she saw a whole, uneaten burger in there.

Huh, strange. Who ordered a burger and just threw it out?

"Yes, I studied it since I was six." She informed her. She sat back down in her seat. "It's been a while since I took a lesson, though."

"Why'd you stop? It seemed like you enjoyed it."

"I did." Weiss agreed, smiling softly. "Didn't seem as important to me."

"Maybe you could start up lessons again! You mi-" Ruby stopped herself mid-sentence and stared, jaw dropped, behind Weiss.

"Ruby? What is it?" She asked before turning to look.

Behind Weiss, stood a very stern looking Headmaster Ironwood.

"Miss Rose, Miss Schnee." His voice rumbled. "Shouldn't you be in class?"