Weiss Schnee had had no idea that her team leader had fallen asleep before Yang had brought it up, but when she heard she just rolled her eyes and fell back onto her pillow.
"Well, Yang," she let out a heavy sigh, "If you can't beat them."
Within a few minutes in the crippling silence, Weiss had found her place in a dreamland, but it was more odd than her usual dream. She had not known she was dreaming at the time, and so she turned hopelessly in circles, confused.
When she had turned about seven hundred and twenty degrees, she saw him. A simple man in a white suit. She watched him curiously, feeling a hint of recognition in his face. He wore a simple, defeated smile that masked what she could only assume was sadness.
It was in this moment that she understood the sadness she had felt earlier in her wake. It felt heavier, and it seemed to weigh her down. Maybe that was why he looked so tall to her, because she felt like she was near the ground in this moment.
When he was within a foot of her she jumped at him, hugging him like it would save her from the unbearable pressure she felt, which it did. She did not feel any less weighed down, but she felt some of the weight being supported by his arms when his arms wrapped around her head.
He brushed her hair soothingly, as she sobbed into his chest. She would have no idea later why she would cry for a man she only knew the face of, but with him right in front of her it was obvious.
This man was dying, and in his last moments she was one of the people he had decided to visit. He was passing on from his own life, but she felt like a lot of his life had a huge effect on her own.
She pushed him away, but with her hands still gripping his suit.
"Don't go." She begged, tears lining her cheeks. He smiled weakly, just shaking his head. She watched his face change as her bottom lip trembled in a mixture of fear and worry.
"I wish I could stay. I want to see your story end," he said, before shrugging, "But life doesn't always work out that way, but..."
He wiped her cheek, causing the line her tears had left to disappear for a split second before more flowed down.
"Live yours. It'll be worth it."
Weiss felt an extra load of sadness being dumped on her, causing a few sobs to escape from her lips as she embraced him again.
"P-please! Don't leave!" The icy girl begged. But it was of no use.
She felt his lips on her forehead, and her grip falter as he hugged her tightly one last time, before stepping back and walking away.
She watched him leave, wanting to scream out for him not to leave, but not finding the words to do it. Anything she attempted to say got caught in her throat and never escaped.
He glanced back at her with his weak smile, before fading away.
"Goodbye, Weiss Schnee."