Thanks for the feedback on the last chapter, everyone. This is still a fun story to work on with this kind of pairing.
Special thanks to Phoenix Commander and MartunaMajor. That's explained more in the bottom A/N to avoid spoilers.
Here's chapter 3 everyone.
"You like her, don't you?" Ruby suddenly asked her sister.
Yang snapped out of her thoughts and jumped a little in her seat. "W-What are you even talking about, Ruby?"
"Coco, you've been watching her a lot this past week. I bet you like her and you just don't wanna admit it." Ruby teased.
Yang glared at her younger sister and whispered. "Will you keep your voice down?! I don't need rumors to spread about this."
"Fine, but you always told me that if I liked someone, I should just go and talk to the person…I don't really do that, but I think you should. She seems nice." Ruby remarked.
"I-I don't need advice on this, Ruby. Just let me admire from afar and keep quiet about it like a good little sister." Yang requested.
Ruby sighed. "Fine, but I still think you should talk to her."
"I will…Just not right now." Yang said in an unsure tone.
"Miss Rose, Miss Xiao Long. Is there anything you would like to share with the class in your hushed tones?" Oobleck suddenly asked.
Ruby and Yang's eyes widened and the blonde said. "S-Sorry, we were just thinking about how…um…cool the history of the…um…what were we learning about again?"
Ruby sighed and looked to Oobleck. "We're sorry, sir. It won't happen again."
"I would hope not. Now, everyone, turn to page thirty seven and make sure to memorize that in the next minute, for I will be quizzing you all on it." Oobleck said, causing the class to groan.
"Jaune, for the last time, I don't want to go to a movie, have dinner, go to the park, or anything else you will suggest. Please just let me train. It's the only free time I'll have today." Weiss requested for the blonde boy to leave her be.
"But come on, Weiss. This weekend would be so perfect to go out and just-." Jaune was cut off when Weiss sighed and walked away from him. "H-Hey, wait up, Weiss."
"Jaune!" Weiss shouted and turned to the boy. "I will not repeat myself! Leave me alone!" She turned back and headed to the training room.
Velvet was watching from around a corner and saw how defeated the blonde looked. It surprised her when she saw his face change to a more determined one, so he decided to follow the heiress to the training room.
"Why does he still try to follow her after that?" Velvet asked herself. The Faunus decided on going to see the outcome, though she was mostly going to watch Weiss fight with her Myrtenaster so she could get a better understanding on how to fight with it.
Weiss looked back to see if Jaune was still following her, but to her joy, she saw no one. "Thank goodness. Maybe he finally gets it." She continued on her way, but was unaware of the blonde hiding around a corner.
When she got to the training floor, the heiress kept her rapier at her side as she considered her options. "Hmm, what kind of practice should I get into?" Weiss asked herself.
Maybe time dilation…or…Summoning…
Weiss nodded to herself and went over to the console to activate a training program. Beacon had allowed students to access their grade level training programs almost any time. The only catch was that it had to be before ten.
She got her scroll out and placed it on the pad. The console recognized her as a first year and brought up a list of year one training programs.
If I try summoning, I shouldn't just have dummies stand still…maybe the hard-light enemies.
Weiss scrolled through the menu to find the hard-light program. "Ugh, why is there so many to choose?" She decided on the human style hard-light training program, and four hard-light humans formed in the training room.
Jaune, who was hiding a bit away, was a little shocked at the technology that was used at Beacon. Just seeing the hard-light humans forming up made the boy's eyes widen as he watched Weiss walk to the opposite end of them.
Velvet walked in through the door, and the heiress turned her attention to her.
W-What is she doing here?
Velvet froze when she noticed Weiss was staring at her, so she decided to wave. Weiss decided to not wave back, and turned to face her opponents. Velvet frowned at being ignored and went over to take a seat.
Why is she sitting down? Is she going to watch me or something? Ugh, this is ridiculous…I wanted to work on my summoning…
The heiress got into her signature battle stance and rushed the four hard-light enemies. She set them up to be on the defensive, so as soon as they were aware of her attacking, their programming kicked in.
As she rushed her opponents, Weiss pivoted on her left leg, putting her weight into a quick lunge, hoping to slip past the defenses of her first target. The first hard-light dummy was too slow to block the sudden lunge, and the blade slipped in-between where a normal person's ribs would be. With a quick flourish, Weiss withdrew Myrtenaster's blade and set her sights on the second of the dummies, not even looking as the first hard-light target dissolved. Weiss lunged at the dummy, aiming this time for the right armpit, hoping to slip past the defenses of the target as easily as the first. She wasn't so lucky. The hard-light enemy brought it's blade up and parried the lunge with a back-step to get distance from the white-haired fencer.
Okay…So this won't be as easy as I thought. Maybe up close and personal might not be as effective.
Forgoing close combat, Weiss changed her stance, placed a hand on the dust cylinder of her weapon, spinning it until the white ice-dust was selected. The dust lining the blade began to glow as she channeled her aura through it and sent a shard of ice flying from the blade and toward the second target. The hard-light dummy tried to roll out of the way of the projectile, but, just like the first, was too slow to avoid it. The large shard of ice struck the dummy in the head right between where its eyes would have been. As it slumped to the ground and dissolved, Weiss looked to her third target.
I think it's time I tried doing it…..
Weiss changed her stance once more. Her posture stiffened slightly as she called up certain past memories. The dust on her blade turned a pale blue as a glyph began to form near her. It started flashing quickly and spinning rapidly.
Come on….please work!
The glyph continued to spin, gaining speed and changing in size before collapsing in on itself. Weiss' expression hardened when she saw this. Her jaw clenched and she tightened her grip on her weapon, before summoning another glyph. This one appeared under the feet of the hard-light dummy. It tried to struggle against it, but failed to move so much as an inch. Its gaze returned to Weiss just as her blade found its heart. She brought her heel up in a vicious kick, tearing Myrtenaster's blade from its chest.
She seems upset about something…It isn't me, is it?
Ignoring the dissolving form, Weiss glanced at her unexpected audience, and then turned her gaze to her final enemy.
Alright Weiss...You can do this…Just focus and you can do this…
Pulling forth the same memories, Weiss focused on the struggles her past had brought upon her. The same glyph as before made its appearance; again, it was spinning rapidly and flashing. As if it was resisting the call of the dust-weaver in training. The flashing soon became slower and slower, all the while the only remaining hard-light enemy circled around Weiss, doing its best to keep from presenting an opening to Weiss. As the glyph's flashing slowed, it shattered with a loud crack, as if someone had smashed a window.
W-Why isn't it working?!
Weiss stood there in frustrated shock, staring at the spot where the glyph once was. The final hard-light opponent still circled the shocked heiress, expecting an attack from Weiss in a way similar to its unfortunate companions.
Why is she just standing there? Does she want to finish them off?
Weiss continued to stare at the spot, thinking over what she had done. Her form had been perfect, her thoughts had been focused, and her aura had been at a suitable level. Still, Weiss could not understand why the summoning technique had failed. The memories of the past had certainly been powerful enough; the pain she had gone through had been more than enough.
Ugh! Forget it then!
Weiss relaxed her stance again and instead of lining her blade in dust, she lined it solely in her aura. She pointed Myrtenaster at the feet of the dummy, only instead of restraining the hard-light opponent; she launched it into the air. While it was still airborne, she placed another glyph on the ceiling of the training room. The effect suspended the hard-light dummy in the air, rotating slowly through the air, flailing wildly. Weiss then placed two more glyphs, one on the left of the dummy, and one on the right. The combined pressure of the four repulsion glyphs began to press against the dummy, squeezing it until its outline began to crack and fade, before shattering with the same loud crack as the summoning glyph. Finished with the final target, Weiss sheathed Myrtenaster, turned on her heel, and stormed from the training room.
Velvet frowned when the heiress left the training room with a look of anger. "S-She's not mad with me…right?"
"Huh? Why would you ask that?" a voice suddenly said, which shocked the rabbit Faunus.
Velvet gasped and jumped out of her seat as she looked around for the source of the voice. "Who's there?"
Jaune grunted as he started to move out from where he was hiding. "Ugh, I don't know what I was thinking hiding under that." He cleaned off the dust from his shirt and looked to Velvet. "So why do you think Weiss is mad at you?"
"She looked angry when she glared at me. Didn't you just see her storm off?" Velvet reminded.
"Well, yeah, but you didn't do anything…Oh…Sorry. Um, I'm Jaune, so…what's your name?" Jaune asked.
"You know I did see you earlier trying to ask Weiss out." Velvet said.
Jaune scratched the back of his head. "Oh, you saw that?" He asked and got a nod from the rabbit Faunus. "Um, yeah…well…I'm sure she's just busy or something. Maybe when she's in a better mood I can ask her. I was going to while she was practicing, but I…sort of got stuck."
Velvet internally sighed to herself at how the boy couldn't get it. "Right, well I'm Velvet. And about Weiss, what do you mean I didn't do anything?
"Yeah, but Weiss…well she does get a little angry sometimes…mostly at Ruby. She tells me about those times, but I still don't think she's mad at you. Maybe you should go talk to her about it." Jaune suggested.
"I don't know…Do you honestly think that would be a good idea? Shouldn't I let her cool off a bit?" Velvet inquired.
Jaune shrugged. "I'll be honest. I'm not the best person to give out advice…but my mom did always tell me that strangers are just friends you haven't met yet, so maybe you should…you know, meet Weiss. Get to know her and you might be friends."
Velvet was a little surprised the blonde had given her sound advice and smiled. "Your mom seems to have a good way of how things can be. Thanks, Jaune."
"Uh, no problem, I guess." Jaune said, shocked that someone actually thanked him for giving advice. Velvet nodded and headed out of the training room. "H-Hey, wait! If you talk to Weiss, ask her what her favorite ice cream is!" Jaune requested.
Velvet chuckled a bit at how clueless the boy was and continued on her way out.
Damn it! I couldn't do it again! Father was right, Beacon was a mistake…even studying all this time hasn't done anything for me…
Weiss' anger dwindled and she started to feel shame. She believed she failed her family, but mainly herself. The heiress stopped walking and backed herself into a wall and slid down it.
Why am I even here? All those times I trained, studied…if I can't summon, then what does it matter?
Weiss clenched her fist and hit the wall behind her while she had her head down. "Um…W-Weiss…Are you okay?" A voice suddenly asked which made the heiress look up and see Velvet standing over her with a look of concern.
"Y-You again? Why are you here?" Weiss asked.
Velvet felt a little hostility from what Weiss said, but she tried to not think about it too much. "I'm sorry about before…You know, watching you while you practiced, but now you're on the ground. Can I at least help you up?"
Weiss quickly got up herself. "I-I'm fine…Just…ask before you watch someone train. Maybe they'd rather be alone." She said in an annoyed tone.
Velvet took a step back and frowned. "Okay…But are you okay? You seemed angry before."
"That's none of your concern. Now if you would, don't mention what you saw to anyone. I don't need people badgering me over this." Weiss said.
"But you were on the ground. Don't you at least want a little help with-?" Velvet was cut off.
"Enough! I don't need any help. I'm perfectly capable of getting to my dorm without a Fau…Without your help." Weiss turned away and began to leave the rabbit Faunus.
Velvet took a step forward and reached her arm out to the heiress. "Why are you so mad with me?"
Weiss actually wasn't that far away from the rabbit Faunus and heard that. She looked over her shoulder and asked. "What did you say?"
"I asked why you're so mad with me. Even when we first ran into each other in the hall that day, you didn't react well. Now here when you're on the ground, and I'm trying to help you, you get angry with me. Can't you just tell me if I did something wrong?" Velvet pleaded.
"Is it that hard to understand that maybe I would rather just take my leave and not dillydally on meaningless conversations like this?" Weiss questioned with slight venom in her voice.
Velvet looked to the ground. "Is…Is this because I'm a Faunus?"
Weiss' eyes widened when she heard that. "W-What are you saying? That has nothing to do with this. I just wanted to get up and leave for my next class."
"Then why do you act this way with me? You aren't even looking at me when you talk." Velvet noted.
Weiss took a breath. "J-Just stop. I don't want, or need to explain my reasoning for that. So just do me a favor and drop this already."
Velvet turned away and nodded. "Alright, Weiss…I'll leave you alone. Your fighting technique was…wonderful by the way."
Weiss heard Velvet's footsteps getting quieter and she frowned. "W-Why does it always have to be her?"
The heiress slammed her fist against a locker and yelped. "Ow!" Weiss shook her hand and held it with the other. "That was dumb."
"Yeah it was." Someone said.
Weiss turned and saw Blake standing a few feet away. "Blake? Um, how long were you standing there?"
"I was here long enough to see you hitting that locker, but I saw something else that bothered me." Blake said as she looked towards the direction Velvet walked in. "Do you want to explain why you practically yelled at Velvet?"
"Excuse me?! I didn't yell at her! All I did was ask her to just leave me be and that's it. It's the same with Yang. It's the same with Ruby. And it might just be the same with you if you continue to pester me about this." Weiss said.
Blake shook her head in disappointment. "I don't know what your problem has been these past few days, but it really isn't how a Schnee should act…or is it?"
Weiss glared at her teammate. "So you're going to bring this up again? What is your problem with my family anyways?!"
"A few things, but I shouldn't have to list them. But you know what? This isn't just about your family. This is about you." Blake stated.
Weiss groaned. "Great, so this is what's going to happen. Fine, go ahead and badger me about this too. I don't care."
"You clearly do. And the funny thing is that I wasn't even going to speak to you, but I really can't ignore how you've been treating Velvet. Even when we go to lunch you don't want to sit near us just because she's around. And don't try to lie about that." Blake said.
"Am I supposed to like every single person on Remnant? If so, will that make you feel better? Heck, will that make all of you feel better if I just become this person you want me to be?!" Weiss shouted.
Blake was a little taken aback by that, but she kept her cool. "Well no, but you could at least give her an explanation for why you're so…hostile with her."
"There's that word again with you, Blake. I'm not being hostile! I just want my space and if that's too hard to understand, then why don't you just ignore me?!" Weiss felt a tear fall.
Blake noticed the tear and said. "Weiss, you're crying…"
Weiss lifted her hand up to her cheek and felt the tear that had rolled down her face. "T-This is just from the training I just did. It…took a toll on me. Nothing more."
"Lying won't help here, Weiss. I'm not the best person to-." Blake was interrupted.
"No." Weiss said simply.
"Weiss, this isn't-." Again, Blake was cut off.
"I said no. I don't want to keep having this conversation over and over. I'm done. Don't follow me." Weiss ordered and walked down the hall.
I don't need anyone to try and make me be what they want to be…I'm…I'm my own person.
Weiss continued walking down the hall, but she thought about something that caught her off guard. The moment she had felt the tear fall, it made her wonder who she was really speaking to. Blake may have been in front of her, but to Weiss, she wasn't speaking to Blake. She had been speaking to the man who refused to be the father he should've been.
Velvet took a breath as she got closer to her dorm. She didn't want a repeat of the day she first ran into Weiss.
She was angry…And I guess it really is because I'm a Faunus, but…she was so upset about something else when I found her.
As she walked in the dorm, she looked around to see Fox was there. "Oh, Fox. I didn't know you'd be here."
Fox turned to the source of the voice. "I decided to take a break here instead of train today. So, what did you do for your free time?"
Velvet frowned at that. "I…I decided to watch Weiss practice with her weapon. She's really good, but…I still don't think she cares to see me."
"What happened?" Fox inquired.
"Um, she just…got a little angry after she finished her training. And…I may have gone to ask her if she was okay." Velvet explained, but left the part out about Weiss being on the ground looking upset.
"And I'm guessing that didn't end well?" Fox said.
"No, but please don't mention this to Coco or Yatsuhashi. I don't want to bother her with any of this, especially if they get upset with her for being angry with me." Velvet pleaded.
"I won't, but you know I don't like the sound of this either, Velvet." Fox noted.
"It's okay, Fox. I know she seems…bad with some things, but I still feel like there's something else she's dealing with right now. And honestly, if someone is dealing with a problem they're having, I don't want to be the reason they get even more stressed, so…just let this stay between us." Velvet requested.
Fox nodded. "No problem, Velvet. Just don't forget that if something serious does come up with her and she gets at you for it, I won't hold back either."
Velvet knew Fox was only trying to show support. "And by that, you mean you'd bother her? If you say yes, then I have to say no. Please don't do that, Fox."
"I won't let anyone walk over my friends, Velvet. I'm sorry, but the only thing I can agree to is not telling Coco and Yatsuhashi." Fox said.
Velvet looked to the ground and nodded. "Fine…I…Need to get ready for my next class. I'll see you later." Velvet then left the room with the thought of the heiress again.
Sure she might not like me, but that doesn't mean she needs you guys to bother her about it. I'll…I'll let her know that, and then I'll leave her alone. I just hope I can speak with her without any problems...At least once.
Again, huge thanks to both Phoenix Commander and MartunaMajor for help on this chapter. Phoenix Commander is the one who wrote out the combat scene between Weiss and the hard-light enemies. MartunaMajor edited the chapter itself, so shout out to those two.
To Poisson01- I honestly don't know about Little Heiress right now. I want to get to work on it, but I just haven't been in the best mood to get to it. As for this one, well I really like working on it, so it may be like this. 2 days every update if I can handle that.
To JJ- Yeah, that episode…Just…damn it. It hurt, but anyways, thanks for the feedback on that. I actually find it hard to write Weiss this way, because I've been enjoying how she has grown in the show, so having to go back and making her…like this…Yeah, not my favorite part of this story, but it'll get better.
I hoped you all enjoyed chapter 3. Remember, reviews are welcomed, but not required. See you all in chapter 4.
