Here's chapter 10 everyone.


"Alright, when you said you wanted me to go to Vale with you, I kinda thought we'd do stuff together. All I've done is watch you add on to the bags you have." Yang said while walking through a clothing store with Coco.

"Instead of complaining, you could go and actually buy something. Heck, I saw a few things in this place alone that you could pull off no problem." Coco said as she looked over at another jacket. "I need that!"

Yang sighed, but smiled at the compliment she received. "Well, I would buy something, but I'm broke right now. And no way is princess gonna let me use her card."

"Then just use mine." Coco offered. "Now go on and get something nice. I need to figure out what color jacket I want. What do you think?"

"Uh…Well I think you look good with whatever color you pick." Yang blushed.

"Obviously, but I don't need to buy both." Coco said with confidence.

"O-Oh, well then I'd say the purple one." Yang said.

Coco picked up the purple one and nodded. "Hmm, yeah I like this one too. Okay, this one it is. Now you have to get something." Coco handed Yang her card. "And don't be afraid to get whatever you want. I can afford it."

"If you can afford all these clothes, then why don't you just buy both jackets?" Yang asked.

Coco shrugged. "I don't really feel like buying the same jacket in two colors."

"I guess that makes sense." Yang looked around the store for anything she might like. "Hey, so how do you think Weiss and Velvet are doing?"

"After seeing them kill that hard-light Beowolf, I'm sure they're fine." Coco responded.

"No I meant do you think they're alright with each other now. I mean, sure they're training and stuff, but seeing as princess can get angry pretty easily…Well you can see why I'm a little worried about them." Yang explained.

"You saw how Weiss jumped in and helped Vel out. They'll be fine, trust me. Now stop avoiding the clothes and buy something." Coco ordered.

Yang sighed in defeat and looked around the store for something to buy.

Ugh, what am I doing? Any other person and I would just tell them we should go to a movie or something.

Coco looked over her shoulder at the blond and smiled.

Hmm, maybe hanging out with her more often wouldn't be a bad idea.


Velvet and Weiss were still on their way to Team RWBY's dorm. The heiress still couldn't believe she was having a good time, since every other time she spoke to Velvet, heck, anyone, she wouldn't be as happy.

Velvet glanced over to see Weiss smiling and spoke up. "Weiss, about earlier, thanks for helping me when that Beowolf attacked me. I honestly wasn't expecting any problems to come up with it."

"Y-You don't have to thank me. I'm just glad that program was only one Beowolf." Weiss said.

"Yeah, I guess I should've found out what the program was like before trying to actually fight it, but even so, you were able to take it down so quickly." Velvet praised.

"U-Um, well I didn't do that much. You were the one who kept up attacking it, so it was weakened when I attacked it." Weiss noted.

"Then we'll just call it a team kill." Velvet smiled.

"Uh…Sure." Weiss agreed.

As they got to the door, the rabbit Faunus tapped Weiss' shoulder to get her attention. "I noticed how you reacted earlier by the way. You know, when I asked if I could go to your dorm with you. I wanted you to know that I don't mind heading to my dorm if you'd rather me-."

"Velvet, stop, I told you that it's okay. And besides…I'm a little glad you'll be there. Ruby is probably there too, so hopefully she won't bother you too much." Weiss said.

"Ruby is never a bother to me, Weiss. She's honestly shown us how mature she could be here, even though she's two years younger than someone starting here." Velvet noted.

"You don't live with the dolt, Velvet. She can get a little too…determined for some things that don't need her to be. There was this one time she was trying to set up team attack names. It's so ridiculous." Weiss complained.

"I don't think it's that ridiculous. In fact, it may prove to be useful if someone you're fighting doesn't know the attack names." Velvet reasoned.

Weiss sighed. "Ugh, she said that too, but it still sounds ridiculous."

Velvet giggled and Weiss opened the door to her room. When they got in, Ruby immediately looked over from her bed and smiled. "Weiss! And…Velvet?"

"So you are here, Ruby. And yes, Velvet is here. Did you not hear her when I was speaking to you earlier?" Weiss questioned as she placed her rapier on the table.

Velvet waved. "Hey, Ruby."

Ruby jumped off from her bed. "Wow, it's…different seeing you two walking around together…I mean, um, I'm happy for you guys."

"Happy for what? It's not like I can't make friends, dolt." Weiss argued.

Ruby turned her head in confusion. "Huh? Wait, but you never really-."

Velvet cut her off to keep Weiss from getting angry. "We don't need to talk about it too much, Ruby…So, where's Blake at?"

"Blake went to the library with Team JNPR." Ruby answered.

"Oh, well that's nice. We just got done sparring." Velvet said.

"Ooh, I wish you guys would've told me you were sparring. I would've had a good opportunity to get some more practice with Crescent Rose." Ruby frowned at the lost opportunity.

Weiss rolled her eyes. "You have enough practice with it in class, Ruby. Now please try not to jump off your bed like that again. It's already hazardous as it is."

Velvet walked over to the bunk bed and placed her hand on it. "Hmm, you know I could ask Coco to spend a little extra money to get actual bunk beds for you guys."

Weiss shook her head. "Absolutely not. I don't want anyone to pay for that sort of thing. I already turned down the idea of using my father's money, so no."

"Aw, but you said you wanted bunk beds as a kid." Ruby whined and Weiss' eyes widened. "Oh…Wait…I wasn't supposed to say that."

"Ruby Rose! Do you not understand the meaning of keeping that to yourself?!" Weiss shouted at her partner in anger.

Velvet let out a light chuckle, since she didn't want Weiss to get angrier. "I kinda wish I had bunk beds as a kid too, but I never had a reason to have it."

Weiss blushed and hung her head in defeat. "Ugh, I'm honestly not sure why I even told you that, Ruby."

"I'm really sorry, Weiss. Oh and Velvet, can I see your camera again? I wanna see the pictures you have." Ruby requested.

"Sure thing." Velvet put her camera's box on the table and opened it. She took out the camera and handed it to Ruby. "You can see the pictures by pressing that blue button."

Ruby nodded and clicked it, showing her the most recent pictures she took. "Hey, you have a picture of Weiss' weapon."

Weiss sighed. "Ugh, Ruby, for the last time, it's called Myrtenaster. It's not that hard to say."

"Yes it is. I still think you should've gone with something easier to say…Like Crescent Rose!" Ruby giggled.

Weiss groaned. "I really don't need this right now. All I want is some peace and quiet, so please, stop being a dolt."

"I still don't get why you use the word dolt so much." Ruby said. "I don't think I've heard anyone else say that."

"It's a term people should learn to use more!" Weiss yelled.

Ruby covered her ears. "Ouch. Okay, I get it, Weiss." She pulled her hands away and got a message on her scroll. "A message from Yang?" She looked at the picture of Yang wearing a new outfit she got from her trip to Vale. "Wow, I guess she went all out on that."

Weiss walked over and looked at the message. "Oh my goodness, she really bought that? Where did she even get the money for that? Wait…That brute didn't take my card did she?!"

Ruby groaned at the loud yelling in her ear. "Ouch…Again. And I don't think she did."

"Coco probably paid for it." Velvet spoke up and Weiss turned to her in surprise. "What?"

"How much money does she even have?" Weiss inquired.

"Enough to buy a whole clothing store if she wanted to, but she says that wouldn't be fair to everyone else, so she just buys one of everything on a good day." Velvet explained.

Weiss blinked twice. "Um…Does her family own a large business?"

Velvet nodded. "It won't be a surprise here, but her full name is Coco Adel…You know, the Adel."

Weiss thought about it for a moment and her eyes widened. "Oh! Wow, how didn't I notice that before? Yeah her family owns one of the largest clothing companies in Remnant."

"Yup, but she never really cares to let people know. I think the only times she's ever really been noticed that way was when she goes on a massive shopping spree and people catch on to it." Velvet explained.

"She's just like you are, Weiss." Ruby stated.

Weiss raised an eyebrow. "What's that supposed to mean?"

"You and her come from a rich family and you're here at Beacon to be huntresses." Ruby answered.

"I doubt her reason is the same as mine, Ruby." Weiss said.

Velvet spoke up. "Coco told me about that. Her family was very supportive of her, but what really got her to want to be a huntress was her mom. She's a huntress and an amazing one."

"Do you have any stories you can tell about her mom?" Ruby requested.

"Sorry, Ruby, but Coco never went into detail about any of the missions her mom went on. Maybe one of these days we can ask her about it during lunch." Velvet suggested.

Ruby smiled. "I love hearing those kinds of stories. My uncle Qrow always tells the funniest ones, but my dad has ones that are about the adventure. I hope I can have those kinds of stories when I become a huntress."

Weiss was actually a little surprised to hear that, since she never thought about it before. The heiress turned to Velvet and she spoke up. "Um, so have you ever thought about something like that?"

"Hmm? Oh, you mean about the stories we can have from our huntress careers?" Velvet guessed and the heiress nodded. "I think about it a bit. It is a fun thought to have, since Remnant can be filled with so much adventure. Yang said something like that before."

"Yeah, Yang is a thrill seeker, but she loves being able to help people too." Ruby said.

"That sounds about right with Yang." Velvet smiled. "Coco is kind of like that too."

Suddenly Ruby's scroll went off and she saw it was a message from Blake. "Oh…I forgot. I told Blake I would study with her and Team JNPR. Will you guys be okay here by yourselves?"

"I don't see any problem with that." Velvet assured.

Weiss tensed up a bit, but nodded. "Y-Yeah, we'll be fine."

Velvet took note of the small stutter in Weiss' voice and Ruby nodded. She got her book from the top of her bed and ran out the room, leaving a few rose petals behind.

Weiss sighed and watched the rose petals slowly disappear. "I'm so glad they don't stay behind every time she uses her semblance." Velvet frowned and Weiss noticed. "What's wrong?"

"Are you sure everything is okay between us now?" Velvet asked.

"Of course…why?" Weiss inquired.

"You tensed up when Ruby asked if we'd be okay here without her, then you stuttered a bit when you told her we'd be fine…Weiss, please tell me if there's something wrong. I don't want this to go back to how it was before." Velvet pleaded.

Weiss noticed how upset Velvet looked and shook her head. "I'm not thinking that way…I just…I need time for this. I don't make friends like everyone else…I don't like to and even if I did, I never had much of a choice for that."

Velvet walked over and sat on Weiss' bed. She then patted it with her hand to get Weiss to sit down. "Is there any way you'd be able to talk about that with me too? Or…Is that asking for too much?"

Weiss closed her eyes and began to focus on her thoughts.

Take it slow, Weiss…Don't start thinking about anything else.

Weiss opened her eyes and walked over to sit on the bed. When she sat down, she placed her hands on her knees and took a breath. "Okay…Where to begin?"

"Would starting with what you mentioned about not wanting to make friends be good? I don't understand it. I feel like with how you've handled today, you could do this anytime." Velvet said.

"With everything…and I mean everything that comes with my name, making friends is almost impossible. It's either someone only wants to get to know me for my money…or they're too intimidated by my family name to even talk to me…and…the fact that some people…just hate me." Weiss looked to the ground and frowned.

Velvet placed her hand on Weiss', since she believed it would help her feel better like last time. "I know I might not be the best example here, but I don't talk to you because of your money. And I don't hate you or find your family name intimidating…I honestly just want to talk to you because…well I want to."

Weiss raised her head a little and turned to Velvet. "But…You shouldn't want to."

"Are you going to bring up how you reacted before? If you are, please don't. We've gotten past that, Weiss." Velvet reminded.

"Even so, just saying my name…Weiss Schnee…It brings discomfort around almost every Faunus. Sometimes…I honestly wish I could've been born into a different family. I love my family, but…the stress, all of it. It hurts, Velvet…I can't even talk to my own team about it." Weiss took a breath from the raising stress she was starting to feel.

Velvet scooted closer to the heiress and moved her hand under Weiss'. "You're taking things one at a time, Weiss. That's why you can't talk to your team, but I'll be here anytime you need me. And this pain you're feeling, it's not one I want you to feel anymore."

"There's not much you could do, Velvet. As a child, I got a lot. I mean that if I wanted something, I'd get it, but…there were some things I couldn't have. I would trade all those meaningless things I got…just to have the things I didn't get." Weiss felt her heartbeat rising.

Velvet held Weiss' hand tightly. "Weiss…Please stay calm. I know it hurts…and I know you're thinking a lot about the past right now, but that's not what you should be thinking about. Look forward to the future you can have now with being a huntress."

Weiss shook her head. "All people would think was that my father bought my way to becoming a huntress."

"That's not true. I was already so impressed by how well you must've fought against that Nevermore. And don't forget I watched you train. You were absolutely incredible. Oh and even today with the hard-light Beowolf." Velvet began praising the heiress.

"I-I…What if this is it though? What if I never get stronger than this?" Weiss asked in a worried tone.

"We all come here to become hunters, Weiss. No matter what, we'll always grow stronger with each passing day…I learned that my first month here." Velvet closed her eyes and smiled. "I never really thought I'd be that great with my father's old camera, since I didn't think I'd be able to memorize so many fighting styles."

"W-What? But how could you think that? You were doing great with Gambol Shroud, even though I don't believe you were able to see much of Blake's fighting style. And…I think that you'd be just as good…if not better than I am with Myrtenaster." Weiss admitted, though she felt a little saddened by the thought.

"No…I can get close to replicating a fighting style, but I will never be as good with a person's weapon, than the person themselves." Velvet stated. "And I heard it in your voice. You honestly have to stop doubting yourself."

"When I can prove that I can be here for my skill, then I'll stop, but-." Weiss was cut off when Velvet stood up. "Huh?"

Velvet pulled the heiress up, which startled her. "That's enough. All this is just self-inflicting pain. And I don't want you to continue doing it to yourself, Weiss. Your father does that to you and it makes me…It upsets me. Please don't let another source of pain get to you."

Weiss was in shock at how the rabbit Faunus was pleading her to stop. "U-Um...d-does it really upset you that much?"

"Yes, it really does. And I don't want you to stop because I feel upset. I want you to stop hurting yourself in this way so that you can start feeling happier." Velvet stated.

"Velvet, I…I…" Weiss felt tears well up in her eyes and she leaned in to hug the rabbit Faunus.

Velvet was taken aback by that, but returned the embrace. "Weiss, whatever is making you like this, let me be there…I'll help you fight it."

Weiss sniffled and nodded. "T-Thank you, Velvet…I'm…I'm sorry."

"I know what you're apologizing for, but don't." Velvet pulled away and smiled.

Weiss wiped her face of any tears that fell and took a breath. "W-Would you like to maybe go to the cafeteria? I know you ate earlier, but-."

"I'd love to, Weiss." Velvet answered before the heiress could finish.

Weiss smiled and they got their weapons from the table. The two were happy with how the day had gone and they left the room together, ready to enjoy the day even more.


The outfit Yang had in the picture was her default (Hunter) outfit from Volume 2.

To JJ- I have a lot of ideas for this and I just can't wait to get to those points in the story. And yeah, they really need to figure out why they have an interest in the other. Thanks.

I hoped you all enjoyed chapter 10. Remember, reviews are welcomed, but not required. See you all in chapter 11.