Here's chapter 12 everyone.
"Come on, Weiss, it'll be fun!" Ruby tried convincing the heiress to go with them to Vale.
"I don't see why you want me to go so badly. It isn't like I'd do much out there, especially since I'm sure you'll drag everyone to some arcade." Weiss argued.
"Well maybe, but that won't be all we do today. Vale has a lot of places I'm sure you'd like." Ruby said.
Weiss sighed. "I…Let me go talk to someone about this."
Yang spoke up when she saw the heiress walk over to the door. "Is it Velvet?" She asked with a grin.
Weiss stopped and turned to her blonde teammate. "H-How did you know that?"
"You and Velvet have been hanging out every day, so it really wasn't that hard to guess. Now go on and talk to her so you can come to Vale with us." Yang said.
Weiss rolled her eyes and left the room, making Blake wonder even more about what she saw the other day.
It's still hard to believe.
"Blake? What are you staring at?" Ruby asked from the top of her bed.
Blake blinked and shook her head. "Nothing, so what plans do you guys even have for Vale today? Or was Weiss right in guessing the arcade?"
Ruby giggled. "I don't think that would be such a bad idea, but we'll still do other things. Ooh, maybe we can go to a weapons store! That way we all have something to pick out."
"Awesome, I've needed dust for Ember Celica. And you know, we could also check out the town itself. Sightseeing is a thing after all." Yang reminded.
"I suppose that could be nice too." Blake agreed.
"Yeah! And I bet Weiss doesn't do that kind of stuff that often, so we can convince her to do that too." Ruby suggested.
"I'm sure Velvet will get princess to come with us anyway, so don't worry about that." Yang jumped down from her bed and walked to the closet. "Should I wear this today?"
"Wear what?" Ruby asked.
Blake sighed. "It's the outfit she bought the other day when she was with Coco. And maybe save that for another day. No one is really going to be dressing like that for just going to Vale."
"Aw, but it looks so awesome." Yang whined.
"Look, if you want to wear it then just wear it. I was just giving a suggestion." Blake said.
"Hmm…Nah, you're right. I'll save it for a better day." Yang closed the closer door and walked over to Weiss' bed to sit down. "How long should we even stay out there?"
"I don't think it would be that much of an issue to come back by eight." Ruby said.
Blake spoke up. "As long as we don't deal with any problems, I can be fine with that."
"Then it's settled! Team RWBY and CFVY will make this trip to Vale the best one ever!" Ruby exclaimed.
Yang chuckled. "Seeing you get excited for most things never gets old, Rubes."
Weiss walked over to Team CFVY's room and knocked. After waiting a few moments, Yatsuhashi answered. "Oh…It's you."
Weiss was taken aback by the way Yatsuhashi spoke. "Um…Okay, is Velvet in the room?"
Yatsuhashi looked down at the small white haired girl and sighed. "Velvet, she's here." He walked back inside, though looked over his shoulder at Weiss one last time.
The heiress wasn't sure why Yatsuhashi was even acting like that, since he never showed that kind of hostility with her during lunch.
What was that about? He didn't need to be like that.
Velvet walked over and smiled when she saw Weiss. "Hey, Weiss! So did you decide on what you wanted to do today?"
Weiss smiled back. "I was actually coming over to ask you about that." Weiss looked over Velvet's shoulder. "Um, do you think we can talk in private?"
"Sure, Coco, I'll be back in a little bit." Velvet called out to her leader and friend.
"Have fun, Vel!" Coco shouted.
Velvet closed the door and looked to Weiss. "Is there anywhere you'd like to talk?"
"Our usual spot, if that's okay with you." Weiss suggested.
"That sounds good, but before we go…Did Yatsuhashi say anything to you? I…I saw him looking a little angry when he walked in." Velvet questioned.
Weiss crossed her arms. "He was being rude, but I don't want to think about that right now."
Velvet frowned. "I'm sorry, Weiss. I'll speak to him about that."
"Just ask him why he was giving me a nasty look. I don't see why he would act this way." Weiss said in an annoyed tone.
"Um, I don't know either." Velvet lied. "But I promise to find out. Now let's get outside."
When the two got to the spot they enjoyed most when talking, they sat down. "So how do you feel about going to Vale?" Velvet asked.
"It depends. I just don't know what I'd even do over there." Weiss admitted.
"You did tell me how you've wanted to visit the kingdoms outside of Atlas, so this is the best opportunity for you to do that." Velvet reminded.
"I know, but actually going out there, I still can't think of what I'd want to even do." Weiss said.
"Then let us help you decide…or we could stay here. I'm still keeping that promise I made." Velvet smiled in support.
Weiss closed her eyes. "Thank you, Velvet." She opened her eyes and looked to the rabbit Faunus. "I think I'll be okay to go…but if I get bored, we should just head back to Beacon. I'm sure the others won't mind that."
"As long as you want to, then I'm okay with that too." Velvet said while laying back on the grass and closing her eyes. "I feel lucky to be able to feel this breeze every time we talk here."
Weiss' hair flowed from the breeze and she opened her eyes. "It really is nice. I hope it's like this while we're in Vale."
"I'm sure it will be. Oh and if you want to, we can split off from the group to find something you'd like to do." Velvet offered.
"Honestly, I'm sure Ruby is probably going to be dragging us to an arcade. Ugh, that dolt is going to drive me insane, I swear." Weiss whined.
Velvet opened her eyes and sat up as she giggled. "She means well, Weiss. And besides, an arcade doesn't sound all that bad. It could be fun if we find something you enjoy."
"I highly doubt I'd find something fun to do there." Weiss said.
Velvet pulled out some grass and let the wind carry it away. "Weiss, you should try new things every once in a while. Just look at what we're doing now. You didn't think that you'd enjoy it, but now we come out here and have a great time."
"Yes, but this…It's peaceful. No loud noises, no stressful work, just…I like these kind of days." Weiss looked up at the clouds. "Should we start heading back to the others? I'm sure they're probably ready to go by now."
Velvet shook her head. "Coco won't be done for another hour, so we can still enjoy the peace and quiet."
Weiss was actually really happy to hear that and brought her scroll out. "I'll let Ruby know that we'll catch up with the others in about an hour." Weiss typed out the message and sent it. "So if we do come back to Beacon earlier than the others, would you like to spar again?"
"I'd actually love to, since I still need a lot more practice with Myrtenaster." Velvet stated.
"You've been doing fine with it, Velvet." Weiss praised.
"Not as well as I should be. You know I need to be able to have a good understanding of so many of the weapons I have pictures of." Velvet said.
"Well yes, but I'm just saying that I think your skill with Myrtenaster doesn't need too much improvement." Weiss stated.
Velvet blushed at the continued praising. "I-It still couldn't hurt."
"I suppose so, but try not to overdo it." Weiss warned in worry for the rabbit Faunus.
Velvet chuckled. "Weiss, I don't mean to sound rude, but you have that same issue. You know, with studying."
Weiss blushed in embarrassment. "I-I only do so because it isn't that much of a strain on me."
"But you said it could be stressful sometimes." Velvet reminded.
Weiss sighed in defeat. "Alright…I get it…I do go a bit overboard on it, but I've gotten better. Just look at what we're doing now. I'd probably be studying if I wasn't out here."
"Then I guess I'll have to make sure we'll be out here when you try studying a lot more." Velvet smiled.
Weiss giggled. "Yeah, I suppose so."
Later when both Teams got together, they jumped onto an airship to Vale. It didn't take long to get there and when they did, Ruby took point.
"Okay, first things first, we should all decide on a place to start…I vote the arcade!" Ruby exclaimed.
Weiss sighed and Yatsuhashi spoke up. "If it isn't any trouble, I'd like to also find a place where I can have my sword looked at. A sharpening is in order for it after all."
Ruby nodded. "Sure, I'll need some dust rounds for Crescent Rose and if we do find a place that could sharpen up your sword, maybe I can sharpen the blade of my scythe too."
"We'll do those things later. For now, arcade time!" Yang exclaimed and followed her sister as she began to make her way to the arcade.
Weiss frowned and felt Velvet place a hand on her shoulder. "Remember that you should at least try going to the arcade once. And if it isn't something you like, we'll let the others do that and we can go see what other things Vale has to offer."
The heiress smiled at that and nodded. "If you could by some miracle get me to enjoy one game there, then I'll stay a little longer."
Velvet giggled. "Oh I'm sure that I'll be able to get you to have some fun there."
The two walked a little faster to catch up with the others, though as they both walked ahead of Yatsuhashi, the seven foot student groaned in annoyance at seeing Velvet walking with Weiss.
Fox lightly elbowed Yatsuhashi, making him look down. "What was that for?"
"You need to stop being so defensive. Weiss won't do anything to Velvet. And you know that." Fox stated.
"She's a Schnee…They always end up doing something stupid." Yatsuhashi glared at the heiress' family symbol on her outfit.
"Whether or not the Schnee family's history was bad or good, it shouldn't cloud your judgment. Just look at how they've spent time together recently. Not only that, just look at Velvet right now." Fox pointed out.
Yatsuhashi turned his attention to his friend and watched as she laughed happily with Weiss. "I…Things could change in an instant with a Schnee."
"Yatsu…if Velvet is happy, don't you think you should be supportive of her, instead of thinking that she's so weak, she needs protecting? Not only that, but you're being hostile with a friend of hers." Fox said.
"I have good reason for this, Fox." Yatsuhashi argued.
"It's not a good reason. You just use it to keep Velvet from getting hurt in a situation where she can't get hurt." Fox stated.
Yatsuhashi clenched his fist. "I don't want to talk about this anymore, Fox."
Fox sighed and walked a little faster than Yatsuhashi. "I really hope you start to realize what the bigger problem here is." He said as he caught up with the other's pace.
Yatsuhashi continued to walk, but frowned when he saw Velvet continuing to enjoy herself.
As they got to the arcade, everyone scattered to do their own thing. Velvet on the other hand took Weiss' hand. "Come on, we need to find you a fun game to play."
Weiss blushed a little at how Velvet grabbed her hand. "O-Okay…Um, what first?"
Velvet looked around and saw that Yang and Fox were on a boxing type game, though she didn't think Weiss would enjoy that kind of game. "Hmm, well how about something that involves dancing?"
"You mean the thing Ren and Blake are doing?" Weiss pointed to the two.
Velvet looked over and watched as Ren was utterly crushing it at DDR, though Blake was doing quite well too. "Aw, well I guess that's out of the question. Hmm, well we fight monsters, so how about a shooting game?"
Weiss sighed and pointed over at Coco and Ruby playing one already. "We may fight monsters, but seeing what those two are playing doesn't exactly encourage me to try it."
Velvet's ears drooped. "Oh, well…um…Oh I know!" Velvet brought Weiss over to an air hockey table. "How about this?"
"What…is this?" Weiss was honestly confused at what was in front of her.
Velvet was actually not too surprised at the question at that point. "It's an air hockey table. Here, you get on one side and I'll get on the other." Velvet let go of Weiss' hand and went to one side of the table.
Weiss slowly walked to the other and looked down at the air hockey mallet. "So…Do I use this thing?" She asked as she picked it up.
Velvet nodded and got a puck out. "So what we do is hit this puck with the mallets. You want to score by getting the puck in the other person's goal."
Weiss looked over at the puck and at how the goals looked. "Wait, so it's just hitting one puck at each other?"
"Yup, but if you know how to block the puck well enough, even getting one goal could be really hard. Do you wanna try?" Velvet asked.
"Well, it seems like a fairly simple objective. Okay, I'm ready." Weiss said as she placed the mallet on the table and held it tightly.
Velvet smiled and dropped the puck down, hitting it and sending it straight at Weiss' goal, though the heiress tried to block it. Sadly she didn't think about how light the mallet was and missed completely, giving Velvet a point with the first hit of the game.
Weiss blushed in embarrassment and Velvet giggled. "Don't worry, Weiss. You'll get better at it."
The heiress groaned and got the puck out. "Is there some kind of form I need to take or something?" She asked as she placed the puck on the table.
"Nope, just try your best to keep the puck from going into your goal." Velvet answered.
Weiss sighed and hit the puck with her mallet. The puck was hit straight, so it wasn't hard for Velvet to hit it back. Once the puck started speeding to Weiss' side, she panicked a bit, but managed to hit the puck back when she swiped her mallet quickly.
Velvet smiled at that and hit it at a side, so it ricocheted a few times. Weiss didn't think she's see the puck ricochet that fast. As it got close to her, she hit it from the side again and sent it towards Velvet. Since it was going slower than before, Velvet was easily able to knock it back the other way and as it got sent at the heiress' side, she tried hitting it, but missed and it scored on her goal.
Weiss groaned. "I'm not good this."
"It's only the second goal. I have it set to ten points, but I still think you'll get better." Velvet said which got a smile from the heiress.
"Thanks for the vote of confidence." Weiss got the puck out again and placed it down on the table.
Yatsuhashi finished playing on one of the arcade machines when he got angry at losing on one of the levels. He heard his teammate and friend giggling not too far from him, so he turned and saw the rabbit Faunus playing air hockey with the Schnee heiress.
Why are you so interested in this girl? She's…A Schnee.
"Why are you staring over there, Yatsu?" Nora asked while playing on the arcade machine next to the one he was playing on.
"Huh?" Yatsuhashi turned to Nora. "Oh, I forgot you were there. I'm just looking around to see what other games I could try." He lied.
"Is it air hockey? You were looking at Weiss and Velvet playing it." Nora noted.
"S-Sure, that's it. I wanted to play air hockey." Yatsu continued his lie.
"Cool! Well it looks like Weiss and Velvet are still playing, so we can go one on one when they finish!" Nora said in joy.
Yatsuhashi sighed. "Fine."
"I scored one!" Weiss exclaimed suddenly, but covered her mouth when she realized how loud she got.
"I knew you would." Velvet smiled. "And don't worry. You're allowed to be excited."
Weiss moved her hands away and looked at the score. "Oh…You're already at six."
"Well yeah, but that could change." Velvet placed the puck down and hit it towards the heiress' goal, but Weiss was getting better and immediately moved forward to hit it when it got past the line.
The two played for about another ten minutes until Velvet was declared the winner at ten points, though Weiss did manage to get up to five before she lost.
"Well, that wasn't a surprise…but I did get five." The heiress said proudly.
Velvet smiled. "I told you that you'd get better at it. So, anything else you want to try and play while we're here?"
"Hmm, what's that over there?" Weiss pointed over at a skee ball machine.
Velvet looked over at it. "Oh, that's a skee ball machine. It's really fun, but it can be kinda difficult at first." They both walked over and Velvet picked up the ball. "So what you have to do is roll the ball uphill and aim for the highest points that are marked." Velvet lined up and rolled the ball up to the fifty point hole.
Once she scored, Weiss felt a little more confident about the game. "Okay, I think I could do that." She picked up a ball and lined up. She took a breath and felt like the game was a test, so she focused on the one hundred point mark and rolled the ball. The ball rolled fast enough to go right into the mark and Weiss proudly smiled.
"Wow…And on your first attempt too. Great job, Weiss." Velvet praised.
Weiss lightly blushed and handed Velvet another ball. The rabbit Faunus happily took the ball and the two continued playing skee ball.
You may or may not hate me for the next chapter by the way.
To the guest on chapter 11- It's more like they want to look out for their friends.
To JJ- Nah, she's more confused on why a Schnee would be talking to a Faunus and interact like that. And yes, they're all clueless. I'll be having more of those two talking eventually.
I hoped you all enjoyed chapter 12. Remember, reviews are welcomed, but not required. See you all in chapter 13.
