Here's chapter 15 everyone.


"Weiss…Did you find out how she's doing?" Coco asked while still on the scroll with Weiss.

"Yes. Her life isn't in any danger, but they'll need to do x-rays…Coco…I'm so sorry." Weiss sounded like she was still crying.

Coco was relieved to hear that. "Okay…Thank you for finding out, Weiss. We're going to be there as soon as we can. Just try to stay calm, alright."

"Y-Yeah. I'll try." Weiss said and ended the call.

Coco looked to the others and put her scroll away. "Weiss just told me that Velvet will need x-rays, but her life isn't in any danger. Now we just need to get there."

"Coco, I can try to use my semblance to get us all there one at a time" Ruby offered.

"No, that would take too much out of you. It isn't that far away anyways." Coco said and looked to Yatsuhashi. "Yatsu…I need to know what happened exactly. I'm still gonna ask Weiss her side of the story too though, so remember that."

"I understand. There were…issues we came across before it happened. Namely when I spoke with Velvet and Weiss about a few concerns I've had." Yatsuhashi said.

"Okay, anything about that I should know?" Coco questioned.

Yatsuhashi sighed. "I…May have provoked Schn-…Weiss."

Ruby spoke up with a serious look on her face. "What do you mean you provoked her?"

"There wasn't anything I said that I didn't feel…but if you really want to know exactly what I said, fine. I don't trust Weiss." Yatsuhashi said flat out.

Yang was angry when she heard that. "Hold the heck on! What's your problem with Weiss?!"

Fox shook his head in disappointment. "I told you about this before, Yatsu."

Coco turned to Fox. "I'm out of the loop on this and I don't like it. One of you better explain, because Velvet is in the hospital now and I want to know exactly why." Coco said in a serious tone.

"When it comes to this kind of situation, I will be letting her know, so you can either explain that, or I can." Fox said to Yatsuhashi.

Yatsuhashi crossed his arms. "It's like I said, I don't trust that girl. Her family name is enough to make me believe that she'll hurt Velvet one day."

"Velvet is hurt now, and not because of Weiss." Fox remarked.

"Is that right? So you were there then when Weiss walked across the street with her eyes closed?" Yatsuhashi questioned.

Ruby was shocked by that and said. "W-Wait, why would she do that in the first place? That doesn't sound like something Weiss would do."

"Well she did." Yatsuhashi stated.

"You said that you provoked her. And you know Coco is going to talk to Weiss, so explain." Fox said to Yatsuhashi.

Yatsuhashi groaned in annoyance and Coco clenched her fist. "Yatsu! I am not going to ask again!"

"Fine, I let her know exactly how I felt about her family and how she'll be just like her father…She got angry and walked off without looking around, so Velvet pushed her out of the way and got hit. There, now you know, but I wasn't the one to walk out into the street with my eyes closed." Yatsuhashi stated.

Yang's eyes changed to red and she walked up to the giant student. "You said how you wanted to keep Velvet from getting hurt, but it's your fault for even provoking Weiss in the first place!"

"I was looking out for Velvet!" Yatsuhashi fired back.

"Enough!" Coco shouted. "Yatsu…I'm not happy with this. Weiss and Velvet shouldn't need you to stress them out like that, especially when she hasn't done anything that would make your worries come true, but now she is hurt…So if you want to make things right, you'll apologize to Weiss."

"What?! She crossed the street without looking!" Yatsuhashi reminded.

Coco looked to the others. "Everyone, go on and get over to the hospital. We'll catch up as soon as we can."

Nora looked over to Ren. "Do you think we should tell Pyrrha and Jaune that we won't be back till a little later, Ren?"

"I suppose that may be the case." Ren got his scroll out and said to Coco. "Try not to take too long. You are the leader, so Velvet will want to see her friend when she wakes up."

Coco smiled. "Will do."

Everyone headed out and Yatsuhashi sighed. "So, I guess you're still going to blame me, even though I was just looking out for Velvet?"

Coco lifted her shades up and looked dead on at Yatsuhashi. "Velvet is in the hospital right now…Do I need to explain how serious this is?"

"You think I don't know that, Coco? I watched her get hit by a car! And that bastard who hit her…He just drove away…" Yatsuhashi was angry at the reminder that the man who hit Velvet got away.

"This isn't about the guy who hit her…even though I'd want to make him pay for what he did…You need to think about how Velvet has been recently. Have you not noticed how Vel and Weiss have been on good terms with each other?" Coco questioned.

"With a Schnee, things could-." Yatsuhashi was cut off.

Coco lowered her shades and sighed. "You need to stop…before you lose the friends you're trying to protect. Weiss isn't the kind of Schnee you hate." Coco turned away and said. "I'm not going to keep you from coming to see her, but I don't want you to speak to Weiss about any of what happened today…We're friends, Yatsu…but I can't let this kind of crap slide." Coco ran after the others.

Yatsuhashi stood there and thought about what Coco said…but still couldn't come to think of Weiss as anything more than a Schnee. He slowly began to head in the direction of the hospital, think about his friend the entire way.


Weiss looked around the waiting area and saw a couple holding each other close. One of them looked saddened by something, most likely because someone they knew was in the hospital. Velvet was already on the heiress' mind, but seeing that couple that way made her think of how much she wanted to see the rabbit Faunus and comfort her.

Yatsuhashi was right…All I ever was to her was a problem.

Weiss debated on getting up and leaving, but she couldn't get herself to do it. She wanted to know exactly what condition Velvet was in before she would leave.

"Miss, um, your friend got her x-rays done, so if you wish to go see her, you can." The nurse from earlier said as she was stood over the heiress.

Weiss looked up at her with reddened eyes from the crying. "D-Do you know how serious her injuries are?"

"It's like I said earlier. A few scrapes and cracked ribs, but her leg being broken will take some time to heal, though she does have a concussion, so she'll be out for a little while. She'll need crutches and as long as her aura begins to do its work, she'll make a full recovery." The nurse said.

Weiss closed her eyes and took a breath. "Thank you." She opened her eyes and stood up. "Which room is she in?"

The nurse pointed at one of the hallways. "Just walk down that hall and open the third door on the left."

Weiss nodded and walked over to the door. She took a breath and thought about how she would find the rabbit Faunus. Weiss opened the door and gasped when she looked over at Velvet who was on the bed with a blanket over her. Her left leg was propped up and in a cast.

"Velvet…" Weiss whispered to herself as she walked over and sat next to the bed. She noticed Velvet was dressed in hospital clothes and she had the scrapes on her face bandaged up. Weiss took Velvet's hand in her own and felt a few tears fall. "I'm so sorry…I'm so very sorry."

If I just had my eyes open…You wouldn't have been hurt.

Weiss moved her other hand over and brushed it through Velvet's hair. She wished she could hear Velvet's voice…but she wasn't going to get that. Weiss thought about how angry Coco would be, since she knew Yatsuhashi told her by that point, but at the same time, Weiss felt guilty enough that she'd accept the yelling and blame.

I don't even deserve to be around her…

Weiss was about to move her hand away, but gasped when she felt Velvet's hand squeeze hers. "V-Velvet?" Weiss looked down, but saw that Velvet's eyes were still closed. "O-Oh…"

The heiress sniffled and let go of Velvet's hand. She looked around and sighed when she heard her scroll go off.

Weiss got her scroll out to see that Ruby was calling again, so she answered it. "Weiss, we're almost there. Do you know how Velvet is doing?"

"S-She's got a broken leg, so she'll need crutches. She also has a concussion. And a few cracked ribs as well." Weiss explained.

Weiss heard Ruby gasp. "Do they know how long she'll need to be on crutches for?"

"I didn't ask how long her recovery time will be. Is Coco still with you?" Weiss asked.

"Coco told us to head over while she talks with Yatsuhashi about what happened, so she might be there a bit late." Ruby answered.

"Okay…If you get here, let me know. I'm with her right now, but she isn't awake yet." Weiss said.

"They already let you see her? Okay, that's good. Coco will be happy about that." Ruby noted. "Hmm? Oh, uh, sure, Fox. Weiss, Fox wanted to know if he could talk to you for a second."

"I…I suppose." Weiss agreed to talk.

The heiress heard Ruby hand her scroll to Fox and he said. "Hey, just wanted to check in. I already heard from Ruby talking with you, that Velvet has a broken leg and a few cracked ribs, but I didn't hear how you were doing."

"There's no reason to ask that. I wasn't the one who got hurt." Weiss reminded.

"No, but I talked with Yatsuhashi earlier about some things. Namely you, so that and finding out that he said something about your family to your face, well, I just wanted to know how you were dealing with what's going on." Fox explained.

"There's nothing to even talk about with that. It was my fault and Yatsuhashi was right…I honestly shouldn't even be here, but…I just needed to be sure she'd be okay." Weiss said while looking down at the rising and falling of Velvet's chest, showing that her breathing was more stable than before.

"You and I don't really talk much, so I can't say I know you all that well, but I always think about the kind of person Velvet is. If she tries this hard to become friends with someone, then I know that person would never wish to hurt her." Fox stated.

Weiss closed her eyes. "I was the problem…I have my eyes closed right now…Just like how I had them closed when I crossed that street. It was that reason why I didn't see the car coming and Velvet pushed me out of the way."

"So you're just going to sulk around when Velvet will need you most?" Fox suddenly questioned.

"S-She doesn't need me. She has all of you to help her." Weiss said and Fox chuckled, which confused the heiress. "W-What are you laughing at? This isn't funny!"

"I'm laughing because you honestly believe she wouldn't want to see you when she wakes up. I thought you were one of the smartest in class." Fox said and Weiss started getting angry.

"I am not going to continue listening to this nonsense, so you-." Weiss was cut off.

"You and Velvet have shown more interaction than most people has on separate teams. Just think about how you feel about her and tell me that you don't want to stay by her side. Go on, try it." Fox challenged.

Weiss clenched her fist in anger, but then looked down at Velvet. "I…I…You don't need…I don't need to…"

"Weiss, you need to stop trying to fight how you feel. You're her friend, so you're allowed to be worried and stay by her side. Don't continue to blame yourself, or Velvet won't have you there the way she'll need you to be." Fox tried reasoning with the heiress.

"Why are you doing this? Velvet is your teammate…Your friend…And I was the one who-." Weiss was interrupted again.

"Blaming yourself again, huh?" Fox sighed. "Well to answer your question, I've seen how happy Velvet is because of you. That's why I'll do what I can to help you understand how stupid it is to blame yourself." Weiss remained silent and Fox said. "I know you don't want to say anything, so I won't force you to. We'll be there soon, Weiss, so please keep an eye on her." With that, Fox ended the call.

Weiss put her scroll on the table and thought about what Fox said.

Just think about how you feel about her and tell me that you don't want to stay by her side.

"I wanted to leave, but…I can't." Weiss said as she laid her head on the bed.


"Ugh, we're finally here. Seriously, next time we're getting a cab." Yang whined.

"Coco and Yatsuhashi were still behind, so leaving them back there wouldn't have been the best idea. And don't forget how many of us are here. We'd have to get a few cabs." Blake noted.

"Yeah, so what? Coco would easily pay for them." Yang stated.

"Stop complaining already. We didn't even walk that far in the first place. Now get in the hospital." Blake ordered and looked to Ruby. "Ruby, do you want me to stay outside to wait for Coco and Yatsuhashi?"

"Nah, they'll get here soon enough. Come on, let's get inside." Ruby said as she walked in with the others.

As they got in, Nora looked around. "This place is kinda gloomy."

"Some people have loved ones here that are hurt, Nora." Ren noted.

Nora felt a little bad and looked around. "Hey, Ren, when we get back to Beacon, can you make pancakes? I feel kinda sad right now."

Ren knew Nora didn't like to express her discomfort all that much, since she liked being in a happier mood most of the time. "Yeah, of course I can, Nora."

Nora smiled and thought about her teammates. "I kinda wish Jaune and Pyrrha were here."

"You know Jaune wanted to train today." Ren reminded.

"I know, but I think they could've tried playing some arcade games." Nora said.

"What's this I hear about vomit boy training?" Yang suddenly asked.

"Jaune was having…troubles, so Pyrrha offered to help him train." Ren explained.

"Oh, well good on him for that." Yang said and looked around for someone to speak to about where Velvet was. "Over there." Yang pointed at the man who was looking through some papers. Yang walked up to his desk and asked. "Sorry to bother you, but do you know where a girl named Velvet Scarlatina is? She was involved in a hit and run and we really want to see her."

"And what is your relation with her?" The man inquired as he looked for Velvet's info in his papers.

"Uh, we're all friends, though one of us here right now is on a hunter team at Beacon Academy." Yang explained.

"Ah, I see. Yes, well it isn't rare that we get hunters brought in. I can't permit all of you to go into her room, since if I'm guessing right," The man looked over at the group. "Everyone there would like to see her."

"Yeah, but we'll take turns. We just want to see her and how she's doing." Yang said.

"Alright, she's down that hall over there." The man pointed at the hallway. "The third door on the left is where you want to go. Oh and it seems that she may not wake up till tomorrow from the concussion she received."

Yang frowned at that and nodded. "Thanks for letting me know." She walked to the others and explained where Velvet was. "Yeah, so just down that hall and third door on the left. You guys can go see her now, but I'm gonna be waiting for Coco to get here."

Blake spoke up. "If Weiss is in there already, it's probably best not to have so many of us in there. In fact, I think only one of us should go in to talk to her first."

"I'll do it. I wasn't able to help Weiss a few times at Beacon, but I want to keep trying my hardest." Ruby said.

Blake was starting to see why Ozpin chose her to be the leader of their team. "Okay, we'll wait outside the room for you."

The group, besides Yang, walked over to the room Velvet was staying in and Ruby took a breath. "S-Sorry, thinking about what happened today…It's a little scary. I know Velvet is okay, but…I don't know. I hate thinking that I'd have to see any of you guys on a hospital bed."

Fox placed a hand on her shoulder. "I don't like to say this, since it doesn't seem like something you may want to hear, but at the same time, it is reality. You may see this happen to us again. We're hunters, so getting hurt…it isn't rare. Just try not to think about that though and do what you can to get Weiss to not worry so much. Velvet's gonna need her."

Ruby smiled. "Right…Okay, I'll let you guys in when I'm done." Ruby opened the door and walked in.


"Hmm?" Velvet opened her eyes, but she wasn't in the hospital. She was at her home, yet something about it was different. "W-Where…home?" The rabbit Faunus yawned and sat up. "Mom?" She looked around for her mom, but she was just alone in her room.

Velvet stood up and felt confused, since everything was a lot taller than it normally was to her.

What's going on?

Suddenly the door to her room opened and her mother walked in. "Oh, sweetie, you're awake already."

Velvet looked up at her red haired mother. "Mom? W-Why am I back home?"

Vezel looked confused by her daughter's question. "What do you mean, sweetie? You never left."

Velvet couldn't get what was going on, but she suddenly thought about something. "Weiss! Where is she?!"

"Sweetie, you need to relax. And who is this Weiss?" Vezel inquired.

Velvet was tired of not understanding what was going on, with her mother being taller than before, and her just being at home in general, so she ran out of her room and to the bathroom. Vezel was surprised by that and followed her.

This doesn't make sense…Last thing I remember…was Weiss about to get hit by that car.

Once Velvet was in the bathroom, she gasped. When she looked up at the mirror, she could see herself, but not as an eighteen year old.

This…isn't happening…

Vezel walked in and frowned at her twelve year old daughter. "Velvet, what's wrong, sweetie? Is this about your father leaving for that mission today?"

Velvet's eyes widened and she turned to her mother. "W-What?"


I feel like I haven't touched up on Velvet's side of things as much, so I'll be doing that more often here.

To JJ- Yeah, I felt it fit right for Weiss to be so hesitant on even going into the hospital. As for who's at fault, well at this point, it may not even matter. It's all about being by her side while she recovers, though there is one thing that happened in chapter 14 with the driver scene. I wonder if you caught it or not.

I hoped you all enjoyed chapter 15. Remember, reviews are welcomed, but not required. See you all in chapter 16.