Here's chapter 17 everyone.
Yang heard footsteps get closer to her and turned to see her crush. "Coco! I thought it would be a little longer before you showed up."
"Nah, I said what I needed to say to Yatsu." Coco looked over to see Weiss sitting down with her head down. She walked over and tapped her shoulder, making the heiress look up at Coco. "Hey…I won't ask if you're alright, since I don't need to for obvious reasons, but I still would like to talk with you."
Ruby spoke up. "Coco, wouldn't it be better to wait a bit? I know you should, but Weiss needs some time."
Weiss shook her head and stood up. "No, I should…Coco, can we talk in private?"
Coco nodded and walked away from the others with the heiress. "So, are you still blaming yourself like an idiot?"
Weiss wasn't all that surprised with how blunt Coco was. "I've thought about some things. I can't really give you an answer to what you asked me, but, that isn't the important part. I need to try and be positive for Velvet."
"I don't think you should force this, Weiss. If you're going to be positive, be positive, but don't try to be that way just for Vel. She'd hate to see you keeping your emotions back. And I shouldn't have to explain why." Coco stated.
Weiss took a breath and thought about the talks she had with Velvet. She clenched her fists and looked to Coco. "You…You're right. I've been sulking…now I'm trying to force myself to stay calm…No more. I'm strong enough to get through this. And I'll be there to help Velvet get through this as well." Weiss said proudly.
Coco smiled. "Now that's what I wanted to hear."
"I still…wish things were different, Coco." Weiss admitted.
"I know, Weiss. We all do, but it's going to be okay. Vel is tough, so she'll get through this no problem." Coco stated.
"Yes, she is tough." Weiss looked over at the others and noticed one person was missing. "Where is he?"
Coco knew exactly who Weiss was asking about. "Yatsu should be here soon, unless he decided not to come at all." Coco sighed. "We talked about some things…I'm not exactly happy about that talk, but I guess talking to you about it may help some."
"What do you mean?" Weiss inquired.
"I mean that even though he yelled at you about a few concerns he has, that really shouldn't be brought up, he's a good guy. I don't really know if my word on that will matter much, but I'm sure he'll calm down and stop looking at you as just a Schnee." Coco defended her friend.
"Whatever he says are his words, Coco. If…If he still has a problem with me, then there's nothing I can do about it. I'll just do my best to ignore it." Weiss said.
Coco understood and nodded. "So, what do you have planned for Vel when she wakes up?"
"O-Oh, I never really thought about it…Um, I suppose I'll help her walk to her classes and get her lunch so she doesn't have to, you know, anything she'll need help with." Weiss answered.
Coco chuckled. "I have a feeling this whole taking care of someone is new to you."
Weiss looked away. "Not entirely…I've had to help with…never mind. Um, do you want to head back to the others?"
Coco raised an eyebrow, but decided to not question Weiss about what she was about to say before. "Sure."
They walked back over to the others and Weiss sat down next to Ruby. "Before you ask, I'm okay, Ruby. I needed to talk with Coco and I feel a little better now."
Ruby smiled. "That's good to hear."
Nora and Ren walked over to the group. "If anyone else wants to go see her, you can now. Oh and Coco, It's just down that hall over there and go to the third door on the left." Ren said.
Coco sat still and took a breath. "Blake, Yang, go on if you two want. I know Fox is still over there, so I don't want to crowd the room."
"Come on, Coco. I know you want to see her. Blake and I can wait." Yang said.
Coco sighed and stood up. "Thanks…I'll try not to be long."
She started to walk over, but Yang grabbed her arm lightly. "Don't rush, okay. You take all the time you need, even if it means you'll stay overnight if you have to."
Coco let out a small smile. "Yeah…I gotcha. Thanks again, Yang." She walked over and entered the room.
Yang was happy that she could help Coco understand and looked over to see Yatsuhashi walk in. "You…Are you still being a jerk?"
Yatsuhashi crossed his arms when he walked over. "I have no issues with you, Yang." He looked over to Weiss. "She and I need to talk."
"Like hell you do. Don't you think you've done enough?" Yang growled.
Weiss overheard and saw Yatsuhashi standing next to Yang. "Damn it…"
Ruby took note of that and whispered to her partner. "D-Do you want me to tell him to leave you alone?"
Weiss sighed. "I don't think he would even then, Ruby…If he comes over, I'll speak to him, but only me. I don't want you guys to have to get involved, lest we start a huge argument. And I doubt anyone here wants that, especially when we're in a hospital."
Blake spoke up. "We understand, Weiss. Right, Ruby?"
Ruby frowned. "I understand, but it doesn't mean I have to like it."
Yatsuhashi sighed. "Yang, can you relax already? I'm only here to speak to her and see Velvet…If you have a problem with that, then-."
"I don't want you talking to Weiss. Not after what happened." Yang said as she made sure to stay in his way.
"Have you ever thought that maybe I wanted to make things clear with her?" Yatsuhashi questioned.
Weiss heard enough and stood up to walk to them. "Yang, don't worry…I can speak to him if that's what he really wants."
"But Weiss, he-." Yang was cut off.
"It's not like he could do anything else that would hurt me. I'll be okay." She gave Yang a smile to assure her.
Yang sighed. "Alright, but if I hear yelling from either of you, I'll come over." Yang glared at Yatsuhashi. "And don't think I won't."
"Duly noted." Yatsuhashi said and watched Weiss walk towards the exit. "Where are you going?"
"I have no intention of causing a scene in front of all these people…So if you're going to yell, then we may as well have you do that outside." Weiss explained as she walked outside.
Yatsuhashi said nothing and followed her. Once they were outside, Weiss stood a good distance away from the entrance.
Weiss spoke up before Yatsuhashi could say anything. "Listen, whether you're here to yell at me for my name…or blame me for what happened. Then just don't. I see no reason for either of us to keep on the hostilities, especially when it'll hurt our friends more than anything."
"How is she doing?" Yatsuhashi asked, avoiding any conflicting topics with the heiress.
Weiss took a breath. "She'll need crutches, which I'll be sure to help her deal with after she is released from the hospital."
"I see. Let me tell you something, and don't think of me as being hostile." Yatsuhashi said.
"Is this something you're going to ask…will it involve my family?" Weiss asked and got a nod from Yatsuhashi. She sighed. "Fine, make it quick."
"I've only ever seen you, your mom and sister on broadcasts whenever your dad made an announcement…Of course…I have seen him up close before…I wasn't exactly happy that day." Yatsuhashi clenched his fist.
Weiss was ready to fight the giant student if she had to. "And now you see me in person. Well, you obviously weren't happy with me, so what is your problem with me? If you say my name, then let me tell you that your judgment is blinded by my father's actions."
"Yes…well let me explain that your father is the reason I became a huntsman in training." Weiss was surprised by that and Yatsuhashi closed his eyes. "We're trained at Beacon to fight monsters and protect the people, but in my mind, there are more monsters out there that aren't Grimm."
Weiss looked away. "Let me guess…The Schnee family."
"Namely your dad, yes…so you know exactly why I'm not particularly happy that you're at Beacon." Yatsuhashi said in a calm tone.
Weiss wanted to shoot out a dust attack at him, but she kept her cool. "Well, if you really dislike me that much, then we may as well do our best to avoid one another, but I will not allow you to keep me away from Velvet…That, I will always fight for, no matter what the enemy."
"You barely know her…" Yatsuhashi reminded.
"How dare you?!" Weiss growled. "You don't know anything that Velvet and I have done. I've learned…in such a short time. And it's because of her that I learned what a friend really is…what life can be like if I live the way I want to."
Yang walked out and looked over at the two when she heard Weiss' shout, but she stayed near the entrance to keep her distance until she was needed.
"I want to keep getting to know her too, so don't you dare try to ruin that." Weiss glared at Yatsuhashi.
"And how do I know you'll stay true to your word? All I've ever seen from your father is-." Yatsuhashi was cut off.
"I will not repeat myself after that…I am not my father. Do I make myself clear?" Weiss asked with her cold stare.
Yatsuhashi crossed his arms. "Even with that statement of yours…I still can't say I fully trust you…but with all things considered, I suppose…seeing how you truly are as a person may change my view of you."
"I don't want your approval…I only want to make sure that we never cause any problems for our friends because of this…Can you at least agree to that?" Weiss asked as she put her hand out.
Yatsuhashi hesitated for a moment, but sighed as he reached out and shook Weiss' hand. Yang smiled at that and headed back inside.
"Good." Weiss let go and walked over to the entrance, but before she got in she said. "Oh, and about the person who hit her…I memorized their license plate." Weiss walked in and Yatsuhashi's eyes widened.
He ran inside and said. "Wait, you really memorized it?"
Weiss nodded. "I'll let you know of the plate number after you've seen Velvet…And yes, I don't see any problem with you checking on how she is. You may as well go to her now by the way. Coco and Fox are there already."
"Okay…What room is she in?" Yatsuhashi asked.
Weiss pointed him out to the room and she walked over to sit next to her team as she watched Yatsuhashi walk in the room. "That went better than I thought it would."
"What did he say?" Blake asked.
"He hates my father so much, that he decided to come to Beacon because of the way he sees my father. Apparently he's just as bad as Grimm…I know my dad has done…terrible things…but he's just so…ugh! I hate it." Weiss explained.
"Well, you said it went better than expected. So how did that happen?" Ruby asked.
"I just made sure to tell him that whatever problem we have with each other, needs to not cause any sort of issue with anyone else. He agreed to that, so I hope things will start getting better." Weiss answered.
"It will, Weiss." Yang said. "And it starts when Velvet gets out of this place. Then you'll get to be by her side a lot more." Yang winked.
Weiss blushed. "Y-Yes, well I forgot to ask, are we going to be allowed to stay overnight?"
"We don't have any classes tomorrow, but I think they're might be too many of us to stay. Some of us will probably have to go back, but I don't think anyone staying will have a problem." Ruby explained.
"I hope so." Weiss said.
"Well, anything to say, or are you just going to stand by the door all day?" Fox asked.
Yatsuhashi walked over and looked down at Velvet. "I'm sorry…"
"It's not just her you should be saying that too." Coco said without looking away from Velvet. "Did you talk to her or not?"
"I did…We've come to an agreement. I won't do what I did today again, and we'll do our best to not make any sort of issue rise up from our…differences." Yatsuhashi answered.
"And it took you this long to do it…Well, I guess that's all we'll be getting from you, Yatsu." Coco brushed some of Velvet's hair with her hand. "You need to wake up soon, Vel. A certain white haired heiress is ready to take care of you." Coco chuckled and felt her eyes well up at not getting a response from her friend.
"Coco, are you going to be okay?" Fox asked.
Coco nodded. "Yeah…It's just hard to see her like this."
"I know…It really does." Fox hung his head down and closed his eyes.
Yatsuhashi looked at the two and felt the same pain they did, but he felt something else. It was the guilt pouring over him whenever he would take a glance at Velvet. "I should…just go."
"No, you really shouldn't." Coco stopped him from leaving. "You leave now and it'll prove to us that you don't care enough to try."
"Try what?" Yatsuhashi asked with a bit of anger in his voice.
"You try to make things right with Weiss and Vel." Coco said.
"I don't…ugh, this isn't the time, Coco." Yatsuhashi tried avoiding the conversation.
"Then when is a good time, Yatsu?" Coco questioned with a stern voice.
Yatsuhashi sighed. "I've already worked things out with Weiss…I have nothing else to-."
"Once Vel wakes up, you need to apologize to her. And after that, you'll need to swear to never do the kind of crap you pulled today. Last, well I would've hoped you'd make friends with Weiss, but if you don't want to, then at least make sure to leave them alone when they're speaking to one another." Coco explained.
Yatsuhashi nodded. "Like I said, I've already spoke to Weiss. Now then, can we not talk about this anymore?"
"Only if you're serious about not-." Coco was interrupted.
"Coco…I already said I won't do that again." Yatsuhashi said.
"Fine." Coco said and looked to Fox. "You're staying overnight too, right?"
Fox nodded. "I won't leave till all of us are able to."
Coco smiled. "Thanks, Fox." She turned to Yatsuhashi. "And you, Yatsu?"
"I have no reason to go back to Beacon until I know that she's okay…And I assume Weiss will stay too…No, I won't have an issue with that." Yatsuhashi stated before Coco could ask.
"Good." Coco simply said and the team stayed silent.
The next morning, those who stayed overnight were asleep in the waiting area. Weiss was of course in the room with Velvet, hoping she would wake up soon.
I still wish it was me…but…I can't keep thinking about it.
Weiss heard a knock on the door and walked over to open it. Coco was the one who knocked and she said. "Morning, Weiss. Are you doing okay?"
"Yes, I'm just hoping she wakes up soon." Weiss stepped aside and let Coco in the room.
Coco walked in and walked over to the window. She opened the shades and let some sunlight in. "Did you make sure to get some sleep, Weiss?"
"I got enough sleep." Weiss sat back down next to the bed. "You can't really blame me for staying up a little later than usual…right?"
Coco chuckled at that. "No, I guess I can't, but try not to make that a habit when helping Vel out. You don't want to overwork yourself."
Weiss nodded. "I'll make sure not to."
Coco stretched her arms. "So, Yang stayed overnight by the way."
"She did? Hmm, I thought she was going back with Ruby and Blake." Weiss said.
Coco grabbed a chair and sat on the opposite side of Weiss. "She wanted to make sure I was okay."
Suddenly a groan was heard. Weiss and Coco's eyes widened and they turned to Velvet to see her moving a bit.
"Velvet?" Weiss reached out to her, but decided it would be best to not be too close, since she didn't want to scare her as soon as she woke up.
Velvet slowly opened her eyes and groaned again. "H-Huh." She slowly turned her head to look around the room and saw her teammate. "C-Coco…"
Coco smiled. "Morning, Vel…I'm…I'm so glad you're finally awake. Honestly, you had one of the longest rests any of us ever took." She joked to lighten the mood.
Velvet blinked and let out a small smile. "W-Where am I?" Weiss sniffled and Velvet quickly turned to her. Velvet gasped slightly and she felt like crying when she saw the heiress, so she did her best to sit up. "W-Weiss…Y-You're okay."
Weiss didn't hold back her tears, but smiled at the same time. "Y-Yes…Thanks to you." She leaned down and hugged Velvet, but made sure not to hold her too tight. "Please…Don't ever do something so reckless again…Please." Weiss begged.
Velvet weakly wrapped her arms around the heiress. "I-I…Had a nightmare…You got hit…It was…It was too much." She sniffled.
Coco smiled and stood up. "I'll let the others know you're awake."
Coco walked over to the door, but stopped when she heard Weiss. "Wait up, Coco." She said without pulling away from Velvet.
"Nah, I'll get my chance to hug Vel. You guys just take all the time you need." Coco walked out of the room and went over to the others.
Velvet pulled away and looked to Weiss. "I guess I did get hit by that car after all." She reached her hand out and took Weiss' "I don't care though…because it just means my nightmare won't come true."
Weiss sniffled. "Don't say that…I want both of us to be okay."
"We will, Weiss." Velvet said.
Weiss closed her hand on Velvet's. "It's my turn to help you."
Velvet blushed. "T-Thank you, Weiss."
"Don't thank me." Weiss leaned over to hug the rabbit Faunus again. "Just…Can we stay like this for a bit longer? I…I just need to make sure this is all real."
Velvet knew what Weiss meant by that. "Of course we can, Weiss."
Velvet groaned and Weiss pulled away. "Oh no! I'm so sorry! I…I shouldn't have kept hugging you like that!"
"N-No, it's not that. My head still hurts a bit." Velvet explained and took a breath.
"I-I'll go get the nurse." Weiss said, but before she could get up, Velvet quickly took her hand.
"Don't go." Velvet pleaded and Weiss took note of her voice.
"B-But…" Weiss stopped herself and stayed in her seat. "O-Okay, Velvet…I won't leave you."
Velvet smiled and rested her head back down on the pillow. "Thank you, Weiss."
Weiss rested her head next to Velvet's and smiled. She saw Velvet close her eyes to relax a bit, so she did the same, though lightly squeezing Velvet's hand.
I'll make sure to be by your side through all of this.
And she's awake. I actually don't know how long it normally takes for someone to recover from this type of injury. I'll figure it out though.
To JJ- Cool, glad you liked the dream sequence, or should I say nightmare sequence. Honestly, I was debating on even putting that part in with Weiss getting hit by the car in her nightmare. And you got the part you were looking for, Yatsuhashi getting scolded.
To Death65783- Yes, when I'm in the mood to write it again.
I hoped you all enjoyed chapter 17. Remember, reviews are welcomed, but not required. See you all in chapter 18.
