Alright, so the update schedule for this story is changing. I'll be trying to update every two days, along with The Snow Fox's Struggle. It's so I can actually get chapters for both stories out without you guys having to wait too long. That being said, for those who may ask for Little Heiress, I will do my best to update that at one point, but when I try writing for it, I just don't have the ideas and words in mind, so please, try to be a little more patient with that one.
Here's chapter 19 everyone.
Velvet looked through the contacts on Coco's scroll and found her mom's number. She tensed up a bit when she remembered the nightmare she had. "Coco…Um, do you think you can talk to my mother before I do?"
Coco raised an eyebrow. "I guess, but what's wrong, Vel?"
"Thinking about how she'll react, I don't know…I just feel like it would be better if she heard your voice first." Velvet explained.
Coco nodded and accepted the scroll when Velvet handed it to her. "Actually, do you want Weiss to talk with Vezel? I feel like she'd be better to talk to since, well you know, you've both been pretty close." Weiss and Velvet blushed at that.
"U-Um, w-well you know her more than me, so…I think you honestly should, Coco." Weiss said, since she was nervous about speaking with Velvet's mother.
"Oh come on, you should get to know her at some point. You and Vel are pretty much best friends now…though I feel kinda robbed of that title." Coco joked.
Weiss looked to Velvet and got a small smile in support. She sighed and took the scroll. "A-Alright, um, what should I say to her? She'll be expecting you to speak when she answers." Weiss said to Coco.
"Just tell her who you are and how you know us. Vezel isn't the kind of person to freak out about hearing a new voice." Coco assured.
Weiss took a breath and pressed Vezel's contact info to start the call. After a few moments, Weiss heard Vezel speak. "Coco? Please tell me you have good news about Velvet."
Weiss was getting even more nervous and took a breath. "Um, s-sorry, this isn't Coco. I'm Weiss, one of Velvet and Coco's friends."
"Hmm, oh…I see. So you must be at the hospital since you're using Coco's scroll. Please, if there's anything you know about my little girl, let me know." Vezel pleaded.
"V-Velvet woke up not too long ago…and...She's right here." Weiss looked to Velvet and handed her the scroll.
As soon as Velvet took the scroll, she heard her mother choke up and sob. "Mom, please don't cry. I'm okay now."
"Oh thank g-goodness. W-When I heard you were in the hospital…Sweetie, my heart almost couldn't take it." Vezel admitted and Velvet's ears drooped.
"I'm sorry for worrying you, mom. I was told I'll need crutches for a while, and my head still kinda hurts, but besides that, I'll be okay soon enough." Velvet assured.
"I still plan on going to Beacon in a week. And I know you won't be going to classes for a bit, so when I get there, have one of your friends lead me to your room." Vezel said.
Velvet smiled at that, since she honestly did want her mom by her side, especially after going through that nightmare. "I can't wait then, mom. You can even…." She stopped herself when she realized what she was going to say.
Coco and Weiss looked confused. Vezel on the other hand decided on speaking up about it. "Sweetie, are you still there? You cut off."
"Y-Yeah, sorry, I was just thinking about something. Um, yeah, I'll make sure someone brings you to my dorm when you get here." Velvet said that and Weiss wasn't surprised by that, though she was a little nervous at the thought of meeting Velvet's mom.
"And I'll be sure to bring you some of my homemade carrot stew. I know you still love that, so this is the best time to bring some." Vezel said.
Velvet's ears perked up at that. "R-Really?"
Vezel chuckled at the sound of her daughter's excitement. "Absolutely, sweetie. I know it'll get cold by the time I get to Beacon, but I'm sure that I'll be able to heat it up there."
Velvet looked over at Coco. "C-Coco, do you maybe…think we could get a stove for the dorm? Please."
"Did your mom offer to bring you some food again?" Coco smirked. Velvet blushed and nodded, causing Coco to laugh a bit. "I'll see what I can do, Vel."
Velvet smiled. "Mom, do you know what day you'll be at Beacon?"
"I'll come over on the weekend, sweetie." Vezel confirmed. "In fact, if Coco does manage to get a stove, I can make you that carrot stew over there."
A knock was heard and Weiss stood up. "I'll go get it." She walked over and opened the door to see Yatsuhashi and Fox were standing in front of her. "Come on in." The two walked in and Weiss looked out of the doorway to try and find Yang. "Hey, where's Yang?"
Fox spoke up. "She should still be talking to Ruby." He walked over to Velvet. "Hey, Velvet, I know you must've heard a bunch of times already, but I still need to ask. How are you feeling?"
"It's okay to ask, Fox. I've just got a bit of a headache and some pain in my leg, but I'll be okay." Velvet responded.
"Oh, is Fox there too?" Vezel inquired.
"Yup" Velvet realized that someone else was there too. She turned to see Yatsuhashi standing a bit away from them all. "Yatsuhashi…" Velvet still remembered how he acted with Weiss before the car accident.
Yatsuhashi walked over. "Velvet."
Vezel spoke up again. "Are you busy speaking with your team, sweetie? I can call again in a little bit if you need me to."
"N-No, mom, it's fine." Velvet said as she looked disappointed at her giant friend.
Weiss stepped out of the room, since she didn't want to cause any problems that may arise, though she really wasn't in any trouble of doing that. Velvet, on the other hand, frowned when she noticed Weiss leaving.
Weiss sighed while she walked back to the waiting area. "Why do these kinds of things have to happen so fast?" She looked to the ground. Weiss didn't hate what happened in the room, but the confusion of it all was stressing her out.
"What things?" Yang suddenly asked. Weiss yelped and almost fell backwards when she lifted her head back up to see Yang, but the blonde caught her by the arm. "Whoa! Lucky I got good reflexes, Weiss."
Weiss groaned and pulled her arm away from Yang. "Do you not know how to speak to someone without startling them, you brute?!"
Yang rubbed the back of her head and shrugged. "Sorry, princess. Anyways, what's going on? I thought you'd still be with Velvet."
Weiss blushed at the mention of being with Velvet. "W-Well her team is with her right now, so you know…I didn't want to overcrowd the room. Not to mention that she's speaking with her mother right now."
"Oh, well then I guess we can go sit back down if you want." Yang offered.
Weiss nodded and they sat down by in the waiting area. "Um, hey, I wanted to know something."
"Okay, shoot, princess." Yang said as she rested back on the chair.
Weiss glared at the blonde. "You insist on calling me that and they won't find your body."
"Sorry, princess, threats like that never scare me. Now seriously, what's up? You said you wanted to know something." Yang reminded.
"R-Right, well…um, so…I've thought about a few things. Mostly with what I was like before…I'm sorry by the way." Weiss said.
Yang raised an eyebrow. "Wow, hearing that is…kinda rare from you." Weiss pouted and Yang chuckled. "Sorry, okay, so what exactly are you trying to tell me here?"
"I don't know…I've just…felt different about a lot of things. Would it be...wrong of me to…ugh, never mind." Weiss got up and tried to walk away, but Yang grabbed her arm. "Yang, please let go."
"Not until you tell me what's making you so…not you." Yang stood up. "We've done this before, Weiss. I talk, you ignore, but you know it'll be easier to just talk to me for once."
"This isn't exactly something I can even think about as a real thing or not, Yang. I'll need time to think…but…maybe you could help one day…if-." Weiss was cut off.
"Say no more, Weiss. I won't badger you about it every day, but when you're really ready to talk, well, we live in the same dorm, so you know where to find me." Yang smiled.
Weiss sighed. "Yes, I suppose I do."
"Sweetie, I need to get going here in a few minutes, so I'll call you when I get to work." Vezel said.
Velvet smiled. "Okay, mom. I love you."
"I love you too." Vezel said and ended the call.
Velvet handed the scroll back to Coco. "Mom is going to be here on the weekend by the way." She said to Fox and Yatsuhashi.
Fox nodded. "That makes sense. She'll definitely want to see you after all this craziness. So, you ready to get out of here?"
"I really am. It's nice just laying back, but this isn't exactly what I signed up for when I chose to become a huntress." Velvet stated.
"Actually, with hunters, we may be expected to end up in hospitals some-." Yatsuhashi was cut off when Coco kicked him. "Ow!"
"What Yatsu means is that you're still gonna need some rest, but I'm sure Weiss will let you walk around a bit on your crutches." Coco assured.
Velvet blushed at hearing that and Yatsuhashi spoke up. "Even though I would agree with getting back to Beacon, maybe staying in bed would be better."
Coco sighed and Velvet sat up a little. "Coco, Fox, could you guys let Yatsuhashi and I speak alone for a bit?"
Fox nodded and headed out the room, though he looked over at Yatsuhashi, who had his eyes closed. Fox continued on his way out and Coco stood up. "Let us know when you're done." She walked over to Fox and they both walked out.
"I know what you're going to say…I've spoken to her already, and-." Yatsuhashi was cut off.
"No, that's not it. You need to stop this already." Velvet said with a stern tone.
"Stop what?" Yatsuhashi questioned.
"I am a second year student at Beacon Academy and you still treat me like a child who can't handle herself! Even being a first year should give you enough proof that I don't need a babysitter." Velvet explained.
"Look at what happened to you yesterday! How do you think I felt when I saw that car hit you?" Yatsuhashi questioned.
"It's like you said…we're hunters…we may truly end up in these kind of situations sometimes." Velvet looked to the window. "I don't want to see you be this kind of person that can't believe in me. Not only that…but I still remember how you acted towards Weiss. Even if you say you talked to her, I still didn't like it then, and I won't like it in the future if you ever do something like that again."
Yatsuhashi walked to the window and opened it to get some fresh air in the room. "Do you expect me to sit by and watch something or someone hurt you? I won't…"
"There isn't anything wrong with helping a friend when they need it, but watching over me like you're my father..." Velvet stopped and Yatsuhashi tensed up.
Yatsuhashi turned to Velvet to see that she was looking down at the bed. "Velvet, I didn't mean to bring that on. I only wanted to make sure you were okay."
Velvet gripped the bed sheets. "I am okay though, so please…just stop." She looked up at her teammate. "No more babysitting me, no more going against people you think could hurt me when they clearly won't…and no more becoming someone who isn't my friend."
"I…Do you truly believe I've done something so bad…that I wouldn't be considered your friend?" Yatsuhashi questioned.
Velvet's ears drooped and she closed her eyes. "I still do consider you my friend, Yatsu…my brother even, but this has to stop." She opened her eyes and looked at him. "Will you be able to remain my fri…no, my brother?"
Yatsuhashi walked over and sat on the ground, since his tall stature allowed him to be able to be at eye level with the rabbit Faunus. "Do you believe in this girl?"
"If you're talking about Weiss, then yes, I believe in her in more ways than one. I care about her, and…I know she cares about me." Velvet looked down at her bed again. "You might wonder why… well, that feeling you get when there's a chance that I could get hurt…you'd act on it to help me. When I think of Weiss…I feel…pain when I imagine what she has to face sometimes."
"Do you mean the White Fang?" Yatsuhashi asked, knowing about the conflicts between the Schnee family and the White Fang.
"That's just one, Yatsuhashi. I don't want to go into detail, since that's Weiss' life. So do you get now why I got upset with you?" Velvet questioned.
The giant placed his hands on his legs and took a breath. "I've already promised to not cause any sort of problem with her, but…I do understand."
"So…is there a way you and Weiss could…I don't know, try to be friends?" Velvet looked hopeful.
"Velvet…I'm sorry, but I can't see myself being friends with a Schnee." Yatsuhashi answered, causing Velvet to frown. "I can say one thing, though. I won't do anything to bother the girl or mention anything about her family."
Velvet sighed, but nodded. "I guess that must be what you and Weiss talked about already…and you probably won't change your mind about it ether?"
Yatsuhashi stood up. "I just don't know, Velvet…Now do you want me to send her over? I know you'd want to see her."
"I…Yes, I'd like to see her." Velvet said as she watched her teammate leave the room.
After a few minutes passed, Weiss walked in. "Velvet…Um, Yatsuhashi said you wanted to see me."
Velvet smiled. "Yeah, um, do you think you could close the door?"
Weiss nodded and closed the door. She walked over and sat down. "What did you and Yatsuhashi talk about?"
"Come on, Weiss. You know what we talked about." Velvet chuckled to lighten the mood.
Weiss scooted her chair over. "Yeah…I do. I'm really sorry, Velvet. I never wanted to cause this much tension for your team."
"Weiss, you didn't do anything wrong, and you know that." Velvet reached her hand out, but Weiss tensed up and pulled away, causing the rabbit Faunus to frown. "O-Oh…right…I'm sorry."
"No…it's just hard to think about." Weiss blushed. "D-Did you…did you mean to do that, or…was it because of the mood."
Velvet blushed as well and reached her hand out again, but Weiss didn't move away that time. The rabbit Faunus placed her hand on Weiss. "I was the one who pushed forward when we kissed…So yes…I meant it."
Weiss got a little closer. "W-We did say…that we wanted to keep the relationship we've had…for how it's been…"
"I know, but…what if I didn't want to?" Velvet asked.
Weiss' heart started racing and she took a breath to keep herself calm. "I've never…thought about girls this way though."
Velvet frowned. "D-Do you want me to stop? I don't want to pressure you."
"Feeling pressure is what I've felt for a long time…this is…this is more like…fear." Weiss admitted.
"Fear? What kind of fear?" Velvet inquired.
"I wouldn't want to hurt you…That's my biggest fear. And…yes, my father wouldn't be…happy with this, but you…it's you that I don't want anything to happen to." Weiss stated.
"You wouldn't hurt me, Weiss. Just look at how our friendship has developed." Velvet reminded.
"Things could change with something like this…And…what of Yatsuhashi? You know how unhappy he would be if…well, you know." Weiss reminded.
"I don't care…It might sound selfish…but damn it…I want us to be happy, not worrying about how other people would feel." Velvet expressed her emotions on the matter.
Weiss was a little surprised by that. "I-I want to…try something…If you're okay with it."
Velvet nodded. "Whatever it is, I trust you."
Weiss felt her heart jump a little at that. Hearing how much she trusted her, made Weiss happy. "T-Thank you…I feel the same way. Um, well…I was going to suggest…we kiss again…you know, to see how we both feel about it, knowing full well that we'd do it."
Velvet's blush reddened. "O-Oh, well if you think it'll help…then…okay."
Weiss nodded and leaned in, but froze for a moment when Velvet held her hand up. "A-Are you absolutely sure you want to?"
"Velvet, I need to know how I feel about this…If you don't want to…I understand." Weiss said.
The rabbit Faunus shook her head. "It's not that…I just wanted to be sure you were okay with it. Um, okay…I'm ready."
Weiss took a breath and leaned in. As soon as she and Velvet were as close as possible to one another's lips, they took a moment to truly think about it. Weiss had the answer and was the one to move in and capture Velvet's lips with her own.
The heiress closed her eyes and moved her hand to the back of Velvet's head. Velvet blushed harder at that and closed her eyes as well. The two continued the kiss, since they parted their lips and Weiss pulled away for a moment, taking a few breaths before she leaned back in and began kissing Velvet again.
I…I actually want this…
Velvet moved her tongue into Weiss' mouth and the heiress took note of that, moveing her tongue to Velvet's. They kissed for another few moments before they pulled away and blushed heavily, taking breaths the entire time.
"W-Weiss…Um…H-How do you feel?" Velvet asked.
"It…was something…I enjoyed…the moment." Weiss admitted and looked away in embarrassment.
Velvet smiled. "I'm…I'm sorry for…you know, moving a little fast with it."
"No, it was nice…but…I still can't be…sure of this. So many things would change." Weiss stated.
"They really would, but…don't you think it would be for the better?" Velvet questioned.
"Maybe. Velvet, I don't want to hurt you…but…may I have some time to think about this? It's…Just happening so fast." Weiss remarked.
Velvet did feel a little pain from that, but understood why Weiss would want to think about it. "Yeah…That doesn't mean you will stay away…right?"
Weiss' eyes widened. "N-No! I wouldn't do that just because of how I feel…I want to help you no matter what."
Velvet smiled "Thank you, Weiss…even if we don't…try this, I'm still glad you and I could still spend time together."
"Y-Yes…well, now would be a good time to get you out of this hospital." Weiss said.
"I would really like that." Velvet remarked.
"Alright, I'll go speak with the doctor and see how much longer you need to stay." Weiss got up from her chair. "Before I go, do you want me to send anyone in?"
"W-Well…I would rather you stay with me instead." Velvet admitted.
Weiss sat back down and nodded. "Let me send a message to Yang." Weiss got her scroll out and did so.
Velvet was staring at the heiress the entire time. She honestly didn't expect to feel the way she did, but she was happy with it. What she said to Yatsuhashi was all true. It hurt to see Weiss fighting back, but losing against everything that fired at her. The White Fang, her father…they were both things Velvet wanted to help Weiss fight back against.
Even if we don't end up…together…I'll still fight by your side. You won't ever have to be alone, Weiss.
Still not together, but they know they at least meant to kiss each other.
To JJ- You got the talk between Velvet and Yatsuhashi. And yes, nurse Weiss will be fun to write. Also, glad you think the pacing is going well.
I hoped you all enjoyed chapter 19. Remember, reviews are welcomed, but not required. See you all in chapter 20.
