Here's chapter 24 everyone.
Weiss walked over to the door, and sighed in relief of her choice. She opened the door and looked to her left to see Ruby waiting patiently. "Ruby, you can come in now." Weiss looked around. "Hey, where's Coco?"
"She went to the cafeteria to get some breakfast. How did the talk go?" Ruby asked quietly, so Velvet wouldn't hear.
"It…Went better than expected. Um, Ruby…may I ask you a question?" Weiss felt a little bad about what she was about to ask.
"Yeah, why wouldn't I let you ask a question?" Ruby said.
Weiss sighed and looked back into the room, seeing her new girlfriend laying patiently in bed for her breakfast. The heiress smiled and turned back to Ruby. "There's…something I want to tell you…but…I need time."
"You…don't need to say anything, Weiss." Ruby was honestly a little saddened by what she heard, but she wanted to respect Weiss' choice. "Is everything at least okay?"
Weiss nodded. "Yes…And about our talk. Look, I've come to…respect you, Ruby Rose. Yes, I still think you're childish, hyper active, a dolt at times, but…you don't act like any of these things when the situation is serious."
Ruby smiled. "Thanks, Weiss. That means a lot to me…and…does this mean you forgive me for the explosion?"
Weiss sighed. "That explosion may have not been your fault." She muttered the next part. "I...probably shouldn't have shaken the bottle in front of your face like that."
Ruby couldn't quite hear her partner. "Weiss, I didn't hear what you said."
"I said I shouldn't have shaken the bottle!" Weiss groaned. "Yes…I can admit my own mistakes…"
Ruby chuckled. "Making a mistake isn't supposed to be hard to admit, Weiss. It's something you can look back on, so that you can learn from it." Ruby smiled. "I…never did tell you about my mom, did I?"
"Your mom? No, I don't think you have." Weiss said.
Ruby's smile went away and she nodded. "Um, I actually didn't know her too well as a kid, but I do remember that she was the best…And what I said about learning from your mistakes…was something she would say to people. At least that's what dad told me."
Weiss was taken aback by that, since she put the pieces together fairly quickly. Ruby didn't have her mother anymore, whether she was dead, missing, or just left. The leaving part seemed less likely, since Rub called her mom the best.
"Your mother had a positive outlook…I can see that." Weiss said.
"Yeah…she really did, but don't worry." Ruby smiled again. "I can tell you're thinking about how I might be feeling right now. It's okay, Weiss. I promise."
Ruby…Damn it. I'm sorry.
"O-Okay. Would you like to come with me to the cafeteria? I wanted to bring Velvet some breakfast." Weiss asked.
"Yup, let's go." Ruby followed her partner.
Weiss could only feel bad the entire way to the cafeteria, since Ruby had just told her something that she never thought she'd learn. The reason she felt bad about that was the fact that she had just told Velvet to not say a word about it to the others.
Why did you have to tell me that, Ruby? I don't…I don't understand. Why me of all people?
"Weiss?" Ruby grabbed the heiress' shoulder, snapping her out of her thoughts.
Weiss stopped when she noticed that she wasn't in the right hallway. "Huh? How did I get here?"
Ruby looked a little concerned for her partner. "You just kept walking. I tried to say something, but you weren't hearing me."
Weiss shook her head. "Sorry, I don't know what that was. Where do we need to go from here to get to the cafeteria?"
Ruby chuckled at Weiss' confusion. "Here, follow me, Weiss." Ruby started walking and Weiss followed. "Have you thought about what to get Velvet?"
"I'm sure I can find her some vegetables to eat. It's better to eat healthy than eating something that Yang eats." Weiss sighed. "I swear that girl needs to work on her diet."
Ruby gasped. "W-Weiss…I don't think you should be saying that. Yang isn't fat…and she might hurt you if she heard you call her that."
"You dolt, I wasn't saying that she's fat. She just needs to learn that eating junk food isn't healthy. You know…you should work on that too." Weiss said.
Ruby gasped again. "You mean no cookies?! Never!"
Weiss groaned. "Ruby…really? Just keep walking."
"Y-You won't try to make me stop eating cookies…will you?" Ruby asked worriedly.
"I wasn't saying that I'd force you to eat healthier! I was just suggesting it. Now stop freaking out about your cookies." Weiss ordered and walked ahead of her partner.
Well…she really can get into a more kid like state, but she's still Ruby. I really messed up when I first met her.
Ruby ran over to keep up with the heiress. "Okay, but seriously, you should get her more than vegetables, Weiss. How about a pancake? Ooh, maybe we can ask Ren to make some for her."
"Ren makes pancakes?" Weiss asked.
"Yeah, he makes them for the rest of Team JNPR. I'm a little jealous of that. Just imagine how many pancakes they must get every day!" Ruby said.
"I'm sure that would be nice, but try to focus, Ruby." They entered the cafeteria and Weiss said. "I'll meet you back at the exit. Try not to skip out on breakfast by the way." Weiss walked off to get the food.
Ruby watched her partner walk off, and sighed. She sat down, waiting a bit before going to get her own food. "Hey, Ruby." Coco said as she walked over.
Ruby turned to see Coco sitting next to her. "Oh, hey, Coco. Did you already eat?"
"Yeah, I didn't get much though. So, how come you're sitting here when Weiss is up there getting food?" Coco questioned.
Ruby sighed. "I don't know…I feel…something. I told Weiss something…really close to me. I just decided to tell her, because it felt right."
"Hmm, well I don't see the issue here. You thought about telling your friend something personal, and you did." Coco stated.
"It's not just that, Coco. We talked a bit before…I wanted to get her to open up like she did with Velvet, but I promised not to pry-." Ruby was cut off.
"I can't just throw words around like they don't mean anything, which is why I'm gonna give you this kind of advice. Take time to just go through the days. Don't just think about Weiss and how you want her to open up more. She will in time, so just live your life like you normally do, Ruby." Coco suggested.
"B-But…would I be ignoring her at that point? I don't wanna do that." Ruby frowned.
Coco shook her head. "I didn't say ignore the girl. You just have to stop worrying about when she'll talk to you. It'll happen, but when she's ready. Remember, you guys may be on a team, but Weiss…from what I heard all this time, she's not like most of us when it comes to opening up. Not only that, but she hasn't known us that long."
Ruby looked over at the heiress. "So…just try to be her friend, without worrying about her opening up? I…I guess that would be the best thing to do."
Coco patted Ruby's shoulder. "I don't know about the best thing to do, but what you can do to keep yourself from getting all depressed on her not sharing. And about what you shared with her, just think about how long it took to tell her about it. You seem like the kind of person who'd be pretty open about her life, so if it took you this long, then Weiss will probably take longer." Coco got up and helped Ruby up. "Now stop sulking and get some breakfast. Who knows, maybe you can talk with Weiss up there and she'll tell you something you'd like to hear."
Ruby raised an eyebrow at that. "I thought you just said she'd take more time."
"I did, but who knows? Princess may actually let you in on something." Coco turned and began to walk. "I'll be with Vel for a bit. See ya later."
Ruby took a breath and walked to her partner. "H-Hey, Weiss…So you got her some bread too, huh?"
Weiss was a little startled by that and almost dropped the tray. "Oh gosh...You scared me, Ruby." Weiss calmed down a bit. "Um, yeah, I thought about what you said. Velvet needs more than these vegetables. I was thinking of getting some things for a good sandwich, but…I don't really know what to get."
Ruby giggled at that. "Well, do you know if Velvet likes mayo?"
"N-No…I never really asked her." Weiss frowned at not knowing.
"It's okay. Look, we'll bring over some mayo, and when you finish making it over there, I'll bring it back." Ruby assured.
Weiss groaned and looked over to see Ren was walking over. "Ren! Over here!"
Ren was a little confused when he heard his name being called out, so he looked around and saw the heiress. He walked over and said. "Uh, this is different. I don't mean to sound rude, Weiss, but you never call me over."
"S-Sorry about that…but I heard about how you make really good pancakes, so you must be good with food…so…I was hoping that maybe you can have a really good sandwich ready…It's for Velvet…Please." Weiss pleaded.
Ren looked to Ruby, who gave him a nod. The boy sighed. "Okay, but please make sure she doesn't get addicted to the sandwich. Nora got too addicted to the pancakes I made, which is why I make them most nights."
Weiss was relieved to hear that. "Thank you so much, Ren. Um…so what should I bring to you for the sandwich?"
"I'd say a simple sandwich, so mayo, cheese, ham, lettuce, tomatoes…maybe some salt and pepper too." Ren said.
Weiss nodded and got to work on getting the ingredients, making Ruby giggle again. Watching her partner do something out of the ordinary for her was always a treat. "Say, Ren, how much do you know about Jaune?"
"Jaune? Hmm, there isn't much I know about him to be honest with you. I do know of his family though, and the fact that he still can't get over Weiss." Ren sighed at his team leader's continued attempts.
"Wow…I thought you'd know a lot about him." Ruby was honestly surprised by that.
Ren shrugged. "There's not much else to say there, Ruby."
Ruby nodded and walked over to sit down at one of the tables. She thought about what Coco said, and how much Ren knows about Jaune. Ruby shook her head, since she wasn't taking Coco's advice.
Relax, Ruby. Weiss is actually a lot friendlier now, so there's nothing to complain about.
Ruby paid attention to her partner, who was zipping around the cafeteria, looking for the ingredients. "She really wants to get everything needed."
Ren sat next to Ruby. "It's a little odd. I never thought I'd say this, but she's starting to remind me of how Nora ran around the Emerald Forest during initiation."
Ruby was taken aback by that. "Did you just…say that Weiss reminds you of Nora?"
Ren chuckled. "I'd say just for this kind of situation. Seeing her running this fast around the cafeteria is quite amusing."
Weiss started using her glyphs to carry the ingredients, so when she was done, she ran over to the two. "Okay…is this enough?"
Ren and Ruby's jaws dropped when they saw three glyphs holding way too many of the ingredients. "Weiss…I don't think Ren asked for this much." Ruby said.
Weiss looked over at her glyphs. "Are you sure? I thought-."
Ren stopped her. "It's fine, Weiss…I'll just take a little from each." He began getting the ingredients off of the glyphs and placed them on the table. "Weiss, could I have that tray with the bread?"
The heiress placed the tray down and sat next to the two, blushing at the embarrassment of bringing too much food. "Um…I'm sorry about the ingredients here."
"It's like I said, Weiss. It's fine, but it would be wise to make sure to bring this all back to the other tables when I'm done here. People are already staring." Ren noted while cutting the bread with a knife that was on the tray.
Weiss' blush reddened at the embarrassment. "P-Please hurry so I go."
After a few minutes of preparing the sandwich, Ren handed Weiss the tray. "How's Velvet by the way?"
"A lot better, especially now that she'll have some breakfast. Thank you again for making this, Ren." Weiss smiled and headed out the cafeteria.
"Wait up! You still need to-!" Ren was cut off when she felt Ruby tap his shoulder.
"Don't worry, Ren. I got it." Ruby stood up and took all the ingredients Weiss brought over. She used her semblance to get them all back to the tables where the heiress took them from. As soon as she finished, she zipped back over to Ren. "I gotta go catch up with Weiss. See ya, Ren." Again, she used her semblance to catch up with her partner.
Weiss looked over her shoulder, since she knew Ruby would be behind her at one point. It only took a few more seconds of waiting to see the scythe wielder round the corner. "I was wondering when you'd catch up."
Ruby stopped right next to her partner. "You know I had to put all those ingredients back, right?"
Weiss blinked twice. "Oh…Oh, I forgot! I was just thinking about getting the food to Velvet."
"No worries, Weiss. I used my semblance to clean up." Ruby assured.
"Thank you, but really, I didn't mean to just walk out like that." Weiss said.
Ruby and Weiss made their way to CFVY's dorm, and noticed that Coco left the door open. Once they walked in, they saw Coco sitting on the bed across from Velvet's, listening to music on her scroll. "Velvet, I brought over the food." Weiss walked over and placed the tray on the table next to Velvet's bed.
Velvet smelled the food and smiled. "Weiss, thank you for bringing me all of this."
Weiss blushed. "Well, I can't take all the credit. I asked Ren if he could make this sandwich for you. I hope you'll like it." Before Weiss could hand Velvet the sandwich, her scroll went off. She looked at it and saw that it was her father. "I-I need to take this. Give me a few minutes." She stepped out of the room.
Velvet wasn't sure who was calling Weiss, but for some reason, she had a bad feeling about it, causing her to frown.
"Father…I'm a little surprised that you called. Is everything okay at home?" Weiss asked.
"Being surprised isn't exactly how you should feel. Expect these kinds of calls in the near future, Weiss." Lawine said, making Weiss frown at the tone he used. "Now then, I was going to just send someone over to inform me of your grades and overall performance at Beacon, but your mother insisted on not having someone bother you that way…So I've decided to call personally."
"Oh…I see. Is there any reason that you'd call so early into the year, father? I don't have much to tell you in terms of performance." Weiss said.
"I would think you had, but I guess my expectations may have been a little too high." Lawine sighed, making Weiss a little angry. "The animals…have you run into many of them?"
Weiss knew what her father was asking, and it made her even angrier at that point, but she made sure not to snap at him on the spot. "Faunus...I have run into some Faunus, father. I've had no issues with them, nor do I believe I will."
"Do not let your guard down so easily around them, Weiss…We've talked about this enough in the past. Don't make me remind you of the possible outcomes when-." Lawine was cut off.
"I won't let my guard down, father. Is there anything else that you wanted to speak to me about?" Weiss questioned.
"Hmm…no, I suppose not. That's all for now, but remember to expect more of these calls in the near future. Goodbye." Lawine ended the call.
Weiss closed her scroll and hit the wall with her fist, not caring about the slight pain that came with it. "You…damn it…I can't just blame him…I said nothing." Weiss hated herself at that moment, since she had a good chance to stand up for the Faunus. The heiress walked back inside, with a fake smile she put on. "Okay, now that's settled, I can help you with your food."
Velvet blushed at the thought of being fed by Weiss, but she noticed something was off with Weiss. "Um, thank you, but are you okay, Weiss?"
Weiss nodded and picked up the tray of food. "I'm fine, Velvet. Now then, should I feed you the vegetables?" Weiss thought about how as a child, she enjoyed being fed her vegetables, so she brought that to the table.
Velvet blushed harder. "I-I guess so…"
Weiss took the fork from the tray and used it on a piece of broccoli. "Wait…Do you like broccoli?"
Coco chuckled lightly to herself so the heiress wouldn't hear, while Ruby was just taking in the continued sights of her partner being so different than she usually was.
"U-Um, y-yeah I like broccoli, but maybe I should try to eat it myself." Velvet blush was still present.
"Nonsense. I don't have an issue with it." Weiss picked up the piece of broccoli.
Velvet looked at her girlfriend and decided to not argue. She ate the broccoli and started to enjoy the fact that her girlfriend was feeding her. "T-Thank you."
Weiss smiled. "Don't thank me, Velvet. Now then, you should finish up the vegetables to get to the sandwich. I wouldn't want Ren's help go to waste."
Velvet nodded and continued eating the broccoli Weiss was feeding her, happy the entire time that her girlfriend was doing something like that, just for her.
Weiss is trying her best, though she may need to understand how much food she should be trying to bring next time.
To JJ- I still want Weiss to grow more as a character in this, so that she does get to a point where she can easily tell her friends about it. And for the chapter title, I went with that to see if I could throw you guys off of what was going to happen. Anyways, glad you enjoyed the kiss and more to come from these two.
I hoped you all enjoyed chapter 24. Remember, reviews are welcomed, but not required. See you all in chapter 25.
