Here's chapter 39 everyone.


"You did what now?!" Weiss cried out when her partner told her she had asked for Yatsuhashi and Fox to show up in a bit. "Ruby! Why would you do that?!"

Ruby had her hands over her ears, not wanting the full force of Weiss' screaming entering her head. "You done?"

Weiss groaned and crossed her arms. "Yes."

"Good." Ruby lowered her hands and sighed. "I didn't tell them why they should come over, but I just thought that you should tell them next. I mean, they're kind of the last ones to talk to in our little circle of friends, Weiss."

"Ruby Rose, that is not the problem here." The heiress stated with a glare. "I told you that I would tell who I want to tell when Velvet and I are ready. If you can't respect that, then-."

"Weiss, I do respect that! I was just...I don't know. I wanted to help a bit." Ruby said in a saddened tone.

"Look, I appreciate that a lot, Ruby." Weiss lowered her arms. "I really do, but you saw how Yatsuhashi was. If I tell him about this, I don't know how he'll react."

"If he's gonna act like an idiot, then you don't have to worry. All of us will be there for you and Velvet. You know that." Ruby assured.

"It's not that easy, Ruby!" Weiss yelled and turned on her heel to walk to her bed. She sat down and shook her head. "I care about Velvet, and Yatsuhashi is her friend. How do you think she'll feel if he reacts in a bad way?" She asked, knowing the answer already.

Ruby realized it then why Weiss wasn't happy with having to tell Yatsuhashi. "Oh." She felt a little bad that she accidently pressured the heiress into telling him sooner. "I'm sorry, Weiss. I-I didn't know that was-."

Weiss sighed and held one hand up to stop her. "I'm not mad at you, Ruby. I'm just worried." She frowned when she thought about her girlfriend. "I don't like seeing her upset."

Ruby walked over and sat next to her partner, rubbing her shoulder for support. "Velvet will be here with you too, and you know she'll fight to keep what you both have, and to stay friends with Yatsuhashi. It'll be okay."

"How can you be sure of that?" Weiss simply questioned.

"Weiss, no one can give you a one hundred percent answer, but that's just what you need to live with. Things might go wrong, but that doesn't mean you should freak out. You're Weiss Schnee, remember?" Ruby said with a smile.

Weiss lifted her head up and saw that encouraging smile, surprising her a bit. "Ruby...you...I…Ugh, yes! You're right! You are absolutely right! I can't believe I just said that, but it's true."

Ruby giggled. "Hehe, even a dolt like me can say just the right thing."

Weiss couldn't keep her smile from forming on her face. "H-Hush. You may be a dolt, but you're still here with the rest of us because you earned it."

Ruby's eyes widened. "D-Did you just admit that I belong here?"

"W-What? N-No, I just-." Weiss yelped when Ruby tackled her to her bed with a hug.

"Oh, Weiss! I finally got you to say it!" Ruby snuggled up on Weiss a bit and was giggling.

"Get off of me, you dolt!" Weiss struggled in Ruby's grip and turned her attention to the door when she heard it open, revealing the rabbit Faunus. "V-Velvet! T-This isn't what it looks like!"

Ruby gasped and pushed herself off of Weiss, instantly going over to the brown haired Faunus. "It really wasn't! I was just happy because Weiss said I belong here and-."

Velvet was so confused by the few seconds that had passed, so she pressed her finger on Ruby's lip. "Um, I was just coming over after you texted me, Ruby. And did you both really think I thought you were doing something? Coco hugs me sometimes too."

Weiss had a slight blush on her face from the embarrassment, but she also had to ask. "Wait...how many times does she hug you?"

The chuckles that followed soon after from Velvet made Weiss blush harder. "Weiss, are you getting jealous?"

"E-Excuse me?! I-I'm not jealous! I was just asking a simple question on when, how and why that fashionista hugs you...and...oh…" Weiss' face was as red as a tomato at that point.

Velvet playfully rolled her eyes and walked over to her heiress. "Don't be a worry wart. Coco would never do that to Yang, and I would never do that to you."

"I am not a worry wart!" Weiss pouted and crossed her arms, but her whiny pouting was not believable.

"You are acting cuter than normal." Velvet teased as she sat next to her girlfriend. "Is something bugging you though? You can tell me."

The cute comment still had a little effect on the heiress, so her face was still blushing red. "It's Yatsuhashi...Ruby asked him to come over with Fox."

Velvet hated seeing her girlfriend that nervous, so she began running her hand in Weiss' hair. "Do you want to tell them? If you don't, then I'll get them to go back."

"It's not just telling them." Weiss stared into Velvet's eyes, showing how much she cared about her. "Yatsuhashi is your friend. If he doesn't like us being together-."

"Then he'll just have to deal with it. I am not losing either of you, no matter what happens." Velvet stated, showing just how serious she was about their relationship.

"But what if he doesn't want to remain your friend? Y-You'd be-." Weiss was cut off again.

"It would hurt, yes, but I'm not a child anymore, Weiss. I care about you so damn much...I-I love you." Velvet admitted, making Ruby and Weiss gasp.

"Y-You...You...l-love me…" Weiss was staring at Velvet in shock, not expecting to hear those three words yet from her girlfriend.

Ruby scurried off, not wanting to intrude on such a moment, while Velvet ran her hands through her own hair. "Yes. Is that...Is that so wrong of me to feel so soon…"

"I-I don't know. I've never been in a relationship before...but...but what made you want to say it?" Weiss asked, not knowing what else to say.

Velvet blushed. "You. Just you, Weiss. I guess it was just easy to say, so I said it." She smiled a bit and placed her hand on Weiss'. "I'm not that kind of person to pressure you into saying it too. What I said is just how I feel. I love you, Weiss."

Weiss began tearing up, feeling Velvet grip her hand and holding it tight. "V-Velvet...y-you can't say that...you can't just say that to someone like me!" More tears fell and the rabbit Faunus quickly pulled her into a hug.

"Someone like you? You think I'd never be able to love you, Weiss? If that's the case, this is a time where I can easily say that you are wrong. Nothing you say will ever make me not love you." Velvet rubbed her back when she heard the heiress whimper and cry a bit harder.

Weiss bit her lip and sniffled some more, not wanting to say anything, since she just wanted to stay in Velvet's arms.

"There is a trait about you that I like, but I also really want you to drop sometimes around me...don't be so stubborn, Weiss." When Velvet said that, Weiss' eyes went wide. "You don't have to deny me the right to love you. If you try it, I'll be just as stubborn." She said with a smile while running her hands through Weiss' hair.

"I-I'm not stubborn…" Weiss said in a pouty tone, which made Velvet giggle a bit.

"You kinda are, Weiss." Velvet pulled away and rubbed Weiss' bangs out of her face. "Do you feel a little better now?"

Weiss blushed and sniffled a bit, but she did nod to show she just needed to cry. "I-I'm sorry for reacting like that."

"Shh, you don't need to apologize. I should be for dropping that on you, but I still don't take it back. It's how I feel about you...and nothing will change that." Velvet said as she leaned in and kissed Weiss softly on the lips.

The heiress felt Velvet hold the kiss for a few moments, and then once she pulled away, Weiss wiped her eyes of the tears. "Y-You're the one being cute now." Weiss said with a small smile on her face.

"I am? I couldn't tell by how cute you are." Velvet smiled and the two began to laugh together. After a few seconds, Velvet sighed happily and ran her hand through Weiss' hair some more. "Would you like me to tell Yatsuhashi and Fox to come another day? We can spend some time alone if you'd rather do that."

"No, no if you're ready for that, then I am too." Weiss stated and got up from her bed to take a breath. "They should be here any minute after all."

Velvet was proud of her Weiss, so she got up and nodded. "Right. Well I still think I should be the one to tell them, if that's okay."

"They are your teammates, so yes, I'll still be here with you though." Weiss assured as they heard a knock on the door.

The two girls looked at each other and nodded, with Velvet walking over and opening the door. It was in fact Yatsuhashi and Fox who were on the other side of the door. "Velvet? What are you doing here? And where is Ruby?" Yatsuhashi inquired.

Velvet smiled and let them in. "Well Ruby may be the one to tell you to come over, but it's us that needs to talk with you and Fox. I promise we won't take long with this."

"Take long with what?" Yatsuhashi questioned while walking behind Fox.

Fox walked over and sat on Blake's bed. "Don't ask so many questions, Yatsu. Velvet will tell us about whatever is going on in a second."

Yatsuhashi sighed and looked at the beds, then looked down at his own body. "I don't think sitting on one of those...I guess you can call them bunk beds would be a good idea for me."

Velvet chuckled. "Yeah it probably would be best to stand. Still, before I tell you why Ruby asked you and Fox to come here, I need to ask you something." Yatsuhashi remained silent to let her speak. "Do you want me to be happy?"

Yatsuhashi was taken aback by the question, not expecting that from her. "Of course I do. Why do you feel like you have to ask me that? You know-."

The rabbit Faunus raised her hand up to stop him from saying more. "If I were to make a decision that you didn't like, but it made me really happy, how would you feel?"

Fox was just as surprised by the question, but when Yatsuhashi looked over at Weiss, he had suspicions. "Velvet, what is-."

"Please just answer the question." Velvet said instantly.

Yatsuhashi looked away from Weiss, and then back to Velvet. "I...I guess I would ask you about it a bit first to understand why you would make a certain decision, but...if it were to make you happy, then I will accept whatever it is."

Velvet turned her attention to Fox next. "Fox, what I need to tell you is very important to me, so what I told Yatsuhashi, it goes the same for you too. I hope you understand."

"If you're worried about me, you shouldn't be, Vel. Whatever you have to say, if it makes you happy, I'll support it." Fox assured.

The rabbit Faunus smiled. "Thank you, both. Now, I guess I shouldn't waste any more time. Weiss, come here for a second." Once the heiress walked over, Velvet took her hand and faced her teammates. "Weiss and I are dating."

Fox didn't seem too surprised, but Yatsuhashi couldn't say anything the moment Velvet said that. "So that's why you two have spent a lot of time together." Fox said to end the silence.

Velvet blushed a little, but kept her smile up. "Yes. We've been together for some time. It started when I was in the hospital. I'm sorry we didn't say anything for this long, but-."

Yatsuhashi spoke up. "Was it because of her…"

Velvet's smile faded, while Weiss was nervous from what he said. "Yatsu...please. You just said-."

"I know what I said, Velvet, but tell me...did you keep this from us because of her?" Yatsuhashi questioned again, but was met with silence. "Huh, so the Schnee girl made you keep it a secret after all."

Weiss growled at that. "No. You are not escalating this. Yes, it was because of me, but what you told her a few moments ago, that's what you should be thinking about right now." Weiss said in a defiant tone.

"Oh really? And how can she be happy keeping this secret from everyone then?" Yatsuhashi asked as he crossed his arms. "Just imagine how stressful this can be for her."

"You don't think I know that?!" Weiss exclaimed, making Velvet frown, but the rabbit Faunus had a feeling things would go down that way. "I want to be able to go to a beautiful restaurant with her and take her to the park at night...sleep in the same bed as her every day and be with her in the town hand and hand, but I can't right now, okay! I hate myself for that, but you don't get what could happen to her if...if someone...someone like my father found out...I can't...I won't let anyone hurt her anymore, so I have to-."

Yatsuhashi stopped her when he walked out of the room, shocking the others with how he reacted. "Vel...I can go talk to him if you want." Fox offered.

"No, I'll go. Weiss…" Velvet walked her girlfriend to her bed and sat her down. "Please say something." After her small outburst, Weiss was drained and she could only shake her head.

Fox got up and walked over, placing his hand on Velvet's shoulder. "I'll stay with Weiss. Go on."

Velvet gave Weiss a gentle hug and pulled away after a few moments. "Thank you, Fox." She gave him a smile and ran out of the room to chase after her teammate.

Fox sighed. "You know you can't stay quiet for too long. She wouldn't want you to feel this way."

"Can you really blame me…" Weiss replied, but in a soft tone. "I just exploded right in front of her like that. And she knows why I'm such an idiot when it comes to telling people."

"You're not an idiot. Maybe a bit more paranoid than some, but still, you two have been together for quite some time. It doesn't sound like she's upset with how things are going." Fox reasoned.

Weiss took those words to heart, but she couldn't say much else to the boy. So she laid down on her bed and sighed to herself, while Fox stayed quiet and sat back on Blake's bed. She kept one eye on the door, wondering if she messed everything up for Velvet.


"Yatsuhashi!" Velvet called out as she was looking for her teammate. "Ugh, please come back."

"To what? To the girl who is causing you even more problems now?" Yatsuhashi questioned when he walked around the corner.

Velvet was a bit surprised by that and took a step back. "Yatsu, you told me that you'd talk to me about my decisions and then accept them no matter what. How does walking off like that match up with what you said?" She asked while giving him a serious look.

"Fine, we'll talk, but guess what, we can't do that out here because of her." Yatsuhashi stated in an annoyed tone.

"Ugh, why do you have to say it like that?" Velvet groaned as she passed by him. "Come on then. We'll talk in our dorm."

Yatsuhashi sighed, feeling a bit bad about making her upset, but in his mind he was trying to protect her.

Velvet walked into her dorm and waited till Yatsuhashi passed by her so that she could close the door. "We're here, but just so you know, things are not changing between Weiss and I."

"Why her, Velvet? Why that girl? She makes it so much harder on you." Yatsuhashi stated.

"Because I care about her, Yatsu. That's the simple answer I can give you. I love spending time with her, and being around her...and what she said, I also want to do that stuff with her too. Sleep together, go to the park at nights and stare at the stars, but...it has to be with her, Yatsu. I love her." Velvet admitted to her friend.

Yatsuhashi was in shock, but hearing her say that sparked something. "D-Do you mean that?"

"Yes. I don't care if it hasn't been long since we got together." Velvet held her hands to her chest. "I want to be with her, Yatsu. I want to have a life with her, and if she wants to as well, then I hope we can do that. But if things don't go that way, then I'm just happy to have spent a portion of my life with her."

"Velvet…" Yatsuhashi was taken aback by her words.

"Please don't just accept my choice...accept her, Yatsu. If you care about me, then one day I'd love for you and her to be friends." Velvet said as some tears began to fall.

"W-Why are you crying?" Yatsuhashi asked, feeling like she was about to break down, so she took a step forward.

"I-I don't want to lose any of you guys...so please...please don't make it harder on us. Please." Velvet sniffled and she felt her teammate's hand on her shoulder. "Y-Yatsu?"

"I've cause enough trouble for you." Yatsuhashi sighed. "This girl, you say you love her...then I won't intrude on that, but if she hurts you in any way, then-."

Velvet hugged him to keep him from continuing. "Thank you for looking out for me, but you won't ever have to do that kind of thing with her. Weiss is...a bit stubborn and she puts herself down sometimes. I want to help her break out of that, Yatsu. I want to make her happy."

Yatsuhashi sighed and patted her back. "I still don't like it, but if anyone is able to make that girl happy, it really would be you, Velvet."

Velvet pulled away and wiped away a few of the tears that had fallen down her face. "Yatsu, will you be able to tell her that yourself?"

"One step at a time, but if you want, you can let her know what I said." Yatsuhashi said as he walked over and sat down on his bed.

"I guess that means you're not coming over to talk with her about this." Velvet said with a heavy sigh. "Okay, but still...thank you for accepting this, Yatsu." Velvet ran out of the room, mostly from the excitement of being able to tell her girlfriend that she handled things. As she made her way back to RWBY's dorm, she couldn't stop thinking about all the places she may one day whisper those three words again to Weiss.


"I can't really say I should get too involved here, but don't you think Velvet wouldn't want to see you sulking?" Fox questioned.

Weiss sighed and sat up from her bed. "Fox, if she comes back and tells me that things didn't work out with Yatsuhashi, then how do you think she'll feel? Don't answer that, she'll be crushed."

"Yeah, but that doesn't mean she's gonna stop trying. Heck, look what she did with you." Fox said with a slight smirk, knowing full well that he was right.

"I...well, okay yes, I can admit you're not wrong, but this is someone she's been friends with for a long time...I'm just-." Weiss was cut off.

"Her girlfriend. She cares about you, that much is obvious. So instead of thinking about how things might go wrong, think about how great it'll be to spend time with her and not worry about telling us anymore." Fox recommended.

"You say it like it's so easy." Weiss said in a softer tone.

"It can be, but only if you let it be. If not for you, then for Velvet." Fox didn't want to play that card, but Velvet was what Weiss cared for the most.

"You...I…" Weiss looked to the door when she heard it begin to open, seeing her bunny rabbit girlfriend walking in. "V-Velvet, did you-."

Velvet ran over and hugged the heiress, rubbing her back immediately. "You don't have to worry anymore, Weiss. I spoke to Yatsu. Everything is okay now."

Weiss let out a small gasp. "R-Really? He isn't mad anymore?"

"Um, well he still has his opinions, but he told me that he wouldn't intrude on what we have." Velvet explained, holding her tighter.

The heiress pulled away slowly from the rabbit Faunus. "You must think I'm being ridiculous." Weiss said with a blush on her face as she moved some of her hair out of her face.

Velvet giggled and helped her with her hair. "Yes, but I can be ridiculous at times too."

"You're not ridiculous…" Weiss muttered and leaned into Velvet.

Fox walked over and patted Velvet's shoulder. "I'll leave you two alone, but still. I'm happy for you two. Though thinking about it now...between you, Weiss, Coco and Yang, I'm probably not gonna be seeing much of the dorm now, am I?"

Velvet laughed a bit and pulled Weiss back into a hug while playing with her snow white hair. "Nope, but that gives you more time to train."

"Heh, yeah I guess so. Well I'll see ya later, Vel." Fox waved her off and left the room, while Weiss snuggled up on her girlfriend.

"We told all of our friends now." Velvet stated and kept running her hands through Weiss' hair. "Please promise not to be so stressed out now. I like when you're happy."

"I am happy." Weiss said while wrapping her arms around Velvet. "I'm on my bed with you. C-Can we sleep together tonight?"

Velvet blushed, but she couldn't deny her that, so she nodded and laid next to Weiss when she pulled her on the bed. "Of course. I just hope Ruby, Blake and Yang won't get any ideas."

"Ugh, you know that oaf will, but I don't care." Weiss said as she reached over to grab the blanket. Once she had it, she threw it over her and Velvet. "I'll be able to wake up next to you, so it's worth it." Weiss smiled as she leaned in to kiss Velvet.

The kiss was held for a few moments, giving Velvet enough time to move her arms over Weiss to hold her as they were in bed together. Once they pulled away, Velvet leaned over and pressed her forehead lightly against Weiss'. "It really is. I love you, Weiss."

Hearing that again almost got the heiress to cry, but she held it in and snuggled up on Velvet. "I-."

"No, don't feel pressured. I already told you about that. Now let's just stay like this and enjoy the first day of being able to be around our friends like this." Velvet said with an assuring smile on her face.

Weiss smiled back and nodded, keeping herself as close as she could to her girlfriend as they began to sleep.


A lot of stuff has happened for me for the past few months, so I'm very sorry for how long these take now. I mentioned this in another story update that I did have to have gallbladder surgery recently and with some other stuff even before that. Personal stuff, but that won't stop me from continuing this story and my other ones.

Anyways, onto the story itself. All of their friends (the main ones at least) know now, so that part is out of the way. So onto more non secret fun times for the white rabbit pair.

To JJ- I know you wrote it as a guest, but I can tell this was you who reviewed from my previous response. Anyways, yeah, it's nice to be able to write Weiss out this way. And I'm excited to get to those date chapters for sure. It should be fun. Still glad my stories have helped.

I hoped you all enjoyed chapter 39. Remember, reviews are welcomed, but not required. See you all in chapter 40.