Chapter 2
Previously: Weiss needs to prove to her family that she can be helpful to the company by protecting it from any threats. However, she is attempting to go alone, but Blake decides to tag along seeing that Weiss plans to actually confront Roman Torchwick when he makes his next move. They both travel to Vale to start their mission.
Weiss and Blake make their way to the train station. Normally they would travel by airship, but now they got a railway system that makes traveling more convenient and faster for the students of Beacon Academy. Weiss managed to obtain first class tickets from someone she knows within the railway system, and her and Blake obtain them at the ticket booth. They make their way to their seats after putting away their luggage. Minutes have past and the train began to travel to Vale. The time it would take to reach its destination would be approximately an hour. As for Wiess and Blake, their was some awkward silence among the two.
"So..." Blake said trying to break the awkward silence. "What is the plan exactly?"
"Well..." Weiss said trying to find the words to explain. She was just as awkward as Blake felt. "You see, I have a friend that works for my father and also keeps track of the warehouses in Vale. He told me of a possible threat toward one the warehouses that did get a supply of dust yesterday, and there is a good chance that Torchwick will be targeting it."
"And you and I need to be there before Torchwick then?"
"You're right. But we may have to wait until tomorrow. I requested for the warehouse to be heavily guarded since the one by the docks you and Sun were at was not fully protected. However, security has been limited lately because my father is trying to project certain warehouses, stores, and manufacturers that are more vital to the company than what is in Vale, so from what I have been told is that the place will be fortified only for tonight. After that, it's up us to look out for it."
"Must be hard for supply and demand when it comes to security."
"Yeah. But the only problem I see is the fact that the White Fang are taking part in these recent events and our security measures have been decreasing because of it."
"Are you saying that your employees that are part of the security scared of the White Fang?"
"That's what it seems like, unfortunately. They are stronger now that Torchwick is supplying them with heavy firepower. Not that the White Fang was weak or anything before." Weiss said trying not to let Blake get the wrong idea, who was almost annoyed with the statement, but let it go since Weiss is trying to be more respectful to her teammates.
"Well let's just hope that these next few days go by fast so we can get back to our classes." Blake said with some enthusiasm.
"Are you saying you don't want to run into Torchwick?"
"Well, yes and no. To be honest I want to kill him, or at least have justice take care of it itself. But I'm kind of afraid since I was no match for him before."
"Would killing him really help?"
"Would it help you?"
Weiss paused for a second. "I don't know. I originally thought it would be easier just to arrest him, but now that I think about how he won't go down so easily, we need to do what we can. But I don't know if we can actually kill him." Weiss felt uneasy about what she said. Blake leaned forward so Weiss can see that she had a 'don't worry expression' on her face.
"Then let's stick to original plan." Blake said which surprised Weiss. Normally Blake would be the "have it your way" type of girl with a side of encouragement. But now, she was being more supportive and caring about Weiss' idea for arresting Torchwick, giving Weiss a surprise look, but also a sense of kindness making her happy.
Having reached their destination and arriving in Vale, the train stopped. They got of the train with their luggage and began to exit the station. Blake started to wonder what they needed to do next at this point.
"What now?" Blake asked.
"First well go to the hotel down the street and get settled in. Then I guess we'll go and have dinner since it's 6 o'clock. Weiss said.
They arrive at the hotel and booked a room for two. They settled in their room, leaving their luggage and left to have have dinner. They went to a restaurant where it didn't take long for them to wait, and managed to get a table easily, mostly because of Weiss being an underrated celebrity. After ordering their food, they decided to have a normal conversation.
"So Weiss, since you are a celebrity, how come you don't have certain problems like paparazzi a stuff like that?" Blake asked since it took her now to realize Weiss never encountered anything like when they were in Vale the first time.
"Personally, I don't like that kind of attention. I mean, sure fame has it's benefits and consequences but I try to keep it at a minimum. Where I don't attract unnecessary attention just for being out in public, or for attending certain events, I just want to live my life like it is now as a huntress in training. I basically ask the paparazzi to not be around me and I have been reasonable about it."
"Reasonable how? Usually paparazzi aren't the good kind of people."
"Well there was a time when I had a concert, and I had to battle a giant knight in shining armor afterwards, which went public causing most people to keep their distance. I guess you can say the paparazzi really don't want to mess with me because if I can take down a giant in armor all by myself, I can easily beat up anyone who tries to ruin my reputation as an heiress to the Schnee Company. That's also how I got my scar." Weiss pointed to her eye to show her scar.
"So basically, you threatened them and weren't kidding about it. And now no one has attempted to take pictures of you and publish them without your consent." Blake said, somewhat impressed.
"Well technically yeah, but I wouldn't call it threatening, more like persuading." Weiss and Blake both laughed which was rare for the both of them since they hardly do it, even when Ruby or Yang make a wise crack.
Their food had arrived and they continued talking to the point where they where about to finish eating.
"Now about that knight in shining armor you fought." Blake said. "Was that like some battle for your love or something?"
"What makes you say that?" Weiss said, being very curious about Blake's question.
"Well, there is this book I have read-"
"Ninja's of Love?" Weiss said smiling causing Blake to blush.
"How did you-."
"I have seen you read it before, but I only guessed.
"Well, yes. In the story, one ninja is in love with another ninja and apparently they both fight at some point. One is trying to get the other to love, while the other is fighting defensively and attempts to kill the other one. (A/N: SPOILER ALERT!: It's two ninjas, from the Hidden Leaf Village. LOL!)
"So you think the knight I fought was in love with me, but I didn't love it so I had to fight it to protect myself?" Weiss raised her eyebrow and Blake nodded yes. "Well that wasn't the case. It was more of a test of strength and courage as organized by my father."
"Your father made a giant in armor fight you?"
"I told you my family had problems."
"Well, then you never had any love interest?" Blake said now curious of Weiss' love life. Weiss grew silent for a moment thinking about what to say.
"Well there is one person that I have feelings for but I don't know if I should tell you." Weiss said with her head down.
"Is it someone I know?" Blake said with some concern.
"Kind of."
"Have you know him for a long time?"
"I didn't say it was a guy." Weiss' face began to turn red, which completely surprised Blake.
"Oh. You actually like girls?" Weiss nodded. "But would your family, you know?"
"They wouldn't care. Most of my relatives are actually like that. Some of them have actually married. And even my parents have been around the block at some point in their life. It's pretty much normal now a days anyway."
"Yeah." Blake said blushing. "So who is it?"
"If I tell you can you keep it a secret?"
"Sure."
"I mean it! If you tell anyone, I won't hesitate to kill you, or at least beat you up to where even you can't figure out how to use your weapons!" Weiss said in her tsundere-like way, which Blake didn't mind.
"Understood."
"Ok..."
Blake was waiting, and then Weiss finally spoke.
"I'm in love with Ruby." Weiss said ready to die of embarrassment. Blake was speechless, but was actually happy.
"I should have guessed. Since you have been more open with Ruby and treated her differently, I always new you would eventually feel that way toward Ruby."
"So since I told you who I love, let's hear you now." Weiss said with a devious look on her face, turning the tables on Blake, who was beginning to blush.
"Well there is someone in particular that I do love." Blake said, building the confidence to say what she wants to say.
"Is it this Adam guy you told us about?"
"No. He is only a friend of mine."
"Then is it Sun?"
"Hell no! He's not very bright to honest."
"Then who is it?" There was a moment of silence and Blake finally spoke.
"I love Yang."
"Really?!" Weiss said with excitement.
"Yes. I've been in love with her since we met. I was almost getting distracted by her when she attempted to get me to be friends with Ruby, but I was trying to focus on reading. I know it sounds weird, but I wasn't thinking very clear."
"And what about our first assignment?"
"I was glad that I ran into Yang and that we would be on the same team. But I tried not get so happy about it. That's why most of the time I don't really express my feelings."
"But when we moved into our new dorm, you were pretty cheerful."
"That's because Ruby was already cheerful, which made Yang cheerful, which made me cheerful. I wanted to be a part of it so I can at least try to get closer to Yang."
"So I guess this means we both love our fellow teammates. But what should we do?"
"What do you mean?"
"Well, we can't just expect them to love us back." Weiss said almost starting to feel uneasy.
"Maybe we can." Blake said with an idea in her head.
"How?"
"Why don't we help each other. I can try to help you get together with Ruby, and you can help me get together with Yang. It's just a thought."
"But it could actually work. It's a deal." Weiss held out her hand and Blake decided to shake her hand in order to seal their agreement.
"Ok then." Blake said smiling.
After finishing their dinner they were about to head back to the hotel. However, they heard an alarm at a nearby store go off. The run to where the situation is and see that the store is a dust shop.
"That dust shop is being robbed. It's got to be Torchwick." Weiss said reading her blade.
"That may be, but are you ready to handle this?" Blake said readying her blade.
"As long as we do it together." Weiss said smiling, followed by Blake smiling back.
The two head into the store to face off against 4 men wearing black suits and red sunglasses. They were defiantly working for Torchwick. On of them was trying to finish stealing the remaining supply of dust and them focus his attention on Weiss. Weiss manage to leap in front of the guy, kicking him to the ground before he could make another move. Another man pulled out a blade a was nearly 2 feet away from Weiss as he began to charge at her. Blake threw her blade at the man, causing him to fall a get knocked out from the impact of Blake's weapon. The third man tried to flank Blank, but Weiss used her runes to leap across the room and strike the man before he could try to kill Blake. As for the fourth man he pulled out a gun and took the shop keeper hostage.
"A little too cliche to be the last man standing and using human shield don't you think?" Weiss said.
"Yeah. Your right." Blake said converting her blade to a gun, aiming for the last man.
"Try anything funny, and this guy's head goes off." The man said.
After a couple of seconds Blake looks up to see a chandelier hanging from the ceiling. She discreetly signals to Weiss about the chandelier and Weiss gets the idea. Blake quickly aims for the chandelier and shoots the top part of it causing it too fall. The man looks up and as he is distracted, Weiss uses her runes to push the shop keeper out of the way and the chandelier lands on top of the man. The two of them walk up to the man, and began to interrogate him.
"You work for Roman Torchwick right?" Blake asked.
"Y-yes." The man said trying to maintain consciousness.
"Is he here?"
"No, he only sent us here to retrieve the dust."
"You mean steal." Weiss said raising her blade to the man. "Where is he?"
"I don't know."
"Do you know where he will be?"
"Actually, yes. He plans on performing a heist."
"What kind of heist?"
"He attempts to steal supplies from a Schnee company warehouse tomorrow night. I don't know which one, but it's here in Vale and it has some type of other supplies than dust."
"What time?"
"I don't know. I swear."
Weiss looks at him angrily. "Thank you." She said as she kicked him in the head, knocking him out.
"Thank you for saving me." The shop keeper said as the police arrive on scene. Blake and Weiss talk to each other before having to testify to the police.
"Looks like your Intel was solid." Blake said. "But what did he mean by other supplies?"
"Do you remember that I said which one was being threatened to get robbed?" Weiss said.
"Yes."
"Well there is not only dust but weapons too." Blake was surprised that Weiss did not mention that before.
"Weapons?! For what?"
"I told you my family has been paranoid about these recent events. They are trying to manufacture weapons along with dust to fight back against Torchwick and the White Fang. 'They hit us, we have to hit them back.'"
"Well I get what you mean but isn't that taking it too far?"
"That's why we need to take Torchwick out so we can prevent something worse from happening. We'll talk about it later."
The police asked Weiss and Blake questions regarding the situation and explained everything. But they leave out the possibility of Torchwick's next move so they can be the only ones to take care of it. After heading back to the hotel, Weiss spoke to her friend about the information being solid, but he pointed out they can't increase the security, so it's up to them now. They both had gotten ready for bed and before going to sleep, Blake started to ask Weiss a couple of questions.
"So tell me, why manufacture weapons?"
"It's because since the White Fang have them and Torchwick funds everything, the company is preparing itself. I know it's too much, but personally, I don't like this. I never wanted this to happen. The only thing I hope is that once Torchwick is dealt with, I can talk to my family to stop this and things could be back to normal." Weiss said admitting she should have told Blake before.
"Well, we better rest up then." Blake grew silent for a moment, and after the lights where off, she spoke once more. "Weiss?"
"Yeah?"
"I don't really think your company is to blame for all this. I really care about you and everyone. I just want these problems to end so we can live our lives to the fullest. I hope we can catch Torchwick and get back to Beacon safely."
"Yeah me too." Weiss smiled glad to know that Blake really does care for her. She drifted off to sleep, and so did Blake, who was happy she was being good friends with Weiss.
Meanwhile, on hour earlier at Beacon Academy, Ruby and Yang had gotten back to the dorms after a long day of running errands. Juane and Pyrrha saw them come back.
"Hey there you guys are." Juane said.
"Yep, were back." Yang said.
"Weiss and Blake aren't here. They went to Vale." Pyrrha said.
"What? Why are they there?" Ruby asked.
"I don't know, but they said to give you this." Pyrrha gave them the note they were given from Weiss and Blake.
"Well it's getting late, so we'll be going now." Juane said as he and Pyrrha went to meet up with Nora and Ren back in there dorm room.
The two open the note to read what they wrote.
Ruby, Yang,
Went to Vale for Schnee Company business. Back in two days. - Blake
P.S. We may face off against Torchwick and the White Fang, so we'll let you know if we need help.
"SON OF A-!" Ruby and Yang yelled, feeling stupid since they realized Blake wrote it by herself so they knew Weiss didn't write anything formal. Blake's writing just got straight to the point and they knew they had to do something.
A/N: Ok stopping here for now. I know the ending kind of felt rushed, but I wanted to finish this part so I can work on the next chapter. So anyways, what is to become of Weiss and Blake and will Ruby and Yang have to help out? Just wait and see, and please review. Thanks :)