Author's Note- Well I'm very happy with the way this chapter turned out and I hope you guys agree. Thanks to AmbidextrousLion for helping me with the idea for the chapter and editing. Also special shout out to Lion for drawing a cover picture for Icy Rose, cause on top of being a great writer Lion also is a good artist, the picture should be done soon. I recommend you guys go checkout out the /r/Reiss subreddit and the Reiss Steam group where if you can come down to the chat and come talk to me and other great fanfic writers. I've started Beta Reading for ElfenLied1012's story Melting Vale which is a sequel to the awesome Snowy Vale which is one of my favorite stories and I suggest you read it if you haven't. The poll on my page is still open if you want to go and vote on which ship I will write a one-shot (and maybe more) about. Also if you want to check it out Dendrilops on Reddit has been making a let's play series on Youtube where he reads fanfiction and talks about them and what he thinks while he plays, it's called Fanfiction Fun and he is on Chapter 3 of Icy Rose. Finally leave a review and let me know if there is anything you feel I could improve on or just your thoughts of the story. Remember Read, Review, Favorite, Follow, and Enjoy!
Weiss was standing outside Ruby's room unsure on what to do about Ruby. The girl had been holed up in her room for the last two days and nothing Yang or even Weiss could do would bring her out of her slump. It had started when 3 days ago the unthinkable had happened; Ruby had lost her beloved jacket. The four girls had been out shopping since the school year was fast approaching and much to Weiss surprise and delight she found out that Ruby would also be attending Beacon University with her, Blake, Yang. Ruby had been moved ahead two years and so was in the same class as the other 3 girls. Ruby and Weiss had gone off to get new clothes while Yang and Blake had went to get some other supplies they needed. Ruby had stepped into the changing room and had taken her jacket off to try on a shirt when Weiss had rushed to the changing room and called from the other side of the door.
"Ruby you need to come quickly!" She hurriedly said
"Why what is it?" Ruby asked alarmed
"It's Yang" was all Weiss had to say before Ruby had darted out of the changing room
"Where is she?"
"By the bookstore with Blake" Weiss, Ruby only hearing bookstore before she had rushed out of the store to go help her sister, or actually to help whoever was about to be hurt by her.
Ruby quickly found Blake on the outside of a crowd that was forming around two people that Ruby couldn't see but she knew who at least one of them was. Pushing her way through the crowd, Ruby found none other than her sister Yang in a heated argument with some stranger and it looked to nearly be coming to blows. Ruby had intervened and calmed her sister down enough to stop her from beating up this poor fool who didn't know how strong the blonde really was. With the crisis resolved Ruby had gone back to the clothing store and the changing booth to finish her own shopping trip, to her dismay though when she returned to the changing booth her jacket was missing. Her heart had started racing as she looked everywhere for it, dashing through the store wherever she had been and asking everyone she saw if they had seen the jacket, none had. Eventually she was had searched the entire store and came to the horrible realization that she had lost her precious jacket.
This had led to the current situation when they had returned home; Ruby had immediately gone to her room, not even coming out for meals leading them to bring her food just so the girl would eat or dragging her out of the room. Nothing Yang or even Weiss did could bring the girl out of her depression. Weiss knew the jacket was important to Ruby but didn't know why. So she asked Yang, the only person who knew Ruby better than her.
"Yang we need to talk about Ruby" Weiss said seriously to get the blonde's attention. Yang just nodded as she sat at the kitchen table with a cup of coffee.
"Yeah we do, I've never seen her this way before." she said motioning for Weiss to take a seat so they could talk.
"What I need to know if I want to help her is why she is so sad" Weiss said as she sat down across from Yang though she was no less tense.
"Well that jacket was very important her, likely her most treasured possession." Yang said calmly
"Why is that?" Weiss asked curiosity and concern mixing in her voice as she waited for Yang to answer.
"Well it was given to Ruby by her mother before she" Yang paused "died" Weiss was shocked at this "That jacket was so important to her and now I know why" Yang just nodded at the open-mouthed heiress.
"Yes, her mother Summer died when Ruby was young and that jacket was the last thing she gave Ruby. Ruby has never left this house without it."
"Okay, now we need to think how we can help bring back the Ruby we both love." Weiss said, to no answer from Yang as they both just sat at the table in thought.
After some thought Weiss had an idea, as she thought more about it a smile grew on her face, thinking about how good the idea was. Turning to Yang who was still thinking Weiss interrupted the blonde's thoughts.
"Yang I have an idea on how we can cheer Ruby up." At these words Yang turned her full attention to the white-themed girl in front of her
"What is your idea Weiss?"
"Well the reason Ruby is upset is because she lost her treasured jacket right?"
"Yeah?" Yang replied in confusion, having already explained this to Weiss. Weiss smiled as she began explaining her idea to Yang, who as she listened to Weiss talk also started sporting a wide smile on her face.
"That is an amazing idea Weiss. Ruby will love it" Yang said standing up to grab another cup of coffee.
"Yes I hope she will, the only problem is I have no idea how long it will take." Weiss said slightly crestfallen at the flaw in her plan. Yang punched her one hand into her palm.
"I know! Ask Blake she's great at that." She said excitedly, not noticing the small discomfort Weiss showed.
"Alright where is she?"
"She should be at her apartment as far as I know she wasn't working today." Yang said as Weiss nodded
"Alright I'll go see if she can help." Weiss said as she got up from her seat and headed to the door. Before she could leave though Yang called to her
"Weiss wait" Weiss turned around and Yang enveloped her in a hug.
"Thank you for this. Ruby is really lucky to have you" she said kindly, taking the breath away from the smaller woman in her arms, partly at the crushing hug and partly from the words.
"Thank you for the kind words Yang, I'm just as lucky to have Ruby." She said as she extricated herself from the tall blondes grasp. "Now I have to go see Blake" she said as she left with a smile on her face.
Weiss walked for a while, Blake didn't live very far from Yang and Ruby but Weiss slowly meandered her way there. She still thought of Blake as her closest friend but ever since they had learned about Blake's Faunus heritage things had been different between the two girls. It wasn't that Weiss hated Blake for being a Faunus but her awkwardness around them combined with doubts about why she had felt the need to hide this from Weiss made things uncomfortable for Weiss. "Did she not trust me?" she wondered her doubts gnawing away at her "Why did she feel the need to hide from me? Was I a bad friend?" These thoughts raced through Weiss' head as she neared the apartment block that Blake lived in. It was a modest area of the city and very popular among students of Beacon University for its closeness to campus, it's low cost, and short walk into the major commercial district of Vale. Weiss climbed the steps to Blake's apartment, she lived on the 4th floor of the building Weiss still had not shaken her doubts but she hid them as well as she could as she knocked on Blake's door.
"Who is it?" Blake's voice called muffled from the other side of the door.
"It's Weiss, may I come in" Weiss responded
"Of course, the door is unlocked" Weiss hesitated for the briefest moment before turning the handle on the door and entering the apartment. The apartment was nice, the decorations were minimal but it felt comfy, a few pieces of art adorned the walls; the kitchen was connected to the living room that had a couch and a TV in it. Short halls lead to the bathroom and bedroom. The most obvious thing about the apartment was the books; they were everywhere, on shelves, on the kitchen counter, in the living room, and in piles pushed to the corners of the apartment.
Blake was sitting in on the couch with a book in her hands, the book was closed and Blake was looking at Weiss with a face that conveyed the pleasant surprise that Blake felt.
"Weiss, what brings you here?" Weiss looked at Blake and saw that the girl was not wearing her bow so her cat ears were uncovered, the sight of the ears made the doubts Weiss felt come back even stronger.
"Well Blake you know how Ruby has secluded herself since she lost her jacket?" Weiss said closing the door and walking over to stand in front of Blake, her back ramrod straight as she called upon her formal training in posture. Blake noticed this raised an eyebrow.
"You can have a seat if you want, and yes I know about Ruby." she said setting the book on the small coffee table in front of the couch.
"Well I had an idea on how we could cheer Ruby up" Weiss said as she took a seat on the couch, still keeping her back straight. Blake sighed
"Weiss before you tell me this idea I think we have to talk about something else." Weiss tensed, having a feeling what Blake wanted to talk about, before she could say anything Blake continued. "Ever since I told you and Ruby that I was a Faunus you have been acting strange whenever I'm around" Weiss quickly shook her head
"Blake it's not what you think, I don't hate you for being a Faunus"
"I know you already said so, so what is it?" Blake asked calmly
"It's just…..that…..I've been having doubts since you told us." Weiss started, stopping not sure how to voice her thoughts
"About what?"
"How I must be a terrible friend to you, for you to hide such an important part of yourself from me the entire year we knew each other." Weiss said quietly to the astonishment of Blake.
"Weiss you are not a terrible friend, I hid my Faunus heritage from everyone I met. Yang was the first person I shared that information with. It was nothing you did or didn't do as a friend, I just had faced hatred and discrimination based on my Faunus heritage and so I hid that part of me. It is freeing to know that I have friends who accept me as I am" Blake said, and as she talked Weiss felt the doubts that had gathered in her mind slowly dissipate putting her at ease.
"Blake this is a relief to hear and let me tell you, you will never have to hide yourself while I am around, you should be proud of your heritage." Weiss said as she pulled Blake into a hug, much to the surprise of the Faunus girl.
"Thank you Weiss that means a lot to me." She said with a smile "now what was this idea you had" Blake asked as they pulled out of the hug, with Weiss much more at ease. Weiss smiled as she began telling Blake her idea and how she could help, and just like Yang as Weiss continued on with her idea the smile on Blake's face grew.
"That is a good idea." she agreed once Weiss had finished
"I'm glad you think so, so how long do you think it would take if we both worked on it?" Weiss asked, this was the one part of her plan that had a problem, the time. Blake thought for a minute
"If we both work on it putting in as much effort as possible, I'd say about 2 maybe 3 days?" Blake said tentatively, this news made Weiss very happy.
"Well then what are we waiting for? I'll go get the material we'll need and then we'll get started.
Ruby was just sitting in her room curled up on her bed just staring at the wall, not moving. It had been nearly two week since she had lost her jacket and Ruby has spent it in her room only leaving when she had been pulled from the room by her sister or her girlfriend for meals, which she had barely touched before she had gone back to her room. Ruby had been so depressed since she had lost her jacket, the last thing given to her by her mother. "What do I do now?" Ruby thought in her melancholy state "I'm sorry Mom" she thought tears filling her eyes, as they had repeatedly over the last week. Nothing Weiss or Yang had done cheered Ruby up. As Ruby wallowed in her sadness a knock came at her door.
"Ruby it's me" Weiss called from the other side of the door "I'm coming in" Ruby made no acknowledgment that she heard or consented, but Weiss still entered anyway as Weiss and Yang had done over the weeks in their attempts to cheer Ruby up.
"Come on Ruby you're getting up" Weiss said as she grabbed Ruby's arm and hoisted her out of bed, the red girl not responding or reacting in anyway. Ruby didn't move in any way, Weiss essentially dragging the girl to the kitchen where Ruby was momentarily surprised out of her sadness at the sight before her. Yang and Blake were sitting at the kitchen table and all along the table were Ruby's favorite foods, mostly sweets.
"Now sit down Ruby, I'll be back in a moment" Weiss said as she led Ruby to a chair before leaving the kitchen.
"What is this for you guys?" Ruby asked of Yang and Blake who both had big smiles on their faces.
"Well this is to cheer you up Rubes." Yang said
"You've been shut in your room for the last week and we were worried about you" Blake answered. Ruby felt the tears welling in her eyes but this time out of happiness as she felt a smile form on her face.
"You guys...I'm lucky to have friends like you"
It was at this moment Weiss returned to the kitchen with her hands behind her back.
"Alright Ruby hold your arms out and close your eyes and no peeking" was all that Weiss said with a smile on her face. Ruby looked confused but stood up and did as she was told; she heard a rustling sound coming from behind her before she felt something warm placed on her.
"Alright Ruby you can open your eyes" Ruby heard Weiss say, the voice coming from behind her. Opening her eyes Ruby felt her breath get taken away as she looked down at herself. Weiss had place a jacket on her shoulders, but not just any jacket it was incredibly similar to the one she had lost but with a few slight alterations. The material had been changed from normal cotton to beo-sheep wool and instead of all red the inside of the jacket was white. The thing that brought a smile to Ruby's face the most though was the sleeves on her right hand near the wrist was a rose symbol in black and on the right was the snowflake of the Schnee family, Weiss' symbol. Slender arms wrapped around Ruby's waist and Weiss head drew closer to her's
"This way you'll always have your Snow Angel with you wherever you go." Weiss said as she gave Ruby a kiss on the cheek.
"Weiss where did you get this?" Ruby asked, stunned
"Blake and I made it, it took us 4 days to make it and it was worth every minute. Do you like it?" Weiss asked as she rested her head on Ruby's shoulder.
"Do I like it?" Ruby repeated the question, turning around in Weiss' arms she wrapped hers around the snowy haired girl "I love it and you" she said
"I love you too Ruby" Weiss said as her and Ruby's lips met in a kiss.
"Alrighty then, as much as I love seeing my baby sister make out with her girlfriend how about we eat this food?" Yang interrupted the kiss between the other couple with a laugh. This brought an embarrassed blush to both Ruby and Weiss' faces.
"Yeah let's dig in" Ruby mumbled as her and Weiss sat down at the table and started eating, though their hands met early on and remained entwined together for the entire meal, a smile on both of their faces.