"I'm telling you Ruby, I'm fine." Weiss growled as Ruby insisted on half carrying her home, having taken one look at the new splint on her arm and ribs, along with the bandage Ozpin had wound around her head, and declaring Weiss wasn't moving anywhere without assistance.

"I. Don't. Care. You almost collapsed during those X-Rays, and then there was the MRI Ozpin wanted to make sure your brain was okay... I'm carrying as much of you home as I can, and then you're going to sit down and watch movies with me!"

"I... don't watch movies."

Ruby froze. "You don't... watch movies?"

"I don't watch movies." Weiss affirmed. Ruby didn't move, so Weiss continued. "I never had time. My father... was a strict person. He hired tutors for me, throughout the day. When I wasn't being tutored, I was supposed to study. Sunday was my day off, and whenever I could, I ran to Myrtenaster. I fled to the ocean in her. Myrtenaster was my escape. So no, I've never watched a movie."

"Oh Weiss..." Ruby said softly, aghast at this revelation. "Come on! I am taking you home, and then we're going to watch movies! I'm going to introduce you to Disney and we're going to watch Frozen! The Lion King! Brother Bear...! And other things like the Iron Giant and you are going to love it! Oh! Superman before the Iron Giant! You need to know who Superman is..."

As Ruby let her mouth run free about the wonders of animated media, Weiss did her best to keep up, failing miserably. It was a new experience for Weiss, being rambled to. She had expected a long drone, such as her tutors so loved but this... This was rambling, this was enthusiasm. Smiling in anticipation, Weiss just listened to Ruby's voice, letting the words flow past her.

"Aren't Elsa and Anna so cute together?" Ruby whispered as the credits rolled on Frozen, wiping tears from her eyes.

"That's love...?" Weiss couldn't tear her eyes from the screen, unable to shake Anna's sacrifice from her mind. To do that for her sister... "I don't think I want to watch anymore today..." she whispered.

"You don't like it...?" Ruby looked over at Weiss, wearing the widest eyes the pale girl had ever seen.

"No, it's not that you dunce. I'm just... not used to this sort of thing."

"Okay... Oh! I know! Weiss, do you like boats?"

"I prefer sailing them."

"So..."

Weiss sighed. "Go on then! Show me the boats!"

"It's just one, actually." Ruby reached down to help Weiss up, despite a weak-willed protest from the other girl. "I've been working on her for a while; you're going to love it." Ruby paused to help Weiss down the stairs, into the boat repair shop that was the front of the house. "Whenever we've had to replace something I've fixed it up. Anything's fixable. People, boats, anything. You just have to know how they work." Ruby led Weiss out the back into a small shed. Looking around, Weiss estimated it would be just large enough for Myrtenaster to fit inside. That is, it would be if it weren't for the jumble of mismatched parts that occupied the space.

"What... is that?" Weiss couldn't tear her eyes away from the conglomeration of different parts from countless boats.

"That's Crescent Rose! I'm building her!"

"But... can you afford this?"

"I don't buy the parts. She's made of the parts I fix from other people's boats. They go into Crescent Rose. She's only half done, but she's going to be amazing."

"I... see."

"Well, what do you think of her?"

"I... It's certainly unique..."

"Do you like it?"

Weiss regarded the creation, moving to view it from as many angles as she could. She hesitated to even call it a boat, but... she Ruby had built it from scratch, fusing together different hulls of deep red and bright silver, to surprisingly good effect. With Ruby's help, Weiss climbed inside, staying away from the gaping holes the mast and helm had yet to fill. The cabin of Crescent Rose was bare, little more than a hollow in the boat, with several missing walls providing windows to its inner working, and yet... Despite only knowing Ruby for a few days, she didn't want to let her down. She didn't want to disappoint her, and even without that, Ruby had built this all on her own! That alone was worthy of praise. This... this was Ruby's Myrtenaster.

"Yes..." Weiss smiled softly. "I think I do."

Ruby wasn't with her for most of the next day. Myrtensater was pulled into the sisters' dockside repair-shed, so after introducing Weiss to some of her favorite books, Ruby left to spend the day working to fix Weiss's yacht.

"I don't like her." Yang jotted down another note on the damage to the yacht.

"She's nice! I keep trying to tell you to give her a chance!"

"She's racist!"

"It's how she was brought up! It's what she was taught and she seems really open to learning! I'm introducing her to Sun tomorrow!" Ruby measured out a section of split cabin wall, envisioning it looking right at home as a part of Crescent Rose.

"Sun? He is a scoundrel!"

"Shut up he's a great guy!"

"Still a scoundrel!" Yang called, but she was smiling now.

The dinging permeated throughout the small living space, where Weiss sat reading. Jumping at the sudden sound, she quickly collapsed back onto the sofa, one hand going to her head and the other clutching her ribs. Marking her place in the book, she rose more carefully this time as the dinging sounded again. It seemed to be coming from the shopfront. Gritting her teeth and clutching her head, Weiss moved down the stairs into the shop. A blonde guy in an unbuttoned white vest was leaning against the counter, dinging the bell with... was that a tail? The boy was a Faunus.

"Hello!" He sprang up onto the counter, landing cross-legged as his tail reached up to scratch his head. "You're shipwreck girl! How are you! I'm Sun Wukong! I helped bring in your boat!"

Weiss regarded him warily. "Weiss Snow."

"So that's the name! I have a question, how did you convince Yang to let you stay under her roof? She doesn't like people with a low opinion of Faunus, but hey, you don't seem as bad as she said."

"She... told you what, exactly?"

"Not much. Racist is about it. And that you're lucky Ruby likes you. But hey, you're being really civil, you must at least be trying."

"It... has been brought to my attention that my learning on the subject of Faunus might be biased..."

"I'll take that as a yes. By the way!" Sun said, turning to go. "Ozpin said he'd be dropping by to check on your head and bring some painkillers. Tell Yang I stopped by!"

So... I don't think I have anything new to say, aside from please review I love reviews and I live for reviews!
I've also got Uni exams starting in 2 weeks, so I may or may not get much done for a while.

Also, if the story starts to drag on, then please forgive me. This was meant to be angst and I have no idea how to do that... (But keep an eye out for the next 3 or 4 chapters. That's when things get interesting.)