A/N: Another month, another Homecoming chapter
this one took a bit longer than expected but it's here.
Let's get to it then. Enjoy!
"I'm in love with Weiss."
The more she said it, the deeper the reality of Ruby's statement sunk in. It was only about 1:00 in the afternoon and yet, here she was, still lying in her bed, fully dressed, tossing and turning every time she muttered the phrase.
It has been a week since the discovery of her sexuality and it had been a struggle for her to keep it hidden. She kept herself secluded in her room, brainstorming ideas on how to approach the situation, only coming out for food, family chores or school. Her parents were suspicious about her strange behaviour, but thankfully, they never pushed her for an answer. Good, makes it less likely for her to start rambling and accidentally saying it out loud without even thinking.
The school week was incredibly awkward to endure as well, especially whenever she was around Weiss. Their conversations were unnerving and left an uncomfortable pause in the air, it didn't affect their performance in the exams; only their social interactions. Even when they weren't in the same room, Ruby's heart would beat rapidly at the mere mention of the heiress name.
And that was another problem; just looking at her made the crimsonette's nerves drop like an anchor in the water. Her crystal blue eyes that shined in the light; her soft, silky smooth, snow-white hair that flows down her back like a river; her pale, almost flawless skin; her small, slim body which complimented her subtle curves, everything about her was just perfect in Ruby's eyes. With all these feelings zooming around her head, she was lucky that she kept her concentration during the exams.
All these feelings were making her feel anxious, her feet twitching unconsciously. She wanted to tell Weiss everything; that she loved her back and would like to hold her in her arms, but there was an ever so present fear of what could happen if she confessed to her. Would she reject her? Would she hate her and end their friendship just like that? No, Weiss wasn't that cruel, but it didn't help her quell her fears. The only reason she hadn't told anyone about this was that she believed they would reject her.
But today, that will change.
Using her arms to lift herself from her bed and on to her feet, Ruby walked out of her room for the second time that day and made her way down the stairs to the living room. Her parents were nowhere in the house today, having left for their jobs hours ago, leaving just her and Yang alone in the house. Well, it wasn't just her and Yang.
Soon, the sound of nails clicking on the hallway floor assaulted her ears as she spots a black and white ball of fur sprinting from around the corner and towards her before stopping at her feet with his tongue stick out. Zwei; the single most cutest corgi you could ever see in your life. When they got the dog years ago, everyone immediately took a liking to him (except for Blake), even Weiss couldn't help but gush over the lovable pup.
Smiling at the family pet, Ruby bent down to his level and patted his head. "Hey there, boy. Do you know where Yang is?"
The black and white corgi barked happily in response and turned away. He raised a paw and pointed to the door that leads to the family garage, barking twice to emphasise his point.
"In the garage. Of course, she would be in there." Ruby mumbled to herself, moving to the door. She grabbed the doorknob before turning back to her dog. "Good boy Zwei." The dog barks happily, Making her giggle a little as she opens the garage door.
Upon entering the garage, she immediately spotted her sister crouching down and working on Bumblebee, no surprise there, but what was a surprise was to see Blake sitting on the table reading a book. She wasn't expecting for her to be here and was already considering halting her plans and walking straight back to her room, but then something came to mind. Maybe telling Blake along with Yang will help her even more with her predicament.
With new found confidence, Ruby closed the door silently and made her way to the black and yellow duo. As she got closer to the pair, she could just make out the end of her sister's pure rotten joke. "...And then I said-"
"Now that's a katana." Blake finishes nonchalantly, her eyes never leaving her book.
"Aw come on Blakey. Why do you have to go and spoil my fun?" Yang whined, momentarily stopping her work on her bike. "At least let me get to the punchline first."
"Then get new jokes and I might consider it."
The blonde chuckled lightly as she returned to work on her bike. Blake returns to her book, believing to have some silence for a while, but her ears twitch slightly as she hears the sound of approaching footsteps heading her way. Look in the direction of the source, her eyes lock on to Ruby, smiling slightly.
"Hello, Ruby." She greets the younger girl with a small smile.
Ruby stood a fair distance in between her hard at work sister and the book reading Blake, giving her an awkward wave. "Hey Blake, still stuck to your books I see."
"They're a good read, plus a good distraction from your sister." Blake cheekily remarked.
Letting out an amused snort, Yang put down the spanner she was using and looked over at the pair, wiping the sweat from her brow. "Hey there, Rube-tube. Glad to finally see you out of your room for something other than food or school."
"Your one to talk. I see you in here working on that bike of yours more often than not." Ruby pouted while crossing her arms together.
"Need to keep the girl tuned-up, okay? Don't want her falling apart on us mid-drive." She patted said bike gently, being careful not to push it over. "While you're here, can you lend me a hand with Bumblebee?"
The nerves from before came to haunt her as Ruby bit her lip, pulled her arm behind her back and proceeded to rub it with her other arm, shuffling her feet on the concrete floor. "Actually, Yang, I need to tell you something."
The blonde's eyebrows raised, but the infectious smile on her face did not leave. "Sure thing sis. What do you need to tell me?" She rose from her crouching position and looked down at her sister. "Please tell me you didn't do something illegal."
"No, no, nothing like that! It's a bit more… personal." Ruby mumbled the last word in a quiet voice; almost enough that it could barely be heard. This caught Blake's attention as looks over at her girlfriend before returning her gaze to Ruby.
"I guess I'll wait in the living room while you two have your little chat." She proclaims as she began to sit up on the table but Ruby immediately stopped her.
"No Blake, you can stay here." She assured her cat friend, using her hand to tell her to sit back down. "It may be better if I told the both of you."
Blake's face was one of surprised then confusion. It was clear that she was suspicious about her odd behaviour, but hopefully, she would just brush it off as her being nervous.
"Very well then." The cat Faunus shrugged as she got comfortable again on the table, putting a bookmark in her book and closing it for later.
"So…" Yang began as she placed her hands on her hips. "What do you want to tell us?"
Ruby swallowed. "You promise that you won't laugh, or tell mom and dad?"
"Ooh, keeping a deep dark secret now are we?" Yang said wiggling her eyebrows.
"Yang! this is serious!" Ruby shouted at her sister, stomping her foot, her face turning red, whether from embarrassment or anger, Yang couldn't tell.
"What? just trying to lighten the mood. Can't have you being miss mopey-dopey all the time."
A scrunched up sheet of paper hits Yang straight in the head. She rubs head pretending to be sore as she looks over and meets the scolding eyes of her girlfriend, shaking her head in disagreement. Her grin disappeared as she nodded her head in agreement.
"Right, need to take this seriously." She paused to take a quick breather to compose herself, prepare herself for what comes next. With a straight face and crossed arms, she returned her attention to her baby sister. "Okay sis, spill the beans."
Ruby looked down at the floor, rocking back and forth on the heels of her feet. This was it. No going back. If she backed out of this now, she will have wasted everybody's time and she would be endlessly hounded on by her sister about her big secret. All she had to do was say five simple words and nothing more. She could do this, she could do this.
An incoherent mumble escaped her lips, sounding less like words and more like animal noises. Yang couldn't understand her sisters babbling, but in her head, she just found it really adorable. She looked over to Blake in hopes that she understood what her sister had said, but all she got was a confused stare and a shrug of her shoulders.
"What was that sis?" Yang asks her sister, leaning closer to hear better.
Sweat was practically pouring down on Ruby's face. She repeats her words, her voice a bit louder; enough for Blake to hear, who's eye widen with surprise, but not enough for her sister to hear.
"Sorry, I can't quite hear you. You'll have to speak up."
"I'm in love with Weiss!"
Ruby immediately slapped her mouth with both hands. Panic began to slowly seep in as she saw her sister's reaction to her confession, by the way her eyes widen and her arms dropped to her sides, it was clear that she didn't expect it. This only confirmed Ruby's worst fears. Yang was disappointed and hated her for her preference and will never speak to her again or maybe never even acknowledge her as her sister anymore. All that was left was to wait for the impending looks of disappointment and words of hatred to come flying at her.
So it came as a surprise when she saw Yang grow a smug grin and cup one of her ears with her hand. "You hear that?" She asks teasingly.
"Er...n-no?"
"It's the sound of your big sister saying 'I told you so!'" Ruby winched at her sisters shouting, noticing that she was pointing a finger directly at her. "I knew you had a crush on her. And it only took you a week to figure it out."
Ruby felt herself growing smaller and smaller as she rubbed the back of her head anxiously. "I-it's not a big deal."
Yang's grin just grew even wider. "Are you kidding me? This is a huge deal for me! My baby sister has fallen for the Ice Queen."
"Yang..." Ruby whined.
"Ruby and Weiss, sitting in a tree. K-I-S-S-I-N-"
"Yang, behave." Blake stopped her girlfriend before she could finish her little sing-song. "Your sister just told us some confidential information about herself and you are relentlessly teasing her."
That seemed to shut the busty blonde up as she crossed her arms and pouted. Ruby let out a sigh of relief, feeling thankful for Blake. She had just saved her from an endless amount of teasing from Yang which she would rather not deal with today.
'Thank you, Blake.' She thought to herself, smiling at the black-haired girl.
"How long have you had these feelings?"
Her smiling ceased. 'Curse you, Blake.'
"Apparently, they've been around for months, I just discovered them last week." She responded with uncertainty, unsure if her answer was true. "I don't know how I have not noticed them till now, but now I know that they are real and that's all that matters."
A small 'hmm' came from the dark-haired girl. "I presume that no one else knows about this."
"Technically, you two know about it, but yes, no one else knows about my sexuality."
"So why haven't you told mom and dad yet? This is something they should know about." Yang spoke in a tone that was soft yet stern.
Ruby shoved her hands into her hoodie's pockets, taking more of an interest in the floor than her sister. "I'm too afraid to tell them; to tell anyone really. I don't know how everyone will react, and I don't want to be mocked or made fun of just because I'm different."
While it wasn't really a major problem in her mind, Ruby knew that some individuals wouldn't accept her for who she loved. Either because of religious reasons or thinking it's just plain wrong, some people might look at her distastefully, make rude and hurtful comments or possible outright confront her if they knew about her sexuality. She doesn't want to stand out from the crowd, but the universe had other plans in mind.
"Well, you'll be glad to hear that I and Blake are a-okay with you!" Yang said with buckets of enthusiasm while giving a thumbs up.
Ruby whipped her head back up so fast that she thought it was gonna snap. "R-really? You're alright with me liking girls?"
Yang looked more dumbfounded than ever. "Of course I am. I'm dating Blake, remember? Why wouldn't I be okay with it?"
The crimsonette shrugged. "I don't know. I just find it a bit weird that the both of us happen to be gay."
"There is nothing wrong with you liking girls, Ruby. As long as they bring you happiness and joy, it doesn't matter what gender they are." Blake explained.
Her words got the gears in Ruby's brain turning. Was it wrong to love someone of the same gender? Well no, it isn't. It may look weird at first glance, but being gay was just another part of life, it's what makes us human. If people felt like it was a disgusting act to be committing, so be it, they have their opinions and she had hers. She supports Yang's own preference, so in her mind, she was in the right.
Actually, after thinking about it, she felt kinda stupid for believing that Yang would hate her for being a lesbian. She would never stop loving her baby sister, not in a million years, you would have to bribe her to hate Ruby and even then, Yang is a tough nut to crack. Even if she shaved off all of her hair, got tattoos covering all over her body and robbed a bank at gunpoint, the two would still have an inseparable bond. Okay, the bank robbery was probably a bit too extreme but it's a metaphor and it emphasises her point!
"Still, I can't believe that you're in love with the Ice Queen." Yang squealed like a little girl, her eyes sparkling in a way that Ruby has never seen before. "Ooooohhhhh, I can't wait to see you two all dressed up for your first date. It's going to be so adorable!"
It was those words that pulled her back into the depressing state she was in this morning. The harsh reality that she and Weiss and she would never be together was heartbreaking, to say the least. She still had hoped that there was a slight chance that there could be a relationship between them, but it was just out of reach. The only chance of it happening is if hell was frozen ten times over.
"If we go on a date." She said meekly.
Yang cocked an eyebrow, the joyful glee replaced with confusion. "Come again?"
Ruby hesitated for a moment before coming clean. "I-I… don't think there's a chance that I'll ever go out with Weiss."
A frown appeared on Yang's face, hating the solemn expression on Ruby's own. She glanced over at Blake who shared her concerned look before returning to the brunette. "And what makes you say that?"
"I'm just… I'm not…" Ruby paused to stop her twisting tongue, letting out a sigh. "I'm not good enough for her."
Yang could hear the defeat in Ruby's voice, the mood in the room dropping severely. "Come on sis, don't beat yourself up like this. That's not true and you know it."
"It's true Yang! I'm nowhere near her level!" Ruby yelled out of nowhere; not out of anger but out of denial.
"Don't say stuff like that. You totally deserve to be with her."
"We aren't talking about some ordinary girl, we're talking about The Weiss Schnee here," Ruby stated as calmly as she could muster. Her sister could be stubborn at times which was posing as a problem to her right now. When she didn't respond, Ruby continued on. "She's way smarter than me, everything she does is filled with grace and elegance, she's strong and confident when confronting a problem and she can intimidate anyone just by staring at them. Compared to me, she's royalty and I'm the peasant."
"Ruby, I'm the daughter of the mayor of the city. That practically puts me on an equal level with Weiss and yet your sister doesn't seem to mind." Blake reasoned with the doubting girl, looking over to the blonde bombshell.
"What can I say? I have high standards." Yang said while flicking a chunk of her blonde hair behind, making Blake blush slightly. That didn't stop Ruby's tirade, however.
"That's different Blake, you don't live in an oversized mansion down the street, you don't have a building in the middle of Vale with your family name on it, you don't have billions of lien available to you at the snap of your fingertips, you don't have a family legacy to back you up! Weiss has so many things to offer anyone and what do I have? Nothing!"
She didn't intend on shouting, but all the self-loafing that had built up inside Ruby for the past week needed to be let out by any means. When silence was all that followed, the guilt overtook her anger. She came here to talk to them about her problems and here she was biting their ears off. She was acting like a jerk; acting… un-Ruby-like.
She hung her head in sadness, not even bothering to face her sister directly in the eye. "I don't deserve her. She needs someone who can care for her and warm her heart, not a weird little kid who walks into things and does idiotic stuff all the time."
The only sounds that could be heard were cars driving by and birds chirping outside. Judging by the awkward silence, Ruby could only guess that Blake and Yang were at a loss for words, whether it was her choice of words or her unnatural behaviour, it left them speechless. She would understand if they couldn't help her, she was stuck in an unwinnable situation, she couldn't hold a candle to Weiss' status, she would never be on her level anytime in her life and she would never give Weiss the undefying love she had bottled up inside her.
It was Yang who finally broke ground. "Of all the things to beat yourself up over, this has to be the dumbest one yet."
Ruby blinked. "Huh?"
"You say your not good enough for her, that you will just hold her back and make her feel miserable, but you got it all wrong," Yang said while walking closer to Ruby cautiously.
Looking at her sister like she had grown a second head, Ruby tilted her head to one side. "What are you talking about?"
Yang's grin widened. "Tell me this sis. Who was the one to first approach Weiss and offer her their friendship?" She asked, tapping a finger on her hips.
Ruby scratched the back her head, not because she was anxious or couldn't remember who she was referring to, but because she had an itch to scratch. "Well…"
"And who planned out a surprise birthday party for her, even though she hates surprises?"
"There's that too…"
"And please remind me who invited her to our house for Christmas one year when her sister couldn't be there for her?"
"..." Ruby opened her mouth to respond but her words died in her throat before they could leave.
"You see where I'm getting at?" Yang slung an arm around the brunette's shoulders, pulling her closer. "You're more than good enough for her. You do so many things to make her happy and ask for nothing in return. She enjoys your company; if she didn't, she wouldn't even be talking to you. She likes having you as a friend because of how much you changed her life, without you, she would be a cold, harsh and stingy bitch, always obeying her douchebag of a father's orders because she thinks she's his 'pretty little princess'." Yang gagged at that last part, something that everyone in the room could agree on.
"There also the fact that you get her to smile the most out of all of us," Blake added.
"Yeah, that too!" Yang points a finger gun at the cat Faunus, a way of her saying thanks. "So what if Weiss has a butt load of lien in her pockets, that doesn't make her any different from you. She's willing to try things that any atlesian snob would scoff and turn their heads at, so you two are more similar than you believe to be. yeah, some of it is kinda stupid, but that's what makes it fun."
Ruby's eyes scanned the floor, having trouble believing that Yang was right. "I don't know…" She drawled out.
An exasperated sigh came from Blake as she stood up from the table and moved towards the sisters. "Look, neither I or Yang can confirm if Weiss feels same about you, but you can't just keep hiding it forever. You have to tell her how you feel about her. Every chance you miss to tell her is amiss at true happiness."
The Blonde "You got that from one of your romance novels, didn't you?"
The cat Faunus shrugged. "It works, doesn't it?"
Ruby could understand where Blake was getting at, but just to be sure… "You're sure that telling her is the right move?" She asked, looking up to her big sis.
The elder sister thought for a moment. "Well, not right now. Give it some time for this to settle and wait for the right moment to tell her. Like I said, she hates surprises, but not from you. You can think a way to confess to her; I know you can."
She had to admit, the strategy wasn't half bad. Telling Weiss directly was something she considered in her downtime, but she threw it out as a possibility almost immediately, thinking that she would somehow mess up the delivery and make herself look more like a dunce than the heiress often calls her. Maybe she was wrong though, she faced school bullies, infuriating tests and multiple social and family issues, and she's two years ahead of other teens her own age! She's more than capable of taking Weiss out on a date, she just needs to work up the courage to actually ask her.
Ruby smiled at her sister. It wasn't her strongest smile but it was a smile nonetheless. "Okay, I'll try."
"Good." Yang agreed, ruffling Ruby's hair which earned her a groan and a jab to the arm. She just laughed it off. "Now that we helped you with your problem, you can help me with mine." She pointed to her currently inactive motorcycle.
"Right!" Ruby said expressively, her mood doing a complete 180 from timid to hyperactive. "I'll go and get us some drinks."
She turned around and headed for the garage door into the house. When she got there, she twisted the doorknob and opened the door.
"Wait, don't open that door!" Blake quickly shouted while reaching out to Ruby.
"Don't do what?"
But it was too late. When the door was wide enough, Zwei came bursting through at full speed and made a beeline straight for Blake. The cat Faunus froze in fear before climbing on top of the table in a blink of an eye and backed away as far as she could, glaring at the menacing pup who was jumping in place to try and reach the table.
"Get away from me you deceptive beast!" She hissed, her eyes looking a bit more cat-like.
"He just wants snuggles, Blake." Ruby laughed.
"He wants to turn me into his chew toy!"
Yang watched as she witnesses her sister try to reason with Blake to let the little ball of fur in, only to get retorts and the occasional cat hiss every now and then. She chuckled, closed her eyes and shook her head.
"Some things never change."
Okay, let's go over chapter 6."
Pyrrha flipped back to the said chapter in her history book while Jaune, Ren and Nora shuffled around their notes lying on the coffee table of the living room. She was currently standing while the others were sitting on the living room couch. They had one last exam to finish on Monday so the group were having one last study session before their final test to be absolutely sure that they could pass.
As much as these sessions tend to drag on, they were going to miss them after today. It practically became a part of their weekly schedule, allowing the four to bond more often and for Jaune and Pyrrha to get 'intimate' as Yang would put it. As some form of tradition, the group would change who would be the teacher and whose house they would study at. This time, it was Pyrrha's turn to host the session.
"What was believed to be the turning point in the Faunus War?" Pyrrha asked.
Ren was the first to answer. "The battle of Fort Castle."
"Correct, and what advantage did the Faunus have over the human forces?"
"Oh, I know! I know! I know!" Nora waved her hand above her head as if she was still in school. It was time for another one of her ludicrous answer, the ones where you couldn't help but laugh at. Resisting would be a fruitless effort as even the sternest of people had to hold back giggles from the erratic redhead.
This time, however, Pyrrha was prepared for the craziness. She would keep a level head and concentrate on studying. There was nothing that Nora would say that would make her-
"Their army consisted of sloth Faunus!"
A snort came out of Pyrrha as she turned away with her hand to her mouth, holding back the laugh stuck in her throat. Jaune was doing the same although he was struggling and letting loose small chuckles, and Ren was just as silent and unmoving as he's always been.
"Nora, there is no such thing as sloth Faunus." He corrected the bubbly redhead. "Also, why would you think they would have sloth Faunus as part of their infantry?"
"'Cause sloths don't make any sounds! They'd make the perfect stealth team, sneaking into secret base undetected and fighting bad guys!" Nora proclaimed, flashing a toothy grin.
"Yeah, but they would also be the slowest stealth team in history," Jaune said at a mockingly slow pace. "By the time they infiltrate the enemy base, the war would have ended a hundred years ago."
"Not if they were genetically enhanced super sloths!" She said while flexing her surprisingly slender yet muscular arm.
"So two hundred years then, Great."
Laughter once again returned to Pyrrha's throat, although she did not try to hold it back. While Nora's humour wasn't her cup of tea, even though it did get her to laugh sometimes, Jaune's was oddly charming in a dorky kinda way. It was one of the qualities that made the blonde so attractive to her.
She hadn't realised that she was staring until the sudden sound of the doorbell ringing attracted everyone's attention.
"I'll get it," Jaune said as he got up from the couch and went out of the living room towards the front door, fixing his clothes to look more presentable.
He opened the door and was surprised to see Weiss standing before him. The heiress was looking just as professional as ever, although she seemed to lack the pride and confidence she would normally have due to the fact that she was currently kicking the ground with her toes absentmindedly.
"Oh um, h-hey there Snow Angel, f-fancy seeing you here!" Jaune stammered like an idiot in front of the heiress.
Weiss' anxious appearance disappeared as she scowled at the blonde boy. "What have I told you about calling me that?"
"I-It's just a nickname, n-nothing to get upset at." He tried to recover but failed once again.
"You know I hate being called that, especially from you." She huffed, holding an intimidating glare toward him for a moment. "Is Pyrrha home? I need to talk with her."
"Yeah, she's in the front room studying with us." Jaune motioning to the front room.
Weiss didn't respond and walked right past him like he was nothing. She didn't hate Jaune, far from it, she just found him really aggravating, mostly because of the dozen of failed flirting attempts he tried on her years ago, just thinking about them made Weiss shiver. It was one of the few memories of her post-Atlas childhood that she would rather forget.
Shaking her head to clear her thoughts, she entered the living room with Jaune close behind her where she was met with a house welcoming smile from Pyrrha.
"Hello, Weiss. I wasn't expecting for you to visit." Pyrrha greeted her white-haired friend. "What brings you here? Have you come to join our study session? Your welcome to join in."
"Yeah! we could always use fresh meat!" Nora said, grinning maniacally and rubbing the palms of her hands together.
"Thanks, but I'm not here to talk about school work for once." Saying that made Nora and Jaune look at her dumbfoundedly. Weiss just rolled her eyes and continued. "I was wondering if I could speak to you in private. I understand if you're currently too busy at the moment."
"No, no it's alright, it's about time we took a break," Pyrrha reassured her, then turned to her other friends on the couch. "Sounds good to you guys?"
A collection of nods of the head and voices of affirmation came from Jaune, Ren and Nora; hers being the loudest out of the lot. With confirmation, Pyrrha returned to Weiss and gestured to another doorway.
"We'll talk in the kitchen." She headed towards the kitchen with Weiss following behind but not before taking one last glance at her friends who were relaxing on the couch, chatting about something that the heiress paid no interest in.
Entering the kitchen, Weiss made her way to the table sitting in the middle of the room while Pyrrha went for the kettle instead.
"Coffee?" She asked over her shoulder.
The Heiress took a seat at the kitchen table and nodded. "Yes please."
The redhead began to boil the kettle and set out two cups for them. After pouring the hot water into the cups, she took Weiss' coffee and placed it in front of her. The heiress wasted no time in taking a small sip from the cup, letting the hot liquid soak her taste buds for a moment before swallowing.
"Thank you." She said in a calm, composed manner.
"So…" Pyrrha took a seat next to Weiss, holding her own coffee with both hands. "What do you want to talk about?"
The white-haired girl's fingers tapped the coffee cup in her hands rhythmically, biting the top of her lip. "Have you ever had your emotions overwhelm you so much that you find yourself lost on what to do next?"
One of the redhead's eyebrow raised a little. "What do you mean?"
Weiss took another sip from her coffee before elaborating. "As you no doubt know, my childhood was a… troubled one. When my sister initially stepped down as heiress of the company, the title was rightfully passed down to me. I was only about 4 or 5 at the time, but nevertheless, I was more than pleased at the time. My father, however, was less than thrilled about it. Winter was his ideal heir, the perfect prodigy for his ever-growing tech empire. But that all disappeared when she renounced her title and joined the military. He never wanted me to be heiress because he thought I was weak and being an heiress would require a strong mind, so he made it his mission to mould me into a new Winter and became harsher in his judgement of me.
"It was stressful; trying to appease his demands. He would only accept the very best of me, so I pushed myself to achieve the highest possible standard in whatever task he gave to me. But no matter how much I tried, no matter how much time and energy I put into his requirements, he just stands there and gives me this look of disappointment. At the time, I didn't understand why he wasn't proud of my achievements, I just assumed it was because I did something wrong, that I made a mistake and had failed him. But it wasn't until months before his assassination that I learned the horrible truth."
Weiss frowned, pausing to look down into the black liquid in her cup and swirl it around. She wouldn't normally indulge herself in such a childish act, but it helped calm her nerves. Talking about her father was always difficult for her, even around her friends and family.
"He treated me not like a person or a daughter, but as an investment into his future." She continued. "He wanted his influence to continue in the company for years to come. Winter was original his key component in his plan and now the 'honour' was bestowed upon me. He wanted me to be flawless; absolutely perfect and nothing less, so he told me to subdue my emotions, said it would make me stronger, more confident in my abilities. In reality, it was just his subtle way of making me believe that his method of running the company was acceptable and unfortunately, it worked. Thanks to him, I became a cold, harsh individual.
"After moving to Vale, Winter encouraged me to open up again, to let my emotions out and express myself." She laughed softly, awkwardly smiling. "I chickened out on the first day of school, my father's opinion of 'friends are obstacles' stuck with me for a while along with the cold feeling of loneliness I felt since childhood. Thank god Ruby approached me when she did. That dolt helped me break from my shell and create a brand new life to replace the one that my father had once destroyed.
"But now Ruby has done something to me that I cannot explain. Every time I look at her or see her smile or even think about her, my heart fills with this unfamiliar warmth, my concentration goes all fuzzy and I completely zone out. I thought it was normal at first, that all friends have this feeling about each other, but this isn't a friendship I'm feeling for her, it's something more."
She stopped swishing her cup around, putting it back down on the table and looked up directly at Pyrrha, taking a small breather.
"Pyrrha, I think I'm in love with Ruby."
Throughout Weiss' explanation, Pyrrha hadn't reacted to anything the heiress had said until now. When she saw how Weiss transition from her past to Ruby, she had a suspicion on where this was going, but it didn't make the actual confession any less surprising.
The redhead took a long sip from her cup to calm herself and spoke up. "Well, that solves the mystery of why you were acting strange this week."
Weiss' skin paled slightly at that. "Was it that obvious?"
"To some, no. To others, maybe." Pyrrha responded with a sly smile.
A growl of frustration escaped Weiss' lips. "I can't help it, my parents never showed me any love growing up. I know Winter does love me, but she hasn't been around a lot due to her position at Schnee Tech, so my knowledge of love is limited."
"So you came to me to ask for my help?" Pyrrha guessed.
"I came to you to ask for advice." The alabaster girl confirmed, sounding desperate. "I can't handle all this emotional turmoil anymore. It's only been a week but I can't stop thinking about that dunce."
"It can't be that bad."
"The other night, I dreamt of Ruby lying in my bed in nothing but her underwear," Weiss said flatly.
It took a lot of willpower for Pyrrha not to spit out the coffee she was drinking. That came as a complete surprise to the athlete, out of everyone that she knew from her friends to her family, Weiss was the last person she would expect to have lewd thoughts. Yang would be on top of course, but the heiress should be at the bottom of that list. Apparently, she thought wrong.
"Oh." was her only response.
"Yeah,'oh'." The heiress replied sarcastically. She closed her eyes used her hand to massage her forehead to soothe the madness going on inside. "What do I do Pyrrha? What should I do next? Should I just ignore this feeling or should I tell her how I feel?"
"Trust me, Weiss, ignoring it is the last thing you want to do. You don't want to end up like Jaune now."
Weiss narrowed her eyes at the Amazonian girl. "He would have been with you sooner if you just confessed to him instead of flirting with him to get him to confess."
"It not my fault he was so oblivious. He was too focused on you, remember?"
A grimace grew across the heiress' face. "Can we not make this a discussion about Jaune's attempts to hit on me?"
Pyrrha only nodded at Weiss' request, not wanting to talk about it either. "As I was saying, you can't ignore your love for Ruby, it's a part of your life and giving up on her is pretty much giving up on yourself."
"Well, what should I do then? I don't want to unload everything on her all at once." Weiss
The way the heiress was behaving reminded Pyrrha of herself when she was flirting with Jaune, only this time, Weiss didn't know a thing about romance and was stuck up a creek without a paddle. Ruby was nowhere near as dense as Jaune when it came to subtle, but even then, Weiss would probably flop hard with just the pickup lines. It was only right for her to give her some love tips.
"If you don't want to try the direct way, then maybe you should consider the subtle way." She paused to take a sip of coffee, a sneaky way of teasing Weiss which seemed to have worked judging by the look she was giving. "Telling someone you love them straight off the bat can be overwhelming for some, and considering how expressive Ruby can be, I wouldn't put it past her that she would overreact, for better or worse. But if you take it slow and steady, you could make your confession a whole lot easier to handle."
Cocking an eyebrow, Weiss interlocked her hands together and rested them in front of her head like she was in a company meeting. "I'm interested."
"Start off by making nice gestures to Ruby; buy her flowers and sweets, take her out to places like the park or the movies more often and be more openly friendly to her. As you progress, make your moves more romantic, at your own pace of course, until you believe the moment is right to confess."
Weiss nodded, staring out the kitchen window. It seemed like the best course of action. Subtlety was always her strong suit and spending money on pleasantries wouldn't be a problem for her thanks to her wealth, but she wasn't sure she could pull something like this off.
"You're sure I can do something like that? It's not easy for me to keep a secret from Ruby," she asked, reminding her of the silver eyed girl's knowledge of the Schnee.
"You've dealt with your father for seven years, I believe you can handle a simple romance." The redhead encouraged.
Being reminded of her father caused a fire to be stoked inside the Ice Queen. She was right, she survived the treachery that was her father and the perils of becoming the heiress of Schnee Tech. She wasn't stopped then and she wouldn't be stopped now, especially to a fifteen-year-old who had an obsessive taste for cookies and a strange weapon fetish.
With some tension relieved, Weiss smiled lightly. "Thanks, Pyrrha. You're always someone I can count on for some sage advice."
"Just being a good friend." Pyrrha shrugged it off. She let out an amused giggle when a funny thought came to mind. "Although I'm still curious as to how Ruby managed to smitten you."
The heiress shared a giggle of her own, although a bit more subdued than Pyrrha's. "Yeah, I still can't believe I have fallen for that dolt."
"YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH RUBY?!"
The loud shouting startle both girls, making them jump in their seats and sending some of their coffee in the air. luckily, none of it was spilt on the table. They faced the living room doorway to see Nora standing in the doorway hunched over and with a flabbergasted expression. Behind her was Jaune and Ren, both peeking around the corner. Ren was just as stoic as always while Jaune looked absolutely terrified, especially when his eyes meet with Weiss'.
"We tried to stop her..." Ren began, sounding apologetic.
"...But she dragged us along instead." Jaune finished for him, sweating profusely.
"Oh. My. Gosh! This is perfect!" Nora smiled from ear to ear and zipped across the room next to Weiss and began to barrage her with countless questions. "When did you find out about your crush for Ruby?! What part of her do you like the most?! Does she know about it?! Are you going to ask her out?!"
But Weiss just ignored her as she groaned and rested her head in her hands.
"I'm so screwed."
Lady Luck was not on Roman Torchwick's side tonight.
His day was filled with nothing but delays and disappointments one after another. First, he gets stuck with the most worthless excuse for Faunus henchmen he's ever seen in his life, they probably can't even tie their shoelaces let alone rob a bank. The only thing they seemed good at was wearing matching uniforms with their black hoods, white vests and masks that obscure their eyes from the public.
Then, these criminal wannabees returned to their warehouse with a pitiful amount of dust. The task was simple; rob a dust store of all its contents and get the hell out of there before the cops showed up. They should have come back with a truckload of dust, instead, they only stole less than half of what he had anticipated, leaving him even more infuriated.
And now, his once pristine white coat was in complete and utter shambles. He just bought - or more accurately stole it just 2 days ago and it was already covered in dust; both dirt and powder kind. So tonight, he was in a sour mood, to say the least.
"Come on fellas, pick up the pace! We don't have all night!" Roman commanded, adjusting his black bowler hat.
Right now, he was having his worthless lackeys load all the dust they had been stealing over the past several months onto trucks to be sent to their secret hideout. One of the hooded Faunus with dog ears stumbled over his feet, nearly dropping the box of highly volatile Dust he was carrying, but he was able to recover and stable himself.
This didn't go unnoticed by Roman. "Careful with that! If you drop that, you will blow this whole warehouse to smithereens with us along with it!"
"Sorry, boss. it's not like I'm carrying a crate filled to the brim with Dust that weighs just as much as a two-ton weight now am I!" The henchman scowled, showing his canine sharp teeth.
"Quit complaining and get back to work, before I show you my really bad side." Roman threatened, pointing the end of his cane directly at the scowling henchman.
The Faunus grunt let out a disgruntled growl but relented and followed his orders. If there was one thing that Roman could enjoy from this train wreck, it was the commanding rule that he had over these animals. Under normal circumstances, they wouldn't obey his demands, they would most likely want to beat him to a pulp, but due to some negotiations, they had no choice.
The sound of heels clicking on the concrete floor came to his attention and he turned to the source. Approaching him was a short female who was a mishmash of pink, white and brown; her hair, clothes and eyes were all on the same ice cream themed set. Her clothes had some similarities to Roman's, except she went for a tighter fitting jacket that showed the brown corset underneath. She walked with some style, twirling the pink parasol resting on her shoulder with a mischievous smile.
"Neo, so glad could join us." Torchwick greeted his sidekick/bodyguard, smiling for possibly the first time tonight. "So what have you brought for me today?"
The tiny girl known as Neo nodded and proceeded to pull out a scroll from her pocket and handed it to Roman. He looks at the screen and his face lights up in less than a second.
"Oh. Oh ho ho, now this job just got interesting." Roman gloats as an evil as heck smirk crept onto his face. He walks over to the table lying in the middle of the dingy warehouse with Neo right by his side and takes his spot at the head of the table.
"Oh, boys!" He calls out to his goons, watching them stop in place and look in his general direction. Soon, all of them began to gather around the table, either looking irritated or impatient.
"We have our next target." He chucked the scroll into the middle of the table for everyone to see. On the device was a picture of a building sitting on an ordinary street. No one could make out where exactly where it was, but everyone could make out the emblem at the entrance.
A white snowflake with the words 'Schnee Tech' labelled across it.
A/N: So I think it's safe to say that Ruby and Weiss are both useless lesbians?
We got more romance in the air between the red and white duo. I hope the conflicts are reasonable, I think Ruby's is a bit over-exaggerated, but it won't affect the whole story.
Also, We're finally introduced to our big villains for this story. I've waited for so long to add Roman and Neo to story so I can finally begin the actual superhero part of the story. I was expecting people to be asking me if misspelt the summary or something but now I guess I won't be seeing any of that.
Well, that's it for me. See you guys next time.
Bye!