Coco was a mess.
Long hours of fighting, hunger, and having a boyfriend ripped from you would do that to a girl.
As soon as the large doors echoed shut, she let out a heartwrenching shriek of pain.
Fox, her love, her life, had sacrificed herself for her, for her friends.
She continued to shriek until it became painful, and then some.
"Someone help!"
"Is she hurt?"
"I can't believe Russell's gone!"
Voices echoed around her, but she paid them no mind. She only wanted one voice.
Fox's voice.
She felt a hand on her shoulder. She felt it's large size, and recognized it immediately as Yatsu.
He turned her around, wordlessly, and she looked up at him.
Although tough, he too, had tears coming from his eyes.
Velvet too, though moreso.
"Coco... I'm sooo-" Someone said behind her. She recognized that voice... the same voice that ordered the doors to close.
She spun around, lashing out with her heavy metal bag, and caught Weiss in the chest, sending her sprawling.
"YOU DID THIS. YOU KILLED THEM. NOT THE GRIMM, NOT ARC, NOT ANYONE, EXCEPT YOU!" She shrieked.
Silence took over... save for the sounds of Grimm knocking at the door.
...wait. Grimm don't knock...
"O-Open the doors!" Blake called, helping Weiss to her feet.
The doors opened to reveal three figures standing in the sunlight, in front of a large pile of disintegrating Grimm.
Said student were welcomed into the hall with cheer.
"The Grimm are GONE!" Someone called happily.
Coco only had eyes for one in particular... one with sharp elbow blades.
"FOX!" She sobbed, rushing forward to hug her boyfriend.
"SCHNEE!" A voice cut through the excited hubbub.
It was scary. Although they all immediately recognized it as Theta, something was different.
"Uh, oh..." Nora whispered next to Coco, and nodded towards the back of the room.
Jaune stood there, visibly enraged, as he slowly walked toward the Heiress.
The crowd parted instantly.
Sensing her girlfriend was in danger, Ruby stood infront of Weiss to defend her.
"Out of the way, Rose."
"No. What she did was-"
"Was against orders. IF she had waited, I would have enacted another plan. One that would NOT have put others in danger."
"And what plan would that be?" Weiss shot back, seemingly also enraged.
"Pyrrha. She could have used her Polarity to create a metal shield from the ruined outer gates." He explained briefly.
Weiss looked like she was going to argue, but a look of realization took over her face.
"O...Oh..."
"Now. IF you hadn't of given that order, we wouldn't have lost someone."
Jaune pointed to the doorway, where Cardin, Dove Bronzewing, and Sky Lark all crouched over something... someone...
"Russell... no..." Cardin said to no one in particular.
"Oh... no..." Weiss could only whisper.
"That is on YOU." Jaune said, still beside himself.
He then turned his attention to the crowd, "Don't you all have other things to do?" he said with barely concealed cold anger, then stalked away.
The students, not wanting to anger him further, set off in a random bustle, save team RWBY.
"Damn... Vomit boy is scary when he's angry... almost as scary as I am..." Yang said in disbelief.
"No... He's more scary." Weiss whispered, and began to cry into Ruby's shoulder.
A/N: There. I was gonna wait, but I owed you guys for two weeks of silence. A new longer story Arc will begin in the next chapter. pun intended.