Weiss thought the silence to be deafening. She and her sister sat on opposite sides of the table. Weiss found herself fiddling with her ponytail, a habit that she had thought she'd stopped years ago.

Winter however, had no such habit. She sat completely still, her eyes staring into space. Her scroll, with her speech projected onto the screen, lay on the table.

Weiss knew that Winter was mentally running through the speech, deciding when to pause and what phrases to emphasise. Weiss found herself unconsciously observing her sister.

In Weiss' opinion, Winter was even more striking in person. The many photos of her (which Weiss had gone over the night before) were incapable to capture the incredible aura that Winter excluded. Weiss, who was quite confident in her own attractiveness, felt self-conscious beside her sister. Winter's long legs, perfect skin, thin waist and large breasts-

"Weiss." Winter's voice cut through Weiss' thoughts, returning her to reality. Winter's gaze had not moved from whatever she was looking at. "While we may both be women, and sisters at that, it is rather unbecoming to stare so intensely at another woman's breasts."

"U-uh." Weiss stuttered, completely taken by surprise. Her face had grown red and sweat was building in her palms from embarrassment. Winter's expression remained unchanged, her eyes still staring at some far off point. "Sorry." Weiss finally mumbled.

"Speak louder."

"Sorry!" A small smile danced on Winter's lips, disappearing as soon as it came. The silence immediately returned to the room. After a few seconds, Winter picked up her scroll and began reading her speech again.

A few minutes later, Weiss finally built up the courage to speak.

"H-how is work?" Weiss silently berated herself for stuttering. Winter looked up from her tablet, her expression indicating she was amazed that Weiss had spoken. This did nothing to help Weiss' self-confidence.

"Fine." Winter replied, before returning to her scroll. At this point, Weiss wanted to die from embarrassment. Winter was obviously in no mood to talk, yet Weiss had gone ahead and tried to instigate conversation. Before Weiss could smash her head (figuratively of course) into the table, Winter suddenly added, as if it was an afterthought. "How is Beacon?"

"Good." Weiss responded. The silence returned, even stronger than ever. After a few moments, Winter sighed and turned her scroll off. Placing it on the table, Winter adjusted her seat so that she was facing Weiss directly.

"A bit of elaboration would be welcome." Winter folded her arms on the table, her eyes piercing into Weiss. Weiss felt herself shrink slightly underneath Winter's gaze.

"Well...I'm on a team called RWBY."

"The leader of which is who?"

"Our leader's called Ruby Rose-" Weiss waited for Winter to make a comment on how Weiss should have become leader, but to her surprise Winter remained silent. "-she's got this crazily large scythe-sniper rifle-thing and an inexhaustible appetite for cookies-" Weiss couldn't help but shudder at the thought of Ruby's blood sugar levels. "-but any sort of sweets tend to work with that girl. She's a total dunce, without any ability for tactical planning, but I'd trust her with my life." Weiss finished, realising she'd been rambling a bit.

"A good choice of leader then." Winter commented. "And your other teammates?"

"Well there's Ruby's sister, Yang. She's rude and crude, with a preference for incredibly inappropriate puns and jokes. Her fighting style has no class or grace to it, befitting a street brawler more then a young lady." Weiss realised she'd said nothing positive about Yang. Feeling a bit guilty, she quickly added."-but she's someone who I'd want to watch my back in a fight. She took out an Atlesian Paladin by herself once! Plus, she can be funny...on occasion."

"Interesting. How about the B in RWBY? I assume she's also a girl."

"Yes. Blake Belladonna." Weiss wondered how exactly she should explain the former White Fang member. Winter's job was basically to hunt and kill White Fang members. If she knew that Blake was a former member…. "Well, she's quiet. Likes to read a lot. Can handle herself in a fight. Probably uses one of the most complex weapons I've ever seen. Hates Ruby's dog like the plague."

"Dog?" Winter raised a single eyebrow. "You have a dog in your room?"

"Yes!" Weiss' eyes begun to sparkle as she drew her scroll from her pocket. "His name is Zwei and he's the cutest thing in the woooorld!"

The next few minutes were dedicated to Weiss showing Winter pictures of Zwei, all the while bragging about how cute and adorable the puppy was.

Winter listened for a few minutes more, before standing up without warning. Weiss, realising that she'd been rambling, immediately looked down at the table. She was expecting Winter to chastise her for her actions, to say something about her actions causing the Schnee family to lose face.

"I need to go." Winter said simply, surprising Weiss. Winter slid her scroll into her pocket and stood up. "Perhaps we will continue this conversation another time, little sister."

With that said, Winter stepped out of the tent, leaving Weiss alone to contemplate her big sister's words.

As Weiss mentally ran through the conversation, she realised that Winter had ended by calling her 'little sister' instead of the more formal 'Weiss'. A smile grew on Weiss' face at this fact.

Perhaps past mistakes could be fixed after all.

"Cass!" Cassian froze upon hearing the familiar voice. It was a melodic voice, the kind which brought happy thoughts to one's mind. In Cassian's case, it brought back memories of the Academy, of his time spent with a certain silver-haired girl- "Caaasss~!"

"Lieutenant-Colonel." Cassian turned around and smiled at the short girl standing in front of him. "Congratulations on your promotion."

Silvers inflated her cheeks and crossed her arms, an annoyed expression on her face. Cassian couldn't help but notice the uncanny resemblance that Silvers had to Winter when she made that expression. Though Silvers was completely flat, while Winter was most definitely not.

"Cass! Why are you being so formal to me!" Silvers suddenly playfully punched Cassian in the chest, before hugging him tightly. "It's been so looong!"

"..." Cassian looked down at Silvers, who was currently rubbing her face against his collarbone. She was the living ideal of a cute girl who every guy wanted to spoil. Cassian however, was perfectly aware of Silvers other side, who was a malicious and mischievous individual with an almost unhealthy need to be the centre of attention. "You haven't been causing trouble for Ms. Schnee have you?"

Silvers looked up at Cassian, her red eyes giving him the most innocent look possible. "Do you think I'd do that to someone as wonderful and pretty as Winter-"

"Without a doubt." Cassian replied, completely unaffected by her gaze.

Silvers pouted and buried her face back into Cassian's collarbone. Cassian could smell the scent of strawberries on Silvers' hair.

"You still use the same shampoo huh?" Cassian murmured, not expecting Silvers to hear.

"You noticed?" Silvers asked, surprised. Her usual cutesy voice was gone, replaced instead with a soft and quiet one. Her embarrassed voice, one that Cassian didn't hear very often. It wasn't easy to get Silvers Iscariot flustered.

"Of course." Cassian rubbed Silvers' back for a few minutes, before gently removing her arms from around his body. "We did date for nearly two years."

"Cassian." Silvers looked at Cassian. She was about a meter away from him, Cassian having taken a step back to make some space. "Do you really think everything between us is…?" Silvers trailed off, knowing that Cassian knew what she was asking.

"Yes." Cassian replied as gently as possible. Silvers blinked, not expecting such a firm answer. "I'm sorry Silvers-"

"This wouldn't have anything to do with Winter Schnee would it?" Silvers eyes flashed, something that was very startling considering her crimson irises. Cassian's face remained inscrutable. "Because when I mentioned our relationship to her-"

"You did what!?" Cassian shouted in alarm, causing Silvers to flinch and step back. Realising what he'd done, Cassian immediately shook his head to clear it, before continuing more quietly. "Why did you do that?"

"Well I was curious if the rumors about your relationship were true, but since she's always denied it, I thought the best way would be to-"

"-mention our relationship and judge her reaction." Cassian finished. He couldn't help but appreciate the irony that Silvers had used a mental technique that he had taught her back in the Academy. "So, what happened?"

"Well if looks could kill…" Silvers laughed at the memory. "I actually was so scared that she'd snap my neck with her bare hands."

The scary thing was that both Silvers and Cassian knew that Winter was perfectly capable of such an action.

"Ugh." Cassian ran his hand through his hair. "Did she say anything else?" Like whether I was going to be broiled or burned alive?

"No." Silvers looked at Cassian curiously. "Is it safe to say that the rumors are true and that you two are dating-"

Cassian knew that any attempt to lie at this point was basically useless. Winter's reaction had already pretty much blown away any doubts that Silvers had about them dating. Cassian's reaction to the news had only reinforced the point.

"Silvers, can you please keep it a secret-"

"Oh so it is true!?" Silvers eyes widened. "So she really is pregnant with your-"

"No! That bit isn't true!" Silvers giggled at Cassian's frantic and panic-filled reaction.

"OK, ok." Silvers laughed, patting Cassian on the shoulder. "So you guys are dating, but she isn't preggies."

"So you'll keep it a secret?" Noticing Silvers' look of contemplation, Cassian quickly added. "Please Silvers!"

Silvers continued to think, her eyes staring at a point behind Cassian. Suddenly, her eyes lit up in a way that filled Cassian with dread. A mischievous smile grew on her face.

"OK, I'll keep it a secret, on one condition." Cassian sighed, having expected this outcome.

"Which is?"

"Kiss me." Silvers' cheeks flushed a bit pink, but her mischievous grin remained.

"What." Cassian blinked. He had expected being her bitch for a day or two. "OK, so on the cheek-"

"No." Silvers puckered up. "On the lips. With tongue."

"...I literally told you fifteen seconds ago that I had a girlfriend."

"And I agreed to keep that a secret."

"Yet you're making me cheat on her with you?"

"Don't look at it like that~"

"There isn't any other way to look at it-!" Cassian shouted, exasperated. An awkward silence sat between the two of them for a while, before Silvers broke it.

"Consider it a goodbye gift from me then." Silvers said softly, her voice very serious. "One for the road, as they say."

Cassian fell silent. Silvers expression spoke volumes about what she really meant, the unspoken words and feelings.

"...So closure for the both of us then?" Cassian said finally.

"Exactly." Silvers gave Cassian the saddest smile he had ever seen. "Closure."

"Fine." Cassian leaned forward, only to nearly gasp when Silvers smashed her lips onto his. He didn't even have a chance to struggle as Silvers' arms wrapped around his neck, pulling him closer. Silvers' tongue immediately begun to explore the inside of Cassian's mouth.

After a few minutes, Cassian broke away from Silvers' grasp and pulls away, gasping in the process. A thin line of drool connects their two mouths, physical evidence of what the two had just done.

"..." Cassian took a deep breath. It had been a long time since he'd kissed Silvers, and the experience was just as intense as he remembered. "Well that was...nostalgic." Cassian admitted, wiping the drool from his lips.

"Indeed." Silvers replied, wiping her eyes. Touching his cheeks, Cassian realised that they were wet. "Well, see you around Colonel."

"Silvers-"

"Good luck with Winter! You're going to need it!" With that said, Silvers spun around and ran off, leaving Cassian to contemplate the meaning behind her words.

As it happened, he didn't have to think about it for very long.

A cold wind blew against Cassian's back, sending shivers up his spine. There was only one person he knew with the ability to actually cause drops in temperature. With absolute terror running through his veins, Cassian slowly turned around.

Only to be greeted by the Devil herself.

"Colonel." Winter said. Her tone appeared nonchalant, but Cassian could sense the anger burning behind it. Her face seemed its usual cold and regal self, but the cold fire of fury was clearly visible in her eyes. "We need to talk. Now."

Hell Hath no Fury like a Woman scorned.

A short chapter this time! I feel like I've made it so Cassian is in the worst possible situation that could ever occur. Though, it is nice that Weiss and Winter have sort of begun to talk a bit, right?

Ferris