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3rd Person POV

It was a nice and quiet day for the City of Vale, the birds were chirping, the clouds were sparse, giving a view of the beautiful blue sky. People from all walks of life darted the streets of the city, some going to work, others were enjoying the nice weather.

The docks of the city were abuzz with activity, ships from all the kingdoms were either setting sail back home or docking in one of the world's largest ports. A reason for such activity was because of the upcoming Vytal Festival. Students from all the Huntsmen Academy's have set sail from their home schools to participate in the largest televised event in the world.

It was the perfect opportunity to show off the skills that they've learned throughout their walks in life. It was the greatest opportunity to have fortune and fame brought upon them and their respective schools. This was their moment to take and show the world what they are made of.

"Why are we here again Weiss?" Yang said in the most bored tone she could have mustered.

"We are here to scout out the competition." Wiess said, observing the docks like a hawk on the hunt, searching every which way for any signs of possible competition.

"You do realize that this is the earliest of students right? We still have a very good while until the majority of them show up." Blake said from behind her, hips cocked with a hand on them.

"All the more reason to be here, these are the ones that want the gold the most. They are here to do the same thing as we are doing. They want every advantage that they can get on us, and I'm not about to them have it for free." Weiss retorted back to her twin, still searching for any signs of Huntsmen.

The other three just rolled their eyes at their white-haired sisters diligence. They would say paranoia, but they were also curious about what the other students have in store as well, just not as much as Weiss. Then again, when it came to tactics Weiss was nearly unbeaten, so they just went with it.

They stood there for a few more moments in batted silence, just observing the blue water of the ocean, no ships coming their way whatsoever.

"Hey, Weiss?" Ruby called out.

"Yeah?" Weiss replied back, her tone of voice a little lower than before.

"Are you sure this is the right place?" Her silence was all the answer they needed.


Blake's POV

"I thought you said that you were going to work on your sense of direction?" Ruby asked Weiss, a coy smile appearing on her face.

We were walking down the street towards the other docks in hopes of having better success there. We've been teasing Weiss this whole time about her lack of direction, and it was clear that it was starting to annoy her.

Weiss gained a blush and looked away, "I said I was trying to, I didn't say I was having much success." She embarrassingly said.

I smile and throw my arm around her, "Well, don't worry, I'll help my directionless twin even if it's the last thing I do." I say, getting real close to her face. Her blush only became more pronounced and she tried to flick one of my cat ears, but I backed away at the last second, my smile only growing bigger.

My thoughts lingered back to the game we played last week, especially on the shared dream we apparently had. I was still coming to terms with it, trying to decide on the feelings I have for them all. I had to ask myself a lot of questions, like do I even like them that way? Though I still didn't have that answer, it was becoming increasingly clear that my feelings were certainly leaning that way, and I was still trying to come to terms with it and what it meant.

But, I can save those thoughts for another time, it's better to focus on the here and now instead of what can be, for the moment at least.

We continued walking and talking for a little bit before we heard someone, "Hey! Get back here!" We turned around as one and saw a monkey Faunus boy with a golden tail, high-tail it from some dock workers.

"Get back here stowaway!" The same person yelled. We were right behind them and they were running in our direction. The boy soon passed us, but just before he blew right by us, he sent a wink my way.

The dock workers soon went by us, their heavy breathing indicating that they were getting tired. Yang and Weiss sent a smirk my way, clearly catching the wink he sent me.

"It seems someone has been enamored by your beauty Blake." Yang said, crossing her arms under her well-endowed chest. I shake the fog from my mind and roll my eyes, "Something is telling me that he isn't my type." I say, gesturing towards the huffing and puffing dock workers.

Weiss's smile drops for a second, "Speaking of which, do you think we should go after him? Because it's clear as day that they won't be catching him." She says, looking in the way the boy ran off.

We look at one another, shaking our shoulders we speed off in the direction the boy went.

We rounded a corner and saw the briefest view of a golden tail banking down another street, jumping from street light to street light. It was honestly quite impressive, and I would have been more impressed if it wasn't for the fact that he was running from the authorities at the moment.

We ran after him and rounded the street we saw him go down and then immediately stop dead in our tracks. Not because he stopped, he was already running down another street, but because of the grizzly sight in front of us.

"That makes how many attacks now?"

"I honestly lost count after five. Whatever the White Fang is doing with all this dust, it can't be good."

Two officers were conversing in front of a robbed dust shop, with who I guess to be the owner staring blankly at the ruined shop. We looked at one another and nodded, already giving up on chasing the stowaway.

We walked up to the police officers and Ruby spoke up, "Hey, sir, what happened here?" She asked the officer. I was confused for a second as to why she asked him that question when he already said it, but then I remember that I have superior hearing to them. The slightest of a blush appears on my face at my mix up.

The officer turned around and spoke, "Another dust shop robbery, conducted by the White Fang once again." He said, a tired sigh escaping his lips, it was easy to tell that he was exhausted.

We heard the sound of someone falling to the ground, followed by exclamations of worry. We turned towards where we heard it and saw the owner had collapsed on his rear, a thousand-yard stare evident in his eyes.

He brought a hand up as if he was slicking it back, before he abruptly collapsed onto his back, long, shallow breaths escaped from his lips. He was in shock. If I had to guess, his entire life's work had just been destroyed.

The officers arrived and helped the man back onto his legs, the same long gone stare still in his eyes.

The officer we were talking to spoke up once again, "I'm going to have to request you ladies to leave, he might do something regretful in his current state right now." We didn't answer, but we did as we were told.

As we walked away my curiosity got the better of me and I looked back one last time. When I did, I met the eyes of the man. They were full of shock and disbelief, but that wasn't what caught my attention. It was the hate in his eyes that I clearly saw. The maliciousness that they held when they looked at me, or one of the Faunus across the road, told me all I needed to know. He's never going to trust the Faunus again.

White hot anger boiled up inside me, not at the man, but at the people that caused this. The White Fang. They were doing so well, they were making great progress for Faunus rights, all they had to do was hold out a little longer, but they broke. They were on the verge of greatness, they were this close, but they squandered it all the way. Now, instead of forwarding progress between Faunus and Humans, they were now tearing us apart. The man's eyes said it all.

"They better catch them." I call out, my voice colder than I intended it to be.

I felt hands fall upon my shoulders and I instinctively grasped them. I was brought into a side hug by Yang, I looked up to her, a smile appearing on my face. She smiled back and brought me in a little closer. I leaned into it, enjoying her comforting embrace. They know my feelings on the White Fang and what I thought of them, especially after the attack on the dust shop Ruby was in. Then again, the same could be said for Weiss and Yang as well. We did not appreciate having our little sister being attacked by terrorists.

As we were walking back towards Beacon, I saw news broadcasts through shop windows on the recent robberies that have been happening all across Vale. Multiple different places were shown, but they all had one thing in common. The White Fang taking full responsibility.

My anger only grew more with every scene that came on. They didn't discriminate in who they attacked, from mom-and-pop shops, to corporations like the SDC, they were decisive, and clear cut, not caring about the damage they were causing. Decades of progress, a lot of which they had done themselves, between Human and Faunus were being undone. It boiled my blood in rage.

I was in a sour mood all the way back to Beacon, my thoughts continuing to be on the White Fang.

"Blake," I turned towards Ruby, we were back in our room and I was just staring off into deep space, "Don't worry, they'll catch them." She said, placing a comforting hand on my shoulder. I smiled and grabbed it, plopping down on my bed and taking her with me. She yelped, but didn't do much else. I adopted a big spoon position and laid there, my thoughts finally drifting to something more pleasant.


Weiss's POV, next day

It was a Saturday today, so we thankfully had no school. We did our usual morning routine, wake up, get a snack at the cafeteria, go to the gym, shower off, and make it back in time for breakfast. It was honestly a tight schedule to keep, even with our reduced sleeping needs.

We had a pleasant breakfast with Team JNPR, even though I was still livid with Jaune, I still remained civil. The hated looks he got from pretty much everyone was good enough for me at the moment.

"Alright, I'll be right back." Blake said, picking up the laundry basket full of dirty clothes and leaving the room. After waiting a good ten seconds to make sure she was gone, I turned toward Ruby and Yang.

"Alright, we got to do something nice for Blake." I tell them. They had surprised looks on their faces, but it was clear that they were all ears at the moment.

"It's obvious to see that this whole White Fang situation is getting to her, especially after that robbery we saw yesterday. So, I say we do something to lift her spirits a bit." By the looks on their face, it seems they were onboard with the plan.

"Sounds good to me, got any ideas?" Yang said from the couch, her attention entirely focused on me. Ruby placed down her comic book and paid full attention as well.

"You know that real fancy fish place we went to for her part of our birthday dinner last year?" I ask them, and they nod their heads yes.

"Well," I say, reaching into my pocket and grabbing a ticket, "I just so happen to of won a sweepstakes for an all expense paid dinner for it." Their eyes widened when I said that. I was honestly really lucky when I won that, when I say this place is nice, I really mean it. I'm not the biggest fan of fish, but this place makes it taste heavenly. The only problem, it cost an arm and a leg to get in. Dad had to save up for months so we could all eat there, and even then we had to go light on it. Blake and I actually tried to pay dad back, but he refused our money, saying that it was his treat and that it wouldn't be right for us to have to help pay for our dinner. He did say that Uncle Qrow did pay half anyway, so it wasn't as bad as we thought it was.

"I was going to give this to her on our birthday, but I can see that she needs it right now. My plan is to give this to her and while she is gone, we set up a little party to brighten her up. Sounds good to you two?" They nod and smile my way, "She's going to love that Weiss, it'll really mean a lot to her." Yang said, a proud smile on her face. A blush appears on my face, and I speak again, "So, what should we do?" I ask them.

"I think we should wait until Blake leaves for the dinner to discuss it, just in case she comes back early from doing laundry." Ruby said. Yang and I nodded at her sound judgment, it would suck if she came back early and it was ruined for her.

We sat there for a solid thirty minutes, just ideally talking about whatever came to mind. We heard the door unlock and in came Blake with all of our laundry. I couldn't quite keep the smile off my face as I hopped up from where I was sitting. Blake just stared at me funnily as I did so.

"What's got you in a good mood?" She asked, placing down the basket at the foot of Yang's and hers bunk beds.

"Guess where you're going today." I tell her in a jovial tone of voice, my smile only growing bigger.

Her cat ears twitched a little and she shrugged her shoulders. I didn't say anything else as I took out the ticket and gave it to her. The way her eyebrows shot to her forehead made this all worth it. She looked up and I could see the disbelief in her eyes, "No." I just excitedly shook my head yes, "Happy early birthday." I say, my excitement only growing.

It took her a moment to realize what just happened, but when she did, her face brightened immensely. That alone made it all worth it. She shot at me at breakneck speeds and gave me a bone crushing hug, laughing all the while, "How did you even get this?" She asked, still not quite believing what she held in her hand.

"Sweepstakes that I entered gave it out as a prize, I knew you would love it." I say in a strained tone of voice, she was hugging me so hard it that it was hard to breathe. She must have realized that as I felt the pressure soften a decent amount.

She looked at me and for some reason a look of guilt came across her face, "Are you sure you want to give this to me? I remember that you loved the fish there as well." I smile at her worry for me, but it was completely unnecessary.

"Blake, while the fish there is really good, it isn't my favorite dish. I know you love fish so I thought I might as well give it to you." I could tell that she was starting to warm up to the idea, but she still had a mixed look. This next part should definitely convince her, "Also, if you read it a little longer, it's an all expense paid dinner." Her eyes widened and her head darted back to the ticket to make sure I wasn't lying. When she saw that I wasn't lying, her eyes somehow widened even more.

"I would suggest that you go right now, I know you remember how long it took to get in." And boy, was it a long wait indeed. She broke out of her stupor and she looked me in the eyes. A blush appeared on hers and my face. The look of love that she was sending me made my heart skip a beat before it started pounding in my chest. Time seemed to stop as we looked at each other, and I was made aware that we were currently holding each other in an embrace. Our heads weren't as far apart as I thought they were.

Unconsciously, our heads started to move towards one another. My heart started beating a mile a minute, and I was thinking is this really happening.

"JAUNE, GET OFF YOUR LAZY ASS! IT'S TIME TO GO TRAINING!" Nora's shout broke us from our stupor. Our heads didn't move much at all, so it wasn't as awkward as it could have been when we separated. That didn't mean we were blushing up a storm though.

Blake was the first to recover, "Thanks Weiss, I really appreciate it." Her voice was that of genuine gratitude and love. My blush that had started to fade sparked up a little bit at her words. She came back up to me and gave another, much more gentle hug. We separated after a while, and Blake spoke again, "Well, I better go get ready, they do have a dress code and it will probably take me a minute to get ready." She said in a slightly annoyed tone of voice.

"We can help with that." Yang spoke up for the first time since Blake arrived. I turned and saw that Ruby was nodding excitedly along with her.

From my peripheral vision I saw Blake smile and nod. It seems that we will be helping to dress her up. My smile only grew at the implications of what that meant.

It took us a good half hour to dress her up to standard. Yang got to work doing her hair, Ruby set about getting her midnight black dress ready and I done all her makeup and mascara. It was long and arduous, but the end result was all worth it.

Blake came out absolutely drop-dead gorgeous. Her long black hair was curled and fell over her back like a veil, giving her a mystical look. Her dress was beautiful, it was sleeveless and conformed to her body perfectly, pronouncing her curves in all the right ways. The heels she wore added a couple of inches of height, she still wasn't as tall as Yang, though she was getting close.

I think I did an amazing job on the makeup. She already had a beautiful face to look at, but it was only enhanced with it on. Her mascara added even more beauty to her amber-colored eyes, giving them an almost mythical look. Her lips were painted in a light pink lip gloss, drawing a good amount of attention to her lips.

Overall, she looked divine, one of the most beautiful people I've ever seen. To be honest, when I finally got a good look at her overall, my heart skipped a beat. She was that beautiful.

The smile on her face told me all that I needed to know, "I love what you guys did, you knocked it out of the park with this one." Blake said, turning towards us and giving a gracious smile. We could only blush at the praise, a smile dominating our faces.

"You better get going, at this rate it'll be tomorrow before we see you again." Yang joked. She smiled and walked up to us, bringing us in for a group hug. We remained that way for a while before she eventually let us go. With one last smile, she picked up her purse that held her scroll and other essentials and left the room.

We waited a solid thirty seconds to make sure she was gone. When I was sure, I turned towards Yang and Ruby and spoke, "Alright, it's time to get to work." It was going to be hard, especially with such a short time frame, but we determined to make this a good party for Blake.


Blake's POV

By the time I was done eating, it was already night. They had an absolutely horrendous wait time today and it took four hours just for me to be seated. It took even longer for me to actually eat, their serving sizes being minuscule didn't help one bit. Add to the fact that I had to wait sometimes for other customers to get their food first, then it would make sense why it took me six hours to actually get done eating.

It was easy to tell that management here was not happy that I could eat four times the amount of food a regular person needed, that was inflated even more when I could scarf down more than that if it came to fish. I was a little embarrassed, but at the same time, I didn't care. All forms of embarrassment were completely overshadowed by just how good the food tasted. It was actually one of the few places that actually beat dad's cooking, it was that good. If it didn't cost a kidney to just have one dish, then I would eat here everyday. I'm so glad Weiss gave me that ticket, I really needed it.

My already bright smile only grew when I thought of her and the others. They really are too good to me. I need to do something for them, especially Weiss for that ticket. They deserve it for being such amazing sisters and people in general. If I was being honest with myself, I think I actually like them more than just that. That thought brought a bright blush to my cheeks, but my smile overshadowed it by a mile.

They really are the best, they have everything I'm looking for in a relationship, hell, I based my standards off them yet I didn't pursue them. Not my brightest decision, that's for sure. I guess I didn't because I see them as my sisters, worried about the taboo there if I had to guess. But, I really have started seeing them in new lights, as something more intimate, especially since we've got to Beacon.

Even before then, when we were still in Signal I think I still saw them in that way, but it's just became more prevalent now. With us being all alone and cramped up inside one room with each other, those feelings that I didn't know were there before have only grown astronomically. Especially after Forever Fall. That thought brung my smile down quite a few notches.

To say I was terrified and that day was an understatement. I was terrified that I would lose Ruby, just like I lost mom. She reminds me so much of her that it wasn't even funny, when she was stung and when she screamed in agony, those same feelings I had when we lost mom all those years ago came rushing back into my psyche like a freight train. All I could think about was the feeling of absolute despair I felt when I lost her in that moment, and I thought it was going to happen again. Except, that time, I was there, I could do something, and by the gods I was not going to experience that again.

I fired Gambol Shroud like I never did before, my vision was razor sharp, every shot I took was calculated to take out the most Grimm I could. I was not going to let Ruby die when I was there, my own life be forfeit if need be. Thankfully, it never came to that.

It was when we were in the hospital that I came to the conclusion I would have felt the same way if it was Yang or Weiss in that situation. It was then that my feelings really started to surface, but I didn't fully comprehend them yet.

The thought of losing any of them was soul crushing to even contemplate, something that was unthinkable to me. If we weren't there, we very well could have been burying Ruby at the moment alongside mom right now.

Almost all I thought about in that waiting room was me burying Ruby, Weiss, and Yang. Watching their caskets lower into the ground, leaving me all alone. It took a considerable amount of willpower not to burst into tears then, but I did manage, if only barely.

It was when we played that game that I really started to understand those feelings. Sure, I was still coming to terms with them, but deep down I knew that I saw them as something more, I was only delaying them trying to figure out what they were.

Today and yesterday, however, is when I really knew that I liked them more than just being sisters. I know I was being a little bit of a bitch with this whole White Fang situation and all that, by all means, they should have been upset with me, but they weren't. They were just the opposite, they were caring, and they listened, worried about me and how I felt. They wanted to make sure I was alright, they were looking out for me.

Weiss didn't have to give me that ticket today, she could have waited for our birthday and she would have been in the right, but she knew I needed it today. She was looking out for me, for my feelings. It really was when I finally understood what I was feeling.

During my time when I was eating dinner, all I could think about was the past and the time I shared with all of them. I looked back on it and all I saw was support and love from the very beginning. They've always been there for me, no matter what, I could always go to them with anything and I know I would be ok. They would always love me no matter what, even if they didn't agree with everything I believed, they still loved me and never thought less of me.

'All that time, trying to find what I want in a relationship, and it was right in front of me the whole time.' I thought with a small chuckle, and it was the truth.

The time we spent getting me all fashioned up today was honestly one of the best times of my life. Everything was perfect, the sheer happiness I felt the whole time was unparalleled, we were talking, laughing, and just enjoying each other's company. It really was perfect.

'I think I'm in love.' My smile only grew when I thought that, now, let's hope they feel the same way.

I was walking down the moonlit street when I saw someone I hoped to never see again just across the other side of the road, watching the news through a window in a shop. Right across from me was Cardin.

"What the hell is he doing here?" I muttered under my breath. He soon stomped away in anger, making his way down an alley. That was interesting, but I wasn't focused on that. What could he be doing at such a late hour? My curiosity throughly peaked, I took out my scroll and messaged my sisters in the group chat we were in that I might be a little late. It shouldn't take long though, I'll just see what he was doing and make my way back, no harm in that, right?

I follow behind him in complete silence, sticking to the darkened alleyways like glue. I followed behind him for a good long while, him never even knowing I was right behind him. I guess being the best at stealth at Signal has its perks. Cardin twisted and turned all around the alleyways of Vale like a snake, being very methodical in where he was going. It seemed like he was in a hurry, and also worried, like he was about to do something he was going to regret. I wonder what that could be?

I noticed we were making our way towards the docks, which greatly confused me. Why was he going to the docks so late at night? All these questions spurred me on to keep following him, I wanted to know why the man who almost killed my little sister was here in the first place. He should have been gone already, making his way back home, but for some reason, he wasn't.

He turned into a dock that had many truly gigantic shipping crates, all labeled SDC. That's right, there was supposed to be a large amount of dust arriving today. What could he want with this?

I followed him in and climbed one of the crates to get a better view of what he was going to do. He suddenly turned and made his way towards an opening that seemed to have no crates. I didn't have the best view, so I had to move to get a better look. When I finally did, what I saw made my heart stop.

"So, you were the one she was talking about." Roman Torchwick said to Cardin. He was surrounded by dozens of people in White Fang attire.

"What could a Human like you do to help further our cause?" A red headed bull Faunus called out from beside Roman, an irritated tone of voice coming from him. If I could see his eyes, they would probably be full of hatred and malice.

What the hell has Cardin got himself into?


Here is the next Chapter! Shorter than I expected.

I was indifferent to this Chapter, didn't like it, didn't hate it. Let me know what you think.

So, as we can see this is not going to be like canon whatsoever. I once again took inspiration from Sisterhood and added in Adam to give some more of a challenge, because to be honest, without him here, Roman and everyone else would get their ass beat six ways to Sunday.

Though I did have my own twist on it, as we can see, Cardin is here on the fun this time. I wonder who could have hired an expelled Beacon student who would definitely hold a grudge? Food for thought. Let me know if you like that twist, because I personally do.

Also, more romantic situations happened, this time leading to great revelations let me know if you think I failed or succeeded in those scenes, because I'm VERY new to that kind of thing.

Next Chapter is going to be a big one, probably also controversial, it was actually one of the first things I've imagined when I first started this, so expect some major developments I guess.

Please, for the love of everything, let me know what you thought of this Chapter. It really helps me grow as a writer and I LOVE to hear all of your guy's feedback, both positive and negative. Also, if you have any suggestions on how to properly pace a story, I'm all ears, it's in my opinion the biggest problem with the story so far.

Also, if you have any sort of questions, don't be afraid to ask, I love to hear them and I love to answer them, so don't hold back!

So to summarize, tell me if you liked it or not, it only helps.

But, that is about all I got, so until next time, and have an amazing day!