During the next few days, Weiss found herself falling into a pattern. She would wake up early in the morning, and eat breakfast with Yu once the blonde hero decided to wake up. After that, Yu would head out on patrol for a bit, which gave Weiss a chance to start growing her Dust. She found a storage room on the fourth floor that was out of the way, and it had a lock on the door. It was perfect. Ice, fire, and rock Dust were the easiest ones to grow. She placed the rock Dust in a pot full of dirt, and used her aura along with a glyph to help it grow.

It would be a while before it grew enough for Weiss to use. Fire was created in a similar manner, though she had to be especially careful so she wouldn't blow up Mt. Agency on accident. Ice Dust was the easiest to grow, especially considering that was the one she had the most of. Her earrings which were made of Dust would act as seeds, and hopefully she could get a decent supply in a few months. Gravity, electricity, and hardlight Dust would be trickier, but not impossible. They would take longer, but Weiss would get it done. She was a Schnee after all.

After 'watering' the Dust with her aura and special glyph, Weiss trained with Myrtenaster on the third floor. Fighting the air, and the occasional summon, she trained until Yu arrived with lunch. Sometimes Shinji, who turned out to be the hero known as Kamui Wood's, would join them. The afternoon would be spent studying Japanese culture with Yu's help, and researching whatever record companies were in the area.

Yu didn't know about that last one.

"So do you have any future plans?" Yu asked as she played with her phone as she laid on the couch. Weiss sat next to her, their legs crossing over each other. Strangely enough, she found herself growing closer towards the purple eyed hero.

"Hm?" Weiss hummed as she scrolled through several record companies' websites. She wouldn't join any random one after all. Everything needed to be inspected, from their controversies to their financial status.

"You know, like school. I mean, I know technically you're older than most highschoolers, but physically you're well, you know." Yu's hands did a weird motion. "Here you're a fourteen year old that's skipping school. I'm sure Detective Tsukauchi could find a way to forge middle school records well enough to get you into a highschool, but we should be planning ahead."

Weiss felt a grimace form on her face. While she wanted to protest, Yu did have a point. Plus she didn't want them to break any more laws. What options did Weiss have? She could go back to being a singer full time, but that would be a waste. Weiss was trained her whole life to become the head of the SDC, and she spent just as many years learning how to fight and sing. Could she allow all of that to go to waste?

"I'm not saying that you should choose right now, just keep it in mind. The new school year starts in about eight months." Yu suddenly smirked and showed Weiss her phone screen, showing a weird combination of a U and A. "I'm sure that with your skills you could easily make it into UA with an arm tied behind your back."

Ah yes, the closest thing that this world had to Beacon and the four huntsman academies. Apparently, most if not all of the top heroes in Japan were alumni of UA highschool. Did Weiss want to be a hero? She spent years honing her skills in order to become a huntress-in-training, but that didn't mean she was a hero. Did she even deserve to be a hero with all of her failures?

Weiss was no one's hero.

"I see…" Weiss said slowly, hardening the muscles in her face, forming the 'heiress smile' as Yang used to call it. "I'll be sure to keep that in mind."

Yu shrugged. "I'm just saying. With your skills, I bet you could even break into the top ten if you wanted. Maybe even hit Number one or two."

Did Weiss want that? She didn't know anymore. Weiss saved the names of a few companies that caught her eye and placed the phone back in her pocket. Once she had her ID, she could go and explore the companies in person.

Yu's phone started ringing.

"Hello? Yeah we're home." Yu gave Weiss a glance. "Oh that's perfect. I was starting to wonder if you could even pull it off." She mouthed a name.

Ah, it was Detective Tsukauchi.

"Uhuh. See you soon, bye-bye." Yu ended the call and went back to playing on her phone. "Detective Tsukauchi says that your ID is ready. You're now in the system. He said that he should be here in about an hour or so."

Weiss felt that weird feeling in her stomach again. This was just another reminder that she would never see her friends again.

"Ah ok." Weiss said evenly without any emotion. She got up slowly, untangling her legs from Yu's. "I'll be in my room. Could you please let me know when he arrives?"

Yu frowned, but nodded.

"Thank you." Weiss felt her body move automatically, and she soon found herself in her room, shutting the door behind her. Grabbing her pillows, she placed them in front of the crack where the door met the floor, blocking any sound from escaping.

What would she do? Would she apply to UA and become one of this world's heroes? But that was just a job here, a meaningless title, one that wasn't earned. From what Weiss had gathered in the short time she had been here, most people became heroes for fame and money. It was the same back home with some huntsmen and huntresses, but at least they all had one thing in common, fighting to protect humanity and Faunuskind from the Grimm.

What if she focused on her future singing career? But that wouldn't make her happy, even if her career exploded. Hiding her true self behind all of that fame and glamour.

Weiss sat with her back leaning against the door.

"La-la-la.." Weiss hummed softly as her mind raced.

What would Yang do? Probably punch her way back home, or become a hero to fight villains.

"La-la-la…"

What would Blake do? She would probably be amazed at how different some quirks made people look, and fight for those who couldn't.

"La-la…"

What would Ruby do? This one was easy, Ruby would be a hero, trying to save as many people as she could.

"Gales of song, guide me through the storm." Weiss sang softly. What would she do? She wasn't Yang. She wasn't Blake. "On the wings of a small, simple melody."

She definitely wasn't Ruby, with her beautiful silver eyes.

"Words take flight and soar, they carry me." Weiss closed her eyes. "A world we'll see, looking for a farewell, I pull the threads."

Weiss opened her eyes, revealing silver ones staring straight back at her. Feeling tears form in the corner of her eyes, she wiped them away before they could fall. The vision of Ruby reached a hand out.

"A life without you I cannot accept. I can't tell that lie." Ruby's hand went through Weiss' pale ones. "I can't let go." Weiss tried moving towards her partner, only for the vision to disappear, leaving her alone in the room.

Taking several deep breaths as she sat on her knees, Weiss continued to pour out her feelings.

"But now that you're gone I have to move on. Seems like everyone just smiles at the sun!" Weiss' singing started to speed up slowly as she grabbed her head. "But what about me?" Everything here reminded her of them. Could she move on? Could she forget?

"Tell me how will I know where I should go…" Weiss panted as she paused. What did moving on really mean? Did that mean she should throw her past away and forget her friends? Forget Ruby? Or could she move on while remembering the good times she spent with them? They weren't here, but that didn't mean that Weiss was alone. As long as she had them in her heart and in her memories, they would still be here.

"Oh, gales, you sing and guide me!" Weiss sang loudly, releasing her head. "I walk alone, there's more to life I have to know." What would her friends say if they saw her like this? Ruby, Blake, Yang, Jaune, Ren and Nora, would they be disappointed in her? Or would they tell her to embrace this change, to explore this new world that lied ahead of her.

"It's just me, lost so far away from home!" Weiss felt the wind from the A/C tickle her skin, as if attempting to give her a comforting touch. "Alone I shut myself in, still the winds howl, they call and their voices lead me…" The vision of Ruby appeared at the window, giving Weiss a wave with a smile.

The rest of Team RWBY pull Weiss into a tight hug, their warmth heating up her cold heart.

"...Gales of song, guide me through the storm, let the melody lift me high! I'll be me!" Weiss waved back, as a sad smile formed on her face. The vision disappeared once again, yet Weiss wasn't alone. Her friends would always be here, carefully stored inside her heart.

"Gales of song, please stay by my side."

Weiss wasn't her team, she was her own person, but she would still do her best to make them proud. She will honor their memory.

"Winds of love, breathe into my life."

She made her decision.

A/N

I'm not cutting onions, you are! No, Weiss is not completely over her trauma. It's going to take a while, but this should be her first step in recovery.

This should be the last Belle song I will use in the story. The rest shall be composed of RWBY songs and I just realized something.

Weiss is basically a Disney princess here.

The song used is Gales of Song from Belle. Its a beautiful song really.

Anyways, I hope today's chapter has been enjoyable!

Question of the day:

How are you? I'm glad that you're here, taking a small break from the world we live in.

Till next time on Schnee: Hero or Huntress.