The next few days of school were the most annoying ones so far. Whenever she showed up early in the morning to prepare Myrtenaster for class, Weiss found UA's front gate completely surrounded by news reporters and paparazzi. The leeches and parasites were busy bothering any student that came near in their uniform. She just stomped past them, ignoring the flashes and questions that she didn't even bother paying attention to. Now she was sitting in her classroom, all alone. The others would probably be delayed due to that annoying crowd.
Taking her song notebook out of her backpack, Weiss took a deep breath. Writing songs for a movie was a whole different beast when compared to writing songs for her albums or metube videos. She could work on the lyrics for the movie's theme song before Mr. Aizawa or her classmates arrived. Hm, a time traveling cybernetic soldier that rebels against his programming to defend the present day time period at all cost.
What a cliche sounding movie, but it was an American production, and they were offering her a lot of money, which she needed. Yu caused a lot of damage whenever she fought villains, damages that needed to be paid. Thankfully, Yu was performing better out in the field now that Weiss was teaching her a few basic moves in hand-to-hand combat, just imitating what Yang had forced into her brain. Weiss was far from an expert, but it was still better than nothing.
Biting the end of the pen softly, Weiss almost glared a hole in the notebook. Yeah, she had nothing right now, no inspiration or melodies in her head at the moment. Sighing, she closed the book and placed it back in her bag.
"Good morning Young Schnee! You're here early." All Might said as he popped his head through the classroom's door. Weiss stood up and bowed her head respectfully.
"Good morning All Might, sir." Weiss responded immediately. The Symbol of Peace seemed to be a wise teacher, one that Weiss could learn a lot from. After all, he had a career that lasted decades as the Number One hero. She wished he was their homeroom teacher instead of Mr. Aizawa.
"Ha ha ha! I hope you didn't have any trouble with the news reporters. I'm afraid that's my fault." All Might grinned as he stepped into the classroom, revealing the rather expensive suit he was wearing.
"None at all, Sir. I'm rather used to dealing with them." Weiss said, forming her 'Idol' smile with another bow of her head.
"Hahaha! A great skill to have once you become a Pro-Hero!" All Might gave her a thumbs up. "May I ask you a few questions?"
"Of course." Now what did he want? Was it about her performance during combat training? All Might's grin never changed, with his two long bangs swept up in the air.
"Don't worry, I'm just curious. I plan on asking your classmates and those in 1-B the same question." All Might took a few steps towards her. "Why do you want to be a hero?"
Why do you want to be a huntress?
Doctor Oobleck had been the last person to ask Weiss a question like that. Why did she want to be a hero? It wasn't like the Grimm roamed this world, with humanity on the brink of escalation. Weiss took a sharp breath, and started to speak.
"That would depend on what you mean by hero, sir. Hero can mean two things in this context. Hero as in the occupation, or being a 'hero', if you will." Weiss placed a hand on her chin thoughtfully.
"Both then." All Might raised an eyebrow.
"For the first one, I want to prove that I'm more than just a name, more than just some singer who got lucky." Weiss said carefully. "As for the latter, I believe that if someone has the ability to help, then they should do their best to do so."
All Might nodded. "I see, thank you for sharing Young Schnee!" He gave his watch a glance. "It seems that your classmates shall be arriving any moment now! I'll see you in class."
All Might sped to the door. "Here I am! Leaving through the door-" And he was gone.
"Well that was weird."
"Nice job with the training exercises." Mr. Aizawa said with his usual bored voice. Class started right on schedule, despite the news reporters blocking the front entrance. "I saw the after report and recordings." His eyes scanned the classroom, from what Weiss could see. Nobody seemed to care that they placed this enormous chunk of muscle in front of her.
"Bakugo, you're talented, just stop acting like a brat." Mr. Aizawa's voice never changed. "Midoriya, breaking your arms again huh, you need to work on that. And Schnee, singing while in a training exercise?"
Weiss was sure he was glaring at her, she wouldn't know because she COULDN'T SEE!
"Start taking this seriously." Mr. Aizawa grumbled. "Anyways, this is a bit late since you all were supposed to do this earlier…"
Was it another test? A recording of orientation since he made them skip it for that quirk test he wanted?
"You all need to decide on a class representative."
Oh, what was that? Beacon didn't have anything like that, and Weiss was tutored for most of her lessons. She would have to ask Mina or Kyouka later. Still, it seemed really important, since representative was in the title.
"I want to do it!" Kirishima shouted, raising his hand in the air.
"Me too!"
"Mee three!"
"No! I want to do it!"
The class started arguing, causing Weiss to sigh. Why couldn't they be more serious?
"I nominate Weiss!" Mina exclaimed with a large smile on her face.
Wait, what? No-no-no, she didn't need more work, as nice as that sounds. Weiss did love to work, but she was already extremely busy balancing classes with her music.
"I second that." Kyouka said, turning her head to flash Weiss a mischievous smirk. That opened another tidal wave of opinions.
"Ice Queen for Class Rep!"
"NO I'LL DO IT YOU SHITTY EXTRA!"
"YOU'RE SCARY HELL NO!"
"NO, ME! CHOOSE ME!"
"VOTE FOR THE GODDESS!"
Weiss felt her right eye twitch as everyone around her shouted, well mostly everyone. This was starting to get on her nerves.
"EVERYONE SHUT UP!" Weiss shouted loudly as she stood up, lightly slamming her hands on the table. Iida gave her a weird look, his mouth half open, looking like he was about to say something. Ignoring their shocked stares, Weiss kept her face hard and indifferent.
"Being the Class Representative isn't a game, it's a position of responsibility! We are here to learn to be heroes, not horsing around." Weiss said loudly. "You just can't get the job because you want it. It's a duty that must be carried out to the letter! Being the Class Representative isn't just a title, it's a heavy badge that must be carried by whoever is chosen."
"Well said Schnee!' Iida finally spoke, standing up with his right hand held high in the air. "I propose that we do this the American way, through an election." His eyes turned serious.
"But we barely know each other, ribbot." Tsuyu spoke up. "How can we trust someone, especially since most of us are going to vote for ourselves."
"Then whoever is able to gain multiple votes shall be considered worthy!" Iida answered confidently. That seemed to placate the frog faunus. "What do you think Mr. Aizawa?!"
Weiss leaned her head into the aisle, showing their homeroom teacher wrapped into his sleeping bag.
"I don't care. Just get it over with before homeroom is over." He laid down behind the podium.
"An election shall be held then!" Iida seemed excited. Good for him, he obviously wanted the position.
Yeah, there was no way Weiss was going to win, especially after telling everyone to shut up.
"Congrats Schnee! You're now our Class Representative!" Kaminari shouted as the class turned to look at her. Keeping an impassive look on her face, Weiss felt a part of her die on the inside.
She hated being famous.
A/N
Another one finished early. I hope it was enjoyable! I've been listening to more of the RWBY soundtrack as I write. I will find a way to add Fear/Nevermore…somehow. We shall see!
Time to recreate Will Smith and Chris Rock oscar scene somewhere in the future.
The reviews last chapter had some kind of glitch since I recieved the emails, but they wouldn't appear when I looked at the story. Thats seems to be fixed now.
Question of the day:
Who do you believe Weiss will open up to? Kyouka and Mina are already out of the running since they're friends!
Till next time on Schnee: Hero or Huntress
