After the final dodgeball match, Present Mic announced that there would be a break for lunch, enough time for students and spectators to fill their bellies and to rest up for the final part of the competition. Sadly, Weiss found herself swarmed by a horde of students as soon as she stepped out of the stadium. Thankfully Mina managed to redeem herself by launching a rescue mission with Kyouka, Yaoyorozu and Kaminari's help, thus saving Weiss from breaking her image of the perfectly polite Ice Queen. Apparently Mineta got caught up in the crowd due to his shorter status, and couldn't make it.

Thankfully, the cafeteria UA had set up nearby for the students proved to be Weiss' refuge as she carefully measured a spoonful of rice. She needed to perform at her best if she wanted to win. Today's lunch proved to be the weirdest one yet. While she normally sat with Mina, Kyouka, Mineta and occasionally Yaoyorozu, Weiss now found that half the class wanted a seat at the table, those blood sucking parasites.

"If I had known you were going to do that, I would've been the first in line to join your team, Schnee." Kaminari said from his spot besides Kyouka, rarely being separated from the musician.

"Lucky me." Weiss answered dryly, taking in another spoonful of rice afterwards. She pointed her spoon at everyone she knew that sat with her. "You're all traitors, especially you three." She gave Mina and Kyouka a glare, while Yaoyorozu only blushed softly as they ate.

"Who knew that Mineta was the most reliable person here?" Weiss mumbled, which earned her a round of laughter from the table. It wasn't a lie, despite his rather creepy obsession with her, the short boy did well during the training exercise weeks ago, and his quirk allowed them to trick the opposing team, all while disabling them.

Perhaps she had judged him too quickly-

Weiss' eyes widened mid bite as she balled her free hand into a fist. W-Was she acting the same she did when she first arrived at Beacon? No, that was impossible! She was a different person now, a better one. She wasn't the same old Schnee that treated others as beneath her, right?

That thought made her stomach feel as if someone dropped a rock in it, placing her spoon back onto her tray.

"Excuse me." She stood up abruptly, grabbing her tray, causing Kyouka and Mina to turn to look at her.

"Are you ok, Weissy? Don't be maaaad." Mina grinned as she waved her hands. Kyouka nodded in agreement as she stuffed a steamed carrot in her mouth.

"I'm not mad, I just need to think." Weiss answered flatly, forming one of her idol smiles. "Enjoy your meal." She left without another word, walking through the crowd that kept talking loudly.

She swore someone called her a b, but Weiss' mind was too distracted to care.

Was she truly regressing to the way she used to be? Sure she might be mean to people sometimes, defensive too, but she didn't actually look down on anyone right? Well, except maybe for the dog, but that was his own fault for being the biggest asshole Weiss had ever met, here and on Remnant.

Leaving her tray at the cleaning section, Weiss found herself walking towards the entrance, when a faunus, uh, the girl with blonde hair and horns from the opposing team. Her hands were hidden behind her back.

"Hiya!" She grinned, bowing deeply, causing Weiss to take a step back to avoid being poked by her horns. "You were so awesome out there! Oh, I'm Pony by the way."

At least she was brave enough to speak to Weiss directly, unlike those hangerons.

"Thank you." Weiss' idol smile remained on. "You did well too, you almost got me with one of your horns." A lie, she had seen it coming a mile away. Oh, she was doing it again wasn't she…

Pony blushes as she finally revealed what she had hidden behind her back, extending her arms as she bowed her head.

"Can I please have your autograph!? I love you, your music and the message that you spread!" Pony shouted in fluent English, though Weiss couldn't tell the kind of accent she had. Blinking slowly, Weiss turned to the album in her hand.

The English version of the Yellow album, with songs such as I Burn, Ignite, and Armed and Ready. At least Pony was respectful, and that was good enough in Weiss' book.

Plus, she did kinda knock the girl unconscious when she shouted Gate of Atlas.

"Sure." Weiss took the album gently and reached for her pocket, only to remember that she didn't have a pen or pencil on her. Damn it! She should've been more prepared. She turned to the thinning crowd behind her.

"Does anyone happen to have a mark-"

A dozen pens and pencils were already out before Weiss even finished her sentence. She grabbed a marker at random, resulting in cheering and awing.

"Thank you." Weiss turned back to Pony, whos's face was turning an even deeper shade of red. She started writing.

"To Pony?" Weiss started speaking in English, giving Pony a wink. English seemed to be her original language, so that's what Weiss was going to use.

"T-Tsunotori."

"To Pony Tsunotori, keep moving forward, love, Weiss Schnee, your number one fan." Weiss drew a heart. Yeah, that should be a good enough apology for almost giving her a concussion. After returning the marker back to its owner, Weiss handed the album back to the English speaking girl, who received it with shaking hands.

"T-Thank you so much! I'll be cheering for you!" Pony bowed repeatedly as she held the album close to her chest.

"No, thank you for being my fan." Weiss smiled sincerely. Maybe she should try being nicer to people.

Sadly, their conversation was interrupted by the footsteps of another person that walked up to them.

"Schnee." Todoroki said, his mismatched eyes were hard and serious. "Can I have a moment to speak to you?"

"You're speaking right now aren't you." Weiss said, her annoyance barely being held at bay. What did he want now?

"I mean alone." Todoroki's head turned to Pony and the rest of her fans. They all started whispering. Damn, no doubt there would be dozens of rumors by the end of the day.

How annoying, but it wouldn't hurt being nice for once.

"Very well." Weiss gave him a shrug and a glare, before turning to Pony with a smile. "Take care Pony!" PR skills were such a miracle to have.

But what did he want now?

"Who are your parents?" Shoto blurted out as he stared down the smaller idol, who returned it with her own glare. The two were standing in a hallway that wasn't being used much, similar to the one he confronted Midoriya in earlier.

It felt weird, talking to someone whose music he listened to right in front of him. Schnee's bangs did little if anything to hide the scar that went over one of her eyes.

Schnee scoffed and crossed her arms. "I don't think we're close enough to be asking these kinds of questions, Todoroki. Let me guess, its about that family member thing."

He needed to know, was she related to Mother? Their hair was the same shade of white, and while Schnee's were like a light blue sapphire, he couldn't get rid of the suspicions.

"True." Shoto said plainly. "But it doesn't hurt to ask."

"Hurt you perhaps, my parents are dead." Schnee rolled her eyes. "Is that what you want to hear? I'm German, not Japanese, so there's no way that we're related." She said bluntly.

Shoto paused, and looked away. He didn't mean to have her bring that up.

"And besides, why bring this up when the festival isn't over yet." Schnee took a step forward. "Until this is over, we're rivals, not classmates, and certainly not family members."

Schnee turned with a flip of her hair, leaving without giving Shoto to respond. She was right of course, this was a competition, and it didn't matter how much he liked her music.

Shoto was going to win, without using his Father's side.

He was sure of it.

A/N

No updates for any of my stories tomorrow, I'm going to take a small break. Just a day or so before I start writing again. I need to refresh myself before I start the tournament.

Question of the day:

It's been a while, so what songs do you hope to see Weiss sing in the future?

Till next time on Schnee: Hero or Huntress!