After the dog's rather close fight with Midoriya, it was time for Weiss' turn to fight once more, this time against Mineta. Standing a few feet away from the purple boy as they waited for Present Mic's signal to fight, Weiss sent the slightly shorter boy a glare.
"You better not forfeit, or I swear that you're going to regret it." She seethed, which made Mineta blush softly. "I want you to go at me with everything you have, understand? I don't care how big of a fan you are."
"As you command my Queen." Mineta bowed respectfully. Present Mic was still hyping up the crowd, taking his sweet time.
"Good." Weiss' hands hovered over Dolt's handle, ready to end the fight as soon as it started. She didn't want people saying that she only made it to the finals because she paid off the students she was competing against. She wanted to win with her own skills and strength, not because someone forfeited.
"FIGHT!"
"You didn't have to beat him so hard." Kyouka said the moment Weiss took her seat. The match ended in less than five minutes, with Mineta covered in bruises from Dolt. It took that long since she didn't want to hurt her loyal minion too badly.
Just use enough strength to win, ensure that the victory is indisputable, and don't turn your back on the enemy until they have been dealt with. Even a wounded Beowolf could kill a Huntsman in the prime of his life if he wasn't careful. Naturally, Weiss also made sure to use as little aura as possible throughout the various challenges. Watching the matches also helped her rest, and mentally prepare for the next fight. Psychological warfare was effective, especially since most of her opponents were inexperienced.
"I didn't want to end up like Todoroki." Weiss said bluntly, which made Momo start coughing violently as she took a sip of water. It was true, and since she was already handicapped by only bringing a limited supply of Dust, she was going to have to fight smarter. "Just because someone or something looks weak and defenseless, doesn't mean that they won't be able to hurt you." Grimm pups often did that to ambush overconfident Huntsmen and Huntresses.
Kyouka, Momo, and even Kaminari nodded, the two younger girl's eyes suddenly turning serious as the next two participants walked onto the field.
"That's why you're the Class Rep." Kaminari said jokingly. Ah yes, that horrible position that was forced upon her, but at least Momo was a decent deputy, and Iida made for a good secretary despite his eccentricities. Speaking of which, he was going up against some girl from Class 1B with vines for hair.
"I've seen the stickers on your binder, I know the real reason I won." Weiss was sure that she only won because her classmates wanted to show off that their Class Representative was a celebrity. Kyouka would have qualified by that since she did perform on stage with her, but she always concealed her identity before every concert or music video.
"You won because you're smart, Weissy." Mina spoke up, turning her head around. "Can you imagine if Bakugou won?"
That sounded like the plot to a bad horror movie.
"WE NOW HAVE OUR FOUR SEMI-FINALIST!" Present Mic shouted, much to the delight of the crowd who cheered just as loudly. Weiss clapped politely, she had an image to uphold of course. The screens showed off the picture of four students, Weiss included.
"MONOMA NEITO FROM CLASS 1B IN THE HERO COURSE!"
The crowd cheered loudly. Weiss furrowed her eyebrows. His unpredictable nature when it came to the quirks he would use made him dangerous, though he did seem to favor the quirk that lets him turn the concrete into putty.
"BAKUGOU KATSUKI FROM CLASS 1A IN THE HERO COURSE!"
The cheers were mixed with loud boos. The dog was arguably the strongest out of her potential opponents. He wasn't as versatile as Monoma, but his aggression and destructive nature more than made up for that.
"WEISS SCHNEE ALSO FROM CLASS 1A!"
This time the boos were overpowered by the cheers of her adoring fans. Weiss knew that the world's eyes were on her, and not just because of her fame. She was a foreigner competing in a well known competition, all her opponents were native born Japanese. It was the same way back home during the Vytal Festival, with each kingdom cheering for their own people, even Weiss couldn't admit that she hadn't done that. They would prefer their own countrymen in the end.
"IIDA TENYA ALSO FROM CLASS 1A. JEEZ AIZAWA, WHAT DO YOU FEED YOUR STUDENTS?"
Her next opponent was arguably the weakest out of the three. Weiss had fought countless times with Ruby, she knew how to fight those who focused on speed. And besides, Weiss wasn't a slouch, she could match him thanks to her aura and glyphs.
"FOUR REMAIN, BUT ONLY ONE WILL REMAIN STANDING! WHOEVER SHALL IT BE?"
"Its the battle of the blonds. This should be a fun one." Kamui Woods said as Yu downed another cup of free coffee. Unlike that stingy guy in the bowler hat, the pervy old man a few rows away happily gave her any drinks she wanted, free of charge.
It was all thanks to her killer bod of course.
"Just tell me when Weiss is on." Yu was already reaching for her new bag of chips. Angry blond guy was too aggressive for her taste, and the other one looked like an asshole.
"FIGHT!"
The explosions from the Angry one nearly blew out the speakers, though they seemed more subdued when compared to the fight he had with that Green haired boy from earlier. She didn't bother remembering their names, but it was fun, seeing the students that Weiss spent time with all day outside of Kyouka and Mina.
Resting her eyes, she nearly fell off her chair when Present Mic started screaming again.
"BAKUGOU KATSUKI WINS!"
What? So fast? Mt. Lady turned to screen, whipping her luscious hair around, lightly slapping Death Arms bicep. Asshole blond was still on his side of the court, with Angry blond standing a foot away, breathing heavily.
"I guess Weiss is going to fight him in the finals." Yu stood up with a lazy grin. "This calls for more snacks to celebrate!"
"She hasn't even won her match yet. What makes you so certain?" Death Arms grumbled.
Because Weiss had survived worse? Because she already had the skills of a Pro despite having the body of a child? Because she spent every waking moment training? Because she came from a world full of monsters and trained her whole life to fight them?
"Because I believe in her." Yu smiled as the screen showed Weiss' face alongside a boy with glasses. "So snacks! What do you want?"
"Just bring me a coffee, black."
Ew.
"IT'S TIME FOR OUR LAST SEMI-FINAL MATCH, WITH IIDA TENYA VS WEISS SCHNEE!"
Tenya sharply walked up the stairs where he would face his opponent. This battle would be a hard one, but he would do his best to show the world that he was worthy of the Iida name. Schnee had arrived a few seconds before Tenya did, despite her shorter legs.
He would have to end this fight as quickly as possible, the same way he did it during his match against Shiozaki by pushing her out of bounds. The longer the fight went on, the faster Tenya's chances of winning disappeared.
Tenya would have to ring her out to win.
"Let's have a good match!" Tenya bowed politely, one that Schnee returned. Good thing his legs were already warmed up from his previous matches. Win or loser, it was an honor to be here representing Class 1A!
"READY!"
Schnee didn't move to grab the blade at her side.
"SET!"
Tenya bent his knees slightly. The outcome of this match would be decided in the first few seconds!
"FIGHT!"
"RECIPRO BURST!" Tenya shouted as he felt the energy in his legs start. He launched himself forward, going straight at Schnee who was barely unsheathing her sword. He needed to outflank her before she struck with her snowflakes!
Tenya took a sharp turn to go around the white haired girl. Time appeared to have slowed, which was normal thanks to his speed. He changed his angles, and ran straight towards, her body still facing where he had originally ran from.
Suddenly, Schnee's head turned. A lesser person would have gasped in shock, but not Tenya! They made eye contact, and something hard slammed into his stomach, sending him flying through the air. He landed on the ground hard.
"IIDA TENYA IS OUT OF BOUNDS, WEISS SCHNEE WINS!"
A/N
She didn't use her Dust yet. I just underestimated how Weiss was, looking back at clips from Volume 3. The next chapter shall be the finale of the Tournament arc!
At the end is the newest Weiss sings omake, which is canon. It features Dreaming of You by Selena, though the version I used is by Angela Aguilar.
Question of the day:
What would a team name for Weiss Schnee, Kyouka Jirou, Mina Ashido, and Momo Yaoyorozu be like?
Till next time on Schnee: Hero or Huntress!
Weiss stared at the piano that sat in her room, her breath caught in her throat. It was one of those days, when the memories of her friends felt overwhelming, like she was drowning in the ocean. Wiping a lone tear that had escaped with the sleeve of her blouse, she took a seat in the comfortable seat she had bought alongside the piano. She didn't need therapy, despite what Principal Nezu or Mr. Inui said. As long as she had her music, Weiss would be fine.
Her fingers lightly pressed against the piano keys, a simple melody filling the room.
"Causing I'm dreaming of you tonight, til tomorrow, I'll be holding you tight!" The melody sped up as Weiss' fingers danced. "And there's nowhere in the world I'd rather be, than here in my room dreaming about you and me-"
Ruby wasn't in this world, and neither were Blake and Yang.
"Dreaming, with you tonight, til tomorrow I'll be holding you tight!" Weiss repeated the mantra as she sang loudly. Yu wasn't home yet, apparently there was some new murderer in the neighborhood, one that went after heroes. Yu would be fine, she had Kamui Woods with her, and Weiss didn't spend all that time training her for no reason.
"And there's nowhere in the world I'd rather be, than here in my room dreaming about you and me." Weiss kept repeating the same words over and over again. Her dreams were the only time she saw Ruby, when she was able to see those beautiful silver eyes.
Weiss looked up from the piano to stare at the mirror, where a dark haired girl had her arms wrapped around the idol's neck.
Ruby was beautiful, is beautiful.
"Dreaming about…you and me…"