Chapter 3: A Night Out

"What's your favorite fairytale?"

Ruby Rose woke up with a huge beaming smile adorned on her happy little face, obviously excited for today. Why? Because her and the other three members of Team RWBY are heading out into the city, finally having a well deserved break from school.

The members of Team RWBY became much more acclimated to one another after their first few months together. Weiss and Ruby have also somewhat gained feelings for one another, but have not yet fully confessed, to other people or each other.

The group of four girls always loved to walk around the Kingdom of Vale and sight see, especially the young leader. Her partner also enjoyed to sit down by the lake with the young rose and just rest their heads upon one anothers shoulders, but not today.

It was this brisk, and somewhat chilly, Tuesday evening when the girls decided to take a stop at their favourite café in Vale, namely the Crystal Café, a simple yet elegant café that was spoken throughout the Kingdom of Vale as a 5-Star worthy dining establishment.

"So, what do you girls want to eat?" Ruby asked her teamates, all of whom were busy looking through the menus they were provided. Ruby then began to look at her own menu and decide what she wanted. Her eyes lit up as she noticed the milkshake and cookies, but her mind was focsued on the white powder outside as she peered out the window

"How about the Beowulf style sandwhiches? It comes with eight miniature sandwiches topped with your choice of toppings and various sauces." Yang read off the lunch section. "It sounds pretty good, more than enough for all of us." She added, tapping her finger on a picture of the burger.

Weiss shook her head in disagreement, her own slender finger pointing to the price. "That costs more then we currently have Yang, since you forgot to get my purse before we left when I asked you to grab it. We can order that another time, it does sound good though." Weiss commented, shifting her finger towards another picture. "How about the Nevermore skull soup? It contains various vegetables along with a healthy amount of chicken and it includes free drinks." Weiss finished, gesturing to its price. "And It's cheap."

Blake nodded in approval. "That sounds good to me, although I hope they make it hot. This weather has been bizarre for the past few days, and I need something to warm me up." Blake said with a hopeful voice, her amber colored eyes looking towards their leader. "Are you feeling okay Ruby?"

Ruby turned to look towards the Faunus. "Hm?" She asked in a confused tone, her silver orbs darting towards her other teammates who had turned to face the scythe wielder.

"You haven't said a word since we arrived. Are you getting sick or something?" Weiss asked in a concerned voice, her own icy blue orbs looking into Ruby's for any sort of clue as to what was bothering the cloaked teen.

"Nope, I was just thinking about the snow that's coming soon." She said and looked out the window. "I can't wait for Christmas." Ruby said with a happy sigh.

Weiss nodded in agreement and looked towards her partner, smiling the smile that Ruby loves to see. "Ruby, I think that's something we can all agree on." She said with a huge joyful expression on her face before kissing Ruby's cheek, making the scythe wielders cheeks turn red.

"W-Weiss!" Ruby screeched, not in anger, but rather in embarrassment as Yang's jaw dropped and Blake had to hold in laughter upon seeing Ruby's current expression. Ruby eventually overcame this embarrassment just as the food they had ordered arrived at the table.

"Thank you, Mark." Yang said with a smile and a wink towards their waiter, who promptly nodded and bowed his head before returning to his post as the girls all stared at the food, with Blake of all people cutting through the silence.

"Oh my. This food looks delicious!" She states in glee as she looks around at her other Team members faces to see what expressions they have, all of whom look the same.

The other three nodded in agreement before Weiss noticed something was missing- or rather three things were missing as the esteemed Heiress looked back towards the kitchen area and shouted over Mark.

"Mark, before I ask for the three missing items, can you turn up the T.V?" She asks the man in jeans and a shirt, who nodded and went over to the television, turning up the volume, before heading back into the kitchen as he already knew what the Heiress was gonna ask him.

"As of late, several bodies have been found in the course of the past week. Each individual case connects to the next, all involving the use of a high caliber sniper rifle. These murders have been taking place along a multitude of businesses across Vale. If you have any information, please contact the Vale City Police Department." Lisa Lavender spoke before the video cut off into a commercial.

"In one week... Wow, Ozpin needs to do something about this." Yang muttered, her voice tone one of spitful ignorance, as her belief that they could do anything about it was quickly shot down by Ruby.

Ruby's eyes flew to Yang. "We have no authority to investigate anything that doesn't directly involve Beacon in anyway. Only if the Police Department asked for help or if a Hunter was a victim would we be able to act." The younger sister explained to the elder sister with vocabulary that suprised even Weiss.

"Don't jinx it sis, you could have put us all at risk by saying that!" Yang warned, but then giggled, being playful with her younger sister as she poked her cheek.

Ruby giggled and smiled with her big silver eyes. "There is no such thing as a jinx Yang, just dumb luck." She told the blonde as Mark came over with the missing coco, shake, and milk, all of which where on a circular disk.

"Here is the coco for Yang, the shake for Ruby, and here's your milk Blake. Enjoy." Mark said in his cheerful voice before walking back towards his fellow workers. Blake and Ruby both looked kinda shocked as Weiss hadn't even asked him, but decided not to complain.

"Well let's have a toast to Ruby! Who thought of coming here for lunch!" Yang stated before the group all raised their glasses and knocked them together. "To Ruby!" They all said happily to the embarrassed leader before finally beginning to devour their meals.

Ruby finished her soup a few moments later in record time. "Weiss? Can I have my milk shake now? Pleeeease?" She asked, showing the heiress the bowl. Weiss rolled her eyes and was about to hand her the milkshake when she suddenly stopped dead in her tracks.

"Weiss?" Ruby asked the Heiress, sounding very concerned as a huge bang and glass shattering were heard as everyone ducked under the tables to avoid injury before she looked up to the only person who didn't duck, her partner, and immediatly froze in fear.

"W-Weiss?" Ruby asked as she moved ever so closer before her partner dropped the shake, causing it to shatter and spill it's contents all over the floor. Weiss then moved a hand up to her wound and pulled it back, noticing the blood before her eyes rolled into the back of her head.

"WEISS!" Ruby screamed in horror as she rushed to her partners side almost instantly, begging for her lover to survive.

"Mark! Call an ambulance! NOW!" Yang yelled as Mark began to dial the digits as Yang and Blake began to stabilize the Heiress.

"R... Ru... Ruby..." Weiss said, sounding extreamely weak and with much less power in her voice then anyone was used to as the young leader looked down upon her.

"Weiss... please... you'll be okay..." Ruby said, sounded defeated and lost for the first time since her mother left for her mission.

The Paramedics arrived and picked up Weiss, placing her in the back of the ambulance via a stretcher as Ruby raced over.

"Please! Please let me come with you!" She begged and pleaded before the Paramedics let her into the back as they raced off towards the Vale General Hospital, with Yang and Blake in pursuit on Yang's bike.

A few hours later, the Doctors came out of the operating room with a sour and sad look upon their faces. "Miss Rose?" The male one spoke to the leader.

"Y-Yes? Is Weiss okay?! Is she?!" Ruby hiccuped, both Blake and Yang getting up onto their feet as they looked over to the Doctor.

"Weiss Schnee is in critical condition, and we are not sure if she'll survive the surgery. If you girls want, you may spend time with her before..." The male says, his voice trailing off, before he walks away, leaving Ruby and the remnants of Team RBY to sulk alone.

Three days later, Friday night after a routine Grimm hunt, Team RBY returned to their dorm, with red eyes and a broken sword, of which was found at the crime scene, the place where Ruby Rose lost her lover. Ruby would then place the broken blade of Myrtenaster beside Cresent Rose before sitting down on the edge of the bed that once belonged to Weiss.

"Weiss... I miss you..." Ruby said, her tone of voice weak and quiet as Yang sat down beside her sister, pulling Ruby's head onto her left shoulder to attempt to comfort the girl.

Eventually, the trio would fall asleep, and they all hoped to the Gods that this was all a dream, or in the case of Ruby, a nightmare.