By the time the emergency alert went off in Vale, Atlas had already received the request for help from Professor Ozpin, and the forces that could be moved immediately had left the kingdom behind.
James Ironwood had his heart in his hand knowing that when he arrived on the scene, his mission would not be one of support but one of rescue... for those who were still alive.
Never, not even if technology had advanced another decade, could he arrive in time to assist in combat before the Grimm had passed through the formed defense and entered the city.
At best, they would arrive before the first rays of the sun and fight at the dawn of a new dark age; to reclaim what was left of one of the greatest kingdoms in the world.
The next day, there would be three kingdoms that would need to house countless refugees that were able to flee in the limited means of transportation, where again humanity would be pushed one step closer to the abyss called extinction.
This could not; should not happen, but would, because there was nothing to be done.
This feeling of helplessness... James hated knowing that he would only be able to gather the remains after every defeat of humanity in this lost war.
The Grimm, these things were a never-ending problem. Salem, a monster behind the worst events in history that resulted in this dark present and possible empty future, was always lurking to strike again where it hurt most. Now it seemed like there was something else to add weight to this unfair scale.
If the reports he received were real, the implications of this new threat were unimaginable.
What would happen next? Would this thing go from kingdom to kingdom to release its dark Aura and set destruction in motion? If so, how much longer did humanity have to live? A year, maybe less?
Such a possibility existed, and at that moment, fear was all James had for an answer, and he wasn't the only one.
His right hand, Winter Schnee, was almost trembling as she desperately tried to get in touch with her younger sister who was residing in Vale, waiting to attend the initiation in Beacon that was to take place soon.
A bad joke.
These two girls fought tooth and nail to escape the fate of being chained to that man, Jacques Schnee, only for something like this to happen.
The despair Winter was feeling as she nearly broke her Scroll, trying everything in her power to contact anyone who could possibly give her the whereabouts or assure her sister's well-being, was only increased by the lack of answers.
If anything, the chaos unleashed prevented communication of any kind.
Then the unexpected happened.
Soon after his departure and troubling acceptance of what awaited him in Vale, there was the elimination of the Grimm at the hands of the one who had attracted them in the first place.
An impossible notion to accept.
Just, how?
Even having the video in hand, being shown again and again, it was just...unreal.
So much power...
While the crew celebrated endlessly, James could not and would not do the same.
What most saw as a good thing, he saw as a problem.
This thing, whoever or whatever this was, with this kind of power, what in the world could stop it if it decided to destroy or conquer everything?
One thing he came to learn from Salem after joining Ozpin's personal circle, was that nothing and no one should reign supreme in the world.
An unparalleled entity could do whatever it wanted and whenever it wanted, and that was exactly what kept him on edge during the entire trip until they finally arrived in Vale, hours after the alert and destruction of the Grimm.
"General," Winter called his attention as soon as they set foot in the city that no longer needed saving and was still buzzing with the celebration of humanity's first significant victory in centuries. "I need to find my sister."
A reasonable request, James knew, but...
"Winter, I intend to meet with Ozpin immediately and I need you by my side, just as Glynda is by his." By 'talk', he meant 'confront' and that could get out of hand, so his lieutenant was needed. "As for your sister," he wasn't so cruel as not to pay some attention to his best soldier's most important loved one. "We will mobilize part of the forces, since they will no longer be needed in direct combat, to search for Weiss and check the places where she might have gone, or possibly go, for information."
"That..." Winter considered, having to admit that it would be much more efficient that way. "Very well."
"Perfect." James allowed himself to express the semblance of a smile and give the necessary orders, however not without something additional, "take sensitive Aura meters and keep an eye out for any anomalies found." Ozpin could and certainly would disagree, but he didn't care about that man's opinion, not with a threat like that walking loose in the world. "If you identify anything, make no contact, observe and report it immediately."
"Yes, sir!" was the unanimous response of the soldiers before they set off on this quest whose risk and danger they were unaware of.
So that's it... Winter couldn't say anything, watching the man she had followed for so many years delegate orders that had her sister's well-being as an excuse or secondary objective when searching for the one who created chaos and used love to destroy darkness. And all I can do is wait for someone else to find my sister.
Resigning herself to her supreme duty, above even her family, Winter accompanied the General to meet with Ozpin, who was not at the Academy as expected but outside the walls, being accompanied by Glynda, just as the General had said.
The sun was rising and the first rays of light on the horizon were present among the valleys that gave the kingdom its name. With the natural light of a new day filled with hope instead of the expected despair, Ozpin found himself facing what could only be described as the power of a god from another world.
Thousands of metal stars, better known as Shurikens, served as tombstones for these creatures born of the twisted darkness of a jealous brother.
"Quite a sight," Ozpin was sure, where not even he, in his countless lives, had witnessed something so majestic and... concerning. "Don't you agree?"
Winter stopped in her tracks next to the General, in this scene that could represent both fear and hope.
The world seemed to have chosen to believe in hope.
"That's one way to put it." James, like Winter, could hardly believe his eyes, both having to use their hands to feel the cold touch of the iron created by that thing on their skin and confirm that it was all real. "Another would be that an even greater danger now walks upon this world."
That was the bare truth that everyone seemed to want to ignore.
"It would be," Ozpin wouldn't disagree, not entirely. "At least, for the time being."
"What is that supposed to mean?" James questioned, something even Glynda didn't seem to understand.
After all, who really understood Ozpin?
"That an unprecedented opportunity, one that could change everything, has arisen," Ozpin still had his heart beating harder, with the endless excitement of being able to feel the divine power within those metal stars and it was intoxicating, surpassing the power he once possessed at the peak of his strength. "That Uchiha Sasuke is a colossal force that has given us a victory so long desired."
A victory to prove that there was still a chance to win.
"An opportunity?" James didn't even care what name was used or how Ozpin had obtained that information, since this man had his means, only that he vehemently disagreed with those claims. "That thing is a threat!"
That was the reality that remained branded with iron in this entire plain!
Winter, as usual, remained silent, listening and watching as the one she had loyally followed began to flare up over something beyond his control or anyone else's, really.
The worse part was knowing that there was a considerable reason for this, beyond the usual ones of frustration with the pessimistic results of any mission.
Whoever this Uchiha Sasuke was, he could be as much a threat as a blessing to this world and Winter wanted more information before creating an opinion of her own.
As for Glynda, similarly, she was at Ozpin's side and aware of James' unstable and more than familiar mood, who this time had a real reason to justify it. She knew about Sasuke, having met him personally, and still had a hard time believing that that boy was responsible for all of this; both attracting and destroying the Grimm and unconsciously feeling fear for it.
How could she not? Glynda literally arrested and lectured someone capable of such destruction; a god in more than just beauty.
It was a miracle she was still alive... Or maybe it was the emotional heart of a human beating in that chest and making him act just like the emotional teenager he seemed to be.
Exactly for this reason, despite the existing fear, Glynda would stand by the hope Ozpin saw in this divine boy and wait for more before forming a different opinion.
"Maybe he is, but he is a threat we could use. Just think what Salem would do without all her Grimm? She would become nothing!" Ozpin knew that wasn't quite true, but at least he was sure that the danger she posed would diminish to levels that would allow the peace and prosperity of the world to become more than a dream. "Uchiha Sasuke is someone who is capable of showing both his good and bad side, depending on the situation."
The proof of this was in his actions last night.
Someone certainly did something almost discomfiting to anger him, for the boy remained composed even when Miss Xiao Long attacked him physically and verbally. The same, however, could not be said about those who tried to rob a Dust store and had their fates placed in the hands of the doctors of Vale.
There was almost certainty that Uchiha Sasuke was responsible, but nothing conclusive, especially since there were no conscious witnesses.
Still, even if he was the culprit, of all those thieves, only one lost his life and the weapon used to commit such a crime belonged to Roman Torchwick.
Fortunately or unfortunately, James knew none of this and saw the situation in a completely different way.
"He's unstable!" he snapped off a couple of those metal stars with his artificial fist, glaring at Ozpin angrily and receiving something similar to pity? What is he... Then it occurred to him, realizing his own reaction and knowing the hypocrisy. "I..."
There was nothing to be said, not when he himself was proving to be unstable.
"I understand, James," more than he would like to admit, Ozpin knew. "Just give me a chance to test and talk to him."
"Test?" James calmed himself down as best he could and decided to listen more before letting his emotions speak louder. "What exactly?"
Ozpin smiled, taking his time to explain part of his plan for the coming initiation that he could without sounding like a lunatic and yet, with only this much revealed, give James assurance that he could no longer completely trust this man.
Not only him, but Ozpin's plan also managed to shake Glynda's faith to give way to hitherto non-existent doubt and increase Winter's dubious belief in the one she followed.
Ozpin was almost as out of his mind as James was, where the difference lay in the fact that one acted on the basis of extreme emotions and the other on questionable logic.
Which one was really the worst?
In that case, decisions needed to be made as soon as possible and prepare for the worst.
When Weiss opened her eyes in the morning, she was reminded in the worst way that everything that happened the day before was not a dream, an almost insane one, she had to admit. Why? Well... she wasn't alone in her bed.
Fortunately or unfortunately, Sasuke was not in sight, but the girl she had met the day before, who helped save people, sparked a spark of friendship and then one of hate, was there, lying facing her; staring at her in the same almost confused and then alert way for a good reason.
This was a strange situation that she hardly knew how it had happened, only that they had been talking after Sasuke left, in that thorn-filled way of theirs that was only natural, until the sleep and tiredness of the busy day spoke louder, bringing them down in this situation. Still, it didn't seem much when compared to yesterday's shower and everything else, where she almost wished it was Sasuke instead of this girl.
I guess he hasn't returned yet, Weiss frowned a little, at the thought of him not coming back and not even realizing that her eyes were still on the one in front of her.
"If you keep looking at me like that, I might end up getting the wrong idea, you know?" Blake had no less of an odd opinion about all this, but she couldn't resist teasing, not when getting into this princess's skin was so easy. Besides helping to change this atmosphere.
Only the gods knew how strange it was to wake up in the same bed as a Schnee, to the point of thinking that her brothers and sisters fallen in battle were rolling over in their graves for this affront; a blasphemy... which didn't seem like much when compared to the kiss and everything else from yesterday.
An unwanted, eternal memory.
Weiss rolled her eyes, not even knowing why she was surprised at the words that came out of this girl's mouth, given the almost indecent way she was lying as if she wanted something.
"Yes, because you are all I desire the most in this world," she mocked as if there was the remote possibility that she might feel anything of the sort for this girl, regardless of how provocative she was and what happened last night. I guess I'd better get up and find Sasuke.
That would be a good plan if the girl next to her had finished talking.
"Of course, my mistake. I had forgotten that only a black-haired god from another world is good enough for the little Schnee princess." Blake didn't like the tone used, with that usual sarcasm. Some things just don't change.
As for what was said, Weiss should have known that this wouldn't be so easy.
"Like you're one to talk," she wouldn't deny that Sasuke was the first to really interest her, just as she knew she wasn't the only one to think so. "Not when that perverted body of yours moves on its own to go after him!"
Blake forced a smile, her eyes countering that gesture as they narrowed dangerously and focused on the girl before her to know exactly where to hit.
"At least I have a body~" she hugged herself to better display what Weiss could only dream of having and that made half the world drool over her... except for Sasuke, but that only made him more special.
A vein popped on Weiss's forehead and she had enough!
"Why, you!" she snapped, wanting to finish what they started yesterday! "As if I envied that sinful body of yours!"
"Much better than that skeleton you have!" Blake didn't back down, not when recent memories were there to reignite the flame of conflict long within her.
The fight without weapons, almost like one of normal girls, started to have them entwining each other on the bed with insults.
One detail, however, would be the fact that they were not alone as they imagined.
Sasuke was in the bathroom, taking a second shower to get rid of the remaining blood from the sealing Jutsu, preparing himself for the day to come after a satisfying and rewarding night of rest. At this moment, he was staring into the mirror where his image reflected some changes that not only included the new Six Path Mark at the base of his neck.
What is this? He had strands of his hair in his fingers and these were not black as they should be but white, just like Weiss' hair. Is it because of my assimilation of the Six Path Chakra?
If he thought about it, Obito, Madara, Kaguya, and Hagoromo had white hair too.
It doesn't exactly seem to have to do with age or the fact that they were the Ten-Tails Jinchuuriki, Sasuke considered, slowly feeling satisfaction growing within him, almost as much as his power. This just proves how much I've progressed overnight.
Converting someone else's Chakra into his own was one thing, now converting his Chakra permanently as someone else's was a completely different story.
Otherwise, he would have been done in seconds.
At least ten percent converted, Sasuke estimated, which wasn't bad, especially with all the time he had to prepare and his hair would reflect that progress. Although...
Sasuke wasn't sure he liked the resulting change despite the power gained. As problematic as it was, his appearance was nonetheless a silent tribute to his family.
The black hair, especially, was the one most defining characteristic of his clan beside his eyes.
Complicated, Sasuke didn't like it, but he would have to accept it because even a Transformation Jutsu would only serve to hide this change, so all he could do was apologize for it in front of his parents' grave when he had the chance. Now, I...
He couldn't finish his consideration when he heard the commotion outside, forcing him to leave without finishing, wearing only a towel around his waist.
The sight he had was one that made him stop in his tracks, watching every detail with his Sharingan in a way to memorize forever and feeling that foreign desire to want to join them, yet suppressing everything just as easily.
Although he was who he was, it didn't change the fact that he was a man; a teenager in the prime of his hormonal youth, and lately, that fact was starting to get in the way. Seeing two beautiful girls in an almost compromising position like that made his blood run faster, as it also reminded him of the uncomfortable thought he had during the meal yesterday.
His eyes softened, almost in a painful way until these two noticed his presence and stopped fighting, staring at him in almost the same way as they focused on his wet, defined, and exposed body in a way not modest at all to make him self-conscious, retreating back to where he came from.
"Hmm, sorry to interrupt," Sasuke thought it better leave to get his mind off these thoughts before things got out of hand. "I will leave you two alone...doing whatever you are doing."
The door closed as the god in human form stepped out to leave Weiss and Blake with their hearts nearly bursting out of their chests.
How could anyone be that beautiful?! This should be a crime!
However, what was said managed to bring them both back to their senses, somehow taking their minds off of that provoking perfection that Sasuke was, even more so with his reaction that they could only describe with shyness, and finally, understand why by noticing how they looked in his eyes.
The bathrobes they were still wearing were almost falling off to show parts of their underwear and excess skin; the way Weiss was lying there with Blake on top of her in this attempt to immobilize her; the closeness that made them feel each other's warmth...
From where each was, in the worst way, they could see what would have been unimaginable before.
Weiss may be small and delicate like a noble flower, but she was feminine in an almost perfect way, where her expression devoid of hate and flushed with shame was a delight that made Blake's heart beat faster.
Weiss Schnee was simply beautiful and that was undeniable.
On the opposite side, Weiss felt like an ordinary girl, trapped in the clutches of a thirsty creature; one that intimidated her in an almost unknown way, somehow reminding her of Sasuke because of that black hair, bright eyes, and face free of imperfections... and the kiss from the other day.
Blake Belladonna was a woman whose mature beauty could move anyone and that was undeniable.
Mutual realization of these remarkable traits changed their perception of each other on more levels than they would like to admit.
"Please don't tell me you're going to kiss me again?" Weiss did her best to remain calm and even joke instead of having the overreaction that every fiber of her being wanted to have. Not with Sasuke around!
Her dignity, or what was left of it, needed to be maintained!
Change that eventually made Blake smile for real.
"Who knows? Maybe I will because you are all I desire the most in this world~" she returned the sarcasm from before, almost a habit, to have the girl under her smiling a little before deciding to move away. "Jokes aside," Blake sat up in bed, straightening her clothes and looking away so she could excuse herself... sort of, "Forget what I said before. You're beautiful just the way you are." Seeing the girl get shy gave her reason to tease, "And you're a very good kisser, I must say."
Weiss was speechless for a second, trapped in a mixture of anger and shame at the memory of the previous night. But despite that, she could understand what the girl was trying to do, and she couldn't be the villain by not responding accordingly.
"I know!" Weiss would not reject the compliment, even if she already knew that. However, before Blake would regret it, she would also surprise her enemy number one, "You're not so bad yourself." Of course, she couldn't be totally direct and without a hint of her personality, "I-I mean about your looks! Kissing you is a lustful beast and I won't hesitate to cut you down if you try to touch Sasuke or me like that again!"
I should know, Blake would be scared if it had been any other way. Yes, that's the way it should be.
Otherwise, what would be the fun in it?
So they stared at each other for a while until they gave in and started laughing.
This was definitely a very strange friendship that was forming between them, even more so considering the poisonous friction they had had the night before that culminated in a hitherto non-existent acceptance and resulted in this strange moment of friendship.
This pleasant mood, despite the circumstances, didn't last long when the bedroom door was abruptly opened by a familiar figure to both girls.
"Winter?!" Weiss jumped out of bed and fell to the floor in fright, needing to be helped out by a Blake whose look couldn't have been tenser.
This time Blake had reason to be really alert. After all, there was no member of White Fang who didn't know Winter Schnee, Lieutenant in Atlas's army, one of the most powerful women in the world in more than just power and hated by the same.
"Weiss Schnee," Winter didn't stop in her tracks, further cooling her severe expression as she noticed the kind of company present in the same bed as her irresponsible sister. "You not only ignore my messages and calls, but you also did it...with this...girl," it was almost inevitable to show her disgust when referring to this faunus who stared at her with more than familiar hostility. "In the middle of an emergency situation?!"
"Winter, I-I can explain!" Weiss tried, searching for an answer or excuse whatever it was when the last nail in her coffin decided to come out of the bathroom at the worst possible moment! I must have sinned a lot in my past life...
That or it was the sins of the family falling upon her, for there was no other explanation for this absurd karma she had been having since the night before!
As for Winter, she was having a difficult time keeping herself composed and not showing a similar level of emotional instability as General Ironwood. It wasn't enough to have a faunus girl in the room and in the same bed as her younger sister, but there was also a boy with strange eyes, possibly another faunus, too!
Then her eyes caught additional details of the scene as a whole and her heart sank for good.
This boy was... beautiful, to greatly simplify the discretion to be given, almost as if he were a character from a fictional story; a prince or member of royalty with his aristocratic facial features that bordered on perfection. That in itself was worrying enough because Weiss was a teenager who was unaware of the world and how boys tended to be... Not that Winter knew much more with her zero experience, but at least she wouldn't get carried away, regardless of this boy being a living representation of female ideals in the form of a man and that was exactly where the problem was.
Two girls on a messy bed who looked as if they had just gotten out of a fight given the state they were in, and an extremely handsome boy coming out of the bathroom wearing only a bathrobe...
Her eyes widened almost as much as her mouth.
"Weiss..." Winter muttered, feeling fear as she looked at her sister who could very well be a woman now, something she herself was only in age. "W-what have you done?"
"Wha..." Weiss was about to question what this was about when she understood the implication and boiled with shame that her sister, of all people, would come to such a conclusion! "Nothing! I didn't do anything!"
What the hell was suddenly happening that sex was becoming a recurring subject?! Even her sister, the most serious and respectful person she knew, had her mind going straight in that direction!
Wait... Weiss was the one to widen her eyes, understanding. Is Winter a...woman?
The mere thought of her sister having had that kind of experience was inconceivable and so understanding the reaction gained, for Winter must think the same about her.
Then came her enemy to try to bury her for good.
"I wouldn't say anything," Blake couldn't help it, it was stronger than her and the two gutter-minded princesses looked at her in a way that made the room go cold. It must run in the family.
"So who are these people?" Winter ignored this faunus, being unconvinced by her sister's words and restraining herself from raining down all the questions that disturbed her at the moment.
"Hmm, this is Blake," Weiss did her best to answer, trying not to overthink a subject that really was none of her business as to her sister's personal life, and introduce the girl she wanted to choke to the death, "she's my..." she wasn't sure what to say, thinking a little too much about it and Blake decided to help, or hinder, by whispering in her ear. "Girlfriend!" she said immediately and could almost see Winter trembling in sheer terror. "Friend! I mean friend!" desperately, Weiss tried to correct herself and swore she would skin this damned cat who had the nerve to be surprised by her thoughtless statement! "And that's Sasuke," she was quick to continue and her sister froze in place, almost as if she had heard something unbelievable. Still, Weiss was almost too panicked to notice, pointing at the confused boy in the room and again having to think about what she would say and words rang in her ear to confuse her again, "he's my boyfriend!" Weiss stopped, getting an even worse reaction from Winter and even Sasuke had a raised eyebrow where Blake was restraining herself from falling into laughter. "Friend! He's my friend!"
Sasuke didn't seem to agree with these claims, finding it stupid even, considering that he was planning to kill his only friend...maybe, because now he wasn't even sure anymore if he would kill Naruto or even if he was a friend.
Winter looked again at this boy lost in thought, almost robotically, trying to be sure if this was really the person who had lured and destroyed the Grimm the night before.
That way, she paid attention to details that were not limited to external appearance.
For starters, his aura didn't feel dark or loving but rather neutral, and certainly much less vast like the one that washed over the entire kingdom.
Those eyes... Now Winter could tell they were not normal by any means, much less an animalistic characteristic of a faunus. Could this really be that Uchiha Sasuke?
Her first intention was to confront him directly, but such an act would be completely irresponsible and perhaps even lethal.
Her little sister was present and Winter couldn't put her life at risk.
However, even if this was that all-powerful God who almost destroyed and then saved Vale, it wouldn't change her responsibility as an older sister.
"Weiss, I almost died of worry," Winter managed to take her eyes off this divine boy so as not to show her more than troubling doubts, probably confused by sexual interest from the time she stared at him, and almost yell at her sister! "and you were here promoting an orgy?!"
Her voice echoed with a touch of shame to leave everyone speechless, for different reasons.
"A what?!" Weiss was the one to pale and blush to the tip of her ears, for something like that never crossed her mind! "Of course not!"
Even remotely considering such absurdity made her want to faint!
"Exactly!" Blake came to help, earning an almost hopeful look from Weiss. "That's because an orgy requires a minimum of six participants, so this would be more like a threesome!"
If regret could kill, Weiss would be dead for expecting anything good to come from this perverted girl!
"It scares me that you know that," she said with all the sincerity and disgust in the world. "Even more so when you claim to be a virgin."
Only in body, because her mind...
"I am!" Blake blushed with embarrassment, realizing her mistake, and was quick to defend herself, "I read it in a book and everyone knows about these kinds of things!"
Now they wondered what kind of book she used to read.
Meanwhile, Sasuke just listened and tried to understand what was going on.
This must be Weiss's sister; after all, they look very similar. Just like he and Itachi used to be, and it was nostalgic to see this display of family concern. Just as Yang was with Ruby, this relationship between siblings really doesn't change between worlds.
This detail only served to increase the number of similarities between him and Weiss, leading him to lower his guard with this Winter and enter the conversation in order to demonstrate that he was not a threat... relatively speaking.
"I don't know what that means," Sasuke would address his doubts about the unfamiliar words used. "Orgy? Threesome? Is that some kind of term used to refer to the number of participants at a party?"
No one knew what to say about it, only that he was lucky to be so handsome, or innocent, for all they cared.
Blake was willing to answer, but Sasuke was so cute all confused that she couldn't help but stay silent.
The sacrifices she makes!
The lack of answer didn't upset Sasuke at all, because last night, it wasn't just power he got, as well as knowledge. Now, he knew, more or less, how to use his Scroll and access the capacity to search for information he needed in that global database... besides the kitten videos, of course.
As soon as I can unlock this thing. After all, Sasuke was still learning, not that he would admit any of it. If I can take on a goddess, I can also handle this myself.
So his battle began.
"Weiss, let's talk in private for a second," ignoring this possible God and whatever the hell he was doing, Winter didn't ask, making it clear in the tone of her voice. "Now."
"Yes..." Weiss just resigned herself to her fate and followed her sister out onto the balcony, letting Blake live as long as she could with her twisted satisfaction and Sasuke using his Scroll after no one answered him.
"Two days," the glass door closed for some privacy, and Winter began without giving her younger sister a chance to speak, "that's how long you were out of the house." Probably the longest the girl had ever spent away from that prison called home, Winter would admit. "So in that time of freedom, you got a girlfriend and a boyfriend?"
"An enemy and a friend, yes," Weiss corrected as best she could, sort of. Although, it's not really a lie, right?
Her relationship with those two was extremely complicated, but it certainly stuck in the lines she said.
"Are you sure?" Winter wasn't understanding her sister, even having trouble recognizing her. "Just...tell me what's going on."
Weiss hesitated to answer, and no one could blame her for that.
"Winter..." she took a breath, thinking hard about what she would say and deciding to explain as best she could, "They helped me last night, after everything that happened, to save the people who needed it because of the chaos unleashed." Weiss wasn't lying, theoretically, and that must be why there was that sense of guilt plaguing her, "They're both Hunters in training waiting to do their initiation at Beacon, so after it was all over, I decided to be..." she paused, thinking about the reason and the truth to be told, finding exactly what she wanted, "different, from our father."
Winter could understand that much.
Jacques Schnee would never be a helping hand to anyone without a good reason, especially a faunus.
Only...
"So the fact of that boy being Uchiha Sasuke and responsible for everything that happened yesterday has nothing to do with it?" Winter tested the waters and the reaction of pure shock from her naive sister confirmed her suspicions. So it is really him...
What should she do about it? She should be angry that Weiss was lying to her. At the same time, she understood perfectly why she did it; a literal god was the reason.
"I-I can explain!" Weiss was afraid, more than she ever was before, for betraying the trust of the most important person in the world by lying. "I-I was just...just..."
She didn't even know what to say!
"Weiss," Winter put her hands on the shoulders of her sister who was almost panicking, "I understand."
"Y-you do?" Weiss didn't expect an answer like that, not when she herself didn't understand.
"Yes," Winter nodded before any trace of kindness and understanding disappeared from her face as she tightened her fingers over her little sister. "So tell me, is he threatening you?" now she was almost trembling at the possibilities. "A-and... has he done something to you?"
With all that power, given how beautiful Weiss was and the fact that this Uchiha Sasuke was a teenager, she could only think of the worst.
"Winter," this time, Weiss knew exactly what was going on here and she was happy enough to show a smile and be the one to comfort her older sister. "Sasuke is not like that. In fact, I'd be more worried about Blake than him." Yes, that kinky cat who was looking at her from the other side of the window and showing her tongue like the brat she was. "Sasuke, while he is complicated, he has a good heart and would never do anything like that." She smiled even wider as she focused on the boy in question who looked like he was being massacred by his Scroll if his expression said that much; smiling at him in a tender and caring way. "Believe me, from what I've seen from merely walking with him on the city streets, Sasuke could have any girl he wants, but instead he's uncomfortable and even frightened by the advances he receives."
"He is?" Winter didn't expect any of that and this time she could tell her sister wasn't lying. As well as that she is...in love.
There was no way her sister could fall in love with someone bad, of that Winter was sure.
"Yes," Weiss didn't hesitate to confirm her own words, "Sasuke is unique, very, I must say."
While she didn't want to lie anymore, Weiss couldn't simply say that Sasuke was a god from another world. That was his own business and she had no right to pry into that.
"Are you sure?" Winter needed to ask, looking for any trace of lying, discomfort, or hesitation to receive none of it.
Only absolute certainty.
"Hn," Weiss smiled all the more for using something characteristic of the boy in question to answer from the bottom of her heart. "Let me introduce you to him properly!"
She couldn't wait to, doing the unthinkable any other day and pulling her sister by the arm to go back into the room.
Maybe... Ozpin was right about him. Winter bounded over to be guided by her sister and all her excitement, deciding that she needed to consider the Headmaster's questionable point of view, although she still didn't agree with his absurd plan for upcoming initiation. Perhaps Sasuke is as everyone described; a pure soul.
"Ahh~" a moan echoed loudly in the room just as the two sisters returned and Sasuke dropped the Scroll from his hand in fright at the vulgar absurdity that was displayed before him, leaving him in shock for a few seconds. "Yes~ Yes~ Yes~"
The problem was in the fact that the sinful content was still being played and Sasuke was quick as lightning in desperately trying to turn this crap off only to succeed in blocking the screen, where the multiple sounds of female pleasure kept echoing non-stop.
Then there was the realization that Sasuke was not alone.
Oh, damn, Sasuke had no choice but to crush his precious Scroll with his hand, but not without managing to stifle one last cry of supreme pleasure and for the first time in a long time feel shame to the point where his face flushed, look away without being able to face anyone at that moment and have only one opinion about it, Damn Internet!
It might be true that he couldn't kill this network, but he would hunt down the creator of this, or the perverts who were able to publish such... such... Sasuke didn't even have the words to describe that degeneracy!
On the other side of this situation was a trio of girls who couldn't move from their places, much less take their eyes off him.
This battle of his with the Scroll was agitated to the point where that bathrobe had loosely slung over his shoulders and open at his chest, showing off his entire upper body in a way that was no different than manifesting a cupid in mid-air and hitting the heart of every girl present.
Winter had never felt her heart beat this way before, not being able to take her eyes off this boy and his shy and embarrassed behavior, only then realizing what was happening.
No, I can't let myself get carried away like a teenager by some all-powerful entity, just because he's beautiful and cute! Winter tried to convince herself, but her own description of him proved how bad she was going at it. Holy hell...
As for Weiss, this all only served to confirm her existing feelings about Sasuke when she noticed that she wasn't the only one.
No... She saw the look of a maiden in love and conflict that never showed on Winter's almost neutral face and froze at the meaning of it. Not my own sister!
How the hell should she compete with someone like that?!
Winter was the perfection Weiss longed for in her life!
It's over, she almost fell to her knees in utter dismay. My first love interest...
She wanted to cry.
"I'm going to get some air," Sasuke managed to say, soon walking towards the balcony while avoiding the gaze of these girls so as not to see the judgment present for his indecent act. In addition to suppressing a few more memories.
For the first time, Sasuke was regretting having his Sharingan active and memorizing something.
"At least," Blake managed to say after Sasuke closed the glass door behind him. Her body was boiling with the urge to follow him and throw herself at him, but she managed to restrain those urges. "He didn't go to the bathroom." The two sisters woke up to life and blushed for immediately understanding what she was getting at. "Especially with us around here," she bit her lip and almost had little hearts gleaming in her eyes, "for I'm sure I wouldn't mind helping with his problem~"
So much so because Sasuke would have to help her too and that made her hug herself and gasp!
"S-so vulgar!" Weiss was frightened by the fact that Blake still managed to surprise her with her endless perversion.
As for Winter, she wasn't much better off than this faunus girl, shivering just by imagining the suggested scenario and losing strength in her legs.
I-I have to get out of here! She would go crazy if she stayed in the same place as this boy! "W-Weiss, I'm gonna go," Winter said suddenly, already starting to walk away towards the door, but doing so without being able to take her eyes off Sasuke with his perfect semblance being exalted by the gentle winds and sun rays of this new day, creating a perfect painting that makes her take a picture with her Scrolls without even being aware of it. "I-I'll see you at the initiation...probably."
Having said that, she slammed the door and disappeared as fast as she could.
"What was that?" Weiss was at a loss, having never seen her sister act like that and only then understanding what was said. Initiation? Why would she be at the initiation? Then the only possible answer came to her mind as she looked at Sasuke on the balcony with his thoughtful expression and the captivating scene to understand everything! S-she really intends to court him?!
What the hell was Weiss supposed to do about that?!
"I think your sister went to the bathroom," Blake commented and Weiss was staring at her like usual again. "What? It's not like you've never done that either."
"Never!" Weiss made the building shake with her shout! For even if she had done anything, she would never admit it!
"Hn," Blake didn't believe any of this but didn't care, for she had a problem to solve. "If you'll excuse me, I'm going to use the bathroom."
If not, she would end up doing something she would regret later.
To that, Weiss could only stare open-mouthed at the girl going to do...that, so shamelessly!
Why did everything in my life had to become so perverted?! The answer still lay on the balcony, where that embodiment of desire stood and understand why. Because I want him too...
For the first time in her life, there was something Weiss wanted that was not related to her family but for herself.
Suddenly everything made sense and Weiss decided that she wouldn't give up without a fight, even if her opponent was her perfect older sister!
I tried to make this more of a comedy, so I hope I made you laugh a little because I did.
Recently, I've been busy as hell with work so I don't know if I'll post a new fic next month, sorry about that.
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The next one comes out on the 15th.