Team RWBY was seated in a circle in their room, three of them bowing their head in sorrow at the scene. Ruby was of course being her usual hyperactive self and chose that day for team bonding exercises. She was chirping happily and the three other girls had to listen to her ramble on and on and on. As good as that idea was, it wasn't clear to them, especially Weiss, why this commotion had to take place so early. Sure, it was day outside already, but the "exercises" started at four in the morning! Weiss was completely out of it by now. Angry, tired, sleepy, but most of all, Weiss was wishing for all to pass so she could have some more sleep.

Not like she would get any that day. It was a school day and they had to get ready for classes soon. Ruby's chirping stopped and the room went silent. Weiss didn't know what was happening, so she snapped out of her thoughts, only to notice everybody staring at her.

"What?", she asked, slightly annoyed.

"I asked you how long have you been training with rapiers," Ruby replied in a sad tone, "but I guess you weren't listening."

The way she looked at Weiss almost broke her heart. Seeing that always cheerful face sporting a frown was weirdly upsetting Weiss lately. She got all soft when she saw that face.

"I'm so sorry, Ruby. It's just that I'm so tired," she said, stretching her arms and slightly arching her back while doing so, "that my brain isn't functioning properly."

The frown almost disappeared from the younger girl's face. Weiss knew Ruby was trying really hard to be the best leader she could be. The two of them even connected on a partner level. Weiss gave her tips and all that. They even became very friendly to each other. Or rather, Weiss did. Ruby was friendly towards Weiss anyway, even when Weiss was pushing her away.

"To answer your question, since I was five."

That seemed to cheer the petite brunette. "Well, it's almost time for classes. We'd better get ready."

With that, she energetically exited the room to get ready, leaving the sleepy trio alone. Blake threw her head back while supporting herself with her hands, Yang did nothing but let loose a deep breath.

"Where does she get all that energy?", Weiss asked, not even surprised after the time she got to spend with the energetic leader. Blake shrugged.

"It could be all that sugar she intakes during the day," Yang offered.

"Was she always like this?"

"Yup," Yang nodded.

"And you never bothered to find out how come she's so hyperactive?"

"Nope. We just got used to it. You'll get used to it too."

Weiss huffed. "Hmph. Well, I guess she was right about one thing: we need to get ready for classes."

With that, she stood up and went to make herself ready too.

Professor Oobleck was talking about some stupid, boring, long forgotten war again. Weiss couldn't really concentrate, no matter how much she tried. She needed sleep. She started drifting off, but Ruby nudged her gently. Weiss wanted to give the younger girl an angry look, but it came out like puppy eyes. Ruby was startled for a moment at the look Weiss was giving her.

"Weiss, are you okay?"

"No, you dunce. I'm not okay. I didn't sleep well. And you waking me up at four in the morning didn't help matters," Weiss whispered in an annoyed tone.

"Well, I'm sorry. But I couldn't do that exercise now, during classes. And how come you're the only one this tired?"

"What do you mean, the only one?"

Ruby pointed her finger at Blake and Yang, vigorously writing down Oobleck's blabbering or at least looking the part. Great, I don't even have that excuse anymore.

"I'll explain when this is all over, Ruby."

"When what is over?"

"The lectures for the day."

Ruby was seemingly content with letting it go for the time being, but that didn't take the concerned look from her face. She focused on the lecture again and Weiss watched her look all serious while writing down stuff.

Weiss started thinking of Ruby in a different way since they got close. Not just like a partner, but as a friend. A very good friend. One she could trust, tell her secrets to. One that could always be counted on. One that cared. Weiss was thankful, even if the duo got off on the wrong foot. They didn't always agree, but they understood each other so much more lately. And Weiss had to admit, Ruby could get pretty adorable when she got her mind to it. However hard it was to deal with her, she never failed to make Weiss or anyone around her smile.

Then she started thinking about her problem. Ruby would probably get sick with worry if she knew exactly what it was that bothered the heiress. It was true that she couldn't sleep. The reason for that was that Vytal Festival was approaching soon. That meant her family would come to visit and see how Weiss was handling herself at Beacon. That was more stressful than the battles she'd fight there.

To say that Weiss's family was hard to live with would be an understatement. The eternal strive to be absolutely nothing short of perfect, nothing but the best and most skilled at anything. That meant hard training and lots of it. Weiss was called an heiress, though that didn't mean she got a free pass on anything. Since she was five, she was trained in fencing, maths, economics, pretty much everything and anything her parents came up with. So when they gave her the option of going to Beacon, she grabbed the chance with both hands and didn't let go. She couldn't wait to get away from them, to be at least a little freer than she used to be at home.

The lecture ended and semi luckily for Weiss, it was the last one for the day. Semi luckily because now she'd have to make good on her promise to Ruby and tell her what's bothering her.

Or rather, the whole team. It turned out that Ruby wanted to talk to the whole team about the very thing that was bothering Weiss, though not knowingly, of course.

"Okay, team RWBY! We all know that Vytal festival is coming up soon. Let's talk about it!"

Yang shared her sister's enthusiasm, Blake looked through the window absentmindedly and Weiss looked at the floor.

"What do you want to talk about?", Weiss asked.

"Well, anything, really. Like, do you have a particular tactic in mind for your fights, if your family will come watch you, stuff like that."

Weiss cringed a little at the word family. She sighed.

"Well, I don't really have any particular tactic in mind. I was going to adapt to the fighting style of my opponent. It's what I usually do, anyway. Rapiers aren't really an amazing offensive weapon, not even ones with Dust cylinders," Weiss said, not really thinking, but everything she said, she meant it.

Yang crushed her fists together. "I'm gonna go all out and punch the everloving snot out of anyone that tries to get in my way! That's the good thing about Dust powered gauntlets, they are lightweight and accurate!"

Blake was more conservative in her approach. "I always start a fight on the defensive. Look for openings in people's defences. Strike quickly when I notice one."

Of course, Ruby was even more unconventional than her sister. "I'll slash at each and every one of them and jump around them and move really quickly and… Kyaaa! Haiya!" She started making slashing moves while screaming loudly. That took a better part of a minute. "And then I'll propel myself into the air with my Crescent Rose and then I'll…"

Ruby couldn't finish her sentence as Weiss held her hand over her mouth. "We get it, Ruby."

The excitable girl calmed down, breathing quickly for a while before continuing. She brushed her hair with her hand while doing so. "Sorry, Weiss. anyway, what about family? Dad's going to come watch me and Yang and he'll be so proud of us, won't he, Yang?"

The blonde brawler looked at her sister with a cheeky grin. "Maybe of me, but not of scruffy little you, sis."

"Hey! I got into this school even if I'm two years younger than you! If anything, he'll be much more proud of me than you!"

The two sisters jumped at each other and engaged in a mock fight. Weiss rolled her eyes in annoyance at the sisters' antics.

She got used to such outbreaks. That still didn't mean she liked it. The sisters would engage in such fights all the time, yet in the end none of them would be hurt, for some odd reason. Neither held back any punches, Weiss could see that clearly, yet neither had as much as a bruise on their bodies, at least not visible ones.

Yet Weiss decided not to but in. It gave her more time to think about her problems. Blake didn't look too eager to talk about who was coming to watch her. Wait, would anyone actually come to watch her? Didn't she say she doesn't have a family?

Weiss occupied her mind with Blake and her problems while the two sisters kept going at each other mercilessly and most of all, loudly. The brunette and the white haired girl watched the two sisters brawl like the worst of enemies, yelling loudly and smashing into each other's body parts like they were ragdolls. From time to time, the two girls watching would share a concerned look, as if contemplating if they should break the girls apart before they hurt each other.

However dreadful it was for Weiss to look, it was also mesmerizing in a sense. The sisters moved in perfect synchronicity, taking and giving punches like two heavyweight boxers, if those boxers would be lying on top of each other while fighting. Ruby and Yang definitely shared a bond that was not likely to ever be broken.

After about ten minutes, Weiss had enough. "Will you two dolts stop that already!", she yelled at the top of her lungs. The brawling sisters stopped in their tracks, Ruby with her two hands crossed above her head and Yang with her right hand prepared to strike those two hands, and looked at Weiss with a hint of fear, unsure of her next move. She was rather unpredictable when she was angry, and there was definitely anger in her voice and looks.

"How can you two always fight over something stupid and for so long?"

"Umm…", Ruby started. Yang continued for her.

"That's how we grew up?"

"By fighting for half an hour at a time?"

"How do you think we got so good at blocking each other's blows, Ice Queen?"

Weiss narrowed her eyes at the nickname. She wanted to retort, but she had to admit Yang had a point. The sisters could never get to know each other as well as they did if they didn't fight each other all the time. She just took a deep breath and then inhaled in frustration.

"Can we just get over what we started so I can go to sleep?"

Ruby wrought herself free from under Yang and stood up. "Right. So, our father is coming to see us. How about you two?"

Ruby sent a hopeful look to the other two girls. Blake sighed before speaking with crossed hands.

"Well, I guess nobody will come watch me. As you know, I have no family. Nor friends."

Ruby's smile sank as she heard those words. She did what she always did in situations like this, though. She quickly went over the room to Blake and pulled her in a tight hug, as if that would help in any way. Though hugs do feel nice, Weiss thought to herself. She had actually never been hugged before coming to Beacon and into this hyperactive girl's team. At first, the hugs made her uncomfortable, but lately she grew more and more fond of them. She had even started a hug a week earlier for the first time.

The hug seemed to cheer up Blake, even if only a little, as she gave a reassuring smile to Ruby when the petite ball of energy let go.

"So, that's three out of four… How about your family, Weiss?"

Weiss looked at the floor, thinking what to say. In the end, she decided that the truth would probably be for the best.

"I… Don't know."

"What do you mean, you don't know?" Of course Ruby wouldn't understand. She always had a loving family that supported her, unlike Weiss, who was just a pawn in the Schnee family business. Things might have been different for her if she had been born a male. Male heirs always had less problems than female ones. Though for some reason, Weiss didn't believe life would be any different for her if she was a male.

"I mean I don't know, Ruby. I know this might be hard for you to understand, but I don't think I'm very important to my family beyond being an heiress."

"How is that even possible, Weiss? They are your parents, your family, of course they love you." Weiss almost scoffed at the mere suggestion.

"Ah, Ruby, if you only knew how my life was like up to Beacon. There was barely a day I didn't feel like merely a number. I barely ever felt accepted as a human being by my parents, heck, I'm even sure my sister hates me even more than my parents."

"Why would your sister hate you? Yang doesn't hate me, right, Yang?"

The blonde nodded firmly and hugged Ruby to accentuate the gesture.

"Ruby, it's different with you and Yang. I'm sorry to say this, but one of you isn't an heiress to a multi-million lien Dust company. Being next in line for that kind of thing makes you distant from other people. Turns you into a walking robot."

Weiss stopped talking at that point. Ruby and Yang approached her carefully while Blake was watching from a safe distance, not willing to step into the cesspool of danger that Weiss represented at that point. It was not sadness on her face, Blake noted, it was full on wrath.

Ruby extended an arm and put a hand on white haired girl's shoulder. That was a mistake. But Weiss didn't explode yet. Ruby, just don't say anything, please, Blake thought to herself, hoping that the younger girl would realize the gravity of the situation before it was too late.

That of course didn't happen.

"Weiss, I'm here for you."

"Dust damn it, Ruby! Like that helps! I had no childhood because I was groomed to be an heiress since before I could walk! I never had a family to support me! Nothing I ever did was good enough! Seventeen years, Ruby! Seventeen years I was alone in this world while surrounded by a myriad of people I didn't even know the names of! I had no friends! I didn't go to normal school like you because I was homeschooled! I had to know the intricacies of the economic systems of Atlas, Vale and Mistral by the time I was ten! And just as if that wasn't enough, I have a sister that probably wishes me dead! I don't know if she does because I haven't really spoken to her in almost a year!"

Ruby jumped away at the first yell and looked at Weiss with scared eyes. She didn't know what to make of what she was seeing. Weiss had been angry in the past, but not like this. Blake and Yang just watched with concern from a safe distance, Yang moving out of the danger zone when the floodgates opened.

"All I want is a family that would support me!"

With those words, Weiss wanted to run out of the room. She opened the door and smashed into a person standing in front of it. She then picked herself up, not even paying attention to the victim of her attack and started running again.

Ruby, Blake and Yang looked at the newcomers and realized they were team JNPR. Nora was, unsurprisingly, the first to regain the power of speech.

"So… What was that?"

Ruby spoke. "Umm, you know, I have to go find her. Calm her down. You four can stay here, if you want. See you!"

With those words, Ruby bolted after the distraught heiress. Team JNPR entered the room cautiously.

"No need for caution, only Ice Queen got upset," Yang encouraged.

"What was that all about?", Nora inquired again.

"You know, family issues. Right now, I think the only person that can calm her down ran after her, so no need to worry. Come in, make yourself comfortable."

When the visiting team sat down on the floor and Yang was sure nothing else needed to be done, she decided to start a conversation.

"So, what brings you four here?"

Pyrrha spoke up. "We were actually planning on talking with you about the Festival."

"Oddly enough, that's also the reason our little Ice Queen got her jimmies rustled," Yang said with a smile.

The sextet then delved into discussion about the Vytal Festival, tactics and pretty much anything else they could think of, nearly forgetting about the earlier mishap.

Ruby was running around the Beacon Academy campus, looking for her teammate, her partner, her friend. She owed that much to her as her leader. And being her friend meant she had to do anything in her power to make her feel better. All the while she was searching for the runaway girl, she was also thinking of words to say, or any way of tackling a problem like that, really. Having a loving family was an obvious thing for Ruby and she forgot that not all people have supporting families behind them. What do you say to a person that was never loved in her life? Thinking for a while, she figured she'd just offer a sincere hug and take it from there.

But first, she had to find the runaway girl. She ran all over the campus and didn't notice her small figure anywhere. Lastly, she decided to check its hidden corners. That was when she finally found the person she was looking for, leaning on the campus wall, far from any light.

Ruby decided that the best approach would be the slow and silent one. She didn't want Weiss to run away again. She wanted to comfort her. As she was closing in on Weiss, she heard her sobbing quietly. In a moment of carelessness, Ruby stepped on a twig which snapped under her feet loudly enough for Weiss to raise her head.

"Who is it?", the heiress asked through a sob. Ruby revealed herself.

"It's me. I was worried about you." Ruby continued getting closer, watching Weiss carefully to catch any reaction. The closer she got, the wider her arms were spread. Finally she got right to Weiss, who reluctantly pressed herself into the younger girl. Ruby then slowly put her hands around Weiss's back and gently squeezed her small body closer to her own. The white haired girl started sobbing louder and Ruby didn't say anything, she just let Weiss let it all out, occasionally pressing her a little tighter in her embrace.

It took Weiss a better part of five minutes to fully calm down. When she did, Ruby gently let go of her and their eyes met.

"T-Thank you, Ruby."

"Hey, I'm not your friend for nothing, am I?"

Weiss managed a chuckle. "If only my sister was like you, Ruby, I'd be the happiest girl in the world."

"Hey, don't beat yourself up over her. I'm sure she doesn't want you dead."

"You don't know her, Ruby. You'll see what she's like for yourself when… If she comes."

"I'm sure it'll all turn out fine in the end. And if not, you have three other sisters now. And countless friends."

Weiss looked up at Ruby. "Y-You consider me a sister?"

"You're my friend. You're my partner. I can't consider you a sister like Yang, but yes, you are like a sister to me. And even if nobody else likes you, me, Blake and Yang do. We like you very much. Then there's also team JNPR… You really don't need to feel alone, Weiss. I promise."

Weiss continued looking at her leader's face. She always knows what to say. She's still a dunce, and a very irresponsible one at that, but I'll be damned if she doesn't always have the right words.

Weiss swallowed hard and took a deep breath. "Ruby, right now I am so thankful for those words I cannot even begin to explain." She threw her hands around Ruby's waist as if to say with a hug what she couldn't put in words and the younger girl was happy to return the action.

When they parted, Weiss was sporting a small smile that was no match to Ruby's wide one.

"Come on, Weiss. Let's go back to our room. Maybe JNPR is still there."

Weiss narrowed her eyes. "Wait, I stumbled on somebody when I stormed out, didn't I?"

Ruby nodded with a smile. "Yup, Jaune didn't even know what hit him. And you picked yourself up and ran away so quickly he couldn't even comprehend what happened for a moment."

Weiss huffed. "Hmph, that's the closest he'll ever get to feeling my body against his."

Ruby couldn't hold back her laugh. "That's the Weiss Schnee I know."

Weiss blushed a little, but quickly regained her composure. "Besides, how stupid can he get? I'm obviously not interested in him and Pyrrha has been dropping hints on him for almost two semesters and he still doesn't get it. Though he must be so dense that the hint should be a brick. Even then he probably wouldn't know what hit him."

Ruby continued giggling like a madman all the way to the dorm while Weiss went on rambling about Jaune's obliviousness and how obvious it was to everyone but him. Before long, the heiress was actually sporting a real smile on her face and Ruby couldn't be more relieved.

They reached the RWBY door and saw team JNPR was still there. Weiss got ready for questioning.

"Hey, Ice Queen," Yang said cheerfully. "You okay now?"

Weiss nodded with a smile. "Thanks to Ruby."

Yang decided not to ask further questions. Jaune, of course, couldn't get the hint.

"What did she do?"

Oh, for… Weiss was about to explode again, Ruby could see that, so she decided to intervene.

"Uhh, you know, the usual. What were you guys talking about?"

"Pretty much just the Festival and stuff like that," Yang answered. Pyrrha then stood up.

"Well, it's been great talking to you, but it's getting quite late and we have some more classes tomorrow. I think we should go now, what do you say, team?"

Nora and Ren nodded enthusiastically, but Jaune seemed lost in his own world. Pyrrha lifted him up and pretty much shoved him through the door before saying goodbye to team RWBY.

The four girls were left alone and Weiss was preparing for harsher questioning, but was pleasantly surprised when Yang, who usually asked the most questions, went to take a shower. Blake went soon after, leaving Ruby and Weiss alone again.

"Ruby, thank you."

"You already said that, Weiss. Don't worry, I did what I had to do. I want to be a good leader, but most of all, I want to be a good friend."

Ruby then quickly changed into her sleeping outfit and Weiss couldn't help but look at her petite leader changing. I have to admit, she's very good looking. She definitely doesn't look fifteen. Her breasts are also bigger than mine. I'm a little jealous, I admit. Though if you look at Yang, it's understandable.

Without really thinking, she waited for Ruby to go past her and smacked her butt playfully. Ruby turned around, slightly shocked at the unexpected contact. Weiss noticed a small blush creeping up Ruby's face. Weiss looked Ruby dead in the eye and revealed a devilish smile before winking at her leader. Ruby looked at the floor, eyes wide with embarrassment, and quickly clambered on top of her bed.

"Good night, Weiss."

Weiss smiled at the gentle tone of Ruby's voice. "Good night, Ruby."

So this is the new super secret thing! Co-written by me and JackThePegasus. Check his profile if you haven't yet, he's the author of the best RWBY crossover I have ever read (it's also the only RWBY crossover I read, but nevermind that)! Tell us what you think and we'll be with you again next week!