RWBY does not belong to me, but to Rooster Teeth.

Rebound

—Tale Anew—

Weiss stirred, consciousness returning. Barely so, the first thing she registered was the warmth of a comfortable bed. It was soft and dreamland flickered just behind her eyelids, tempting her to return. The fencer stretched, revelling in the vast space of said comfort, searching for a certain companion—

When she found nothing beside her Weiss' eyes snapped open and a certain anxiety quickly settled in her chest, twisting awfully. Ilia was gone. Had she left? It was her house, but had the Faunus perhaps escaped to…

There was a slight clattering and the white-haired girl turned to the doorway, her heart nearly leaping out of her chest as she did; naked still, Ilia stepped inside with a tray of what appeared to be—

"Breakfast in bed," the brunette said with a smile. Her dark patches were brightly pink. "Hope you don't mind."

Nude cooking, breakfast in bed, AND manners? "A woman after my own heart," Weiss commented with a smile and giggle. "How could I possibly mind?"

The breakfast itself was simple – then again, everything was simple by comparison when you were a daughter of wealth – but cooked to perfection. And with such lovely company to boot, let alone naked company, the start of the day seemed to be going great.

Not to mention the breakfast, while simple, was delicious.

They cuddled, peppering each other with kisses and basked in their shared warmth as time went by. But there was one question that had to be asked:

"So…Where do we go from here?"

Weiss cracked open an eye, playing absentmindedly with brown tresses. "Hm?"

"I do like you," Ilia confessed. "That's perhaps not something you want to hear after a one-night-stand, but…"

"We met again for a second time. I think it's quite clear that there's more to this between us," said Weiss. "And I certainly wouldn't mind waking up to this every day."

The Faunus cooed and nuzzled the heiress' throat. "Neither would I. It feels strange, still, that we have this chemistry, you know? Not that I mind."

Weiss chuckled. "Not every relationship starts the same."

"So…Is it safe to say that we're…an item?"

"An item?" The fencer smiled. "I like that."

Ilia laughed. She trailed a line of kisses up Weiss' throat until she claimed her lips and pinned down the girl, fingers burying in her brown hair in response.

Thank god they didn't have anything else planned for the day.

x.x.x

Some time later…

"So when are you going to spill the beans, Ice Queen?" Yang questioned, leaning in really close to invade the smaller girl's personal space. "And don't try to deny it; we all know you're seeing someone! Is it Coco?"

Weiss frowned at her teammate, eyebrow knitting together. "No, it's not Coco."

"But didn't you two go on a date?" Blake asked this time. "Didn't that work out?"

"She stood me up," the fencer confessed. "She went to ´powder her nose´ and didn't return. A girl can only wait for so long before she gives up."

Blake and Yang exchanged looks. "Right…Sorry to hear that."

Weiss shrugged. "Never mind that. It didn't really click between us anyhow."

"So, what happened, then?" Yang nudged her teammate's side. "Because I know you're seeing someone; you're behaving just like when you were dating Ruby."

The heiress thought back on it: over the course of these two days, she had perhaps given away more than she had liked.

"I suppose I won't deny that," she answered. The looks on her teammates' faces were almost comical.

"So spill the beans already!" The brawler was all up on her now. "Who is it? Someone we know? Is it a guy or a girl? Is it a fuckbuddy?"

"Yang!"

Blake slapped the back of the blonde's head and Weiss rolled her eyes. As her two friends bickered, there was a buzz in her pocket and she fished up her scroll. Her lips quirked upwards as she texted back to the message.

"Huh? What are you smiling smugly about?"

"Oh, nothing." Weiss chuckled.

The door clicked open as Ruby and Velvet entered Team RWBY's dorm room, with Ruby stating; "We could hear you guys all the way down the hall! What's with all the ruckus?"

"Weiss is seeing someone and it's not Coco," Blake replied. "And your sister is trying to force it out of her."

"Oh, I know. Coco said the date didn't go as planned…" Velvet stated. "She wouldn't be specific, though."

"Well, according to Weiss, Coco left to powder her nose and didn't come back," Yang said. "So there's that. Apparently."

Velvet frowned. "Coco wouldn't do that."

"That's what happened," Weiss responded. "Besides, I'm much happier with someone else, quite frankly."

"Wow, harsh."

"What are you talking about, Coco is amazing!"

"Who is she – he? – then?!"

Ugh.

Four girls bickering and questioning her was going to give the heiress a migraine. Thankfully someone was knocking on the door within minutes, effectively silencing the crowd while Weiss strode over—

"You'll get your wish, Yang, and to answer your question, Blake knows her. We met at the club after Coco left, actually. She's here to pick me up for our date."

Opening the door, Weiss revealed her date: clad in blackened short-shorts and a black t-shirt, usually dark patches turning pink as the girl fidgeted on the spot.

Like a band aid, it was best to do this in one quick swoop.

"…Ilia?"

The chameleon Faunus offered a curt nod. "Hello, Blake."

"You know her, Blake?" asked Yang.

"Yeah, she's…she's the one I talked to you about."

"Oohh…"

"And I'm sure that's just riveting," Weiss interrupted. "But if you all will excuse me, I'm going out on a date and I don't know when I'll be back, so don't wait up." The heiress turned to face the bunny Faunus. "Oh, and Velvet? Tell Coco to clean up her act if she's hoping to find someone. What she did was quite rude. Shall we, Ilia?"

The brunette managed a smirk and offered her arm to the fencer. "Let's. I know just the place."

And as Weiss hooked her arm with Ilia's, they left their stunned audience behind. Ruby and Velvet where heard chatting about some nonsense, and Blake clearly expressed surprise about the turn of events, but the new couple didn't care; it was a new chapter for Weiss Schnee, and she intended to avoid the mistakes from the past, and she did so with success.

Time went by, and months became years. Graduation came and went. Relationships had their ups and downs but in the long run they endured. Anniversaries were celebrated one after another as Weiss and Ilia surprised their friends with their continuous devotion to one another and words of adoption were brought up, despite the constant struggle with the elder Schnee, though Weiss had the support of her mother and sister.

It may not always work out the one you think you're destined to be with, but if you take a moment to look around, you'll see that there may be something else waiting for you.

As for what happened to Coco...that's a story for another time.

...Maybe.

FIN.