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

Don't You Wish your Girlfriend was…

Better off with Someone Else

"So."

"So…"

"You and Velvet," Yang stated, arms firmly crossed over her chest.

Her sister nodded, nervous as she squeezed the Faunus' hand. "Y-Yeah…Me and Velvet."

"That'd explain why Weiss has been gone all night."

The brunette felt a sharp pang stab at her heart, but it was probably worse for Ruby.

"Look, sis," Yang continued. "I know Weiss can be a handful. I get it. Your relationship took a wrong turn and things escalated. There hasn't exactly been a shortage of clashes between you lately." She sighed. "But that doesn't justify that you confirmed her fears."

The girls blinked. "What…?"

"She would never admit it to you," Blake added from her seat on her bed. "But when we talked to her yesterday, after you left, she finally cracked. She was afraid that something like this would happen. It's no secret that she's the jealous kind and when Velvet," She eyed the rabbit-Faunus. "Decided to play upon her fears, it only made things worse."

…

…

"It's tragically ironic that her actions are what helped make that nightmare come true."

"I didn't expect this from you, Velvet." The blonde was staring coldly at the brunette. "I mean, Blake and I always suspected it and Coco confirmed that you had feelings for my sister. But this crosses a line, you know?"

Of course it was. Velvet knew better. She hadn't planned what happened yesterday to happen…it just did. Resentment towards Weiss got the better of her.

She told them as much.

"I loved Weiss, you know…" Ruby said. She gave Velvet's hand another squeeze. "I still do…or rather; I loved the Weiss who first confessed to me…If that makes sense."

Blake sighed. "That doesn't excuse the way you treated her by running straight to Velvet, nor does Weiss' actions excuse her treatment of you. But there are two sides to every coin." She paused. "I just hope she's alright. She's not answering her scroll."

"At this rate she'll have been gone for almost 24 hours." Yang groaned and shook her head. "Weiss can take care of herself, but still…"

"We should split up and look for her," Velvet said, earning the room's attention. "She may have rented a room at a hotel. We could start there."

"Doesn't hurt to try," Yang said. "I know her favourite places to visit, too. I'll keep calling her as well."

x.x.x

Velvet jogged down the sidewalk, nimbly dodging people along the way. The four of them had split up as planned to search for the heiress, visiting whatever place the Schnee frequented including the few numbers of hotels.

Guilt settled in the pit of the brunette's stomach, flip-flopping anxiously. This was her fault: she had crossed a line. Even if Weiss had been a bit mean to Ruby – because let's be honest, their relationship was definitely not abusive – it hadn't justified Velvet's taunting. At the time it may had seemed so…

She shook her head and cleared her thoughts. She had to talk to Weiss – Ruby needed to as well. The clothing stores had been a miss, the café as well. It had to be one of the hotels or the inns, where else had she spent the night? Did Weiss have other friends at Beacon where she could've been staying at?

The brunette kept jogging up to the hotel closest to Beacon Academy—

Something collided with her and she fell backwards onto the pavement, groaning as she rubbed her now sore chin. "S-Sorry about that—"

"!"

"…"

"…"

"Of course it had to be you."

Velvet gulped, suddenly feeling rather timid. "We've been looking for you. You had us worried."

Long, white hair was flipped to the side as the heiress got back up, dusting herself off with a scoff. "I find it very difficult to believe you and Ruby would be worried."

"We were!" She sighed. "…Perhaps we can find somewhere else to talk?"

"On that, I can actually agree."

x.

x.

x.

They had found a fairly remote bench near a town square just a stone's throw away. Neither said anything but Velvet eyed the younger girl; she was greatly dishevelled and she didn't have her sword with her which made matters worse. Her hair, while in a ponytail as always, was unkempt and there were dark bags under her reddened eyes upon closer inspection.

Finally, the brunette gathered courage. "Weiss—"

"How long have you been interested in Ruby?"

And just as quickly she lost it. "…Too long, I'm afraid to say."

"I see."

"Weiss, it was never my intention to…I mean, ultimately I hadn't planned on…"

"Acting like an obnoxious bitch?" the heiress finished. "Be a homewrecker? Stalking and molesting my girlfriend?"

The words cut but Velvet knew she had it coming. "…I only acted on my feelings because I noticed and heard how you treated Ruby at times. From my perspective, you deserved it. But had I been in your shoes, I probably would've reacted as strongly as you did."

"…"

"That's what love does to you," Velvet continued. "It makes you do dumb stuff. But I love Ruby and while I did overstep my boundaries, I will fight for her."

"There's no need. I'm sure she's happier with you anyway."

…

…

Blink.

"What?"

"I knew it," Weiss began. "I knew it the minute I yelled at her last night. I could see it in her eyes, the hurt, the turmoil, and while I didn't want to acknowledge it, I knew she would go to you. I said some horrible things." She paused for a moment and took a deep breath. "And you're right. I haven't treated her right. I was overjoyed when she accepted my confession, but over time, I became increasingly possessive and jealous. Eventually she became an item to keep away from everyone else and believe me, you're not the first one to try and steal Ruby away."

Velvet didn't respond at first. She couldn't quite process what Weiss was saying but when she did, her heart sank.

"There was this upperclassman – Cinder, I believe her name is – who befriended her a while back. At first I thought it was as simple as that. Then I caught her trying to seduce her, much like you did."

The Faunus' heart twisted awfully. No wonder Weiss had been so possessive. And she had…

Oh gods in heaven.

"I didn't know." It was all she could say.

Weiss scoffed. "I doubt that would've changed things. It certainly won't change anything now."

"What do you mean…?"

Weiss glanced at her. "Unlike that time with the upperclassman, Ruby seems to actually like you. I guess her heart already has made a decision. No. I'm sure of it."

"…"

"…Just take care of her for me. And don't be as possessive as me."

The brunette bolted upright. "That's it?"

"Hm?"

"´Take care of her for me´? So, what? You're just—"

"I remember your chosen words were ´I believe Rube is old enough to make her own decisions´. I think we both know what decisions she had made, don't you?"

Velvet fidgeted and sighed. "…It's easy to forget that there's a third party who'll end up with a broken heart when you're seeing in tunnel-vision. I could've gone about this in a different way…I'm sorry, Weiss."

"Are you?"

"I am."

"If you say so." She rolled her eyes and waved her hand dismissively. "Just go. You don't want to keep your girlfriend waiting."

"Your team is worried—"

"I'll call them." She waved her scroll.

Velvet sighed. "Very well then. I…I guess I'll see you around."

"That would seem to be the case."

x.x.x

Hours passed. It was evening and the brunette found herself idly watching video clips on her scroll, alone, thankful that her teammates really were a lot busier than her.

It felt strange. She should've been happy. She was. But…

There was a knocking on the door and Velvet immediately jumped out of bed and hurried over. Opening it, she wasn't surprised to see the redhead on the other side.

"Hey."

"Hey…"

Silver eyes looked at her. "So, Weiss and I had a talk."

"Oh?" Velvet let her in and closed the door. "How did it go?"

"…Surprisingly well. I mean, it's going to take a while to adjust, but…I think we'll be alright. She wanted me to tell you that you're a lucky girl."

"Heh." That was…surprising. "So…"

"So…"

"I guess…we're a thing?" Velvet rubbed the back of her head sheepishly. "Or do you perhaps need some time alone…?"

Ruby laughed. "Now you want to give me space, yet you kiss me like that in the gym locker room?"

"Oh…R-Right."

The sniper stepped closer, hugging the Faunus tip-toeing, and the older girl reciprocated, tension and anxiety melting away.

"I love you, Ruby." It was all she could say.

The redhead giggled and kissed Velvet. "I love you too."

A/N: This became a lot more serious and drama-filled than I had intended. Hm.

For the record, I have nothing against WhiteRose - love it to death - and originally, I had intended this to be lighthearted and silly.

For those of you who wonder about where Weiss went and what happened before and after...Answers will come tomorrow. In a separate fic.