The gymnasium erupted in great amounts of applause and cheering.

BOOM! BOOM!

Two large confetti cannons shot off and covered the air in large amounts of green and white confetti. Air horns and vuvuzelas sounded from the crowd. There might have been even a conch shell that sounded. There were many high pitched whistles from some parts as well.

The group of almost 200 students stood on the floor of the gymnasium. They all stood out of their seats, removed their gown caps, and threw them into the air.

It was official.

After a long, grueling four years, they had all graduated from Beacon University. The headmaster stood on the stage, as he watched the students before him hug their friends and classmates. His short white hair shimmered in the light of the gymnasium.

As the confetti began to flutter down along with the students hats, he walked back up to the microphone that hung on the pedestal in the center of the stage.

"Settle down everyone, settle down." he said into the microphone. His name was Professor David Ozpin. All the students continued to stand but looked to the stage.

"I forgot the last part of my speech." he said. "I want you, all, to look at your diplomas that you have received here today. Those diplomas are your tickets. The tickets to your new lives. Follow your dreams and make sure that one day that those dreams are fulfilled. And if they do, come back to me and tell me of your adventures, if you wish." he said with a grin.

The students on the floor began clapping at their headmaster's final part of the speech. The chorus of vuvuzelas, air horns, and conch shells sounded once more, along with more applause.

"Thank you all for coming tonight." he said to everyone in the gymnasium. "I hope you all had a grand time, watching your sons, daughters, nieces and nephews, making their final steps in this school as they walked up and received their diplomas. Because, I know did." The professor spoke. He turned his attention once more to the students. "Now, I can say for one last time. You. Are. Dismissed." he said.

More clapping erupted as the students walked out of the gymnasium, and outside into the prowl. Groups of friends began to branch off into smaller sections. Some going to find their parents and go to dinner with them. Others stuck with their friends and texted their patents, alerting them as to where they were going.

Most of them were going to go out partying. Others would go out to a fancy restaurant and celebrate in style.

One group of friends stuck together closely. Four girls walked along the cobblestone pathway of the school they had been at for four years. They all wore the same thing at the moment. A long white graduation gown with a green cap.

The one on the far left, who was the shortest of the group by just a few inches, had short black hair with red highlights and deep silver eyes.

Standing to her left was a girl with long white hair that was up in an off centered ponytail, and sky blue eyes. Running down her left eye was a long scar from a fencing accident in her second year at the school.

To her left stood a girl who was the same height as the girl to her right. She had long raven black hair that ran down to her center back. Her amber eyes shinned in the dimming light of the sunset. Hidden under her cap was a small black bow. But the friends knew what she was hiding. Under the bow were a pair of black and purple cat ears. She trusted them to not tell anyone about them in their third year. Of course, they kept their promise and no one else knew about them.

Finally, at the far right of the group was a girl with incredibly long blonde hair that went past her waist. She had two large lilac colored eyes. She was also the tallest of the group, but only by a few inches.

Their names were Ruby Rose, Weiss Schnee, Blake Belladonna, and Yang Xiao Long.

They were walking towards a black, four person vehicle that was owned by Blake. They were going to take it back to their off-campus flat. They would all be returning to their respective homes in the morning, but promised to all get back together for a long, much needed, summer vacation. They all walked with a comfortable silence in the air, except for the cheering of other graduates in the background.

After a few minutes of walking, they finally made it to the car. Blake had bought the car for herself in her first year at the school, and it's been with her ever since. Yang had a motorcycle at the house herself as well. They all piled into the car with Blake driving and Yang in the passenger seat. Ruby and Weiss scooted into the back and sat there, their hands rested on top of each other's.

The two had been dating since their second year of Beacon. They had first denied their feelings for each other and pulled it off as just being close friends. But, eventually they got together and became a couple. Ruby had been the one who asked Weiss out. Blake and Yang had placed bets on who would ask who out. Yang won 50 lien that day.

Weiss's parents didn't really approve of the relationship. They tried to get Weiss to break it off with Ruby. Her parents thought that it wouldn't work. They thought that it would work because they were the owners of the largest gasoline company in the world and Weiss needed to marry a man of another large company so that their company's power would grow. They were so focused on the company, they didn't even come for their own daughter's college graduation. Weiss was the heiress to said company. It was no use though. Weiss and Ruby remained together, and the time that they were, it was the happiest times of their lives.

Weiss's parents had forced her to go for a business degree in Beacon. Ruby and Blake both went for a law enforcement degree, and would soon be going to a police academy after summer. Yang although went through the school just get more education, there was a possibility she would go into the military later on. But she was beginning to start leaning towards going into the police force with Ruby and Blake.

Blake started up the car and they drove off the campus. They all took of their gown caps and placed them in their laps. They watched in the rear view mirror as the lights of Beacon University faded in the distance. Yang was the first to break the silence. A huge grin spread across her face as she began to laugh. Ruby and Weiss tilted their heads while looking at Yang as if she had two heads. Blake just glared out the corner of her eye.

"What on Remnant is so funny?" Weiss asked.

"Nothing. Nothing, it's just. I can't believe we're out of that place!" Yang said. The others smiled and grinned when she said this.

"Yang, we're happy too. But you don't see us laughing maniacally." Ruby said.

"Ruby, you should know this about her. You're her sister after all." Blake said.

"Oh shut up." Yang said. "I can't believe it, tomorrow I can sleep in. And it's not a weekend!" she shouted.

"You sound like you're a grade schooler." Weiss said.

"Don't care. I'm a College graduate." Yang said while pointing to herself.

"Barely passing one at the most." Blake said with a smile.

Yang sighed. "Don't rain on my parade, Blake." she said.

"That's my job as your friend." Blake said.

This caused a few giggles from the back seat.

"Whatever." Yang said with a grin.

They rode the rest of the five minute drive back to their flat in silence. They drove up to the apartment and pulled to a stop outside. The building was a regular looking brownstone house. It was four levels with the three other floors belonging to other students of Beacon.

They got out of the car and walked up to the door. Ruby punched in a 4 digit code and the door opened up. Together they walked up the spiral stairs of the brownstone and stopped on the third floor. Ruby this time brought out the key, out of a small pocket on her gown and unlocked the door. The four friends together walked into their flat. The kitchen was to their immediate left, and as soon as Yang walked through the door she walked in there and began to prepare some drinks.

The blonde was known for her peculiar drinking habits. She would always drink on the weekends, party or no party. The other three friends would only drink on occasions. And tonight was a very special occasion.

They all took off their gowns to reveal casual clothing like every other day. Ruby was wearing a red t-shirt that had a rose emblem on the chest and black cargo pants. She also wore red and black combat boots. Weiss wore a white blouse and lightly faded blue jeans. On her feet she wore plain white high-heels. Blake wore a black tank top and dark purple shorts. Along with the shorts she had black stockings that had streaks of the same colored purple running down the side. On her feet were black punk boots. Finally, Yang wore her favorite leather jacket (that always showed too much cleavage) with a yellow tank top under it and an orange scarf around her neck, along with bright yellow and brown daisy dukes for her pants. On her feet she wore knee high brown boots.

Yang finished pouring the four glasses of whiskey that was kept in the kitchen for special occasions. The others walked into the kitchen and grabbed one of the drinks. They all stood around each other while Yang raised her glass in the air.

"I have no other thing to say about this occasion other than, Congratu-freakin-lations. To all of us." she said.

"Congratulations!" the other three said. With that word, they all took big sips of their drinks. Ruby, Weiss, and Blake all recoiled slightly from the taste. They never drank heavily. Just from time to time. If anything though, Weiss preferred wine. Yang didn't recoil at all. She slammed the entire drink in one gulp.

"You guys are weak." she said with a grin.

"Drinking isn't a daily routine for us." Weiss said back.

The night went on. There were drinks, talking, and happiness. The four friends celebrated until the late hours of the night. It was around midnight when Blake was passed out on the couch, and Yang in the same state on the floor. They both went overboard with the alcohol after Yang challenged Blake to a drinking contest.

Ruby and Weiss were sitting at the small kitchen table, still talking to each other. Mostly about their future together. Neither of them were drunk but they were slightly buzzed. They each at the moment had a glass of water in front of them.

"So, what do you think your dad's going to do when you get home?" Ruby asked. Curious because Weiss was supposed to become the owner of the gasoline company and her father had been on Weiss about "performing her duties" while at home.

"Hopefully, he lets me rest for a few days. He might send a suitor or two towards me but, nothing big." Weiss said. Her father had tried to get her together with many men, but none to her liking. Some even came to Beacon to try and win her over. One of them didn't even want to be there, he said how he had his "eyes on another girl at home" and his father wanted a richer girl. The boy left with a smile after he learned Weiss was indeed a lesbian and nothing would happen between them.

"Just don't get yourself hurt while I'm not around." Ruby said.

Weiss looked at Ruby like she was insane. "Me? Get hurt? I'm the one who should be worried about you. You are a bit of a klutz." Weiss said with a sly smile.

Ruby giggled at this. "Ok, ok. I see your point. I just worry about you when you're there. Like your father might hurt you or something to get his way." she said.

Weiss shook her head. "My father might pull a few crazy stunts at some points to get his way, but I don't think he would stoop to that level of low to get his way." she said.

Ruby gazed off. "I guess you right." she said as she raised her glass to her mouth and took a sip of her water and then set it back down onto the table. Ruby's eyes widened as she remembered something. "Oh! Be right back, stay there." she said. She ran off and came back a minute later with small bag in her hands.

She handed it to Weiss with a smile as she sat back down in her chair. Weiss gave Ruby a confused look. "You got me something?" Weiss asked.

Ruby shrugged. "It may not be our anniversary or anything, but I though graduation was a special occasion." she said.

Weiss sighed. "Well, you know what they say. Two great minds do think alike." she said while pulling out a long, thin box from her jeans pocket. She placed the small bag onto the table and handed the box to Ruby.

"You want to open yours first or should I?" Ruby asked.

"You go first." Weiss said.

Ruby nodded and lifted the top off of the box up. Inside was a necklace. The emblem on the golden chain was a beautiful crystal snowflake. Snowflake had been one of the many nicknames that Yang had given to Weiss. Snowflake was one of the ones that stuck the most. The crystal shimmered in the faint natural light of the kitchen. Ruby's eyes widened at the piece that sat in the box. Her mouth left agape. "It's beautiful, Weiss. Thank you." Ruby said as she gave a quick hug to Weiss. "Now it's your turn." Ruby said.

"Ok." Weiss said. She plucked the small bag off the table and held it. There was paper inside of it and Weiss took it out. Sitting at the bottom of the bag, was a long, thin box. Similar to the one she had given Ruby. Weiss took the box out and opened it. Inside there was a necklace as well, there was also a gold chain. But the emblem on the necklace was a rose. Crafted perfectly out of a ruby. Weiss felt her jaw open and stay open. She was at a loss for words. The only thing she managed to do was pull Ruby in for a warm hug.

"Ruby, this is quite possibly one of the best things anyone had ever given me. It is simply amazing. I guess, the only other thing I can say is, thank you." Weiss said. They came out of the hug as briefly kissed each other passionately.

When they came out the kiss Ruby spoke. "Now you'll have you ruby rose, where ever you may go." she said.

"You've been spending too much time with Yang for that crummy joke." Weiss said.

Ruby chuckled slightly. She then yawned heavily. It was late in the night. Weiss did need to catch the train tomorrow. "Come on. Let's head to bed." Ruby said. She stood up and walked out of the room with Weiss in tow.

When they got into their room they quickly changed into their night ware and laid in their bed. They shared their bed shortly after they started dating. They wanted to get the flat some bunk-beds when they first arrived, but they didn't have enough money to afford them.

Ruby nestled herself inside Weiss's arms and they shortly after drifted off into sleep.

The next morning things went smoothly. Weiss had her bags packed and ready. A cab would arrive shortly to bring her to the train station. The train ride would be around 12 hours until it arrived at the station near Schnee Manor. Or, White Castle as to which some people were beginning to call it.

At the moment, the four girls were waiting by the front door of the building, waiting for the cab to arrive. A knowing silence was spread through the air.

That silence was of course broken by the cab pulling up to the curb and honking the horn. Goodbye hugs started going around. Ruby almost didn't let go of Weiss. Yang thought she was going to have to pry her sister off of Weiss for a second. Reluctantly, the red headed girl let go of Weiss.

Ruby and Weiss quickly kissed. "Promise me you'll contact me every day?" Ruby asked

Weiss smiled at the girl. "I promise." she said.

The group of friends finished their farewells and watched as Weiss walked out the door. The cabbie took her bags and loaded them into the trunk of the cab. Weiss walked over to the door of the cab and opened it. She was about to get in when she looked back at the house, wondering if she'll ever see it again.

'Silly thought,' Weiss thought 'Of course I'll see it again.'

She waved to her friends that were standing at the door, watching her go. They waved back as Weiss got into the back of the cab.

"Where to?" the cabbie asked.

"Vale Central Station, please." Weiss replied.

"You got it." he said.

The cabbie brought the car out of park and began to pull away from the house. As he did, Weiss brought her hand up to her neck and felt the necklace that Ruby had given her just last night.

'See you soon, my sweet rose.' she thought.

25 minutes later, the cab pulled up outside Vale Central Station. Weiss paid the cabbie the fair and got out. The cabbie got out as well and helped Weiss grab the bags out the trunk. "Thanks." Weiss said. The cabbie simply smiled and got back into his cab and drove away.

Weiss took her bags and made her way to her track. When she got there, the train had just arrived. And of course, her father had ordered for there to be a private Schnee car.

One of the car had little windows and was branded with a large Schnee Gas Company logo of a large snowflake. She made her way onto the train car and opened a door of the car.

She placed her bags in a corner and sat down in one of the luxurious seats. After a short while, a butler came in and stood in front of Weiss. "Miss Schnee, we shall be arriving at White Castle in about 12 hours. In the meantime, is there anything you would like to drink?" the butler asked.

"No thank you, Gregory. Maybe later though." she said.

"Very well, Miss Schnee." Gregory said. He left the room without another word.

Weiss leaned her head back and shut her eye, hoping to sleep through the entire train ride. She may have not been tired, but she eventually fell into a light sleep.

When the train finally arrived at White Castle, she disembarked and walked out of the small station. Outside, a large white limo that also had the Schnee company crest branded into the side. The driver stood by the door and opened it as Weiss came towards the limo.

"Welcome back to White Castle, Miss Schnee." the driver said.

"Thank you, Sebastian." Weiss said. As she got into the limo. Sebastian then, closed the door behind her and he loaded the bags into the trunk of the limo. He then quickly came around the car and got in a drove to White Castle which was still another 1-1/2 miles away.

When they arrived, Weiss learned that her parents were at business meeting and wouldn't be back until tomorrow. Sebastian took the bags out of the car and brought them up to her room.

Weiss walked up to her room and sat down on her bed after Sebastian left her room. She was very tired even though she had slept practically all day. She didn't know why she was so tired but she just passed it off as a minor inconvenience. She wasn't hungry at all either. Blake had made a large breakfast that morning that was very delicious and filling.

So, she just laid down on her bed and closed her eyes, wondering what the next day had in store for her when her parents returned home.

In the morning, Weiss got up and almost wondered where she was. She walked into her personal bathroom and took a long warm shower. When she got out and walked out of the bathroom and found a silver platter with her breakfast sitting on it. Next to it laid a white dress that went down to her knees. Weiss put her hair in its usual off center ponytail and put on the formal dress. She placed her phone in a pocket on vibrate just in case she was texted or called. She wrapped the necklace that Ruby gave her around her neck and latched it on. She sat on her bed and enjoyed the small breakfast that had been brought to her.

It consisted if a muffin, a few pancakes, a glass of Orange Juice, and half a melon with sugar on it. After she ate the breakfast she noticed that there was a small note on the side. She opened the note and read it.

Miss Schnee,

Your father is currently waiting for you in his office. You must see him as soon as you finish your breakfast. Have a wonderful morning.

The note didn't have any signature to it. She assumed it was either one of the chefs. Either that or a butler or maid.

She slipped on a pair of high heels and walked out of her room. The halls of White Castle were empty and dark. The only light coming from lamps that were made to look like torches that were hanging on the wall. Weiss's footsteps echoed through the empty halls.

She finally walked upon two large mahogany doors. She heard the ruffling of papers from the other side of the door. She got in a tall and proud posture with her back straight and knocked on the door three times.

"Come in, Weiss." her father said from the other side of the door.

With her back still straight she opened one of the doors to her father's office. Inside, her father was sitting at his desk with stacks of papers piled around him. There was a tablet to his left and a laptop to his right. He was switching between paperwork and emails constantly. His hair was as white as Weiss', he had a white suit with a blue tie. He had piercing blue eyes like Weiss' as well. But his eyes were like pure ice instead of a calm sky.

He gazed at Weiss with a half-smile. He looked disappointed and proud at the same time. "Hello, dear." He said.

"Hello, Father." Weiss said as she gave him a formal curtsy.

"It's good to see that your time at that school didn't affect you formalities." he said coldly.

Weiss didn't say anything. She knew better than to talk back to him, on risk of a punishment.

"You do know your duties at this company will soon come, correct?" he asked.

Weiss nodded. "Yes, father." she said.

"And you do know how much responsibility that title comes with, do you?" he asked.

"Yes, father." Weiss said.

"And that you can't have many distractions while you are in charge of our own family legacy." he said.

"Father?" Weiss said with a confused look.

"You can't have a lot of distractions while you are in charge. And if I know better, you have plenty of distractions from leaving that school. Those people you associated yourself with." her father said.

"You mean my friends?" Weiss asked.

"Yes, those, friends of yours. Especially that, Ruby girl that you started to, date. They are pure distractions." he said. A few of the words that he said, he said with such venom in his voice.

"What do you mean, father?" Weiss asked. She was starting to get a little nervous.

Her father looked right into her eyes. "Weiss, give me your phone." he ordered.

Weiss looked at him, not moving an inch.

Her father than stood up out of his desk and demanded her again, but in a louder, more hostile voice, "Weiss! Give me your PHONE!" he shouted.

Weiss complied and dug her phone out of her pocket and handed it to him. He took the phone and placed it on his side of the desk. He walked over to the wall and grabbed and older looking sword. It was a sword that had been passed down through the Schnee family for generations. He unsheathed the blade to reveal a long rapier. On the sheath of the blade, it read the name of the blade, Myrtenaster.

Her father stepped over to the desk once again and brought the blade up.

"NO!" Weiss shouted.

But it was too late. Her father brought the tip of the blade down and impaled the phone.

"You cannot have any distractions, Weiss." he said. "Friends are one of the main things that are distractions. And Schnee have no friends." he said as he sheathed the rapier.

Weiss looked on the brink of a panic attack. She now could not contact her friends. She couldn't contact Ruby. She was going to have to break her promise.

"Your only contacts will be business professionals, tutors, and myself." he said. "If I learn that you have come into any form of contact with those people you met at the school, you will be punished very, very severely." he said.

Weiss said nothing. She only gave a small nod.

"I have also taken away your computer in case you have any means of contacting them on that." her father said.

Weiss nodded again.

"It appears you understand fully. Return to your room. Tutors will arrive soon." he said. Even though Weiss had graduated college from one of the best schools in the world, he felt that Weiss still needed to be educated.

Weiss gave a shaky curtsy. She turned and walked out of the office. But before she could close the door, her father called to her. "Oh, and Weiss." he said. Weiss turned back to him and saw that he was once again sitting at his desk. "Congratulations on graduating, dear. Welcome to the real world." he said the last part coldly.

She turned and closed the door without saying anything else. She walked back to her room and played down on her bed. She had just been forbidden from seeing anyone. She looked out the window to her room and noticed that they had large locking mechanisms on them now and had thin, sturdy bars on the other side. She was actually trapped. Her own father had imprisoned her in the house.

Her mind drifted to Ruby. She would never see her again. At least until she was rid of her father. But who knew when that would be. That could be for years to come. And then when the company is brought onto her shoulders, she won't have any time. And who would know if until that happened if Ruby would even want to continue to date Weiss. Weiss's feelings for Ruby were unlike any feelings she had for any other person that was in her life.

Weiss would never again see Ruby's brilliant smile. Her stunning silver eyes. Never hear of her upbeat and happy personality that managed to always seem to put a smile on everyone's face that she came into contact with. She hoped that one day, Weiss would one day again get to see Ruby.

7 Years Later

Weiss had been having a slow day. The tutors had left for the night and she had no calls to take until tomorrow. Her father was also on a business trip and would return tomorrow. To pass the time she watched television. At the moment, she was surfing through the news channels from around the world. White Castle had few televisions but had hundreds upon thousands of channels to watch. She was almost out of the news section when she saw something that caught her eye.

It was the Vale News Channel and it was currently showing an image of a car accident. It looked to be a horrific scene. There were two cars involved and one of them was crushed and burning. The other car was simply spun out on the road. The news anchor, Lisa Lavender, spoke of the accident.

"The driver of the vehicle that spun out, said that he was trying to avoid a deer that had jumped onto the highway. When the driver swerved, another vehicle swerved to avoid that one and slammed the brakes. Since it was a rainy day in Vale, when the vehicle skidded it began to flip side over side. A spark in the car seemed to have ignited to gas tank and the car burst into flames. Killing the three occupants inside."

'Those poor people.' Weiss thought.

"Police traced back the license plate number back to a Miss Blake Belladonna, who was confirmed to be driving the car. Police also checked the other two bodies and found their I.D's on them. They were the sisters Ruby Rose and Yang Xiao Long."

When Weiss heard this, she froze. Her eyes widened and her jaw went slack.

"W-What?" she said.

"The three girls had just recently graduated from the Vale Police Departments SWAT Training Facility." The news station showed an image of the three girls standing next to each other. They all had on a type of Class-A suit on and a large hat at their sides. They held a sort of diploma in their hands. The all looked extremely happy and excited. Weiss choked back a sob when they showed this. She had just learned that her three closest friends that she had been forced to not see for years were gone. And when she looked at the image of Ruby, she had to choke back another sob.

Ruby was still wearing the crystal snowflake necklace that Weiss had given her. And it appeared she wore it with pride because it wasn't tucked under her collar. It was right out in the open.

"The three had been friends for years and had lived together for a while. One of the officers that had arrived on the scene knew the women from their days at the police academy." The image on the screen turned to a police officer. You couldn't see his eyes because they were hidden behind darkly tinted shades. His black hair was down to the back of his neck. Just over his right eye it was dyed a cyan blue.

"It's always sad to see a fellow officer fall. Even if you didn't know them much, there's that type of brotherhood that makes us feel like we all know each other like we were all best friends. So, yeah, it's always a hard day when an officer is killed." The screen turned back to Lisa Lavender.

"Miss Xiao Long was also a former sergeant in the Vytal military. She served four years before coming out and joint her sister and friend, Miss Belladonna, on the Vale Police Force. There will be a ceremony later on in the week for the fallen officers."

With that, the news station turned to a commercial break. Weiss just stared blankly at the screen. Her mouth still hung open and her eyes still wide. She felt tears begin to stream down her cheeks. She brought her hand up to the necklace that Ruby gave her. She turned off the television and got up. She got up and ran to her room. She fell on the bed, sobbing. She cried till late in the night when she finally fell asleep with a damp pillow under her.

She fell asleep with one thought on her mind. She never told Ruby how much she loved her.

3 Years Later

Weiss never forgave her father for what he had done. He had prohibited Weiss from seeing her two closest friends and her girlfriend. They had died, and Weiss knew she would never see them again. He had even forced Weiss not to go to the funeral ceremony for the three of them.

For a while, Weiss acted dead inside. She even contemplated suicide. But she thought to herself for a while and figured that Ruby and the others wouldn't want that. They would want Weiss to continue on with her own life.

Weiss did exactly that, no matter how much hated the life that had been picked out for her. She started to take more and more responsibilities towards the Schnee Gas Company.

One day, her father had summoned her to his office. There was some pestering situations at the moment. Threatening the company's reputation. There was a Faunus group known as the White Fang that was going violent. They were starting to gather power and support from other criminal organizations.

The company was sustaining heavy damages the group. Trains were being robbed that held Schnee gas. Some Schnee gas stations were even blown to smithereens. The reason they were targeting the company was because Weiss's father gave the Faunus workers of the company unequal pay and poor treatment as to the humans of the company.

Walking into the office, Weiss saw that her father was not alone. Along with her father, stood his two best advisors. They stood next to him on the left and right side of her father in white suits just like his own. One had short blonde hair and yellow eyes, the other one had short green hair and brown eyes. Weiss knew them as Aviary and Evan.

"Sit down, Weiss." Her father said as she walked in. Her father was looking through a few files that were played upon his desk.

Weiss complied and sat down in a chair before her father.

"What is it that you need, father?" Weiss asked.

Mr. Schnee looked at Weiss with a serious look on his face. "A company that we will be partnering up with has made a request to us. They wish to meet the people that they would be working with in their future. And for once, they have not asked of me. They have asked for you to come and represent the Schnee Gas Company. To show who they will be led by in the distant future." he said.

Weiss looked shocked, confused, and worried at the same time. "Me?" she asked.

Aviary, who was to the left of Mr. Schnee, spoke up at that point. "Yes, now the company is called Tanner Oil. They own over 75% of the offshore oil platforms, and they wish to be joined partners with The Schnee Gas Company. And the company's headquarters resides in the city of Vale." he said.

Evan, on the right side, took over then. "And the White Fang's headquarters is also in Vale. That is the place where they have more support. Riots will break out from the very mention of your name in some areas of the city. We do have our own guards to help escort and protect you, but we feel that that isn't going to be enough." he said.

"So what do you suggest?" Weiss asked.

"A mercenary group. We have asked around to other companies who have used mercenaries and every time this one group comes highly recommended." Evan said.

"So, call them." Weiss said.

"We were just about to, actually. I just wanted you to be present for the call." Mr. Schnee brought around the phone that was sitting on his desk. Aviary came around and dialed the number to the mercenary group and placed the phone on speaker. Aviary went back to his side of Mr. Schnee as the phone rang.

After a few rings, someone picked up. "H and H, how may I help you?" The person on the other end was using a voice modifier to hide his true voice. The modifier made his voice extremely deep.

Mr. Schnee spoke up. "Yes, hello, my name is Herald Schnee, I'm the owner of th-" he was cut off by the voice on the other end.

"I know who you are." the voice said.

"You do?" Mr. Schnee asked. This shouldn't have surprised him but the voice made it sound like a bad thing.

"Yup, got your file pulled up on my computer as we speak." the voice said.

"File?" Mr. Schnee asked.

"Yeah, got a lot of nice bounties on your head, none of them want to be done I guess. People do fear power quiet a lot. Your daughters even got a few on here as well. Not as major as yours though, so, she's safe." the voice said.

Weiss was scared for a moment but that went away when the voice said she was safe from the bounties.

"How major are mine?" Mr. Schnee asked. Weiss noticed the fearfulness in his voice.

"Uhh... About 900,000 lien in total. And according to my data base it rises by the hour." the voice said.

Mr. Schnee gulped slightly.

"Now, what can I help you with today, Mr. Schnee?" the voice asked.

"Yes, I would like to ask for your assistance in escorting my daughter through the streets of Vale. She will need to be brought to the Tanner Oil company headquarters and then escorted back to Schnee Manor." he said.

The voice seemed to be thinking deeply because he was silent.

"Ok, I understand the intenseness of your situation. Vale is heavily populated by the White Fang. So how about this, I'll send you my three best mercenaries that I have on hand at the moment. They'll be at Schnee Manor within the next few days with equipment and transport. And after the job is done, we'll talk numbers. Sound good?" The voice asked.

"That sounds fine, Mr... Uh, I didn't catch your name. Or the names of the mercenaries you will be sending." Mr. Schnee said.

"No names. I won't give you my codename just yet, but I will give you the code names of the three. Their code names are-" the voice was cut off by somebody's siting something in the background. The voice in the background they couldn't understand though. "Hmm. Apparently no code names either, right now. But they will give you their code names when they arrive." the voice said.

"Why no names?" Mr. Schnee asked.

"Because we're all considered dead here, Mr. Schnee. Good day. The mercenaries will be briefed and sent to you within a day or two." the voice said. After the final words, the other line hung up.

Mr. Schnee looked towards his daughter. "You are dismissed, Weiss." he said.

Weiss stood and gave her father a curtsy and left her father's office quickly.

Same time; undisclosed location

Weiss went back to her room. Slipping into her room, she didn't bother to change as she threw herself onto her bed, falling into a deep and peaceful sleep.

In a location that was far off from Weiss', a high pitched beeping of an alarm sounded through the room.

A girl laid in her bed, wanting not to get up, but she knew she had to. She brought her hand up and slapped the alarm clock, effectively turning off and knocking it to the floor. She opened her eyes to reveal large, silver irises.

Getting out of bed, she made her way to the bathroom, dog tags clinking around her neck. Looking into a mirror, she saw her black and red hair was a complete mess. She sighed and picked up a brush to begin fixing the tangled hair.

"Another day." she whispered to herself.

AN: Chapter 1, complete! Hey guys, so I didn't do a new chapter for A DENT in Beacon this week. I had this idea a while ago (can't remember where from) for a mercenary AU. And I started building and branching off more and more with greater ideas. And now I've finally started it. I had to start it because I honestly felt "Oh my god, I have to get it out there fast before someone else gets the idea and beats me to the punch." and now I think I'm going to have a grand old time writing this story and I'll be alternating between ADiB and this story. So I hope you guys enjoyed it. Great amount of thanks to Shattered Spectre for beta reading and the title (I really couldn't think of one). Glad you read this and I'll see you all, in the next chapter!