Time for more crucial conversations! I was left kind of unsatisfied with Weiss and Blake's relationship post Torchwick conversation, so I decided to write my own. I did deviate a little from canon to get the desired effect, but for the most part tried to stick to what we know from the main series. Please leave a review and let me know what you think! Always looking for ways to improve. Enjoy!

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Well maybe we were just tired of being pushed around!

It had been about a week since Blake had uttered those fateful words. When they'd found her again, Weiss had been so flustered from the various emotions swirling inside of her that she'd cut Blake short in the most Schnee-save-face way possible. Blake hadn't said much of anything else that day, or in the days following that big weekend, and Weiss had chosen to avoid the topic altogether by avoiding Blake. Blake, for her part, did her best to tactfully steer clear of the heiress by unspoken agreement. It was only a matter of time before Ruby caught on, and after giving them some time to work it out and seeing that it was going nowhere, she decided to try to set things right herself.

"Weiss, why aren't you talking to Blake?" Ruby asked point blank during one of their study sessions.

"Wha—what do you mean?" Weiss stammered.

"Don't play dumb Weiss, you know what I mean." Weiss looked up to see Ruby's eyes fixed on her in concern.

Drat. Just when I thought we were about to escape notice. How in all of Remnant was she supposed to explain to this innocent child how she felt? Yes, Ruby had lost her mom, but she'd had a loving family and friends to surround her. She had never seen anything wrong with anybody, and her mom had died making a choice to save countless others.

Weiss was different. She'd grown up hating the Faunus; they had been nothing more in her eyes than half-breed animals with a lust for power and human blood. Schnee blood especially. She remembered countless times her father had yelled expletives about the lower species, or how back when her mother had still been sober, she had tightened her hold on Weiss's hand every time a Faunus was spotted. The violent tactics of the White Fang in recent years had only served to reinforce her view that the Faunus were greedy thieves intent on stealing wealth from those who had worked so hard to obtain it. They would stop at nothing, even murdering innocents, to prove their point, all while lying to the rest of the world about their so-called discrimination.

When she'd first walked onto Beacon's campus, she'd been shocked and utterly horrified to realize there were Faunus just walking around here, let alone studying to be Huntsmen. Though upset that she hadn't been chosen as team leader, she'd been secretly relieved that none of her teammates were Faunus (what a fit Father would throw if that happened! she remembered thinking). Her sentiments had begun to change as she learned the history of the Faunus for the first time in Dr. Oobleck's class, and she'd only recently come to the conclusion that not all Faunus were evil as a result. Still, she'd been convinced that those deranged enough to be part of the White Fang must be the embodiment of pure evil. Why else would have so many innocent board members and politicians died at their hands? She wasn't dumb; as heiress to the SDC she was well aware of her father's less than reputable business practices of late. She'd even begun to wonder if what her father believed about needing to keep the Faunus in check with their working conditions was actually legitimate. But it wasn't like it was just the Faunus; there were humans working in the Schnee quarry too and everyone got the same working conditions and benefits.

Regardless, everyone knew that Jacques Schnee held the real power, and everyone else deferred to him. The Faunus must be really stupid if they thought killing replaceable subordinates would change anything.

So when she'd said as such at the docks, she hadn't expected anyone to contradict her, much less Blake of all people. Blake was neither stupid nor heartless, and while Weiss loved Ruby, if given the choice she would have chosen Blake as her partner over her red-headed dork of a leader. From day one, Ruby and Yang's sisterly dynamic had stretched Weiss's patience to the thinnest. The goofballs, as lovable as they could be, were absolutely oblivious to the excessive amount of noise they made, could never sit still long enough to read more than a few pages let alone study without serious help, and did whatever fun antics they felt like doing without regard for duty or consequence. Granted, Weiss exerted some level of control over Ruby as her partner, and Ruby had shaped up more and more after their teammate talk. But neither Weiss nor Ruby possessed any influence over the older rambunctious blonde, and for that reason alone Blake staked her claim as a valuable asset to the team, able to keep her partner in relative check. Sure, Weiss and Blake had started off rough too, with Blake's snarky comment about the SDC in defense of crater face Ruby exploding a hole in front of the school. But that didn't really count. She'd been hard with everyone, and it had taken that sharp reprimand from Professor Port for her to see that. Once she'd gotten past that and started actually being a decent teammate, Blake had been a refreshing drop of sanity amidst the chaos of the adorkable sisters. Intuitive and perceptive, her quiet introverted ways helped to temper the flaming dragon's personality, which extended to her hyperactive red fluffball of a sister. With Blake she could actually have an intelligent conversation, and they'd shared many discussions over various topics late into the night and worked together to ensure their partners did their homework properly. Weiss respected Blake as a fellow scholar and teammate. And unlike the other two, Blake understood Weiss's need for peace and quiet from time to time, a matter Weiss greatly appreciated. She liked Blake. Or had. It was all so confusing now.

It was one thing for Blake to be a Faunus. It would take time, maybe, but even she could understand that not all Faunus are evil. Velvet had been nothing but sweet the first time they'd met, and though at first Weiss had been suspicious of what ulterior motives she had, time had proven that Velvet had none and simply wanted to be friends.

But the White Fang? They were pure evil, on the same level as the Grimm. They deserved to die. And Blake had been part of that? Did she even know Blake? Was all of this teammate business just an act to cover the ninja's secret desire to annihilate humanity? And the Schnees with it?

"Uhh, Weiss?"

Weiss snapped out of her musings to find Ruby still looking at her with those wide innocent eyes. I can't tell her any of that. She wouldn't understand. "We're fine, Ruby."

"Weiss, you're not fine." Ruby reached out and grasped Weiss's hands, which she only just realized were clenched into tight fists. Ruby started to massage them open, and Weiss forced herself to relax, opening up her hands and slowing her breathing. "There, see? I'm fine," she said with a fake smile, hoping to draw Ruby's attention away. It's absurd anyway. Blake is my teammate, but it's not like we're required to be best friends or anything. If she chooses to support a group as degenerate as the White Fang, that's her problem, not mine.

Ruby looked dubious, and was opening her mouth to say something else when Weiss blurted out, "Please Ruby, Blake and I are alright, okay? Just…just drop it. We have to study."

"But Weiss—"

"We have an exam in Dust Theory tomorrow morning, can you tell me who discovered fire type dust?"

"Uhhh, no," Ruby said sheepishly.

"How about the refinement process for lightning dust?"

"Isn't it just like all the other dust types?"

Weiss smacked Ruby lightly on the head with her book. "No you dolt, because lightning dust is especially volatile and has the potential to destabilize if not handled properly. It must be distilled in a special rubber coated machine with an additive to keep the dust stable."

"Psh, I knew that!"

"Oh really? Repeat to me what I just said."

As Ruby attempted to repeat everything (and failed miserably), Weiss held her breath. Here's the cinch. If I do it right, she won't come back to the previous conversation.

"See? This is why we need to study, Ruby. You're our team leader; we can't have you failing now can we?"

Ruby hung her head and muttered, "Yeah, I guess you're right."

Seeing that everything was moving according to plan, Weiss softened her tone. "It's okay Ruby. I believe you can do this." Ruby looked up, eyes glowing, and Weiss couldn't help but genuinely smile at Ruby's happiness from her comment. "Let's get back to work?"

"Okay!"

Weiss reviewed the different types of refinement processes for various dust types, quizzing Ruby along the way until her answers were satisfactory. When Weiss suggested moving on to studying the various methods of dust application and Ruby obliged, Weiss breathed an inner sigh of relief. Good. Hopefully she forgets everything about Blake for awhile. Or forever.