Omake: Aftermath.

Weiss sighs and walks down the hallway to her first lesson of the day alone. She had tried to convince her team to join her, but they had all stayed regardless. She supposed it was to be expected. She walks through the door and sits down at her usual stop, being joined by Jaune and Pyrrha, who sit nervously to her side, faces red with embarrassment.

"Hey… Uh, Weiss?" Pyrrha asks. Weiss looks to the girl. "I-I'm really, really sorry for how I treated you yesterday."

Weiss opens her mouth to say something, but Pyrrha cuts her off. "There is no excuse for my actions, nothing can justify the things I said to you, one I call friend. I hope you can forgive me." She finishes, looking away nervously. Weiss laughs slightly.

"It's fine. In fact, how about we just forget completely about the last few days? I'm pretty sure everyone in teams RWBY and JNPR would feel better if we just consider it to never have happened." She says, remembering how she had acted when the disease first spread. Pyrrha smiles gratefully.

"I know what you mean." She tugs on Jaune's arm, as he had been trying to disappear and hide on his chair.

"I-I'm really sorry too, Weiss. I was a complete jerk to everyone." He says.

Weiss sighs. "Don't worry Jaune; I'm sure no-one will hold it against you. After all, bringing it up will be just as embarrassing to everyone else, because how we all acted. You should've seen Blake this morning; she taped her mouth shut and hid in the corner under her sheets."

"Would you really forgive us that easily? I mean, we have no explanation for why we acted how we did." Pyrrha mentions.

It occurs to Weiss that no one had told them about the curse. She laughs slightly. "Funny story, your actions were actually caused by a magical curse that changes personality, but I forgot what it's called."

Jaune looks up in surprise. "Really? How'd you find this out?"

"Yang did research for fun and found there had been similar cases in the past, all of which could be traced back to a cursed object."

The two stared at her, dumbfounded. "Yang… Research… for fun?" Jaune asks.

"Weiss… did you hit your head?" Pyrrha asks.

"That's the second time this week someone has said that to me." Weiss says with a smile. "No, I didn't hit my head. Yang was cursed at the time."

"Ahhh, that makes sense." Jaune nods. "So… this disease is why we felt the urge to insult you… slightly stronger than usual?" He asks.

"Hey!" Weiss replies, pretending to take offense.

Pyrrha begins laughing, and soon all three of them are chuckling, glad that what could've been a stressful situation diffused so easily.

"No offense intended, but you're awfully, well, nice and cheery this morning Weiss." Pyrrha says.

Weiss almost scowls, stopping herself at the last second. "Well, Ruby isn't here, so someone has to be." She says. "Besides, everything is… nearly back to normal. It will be as soon as Yang and Ruby recover."

"What do you…" Jaune starts, but is interrupted by Cardin walking by. He stops dead in his tracks, looking at Pyrrha, then Jaune, then back again. He turns away and walks off.

"Don't worry Cardin, you made a great butler!" Pyrrha calls out mockingly as he walks off, causing him to jump and quicken his pace.

"Was that entirely necessary?" Weiss asks, laughing. "You guys are hypocrites."

"Anyway… where are Ruby, Yang and Blake?" Pyrrha asks.

Weiss's smile fades slightly. "Blake… is hiding somewhere or another, having taped her mouth shut and ran off earlier this morning. She's too embarrassed to show her face today, apparently. Yang and Ruby… they're another matter."

"What do you mean?" Jaune asks, concerned.

"They both had mental breakdowns… Ruby's practically in a coma and Yang… won't be here for a while. She's in counselling"

The two stare at her in shock.

"Okay… Yang, I guess I can understand that. But, why's Ruby in a coma?" Jaune asks.

"Well… as far as I can tell, it's because her cloak and Crescent Rose were damaged. She's been weeping almost motionlessly for the last few hours."

"…That's it?" Jaune asks. Weiss glares at him.

"Those two objects are VERY important too her, okay? Don't judge things you don't understand."

Pyrrha looks at her in amusement, struggling to maintain her composure, as does Jaune.

"That's a little hypocritical, don't you think, Weiss?" Jaune asks.

She sighs. "Now really isn't the time, guys. I'm very concerned for them. They might be dunces, but they're MY dunces."

"Sorry, just trying to lighten the mood."

"Try doing that after Ruby stops bawling her eyes out, and staring at her possessions with broken, pleading eyes. Maybe you can do that when Yang doesn't need counselling for trauma."

"She cares about her hair way too much." Jaune replies.

Weiss scoffs. "I don't think it's all about her hair. She remembers, in vivid detail, watching her sister die. Just because it didn't happen doesn't stop that from being scary."

"Wait… why does Yang think Ruby died?"

"Oh yeah, I keep forgetting you guys weren't there for our conversations, you really missed a lot of important information. By the way, where are Ren and Nora? Usually they wouldn't be so tardy. Class started ten minutes ago."

"The last time I saw either of them was when Nora was sprinting somewhere down the hall, and that was a six AM this morning." Pyrrha replies. "I haven't seen Ren since yesterday. He's probably just embarrassed like Blake, and knowing Nora, when he's in need she'll be there no matter what."

"That does seem likely." Weiss replies. "He did try to flirt with pretty much everyone, some of the attempts were even successful. I can't imagine how awkward that would be."

As she finishes talking, Professor Ozpin walks in. "Sorry I'm late, students. I was rather preoccupied investigating why two of my chess pieces went missing, halfway through a game I had been looking forward to finishing." Weiss could swear he was staring right at her. "However, I decided it was unimportant, as there was probably no harm meant by it." As he says this, his eyes glint with a spark of amusement, and Weiss is sure he is talking to her. How he found out is beyond her.

"Anyway, back to business. I will be your relief teacher today, as your Professor Port is away, I believe hunting down and capturing more Grimm for your classwork. Due to this, we shall be going on a short field trip to test the surface tension of low-flying birds. Please pack your things and prepare immediately."

Pyrrha turns to Weiss. "Is Ozpin cursed too?"

She looks back at her in confusion. "He was… I think… I HOPE, but he shouldn't be anymore. Strange…"

Pyrrha shrugs. "Ah well, let's not worry about things out of our control. Let's just take the world as it is – Crazy, unpredictable and full of surprises."

There were still things I wanted to include, I was having trouble tying it into the plot, and wasn't going to use them. Then I remembered Omakes are a thing, so here it is. Thus ends the story how it started, with a reference to something or another. Thanks for coming along for the ride.

Sincerely,

Knight of Valor.