Notes: Lets play a little game I like to call Ten Little RWBY's. The rules are simple there are 10 characters and over the course of about 10 chapters most of them will die. The killer is a speaking character among the 10. If you can guess who the next victim will be before the next chapter comes out then you will get a shout out at the end of that chapter. If you are one of the first to guess the killer before the end of the series then you will get a shout out at the end.

Best Served Cold

"Please forgive me! I know we should never have come. If only we just stayed at Beacon maybe none of this would have ever happened and we could be happy together forever. I'm sorry everyone please forgive me but. I have lost too much already, I can't lose her too. I won't let you take her away from me!" – Ruby Rose.

Beacon Academy 8:30AM Day 1

"In other news scandal once again strikes the Schnee Dust Company as new reports of faunus rights violations have emerged. Many faunus rights groups are calling this the last straw and are demanding action. While members of the infamous faunus terrorist group known as the White Fang who have issued many death threats to the Schnee family in the past are being surprisingly quite about this whole ordeal." A reported said through a television screen.

"Will you turn that off already Yang!?" Weiss Schnee complains to her blond haired companion.

"Gees touchy much, Ice Queen? We finally get a TV in our dorm room and you never want to watch it." The blond girl complains as she quickly picks up a remote and presses the power button.

"I have been hearing this damn story all day. All I want to do is relax in my dorm room with my friends, is that too much to ask? Also I remember telling you to stop calling me Ice Queen!"

"Of course it isn't Weiss!" Ruby Rose shouts as she leaps across the room at the white haired heiress and pulls her into a tight hug.

"I am sure this is a trying time for you. I can't imagine what it would be like to have man who could do such things as a father." The black haired cat faunus girl known as Blake Belladonna said while she sat on the opposing side of the room reading from a book.

Weiss could tell that Blake was fuming over this incident but. It was comforting to know that her angry was focused more on her deplorable father and that she was still on her side in this matter. "Thank you Blake. If I could I would march right down to headquarters and take the reins myself."

"Why don't you?" Blake asked while looking up from her book and gaining eye contact with the heiress. "I think if anyone should be at the helm it's you Weiss."

"Please not even I can just walk it there and expect to see my father. And even if I managed to convince him to step down which is about as likely as hell freezing over. My elder sister Winter is next in line to take over the company and feel she is far more suited for the job than I am.

"Oh and what's her stance on faunus?" Blake asked in a serious tone.

"Not as bad as your likely imagining. Winter has had some bad experiences with the faunus just as I have but. Unlike me she is not the type to blame an entire race for the actions of a few." This response seemed to satisfy Blake as she quickly returned to her reading.

Weiss breaths a sigh of relief before turning her attention towards the red cloaked girl that still has her arms rapped around her. "Alright Ruby that's enough comforting you can let me go now."

"No! I am never letting you go, never ever!" Ruby responded by snuggling herself even closer.

Weiss began to turn red. She cared deeply for her young partner/leader Ruby Rose but she hated when she got so needy and possessive. Weiss could swear she was trying to embarrass her some times. Well mostly when she was trying to make some headway with Neptune. "I mean now you duce!" Weiss says as she grips Ruby's nose and yanks her off like she would a used Band-Aid.

"You're so cruel Weiss!" Ruby wined while rubbing her nose. Then a moment later Weiss's scroll began to ring. The caller ID displayed the name Winter Schnee. "Oh Winter isn't that your big sister Weiss? What does she want!?" Ruby asked.

"How would I know duce, I haven't even answered it yet!?" Weiss snapped.

"Well what are you waiting for, don't you want to talk to her!?" Ruby said while bouncing around like a ball of pure energy.

"Fine already, I am answering it." Weiss said as she took a moment to mentally prepared herself and reached for the answer call button. The moment her finger pressed the button the screen flickered and the image of a tall and slender white haired women appeared on the screen. "Hello sister, to what do I owe the sudden call?" Weiss asked.

"Hello Weiss, it feels like it's been forever doesn't it? I heard you kids are currently on a little vacation at Beacon is that true?" Winter asked.

"Yes we are, Beacon will not be having any classes for the next three days." Weiss responded.

"Ah that's wonderful we haven't gotten chance to see each other in what seems like forever. I was hoping you could come down to my vacation home for a little getaway. I also have a big announcement to make about the company!" She said in an exited tone.

"As nice as that sounds I will have to decline. I already promised to spend the vacation with my teammates." Weiss replied.

Winter looked dishearten for a moment but her smile quickly returned. "Oh why don't you bring your friends with you? I have been dying to meet them, and I have more than enough from for them."

Weiss was about to respond before Ruby pushed her way through. "You really want us to come!? That sounds like so much fun! Oh can we bring team JNPR? They are really close friends of us and I heard Nora complaining about not having anything do.

"Of course bring whoever you like. It will be nice to have these empty halls be filled for a change. Anyway I will begin making preparations right now! I will message you when your flight has been arranged!" Winter says before the call cuts off.

"Wait I haven't agreed…" Weiss lets out a loud sigh and glares back at her energetic partner/leader. "Well I guess we got no choice now."

"When our group notified team JNPR of our plans they had happily agreed to come along. Lee Ren was mostly indifferent while Nora Valkyrie was practically on cloud nine. Pyrrha Nikos was just happy to be able to spend some time with Jaune Ark off of Academy grounds. She probably thought a more homely setting might spark something between them. I can't help but wonder if I had known then what I know now, would things have played out differently. I wish we had never taken them along with us. If they had not come maybe it wouldn't have come to this." – Weiss Schnee

Winter Summer home 6:30PM Day 1 POV Weiss Schnee

We arrived at my sister's villa the very same day. She arranged two bull heads drop ships to pick us up from Beacon and transport us directly to her summer home which is located on a small private island located between Atlas and Vale. Of course my sister and her butler Maxwell where waiting for us on the air pad upon our arrival. Maxwell has been in the service of my family for longer than I can remember. The last six years he has been acting solely in serve of my sister. The two of them have always been more like father and daughter than master and servant though Maxwell knows not to over step his bounds.

"Greetings everyone it's a pleasure to finally meet all of you!" My sister Winter said as she made her way towards the air pad. And pulled me in for what would be the most awkward hug of my life if not for Ruby. "I am so glad you decided to come. Really I am Weiss."

"I am happy to see you too Winter. By the way what is this big announcement?" I ask her.

"Oh we can talk about that later over dinner but for how about I show your friends to their rooms. I am sure they want to unload their luggage. And take a quick breather.

"Oh yes please!" Yang said as she nearly collapsed under the weight of six book bags and suitcases. "Guess why bring so much stuff for a three day trip!? What do you even have all of those?!" I ask.

"Well let's see, I have Ruby's clothes and her tool set. I have Blake's clothes and her book collection. Lastly I also have my clothes and my hair care products." Yang said with a matter of fact tone.

"Do you care to tell me why they aren't carrying their own things!?" I ask while glancing at the other two members of our team. They both looked away with guilt painted on their faces.

"She drew the short straw." Ruby said innocently.

I couldn't help but get the feeling that whatever they did to decide this was rigged some how. Ruby can be quite the trickster at times. Yang isn't as foolish as she may seem but she is weak when it comes to her cute little sister. I don't Blake was in on this little scam but I am sure she has no qualms letting Yang carry her things. That way she has both her hands free to read. "Maxwell could you give my friend here a hand with her belongings? She is a bit overwhelmed."

"Of course I will Miss Weiss." He says as he rushes over and grabs hold of half the bags Yang was holding.

At this point everyone had disembarked from their bull head ship and had been greeted by Winter and Mister Maxwell. Then we were all assured into the manor. It was much smaller than our main house but dwarfed our dorms back at Beacon. The first room we stepped into was the grand entrance. It was a large room covered in fine art and trophy cases. I wouldn't call my sister a gloater but she has never been one to keep her achievements to herself that is for sure. A double wide stair case leading to the second floor dominates the center of the room. There are two doors to the left and to the right, as well as two more behind the stairs. The door on the right hand side closet to the entrance leads to the guess bed rooms where we will be staying. The door on the far right hand side leads to the guest baths. The door behind the staircase on the right side leads back yard which has an open air pool and yard of open space. The left hand stairs door leads to parlor. The left hand door closet to the entrance leads to the dining room. The far left hand door leads to the kitchen which also connects to the dining room.

The upstairs mirrors the lower floor in lay out with six doors across three walls two on each side. On the right side is the master bedroom and bath. The right side stair case door leads out onto the balcony that overlooks the back yard. I remember trying to jump into the pool from the balcony once when I was younger. All of the servants were in a panic trying to stop me. The door next to the balcony above the parlor is our library. My sister does love to read so I am sure the collection has only grown since I was last here. I should try to keep Blake away or we may not be able to get her to leave. The doors on the left side lead to the servant's chambers and baths.

After a quick tour of the manor we were all taken to our rooms where we stayed until it was time to meet for dinner.

"I remember reading a story like this once but. For some reason no matter what I do I can't seem to recall the title. I replay the story over and over again in my head but, I still can't recall. I don't know why it matters so much to me but I just can't seem to let it go. What I remember about the story was that it didn't have a very happy ending. I feel like if I can recall the title I will gain some grain of clarity. Some means of escaping this torment but. Maybe this was my fate all along. Maybe I have just been fooling myself into thinking people can change. I won't be fooled again, never again." – Blake Belladonna

Dinning Room 8:00PM Day 1 POV Nora Valkyrie

I just couldn't help but be excited as I entered the dinning room and saw the incredible spread. It was food fit for a king and of course his queen. I don't know about Ren but this is a first for me. It was far more fancy then any place my old man would take me to eat. I would often ask him why he never eats any place nice and he would always tell me the same thing. "That's because table manners don't run in your DNA kid." I never really understood what he meant but I will show him. I will be the perfect little lady tonight and show everyone.

My team and I we're shown to our seats at a large dinning table set for ten people four on each long side and one on each short side. Winter was sat on the short side furthest from the kitchen door. My team and I were sat on the long side of the table facing towards the grand entrance and team RWBY on the other. Along with being sat with our teams we were sat with our partners. Ren was sat closets to Winter on our side and I was next to him of course. Then Pyrrha was sat next to me and Jaune next to her. On the other side a similar layout was created. Yang was sat closets to Winter and Blake was sat next to Yang. Next to Blake sat Weiss and next to her on the end was Ruby. The tenth and final seat was unclaimed.

Once everyone was seated Maxwell entered the room from the Kitchen door holding a tea kettle and began to offer tea to everyone. Which Winter, Weiss, Blake, My Ren, and Pyrrha quickly accepted while everyone else turned it down.

Winter took a quick sip of her tea before getting everyone's attention. "I would like to say again, that I am so happy you could all join us here today. And I am so grateful to you all for looking after Weiss. I know she can be quite the handful."

"Your welcome, she may be a bit of a tight ass from time to time but she is a member of team. And we wouldn't trade her for anyone." Yang said.

"Hey I am not a tight ass!" Weiss snapped before Ruby pulled her into another hug. "Hey… Ruby… knock it off already!" This display got a chuckle out of the elder heiress. "Please not encourage them Winter!" Weiss huffed while she pushed Ruby away.

"Sorry but they are just how you described them in your letters. Speaking off let me guess." She said while she turned towards my team. "So I am guessing you must be Ren and the girl next you has to be Nora am I right?" She asks.

Ren simply nods while I pop up from my seat to give her a salute. "That's right Miss Winter! What gave me away?!" This action garnered another giggle from the surprisingly bubbly Schnee.

"I heard you were a hard girl to miss. I can now see why." She said before moving her attention towards Pyrra and Jaune. "Of course even I have heard of Pyrrha Nikos and may I say it's an honor to have you here. You remind me of myself when I was your age."

"Oh I'm nothing special." Pyrrha replies in her usual dismissive fashion. I swear that girl doesn't know how to let people praise her.

"Nonsense you have done things at such a young age that many huntsman couldn't have done in a lifetime. Be proud of that, when you are gone it will be your legacy." Winter continued before redirecting her attention towards on Juane.

"And this dashing young gentleman must be Jaune Ark. After hearing Weiss talk about you I have expected a mutant or something but. After seeing you myself I must say you really are quiet hansom. I wonder why Weiss wouldn't give you a chance. It's rare to find such romantics these days. If was a few years younger..."

"Winter!" Weiss complained with red appearing on her cheeks.

"What, I was just saying you should disregard somebody before giving them a chance. Even if they are not your type at the time, your tastes may change once you had a bite."

Weiss huffed and looked towards Jaune whose face had completely turned red and he began to rob the back of his deck nervously. "I never thought some one so pretty would call me hansom." Jaune said while faking a chuckle. I could tell that this conversation was causing Pyrrha to be uneasy. She had begun to stuff her face full of food and trying her best not to listen. I really feel bad for her. I hope she is able to tell him soon.

"Anyway that's enough pleasantries already don't you think sister? I know full well you didn't call me all the way down here just for a visit." Weiss said trying to escape from this awkward conversation.

"Indeed I imagine you have heard the news lately?" Winter asks.

"How could I escape it? So what has that old man done now?"

A smile appeared on Winter's face as she waved Maxwell over to her side. "Maxwell I am about to make my big announcement why don't you join us." She says while she motions to the open spot at the table.

"What? But I couldn't possibly…" Maxwell begins.

"No buts, you're like family Maxwell and this announcement affects you too. So please sit down and join us." Maxwell complied and moved around the table to sit next to Ruby and Jaune.

"Alright Winter you have our attention so spill already." Weiss says.

Winter cleared her throat to begin speaking. "Weiss due to the resent events father has stepped down as head of the company." She said in a serious tone.

Weiss and Blake shot each other a strange look. When Winter said these words. It seemed as if Weiss was in disbelief as she began speaking. "Well I guess hell has frozen over hasn't it? And what does that mean for us?"

"Well this has not been publicly announced yet but as of yesterday I have been promoted to acting CEO of the company. As such I have deiced its high time to do some restructuring. I wanted to know if you would be interested in moving back to Atlas and assisting me in this process."

All eyes especially Ruby's were now focused on Weiss. "Move back to Atlas? That sounds like it would be long term project what about my huntress training? Weiss asked.

"Of course you can continue your training but. Commuting to Beacon would likely be impossible. I understand that this is a lot to ask of you but. I know your assistance would make everything run much more smoothly. You are free to say no of course, I know how much Beacon means to you and I wouldn't think of forcing you." Winter stated.

Weiss looked lost in thought for a moment. I noticed her hands clench and unclench several times. And with every passing second I could see the terror in Ruby's eyes grow. "I must think on this so I cannot give you an answer now but. I will before the end of our stay here."

"That is all I can ask for sister. Thank you for considering."

The tension in the room was far too high for my taste so I deiced it was time to regale them with one of my many tails of heroism. "Winter want to here a story!?"

"What kind of story?" Winter asked. Everyone else in room seemed to roll their eyes or grown but said nothing.

"Of one of the many feats of daring do that has made me the hero I am today of course!" I clarify.

"Sounds like fun, why don't you go ahead." She said with a smile.

"Alright!" I say as a grab hold of a drum stick and sit one foot on my chair while swing it around like a sword. "There I was deep in the Grimm jungles fighting for my life against an unending horde of black beasts. I thought I was doomed when my trusty weapon and I were separated from each other but. By ether great fortune or destiny I found a sword stuck in a stone. The sword almost seemed to glow as I approached. I tried to pull the sword out but it was stuck good and the Grimm were closing in fast. So I placed both my feet on the stone and both my hands on the hilt and gave it everything I had until finally it came… Ahhh!" I shouted as my acting got the better of me and I practically feel over throwing the drum stick in the process.

The drum stick flies across the table nearly striking Blake who quickly dodges underneath the table. The leg continues across the room until it hits the far wall next to the door leading to the grand entrance and flipping the light switch. The room completely goes dark and I can see a thing. Everyone in the room goes into a panic soon after.

"Nora!" I hear Ren and Weiss scream.

"Ouch!" I hear Blake say. As I hear a thump on the table.

Then I heard Winter call out in a calm voice. "Oh my, Maxwell could you be a dear and turn the lights back on please?"

"Yes Miss Winter, right away!" He says. And moments later the lights flicker back on and Maxwell is now standing next to the door with his hand on the light switch. Everyone else is right where they were before but Blake seems have injured her head, some how. "Is everyone alright?" He asks.

"It looks like it Maxwell. Thank you." Winter said as she took another sip of her tea.

"I am so sorry!" I say as I lower my head in shame.

"Oh think nothing of it. It must be nice to have so much energy. I wish I could… be like… th…" Winter began to slur her words and gripped her head as a pained expression began to show. Everyone in the room was instantly focused on her.

"Sister what's wrong!?" Weiss shouted as she stud up and made her way towards Winter.

"It's nothing I am sure its... just a little… Ahhh!" Winter screamed as she collapsed on the ground and began to convulse violently.

"Maxwell something is wrong!" She screams as Maxwell rushes to her side and the reset of the group circle around them.

"Miss Winter! Can you here me!? Miss Weiss get the metical kit from the kitchen!" Maxwell shouts. Weiss quickly complies running into the next room and just as quickly returning with a box of medical supplies.

"What's wrong with her!?" Ruby asks in a panic.

"I don't know!" Maxwell shouts as he begins to search for signs of injury.

Pyrrha quickly walks over to the table and quickly inspects the tea cup Winter had been drinking from. She lifts it too her nose and smells the aroma. "Everyone, her tea has been poisoned!" She shouts causing everyone to exchange a strange uncertain look.

Maxwell quickly tries to resuscitate Winter but to no avail. After five long minutes of effort Winters pulse has disappeared. Winter Shnee dies at 8:35pm.

"I wish I had something poetic to say here but all I am good at are puns. And no matter how good a pun may be it will never undo what has happened here. We have all lost something but I won't lose any more. I will protect them. I will keep them safe no matter what it takes." – Yang Xiao Long.

Notes: Well how was it? This is my first real crack at dark and morbid themes. Remember like I said at the start this work if you think you know who the killer is or who is going to die next. Feel free to leave a review about it and you can even pm me directly if you wish to avoid spoilers.