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Hello everyone! Welcome to my first fanfic! I just wanted to let you know that there is a superior version of this story on AO3 with better editing and fixed continuity. Basically, this story is a little cleaner on AO3. If you want to see my thought process throughout the writing of this story, go ahead and read it here! Don't forget to answer the poll on my profile and tell me what story you want next! Details of each story at the end of this chapter and the epilogue!

Weiss had an eventful first week at Beacon Academy. On the first day, she met a small, young girl named Ruby Rose who made a complete fool of herself by not looking where she was going. She fell right on top of the heiress' luggage, filled with dust and several other essentials, causing a large explosion right in front of the school thanks to some highly reactive fire dust.

The heiress thought nothing of the whole disaster, leaving the small redhead with a scolding, and promptly walked away. She predicted Ruby would either quit or be expelled before classes even started, so she figured she would save her breath for someone who really rubbed her the wrong way.

She ended up seeing Ruby again, however, talking to a tall blonde girl about their encounter in the courtyard. Her father's words about educating the incompetent about the dangers and uses of Schnee Dust Company dust echoed in her mind, and she hesitated for a split second before giving the small girl yet another scolding.

Then she got a good look at the blonde. She had lilac eyes and her hair was as golden as the sun itself. Weiss had to look away, however, because the headmaster chose that moment to begin his introductory speech for the new students that would be attending this year.

It was later that day, after the sun had set, when she crossed paths with Ruby yet again. The heiress had 'overheard' a conversation the younger girl was having in the shared room for all the new students while they waited for the next day to be assigned teams and dorm rooms. She was with the blonde girl from earlier and a girl with black hair and amber eyes who was trying to read a book. She remembered the black haired girl from when she first arrived at the school. She was the one who interfered with Ruby's first scolding of the day.

From the conversation that Weiss eavesdropped on, she learned that the names of the blonde and black-haired girls were Yang and Blake, respectively, and Ruby and Yang were sisters. Strange… they look absolutely nothing alike. Weiss had to admit that she was intrigued by these people, especially the blonde, but would not let their talking keep her from her sleep any longer. It was hard enough for the heiress to fall asleep without others talking throughout the night. She sped towards them, pretending she had not heard anything, and began another scolding. That was the night where Weiss decided she did not like Yang.

On the outside, Yang Xiao Long was a person who would seem like a valuable asset to have on her team, but she was loud, impulsive, and inappropriate all the time; she desperately did not want to be on a team with her. Weiss shivered at the thought of struggling to keep her secrets from the incredibly pushy blonde due to her nosey and outgoing nature. She made extra sure that her scar was flawlessly hidden behind several layers of glue and makeup not much different from what one would find in a Halloween store.

The scar on her face. Weiss hated it. That thin scar that ran over her left eye was the ultimate sign of her imperfection. Weiss knew she was not perfect, but she was raised to make sure others believed she was. She got the scar during her entrance exam for Beacon, so the only people who knew about it was Headmaster Ozpin, her father, and herself. Not even her sister knew about it. She defeated the geist grimm in the end, but her father, Jacques Schnee, made it explicitly clear that she was not to let anyone know that she didn't defeat the creature without it landing a single strike on her. He demanded that she would keep her injury covered up at all times, and he forced her to stay in her room at the Schnee manor until it was safe to put glue over her wound.

It was like being in a prison inside of another prison and her father was the warden of both. Servants like the man who had practically raised her, Klein Sieben, were not permitted anywhere near her door and her father would personally deliver food and water to her. He said she could ask him for whatever she wanted while she was stuck there, but she knew better. She spent her days honing her skills with her rapier along with singing and looking ahead to the material that would be taught to her next year at Beacon. But even with her father visiting her every day, she had never felt more lonely in her life. Having him come to check on her healing scar and feed her every day made her feel more like his pet than his daughter. He would always leave in a hurry to get back to his work for the SDC, so she knew that he probably viewed her in that way as well.

Weiss hated her father and what he was doing with the company. It was once an honest and honorable business that was once run by an honest and honorable man: her grandfather, Nicolas Schnee. She wanted nothing more than to fix everything her father has done, but she can't do that until her father steps down, which won't happen any time soon. This was why she was training to become a huntress: she wanted to lead the company the same way her grandfather did. She wanted to do her own dirty work.

Which lead her to the next morning at Beacon. She needed to find a team.

The headmaster literally ejected Weiss and the other students into the Emerald Forest, where they would be forced to work together to complete their first assignment against the creatures of grimm. He said the first person she made eye contact with after landing was going to be her teammate for the rest of her time at Beacon. Immediately, Weiss thought of Pyrrha Nikos, champion of several tournaments in Mistral. A team consisting of the strongest girl in class and the smartest girl in class was guaranteed to dominate the other teams.

She heard quick footsteps getting closer from behind and turned around to see Ruby Rose slide to a halt after sprinting in her direction. Weiss sighed internally. She looked the red girl straight in the eye and started to walk the other way, but turned around again when she saw a wimpy guy stuck in a tree. At that point, she had to choose the better of two bad situations and proceeded to drag Ruby by her red cloak away. She still had a chance to have Pyrrha on her team after all.

By the end of the day, Weiss had been put on a team with Ruby, Blake, and Yang. Of course, she had to be put on a team with the one person she really did not want to be on a team with. To make matters worse, Ruby of all people was selected to be team leader.

Weiss was furious at first. She spent the entire next day acting cold and hostile towards her team leader. She told Ruby she was not fit to be leader and that Ozpin had made a mistake. But then she had a chat with Professor Port about it. He told her that he has trusted the headmaster for a lifetime and that she should trust him too. He helped her begin to understand Ruby. That night, she made peace with the fact she was not leader and even told Ruby she would be the best teammate ever.

It was a bright Sunday morning in team RWBY's dorm room. The light danced across the carpeted floor as it bled through the shades that were drawn over the window.

Weiss Schnee was already out of bed and in the bathroom starting her lengthy, tedious morning routine. The rest of her team still lied in their makeshift bunk beds and were all perfectly fine with sleeping through half the day. Thankfully, this meant Weiss could start her routine later in the day than usual and steal some more precious sleep.

Weiss put a lot of effort into keeping her secret. Just by observing her team for less than a week, she made the perfect morning schedule that works around her teammates' morning routines. She knew she took two hours and thirty minutes on average the get ready. She simply got up two hours and thirty minutes before Blake usually wakes up so she could have her makeup on before anyone was awake.

Weiss looked in the mirror and frowned. That hideous scar always mocked her in the morning.

She picked up her toothbrush, thoroughly brushed her teeth–she would not stand for rancid morning breath–and hopped in the shower. A long, relaxing shower was an absolute must for Weiss; she did not mind waking up a little earlier if it meant she could have her shower.

Unfortunately, she could not stay there forever. She was on a very tight schedule after all.

She turned off the water and patted herself dry with a towel before wrapping her pristine, white hair in it. She needed to put her makeup on with nothing but a towel around her hair because it was a real pain to get the glue she used for her scar out of her clothes if she got some on them by accident.

She delicately applied the glue to her face with a small brush, careful to avoid her eyelashes, until the skin looked flat and not like some metal had parted her skin. Satisfied with her work, she capped the thumb-sized glue container and stowed it in a small case.

She took the opportunity to get dressed while the glue dried.

It was usually now when Weiss would start softly singing to herself to help pass the time. They were always somber tunes these days: before, she would throw in the occasional light and cheerful song.

The minor key echoed lightly through the dimly lit room as Weiss put together the finishing touches of her makeup and pinned her now slightly damp hair up in a side tail. She looked at the time on her scroll and saw that she was slightly behind schedule.

"Drat," she whispered to herself, "Blake is definitely awake by now."

Sure enough, when Weiss emerged from the bathroom, Blake was sitting on her bed. Her amber eyes left the book she had in her hand and met Weiss' icy blue ones, "Good morning, Weiss," she walked past her into the bathroom.

"Good morning..." said Weiss as she moved to sit on her own bed. 'How could I be so careless?' she mentally scolded herself. 'What if Blake had to go to the bathroom or something? If I'm just doing makeup and I didn't let her in, she would know something is up, and if I did let her in, she would obviously see my scar.'

Weiss' mind raced through all of the worst-case scenarios. She was so entangled in her thoughts that she did not notice Ruby stirring in the bed above her.

Ruby's mob of messy, red-tipped hair came into view from above, without warning, making Weiss jump, "Good morning Weiss!"

As if on cue, the bathroom door opened, revealing Blake Belladonna, ready to start the day.

"It's been twenty minutes already?" Weiss asked herself aloud as Ruby sped into the now open bathroom.

"Actually it's been about twenty-five minutes. I had a particularly tough knot in my hair this morning that needed a little more attention," Blake told her icy teammate.

Weiss ignored her teammate and, once again, lost herself in her thoughts.

Blake was more interested in what the heiress had just said than she let on. She wondered why Weiss knew exactly how long she took in the bathroom. She decided she would find out sooner or later: she did not want to provoke the irritable girl by asking her about it outright.

Instead, Blake settled on asking her a simple question: she knew they would be stuck with each other for the next four years, so it would not hurt to know a little bit about the heiress. "So Weiss, how did you sleep?"

Weiss pulled out her scroll and answered without looking at her, "Just fine, thank you."

"That's good...," replied Blake. An uncomfortable silence fell on the small dorm room, but Blake did not want to make it any more awkward by saying anything else, so she sat on her bed and started reading.

A few minutes passed and the bathroom door flung open again. This time Ruby stepped out, "Rise and shine team RWBY!" she cheered. Neither Weiss nor Blake moved. Ruby was not pleased with the lack of enthusiasm. She looked up to her sister's bed, "Yang wake up! You've got to start getting ready now if we're going to catch JNPR at breakfast! You always take so long!" Ruby complained.

Weiss sighed at the irony of what Ruby said and cringed at the sound of Yang's pouting, "Just go without me Rubes, let me sleep."

"Yang, you're the one who always said 'breakfast is the most important meal of the day.' Are you telling me that a hardy breakfast is not important anymore?" Ruby smirked.

Yang smiled at Ruby from her bed above her, "Very sneaky sis… very sneaky."

Ruby smiled at her sister as she jumped down from her bed. Yang walked behind Ruby towards the bathroom only to turn around and grab her little sister from behind in a massive bear hug, lifting her off the ground while tickling her.

Ruby could not stop giggling as Yang attacked her armpits with her fingers, "Yang! Stop it!" another fit of laughter, "You're gonna make me pee!"

Yang loosened her grip on Ruby only for the red girl to turn on her and attack her super sensitive area right under her left rib with her own fingers, "Woah woah woah sis!" Yang immediately backed off still giddy from their tickle fight, "You win, I'll get ready now," said Yang out of breath as she walked, backward, into the bathroom.

Weiss stood up, "You both are so immature," said the heiress, walking to her desk.

Ruby, still out of breath, ignored her, "So, what do you guys wanna for the next half hour?" There was no answer. "Ugh, I'm just going to go across the hall to JNPR's dorm," the red girl pouted.

Now Weiss and Blake were the room's only occupants. Neither of them said a word while Weiss got to work on an assignment that was not due for another three weeks. The thing she liked most about Blake was that she knew when it was better to stop talking, unlike her other two teammates.

In the potent silence, she was very productive and had not realized how quickly thirty minutes had passed. This fact was made known to her when she heard the bathroom door swing open and a loud groan escape her not-so-favorite blonde.

"Why do you guys always use up the hot water!" Yang whined, "I just want a nice hot shower to start the day," she turned toward Weiss, "I know it's always you specifically, Ice Queen."

"If you want hot water, consider waking up at an appropriate time," Weiss countered.

Yang gave the heiress a dirty look, cueing Blake to intervene before this situation escalated, "Good morning Yang," she began, "Ready to get some breakfast?"

The brawler perked up at the thought of food, "Oh yeah, we've gotta be quick! I would kill for a breakfast burrito and they always run out of them by eleven."

Weiss rolled her eyes and started to follow Yang out the door and down the hall.

"Guys?" Blake called from the entrance of their dorm room, "Aren't you forgetting something?"

Yang patted herself down and pulled out her scroll, "No I've got my scroll right here, Blake," she shouted from down the hall, causing Weiss to flinch and shoot her a look.

Blake folded her arms and let out an amused sigh, "I was talking about our leader. You know, your sister, Ruby Rose?" she knocked on JNPR's door.

Weiss scoffed and shook her head while the brawler pulled at her orange scarf, "Oh…," was the blonde's only response.

The door to JNPR's dorm swung open and Jaune Arc, the team leader, poked his head out, "Hey Blake, is Yang done yet?" Blake only nodded and beckoned them to follow, "Guys, Yang's done, let's go," Jaune called to the room's occupants.

Ruby was the first one out and whined, "Finally, I'm so hungry!"

"Sorry Rubes," said Yang as her sister caught up to her, "You know how long it takes to do my hair."

"Maybe it wouldn't take so long if you were quick about it!" Ruby fumed.

Yang smirked at the red girl, "You can't rush perfection little sis."

Weiss, who had been listening to the sisters' conversation, could beg to differ.

The two teams walked to the dining hall together, and after Weiss got her coffee, she decided it was time to leave. She had only walked with them to humor Ruby. She told her that she would be a good teammate to her after all. The heiress simply waited until everyone had seated, and then slipped out of the dining hall, coffee in hand. It's not that she disliked her fellow students–except for Yang–, she just preferred to be alone.

She leisurely strolled outside and into the academic building where all of the classrooms, and more importantly, the library was. She carried on through the building, her clacking heels now much louder in the vacant halls, until she reached her destination. She loved coming to the Beacon library because it was almost always empty. The need for its aging books where decreasing more and more now that anyone can find out anything with the use of a scroll.

Weiss took the seat that she had grown accustomed to in the back and pulled out her scroll. She scrolled through the small device until she located her camera and inspected her face with it, 'No peeling yet,' she relaxed.

The heiress knew there would be no peeling, she had mastered the act of applying the glue to her face. She still checked her appearance throughout the day anyway because of paranoia and a hint of anxiety that, for some reason, she had made an error while applying the glue.

Weiss continued to look at herself until a pop-up on her scroll stopped her from seeing her face. The pop-up told her that her father was calling.

She let out a heavy sigh and answered the call, "Hello Father," she said with false delight.

"Hello Weiss, how was your first week at Beacon?" Despite her father's words, he did not seem the least bit intrigued by Weiss's first week.

"It was busy, but I've had a wonderful experience so far. I feel my team is a well equipped and competent one," she lied through her teeth.

"Right," replied Jaques, "But has anyone discovered your… condition?"

"No father, I have taken several calculated strides to conceal it," Weiss's false demeanor did not falter.

"Excellent, I will call later in the week to check up on you again," his careless tone angered Weiss, but she dare not let it show through her voice.

"Of course, Father."

"When you feel that Beacon does not suit your needs, simply let me know and you can come home and attend Atlas Academy," he ended the call as soon as the last word left his lips.

Weiss let the venom seep from her speech, "I assure you, I will not,"

Weiss felt like she wanted to throw up. Every conversation with her father left her feeling nothing but more ire towards the man. She used to try to remember the days when she was younger, when she did not know her father only married her mother for the company, to cool off, but now those memories carried nothing but grief with them.

She decided she needed some fresh air and got out of her seat to leave the library. She walked through the halls again and, this time, saw students walking about. The beaming sun shined through some clouds from directly above as Weiss stepped out of the building and a glance at her scroll confirmed her suspicion; it was nearly noon.

Most of the students had finished breakfast by now, so Weiss needed to get to the park that was on campus to walk in solitude.

She hastened toward the large courtyard that housed the CCT, eager to reach somewhere secluded. When she reached the looming tower, she immediately started to grit her teeth at the sight of team CRDL on the front steps that lead to the entrance of the CCT.

She altered her course, hoping to avoid confrontation with the team of bullies. The last thing she wanted at the moment was for Cardin, the team leader of CRDL, to talk to her.

Weiss thought they might have seen her, however, and was not surprised when Cardin spoke, "Hey Snow Angel, where are you heading off to?"

The heiress knew they would just follow her if she ignored them, so she figured interaction was inevitable, "What do you want, Cardin?" she sighed and turned.

"I just wanted to talk, Snow Ang–"

"Don't call me that," interrupted Weiss.

Cardin's expression hardened, "Fine, Ice Queen," he continued, "Anyway, I was thinking–"

"I was unaware that a brute, such as yourself, was even capable of thought. I suppose you learn something new every day," she interrupted again as she inspected her fingernails.

Cardin was getting angry, "Listen, Weiss, you are an heiress," he pointed both hands at Weiss, "I'm an heir," now he pointed both his thumbs to himself. Cardin was, in fact, an heir to his own father's company. The Winchesters were an asset to the SDC, but Weiss personally hated them. Like the boy in front of her, the Winchesters were a bunch of bullies.

Weiss thought over what he said and dared to ask, "What are you implying?"

"Jeez, do I have to spell it out for you?" he shouted. "I'm saying we need to hook up."

The heiress blankly stared at the boy in front of her, "You have got to be kidding me," she said as she turned to walk away.

She was stopped when she felt Cardin's brutish hand grip her right arm, "Don't turn your back on me, bitch!" he roared.

Weiss shot her icy glare right into Cardin's eyes, "Let go of me this instant, Cardin, or, I promise you, you will never see the light of tomorrow."

The color drained from Cardin's face and he quickly released the heiress.

"Leave her alone, Cardin!" cried Ruby as she sped to her teammate's side with Blake and Yang in tow.

"Scram, Little Red, this is between me and the heiress," demanded Cardin.

Blake and Yang had caught up, "Can't you understand that Weiss doesn't want to talk to you?" Blake questioned.

Weiss let out a quick sigh, "I had this under control…," she whispered under her breath as she saw the rest of team CRDL back up their leader.

"You three better back off right now," Cardin voiced with newfound confidence.

Without hesitation, Yang started to turn, only to be stopped by Blake, "Yang… she's your teammate," she pleaded. Yang was the only one on their team who always carried her weapon on her. It was convenient for her to do so because Ember Celica, Yang's gauntlets, collapsed into a pair of stylish bracelets when she was not using them. This whole situation with Cardin would end much faster if Yang was there in the event of the conflict escalating.

Yang let out a groan and her first word since she got there, "… fine," she stepped in between Weiss and Cardin. "Alright, Cardin, it's time for you to leave the Ice Queen alone," she started. "I don't care why you started bugging her, but you can bet your ass I saw you grab her, and I can't allow you to do that to any of my teammates," no one could see Weiss raise an eyebrow, "So are you gonna leave her alone?" the brawler extended Ember Celica, "Or do I have to show you out?"

Cardin stared at her gauntlets and sighed, "Yeah, I think we'll just go that way," he trudged away from the group.

"That's what I thought," Yang said triumphantly.

"Yeah! Great job Yang! Team RWBY: one; big bad bullies: zero!" Ruby cheered.

Blake and Yang laughed at her sister's enthusiasm as they all turned around, only to see Weiss walking away without saying a word.

"What is her problem?" Yang put her hands on her hips.

Ruby watched Weiss walking farther away and shrugged.

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One of the things I really got sad about with fanfiction, in general, is when I come across a super good story that isn't completed. So I am going to be a real stickler for finishing my stories in the future. I know how life gets and I don't mean any disrespect for people with incomplete stories, I'm just trying to say I want to avoid making people disappointed. Sometimes I wish I had never read some of these amazing works in progress so in case some of you feel the same: Would you rather have me upload whenever a chapter is finished or just upload the whole story when it's complete? Again, thank you all so much for reading!

Hi! Here are the other stories!

1.) Monochrome (Weiss x Blake)— Drama & Angst: This story will be about Weiss who wants nothing but to achieve equality for all faunus thanks to her girlfriend, Blake. She has to go on a journey for vengeance against her father after he tries to have her killed for it. She ends up teaming up with people from Blake's past —a common enemy of her father, Adam Taurus and Ilia Amitola— to try and end his wrathful discrimination of all faunus. Blake only wants her girlfriend back. There will be a side of Prismatic Ponytails as well. I know a lot of you will be turned off by a story with Adam in it, but I want to try to write a version of him that goes more with how he was in the first two volumes of RWBY. He's simply a revolutionary that will go through great extremes to achieve equality for the faunus. That doesn't necessarily mean he will be a"good guy," just know that he will be working with Weiss and the white fang a lot.

2.) Rosebird (Summer x Raven)— Tragedy & Angst: This is how Summer Rose died… At least a version I came up with. Raven has left Tai after having Yang to command her tribe. Summer has Ruby with Tai and catches wind of Raven's whereabouts. A chase ensues. I actually came up with the details for this story before I came up with Project Freezerburn, so you know this one has been in my mind for a while.

3.) Whiterose (Weiss x Ruby)— Drama & Hurt/Comfort: Okay, I know I said I would avoid the bigger ships, but when I thought of this story, I could only think of Ruby as Weiss' love interest. If the demand for this story is high, I'll more than likely write it. Basically, this is a vigilante AU where Weiss is secretly attacking the White Fang for reasons I still have to come up with. She's got to hide her double life from her team and Ruby gets suspicious and what not. Many physical injuries ensue.

4.) Baked Alaska (Yang x Neo)— Adventure & Crime: This is an AU without auras or grimm. Yang is a cop and Neo is a mute girl with a traumatizing past. Roman is like an older brother/guardian to Neo. Without spoiling, Neo's past catches up to her and messes up her new life, and Yang is there to help her.

5.) Hellbirds (Raven x Cinder)— Drama & Crime: As far as I know, this story is the first of its kind. I've always liked this ship and I'm bummed that there are no stories about it. This story with basically be about Raven being manipulated by Cinder to work for her, but eventually Cinder gets really fond of Raven and stuff. Raven will struggle and develop a sort of Stockholm-syndrome-but-not-really thing.

6.) Elderburn (Yang x Winter)— Tragedy & Hurt/Comfort: In this story, Weiss Schnee tragically gives her life to save others from the Grimm, leaving Yang a widow and single mother in the same situation her father was put in when Summer died. This will be my ultimate angsty story next to the Rosebirds one.

Those are all the stories I can remember right now. At least the ones that are not freezerburn…

I actually do have ideas for other freezerburn stories, though. If you guys like any of the following freezerburn stories, I will consider writing it instead of the other ships. Just know, I will be writing the sequel to Project Freezerburn regardless of what story you all choose.

1.) Drama & Romance: Where Project Freezerburn had Weiss and Yang on the same page the whole time, this story will be the exact opposite. This is a real-life AU where Weiss and Blake are authors and best friends. They go to a promotional event and meet Ruby Rose. Weiss has a crush on Ruby, Ruby has a crush on Blake, Yang—who is a cop (I like cop Yang, okay?)— has a crush on Weiss. This story is focused on Weiss' perspective of all this.

2.) Adventure & Romance: This story is an AU where Weiss and Yang are trained specialists in the military. They work together to survive after a WMD goes off in the city they live in. The terrorist, lead by Cinder, hunt them through a destroyed city. This story will likely have two parts so I might save this one for after the sequel to Project Freezerburn is finished.

3.) Drama & Angst: This is a real-life AU where Weiss and Yang are married and only have one freezerbaby for now. Weiss is an heiress to her father's company turned stay at home mom, and Yang is—you guessed it— a cop. Their child gets kidnapped by Cinder and they search far and wide to get her back.