As the night continued on, Yang, Blake, Weiss, and Y/n are still around the fire, seemly asleep. That is until Yang opens her eyes and speaks.
Yang:Blake, are you awake?
Blake:(eyes still closed) Yeah.
Yang:Why do you think he asked us about being a Huntress? Like, what was he trying to say?
Blake:Maybe he was just curious.
Yang:You think?
Blake:... No.
Yang:... Y/n, are you awake?
Y/n:(turned away) Yeah, I am.
Yang:What do you think he meant?
Y/n:I honestly couldn't tell you Yang.
Yang:... Weiss, are you awake?
Weiss:Of course I'm awake! You three are talking. And I think he... When I said I wanted to honor my family's name, I meant it. But... It's not what you think. I'm not stupid. I'm fully aware of what my father has done with the Schnee Dust Company. Since he took control, our business has operated in a, moral-gray area.
Blake:That's putting it lightly.
Y/n:(flips over) Very lightly.
Weiss:(sits up) Which is why I feel the need to make things right. If I had taken a job in Atlas, it wouldn't have changed anything. My father was not the start of our name, and I refused to let him be the end of it. (lays back down)
Blake:All my life, I fought for what I thought was right. I had a partner named Adam. More of a mentor, actually. He always assured me that what we were doing would make the world a better place. But of course, his idea of a perfect future turned out to be... not perfect for everyone. I joined the academy because I knew Huntsman and huntresses were regarded as the most noble warriors in the world. Always fighting for good, but I never really thought past that. When I leave the academy... what will I... how can I undo so many years of hate?
Yang:I'm sure you'll figure it out. You're not one to back down from a challenge, Blake.
Blake:But I am! I do it all the time. When you learn I was a faunus, I didn't know what to do so I ran. When I realized my oldest partner had become a monster, I ran. Even my semblance! I was born with the ability to leave behind a shadow of myself- an empty copy that takes the hit while I run away.
Yang:.. At least you two have something that drives you. (flips over) I've just always... Gone with the flow, you know? And that's fine. I mean that's who I am. Buy how long can I really do that for? I want to be a Huntress. Not really because I want to be a hero but because I want the adventure. I want a life where I won't know what tomorrow will bring, and that will be a good thing. Being a Huntress just happened to line up with that. I'm not like Ruby, she's always wanted to be a Huntress. It's like she said, ever since she was a kid she dreamed about being the heroes in the books. Helping people and saving the day, and never asking for anything else in return. Even when she couldn't fight, she knew that's what she wanted to do. That's why she trained so hard to get where she is today.
Weiss:(sits up) Well, she's still just a kid.
Blake:(also sits up) She's only two years younger... we're all kids.
Yang:Well, not anymore. I mean, look where we are. In the middle of a war zone and armed to the teeth.
Blake:It's the life we chose.
Weiss:It's a job. We all had this romanticized vision of being a Huntress in our heads, but at the end of the day, it's a job to protect the people, and whatever we want, we'll have to come second.
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The Inventor of Vale (RWBY x Male Reader)
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