Remnants Queen Of Monsters

A Silky Start

A cool wind blows flowing through the open window of Team RWBY's dorm. The cool air causes Weiss to stir. Her ice blue eyes flutter open to see Hope snuggled against her shivering slightly as if she were cold. Weiss looks around to see Blake Awake reading a book in her bed already dressed in the school uniform, Yang brushing her hair using a hand held mirror eyes glowing red showing her frustration, and Weiss could only assume Ruby was the one in the bathroom. Weiss yawns lightly before grabbing her scroll from the dresser next to her checking the time. Weiss frowns slightly at the time not wanting to wake her daughter, but knowing she'd have to.

"Hope," Weiss whispers softly brushing Hopes hair out of her face. "It's time to wake up." Hopes face scrunches up cutely causing Weiss to chuckle. "I know you don't want to but we have to."

Yang chuckles taking a break from brushing her hair to look over. "You know Hope if you don't get up Ruby plans to blow a whistle to wake you up." Yang threatens playfully. Truth be told Ruby had said she would if Hope wasn't in the room, but because she is it Ruby's plan would never happen. Either way Hope's glowing Ocean blue eyes flutter open in with pout.

Weiss mouths out a thank you to Yang who gives a thumbs up. Once out of bed Weiss began laying out her uniform on the bed before getting Hope an outfit for the day as well. Once that was done Weiss looked over to Hope who was sniffling. Allergy's. Weiss thought. Her thoughts were confirmed when Hope began trying to hold in a sneeze. Suddenly Ruby comes out of the bathroom dressed and ready with a bright smile.

"Alright guys are you all..." Hope then sneezed a large web of silk which covered Ruby. Weiss was shocked and backed up a bit as Hope rubbed her nose. Once she was sure Hope wasn't gonna sneeze again Weiss stepped forward again.

"Hope? Are you okay?" Weiss asked worriedly.

"I'm okay." Hope says with a sniff. "My nose just feels..."

"Stuffy?" Weiss offers.

"Yeah!" Hope smiles before sneezing another web of silk once again on Ruby earning a 'Oh Come On!'. Yang laughs at her sisters misfortune while Blake approached Weiss and Hope.

"She might have silk glands from being a Faunus." Blake states trying to help Weiss. "Though, typically a Faunus would only have silk glands or wings not both."

Weiss cringed a bit at that. "She's a bit of a... special case on that." She explains.

Blake nods accepting the response. "I'll do some digging in the library to help with this." Blake says gesturing to the silk covered Ruby who was frantically pulling it of with little effect.

"So," Yang says. "What do we do about our stuff? We didn't unpack yesterday so all of our stuff is in that corner." True to Yang's words off I the corner was the team's stuff stacked in a comically large pile.

"We could worry about it after classes today." Blake suggests. "It would give us time to help Hope stop sneezing silk."

"This stuff is silk?" Ruby questions. Being completely ignored for the moment.

"Do you think Professor Ozpin knows what to do?" Weiss asks.

"Possibly." Blake shrugs before ducking to dodge another silk sneeze.

Weiss grabs her scroll and calls the Professor. After a few moments he picks up. "Hello Miss Schnee. Might I ask why your calling?"

"Yes, um, well It's Hope. She started sneezing silk this morning and I'm not sure what to do." Weiss says a slightly panicking inside.

She could hear Ozpin chuckle on the other end. "She'll be fine Miss Schnee though a bit uncomfortable for a day or two. That being said you should take today and tomorrow to care for her until she stops. This should be a one time thing, a side effect to her... origins." Ozpin explains. "Also tell Miss Rose to use rubber. It'll come off much easier that way."

After Yang and Blake helped get the silk off of Ruby with the advice of using rubber Weiss found herself taking care of Hope who was getting progressively worse. What started out as just silky sneezes had become a fever.

Weiss took a washcloth and soaked it under the cold water of the bathroom sink. After it was cold enough Weiss turned off the water and rung out the cloth a bit so it would only be damp. Returning to Hope who lay under the covers groaning in discomfort Weiss lays the cloth on her forehead. Weiss was terrified beyond belief. She was doing the only things she could think of. Everything to get the fever to go down but it just kept rising.

"Momma?" Weiss could see Hope's eyes filling with tears. "My head hurts."

"I know Sweetheart, I know." Weiss says worriedly. Suddenly Weiss hears the door unlock as Blake enters holding a glass with some kind of green juice.

"This should help." Blake says holding up the glass for emphasis. Weiss looked skeptical. "This juice contains algae, calcium, and slight lemon juice. It should not only make her feel better but force the silk out."

"How dose it do that exactly?" Weiss asks in concern.

"The lemon irritates the silk glands causing it to react. According to what I've read this kind of thing is common with Moth Faunus who were originally going to be born as a caterpillar Faunus. Once the silk is out the silk gland should seal up, and never open again."

"So once this is over it shouldn't happen again?" Weiss questions.

"Correct."

"So what dose the algae, and calcium do then?"

"The algae will help with the fever I assume Hope has, and I added a grape flavored calcium gummy to hopefully make it taste better." Blake explains. "I had help from some friends named Ren and Velvet." Weiss nods before turning to Hope.

"Let's get started then." Weiss says. After Hope had been given the medicinal juice Blake took a step to the side. Hope's began to cry as her head began to hurt even worse. Weiss was getting more and more concerned before noticing Hope reeling back preparing to sneeze the mother of all sneezes. Quickly Weiss and Blake ducked as Hope sneezed a large web of silk with part of it busting out the window covering the unsuspecting passing Ruby below.

"Why me!!!" Ruby cry's as Yang began howling in laughter. Weiss and Blake looked around the room to see the entirety of it covered in silk webs. Weiss and Blake sigh.

After cleaning the silk up and tossing the bundle into a corner to be dealt with later Blake left to catch the rest of her classes. Weiss however stayed tucking Hope in again who was now simply tired with a light headache. Weiss was beyond relieved that Hope would now be completely fine. So to put Hope to sleep Weiss began singing a lullaby.

"Hush your cries
Close your eyes
Stay with me
Let's just dream
Quietly
Of what might be
Calm your fear
I'll be near
To you
I'll cling
Rest my friend
Time can mend
Many things
I don't know the answers
Tomorrow's still unknown
But I can make this promise
You won't be alone
I don't know where we should go
Just feeling farther from our goal
I don't know what path we will be shown
But I know that when I'm with you
I'm at home
Yes, I know that when I'm with you
I'm at home
There's a quiet place
In my embrace
A haven of safety where
I'll dry your tears
Shelter here
In my care
But even when we stumble
And someday when we fall
What I will remember
That I had you through it all
I don't know where we should go
Just feeling farther from our goal
I don't know what path we will be shown
But I know that when I'm with you I'm at home
Yes, I know that when I'm with you I'm at home
Yes, I know that when I'm with you I'm at home"

Once Weiss had finished singing she could see that Hope had fallen asleep. Weiss smiles and gives Hope a kiss on the forehead before sitting down in a chair by the bed slowly falling asleep herself without realizing.