Servants in Remnant

RWBY

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Weiss and Sherlock

When Sherlock had offered to teach her, she had honestly been skeptical as to what exactly he could do.

It wasn't arrogance, just fact. She was the top of her class at the Academy, had received the best tutors that money could buy, and had even gotten advice from her older sister, a prodigy in her own right. She wasn't strong enough to go up against an actual Huntress, but that would naturally come with experience and time.

She was a Schnee. Excelling was not only expected of her, but necessary if she wanted to get away from the influence of her father.

That he was trying to sabotage her to ensure she remained in Atlas wasn't a surprise. In his eyes he probably didn't even see it as sabotage. He knew best, and all actions made were to twist the world to what he believed should be.

Her sister had joined the military to get away from his influence, only for Father to still make attempts. Weiss, therefore, would go even farther.

And really, there it was.

The only reason why she accepted Sherlock's offer. At the very least, he had schematics of the automata that she might face as her final exam.

Still, she was no idiot. She was heiress to the Schnee fortune, and a young woman. Simply meeting with a stranger without backup was foolish to the extreme. The only thing she knew about him was that he could sneak into the Academy without being caught, and by his own admission had spied on both her Father and the General. While impressive, neither painted a very glowing picture of the man.

Exchanging numbers with him should have been enough. He claimed he wanted to teach her analysis and strategy? Then he could do that virtually, in addition to sending any schematics.

That should have been it. She never expected to see him face to face after that.

So it came as a huge shock (and some very unladylike coughing) the week after that she realized halfway through a meal that the butler that had been serving them was Sherlock in disguise.

'Lesson one: Know the people around you'

She had called him the moment her door closed.

"Is something wrong Weiss?"

"What in Remnant were you doing!" She demanded angrily, "do you realize what would happen if anybody realized you were impersonating a member of the staff?" She paused for a moment, "how were you even able to impersonate a member of the staff in the first place?!"

"Hmmm, an excellent question. Let me posit one of my own - How long was I able to impersonate a member of your staff?"

The answer had been three days.

Three. Days.

Sure, he had been disguised, but not heavily so. Even if she hadn't known him for long, she should have noticed.

It turned out that the original butler had had a family emergency, causing him to recommend a temporary replacement. The replacement had been approved, and told to arrive later that day to assume his duties.

The replacement never got the message.

What followed was the most bizarre game of hide and seek she had heard of. Sherlock would disguise himself, and the goal was to spot him before he could take a picture with both of them in the frame.