Silver Maiden

CHAPTER XXV - Eiserne Jungfrau

Weiss woke up to the bright sunlight hitting her face. She put her arm over her eyes, but the warmth wouldn't let her stay asleep. She got up, stretching as she passed by her mirror. Her silver hair was a mess and she grabbed a brush from her armoire. She was about to start brushing when a knock came from her door. She straightened up her nightgown before sliding her door open. It was Bedivere. He was holding a tray in his hands.

"Good morning," he greeted her.

"Breakfast?" she said.

He nodded. "Don't worry. You're not the only one missing. Literally only Ren and I were up this early, so we both cooked breakfast for everyone."

She smiled, walking back into her room to look at herself in the mirror. Bedivere set the tray down on the desk beside her bed before standing behind her. She looked at the two of them in the mirror. The first time they did this, they were in perfect synchronization. At least, on the outside. They had been color-coordinated that day, both dressed to impress. Right now, though, she was in her nightgown, her hair falling all over the place. His hair was also a mess. But the thing that stood out most to her was that he was in a black t-shirt again.

"What's with all the black nowadays?" she asked him.

"You don't like it?" he said, picking up her brush to go to work on her hair.

"It's not that. It's just, I mean, I guess I'm not used to it, that's all. It's such a depressing color."

"Perhaps I wish to exude a degree of mystery."

She chuckled. "You already are mysterious. You don't have to dress the part also."

He didn't respond, brushing her hair quietly as she watched in the mirror. His eyes caught hers and he stopped what he was doing. She turned around, looking up into his hazels. They stared at each other for some time before she found herself drifting toward him.

"You look perfect," he whispered to her.

"So do you," she whispered back as she tiptoed up to reach his face. She closed her eyes as her lips touched his, his hand lightly touching her cheek. It was just as she had expected, this bliss, this utter pinnacle of ecstasy.

"Weiss," he whispered her name.

"Yes," she whispered back as she leaned in to kiss him again.

"Weiss," he said more loudly.

"Weiss."

Weiss jolted from her reverie, looking around at a dozen faces. Bedivere was seated at the far end of the table, across from her.

"Huh?" she said.

"I was asking if you'd be okay with the arrangement we had agreed on earlier," he said.

"Arrangement?"

"Yeah," Yang said. "You know, Bedivere, Uncle Qrow, and Oscar are headed down to the forge to check up on things with Hillphire while the rest of us stay up here and train."

"Yeah, Team Junior Silent H against Team RWBY?" Nora said, to which Ren and Jaune sighed.

"Oh," Weiss said. "Right." She felt her face warming up. "Yeah, I'm okay with that. Why wouldn't I be?"

"We were wondering because you just spaced out all of a sudden," Blake said.

"I did?"

"Yeah," Ruby said. "And you were making noises, too."

"Huh?" Her face became even warmer.

"Anyway," Bedivere said, sensing the anxiety in her. "Yes, that is the plan. You will supervise the training while the three of us head to the forge."