The Cursed (RWBY)

Chapter 8 : Where are you?

"We gather here for the sake of my daughter, Weiss Schnee. The military did their best in order to search for her." Jacques Schnee exclaimed, eyeing every citizen underneath him.

"It's useless after all." Winter muttered under her breaths, only received her father's glaring. Whitley on the other hand, standing beside his father with all of his pride while Cinder on his right. The whole citizen know if their princess are truly missing for certain times, Whitley will become their prince or even worse, Cinder might be their queen.

Jacques informed again, "We will waited for another two months in searching for her. And if she's remained missing," Jacques placed his hand on his son's shoulder, and glancing towards smirking Cinder, "perhaps, we need replacement."

After all the speaks done, Winter went to the central, hearing rumors here and there. Kids running along with their friends and others did their business.

"Captain!"

Winter turned around, facing one of the citizen. The brown-braided-haired girl saluted at her. The girl just look about as her sister age. "Please, no formalities when I'm not in duty here." Winter smiled, as the girl just now grinned stupidly and shifted on her legs.

"Uh, sorry for asking but.." The girl poked both of her index finger together. "Is it true that Princess Weiss are gone?" The girl asked in soft voices. Winter solemnly nodded, clenching her jaw after remembered what happened to her sister.

"Most of us didn't really like your step-mother or even your brother." She muttered under her breaths, her brown wings flapped a bit. Winter amused by her blunt. Well that's true though. "Good to know someone are same side as me." Winter smiled at her.

The girl snapped her head with her big eyes, "Oh! I'm s-sorry for saying that! I'm so s-sorry!" The girl stuttered, waving her hands nervously. "Wait, what?" The girl confused, tilting her head.

"Don't worry. And I know that my little brother or even soon-to-be-queen are not quite close to all of you." Winter sighed, looking around the central. The atmosphere around here are a bit downcast, after the annoucement of her sister missing.

"I'll try to do my best to find her. For the sake for all of us." That gaves a hope in the young woman hearts, and some of them that accidently heard the conversation are now gathering around Winter, every each of them gives hopes towards their Captain, in order for the sake of their lands.

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“What do you mean she's the only one know where the secret portal is?” Layna gasped in surprise when Winter delivered an important information yet useless.

Winter take a sit in just opposite Layna, in her own office. Layna quickly served the Captain a cup of coffee. “I did remembered that she's being grounded after the King found her in another land, so-called human lands.”

Winter takes a sip of the coffee while Layna fixated herself on her seat. “I'll try to find this portal. Perhaps it will make us easier to bring her here. I'm sure the citizen will welcome her although she—” Winter sighed, “She didn't have wings.”

“For the time being, I want you to observed everything in this castle.” Winter put her cup down, staring at Layna, who nodded at her. Winter stand up and clicked her weapon on her side, which before this hanging on the wall. “Inform me if there's anything happened or news about the replacement or anything weird.”

“Copy that, Captain.” Layna salute then bow when Winter walked to the door.

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“Seems to be you are interested in history?” Blake intrigued, disturbing focus-mode Weiss.

Weiss startled and almost dropped the book. She then turned around and gave her stare. Blake put her hands up, retreat, “Oops. Sorry.”

Weiss continued with what she is doing while Blake silently watching her. Then something clicked inside Weiss. “Aren't you supposed to have class now? It's still morning.” Weiss whispered, while her eyes still stuck on the book.

“Didn't have any class. How about you?” Blake whispered back, raised one of her eyebrow. “Pretty sure you have class since you got the same timetable as Ruby.”

“Still can ace it without coming.” Weiss muttered. Her hand keeps flipping through the pages without concerning Blake, who now searching the book with her, inside archives in Public Library.

“How did you know I'm here?” Weiss closed the book, sighing when she didn't found what she searches for. While waiting for reply, she began to searches books again.

“Saw you since the moment you stepped in. Thought of saying hello but seems you really keen to read these books.” Blake furrowed her eyebrows, confused with all of this books that Weiss read.

“Why are you reading about history of faunus?” Blake rest her back on the racks, her amber-eyes fixed on the pale girl. “Seems you are not one of us.” Blake leaned in towards Weiss.

Weiss closed her eyes, then facing the raven-haired girl. “For project purpose.” Weiss turned back to searching whem she might be misheard or, Blake did tell her.

“You are a faunus?!” Weiss's voice pitched, quickly she cupped her own mouth, her eyes widen in shock. Blake startled with those statements, began shifting nervously.

“Please tell me that you are.” Weiss quickly grabbed her hands, shaking it with excitement. With all of this weeks she's began to do research about what happened between bird-like faunus or so-called Angels, and Humans.

Blake turned her head around, make sure there's no one here with them. After confirming that there's no one, she slowly nodded.

Blake still confuse when Weiss keeps sighing in relief and smiling. And muttered that it will be easier. What in the world that she happy about me being a faunus?

“Calmed your horses down, Weiss. What's wrong with you?” Blake chuckled a bit, seeing Weiss gathering some books in her hand and pulled Blake along with her to another place.

“Hmm, I think you will asked me about faunus history, huh?” Blake observed Weiss, who's currently keeps flipping pages. Both of them now are in one of the single room which Weiss booked early.

“You never know how much I wanted to ask faunus itself about their history.” Weiss flopped down just across Blake and staring at the faunus.

“So... what type of faunus are you?” Weiss asked.

Blake smiled, signaling her to wait while she's loose her ribbon. Showing off her cat ears.

“I'm a cat faunus. It's been awhile since I've shown my ears to anyone.” Blake rubbed her cat ears.

“So, what you gonna ask?” Blake propped her elbow and rest her chin on her palm. Observing the sudden cheery person in front of her.

“About bird faunus. I wanted to know more about them for a long time.” Weiss finally sit down. Her smile soon vanished as soon as she saw Blake reaction.

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a/n : I'm still planning for the whole plot of history so yeah... have this filler instead :)