The Child of Grimm (Rewritten)

Chapter 12: The Hero of the Story...

-A Few Days Earlier-

    Weiss had been spending the entire day with her elder sister Winter, as she had spent it mostly talking to her and catching up on a few things. Though Weiss had finally admitted to Winter that she was still having trouble with her summoning, despite the fact that her family's been able to perform it for as as long as anyone could remember. Weiss was now trying to practice the summoning as her sister stood behind her, as she had been watching closely.

    "Excellent form!" Winter praised, "Now think to your fallen foes! The ones that force you to push yourself past who you are, and become who you are now! Think of them, and watch as they come to your side!"

    Weiss kept on focusing and concentrating but she let out a groan of annoyance when she couldn't get it right. She stomped on the floor and the circle disappeared, "I can't!"

    She felt Winter hit her in the back of her head.

    "Stop doubting yourself!" Winter said.

    "But I'm trying!" Weiss replied.

    "If this is what you call TRYING, then you have no hope in winning the tournament, let alone succeeding as a Huntress." Winter said, "Why don't you go back home? I'm sure father will give you a nice job... As a receptionist!"

    Weiss couldn't help but feel angered by this, "I don't need his charity."

    "But you do need his money, don't you?" Winter asked as she leaned forward.

Weiss seemed to be surprised at that, "How did you know about that!?"

"Lucky guess." She replied, "I may have been in a similar situation when I joined the military. So pray tell... What did you do this time?" 

"Well..." Weiss started to say, "... That's just it... I'm not really sure. I went to pay for lunch the other day, but my card didn't work. It just said declined."

"Oh how embarrassing..." She said sarcastically.

"I know!" Weiss said.

Winter only gave Weiss a look as she shook her head. "Well it was." She said, "Why would he cut me off like that?!"

"Perhaps so that you would stop avoiding him and just call home."

Weiss couldn't help but feel ticked off at the thought of her father; She turned away from her sister as she activated her semblance again, creating another summoning circle. "Emotions can grant you strength." Winter said as she put her hand on her shoulder, "But as they can grant us power, you must never let them overpower you."

Weiss let out a sigh as the circle vanished, "What do you suggest I do then?"

Winter soon replied, "The way I see it, you have two choices right in front of you. You can either call father, beg for him to give you his money back, and explain to him once again why you want to study Beacon over Atlas. Or... You could explore Remnant. Discover more about the world and honestly... More about yourself."

Weiss looked to her feet and thought about her sisters words. She thought about her two choices. She had to admit, it was a tough call, but she had a pretty good idea of what she wanted to do. Winter soon noticed the time on her silver watch, "Well..." She said, "... It's time for me to go."

Winter soon gave her a hug before Weiss hugged her back.

"It was really good seeing you Winter." She said with a smile.