The Unexpected Loss (a RWBY fanfiction)

The Day Before Dread

"So, your soon to be husband hired me because you're gay, but you're marrying him for your dad because he told you to..?"

Weiss nodded, hugging her knees to her exposed chest in attempts to cover herself.

The skinny woman looked at Weiss and shook her head, picking up the white shirt and throwing it over to Weiss. "I'm not doing this just because you feel you have to."

The ivory woman looked up, a pleading expression in her eyes. "B-But you have to! You were paid and I told him that I'd... and I need to move on... and..."

"You need someone to talk to, and I'm cool with that." The black haired girl told her. "But I'm not going to have sex with someone that doesn't want it, consensual or not."

Weiss looked back to the floor before slipping her shirt back on. "Ok..."

"So you said something about moving on?" She prompted. "You've got a girl that daddy didn't like?"

"Everyone seems to guess it on the first try..." The businesswoman murmured. "Just... What's your name?"

"Amy." The woman simply stated, crossing her arms. "What's the girls name?"

"Ru..." Weiss hesitated for a second. "Ruby..."

Amy smiled as she sat down on the bed and put her arm around the heartbroken girl by her side. "That's a beautiful name. Why don't you try again?"

"Because my father will hurt her..."

The woman stiffened, tightening her grip on Weiss. "Hurt her how?"

"She... She owns a cafe. It's her entire life. Everything she has goes into it..." Weiss explained. "He'll destroy it if I don't do what I'm told... And he doesn't even care if Ruby's inside when it happens..."

Amy glared at the mental images of the Schnee patriarch. "That's fucked up beyond belief." She growled.

"I just need her to be safe." Weiss whispered. "So I need to stay away from her..."

———

"Have fun sweetie?" Carden asked as Weiss got in the car and they made their way towards Schnee Tower. "I hear Amethyst is a favorite for upperclass women."

"It was fine." Weiss stated without much behind it, watching the world outside the window. "Could we not pretend to enjoy time together?"

Winchester frowned. "Just because we're not romantically involved doesn't mean we can't be friends. We have many common traits and interests we could get close through."

The ivory haired woman raised a brow. "Such as?"

"We're both really good with business and control, we're both incredibly attractive, we're both worth more than half the people in this city put together." He laughed, listing things that they had in common. "We both understand the world and the cold reality of it."

"That last one is the only one of those I will agree with." She told him. "The world is unfair."

Carden chuckled as he parked them by the massive building. "So dark."

"That happens eventually." Weiss replied as they walked in, making their way toward the elevator. "Let's just get this over with."

The man nodded, accepting that she wasn't in the mood to talk.

The pair exited, quickly walking over to the largest of the office rooms, entering to see the rest of the board already in their seats and waiting.

"Nice if you to join us." Mr Schnee remarked. "I was beginning to worry if we'd be seeing you today."

"Sorry sir, I won't make you wait like that again." Carden chuckled, taking his seat next to the head of the table.

Weiss took a seat down next to him, looking down at the papers set in her spot and sorting through them as her father spoke.

"As you all know, there is only one day left until Mr Winchester joins our family." He reminded the group. "He and my son will be in charge of the company when I decide to retire."

Many nods and murmurs broke the silence. Not of agreement, but if acceptance. Everyone in the company knew that Weiss would no longer be the driving force of the company. No matter how much they preferred working with her, Mr Schnee would never let the power slip from his grasp.

The man's face went serious. "Now, onto real business. Ozcorp."

"Mr Ozpin has been refusing to return our calls." One of the board members muttered. "Last time that we could get to him he claimed that he'd only talk to Miss Schnee."

Several people looked over towards Weiss, waiting for her to speak.

"He told me that he wouldn't work with us until I was in charge of the company." She whispered, not looking up from all her papers. "Would could try working with Flynt Financial Institute. Their stock is growing quickly and~"

"And we'll be buying them out and disbanding them next week, I'm not worried about them." Mr Schnee snapped. "I want Ozcorps. They're one of the largest companies in the world and account for a large sum of our business." He growled. "Get Ozpin back."

"Father, he refuses to talk with~"

"GET HIM BACK!!!" The man shouted, rage in his eyes before he took a deep breath, still looking furious. "I want Ozcorps. That's your job."

Weiss looked at the floor, making sure her eyes were unseen. "Yes sir..."

The meeting was quiet from there, each topic coming and going until the woman in white could escape from the room, quickly making her way to a cab and back to her apartment.

She locked the door behind her and fell into bed as the tear crashed from her eyes.

"Ruby... I'm so sorry..." She whispered between sobs. "If I could change it, I'd never have done any of this..."