"Past lovers can be like coffee stains. While someone of them go easily, there are a few that stay on your mind... I mean counter." -ZoomQ21
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A/N: First request is going to go to Yoru467. Apparently, he's a lycan. He goes first since he was the first to respond to the message board. It isn't always like that, but when he responded I was starting this up. Also, prepare for the longest chapter of this book so far. It isn't as long as other stories made by other writers, but still.

3rd Person POV

October 31, 2XXX

"Well this is just perfect..." To Y/N, today was the most important day. No, it wasn't because it was Halloween. It wasn't that he had a doctor's appointment. It wasn't even the fact that it was raining rather heavily. No... the reason he is a bit upset is due to the fact that it was a day that his crush, Ruby Rose, turned 18. To him, Ruby was a blooming flower that was growing along side him. Ruby was always the most bubbly girl at Beacon, rivaling that of Nora Valkyrie. However... Now that she blossomed into an even beautiful woman... Most of the guys began to gravitate towards her. The stronger, better looking, and more experienced guys of Beacon. Surprisingly, to those who didn't know Ruby, the redhead turned down most of these guys, though they never stopped trying to win the silver eyed warrior. Thankfully, with everyone rather busy, Y/N decided to head to Vale in order to get her present... along with telling her about his feelings.

Sadly, fate hated him like many others.

While in Vale, he began to head towards Ruby's favorite bakery, thinking that sweets would go well with the gift he wanted to get her... however the shop was closed due to the holiday.

"Now where do I go? The is literally the only bakery around here. Maybe... Maybe I could make cookies of my own? No, the last time I tried to bake something I failed horribly. I burnt those things to a crisp." Sighing, Y/N placed his hands into his pockets and walked around Vale for a bit. With each step he took, it felt as though the rain had grew heavier. It was possible that the rain matched his mood... but it didn't seem quite realistic. "Maybe I could head to Tony's. I think they sell necklaces. No, that just seems too cliché. Think Y/N! What would someone so sweet... adorable... like my blossoming flower want?" Y/N then stopped when he saw a large neon sign with the words Hayman's Craftsmanship. "Ruby was always a fan of weapons."

Realizing this, Y/N quickly made his way into the shop and looked around to see a wall filled with numerous weapons. Ranging from long swords that seemed to turn into a shot gun, to an axe that could become a LMG. "Holy shit..." Walking up to the weapon, Y/N slowly trailed his finger along it. "I see you're enjoying the axe." Turning his head to the voice, Y/N spotted an old lady and her son smiling at him. "Y-Yeah. These all look so... astonishing."

"Well when you've been crafting for 40 years, you tend to create weapons that are that good. So, what are you looking for?"

"Do you have any attachments for a rifle? One that involves a scythe that turns into one?"

"Well we did, however..."

"However what? I... I'll pay you whatever you want."

Hearing the desperation in his voice, the old lady's son sighed. "A guy came here earlier and bought out everything we had for the weapon you're talking about. What's up with the scythe weaponry anyways?" Looking down at his reflection on the axe, Y/N groaned. "Of course they take it. With my luck I should've known. Well... there's a special girl at Beacon. A brilliant... beautiful... blossoming huntress who loves weapons. I figured that maybe, for her birthday, I could do something special for her. Guess... fate just doesn't like me."

The old lady placed her hand on her chest with a sad smile "Ah, I know that sound. The sound of young love. I'm sorry that we don't have what you need. If others look for her affection, then it's possible that other shops have been bought out when it comes to that weapon." Taking his hand away from the weapon, Y/N sighed. First the bakery and now the weapon shop. It had looked as though Tony was the only option left, despite how cliché it would be.

"Then I guess I should be going then. You two have a wonderful night." Turning around, Y/N left the shop with a frown on his face. Right now, it had seemed as though the rain was just as heavy as a brick. As he made his way to Tony's, Y/N began to think to himself that maybe even Tony's was out of necklaces. Fate had already dealt him a bad hand twice, so a third time was already highly possible.

"Don't rain on me... Don't rain on me... Why you gotta act so nice? This ain't televised... This ain't televised... This ain't televised. Moving at the speed of light and I'm terrified. Yeah I'm terrified. So please for the love of God, don't drench me."

Y/N's frown deepened as he heard the song. It was now clear that his luck was just as awful as Ruby's uncle. Walking into into Tony's, Y/N found the well tailored man smiling. "Y/N old boy, how are you doing? Come to get out the rain?"

"Actually Tony, I came to... get a necklace."
"Oh? Well you're just in luck. I still have two. I think you'll like them."
"Oh thank God." Releasing a sigh of relief Y/N followed Tony into the back. "You know, it's weird. A whole bunch of guys came in earlier talking about a girl named Ruby. This for the same girl?"

Y/N only stayed silent, realizing that coming here was pointless. But... But what if she rejected their advances? What if... she liked the necklace he gave her? "I... Yeah."

"Well, thankfully, those guys took the cheap ones. Now this one..." Tony took a small black box out from the shelf. He wiped off the dust and opened up, revealing a necklace with small dagger on it. In the center of the dagger was something rather fitting. A ruby in the form of a rose. "Tony it... it's beautiful..." Tony only smiled and handed the necklace to Y/N. "Since I know you kid... It's on the house."

"Are... Are you sure?" The shock on Y/N's face was priceless. Something so gorgeous as this... for free? "Of course Y/N. I saw that look in your eye when I brought up the other guys. This necklace right here... it's one of a kind. Now, are you gonna keep staring at the damn thing, or are you gonna go ahead and get this Ruby girl?"

Nodding his head, Y/N gave Tony a large grin. "Thanks Tony!" Y/N then ran out the store, leaving Tony with a small smile. "Kid has a good heart..."
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During his 19 years of living, Y/N had never thought his heart could race so fast. The closer he got to Team RWBY's dorm, the more his heart jumped in anticipation. Finally, Y/N came to a stop at the front of their door. Holding the box behind his back, Y/N lightly knocked on the door. For a couple of moments, nobody opened up, causing his heart to beat even faster. "I hope they are here..." Just then, the door opened up to reveal the more silent member of RWBY. Blake Belladonna. "I guess you're here for Ruby?"

"I... Y-Yeah..." Blake rolled her eyes and leaned against that door frame. "Look, Ruby isn't looking for a relationship at the moment. All of you guys need to stop with this. Most of you are only seeing her now since she grew."

"B-But that's not true! Not for me!"
"Oh really?"
"Yes! Look, I know that doing this now is... well so off and all, but my heart has always been-"
"Beating for Ruby. Look, your are the fifth guy to say that. I bet you have a necklace behind you... right?"
"..."
"Oh God..." Blake then sighed and stepped back. "Just... stop it, alright? Now please go away. We're tired of dealing with you guys."

Before Y/N could get another word out, Blake slammed the door in his face. "...Well this is just fantastic..." Kneeling down, Y/N placed the black box in front of the door. "If you can hear me on the other side... I... I put the necklace by the door." Standing back up, Y/N began to head to the roof. If her team wouldn't let him in... then he would have to head up to the roof and tell her.
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"Maybe she didn't get the text? No, it said she read it. She wouldn't leave me on read... right?" For the past five minutes, Y/N had been pacing back and forth across the roof. He was really hoping that Ruby wouldn't just leave him on read due to the other guys and their advances. He needed to prove that he was different from the others. He just had to. "Hey Y/N." Quickly stopping his pacing, Y/N turned to Ruby with a smile "You're here!"

"Yeah. I... I saw your necklace. It was different from the other ones."
"Y-Yeah. A friend helped me out with it."
"...So, I guess you came up here to confess to me."
"Yes. Ruby, for the longest time, I've been in love with you. From the moment I saw your graceful smile, your amazing skills, and the way your personality made you glow. From the first day to now, I saw the way you blossomed into this... beautiful rose of a woman. And... And I couldn't help but fall for you. I... I know that all of this seems weird since it is your birthday, but I promise that all of this is true! For most of the day, I... I didn't know what to get you! The bakery was closed so I couldn't get your favorite cookies. I went to the weapon shop, but everything that involved your kind of weapon was sold out. I... The only think I could do was go to Tony's. Even when I got there, he said that he only had two necklaces left. Since he knee me though, he... he gave me the wonderful necklace I gave you. Something that truly describes you. I... I love you Ruby Rose! I love you!"

Y/N's heart nearly busted out from his chest. He had spilled out everything he was holding in since he met her. No longer did he have to keep the information to himself... since now the whole world of Remnant knows. "Y/N..."

"I... I know that you might think I'm like others... but if you give me a chance I... I can prove you wrong."
"...I'm sorry."
"..."
"I... I'm just not ready for a relationship. In fact, I don't even think I know what to do. I... I would be a terrible girlfriend. I know that you would treat me right, but... I just can't."

Ruby slowly walked up to Y/N and wrapped her arms around him. "I'm so sorry..."
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December 24, 2XXX

To say that Y/N was rather nervous was quite the understatement. For the past couple of days, he, along with Jaune and Ren, have been giving mysterious presents to the students and staff of Beacon. Now normally, Y/N wouldn't mind helping out... but when he got the present for Weiss, his eyes widened in shock. After the... event with Ruby, the 19 year old attempted to focus more in his career as a huntsman, however that focus seemed to die down the day he saw Weiss crying outside of her room. When he asked her what was wrong, she told him that she and Neptune broke up.

"I... I thought that I was doing everything right, but..."
"Did... Did he cheat on you?"
"Heavens no! He... He just said that he felt as though... he didn't deserve me. He said that someone like him wasn't fit for someone like me. He blamed himself for being a bad boyfriend."
"I... I'm sorry."
"Don't be. You... You didn't do anything wrong."

Ever since then, he and Weiss have grown a bit closer, talking about certain classes and even helping each other study. The friendship they had soon developed into a one sided love. Currently, Y/N stood in front of Team RWBY's dorm with the present in his hand. This moment had brought back memories of what happened a few months ago. "Let's just hope that nobody shuts the door in my face." Activating his semblance of invisibility, Y/N knocked on the door and placed the present on the ground. He then moved over towards the wall the moment he saw the door open. "Hello?" Y/N's heart began to flutter the moment he heard Weiss' angelic voice. It had seemed as though an angel had secretly replaced her and was now living the life of a beautiful huntress.

'Jaune and Neptune were right to call her Snow Angel.' Y/N thought. Weiss then looked down and picked up the present. "This one... is to me?" The wrapping paper had been all black with small white snowflakes. The gift had seemed rather small, but by the the gorgeous smile that was on Weiss' face, the heiress didn't seem to mind. "I can't wait to open it tomorrow." For a brief moment, Weiss looked around, curious as to who gave it to her. She then giggled and shut the door in a light, gentle manner. Y/N, finally seeing his chance to uncloak, did so with wide eyes. "She... She smiled... at me."
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"Come on Renny, most of us are already here! Can't we just open them?" The silent member of JNPR shook his head with a small smile. For as long as he knew Nora, the girl was always so impatient. "We have to wait for Pyrrha and Jaune. They will come back soon, I promise." Nora then let out a large groan, crossing her arms and staring at the wall "Why do they have to take so long? They better not be smooching!"

"I agree with Nora. They had all year to get it on!" Yang chimed in.
"See?"
"Just be patient Nora. I'm sure that they will be back."

The door to JNPR's dorm then opened, revealing Jaune, Pyrrha, Y/N, and a man in a Santa outfit. "Is... Is that..." Weiss began slowly. "HOLY SHIT! IS THAT PORT?!" Yang and Nora finished off.

"Ho ho ho! Hello boys and girls! I hope that you've been enjoying yourselves!" Port then put his hand on Y/N's shoulder, causing him to shake a bit. Santa Port was even weirder than regular Port... and he, Jaune, and Pyrrha had to listen to his Santa impressions. He even made Oobleck and Goodwitch dress up as elves. He really thanked God he didn't have to see who was the reindeer. Though Goodwitch in an elf outfit wasn't anything to complain about. "Now that everyone is here, we can start opening presents. But first, I would like to thank my little helpers! Ren, Jaune, and Y/N!" Ren looked over at Jaune and Y/N, who held faces of horror. If they could, they would scream "HELP ME!" but sadly... they couldn't.

"Renny, you gave us presents? That's so sweet!" Nora wrapped her arms around Ren and began to his him numerous times on the cheek "R-Right, right. Let's just open the presents, okay?" Suddenly, a large sense of joy came over Ruby as she heard those words. Running over to the table, Ruby grabbed the first present that had her name on it and tore it open, revealing a new black cloak with red rose petals covering it. "That one's from me." Jaune spoke up. "On one of our recent missions your cloak ripped so I figured that... you could use a new one." Ruby quickly took of her old cloak and put the new one on, her eyes shining like a kid in a candy store. "THANK YOU!" Unbeknownst to the others, Y/N's lips began to form into a small frown. "Okay, who's next?"

"I am!" Yang stood up and began to stretch "I just got a present. I just got a present! I just got a present! I wonder who it's from?" Walking over to the table, Yang picked up a present and began to shred the thing. "These... These are... AMAZING!" The present she got had been two new gauntlets spray painted black and yellow with her symbol on the very top. "I'm glad you like them. I... I went to a shop called Hayman's Craftsmanship. They are ones who helped fix Jaune's sword and shield. Made it pretty strong too." Yang slowly made here at over to Y/N and picked him up, crushing him in a bear hug. "So sweet!"

"M....My.... back..." Yang then put him down and slapped his back "Sorry. Didn't mean to almost break you."

"May I?" Blake had already taken her presents while the others weren't looking. She ripped the paper up, and tears slowly slid down her face. It was the new book of Ninjas of Love. "Which one of you did this? I... I might just kiss you." Yang then responded to her with an elbow to the side, causing Blake to blush "I mean, hug you. Yes... hug." And in a moment of greatness... Port chuckled.

"It was I, Ms. Belladonna."
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"...So... you gonna hug the man or not Blake?" Yang said while attempting to hold in a laugh. Blake, embarrassed as all hell, walked over and hugged Port who oddly smelled like gingerbread.

"I shall go next." At this, Y/N's heart began to race. The Snow Angel had decided to go up. 'Oh God, Oh God, Oh God, Oh God, Oh Jesus, Oh Jesus, Oh Jesus, Oh Jesus, Oh Odin, Oh Odin, Oh Odin, Oh Odin, Oh Odin, Oh Thor, Oh Thor, Oh Thor, Oh Thor, Oh Thor, Oh Thor...'

Dread began to filll Y/N as he watched Weiss take a step towards her present. What if she didn't like it? What if she just hated it? What if it was something she already had? What if she could go out and buy another one, making this all for nothing?

Weiss' hand hovered over his present and Y/N had thought he had seen her frown. Maybe she doesn't like it as much as he thought. Slowly, the heiress picked it up and began to tear at it.

'Oh God she seemed so disappointed! I suck at giving people things! Why does my luck have to be terrible?!'

"Oh... God..." The heiress covered her mouth with tears in her eyes. Ruby, very concern, walked over to her "Weiss?"

"A... A new tiara... and beautiful earrings."
"...Well that's weird? Why would someone give you a new tiara? It's just fine." Y/N's heart then dropped at Yang's words. Was... Was she trashing on his present? Was it that bad?!
"Who is it from anyways?" Ruby attempted to peek over Weiss' shoulder, but to no avail.
"It doesn't say."
"Were they that embarrassed?"
"Yang... Shut up. Whoever gave this to me was nice enough to buy a diamond tiara with dust crystals along with diamond earrings. I don't care if you don't like it. I love them."

Suddenly, it felt as though Y/N's returned with the beat of a large drum. 'FATE HAS REWARDED ME, Y/N M/N L/N!"
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"Yang, get off the table! And put some pants on!" After everyone opened the rest of the presents, both Yang and Nora brought out a large amount of drinks. Seeing this, Jaune then invited other teams to come for a nice time and that... was probably a big mistake. Everyone, except Ruby, Weiss, Y/N, and Blake were either drunk, or knocked out. Y/N did have a few drinks, but he wasn't a lightweight... unlike Jaune and Ren. "I can't believe them..." Weiss let out a large sigh as she placed her head on Y/N's shoulder. "Well... it is Christmas. Just let them have a nice night."

"I guess so, but Yang will be the only one in our team with a hangover. Can't wait to scold her for that..."
"Hey... Weiss?"
"Yes?"
"That tiara...and the earrings were.... from me."
"I thought so. Why didn't you just tell me?"
"Well I... I thought you didn't like them at first so I didn't speak up."
"No wonder you looked so pale."

Weiss then giggled, making Y/N's heart beat at an alarming rate.

"Y-Yeah."
"...Are you okay? You seem a little off."
"...Weiss, I... I have something to tell you."
"O...Okay?"
"These past few weeks... they've been wonderful. You and I have gotten really close and..."
"Y/N, you... you're about to confess... aren't you."

Y/N slowly nodded, causing Weiss to sigh. "Y/N..."

"I know that you aren't ready to go into the-"
"Listen to me for moment. Y/N, you're really sweet. In fact, I'd say you were even Jaune levels of sweet, but... I just can't. Despite how much my heart still hurts from the break up, it still yearns for Neptune... even a little."
"..."
"I'm-"
"So sorry. Trust me Weiss, I heard it before. You don't need to apologize for anything."
"But-"
"Weiss. It's fine. Let's just enjoy tonight... alright?"
"A...Alright."

As Weiss closed her eyes, she could've sworn she saw tears building up in his eyes.

"Give me reasons we should be complete... you should be with him I can't compete..."
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A/N: Alright, so before we get into this next part, I want to tell you guys something before shit goes from 0 to 100 real fucking quick. As you know, I am not the biggest fan of RWBY at the moment mainly due to the shit that happened within the end parts of Volume 6. Especially with certain shippers and what they did to the boy Adam who they wrote horribly. I might even do a book on him. Anyways, this next part... will have that ship, but not really. You'll see. Keep in mind, I'm not the biggest person on shipping unless it isn't rushed, as long as it's canon, or a high possibility like, let's say, Broly and Cheelai. Let's be honest, those two are probably together as we speak.

February 13, 2XXX

"Hey, you act like I'm gonna turn evil or something. Trust me, I won't. I mean, who would do that?"
"I... I'm just concerned for you. You've been leaving us lately and..."
"Weiss... I'm fine. Just have fun... okay?"
"How can I when you're hurt? Please... just tell me the truth."
"...Each time I see you and Ruby my chest... it just hurts."
"I... I'm sorry for causing you pain. Maybe... Maybe that's why Neptune really left..."
"Weiss, stop blaming yourself for everything! You did nothing wrong! It... It isn't your fault. If you love Neptune, then you love him. I can't force you to love me. If I did, that isn't really love."

Weiss looked down for a moment before wrapping her arms around him. "Just be careful... okay?"

Y/N then let out a small chuckle. "Okay. Now go back to the others. They are probably wondering where you are."

If one were to see the look in Y/N's eyes, they would see many things. The most prominent being pain and his tears. Recently, he had heard the news of Neptune and Weiss getting back together which had caused a large amount of pain to form in his chest. He was truly happy for Weiss since she got the person she wanted... but he couldn't help but feel upset since he was never able to be that person.

"Should I even get up today..." Tears slowly slid down Y/N's face as his eyes fell upon the blank wall of his room. Blank... and empty. In all of his life, Y/N never thought he would compare himself to a wall of all things. As he laid there, his chest in pain from thinking about Weiss, he heard a rather loud knock upon his door. "Y/N! Come on, we gotta talk!" Slowly, his eyes moved towards the door. With a sigh, Y/N rose up from his bed and walked over towards the loud knocking. Opening the door, Y/N was met with the site of Yang and Blake. "Yes..."

"Mind if we come in?" Blake asked.
"Sure... Sure..." Stepping aside, Y/N allowed both Yang and Blake inside, shutting the door in a gentle manner.
"So what did you guys wanna talk about?"
"This. You. Ever since the Christmas Party you've been distant from us."
"...I'm just sick."
"Bullshit." Yang sighed and wiped the tears from his face. "This is about Weiss and Neptune. We know it is. All of us."

For a brief moment, Y/N and Yang stared at each other. One stared with pain while the other stared with concern. "Y/N... Please talk to us. We know that you loved Weiss... and we know that you loved Ruby. We just don't want you to be hurt again." Just as Blake's word left her mouth, a flood of tears came from Y/N's eyes. Yang, seeing this, wrapped her arms around him. "It's alright. We're here for you."

"It hurts... it really does. I... If they gave me a chance, I would try my hardest to make them happy..."
"We know... We know..."
"Is there something wrong with me..."
"No. No there isn't. Listen, tomorrow is Valentine's Day and we don't want you to be alone. That's why Blake and I... wanna introduce you into our new group."
"What group..."
"The Bumble-Three!"

"...I wanna go back in my bed." Y/N attempted to pull away from Yang's grip, but to no avail. "Come on Y/N! Think of it like a sibling thing! Blake and I are the sisters and you are the brother."

"...I wanna go home."

"No." Both Blake and Yang responded simultaneously.
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A/N: Now this is the ending to part 1 of this whole story. I would continue, but something stupid kept happening when I tried to keep going from here. Certain words would disappear for no damn reason and it would act so slow.