Alternate Reality (Crimson Shadow - Weiss x Reader)

Just a friendly reminder that this story has nothing to do with Crimson Shadow. Anything said does not reflect the main story. Well... mostly.

Weiss sits in the deathly quiet library attempting to write out a short speech. Usually Beacon's library would have more noise coming from the groups studying, but today is different. When news broke of your death at the hands of the White Fang, a shroud of melancholy blanketed Beacon Academy with Weiss and Ruby right in the center. But of course Weiss uses work and tasks to ignore her feelings. But the work she's doing hardly fulfills its purpose. Trying to write a speech for your memorial is far from the best way to not think of you, but your memorial is in less than twenty minutes and Weiss still barely has anything written down. In fact the small garbage pale beside Weiss is filled with crumbled pages with rough scribbles of an incomplete idea.

Weiss reaches to tug at her hair, but stops right as she feels her silky locks. She shouldn't dishevel her well done hair, else she'll have to redo it all before heading to the memorial. But she needs some way to release her tension and anger; perhaps screaming at the top of her lungs would help, but that's very inappropriate for an Heiress like herself. However... today she doesn't feel like any sort of false royalty. She's just a human who lost someone she genuinely cares for. Someone who's made her feel what nobody has ever made her felt. Someone she... really cares for.

These thoughts force Weiss to push away from her desk and storm out of the library. Other students notice, but word has gotten around that she was there when you died, so nobody makes any jokes about the Ice Queen today. Instead, they all show a silent sympathy for the girl. Weiss doesn't want their sympathy or pity, anyway, so she refused to even make eye contact with anyone else.

Once her steam dies down she walks at a slower pace, wrapping her arms around each other and holding them close to her stomach as she saunters through Beacon's grounds. She makes her way to the docking area unintentionally. She shakes her head once she finally realizes this.

"I... must have spaced out. Stupid," she scolds herself.

Weiss turns around and starts to head back to the library. She's had enough time to cool off and she needs that speech. Just as she begins to walk away she hears a *thump* from behind her.

"Ow... sheesh, I guess I need more practice. I was a little too high up," a voice whines.

Weiss stops dead in her tracks. That voice, that idiocy... Weiss instantly spins around to spot who's speaking. She sees you, getting off the ground and rubbing your butt. Your clothes are tattered and nearly destroyed.

You feel someone staring at you which makes you look around and quickly spot Weiss. You wave, smiling.

"Weiss! Hey!" You wave.

Weiss tilts her head down so you can't see her eyes. She marches towards you in an almost menacing manner that makes you tilt your head.

"Weiss? What are yo-"

Weiss punches you in the stomach, but quickly pulls you into a passionate hug. She squeezes you as tight as she can, gripping your clothes and soiling them with her tears.

"You... I..." She wheeps into your clothes.

You slide your hands around Weiss and return her hug, resting your head against hers.

"Shh... it's okay, Weiss. I'm right here."

"I... you sent me away and... I couldn't help you! I'm weak, I'm a failure, I-"

"Hey!" You break the hug and bend down to reach eye level with Weiss. "You did not fail, Weiss. I'm here, alive. She's dead. You did nothing wrong, I promise," you say with absolute confidence.

Weiss can't break eye contact with you. There's something about your words, your posture, your tone that reflects a different person in you. No, it's not a different person. This side of you has been there all along, but Weiss hasn't acknowledged it yet. She's seen so much more from you in the past few days, the most notable instances being now and at your home.

You flash her a smile as you return to a normal posture.

"So I guess we should find everyone, huh? I got some explaining to do," you chuckle.

Weiss shakes her head, finally making up her mind to just go for it.

"M-Maybe you can explain it to me, first. You owe it to me!"

You think on it for a second and nod.

"I guess that's fair. Come on, lets take a seat," you say, leading her to the edge of the airpad.

You both take a seat, letting your legs hang free over the vast amount of water below you.

"So... what happened? How did you survive, and how did you get here?"

You smirk, trying to think of a way to describe it. Instead, you decide to be more direct.

"It's better if I show you."

You slip your hand into hers, freaking Weiss out at first. She doesn't say anything, but her mind is racing with questions and... relief. Your skin is rugged, dirty – the polar opposite to Weiss' clean, smooth, delicate hand. You gently hold it as you close your eyes and expand your mind. You think of somewhere that you and Weiss have been before, and the perfect spot comes to mind. In an instant you both explode in a shadowy haze and appear sitting atop a completely different building in Vale. Weiss places her hand on her chest as an abnormal feeling dances across her spine and wriggles over her skin, sprouting goosebumps on her exposed legs.

"What was that?" She inquires, turning to you.

You smile at her and lightly shrug.

"My saving grace, I guess. My semblance. I can teleport."

Pieces fall into place for Weiss. It's clear how you managed to escape the blast and how you suddenly appeared at Beacon. But now there's something else bothering her.

"So, if you can teleport... what took you so long? To get back, I mean. It felt like we got from Beacon to here instantaneously, so..."

You rub the back of your head.

"Well, I didn't master it right away. I mean, did you know how to use all those glyphs the moment you unlocked your semblance?"

"Fair point," Weiss submits.

You two sigh and look down at the passerbys who have some sort of business in Vale. Funny how nobody notices you two sitting atop of the building, despite Weiss being extremely white and you looking injured. Weiss starts to examine the building you're on, leaning forward to try and get a peek.

"(Y/N)... is this..."

"The place you sang, yeah. I just needed somewhere to teleport to and... well this was the first place I thought of. You know, you did me a huge favour here, Weiss, not to mention you blew me away with your voice."

Weiss smiles, blushing a bit. She's acting like a little girl and she knows it, but something isn't right with her at the moment.

"Thank you... I..."

Weiss' train of thought flies off its tracks as she thinks on something else. With everything that's happened recently and the realization that you almost died, it's almost like a door opened in Weiss' mind that revealed something about her. She stands up, walking along the rooftop. You get up too and follow.

"Hey, Weiss, where're you going?" You question.

Weiss stops and spins to face you.

"I... I'm not the nicest person... but I care about my friends... I care about you. I thought you were dead, (Y/N), and I couldn't stop the tears. I've held in tears when my father was angry, when I was stressed... but you are one of the few things that made me cry."

You blink twice, unsure whether to take that as a compliment or not. You're not an idiot, though, you know Weiss is going somewhere with this. Thus, you keep your gob shut until she finishes.

"And... I don't know why but... you... you..." She starts sounding frustrated as she paces along the building. She stops, staring at a very perplexed you. She sighs. "I'm sorry, Ruby," she whispers to herself.

Weiss marches up to you, making you worried.

"Weiss, what're-"

Weiss silences you as the gets grabs your shoulders, lifts herself up, and plants her lips on yours. Your eyes widen in shock, contrary to hers that are completely shut. This isn't what you expected from Weiss in the least, but... you're not disappointed. You wrap your hands around her waist and pull her closer to you to deepen the kiss. Weiss nearly melts into it, losing some of her footing which is balanced by you holding her. Your mouths separate but your eyes remained locked.

"I care about you a lot, (Y/N). So much that I can't imagine not being there for you. So-"

"Hey Weiss, would you do me the honour of being my girlfriend?" You cut in.

Weiss blinks, then pushes away from you.

"You dunce! I was asking you! Why'd you have to cut in like that?" She scolds.

You chuckle.

"Because I can imagine how hard saying that is for you, so I thought I'd help."

Weiss crosses her arms and pouts, looking away from you. You approach her and pull her into a hug, to which she's surprised at.

"You didn't answer," you whisper.

Weiss rolls her eyes.

"You'd think that kiss was your answer," she snarkily remarks with a coy smirk.

You look up, raising your brow and humming.

"I think I might need another confirmation."

Weiss shakes her head at your childishness, but that doesn't mean she'll stop you if you try again. You lean down at press your lips against hers once more.

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It's been some time since you and Weiss started dating, and so far you've kept it a secret from everyone. Though you two technically went to the dance together, you both claimed it to be a friends thing since Weiss claimed to simply want to go with someone and "you were there." Of course you and Weiss had some time after the dance where you were slightly more intimate.

But that was some time ago, and now you're just relaxing against a tree after a private training session with Ms. Goodwitch. It's more training for your Shadow Transmission, despite being able to use it extremely efficiently, especially after your battle with Harrier, Adam, and Neo. Though Ms. Goodwitch is more interested in your long ranged abilities rather than short ranged ones.

Of course your relaxation is never long lasting, as a shadow casts itself over you. You keep your eyes closed, hoping whatever demon standing over you will go away. You can still feel the glare of the monstrosity beating down on you. Slowly a single lid opens so you can see whatever figure is standing over you. Right away you see a bright boot and pale skin... so you shut your eyes tighter.

"I saw your eye."

"You saw nothing," you mumble.

Weiss rolls her eyes but ends up submitting and sitting beside you.

"How was training?"

"Fine, I suppose. She's trying to get me to Atlas and back."

"Oh?" Weiss pops with true intrigue. "That's a very daring goal. What's your progress?"

You open your eyes and turn your head to face Weiss, though you persist in resting your head against the tree.

"I actually did, remember? We were supposed to meet for dinner and I was late."

Weiss' mood drops when you bring that up.

"I do remember... you made me look foolish," she scolds.

"I couldn't make it back!" You enthusiastically shout, not really mad at the situation. "I can make it there, but getting back is the problem."

Weiss nods, looking out at the students. She subtly shuffles closer to you, hoping you don't notice. Of course you do, and you surprise her by resting your hand over hers. She jumps a bit at your action, but she quickly warms up to it, smiling. She rests her head on your shoulder, hitting you with her own surprise.

"Weiss? Isn't this a little obvious?" You mention with a little concern for the privacy she's been holding on to for so long.

"Don't ruin it," she whispers.

You ignore and accept it, resting your head on hers to complete the whole set up. You like these small moments with Weiss. She's definitely an Ice Queen, but those moments where she shows her true, kind nature is what makes this relationship worth it. You treasure moments like these with Weiss. You wouldn't give them up for anything.

Fortunately for you two, not many students are paying attention to you and Weiss snuggling. Unfortunately for you, a small group does notice. Of course, this group consists of the RBY, JNPR, and Dylan.

"I guess you won the bet," Yang sighs, getting out her lien.

"I can't believe we lost," Blake moans.

"Truly an unexpected turn of events," Pyrrha nods, getting her money.

Jaune and Ruby try not to focus on you two for your own reasons, but their overshadowed by a cheering Nora who's raking in all the lien from the bet.

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Since there were no classes for the day, you and Weiss stayed resting together against the tree until night blankets Beacon and the broken moon is on display once more. You gently shake Weiss.

"Hey... come on, you gotta get to bed," you whisper.

Weiss' only respond is a cute snore followed by her readjusting on you. You snicker, but realize you need to get her to bed. You can't just leap into RWBY's dorm at this hour, so there's only one option left. You leap the two of you to your room, on your bed. The moment you finish something falls off the bed and on the floor. You notice it, but decide to ignore it until Weiss is tucked in.

You slip her off of you and rest her flat on the bed. You unzip and take off her boots first, setting them at the foot of your bed, then carefully take off her jacket so it doesn't get crumpled. Now left in her dress, you place her jacket atop the boots and turn your attention to the object that fell. You kneel down and pick it up. It's a simple box with, what seems to be, some sort of jewelers insignia on it.

"That's a gift," Weiss whispers.

You look up at the bed to see Weiss' upperbody pushed up by her arms.

"Oh, uh, Weiss. I didn't... I mean... you were sleeping so I, uh..."

Weiss giggles, shaking her head.

"It's okay, I know you. You were respectful with Yang once, and I know you wouldn't do anything to me."

You unintentionally smile at her words. The fact that she has so much trust in you warms your heart.

"So," you pick up the box and hold it for her. "Who's it for?"

"Y-You, you dunce. I thought that was obvious," she remarks, a slight shade of pink taking her over her cheeks.

"Oh, cool. Can I?"

"Go ahead."

You open the box to reveal a necklace with the Schnee symbol on it. You slip it out of the box and dangle it in the air.

"To show that you belong to a Schnee," she says with confidence.

You chuckle at the statement.

"Yeah... but you belong to a Slater, too."

Weiss shrugs.

"I'll deal with it," she gently says with a warm smile.

You put the necklace on, allowing the symbol to dangle over your chest.

"Do... you like it?"

"Of course. But, I think you should go to bed, Weiss. If you need me I'll just be over here," you say as you approach the same corner you slept in when Yang spent the night in your dorm.

"Um, (Y/N)... I'm... cold."

You turn around.

"Well, you're not under the..." Weiss gives you a look. "Oh... well... alright then, I guess I can help."

You take off your jacket and shoes, then slip into your bed next to Weiss. You cover the two of you with the blankets and cuddle together.

"Thank you, Weiss," you whisper, planting a gentle kiss on her neck.

"No... thank you. For everything."

So this was requested by a buddy of mine and, by god, was this one of the hardest requests I've ever had. I went through three drafts of this, all taking place at different times. This one seemed to be the easiest for me to write, so I just went with it. I hope you enjoyed!

Funny cause, TECHNICALLY, Weiss still does feel these things in the canon. This is what would happen if Slater (you) and Weiss got together. Hope I'm not triggering the Weiss fans who wanted Slater to be with her. This is just a major tease. On that subject I probably won't be doing any more Weiss x Slater stuff. Why? Well, Weiss is getting her own story! I don't want to do a bunch of Weiss x Reader when that'll get its own story later on. So this is the most of Weiss you'll get from me for now.

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