Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-10390252-20130728185452/@comment-13616152-20130805013745

I call this one "Courted part 1".

Based on a particular theory about why the heiress Schnee wants to be a Huntress, this story takes place well into the season where Weiss fees relatively comfortable around her friends (Ruby still gets on her nerves from time to time, but you know, tsundere and all that).

We begin one sunday afternoon where a shroud of collective laziness befalls team RWBY as they pretty much just sit around, wondering what they should do today. They start talking about random junk until a question pops in Ruby's head.

Ruby: (to Weiss) Hey, why DID you want to be a Huntress, anyway?

Weiss: (slightly distressed) ...what?

Ruby: Well, when you think about it, you're the only one who hasn't talked about it out of the four of us. (I don't actually know Yang and Blake's reasons. just pretend they've already talked about it)

after some moe style coaxing from Ruby, Weiss explains that some time ago, her parents revealed to her that the family business was performing a merger with a Dust manufacturing company from another kingdom. The catch was that in order to make the deal final, Weiss has to marry the first son of the other company's boss. As a publicity statement. Weiss coming to Beacon is her own way of rebelling from this noise and showing her parents that she's not some bargaining chip to be thrown around and married off to some asshole she never even met.

Blake: Wait, how do you know he's an asshole if you've never met him?

Weiss: Well, I... don't... actually... know - b-but I'm sure he is! ...probably.

Yang: (grinning) You don't sound very convinced.

Weiss: Look, it doesn't matter, okay?! He could literally be the nicest guy in all of Vale and I still wouldn't marry him! Period!

Cut to a shadowed figure off in the distance, watching the girls and listening in. He then leaves quietly as he arrived.

The next day, an unfamiliar face appears on campus and is attracting some attention, one with darkened skin, green eyes and a flat cap. He's just out by the fountain, playing his little guitar and singin' some songs and apparently he's a god of string because every girl in a 3 mile radius is positively swooning over this young man.

Yang: I haven't seen him before. Is he new? He looks new.

Blake: Impossible. Beacon doesn't get transfers. You sure you haven't seen him?

Yang: (scoffs) Honey, you'd have to PAY ME to forget a face like that.

Ruby: Well, let's at least go meet him.

The man inroduces himself as Greyson Cross, a... traveler from another kingdom. Blake, being the level-headed one, is immediately suspicious and asks why he's traveled to Beacon. He vaugely explains that he's looking for answers and that there's only one person around here that can give him said answers. Problem is, he has no idea who this person is or even what they look like. All he has is a name... Schnee

End part 1