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Chapter 4: A Day on the Town

The rest of the week went by, and Neo felt more and more at home at Beacon with every passing day. Blake had taken her shopping earlier in the week for new clothes and school supplies, with Weiss having been nice enough to pay. Neo was surprised at how much she enjoyed being in school. She wasn't sure if it was an actual yearning to learn or just the newness of it, but either way she felt couldn't be happier. She was still somewhat on edge after her agreement with Mercury and Emerald, but tried her best to keep it in the back of her mind.

Neo laid on her new bed, which sat where Ruby's had been before converting it to a bunk bed. It was a little past noon and Ruby, Blake and Yang were out at lunch with team CFVY. Weiss had stayed behind to catch up on staying before her date tonight, and Neo had feigned a stomach ache to stay behind as well. 'Alright, time to win her over,' Neo thought, glancing up at the heiress. 'I just hope she'll agree to hang out.' Weiss had been buried in her books all morning and, if left alone, would likely have stayed there until Neptune came to pick her up. Neo took a deep breath and stood up. "Hey Weiss?" she asked.

"What?" Weiss replied, not taking her eyes off her notes.

"I uh, was wondering if you'd want to go get lunch?"

"Just the two of us?"

"Y-yeah, I thought we could just hang out, get to know each other."

Weiss stopped and turned to Neo, who by now had turned a light shade of red. She raised an eyebrow, "Why?"

"Well, we haven't really talked much since I came here. I want us to be friends, and I figured spending an afternoon together could be a good way to start."

"I..." Weiss started, looking sceptically at Neo. "I can't, I need to finish studying before I go out tonight."

She turned back to her desk, and Neo's heart sank. She hung her head and walked to the door. 'Well... you tried,' she thought sadly. 'No point trying to convince her I guess, she's about as stubborn as rock. Guess I can try again tomorrow.' She turned the handle and started to leave, but Weiss stopped her. "Where're you going?" the heiress asked, looking up from her books.

Neo shrugged, "I'll see if I can catch up with the rest of the team, if they haven't found somewhere to eat yet."

"I thought you were feeling sick?" Weiss asked, remembering why Neo hadn't gone with them in the first place.

"Yeah, well, I lied. I wanted the two of us to have time to ourselves. I should've known better... I'll get out of your hair now," Neo replied, hurrying out the door.

She knew she wouldn't be able to catch her teammates no matter how quickly she went, she just wanted to avoid the conversation getting more awkward. She sighed and started walking down the hall. "Neo, wait!" a voice called out behind her as she reached the stairs, and she turned with surprise to see Weiss running down the hall after her.

"Weiss? What're you doing?" Neo asked.

"I suppose you're right that we haven't spoken much, and it's my fault," Weiss began. Neo went to interrupt, but Weiss put a hand up to stop her. "I didn't trust you, and frankly, I still don't. But, I said I would give you a chance, and I won't go back on my word. If you want us to spend the afternoon together, then we will."

Neo smiled, "Alright, then let's go!"

The duo left Beacon and headed into Vale, Neo being somewhat happy to get out of the school and back outside. It was a warm, sunny day, with a light breeze and only a few clouds in the sky. In stark contrast to the weather, Weiss was being her usual, cold self. She was quiet for the duration of the walk, making it awkward for both girls. "So, where did you have in mind for lunch?" Weiss asked, finally breaking the silence.

"There's a new diner I saw a few blocks from 'From Dust Till Dawn.' I was thinking we could go there, it looked pretty good."

Weiss shrugged, "Sounds alright to me." They walked up to the diner, and Neo was happy to see they wouldn't have to wait for a table. A waitress greeted them as they entered and took them to a booth along the window at Neo's request. She took their drink orders, Neo getting 'People Like Grapes' and Weiss with a glass of water.

"Excellent, I'll be back in a moment," the waitress said and departed, leaving the girls alone.

"This is nice," Neo said. Weiss nodded, but didn't look up from her menu. "Know what you're gonna get?"

"Probably just a salad."

"Oh come on, don't be so bland!"

Weiss glared across the table, "Unlike you, I actually have to watch what I eat to maintain my figure."

Neo rolled her eyes, "One nice lunch won't kill you. Maybe I should pick for you."

"Whatever. What're you getting?"

Neo shrugged and picked up her own menu. Everything looked good to her, but she found herself constantly turning back to the breakfast section.

"It's never too late for pancakes," she replied happily, and Weiss rolled her eyes.

"I swear, you can be as childish as Ruby sometimes."

Neo frowned, "What's childish about pancakes?"

"It's one o'clock in the afternoon!"

"Like I said, it's never too late."

Weiss sighed in frustration, but couldn't find a reason to object. "Just don't order a side of cookies. I don't know if could handle two Rubys."

"Don't worry, I'm not that crazy about sweets," Neo laughed. "I'll probably either get bananas or blueberries on top."

"Ew, bananas on pancakes?" Weiss asked in disgust.

"Yeah, you've never tried it?"

"No! That sounds awful!"

Neo grinned, "Well then you will now. Trust me, you'll love it!" Weiss raised an eyebrow at the word "trust," and Neo quickly looked back down at her menu.

"Well..." the heiress said hesitantly. "Alright, I'll give it a try."

Neo's eyes lit up, "Sweet!" Their waitress returned only moments later to take their orders, Neo getting her banana pancakes and Weiss taking Neo's suggestion and ordering the diner's lunch special. The waitress returned to the kitchen, leaving the girls on their own again.

'Okay, this is going way better than expected,' Neo thought happily. 'She's talking to me, agreed to try something new, and listened to my lunch suggestioWeiss sighed, "It's alright. It's not like we had another option."

"That's the thing," Neo said sadly. "If I hadn't let Beo take over so quickly, I could've used my semblance to just teleport us out of there."

Weiss put a hand on Neo's shoulder, "Really, it's okay. You acted on instinct to protect us. I wasn't able to help, and you did what you had to do to get us out of there by yourself. Yes, you could've handled it a little better, but all that matters is we're both okay."

Neo smiled, "Thanks. You should probably remember your sword next time."

"Yeah, that is absolutely the last time I go anywhere without Myrtenaster."

At last they arrived at their dorm building, and Neo couldn't wait to collapse onto her bed. The fight had taken more out of her than she'd realised. She started up the stairs, but noticed Weiss had gone a different direction. "Hey, aren't you coming back to the room?" Neo asked.

"No, I need to talk to Sun quick, I'll catch up with you later."

"Alright, see ya!"

'I guess all in all, this afternoon went really well,' Neo thought as she neared her room. 'I hope she'll agree to hang out again after what happened in the alley. I'd hate to have messed up our friendship that quickly. I think it'll be fine though, she's been really understanding so far. I thought she'd be a lot colder on her own, but she actually really sweet, and caring, and beautiful... Wait, why did I just call her beautiful?' She shook her head and opened the door to the room, and walked in on a very interesting discussion between Yang and Blake.

"No way, I think she'd be into some crazy BDSM shit," Yang said to her partner.

"What're you guys talking about?" Neo asked with a laugh.

"We're discussing what Beo would be like in bed," Blake answered as if it were a normal topic of conversation.

Neo paused to let the statement sink in, "How the hell did that even come up?"

Yang shrugged, "I dunno, it just sorta did. So how was your date with Weiss?"

"Pretty good, I only got to second base though," Neo joked, getting a laugh from Blake. "I'm kidding, but it did go really well. She actually called me her friend."

"That's awesome!" Yang cheered.

"Then I sort of eviscerated a couple muggers in front of her," Neo continued. "Well, Beo did."

Blake laughed, "Sounds like a good time to me. I'm glad to see she's coming around."

"Yeah, me too," Neo yawned. "I think I need a nap, there are some images I need it of my head." She leapt into her bed and was asleep within seconds. A huge smile spread across her cheeks as she began to dream, leaving Yang and Blake to wonder what she could be dreaming about.

Neo found herself in the middle of the Beacon gardens at night. The air was still and cool, moonlight filtered through the clouds overhead. She turned to see Weiss walking toward her with a smile and an outstretched hand.

"You ready to go?" she asked.

Neo nodded and took her hand, their fingers intertwining as they walked toward Beacon's main gate. "Where'd you decide we're going tonight?" she asked.

"I thought we could go to that diner we had our first lunch at. It's only fitting," Weiss replied with an innocent smile. They arrived at the familiar location and were seated at the same booth they had been at before. They ordered their drinks, and Neo raised her glass in a toast. "Here's to our first year together," she said happily.

Weiss tapped her glass to Neo's, "And to many more to come."

"Never in a million years did I think we'd be back here like this."

"I knew we would be," Weiss grinned. "Ever since the day you showed up at the dorm room, all I wanted was to be with you."

Neo laughed, "You had a really funny way of showing it back then."

Weiss giggled, "I love you."

"I love you to," Neo smiled, and leant in for a kiss.

Neo shot up in her bed, covered in sweat. She quickly looked around, and was relieved to see she was

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Chương 4: Một ngày thị trấnPhần còn lại trong tuần đã đi theo, và Neo cảm thấy nhiều hơn và nhiều hơn nữa ở nhà tại Beacon với mỗi ngày qua đi. Blake đã mua sắm của mình trước đó trong tuần lễ cho quần áo mới và thiết bị trường học, với Weiss đã được tốt đẹp, đủ để trả tiền. Neo ngạc nhiên khi thấy bao nhiêu cô rất thích trong trường học. Cô đã không chắc chắn nếu nó là một mong muốn thực tế để tìm hiểu hoặc chỉ các newness của nó, nhưng một trong hai cách cô cảm thấy không thể hạnh phúc hơn. Cô ấy đã vẫn còn một chút cạnh sau của cô thoả thuận với thủy ngân và ngọc lục bảo, nhưng đã cố gắng tốt nhất của mình để giữ nó ở mặt sau của tâm trí của mình.Neo đặt trên giường của cô mới, ngồi nơi của Ruby đã trước khi chuyển đổi nó để một giường bunk. Nó đã là một ít quá khứ trưa và Ruby, Blake và Yang đã ra lúc ăn trưa với đội CFVY. Weiss có ở lại phía sau để bắt kịp trên ở trước khi ngày của cô tối nay, và Neo có feigned một đau dạ dày để ở lại phía sau là tốt. 'Alright, thời gian để giành chiến thắng của mình,' Neo nghĩ, glancing tại người thừa kế. 'Tôi chỉ hy vọng cô sẽ đồng ý để hang out.' Weiss đã được chôn cất trong cuốn sách của cô tất cả buổi sáng, và nếu còn lại một mình, sẽ có thể có ở đó cho đến khi Neptune đến để chọn cô. Neo lấy một hơi thở sâu và đứng dậy. "Hey Weiss?", cô đã hỏi."Những gì?" Weiss trả lời, không tham gia của cô mắt khỏi ghi chú của cô."Tôi, đã tự hỏi nếu bạn muốn đi ăn trưa?""Chỉ có 2 chúng tôi?""Y-Vâng, tôi nghĩ rằng chúng tôi chỉ có thể hang out, nhận biết lẫn nhau."Weiss dừng lại và quay sang Neo, những người bây giờ đã chuyển một ánh sáng màu đỏ. Cô lớn lên một lông mày, "Tại sao?""Well, we haven't really talked much since I came here. I want us to be friends, and I figured spending an afternoon together could be a good way to start.""I..." Weiss started, looking sceptically at Neo. "I can't, I need to finish studying before I go out tonight."She turned back to her desk, and Neo's heart sank. She hung her head and walked to the door. 'Well... you tried,' she thought sadly. 'No point trying to convince her I guess, she's about as stubborn as rock. Guess I can try again tomorrow.' She turned the handle and started to leave, but Weiss stopped her. "Where're you going?" the heiress asked, looking up from her books.Neo shrugged, "I'll see if I can catch up with the rest of the team, if they haven't found somewhere to eat yet.""I thought you were feeling sick?" Weiss asked, remembering why Neo hadn't gone with them in the first place."Yeah, well, I lied. I wanted the two of us to have time to ourselves. I should've known better... I'll get out of your hair now," Neo replied, hurrying out the door.She knew she wouldn't be able to catch her teammates no matter how quickly she went, she just wanted to avoid the conversation getting more awkward. She sighed and started walking down the hall. "Neo, wait!" a voice called out behind her as she reached the stairs, and she turned with surprise to see Weiss running down the hall after her."Weiss? What're you doing?" Neo asked."I suppose you're right that we haven't spoken much, and it's my fault," Weiss began. Neo went to interrupt, but Weiss put a hand up to stop her. "I didn't trust you, and frankly, I still don't. But, I said I would give you a chance, and I won't go back on my word. If you want us to spend the afternoon together, then we will."Neo smiled, "Alright, then let's go!"The duo left Beacon and headed into Vale, Neo being somewhat happy to get out of the school and back outside. It was a warm, sunny day, with a light breeze and only a few clouds in the sky. In stark contrast to the weather, Weiss was being her usual, cold self. She was quiet for the duration of the walk, making it awkward for both girls. "So, where did you have in mind for lunch?" Weiss asked, finally breaking the silence."There's a new diner I saw a few blocks from 'From Dust Till Dawn.' I was thinking we could go there, it looked pretty good."Weiss shrugged, "Sounds alright to me." They walked up to the diner, and Neo was happy to see they wouldn't have to wait for a table. A waitress greeted them as they entered and took them to a booth along the window at Neo's request. She took their drink orders, Neo getting 'People Like Grapes' and Weiss with a glass of water."Excellent, I'll be back in a moment," the waitress said and departed, leaving the girls alone."This is nice," Neo said. Weiss nodded, but didn't look up from her menu. "Know what you're gonna get?""Probably just a salad.""Oh come on, don't be so bland!"Weiss glared across the table, "Unlike you, I actually have to watch what I eat to maintain my figure."Neo rolled her eyes, "One nice lunch won't kill you. Maybe I should pick for you.""Whatever. What're you getting?"Neo shrugged and picked up her own menu. Everything looked good to her, but she found herself constantly turning back to the breakfast section."It's never too late for pancakes," she replied happily, and Weiss rolled her eyes."I swear, you can be as childish as Ruby sometimes."Neo frowned, "What's childish about pancakes?""It's one o'clock in the afternoon!""Like I said, it's never too late."Weiss sighed in frustration, but couldn't find a reason to object. "Just don't order a side of cookies. I don't know if could handle two Rubys.""Don't worry, I'm not that crazy about sweets," Neo laughed. "I'll probably either get bananas or blueberries on top.""Ew, bananas on pancakes?" Weiss asked in disgust."Yeah, you've never tried it?""No! That sounds awful!"Neo grinned, "Well then you will now. Trust me, you'll love it!" Weiss raised an eyebrow at the word "trust," and Neo quickly looked back down at her menu."Well..." the heiress said hesitantly. "Alright, I'll give it a try."Neo's eyes lit up, "Sweet!" Their waitress returned only moments later to take their orders, Neo getting her banana pancakes and Weiss taking Neo's suggestion and ordering the diner's lunch special. The waitress returned to the kitchen, leaving the girls on their own again.'Okay, this is going way better than expected,' Neo thought happily. 'She's talking to me, agreed to try something new, and listened to my lunch suggestioWeiss sighed, "It's alright. It's not like we had another option.""That's the thing," Neo said sadly. "If I hadn't let Beo take over so quickly, I could've used my semblance to just teleport us out of there."Weiss put a hand on Neo's shoulder, "Really, it's okay. You acted on instinct to protect us. I wasn't able to help, and you did what you had to do to get us out of there by yourself. Yes, you could've handled it a little better, but all that matters is we're both okay."Neo smiled, "Thanks. You should probably remember your sword next time.""Yeah, that is absolutely the last time I go anywhere without Myrtenaster."At last they arrived at their dorm building, and Neo couldn't wait to collapse onto her bed. The fight had taken more out of her than she'd realised. She started up the stairs, but noticed Weiss had gone a different direction. "Hey, aren't you coming back to the room?" Neo asked."No, I need to talk to Sun quick, I'll catch up with you later.""Alright, see ya!"'I guess all in all, this afternoon went really well,' Neo thought as she neared her room. 'I hope she'll agree to hang out again after what happened in the alley. I'd hate to have messed up our friendship that quickly. I think it'll be fine though, she's been really understanding so far. I thought she'd be a lot colder on her own, but she actually really sweet, and caring, and beautiful... Wait, why did I just call her beautiful?' She shook her head and opened the door to the room, and walked in on a very interesting discussion between Yang and Blake."No way, I think she'd be into some crazy BDSM shit," Yang said to her partner."What're you guys talking about?" Neo asked with a laugh."We're discussing what Beo would be like in bed," Blake answered as if it were a normal topic of conversation.Neo paused to let the statement sink in, "How the hell did that even come up?"Yang shrugged, "I dunno, it just sorta did. So how was your date with Weiss?""Pretty good, I only got to second base though," Neo joked, getting a laugh from Blake. "I'm kidding, but it did go really well. She actually called me her friend.""That's awesome!" Yang cheered."Then I sort of eviscerated a couple muggers in front of her," Neo continued. "Well, Beo did."Blake laughed, "Sounds like a good time to me. I'm glad to see she's coming around.""Yeah, me too," Neo yawned. "I think I need a nap, there are some images I need it of my head." She leapt into her bed and was asleep within seconds. A huge smile spread across her cheeks as she began to dream, leaving Yang and Blake to wonder what she could be dreaming about.
Neo found herself in the middle of the Beacon gardens at night. The air was still and cool, moonlight filtered through the clouds overhead. She turned to see Weiss walking toward her with a smile and an outstretched hand.

"You ready to go?" she asked.

Neo nodded and took her hand, their fingers intertwining as they walked toward Beacon's main gate. "Where'd you decide we're going tonight?" she asked.

"I thought we could go to that diner we had our first lunch at. It's only fitting," Weiss replied with an innocent smile. They arrived at the familiar location and were seated at the same booth they had been at before. They ordered their drinks, and Neo raised her glass in a toast. "Here's to our first year together," she said happily.

Weiss tapped her glass to Neo's, "And to many more to come."

"Never in a million years did I think we'd be back here like this."

"I knew we would be," Weiss grinned. "Ever since the day you showed up at the dorm room, all I wanted was to be with you."

Neo laughed, "You had a really funny way of showing it back then."

Weiss giggled, "I love you."

"I love you to," Neo smiled, and leant in for a kiss.

Neo shot up in her bed, covered in sweat. She quickly looked around, and was relieved to see she was