[...ah. so she was thinking back to what happened again, was she? of course she should be, if he had been involved at all he would be going insane right about now. nothing was settled, everything was an absolute mess- and now she was stuck here in this place with her family. a family she didn't even want to be apart of.
he knew how that felt, he really did.]
Don't worry- you'll adapt. From what I've seen you're especially good at using your head to get any sort of advantage. You're strong, Weiss.
[ Being strong wasn't enough to reach Pyrrha in time. She doesn't know what they could've done- given her a moment's distraction so that Pyrrha could escape, or even just have been able to move out of a fatal position so one of them could drag her off like Blake had to Weiss on the train or Yang after she lost her arm. But from what she could see from the ground, those few seconds when Ruby seemed to stand still before the flash, she knew that it had to be seconds. Ruby had to have watched it happen, and even if it was none of their fault, she can't help but think if she doesn't try better next time, it'll only end with the same result and she'll lose another one of her close friends. ]
I need to be more than strong, Uryuu. I.. survived that day. I protected as many people as I could, and I fought side by side with my friends, but none of what any of us had was enough. Being strong isn't enough.
[ She pauses for a brief moment. ]
Cinder- the woman whose voice went over the broadcast.. she's an archer too. I think she's the same woman Ruby fought at the CCT, and there were arrows at-- Where I found Ruby and Pyrrha's armor.
[ Weiss would've been the first one up there after the flash. She wouldn't have left Ruby alone after something like that, even if she was alone and terrified. You don't leave your teammates alone, and she shouldn't have let her go up there on her own even if they thought it would be faster. It wasn't fast enough. There's a look in her eyes like she's trying to bury everything deep again. She can't show weakness in this house, and it won't solve anything, and she hasn't seen Ishida in so long, it wasn't her place to depend on him. Deep breath. Weiss steeled herself and looked into his eyes. They certainly weren't as bright as they once were. ]
[she was right and he should have really understood that from the beginning. she didn't just fight for her school, she was fighting for her life and for the lives of those around her. so many people were injured, were killed, and many of them had been close to weiss- he was sure of it. yes, if it had been him he would be feeling the exact same, he would want to train day and night and be ready for when the attacker struck again.
that woman, cinder, she would pay for what she had done to weiss and to vale.
he didn't realize that he held such power as well, that he could very well be the key to all of this. if weiss trained against him, an archer, then she would be able to know how to deflect proper attacks- she would have the biggest advantage over everyone else. she could fight, she could win, he was certain of it.
it pained him to see her like this, however. she was always so... stubborn, like a wall- but now it felt like she had crumbled and wanted nothing more than to be put back together again. he could help her- and he definitely would try and mend her the best he could. he just wanted to see her happy, nothing more and nothing less.
what should he even say to her? "You fought so well though" "Don't worry, you have me at your side" "I know you'll beat her eventually"
he could say so many things- but he was certain they wouldn't be enough. she didn't need to hear how tough she was, she just needed to focus on the present.]
....Alright, I promise I won't hold back.
[ishida took another step towards her. say something to reassure her, idiot, something that would make her feel....]
You're not alone. You'll never be alone while I'm here. [...less lonely.]
[ Of everything he could've said, those two sentiments were the ones that Weiss appreciated the most. She nodded firmly at the first one, though her eyes quickly turned to a questioning expression as he stepped closer. Her lips moved to form his name, but he spoke before she could ask.
She wasn't alone. Weiss held her breath, something clearly changing in her expression. She'd felt alone since she got home. She'd felt alone since she'd stepped on that plane. And here was someone saying they'll be there for her, so she won't have to be. And this time she actually had the courage to disobey her father and take it. She didn't care if he was part of the staff- he was her friend. She'd embrace that, whether her father wanted her to or not. ]
Thank you. I-
[ The briefest of moments passed before Weiss stepped forward, gave him a very quick hug before backing up and tilting her chin up. ]
No one will believe you if you tell them i did that.
[well he certainly hadn't been expecting that. he had just chosen to say what he figured would cheer her up the most- and while he had been right, what he hadn't been expecting was for her to suddenly give him a hug after what he had said. even though they had known each other for a while now- he hadn't thought weiss had found him to be that good of a friend. he should have known better though, really, since he had always thought of her as someone extremely close to him.
ishida froze when she hugged him, his arms raised up a little like he didn't know how to react properly, really. he just stared down at her as she moved away from him. she was right, though no one would really believe him if he said she gave him a hug. not like he was about to spread it around or anything.]
Wha-... I... [pull yourself together man!!] Who would I even tell?
[ The second she'd stepped onto that plane, she'd expected not to have anyone. She'd expected those who she had thought of as part of her life before to have either moved on or felt as though she abandoned them, much like she had all of her life in Atlas in favor of becoming someone she thought she could be proud of. It's only natural for her to get a little emotional when the one person she had felt closest to back then still didn't want to leave her now. ]
I don't know. You have a team, don't you?
[ Don't you have any friends Ishida, seriously.. ]
[yeah, it does take a lot for him to trust... but at the same time it really doesn't. he trusts them quite a bit, and he does adore them, he just doesn't talk to them very much. they're his best friends and he would give his life up for them already.
ishida shifted a little uncomfortably, like he was hiding something and he would rather just not talk about it. however, if weiss was asking, then he would tell her.]
...They're... [of course he likes them, it's just hard to talk about.] They're all really unique- so I would be lying if I said I didn't like them.
Kurosaki acts like the leader but I hardly agree with him. Ever. He's stubborn and headstrong and his plans are idiotic just like him. But-... he does always pull through, somehow, and he brings the team together.
Sado talks less than I do. He's massive and extremely caring, and he vowed to never use his fists for his own personal gain. He fights for other people and protects them at all costs.
And Inoue.... [ishida paused for a moment, now looking off to the side. he didn't know how to really talk about orihime, he mostly kept those kinds of thoughts to himself. when he spoke though he definitely had a smile on his face.]
Inoue is amazing- even though she doesn't see it most of the time. She's extremely kind, so much so that people could easily take advantage of that. She's... the healer of the group, in more ways than one.
[ That sounds a lot better than what he said before. Weiss seems content to listen while he talks, mentally trying to picture people with those characteristics coming together as a team. It'd be like a team of Jaune, Yatsuhashi, and maybe.. Klein.. she didn't know too many people who were kind-hearted like that. Ishida was like Weiss combined with Ren maybe..
In the end, it kind of fell apart because they were all far too unique to really make a comparison, but she's trying to relate here. Either way, it catches her off guard when he smiles, looking so thoughtful and touched.. Did he like her? There was a tiny knot in Weiss's stomach at that thought. She'd been gone too long, but she remembered a long time ago thinking that if things were different, she might've liked him. The truth was she'd had a little girl crush on him when they were younger, but after she started learning exactly how people who wanted to be around or in her station acted, she'd shut that down. Mentally she chided herself for letting that little knot form in her stomach, particularly since she really was happy for him that he'd found someone. ]
I'm glad you were able to find people that can get along so well. It sounds like you're much better friends with them than you had let on.
[ishida had no idea about whatever her feelings were- he truthfully thought that someone like her could never like someone like him. they were friends. weiss was so dazzling and he was just her tailor, after all. they had a lot in common and seeing her again definitely sparked something within him. however... he still felt something for orihime, as much as that pained him.
since orihime would always want someone like ichigo.]
Except for Kurosaki. I am definitely not his friend. [but ishida definitely is.]
You'll regret saying that if he gets killed, Uryuu.
[ She's just saying. Weiss was nothing but rude to Penny, she doesn't feel great about what happened. And with her team all stabbed, dearmed, or comatose as far as she last heard, she's not going to joke around with the tsuntsun bullshit. ]
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[ It's not like she did it just because Flynt was her opponent- she did it because it would give Yang the advantage. ]
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[total disadvantage.]
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he knew how that felt, he really did.]
Don't worry- you'll adapt. From what I've seen you're especially good at using your head to get any sort of advantage. You're strong, Weiss.
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I need to be more than strong, Uryuu. I.. survived that day. I protected as many people as I could, and I fought side by side with my friends, but none of what any of us had was enough. Being strong isn't enough.
[ She pauses for a brief moment. ]
Cinder- the woman whose voice went over the broadcast.. she's an archer too. I think she's the same woman Ruby fought at the CCT, and there were arrows at-- Where I found Ruby and Pyrrha's armor.
[ Weiss would've been the first one up there after the flash. She wouldn't have left Ruby alone after something like that, even if she was alone and terrified. You don't leave your teammates alone, and she shouldn't have let her go up there on her own even if they thought it would be faster. It wasn't fast enough. There's a look in her eyes like she's trying to bury everything deep again. She can't show weakness in this house, and it won't solve anything, and she hasn't seen Ishida in so long, it wasn't her place to depend on him. Deep breath. Weiss steeled herself and looked into his eyes. They certainly weren't as bright as they once were. ]
Don't hold back short of a kill shot with me.
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that woman, cinder, she would pay for what she had done to weiss and to vale.
he didn't realize that he held such power as well, that he could very well be the key to all of this. if weiss trained against him, an archer, then she would be able to know how to deflect proper attacks- she would have the biggest advantage over everyone else. she could fight, she could win, he was certain of it.
it pained him to see her like this, however. she was always so... stubborn, like a wall- but now it felt like she had crumbled and wanted nothing more than to be put back together again. he could help her- and he definitely would try and mend her the best he could. he just wanted to see her happy, nothing more and nothing less.
what should he even say to her? "You fought so well though" "Don't worry, you have me at your side" "I know you'll beat her eventually"
he could say so many things- but he was certain they wouldn't be enough. she didn't need to hear how tough she was, she just needed to focus on the present.]
....Alright, I promise I won't hold back.
[ishida took another step towards her. say something to reassure her, idiot, something that would make her feel....]
You're not alone. You'll never be alone while I'm here. [...less lonely.]
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She wasn't alone. Weiss held her breath, something clearly changing in her expression. She'd felt alone since she got home. She'd felt alone since she'd stepped on that plane. And here was someone saying they'll be there for her, so she won't have to be. And this time she actually had the courage to disobey her father and take it. She didn't care if he was part of the staff- he was her friend. She'd embrace that, whether her father wanted her to or not. ]
Thank you. I-
[ The briefest of moments passed before Weiss stepped forward, gave him a very quick hug before backing up and tilting her chin up. ]
No one will believe you if you tell them i did that.
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ishida froze when she hugged him, his arms raised up a little like he didn't know how to react properly, really. he just stared down at her as she moved away from him. she was right, though no one would really believe him if he said she gave him a hug. not like he was about to spread it around or anything.]
Wha-... I... [pull yourself together man!!] Who would I even tell?
[since he really doesn't talk to anyone else....]
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I don't know. You have a team, don't you?
[ Don't you have any friends Ishida, seriously.. ]
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I only really talk to them about matters involving the team itself. Or when Inoue tries to give me leftover bread from her part-time job...
[yeah ishida has a real interesting life.]
I'm very tight lipped.
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Wouldn't she get in trouble for stealing bread? I thought most places sent their leftovers to charity.
[ Like you can talk miss food fight.. ] I appreciate it.
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[she is a poor person okok but he won't say that to weiss.]
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[ Uryuu stop stealing charity. ]
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[HE IS NO CRIMINAL!!!]
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..But she seems to decide she believes him. ]
How did you manage to live in the same room with three other people and claim you're not that close to them?
[ Listen she knows things she never wanted to know about all three of them. ]
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so maybe they are close to him, big deal, but it's not like they talk to each other very much.]
I mostly listen to them, is all. [but they are his friends, honestly.]
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[ Though.. Weiss perks up a little. ] Do you like them at least?
[ She's going to get him to talk to her. She'll do the listening this time. ]
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ishida shifted a little uncomfortably, like he was hiding something and he would rather just not talk about it. however, if weiss was asking, then he would tell her.]
...They're... [of course he likes them, it's just hard to talk about.] They're all really unique- so I would be lying if I said I didn't like them.
Kurosaki acts like the leader but I hardly agree with him. Ever. He's stubborn and headstrong and his plans are idiotic just like him. But-... he does always pull through, somehow, and he brings the team together.
Sado talks less than I do. He's massive and extremely caring, and he vowed to never use his fists for his own personal gain. He fights for other people and protects them at all costs.
And Inoue.... [ishida paused for a moment, now looking off to the side. he didn't know how to really talk about orihime, he mostly kept those kinds of thoughts to himself. when he spoke though he definitely had a smile on his face.]
Inoue is amazing- even though she doesn't see it most of the time. She's extremely kind, so much so that people could easily take advantage of that. She's... the healer of the group, in more ways than one.
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In the end, it kind of fell apart because they were all far too unique to really make a comparison, but she's trying to relate here. Either way, it catches her off guard when he smiles, looking so thoughtful and touched.. Did he like her? There was a tiny knot in Weiss's stomach at that thought. She'd been gone too long, but she remembered a long time ago thinking that if things were different, she might've liked him. The truth was she'd had a little girl crush on him when they were younger, but after she started learning exactly how people who wanted to be around or in her station acted, she'd shut that down. Mentally she chided herself for letting that little knot form in her stomach, particularly since she really was happy for him that he'd found someone. ]
I'm glad you were able to find people that can get along so well. It sounds like you're much better friends with them than you had let on.
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since orihime would always want someone like ichigo.]
Except for Kurosaki. I am definitely not his friend. [but ishida definitely is.]
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[ She's just saying. Weiss was nothing but rude to Penny, she doesn't feel great about what happened. And with her team all stabbed, dearmed, or comatose as far as she last heard, she's not going to joke around with the tsuntsun bullshit. ]
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[honestly believe him. but he does understand what she's trying to say.]
...I just won't tell him to his face that he's my friend. [there.]
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[ but that's a little better. Sorry to get real on you Ishida, but she has been through some shit. ]
I'm glad you found them.
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either way, moving on.]
I'm glad that, at least for a bit, you were able to have a good time as well.
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[ she looks at the door as if it has ears for a moment, then decides it should be okay. ]
It felt like I was my own person, for once. I'm.. not really sure how to go back to how things were. I don't want to.
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sorry im so slow i got sick and did like no tags for a week and finally crashed and burned :')
im the only one allowed to be slow, obviously
not allowed anymore. banned.
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