Ep. 14 - Friend, A View on the Traveler's Shard, Until the End of Time

"So let me get this straight. You are a Faunus, an ex-member of the White Fang, actually the daughter of the old leader." Ren said, looking over to Blake. Getting a nod in response, he continued. "And you are a human with a robotic, near indestructible body, who can materialize stuff at will."

"Yeah, that's the gist of it." I said.

Currently, we were facing team JNPR, who obviously had a lot of questions.

"So, how old are you exactly?" asked Nora, strangely more serious than usual.

"I'm 19, though with my skin layer on I look younger." I said. I went with this explanation as it would be easier.

"But, you're human, right?" asked Jaune.

"Yes, I'm human. My body is robotic but my consciousness is very much human."

"Then it's fine, isn't it? It's you, not some kind of robot killer sent from the future. Right? Please tell me I'm right!" He said.

"Pfft! Yeah, Jaune it's me. I'm not some robot killer. As for the future… It's a secret!" I joked about his question. 'His imagination is fantastic!'

"I don't see any problem with it. You're our friend! I can't believe you thought we would be scared of you!" said Pyrrha

"I just freaked out, I guess… In my defense, I can look pretty scary without skin on! Either scary or cool." I retorted. It's true that maybe my fears were a little exaggerated, but come on. I would freak out for sure. Get scared? Maybe! But I am used to sci-fi movies. In Remnant they have nothing like that.

"Scary you say… Show us!" Nora said. I deactivated my skin layer.

"... That is a bit creepy. But not that much! Just a bit!" she said unconsciously before trying to cover it up.

"Don't worry, I know." I said while reactivating the skin.

"Anyway, are we ignoring the fact that those two finally got together? It was frustrating, you know!" Yang suddenly blurted out, pointing at me and Weiss.

"Oh, yeah. Congratulations!" said the rest at the same time. 'If they wanted to do it on purpose, they must have practiced a lot.'

I just smiled. I was happy, you know. Like, really happy. 'Who wouldn't be if the girl you liked came to you and told you not to leave or she would hunt you down?! Well, depending on how serious the girl is, some might not be too happy. But I am! Because it's Weiss!'

While I was lost in my goofy thoughts, Weiss was becoming a tomato. I think some smoke was coming out of her ears (figurative).

After a few more questions and reassuring both Blake and me that nothing would change, and that they were happy we finally came clean, team JNPR left to their room, leaving me and team RWBY. While they said everything was alright, the atmosphere in the room was still a little tense. I mean, one of them admitted being a Faunus and the other a robot. And the robot got together with the Ice Princess. 'When I say it like that it sounds like a fairy tail. Well, I did get my happy ending today so it's fine. I'll make sure to give everyone a happy ending as well.

"Tula, don't worry about scaring us or all that stuff. It was just a lot to take in after Blake's confession. I would never hate you and I doubt Ruby would even be able to. Blake can be gloomy, broody, and antisocial, but I think she wouldn't just outright hate you? Right?" said Yang. It would have been better if she stopped there, but she continued: "As for Weiss' opinion… I think you know."

"Thank you, Yang."

That was probably the first night I spent completely awake since I came to Remnant. I thought back to everything that happened until now. I realized that my worries were really based on nothing but my fears. Probably something from my past life, but I can't 'put my finger on it'. I also realized that I could have confessed to Weiss before today. Even then, I would have felt like I was lying to her if I didn't at least show my robotic body. The part about traveling between universes can wait. I was also certain that Ruby and Yang had feelings for me, and that scared me. Until now, I have clearly treated Weiss differently. Would I be able to love them all equally? Before, during my past life, I always thought I would be able to handle a similar situation, but now I realize I really suck when it comes to love. Blake was difficult to understand, if I have to be honest.

I decided that I would take everything more seriously from now on. I know I think about this often, but Weiss' and my friends' safety is guaranteed thanks to the armor. Their skills are getting better with the training sessions we do every so often, probably due to some individual training. On the other hand, our enemies think of us as mere students. From what I have seen so far, canon tends to rule, even though I caused some butterfly effects. I will count on Cinder, Emerald, Mercury, and Torchwick should be in Vale during the tournament, even if they don't actively participate. I can get rid of Adam during the night. I will do that in the next few days. I will try to get Torchwick arrested. Maybe some 'mysterious' accident will happen to him in his cell. I have made all of the gimmicks I need in order to trap Salem while performing the sealing ritual. The only thing remaining is the ritual itself. I will start now. I should be able to complete the 'blueprint' for it by morning.

And so my night passed staring in the air, while being hugged by Weiss. 'Damn, I was too taken by my thoughts that I didn't enjoy being hugged by my girlfriend. Give me back my time!' I thought, while looking at her sleeping face. 'If… When we go back to the Destiny universe, I'll build a house in the EDZ. I want it to overlook a lake. If the shard of the Traveler is visible, that would be nice as well. I'll fortify the shit out of it. I'll build the safest place on Earth just for her.' With that thought, I created a blueprint for the house. It took a second. Maybe I will modify it before actually building it.

I lightly kissed Weiss' forehead. Problem is, I found out she was awake. We stared at each other for a few seconds, before I kissed her gently.

"There is one thing I didn't tell you yesterday. I love you." I whispered.

"I love you, Weiss. I will be with you until the end of time. You can be sure about that."

"I… I love you as well. So… Stay with me, hold me tight, and don't let go."

"As you wish, my dear Snow Angel." I said, hugging her.

"It's been a while since you called me that." she said, closing her eyes and returning to sleep.

I looked at her peaceful smile and thought that it would be nice to wake up every morning to this sight. 'Let's sleep in today!'