Schnee: Hero or Huntress (RWBY/MHA)

Well historically speaking, Japanese used the word Aoi(blue) for both blue and green, with Midori(green) being a much more recent word.
Which is why words translate to "Blue traffic light" even though the light is green.
Yep. Hence the reason some traffic lights in Japan have a blue light where there would normally be a green light.
 
Damn, seems like I misread it- my mind read it as "green haired idiot with glasses", since Weiss was already annoyed with Iida during the orientation. My bad
 
Do you consider this story a musical? Why or why not?

No, definitely not. In musicals, songs and dance numbers are a more direct part of the story, with characters breaking into song and dance as part of the narrative, replacing normal spoken dialog and acting. In this story, despite the focus on music, characters act and converse normally, with music getting treated as music in universe.

I think a better characterization would be a traditional story with a very prominent soundtrack.
 
4-6
"So how do you think you did?" Mina said, laying on the couch in Yu's living room, her short pink hair still moist from the shower she just took. She was staying the night for a sleepover, or so she said. Her parents gave her permission after finding out that Yu was Mt. Lady, now a star hero with multiple sponsorships such as Lady Hair, the shampoo bottle modeled after the colors of Yu's hero costume. Kyouka would arrive later after grabbing her bag from her place.


Weiss paused as she took a sip of her coffee seated on the recliner next to the couch, the dark bitter liquid flowing down her throat. How did she do? The written exams were more difficult than the practical exams, and that wasn't saying much. Those villain bots were rather disappointing, and judging by how the green haired boy easily disposed of the large Zero-Pointer, a single Atlesian paladin could easily take on all of the examinees and probably win, depending on the quirks that it may go up against.


"I think I did decent." Weiss said, biting the inside of her cheek. UA had a low entrance rate, and it was one of the hardest schools to be accepted into, but Weiss couldn't exactly say that the tests were rather disappointing out loud could she? That would start to open up a can of worms that Weiss would prefer to keep concealed. The private tutors from Germany could only help so much. "How about you?"


Mina glanced up from her phone with a large grin. "Thanks to my quirk, I made short work of those robots! They didn't stand a chance!" She posed dramatically which made Weiss smile. She acted so much like Nora.


"And the written exam?" Weiss smirked. Half of their trio's study sessions were for Mina's benefit after all. The pinkette wasn't exactly the most academically inclined.


Mina's head drooped, her grin instantly leaving her face, with her phone almost slipping out of her grip. "I uh…kinda took a small nap in the middle of it." She scratched the back of her head awkwardly. "But I managed to finish it before time ran out!"


"You chose answer three for all of them, didn't you?" Weiss said dryly.


"Yes and no! I did try on the stuff I did remember." Mina's grin returned as her eyes returned back to her phone, the one she used when managing Weiss' social media accounts.


"Some manager you are." Weiss rolled her eyes, turning her gaze to the muted television in front of them. As she expected, paparazzi and blurry photos of her at UA were already starting to circulate. She didn't need to unmute it to know what they were saying.


"You know ya wuv me Weissy, you big tsundere." Mina winked. She startex typing on the phone. "You should probably make an announcement later, about you applying to UA."


"I still have no idea what that means." Weiss sighed. "And I'll release it when I know I'm in or out." She should probably release a new song alongside the announcement to appease her fans. The last thing she needed was them rioting about any potential 'retirements', which Weiss wasn't planning on doing. Being a hero was expensive, that much she could see from all the damages Yu caused and had to pay.


Mina nodded, when she suddenly jumped up from her spot on the couch, startling Weiss who almost spilled her coffee. "OHMAGOSH! ICANTBELIEVEIT!"


Weiss rubbed her forehead and gave the pinkette a soft glare. "What is it this time?" Her experience dealing with an overexcited Ruby always helped her when it came to understanding ramblers.


"K/DA STARTED FOLLOWING YOU!" Mina shouted as her eyes darted between Weiss and the phone. They were the top singer-hero team, primarily based in Korea and America, thus marking them as potential rivals.


"Oh, I thought it was something important. You scared me for no reason. " Weiss shrugged and went back to drinking her almost cold cup of coffee.


Without another glance she formed a glyph that blocked a pillow Mina had thrown. She leaned her head to the right by a few degrees, barely dodging another smaller pillow.


"Missed."









Kyouka arrived an hour later wearing the newest t-shirt with Weiss' face on it, the outline of her signature snowflake outline behind the fake smile she used during that photoshoot. The dark haired girl placed her backpack on Weiss' desk.


"You had to wear that didn't you." Weiss glared at her Bassist, who shrugged with a smirk.


"Don't worry, I brought enough for everyone." Kyouka dug through her backpack, throwing a shirt to Mina and Weiss, who both caught it. "I even brought Takeyama one. They just came from the factory. Apparently they wanted to know what you think of the sample." The Jirou's were kind enough to let Weiss use their main studios address for shipments, so no one could harass Yu or Weiss while she was at Mt. Agency.


Weiss stared at the white shirt in her hands, her lifeless blue eyes staring straight back at her. Just the thought of having her face plastered on shirts disgusting her, but selling merchandise was an easy way to make money.


"Mina." Weiss said simply, looking up. The pink girl had already slipped into the shirt, admiring herself in the mirror that Weiss had in her room.


"Yes Weissy?"


"Have them take my face off of this, please." Weiss' hands shook softly. "The snowflake should be enough." She didn't notice the look that Kyouka and Mina shared.


"You got it." Mina gave her a hesitant thumbs up.


"Thank you." Weiss sighed as she leaned back on her bed.


"Weiss, can I ask you a question?" Kyouka said softly as she sat next to her. Mina also joined them, pulling the chair from the desk. Weiss sat up slowly.


"You just did." That earned her a joking slap to the shoulder. "But yes, go ahead."


Kyouka opened her mouth to speak, but seemed hesitant, until she finally said it when Mina kicked her leg softly.


"Do you miss your home in Germany?"


Did you miss Remnant?


"Yes." Weiss instantly replied, her voice low. Her wounds weren't as fresh as they were a few months ago, but they were still there, scarring, covered in scabs.


"I miss it very much."


A/N

ANOTHER COMPLETED! Almost time to officially head to UA and it took what? About 36-38 chapters? We're gonna be here for the long run, and I hope you all enjoy the journey!


On another note, have I told all of you that you're awesome? After publishing the last chapter, I woke up to find that Schnee: H or H was ranked the 2nd top fanfiction tagged story on Wattpad, out of a million stories! This wouldn't be possible without the support of you all!


Thank you for reading!


Question of the day:


Every shonen anime has a rival character, who do you think shall be Weiss'?


Till next time on Schnee: Hero or Huntress!
 
Weiss paused as she took a sip of her coffee seated on the recliner next to the couch, the dark bitter liquid flowing down her throat. How did she do? The written exams were more difficult than the practical exams, and that wasn't saying much. Those villain bots were rather disappointing, and judging by how the green haired boy easily disposed of the large Zero-Pointer, a single Atlesian paladin could easily take on all of the examinees and probably win, depending on the quirks that it may go up against.

"Honestly, it was pretty easy compared to the entrance exam for the top combat university on a murder world, let alone a major terrorist attack on a hardened fortress city. They didn't even start by flinging us off a cliff into a forest full of nightmare monsters and I'm pretty sure none of those robots were designed to kill anyone!"
"..."
"Why are you looking at me like that?"

Actually, once the truth of her history comes out, I kind of want to see them ask about what her entrance into Beacon was like and their reaction to Ozpin's ... unique methods. That or her commenting that Nezu seems to be going pretty easy on them during one of his tests.

"I still have no idea what that means." Weiss sighed.

It's a decently funny gag, but I find it kind-of hard to believe she'd have that much trouble finding out what the word means, especially after being in Japan for more than a month. Just typing the word into her phone's search bar, or the address bar on any modern browser, should get her a pretty decent answer.

Every shonen anime has a rival character, who do you think shall be Weiss'?

Counter question: Do you mean "Rival", rival, or rival? 😜

Realistically, she can't have a meaningful heroic rival in this story, for much the same reason that Endeavor can't have a meaningful heroic rival in class 1-A: she's not actually a fledgling hero and she's not going to approach the world like one. At the same time, she also can't really have a rival in the more established heroes, who would be closer to peers for her, because they're already established, and she'll be viewed as a new hero.

Things are a little bit different in the musical world, where she doesn't have the same degree of absurd advantage and the divide between established and student is less of an issue, but I don't know of any established characters who'd make for good rivals in that space either. (I'm not caught up with the show, so there might be someone in later seasons.)

With that said, there are a few characters who might see her as a rival or who might try to act as rivals, even if she doesn't reciprocate or views them in a different light. Bakugo is chief among them, since he's not going to like getting eclipsed and I doubt her response to his aggression will help matters. I could also see Deku developing something like a friendly rivalry, largely as a result of seeing her as someone to look up to and pushing himself to meet or exceed her standards. It would lack Bakugos' antagonism, and I doubt either of them would label it as a rivalry, but I could see other characters treating it like a competition where Deku is trying to beat her. Finally, I suspect Endeavor will push Todoroki to treat her as a rival, regardless of his feelings on the matter, simply because of her performance.
 
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Ochako.
She has to be secretly evil.
Ochako: I want to become a hero so that I would earn money to repay my guardians because I love them very much.
Weiss: why would you wait that long to repay them? That just sounds lazy.
Ochako:...
Weiss: Seriously, I got a part time job before school and I am keeping at it while still maintainimg my grades.

As a rival... Probably Bakugou.
 
I think you mean that Bakugou ASPIRES to be a rival to everyone. However, for a true rivalry, his target must first take him seriously, and that's possibly more impossible for Bakugou than it is for Mineta.
....a stray thought...

Bakugou: Prepare for trouble!
Aoyama: And make it double! (he's the only one flamboyant enough to stand in for James)
Bakugou : To protect the world from devastation!
Aoyama: And unite all people within our nation!
Bakugou: To denounce the evils of truth and love!
Aoyama: To extend our reach to the stars above!
Bakugou: KING EXPLOSION MURDER!
Aoyama: CAN'T STOP TWINKLING!
Bakugou: Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light!
Aoyama: Surrender now or prepare to fight!
Mineta: MINETA! THAT'S RIGHT!

*KAMINARI USES THUNDERSHOCK*

LOOKS LIKE TEAM ROCKET'S BLASTING OFF AGAIN!
 
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In UA... Momo might be an academic rival. In terms of combat, Todoroki maybe? Depends how he interprets her.

Outside of UA, Stain is probably gonna try to kill her specifically due to continuing her music career while trying to be a hero and thus not being a "true hero" and Toga might fixate on her, especially if Weiss gets hurt enough to bleed.
 
In UA... Momo might be an academic rival. In terms of combat, Todoroki maybe? Depends how he interprets her.

Outside of UA, Stain is probably gonna try to kill her specifically due to continuing her music career while trying to be a hero and thus not being a "true hero" and Toga might fixate on her, especially if Weiss gets hurt enough to bleed.
Considering Aura, her bleeding is somewhat unlikely. A crazy stalker due to her music might fit. I've seen some fics use Spinner as a fanboy for something other than Stain and there is no rule that Toga's obsession has to come from blood. She could fixate on her like she did with Ochako or because she lives a very bright life, etc.

Another idea (not as a rival but comedy omake fodder) is having some USJ villains join the attack not because they want to kill all might but because they are fans and it was a chance to sneak into the school.
 
Another idea (not as a rival but comedy omake fodder) is having some USJ villains join the attack not because they want to kill all might but because they are fans and it was a chance to sneak into the school.

That could be a comedy omake or you could play it very strait and very creepy, which could be an interesting way to add a new element to the attack.
 
Considering Aura, her bleeding is somewhat unlikely. A crazy stalker due to her music might fit. I've seen some fics use Spinner as a fanboy for something other than Stain and there is no rule that Toga's obsession has to come from blood. She could fixate on her like she did with Ochako or because she lives a very bright life, etc.

Another idea (not as a rival but comedy omake fodder) is having some USJ villains join the attack not because they want to kill all might but because they are fans and it was a chance to sneak into the school.
The interesting thing is Weiss is, iirc, the only member of team RWBY ever seen clearly bleeding (Yang goes abstract when she loses her arm and already has it bandaged next time we see her) all the way back in the White Trailer. When the Gigas gives her the scar over her eye it manages to draw blood without breaking her Aura! (Considering she uses her semblance to kill it immediately after)

So it takes a lot, but it's very much possible. And that's assuming you don't break her aura first which can happen, even just by exhaustion. Nomus at least should hit hard enough to and Stain is encountered among a lot of them, which is where he gives his speech that inspires Toga in the first place.

Between how much blood would stand out on Weiss due to all the white and her status as a famous musician, she's primed for hitting all of Toga's buttons.
 
4-7
"Eyewitnesses and passerbyers confirmed that Weiss Schnee, the popular singer known for such hits as This Life is Mine, Wings and This Will be the Day, was spotted taking the UA entrance exam for the hero course." Yu's radio said as they drove to the bus station, Weiss and Mina seated in the back. "So far there has been no response from UA or her representatives. Now onto our next song!" Yu changed the radio station.


"Don't they have better things to report about." Weiss groaned as she leaned her head against the back of Yu's seat. The sleepover had been pretty fun, but all good things must always come to an end. Kyouka left after breakfast, and now they were on their way to drop off Mina at the bus station so she could head back home to her prefecture.


"Nobody told you to become a world famous singer!" Yu quipped from the front of the car. Weiss could already tell that she was grinning from ear to ear. Mina giggled as well, wrapping an arm around Weiss' shoulder.


"Chill out WeissCream, you need to let it go! That just means they love you!" Mina said, her grin matching Yu's. That earned the pink girl a sharp glare. Yu finally managed to get Weiss to watch Frozen with Kyouka and Mina. They wouldn't stop singing for the rest of the night, and now Weiss had that blasted song stuck in her head.


"Puns are the lowest form of comedy and you know that." Weiss grumbled as she straightened her form, and smoothed out the short skirt of the black dress she wore. It was a mixture of the dress she wore at Beacon, and the one she wore after she returned to Atlas, albeit primarily black instead of the white or blue she usually preferred. The underskirt and bolero she wore were white, making her black dress and high-heeled boots stand out even more.


"Yeah yeah." Mina waved her off, her smile still etched on her face.


"I actually like her puns." Yu added, her eyes still focused on the road ahead of them. "Earlier I couldn't work out how to fasten my seatbelt…"


Weiss groaned loudly right as Yu was about to deliver the horrible punchline. She buried her head in her hands.


"...then it clicked!"


"I hate you both so much."


They both would have loved Yang.









They arrived at the bus station not long after the horrible puns that Yu and Mina blurted out during the entire ride. Weiss already wished they were making Frozen jokes instead.


"Are you sure you don't want a ride home?" Yu asked as she parked the car on the side of the street. "I don't mind the drive."


"I'm sure. Thanks for the offer though!" Mina kept her grin strong.


"I could also call a private cab if you want, like the one I called to drive us to the concert venue last time." Weiss offered. The so-called 'White Concert', as everyone called it due to being the debut of her similarly named album, was a huge hit, consisting of several of her most personal and best songs. Weiss even managed to get Yu and Mina backstage passes, while Kyouka was able to perform as part of the rock band Mr. Jirou recommended to go along with the orchestra.


"I'm good. I'll give you a call when I'm home." Mina started to open the door, grabbing her backpack which sat in between her and Weiss. "Thanks for the ride guys!"


Weiss frowned in return, but nodded slowly. "If you say so. Have a safe trip back!"


"Let me know if you make it into UA!" Mina said, and with that she exited the car.


"You too."


Life would be perfect if Kyouka and Mina also attended UA with Weiss.









The next few days passed by without much hassle. Weiss spent her time continuing to train, even if she was rejected from UA she always had other options. After finding out that she applied to UA, Shiketsu sent their own invitation for their general courses stating that she could transfer to the Hero course should she perform well by the end of the semester. She hoped it wouldn't have to come to that.


Weiss wanted to be accepted through her own hard work and deeds, not because of her name or fame, just like back home. What kind of hero would she be if allowed herself to stomp over others who worked just as hard, just by using her name? A hero must be willing to their absolute best to save others, be it a small or large problem. And if necessary…


…they would need to be willing to die for the greater good.


Weiss was prepared to do so. She wasn't suicidal by any means, but if giving her own life meant that she could save countless more, she would readily give it. Could her potential classmates say the same? Most likely no, given the state of this world. Humanity wasn't on the brink of extinction, it's heroes being the first and last line of defense like the huntsmen and huntresses from back home-


"Are you going to finish that?" Yu's voice interrupted Weiss' inner monologue. Blinking a few times, Weiss shook her head, placing her chopsticks next to her half eaten bowl.


"No." Weiss pushed the bowl of noodles forward slightly. Some days were better than others, but her mind always drifted towards returning home. Quirks were so random and varied, what if there was someone who could send her back home? Would she do anything to go back home no matter the cost? Could she leave everything behind to return home? Kyouka? Mina?


…Yu?


Speaking of Yu, the older girl seemed like she wanted to say something, but was struggling to find the words. Suddenly, just as her mouth was opening to speak, the downstairs doorbell rang.


There was only one thing that could be.


A/N

AHAHA, you thought the letter was going to be this chapter huh. WRONG! That shall happen in the next chapter.


Anyways, this is on track to being my longest story ever! Just a few chapters more and it shall be. It's also close to being my number 1 story on AO3! Thank you to all of my readers regardless of what website you read this on!


Question of the day:


I want to make a TV Tropes page for this story, but I'm not sure how to do that. Does anyone know how?


Till next time on Schnee: Hero or Huntress!
 
There was only one thing that could be.
Salesmen? Jehovah witnesses? Charity workers? Electricians warning them that they will work on the lines in the street? Beggars?Unwanted and unsolicited debit card delivery? A neighbor asking if the cat the found is yours? A friend of Yu dropping in? Street repairing crew wanting to make an extra buck by offering to fill the cracks in the sidewalk with extra material? Someone asking for a phone to call an ambulance due to an unforeseen medical emergency or due to a crime committed nearby? A fan who figured where they live? Kids playing ring and run? The police investigating Tsukaimichi's shady operations? Secret service after realizing there is no record of her in Germany?

*INHALES*

A SECRET SERVICE AGENT THAT WAS THERE TO INVESTIGATE WEISS AND THE MYSTERY OF HER APPEARANCE BY PRETENDING TO BE A SALESMAN BUT THAT FOUND A LETTER DELIVERING A CREDIT CARD TO YU WHO WAS THEIR LONG LOST CHILDHOOD FRIEND WHICH ALONG WITH THE AGENT'S SECRET CELEBRITY CRUSH ON WEISS MADE THEM SO NERVOUS THAT WHEN THEY SAW THE NEIGHBOURS SPYING ON THEM WHILE THEY WERE READING A PRIVATE LETTER, WHICH IS A CRIME SO THEY DECIDED TO RUN AWAY, TRIPPING IN THE SIDEWAY'S CRACKS THAT YU REFUSED TO PAY TO FIX AND CRASHING ON THE STAIRS OF THE ELECTRICIAN WORKING ON THE POWER LINES AND BEING ELECTROCUTED BY THE CABLE FALLING FROM THEIR HANDS AND ARE NOW BEING GIVEN FIRST AID BY A PAIR OF JEHOVAH WITNESSES RUNNING A CHARITY THAT WERE THERE TO HELP A MEMBET OF THE LOCAL HOMELESS POPULATION AND ARE PROVIDING HELP RATHER THAN CALLING FOR AN AMBULANCE BECAUSE THE ROAD REPAIR WAS NOT PROPERLY PLANNED AND IS PREVENTING A FAST RESPONSE?!

...I guess it could also be the UA letter.
 
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