Okay, so I need to address this now. Little Heiress will always be thought about when I write, but it's also the most difficult of the current stories I have to actually write for. I keep saying this, so I'm sorry for repeating myself, but I promise this will be done properly. I just want it written out in the best way I can.

Here's chapter 11 everyone.

Winter continued looking down at the small girl who looked exactly like how her sister looked when she was a child. She even heard the child say her name, so she wasn't going crazy. "I will ask again…What is this?!"

Weiss was shaking a little because she was intimidated by her older sister, but for her, Winter was even taller than before. "H-How did you g-get so tall, W-Winter?" The little heiress inquired.

"Ozpin! Explain this!" Winter demanded.

Ruby held Weiss' hand in her own and whispered. "We need to let the adults talk…so let's just head back to the dorm and-."

"Miss Rose." Ozpin suddenly cut her off. "I need you to bring Weiss to the infirmary." He looked down at the little heiress. "I know this may be very confusing, but please understand that your sister is here to visit."

Winter wanted to punch Ozpin at that moment, but she held it in. "That's right. Weiss…we adults need to speak to each other about a few things."

"A-Adults? But you're-." The little heiress was stopped when she felt Ruby pull her in the opposite direction. "R-Ruby? What are you doing? My sister is-."

"Your sister is very busy, so let's leave her and Ozpin to speak while we make sure you're okay at the infirmary." Ruby tried steering the conversation elsewhere.

"W-Why was she so much taller? A-And why did she say she was an adult?" Weiss asked, clearly not letting up on the questions.

Ruby frowned, hating how she had to lie so much to Weiss. "Your sister just went through a growth spurt is all, so she's a little taller now. That's why she seems like an adult, but she really isn't."

"I-Is she here to take me home?" Weiss asked in a saddened tone.

"N-No. I'll make sure that doesn't happen, Weiss. I promise." Ruby said while walking to the infirmary.

Before the little heiress could ask something else, Velvet called out to them. "Ruby! Wait up!" She ran over and took a few breaths "Is that really-?"

"Velvet, I can explain some of those problems you're having with your studies later. Right now, I need to bring Riley to the nurse. Come on, Ri-." Ruby was cut off when she felt Velvet grab her arm.

She leaned in and whispered. "Ruby, I was watching what happened the entire time. I know this little kid is Weiss."

Ruby held her breath and whispered back. "Please don't say anything about it to her. We didn't want to tell her about what really happened."

The little heiress tugged on Ruby's skirt a bit. "Ruby?"

"W-Weiss, um, I guess I lost the game." Ruby tried to keep the charade going. "Um, we're just talking about some things involving our schoolwork."

"Then why are you whispering?" The little heiress asked.

Velvet leaned down and said. "We just didn't want to bore you with the school talk, Weiss, but now we should really get back to bringing you over to the nurse. Okay?" Velvet said with a smile, deciding to help Ruby keep the charade up.

Weiss felt a little confused by that, but she took Velvet's expression to heart and smiled back. "O-Okay. So how come I have to go to the infirmary? I don't feel sick."

"It's not always about being sick, Weiss. Ozpin just wants to make sure that you're doing okay, since you did get that injury recently, so you never know how bad it could really be." Ruby answered.

Weiss rubbed her own head for a few seconds. "It doesn't hurt though, Ruby. Can't we go play instead? M-Maybe Winter won't look for me if I'm not in the infirmary."

Ruby frowned. "Weiss, I'd love to play, but we really should go to the infirmary. Please trust me."

"W-What if Winter tries to-?" The little heiress felt Ruby hug her suddenly.

"I promised that I wouldn't let her take you away. That isn't a promise I'll break, Weiss." Ruby pulled away and stood up. "You know what, Weiss? I want you to be part of the team I'm on."

"W-What?" Weiss was shocked by Ruby's request.

Ruby smiled. "I want you to be one of my teammates. What do you say? You can be a huntress in training right now if you really want!" Ruby exclaimed, trying to cheer Weiss up. Velvet was watching the interaction, which made her giggle a bit.

"W-Why do you want me to be part of your team? I-I'm not strong like you." Weiss frowned.

"Nonsense, Weissy! You're stronger than you think. I know it." Ruby took Weiss' hand. "I can be your teacher too! You'll learn how to fight and be an amazing dust user."

Weiss thought about her father's company and how much dust she really has seen.

Using dust to fight…that sounds…fun!

The little heiress moved closer to Ruby and hugged her leg. "Y-You really mean it?"

Ruby giggled at Weiss hugging her leg. "You and my partner are gonna be best friends too, so absolutely! She's just like you."

Velvet playfully rolled her eyes at that. "Ruby is right, Weiss. I can't think of a better group of people for you to be on a team with."

Ruby was more than thankful to Velvet for saying that. "So, what do you say, Weissy? You wanna be part of my team?"

Weiss felt a few tears fall and she hugged Ruby's leg tighter, nodding into it. "Y-Yes!" Ruby felt Weiss pull away, so she kneeled down and picked her up, making the little heiress yelp at being picked up. "R-Ruby?! W-What are you doing?!"

"I'm holding you up, Weissy. Would you rather me put you down?" Ruby asked.

The little heiress blushed. "I j-just wasn't expecting it is all."

Ruby chuckled. "Come on. Let's get going."

"Ozpin, you have ten seconds to explain what I just saw." Winter said, her arms crossed as she glared at the headmaster.

"When I told you before that your sister would be okay, I wasn't lying, but for you to see what really happened was better than if I told you over the scroll." Ozpin stated.

Winter dropped her arms to her side and clenched her fist. "And for what reason would this be better, Ozpin?! My sister is a child! How is that even possible?!"

"Miss Schnee. I can explain to you what happened, but you need to remain calm. Your yelling isn't going to help, and I know that with you being a specialist working for the Atlas military, that you would understand when to stay calm." Ozpin said.

Winter hated how he said that, but she knew he was right. Bursting into a rage was not proper for her, so she took a breath. "Fine, but I still want to know how this happened, and if there is some way to fix it."

"There isn't a specific cure, since it is based on time. She may return to her actual age within a week, or even longer. As for how this happened, she was attacked by a white Beowolf." Ozpin answered.

"A white Beowolf? I thought those were a myth. The closest I've ever seen of that is my summons." Winter said.

"I can tell you for a fact, that those white Beowolves are not a myth. They are very rare, and if they manage to cut into a person's skin, they cause them to become…well you know." Ozpin explained.

Winter was angry, but more saddened than that. "I see. How do you know she'll return to normal though? Has this happened to other hunters?"

Ozpin nodded. "I can tell from how you sound that you're concerned, rightfully so, but I can assure you that your sister's life isn't in any danger. The only problem is waiting on how long it will be till she returns to normal."

Winter walked over to the door. "Does she know?"

"If you mean if she knows what age she is supposed to be, then no. She only has the memories of her child self. So anything past that age isn't there for her." Ozpin stated.

"So, all the memories of me being a jerk to her…" Winter trailed off. "Those are the memories she'll focus on the most now."

"I don't know what you and your sister were like when you were younger, but you're older now. With age comes wisdom, Miss Schnee, so instead of feeling down about this, you should go and try to brighten your sister's younger days." Ozpin suggested.

"That would be much harder than you know, Ozpin. Those days weren't the easiest to deal with, and I truly regretted how I handled being a sister, if one could even call how that being a sister." Winter said.

"It's up to you to make the decision on what to do next, Miss Schnee, but with how she saw you, I would suggest that you speak with her before leaving."

Winter sighed. "Why can't she just know?"

"There isn't much of a reason for her not to know, besides making things easier for her to spend time and recover, instead of being confused at why we'd try to tell her she is really seventeen." Ozpin explained.

"My sister shouldn't be lied to that much, Ozpin. Even if she wouldn't believe it, I can't just walk up to her and make her believe that I've grown for no reason." Winter said.

"Miss Rose, her partner, has already done a fine job keeping her from knowing, but if you really feel it's necessary to tell her. Then go on." Ozpin said.

Winter turned the knob on the door and opened the door, but before she left, Winter looked to Ozpin. "Just to make this clear, I know how much this school means to my sister, but if I see any reason for her to not be here while she's like this. I am going to take her home. And I would hope you don't try to stop me from doing so if I choose to."

Ozpin sighed. "It would be best to allow your sister to-."

"I do not wish to argue with you on this, Ozpin. You may be the headmaster of the school my sister is staying at, but I am her sister. If I want her to come home, then I will take her home." Winter put her foot down.

"You said to me that you regretted the way you handled being an older sister, Miss Schnee. Don't let this be another to add to the list of regrets." Ozpin suggested.

Winter said nothing and walked out of his office. The words echoed in her mind. They continued making her feel like a failure. It was like a curse for the two of them. To think of failure in their lives, but Winter felt her failure was one that caused her little sister to experience hardships that should never have been.

I won't make the same mistakes. Not again, Weiss.

Yang was running over to what she thought was CFVY's dorm. "Come on, please be the right dorm." She looked down the hall and noticed that one of the dorms was left open, so she ran over and looked inside to see no one inside. "Ugh, what the heck?"

"Yang! Over here!" Blake called out to her partner from down the hall.

The blonde turned to her and ran over. "Still no sign of them, huh?"

Blake shook her head. "I tried to message Ruby, but I've gotten nothing back yet. I checked that room too, which is CFVY's by the way, but it looks like they must've been in a hurry if they forgot to close the door."

"Shit. Do you think that means Ruby had to get Weiss to a different hiding spot?" Yang asked in a worried tone.

"I can't say for sure, but it's most likely what happened." Blake said and got a message on her scroll. "Huh?" She took her scroll out and read the message out loud. "I'm taking Weiss to the infirmary. Ozpin told me too and Winter knows…"

Yang's eyes widened. "Oh no. You've gotta be kidding me."

Blake sighed. "I suppose there's no point in trying to hide her now. If Winter knows, she won't leave until she either takes Weiss to her home, or decides it's okay for her to stay here."

Yang scratched the back of her head. "Damn it. How did she even find Rubes in the first place?"

"I don't know, but we shouldn't waste time thinking about that. If anything, we'll need to figure out how to convince Winter to let Weiss stay here." Blake stated.

"That's not gonna be easy, Blake, especially with an older sister. If Ruby was in this situation, I don't know. I'd probably want dad to watch over her more than anyone else." Yang admitted.

"When it comes to Weiss' father, I doubt that would be a good idea." Blake said.

Yang frowned. "Y-Yeah. We're gonna have to think really hard on this one."

Blake nodded and started to walk to the infirmary, with Yang following. "Easy or not, we'll figure something out."

"We could tell her that she'll go back to normal in a few days, so then it would be easier to keep her here." Yang threw an idea in.

"I don't know if that'll work, since she'll probably be informed of what really happens. Maybe we can tell her of how enjoyable it's been for Weiss. If she really cares for Weiss' happiness, then-." Blake was cut off.

Yang stopped walking and remembered when she took Weiss to Vale. "Shit. When she talked about Winter, it wasn't exactly in the most positive way. This…really isn't gonna be easy."

Blake shook her head. "You can't think negatively. I believe you were the one to help me the most with that, last year, so don't go back to how I was."

Yang blinked a few times at that. She chuckled a bit and nodded. "Yeah, you're right, Blakey. Come on! Let's go keep our Little Heiress from being taken away!" She grabbed Blake's arm and ran to the infirmary, though Blake was a little annoyed at being dragged there in such a way.

Winter continued walking through the halls, sometimes getting looks, since they recognized her as a Schnee. Not only did she not care for their looks, but she was too preoccupied with thoughts about when she was younger. When her father told her that she was going to be an older sister, the thought of it made her happy, but when Weiss was born, she wasn't feeling the same way.

I let my jealousy make me into something awful. She didn't deserve to be treated like that.

Winter repeated that to herself in her head. It was the only thing she could do to remind herself of the good she needed to do to make things right.

She's always shown promise. Weiss didn't even want to be the heiress when she began to think about being a huntress. And I grew out of caring for the position as heiress, but why? Why didn't I see it sooner?

"Winter Schnee?" Glynda said as Winter walked past her in the hall.

Hearing Glynda made Winter turn around, since she herself was barely paying attention and walked past her completely without notice. "Oh, I apologize for walking past you without a greeting. Hello, Ms. Goodwitch."

Glynda easily knew why Winter was there, and thinking back to when she helped watch over Weiss, she felt a sort of worry for seeing the elder Schnee. "Hello, Ms. Schnee. I assume you are here to see your sister."

Winter nodded. "I already have seen her, but not in the way I expected. I assume you already know?"

Ms. Goodwitch sighed. "I do, but before you go to see her again, what are you planning to do?"

Winter raised an eyebrow. "Are you implying that I will be doing something that wouldn't be considered a good thing, Ms. Goodwitch? If so, then I would respectfully request you to not question what I do."

"I wasn't implying anything, Ms. Schnee. I was only wondering what you were going to do now that your sister has been affected by this rare Grimm, since it's obvious in her current state, you must have some concern for her wellbeing." Glynda stated.

"I do not need my sister to be hurt or, however you call this, to be concerned." Winter walked forward a bit and closed her eyes. "I'm always concerned for her. At least, I have been in recent years. This just brought me here, since I can't stay away from her when she has been affected this way." Winter opened her eyes and turned to Glynda. "Now then, if we are done here, I can continue on my way to the infirmary so I can know more about her condition."

Glynda shook her head. "I apologize, but we are not done. Your sister hasn't a clue of what's really going on, so any information you have shouldn't be relayed to her. At least I believe it is best for her. I only tell you this now to warn you of-."

"I have no idea why this concerns you so much, Glynda. She is my sister, and I will not let others attempt to persuade me out of what is right for her." Winter said with no reason to back off.

Glynda sighed. "You know, I actually had to watch over her for a day. She showed promise, even as a child. Your sister has proven many times that she is right for this school."

"Why are you telling me this?" Winter inquired.

"Look at how worried you are. Imagine how your sister would feel if she knew that." Glynda said.

"She may be annoyed, but it's-" Winter was cut off.

"No. She wouldn't. She'd be happy that her older sister is here to look after her while she recovers. If you tell her what is really going on, her focus on you being there for her will vanish, and her recovery time will be all on her trying to understand what's really happened. A child shouldn't have to feel that stressful, Winter. And no offense, but I know a few things about your father" Hearing that made Winter scowl a bit. "You and Weiss must have gone through some very stressful times."

"What our lives were like is none of your business." Winter turned and began to walk. "I didn't ignore what you said though, Glynda."

Glynda nodded as she watched the elder Schnee walk down the hall, hoping her words truly got to Winter.

"Miss Rose? What are you doing here?" The same doctor who told the team of Weiss' condition asked, while looking at Ruby holding the little heiress.

"I was told to come here and bring Weiss to get checked on." Ruby answered. "You know, for her, um, head injury."

The doctor looked at the little heiress and knew he wasn't just being asked to check on her injury, since it was made up to begin with. "Ah, yes, well have her sit in bed over at room 2B, and I'll go get the nurse to check on her."

Ruby nodded and walked over to room 2B, with Velvet following her. Once they got in the room, Ruby helped Weiss onto the bed. "Are you feeling okay, Weiss?"

"Yes. I told you I was feeling okay, but, I trust you, Ruby." The little heiress let out a small smile, receiving one back from Ruby.

Ruby ruffled Weiss' hair a little, getting a blush and a small pout from the little heiress, causing her to chuckle. "Sorry, Weissy. You just look really cute when you smile like that."

Velvet watched them from the doorway and smiled. "If you would like, I can head out for a bit. I don't know if this is any of my business anymore to be honest."

"No, come over and sit, Velvet. Weiss should get to know more people in the school, since she's going to be my teammate now." Ruby patted Weiss' hand gently, making the little heiress happy at the mention of how she was gonna be on Ruby's team.

Velvet decided to play along, since it would help Weiss feel a little more comfortable. She walked over and pulled a chair over to sit next to the two, though Ruby was kneeling next to the bed. "Well, how about we start over with a greeting? My name is Velvet, and you are?"

The little heiress took a moment to look at Velvet's ears again and let out a small smile at how she felt less worried about being near a Faunus. "My name is Weiss. It's really nice to meet you, Velvet."

"It's nice to meet you too, Weiss. I'm on a team with three really amazing people, who I'm lucky to call friends. And now you have that with Ruby and her team." Velvet played along perfectly.

Weiss giggled and looked at Ruby. "Do you think Blake and Yang will be okay with having five people on a team? Oh and what about your other teammate? Do you think she'll be okay with it too?"

"Blake and Yang will love the idea, trust me. And I can tell you that our other teammate is gonna be so happy to have you on the team, Weissy." Ruby took Weiss' hand in her own. "I can tell you about her if you'd like."

Weiss looked down at her hand in Ruby's and nodded. "Is she strong?"

"Oh yeah, she is super strong, especially when she uses her dust and semblance. It's like watching a battle and a dance performance when she fights. She's an amazing singer, just like you." Ruby stated.

"Really? Is she nice like you, Blake and Yang?" The little heiress asked.

Ruby chuckled a little. "Well, she's a little grouchy sometimes, but she's a nice person when you get to know her. She's been pretty much my best friend for over a year now." Ruby said, wanting to believe that herself, even with how some things went between them.

"If she's your best friend, then she's really lucky. If I had a best friend, I'd want it to be you." Weiss frowned a little.

Ruby was happy to hear that from the little heiress. "Well, you are one of my best friends already, Weiss. It's just another thing you and my partner have in common."

Weiss squeezed Ruby's hand a little and wanted to cry, but she held it in. "T-Thank you, Ruby. So what's your partner's name?"

Ruby froze on the spot when she heard that. "Um, well you see, uh…" She thought of something on the spot and hoped it would work. "I think the best way to find out her name would be to actually meet her in person. That way you can both get to know each other from the get go."

"O-Oh. Is she coming back soon? I wanna meet her." Weiss asked.

Ruby scratched the back of her head, since she couldn't really answer truthfully. "It all depends, but I'm sure she'll be back soon. And then you two can meet and she can teach you more about dust and how elegant she can fight. I think that was the word she used, elegant."

"I like that word." Weiss said.

"It fits you, Weissy. Don't you think so too, Velvet?" Ruby asked.

"I'd say so too. In fact, an elegant fighting style is kinda rare, so if you try to fight that way like Ruby's partner, you'd be so unique compared to a lot of people." Velvet encouraged.

"Unique? You think I can be unique?" Weiss asked and got a nod from Velvet. The little heiress thought about her future at Beacon and nodded. "Okay! I'll try to learn how to fight like your partner, Ruby! Then I can really be a great part of your team."

"That's great, Weiss! You're gonna look so amazing when you fight." Ruby leaned over and hugged the little heiress.

Weiss hugged back and saw that the nurse walked in, closing the door behind her. The nurse coughed to get Ruby's attention. "Miss Rose, I'm here to check on Miss Schnee."

Ruby let go of Weiss and nodded. "Okay."

The nurse walked over, but before she could do anything, a knock was heard on the door. "Miss Rose, could you get that?"

Ruby started feeling worry settle in, since she wasn't sure if it was Winter or not. She slowly got up and walked to the door, taking a breath and slowly opening it, revealing Blake and Yang. "Oh! Guys! It's you. I thought it was, um, you know."

Blake and Yang walked in, and the blonde said. "We ran over as fast as we could, Rubes. How's Weissicle doing?"

Ruby showed Yang that she was being checked on by the nurse. She then leaned in and whispered to her sister. "If Winter shows up, we need to make sure she has no reason to take Weiss away."

Yang nodded and whispered back. "There hasn't been anything bad that could make Winter think about taking her home. And even if she does, I'll try to talk to her. Being the older sister makes me understand her worry for Weiss more than you and Blake, so hopefully that can help."

The nurse spent a few minutes checking on the little heiress and said. "It looks like she's doing just fine, but if you think she should stay here for a bit longer, that won't be a problem. Just make sure to talk to the doctor about it." She got up to leave the room, but as soon as she opened the door to leave, Winter Schnee was right there. "Oh, um, I'm sorry, but who are-?"

"My name is Winter Schnee." When she said that, the team and Velvet froze on the spot. "I'm here to see my sister. The doctor here told me she was in this room." The nurse stepped aside to allow Winter in.

Ruby turned to Winter, and Weiss looked a little worried. "W-Winter?"

Winter walked in and noticed more people than there should be in the room. "I see there are four of you here. If you don't mind, I'd like to speak with my sister."

Yang stood up. "Hold up. Before you do, do you think you and I could talk for a minute?"

Winter turned her attention to Yang. "I have no reason to do that first, since I came here to see my sister. Now as I requested, please let me speak with her alone."

Yang looked to Blake for an answer, but Blake shook her head. The blonde sighed and walked out of the room with Blake. Velvet frowned a little at not being able to help, so she followed the two.

"Well?" Winter spoke to Ruby.

Ruby stood up. "I'm sorry, but I feel more comfortable staying here with Weiss. I've been here for her ever since she got here. Blake and Yang have been taking care of her too, so we-."

"Listen!" Winter sighed when she noticed Weiss react to her shouting. "Please, I need to talk to her alone."

"I-It's okay, Ruby." The little heiress suddenly said, making Ruby frown.

"Weiss, I-." Ruby was cut off.

"Ruby, yes that's your name." Winter said. "When I was told about my sister being…injured, I needed to get here. Now that I'm here, all I request of you is to allow me to speak to her in private."

Ruby took a breath. "Alright, but as soon as you're done talking with her, you let me back in here."

Winter nodded. "I can assure you that much."

Ruby leaned down to hug Weiss one more time. "I'll be outside, Weiss. Okay."

The little heiress let out a small smile and watched Ruby walk out. She then looked to her sister and frowned. "H-How come you're taller, Winter? Ruby told me you got a growth spurt, but-." Winter hugged her sister suddenly, making the little heiress yelp. "W-Winter?"

"I'm so sorry…I am so very sorry, Weiss. Everything I said about you not deserving to be the heiress, it wasn't right and I was a fool to even say such horrible things." Winter had felt her tears falling down her face.

"Y-You're s-sorry? I-I don't understand." Weiss was in shock at how her sister was holding her tightly, and apologizing so much.

Winter loosened the embrace a bit. "All I could think about was how much I hurt you with my negative behavior. Father, he, he isn't what I wanted to become. And when I realized that I was leading you into that path, I just couldn't forgive myself." More tears fell.

The little heiress suddenly felt a tear fall on her arm and gasped. "W-Winter, are you crying?"

Winter pulled away and sniffled. The elder Schnee had been holding her emotions back, but now that she was with her sister, she didn't care that she was crying. "W-Weiss, so much has happened, for both of us."

Weiss looked down at the bed sheets. "H-How come you've changed how you feel?"

"I learned what an older sister should be, and that wasn't what I had done for you. I want you to grow, to live your life how you want to, not to discourage you." Winter kneeled down and kissed Weiss' forehead. "You are my sister, Weiss, and I love you more than anything. Please…don't forgive me, but give me a chance to allow myself an opportunity to be the big sister you deserve to have."

Hearing Winter say that made the little heiress shake a bit, since she felt like crying. Winter hugged her again, and Weiss let the tears fall from her face. "W-Winter, I-I love you too."

Winter was happier than she could ever be when she heard her sister say that, so she stayed in the embrace, wanting to never let go.

Writing this made me feel so much happier than I have been in recent times. Things have been a bit…difficult, but I'm just glad to have this chapter done now.

To GoldElite245- Well, just like you were wondering, Winter is doing what she can to make things right with her little sister.

To JJ- Family is indeed forever, as you can see here. Winter did let her stern attitude drop here at the end, but only because of how much she wants to make her sister happy.

To Iron-ninja- Good quote and hey, it didn't end on a cliffhanger this time. I hope this chapter makes up for the cliffhanger in the last chapter.

To jazz- I'm glad you're enjoying the story so far. And for your question on shipping, I don't really have plans for romance in this one. There have been hints at some things though.

To the guest on chapter 10- Well, here you go. This is the way it unfolded.

To Poisson01- You were right. There were cries, and sorry for the long waits between chapters. I feel like taking time improves the quality of the chapters.

To Ruby's Sexy Boot- Winter is pretty awesome. She's probably top three favorite characters for me.

To Reyna- It was a bit mixed in their reactions, but so far, it's gone well. Now to see how Winter wants to make things right.

To WhiteFlame- Glad you like it. Um, the updates are very random for me, since I need to be in the right mindset to write this.

I hoped you all enjoyed the eleventh chapter. Remember, reviews are welcomed, but not required. See you all in chapter 12.