A Close Admirer
Chapter 1: A Strange Letter
It was a peaceful morning in Beacon when Ruby Rose, the leader of team RWBY, woke up. She stretched her arms and let out a yawn before rubbing the sleep out of her eyes. The redhead looked around the room and saw that she was the only one awake in the room. Weiss and Blake were still asleep and Yang was not in the room. The blonde had most likely left the room for a morning workout or something., so the young team leader wasn't worried. Besides, it was weekend, so they didn't need to really worry about anything.
Ruby decided to go take a shower, but as she was about to jump off her bed, she noticed a piece of paper under her pillow. She pulled it out and looked at it. It was a note that had been written by sticking letters that had been cut from magazines on it, most likely so that the person behind it couldn't be identified through their handwriting. The redhead read it to see what it was about.
You are the one on my mind
The one I want
I have my eyes on you
As you are my target
So be prepared for me
Because I'm coming for you
Ruby lowered the letter with trembling hands. Her eyes were wide and her face was pale as the words on the letter kept repeating over and over in her head. The scythe-wielder could only think of this as one thing and it scared her to no end. Right now, she needed the help of her friends.
Like her wish was heard, Weiss started to wake up. Ruby immediately ran up to her partner to show her what she had just found.
''Weiss! Weiss! You have to see this!'' Ruby whispered to the heiress so that Blake wouldn't be woken up.
''Ruby, whatever the ''cool'' thing you have found on the internet this time is, it's way too early for me to get interested in it,'' Weiss grumbled in response. ''Can it wait a bit?''
''No, this can't wait, Weiss! This is serious!'' Ruby said with panic showing in her voice. ''Someone left a letter on my bed!''
''So? Why should I be concerned about someone that hasn't learned of text messages?''
''But this isn't just any letter! I think someone wants to kill me!''
''...What?''
Ruby practically shoved the letter into Weiss' face, who took it and read through it. She then turned to look at the younger girl with a raised eyebrow.
''Ruby, I doubt that this is as serious as you think it is,'' Weiss said. ''This is obviously just a prank or something.''
''How can you say that, Weiss!?'' Ruby asked with panic slowly taking over her. ''It's obviously not a prank and it's obviously nothing nice! Someone really wants to hurt me, if not worse! How can you be so calm about this!?''
''First of all, calm down. Second, think about this logically. Our room cannot be entered while it's locked, so it can only be one of our teammates. And do you really think that either Yang or Blake would want to hurt you?''
''I know that they wouldn't want anything bad to happen to me, so that's why it has to be someone else! Someone broke into our room to give me a message that warned me of my upcoming doom! Also, why did you leave yourself out?''
''As much as I get the urge to cause physical harm to you from time to time, such as right now, I wouldn't leave you a message to warn you about it. Also, I doubt anyone would go through the trouble of breaking in here just to threaten you. This has to be a prank by Yang.''
''Yang would consider this too lame. If she wanted to scare me by putting something in my bed, it would either be a frog or a very big spider. No, this has to be someone evil! Like the White Fang or Torchwick!''
''Just for the record, if she ever does anything like that to me, I will insert my rapier into her very painfully. And do you really think that big criminals like the White Fang or Torchwick would do something this harmless to their enemies?''
While the two girls kept arguing over the letter, they failed to notice that the third girl in the room was actually awake. Blake was pretending to be asleep, which was very difficult as she felt like she was about to burst out in laughter. The cat faunus had been listening to her two teammates talking and had found their conversation very amusing.
However, there was a certain reason for this, as she actually had a hand in what had happened with Ruby getting the letter.
A little while later, Blake was making her way to Beacon's gym, where her partner was most likely just finishing her workout. After she got out of bed, she had to convince Ruby that no one was coming to kill her before she could get out of the dorm. Once she had gotten far enough from there, she had to lean against a wall as she almost fell to the floor from laughter. Only after she had managed to calm herself could the cat faunus head to the gym.
When Blake arrived at the gym, she saw Yang practice her attacks on a punching bag. She walked up to the blonde and called for her.
''Hey, Yang. Am I interrupting you or anything?'' Blake said to her partner with a smile.
''Hi, Blake. You're not interrupting anything as I'm just finishing up,'' Yang responded. ''What brings you here?''
''I just thought that you would like to know that Ruby found the letter you left for her,'' the raven-haired girl said while trying to hold back her snickering.
''Really?'' Yang asked with excitement in her voice. ''What did she think about it?''
''She thinks it was death threat. Not a love letter.''
''...WHAT!?''
Yang's horrified reaction caused Blake to lose control and burst out laughing. This whole thing was just too funny for her. The fact that the one person that managed to anger her more than anyone was in such a state was simply hilarious to the faunus. And to make things even better, she was the mastermind behind all of it.
As Yang kept panicking about her mistake, Blake thought about how this all had started.
About a week ago, Blake had been walking through the halls of Beacon on her way to the library. Despite the affection that she had for her teammates, the cat faunus sometimes found their company a bit too much. Ruby was often a bit too energetic and Weiss' stuck up attitude got on her nerves quite often. And the worst one was her own partner, Yang. The blonde's numerous pranks, jokes and puns were a constant source of headache for Blake and she really needed to get some time away from them. This is why the library was such a great place for her. Not only did it have numerous books for her to enjoy, it was also a place of peace and quiet. It was honestly the perfect paradise for the raven-haired girl.
Unfortunately for Blake, she wasn't going to get a chance to go to the library this time. As she was walking past a janitor's closet, someone suddenly came from there and quickly put a bag over her head before grabbing her and pulling her into the closet. There the cat faunus was wrestled to the floor and tied up with duct tape and silenced with it as well. Blake tried her best to struggle, but was unable to free herself. With the bag over her head, she wasn't even able to tell who her attacker was.
The raven-haired girl was picked up and slung over her kidnapper's shoulder, who then carried her over to a more secluded part in the school. Once they were there, Blake felt how she was placed on the floor before the bag was taken off her head. She then saw that her kidnapper was none other than Yang Xiao Long and that they were currently in the gym's storage room.
''Hi, Blakey,'' Yang nervously greeted her partner. ''Guess you weren't expecting this, huh?''
The faunus responded with furious screams, which were muffled by the tape on her mouth. The blonde was visibly shaken by the obvious anger her partner had.
''Whoa, whoa there! Take it easy! I have a good reason for this, but I need you to calm down first, okay?'' Yang said in an effort to calm her partner down. Once Blake had calmed down, the brawler pulled off the tape from her mouth.
''Yang, you better have a damn good reason for this! Because if this is one of your pranks, I swear I will-!''
''It's not a prank! I swear!'' Yang said in her defense.
''Well, I am very curious to hear what could be so important that you need to tie me up and treat like a hostage!'' Blake said with pure fury in her words.
''The reason I did this is because I need your help,'' the blonde explained. ''You see, there's this girl that I like and I need your help in getting her. Since you read all those romance books, I thought that you would be perfect for this.''
The cat faunus didn't say anything as she simply stared blankly at her partner. Yang soon became nervous over Blake being completely silent.
''Ummm... Blake? Is everything okay?'' the brawler asked nervously.
''Let me get this straight,'' the raven-haired girl began. ''You did all of this just so that you could ask for love advice?''
''Pretty much, yeah,'' Yang replied.
''ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR-!? Mmmmh!'' Blake began to shout but was quickly silenced by her partner's hand.
''Shhh! I get it! I get it! You're upset, but don't start yelling! I need to keep this all a secret, so could you please just hear me out!?'' the blonde whispered.
''Well, since my freedom is at stake here, I guess I have no choice,'' the cat faunus said angrily. ''Anyway, who is this person that you like?''
''It's Ruby.''
''...You like your own sister, Yang?''
''IT'S NOT LIKE THAT!''
Yang went on to explain how she and Ruby were not related, as the redhead's father had left her soon after her birth. This led to her mother, Summer, going to meet Yang's father, Taiyang, who had been left by his wife. They had decided to help each other take care of their children together, which eventually led to them falling in love with each other.
''For most of my life, I felt guilty for falling in love with my own sister, but I learned not too long ago that we aren't really related,'' Yang explained. ''Once I learned this, I was happier than I had ever been before. I decided then that I would follow my feelings and make Ruby mine. So can you help me in making this a reality?''
Blake let out a sigh and was about to deny her partner's request, but stopped herself. When she thought about it, this provided her with a great opportunity. Yang often liked to annoy her through different ways and this was a good chance for her to get a much deserved payback. The cat faunus could get back at the blonde for all of her jokes, pranks and all the damn puns. When she realized this, she knew what her answer would be.
''Alright,'' Blake answered with a smirk. ''I'll help you out with getting together with Ruby.''
''Really!? Thank you so much, Blakey!'' Yang said happily. ''I will always be grateful for this!''
''No problem, Yang. Now, CAN YOU PLEASE UNTIE ME!?''
The first advice Blake had given to her partner was to give Ruby a love letter. She had observed as Yang had written it and made sure that it would be misinterpreted by the young redhead. Blake was planning on having fun on Yang's expense by ''helping'' her in wooing Ruby through different ways. So far, it was going just as she had planned.
''I can't believe this! How could I mess this up so badly!? Now Ruby is going to be terrified!'' Yang said in a panic as she worried over her current situation.
''Now, now, calm down a bit, Yang,'' Blake said with a smirk. ''This just means that we are going to need to be a bit more direct with this.''
''What do you mean?'' the blonde asked.
''I think Ruby needs to meet her secret admirer.''
Author's notes: Time for a new story, folks! This time it's going to involve Yang attempting to woo Ruby while masking herself and making herself look like a complete clown in the process. And the mastermind behind the whole thing is Blake.
Tell me in the reviews if you like the idea. If you do, I'll continue. If not, this story will be deleted and we can forget about it.
Until next time.
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