Christmas one-shot: Blake and Yang
[Disclaimer, I do not own RWBY and all source material belongs to Monty Oum and Roosterteeth]
Downtown Vale
Yang
You have to understand, normally I don't freak out over things like Christmas gifts and things. Then again normally I'm more prepared and have a gift long before Christmas Eve. I run down the mall leaving a trail of destruction behind me as I charge into the nearest book shop. It's the third I've tried in as many hours, God I hope they have it.
The shopkeeper looks at me with a faint smile on his face as I get to the front of the line. He looks about for a second trying to figure what I'm purchasing.
"And… What will you be purchasing today?" the shopkeeper asks. I return the faint smile with one of my own before answering.
"Well I was… ah… wondering if you had a specific book?"
"Is it part of a series? Or a single book?" he questions. I lean in so I can speak quieter and avoid the prying eyes of the people behind me in line. I know so unlike me to be embarrassed about buying a book, even if it was part of that series that Blake likes so much.
"Well that's the thing… it's kind of a…" I trail off as I whisper the words.
"Oh… It's one of those series isn't it?" the shopkeeper asks back. He smiles wryly at me before turning and leaning down to a book shelf well out of my sightline. "Can you tell me which one you are looking for and the first word of the title?"
"Newest one, I can't remember which one that is. Ninjas," I answer his question. He turns around and shakes his head after looking for maybe a minute of two.
"Sorry but I don't have any more copies, it would appear you're not the only one looking for it. I won't be getting a new shipment until after the holiday, I'm truly sorry."
"Uhhh…" I groan. He gives me a sad look and looks down again.
"I wish you luck," he tells me as I walk back out of the store and glance right and left before remembering where the next book store is. I really need to find that book before dinner and have it wrapped. Oh why did I have to screw myself so horribly.
Three Hours Earlier
"So Yang what are you getting Blake for Christmas?" Ruby asks sitting on her and Weiss' bed while her partner no doubt was helping Blake set up for the dinner Team RWBY had decided to host for all of their friends.
"What do you mean?" I ask. Ruby gives me a look that says she's on to me, Damn that Ice Queen she's rubbing off on Ruby. Literally! Haha.
Come on Yang get your head in order and focus!
"Sis what are you trying to pull? I know for a fact that you haven't hidden a black wrapped present yet. Just as well I should warn you that if you give yourself as a present again Weiss and Blake will both draw and quarter you," Ruby explains. I groan loudly. Ruby only sighs and give me a tut-tut look.
"Yang go get Blake a book. Now before they come back and see you and you won't be able to get away," Ruby commands me.
"But…"
"Yang I swear if I have to stop Weiss from drawing and quartering or skewering you with Myrtenaster again I'll be forced to lop a part of you off with Crescent Rose, or maybe I'll just shoot you… Either way go get the freakin book," Ruby says angrily.
"Since when do you…" I'm cut off by the sound of Crescent Rose unfolding into her full beauty, or blooming one might say. I stop snickering though when the weapon's high caliber sniper rifle points at my head. Without another word I shoot off out of the dorm room before Ruby decides to emphasize her thoughts with a bang. Yang! Damn it! Get a hold of yourself!
Present Time
RWBY's Dorm Room
Blake
Where has that girl gone? I swear I give a couple minutes of alone time and what does she do? She runs off for whatever reason. I walk into our shared dorm room and look over at Ruby sitting drawing, on Weiss' pillow no less.
"You know Weiss is starting to wonder why her pillow smells more like roses," I tell the younger girl. Ruby just shakes her head rubbing her rose smelling hair all over the pillow. She gives me a look that says she doesn't care.
"I know for a fact that Weiss loves the Rose scent I wear Blake. So I fully intend to stay right where I am and not move unless she makes me," Ruby tells me. I smile at the thought of the heiress trying to get Ruby to move. I lay down on Yang and I's shared bed and pick up one of my romance novels.
Ruby coughs just as I start to read and I look over at the other girl who is staring at me intently. I can sense the energy building in the eighteen year old as she waits for me to respond. With a shake of my head I place my novel back down knowing that once Ruby has set her mind nothing can stop her and I'll never get a chance to read.
"Yes Ruby?" I ask. Ruby smiles at me and places her sketch pad down and jumps off her bed and comes over to me. The puppy dog eyes look at me pleadingly.
"What did you get me for Christmas?" the younger girl asks. I look at Ruby, trying my best to keep her puppy dog eyes from getting to me.
"Ruby," I begin sternly. "I'm not going to tell you what I got you, and if you keep this up I'll tell Weiss. You know how Weiss gets about these things, she barely tolerates some holidays as it is, would you really risk the one holiday she likes?"
Ruby gives me a kicked puppy look for a second before sulking back to her and Weiss' bed and grabbing up her sketch pad. An explosive sigh and sound of the springs in the bed groaning later Ruby is back to drawing whatever she'd been working on earlier. That was relatively easy, maybe I was too hard? Or maybe Ruby's hiding something? But what would Ruby have to hide? I pick up my novel and try to read but the last thought sticks in my head and I can't comprehend the words I'm reading with my thoughts running wild.
Downtown Vale
T-minus Two Hours to Team Dinner
Yang
This is my last shot; there are no more bookstores I have time to go to. If I don't find something here I'll have to figure out another gift, and I don't really have time for that either. I still have to wait for the airship, take the ride back to Beacon, be there at least fifteen minutes before dinner, and I still have to wrap Blake's present. Oh God what did I do? Why did I push this off for so long? I knew Weiss didn't want to be kicked out of the room, but I didn't think that through. Oh what am I going to do if this bookstore doesn't have it? At this point I've lost any pretense of being embarrassed over what I'm trying to buy and as soon as I enter I charge up to the information desk without a care for who I knock over in the process.
"Do you have the third book in the Ninjas of Love series?" I growl the question at the desk attendant. She turns scared out of her wits by my sudden arrival.
"I can check really quickly, but the store is going to close shortly," she tells me. I don't even have any energy left to be angry.
"Please, please be quick about it. I don't know how I forgot but really if I don't get this my girlfriend is going to absolutely kill me. I'm not kidding they'll probably find my body somewhere out in the middle of the forest," I explain sadly. The attendant smiles at me with a look that says she knows the pain.
"I'll find it, if there's one thing I know it's a significant other's scorn. I hope you haven't pushed a line, there really isn't anyway to recover from that," she tells me. I nod thankfully to her as she comes out from behind the desk and goes through a door into a back area.
After standing there for a couple of minutes she comes back out with one copy of the book in her hands. Her grin is as wide as my smile at the sight of the book.
"Your girlfriend has some… different… tastes to say the least, but here it is. Would you like it giftwrapped?" the attendant asks.
"If you can wrap it in black yes," I answer her question. She nods and goes back behind the counter and starts wrapping the book up. The attendant turns and places the book on the counter for me.
"That'll be twenty-five lien please, and would you like a gift receipt?" she asks. I shake my head at the gift receipt as I pull out a twenty-five lien note from my wallet.
"You are a life saver thank you so much, here's another five lien for all the help you've been and for gift wrapping it," I tell her as I hand her the five lien note. The attendant smiles and takes the money from me before pushing the book the rest of the way over to me.
"Thank you for the tip, I wish you luck with your girlfriend," the attendant waves as I grab the book up and walk out of the store. I did it! Shit I need something to go with the book. Blake likes Tuna, where the Hell was that grocery store again?
Beacon Dining Hall
T-minus thirty minutes to Team Dinner
Blake
Ridiculous! Absolutely ridiculous! Yang knows how Weiss gets about things like dinners. She wants everything perfect and my girlfriend can clean up well, given enough time, and thirty minutes was definitely pushing that time frame even for her. I look over at all the plates and silver ware making sure they are organized properly, even though Weiss has already checked five times. I swear if Ruby hadn't pulled that girl away from all of this I would have been forced to tape her mouth shut and tie her to her chair. I look to confirm that everyone has napkins and drinks before heading back into the kitchen.
I check that the platters of food are still warm and ready. I go to pick one up when in a flurry of rose petals every single one of the platters just disappears into rose petals and smile slyly as I look at an enraged Weiss trying to slow Ruby down as the platters are set with immense care, but the floor is now covered in Rose petals. Rose petals, literally. Oh what has Yang done to you woman, get a hold of yourself. Funny thing is, I don't know if I want to.
I step back out the kitchen, Ruby having accomplished the task I had set out to do. Weiss still seems flustered but has helped her girlfriend unruffle her dress and sit down in her chair properly. I smile as Ruby sits there shaking like the ball of energy she is. Weiss takes the seat next to Ruby and I sit down across from the two as Jaune, Pyrrha, Nora, and Ren take their respective seats and we wait for Yang to show up.
Team RWBY's Dorm Room
T-minus negative ten minutes to Team Dinner
Yang
Weiss is going to kill me, I think to myself as I finish getting my dress on and slip into heels. I place the present beneath my sister's bed and quickly apply some make up in the bathroom before grabbing my scroll and shutting the dorm room behind me. My heels click against the stone as I make it outside and run as fast as I can in the shoes to the dining hall.
I open the main doors to see everyone has already started eating as I wince in pain as my feet shout at me to stop walking. I get to my seat without incident, but as soon as I sit down Weiss glares at me from across the table.
"Six o'clock means six o'clock Xiao Long," Weiss states. I groan as I pick up some of the brisket and put it on my plate. I'm about to dig in when Blake gives me a look from my right. Looking over I notice her tapping the salad plate, I turn and look at everyone else's empty salad plates and take the hint. With a slight grumble I pick up a salad and eat the greens my girlfriend made such a fuss over, or what is the equivalent of Blake making a fuss.
By the time I've finished my salad everyone has started talking again and it's just like any other dinner we have with each other. I smile over at Weiss and Ruby's antics as Ruby tries to get Weiss to let her have a whole platter of cookies to herself and Weiss continuing to deny her. Down the table Jaune making a joke which Pyrrha is nicely laughing at, and Nora is telling a story to anyone who will listen with Ren interjecting every once in a while. A smile breaks across my face as I turn to my Kittycat. Oh I wouldn't give this up for the world.
Team RWBY's Dorm Room
One Hour Later
Blake
I look over at Yang as the tornado of Rose petals hands out each of the presents to the correct people. Jaune, Pyrrha, Nora, and Ren are sitting around the room on the floor next to their significant others. The tornado stops next to Weiss as the other girl is handed her last present.
"Who goes first?" Ruby asks, everyone looks at the youngest person in the room, her. "Yay!"
Ruby picks up her present from Jaune and rips the wrapping paper off in an instant and smiles at the weapon polish in her hands. She is almost ecstatic as she runs over hugs Jaune and then goes back and Weiss puts a hand on her shoulder to keep her from moving again. Weiss than opens her own present, purposely taking her time and driving Ruby nuts. Ruby's partner smiles at the collection of dust that Jaune had no doubt asked Ruby to help him find. I go next taking the wrapping off of the box, which when opened revealed a package of Smoked Salmon. The smile that creeps across my face, no matter how small, is genuine.
The rest of present opening with Team JNPR goes by in a blur and I don't even notice it when Jaune and everyone else leaves once we had finished all of the presents between the two groups. I look up and see Yang standing in front of me with a beautifully wrapped package and a package of Salmon.
"Really Yang?" I question the girl with a smirk on face as I look at the package. I take it from her and look over at Ruby and Weiss who off in their own little world while we open presents from our partners. Turning back to Yang I sit down next to her on our bed and slowly open the package until I'm sitting there starring at Ninjas of Love 3. I smile and hug Yang.
"Where did you find this?" I question her. "I've been looking for it everywhere. Every bookstore was out, completely out every time I went. I couldn't find it."
I wrap Yang in the biggest hug as she smiles dumbly. She releases me and goes and picks up the present I had wrapped for her in gold. She sits down next to me and tears off the wrapping paper in an instant, almost as fast as Ruby. When I see those lilac eyes notice the golden and black scarf in the box.
"Blake you didn't?" Yang questions. I smile at her, ever since she lost her first scarf during the fight with Cinder Yang hadn't replaced it. I thought if anyone should because Yang wouldn't, it should be me.
"I hope you like it, I know it isn't your orange that you had before, but… considering our relationship… I thought… you know you might… might…" I trail off as Yang wraps me in one of her back crushing bear hugs.
"It's great and I love it, just like I love you," she whispers in my ear. I smile and nestle my head into her. If only it could stay like this forever.
"So Blake how'd you like you present?" Ruby shouts out to me even though we're just across the room. I don't think much of it and would've ignored it if I hadn't Weiss snickering. I turn and look over at the two lovers only to see Ruby lose it and laugh while Weiss finally joined in and laughed just as uncontrollably. I round on them forcing myself out of Yang's grasp, not an easy task, and cross the room.
"What did you do?" I hiss at the two giggling women. Weiss smiles, she opens her mouth to say something and just can't because she immediately starts laughing. Ruby finally calms down and takes a look at Yang.
"So sis? You still have those pictures from when Weiss and I got together?" Ruby asks with a smirk growing into a smile.
"What did you do?" I ask the smiling girl while her partner finally gets her laughing under control.
"Well we might have something to finally take away that crushing blackmail Yang and you have had on us for the past year and a half. Oh and we might have something Yang most definitely doesn't want you to find out about Blake if she doesn't give it to us," Ruby explains to her older sister.
Yang sits there starring at her sister trying to find the words to speak. Eventually she stands up and realizes something.
"You didn't!" Yang shouts at Weiss and Ruby. My head starts to spin as I try and process what is happening.
"Give us the photos. Now and no one will ever have to know what happened today," Weiss commands. Yang looks from each girl and back again.
"I take it back. Weiss b-break up wi-with Ruby right now! You are evil, you've rubbed off on Ruby too much. You two can't date any more. It's not allowed… no-not… a-a-allo… allowed!" Yang stammers out stamping her foot like a child to emphasize her point.
"Well you see I'd do that but we have something you need to get rid of, so you will hand over the photos and Blake will confirm the destruction of any copies. Otherwise you're not going to have a very pleasant Christmas," Ruby commands wickedly. I have to admit something about the way Ruby was speaking was very much Weiss and it was destroying Yang, which is something I had never seen before.
Sighing in defeat Yang goes into a drawer and picks up the photos and hands it to Ruby and Weiss. She points to her scroll and the computer on our desk. I go over and delete the photos for her.
"They're all gone, please just give it to me. I have no idea when you became so devious Ruby, and I can't believe you actually pulled one over on me, but give it to me," Yang says exasperatedly. I watch as Ruby pulls out a receipt from her pocket and hands it to her sister.
"Will someone please tell me what happened?" I ask.
"We'll talk about it in the morning, right now can we please go to sleep?" Yang begs me. I begin to shake my head but one look at a very tired Ruby and Weiss I agree.
We all slip into bed and Weiss nicely turns out the lights, the next thing I know I'm cuddled up in Yang's warm and crushing embrace. I fall asleep nestled into her arms like a cat.
Team RWBY's Dorm Room
The Next Morning
Yang
What the Hell am I going to do? How do I tell her that I just bought her present yesterday and I was just lucky that there was a copy of the book? Wait! I need to talk to Ruby, she'll help me and this is the one morning she wakes up early, much to Weiss' chagrin. I look over my sleeping girlfriend to see Ruby slowly pushing herself up, and for once trying to avoid waking Weiss. Following suit I try not to stir the woman beside me as I stand and follow Ruby out the door into the hallway.
I follow Ruby all the way to the dining hall where she proceeds to start cooking. I knock on the door as I enter so as not to alarm my sister. Ruby turns and smiles, a bowl of pancake batter half mixed in her hands.
"What's up Sis?" Ruby says as she continues to stir. I smile back at her, no matter how many changes Weiss makes, no matter how much better of a person Ruby may become because of them Ruby will always be Ruby.
"I need to talk to you…" I tell her. She gives me a serious look, one that most definitely Weiss taught her.
"What's up Yang? You have to talk to me if you want me to help you," Ruby tells me. I smile at her and step closer hugging her tightly while the pancakes simmer on the griddle.
"I know what you have on me. It's the fact that I bought Blake's present last and I bet you also know that I have to tell her, but I don't know how," I state. Ruby gives me that big adorable smile she's had since she was a kid.
"So you came to the girl who basically wrote the book on how to break bad news to her partner?" she says quizzically to me. I groan and nod my head, ever since Weiss had gotten a hold on Ruby it had become apparent that she'd been helping Ruby to be more self-confident. Now this isn't me saying that's a bad thing, but Ruby has definitely assimilated some of the heiress' pride and every once in a while it was just as insufferable as Weiss herself.
"Ruby I know Weiss has asked you to be more self-confident and assertive, but please just help a big sis out without too much?" I ask. Ruby gives me that smile again.
"See… if I did that though I'd be giving up a great chance for some payback… but I guess I can tone it down, a bit,… for you."
"Thank you," I whisper. Ruby nods and flips the pancakes.
"So how bad of fallout we talkin' about? Because the amount of fallout changes how to go about telling her," Ruby asks. She takes the pancakes off of the griddle and pours out more, chocolate chips and strawberries in about five of them. I smile at the extra ingredients before noticing that there's a couple with just chocolate chips. Weiss you really do have a keeper here, I still can't believe those two are together.
"If I had to guess… probably no sex for at least a month and most definitely an ear full. I might even get hit and not in a…"
"Stop. Stop. Stop. I do not. Want. To. Hear. It. I never want to hear it Yang. If there is anything I never want to hear about it is your sex life. It's bad enough I know when it's happening I don't need to know what is happening," Ruby growls as she flips the pancakes.
"Alright I get it… jeez just calm down will ya. I won't talk about it anymore, but fact is I need help," I tell her. She nods and calms down as she checks the pancakes and puts them onto plates again.
"Well breakfast is ready, but for your help. We have a couple of options here. One you can continue on the path you're on and wait for her to find out and make your punishment ten times worse. Two you tell her after breakfast and presents and just get it over with and you take your punishment. Three you never say a word and hide it as meticulously as possible and hope Blake never thinks about what Weiss and I said last night. Take option one Yang it'll be easiest and you won't have as many problems in the end," Ruby tells me frankly.
"Ruby I don't know what Weiss did to you, but seriously you've gotten much better at things like this. I love you and you're the best sis in the whole world," I tell her wrapping her in another hug. I start to walk out before I hear Ruby's hrmpf. Turning around I see the problem, and with a groan I go over and pick up the other plates.
We get up to the room and are greeted by Weiss sitting up in bed and Blake talking with her sitting on Weiss and Ruby's bed.
"What's going on?" I ask.
Team RWBY's Dorm Room
Blake
The door opens and I turn to look at Yang holding two plates of pancakes with sides of fruit. I smile sadly when I see her, my mind still racing after the conversation with Weiss. I'm glad Weiss told me despite not wanting to, but Yang still has a chance and if she doesn't cough up after presents we are going to have a talk.
Ruby and Yang set down the plates on the tiny bed trays we purchased for the year and bring them over. Yang gives me an expectant look and a frown, that is of courses until I move back over to our bed and she can set the tray down over me. Yang hands me the syrup and I pour it lightly over the warm pancakes, butter still melting into them. Holding off a second before taking a bite I look at Yang as she gets her own breakfast and plops down next to me.
Before Yang can say a word I start eating and I smile as the delicious food explodes with maple syrup in my mouth. I eat nicely cut bites as opposed to my partner who is devouring her breakfast. Of course that woman eats like she fights, I think to myself. We finish the food and Ruby, now high on sugar, suggest we get down to exchanging presents between each other finish the gift giving we had started last night. With a smile Yang pulls me off of our bed and onto the floor to begin. I look over at Weiss and watch her sit down before Ruby shoots around leaving Rose petals scattered across our room, though she does a good job and in seconds the remaining eight presents are quickly in the position of their owners.
The rest of the unwrapping is a mess to me, one that I'm not focused on while my problem with Yang occupies all of my attention. When it ends Ruby and Weiss start talking to each other again and I look over at Yang. Shifting in her seat my girlfriend grabs me by the wrist and pulls me out into the hallway and to the most secluded spot she can find.
"What happened that's so bad you don't want to talk about it?" I ask. "A-are you cheating on me?"
The minute I utter the words I get a reaction. Yang pulls me close nearly crushing every bone in my body as she denies the idea of being with somebody else.
"I'll tell you what happened, but please promise not to kill me," Yang begs. I give her my look which says no promises but the other girl continues regardless. "I forgot to buy your present until yesterday, and that's why I was late and why I've been acting funny."
I look at the blonde beauty beside me, her lilac eyes shine with shame as she turns away from me. I smile and wrap my arm around her pulling her close to me and I start to laugh.
"This is what has been causing you so much grief? You know Weiss told me that this was all just a prank, you know that right?" I tell her. Yang gazes upon me in disbelief.
"What do you mean?" Yang asks.
"Weiss and Ruby knew you'd forgotten so they reserved the book for pick up by you. Weiss had it calculated to a T. She had Ruby remind you about it at just the right moment so that you wouldn't be able to find the book until the last minute and then think you were hopelessly lost. You were supposed to show up late to the dinner, raising Weiss' ire and making you think this was real. When we exchanged presents they were watching waiting to see if you'd tell me on your own. They got the pictures back so that you couldn't blackmail them anymore, and over something as stupid as forgetting to buy my Christmas present until Christmas Eve. Yang you got played by your sister and her girlfriend, hardcore," I explain everything to her. With a smile I drag a still shocked yang back into the room where Weiss and Ruby are laughing their asses off at Yang's stupidity.
It'd be another week before Yang even spoke to the other two when she didn't have to, and it would take another two for her to stop being a sore loser. Well two more weeks and the threat of losing sex privileges. In honesty I have no idea how Ruby and Weiss plan on topping that if they get the job of messing with Yang again next year…