Part 1

Blake liked to think that she was the most agile out of the four. In training and in real life combat, she was always light footed and easily dodged her enemy's attacks. It was due in part to her faunus heritage and you'd think she'd be proud to call herself one and you'd be right – to an extent. However, as of late, she was starting to feel ashamed rather than proud. There was no one answer as to why she was feeling so down. First would be the years of discrimination her people faced catching up to her, followed by the rise in the White Fang's activities, and finished off with almost losing her friends when her mouth slipped. Now that she pondered over the reasons, she was feeling worse than before.

The faunus let out a sigh and shut her book close. This was enough to get the attention of one Yang Xiao Long who raised a brow and promptly excused herself from Weiss and Ruby before turning back to Blake.

"Why the long face partner?" the blonde asked, patting Blake rather roughly on the back.

Blake winced at the sudden pat and brushed off Yang's hand. "What long face?" she replied coolly.

Yang was obviously not impressed at her teammate's nonchalant demeanor and rolled her eyes. She slung an arm over Blake's shoulders, leaned in close, and said softly, "You know you can't hide things from me, right?"

There was a moment of silence.

"Right," the other girl said at last.

Yang shook her head in approval and continued on. "Then you also know that you can tell me things, yeah?" Another moment of silence, this time longer than the first. When she realized her partner wasn't going to spill the beans that easily, Yang frowned and pressed her cheek against Blake's. "Yeahh?" she repeated.

"Oof!" Blake said and tried in vain to shove Yang and her unruly blonde hair out of her face. "Fine! Yeah!"

That was good enough to give Blake her space back but not enough to remove Yang's arm from her shoulder.

"Very well. Now that we've established that, what's wrong?"

Blake looked over at Yang and was met with purple, puppy dog eyes. God, how she hated it when Yang gave her that look. It was like she knew that that would make the cat girl talk.

"You're a pain," Blake mumbled.

"I get that from time to time. Like yesterday when I took Ruby-" Yang paused and glared at her friend. "Ha! Nice try but you're not getting out of this."

Blake bit her lip. While she knew that Yang meant well and that talking to someone might make her feel better, she was uncomfortable about talking too much. The first time they met she had made it a point that she'd rather read than socialize with her and Ruby. From past experiences, books proved to be a good escape from her harsh reality. Whenever she had tried to reach out to someone, no one was really there. But now, she had Yang and Ruby and Weiss and she loved them all dearly. And yet… it was still hard for her to tell them her feelings.

Yang, noticing Blake's change in posture and attitude, removed her arm from the other's shoulders. She stood in front of her partner and placed her hands firmly on either side of Blake's arms. Blake looked over Yang's shoulder and frowned when Weiss and Ruby turned a corner. Great. Now it was just the two of them.

"You haven't been yourself lately," Yang murmured. Blake widened her eyes and opened her mouth to say something but was quickly shushed by the blonde. "I do care for you. A lot. A heck of a lot, actually. And I know you like to act strong – not that you aren't – but it's ok to just be real with me, you know? You can keep up this lone wolf trope with Weiss and Ruby but with me, you can let it all out."

"Yang, I-I…" Blake stammered and looked at her feet to avoid eye contact. "I want to tell you. Believe me. It's just… going to take some time."

Yang smiled warmly at the cat-eared girl and took her by the hand.

"It's only 1pm. I'm patient," she said matter-of-factly as she strolled down the pavement. To Blake's surprise, they were going in the opposite direction as Weiss and Ruby.

"Where are-"

"A secret spot," Yang cut in.

"But what if-"

"Don't worry. No one ever really goes there so it'll just be the two of us. And then you can spill the contents of your heart and soul to Doctor Xiao Long!"

Blake was skeptical about Yang's intentions but let herself be led anyway. 'Surely,' she thought to herself, 'Nothing bad could happen.' It would be two girls having a heart-to-heart moment, telling each other about their insecurities and reassuring one another. Now that she thought about it, the idea didn't sound so bad. In fact, she was actually starting to feel excited - and anxious - about what was to come.

A/N:
Hello! So this is my first contribution to the RWBY fandom. This is more of a quick exercise to get back in the hang of writing.
Reviews and criticism is always welcomed. Also! If you'd like to be a beta reader for the next chapter, send a pm my way. (: