"It is my great honor to present to all in attendance, this year's Beacon graduating class!"
Those words, along with the thunderous applause that followed, had reverberated within both sets of Blake's ears for the past five hours. Even now as she walked out onto the roof of Beacon's auditorium, the old metal door closed behind her with a thud.
The night was cool, unusual for a summer night in Vale, but welcome all the same. The air cooled the light layer of sweat that covered Blake's skin causing the young huntress to shiver slightly. She walked to the edge of the roof, the moon and the stars her only source of light on the cloudless night.
They had done it, they had finally done it. All of the blood, sweat, and tears had finally paid off. Team RWBY had graduated.
A smirk played across Blake's lips as she remembered her team's reactions.
Weiss had burst into joyous-tears as Ruby excitedly pounced on her exclaiming, "We did it! We did it!" Yang, always the boisterous one, had let out a roar of such volume that Blake had to flatten her cat ears to keep from suffering permanent damage. Blake, for her part, had merely bowed her head in an attempt to hide the unshed tears that had welled in her eyes. That hadn't lasted long, as Yang much like her sister had done to Weiss, jumped the young Faunus pulling her into a patented Yang hug.
That had been how the graduation party had started for Blake and her team. A party that if the muted sounds her cat like ears picked up from below were any indication, would rage for some time yet.
She sighed as she sat down on the edge of the building, the gray-stone still warm from the sun's golden rays. Having settled onto her perch-she resumed her activity of gazing out over Beacon's illustrious campus, she watched as the grounds lights flickered to life, adding to the moons pale illumination.
She smiled as her ears picked up a loud bang from below. No doubt another of the large party favors had finally popped.
The perks of being a Faunus, the careless thought flitted through her mind as she studied the courtyard below. She couldn't remember just how many times she committed the circular heart of Beacon to memory but, just like all of the times before she didn't care to.
From its center it extended out one-hundred and fifty yards in every direction. Stone and grass triangle sections alternated in the middle, making it look like a, "giant pizza," according to Yang. That, was something that even Blake had to agree to…at least from this angle, anyway. Spaced out evenly along its edge were massive granite-pillars that were inlaid with some of the most delicately detailed stonework Blake had ever seen. What was at the center was what really stole the show though. The storied three-tier fountain turned what was already a beautiful sight into something truly breathtaking. She let herself get mesmerized as the water cascaded down from the top to the second and third tiers, before the hidden pipework filtered it back to the top.
Next to her team's dorm and the small study-nook she had discovered in the library during her first year, this was her favorite place in the whole school. She wasn't sure why, but something about the rooftop overhang provided the young Faunus with complete peace of mind. This at the moment was something that she sorely, no, desperately needed.
As joyous as the occasion of them graduating was, it brought with it a myriad of questions that Blake- despite having read every similar scenario ever printed- had no idea how to answer. What was worse, she didn't even know how to ask some of them.
What would the team do?
Would they go their separate ways?
Would they stay together?
Would she end up alone again?
She shook her head at the last one, throwing it from her mind. She refused to believe that that would happen, but still. These questions had haunted her for the last several hours, some for much longer than that if she was being honest with herself.
She dropped down from her perch, choosing instead to lean back against the small retaining wall. Blake curled into a ball, her arms wrapped around her legs as her chin rested atop her knees.
"This was supposed to be the easy part." She whispered the words to herself as her amber eyes tried to bore a hole through the roof.
From the moment Blake had stepped off the airship that had brought her to Beacon on that fateful day four years ago, she had had a plan. The plan was simple: train, learn, and survive. Do all three until she graduated and she'd vanish back into the world to help those who couldn't help themselves. Unfortunately for Blake, fate had another idea, one that involved; red, white, and yellow.
When Blake had learned that she would be assigned a team, let alone a partner, she hadn't really cared. If anything, she thought it to be a mild inconvenience having to deal with three other people for the duration of her stay. It would be easy enough for the rogue to handle though; she'd keep them at arm's length, never letting them get close. Always keeping them in the dark about herself and her even darker past, and she would never, ever, reveal to them that she was a Faunus.
That didn't last long. The thought pulled a forlorn smile to her face as the memory of the team's first semester ran through her mind.
All it had taken was the argument with Weiss, in which she revealed the one thing she swore she never would, to bring her entire plan crashing down around her. At the time Blake had feared that it was all over. She had just admitted to a Schnee, that she was a Faunus and an ex-member of the White Fang. So she did the only thing she could think of, she ran.
That was when her team surprised her for the first time.
They came looking for her. Yang and Ruby she had suspected to do as much. Ruby being the leader of the team and Yang her partner, it was only logical that they would look for her. Weiss on the other hand, she had never suspected that the Schnee heiress would come looking. Let alone care enough to try. But she did and they found her.
Having all of them come after her had filled Blake with something she couldn't describe at the time. After having long enough to think back on it though, she finally figured it out. She felt like she belonged somewhere again and it felt good.
Once they all got back to Beacon they had had a long winded discussion. During which they agreed, that no matter what their pasts were or what the future held, they would stick together. At least until they graduated, which they had done, just five short hours ago.
Another breeze kicked up causing Blake's ears to twitch as she continued to stare at the roof. She never imagined that by coming to Beacon and training to be a huntress that she would make three of the best friends she had ever had. In fact, if you had told her four years ago that this would happen, she would have laughed in your face. Had you then told her that she would come to see each and every one of them as family. She would have told you to get your head examined, politely of course. The real kicker would have been if you told her that she would fall for someone who was her complete and total opposite. At that point she would have just turned and walked away, leaving you to your world of 'fantasy.'
But here I am all the same. She leaned her head back, gaze turned up to the broken moon that shone above her. Why does it have to be over?
Her ears twitched again as the door to the roof banged open, "Blake, are you up here?"
"I'm over here, Yang." She smiled, as she tended to do when she uttered her partner's name. It wasn't much, just a small upward turn at the corners of her mouth, but it was a smile none the less, one that was only ever associated with Yang.
The smile faded as soon as it came though as her thoughts from earlier stormed back into her mind. While she was certain that what she felt for the blonde-haired beauty had developed into something beyond friendship, she didn't know about Yang. She didn't even know if Yang swung that way.
I didn't even know I did.
A few seconds later the blonde sauntered up beside the other girl, her golden mane following behind her. Blake watched out of the corner of her eye as Yang placed her hands on top of the small wall that prevented her from falling to the courtyard below. She leaned out over the edge, fixated on something…
"It totally does look like a pizza!" Blake could only roll her eyes as her partner turned to look at her with a massive smile spread across her face.
Normally Yang smiling like that would be more than enough to brighten the Faunus's mood, especially when it was directed at her. Tonight however, Blake wanted to wallow in her fears and doubts, and it would take more than Yang's sunshine smile to pull her out of it.
I knew I should have went to the library, coming up here was to easy…She was pulled from her thoughts as Yang sat down right next to her, the brawler's left arm reached around Blake's smaller frame pulling her into a loose embrace. Blake could feel her pulse quicken.
"Hey, what's wrong?" The words were soft, demanding, but not in a way that made Blake feel any pressure. She knew.
She knew that Yang would sit there with her on the roof until she was good and ready to talk. Regardless of how ever long that might actually be. Yang would be right there, an unwavering source of comfort for the smaller girl.
So had been their relationship for the past four years. Whenever Blake had needed anything, be it; a helping hand, someone to confide to, or someone to take out her frustrations on in a spar. Yang had always filled the role, willingly.
At first she had chalked it up to Yang fulfilling her role of being Blake's partner. After the incident with Weiss, however, she saw it as Yang doing her best to be her her feelings took on a more than platonic edge however, she clung to the hope that maybe, just maybe the reason that she did all of those things was because she felt the same way.
Not that she would ever be so bold as to test that theory. No, if something more was going to happen between the freshly graduated huntresses Yang would have to be the one to make the first move. Of that much, Blake was certain.
Her eyes darted over to the blonde, who still sat looking at her with a growing level of concern in her lilac eyes. I suppose I owe her an answer.
"I'm going to miss this."
"Miss what?"
Blake sighed, "This; Beacon, the team," you. The last part stayed unspoken.
"So that's why you left the party? You wanted to come up here and…reminisce?"
She nodded, "That and you know my aversion to staying in loud places for too long." She twitched her ears for added emphasis. "What about you? Why did Beacon's number one party girl ditch out of the biggest party of the year?"
"I noticed that my best friend was missing," Yang gave Blake's shoulder a squeeze. "Thought I should come and find her."
Friend…the word stung much more than it should have. "Oh, well thanks."
"Don't mention it." Yang hummed in response as she rested her head back against the wall. Blake glanced over at her partner, noticing that her eyes were closed she allowed herself to take an unabashed look at the desire of her affections.
Yang was without her trademark brown-leather. Not that Blake could complain, preferring the view that the brawler's yellow tank-top allowed. She probably left it down stairs. The look on Yang's face could only be described as one of utter-contentment. A barely there smile showed at the corner of her thin lips. She was glowing. Not from her aura, but from the flush that turned her normally fair skin a pale red color. That coupled with the amount of sweat that covered her skin and clothes it was pretty easy to tell that the blonde had enjoyed the party. Perhaps even a little too much.
Blake had to fight the urge to reach out and swipe at the strands of unruly golden hair that had matted themselves to Yang's forehead.
"Hey, Blake," Yang stirred, causing Blake to blush lightly and look away afraid that she had been caught starting. After taking a second to collect herself she looked back to her partner relieved that her eyes had remained closed. "I want you to promise me something."
Blake blinked, "Anything."
Yang finally opened her eyes as she stood up, pulling the Faunus with her. "I'm going to do something and I'd really like it if you promised not to kill me for doing it."
"Okay."
Yang sighed before she took a deep breath. Blake knew what this was; Yang was steeling herself for something. But what?
Yang looked her dead in the eye. "Ready?" Blake nodded, "Okay, close your eyes. Please."
Blake did as she was told, unsure of what to expect. She felt Yang's hands grip her shoulders as the blonde pulled her closer. Her heart skipped a beat as she felt Yang's breath wash over her face. What happened next, however, had her heart beating out of her chest. Yang kissed her.
Blake stiffened; her body completely out of her control. She couldn't move, breath, even think. Her entire being was fixated on where Yang's lips came into contact with her own. It was pure unadulterated bliss, a feeling that was foreign to the young huntress.
Unfortunately Yang pulled away, earning a small gasp from Blake at the loss of contact. She opened her eyes, her amber irises instantly seeking out Yang's purple ones. She couldn't find them though as Yang was now the one who had her eyes closed. She looked…sad.
Yang's arms dropped to her sides as she turned away from Blake. She started to walk away. "I'm sorry," the words were whispered, to quiet for a human to hear, but the Faunus easily picked up on them. "I just had to do that once."
Blake was dumbfounded. Yang had just kissed her, actually kissed her! Now she was walking away like someone had knocked the wind out of her. What is going on here? She replayed the kiss in her mind, trying to understand what had caused that reaction in her partner.
Yang had kissed her, so it was clear that it had been what she wanted, and while it surprised Blake she'd be lying if she said it wasn't what she wanted. Yang didn't know that…The realization hit her like a ton of bricks. Yang didn't know! She doesn't know! She wanted me to reciprocate and I froze up…she thinks that I…rejected her.
Blake bolted from her spot on the roof on a mission to catch up with her dejected partner. She would be damned before she allowed herself to screw up the one thing she had wanted with all of her heart for three years. She rounded the corner to the door. Relief flowed through her as Yang stood there with her hand on the handle.
"Yang!" She called out to her partner desperately. Hoping, no praying, that she would turn around.
She did.
"Look, Blake I said I was sor…" Blake quitted her partner by throwing her arms around her neck forcing Yang's back against the door. She buried her face into the brawler's golden mane, she breathed in deep as she squeezed tight enough to choke the blonde. Yang's lavender scent filled her nose.
She mumbled something incoherently into Yang's collar.
"Uh, come again?" Yang asked confused. Blake removed her head from the crook of Yang's neck.
"I said, 'Do it again.'" Blake locked eyes with her partner, begging for her to understand.
"Do what again?"
Blake sighed. She always has been dense…pot meet kettle. "This."
She moved her hands to Yang's face, gently cupping her cheeks as she guided the taller girl to her mouth. This time it was Yang's turn to stiffen as their lips touched, unlike Blake though she quickly recovered and kissed back fervently. Blake did her best to match Yang. She poured three-years of pure desire into the kiss. She hoped it would be enough to convey what she felt, but couldn't say; at least not yet.
Blake held the kiss until her lungs burned. She pulled away panting heavily. Normally a situation like this would have the rogue blushing furiously, at the moment though she didn't have time to be embarrassed. All she cared about was the blonde girl that stood before her.
She looked up at Yang, what she saw caused her heart to flutter. The brawler had a smile on her face a mile-wide and it was aimed at Blake. That wasn't what had sent her heart fluttering away like a bird though. What caused that was the look in Yang's eyes, the way she was looking at her made Blake feel like she was the most important thing in the world.
This time she did blush as she hid her face back in Yang's hair. She hoped Yang hadn't noticed.
"So you can kiss me like that, but me smiling at you makes you blush?" Yang teased the Faunus. Blake groaned, luck never was on her side.
"Shut up." Blake wrapped her arms around Yang's torso in a hug. She normally wasn't this bold or…clingy. She didn't care though; all she wanted at the moment was to be near to Yang. A desire that the blonde seemed to share as she happily returned the embrace.
They stayed like that for a while, both content to enjoy the proximity of the other. Yang rubbed her hand slowly up and down Blake's back, eliciting a quite purr from the Faunus. Blake nuzzled her face deeper into Yang's neck in response.
"So you like me…I think," Yang stilled her movements as she broke the silence. "And I'm pretty sure you know that I like you, now. So…" She let the word hang in the air.
Blake closed her eyes. Yang wasn't going to force her into anything, even if it was something that they both wanted. I do know how to pick them. She looked up into Yang's eyes; she was greeted with a look of hope.
Blake's thoughts from earlier came flooding back to her. All of her doubts and fears about what lied ahead, about what would happen with the team, about what would happen with her. All of it, and she didn't care. None of that mattered to her if she got to be with Yang, even if for a moment.
She made a decision.
She kissed Yang again.
AN.
So that's a thing...it's also the first time that I've ever attempted romance of any sort, so while I know it's bad I ask that you please give me some slack. I also realize that Blake and Yang may be way out of character, for that I do apologize as it wasn't my intention to do that. I did my best to write the situation in my head while keeping their actions and reactions as close to how I think they'd respond in the show.
Anyway, this is also the first story I've ever published on this site. So to say I'm nervous as to how people might hate/like it would be a massive understatement. Hopefully some people do like it, if you are one of those people, hell even if you aren't. Please give me a review and let me know what you liked/hated, as I'm the type of person that always pushes myself to get better; and I believe one of the best ways to do that is to have people openly critique you.
I know the ending seems kind of abrupt, at least it does to me, but I really just wanted to end it on a happy note. As the title/summary(Which I know sucks...) kind of hints towards however...there might just be a few plot ideas floating around in my head. So if you like it and would like to read more let me know and I'll make it happen. Otherwise I'll leave it as complete and let it be. If I do continue, however, expect a one to two week wait for the next part.
Well that's it for me, have a good night!