Omg wonderful readers I'm so sorry I said I would upload this stuff in a couple of days and it's been a couple of weeks I'm sorry I forgot it was a thing because of a tsunami of schoolwork followed by virtually no internet and-

Here's your continuation of White Rose Tea and Bright Lights and Bumblebee XD It takes place a couple of weeks after BLAB's epilogue!

(If you haven't read Bright Lights and White Rose Tea, on my profile, I recommend you do so first - things here will make a lot more sense ^^)

Cover art done by ram-jam on dA ^^

(I would add a link, but fanfic won't let me...)

It was almost autumn.

Beacon was buzzing with activity as the new semester approached. The city had its major university, named after the city itself, along with a pair of respectable colleges, and a well-known, private high school, meaning there lot of students were returning from their summer breaks, but not Blake. She'd spent her summer working extra hours in The White Stag, to pay for an apartment. She was entering her second year, which meant starting to get serious about life. Since she was doing a combined degree, it took four years as opposed to the usual three. Her results were good. Not topping every class, by any means, but one or two, when she worked hard.

She loved being at Beacon. Rather than trying to find a job and lying to all her peers about her species, she could study what she loved while lying to all her peers about her species. Well, most of them – she'd eventually told her roommate, Pyrrha, and her friends/boyfriend. She and Pyrrha had been put together as freshmen, and the arrangement had gone well, so they'd asked to stay together again. But it wouldn't last forever. Hence, getting serious.

And this 'getting serious' thing was going okay. She'd applied for internships with people she was interested in working with, and had been researching the job market and house prices in major cities. But there was one tiny thing about 'getting serious' she struggled with. All too often, she found herself lost in her unending thoughts about a certain blonde-haired doofus. Who, unfortunately, she still hadn't managed to run into.

Ever since she'd been told that the Rose/Xiao Long family was here, she'd been terrified. And happy. And confused about the way those two things were blending. Weiss, another girl who worked at the White Stag, and was in her second year at that big private high school, had fallen for Yang's half-sister Ruby, and they were dating now, which was great. Really. It just made Blake feel a bit depressed that Weiss could hold down a relationship while the Faunus couldn't bear to think about the girl she was crushing on without majorly freaking out.

She'd been taking more walks around the city than usual, hoping to just bump into her on the street or something. Not that she knew what she'd say, or how she'd explain why she'd never texted, and that she was also super ticked off about Yang not texting either, or how she'd even recover from Yang's presence, sort of in general. She had no idea where the blonde lived now, since when she'd been at Beacon the first time, they'd been on campus. (And her family wasn't in the phonebook – Blake had checked. Multiple times.)

And if she had a nickel for every time she'd pulled out her phone and stared blankly at the last conversation she and Yang had texted, unsure of what to say, she wouldn't have to be worrying about getting a job and being serious. It was also what she happened to be doing at the present moment.

She narrowed her eyes at her phone, frustrated, and threw it down on her bed. (Then picked it up to check it was okay when it bounced and hit the wall with a not-good sounding crash. Thankfully, it was fine.) She stood up, and wandered around the room, stretching her arms above her head. It was about 8pm. She'd intended to read tonight, but she couldn't focus. Her thoughts kept drifting back to Yang. I wonder whether she knows I'm still here. Or if she knows I know she's here...

Meanwhile...

"I still can't believe you told her I was here!"

Ruby frowned at her sister. "She kinda asked. How was I meant to know who she was?"

The blonde rolled her eyes, glancing at her copy of War Horse, which was lying on her bedside table. She'd never returned to it Beacon's library. In her defence, they'd kicked her out of the school before she got the chance. They lose her, they lose a perfectly good book as well. She'd borrowed it when she and Blake had gone to the library. It wasn't particularly romantic, but it was Blake. Which automatically made it perfect.

Yang took a deep breath, and tore her gaze away. "How's Weiss? I haven't heard you talk about her for like, two days."

Ruby grinned, punching her sister's arm. "Shut up. She's fine. She's fabulous. But we were talking about your relationship."

"Ugh. You mean 'lack of relationship'."

Her sister grinned, putting one arm around her. "You're fine. You'll get her back – if you can't, no-one can."

"That's what I'm afraid of," she sighed.

Ruby was about to respond, but was interrupted by her phone buzzing. She pulled it out of the pocket of her skirt, and flicked her eyes over the screen. "It's from Weiss."

The blonde rolled her eyes, grinning a little. "Go text her then. I can feel sorry for myself on my own." She paused, then added, winking, "Keep it PG."

"Y-yang! I'm not even sixteen for another month!"

"I know a lot of people that hasn't stopped."

"You and your dirty mind..." Ruby muttered, grinning, as she left the room, going to the kitchen to find a cookie. She unlocked her phone, reading the text properly. It was incredibly profound – 'Hi.'

She grinned even more broadly and started typing. 'Hey :3 What's up?'

There was a break as Weiss typed. Ruby opened the cupboard to see what their Dad had bought. Ooh, chocolate chips...

Her phone buzzed again. 'Are you free this weekend?'

'Absolutely~' she replied, without actually thinking about it.

'We should, um...do something.'

Ruby rolled her eyes, and poured the chocolate chips into a bowl. They were probably meant to be for some cookies, but whatever. 'Weiss Schnee, are you trying to ask me out on a date?'

'*sigh* Trying.'

'It's totally worked ;)' Ruby couldn't help it. She was blushing, just a bit. (See: a lot.)

She looked up, startled, as Yang came into the kitchen, going straight to the fridge. But then Weiss sent another text. 'How about we see a movie? You choose."

'Which cinema?'

Yang came over to Ruby and glanced over her shoulder. "Awwww. You two are so cute together."

Ruby half-heartedly slapped her sister's arm. "It's rude to read other people's text messages."

Yang shrugged, and snatched Ruby's phone out of her hand. "Whatever. I'm your sister, so I don't count."

"Wha- Hey!"

The blonde just grinned, scrolling back through them. "The pair of you are literally adorable."

"Yang, th-that's my phone!"

"You use too many emoticons...and she writes in full sentences. I'll never understand it."

Ruby took a handful of the chocolate chips, and pulled the phone out of Yang's grip. She didn't really care, but she wanted to see if Weiss had replied. 'Whatever works for you. There's one in that big mall close to yours, right?'

'Yup ^^ That should work.'

'What movie?'

'Don't know – let me check what's on atm...'

Yang was already googling it. "There's Allegiant, Captain America, ooh, an Assassin's Creed movie..."

Ruby rolled her eyes. "Come on, hand it over. I want to look through myself."

"Hang on." Yang narrowed her eyes, her tongue probing at the corner of her mouth, the way it did when she was concentrating. She took a minute or so to click on a few things, then handed the phone back to Ruby. "I had an idea."

Ruby's eyes widened in horror. "Oh no. Please don't let it involve me."

Blake looked up suddenly as she heard a knock on the door. "Hello?"

"It's Pyrrha - I left my key in there. Also, I've got something for you."

Blake nodded, and opened the door.

The redhead grinned at her, reaching into her pocket, and pulling out an envelope. "Thanks. I think this is yours."

Blake nodded, and took it from her, going back to sit on her bed. There was no return address, which she guessed wasn't that unusual. She ripped it open, and a ticket to Pride and Prejudice and Zombies fell out.

She frowned, suddenly incredibly confused, her mind completely blank. ...What?