The trouble of mistletoe Part 2
Wow. The response I got from you guys has been...well, overwhelming would be somewhat of an understatement. I've gotten quite a few requests for a second chapter, even though I felt it was done well enough as a one shot, but I got a second story idea running through my head that I felt would be better implemented as another chapter.
Hope you guys enjoy, and thank you all for the support!
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. That's how the saying goes right? Well what about when life gives you a heartbroken, angry and jealous spartan champion after she just caught you making out with the object of her affections?
Blake didn't have an answer as she stood across from Pyrrha on the roof where she and Jaune trained, the red haired spartan refusing to face the Faunus woman as they both were bundled up in their winter coats. It was probably for the best, as Blake wasn't sure how she would take seeing Pyrrha's anger firsthand. If there was one thing people would say about Pyrrha, other than her obvious skill and fame, it would be she possessed almost infinite patience and never seemed to get upset, even when Jaune was dead set on pursuing Weiss or was oblivious to her very obvious hints.
The thought of her breaking that patience was...chilling.
"Why?" Pyrrha's quiet, hoarse voice shook Blake from her musings, causing the woman to look to the snow covered floor.
"You know why." Blake responded flatly, refusing to budge from her stance. This lack of any sort of real reaction caused Pyrrha to whirl around on the ninja, her eyes red from almost crying.
"No I don't know why Blake! Why did you kiss him?" The champion demanded angrily, her question causing Blake to wince internally.
'That's right...only my team and Sun knows that I'm a Faunus...' Thinking of the monkey Faunus almost made her groan in annoyance, but she squelched it. That boy, or man, take your pick, was infatuated with Blake for some reason, but she refused his advances shortly after the dance, wanting to instead remain tied only to her team and JNPR. We see how well that turned out.'
Blake closed her eyes and decided to bite the bullet head on. She reached up to her hair and slowly undid her ribbon obscuring her ears, revealing them to Pyrrha. Her eyes widened as she tried to stifle a gasp. "You're..."
"He doesn't care about this. Even though he doesn't know." Blake spoke these words extremely softly, though they carried clearly over to Pyrrha. The champion lowered her own head as the facts registered through her mind, starting to understand.
"Because he accepts you for who you are."
Blake nodded, even though she couldn't see. "The same reasons you did, only in a different way. He doesn't care about your fame, he doesn't care about Faunus and human differences. After being exposed to a world that hates my kind so much, finding one human who doesn't hate us meant more to me than anything in this world. It means that peace might actually be achievable and not some idle daydream made up by a child." She couldn't help the bitterness that showed itself in her voice as her thoughts turned to Adam and the White Fang. Her romantic side turned to Jaune fighting Adam for her, even though she dearly wished it wouldn't come to that, as she knew the blonde knight wouldn't stand a single chance against the White Fang's leader. She wasn't even sure Pyrrha could beat Adam, and that was a very chilling thought in of itself.
Pyrrha tried to steady her breath, closing her eyes as she tried to reign in her anger and see things from Blake's perspective. "I...understand your reasons." She took in a deep breath and slowly wiped her eyes before closing the distance between the two of them.
Blake's head shot up before Pyrrha closed her arms around her into a reassuring hug. 'Reassuring for who though? Me, or her?' She couldn't help but wonder as she too hugged the spartan woman. They stayed embraced like this for a moment before Pyrrha pulled away, smiling slightly.
"I hope you two are happy together Blake. Honestly." Blake again saw her chibi self cheer as a chibi Pyrrha waved a white flag on the battlegrounds of loving Jaune, and somewhere in her mind, Blake was seriously questioning why she was seeing chibi versions of her friends. 'Have I not slept enough?'
Blake smiled and nodded. "Thank you Pyrrha. I won't apologize for falling for him, but I am sorry for hurting you like this." Pyrrha pulled away and sniffled unconsciously as she tried to wipe her eyes again.
"Apology...accepted. I think you should go back inside." She said, standing a couple feet back from Blake.
"Are you not coming in?" Blake asked, tilting her head curiously. Pyrrha shook her head and turned around to face the Emerald Forest.
"I'm not quite ready. I need more time, I'm afraid." Blake bowed her head and turned towards the door, going inside without a word. What Blake didn't know though, was that as soon as the door closed, Pyrrha sank to her knees and gripped her arms tightly as she felt tears coming in full force. This time, the proud champion did nothing to stop them, instead allowing them to come forth in acknowledgment that she, Pyrrha Nikos, had missed her one shot at love.
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Blake sucked in a deep breath as she felt the warmth of Beacon hit her like Yang when someone took a strand of her hair. She shook herself slightly and started down the hall to her dorm, before she noticed something lurking around near the door. "Hey Blake." It was Jaune, and it looked like he was dressed to go outside, probably to check on the two females who's hearts he unwittingly captured.
Blake's tense posture relaxed as she let a smile wash over her face. "Hey Jaune. Where are you going?" Jaune scratched the back of his head sheepishly, blushing a little.
"Well...I was going to check in on my partner and...um...I guess, girlfriend..." He was getting thoroughly embarrassed, probably because he had never had a girlfriend before so saying out loud was new to him.
'How would he react to calling someone his wife?' Blake thought sneakily, though she refused to indulge in her desires to think about that. Even she had limits of romance. "You 'guess' your girlfriend?" Blake raised an eyebrow as she folded her arms across her chest. Jaune's face quickly resembled that of a ripe tomato as he tried to stutter and save the situation he had put himself in.
"Wait that's not-I mean-I didn't-Yes my girlfriend!" Jaune's embarrassed voice was getting nearly unintelligible, so Blake decided to save him from...well, himself and came up to him, leaning forward and placing a chaste kiss on his lips to silence him. Internally, she was in awe at the changes that Jaune seemed to inspire in her, certainly she was never this bold. Was her dad's side getting to her?
"Calm down, Jaune. I'm only teasing." Blake soothed, placing a hand on his cheek. Jaune took a few deep breaths before smiling up at her. He opened his mouth to say something before his eyes moved up and confusion flickered across his face. Blake frowned and tilted her head, her ears flicking a little unconsciously, forgetting she had her ribbon in her other hand.
"Blake you're...a Faunus?" Blake's blood froze, she didn't realize she had left her ears exposed after showing them to Pyrrha. She bit her lip and nodded slowly, suddenly very nervous about Jaune's reactions. He wore his heart on his sleeve, and that wasn't always a good thing. His gaze was transfixed on her black ears as they twitched uncertainly and he seemed to want to ask something but wasn't going to.
"What...is it Jaune..?" Blake was worried; if he thought she was never going to tell him, how would he react? It wasn't even day one of their relationship yet, and it was already in jeopardy. Or was she just overreacting?
He was quite for a moment before he opened his mouth to speak. "Can I….I mean, when were you going to tell me?" He seemed to change his mind about something, but Blake let it go.
"I was going to soon, Jaune, I promise. My team only recently found out against my will, and...I need to get comfortable with showing them to others. Even if it's you." Blake replied, reaching up to redo her ribbon, only for Jaune to place his hands on hers.
"Could I see them more often..? They look cute." Jaune and Blake flushed at his words, and she smacked his hand playfully.
"Fine...but only when we are alone." That brought a smile to Jaune's face and he kissed her again before pulling away.
"Thank you Blake...say, are you doing anything?" Blake tied her ribbon around her ears carefully and adjusted it as best she could so it sat comfortably before shaking her head.
"Not that I am aware of. I was hoping to go back to my room and read, but I think we both know my team won't let me get away unquestioned." Blake deadpanned, truly not looking forward to the incessant interrogation that was inevitable when she returned.
Jaune thought for a second before he held out a hand to her. "May I suggest a detour to the library, my lady? I would be honored to escort you myself." He offered with a fake baritone voice, causing Blake to giggle very slightly before she took his hand.
"While I could go myself, I would be happy to accept." She replied in her normal tone, planning on playing along with Jaune but broke the moment she saw his childish grin as his hand closed around hers.
"I can't tell you how happy I am to be with you Blake." Jaune stated as he looked over at her, his grin already as big as it could get. She could see the joy in his blue eyes as they met, and she could only smile in return at the honesty.
"I'm happy to be with you too Jaune. I hope we stay together for a long time to come..." Jaune squeezed her hand gently.
"Not for a long time. Forever." Blake's heart stopped when she heard those words and she stared up at him, wide eyed and silenced by shock.
Yes I did just end it here. I felt like I was padding it out, and I don't like padding. This was stretching it as it is, so I wanted to get it done, and I'm feeling okay about the end result. To everyone who thought the scene with Pyrrha and Blake went wrong, don't worry, I did too. I literally rewrote that entire part no less than three times and I went with this one, as there either wasn't enough emotions shown, too much, or Pyrrha flying off the handle at Blake which would have been SO out of character, I couldn't abide by it.
But what do you guys think? Good? Bad? Should do a third part? I got a request to do a fic about Jaune meeting Blake's parents, and since I finally got caught up to volume 4 this past weekend, I can actually try to do that as a third part to this or as a separate story all together. You guys let me know what you think!