Just A Relationship

it is difficult to obtain the friendship of a cat. it is a philosophical animal... one that does not place its affections thoughtlessly.


Blake wasn't sure what she wanted to do. The night of the dance, Sun had walked her back to the dorm room and kissed her goodnight. That was three days ago. Now she was contemplating even leaving the room just so she didn't have to awkwardly run into him. Because to her, that night was the exception in their friendship. The one time they were weak and the next time she'd see him, he'd want to act like it didn't happen. She couldn't do that, it was that good. He was that good for her. He was everything she needed, from making her laugh and smile when no one else could to the way he didn't let anything bother him.

He really was a Sun.

"BLAKE?" She was pulled out of her thoughts by Weiss' yell.

She looked up from the ground and at her row of teammates, all staring down at her on her bed, "Yes?"

"Are you coming or not?" Weiss sounded impatient.

Blake tried to remember where they were going, "Uh.. what?"

"To the cafeteria, Blake. For lunch."

"Oh," She was about to deny.

But Yang interrupted, "What is up with you lately? You're all gloomy one week, you seem to have an awesome night with Sun and now your just detached. If I didn't know better, I'd think you did something to make him mad."

"I did not," Her voice was not convincing.

Ruby sat down next to her, "What's wrong?"

"Nothing, really," Blake talked with her hands, "Go ahead without me. I'm not hungry."

"Okay," Weiss opened the door, stopping when the other two didn't follow.

Yang pressed on, "Blake. Talk. To. Us."

"Things just happened and I don't want the awkwardness of running into him, okay?" Blake snapped, though her voice stayed level and soft.

Ruby nodded her head, "She'll tell us when she figures it out. Come on, Yang."

With that, the rest of RWBY left the room.

Blake let out a long sigh, closing her eyes as her fingers pinched the brink of her nose.

A tapping from the window made her slowly open them back up. It was the boy himself, Sun Wukong. Now officially the only guy to give her so much anxiety she locked herself in her room. He made her more than just nervous.

"You gonna let me in?" His tail lightly knocking on the glass.

She pulled herself together quickly and got up to open the window for him, "What are you doing here?"

"Well, your teammates just ran into me and said you haven't left the room in a few days," He finished climbing in and now towered over her, "I wanted to see if your okay."

"I'm fine."

Sun's grey orbs sweeped over her, "I'm going to not believe that."

Her eyebrows pushed together, "It's the truth, Sun."

"No. It's not. Have you seen yourself lately?" He tried to indirectly say what needed to be said.

"What?" Blake turned and raced in front of the mirror. She wore her casual outfit; the white shirt, with a string tied around her torso, and black pants. The same outfit she wore when they last fought Torchwick. She saw nothing odd or strange about herself. Yes, Her eyes had small bags under them but that was only because she did nothing but dream about the faunas behind her.

He moved closer, "You don't see it?"

She heard the genuine emotion in his voice, "No."

"Look," Sun was now a few inches away from being right against her back. His right hand came up and pointed to the top of her head. The other landed on her shoulder. His voice soft, "As much as I like you without it. I know you'd never take that little bow off on purpose."

Blake sucked in a steep breath as the realization dawned on her.

Her bow was nowhere to be seen, only her cat ears.

"I'd like it if you never put that bow back on but I know you will. Eventually. After you get through whatever has got you this oblivious and worked up," Sun now had both hands on her shoulders. He began to rub circles with his thumbs.

Blake's eyes were a bit wider than usual, "How did I not notice?"

"You were just distracted."

"I can't believe... if I would have gone out... without knowing.." Blake couldn't seem to finish her sentences but knew that he understood.

Sun sent her a reassuring smile, "So what's on your mind?"

She instantly pulled away, her feet shuffling around him and back between the beds, and her face showed the most uncomfortable expression he'd ever seen.

"Blake.."

"No. Stop."

"Just let me-"

"Why don't you get it? I don't want to talk about it and I certainly don't want to talk with you about it," Her hand gestured towards him as her eyes focused on his feet, looking like a deer in headlights. She must have sounded insane.

His face showed all of his emotions, "Uh..."

At the sound of his voice she glanced up, only to keep her gaze on his hurt features. His eyes held no glimmer and his ever smiling mouth was turned down. She absolutely hated seeing him that way and yet she did not speak. She stared and he did not, attention to the window.

"Whatever this is, Blake, I could have helped you."

"Sun, you-"

"I'm tired of this. You always pushing me away," He confessed, "I thought we had gotten somewhere with this...relationship-"

Her eyes widened and her voice jerked his head back towards her, "Relationship?"

"What would you prefer to call it?"

"I uh- I don't know."

"Exactly," He had no more energy to continue.

Blake took a step closer to him, "Sun.."

"What?" His eyes darted around her face, "You can't j-just do that. Lean me one way and then push me out the next time you see me. It's so not cool."

"What do you want me to say?" She spoke with her hands, "Am I supposed to tell you that I don't know how to act in this situation? That I've never had a meaningful relationship before and that I'm too scared to leave this room? Is that what you want me to say? You want me to embarrass myself in front of... in front of the only good guy I've ever liked."

Sun stood speechless, his mouth hung low and his eyes wide.

"There. I said it."

He stepped towards her and twirled a strand of her hair, "Wasn't so bad, was it?"

"Shut up," She let out a breathy laugh.

"I don't think that's possible," Sun pulled his other hand up to carcass her neck and jaw.

Blake looked expectantly up at him, "How are you so-"

"So awesome? Exceptional? Incredible?"

This got a true and loud laugh from the cat, "You're too much."

"I'm the perfect amount. Don't even try to act like you don't like all this," He scrunched his nose around and brought his tail up to swerve back and forth. He got another laugh and could help but join in.

Her hands found the seam of his jacket, "How are you not scared?"

"Who says I'm not?" His voice was a whisper.

"You don't act like it."

"Maybe I'm a great actor."

She rolled her eyes, "I'm going to not believe that."

"Hurtfull. Your words are hurtful," Sun smirked down at her.

Her eyes held passion, "So what's going to happen?"

"This," He pecked her lips before continuing, "And the usual. Nothing is going to change. Some good things are just being added."

"What are we?"

"Together?"

"I think I'm okay with that."

One of his eyebrows shot up, "You think?"

"I know I'm okay with that."

"Good," This time he didn't give her a brief kiss, he devoured every corner of her lips and didn't hold a single thing back.

But then again, neither did she.