Author's Note: Hey all! Back with what I believe will be a very very special chapter right here, as I have been wanting to write this one ever since Gage & Yang's first night in bed together, not because this is suppose to be unique or something….. but because it's going to be a very special one for Yang…. Which you're all about to see 3

Song: Courage By Haruka Tomatsu

It was the middle of the night.

Yang was in her own bed in Team RWBY's dorm room… alone and asleep, but she was tossing, turning, and whimpering in silence as she was once again having another recurring episode of hearing voices in her head… that would remind her of the moment Gage… 'died'... as it seemed like something that just would not stop haunting her memories...

"Maybe then… I won't be a ghost any longer."

"Gage….. it was my job to take care of you…. To do my part and i-"

"Yang... We…. Were suppose to take care... of each other….. and we did…"

"...I'll always be with you…. Forever…"

"GAGE! Gage talk to me please! I…. I NEED YOU!"

"Gage? GAGE!"

"*gasp*...*gasp*...*gasp*...Gage! *gasp*...WAKE UP!"

"*gasp!* AAAAAAH!

Soon however, Yang woke up with a scream as she sat up off of her bed, grabbed onto her pillow that was shaped like a dog's face, and threw it towards the door as she whimpered again, and small tears began to roll down her cheeks.

She then sniffled for a few seconds before she held the sides of her head and bowed her head down, glancing towards her open window as she tried to make herself calm down.

However, when she looked out that window… she expected to see Gage there. Even though it was snowing… and the fact that he said he was going to come up there with her about an hour and a half earlier before she fell asleep…

"Y-Yeah. I-I'll stay right outside. In that tree every night. J-Just for you!"

Yang remembered when Gage had said that to her… it was during the first night they spent together in bed… cuddling and snuggling for warmth and sleep, as it seemed that was what both of them were lacking… yet, all that changed after that night, as they had found each other, and made those needs become a factor of their love.

She reminisced about that for a few minutes before she wiped her tears, even though they kept flowing, and hopped down from her bed… and stood in front of the open window. Feeling cold and alone at the sight of him not being in his usual tree branch.

"*sniffle*…..Sorry…."

She said that to no one in particular. But… to him in a way, mostly because he wouldn't want to see her like this… a beautiful girl like her crying during the dusk of night without him… he would want to help her stop by hugging… and squeezing her so the tears would stop…

"*sniffle* ….You better not be asleep…."

And as she said that, Yang slowly lifted up her blankets and climbed down from her bed, dressed only in her yellow tank top and black short shorts as usual, and walked towards her dorm's front door while she picked up her dog pillow and hugged it tightly. Then she grabbed onto the door handle and turned it before she opened the door and left, shutting it behind herself.

She had decided to head towards Gage's dorm… however, her tears still kept flowing as she went down the hall… and down the stairs… In need of his love…

After a few minutes, Yang arrived at his front door as the sound of his shower head turning off could be heard, so she tried to wipe her eyes clean of any wet tears before she knocked, so he wouldn't ask… even though she really wanted for him to hug her in this moment.

She just stood there, and kept repeating the action of wiping her eyes cleanly as she held her dog pillow against her stomach cutely until she found the strength to try and hold her waterworks back… and raise her closed hand towards the door so she could knock on it.

And then… she did.

"*knock!* *knock!* *knock!*"

Yang knocked around three times, and put her hands around her dog pillow shortly after she heard some footsteps come through from the other side…. And then, the door finally squeezed open a little bit, and Gage poked his head through before he decided to open the door all the way after he saw that Yang was there.

He was wearing nothing except his brown pants and socks, and he had his prosthetic arm on as well, but his body was still wet from taking a shower while his hair was dried… which made Yang blush a little.

"Mmm…. Oh. Sorry Yang... I guess I took a little bit longer in the shower than I thought I would-W…..Wait, Yang are you okay?"

He then saw her…. And became concerned at the sight of her shiny wet eyes, so he took a step towards her and looked her right in the eyes as he brushed some bangs out of away from her beautiful lilac saucers, and she looked down at the floor sadly as she sniffled,

"*sniffle*...Yeah I'm alright... I just had a bad dream again. So… can we stay in here tonight Care-Bear?"

Gage was nearly paralyzed by her cuteness, and nodded, opening the door completely as he gestured for her to come inside the darkroom, "Y-Yeah. Of course Yang. Whatever you want."

Yang smiled back at him, and let a single tear fall from her eyes again as she entered and kissed him on cheek, "*sniffle*...Thank you."

Her small and cute act then made him blush too in response as she passed him and walked towards the bed, hugging her dog pillow as she wiped her eyes again.

"I'm sorry Yang…. Showers just do things to me I guess." He apologized.

Yang just giggled at him and sniffled as she threw her pillow onto the right side of Gage's bed and lifted up his blanket before she sat on the right side and looked back at him,

"No… *sniffle* ...It's okay, hehe. I should have just stayed in here and taken that shower with you…."

Gage put on his usual black shirt and went over to his side of the bed as he frowned and looked at Yang, "Well, expect me to get breakfast for you tomorrow as an apology..." He said, lifting the blanket up on his side of the bed.

"Thank you….. *sniffle* ….again. " Yang said as she laid her head down onto her pillow and moved the blanket over herself while she watched him.

He slid onto the bed, right behind her and covered himself with the blanket as well before he spoke, "i'd do anything to make you happy Yang… you know that…."

Yang smiled, and turned away from him as she laid on her side and rested her head on her dog pillow again… and used her right hand to grip it's edge as she sighed happily and sniffled,

"*sniffle* ...Yeah….. I do…."

Gage then moved closer to his lover as he pressed his chest against her back, skimmed his right hand up her arm until he could place his hand on top of hers, which was still gripping the edge of her pillow, and then at last…. He used his left prosthetic arm to lift the blanket over the two of them before he slipped the metal hand gently under her left side… and wrapped it tightly around her stomach. It's cold metal surface being pressed against the warm silky skin of her exposed midriff…

Yang gasped quietly and blushed even more as she felt Gage sniff her hair and pull her closer towards himself… mostly because it was very surprising for him to do.

"...Is this okay?" He asked as he leaned in close enough to whisper into her ear.

The feeling of him spooning her brought warmth to her heart… and other places, but it caused her to move her body back even further…. To the point where she felt her toes touch the front end of his feet…

"Don't let go of me Gage… it's perfect…"

He smiled, and laughed as he felt Yang move their intertwined fingers closer to her head as it rested on her pillow… at the exact same moment that she smiled back, closed her eyes, and unknowingly let her hair start to glow gold due to her happiness…

"Heh… Okay I won't….. I promise…"

Gage quickly used that brief moment to lunge forward and kiss the back of Yang's neck… making her moan quietly as she bent her head backwards in pleasure, allowing him to grin again and whisper to her once more,

"Goodnight Yang… I love you….. "

He then pressed his head against the back of her neck, and let the feeling of his pillow against his head and Yang's golden locks tickling his nose sooth him into a state where he could close his eyes and attempt to rest peacefully.

And Yang let out another sigh, and closed her eyes while she moved their intertwined fingers even closer to her head again as his prosthetic arm's grip around her stomach became even tighter…. All while the tune of her lover's breathing began to lull her to sleep like a gentle lullaby,

"I love you too Gage… Goodnight…."

A about half an hour already passed… and it was the dead of night… yet, Yang still had not fallen asleep. She grew tired, but still her eyes would droop instead of closing completely shut… all because she felt Gage's metal hand drift downwards and caress her stomach, as he too was trying to fall asleep

However, she would just stare tiredly at his metal hand…. because for some reason It would just keep reminding her of the night she watched her lover die… and it just would keep repeating over and over inside her mind like a movie that was stuck on an endless loop.

Gage... laying there on the stretcher… pale… covered in his own blood while dried tears still stained his cheeks… and that was when she remembered his severed arm. Wrapped in her own orange infinity scarf, the image of it turning completely red from his blood just kept repeating…. And then she remembered the struggle of washing all the blood out of it after his ordeal… which made her sick.

Her eyes shot open, and she tried to let the feeling of Gage spooning and squeezing her tightly make her forget about all the bad memories and help her sleep… but the feeling of that cold metal arm against her stomach made it unbearably hard…

"He's okay… He's okay… He's okay… He's okay… He's…. *sniffle* H-H… He's…. *gasp*... Not….."

Gage then groggily opened his eyes, as he could hear her whispers and her breathing become louder before she tried to hold her breath to prevent herself from waking him up…. But that was far out of the question now… as Yang couldn't hold back the tears. So, she let one fall and roll across the bridge of her nose as she was lying sideways, and it dripped downwards onto the top of Gage's hand since his was lying on top of hers….

And he felt it. Just as she let out a shaky breath and started to sob quietly, Which made him wake up and hold onto her as he kissed the back of her neck again and tried to whisper to her… as he knew why she was crying,

"Yang. It's okay-"

Yang immediately let go of Gage's hand and growled as she turned around to face him with her sparkling and teary lilac eyes while the moonlight made them shine brightly

"*sniffle* ...No it's not!" She yelled.

Gage's eyes went wide, and he scooted back a little once he saw that she was crying once again, and that the tears seemed like they could not stop coming out of her as she went on,

"I…..Thought that...… *gasp* ….that you were actually going to…..-"

But soon he used both of his hands to grab onto Yang's right hand as he scooted towards her, and looked her straight in the eyes as she gasped and nuzzled her head against his neck…. In fear of the dark.

"Yang….. it's Oh-kay. I'm still here… I'm still laying right here in this bed, right next to you…"

Then, Gage placed a hand under her chin and raised Yang's head up, making her look him in the eyes right as he lunged forward and kissed her deeply on the lips. She at first let her eyes shoot open as she blushed and breathed into him… but then she melted into the kiss and let her eyes flutter as her tears continued to roll down her soft cheeks before she gasped and felt him break the kiss,

"...And I love you. I always will. You're my drive…. My one reason…. And so much more than I can think of…" He whispered.

Yang still just gasped and cried silently… while she lifted their blanket higher so it covered her mouth and shoulders, but Gage didn't allow it, as he lowered the blanket from her face and caused her to press her head against his chest and sob as she grasped his shoulders tightly.

"I…. *gasp* ….love…. *gasp* ….you too Gage! S...So much that I… *gasp* …..I….. *gasp* ….I want us to….. *sniffle* leave this place together….. grow old and….have a little baby together…. start a life together….. *gasp* …...and even then I wouldn't want you to let go of me!"

His eyes grew huge as hugged her with all his strength, and moved his hand up her back so he could brush the back of her head while she kept gasping, and he whispered into her ear once again as she buried her head into his chest,

"And I wouldn't want to let go of you Yang." He replied as he stared at his teary eyed lover. "The only way that I'd ever do that, is if someone cuts my other arm off and drags me away as I scream for you..."

Yang still sobbed into his chest, and gasped loudly before she looked up into Gage's eyes and couldn't stop the tears as much as she was trying to fight them….. but then he kissed her cheek once as a tear rolled down her cheek again.

"I am never going to let go of you... so just look at me. I'm here. I'm right here in your arms, holding you… trying my best to hug and kiss those tears away."

She let out a shaky breath just as another tear streamed down from her eyes…. But then Gage smiled and kissed it as it went down her cheek.

He then just started to pepper her cheeks with soft and small kisses, which made Yang smile tearfully, so he pulled away and kissed her other cheek repeatedly in an attempt to cheer his crying lover up, and dry her tears.

"See? Its working hehe. So just keep staring into my eyes… and hug your teddy bear as hard as you want…"

She then sniffled, and nuzzled her head against his neck while he just brought her in for another hug, which she soon fully embraced, as she sobbed lightly again and decided to lunge at him,wrapping her legs and arms around his body like a boa constrictor, which he didn't mind at all, but then she giggled… and started to cry soon after.

"Heh… *sniffle* …..But Gage, *gasp* ...the last time I was staring into your beautiful eyes... *sniffle* ...they closed soon after…. And then… you let out your last breath… and I was so scared... *gasp* ...that I was going to have to sleep in a dark room alone for the rest of my life….. without you! And... *gasp* ….I don't want that!"

Yang pressed her body against his as hard as she could while she wailed and wetted the front of his shirt with her tears…. But then Gage grabbed onto her thighs and pulled her closer as he kissed her on the lips again and felt the strength of her legs and arms begin to slowly crush his spine, yet he still hugged her back just as hard before he moved his hand up her side and brushed her hair gently as he spoke again,

"Yang... That's not going to happen….. If the stars all fall… and there's no more light… then our love should conquer…. And i'll always make sure that you are alright…."

He then reached for their blanket, and wrapped it around them both gently, covering Yang's body as she sniffled and let Gage press his forehead against hers and kiss her lips as she tried to close her eyes and cry herself dry,

"...So don't you worry about the dark…"

All his words did was make Yang feel like her silent sobbing was to become never-ending, but she just wanted to fall asleep in her lover's arms… even if she was to cry herself to sleep… she wouldn't care as long as it was with him. In his bed.

"*sniffle* ….Gagey…. *gasp*..."

But soon, she began to nearly bawl her eyes out as she dove in for another kiss with Gage's soft and gentle lips, and he moved forward into a kiss. Their lips immediately locked as his arms reached around both her thighs again to pull her in closer, her warm lips, hot breath, and silky legs giving him even more warmth as she squeezed and slowly made out with him.

Uncontrollably, Gage's tongue extended into her mouth, gently caressing her mouth with it as Yang's arms weakened and her eyes were half-open as she sniffled, and let out some soft moans and low gasps from under her breath while her watery red eyes sparkled beautifully.

Yang's warm tongue coiled around his while they heatedly swapped breath and saliva with each other… which surprised Gage completely, as he just followed her lead with his eyes wide open…. Until she broke the kiss suddenly and gasped loudly once again,

"*gasp* …..I… I'm sorry Gage i'm… *gasp* ...just so-"

"Shh…. it's okay Yang… you don't need to be sorry..." He cut her off, making her shush while she sniffled again and felt her body tremble as he pulled her legs along with the rest of her body as close to his own figure as he could... warming her up for once instead as she grasped his shoulders and continued to weep loudly into his chest, "It's okay… it's okay..…. I'm right here… and i'm not going anywhere ever again without you…. I promise…"

"N-No!" She cried out. Yang then shut her eyes and nuzzled her head against Gage's neckline, "Don't promise me that…... Because... *sniffle* ...I know that we're going to be a little bit distant once…. *sniffle* ...you get your team….. "

Gage's mouth surprisingly hung agape, but then he exhaled and brushed his hand against her thigh gently, "Then what do you want me to promise you?" He asked her.

"*sniffle* …...I…. I want you to promise me…. *gasp* ...that you won't ever scare me like that again Care-Bear….. please..." She answered.

He watched her closely….. like a crying puppy almost, but he could tell that she was serious about this… so, even though he was thinking that he seriously wouldn't be able to keep this promise, both as a joke and not as one…. it sure as hell wouldn't stop him from trying. For Yang…

"Okay…..Okay…. I won't Yang…. Never again, I promise."

"Thank….. *gasp* ….you!" She gasped.

Her eyes began to glow red as more tears started to fall…. Yet, half were from joy… while the others were not, causing Gage to embrace the blonde brawler, his lover, to the fullest extent as she gasped and sniffled uncontrollably, but in the gentle and loving arms of the love of her life as he gave her a massive bear-hug….

"it's alright… just let it out….. and don't be afraid…. because I'm never going to let go of you Yang….. you're my first one true and only love… and i love you so much…. That i….. I want to try and spend all our days together….. each and every single day… together….. for the rest of our lives… until the end of time…."

Yang's body and voice then trembled once again, but then finally closed her eyes in an attempt to cry herself to sleep… in his loving arms, "*gasp* …..No Gage… i….. i want it to be forever….."

And that… made Gage confident enough to finally close his eyes as well, all while he brought Yang closer into what felt like an infinite embrace…. That he did not want to end. Ever.

"Hehe… okay then….. forever…. i'll make sure that it lasts forever…."

The Next Day…

...

Yang was now asleep in Gage's bed.

It was nearly seven o'clock in the morning, as the sky was grey, and the temperature was freezing along with the snow that was outside… and it made the blonde want to curl up against her lover as she slept, so Gage wrapped her up in their blanket and made sure that she was sleeping snugly and comfortably.

Soon however…. She opened her eyes and raised herself off of the bed as she sniffled and rubbed her eyes….. as she looked onto the other side of the bed and saw that Gage wasn't lying there next to her.

"Gagey?"

"*knock!* *knock!*"

She suddenly heard someone knock on the door twice lightly, so she looked over and watched as Gage entered the dorm room wearing a tan hoodie and some brown pajama pants… but he wasn't wearing his prosthetic since his left sleeve was tied up, and he was holding a tray with some freshly made french toast and bacon on it.

"Morning Goldilocks….. sleep well?" He asked with a smile.

Yang placed one hand onto the mattress and sat up from it as she watched Gage walk to in slowly and sat down at the foot of the bed, placing the tray of food in her lap as she smiled and moved the strap of her tank top back onto her shoulder blade before she looked back at her boyfriend dreamily.

"You got me breakfast… like you said you would…"

He laughed, "Yeah well…. I thought it'd be romantic…. And something we could share too, hehe.."

Yang sniffled tiredly, and scooted closer to Gage as he reached for her hand slowly and held it as she… frowned and looked down at her food,

"Gage…. I'm sorry about last night….. I….. i-"

He immediately just smiled at her again and glanced towards her with a smile on his face while he squeezed her hand, "*sigh* …Yang. It's alright. You were tired… and scared. You just… needed to let it out. I mean… I did the same when we first got together….. so there's no need to be sorry. You're only human after all…." Gage sighed as he cupped her cheek with his only hand.

She smiled back at him, and blushed as she reached and pulled his hand down slowly, eventually growing the urge to place their hands on the bed slip her fingers against his as she held his hand,

"Hehe…. Well for what it's worth, thank you for last night Care-Bear… it was just so hard being away from you every night…"

"You're welcome Yang-"

Then, she quickly interrupted him as she looked back up into his eyes with a pleading stare, "W-Wait! A-And….. and I also wanted to say that….. a...all those things that I said last night… about… me wanting us to graduate… and have a baby together….. I…. I….. I…. Meant it. E-Every word." The blonde admitted with a stutter.

Gage heard her as she spoke… and he looked at her as his turquoise eyes seemed to glow with glee while he grinned and nearly crushed every bone in her hand just as he let out a shaky breath.

"G...G-Good. Because…. It's what I want too!, I mean…. I made a promise to spend the rest of my life with you, so that means that it'll forever be my job to make whatever wish and dream that you have come true."

Her blush only deepened, "G-Gage-" However, he chuckled, and rubbed the back of his head. Making her stop herself from stuttering even more while he tried to continue,

"But…. That's just not it Yang, because last night sorta…. Reassured me of something i've been wanting to do….. that… special thing that I told you about earlier. It's a question…. A really important question that i've been wanting to ask you."

Yang became curious, and moved her plate of food onto the nightstand that was next to their bed before she leaned forward and looked Gage dead in the eyes, "It's okay Gage. Ask me it. Whatever it is i'll answer truthfully!" She said confidently with a smirk.

"...You're sure that you want me to?" He asked her.

"Yes!"

"Okay… but Yang….. just know that despite whatever answer you give me, i'll always love you."

That last remark made Yang start to worry at his intentions, but she knew it was too late to say no, as Gage had already began to think out his words carefully before he decided to speak his mind,

"So… ever since that night at Hilltop that we spent together, the night we… made that promise to each other… and whether it was for just a few seconds… or for hours on end, every night i'd just keep thinking of the future… and how the only thing I see myself doing is spending my life with you. And now… after what you said last night…. I've just wanted to know if…...…. I-If-"

She saw him gulp just as his face started to glow red like hers, but a very darker shade of red, which caused an anxious grin to form across her lips, "If what?" She asked with her huge sparkling eyes being prominent.

Gage then took in a deep breath and looked like he was about to collapse from anxiety, as he began to sweat and ran his hand through his own hair while he felt his face begin to become lighter in color….. but deep down he had to tell her. It was what he wanted anyway…. To spend the rest of his life with Yang.

So…. He exhaled, and grabbed a hold of her hand as he got up from the bed and stood in front of her, looking deep into her lilac eyes while he sighed… and found his courage once again,

"Yang….I….. was thinking that maybe… once all of this business with The White Fang, The Collectors, and The Syndicate is said and finally done… then….. maybe…... m-maybe me and you c-could… get married..."

Yang's gaze immediately unraveled as she blinked twice and looked up at Gage in silence while she didn't notice that her eyes were welling up with tears of joy due to her disbelief that he had just... proposed.

"W….*sniffle*...What...-"

"Y-Yeah….. it's sorta hard to believe since…. You know, i'm empty handed…. S-So here…. *sniffle* ….let me try again hehe…."

He then laughed…. and decided to get on one knee as he held her hand, and she used her other one to cover her mouth as she gasped and watched him look up at her while his eyes began to water a bit as well,

"...Yang Xiao Long….. Will you marry me? ….in the distant future?"

His blonde lover's lilac eyes grew larger than Gage has ever seen before, and she sniffled as she lowered her hand from her mouth, and placed it on her heart while the tears began to fall from her eyes uncontrollably… just as she unknowingly gave the most joyful smile to her lover….. and finally answered. As a single tear fell from her cheek.

"*sniffle*...Okay!"