Alright listen up. With that last chapter, I wrote a lot more than usual. I think it was probably because of the fight scenes, which I find super hard to write, and the useless dialogue that was just scattered around. So the first 2 chapters were around 1 200 - 1 600 words. The previous chapter, however, was 2 600. And that was exhausting. So without further ado, here is the next chapter.
Rozen had walked about 20 feet before Blake had shown up alongside him, with a dreamy smile on her face.
"Something I can help you with?"
"Huh? I mean, excuse me?" she stuttered.
"Well, you seem a little... out of it." he stated, trying to sound polite.
She let out a sigh.
"No, I don't think so."
"Well, tell me anyways. I've been told I'm a good listener." Rozen told her.
Blake looked at the ground. She had no idea what to say. She was at a loss for words.
"Well, have you ever met someone amd just thought 'Man, I wish I could be with that person'?" she asked. "But you realise that you probably never could be. Not for any major reason. Just because things wouldn't work out."
"This sounds like it's coming from somewhere personal. Are you alright, Blake?" He put a hand on her shoulder.
She shivered at the contact. She brushed her hair behind her ear and blushed a little.
"I'm fine. It's just... nothing." she tried to divert the conversation to finding Weiss but she had a hard time when she found herself automatically leaning against his chest. His firm, toned chest...
Anyway, her thoughts wandered. She pulled her head back up instantly, taking her hands off his chest. She tried to move away, only to find that he had held his arms around her. She blushed as he let go.
Were we cuddling? I mean, it was only for a split second, but he cuddled me! He cuddled back. I'm such an idiot, though. Why would I do that? I just lost all control.
Rozen coughed. "Sorry, Blake. I shouldn't have.." he coughed again.
Blake giggled quietly, seeing that he was more embarrassed than she was.
"Let's go find Weiss." Blake suggested.
"Agreed."
Ruby and Qrow walked along an empty street. Ruby was on her scroll, texting Yang. She had already called her a thousand times. She never picked up.
Qrow tried calling her, too, yet to no avail. He called again and again. He was more worried than he let on. He and Ruby seemed to be closest, but he and Yang shared moments together that mad their bond stronger than any other.
He was about to put his scroll away when he felt it buzz in his hand.
He looked at the screen. And thank God, it was Yang.
He answered it.
"Yang? Where are you? You don't just run off like tha-" he paused. He could hear what sounded like sobbing.
"Yang! Tell me where you are. Come on." he pleaded.
"I don't know..." she finally answered.
"Hold on, let me track your scroll."
"No! If you do that you'll have to hang up. Don't leave." she begged.
"I'm sorry, Yang. We can talk when we find you." he said calmly.
"It's gonna be ok, Yang." Ruby chimed in. "Yang in there!" she said. She found it surprisingly fun to make puns.
Qrow could hear a small chuckle on the other end.
"Ok, fine. Just be quick."
"I promise we'll be there as quick as possible." Qrow promised.
Blake and Rozen were casually walking around the streets, not really interested in finding Weiss. Not that they weren't looking for her. They just didn't seem like they were trying to find her.
Blake's bow twitched as she heard a faint call. It sounded likd Weiss.
"I think she's this way. C'mon."
"Alright. How do you know?" Rozen asked.
"I thought I heard her. Trust me." she assured him.
She grabbed his arm and pulled him with her as she ran.
After they ran a few blocks Rozen stopped. He breathed heavily. "You keep going. I'll catch up." he told her.
"Ok, just don't get lost." Blake said.
She continued running down the street. Rozen looked up and down the road, checking it was empty. He reached into his jacket and pulled out 3 small knives. He threw one as far as he could. He warped to it. He repeated the process, rapidly gaining on Blake. He used the walls of buildings and lamp posts to use his warp more efficiently.
Suddenly Blake stopped. Rozen stopped too, hanging onto a knife that was stuck in the wall. He dropped down from it and landed next to Blake.
"Whats up? She here?" he asked her.
"I think so. Let me check." she told him. She pulled out her scroll and called Weiss.
After it rang four times, she picked up.
"Hello?"
"Weiss, where are you?"
"I could ask you the same thing. I'm at the bullhead station. Thats where Ruby's brother said you guys were?"
Blake turned to Rozen. She could not believe this. She didn't know wether to be angry or to be impressed.
"Yeah, wait there. I'll call you back."
She hung up and put her scroll in her pocket. She approached Rozen and looked him dead in the eye.
"You have really pretty eyes, you know that?" he told her.
"Don't give me that crap. Weiss tells me that you said we were at the bullhead station." she said, cracking her knuckles.
He put a hand on her cheek and in that moment she completely forgave him. She realised that it was actually kind of sweet.
"Okay, maybe I tricked you into walking around for no apparent reason. There. Happy?" he admitted.
Blake smiled. "Very. I think it's kind of sweet." She moved closer. "So. You maybe want to... get coffee sometime?" she asked gingerly.
"Mhm" he mumbled as he played with her hair. He was now the entranced one. Her hair was silky smooth, but not greasy or oily in any way. His hands reached her bow. Blake tensed up. She would stop him but... it felt so good. She was itching for someone to play with her ears. He was brushing painfully close to them, as if he were teasing her.
He played with her bow for a bit. He toyed with it in his hands, rubbing along her ears as he did so. But then, Blake made a mistake. A horrible, horrible mistake. She purred. She couldn't help it. It felt so good, she just had to let it out. Thankfully, he didn't notice. What he did notice, however, was the fact that Blake was hiding cat ears with her bow.
He was playing with her hair when he accidentally tugged on the bow and it came undone. She gasped in shock.
"Listen, I-I can explain." she stammered.
He put a finger on her lips.
"Shh. It's okay. Why would you need to explain yourself? It doesn't matter whats under your bow." he assured her. "Anyway, we should get back to the bullhead station."
"Yeah. Let's go. Anyway, how did you get Weiss' number?" Blake asked.
"Her sister, Winter, told me." Blake looked confused. "Winter and I have history, it's not important." Rozen said.
Blake nodded. Then the two walked back to the bullhead station in silence.
Ruby and Qrow arrived at the place Yang was hiding. It was a small café in the middle of no where. Ruby knew that Yang liked it here. There was very few staff members and Yang wss friendly with all of them.
Through the window, Ruby could see Yang sitting with a female waiter, consoling her while she cried. Yang looked up and out of the window. Ruby smiled at her and walked through the door. She rushed over to Yang and held her in a giant hug.
Qrow stood in the doorway. He smiled over at Yang. She smiled back. Ruby pulled her out of her seat and held onto her as they walked. "It's alright, Yang." Ruby consoled.
"I know. I know." Yang replied. "Why now, though? Why now of all times?"
Qrow put a hand on her shoulder. "I'm sorry, kiddo."
Ruby and Yang kept walking while Qrow called Rozen and told him that they were now making their way back to the bullhead station.
"I'll get on the next flight over, ok? I have to go see Ozpin anyway and I don't want to be late. It's a win-win."
"Alright. But afterwards we should meet up. I got to talk to you about something important."
Rozen hung up.
He stepped into the bullhead. Blake grabbed his shoulder.
His gaze met hers.
"So if you wanna get coffee, just call me. Though I think that milk would do you fine on its own." he teased.
Blake felt a blush come up.
"Catch you later, kitty." He winked as he boarded the aircraft.
Ok, update from the future. At the time of me writing this message, it's going to be right before I upload it. At this time I have 8 chapters ready to go, I'm half way through writing the ninth. Just letting you know.