One-Shot Parade!
Story 4: Blake's Discovery
(Kali/Yang along with Kali/Ruby and Yang/Ruby)
If there was one thing most people knew about Blake, it was that she liked books a lot. In fact, she liked them so much that saying she loved books would be an understatement. The raven-haired girl was honestly obsessed with books, especially when it came to her romantic smut novels, with her favorite series being the "Ninjas Of Love" series. Blake would often spend hours simply reading through the same books over and over again, as she was that obsessed with them.
The cat faunus' obsession with her favorite books didn't show through just her reading them so often. She was always looking up news about the next book and she watched their release dates like a hawk. When a new book was released, Blake made sure to be the first in line to get her copy, even if that required her to be violent. The raven-haired girl was willing to do anything in order to get what she wanted.
However, today was something special for Blake. She had found out that the author of her favorite series would be giving autographs in Vale. The mysterious writer behind the "Ninjas Of Love" books, who was only known by the name Shadow Panther, would be staying in the luxurious Red&Blue hotel of Vale. They would hold a small event in the hotel, where the author would give autographs to her fans.
Blake knew she had to get one. There was no way that she would miss a chance like this. The cat faunus was ready to do anything in order to get her precious autograph.
Unfortunately, Blake had not anticipated the amount of fans her favorite series had, as when the day for the autographs came, the place was filled with people. The line stretched out of the hotel and a few blocks down the street. It was at this moment that the raven-haired girl cursed herself for being a student at Beacon. If it weren't for her having to take part in classes among other schoolwork, she would have been waiting in line for the autograph event a week in advance. Now she was stuck at the very end of the huge line, meaning that she would be waiting for hours before she had a chance to even get a glimpse of the author.
Much like during other events that were centered around her favorite series, Blake had done everything she could to get a better place in the line. Whether it was simple bribing or an act that was borderline terrorism, the raven-haired girl had tried everything she could think of in order to make her chances of getting the autograph better. Unfortunately, it seemed like she wasn't the only insanely dedicated and loyal fan, as none of her methods had worked, leaving her to wait at the end of the line.
"This is such bullcrap," Blake cursed while sulking. "Why is it that I, the biggest fan of Ninjas Of Love, have to wait at the end of this huge line? It's not fair."
"Well, life quite often isn't fair," Ruby said, who was waiting in line with her teammate. "Besides, it might be possible that your title as "the biggest fan" might be put in question. I mean, you did threaten to blow up the line with a Dust bomb, yet no one gave up their spot. That's some dedication."
"ARGH! And the line takes an eternity to move even an inch forward!" the cat faunus complained. "Seriously, I can't understand how simply getting a name written on a book can take so long!"
"Speaking of things that can't be understood, why am I here?" the redhead asked. "I have never read any of the Ninjas Of Love books, so why did you drag me here?"
"You make it sound like I kidnapped you or something," Blake said.
"That's because you did!" Ruby yelled at her teammate with anger in her voice. "I was making my way to Weiss' study session, when someone suddenly grabbed me from behind and drugged me! Next thing I know is that I wake up while you're carrying me here! Care to take a guess who I think is responsible for that!?"
"...I had a good reason for all that."
"Oh, please, tell me! I am dying to know your reason!"
"You see, I kind of need you as a sort of a moral support," Blake began to explain. "If I were to be here alone, it might give the author a wrong impression of me. If she saw me come here alone, she might think that I'm some sort of a twisted pervert, who lives in a basement while reading her books. By having you by my side, I can avoid those stereotypes being directed at me."
"I can't help but feel that you're overthinking that," Ruby said with a sigh. "Besides, are these other fans really that bad? They all seem like very normal and respectable people to me."
"Well, most of them are, but not all of them! I mean, look at that lady!" the cat faunus exclaimed while pointing at a young woman, who was ahead of them in the line. The woman was wearing a long trench coat and a black hat that prevented them from really seeing what she looked like. "She is obviously some sort of a sexual criminal!"
The "criminal" that Blake was talking about turned around to look at the person who had insulted her, revealing herself to be none other than Coco Adel, leader of team CFVY. The fashionista had a frown on her face and was obviously not pleased with the way she had been talked about.
"Oh! Coco!" the raven-haired girl exclaimed in surprise. "I-I didn't know you were-"
"Save it, Belladonna," Coco growled angrily. "The next time first year and second year students are having a sparring session together, I'll make sure to pump your sorry ass full of bullets."
With her threat said, the brunette turned around to observe the line ahead of her again, leaving Blake looking rather pale.
"Ruby, how fast does Coco's gun fire it's bullets?" the cat faunus asked.
"So fast that you won't be able to dodge them all," the redhead answered.
Blake let out a deep sigh, deciding to worry about team CFVY's leader's threat later. Right now, she had bigger things to worry about, such as getting that autograph she wanted.
"By the way, what do I exactly get out of this?" Ruby suddenly asked. "You can't seriously expect me to go through all this for you and not get anything in return, right?"
"Uhhh... Of course I don't! I have a reward for you ready just as soon as we get back!" Blake replied with a nervous voice. "You'll be getting some fresh cookies after this is- HEY!"
Upon finding out that her reward would be cookies, the scythe-wielder had decided to turn around and start walking away. Even if she liked the sugary treats a lot, they wouldn't be worth everything she had to go through today at all.
"Ruby, please wait!" Blake begged as she grabbed the younger girl in a tight hold and kept her still, despite Ruby's struggles. "I will repay you for this! I swear!"
"And just what are you supposed to pay me back with!?" Ruby asked angrily. "And before you even try it, just doubling the amount of cookies won't be enough!"
"How about fresh cookies for the entire month!?" the raven-haired quickly offered.
That seemed to get the young team leader's attention. She turned her head to look at her teammate with a suspecting frown.
"Go on," Ruby said, hoping to get as much as she could from this.
"Ummm... Also, I'll get you your five most wanted weapon modifications or add-ons for your Crescent Rose," Blake continued.
"And?" the redhead said, wanting to get a bit more still.
"I'll also throw in a full set of Dust cartridges of every kind," the raven-haired girl finished her offer.
Ruby got out of Blake's hold and turned around to look at her teammate. She then slowly extended a hand for the older girl to shake, thus sealing the deal. However, when Blake tried to take the hand, Ruby suddenly pulled it away for one quick thing.
"Also, I am getting what you're promising me, whether you get your autograph or not," the scythe-wielder stated before offering her hand again. "Deal?"
"Deal," the cat faunus said and shook her team leader's hand. Despite the high price, she figured that it would be worth it in the end. That autograph was that important.
The two girls then resumed to stand in line, hoping that they would get to meet this great author that Blake was desperate to see. As they were standing there, more questions came to Ruby's mind.
"By the way, is there any other reason why you needed me here so desperately?" the redhead asked. "It can't just be for the sake of "looking better" in front of your favorite author."
"Well, in case I have to leave for something, I want you to stand here and hold my place," the raven-haired girl answered.
"...Is that why you froze my feet on the ground with Ice Dust, before going over to perform your little bomb threat?" Ruby asked.
"Pretty much, yeah," Blake answered. "Also, if anyone asks about our relationship, I need you to pretend to be my wife."
"Your WHAT!?"
"My wife," the cat faunus repeated. "Otherwise, my disguise with you won't work as well as it should."
"Can't I just pretend to be your girlfriend or something!?" the redhead asked in a panic. "Besides, aren't I too young to be married!?"
"It won't be convincing enough, if we don't go all the way," Blake answered. "Also, we can just say that we're from Mistral. I heard the minimum age required for marriage is lower there."
Ruby let out a groan, thinking about how she should have raised her price at least a bit.
It took several hours of waiting, but the two girls finally managed to get inside the hotel itself, where the author would be giving the autographs. It wouldn't be too long until Blake would get to meet her idol and she was very excited. Ruby actually had to hold back her teammate, so that she wouldn't go dashing through the rest of the line.
"Oh my gosh, this is really happening! I can't believe it!" Blake squealed out of excitement. "The mysterious Shadow Panther rarely makes appearances in public, so this is the opportunity of a lifetime for me! This has got to be the best day of my entire life!"
"Yeah, sounds great," Ruby said indifferently while playing a game on her Scroll. She really couldn't care less about the author or her autograph.
"I wonder if I look good enough? What should I say to her when I meet her!?" the cat faunus started to ask rapidly, her excitement having taken over her. "Do you think she could offer me a chance to be her inspiration!?"
"Her what?" the redhead asked.
"I have heard that Shadow Panther bases most of her characters off real people she has met," Blake explained. "I even heard that she has a lover that serves as an inspiration for some of the more "juicier" scenes in her stories."
"...I think you're telling me a lot of information that I shouldn't hear," Ruby said with a sigh. "Also, the more you say that name of hers, the lamer it sounds."
"I'm going the let that last bit slide just this once."
With a bit more time, the line moved further forward, until it was almost time for the two girls to meet this mysterious author. As she got closer and closer to the table the author was seated at, Blake kept getting more and more excited. However, when it was finally their turn, the author was nowhere to be seen.
"What the...? Where's Shadow Panther!?" Blake asked with panic in her voice while looking around, hoping to see the author somewhere.
"I'm sorry, miss, but she has left," one of the nearby hotel staff members said in an apologetic voice, after noticing the last two people on the line. "The time that was reserved for this event has unfortunately been used up, so she returned to her hotel room."
"Well, that's a shame," Ruby said with a hint of disappointment in her voice. While she really didn't care about the whole thing, it would have been interesting to see this author her teammate was so obsessed over. "And it was just about our turn as well. Guess we waited hours for nothing."
"That is very unfortunate, but I think I can offer something for your troubles," the hotel employee suggested. "How about we offer you two one of our rooms for an entire weekend for completely free? Food and room service included, of course."
"That sounds great! I'm sure we both would love that!" the redhead said excitedly. "What do you think, Blake?"
"I don't care," the cat faunus answered in a gloomy voice. "My life has lost it's meaning."
While Ruby tried to comfort her sulking teammate and get her to agree to the hotel employee's offer, Blake noticed something from the corner of her eye. It was a woman dressed in a black cloak with the hood pulled over her head, which was what Shadow Panther liked to wear while making her public appearances.
Upon recognizing her favorite author, the raven-haired girl grabbed Ruby's arm and ran after the woman, hoping to possibly get the autograph she wanted so badly. Unfortunately, the author entered an elevator and the doors closed before she could run after her.
"Blake, what are you doing!?" Ruby asked angrily, not happy to get dragged around like that.
"I saw her! I saw Shadow Panther!" Blake answered. "Hurry! We may still have a chance!"
Before the redhead could ask what chance her teammate was talking about, she was getting dragged around by the excited faunus girl. Instead of taking the elevator, Blake ran up the stairs in pursuit of the elevator, stopping at every floor to observe if the author came out of there. Unfortunately for Ruby, this meant that she would get dragged along the stairs, which was quite painful to her.
After reaching the 20th floor, the mysterious Shadow Panther finally exited the elevator and entered a nearby room. The raven-haired girl would have run after the author, but she was too tired from running all those stairs to chase after her idol at that point. Meanwhile, her younger teammate was twitching in pain, while her arm was still being held by the older girl.
"There it is! That's Shadow Panther's room!" Blake exclaimed out of excitement. "Ruby, I think we can get that autograph now!"
"Forgive me for not being all that happy for you right now..." Ruby said while moaning in pain.
"Come! We shouldn't waste this opportunity!" the cat faunus said happily as she dragged her teammate over to the author's room, despite the younger girl's protests.
Now that they were finally standing in front of Shadow Panther's room, Blake knocked on the door and waited for the author to open up. The two girls soon heard the sound of someone walking to the door and starting to open it.
"Hello, Ms. Shadow Panther! I'm Blake and I'm your... biggest... fan..." the raven-haired girl began introducing herself, only for her excitement to die down as she saw who had opened the door. "...Mom?"
Standing before the two girls was indeed Kali Belladonna, Blake's mother.
"Blake?" the older faunus asked, having not expected to meet her daughter there. "What brought you here?"
"Uhhh... I came here to see the famous author, Shadow Panther," Blake answered while trying to look over her mother in the hopes of seeing the author somewhere behind her. "Is she in there? I would really like to get her autograph."
"Oh dear... I guess it's time for me to come clean," Kali said with a sigh. "Blake, I am Shadow Panther, the author of Ninjas Of Love."
There was a moment of silence where the younger faunus' brain processed this new bit of information.
"...WHAT!?" Blake screamed at the top of her lungs.
"I was supposed to tell you about this earlier," Kali explained. "But when I found out that you were such a big fan of my books, I couldn't bring myself to do it. I was too afraid of your reaction."
"But... you... I... how..." the raven-haired girl kept struggling to find the right words to say, but her brain had practically shut down from shock. She had been fantasizing over meeting her favorite author for years now, with her dreams ranging from simply speaking and becoming friends with the author to some rather "wild" ones. Now all those fantasies were shattering into pieces one by one. "I heard that you had a partner who helped you with your more special scenes as inspiration. Was that not true or is dad there?"
"Well, that whole thing is true, but it's not your father," the older faunus answered. "It's actually someone rather special-"
"Honey, what's taking so long? We were supposed to practice for your next scene," a rather familiar female voice called from behind Kali, while walking towards her. Both Blake and Ruby were soon treated to the sight of Yang Xiao Long walking up to the door while wearing nothing but a bathrobe. "Rubes? Blake? What are you two doing here?"
It didn't take long for the two girls to realize why their blonde teammate was there, especially when they saw what she was wearing. Both of the girls had wide eyes upon seeing Yang, but while Ruby's expression was one of surprise, Blake had a look of horror and shock on her face.
"I'm sorry, but I'm not feeling all that good," the raven-haired girl said as she started to slowly walk towards the elevator. "I think I need to go now."
Everybody else watched in silence as Blake entered the elevator and left. The three ladies were left standing in awkward silence, which was soon broken by the youngest of the group.
"Well, this has certainly been... interesting," Ruby said. "I'm sorry that we bothered you two. I'll be taking my leave now as well."
However, before the redhead could leave, a hand grabbed her arm and stopped her. Ruby looked behind her to see Kali holding her arm with a weird smile on her face.
"You know, Yang has told me a lot about you, Ruby," the faunus woman said. "However, she failed to mention just how good you look."
"Ummm... Thank you?" the young team leader said awkwardly, not really sure how to respond.
"Hey, Yang, are you interested in adding a third person into our little session?" Kali suddenly asked.
"Wait, what?" Ruby asked out of confusion.
"Sure, why not? That sounds fun," Yang answered to Kali's question. "Maybe we can even make her a regular character in your books."
Before the redhead could put up any kind of a resistance, she was pulled into the hotel room by Kali. Ruby was in for quite an experience.
Author's notes: When it comes to the relationship between Yang and Ruby, please go read the author's notes at the end of the first story. I would rather not have to explain it every time Yang/Ruby comes up in one of these stories.
This was an idea that popped into my head while I was thinking about comedic stories to do with Kali. I think the idea ultimately came from the RWBY Chibi sketch where Blake discovers that one of her favorite authors is actually Zwei. I decided to use that idea with Kali instead and spice things up a bit.
Until next time.
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