Chapter 6

Thoughts

Coco POV

Velvet and Coco's Townhouse

I grunt lightly and roll over away from my clock that ready four fifteen. Velvet and I arrived back hope a couple hours ago, yet, no matter how much I tried I just couldn't get to sleep. To many thoughts buzzing around in my head keeping me awake, and most all about the same thing… I kept thinking back to the looks that flashed across Yang's face and eyes, those that happened then vanished so fast I almost couldn't tell they even happened.

"Fuck this…." I push myself out of bed and go down stairs grabbing an energy drink from the fridge and quickly down it before getting my sketch pad and start mindlessly drawing. A couple hours into it I was pulled out of my mindless haze to see what started as a concept for a new winter line of clothes dissolved into a drawing of the blonde brawler. with a frustrated near growl I push the pad away from me and grab another energy drink, and downing it slightly faster than the first. My eyes focused in the lights from cars moving passed outside just before the sun started to rise.

"Did you sleep at all yet Coco…? You have been out of it since you vanished at the club before we left…! I did not get to meet the owner yet! It was very rude of me to do that after what they did…." Velvets voice spoke up, and I stayed dormant looking out the window. Shifting around slightly as I could feel her eyes on the back of my head. "Coco Adel…! Turn and look at me, something happened and I want to know…! Did some guy try and touch you or something?! I can show him some manners!"

I couldn't help but lightly laugh at Velvets attempt to help. I turn around just in time to see her picking up my sketch pad. My stomach dropped slightly as several different emotions ran across her face. "I want to help her!" I blurt out as I tried to get words out. The look velvet gave was a sad one. She set the drawing aside and started her morning routine. "I am serious…!"

She let out a sigh, and nodded. "No one has seen Yang in years… And not from lack of trying… Blake is ripped apart from the loss of her partner, Weiss is going at her own throat thinking she drove Yang off, and Ruby has been on constant missions and searches trying to find her sister… If she is even still alive she clearly doesn't want to be-"

"Found. She has been found." I said bluntly as she turned and looked at me like a grew a second head like a King Taijitu. "The club… That is her club… But you can't tell anyone yet!" I plead towards the end as I walk over to the drawing and flip it upside down. "Yang isn't Yang… Something changed in her and I want to get the My Yang back…"

I can hear her shift around before arms wrapped around my waist and she hungged me tight. "Fine… I will not make any promises…! But… I will do my best… Okay? So you spent time with her at the Club?" She gently rubbed my back soothingly as I nodded. "And you said 'your Yang'... Something I should know about, or…?" She pulled back and looked me in the eye as she half bent an ear.

"What is that supposed to mean…? There was just something really off about her now… She had pictures and what not from her time…! She was living on the streets for some time! I just want to be helpful… You are acting like I am crushing hard on her or something! I only just found her again…"

I pout, and cross my arms as I lean against the counter. A smirk slowly grew across her lips and a small giggle came out causing me to huff more. "I didn't say it! You did."

"Oh shut up Velvet! just go on your morning already!" She let out another fits of giggles before nodding and grabbing a snack before bolting off. My scroll starts buzzing a few moments later and I quickly picked it up to see an unknown number. I hesitate before picking up. "Hello, Coco Adel, how may I help you?"

"You sound wide awake, do you want to go get some breakfast? It is on me if you want to go, or we can even just get some coffee and a snack." The bubbly voice made me double take mentally. Yang already at least sounded better than her strained voice last night- well.. earlier this morning. "Hello? Coco…!~ Didn't hang up on me yet right?!"

"Oh! No I didn't hang up! Sorry you just sound very happy, deary! I would love to get something to eat with you! Do you want to meet up somewhere?"

"Send me your address and I will go pick you up. Then you can choose where you want to go to eat. So get dressed and message me, I will be over there in an hour! 'Kay?"

"Yeah…! Sounds great! Will do! Bye!" She hangs up a second later and I am left slightly speechless as I touch my now burning cheeks. "Well then… Maybe Velvet is right… Damn it…!"

Yang POV

Level three of Emerald Dragon

"I mean I know I am a freakin' criminal, but that guy is just a pure crook! I did NOT touch the damn thing! It was already broken!" Emerald was pacing back and forth as she was ranting. This had been going on for almost an hour now, and she finally stopped pacing and turned and faced me with a glint to her eye and a smirk. "So that is why I followed him to where he lived, and-"

"Let me guess… You got a brown paper bag, shat in it knocked on the door and lit the bag of fire?" Jr, who was sipping some whiskey out of a bottle leaning against the couch behind me, spoke up.

"Uhh… No…? I spray painted all his windows black on his car and house. Why would I do that to a bag…?"

"Well, they will try and stomp it out, but by doing that they will make shit explode out of the bag and all over them and their porch." A smug look quickly ran across his face. "I also suggest you set up a camera so you can have a laugh whenever you want. And eat as much spicy food as possible the day before you do it!"

"Oh gross!" "Eww… Jr. To far! To Far!" Em and I yelled out respectively. As we both seemed to shift uncomfortably at the thought of a exploding bag O' crap on fire.

"What….? It is so satisfying! You act like you haven't done anything worse than that before. Might I remind you that you two are worse then me? I only was involved in the black market before this, and men for hire! Emerald, you helped kill someone before, and lied your way into a HUNTRESS academy! Yang, you are only slightly better than Emerald at this point too! You dealt with extremely shady jobs, and I think you mentioned one of those ended up with people getting killed. I have YET to kill someone and I rather not ever have that on me…!"

My body tensed up and I curled into myself a bit. "Those people died not on my watch… I didn't kill anyone…" I spoke harshly as I grab the bottle from him and taking a huge gulp of it. "The worse I have done was leave someone defenceless and injured in the Grimm after they tried to kill me." I spat out as I stood up and faced him directly. "We are all in equal amount of shit no matter how you try to twist it!"

"Hey now…! Yang, Jr, break it off. You both have been drinking. Jr how about you tell your posse that you are ready to leave so they can drive you home." Emerald stepped between us then started pushing Jr to the door till he was out. "Bye!" He looked as if he was going to protest before Em slammed the door closed in his face. I burst out laughing, and plopped back onto the couch before having an agitated Emerald glaring at me. "Okay, what is wrong? You have been worse than you normally are all night. And you you actually gave Jr a death glare, you have never done that before…"

I groan and turn away from her while flipping the TV on. Only for her to block my view looked less pissed and more concerned. Damn I hate that look… It makes me spill out everything far to easily… "What do you want me to say? I still miss my old life!" I raise my voice as I sit up on the couch. "I saw Coco today and she still had that caring look in her eyes! But… More of it!" At this point I was standing up and starting to pace. "She was looking at the pictures on the wall, and she looked so pained… It was like I was a book, and she was just sitting there reading me!" I huff before pausing in front of her, and glare harsher than intended. "The worst part is I don't deserve that kind of care any more. I am not the same person who use to be all 'buddy-buddy' with her! Fucking Jr just reminded me of that… I. Am. Not. A. Good. Person. Anymore." I snapped before collapsing back onto the couch and pulling at my hair slightly fighting back tears.

She slowly sat down next to me and wrapped her arms around my waist hugging lightly. "Yang you have always been and always will be the good one… If anyone of us doesn't fit in it is you. You want to do the right thing, but you will do anything to keep your loyalty to others clear… You are the kindest and friendliest out of us all… And I say you spend time with this Coco and get as much of your old life back, just… Be honest with yourself, and be careful." She let me cling to her as I silently cried for the next while.

I finally pulled back and stood up grabbing my scroll and wiping my eyes and perking up a bit. "Thank you for those kind words… I needed that… More so that whole.. Umm.. Crying thing… I am going to go shower and what not. See you later?"

She smiles wide and hugs me before putting me in a headlock and ruffling my hair as much as possible. "Of course you will see me later! You get to tell me how breakfast or lunch goes with Coco! Which you are about to call her to schedule! And no tricks! I want proof!" We laughed as she let me go and lightly shoved me away. "Seriously! Call her! If you don't have her number it is the call book that Mel keeps. Later Goldilocks, and do not let the bears get you!" She yelled before leaving, causing me to roll my eyes at the nick name she decided to give me after the fairy tail.

I find Coco's number and call it once I am feeling more rang a few times causing me to doubt if I had the right number or if she would pick up. What seemed to be the last ring she picked up, "Hello, Coco Adel, how may I help you?"

I quickly pull myself together, smiling wide as I spoke over the phone. "You sound wide awake, do you want to go get some breakfast? It is on me if you want to go, or we can even just get some coffee and a snack." I make myself sound as confident as possible. Slightly concerned as to why I was so nervous about calling anyone from past years. "Hello? Coco…!~ Didn't hang up on me yet right?!" I quickly speak out as there was only the slight sound of her breathing.

"Oh! No I didn't hang up! Sorry you just sound very happy, deary! I would love to get something to eat with you! Do you want to meet up somewhere?" She blurted out as she sounded shocked.

"Send me your address and I will go pick you up. Then you can choose where you want to go to eat. So get dressed and message me, I will be over there in an hour! 'Kay?"

"Yeah…! Sounds great! Will do! Bye!" She sounded happy, and excited…!

I hang up quickly before jumping around slightly. I was actually looking forward to this! I quickly shower and get dressed before grabbing my things. I wore my old 'Hunter' gear, with the addition of a black ribbon used as a headband now. With a sigh I quickly turn and leave and head out to the address given on Bumblebee.

I almost get there when I have to come to a skidding stop to avoid hitting someone who jumped out from the sidewalk. I spin around to face the person irritated by the fact they almost got killed from not paying attention. "What did you think you were doing?! You could've bee-..."

"Yang…?!"

I wish I just kept driving now… "Uhh… Umm… Hi…"