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Author's Note: HI! Finally found time in the day to upload this chapter! Thank you all for the lovely reviews for the previous chapter. Fun fact - this chapter didn't exist when I posted this first chapter but after reviewing the chapters, I realised there was too big of a gap between Chapter 6 and 7 so I wrote this one quickly for more bees on a friend outing (it's a date). :D
Thank you to my good friend Callum for proof reading for me!
I hope you all like this chapter!
Reeves3.
Chapter Seven
"Miss! Max keeps pinch punching me!"
Blake sent Yang a compassionate smile as the teacher thumped her head back onto the headrest and let out a long, drawn out sigh. The bus rattled as it remained stationary in the line of traffic, on its way back to Vale Primary school after the latest swimming class. After several minutes of only inching forward, the children were starting to get impatient and rowdy. The thirty children appeared to be extra hyped up from the Halloween candy, devoured the previous night, and were discovering the joys of what they could do to someone at the start of a new month.
Standing up from her seat Yang turned around to look directly over the seats behind the two girls seated directly behind Yang and Blake. The small black-haired boy cowered in his seat slightly at the sight of Yang's stern gaze.
"This is your last warning Max. Do it again and I'm sending you to Headmistress Goodwitch when we get back." Once Yang was satisfied that Max was going to behave himself she plopped herself back down next to Blake.
"If we get back," replied Blake, wryly. Yang stared at her with raised eyebrows.
"Do I need to send you to Headmistress Goodwitch too?" She asked, her voice laced with humour. Blake's eyes widened, and she shook her head.
"Once was enough, thank you," she mentioned, causing Yang to break out into a grin.
"She's definitely someone whose good side you want to be on," acknowledged Yang. "But she's a big softy at heart. She loves all the kids and does what she can to help them succeed, same with the staff too."
"All markings of a great Headmistress," mused Blake. "I wish mine had been like that; he was terribly strict. I remember having him take over our class one day, when our regular teacher had taken the day off sick, and I needed the bathroom so bad but he wouldn't let me leave. I ended up wetting myself-,"
"Awwww," cried Yang, wrapping her arm around Blake's shoulders and pulling her in for a hug. Blake rolled her eyes but enjoyed the closeness nevertheless.
"I was around five, okay, I didn't know what to do," she admitted.
"Oh my god, I'm just picturing little baby Blake dancing on the spot with her legs crossed," cooed Yang, and Blake moved away from the hug.
"Anyway," she started, and Yang grinned at her. "When I got home, my parents soon found out and they were livid. I know they went to complain however I don't think much was done about the headmaster, but at least the kids were now able to go to the bathrooms when they asked."
"Damn, for a second there I thought urine so much trouble," said Yang, the beginnings of a smirk twitching at the corners of her lips.
Blake simply put a hand to her head, her fingertips rubbing circles on the side of her forehead. "Why did I agree to become friends with you?"
Yang laughed and nudged into Blake's side. "Because of my charming personality?"
Blake scoffed. "Whatever you say."
Since admitting they would like to be friends at the park, they had began texting each other to get to know more about one another. Very easily a nice friendship had started to form, with the pair of them finding new information out each day and getting laughs from the other by telling silly jokes and puns.
Yang's chuckles soon quietened down and she grinned at Blake, who watched her eyes suddenly light up with realisation.
"Oh! I forgot to ask you yesterday, I have a spare ticket to see the new Star Wars film tonight. I was going to go with my sister, but she's bailed on me. What do you say?" Yang asked, bouncing her leg a little.
"I'd love to," answered Blake, honestly. "But I'd need to check with my friend Velvet if she'll be alright babysitting Kit for the evening."
Yang nodded her head. "Of course, just let me know later."
Blake fished out her phone and began a text message to Velvet.
- Hey Velvet, is it possible for you to look after Kit tonight? I've been invited to go to the cinema. -
Satisfied with what she had typed out, she pressed send and slid the phone back in her pocket waiting for a reply. Eventually the bus managed to get past the road works, the cause of the traffic jam, and they were on their way back to the school. When the bus finally came to a stop in the school's parking lot, there was a faint buzz from her phone in her back pocket, but she focused on getting the children off the bus first before reading it.
Kit walked by her with a big grin. She had done excellently in the lesson today; she had managed to use the float to go deeper in the water, with the rest of the class, where she just about couldn't stand and didn't panic. Blake couldn't have been more proud.
Once everyone was off the bus Yang said her thanks and goodbyes to each of the three volunteering parents. She gave Blake a final smile before turning around and leading the children back up to the school. Blake began walking over to her car, pulling out her car keys and phone from her pockets, and unlocked her car. She got inside but before she put the keys in, she checked to see the reply from Velvet on her phone.
- Of course I can! Coco and I would love to watch her for the night. -
The message ended with several bunny emojis and Blake smiled before putting her phone in her bag, that she had hidden in the passenger seat foot well. With one last look at the school, Blake started her car and began the drive back to work.
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Blake opened the front door of her house, finding it already unlocked, and could hear the sounds of three different voices coming from the lounge. She smiled to herself and kicked off her shoes, next to the other pairs lined up by the door, and put her bag on the floor. Entering the lounge, Blake was greeted to the sight of Kit playing 'Connect Four' with Velvet Adel, while her wife, Coco, sat beside her on the settee.
Kit glanced up from her game play when she spotted Blake walk into the room. "Hi Mom!"
Coco, through a pair of designer sunglasses, and Velvet turned to look at her too, and smiled.
"Hey, thought I heard you come home," said Velvet.
"Yeah, I'm late back because Anita was showing me pictures of her new grandson. I need to start getting ready to go out," said Blake, getting jitters in her stomach. After confirming to Yang that Velvet and Coco would look after Kit for the evening, she had instantly replied to say to meet at main entrance of the town centre at six.
"And that's where I come in," said Coco, excitedly. She jumped up from the settee making Velvet wobble as she tried to slot in the yellow counter, but she missed and put it in the wrong place. Kit let out a cheer, seeing that she had won.
"Oh, Coco, you don't have to do that," said Blake, as Coco lifted a portion of her hair, trying to suss if it looked better up or down.
Coco smirked. "Too late. Already picked an outfit for you. Come along."
Velvet gave Blake an apologetic smile before she was dragged off by Coco. They headed into Blake's bedroom where lying across the bed she saw a dark purple dress, that hooked round her neck, with a lace under fitting top and accompanied with a black belt. Black high heeled shoes stood on the floor and there was a black bangle bracelet and earrings side by side at the end of the bed.
Blake turned to stare blankly at Coco. There was a moment where the pair of them stared at one another until Coco shrugged.
"What? It's cute! You'll look fabulous," she cried out.
"First of all, it's freezing outside, second, I'm going to the cinema, and finally, I wore that dress to prom and I don't think it fits me anymore."
Coco pouted. "Darn. Alright, no worries, I can find something else for you to impress your date with tonight."
"M-my w-what?" Stuttered Blake, her eyes widening. "Coco, it's not a date."
A disbelieving look was sent her way. "Uh-huh. Tell me, Blake, do you like this Yang Xiao Long?"
Blake squinted. "How did you know that's her name?"
"Velv's told me you were having swimming lessons with Kit's P.E teacher. Fox's mum still works at the school, so I rang her up to catch up and got some details off her," explained Coco, deviously.
"I swear if you weren't into fashion design, you would make a great spy," said Blake, shaking her head. Coco beamed and skipped towards Blake's wardrobe and dresser, and began rummaging around for a new outfit. Blake picked up her old dress and sat where it had been placed on her bed, admiring the dress and thinking back on the memories she had in it.
"So, come on, answer my question."
Blake put down the dress and let out a sigh. "I don't know... maybe. I like her, and I want to be her friend, but I don't if she'd want to be with..." She cut herself off, unhappy with where she was about to go with that sentence.
Coco paused, and glanced behind her at Blake. "You've got him in your mind, again, don't you?"
"He's there every time I even think that someone could be interested in me," said Blake, bitterly. She glared at the carpet between her feet, angry with herself that Adam could still control her after all this time, and clenched her hands into fists. Then Coco was in her field of view, crouching down in front of her, and placing her hands over Blake's.
"Blake, Velvet and I love you and we want you to be happy. If Yang is putting a smile on your face, causing you to laugh, and making you feel good, then we want you to go for it. This is the first night out you've had since having Kit with someone else, other than Velv and I, so I know you're interested in her. To hell with Adam. Don't let him make camp in your mind, kick him out, and be free of him. We want you to have a great night out tonight."
Coco opened her arms and Blake smiled faintly before letting herself be hugged by one of her closest friends.
"Thanks Coco," she said, appreciatively. The two of them parted and Coco stood back up. "It's still not a date though."
Coco cracked a grin. "Whatever you say."
Blake rolled her eyes as Coco went back to looking through Blake's clothing. Finally, they settled on a white floaty top with a grey cardigan to go over it, dark blue leggings, burgundy shoes, and a yin yang necklace. Coco headed back downstairs to start helping with making dinner as Blake got dressed. When she had completed the finishing touches, tidying up her hair and make-up before finally spraying some perfume on her, she soon joined them all in the kitchen.
"Wow, don't you look snazzy," said Velvet, grinning. She stood at the oven swirling spaghetti around in a pan while Coco had taken over adding the sauce to the mince. Kit was placing knives and forks around the table.
"Thank you, I try," said Coco, fanning herself. Blake laughed as Velvet bumped hips with her wife, and Kit ran up to Blake.
"Can you bring me back some sweets?" She asked, wrapping her arms around Blake's middle.
Blake smiled. "Maybe. Remember, do as your told, be in bed by eight, and don't forget to brush your teeth."
Kit nodded her head. "I will!"
Glancing over at Velvet and Coco, Blake addressed them. "I shouldn't be back too late. Nine, at the latest."
"That's fine, now hop along, or you'll be late," said Velvet. Blake leaned down to kiss the top of Kit's head as she let go of her and went to sit at the table.
"Have fun!" Coco called out, with a wink, as Blake started to leave the kitchen.
The butterflies made their appearance again as Blake picked up her bag, checked her reflection one last time in the mirror, and opened the front door and stepped out into the cold night air. Getting inside her car Blake warmed herself up for a minute before driving to the town centre. It took fifteen minutes to arrive and she parked in the nearest multi-storey car park to the main entrance. There were a few other cars parked here and there as late-night shoppers went about their business, tired employees worked the night shift, while others went about having fun.
Blake found Yang leaning casually against the wall by the ticket machines, checking her phone then glancing around at the several people passing by before looking at her phone again. She wore a brown leather jacket where the sleeves ended at her forearms, and no gloves covered her hands, allowing for her prosthetic to be somewhat shown.
Smiling to herself, her nerves jittering but excited, Blake approached Yang. Luckily the blonde spotted her before she got close enough to spook her and flashed her a megawatt smile.
"Hey! You're right on time," she said, gleefully. "How're you doing?"
Blake tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. "I'm good. I hope I didn't keep you waiting long."
Yang shook her head and picked up her bag. Blake's eyes couldn't help but be drawn to Yang's rear, covered with a skirt the colour of sunflower petals, before tearing her gaze away as Yang stood up. Donned with her skirt was a horizontal striped white and dark blue t-shirt under her jacket, and dark shoes with thin straps tied around the ankles.
Spinning around, her skirt twirling, Yang grinned at Blake as she stood back up to face her. "So, have you eaten? I'm starving."
"I haven't," replied Blake, unable to help smiling back. "What did you have in mind?"
Together they meandered around the town looking for a place to eat. With forty minutes until the movie started, they decided not to wine and dine at a restaurant and have three servings of food, but decided to go to the fast food joint closest to the cinema which happened to be a KFC. It was pretty busy as they joined the back of the queue. Most people were already sitting at tables enjoying their meals leaving only a few empty tables, Blake hoped one would remain empty for Yang and herself.
"Did you see that post that was going around on Twitter about KFC?" Yang asked, turning away from staring at the overhead menu. Blake shook her head. "Apparently, they only follow eleven people, so I went and checked it out, and it's true. They follow the five Spice Girls and six guys named Herb."
"Really? How come?" Blake asked, confused.
Yang smirked. "Eleven herbs and spices."
Blake shook her head, hopelessly, as Yang laughed beside her. "You're kidding, right?"
"Nope!" Yang answered, popping the 'p'. "You'll have to check it out later, but I promise you, it's true."
Chuckling along with Yang, the two of them reached the counter where a spotty faced teen took their orders. Blake carried their drinks while Yang carried their tray of food over to a table, and sat down to sort out whose food belonged to who. Yang happily tucked into her chicken burger and fries while Blake munched on her barbeque chicken wrap.
"Mmm, these chips are great," moaned Yang, dipping a couple of chips into a generous amount of ketchup.
"I don't think I've ever tried the chips," admitted Blake. Yang appeared scandalised as she stared gobsmacked at Blake briefly before smirking.
"That's a shame, I'd love to give you some, but these are all mine," joked Yang, letting out a maniacal laugh like a cartoon villain. Blake squinted her eyes, seeing Yang's jest, and shrugged nonchalant pretending not to be bothered. A minute passed, and she frowned, glancing over Yang's shoulder and out of the restaurant, then let out a gasp.
"Is that a pigeon doing a back flip?" She asked, absurdly.
Yang's eyes widened. "Where?!"
She spun around in her seat to look at what Blake had seen, but the moment she did so Blake quickly darted her hand across the table and acquired three of Yang's chips. Yang turned back around, confused as to what Blake had seen, then she noticed Blake in the middle of eating her the chips and realised she had been played.
"Did you just steal some of my chips?" She asked, feigning shock.
Blake popped the final chip in her mouth. "... No."
She stared at Yang, the corner of her lips twitching, with innocent eyes and Yang shook her head chuckling at her.
"I'll get you back for that, just you wait and see."
Blake giggled and Yang, despite what she had said, slid her box of chips into the middle of the table for them to share. They made idle chitchat in-between mouthfuls of their food, talking about the previous Star Wars films mostly, until all their food had gone, and their drinks were nearly empty. Blake wiped her fingers clean with a serviette while Yang stuck the tip of each finger she had used to eat, one by one, into her mouth.
"It's so finger licking good!" Yang moaned, sucking the last few crumbs and salt off her index finger.
Blake's mind hurtled forward into the gutter as she briefly wondered what else was finger licking good about the blonde. Her face went uncomfortably hot at devious thoughts, so she ducked her head and grabbed her drink, taking a long, long sip, until it was empty.
"You ready to head to the cinema?" Yang asked, completely oblivious to Blake's internal plight.
Blake put down her empty cup on the tray and nodded her head. "Yeah, let's go."
They picked up their bags, and Yang carried the tray over to one of the bins and slid the rubbish inside before placing the tray on the pile next to it. Together the two of them walked side by side towards the escalators that slowly carried them up to the cinema entrance. There were already queues of people lining up for tickets and snacks but Yang led Blake over to the automatic ticket machines along the left side wall. She got out her card and slid it into the machine, pressed in her details, and a few moments later her card and two tickets popped out.
"What do I owe you for the ticket?" Blake asked, opening her bag. Yang looked at Blake's hands on her bag and shook her head.
"No, no, you don't owe me anything. It's my treat," she said.
"Are you sure?"
"Of course," said Yang, with a dazzling smile, then winked. "You can buy the tickets for the next film we see."
Blake's cheeks flushed as she smiled in agreement. "Sure."
Making their way over to the end of the shorter queue, Blake and Yang waited in line for five minutes, where Blake insisted on buying them big drink of Coca Cola and a large bucket of sweet popcorn for them to share. She also got Kit a packet of skittles, which she put in her bag for safe keeping. They moved over to the usher, who checked their tickets before letting them through, and they strolled down the hallway to the double doors with the neon sign with a number one placed above it.
It was already dark inside as the trailers played on the big screen but there was still enough light for both of them to find their seats. The majority of the seats had been filled already and more people entered as Blake and Yang sat themselves down, sorting out their food and drink, and putting their bags between their feet. They were sat near the top, next to the aisle, with a clear view of the screen. Blake picked the blue straw to drink from, and Yang picked the green, then laughed as Yang overtly attempted to sneak a bit of popcorn off her but she didn't mind at all, just as she knew Yang hadn't minded sharing her chips either.
The movie soon started and the chatter in the room silenced completely. Blake wasn't sure how far into the movie they were when she dipped her hand into the box of popcorn, only for her hand to land on top of Yang's. They both turned away from the screen to look at each other, moving their hands away, and uttered a small apology before going back to watching the film. With just that slightest contact, Blake's heart raced but she was smiling, and was as giddy as a teenager with a crush. Throughout the length of the film the feeling didn't go away, and Blake didn't want it to.
When the credits started to roll, the lights slowly turned on, and people began getting up from their seats. Blake and Yang were quick to grab their bags and get out of the way of the aisle, so the people sitting in the centre wouldn't have to squeeze past them.
"That was great! What did you think?" Yang asked, smiling broadly.
"It wasn't too bad. Usually, I'm not too keen on sci-fi but it was good. Also, the lead actress is very cute," said Blake, before even realising what she was saying. Her eyes widened, and she kept her head low, realising what personal information she had just revealed to her new friend. She didn't fret about it for too long however because Yang soon spoke up.
"Yeah, she is."
Blake lifted her head instantly and stared at Yang, surprised, then blushed deeply as Yang winked at her. 'I guess that answers that,' Blake thought, her excitement raising, at the possibilities.
Before leaving the cinema, they used the restrooms to freshen up, and when they were finished they decided they didn't want the night to end just yet. So they headed outside into the chilly night air, with their arms linked and keeping themselves close by each other to stay warm, while they wandered around the town.
They came to a stop at the fountain in the centre of the garden area, and sat down on the edge of it, where the water reflected the street lights and moon. Partygoers waltzed the streets going from club to club while a group of older teenagers messed around with fireworks with no regard for anyone's safety.
"One of them is going to set fire to themselves in a bit if they aren't careful," mentioned Yang. Blake hummed in agreement, then jumped as a rocket shot off into the sky and burst in a shower of pink sparks above them. The teenagers let out cheers and began to light another one.
The next one separated into several white spheres and Blake watched as the light shone in Yang's eyes. The blonde must have sensed she was staring because Yang turned her attention to her and smiled warmly. Their linked arms had dropped lazily to their sides, but their hands were almost touching. They noticed this at the same time and Blake watched as Yang turned her palm over, offering her hand, and Blake smiled as she placed her hand in Yang's.
Gold and purple sparks showered the night sky above them, drawing their attention to the fireworks once more.
"Oooh, that's a pretty one," said Blake.
"Yeah, it is," agreed Yang, with a content sigh.
Blake didn't notice how Yang had been staring at her.
So much gay. :P
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