"I'm back." Blake announced as she opened the door to the dorm.
"Hey Blake. Where did you go?" Yang patted the spot next to her on her bed.
"I went to apologize to Cardin. I went a little overboard when I broke his ribs." She accepted the blonde's offer and sat down next to her. "Where are Ruby and Weiss?" She asked as she realized they were alone in the room.
"Studying. For Weiss' sake that better be true." Yang flashed her best sly smile but it didn't remain on her face long.
"What's wrong?" The Faunus slung an arm over her girlfriend's shoulder.
"I've always been the only one she can talk to. Now that her and Weiss are close, I'm worried she won't talk to me as much or be comfortable with telling me about stuff. Especially when it comes to her and Weiss." Yang slumped into Blake, using the black haired girl to keep herself upright.
"Just because she has Weiss doesn't mean she won't talk to you. You'll always be her big sister." Yang closed her eyes and let herself slide down so she could place her head in Blake's lap.
"Yeah, you're right. As always." Yang replied sarcastically, which earned her a playful slap on the hand. "How did it go with Cardin?"
"Well, he was less than pleased to see me, as expected. After he was done using a few choice words which I will not repeat, I apologized kicking him when I could have easily ended the fight. He still didn't seem too pleased about the whole thing though."
"You did kick his ass pretty good." Yang placed the back of her hand on her forehead and sat up, only to jokingly swoon into Blake. "I'm so glad that the person I'm dating is oh so strong, along with being devilishly attractive."
Blake gently directed Yang's face towards her, placing her hand on the blonde's chin. The two lent into one another. The rest of the room seemed to melt away, the kiss being the only thing they had any mind for. That is, until the door burst open.
"I knew it! I so totally saw this coming!" An excited Nora bounced up and down.
"Nora, please don't tell anyone. Yang and I want to tell everyone ourselves." The two now stood in front of the energetic girl.
"Tell everyone what? Saw what coming? I'm so confused right now." Jaune's head peeked around the corner of the doorframe. Blake and Yang both leered at Nora.
"Oh, nothing!" Nora smiled knowingly and skipped back across the hall to her room.
"You guys sure it's nothing?" A concerned Jaune questioned.
"Yeah, we're sure. So, what did you guys want?" Yang replied as she sat down on the bed.
"Oh yeah, we were wondering if you guys would like to come see a movie in town tonight. Originally it was just going to be Pyrrha and I but Nora kind of invited herself and Ren. Since it's no longer really a date, I was wondering if you two, as well as Ruby, and Weiss would like to come." Jaune reddened slightly when he mentioned that the original plan was a date.
"We would love to! Isn't that right Blake?" Blake groaned at the blonde accepting for her.
"Sounds like it'll be fun." She said, despite her previous sign of annoyance.
A couple of hours later team RWBY had all gotten ready. Weiss was dressed formally, as always, but they all had their usual outfits on. Yang had just put on a retracted Ember Celica when they heard a knock on the door.
"I'll get it!" Ruby proclaimed as she raced to open the door.
"Hello again!" Pyrrha said when Ruby opened the door.
Team JNPR were all dressed in their usual clothing as well, except for Pyrrha. The fiery redhead was wearing a plain red long sleeved shirt and some jeans, an outfit that was shockingly casual on her.
"Are you all ready?" Jaune questioned. His answer was a series of nods from every member of team RWBY. "Okay. The movie starts in an hour. I don't want to be late."
Nora was practically bouncing off the walls, even more so than usual. She looked over at Yang and Blake about once every millisecond, which made the pair nervous. Something Ruby seemed to notice but decide to make any mention of it.
When the group of eight had reached the movie theatre, there was only a few minutes left before the movie began. On the way to the area where the movie was playing, a young man walked up to Blake. He had light brown hair and glasses, which seemed to be falling down his nose judging by how often he slid them back up his face. A light five o'clock shadow interrupted his otherwise smooth skin.
"Blake?" The young man asked. "Is that you?" Blake's nodded and lowered her eyes, her face reddened slightly.
"Yeah. Do you mind if we talk away from my friends?" She asked.
"No problem. Good to see you too Weiss." He nodded towards the heiress who nodded back.
The pair walked down the busy hallway, away from the rest of the group who were standing there, all of them incredibly confused except for Weiss.
"Weiss? Who is that? Do you know him?" Yang was worried that something bad might have happened.
"Kind of. He was a part of the group we helped during the White Fang attack." The man gestured to Blake's leg, who smiled and nodded her head.
"Oh yeah, I guess I never really thanked you for taking care of Ruby. I saw the video." Yang turned away from the two, giving them privacy.
"I was worried about her. You would have done the same." Weiss replied casually.
"It's not that. It's that you helped her when I couldn't, so thanks for that."
"Just so you know, I'm right here." Ruby waved her hand in between the two, earning a laugh from Yang and a glare from Weiss that quickly turned into a slight smile.
"Sorry about that. Let's get our seats." Blake said after she had parted with the young man and was back with the group.
Blake's meeting had caused them to miss the trailers, something that Jaune was disappointed about but didn't bother anyone else. The movie started off a little slow, the six protagonists all together chatting away. The movie picked up the pace quickly however when it cut to a battlefield, where all six of the group were fighting together. Every gunshot and explosion made Yang jump slightly, but she simply blamed it on the volume in the theatre being so loud. A nearby explosion rocked the screen and the camera panned over to the aftermath, bodies arranged haphazardly around a crater.
Yang nearly threw up. Her mind returned to the scene at the hospital.
"Yang? Are you in there?" A weak grunt was her reply. "Are you alright? Do you need me to get some help?"
"No, I'm okay. I just need a minute." The blonde replied.
"Could you unlock the stall and let me in?" The door was pushed in slightly as Blake leaned against it. "I told everyone else to wait outside."
"Alright." Yang unbolted the stall door and was nearly knocked over by the assault of a hug from the Faunus.
"I didn't think about your PTSD. I'm sorry, I should have told you that it was an action movie." Blake squeezed even tighter.
"Blake, you're crushing me." The pressure eased but was still significant. "It's alright kitty cat." Yang stroked the girl's feline features, but more for her own sake.
"No it's not. I just wanted to have fun with you and I wasn't able to even get that right." Yang's neck was becoming damp where the Faunus had buried her face.
"Blake, really. It's alright. I'm feeling better already. I'm learning how to deal with this stuff." Yang did her best to reassure her girlfriend, even though she was still feeling shaky herself.
"Okay." Blake sniffled. "Let's go back to the dorm." Yang nodded and the two exited together.
When they walked out the door, Weiss, Ruby, and all of team JNPR were looking at Yang with worried expressions. Yang waved off their questions and worried looks, insisting that she was fine and she just wanted to go back to the room.
When they were back in the dorm, Yang pulled out her scroll and plugged in her headphones. Opting to listen to music instead of interact with the rest of her team. After an hour of laying on her bed, she finally fell asleep, despite it still being fairly early. I really need to fix my sleep schedule. She thought to herself before drifting off.