Chapter 10
A/N: Remember SkyBreeds, Hard style EDM helps when writing at close to midnight! :D
While Yang had said she didn't mind Emerald dating Ruby, deep down, she truly felt that Ruby was in danger. No matter how many times Yang told herself that everything would be fine, her older sister form kept telling her that she needed to stay with Ruby to protect her. It something that she had always done, and to just suddenly stop, it felt like Ruby was being ripped away from her. This feeling of being a protector was natural to her when it came to Ruby, and now Blake. If any thing happened to them, she would be devastated.
Yang was beginning to undress from her battle gear, although she topped with her top off as Blake entered the locker room. "You okay?" Blake asked, worrying about what just happened and how it may impact Yang.
"I'm fine." Yang grunted in response. Yang continued to undress, not even caring that there was another person in the room. Blake had seen Yang with her top and bottoms off before, so it was no big deal… Or was it? Realizing the situation she was in, Yang hurriedly started to put her school clothes back on.
"No shower?" Blake asked curiously.
"Nope. I'll take one when we get back to the dorm." Yang said flatly.
"Yang come on. You're acting strange. What's the matter?" Realizing the dumb question, Blake wanted to take back the words.
"I can't trust her. I've protected Ruby since we were kids. That one night that I swore to protect her after I dragged her into danger, still haunts me. If I can't be there, will Emerald? How do I know she won't run away as soon trouble appears? I wont be able to sleep at night knowing that my little sister is in danger…" Yang trailed off.
"You know that Weiss has connections to help with that right? You'll be able to check up on her without being there, or her knowing. Plus, I'm here. I'll comfort you in whatever way I can. Just… Please. Try to be a little calmer okay? I hate it when you're worried and worked up. It makes you toss like the sea in your sleep." Blake looked nervously at the floor. "Yang I love you so much… But when you're worried, you make me scared. Hell, I'm always scared. I have no clue what you might do next, and that frightens the hell out of me." A tear started to form in Blake's right eye.
Still half clothed, Yang pulled Blake into a hug. "I know…" Yang said with regret. "I'm sorry Kitten." Blake latched onto the embrace, determined not to let the blonde brawler go, as if she would dissipate. Yang attempted to break the embrace but Blake kept a firm hold.
"Just a little while longer like this…" Blake whispered, hoping that Yang would catch on which she did. Yang looked loving down at the Faunus who seemed to be lightly crying into her shoulder and placed a kiss on her forehead.
"I'm not going anywhere Blake. I'm going to stay right here beside you. You have my word. I will never abandon you, even if it means paying my life for it. I would rather be dead than without you. You're my world, you're my sun, and you're my stars in the night sky. You're my cuddly kitten that helps me relax when I'm most on edge. You're my everything. But Ruby is also my sister, maybe one day, your stepsister, but for now, I have to keep an eye on both of you. I may seem stressed out, but I just want what is best for both of you. No matter what it comes to. I can't imagine a world without out you or her."
Blake only nodded in silence, save for some unfortunately placed sobs that made Yang's heart sink. "Yang…" Blake said almost sounding defeated and exhausted. "I love you." Blake finished. Yang held Blake in her arms and smiled.
"I love you too, Blake." With that Yang tilted they girl's face upward by her chin and let her lips crash into Blake's. The two shared a strong passionate kiss, that neither wanted to see disperse. The kiss finally ended, but they still remained wrapped in the embrace until a familiar voice came from the entrance.
"Yaaaang? Are you still down here?" Ruby called, unsure of weather to enter or not. She had not seen the blonde haired girl leave or head back to the dorm, so she assumed Yang was still in the locker room.
"We had better make this not looks a awkward, yeah?" Yang whispered to Blake, who nodded in agreement. Blake then slipped between Yang and a column of lockers, hiding her view of her girlfriend. She sat patiently on the bench for Yang to finish dressing.
"Yeah, I'm down here sis!" Yang called back. "Blake is down here as well!" She called to clarify that someone else's presence was here as well as theirs. A pause came from the capped girl.
"Okay! I'll wait for you up here then!" Ruby called. Yang took appreciation that Ruby gave her some privacy for once. Yang stuffed her combat gear into a small black duffel bag and slid it comfortably over her should motion for Blake to follow her now that she was fully dressed in her school uniform. As Blake caught up with Yang, the two intertwined their free hands.
"Uhh… Yang?" Blake asked in a hushed tone, turning beet red.
"Yeah?" Yang replied back with a question.
"Did I just hug you when you had nothing but underwear on?" Blake asked extremely embarrassed only deepening her new facial color.
"Yeah." Yang replied simply.
"That was weird wasn't it?" Blake asked again. When Blake is nervous, Yang has noticed she likes to ask question after question, already knowing the answers.
"Only if you make it weird. I mean, you'll probably see me naked at some point. So really, I'm chill." Yang winked at the Faunus, making her look down, no longer could she stand to look at the girl she had just seen half naked. She had seen her like that before, why was it such a big deal now? Then, a thought came to mind. Maybe it was because she just had physical contact with her and not trying to completely undress Yang with her mind. Seriously, some of the romance novels Blake read were pretty inventive.
Of course, Blake has had many dreams where… Certain activities would take place, and she may or may not of had to replace the sheets. But she never dreamed she would act on any of those dreams. She didn't see that it was quite time to go that far in their relationship… Or was it? 'No… No! Too soon. One day, but not now. We need to be more comfortable together before we do anything like that!' "…Blake!"
Yang's voice caught Blake's attention and threw her out of her thought process shocking her for a moment. Before she could stop herself, she was already speaking. "Yang Xiao Long, one day we will be ready for sex, but I don't think today is that day! …Shit…. I mean… Uhh… Damn it." Blake tried her hardest to pull the breaks on her mental train that was quickly becoming one of the greatest disasters ever.
"Well okay then, not what I was going to ask, but screw it. Let's run with that!" Yang said with a wink.
"I… Didn't really… Mean to say that…" Blake said again super embarrassed.
"You're so cute when you're embarrassed. " Yang commented. The two weren't all of the way out of the hall that lead to the locker rooms. "I understand where you come from though. I wasn't sure on how comfortable you were in our relationship. So that really helps. I'm glad you were able to say that with confidence." Yang said with relief.
"Well… Maybe I'd be willing…. If… You asked… Maybe…" Blake said backing down from her statement and also Yang.
"Hey, its fine. If you don't have the desire to do it, then we wont." Yang said trying to calm the raven-haired girl. "I don't want to rush us. I want us to be comfortable. Okay?"
"Okay." Blake said with a nod, her face felt hot and flushed, she felt like she could pass out. Yang took notice and pulled Blake into a side hug, holding her her by the waist.
"I'll try to get you back to the dorm as fast as I can." Yang whispered thoughtfully. Blake only nodded. Ruby meet the two as they walked out of the tunnel leading to the seats of the arena and the locker room. "Hey Ruby." Yang called to her sister who was playing around on her scroll sitting on the ledge of the tunnel. She quickly looked up and smiled at Yang.
"Hey Yang!" Ruby's happy expression fell as she realized what she needed to say. "I hope you really are okay with me leaving. I feel bad for just kinda leaving… But Emerald is important to me…" Ruby trailed off. "Oh, but you're more important! So I want you say so for me to leave. Again… I feel really bad about… Everything."
Yang gave a large smile; she was pleased that her sister actually took Yang's feeling into so much consideration. She was genuinely happy, she had done her job as an older sister and as a mother stand in. She had taught Ruby her most important principles in life. "You can go sis. Just be careful okay? I don't want you to get hurt."
"I promise, I wont let anything happen to me while I'm there. I promise to visit you before I leave to go to Emerald's home after classes are over. I promise to eat with you during every lunch. I promise I'll keep myself safe!" Ruby was never a person to go back on her word, so everything that she said Yang knew she could trust. If anything ever happened to her, Yang would not only hunt that person down, but also burn all of their things they find important to them to the ground.